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Tras tres campeonatos en la IndyCar, Alex Palou puede contar su primera victoria en óvalo, en las 500 millas de indianápolis.Penske en problemas, fuego, golpes, lluvia y un sin fin de historias en la edición 109 de la mejor carrera del mundo.Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autos-y-carreras--1402570/support.

Host Brandon Contes interviews Fox IndyCar analyst and 2016 Indy 500 pole sitter James Hinchcliffe. With the 2025 Indy 500 approaching, Brandon and James discuss a wide range of topics including taking risks even after a near-fatal crash, working with Danica Patrick, how the series is going with Roger Penske owning a team as well as IndyCar, and more.NOTE: We recorded with James on Tuesday 5/20, one day before Roger Penske announced he fired team president Tim Cindric, managing director Ron Ruzewski, and general manager Kyle Moyer. Awful Announcing reached out to Fox Sports to see if the news changed James' view and did not receive an update.-:44: More fun preparing to race or commentate the Indy 500?-1:20: Racing in IMSA-2:31: Would James ever return to IndyCar racing?-3:35: Difficulties of racing part-time compared to full-time drivers-4:22: Learning to crash-5:00: 2015 near-fatal crash-7:08: Pushing through boundaries of risk-8:17: Making the decision to retire-9:17: Comfort level with criticizing fellow competitors and friends-10:14: Calling first IndyCar race-10:52: Is broadcasting fulfilling?-11:49: Working with Danica Patrick-12:16: Popularity boost replacing Patrick-13:20: Working with Fox compared to NBC-14:51: Fan response of Fox IndyCar coverage-17:19: Team Penske penalties-22:07: Roger Penske owning Team Penske, IndyCar, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway-23:51: Will Fox discuss Penske penalties during race broadcast?-24:38: Difficulty for Newgarden to win three Indy 500's in a row-25:17: Hélio Castroneves going for five Indy 500 wins-25:42: Kyle Larson trying to do the Indy-Charlotte double-26:05: Cold forecast at Indy-26:35: Gaps in schedule for IndyCarDownload the Awful Announcing Podcast:Listen on AppleListen on SpotifyAwful Announcing on XAwful Announcing on FacebookAwful Announcing on InstagramAwful Announcing on ThreadsAwful Announcing on BlueSkyAwful Announcing on LinkedInAwful Announcing on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Italia, Japón y México comparten la primera fila para la #Indy500. Hubo de todo en esta primera semana, y el cierre es hermoso: Schwartzman con Prema, ambos novatos, se llevaron una pole position histórica.Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autos-y-carreras--1402570/support.

Tonight, on a live studio edition of Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they talk about Doug Boles becoming the newest president of IndyCar, replacing Jay Frye, while keeping his current role at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Later in the first hour of the show, Kevin and Curt talk about the IndyCar test sessions from Sebring and who they were impressed with. They also talk about Rinus VeeKay signing with Dale Coyne Racing driving the #18 Honda for a full season. Later, they talk about Helio Castroneves’s weekend competing in the Daytona 500, and how they react to everyone complaining about Castroneves getting in on a provisional. To wrap up the first hour of the show, they answer fan questions from X. To start the second hour of the show, Kevin and Curt answer more fan questions on X and later, Curts talks with Santino Ferrucci of A.J. Foyt Racing to recap the Sebring testing, how he is connecting with new teammate, David Malukas, and looking forward to the 109th Indianapolis 500. Later in the second hour of the program, Curt talks with Nathan Brown of the IndyStar to talk about Doug Boles’s newest president role with IndyCar and keeping his same role with IMS. They also talk about what the top storylines for the season are and who could perform the best in new places. Then to wrap up another addition of the show, they talk about next week being race week at St. Petersburg. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No Pelas Pistas #130, continuamos o Duelo de Pilotos 2025!Como será o desempenho dos nomes de Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren, Williams e Aston Martin nesta temporada? Deixe nos comentários sua previsão!Além disso, nossos hosts compartilham suas experiências pessoais nas pistas e debatem um tema polêmico: as multas na F1 e o engessamento dos pilotos. Você acha que deveria haver mais liberdade no rádio, ou um filtro nos palavrões ainda é necessário?E claro, teve Daytona 500! Hélio Castroneves acabou fora da corrida após um toque com Chastain, e a vitória ficou com William Byron! Uma corrida cheia de ação!Curtiu o episódio? Deixe o like, se inscreva no canal e compartilhe com os amigos! Este episódio é patrocinado por: INSIDER - Garanta o seu produto Insider com 12% de desconto, usando o cupom PELASPISTAS na #InsiderStore! https://creators.insiderstore.com.br/PELASPISTASComercial: pelaspistas@pod360.com.brRedes sociais: @‌pelaspistas360⁠https://www.instagram.com/pelaspistas...⁠Seja membro deste canal no Youtube e ganhe benefícios ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIsA...

No Pelas Pistas #130, continuamos o Duelo de Pilotos 2025!Como será o desempenho dos nomes de Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren, Williams e Aston Martin nesta temporada? Deixe nos comentários sua previsão! Além disso, nossos hosts compartilham suas experiências pessoais nas pistas e debatem um tema polêmico: as multas na F1 e o engessamento dos pilotos. Você acha que deveria haver mais liberdade no rádio, ou um filtro nos palavrões ainda é necessário? E claro, teve Daytona 500! Hélio Castroneves acabou fora da corrida após um toque com Chastain, e a vitória ficou com William Byron! Uma corrida cheia de ação!Curtiu o episódio? Deixe o like, se inscreva no canal e compartilhe com os amigos! Este episódio é patrocinado por: INSIDER - Garanta o seu produto Insider com 12% de desconto, usando o cupom PELASPISTAS na #InsiderStore! https://creators.insiderstore.com.br/PELASPISTASComercial: pelaspistas@pod360.com.brRedes sociais: @‌pelaspistas360https://www.instagram.com/pelaspistas...Seja membro deste canal no Youtube e ganhe benefícios https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIsA...

Host Brandon Contes interviews two-time Daytona 500 winning crew chief and NASCAR on Fox analyst, Larry McReynolds. In the lead up to the Daytona 500 (Sunday, February 16 at 1:30 PM ET on Fox), Brandon and Larry discuss a wide range of topics including how Larry became a crew chief, winning the Daytona 500 with Dale Earnhardt, remembering Earnhardt's death and the way Mike Joy led the broadcast, and more.-:49: Jalen Hurts winning Super Bowl-1:32: Chiefs fatigue-1:57: Kendrick Lamar Halftime Show reaction-4:17: Super Bowl and Daytona 500-6:25: 25 years at NASCAR on Fox-7:09: Larry's current position on broadcast-8:41: Studio role compared to booth role-10:51: Instant chemistry with Mike Joy and Darrell Waltrip-12:15: Media aspirations?-14:55: Workload between being a crew chief and being a broadcaster-16:20: Comfort of speaking to camera-17:50: Being “America's Crew Chief”-18:35: Larry's racing origin story-25:12: Becoming a crew chief-30:53: Was Larry's career trending to be a crew chief?-31:29: Qualities needed to be a successful crew chief?-32:43: Most meaningful win of Larry's career as a crew chief?-34:18: Becoming Dale Earnhardt's crew chief-37:24: Were changes made to get Dale over the hump to get 1998 Daytona 500 win?-39:25: How much did Daytona 500 win mean to Earnhardt?-40:36: Entering that 1998 race knowing Earnhardt had a great chance to win?-42:16: How much can you celebrate winning Daytona with a race next week?-43:38: Calling 2001 Daytona 500/Dale Earnhardt's death-47:48: Finding out Earnhardt died-49:32: Kevin Harvick winning weeks after-50:24: Dale Earnhardt Jr. winning at Daytona the first time back-52:28: Best driver in NASCAR right now?-53:48: Hélio Castroneves making his NASCAR debut in the Daytona 500-54:47: NASCAR going international with a Cup points race in Mexico-57:00: Relationship between Michael Jordan and NASCAR amid lawsuit-59:54: Is NASCAR “missing out” on embracing Jordan due to the lawsuit?-1:01:12: Larry's Daytona 500 pickDownload the Awful Announcing Podcast:Listen on AppleListen on SpotifyAwful Announcing on XAwful Announcing on FacebookAwful Announcing on InstagramAwful Announcing on ThreadsAwful Announcing on BlueSkyAwful Announcing on LinkedInAwful Announcing on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dirty Mo Media took over the Daytona Fan Zone for a LIVE Dale Jr. Download featuring Dale Jr., The Teardown's Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi, plus a stacked lineup of guests. Hélio Castroneves, Justin Allgaier, Martin Truex Jr., Cole Pearn, and Denny Hamlin all stopped by to drop some stories, talk Daytona, and maybe stir the pot a little.  0:30 - Justin Allgaier15:00 - Hélio Castroneves37:02 - Fan Questions50:00 - Martin Truex Jr. & Cole Pearn

Helio Castroneves will run the Daytona 500 with Trackhouse Racing in the Project 91 entry, Venu Sports is no longer as IndyCar looks for a new streaming option, a look at the potential Fox Sports IndyCar TV broadcast team, Marco Andretti is confirmed to enter the Indy 500 with Andretti Global, and an update on two potential future IndyCar races. 

PIT PASS INDY – SEASON 5, EPISODE 2 – On the Road to the Daytona 500 with four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves January 10, 2025 Show host Bruce Martin races into 2025 with an exclusive bonus edition of Pit Pass Indy as he talks to four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, who announced on January 6, 2025, that he has joined forces with Trackhouse Racing's PROJECT91 team to compete in the 67th Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race.   Castroneves will attempt to make his first NASCAR Cup Series start in the No. 91 Wendy's Chevrolet for Trackhouse on February 16.   In this exclusive interview, Castroneves tells Martin how it all came together and his outlook as one of the Indy 500's greatest legends prepares to race against NASCAR's biggest stars.   For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at X, previously known as Twitter, at @BruceMartin_500

Tonight, on the 2025 season premiere of Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they talk about Helio Castroneves attempting the 67th Daytona 500 driving for the #91 Wendy’s Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing as part of their Project 91 campaign. Castroneves will compete as an open car, meaning he will have to race his way into the field, and they break down who the rest of the other open cars will be. They also talk about Marco Andretti competing in his 20th Indianapolis 500 this year driving the #98 MAPEI Honda for Andretti Global. Later, they talk about Conor Daly signing with Juncos Hollinger Racing driving the #77 Chevrolet full-time. They also talk about who could be the final candidates for Dale Coyne Racing. Later in the first hour of the show, Kevin and Curt talk about watching old races and previous Indy 500 winners and drivers who have competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona along with the history of the Hans device. They also talk about with the addition of Marco Andretti being added to the Indy 500 entry list, there are officially 33 confirmed entries. Later, they talk about a future lineup for the Cadillac F1 team for 2026. They also talk about Sebastian Wheldon signing with Prema Racing to compete in F4. To wrap up the first hour of the program, they talk about Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson departing Arrow McLaren after McLaren has completed their buyout of the team. To start the second hour of the show, Kevin and Curt talk about the upcoming Chili Bowl with familiar drivers competing, along with Katherine Legge competing in the ARCA race at Daytona. They also talk about IndyCar releasing the TV times for the season on FOX along with the Indy NXT TV schedule. Later, they answer fan questions from X about Linus Lundqvist, the 2026 schedule, and more. Later in the second hour of the program, they talk about the upcoming livery launch of Prema Racing at Prema, rumors of Will Buxton joining the FOX lineup, and the rumors of a third engine manufacturer. Then to wrap up another addition of the show, Kevin talks about some new episodes of Dinner with Racers episodes and answers some final fan questions and comments on X. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No episódio de hoje do F1Mania Em Ponto, Carlos Garcia e Gabriel Gavinelli trazem os destaques do mundo da Fórmula 1 e do automobilismo! A saída de Sergio Pérez da Red Bull pode estar prestes a ser anunciada, com a equipe austríaca possivelmente planejando mudanças importantes devido ao desempenho oscilante do piloto mexicano.  Zak Brown revelou que a McLaren terá mudanças ousadas no desenvolvimento do carro de 2025, visando levar a equipe para a disputa no topo do grid.  E nas rapidinhas: Oscar Piastri mostra preocupação com o impacto de um calendário de 24 etapas para os mecânicos da F1, Hélio Castroneves pode estar muito próximo de competir na Stock Car em 2025, e Toto Wolff diz que torcerá por Hamilton na Ferrari quando a Mercedes não puder vencer.  Não perca as principais notícias do automobilismo com análise e informação!

De nuevo una histórica edición de las 500 millas de Indianápolis. Newgarden gana su segunda Indy 500 consecutiva venciendo a un Pato O'ward más hambriento que nunca. Pasaron 22 años desde el úñtimo piloto que ganó dos seguidas: Helio Castroneves. Larson no logra el double duty, relargadas de locos, estrategias sesudas para pelear la carrera más improtante del mundo. Todo para darle play.Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autos-y-carreras--1402570/support.

Longtime IndyCar journalist Curt Cavin joins Martin Devlin on It's Only Sport, recapping the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500. Josef Newgarden secured his second successive Indy500 win with a last-lap pass on young Mexican Pato O'Ward to take the chequered flag. It's the first time since Hélio Castroneves in 2002 that a driver has won back-to-back races, and the victory also hands team owner and Indianapolis Motor Speedway chairman Roger Penske his 20th win in the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Cavin and Devlin go into all the important details of the race including the thrilling final lap, the weather delay, how the Kiwi drivers fared, and more.

James Hinchcliffe is joined by a star-studded roster of guests for a very special episode LIVE from Carb Day, including the Meyer Shank Racing drivers Tom Blomqvist, Felix Rosenqvist, and Helio Castroneves (0:30), MSR co-owner Mike Shank (11:03), the lead singer of the Gin Blossoms Robin Wilson (28:00), Buffalo Bills tackle Dion Dawkins (38:00), and actor Drew Powell (50:20).+++ Off Track is part of the SiriusXM Sports Podcast Network. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please give a 5-star rating and leave a review. Subscribe today wherever you stream your podcasts. Want some Off Track swag? Check out our store! Check out our website, www.askofftrack.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Want some advice? Send your questions in for Ask Alex to AskOffTrack@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @askofftrack. Or individually at @Hinchtown, @AlexanderRossi, and @TheTimDurham.

Apenas a dos semanas de las 500 millas, el Gran Premio de Indy sirve como medidor de algunos detalles clave para la gran carrera de mayo. El mayor espectaculo del automovilismo.Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autos-y-carreras--1402570/support.

You spoke. And we listened. We've tracked down Max Wilson at home in Brazil to find out what he's up to these days.  From how Brazilian F1 legends like Piquet and Senna inspired him as a youngster, to the moment a birthday present set him on a path that would see him race all round the world and the serious roll call of South American competitors he came up against like Kanaan, Zonta and Castroneves that helped shape his readiness for Europe. Wilson discusses the opportunity in a few sliding doors moments like Michael Schumacher's former manager Willi Weber helping him into a ride, Christian Danner offering words of wisdom about mastering those wild DTM cars and turning down a drive with Porsche to focus on Formula One. Plus, a love of fitness (Martial Arts especially) and how Mike Tyson's approach to preparation really resonated with him.   Head to Rusty's Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and give us your feedback and let us know what you want to hear about in future Motorsport Brief episodes with Rusty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill talks with multi-time Indy 500 Champion Hélio Castroneves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they talk about Pietro Fittipaldi's announcement that he is signing with Rahal for the 2024 season. The two also talk about Juri Vipps, and the role he will play in the team. They also talk about the health of the Juncos Team and Agustín Canapino, who will race for them again next year. The two bring up Ed Carpenter and who will take over the road course program for ECR this year. Curt and Kevin also talk about the overall pricing for the Thermal Club race and the scarcity of tickets.  Later in the first hour of the show, the two recap the Indy NXT test at IMS, and give some rundowns on who stood out. The two also talk about Jamie Chadwick and the possibility of her competing in IndyCar soon.  Kevin rounds out the first hour talking about the reason IndyCar pit reporters no longer wear fire suits, and F1's hostility to an Andretti F1 team.  In the second hour of the show, Kevin and Curt talk to Helio Castroneves. Castroneves talks about training rookie drivers that are coming into the sport, how Kyle Larson and Tony Kanaan have gotten along, and how overwhelming driving an IndyCar for the first time can be.  Indy NXT driver Louis Foster joins the show to recap his season, some of the mistakes he has made and learned from throughout his career, and what he likes about Indiana.  In the final half hour of the program, Kevin closes out the show talking about a new show that he will appear on.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4x Indy 500 Winner Hélio Castroneves joined 3HL to talk about the Music City Grand Prix, the race course, and more You can listen to 3HL and 104.5 The Zone no matter where you are in the world. Just subscribe to our channel by clicking on the links below  104.5 The Zone App  Apple Store - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/104-5-the-zone/id383299700?mt=8  Google Play - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airkast.WGFXFM   3HL on Apple Podcast  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3hl/id1103395659   3HL on Spotify  https://open.spotify.com/show/3O2pLdz4xu1GGc1ueCG9UD?si=475f849bc5274c78  3HL on Stitcher  https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/424124&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/424124&deep_link_value=stitcher://show/424124  3HL on Podchaser  https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/3hl-503331 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4x Indy 500 Winner Hélio Castroneves joined 3HL to talk about the Music City Grand Prix, the race course, and more You can listen to 3HL and 104.5 The Zone no matter where you are in the world. Just subscribe to our channel by clicking on the links below  104.5 The Zone App  Apple Store - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/104-5-the-zone/id383299700?mt=8  Google Play - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airkast.WGFXFM   3HL on Apple Podcast  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3hl/id1103395659   3HL on Spotify  https://open.spotify.com/show/3O2pLdz4xu1GGc1ueCG9UD?si=475f849bc5274c78  3HL on Stitcher  https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/424124&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/424124&deep_link_value=stitcher://show/424124  3HL on Podchaser  https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/3hl-503331 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nos quedan menos de dos semanas para irnos de vacaciones de Fórmula 1, pero en este tiempo podremos disfrutar, aún, de dos carreras, y dos que suelen dar mucho espectáculo - a veces no muy bueno, eso sí. En el Podcast Técnica Fórmula 1 nos preparan para vivir la vuelta de Ricciardo a la F1, con AlphaTauri en Hungría, pero también para disfrutar del WRC y de la Indy, que también compiten este fin de semana. 15 días y una nueva pista. Ya hace dos semanas que la F1 estuvo en Gran Bretaña y nos dio una buena carrera, con mucha emoción, buen espectáculo y sorpresas. Ahora toca ver en las dos pistas que quedan antes de las vacaciones de los equipos si lo que vimos es real. ¿Estará McLaren tan fuerte como se mostró en Silverstone? ¿Volverá Aston Martin a dar el espectáculo o se han desinflado? ¿Que pasa con Mercedes? Y, la eterna pregunta, ¿dónde está Ferrari? Esta pista, el Hungaroring, es una pista pequeña, sinuosa y de baja velocidad. La próxima, Spa-Francorchamps, todo lo contrario. Aquí los equipos tienen los mejores bancos de pruebas y, si bien durante agosto no pueden trabajar en las fábricas, seguro que tendrán material más que de sobra para reflexionar de cara al final de la temporada. El Rally favorito de Rovanperä. También en el WRC se preparan para dos de las pruebas que más gustan a los aficionados… y a los pilotos. Esta semana le toca el turno a Estonia, un rally de asfalto, y, según ha comentado, el favorito del vigente Campeón, que se formó en estas pistas. Comenta el joven finés que todos los años espera la llegada de esta prueba, que ha ganado en las dos últimas ocasiones. En cualquier caso, es el Rally de casa para Ott Tänak, y ya el año pasado no le puso las cosas fáciles a Rovanperä: esperemos que este año también haya espectáculo y competición entre ellos, pero también con el resto de equipos y pilotos. La Indy no para. Y, por si fuera poco contenido, en este segundo programa de la semana también se hablará de la IndyCar, que está dando muchísimo entretenimiento a propios y extraños. Lo primero que hay que decir es que este fin de semana tendremos 2 carreras, por si una fuera poco, en el Speedway de Iowa. Una para el sábado y otra el domingo. A la temporada le quedan, aparte de estas dos carreras, 5 carreras más, y termina el 10 de septiembre. Eso, si echamos cuentas, nos deja tan sólo un fin de semana de descanso para la Indy en agosto. Todos los demás, tendremos carrera. Y si son tan buenas como la del fin de semana pasado, no echaremos de menos la Fórmula 1. Fue un fin de semana de Indy impresionante, con una clasificación en lluvia que dejó a Palou 15º, pues justo cuando estaban comenzando en su grupo a hacer la tanda definitiva de clasificación comenzó a llover y nadie pudo mejorar los cronos anteriores. Aún así, remontada impresionante, por pilotaje y estrategia del Chip Ganassi, desde el 15 al 2º. Y hubiera ganado de no haber tenido que rodar las últimas 35 vueltas (de 85) con un alerón descolgado tras encontrarse en pista Castroneves, a quien Kirkwood se había llevado por delante. Épico y de infarto, de verdad. Por otro lado, victoria de un ex F2, Lundgaard, que salió de la pole e hizo una carrera impecable, que demuestra el gran relevo generacional que hay en la categoría. En resumen, una gozada y un buen sustituto para el verano. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Scott and Eben speak with legendary IndyCar driver Hélio Castroneves and Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles about the business, the tradition, and the fun behind the “greatest spectacle in racing.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No nosso primeiro Ao Vivo!, os Hosts do Pelas Pistas apresentaram o novo estudio e falaram sobre o cancelamento do GP de Imola, as previsões para o GP de Mônaco, as atuais noticias sobre uma possível proposta para levar Hamilton para a Ferrari e a famosa dança das cadeiras para a troca de pilotos que encerram o contrato no final de 2024.Teve muita interação com o Super Chat e ainda analises sobre a Indy 500 com a Pole histórica de Palou e atualizações sobre Helio Castroneves e Tony Kanaan e o panorama sobre a Stock Car que teve a participação de Nelsinho Piquet na ultima corrida em Tarumã.Se gostou, deixa o seu like e segue o canal!Pelas Pistas é um Original da Pod360Apresentador: Thiago Alves, Christian Fittipaldi e Nelsinho PiquetDireção Executiva: Marcos Chehab e Tiago BiancoDireção de Conteúdo: Felipe LobãoProdução: Kal ChimentiCaptação e Edição de Vídeo: Kaê PeixotoEdição e Sound Design:Billy Comodoro / Doriva RozekRedes sociais: Sven BeelerConheça o novo Nissan Sentra: https://shre.ink/HKgP

(00:00-25:57) – The Fan Midday Show opens on a Tuesday with Jimmy Cook and James Boyd announcing the news of Graham Rahal being selected as the driver to replace the injured Stefan Wilson in Sunday's race, the way the Denver Nuggets were able to come from behind and defeat the Lakers last night, and how the Nuggets roster building model is something that the Pacers should follow.    (25:57-35:31) – With LeBron James being eliminated last night in the NBA Playoffs by the Denver Nuggets, Jimmy and James speculate on what could be next for one of the greatest NBA players of all-time. Additionally, they discuss the craziness that is the difference between starting first and second in the Indianapolis 500.   (35:31-45:39) – Ed Carpenter Racing's Rinus Veekay makes his second appearance on the Fan Midday Show with Jimmy Cook and James Boyd to explain how nervous he was going into the fast twelve after the engine issue in practice session Sunday morning, how much time he spends preparing for the Indy 500, how he's able to find time to unwind to lower his stress level, how he trains his body to be ready to take on the physical tole of the Indy 500, and if he's still cycles around the city after breaking his collarbone in 2021.   (45:39-1:13:35) – The Dean, Mike Chappell, of CBS4 and FOX59 join James and Jimmy on the Fan Midday Show to share what storyline he will be monitoring during organized team activities (OTA's) for the Indianapolis Colts, which player they'd franchise tag if they couldn't agree on an extension with Jonathan Taylor and Michael Pittman Jr., why he doesn't view this season as a rebuilding year, and which former Colt is his favorite player. (1:13:35-1:27:25) – Four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 in Helio Castroneves of Meyer Shank Racing joins the show to explain why he has the fire to continue racing, how proud of he is of Alex Palou for handling all the adversity he's gone through in the early stages of his career, and how much skill and luck goes into winning a race.     (1:27:25-1:32:23) – The one o'clock hour concludes with Jimmy and James discussing how likely it is that the Boston Celtics can extend this series to six or even seven games. (1:32:23-1:57:17) – Mark Schindler of Dime on UPROXX joins the Fan Midday Show with James Boyd and Jimmy Cook to highlight the NBA Playoffs, which Toronto Raptor he thinks would fit the Pacers with type of players they have acquired recently, where everything went south for the Boston Celtics this series, how long this run for the Nuggets has been in the making, and the matchup this weekend between the last two number one picks in Aliyah Boston for the Fever and Rhyne Howard for the Atlanta Dream. (1:59:03-2:09:54) – Jimmy and James shift their conversation to college hoops with the news of former IU legend Calbert Cheaney returning to Bloomington with the announcement of him being hired as their Director of Player Development. Additionally, Jimmy and James revisit a topic they discussed earlier with Mike Chappell regarding the starting of Richardson vs Minshew. (2:09:54-2:16:48) – We close out Tuesday's Show with the JCook Plays of the Day and James announces which driver he will be taking to win the Indy 500!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Guardians 2 Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 6 Pirates 8, Tigers 0 – Hill baffles Tigers for six innings as Pirates collect 8-0 victory Rich Hill gave up one hit in six innings, Austin Hedges drove in three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to an 8-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. The 43-year-old Hill, the oldest active player in the majors, gave up an infield single to Matt Vierling and two walks while striking out seven. Pittsburgh won for just the third time in 15 games. Rodolfo Castro homered and knocked in two runs, while Bryan Reynolds contributed three hits and scored two runs. White Sox 7, Guardians 2 – Burger, Sheets go deep again as White Sox top Guardians 7-2 Jake Burger and Gavin Sheets both homered for the second straight game, leading the Chicago White Sox past the Cleveland Guardians 7-2. Chicago has posted consecutive victories against Cleveland and won for the third time in four games. Andrew Vaughn also went deep for the White Sox. Mike Clevinger tossed six-plus effective innings to beat Cleveland, his original team, for the first time. He allowed two runs and six hits with four walks and five strikeouts. Rookie Peyton Battenfield allowed all three of Chicago’s homers in his sixth career start and seventh appearance. Astros 7, Cubs 6 – Tucker’s 2-run single completes 4-run rally in 9th as Astros sweep skidding Cubs, 7-6 Kyle Tucker’s two-run single capped a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Houston Astros beat the skidding Chicago Cubs 7-6 to complete a three-game sweep. Chicago built a 6-1 lead in the fourth behind two early homers from Seiya Suzuki and one by Christopher Morel. But the Astros roared back late, scoring twice in the eighth before cutting the deficit to one on a two-run homer by Jake Meyers off Keegan Thompson in the ninth. Thompson walked pinch-hitter Mauricio Dubón and was replaced by Brandon Hughes, who was greeted by Jeremy Peña’s double. Hughes intentionally walked Alex Bregman to load the bases. One out later, Tucker lined a game-winning single to center field. Today Cleveland (Allen 1-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-2), 2:10 p.m. Tigers and Cubs are off NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, 8:00 p.m.                   (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Miami Heat 123, Boston Celtics 116                                       (MIA leads 1-0) Heat 123, Celtics 116 – Butler scores 35, Heat rally to beat Celtics 123-116 in East finals opener Jimmy Butler scored 35 points, including 20 after halftime, and the Miami Heat rallied in the second half to beat the Boston Celtics 123-116 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Miami trailed by nine at the half before outscoring Boston 66-50 over the final two quarters. It was Butler’s fifth game with 30 or more points this postseason. Bam Adebayo added 20 points and eight rebounds. Kyle Lowry, Caleb Martin and Gabe Vincent and Max Strus all added 15 points apiece. The Heat went 16 of 31 from the 3-point line. Game 2 is Friday in Boston. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 30 points. Jaylen Brown finished with 22 points and nine rebounds. Malcolm Brogdon had 19. Tonight Western Conference Finals Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.                      (DEN leads 1-0) NBA – Lakers and Nuggets both take lessons from LA’s comeback that fell short in Game 1 The Los Angeles Lakers have to feel good about avoiding a blowout at Denver in the opener of the Western Conference finals. The Nuggets also have some takeaways from the Lakers’ furious fourth-quarter rally after escaping with a 132-126 win. Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Wednesday that the close call kept the Nuggets from getting too full of themselves. He said the players were laser focused in film study after watching the Lakers dominate the second half of Game 1. NCAA – ACC leadership touts progress to address financial gap with the Big Ten/SEC The Atlantic Coast Conference has wrapped up its spring meetings. Many discussions were held in private, including talks over how the league plans to close the financial gap with the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference. The ACC is a distant third in annual payouts to its members. Florida State athletic director Michael Alford in February criticized the position as many schools were looking at changing conferences. Alford has softened his stance and says he is optimistic about the future. Golf – PGA – PGA Championship promises a strong course for the strongest field Oak Hill is tough enough in any conditions. Throw in biting colder temperatures on the eve of the PGA Championship and it was a reminder that this major figures to be a strong test. The good news for the 156 players is the weather will get warmer. Oak Hill figures to stay tough. Jordan Spieth says it’s no different from a U.S. Open. The thick rough and penal bunkers are putting a premium on accuracy. The PGA Championship begins Thursday with 99 of the top 100 players in the world. Masters champion Jon Rahm is among the favorites. Golf – Loving Lefty; Support for Phil Mickelson remains strong at PGA Championship Phil Mickelson’s decision to defect from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf hardly seems to have dampened his support at the PGA Championship. The six-time major champion was greeted by shouts of “Phil” in galleries that ran four-deep during his final practice round at Oak Hill. Mickelson is playing in his first PGA Championship since his stunning upset at Kiawah in 2021. He skipped last year’s visit to Southern Hills as part of the fallout of comments he made supporting LIV Golf. The 52-year-old arrives at Oak Hill in fine form after surging into a tie for second place at the Masters in April. FIFA – FIFA’s Infantino optimistic about Women’s World Cup TV deals in Europe FIFA President Gianni Infantino seems slightly more optimistic about completing what he would see as an acceptable deal for the broadcast rights to the upcoming Women’s World Cup in five key European countries. Infantino walked the green carpet at a gala event for the unveiling of the logo and branding for the 2026 World Cup at Los Angeles’ historic Griffith Observatory. The FIFA boss spoke briefly about the ongoing negotiations with broadcasters in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and England for the rights to show the World Cup games taking place in two months in Australia and New Zealand. Tennis – Rafael Nadal to reveal French Open plans Thursday Rafael Nadal has not competed since January because of a hip injury. He is expected to announce Thursday whether that absence will include the French Open, a tournament he has won a record 14 times. Nadal’s manager, Benito Perez-Barbadillo, said Wednesday that Nadal would speak to the media at his tennis academy in Manacor, Spain, about his participation in Roland Garros. Nadal has never missed the French Open since winning the title there when he made his debut in 2005. Several sports outlets based in Spain said Wednesday that Nadal would not be competing at the the clay-court Grand Slam tournament in Paris, where main-draw play begins May 28. None of the reports cited a specific source. WNBA – Becky Hammon, Las Vegas Aces coach, denies bullying player over pregnancy Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon has denied that former Aces player Dearica Hamby was bullied on her team for being pregnant, saying any ill feelings between the two came from Hamby being traded. Hammon, one of the league’s marquee figures, said Wednesday in a video call with reporters that she did nothing to warrant discipline from the WNBA, which suspended her for two games without pay after a monthslong investigation into Hamby’s allegations. Hammon said she once asked Hamby about her pregnancy, but didn’t get into the specifics of what she said. Indy500 – Castroneves and Pagenaud hope to jumpstart season for Shank at Indy The start of the IndyCar season has been miserable for Meyer Shank Racing, which heads into the Indianapolis 500 ranked second to last in the standings among full-time organizations. But Indy is the place where the team hopes it can turn things around. Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud have won a combined five Indy 500s, including Castroneves’ record-tying fourth victory in 2021 while driving for Shank, MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lake County 4, Lansing 2 – Game 1 Lansing 3, Lake County 2 – Game 2 South Bend 10, Beloit 2 Great Lakes 4, West Michigan 2 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer SMAC Tournament Portage Central 3, Mattawan 2 – OT          Championship game Lakeshore 3, Gull Lake 2                         3rd place game St. Joseph 1, Battle Creek Lakeview 0        5th place game Kal. Loy Norrix 1, Portage Northern 0      7th place game Kalamazoo Central 9th place Battle Creek Central 10th place Wolverine Paw Paw 5, Niles 0 Otsego 4, Three Rivers 0 Edwardsburg 4, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 6, Vicksburg 0 BCS Our Lady of the Lake 10, Covert 0 SAC Delton-Kellogg 3, South Haven 1 Allegan 1, Saugatuck 0 Non-Conference Comstock 12, Buchanan 4 Marcellus 0, New Buffalo 0 – TIE Bridgman 6, Brandywine 2 Calhoun Christian 2, Battle Creek Central 1 Baseball Battle Creek Lakeview 4, Mattawan 1 – Game 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 6, Mattawan 5 – Game 1 Galesburg-Augusta 15, Martin 0 – Game 1 Galesburg-Augusta 12, Martin 1 – Game 2 Zion Christian 16, Saugatuck 0 – Game 1 Zion Christian 5, Saugatuck 2 – Game 2 Softball Mattawan 12, Battle Creek Lakeview 9 – Game 1 Mattawan 14, Battle Creek Lakeview 6 – Game 2 Saugatuck 7, Martin 6 – Game 1 Martin 15, Saugatuck 4 – Game 2 Mendon 10, Cassopolis 2 – Game 1 Mendon 11, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Today Baseball St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Dowagiac at Coloma, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 2:00 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Centreville at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at B.C. Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Dowagiac at Coloma, 4:15 p.m. Hamilton at South Haven, 4:15 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at River Valley, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Parchment, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Three Rivers, 4:30 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Centreville at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Gobles at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at B.C. Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Three Rivers at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Bangor at Kalamazoo Home School, 6:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Saugatuck, 5:00 p.m. Track and Field MHSAA Regionals Division 3 at Bangor, 11:00 a.m. Bangor, Brandywine, Bloomingdale, Bridgman, Buchanan, Cassopolis, Coloma, Comstock, Delton-Kellogg, Hartford, Kalamazoo Christian, Lawton, Parchment, Schoolcraft, WatervlietSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Guardians 2 Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 6 Pirates 8, Tigers 0 – Hill baffles Tigers for six innings as Pirates collect 8-0 victory Rich Hill gave up one hit in six innings, Austin Hedges drove in three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to an 8-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. The 43-year-old Hill, the oldest active player in the majors, gave up an infield single to Matt Vierling and two walks while striking out seven. Pittsburgh won for just the third time in 15 games. Rodolfo Castro homered and knocked in two runs, while Bryan Reynolds contributed three hits and scored two runs. White Sox 7, Guardians 2 – Burger, Sheets go deep again as White Sox top Guardians 7-2 Jake Burger and Gavin Sheets both homered for the second straight game, leading the Chicago White Sox past the Cleveland Guardians 7-2. Chicago has posted consecutive victories against Cleveland and won for the third time in four games. Andrew Vaughn also went deep for the White Sox. Mike Clevinger tossed six-plus effective innings to beat Cleveland, his original team, for the first time. He allowed two runs and six hits with four walks and five strikeouts. Rookie Peyton Battenfield allowed all three of Chicago’s homers in his sixth career start and seventh appearance. Astros 7, Cubs 6 – Tucker’s 2-run single completes 4-run rally in 9th as Astros sweep skidding Cubs, 7-6 Kyle Tucker’s two-run single capped a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Houston Astros beat the skidding Chicago Cubs 7-6 to complete a three-game sweep. Chicago built a 6-1 lead in the fourth behind two early homers from Seiya Suzuki and one by Christopher Morel. But the Astros roared back late, scoring twice in the eighth before cutting the deficit to one on a two-run homer by Jake Meyers off Keegan Thompson in the ninth. Thompson walked pinch-hitter Mauricio Dubón and was replaced by Brandon Hughes, who was greeted by Jeremy Peña’s double. Hughes intentionally walked Alex Bregman to load the bases. One out later, Tucker lined a game-winning single to center field. Today Cleveland (Allen 1-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-2), 2:10 p.m. Tigers and Cubs are off NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, 8:00 p.m.                   (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Miami Heat 123, Boston Celtics 116                                       (MIA leads 1-0) Heat 123, Celtics 116 – Butler scores 35, Heat rally to beat Celtics 123-116 in East finals opener Jimmy Butler scored 35 points, including 20 after halftime, and the Miami Heat rallied in the second half to beat the Boston Celtics 123-116 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Miami trailed by nine at the half before outscoring Boston 66-50 over the final two quarters. It was Butler’s fifth game with 30 or more points this postseason. Bam Adebayo added 20 points and eight rebounds. Kyle Lowry, Caleb Martin and Gabe Vincent and Max Strus all added 15 points apiece. The Heat went 16 of 31 from the 3-point line. Game 2 is Friday in Boston. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 30 points. Jaylen Brown finished with 22 points and nine rebounds. Malcolm Brogdon had 19. Tonight Western Conference Finals Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.                      (DEN leads 1-0) NBA – Lakers and Nuggets both take lessons from LA’s comeback that fell short in Game 1 The Los Angeles Lakers have to feel good about avoiding a blowout at Denver in the opener of the Western Conference finals. The Nuggets also have some takeaways from the Lakers’ furious fourth-quarter rally after escaping with a 132-126 win. Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Wednesday that the close call kept the Nuggets from getting too full of themselves. He said the players were laser focused in film study after watching the Lakers dominate the second half of Game 1. NCAA – ACC leadership touts progress to address financial gap with the Big Ten/SEC The Atlantic Coast Conference has wrapped up its spring meetings. Many discussions were held in private, including talks over how the league plans to close the financial gap with the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference. The ACC is a distant third in annual payouts to its members. Florida State athletic director Michael Alford in February criticized the position as many schools were looking at changing conferences. Alford has softened his stance and says he is optimistic about the future. Golf – PGA – PGA Championship promises a strong course for the strongest field Oak Hill is tough enough in any conditions. Throw in biting colder temperatures on the eve of the PGA Championship and it was a reminder that this major figures to be a strong test. The good news for the 156 players is the weather will get warmer. Oak Hill figures to stay tough. Jordan Spieth says it’s no different from a U.S. Open. The thick rough and penal bunkers are putting a premium on accuracy. The PGA Championship begins Thursday with 99 of the top 100 players in the world. Masters champion Jon Rahm is among the favorites. Golf – Loving Lefty; Support for Phil Mickelson remains strong at PGA Championship Phil Mickelson’s decision to defect from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf hardly seems to have dampened his support at the PGA Championship. The six-time major champion was greeted by shouts of “Phil” in galleries that ran four-deep during his final practice round at Oak Hill. Mickelson is playing in his first PGA Championship since his stunning upset at Kiawah in 2021. He skipped last year’s visit to Southern Hills as part of the fallout of comments he made supporting LIV Golf. The 52-year-old arrives at Oak Hill in fine form after surging into a tie for second place at the Masters in April. FIFA – FIFA’s Infantino optimistic about Women’s World Cup TV deals in Europe FIFA President Gianni Infantino seems slightly more optimistic about completing what he would see as an acceptable deal for the broadcast rights to the upcoming Women’s World Cup in five key European countries. Infantino walked the green carpet at a gala event for the unveiling of the logo and branding for the 2026 World Cup at Los Angeles’ historic Griffith Observatory. The FIFA boss spoke briefly about the ongoing negotiations with broadcasters in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and England for the rights to show the World Cup games taking place in two months in Australia and New Zealand. Tennis – Rafael Nadal to reveal French Open plans Thursday Rafael Nadal has not competed since January because of a hip injury. He is expected to announce Thursday whether that absence will include the French Open, a tournament he has won a record 14 times. Nadal’s manager, Benito Perez-Barbadillo, said Wednesday that Nadal would speak to the media at his tennis academy in Manacor, Spain, about his participation in Roland Garros. Nadal has never missed the French Open since winning the title there when he made his debut in 2005. Several sports outlets based in Spain said Wednesday that Nadal would not be competing at the the clay-court Grand Slam tournament in Paris, where main-draw play begins May 28. None of the reports cited a specific source. WNBA – Becky Hammon, Las Vegas Aces coach, denies bullying player over pregnancy Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon has denied that former Aces player Dearica Hamby was bullied on her team for being pregnant, saying any ill feelings between the two came from Hamby being traded. Hammon, one of the league’s marquee figures, said Wednesday in a video call with reporters that she did nothing to warrant discipline from the WNBA, which suspended her for two games without pay after a monthslong investigation into Hamby’s allegations. Hammon said she once asked Hamby about her pregnancy, but didn’t get into the specifics of what she said. Indy500 – Castroneves and Pagenaud hope to jumpstart season for Shank at Indy The start of the IndyCar season has been miserable for Meyer Shank Racing, which heads into the Indianapolis 500 ranked second to last in the standings among full-time organizations. But Indy is the place where the team hopes it can turn things around. Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud have won a combined five Indy 500s, including Castroneves’ record-tying fourth victory in 2021 while driving for Shank, MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lake County 4, Lansing 2 – Game 1 Lansing 3, Lake County 2 – Game 2 South Bend 10, Beloit 2 Great Lakes 4, West Michigan 2 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer SMAC Tournament Portage Central 3, Mattawan 2 – OT          Championship game Lakeshore 3, Gull Lake 2                         3rd place game St. Joseph 1, Battle Creek Lakeview 0        5th place game Kal. Loy Norrix 1, Portage Northern 0      7th place game Kalamazoo Central 9th place Battle Creek Central 10th place Wolverine Paw Paw 5, Niles 0 Otsego 4, Three Rivers 0 Edwardsburg 4, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 6, Vicksburg 0 BCS Our Lady of the Lake 10, Covert 0 SAC Delton-Kellogg 3, South Haven 1 Allegan 1, Saugatuck 0 Non-Conference Comstock 12, Buchanan 4 Marcellus 0, New Buffalo 0 – TIE Bridgman 6, Brandywine 2 Calhoun Christian 2, Battle Creek Central 1 Baseball Battle Creek Lakeview 4, Mattawan 1 – Game 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 6, Mattawan 5 – Game 1 Galesburg-Augusta 15, Martin 0 – Game 1 Galesburg-Augusta 12, Martin 1 – Game 2 Zion Christian 16, Saugatuck 0 – Game 1 Zion Christian 5, Saugatuck 2 – Game 2 Softball Mattawan 12, Battle Creek Lakeview 9 – Game 1 Mattawan 14, Battle Creek Lakeview 6 – Game 2 Saugatuck 7, Martin 6 – Game 1 Martin 15, Saugatuck 4 – Game 2 Mendon 10, Cassopolis 2 – Game 1 Mendon 11, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Today Baseball St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Dowagiac at Coloma, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 2:00 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Centreville at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at B.C. Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Dowagiac at Coloma, 4:15 p.m. Hamilton at South Haven, 4:15 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at River Valley, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Parchment, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Three Rivers, 4:30 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Centreville at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Gobles at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at B.C. Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Three Rivers at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Bangor at Kalamazoo Home School, 6:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Saugatuck, 5:00 p.m. Track and Field MHSAA Regionals Division 3 at Bangor, 11:00 a.m. Bangor, Brandywine, Bloomingdale, Bridgman, Buchanan, Cassopolis, Coloma, Comstock, Delton-Kellogg, Hartford, Kalamazoo Christian, Lawton, Parchment, Schoolcraft, WatervlietSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Guardians 2 Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 6 Pirates 8, Tigers 0 – Hill baffles Tigers for six innings as Pirates collect 8-0 victory Rich Hill gave up one hit in six innings, Austin Hedges drove in three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to an 8-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. The 43-year-old Hill, the oldest active player in the majors, gave up an infield single to Matt Vierling and two walks while striking out seven. Pittsburgh won for just the third time in 15 games. Rodolfo Castro homered and knocked in two runs, while Bryan Reynolds contributed three hits and scored two runs. White Sox 7, Guardians 2 – Burger, Sheets go deep again as White Sox top Guardians 7-2 Jake Burger and Gavin Sheets both homered for the second straight game, leading the Chicago White Sox past the Cleveland Guardians 7-2. Chicago has posted consecutive victories against Cleveland and won for the third time in four games. Andrew Vaughn also went deep for the White Sox. Mike Clevinger tossed six-plus effective innings to beat Cleveland, his original team, for the first time. He allowed two runs and six hits with four walks and five strikeouts. Rookie Peyton Battenfield allowed all three of Chicago’s homers in his sixth career start and seventh appearance. Astros 7, Cubs 6 – Tucker’s 2-run single completes 4-run rally in 9th as Astros sweep skidding Cubs, 7-6 Kyle Tucker’s two-run single capped a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Houston Astros beat the skidding Chicago Cubs 7-6 to complete a three-game sweep. Chicago built a 6-1 lead in the fourth behind two early homers from Seiya Suzuki and one by Christopher Morel. But the Astros roared back late, scoring twice in the eighth before cutting the deficit to one on a two-run homer by Jake Meyers off Keegan Thompson in the ninth. Thompson walked pinch-hitter Mauricio Dubón and was replaced by Brandon Hughes, who was greeted by Jeremy Peña’s double. Hughes intentionally walked Alex Bregman to load the bases. One out later, Tucker lined a game-winning single to center field. Today Cleveland (Allen 1-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-2), 2:10 p.m. Tigers and Cubs are off NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, 8:00 p.m.                   (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Miami Heat 123, Boston Celtics 116                                       (MIA leads 1-0) Heat 123, Celtics 116 – Butler scores 35, Heat rally to beat Celtics 123-116 in East finals opener Jimmy Butler scored 35 points, including 20 after halftime, and the Miami Heat rallied in the second half to beat the Boston Celtics 123-116 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Miami trailed by nine at the half before outscoring Boston 66-50 over the final two quarters. It was Butler’s fifth game with 30 or more points this postseason. Bam Adebayo added 20 points and eight rebounds. Kyle Lowry, Caleb Martin and Gabe Vincent and Max Strus all added 15 points apiece. The Heat went 16 of 31 from the 3-point line. Game 2 is Friday in Boston. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 30 points. Jaylen Brown finished with 22 points and nine rebounds. Malcolm Brogdon had 19. Tonight Western Conference Finals Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.                      (DEN leads 1-0) NBA – Lakers and Nuggets both take lessons from LA’s comeback that fell short in Game 1 The Los Angeles Lakers have to feel good about avoiding a blowout at Denver in the opener of the Western Conference finals. The Nuggets also have some takeaways from the Lakers’ furious fourth-quarter rally after escaping with a 132-126 win. Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Wednesday that the close call kept the Nuggets from getting too full of themselves. He said the players were laser focused in film study after watching the Lakers dominate the second half of Game 1. NCAA – ACC leadership touts progress to address financial gap with the Big Ten/SEC The Atlantic Coast Conference has wrapped up its spring meetings. Many discussions were held in private, including talks over how the league plans to close the financial gap with the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference. The ACC is a distant third in annual payouts to its members. Florida State athletic director Michael Alford in February criticized the position as many schools were looking at changing conferences. Alford has softened his stance and says he is optimistic about the future. Golf – PGA – PGA Championship promises a strong course for the strongest field Oak Hill is tough enough in any conditions. Throw in biting colder temperatures on the eve of the PGA Championship and it was a reminder that this major figures to be a strong test. The good news for the 156 players is the weather will get warmer. Oak Hill figures to stay tough. Jordan Spieth says it’s no different from a U.S. Open. The thick rough and penal bunkers are putting a premium on accuracy. The PGA Championship begins Thursday with 99 of the top 100 players in the world. Masters champion Jon Rahm is among the favorites. Golf – Loving Lefty; Support for Phil Mickelson remains strong at PGA Championship Phil Mickelson’s decision to defect from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf hardly seems to have dampened his support at the PGA Championship. The six-time major champion was greeted by shouts of “Phil” in galleries that ran four-deep during his final practice round at Oak Hill. Mickelson is playing in his first PGA Championship since his stunning upset at Kiawah in 2021. He skipped last year’s visit to Southern Hills as part of the fallout of comments he made supporting LIV Golf. The 52-year-old arrives at Oak Hill in fine form after surging into a tie for second place at the Masters in April. FIFA – FIFA’s Infantino optimistic about Women’s World Cup TV deals in Europe FIFA President Gianni Infantino seems slightly more optimistic about completing what he would see as an acceptable deal for the broadcast rights to the upcoming Women’s World Cup in five key European countries. Infantino walked the green carpet at a gala event for the unveiling of the logo and branding for the 2026 World Cup at Los Angeles’ historic Griffith Observatory. The FIFA boss spoke briefly about the ongoing negotiations with broadcasters in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and England for the rights to show the World Cup games taking place in two months in Australia and New Zealand. Tennis – Rafael Nadal to reveal French Open plans Thursday Rafael Nadal has not competed since January because of a hip injury. He is expected to announce Thursday whether that absence will include the French Open, a tournament he has won a record 14 times. Nadal’s manager, Benito Perez-Barbadillo, said Wednesday that Nadal would speak to the media at his tennis academy in Manacor, Spain, about his participation in Roland Garros. Nadal has never missed the French Open since winning the title there when he made his debut in 2005. Several sports outlets based in Spain said Wednesday that Nadal would not be competing at the the clay-court Grand Slam tournament in Paris, where main-draw play begins May 28. None of the reports cited a specific source. WNBA – Becky Hammon, Las Vegas Aces coach, denies bullying player over pregnancy Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon has denied that former Aces player Dearica Hamby was bullied on her team for being pregnant, saying any ill feelings between the two came from Hamby being traded. Hammon, one of the league’s marquee figures, said Wednesday in a video call with reporters that she did nothing to warrant discipline from the WNBA, which suspended her for two games without pay after a monthslong investigation into Hamby’s allegations. Hammon said she once asked Hamby about her pregnancy, but didn’t get into the specifics of what she said. Indy500 – Castroneves and Pagenaud hope to jumpstart season for Shank at Indy The start of the IndyCar season has been miserable for Meyer Shank Racing, which heads into the Indianapolis 500 ranked second to last in the standings among full-time organizations. But Indy is the place where the team hopes it can turn things around. Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud have won a combined five Indy 500s, including Castroneves’ record-tying fourth victory in 2021 while driving for Shank, MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lake County 4, Lansing 2 – Game 1 Lansing 3, Lake County 2 – Game 2 South Bend 10, Beloit 2 Great Lakes 4, West Michigan 2 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer SMAC Tournament Portage Central 3, Mattawan 2 – OT          Championship game Lakeshore 3, Gull Lake 2                         3rd place game St. Joseph 1, Battle Creek Lakeview 0        5th place game Kal. Loy Norrix 1, Portage Northern 0      7th place game Kalamazoo Central 9th place Battle Creek Central 10th place Wolverine Paw Paw 5, Niles 0 Otsego 4, Three Rivers 0 Edwardsburg 4, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 6, Vicksburg 0 BCS Our Lady of the Lake 10, Covert 0 SAC Delton-Kellogg 3, South Haven 1 Allegan 1, Saugatuck 0 Non-Conference Comstock 12, Buchanan 4 Marcellus 0, New Buffalo 0 – TIE Bridgman 6, Brandywine 2 Calhoun Christian 2, Battle Creek Central 1 Baseball Battle Creek Lakeview 4, Mattawan 1 – Game 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 6, Mattawan 5 – Game 1 Galesburg-Augusta 15, Martin 0 – Game 1 Galesburg-Augusta 12, Martin 1 – Game 2 Zion Christian 16, Saugatuck 0 – Game 1 Zion Christian 5, Saugatuck 2 – Game 2 Softball Mattawan 12, Battle Creek Lakeview 9 – Game 1 Mattawan 14, Battle Creek Lakeview 6 – Game 2 Saugatuck 7, Martin 6 – Game 1 Martin 15, Saugatuck 4 – Game 2 Mendon 10, Cassopolis 2 – Game 1 Mendon 11, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Today Baseball St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Dowagiac at Coloma, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 2:00 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Centreville at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at B.C. Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Dowagiac at Coloma, 4:15 p.m. Hamilton at South Haven, 4:15 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at River Valley, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Parchment, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Three Rivers, 4:30 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Centreville at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Gobles at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at B.C. Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Three Rivers at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Bangor at Kalamazoo Home School, 6:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Saugatuck, 5:00 p.m. Track and Field MHSAA Regionals Division 3 at Bangor, 11:00 a.m. Bangor, Brandywine, Bloomingdale, Bridgman, Buchanan, Cassopolis, Coloma, Comstock, Delton-Kellogg, Hartford, Kalamazoo Christian, Lawton, Parchment, Schoolcraft, WatervlietSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Guardians 2 Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 6 Pirates 8, Tigers 0 – Hill baffles Tigers for six innings as Pirates collect 8-0 victory Rich Hill gave up one hit in six innings, Austin Hedges drove in three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to an 8-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. The 43-year-old Hill, the oldest active player in the majors, gave up an infield single to Matt Vierling and two walks while striking out seven. Pittsburgh won for just the third time in 15 games. Rodolfo Castro homered and knocked in two runs, while Bryan Reynolds contributed three hits and scored two runs. White Sox 7, Guardians 2 – Burger, Sheets go deep again as White Sox top Guardians 7-2 Jake Burger and Gavin Sheets both homered for the second straight game, leading the Chicago White Sox past the Cleveland Guardians 7-2. Chicago has posted consecutive victories against Cleveland and won for the third time in four games. Andrew Vaughn also went deep for the White Sox. Mike Clevinger tossed six-plus effective innings to beat Cleveland, his original team, for the first time. He allowed two runs and six hits with four walks and five strikeouts. Rookie Peyton Battenfield allowed all three of Chicago’s homers in his sixth career start and seventh appearance. Astros 7, Cubs 6 – Tucker’s 2-run single completes 4-run rally in 9th as Astros sweep skidding Cubs, 7-6 Kyle Tucker’s two-run single capped a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Houston Astros beat the skidding Chicago Cubs 7-6 to complete a three-game sweep. Chicago built a 6-1 lead in the fourth behind two early homers from Seiya Suzuki and one by Christopher Morel. But the Astros roared back late, scoring twice in the eighth before cutting the deficit to one on a two-run homer by Jake Meyers off Keegan Thompson in the ninth. Thompson walked pinch-hitter Mauricio Dubón and was replaced by Brandon Hughes, who was greeted by Jeremy Peña’s double. Hughes intentionally walked Alex Bregman to load the bases. One out later, Tucker lined a game-winning single to center field. Today Cleveland (Allen 1-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-2), 2:10 p.m. Tigers and Cubs are off NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, 8:00 p.m.                   (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Miami Heat 123, Boston Celtics 116                                       (MIA leads 1-0) Heat 123, Celtics 116 – Butler scores 35, Heat rally to beat Celtics 123-116 in East finals opener Jimmy Butler scored 35 points, including 20 after halftime, and the Miami Heat rallied in the second half to beat the Boston Celtics 123-116 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Miami trailed by nine at the half before outscoring Boston 66-50 over the final two quarters. It was Butler’s fifth game with 30 or more points this postseason. Bam Adebayo added 20 points and eight rebounds. Kyle Lowry, Caleb Martin and Gabe Vincent and Max Strus all added 15 points apiece. The Heat went 16 of 31 from the 3-point line. Game 2 is Friday in Boston. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 30 points. Jaylen Brown finished with 22 points and nine rebounds. Malcolm Brogdon had 19. Tonight Western Conference Finals Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.                      (DEN leads 1-0) NBA – Lakers and Nuggets both take lessons from LA’s comeback that fell short in Game 1 The Los Angeles Lakers have to feel good about avoiding a blowout at Denver in the opener of the Western Conference finals. The Nuggets also have some takeaways from the Lakers’ furious fourth-quarter rally after escaping with a 132-126 win. Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Wednesday that the close call kept the Nuggets from getting too full of themselves. He said the players were laser focused in film study after watching the Lakers dominate the second half of Game 1. NCAA – ACC leadership touts progress to address financial gap with the Big Ten/SEC The Atlantic Coast Conference has wrapped up its spring meetings. Many discussions were held in private, including talks over how the league plans to close the financial gap with the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference. The ACC is a distant third in annual payouts to its members. Florida State athletic director Michael Alford in February criticized the position as many schools were looking at changing conferences. Alford has softened his stance and says he is optimistic about the future. Golf – PGA – PGA Championship promises a strong course for the strongest field Oak Hill is tough enough in any conditions. Throw in biting colder temperatures on the eve of the PGA Championship and it was a reminder that this major figures to be a strong test. The good news for the 156 players is the weather will get warmer. Oak Hill figures to stay tough. Jordan Spieth says it’s no different from a U.S. Open. The thick rough and penal bunkers are putting a premium on accuracy. The PGA Championship begins Thursday with 99 of the top 100 players in the world. Masters champion Jon Rahm is among the favorites. Golf – Loving Lefty; Support for Phil Mickelson remains strong at PGA Championship Phil Mickelson’s decision to defect from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf hardly seems to have dampened his support at the PGA Championship. The six-time major champion was greeted by shouts of “Phil” in galleries that ran four-deep during his final practice round at Oak Hill. Mickelson is playing in his first PGA Championship since his stunning upset at Kiawah in 2021. He skipped last year’s visit to Southern Hills as part of the fallout of comments he made supporting LIV Golf. The 52-year-old arrives at Oak Hill in fine form after surging into a tie for second place at the Masters in April. FIFA – FIFA’s Infantino optimistic about Women’s World Cup TV deals in Europe FIFA President Gianni Infantino seems slightly more optimistic about completing what he would see as an acceptable deal for the broadcast rights to the upcoming Women’s World Cup in five key European countries. Infantino walked the green carpet at a gala event for the unveiling of the logo and branding for the 2026 World Cup at Los Angeles’ historic Griffith Observatory. The FIFA boss spoke briefly about the ongoing negotiations with broadcasters in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and England for the rights to show the World Cup games taking place in two months in Australia and New Zealand. Tennis – Rafael Nadal to reveal French Open plans Thursday Rafael Nadal has not competed since January because of a hip injury. He is expected to announce Thursday whether that absence will include the French Open, a tournament he has won a record 14 times. Nadal’s manager, Benito Perez-Barbadillo, said Wednesday that Nadal would speak to the media at his tennis academy in Manacor, Spain, about his participation in Roland Garros. Nadal has never missed the French Open since winning the title there when he made his debut in 2005. Several sports outlets based in Spain said Wednesday that Nadal would not be competing at the the clay-court Grand Slam tournament in Paris, where main-draw play begins May 28. None of the reports cited a specific source. WNBA – Becky Hammon, Las Vegas Aces coach, denies bullying player over pregnancy Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon has denied that former Aces player Dearica Hamby was bullied on her team for being pregnant, saying any ill feelings between the two came from Hamby being traded. Hammon, one of the league’s marquee figures, said Wednesday in a video call with reporters that she did nothing to warrant discipline from the WNBA, which suspended her for two games without pay after a monthslong investigation into Hamby’s allegations. Hammon said she once asked Hamby about her pregnancy, but didn’t get into the specifics of what she said. Indy500 – Castroneves and Pagenaud hope to jumpstart season for Shank at Indy The start of the IndyCar season has been miserable for Meyer Shank Racing, which heads into the Indianapolis 500 ranked second to last in the standings among full-time organizations. But Indy is the place where the team hopes it can turn things around. Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud have won a combined five Indy 500s, including Castroneves’ record-tying fourth victory in 2021 while driving for Shank, MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lake County 4, Lansing 2 – Game 1 Lansing 3, Lake County 2 – Game 2 South Bend 10, Beloit 2 Great Lakes 4, West Michigan 2 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer SMAC Tournament Portage Central 3, Mattawan 2 – OT          Championship game Lakeshore 3, Gull Lake 2                         3rd place game St. Joseph 1, Battle Creek Lakeview 0        5th place game Kal. Loy Norrix 1, Portage Northern 0      7th place game Kalamazoo Central 9th place Battle Creek Central 10th place Wolverine Paw Paw 5, Niles 0 Otsego 4, Three Rivers 0 Edwardsburg 4, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 6, Vicksburg 0 BCS Our Lady of the Lake 10, Covert 0 SAC Delton-Kellogg 3, South Haven 1 Allegan 1, Saugatuck 0 Non-Conference Comstock 12, Buchanan 4 Marcellus 0, New Buffalo 0 – TIE Bridgman 6, Brandywine 2 Calhoun Christian 2, Battle Creek Central 1 Baseball Battle Creek Lakeview 4, Mattawan 1 – Game 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 6, Mattawan 5 – Game 1 Galesburg-Augusta 15, Martin 0 – Game 1 Galesburg-Augusta 12, Martin 1 – Game 2 Zion Christian 16, Saugatuck 0 – Game 1 Zion Christian 5, Saugatuck 2 – Game 2 Softball Mattawan 12, Battle Creek Lakeview 9 – Game 1 Mattawan 14, Battle Creek Lakeview 6 – Game 2 Saugatuck 7, Martin 6 – Game 1 Martin 15, Saugatuck 4 – Game 2 Mendon 10, Cassopolis 2 – Game 1 Mendon 11, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Today Baseball St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Dowagiac at Coloma, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 2:00 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Centreville at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at B.C. Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Dowagiac at Coloma, 4:15 p.m. Hamilton at South Haven, 4:15 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at River Valley, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Parchment, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Three Rivers, 4:30 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Centreville at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Gobles at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at B.C. Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Three Rivers at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Bangor at Kalamazoo Home School, 6:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Saugatuck, 5:00 p.m. Track and Field MHSAA Regionals Division 3 at Bangor, 11:00 a.m. Bangor, Brandywine, Bloomingdale, Bridgman, Buchanan, Cassopolis, Coloma, Comstock, Delton-Kellogg, Hartford, Kalamazoo Christian, Lawton, Parchment, Schoolcraft, WatervlietSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Guardians 2 Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 6 Pirates 8, Tigers 0 – Hill baffles Tigers for six innings as Pirates collect 8-0 victory Rich Hill gave up one hit in six innings, Austin Hedges drove in three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to an 8-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. The 43-year-old Hill, the oldest active player in the majors, gave up an infield single to Matt Vierling and two walks while striking out seven. Pittsburgh won for just the third time in 15 games. Rodolfo Castro homered and knocked in two runs, while Bryan Reynolds contributed three hits and scored two runs. White Sox 7, Guardians 2 – Burger, Sheets go deep again as White Sox top Guardians 7-2 Jake Burger and Gavin Sheets both homered for the second straight game, leading the Chicago White Sox past the Cleveland Guardians 7-2. Chicago has posted consecutive victories against Cleveland and won for the third time in four games. Andrew Vaughn also went deep for the White Sox. Mike Clevinger tossed six-plus effective innings to beat Cleveland, his original team, for the first time. He allowed two runs and six hits with four walks and five strikeouts. Rookie Peyton Battenfield allowed all three of Chicago’s homers in his sixth career start and seventh appearance. Astros 7, Cubs 6 – Tucker’s 2-run single completes 4-run rally in 9th as Astros sweep skidding Cubs, 7-6 Kyle Tucker’s two-run single capped a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Houston Astros beat the skidding Chicago Cubs 7-6 to complete a three-game sweep. Chicago built a 6-1 lead in the fourth behind two early homers from Seiya Suzuki and one by Christopher Morel. But the Astros roared back late, scoring twice in the eighth before cutting the deficit to one on a two-run homer by Jake Meyers off Keegan Thompson in the ninth. Thompson walked pinch-hitter Mauricio Dubón and was replaced by Brandon Hughes, who was greeted by Jeremy Peña’s double. Hughes intentionally walked Alex Bregman to load the bases. One out later, Tucker lined a game-winning single to center field. Today Cleveland (Allen 1-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-2), 2:10 p.m. Tigers and Cubs are off NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, 8:00 p.m.                   (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Miami Heat 123, Boston Celtics 116                                       (MIA leads 1-0) Heat 123, Celtics 116 – Butler scores 35, Heat rally to beat Celtics 123-116 in East finals opener Jimmy Butler scored 35 points, including 20 after halftime, and the Miami Heat rallied in the second half to beat the Boston Celtics 123-116 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Miami trailed by nine at the half before outscoring Boston 66-50 over the final two quarters. It was Butler’s fifth game with 30 or more points this postseason. Bam Adebayo added 20 points and eight rebounds. Kyle Lowry, Caleb Martin and Gabe Vincent and Max Strus all added 15 points apiece. The Heat went 16 of 31 from the 3-point line. Game 2 is Friday in Boston. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 30 points. Jaylen Brown finished with 22 points and nine rebounds. Malcolm Brogdon had 19. Tonight Western Conference Finals Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.                      (DEN leads 1-0) NBA – Lakers and Nuggets both take lessons from LA’s comeback that fell short in Game 1 The Los Angeles Lakers have to feel good about avoiding a blowout at Denver in the opener of the Western Conference finals. The Nuggets also have some takeaways from the Lakers’ furious fourth-quarter rally after escaping with a 132-126 win. Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Wednesday that the close call kept the Nuggets from getting too full of themselves. He said the players were laser focused in film study after watching the Lakers dominate the second half of Game 1. NCAA – ACC leadership touts progress to address financial gap with the Big Ten/SEC The Atlantic Coast Conference has wrapped up its spring meetings. Many discussions were held in private, including talks over how the league plans to close the financial gap with the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference. The ACC is a distant third in annual payouts to its members. Florida State athletic director Michael Alford in February criticized the position as many schools were looking at changing conferences. Alford has softened his stance and says he is optimistic about the future. Golf – PGA – PGA Championship promises a strong course for the strongest field Oak Hill is tough enough in any conditions. Throw in biting colder temperatures on the eve of the PGA Championship and it was a reminder that this major figures to be a strong test. The good news for the 156 players is the weather will get warmer. Oak Hill figures to stay tough. Jordan Spieth says it’s no different from a U.S. Open. The thick rough and penal bunkers are putting a premium on accuracy. The PGA Championship begins Thursday with 99 of the top 100 players in the world. Masters champion Jon Rahm is among the favorites. Golf – Loving Lefty; Support for Phil Mickelson remains strong at PGA Championship Phil Mickelson’s decision to defect from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf hardly seems to have dampened his support at the PGA Championship. The six-time major champion was greeted by shouts of “Phil” in galleries that ran four-deep during his final practice round at Oak Hill. Mickelson is playing in his first PGA Championship since his stunning upset at Kiawah in 2021. He skipped last year’s visit to Southern Hills as part of the fallout of comments he made supporting LIV Golf. The 52-year-old arrives at Oak Hill in fine form after surging into a tie for second place at the Masters in April. FIFA – FIFA’s Infantino optimistic about Women’s World Cup TV deals in Europe FIFA President Gianni Infantino seems slightly more optimistic about completing what he would see as an acceptable deal for the broadcast rights to the upcoming Women’s World Cup in five key European countries. Infantino walked the green carpet at a gala event for the unveiling of the logo and branding for the 2026 World Cup at Los Angeles’ historic Griffith Observatory. The FIFA boss spoke briefly about the ongoing negotiations with broadcasters in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and England for the rights to show the World Cup games taking place in two months in Australia and New Zealand. Tennis – Rafael Nadal to reveal French Open plans Thursday Rafael Nadal has not competed since January because of a hip injury. He is expected to announce Thursday whether that absence will include the French Open, a tournament he has won a record 14 times. Nadal’s manager, Benito Perez-Barbadillo, said Wednesday that Nadal would speak to the media at his tennis academy in Manacor, Spain, about his participation in Roland Garros. Nadal has never missed the French Open since winning the title there when he made his debut in 2005. Several sports outlets based in Spain said Wednesday that Nadal would not be competing at the the clay-court Grand Slam tournament in Paris, where main-draw play begins May 28. None of the reports cited a specific source. WNBA – Becky Hammon, Las Vegas Aces coach, denies bullying player over pregnancy Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon has denied that former Aces player Dearica Hamby was bullied on her team for being pregnant, saying any ill feelings between the two came from Hamby being traded. Hammon, one of the league’s marquee figures, said Wednesday in a video call with reporters that she did nothing to warrant discipline from the WNBA, which suspended her for two games without pay after a monthslong investigation into Hamby’s allegations. Hammon said she once asked Hamby about her pregnancy, but didn’t get into the specifics of what she said. Indy500 – Castroneves and Pagenaud hope to jumpstart season for Shank at Indy The start of the IndyCar season has been miserable for Meyer Shank Racing, which heads into the Indianapolis 500 ranked second to last in the standings among full-time organizations. But Indy is the place where the team hopes it can turn things around. Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud have won a combined five Indy 500s, including Castroneves’ record-tying fourth victory in 2021 while driving for Shank, MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lake County 4, Lansing 2 – Game 1 Lansing 3, Lake County 2 – Game 2 South Bend 10, Beloit 2 Great Lakes 4, West Michigan 2 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer SMAC Tournament Portage Central 3, Mattawan 2 – OT          Championship game Lakeshore 3, Gull Lake 2                         3rd place game St. Joseph 1, Battle Creek Lakeview 0        5th place game Kal. Loy Norrix 1, Portage Northern 0      7th place game Kalamazoo Central 9th place Battle Creek Central 10th place Wolverine Paw Paw 5, Niles 0 Otsego 4, Three Rivers 0 Edwardsburg 4, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 6, Vicksburg 0 BCS Our Lady of the Lake 10, Covert 0 SAC Delton-Kellogg 3, South Haven 1 Allegan 1, Saugatuck 0 Non-Conference Comstock 12, Buchanan 4 Marcellus 0, New Buffalo 0 – TIE Bridgman 6, Brandywine 2 Calhoun Christian 2, Battle Creek Central 1 Baseball Battle Creek Lakeview 4, Mattawan 1 – Game 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 6, Mattawan 5 – Game 1 Galesburg-Augusta 15, Martin 0 – Game 1 Galesburg-Augusta 12, Martin 1 – Game 2 Zion Christian 16, Saugatuck 0 – Game 1 Zion Christian 5, Saugatuck 2 – Game 2 Softball Mattawan 12, Battle Creek Lakeview 9 – Game 1 Mattawan 14, Battle Creek Lakeview 6 – Game 2 Saugatuck 7, Martin 6 – Game 1 Martin 15, Saugatuck 4 – Game 2 Mendon 10, Cassopolis 2 – Game 1 Mendon 11, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Today Baseball St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Dowagiac at Coloma, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 2:00 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Centreville at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at B.C. Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Dowagiac at Coloma, 4:15 p.m. Hamilton at South Haven, 4:15 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at River Valley, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Parchment, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Three Rivers, 4:30 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Centreville at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Gobles at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at B.C. Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Three Rivers at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Bangor at Kalamazoo Home School, 6:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Saugatuck, 5:00 p.m. Track and Field MHSAA Regionals Division 3 at Bangor, 11:00 a.m. Bangor, Brandywine, Bloomingdale, Bridgman, Buchanan, Cassopolis, Coloma, Comstock, Delton-Kellogg, Hartford, Kalamazoo Christian, Lawton, Parchment, Schoolcraft, WatervlietSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Guardians 2 Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 6 Pirates 8, Tigers 0 – Hill baffles Tigers for six innings as Pirates collect 8-0 victory Rich Hill gave up one hit in six innings, Austin Hedges drove in three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to an 8-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. The 43-year-old Hill, the oldest active player in the majors, gave up an infield single to Matt Vierling and two walks while striking out seven. Pittsburgh won for just the third time in 15 games. Rodolfo Castro homered and knocked in two runs, while Bryan Reynolds contributed three hits and scored two runs. White Sox 7, Guardians 2 – Burger, Sheets go deep again as White Sox top Guardians 7-2 Jake Burger and Gavin Sheets both homered for the second straight game, leading the Chicago White Sox past the Cleveland Guardians 7-2. Chicago has posted consecutive victories against Cleveland and won for the third time in four games. Andrew Vaughn also went deep for the White Sox. Mike Clevinger tossed six-plus effective innings to beat Cleveland, his original team, for the first time. He allowed two runs and six hits with four walks and five strikeouts. Rookie Peyton Battenfield allowed all three of Chicago’s homers in his sixth career start and seventh appearance. Astros 7, Cubs 6 – Tucker’s 2-run single completes 4-run rally in 9th as Astros sweep skidding Cubs, 7-6 Kyle Tucker’s two-run single capped a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Houston Astros beat the skidding Chicago Cubs 7-6 to complete a three-game sweep. Chicago built a 6-1 lead in the fourth behind two early homers from Seiya Suzuki and one by Christopher Morel. But the Astros roared back late, scoring twice in the eighth before cutting the deficit to one on a two-run homer by Jake Meyers off Keegan Thompson in the ninth. Thompson walked pinch-hitter Mauricio Dubón and was replaced by Brandon Hughes, who was greeted by Jeremy Peña’s double. Hughes intentionally walked Alex Bregman to load the bases. One out later, Tucker lined a game-winning single to center field. Today Cleveland (Allen 1-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-2), 2:10 p.m. Tigers and Cubs are off NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, 8:00 p.m.                   (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Miami Heat 123, Boston Celtics 116                                       (MIA leads 1-0) Heat 123, Celtics 116 – Butler scores 35, Heat rally to beat Celtics 123-116 in East finals opener Jimmy Butler scored 35 points, including 20 after halftime, and the Miami Heat rallied in the second half to beat the Boston Celtics 123-116 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Miami trailed by nine at the half before outscoring Boston 66-50 over the final two quarters. It was Butler’s fifth game with 30 or more points this postseason. Bam Adebayo added 20 points and eight rebounds. Kyle Lowry, Caleb Martin and Gabe Vincent and Max Strus all added 15 points apiece. The Heat went 16 of 31 from the 3-point line. Game 2 is Friday in Boston. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 30 points. Jaylen Brown finished with 22 points and nine rebounds. Malcolm Brogdon had 19. Tonight Western Conference Finals Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.                      (DEN leads 1-0) NBA – Lakers and Nuggets both take lessons from LA’s comeback that fell short in Game 1 The Los Angeles Lakers have to feel good about avoiding a blowout at Denver in the opener of the Western Conference finals. The Nuggets also have some takeaways from the Lakers’ furious fourth-quarter rally after escaping with a 132-126 win. Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Wednesday that the close call kept the Nuggets from getting too full of themselves. He said the players were laser focused in film study after watching the Lakers dominate the second half of Game 1. NCAA – ACC leadership touts progress to address financial gap with the Big Ten/SEC The Atlantic Coast Conference has wrapped up its spring meetings. Many discussions were held in private, including talks over how the league plans to close the financial gap with the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference. The ACC is a distant third in annual payouts to its members. Florida State athletic director Michael Alford in February criticized the position as many schools were looking at changing conferences. Alford has softened his stance and says he is optimistic about the future. Golf – PGA – PGA Championship promises a strong course for the strongest field Oak Hill is tough enough in any conditions. Throw in biting colder temperatures on the eve of the PGA Championship and it was a reminder that this major figures to be a strong test. The good news for the 156 players is the weather will get warmer. Oak Hill figures to stay tough. Jordan Spieth says it’s no different from a U.S. Open. The thick rough and penal bunkers are putting a premium on accuracy. The PGA Championship begins Thursday with 99 of the top 100 players in the world. Masters champion Jon Rahm is among the favorites. Golf – Loving Lefty; Support for Phil Mickelson remains strong at PGA Championship Phil Mickelson’s decision to defect from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf hardly seems to have dampened his support at the PGA Championship. The six-time major champion was greeted by shouts of “Phil” in galleries that ran four-deep during his final practice round at Oak Hill. Mickelson is playing in his first PGA Championship since his stunning upset at Kiawah in 2021. He skipped last year’s visit to Southern Hills as part of the fallout of comments he made supporting LIV Golf. The 52-year-old arrives at Oak Hill in fine form after surging into a tie for second place at the Masters in April. FIFA – FIFA’s Infantino optimistic about Women’s World Cup TV deals in Europe FIFA President Gianni Infantino seems slightly more optimistic about completing what he would see as an acceptable deal for the broadcast rights to the upcoming Women’s World Cup in five key European countries. Infantino walked the green carpet at a gala event for the unveiling of the logo and branding for the 2026 World Cup at Los Angeles’ historic Griffith Observatory. The FIFA boss spoke briefly about the ongoing negotiations with broadcasters in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and England for the rights to show the World Cup games taking place in two months in Australia and New Zealand. Tennis – Rafael Nadal to reveal French Open plans Thursday Rafael Nadal has not competed since January because of a hip injury. He is expected to announce Thursday whether that absence will include the French Open, a tournament he has won a record 14 times. Nadal’s manager, Benito Perez-Barbadillo, said Wednesday that Nadal would speak to the media at his tennis academy in Manacor, Spain, about his participation in Roland Garros. Nadal has never missed the French Open since winning the title there when he made his debut in 2005. Several sports outlets based in Spain said Wednesday that Nadal would not be competing at the the clay-court Grand Slam tournament in Paris, where main-draw play begins May 28. None of the reports cited a specific source. WNBA – Becky Hammon, Las Vegas Aces coach, denies bullying player over pregnancy Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon has denied that former Aces player Dearica Hamby was bullied on her team for being pregnant, saying any ill feelings between the two came from Hamby being traded. Hammon, one of the league’s marquee figures, said Wednesday in a video call with reporters that she did nothing to warrant discipline from the WNBA, which suspended her for two games without pay after a monthslong investigation into Hamby’s allegations. Hammon said she once asked Hamby about her pregnancy, but didn’t get into the specifics of what she said. Indy500 – Castroneves and Pagenaud hope to jumpstart season for Shank at Indy The start of the IndyCar season has been miserable for Meyer Shank Racing, which heads into the Indianapolis 500 ranked second to last in the standings among full-time organizations. But Indy is the place where the team hopes it can turn things around. Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud have won a combined five Indy 500s, including Castroneves’ record-tying fourth victory in 2021 while driving for Shank, MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lake County 4, Lansing 2 – Game 1 Lansing 3, Lake County 2 – Game 2 South Bend 10, Beloit 2 Great Lakes 4, West Michigan 2 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer SMAC Tournament Portage Central 3, Mattawan 2 – OT          Championship game Lakeshore 3, Gull Lake 2                         3rd place game St. Joseph 1, Battle Creek Lakeview 0        5th place game Kal. Loy Norrix 1, Portage Northern 0      7th place game Kalamazoo Central 9th place Battle Creek Central 10th place Wolverine Paw Paw 5, Niles 0 Otsego 4, Three Rivers 0 Edwardsburg 4, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 6, Vicksburg 0 BCS Our Lady of the Lake 10, Covert 0 SAC Delton-Kellogg 3, South Haven 1 Allegan 1, Saugatuck 0 Non-Conference Comstock 12, Buchanan 4 Marcellus 0, New Buffalo 0 – TIE Bridgman 6, Brandywine 2 Calhoun Christian 2, Battle Creek Central 1 Baseball Battle Creek Lakeview 4, Mattawan 1 – Game 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 6, Mattawan 5 – Game 1 Galesburg-Augusta 15, Martin 0 – Game 1 Galesburg-Augusta 12, Martin 1 – Game 2 Zion Christian 16, Saugatuck 0 – Game 1 Zion Christian 5, Saugatuck 2 – Game 2 Softball Mattawan 12, Battle Creek Lakeview 9 – Game 1 Mattawan 14, Battle Creek Lakeview 6 – Game 2 Saugatuck 7, Martin 6 – Game 1 Martin 15, Saugatuck 4 – Game 2 Mendon 10, Cassopolis 2 – Game 1 Mendon 11, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Today Baseball St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Dowagiac at Coloma, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 2:00 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Centreville at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at B.C. Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Dowagiac at Coloma, 4:15 p.m. Hamilton at South Haven, 4:15 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at River Valley, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Parchment, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Three Rivers, 4:30 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Centreville at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Gobles at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at B.C. Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Three Rivers at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Bangor at Kalamazoo Home School, 6:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Saugatuck, 5:00 p.m. Track and Field MHSAA Regionals Division 3 at Bangor, 11:00 a.m. Bangor, Brandywine, Bloomingdale, Bridgman, Buchanan, Cassopolis, Coloma, Comstock, Delton-Kellogg, Hartford, Kalamazoo Christian, Lawton, Parchment, Schoolcraft, WatervlietSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PIT PASS INDY PRESENTED BY PENSKE TRUCK RENTAL – SEASON 3, EPISODE 17 –Indy 500 Open Test Recap with Team Penske's Josef Newgarden and Will Power as well as Arrow McLaren's Alexander Rossi and Pato O'Ward and Meyer Shank Racing's Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud April 25, 2022 It's another action-packed episode of Pit Pass Indy Presented by Penske Truck Rental. Show Host Bruce Martin has exclusive interviews from the annual Indy 500 Open Test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, April 20. Guests include two-time NTT IndyCar Series champion Josef Newgarden of Team Penske, two-time IndyCar Series champion and 2018 Indianapolis 500 winner Will Power of Team Penske.  Also, two of the four drivers from Arrow McLaren Racing including the winner of the 100th Indianapolis 500 in 2016 Alexander Rossi and IndyCar Series star and last year's Indy 500 runner-up Pato O'Ward of Mexico.  Martin closes out the show with a pair of Indy 500 winners, including four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves and 2019 Indy 500 winner Simon Pagenaud. Both drivers were Indy 500 winners at Team Penske with Castroneves scoring his record-tying fourth Indy 500 win as a member of Meyer Shank Racing in 2021. Both Castroneves and Pagenaud drive for Meyer Shank Racing in this year's NTT IndyCar Series. Hear this, and much more, in this Pit Pass Indy Presented by Penske Truck Rental exclusive. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

O Pelas Pistas prometeu e cumpriu! No episódio dessa semana entrevistamos o atual campeão das 24 Horas de Daytona, Helio Castroneves. Aproveitando o lançamento dos novos carros de F1, os hosts trouxeram histórias de como era esse momento na época deles e também falaram sobre como o tamanho dos carros impactam na corrida e sobre a dança das cadeiras na Stock Car. Confira!

O Pelas Pistas dessa semana trouxe informações fresquinhas das 24 Horas de Daytona que teve o brasileiro Hélio Castroneves vencendo a prova! O Christian Fittipaldi esteve lá e ainda trouxe histórias da sua experiencia no evento e sobre a primeira participação do Pietro Fittipaldi na prova. Eles também falaram sobre o Felipe Drugovich na Nations Cup da ROC - Race of Champions 2023, na qual ele conquistou o vice-campeonato, superando Sebastian Vettel e Mick Schumacher e fizeram uma breve análise sobre o Mick na Fórmula 1 e também sobre o novo carro da Haas. Confira!

Segundo fin de semana consecutivo en el que hemos disfrutado de competiciones de lujo. Si la semana pasada en el Podcast Técnica Fórmula 1 se analizaba a fondo la diversión que nos había dejado el Rally de Montecarlo, esta semana toca analizar otra de las pruebas míticas del calendario de cada año, que dejó muy buen sabor de boca este 2023: las 24 Horas de Daytona. Puesta de largo de las monturas del WEC. Al margen del espectáculo y la emoción, hasta última hora, de la carrera, cabe destacar que ya hemos visto las futuras monturas del WEC y las sensaciones son estupendas: hay pelea, hay igualdad y hay espectáculo. Lo cierto es que los futuros Hypercar, llamados en el IMSA GTP, nos dejaron una imagen de igualdad y competitividad muy destacable. Al final, Honda y su marca deportiva en Estados Unidos, Acura, ganaron la partida al resto, pero Cadillac estuvo cerca de llevarse el gato al agua. Eso sí, también hay problemas “de juventud”. Los coches alemanes, Porsche y BMW, tuvieron esos problemas, pero una vez que los resuelvan, y no tardarán, está claro que va a haber mucha pelea. Esperemos que lo hayan hecho ya de cara a Sebring, en marzo, cuando dará comienzo el WEC. Tras ver este espectáculo magnífico, sería fantástico convencer a Honda para que se una a la fiesta de la resistencia, más allá de Estados Unidos. No nos olvidemos que en el Campeonato de Resistencia de este año tendremos compitiendo entre ellos a Cadillac, Ferrari, Porsche, Peugeot, Toyota, Glickenhaus y Vanwall. Y es que si Honda no se espabila, General Motors (Cadillac) se va a quedar con el pastel, pues está clara su estrategia de entrr en las competiciones híbridas, no sólo americanas, sino a nivel Mundial, pues estarán en el WEC y, previsiblemente dentro de muy poco, en la F1. Lo más destacable de la carrera. Aparte de la victoria de Acura, por la parte española hay que resaltar la victoria en la categoría GTPro del equipo Mercedes y Dani Juncadella con él. Y lo siguió Chevrolet, en segundo lugar, con otro incombustible español, Antonio García. Pero la carrera estuvo llena de emoción, espectáculo y cambios de guión, que 24 horas dan para mucho. Como también la buena gestión de las Full Course Yellow, que permitieron reagruparse a los competidores y darnos más oportunidades de ver luchas entre ellos. Por último, destacar los pilotajes de los ya mencionados Juncadella y García, pero también de Castroneves, Pagenaud, Bourdais y Scott Dixon, que hicieron un trabajo excelente. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

O Pelas Pistas dessa semana trouxe informações fresquinhas das 24 Horas de Daytona que teve o brasileiro Hélio Castroneves vencendo a prova! O Christian Fittipaldi esteve lá e ainda trouxe histórias da sua experiencia no evento e sobre a primeira participação do Pietro Fittipaldi na prova. Eles também falaram sobre o Felipe Drugovich na Nations Cup da ROC - Race of Champions 2023, na qual ele conquistou o vice-campeonato, superando Sebastian Vettel e Mick Schumacher e fizeram uma breve análise sobre o Mick na Fórmula 1 e também sobre o novo carro da Haas. Confira!

NASCAR Veteran David Starr (@starr_racing) is joined by TV/Radio Host Tyler Jones (@TylerJonesLive) & The Racing Experts Editor-In-Chief (@DominicAragon).(0:30-6:30) Trying to convince Dominc to move to Dallas.(6:30-37:15) Evaluating NASCAR's NextGen car, the schedule and marketing plan of the sport.(37:15-53:00) News and Notes: Hélio Castroneves wants to run the Daytona 500, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin's future.(53:00-59:00) Ask David.Hear it all on "Let's Go Racing with David Starr!" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!!

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A four-time Indianapolis 500 winner on track, Dancing With The Stars champion off-track, Helio Castroneves is known for being an effervescent ambassador in the world of auto racing. After racing full-time for Penske Racing in the NTT IndyCar Series for nearly 20 years, Castroneves was given the option to race the Acura DPi sports car for Penske in the IMSA WeatherTech Championship. He won that championship in 2020. Since then, he's left Penske and joined the Meyer Shank Racing Indy car team and after winning the 2021 “500” as a part-time driver, he's gone back to racing full time in IndyCar with MSR. Along the way he's picked up two victories at the Rolex 24hrs of Daytona and also branched out this year and took the season opening victory in Tony Stewart's SRX stock car series. Always a busy guy, we caught up with him at the 2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach just as he was getting ready to ride his scooter to another appointment. He talks about the details of seat fit and also reuniting with his former Penske teammate - Simon Pagenaud. Enjoy! NOTE: Helio finished off his 2022 season by co-driving to an overall victory in the Motul Petit LeMans 10hr endurance race at Road Atlanta On October 1, 2022 in the MSR Acura DPi. By Larry Mason Copyright © 2022 Larry Mason

A four-time Indianapolis 500 winner on track, Dancing With The Stars champion off-track, Helio Castroneves is known for being an effervescent ambassador in the world of auto racing. After racing full-time for Penske Racing in the NTT IndyCar Series for nearly 20 years, Castroneves was given the option to race the Acura DPi sports car for Penske in the IMSA WeatherTech Championship. He won that championship in 2020. Since then, he's left Penske and joined the Meyer Shank Racing Indy car team and after winning the 2021 “500” as a part-time driver, he's gone back to racing full time in IndyCar with MSR. Along the way he's picked up two victories at the Rolex 24hrs of Daytona and also branched out this year and took the season opening victory in Tony Stewart's SRX stock car series. Always a busy guy, we caught up with him at the 2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach just as he was getting ready to ride his scooter to another appointment. He talks about the details of seat fit and also reuniting with his former Penske teammate - Simon Pagenaud. Enjoy! NOTE: Helio finished off his 2022 season by co-driving to an overall victory in the Motul Petit LeMans 10hr endurance race at Road Atlanta On October 1, 2022 in the MSR Acura DPi. By Larry Mason Copyright © 2022 Larry Mason

Último episodio de la semana en el Podcast Técnica Fórmula 1. Una semana que ha venido cargada de noticias y de material muy bueno para que los chicos del Podcast puedan debatir y hacer sus análisis. En este último episodio de la semana le llega el turno al análisis de la carrera de la IndyCar en Toronto y, como no podía ser de otra manera, a todo el revuelo que se ha levantado alrededor del contrato de Alex Palou, vigente campeón de la competición. Una carrera muy estratégica. Como de costumbre en la Indy, el fin de semana pasado disfrutamos de un gran espectáculo en Toronto. No tan bueno como ha venido siendo habitual en anteriores carreras pero, para ser una pista en la que no es fácil adelantar, la carrera estuvo muy bien a nivel estratégico. La carrera la ganó Scott Dixon, seguido muy de cerca por Colton Herta y Felix Rosenqvist. Con esta victoria, Dixon iguala en número de victorias a Andretti, un hecho histórico. En el caso de Palou, minimizó daños pensando en el campeonato. Y es que, debido a un fallo de motor durante la clasificación del sábado, el piloto partía 22: terminaría 6º y con muy buenas luchas en pista, entre otros, contra Ericsson, que sigue en cabeza de la clasificación de pilotos y que terminó 5º. Tras esta carrera, como decimos más estratégica que vistosa, Ericsson sigue encabezando el Campeontao, con 351 puntos, seguido de Will Power (316) y Palou (314). Tras ellos, Newgarden y Dixon (307), O’ward (276), McLaughlin (274), Herta (254), Rosenqvist (244) y Pagenaud cierra la clasificación mundial de los 10 primeros con 243 puntos. Polémica y carreras. Este fin de semana volveremos a disfrutar de la Indy. Y no con una, sino con dos carreras (sábado y domingo) en Iowa. Pero no podíamos dejar de hablar de la mayor polémica en años de la Indy. Y es que nadie se aclara con el equipo en el que correrá Palou el año próximo. Chip Ganassi dice que seguirá con ellos - así lo hicieron público en Twitter - pero el español se apresuró a decir que no tenían permiso para hacer ese comunicado. Poco después Arrow-McLaren comunicaba que estará con ellos, en la misma red social. Algo complicado, pues el contrato de Palou con Ganassi, en caso de romperse, generaría una buena indemnización para el equipo… aunque, quién sabe, porque los hay que dicen que Palou no ha cobrado lo prometido por ser Campeón el año pasado. Cuestiones burocráticas más que de otro tipo aparte, el trasfondo del asunto es mucho más jugoso: con Colton Herta probando un F1 del año pasado en Portimao con el equipo Arrow-McLaren y con la visión de negocio de Zack Brown (y los malos resultados que está obteniendo Ricciardo, por otra parte) hay quienes dicen que el movimiento de Palou le acerca a la F1… Al fin y al cabo la Indy siempre estará ahí y le permitirá (veamos el caso de Castroneves o Dixon) competir con más edad. Pero el tren de la Fórmula 1 sólo pasa una vez. Seguiremos atentos a lo que pasa en las próximas semanas. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

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Helio Castroneves says that destiny guided his glittering IndyCar career that's crowned by a record-equalling four Indy 500 wins, but the path to glory was far from straightforward.He speaks to Chris Medland in the opening episode from season two of our Big Break podcast series, charting the make-or-break moments that shaped top-level racers, engineers and managers.Ahead of this year's Indy 500, Castroneves recalls his early dreams of racing in Formula 1, graduating from karting in Brazil to living in Milton Keynes in British F3, and then the conversation with his sponsor that brought him to the unfamiliar ladder to IndyCar.That journey was studded with challenge, tragedy and a court case with Emerson Fittipaldi — plus a 14-week run to victory on Dancing with the Stars, that is credited with bringing an extra 1m viewers to IndyCar.Now in search of a record-equalling fifth Indy 500 win, Castroneves says that the sky's the limit, with no thoughts of retirement. When we're in this business [of racing], it's our life, it's what we do, it's the air that I breathe," he says. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Golf – Senior PGA – Steven Alker, Bob Estes share Senior PGA lead at 64 On a day when birdies were flying around Harbor Shores in the first round of the Senior PGA Championship, Steven Alker began soaring with an eagle. The 50-year-old New Zealander, who already has won twice and leads the PGA Tour Champions money list with almost $1.2 million, started his round with a 25-foot downhill eagle putt on the 539-yard, par-5 10th hole after a 240-yard approach with a 5-wood. He then finished his afternoon round with his sixth birdie of the day to shoot a 7-under 64, which was tied late in the day by 56-year-old Bob Estes. Alker and Estes were a stroke ahead of Paul Claxton and Mike Weir after the first round at the Jack Nicklaus-design course on Lake Michigan. MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Guardians 3 Boston Red Sox 16, Chicago White Sox 7 Cincinnati Reds 20, Chicago Cubs 5 Tigers 4, Guardians 3 – Cabrera’s hit in 9th lifts Tigers to 4-3 win over Guardians Miguel Cabrera hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning with his third hit Thursday night, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Jonathan Schoop hit a one-out double in the final inning, advanced on a wild pitch from Trevor Stephan and scored on Cabrera’s 3,029th career hit. Gregory Soto gave up one hit and struck out one in the ninth, earning the win for the Tigers. Detroit’s Javier Báez hit an RBI single in the first inning. Schoop’s sacrifice fly and Cabrera’s single put the Tigers ahead 3-0 in the second inning. Red Sox 16, White Sox 7 – Story’s 7th HR in 7 games helps Red Sox top White Sox 16-7 Trevor Story kept up his hot hitting with a three-run homer and four RBIs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the White Sox 16-7 to take two of three from Chicago. Story has seven homers and 21 RBIs in his last seven games, raising his season totals to nine homers and 32 RBIs. Alex Verdugo had pair of doubles among four hitsfor Boston, which outscored Chicago 33-13 in the series. The Red Sox opened with a 16-3 win and followed with a 3-1 loss. Kevin Plawecki pinch hit for Story in the ninth and homered off Josh Harrison. Reds 20, Cubs 5 – Reds have highest-scoring day in 23 years, rout Cubs 20-5 Kyle Farmer homered and had tied his career high with five RBIs to power the Cincinnati Reds to their high-scoring game in 23 years, a 20-5 rout of the Chicago Cubs. Farmer and Nick Senzel had four hits each, and Brandon Drury, Tommy Pham and Albert Almora Jr. had three apiece. Cincinnati trailed 3-0 before scoring twice in the second and adding eight runs in the third. The Reds scored their most runs since a 22-3 win at Philadelphia on Sept. 4, 1999, while Chicago gave up its most since a 21-8 defeat at the Phillies on July 3, 1999. Tonight Cleveland (Bieber 1-3) at Detroit (Faedo 1-1), 7:10 p.m.             WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Cubs and White Sox are off (Cubs are at White Sox Saturday and Sunday) MLB – MLB criticizes teams over facilities for female employees Major League Baseball has told its clubs that some are failing to provide acceptable work accommodations for female employees, calling them “embarrassingly below” standard. The May 20 memorandum from Michael Hill, the MLB senior vice president for on-field operations, asks teams to provide documentation by June 3 of the facilities for home and visiting female coaches and staff. Hill told teams to comply with MLB regulations “as soon as possible.” San Francisco Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken this year became the first woman to work as an on-field coach for a big league team. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – Conference Finals Last Night Golden State Warriors 120, Dallas Mavericks 110           (GSW Wins 4-1) Tonight Miami Heat at Boston Celtics, 8:30 p.m.                             (BOS Leads 3-2) NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 2nd Round Last Night Carolina Hurricanes 3, New York Rangers 1                      (CAR Leads 3-2) Edmonton Oilers 5, Calgary Flames 4 – OT                        (EDM Wins 4-1) Tonight Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, 8:00 p.m.              (COL Leads 3-2) Indy 500 – Castroneves seeks historic fifth Indianapolis 500 victory It took Helio Castroneves 12 tries to win a fourth Indianapolis 500. He hopes it only takes one time to make history. The Brazilian will attempt to win a record-breaking fifth Indy 500 on Sunday after winnin No. 4 a year ago. Castroneves will be making his 22nd start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, most of any driver in the field. He’s 47 years old and the second oldest driver on the grid. He saysd he’s shown that experience at Indy matters far more than age. He hopes to drive from the back of the field to win No. 5. Nassar – No charges for agents in botched Larry Nassar probe The U.S. Justice Department says it won’t pursue criminal charges against former FBI agents who failed to quickly open an investigation of sports doctor Larry Nassar. Agents knew in 2015 that Nassar was accused of sexually assaulting female gymnasts. Nassar wasn’t arrested until 2016. The Office of Inspector General found that two former agents likely provided “inaccurate or incomplete information” when investigators subsequently tried to understand what happened. But the Justice Department says more would be needed to file charges. Nassar was a Michigan State University sports doctor as well as a doctor at USA Gymnastics. He is serving decades in prison for assaulting female athletes and possessing child pornography. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Los Angeles Sparks at Indiana Fever, 7:00 p.m. Tennis – French Open – Only 3 of women’s top 10 seeds remain The unexpected results in the women’s draw at the French Open keep piling up. Only three of the top 10 women’s seeds are still in the field before the third round has even started.  Two more were ousted Thursday when former No. 1 Karolina Pliskova lost to Leolia Jeanjean, who is ranked just 227th and is playing in her first Grand Slam tournament. No. 9 Danielle Collins lost to Shelby Rogers in a matchup between two Americans. Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep said she had a panic attack while leading her second-round match that she eventually lost. The 2018 Roland Garros winner said she “lost it” and couldn’t regain focus while playing 19-year-old Qinwen Zheng, who won 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.  No surprises involving top-seeded Iga Swiatek, however. She ran her winning streak to 30 matches by beating Alison Riske 6-0, 6-2.  The other two top 10 seeds still standing are No. 3 Paula Badosa and No. 7 Aryna Sabalenka. NFL – “Forgotten Four” to be honored at Canton The four men who smashed the race barrier in professional football in 1946 have been selected to share the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Ralph Hay Pioneer Award. The Canton, Ohio,-based organization announced that Kenny Washington, Woody Strode and Hall of Famers Bill Willis and Marion Motley will be celebrated during the Hall’s enshrinement week in August. CFL – CFL Players’ Association ratifies new CBA The CFL Players’ Association ratified a collective bargaining agreement with the Canadian Football League on Thursday night. The CFLPA made the announcement via email. The players’ vote came hours after the sides hammered out a seven-year tentative agreement — and two days after CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie unveiled the league’s final offer. With the players accepting the agreement, the league’s exhibition season will open on time Friday night. On Monday, the players voted against a tentative deal the union had recommended they accept. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Dayton Dragons 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 0 – Game 1 West Michigan Whitecaps 9, Dayton Dragons 6 – Game 2 South Bend Cubs 5, Great Lakes Loons 0 Lansing Lugnuts at Beloit Sky Carp, PPD to today Tonight Lansing Lugnuts at Beloit Sky Carp, 6:05 p.m. (DH) Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Michigan Lutheran 4, Eau Claire 2 – Game 1 Michigan Lutheran 10, Eau Claire 0 – Game 2 Dowagiac 10, Decatur 6 – Game 1 Dowagiac 13, Decatur 6 – Game 2 Paw Paw 4, Otsego 3 – Game 1 Paw Paw 10, Otsego 0 – Game 2 South Haven 3, Gobles 0 – Game 1 South Haven 5, Gobles 2 – Game 2 Coloma 11, Lawton 4 Portage Northern 12, Kal. Loy Norrix 2 – Game 1 Portage Northern 7, Kal. Loy Norrix 1 – Game 2 Softball Michigan Lutheran 15, Eau Claire 0 – Game 1 Michigan Lutheran 12, Eau Claire 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 7, Coloma 2 – Game 1 Buchanan 5, Coloma 1 – Game 2 Lawrence 4, Howardsville Christian 3 – Game 1 Howardsville Christian 22, Lawrence 9 – Game 2 Dowagiac 13, Decatur 3 – Game 1 Dowagiac 14, Decatur 6 – Game 2 Lawton 8, Cassopolis 7 – Game 1 Lawton 13, Cassopolis 10 – Game 2 Coldwater 11, Kalamazoo Central 5 Girls Soccer – District Quarterfinals Division 4 (Buchanan) New Buffalo 2, Marcellus 0 Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Kalamazoo Christian 6, Kalamazoo Heritage 0 Today Baseball Bridgman at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at East Grand Rapids, 3:45 p.m. BC Lakeview at Eaton Rapids, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Climax-Scotts at Galesburg-Augusta, 5:00 p.m. Softball New Buffalo at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Climax-Scotts at Galesburg-Augusta, 5:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Girls Soccer – District Quarterfinals Division 2 (Mattawan) Sturgis at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m. Division 3 (Berrien Springs) Dowagiac at Constantine, 5:30 p.m. Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Quincy at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2001 a young Brazilian driver name Helio Castroneves arrived at the corner of 16th St and Georgetown Rd. in Speedway Indiana. Twenty years later, Helio Castroneves joined racing's most exclusive Club becoming the only the 4th driver in IndyCar history to win the Greatest Spectacle in racing FOUR times.And this week Castroneves is at the precipice of joining another club….a club of one. As he chases a 5th 500 win.In this week's Wind Tunnel Episode Jack and Helio trace the energetic divers IndyCar career from the beginning. It is a career that is marked by success casted from happenstance, tragedy and indictment.You'll learn how all that has changed  the driver known as "SPIDER MAN" and how he believes that it will fuel his drive for five.You'll also meet a 2nd generation driver who hopes to go one better than his dad. Scott Riggs is a Virginian late Model Legend. His winning performances played a role in his son Layne Riggs's decision to follow his dad onto the short track late model scene.Layne is already a proven winner on the circuit including a pair of late Model wins at the South Boston Speedway last weekend, but his goal this season is a NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Racing Series National Championship. Something that his father never accomplished.He and Jack unpack Layne's approach to racing, his goals and the impact  of following a father.   

On Beyond The Bricks, it’s Helio Castroneves’ 47th birthday, and Jake Query and Mike Thomsen talk about the legendary career of the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner. We hear from Helio about his upbringing in Brazil, where his infectious energy comes from, and why he started climbing the fence after race wins. Jake and Mike discuss how Castroneves ended up with Team Penske amid tragic circumstances and recount the controversial ending of the 2002 Indy 500. Later, Helio tells us who inspired his racing career, and we listen to some of the broadcast calls from his wins at 16th and Georgetown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Beyond The Bricks, it’s Helio Castroneves’ 47th birthday, and Jake Query and Mike Thomsen talk about the legendary career of the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner. We hear from Helio about his upbringing in Brazil, where his infectious energy comes from, and why he started climbing the fence after race wins. Jake and Mike discuss how Castroneves ended up with Team Penske amid tragic circumstances and recount the controversial ending of the 2002 Indy 500. Later, Helio tells us who inspired his racing career, and we listen to some of the broadcast calls from his wins at 16th and Georgetown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She Made It – meet the entrepreneur behind Deux, the delicious and guilt-free cookie dough. Plus, Bobby Moynihan stops by Studio 1A to chat about “Mr. Mayor,” SNL and his voice acting career. And, Hélio Castroneves previews the new documentary “The Club.” 

Number, Word and Song of the Day. DVR with Vassegh and the latest on the Dodgers from Camelback Ranch. Indy Car driver and Dancing With The Stars Champ Hélio Castroneves.