Adrian, MI – This is the Inside the Cave Sports Update for Monday, August 18th…
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The Clinton Redwolves boys soccer team got their season off on the right foot over the weekend, defeating Riverview 5-0.
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Some Lenawee County cross country runners participated in the Lamplighter Meet up in Livonia over the weekend. Two runners finished in the top 100 of their respective flights of races.
On the boys side… Clinton freshman Haiden Bennett took 24th place and teammate junior Austin Strand finished 72nd…out of 189 runners.
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The Toledo Mud Hens defeated the Columbus Clippers in the series finale of the Triple-A Battle of Ohio with a final score of 7-5.
With the win, the Mud Hens moved into first place in the IL West Division and clinched the season series against the Clippers.
Toledo now travels to Rochester for a six-game series against the Red Wings, beginning Tuesday at 6:45 p.m.
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Brooks Lee’s first career grand slam capped a six-run third inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1 Sunday to avoid a four-game series sweep.
Byron Buxton had a homer among his three hits and Royce Lewis also went deep for Minnesota.
Lee’s slam off former Twins pitcher Chris Paddack to the seats in right field made it 7-1 and highlighted a third inning that began with Buxton’s 25th home run.
Kerry Carpenter had an RBI single for the AL Central-leading Tigers, who lost for the first time in six games. Detroit had just three hits and struck out 12 times.
Tigers starter Jack Flaherty will face Houston righty Spencer Arrighetti tonight at 6:40 in Detroit.
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The NCAA imposed a multimillion-dollar fine on Michigan and suspended football coach Sherrone Moore for a third game for a sign-stealing scandal that has overshadowed college football’s most successful program for nearly two years.
Reports surfaced in 2023 of a scheme run by now-former Michigan staffer Connor Stalions. The scheme involved a network of Stalions’ associates attending games and recording opposing team sidelines to capture play-calling signals. The NCAA said it found 56 instances of off-campus, in-person scouting of 13 future regular-season opponents over 52 games from 2021-23.
The NCAA said he would then decipher the signals, giving Michigan a competitive advantage.
The NCAA said the extent of the operation is not fully known as Stalions and others involved have destroyed and withheld evidence. Stalions was suspended by the school and later resigned.
Former coach Jim Harbaugh, former assistant director of player personnel Denard Robinson and Stalions will be prohibited from athletic-related activities for years.
Moore had previously been issued a self-imposed two-game suspension by Michigan, which will be served this season. The NCAA levied an additional one-game suspension, which Moore will serve during next season’s opener.
Moore received a two-year show-cause order but unlike Stalions and Harbaugh he will be allowed to fulfill coaching commitments and other related activities.
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Backup quarterback Zach Wilson had a strong first half for the Dolphins and third-stringer Quinn Ewers threw for two second-half touchdowns as Miami beat the Detroit Lions 24-17 in the preseason on Saturday.
The teams had a pair of joint practices earlier in the week. The Lions also took a long look at their second- and third-string quarterbacks with Jared Goff on the sideline. Kyle Allen impressed in the first half, going 14 of 17 for 124 yards and two scores.
Hendon Hooker struggled in the final two quarters, completing 6 of 13 throws for 61 yards and an interception. Jacob Saylors led the Lions with 13 carries for 39 yards. Detroit will host Houston Saturday in their preseason finale.