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Sounds catcher Francisco Mejia joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his surging offense in the second half of the year, how he evaluates his defense as a catcher and his three hits the night before on 0-2 pitches.
Sounds catcher Francisco Mejia joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his start to the season, getting acclimated to the Brewers and a new pitching staff after being signed just after Opening Day, and what he's learned in his major league opportunities so far in his career.
Mat Germain & Mark Corbett – Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day Eve give #RaysUp fans the lowdownTampa Bay Rays Roster Prep for 2024 seasonBlake Snell finally signs a contract, what about Tommy PhamAustin Shenton moves up from AAA Durham Bulls to MLB Rays for Opening DayFirst 2 weeks of the schedule includes Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants & the DodgersWhat to expect with the Dodgers with Tyler Glasnow when facing the RaysGiants have Bob Melving as Manager and Dusty Baker in the front office.Japanese Players adapting to MLB how do teams help them, Yoshi TsutsugoRays trade UwasawaAL East rivalries and the excitement of opening day."We're here to stay" and the progress on the new stadium.Zach Eflin opening day pitcher for the #TBRays.Toronto Blue Jays, Jose Berrios as the opposing pitcher and his performance last season.What will be the outcome of the opening series against the Toronto Blue Jays.They discuss the Rays' performance in spring training and notable players like Willy Adames and Shane McClanahan.Brendan McKay's return from injury and his potential impact on the team.Evan Longoria's status and Mike Zunino's recent retirement.Rays' acquisition of Ben Rortvedt from the Yankees and his impact on the team. Other options, Rene Pinto, Francisco Mejia & Alex JacksonMat's projected Opening Day #TBRays Lineup includes Yandy Diaz, Harold Ramirez DH as no-brainersPlayers ability to adapt to a new culture - Yoshi Tsutsugo with the Rays Rays traded Uwasawa to Red Sox – empowering a divisional rivalRays front office flexibility to try new things, as when they brought on Nelson CruzWander Franco still on the 40 man roster – when will Rays be able to drop him and make room for another playerMat's Annual #Rays Predictions include 10 #Rays will hit double digits in HR 9 Hitters will have SO% below 25%4 pitchers will earn 10+ wins 3: significant in-season trades will occur 2 Pinto will have 2nd highest fWAR among C in ALLength of the #Rays lineupRene Pinto will have 2nd highest fWAR among C in ALFans Quick Twitch response to Rays OffseasonMat offer's Rays fans chance to rate the Rays Offseason Scouting Scale Outstanding?On a scouting scale (20 being lowest, 80 being highest), how would you rate the #Rays offseason? #MLBYou can still vote and see the results at https://twitter.com/Mat_Germain_/status/1773069550684160042Mat will be making some bold predictions on x.com https://twitter.com/Mat_Germain_Prepare for the Joy of MLB Opening DayThanks to Mat Germain for bringing his knowledge, wit and wisdom to the show. You can catch find more of Mat on Twitter x.com @Mat_Germain_ Mark can be found on Twitter @TheBaseballBiz & at http://www.baseballbizondeck.com Just remember to subscribe, follow and rate the show. Thank you. BaseballBiz can be found on iheartradio, Stitcher, Apple, and SpotifySpecial thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music “Rocking Forward”
The man behind the dish for the Rays in 2024 is René Pinto. Pinto has been in the organization since he was 17 years old in 2014. Without any major moves behind the plate except for Non-Roster invites like Rob Brantley or familiar face Francisco Mejia, the Rays seem almost bullish on Pinto becoming the starting catcher with ease. Is his power real? Can he work on the strikeout to walk ratio? Will Alex Jackson be his main counterpart? Let us know in the comments!Follow Kevin Weiss @KevinWeiss_Follow Ulises Sambrano @SambranoUlisesFollow the show @LockedOnRaysFollow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…
MAILBAG EPISODE with WTSP's Sports Director Evan Closky! -What are your favorite spring training stadiums around Florida? -Between Randy Arozarena and Josh Lowe, who will have more homers during the 2024 season? -What can Francisco Mejia provide the team? -Between Brandon Lowe, Randy Arozarena and Isaac Paredes, who will not be a Rays player next year? -Baseball Trivia and Name That WAR! Follow Kevin Weiss @KevinWeiss_ Follow Ulises Sambrano @SambranoUlises Follow the show @LockedOnRaysFollow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…
The Los Angeles Angels will see their pitchers and catchers report to Tempe, Arizona in a little over a week, and we're beginning our Roster Recap for 2024! On today's Locked On Angels, we'll take a look at starting catcher Logan O'Hoppe, his 2023 season, the offense he brings, and the defense he'll need to improve on in 2024. Then, we'll take a look at Matt Thaiss, who figures to be the backup to O'Hoppe, and we'll discuss the ways he can improve at the plate. Plus, we'll get into the catching depth the Angels have on offer, including Chad Wallach and Francisco Mejia. We'll get you ready for 2024 and cover all the catchers on today's show!GET IN OUR VOICEMAIL! CALL US: (714) 409-6396Tell us what's on your mind!Give us a follow @LockedOnAngels on Twitter, and for the best Angels memes around, connect with us on Instagram and Twitter @SuperHaloBros!Super Halo Bros. MERCH is available now! super-halo-bros-shop.fourthwall.comSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!IbottaRight now, Ibotta is offering our listeners $5 for just trying Ibotta by using the code LOCKEDONMLB when you register.eBay MotorsWith all the parts you need at the prices you want, it's easy to turn your car into the MVP and bring home that win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers.GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase.FanDuelNew customers, join today and you'll get TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in BONUS BETS if your first bet of FIVE DOLLARS or more wins. Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started.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 Los Angeles Angels will see their pitchers and catchers report to Tempe, Arizona in a little over a week, and we're beginning our Roster Recap for 2024! On today's Locked On Angels, we'll take a look at starting catcher Logan O'Hoppe, his 2023 season, the offense he brings, and the defense he'll need to improve on in 2024. Then, we'll take a look at Matt Thaiss, who figures to be the backup to O'Hoppe, and we'll discuss the ways he can improve at the plate. Plus, we'll get into the catching depth the Angels have on offer, including Chad Wallach and Francisco Mejia. We'll get you ready for 2024 and cover all the catchers on today's show! GET IN OUR VOICEMAIL! CALL US: (714) 409-6396 Tell us what's on your mind! Give us a follow @LockedOnAngels on Twitter, and for the best Angels memes around, connect with us on Instagram and Twitter @SuperHaloBros! Super Halo Bros. MERCH is available now! super-halo-bros-shop.fourthwall.com Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Ibotta Right now, Ibotta is offering our listeners $5 for just trying Ibotta by using the code LOCKEDONMLB when you register. eBay Motors With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it's easy to turn your car into the MVP and bring home that win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. FanDuel New customers, join today and you'll get TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in BONUS BETS if your first bet of FIVE DOLLARS or more wins. Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started. 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 series with the Dodgers showed that the Guardians have a long way to go to close the gap of who they are and who they should aspire to be. We talk about the differences between the two teams and how the Guardians can try to be more like the Dodgers (even though the two will never have similar payrolls). We also get into Brayan Rocchio's demotion and struggles, the backup catcher situation and then why the Guardians do not need to claim Francisco Mejia.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!birddogsGo to birddogs.com/LOCKEDONMLB or enter promo code LOCKEDONMLB for a free white tech hat with any order. You won't want to take your birddogs off we promise you.eBay MotorsFor 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.BunchesDownload the Bunches App today and when you do, our friends at Bunches have featured the LOCKED ON MLB Bunch in the “Discover” tab. Find the Locked On MLB bunch HERE.GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONMLB for $20 off your first purchase.FanDuelMake Every Moment More. Right now, when you bet on a Super Bowl Winner, you can GET BONUS BETS EVERY TIME THEY WIN IN THE REGULAR SEASON! FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON.SleeperDownload 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)Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…
The series with the Dodgers showed that the Guardians have a long way to go to close the gap of who they are and who they should aspire to be. We talk about the differences between the two teams and how the Guardians can try to be more like the Dodgers (even though the two will never have similar payrolls). We also get into Brayan Rocchio's demotion and struggles, the backup catcher situation and then why the Guardians do not need to claim Francisco Mejia. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! birddogs Go to birddogs.com/LOCKEDONMLB or enter promo code LOCKEDONMLB for a free white tech hat with any order. You won't want to take your birddogs off we promise you. 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. Bunches Download the Bunches App today and when you do, our friends at Bunches have featured the LOCKED ON MLB Bunch in the “Discover” tab. Find the Locked On MLB bunch HERE. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONMLB for $20 off your first purchase. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Right now, when you bet on a Super Bowl Winner, you can GET BONUS BETS EVERY TIME THEY WIN IN THE REGULAR SEASON! 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) Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…
The Tampa Bay Rays have taken three games of four from the Boston Red Sox in this four-game series that had been rain delayed. The Rays finished their roadtrip going 4-3 after a slow start in Chicago against the Cubs. The Rays got some offensive help from Luke Raley and Francisco Mejia as well as yet another solid Shane McClanahan start. As the season keeps moving forward, is it too early to talk possible trades? Locked On Rays does not think so! To join and share another trade scenario, WTSP's Sports Director Evan Closky is a featured guest!Follow Kevin Weiss @KevinWeiss_Follow Ulises Sambrano @SambranoUlisesFollow the show @LockedOnRaysFollow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…
The Tampa Bay Rays have taken three games of four from the Boston Red Sox in this four-game series that had been rain delayed. The Rays finished their roadtrip going 4-3 after a slow start in Chicago against the Cubs. The Rays got some offensive help from Luke Raley and Francisco Mejia as well as yet another solid Shane McClanahan start. As the season keeps moving forward, is it too early to talk possible trades? Locked On Rays does not think so! To join and share another trade scenario, WTSP's Sports Director Evan Closky is a featured guest! Follow Kevin Weiss @KevinWeiss_ Follow Ulises Sambrano @SambranoUlises Follow the show @LockedOnRaysFollow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…
Tampa Bay finishes off a series win in Boston by taking Monday's finale. Left-hander Shane McClanahan talks about overcoming early command issues to get back on track, while manager Kevin Cash praises catcher Francisco Mejia's day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tampa Bay gets an old school win to start its ten-game homestand, using pitching and defense along with a timely sacrifice fly to beat Milwaukee. Manager Kevin Cash praises catcher Francisco Mejia for coming through in a tight situation, and pitcher Shane McClanahan explains what he worked on to improve from a couple of tough outings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"This Guy Francisco" sat down with us to talk about: - Living in both San Diego and Tijuana - His journey from student to staff - Being service owner of WalkMe - His passion for soccer
The Tampa Bay Rays are Cleveland Guardians south. They have nearly double-digit former Cleveland coaches and players on the roster. As a matter of fact, they have acquired the three central players from the Jonathan Lucroy deal. Yu Chang and Francisco Mejia were the big pieces but at the time Shawn Armstrong had pitched in the majors and had an ERA under two with a strikeout per nine over 15. The fourth player was Greg Allen. We revisit this trade since Armstrong picked up the loss and again the major pieces are all in Tampa. We also talk about the Miller deal as maybe the most successful player from both of those trades is JP Feyereisen who is also a pitcher for you guessed it Tampa. We switched to a game with significant consequences but saw very little happen. Tampa Bay Rays have a magic number of one but lost two of three to Cleveland. I had predicted that Jeffrey Springs would be a hard matchup and he was, but Cal Quantrill was just as good. The Guardians rally late to win thanks to Will Brennan, Steven Kwan, and Oscar Gonzalez. We talk about the choice to walk Jose to face Oscar and why it was an odd choice. We end with some talk about the weird season flips for Bo Naylor and Bryan Lavastida. Bo is with the team on the taxi squad with a chance to be added before the end of the year. I wonder if Lavastida might be taken off the 40-man, and if they will promote yet another unicorn this year to the roster making rookie number 17. We then talk about how Steven Kwan still can't seem to get any respect. If one is talking about rookies in baseball and don't mention him then you are doing it wrong. There are a clear top four hitters and two pitchers and anyone not mentioning Kwan well I question their knowledge. 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
The Tampa Bay Rays are Cleveland Guardians south. They have nearly double-digit former Cleveland coaches and players on the roster. As a matter of fact, they have acquired the three central players from the Jonathan Lucroy deal. Yu Chang and Francisco Mejia were the big pieces but at the time Shawn Armstrong had pitched in the majors and had an ERA under two with a strikeout per nine over 15. The fourth player was Greg Allen. We revisit this trade since Armstrong picked up the loss and again the major pieces are all in Tampa. We also talk about the Miller deal as maybe the most successful player from both of those trades is JP Feyereisen who is also a pitcher for you guessed it Tampa. We switched to a game with significant consequences but saw very little happen. Tampa Bay Rays have a magic number of one but lost two of three to Cleveland. I had predicted that Jeffrey Springs would be a hard matchup and he was, but Cal Quantrill was just as good. The Guardians rally late to win thanks to Will Brennan, Steven Kwan, and Oscar Gonzalez. We talk about the choice to walk Jose to face Oscar and why it was an odd choice. We end with some talk about the weird season flips for Bo Naylor and Bryan Lavastida. Bo is with the team on the taxi squad with a chance to be added before the end of the year. I wonder if Lavastida might be taken off the 40-man, and if they will promote yet another unicorn this year to the roster making rookie number 17. We then talk about how Steven Kwan still can't seem to get any respect. If one is talking about rookies in baseball and don't mention him then you are doing it wrong. There are a clear top four hitters and two pitchers and anyone not mentioning Kwan well I question their knowledge. 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
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 7, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 8, Texas Rangers 2 Miami Marlins 3, Chicago Cubs 0 Rays 7, Tigers 0 – Rays draw 2 bases-loaded walks in 9th, beat Tigers 7-0 Yu Chang and Yandy Diaz drew bases-loaded walks in a seven-run ninth inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0. With the game scoreless in the ninth, former Tiger Isaac Parades hit a one-out single off Tigers closer Gregory Soto, then took third on a two-out double by Francisco Mejia. Soto walked Jose Siri to load the bases, then missed on a 3-2 pitch to Chang.Soto walked Diaz, his fourth batter of the inning, to make it 2-0. The Rays walked a franchise-record 13 times while beating the Tigers on Friday. White Sox 8, Rangers 2 – Chicago pounds out 15 hits, beats Texas 8-2 for series split Andrew Vaughn had a two-run home run among his three hits, Luis Robert hit a two-run double, and AJ Pollock had two doubles in a three-hit game as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 to split a four-game series. The Sox had 15 hits, five for extra bases, after being limited to four runs and 13 hits in the previous three games. Nathaniel Lowe hit a solo homer in the seventh inning and delivered an RBI single in the third for the Rangers. The 452-foot homer was the longest by a Rangers player this season. Marlins 3, Cubs 0 – Marlins hit back-to-back homers, Luzardo beats Cubs 3-0 Jesús Luzardo allowed one hit over seven innings for his first win since April, and Jacob Stallings and Peyton Burdick hit back-to-back home runs as the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 to prevent a three-game sweep. Yan Gomes singled with two outs in the fifth off Luzardo. Nick Madrigal’s leadoff single in the ninth against Tanner Scott was Chicago’s only other hit. Scott then got a groundout and two strikeouts for his 15th save. Charles Leblanc opened the fifth with a double off Adrian Sampson before Stallings put Miami on the board with his third homer of the year. Burdick connected on the next pitch for his first major league home run. It was only Miami’s second victory in nine games. Today Washington (Sánchez 0-4) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 8-5), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off NASCAR – Kevin Harvick ends 65-race drought with 6th win at Michigan Kevin Harvick got his groove back, fittingly at one of his favorite tracks. Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought that lasted nearly two years with his sixth victory at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. The No. 4 Ford pulled away from Bubba Wallace and the rest the field following a restart with 35 laps to go. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver took advantage of clean air, helping him coast to his 59th victory. Wallace finished second in his No. 23 Toyota followed by Denny Hamlin in his No. 11 Toyota. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 94, Connecticut Sun 91 Sky 94, Sun 91 – Parker, Sky beat Sun 94-91, set franchise’s win record Candace Parker scored 18 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and tipped a pass to Emma Meesseman for a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to help the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 94-91 to set the franchise record for wins in a season. Courtney Vandersloot had 20 points, five assists and four steals for Chicago (25-8). Meesseman and Allie Quigley added 15 points apiece and Kahleah Copper scored 11. DeWanna Bonner converted a four-point play and then found Thomas for a layup to make it 89-all with 43.6 seconds to go but Parker, in the post, tipped a touch-pass out to Meesseman for a wide-open 3-pointer to make it 92-89 with 28.0 seconds remaining and the Sky led the rest of the way. NCAAHKY – Michigan names Naurato interim coach after Pearson exit The University of Michigan promoted Brandon Naurato to interim hockey coach for one season on Sunday, two days after cutting ties with coach Mel Pearson following an investigation into the program. An investigation revealed in part that Pearson pressured student-athletes to lie about COVID-19 contact tracing last year. Pearson was 99-64-16 at Michigan over five seasons. Naurato was on Pearson’s staff last season after he was a player development consultant with the Detroit Red Wings for three seasons. He was a forward for the Wolverines and played minor league hockey for four years. Golf – PGA – Kim arrives on PGA Tour with 61 to win Wyndham Championship Joohyung Kim is the second-youngest PGA Tour winner since World War II. The 20-year-old South Korean who goes by “Tom” made a name for himself at the Wyndham Championship. Kim shot 61 and captured his first PGA Tour title by five shots. That makes him an instant PGA Tour member and now he’s eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs that start next week. Rickie Fowler missed the cut but still managed to finish No. 125 in the FedEx Cup to advance. Justin Lower missed his card by three-putting for bogey from long range on the final hole. Golf – Champions – Kelly wins playoff in Canada for 3rd Champions title of year Jerry Kelly missed a chance to win in regulation at the Shaw Charity Classic. And then he made short work in overtime by making a 4-foot birdie putt to win. Kelly now has three wins this year on the PGA Tour Champions. That’s tied with Steven Alker for the most this year on the 50-and-older circuit. Alker didn’t play in Canada. He still leads the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Kelly shot a 67, while Huston had a 65. The final round was so tight that five players finished one shot behind. The group included U.S. Senior Open champion Padraig Harrington. NFL – Browns RB Kareem Hunt practices after demanding trade Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt participated in team drills for first time in three days after demanding a trade. Hunt is the final year of a two-year, $12 million deal he signed two years ago, but is asking for a long-term extension. The 27-year-old has been productive during his three seasons for Cleveland. But he missed nine games last season with calf and ankle injuries. Hunt’s situation adds more drama for the Browns, who are waiting to see how quarterback long Deshaun Watson will be suspended for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Hunt was not made available to speak with the media. NCAA – NCAA looking to add “windows” for transfer portal The NCAA will have a committee conduct more research on a recommendation to allow Division I athletes to switch schools as many times as they want with immediate eligibility. The transfer rule proposals were among several that came out of the NCAA’s Transformation Committee and were moved along by the Division I Council two weeks ago. The board did adopt Transformation Committee recommendations that would allow schools to provide more financial benefits to athletes. The proposed changes to transfer rules also included implementing sport-specific windows when athletes could enter their names in the transfer portal and be immediately eligible the following year. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 1 – 5 Innings Fort Wayne Tin Caps 7, South Bend Cubs 5 – 8 Innings Lake County Captains 11, Great Lakes Loons 8 Tonight No games tonight MHSAA – Fall practice begins today Today marks the unofficial end of summer vacation for high school student athletes, as practice opens for the upcoming high school sports season. The MHSAA says that almost 95,000 students will step on the fields around the state of Michigan today to prepare for their first games. Girls golf and boys tennis will have their first games on August 15, August 17 for boys soccer, cross country, girls swimming and diving, and volleyball. Football teams will be able to play games on August 25.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 7, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 8, Texas Rangers 2 Miami Marlins 3, Chicago Cubs 0 Rays 7, Tigers 0 – Rays draw 2 bases-loaded walks in 9th, beat Tigers 7-0 Yu Chang and Yandy Diaz drew bases-loaded walks in a seven-run ninth inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0. With the game scoreless in the ninth, former Tiger Isaac Parades hit a one-out single off Tigers closer Gregory Soto, then took third on a two-out double by Francisco Mejia. Soto walked Jose Siri to load the bases, then missed on a 3-2 pitch to Chang.Soto walked Diaz, his fourth batter of the inning, to make it 2-0. The Rays walked a franchise-record 13 times while beating the Tigers on Friday. White Sox 8, Rangers 2 – Chicago pounds out 15 hits, beats Texas 8-2 for series split Andrew Vaughn had a two-run home run among his three hits, Luis Robert hit a two-run double, and AJ Pollock had two doubles in a three-hit game as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 to split a four-game series. The Sox had 15 hits, five for extra bases, after being limited to four runs and 13 hits in the previous three games. Nathaniel Lowe hit a solo homer in the seventh inning and delivered an RBI single in the third for the Rangers. The 452-foot homer was the longest by a Rangers player this season. Marlins 3, Cubs 0 – Marlins hit back-to-back homers, Luzardo beats Cubs 3-0 Jesús Luzardo allowed one hit over seven innings for his first win since April, and Jacob Stallings and Peyton Burdick hit back-to-back home runs as the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 to prevent a three-game sweep. Yan Gomes singled with two outs in the fifth off Luzardo. Nick Madrigal’s leadoff single in the ninth against Tanner Scott was Chicago’s only other hit. Scott then got a groundout and two strikeouts for his 15th save. Charles Leblanc opened the fifth with a double off Adrian Sampson before Stallings put Miami on the board with his third homer of the year. Burdick connected on the next pitch for his first major league home run. It was only Miami’s second victory in nine games. Today Washington (Sánchez 0-4) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 8-5), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off NASCAR – Kevin Harvick ends 65-race drought with 6th win at Michigan Kevin Harvick got his groove back, fittingly at one of his favorite tracks. Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought that lasted nearly two years with his sixth victory at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. The No. 4 Ford pulled away from Bubba Wallace and the rest the field following a restart with 35 laps to go. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver took advantage of clean air, helping him coast to his 59th victory. Wallace finished second in his No. 23 Toyota followed by Denny Hamlin in his No. 11 Toyota. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 94, Connecticut Sun 91 Sky 94, Sun 91 – Parker, Sky beat Sun 94-91, set franchise’s win record Candace Parker scored 18 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and tipped a pass to Emma Meesseman for a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to help the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 94-91 to set the franchise record for wins in a season. Courtney Vandersloot had 20 points, five assists and four steals for Chicago (25-8). Meesseman and Allie Quigley added 15 points apiece and Kahleah Copper scored 11. DeWanna Bonner converted a four-point play and then found Thomas for a layup to make it 89-all with 43.6 seconds to go but Parker, in the post, tipped a touch-pass out to Meesseman for a wide-open 3-pointer to make it 92-89 with 28.0 seconds remaining and the Sky led the rest of the way. NCAAHKY – Michigan names Naurato interim coach after Pearson exit The University of Michigan promoted Brandon Naurato to interim hockey coach for one season on Sunday, two days after cutting ties with coach Mel Pearson following an investigation into the program. An investigation revealed in part that Pearson pressured student-athletes to lie about COVID-19 contact tracing last year. Pearson was 99-64-16 at Michigan over five seasons. Naurato was on Pearson’s staff last season after he was a player development consultant with the Detroit Red Wings for three seasons. He was a forward for the Wolverines and played minor league hockey for four years. Golf – PGA – Kim arrives on PGA Tour with 61 to win Wyndham Championship Joohyung Kim is the second-youngest PGA Tour winner since World War II. The 20-year-old South Korean who goes by “Tom” made a name for himself at the Wyndham Championship. Kim shot 61 and captured his first PGA Tour title by five shots. That makes him an instant PGA Tour member and now he’s eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs that start next week. Rickie Fowler missed the cut but still managed to finish No. 125 in the FedEx Cup to advance. Justin Lower missed his card by three-putting for bogey from long range on the final hole. Golf – Champions – Kelly wins playoff in Canada for 3rd Champions title of year Jerry Kelly missed a chance to win in regulation at the Shaw Charity Classic. And then he made short work in overtime by making a 4-foot birdie putt to win. Kelly now has three wins this year on the PGA Tour Champions. That’s tied with Steven Alker for the most this year on the 50-and-older circuit. Alker didn’t play in Canada. He still leads the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Kelly shot a 67, while Huston had a 65. The final round was so tight that five players finished one shot behind. The group included U.S. Senior Open champion Padraig Harrington. NFL – Browns RB Kareem Hunt practices after demanding trade Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt participated in team drills for first time in three days after demanding a trade. Hunt is the final year of a two-year, $12 million deal he signed two years ago, but is asking for a long-term extension. The 27-year-old has been productive during his three seasons for Cleveland. But he missed nine games last season with calf and ankle injuries. Hunt’s situation adds more drama for the Browns, who are waiting to see how quarterback long Deshaun Watson will be suspended for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Hunt was not made available to speak with the media. NCAA – NCAA looking to add “windows” for transfer portal The NCAA will have a committee conduct more research on a recommendation to allow Division I athletes to switch schools as many times as they want with immediate eligibility. The transfer rule proposals were among several that came out of the NCAA’s Transformation Committee and were moved along by the Division I Council two weeks ago. The board did adopt Transformation Committee recommendations that would allow schools to provide more financial benefits to athletes. The proposed changes to transfer rules also included implementing sport-specific windows when athletes could enter their names in the transfer portal and be immediately eligible the following year. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 1 – 5 Innings Fort Wayne Tin Caps 7, South Bend Cubs 5 – 8 Innings Lake County Captains 11, Great Lakes Loons 8 Tonight No games tonight MHSAA – Fall practice begins today Today marks the unofficial end of summer vacation for high school student athletes, as practice opens for the upcoming high school sports season. The MHSAA says that almost 95,000 students will step on the fields around the state of Michigan today to prepare for their first games. Girls golf and boys tennis will have their first games on August 15, August 17 for boys soccer, cross country, girls swimming and diving, and volleyball. Football teams will be able to play games on August 25.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 7, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 8, Texas Rangers 2 Miami Marlins 3, Chicago Cubs 0 Rays 7, Tigers 0 – Rays draw 2 bases-loaded walks in 9th, beat Tigers 7-0 Yu Chang and Yandy Diaz drew bases-loaded walks in a seven-run ninth inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0. With the game scoreless in the ninth, former Tiger Isaac Parades hit a one-out single off Tigers closer Gregory Soto, then took third on a two-out double by Francisco Mejia. Soto walked Jose Siri to load the bases, then missed on a 3-2 pitch to Chang.Soto walked Diaz, his fourth batter of the inning, to make it 2-0. The Rays walked a franchise-record 13 times while beating the Tigers on Friday. White Sox 8, Rangers 2 – Chicago pounds out 15 hits, beats Texas 8-2 for series split Andrew Vaughn had a two-run home run among his three hits, Luis Robert hit a two-run double, and AJ Pollock had two doubles in a three-hit game as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 to split a four-game series. The Sox had 15 hits, five for extra bases, after being limited to four runs and 13 hits in the previous three games. Nathaniel Lowe hit a solo homer in the seventh inning and delivered an RBI single in the third for the Rangers. The 452-foot homer was the longest by a Rangers player this season. Marlins 3, Cubs 0 – Marlins hit back-to-back homers, Luzardo beats Cubs 3-0 Jesús Luzardo allowed one hit over seven innings for his first win since April, and Jacob Stallings and Peyton Burdick hit back-to-back home runs as the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 to prevent a three-game sweep. Yan Gomes singled with two outs in the fifth off Luzardo. Nick Madrigal’s leadoff single in the ninth against Tanner Scott was Chicago’s only other hit. Scott then got a groundout and two strikeouts for his 15th save. Charles Leblanc opened the fifth with a double off Adrian Sampson before Stallings put Miami on the board with his third homer of the year. Burdick connected on the next pitch for his first major league home run. It was only Miami’s second victory in nine games. Today Washington (Sánchez 0-4) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 8-5), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off NASCAR – Kevin Harvick ends 65-race drought with 6th win at Michigan Kevin Harvick got his groove back, fittingly at one of his favorite tracks. Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought that lasted nearly two years with his sixth victory at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. The No. 4 Ford pulled away from Bubba Wallace and the rest the field following a restart with 35 laps to go. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver took advantage of clean air, helping him coast to his 59th victory. Wallace finished second in his No. 23 Toyota followed by Denny Hamlin in his No. 11 Toyota. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 94, Connecticut Sun 91 Sky 94, Sun 91 – Parker, Sky beat Sun 94-91, set franchise’s win record Candace Parker scored 18 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and tipped a pass to Emma Meesseman for a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to help the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 94-91 to set the franchise record for wins in a season. Courtney Vandersloot had 20 points, five assists and four steals for Chicago (25-8). Meesseman and Allie Quigley added 15 points apiece and Kahleah Copper scored 11. DeWanna Bonner converted a four-point play and then found Thomas for a layup to make it 89-all with 43.6 seconds to go but Parker, in the post, tipped a touch-pass out to Meesseman for a wide-open 3-pointer to make it 92-89 with 28.0 seconds remaining and the Sky led the rest of the way. NCAAHKY – Michigan names Naurato interim coach after Pearson exit The University of Michigan promoted Brandon Naurato to interim hockey coach for one season on Sunday, two days after cutting ties with coach Mel Pearson following an investigation into the program. An investigation revealed in part that Pearson pressured student-athletes to lie about COVID-19 contact tracing last year. Pearson was 99-64-16 at Michigan over five seasons. Naurato was on Pearson’s staff last season after he was a player development consultant with the Detroit Red Wings for three seasons. He was a forward for the Wolverines and played minor league hockey for four years. Golf – PGA – Kim arrives on PGA Tour with 61 to win Wyndham Championship Joohyung Kim is the second-youngest PGA Tour winner since World War II. The 20-year-old South Korean who goes by “Tom” made a name for himself at the Wyndham Championship. Kim shot 61 and captured his first PGA Tour title by five shots. That makes him an instant PGA Tour member and now he’s eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs that start next week. Rickie Fowler missed the cut but still managed to finish No. 125 in the FedEx Cup to advance. Justin Lower missed his card by three-putting for bogey from long range on the final hole. Golf – Champions – Kelly wins playoff in Canada for 3rd Champions title of year Jerry Kelly missed a chance to win in regulation at the Shaw Charity Classic. And then he made short work in overtime by making a 4-foot birdie putt to win. Kelly now has three wins this year on the PGA Tour Champions. That’s tied with Steven Alker for the most this year on the 50-and-older circuit. Alker didn’t play in Canada. He still leads the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Kelly shot a 67, while Huston had a 65. The final round was so tight that five players finished one shot behind. The group included U.S. Senior Open champion Padraig Harrington. NFL – Browns RB Kareem Hunt practices after demanding trade Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt participated in team drills for first time in three days after demanding a trade. Hunt is the final year of a two-year, $12 million deal he signed two years ago, but is asking for a long-term extension. The 27-year-old has been productive during his three seasons for Cleveland. But he missed nine games last season with calf and ankle injuries. Hunt’s situation adds more drama for the Browns, who are waiting to see how quarterback long Deshaun Watson will be suspended for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Hunt was not made available to speak with the media. NCAA – NCAA looking to add “windows” for transfer portal The NCAA will have a committee conduct more research on a recommendation to allow Division I athletes to switch schools as many times as they want with immediate eligibility. The transfer rule proposals were among several that came out of the NCAA’s Transformation Committee and were moved along by the Division I Council two weeks ago. The board did adopt Transformation Committee recommendations that would allow schools to provide more financial benefits to athletes. The proposed changes to transfer rules also included implementing sport-specific windows when athletes could enter their names in the transfer portal and be immediately eligible the following year. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 1 – 5 Innings Fort Wayne Tin Caps 7, South Bend Cubs 5 – 8 Innings Lake County Captains 11, Great Lakes Loons 8 Tonight No games tonight MHSAA – Fall practice begins today Today marks the unofficial end of summer vacation for high school student athletes, as practice opens for the upcoming high school sports season. The MHSAA says that almost 95,000 students will step on the fields around the state of Michigan today to prepare for their first games. Girls golf and boys tennis will have their first games on August 15, August 17 for boys soccer, cross country, girls swimming and diving, and volleyball. Football teams will be able to play games on August 25.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 7, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 8, Texas Rangers 2 Miami Marlins 3, Chicago Cubs 0 Rays 7, Tigers 0 – Rays draw 2 bases-loaded walks in 9th, beat Tigers 7-0 Yu Chang and Yandy Diaz drew bases-loaded walks in a seven-run ninth inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0. With the game scoreless in the ninth, former Tiger Isaac Parades hit a one-out single off Tigers closer Gregory Soto, then took third on a two-out double by Francisco Mejia. Soto walked Jose Siri to load the bases, then missed on a 3-2 pitch to Chang.Soto walked Diaz, his fourth batter of the inning, to make it 2-0. The Rays walked a franchise-record 13 times while beating the Tigers on Friday. White Sox 8, Rangers 2 – Chicago pounds out 15 hits, beats Texas 8-2 for series split Andrew Vaughn had a two-run home run among his three hits, Luis Robert hit a two-run double, and AJ Pollock had two doubles in a three-hit game as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 to split a four-game series. The Sox had 15 hits, five for extra bases, after being limited to four runs and 13 hits in the previous three games. Nathaniel Lowe hit a solo homer in the seventh inning and delivered an RBI single in the third for the Rangers. The 452-foot homer was the longest by a Rangers player this season. Marlins 3, Cubs 0 – Marlins hit back-to-back homers, Luzardo beats Cubs 3-0 Jesús Luzardo allowed one hit over seven innings for his first win since April, and Jacob Stallings and Peyton Burdick hit back-to-back home runs as the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 to prevent a three-game sweep. Yan Gomes singled with two outs in the fifth off Luzardo. Nick Madrigal’s leadoff single in the ninth against Tanner Scott was Chicago’s only other hit. Scott then got a groundout and two strikeouts for his 15th save. Charles Leblanc opened the fifth with a double off Adrian Sampson before Stallings put Miami on the board with his third homer of the year. Burdick connected on the next pitch for his first major league home run. It was only Miami’s second victory in nine games. Today Washington (Sánchez 0-4) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 8-5), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off NASCAR – Kevin Harvick ends 65-race drought with 6th win at Michigan Kevin Harvick got his groove back, fittingly at one of his favorite tracks. Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought that lasted nearly two years with his sixth victory at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. The No. 4 Ford pulled away from Bubba Wallace and the rest the field following a restart with 35 laps to go. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver took advantage of clean air, helping him coast to his 59th victory. Wallace finished second in his No. 23 Toyota followed by Denny Hamlin in his No. 11 Toyota. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 94, Connecticut Sun 91 Sky 94, Sun 91 – Parker, Sky beat Sun 94-91, set franchise’s win record Candace Parker scored 18 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and tipped a pass to Emma Meesseman for a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to help the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 94-91 to set the franchise record for wins in a season. Courtney Vandersloot had 20 points, five assists and four steals for Chicago (25-8). Meesseman and Allie Quigley added 15 points apiece and Kahleah Copper scored 11. DeWanna Bonner converted a four-point play and then found Thomas for a layup to make it 89-all with 43.6 seconds to go but Parker, in the post, tipped a touch-pass out to Meesseman for a wide-open 3-pointer to make it 92-89 with 28.0 seconds remaining and the Sky led the rest of the way. NCAAHKY – Michigan names Naurato interim coach after Pearson exit The University of Michigan promoted Brandon Naurato to interim hockey coach for one season on Sunday, two days after cutting ties with coach Mel Pearson following an investigation into the program. An investigation revealed in part that Pearson pressured student-athletes to lie about COVID-19 contact tracing last year. Pearson was 99-64-16 at Michigan over five seasons. Naurato was on Pearson’s staff last season after he was a player development consultant with the Detroit Red Wings for three seasons. He was a forward for the Wolverines and played minor league hockey for four years. Golf – PGA – Kim arrives on PGA Tour with 61 to win Wyndham Championship Joohyung Kim is the second-youngest PGA Tour winner since World War II. The 20-year-old South Korean who goes by “Tom” made a name for himself at the Wyndham Championship. Kim shot 61 and captured his first PGA Tour title by five shots. That makes him an instant PGA Tour member and now he’s eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs that start next week. Rickie Fowler missed the cut but still managed to finish No. 125 in the FedEx Cup to advance. Justin Lower missed his card by three-putting for bogey from long range on the final hole. Golf – Champions – Kelly wins playoff in Canada for 3rd Champions title of year Jerry Kelly missed a chance to win in regulation at the Shaw Charity Classic. And then he made short work in overtime by making a 4-foot birdie putt to win. Kelly now has three wins this year on the PGA Tour Champions. That’s tied with Steven Alker for the most this year on the 50-and-older circuit. Alker didn’t play in Canada. He still leads the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Kelly shot a 67, while Huston had a 65. The final round was so tight that five players finished one shot behind. The group included U.S. Senior Open champion Padraig Harrington. NFL – Browns RB Kareem Hunt practices after demanding trade Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt participated in team drills for first time in three days after demanding a trade. Hunt is the final year of a two-year, $12 million deal he signed two years ago, but is asking for a long-term extension. The 27-year-old has been productive during his three seasons for Cleveland. But he missed nine games last season with calf and ankle injuries. Hunt’s situation adds more drama for the Browns, who are waiting to see how quarterback long Deshaun Watson will be suspended for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Hunt was not made available to speak with the media. NCAA – NCAA looking to add “windows” for transfer portal The NCAA will have a committee conduct more research on a recommendation to allow Division I athletes to switch schools as many times as they want with immediate eligibility. The transfer rule proposals were among several that came out of the NCAA’s Transformation Committee and were moved along by the Division I Council two weeks ago. The board did adopt Transformation Committee recommendations that would allow schools to provide more financial benefits to athletes. The proposed changes to transfer rules also included implementing sport-specific windows when athletes could enter their names in the transfer portal and be immediately eligible the following year. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 1 – 5 Innings Fort Wayne Tin Caps 7, South Bend Cubs 5 – 8 Innings Lake County Captains 11, Great Lakes Loons 8 Tonight No games tonight MHSAA – Fall practice begins today Today marks the unofficial end of summer vacation for high school student athletes, as practice opens for the upcoming high school sports season. The MHSAA says that almost 95,000 students will step on the fields around the state of Michigan today to prepare for their first games. Girls golf and boys tennis will have their first games on August 15, August 17 for boys soccer, cross country, girls swimming and diving, and volleyball. Football teams will be able to play games on August 25.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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AL East Hot Topics, Tampa Bay Rays, Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles, Blue Jays, Charlie Montoyo firing Jonathan India, cornerstone for the Reds – one that the Rays pursuedThe Rays are the Mystique of the X-men change to a new shape when neededBrandon Lowe took a solid hit to the helmet last week in the Minors, we expect him to be back soon.Moving the pieces as players come up and go down Strong main players that are out Zunino, Lowe, Franco, Kiermaier & MargotChristian Bethancourt good framer for the Rays What will the team look like at the Trade Deadline?Will addition of Yu Chang make Brujan a good trading piece?Christian Bethancourt & Francisco Mejia experience playing together in Winter LeagueYandy Diaz is invaluable at the plate. The Rays need more like YandyPlaying time for Ji-man Choi has been reduced. What gives?Isaac Paredes has been a great trade for Austin MeadowsCompetition breeds excellence with the Rays – Jonathan Aranda and others fight to stay in the showWill Wander Franco walk the injury path like Aaron Judge?Corey Kluber can be the man whose hands steadies the PitchingAs trade deadline approaches where will the Rays buy or trade Rehab guys who we look forward to seeing again Yonny Chirinos, Andrew Kittredge, Nick Anderson, and Cody ReedAlexis Diaz could be an ideal piece for the RaysShohei Ohtani trade would elevate the Rays to a new presence Rays MiLB players shine, @KyleTMazardo, @TajBradley, Willy Vasquez, & Orlando Barrios named Pitchers and Players of the week in their respective leagues - Taj Bradley will be a key pitcher for the TBRays future. We could see him in August or September with the Rays How will firing Blue Jays manager, Charlie Montoyo impact their playersMat points out that Blue Jays do not have the depth to advance to the playoffs Ryu & Kikuchi have not proven worthwhile. Tyler Glasnow may return this season and could get limited play as a relief pitcher or closer in the post-seasonSpecial Thanks to Mat Germain @Mat_Germain_ on Twitter for his insights, analysis and news on the Tampa Bay RaysBaseballBiz is also on iheartradio, Stitcher, Apple, Spotify & Google podcasts & @TheBaseballBiz on Twitter Please like, subscribe and remark. Let us know your thoughts about the show.Special thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music "Rocking Forward"
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On The Wire - Adam Howe and Jake Maish (filling in for Kevin Hasting) are joined by special guest Jason Collette to break down the eleventh FAAB run of the 2022 season, providing recommendations of players to look for on your league's wire and who could fill the holes on your roster. We hit on news of the week that may impact your FAAB considerations as well as focusing on trends worth watching as the 2022 season moves along. Players discussed: Gabriel Moreno, Francisco Mejia, Andrew Vaughn, Jake Burger, Collin Poche, Jason Adams, Andrew Heaney, Jo Adell, Dylan Carlson, Franchy Cordero, Nico Hoerner, Jon Berti, Lane Thomas, Sam Huff, Kyle Gibson, Reid Detmers, Hunter Greene, David Peterson, Andre Pallante, Miguel Castro, Seranthony Dominguez, Jake Meyers, Bobby Dalbec Hosts: Adam Howe | Jake Maish | Kevin Hasting Guest: Jason Collette | Rotowire | Sleeper and the Bust Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Connect: Twitter | OnTheWirePod@gmail.com| Join PL+ Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Jake Maish (filling in for Kevin Hasting) are joined by special guest Jason Collette to break down the eleventh FAAB run of the 2022 season, providing recommendations of players to look for on your league's wire and who could fill the holes on your roster. We hit on news of the week that may impact your FAAB considerations as well as focusing on trends worth watching as the 2022 season moves along. Players discussed: Gabriel Moreno, Francisco Mejia, Andrew Vaughn, Jake Burger, Collin Poche, Jason Adams, Andrew Heaney, Jo Adell, Dylan Carlson, Franchy Cordero, Nico Hoerner, Jon Berti, Lane Thomas, Sam Huff, Kyle Gibson, Reid Detmers, Hunter Greene, David Peterson, Andre Pallante, Miguel Castro, Seranthony Dominguez, Jake Meyers, Bobby Dalbec Hosts: Adam Howe | Jake Maish | Kevin Hasting Guest: Jason Collette | Rotowire | Sleeper and the Bust Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Connect: Twitter | OnTheWirePod@gmail.com| Join PL+ Get PL+ and join our community: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Last Night Chicago Bulls 114, Milwaukee Bucks 110 (Series Tied 1-1) Boston Celtics 114, Brooklyn Nets 107 (BOS Leads 2-0) Philadelphia 76ers 104, Toronto Raptors 101 – OT (PHI Leads 3-0) Bulls 114, Bucks 110 – DeRozan scores 41 as Bulls beat Bucks 114-110 to tie series DeMar DeRozan scored 41 points for his career playoff high and the Chicago Bulls outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks 114-110 on Wednesday to tie their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at a game apiece. Nikola Vucevic added 24 points plus 13 rebounds and Zach LaVine had 20 points as the Bulls beat the Bulls for just the second time in their last 18 meetings. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 33 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists Tonight Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves, 7:30 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) Dallas Mavericks at Utah Jazz, 9:00 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m (GSW Leads 2-0) MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 3 Cleveland Guardians 11, Chicago White Sox 1 – Game 1 Cleveland Guardians 2, Chicago White Sox 1 – Game 2 Tampa Bay Rays 8, Chicago Cubs 2 – F/6 Innings Yankees 5, Tigers 3 – Cabrera gets to 2,999 hits in Tigers’ 5-3 loss to Yankees Miguel Cabrera had three hits to move one shy of 3,000 in the Detroit Tigers’ 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees at chilly Comerica Park. Cabrera beat out an infield hit in the second inning and singled up the middle oin the fourth against Luis Severino, then grounded a single through the shortstop hole in the sixth off Chad Green (1-1). The crowd, announced at 17,268, rose to its feet as soon as the Yankees made the third out of the eighth. Cabrera struck out on a 1-2 sinker from Clay Holmes. Guardians 11-2, White Sox 1-1 – Ramírez slam, 5 RBIs as Guardians sweep White Sox 11-1, 2-1 José Ramírez hit his second grand slam of the season in an 11-1 win, then had an RBI double in a 2-1 victory as the Cleveland Guardians swept a doubleheader from the Chicago White Sox. Ramírez, who signed a seven-year, $141 million contract last week, leads the majors with 20 RBIs. The Guardians earned their initial home wins under their new name. Rays 8, Cubs 2 – F/6 – Mejia homers, doubles: Rays rip Cubs 8-2 in shortened game Francisco Mejia homered and drove in three runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 in a game that was called after 5 1/2 innings due to rain. First pitch was moved up 70 minutes because rain was forecast for later on a chilly evening. The game was then delayed in the middle of the sixth inning when the rain intensified. It was called about an hour later. Cubs rookie Seiya Suzuki walked in the fifth to reach base for the 12th straight game at the start of his career, breaking a team record held by two players — Art Williams in 1902 and Tony Taylor in 1958. Today N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery 0-0) at Detroit (Pineda 0-0), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-0) at Cleveland (Plesac 0-1), 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Wilson 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Leiter Jr. 0-1), 7:40 p.m. MLB – Cabrera needs 1 hit for 3,000 Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera needs one more hit for 3,000 in his career, and will try to reach the mark at Comerica Park. Cabrera added three more hits to his total Wednesday night in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees. With fans standing and cheering while hoping to see history, he struck out in his final at-bat. Cabrera is on deck to become the 33rd major leaguer with 3,000 hits, and the first player from Venezuela to achieve the feat. The 39-year-old Cabrera gets his next chance when Yankees lefty Jordan Montgomery faces Detroit in an afternoon matchup. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Arizona Coyotes 3 – OT Blackhawks 4, Coyotes 3 – OT – DeBrincat scores in last minute of OT, Chicago beats Arizona Alex DeBrincat scored his 40th goal of the season with 37 seconds left in overtime, giving the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Jake McCabe, Dominik Kubalik and Alex Vlasic also scored for the Blackhawks, who won for the second time in 12 games after squandering a 3-1 lead in the final 10:18 of regulation. Barrett Hayton, Nate Smith and Anton Stralman scored for the Coyotes, who have lost eight in a row and 15 of 17. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, 10:30 p.m. NHL – Red Wings Zamboni driver, a fan favorite, sues over firing A popular Zamboni driver for the Detroit Red Wings says he was dismissed for urinating in a drain. Al Sobotka filed a discrimination lawsuit this week against Olympia Entertainment, two months after he was fired. Sobotka worked for the Red Wings for 51 years. His lawyer says the 68-year-old Sobotka has a health condition that causes him to frequently urinate. Sobotka couldn’t get to a restroom so he urinated in a drain that carries ice runoff from the Zamboni machines at Little Caesars Arena. Someone saw him and apparently reported it in February. Sobotka says he was “heartbroken” over his firing. There was no immediate comment from Olympia Entertainment. NCAABKB – Big Ten basketball tournaments to make stop in Minneapolis The Big Ten basketball tournaments are coming to Minneapolis. The conference says the women’s tournament will be held at Target Center in 2023 and 2024. The men’s tournament will be played there in 2024. All 14 teams are automatic entrants in both events. Chicago will host the men’s tournament next year to make up for 2021 when the event was shifted to Indianapolis due to COVID-19 restrictions. Minneapolis will be the fifth different host on the men’s side. The women’s tournament will move out of Indianapolis for the first time since 2015. NCAAMBKB – Wright resigns as Villanova coach, Neptune takes over Jay Wright shocked college basketball Wednesday night with his immediate resignation at Villanova, the Big East program he led to two national championships and four Final Fours in a Hall of Fame career. The 60-year-old Wright guided Villanova to titles in 2016 and 2018 and just led the Wildcats to the Final Four, where they lost to national champion Kansas. He went 520-197 in 21 seasons at the school and 642-282 overall, also coaching Hofstra from 1994–2001. Kyle Neptune, who served on the Villanova coaching staff before accepting the head coaching position at Fordham in 2021, returned to replace Wright. Wright will remain at Villanova and stay involved in fundraising, advising, education and more. WNBA – 2 months after Griner’s arrest, mystery surrounds her case WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American citizen known to be jailed by a foreign government. Yet as a crucial hearing approaches next month in Russia, the case against Griner remains shrouded in mystery. Little clarity has come from Russian prosecutors since she was detained in February. Only measured public statements have come from the U.S. government as it seeks more information about the circumstances of her detention. An otherwise mundane drug case features storylines of race and gender, professional athletics, geopolitics and international criminal justice. Tennis – Wimbledon bans players from Russia, Belarus over Ukraine war Russian and Belarusian tennis players have been banned from competing at this year’s Wimbledon tournament because of the war in Ukraine. The All England Club’s move makes the grass-court Grand Slam tournament in southwest London the first top-level tennis event to bar players from Russia and Belarus. Among those affected are second-ranked Daniil Medvedev. He won last year’s U.S. Open and was this year’s Australian Open runner-up. He was briefly ranked No. 1 in the world this year. Another player affected is Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Azarenka is a two-time Australian Open champion and also a former No. 1. NFL – Haskins apparently ran out of gas before being fatally hit Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins apparently ran out of gas and was returning to his vehicle when he was fatally struck by a dump truck earlier this month in Florida. The Florida Highway Patrol released a recording Wednesday of a 911 call Haskins’ wife Kalabrya (Gondrezick) made to the agency shortly after the April 9 accident. Calling from Pittsburgh and unaware of the accident, she told the dispatcher that Haskins had called her to say he had run out of gas and would call her back. When the former Ohio State star didn’t and she couldn’t reach him, she called 911. The accident report released Wednesday says witnesses told investigators Haskins was trying to cross the highway when he went into the path of the dump truck. The truck knocked him into the path of a car, which also struck him. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Fort Wayne Tin Caps 9, Lansing Lugnuts 7 Lake County Captains 7, Great Lakes Loons 0 South Bend Cubs 7, Beloit Sky Carp 5 Dayton Dragons 7, West Michigan Whitecaps 3 Tonight Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. AHL – American Hockey League Last Night Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Rockford Ice Hogs 3 MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Softball Lake Michigan College 11, Ancilla College 3 – Game 1 Lake Michigan College 11, Ancilla College 3 – Game 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Berrien Springs 10, Brandywine 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 1, Berrien Springs 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 10, South Haven 0 – Game 1 Buchanan 12, South Haven 2 – Game 2 Gull Lake 7, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 1 Gull Lake 2, Kalamazoo Central 0 – Game 2 Parchment 16, Galesburg-Augusta 3 Softball Coloma 10, South Haven 8 Berrien Springs 4, Brandywine 2 – Game 1 Berrien Springs 14, Brandywine 10 – Game 2 Vicksburg 11, Portage Northern 6 – Game 1 Vicksburg 8, Portage Northern 5 – Game 2 Parchment 15, Galesburg-Augusta 0 – Game 1 Parchment 15, Galesburg-Augusta 0 – Game 2 Girls Soccer St. Joseph 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Gull Lake 2, Lakeshore 0 Michigan Lutheran 8, Buchanan 4 Our Lady of the Lake 4, Berrien Springs 1 Portage Central 1, Mattawan 0 Bridgman 4, Brandywine 0 South Haven 4, New Buffalo 0 Watervliet 2, Constantine 0 Parchment 6, Coloma 1 Saugatuck 0, Fennville 0 – TIE Schoolcraft 8, Delton-Kellogg 0 Dowagiac 2, Vicksburg 1 Allegan 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE Otsego 2, Paw Paw 0 Sturgis 1, Niles 0 Plainwell 8, Three Rivers 0 Holland Black River 5, Hartford 0 Kal. Loy Norrix 8, Kalamazoo Central 0 Kalamazoo Hackett 4, Springport 4 – TIE Boys Golf SMAC West at Lake Michigan Hills Portage Central 167 Mattawan 171 Lakeshore 176 St. Joseph 188 Portage Northern 192 Track and Field St. Joseph at Mattawan Boys: St. Joseph 85.5, Mattawan 76.5 Girls: St. Joseph 108, Mattawan 49 Today Baseball Portage Northern at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Lakeshore at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. (DH) Lawrence at River Valley, 5:00 p.m. B.C. Central at Kal. Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Kalamazoo Central at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH) BC Lakeview at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Paw Paw at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Vicksburg at Allegan, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Cassopolis at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Bloomingdale at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Decatur at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Bangor at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Mendon at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Fennville at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Constantine at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Saugatuck at Gobles, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Kal. Christian at Kal. Hackett, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Martin at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Softball Portage Northern at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Lakeshore at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. (DH) Lawrence at River Valley, 5:00 p.m. B.C. Central at Kal. Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Kalamazoo Central at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH) BC Lakeview at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Paw Paw at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Schoolcraft at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Cassopolis at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Bloomingdale at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Decatur at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Bangor at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Mendon at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Constantine at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Saugatuck at Gobles, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Kal. Christian at Kal. Hackett, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Martin at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Kal. Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Bangor at Niles, 5:30 p.m. Covert at Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Fennville at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Track and Field Benton Harbor at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Quad, 4:00 p.m. Benton Harbor, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Kalamazoo Central, Battle Creek CentralSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Last Night Chicago Bulls 114, Milwaukee Bucks 110 (Series Tied 1-1) Boston Celtics 114, Brooklyn Nets 107 (BOS Leads 2-0) Philadelphia 76ers 104, Toronto Raptors 101 – OT (PHI Leads 3-0) Bulls 114, Bucks 110 – DeRozan scores 41 as Bulls beat Bucks 114-110 to tie series DeMar DeRozan scored 41 points for his career playoff high and the Chicago Bulls outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks 114-110 on Wednesday to tie their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at a game apiece. Nikola Vucevic added 24 points plus 13 rebounds and Zach LaVine had 20 points as the Bulls beat the Bulls for just the second time in their last 18 meetings. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 33 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists Tonight Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves, 7:30 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) Dallas Mavericks at Utah Jazz, 9:00 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m (GSW Leads 2-0) MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 3 Cleveland Guardians 11, Chicago White Sox 1 – Game 1 Cleveland Guardians 2, Chicago White Sox 1 – Game 2 Tampa Bay Rays 8, Chicago Cubs 2 – F/6 Innings Yankees 5, Tigers 3 – Cabrera gets to 2,999 hits in Tigers' 5-3 loss to Yankees Miguel Cabrera had three hits to move one shy of 3,000 in the Detroit Tigers' 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees at chilly Comerica Park. Cabrera beat out an infield hit in the second inning and singled up the middle oin the fourth against Luis Severino, then grounded a single through the shortstop hole in the sixth off Chad Green (1-1). The crowd, announced at 17,268, rose to its feet as soon as the Yankees made the third out of the eighth. Cabrera struck out on a 1-2 sinker from Clay Holmes. Guardians 11-2, White Sox 1-1 – Ramírez slam, 5 RBIs as Guardians sweep White Sox 11-1, 2-1 José Ramírez hit his second grand slam of the season in an 11-1 win, then had an RBI double in a 2-1 victory as the Cleveland Guardians swept a doubleheader from the Chicago White Sox. Ramírez, who signed a seven-year, $141 million contract last week, leads the majors with 20 RBIs. The Guardians earned their initial home wins under their new name. Rays 8, Cubs 2 – F/6 – Mejia homers, doubles: Rays rip Cubs 8-2 in shortened game Francisco Mejia homered and drove in three runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 in a game that was called after 5 1/2 innings due to rain. First pitch was moved up 70 minutes because rain was forecast for later on a chilly evening. The game was then delayed in the middle of the sixth inning when the rain intensified. It was called about an hour later. Cubs rookie Seiya Suzuki walked in the fifth to reach base for the 12th straight game at the start of his career, breaking a team record held by two players — Art Williams in 1902 and Tony Taylor in 1958. Today N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery 0-0) at Detroit (Pineda 0-0), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-0) at Cleveland (Plesac 0-1), 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Wilson 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Leiter Jr. 0-1), 7:40 p.m. MLB – Cabrera needs 1 hit for 3,000 Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera needs one more hit for 3,000 in his career, and will try to reach the mark at Comerica Park. Cabrera added three more hits to his total Wednesday night in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees. With fans standing and cheering while hoping to see history, he struck out in his final at-bat. Cabrera is on deck to become the 33rd major leaguer with 3,000 hits, and the first player from Venezuela to achieve the feat. The 39-year-old Cabrera gets his next chance when Yankees lefty Jordan Montgomery faces Detroit in an afternoon matchup. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Last Night Chicago Bulls 114, Milwaukee Bucks 110 (Series Tied 1-1) Boston Celtics 114, Brooklyn Nets 107 (BOS Leads 2-0) Philadelphia 76ers 104, Toronto Raptors 101 – OT (PHI Leads 3-0) Bulls 114, Bucks 110 – DeRozan scores 41 as Bulls beat Bucks 114-110 to tie series DeMar DeRozan scored 41 points for his career playoff high and the Chicago Bulls outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks 114-110 on Wednesday to tie their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at a game apiece. Nikola Vucevic added 24 points plus 13 rebounds and Zach LaVine had 20 points as the Bulls beat the Bulls for just the second time in their last 18 meetings. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 33 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists Tonight Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves, 7:30 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) Dallas Mavericks at Utah Jazz, 9:00 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m (GSW Leads 2-0) MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 3 Cleveland Guardians 11, Chicago White Sox 1 – Game 1 Cleveland Guardians 2, Chicago White Sox 1 – Game 2 Tampa Bay Rays 8, Chicago Cubs 2 – F/6 Innings Yankees 5, Tigers 3 – Cabrera gets to 2,999 hits in Tigers’ 5-3 loss to Yankees Miguel Cabrera had three hits to move one shy of 3,000 in the Detroit Tigers’ 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees at chilly Comerica Park. Cabrera beat out an infield hit in the second inning and singled up the middle oin the fourth against Luis Severino, then grounded a single through the shortstop hole in the sixth off Chad Green (1-1). The crowd, announced at 17,268, rose to its feet as soon as the Yankees made the third out of the eighth. Cabrera struck out on a 1-2 sinker from Clay Holmes. Guardians 11-2, White Sox 1-1 – Ramírez slam, 5 RBIs as Guardians sweep White Sox 11-1, 2-1 José Ramírez hit his second grand slam of the season in an 11-1 win, then had an RBI double in a 2-1 victory as the Cleveland Guardians swept a doubleheader from the Chicago White Sox. Ramírez, who signed a seven-year, $141 million contract last week, leads the majors with 20 RBIs. The Guardians earned their initial home wins under their new name. Rays 8, Cubs 2 – F/6 – Mejia homers, doubles: Rays rip Cubs 8-2 in shortened game Francisco Mejia homered and drove in three runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 in a game that was called after 5 1/2 innings due to rain. First pitch was moved up 70 minutes because rain was forecast for later on a chilly evening. The game was then delayed in the middle of the sixth inning when the rain intensified. It was called about an hour later. Cubs rookie Seiya Suzuki walked in the fifth to reach base for the 12th straight game at the start of his career, breaking a team record held by two players — Art Williams in 1902 and Tony Taylor in 1958. Today N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery 0-0) at Detroit (Pineda 0-0), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-0) at Cleveland (Plesac 0-1), 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Wilson 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Leiter Jr. 0-1), 7:40 p.m. MLB – Cabrera needs 1 hit for 3,000 Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera needs one more hit for 3,000 in his career, and will try to reach the mark at Comerica Park. Cabrera added three more hits to his total Wednesday night in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees. With fans standing and cheering while hoping to see history, he struck out in his final at-bat. Cabrera is on deck to become the 33rd major leaguer with 3,000 hits, and the first player from Venezuela to achieve the feat. The 39-year-old Cabrera gets his next chance when Yankees lefty Jordan Montgomery faces Detroit in an afternoon matchup. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Arizona Coyotes 3 – OT Blackhawks 4, Coyotes 3 – OT – DeBrincat scores in last minute of OT, Chicago beats Arizona Alex DeBrincat scored his 40th goal of the season with 37 seconds left in overtime, giving the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Jake McCabe, Dominik Kubalik and Alex Vlasic also scored for the Blackhawks, who won for the second time in 12 games after squandering a 3-1 lead in the final 10:18 of regulation. Barrett Hayton, Nate Smith and Anton Stralman scored for the Coyotes, who have lost eight in a row and 15 of 17. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, 10:30 p.m. NHL – Red Wings Zamboni driver, a fan favorite, sues over firing A popular Zamboni driver for the Detroit Red Wings says he was dismissed for urinating in a drain. Al Sobotka filed a discrimination lawsuit this week against Olympia Entertainment, two months after he was fired. Sobotka worked for the Red Wings for 51 years. His lawyer says the 68-year-old Sobotka has a health condition that causes him to frequently urinate. Sobotka couldn’t get to a restroom so he urinated in a drain that carries ice runoff from the Zamboni machines at Little Caesars Arena. Someone saw him and apparently reported it in February. Sobotka says he was “heartbroken” over his firing. There was no immediate comment from Olympia Entertainment. NCAABKB – Big Ten basketball tournaments to make stop in Minneapolis The Big Ten basketball tournaments are coming to Minneapolis. The conference says the women’s tournament will be held at Target Center in 2023 and 2024. The men’s tournament will be played there in 2024. All 14 teams are automatic entrants in both events. Chicago will host the men’s tournament next year to make up for 2021 when the event was shifted to Indianapolis due to COVID-19 restrictions. Minneapolis will be the fifth different host on the men’s side. The women’s tournament will move out of Indianapolis for the first time since 2015. NCAAMBKB – Wright resigns as Villanova coach, Neptune takes over Jay Wright shocked college basketball Wednesday night with his immediate resignation at Villanova, the Big East program he led to two national championships and four Final Fours in a Hall of Fame career. The 60-year-old Wright guided Villanova to titles in 2016 and 2018 and just led the Wildcats to the Final Four, where they lost to national champion Kansas. He went 520-197 in 21 seasons at the school and 642-282 overall, also coaching Hofstra from 1994–2001. Kyle Neptune, who served on the Villanova coaching staff before accepting the head coaching position at Fordham in 2021, returned to replace Wright. Wright will remain at Villanova and stay involved in fundraising, advising, education and more. WNBA – 2 months after Griner’s arrest, mystery surrounds her case WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American citizen known to be jailed by a foreign government. Yet as a crucial hearing approaches next month in Russia, the case against Griner remains shrouded in mystery. Little clarity has come from Russian prosecutors since she was detained in February. Only measured public statements have come from the U.S. government as it seeks more information about the circumstances of her detention. An otherwise mundane drug case features storylines of race and gender, professional athletics, geopolitics and international criminal justice. Tennis – Wimbledon bans players from Russia, Belarus over Ukraine war Russian and Belarusian tennis players have been banned from competing at this year’s Wimbledon tournament because of the war in Ukraine. The All England Club’s move makes the grass-court Grand Slam tournament in southwest London the first top-level tennis event to bar players from Russia and Belarus. Among those affected are second-ranked Daniil Medvedev. He won last year’s U.S. Open and was this year’s Australian Open runner-up. He was briefly ranked No. 1 in the world this year. Another player affected is Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Azarenka is a two-time Australian Open champion and also a former No. 1. NFL – Haskins apparently ran out of gas before being fatally hit Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins apparently ran out of gas and was returning to his vehicle when he was fatally struck by a dump truck earlier this month in Florida. The Florida Highway Patrol released a recording Wednesday of a 911 call Haskins’ wife Kalabrya (Gondrezick) made to the agency shortly after the April 9 accident. Calling from Pittsburgh and unaware of the accident, she told the dispatcher that Haskins had called her to say he had run out of gas and would call her back. When the former Ohio State star didn’t and she couldn’t reach him, she called 911. The accident report released Wednesday says witnesses told investigators Haskins was trying to cross the highway when he went into the path of the dump truck. The truck knocked him into the path of a car, which also struck him. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Fort Wayne Tin Caps 9, Lansing Lugnuts 7 Lake County Captains 7, Great Lakes Loons 0 South Bend Cubs 7, Beloit Sky Carp 5 Dayton Dragons 7, West Michigan Whitecaps 3 Tonight Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. AHL – American Hockey League Last Night Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Rockford Ice Hogs 3 MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Softball Lake Michigan College 11, Ancilla College 3 – Game 1 Lake Michigan College 11, Ancilla College 3 – Game 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Berrien Springs 10, Brandywine 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 1, Berrien Springs 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 10, South Haven 0 – Game 1 Buchanan 12, South Haven 2 – Game 2 Gull Lake 7, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 1 Gull Lake 2, Kalamazoo Central 0 – Game 2 Parchment 16, Galesburg-Augusta 3 Softball Coloma 10, South Haven 8 Berrien Springs 4, Brandywine 2 – Game 1 Berrien Springs 14, Brandywine 10 – Game 2 Vicksburg 11, Portage Northern 6 – Game 1 Vicksburg 8, Portage Northern 5 – Game 2 Parchment 15, Galesburg-Augusta 0 – Game 1 Parchment 15, Galesburg-Augusta 0 – Game 2 Girls Soccer St. Joseph 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Gull Lake 2, Lakeshore 0 Michigan Lutheran 8, Buchanan 4 Our Lady of the Lake 4, Berrien Springs 1 Portage Central 1, Mattawan 0 Bridgman 4, Brandywine 0 South Haven 4, New Buffalo 0 Watervliet 2, Constantine 0 Parchment 6, Coloma 1 Saugatuck 0, Fennville 0 – TIE Schoolcraft 8, Delton-Kellogg 0 Dowagiac 2, Vicksburg 1 Allegan 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE Otsego 2, Paw Paw 0 Sturgis 1, Niles 0 Plainwell 8, Three Rivers 0 Holland Black River 5, Hartford 0 Kal. Loy Norrix 8, Kalamazoo Central 0 Kalamazoo Hackett 4, Springport 4 – TIE Boys Golf SMAC West at Lake Michigan Hills Portage Central 167 Mattawan 171 Lakeshore 176 St. Joseph 188 Portage Northern 192 Track and Field St. Joseph at Mattawan Boys: St. Joseph 85.5, Mattawan 76.5 Girls: St. Joseph 108, Mattawan 49 Today Baseball Portage Northern at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Lakeshore at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. (DH) Lawrence at River Valley, 5:00 p.m. B.C. Central at Kal. Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Kalamazoo Central at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH) BC Lakeview at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Paw Paw at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Vicksburg at Allegan, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Cassopolis at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Bloomingdale at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Decatur at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Bangor at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Mendon at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Fennville at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Constantine at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Saugatuck at Gobles, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Kal. Christian at Kal. Hackett, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Martin at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Softball Portage Northern at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Lakeshore at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. (DH) Lawrence at River Valley, 5:00 p.m. B.C. Central at Kal. Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Kalamazoo Central at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH) BC Lakeview at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Paw Paw at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Schoolcraft at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Cassopolis at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Bloomingdale at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Decatur at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Bangor at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Mendon at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Constantine at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Saugatuck at Gobles, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Kal. Christian at Kal. Hackett, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Martin at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Kal. Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Bangor at Niles, 5:30 p.m. Covert at Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Fennville at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Track and Field Benton Harbor at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Quad, 4:00 p.m. Benton Harbor, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Kalamazoo Central, Battle Creek CentralSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Last Night Chicago Bulls 114, Milwaukee Bucks 110 (Series Tied 1-1) Boston Celtics 114, Brooklyn Nets 107 (BOS Leads 2-0) Philadelphia 76ers 104, Toronto Raptors 101 – OT (PHI Leads 3-0) Bulls 114, Bucks 110 – DeRozan scores 41 as Bulls beat Bucks 114-110 to tie series DeMar DeRozan scored 41 points for his career playoff high and the Chicago Bulls outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks 114-110 on Wednesday to tie their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at a game apiece. Nikola Vucevic added 24 points plus 13 rebounds and Zach LaVine had 20 points as the Bulls beat the Bulls for just the second time in their last 18 meetings. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 33 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists Tonight Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves, 7:30 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) Dallas Mavericks at Utah Jazz, 9:00 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m (GSW Leads 2-0) MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 3 Cleveland Guardians 11, Chicago White Sox 1 – Game 1 Cleveland Guardians 2, Chicago White Sox 1 – Game 2 Tampa Bay Rays 8, Chicago Cubs 2 – F/6 Innings Yankees 5, Tigers 3 – Cabrera gets to 2,999 hits in Tigers’ 5-3 loss to Yankees Miguel Cabrera had three hits to move one shy of 3,000 in the Detroit Tigers’ 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees at chilly Comerica Park. Cabrera beat out an infield hit in the second inning and singled up the middle oin the fourth against Luis Severino, then grounded a single through the shortstop hole in the sixth off Chad Green (1-1). The crowd, announced at 17,268, rose to its feet as soon as the Yankees made the third out of the eighth. Cabrera struck out on a 1-2 sinker from Clay Holmes. Guardians 11-2, White Sox 1-1 – Ramírez slam, 5 RBIs as Guardians sweep White Sox 11-1, 2-1 José Ramírez hit his second grand slam of the season in an 11-1 win, then had an RBI double in a 2-1 victory as the Cleveland Guardians swept a doubleheader from the Chicago White Sox. Ramírez, who signed a seven-year, $141 million contract last week, leads the majors with 20 RBIs. The Guardians earned their initial home wins under their new name. Rays 8, Cubs 2 – F/6 – Mejia homers, doubles: Rays rip Cubs 8-2 in shortened game Francisco Mejia homered and drove in three runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 in a game that was called after 5 1/2 innings due to rain. First pitch was moved up 70 minutes because rain was forecast for later on a chilly evening. The game was then delayed in the middle of the sixth inning when the rain intensified. It was called about an hour later. Cubs rookie Seiya Suzuki walked in the fifth to reach base for the 12th straight game at the start of his career, breaking a team record held by two players — Art Williams in 1902 and Tony Taylor in 1958. Today N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery 0-0) at Detroit (Pineda 0-0), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-0) at Cleveland (Plesac 0-1), 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Wilson 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Leiter Jr. 0-1), 7:40 p.m. MLB – Cabrera needs 1 hit for 3,000 Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera needs one more hit for 3,000 in his career, and will try to reach the mark at Comerica Park. Cabrera added three more hits to his total Wednesday night in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees. With fans standing and cheering while hoping to see history, he struck out in his final at-bat. Cabrera is on deck to become the 33rd major leaguer with 3,000 hits, and the first player from Venezuela to achieve the feat. The 39-year-old Cabrera gets his next chance when Yankees lefty Jordan Montgomery faces Detroit in an afternoon matchup. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Arizona Coyotes 3 – OT Blackhawks 4, Coyotes 3 – OT – DeBrincat scores in last minute of OT, Chicago beats Arizona Alex DeBrincat scored his 40th goal of the season with 37 seconds left in overtime, giving the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Jake McCabe, Dominik Kubalik and Alex Vlasic also scored for the Blackhawks, who won for the second time in 12 games after squandering a 3-1 lead in the final 10:18 of regulation. Barrett Hayton, Nate Smith and Anton Stralman scored for the Coyotes, who have lost eight in a row and 15 of 17. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, 10:30 p.m. NHL – Red Wings Zamboni driver, a fan favorite, sues over firing A popular Zamboni driver for the Detroit Red Wings says he was dismissed for urinating in a drain. Al Sobotka filed a discrimination lawsuit this week against Olympia Entertainment, two months after he was fired. Sobotka worked for the Red Wings for 51 years. His lawyer says the 68-year-old Sobotka has a health condition that causes him to frequently urinate. Sobotka couldn’t get to a restroom so he urinated in a drain that carries ice runoff from the Zamboni machines at Little Caesars Arena. Someone saw him and apparently reported it in February. Sobotka says he was “heartbroken” over his firing. There was no immediate comment from Olympia Entertainment. NCAABKB – Big Ten basketball tournaments to make stop in Minneapolis The Big Ten basketball tournaments are coming to Minneapolis. The conference says the women’s tournament will be held at Target Center in 2023 and 2024. The men’s tournament will be played there in 2024. All 14 teams are automatic entrants in both events. Chicago will host the men’s tournament next year to make up for 2021 when the event was shifted to Indianapolis due to COVID-19 restrictions. Minneapolis will be the fifth different host on the men’s side. The women’s tournament will move out of Indianapolis for the first time since 2015. NCAAMBKB – Wright resigns as Villanova coach, Neptune takes over Jay Wright shocked college basketball Wednesday night with his immediate resignation at Villanova, the Big East program he led to two national championships and four Final Fours in a Hall of Fame career. The 60-year-old Wright guided Villanova to titles in 2016 and 2018 and just led the Wildcats to the Final Four, where they lost to national champion Kansas. He went 520-197 in 21 seasons at the school and 642-282 overall, also coaching Hofstra from 1994–2001. Kyle Neptune, who served on the Villanova coaching staff before accepting the head coaching position at Fordham in 2021, returned to replace Wright. Wright will remain at Villanova and stay involved in fundraising, advising, education and more. WNBA – 2 months after Griner’s arrest, mystery surrounds her case WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American citizen known to be jailed by a foreign government. Yet as a crucial hearing approaches next month in Russia, the case against Griner remains shrouded in mystery. Little clarity has come from Russian prosecutors since she was detained in February. Only measured public statements have come from the U.S. government as it seeks more information about the circumstances of her detention. An otherwise mundane drug case features storylines of race and gender, professional athletics, geopolitics and international criminal justice. Tennis – Wimbledon bans players from Russia, Belarus over Ukraine war Russian and Belarusian tennis players have been banned from competing at this year’s Wimbledon tournament because of the war in Ukraine. The All England Club’s move makes the grass-court Grand Slam tournament in southwest London the first top-level tennis event to bar players from Russia and Belarus. Among those affected are second-ranked Daniil Medvedev. He won last year’s U.S. Open and was this year’s Australian Open runner-up. He was briefly ranked No. 1 in the world this year. Another player affected is Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Azarenka is a two-time Australian Open champion and also a former No. 1. NFL – Haskins apparently ran out of gas before being fatally hit Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins apparently ran out of gas and was returning to his vehicle when he was fatally struck by a dump truck earlier this month in Florida. The Florida Highway Patrol released a recording Wednesday of a 911 call Haskins’ wife Kalabrya (Gondrezick) made to the agency shortly after the April 9 accident. Calling from Pittsburgh and unaware of the accident, she told the dispatcher that Haskins had called her to say he had run out of gas and would call her back. When the former Ohio State star didn’t and she couldn’t reach him, she called 911. The accident report released Wednesday says witnesses told investigators Haskins was trying to cross the highway when he went into the path of the dump truck. The truck knocked him into the path of a car, which also struck him. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Fort Wayne Tin Caps 9, Lansing Lugnuts 7 Lake County Captains 7, Great Lakes Loons 0 South Bend Cubs 7, Beloit Sky Carp 5 Dayton Dragons 7, West Michigan Whitecaps 3 Tonight Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. AHL – American Hockey League Last Night Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Rockford Ice Hogs 3 MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Softball Lake Michigan College 11, Ancilla College 3 – Game 1 Lake Michigan College 11, Ancilla College 3 – Game 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Berrien Springs 10, Brandywine 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 1, Berrien Springs 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 10, South Haven 0 – Game 1 Buchanan 12, South Haven 2 – Game 2 Gull Lake 7, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 1 Gull Lake 2, Kalamazoo Central 0 – Game 2 Parchment 16, Galesburg-Augusta 3 Softball Coloma 10, South Haven 8 Berrien Springs 4, Brandywine 2 – Game 1 Berrien Springs 14, Brandywine 10 – Game 2 Vicksburg 11, Portage Northern 6 – Game 1 Vicksburg 8, Portage Northern 5 – Game 2 Parchment 15, Galesburg-Augusta 0 – Game 1 Parchment 15, Galesburg-Augusta 0 – Game 2 Girls Soccer St. Joseph 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Gull Lake 2, Lakeshore 0 Michigan Lutheran 8, Buchanan 4 Our Lady of the Lake 4, Berrien Springs 1 Portage Central 1, Mattawan 0 Bridgman 4, Brandywine 0 South Haven 4, New Buffalo 0 Watervliet 2, Constantine 0 Parchment 6, Coloma 1 Saugatuck 0, Fennville 0 – TIE Schoolcraft 8, Delton-Kellogg 0 Dowagiac 2, Vicksburg 1 Allegan 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE Otsego 2, Paw Paw 0 Sturgis 1, Niles 0 Plainwell 8, Three Rivers 0 Holland Black River 5, Hartford 0 Kal. Loy Norrix 8, Kalamazoo Central 0 Kalamazoo Hackett 4, Springport 4 – TIE Boys Golf SMAC West at Lake Michigan Hills Portage Central 167 Mattawan 171 Lakeshore 176 St. Joseph 188 Portage Northern 192 Track and Field St. Joseph at Mattawan Boys: St. Joseph 85.5, Mattawan 76.5 Girls: St. Joseph 108, Mattawan 49 Today Baseball Portage Northern at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Lakeshore at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. (DH) Lawrence at River Valley, 5:00 p.m. B.C. Central at Kal. Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Kalamazoo Central at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH) BC Lakeview at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Paw Paw at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Vicksburg at Allegan, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Cassopolis at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Bloomingdale at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Decatur at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Bangor at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Mendon at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Fennville at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Constantine at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Saugatuck at Gobles, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Kal. Christian at Kal. Hackett, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Martin at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Softball Portage Northern at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Lakeshore at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. (DH) Lawrence at River Valley, 5:00 p.m. B.C. Central at Kal. Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Kalamazoo Central at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH) BC Lakeview at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Paw Paw at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Schoolcraft at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Cassopolis at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Bloomingdale at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Decatur at Hartford, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Bangor at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Mendon at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Constantine at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Saugatuck at Gobles, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Kal. Christian at Kal. Hackett, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Martin at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Kal. Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Bangor at Niles, 5:30 p.m. Covert at Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Fennville at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Track and Field Benton Harbor at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Quad, 4:00 p.m. Benton Harbor, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Kalamazoo Central, Battle Creek CentralSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Yesterday Miami Heat 115, Atlanta Hawks 91 (MIA Leads 1-0) Boston Celtics 115, Brooklyn Nets 114 (BOS Leads 1-0) Milwaukee Bucks 93, Chicago Bulls 86 (MIL Leads 1-0) Phoenix Suns 110, New Orleans Pelicans 99 (PHX Leads 1-0) Bucks 93, Bulls 86 – Bucks bounce back after blowing big lead to beat Bulls 93-86 Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 16 rebounds and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks recovered after blowing a 16-point lead to beat the Chicago Bulls 93-86 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Sunday. Jrue Holiday sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:03 left as part of an 8-0 run that gave the Bucks an 85-78 edge. The Bulls got the margin down to one but could never regain the lead. Zach LaVine missed a potential tying 3-pointer from nearly 30 feet away with 29.7 seconds left. Nicola Vucevic had 24 points to lead Chicago. Game 2 is Wednesday. Tonight Toronto Raptors at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:30 p.m. (PHI Leads 1-0) Utah Jazz at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. (UTAH Leads 1-0) Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. (GSW Leads 1-0) MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals, PPD Rain Tampa Bay Rays 9, Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado Rockies 4 Tigers at Royals – PPD – Tigers-Royals postponed because of inclement weather Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers has been postponed because of inclement weather. The game will be rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Monday, July 11. The Tigers won two of the first three games of the series. Rays 9, White Sox 3 – Arozarena leads Rays past White Sox 9-3 to stop 4-game slide Randy Arozarena doubled twice and finished with three hits as the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Chicago White Sox 9-3 to stop a four-game slide. Manuel Margot also had three hits for the Rays, including a double. Kevin Kiermaier and Francisco Mejia each drove in two runs. Wander Franco added an RBI double as Tampa Bay pulled away with a four-run eighth inning. Margot, Kiermaier and Yandy Diaz had RBIs in a four-run first when the Rays jumped on shaky Chicago starter Vince Velasquez without hitting the ball hard. Cubs 6, Rockies 4 – Suzuki homers to extend hot start, Cubs beat Rockies 6-4 Seiya Suzuki hit his fourth home run, extending an impressive start to his major league career, and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-4. Willson Contreras also went deep for the Cubs. Nick Madrigal had three hits and Nico Hoerner drove in two runs. Suzuki is batting .400 and has hit safely in eight straight games with an at-bat. The outfielder from Japan has reached base in all nine games to begin his Cubs career. Rowan Wick won in relief and David Robertson earned his third save. Ryan McMahon homered for the Rockies. The Cubs roughed up Colorado starter Austin Gomber for five runs — four earned — in 4 1/3 innings. Tonight Chicago White Sox (Keuchel 1-0) at Cleveland (McKenzie 0-1), 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (McClanahan 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-1), 7:40 p.m. Tigers are off NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Florida Panthers 6, Detroit Red Wings 1 Panthers 6, Red Wings 1 – Panthers’ win streak reaches 10 games with 6-1 rout of Wings Anton Lundell scored twice and the Florida Panthers extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 6-1 rout of the Detroit Red Wings. Anthony Duclair, Sam Reinhart, Maxim Mamin and Gustav Forsling also scored for the Panthers, who tied a franchise mark with their 22nd road win of the season. Spencer Knight made 33 saves. Pius Suter scored and Alex Nedeljkovic had 33 saves for the Red Wings, who have allowed six or more goals for the 14th time this season. Tonight Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:00 p.m. NHL – Blackhawk player’s celebrity golden retriever dies Chicago Blackhawks center Dylan Strome’s golden retriever that became a celebrity in its own right — complete with more than 20,000 Instagram followers — has died. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 2-year-old Wrigley died on Friday at the the age of two years old after developing sepsis following surgery. Strome credits Wrigley for helping him and his family get through the quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic and the ups and downs of his hockey career. USFL – United States Football League Sunday All games in Birmingham, AL Houston Gamblers 17, Michigan Panthers 12 NASCAR – Kyle Busch steals Bristol win as Reddick and Briscoe crash Kyle Busch slipped past the spinning cars of Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe to steal his first Cup win of the season Sunday night on slick, wet, dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. Reddick was chasing the first Cup win of his career but lapped traffic allowed Briscoe to close in on Reddick. Briscoe timed his move for the win for the third turn of the final lap, when Briscoe tried to slide his way past Reddick on the inside. The move backfired and both cars spun out of control and Busch, who was running third, simply skirted through for his first win. Golf – PGA – Spieth wins in SC Jordan Spieth used a marvelous approach shot on the first playoff hole to beat Patrick Cantlay and win the PGA’s RBC Heritage. Spieth hit a 56-foot shot from a greenside bunker to 7 inches of the cup. He won his 13th PGA Tour title and second straight on Easter Sunday after taking the Valero Texas Open a year ago to end a four-year drought. Playing four groups ahead of Cantlay, Spieth birdied Harbour Town’s par-4 18th lighthouse hole in regulation, holing a 10-footer for a 5-under 66 and 13-under 271 total. NCAAMBKB – Emoni Bates leaving Memphis for transfer portal after 1 year Emoni Bates has announced he’s entering the transfer portal after one season at Memphis. Bates announced his decision Saturday on his Instagram account. He thanked Memphis coach Penny Hardaway and the rest of his coaching staff for giving him a chance to be a Tiger. The 6-foot-9 forward has been called a generational talent and projected as the No. 1 overall pick when he becomes eligible for the NBA draft after he turns 19 in 2023. He reclassified to the class of 2021 last August and joined former AAU teammate Jalen Duren at Memphis. Bates went to high school at Lincoln High School in Ypsilanti before attending Ypsilanti Prep his senior year. Running – Perfect spring weather greets Boston Marathon’s April return The Boston Marathon is back in the spring, where it belongs. Six months after the only fall race in the event’s 125-year history, the world’s most prestigious marathon returns to its traditional Patriots’ Day slot in the calendar. More than 28,000 runners have signed up for Monday’s 26.2-mile slog. Among them are 11 former champions and what could be the fastest field ever. The forecast calls for temperatures in the 50s with no rain, and only the possibility of a slight headwind late in the afternoon for the stragglers. USA Football takes a major step in coaching accreditation USA Football has taken another major step in coaching accreditation on the youth level, having its educational programs certified by the U.S. Center for Coaching Excellence. The governing body for the sport in this country joins track and field as the only such organizations with USCCE accreditation. Since 2013, more than 900,000 USA Football youth coaching certifications have been completed. That figure includes youth coaches who have completed the certification more than once during the past 10 years. USA Football, a member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, trains and certifies more tackle and flag football coaches than any organization in the United States. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4, South Bend Cubs 3 Lansing Lugnuts 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 3 Peoria Chiefs 7, Great Lakes Loons 6 Today No games today MHSAA – High School Sports Today Baseball Brandywine at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m. Hartford at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. (DH) White Pigeon at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Decatur at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Marcellus at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Paw Paw at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Harper Creek at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Constantine at Colon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Softball Hartford at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. (DH) White Pigeon at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Decatur at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Marcellus at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Constantine at Colon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Parchment at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer Portage Central at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Brandywine at Michigan Lutheran, 5:30 p.m. South Haven at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Covert, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Parchment at Constantine, 5:00 p.m. Hartford at Bangor, 5:30 p.m. Comstock at Marcellus, 5:30 p.m. Harper Creek at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Wyoming Lee at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Saugatuck at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Boys Golf SMAC West at The Moors, 3:30 p.m. (Portage Nothern host) BCS Jamboree at Pineview Golf Club, 4:00 p.m. (Howardsville Christian host) Girls Tennis St. Joseph at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Yesterday Miami Heat 115, Atlanta Hawks 91 (MIA Leads 1-0) Boston Celtics 115, Brooklyn Nets 114 (BOS Leads 1-0) Milwaukee Bucks 93, Chicago Bulls 86 (MIL Leads 1-0) Phoenix Suns 110, New Orleans Pelicans 99 (PHX Leads 1-0) Bucks 93, Bulls 86 – Bucks bounce back after blowing big lead to beat Bulls 93-86 Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 16 rebounds and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks recovered after blowing a 16-point lead to beat the Chicago Bulls 93-86 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Sunday. Jrue Holiday sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:03 left as part of an 8-0 run that gave the Bucks an 85-78 edge. The Bulls got the margin down to one but could never regain the lead. Zach LaVine missed a potential tying 3-pointer from nearly 30 feet away with 29.7 seconds left. Nicola Vucevic had 24 points to lead Chicago. Game 2 is Wednesday. Tonight Toronto Raptors at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:30 p.m. (PHI Leads 1-0) Utah Jazz at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. (UTAH Leads 1-0) Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. (GSW Leads 1-0) MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals, PPD Rain Tampa Bay Rays 9, Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado Rockies 4 Tigers at Royals – PPD – Tigers-Royals postponed because of inclement weather Sunday's game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers has been postponed because of inclement weather. The game will be rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Monday, July 11. The Tigers won two of the first three games of the series. Rays 9, White Sox 3 – Arozarena leads Rays past White Sox 9-3 to stop 4-game slide Randy Arozarena doubled twice and finished with three hits as the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Chicago White Sox 9-3 to stop a four-game slide. Manuel Margot also had three hits for the Rays, including a double. Kevin Kiermaier and Francisco Mejia each drove in two runs. Wander Franco added an RBI double as Tampa Bay pulled away with a four-run eighth inning. Margot, Kiermaier and Yandy Diaz had RBIs in a four-run first when the Rays jumped on shaky Chicago starter Vince Velasquez without hitting the ball hard. Cubs 6, Rockies 4 – Suzuki homers to extend hot start, Cubs beat Rockies 6-4 Seiya Suzuki hit his fourth home run, extending an impressive start to his major league career, and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-4. Willson Contreras also went deep for the Cubs. Nick Madrigal had three hits and Nico Hoerner drove in two runs. Suzuki is batting .400 and has hit safely in eight straight games with an at-bat. The outfielder from Japan has reached base in all nine games to begin his Cubs career. Rowan Wick won in relief and David Robertson earned his third save. Ryan McMahon homered for the Rockies. The Cubs roughed up Colorado starter Austin Gomber for five runs — four earned — in 4 1/3 innings. Tonight Chicago White Sox (Keuchel 1-0) at Cleveland (McKenzie 0-1), 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (McClanahan 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-1), 7:40 p.m. Tigers are off NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Florida Panthers 6, Detroit Red Wings 1 Panthers 6, Red Wings 1 – Panthers' win streak reaches 10 games with 6-1 rout of Wings Anton Lundell scored twice and the Florida Panthers extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 6-1 rout of the Detroit Red Wings. Anthony Duclair, Sam Reinhart, Maxim Mamin and Gustav Forsling also scored for the Panthers, who tied a franchise mark with their 22nd road win of the season. Spencer Knight made 33 saves. Pius Suter scored and Alex Nedeljkovic had 33 saves for the Red Wings,
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Yesterday Miami Heat 115, Atlanta Hawks 91 (MIA Leads 1-0) Boston Celtics 115, Brooklyn Nets 114 (BOS Leads 1-0) Milwaukee Bucks 93, Chicago Bulls 86 (MIL Leads 1-0) Phoenix Suns 110, New Orleans Pelicans 99 (PHX Leads 1-0) Bucks 93, Bulls 86 – Bucks bounce back after blowing big lead to beat Bulls 93-86 Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 16 rebounds and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks recovered after blowing a 16-point lead to beat the Chicago Bulls 93-86 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Sunday. Jrue Holiday sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:03 left as part of an 8-0 run that gave the Bucks an 85-78 edge. The Bulls got the margin down to one but could never regain the lead. Zach LaVine missed a potential tying 3-pointer from nearly 30 feet away with 29.7 seconds left. Nicola Vucevic had 24 points to lead Chicago. Game 2 is Wednesday. Tonight Toronto Raptors at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:30 p.m. (PHI Leads 1-0) Utah Jazz at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. (UTAH Leads 1-0) Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. (GSW Leads 1-0) MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals, PPD Rain Tampa Bay Rays 9, Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado Rockies 4 Tigers at Royals – PPD – Tigers-Royals postponed because of inclement weather Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers has been postponed because of inclement weather. The game will be rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Monday, July 11. The Tigers won two of the first three games of the series. Rays 9, White Sox 3 – Arozarena leads Rays past White Sox 9-3 to stop 4-game slide Randy Arozarena doubled twice and finished with three hits as the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Chicago White Sox 9-3 to stop a four-game slide. Manuel Margot also had three hits for the Rays, including a double. Kevin Kiermaier and Francisco Mejia each drove in two runs. Wander Franco added an RBI double as Tampa Bay pulled away with a four-run eighth inning. Margot, Kiermaier and Yandy Diaz had RBIs in a four-run first when the Rays jumped on shaky Chicago starter Vince Velasquez without hitting the ball hard. Cubs 6, Rockies 4 – Suzuki homers to extend hot start, Cubs beat Rockies 6-4 Seiya Suzuki hit his fourth home run, extending an impressive start to his major league career, and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-4. Willson Contreras also went deep for the Cubs. Nick Madrigal had three hits and Nico Hoerner drove in two runs. Suzuki is batting .400 and has hit safely in eight straight games with an at-bat. The outfielder from Japan has reached base in all nine games to begin his Cubs career. Rowan Wick won in relief and David Robertson earned his third save. Ryan McMahon homered for the Rockies. The Cubs roughed up Colorado starter Austin Gomber for five runs — four earned — in 4 1/3 innings. Tonight Chicago White Sox (Keuchel 1-0) at Cleveland (McKenzie 0-1), 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (McClanahan 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-1), 7:40 p.m. Tigers are off NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Florida Panthers 6, Detroit Red Wings 1 Panthers 6, Red Wings 1 – Panthers’ win streak reaches 10 games with 6-1 rout of Wings Anton Lundell scored twice and the Florida Panthers extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 6-1 rout of the Detroit Red Wings. Anthony Duclair, Sam Reinhart, Maxim Mamin and Gustav Forsling also scored for the Panthers, who tied a franchise mark with their 22nd road win of the season. Spencer Knight made 33 saves. Pius Suter scored and Alex Nedeljkovic had 33 saves for the Red Wings, who have allowed six or more goals for the 14th time this season. Tonight Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:00 p.m. NHL – Blackhawk player’s celebrity golden retriever dies Chicago Blackhawks center Dylan Strome’s golden retriever that became a celebrity in its own right — complete with more than 20,000 Instagram followers — has died. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 2-year-old Wrigley died on Friday at the the age of two years old after developing sepsis following surgery. Strome credits Wrigley for helping him and his family get through the quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic and the ups and downs of his hockey career. USFL – United States Football League Sunday All games in Birmingham, AL Houston Gamblers 17, Michigan Panthers 12 NASCAR – Kyle Busch steals Bristol win as Reddick and Briscoe crash Kyle Busch slipped past the spinning cars of Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe to steal his first Cup win of the season Sunday night on slick, wet, dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. Reddick was chasing the first Cup win of his career but lapped traffic allowed Briscoe to close in on Reddick. Briscoe timed his move for the win for the third turn of the final lap, when Briscoe tried to slide his way past Reddick on the inside. The move backfired and both cars spun out of control and Busch, who was running third, simply skirted through for his first win. Golf – PGA – Spieth wins in SC Jordan Spieth used a marvelous approach shot on the first playoff hole to beat Patrick Cantlay and win the PGA’s RBC Heritage. Spieth hit a 56-foot shot from a greenside bunker to 7 inches of the cup. He won his 13th PGA Tour title and second straight on Easter Sunday after taking the Valero Texas Open a year ago to end a four-year drought. Playing four groups ahead of Cantlay, Spieth birdied Harbour Town’s par-4 18th lighthouse hole in regulation, holing a 10-footer for a 5-under 66 and 13-under 271 total. NCAAMBKB – Emoni Bates leaving Memphis for transfer portal after 1 year Emoni Bates has announced he’s entering the transfer portal after one season at Memphis. Bates announced his decision Saturday on his Instagram account. He thanked Memphis coach Penny Hardaway and the rest of his coaching staff for giving him a chance to be a Tiger. The 6-foot-9 forward has been called a generational talent and projected as the No. 1 overall pick when he becomes eligible for the NBA draft after he turns 19 in 2023. He reclassified to the class of 2021 last August and joined former AAU teammate Jalen Duren at Memphis. Bates went to high school at Lincoln High School in Ypsilanti before attending Ypsilanti Prep his senior year. Running – Perfect spring weather greets Boston Marathon’s April return The Boston Marathon is back in the spring, where it belongs. Six months after the only fall race in the event’s 125-year history, the world’s most prestigious marathon returns to its traditional Patriots’ Day slot in the calendar. More than 28,000 runners have signed up for Monday’s 26.2-mile slog. Among them are 11 former champions and what could be the fastest field ever. The forecast calls for temperatures in the 50s with no rain, and only the possibility of a slight headwind late in the afternoon for the stragglers. USA Football takes a major step in coaching accreditation USA Football has taken another major step in coaching accreditation on the youth level, having its educational programs certified by the U.S. Center for Coaching Excellence. The governing body for the sport in this country joins track and field as the only such organizations with USCCE accreditation. Since 2013, more than 900,000 USA Football youth coaching certifications have been completed. That figure includes youth coaches who have completed the certification more than once during the past 10 years. USA Football, a member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, trains and certifies more tackle and flag football coaches than any organization in the United States. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4, South Bend Cubs 3 Lansing Lugnuts 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 3 Peoria Chiefs 7, Great Lakes Loons 6 Today No games today MHSAA – High School Sports Today Baseball Brandywine at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m. Hartford at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. (DH) White Pigeon at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Decatur at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Marcellus at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Paw Paw at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Harper Creek at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Constantine at Colon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Softball Hartford at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. (DH) White Pigeon at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Decatur at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Marcellus at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Constantine at Colon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Parchment at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer Portage Central at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Brandywine at Michigan Lutheran, 5:30 p.m. South Haven at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Covert, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Parchment at Constantine, 5:00 p.m. Hartford at Bangor, 5:30 p.m. Comstock at Marcellus, 5:30 p.m. Harper Creek at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Wyoming Lee at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Saugatuck at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Boys Golf SMAC West at The Moors, 3:30 p.m. (Portage Nothern host) BCS Jamboree at Pineview Golf Club, 4:00 p.m. (Howardsville Christian host) Girls Tennis St. Joseph at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Yesterday Miami Heat 115, Atlanta Hawks 91 (MIA Leads 1-0) Boston Celtics 115, Brooklyn Nets 114 (BOS Leads 1-0) Milwaukee Bucks 93, Chicago Bulls 86 (MIL Leads 1-0) Phoenix Suns 110, New Orleans Pelicans 99 (PHX Leads 1-0) Bucks 93, Bulls 86 – Bucks bounce back after blowing big lead to beat Bulls 93-86 Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 16 rebounds and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks recovered after blowing a 16-point lead to beat the Chicago Bulls 93-86 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Sunday. Jrue Holiday sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:03 left as part of an 8-0 run that gave the Bucks an 85-78 edge. The Bulls got the margin down to one but could never regain the lead. Zach LaVine missed a potential tying 3-pointer from nearly 30 feet away with 29.7 seconds left. Nicola Vucevic had 24 points to lead Chicago. Game 2 is Wednesday. Tonight Toronto Raptors at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:30 p.m. (PHI Leads 1-0) Utah Jazz at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. (UTAH Leads 1-0) Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. (GSW Leads 1-0) MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals, PPD Rain Tampa Bay Rays 9, Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado Rockies 4 Tigers at Royals – PPD – Tigers-Royals postponed because of inclement weather Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers has been postponed because of inclement weather. The game will be rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Monday, July 11. The Tigers won two of the first three games of the series. Rays 9, White Sox 3 – Arozarena leads Rays past White Sox 9-3 to stop 4-game slide Randy Arozarena doubled twice and finished with three hits as the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Chicago White Sox 9-3 to stop a four-game slide. Manuel Margot also had three hits for the Rays, including a double. Kevin Kiermaier and Francisco Mejia each drove in two runs. Wander Franco added an RBI double as Tampa Bay pulled away with a four-run eighth inning. Margot, Kiermaier and Yandy Diaz had RBIs in a four-run first when the Rays jumped on shaky Chicago starter Vince Velasquez without hitting the ball hard. Cubs 6, Rockies 4 – Suzuki homers to extend hot start, Cubs beat Rockies 6-4 Seiya Suzuki hit his fourth home run, extending an impressive start to his major league career, and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-4. Willson Contreras also went deep for the Cubs. Nick Madrigal had three hits and Nico Hoerner drove in two runs. Suzuki is batting .400 and has hit safely in eight straight games with an at-bat. The outfielder from Japan has reached base in all nine games to begin his Cubs career. Rowan Wick won in relief and David Robertson earned his third save. Ryan McMahon homered for the Rockies. The Cubs roughed up Colorado starter Austin Gomber for five runs — four earned — in 4 1/3 innings. Tonight Chicago White Sox (Keuchel 1-0) at Cleveland (McKenzie 0-1), 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (McClanahan 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-1), 7:40 p.m. Tigers are off NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Florida Panthers 6, Detroit Red Wings 1 Panthers 6, Red Wings 1 – Panthers’ win streak reaches 10 games with 6-1 rout of Wings Anton Lundell scored twice and the Florida Panthers extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 6-1 rout of the Detroit Red Wings. Anthony Duclair, Sam Reinhart, Maxim Mamin and Gustav Forsling also scored for the Panthers, who tied a franchise mark with their 22nd road win of the season. Spencer Knight made 33 saves. Pius Suter scored and Alex Nedeljkovic had 33 saves for the Red Wings, who have allowed six or more goals for the 14th time this season. Tonight Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:00 p.m. NHL – Blackhawk player’s celebrity golden retriever dies Chicago Blackhawks center Dylan Strome’s golden retriever that became a celebrity in its own right — complete with more than 20,000 Instagram followers — has died. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 2-year-old Wrigley died on Friday at the the age of two years old after developing sepsis following surgery. Strome credits Wrigley for helping him and his family get through the quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic and the ups and downs of his hockey career. USFL – United States Football League Sunday All games in Birmingham, AL Houston Gamblers 17, Michigan Panthers 12 NASCAR – Kyle Busch steals Bristol win as Reddick and Briscoe crash Kyle Busch slipped past the spinning cars of Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe to steal his first Cup win of the season Sunday night on slick, wet, dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. Reddick was chasing the first Cup win of his career but lapped traffic allowed Briscoe to close in on Reddick. Briscoe timed his move for the win for the third turn of the final lap, when Briscoe tried to slide his way past Reddick on the inside. The move backfired and both cars spun out of control and Busch, who was running third, simply skirted through for his first win. Golf – PGA – Spieth wins in SC Jordan Spieth used a marvelous approach shot on the first playoff hole to beat Patrick Cantlay and win the PGA’s RBC Heritage. Spieth hit a 56-foot shot from a greenside bunker to 7 inches of the cup. He won his 13th PGA Tour title and second straight on Easter Sunday after taking the Valero Texas Open a year ago to end a four-year drought. Playing four groups ahead of Cantlay, Spieth birdied Harbour Town’s par-4 18th lighthouse hole in regulation, holing a 10-footer for a 5-under 66 and 13-under 271 total. NCAAMBKB – Emoni Bates leaving Memphis for transfer portal after 1 year Emoni Bates has announced he’s entering the transfer portal after one season at Memphis. Bates announced his decision Saturday on his Instagram account. He thanked Memphis coach Penny Hardaway and the rest of his coaching staff for giving him a chance to be a Tiger. The 6-foot-9 forward has been called a generational talent and projected as the No. 1 overall pick when he becomes eligible for the NBA draft after he turns 19 in 2023. He reclassified to the class of 2021 last August and joined former AAU teammate Jalen Duren at Memphis. Bates went to high school at Lincoln High School in Ypsilanti before attending Ypsilanti Prep his senior year. Running – Perfect spring weather greets Boston Marathon’s April return The Boston Marathon is back in the spring, where it belongs. Six months after the only fall race in the event’s 125-year history, the world’s most prestigious marathon returns to its traditional Patriots’ Day slot in the calendar. More than 28,000 runners have signed up for Monday’s 26.2-mile slog. Among them are 11 former champions and what could be the fastest field ever. The forecast calls for temperatures in the 50s with no rain, and only the possibility of a slight headwind late in the afternoon for the stragglers. USA Football takes a major step in coaching accreditation USA Football has taken another major step in coaching accreditation on the youth level, having its educational programs certified by the U.S. Center for Coaching Excellence. The governing body for the sport in this country joins track and field as the only such organizations with USCCE accreditation. Since 2013, more than 900,000 USA Football youth coaching certifications have been completed. That figure includes youth coaches who have completed the certification more than once during the past 10 years. USA Football, a member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, trains and certifies more tackle and flag football coaches than any organization in the United States. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4, South Bend Cubs 3 Lansing Lugnuts 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 3 Peoria Chiefs 7, Great Lakes Loons 6 Today No games today MHSAA – High School Sports Today Baseball Brandywine at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m. Hartford at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. (DH) White Pigeon at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Decatur at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Marcellus at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Paw Paw at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Harper Creek at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Constantine at Colon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Softball Hartford at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. (DH) White Pigeon at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Decatur at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Marcellus at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Constantine at Colon, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Parchment at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer Portage Central at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Brandywine at Michigan Lutheran, 5:30 p.m. South Haven at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Covert, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Parchment at Constantine, 5:00 p.m. Hartford at Bangor, 5:30 p.m. Comstock at Marcellus, 5:30 p.m. Harper Creek at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Wyoming Lee at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Saugatuck at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Boys Golf SMAC West at The Moors, 3:30 p.m. (Portage Nothern host) BCS Jamboree at Pineview Golf Club, 4:00 p.m. (Howardsville Christian host) Girls Tennis St. Joseph at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On the Farm - LaMar Gibson (@InsideFastball) talks about the prospect hype cycle, creating a 9 man lineup of prospects that are post-hype and weighing whether you should give them a second chance. Welcome (1:00) Francisco Mejia (4:35) Evan White (10:15) Gavin Lux (13:55) Royce Lewis (21:20) Alec Bohm (26:45) Travis Swaggerty (32:15) Taylor Trammell (36:00) Jesus Sanchez (41:16) Chris Paddack (46:04) Outro (49:40) Prospect Fatigue: Post-Hype Players to Target by Steve Gesuele - https://www.pitcherlist.com/prospect-fatigue-post-hype-players-to-target/ Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus
On the Farm - LaMar Gibson (@InsideFastball) talks about the prospect hype cycle, creating a 9 man lineup of prospects that are post-hype and weighing whether you should give them a second chance. Welcome (1:00) Francisco Mejia (4:35) Evan White (10:15) Gavin Lux (13:55) Royce Lewis (21:20) Alec Bohm (26:45) Travis Swaggerty (32:15) Taylor Trammell (36:00) Jesus Sanchez (41:16) Chris Paddack (46:04) Outro (49:40) Prospect Fatigue: Post-Hype Players to Target by Steve Gesuele - https://www.pitcherlist.com/prospect-fatigue-post-hype-players-to-target/
Keep or Kut - With keeper deadlines approaching, Chad (@ChadYoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) take a quick break from the rankings to answer some listener questions. But then they get right back to it with their top 10 C for keeper leagues. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps 1:03 - Keeper mailbag! Who would you rather lock in for three years? Pete Alonso or Aaron Nola? 5:14 - In an Ottoneu points league, are you keeping $60 Bryce Harper or $20 Max Muncy? 13:27 - Pick your ace: Shane Bieber or Sandy Alcantara? 17:19 - Share some thoughts on Trent Grisham. 20:47 - Can you keep a $31 Cody Bellinger in Ottoneu? 26:07 - What about Frank Schwindel in 5x5? 27:16 - The lightning round! $5 Cristian Javier, $5 Abraham Toro, $3 Josh Rojas, $4 Chad Green, $4 Andrew Kittredge, $6 Nick Senzel, $6 Noelvi Marte, $4 Cade Cavalli, $6 Jameson Taillon, $3 Marco Gonzales, $13 Dylan Carlson 30:25 - Trying to find six keepers in a league with a unique salary structure 39:02 - Chad and Pete share their top 10 C 40:42 - Alejandro Kirk was only on one of the two lists, but is there an interesting comparison between him and Adley Rutschman? 49:21 - How would these lists change for redraft? 51:15 - Comparing Joey Bart to other C prospects, including MJ Melendez and Daulton Varsho 59:10 - Sleepers and flyers such as Mitch Garver, Sean Murphy, Francisco Mejia, and Gary Sanchez Get PL+ and join our community: https://pitcherlist.com/plus
James, Toby (@batflipcrazy) and Dave (@RunDMcD) go team-by-team (in order of ADP) and discuss the best catchers to target, particularly in 2-catcher NFBC leagues. KC Sal Perez (ADP 40) – all ADP from January 15-team Draft Champions MJ Melendez (383) PHI J.T. Realmuto (50) LAD Will Smith (66) AZ Daulton Varsho (97) Carson Kelly (289) CWS Yasmani Grandal (110) CHC Willson Contreras (123) Yan Gomes (345) CIN Tyler Stephenson (155) WAS Keibert Ruiz (160) BAL Adley Rutschman (190) MIN Mitch Garver (205) Ryan Jeffers (447) ATL Travis d'Arnaud (216) Manny Pina (519) William Contreras (620) BOS Christian Vazquez (229) Kevin Plawecki (579) TOR Alejandro Kirk (239) Danny Jansen (306) Gabriel Moreno (461) OAK Sean Murphy (242) NYY Gary Sanchez (260) Kyle Higashioka (585) COL Elias Diaz (261) Dom Nunez (572) TB Mike Zunino (273) Francisco Mejia (395) MIL Omar Narvaez (277) Pedro Severino (469) STL Yadier Molina (287) LAA Max Stassi (301) SF Joey Bart (303) Curt Casali (607) NYM James McCann (313) SD Austin Nola (326) Jorge Alfaro (389) Luis Campusano (530) Victor Caratini (546) MIA Jacob Stallings (345) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We finish off the why prospects fail series with a pair of players who still have a chance to turn things around. We lead off with Clint Frazier who has actually performed well in the majors but has struggled with defense, health, consistency, and chances. Next, we look at Francisco Mejia, and why his contact-only profile is something that I have never trusted. I explain why it is that guys like him and Ty Freeman I tend to be lower on than most. Mejia's defense along with having a single offensive tool has been why he has not been able to break through while playing the weakest position in baseball. Old friend alerts as several players are signing in the KBO, who have been extremely aggressive in terms of targeting American talent with major league experience. Adam Plutko and Yasiel Puig are the two newest names to sign in Korea. 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 “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this episode of Locked On Rays podcast, hosts Kevin Weiss and Ulises Sambrano recap the Tampa Bay Rays disappointing, gut-wrenching losses to the Boston Red Sox over the weekend, discussing the following: -Is Kevin Cash turning into Kevin Crash in October?-Why were there no judgement calls on obstruction?-Wander Franco is showing up...Brandon Lowe is not. -The mysterious case of why Francisco Mejia isn't playing. -Preview Game 4 with score predictions.Follow Kevin Weiss @KevinWeiss_Follow Ulises Sambrano @SambranoUlisesFollow the show @LockedOnRays and e-mail lockedonrays@gmail.comSupport 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 “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus.Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Tampa Bay Rays find themselves on a four-game winning streak after sweeping the New York Mets over the weekend. Steve Carney discusses the improving health of the club who got back pieces like Diego Castillo, Francisco Mejia, and Ji-Man Choi this week. He also gets into Brandon Lowe's amazing disparity against left-handed pitching, and who could be on the short end of a possible call-up of top prospects Wander Franco and Vidal Brujan And Yoshi Tsutsugo's time with the club has ended, and Steve gets into five other bad decisions the front office has made over the years and where the now-Dodgers first baseman sits on the list. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/utorpodcast/support
In this episode of the Locked On Rays podcast, hosts Kevin Weiss and Ulises Sambrano break down the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 home victory over the Texas Rangers that included a dazzling performance from No. 1 starter Tyler Glasnow, a clutch homer from shortstop Willy Adames, and superb catching by Francisco Mejia.Given this is Glasnow's third great start in a row, when is it time to elevate him to "ace" status? And does he reach 200 innings this year?The boys also discuss the controversy over the Rays' AL Championship ring celebration, and take a look at tonight's game which should feature a bounce-back outing from lefty soft-tosser Ryan Yarbrough.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 “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKED15 for your 50% welcome bonus.Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this episode of Locked On Rays, Kevin and Ulises bring on Locked On MLB Prospects/Locked On Marlins host Aram Leighton to get an in-depth breakdown of what the Rays got back in the Blake Snell and Jose Alvarado deals. For Snell, the Rays got back RHPs Luis Patino and Cole Wilcox, and catchers Francisco Mejia and Blake Hunt. For Alvarado, the Rays received 1B prospect Dillon Paulson.Some of the talking points:-Grading the Rays' returns on the whole- Patino's potential as a frontline starter-Why Francisco Mejia is considered the "throw-in" in the Snell deal-Why Hunt can be a solid, everyday catcher-Wilcox's power arm and why he could've been a first-round pick in the 2020 MLB Draft-Why Paulson might have a high ceiling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Eno and DVR discuss the Padres' two blockbuster trades, whether the Rays will spend any money at all this winter, the Cubs' first step toward a potential teardown, Ha-seong Kim's decisions to sign in San Diego, and Josh Bell's move to the Nationals. Rundown3:58 Adjusting Blake Snell's Projection in San Diego?11:52 Luis Patiño's Clear Path to the Rotation in Tampa Bay20:32 Francisco Mejia's Restart26:22 Will the Rays Spend On Any Free Agents?32:32 Is Yu Darvish Being Over-drafted?42:30 More Moves to Come From the Cubs?48:34 Josh Bell to the Nationals54:32 Ha-seong Kim Chooses San Diego64:11 Other Somewhat Interesting Late December MovesFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperSubscribe to The Athletic for just $3.99/month: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kevin and Ulises get off their proverbial vacation couches to record a bonus episode detailing the recent blockbuster trade that sent lefty ace Blake Snell to the San Diego Padres in return of four young players/prospects (RHPs Luis Patino and Cole Wilcox, catchers Francisco Mejia, Blake Hunt.) While the haul seems good for a few years from now, are the Rays still a playoff contender, or merely a plus-.500 team? (There'll be a whole lot of innings to fill in 2021, among other issues.) We also get plenty of listener reaction to the move.Visit patreon.com/RaysUnfiltered for additional Tampa Bay Rays content from Kevin and Ulises,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 “LOCKEDON,” and you'll get 20% off your next order.BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On today's Monday Funday! (sorry) edition of the Locked On Padres podcast, Javier sits down to give some of his main takeaways from the last few days, including Dinelson Lamet, Francisco Mejia, Tommy Pham, and the quiet rumors about Jurickson Profar. Lastly, he uses Wil Myers' bat flip as a segue into his first mini rant of the season. Why? Because he felt like it, apparently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://www.megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
San Diego Padres Hall of Famer Randy Jones joins Coach Kentera this morning to discuss if he is worried after the Padres 3-game losing streak, what the Padres should do with Francisco Mejia, Eric Hosmer's struggles & more!
Gage Will and Mike Hattery touch on the status of Francisco Mejia, the new (and improved?) Tyler Naquin, and size up the Spring Training plate appearance distribution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jim Pete and Mike Hattery continue the 2018 Cleveland Indians positional previews by heading on over to first base. For the first time this decade, the Cleveland Indians will be without Carlos Santana in the lineup. Last season, after several years hopping around the diamond, Santana really found his groove as a gold glove worthy first baseman. Unfortunately, Santana found a new home in Philadelphia, to the tune of three years and $60 million. The Indians answered losing Santana by signing free agent Yonder Alonso, who is coming off a career year in which he came off of an American League All-Star performance, thanks to becoming a big believer in the fly ball revolution. The WFNY boys will discuss the impact of the loss of Santana, ponder Alonso as a full-time first baseman, and take a look at the potential platoon options, should Alonso dip in production. Could we see Yandy Diaz, Michael Brantley, Francisco Mejia or Jason Kipnis at first base? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 2017, the big questions surrounding the catcher position was whether or not Roberto Perez could officially take over from Yan Gomes, who had struggled with injuries and offense over the previous two seasons. But Gomes managed to catch in 105 games, holding off Perez for another season. So, in 2018, the questions really haven't changed from last year. Can Gomes keep the job he recaptured in 2017? Will Roberto Perez finally take over, thanks to his defensive supremacy? Can the 50-50 tilt, teeter in one direction or another, or will both catchers split the duties again? Oh, and what about Francisco Mejia and Eric Haase, who both will likely find themselves either in Columbus, or Cleveland? EHC is back with Jim Pete and Mike Hattery discussing the Cleveland Indians positional previews! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff Nomina has started doing videos for our YouTube channel. He did a really funny one this week that was an exclusive interview with the Cavaliers current GM at the time. That one isn't here because it's kind of a visual, but you should check it out. Additionally, he and Hattery had a conversation about the Indians and their prospect Francisco Mejia. Finally, Nom did some work on Kyrie Irving and his recent demand for a trade. After discussing the fan perspective, Nomina dove into some of the issues and opportunities with fulfilling Kyrie's trade request. We're on Patreon and you can support us! Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher Google Play 1:00 Nom and Hattery talk about Francisco Mejia 5:30 Kyrie Part 1 - Nom talks Cavs fan emotional perspective on Kyrie 11:30 Kyrie Part 2 - Exploring possible Kyrie trade scenarios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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