Podcast appearances and mentions of Eric Hosmer

Ben & Paul start the 8am hour by playing and reacting to some audio from our friend Chris Rose's podcast where former Padres catcher Austin Hedges called out Padres fans and the Padres organization for how they handled Eric Hosmer when he was in town... Then at the bottom of the hour, The Incorporator Jesse Agler makes his weekly appearance and gives us his thoughts on last night's game! Listen here!

Happy Trade Deadline day! With many rumors going around, the Boston Red Sox have said they will listen to trade offers for outfielder Alex Verdugo. Will he realistically get moved? Gabby answers that question on today's episode of Locked On Red Sox. Gabby also goes over Chaim Bloom's most notable trade deadline acquisitions in his tenure with the Red Sox so far, including Nick Pivetta, Kyle Schwarber, Eric Hosmer and Tommy Pham. What does Bloom's past trade deadline moves say about his likely approach this season? When Boston shipped out outfielder Andrew Benintendi in 2021, they received a variety of players in return, including pitcher Grant Gambrell as a Player to be Named Later in the deal. Currently pitching for the AA Portland Sea Dogs, Gambrell was recently named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week. Gabby uses this information to send a message to Red Sox Nation to be patient with prospects, especially ones acquired in a trade. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let's ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONMLB for $20 off your first purchase. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Don't miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. Sleeper Download the Sleeper app and use promo code LOCKEDON and you'll get up to a $100 match on your first deposit. Terms and conditions apply. See Sleeper's Terms of Use for details. Currently operational in over 30 states. Check out Sleeper today! FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first time the Mets walked off the Yankees was in the first Subway Series iteration at Shea Stadium, in the second year of interleague play, 1998 — Luis Lopez hit a sac fly off Ramiro Mendoza that brought home Carlos Baerga with the winning run.The next year, Matt Franco singled home Rickey Henderson and Edgardo Alfonzo to lead the Mets to an improbable 9-8 victory over Mariano Rivera. There was a Shane Spencer walkoff fielder's choice in 2004 against Tanyon Sturtze to bring home Kaz Matsui, then a David Wright single off Rivera that scored Paul Lo Duca in 2006. After Jason Bay singled home Scott Hairston in the 10th inning of a 2011 game against Hector Noesi, the Mets walked off Rivera in a third different decade when Lucas Duda singled in Wright for a 2-1 verdict in 2013.The Mets didn't hit their first walkoff homer against the Yankees until 2020, when they did it twice: Amed Rosario off Aroldis Chapman (at Yankee Stadium in a doubleheader, what a strange time) and Pete Alonso off Albert Abreu. The Mets still haven't walked off the Yankees with a homer in front of people because next came Starling Marte's single off Wandy Peralta last year… and then last night, the first walkoff double the Mets have ever had against the Yankees, Brandon Nimmo driving in Eduardo Escobar (who also scored last year's walkoff run) off Nick Ramirez.Walkoff doubles are rare because how often is someone running all the way to second base on a walkoff hit? The winning run is scoring ahead of you, and you can probably stop at first base. Last night, Nimmo's ball hung up in the air, so he was running it out while Escobar had to hold up and make sure the ball wasn't caught.The Mets, in their history, have had 139 regular-season walkoff homers, and just — now — 33 walkoff doubles.Escobar had one last year against the Phillies, hit to a similar spot in right field as Nimmo did last night. Before that, you have to go back to Austin Jackson off Javy Guerra in the 13th inning against the Marlins in 2018, and before that Justin Turner against Sean Marshall and the Cubs in 2011. Wright and Ed Kranepool are the only Mets with multiple walkoff doubles, each with two.The major league record for career walkoff doubles is five, according to Stathead, and it's shared by Adrián González, Chuck Klein, Hunter Pence, and Frank Robinson. Escobar has three in his career, which puts him second to Eric Hosmer among active players, and tied with a group that ranges from Henry Aaron to Don Slaught. It's a weird sport. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

Wir beginnen mit ein paar Neuigkeiten: Aaron Hicks und Eric Hosmer wurden dfa'ed. Es gab eine sehr unschöne Geschichte rund um den Kommentator Glen Kuiper bei den A's, die wir besprechen müssen. Danach versuchen wir eure Fragen zu beantworten. Wie versprochen die Links aus der Sendung: Unsere Sendung zu den Baseball Regeln Baseball Regeln kurz erklärt von den Untouchables Die 50 bzw 10 besten Bärte der MLB Unsere Empfehlung für Twitter @PitchingNinja @UmpScorecards @SlangsOnSports Twitter Accounts der SB Nation Seiten

This week, Justin and Kait discuss: MLB's huge weekend attendance & 6:30 start times (4:35 - 9:54) Blue Jays are on the struggle bus (9:55 - 14:34) Aaron Judge player of the week & Domingo German ejection (14:35 - 21:17) Texas Rangers' incredible offense (21:23 - 27:36) Ben Rortvedt's Yankees debut (27:38 - 30:00) Trea Turner slump (30:30 - 35:55) Vlad Jr.'s kindness (35:56 - 37:18) Orioles city connect uniforms (37:19 - 43:30) Eric Hosmer rant (43:31 - 48:36) Carlos Rodon rant (48:39 - 1:00:07)   Sponsors- The Official Sponsor of Breaking Bats: The Original Fudge Kitchen Shipping fudge, saltwater taffy, sweet treats, and more across the country. https://fudgekitchens.com/   Actions Over Words Apparel Visit https://actionsoverwordsapparel.com/ and enter the code: "N4L" for 10% off your order.   Presented by Not For Long Media https://www.notforlongmedia.com/   Music Credit: Intro: Coming Home; Written by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Performed by Scott Woodruff; Courtesy of Stick Figure Outro: Weight of Sound; Written by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Performed by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Courtesy of Stick Figure

Jack and Aram detail a path to resurgence for the Mets, the Astros' bolstering with Jose Altuve now back, Eric Hosmer and Aaron Hicks being DFA'ed, and they wrap with three guys each that they're drinking the Kool-Aid on. Check out our LinkTree! Join our Fantasy League at Sorare! Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Get Peter's Plays Texted to You! FOLLOW OUR TWITTER ACCOUNT! Use Code "JustBaseball" for Deposit Match on Prize Picks Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peterappel23, @jack_mcmullen11, @aramleighton8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you for checking out this week's episode of the Baseball Together Podcast, baseball family! Brig is out so Brad flies solo going through MLB news that includes the New York Mets promoting catcher/DH Gary Sanchez, the Chicago Cubs DFA'ing Eric Hosmer, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman says the New York Yankees “owe [them] three innings” for pitcher Domingo German getting caught with a foreign substance, Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy takes issue with the way the St. Louis Cardinals catchers were handling the umpires over the weekend, the Cincinnati Reds debuted their Nike City Connect uniforms on the field, the Baltimore Orioles released their Nike City Connect uniforms, and a week 7 fantasy baseball update. The guys then have a conversation with ESPN's Hembo about baseball and the book he researched for Mike Greenberg called, “Got Your Number.” Enjoy! Buy "Got Your Number" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3WA5LGz Shop Fanatics and get your gear for the season: https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/9WmE4E (affiliate) Use code "BTPOD" at check out for 10% off Chinook Seedery: https://bit.ly/3Act6Fg (affiliate) Use code “BASEBALL2GETHER” at check out for 5% off Seed Sack: http://bit.ly/3KNBM9L (affiliate) Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a rating and a review. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Check out the links below to follow us on social media, submit to the mailbag, leave a voicemail, and support the show with our affiliates. Baseball Together only partners with companies we believe in. Get exclusive Baseball Together content on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3JDXV6W  Watch More of the Podcast: http://bit.ly/37FNkqi  Join the Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/2QzPmQM  Follow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/31IYoSl  Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2QES6gn  Follow us on TikTok: http://bit.ly/3tFOnBl  Do you have a question for Brig and Brad? Submit a question to the mailbag or leave a voicemail and they'll give you a shoutout on the show! Submit to Our Mailbag: http://bit.ly/2P5UtIV  Leave Us a Voicemail: https://bit.ly/3iFXL1Z Support the people who support us! Follow the link below to learn more about how you can support the podcast through our affiliate partners. Baseball Together only partners with companies we believe in. Use code "BTPOD" at check out for 10% off Chinook Seedery: https://bit.ly/3Act6Fg  Get a FREE month of Audible: https://bit.ly/3nvIVgt  StubHub: https://stubhub.prf.hn/l/aQXvmAe  Support Our Other Affiliate Partners: https://bit.ly/3dJpuNr  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/baseball-together/message

On today's show, host Jon Zaghloul reflects on Eric Hosmer's brief tenure with the Cubs, and explains why things did not work out for him in Chicago. Tune in at 5pm Central on Thursdays to hear Sports Talk Chicago on AM 1230 WJOB and JED TV!

In this segment, Crawly and Dustin talk about the big roster moves including the DFAing of Eric Hosmer, Keegan Thompson being optioned to Iowa, and we preview the upcoming series with the Mets. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Season 2 Episode 38, Crawly and Dustin recap another series loss for the Cubs and another bad start by Jameson Taillion, Crawly interviews Tommy Birch about the most recent starts by Kyle Hendricks and Hayden Wesneski and updates on Nelson Valazquez, Cam Sanders, Caleb Kilian, and more, then Crawly and Dustin analyze the latest roster moves including the DFAing of Eric Hosmer, and preview the upcoming series against the Mets at Wrigley Field. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eric Hosmer was DFA'd by the Cubs over the weekend and Jayhay can finally unleash the rant he's been sitting on for the last six years. The Pirates are 4-13 over their last 17 games and Joey has a bone to pick with them. The Cardinals on the other hand have been lighting it up since we opened the voicemails and we're deciding if they're officially back. Jared got into a dust up with Kaleb Ort and Matt Strahm on Twitter this morning and we're breaking down all the drama live. We also got Aaron Hicks being DFA'd, the Orioles being good, a mini Rays skid, and Ronald Acuña Jr. staying hot. Enjoy and we'll see you on Wednesday! If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY).  Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about the news out of Chicago over the weekend that Eric Hosmer was designated for assignment by the Cubs, and NO, the Padres should NOT re-sign him. Then at the bottom of the hour, it's a Grand Ole Monday so we are joined by our pal Jordan Shusterman from the Cespedes Family BBQ podcast and we pick his brain on the ongoing struggles for our San Diego Padres. Listen here!

John Kentera starts off his show talking about the weekend series against the Boston Red Sox and why not to get too excited about what they accomplished on Sunday. He also breaks down whether or not it would be worth it to bring back Eric Hosmer after he was DFA'd from the Chicago Cubs.

In Hour 1 of the John Kentera Show, Coach starts off his show talking about the weekend series against the Boston Red Sox and why not to get too excited about what they accomplished on Sunday. He also breaks down whether or not it would be worth it to bring back Eric Hosmer after he was DFA'd from the Chicago Cubs. San Diego Padres fans call in to give their opinion on the issue.

On today's show, host Jon Zaghloul reacts to ESPN's critique of the Bears' 2023 offseason, the Cubs' decisions to DFA Eric Hosmer, and Ryan Poles' comments on the Bears' expectations heading into next season. Tune in at 5pm Central on Thursdays to hear Sports Talk Chicago on AM 1230 WJOB […]

In Hour 2 of the John Kentera Show, Coach takes phone calls on the matter of Eric Hosmer and how the Padres can improve their ballclub. Later on, Coach answers your questions in an off-day mailbag. Finally, Braden Surprenant updates how the local colleges did in baseball and softball in what was a historical weekend.

5-20-2023 Passed Ball Show. John starts this program by talking about the St. Louis Cardinals PR disaster as it applies to their catcher Willson Contreras. John talks about the difficulty of replacing an all-time great witch Contreras had to do replacing Yadier Molina. He also talks about the rich history of the St. Louis Cardinals, and how well run they have been historically. He then states he believes the Cardinals are still an elite team in the National League. John then talks about the latest situation regarding Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson. John believes that there is racial motivation behind the publics opinion of Anderson when it comes to different antics. John reiterates the issues of a black player playing in the major leagues right now which there are so few. White America is still trying to profile Anderson as a problem. John, then questions how good of a teammate, Eric Hosmer really is as he is now been designated for assignment for the second time by a team, paying him the major league minimum John then breaks down the final four teams in the national basketball Association, and explains why his heart is in the west, finally during today's saving sports history segment, John talks about the late Jim Brown and his impact on the world also mentioning Buster Mathis, the Indiana Pacers, Larry Holmes, Steve Carlton, Bud Grant, Stan Mikita, Craig Patrick, Terrell Brandon, Martin Dihigo, and Billy Canno

In the third hour, Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes were joined by Athletic senior writer Patrick Mooney to discuss the Cubs losing two of three games in their series against the Cardinals this week, veteran first baseman Eric Hosmer's struggles, manager David Ross' in-game decision-making and more. Sports Illustrated senior writer Chris Herring then joined the show to discuss the NBA playoffs, including the Heat leading their Eastern Conference semifinal series over the Knicks and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic's greatness. Later, Bernstein and Holmes discussed their favorite off-beat sports destinations.

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Dan Bernstein, Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi opened their show by discussing the Cubs' offensive struggles, which continued in a 6-4 loss to the Cardinals on Tuesday. They also discussed how the Cubs are squandering the opportunity to pounce on a Cardinals team that's dysfunctional right now.

Chris vs the Fans led it off. Friday Fantastic Facts followed. Then The Big 5 featured an Eric Hosmer question.

The Big 5: Is Eric Hosmer's contract now a necessary opportunity cost?

The Cubs are now 15-14 on the season and close games are really hurting them. We break down Tuesday's loss to the Nationals, try to figure out the Cubs troubles in the late innings, navigate our confusion over Eric Hosmer and Trey Mancini both being on the roster, and more. Follow us on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs, @matt_cozzi, @SamOlbur Hit the feedback zone by sending us a text or leaving a voicemail: 312-834-4634 Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! RocketMoney Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions -- and manage your expenses the easy way -- by going to RocketMoney.com/lockedonmlb. Sorare Head to sorare.com/lockedon to draft your free team of player cards, set your lineup, and start competing today to win epic rewards. BetterHelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who can take you on that journey of self-discovery from wherever you are. Visit BetterHelp.com/lockedonmlb today to get 10% off your first month. eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let's ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONMLB for $20 off your first purchase. 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. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Don't miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 4 Tampa Bay Rays 14, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 2 Orioles 7, Tigers 4 – Santander’s 2-run homer icing on Orioles’ rally over Tigers Anthony Santander’s two-run homer capped a five-run seventh inning in which the Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. Joey Ortiz became the first Orioles player to drive in three runs in his MLB debut since Don Baylor on Sept. 18, 1970. Baltimore improved to 9-1 in its last 10 games. Detroit left 15 runners on base. The Tigers’ Chasen Shreve took the loss. Bryan Baker got the win with 1 1/2 scoreless innings of relief. Felix Bautista pitched the ninth for his sixth save. Rays 14, White Sox 5 – Paredes drives in 5 as Rays pound Cease, White Sox 14-5 Isaac Paredes had a career-high five RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays handed the Chicago White Sox their eighth straight loss with a 14-5 victory. Brandon Lowe homered and drove in three runs for Tampa Bay in the opener of a four-game series. Lowe, Yandy Díaz, Luke Raley and Josh Lowe each had three hits as the AL East leaders bounced back nicely after they were shut out in back-to-back home games by Houston. Tampa Bay finished with 16 hits. White Sox ace Dylan Cease was tagged for seven runs, six earned, and nine hits in four-plus innings. Cubs 5, Padres 2 – Hosmer, Velázquez, Swanson hit HRs, Cubs beat Padres 5-2 Eric Hosmer and Nelson Velázquez hit back-to-back homers and Dansby Swanson added his first of the season to help the Chicago Cubs top the San Diego Padres 5-2. Manny Machado homered for the Padres, who had won five of seven. Hayden Wesneski got the win. Hosmer and Velázquez gave the Cubs the lead for good with consecutive homers off Seth Lugo in the bottom of the second. San Diego’s Matt Carpenter had a sacrifice fly in the eighth to create a save situation for Brad Boxberger, who worked the ninth for his second in as many chances. Tonight Baltimore (Rodriguez 0-0) at Detroit (Rodriguez 1-2), 6:40 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Miami (Luzardo 2-1), 6:40 p.m. Tampa Bay (Eflin 3-0) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2), 7:10 p.m. MLB – Hendriks, 4 others closer to return for slumping ChiSox Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks could go out on a rehab assignment next week in a big step in his recovery from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks announced his diagnosis in January and completed his final round of chemotherapy three weeks ago. The 34-year-old right-hander announced last week on Instagram that he was cancer-free. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn says Hendriks will return to Chicago during the team’s upcoming series against Minnesota for “a pre-rehab assignment check-in,” and then his assignment could start “potentially immediately after that series.” NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                          (TOR leads 3-2) New Jersey Devils 4, New York Rangers 0                                (NJD leads 3-2) Vegas Golden Knights 4, Winnipeg Jets 1                                (VGK wins 4-1) Tonight Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, 7:00 p.m.               (CAR leads 3-2) Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, 7:30 p.m.                           (BOS leads 3-2) Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, 9:30 p.m.                              (DAL leads 3-2) Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken, 10:00 p.m.                    (SEA leads 3-2) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Boston Celtics 128, Atlanta Hawks 120                                  (BOS wins 4-2) Tonight Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors, 8:00 p.m.              (GSW leads 3-2) Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m.                  (LAL leads 3-2) NFL – NFL draft dominated early by QBs Quarterbacks dominated the first part of the NFL draft. Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson were among the top four picks Thursday night, an expected result in a league where teams know finding a franchise QB is the quickest path to success. The Carolina Panthers selected Young, the slender and dynamic Alabama quarterback, with the No. 1 pick, seven weeks after making a blockbuster trade with Chicago to move up to get their choice of potential franchise players. The Panthers chose the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner over Ohio State’s Stroud, Florida’s Richardson and Kentucky’s Will Levis. New coach Frank Reich said earlier in the week that the organization reached a consensus Monday after several weeks of deliberation. NFL – Lions take RB Gibbs No. 12, LB Campbell at No. 18 The Detroit Lions traded down to select Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs with the No. 12 pick overall in the NFL draft on Thursday night, making a relatively surprising selection. The Lions gave up their first pick and a third-rounder to Arizona for a first-round selection and the 34th spot overall. They drafted Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell at No. 18 overall. Detroit is hoping to make the most of an opportunity to improve its on-the-rise franchise in the draft after addressing needs on both sides of the ball in free agency. NFL – Chicago Bears draft Tennessee OT Darnell Wright at No. 10 The Chicago Bears selected Tennessee offensive tackle Darnell Wright with the No. 10 overall pick in the NFL draft. The move should give quarterback Justin Fields more protection. The Bears traded back one spot with the Philadelphia Eagles and got a fourth-round pick in 2024. The 6-foot-5, 330-pound Wright was first-team, All-SEC as a right tackle last season. He played left tackle in 2021. The Bears finished with the worst record in the league last year at 3-14. NFL – Colts select QB Anthony Richardson at No. 4 in NFL draft The Indianapolis Colts followed their draft plan by selecting quarterback Anthony Richardson with the fourth pick of the NFL draft. The highly anticipated move had been expected even before the Colts finished last season with seven straight losses and a 4-12-1 mark, the bigger debate was over who to draft. But when the Carolina Panthers took Bryce Young with the top overall pick and C.J. Stroud went No. 2 to Houston, general manager Chris Ballard stood pat at No. 4 and selected Richardson instead of former Kentucky star Will Levis. NFL – Cowboys get Michigan DT Mazi Smith 26th overall in NFL draft The Dallas Cowboys have drafted Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith with the 26th pick in the first round of the NFL draft. Dallas picked Smith after Buffalo moved a spot ahead of the Cowboys and drafted Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid. Tight end was a popular position with pundits after Dalton Schultz left in free agency a year after playing on the franchise tag. The Cowboys could use more offensive firepower around quarterback Dak Prescott. But the run defense was the weakest part of an an otherwise solid unit in a second consecutive playoff season for Dallas in 2022. WNBA – Brittney Griner gets emotional discussing Russian detainment Brittney Griner got emotional quickly while speaking to reporters for the first time since her nearly 10-month detainment in Russia on drug-related charges. The WNBA star had to take a moment to compose herself after being asked about her resiliency through the ordeal. Griner’s first news conference drew more than 100 people, including Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, members of the Phoenix Mercury organization and Griner’s wife, Cherelle. Griner was arrested in February 2022 at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years but was released in a prisoner swap in December. NCAAFB – Notre Dame transfer QB Buchner commits to Alabama and Rees Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner has committed to Alabama, where he will be reunited with former Fighting Irish offensive coordinator Tommy Rees. Buchner announced his decision in a Twitter post. Entering his third college season, Buchner began last year as Notre Dame’s starting quarterback. He hurt shoulder in Week 2 and missed the rest of the regular season. He returned to lead the Fighting Irish to a Gator Bowl victory against South Carolina. Alabama completed spring practice last weekend with no clear front-runner in a quarterback competition that include third-year player Jalen Milroe, redshirt freshman Ty Simpson and two freshmen. NCAAFB – Harbaugh leaves spring with ‘best version’ of Wolverines yet Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says he came out of spring practice with the best team he’s had since taking over in 2015. The two-time defending Big Ten champion Wolverines bring back 84% of their offensive production. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy and running backs Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards will work behind the nation’s best offensive line. The defense is loaded, especially in the front seven, and linebackers Ernest Hausmann (Nebraska) and Josaiah Stewart (Coastal Carolina) are transfers who showed this spring they’re capable of making big impacts.  There’s much less clarity elsewhere in the conference. Ohio State still hasn’t determined the successor to C.J. Stroud. Purdue’s Ryan Walters is finding his way in his first head coaching job. Wisconsin’s move to coordinator Phil Longo’s Air Raid offense under Luke Fickell had a bumpy start. Matt Rhule’s building project at Nebraska is just beginning. As many as six quarterback competitions will go into the fall. NCAAVB – Nebraska sells 83,000 tickets for outdoor volleyball event Almost 83,000 tickets have been sold for Nebraska’s outdoor college volleyball doubleheader at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Aug. 30. The event starts with a Division II exhibition between Wayne State and Nebraska-Kearney and will be followed by a regular-season match between the Cornhuskers and Omaha. Athletic director Trev Alberts said the goal has gone from setting the NCAA volleyball attendance record to breaking the U.S. women’s one-day record for any sport. The record is 90,185 for the 1999 Women’s World Cup final between the United States and China at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Lansing 6, Quad Cities 5 Great Lakes 6, Fort Wayne 4 South Bend 3, Peoria 1 Cedar Rapids 5, West Michigan 1 Tonight Quad Cities River Bandits at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Peoria Chiefs at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Baseball Kellogg Community College 13, Lake Michigan College 1 – Game 1 Kellogg Community College 15, Lake Michigan College 2 – Game 2 Softball Lake Michigan College 7, Glen Oaks C.C. 1 – Game 1 Lake Michigan College 9, Glen Oaks C.C. 7 – Game 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 4, South Haven 0 Buchanan 6, Bangor 1 Calhoun Christian 3, Delton-Kellogg 1 Comstock 6, Constantine 5 Lawton 2, Parchment 2 – TIE Saugatuck 4, Fennville 1 Baseball St. Joseph 5, Kalamazoo Central 1 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Central 9, St. Joseph 3 – Game 2 Buchanan 2, Berrien Springs 1 – Game 1 Berrien Springs 3, Buchanan 2 – Game 2 Watervliet 14, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 Watervliet 10, Dowagiac 0 – Game 2 Cassopolis 16, Bangor 9 – Game 1 Bangor 9, Cassopolis 7 – Game 2 Suspended, 4th Decatur 15, Marcellus 0 – Game 1 Decatur 14, Marcellus 0 – Game 2 Edwardsburg 4, Otsego 3 – Game 1 Otsego 4, Edwardsburg 1 – Game 2 Parchment 6, Allegan 2 – Game 1 Parchment 11, Allegan 0 – Game 2 Softball Kalamazoo Central 2, St. Joseph 1 – Game 1 St. Joseph 9, Kalamazoo Central 5 – Game 2 Brandywine 7, Bridgman 3 – Game 1 Bridgman 10, Brandywine 8 – Game 2 Watervliet 6, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 Watervliet 9, Dowagiac 3 – Game 2 Lawrence 19, Fennville 7 – Game 1 Lawrence 24, Fennville 8 – Game 2 Schoolcraft 7, South Haven 1 – Game 1 South Haven 12, Schoolcraft 2 – Game 2 Mishawaka Penn (IN) 3, Edwardsburg 1 Bangor 10, Cassopolis 2 – Game 1 Cassopolis 5, Bangor 4 – Game 2 Parchment 17, Allegan 0 – Game 1 Parchment 14, Allegan 0 – Game 2 Girls Tennis Brandywine 7, Berrien Springs 1 Today Baseball Benton Harbor at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m. Coloma at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. River Valley at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Marshall, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Parchment, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Hamilton, 4:15 p.m. Benton Harbor at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Sturgis at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Marcellus at Centreville, 5:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Lawton at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Covert at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m. Coloma at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Mattawan at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Byron Center, 6:45 p.m. Otsego at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. DeWitt at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Hudsonville at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Saugatuck at GR Covenant Christian, 6:00 p.m. GR South Christian at Kal. Christian, 5:00 p.m. Marcellus at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Track and Field Don Lukens Invitational at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 10:00 a.m. Lakeshore, Benton Harbor, Dowagiac, Constantine, Mattawan, Niles, Three Rivers, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central, East Kentwood, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Kalamazoo Phoenix, Lansing Everett, Lansing Sexton, Portage Central, Portage Northern, Schoolcraft.1CARBryce Young QBAlabama2HOUC. J. Stroud QBOhio State3HOUWill Anderson LBAlabama4INDAnthony Richardson QBFlorida5SEADevon Witherspoon CBIllinois6ARIParis Johnson OTOhio State7LVTyree Wilson DETexas Tech8ATLBijan Robinson RBTexas9PHIJalen Carter DTGeorgia10CHIDarnell Wright OTTennessee11TENPeter Skoronski OTNorthwestern12DETJahmyr Gibbs RBAlabama13GBLukas Van Ness DEIowa14PITBroderick Jones OTGeorgia15NYJWill McDonald DEIowa State16WASEmmanuel Forbes CBMississippi State17NEChristian Gonzalez CBOregon18DETJack Campbell LBIowa19TBCalijah Kancey DTPittsburgh20SEAJaxon Smith-Njigba WROhio State–MIASelection forfeited21LACQuentin Johnston WRTCU22BALZay Flowers WRBoston College23MINJordan Addison WRUSC24NYGDeonte Banks CBMaryland25BUFDalton Kincaid TEUtah26DALMazi Smith DTMichigan27JAXAnton Harrison OTOklahoma28CINMyles Murphy DEClemson29NOBryan Bresee DTClemson30PHINolan Smith LBGeorgia31KCFelix Anudike-Uzomah DEKansas StateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 4 Tampa Bay Rays 14, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 2 Orioles 7, Tigers 4 – Santander’s 2-run homer icing on Orioles’ rally over Tigers Anthony Santander’s two-run homer capped a five-run seventh inning in which the Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. Joey Ortiz became the first Orioles player to drive in three runs in his MLB debut since Don Baylor on Sept. 18, 1970. Baltimore improved to 9-1 in its last 10 games. Detroit left 15 runners on base. The Tigers’ Chasen Shreve took the loss. Bryan Baker got the win with 1 1/2 scoreless innings of relief. Felix Bautista pitched the ninth for his sixth save. Rays 14, White Sox 5 – Paredes drives in 5 as Rays pound Cease, White Sox 14-5 Isaac Paredes had a career-high five RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays handed the Chicago White Sox their eighth straight loss with a 14-5 victory. Brandon Lowe homered and drove in three runs for Tampa Bay in the opener of a four-game series. Lowe, Yandy Díaz, Luke Raley and Josh Lowe each had three hits as the AL East leaders bounced back nicely after they were shut out in back-to-back home games by Houston. Tampa Bay finished with 16 hits. White Sox ace Dylan Cease was tagged for seven runs, six earned, and nine hits in four-plus innings. Cubs 5, Padres 2 – Hosmer, Velázquez, Swanson hit HRs, Cubs beat Padres 5-2 Eric Hosmer and Nelson Velázquez hit back-to-back homers and Dansby Swanson added his first of the season to help the Chicago Cubs top the San Diego Padres 5-2. Manny Machado homered for the Padres, who had won five of seven. Hayden Wesneski got the win. Hosmer and Velázquez gave the Cubs the lead for good with consecutive homers off Seth Lugo in the bottom of the second. San Diego’s Matt Carpenter had a sacrifice fly in the eighth to create a save situation for Brad Boxberger, who worked the ninth for his second in as many chances. Tonight Baltimore (Rodriguez 0-0) at Detroit (Rodriguez 1-2), 6:40 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Miami (Luzardo 2-1), 6:40 p.m. Tampa Bay (Eflin 3-0) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2), 7:10 p.m. MLB – Hendriks, 4 others closer to return for slumping ChiSox Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks could go out on a rehab assignment next week in a big step in his recovery from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks announced his diagnosis in January and completed his final round of chemotherapy three weeks ago. The 34-year-old right-hander announced last week on Instagram that he was cancer-free. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn says Hendriks will return to Chicago during the team’s upcoming series against Minnesota for “a pre-rehab assignment check-in,” and then his assignment could start “potentially immediately after that series.” NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                          (TOR leads 3-2) New Jersey Devils 4, New York Rangers 0                                (NJD leads 3-2) Vegas Golden Knights 4, Winnipeg Jets 1                                (VGK wins 4-1) Tonight Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, 7:00 p.m.               (CAR leads 3-2) Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, 7:30 p.m.                           (BOS leads 3-2) Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, 9:30 p.m.                              (DAL leads 3-2) Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken, 10:00 p.m.                    (SEA leads 3-2) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Boston Celtics 128, Atlanta Hawks 120                                  (BOS wins 4-2) Tonight Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors, 8:00 p.m.              (GSW leads 3-2) Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m.                  (LAL leads 3-2) NFL – NFL draft dominated early by QBs Quarterbacks dominated the first part of the NFL draft. Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson were among the top four picks Thursday night, an expected result in a league where teams know finding a franchise QB is the quickest path to success. The Carolina Panthers selected Young, the slender and dynamic Alabama quarterback, with the No. 1 pick, seven weeks after making a blockbuster trade with Chicago to move up to get their choice of potential franchise players. The Panthers chose the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner over Ohio State’s Stroud, Florida’s Richardson and Kentucky’s Will Levis. New coach Frank Reich said earlier in the week that the organization reached a consensus Monday after several weeks of deliberation. NFL – Lions take RB Gibbs No. 12, LB Campbell at No. 18 The Detroit Lions traded down to select Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs with the No. 12 pick overall in the NFL draft on Thursday night, making a relatively surprising selection. The Lions gave up their first pick and a third-rounder to Arizona for a first-round selection and the 34th spot overall. They drafted Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell at No. 18 overall. Detroit is hoping to make the most of an opportunity to improve its on-the-rise franchise in the draft after addressing needs on both sides of the ball in free agency. NFL – Chicago Bears draft Tennessee OT Darnell Wright at No. 10 The Chicago Bears selected Tennessee offensive tackle Darnell Wright with the No. 10 overall pick in the NFL draft. The move should give quarterback Justin Fields more protection. The Bears traded back one spot with the Philadelphia Eagles and got a fourth-round pick in 2024. The 6-foot-5, 330-pound Wright was first-team, All-SEC as a right tackle last season. He played left tackle in 2021. The Bears finished with the worst record in the league last year at 3-14. NFL – Colts select QB Anthony Richardson at No. 4 in NFL draft The Indianapolis Colts followed their draft plan by selecting quarterback Anthony Richardson with the fourth pick of the NFL draft. The highly anticipated move had been expected even before the Colts finished last season with seven straight losses and a 4-12-1 mark, the bigger debate was over who to draft. But when the Carolina Panthers took Bryce Young with the top overall pick and C.J. Stroud went No. 2 to Houston, general manager Chris Ballard stood pat at No. 4 and selected Richardson instead of former Kentucky star Will Levis. NFL – Cowboys get Michigan DT Mazi Smith 26th overall in NFL draft The Dallas Cowboys have drafted Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith with the 26th pick in the first round of the NFL draft. Dallas picked Smith after Buffalo moved a spot ahead of the Cowboys and drafted Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid. Tight end was a popular position with pundits after Dalton Schultz left in free agency a year after playing on the franchise tag. The Cowboys could use more offensive firepower around quarterback Dak Prescott. But the run defense was the weakest part of an an otherwise solid unit in a second consecutive playoff season for Dallas in 2022. WNBA – Brittney Griner gets emotional discussing Russian detainment Brittney Griner got emotional quickly while speaking to reporters for the first time since her nearly 10-month detainment in Russia on drug-related charges. The WNBA star had to take a moment to compose herself after being asked about her resiliency through the ordeal. Griner’s first news conference drew more than 100 people, including Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, members of the Phoenix Mercury organization and Griner’s wife, Cherelle. Griner was arrested in February 2022 at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years but was released in a prisoner swap in December. NCAAFB – Notre Dame transfer QB Buchner commits to Alabama and Rees Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner has committed to Alabama, where he will be reunited with former Fighting Irish offensive coordinator Tommy Rees. Buchner announced his decision in a Twitter post. Entering his third college season, Buchner began last year as Notre Dame’s starting quarterback. He hurt shoulder in Week 2 and missed the rest of the regular season. He returned to lead the Fighting Irish to a Gator Bowl victory against South Carolina. Alabama completed spring practice last weekend with no clear front-runner in a quarterback competition that include third-year player Jalen Milroe, redshirt freshman Ty Simpson and two freshmen. NCAAFB – Harbaugh leaves spring with ‘best version’ of Wolverines yet Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says he came out of spring practice with the best team he’s had since taking over in 2015. The two-time defending Big Ten champion Wolverines bring back 84% of their offensive production. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy and running backs Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards will work behind the nation’s best offensive line. The defense is loaded, especially in the front seven, and linebackers Ernest Hausmann (Nebraska) and Josaiah Stewart (Coastal Carolina) are transfers who showed this spring they’re capable of making big impacts.  There’s much less clarity elsewhere in the conference. Ohio State still hasn’t determined the successor to C.J. Stroud. Purdue’s Ryan Walters is finding his way in his first head coaching job. Wisconsin’s move to coordinator Phil Longo’s Air Raid offense under Luke Fickell had a bumpy start. Matt Rhule’s building project at Nebraska is just beginning. As many as six quarterback competitions will go into the fall. NCAAVB – Nebraska sells 83,000 tickets for outdoor volleyball event Almost 83,000 tickets have been sold for Nebraska’s outdoor college volleyball doubleheader at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Aug. 30. The event starts with a Division II exhibition between Wayne State and Nebraska-Kearney and will be followed by a regular-season match between the Cornhuskers and Omaha. Athletic director Trev Alberts said the goal has gone from setting the NCAA volleyball attendance record to breaking the U.S. women’s one-day record for any sport. The record is 90,185 for the 1999 Women’s World Cup final between the United States and China at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Lansing 6, Quad Cities 5 Great Lakes 6, Fort Wayne 4 South Bend 3, Peoria 1 Cedar Rapids 5, West Michigan 1 Tonight Quad Cities River Bandits at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Peoria Chiefs at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Baseball Kellogg Community College 13, Lake Michigan College 1 – Game 1 Kellogg Community College 15, Lake Michigan College 2 – Game 2 Softball Lake Michigan College 7, Glen Oaks C.C. 1 – Game 1 Lake Michigan College 9, Glen Oaks C.C. 7 – Game 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 4, South Haven 0 Buchanan 6, Bangor 1 Calhoun Christian 3, Delton-Kellogg 1 Comstock 6, Constantine 5 Lawton 2, Parchment 2 – TIE Saugatuck 4, Fennville 1 Baseball St. Joseph 5, Kalamazoo Central 1 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Central 9, St. Joseph 3 – Game 2 Buchanan 2, Berrien Springs 1 – Game 1 Berrien Springs 3, Buchanan 2 – Game 2 Watervliet 14, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 Watervliet 10, Dowagiac 0 – Game 2 Cassopolis 16, Bangor 9 – Game 1 Bangor 9, Cassopolis 7 – Game 2 Suspended, 4th Decatur 15, Marcellus 0 – Game 1 Decatur 14, Marcellus 0 – Game 2 Edwardsburg 4, Otsego 3 – Game 1 Otsego 4, Edwardsburg 1 – Game 2 Parchment 6, Allegan 2 – Game 1 Parchment 11, Allegan 0 – Game 2 Softball Kalamazoo Central 2, St. Joseph 1 – Game 1 St. Joseph 9, Kalamazoo Central 5 – Game 2 Brandywine 7, Bridgman 3 – Game 1 Bridgman 10, Brandywine 8 – Game 2 Watervliet 6, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 Watervliet 9, Dowagiac 3 – Game 2 Lawrence 19, Fennville 7 – Game 1 Lawrence 24, Fennville 8 – Game 2 Schoolcraft 7, South Haven 1 – Game 1 South Haven 12, Schoolcraft 2 – Game 2 Mishawaka Penn (IN) 3, Edwardsburg 1 Bangor 10, Cassopolis 2 – Game 1 Cassopolis 5, Bangor 4 – Game 2 Parchment 17, Allegan 0 – Game 1 Parchment 14, Allegan 0 – Game 2 Girls Tennis Brandywine 7, Berrien Springs 1 Today Baseball Benton Harbor at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m. Coloma at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. River Valley at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Marshall, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Parchment, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Hamilton, 4:15 p.m. Benton Harbor at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Sturgis at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Marcellus at Centreville, 5:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Lawton at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Covert at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m. Coloma at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Mattawan at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Byron Center, 6:45 p.m. Otsego at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. DeWitt at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Hudsonville at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Saugatuck at GR Covenant Christian, 6:00 p.m. GR South Christian at Kal. Christian, 5:00 p.m. Marcellus at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Track and Field Don Lukens Invitational at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 10:00 a.m. Lakeshore, Benton Harbor, Dowagiac, Constantine, Mattawan, Niles, Three Rivers, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central, East Kentwood, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Kalamazoo Phoenix, Lansing Everett, Lansing Sexton, Portage Central, Portage Northern, Schoolcraft.1CARBryce Young QBAlabama2HOUC. J. Stroud QBOhio State3HOUWill Anderson LBAlabama4INDAnthony Richardson QBFlorida5SEADevon Witherspoon CBIllinois6ARIParis Johnson OTOhio State7LVTyree Wilson DETexas Tech8ATLBijan Robinson RBTexas9PHIJalen Carter DTGeorgia10CHIDarnell Wright OTTennessee11TENPeter Skoronski OTNorthwestern12DETJahmyr Gibbs RBAlabama13GBLukas Van Ness DEIowa14PITBroderick Jones OTGeorgia15NYJWill McDonald DEIowa State16WASEmmanuel Forbes CBMississippi State17NEChristian Gonzalez CBOregon18DETJack Campbell LBIowa19TBCalijah Kancey DTPittsburgh20SEAJaxon Smith-Njigba WROhio State–MIASelection forfeited21LACQuentin Johnston WRTCU22BALZay Flowers WRBoston College23MINJordan Addison WRUSC24NYGDeonte Banks CBMaryland25BUFDalton Kincaid TEUtah26DALMazi Smith DTMichigan27JAXAnton Harrison OTOklahoma28CINMyles Murphy DEClemson29NOBryan Bresee DTClemson30PHINolan Smith LBGeorgia31KCFelix Anudike-Uzomah DEKansas StateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 4 Tampa Bay Rays 14, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 2 Orioles 7, Tigers 4 – Santander’s 2-run homer icing on Orioles’ rally over Tigers Anthony Santander’s two-run homer capped a five-run seventh inning in which the Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. Joey Ortiz became the first Orioles player to drive in three runs in his MLB debut since Don Baylor on Sept. 18, 1970. Baltimore improved to 9-1 in its last 10 games. Detroit left 15 runners on base. The Tigers’ Chasen Shreve took the loss. Bryan Baker got the win with 1 1/2 scoreless innings of relief. Felix Bautista pitched the ninth for his sixth save. Rays 14, White Sox 5 – Paredes drives in 5 as Rays pound Cease, White Sox 14-5 Isaac Paredes had a career-high five RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays handed the Chicago White Sox their eighth straight loss with a 14-5 victory. Brandon Lowe homered and drove in three runs for Tampa Bay in the opener of a four-game series. Lowe, Yandy Díaz, Luke Raley and Josh Lowe each had three hits as the AL East leaders bounced back nicely after they were shut out in back-to-back home games by Houston. Tampa Bay finished with 16 hits. White Sox ace Dylan Cease was tagged for seven runs, six earned, and nine hits in four-plus innings. Cubs 5, Padres 2 – Hosmer, Velázquez, Swanson hit HRs, Cubs beat Padres 5-2 Eric Hosmer and Nelson Velázquez hit back-to-back homers and Dansby Swanson added his first of the season to help the Chicago Cubs top the San Diego Padres 5-2. Manny Machado homered for the Padres, who had won five of seven. Hayden Wesneski got the win. Hosmer and Velázquez gave the Cubs the lead for good with consecutive homers off Seth Lugo in the bottom of the second. San Diego’s Matt Carpenter had a sacrifice fly in the eighth to create a save situation for Brad Boxberger, who worked the ninth for his second in as many chances. Tonight Baltimore (Rodriguez 0-0) at Detroit (Rodriguez 1-2), 6:40 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Miami (Luzardo 2-1), 6:40 p.m. Tampa Bay (Eflin 3-0) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2), 7:10 p.m. MLB – Hendriks, 4 others closer to return for slumping ChiSox Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks could go out on a rehab assignment next week in a big step in his recovery from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks announced his diagnosis in January and completed his final round of chemotherapy three weeks ago. The 34-year-old right-hander announced last week on Instagram that he was cancer-free. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn says Hendriks will return to Chicago during the team’s upcoming series against Minnesota for “a pre-rehab assignment check-in,” and then his assignment could start “potentially immediately after that series.” NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                          (TOR leads 3-2) New Jersey Devils 4, New York Rangers 0                                (NJD leads 3-2) Vegas Golden Knights 4, Winnipeg Jets 1                                (VGK wins 4-1) Tonight Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, 7:00 p.m.               (CAR leads 3-2) Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, 7:30 p.m.                           (BOS leads 3-2) Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, 9:30 p.m.                              (DAL leads 3-2) Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken, 10:00 p.m.                    (SEA leads 3-2) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Boston Celtics 128, Atlanta Hawks 120                                  (BOS wins 4-2) Tonight Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors, 8:00 p.m.              (GSW leads 3-2) Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m.                  (LAL leads 3-2) NFL – NFL draft dominated early by QBs Quarterbacks dominated the first part of the NFL draft. Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson were among the top four picks Thursday night, an expected result in a league where teams know finding a franchise QB is the quickest path to success. The Carolina Panthers selected Young, the slender and dynamic Alabama quarterback, with the No. 1 pick, seven weeks after making a blockbuster trade with Chicago to move up to get their choice of potential franchise players. The Panthers chose the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner over Ohio State’s Stroud, Florida’s Richardson and Kentucky’s Will Levis. New coach Frank Reich said earlier in the week that the organization reached a consensus Monday after several weeks of deliberation. NFL – Lions take RB Gibbs No. 12, LB Campbell at No. 18 The Detroit Lions traded down to select Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs with the No. 12 pick overall in the NFL draft on Thursday night, making a relatively surprising selection. The Lions gave up their first pick and a third-rounder to Arizona for a first-round selection and the 34th spot overall. They drafted Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell at No. 18 overall. Detroit is hoping to make the most of an opportunity to improve its on-the-rise franchise in the draft after addressing needs on both sides of the ball in free agency. NFL – Chicago Bears draft Tennessee OT Darnell Wright at No. 10 The Chicago Bears selected Tennessee offensive tackle Darnell Wright with the No. 10 overall pick in the NFL draft. The move should give quarterback Justin Fields more protection. The Bears traded back one spot with the Philadelphia Eagles and got a fourth-round pick in 2024. The 6-foot-5, 330-pound Wright was first-team, All-SEC as a right tackle last season. He played left tackle in 2021. The Bears finished with the worst record in the league last year at 3-14. NFL – Colts select QB Anthony Richardson at No. 4 in NFL draft The Indianapolis Colts followed their draft plan by selecting quarterback Anthony Richardson with the fourth pick of the NFL draft. The highly anticipated move had been expected even before the Colts finished last season with seven straight losses and a 4-12-1 mark, the bigger debate was over who to draft. But when the Carolina Panthers took Bryce Young with the top overall pick and C.J. Stroud went No. 2 to Houston, general manager Chris Ballard stood pat at No. 4 and selected Richardson instead of former Kentucky star Will Levis. NFL – Cowboys get Michigan DT Mazi Smith 26th overall in NFL draft The Dallas Cowboys have drafted Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith with the 26th pick in the first round of the NFL draft. Dallas picked Smith after Buffalo moved a spot ahead of the Cowboys and drafted Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid. Tight end was a popular position with pundits after Dalton Schultz left in free agency a year after playing on the franchise tag. The Cowboys could use more offensive firepower around quarterback Dak Prescott. But the run defense was the weakest part of an an otherwise solid unit in a second consecutive playoff season for Dallas in 2022. WNBA – Brittney Griner gets emotional discussing Russian detainment Brittney Griner got emotional quickly while speaking to reporters for the first time since her nearly 10-month detainment in Russia on drug-related charges. The WNBA star had to take a moment to compose herself after being asked about her resiliency through the ordeal. Griner’s first news conference drew more than 100 people, including Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, members of the Phoenix Mercury organization and Griner’s wife, Cherelle. Griner was arrested in February 2022 at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years but was released in a prisoner swap in December. NCAAFB – Notre Dame transfer QB Buchner commits to Alabama and Rees Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner has committed to Alabama, where he will be reunited with former Fighting Irish offensive coordinator Tommy Rees. Buchner announced his decision in a Twitter post. Entering his third college season, Buchner began last year as Notre Dame’s starting quarterback. He hurt shoulder in Week 2 and missed the rest of the regular season. He returned to lead the Fighting Irish to a Gator Bowl victory against South Carolina. Alabama completed spring practice last weekend with no clear front-runner in a quarterback competition that include third-year player Jalen Milroe, redshirt freshman Ty Simpson and two freshmen. NCAAFB – Harbaugh leaves spring with ‘best version’ of Wolverines yet Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says he came out of spring practice with the best team he’s had since taking over in 2015. The two-time defending Big Ten champion Wolverines bring back 84% of their offensive production. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy and running backs Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards will work behind the nation’s best offensive line. The defense is loaded, especially in the front seven, and linebackers Ernest Hausmann (Nebraska) and Josaiah Stewart (Coastal Carolina) are transfers who showed this spring they’re capable of making big impacts.  There’s much less clarity elsewhere in the conference. Ohio State still hasn’t determined the successor to C.J. Stroud. Purdue’s Ryan Walters is finding his way in his first head coaching job. Wisconsin’s move to coordinator Phil Longo’s Air Raid offense under Luke Fickell had a bumpy start. Matt Rhule’s building project at Nebraska is just beginning. As many as six quarterback competitions will go into the fall. NCAAVB – Nebraska sells 83,000 tickets for outdoor volleyball event Almost 83,000 tickets have been sold for Nebraska’s outdoor college volleyball doubleheader at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Aug. 30. The event starts with a Division II exhibition between Wayne State and Nebraska-Kearney and will be followed by a regular-season match between the Cornhuskers and Omaha. Athletic director Trev Alberts said the goal has gone from setting the NCAA volleyball attendance record to breaking the U.S. women’s one-day record for any sport. The record is 90,185 for the 1999 Women’s World Cup final between the United States and China at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Lansing 6, Quad Cities 5 Great Lakes 6, Fort Wayne 4 South Bend 3, Peoria 1 Cedar Rapids 5, West Michigan 1 Tonight Quad Cities River Bandits at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Peoria Chiefs at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Baseball Kellogg Community College 13, Lake Michigan College 1 – Game 1 Kellogg Community College 15, Lake Michigan College 2 – Game 2 Softball Lake Michigan College 7, Glen Oaks C.C. 1 – Game 1 Lake Michigan College 9, Glen Oaks C.C. 7 – Game 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 4, South Haven 0 Buchanan 6, Bangor 1 Calhoun Christian 3, Delton-Kellogg 1 Comstock 6, Constantine 5 Lawton 2, Parchment 2 – TIE Saugatuck 4, Fennville 1 Baseball St. Joseph 5, Kalamazoo Central 1 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Central 9, St. Joseph 3 – Game 2 Buchanan 2, Berrien Springs 1 – Game 1 Berrien Springs 3, Buchanan 2 – Game 2 Watervliet 14, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 Watervliet 10, Dowagiac 0 – Game 2 Cassopolis 16, Bangor 9 – Game 1 Bangor 9, Cassopolis 7 – Game 2 Suspended, 4th Decatur 15, Marcellus 0 – Game 1 Decatur 14, Marcellus 0 – Game 2 Edwardsburg 4, Otsego 3 – Game 1 Otsego 4, Edwardsburg 1 – Game 2 Parchment 6, Allegan 2 – Game 1 Parchment 11, Allegan 0 – Game 2 Softball Kalamazoo Central 2, St. Joseph 1 – Game 1 St. Joseph 9, Kalamazoo Central 5 – Game 2 Brandywine 7, Bridgman 3 – Game 1 Bridgman 10, Brandywine 8 – Game 2 Watervliet 6, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 Watervliet 9, Dowagiac 3 – Game 2 Lawrence 19, Fennville 7 – Game 1 Lawrence 24, Fennville 8 – Game 2 Schoolcraft 7, South Haven 1 – Game 1 South Haven 12, Schoolcraft 2 – Game 2 Mishawaka Penn (IN) 3, Edwardsburg 1 Bangor 10, Cassopolis 2 – Game 1 Cassopolis 5, Bangor 4 – Game 2 Parchment 17, Allegan 0 – Game 1 Parchment 14, Allegan 0 – Game 2 Girls Tennis Brandywine 7, Berrien Springs 1 Today Baseball Benton Harbor at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m. Coloma at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. River Valley at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Marshall, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Parchment, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Hamilton, 4:15 p.m. Benton Harbor at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Sturgis at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Marcellus at Centreville, 5:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Lawton at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Covert at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m. Coloma at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Mattawan at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Byron Center, 6:45 p.m. Otsego at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. DeWitt at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Hudsonville at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Saugatuck at GR Covenant Christian, 6:00 p.m. GR South Christian at Kal. Christian, 5:00 p.m. Marcellus at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Track and Field Don Lukens Invitational at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 10:00 a.m. Lakeshore, Benton Harbor, Dowagiac, Constantine, Mattawan, Niles, Three Rivers, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central, East Kentwood, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Kalamazoo Phoenix, Lansing Everett, Lansing Sexton, Portage Central, Portage Northern, Schoolcraft.1CARBryce Young QBAlabama2HOUC. J. Stroud QBOhio State3HOUWill Anderson LBAlabama4INDAnthony Richardson QBFlorida5SEADevon Witherspoon CBIllinois6ARIParis Johnson OTOhio State7LVTyree Wilson DETexas Tech8ATLBijan Robinson RBTexas9PHIJalen Carter DTGeorgia10CHIDarnell Wright OTTennessee11TENPeter Skoronski OTNorthwestern12DETJahmyr Gibbs RBAlabama13GBLukas Van Ness DEIowa14PITBroderick Jones OTGeorgia15NYJWill McDonald DEIowa State16WASEmmanuel Forbes CBMississippi State17NEChristian Gonzalez CBOregon18DETJack Campbell LBIowa19TBCalijah Kancey DTPittsburgh20SEAJaxon Smith-Njigba WROhio State–MIASelection forfeited21LACQuentin Johnston WRTCU22BALZay Flowers WRBoston College23MINJordan Addison WRUSC24NYGDeonte Banks CBMaryland25BUFDalton Kincaid TEUtah26DALMazi Smith DTMichigan27JAXAnton Harrison OTOklahoma28CINMyles Murphy DEClemson29NOBryan Bresee DTClemson30PHINolan Smith LBGeorgia31KCFelix Anudike-Uzomah DEKansas StateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 4 Tampa Bay Rays 14, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 2 Orioles 7, Tigers 4 – Santander’s 2-run homer icing on Orioles’ rally over Tigers Anthony Santander’s two-run homer capped a five-run seventh inning in which the Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. Joey Ortiz became the first Orioles player to drive in three runs in his MLB debut since Don Baylor on Sept. 18, 1970. Baltimore improved to 9-1 in its last 10 games. Detroit left 15 runners on base. The Tigers’ Chasen Shreve took the loss. Bryan Baker got the win with 1 1/2 scoreless innings of relief. Felix Bautista pitched the ninth for his sixth save. Rays 14, White Sox 5 – Paredes drives in 5 as Rays pound Cease, White Sox 14-5 Isaac Paredes had a career-high five RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays handed the Chicago White Sox their eighth straight loss with a 14-5 victory. Brandon Lowe homered and drove in three runs for Tampa Bay in the opener of a four-game series. Lowe, Yandy Díaz, Luke Raley and Josh Lowe each had three hits as the AL East leaders bounced back nicely after they were shut out in back-to-back home games by Houston. Tampa Bay finished with 16 hits. White Sox ace Dylan Cease was tagged for seven runs, six earned, and nine hits in four-plus innings. Cubs 5, Padres 2 – Hosmer, Velázquez, Swanson hit HRs, Cubs beat Padres 5-2 Eric Hosmer and Nelson Velázquez hit back-to-back homers and Dansby Swanson added his first of the season to help the Chicago Cubs top the San Diego Padres 5-2. Manny Machado homered for the Padres, who had won five of seven. Hayden Wesneski got the win. Hosmer and Velázquez gave the Cubs the lead for good with consecutive homers off Seth Lugo in the bottom of the second. San Diego’s Matt Carpenter had a sacrifice fly in the eighth to create a save situation for Brad Boxberger, who worked the ninth for his second in as many chances. Tonight Baltimore (Rodriguez 0-0) at Detroit (Rodriguez 1-2), 6:40 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Miami (Luzardo 2-1), 6:40 p.m. Tampa Bay (Eflin 3-0) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2), 7:10 p.m. MLB – Hendriks, 4 others closer to return for slumping ChiSox Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks could go out on a rehab assignment next week in a big step in his recovery from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks announced his diagnosis in January and completed his final round of chemotherapy three weeks ago. The 34-year-old right-hander announced last week on Instagram that he was cancer-free. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn says Hendriks will return to Chicago during the team’s upcoming series against Minnesota for “a pre-rehab assignment check-in,” and then his assignment could start “potentially immediately after that series.” NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                          (TOR leads 3-2) New Jersey Devils 4, New York Rangers 0                                (NJD leads 3-2) Vegas Golden Knights 4, Winnipeg Jets 1                                (VGK wins 4-1) Tonight Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, 7:00 p.m.               (CAR leads 3-2) Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, 7:30 p.m.                           (BOS leads 3-2) Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, 9:30 p.m.                              (DAL leads 3-2) Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken, 10:00 p.m.                    (SEA leads 3-2) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) Last Night Boston Celtics 128, Atlanta Hawks 120                                  (BOS wins 4-2) Tonight Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors, 8:00 p.m.              (GSW leads 3-2) Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m.                  (LAL leads 3-2) NFL – NFL draft dominated early by QBs Quarterbacks dominated the first part of the NFL draft. Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson were among the top four picks Thursday night, an expected result in a league where teams know finding a franchise QB is the quickest path to success. The Carolina Panthers selected Young, the slender and dynamic Alabama quarterback, with the No. 1 pick, seven weeks after making a blockbuster trade with Chicago to move up to get their choice of potential franchise players. The Panthers chose the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner over Ohio State’s Stroud, Florida’s Richardson and Kentucky’s Will Levis. New coach Frank Reich said earlier in the week that the organization reached a consensus Monday after several weeks of deliberation. NFL – Lions take RB Gibbs No. 12, LB Campbell at No. 18 The Detroit Lions traded down to select Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs with the No. 12 pick overall in the NFL draft on Thursday night, making a relatively surprising selection. The Lions gave up their first pick and a third-rounder to Arizona for a first-round selection and the 34th spot overall. They drafted Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell at No. 18 overall. Detroit is hoping to make the most of an opportunity to improve its on-the-rise franchise in the draft after addressing needs on both sides of the ball in free agency. NFL – Chicago Bears draft Tennessee OT Darnell Wright at No. 10 The Chicago Bears selected Tennessee offensive tackle Darnell Wright with the No. 10 overall pick in the NFL draft. The move should give quarterback Justin Fields more protection. The Bears traded back one spot with the Philadelphia Eagles and got a fourth-round pick in 2024. The 6-foot-5, 330-pound Wright was first-team, All-SEC as a right tackle last season. He played left tackle in 2021. The Bears finished with the worst record in the league last year at 3-14. NFL – Colts select QB Anthony Richardson at No. 4 in NFL draft The Indianapolis Colts followed their draft plan by selecting quarterback Anthony Richardson with the fourth pick of the NFL draft. The highly anticipated move had been expected even before the Colts finished last season with seven straight losses and a 4-12-1 mark, the bigger debate was over who to draft. But when the Carolina Panthers took Bryce Young with the top overall pick and C.J. Stroud went No. 2 to Houston, general manager Chris Ballard stood pat at No. 4 and selected Richardson instead of former Kentucky star Will Levis. NFL – Cowboys get Michigan DT Mazi Smith 26th overall in NFL draft The Dallas Cowboys have drafted Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith with the 26th pick in the first round of the NFL draft. Dallas picked Smith after Buffalo moved a spot ahead of the Cowboys and drafted Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid. Tight end was a popular position with pundits after Dalton Schultz left in free agency a year after playing on the franchise tag. The Cowboys could use more offensive firepower around quarterback Dak Prescott. But the run defense was the weakest part of an an otherwise solid unit in a second consecutive playoff season for Dallas in 2022. WNBA – Brittney Griner gets emotional discussing Russian detainment Brittney Griner got emotional quickly while speaking to reporters for the first time since her nearly 10-month detainment in Russia on drug-related charges. The WNBA star had to take a moment to compose herself after being asked about her resiliency through the ordeal. Griner’s first news conference drew more than 100 people, including Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, members of the Phoenix Mercury organization and Griner’s wife, Cherelle. Griner was arrested in February 2022 at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years but was released in a prisoner swap in December. NCAAFB – Notre Dame transfer QB Buchner commits to Alabama and Rees Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner has committed to Alabama, where he will be reunited with former Fighting Irish offensive coordinator Tommy Rees. Buchner announced his decision in a Twitter post. Entering his third college season, Buchner began last year as Notre Dame’s starting quarterback. He hurt shoulder in Week 2 and missed the rest of the regular season. He returned to lead the Fighting Irish to a Gator Bowl victory against South Carolina. Alabama completed spring practice last weekend with no clear front-runner in a quarterback competition that include third-year player Jalen Milroe, redshirt freshman Ty Simpson and two freshmen. NCAAFB – Harbaugh leaves spring with ‘best version’ of Wolverines yet Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says he came out of spring practice with the best team he’s had since taking over in 2015. The two-time defending Big Ten champion Wolverines bring back 84% of their offensive production. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy and running backs Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards will work behind the nation’s best offensive line. The defense is loaded, especially in the front seven, and linebackers Ernest Hausmann (Nebraska) and Josaiah Stewart (Coastal Carolina) are transfers who showed this spring they’re capable of making big impacts.  There’s much less clarity elsewhere in the conference. Ohio State still hasn’t determined the successor to C.J. Stroud. Purdue’s Ryan Walters is finding his way in his first head coaching job. Wisconsin’s move to coordinator Phil Longo’s Air Raid offense under Luke Fickell had a bumpy start. Matt Rhule’s building project at Nebraska is just beginning. As many as six quarterback competitions will go into the fall. NCAAVB – Nebraska sells 83,000 tickets for outdoor volleyball event Almost 83,000 tickets have been sold for Nebraska’s outdoor college volleyball doubleheader at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Aug. 30. The event starts with a Division II exhibition between Wayne State and Nebraska-Kearney and will be followed by a regular-season match between the Cornhuskers and Omaha. Athletic director Trev Alberts said the goal has gone from setting the NCAA volleyball attendance record to breaking the U.S. women’s one-day record for any sport. The record is 90,185 for the 1999 Women’s World Cup final between the United States and China at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Lansing 6, Quad Cities 5 Great Lakes 6, Fort Wayne 4 South Bend 3, Peoria 1 Cedar Rapids 5, West Michigan 1 Tonight Quad Cities River Bandits at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Peoria Chiefs at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Baseball Kellogg Community College 13, Lake Michigan College 1 – Game 1 Kellogg Community College 15, Lake Michigan College 2 – Game 2 Softball Lake Michigan College 7, Glen Oaks C.C. 1 – Game 1 Lake Michigan College 9, Glen Oaks C.C. 7 – Game 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 4, South Haven 0 Buchanan 6, Bangor 1 Calhoun Christian 3, Delton-Kellogg 1 Comstock 6, Constantine 5 Lawton 2, Parchment 2 – TIE Saugatuck 4, Fennville 1 Baseball St. Joseph 5, Kalamazoo Central 1 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Central 9, St. Joseph 3 – Game 2 Buchanan 2, Berrien Springs 1 – Game 1 Berrien Springs 3, Buchanan 2 – Game 2 Watervliet 14, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 Watervliet 10, Dowagiac 0 – Game 2 Cassopolis 16, Bangor 9 – Game 1 Bangor 9, Cassopolis 7 – Game 2 Suspended, 4th Decatur 15, Marcellus 0 – Game 1 Decatur 14, Marcellus 0 – Game 2 Edwardsburg 4, Otsego 3 – Game 1 Otsego 4, Edwardsburg 1 – Game 2 Parchment 6, Allegan 2 – Game 1 Parchment 11, Allegan 0 – Game 2 Softball Kalamazoo Central 2, St. Joseph 1 – Game 1 St. Joseph 9, Kalamazoo Central 5 – Game 2 Brandywine 7, Bridgman 3 – Game 1 Bridgman 10, Brandywine 8 – Game 2 Watervliet 6, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 Watervliet 9, Dowagiac 3 – Game 2 Lawrence 19, Fennville 7 – Game 1 Lawrence 24, Fennville 8 – Game 2 Schoolcraft 7, South Haven 1 – Game 1 South Haven 12, Schoolcraft 2 – Game 2 Mishawaka Penn (IN) 3, Edwardsburg 1 Bangor 10, Cassopolis 2 – Game 1 Cassopolis 5, Bangor 4 – Game 2 Parchment 17, Allegan 0 – Game 1 Parchment 14, Allegan 0 – Game 2 Girls Tennis Brandywine 7, Berrien Springs 1 Today Baseball Benton Harbor at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m. Coloma at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. River Valley at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Marshall, 4:00 p.m. Constantine at Parchment, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Hamilton, 4:15 p.m. Benton Harbor at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Sturgis at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Marcellus at Centreville, 5:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Lawton at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Covert at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m. Coloma at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Mattawan at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Byron Center, 6:45 p.m. Otsego at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. DeWitt at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Hudsonville at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Saugatuck at GR Covenant Christian, 6:00 p.m. GR South Christian at Kal. Christian, 5:00 p.m. Marcellus at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Track and Field Don Lukens Invitational at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 10:00 a.m. Lakeshore, Benton Harbor, Dowagiac, Constantine, Mattawan, Niles, Three Rivers, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central, East Kentwood, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Kalamazoo Phoenix, Lansing Everett, Lansing Sexton, Portage Central, Portage Northern, Schoolcraft.1CARBryce Young QBAlabama2HOUC. J. Stroud QBOhio State3HOUWill Anderson LBAlabama4INDAnthony Richardson QBFlorida5SEADevon Witherspoon CBIllinois6ARIParis Johnson OTOhio State7LVTyree Wilson DETexas Tech8ATLBijan Robinson RBTexas9PHIJalen Carter DTGeorgia10CHIDarnell Wright OTTennessee11TENPeter Skoronski OTNorthwestern12DETJahmyr Gibbs RBAlabama13GBLukas Van Ness DEIowa14PITBroderick Jones OTGeorgia15NYJWill McDonald DEIowa State16WASEmmanuel Forbes CBMississippi State17NEChristian Gonzalez CBOregon18DETJack Campbell LBIowa19TBCalijah Kancey DTPittsburgh20SEAJaxon Smith-Njigba WROhio State–MIASelection forfeited21LACQuentin Johnston WRTCU22BALZay Flowers WRBoston College23MINJordan Addison WRUSC24NYGDeonte Banks CBMaryland25BUFDalton Kincaid TEUtah26DALMazi Smith DTMichigan27JAXAnton Harrison OTOklahoma28CINMyles Murphy DEClemson29NOBryan Bresee DTClemson30PHINolan Smith LBGeorgia31KCFelix Anudike-Uzomah DEKansas StateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.