Monday, July 14

by | Jul 14, 2025 | Quick Hits

Anthony Jones (Triton) had two hits with a home run and two RBIs for Hope Mills in a 10-9 Old North State League baseball loss to visiting Shallotte on Sunday. … Western Harnett’s 12-and-under baseball all-stars were knocked out of the Tar Heel League District 3 tournament in Southern Pines with a 7-4 loss to Laurinburg after downing Lee County, 11-1, in an elimination game. … Washington took shortstop Eli Willits from Fort Cobb-Broxton High School in Oklahoma with the first pick in the Major League Baseball draft on Sunday night during All-Star events in Atlanta. … The Home Run Derby tonight will include Cal Raleigh, James Wood, Byron Buxton, Junior Caminero, Brent Rooker, Oneil Cruz, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Matt Olson (ESPN, 8 p.m.). … Nick Kurtz (Wake Forest) hit his 17th homer for the Athletics in a 6-3 win over visiting Toronto on Sunday. … Alec Burleson (East Carolina) had two hits and scored a run for host St. Louis in a 5-4 win over Atlanta. … Jannik Sinner denied Carlos Alcarez a third straight men’s singles championship in Wimbledon tennis with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 triumph on Sunday. … Dallas is shutting down Cooper Flagg for the remainder of the NBA Summer League season in Las Vegas. The Mavericks play Charlotte tonight (NBA TV, 6:30 p.m.). … Shane Van Gisbergen took first in the NASCAR Cup series race at Sonoma Raceway in California. … Chris Gotterup won the Scottish Open by two shots at 15-under par.

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