Podcasts about Central League

In this thrilling episode, join us as we get an inside look at the world of high school basketball with Coach Shelman of the Van Buren Warriors. Discover how the team performed during their intense and competitive games against Davis County and Central League, rivalries akin to the Yankees vs. Red Sox. Coach Shelman shares insights on their recent performances and key players, highlighting Landry Leffler's and Isaac Leffler's remarkable contributions. Explore the high-energy atmosphere of upcoming showdowns, including the much-anticipated game against Columbus. Learn about the strategies and preparations involved in taking on strong opponents in the tough Southeast Iowa Super Conference. Coach Shelman emphasizes the importance of building a solid foundation for future success and how these games prepare the young team for district matches. Get an exclusive preview of other exciting matchups and the buzzing atmosphere surrounding these events, with four schools coming together for a night of electrifying basketball. Whether you're a basketball enthusiast or a supporter, this episode will keep you on the edge of your seat.

The Burlington Falcons basketball season, sponsored by esteemed local businesses, features an exciting recapitulation by Coach Van Fleet. Join us as he discusses the intense games that have captivated local fans, especially the dramatic play-by-play in Keokuk. Despite tough starts, the Falcons have showcased remarkable resilience and talent, with players like Mason Watkins leading performances. Coach Van Fleet provides insights on their challenging games against formidable opponents like Keokuk and Central League. Engage with the coach's perspective on the difficulties of the road games, the capabilities of key players, and the strategic planning that goes into their contests. The Falcons' upcoming matches promise thrilling basketball action as they aim to secure top positions in their conference.

The West Burlington Falcons, powered by standout players Quincy Collins and Mason Watkins, maintain a perfect 6-0 record this basketball season. Coach Van Fleet shares insights into the team's recent games against Van Buren, Holy Trinity, and Danville, highlighting a mix of individual excellence and team cohesion. The Falcons' impressive performances, including a record-setting 42-point game by Watkins and a balanced team effort against strong opponents, are setting them up as formidable contenders. As they look ahead to their next challenge against Central League, Coach Van Fleet emphasizes the importance of teamwork and strategic play. Fans are eagerly awaiting the upcoming matches, with hopes of the Falcons continuing their winning streak.

The Columbus Wildcats, under the leadership of first-year Coach Marcus Hall, experienced a transformative first week filled with both challenges and triumphs. Sponsored by Henshaw Trailer Sales of Richland, Iowa, Westerdrug of Wilton and Muscatine, and Partners for Profit Fundraising, the Wildcats set the stage for a promising season. Kicking off the week against Lone Tree, Coach Hall expressed disappointment in their initial performance, highlighting key areas for growth, especially in defensive transitions. The team struggled initially, but a dedicated practice session revamped their approach, leading to an exhilarating victory against North Cedar characterized by aggressive playing, dominating the glass, and showcasing the latent potential in players like Juan and Drake Marion. Wrapping up the week against Hillcrest, Coach Hall emphasized the need for composure and strategic play against a well-prepared opponent. Despite the challenges, the Wildcats demonstrated a commendable level of grit and promise. Coach Hall's first win has instilled confidence, laying a strong foundation for forthcoming games against Central League and Highland next week. The community and parental support underscore the united spirit propelling the Wildcats forward.

Baseball: Yomiuri Pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano Wins Central League MVP Award

In this thrilling episode, we catch up with Coach Borrison of the Mediapolis Bulldogs following their impressive 48-14 victory over Central League. This win was crucial for the Bulldogs as it secured their spot in the upcoming playoffs. Coach Borson discusses the team's standout performance, highlighting their aggressive defense, which forced multiple turnovers and set the tone for the game. Coach Borson elaborates on the strategic prowess of the Bulldogs, from their effective offensive balance led by Reese Campbell and Noah Schmigel to the crucial contributions of special teams. The team's dedication to tackling and turnover drills in practice paid off, as did the exceptional play of Nathan Schmidt, who blocked a punt and scored a touchdown. The episode also touches on the promising future of Lance Ludens, a Mediapolis student committed to playing baseball at Central, and the camaraderie and leadership demonstrated by the team's 15 seniors. As the Bulldogs prepare to face Northeast Goose Lake in the playoffs, Coach Borson reflects on the challenges and opportunities ahead, expressing pride in his team's growth and readiness for the postseason battle.

The Keokuk Chiefs football team, sponsored by Henshaw Trailer Sales, House Reps Helena Hayes and Jeff Shipley, Partners for Profit Fundraising, Wyatt Moore and the Livestock Risk Management Partnership, and Westerdrug, are gearing up for an exciting season. Coach McNutt shares insights on team bonding, offensive and defensive strategies, and the players who are stepping up to make an impact. In this episode, Coach McNutt discusses the outcomes of their recent scrimmage against Central League, highlighting the team's strengths and areas for improvement. He also provides an in-depth analysis of their upcoming matchup against the Tomah Bulldogs, emphasizing the challenges and strategies needed to secure a win. Listeners will get a glimpse of standout players like James Burton and Lincoln, and the preparation required for a successful season. Coach McNutt also sheds light on the importance of special teams and the progress of their new field. Tune in to hear about the anticipation and excitement surrounding the Keokuk Chiefs as they prepare for a high-stakes football season.

Central League Routs Pacific League 11-6 in 1st of Japan Baseball All-Star Games

Nippon Ham slugger Franmil Reyes is the guest, we talk about the Central League crunch-bunch standings, dive into the profiles of no-hitter-throwing pitchers the past 20 seasons and handle some HighHeat.

Baseball: Yomiuri Giants Mark 5th Consecutive Win to Lead Central League

The playoffs on Round Guy Radio are powered by Partners for Profit Fundraising out of New Morning Sun, Iowa, as well as Jen Fagan, your neighbor's insurance agent, Henshaw Trailer Sales of Richland, Iowa, the Packwood Locker, Rob Moore, and the Livestock Risk Management Partnership, as well as Westerdrug of Wilton and Muscatine. We've got Andy Kretzinger of the Southeast Iowa Union. It probably won't be a very long episode, but we're going to try and get all the scores that we can get. Andy, you and I were chewing some of the same ground tonight. We saw a couple of pretty good ballgames. Let's start there. Yes, we did. We saw a couple of quick ballgames, and we saw a couple of round guy teams, which are also a couple of Southeast Iowa Union teams go on. New London over Pekin in a union battle, and Keota over Danville. Now, Keota Danville was a 4-1 game. Let me wrap my brain back to New London. I think it was a 3-0 game. Yep. So, eight runs scored in two games and that's probably a big reason why they were, why it's 9-30 and I'm halfway home. Yeah, there were fast games for certain. You know what? I'll tell you what. Over the last couple weeks, I've seen nothing but good pitching. It seems like the pitchers are kind of You know, they probably pitched 10 games already this year, and they're kind of strong, and they're in the groove. And they were grooving tonight, both teams. Let's start with a player I call the express, Nolan Glick. He's a heck of a good pitcher. And he just had one inning where there was a strikeout and a pass ball, and he gets to first base. And then there's a fly ball to right field. It was a pretty tough play, but it could have been made, maybe. But that gets away, and then there's a ground ball that goes under the third base. Well, you make three mistakes in one inning. You force the pitcher to get six outs in that inning, and I think that was the only thing that was a problem there at all. But they just couldn't get any runs on the board because of the pitcher from New London, which was something Bailey. Yeah, Gavin Mickey Bailey. Yeah, Mickey Bailey. Still their job of pitching that night. They did a great job. They did just enough to win. They got a little bit of a lead. I think they got all three runs in one inning and then just kind of held pace. Sorry to see the Packwood Peacock Panthers lose. That'd be done with this season. We followed them so much. But that's how it goes in the playoffs, ain't it? Yeah, it is. And, yeah, good pitching. And all the offense really came from one guy as far as runs Because, you know, with two outs, New London's Memphis Watson hit a two-run double that just got him. It was just perfectly placed in between the left fielder and center fielder for Pekin. That scored two runs. And then he scored on a wild pitch, I believe. And so there are no other RBIs besides that one hit, that one-two RBI double for New London. And, you know, they just came up with a, you know, it was a good spot. lot they you know they had their top of the lineup up and they they scored on that and i mean pecan had a couple points i remember pecan had a first and second with nobody out situation uh with some pretty good hitters up and they all made pretty good contact but uh new london's defense played really well behind gavin mickey bailey and then mickey bailey pitched about as well as you can ask a high school or two and especially in a game where i thought you know there'd be a little more offense between the two teams. But, yeah, so New London moves on. They'll play Notre Dame. Notre Dame's got them the last two times, but that's kind of a little super south rivalry. So they'll probably throw the kitchen sink at them and see if they can come up with a big upset. Yeah, I didn't see Brandon Ritchie, who was a player for New London. I don't know what happened or why he wasn't. He hasn't been to the box for us last year. I believe he's out with an injury. Oh, well, that's too bad, because he's one of their better players. Yeah, that's a good player for them. They got a nice little win. I don't know if facing New London is a reward. But, you know, a nice season. You can hang your hat on a playoff win there. You can go out and shop the world and beat New London. I mean, there's been teams playing pretty close with them this year. Yeah. But they're a juggernaut. They have a whole lot. And Coach Chipper is as tough in the playoffs, I can tell you that much. That's the first game. The second game, we got the Keota Eagles with a 4-1 victory over Danville. It was nip and tuck for a long time. Nothing, nothing. And Keota just kind of started scoring a run here and there for the third and fourth inning and held on to win the game. Paul Kindred with a great pitching performance and a nice relief by Blake Baker. Some good hitting from two-hit Tanner Waterhouse. Brendan McGuire was a key hit. Chase Aaron was a key sacrifice fly to right field to score a run. A total team win. Pretty good fielding all the way around. I've been seeing a good fielding. You know, we just seem like we're seeing some strikeouts, but it seems like less than the beginning of the season. There's a lot less errors. Yeah, a lot. So, I believe that Keota will play Moravia. Yes. Yes, Moravia, I think, pitched a combined no-hitter against Moulton Udell. Moulton Udell won three or four games, so they probably saved a lot of pitching. But yeah, Kiyota used the two guys. So I talked to Cole Kindred after the game, and he made a pretty good point that they had played it like a week, and maybe the little break in playing right before a tournament game might have been one of the reasons that there weren't a lot of scoring today. But Kiyota took advantage when they had runners in scoring position, you know, because they didn't get too many hits off of those dandle arms. I thought Keota was going to, you know, come and kind of rock the place with their offense. But Keota really never felt like they were in any trouble besides the very last inning where Baker had guys second and third on him with two outs, and then he did have a 3-1 count on a kid, but he struck the kid out to finish it off. Otherwise, that might have gotten a little scary. Yeah, it was a little hairy right there at the end. You know, you got rooms at second and third and a full count on the batter, But he come through, he's been clutch all year. You're going to be writing that kid Blake Baker's name down for a long time. Yeah, yeah, that is true. When you have this big of an impact as an eighth grader, you know, he's going to be, geez, I'll be almost 40 years old by the time he graduates high school. So it'll be a nice little five years for Keota baseball. That's the great thing about baseball and softball in Iowa is you get that extra year if you're good enough. Not a lot of 8-pointers are good enough in baseball, but he is. He certainly is. Well, I do know that Sigourney won like 18-0 in four innings. Yeah, I know a little bit of that. I turned it when it was 16-0. Yeah, there was no doubt about that. But there was another game in that bracket. Someone sent me the score, but I don't remember. remember let me see if i can't look that up yeah well i can tell you a couple that i know i know that mediapolis is currently against i'm on west burlington i think six nothing now, I think they might be a go-hitter. That's a go-hitter going in that one for a medium pitching staff. I know that Cedarville was 2-0 up centrally early, but that was, as I said, that was early. And then Lone Tree beat Highland 9-3 in the game before that. There's your upset right there. Let's talk a little bit about that. With the Lone Tree-Highland game? Yeah, how about that? Lone Tree getting a win over Highland. That was, it's been a long time since Lone Tree had beaten Highland in baseball. So that was a surprising one. And that one, sorry, that one wasn't in Central. That was over in Sigourney. That was the game that leads into the Sigourney game. Okay, that was the one. I couldn't find the score. Yeah, Lone Tree and Sigourney. Lone Tree goes to Sigourney and gets a win over Highland. So will they play Sigourney then, or who will they play? Yeah, I believe they play Sigourney now. If I got the brackets right in my brain. So that's Tuesday night. Yes. Tuesday night in Sigourney. Yeah, Tuesday night in Sigourney, and then New London will play Notre Dame. Kyoto will play Moravia. And then I know Cardinal beat Van Buren County in 2A. That was an 8-2 win, I believe, for Cardinal. That was the one that was at Central League before that game that's going on right now. And then I thought I had another one, but I'm having trouble. I don't know. I assume the Hillcrest Academy moved on today, but I haven't seen a score on that. Hillcrest Academy? They're playing BGM, I think. Well, BGM got some wins. They're no slouch or nothing. Oh, wait. Maybe I'm wrong then. Maybe they're playing somebody else. I don't remember. But let me see. Try and check the Chasing Eye scoreboard and see if I can find anything. You got any of the scores at all? Well, I can tell you that the Super Conference North, now that I think about it, Hillcrest is the last of the top four teams now because Highland Pekin and Highland Pekin and somebody else all lost. Who the heck was the third team that I was thinking of? So Hillcrest might be carrying the Torch for the North for a little bit. I only peeked in and I don't remember. Who did not? Do you know who? Let me see. Wapolo, they're not one of your schools. No. Winfield, you mean Columbus played tonight? Columbus beat. They did beat Louisa Muscatine 4-1. That was a score I got from Jeff Mills. I don't know what's in the second game. West Burlington, Mediapolis, I think, wasn't it? Oh, okay. Okay, so the West Burlington-Mediapolis game was at the same place as the Winfield game? Yeah, yeah. And I know that Mediapolis was up 6-0 against West Burlington on the 6th, I believe. Okay. They have been playing lights out, that West Burlington team down the stretch. But the Mediapolis is good. And I mean really good. And they might be a real dangerous team going down. They got some good pitching. That Lutenskid's a good one. I know that. Yeah, they're one of the more dangerous teams in that class. So I know West Burlington, I think, with a walk, had a runner or two on in the fifth. And then there was a runner thrown out of home, maybe, and there was a little controversy. But it sounds like Mediapple's pitching is doing pretty well tonight. I think it's a combined – I don't know who is pitching for them, but I know it's not just one kid. I think it's a combined effort. Well, all the games are still scattered out. I didn't hear anything on Wilton. I don't know how to find the score for them. Yeah, I think they should keep them pretty updated. For anyone listening, if you go to RCD Bound, and then Bracket, then they have the Brackets out, and they do a pretty good job now. They're getting better and better every year at updating those, even mid-game sometimes. Usually in the tournament, the final scores at least are up pretty quick. But, yeah, I'm interested to see what happens in that Citroën-Cityville game. Because that one, I think, had a little bit of a later start, it sounded like. Yeah, when the first game got done early, I'm not sure the second game didn't start early, or at least right on the button. And then we've been seeing these consistently two-hour-plus games. Yeah. And then we get an hour-and-18-minute game, and then another hour-and-30-minute game or something in that vicinity. Yeah, I sat in my car and flipped on all the radio stations and all their games are still going. There was a bunch of high school games still going on. We were definitely the first out among the doubleheaders. Yeah, we picked the right one to go to, that's for sure. Yeah, we did. It was not like we didn't get treated to a couple good ball games tonight. Yeah. I just didn't hardly ever sit down to a game that wasn't. Went to one game that was a mercy rule and everything else was a tight game all year long. It was a pretty – actually, I thought the baseball was played very well this year. And I thought by the end of the year, the level of play was tremendous, you know. You weren't seeing hardly any walks. You weren't seeing hardly any errors. You know what I mean? You were seeing a lot of good contact. And the fielding was so good. It was a great year to watch baseball in southeast Iowa for sure, wasn't it? Yeah, it was. And, you know, in high school, you know, So good teams are the ones that put a defense and, you know, and throw strikes. It's not like, you know, teams are hitting homers all the time or anything like that. It's that fundamentally right there. If you can play like Keota and New London did tonight where they pitched well, they didn't walk a lot, and there weren't very many mistakes defensively, that is really the big skill gap in baseball teams. So that's the key. It's just sometimes the more intimidating teams will intimidate you and do a few mistakes. So hopefully that doesn't happen as they play the higher-seeded teams here in the next round. Well, Albia beat Central Decatur. That's a score I could find. Where was Hunter Biden? I don't know where Hunter Biden was, but I know Hunter Mullen was in. He was at the Central League doubleheader. So we have Cardinal and Van Buren, obviously. And then I think his cousin plays for Central League, so he played for the Centerville Central League game. So I think he might be sitting there right now. I could probably get to that if I wanted to, too, but I'll go home and stand with you. All right. Well, I don't have a lot of other scores for you, but we will. All I can say is the 3A starts Friday. Oh, here's one. Here's BGM, 17-7 record. They beat Wapolo 5-3. I'm still really proud to play BGM. I'm trying to remember who Bill Trey's playing. See, where's Wapolo? Wapolo got peaking the other day and stood up pretty good to BGM there. Yeah, yeah. The Super North teams were all pretty balanced this year. I don't know if Crest won it, I think, with two or three conference losses, but there were a lot of – it was a pretty – probably as balanced as the North has been baseball-wise in quite some time. It's even with the bottom teams, you know. They kind of – they run a lot of, you know, fuck-kicking. kids. I got a score of Meepo 5-0 West Burlington, nothing in the fifth, end of the fifth. But you said it was, let's see. Yeah, I heard it in the sixth. I was listening to the radio. 8-0, 8-0. They win, 8-0. Perfect game, or near perfect game. Lance Lutens. Boy, I tell you, have you seen him pitch? I have not. I haven't even seen Meepo this year, I don't think. Pretty dang good. Pretty dang good. Well, we got the 4-1 L&M. That's pretty much the scores that I can come up with. Yeah. Do you got any other parting shots or anything to plug or anything? No. I mean, obviously, yeah, we'll have all the scores and stories. Even games that we weren't at will at least be in roundups and stuff for the for the playoff online Sunday or Monday. And then in the new, the Tuesday South East Iowa union, we come out on Tuesdays, Thursdays with the actual paper itself. We are without a producer for right now because our, our show producer moved on to bigger and brighter things, but South East Iowa union sports talk will be coming back hopefully this week. And then news break on the South East Iowa live Facebook and YouTube. And we try and cover anything and everything and, in both the paper and the newspaper, and then follow us at unionsportpage on Twitter, whatever you want to call it, and tweet us some scores. Once the games get dwindled down, we'll be at them all, but early in these rounds, we have a couple games that we're not physically at between the two of us, so tweet us the scores if you can. Well, Round Guy Radio went live. I've got the games, some of the AI. They didn't do AI for the first part of the new London game, but I did it for the last part of the game. I wound up in two factions. You know, you're going to see the beginning of the game and the end of the game on two different episodes because I can only go so much time. They almost did the game fast enough we could do it. Well, Andy, thank you so much. Good seeing you tonight. And thank you for helping our listeners with what scores we could bring them. Have a good night. and don't tell Hunter Mueller about the Hunter Biden Floridian Swift there. Yeah, I'll try not to. All right. See you later.

Join Round Guy Radio in Keosauqua, Iowa, for an exciting Central League matchup as the Central Lee Hawks face off against the Van Buren County Warriors. The game features stellar pitching performances, with Blake Davis of the Hawks delivering a near no-hitter and striking out ten batters. Senior night adds an emotional touch, with memorable moments from players like Bo Buffett and Eli McKinney. Despite a late rally by the Warriors, the Hawks secure a 5-0 victory. Catch all the action, play-by-plays, and post-game interviews in this gripping episode.

The Central League is run by 'Capital Football' for association football clubs located in the southern and central parts of the North Island.  It is a New Zealand top-tier competition during the winter season and sits at step two overall under the summer National League.  Wellington Phoenix Reserves Captain Xuan Loke joined D'Arcy to preview their clash against North Wellington.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is brought to you by Partners for Profit Fundraising, Morning Sun, Iowa, and Pure Apex Power Supplements. In this quick hitter episode, we delve into the latest rankings from Iowa Sports with a Z on YouTube, highlighting several teams in the Round Guy area family. In 3A, Mount Pleasant receives an honorable mention, while Pella Christian holds the 10th spot in 2A. For 1A, Moravia is ranked 10th, Sigourney 7th, Linville-Sully 3rd, and Notre Dame 2nd. As playoffs approach, we have an exciting week ahead on Round Guy Radio. Tune in Monday night for Burlington vs. Washington in Washington, Tuesday night for Highland vs. Sigourney in Sigourney, and Thursday night for Central League vs. Van Buren County in Keosauqua. Thank you for listening to Round Guy Radio. We're nearing 80,000 downloads! Keep liking, sharing, and following us on the Podbean app. Your support keeps us going strong!

There used to be such a thing as a Reserve team which we watched if we couldn't afford to travel to watch our team away from home. Young players started in the A and B sides and made their way up from the B to the A team until they reached the Reserves. The Reserves contained a sprinkling of first team players coming back from injury and embittered old pros who deeply resented the humiliation of playing in the Central League or the Football Combination. As such spectators got to see old favourites and possible new stars. But the Reserves are gone now, like our youth, too soon. Does the panel regret the passing of this old tradition or does its replacement by squads of 25 and endless substitutions during a match mean a better deal for football? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kylie Walsh picked apart the latest netty action from North Central League on the Flow Friday Sports Show this week. Walsh also discussed the B-Grade results in this week's segment. 

Japan Baseball: Hanshin Tigers Win 7 Straight Games to Keep Central League Lead

Claudio Rodriguez of Beisbol Japones joins Jim Allen and John E Gibson to examine the Central League teams from top to bottom and offer their predictions for the playoff race.

Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay go over the latest team news, recap the preseason games from the first half of the month, and then listen to five guest contributors who share their thoughts on one of the other Central League teams. Follow Scott (https://chunichisoul.blogspot.com/), Heather (@ysbaseball2896), Yakyu Cosmopolitan (@YakyuCosmo), Brian (@RiouxBM), and Lucas (@lucasborjaNPB) on X... The post Episode 194: Looking at the Rest of the CL appeared first on Hanshin Tigers English News.

Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay give you the latest team news and then give you a multitude of reasons to be hopeful that the 2024 Hanshin Tigers will repeat as Central League champions. Start thinking about your CL standings predictions, as that contest will be announced in a week or so! Recorded on: February 19, 2024... The post Episode 192: Why the Tigers WILL Repeat in 2024 appeared first on Hanshin Tigers English News.

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Japan Pro Baseball: 2024 Regular Season to Start March 29 for Central League

J.B. Wendelken of the DeNA BayStars is the guest, we discuss the Central League race for second, and the three-team Pacific League race for the final two playoff spots, look at Giants manager Tatsunori Hara stepping away and Hirokazu Ibata taking over as skipper of Samurai Japan.

In the last two seasons, Trevor Bauer has gone from being the Cy Young Award-winning star of the L.A. Dodgers to pitching for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Japan's Central League, all over sexual assault charges in the wake of the #MeToo movement. Major League Baseball immediately suspended Bauer for 324 games, basically banishing him from the majors. After the due process played out, California authorities refused to bring criminal charges, and Bauer settled a civil suit without admitting guilt or paying his accuser. Jason says it's easy to lay blame for Bauer's situation, but it doesn't rest where you might think. “It's easy to simply blame the #MeToo movement and castigate the women who have used the movement to bully and terrorize men. Men are to blame for what happened to Trevor Bauer, including Trevor Bauer himself. Our immorality and cowardice have created the current environment.” Society has worked to weaken men and take their masculinity. “Women take advantage of weak men. The #MeToo environment is what we deserve.” Royce White and T.J. Moe join “Fearless” to debate Bauer's saga and the fall of men. Steve Kim shares his thoughts on Bauer and the rising tension between ESPN's Stephen A. Smith and Dan Le Batard over Skip Bayless. Shemeka Michelle stops in to discuss Jamaal Bowman's “alarming” incident and Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler's new “Karen cut." And, Pro Football Hall of Famer and Packers legend Brett Favre is here to discuss several NFL headlines, including Zach Wilson's performance on "Sunday Night Football" and whether it is finally time to turn the page on Bill Belichick and the Patriots' dynasty. We want to hear from the Fearless Army!! Join the conversation in the show chat, leave a comment or email Jason at FearlessBlazeShow@gmail.com ​​Today's Sponsors: Tired of someone else telling you where to go when you have a medical need? Are you ready to take control of your health care? Samaritan Ministries could be the solution you're looking for. Check it out today at https://Samaritanministries.org/fearless Nugenix Total T is the number one selling testosterone booster at GNC. Text “FEARLESS” to 231-231 and get a bottle of Nugenix Thermo, their most powerful fat incinerator ever, with key ingredients to help you get back into shape fast… ABSOLUTELY FREE! It's time to take care of your liver! If you're looking to ignite your fat-burning metabolism, boost your energy, and transform how you look and feel - try Liver Health Formula and receive a FREE bottle of Blood Sugar Formula to reduce sugar cravings when you order today. Try Liver Health Formula by going to https://GetLiverHelp.com/Jason and claim your FREE bonus gift today! Get 10% off Blaze swag by using code Fearless10 at https://shop.blazemedia.com/fearless Make yourself an official member of the “Fearless Army!” Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://get.blazetv.com/FEARLESS and get $10 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gosuke Kato of the Nippon Ham Fighters is the guest, we discuss the three-team race for the final two playoff spots in the Pacific League, check on the battle for second in the Central League, hit a couple of notes and handle some HighHeat.

Drew Anderson of the Hiroshima Carp is the guest, we discuss the Central League championship run the Hanshin Tigers made this season, look at the races for playoff spots in both leagues, go rockin’ with Roki Sasaki, hit one note and close things out with HighHeat.

Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss the team's 5 imports, the last 25 games of Tigers baseball, select their players of the month for August, and look back at the year 2005, which is the last time the Tigers won the Central League pennant. Recorded on: August 31, 2023 Become a Patron and receive rewards! patreon.com/thehanshintigers...

Hosts T-Ray and JJJ discuss team news, the last nine exhibition games, and then turn the floor over to nine contributors who fearlessly predict the final standings in the Central League for the 2023 season! A little bit of analysis from the hosts follows that, and then a look ahead at the first nine games...

Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the last eight games of preseason Tigers baseball, and preview the Tigers' five opponents in the Central League. Guest appearances by friends from other social media accounts! In the post-show show, they preview the interview conducted with Brian Keller and also unveil the 2023 H-TEN slogan. Check it...

The Yokohama BayStars and Hiroshima Carp enter this week's series tied in the Central League standings. Who holds the advantage in this NPB showdown? Join Tokyo Brandon and Adam Trigger for Asian Baseball Today as we break down this week's featured matchups in the KBO and NPB.#KBO | #Baseball | #npb Introduction 00:00Show Start 01:15Standings Recap and What Have Bettors Learned 05:35Teams with Extra Rest 06:40Tuesday Run Production 11:20Featured Matchup - SSG vs Kiwoom 18:00Series - Trigger - LG vs Lotte 20:55Series - Brandon - NPB Baystars vs Carp 26:00Show Best Bets 29:30

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It's episode 20 of this season's Sedds and Sandells - A PNE Podcast by Lancashire Post!Lancashire Post reporters Dave Seddon and Tom Sandells discuss everything topical about the Lilywhites.This week they discuss the defeat to Blackburn Rovers, look ahead to Barnsley and Gentry Day, discuss the youth team and Central League triumphs and answer questions sent in.

We are back after the bank holiday weekend with 2 games of North End to cover. The 1-1 draw at home against Millwall and the 3-0 loss away at Fulham. Oliver is joined by Jack for another episode, we also cover the Central League win, more Youth Team contracts given and the rebuilding process as a club.

The Hanshin Tigers have kicked off the 2022 NPB season with a dismal 1-15 record. Unfortunately for them, their next series is against the Central League leading Yomiuri Giants. Join Adam Trigger and Tokyo Brandon for Asian Baseball Today as we discuss this weekend's action in the KBO and Japan's NPB.#KBO | #Baseball | #NPBIntroduction 00:00LG Twins vs Hanwha Eagles 7:50KBO Takeaways Thus Far 12:50Series Breakdowns 18:40Show Best Bets 25:30

This week on Mr. Baseball, hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas get traded to the Chunichi Dragons of the Central League of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball League, much like how Tom Selleck got traded to the Dragons in the 1992 baseball romp – MR. BASEBALL! MR. BASEBALL (1992): A professional American baseball player whose career is on the wane, Jack Elliot (Tom Selleck) gets traded to the Dragons, a Japanese team. Openly unhappy about the change, Elliott isn't eager to adapt to a new culture and proceeds to get on the bad side of his teammates, including one other American, Max "Hammer" Dubois (Dennis Haysbert). Eventually, Elliott decides to make a real effort, attempting to improve his game and his attitude, but will it be enough to help lead his team to victory? You asked for it, and we shall deliver. Our namesake finally makes its debut on the podcast. We'll be throwing strikes at the goofs, fouling off all the gaffs, and swinging away at the blunders of this 30-Year-Old timeless fish out of water tale. It's time to play ball! Follow MR. BASEBALL on http://twitter.com/MrBaseballPod (TWITTER!)

Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the last nine exhibition games, and then turn the floor over to nine contributors who fearlessly predict the final standings in the Central League for the 2022 season! A little bit of analysis from the hosts follows that, and then a look ahead at the first nine games...

Michael Westbay of Japanesebaseball.com and Jason Coskrey of The Japan Times help Jim and John take a look at the Central League and try to predict how all six teams will finish in the pennant race.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball – NCAA First Four UD Arena, Dayton, OH (Seeds in superscipt) Last Night 16 Wright State 93, 16 Bryant 82                                                South Region – First Four 11 Notre Dame 89, 11 Rutgers 87 – 2 OT                                       West Region – First Four Notre Dame 89, Rutgers 87 – 2 OT – Notre Dame beats Rutgers in double-OT to cap First Four Paul Atkinson Jr.’s putback layup with 1.4 seconds left in the second overtime gave Notre Dame an 89-87 win over Rutgers in a wild First Four game. Ron Harper Jr. tied it with a long 3-pointer with 22 seconds left in the second OT. Notre Dame’s Blake Wesley then missed a shot before Atkinson grabbed the rebound and put back the winner. Atkinson finished with 20 points, Nate Laszewski 18 and Cormac Ryan 16 to lead the Irish who as the No. 11 seed advance to face sixth-seeded Alabama in a first-round game Friday in San Diego. Caleb McConnell had career-high 23 points and Ron Harper Jr. 22 for the Scarlet Knights. Today (local teams) 11 Michigan vs. 6 Colorado State, 12:15 p.m.  Indianapolis           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 11:45 Other games 4 Providence vs. 13 South Dakota State, 12:40 p.m.           Buffalo, New York 8 Boise State vs. 9 Memphis, 1:45 p.m.                              Portland, Oregon 1 Baylor vs. 16 Norfolk State, 2:00 p.m.                           Fort Worth, Texas 3 Tennessee vs. 14 Longwood, 2:45 p.m.                            Indianapolis, Indiana 5 Iowa vs. 12 Richmond, 3:10 p.m.                                     Buffalo, New York 1 Gonzaga vs. 16 Georgia State, 4:15 p.m.                         Portland, Oregon 8 North Carolina vs. 9 Marquette, 4:30 p.m.                     Fort Worth, Texas 5 UConn vs. 12 New Mexico State, 6:50 p.m.                      Buffalo, New York 2 Kentucky vs. 15 Saint Peter’s, 7:10 p.m.                          Indianapolis, Indiana 5 Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. 12 Indiana, 7:20 p.m.                     Portland, Oregon 8 San Diego State vs. 9 Creighton, 7:27 p.m.                     Fort Worth, Texas 4 Arkansas vs. 13 Vermont, 9:20 p.m.                                Buffalo, New York 7 Murray State vs. 10 San Francisco, 9:40 p.m.                  Indianapolis, Indiana 4 UCLA vs. 13 Akron, 9:50 p.m.                                         Portland, Oregon 1 Kansas vs. 16 Texas Southern, 9:57 p.m.                         Fort Worth, Texas NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Utah Jazz 125, Chicago Bulls 110 Jazz 125, Bulls 110 – Mitchell scores 25 of 37 points in 3rd, Jazz beat Bulls Donovan Mitchell scored 25 of his 37 points in the third quarter, Jordan Clarkson added 26 and the Utah Jazz beat the Chicago Bulls 125-110 on Wednesday night. Mitchell made a franchise-record seven 3-pointers in the third period on nine attempts. He broke Karl Malone’s team mark of 22 points in a quarter. Mitchell finished with nine 3-pointers, besting his previous career best of seven. Chicago’s Zach LaVine, who has been affected by a sore left knee, made five 3s and had 33 points in tying his highest scoring output in four months. DeMar DeRozan added 25 points. The Bulls have dropped seven of nine. Tonight Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic, 7:00 p.m.  NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks, 10:00 p.m. NHL – NHL trade deadline could be full of last-minute deals The combination of jumbled standings in the Western Conference and a flat salary cap has stalled much of the trade market around the NHL. Most teams are waiting until close to the deadline Monday before making major moves. General managers say things are quiet now but expect activity to pick up this weekend. West titans Colorado and Calgary have already made substantial additions. The Avalanche and Flames might not be done dealing. Calgary acquired forward Calle Jarnkrok from Seattle on Wednesday. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Today Chicago White Sox (ss) at Chicago Cubs (ss), 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Chicago White Sox (ss), 4:05 p.m. MLB – AP source: Cubs, Seiya Suzuki agree to $85M, 5-year deal A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago Cubs and star Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki have agreed to an $85 million, five-year deal. The person was confirming several reports and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical. Chicago will pay an additional $14,625,000 as a posting fee to Suzuki’s club, the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan’s Central League. Suzuki was a five-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner over nine seasons with the Carp. He batted .317 with 38 home runs and 88 RBIs in 132 games last season. MLB – Eduardo Rodriguez heads young Tigers’ pitching staff Eduardo Rodríguez is the highest-paid and most experienced pitcher on the Detroit Tigers after signing a $77 million, five-year contract. Yet, manager A.J. Hinch doesn’t believe in labeling someone a No. 1 starter. Rodríguez, a 29-year-old left-hander, will start Friday’s exhibition opener and perhaps the Tigers’ opener against the Chicago White Sox on April 8. Rodríguez has 153 career starts. Casey Mize, Matt Manning and left-handers Tarik Skuba and Tyler Alexander, the four pitchers likely to join him in Detroit’s rotation have a combined 116, most of them last season. MLB – White Sox finalize $5.5M, 2-year deal with Josh Harrison Two-time All-Star Josh Harrison has finalized a $5.5 million, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox. Harrison has a $4 million salary this year, and the White Sox have a $5.5 million option for 2023 with a $1.5 million buyout. The option price can escalate by up to $500,000 based on plate appearances this year: $125,000 each for 400, 450, 500 and 550. Harrison has played second base, third base, shortstop and all outfield positions over 11 seasons with Pittsburgh, Washington, Detroit and Oakland. MLB – MLB drops regular COVID tests, can move games for health Major League Baseball is dropping regular COVID-19 testing for all but symptomatic individuals while maintaining an ability to move games if the public health situation in an area deteriorates. MLB and the players’ association finalized their 2022 COVID-19 protocols. Restrictions such as wearing facemasks in dugouts were eased during the 2021 season when a team reached 85% vaccination among players, coaches and other staff with field and clubhouse access. Six of the 30 teams did not reach 85% last year: Arizona, Boston, the Chicago Cubs, Kansas City, the New York Mets and Seattle. NCAAWBKB – Michigan women enter NCAA Tournament at hoops program’s peak Kim Barnes Arico left her close-knit family in New York and New Jersey a decade ago to turn Michigan’s women’s basketball program into a consistent winner for the first time. The former St. John’s coach has pulled off the feat. She is leading Michigan to the NCAA Tournament for a fifth time. The program’s previous eight coaches combined for just four appearances in the top-tier tournament. Third-seeded Michigan plays 14th-seeded American at home on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament. NCAA – 9 dead in Texas crash involving U. of Southwest golf teams The Texas Department of Public Safety says nine people were killed in a head-on collision in West Texas, including six New Mexico university students and a coach returning from a golf tournament, as well as a 13-year-old boy. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Steven Blanco says a pickup truck crossed the center line of a highway and crashed into a van carrying members of the University of the Southwest men’s and women’s golf teams. They had been playing in a tournament in Midland, Texas. Blanco says six students were killed, along with a faculty member. The two occupants of the pickup, including the 13-year-old, also died. Blanco says two students were taken to a hospital in critical condition. NFL – New Chargers defender Mack happy to be reunited with Staley Khalil Mack was watching the television show “Bel-Air” with his fiancéé and son last Thursday when he got a call from his agent that the Chicago Bears were trading him. In a strange coincidence Mack’s new team is close to the real Bel Air. Mack met with reporters on Wednesday after his trade to the Los Angeles Chargers became official with the start of the new league year. The Chargers sent a second-round pick this year and a 2023 sixth-round selection to the Bears for one of the league’s top pass rushers and a three-time All-Pro defender. Chargers coach Brandon Staley was Mack’s linebacker coach when the Bears acquired Mack from the Raiders during the 2018 preseason. NFL – Bears sign Bengals DT Ogunjobi to 3-year contract The Chicago Bears have added a disruptive force, signing Cincinnati Bengals stalwart defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi to a three-year contract. The Bears also finalized a two-year deal with Green Bay offensive lineman Lucas Patrick and a one-year contract with Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Nicholas Morrow. Ogunjobi played an important part in Cincinnati’s big jump in his lone year with the Bengals. And he figures to play a key role as Chicago switches from a 3-4 to a 4-3 scheme. Ogunjobi set career highs with seven sacks, 16 quarterback hits and 12 tackles for loss before suffering a season-ending foot injury in the first-round playoff win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The Bengals went 10-7 and reached the Super Bowl for the third time in franchise history. NFL – Buck, Aikman going from Fox to ESPN’s ‘Monday Night’ booth On the first day of the new league year, one of the NFL’s top broadcasting teams is moving from Fox to ESPN. ESPN announced on Wednesday a move that has been in the works for nearly a month — Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will be broadcasting “Monday Night Football.” Buck and Aikman have been doing games together since 2002, when they became Fox’s top crew. They will tie Pat Summerall and John Madden’s record for the longest NFL booth pairing this year at 21 seasons. AHL – American Hockey League Last Night Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Texas Stars 4 – OT ECHL – ECHL Hockey Yesterday Kalamazoo Wings 3, Cincinnati Cyclones 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball – Regional Championships Division 1 at Battle Creek Central Kalamazoo Central 70, Okemos 62 – 2 OT -Kalamazoo Central will face Grand Rapids Northview at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Division 2 at Three Rivers Benton Harbor 76, Edwardsburg 58 -Benton Harbor will face Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Calvin University on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Division 3 at Centreville Schoolcraft 45, Watervliet 31 -Schoolcraft will face Pewamo-Westphalia at Kalamazoo Central on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Division 4 at New Buffalo Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian 57, New Buffalo 40 -Tri-Unity will face Adrian Lenawee Christian at Portage Northern on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Today Girls Basketball – Semifinals Division 3 at Michigan State University Maple-City Glen Lake vs. Ypsilanti Arbor Prep, 12:00 p.m. Kent City vs. Madison Heights Bishop Foley, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Michigan State University Baraga vs. Fowler, 5:30 p.m. Plymouth Christian Academy vs. Adrian Lenawee Christian, 7:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball – NCAA First Four UD Arena, Dayton, OH (Seeds in superscipt) Last Night 16 Wright State 93, 16 Bryant 82                                                South Region – First Four 11 Notre Dame 89, 11 Rutgers 87 – 2 OT                                       West Region – First Four Notre Dame 89, Rutgers 87 – 2 OT – Notre Dame beats Rutgers in double-OT to cap First Four Paul Atkinson Jr.’s putback layup with 1.4 seconds left in the second overtime gave Notre Dame an 89-87 win over Rutgers in a wild First Four game. Ron Harper Jr. tied it with a long 3-pointer with 22 seconds left in the second OT. Notre Dame’s Blake Wesley then missed a shot before Atkinson grabbed the rebound and put back the winner. Atkinson finished with 20 points, Nate Laszewski 18 and Cormac Ryan 16 to lead the Irish who as the No. 11 seed advance to face sixth-seeded Alabama in a first-round game Friday in San Diego. Caleb McConnell had career-high 23 points and Ron Harper Jr. 22 for the Scarlet Knights. Today (local teams) 11 Michigan vs. 6 Colorado State, 12:15 p.m.  Indianapolis           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 11:45 Other games 4 Providence vs. 13 South Dakota State, 12:40 p.m.           Buffalo, New York 8 Boise State vs. 9 Memphis, 1:45 p.m.                              Portland, Oregon 1 Baylor vs. 16 Norfolk State, 2:00 p.m.                           Fort Worth, Texas 3 Tennessee vs. 14 Longwood, 2:45 p.m.                            Indianapolis, Indiana 5 Iowa vs. 12 Richmond, 3:10 p.m.                                     Buffalo, New York 1 Gonzaga vs. 16 Georgia State, 4:15 p.m.                         Portland, Oregon 8 North Carolina vs. 9 Marquette, 4:30 p.m.                     Fort Worth, Texas 5 UConn vs. 12 New Mexico State, 6:50 p.m.                      Buffalo, New York 2 Kentucky vs. 15 Saint Peter’s, 7:10 p.m.                          Indianapolis, Indiana 5 Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. 12 Indiana, 7:20 p.m.                     Portland, Oregon 8 San Diego State vs. 9 Creighton, 7:27 p.m.                     Fort Worth, Texas 4 Arkansas vs. 13 Vermont, 9:20 p.m.                                Buffalo, New York 7 Murray State vs. 10 San Francisco, 9:40 p.m.                  Indianapolis, Indiana 4 UCLA vs. 13 Akron, 9:50 p.m.                                         Portland, Oregon 1 Kansas vs. 16 Texas Southern, 9:57 p.m.                         Fort Worth, Texas NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Utah Jazz 125, Chicago Bulls 110 Jazz 125, Bulls 110 – Mitchell scores 25 of 37 points in 3rd, Jazz beat Bulls Donovan Mitchell scored 25 of his 37 points in the third quarter, Jordan Clarkson added 26 and the Utah Jazz beat the Chicago Bulls 125-110 on Wednesday night. Mitchell made a franchise-record seven 3-pointers in the third period on nine attempts. He broke Karl Malone’s team mark of 22 points in a quarter. Mitchell finished with nine 3-pointers, besting his previous career best of seven. Chicago’s Zach LaVine, who has been affected by a sore left knee, made five 3s and had 33 points in tying his highest scoring output in four months. DeMar DeRozan added 25 points. The Bulls have dropped seven of nine. Tonight Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic, 7:00 p.m.  NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks, 10:00 p.m. NHL – NHL trade deadline could be full of last-minute deals The combination of jumbled standings in the Western Conference and a flat salary cap has stalled much of the trade market around the NHL. Most teams are waiting until close to the deadline Monday before making major moves. General managers say things are quiet now but expect activity to pick up this weekend. West titans Colorado and Calgary have already made substantial additions. The Avalanche and Flames might not be done dealing. Calgary acquired forward Calle Jarnkrok from Seattle on Wednesday. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Today Chicago White Sox (ss) at Chicago Cubs (ss), 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Chicago White Sox (ss), 4:05 p.m. MLB – AP source: Cubs, Seiya Suzuki agree to $85M, 5-year deal A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago Cubs and star Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki have agreed to an $85 million, five-year deal. The person was confirming several reports and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical. Chicago will pay an additional $14,625,000 as a posting fee to Suzuki’s club, the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan’s Central League. Suzuki was a five-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner over nine seasons with the Carp. He batted .317 with 38 home runs and 88 RBIs in 132 games last season. MLB – Eduardo Rodriguez heads young Tigers’ pitching staff Eduardo Rodríguez is the highest-paid and most experienced pitcher on the Detroit Tigers after signing a $77 million, five-year contract. Yet, manager A.J. Hinch doesn’t believe in labeling someone a No. 1 starter. Rodríguez, a 29-year-old left-hander, will start Friday’s exhibition opener and perhaps the Tigers’ opener against the Chicago White Sox on April 8. Rodríguez has 153 career starts. Casey Mize, Matt Manning and left-handers Tarik Skuba and Tyler Alexander, the four pitchers likely to join him in Detroit’s rotation have a combined 116, most of them last season. MLB – White Sox finalize $5.5M, 2-year deal with Josh Harrison Two-time All-Star Josh Harrison has finalized a $5.5 million, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox. Harrison has a $4 million salary this year, and the White Sox have a $5.5 million option for 2023 with a $1.5 million buyout. The option price can escalate by up to $500,000 based on plate appearances this year: $125,000 each for 400, 450, 500 and 550. Harrison has played second base, third base, shortstop and all outfield positions over 11 seasons with Pittsburgh, Washington, Detroit and Oakland. MLB – MLB drops regular COVID tests, can move games for health Major League Baseball is dropping regular COVID-19 testing for all but symptomatic individuals while maintaining an ability to move games if the public health situation in an area deteriorates. MLB and the players’ association finalized their 2022 COVID-19 protocols. Restrictions such as wearing facemasks in dugouts were eased during the 2021 season when a team reached 85% vaccination among players, coaches and other staff with field and clubhouse access. Six of the 30 teams did not reach 85% last year: Arizona, Boston, the Chicago Cubs, Kansas City, the New York Mets and Seattle. NCAAWBKB – Michigan women enter NCAA Tournament at hoops program’s peak Kim Barnes Arico left her close-knit family in New York and New Jersey a decade ago to turn Michigan’s women’s basketball program into a consistent winner for the first time. The former St. John’s coach has pulled off the feat. She is leading Michigan to the NCAA Tournament for a fifth time. The program’s previous eight coaches combined for just four appearances in the top-tier tournament. Third-seeded Michigan plays 14th-seeded American at home on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament. NCAA – 9 dead in Texas crash involving U. of Southwest golf teams The Texas Department of Public Safety says nine people were killed in a head-on collision in West Texas, including six New Mexico university students and a coach returning from a golf tournament, as well as a 13-year-old boy. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Steven Blanco says a pickup truck crossed the center line of a highway and crashed into a van carrying members of the University of the Southwest men’s and women’s golf teams. They had been playing in a tournament in Midland, Texas. Blanco says six students were killed, along with a faculty member. The two occupants of the pickup, including the 13-year-old, also died. Blanco says two students were taken to a hospital in critical condition. NFL – New Chargers defender Mack happy to be reunited with Staley Khalil Mack was watching the television show “Bel-Air” with his fiancéé and son last Thursday when he got a call from his agent that the Chicago Bears were trading him. In a strange coincidence Mack’s new team is close to the real Bel Air. Mack met with reporters on Wednesday after his trade to the Los Angeles Chargers became official with the start of the new league year. The Chargers sent a second-round pick this year and a 2023 sixth-round selection to the Bears for one of the league’s top pass rushers and a three-time All-Pro defender. Chargers coach Brandon Staley was Mack’s linebacker coach when the Bears acquired Mack from the Raiders during the 2018 preseason. NFL – Bears sign Bengals DT Ogunjobi to 3-year contract The Chicago Bears have added a disruptive force, signing Cincinnati Bengals stalwart defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi to a three-year contract. The Bears also finalized a two-year deal with Green Bay offensive lineman Lucas Patrick and a one-year contract with Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Nicholas Morrow. Ogunjobi played an important part in Cincinnati’s big jump in his lone year with the Bengals. And he figures to play a key role as Chicago switches from a 3-4 to a 4-3 scheme. Ogunjobi set career highs with seven sacks, 16 quarterback hits and 12 tackles for loss before suffering a season-ending foot injury in the first-round playoff win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The Bengals went 10-7 and reached the Super Bowl for the third time in franchise history. NFL – Buck, Aikman going from Fox to ESPN’s ‘Monday Night’ booth On the first day of the new league year, one of the NFL’s top broadcasting teams is moving from Fox to ESPN. ESPN announced on Wednesday a move that has been in the works for nearly a month — Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will be broadcasting “Monday Night Football.” Buck and Aikman have been doing games together since 2002, when they became Fox’s top crew. They will tie Pat Summerall and John Madden’s record for the longest NFL booth pairing this year at 21 seasons. AHL – American Hockey League Last Night Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Texas Stars 4 – OT ECHL – ECHL Hockey Yesterday Kalamazoo Wings 3, Cincinnati Cyclones 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball – Regional Championships Division 1 at Battle Creek Central Kalamazoo Central 70, Okemos 62 – 2 OT -Kalamazoo Central will face Grand Rapids Northview at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Division 2 at Three Rivers Benton Harbor 76, Edwardsburg 58 -Benton Harbor will face Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Calvin University on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Division 3 at Centreville Schoolcraft 45, Watervliet 31 -Schoolcraft will face Pewamo-Westphalia at Kalamazoo Central on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Division 4 at New Buffalo Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian 57, New Buffalo 40 -Tri-Unity will face Adrian Lenawee Christian at Portage Northern on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Today Girls Basketball – Semifinals Division 3 at Michigan State University Maple-City Glen Lake vs. Ypsilanti Arbor Prep, 12:00 p.m. Kent City vs. Madison Heights Bishop Foley, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Michigan State University Baraga vs. Fowler, 5:30 p.m. Plymouth Christian Academy vs. Adrian Lenawee Christian, 7:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball – NCAA First Four UD Arena, Dayton, OH (Seeds in superscipt) Last Night 16 Wright State 93, 16 Bryant 82                                                South Region – First Four 11 Notre Dame 89, 11 Rutgers 87 – 2 OT                                       West Region – First Four Notre Dame 89, Rutgers 87 – 2 OT – Notre Dame beats Rutgers in double-OT to cap First Four Paul Atkinson Jr.’s putback layup with 1.4 seconds left in the second overtime gave Notre Dame an 89-87 win over Rutgers in a wild First Four game. Ron Harper Jr. tied it with a long 3-pointer with 22 seconds left in the second OT. Notre Dame’s Blake Wesley then missed a shot before Atkinson grabbed the rebound and put back the winner. Atkinson finished with 20 points, Nate Laszewski 18 and Cormac Ryan 16 to lead the Irish who as the No. 11 seed advance to face sixth-seeded Alabama in a first-round game Friday in San Diego. Caleb McConnell had career-high 23 points and Ron Harper Jr. 22 for the Scarlet Knights. Today (local teams) 11 Michigan vs. 6 Colorado State, 12:15 p.m.  Indianapolis           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 11:45 Other games 4 Providence vs. 13 South Dakota State, 12:40 p.m.           Buffalo, New York 8 Boise State vs. 9 Memphis, 1:45 p.m.                              Portland, Oregon 1 Baylor vs. 16 Norfolk State, 2:00 p.m.                           Fort Worth, Texas 3 Tennessee vs. 14 Longwood, 2:45 p.m.                            Indianapolis, Indiana 5 Iowa vs. 12 Richmond, 3:10 p.m.                                     Buffalo, New York 1 Gonzaga vs. 16 Georgia State, 4:15 p.m.                         Portland, Oregon 8 North Carolina vs. 9 Marquette, 4:30 p.m.                     Fort Worth, Texas 5 UConn vs. 12 New Mexico State, 6:50 p.m.                      Buffalo, New York 2 Kentucky vs. 15 Saint Peter’s, 7:10 p.m.                          Indianapolis, Indiana 5 Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. 12 Indiana, 7:20 p.m.                     Portland, Oregon 8 San Diego State vs. 9 Creighton, 7:27 p.m.                     Fort Worth, Texas 4 Arkansas vs. 13 Vermont, 9:20 p.m.                                Buffalo, New York 7 Murray State vs. 10 San Francisco, 9:40 p.m.                  Indianapolis, Indiana 4 UCLA vs. 13 Akron, 9:50 p.m.                                         Portland, Oregon 1 Kansas vs. 16 Texas Southern, 9:57 p.m.                         Fort Worth, Texas NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Utah Jazz 125, Chicago Bulls 110 Jazz 125, Bulls 110 – Mitchell scores 25 of 37 points in 3rd, Jazz beat Bulls Donovan Mitchell scored 25 of his 37 points in the third quarter, Jordan Clarkson added 26 and the Utah Jazz beat the Chicago Bulls 125-110 on Wednesday night. Mitchell made a franchise-record seven 3-pointers in the third period on nine attempts. He broke Karl Malone’s team mark of 22 points in a quarter. Mitchell finished with nine 3-pointers, besting his previous career best of seven. Chicago’s Zach LaVine, who has been affected by a sore left knee, made five 3s and had 33 points in tying his highest scoring output in four months. DeMar DeRozan added 25 points. The Bulls have dropped seven of nine. Tonight Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic, 7:00 p.m.  NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks, 10:00 p.m. NHL – NHL trade deadline could be full of last-minute deals The combination of jumbled standings in the Western Conference and a flat salary cap has stalled much of the trade market around the NHL. Most teams are waiting until close to the deadline Monday before making major moves. General managers say things are quiet now but expect activity to pick up this weekend. West titans Colorado and Calgary have already made substantial additions. The Avalanche and Flames might not be done dealing. Calgary acquired forward Calle Jarnkrok from Seattle on Wednesday. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Today Chicago White Sox (ss) at Chicago Cubs (ss), 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Chicago White Sox (ss), 4:05 p.m. MLB – AP source: Cubs, Seiya Suzuki agree to $85M, 5-year deal A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago Cubs and star Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki have agreed to an $85 million, five-year deal. The person was confirming several reports and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical. Chicago will pay an additional $14,625,000 as a posting fee to Suzuki’s club, the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan’s Central League. Suzuki was a five-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner over nine seasons with the Carp. He batted .317 with 38 home runs and 88 RBIs in 132 games last season. MLB – Eduardo Rodriguez heads young Tigers’ pitching staff Eduardo Rodríguez is the highest-paid and most experienced pitcher on the Detroit Tigers after signing a $77 million, five-year contract. Yet, manager A.J. Hinch doesn’t believe in labeling someone a No. 1 starter. Rodríguez, a 29-year-old left-hander, will start Friday’s exhibition opener and perhaps the Tigers’ opener against the Chicago White Sox on April 8. Rodríguez has 153 career starts. Casey Mize, Matt Manning and left-handers Tarik Skuba and Tyler Alexander, the four pitchers likely to join him in Detroit’s rotation have a combined 116, most of them last season. MLB – White Sox finalize $5.5M, 2-year deal with Josh Harrison Two-time All-Star Josh Harrison has finalized a $5.5 million, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox. Harrison has a $4 million salary this year, and the White Sox have a $5.5 million option for 2023 with a $1.5 million buyout. The option price can escalate by up to $500,000 based on plate appearances this year: $125,000 each for 400, 450, 500 and 550. Harrison has played second base, third base, shortstop and all outfield positions over 11 seasons with Pittsburgh, Washington, Detroit and Oakland. MLB – MLB drops regular COVID tests, can move games for health Major League Baseball is dropping regular COVID-19 testing for all but symptomatic individuals while maintaining an ability to move games if the public health situation in an area deteriorates. MLB and the players’ association finalized their 2022 COVID-19 protocols. Restrictions such as wearing facemasks in dugouts were eased during the 2021 season when a team reached 85% vaccination among players, coaches and other staff with field and clubhouse access. Six of the 30 teams did not reach 85% last year: Arizona, Boston, the Chicago Cubs, Kansas City, the New York Mets and Seattle. NCAAWBKB – Michigan women enter NCAA Tournament at hoops program’s peak Kim Barnes Arico left her close-knit family in New York and New Jersey a decade ago to turn Michigan’s women’s basketball program into a consistent winner for the first time. The former St. John’s coach has pulled off the feat. She is leading Michigan to the NCAA Tournament for a fifth time. The program’s previous eight coaches combined for just four appearances in the top-tier tournament. Third-seeded Michigan plays 14th-seeded American at home on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament. NCAA – 9 dead in Texas crash involving U. of Southwest golf teams The Texas Department of Public Safety says nine people were killed in a head-on collision in West Texas, including six New Mexico university students and a coach returning from a golf tournament, as well as a 13-year-old boy. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Steven Blanco says a pickup truck crossed the center line of a highway and crashed into a van carrying members of the University of the Southwest men’s and women’s golf teams. They had been playing in a tournament in Midland, Texas. Blanco says six students were killed, along with a faculty member. The two occupants of the pickup, including the 13-year-old, also died. Blanco says two students were taken to a hospital in critical condition. NFL – New Chargers defender Mack happy to be reunited with Staley Khalil Mack was watching the television show “Bel-Air” with his fiancéé and son last Thursday when he got a call from his agent that the Chicago Bears were trading him. In a strange coincidence Mack’s new team is close to the real Bel Air. Mack met with reporters on Wednesday after his trade to the Los Angeles Chargers became official with the start of the new league year. The Chargers sent a second-round pick this year and a 2023 sixth-round selection to the Bears for one of the league’s top pass rushers and a three-time All-Pro defender. Chargers coach Brandon Staley was Mack’s linebacker coach when the Bears acquired Mack from the Raiders during the 2018 preseason. NFL – Bears sign Bengals DT Ogunjobi to 3-year contract The Chicago Bears have added a disruptive force, signing Cincinnati Bengals stalwart defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi to a three-year contract. The Bears also finalized a two-year deal with Green Bay offensive lineman Lucas Patrick and a one-year contract with Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Nicholas Morrow. Ogunjobi played an important part in Cincinnati’s big jump in his lone year with the Bengals. And he figures to play a key role as Chicago switches from a 3-4 to a 4-3 scheme. Ogunjobi set career highs with seven sacks, 16 quarterback hits and 12 tackles for loss before suffering a season-ending foot injury in the first-round playoff win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The Bengals went 10-7 and reached the Super Bowl for the third time in franchise history. NFL – Buck, Aikman going from Fox to ESPN’s ‘Monday Night’ booth On the first day of the new league year, one of the NFL’s top broadcasting teams is moving from Fox to ESPN. ESPN announced on Wednesday a move that has been in the works for nearly a month — Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will be broadcasting “Monday Night Football.” Buck and Aikman have been doing games together since 2002, when they became Fox’s top crew. They will tie Pat Summerall and John Madden’s record for the longest NFL booth pairing this year at 21 seasons. AHL – American Hockey League Last Night Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Texas Stars 4 – OT ECHL – ECHL Hockey Yesterday Kalamazoo Wings 3, Cincinnati Cyclones 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball – Regional Championships Division 1 at Battle Creek Central Kalamazoo Central 70, Okemos 62 – 2 OT -Kalamazoo Central will face Grand Rapids Northview at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Division 2 at Three Rivers Benton Harbor 76, Edwardsburg 58 -Benton Harbor will face Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Calvin University on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Division 3 at Centreville Schoolcraft 45, Watervliet 31 -Schoolcraft will face Pewamo-Westphalia at Kalamazoo Central on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Division 4 at New Buffalo Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian 57, New Buffalo 40 -Tri-Unity will face Adrian Lenawee Christian at Portage Northern on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Today Girls Basketball – Semifinals Division 3 at Michigan State University Maple-City Glen Lake vs. Ypsilanti Arbor Prep, 12:00 p.m. Kent City vs. Madison Heights Bishop Foley, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Michigan State University Baraga vs. Fowler, 5:30 p.m. Plymouth Christian Academy vs. Adrian Lenawee Christian, 7:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball – NCAA First Four UD Arena, Dayton, OH (Seeds in superscipt) Last Night 16 Wright State 93, 16 Bryant 82                                                South Region – First Four 11 Notre Dame 89, 11 Rutgers 87 – 2 OT                                       West Region – First Four Notre Dame 89, Rutgers 87 – 2 OT – Notre Dame beats Rutgers in double-OT to cap First Four Paul Atkinson Jr.’s putback layup with 1.4 seconds left in the second overtime gave Notre Dame an 89-87 win over Rutgers in a wild First Four game. Ron Harper Jr. tied it with a long 3-pointer with 22 seconds left in the second OT. Notre Dame’s Blake Wesley then missed a shot before Atkinson grabbed the rebound and put back the winner. Atkinson finished with 20 points, Nate Laszewski 18 and Cormac Ryan 16 to lead the Irish who as the No. 11 seed advance to face sixth-seeded Alabama in a first-round game Friday in San Diego. Caleb McConnell had career-high 23 points and Ron Harper Jr. 22 for the Scarlet Knights. Today (local teams) 11 Michigan vs. 6 Colorado State, 12:15 p.m.  Indianapolis           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 11:45 Other games 4 Providence vs. 13 South Dakota State, 12:40 p.m.           Buffalo, New York 8 Boise State vs. 9 Memphis, 1:45 p.m.                              Portland, Oregon 1 Baylor vs. 16 Norfolk State, 2:00 p.m.                           Fort Worth, Texas 3 Tennessee vs. 14 Longwood, 2:45 p.m.                            Indianapolis, Indiana 5 Iowa vs. 12 Richmond, 3:10 p.m.                                     Buffalo, New York 1 Gonzaga vs. 16 Georgia State, 4:15 p.m.                         Portland, Oregon 8 North Carolina vs. 9 Marquette, 4:30 p.m.                     Fort Worth, Texas 5 UConn vs. 12 New Mexico State, 6:50 p.m.                      Buffalo, New York 2 Kentucky vs. 15 Saint Peter’s, 7:10 p.m.                          Indianapolis, Indiana 5 Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. 12 Indiana, 7:20 p.m.                     Portland, Oregon 8 San Diego State vs. 9 Creighton, 7:27 p.m.                     Fort Worth, Texas 4 Arkansas vs. 13 Vermont, 9:20 p.m.                                Buffalo, New York 7 Murray State vs. 10 San Francisco, 9:40 p.m.                  Indianapolis, Indiana 4 UCLA vs. 13 Akron, 9:50 p.m.                                         Portland, Oregon 1 Kansas vs. 16 Texas Southern, 9:57 p.m.                         Fort Worth, Texas NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Utah Jazz 125, Chicago Bulls 110 Jazz 125, Bulls 110 – Mitchell scores 25 of 37 points in 3rd, Jazz beat Bulls Donovan Mitchell scored 25 of his 37 points in the third quarter, Jordan Clarkson added 26 and the Utah Jazz beat the Chicago Bulls 125-110 on Wednesday night. Mitchell made a franchise-record seven 3-pointers in the third period on nine attempts. He broke Karl Malone’s team mark of 22 points in a quarter. Mitchell finished with nine 3-pointers, besting his previous career best of seven. Chicago’s Zach LaVine, who has been affected by a sore left knee, made five 3s and had 33 points in tying his highest scoring output in four months. DeMar DeRozan added 25 points. The Bulls have dropped seven of nine. Tonight Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic, 7:00 p.m.  NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks, 10:00 p.m. NHL – NHL trade deadline could be full of last-minute deals The combination of jumbled standings in the Western Conference and a flat salary cap has stalled much of the trade market around the NHL. Most teams are waiting until close to the deadline Monday before making major moves. General managers say things are quiet now but expect activity to pick up this weekend. West titans Colorado and Calgary have already made substantial additions. The Avalanche and Flames might not be done dealing. Calgary acquired forward Calle Jarnkrok from Seattle on Wednesday. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Today Chicago White Sox (ss) at Chicago Cubs (ss), 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Chicago White Sox (ss), 4:05 p.m. MLB – AP source: Cubs, Seiya Suzuki agree to $85M, 5-year deal A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago Cubs and star Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki have agreed to an $85 million, five-year deal. The person was confirming several reports and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical. Chicago will pay an additional $14,625,000 as a posting fee to Suzuki’s club, the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan’s Central League. Suzuki was a five-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner over nine seasons with the Carp. He batted .317 with 38 home runs and 88 RBIs in 132 games last season. MLB – Eduardo Rodriguez heads young Tigers’ pitching staff Eduardo Rodríguez is the highest-paid and most experienced pitcher on the Detroit Tigers after signing a $77 million, five-year contract. Yet, manager A.J. Hinch doesn’t believe in labeling someone a No. 1 starter. Rodríguez, a 29-year-old left-hander, will start Friday’s exhibition opener and perhaps the Tigers’ opener against the Chicago White Sox on April 8. Rodríguez has 153 career starts. Casey Mize, Matt Manning and left-handers Tarik Skuba and Tyler Alexander, the four pitchers likely to join him in Detroit’s rotation have a combined 116, most of them last season. MLB – White Sox finalize $5.5M, 2-year deal with Josh Harrison Two-time All-Star Josh Harrison has finalized a $5.5 million, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox. Harrison has a $4 million salary this year, and the White Sox have a $5.5 million option for 2023 with a $1.5 million buyout. The option price can escalate by up to $500,000 based on plate appearances this year: $125,000 each for 400, 450, 500 and 550. Harrison has played second base, third base, shortstop and all outfield positions over 11 seasons with Pittsburgh, Washington, Detroit and Oakland. MLB – MLB drops regular COVID tests, can move games for health Major League Baseball is dropping regular COVID-19 testing for all but symptomatic individuals while maintaining an ability to move games if the public health situation in an area deteriorates. MLB and the players’ association finalized their 2022 COVID-19 protocols. Restrictions such as wearing facemasks in dugouts were eased during the 2021 season when a team reached 85% vaccination among players, coaches and other staff with field and clubhouse access. Six of the 30 teams did not reach 85% last year: Arizona, Boston, the Chicago Cubs, Kansas City, the New York Mets and Seattle. NCAAWBKB – Michigan women enter NCAA Tournament at hoops program’s peak Kim Barnes Arico left her close-knit family in New York and New Jersey a decade ago to turn Michigan’s women’s basketball program into a consistent winner for the first time. The former St. John’s coach has pulled off the feat. She is leading Michigan to the NCAA Tournament for a fifth time. The program’s previous eight coaches combined for just four appearances in the top-tier tournament. Third-seeded Michigan plays 14th-seeded American at home on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament. NCAA – 9 dead in Texas crash involving U. of Southwest golf teams The Texas Department of Public Safety says nine people were killed in a head-on collision in West Texas, including six New Mexico university students and a coach returning from a golf tournament, as well as a 13-year-old boy. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Steven Blanco says a pickup truck crossed the center line of a highway and crashed into a van carrying members of the University of the Southwest men’s and women’s golf teams. They had been playing in a tournament in Midland, Texas. Blanco says six students were killed, along with a faculty member. The two occupants of the pickup, including the 13-year-old, also died. Blanco says two students were taken to a hospital in critical condition. NFL – New Chargers defender Mack happy to be reunited with Staley Khalil Mack was watching the television show “Bel-Air” with his fiancéé and son last Thursday when he got a call from his agent that the Chicago Bears were trading him. In a strange coincidence Mack’s new team is close to the real Bel Air. Mack met with reporters on Wednesday after his trade to the Los Angeles Chargers became official with the start of the new league year. The Chargers sent a second-round pick this year and a 2023 sixth-round selection to the Bears for one of the league’s top pass rushers and a three-time All-Pro defender. Chargers coach Brandon Staley was Mack’s linebacker coach when the Bears acquired Mack from the Raiders during the 2018 preseason. NFL – Bears sign Bengals DT Ogunjobi to 3-year contract The Chicago Bears have added a disruptive force, signing Cincinnati Bengals stalwart defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi to a three-year contract. The Bears also finalized a two-year deal with Green Bay offensive lineman Lucas Patrick and a one-year contract with Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Nicholas Morrow. Ogunjobi played an important part in Cincinnati’s big jump in his lone year with the Bengals. And he figures to play a key role as Chicago switches from a 3-4 to a 4-3 scheme. Ogunjobi set career highs with seven sacks, 16 quarterback hits and 12 tackles for loss before suffering a season-ending foot injury in the first-round playoff win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The Bengals went 10-7 and reached the Super Bowl for the third time in franchise history. NFL – Buck, Aikman going from Fox to ESPN’s ‘Monday Night’ booth On the first day of the new league year, one of the NFL’s top broadcasting teams is moving from Fox to ESPN. ESPN announced on Wednesday a move that has been in the works for nearly a month — Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will be broadcasting “Monday Night Football.” Buck and Aikman have been doing games together since 2002, when they became Fox’s top crew. They will tie Pat Summerall and John Madden’s record for the longest NFL booth pairing this year at 21 seasons. AHL – American Hockey League Last Night Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Texas Stars 4 – OT ECHL – ECHL Hockey Yesterday Kalamazoo Wings 3, Cincinnati Cyclones 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball – Regional Championships Division 1 at Battle Creek Central Kalamazoo Central 70, Okemos 62 – 2 OT -Kalamazoo Central will face Grand Rapids Northview at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Division 2 at Three Rivers Benton Harbor 76, Edwardsburg 58 -Benton Harbor will face Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Calvin University on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Division 3 at Centreville Schoolcraft 45, Watervliet 31 -Schoolcraft will face Pewamo-Westphalia at Kalamazoo Central on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Division 4 at New Buffalo Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian 57, New Buffalo 40 -Tri-Unity will face Adrian Lenawee Christian at Portage Northern on Tuesday at 7:00 in the quarterfinals Today Girls Basketball – Semifinals Division 3 at Michigan State University Maple-City Glen Lake vs. Ypsilanti Arbor Prep, 12:00 p.m. Kent City vs. Madison Heights Bishop Foley, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Michigan State University Baraga vs. Fowler, 5:30 p.m. Plymouth Christian Academy vs. Adrian Lenawee Christian, 7:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the first six exhibition games, and what has gotten into manager Akihiro Yano and his players! Then, they analyze the other five Central League teams, which should help you make predictions for the annual H-TEN Central League standings prediction contest! Details in the pinned post on H-TEN's website....

Tokyo Yakult Swallows overcame the best pitcher in Japan to become the best team in Japan. Pinch hitter Shingo Kawabata hit a bloop single to left to bring in the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th, and reliever Scott McGough closed out an entertaining Japan Series as the Swallows won the title with a 2-1 victory over the Orix Buffaloes at Hotto Motto Field Kobe on Nov. 27. Yakult won the series 4-2. “It was a really difficult season,” Swallows manager Shingo Takatsu said. “It was even more difficult because we sank to last place last year and the year before that. But I think the joy is even greater.” The Swallows won their first Japan Series title since 2001 and claimed the first by a Central League team since 2012 to end a run of dominance by Pacific League clubs. Yakult had to overcome a Herculean performance by Orix ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto to get it done. Yamamoto pitched nine innings of one-run ball and struck out 11 on 141 pitches before turning over a tie game to the bullpen in the 10th. This year's Japan Series was tightly contested from start to finish, with all six games decided by two runs or fewer and five of the six decided by one run. Game 6 lasted exactly five hours and it took 12 innings to finally find a winner. (The Japan Times) This article was provided by The Japan Times Alpha.

Jeff Christian's professional career spanned 21 seasons and included stints in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Arizona Coyotes as well as Cleveland and Cincinnati in the old IHL and the Youngstown Steelhounds of the Central League among other stops in the American, International and Central pro leagues and Europe. He also coached the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL on a memorable playoff run.

Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss the latest team news and recap the past 11 games of Tigers baseball. They then talk about the unlikely but still possible conditions that would allow the Tigers to win their first Central League pennant since 2005. Also, here's a talk we did after we recorded the show! What is...

Chunichi Dragons hitting coach Alonzo Powell is the guest, we discuss the Central League making a strong showing in interleague play, look at the top performers of May, touch on Masahiro Tanaka and his latest start and then handle some awesome HighHeat. Reminder, please check out the Pacific League YouTube channel in English, subscribe and watch.

Chunichi Dragons hitting coach Alonzo Powell is the guest, we discuss the Central League making a strong showing in interleague play, look at the top performers of May, touch on Masahiro Tanaka and his latest start and then handle some awesome HighHeat. Reminder, please check out the Pacific League YouTube channel in English, subscribe and watch.

The next league we are breaking down in the San Diego Section comes out of the City Conference with the Central League. Braden Surprenant is joined by Chris Smith aka Top Dawg and together they go team by team as they predict each school's upcoming seasons. They are also joined by Head Coach of the Crawford Colts, Matt Marquez as well as the Head Coach of Coronado, Kurt Hines. Braden and Chris make their Central League champions pick, as well as shout out some players who will be impacts for their teams in 2019!

We're delighted to be joined by recently departed u23 manager Michael Beale for a special Central League show. We run through all the latest action for the young Reds, but of course gain insight from Beale throughout. Michael gives us his ones to watch, his highlights of 2016 and his hopes for the future at the academy. https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscription/signup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave DiPasqua, Steve Reynolds, Larry O'Connor, Sam Snyderman and Jim Allsman of the Tigers Radio Network provide complete coverage of the Strath Haven Panthers versus the Marple Newtown Tigers from... The post Audio Archive of Strath Haven at MN on Friday, 10-28-16 – MN wins share of Central League title! appeared first on Marple Newtown Football.