Notre Dame to ACC in all sports but football
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame is leaving the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports but football.
The ACC said Wednesday the school will play five football games annually against the league’s programs, but will be a full member in all other sports.
Along with inviting Notre Dame, the ACC also says it has increased its exit fees for the conference’s schools to three times the annual operation budget — which would currently come to more than $50 million.
Light day schedule
UNDATED (AP) — There are two day games in Major League Baseball and the result of each will have an impact on the National League Wild Card race. In the first game, Philadelphia is playing host to Miami. The Marlins, a pre-season pick to contend for the post season, are 63-80; while the Phillies, another pre-season favorite, are 71-71. That said, the Phils have won 14 of 18 and have moved within four games of St. Louis in the NL Wild Card race.
Those same Cardinals, who along with the Braves hold down a Wild Card berth, are in San Diego today. The Braves this evening are facing the Brewers in Milwaukee.
The closest divisional race in the NL is in the West as the Giants top the Dodgers by 6 games. This evening LA is playing at Arizona while the Giants are in Denver to face the Rockies.
In the NL East, the Nationals top the Braves by 7 ½ games and tonight the Nats are in New York for a game with the Mets. In the Central Division the Reds have a whopping 10 ½ game lead over St. Louis and tonight Cincinnati is home to Pittsburgh. The Pirates are far from dead as they are just 2 ½ games out a Wild Card berth.
The remaining game has the Astros hosting the Cubs.
On to the American League portion of the schedule and in Chicago, it’s game-three of the four-game Tigers-White Sox series. They’ve split the first two games and in the standings the Sox top the Tigers in the American League Central by 2 games.
In the AL East the Yankees and Orioles are tied for first with records of 79-62. The Yankees were beaten by the Red Sox last night while the Orioles stopped the Rays. In the AL Wild Card race the Athletics hold down one of the two spots with the Yankees and Orioles tied for the second. Oakland is in Anaheim, Calif., tonight for another game with the Angels. Last night the A’s won while the Rangers beat Cleveland, meaning the Athletics remain 3 games back of Texas in the AL West. This evening the Rangers entertain the Indians once again while the Yankees are in Boston and Baltimore is home to Tampa Bay. By the way the Angels are just 2 ½ games out of a Wild Card berth.
The rest of the American League schedule has Kansas City at Minnesota and Toronto at home to Seattle.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay at Baltimore 6:05 p.m.
Seattle at Toronto 6:07 p.m.
N-Y Yankees at Boston 6:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Texas 7:05 p.m.
Detroit at Chi White Sox 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City at Minnesota 7:10 p.m.
Oakland at L.A. Angels 9:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Miami at Philadelphia 3:05 p.m.
St. Louis at San Diego 5:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 6:10 p.m.
Washington at N-Y Mets 6:10 p.m.
Chi Cubs at Houston 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Milwaukee 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco at Colorado 7:40 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)
L.A. Dodgers at Arizona 8:40 p.m.