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Angel Reese had a historic rookie campaign with the Chicago Sky, one that brought more attention to women's basketball as a whole but also laid one of the most prolific foundations a women's basketball career has seen to date. Katy Duffy and Stephen PridGeon-Garner dive into the details, preview her Unrivaled campaign, and speak on Chicago Sky off-season updates.

Friday's Expansion Draft for the WNBA marked another point in history for the league, as a new women's basketball market establishes in The Bay. Hosts Katy Duffy and Stephen Garner dive into that, plus, joined by Christan Braswell, take a look at the rumor mill and assess the chances Jewell Loyd lands with the Chicago Sky on the CHGO Sky Podcast.

In a draft packed with intriguing talent and a mandate to improve the offense, who will new Sky head coach Tyler Marsh and GM Jeff Pagliocca set their sights on? Olivia Miles, Kiki Iriafen, Georgia Amoore, Te-Hina Pao Pao? Who makes the most sense at no. 3 and no. 10 for them? Chris Pennant and Stephen PridGeon-Garner speak on it all!

The CHGO Sky Podcast is back to discuss the introduction of new head coach Tyler Marsh! Stephen PridGeon-Garner breaks down the key quotes and moments from the introductory presser with help from Nekias Duncan and Siobhan Beslow. Plus, the crew dives into remarks from Chicago Sky GM Jeff Pagliocca. All that AND what impact can Marsh have on the Sky's young superstars Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso? We'll break it down on the CHGO Sky Podcast.

A raucous WNBA season is over as the New York Liberty hoist their first trophy, but the news isn't close to done! Stephen Garner and Chris Pennant talk about the Sky's offseason plans in light of the players' union opting out of the CBA! Plus: Stephen's Sky player reviews and more!

The Chicago Sky fired head coach Teresa Weatherspoon after only one season. TSpoon's team went 13-27, but was plagued by injuries throughout what was seemingly a rebuild. Star rookie Angel Reese spoke out on social media when the news broke and she's not happy. So now what? Does GM Jeff Pagliocca and the Sky ownership group have a plan? Chris Pennant and Stephen Garner get into it on the CHGO Sky Podcast.

The Chicago Sky are on the brink of elimination from the playoffs, but they still have a sliver of hope! Stephen Garner and Chris Pennant welcome PHNX's Erika Day to discuss the Sky's two tough losses this week, their chances against Connecticut in the season finale, and Rachel Banham and Michaela Onyenwere's impact on the team's gameplan! Also: Angel Reese - assistant coach?? An ALLCITY Network Production SUBSCRIBE TO THE EIGHTY FIVE WITH COLE KMET:    / @the85withcolekmet   BECOME A DIEHARD! https://www.allchgo.com/diehard PARTY WITH US: https://bit.ly/3SRS03z SUBSCRIBE:    / chgosports   ALL THINGS CHGO: https://linktr.ee/chgosports WEBSITE: http://allCHGO.com/ BUY MERCH: https://store.allcitynetwork.com/coll... FOLLOW ON SOCIAL: Twitter: @CHGO_Sports Instagram: @CHGO_Sports GET OUR FREE NEWSLETTER: http://www.allchgo.com/newsletter WATCH YOUR FAVORITE TEAMS: https://www.fubotv.com/chgo Empire Today: Schedule a free in-home estimate today! All listeners can receive a $350 OFF discount when they use the promo code CHGO. Restrictions apply. See https://empiretoday.com/chgo for details. Rugged Road: Gear up for your next adventure with Rugged Road Coolers - Your ultimate outdoor companion! Head to http://ruggedroadoutdoors.pxf.io/ALLCITY and use code CHGO for 10% off! Indeed: listeners of this show will get a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to get your jobs more visibility at https://indeed.com/allcity. Terms and conditions apply. Need to hire? You need Indeed. Ray Auto Group: Get into your next vehicle with Ray Auto in Fox Lake! Ray Chevy: https://www.raychevrolet.com/ Ray CDJR: https://www.raycdjr.com/ Sunnyside Cannabis Dispensary: Head to https://sunnyside.shop and use code ‘HICHGO' at checkout for 50% off your first 3 online orders on our favorite brands like Cresco, Good News, & more to elevate your first purchase! Sunnyside* Cannabis Dispensary -Bright buys, every day. Only for 21+ or IL medical card holders Get Coors Light delivered straight to your door with Instacart by going to https://coorslight.com/CHGODunk Celebrate Responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden, Colorado. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CHGO for $20 off your first purchase. Check out FOCO for merch and collectibles here https://foco.vegb.net/CHGO and use promo code “CHGO10” for 10% off your order on all non Pre Order items. When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #Sky #ChicagoSky #skytown #NoCeiling

Angel Reese's excellent rookie season ends prematurely with an injury, but her Chicago Sky still have a chance to make the postseason! Stephen Garner and Chris Pennant are joined by special guest Steve Jones Jr. (Dunkers Spot, former BK Nets assistant coach) to talk Angel's accolades, the race for the eighth seed, Chennedy Carter's return to the lineup and more!

   Welcome to the Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast. Today is Tuesday, September 3rd and Happy Birthday to…Charlie Sheen I'm Peyton Spurlock and here are your top stories presented by KIA Mall of Georgia Buford Sophomore Olivia Harris Wins Gold at U-20 World Track and Field Dacula Alum's New Bar Shines Spotlight on Women's Sports Gwinnett County's First Woman Pediatrician Set To Retire All of this and more is coming up on the Gwinnett Daily Post podcast, and if you are looking for community news, we encourage you to listen daily and subscribe! Break 1: Tom Wages   STORY 1:    Buford Sophomore Olivia Harris Wins Gold at U-20 World Track and Field Olivia Harris, a 15-year-old sophomore from Buford, made a remarkable debut at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Lima, Peru, where she won gold as part of the U.S. women's 1,600-meter relay team. Harris, the youngest athlete at the event, clocked a 400-meter split of 52.05 seconds, surpassing her own Gwinnett County high school record and edging out Georgia's all-time high school mark. Buford track coach Fyrone Davis praised Harris as a fierce competitor with potential to become one of Georgia's top track and field athletes. Harris, who was named Runner of the Year by The Daily Post, comes from a family of track stars, including her older sisters Kimberly and Sydney. STORY 2: Dacula Alum's New Bar Shines Spotlight on Women's Sports Chelsea Fishman, a former Dacula High School soccer player, is opening Jolene Jolene, a bar and restaurant celebrating women's sports, in early 2025. Residing in Decatur and still playing soccer, Fishman has spent the past year planning the venue, inspired by the growing popularity of women's sports and a lack of dedicated spaces in Atlanta. Jolene Jolene will feature food and drinks, with a focus on women's sports, including local teams like the WNBA's Atlanta Dream. The bar's name, inspired by Dolly Parton's song, reflects Fishman's passion for the cause. The menu will include elevated bar food with unique items. For updates, visit Jolene Jolene's social media or website.   STORY 3:    Gwinnett County's First Woman Pediatrician Set To Retire Dr. Taru Shah, Gwinnett County's first female pediatrician, is retiring after 44 years of service. She will close her practice, Shah Pediatrics in Lawrenceville, on September 20. Since founding the practice in 1980, Shah has treated an estimated 107,000 patients and seen multiple generations of families. A native of India, she trained at Topiwala National Medical College and Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Shah, who has also taught at Mercer School of Medicine, noted significant changes in pediatric care due to technology and increased focus on mental health. Post-retirement, she plans to spend time with her grandchildren, assist her husband with his business, and engage in community activities. We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.874.3200 for more info. We'll be right back Break 2: Kia MOG   STORY 4: Two men arrested in Internet Crimes Against Children sting operations In a recent two-day sting operation, Gwinnett Sheriff's Office deputies arrested two men from Jackson and Dacula, Yash Patel, 28, and Jacob Stipcak, 39, for allegedly sending obscene materials to an undercover investigator posing as a 14-year-old girl. Patel, arrested on August 19, faces charges including Obscene Internet Contact with a Child and Criminal Attempt to Commit a Felony. Stipcak, arrested the following day, faces similar charges. Both men are accused of sending explicit photos and trying to arrange sexual encounters. The Gwinnett Sheriff's Office emphasizes its commitment to protecting children and combating exploitation. STORY 5: Stone Mountain Park Celebrates Labor Day Weekend With Classic Lasershow Stone Mountain Park will celebrate Labor Day Weekend with family-friendly events from August 31 to September 2, and again on September 7. Highlights include a BMX Stunt show featuring professional riders and a free Classic Lasershow with fireworks each night. The park's attractions, including Dinosaur Explore, Summit Skyride, and mini-golf, will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, with the Lasershow and fireworks starting at 9:30 p.m. Vehicle entry is $20 for a day pass or $40 for an annual pass, with tickets for attractions available at www.StoneMountainPark.com. Break: Gwinnett County Fair STORY 6:   Buford Corn Maze Opens This Weekend With New Owners The Buford Corn Maze opens its 16th season this weekend with new owners, Cindy and Billy Sachse, who also run The Dahlonega Butterfly Farm. Despite the recent annexation of the land by the city of Buford, the operation of the maze remains unchanged. The maze will feature the same popular attractions, including a hayride, popcorn jumping pillow, animal viewing area, and a Haunted Forest starting in late September. The 2024 season will embrace a "three pollinators" theme and offer a few new additions. The maze, recognized by Country Living magazine as one of the top corn mazes in the US, will run through November 12. For more details, visit www.BufordCornMaze.com. STORY 7:   Norcross Grad Diamond DeShields Surpasses 2,000 Career WNBA Points Norcross grad Diamond DeShields achieved a significant milestone by reaching 2,000 career points in the WNBA during a game against the Indiana Fever. Now in her seventh WNBA season, DeShields, who was drafted No. 3 overall in 2018, has played for the Chicago Sky, Phoenix Mercury, and Dallas Wings, before rejoining the Sky this season. She won a WNBA championship with Chicago in 2021 and has been named to the All-Rookie Team, All-Star Team, and All-WNBA Second Team. DeShields also overcame a major health challenge in 2020, following surgery to remove a spine tumor. Prior to the WNBA, she played in Turkey and had a standout college career at North Carolina and Tennessee. We'll have final thoughts after this.   Break 4: INGLES 8 Signoff – Thanks again for hanging out with us on today's Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast. If you enjoy these shows, we encourage you to check out our other offerings, like the Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast, the Marietta Daily Journal, or the Community Podcast for Rockdale Newton and Morgan Counties. Read more about all our stories and get other great content at www.gwinnettdailypost.com Did you know over 50% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly? Giving you important news about our community and telling great stories are what we do. 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Angel Reese nabbed another WNBA record, but the Chicago Sky couldn't net a win over the weekend and their hold on the final playoff spot is tenuous with ten games left in the season. Chris Pennant and Stephen Garner discuss the Sky's chances to make the playoffs, if the lottery is the best destination for them and more on the CHGO Sky Podcast.

The WNBA playoff race is in full swing! The Chicago Sky are desperately trying to hold the final postseason spot, and Angel Reese is gobbling up boards, but will it add up to the playoffs? Chris Pennant and Stephen PridGeon-Garner go over the recent setbacks, analyze the inspired play of Reese and Kamilla Cardoso, and preview the upcoming clash with Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on the CHGO Sky Podcast.

Haize continues his player grades this time looking at the season so far for Diamon DeShields, Lindsay Allen & Brianna Turner Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/chicagoskycentral⁠ Get at us: Email: ChicagoSkyCentral@gmail.com Twitter:⁠@ChicagoSkyPod⁠ Phone: ‪(773) 270-2799‬ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicago-sky-central/support

Haize reacts to more details coming out of the Chicago Sky's third day of training camp. He also talks about why Chennedy Carter & Diamon DeShields could have comeback seasons under coach Teresa Weatherspoon Links: ⁠https://linktr.ee/chicagoskycentral⁠ Get at us: Email: ChicagoSkyCentral@gmail.com Twitter:⁠@ChicagoSkyPod⁠ Phone: ‪(773) 270-2799‬ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicago-sky-central/support

Dan Bernstein, Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi were joined by Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca to discuss the team selecting South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso with the No. 3 overall pick and LSU forward Angel Reese with the No. 7 overall pick in the WNBA Draft. Pagliocca also discussed the state of the team's rebuild, guard Diamond DeShields' return and more.

In the final hour, Dan Bernstein, Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi listened and reacted to Bulls coach Billy Donovan discuss the team finding itself in clutch situations all season. Clutch time is defined as the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime when the score is within five points. Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca then joined the show to discuss the team selecting South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso with the No. 3 overall pick and LSU forward Angel Reese with the No. 7 overall pick in the WNBA Draft. Pagliocca also discussed the state of the team's rebuild, guard Diamond DeShields' return and more. Later, Bernstein and Holmes reacted to the NBA baring former Raptors forward Jontay Porter for betting,  making it the league's first gambling ban in 70 years.

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. react to the latest WNBA transaction news, then dig into a busy NBA Trade Deadline Day. If you have NBA or WNBA questions for us, email them to dunkerspot@yahoo.com.If you'd like to join our Dunker Spot online watch parties -- they're free, and easy to sign up for -- you can do so here: https://www.playback.tv/thedunkerspotTIME STAMPS2:00 -- Elena Delle Donne steps away from basketball6:30 -- Nneka Ogwumike to the Storm17:30 -- Mercury trade for Kahleah Copper34:15 -- Other news (Diamond DeShields, Candace Parker, Lexie Brown, OG Anunoby)37:45 -- Simone Fontecchio to Detroit41:00 -- Xavier Tillman to Boston44:45 -- Monte Morris to Minnesota49:00 -- Buddy Hield to Philadelphia56:00 -- Kelly Olynyk, Ochai Agbaji to Toronto1:00:30 -- Gordon Hayward to Oklahoma City1:06:30 -- Bojan Bogdanovic, Alec Burks to New York1:14:00 -- Daniel Gafford to Dallas1:18:45 -- PJ Washington to Dallas1:24:00 -- Dennis Schröder to Brooklyn1:28:30 -- Royce O'Neale to Phoenix1:32:45 -- Patrick Beverley to Milwaukee1:36:00 -- Doug McDermott (back) to Indiana1:37:30 -- Jaden Springer to Boston1:39:30 -- Other moves (Dalano Banton, Spencer Dinwiddie waived and more)1:42:00 -- The quickest All-Star Weekend update of all-timeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In our final team outlook, we discuss a 2022 tale of two halves of the Mercury season, the Diamond DeShields trade to make room for Moriah Jefferson and if there are any remaining avenues for the Mercury to improve their depth.   Statistics and information in this episode provided by the WNBA stats page, the EuroBasket stats page, Synergy Sports, Her Hoop Stats, Across the Timeline, and Basketball Reference.

Join hosts Daniel Artest and Kevin "KDot" Lewis as they dive into the Phoenix Mercury's upcoming season with special guest and Mercury color commentator, Cindy Brunson. In this episode of "Training Ground," the team breaks down the return of superstar center Brittney Griner after her tumultuous time in Russia, and discusses how her presence on the court could change the Mercury's fortunes this season. With key players such as Tina Charles and Diamond DeShields no longer on the roster, and Skylar Diggins-Smith out on maternity leave, the Mercury have had to make some strategic moves to fill those gaps. The hosts and guest provide insights into how the additions of Moriah Jefferson and Onyenwere fit into the team's plans, and also touch on the continued dominance of Diana Taurasi. Tune in for a comprehensive look at the Phoenix Mercury's prospects for the upcoming WNBA season.

MLB Padres Yu Darvish gets a 6-year 108M Deal. His 3rd 16-8 3.14 ERA. Guardians trade OF Will Benson to Reds for OF Justin Boyd. MLB improvements. Pitchers will be able to call their own signals in spring training. MLB preparing to take over local broadcasts Athletics acquire OF JJ Bleday from Marlins for A.J Puk Jason Adam Beats rays will get $1.775M instead of 1.5M Astros Cristian Javier gets a five-year extension through 2027. Astro Beat Kyle tucker will only make 5M Dodgers OF David Peralta agree to 1 year Phillies Jose Alvarado gets a one-year deal for 3.45M Minor League P Sonny Vargas gets a 110-game ban. For PED. NFL/NCAAF Ten retired players are suing the league benefits plan. Vic Fangio is there to help the eagle's defense for Super Bowl until he heads to Miami. Chiefs Win the Super bowl 38-35. Chad Henne calls it quicks. Michael Irvin is suing 100M for Defamation Calais Campbell is returning for his 16th season. Colts Hire Eagles OC Shane Steichen as HC Cardinals Hire Eagles DC Jonathan Gannon as HC 5-year deal. Texans to hire 49ers Bobby Slow as OC & Matt burke as DC. Demeco Ryans's staff. Vikings RRB Dalvin cook undergoes shoulder surgery. Raider Released Derek Carr. Todd Monkey Leaves Georgia to become Ravens new OC Georgia Mike Bobo promoted to OC Panthers hire Former Head Coach Jim Caldwell as a senior assistant and also Dom Capers as DCC. Jets Hire Todd Downing PGC HOF Inductees Ronde Barber, CB Buccaneers (1997-2012) Don Coryell, head coach Cardinals (1973-77); Chargers (1978-86) Chuck Howley, LB Bears (1958-59); Cowboys (1961-73) Joe Klecko, DT Jets (1977-87); Colts (1988) Darrelle Revis, CB Jets (2007-12, 2015-16); Bucs (2013); Patriots (2014); Chiefs (2017) Ken Riley, CB Bengals (1969-83) Joe Thomas, LT Browns (2007-17) Zach Thomas, LB Dolphins (1996-2007); Cowboys (2008) DeMarcus Ware, LB Cowboys (2005-13); Broncos (2014-16 NBA/WNBA/NCAA Pelicans Zion Williamson out past All star break after setback. Warriors, NBA Discuss resolution to 4-team trade. Danny Green joined Cavaliers on a 2 million contract after buyout. Terrence ross plans to sign with phoenix after buyout. Reggie Jackson signs with nuggets after hornets Buyout. Justin Holiday plans to sign with Dallas after buyout with rockets. Griner at the phoenix open with wife. Gonzaga Women retire Courtney Vandersloot No. 21 Marina Mabrey to sky, Diamond Deshields to wings in 4-team trade Dream sends former upon star Tiffany Hayes to sun for 23 pick. Dream Hired former wings coach Vickie Johnson as Assistant. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dragonjumppro/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dragonjumppro/support

Keep'n it 9450: Codename WBB is a dynamic podcast hosted by DA and K.Dot, two passionate fans of women's college basketball. In this episode, the hosts dive into a heated discussion about the South Carolina vs LSU big game. They analyze the performance of Angel Reese against the defense of Aliyah Boston, and they share their thoughts on whether Reese was exposed during the game. The hosts also discuss the breakout game of Kamilla Cardoso for South Carolina and the impressive performance of LSU's Alexis Morris in a losing effort. The hosts break down the game in great detail, providing insightful analysis and commentary that any women's college basketball fan will enjoy. To close out the show, DA and K.Dot discuss the recent four-team trade that sent Marina Mabrey to Chicago and Diamond DeShields to Dallas. They share their thoughts on why Chicago lost this trade and what it means for the future of both teams. Overall, Keep'n it 9450: Codename WBB is an engaging podcast that provides in-depth analysis of women's college basketball games and keeps listeners up-to-date on the latest news and trades in the league. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the9450/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the9450/support

This week, we discuss the four team trade that sent Marina Mabrey to the Chicago Sky, Diamond DeShields to the Dallas Wings and Michaela Onyenwere to the Phoenix Mercury. Then we discuss the Tiffany Hayes trade before wrapping up with more free agent signings.   Stats and information for this episode provided by the WNBA stats page, Her Hoop Stats, Across the Timeline, Synergy Sports, Basketball Reference and the FIBA Basketball stats page.

Host Jackie Powell is joined by The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant to dish out our grades for each WNBA team and their corresponding moves during free agency. We won't be that harsh, but we won't not be critical. In the first part of our two part special, Jackie and Sabreena go over the off- seasons of the Atlanta Dream, Connecticut Sun, Chicago Sky, Dallas Wings and LA Sparks. Note: This episode was recorded before the report that came out on Friday afternoon that Diamond DeShields will be traded to the Dallas Wings in a four team trade. Read Sabreena's Winners and losers of WNBA Free agency here: https://theathletic.com/4165228/2023/02/09/2023-wnba-free-agency-winners-losers/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Jackie Powell is joined by The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant to dish out our grades for each WNBA team and their corresponding moves during free agency. We won't be that harsh, but we won't not be critical. In the first part of our two part special, Jackie and Sabreena go over the off- seasons of the Atlanta Dream, Connecticut Sun, Chicago Sky, Dallas Wings and LA Sparks.Note: This episode was recorded before the report that came out on Friday afternoon that Diamond DeShields will be traded to the Dallas Wings in a four team trade.Read Sabreena's Winners and losers of WNBA Free agency here:https://theathletic.com/4165228/2023/02/09/2023-wnba-free-agency-winners-losers/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Suns Mode returns for yet another week, and while we may be in double offseason mode (meaning both the Phoenix Suns AND Phoenix Mercury will not be playing basketball for another several weeks) I still believe this episode of Suns Mode is stacked full of important content. First, I am calling two events to your attention. If you have the time, watch both WNBA Playoff Semifinal series and watch Serena Williams play her final major tennis matches at the US Open. Women in sports deserve the spotlight, and we have done a solid job tuning in. Serena Williams, and the many great WNBA players still playing have done so much for the present and future for women in sports. We live for these moments of greatness. Lets enjoy an amazing WNBA Playoffs, and send Serena out of her game knowing that she is queen. After that, I provide the normal update on both the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix MercuryPay attention to BGJae CrowderBut the following part of the episode is why I feel so great about this week's Suns Mode. This week, the final 20-ish minutes are dedicated to a conversation on Valley Excellence, which is a term I created when I started this podcast. I say it every week, but it has been many months since I have talked about Valley Excellence for real. My mission is to define for you all WHAT Valley Excellence is as well as WHO personifies it. The most important thing for you to understand is that everyone is capable of performing at #ValleyExcellence, and that only you can decide what Valley Excellence actually means to you. Me saying the words can only mean so much. You attach actions and character to Valley Excellence, you have your own definition.Larry Fitz, Devin Booker, Diamond DeShields, and many other examples of Valley Excellence that also have valley ties. And that is what I have for this week, and honestly I'm feeling just as productive as midseason Suns Mode Sunna. I hope a conversation on Valley Excellence does just as much for you as it has for me. And of course, I will be back with more Suns Mode on Thursday, September 8th. There will always be fun to have. Remember to spread love and #ValleyExcellenceFREE BRITTNEY GRINERWE ARE BGLETS GO SUNS LETS GO SUNS LETS GO SUNS LETS GO SUNSMIIIIIIGHTY MERCURY@ValleySunna

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MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 Tigers 3, Giants 2 – Haase’s two-run HR allows Tigers to hold off Giants 3-2 Eric Haase hit a two-run homer to break a 1-all tie in the sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2. It was Haase’s fifth home run of the season and his second in the last three games. Miguel Cabrera also drove in a run for the Tigers, who improved their league-worst road record to 11-23 and split the two-game series. Rony García won his third consecutive start for Detroit. Gregory Soto pitched a perfect ninth for his 15th save in 17 opportunities. Evan Longoria had a first-inning home run for the Giants. San Francisco starter Alex Wood fanned six in 5 2/3 innings but took the loss. Angels 4, White Sox 1 – Ohtani Ks 11, extends scoreless streak in 4-1 win over WSox Shohei Ohtani extended his scoreless streak to 21 2/3 innings while pitching five-hit ball into the sixth with 11 strikeouts in the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Luis Rengifo hit a two-run homer and Mike Trout had an early RBI double as the Angels finished their disappointing nine-game homestand on a positive note because of their two-way superstar’s work on the mound. Ohtani yielded five singles and a walk while winning his fourth consecutive start. The AL MVP hasn’t allowed a run since the fifth inning of his brilliant outing at Boston’s Fenway Park. Cubs 8, Reds 3 – Contreras homers, Morel also goes deep as Cubs beat Reds 8-3 Willson Contreras homered, Christopher Morel also went deep and nailed a runner at the plate with a terrific throw from center field, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3. Contreras got hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Ian Happ against Hunter Greene in the first inning. He made it 5-0 in the fifth when he lined a two-run drive against Luis Cessa for his 13th homer — tops among major league catchers — and also doubled twice. Morel helped Justin Steele escape a bases-loaded jam in the fourth when he caught Donovan Solano’s line drive and fired a one-hop laser to the plate. Morel added a two-run homer in the sixth. Cincinnati has lost 9 of 12. Tonight Cincinnati (Ashcraft 4-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-6), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off MLB – St. Pete mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a new round of plans to be solicited beginning in mid-August. Welch, St. Petersburg’s first Black mayor, has made a priority out of including such things as affordable housing and greater job opportunities along with Rays baseball. Welch said the goal is to choose a new redevelopment plan by year’s end. The Rays’ lease is up in 2027 and Welch said the new plan will include a stadium at the site. NBA – AP source: Harden declines $47M option with Philadelphia James Harden is taking less with hopes the Philadelphia 76ers can do more. A person familiar with the situation said Harden chose not to exercise his $47.4 million option for next season and will become a free agent — but with no designs on leaving Philadelphia. Harden made the decision to allow the 76ers the flexibility they need to sign other players this summer. NBA – NBA Finals viewership up 24 percent over 2021 The Nielsen company says the NBA Finals series between two stories franchises reached 24% more viewers than the 2021 Finals. Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors clinch its fourth championship since 2015 with a Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics, the franchise with the most NBA titles overall. The series as a whole averaged 12.3 million viewers, beating the 9.91 million who watched 2021’s Milwaukee-Phoenix series. The first game of hockey’s Stanley Cup Finals between Colorado and Tampa Bay was seen by 4.2 million people. All of these sports events were seen on ABC, leading the network to an easy win in the weekly ratings. NCAAMBB – Emoni Bates says he’s transferring to hometown E. Michigan One of the top recruits in the 2021 men’s basketball recruiting class says he’s transferring from Memphis to Eastern Michigan. Emoni Bates announced on Instagram he’s returning to his hometown of Ypsilanti to play for the Eagles of the Mid-American Conference. An EMU spokesman said he could not confirm Bates’ transfer. Bates averaged 9.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game his freshman season at Memphis and started 13 of 18 games. He missed 15 games because of a back injury before appearing in the Tigers’ two NCAA Tournament games. NCAAMBB – Williams, Calhoun, Beilein among coaches headed to college hoops Hall Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches that will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November. Coach Jerry Krause of Eastern Washington will join the quartet. The players to be inducted are Richard Hamilton of UConn, Larry Miller of North Carolina, Frank Selvy of Furman and Jimmy Walker of Providence. The date of the induction ceremony has not been announced, but it typically coincides with the Hall of Fame Classic, which is set for November 21-22 in Kansas City, Missouri. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 91, Connecticut Sun 83 Phoenix Mercury 99, Indiana Fever 78 Sky 91, Sun 83 – Parker’s 25 points, 11 rebounds lead Chicago past Sun 91-83 Candace Parker had a season-high 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, Kahleah Copper scored 15 points and Chicago beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 for the Sky’s fourth straight victory. Parker made a no-look pass to Kahleah Copper with 33.5 seconds left before halftime to become the eighth player in WNBA history to reach 1,500 career assists. Parker is the only player in WNBA history to eclipse 6,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 1,500 assists in a career. Allie Quigley added 13 points for Chicago. Jonquel Jones had 24 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for her sixth double-double of the season for Connecticut. Mercury 99, Fever 78 – Mercury beat Fever for 7th straight time, 99-78 Skylar Diggins-Smith had 17 points and seven assists, Sophie Cunningham added 14 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 99-78. Phoenix beat Indiana for a seventh straight time, including an 83-71 victory on Monday. Shey Peddy and Diamond DeShields each added 13 points for Phoenix, which has won three straight games. Brianna Turner had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Diana Taurasi also scored 11. The Mercury had a season-high 29 assists on 38 made field goals. Phoenix built a 49-43 lead by halftime behind 28 combined points from Diggins-Smith, Cunningham and Peddy. Kelsey Mitchell scored 14 of her 21 points in the first half for Indiana. Victoria Vivians added 13 points. NHL – Challenge accepted: Richardson steps in as Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson says he likes a challenge. Good thing, because he’s got a big one ahead of him. The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have hired Richardson as the 40th coach in franchise history. The former NHL defenseman takes over a team in transition under general manager Kyle Davidson, one that has fallen on hard times since it won the franchise’s sixth Stanley Cup championship in 2015. Richardson was an assistant on Montreal’s coaching staff for the previous four seasons. When Dominique Ducharme was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the 2021 playoffs, Richardson helped lead the Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993. Hockey – 3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics Hockey is not on summer vacation even after the Colorado Avalanche dethroned the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup. The new 3ICE 3-on-3 league debuted in mid-June with Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Grant Fuhr, Joe Mullen and Larry Murphy among the coaches. The International Ice Hockey Federation and IOC have discussed the possibility of bringing 3-on-3 to the Olympics for another medal event. That happened with basketball at the Tokyo Games. Leaders at 3ICE are focused on getting the league off the ground. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2-time Wimbledon champ Murray loses to Isner in 2nd round Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has lost in the second round to big-serving American John Isner. It is Murray’s earliest loss in 14 appearances at the All England Club. No. 3 seed Casper Ruud also lost in the second round Wednesday, just weeks after being the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open. Prior to Murray vs. Isner, the host country’s other leading player, reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu, was eliminated by Caroline Garcia of France 6-3, 6-3. NFL – NFL insists on indefinite suspension at Watson hearing The NFL and Deshaun Watson’s legal team presented their arguments before a disciplinary officer for a second day with both sides holding firm as the hearing is scheduled to continue in Delaware on Thursday. The league is insisting on an indefinite suspension and Watson’s side is arguing there’s no basis for a punishment that significant, two people in attendance told The Associated Press. Former U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the NFL Players’ Association, is tasked with determining whether Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline. Golf – LIV – Sept. 11 families plan protest as LIV tees off in Oregon LIV Golf’s first U.S. event was set to begin Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour. The families are speaking out because of what they say are the Saudi connections to the tragic event in 2001. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11 were Saudi citizens. FIFA – FIFA to put more World Cup tickets up for online sale FIFA will put more World Cup tickets up for sale next week on a first-come, first-served basis. Soccer’s governing body said Wednesday that a total of 1.8 million tickets for the World Cup in Qatar have already been sold ahead of the next sales round, which opens Tuesday on the FIFA website. The tournament is being played from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18. The cheapest tickets for fans from outside Qatar are priced at 250 Qatari riyals ($69). The tournament has a total capacity of about 3 million tickets, with about 2 million placed on general sale and 1 million allocated for FIFA stakeholders such as member federations and sponsors, plus hospitality programs. Olympics – Stolen Olympic gold medal found in Southern California Authorities say a stolen Olympic gold medal belonging to a member of the 2020 U.S. Women’s Volleyball Team has been found in Southern California. Olympian Jordyn Poulter reported the medal stolen May 25 after she discovered her car broken into at a parking garage in Anaheim. Detectives later arrested a suspect in the theft, but weren’t immediately able to locate the missing medal. On Monday, the owners of an Anaheim barbershop reported finding the gold medal inside a plastic bag discarded outside their business. They handed it over to police, who plan on returning it to Poulter. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 14, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 Lake County Captains 14, Lansing Lugnuts 10 Dayton Dragons 2, Great Lakes Loons 1 – F/10 South Bend Cubs 5, Beloit Sky Carp 1 Tonight Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. Dayton Dragons at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 Tigers 3, Giants 2 – Haase’s two-run HR allows Tigers to hold off Giants 3-2 Eric Haase hit a two-run homer to break a 1-all tie in the sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2. It was Haase’s fifth home run of the season and his second in the last three games. Miguel Cabrera also drove in a run for the Tigers, who improved their league-worst road record to 11-23 and split the two-game series. Rony García won his third consecutive start for Detroit. Gregory Soto pitched a perfect ninth for his 15th save in 17 opportunities. Evan Longoria had a first-inning home run for the Giants. San Francisco starter Alex Wood fanned six in 5 2/3 innings but took the loss. Angels 4, White Sox 1 – Ohtani Ks 11, extends scoreless streak in 4-1 win over WSox Shohei Ohtani extended his scoreless streak to 21 2/3 innings while pitching five-hit ball into the sixth with 11 strikeouts in the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Luis Rengifo hit a two-run homer and Mike Trout had an early RBI double as the Angels finished their disappointing nine-game homestand on a positive note because of their two-way superstar’s work on the mound. Ohtani yielded five singles and a walk while winning his fourth consecutive start. The AL MVP hasn’t allowed a run since the fifth inning of his brilliant outing at Boston’s Fenway Park. Cubs 8, Reds 3 – Contreras homers, Morel also goes deep as Cubs beat Reds 8-3 Willson Contreras homered, Christopher Morel also went deep and nailed a runner at the plate with a terrific throw from center field, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3. Contreras got hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Ian Happ against Hunter Greene in the first inning. He made it 5-0 in the fifth when he lined a two-run drive against Luis Cessa for his 13th homer — tops among major league catchers — and also doubled twice. Morel helped Justin Steele escape a bases-loaded jam in the fourth when he caught Donovan Solano’s line drive and fired a one-hop laser to the plate. Morel added a two-run homer in the sixth. Cincinnati has lost 9 of 12. Tonight Cincinnati (Ashcraft 4-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-6), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off MLB – St. Pete mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a new round of plans to be solicited beginning in mid-August. Welch, St. Petersburg’s first Black mayor, has made a priority out of including such things as affordable housing and greater job opportunities along with Rays baseball. Welch said the goal is to choose a new redevelopment plan by year’s end. The Rays’ lease is up in 2027 and Welch said the new plan will include a stadium at the site. NBA – AP source: Harden declines $47M option with Philadelphia James Harden is taking less with hopes the Philadelphia 76ers can do more. A person familiar with the situation said Harden chose not to exercise his $47.4 million option for next season and will become a free agent — but with no designs on leaving Philadelphia. Harden made the decision to allow the 76ers the flexibility they need to sign other players this summer. NBA – NBA Finals viewership up 24 percent over 2021 The Nielsen company says the NBA Finals series between two stories franchises reached 24% more viewers than the 2021 Finals. Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors clinch its fourth championship since 2015 with a Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics, the franchise with the most NBA titles overall. The series as a whole averaged 12.3 million viewers, beating the 9.91 million who watched 2021’s Milwaukee-Phoenix series. The first game of hockey’s Stanley Cup Finals between Colorado and Tampa Bay was seen by 4.2 million people. All of these sports events were seen on ABC, leading the network to an easy win in the weekly ratings. NCAAMBB – Emoni Bates says he’s transferring to hometown E. Michigan One of the top recruits in the 2021 men’s basketball recruiting class says he’s transferring from Memphis to Eastern Michigan. Emoni Bates announced on Instagram he’s returning to his hometown of Ypsilanti to play for the Eagles of the Mid-American Conference. An EMU spokesman said he could not confirm Bates’ transfer. Bates averaged 9.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game his freshman season at Memphis and started 13 of 18 games. He missed 15 games because of a back injury before appearing in the Tigers’ two NCAA Tournament games. NCAAMBB – Williams, Calhoun, Beilein among coaches headed to college hoops Hall Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches that will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November. Coach Jerry Krause of Eastern Washington will join the quartet. The players to be inducted are Richard Hamilton of UConn, Larry Miller of North Carolina, Frank Selvy of Furman and Jimmy Walker of Providence. The date of the induction ceremony has not been announced, but it typically coincides with the Hall of Fame Classic, which is set for November 21-22 in Kansas City, Missouri. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 91, Connecticut Sun 83 Phoenix Mercury 99, Indiana Fever 78 Sky 91, Sun 83 – Parker’s 25 points, 11 rebounds lead Chicago past Sun 91-83 Candace Parker had a season-high 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, Kahleah Copper scored 15 points and Chicago beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 for the Sky’s fourth straight victory. Parker made a no-look pass to Kahleah Copper with 33.5 seconds left before halftime to become the eighth player in WNBA history to reach 1,500 career assists. Parker is the only player in WNBA history to eclipse 6,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 1,500 assists in a career. Allie Quigley added 13 points for Chicago. Jonquel Jones had 24 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for her sixth double-double of the season for Connecticut. Mercury 99, Fever 78 – Mercury beat Fever for 7th straight time, 99-78 Skylar Diggins-Smith had 17 points and seven assists, Sophie Cunningham added 14 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 99-78. Phoenix beat Indiana for a seventh straight time, including an 83-71 victory on Monday. Shey Peddy and Diamond DeShields each added 13 points for Phoenix, which has won three straight games. Brianna Turner had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Diana Taurasi also scored 11. The Mercury had a season-high 29 assists on 38 made field goals. Phoenix built a 49-43 lead by halftime behind 28 combined points from Diggins-Smith, Cunningham and Peddy. Kelsey Mitchell scored 14 of her 21 points in the first half for Indiana. Victoria Vivians added 13 points. NHL – Challenge accepted: Richardson steps in as Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson says he likes a challenge. Good thing, because he’s got a big one ahead of him. The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have hired Richardson as the 40th coach in franchise history. The former NHL defenseman takes over a team in transition under general manager Kyle Davidson, one that has fallen on hard times since it won the franchise’s sixth Stanley Cup championship in 2015. Richardson was an assistant on Montreal’s coaching staff for the previous four seasons. When Dominique Ducharme was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the 2021 playoffs, Richardson helped lead the Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993. Hockey – 3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics Hockey is not on summer vacation even after the Colorado Avalanche dethroned the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup. The new 3ICE 3-on-3 league debuted in mid-June with Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Grant Fuhr, Joe Mullen and Larry Murphy among the coaches. The International Ice Hockey Federation and IOC have discussed the possibility of bringing 3-on-3 to the Olympics for another medal event. That happened with basketball at the Tokyo Games. Leaders at 3ICE are focused on getting the league off the ground. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2-time Wimbledon champ Murray loses to Isner in 2nd round Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has lost in the second round to big-serving American John Isner. It is Murray’s earliest loss in 14 appearances at the All England Club. No. 3 seed Casper Ruud also lost in the second round Wednesday, just weeks after being the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open. Prior to Murray vs. Isner, the host country’s other leading player, reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu, was eliminated by Caroline Garcia of France 6-3, 6-3. NFL – NFL insists on indefinite suspension at Watson hearing The NFL and Deshaun Watson’s legal team presented their arguments before a disciplinary officer for a second day with both sides holding firm as the hearing is scheduled to continue in Delaware on Thursday. The league is insisting on an indefinite suspension and Watson’s side is arguing there’s no basis for a punishment that significant, two people in attendance told The Associated Press. Former U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the NFL Players’ Association, is tasked with determining whether Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline. Golf – LIV – Sept. 11 families plan protest as LIV tees off in Oregon LIV Golf’s first U.S. event was set to begin Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour. The families are speaking out because of what they say are the Saudi connections to the tragic event in 2001. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11 were Saudi citizens. FIFA – FIFA to put more World Cup tickets up for online sale FIFA will put more World Cup tickets up for sale next week on a first-come, first-served basis. Soccer’s governing body said Wednesday that a total of 1.8 million tickets for the World Cup in Qatar have already been sold ahead of the next sales round, which opens Tuesday on the FIFA website. The tournament is being played from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18. The cheapest tickets for fans from outside Qatar are priced at 250 Qatari riyals ($69). The tournament has a total capacity of about 3 million tickets, with about 2 million placed on general sale and 1 million allocated for FIFA stakeholders such as member federations and sponsors, plus hospitality programs. Olympics – Stolen Olympic gold medal found in Southern California Authorities say a stolen Olympic gold medal belonging to a member of the 2020 U.S. Women’s Volleyball Team has been found in Southern California. Olympian Jordyn Poulter reported the medal stolen May 25 after she discovered her car broken into at a parking garage in Anaheim. Detectives later arrested a suspect in the theft, but weren’t immediately able to locate the missing medal. On Monday, the owners of an Anaheim barbershop reported finding the gold medal inside a plastic bag discarded outside their business. They handed it over to police, who plan on returning it to Poulter. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 14, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 Lake County Captains 14, Lansing Lugnuts 10 Dayton Dragons 2, Great Lakes Loons 1 – F/10 South Bend Cubs 5, Beloit Sky Carp 1 Tonight Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. Dayton Dragons at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 Tigers 3, Giants 2 – Haase’s two-run HR allows Tigers to hold off Giants 3-2 Eric Haase hit a two-run homer to break a 1-all tie in the sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2. It was Haase’s fifth home run of the season and his second in the last three games. Miguel Cabrera also drove in a run for the Tigers, who improved their league-worst road record to 11-23 and split the two-game series. Rony García won his third consecutive start for Detroit. Gregory Soto pitched a perfect ninth for his 15th save in 17 opportunities. Evan Longoria had a first-inning home run for the Giants. San Francisco starter Alex Wood fanned six in 5 2/3 innings but took the loss. Angels 4, White Sox 1 – Ohtani Ks 11, extends scoreless streak in 4-1 win over WSox Shohei Ohtani extended his scoreless streak to 21 2/3 innings while pitching five-hit ball into the sixth with 11 strikeouts in the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Luis Rengifo hit a two-run homer and Mike Trout had an early RBI double as the Angels finished their disappointing nine-game homestand on a positive note because of their two-way superstar’s work on the mound. Ohtani yielded five singles and a walk while winning his fourth consecutive start. The AL MVP hasn’t allowed a run since the fifth inning of his brilliant outing at Boston’s Fenway Park. Cubs 8, Reds 3 – Contreras homers, Morel also goes deep as Cubs beat Reds 8-3 Willson Contreras homered, Christopher Morel also went deep and nailed a runner at the plate with a terrific throw from center field, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3. Contreras got hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Ian Happ against Hunter Greene in the first inning. He made it 5-0 in the fifth when he lined a two-run drive against Luis Cessa for his 13th homer — tops among major league catchers — and also doubled twice. Morel helped Justin Steele escape a bases-loaded jam in the fourth when he caught Donovan Solano’s line drive and fired a one-hop laser to the plate. Morel added a two-run homer in the sixth. Cincinnati has lost 9 of 12. Tonight Cincinnati (Ashcraft 4-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-6), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off MLB – St. Pete mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a new round of plans to be solicited beginning in mid-August. Welch, St. Petersburg’s first Black mayor, has made a priority out of including such things as affordable housing and greater job opportunities along with Rays baseball. Welch said the goal is to choose a new redevelopment plan by year’s end. The Rays’ lease is up in 2027 and Welch said the new plan will include a stadium at the site. NBA – AP source: Harden declines $47M option with Philadelphia James Harden is taking less with hopes the Philadelphia 76ers can do more. A person familiar with the situation said Harden chose not to exercise his $47.4 million option for next season and will become a free agent — but with no designs on leaving Philadelphia. Harden made the decision to allow the 76ers the flexibility they need to sign other players this summer. NBA – NBA Finals viewership up 24 percent over 2021 The Nielsen company says the NBA Finals series between two stories franchises reached 24% more viewers than the 2021 Finals. Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors clinch its fourth championship since 2015 with a Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics, the franchise with the most NBA titles overall. The series as a whole averaged 12.3 million viewers, beating the 9.91 million who watched 2021’s Milwaukee-Phoenix series. The first game of hockey’s Stanley Cup Finals between Colorado and Tampa Bay was seen by 4.2 million people. All of these sports events were seen on ABC, leading the network to an easy win in the weekly ratings. NCAAMBB – Emoni Bates says he’s transferring to hometown E. Michigan One of the top recruits in the 2021 men’s basketball recruiting class says he’s transferring from Memphis to Eastern Michigan. Emoni Bates announced on Instagram he’s returning to his hometown of Ypsilanti to play for the Eagles of the Mid-American Conference. An EMU spokesman said he could not confirm Bates’ transfer. Bates averaged 9.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game his freshman season at Memphis and started 13 of 18 games. He missed 15 games because of a back injury before appearing in the Tigers’ two NCAA Tournament games. NCAAMBB – Williams, Calhoun, Beilein among coaches headed to college hoops Hall Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches that will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November. Coach Jerry Krause of Eastern Washington will join the quartet. The players to be inducted are Richard Hamilton of UConn, Larry Miller of North Carolina, Frank Selvy of Furman and Jimmy Walker of Providence. The date of the induction ceremony has not been announced, but it typically coincides with the Hall of Fame Classic, which is set for November 21-22 in Kansas City, Missouri. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 91, Connecticut Sun 83 Phoenix Mercury 99, Indiana Fever 78 Sky 91, Sun 83 – Parker’s 25 points, 11 rebounds lead Chicago past Sun 91-83 Candace Parker had a season-high 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, Kahleah Copper scored 15 points and Chicago beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 for the Sky’s fourth straight victory. Parker made a no-look pass to Kahleah Copper with 33.5 seconds left before halftime to become the eighth player in WNBA history to reach 1,500 career assists. Parker is the only player in WNBA history to eclipse 6,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 1,500 assists in a career. Allie Quigley added 13 points for Chicago. Jonquel Jones had 24 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for her sixth double-double of the season for Connecticut. Mercury 99, Fever 78 – Mercury beat Fever for 7th straight time, 99-78 Skylar Diggins-Smith had 17 points and seven assists, Sophie Cunningham added 14 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 99-78. Phoenix beat Indiana for a seventh straight time, including an 83-71 victory on Monday. Shey Peddy and Diamond DeShields each added 13 points for Phoenix, which has won three straight games. Brianna Turner had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Diana Taurasi also scored 11. The Mercury had a season-high 29 assists on 38 made field goals. Phoenix built a 49-43 lead by halftime behind 28 combined points from Diggins-Smith, Cunningham and Peddy. Kelsey Mitchell scored 14 of her 21 points in the first half for Indiana. Victoria Vivians added 13 points. NHL – Challenge accepted: Richardson steps in as Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson says he likes a challenge. Good thing, because he’s got a big one ahead of him. The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have hired Richardson as the 40th coach in franchise history. The former NHL defenseman takes over a team in transition under general manager Kyle Davidson, one that has fallen on hard times since it won the franchise’s sixth Stanley Cup championship in 2015. Richardson was an assistant on Montreal’s coaching staff for the previous four seasons. When Dominique Ducharme was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the 2021 playoffs, Richardson helped lead the Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993. Hockey – 3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics Hockey is not on summer vacation even after the Colorado Avalanche dethroned the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup. The new 3ICE 3-on-3 league debuted in mid-June with Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Grant Fuhr, Joe Mullen and Larry Murphy among the coaches. The International Ice Hockey Federation and IOC have discussed the possibility of bringing 3-on-3 to the Olympics for another medal event. That happened with basketball at the Tokyo Games. Leaders at 3ICE are focused on getting the league off the ground. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2-time Wimbledon champ Murray loses to Isner in 2nd round Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has lost in the second round to big-serving American John Isner. It is Murray’s earliest loss in 14 appearances at the All England Club. No. 3 seed Casper Ruud also lost in the second round Wednesday, just weeks after being the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open. Prior to Murray vs. Isner, the host country’s other leading player, reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu, was eliminated by Caroline Garcia of France 6-3, 6-3. NFL – NFL insists on indefinite suspension at Watson hearing The NFL and Deshaun Watson’s legal team presented their arguments before a disciplinary officer for a second day with both sides holding firm as the hearing is scheduled to continue in Delaware on Thursday. The league is insisting on an indefinite suspension and Watson’s side is arguing there’s no basis for a punishment that significant, two people in attendance told The Associated Press. Former U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the NFL Players’ Association, is tasked with determining whether Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline. Golf – LIV – Sept. 11 families plan protest as LIV tees off in Oregon LIV Golf’s first U.S. event was set to begin Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour. The families are speaking out because of what they say are the Saudi connections to the tragic event in 2001. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11 were Saudi citizens. FIFA – FIFA to put more World Cup tickets up for online sale FIFA will put more World Cup tickets up for sale next week on a first-come, first-served basis. Soccer’s governing body said Wednesday that a total of 1.8 million tickets for the World Cup in Qatar have already been sold ahead of the next sales round, which opens Tuesday on the FIFA website. The tournament is being played from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18. The cheapest tickets for fans from outside Qatar are priced at 250 Qatari riyals ($69). The tournament has a total capacity of about 3 million tickets, with about 2 million placed on general sale and 1 million allocated for FIFA stakeholders such as member federations and sponsors, plus hospitality programs. Olympics – Stolen Olympic gold medal found in Southern California Authorities say a stolen Olympic gold medal belonging to a member of the 2020 U.S. Women’s Volleyball Team has been found in Southern California. Olympian Jordyn Poulter reported the medal stolen May 25 after she discovered her car broken into at a parking garage in Anaheim. Detectives later arrested a suspect in the theft, but weren’t immediately able to locate the missing medal. On Monday, the owners of an Anaheim barbershop reported finding the gold medal inside a plastic bag discarded outside their business. They handed it over to police, who plan on returning it to Poulter. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 14, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 Lake County Captains 14, Lansing Lugnuts 10 Dayton Dragons 2, Great Lakes Loons 1 – F/10 South Bend Cubs 5, Beloit Sky Carp 1 Tonight Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. Dayton Dragons at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 Tigers 3, Giants 2 – Haase’s two-run HR allows Tigers to hold off Giants 3-2 Eric Haase hit a two-run homer to break a 1-all tie in the sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2. It was Haase’s fifth home run of the season and his second in the last three games. Miguel Cabrera also drove in a run for the Tigers, who improved their league-worst road record to 11-23 and split the two-game series. Rony García won his third consecutive start for Detroit. Gregory Soto pitched a perfect ninth for his 15th save in 17 opportunities. Evan Longoria had a first-inning home run for the Giants. San Francisco starter Alex Wood fanned six in 5 2/3 innings but took the loss. Angels 4, White Sox 1 – Ohtani Ks 11, extends scoreless streak in 4-1 win over WSox Shohei Ohtani extended his scoreless streak to 21 2/3 innings while pitching five-hit ball into the sixth with 11 strikeouts in the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Luis Rengifo hit a two-run homer and Mike Trout had an early RBI double as the Angels finished their disappointing nine-game homestand on a positive note because of their two-way superstar’s work on the mound. Ohtani yielded five singles and a walk while winning his fourth consecutive start. The AL MVP hasn’t allowed a run since the fifth inning of his brilliant outing at Boston’s Fenway Park. Cubs 8, Reds 3 – Contreras homers, Morel also goes deep as Cubs beat Reds 8-3 Willson Contreras homered, Christopher Morel also went deep and nailed a runner at the plate with a terrific throw from center field, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3. Contreras got hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Ian Happ against Hunter Greene in the first inning. He made it 5-0 in the fifth when he lined a two-run drive against Luis Cessa for his 13th homer — tops among major league catchers — and also doubled twice. Morel helped Justin Steele escape a bases-loaded jam in the fourth when he caught Donovan Solano’s line drive and fired a one-hop laser to the plate. Morel added a two-run homer in the sixth. Cincinnati has lost 9 of 12. Tonight Cincinnati (Ashcraft 4-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-6), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off MLB – St. Pete mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a new round of plans to be solicited beginning in mid-August. Welch, St. Petersburg’s first Black mayor, has made a priority out of including such things as affordable housing and greater job opportunities along with Rays baseball. Welch said the goal is to choose a new redevelopment plan by year’s end. The Rays’ lease is up in 2027 and Welch said the new plan will include a stadium at the site. NBA – AP source: Harden declines $47M option with Philadelphia James Harden is taking less with hopes the Philadelphia 76ers can do more. A person familiar with the situation said Harden chose not to exercise his $47.4 million option for next season and will become a free agent — but with no designs on leaving Philadelphia. Harden made the decision to allow the 76ers the flexibility they need to sign other players this summer. NBA – NBA Finals viewership up 24 percent over 2021 The Nielsen company says the NBA Finals series between two stories franchises reached 24% more viewers than the 2021 Finals. Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors clinch its fourth championship since 2015 with a Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics, the franchise with the most NBA titles overall. The series as a whole averaged 12.3 million viewers, beating the 9.91 million who watched 2021’s Milwaukee-Phoenix series. The first game of hockey’s Stanley Cup Finals between Colorado and Tampa Bay was seen by 4.2 million people. All of these sports events were seen on ABC, leading the network to an easy win in the weekly ratings. NCAAMBB – Emoni Bates says he’s transferring to hometown E. Michigan One of the top recruits in the 2021 men’s basketball recruiting class says he’s transferring from Memphis to Eastern Michigan. Emoni Bates announced on Instagram he’s returning to his hometown of Ypsilanti to play for the Eagles of the Mid-American Conference. An EMU spokesman said he could not confirm Bates’ transfer. Bates averaged 9.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game his freshman season at Memphis and started 13 of 18 games. He missed 15 games because of a back injury before appearing in the Tigers’ two NCAA Tournament games. NCAAMBB – Williams, Calhoun, Beilein among coaches headed to college hoops Hall Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches that will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November. Coach Jerry Krause of Eastern Washington will join the quartet. The players to be inducted are Richard Hamilton of UConn, Larry Miller of North Carolina, Frank Selvy of Furman and Jimmy Walker of Providence. The date of the induction ceremony has not been announced, but it typically coincides with the Hall of Fame Classic, which is set for November 21-22 in Kansas City, Missouri. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 91, Connecticut Sun 83 Phoenix Mercury 99, Indiana Fever 78 Sky 91, Sun 83 – Parker’s 25 points, 11 rebounds lead Chicago past Sun 91-83 Candace Parker had a season-high 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, Kahleah Copper scored 15 points and Chicago beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 for the Sky’s fourth straight victory. Parker made a no-look pass to Kahleah Copper with 33.5 seconds left before halftime to become the eighth player in WNBA history to reach 1,500 career assists. Parker is the only player in WNBA history to eclipse 6,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 1,500 assists in a career. Allie Quigley added 13 points for Chicago. Jonquel Jones had 24 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for her sixth double-double of the season for Connecticut. Mercury 99, Fever 78 – Mercury beat Fever for 7th straight time, 99-78 Skylar Diggins-Smith had 17 points and seven assists, Sophie Cunningham added 14 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 99-78. Phoenix beat Indiana for a seventh straight time, including an 83-71 victory on Monday. Shey Peddy and Diamond DeShields each added 13 points for Phoenix, which has won three straight games. Brianna Turner had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Diana Taurasi also scored 11. The Mercury had a season-high 29 assists on 38 made field goals. Phoenix built a 49-43 lead by halftime behind 28 combined points from Diggins-Smith, Cunningham and Peddy. Kelsey Mitchell scored 14 of her 21 points in the first half for Indiana. Victoria Vivians added 13 points. NHL – Challenge accepted: Richardson steps in as Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson says he likes a challenge. Good thing, because he’s got a big one ahead of him. The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have hired Richardson as the 40th coach in franchise history. The former NHL defenseman takes over a team in transition under general manager Kyle Davidson, one that has fallen on hard times since it won the franchise’s sixth Stanley Cup championship in 2015. Richardson was an assistant on Montreal’s coaching staff for the previous four seasons. When Dominique Ducharme was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the 2021 playoffs, Richardson helped lead the Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993. Hockey – 3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics Hockey is not on summer vacation even after the Colorado Avalanche dethroned the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup. The new 3ICE 3-on-3 league debuted in mid-June with Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Grant Fuhr, Joe Mullen and Larry Murphy among the coaches. The International Ice Hockey Federation and IOC have discussed the possibility of bringing 3-on-3 to the Olympics for another medal event. That happened with basketball at the Tokyo Games. Leaders at 3ICE are focused on getting the league off the ground. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2-time Wimbledon champ Murray loses to Isner in 2nd round Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has lost in the second round to big-serving American John Isner. It is Murray’s earliest loss in 14 appearances at the All England Club. No. 3 seed Casper Ruud also lost in the second round Wednesday, just weeks after being the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open. Prior to Murray vs. Isner, the host country’s other leading player, reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu, was eliminated by Caroline Garcia of France 6-3, 6-3. NFL – NFL insists on indefinite suspension at Watson hearing The NFL and Deshaun Watson’s legal team presented their arguments before a disciplinary officer for a second day with both sides holding firm as the hearing is scheduled to continue in Delaware on Thursday. The league is insisting on an indefinite suspension and Watson’s side is arguing there’s no basis for a punishment that significant, two people in attendance told The Associated Press. Former U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the NFL Players’ Association, is tasked with determining whether Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline. Golf – LIV – Sept. 11 families plan protest as LIV tees off in Oregon LIV Golf’s first U.S. event was set to begin Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour. The families are speaking out because of what they say are the Saudi connections to the tragic event in 2001. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11 were Saudi citizens. FIFA – FIFA to put more World Cup tickets up for online sale FIFA will put more World Cup tickets up for sale next week on a first-come, first-served basis. Soccer’s governing body said Wednesday that a total of 1.8 million tickets for the World Cup in Qatar have already been sold ahead of the next sales round, which opens Tuesday on the FIFA website. The tournament is being played from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18. The cheapest tickets for fans from outside Qatar are priced at 250 Qatari riyals ($69). The tournament has a total capacity of about 3 million tickets, with about 2 million placed on general sale and 1 million allocated for FIFA stakeholders such as member federations and sponsors, plus hospitality programs. Olympics – Stolen Olympic gold medal found in Southern California Authorities say a stolen Olympic gold medal belonging to a member of the 2020 U.S. Women’s Volleyball Team has been found in Southern California. Olympian Jordyn Poulter reported the medal stolen May 25 after she discovered her car broken into at a parking garage in Anaheim. Detectives later arrested a suspect in the theft, but weren’t immediately able to locate the missing medal. On Monday, the owners of an Anaheim barbershop reported finding the gold medal inside a plastic bag discarded outside their business. They handed it over to police, who plan on returning it to Poulter. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 14, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 Lake County Captains 14, Lansing Lugnuts 10 Dayton Dragons 2, Great Lakes Loons 1 – F/10 South Bend Cubs 5, Beloit Sky Carp 1 Tonight Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. Dayton Dragons at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 Tigers 3, Giants 2 – Haase’s two-run HR allows Tigers to hold off Giants 3-2 Eric Haase hit a two-run homer to break a 1-all tie in the sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2. It was Haase’s fifth home run of the season and his second in the last three games. Miguel Cabrera also drove in a run for the Tigers, who improved their league-worst road record to 11-23 and split the two-game series. Rony García won his third consecutive start for Detroit. Gregory Soto pitched a perfect ninth for his 15th save in 17 opportunities. Evan Longoria had a first-inning home run for the Giants. San Francisco starter Alex Wood fanned six in 5 2/3 innings but took the loss. Angels 4, White Sox 1 – Ohtani Ks 11, extends scoreless streak in 4-1 win over WSox Shohei Ohtani extended his scoreless streak to 21 2/3 innings while pitching five-hit ball into the sixth with 11 strikeouts in the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Luis Rengifo hit a two-run homer and Mike Trout had an early RBI double as the Angels finished their disappointing nine-game homestand on a positive note because of their two-way superstar’s work on the mound. Ohtani yielded five singles and a walk while winning his fourth consecutive start. The AL MVP hasn’t allowed a run since the fifth inning of his brilliant outing at Boston’s Fenway Park. Cubs 8, Reds 3 – Contreras homers, Morel also goes deep as Cubs beat Reds 8-3 Willson Contreras homered, Christopher Morel also went deep and nailed a runner at the plate with a terrific throw from center field, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3. Contreras got hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Ian Happ against Hunter Greene in the first inning. He made it 5-0 in the fifth when he lined a two-run drive against Luis Cessa for his 13th homer — tops among major league catchers — and also doubled twice. Morel helped Justin Steele escape a bases-loaded jam in the fourth when he caught Donovan Solano’s line drive and fired a one-hop laser to the plate. Morel added a two-run homer in the sixth. Cincinnati has lost 9 of 12. Tonight Cincinnati (Ashcraft 4-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-6), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off MLB – St. Pete mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a new round of plans to be solicited beginning in mid-August. Welch, St. Petersburg’s first Black mayor, has made a priority out of including such things as affordable housing and greater job opportunities along with Rays baseball. Welch said the goal is to choose a new redevelopment plan by year’s end. The Rays’ lease is up in 2027 and Welch said the new plan will include a stadium at the site. NBA – AP source: Harden declines $47M option with Philadelphia James Harden is taking less with hopes the Philadelphia 76ers can do more. A person familiar with the situation said Harden chose not to exercise his $47.4 million option for next season and will become a free agent — but with no designs on leaving Philadelphia. Harden made the decision to allow the 76ers the flexibility they need to sign other players this summer. NBA – NBA Finals viewership up 24 percent over 2021 The Nielsen company says the NBA Finals series between two stories franchises reached 24% more viewers than the 2021 Finals. Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors clinch its fourth championship since 2015 with a Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics, the franchise with the most NBA titles overall. The series as a whole averaged 12.3 million viewers, beating the 9.91 million who watched 2021’s Milwaukee-Phoenix series. The first game of hockey’s Stanley Cup Finals between Colorado and Tampa Bay was seen by 4.2 million people. All of these sports events were seen on ABC, leading the network to an easy win in the weekly ratings. NCAAMBB – Emoni Bates says he’s transferring to hometown E. Michigan One of the top recruits in the 2021 men’s basketball recruiting class says he’s transferring from Memphis to Eastern Michigan. Emoni Bates announced on Instagram he’s returning to his hometown of Ypsilanti to play for the Eagles of the Mid-American Conference. An EMU spokesman said he could not confirm Bates’ transfer. Bates averaged 9.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game his freshman season at Memphis and started 13 of 18 games. He missed 15 games because of a back injury before appearing in the Tigers’ two NCAA Tournament games. NCAAMBB – Williams, Calhoun, Beilein among coaches headed to college hoops Hall Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches that will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November. Coach Jerry Krause of Eastern Washington will join the quartet. The players to be inducted are Richard Hamilton of UConn, Larry Miller of North Carolina, Frank Selvy of Furman and Jimmy Walker of Providence. The date of the induction ceremony has not been announced, but it typically coincides with the Hall of Fame Classic, which is set for November 21-22 in Kansas City, Missouri. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 91, Connecticut Sun 83 Phoenix Mercury 99, Indiana Fever 78 Sky 91, Sun 83 – Parker’s 25 points, 11 rebounds lead Chicago past Sun 91-83 Candace Parker had a season-high 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, Kahleah Copper scored 15 points and Chicago beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 for the Sky’s fourth straight victory. Parker made a no-look pass to Kahleah Copper with 33.5 seconds left before halftime to become the eighth player in WNBA history to reach 1,500 career assists. Parker is the only player in WNBA history to eclipse 6,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 1,500 assists in a career. Allie Quigley added 13 points for Chicago. Jonquel Jones had 24 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for her sixth double-double of the season for Connecticut. Mercury 99, Fever 78 – Mercury beat Fever for 7th straight time, 99-78 Skylar Diggins-Smith had 17 points and seven assists, Sophie Cunningham added 14 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 99-78. Phoenix beat Indiana for a seventh straight time, including an 83-71 victory on Monday. Shey Peddy and Diamond DeShields each added 13 points for Phoenix, which has won three straight games. Brianna Turner had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Diana Taurasi also scored 11. The Mercury had a season-high 29 assists on 38 made field goals. Phoenix built a 49-43 lead by halftime behind 28 combined points from Diggins-Smith, Cunningham and Peddy. Kelsey Mitchell scored 14 of her 21 points in the first half for Indiana. Victoria Vivians added 13 points. NHL – Challenge accepted: Richardson steps in as Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson says he likes a challenge. Good thing, because he’s got a big one ahead of him. The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have hired Richardson as the 40th coach in franchise history. The former NHL defenseman takes over a team in transition under general manager Kyle Davidson, one that has fallen on hard times since it won the franchise’s sixth Stanley Cup championship in 2015. Richardson was an assistant on Montreal’s coaching staff for the previous four seasons. When Dominique Ducharme was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the 2021 playoffs, Richardson helped lead the Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993. Hockey – 3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics Hockey is not on summer vacation even after the Colorado Avalanche dethroned the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup. The new 3ICE 3-on-3 league debuted in mid-June with Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Grant Fuhr, Joe Mullen and Larry Murphy among the coaches. The International Ice Hockey Federation and IOC have discussed the possibility of bringing 3-on-3 to the Olympics for another medal event. That happened with basketball at the Tokyo Games. Leaders at 3ICE are focused on getting the league off the ground. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2-time Wimbledon champ Murray loses to Isner in 2nd round Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has lost in the second round to big-serving American John Isner. It is Murray’s earliest loss in 14 appearances at the All England Club. No. 3 seed Casper Ruud also lost in the second round Wednesday, just weeks after being the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open. Prior to Murray vs. Isner, the host country’s other leading player, reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu, was eliminated by Caroline Garcia of France 6-3, 6-3. NFL – NFL insists on indefinite suspension at Watson hearing The NFL and Deshaun Watson’s legal team presented their arguments before a disciplinary officer for a second day with both sides holding firm as the hearing is scheduled to continue in Delaware on Thursday. The league is insisting on an indefinite suspension and Watson’s side is arguing there’s no basis for a punishment that significant, two people in attendance told The Associated Press. Former U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the NFL Players’ Association, is tasked with determining whether Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline. Golf – LIV – Sept. 11 families plan protest as LIV tees off in Oregon LIV Golf’s first U.S. event was set to begin Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour. The families are speaking out because of what they say are the Saudi connections to the tragic event in 2001. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11 were Saudi citizens. FIFA – FIFA to put more World Cup tickets up for online sale FIFA will put more World Cup tickets up for sale next week on a first-come, first-served basis. Soccer’s governing body said Wednesday that a total of 1.8 million tickets for the World Cup in Qatar have already been sold ahead of the next sales round, which opens Tuesday on the FIFA website. The tournament is being played from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18. The cheapest tickets for fans from outside Qatar are priced at 250 Qatari riyals ($69). The tournament has a total capacity of about 3 million tickets, with about 2 million placed on general sale and 1 million allocated for FIFA stakeholders such as member federations and sponsors, plus hospitality programs. Olympics – Stolen Olympic gold medal found in Southern California Authorities say a stolen Olympic gold medal belonging to a member of the 2020 U.S. Women’s Volleyball Team has been found in Southern California. Olympian Jordyn Poulter reported the medal stolen May 25 after she discovered her car broken into at a parking garage in Anaheim. Detectives later arrested a suspect in the theft, but weren’t immediately able to locate the missing medal. On Monday, the owners of an Anaheim barbershop reported finding the gold medal inside a plastic bag discarded outside their business. They handed it over to police, who plan on returning it to Poulter. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 14, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 Lake County Captains 14, Lansing Lugnuts 10 Dayton Dragons 2, Great Lakes Loons 1 – F/10 South Bend Cubs 5, Beloit Sky Carp 1 Tonight Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. Dayton Dragons at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Chicago White Sox 13, Detroit Tigers 0 San Diego Padres 19, Chicago Cubs 5 White Sox 13, Tigers 0 – Moncada’s five hits, five RBIs lead White Sox past Tigers Yoán Moncada had five hits and five RBIs, including a run-scoring single against Kody Clemens, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 13-0 for a three-game series sweep. Moncada, Danny Mendick and Seby Zavala homered for Chicago, which had dropped four of five before arriving in Detroit. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch gave up on his pitching staff after six innings, using Harold Castro for the seventh, Clemens for the eighth, and Tucker Barnhart for the ninth. It was the pitching debut for the 26-year-old Clemens, whose father, Roger, won seven Cy Young Awards. Padres 19, Cubs 5 – Machado homers in hit parade, Padres pelt Cubs 19-5. Manny Machado lined a single for his 1,500th hit and hit a two-run homer in a four-RBI night to help the San Diego Padres beat the reeling Chicago Cubs 19-5. Machado was one of five Padres with three hits as San Diego routed the Cubs for the second straight hot night at Wrigley Field. Jorge Alfaro added a two-run homer and three RBIs as San Diego improved to 40-24 in winning its third straight and seventh in nine. Jake Cronenworth and Jurickson Profar each doubled twice and had three hits for the Padres, who entered the game percentage points behind the first-place Dodgers in the NL West. The Cubs have lost nine straight. Today San Diego (Musgrove 7-0) at Chicago Cubs (Swarmer 1-1), 2:20 p.m. Texas (Pérez 4-2) at Detroit (Brieske 1-5), 7:10 p.m.                   WSJM/WCSY 6:50 White Sox are off NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals Last Night Colorado Avalanche 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 – OT           (COL Leads 1-0) Avalanche 4, Lightning 3 – OT – Avalanche beat Lightning in OT to open Stanley Cup Final Andre Burakovsky scored 1:23 into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche opened the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-3 victory over the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. Burakovsky ended it after the Avalanche failed to score on a power play that began late in regulation when three-time champ Patrick Maroon put the puck over the glass. Burakovsky is one of only two Avalanche players who have won the Cup. The game likely wouldn’t have even reached OT if not for big penalty kills by the Avalanche, who were 3 for 3 against Tampa Bay’s potent power play. The final kill featured a crucial save by goaltender Darcy Kuemper and a series of clears by Norris Trophy finalist defenseman Cale Makar. NHL – Bettman says NHL projected to set revenue record this season NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league is projecting record revenue this season. Bettman at his annual state of the league address before the Stanley Cup Final estimated revenue will surpass $5.2 billion. The league generated $4.6 billion in the last normal full season in 2018-19. Bettman cited a significant uptick in scoring leading to high ratings and more interest in the game. The increase also stems from new U.S. media rights deals with ESPN and Turner Sports that went into effect this season. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Finals Tonight Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics, 9:00 p.m.         (GSW Leads 3-2) NBA – Warriors lean on history with a chance to close out Celtics Stephen Curry and the Warriors have been within a game of clinching a championship in three of Golden State’s previous five trips to the NBA Finals during his 13-year NBA career. Curry says he’ll lean on that experience when he takes the court at Boston’s TD Garden on Thursday night. The Warriors have a 3-2 lead on the Celtics. The stakes will be equally high for the Celtics, who will try to force a Game 7. Celtics star Jayson Tatum said they’re optimistic, given how they’ve had Game 7 wins in the two prior playoff series. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Phoenix Mercury 93, Indiana Fever 80 – d Mercury 93, Fever 80 – Charles has season-high 29 points, Mercury beat Fever 93-80 Tina Charles scored a season-high 29 points on 11-of-21 shooting, Diana Taurasi hit four 3-pointers and finished with 17 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 93-80. Diamond DeShields finished with 16 points and Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 13 for Phoenix (6-9). The Mercury have won four of their last five games following a seven-game losing streak. Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 20 points on 10-of-20 shooting. Golf – US Open – US Open turns focus from Saudi money to golf’s toughest test The U.S. Open starts Thursday and not a moment too soon for those interested in golf. The talk all week at The Country Club outside of Boston has been more about the Saudi-funded LIV Golf league instead of thick rough and firm greens. This isn’t the first time an American major was overshadowed by controversy. The 1990 PGA Championship at Shoal Creek was under scrutiny because the club initially resisted having a Black member. The 2003 Masters was all about Martha Burk and her demand the club have a female member. Now the focus at Brookline finally turns to golf after endless chatter about Saudi money. FIFA – FIFA to announce 2026 World Cup US sites, paring from 17 FIFA plans to announce the 2026 World Cup sites, trimming the U.S. list from 17 to 10-12. Three sites are planned in Mexico and two are likely in Canada. In the first 48-nation World Cup, soccer’s governing body planned 60 games in the U.S., including all from the quarterfinals on, and 10 each in Mexico and Canada. Just two of the contending stadiums hosted games in 1994, Pasadena’s Rose Bowl joined by Orlando’s Camping World Stadium. Dozens of training complexes have been built for MLS teams, creating a far better infrastructure NFL – Commanders’ Snyder won’t testify before US House committee A lawyer representing Dan Snyder told Congress the Washington Commanders owner will not testify at a hearing next week as part of an investigation into the team’s workplace conduct. Attorney Karen Patton Seymour sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform explaining the reasons why Snyder was declining the invitation to appear at the June 22 hearing. Among the reasons given were a lack of assurance about the scope of questioning and a scheduling conflict. A spokeswoman for the committee says it intends to move forward with the hearing as scheduled. An NFL spokesman says Commissioner Roger Goodell plans to testify virtually. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday West Michigan 12, Peoria 4 Lansing 9, Fort Wayne 5 Great Lakes 5, Wisconsin 0 South Bend 15, Quad Cities 8 Today Fort Wayne at Lansing, 7:05 p.m. Wisconsin at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m. South Bend at Quad Cities, 7:30 p.m. West Michigan at Peoria, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Tonight Girls Soccer – State Semifinals Division 2 at Byron Center GR Forest Hills Central 3, Gull Lake 1 Today Softball – State Semifinals Division 2 at Michigan State University Lakeshore vs. Escanaba, 5:30 p.m. Division 1 at Michigan State University Mattawan vs. Allen Park, 10:00 a.mSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Chicago White Sox 13, Detroit Tigers 0 San Diego Padres 19, Chicago Cubs 5 White Sox 13, Tigers 0 – Moncada’s five hits, five RBIs lead White Sox past Tigers Yoán Moncada had five hits and five RBIs, including a run-scoring single against Kody Clemens, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 13-0 for a three-game series sweep. Moncada, Danny Mendick and Seby Zavala homered for Chicago, which had dropped four of five before arriving in Detroit. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch gave up on his pitching staff after six innings, using Harold Castro for the seventh, Clemens for the eighth, and Tucker Barnhart for the ninth. It was the pitching debut for the 26-year-old Clemens, whose father, Roger, won seven Cy Young Awards. Padres 19, Cubs 5 – Machado homers in hit parade, Padres pelt Cubs 19-5. Manny Machado lined a single for his 1,500th hit and hit a two-run homer in a four-RBI night to help the San Diego Padres beat the reeling Chicago Cubs 19-5. Machado was one of five Padres with three hits as San Diego routed the Cubs for the second straight hot night at Wrigley Field. Jorge Alfaro added a two-run homer and three RBIs as San Diego improved to 40-24 in winning its third straight and seventh in nine. Jake Cronenworth and Jurickson Profar each doubled twice and had three hits for the Padres, who entered the game percentage points behind the first-place Dodgers in the NL West. The Cubs have lost nine straight. Today San Diego (Musgrove 7-0) at Chicago Cubs (Swarmer 1-1), 2:20 p.m. Texas (Pérez 4-2) at Detroit (Brieske 1-5), 7:10 p.m.                   WSJM/WCSY 6:50 White Sox are off NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals Last Night Colorado Avalanche 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 – OT           (COL Leads 1-0) Avalanche 4, Lightning 3 – OT – Avalanche beat Lightning in OT to open Stanley Cup Final Andre Burakovsky scored 1:23 into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche opened the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-3 victory over the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. Burakovsky ended it after the Avalanche failed to score on a power play that began late in regulation when three-time champ Patrick Maroon put the puck over the glass. Burakovsky is one of only two Avalanche players who have won the Cup. The game likely wouldn’t have even reached OT if not for big penalty kills by the Avalanche, who were 3 for 3 against Tampa Bay’s potent power play. The final kill featured a crucial save by goaltender Darcy Kuemper and a series of clears by Norris Trophy finalist defenseman Cale Makar. NHL – Bettman says NHL projected to set revenue record this season NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league is projecting record revenue this season. Bettman at his annual state of the league address before the Stanley Cup Final estimated revenue will surpass $5.2 billion. The league generated $4.6 billion in the last normal full season in 2018-19. Bettman cited a significant uptick in scoring leading to high ratings and more interest in the game. The increase also stems from new U.S. media rights deals with ESPN and Turner Sports that went into effect this season. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Finals Tonight Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics, 9:00 p.m.         (GSW Leads 3-2) NBA – Warriors lean on history with a chance to close out Celtics Stephen Curry and the Warriors have been within a game of clinching a championship in three of Golden State’s previous five trips to the NBA Finals during his 13-year NBA career. Curry says he’ll lean on that experience when he takes the court at Boston’s TD Garden on Thursday night. The Warriors have a 3-2 lead on the Celtics. The stakes will be equally high for the Celtics, who will try to force a Game 7. Celtics star Jayson Tatum said they’re optimistic, given how they’ve had Game 7 wins in the two prior playoff series. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Phoenix Mercury 93, Indiana Fever 80 – d Mercury 93, Fever 80 – Charles has season-high 29 points, Mercury beat Fever 93-80 Tina Charles scored a season-high 29 points on 11-of-21 shooting, Diana Taurasi hit four 3-pointers and finished with 17 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 93-80. Diamond DeShields finished with 16 points and Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 13 for Phoenix (6-9). The Mercury have won four of their last five games following a seven-game losing streak. Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 20 points on 10-of-20 shooting. Golf – US Open – US Open turns focus from Saudi money to golf’s toughest test The U.S. Open starts Thursday and not a moment too soon for those interested in golf. The talk all week at The Country Club outside of Boston has been more about the Saudi-funded LIV Golf league instead of thick rough and firm greens. This isn’t the first time an American major was overshadowed by controversy. The 1990 PGA Championship at Shoal Creek was under scrutiny because the club initially resisted having a Black member. The 2003 Masters was all about Martha Burk and her demand the club have a female member. Now the focus at Brookline finally turns to golf after endless chatter about Saudi money. FIFA – FIFA to announce 2026 World Cup US sites, paring from 17 FIFA plans to announce the 2026 World Cup sites, trimming the U.S. list from 17 to 10-12. Three sites are planned in Mexico and two are likely in Canada. In the first 48-nation World Cup, soccer’s governing body planned 60 games in the U.S., including all from the quarterfinals on, and 10 each in Mexico and Canada. Just two of the contending stadiums hosted games in 1994, Pasadena’s Rose Bowl joined by Orlando’s Camping World Stadium. Dozens of training complexes have been built for MLS teams, creating a far better infrastructure NFL – Commanders’ Snyder won’t testify before US House committee A lawyer representing Dan Snyder told Congress the Washington Commanders owner will not testify at a hearing next week as part of an investigation into the team’s workplace conduct. Attorney Karen Patton Seymour sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform explaining the reasons why Snyder was declining the invitation to appear at the June 22 hearing. Among the reasons given were a lack of assurance about the scope of questioning and a scheduling conflict. A spokeswoman for the committee says it intends to move forward with the hearing as scheduled. An NFL spokesman says Commissioner Roger Goodell plans to testify virtually. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday West Michigan 12, Peoria 4 Lansing 9, Fort Wayne 5 Great Lakes 5, Wisconsin 0 South Bend 15, Quad Cities 8 Today Fort Wayne at Lansing, 7:05 p.m. Wisconsin at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m. South Bend at Quad Cities, 7:30 p.m. West Michigan at Peoria, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Tonight Girls Soccer – State Semifinals Division 2 at Byron Center GR Forest Hills Central 3, Gull Lake 1 Today Softball – State Semifinals Division 2 at Michigan State University Lakeshore vs. Escanaba, 5:30 p.m. Division 1 at Michigan State University Mattawan vs. Allen Park, 10:00 a.mSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Chicago White Sox 13, Detroit Tigers 0 San Diego Padres 19, Chicago Cubs 5 White Sox 13, Tigers 0 – Moncada’s five hits, five RBIs lead White Sox past Tigers Yoán Moncada had five hits and five RBIs, including a run-scoring single against Kody Clemens, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 13-0 for a three-game series sweep. Moncada, Danny Mendick and Seby Zavala homered for Chicago, which had dropped four of five before arriving in Detroit. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch gave up on his pitching staff after six innings, using Harold Castro for the seventh, Clemens for the eighth, and Tucker Barnhart for the ninth. It was the pitching debut for the 26-year-old Clemens, whose father, Roger, won seven Cy Young Awards. Padres 19, Cubs 5 – Machado homers in hit parade, Padres pelt Cubs 19-5. Manny Machado lined a single for his 1,500th hit and hit a two-run homer in a four-RBI night to help the San Diego Padres beat the reeling Chicago Cubs 19-5. Machado was one of five Padres with three hits as San Diego routed the Cubs for the second straight hot night at Wrigley Field. Jorge Alfaro added a two-run homer and three RBIs as San Diego improved to 40-24 in winning its third straight and seventh in nine. Jake Cronenworth and Jurickson Profar each doubled twice and had three hits for the Padres, who entered the game percentage points behind the first-place Dodgers in the NL West. The Cubs have lost nine straight. Today San Diego (Musgrove 7-0) at Chicago Cubs (Swarmer 1-1), 2:20 p.m. Texas (Pérez 4-2) at Detroit (Brieske 1-5), 7:10 p.m.                   WSJM/WCSY 6:50 White Sox are off NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals Last Night Colorado Avalanche 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 – OT           (COL Leads 1-0) Avalanche 4, Lightning 3 – OT – Avalanche beat Lightning in OT to open Stanley Cup Final Andre Burakovsky scored 1:23 into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche opened the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-3 victory over the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. Burakovsky ended it after the Avalanche failed to score on a power play that began late in regulation when three-time champ Patrick Maroon put the puck over the glass. Burakovsky is one of only two Avalanche players who have won the Cup. The game likely wouldn’t have even reached OT if not for big penalty kills by the Avalanche, who were 3 for 3 against Tampa Bay’s potent power play. The final kill featured a crucial save by goaltender Darcy Kuemper and a series of clears by Norris Trophy finalist defenseman Cale Makar. NHL – Bettman says NHL projected to set revenue record this season NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league is projecting record revenue this season. Bettman at his annual state of the league address before the Stanley Cup Final estimated revenue will surpass $5.2 billion. The league generated $4.6 billion in the last normal full season in 2018-19. Bettman cited a significant uptick in scoring leading to high ratings and more interest in the game. The increase also stems from new U.S. media rights deals with ESPN and Turner Sports that went into effect this season. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Finals Tonight Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics, 9:00 p.m.         (GSW Leads 3-2) NBA – Warriors lean on history with a chance to close out Celtics Stephen Curry and the Warriors have been within a game of clinching a championship in three of Golden State’s previous five trips to the NBA Finals during his 13-year NBA career. Curry says he’ll lean on that experience when he takes the court at Boston’s TD Garden on Thursday night. The Warriors have a 3-2 lead on the Celtics. The stakes will be equally high for the Celtics, who will try to force a Game 7. Celtics star Jayson Tatum said they’re optimistic, given how they’ve had Game 7 wins in the two prior playoff series. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Phoenix Mercury 93, Indiana Fever 80 – d Mercury 93, Fever 80 – Charles has season-high 29 points, Mercury beat Fever 93-80 Tina Charles scored a season-high 29 points on 11-of-21 shooting, Diana Taurasi hit four 3-pointers and finished with 17 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 93-80. Diamond DeShields finished with 16 points and Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 13 for Phoenix (6-9). The Mercury have won four of their last five games following a seven-game losing streak. Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 20 points on 10-of-20 shooting. Golf – US Open – US Open turns focus from Saudi money to golf’s toughest test The U.S. Open starts Thursday and not a moment too soon for those interested in golf. The talk all week at The Country Club outside of Boston has been more about the Saudi-funded LIV Golf league instead of thick rough and firm greens. This isn’t the first time an American major was overshadowed by controversy. The 1990 PGA Championship at Shoal Creek was under scrutiny because the club initially resisted having a Black member. The 2003 Masters was all about Martha Burk and her demand the club have a female member. Now the focus at Brookline finally turns to golf after endless chatter about Saudi money. FIFA – FIFA to announce 2026 World Cup US sites, paring from 17 FIFA plans to announce the 2026 World Cup sites, trimming the U.S. list from 17 to 10-12. Three sites are planned in Mexico and two are likely in Canada. In the first 48-nation World Cup, soccer’s governing body planned 60 games in the U.S., including all from the quarterfinals on, and 10 each in Mexico and Canada. Just two of the contending stadiums hosted games in 1994, Pasadena’s Rose Bowl joined by Orlando’s Camping World Stadium. Dozens of training complexes have been built for MLS teams, creating a far better infrastructure NFL – Commanders’ Snyder won’t testify before US House committee A lawyer representing Dan Snyder told Congress the Washington Commanders owner will not testify at a hearing next week as part of an investigation into the team’s workplace conduct. Attorney Karen Patton Seymour sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform explaining the reasons why Snyder was declining the invitation to appear at the June 22 hearing. Among the reasons given were a lack of assurance about the scope of questioning and a scheduling conflict. A spokeswoman for the committee says it intends to move forward with the hearing as scheduled. An NFL spokesman says Commissioner Roger Goodell plans to testify virtually. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday West Michigan 12, Peoria 4 Lansing 9, Fort Wayne 5 Great Lakes 5, Wisconsin 0 South Bend 15, Quad Cities 8 Today Fort Wayne at Lansing, 7:05 p.m. Wisconsin at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m. South Bend at Quad Cities, 7:30 p.m. West Michigan at Peoria, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Tonight Girls Soccer – State Semifinals Division 2 at Byron Center GR Forest Hills Central 3, Gull Lake 1 Today Softball – State Semifinals Division 2 at Michigan State University Lakeshore vs. Escanaba, 5:30 p.m. Division 1 at Michigan State University Mattawan vs. Allen Park, 10:00 a.mSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Chicago White Sox 13, Detroit Tigers 0 San Diego Padres 19, Chicago Cubs 5 White Sox 13, Tigers 0 – Moncada’s five hits, five RBIs lead White Sox past Tigers Yoán Moncada had five hits and five RBIs, including a run-scoring single against Kody Clemens, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 13-0 for a three-game series sweep. Moncada, Danny Mendick and Seby Zavala homered for Chicago, which had dropped four of five before arriving in Detroit. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch gave up on his pitching staff after six innings, using Harold Castro for the seventh, Clemens for the eighth, and Tucker Barnhart for the ninth. It was the pitching debut for the 26-year-old Clemens, whose father, Roger, won seven Cy Young Awards. Padres 19, Cubs 5 – Machado homers in hit parade, Padres pelt Cubs 19-5. Manny Machado lined a single for his 1,500th hit and hit a two-run homer in a four-RBI night to help the San Diego Padres beat the reeling Chicago Cubs 19-5. Machado was one of five Padres with three hits as San Diego routed the Cubs for the second straight hot night at Wrigley Field. Jorge Alfaro added a two-run homer and three RBIs as San Diego improved to 40-24 in winning its third straight and seventh in nine. Jake Cronenworth and Jurickson Profar each doubled twice and had three hits for the Padres, who entered the game percentage points behind the first-place Dodgers in the NL West. The Cubs have lost nine straight. Today San Diego (Musgrove 7-0) at Chicago Cubs (Swarmer 1-1), 2:20 p.m. Texas (Pérez 4-2) at Detroit (Brieske 1-5), 7:10 p.m.                   WSJM/WCSY 6:50 White Sox are off NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals Last Night Colorado Avalanche 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 – OT           (COL Leads 1-0) Avalanche 4, Lightning 3 – OT – Avalanche beat Lightning in OT to open Stanley Cup Final Andre Burakovsky scored 1:23 into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche opened the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-3 victory over the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. Burakovsky ended it after the Avalanche failed to score on a power play that began late in regulation when three-time champ Patrick Maroon put the puck over the glass. Burakovsky is one of only two Avalanche players who have won the Cup. The game likely wouldn’t have even reached OT if not for big penalty kills by the Avalanche, who were 3 for 3 against Tampa Bay’s potent power play. The final kill featured a crucial save by goaltender Darcy Kuemper and a series of clears by Norris Trophy finalist defenseman Cale Makar. NHL – Bettman says NHL projected to set revenue record this season NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league is projecting record revenue this season. Bettman at his annual state of the league address before the Stanley Cup Final estimated revenue will surpass $5.2 billion. The league generated $4.6 billion in the last normal full season in 2018-19. Bettman cited a significant uptick in scoring leading to high ratings and more interest in the game. The increase also stems from new U.S. media rights deals with ESPN and Turner Sports that went into effect this season. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Finals Tonight Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics, 9:00 p.m.         (GSW Leads 3-2) NBA – Warriors lean on history with a chance to close out Celtics Stephen Curry and the Warriors have been within a game of clinching a championship in three of Golden State’s previous five trips to the NBA Finals during his 13-year NBA career. Curry says he’ll lean on that experience when he takes the court at Boston’s TD Garden on Thursday night. The Warriors have a 3-2 lead on the Celtics. The stakes will be equally high for the Celtics, who will try to force a Game 7. Celtics star Jayson Tatum said they’re optimistic, given how they’ve had Game 7 wins in the two prior playoff series. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Phoenix Mercury 93, Indiana Fever 80 – d Mercury 93, Fever 80 – Charles has season-high 29 points, Mercury beat Fever 93-80 Tina Charles scored a season-high 29 points on 11-of-21 shooting, Diana Taurasi hit four 3-pointers and finished with 17 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 93-80. Diamond DeShields finished with 16 points and Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 13 for Phoenix (6-9). The Mercury have won four of their last five games following a seven-game losing streak. Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 20 points on 10-of-20 shooting. Golf – US Open – US Open turns focus from Saudi money to golf’s toughest test The U.S. Open starts Thursday and not a moment too soon for those interested in golf. The talk all week at The Country Club outside of Boston has been more about the Saudi-funded LIV Golf league instead of thick rough and firm greens. This isn’t the first time an American major was overshadowed by controversy. The 1990 PGA Championship at Shoal Creek was under scrutiny because the club initially resisted having a Black member. The 2003 Masters was all about Martha Burk and her demand the club have a female member. Now the focus at Brookline finally turns to golf after endless chatter about Saudi money. FIFA – FIFA to announce 2026 World Cup US sites, paring from 17 FIFA plans to announce the 2026 World Cup sites, trimming the U.S. list from 17 to 10-12. Three sites are planned in Mexico and two are likely in Canada. In the first 48-nation World Cup, soccer’s governing body planned 60 games in the U.S., including all from the quarterfinals on, and 10 each in Mexico and Canada. Just two of the contending stadiums hosted games in 1994, Pasadena’s Rose Bowl joined by Orlando’s Camping World Stadium. Dozens of training complexes have been built for MLS teams, creating a far better infrastructure NFL – Commanders’ Snyder won’t testify before US House committee A lawyer representing Dan Snyder told Congress the Washington Commanders owner will not testify at a hearing next week as part of an investigation into the team’s workplace conduct. Attorney Karen Patton Seymour sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform explaining the reasons why Snyder was declining the invitation to appear at the June 22 hearing. Among the reasons given were a lack of assurance about the scope of questioning and a scheduling conflict. A spokeswoman for the committee says it intends to move forward with the hearing as scheduled. An NFL spokesman says Commissioner Roger Goodell plans to testify virtually. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday West Michigan 12, Peoria 4 Lansing 9, Fort Wayne 5 Great Lakes 5, Wisconsin 0 South Bend 15, Quad Cities 8 Today Fort Wayne at Lansing, 7:05 p.m. Wisconsin at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m. South Bend at Quad Cities, 7:30 p.m. West Michigan at Peoria, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Tonight Girls Soccer – State Semifinals Division 2 at Byron Center GR Forest Hills Central 3, Gull Lake 1 Today Softball – State Semifinals Division 2 at Michigan State University Lakeshore vs. Escanaba, 5:30 p.m. Division 1 at Michigan State University Mattawan vs. Allen Park, 10:00 a.mSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Champ is here! Diamond DeShields is in the building! Quentin and Darius welcome the McDonald's All-American, 2018 WNBA No. 3 pick and 2021 WNBA champion to the Knuckleheads podcast. Diamond talks about the moment she knew that she was one of the best players in the country and what it was like watching Kevin Durant play pickup, and describes her journey back to the court after learning that she had a tumor on her back…. Tune in! Growing up in a family full of athletes (1:50) The reasoning behind going to UNC and not Tennessee (16:53) The pay difference between overseas and the WNBA (32:30) Finding out she had a tumor on her back (51:04) Wishing Brittney Griner a safe return (1:12:48) About Our Hosts: NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold stories from the golden era of sports and culture. Named for the on-court celebration they made wildly popular, this unfiltered, hilarious and surprising podcast is like playing NBA 2K with no fouls. Other places to find Knuckleheads:  Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Instagram Follow on Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 2 – Game 1 Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 0 – Game 2 Toronto Blue Jays 6, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7 Twins 8, Tigers 2/Tigers 4, Twins 0 – Kody Clemens hitless in MLB debut, Tigers split with Twins Jonathan Schoop homered and drove in four runs as the Detroit Tigers, with Kody Clemens making his major league debut while his famous father watched from a suite, beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0 to split a doubleheader. Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens saw his 26-year-old son go 0 for 3, striking out twice and drawing a walk. Flawless in the field at second base, Kody Clemens handled a grounder for the final out of the game. Max Kepler had three hits and drove in three runs and Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer to help the Twins to an 8-2 win in the first game. Blue Jays 6, White Sox 5 – Kirk HRs twice, Jays beat White Sox 6-5 for 6th straight win Alejandro Kirk hit a pair of two-run home runs in Toronto’s 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. It extended the Blue Jays’ streak to six games., Kevin Gausman pitched five innings to win his second straight start. Kirk hit both home runs off of White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito, who got the loss. Giolito allowed season-highs of six runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. Toronto is 15-7 in one-run games, the best such record in the majors. Cubs 8, Brewers 7 – Wisdom homers in 8th inning, Cubs beat Brewers 8-7 Patrick Wisdom hit a tie-breaking solo home run in the eighth inning, Willson Contreras and P.J. Higgins also went deep, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7. Wisdom’s 11th home run came on a 3-2 pitch from Brad Boxberger, who got the loss. Contreras now has eight homers to lead all MLB catchers. Christopher Morel continued a hot start to his career with a walk and a triple, setting a club record by reaching base in his first 14 major-league games. Former Cub Victor Caratini gave Milwaukee a short-lived 6-3 lead in the sixth with a three-run drive against against reliever Rowan Wick. Tonight Chicago White Sox (Kopech 1-1) at Toronto (Ryu 2-0), 7:07 p.m. Minnesota (Ober 1-1) at Detroit (Skubal 3-2), 7:10 p.m.                        WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Milwaukee (Alexander 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-5), 8:05 p.m. MLB – Famous dad watches as Tigers’ Kody Clemens makes MLB debut Roger Clemens has had some big baseball moments in the city of Detroit. Not many of them had him as fired up as the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner flew into town from Texas to see his son Kody make his major league debut for the Tigers. The 26-year-old Clemens went 0 for 3 and was flawless in the field at second base as Detroit beat the Twins 4-0 to earn a split. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals Last Night Colorado Avalanche 8, Edmonton Oilers 6                        (COL Leads 1-0) Avalanche 8, Oilers 6 – Avalanche hold off Oilers for wild 8-6 victory in Game 1 J.T. Compher scored twice, Cale Makar had a goal and two assists and the Colorado Avalanche held off the Edmonton Oilers 8-6 in Game 1 of the Western Conference final.  The Avalanche’s eight goals were tied for the most in a playoff game in franchise history. Both teams needed to use backup goaltenders. Edmonton’s Mike Smith was pulled after giving up six goals and Darcy Kuemper left with an upper-body injury. Twelve Avs recorded at least a point and six had multi-point games. Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, 8:00 p.m.          (Game 1) WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Washington Mystics 87, Indiana Fever 75 Chicago Sky 73, Phoenix Mercury 70 Mystics 87, Fever 75 – Atkins scores 28, Mystics beat Fever 87-75 Ariel Atkins scored a season-high 28 points, Elena Delle Donne scored 13 of her 19 points in the first half and the Washington Mystics beat the Indiana Fever 87-75. Elizabeth Williams led Washington’s defensive effort with 15 rebounds and six blocks, while also scoring 10 points for her first double-double with the Mystics. Natasha Cloud also had a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists. Washington trailed 46-38 at halftime before outscoring Indiana 49-29 in the second half. The Mystics finished with a 44-32 advantage on the glass. Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Sky 73, Mercury 70 – Vandersloot leads Sky past Mercury in WNBA Finals rematch Courtney Vandersloot had 18 points and six assists, Candace Parker grabbed 11 rebounds and the Chicago Sky beat the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 73-70 in a WNBA Finals rematch. Phoenix star Diana Taurasi was ejected with 3:43 left in the second quarter for arguing a no-call with an official. The Mercury were trailing 31-21 at the time, but rallied in the third quarter by scoring 31 points and shooting 72% from the floor. Vandersloot made 1 of 2 free throws with nine seconds left in the fourth quarter for a 72-70 lead, and she knocked the ball away from Skylar Diggins-Smith on a drive at the other end. Rebekah Gardner also went 1 for 2 at the stripe for a three-point lead and Diamond DeShields did not hit the rim on a corner 3-pointer as time expired. Tonight Indiana Fever at New York Liberty, 7:00 p.m. Golf – Nicklaus says he had zero interest in running Saudi league Jack Nicklaus confirms he met with a Saudi group behind the rival golf league. But he says he had zero interest in the venture no matter how much money he was offered. Nicklaus was quoted in a Firepit Collective story as saying that he was offered in excess of $100 million to do what he assumes is the job now being done by Greg Norman. Nicklaus says his design company is building a golf course in Saudi Arabia and the meeting was a courtesy. He says his allegiance is with the PGA Tour. Golf – Dustin Johnson defies PGA Tour and joins Saudi-funded series Dustin Johnson is joining the Saudi-funded golf league. Johnson was the biggest surprise when the LIV Golf Invitational released its field for next week’s inaugural tournament next week in England. Phil Mickelson is not on the list. That’s another surprise. It was Mickelson’s comments about the Saudis and the PGA Tour that led to many top players pledging their support to the PGA Tour in February. Johnson has had a change of heart and is risking his PGA Tour membership. The LIV Golf tournament offers $25 million in prize money. The winner gets $4 million. NFL – Browns QB Watson facing lawsuit from 23rd massage therapist Another massage therapist has filed a civil lawsuit against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, raising the number of women who have accused him of sexual misconduct to 23. Attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing all the women, filed the latest lawsuit in Texas and said in a text to the AP that there could be more legal action forthcoming against Watson. Buzbee did not provide any details about the latest case. The previous 22 lawsuits were filed in 2021, and two of those cases recently received national attention when two of the women were interviewed for a segment on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” Tennis – French Open – Nadal downs Djokovic Rafael Nadal got himself something for his 36th birthday, a nail-biting win over rival Novak Djokovic. Nadal won 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in a monumental match in the French Open quarterfinals to move a step closer to his 14th championship at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament and 22nd major trophy overall. Nadal will face third-seeded Alexander Zverev in the semifinals on Friday, which is Nadal’s actual birthday. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 6, Cedar Rapids Kernels 1 Lake County Captains 7, West Michigan Whitecaps 6 Fort Wayne Tin Caps 9, Great Lakes Loons 1 Dayton Dragons 4, South Bend Cubs 2 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 11:05 a.m. Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 (Hudsonville) St. Joseph 3, Holland 2 Division 1 (Portage Northern) Kalamazoo Central 8, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 4 Division 1 (Coldwater) Sturgis 15, Battle Creek Central 0 Division 2 (Edwardsburg) Berrien Springs 5, Niles 0 Division 2 (Parchment) Vicksburg 6, Plainwell 1 Division 2 (GR South Christian) Otsego 1, Allegan 0 Division 2 (Gull Lake) Olivet 7, Harper Creek 1 Division 3 (Buchanan) Buchanan 13, Brandywine 0 Division 3 (Bangor) Coloma 15, Bangor 0 Division 3 (Centreville) Centreville 5, Galesburg-Augusta 4 Division 4 (River Valley) River Valley 8, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Division 4 (Kalamazoo Hackett) Lawrence 5, Kalamazoo Heritage Christian 3 Softball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 (Mattawan) St. Joseph 11, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1 Division 1 (Coldwater) Coldwater 1, Portage Central 0 Division 2 (Berrien Springs) Niles 6, Dowagiac 3 Division 2 (Battle Creek Pennfield) Three Rivers 21, Battle Creek Pennfield 1 Division 2 (Holland Christian) Allendale 13, Zeeland East 7 Hudsonville Unity Christian 11, Saugatuck 1 Division 3 (Bangor) Watervliet 17, Hartford 2 Division 3 (Buchanan) Brandywine 11, Constantine 2 Division 3 (Parchment) Climax-Scotts 6, Kalamazoo Hackett 3 Division 4 (River Valley) River Valley 15, Michigan Lutheran 1 Division 4 (Marcellus) Marcellus 5, Cassopolis 2 Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 3 (Berrien Springs) South Haven 5, Dowagiac 2 Division 3 (Delton-Kellogg) Otsego 7, Lake Odessa Lakewood 0 Portland 4, Parchment 1 Division 4 (Hartford) Saugatuck 5, Lawton 2 Holland Black River 8, Hartford 0 Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Kalamazoo Christian 8, Calhoun Christian 0 Schoolcraft 9, Kalamazoo Hackett 2 Division 1 (Portage Northern) Portage Central 3, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Kal. Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 2 Division 2 (Zeeland East) Zeeland West 3, Zeeland East 2 – Shootout Plainwell 3, Thornapple-Kellogg 1 Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Stonehenge North (Gull Lake) Division 3 at Beeches GC, (South Haven) Coloma                    364 (SQ) Schoolcraft             365 (SQ) Olivet                     370 (SQ) Hilldale                   379 Watervliet               383 Jonesville                390 Quincy                     392 Dowagiac                 410 Union City                413 South Haven             415 Berrien Springs         422 Comstock                 426 Delton-Kellogg        427 Hopkins                    432 Buchanan                 435 Homer                     443 Constantine             458 Bronson                  491 Parchment               493 Brandywine              507 Today Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 2 (Mattawan) St. Joseph vs. Lakeshore, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m. Division 2 (Marshall) Marshall vs. Coldwater, 5:00 p.m. Gull Lake vs. Hastings, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 (Berrien Springs) Three Rivers vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m.        at Watervliet Division 3 (Hudsonville Unity Christian) Allegan vs. Grand Rapids South Christian, 5:00 p.m. Holland Christian vs. Hudsonville Unity Christian, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 (Buchanan) Michigan Lutheran vs. Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. at Bridgman New Buffalo vs. Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m.     at Our Lady of the Lake Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Lake Doster GC, 9:00 a.m.     (Otsego) Allegan, Allendale, East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Christian, Grand Rapids South Christian, Hamilton, Hastings, Holland, Holland Christian, Hudsonville Unity Christian, Ionia, Lowell, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, Otsego, Plainwell, Wayland, Zeeland East, Zeeland West Division 4 at Klinger Lake CC, 9:00 a.m.     (White Pigeon) Bridgman, Burr Oak, Cassopolis, Centreville, Climax-Scotts, Colon, Grandville Calvin Christian, Holland Calvary, Howardsville Christian, Kalamazoo Christian, Kalamazoo Hackett, Lawton, Marcellus, New Buffalo, Our Lady of the Lake, River Valley, Saugatuck, White Pigeon, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian Gull Lake    (SQ)       314   Mattawan   (SQ)       322  Vicksburg   (SQ)       330  (won tiebreaker over Lksh) Lakeshore                 330 Marshall                  335 Mason                      345 Eaton Rapids             346 Sturgis                    346 Jackson Northwest    348 St. Joseph                 358 Paw Paw                   358 Harper Creek             360 Parma Western          360 Edwardsburg            362 Niles                       367 Three Rivers             374 Coldwater                377 Charlotte                389 BC Pennfield             455 St. Joe Scores Charles Uzelac   86 Dylan Walters    87 Seth Walters     91 Niklaas Door      94 nathan brooks    106Lakeshore Scores Jacob Marohn     77  (SQ) Adam Collins      83 Jack Carlisle      84 Austin Hoss        86 Jack Valenziano  92(SQ) Top 3 teams qualify for the State Finals(SQ) Top 3 Individuals not on top 3 team also qualify for State FinalsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 2 – Game 1 Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 0 – Game 2 Toronto Blue Jays 6, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7 Twins 8, Tigers 2/Tigers 4, Twins 0 – Kody Clemens hitless in MLB debut, Tigers split with Twins Jonathan Schoop homered and drove in four runs as the Detroit Tigers, with Kody Clemens making his major league debut while his famous father watched from a suite, beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0 to split a doubleheader. Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens saw his 26-year-old son go 0 for 3, striking out twice and drawing a walk. Flawless in the field at second base, Kody Clemens handled a grounder for the final out of the game. Max Kepler had three hits and drove in three runs and Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer to help the Twins to an 8-2 win in the first game. Blue Jays 6, White Sox 5 – Kirk HRs twice, Jays beat White Sox 6-5 for 6th straight win Alejandro Kirk hit a pair of two-run home runs in Toronto’s 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. It extended the Blue Jays’ streak to six games., Kevin Gausman pitched five innings to win his second straight start. Kirk hit both home runs off of White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito, who got the loss. Giolito allowed season-highs of six runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. Toronto is 15-7 in one-run games, the best such record in the majors. Cubs 8, Brewers 7 – Wisdom homers in 8th inning, Cubs beat Brewers 8-7 Patrick Wisdom hit a tie-breaking solo home run in the eighth inning, Willson Contreras and P.J. Higgins also went deep, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7. Wisdom’s 11th home run came on a 3-2 pitch from Brad Boxberger, who got the loss. Contreras now has eight homers to lead all MLB catchers. Christopher Morel continued a hot start to his career with a walk and a triple, setting a club record by reaching base in his first 14 major-league games. Former Cub Victor Caratini gave Milwaukee a short-lived 6-3 lead in the sixth with a three-run drive against against reliever Rowan Wick. Tonight Chicago White Sox (Kopech 1-1) at Toronto (Ryu 2-0), 7:07 p.m. Minnesota (Ober 1-1) at Detroit (Skubal 3-2), 7:10 p.m.                        WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Milwaukee (Alexander 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-5), 8:05 p.m. MLB – Famous dad watches as Tigers’ Kody Clemens makes MLB debut Roger Clemens has had some big baseball moments in the city of Detroit. Not many of them had him as fired up as the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner flew into town from Texas to see his son Kody make his major league debut for the Tigers. The 26-year-old Clemens went 0 for 3 and was flawless in the field at second base as Detroit beat the Twins 4-0 to earn a split. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals Last Night Colorado Avalanche 8, Edmonton Oilers 6                        (COL Leads 1-0) Avalanche 8, Oilers 6 – Avalanche hold off Oilers for wild 8-6 victory in Game 1 J.T. Compher scored twice, Cale Makar had a goal and two assists and the Colorado Avalanche held off the Edmonton Oilers 8-6 in Game 1 of the Western Conference final.  The Avalanche’s eight goals were tied for the most in a playoff game in franchise history. Both teams needed to use backup goaltenders. Edmonton’s Mike Smith was pulled after giving up six goals and Darcy Kuemper left with an upper-body injury. Twelve Avs recorded at least a point and six had multi-point games. Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, 8:00 p.m.          (Game 1) WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Washington Mystics 87, Indiana Fever 75 Chicago Sky 73, Phoenix Mercury 70 Mystics 87, Fever 75 – Atkins scores 28, Mystics beat Fever 87-75 Ariel Atkins scored a season-high 28 points, Elena Delle Donne scored 13 of her 19 points in the first half and the Washington Mystics beat the Indiana Fever 87-75. Elizabeth Williams led Washington’s defensive effort with 15 rebounds and six blocks, while also scoring 10 points for her first double-double with the Mystics. Natasha Cloud also had a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists. Washington trailed 46-38 at halftime before outscoring Indiana 49-29 in the second half. The Mystics finished with a 44-32 advantage on the glass. Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Sky 73, Mercury 70 – Vandersloot leads Sky past Mercury in WNBA Finals rematch Courtney Vandersloot had 18 points and six assists, Candace Parker grabbed 11 rebounds and the Chicago Sky beat the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 73-70 in a WNBA Finals rematch. Phoenix star Diana Taurasi was ejected with 3:43 left in the second quarter for arguing a no-call with an official. The Mercury were trailing 31-21 at the time, but rallied in the third quarter by scoring 31 points and shooting 72% from the floor. Vandersloot made 1 of 2 free throws with nine seconds left in the fourth quarter for a 72-70 lead, and she knocked the ball away from Skylar Diggins-Smith on a drive at the other end. Rebekah Gardner also went 1 for 2 at the stripe for a three-point lead and Diamond DeShields did not hit the rim on a corner 3-pointer as time expired. Tonight Indiana Fever at New York Liberty, 7:00 p.m. Golf – Nicklaus says he had zero interest in running Saudi league Jack Nicklaus confirms he met with a Saudi group behind the rival golf league. But he says he had zero interest in the venture no matter how much money he was offered. Nicklaus was quoted in a Firepit Collective story as saying that he was offered in excess of $100 million to do what he assumes is the job now being done by Greg Norman. Nicklaus says his design company is building a golf course in Saudi Arabia and the meeting was a courtesy. He says his allegiance is with the PGA Tour. Golf – Dustin Johnson defies PGA Tour and joins Saudi-funded series Dustin Johnson is joining the Saudi-funded golf league. Johnson was the biggest surprise when the LIV Golf Invitational released its field for next week’s inaugural tournament next week in England. Phil Mickelson is not on the list. That’s another surprise. It was Mickelson’s comments about the Saudis and the PGA Tour that led to many top players pledging their support to the PGA Tour in February. Johnson has had a change of heart and is risking his PGA Tour membership. The LIV Golf tournament offers $25 million in prize money. The winner gets $4 million. NFL – Browns QB Watson facing lawsuit from 23rd massage therapist Another massage therapist has filed a civil lawsuit against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, raising the number of women who have accused him of sexual misconduct to 23. Attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing all the women, filed the latest lawsuit in Texas and said in a text to the AP that there could be more legal action forthcoming against Watson. Buzbee did not provide any details about the latest case. The previous 22 lawsuits were filed in 2021, and two of those cases recently received national attention when two of the women were interviewed for a segment on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” Tennis – French Open – Nadal downs Djokovic Rafael Nadal got himself something for his 36th birthday, a nail-biting win over rival Novak Djokovic. Nadal won 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in a monumental match in the French Open quarterfinals to move a step closer to his 14th championship at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament and 22nd major trophy overall. Nadal will face third-seeded Alexander Zverev in the semifinals on Friday, which is Nadal’s actual birthday. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 6, Cedar Rapids Kernels 1 Lake County Captains 7, West Michigan Whitecaps 6 Fort Wayne Tin Caps 9, Great Lakes Loons 1 Dayton Dragons 4, South Bend Cubs 2 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 11:05 a.m. Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 (Hudsonville) St. Joseph 3, Holland 2 Division 1 (Portage Northern) Kalamazoo Central 8, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 4 Division 1 (Coldwater) Sturgis 15, Battle Creek Central 0 Division 2 (Edwardsburg) Berrien Springs 5, Niles 0 Division 2 (Parchment) Vicksburg 6, Plainwell 1 Division 2 (GR South Christian) Otsego 1, Allegan 0 Division 2 (Gull Lake) Olivet 7, Harper Creek 1 Division 3 (Buchanan) Buchanan 13, Brandywine 0 Division 3 (Bangor) Coloma 15, Bangor 0 Division 3 (Centreville) Centreville 5, Galesburg-Augusta 4 Division 4 (River Valley) River Valley 8, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Division 4 (Kalamazoo Hackett) Lawrence 5, Kalamazoo Heritage Christian 3 Softball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 (Mattawan) St. Joseph 11, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1 Division 1 (Coldwater) Coldwater 1, Portage Central 0 Division 2 (Berrien Springs) Niles 6, Dowagiac 3 Division 2 (Battle Creek Pennfield) Three Rivers 21, Battle Creek Pennfield 1 Division 2 (Holland Christian) Allendale 13, Zeeland East 7 Hudsonville Unity Christian 11, Saugatuck 1 Division 3 (Bangor) Watervliet 17, Hartford 2 Division 3 (Buchanan) Brandywine 11, Constantine 2 Division 3 (Parchment) Climax-Scotts 6, Kalamazoo Hackett 3 Division 4 (River Valley) River Valley 15, Michigan Lutheran 1 Division 4 (Marcellus) Marcellus 5, Cassopolis 2 Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 3 (Berrien Springs) South Haven 5, Dowagiac 2 Division 3 (Delton-Kellogg) Otsego 7, Lake Odessa Lakewood 0 Portland 4, Parchment 1 Division 4 (Hartford) Saugatuck 5, Lawton 2 Holland Black River 8, Hartford 0 Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Kalamazoo Christian 8, Calhoun Christian 0 Schoolcraft 9, Kalamazoo Hackett 2 Division 1 (Portage Northern) Portage Central 3, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Kal. Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 2 Division 2 (Zeeland East) Zeeland West 3, Zeeland East 2 – Shootout Plainwell 3, Thornapple-Kellogg 1 Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Stonehenge North (Gull Lake) Division 3 at Beeches GC, (South Haven) Coloma                    364 (SQ) Schoolcraft             365 (SQ) Olivet                     370 (SQ) Hilldale                   379 Watervliet               383 Jonesville                390 Quincy                     392 Dowagiac                 410 Union City                413 South Haven             415 Berrien Springs         422 Comstock                 426 Delton-Kellogg        427 Hopkins                    432 Buchanan                 435 Homer                     443 Constantine             458 Bronson                  491 Parchment               493 Brandywine              507 Today Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 2 (Mattawan) St. Joseph vs. Lakeshore, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m. Division 2 (Marshall) Marshall vs. Coldwater, 5:00 p.m. Gull Lake vs. Hastings, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 (Berrien Springs) Three Rivers vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m.        at Watervliet Division 3 (Hudsonville Unity Christian) Allegan vs. Grand Rapids South Christian, 5:00 p.m. Holland Christian vs. Hudsonville Unity Christian, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 (Buchanan) Michigan Lutheran vs. Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. at Bridgman New Buffalo vs. Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m.     at Our Lady of the Lake Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Lake Doster GC, 9:00 a.m.     (Otsego) Allegan, Allendale, East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Christian, Grand Rapids South Christian, Hamilton, Hastings, Holland, Holland Christian, Hudsonville Unity Christian, Ionia, Lowell, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, Otsego, Plainwell, Wayland, Zeeland East, Zeeland West Division 4 at Klinger Lake CC, 9:00 a.m.     (White Pigeon) Bridgman, Burr Oak, Cassopolis, Centreville, Climax-Scotts, Colon, Grandville Calvin Christian, Holland Calvary, Howardsville Christian, Kalamazoo Christian, Kalamazoo Hackett, Lawton, Marcellus, New Buffalo, Our Lady of the Lake, River Valley, Saugatuck, White Pigeon, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian Gull Lake    (SQ)       314   Mattawan   (SQ)       322  Vicksburg   (SQ)       330  (won tiebreaker over Lksh) Lakeshore                 330 Marshall                  335 Mason                      345 Eaton Rapids             346 Sturgis                    346 Jackson Northwest    348 St. Joseph                 358 Paw Paw                   358 Harper Creek             360 Parma Western          360 Edwardsburg            362 Niles                       367 Three Rivers             374 Coldwater                377 Charlotte                389 BC Pennfield             455 St. Joe Scores Charles Uzelac   86 Dylan Walters    87 Seth Walters     91 Niklaas Door      94 nathan brooks    106Lakeshore Scores Jacob Marohn     77  (SQ) Adam Collins      83 Jack Carlisle      84 Austin Hoss        86 Jack Valenziano  92(SQ) Top 3 teams qualify for the State Finals(SQ) Top 3 Individuals not on top 3 team also qualify for State FinalsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 2 – Game 1 Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 0 – Game 2 Toronto Blue Jays 6, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7 Twins 8, Tigers 2/Tigers 4, Twins 0 – Kody Clemens hitless in MLB debut, Tigers split with Twins Jonathan Schoop homered and drove in four runs as the Detroit Tigers, with Kody Clemens making his major league debut while his famous father watched from a suite, beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0 to split a doubleheader. Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens saw his 26-year-old son go 0 for 3, striking out twice and drawing a walk. Flawless in the field at second base, Kody Clemens handled a grounder for the final out of the game. Max Kepler had three hits and drove in three runs and Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer to help the Twins to an 8-2 win in the first game. Blue Jays 6, White Sox 5 – Kirk HRs twice, Jays beat White Sox 6-5 for 6th straight win Alejandro Kirk hit a pair of two-run home runs in Toronto’s 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. It extended the Blue Jays’ streak to six games., Kevin Gausman pitched five innings to win his second straight start. Kirk hit both home runs off of White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito, who got the loss. Giolito allowed season-highs of six runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. Toronto is 15-7 in one-run games, the best such record in the majors. Cubs 8, Brewers 7 – Wisdom homers in 8th inning, Cubs beat Brewers 8-7 Patrick Wisdom hit a tie-breaking solo home run in the eighth inning, Willson Contreras and P.J. Higgins also went deep, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7. Wisdom’s 11th home run came on a 3-2 pitch from Brad Boxberger, who got the loss. Contreras now has eight homers to lead all MLB catchers. Christopher Morel continued a hot start to his career with a walk and a triple, setting a club record by reaching base in his first 14 major-league games. Former Cub Victor Caratini gave Milwaukee a short-lived 6-3 lead in the sixth with a three-run drive against against reliever Rowan Wick. Tonight Chicago White Sox (Kopech 1-1) at Toronto (Ryu 2-0), 7:07 p.m. Minnesota (Ober 1-1) at Detroit (Skubal 3-2), 7:10 p.m.                        WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Milwaukee (Alexander 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-5), 8:05 p.m. MLB – Famous dad watches as Tigers’ Kody Clemens makes MLB debut Roger Clemens has had some big baseball moments in the city of Detroit. Not many of them had him as fired up as the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner flew into town from Texas to see his son Kody make his major league debut for the Tigers. The 26-year-old Clemens went 0 for 3 and was flawless in the field at second base as Detroit beat the Twins 4-0 to earn a split. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals Last Night Colorado Avalanche 8, Edmonton Oilers 6                        (COL Leads 1-0) Avalanche 8, Oilers 6 – Avalanche hold off Oilers for wild 8-6 victory in Game 1 J.T. Compher scored twice, Cale Makar had a goal and two assists and the Colorado Avalanche held off the Edmonton Oilers 8-6 in Game 1 of the Western Conference final.  The Avalanche’s eight goals were tied for the most in a playoff game in franchise history. Both teams needed to use backup goaltenders. Edmonton’s Mike Smith was pulled after giving up six goals and Darcy Kuemper left with an upper-body injury. Twelve Avs recorded at least a point and six had multi-point games. Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, 8:00 p.m.          (Game 1) WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Washington Mystics 87, Indiana Fever 75 Chicago Sky 73, Phoenix Mercury 70 Mystics 87, Fever 75 – Atkins scores 28, Mystics beat Fever 87-75 Ariel Atkins scored a season-high 28 points, Elena Delle Donne scored 13 of her 19 points in the first half and the Washington Mystics beat the Indiana Fever 87-75. Elizabeth Williams led Washington’s defensive effort with 15 rebounds and six blocks, while also scoring 10 points for her first double-double with the Mystics. Natasha Cloud also had a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists. Washington trailed 46-38 at halftime before outscoring Indiana 49-29 in the second half. The Mystics finished with a 44-32 advantage on the glass. Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Sky 73, Mercury 70 – Vandersloot leads Sky past Mercury in WNBA Finals rematch Courtney Vandersloot had 18 points and six assists, Candace Parker grabbed 11 rebounds and the Chicago Sky beat the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 73-70 in a WNBA Finals rematch. Phoenix star Diana Taurasi was ejected with 3:43 left in the second quarter for arguing a no-call with an official. The Mercury were trailing 31-21 at the time, but rallied in the third quarter by scoring 31 points and shooting 72% from the floor. Vandersloot made 1 of 2 free throws with nine seconds left in the fourth quarter for a 72-70 lead, and she knocked the ball away from Skylar Diggins-Smith on a drive at the other end. Rebekah Gardner also went 1 for 2 at the stripe for a three-point lead and Diamond DeShields did not hit the rim on a corner 3-pointer as time expired. Tonight Indiana Fever at New York Liberty, 7:00 p.m. Golf – Nicklaus says he had zero interest in running Saudi league Jack Nicklaus confirms he met with a Saudi group behind the rival golf league. But he says he had zero interest in the venture no matter how much money he was offered. Nicklaus was quoted in a Firepit Collective story as saying that he was offered in excess of $100 million to do what he assumes is the job now being done by Greg Norman. Nicklaus says his design company is building a golf course in Saudi Arabia and the meeting was a courtesy. He says his allegiance is with the PGA Tour. Golf – Dustin Johnson defies PGA Tour and joins Saudi-funded series Dustin Johnson is joining the Saudi-funded golf league. Johnson was the biggest surprise when the LIV Golf Invitational released its field for next week’s inaugural tournament next week in England. Phil Mickelson is not on the list. That’s another surprise. It was Mickelson’s comments about the Saudis and the PGA Tour that led to many top players pledging their support to the PGA Tour in February. Johnson has had a change of heart and is risking his PGA Tour membership. The LIV Golf tournament offers $25 million in prize money. The winner gets $4 million. NFL – Browns QB Watson facing lawsuit from 23rd massage therapist Another massage therapist has filed a civil lawsuit against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, raising the number of women who have accused him of sexual misconduct to 23. Attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing all the women, filed the latest lawsuit in Texas and said in a text to the AP that there could be more legal action forthcoming against Watson. Buzbee did not provide any details about the latest case. The previous 22 lawsuits were filed in 2021, and two of those cases recently received national attention when two of the women were interviewed for a segment on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” Tennis – French Open – Nadal downs Djokovic Rafael Nadal got himself something for his 36th birthday, a nail-biting win over rival Novak Djokovic. Nadal won 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in a monumental match in the French Open quarterfinals to move a step closer to his 14th championship at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament and 22nd major trophy overall. Nadal will face third-seeded Alexander Zverev in the semifinals on Friday, which is Nadal’s actual birthday. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 6, Cedar Rapids Kernels 1 Lake County Captains 7, West Michigan Whitecaps 6 Fort Wayne Tin Caps 9, Great Lakes Loons 1 Dayton Dragons 4, South Bend Cubs 2 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 11:05 a.m. Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 (Hudsonville) St. Joseph 3, Holland 2 Division 1 (Portage Northern) Kalamazoo Central 8, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 4 Division 1 (Coldwater) Sturgis 15, Battle Creek Central 0 Division 2 (Edwardsburg) Berrien Springs 5, Niles 0 Division 2 (Parchment) Vicksburg 6, Plainwell 1 Division 2 (GR South Christian) Otsego 1, Allegan 0 Division 2 (Gull Lake) Olivet 7, Harper Creek 1 Division 3 (Buchanan) Buchanan 13, Brandywine 0 Division 3 (Bangor) Coloma 15, Bangor 0 Division 3 (Centreville) Centreville 5, Galesburg-Augusta 4 Division 4 (River Valley) River Valley 8, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Division 4 (Kalamazoo Hackett) Lawrence 5, Kalamazoo Heritage Christian 3 Softball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 (Mattawan) St. Joseph 11, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1 Division 1 (Coldwater) Coldwater 1, Portage Central 0 Division 2 (Berrien Springs) Niles 6, Dowagiac 3 Division 2 (Battle Creek Pennfield) Three Rivers 21, Battle Creek Pennfield 1 Division 2 (Holland Christian) Allendale 13, Zeeland East 7 Hudsonville Unity Christian 11, Saugatuck 1 Division 3 (Bangor) Watervliet 17, Hartford 2 Division 3 (Buchanan) Brandywine 11, Constantine 2 Division 3 (Parchment) Climax-Scotts 6, Kalamazoo Hackett 3 Division 4 (River Valley) River Valley 15, Michigan Lutheran 1 Division 4 (Marcellus) Marcellus 5, Cassopolis 2 Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 3 (Berrien Springs) South Haven 5, Dowagiac 2 Division 3 (Delton-Kellogg) Otsego 7, Lake Odessa Lakewood 0 Portland 4, Parchment 1 Division 4 (Hartford) Saugatuck 5, Lawton 2 Holland Black River 8, Hartford 0 Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Kalamazoo Christian 8, Calhoun Christian 0 Schoolcraft 9, Kalamazoo Hackett 2 Division 1 (Portage Northern) Portage Central 3, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Kal. Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 2 Division 2 (Zeeland East) Zeeland West 3, Zeeland East 2 – Shootout Plainwell 3, Thornapple-Kellogg 1 Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Stonehenge North (Gull Lake) Division 3 at Beeches GC, (South Haven) Coloma                    364 (SQ) Schoolcraft             365 (SQ) Olivet                     370 (SQ) Hilldale                   379 Watervliet               383 Jonesville                390 Quincy                     392 Dowagiac                 410 Union City                413 South Haven             415 Berrien Springs         422 Comstock                 426 Delton-Kellogg        427 Hopkins                    432 Buchanan                 435 Homer                     443 Constantine             458 Bronson                  491 Parchment               493 Brandywine              507 Today Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 2 (Mattawan) St. Joseph vs. Lakeshore, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m. Division 2 (Marshall) Marshall vs. Coldwater, 5:00 p.m. Gull Lake vs. Hastings, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 (Berrien Springs) Three Rivers vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m.        at Watervliet Division 3 (Hudsonville Unity Christian) Allegan vs. Grand Rapids South Christian, 5:00 p.m. Holland Christian vs. Hudsonville Unity Christian, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 (Buchanan) Michigan Lutheran vs. Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. at Bridgman New Buffalo vs. Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m.     at Our Lady of the Lake Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Lake Doster GC, 9:00 a.m.     (Otsego) Allegan, Allendale, East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Christian, Grand Rapids South Christian, Hamilton, Hastings, Holland, Holland Christian, Hudsonville Unity Christian, Ionia, Lowell, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, Otsego, Plainwell, Wayland, Zeeland East, Zeeland West Division 4 at Klinger Lake CC, 9:00 a.m.     (White Pigeon) Bridgman, Burr Oak, Cassopolis, Centreville, Climax-Scotts, Colon, Grandville Calvin Christian, Holland Calvary, Howardsville Christian, Kalamazoo Christian, Kalamazoo Hackett, Lawton, Marcellus, New Buffalo, Our Lady of the Lake, River Valley, Saugatuck, White Pigeon, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian Gull Lake    (SQ)       314   Mattawan   (SQ)       322  Vicksburg   (SQ)       330  (won tiebreaker over Lksh) Lakeshore                 330 Marshall                  335 Mason                      345 Eaton Rapids             346 Sturgis                    346 Jackson Northwest    348 St. Joseph                 358 Paw Paw                   358 Harper Creek             360 Parma Western          360 Edwardsburg            362 Niles                       367 Three Rivers             374 Coldwater                377 Charlotte                389 BC Pennfield             455 St. Joe Scores Charles Uzelac   86 Dylan Walters    87 Seth Walters     91 Niklaas Door      94 nathan brooks    106Lakeshore Scores Jacob Marohn     77  (SQ) Adam Collins      83 Jack Carlisle      84 Austin Hoss        86 Jack Valenziano  92(SQ) Top 3 teams qualify for the State Finals(SQ) Top 3 Individuals not on top 3 team also qualify for State FinalsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Suns Mode podcast, I start with making it very clear how grateful I am to continue doing this podcast and want to thank anyone who supported me in this, no matter who, when or where. From there, I spend a good chunk of time going over the things that happened between the lines in game 6 and 7 for the Suns against the Mavericks. Neither of these games were competitive, but I tried my best. The next chunk of the episode relates to how dramatic the Suns situation has become over the rapid period of losing in game 6 and 7. Deandre AytonCP3Monty post game / after season media availabilityJames Jones after season media availabilityFree Brittney GrinerThe rest of the episode is something I will be much more happy to talk about. ALL ABOARD THE SPACESHIP! WE WILL BE FLYING BACK AND FORTH FROM MERCURY TO THE SUN. Enjoy a brief recap of the first four games of the Mercury season, followed by a preview for our next three games for the Merc. Why is it important to support the Merc, WNBA, and Women's ball altogether?Mercury start season 2-2 with wins vs Seattle Storm and losses vs Las Vegas Aces. Merc have upcoming games Thursday vs Dallas Wings, Saturday vs Las Vegas Aces, and Wednesday vs Los Angeles Sparks. Additions Tina Charles, Diamond DeShields. Ball MovementWarriors in 6, Celtics in 7Remember to spread love and #ValleyExcellence, and keep in mind that Suns Mode will still be occurring weekly with a focus on the Phoenix Mercury as well as the Suns offseason. LETS GO MERC LETS GO MERC LETS GO MERC LETS GO MERC

In this Episode I discuss the #NBA Playoffs #Sixers v #Heat the MVP Selection Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Allegations and Diamond Deshields and her long road back to the #WNBA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sportsrapradioshow/support

Todays episode focus's on the women. First a look at how Diamond DeShields overcame a risky and rare surgery making this one of the greatest comebacks, then I venture into the fact that the WNBA started it's season with a star missing in Brittney Griner #FreeBG42 and what the league is doing to honor her as one star is hinting at retirement at the end of the season. Candace Parker when asked how excited is she to see the new players come into the league her response was "I'll be watching from the sideline." Then I close this out by seeing how 3 WNBA players balance there playing career and parenthood. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anthony-smith34/support

Vanessa Nygard takes the reigns of the Phoenix Mercury after they parted ways with Sandy Brondello following last year. Plus, they made key offseason acquisitions of Tina Charles and Diamond DeShields. Corban, Aaliyah and Mallory are getting you prepped for the start of regular season! 0:00-1:00 Intro 1:00-5:30 Meeting the group 5:30-10:45 Addressing the Brittany Griner situation 10:45-15:20 Recapping this past season 15:20-18:10 Looking at the new roster additions 18:10-22:10 Discussing what happened in the draft 22:10-27:40 Which players are you looking forward to seeing? 27:40-30:10 Who will be the Mercury's rival? 30:10-32:50 Looking ahead to the rest of the season 32:50-33:02 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Diamond DeShields said a heartfelt goodbye to the Chicago Sky on social media. Janice Scurio and Subria Whitaker discuss how that loss will affect the Sky as they try to repeat as WNBA Champions and also look back to when players on the Sky were in March Madness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The CHGO Sky podcast is live! Janice Scurio and Subria Whitaker join forces to talk about the reigning WNBA champions. They review the Sky's historic 2021 season and look forward to the title defense in 2022. Can James Wade's crew overcome key departures like Stefanie Dolson and Diamond DeShields with new additions like Emma Meesseman and Julie Allemand?  SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/CHGOSports WEBSITE: http://allCHGO.com/ BUY MERCH:  http://CHGOLocker.com  FOLLOW ON SOCIAL:  Twitter: @CHGO_Sports Instagram: @CHGO_Sports  Visit https://bit.ly/3sE8RMe or download the PointsBet App and use code “CHGO” to get 2 Risk Free Bets up to $2000!  Mobile registration in Illinois is here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chicago Sky are reloading to run it back! The Chicago Sky have traded Diamond DeShields for Julie Aldmen in a 3 team trade, resigned both Courtney Vandersloot and Allie Quigley AND NOW added 2019 Finals MVP Emma Meesseman! Which makes 3 WNBA Finals MVP on the Sky

Talking about how the Phoenix Mercury traded for Diamond DeShields and signed Tina Charles in free agency --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ms-jae2/message

Annie Costabile of Chicago Sun-Times joins James Kay to discuss the most recent trade between the Sky, Fever and Mercury. They go into how Julie Allemand fits in Chicago (1:53) before setting the record straight on Vanderquigs' status in free agency (7:00). They shift over to talking about Diamond DeShields' next stop and how the timeline for her returning to Chicago didn't quite work out (20:00) and more! Follow the show on Twitter: @skyhookin  Follow the show on Instagram: theskyhookpod Email our mailbag: theskyhookmailbag@gmail.com  

James Kay and Chris Pennant are back to discuss the latest moves in free agency. They dive into Holly Rowe's report about Courtney Vandersloot receiving a "wildly disrespectful" contract offer from the Sky (0:59), Emma Meesseman and Crystal Bradford reportedly signing with the Sky and what that means for the team in 2022 (12:50), Diamond DeShields having interest in joining the Mercury (28:28), and more! Follow the show on Twitter: @skyhookin  Follow the show on Instagram: theskyhookpod Email our mailbag: theskyhookmailbag@gmail.com

*Recorded on Dec. 13* James Kay and Chris Pennant are back to discuss which Chicago Sky free agents they think are going to stay or leave when free agency starts in January. Courtney Vandersloot (1:37); Allie Quigley (11:29); Diamond DeShields (23:00); Kahleah Copper (35:45); Stef Dolson (37:20); Astou Ndour-Fall (45:30); Lexie Brown (52:23). They finish up by taking about the 2022 schedule release and round two of the Commissioner's Cup. 

After some shocking moves in Part 1 of the WNBA Mock Free Agency, there are still a lot of move to be made by our fake GMs. Emma Meesseman, Sue Bird, and A'ja Wilson all signed new contracts in this episode as well as our first trades of the fake offseason. You can listen to the podcast or watch it on YouTube. Be on the look out for part 3 and a recap article on herhoopstats.substack.com.   Here is a list of the GMs and the teams that they represent: Kevin Pelton of ESPN (Seattle Storm, Dallas Wings), Sabreena Merchant  of SBNation (Los Angeles Sparks, Phoenix Mercury), Richard Cohen of Her Hoop Stats (Indiana Fever, Chicago Sky), Aaron Barzilai of Her Hoop Stats (Atlanta Dream, Minnesota Lynx), Alford Corriette of Her Hoop Stats (Las Vegas Aces, New York Liberty), and Jacqueline LeBlanc of the Next (Connecticut Sun, Washington Mystics).   Chapter Markers: (0:00) Intro; (0:48) Cap Space Recap; (2:15) Emma Meesseman; (9:20) A'ja Wilson; (12:39) Sue Bird; (13:56) Myisha Hines-Allen; (19:21) Courtney Williams; (23:09) Elizabeth Williams; (27:23) Mercedes Russell; (33:17) Dallas-Atlanta Trade; (35:25) Diamond DeShields; (40:08) Nia Coffey