Top Ten Things in Sports week of 8/4/2026-8/11/2026

  1. Sarah Edwards hit the first Grand Slam in Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL) history on Wednesday Night.
  2. Amanda Gianelloni hit the first home run in San Francisco Firebells (WPBL) history on Friday night.
  3. Olivia Miles became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 600 points and 150 assists doing so in just 31 games on Saturday afternoon.
  4. Max Scherzer became 10th on the MLB all-time strikeout list striking out batter number 3,516 on Saturday night.
  5. Aaron Nola became just the second player in Phillies history to strike out 2,000 batters in their Phillies career joining Steve Carlton.
  6. Kayla Mcbride made a WNBA record 10 three pointers in the Minnesota Lynx win over the Dallas Wings on Sunday afternoon.
  7. Denae Benites has hit a home run in every game for the New York Heights to start the inaugural WPBL season up to 5 home runs in 4 games.
  8. Olivia Miles moved into fourth place on the single-season rookie assists list, passing Sue Bird with 193 assists so far.
  9. Sandy Alcántara set the Marlins record for most innings pitched in franchise history pitching inning number 1,226 on Saturday.
  10. Rhyne Howard became the fastest player in WNBA history to 100 three-pointers in a season, doing so in just 31 games.