Adrian, MI – Here is the Inside the Cave Sports Update from Thursday…
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Eric Ehinger recently announced his racing retirement after 40 years of racing in Tough Truck and Tough Car competition.
He talked to WLEN / Cave Sports about whether he thought back in 1985 that he would be racing for four decades…
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The Toledo Mud Hens offense only mustered one hit in their 2-0 loss to the Columbus Clippers on Wednesday night. The two teams continue their series in T-town tonight at 6:35.
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Rookie Troy Melton allowed one hit in five innings and three Detroit Tigers relievers maintained a shutout of the Chicago White Sox in a 1-0 win on Wednesday.
It was a series-clinching win for the Tigers, who advanced to 70-52 and extended a narrow lead over the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central.
The Tigers are just 11-14 since the All-Star Break, while the division-rival Guardians are 16-7 in that stretch.
Tigers relievers Sawyer Gipson-Long, Kyle Finnegan and Will Vest combined to allow one hit over the final four innings. Vest picked up his 18th save of the season.
Wenceel Pérez hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.
The Tigers head to Minnesota for a four-game series against the Twins on Thursday, with Tarik Skubal on the mound.
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Tecumseh high school graduate and Michigan State Spartan Sam Benscoter was optioned back to Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday to make room for Cincinnati Reds ace Hunter Greene… who returned to the team’s rotation on Wednesday night.
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The agency that oversees sports gambling in Ohio says it is working with Major League Baseball on the investigation of Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, but had no further comment.
The Ohio Casino Control Commission said it was notified on June 30 by an Ohio licensed sportsbook of suspicious wagering activity on Guardians wagering events before also being contacted by MLB.
Clase and Ortiz are on non-disciplinary paid leave through August 31st. It was unclear if the cases are related.
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The Minnesota Twins are no longer for sale, executive chair Joe Pohlad announced Wednesday on behalf of his family.
After exploring a variety of options since publicizing the sale 10 months ago, the Pohlad family will remain the principal owner of the club and add new investors instead. Carl Pohlad, a banking magnate and the late grandfather of Joe Pohlad, bought the Twins in 1984 for $44 million.
Financial analysis earlier this year by Forbes valued the franchise at $1.5 billion, ranked 23rd in MLB. Sportico and CNBC pegged the Twins higher.
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Chicago Bears coach, and former Lions Offensive Coordinator, Ben Johnson sees the second preseason game as the ideal time to get quarterback Caleb Williams some on-field reps.
Williams will see game action in Johnson’s offense for the first time when the Bears host the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night. Backups Tyson Bagent, Case Keenum and Austin Reed took the snaps in last Sunday’s 24-24 tie against Miami in the preseason opener.
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The Associated Press listed NFL coaches who they say are on the hot seat heading into the 2025 season:
Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers
Zac Taylor of the Cincinnati Bengals
Mike McDaniel of the Miami Dolphins
Brian Daboll of the New York Giants
Shane Steichen of the Indianapolis Colts
Jonathan Gannon of the Arizona Cardinals
Kevin Stefanski of the Cleveland Browns