Sports play through another dangerously hot day in parts of the US

CHICAGO (AP) — The shade — under the roof and the upper deck, in every dugout and tunnel — was a popular place at Wrigley Field on Sunday.

The sunny seats, not so much.

Several major league teams played through a second straight day of muggy conditions as dangerously hot temperatures dominated parts of the United States during a June heat wave.

The PGA Tour was in a sweltering Connecticut for the Travelers Championship, and the LPGA played the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in the heat of Texas.

Brady Vale, of Ellington, Connecticut, was sweating through his shirt, with a water bottle in each hand, while he waited in a line at a free hydration station at the Travelers. He had been at the course in Cromwell, Connecticut, about four hours.

“It’s getting me real tired, a little dehydrated,” he said.

Rick and Cathy Gregory of Farmington, Connecticut, have been to the Travelers tournament before, but this seemed different.

“I think this year the heat came on quickly,” he said. “So it’s a bit more of a shock to the system, even though in the past it’s been hot.”

The gametime temperature was 92 degrees for the series finale between the Mariners and Cubs in Chicago. Kids played in the fountains outside Wrigley before going into the ballpark, and the Cubs encouraged fans to take precautions in a message on the videoboard in left field.

Seattle first baseman Donovan Solano, a Colombia native, said he drank a lot of water with salt during the Mariners' 14-6 victory.

“I don't need to move, I don't move. It's that simple,” he said. “Because everybody wasn't prepared for this weather. It was hot, so we have to be smart with how you use your energy.”

Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert said he went into the tunnel next to the visiting dugout when he wasn't on the mound.

“It's cooler down there. We have a fan and that kind of stuff,” he said. “Gives me space to warm up for next inning and cool down.”

Seattle reliever Trent Thornton and umpire Chad Whitson both left Saturday's game with heat-related issues. Whitson was at third base on Sunday, and Mariners manager Dan Wilson said Thornton was doing well.

“(Thornton) was doing much better after the game yesterday and got some fluids in him and a cold bath and was doing much better almost immediately,” Wilson said. “And then, you know, feels really good today again. So thankful for that and glad to see he’s doing well today.”

Cincinnati manager Terry Francona said Elly De La Cruz was fine a day after the shortstop threw up during their extra-inning loss at St. Louis.

It was 93 degrees for the gametime temperature for Sunday's series finale between the Reds and Cardinals.

“It was a little hot. I came in and I was sweating already, and I hadn’t even gone outside. And then you step outside and it feels like you’re in an oven,” Reds pitcher Andrew Abbott said. “But those are days you just kind of bear down, use the training staff, use the strength staff, stay cool however you can, and just go with it.”

Wilson, 56, a former big league catcher, said there isn't much he can do as manager to help his players with the heat.

“We’re all pretty used to playing in hot days,” he said. “Especially in the minor leagues, you play in a lot of hot places. But, you know, this is a little different. This has been pretty exceptional.”

At the LPGA tournament in Frisco, Texas, the forecast called for temperatures in the mid-90s — pretty typical for the area this time of year. The windy conditions were more of an issue for the players.

There were several cooling areas around the course for fans, along with spots with free bottled water.

During the Real Madrid-Pachuca game in the Club World Cup in North Carolina, the sides had a water break around the 25-minute mark of the first half.

AP Sports Writers Stephen Hawkins in Texas, Jimmy Golen in Cromwell, Connecticut, Steve Reed in Charlotte, North Carolina, and AP freelance reporter Jeff Latzke in Missouri contributed.

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Children run through water sprayed by a fire truck to cool off outside Busch Stadium before the start of a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds Sunday, June 22, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Extreme heat warnings didn't keep these fans from attending a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Texas Rangers in Pittsburgh, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Jude Puroway cools off at a fountain during hot weather in Chicago, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

A Chicago Cubs security guard cools off under a sprinkler provided by a Chicago Fire Department outside of Wrigley Field before a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Jude Puroway, right, and Bay Puro cool off at a fountain during hot weather in Chicago, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Bay Puro cools off at a fountain during hot weather in Chicago, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Kid cool off at a fountain during hot weather in Chicago, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is questioning whether a proposal from his own lieutenant governor to ban federal immigration enforcement actions around courthouses, schools, day cares and other locations can, or should, be done.

Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, a Democrat, is running for governor this year after Evers decided against seeking a third term. She is one of several Democrats vying to succeed Evers in the open race. Evers and Rodriguez were elected together in 2022 after Rodriguez won the lieutenant governor primary.

Rodriguez proposed Monday that civil immigration enforcement actions in Wisconsin should be banned around courthouses, hospitals and health clinics, licensed child care centers and day cares, schools and institutions of higher learning, domestic violence shelters and places of worship. Rodriguez said there would be exceptions if there is a judicial warrant or an immediate threat to public safety.

“I’m not sure we have the ability to do that,” Evers said when asked about her proposal at a Monday news briefing.

Evers also expressed concern about how such a move would be received by President Donald Trump's administration.

“We can take a look at that, but I think banning things absolutely will ramp up the actions of our folks in Washington, D.C.,” Evers told reporters. “They don’t tend to approach those things appropriately.”

Rodriguez said Tuesday that she respected Evers' position but did not back down. Wisconsin should join other states looking to rein in federal officers, she said.

“For too long Democrats have dialed back actions in hopes President Trump doesn’t escalate, and that’s not what happens,” she said in a statement. “He always escalates.”

Rodriguez put out her plan after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Renee Good in neighboring Minnesota last week. That killing sparked protests across the country, including in Wisconsin, in opposition to Trump’s aggressive deportation operations.

Minnesota, joined by Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, sued the Trump administration Monday to try to stop an immigration enforcement surge. The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order to halt the enforcement action or limit the operation.

Rodriguez's proposal to limit ICE actions in Wisconsin is largely based on proposals being offered in other Democratic-controlled states including California, New York, Illinois and New Jersey. Even if introduced in Wisconsin, they would go nowhere in the Republican-controlled Legislature.

Rodriguez is also calling for all ICE agents operating in Wisconsin to be unmasked, clearly identified and wearing a body camera.

“No one should be afraid to drop off their kids at school, seek medical care, go to court, or attend worship because enforcement actions are happening without clear rules or accountability,” Rodriguez said.

When asked if ICE agents were welcome in Wisconsin, Evers said, “I think we can handle ourselves, frankly. I don't see the need for the federal government to be coming into our state and making decisions that we can make in the state.”

Wisconsin's Democratic Gov. Tony Evers discusses his call on the Republican-controlled Legislature to act on a broad array of his priorities in his final year in office on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

FILE - Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez speaks at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Nov. 1, 2024, in Little Chute, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)