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Caitlin Clark's triple-double sends high-scoring Fever past Fire
Jul 31, 2026; Portland, Oregon, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots the ball against Portland Fire guard Holly Winterburn (77) during the first half at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-Imagn Images Jump-started by Caitlin Clark’s first triple-double of the season, the Indiana Fever extended their winning streak to five games with a 112-98 decision over the host Portland Fire on Friday.
Clark put up 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
The Fever broke their own WNBA offensive records on Friday, rewriting league marks with a fifth straight 100-plus-point game and their 13th such game on the season.
Indiana (19-10) scored the last eight points of the first half to claim a 56-47 halftime edge. The Fever stretched the gap to 20 points in the opening minute of the fourth quarter before Portland pulled within 100-93 on a Bridget Carleton layup with 2:49 remaining.
The Fire were poised to take possession again after an offensive-foul call, but a review overturned the ruling and gave the Fever’s Kelsey Mitchell a pair of free throws that she sank. Indiana then pulled away.
Portland (11-18) dropped its fourth game in a row, allowing an opponent to reach 100 points for the third time in that span (with the fourth opponent scoring 98). The Fire entered play on Friday third-worst in the WNBA in scoring defense, allowing 90.9 points per game.
Clark was strong early, putting up 17 points and eight rebounds in the first half. Seven of her assists came after halftime. On the night, she shot 5-for-9 from the floor and connected on 14 of 17 free-throw tries in posting her fourth career triple-double.
Kelsey Mitchell added 26 points for the Fever, shooting 4-for-12 from 3-point range. Monique Billings chipped in 15 points and seven rebounds. Aliyah Boston returned from a knee injury in the first half of the Fever’s previous game to post 14 points, nine boards and six assists.
Indiana reserves Makayla Timpson and Sophie Cunningham also reached double-digit scoring. Timpson scored 15 on 7-for-8 shooting, while Cunningham drained 3 of 5 3-point tries en route to 13 points.
The Fire were led by 26 points from Carleton, who wound up 7-for-11 from beyond the arc. Carla Leite notched 20 points and 12 assists in the loss, and reserve Katie Samuelson added 13 points, connecting on 3 of 8 from long range. Emily Engstler, Nyadiew Puoch and Serah Williams each scored 10 points for Portland.
–Field Level Media
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Terry Rozier asks judge to throw out charges from gambling probe
Mar 31, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier (2) drives to the basket against Washington Wizards guard AJ Johnson (5) during the first quarter at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images The lawyers of Terry Rozier, in an effort to have two of the four federal charges against the NBA veteran thrown out, filed a motion Friday that a text message proves that Rozier was not involved in a sports gambling scheme.
Attorney David Markus wrote that Deniro Laster, a co-defendant and a friend of Rozier, sent a text on March 29, 2023, to a person to not tell Rozier of the bet made on him six days prior, while Rozier was with the Charlotte Hornets.
Rozier’s lawyers said he did not know anyone was betting on his statistics during that game and never agreed to change his play on the court to appease sports gamblers.
“Don’t tell chum ’bout the bet,” Laster said in the message, referring to Rozier by what his lawyers say is his nickname.
“This should end the case,” lawyers for Rozier wrote in the legal filing. “One does not hide a bet from the person who supposedly sold it.”
Federal prosecutors responded with a motion for the judge to deny Rozier’s request, writing that they have “developed evidence from multiple sources that this text chain does not relate to sports gambling.”
Markus and Anita Margot Moss, Rozier’s other attorney, are asking the charges of sports bribery and honest services fraud be dismissed from the case brought out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. Markus and Moss also requested that the case be moved to the Southern District of Florida.
“Terry Rozier is innocent,” the lawyers for Rozier wrote in a motion to dismiss the case filed Friday. “He is a basketball player, not a gambler. He never bet on anything, never agreed to underperform, never did underperform, and did not know that anyone was wagering on his statistics in the Charlotte Hornets’ March 23, 2023, game.”
In December, Rozier asked the judge to throw out the other two counts — wire fraud conspiracy and conspiracy to commit money laundering — but the judge has not sent a decision.
According to federal prosecutors, Rozier agreed to accept $100,000 to remove himself from that March 2023 game with the Hornets so a group of gamblers would successfully wager on his prop bets. He failed to reach his season averages in points, assists and 3-pointers but eclipsed the over/under line on rebounds.
Rozier, one of six people originally charged, is set for a trial Feb. 8 along with former NBA player Damon Jones and Shane Hennen. Allegedly one of the gamblers involved in the probe, Hennen pleaded guilty earlier this week in a case that claimed he was involved in a rigged poker game scheme that implicated 30 others, including Hall of Famer and former Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups.
Rozier, 32, was arrested and charged in October before prosecutors added sports bribery and honest services wire fraud conspiracy counts to the case in May. Rozier pleaded not guilty and denied the charges through his attorneys.
–Field Level Media
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Tomoyuki Sugano stifles Royals as Rockies halt 4-game skid
Jul 31, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano (11) delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Tomoyuki Sugano pitched strongly into the seventh inning, Kyle Karros had two hits in his return and the Colorado Rockies beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 in Denver on Friday night.
Sugano, who won his seventh straight decision, got two outs in the seventh before giving way to Antonio Senzatela. Sugano (11-4) allowed one run on five hits, struck out two and walked none in 6 2/3 innings.
Jordan Romano picked up his ninth save for Colorado, which snapped a four-game skid. The victory was the Rockies’ 43rd of the season, matching last year’s total in just 110 games.
Carter Jensen homered and Salvador Perez had two hits for Kansas City, which has lost three of its last four games.
The game’s first pitch was delayed one hour as a strong storm blew through downtown Denver, dumping heavy rain and hail on Coors Field.
Colorado grabbed the lead against starter Michael Wacha in the first inning. With one out, Mickey Moniak doubled to the right field corner. After Wacha fanned Hunter Goodman, TJ Rumfield singled to make it 1-0.
After Karros singled, Wacha retired the next eight batters — including striking out the side in the third — but the Rockies padded their lead in the fourth.
Karros, who missed two games with left biceps inflammation, singled with one out, moved to second on Tyler Freeman’s groundout and scored when second baseman Michael Massey threw wildly to first on Troy Johnston’s grounder. Brenton Doyle, activated from the injured list before the game, doubled in his first appearance since May 19 to give Colorado a 3-0 lead.
Wacha (5-8) didn’t give up a hit the rest of his outing and allowed just one baserunner to reach via a Josh Rojas error. Wacha gave up three runs (one earned), struck out seven and didn’t walk a batter in six innings.
Sugano was in control through five innings, allowing just two hits, and got the first two outs in the sixth before Jensen hit his 15th home run of the season to get Kansas City on the board.
–Field Level Media
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Twins acquire RHP Dean Kremer in second trade in a day
Jul 28, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer (64) warms up before a before the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-Imagn Images The Minnesota Twins have made their trade-deadline intentions clear. They’re buyers — and they’re buying pitching.
For the second time Friday, the Twins traded for pitching, sending minor league outfielder Jhomnardo Reyes to Baltimore in exchange for veteran right-hander Dean Kremer.
Early Friday morning, the Twins acquired reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets for a pair of prospects.
Kremer, 30, has gone 1-4 with a 6.50 ERA in seven starts this season. He began the season with Triple-A Norfolk before making two starts for the Orioles in April. A right quad strain landed him on the injured list before he was reinstated July 1.
Since making his major league debut in 2020, Kremer is 42-44 with a 4.37 ERA across 133 appearances (130 starts) spanning 707 2/3 innings, all with the Orioles.
Kremer was originally selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 14th round of the 2016 draft out of UNLV. The Orioles acquired him in July 2018 in the trade that sent Manny Machado to Los Angeles.
Reyes, 18, is ranked as a top-25 Twins prospect by multiple outlets. He hit .296 with 12 doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 31 runs, 44 RBIs and 14 stolen bases in 47 games with the Florida Complex League Twins before being promoted to Class-A Fort Myers on July 24. He was signed as an international free agent on Jan. 15 of last year.
The Twins are 3 1/2 games behind the Chicago White Sox for the American League Central lead and a half-game back of fellow Central foe Cleveland for the final AL wild-card spot.
The trade deadline is 6 p.m. ET on Monday.
–Field Level Media
Terry Rozier asks judge to throw out charges from gambling probe
Tomoyuki Sugano stifles Royals as Rockies halt 4-game skid
