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Cubs reliever Caleb Thielbar discusses his journey from independent ball to MLB (Hour 2) full 2726 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 18:14:38 +0000 P8csFSFKGr3wNqjs8PDhnyjnLpcYnK1G sports Hit & Run with Matt Spiegel sports Cubs reliever Caleb Thielbar discusses his journey from independent ball to MLB (Hour 2) Hit & Run is a Chicago baseball staple, airing Sundays at 9 a.m. on 670 The Score during the MLB season. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False http

Episode Summary: It's Episode 105, and I'm calling this the Tony Womack episode—a tribute to a player I got to know personally while he was coaching my son's high school team. Womack brought incredible energy to the game, and I hope this episode captures some of that as we dive into all things Cubs. The Cubs are off to a hot 9-2 start in spring training, and while wins don't mean much in March, it's been exciting to see young players step up. Today, I tackle a listener mailbag, covering everything from bullpen battles, underrated hitters, and the Cubs' roster depth, to whether the front office made the right moves this offseason. Plus, I'm giving away five Cubs PS Plus hats to some lucky listeners! Key Topics Covered:

Episode Summary: I'm back after a short break—work, life, and some oral surgery kept me away for a bit, but I'm finally able to talk clearly again (well, mostly). In this episode, I break down the Cubs' offseason moves, roster construction, and my grades for each unit heading into 2024. The Cubs made some big changes, from acquiring Kyle Tucker to adding Justin Turner, but did they do enough to contend? I dive into the rotation, bullpen, bench depth, and lineup construction and grade each aspect of the team heading into Opening Day in Japan against the Dodgers. Oh, and PCA is officially wearing #4 now, so let's hope he makes that number mean something for the Cubs! Key Topics Covered:

Japanese sensation Roki Sasaki has whittled his teams down and the Cubs are reportedly not on it. Andy Martínez and Tony Andracki break down what it means for the Cubs and what comes next.Plus, the Cubs were busy late in December and early in January, adding the likes of Vidal Bruján, Colin Rea, Caleb Thielbar and Matt Festa to the team while parting ways with Matt Mervis, Miles Mastrobuoni and Michael Arias.The addition of Rea brings about several questions for the Cubs rotation while the bullpen is in a curious spot given the sheer number of players without minor-league options.Spring Training is still a month away but there are interesting roster decisions coming for this Cubs team.

In season 4, episode 1, Crawly and Dustin discuss the small moves the Cubs have made recently, including the trade of catcher Matt Thaiss to the White Sox, the trade of first baseman Matt Mervis to the Marlins for utilityman Vidal Brujan and the signing of lefty reliever Caleb Thielbar. The guys also discuss the latest updates in Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki's free agency. Crawly then talks with artist Daniel Jacob Horine, the creator of the hottest piece of memorabilia in the collecting community, Pop Fly art. They discuss how he creates these items and which Cubs may be featured next. Later, Crawly and Dustin discuss the latest MLB news, including ace Corbin Burnes signing with the Diamondbacks, first baseman Pete Alonso's free agency and the confirmed attendees for Cubs Convention. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Crawly and Dustin discuss the small moves the Cubs have made recently, including the trade of catcher Matt Thaiss to the White Sox, the trade of first baseman Matt Mervis to the Marlins for utilityman Vidal Brujan and the signing of lefty reliever Caleb Thielbar. The guys also discuss the latest updates in Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki's free agency. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and John talk about Max Kepler, Carlos Santana, and Caleb Thielbar officially leaving the Twins as free agents, how Mickey Gasper and Mike Ford could fit into the lineup plans, why giving up on Jovani Morán seems odd, and starting a cricket podcast. 

After the Cubs signed Caleb Thielbar, fans wonder when—and if—the Cubs may spend more on higher leverage arms or expensive starting pitchers. Corey and Brendan discuss their pitching outlook and how Sasaki's decision may affect Jed Hoyer's process.

Zilly runs down his latest dream that he had deciding whether or not he wants to be a WWE wrestler or a new player for the Detroit Lions!Bum runs down his latest fishing trip! Its the Whacky worm! After fishing Bum sets on an adventure with his 4 month old all by himself. Pizza choices  comes up with thoughts on what's best on a Pizza! Bum continues with more daddy daycare stories. Zilly talks T-ball with his son Henry. Is Zilly playing baseball with his neighbors? Twins talk is next with thoughts on Jake Cave. Did Jake Cave get a tribute video for his return to Target Field? Zilly goes on a rant about Louie Varland being pulled for Caleb Thielbar! Thoughts on Royce Lewis's continued dominance at the plate as well.  The Twins New Jerseys have arrived and Zilly runs down the descriptions! Bum gives his thoughts on the new gear as Zilly gives detailed explanations behind the design. The hat just might be the best part of the new drip! FloRIda was at Target field after a Twins game so Bum and Zilly try to figure out his big hits. Is Bum gonna wear his new Twins Jersey and hat on Lake Minnetonka?Vikes new jersey thoughts? Lions new jersey thoughts?Is Harmen Killebrew the inspiration behind the MLB logo? conspiracy thereoy?Zilly talks about the dark side of the ring episode on the wrestler Buff "the stuff" Bagwell. Lots of crazy stories behind his wrestling career. DDP yoga enters the conversation as DDP helps Buff get his life back together. Zilly tells the story of Buff Bagwell breaking his neck in the ring against Rick Steiner. More WWE talk as Zilly tells his favorite part about the NXT battleground PLE. Zilly also gives his thoughts on the Clash athe Castle PLE. Is Bron Breaker gonna be Bums new favorite wrestler? Bum talks some golf with the US open. Bum runs down who he thinks are the favorites to win. Matt Fitzpatrick just  might be the front runner. Bum retells the crazy story of Scottie Scheffler getting booked in jail. Bum reflects on past US open tournaments he attended. Brother Ben turn your phone off at the tournaments! Bum has trivia for Zilly this week. Housing projects, Dad advice, and players who played for the Lions and Vikings enter the trivia portal this week. How does Zilly fair in this weeks trivia? Zilly ends the episode with an interesting fact on former Twins player Louis Arraez! Also what is the Fathers day giveaway for the Twins game?Tune in next week as Bum and Zilly reveal their top 5 favorite wrestlers!  

Send us a Text Message.The Minnesota Twins took 2 of 3 against the Colorado Rockies at Target Field. Andrew "Hoges" Hoganson fills in for Dan and the boys discuss the very confusing series. Andrew is upset that David is now conducting the Royce Lewis express after previously being cautious due to the small sample size available. The guys discuss Caleb Thielbar's miserable series and talk about what may be next for the 37 year old. Both Hoges and David agree with Rocco's decisions for the most part for the series, while David wants to know if the struggling starters have figured something out or if the Rockies are just that bad. Hoges gives his thoughts on his recent experience at PNC Park for the Pirates series, and David is still upset about hits given up on 0-2 counts. Thanks for listening, and as always, go Twins!     Check out our sponsor, OG Zaza! All pizzas are $10 after 5PM  every day in the month of June. David and Dan recommend the Lil' Roni. Tell them that MN for the Win sent you! https://ogzazamn.com/ The Gran Group with Edina Realty TWIN CITIES AREA REALTORS TO MEET ALL OF YOUR HOUSING NEEDS! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the Show.Music: "Minnesota Twins Theme" (1961) written by Ray Charles and Dick Wilson. Arrangement and performance by Jason Cain.Twitter: @MNfortheWin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MNfortheWinWebsite: https://mnforthewin.buzzsprout.com/ Puckett's Picks Scoring 1pt per Base (H/BB/HBP) | 1pt per SB | 1pt per RBI -1pt per K | -1pt per Error | -1pt per GIDP +0.5 Point Bonus if Winning Player is Top Team Scorer Tie Breaker 1. Most HRs 2. Least Ks 3. Least LOBListeners always pick first, lowest score between Dan/David/Hoges picks second for next series

Minnesota Twins offense EXPLODES in series win over Colorado Rockies with 17 runs and 24 hits; Caleb Thielbar struggles again but will the Twins move on; How much can the Twins learn from beating up on these bad teams and an update on the what the Twins are doing in the clubhouse after wins and more on Extra Innings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Minnesota Twins predictions involving Royce Lewis, Caleb Thielbar, Matt Wallner, city connect jerseys and more; Plus other predictions on the Vikings, US Open and more on Write That Down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Minnesota Twins predictions involving Royce Lewis, Caleb Thielbar, Matt Wallner, city connect jerseys and more; Plus other predictions on the Vikings, US Open and more on Write That Down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Twins offense EXPLODES in series win over Colorado Rockies with 17 runs and 24 hits; Caleb Thielbar struggles again but will the Twins move on; How much can the Twins learn from beating up on these bad teams and an update on the what the Twins are doing in the clubhouse after wins and more on Extra Innings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Twins offense EXPLODES in series win over Colorado Rockies with 17 runs and 24 hits; Caleb Thielbar struggles again but will the Twins move on; How much can the Twins learn from beating up on these bad teams and an update on the what the Twins are doing in the clubhouse after wins and more on Extra Innings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Minnesota Twins offense EXPLODES in series win over Colorado Rockies with 17 runs and 24 hits; Caleb Thielbar struggles again but will the Twins move on; How much can the Twins learn from beating up on these bad teams and an update on the what the Twins are doing in the clubhouse after wins and more on Extra Innings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Twins are trying to tread water with more injuries; Favorite and least favorite thing with the Twins right now; Joe Ryan taking a next step; Willi Castro becoming the everyday shortstop in Carlos Correa's absence; Caleb Thielbar's return to the bullpen and more on the SKOR North Twins Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Minnesota Twins are trying to tread water with more injuries; Favorite and least favorite thing with the Twins right now; Joe Ryan taking a next step; Willi Castro becoming the everyday shortstop in Carlos Correa's absence; Caleb Thielbar's return to the bullpen and more on the SKOR North Twins Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Twins are trying to tread water with more injuries; Favorite and least favorite thing with the Twins right now; Joe Ryan taking a next step; Willi Castro becoming the everyday shortstop in Carlos Correa's absence; Caleb Thielbar's return to the bullpen and more on the SKOR North Twins Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Twins are trying to tread water with more injuries; Favorite and least favorite thing with the Twins right now; Joe Ryan taking a next step; Willi Castro becoming the everyday shortstop in Carlos Correa's absence; Caleb Thielbar's return to the bullpen and more on the SKOR North Twins Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Minnesota Twins turn their season around with its star players after Carlos Correa goes on the injured list with an oblique injury; Joe Ryan continues to shine with another impressive start and why does he look different from last season; Caleb Thielbar is back but Jorge Alcala is optioned to Triple-A and more on SKOR North Extra Innings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Minnesota Twins turn their season around with its star players after Carlos Correa goes on the injured list with an oblique injury; Joe Ryan continues to shine with another impressive start and why does he look different from last season; Caleb Thielbar is back but Jorge Alcala is optioned to Triple-A and more on SKOR North Extra Innings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Can Minnesota Twins turn their season around with its star players after Carlos Correa goes on the injured list with an oblique injury; Joe Ryan continues to shine with another impressive start and why does he look different from last season; Caleb Thielbar is back but Jorge Alcala is optioned to Triple-A and more on SKOR North Extra Innings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Minnesota Twins turn their season around with its star players after Carlos Correa goes on the injured list with an oblique injury; Joe Ryan continues to shine with another impressive start and why does he look different from last season; Caleb Thielbar is back but Jorge Alcala is optioned to Triple-A and more on SKOR North Extra Innings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We quickly jump into some of the top sports headlines of the day and then bring in Do Hyoung Park, covers the Minnesota Twins for MLB.com, joins us to recap Thursday's home opener loss to the Guardians and previews today's 1:10 first pitch over at Target Field. We also rapid fire some Twins talkers from Rocco's frustrations with the strikeouts, Caleb Thielbar on the mend and much more leading up to Twins pregame!   

The Twins' bullpen is in shambles — well no, not exactly, but it's certainly not as deep as it was a week ago after injuries/setbacks to Jhoan Duran, Caleb Thielbar and Justin Topa, among others.  In this edition of Locked On Twins, Brandon (@Brandon_Warne) and Dave (@answerdavebrown) break down how they think the bullpen will look on Opening Day in KC, as well as examining some comps for players having a tough spring training like Matt Wallner has, but still playing well in the regular season.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…  

The Minnesota Twins kickoff their 2024 season on Thursday and John and Ben are back to preview anything and everything Twins. They predict the Twins best hitters, pitchers, record, top prospects, and something crazy they think will happen this season. Plus a breakdown of all of the Twins' recent injuries, including Jhoan Duran, Caleb Thielbar, Justin Topa, and Anthony DeSclafani (RIP pitching depth) and a brief discussion on the Shohei Ohtani situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Edwards with the dunk of the year against the Utah Jazz and John Collins; Can the Wolves stay above the Denver Nuggets; Minnesota Twins winding down spring training with injuries to Jhoan Duran, Caleb Thielbar, Anthony DeSclafani and more on Reusse Unchained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Anthony Edwards with the dunk of the year against the Utah Jazz and John Collins; Can the Wolves stay above the Denver Nuggets; Minnesota Twins winding down spring training with injuries to Jhoan Duran, Caleb Thielbar, Anthony DeSclafani and more on Reusse Unchained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Edwards with the dunk of the year against the Utah Jazz and John Collins; Can the Wolves stay above the Denver Nuggets; Minnesota Twins winding down spring training with injuries to Jhoan Duran, Caleb Thielbar, Anthony DeSclafani and more on Reusse Unchained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Anthony Edwards with the dunk of the year against the Utah Jazz and John Collins; Can the Wolves stay above the Denver Nuggets; Minnesota Twins winding down spring training with injuries to Jhoan Duran, Caleb Thielbar, Anthony DeSclafani and more on Reusse Unchained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All good things come to an end — and for the Minnesota Twins, that means their incredible run of health this spring took a big hit with news of injuries/setbacks for Anthony DeSclafani, Jhoan Duran and Caleb Thielbar.  In this episode of Locked On Twins, Brandon (@Brandon_Warne) and Dave (@answerdavebrown) get to the bottom of it, and openly muse about who will now make the roster that was previously on the outside looking in.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…  

Andrew and Ed are back with Twins reliever Kody Funderburk. Kody chats with the guys on Spring Training so far, plus his MLB debut in 2023, DBU love, Caleb Thielbar & Byron Buxton appreciation & more!

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Joe Ryan's complete game shutout - the Twins' first in more than five years - headlined a memorable couple of wins at the end of Minnesota's four-game series with the visiting Boston Red Sox. Along with the breakout of Byron Buxton, Ryan's performance was a noteworthy, promising way for the Twins to finalize a split in the series and in the 10-game home stand. David, for one, is beyond optimistic that the first-place Twins (still 38-38 on the year) have finally turned a corner. Dan isn't so sure, given the dubious state of Boston's pitching staff. Dan also still has questions for Rocco Baldelli, though he also praises the way he identified "rock bottom" early in the series. David wonders whether Max Kepler has pulled a Jake Cave, and Dan longs for the return of lefty reliever Caleb Thielbar. They also look around the league at a couple recent instances of catchers "blocking the plate" - or so they were deemed. Thanks for listening, and go Twins!The Gran Group with Edina Realty TWIN CITIES AREA REALTORS TO MEET ALL OF YOUR HOUSING NEEDS! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showMusic: "Minnesota Twins Theme" (1961) written by Ray Charles and Dick Wilson. Arrangement and performance by Jason Cain.Twitter: @MNfortheWin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MNfortheWinWebsite: https://mnforthewin.buzzsprout.com/ Puckett's Picks Scoring 1pt per Base (H/BB/HBP) | 1pt per SB | 1pt per RBI -1pt per K | -1pt per Error | -1pt per GIDP Tie Breaker 1. Most HRs 2. Least Ks 3. Least LOBListeners always pick first, lowest score between Dan/David picks second for next series

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night New York Mets at Detroit Tigers, PPD Washington Nationals 4, Chicago Cubs 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 – F/10 Mets at Tigers, PPD – Mets-Tigers series-opening game postponed due to rain The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers were rained out on Tuesday night. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound in the series against one of their former teams. The 40-year-old Verlander is scheduled to make his Mets debut on Thursday. Verlander’s season-opening start was delayed due to a back injury. The 38-year-old Scherzer is due to pitch Wednesday night in the second game of the doubleheader. It will be Scherzer’s first time on the mound since April 19, when he was ejected for violating MLB’s foreign substance policy. Nationals 4, Cubs 1 – Call, Abrams have big hits in 7th as Nats beat Cubs 4-1 Alex Call hit a two-run double during a three-run seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1. CJ Abrams had the tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh off Keegan Thompson as part of a 3-for-3 night. Victor Robles followed with an infield hit and Call doubled to the gap in left-center to make it 4-1. Chicago’s Patrick Wisdom tied for the major league lead with his 11th homer, a 426-foot shot off Mason Thompson in the seventh that tied the game at 1-1. Hunter Harvey got the win in relief for Washington and Kyle Finnegan got his sixth save. White Sox 4, Twins 3 – F/10 – Benintendi stars as White Sox top Twins 3-2 in 10 innings Andrew Benintendi robbed Carlos Correa of a homer and hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, sending the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Hanser Alberto opened the 10th on second as the automatic runner and advanced on Elvis Andrus’ sacrifice. After Tim Anderson bounced to shortstop, Benintendi lined a clean single into left against Caleb Thielbar. Eloy Jiménez homered and Michael Kopech pitched six effective innings as the White Sox earned their second straight win after a 10-game losing streak. Kopech got some help from Benintendi, who made a leaping grab in left on Correa’s drive in the first. Today N.Y. Mets (Lucchesi 1-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-3), 1:40 p.m.                  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 1:15 N.Y. Mets (Scherzer 2-1) at Detroit (Lorenzen 0-1), 6:40 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Washington (Irvin 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Varland 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1), 7:10 p.m.. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Florida Panthers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                              (FLA leads 1-0) Seattle Kraken 5, Dallas Stars 4 – OT                                    (SEA leads 1-0) Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2 – Panthers top Maple Leafs, take Game 1 of second-round series Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and the Panthers survived a squandered two-goal lead to defeat the Maple Leafs 4-2 in opening game of their second-round playoff series. Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe and Nick Cousins also scored for Florida. Aleksander Barkov had two assists. Matthew Knies had his first NHL goal and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Toronto. Kraken 5, Stars 4 – OT – Epic return by Pavelski goes to waste as Stars lose Game 1 Joe Pavelski became the oldest player ever with a four-goal game in the NHL playoffs, and did it in his return two weeks after going into concussion protocol. That still wasn’t enough for the Dallas Stars. The 38-year-old Pavelski scored all four of their goals, including two in the third period to force overtime. But the Stars lost 5-4 to Seattle in Game 1 of their second-round series on Tuesday night. Stars coach Pete DeBoer says he’s ashamed that the team wasted such an epic performance. He says Pavelski tried to drag them to a win. Tonight New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m.                  (Game 1) Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, 9:30 p.m.                 (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night New York Knicks 111, Miami Heat 105                                     (Series tied 1-1) Los Angeles Lakers 117, Golden State Warriors 112                 (LAL leads 1-0) Knicks 111, Heat 105 – Brunson, Randle help Knicks beat Heat 111-105 to even series Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and keyed the run the New York Knicks needed just in time to get by a Miami Heat team playing without Jimmy Butler, evening the Eastern Conference semifinals at a game apiece with a 111-105 victory. Julius Randle returned from a sprained left ankle that sidelined him in Game 1 with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and RJ Barrett scored 24 points for the No. 5-seeded Knicks. Josh Hart finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. Caleb Martin scored 22 points in place of Butler for the Heat, who host Game 3 on Saturday afternoon. Lakers 117, Warriors 112 – Davis, James deliver as Lakers top Curry, Warriors in Game 1 Anthony Davis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, LeBron James added 22 points and 11 rebounds dueling with Stephen Curry in their latest postseason showdown, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off a late flurry by the Golden State Warriors to win an entertaining Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals 117-112. Jordan Poole missed a 3-pointer to tie it with 9.7 seconds left as the Warriors’ rally in the closing minutes fell short. Curry’s 3 with 1:38 left tied the game, then D’Angelo Russell answered right back before Davis blocked a shot by Curry moments later. James missed the first of two free throws with 1:05 to go. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 8:00 p.m.                        (PHI leads 1-0) NBA – NBA MVP: 76ers’ Embiid wins league’s top individual honor Philadelphia 76ers center and league scoring champion Joel Embiid earned his first NBA Most Valuable Player trophy Tuesday, topping two-time winner Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Embiid averaged 33.1 points to win his second straight scoring title, averaged 10.2 rebounds and tied a career high with 4.2 assists per game. Embiid played in 66 games, the second-highest total of his career. NCAAFB – Michigan State CB Charles Brantley withdraws from portal Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley has withdrawn from the transfer portal, team spokesman Ben Phlegar said Tuesday. Brantley’s return allows coach Mel Tucker to retain a key player after losing a pair of standouts on Sunday, when quarterback Payton Thorne and receiver Keon Coleman entered the portal. Brantley started 11 games at cornerback last season, leading the team with six pass breakups and making two interceptions. NCAAFB – 12-team CFP schedule includes New Year’s Day tripleheaders The College Football Playoff released a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which will feature New Year’s Day quarterfinal tripleheaders but no games played on Saturday. The first-round games will be played the third week of December, with one game on Friday night and three on Saturday. The quarterfinals in the new expanded format will be held on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The first Jan. 1 tripleheader will be held at Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls after the 2024 regular season. NCAA – NCAA’s four-year academic progress rate score steady The NCAA’s newest academic progress rate score is steady at 984. That’s despite slight decreases in men’s basketball, football and women’s basketball. Each athlete on each team receives one point each semester they are academically eligible and each semester they remain in school or graduate. The cutline is 930. The NCAA attributes the declines in men’s and women’s basketball and football scores to more players being ineligible to compete during the 2021-22 season instead of those leaving school.  The latest report also shows that more than 20,700 former athletes who left school without degrees have completed their classwork during the 19 years APR scores have been calculated. Nearly half of that total are from men’s and women’s basketball and football.“Excellence is engrained in student-athletes — academically and athletically,” said Central Michigan president Robert Davies, chairman of the Division I committee on academics. “Thousands of former student-athletes are returning to college to complete their degrees, further demonstrating the importance of higher education and exemplifying the fulfillment of earning a college degree.” NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs taking plea deal, prison in fatal DUI crash Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs will admit that he drove drunk at up to 156 mph before causing a fiery crash that killed a woman. That will mean the 24-year-old first-round NFL draft pick will avoid trial and be sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison. Ruggs spoke in court Tuesday only to acknowledge that he understands the terms of his plea deal. His plea is scheduled May 10, with sentencing to come on another date. A prosecutor endorsed the agreement. Ruggs was dropped by the Raiders shortly after the crash in November 2021. MCCAA – LMC’s Robinson name MCCAA Softball Player of the Week Lake Michigan College freshman Hailey Robinson was named the Michigan Community College Softball Player of the Week.   The Red Hawks catcher and outfielder batted .500 for the week with 2 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs, and 12 rbis.  She also scored 6 times and stole 12 bases.  Hailey is a graduate of St. Joseph high school where she played softball, basketball, and volleyball for the Bears. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Great Lakes 7, Quad Cities 6 – F/10 Dayton at Lansing, PPD to 5/4, rain South Bend 4, Cedar Rapids 3 West Michigan 13, Beloit 4 Today Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m. Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Beloit Sky Carp, 12:05 p.m. Quad Cities River Bandits at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer Michigan Lutheran 10, Covert 0 Allegan 8, Parchment 0 ***All other events were cancelled Today Girls Soccer Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, postponed Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Niles at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. B.C. Lakeview at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at GR Covenant Chr., 6:30 p.m. Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Lawton at Schoolcraft, cancelled Comstock at Bangor, 6:30 p.m. Baseball Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Softball Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Schoolcraft, 4:00 p.m. Girls Tennis St. Joe at Gull Lake, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Track and Field St. Joseph at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Benton Harbor & Dowagiac at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night New York Mets at Detroit Tigers, PPD Washington Nationals 4, Chicago Cubs 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 – F/10 Mets at Tigers, PPD – Mets-Tigers series-opening game postponed due to rain The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers were rained out on Tuesday night. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound in the series against one of their former teams. The 40-year-old Verlander is scheduled to make his Mets debut on Thursday. Verlander’s season-opening start was delayed due to a back injury. The 38-year-old Scherzer is due to pitch Wednesday night in the second game of the doubleheader. It will be Scherzer’s first time on the mound since April 19, when he was ejected for violating MLB’s foreign substance policy. Nationals 4, Cubs 1 – Call, Abrams have big hits in 7th as Nats beat Cubs 4-1 Alex Call hit a two-run double during a three-run seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1. CJ Abrams had the tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh off Keegan Thompson as part of a 3-for-3 night. Victor Robles followed with an infield hit and Call doubled to the gap in left-center to make it 4-1. Chicago’s Patrick Wisdom tied for the major league lead with his 11th homer, a 426-foot shot off Mason Thompson in the seventh that tied the game at 1-1. Hunter Harvey got the win in relief for Washington and Kyle Finnegan got his sixth save. White Sox 4, Twins 3 – F/10 – Benintendi stars as White Sox top Twins 3-2 in 10 innings Andrew Benintendi robbed Carlos Correa of a homer and hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, sending the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Hanser Alberto opened the 10th on second as the automatic runner and advanced on Elvis Andrus’ sacrifice. After Tim Anderson bounced to shortstop, Benintendi lined a clean single into left against Caleb Thielbar. Eloy Jiménez homered and Michael Kopech pitched six effective innings as the White Sox earned their second straight win after a 10-game losing streak. Kopech got some help from Benintendi, who made a leaping grab in left on Correa’s drive in the first. Today N.Y. Mets (Lucchesi 1-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-3), 1:40 p.m.                  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 1:15 N.Y. Mets (Scherzer 2-1) at Detroit (Lorenzen 0-1), 6:40 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Washington (Irvin 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Varland 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1), 7:10 p.m.. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Florida Panthers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                              (FLA leads 1-0) Seattle Kraken 5, Dallas Stars 4 – OT                                    (SEA leads 1-0) Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2 – Panthers top Maple Leafs, take Game 1 of second-round series Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and the Panthers survived a squandered two-goal lead to defeat the Maple Leafs 4-2 in opening game of their second-round playoff series. Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe and Nick Cousins also scored for Florida. Aleksander Barkov had two assists. Matthew Knies had his first NHL goal and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Toronto. Kraken 5, Stars 4 – OT – Epic return by Pavelski goes to waste as Stars lose Game 1 Joe Pavelski became the oldest player ever with a four-goal game in the NHL playoffs, and did it in his return two weeks after going into concussion protocol. That still wasn’t enough for the Dallas Stars. The 38-year-old Pavelski scored all four of their goals, including two in the third period to force overtime. But the Stars lost 5-4 to Seattle in Game 1 of their second-round series on Tuesday night. Stars coach Pete DeBoer says he’s ashamed that the team wasted such an epic performance. He says Pavelski tried to drag them to a win. Tonight New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m.                  (Game 1) Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, 9:30 p.m.                 (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night New York Knicks 111, Miami Heat 105                                     (Series tied 1-1) Los Angeles Lakers 117, Golden State Warriors 112                 (LAL leads 1-0) Knicks 111, Heat 105 – Brunson, Randle help Knicks beat Heat 111-105 to even series Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and keyed the run the New York Knicks needed just in time to get by a Miami Heat team playing without Jimmy Butler, evening the Eastern Conference semifinals at a game apiece with a 111-105 victory. Julius Randle returned from a sprained left ankle that sidelined him in Game 1 with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and RJ Barrett scored 24 points for the No. 5-seeded Knicks. Josh Hart finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. Caleb Martin scored 22 points in place of Butler for the Heat, who host Game 3 on Saturday afternoon. Lakers 117, Warriors 112 – Davis, James deliver as Lakers top Curry, Warriors in Game 1 Anthony Davis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, LeBron James added 22 points and 11 rebounds dueling with Stephen Curry in their latest postseason showdown, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off a late flurry by the Golden State Warriors to win an entertaining Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals 117-112. Jordan Poole missed a 3-pointer to tie it with 9.7 seconds left as the Warriors’ rally in the closing minutes fell short. Curry’s 3 with 1:38 left tied the game, then D’Angelo Russell answered right back before Davis blocked a shot by Curry moments later. James missed the first of two free throws with 1:05 to go. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 8:00 p.m.                        (PHI leads 1-0) NBA – NBA MVP: 76ers’ Embiid wins league’s top individual honor Philadelphia 76ers center and league scoring champion Joel Embiid earned his first NBA Most Valuable Player trophy Tuesday, topping two-time winner Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Embiid averaged 33.1 points to win his second straight scoring title, averaged 10.2 rebounds and tied a career high with 4.2 assists per game. Embiid played in 66 games, the second-highest total of his career. NCAAFB – Michigan State CB Charles Brantley withdraws from portal Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley has withdrawn from the transfer portal, team spokesman Ben Phlegar said Tuesday. Brantley’s return allows coach Mel Tucker to retain a key player after losing a pair of standouts on Sunday, when quarterback Payton Thorne and receiver Keon Coleman entered the portal. Brantley started 11 games at cornerback last season, leading the team with six pass breakups and making two interceptions. NCAAFB – 12-team CFP schedule includes New Year’s Day tripleheaders The College Football Playoff released a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which will feature New Year’s Day quarterfinal tripleheaders but no games played on Saturday. The first-round games will be played the third week of December, with one game on Friday night and three on Saturday. The quarterfinals in the new expanded format will be held on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The first Jan. 1 tripleheader will be held at Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls after the 2024 regular season. NCAA – NCAA’s four-year academic progress rate score steady The NCAA’s newest academic progress rate score is steady at 984. That’s despite slight decreases in men’s basketball, football and women’s basketball. Each athlete on each team receives one point each semester they are academically eligible and each semester they remain in school or graduate. The cutline is 930. The NCAA attributes the declines in men’s and women’s basketball and football scores to more players being ineligible to compete during the 2021-22 season instead of those leaving school.  The latest report also shows that more than 20,700 former athletes who left school without degrees have completed their classwork during the 19 years APR scores have been calculated. Nearly half of that total are from men’s and women’s basketball and football.“Excellence is engrained in student-athletes — academically and athletically,” said Central Michigan president Robert Davies, chairman of the Division I committee on academics. “Thousands of former student-athletes are returning to college to complete their degrees, further demonstrating the importance of higher education and exemplifying the fulfillment of earning a college degree.” NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs taking plea deal, prison in fatal DUI crash Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs will admit that he drove drunk at up to 156 mph before causing a fiery crash that killed a woman. That will mean the 24-year-old first-round NFL draft pick will avoid trial and be sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison. Ruggs spoke in court Tuesday only to acknowledge that he understands the terms of his plea deal. His plea is scheduled May 10, with sentencing to come on another date. A prosecutor endorsed the agreement. Ruggs was dropped by the Raiders shortly after the crash in November 2021. MCCAA – LMC’s Robinson name MCCAA Softball Player of the Week Lake Michigan College freshman Hailey Robinson was named the Michigan Community College Softball Player of the Week.   The Red Hawks catcher and outfielder batted .500 for the week with 2 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs, and 12 rbis.  She also scored 6 times and stole 12 bases.  Hailey is a graduate of St. Joseph high school where she played softball, basketball, and volleyball for the Bears. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Great Lakes 7, Quad Cities 6 – F/10 Dayton at Lansing, PPD to 5/4, rain South Bend 4, Cedar Rapids 3 West Michigan 13, Beloit 4 Today Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m. Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Beloit Sky Carp, 12:05 p.m. Quad Cities River Bandits at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer Michigan Lutheran 10, Covert 0 Allegan 8, Parchment 0 ***All other events were cancelled Today Girls Soccer Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, postponed Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Niles at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. B.C. Lakeview at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at GR Covenant Chr., 6:30 p.m. Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Lawton at Schoolcraft, cancelled Comstock at Bangor, 6:30 p.m. Baseball Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Softball Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Schoolcraft, 4:00 p.m. Girls Tennis St. Joe at Gull Lake, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Track and Field St. Joseph at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Benton Harbor & Dowagiac at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night New York Mets at Detroit Tigers, PPD Washington Nationals 4, Chicago Cubs 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 – F/10 Mets at Tigers, PPD – Mets-Tigers series-opening game postponed due to rain The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers were rained out on Tuesday night. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound in the series against one of their former teams. The 40-year-old Verlander is scheduled to make his Mets debut on Thursday. Verlander’s season-opening start was delayed due to a back injury. The 38-year-old Scherzer is due to pitch Wednesday night in the second game of the doubleheader. It will be Scherzer’s first time on the mound since April 19, when he was ejected for violating MLB’s foreign substance policy. Nationals 4, Cubs 1 – Call, Abrams have big hits in 7th as Nats beat Cubs 4-1 Alex Call hit a two-run double during a three-run seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1. CJ Abrams had the tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh off Keegan Thompson as part of a 3-for-3 night. Victor Robles followed with an infield hit and Call doubled to the gap in left-center to make it 4-1. Chicago’s Patrick Wisdom tied for the major league lead with his 11th homer, a 426-foot shot off Mason Thompson in the seventh that tied the game at 1-1. Hunter Harvey got the win in relief for Washington and Kyle Finnegan got his sixth save. White Sox 4, Twins 3 – F/10 – Benintendi stars as White Sox top Twins 3-2 in 10 innings Andrew Benintendi robbed Carlos Correa of a homer and hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, sending the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Hanser Alberto opened the 10th on second as the automatic runner and advanced on Elvis Andrus’ sacrifice. After Tim Anderson bounced to shortstop, Benintendi lined a clean single into left against Caleb Thielbar. Eloy Jiménez homered and Michael Kopech pitched six effective innings as the White Sox earned their second straight win after a 10-game losing streak. Kopech got some help from Benintendi, who made a leaping grab in left on Correa’s drive in the first. Today N.Y. Mets (Lucchesi 1-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-3), 1:40 p.m.                  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 1:15 N.Y. Mets (Scherzer 2-1) at Detroit (Lorenzen 0-1), 6:40 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Washington (Irvin 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Varland 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1), 7:10 p.m.. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Florida Panthers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                              (FLA leads 1-0) Seattle Kraken 5, Dallas Stars 4 – OT                                    (SEA leads 1-0) Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2 – Panthers top Maple Leafs, take Game 1 of second-round series Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and the Panthers survived a squandered two-goal lead to defeat the Maple Leafs 4-2 in opening game of their second-round playoff series. Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe and Nick Cousins also scored for Florida. Aleksander Barkov had two assists. Matthew Knies had his first NHL goal and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Toronto. Kraken 5, Stars 4 – OT – Epic return by Pavelski goes to waste as Stars lose Game 1 Joe Pavelski became the oldest player ever with a four-goal game in the NHL playoffs, and did it in his return two weeks after going into concussion protocol. That still wasn’t enough for the Dallas Stars. The 38-year-old Pavelski scored all four of their goals, including two in the third period to force overtime. But the Stars lost 5-4 to Seattle in Game 1 of their second-round series on Tuesday night. Stars coach Pete DeBoer says he’s ashamed that the team wasted such an epic performance. He says Pavelski tried to drag them to a win. Tonight New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m.                  (Game 1) Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, 9:30 p.m.                 (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night New York Knicks 111, Miami Heat 105                                     (Series tied 1-1) Los Angeles Lakers 117, Golden State Warriors 112                 (LAL leads 1-0) Knicks 111, Heat 105 – Brunson, Randle help Knicks beat Heat 111-105 to even series Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and keyed the run the New York Knicks needed just in time to get by a Miami Heat team playing without Jimmy Butler, evening the Eastern Conference semifinals at a game apiece with a 111-105 victory. Julius Randle returned from a sprained left ankle that sidelined him in Game 1 with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and RJ Barrett scored 24 points for the No. 5-seeded Knicks. Josh Hart finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. Caleb Martin scored 22 points in place of Butler for the Heat, who host Game 3 on Saturday afternoon. Lakers 117, Warriors 112 – Davis, James deliver as Lakers top Curry, Warriors in Game 1 Anthony Davis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, LeBron James added 22 points and 11 rebounds dueling with Stephen Curry in their latest postseason showdown, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off a late flurry by the Golden State Warriors to win an entertaining Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals 117-112. Jordan Poole missed a 3-pointer to tie it with 9.7 seconds left as the Warriors’ rally in the closing minutes fell short. Curry’s 3 with 1:38 left tied the game, then D’Angelo Russell answered right back before Davis blocked a shot by Curry moments later. James missed the first of two free throws with 1:05 to go. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 8:00 p.m.                        (PHI leads 1-0) NBA – NBA MVP: 76ers’ Embiid wins league’s top individual honor Philadelphia 76ers center and league scoring champion Joel Embiid earned his first NBA Most Valuable Player trophy Tuesday, topping two-time winner Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Embiid averaged 33.1 points to win his second straight scoring title, averaged 10.2 rebounds and tied a career high with 4.2 assists per game. Embiid played in 66 games, the second-highest total of his career. NCAAFB – Michigan State CB Charles Brantley withdraws from portal Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley has withdrawn from the transfer portal, team spokesman Ben Phlegar said Tuesday. Brantley’s return allows coach Mel Tucker to retain a key player after losing a pair of standouts on Sunday, when quarterback Payton Thorne and receiver Keon Coleman entered the portal. Brantley started 11 games at cornerback last season, leading the team with six pass breakups and making two interceptions. NCAAFB – 12-team CFP schedule includes New Year’s Day tripleheaders The College Football Playoff released a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which will feature New Year’s Day quarterfinal tripleheaders but no games played on Saturday. The first-round games will be played the third week of December, with one game on Friday night and three on Saturday. The quarterfinals in the new expanded format will be held on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The first Jan. 1 tripleheader will be held at Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls after the 2024 regular season. NCAA – NCAA’s four-year academic progress rate score steady The NCAA’s newest academic progress rate score is steady at 984. That’s despite slight decreases in men’s basketball, football and women’s basketball. Each athlete on each team receives one point each semester they are academically eligible and each semester they remain in school or graduate. The cutline is 930. The NCAA attributes the declines in men’s and women’s basketball and football scores to more players being ineligible to compete during the 2021-22 season instead of those leaving school.  The latest report also shows that more than 20,700 former athletes who left school without degrees have completed their classwork during the 19 years APR scores have been calculated. Nearly half of that total are from men’s and women’s basketball and football.“Excellence is engrained in student-athletes — academically and athletically,” said Central Michigan president Robert Davies, chairman of the Division I committee on academics. “Thousands of former student-athletes are returning to college to complete their degrees, further demonstrating the importance of higher education and exemplifying the fulfillment of earning a college degree.” NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs taking plea deal, prison in fatal DUI crash Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs will admit that he drove drunk at up to 156 mph before causing a fiery crash that killed a woman. That will mean the 24-year-old first-round NFL draft pick will avoid trial and be sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison. Ruggs spoke in court Tuesday only to acknowledge that he understands the terms of his plea deal. His plea is scheduled May 10, with sentencing to come on another date. A prosecutor endorsed the agreement. Ruggs was dropped by the Raiders shortly after the crash in November 2021. MCCAA – LMC’s Robinson name MCCAA Softball Player of the Week Lake Michigan College freshman Hailey Robinson was named the Michigan Community College Softball Player of the Week.   The Red Hawks catcher and outfielder batted .500 for the week with 2 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs, and 12 rbis.  She also scored 6 times and stole 12 bases.  Hailey is a graduate of St. Joseph high school where she played softball, basketball, and volleyball for the Bears. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Great Lakes 7, Quad Cities 6 – F/10 Dayton at Lansing, PPD to 5/4, rain South Bend 4, Cedar Rapids 3 West Michigan 13, Beloit 4 Today Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m. Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Beloit Sky Carp, 12:05 p.m. Quad Cities River Bandits at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer Michigan Lutheran 10, Covert 0 Allegan 8, Parchment 0 ***All other events were cancelled Today Girls Soccer Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, postponed Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Niles at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. B.C. Lakeview at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at GR Covenant Chr., 6:30 p.m. Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Lawton at Schoolcraft, cancelled Comstock at Bangor, 6:30 p.m. Baseball Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Softball Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Schoolcraft, 4:00 p.m. Girls Tennis St. Joe at Gull Lake, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Track and Field St. Joseph at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Benton Harbor & Dowagiac at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night New York Mets at Detroit Tigers, PPD Washington Nationals 4, Chicago Cubs 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 – F/10 Mets at Tigers, PPD – Mets-Tigers series-opening game postponed due to rain The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers were rained out on Tuesday night. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound in the series against one of their former teams. The 40-year-old Verlander is scheduled to make his Mets debut on Thursday. Verlander’s season-opening start was delayed due to a back injury. The 38-year-old Scherzer is due to pitch Wednesday night in the second game of the doubleheader. It will be Scherzer’s first time on the mound since April 19, when he was ejected for violating MLB’s foreign substance policy. Nationals 4, Cubs 1 – Call, Abrams have big hits in 7th as Nats beat Cubs 4-1 Alex Call hit a two-run double during a three-run seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1. CJ Abrams had the tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh off Keegan Thompson as part of a 3-for-3 night. Victor Robles followed with an infield hit and Call doubled to the gap in left-center to make it 4-1. Chicago’s Patrick Wisdom tied for the major league lead with his 11th homer, a 426-foot shot off Mason Thompson in the seventh that tied the game at 1-1. Hunter Harvey got the win in relief for Washington and Kyle Finnegan got his sixth save. White Sox 4, Twins 3 – F/10 – Benintendi stars as White Sox top Twins 3-2 in 10 innings Andrew Benintendi robbed Carlos Correa of a homer and hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, sending the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Hanser Alberto opened the 10th on second as the automatic runner and advanced on Elvis Andrus’ sacrifice. After Tim Anderson bounced to shortstop, Benintendi lined a clean single into left against Caleb Thielbar. Eloy Jiménez homered and Michael Kopech pitched six effective innings as the White Sox earned their second straight win after a 10-game losing streak. Kopech got some help from Benintendi, who made a leaping grab in left on Correa’s drive in the first. Today N.Y. Mets (Lucchesi 1-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-3), 1:40 p.m.                  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 1:15 N.Y. Mets (Scherzer 2-1) at Detroit (Lorenzen 0-1), 6:40 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Washington (Irvin 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Varland 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1), 7:10 p.m.. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Florida Panthers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                              (FLA leads 1-0) Seattle Kraken 5, Dallas Stars 4 – OT                                    (SEA leads 1-0) Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2 – Panthers top Maple Leafs, take Game 1 of second-round series Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and the Panthers survived a squandered two-goal lead to defeat the Maple Leafs 4-2 in opening game of their second-round playoff series. Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe and Nick Cousins also scored for Florida. Aleksander Barkov had two assists. Matthew Knies had his first NHL goal and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Toronto. Kraken 5, Stars 4 – OT – Epic return by Pavelski goes to waste as Stars lose Game 1 Joe Pavelski became the oldest player ever with a four-goal game in the NHL playoffs, and did it in his return two weeks after going into concussion protocol. That still wasn’t enough for the Dallas Stars. The 38-year-old Pavelski scored all four of their goals, including two in the third period to force overtime. But the Stars lost 5-4 to Seattle in Game 1 of their second-round series on Tuesday night. Stars coach Pete DeBoer says he’s ashamed that the team wasted such an epic performance. He says Pavelski tried to drag them to a win. Tonight New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m.                  (Game 1) Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, 9:30 p.m.                 (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night New York Knicks 111, Miami Heat 105                                     (Series tied 1-1) Los Angeles Lakers 117, Golden State Warriors 112                 (LAL leads 1-0) Knicks 111, Heat 105 – Brunson, Randle help Knicks beat Heat 111-105 to even series Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and keyed the run the New York Knicks needed just in time to get by a Miami Heat team playing without Jimmy Butler, evening the Eastern Conference semifinals at a game apiece with a 111-105 victory. Julius Randle returned from a sprained left ankle that sidelined him in Game 1 with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and RJ Barrett scored 24 points for the No. 5-seeded Knicks. Josh Hart finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. Caleb Martin scored 22 points in place of Butler for the Heat, who host Game 3 on Saturday afternoon. Lakers 117, Warriors 112 – Davis, James deliver as Lakers top Curry, Warriors in Game 1 Anthony Davis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, LeBron James added 22 points and 11 rebounds dueling with Stephen Curry in their latest postseason showdown, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off a late flurry by the Golden State Warriors to win an entertaining Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals 117-112. Jordan Poole missed a 3-pointer to tie it with 9.7 seconds left as the Warriors’ rally in the closing minutes fell short. Curry’s 3 with 1:38 left tied the game, then D’Angelo Russell answered right back before Davis blocked a shot by Curry moments later. James missed the first of two free throws with 1:05 to go. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 8:00 p.m.                        (PHI leads 1-0) NBA – NBA MVP: 76ers’ Embiid wins league’s top individual honor Philadelphia 76ers center and league scoring champion Joel Embiid earned his first NBA Most Valuable Player trophy Tuesday, topping two-time winner Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Embiid averaged 33.1 points to win his second straight scoring title, averaged 10.2 rebounds and tied a career high with 4.2 assists per game. Embiid played in 66 games, the second-highest total of his career. NCAAFB – Michigan State CB Charles Brantley withdraws from portal Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley has withdrawn from the transfer portal, team spokesman Ben Phlegar said Tuesday. Brantley’s return allows coach Mel Tucker to retain a key player after losing a pair of standouts on Sunday, when quarterback Payton Thorne and receiver Keon Coleman entered the portal. Brantley started 11 games at cornerback last season, leading the team with six pass breakups and making two interceptions. NCAAFB – 12-team CFP schedule includes New Year’s Day tripleheaders The College Football Playoff released a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which will feature New Year’s Day quarterfinal tripleheaders but no games played on Saturday. The first-round games will be played the third week of December, with one game on Friday night and three on Saturday. The quarterfinals in the new expanded format will be held on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The first Jan. 1 tripleheader will be held at Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls after the 2024 regular season. NCAA – NCAA’s four-year academic progress rate score steady The NCAA’s newest academic progress rate score is steady at 984. That’s despite slight decreases in men’s basketball, football and women’s basketball. Each athlete on each team receives one point each semester they are academically eligible and each semester they remain in school or graduate. The cutline is 930. The NCAA attributes the declines in men’s and women’s basketball and football scores to more players being ineligible to compete during the 2021-22 season instead of those leaving school.  The latest report also shows that more than 20,700 former athletes who left school without degrees have completed their classwork during the 19 years APR scores have been calculated. Nearly half of that total are from men’s and women’s basketball and football.“Excellence is engrained in student-athletes — academically and athletically,” said Central Michigan president Robert Davies, chairman of the Division I committee on academics. “Thousands of former student-athletes are returning to college to complete their degrees, further demonstrating the importance of higher education and exemplifying the fulfillment of earning a college degree.” NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs taking plea deal, prison in fatal DUI crash Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs will admit that he drove drunk at up to 156 mph before causing a fiery crash that killed a woman. That will mean the 24-year-old first-round NFL draft pick will avoid trial and be sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison. Ruggs spoke in court Tuesday only to acknowledge that he understands the terms of his plea deal. His plea is scheduled May 10, with sentencing to come on another date. A prosecutor endorsed the agreement. Ruggs was dropped by the Raiders shortly after the crash in November 2021. MCCAA – LMC’s Robinson name MCCAA Softball Player of the Week Lake Michigan College freshman Hailey Robinson was named the Michigan Community College Softball Player of the Week.   The Red Hawks catcher and outfielder batted .500 for the week with 2 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs, and 12 rbis.  She also scored 6 times and stole 12 bases.  Hailey is a graduate of St. Joseph high school where she played softball, basketball, and volleyball for the Bears. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Great Lakes 7, Quad Cities 6 – F/10 Dayton at Lansing, PPD to 5/4, rain South Bend 4, Cedar Rapids 3 West Michigan 13, Beloit 4 Today Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m. Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Beloit Sky Carp, 12:05 p.m. Quad Cities River Bandits at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer Michigan Lutheran 10, Covert 0 Allegan 8, Parchment 0 ***All other events were cancelled Today Girls Soccer Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, postponed Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Niles at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. B.C. Lakeview at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at GR Covenant Chr., 6:30 p.m. Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Lawton at Schoolcraft, cancelled Comstock at Bangor, 6:30 p.m. Baseball Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Softball Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Schoolcraft, 4:00 p.m. Girls Tennis St. Joe at Gull Lake, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Track and Field St. Joseph at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Benton Harbor & Dowagiac at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night New York Mets at Detroit Tigers, PPD Washington Nationals 4, Chicago Cubs 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 – F/10 Mets at Tigers, PPD – Mets-Tigers series-opening game postponed due to rain The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers were rained out on Tuesday night. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound in the series against one of their former teams. The 40-year-old Verlander is scheduled to make his Mets debut on Thursday. Verlander’s season-opening start was delayed due to a back injury. The 38-year-old Scherzer is due to pitch Wednesday night in the second game of the doubleheader. It will be Scherzer’s first time on the mound since April 19, when he was ejected for violating MLB’s foreign substance policy. Nationals 4, Cubs 1 – Call, Abrams have big hits in 7th as Nats beat Cubs 4-1 Alex Call hit a two-run double during a three-run seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1. CJ Abrams had the tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh off Keegan Thompson as part of a 3-for-3 night. Victor Robles followed with an infield hit and Call doubled to the gap in left-center to make it 4-1. Chicago’s Patrick Wisdom tied for the major league lead with his 11th homer, a 426-foot shot off Mason Thompson in the seventh that tied the game at 1-1. Hunter Harvey got the win in relief for Washington and Kyle Finnegan got his sixth save. White Sox 4, Twins 3 – F/10 – Benintendi stars as White Sox top Twins 3-2 in 10 innings Andrew Benintendi robbed Carlos Correa of a homer and hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, sending the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Hanser Alberto opened the 10th on second as the automatic runner and advanced on Elvis Andrus’ sacrifice. After Tim Anderson bounced to shortstop, Benintendi lined a clean single into left against Caleb Thielbar. Eloy Jiménez homered and Michael Kopech pitched six effective innings as the White Sox earned their second straight win after a 10-game losing streak. Kopech got some help from Benintendi, who made a leaping grab in left on Correa’s drive in the first. Today N.Y. Mets (Lucchesi 1-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-3), 1:40 p.m.                  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 1:15 N.Y. Mets (Scherzer 2-1) at Detroit (Lorenzen 0-1), 6:40 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Washington (Irvin 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Varland 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1), 7:10 p.m.. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Florida Panthers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                              (FLA leads 1-0) Seattle Kraken 5, Dallas Stars 4 – OT                                    (SEA leads 1-0) Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2 – Panthers top Maple Leafs, take Game 1 of second-round series Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and the Panthers survived a squandered two-goal lead to defeat the Maple Leafs 4-2 in opening game of their second-round playoff series. Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe and Nick Cousins also scored for Florida. Aleksander Barkov had two assists. Matthew Knies had his first NHL goal and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Toronto. Kraken 5, Stars 4 – OT – Epic return by Pavelski goes to waste as Stars lose Game 1 Joe Pavelski became the oldest player ever with a four-goal game in the NHL playoffs, and did it in his return two weeks after going into concussion protocol. That still wasn’t enough for the Dallas Stars. The 38-year-old Pavelski scored all four of their goals, including two in the third period to force overtime. But the Stars lost 5-4 to Seattle in Game 1 of their second-round series on Tuesday night. Stars coach Pete DeBoer says he’s ashamed that the team wasted such an epic performance. He says Pavelski tried to drag them to a win. Tonight New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m.                  (Game 1) Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, 9:30 p.m.                 (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night New York Knicks 111, Miami Heat 105                                     (Series tied 1-1) Los Angeles Lakers 117, Golden State Warriors 112                 (LAL leads 1-0) Knicks 111, Heat 105 – Brunson, Randle help Knicks beat Heat 111-105 to even series Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and keyed the run the New York Knicks needed just in time to get by a Miami Heat team playing without Jimmy Butler, evening the Eastern Conference semifinals at a game apiece with a 111-105 victory. Julius Randle returned from a sprained left ankle that sidelined him in Game 1 with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and RJ Barrett scored 24 points for the No. 5-seeded Knicks. Josh Hart finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. Caleb Martin scored 22 points in place of Butler for the Heat, who host Game 3 on Saturday afternoon. Lakers 117, Warriors 112 – Davis, James deliver as Lakers top Curry, Warriors in Game 1 Anthony Davis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, LeBron James added 22 points and 11 rebounds dueling with Stephen Curry in their latest postseason showdown, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off a late flurry by the Golden State Warriors to win an entertaining Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals 117-112. Jordan Poole missed a 3-pointer to tie it with 9.7 seconds left as the Warriors’ rally in the closing minutes fell short. Curry’s 3 with 1:38 left tied the game, then D’Angelo Russell answered right back before Davis blocked a shot by Curry moments later. James missed the first of two free throws with 1:05 to go. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 8:00 p.m.                        (PHI leads 1-0) NBA – NBA MVP: 76ers’ Embiid wins league’s top individual honor Philadelphia 76ers center and league scoring champion Joel Embiid earned his first NBA Most Valuable Player trophy Tuesday, topping two-time winner Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Embiid averaged 33.1 points to win his second straight scoring title, averaged 10.2 rebounds and tied a career high with 4.2 assists per game. Embiid played in 66 games, the second-highest total of his career. NCAAFB – Michigan State CB Charles Brantley withdraws from portal Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley has withdrawn from the transfer portal, team spokesman Ben Phlegar said Tuesday. Brantley’s return allows coach Mel Tucker to retain a key player after losing a pair of standouts on Sunday, when quarterback Payton Thorne and receiver Keon Coleman entered the portal. Brantley started 11 games at cornerback last season, leading the team with six pass breakups and making two interceptions. NCAAFB – 12-team CFP schedule includes New Year’s Day tripleheaders The College Football Playoff released a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which will feature New Year’s Day quarterfinal tripleheaders but no games played on Saturday. The first-round games will be played the third week of December, with one game on Friday night and three on Saturday. The quarterfinals in the new expanded format will be held on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The first Jan. 1 tripleheader will be held at Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls after the 2024 regular season. NCAA – NCAA’s four-year academic progress rate score steady The NCAA’s newest academic progress rate score is steady at 984. That’s despite slight decreases in men’s basketball, football and women’s basketball. Each athlete on each team receives one point each semester they are academically eligible and each semester they remain in school or graduate. The cutline is 930. The NCAA attributes the declines in men’s and women’s basketball and football scores to more players being ineligible to compete during the 2021-22 season instead of those leaving school.  The latest report also shows that more than 20,700 former athletes who left school without degrees have completed their classwork during the 19 years APR scores have been calculated. Nearly half of that total are from men’s and women’s basketball and football.“Excellence is engrained in student-athletes — academically and athletically,” said Central Michigan president Robert Davies, chairman of the Division I committee on academics. “Thousands of former student-athletes are returning to college to complete their degrees, further demonstrating the importance of higher education and exemplifying the fulfillment of earning a college degree.” NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs taking plea deal, prison in fatal DUI crash Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs will admit that he drove drunk at up to 156 mph before causing a fiery crash that killed a woman. That will mean the 24-year-old first-round NFL draft pick will avoid trial and be sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison. Ruggs spoke in court Tuesday only to acknowledge that he understands the terms of his plea deal. His plea is scheduled May 10, with sentencing to come on another date. A prosecutor endorsed the agreement. Ruggs was dropped by the Raiders shortly after the crash in November 2021. MCCAA – LMC’s Robinson name MCCAA Softball Player of the Week Lake Michigan College freshman Hailey Robinson was named the Michigan Community College Softball Player of the Week.   The Red Hawks catcher and outfielder batted .500 for the week with 2 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs, and 12 rbis.  She also scored 6 times and stole 12 bases.  Hailey is a graduate of St. Joseph high school where she played softball, basketball, and volleyball for the Bears. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Great Lakes 7, Quad Cities 6 – F/10 Dayton at Lansing, PPD to 5/4, rain South Bend 4, Cedar Rapids 3 West Michigan 13, Beloit 4 Today Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m. Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Beloit Sky Carp, 12:05 p.m. Quad Cities River Bandits at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer Michigan Lutheran 10, Covert 0 Allegan 8, Parchment 0 ***All other events were cancelled Today Girls Soccer Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, postponed Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Niles at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. B.C. Lakeview at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at GR Covenant Chr., 6:30 p.m. Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Lawton at Schoolcraft, cancelled Comstock at Bangor, 6:30 p.m. Baseball Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Softball Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Schoolcraft, 4:00 p.m. Girls Tennis St. Joe at Gull Lake, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Track and Field St. Joseph at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Benton Harbor & Dowagiac at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Deep – Jordan (@BuntSingles) and Shwebsi (@shwebsi) talk about some injury implications before finishing their 2023 positional preview episodes by highlighting catchers and relievers they like after pick 300. ---- Timestamps: Intro and Injury Implications (0:16) Christian Bethancourt (16:10) Jorge Alfaro (24:47) Quick Hit Catchers (30:54) Jimmy Herget (40:03) Caleb Thielbar (49:25) Quick Hit Relievers (54:31) ---- Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! If you enjoy the pod, please subscribe, drop us a 5-star review, and leave some kind words on your platform of choice: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Omny Feed Also be sure to follow Jordan, Shwebsi, and the official podcast account on Twitter, and check the pinned tweet on the show page for mailbag and feedback submissions! ITD Twitter | Jordan's Twitter | Shwebsi's Twitter | Mailbag Submissions Podcast cover art by Christine Weber Get PL+ and join our community and Discord server!: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the Deep – Jordan (@BuntSingles) and Shwebsi (@shwebsi) talk about some injury implications before finishing their 2023 positional preview episodes by highlighting catchers and relievers they like after pick 300. ---- Timestamps: Intro and Injury Implications (0:16) Christian Bethancourt (16:10) Jorge Alfaro (24:47) Quick Hit Catchers (30:54) Jimmy Herget (40:03) Caleb Thielbar (49:25) Quick Hit Relievers (54:31) ---- Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! If you enjoy the pod, please subscribe, drop us a 5-star review, and leave some kind words on your platform of choice: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Omny Feed Also be sure to follow Jordan, Shwebsi, and the official podcast account on Twitter, and check the pinned tweet on the show page for mailbag and feedback submissions! ITD Twitter | Jordan's Twitter | Shwebsi's Twitter | Mailbag Submissions Podcast cover art by Christine Weber Get PL+ and join our community and Discord server!: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the Deep – Jordan (@BuntSingles) and Shwebsi (@shwebsi) talk about some injury implications before finishing their 2023 positional preview episodes by highlighting catchers and relievers they like after pick 300.----Timestamps:Intro and Injury Implications (0:16)Christian Bethancourt (16:10)Jorge Alfaro (24:47)Quick Hit Catchers (30:54)Jimmy Herget (40:03)Caleb Thielbar (49:25)Quick Hit Relievers (54:31)----Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community!If you enjoy the pod, please subscribe, drop us a 5-star review, and leave some kind words on your platform of choice:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Omny FeedAlso be sure to follow Jordan, Shwebsi, and the official podcast account on Twitter, and check the pinned tweet on the show page for mailbag and feedback submissions!ITD Twitter | Jordan's Twitter | Shwebsi's Twitter | Mailbag SubmissionsPodcast cover art by Christine WeberGet PL+ and join our community and Discord server!: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

On this episode, we honor Women's History Month with conversations with three women who are moving the industry forward with their work in baseball analysis.Mark Simon is joined first by Chelsea Janes, national baseball writer for the Washington Post to discuss player reaction to rule changes, what to make of the Padres and Orioles heading into 2023, and other season preview-related topics. Chelsea also discusses how baseball's receptiveness to women writers has changed in her 10 years on the job (1:02).Andrea Arcidipane, also known as “Scoutgirl” on social media, talks about her time working in baseball operations for the Yankees in 2022. Andrea also speaks on information communication and making her videos and charts accessible to any audience, and she shares a few players she finds interesting heading into 2023 (Vinnie Pasquantino, Caleb Thielbar, Adam Duvall, and Brandon Walter for different reasons). Find her work on Twitter and at https://scoutgirlreport.com/ (22:41)And SIS research analyst Sarah Thompson talks about the presentation she did at the SABR Analytics Conference on evaluating minor league outfield defense. She shares her findings on specific players and the differences between minor league and major league out rates on fly balls (36:50).Make sure to check out The Effect of Outfield Position Changes on DRS by Andrew Kyne as mentioned in the Andrea Arcidipane interview. Thanks as always for listening. Please follow us on Twitter at @sis_baseball and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com. You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.

The Minnesota Twins blew way too many leads in 2022, struggling to hold on in the late innings as teams crawled back into games and often took control. With Jhoan Durán returning and Jorge López, Griffin Jax, Caleb Thielbar and others joining him, do the Twins have enough juice in their bullpen as currently constructed? Let's take a look at both sides of the argument and come to a well-reasoned conclusion. Please like, subscribe, and comment your thoughts below! FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

The Minnesota Twins blew way too many leads in 2022, struggling to hold on in the late innings as teams crawled back into games and often took control. With Jhoan Durán returning and Jorge López, Griffin Jax, Caleb Thielbar and others joining him, do the Twins have enough juice in their bullpen as currently constructed? Let's take a look at both sides of the argument and come to a well-reasoned conclusion. Please like, subscribe, and comment your thoughts below!FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Caleb Thielbar went from an awesome story to the Twins' best left-handed reliever in just a few seasons. Thielbar's second half of the 2022 season showed that he can be among the game's best left-handed bullpen weapons, with elite batted-ball data and expected results. Thielbar posted a sterling 1.50 ERA after the All-Star break, regularly coming in to put out early fires ahead of Jhoan Durán. Should the Twins pair Thielbar with another strong lefty in 2023? Or is that lefty already in the organization? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! SimpliSafe With Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There's No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnMLB to learn more. Rhone The Commuter Shirt can get you through any work day and straight into whatever comes next. Head to rhone.com/LOCKEDON and use promo code LOCKEDON to save 20% off your entire order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caleb Thielbar went from an awesome story to the Twins' best left-handed reliever in just a few seasons. Thielbar's second half of the 2022 season showed that he can be among the game's best left-handed bullpen weapons, with elite batted-ball data and expected results. Thielbar posted a sterling 1.50 ERA after the All-Star break, regularly coming in to put out early fires ahead of Jhoan Durán. Should the Twins pair Thielbar with another strong lefty in 2023? Or is that lefty already in the organization?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!SimpliSafeWith Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There's No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnMLB to learn more.RhoneThe Commuter Shirt can get you through any work day and straight into whatever comes next. Head to rhone.com/LOCKEDON and use promo code LOCKEDON to save 20% off your entire order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Minnesota Twins were solid all year long at Target Field and they'll close the season with at least a series win at home. The Twins scored eight runs and relied on their bullpen in a victory over the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night. Josh Winder was solid until the fifth, when he ran into trouble and Rocco Baldelli turned to Caleb Thielbar to escape the jam. Jake Cave had a strong night with two doubles and Matt Wallner added two hits himself. The Twins are tied for second in the Central (woohoo) with a 76-79 record. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Nugenix Now get a complimentary bottle of Nugenix Total T when you text MLB to 231-231. Text now and get a bottle of Nugenix Thermo, their most powerful fat incinerator ever, with key ingredients to help you get back into shape fast. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. BlueChew Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code LOCKEDON at BlueChew.com,-just pay $5 shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Minnesota Twins were solid all year long at Target Field and they'll close the season with at least a series win at home. The Twins scored eight runs and relied on their bullpen in a victory over the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night. Josh Winder was solid until the fifth, when he ran into trouble and Rocco Baldelli turned to Caleb Thielbar to escape the jam. Jake Cave had a strong night with two doubles and Matt Wallner added two hits himself. The Twins are tied for second in the Central (woohoo) with a 76-79 record.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!NugenixNow get a complimentary bottle of Nugenix Total T when you text MLB to 231-231. Text now and get a bottle of Nugenix Thermo, their most powerful fat incinerator ever, with key ingredients to help you get back into shape fast.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB.BlueChewTry BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code LOCKEDON at BlueChew.com,-just pay $5 shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 1 Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 4 Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 Tigers 2, Royals 1 – Miguel Cabrera hits 507th homer, Tigers beat Royals 2-1 Miguel Cabrera hit his 507th home run, Detroit got nine innings from its bullpen and the Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory. MJ Melendez led off the game with a home run for Kansas City, and Cabrera hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the inning. Scheduled Tigers starter Matt Manning was scratched just before game time because of arm fatigue. Will Vest pitched the first inning, allowing Melendez’s homer, and the next six relievers combined for eight shutout innings. Gregory Soto pitched the ninth for his 29th save. The Tigers need one win in their last eight games to avoid 100 losses. Twins 8, White Sox 4 – Wallner’s 3 RBIs help Twins send Sox to 8th straight loss Minnesota rookie Matt Wallner drove in a career-high three runs and Gio Urshela and Jake Cave each had three hits as the Twins beat Chicago 7-4, sending the White Sox to their eighth straight loss. Jose Miranda added an RBI double for the Twins. They tied the White Sox for second in the AL Central at 76-79. Cleveland blew by both of them over the last three weeks to clinch the division with 10 days left. Caleb Thielbar got the win in relief. Johnny Cueto lost his fourth straight start for the White Sox. Cubs 4, Phillies 2 – Nola gives up key homer as Phillies lose 4-2 to Cubs Aaron Nola surrendered Christopher Morel’s three-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies lost 4-2 to the Chicago Cubs. Philadelphia dropped its fourth consecutive game. Trying for their first playoff appearance since 2011, the Phillies are just a half-game ahead of Milwaukee for the third NL wild card. Nola was charged with four runs — all in the fifth — and five hits in six innings. The right-hander struck out eight and walked none. Chicago won for the seventh time in eight games. Today Kansas City (Heasley 4-8) at Detroit (Rodriguez 4-5), 1:10 p.m.           WSJM/WCSY 6:20 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 10-9) at Minnesota (Varland 0-2), 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Suárez 10-5) at Chicago Cubs (Assad 1-2), 2:20 p.m. MLB – Yankees star Judge hits 61st home run, ties Maris’ AL record Aaron Judge tied Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home runs in a season, hitting a tiebreaking, two-run drive for the New York Yankees in the seventh inning that led them over Toronto Blue Jays 8-3. The 30-year-old slugger drove a 94.5 mph belt-high sinker with a full-count from Tim Mayza over the left-field fence at Rogers Centre. The 117.4 mph drive took just 3.8 seconds to land 394 feet from the plate. and it put the Yankees ahead 5-3. Judge watched the ball clank off the stands, just below two fans who reached over a railing. MLB – Fans miss 61 HR ball, Jays bullpen coach gets it to Judge When Aaron Judge’s American League record-tying 61st home run dropped into Toronto’s bullpen, coach Matt Buschmann picked it up. He and Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano passed it to Yankees reliever Zack Britton, who made sure it got to Judge. The coach’s wife, Fox Sports reporter and former ESPN anchor Sara Walsh, joked on Twitter that she was announcing a divorce before adding she was joking and her husband decided Judge and Roger Maris’ family should get the ball, Frankie Lasagna was one of two fans who almost caught the drive. MLB – Maris Jr: Bonds, McGwire illegitimate, Judge to be HR king Roger Maris Jr. considers the home run feats of Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa to be illegitimate and says Aaron Judge should be recognized as the holder of the big league season standard if the New York Yankees slugger hits No. 62. Maris says "baseball needs to look at the records.” In 1961, Roger Maris broke the record of 60 set by Babe Ruth in 1927. Maris’ mark stood until McGwire hit 70 in 1998, and that was topped by Barry Bonds’ 73 in 2001. McGwire admitted using steroids, while Bonds and Sosa maintained they didn’t knowingly use PEDs. NFL – National Football League – Week 4 Last Night Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Displaced Bucs avoid Ian, begin preparation to face Chiefs The Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved their football operations to South Florida to avoid Hurricane Ian and remain hopeful of being able to return home to play the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. The team practiced at the Miami Dolphins’ training facility on Wednesday. The Bucs insisted the disruption to their normal routine will not hinder their ability to prepare for the team they beat in the Super Bowl two seasons ago. Family members, and even some pets, accompanied players and coaches in relocating ahead of the storm making landfall on Florida’s west coast.  The NFL has plans in place to move the game to Minnesota if the game cannot be played in Tampa. NHL – National Hockey League – Preseason Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Detroit Red Wings 2 NCAAFB – Progress made but how soon CFP expands still up in the air The administrators who’ve been given the task of expanding the College Football Playoff from four to 12 teams left their latest in-person meetings outside Chicago with the biggest question unanswered: How soon? The CFP management committee is scheduled to convene again Oct. 20 in Dallas. The members expect to get some work done before then by video conference. But whether the logistical hurdles can be cleared to implement a new format as soon as 2024 is unclear. The playoff will definitely expand by 2026, but the management committee has been tasked with trying to flip the format for the 2024 and ’25 seasons. NCAAFB – Big 10 – Northwestern unveils plans for new football stadium Northwestern unveiled plans to build a new Ryan Field and replace the current 97-year-old football stadium with a state-of-the-art facility featuring a reduced seating capacity and greater emphasis on the fan experience. The school said the stadium would seat 35,000, down more than 12,000 from the current Ryan Field, and feature a canopy designed to keep noise and light focused on the field. It would include cutting-edge technology and scoreboards, as well as concessions with food from local restaurants. Northwestern said the stadium would achieve Gold LEED certification, and “set a new standard” for accessibility. The plan calls for plazas outside, a community park and other green spaces. Northwestern said it is also considering hosting “a limited number” of concerts. NCAAFB – Penn State to begin selling beer at football games Penn State announced that beer will be available for sale to the general public at Beaver Stadium beginning Saturday when the Nittany Lions host Northwestern. Penn State becomes the ninth Big Ten school to sell beer to the general public at football games. The ones that don’t are Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern and Wisconsin. Beer will be sold in all areas of the stadium, except near the student section. Fans can buy two cans of beer at one time, and sales will stop at the end of the third quarter. FIBA – Thomas helps US top Serbia 88-55, advance to World Cup semis Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists to help the United States beat Serbia 88-55 in the quarterfinals of the women’s World Cup. Kelsey Plum scored 17 points and A’ja Wilson added 15 to lead the Americans, who will face Canada in the semifinals on Friday. The Americans used a 12-0 run to close the half and break open a tight game. Golf – LIV – LIV Golf denies report of deal to buy TV time on FS1 Saudi-funded LIV Golf is denying a report that it was close to a U.S. television deal in which it would buy time to be shown on FS1. Golfweek is citing sources as saying LIV Golf is nearing an agreement to buy time. LIV Golf issued a statement that the report was “incomplete and inaccurate,” and that it is ahead of schedule in its inaugural year, including such areas as broadcast rights. If a deal is imminent, it wasn’t clear when it would start. Fox Sports had no comment. Media companies typically pay a sports league for the right to broadcast events. In a time buy, the league is responsible for paying for the time on air, along with the cost of production and selling advertising. LIV Golf events are currently available for streaming YouTube, Facebook and its website. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Soccer Kellogg Community College at Lake Michigan College, PPD Today Women’s Volleyball Lansing Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran 7, Our Lady of the Lake 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 3, South Haven 0 Edwardsburg 9, Niles 1 Plainwell 0, Otsego 0 – TIE Paw Paw 5, Three Rivers 1 Sturgis 2, Vicksburg 0 New Buffalo 5, Comstock 2 Bangor 3, Cassopolis 2 Hartford 7, Bloomingdale 0 Allegan 3, Constantine 0 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Coloma 1 Delton-Kellogg 2, Watervliet 1 Holland Black River 8, Parchment 0 Volleyball Mattawan 3, St. Joseph 2 Michigan Lutheran 3, River Valley 1 Girls Golf SMAC Conference at Stonehedge North Battle Creek Lakeview      697 St. Joseph                       770 Portage Central              776 Gull Lake                        780 Portage Northern            787 Lakeshore                        792 Mattawan                        795 Kalamazoo Central          DNF Today Boys Soccer St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Niles, 6:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Covert, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m. Quincy at Comstock, 5:00 p.m. Volleyball Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Brandywine at Dowagiac, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Niles at Plainwell, 6:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Eau Claire, 5:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Mendon at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Fennville, 6:30 p.m. Centreville at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. South Haven, Lawrence at Comstock Tri-Meet, 6:00 p.m. Boys Tennis Edwardsburg at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 1 Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 4 Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 Tigers 2, Royals 1 – Miguel Cabrera hits 507th homer, Tigers beat Royals 2-1 Miguel Cabrera hit his 507th home run, Detroit got nine innings from its bullpen and the Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory. MJ Melendez led off the game with a home run for Kansas City, and Cabrera hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the inning. Scheduled Tigers starter Matt Manning was scratched just before game time because of arm fatigue. Will Vest pitched the first inning, allowing Melendez’s homer, and the next six relievers combined for eight shutout innings. Gregory Soto pitched the ninth for his 29th save. The Tigers need one win in their last eight games to avoid 100 losses. Twins 8, White Sox 4 – Wallner’s 3 RBIs help Twins send Sox to 8th straight loss Minnesota rookie Matt Wallner drove in a career-high three runs and Gio Urshela and Jake Cave each had three hits as the Twins beat Chicago 7-4, sending the White Sox to their eighth straight loss. Jose Miranda added an RBI double for the Twins. They tied the White Sox for second in the AL Central at 76-79. Cleveland blew by both of them over the last three weeks to clinch the division with 10 days left. Caleb Thielbar got the win in relief. Johnny Cueto lost his fourth straight start for the White Sox. Cubs 4, Phillies 2 – Nola gives up key homer as Phillies lose 4-2 to Cubs Aaron Nola surrendered Christopher Morel’s three-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies lost 4-2 to the Chicago Cubs. Philadelphia dropped its fourth consecutive game. Trying for their first playoff appearance since 2011, the Phillies are just a half-game ahead of Milwaukee for the third NL wild card. Nola was charged with four runs — all in the fifth — and five hits in six innings. The right-hander struck out eight and walked none. Chicago won for the seventh time in eight games. Today Kansas City (Heasley 4-8) at Detroit (Rodriguez 4-5), 1:10 p.m.           WSJM/WCSY 6:20 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 10-9) at Minnesota (Varland 0-2), 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Suárez 10-5) at Chicago Cubs (Assad 1-2), 2:20 p.m. MLB – Yankees star Judge hits 61st home run, ties Maris’ AL record Aaron Judge tied Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home runs in a season, hitting a tiebreaking, two-run drive for the New York Yankees in the seventh inning that led them over Toronto Blue Jays 8-3. The 30-year-old slugger drove a 94.5 mph belt-high sinker with a full-count from Tim Mayza over the left-field fence at Rogers Centre. The 117.4 mph drive took just 3.8 seconds to land 394 feet from the plate. and it put the Yankees ahead 5-3. Judge watched the ball clank off the stands, just below two fans who reached over a railing. MLB – Fans miss 61 HR ball, Jays bullpen coach gets it to Judge When Aaron Judge’s American League record-tying 61st home run dropped into Toronto’s bullpen, coach Matt Buschmann picked it up. He and Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano passed it to Yankees reliever Zack Britton, who made sure it got to Judge. The coach’s wife, Fox Sports reporter and former ESPN anchor Sara Walsh, joked on Twitter that she was announcing a divorce before adding she was joking and her husband decided Judge and Roger Maris’ family should get the ball, Frankie Lasagna was one of two fans who almost caught the drive. MLB – Maris Jr: Bonds, McGwire illegitimate, Judge to be HR king Roger Maris Jr. considers the home run feats of Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa to be illegitimate and says Aaron Judge should be recognized as the holder of the big league season standard if the New York Yankees slugger hits No. 62. Maris says "baseball needs to look at the records.” In 1961, Roger Maris broke the record of 60 set by Babe Ruth in 1927. Maris’ mark stood until McGwire hit 70 in 1998, and that was topped by Barry Bonds’ 73 in 2001. McGwire admitted using steroids, while Bonds and Sosa maintained they didn’t knowingly use PEDs. NFL – National Football League – Week 4 Last Night Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Displaced Bucs avoid Ian, begin preparation to face Chiefs The Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved their football operations to South Florida to avoid Hurricane Ian and remain hopeful of being able to return home to play the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. The team practiced at the Miami Dolphins’ training facility on Wednesday. The Bucs insisted the disruption to their normal routine will not hinder their ability to prepare for the team they beat in the Super Bowl two seasons ago. Family members, and even some pets, accompanied players and coaches in relocating ahead of the storm making landfall on Florida’s west coast.  The NFL has plans in place to move the game to Minnesota if the game cannot be played in Tampa. NHL – National Hockey League – Preseason Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Detroit Red Wings 2 NCAAFB – Progress made but how soon CFP expands still up in the air The administrators who’ve been given the task of expanding the College Football Playoff from four to 12 teams left their latest in-person meetings outside Chicago with the biggest question unanswered: How soon? The CFP management committee is scheduled to convene again Oct. 20 in Dallas. The members expect to get some work done before then by video conference. But whether the logistical hurdles can be cleared to implement a new format as soon as 2024 is unclear. The playoff will definitely expand by 2026, but the management committee has been tasked with trying to flip the format for the 2024 and ’25 seasons. NCAAFB – Big 10 – Northwestern unveils plans for new football stadium Northwestern unveiled plans to build a new Ryan Field and replace the current 97-year-old football stadium with a state-of-the-art facility featuring a reduced seating capacity and greater emphasis on the fan experience. The school said the stadium would seat 35,000, down more than 12,000 from the current Ryan Field, and feature a canopy designed to keep noise and light focused on the field. It would include cutting-edge technology and scoreboards, as well as concessions with food from local restaurants. Northwestern said the stadium would achieve Gold LEED certification, and “set a new standard” for accessibility. The plan calls for plazas outside, a community park and other green spaces. Northwestern said it is also considering hosting “a limited number” of concerts. NCAAFB – Penn State to begin selling beer at football games Penn State announced that beer will be available for sale to the general public at Beaver Stadium beginning Saturday when the Nittany Lions host Northwestern. Penn State becomes the ninth Big Ten school to sell beer to the general public at football games. The ones that don’t are Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern and Wisconsin. Beer will be sold in all areas of the stadium, except near the student section. Fans can buy two cans of beer at one time, and sales will stop at the end of the third quarter. FIBA – Thomas helps US top Serbia 88-55, advance to World Cup semis Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists to help the United States beat Serbia 88-55 in the quarterfinals of the women’s World Cup. Kelsey Plum scored 17 points and A’ja Wilson added 15 to lead the Americans, who will face Canada in the semifinals on Friday. The Americans used a 12-0 run to close the half and break open a tight game. Golf – LIV – LIV Golf denies report of deal to buy TV time on FS1 Saudi-funded LIV Golf is denying a report that it was close to a U.S. television deal in which it would buy time to be shown on FS1. Golfweek is citing sources as saying LIV Golf is nearing an agreement to buy time. LIV Golf issued a statement that the report was “incomplete and inaccurate,” and that it is ahead of schedule in its inaugural year, including such areas as broadcast rights. If a deal is imminent, it wasn’t clear when it would start. Fox Sports had no comment. Media companies typically pay a sports league for the right to broadcast events. In a time buy, the league is responsible for paying for the time on air, along with the cost of production and selling advertising. LIV Golf events are currently available for streaming YouTube, Facebook and its website. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Soccer Kellogg Community College at Lake Michigan College, PPD Today Women’s Volleyball Lansing Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran 7, Our Lady of the Lake 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 3, South Haven 0 Edwardsburg 9, Niles 1 Plainwell 0, Otsego 0 – TIE Paw Paw 5, Three Rivers 1 Sturgis 2, Vicksburg 0 New Buffalo 5, Comstock 2 Bangor 3, Cassopolis 2 Hartford 7, Bloomingdale 0 Allegan 3, Constantine 0 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Coloma 1 Delton-Kellogg 2, Watervliet 1 Holland Black River 8, Parchment 0 Volleyball Mattawan 3, St. Joseph 2 Michigan Lutheran 3, River Valley 1 Girls Golf SMAC Conference at Stonehedge North Battle Creek Lakeview      697 St. Joseph                       770 Portage Central              776 Gull Lake                        780 Portage Northern            787 Lakeshore                        792 Mattawan                        795 Kalamazoo Central          DNF Today Boys Soccer St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Niles, 6:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Covert, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m. Quincy at Comstock, 5:00 p.m. Volleyball Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Brandywine at Dowagiac, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Niles at Plainwell, 6:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Eau Claire, 5:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Mendon at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Fennville, 6:30 p.m. Centreville at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. South Haven, Lawrence at Comstock Tri-Meet, 6:00 p.m. Boys Tennis Edwardsburg at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 1 Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 4 Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 Tigers 2, Royals 1 – Miguel Cabrera hits 507th homer, Tigers beat Royals 2-1 Miguel Cabrera hit his 507th home run, Detroit got nine innings from its bullpen and the Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory. MJ Melendez led off the game with a home run for Kansas City, and Cabrera hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the inning. Scheduled Tigers starter Matt Manning was scratched just before game time because of arm fatigue. Will Vest pitched the first inning, allowing Melendez’s homer, and the next six relievers combined for eight shutout innings. Gregory Soto pitched the ninth for his 29th save. The Tigers need one win in their last eight games to avoid 100 losses. Twins 8, White Sox 4 – Wallner’s 3 RBIs help Twins send Sox to 8th straight loss Minnesota rookie Matt Wallner drove in a career-high three runs and Gio Urshela and Jake Cave each had three hits as the Twins beat Chicago 7-4, sending the White Sox to their eighth straight loss. Jose Miranda added an RBI double for the Twins. They tied the White Sox for second in the AL Central at 76-79. Cleveland blew by both of them over the last three weeks to clinch the division with 10 days left. Caleb Thielbar got the win in relief. Johnny Cueto lost his fourth straight start for the White Sox. Cubs 4, Phillies 2 – Nola gives up key homer as Phillies lose 4-2 to Cubs Aaron Nola surrendered Christopher Morel’s three-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies lost 4-2 to the Chicago Cubs. Philadelphia dropped its fourth consecutive game. Trying for their first playoff appearance since 2011, the Phillies are just a half-game ahead of Milwaukee for the third NL wild card. Nola was charged with four runs — all in the fifth — and five hits in six innings. The right-hander struck out eight and walked none. Chicago won for the seventh time in eight games. Today Kansas City (Heasley 4-8) at Detroit (Rodriguez 4-5), 1:10 p.m.           WSJM/WCSY 6:20 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 10-9) at Minnesota (Varland 0-2), 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Suárez 10-5) at Chicago Cubs (Assad 1-2), 2:20 p.m. MLB – Yankees star Judge hits 61st home run, ties Maris’ AL record Aaron Judge tied Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home runs in a season, hitting a tiebreaking, two-run drive for the New York Yankees in the seventh inning that led them over Toronto Blue Jays 8-3. The 30-year-old slugger drove a 94.5 mph belt-high sinker with a full-count from Tim Mayza over the left-field fence at Rogers Centre. The 117.4 mph drive took just 3.8 seconds to land 394 feet from the plate. and it put the Yankees ahead 5-3. Judge watched the ball clank off the stands, just below two fans who reached over a railing. MLB – Fans miss 61 HR ball, Jays bullpen coach gets it to Judge When Aaron Judge’s American League record-tying 61st home run dropped into Toronto’s bullpen, coach Matt Buschmann picked it up. He and Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano passed it to Yankees reliever Zack Britton, who made sure it got to Judge. The coach’s wife, Fox Sports reporter and former ESPN anchor Sara Walsh, joked on Twitter that she was announcing a divorce before adding she was joking and her husband decided Judge and Roger Maris’ family should get the ball, Frankie Lasagna was one of two fans who almost caught the drive. MLB – Maris Jr: Bonds, McGwire illegitimate, Judge to be HR king Roger Maris Jr. considers the home run feats of Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa to be illegitimate and says Aaron Judge should be recognized as the holder of the big league season standard if the New York Yankees slugger hits No. 62. Maris says "baseball needs to look at the records.” In 1961, Roger Maris broke the record of 60 set by Babe Ruth in 1927. Maris’ mark stood until McGwire hit 70 in 1998, and that was topped by Barry Bonds’ 73 in 2001. McGwire admitted using steroids, while Bonds and Sosa maintained they didn’t knowingly use PEDs. NFL – National Football League – Week 4 Last Night Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Displaced Bucs avoid Ian, begin preparation to face Chiefs The Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved their football operations to South Florida to avoid Hurricane Ian and remain hopeful of being able to return home to play the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. The team practiced at the Miami Dolphins’ training facility on Wednesday. The Bucs insisted the disruption to their normal routine will not hinder their ability to prepare for the team they beat in the Super Bowl two seasons ago. Family members, and even some pets, accompanied players and coaches in relocating ahead of the storm making landfall on Florida’s west coast.  The NFL has plans in place to move the game to Minnesota if the game cannot be played in Tampa. NHL – National Hockey League – Preseason Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Detroit Red Wings 2 NCAAFB – Progress made but how soon CFP expands still up in the air The administrators who’ve been given the task of expanding the College Football Playoff from four to 12 teams left their latest in-person meetings outside Chicago with the biggest question unanswered: How soon? The CFP management committee is scheduled to convene again Oct. 20 in Dallas. The members expect to get some work done before then by video conference. But whether the logistical hurdles can be cleared to implement a new format as soon as 2024 is unclear. The playoff will definitely expand by 2026, but the management committee has been tasked with trying to flip the format for the 2024 and ’25 seasons. NCAAFB – Big 10 – Northwestern unveils plans for new football stadium Northwestern unveiled plans to build a new Ryan Field and replace the current 97-year-old football stadium with a state-of-the-art facility featuring a reduced seating capacity and greater emphasis on the fan experience. The school said the stadium would seat 35,000, down more than 12,000 from the current Ryan Field, and feature a canopy designed to keep noise and light focused on the field. It would include cutting-edge technology and scoreboards, as well as concessions with food from local restaurants. Northwestern said the stadium would achieve Gold LEED certification, and “set a new standard” for accessibility. The plan calls for plazas outside, a community park and other green spaces. Northwestern said it is also considering hosting “a limited number” of concerts. NCAAFB – Penn State to begin selling beer at football games Penn State announced that beer will be available for sale to the general public at Beaver Stadium beginning Saturday when the Nittany Lions host Northwestern. Penn State becomes the ninth Big Ten school to sell beer to the general public at football games. The ones that don’t are Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern and Wisconsin. Beer will be sold in all areas of the stadium, except near the student section. Fans can buy two cans of beer at one time, and sales will stop at the end of the third quarter. FIBA – Thomas helps US top Serbia 88-55, advance to World Cup semis Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists to help the United States beat Serbia 88-55 in the quarterfinals of the women’s World Cup. Kelsey Plum scored 17 points and A’ja Wilson added 15 to lead the Americans, who will face Canada in the semifinals on Friday. The Americans used a 12-0 run to close the half and break open a tight game. Golf – LIV – LIV Golf denies report of deal to buy TV time on FS1 Saudi-funded LIV Golf is denying a report that it was close to a U.S. television deal in which it would buy time to be shown on FS1. Golfweek is citing sources as saying LIV Golf is nearing an agreement to buy time. LIV Golf issued a statement that the report was “incomplete and inaccurate,” and that it is ahead of schedule in its inaugural year, including such areas as broadcast rights. If a deal is imminent, it wasn’t clear when it would start. Fox Sports had no comment. Media companies typically pay a sports league for the right to broadcast events. In a time buy, the league is responsible for paying for the time on air, along with the cost of production and selling advertising. LIV Golf events are currently available for streaming YouTube, Facebook and its website. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Soccer Kellogg Community College at Lake Michigan College, PPD Today Women’s Volleyball Lansing Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran 7, Our Lady of the Lake 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 3, South Haven 0 Edwardsburg 9, Niles 1 Plainwell 0, Otsego 0 – TIE Paw Paw 5, Three Rivers 1 Sturgis 2, Vicksburg 0 New Buffalo 5, Comstock 2 Bangor 3, Cassopolis 2 Hartford 7, Bloomingdale 0 Allegan 3, Constantine 0 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Coloma 1 Delton-Kellogg 2, Watervliet 1 Holland Black River 8, Parchment 0 Volleyball Mattawan 3, St. Joseph 2 Michigan Lutheran 3, River Valley 1 Girls Golf SMAC Conference at Stonehedge North Battle Creek Lakeview      697 St. Joseph                       770 Portage Central              776 Gull Lake                        780 Portage Northern            787 Lakeshore                        792 Mattawan                        795 Kalamazoo Central          DNF Today Boys Soccer St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Niles, 6:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Covert, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m. Quincy at Comstock, 5:00 p.m. Volleyball Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Brandywine at Dowagiac, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Niles at Plainwell, 6:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Eau Claire, 5:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Mendon at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Fennville, 6:30 p.m. Centreville at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. South Haven, Lawrence at Comstock Tri-Meet, 6:00 p.m. Boys Tennis Edwardsburg at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 1 Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 4 Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 Tigers 2, Royals 1 – Miguel Cabrera hits 507th homer, Tigers beat Royals 2-1 Miguel Cabrera hit his 507th home run, Detroit got nine innings from its bullpen and the Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory. MJ Melendez led off the game with a home run for Kansas City, and Cabrera hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the inning. Scheduled Tigers starter Matt Manning was scratched just before game time because of arm fatigue. Will Vest pitched the first inning, allowing Melendez’s homer, and the next six relievers combined for eight shutout innings. Gregory Soto pitched the ninth for his 29th save. The Tigers need one win in their last eight games to avoid 100 losses. Twins 8, White Sox 4 – Wallner’s 3 RBIs help Twins send Sox to 8th straight loss Minnesota rookie Matt Wallner drove in a career-high three runs and Gio Urshela and Jake Cave each had three hits as the Twins beat Chicago 7-4, sending the White Sox to their eighth straight loss. Jose Miranda added an RBI double for the Twins. They tied the White Sox for second in the AL Central at 76-79. Cleveland blew by both of them over the last three weeks to clinch the division with 10 days left. Caleb Thielbar got the win in relief. Johnny Cueto lost his fourth straight start for the White Sox. Cubs 4, Phillies 2 – Nola gives up key homer as Phillies lose 4-2 to Cubs Aaron Nola surrendered Christopher Morel’s three-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies lost 4-2 to the Chicago Cubs. Philadelphia dropped its fourth consecutive game. Trying for their first playoff appearance since 2011, the Phillies are just a half-game ahead of Milwaukee for the third NL wild card. Nola was charged with four runs — all in the fifth — and five hits in six innings. The right-hander struck out eight and walked none. Chicago won for the seventh time in eight games. Today Kansas City (Heasley 4-8) at Detroit (Rodriguez 4-5), 1:10 p.m.           WSJM/WCSY 6:20 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 10-9) at Minnesota (Varland 0-2), 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Suárez 10-5) at Chicago Cubs (Assad 1-2), 2:20 p.m. MLB – Yankees star Judge hits 61st home run, ties Maris’ AL record Aaron Judge tied Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home runs in a season, hitting a tiebreaking, two-run drive for the New York Yankees in the seventh inning that led them over Toronto Blue Jays 8-3. The 30-year-old slugger drove a 94.5 mph belt-high sinker with a full-count from Tim Mayza over the left-field fence at Rogers Centre. The 117.4 mph drive took just 3.8 seconds to land 394 feet from the plate. and it put the Yankees ahead 5-3. Judge watched the ball clank off the stands, just below two fans who reached over a railing. MLB – Fans miss 61 HR ball, Jays bullpen coach gets it to Judge When Aaron Judge’s American League record-tying 61st home run dropped into Toronto’s bullpen, coach Matt Buschmann picked it up. He and Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano passed it to Yankees reliever Zack Britton, who made sure it got to Judge. The coach’s wife, Fox Sports reporter and former ESPN anchor Sara Walsh, joked on Twitter that she was announcing a divorce before adding she was joking and her husband decided Judge and Roger Maris’ family should get the ball, Frankie Lasagna was one of two fans who almost caught the drive. MLB – Maris Jr: Bonds, McGwire illegitimate, Judge to be HR king Roger Maris Jr. considers the home run feats of Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa to be illegitimate and says Aaron Judge should be recognized as the holder of the big league season standard if the New York Yankees slugger hits No. 62. Maris says "baseball needs to look at the records.” In 1961, Roger Maris broke the record of 60 set by Babe Ruth in 1927. Maris’ mark stood until McGwire hit 70 in 1998, and that was topped by Barry Bonds’ 73 in 2001. McGwire admitted using steroids, while Bonds and Sosa maintained they didn’t knowingly use PEDs. NFL – National Football League – Week 4 Last Night Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Displaced Bucs avoid Ian, begin preparation to face Chiefs The Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved their football operations to South Florida to avoid Hurricane Ian and remain hopeful of being able to return home to play the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. The team practiced at the Miami Dolphins’ training facility on Wednesday. The Bucs insisted the disruption to their normal routine will not hinder their ability to prepare for the team they beat in the Super Bowl two seasons ago. Family members, and even some pets, accompanied players and coaches in relocating ahead of the storm making landfall on Florida’s west coast.  The NFL has plans in place to move the game to Minnesota if the game cannot be played in Tampa. NHL – National Hockey League – Preseason Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Detroit Red Wings 2 NCAAFB – Progress made but how soon CFP expands still up in the air The administrators who’ve been given the task of expanding the College Football Playoff from four to 12 teams left their latest in-person meetings outside Chicago with the biggest question unanswered: How soon? The CFP management committee is scheduled to convene again Oct. 20 in Dallas. The members expect to get some work done before then by video conference. But whether the logistical hurdles can be cleared to implement a new format as soon as 2024 is unclear. The playoff will definitely expand by 2026, but the management committee has been tasked with trying to flip the format for the 2024 and ’25 seasons. NCAAFB – Big 10 – Northwestern unveils plans for new football stadium Northwestern unveiled plans to build a new Ryan Field and replace the current 97-year-old football stadium with a state-of-the-art facility featuring a reduced seating capacity and greater emphasis on the fan experience. The school said the stadium would seat 35,000, down more than 12,000 from the current Ryan Field, and feature a canopy designed to keep noise and light focused on the field. It would include cutting-edge technology and scoreboards, as well as concessions with food from local restaurants. Northwestern said the stadium would achieve Gold LEED certification, and “set a new standard” for accessibility. The plan calls for plazas outside, a community park and other green spaces. Northwestern said it is also considering hosting “a limited number” of concerts. NCAAFB – Penn State to begin selling beer at football games Penn State announced that beer will be available for sale to the general public at Beaver Stadium beginning Saturday when the Nittany Lions host Northwestern. Penn State becomes the ninth Big Ten school to sell beer to the general public at football games. The ones that don’t are Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern and Wisconsin. Beer will be sold in all areas of the stadium, except near the student section. Fans can buy two cans of beer at one time, and sales will stop at the end of the third quarter. FIBA – Thomas helps US top Serbia 88-55, advance to World Cup semis Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists to help the United States beat Serbia 88-55 in the quarterfinals of the women’s World Cup. Kelsey Plum scored 17 points and A’ja Wilson added 15 to lead the Americans, who will face Canada in the semifinals on Friday. The Americans used a 12-0 run to close the half and break open a tight game. Golf – LIV – LIV Golf denies report of deal to buy TV time on FS1 Saudi-funded LIV Golf is denying a report that it was close to a U.S. television deal in which it would buy time to be shown on FS1. Golfweek is citing sources as saying LIV Golf is nearing an agreement to buy time. LIV Golf issued a statement that the report was “incomplete and inaccurate,” and that it is ahead of schedule in its inaugural year, including such areas as broadcast rights. If a deal is imminent, it wasn’t clear when it would start. Fox Sports had no comment. Media companies typically pay a sports league for the right to broadcast events. In a time buy, the league is responsible for paying for the time on air, along with the cost of production and selling advertising. LIV Golf events are currently available for streaming YouTube, Facebook and its website. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Soccer Kellogg Community College at Lake Michigan College, PPD Today Women’s Volleyball Lansing Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran 7, Our Lady of the Lake 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 3, South Haven 0 Edwardsburg 9, Niles 1 Plainwell 0, Otsego 0 – TIE Paw Paw 5, Three Rivers 1 Sturgis 2, Vicksburg 0 New Buffalo 5, Comstock 2 Bangor 3, Cassopolis 2 Hartford 7, Bloomingdale 0 Allegan 3, Constantine 0 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Coloma 1 Delton-Kellogg 2, Watervliet 1 Holland Black River 8, Parchment 0 Volleyball Mattawan 3, St. Joseph 2 Michigan Lutheran 3, River Valley 1 Girls Golf SMAC Conference at Stonehedge North Battle Creek Lakeview      697 St. Joseph                       770 Portage Central              776 Gull Lake                        780 Portage Northern            787 Lakeshore                        792 Mattawan                        795 Kalamazoo Central          DNF Today Boys Soccer St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Niles, 6:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Covert, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m. Quincy at Comstock, 5:00 p.m. Volleyball Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Brandywine at Dowagiac, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Niles at Plainwell, 6:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Eau Claire, 5:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Mendon at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Fennville, 6:30 p.m. Centreville at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. South Haven, Lawrence at Comstock Tri-Meet, 6:00 p.m. Boys Tennis Edwardsburg at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minnesota Twins had multiple opportunities to build a bigger lead, protect said lead, and win game one over the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. They missed those chances and lost on a walk-off groundout from José Abreu in the ninth. Sonny Gray left the game with hamstring tightness and the Twins' bullpen was forced to make up five innings on the backend. It was going well until Caleb Thielbar surrendered a game-tying solo homer to Yasmani Grandal in the eighth. In the ninth, benches cleared as Jorge López hit Andrew Vaughn, loading the bases. The Twins are 67-63 and remain one game back of the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Minnesota Twins had multiple opportunities to build a bigger lead, protect said lead, and win game one over the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. They missed those chances and lost on a walk-off groundout from José Abreu in the ninth. Sonny Gray left the game with hamstring tightness and the Twins' bullpen was forced to make up five innings on the backend. It was going well until Caleb Thielbar surrendered a game-tying solo homer to Yasmani Grandal in the eighth. In the ninth, benches cleared as Jorge López hit Andrew Vaughn, loading the bases. The Twins are 67-63 and remain one game back of the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Minnesota Twins won their fourth straight game with a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox at Target Field Monday night. Gio Urshela delivered a clutch, bases-clearing double in the fifth. The two-out hit gave the Twins a two-run lead. Caleb Thielbar, Jhoan Durán, Griffin Jax, and Jorge López shut things down behind starter Dylan Bundy. The Twins are 66-61 and 1.5 games back of the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Minnesota Twins won their fourth straight game with a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox at Target Field Monday night. Gio Urshela delivered a clutch, bases-clearing double in the fifth. The two-out hit gave the Twins a two-run lead. Caleb Thielbar, Jhoan Durán, Griffin Jax, and Jorge López shut things down behind starter Dylan Bundy. The Twins are 66-61 and 1.5 games back of the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Minnesota Twins won their fourth straight game with a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox at Target Field Monday night. Gio Urshela delivered a clutch, bases-clearing double in the fifth. The two-out hit gave the Twins a two-run lead. Caleb Thielbar, Jhoan Durán, Griffin Jax, and Jorge López shut things down behind starter Dylan Bundy. The Twins are 66-61 and 1.5 games back of the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Minnesota Twins won their fourth straight game with a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox at Target Field Monday night. Gio Urshela delivered a clutch, bases-clearing double in the fifth. The two-out hit gave the Twins a two-run lead. Caleb Thielbar, Jhoan Durán, Griffin Jax, and Jorge López shut things down behind starter Dylan Bundy. The Twins are 66-61 and 1.5 games back of the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and John talk about Tyler Mahle's shoulder problems, why the Wild Card standings are now very relevant for the Twins, Sonny Gray and other starters the third time through lineups, missing Kyle Garlick, and Caleb Thielbar saving everyone's butts.

The Minnesota Twins sweep the Kansas City Royals in a three-game series at Target Field. David and Dan are reunited and discuss the great pitching performances by Joe Ryan and Sonny Gray, as well as the scoreless innings put together by the bullpen. The boys discuss Miranda's continued great play and Caleb Thielbar's effort in high leverage positions in games 1 and 2. David doesn't miss an opportunity to question Tommy Watkins base coaching and Dan remains head of the Nick Gordon fan club. Dan is befuddled by Rocco's limited use of Cole Sands, and wants to know if Sandy Leon is currently the best catcher on the Twins' roster. The guys consider the importance of the recently updated top 100 prospect list and make their Puckett's Picks for the upcoming Rangers series. Thanks for listening, and as always, go Twins!Music: "Minnesota Twins Theme" (1961) written by Ray Charles and Dick Wilson. Arrangement and performance by Jason Cain.The Gran Group with Edina Realty TWIN CITIES AREA REALTORS TO MEET ALL OF YOUR HOUSING NEEDS!

The Minnesota Twins lost the opener in Arlington 6-5 to the Texas Rangers. Sonny Gray pitched well until the fifth, when he combusted and forced Rocco Baldelli to pull him after allowing three runs. Then Caleb Thielbar gave up a three-run homer to Corey Seager, a swing that ended up winning the game. The Twins are 47-39. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Sports Card Investor Download the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week . Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon. Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKED ON SPORTS listeners get $50 off purchases of $500 or more using code LOCKEDON. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Minnesota Twins lost the opener in Arlington 6-5 to the Texas Rangers. Sonny Gray pitched well until the fifth, when he combusted and forced Rocco Baldelli to pull him after allowing three runs. Then Caleb Thielbar gave up a three-run homer to Corey Seager, a swing that ended up winning the game. The Twins are 47-39.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Sports Card InvestorDownload the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week . Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon.Blue NileMake your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKED ON SPORTS listeners get $50 off purchases of $500 or more using code LOCKEDON. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli pulled Jhoan Duran in favor of Caleb Thielbar; Judd got roasted for pitch framing; Twins resting stars driving to lower attendance and other feedback friday questions!

Minnesota Twins place four players on restricted list: Max Kepler, Caleb Thielbar, Emilio Pagan and Trevor Megill. How ugly could things get in Toronto?

Episode 961 This week on the show, David Laurila is joined by Brian Garman, pitching coach for the Dayton Dragons, High-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Garman shares the story of how visiting Driveline back in his playing days — thanks to a recommendation from teammate and friend Caleb Thielbar — led not only to […]

The Twins' bullpen was much better in the 2nd half after a less-than-stellar start to the season. Three big reasons for the improvement: Jorge Alcala, Caleb Thielbar and Juan Minaya. Let's grade their seasons and look forward to 2022.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices