Podcast appearances and mentions of Drew Hutchison

Todd Carney & Mitchell Pearce are in with Adam Peacock as the boys unpack the alleged Latrell Mitchell white powder dramas. The guys talk the dangers of mobile phones, their own experiences with scandals, look at what is making the Dogs successful & if the Broncos can still make the 8!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Matty joins me for another episode of Pack Her Up Boys. MOSH: Use code BLOKE50 to get $50 off your first treatment http://tinyurl.com/MOSHBLOKE 0:00 Hard trance guy 11:20 We recorded a huge podcast yesterday  16:45 Background actors  25:05 Matty apology to Timmy 27:02 Cameron Smith steps down from Queensland assistant coach  35:33 Drew Hutchison wants to play 7 39:42 Ponga withdraws from All Stars 43:35 Papenhuyzen to return in trials  45:29 Chatbot 

Drew Hutchison, new Bulldogs utility half joins Wide World of Sports to discuss the efforts to turn things around this year at the club.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom and Eddy join me for another episode of the DMP. MENULOG - Use code KALYN for free delivery on Menulog when you spend $15 or more. Expires 28/8/23. Excludes KFC. Single-use only.  SHOEGRAB: Head to https://shoegrab.com.au/ for your shoe needs plus they sell plenty of clothes and accessories too.  9NOW - Stream NRL games on https://www.9now.com.au/ 0:00 Father's Day Merch 0:31 Budgy Smuggler drop next week 1:12 Good sort vs great athlete  9:36 Hello Sport “quotes” go viral  19:13 Dramas at South Sydney  30:47 Reuben Garrick tackle + Schuster dropped 48:24 Sam Walker returns + Drew Hutchison dropped  50:53 Ryan Papenhuyzen potential return  56:27 Tips  59:30 Is the Rabbitohs drama Matty's fault

Chattin' with... Scott Drinkwater, Gary Freeman, Drew Hutchison, David Stagg, Mark O'Meley, Adam Doueihi, Will Hopoate, Jacob Kiraz, Tim Grant, Lachlan Croker, Andrew McCullough & Chris Flannery!

Sho Alli breaks down the Blue Jays' 10-3 Spring Training loss to the Yankees in Tampa. He takes your calls and texts, and discusses the place of Drew Hutchison and Thomas Hatch on this team - can they carve out low-leverage spots? Plus, a chat on Otto Lopez, who had a triple and a three-run homer in a 5-0 Canada win at the World Baseball Classic. Is Lopez in the lead for the final active roster spot even while away from the Jays? Sho also gets into the play of José Berríos at the WBC, whether or not it'll carry over to the MLB regular season, and if there's any concern there.   The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Matt & Steve are back (a little sooner than they planned) to recap a busy week in the baseball world. They examine how the Blue Jays lineup might look with the addition of Brandon Belt, discuss the drama playing out on Twitter over Bo Bichette's impending arbitration case, dig into the deep roots of Drew Hutchison's trade tree (and all the fruit that it has reaped) and they tie up all the loose ends in the epic trilogy of Carlos Correa signings this off-season. Later, Matt interviews Dr. Paul Semendinger about that autobiography he co-authored with Yankee great Roy White (Roy White: From Compton to the Bronx). They also chat about the Yankees chance at defending the AL East division title and talk about Paul's Gehrig-like streak of running every day for a full year. Plus: The various hazards of Ottawa winters… The Drew Hutchison trade has come full circle: Digging into the best trade tree in Blue Jays history Roy White: From Compton to the Bronx

There's the offensive move that we've been waiting for! Episode 77 is here and Brandon Belt is officially a Blue Jay. We talk about what to expect from this guy and how valuable will he be to his team. Can his bat be at the 2020-2021 level? Where does he fit into the lineup? how does this effect Kirk and Jansen? Plus we talk about the Zach Thompson trade as well as some minor moves including bringing back Drew Hutchison, Plus some of our favorite Jays memorabilia, some rapid fire questions and so much more. Check it out and subscribe to the channel!

Matt interviews comedian Tom Dreesen about rooting for the Chicago Cubs from the wrong neighbourhood, shoe-shining and Frank Sinatra. Later Steve & Matt discuss the Daulton Varsho trade, Drew Hutchison's return to the Jays, the ongoing Carlos Correa saga and recap some of the remaining off-season moves. Plus: Do The Borg have the most powerful labour union in the galaxy? Check Out Tom Dreesen's book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53913855-still-standing

Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Pick Prediction 10/1/2022 by Tony T. Twins at Tigers—Dylan Bundy the starter for the Twins. Bundy has 28 starts with an ERA 4.93 and WHIP 1.29. The veteran pitches to contact with 15.8% strikeouts and 4.9% walks. Ground balls dealt at 34% with 1.53 home runs per nine innings. Drew Hutchison to start for Detroit.

Chattin' with...  Hudson Young, Wally Lewis, Keith Galloway, Chris Walker, Christian Welch, Elliott Whitehead, Jason Stevens, Matt Eisenhuth, Drew Hutchison, Greg Alexander, Michael Crocker and Zac Lomax!

Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox MLB Pick Prediction 9/24/2022 by Tony T. Tigers at White Sox—Drew Hutchison to start for Detroit. Hutchison in 26 appearances produces an ERA 4.59 with WHIP 1.47. The righthander pitches to high contact with 14.7% strikeouts and 9% walks. Ground ball rate 40% with 1.13 home runs per nine innings.

Today we discuss the Detroit Tigers ending their scoreless innings streak in a 6-3 loss to the Houston Astros. Drew Hutchison gave a mediocre performance while the offense couldn't do enough to hang with the Astros.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB.BlueChewTry BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code LOCKEDON at BlueChew.com,-just pay $5 shipping.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we discuss the Detroit Tigers ending their scoreless innings streak in a 6-3 loss to the Houston Astros. Drew Hutchison gave a mediocre performance while the offense couldn't do enough to hang with the Astros. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. BlueChew Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code LOCKEDON at BlueChew.com,-just pay $5 shipping.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Houston Astros 6, Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Colorado Rockies 2 Astros 6, Tigers 3 – Astros’ Brown hurls 6 strong innings to beat hometown Tigers Rookie Hunter Brown pitched six strong innings in his hometown and the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Tuesday. Yordan Alvarez homered and scored three times for the Astros, who are 6-0 against the Tigers this season. Brown allowed two runs. Brown made his second career start in front of a loud group of friends and family. He grew up in suburban Detroit and attended Wayne State, about a mile from Comerica Park. Ryan Pressly struck out the side in the ninth for his 27th save. Tigers starter Drew Hutchison allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings. White Sox 4, Rockies 2 – Jiménez, Abreu homer as surging White Sox beat Rockies 4-2 Eloy Jiménez hit a three-run homer and Miguel Cairo directed the Chicago White Sox to another victory, topping the Colorado Rockies 4-2. Michael Kopech pitched five effective innings as Chicago remained three games back of AL Central-leading Cleveland, which rallied for a 3-1 win against the Los Angeles Angels. José Abreu also went deep, and Liam Hendriks handled the ninth for his 33rd save. The White Sox improved to 10-4 since Cairo moved from bench coach to acting manager after Tony La Russa stepped away to deal with a heart issue. Cubs 4, Mets 1 – Mets come up empty for deGrom and lose to Cubs again, 4-1 Jacob deGrom was outpitched by journeyman Adrian Sampson, and the frustrated New York Mets mustered little offense again in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Ian Happ homered deep into the second deck on a 99 mph heater from deGrom, and No. 9 batter David Bote added his second home run of the season for the Cubs, who won the series opener 5-2 on Monday. One night later, the scuffling Mets squandered another potential chance to increase their slim NL East lead over Atlanta, which played later in San Francisco. New York is 5-6 in a 16-game stretch against Washington, Pittsburgh, Miami and Chicago — all four of those teams are more than 20 games under .500 this season. Pete Alonso homered late for the Mets. Today Houston (Javier 8-9) at Detroit (Wentz 1-1), 1:10 p.m.               WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Colorado (Freeland 8-9) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 14-6), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Smyly 6-8) at N.Y. Mets (Peterson 7-4), 7:10 p.m. MLB – Still no timetable for La Russa’s return to White Sox dugout The White Sox say manager Tony La Russa will watch the team’s home series against Colorado from a suite while he awaits clearance to return to the dugout. The 77-year-old La Russa is on the mend after leaving the White Sox on Aug. 30 to deal with a heart issue. La Russa rejoined the team in Oakland on Sunday and then flew home with the club for the two-game set against the Rockies. There is no timetable for the Hall of Famer when it comes to returning to the stress of in-game managing. Chicago begins a four-game trip on Thursday in Cleveland. NFL – Preseason rest led to Week 1 rust for several top QBs Preseason rest appeared to lead to a little bit of rust in Week 1 for several of the NFL’s top quarterbacks. More than one-third of the league’s Week 1 starting quarterbacks didn’t play a single snap in the preseason and most of those 11 QBs didn’t play anywhere close to their usual form. Whether the poor results were a result of rust or other factors isn’t clear but the poor results are. The only QBs to rest the entire preseason and end up on the winning side in Week 1 were Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins, Justin Herbert of the Chargers and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson. NFL – Amazon Prime ready to kick off ‘Thursday Night Football’ Thursday night’s game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs on Prime Video kicks off an 11-year agreement between Amazon and the NFL and marks the first time the league has sold a package of games to a streaming service. Amazon won the rights to the prime-time package last March. It was originally supposed to begin in 2023, along with the rest of the league’s broadcasting contracts, but two months later it was announced that Amazon would take over the Thursday night package from Fox a year earlier. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Finals (best of 5) Last Night Las Vegas Aces 85, Connecticut Sun 71                                      (LV leads 2-0) Aces 85, Sun 71 – Aces beat Sun 85-71, take 2-0 series lead in WNBA Finals A’ja Wilson had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to an 85-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. The Aces are now one victory away from the franchise’s first championship with Game 3 on Thursday in Connecticut. Las Vegas was swept in the 2008 Finals when the team was still in San Antonio. The Aces were also swept in 2020. Chelsea Gray added 21 for the Aces while Kelsey Plum rebounded from an awful Game 1 to score 20 points. Courtney Williams scored 18 points to lead Connecticut. WNBA – Richardson visits Moscow as Griner, Whelan remain jailed Bill Richardson, who has worked to secure the releases of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, visited Moscow this week and held meetings with Russian leaders. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday night. Richardson is a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a frequent emissary in hostage negotiations. American officials have continued to press Russia to release Griner, who was sentenced last month to nine years in prison in a drug possession case, and Whelan, a Michigan corporate security executive serving a 16-year sentence on espionage-related charges. The U.S. government regards both as wrongfully detained. NBA/WNBA – Suns owner Sarver suspended 1 year, fined $10M after probe The NBA suspended Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver for one year and fined him $10 million after an investigation found that he had engaged in what the league called “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies.” The findings come nearly a year after the NBA asked a law firm to investigate allegations that Sarver had a history of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents over his nearly two-decade tenure overseeing the franchise. The league said the results of the investigation were based on interviews with 320 individuals and more than 80,000 documents and other materials. Sarver apologized for “words and actions that offended our employees,” though he disagreed with some of the report’s findings. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Joseph wants Nebraska head coaching job beyond this season Mickey Joseph says he wants to be Nebraska’s next head football coach and not just on an interim basis for the next nine games. Joseph met with the media for the first time since taking over for the fired Scott Frost. Joseph says when he accepted the interim position, he did it thinking it would be an opportunity to work toward becoming the permanent head coach. Joseph’s audition starts Saturday with a home game against former conference rival and sixth-ranked Oklahoma. NHL – Blackhawks D Jake McCabe sidelined by spine surgery Blackhawks defenseman Jake McCabe will miss the start of the season after he had cervical spine surgery. Team physician Michael Terry says McCabe is expected to return in 10 to 12 weeks. There was no word on when exactly McCabe had the surgery. Forward prospect Jalen Luypen also will miss the start of the season because of a left rotator cuff injury. The team says he is expected to return in 14 to 18 weeks. NHL – Quebec politicos: New Habs captain Suzuki must learn French Several of Quebec’s major party leaders say new Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki needs to learn French. The Canadiens announced the appointment of the 23-year-old Ontario native as the team’s captain earlier this week. He has played for Montreal the past three seasons. Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade told reporters it would be a good thing if Suzuki learned French. Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon described Suzuki as a “very good choice” for captain but added that it is important for the Habs captain to learn French. Golf – PGA/LIV – New PGA Tour season starts in California, LIV to Chicago After two weeks of an offseason, the PGA Tour is ready for a new season. It starts with the Fortinet Championship in Napa, California. This will be the 10th and final year of a wraparound season. Max Homa is the defending champion. He won twice last season and will be making his Presidents Cup debut next week. Hideki Matsuyama also is playing. LIV Golf resumes outside Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms. The LPGA Tour is in Oregon while Rory McIlroy makes his debut in the Italian Open at Marco Simone. That’s the site of next year’s Ryder Cup. MILB – 2022 Midwest League Playoffs – Best of 3 Last Night Great Lakes Loons 7, Lake County Captains 2                     (GL leads 1-0) South Bend Cubs 2, Cedar Rapids Kernels 1                      (SB leads 1-0) MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Volleyball Southwestern Michigan College 3, Kellogg Community College 0 Lake Michigan College 3, Kalamazoo Valley Community College 0 Today Women’s Soccer Schoolcraft College at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Schoolcraft College at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 2, Mattawan 2 – TIE Lakeshore 5, Battle Creek Central 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0- Portage Northern 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Portage Central 2, Kalamazoo Central 2 – TIE Howardsville Chr. 2, Battle Creek Academy 0 Volleyball Watervliet 3, South Haven 0 Dowagiac 3, Paw Paw 2 Bridgman 3, Fennville 0 Lawton 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Bangor 3, White Pigeon 2 Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 147, Mattawan 55 Girls Golf SMAC West at Lake Michigan Hills Portage Northern              176 Mattawan                         184 St. Joseph                         185 Lakeshore                        196 Portage Central                200 Today Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran at Covert, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. Buchanan at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Niles at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Vicksburg at Paw Paw, 6:30 p.m. Sturgis at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Bangor, 6:30 p.m. Hartford at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Allegan at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Volleyball St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Eau Claire at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. River Valley at Watervliet Grace Christian, 6:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Houston Astros 6, Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Colorado Rockies 2 Astros 6, Tigers 3 – Astros’ Brown hurls 6 strong innings to beat hometown Tigers Rookie Hunter Brown pitched six strong innings in his hometown and the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Tuesday. Yordan Alvarez homered and scored three times for the Astros, who are 6-0 against the Tigers this season. Brown allowed two runs. Brown made his second career start in front of a loud group of friends and family. He grew up in suburban Detroit and attended Wayne State, about a mile from Comerica Park. Ryan Pressly struck out the side in the ninth for his 27th save. Tigers starter Drew Hutchison allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings. White Sox 4, Rockies 2 – Jiménez, Abreu homer as surging White Sox beat Rockies 4-2 Eloy Jiménez hit a three-run homer and Miguel Cairo directed the Chicago White Sox to another victory, topping the Colorado Rockies 4-2. Michael Kopech pitched five effective innings as Chicago remained three games back of AL Central-leading Cleveland, which rallied for a 3-1 win against the Los Angeles Angels. José Abreu also went deep, and Liam Hendriks handled the ninth for his 33rd save. The White Sox improved to 10-4 since Cairo moved from bench coach to acting manager after Tony La Russa stepped away to deal with a heart issue. Cubs 4, Mets 1 – Mets come up empty for deGrom and lose to Cubs again, 4-1 Jacob deGrom was outpitched by journeyman Adrian Sampson, and the frustrated New York Mets mustered little offense again in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Ian Happ homered deep into the second deck on a 99 mph heater from deGrom, and No. 9 batter David Bote added his second home run of the season for the Cubs, who won the series opener 5-2 on Monday. One night later, the scuffling Mets squandered another potential chance to increase their slim NL East lead over Atlanta, which played later in San Francisco. New York is 5-6 in a 16-game stretch against Washington, Pittsburgh, Miami and Chicago — all four of those teams are more than 20 games under .500 this season. Pete Alonso homered late for the Mets. Today Houston (Javier 8-9) at Detroit (Wentz 1-1), 1:10 p.m.               WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Colorado (Freeland 8-9) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 14-6), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Smyly 6-8) at N.Y. Mets (Peterson 7-4), 7:10 p.m. MLB – Still no timetable for La Russa’s return to White Sox dugout The White Sox say manager Tony La Russa will watch the team’s home series against Colorado from a suite while he awaits clearance to return to the dugout. The 77-year-old La Russa is on the mend after leaving the White Sox on Aug. 30 to deal with a heart issue. La Russa rejoined the team in Oakland on Sunday and then flew home with the club for the two-game set against the Rockies. There is no timetable for the Hall of Famer when it comes to returning to the stress of in-game managing. Chicago begins a four-game trip on Thursday in Cleveland. NFL – Preseason rest led to Week 1 rust for several top QBs Preseason rest appeared to lead to a little bit of rust in Week 1 for several of the NFL’s top quarterbacks. More than one-third of the league’s Week 1 starting quarterbacks didn’t play a single snap in the preseason and most of those 11 QBs didn’t play anywhere close to their usual form. Whether the poor results were a result of rust or other factors isn’t clear but the poor results are. The only QBs to rest the entire preseason and end up on the winning side in Week 1 were Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins, Justin Herbert of the Chargers and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson. NFL – Amazon Prime ready to kick off ‘Thursday Night Football’ Thursday night’s game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs on Prime Video kicks off an 11-year agreement between Amazon and the NFL and marks the first time the league has sold a package of games to a streaming service. Amazon won the rights to the prime-time package last March. It was originally supposed to begin in 2023, along with the rest of the league’s broadcasting contracts, but two months later it was announced that Amazon would take over the Thursday night package from Fox a year earlier. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Finals (best of 5) Last Night Las Vegas Aces 85, Connecticut Sun 71                                      (LV leads 2-0) Aces 85, Sun 71 – Aces beat Sun 85-71, take 2-0 series lead in WNBA Finals A’ja Wilson had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to an 85-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. The Aces are now one victory away from the franchise’s first championship with Game 3 on Thursday in Connecticut. Las Vegas was swept in the 2008 Finals when the team was still in San Antonio. The Aces were also swept in 2020. Chelsea Gray added 21 for the Aces while Kelsey Plum rebounded from an awful Game 1 to score 20 points. Courtney Williams scored 18 points to lead Connecticut. WNBA – Richardson visits Moscow as Griner, Whelan remain jailed Bill Richardson, who has worked to secure the releases of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, visited Moscow this week and held meetings with Russian leaders. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday night. Richardson is a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a frequent emissary in hostage negotiations. American officials have continued to press Russia to release Griner, who was sentenced last month to nine years in prison in a drug possession case, and Whelan, a Michigan corporate security executive serving a 16-year sentence on espionage-related charges. The U.S. government regards both as wrongfully detained. NBA/WNBA – Suns owner Sarver suspended 1 year, fined $10M after probe The NBA suspended Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver for one year and fined him $10 million after an investigation found that he had engaged in what the league called “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies.” The findings come nearly a year after the NBA asked a law firm to investigate allegations that Sarver had a history of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents over his nearly two-decade tenure overseeing the franchise. The league said the results of the investigation were based on interviews with 320 individuals and more than 80,000 documents and other materials. Sarver apologized for “words and actions that offended our employees,” though he disagreed with some of the report’s findings. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Joseph wants Nebraska head coaching job beyond this season Mickey Joseph says he wants to be Nebraska’s next head football coach and not just on an interim basis for the next nine games. Joseph met with the media for the first time since taking over for the fired Scott Frost. Joseph says when he accepted the interim position, he did it thinking it would be an opportunity to work toward becoming the permanent head coach. Joseph’s audition starts Saturday with a home game against former conference rival and sixth-ranked Oklahoma. NHL – Blackhawks D Jake McCabe sidelined by spine surgery Blackhawks defenseman Jake McCabe will miss the start of the season after he had cervical spine surgery. Team physician Michael Terry says McCabe is expected to return in 10 to 12 weeks. There was no word on when exactly McCabe had the surgery. Forward prospect Jalen Luypen also will miss the start of the season because of a left rotator cuff injury. The team says he is expected to return in 14 to 18 weeks. NHL – Quebec politicos: New Habs captain Suzuki must learn French Several of Quebec’s major party leaders say new Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki needs to learn French. The Canadiens announced the appointment of the 23-year-old Ontario native as the team’s captain earlier this week. He has played for Montreal the past three seasons. Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade told reporters it would be a good thing if Suzuki learned French. Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon described Suzuki as a “very good choice” for captain but added that it is important for the Habs captain to learn French. Golf – PGA/LIV – New PGA Tour season starts in California, LIV to Chicago After two weeks of an offseason, the PGA Tour is ready for a new season. It starts with the Fortinet Championship in Napa, California. This will be the 10th and final year of a wraparound season. Max Homa is the defending champion. He won twice last season and will be making his Presidents Cup debut next week. Hideki Matsuyama also is playing. LIV Golf resumes outside Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms. The LPGA Tour is in Oregon while Rory McIlroy makes his debut in the Italian Open at Marco Simone. That’s the site of next year’s Ryder Cup. MILB – 2022 Midwest League Playoffs – Best of 3 Last Night Great Lakes Loons 7, Lake County Captains 2                     (GL leads 1-0) South Bend Cubs 2, Cedar Rapids Kernels 1                      (SB leads 1-0) MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Volleyball Southwestern Michigan College 3, Kellogg Community College 0 Lake Michigan College 3, Kalamazoo Valley Community College 0 Today Women’s Soccer Schoolcraft College at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Schoolcraft College at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 2, Mattawan 2 – TIE Lakeshore 5, Battle Creek Central 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0- Portage Northern 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Portage Central 2, Kalamazoo Central 2 – TIE Howardsville Chr. 2, Battle Creek Academy 0 Volleyball Watervliet 3, South Haven 0 Dowagiac 3, Paw Paw 2 Bridgman 3, Fennville 0 Lawton 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Bangor 3, White Pigeon 2 Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 147, Mattawan 55 Girls Golf SMAC West at Lake Michigan Hills Portage Northern              176 Mattawan                         184 St. Joseph                         185 Lakeshore                        196 Portage Central                200 Today Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran at Covert, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. Buchanan at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Niles at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Vicksburg at Paw Paw, 6:30 p.m. Sturgis at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Bangor, 6:30 p.m. Hartford at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Allegan at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Volleyball St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Eau Claire at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. River Valley at Watervliet Grace Christian, 6:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Houston Astros 6, Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Colorado Rockies 2 Astros 6, Tigers 3 – Astros’ Brown hurls 6 strong innings to beat hometown Tigers Rookie Hunter Brown pitched six strong innings in his hometown and the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Tuesday. Yordan Alvarez homered and scored three times for the Astros, who are 6-0 against the Tigers this season. Brown allowed two runs. Brown made his second career start in front of a loud group of friends and family. He grew up in suburban Detroit and attended Wayne State, about a mile from Comerica Park. Ryan Pressly struck out the side in the ninth for his 27th save. Tigers starter Drew Hutchison allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings. White Sox 4, Rockies 2 – Jiménez, Abreu homer as surging White Sox beat Rockies 4-2 Eloy Jiménez hit a three-run homer and Miguel Cairo directed the Chicago White Sox to another victory, topping the Colorado Rockies 4-2. Michael Kopech pitched five effective innings as Chicago remained three games back of AL Central-leading Cleveland, which rallied for a 3-1 win against the Los Angeles Angels. José Abreu also went deep, and Liam Hendriks handled the ninth for his 33rd save. The White Sox improved to 10-4 since Cairo moved from bench coach to acting manager after Tony La Russa stepped away to deal with a heart issue. Cubs 4, Mets 1 – Mets come up empty for deGrom and lose to Cubs again, 4-1 Jacob deGrom was outpitched by journeyman Adrian Sampson, and the frustrated New York Mets mustered little offense again in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Ian Happ homered deep into the second deck on a 99 mph heater from deGrom, and No. 9 batter David Bote added his second home run of the season for the Cubs, who won the series opener 5-2 on Monday. One night later, the scuffling Mets squandered another potential chance to increase their slim NL East lead over Atlanta, which played later in San Francisco. New York is 5-6 in a 16-game stretch against Washington, Pittsburgh, Miami and Chicago — all four of those teams are more than 20 games under .500 this season. Pete Alonso homered late for the Mets. Today Houston (Javier 8-9) at Detroit (Wentz 1-1), 1:10 p.m.               WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Colorado (Freeland 8-9) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 14-6), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Smyly 6-8) at N.Y. Mets (Peterson 7-4), 7:10 p.m. MLB – Still no timetable for La Russa’s return to White Sox dugout The White Sox say manager Tony La Russa will watch the team’s home series against Colorado from a suite while he awaits clearance to return to the dugout. The 77-year-old La Russa is on the mend after leaving the White Sox on Aug. 30 to deal with a heart issue. La Russa rejoined the team in Oakland on Sunday and then flew home with the club for the two-game set against the Rockies. There is no timetable for the Hall of Famer when it comes to returning to the stress of in-game managing. Chicago begins a four-game trip on Thursday in Cleveland. NFL – Preseason rest led to Week 1 rust for several top QBs Preseason rest appeared to lead to a little bit of rust in Week 1 for several of the NFL’s top quarterbacks. More than one-third of the league’s Week 1 starting quarterbacks didn’t play a single snap in the preseason and most of those 11 QBs didn’t play anywhere close to their usual form. Whether the poor results were a result of rust or other factors isn’t clear but the poor results are. The only QBs to rest the entire preseason and end up on the winning side in Week 1 were Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins, Justin Herbert of the Chargers and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson. NFL – Amazon Prime ready to kick off ‘Thursday Night Football’ Thursday night’s game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs on Prime Video kicks off an 11-year agreement between Amazon and the NFL and marks the first time the league has sold a package of games to a streaming service. Amazon won the rights to the prime-time package last March. It was originally supposed to begin in 2023, along with the rest of the league’s broadcasting contracts, but two months later it was announced that Amazon would take over the Thursday night package from Fox a year earlier. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Finals (best of 5) Last Night Las Vegas Aces 85, Connecticut Sun 71                                      (LV leads 2-0) Aces 85, Sun 71 – Aces beat Sun 85-71, take 2-0 series lead in WNBA Finals A’ja Wilson had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to an 85-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. The Aces are now one victory away from the franchise’s first championship with Game 3 on Thursday in Connecticut. Las Vegas was swept in the 2008 Finals when the team was still in San Antonio. The Aces were also swept in 2020. Chelsea Gray added 21 for the Aces while Kelsey Plum rebounded from an awful Game 1 to score 20 points. Courtney Williams scored 18 points to lead Connecticut. WNBA – Richardson visits Moscow as Griner, Whelan remain jailed Bill Richardson, who has worked to secure the releases of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, visited Moscow this week and held meetings with Russian leaders. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday night. Richardson is a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a frequent emissary in hostage negotiations. American officials have continued to press Russia to release Griner, who was sentenced last month to nine years in prison in a drug possession case, and Whelan, a Michigan corporate security executive serving a 16-year sentence on espionage-related charges. The U.S. government regards both as wrongfully detained. NBA/WNBA – Suns owner Sarver suspended 1 year, fined $10M after probe The NBA suspended Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver for one year and fined him $10 million after an investigation found that he had engaged in what the league called “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies.” The findings come nearly a year after the NBA asked a law firm to investigate allegations that Sarver had a history of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents over his nearly two-decade tenure overseeing the franchise. The league said the results of the investigation were based on interviews with 320 individuals and more than 80,000 documents and other materials. Sarver apologized for “words and actions that offended our employees,” though he disagreed with some of the report’s findings. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Joseph wants Nebraska head coaching job beyond this season Mickey Joseph says he wants to be Nebraska’s next head football coach and not just on an interim basis for the next nine games. Joseph met with the media for the first time since taking over for the fired Scott Frost. Joseph says when he accepted the interim position, he did it thinking it would be an opportunity to work toward becoming the permanent head coach. Joseph’s audition starts Saturday with a home game against former conference rival and sixth-ranked Oklahoma. NHL – Blackhawks D Jake McCabe sidelined by spine surgery Blackhawks defenseman Jake McCabe will miss the start of the season after he had cervical spine surgery. Team physician Michael Terry says McCabe is expected to return in 10 to 12 weeks. There was no word on when exactly McCabe had the surgery. Forward prospect Jalen Luypen also will miss the start of the season because of a left rotator cuff injury. The team says he is expected to return in 14 to 18 weeks. NHL – Quebec politicos: New Habs captain Suzuki must learn French Several of Quebec’s major party leaders say new Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki needs to learn French. The Canadiens announced the appointment of the 23-year-old Ontario native as the team’s captain earlier this week. He has played for Montreal the past three seasons. Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade told reporters it would be a good thing if Suzuki learned French. Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon described Suzuki as a “very good choice” for captain but added that it is important for the Habs captain to learn French. Golf – PGA/LIV – New PGA Tour season starts in California, LIV to Chicago After two weeks of an offseason, the PGA Tour is ready for a new season. It starts with the Fortinet Championship in Napa, California. This will be the 10th and final year of a wraparound season. Max Homa is the defending champion. He won twice last season and will be making his Presidents Cup debut next week. Hideki Matsuyama also is playing. LIV Golf resumes outside Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms. The LPGA Tour is in Oregon while Rory McIlroy makes his debut in the Italian Open at Marco Simone. That’s the site of next year’s Ryder Cup. MILB – 2022 Midwest League Playoffs – Best of 3 Last Night Great Lakes Loons 7, Lake County Captains 2                     (GL leads 1-0) South Bend Cubs 2, Cedar Rapids Kernels 1                      (SB leads 1-0) MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Volleyball Southwestern Michigan College 3, Kellogg Community College 0 Lake Michigan College 3, Kalamazoo Valley Community College 0 Today Women’s Soccer Schoolcraft College at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Schoolcraft College at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 2, Mattawan 2 – TIE Lakeshore 5, Battle Creek Central 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0- Portage Northern 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Portage Central 2, Kalamazoo Central 2 – TIE Howardsville Chr. 2, Battle Creek Academy 0 Volleyball Watervliet 3, South Haven 0 Dowagiac 3, Paw Paw 2 Bridgman 3, Fennville 0 Lawton 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Bangor 3, White Pigeon 2 Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 147, Mattawan 55 Girls Golf SMAC West at Lake Michigan Hills Portage Northern              176 Mattawan                         184 St. Joseph                         185 Lakeshore                        196 Portage Central                200 Today Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran at Covert, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. Buchanan at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Niles at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Vicksburg at Paw Paw, 6:30 p.m. Sturgis at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Bangor, 6:30 p.m. Hartford at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Allegan at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Volleyball St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Eau Claire at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. River Valley at Watervliet Grace Christian, 6:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Houston Astros 6, Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Colorado Rockies 2 Astros 6, Tigers 3 – Astros’ Brown hurls 6 strong innings to beat hometown Tigers Rookie Hunter Brown pitched six strong innings in his hometown and the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Tuesday. Yordan Alvarez homered and scored three times for the Astros, who are 6-0 against the Tigers this season. Brown allowed two runs. Brown made his second career start in front of a loud group of friends and family. He grew up in suburban Detroit and attended Wayne State, about a mile from Comerica Park. Ryan Pressly struck out the side in the ninth for his 27th save. Tigers starter Drew Hutchison allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings. White Sox 4, Rockies 2 – Jiménez, Abreu homer as surging White Sox beat Rockies 4-2 Eloy Jiménez hit a three-run homer and Miguel Cairo directed the Chicago White Sox to another victory, topping the Colorado Rockies 4-2. Michael Kopech pitched five effective innings as Chicago remained three games back of AL Central-leading Cleveland, which rallied for a 3-1 win against the Los Angeles Angels. José Abreu also went deep, and Liam Hendriks handled the ninth for his 33rd save. The White Sox improved to 10-4 since Cairo moved from bench coach to acting manager after Tony La Russa stepped away to deal with a heart issue. Cubs 4, Mets 1 – Mets come up empty for deGrom and lose to Cubs again, 4-1 Jacob deGrom was outpitched by journeyman Adrian Sampson, and the frustrated New York Mets mustered little offense again in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Ian Happ homered deep into the second deck on a 99 mph heater from deGrom, and No. 9 batter David Bote added his second home run of the season for the Cubs, who won the series opener 5-2 on Monday. One night later, the scuffling Mets squandered another potential chance to increase their slim NL East lead over Atlanta, which played later in San Francisco. New York is 5-6 in a 16-game stretch against Washington, Pittsburgh, Miami and Chicago — all four of those teams are more than 20 games under .500 this season. Pete Alonso homered late for the Mets. Today Houston (Javier 8-9) at Detroit (Wentz 1-1), 1:10 p.m.               WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Colorado (Freeland 8-9) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 14-6), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Smyly 6-8) at N.Y. Mets (Peterson 7-4), 7:10 p.m. MLB – Still no timetable for La Russa’s return to White Sox dugout The White Sox say manager Tony La Russa will watch the team’s home series against Colorado from a suite while he awaits clearance to return to the dugout. The 77-year-old La Russa is on the mend after leaving the White Sox on Aug. 30 to deal with a heart issue. La Russa rejoined the team in Oakland on Sunday and then flew home with the club for the two-game set against the Rockies. There is no timetable for the Hall of Famer when it comes to returning to the stress of in-game managing. Chicago begins a four-game trip on Thursday in Cleveland. NFL – Preseason rest led to Week 1 rust for several top QBs Preseason rest appeared to lead to a little bit of rust in Week 1 for several of the NFL’s top quarterbacks. More than one-third of the league’s Week 1 starting quarterbacks didn’t play a single snap in the preseason and most of those 11 QBs didn’t play anywhere close to their usual form. Whether the poor results were a result of rust or other factors isn’t clear but the poor results are. The only QBs to rest the entire preseason and end up on the winning side in Week 1 were Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins, Justin Herbert of the Chargers and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson. NFL – Amazon Prime ready to kick off ‘Thursday Night Football’ Thursday night’s game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs on Prime Video kicks off an 11-year agreement between Amazon and the NFL and marks the first time the league has sold a package of games to a streaming service. Amazon won the rights to the prime-time package last March. It was originally supposed to begin in 2023, along with the rest of the league’s broadcasting contracts, but two months later it was announced that Amazon would take over the Thursday night package from Fox a year earlier. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Finals (best of 5) Last Night Las Vegas Aces 85, Connecticut Sun 71                                      (LV leads 2-0) Aces 85, Sun 71 – Aces beat Sun 85-71, take 2-0 series lead in WNBA Finals A’ja Wilson had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to an 85-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. The Aces are now one victory away from the franchise’s first championship with Game 3 on Thursday in Connecticut. Las Vegas was swept in the 2008 Finals when the team was still in San Antonio. The Aces were also swept in 2020. Chelsea Gray added 21 for the Aces while Kelsey Plum rebounded from an awful Game 1 to score 20 points. Courtney Williams scored 18 points to lead Connecticut. WNBA – Richardson visits Moscow as Griner, Whelan remain jailed Bill Richardson, who has worked to secure the releases of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, visited Moscow this week and held meetings with Russian leaders. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday night. Richardson is a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a frequent emissary in hostage negotiations. American officials have continued to press Russia to release Griner, who was sentenced last month to nine years in prison in a drug possession case, and Whelan, a Michigan corporate security executive serving a 16-year sentence on espionage-related charges. The U.S. government regards both as wrongfully detained. NBA/WNBA – Suns owner Sarver suspended 1 year, fined $10M after probe The NBA suspended Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver for one year and fined him $10 million after an investigation found that he had engaged in what the league called “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies.” The findings come nearly a year after the NBA asked a law firm to investigate allegations that Sarver had a history of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents over his nearly two-decade tenure overseeing the franchise. The league said the results of the investigation were based on interviews with 320 individuals and more than 80,000 documents and other materials. Sarver apologized for “words and actions that offended our employees,” though he disagreed with some of the report’s findings. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Joseph wants Nebraska head coaching job beyond this season Mickey Joseph says he wants to be Nebraska’s next head football coach and not just on an interim basis for the next nine games. Joseph met with the media for the first time since taking over for the fired Scott Frost. Joseph says when he accepted the interim position, he did it thinking it would be an opportunity to work toward becoming the permanent head coach. Joseph’s audition starts Saturday with a home game against former conference rival and sixth-ranked Oklahoma. NHL – Blackhawks D Jake McCabe sidelined by spine surgery Blackhawks defenseman Jake McCabe will miss the start of the season after he had cervical spine surgery. Team physician Michael Terry says McCabe is expected to return in 10 to 12 weeks. There was no word on when exactly McCabe had the surgery. Forward prospect Jalen Luypen also will miss the start of the season because of a left rotator cuff injury. The team says he is expected to return in 14 to 18 weeks. NHL – Quebec politicos: New Habs captain Suzuki must learn French Several of Quebec’s major party leaders say new Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki needs to learn French. The Canadiens announced the appointment of the 23-year-old Ontario native as the team’s captain earlier this week. He has played for Montreal the past three seasons. Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade told reporters it would be a good thing if Suzuki learned French. Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon described Suzuki as a “very good choice” for captain but added that it is important for the Habs captain to learn French. Golf – PGA/LIV – New PGA Tour season starts in California, LIV to Chicago After two weeks of an offseason, the PGA Tour is ready for a new season. It starts with the Fortinet Championship in Napa, California. This will be the 10th and final year of a wraparound season. Max Homa is the defending champion. He won twice last season and will be making his Presidents Cup debut next week. Hideki Matsuyama also is playing. LIV Golf resumes outside Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms. The LPGA Tour is in Oregon while Rory McIlroy makes his debut in the Italian Open at Marco Simone. That’s the site of next year’s Ryder Cup. MILB – 2022 Midwest League Playoffs – Best of 3 Last Night Great Lakes Loons 7, Lake County Captains 2                     (GL leads 1-0) South Bend Cubs 2, Cedar Rapids Kernels 1                      (SB leads 1-0) MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Volleyball Southwestern Michigan College 3, Kellogg Community College 0 Lake Michigan College 3, Kalamazoo Valley Community College 0 Today Women’s Soccer Schoolcraft College at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Schoolcraft College at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 2, Mattawan 2 – TIE Lakeshore 5, Battle Creek Central 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0- Portage Northern 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Portage Central 2, Kalamazoo Central 2 – TIE Howardsville Chr. 2, Battle Creek Academy 0 Volleyball Watervliet 3, South Haven 0 Dowagiac 3, Paw Paw 2 Bridgman 3, Fennville 0 Lawton 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Bangor 3, White Pigeon 2 Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 147, Mattawan 55 Girls Golf SMAC West at Lake Michigan Hills Portage Northern              176 Mattawan                         184 St. Joseph                         185 Lakeshore                        196 Portage Central                200 Today Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran at Covert, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. Buchanan at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Niles at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Vicksburg at Paw Paw, 6:30 p.m. Sturgis at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Bangor, 6:30 p.m. Hartford at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Allegan at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Volleyball St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Eau Claire at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. River Valley at Watervliet Grace Christian, 6:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Houston Astros 6, Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Colorado Rockies 2 Astros 6, Tigers 3 – Astros’ Brown hurls 6 strong innings to beat hometown Tigers Rookie Hunter Brown pitched six strong innings in his hometown and the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Tuesday. Yordan Alvarez homered and scored three times for the Astros, who are 6-0 against the Tigers this season. Brown allowed two runs. Brown made his second career start in front of a loud group of friends and family. He grew up in suburban Detroit and attended Wayne State, about a mile from Comerica Park. Ryan Pressly struck out the side in the ninth for his 27th save. Tigers starter Drew Hutchison allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings. White Sox 4, Rockies 2 – Jiménez, Abreu homer as surging White Sox beat Rockies 4-2 Eloy Jiménez hit a three-run homer and Miguel Cairo directed the Chicago White Sox to another victory, topping the Colorado Rockies 4-2. Michael Kopech pitched five effective innings as Chicago remained three games back of AL Central-leading Cleveland, which rallied for a 3-1 win against the Los Angeles Angels. José Abreu also went deep, and Liam Hendriks handled the ninth for his 33rd save. The White Sox improved to 10-4 since Cairo moved from bench coach to acting manager after Tony La Russa stepped away to deal with a heart issue. Cubs 4, Mets 1 – Mets come up empty for deGrom and lose to Cubs again, 4-1 Jacob deGrom was outpitched by journeyman Adrian Sampson, and the frustrated New York Mets mustered little offense again in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Ian Happ homered deep into the second deck on a 99 mph heater from deGrom, and No. 9 batter David Bote added his second home run of the season for the Cubs, who won the series opener 5-2 on Monday. One night later, the scuffling Mets squandered another potential chance to increase their slim NL East lead over Atlanta, which played later in San Francisco. New York is 5-6 in a 16-game stretch against Washington, Pittsburgh, Miami and Chicago — all four of those teams are more than 20 games under .500 this season. Pete Alonso homered late for the Mets. Today Houston (Javier 8-9) at Detroit (Wentz 1-1), 1:10 p.m.               WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Colorado (Freeland 8-9) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 14-6), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Smyly 6-8) at N.Y. Mets (Peterson 7-4), 7:10 p.m. MLB – Still no timetable for La Russa’s return to White Sox dugout The White Sox say manager Tony La Russa will watch the team’s home series against Colorado from a suite while he awaits clearance to return to the dugout. The 77-year-old La Russa is on the mend after leaving the White Sox on Aug. 30 to deal with a heart issue. La Russa rejoined the team in Oakland on Sunday and then flew home with the club for the two-game set against the Rockies. There is no timetable for the Hall of Famer when it comes to returning to the stress of in-game managing. Chicago begins a four-game trip on Thursday in Cleveland. NFL – Preseason rest led to Week 1 rust for several top QBs Preseason rest appeared to lead to a little bit of rust in Week 1 for several of the NFL’s top quarterbacks. More than one-third of the league’s Week 1 starting quarterbacks didn’t play a single snap in the preseason and most of those 11 QBs didn’t play anywhere close to their usual form. Whether the poor results were a result of rust or other factors isn’t clear but the poor results are. The only QBs to rest the entire preseason and end up on the winning side in Week 1 were Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins, Justin Herbert of the Chargers and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson. NFL – Amazon Prime ready to kick off ‘Thursday Night Football’ Thursday night’s game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs on Prime Video kicks off an 11-year agreement between Amazon and the NFL and marks the first time the league has sold a package of games to a streaming service. Amazon won the rights to the prime-time package last March. It was originally supposed to begin in 2023, along with the rest of the league’s broadcasting contracts, but two months later it was announced that Amazon would take over the Thursday night package from Fox a year earlier. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Finals (best of 5) Last Night Las Vegas Aces 85, Connecticut Sun 71                                      (LV leads 2-0) Aces 85, Sun 71 – Aces beat Sun 85-71, take 2-0 series lead in WNBA Finals A’ja Wilson had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to an 85-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. The Aces are now one victory away from the franchise’s first championship with Game 3 on Thursday in Connecticut. Las Vegas was swept in the 2008 Finals when the team was still in San Antonio. The Aces were also swept in 2020. Chelsea Gray added 21 for the Aces while Kelsey Plum rebounded from an awful Game 1 to score 20 points. Courtney Williams scored 18 points to lead Connecticut. WNBA – Richardson visits Moscow as Griner, Whelan remain jailed Bill Richardson, who has worked to secure the releases of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, visited Moscow this week and held meetings with Russian leaders. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday night. Richardson is a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a frequent emissary in hostage negotiations. American officials have continued to press Russia to release Griner, who was sentenced last month to nine years in prison in a drug possession case, and Whelan, a Michigan corporate security executive serving a 16-year sentence on espionage-related charges. The U.S. government regards both as wrongfully detained. NBA/WNBA – Suns owner Sarver suspended 1 year, fined $10M after probe The NBA suspended Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver for one year and fined him $10 million after an investigation found that he had engaged in what the league called “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies.” The findings come nearly a year after the NBA asked a law firm to investigate allegations that Sarver had a history of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents over his nearly two-decade tenure overseeing the franchise. The league said the results of the investigation were based on interviews with 320 individuals and more than 80,000 documents and other materials. Sarver apologized for “words and actions that offended our employees,” though he disagreed with some of the report’s findings. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Joseph wants Nebraska head coaching job beyond this season Mickey Joseph says he wants to be Nebraska’s next head football coach and not just on an interim basis for the next nine games. Joseph met with the media for the first time since taking over for the fired Scott Frost. Joseph says when he accepted the interim position, he did it thinking it would be an opportunity to work toward becoming the permanent head coach. Joseph’s audition starts Saturday with a home game against former conference rival and sixth-ranked Oklahoma. NHL – Blackhawks D Jake McCabe sidelined by spine surgery Blackhawks defenseman Jake McCabe will miss the start of the season after he had cervical spine surgery. Team physician Michael Terry says McCabe is expected to return in 10 to 12 weeks. There was no word on when exactly McCabe had the surgery. Forward prospect Jalen Luypen also will miss the start of the season because of a left rotator cuff injury. The team says he is expected to return in 14 to 18 weeks. NHL – Quebec politicos: New Habs captain Suzuki must learn French Several of Quebec’s major party leaders say new Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki needs to learn French. The Canadiens announced the appointment of the 23-year-old Ontario native as the team’s captain earlier this week. He has played for Montreal the past three seasons. Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade told reporters it would be a good thing if Suzuki learned French. Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon described Suzuki as a “very good choice” for captain but added that it is important for the Habs captain to learn French. Golf – PGA/LIV – New PGA Tour season starts in California, LIV to Chicago After two weeks of an offseason, the PGA Tour is ready for a new season. It starts with the Fortinet Championship in Napa, California. This will be the 10th and final year of a wraparound season. Max Homa is the defending champion. He won twice last season and will be making his Presidents Cup debut next week. Hideki Matsuyama also is playing. LIV Golf resumes outside Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms. The LPGA Tour is in Oregon while Rory McIlroy makes his debut in the Italian Open at Marco Simone. That’s the site of next year’s Ryder Cup. MILB – 2022 Midwest League Playoffs – Best of 3 Last Night Great Lakes Loons 7, Lake County Captains 2                     (GL leads 1-0) South Bend Cubs 2, Cedar Rapids Kernels 1                      (SB leads 1-0) MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Volleyball Southwestern Michigan College 3, Kellogg Community College 0 Lake Michigan College 3, Kalamazoo Valley Community College 0 Today Women’s Soccer Schoolcraft College at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Schoolcraft College at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 2, Mattawan 2 – TIE Lakeshore 5, Battle Creek Central 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0- Portage Northern 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Portage Central 2, Kalamazoo Central 2 – TIE Howardsville Chr. 2, Battle Creek Academy 0 Volleyball Watervliet 3, South Haven 0 Dowagiac 3, Paw Paw 2 Bridgman 3, Fennville 0 Lawton 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Bangor 3, White Pigeon 2 Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 147, Mattawan 55 Girls Golf SMAC West at Lake Michigan Hills Portage Northern              176 Mattawan                         184 St. Joseph                         185 Lakeshore                        196 Portage Central                200 Today Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran at Covert, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. Buchanan at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Niles at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Vicksburg at Paw Paw, 6:30 p.m. Sturgis at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Bangor, 6:30 p.m. Hartford at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Allegan at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Volleyball St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Eau Claire at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. River Valley at Watervliet Grace Christian, 6:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Detroit Tigers vs. LA Angels MLB Pick Prediction 9/7/2022 by Tony T. Tigers at Angels—Drew Hutchison to start for Detroit. Hutchison in 23 appearances carries an ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.41. The righthander pitches to contact with 15% strikeouts and 9.6% walks. Ground balls 40.6% with 0.88 home runs per nine innings. Patrick Sandoval to start for LAA.

Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Pick Prediction 9/2/2022 by Tony T. Royals at Tigers—Daniel Lynch to start for the Royals. Lynch in 21 starts has an ERA 4.70 with WHIP 1.54. The lefthander a strikeout mark of 20.7% with 9.2% walks. Ground balls come in at 39.8% with 1.13 home runs per nine innings. Drew Hutchison the starter for Detroit.

Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers MLB Pick Prediction 8/28/2022 by Tony T. Tigers at Rangers—Drew Hutchison to start for Detroit. Hutchison has 21 appearances with an ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.45. The righthander pitches to contact with 14.7% strikeouts and 10.1% walks. Ground balls dealt at 41% with limited home run damage.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday San Francisco Giants 3, Detroit Tigers 1 Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 – Game 1 St. Louis Cardinals 13, Chicago Cubs 3 – Game 2 Giants 3, Tigers 1 – Rodón stays hot as Longoria helps Giants beat Tigers, 3-1 Carlos Rodón continued his hot streak with seven strong innings as the San Francisco Giants held off the Detroit Tigers 3-1. The Giants survived a bases-loaded threat in the ninth. Evan Longoria homered for the Giants, who won their eighth straight interleague game on the road. Rodón allowed one run on five hits and struck out 10 without walking a batter. He is 4-0 in his last five starts with a 1.44 ERA and has now recorded eight double-digit strikeout games this season. Drew Hutchison (1-7) took the loss, allowing one run on four hits and two walks in five innings. Orioles 5, White Sox 3 – Mountcastle homers off Cease, Orioles hold off White Sox 5-3 Ryan Mountcastle hit a three-run homer off Dylan Cease in the first inning, and Félix Bautista pitched out of an eighth-inning jam to help the Baltimore Orioles hold on for a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Cease allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings, his second straight start allowing at least three earned runs after he went 14 in a row yielding no more than one. The right-hander settled in after a rough first inning, but Austin Voth pitched through trouble enough times to keep the Orioles ahead. The White Sox, who have lost five of six, left 13 men on base. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0/Cardinals 13, Cubs 3 – Arenado, O’Neill, Edman homer, Cards thump Cubs for DH split Nolan Arenado and Tyler O’Neill homered in a five-run fourth inning, Corey Dickerson had four hits and the St. Louis Cardinals pounded the Chicago Cubs 13-3 to split a doubleheader. The Cubs blanked the Cardinals 2-0 in the opener, ending St. Louis’ season-best eight-game winning streak. Javier Assad pitched four scoreless innings in his major league debut and combined with four relievers on a five-hitter. The NL Central-leading Cardinals got back on track in the nightcap with 16 hits. Tommy Edman had a solo homer, a double and three RBIs. Today San Francisco (Webb 11-6) at Detroit (Manning 0-1), 1:10 p.m.             WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 9-7) at Baltimore (Watkins 4-3), 7:05 p.m. St. Louis (Mikolas 10-9) at Chicago Cubs (Farrell 0-0), 8:05 p.m. MLB – White Sox put Kopech on 15-day IL with strained knee The Chicago White Sox have put right-hander Michael Kopech on the 15-day injured list with a left knee strain. Chicago recalled left-hander Tanner Banks from Triple-A Charlotte prior to Tuesday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Kopech started Monday’s game at Kansas City but faced only four batters before leaving with knee soreness. He is 4-9 with a 3.58 ERA in 23 starts this season for the White Sox. Chicago entered Tuesday three games out of first place in the AL Central and four back of the final American League wild card. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association – 2022 Playoffs – Round 1 (best of 3) Last Night Chicago Sky 90, New York Liberty 72                                          (CHI Wins 2-1) Sky 90, Liberty 72 – Parker, Chicago advance to WNBA semis, beat New York 90-72 Candace Parker had 14 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Chicago Sky over the New York Liberty 90-72 in the deciding Game 3 to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs. The defending champion Sky await the winner of the Connecticut-Dallas series that will have its deciding Game 3 on Wednesday. Allie Quigley and Kahleah Copper each added 15 points while Courtney Vandersloot had 14 points and 10 assists for the Sky. Chicago has won four consecutive elimination games dating to back-to-back single-elimination games last year en route to the franchise’s first WNBA championship. NCAAMBKB – Emoni Bates officially transfers to Eastern Michigan Emoni Bates has officially transferred to Eastern Michigan. The school announced that the 6-foot-9 guard will play for his hometown Eagles this season, nearly two months after Bates shared his plans on social media. He averaged 9.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game last season as a freshman at Memphis, where he enrolled after reclassifying to join the class of 2021. Bates became the first sophomore to win the Gatorade national player of the year award in high school basketball in 2020, beating out Cade Cunningham and Evan Mobley. NCAAWBKB – ABC to air NCAA women’s basketball title game for 1st time The NCAA women’s basketball title game will be broadcast on ABC this season for the first time. The championship game usually airs in prime time but will be played at 3 p.m. Eastern on April 2. ESPN said it would look at moving the game back to prime time in the future but currently has commitments to entertainment shows that night. Last season’s championship game, in which South Carolina beat UConn, was the most viewed women’s title game in nearly two decades, drawing 4.85 million viewers. The national semifinals averaged 2.7 million viewers, up 21% year over year, and was the most viewed semifinals in a decade. The full tournament averaged 634,000 viewers, up 16% from the previous year’s coverage. NCAAFB – Under Golden, No. 5 Notre Dame readies its defense Al Golden is Notre Dame’s third defensive coordinator in three seasons. The first two became head football coaches: Clark Lea left for Vanderbilt and Marcus Freeman is now Notre Dame’s first-year head coach. Golden is a former defensive coordinator and head coach in college and he spent last season as linebackers coach for the Super Bowl runner-up Cincinnati Bengals. The Irish defense will be tested in the Sept. 3 opener against high-powered and second-ranked Ohio State. NCAAFB – Alabama gives Saban new 8-year, $93.6 million deal Alabama coach Nick Saban is getting a new eight-year contract worth at least $93.6 million, eclipsing the recent megadeal of Southeastern Conference rival Kirby Smart. The University of Alabama trustees compensation committee approved a one-year extension through Feb. 28, 2030 for the 70-year old Saban, who has led the Crimson Tide to six national titles. Saban’s deal averages out to $11.7 million per year, topping Smart’s $11.25 million pay at defending national champion Georgia. The announcement comes a month after Smart agreed to a 10-year deal worth more than $110 million. The Bulldogs beat Alabama in the national championship game. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Big Ten clash as college football resumes international play College football is going international again. Nebraska will play Northwestern in Dublin on Saturday. It’s the first regular-season international game in five years. Ireland has a five-game deal in place with organizers for the series dubbed the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The pandemic affected plans for the first two games. Ireland first hosted a game in 1988 when Boston College beat Army 38-24. It’s Northwestern first time abroad and Nebraska’s second. The Huskers beat Kansas State 38-24 in Tokyo in 1992. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night South Bend Cubs 2, West Michigan Whitecaps 1 – 10 Innings Great Lakes Loons 13, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 2 Lansing Lugnuts 4, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3 Today Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 1:10 p.m.   South Bend Cubs at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Howardsville Christian 6, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Paw Paw 8, Bloomingdale 0 Caledonia 2, Kalamazoo Central 1 Volleyball Coloma 3, Berrien Springs 0 Boys Tennis Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Bridgman 0 Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 105, Kalamazoo Central 75 Tonight Boys Soccer Lakeshore at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. South Haven at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Niles at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Coloma at Constantine, 5:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Mattawan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:00 p.m. Fennville at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:00 p.m. Grand Rapids Union at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Parchment, 7:00 p.m. East Kentwood at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. GR Forest Hills Northern at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Pennfield at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Volleyball Benton Harbor at South Bend Washington, 6:30 p.m. New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 6:30 p.m. Watervliet Grace Christian at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. Niles at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Dowagiac, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Hamilton, 6:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Bridgman, Dowagiac, Brandywine, Galesburg-Augusta at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday San Francisco Giants 3, Detroit Tigers 1 Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 – Game 1 St. Louis Cardinals 13, Chicago Cubs 3 – Game 2 Giants 3, Tigers 1 – Rodón stays hot as Longoria helps Giants beat Tigers, 3-1 Carlos Rodón continued his hot streak with seven strong innings as the San Francisco Giants held off the Detroit Tigers 3-1. The Giants survived a bases-loaded threat in the ninth. Evan Longoria homered for the Giants, who won their eighth straight interleague game on the road. Rodón allowed one run on five hits and struck out 10 without walking a batter. He is 4-0 in his last five starts with a 1.44 ERA and has now recorded eight double-digit strikeout games this season. Drew Hutchison (1-7) took the loss, allowing one run on four hits and two walks in five innings. Orioles 5, White Sox 3 – Mountcastle homers off Cease, Orioles hold off White Sox 5-3 Ryan Mountcastle hit a three-run homer off Dylan Cease in the first inning, and Félix Bautista pitched out of an eighth-inning jam to help the Baltimore Orioles hold on for a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Cease allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings, his second straight start allowing at least three earned runs after he went 14 in a row yielding no more than one. The right-hander settled in after a rough first inning, but Austin Voth pitched through trouble enough times to keep the Orioles ahead. The White Sox, who have lost five of six, left 13 men on base. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0/Cardinals 13, Cubs 3 – Arenado, O’Neill, Edman homer, Cards thump Cubs for DH split Nolan Arenado and Tyler O’Neill homered in a five-run fourth inning, Corey Dickerson had four hits and the St. Louis Cardinals pounded the Chicago Cubs 13-3 to split a doubleheader. The Cubs blanked the Cardinals 2-0 in the opener, ending St. Louis’ season-best eight-game winning streak. Javier Assad pitched four scoreless innings in his major league debut and combined with four relievers on a five-hitter. The NL Central-leading Cardinals got back on track in the nightcap with 16 hits. Tommy Edman had a solo homer, a double and three RBIs. Today San Francisco (Webb 11-6) at Detroit (Manning 0-1), 1:10 p.m.             WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 9-7) at Baltimore (Watkins 4-3), 7:05 p.m. St. Louis (Mikolas 10-9) at Chicago Cubs (Farrell 0-0), 8:05 p.m. MLB – White Sox put Kopech on 15-day IL with strained knee The Chicago White Sox have put right-hander Michael Kopech on the 15-day injured list with a left knee strain. Chicago recalled left-hander Tanner Banks from Triple-A Charlotte prior to Tuesday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Kopech started Monday’s game at Kansas City but faced only four batters before leaving with knee soreness. He is 4-9 with a 3.58 ERA in 23 starts this season for the White Sox. Chicago entered Tuesday three games out of first place in the AL Central and four back of the final American League wild card. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association – 2022 Playoffs – Round 1 (best of 3) Last Night Chicago Sky 90, New York Liberty 72                                          (CHI Wins 2-1) Sky 90, Liberty 72 – Parker, Chicago advance to WNBA semis, beat New York 90-72 Candace Parker had 14 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Chicago Sky over the New York Liberty 90-72 in the deciding Game 3 to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs. The defending champion Sky await the winner of the Connecticut-Dallas series that will have its deciding Game 3 on Wednesday. Allie Quigley and Kahleah Copper each added 15 points while Courtney Vandersloot had 14 points and 10 assists for the Sky. Chicago has won four consecutive elimination games dating to back-to-back single-elimination games last year en route to the franchise’s first WNBA championship. NCAAMBKB – Emoni Bates officially transfers to Eastern Michigan Emoni Bates has officially transferred to Eastern Michigan. The school announced that the 6-foot-9 guard will play for his hometown Eagles this season, nearly two months after Bates shared his plans on social media. He averaged 9.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game last season as a freshman at Memphis, where he enrolled after reclassifying to join the class of 2021. Bates became the first sophomore to win the Gatorade national player of the year award in high school basketball in 2020, beating out Cade Cunningham and Evan Mobley. NCAAWBKB – ABC to air NCAA women’s basketball title game for 1st time The NCAA women’s basketball title game will be broadcast on ABC this season for the first time. The championship game usually airs in prime time but will be played at 3 p.m. Eastern on April 2. ESPN said it would look at moving the game back to prime time in the future but currently has commitments to entertainment shows that night. Last season’s championship game, in which South Carolina beat UConn, was the most viewed women’s title game in nearly two decades, drawing 4.85 million viewers. The national semifinals averaged 2.7 million viewers, up 21% year over year, and was the most viewed semifinals in a decade. The full tournament averaged 634,000 viewers, up 16% from the previous year’s coverage. NCAAFB – Under Golden, No. 5 Notre Dame readies its defense Al Golden is Notre Dame’s third defensive coordinator in three seasons. The first two became head football coaches: Clark Lea left for Vanderbilt and Marcus Freeman is now Notre Dame’s first-year head coach. Golden is a former defensive coordinator and head coach in college and he spent last season as linebackers coach for the Super Bowl runner-up Cincinnati Bengals. The Irish defense will be tested in the Sept. 3 opener against high-powered and second-ranked Ohio State. NCAAFB – Alabama gives Saban new 8-year, $93.6 million deal Alabama coach Nick Saban is getting a new eight-year contract worth at least $93.6 million, eclipsing the recent megadeal of Southeastern Conference rival Kirby Smart. The University of Alabama trustees compensation committee approved a one-year extension through Feb. 28, 2030 for the 70-year old Saban, who has led the Crimson Tide to six national titles. Saban’s deal averages out to $11.7 million per year, topping Smart’s $11.25 million pay at defending national champion Georgia. The announcement comes a month after Smart agreed to a 10-year deal worth more than $110 million. The Bulldogs beat Alabama in the national championship game. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Big Ten clash as college football resumes international play College football is going international again. Nebraska will play Northwestern in Dublin on Saturday. It’s the first regular-season international game in five years. Ireland has a five-game deal in place with organizers for the series dubbed the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The pandemic affected plans for the first two games. Ireland first hosted a game in 1988 when Boston College beat Army 38-24. It’s Northwestern first time abroad and Nebraska’s second. The Huskers beat Kansas State 38-24 in Tokyo in 1992. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night South Bend Cubs 2, West Michigan Whitecaps 1 – 10 Innings Great Lakes Loons 13, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 2 Lansing Lugnuts 4, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3 Today Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 1:10 p.m.   South Bend Cubs at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Howardsville Christian 6, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Paw Paw 8, Bloomingdale 0 Caledonia 2, Kalamazoo Central 1 Volleyball Coloma 3, Berrien Springs 0 Boys Tennis Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Bridgman 0 Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 105, Kalamazoo Central 75 Tonight Boys Soccer Lakeshore at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. South Haven at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Niles at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Coloma at Constantine, 5:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Mattawan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:00 p.m. Fennville at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:00 p.m. Grand Rapids Union at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Parchment, 7:00 p.m. East Kentwood at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. GR Forest Hills Northern at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Pennfield at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Volleyball Benton Harbor at South Bend Washington, 6:30 p.m. New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 6:30 p.m. Watervliet Grace Christian at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. Niles at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Dowagiac, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Hamilton, 6:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Bridgman, Dowagiac, Brandywine, Galesburg-Augusta at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday San Francisco Giants 3, Detroit Tigers 1 Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 – Game 1 St. Louis Cardinals 13, Chicago Cubs 3 – Game 2 Giants 3, Tigers 1 – Rodón stays hot as Longoria helps Giants beat Tigers, 3-1 Carlos Rodón continued his hot streak with seven strong innings as the San Francisco Giants held off the Detroit Tigers 3-1. The Giants survived a bases-loaded threat in the ninth. Evan Longoria homered for the Giants, who won their eighth straight interleague game on the road. Rodón allowed one run on five hits and struck out 10 without walking a batter. He is 4-0 in his last five starts with a 1.44 ERA and has now recorded eight double-digit strikeout games this season. Drew Hutchison (1-7) took the loss, allowing one run on four hits and two walks in five innings. Orioles 5, White Sox 3 – Mountcastle homers off Cease, Orioles hold off White Sox 5-3 Ryan Mountcastle hit a three-run homer off Dylan Cease in the first inning, and Félix Bautista pitched out of an eighth-inning jam to help the Baltimore Orioles hold on for a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Cease allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings, his second straight start allowing at least three earned runs after he went 14 in a row yielding no more than one. The right-hander settled in after a rough first inning, but Austin Voth pitched through trouble enough times to keep the Orioles ahead. The White Sox, who have lost five of six, left 13 men on base. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0/Cardinals 13, Cubs 3 – Arenado, O’Neill, Edman homer, Cards thump Cubs for DH split Nolan Arenado and Tyler O’Neill homered in a five-run fourth inning, Corey Dickerson had four hits and the St. Louis Cardinals pounded the Chicago Cubs 13-3 to split a doubleheader. The Cubs blanked the Cardinals 2-0 in the opener, ending St. Louis’ season-best eight-game winning streak. Javier Assad pitched four scoreless innings in his major league debut and combined with four relievers on a five-hitter. The NL Central-leading Cardinals got back on track in the nightcap with 16 hits. Tommy Edman had a solo homer, a double and three RBIs. Today San Francisco (Webb 11-6) at Detroit (Manning 0-1), 1:10 p.m.             WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 9-7) at Baltimore (Watkins 4-3), 7:05 p.m. St. Louis (Mikolas 10-9) at Chicago Cubs (Farrell 0-0), 8:05 p.m. MLB – White Sox put Kopech on 15-day IL with strained knee The Chicago White Sox have put right-hander Michael Kopech on the 15-day injured list with a left knee strain. Chicago recalled left-hander Tanner Banks from Triple-A Charlotte prior to Tuesday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Kopech started Monday’s game at Kansas City but faced only four batters before leaving with knee soreness. He is 4-9 with a 3.58 ERA in 23 starts this season for the White Sox. Chicago entered Tuesday three games out of first place in the AL Central and four back of the final American League wild card. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association – 2022 Playoffs – Round 1 (best of 3) Last Night Chicago Sky 90, New York Liberty 72                                          (CHI Wins 2-1) Sky 90, Liberty 72 – Parker, Chicago advance to WNBA semis, beat New York 90-72 Candace Parker had 14 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Chicago Sky over the New York Liberty 90-72 in the deciding Game 3 to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs. The defending champion Sky await the winner of the Connecticut-Dallas series that will have its deciding Game 3 on Wednesday. Allie Quigley and Kahleah Copper each added 15 points while Courtney Vandersloot had 14 points and 10 assists for the Sky. Chicago has won four consecutive elimination games dating to back-to-back single-elimination games last year en route to the franchise’s first WNBA championship. NCAAMBKB – Emoni Bates officially transfers to Eastern Michigan Emoni Bates has officially transferred to Eastern Michigan. The school announced that the 6-foot-9 guard will play for his hometown Eagles this season, nearly two months after Bates shared his plans on social media. He averaged 9.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game last season as a freshman at Memphis, where he enrolled after reclassifying to join the class of 2021. Bates became the first sophomore to win the Gatorade national player of the year award in high school basketball in 2020, beating out Cade Cunningham and Evan Mobley. NCAAWBKB – ABC to air NCAA women’s basketball title game for 1st time The NCAA women’s basketball title game will be broadcast on ABC this season for the first time. The championship game usually airs in prime time but will be played at 3 p.m. Eastern on April 2. ESPN said it would look at moving the game back to prime time in the future but currently has commitments to entertainment shows that night. Last season’s championship game, in which South Carolina beat UConn, was the most viewed women’s title game in nearly two decades, drawing 4.85 million viewers. The national semifinals averaged 2.7 million viewers, up 21% year over year, and was the most viewed semifinals in a decade. The full tournament averaged 634,000 viewers, up 16% from the previous year’s coverage. NCAAFB – Under Golden, No. 5 Notre Dame readies its defense Al Golden is Notre Dame’s third defensive coordinator in three seasons. The first two became head football coaches: Clark Lea left for Vanderbilt and Marcus Freeman is now Notre Dame’s first-year head coach. Golden is a former defensive coordinator and head coach in college and he spent last season as linebackers coach for the Super Bowl runner-up Cincinnati Bengals. The Irish defense will be tested in the Sept. 3 opener against high-powered and second-ranked Ohio State. NCAAFB – Alabama gives Saban new 8-year, $93.6 million deal Alabama coach Nick Saban is getting a new eight-year contract worth at least $93.6 million, eclipsing the recent megadeal of Southeastern Conference rival Kirby Smart. The University of Alabama trustees compensation committee approved a one-year extension through Feb. 28, 2030 for the 70-year old Saban, who has led the Crimson Tide to six national titles. Saban’s deal averages out to $11.7 million per year, topping Smart’s $11.25 million pay at defending national champion Georgia. The announcement comes a month after Smart agreed to a 10-year deal worth more than $110 million. The Bulldogs beat Alabama in the national championship game. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Big Ten clash as college football resumes international play College football is going international again. Nebraska will play Northwestern in Dublin on Saturday. It’s the first regular-season international game in five years. Ireland has a five-game deal in place with organizers for the series dubbed the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The pandemic affected plans for the first two games. Ireland first hosted a game in 1988 when Boston College beat Army 38-24. It’s Northwestern first time abroad and Nebraska’s second. The Huskers beat Kansas State 38-24 in Tokyo in 1992. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night South Bend Cubs 2, West Michigan Whitecaps 1 – 10 Innings Great Lakes Loons 13, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 2 Lansing Lugnuts 4, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3 Today Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 1:10 p.m.   South Bend Cubs at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Howardsville Christian 6, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Paw Paw 8, Bloomingdale 0 Caledonia 2, Kalamazoo Central 1 Volleyball Coloma 3, Berrien Springs 0 Boys Tennis Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Bridgman 0 Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 105, Kalamazoo Central 75 Tonight Boys Soccer Lakeshore at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. South Haven at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Niles at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Coloma at Constantine, 5:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Mattawan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:00 p.m. Fennville at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:00 p.m. Grand Rapids Union at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Parchment, 7:00 p.m. East Kentwood at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. GR Forest Hills Northern at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Pennfield at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Volleyball Benton Harbor at South Bend Washington, 6:30 p.m. New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 6:30 p.m. Watervliet Grace Christian at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. Niles at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Dowagiac, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Hamilton, 6:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Bridgman, Dowagiac, Brandywine, Galesburg-Augusta at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday San Francisco Giants 3, Detroit Tigers 1 Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 – Game 1 St. Louis Cardinals 13, Chicago Cubs 3 – Game 2 Giants 3, Tigers 1 – Rodón stays hot as Longoria helps Giants beat Tigers, 3-1 Carlos Rodón continued his hot streak with seven strong innings as the San Francisco Giants held off the Detroit Tigers 3-1. The Giants survived a bases-loaded threat in the ninth. Evan Longoria homered for the Giants, who won their eighth straight interleague game on the road. Rodón allowed one run on five hits and struck out 10 without walking a batter. He is 4-0 in his last five starts with a 1.44 ERA and has now recorded eight double-digit strikeout games this season. Drew Hutchison (1-7) took the loss, allowing one run on four hits and two walks in five innings. Orioles 5, White Sox 3 – Mountcastle homers off Cease, Orioles hold off White Sox 5-3 Ryan Mountcastle hit a three-run homer off Dylan Cease in the first inning, and Félix Bautista pitched out of an eighth-inning jam to help the Baltimore Orioles hold on for a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Cease allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings, his second straight start allowing at least three earned runs after he went 14 in a row yielding no more than one. The right-hander settled in after a rough first inning, but Austin Voth pitched through trouble enough times to keep the Orioles ahead. The White Sox, who have lost five of six, left 13 men on base. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0/Cardinals 13, Cubs 3 – Arenado, O’Neill, Edman homer, Cards thump Cubs for DH split Nolan Arenado and Tyler O’Neill homered in a five-run fourth inning, Corey Dickerson had four hits and the St. Louis Cardinals pounded the Chicago Cubs 13-3 to split a doubleheader. The Cubs blanked the Cardinals 2-0 in the opener, ending St. Louis’ season-best eight-game winning streak. Javier Assad pitched four scoreless innings in his major league debut and combined with four relievers on a five-hitter. The NL Central-leading Cardinals got back on track in the nightcap with 16 hits. Tommy Edman had a solo homer, a double and three RBIs. Today San Francisco (Webb 11-6) at Detroit (Manning 0-1), 1:10 p.m.             WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 9-7) at Baltimore (Watkins 4-3), 7:05 p.m. St. Louis (Mikolas 10-9) at Chicago Cubs (Farrell 0-0), 8:05 p.m. MLB – White Sox put Kopech on 15-day IL with strained knee The Chicago White Sox have put right-hander Michael Kopech on the 15-day injured list with a left knee strain. Chicago recalled left-hander Tanner Banks from Triple-A Charlotte prior to Tuesday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Kopech started Monday’s game at Kansas City but faced only four batters before leaving with knee soreness. He is 4-9 with a 3.58 ERA in 23 starts this season for the White Sox. Chicago entered Tuesday three games out of first place in the AL Central and four back of the final American League wild card. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association – 2022 Playoffs – Round 1 (best of 3) Last Night Chicago Sky 90, New York Liberty 72                                          (CHI Wins 2-1) Sky 90, Liberty 72 – Parker, Chicago advance to WNBA semis, beat New York 90-72 Candace Parker had 14 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Chicago Sky over the New York Liberty 90-72 in the deciding Game 3 to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs. The defending champion Sky await the winner of the Connecticut-Dallas series that will have its deciding Game 3 on Wednesday. Allie Quigley and Kahleah Copper each added 15 points while Courtney Vandersloot had 14 points and 10 assists for the Sky. Chicago has won four consecutive elimination games dating to back-to-back single-elimination games last year en route to the franchise’s first WNBA championship. NCAAMBKB – Emoni Bates officially transfers to Eastern Michigan Emoni Bates has officially transferred to Eastern Michigan. The school announced that the 6-foot-9 guard will play for his hometown Eagles this season, nearly two months after Bates shared his plans on social media. He averaged 9.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game last season as a freshman at Memphis, where he enrolled after reclassifying to join the class of 2021. Bates became the first sophomore to win the Gatorade national player of the year award in high school basketball in 2020, beating out Cade Cunningham and Evan Mobley. NCAAWBKB – ABC to air NCAA women’s basketball title game for 1st time The NCAA women’s basketball title game will be broadcast on ABC this season for the first time. The championship game usually airs in prime time but will be played at 3 p.m. Eastern on April 2. ESPN said it would look at moving the game back to prime time in the future but currently has commitments to entertainment shows that night. Last season’s championship game, in which South Carolina beat UConn, was the most viewed women’s title game in nearly two decades, drawing 4.85 million viewers. The national semifinals averaged 2.7 million viewers, up 21% year over year, and was the most viewed semifinals in a decade. The full tournament averaged 634,000 viewers, up 16% from the previous year’s coverage. NCAAFB – Under Golden, No. 5 Notre Dame readies its defense Al Golden is Notre Dame’s third defensive coordinator in three seasons. The first two became head football coaches: Clark Lea left for Vanderbilt and Marcus Freeman is now Notre Dame’s first-year head coach. Golden is a former defensive coordinator and head coach in college and he spent last season as linebackers coach for the Super Bowl runner-up Cincinnati Bengals. The Irish defense will be tested in the Sept. 3 opener against high-powered and second-ranked Ohio State. NCAAFB – Alabama gives Saban new 8-year, $93.6 million deal Alabama coach Nick Saban is getting a new eight-year contract worth at least $93.6 million, eclipsing the recent megadeal of Southeastern Conference rival Kirby Smart. The University of Alabama trustees compensation committee approved a one-year extension through Feb. 28, 2030 for the 70-year old Saban, who has led the Crimson Tide to six national titles. Saban’s deal averages out to $11.7 million per year, topping Smart’s $11.25 million pay at defending national champion Georgia. The announcement comes a month after Smart agreed to a 10-year deal worth more than $110 million. The Bulldogs beat Alabama in the national championship game. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Big Ten clash as college football resumes international play College football is going international again. Nebraska will play Northwestern in Dublin on Saturday. It’s the first regular-season international game in five years. Ireland has a five-game deal in place with organizers for the series dubbed the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The pandemic affected plans for the first two games. Ireland first hosted a game in 1988 when Boston College beat Army 38-24. It’s Northwestern first time abroad and Nebraska’s second. The Huskers beat Kansas State 38-24 in Tokyo in 1992. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night South Bend Cubs 2, West Michigan Whitecaps 1 – 10 Innings Great Lakes Loons 13, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 2 Lansing Lugnuts 4, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3 Today Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 1:10 p.m.   South Bend Cubs at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Howardsville Christian 6, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Paw Paw 8, Bloomingdale 0 Caledonia 2, Kalamazoo Central 1 Volleyball Coloma 3, Berrien Springs 0 Boys Tennis Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Bridgman 0 Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 105, Kalamazoo Central 75 Tonight Boys Soccer Lakeshore at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. South Haven at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Niles at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Coloma at Constantine, 5:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Mattawan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:00 p.m. Fennville at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:00 p.m. Grand Rapids Union at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Parchment, 7:00 p.m. East Kentwood at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. GR Forest Hills Northern at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Pennfield at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Volleyball Benton Harbor at South Bend Washington, 6:30 p.m. New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 6:30 p.m. Watervliet Grace Christian at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. Niles at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Dowagiac, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Hamilton, 6:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. Bridgman, Dowagiac, Brandywine, Galesburg-Augusta at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB Pick Prediction 8/15/2022 by Tony T. Tigers at Guardians—Drew Hutchison will start for the Tigers in Game 1. Hutchison in nineteen appearances an ERA 4.45 with WHIP 1.47. The righthander pitches to contact with 14.4% strikeouts and 10.6% walks. Ground balls served at 41.8% with 0.74 home runs per nine innings.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 6, Detroit Tigers 2 Texas Rangers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 3 – Game 1 St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 2 – Game 2 Rays 6, Tigers 2 – Lowe, Arozarena power Tampa Bay to 6-2 win over Tigers Brandon Lowe had a home run among his three hits and drove in three runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2. Randy Arozarena had four hits for Tampa Bay, which won back-to-back games for the first time since the All-Star break. Rays starter Jeffrey Springs (4-3) picked up the win, allowing two unearned runs in six innings. He struck out six without walking a batter. Drew Hutchison (1-5) allowed four runs on eight hits and three walks in six innings as Detroit lost for the fifth time in six games. Rangers 3, White Sox 2 – Rangers win 3-2 over WSox in debuts of 2 former 1st-rounders Meibrys Viloria had a tiebreaking pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning and Texas beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2. The Rangers became the first team since 1986 to have two of its first-round picks make their big league debuts as starters in the same game. Left-hander Cole Ragans, who twice had Tommy John surgery after being their first-round selection in 2016, allowed one unearned run over five innings in his debut. Bubba Thompson, the team’s first pick in 2017, had a bunt single. Brock Burke struck out four in two scoreless innings for the win. White Sox starter Johnny Cueto gave up 11 hits, with four strikeouts and no walks while pitching the entire game. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3 / Cardinals 7, Cubs 2 – Quintana wins in St. Louis debut, Cardinals sweep DH vs Cubs Newly acquired José Quintana won in his debut with St. Louis, Tyler O’Neill and Nolan Arenado homered and the Cardinals beat Chicago 7-2, completing a doubleheader sweep of the Cubs. The Cardinals won the opener 4-3 as Lars Nootbaar hit a tying sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and a game-ending RBI single in the ninth. Quintana, traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis on Monday, surrendered one run, one hit and two walks and struck out seven batters in six innings in a no-decision debut with the Cardinals, who have won four straight and are tied for first place in the NL Central with Milwaukee. Jordan Hicks (3-5) allowed a run on a hit and two walks, and Génesis Cabrera and Chris Stratton each tossed a scoreless inning in relief in the combined two-hitter. Today Miami (TBD) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 4-7), 2:20 p.m. Tampa Bay (Kluber 7-6) at Detroit (Garcia 0-0), 7:10 p.m.           WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Chicago White Sox (Cease 11-4) at Texas (Otto 4-7), 8:05 p.m. MLB – London Calling: Cubs-Cardinals set for London in June 2023 Major League Baseball plans to return to London next year for the first time since 2019. The league says the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs will play a two-game series on June 24 and 25, 2023, at London Stadium. The NL Central rivals were supposed to play in London in 2020, but the games were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. MLB last played in London in 2019, when the New York Yankees swept a two-game set against the Boston Red Sox in June at London Stadium. Those were also MLB’s first regular-season games played in Europe. MLB – Miguel Cabrera says he’s uncertain about playing in 2023 Miguel Cabrera says he may end his likely Hall of Fame career at the end of this season. The 39-year-old Detroit Tigers star mused on the subject Thursday amid a slump through the dog days of summer. Cabrera joined the 3,000-hit/500-homer club earlier in the season, and was hitting .308 as recently as July 8. Plagued by lower-body problems that have been a constant issue in recent seasons, he entered Thursday hitting .132 with three extra-base hits in his last 20 games. The Tigers came into the season as fringe contenders after a strong finish in 2021, but they have staggered to a 42-65 record with the worst offense in baseball. NFL – National Football League Preseason – Hall of Fame Game Last Night Las Vegas Raiders 28, Jacksonville Jaguars 11 Raiders 28, Jaguars 11 – Raiders give McDaniels happy homecoming, beat Jaguars 27-11 Josh Jacobs and rookie Zamir White ran well on a rain-soaked field and the Raiders routed Jacksonville 27-11 in the Hall of Fame game Thursday night, spoiling coach Doug Pederson’s first game with the Jaguars. Derek Carr, the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback, and Davante Adams, the All-Pro receiver acquired in blockbuster trade with Green Bay, were among many starters who sat out for both teams. Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence wore a backward cap on the sideline while third-string quarterback Jake Luton was started. NFL – Former attorney general to hear appeal of Watson suspension NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has chosen former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey to hear the appeal of the six-game suspension for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. Watson has been suspended by independent disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson, who concluded he violated the league’s personal conduct policy after being accused of sexual misconduct by two dozen women in Texas. The league wants further discipline and appealed Robinson’s ruling. The appeal gave the power back to Goodell to hand down punishment but he instead chose Harvey to hear the appeal. NFL – Attorney urges Goodell to ‘do the right thing’ on Watson A lawyer representing two dozen women who have accused Deshaun Watson of sexual assault or harassment says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has a chance to “do the right thing” now that the league has appealed a six-game suspension for the quarterback. Attorney Tony Buzbee says “Every victim of sexual assault is watching Roger Goodell and the NFL right now.” The NFL’s appeal of an independent disciplinary officer’s decision gives Goodell or someone he designates the authority to increase Watson’s penalty. Goodell has named former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey as his designee to hear the appeal. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. WNBA – WNBA’s Griner convicted at drug trial, sentenced to 9 years A judge in Russia convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling. She was sentenced to nine years in prison in a politically charged case that could lead to a high-stakes prisoner exchange between Washington and Moscow. Griner showed little emotion to the sentence but her lawyers said later she was “very upset, very stressed.” U.S. President Joe Biden denounced as “unacceptable” the verdict and sentence, which came amid soaring tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine. Griner had told the court she had no intention to break the law by bringing vape cartridges with cannabis oil when she flew to Moscow to play basketball in the city of Yekaterinburg. WNBA – Brittney Griner recognized with WNBA moment of silence Following Brittney Griner’s sentencing in Russia to nine years in prison Thursday, WNBA players, coaches and fans locked arms and tried to send the American basketball star strength during a moment of silence. Before the Connecticut Sun beat the Phoenix Mercury 77-64, players from both teams met at midcourt and silently bowed their heads for 42 seconds — a nod to Griner’s jersey number with the Mercury. Sun coach Curt Miller wore a “WE ARE BG” t-shirt. Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and a eight-time WNBA all-star, was convicted of drug possession and smuggling. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Great Lakes Loons 5, Lake County Captains 4 – 11 Innings West Michigan Whitecaps 5, Lansing Lugnuts 1 South Bend Cubs 3, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 1 Tonight Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 6, Detroit Tigers 2 Texas Rangers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 3 – Game 1 St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 2 – Game 2 Rays 6, Tigers 2 – Lowe, Arozarena power Tampa Bay to 6-2 win over Tigers Brandon Lowe had a home run among his three hits and drove in three runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2. Randy Arozarena had four hits for Tampa Bay, which won back-to-back games for the first time since the All-Star break. Rays starter Jeffrey Springs (4-3) picked up the win, allowing two unearned runs in six innings. He struck out six without walking a batter. Drew Hutchison (1-5) allowed four runs on eight hits and three walks in six innings as Detroit lost for the fifth time in six games. Rangers 3, White Sox 2 – Rangers win 3-2 over WSox in debuts of 2 former 1st-rounders Meibrys Viloria had a tiebreaking pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning and Texas beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2. The Rangers became the first team since 1986 to have two of its first-round picks make their big league debuts as starters in the same game. Left-hander Cole Ragans, who twice had Tommy John surgery after being their first-round selection in 2016, allowed one unearned run over five innings in his debut. Bubba Thompson, the team’s first pick in 2017, had a bunt single. Brock Burke struck out four in two scoreless innings for the win. White Sox starter Johnny Cueto gave up 11 hits, with four strikeouts and no walks while pitching the entire game. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3 / Cardinals 7, Cubs 2 – Quintana wins in St. Louis debut, Cardinals sweep DH vs Cubs Newly acquired José Quintana won in his debut with St. Louis, Tyler O’Neill and Nolan Arenado homered and the Cardinals beat Chicago 7-2, completing a doubleheader sweep of the Cubs. The Cardinals won the opener 4-3 as Lars Nootbaar hit a tying sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and a game-ending RBI single in the ninth. Quintana, traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis on Monday, surrendered one run, one hit and two walks and struck out seven batters in six innings in a no-decision debut with the Cardinals, who have won four straight and are tied for first place in the NL Central with Milwaukee. Jordan Hicks (3-5) allowed a run on a hit and two walks, and Génesis Cabrera and Chris Stratton each tossed a scoreless inning in relief in the combined two-hitter. Today Miami (TBD) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 4-7), 2:20 p.m. Tampa Bay (Kluber 7-6) at Detroit (Garcia 0-0), 7:10 p.m.           WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Chicago White Sox (Cease 11-4) at Texas (Otto 4-7), 8:05 p.m. MLB – London Calling: Cubs-Cardinals set for London in June 2023 Major League Baseball plans to return to London next year for the first time since 2019. The league says the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs will play a two-game series on June 24 and 25, 2023, at London Stadium. The NL Central rivals were supposed to play in London in 2020, but the games were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. MLB last played in London in 2019, when the New York Yankees swept a two-game set against the Boston Red Sox in June at London Stadium. Those were also MLB’s first regular-season games played in Europe. MLB – Miguel Cabrera says he’s uncertain about playing in 2023 Miguel Cabrera says he may end his likely Hall of Fame career at the end of this season. The 39-year-old Detroit Tigers star mused on the subject Thursday amid a slump through the dog days of summer. Cabrera joined the 3,000-hit/500-homer club earlier in the season, and was hitting .308 as recently as July 8. Plagued by lower-body problems that have been a constant issue in recent seasons, he entered Thursday hitting .132 with three extra-base hits in his last 20 games. The Tigers came into the season as fringe contenders after a strong finish in 2021, but they have staggered to a 42-65 record with the worst offense in baseball. NFL – National Football League Preseason – Hall of Fame Game Last Night Las Vegas Raiders 28, Jacksonville Jaguars 11 Raiders 28, Jaguars 11 – Raiders give McDaniels happy homecoming, beat Jaguars 27-11 Josh Jacobs and rookie Zamir White ran well on a rain-soaked field and the Raiders routed Jacksonville 27-11 in the Hall of Fame game Thursday night, spoiling coach Doug Pederson’s first game with the Jaguars. Derek Carr, the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback, and Davante Adams, the All-Pro receiver acquired in blockbuster trade with Green Bay, were among many starters who sat out for both teams. Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence wore a backward cap on the sideline while third-string quarterback Jake Luton was started. NFL – Former attorney general to hear appeal of Watson suspension NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has chosen former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey to hear the appeal of the six-game suspension for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. Watson has been suspended by independent disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson, who concluded he violated the league’s personal conduct policy after being accused of sexual misconduct by two dozen women in Texas. The league wants further discipline and appealed Robinson’s ruling. The appeal gave the power back to Goodell to hand down punishment but he instead chose Harvey to hear the appeal. NFL – Attorney urges Goodell to ‘do the right thing’ on Watson A lawyer representing two dozen women who have accused Deshaun Watson of sexual assault or harassment says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has a chance to “do the right thing” now that the league has appealed a six-game suspension for the quarterback. Attorney Tony Buzbee says “Every victim of sexual assault is watching Roger Goodell and the NFL right now.” The NFL’s appeal of an independent disciplinary officer’s decision gives Goodell or someone he designates the authority to increase Watson’s penalty. Goodell has named former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey as his designee to hear the appeal. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. WNBA – WNBA’s Griner convicted at drug trial, sentenced to 9 years A judge in Russia convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling. She was sentenced to nine years in prison in a politically charged case that could lead to a high-stakes prisoner exchange between Washington and Moscow. Griner showed little emotion to the sentence but her lawyers said later she was “very upset, very stressed.” U.S. President Joe Biden denounced as “unacceptable” the verdict and sentence, which came amid soaring tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine. Griner had told the court she had no intention to break the law by bringing vape cartridges with cannabis oil when she flew to Moscow to play basketball in the city of Yekaterinburg. WNBA – Brittney Griner recognized with WNBA moment of silence Following Brittney Griner’s sentencing in Russia to nine years in prison Thursday, WNBA players, coaches and fans locked arms and tried to send the American basketball star strength during a moment of silence. Before the Connecticut Sun beat the Phoenix Mercury 77-64, players from both teams met at midcourt and silently bowed their heads for 42 seconds — a nod to Griner’s jersey number with the Mercury. Sun coach Curt Miller wore a “WE ARE BG” t-shirt. Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and a eight-time WNBA all-star, was convicted of drug possession and smuggling. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Great Lakes Loons 5, Lake County Captains 4 – 11 Innings West Michigan Whitecaps 5, Lansing Lugnuts 1 South Bend Cubs 3, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 1 Tonight Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 6, Detroit Tigers 2 Texas Rangers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 3 – Game 1 St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 2 – Game 2 Rays 6, Tigers 2 – Lowe, Arozarena power Tampa Bay to 6-2 win over Tigers Brandon Lowe had a home run among his three hits and drove in three runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2. Randy Arozarena had four hits for Tampa Bay, which won back-to-back games for the first time since the All-Star break. Rays starter Jeffrey Springs (4-3) picked up the win, allowing two unearned runs in six innings. He struck out six without walking a batter. Drew Hutchison (1-5) allowed four runs on eight hits and three walks in six innings as Detroit lost for the fifth time in six games. Rangers 3, White Sox 2 – Rangers win 3-2 over WSox in debuts of 2 former 1st-rounders Meibrys Viloria had a tiebreaking pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning and Texas beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2. The Rangers became the first team since 1986 to have two of its first-round picks make their big league debuts as starters in the same game. Left-hander Cole Ragans, who twice had Tommy John surgery after being their first-round selection in 2016, allowed one unearned run over five innings in his debut. Bubba Thompson, the team’s first pick in 2017, had a bunt single. Brock Burke struck out four in two scoreless innings for the win. White Sox starter Johnny Cueto gave up 11 hits, with four strikeouts and no walks while pitching the entire game. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3 / Cardinals 7, Cubs 2 – Quintana wins in St. Louis debut, Cardinals sweep DH vs Cubs Newly acquired José Quintana won in his debut with St. Louis, Tyler O’Neill and Nolan Arenado homered and the Cardinals beat Chicago 7-2, completing a doubleheader sweep of the Cubs. The Cardinals won the opener 4-3 as Lars Nootbaar hit a tying sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and a game-ending RBI single in the ninth. Quintana, traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis on Monday, surrendered one run, one hit and two walks and struck out seven batters in six innings in a no-decision debut with the Cardinals, who have won four straight and are tied for first place in the NL Central with Milwaukee. Jordan Hicks (3-5) allowed a run on a hit and two walks, and Génesis Cabrera and Chris Stratton each tossed a scoreless inning in relief in the combined two-hitter. Today Miami (TBD) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 4-7), 2:20 p.m. Tampa Bay (Kluber 7-6) at Detroit (Garcia 0-0), 7:10 p.m.           WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Chicago White Sox (Cease 11-4) at Texas (Otto 4-7), 8:05 p.m. MLB – London Calling: Cubs-Cardinals set for London in June 2023 Major League Baseball plans to return to London next year for the first time since 2019. The league says the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs will play a two-game series on June 24 and 25, 2023, at London Stadium. The NL Central rivals were supposed to play in London in 2020, but the games were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. MLB last played in London in 2019, when the New York Yankees swept a two-game set against the Boston Red Sox in June at London Stadium. Those were also MLB’s first regular-season games played in Europe. MLB – Miguel Cabrera says he’s uncertain about playing in 2023 Miguel Cabrera says he may end his likely Hall of Fame career at the end of this season. The 39-year-old Detroit Tigers star mused on the subject Thursday amid a slump through the dog days of summer. Cabrera joined the 3,000-hit/500-homer club earlier in the season, and was hitting .308 as recently as July 8. Plagued by lower-body problems that have been a constant issue in recent seasons, he entered Thursday hitting .132 with three extra-base hits in his last 20 games. The Tigers came into the season as fringe contenders after a strong finish in 2021, but they have staggered to a 42-65 record with the worst offense in baseball. NFL – National Football League Preseason – Hall of Fame Game Last Night Las Vegas Raiders 28, Jacksonville Jaguars 11 Raiders 28, Jaguars 11 – Raiders give McDaniels happy homecoming, beat Jaguars 27-11 Josh Jacobs and rookie Zamir White ran well on a rain-soaked field and the Raiders routed Jacksonville 27-11 in the Hall of Fame game Thursday night, spoiling coach Doug Pederson’s first game with the Jaguars. Derek Carr, the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback, and Davante Adams, the All-Pro receiver acquired in blockbuster trade with Green Bay, were among many starters who sat out for both teams. Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence wore a backward cap on the sideline while third-string quarterback Jake Luton was started. NFL – Former attorney general to hear appeal of Watson suspension NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has chosen former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey to hear the appeal of the six-game suspension for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. Watson has been suspended by independent disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson, who concluded he violated the league’s personal conduct policy after being accused of sexual misconduct by two dozen women in Texas. The league wants further discipline and appealed Robinson’s ruling. The appeal gave the power back to Goodell to hand down punishment but he instead chose Harvey to hear the appeal. NFL – Attorney urges Goodell to ‘do the right thing’ on Watson A lawyer representing two dozen women who have accused Deshaun Watson of sexual assault or harassment says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has a chance to “do the right thing” now that the league has appealed a six-game suspension for the quarterback. Attorney Tony Buzbee says “Every victim of sexual assault is watching Roger Goodell and the NFL right now.” The NFL’s appeal of an independent disciplinary officer’s decision gives Goodell or someone he designates the authority to increase Watson’s penalty. Goodell has named former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey as his designee to hear the appeal. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. WNBA – WNBA’s Griner convicted at drug trial, sentenced to 9 years A judge in Russia convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling. She was sentenced to nine years in prison in a politically charged case that could lead to a high-stakes prisoner exchange between Washington and Moscow. Griner showed little emotion to the sentence but her lawyers said later she was “very upset, very stressed.” U.S. President Joe Biden denounced as “unacceptable” the verdict and sentence, which came amid soaring tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine. Griner had told the court she had no intention to break the law by bringing vape cartridges with cannabis oil when she flew to Moscow to play basketball in the city of Yekaterinburg. WNBA – Brittney Griner recognized with WNBA moment of silence Following Brittney Griner’s sentencing in Russia to nine years in prison Thursday, WNBA players, coaches and fans locked arms and tried to send the American basketball star strength during a moment of silence. Before the Connecticut Sun beat the Phoenix Mercury 77-64, players from both teams met at midcourt and silently bowed their heads for 42 seconds — a nod to Griner’s jersey number with the Mercury. Sun coach Curt Miller wore a “WE ARE BG” t-shirt. Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and a eight-time WNBA all-star, was convicted of drug possession and smuggling. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Great Lakes Loons 5, Lake County Captains 4 – 11 Innings West Michigan Whitecaps 5, Lansing Lugnuts 1 South Bend Cubs 3, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 1 Tonight Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 6, Detroit Tigers 2 Texas Rangers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 3 – Game 1 St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 2 – Game 2 Rays 6, Tigers 2 – Lowe, Arozarena power Tampa Bay to 6-2 win over Tigers Brandon Lowe had a home run among his three hits and drove in three runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2. Randy Arozarena had four hits for Tampa Bay, which won back-to-back games for the first time since the All-Star break. Rays starter Jeffrey Springs (4-3) picked up the win, allowing two unearned runs in six innings. He struck out six without walking a batter. Drew Hutchison (1-5) allowed four runs on eight hits and three walks in six innings as Detroit lost for the fifth time in six games. Rangers 3, White Sox 2 – Rangers win 3-2 over WSox in debuts of 2 former 1st-rounders Meibrys Viloria had a tiebreaking pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning and Texas beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2. The Rangers became the first team since 1986 to have two of its first-round picks make their big league debuts as starters in the same game. Left-hander Cole Ragans, who twice had Tommy John surgery after being their first-round selection in 2016, allowed one unearned run over five innings in his debut. Bubba Thompson, the team’s first pick in 2017, had a bunt single. Brock Burke struck out four in two scoreless innings for the win. White Sox starter Johnny Cueto gave up 11 hits, with four strikeouts and no walks while pitching the entire game. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3 / Cardinals 7, Cubs 2 – Quintana wins in St. Louis debut, Cardinals sweep DH vs Cubs Newly acquired José Quintana won in his debut with St. Louis, Tyler O’Neill and Nolan Arenado homered and the Cardinals beat Chicago 7-2, completing a doubleheader sweep of the Cubs. The Cardinals won the opener 4-3 as Lars Nootbaar hit a tying sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and a game-ending RBI single in the ninth. Quintana, traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis on Monday, surrendered one run, one hit and two walks and struck out seven batters in six innings in a no-decision debut with the Cardinals, who have won four straight and are tied for first place in the NL Central with Milwaukee. Jordan Hicks (3-5) allowed a run on a hit and two walks, and Génesis Cabrera and Chris Stratton each tossed a scoreless inning in relief in the combined two-hitter. Today Miami (TBD) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 4-7), 2:20 p.m. Tampa Bay (Kluber 7-6) at Detroit (Garcia 0-0), 7:10 p.m.           WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Chicago White Sox (Cease 11-4) at Texas (Otto 4-7), 8:05 p.m. MLB – London Calling: Cubs-Cardinals set for London in June 2023 Major League Baseball plans to return to London next year for the first time since 2019. The league says the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs will play a two-game series on June 24 and 25, 2023, at London Stadium. The NL Central rivals were supposed to play in London in 2020, but the games were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. MLB last played in London in 2019, when the New York Yankees swept a two-game set against the Boston Red Sox in June at London Stadium. Those were also MLB’s first regular-season games played in Europe. MLB – Miguel Cabrera says he’s uncertain about playing in 2023 Miguel Cabrera says he may end his likely Hall of Fame career at the end of this season. The 39-year-old Detroit Tigers star mused on the subject Thursday amid a slump through the dog days of summer. Cabrera joined the 3,000-hit/500-homer club earlier in the season, and was hitting .308 as recently as July 8. Plagued by lower-body problems that have been a constant issue in recent seasons, he entered Thursday hitting .132 with three extra-base hits in his last 20 games. The Tigers came into the season as fringe contenders after a strong finish in 2021, but they have staggered to a 42-65 record with the worst offense in baseball. NFL – National Football League Preseason – Hall of Fame Game Last Night Las Vegas Raiders 28, Jacksonville Jaguars 11 Raiders 28, Jaguars 11 – Raiders give McDaniels happy homecoming, beat Jaguars 27-11 Josh Jacobs and rookie Zamir White ran well on a rain-soaked field and the Raiders routed Jacksonville 27-11 in the Hall of Fame game Thursday night, spoiling coach Doug Pederson’s first game with the Jaguars. Derek Carr, the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback, and Davante Adams, the All-Pro receiver acquired in blockbuster trade with Green Bay, were among many starters who sat out for both teams. Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence wore a backward cap on the sideline while third-string quarterback Jake Luton was started. NFL – Former attorney general to hear appeal of Watson suspension NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has chosen former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey to hear the appeal of the six-game suspension for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. Watson has been suspended by independent disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson, who concluded he violated the league’s personal conduct policy after being accused of sexual misconduct by two dozen women in Texas. The league wants further discipline and appealed Robinson’s ruling. The appeal gave the power back to Goodell to hand down punishment but he instead chose Harvey to hear the appeal. NFL – Attorney urges Goodell to ‘do the right thing’ on Watson A lawyer representing two dozen women who have accused Deshaun Watson of sexual assault or harassment says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has a chance to “do the right thing” now that the league has appealed a six-game suspension for the quarterback. Attorney Tony Buzbee says “Every victim of sexual assault is watching Roger Goodell and the NFL right now.” The NFL’s appeal of an independent disciplinary officer’s decision gives Goodell or someone he designates the authority to increase Watson’s penalty. Goodell has named former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey as his designee to hear the appeal. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. WNBA – WNBA’s Griner convicted at drug trial, sentenced to 9 years A judge in Russia convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling. She was sentenced to nine years in prison in a politically charged case that could lead to a high-stakes prisoner exchange between Washington and Moscow. Griner showed little emotion to the sentence but her lawyers said later she was “very upset, very stressed.” U.S. President Joe Biden denounced as “unacceptable” the verdict and sentence, which came amid soaring tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine. Griner had told the court she had no intention to break the law by bringing vape cartridges with cannabis oil when she flew to Moscow to play basketball in the city of Yekaterinburg. WNBA – Brittney Griner recognized with WNBA moment of silence Following Brittney Griner’s sentencing in Russia to nine years in prison Thursday, WNBA players, coaches and fans locked arms and tried to send the American basketball star strength during a moment of silence. Before the Connecticut Sun beat the Phoenix Mercury 77-64, players from both teams met at midcourt and silently bowed their heads for 42 seconds — a nod to Griner’s jersey number with the Mercury. Sun coach Curt Miller wore a “WE ARE BG” t-shirt. Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and a eight-time WNBA all-star, was convicted of drug possession and smuggling. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Great Lakes Loons 5, Lake County Captains 4 – 11 Innings West Michigan Whitecaps 5, Lansing Lugnuts 1 South Bend Cubs 3, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 1 Tonight Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Pick Prediction 8/4/2022 by Tony T. Rays at Tigers—Jeffrey Springs the starter for Tampa Bay. Springs in 21 appearances carries an ERA of 2.70 with WHIP 1.12. The lefty is striking out 26% with 5.4% walks. Grounders sit at 40% with 1.35 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 3.62 points to an increase in ERA based on these numbers. Drew Hutchison to start for Detroit. Hutchison has seventeen appearances with an ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.39.

Detroit Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays MLB Pick Prediction 7/30/2022 by Tony T. Tigers at Blue Jays—Drew Hutchison to start for Detroit. Hutchison has sixteen appearances with an ERA of 4.84 and WHIP 1.43. The righty is striking out 14.9% with 10.8% walks. Ground balls served at 42.7% with 0.81 home runs per nine innings. Ross Striping expected starter for Toronto.

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San Diego Padres vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Pick Prediction 7/25/2022 by Tony T. Padres at Tigers—Sean Manaea to start for San Diego. Manaea in eleven starts an ERA of 4.11 with WHIP 1.23. The lefthander is striking out 23.9% with 9.1% walks. Ground balls check in at 39.1% with 1.25 home runs per nine innings. Drew Hutchison to start for Detroit.

Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB Pick Prediction 7/15/2022 by Tony T. Tigers at Guardians—Drew Hutchison to start for Detroit. Hutchison in fourteen appearances an ERA of 4.08 with WHIP 1.36. The righthander pitches to high contact with 14.3% strikeouts and 11% walks. Ground ball rate of 39.8% with 0.76 home runs per nine innings.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 11, Cleveland Guardians 4 Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee Brewers 3 Tigers 11, Guardians 4 – Greene, Reyes lead Tigers to 3rd straight win over Guardians Riley Greene and Victor Reyes drove in three runs apiece, Eric Haase blasted a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers pounded the Cleveland Guardians 11-4. Miguel Cabrera added three hits, two runs scored and an RBI for the Tigers, who have won the first three games of the four-game series. Greene had a pair of doubles, while Reyes supplied three hits and scored twice. Drew Hutchison got his first victory since last Sept. 25, allowing two runs — one earned — and five hits in five innings. Guardians starter Cal Quantrill surrendered six runs — three earned — in four innings. Twins 8, White Sox 2 – Kirilloff hits 2 homers as Twins pound White Sox 8-2 Alex Kirilloff hit two of Minnesota’s five home runs, Jorge Polanco went deep on his birthday for the second time and the Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2. Kirilloff had his second career multi-homer game. He went back to back with Polanco against slumping White Sox starter Michael Kopech in a three-run fifth and added a two-run drive against Vince Velasquez in the seventh. Max Kepler and Jose Miranda also connected, and the AL Central-leading Twins finished one homer shy of their season high. Josh Winder pitched five solid innings on short notice, and Minnesota improved to 5-0 against the reigning division champions. Cubs 8, Brewers 3 – Suzuki homers again, Hendricks hurt as Cubs top Brewers 8-3 Seiya Suzuki homered for the second straight night as the Chicago Cubs overcame Kyle Hendricks’ early exit and defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3. Hendricks left after three innings with a sore right shoulder. The right-hander threw 69 pitches, with his velocity slightly lower than usual. Chicago’s bullpen stepped up in Hendricks’ absence. Matt Swarmer, Rowan Wick and Michael Rucker combined to allow just one run over the last six innings. Suzuki’s two-run homer broke a 2-all tie in the fifth. Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run shot for the Brewers. Today Cleveland (Bieber 3-4) at Detroit (Pineda 1-3), 1:10 p.m.          WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Minnesota (Ryan 6-3) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 1-1), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-0) at Milwaukee (Burnes 7-4), 2:10 p.m. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Seattle Storm 95, Indiana Fever 83 Storm 95, Fever 83 – Loyd scores 25 points, Storm beat Fever 95-73 Jewell Loyd scored 25 points, Tina Charles had 13 points and eight rebounds, and the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 95-73. Seattle got its 400th regular-season win. Gabby Williams added 14 points, Ezi Magbegor had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Breanna Stewart also scored 12 for Seattle. Sue Bird had two points, on 1-of-7 shooting and five assists. Briann January, who is retiring after the season, also scored two points in her final trip to Indiana, where her 14-year career began. Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points for Indiana. NaLyssa Smith added 14 points and Danielle Robinson had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Today Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx, 1:00 p.m. WNBA – White House: Biden has read Griner letter pleading for help Brittney Griner’s appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.” Griner’s letter was delivered through her representatives to the White House on Monday and officials say the president has read it. However Griner’s wife, Cherelle, said Tuesday on a morning talk show that she hadn’t heard from Biden. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist is in the midst of a trial in Russia that began last week after she was arrested on Feb. 17 on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for her Russian team. The trial will resume Thursday. NCAA – Pac-12 accelerates negotiations for media rights deals The Pac-12 is pushing up negotiations for its next media rights agreements in the wake of the decision by UCLA and USC to leave for the Big Ten. The Pac-12 announced that its board of directors has authorized negotiations. The conference’s current media rights deal expires in 2024, but the Pac-12 accelerated the timeline for negotiations for the next one with two of its marquee programs headed out the door. UCLA and USC leaving for the Big Ten in 2024 will knock the Pac-12 out of the nation’s second-largest media market. NHL – NHL Draft: Teams weigh risks of selecting Russian prospects The war in Ukraine has added an increasing level of uncertainty for teams looking at Russia-born prospects in this week’s NHL draft. There are fresh questions regarding their availability to play in North America. There is the potential of Russia being shut out in the first round for the first time since 2005. The concerns include when and whether Russian players will be able to travel to play in North America. The draft will be held Thursday and Friday in Montreal. NHL – Agent: Top NHL goalie prospect sent to Russian military base The North American agent for Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov says he is at a remote military base in northern Russia. Fedotov vanished last week ahead of a planned move to the U.S. The disappearance of one of the NHL’s top prospects prompted concern for his wellbeing and worry over whether Russians will be willing or able to join teams who draft them this weekend. Russian men can be conscripted between the ages of 18 and 27. Fedotov is 25 and considered one of the top goalies in the world not already playing in the NHL. NHL – Sharks hire Mike Grier as NHL’s first Black GM The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year. Grier spent three of his 14 seasons in the NHL with the Sharks from 2006 to 2009 and he has spent the past decade filling various roles as a coach and scout around the league. He was most recently the hockey operations advisor for the New York Rangers. NHL/AHL – Jessica Campbell hired as 1st female assistant coach in AHL The Coachella Valley Firebirds have hired the American Hockey League’s first female assistant coach. Jessica Campbell spent the past year working with the Tri-City Storm of the USHL development program and she was an assistant coach with Germany at the IIHF men’s world championships. Coachella Valley is set to begin its first season this fall as the AHL affiliate for the Seattle Kraken. Campbell was part of the Canadian national team program and played three seasons for the Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. She also played collegiately at Cornell. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2 sets down, Djokovic wins 26th consecutive Wimbledon match Novak Djokovic erased a two-set deficit against 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 11th time. Djokovic came back to win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Centre Court. It is his 26th consecutive victory at the All England Club. Djokovic is pursuing a fourth straight title at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament and seventh overall. He will face Cam Norrie of Britain in the semifinals. Norrie won a five-setter against David Goffin to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal. Third-seeded Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria also reached their first Grand Slam semifinals with victories on Tuesday. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Last Night Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 11, Cleveland Guardians 4 Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee Brewers 3 Tigers 11, Guardians 4 – Greene, Reyes lead Tigers to 3rd straight win over Guardians Riley Greene and Victor Reyes drove in three runs apiece, Eric Haase blasted a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers pounded the Cleveland Guardians 11-4. Miguel Cabrera added three hits, two runs scored and an RBI for the Tigers, who have won the first three games of the four-game series. Greene had a pair of doubles, while Reyes supplied three hits and scored twice. Drew Hutchison got his first victory since last Sept. 25, allowing two runs — one earned — and five hits in five innings. Guardians starter Cal Quantrill surrendered six runs — three earned — in four innings. Twins 8, White Sox 2 – Kirilloff hits 2 homers as Twins pound White Sox 8-2 Alex Kirilloff hit two of Minnesota’s five home runs, Jorge Polanco went deep on his birthday for the second time and the Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2. Kirilloff had his second career multi-homer game. He went back to back with Polanco against slumping White Sox starter Michael Kopech in a three-run fifth and added a two-run drive against Vince Velasquez in the seventh. Max Kepler and Jose Miranda also connected, and the AL Central-leading Twins finished one homer shy of their season high. Josh Winder pitched five solid innings on short notice, and Minnesota improved to 5-0 against the reigning division champions. Cubs 8, Brewers 3 – Suzuki homers again, Hendricks hurt as Cubs top Brewers 8-3 Seiya Suzuki homered for the second straight night as the Chicago Cubs overcame Kyle Hendricks’ early exit and defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3. Hendricks left after three innings with a sore right shoulder. The right-hander threw 69 pitches, with his velocity slightly lower than usual. Chicago’s bullpen stepped up in Hendricks’ absence. Matt Swarmer, Rowan Wick and Michael Rucker combined to allow just one run over the last six innings. Suzuki’s two-run homer broke a 2-all tie in the fifth. Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run shot for the Brewers. Today Cleveland (Bieber 3-4) at Detroit (Pineda 1-3), 1:10 p.m.          WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Minnesota (Ryan 6-3) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 1-1), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-0) at Milwaukee (Burnes 7-4), 2:10 p.m. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Seattle Storm 95, Indiana Fever 83 Storm 95, Fever 83 – Loyd scores 25 points, Storm beat Fever 95-73 Jewell Loyd scored 25 points, Tina Charles had 13 points and eight rebounds, and the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 95-73. Seattle got its 400th regular-season win. Gabby Williams added 14 points, Ezi Magbegor had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Breanna Stewart also scored 12 for Seattle. Sue Bird had two points, on 1-of-7 shooting and five assists. Briann January, who is retiring after the season, also scored two points in her final trip to Indiana, where her 14-year career began. Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points for Indiana. NaLyssa Smith added 14 points and Danielle Robinson had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Today Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx, 1:00 p.m. WNBA – White House: Biden has read Griner letter pleading for help Brittney Griner’s appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.” Griner’s letter was delivered through her representatives to the White House on Monday and officials say the president has read it. However Griner’s wife, Cherelle, said Tuesday on a morning talk show that she hadn’t heard from Biden. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist is in the midst of a trial in Russia that began last week after she was arrested on Feb. 17 on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for her Russian team. The trial will resume Thursday. NCAA – Pac-12 accelerates negotiations for media rights deals The Pac-12 is pushing up negotiations for its next media rights agreements in the wake of the decision by UCLA and USC to leave for the Big Ten. The Pac-12 announced that its board of directors has authorized negotiations. The conference’s current media rights deal expires in 2024, but the Pac-12 accelerated the timeline for negotiations for the next one with two of its marquee programs headed out the door. UCLA and USC leaving for the Big Ten in 2024 will knock the Pac-12 out of the nation’s second-largest media market. NHL – NHL Draft: Teams weigh risks of selecting Russian prospects The war in Ukraine has added an increasing level of uncertainty for teams looking at Russia-born prospects in this week’s NHL draft. There are fresh questions regarding their availability to play in North America. There is the potential of Russia being shut out in the first round for the first time since 2005. The concerns include when and whether Russian players will be able to travel to play in North America. The draft will be held Thursday and Friday in Montreal. NHL – Agent: Top NHL goalie prospect sent to Russian military base The North American agent for Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov says he is at a remote military base in northern Russia. Fedotov vanished last week ahead of a planned move to the U.S. The disappearance of one of the NHL’s top prospects prompted concern for his wellbeing and worry over whether Russians will be willing or able to join teams who draft them this weekend. Russian men can be conscripted between the ages of 18 and 27. Fedotov is 25 and considered one of the top goalies in the world not already playing in the NHL. NHL – Sharks hire Mike Grier as NHL’s first Black GM The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year. Grier spent three of his 14 seasons in the NHL with the Sharks from 2006 to 2009 and he has spent the past decade filling various roles as a coach and scout around the league. He was most recently the hockey operations advisor for the New York Rangers. NHL/AHL – Jessica Campbell hired as 1st female assistant coach in AHL The Coachella Valley Firebirds have hired the American Hockey League’s first female assistant coach. Jessica Campbell spent the past year working with the Tri-City Storm of the USHL development program and she was an assistant coach with Germany at the IIHF men’s world championships. Coachella Valley is set to begin its first season this fall as the AHL affiliate for the Seattle Kraken. Campbell was part of the Canadian national team program and played three seasons for the Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. She also played collegiately at Cornell. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2 sets down, Djokovic wins 26th consecutive Wimbledon match Novak Djokovic erased a two-set deficit against 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 11th time. Djokovic came back to win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Centre Court. It is his 26th consecutive victory at the All England Club. Djokovic is pursuing a fourth straight title at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament and seventh overall. He will face Cam Norrie of Britain in the semifinals. Norrie won a five-setter against David Goffin to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal. Third-seeded Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria also reached their first Grand Slam semifinals with victories on Tuesday. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Last Night Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 11, Cleveland Guardians 4 Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee Brewers 3 Tigers 11, Guardians 4 – Greene, Reyes lead Tigers to 3rd straight win over Guardians Riley Greene and Victor Reyes drove in three runs apiece, Eric Haase blasted a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers pounded the Cleveland Guardians 11-4. Miguel Cabrera added three hits, two runs scored and an RBI for the Tigers, who have won the first three games of the four-game series. Greene had a pair of doubles, while Reyes supplied three hits and scored twice. Drew Hutchison got his first victory since last Sept. 25, allowing two runs — one earned — and five hits in five innings. Guardians starter Cal Quantrill surrendered six runs — three earned — in four innings. Twins 8, White Sox 2 – Kirilloff hits 2 homers as Twins pound White Sox 8-2 Alex Kirilloff hit two of Minnesota’s five home runs, Jorge Polanco went deep on his birthday for the second time and the Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2. Kirilloff had his second career multi-homer game. He went back to back with Polanco against slumping White Sox starter Michael Kopech in a three-run fifth and added a two-run drive against Vince Velasquez in the seventh. Max Kepler and Jose Miranda also connected, and the AL Central-leading Twins finished one homer shy of their season high. Josh Winder pitched five solid innings on short notice, and Minnesota improved to 5-0 against the reigning division champions. Cubs 8, Brewers 3 – Suzuki homers again, Hendricks hurt as Cubs top Brewers 8-3 Seiya Suzuki homered for the second straight night as the Chicago Cubs overcame Kyle Hendricks’ early exit and defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3. Hendricks left after three innings with a sore right shoulder. The right-hander threw 69 pitches, with his velocity slightly lower than usual. Chicago’s bullpen stepped up in Hendricks’ absence. Matt Swarmer, Rowan Wick and Michael Rucker combined to allow just one run over the last six innings. Suzuki’s two-run homer broke a 2-all tie in the fifth. Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run shot for the Brewers. Today Cleveland (Bieber 3-4) at Detroit (Pineda 1-3), 1:10 p.m.          WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Minnesota (Ryan 6-3) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 1-1), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-0) at Milwaukee (Burnes 7-4), 2:10 p.m. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Seattle Storm 95, Indiana Fever 83 Storm 95, Fever 83 – Loyd scores 25 points, Storm beat Fever 95-73 Jewell Loyd scored 25 points, Tina Charles had 13 points and eight rebounds, and the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 95-73. Seattle got its 400th regular-season win. Gabby Williams added 14 points, Ezi Magbegor had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Breanna Stewart also scored 12 for Seattle. Sue Bird had two points, on 1-of-7 shooting and five assists. Briann January, who is retiring after the season, also scored two points in her final trip to Indiana, where her 14-year career began. Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points for Indiana. NaLyssa Smith added 14 points and Danielle Robinson had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Today Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx, 1:00 p.m. WNBA – White House: Biden has read Griner letter pleading for help Brittney Griner’s appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.” Griner’s letter was delivered through her representatives to the White House on Monday and officials say the president has read it. However Griner’s wife, Cherelle, said Tuesday on a morning talk show that she hadn’t heard from Biden. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist is in the midst of a trial in Russia that began last week after she was arrested on Feb. 17 on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for her Russian team. The trial will resume Thursday. NCAA – Pac-12 accelerates negotiations for media rights deals The Pac-12 is pushing up negotiations for its next media rights agreements in the wake of the decision by UCLA and USC to leave for the Big Ten. The Pac-12 announced that its board of directors has authorized negotiations. The conference’s current media rights deal expires in 2024, but the Pac-12 accelerated the timeline for negotiations for the next one with two of its marquee programs headed out the door. UCLA and USC leaving for the Big Ten in 2024 will knock the Pac-12 out of the nation’s second-largest media market. NHL – NHL Draft: Teams weigh risks of selecting Russian prospects The war in Ukraine has added an increasing level of uncertainty for teams looking at Russia-born prospects in this week’s NHL draft. There are fresh questions regarding their availability to play in North America. There is the potential of Russia being shut out in the first round for the first time since 2005. The concerns include when and whether Russian players will be able to travel to play in North America. The draft will be held Thursday and Friday in Montreal. NHL – Agent: Top NHL goalie prospect sent to Russian military base The North American agent for Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov says he is at a remote military base in northern Russia. Fedotov vanished last week ahead of a planned move to the U.S. The disappearance of one of the NHL’s top prospects prompted concern for his wellbeing and worry over whether Russians will be willing or able to join teams who draft them this weekend. Russian men can be conscripted between the ages of 18 and 27. Fedotov is 25 and considered one of the top goalies in the world not already playing in the NHL. NHL – Sharks hire Mike Grier as NHL’s first Black GM The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year. Grier spent three of his 14 seasons in the NHL with the Sharks from 2006 to 2009 and he has spent the past decade filling various roles as a coach and scout around the league. He was most recently the hockey operations advisor for the New York Rangers. NHL/AHL – Jessica Campbell hired as 1st female assistant coach in AHL The Coachella Valley Firebirds have hired the American Hockey League’s first female assistant coach. Jessica Campbell spent the past year working with the Tri-City Storm of the USHL development program and she was an assistant coach with Germany at the IIHF men’s world championships. Coachella Valley is set to begin its first season this fall as the AHL affiliate for the Seattle Kraken. Campbell was part of the Canadian national team program and played three seasons for the Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. She also played collegiately at Cornell. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2 sets down, Djokovic wins 26th consecutive Wimbledon match Novak Djokovic erased a two-set deficit against 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 11th time. Djokovic came back to win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Centre Court. It is his 26th consecutive victory at the All England Club. Djokovic is pursuing a fourth straight title at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament and seventh overall. He will face Cam Norrie of Britain in the semifinals. Norrie won a five-setter against David Goffin to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal. Third-seeded Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria also reached their first Grand Slam semifinals with victories on Tuesday. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Last Night Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.