Grace Berger Signs Her Third Seven-Day Contract with the Dallas Wings Grace Berger, a former Indiana women’s basketball star and member of the Indiana Fever, has signed a third seven-day hardship contract with the Dallas Wings, the team announced Tuesday. Berger played 21 minutes and scored 2 points in an 85-76 loss to the New York Liberty at the Barclays Cener in Brooklyn New York Tuesday Night. Berger went 1-5 from the field and 0-1 from three-point range. Berger dished out 4 assists, pulled down a rebound and committed 3 fouls.
Berger was in training camp with the Minnesota Lynx and played in one game with the Los Angeles Sparks. She has played 55 minutes this season, scoring 7 points with 10 rebounds. The Fever selected Berger in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2023 WNBA Draft, with a pick they acquired in a 2022 trade with Dallas. She appeared in 47 games with the Fever over two seasons, averaging 3.9 points. Berger was a four-time All-Big Ten performer, averaging 12.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists from 2018-23, including IU’s 2021 Elite 8 run. She had three triple-doubles for the Hoosiers.
A seven-day contract is only available to teams in the second half of the season, and it allows flexibility when they don’t want to commit to a guaranteed contract. Players will earn the prorated minimum base salary. They can sign up to three seven-day contracts with a single team but can sign with multiple teams during that time. Teams can also elect to sign those players to a rest-of-season contract at any point. The Wings will have to sign Berger for the rest of the season or release her after the expiration of this contract.
Kyle Schwarber Named the 2025 Philadelphia Phillies Heart and Hustle Award Winner The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association on Tuesday announced the winners of the 2025 Heart and Hustle Award and Former Indiana University Baseball Star is on that list by the Philadelphia Phillies. This will be the 20th year of the award, which is presented to the active players who “exemplify a true passion for the game and who best embody the values, spirit, and tradition of the game.” It’s also the only award voted on by former players, as each team’s winner is chosen by a committee of alumni. The overall winner will be chosen from the pool of team winners by a combination of alumni and fan votes.
Previous league-wide winners include David Eckstein (2005), Craig Biggio (2006, 2007), Grady Sizemore (2008), Albert Pujols (2009), Roy Halladay (2010), Torii Hunter (2011), Mike Trout (2012), Dustin Pedroia (2013), Josh Harrison (2014), Anthony Rizzo (2015), Todd Frazier (2016), Brett Gardner (2017), Mookie Betts (2018), Howie Kendrick (2019), Ozzie Albies (2021), Paul Goldschmidt (2022), Marcus Semien (2023) and Bobby Witt Jr. (2024). No award was presented in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This season’s overall winner will be announced in mid-November on MLB Network.
The 30 individual team winners are as follows:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics: Brent Rooker
Baltimore Orioles: Jackson Holliday
Boston Red Sox: Jarren Duran
Chicago White Sox: Michael A. Taylor
Cleveland Guardians: José Ramírez
Detroit Tigers: Zach McKinstry
Houston Astros: Jeremy Peña
Kansas City Royals: Bobby Witt Jr.
Los Angeles Angels: Zach Neto
Minnesota Twins: Byron Buxton
New York Yankees: Paul Goldschmidt
Seattle Mariners: Cal Raleigh
Tampa Bay Rays: Jake Mangum
Texas Rangers: Marcus Semien
Toronto Blue Jays: Ernie Clement
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona Diamondbacks: Geraldo Perdomo
Atlanta Braves: Matt Olson
Chicago Cubs: Nico Hoerner
Cincinnati Reds: TJ Friedl
Colorado Rockies: Hunter Goodman
Los Angeles Dodgers: Andy Pages
Miami Marlins: Kyle Stowers
Milwaukee Brewers: Sal Frelick
New York Mets: Pete Alonso
Philadelphia Phillies: Kyle Schwarber
Pittsburgh Pirates: Tommy Pham
San Diego Padres: Luis Arraez
San Francisco Giants: Matt Chapman
St. Louis Cardinals: Brendan Donovan
Washington Nationals: Jacob Young
Former Indiana University Offensive Lineman Dan Feeney Signs with the Buffalo Bills Former Indiana football offensive line Dan Feeney’s next NFL stop comes in the northeast. Feeney, who played at Indiana from 2012-16, signed with the Buffalo Bills on Monday, the team announced in a press release. In a corresponding move, Buffalo released offensive lineman Rush Reimer. One of the most decorated offensive linemen in program history, Feeney started all 46 of his appearances in the cream and crimson. The two-time team captain allowed only two sacks in 3,355 pass blocking snaps across four seasons. Feeney capped his time at Indiana as the fourth player in school history to earn a pair of first-team All-American honors and the third to do so in back-to-back seasons.
The Los Angeles Chargers selected Feeney in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft, and he started 57 consecutive games from the second half of his rookie season through the end of his fourth professional campaign. Feeney spent 2021-22 with the New York Jets, starting seven of his 33 appearances, before playing in 16 games with one start for the Chicago Bears in 2023. He saw action in eight games with the Minnesota Vikings in 2024. Now entering his ninth NFL season, the 31-year-old Feeney gets a chance with his fifth team — and perhaps his best chance yet at tasting postseason success.
Anthony Richardson Sr. To Start at Quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts in their First Preseason Game Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen announced that Anthony Richardson Sr. will start for the Colts against the Ravens in the first preseason game. Steichen said that in a perfect world, Richardson will play about a quarter and a half, and then Daniel Jones will play about a half a quarter. Steichen added that in the second preseason game against the Packers, Jones will start and play for about a quarter and a half and Richardson will play about a half a quarter. Richardson and Jones have been in an open competition for the starting quarterback job throughout training camp.
At the joint practice with the Ravens on Tuesday, Steichen was impressed with both quarterbacks’ performance. “I thought there were some really good things being done offensively, Steichen said. “I thought both quarterbacks did some really good things.” Richardson is heading into year three with the Colts. He started 11 games for the Colts in 2024, throwing for 1,814 yards, eight touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. Jones was signed by the Colts in free agency this offseason. He threw for 2,070 yards, eight touchdowns, and seven interceptions with the New York Giants in 2024. The Colts and Ravens are scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. this evening in Baltimore. The Colts play against the Packers at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, August 16. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The Los Angeles Sparks End the Indiana Fever’s Five Game Winning Streak The Indiana Fever (17-13) fell on the road to the LA Sparks, dropping a 100-91 result to end the team’s five-game win streak. Indiana opened the game going five-for-five on offensive possessions, while the Sparks had a similar start, making four baskets on as many trips down the court. But it was the Fever who ended the first quarter with the lead, out in front 27-28 backed by 10 points from Kelsey Mitchell and six from both Aliyah Boston and Natasha Howard. The Sparks took over in the second quarter with 28 points to take a 54-43 lead heading into the halftime break. An 18-2 run at the end of the fourth quarter cut a Sparks’ 22-point lead down to just six points, but the Fever were unable to finish off the comeback.
Kelsey Mitchell finished the night with 34 points, surpassing 4,500 points scored across her WNBA career with a three pointer at 2:33 in the second quarter, just the second Indiana Fever player to do so. Mitchell recorded her third 30+ scoring game this season and the 10th of her career, tying Tamika Catchings for the most in Fever franchise history. It also marks the first time in Mitchell’s career she has recorded three 30+ scoring games in a single season, having done so twice in 2023 and 2024, and once in 2019, 2021 and 2022. Aliyah Boston moved to seventh all-time in Fever franchise history for career made field goals, finishing the night with six for 654 total across her career. Boston came one rebound shy of her seventh straight double-double, with the six-straight games the longest streak of her three-year career. Natasha Howard made her 250th WNBA career start. The Indiana Fever finish their four-game road trip tonight against the Phoenix Mercury, broadcast on Amazon Prime Video (nationally) and WTHR (locally) at 10 pm.
Indianapolis Indians fall to the Omaha Storm Chasers in Extra Innings Harold Castro scored on a wild pitch by Eddy Yean to give the Omaha Storm Chasers a 7-6 win over the Indianapolis Indians in 10 innings on Tuesday night at Victory Field. With Castro starting the 10th inning as the automatic runner at second base, Peyton Wilson grounded out to first base to move Castro over to third with one out. Yean (L,6-4) threw a wild pitch in the following at-bat to plate the Storm Chasers (11-23, 42-66) their final run. Omaha posted the first two runs of the game. Castro hit a solo homer in the second inning and Tyler Gentry doubled home a run for a 2-0 Omaha advantage. The Indians (23-11, 65-43) got on the board via back-to-back bunt singles from Tsung-Che Cheng and Ronny Simon. Storm Chasers starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel fielded Simon’s bunt and threw it past first base as the ball rolled to the opposing dugout, allowing Cheng to score.
Indy grabbed the lead with a two-out rally in the fourth inning. After Cam Devanney and Nick Yorke grounded out to begin the frame, Rafael Flores got the offense started with a walk. Matt Fraizer then doubled to put two runners in scoring position. Alika Williams then blooped a two-run, go-ahead single into center field for a3-2 lead. Omaha knotted the game in the fifth inning with an RBI groundout from Gentry. It subsequently took the lead, 4-3, in the sixth on another RBI grounder, this time from MJ Melendez. Indianapolis mounted another comeback in the bottom of the sixth. Yorke reached on a fielding error by third baseman Diego Castillo, Flores singled and a wild pitch by Keuchel put two in scoring position with no outs. Fraizer then singled them both home for a 5-4 lead. Melendez later hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning for a 6-5 Omaha lead.
Indy tied things in the bottom of the 9th when Devanney was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force extra innings before the Storm Chasers pulled ahead in the 10th. Indians starter Bubba Chandler tossed 4.2 innings of three-run ball, allowing a season-high tying eight hits, one walk and seven strikeouts. Keuchel allowed five runs (three earned) across 6.0 innings. Yean tossed Indy’s final 2.0 frames. Jonathan Bowlan (W, 3-0) allowed the ninth inning run. Brandon Johnson (S, 1) blanked the Indians in the 10th.