Here's Your Tuesday July 7th Sports Update.

Another win felt insured since Detroit had won their last 8 games and it looked like they may put this one away until the 9th.
Tigers drop the series opener 4-3. Ryan Raburn had a nice effort in defeat with a homer and RBI double. Game 2 is tonight at 7:05 on 590 KZO.

The Cubs took the first of 3 at home against Atlanta 4-2. Randy Wells got the win for the Cubs spreading out 7 hits in 6 innings. The 2nd game of the series at Wrigley tonight at 8:05.

The Kalamazoo Kings are winners of 5 straight and sit four-and-a-half games in first place in the Frontier League East division. After a sweep of Washington over the weekend they were off Monday and head back out on the road tonight for a three games series with Windy City. You can follow the Kings all season long at 1660 The Fan dot com!

The merry-go-round that is NBA free agency gives, and free agency takes away. It brought the Pistons Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva and now it sends Rasheed Wallace to the Celtics. The Detroit Free Press is reporting the 36-year-old Wallace accepted a 2 year deal at 5.8 mil a season. Wallace helped the Pistons win the 2004 NBA title, but in his 5 ½ years with the organization he was also one of the league leaders in technical fouls.

Five local athletes will be playing in this Saturday's (MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION) all-star game. These athletes were chosen out of 277,900 from across the state. They are Kalamazoo Central Defensive Back Juan Hemphill, South Haven wide out Chris Massenburgh, Portage Central defensive back Gerrit Rauch, Battle Creek Pennfield line backer Ethan Webb, and Mendon Offensive Tackle Matt Collins. The game is this Saturday at Spartans Stadium in East Lansing at 2pm.

ESPN is reporting the Tribune Co. and the Ricketts family have reached an agreement on the sale of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field. Baseball owners must approve the deal, and because Tribune Co. is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a court also has to approve the transaction.