Good Morning! Today is Monday, August 4th. Here’s what happened over the weekend in the world of sports.

MLB SPEEDWAY CLASSIC

Rain drowned out the game and delayed it until Sunday, but Major League Baseball put on quite a show Saturday night at the first ever Speedway Classic. And if anyone ever asks, you tell them Eli White is the only Major Leaguer to hit a home run in the state of Tennessee… plus he did it twice! Take a look at the first pro ballgame at Bristol Motor Speedway:

GOLF

Congratulations to Cam Young on his first career PGA win! The talented golfer out of Wake Forest won the Wyndham Championship by six strokes.

And from the LPGA, the official Remix shot of the weekend:

TENNIS

The US summer hard-court season is in full force! While the Canada Open finishes up on Thursday, the tennis world prepares to descend on Cincinnati. Take a look at some of the incredible action on its way to Ohio:

MLB

A few other baseball notes from regular stadiums this weekend:

• Carlos Correa is back like he never left. The Astros old shortstop and new third baseman crushed this ball over the Green Monster– although Boston beat Houston 6-1.

• We’ve got two impressive milestones to recognize. First, Jacob deGrom became the fastest pitcher to reach 1,800 strikeouts. The Rangers ace reached 18k in only 240 games, and only 1,493.1 innings! His opponent yesterday, Julio Rodriguez, hit his 100th career home run! The Mariners center fielder is the first player in MLB history with 20 homers and 20 stolen bases in each of his first four seasons. That’s pretty impressive.

• The New York Yankees are a complete mess at the moment, making headlines for errors and bad base-running on a nightly basis. To make matters worse, the Yankees were just swept by the Miami Marlins. The Marlins are now the only team in baseball with a winning record all-time against New York. More importantly, they’ve pulled themselves into the playoff race. After a miserable start to the year, Miami is 55-55 and only six games out of the wild card.

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

The Summer of Luka continues, as LA’s newest superstar signed a three-year, $165 million contract extension with the Lakers. The deal sets up Doncic for a massive $400+ million contract after 2028, which could potentially set all sorts of records. In shape, bag secured, and with the whole city behind him– Luka’s Lakers aren’t messing around.

Sorry if this is a tough read for Dallas sports fans today… star defensive end Micah Parsons has requested a trade from the Cowboys, amidst a contentious and prolonged contract negotiation. You can read his statement here, in which the trade request is made. Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones responded to Parsons through the media, saying, “I would say to our fans, don’t lose any sleep over this.”

It’s not official, but reports are circulating that the WNBA is on the way to Boston. Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca has made a bid for the Connecticut Sun, with plans to move the team. A story to monitor…

A deal that is all but official, however, is the long-rumored sale of NFL Network and it’s associated media properties– including RedZone– to ESPN. In exchange for the valuable media assets, the league will receive partial equity in ESPN. Expect an even closer partnership than what we already see between the two giants moving forward.

Finally, a story that may not mean as much to you but is massive news both around the globe and to me personally. Son Heung-Min, the captain of Tottenham Hotspur, is set to leave the team in London this summer and join LAFC. One of the most decorated South Korean soccer players in the country’s history and a beloved figure at Tottenham, the 33-year-old will be sorely missed on weekends in the Premier League. I have no doubt he will quickly become one of the a leading goalscorers in MLS.

One day after being dominated by Tarik Skubal, Christopher Sanchez, the Philly defense, and Kyle Schwarber won a really fun 2-0 game last night against the Tigers. And so, I’ll leave you this morning with a quote from one of the only in-game baseball interviews I’ve enjoyed. Have a wonderful Monday: