Saturday, August 8

by | Aug 8, 2026 | Quick Hits

— West Brunswick coach Aaron Powell generally was pleased with the first scrimmage action for the host Trojans on Friday night in matchups with Hobbton, Swansboro and Trask. The Bash at the Beach is next Friday evening at West.

— The Trojans outscored Hobbton and Trask. West broke even with Swansboro.

— Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels set a MLB record with his sixth home run on his birthday in a 4-3 win at Miami.

— The New York Yankees ended an 8-game winning streak for visiting Atlanta with a 3-2 victory in 10 innings on Friday night.

— Boston won its ninth in a row with a 13-1 triumph over the Athletics at Fenway Park. Red Sox rookie Payton Tolle had 14 strikeouts in six innings.

— The Los Angeles Dodgers were dealt their seventh straight defeat as Arizona’s Ryan Waldschmidt hit a 2-run, walk-off homer.

— Basketball standout Darrion Williams is returning to Texas Tech after a season at N.C. State.

— Drew Brees, Roger Craig, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly and Adam Vinatieri will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame today.

— Beau Hossler takes a 1-shot lead at 12-under par into the third round of the PGA Tour event in Greensboro today (CBS, 3 p.m.).

— Cleveland plays at the Chicago White Sox tonight (FOX, 7:15 p.m.).