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Send us a textOn this episode we have the founder of Tread Athletics former White Sox sidearm LHP Ben Brewster, along with 2 tread sidearm coaches Nash Bryan and Cam Mayer.   They come on the show to talk some sidearm pitching, how Tread started, Ben playing with Jose Cuas as an infielder in college. Thank you everyone for listening! Geoff Freeborn

Matt and Steve are back together again to talk about an up-and-down couple of weeks for the Blue Jays. Topics of discussion include Daulton Varsho's pair of amazing catches in Seattle, Jose Cuas' dubious record-setting outing, the rash of injuries affecting the roster, and Vlad starting at 1B for the All-Star game, and comments about his durability. Plus - is Springer springing back? And, are you interested in Roto-Rooter Toilet Row in Lake County? Music: Soul Kitchen - The Doors Twitter: https://twitter.com/JaysFromHome Mastodon: https://thecanadian.social/@JaysFromHome Bluesky: https://jaysfromhome.bsky.social

From 'Fly the W' (subscribe here): Crawly and Dustin Rhoades discuss the latest Cubs news, including the passing of former Cubs player and coach Mike Brumley and reliever Jose Cuas getting designated for assignment. They also preview the Cubs' upcoming series against the San Francisco Giants by taking a look at the pitching probables, key matchups and who's hot and who's not for each club. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Bernstein explained why he believes it's time for the Cubs to designate struggling reliever Jose Cuas for assignment.

Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes opened their show by sharing their takeaways from the Cubs' 9-8 loss to the Padres at San Diego on Monday, when Chicago blew an eight-run lead. Bernstein then explained why he believes it's time for the Cubs to designate struggling reliever Jose Cuas for assignment. Later, the guys discussed Bulls coach Billy Donovan being linked to the Kentucky head coaching job. News broke late Sunday night that coach John Calipari is leaving Kentucky for Arkansas after spending 15 seasons in Lexington. Donovan was a Kentucky assistant under Rick Pitino from 1989–'94.

Jose Cuas wants to be known as 'That Guy' rather than "the Major League Baseball player who he reached the majors soon after working as a driver for FedEx."  When you listen to this inspiring episode of Keep Swinging with host Matt Stucko, you will know exactly what the pitcher means by that and if there is anything you will get out of this episode, it is to never give up on your dreams and to always chase progress. Enjoy this recording with the 2022 Tony Conigliaro Award winner.

On this brand new edition of Cubs On Tap, Joey and Ron are back recapping game one of the Cubs/Rockies series. After a 5-4 win, the guys begin their discussion with Yan Gomes and the season he's had for the Cubs. After that, Jordan Wicks and his future outlook take over the conversation. From his great outing on Monday, to his chances at the playoff rotation, the full scale of Wicks content is here. Then, the topic transitions to the bullpen, and a lot of conversation about Jose Cuas and the usage of Michael Fulmer fresh off the IL take place. As the duo continues to venture down the rabbit hole, the guys discuss the offensive output from players such as Dansby Swanson and Christopher Morel, discuss the big news regarding Pete Crow-Armstrong's call up and debut, and more! Finally, the boys wrap the show by looking ahead to Tuesday's game! Cubs On Tap is presented by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OnTapSportsNet.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, your go-to source for Cubs news⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, analysis, and updates. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CubbiesOnTap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@OnTapSportsNet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeyKnowsNothin | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TeddyFreddy270 | @JuiceOnTap | @LuceOnTap | @Nick_OnTap

On this brand new edition of Cubs On Tap, Joey and Nick are back for a Friday night show recapping the first two games of the Cubs/Diamondbacks series! The boys are joined by On Tap Sports Net media guru, expert, and superstar Brian Lefevre (@LefevreFever on X)! After Brian crashes the show, the trio discusses the first two games of the series through both lenses! Brian, a loyal Diamondbacks fan, gives good insight from the opposing fanbase. From Jameson Taillon's stellar start, to Jose Cuas struggling on Friday, to the loss on Thursday night, every topic is discussed. The guys also discuss Brian attending Friday's game, some odd-ball topics, and more! Cubs On Tap is presented by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OnTapSportsNet.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, your go-to source for Cubs news⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, analysis, and updates. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CubbiesOnTap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@OnTapSportsNet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeyKnowsNothin | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TeddyFreddy270 | @JuiceOnTap | @LuceOnTap | @Nick_OnTap

Find out why the two trades the Cubs made at the deadline last week -- Jeimer Candelario and Jose Cuas -- have already made a nice impact. Plus: How the Cubs are doing so far this month, Cubs/Blue Jays preview, and more.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BetterHelpThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who can take you on that journey of self-discovery from wherever you are. Visit BetterHelp.com/lockedonmlb today to get 10% off your first month.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.DaveDownload Dave today at Dave.com/mlb. You could get up to $500 in 5 minutes or less! No credit check. No late fees.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.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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Find out why the two trades the Cubs made at the deadline last week -- Jeimer Candelario and Jose Cuas -- have already made a nice impact. Plus: How the Cubs are doing so far this month, Cubs/Blue Jays preview, and more. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! BetterHelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who can take you on that journey of self-discovery from wherever you are. Visit BetterHelp.com/lockedonmlb today to get 10% off your first month. 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. Dave Download Dave today at Dave.com/mlb. You could get up to $500 in 5 minutes or less! No credit check. No late fees. eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let's ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONMLB for $20 off your first purchase. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. 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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first hour, Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes were joined by Cubs reliever Jose Cuas who before coming over from the Kansas City Royals spent time driving a delivery truck for FedEx. Later, Dan and Laurence discussed the Bears signing pass rusher Yannick Ngakoue to one-year, $10.5 million deal and how he helps the Bears ability to sack the quarterback. 

Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes talk with new Cubs reliever Jose Cuas and his journey to the MLB, including his time as a FedEx driver before becoming a major league reliever. 

On this brand new edition of Cubs On Tap, Juice and Luce are back recapping the MLB trade deadline and a dominant 20-9 Cubs victory! The guys discuss the offensive onslaught, the state of the team after the trade deadline, the trades for Jeimer Candelario and Jose Cuas, and dive DEEP into the Cubs' future as the stretch run continues. The guys wrapped up the show with some insightful final thoughts and a preview of Wednesday's game! Be sure to tune in as our friends from Late Night Reds will join us for the postgame following Wednesday's contest. Cubs On Tap is presented by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OnTapSportsNet.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, your go-to source for Cubs news⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, analysis, and updates. Follow us on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CubbiesOnTap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@OnTapSportsNet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeyKnowsNothin | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TeddyFreddy270 | @JuiceOnTap | @LuceOnTap | @Nick_OnTap

The Chicago Cubs lost a hard-fought game to the division-leading Cincinnati Reds Monday night. Marcus Stroman once again struggled. His ERA in the month of July ballooned to 7.99 after the rough outing. In BIGGER NEWS, the Cubs cemented their place as buyers by making a pair of trades, most notably acquiring former Cub Jeimer Candelario from the Washington Nationals. In a second move, the North Siders added some bullpen depth by trading OF Nelson Velazquez to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for RHP Jose Cuas. Are more moves on the horizon? If so, who should the Cubs target? Luke Stuckmeyer, Ryan Herrera and Cody Delmendo will answer those questions and give their game recap on the CHGO Cubs LIVE Postgame Podcast An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://bit.ly/3SRS03z SUBSCRIBE: / chgosports ALL THINGS CHGO: https://linktr.ee/chgosports WEBSITE: http://allCHGO.com/ BUY MERCH: http://CHGOLocker.com FOLLOW ON SOCIAL: Twitter: @CHGO_Sports Instagram: @CHGO_Sports GET OUR FREE NEWSLETTER: http://www.allchgo.com/newsletter Go to https://birddogs.com/CHGO or enter promo code CHGO for a free Yeti style tumbler with your order. Head to https://www.sunnyside.shop/ and use code CHGO25 for 25% off your total order at check out for everything you need to elevate your Summer! Must be 21+ or an Illinois med card holder. Head to https://factormeals.com/chgocubs50 and use code chgocubs50 to get 50% off. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CHGO for $20 off your first purchase. Check out https://pinsandaces.com and use code CHGO to receive 15% off your first order and get free shipping. Check out FOCO for merch and collectibles here https://foco.vegb.net/CHGO and use promo code “CHGO” for 10% off your order on all non Pre Order items. AG1 is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. Just visit https://drinkAG1.com/CHGOCubs https://shadyrays.com: use code ‘CHGO' for 50% OFF 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses! Visit https://dkng.co/chgo to sign up for DraftKings Sportsbook using the code “CHGO” Gambling problem? Call 1 8 00 Gambler. In Massachusetts, call (8 00) 3 2 7 50 50 or visit gambling help line m a dot org, In New York, call 8 7 7 8 HOPE N Y or text HOPE N Y (4 6 7 3 6 9). In Kansas, call 1 8 00 5 2 2 47 00. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). In West Virginia, Gambling Problem? Call 1 8 00 GAMBLER or visit w w w dot 1 800 gambler dot net. All games regulated by the West Virginia Lottery. Please play responsibly. In partnership with Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. In Connecticut, Help is available for problem gambling call 8 8 8 7 8 9 77 77 or visit c c p g dot org. 21 + in most eligible states but age varies by jurisdiction. See draftkings dot com slash sportsbook for details and state specific responsible gambling resources. Bonus bets expire seven days after issuance. 1 boost per eligible game. Opt-in required. Max bet $ 50. 10 + leg req. for 1 00 % boost. Eligibility, wagering, and deposit restrictions apply. Terms at sportsbook dot draftkings dot com slash baseball terms. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus Stroman struggled mightily on Monday in the Cubs loss to the Reds. Stroman's ERA was 2.28 in late June and it is now 3.85. We discuss Stroman's struggles, Seiya Suzuki's spot in the batting order, and more. Plus: Big news day for the Cubs as they trade for Jeimer Candelario and Jose Cuas and promote Pete Crow-Armstrong to Triple-A.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!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.GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONMLB for $20 off your first purchase.FanDuelMake Every Moment More. Don't miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON.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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh break the the Cubs making moves before the trade deadline, as they made the moves to be officially buyers

The Royals have traded Nicky Lopez and Jose Cuas. Does this qualify as "transactional?" Did they get it right?Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss the trades the Royals have made...- What did they get back?- Should they have gotten more?- Was the timing right on the trades?- Have they added to the core of their team?- Who should be traded next?

Cubs make another move by adding right hand reliever Jose Cuas, plus a fan asks Fields to sign their baby. Reacting to Athletic Writer, Mike Sando article on 2023 NFL Quarterbacks Tiers. Tyler helps a fellow teammate out by helping Charlie move out of his old apartment. UFC 251, Derrick Lewis 30-Second KO and then subsequently takes his pants off. SOTN: Still Don't Know My Name

Marcus Stroman struggled mightily on Monday in the Cubs loss to the Reds. Stroman's ERA was 2.28 in late June and it is now 3.85. We discuss Stroman's struggles, Seiya Suzuki's spot in the batting order, and more. Plus: Big news day for the Cubs as they trade for Jeimer Candelario and Jose Cuas and promote Pete Crow-Armstrong to Triple-A. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let's ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONMLB for $20 off your first purchase. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Don't miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. Sleeper Download the Sleeper app and use promo code LOCKEDON and you'll get up to a $100 match on your first deposit. Terms and conditions apply. See Sleeper's Terms of Use for details. Currently operational in over 30 states. Check out Sleeper today! FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The trade deadline is just hours away. Jeimer Candelario and Jose Cuas are heading to Chicago. In a separate trade, Paul Sewald heads to Arizona to fortify their bullpen. Justin Verlander and Eduardo Rodriguez are the two biggest names remaining on the trade block today. Bo Bichette appeared to hurt his knee. What was the extent and will the Blue Jays seek reinforcements? All this (and more) on today's episode.

Jason Anderson and Joshua Brisco kick off deadline day in Major League Baseball by discussing the Royals' trade of Jose Cuas for Nelson Velazquez and comments made by JJ Picollo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Guardians 2 Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 2 Royals 4, Tigers 1 – Royals snap 4-game skid with 4-1 win over Tigers Maikel Garcia had three hits, an RBI and a run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Mike Mayers allowed one run on six hits in 4 2/3 innings in his first start for the Royals. He struck out a career-high eight and walked one. Jose Cuas (3-0) was the winner, and Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save. Eduardo Rodriguez (4-4) took the loss. He allowed four runs — two earned — on eight hits in five innings. He struck out nine and walked two. White Sox 4, Guardians 2 – González, Grandal, and Cease lead White Sox rally to top Guardians 4-2 Romy González’s two-run double broke a seventh-inning tie and sent the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians. González snapped a 2-2 tie with his hard hit off Cleveland rookie Logan Allen, who was probably left in the game one batter too many by Guardians manager Terry Francona. Yasmani Grandal homered for the White Sox, who have won four of five to stay within striking distance in the wide-open and winnable AL Central. Chicago’s rally helped Dylan Cease win for the first time since April 10. Rookie Will Brennan homered for the Guardians. Cubs 7, Mets 2 – Christopher Morel homers again as Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 7-2 Christopher Morel, Matt Mervis and Seiya Suzuki homered and the Chicago Cubs cooled off the New York Mets with a 7-2 victory. Mervis had three RBIs for the Cubs in the opener of a nine-game homestand. Morel extended his homer streak to five games with a solo shot against Stephen Nogosek in the seventh inning. He became the first player with such a streak for the Cubs since Sammy Sosa in June 1998. New York had won five in a row — all by one run. But Tylor Megill turned in his worst start of the season, sending manager Buck Showalter to the loss on his 67th birthday. Today Chicago White Sox (Kopech 2-4) at Cleveland (Quantrill 2-2), 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Senga 4-2) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 3-4), 7:40 p.m. Detroit (Boyd 3-3) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-5), 7:40 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:15 NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Western Conference Finals Vegas Golden Knights 4, Dallas Stars 0                                 (VGK leads 3-0) Golden Knights 4, Stars 0 – Vegas 1 win from another Stanley Cup Final after 4-0 win over Stars in Game 3 Jonathan Marchessault and the Vegas Golden Knights are one more win from reaching another Stanley Cup Final. Marchessault had the first of three goals in the game’s first 7 1/2 minutes for Vegas in a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars to take a 3-0 series lead in Western Conference Final. Game 4 is Thursday night. The Knights are looking to advance to their second Cup final in the franchise’s six seasons. Adin Hill stopped 33 shots for his second shutout this postseason. The Knights knocked Jake Oettinger out with three goals on their first five shots. Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m.                   (FLA leads 3-0) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Boston Celtics 116, Miami Heat 99  .                                     (MIA leads 3-1) Celtics 116, Heat 99 – Tatum scores 34, Celtics stave off elimination by topping Heat 116-99 in Game 4 Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Derrick White and Jaylen Brown each added 16 points and the Boston Celtics staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference finals by running away in the second half to beat the Miami Heat 116-99 in Game 4 on Tuesday night. Jimmy Butler scored 29 for Miami, which led by nine in the second half before getting outscored 48-22 in a 14-minute stretch that turned the game and perhaps the series completely around. Miami still leads the series 3-1 with game 5 on Thursday night back in Boston. NFL – NFL expects fewer kickoff returns with new fair catch rule inside 2 The NFL has pushed the kickoff return further toward irrelevance with a priority on player safety. League owners voted for a one-year trial of an enhanced touchback rule that will give the receiving team the ball at its own 25 with a fair catch of a kickoff anywhere behind that yard line. The proposal passed despite coaches and players across the league saying they didn’t like it. They argued that it will create uglier plays with squib and corner kicks that are impossible for fair catches. NFL – Bears, Fields seeking payoff after offseason investments It’s been a big offseason for Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields. He walked in Ohio State’s graduation ceremony two weeks ago after earning a degree in consumer and family financial services. He also has some major additions to his supporting cast after the Bears made moves they hope will help their quarterback develop. Fields says that’s “a great feeling.” He addressed the media Tuesday for the first time since the end of the season. Since then, the Bears traded the No. 1 pick in the draft to quarterback-needing Carolina for receiver DJ Moore. They also made several additions to their offensive line. NFL – Rodgers strains calf during warmups, sits out first Jets practice open to media Aaron Rodgers never made it past warmups in his first New York Jets practice in front of the media. The 39-year-old quarterback strained a calf while participating in conditioning drills Tuesday. Rodgers watched quarterback drills and remained on the field during practice, but was without his helmet and threw no passes. Rodgers downplayed the injury and said it’s not too serious. New York acquired Rodgers from Green Bay on April 26. Organized team activities began Monday and Rodgers participated. The session Tuesday marked the first with media in attendance. NFL – Bills Damar Hamlin eases back into practice 5 months since near-death experience Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin eased his way back onto the practice field by taking part in individual drills and stretching sessions during the team’s voluntary minicamp some five months after having a near-death experience on the field. Coach Sean McDermott said the team is taking things one day at a time when asked of Hamlin’s status. McDermott did not provide any timetable as to when Hamlin can begin on-field sessions a month after being cleared to resume his career. The 25-year-old Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field during a game at Cincinnati on Jan. 2. NFL – NFL, Goodell close to finalizing 3-year contract extension, ending in 2027 Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL have agreed on the framework of a three-year contract extension that will keep him in place until 2027. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay confirmed the development on Tuesday at the league meetings in Minnesota. Goodell’s current deal expires in 2024. He has been commissioner of the league since replacing Paul Tagliabue in 2006. Irsay says he’s under the impression Goodell will retire after the extended contract expires and be involved in the development of his successor. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night South Bend 3, Dayton 2 Lake County 17, West Michigan 9 Lansing 11, Fort Wayne 4 Peoria 3, Great Lakes 2 Today Dayton Dragons at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m. Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 11:05 a.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Bangor 24, Benton Harbor 11 Edwardsburg 8, Sturgis 1 – Game 1 Edwardsburg 7, Sturgis 3 – Game 2 Paw Paw 10, Niles 2 – Game 1 Paw Paw 10, Niles 3 – Game 2 Otsego 11, Three Rivers 1 – Game 1 Three Rivers 7, Otsego 6 – Game 2 Mattawan 4, Parchment 1 – Game 1 Parchment 7, Mattawan 5 – Game 2 Bridgman 12, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 Bridgman 15, Dowagiac 0 – Game 2 Brandywine 4, River Valley 3 – Game 1 Brandywine 11, River Valley 1 – Game 2 South Haven 15, Martin 3 – Game 1 South Haven 18, Martin 3 – Game 2 Lawton 17, Marcellus 6 Coloma 16, Delton-Kellogg 6 – Game 1 Coloma 10, Delton-Kellogg 0 – Game 2 Allegan 6, Gobles 3 – Game 1 Allegan 14, Gobles 10 – Game 2 Softball Edwardsburg 18, Sturgis 0 – Game 1 Edwardsburg 15, Sturgis 0 – Game 2 Paw Paw 10, Niles 2 – Game 1 Niles 12, Paw Paw 7 – Game 2 Three Rivers 11, Otsego 10 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Otsego 2 – Game 2 Dowagiac 12, Bridgman 3 – Game 1 Dowagiac 25, Bridgman 12 – Game 2 Brandywine 4, River Valley 3 – Game 1 Brandywine 11, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Centreville 4, Decatur 0 – Game 1 Centreville 5, Decatur 1 – Game 2 Mendon 7, Bangor 3 – Game 1 Mendon 14, Bangor 4 – Game 2 Coloma 11, Delton-Kellogg 1 – Game 1 Coloma 5, Delton-Kellogg 3 – Game 2 Gobles 13, Allegan 3 – Game 1 Gobles 21, Allegan 6 – Game 2 Watervliet 6, Kalamazoo Christian 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 12, Kalamazoo Christian 1 – Game 2 Girls Soccer – Districts Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at local sites) Mattawan 4, Portage Northern 3 – Shootout Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at local sites) Three Rivers 9, Parchment 1 Girls Soccer – Regular Season Michigan Lutheran 6, Brandywine 1 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Fennville 0 Today Girls Soccer – Districts Division 2 at Lakeshore (Round 1 at local sites) Plainwell at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Division 2 at Coldwater (Round 1 at local sites) Gull Lake at Coldwater, 6:00 p.m. Sturgis at Harper Creek, 6:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Charlotte, 6:00 p.m. Marshall at BC Pennfield, 6:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at local sites) Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Constantine, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Hartford (Round 1 at local sites) Coloma at Watervliet, 5:30 p.m. Hartford at Lawton, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett (Round 1 at local sites) Calhoun Christian at Bronson, 5:30 p.m. Division 4 at Saugatuck (Round 1 at local sites) Wyo. Potter’s House at Holland Black River, 5:30 p.m. Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at local sites) Battle Creek Central at B.C. Lakeview, 5:30 p.m. Loy Norrix at Kalamazoo Central, 6:00 p.m. Baseball St. Joseph at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Paw Paw at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Plainwell, 4:30 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Colon, 4:30 p.m. Lawrence at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Climax-Scotts, 5:00 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Benton Harbor at Eau Claire, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Burr Oak, 4:00 p.m. Buchanan at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Colon, 4:30 p.m. Lawrence at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Martin at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Guardians 2 Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 2 Royals 4, Tigers 1 – Royals snap 4-game skid with 4-1 win over Tigers Maikel Garcia had three hits, an RBI and a run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Mike Mayers allowed one run on six hits in 4 2/3 innings in his first start for the Royals. He struck out a career-high eight and walked one. Jose Cuas (3-0) was the winner, and Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save. Eduardo Rodriguez (4-4) took the loss. He allowed four runs — two earned — on eight hits in five innings. He struck out nine and walked two. White Sox 4, Guardians 2 – González, Grandal, and Cease lead White Sox rally to top Guardians 4-2 Romy González’s two-run double broke a seventh-inning tie and sent the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians. González snapped a 2-2 tie with his hard hit off Cleveland rookie Logan Allen, who was probably left in the game one batter too many by Guardians manager Terry Francona. Yasmani Grandal homered for the White Sox, who have won four of five to stay within striking distance in the wide-open and winnable AL Central. Chicago’s rally helped Dylan Cease win for the first time since April 10. Rookie Will Brennan homered for the Guardians. Cubs 7, Mets 2 – Christopher Morel homers again as Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 7-2 Christopher Morel, Matt Mervis and Seiya Suzuki homered and the Chicago Cubs cooled off the New York Mets with a 7-2 victory. Mervis had three RBIs for the Cubs in the opener of a nine-game homestand. Morel extended his homer streak to five games with a solo shot against Stephen Nogosek in the seventh inning. He became the first player with such a streak for the Cubs since Sammy Sosa in June 1998. New York had won five in a row — all by one run. But Tylor Megill turned in his worst start of the season, sending manager Buck Showalter to the loss on his 67th birthday. Today Chicago White Sox (Kopech 2-4) at Cleveland (Quantrill 2-2), 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Senga 4-2) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 3-4), 7:40 p.m. Detroit (Boyd 3-3) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-5), 7:40 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:15 NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Western Conference Finals Vegas Golden Knights 4, Dallas Stars 0                                 (VGK leads 3-0) Golden Knights 4, Stars 0 – Vegas 1 win from another Stanley Cup Final after 4-0 win over Stars in Game 3 Jonathan Marchessault and the Vegas Golden Knights are one more win from reaching another Stanley Cup Final. Marchessault had the first of three goals in the game’s first 7 1/2 minutes for Vegas in a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars to take a 3-0 series lead in Western Conference Final. Game 4 is Thursday night. The Knights are looking to advance to their second Cup final in the franchise’s six seasons. Adin Hill stopped 33 shots for his second shutout this postseason. The Knights knocked Jake Oettinger out with three goals on their first five shots. Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m.                   (FLA leads 3-0) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Boston Celtics 116, Miami Heat 99  .                                     (MIA leads 3-1) Celtics 116, Heat 99 – Tatum scores 34, Celtics stave off elimination by topping Heat 116-99 in Game 4 Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Derrick White and Jaylen Brown each added 16 points and the Boston Celtics staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference finals by running away in the second half to beat the Miami Heat 116-99 in Game 4 on Tuesday night. Jimmy Butler scored 29 for Miami, which led by nine in the second half before getting outscored 48-22 in a 14-minute stretch that turned the game and perhaps the series completely around. Miami still leads the series 3-1 with game 5 on Thursday night back in Boston. NFL – NFL expects fewer kickoff returns with new fair catch rule inside 2 The NFL has pushed the kickoff return further toward irrelevance with a priority on player safety. League owners voted for a one-year trial of an enhanced touchback rule that will give the receiving team the ball at its own 25 with a fair catch of a kickoff anywhere behind that yard line. The proposal passed despite coaches and players across the league saying they didn’t like it. They argued that it will create uglier plays with squib and corner kicks that are impossible for fair catches. NFL – Bears, Fields seeking payoff after offseason investments It’s been a big offseason for Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields. He walked in Ohio State’s graduation ceremony two weeks ago after earning a degree in consumer and family financial services. He also has some major additions to his supporting cast after the Bears made moves they hope will help their quarterback develop. Fields says that’s “a great feeling.” He addressed the media Tuesday for the first time since the end of the season. Since then, the Bears traded the No. 1 pick in the draft to quarterback-needing Carolina for receiver DJ Moore. They also made several additions to their offensive line. NFL – Rodgers strains calf during warmups, sits out first Jets practice open to media Aaron Rodgers never made it past warmups in his first New York Jets practice in front of the media. The 39-year-old quarterback strained a calf while participating in conditioning drills Tuesday. Rodgers watched quarterback drills and remained on the field during practice, but was without his helmet and threw no passes. Rodgers downplayed the injury and said it’s not too serious. New York acquired Rodgers from Green Bay on April 26. Organized team activities began Monday and Rodgers participated. The session Tuesday marked the first with media in attendance. NFL – Bills Damar Hamlin eases back into practice 5 months since near-death experience Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin eased his way back onto the practice field by taking part in individual drills and stretching sessions during the team’s voluntary minicamp some five months after having a near-death experience on the field. Coach Sean McDermott said the team is taking things one day at a time when asked of Hamlin’s status. McDermott did not provide any timetable as to when Hamlin can begin on-field sessions a month after being cleared to resume his career. The 25-year-old Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field during a game at Cincinnati on Jan. 2. NFL – NFL, Goodell close to finalizing 3-year contract extension, ending in 2027 Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL have agreed on the framework of a three-year contract extension that will keep him in place until 2027. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay confirmed the development on Tuesday at the league meetings in Minnesota. Goodell’s current deal expires in 2024. He has been commissioner of the league since replacing Paul Tagliabue in 2006. Irsay says he’s under the impression Goodell will retire after the extended contract expires and be involved in the development of his successor. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night South Bend 3, Dayton 2 Lake County 17, West Michigan 9 Lansing 11, Fort Wayne 4 Peoria 3, Great Lakes 2 Today Dayton Dragons at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m. Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 11:05 a.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Bangor 24, Benton Harbor 11 Edwardsburg 8, Sturgis 1 – Game 1 Edwardsburg 7, Sturgis 3 – Game 2 Paw Paw 10, Niles 2 – Game 1 Paw Paw 10, Niles 3 – Game 2 Otsego 11, Three Rivers 1 – Game 1 Three Rivers 7, Otsego 6 – Game 2 Mattawan 4, Parchment 1 – Game 1 Parchment 7, Mattawan 5 – Game 2 Bridgman 12, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 Bridgman 15, Dowagiac 0 – Game 2 Brandywine 4, River Valley 3 – Game 1 Brandywine 11, River Valley 1 – Game 2 South Haven 15, Martin 3 – Game 1 South Haven 18, Martin 3 – Game 2 Lawton 17, Marcellus 6 Coloma 16, Delton-Kellogg 6 – Game 1 Coloma 10, Delton-Kellogg 0 – Game 2 Allegan 6, Gobles 3 – Game 1 Allegan 14, Gobles 10 – Game 2 Softball Edwardsburg 18, Sturgis 0 – Game 1 Edwardsburg 15, Sturgis 0 – Game 2 Paw Paw 10, Niles 2 – Game 1 Niles 12, Paw Paw 7 – Game 2 Three Rivers 11, Otsego 10 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Otsego 2 – Game 2 Dowagiac 12, Bridgman 3 – Game 1 Dowagiac 25, Bridgman 12 – Game 2 Brandywine 4, River Valley 3 – Game 1 Brandywine 11, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Centreville 4, Decatur 0 – Game 1 Centreville 5, Decatur 1 – Game 2 Mendon 7, Bangor 3 – Game 1 Mendon 14, Bangor 4 – Game 2 Coloma 11, Delton-Kellogg 1 – Game 1 Coloma 5, Delton-Kellogg 3 – Game 2 Gobles 13, Allegan 3 – Game 1 Gobles 21, Allegan 6 – Game 2 Watervliet 6, Kalamazoo Christian 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 12, Kalamazoo Christian 1 – Game 2 Girls Soccer – Districts Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at local sites) Mattawan 4, Portage Northern 3 – Shootout Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at local sites) Three Rivers 9, Parchment 1 Girls Soccer – Regular Season Michigan Lutheran 6, Brandywine 1 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Fennville 0 Today Girls Soccer – Districts Division 2 at Lakeshore (Round 1 at local sites) Plainwell at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Division 2 at Coldwater (Round 1 at local sites) Gull Lake at Coldwater, 6:00 p.m. Sturgis at Harper Creek, 6:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Charlotte, 6:00 p.m. Marshall at BC Pennfield, 6:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at local sites) Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Constantine, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Hartford (Round 1 at local sites) Coloma at Watervliet, 5:30 p.m. Hartford at Lawton, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett (Round 1 at local sites) Calhoun Christian at Bronson, 5:30 p.m. Division 4 at Saugatuck (Round 1 at local sites) Wyo. Potter’s House at Holland Black River, 5:30 p.m. Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at local sites) Battle Creek Central at B.C. Lakeview, 5:30 p.m. Loy Norrix at Kalamazoo Central, 6:00 p.m. Baseball St. Joseph at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Paw Paw at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Plainwell, 4:30 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Colon, 4:30 p.m. Lawrence at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Climax-Scotts, 5:00 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Benton Harbor at Eau Claire, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Burr Oak, 4:00 p.m. Buchanan at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Colon, 4:30 p.m. Lawrence at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Martin at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Guardians 2 Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 2 Royals 4, Tigers 1 – Royals snap 4-game skid with 4-1 win over Tigers Maikel Garcia had three hits, an RBI and a run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Mike Mayers allowed one run on six hits in 4 2/3 innings in his first start for the Royals. He struck out a career-high eight and walked one. Jose Cuas (3-0) was the winner, and Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save. Eduardo Rodriguez (4-4) took the loss. He allowed four runs — two earned — on eight hits in five innings. He struck out nine and walked two. White Sox 4, Guardians 2 – González, Grandal, and Cease lead White Sox rally to top Guardians 4-2 Romy González’s two-run double broke a seventh-inning tie and sent the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians. González snapped a 2-2 tie with his hard hit off Cleveland rookie Logan Allen, who was probably left in the game one batter too many by Guardians manager Terry Francona. Yasmani Grandal homered for the White Sox, who have won four of five to stay within striking distance in the wide-open and winnable AL Central. Chicago’s rally helped Dylan Cease win for the first time since April 10. Rookie Will Brennan homered for the Guardians. Cubs 7, Mets 2 – Christopher Morel homers again as Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 7-2 Christopher Morel, Matt Mervis and Seiya Suzuki homered and the Chicago Cubs cooled off the New York Mets with a 7-2 victory. Mervis had three RBIs for the Cubs in the opener of a nine-game homestand. Morel extended his homer streak to five games with a solo shot against Stephen Nogosek in the seventh inning. He became the first player with such a streak for the Cubs since Sammy Sosa in June 1998. New York had won five in a row — all by one run. But Tylor Megill turned in his worst start of the season, sending manager Buck Showalter to the loss on his 67th birthday. Today Chicago White Sox (Kopech 2-4) at Cleveland (Quantrill 2-2), 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Senga 4-2) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 3-4), 7:40 p.m. Detroit (Boyd 3-3) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-5), 7:40 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:15 NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Western Conference Finals Vegas Golden Knights 4, Dallas Stars 0                                 (VGK leads 3-0) Golden Knights 4, Stars 0 – Vegas 1 win from another Stanley Cup Final after 4-0 win over Stars in Game 3 Jonathan Marchessault and the Vegas Golden Knights are one more win from reaching another Stanley Cup Final. Marchessault had the first of three goals in the game’s first 7 1/2 minutes for Vegas in a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars to take a 3-0 series lead in Western Conference Final. Game 4 is Thursday night. The Knights are looking to advance to their second Cup final in the franchise’s six seasons. Adin Hill stopped 33 shots for his second shutout this postseason. The Knights knocked Jake Oettinger out with three goals on their first five shots. Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m.                   (FLA leads 3-0) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Boston Celtics 116, Miami Heat 99  .                                     (MIA leads 3-1) Celtics 116, Heat 99 – Tatum scores 34, Celtics stave off elimination by topping Heat 116-99 in Game 4 Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Derrick White and Jaylen Brown each added 16 points and the Boston Celtics staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference finals by running away in the second half to beat the Miami Heat 116-99 in Game 4 on Tuesday night. Jimmy Butler scored 29 for Miami, which led by nine in the second half before getting outscored 48-22 in a 14-minute stretch that turned the game and perhaps the series completely around. Miami still leads the series 3-1 with game 5 on Thursday night back in Boston. NFL – NFL expects fewer kickoff returns with new fair catch rule inside 2 The NFL has pushed the kickoff return further toward irrelevance with a priority on player safety. League owners voted for a one-year trial of an enhanced touchback rule that will give the receiving team the ball at its own 25 with a fair catch of a kickoff anywhere behind that yard line. The proposal passed despite coaches and players across the league saying they didn’t like it. They argued that it will create uglier plays with squib and corner kicks that are impossible for fair catches. NFL – Bears, Fields seeking payoff after offseason investments It’s been a big offseason for Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields. He walked in Ohio State’s graduation ceremony two weeks ago after earning a degree in consumer and family financial services. He also has some major additions to his supporting cast after the Bears made moves they hope will help their quarterback develop. Fields says that’s “a great feeling.” He addressed the media Tuesday for the first time since the end of the season. Since then, the Bears traded the No. 1 pick in the draft to quarterback-needing Carolina for receiver DJ Moore. They also made several additions to their offensive line. NFL – Rodgers strains calf during warmups, sits out first Jets practice open to media Aaron Rodgers never made it past warmups in his first New York Jets practice in front of the media. The 39-year-old quarterback strained a calf while participating in conditioning drills Tuesday. Rodgers watched quarterback drills and remained on the field during practice, but was without his helmet and threw no passes. Rodgers downplayed the injury and said it’s not too serious. New York acquired Rodgers from Green Bay on April 26. Organized team activities began Monday and Rodgers participated. The session Tuesday marked the first with media in attendance. NFL – Bills Damar Hamlin eases back into practice 5 months since near-death experience Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin eased his way back onto the practice field by taking part in individual drills and stretching sessions during the team’s voluntary minicamp some five months after having a near-death experience on the field. Coach Sean McDermott said the team is taking things one day at a time when asked of Hamlin’s status. McDermott did not provide any timetable as to when Hamlin can begin on-field sessions a month after being cleared to resume his career. The 25-year-old Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field during a game at Cincinnati on Jan. 2. NFL – NFL, Goodell close to finalizing 3-year contract extension, ending in 2027 Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL have agreed on the framework of a three-year contract extension that will keep him in place until 2027. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay confirmed the development on Tuesday at the league meetings in Minnesota. Goodell’s current deal expires in 2024. He has been commissioner of the league since replacing Paul Tagliabue in 2006. Irsay says he’s under the impression Goodell will retire after the extended contract expires and be involved in the development of his successor. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night South Bend 3, Dayton 2 Lake County 17, West Michigan 9 Lansing 11, Fort Wayne 4 Peoria 3, Great Lakes 2 Today Dayton Dragons at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m. Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 11:05 a.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Bangor 24, Benton Harbor 11 Edwardsburg 8, Sturgis 1 – Game 1 Edwardsburg 7, Sturgis 3 – Game 2 Paw Paw 10, Niles 2 – Game 1 Paw Paw 10, Niles 3 – Game 2 Otsego 11, Three Rivers 1 – Game 1 Three Rivers 7, Otsego 6 – Game 2 Mattawan 4, Parchment 1 – Game 1 Parchment 7, Mattawan 5 – Game 2 Bridgman 12, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 Bridgman 15, Dowagiac 0 – Game 2 Brandywine 4, River Valley 3 – Game 1 Brandywine 11, River Valley 1 – Game 2 South Haven 15, Martin 3 – Game 1 South Haven 18, Martin 3 – Game 2 Lawton 17, Marcellus 6 Coloma 16, Delton-Kellogg 6 – Game 1 Coloma 10, Delton-Kellogg 0 – Game 2 Allegan 6, Gobles 3 – Game 1 Allegan 14, Gobles 10 – Game 2 Softball Edwardsburg 18, Sturgis 0 – Game 1 Edwardsburg 15, Sturgis 0 – Game 2 Paw Paw 10, Niles 2 – Game 1 Niles 12, Paw Paw 7 – Game 2 Three Rivers 11, Otsego 10 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Otsego 2 – Game 2 Dowagiac 12, Bridgman 3 – Game 1 Dowagiac 25, Bridgman 12 – Game 2 Brandywine 4, River Valley 3 – Game 1 Brandywine 11, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Centreville 4, Decatur 0 – Game 1 Centreville 5, Decatur 1 – Game 2 Mendon 7, Bangor 3 – Game 1 Mendon 14, Bangor 4 – Game 2 Coloma 11, Delton-Kellogg 1 – Game 1 Coloma 5, Delton-Kellogg 3 – Game 2 Gobles 13, Allegan 3 – Game 1 Gobles 21, Allegan 6 – Game 2 Watervliet 6, Kalamazoo Christian 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 12, Kalamazoo Christian 1 – Game 2 Girls Soccer – Districts Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at local sites) Mattawan 4, Portage Northern 3 – Shootout Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at local sites) Three Rivers 9, Parchment 1 Girls Soccer – Regular Season Michigan Lutheran 6, Brandywine 1 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Fennville 0 Today Girls Soccer – Districts Division 2 at Lakeshore (Round 1 at local sites) Plainwell at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Division 2 at Coldwater (Round 1 at local sites) Gull Lake at Coldwater, 6:00 p.m. Sturgis at Harper Creek, 6:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Charlotte, 6:00 p.m. Marshall at BC Pennfield, 6:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at local sites) Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Constantine, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Hartford (Round 1 at local sites) Coloma at Watervliet, 5:30 p.m. Hartford at Lawton, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett (Round 1 at local sites) Calhoun Christian at Bronson, 5:30 p.m. Division 4 at Saugatuck (Round 1 at local sites) Wyo. Potter’s House at Holland Black River, 5:30 p.m. Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at local sites) Battle Creek Central at B.C. Lakeview, 5:30 p.m. Loy Norrix at Kalamazoo Central, 6:00 p.m. Baseball St. Joseph at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Paw Paw at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Plainwell, 4:30 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Colon, 4:30 p.m. Lawrence at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Climax-Scotts, 5:00 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Benton Harbor at Eau Claire, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Burr Oak, 4:00 p.m. Buchanan at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Colon, 4:30 p.m. Lawrence at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Martin at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Guardians 2 Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 2 Royals 4, Tigers 1 – Royals snap 4-game skid with 4-1 win over Tigers Maikel Garcia had three hits, an RBI and a run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Mike Mayers allowed one run on six hits in 4 2/3 innings in his first start for the Royals. He struck out a career-high eight and walked one. Jose Cuas (3-0) was the winner, and Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save. Eduardo Rodriguez (4-4) took the loss. He allowed four runs — two earned — on eight hits in five innings. He struck out nine and walked two. White Sox 4, Guardians 2 – González, Grandal, and Cease lead White Sox rally to top Guardians 4-2 Romy González’s two-run double broke a seventh-inning tie and sent the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians. González snapped a 2-2 tie with his hard hit off Cleveland rookie Logan Allen, who was probably left in the game one batter too many by Guardians manager Terry Francona. Yasmani Grandal homered for the White Sox, who have won four of five to stay within striking distance in the wide-open and winnable AL Central. Chicago’s rally helped Dylan Cease win for the first time since April 10. Rookie Will Brennan homered for the Guardians. Cubs 7, Mets 2 – Christopher Morel homers again as Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 7-2 Christopher Morel, Matt Mervis and Seiya Suzuki homered and the Chicago Cubs cooled off the New York Mets with a 7-2 victory. Mervis had three RBIs for the Cubs in the opener of a nine-game homestand. Morel extended his homer streak to five games with a solo shot against Stephen Nogosek in the seventh inning. He became the first player with such a streak for the Cubs since Sammy Sosa in June 1998. New York had won five in a row — all by one run. But Tylor Megill turned in his worst start of the season, sending manager Buck Showalter to the loss on his 67th birthday. Today Chicago White Sox (Kopech 2-4) at Cleveland (Quantrill 2-2), 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Senga 4-2) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 3-4), 7:40 p.m. Detroit (Boyd 3-3) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-5), 7:40 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:15 NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Western Conference Finals Vegas Golden Knights 4, Dallas Stars 0                                 (VGK leads 3-0) Golden Knights 4, Stars 0 – Vegas 1 win from another Stanley Cup Final after 4-0 win over Stars in Game 3 Jonathan Marchessault and the Vegas Golden Knights are one more win from reaching another Stanley Cup Final. Marchessault had the first of three goals in the game’s first 7 1/2 minutes for Vegas in a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars to take a 3-0 series lead in Western Conference Final. Game 4 is Thursday night. The Knights are looking to advance to their second Cup final in the franchise’s six seasons. Adin Hill stopped 33 shots for his second shutout this postseason. The Knights knocked Jake Oettinger out with three goals on their first five shots. Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m.                   (FLA leads 3-0) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Boston Celtics 116, Miami Heat 99  .                                     (MIA leads 3-1) Celtics 116, Heat 99 – Tatum scores 34, Celtics stave off elimination by topping Heat 116-99 in Game 4 Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Derrick White and Jaylen Brown each added 16 points and the Boston Celtics staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference finals by running away in the second half to beat the Miami Heat 116-99 in Game 4 on Tuesday night. Jimmy Butler scored 29 for Miami, which led by nine in the second half before getting outscored 48-22 in a 14-minute stretch that turned the game and perhaps the series completely around. Miami still leads the series 3-1 with game 5 on Thursday night back in Boston. NFL – NFL expects fewer kickoff returns with new fair catch rule inside 2 The NFL has pushed the kickoff return further toward irrelevance with a priority on player safety. League owners voted for a one-year trial of an enhanced touchback rule that will give the receiving team the ball at its own 25 with a fair catch of a kickoff anywhere behind that yard line. The proposal passed despite coaches and players across the league saying they didn’t like it. They argued that it will create uglier plays with squib and corner kicks that are impossible for fair catches. NFL – Bears, Fields seeking payoff after offseason investments It’s been a big offseason for Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields. He walked in Ohio State’s graduation ceremony two weeks ago after earning a degree in consumer and family financial services. He also has some major additions to his supporting cast after the Bears made moves they hope will help their quarterback develop. Fields says that’s “a great feeling.” He addressed the media Tuesday for the first time since the end of the season. Since then, the Bears traded the No. 1 pick in the draft to quarterback-needing Carolina for receiver DJ Moore. They also made several additions to their offensive line. NFL – Rodgers strains calf during warmups, sits out first Jets practice open to media Aaron Rodgers never made it past warmups in his first New York Jets practice in front of the media. The 39-year-old quarterback strained a calf while participating in conditioning drills Tuesday. Rodgers watched quarterback drills and remained on the field during practice, but was without his helmet and threw no passes. Rodgers downplayed the injury and said it’s not too serious. New York acquired Rodgers from Green Bay on April 26. Organized team activities began Monday and Rodgers participated. The session Tuesday marked the first with media in attendance. NFL – Bills Damar Hamlin eases back into practice 5 months since near-death experience Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin eased his way back onto the practice field by taking part in individual drills and stretching sessions during the team’s voluntary minicamp some five months after having a near-death experience on the field. Coach Sean McDermott said the team is taking things one day at a time when asked of Hamlin’s status. McDermott did not provide any timetable as to when Hamlin can begin on-field sessions a month after being cleared to resume his career. The 25-year-old Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field during a game at Cincinnati on Jan. 2. NFL – NFL, Goodell close to finalizing 3-year contract extension, ending in 2027 Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL have agreed on the framework of a three-year contract extension that will keep him in place until 2027. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay confirmed the development on Tuesday at the league meetings in Minnesota. Goodell’s current deal expires in 2024. He has been commissioner of the league since replacing Paul Tagliabue in 2006. Irsay says he’s under the impression Goodell will retire after the extended contract expires and be involved in the development of his successor. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night South Bend 3, Dayton 2 Lake County 17, West Michigan 9 Lansing 11, Fort Wayne 4 Peoria 3, Great Lakes 2 Today Dayton Dragons at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m. Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 11:05 a.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Bangor 24, Benton Harbor 11 Edwardsburg 8, Sturgis 1 – Game 1 Edwardsburg 7, Sturgis 3 – Game 2 Paw Paw 10, Niles 2 – Game 1 Paw Paw 10, Niles 3 – Game 2 Otsego 11, Three Rivers 1 – Game 1 Three Rivers 7, Otsego 6 – Game 2 Mattawan 4, Parchment 1 – Game 1 Parchment 7, Mattawan 5 – Game 2 Bridgman 12, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 Bridgman 15, Dowagiac 0 – Game 2 Brandywine 4, River Valley 3 – Game 1 Brandywine 11, River Valley 1 – Game 2 South Haven 15, Martin 3 – Game 1 South Haven 18, Martin 3 – Game 2 Lawton 17, Marcellus 6 Coloma 16, Delton-Kellogg 6 – Game 1 Coloma 10, Delton-Kellogg 0 – Game 2 Allegan 6, Gobles 3 – Game 1 Allegan 14, Gobles 10 – Game 2 Softball Edwardsburg 18, Sturgis 0 – Game 1 Edwardsburg 15, Sturgis 0 – Game 2 Paw Paw 10, Niles 2 – Game 1 Niles 12, Paw Paw 7 – Game 2 Three Rivers 11, Otsego 10 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Otsego 2 – Game 2 Dowagiac 12, Bridgman 3 – Game 1 Dowagiac 25, Bridgman 12 – Game 2 Brandywine 4, River Valley 3 – Game 1 Brandywine 11, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Centreville 4, Decatur 0 – Game 1 Centreville 5, Decatur 1 – Game 2 Mendon 7, Bangor 3 – Game 1 Mendon 14, Bangor 4 – Game 2 Coloma 11, Delton-Kellogg 1 – Game 1 Coloma 5, Delton-Kellogg 3 – Game 2 Gobles 13, Allegan 3 – Game 1 Gobles 21, Allegan 6 – Game 2 Watervliet 6, Kalamazoo Christian 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 12, Kalamazoo Christian 1 – Game 2 Girls Soccer – Districts Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at local sites) Mattawan 4, Portage Northern 3 – Shootout Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at local sites) Three Rivers 9, Parchment 1 Girls Soccer – Regular Season Michigan Lutheran 6, Brandywine 1 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Fennville 0 Today Girls Soccer – Districts Division 2 at Lakeshore (Round 1 at local sites) Plainwell at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Division 2 at Coldwater (Round 1 at local sites) Gull Lake at Coldwater, 6:00 p.m. Sturgis at Harper Creek, 6:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Charlotte, 6:00 p.m. Marshall at BC Pennfield, 6:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at local sites) Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Constantine, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Hartford (Round 1 at local sites) Coloma at Watervliet, 5:30 p.m. Hartford at Lawton, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett (Round 1 at local sites) Calhoun Christian at Bronson, 5:30 p.m. Division 4 at Saugatuck (Round 1 at local sites) Wyo. Potter’s House at Holland Black River, 5:30 p.m. Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at local sites) Battle Creek Central at B.C. Lakeview, 5:30 p.m. Loy Norrix at Kalamazoo Central, 6:00 p.m. Baseball St. Joseph at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Paw Paw at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Plainwell, 4:30 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Colon, 4:30 p.m. Lawrence at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Climax-Scotts, 5:00 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Benton Harbor at Eau Claire, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Burr Oak, 4:00 p.m. Buchanan at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Colon, 4:30 p.m. Lawrence at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Martin at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Guardians 2 Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 2 Royals 4, Tigers 1 – Royals snap 4-game skid with 4-1 win over Tigers Maikel Garcia had three hits, an RBI and a run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Mike Mayers allowed one run on six hits in 4 2/3 innings in his first start for the Royals. He struck out a career-high eight and walked one. Jose Cuas (3-0) was the winner, and Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save. Eduardo Rodriguez (4-4) took the loss. He allowed four runs — two earned — on eight hits in five innings. He struck out nine and walked two. White Sox 4, Guardians 2 – González, Grandal, and Cease lead White Sox rally to top Guardians 4-2 Romy González’s two-run double broke a seventh-inning tie and sent the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians. González snapped a 2-2 tie with his hard hit off Cleveland rookie Logan Allen, who was probably left in the game one batter too many by Guardians manager Terry Francona. Yasmani Grandal homered for the White Sox, who have won four of five to stay within striking distance in the wide-open and winnable AL Central. Chicago’s rally helped Dylan Cease win for the first time since April 10. Rookie Will Brennan homered for the Guardians. Cubs 7, Mets 2 – Christopher Morel homers again as Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 7-2 Christopher Morel, Matt Mervis and Seiya Suzuki homered and the Chicago Cubs cooled off the New York Mets with a 7-2 victory. Mervis had three RBIs for the Cubs in the opener of a nine-game homestand. Morel extended his homer streak to five games with a solo shot against Stephen Nogosek in the seventh inning. He became the first player with such a streak for the Cubs since Sammy Sosa in June 1998. New York had won five in a row — all by one run. But Tylor Megill turned in his worst start of the season, sending manager Buck Showalter to the loss on his 67th birthday. Today Chicago White Sox (Kopech 2-4) at Cleveland (Quantrill 2-2), 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Senga 4-2) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 3-4), 7:40 p.m. Detroit (Boyd 3-3) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-5), 7:40 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:15 NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Western Conference Finals Vegas Golden Knights 4, Dallas Stars 0                                 (VGK leads 3-0) Golden Knights 4, Stars 0 – Vegas 1 win from another Stanley Cup Final after 4-0 win over Stars in Game 3 Jonathan Marchessault and the Vegas Golden Knights are one more win from reaching another Stanley Cup Final. Marchessault had the first of three goals in the game’s first 7 1/2 minutes for Vegas in a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars to take a 3-0 series lead in Western Conference Final. Game 4 is Thursday night. The Knights are looking to advance to their second Cup final in the franchise’s six seasons. Adin Hill stopped 33 shots for his second shutout this postseason. The Knights knocked Jake Oettinger out with three goals on their first five shots. Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m.                   (FLA leads 3-0) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Boston Celtics 116, Miami Heat 99  .                                     (MIA leads 3-1) Celtics 116, Heat 99 – Tatum scores 34, Celtics stave off elimination by topping Heat 116-99 in Game 4 Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Derrick White and Jaylen Brown each added 16 points and the Boston Celtics staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference finals by running away in the second half to beat the Miami Heat 116-99 in Game 4 on Tuesday night. Jimmy Butler scored 29 for Miami, which led by nine in the second half before getting outscored 48-22 in a 14-minute stretch that turned the game and perhaps the series completely around. Miami still leads the series 3-1 with game 5 on Thursday night back in Boston. NFL – NFL expects fewer kickoff returns with new fair catch rule inside 2 The NFL has pushed the kickoff return further toward irrelevance with a priority on player safety. League owners voted for a one-year trial of an enhanced touchback rule that will give the receiving team the ball at its own 25 with a fair catch of a kickoff anywhere behind that yard line. The proposal passed despite coaches and players across the league saying they didn’t like it. They argued that it will create uglier plays with squib and corner kicks that are impossible for fair catches. NFL – Bears, Fields seeking payoff after offseason investments It’s been a big offseason for Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields. He walked in Ohio State’s graduation ceremony two weeks ago after earning a degree in consumer and family financial services. He also has some major additions to his supporting cast after the Bears made moves they hope will help their quarterback develop. Fields says that’s “a great feeling.” He addressed the media Tuesday for the first time since the end of the season. Since then, the Bears traded the No. 1 pick in the draft to quarterback-needing Carolina for receiver DJ Moore. They also made several additions to their offensive line. NFL – Rodgers strains calf during warmups, sits out first Jets practice open to media Aaron Rodgers never made it past warmups in his first New York Jets practice in front of the media. The 39-year-old quarterback strained a calf while participating in conditioning drills Tuesday. Rodgers watched quarterback drills and remained on the field during practice, but was without his helmet and threw no passes. Rodgers downplayed the injury and said it’s not too serious. New York acquired Rodgers from Green Bay on April 26. Organized team activities began Monday and Rodgers participated. The session Tuesday marked the first with media in attendance. NFL – Bills Damar Hamlin eases back into practice 5 months since near-death experience Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin eased his way back onto the practice field by taking part in individual drills and stretching sessions during the team’s voluntary minicamp some five months after having a near-death experience on the field. Coach Sean McDermott said the team is taking things one day at a time when asked of Hamlin’s status. McDermott did not provide any timetable as to when Hamlin can begin on-field sessions a month after being cleared to resume his career. The 25-year-old Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field during a game at Cincinnati on Jan. 2. NFL – NFL, Goodell close to finalizing 3-year contract extension, ending in 2027 Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL have agreed on the framework of a three-year contract extension that will keep him in place until 2027. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay confirmed the development on Tuesday at the league meetings in Minnesota. Goodell’s current deal expires in 2024. He has been commissioner of the league since replacing Paul Tagliabue in 2006. Irsay says he’s under the impression Goodell will retire after the extended contract expires and be involved in the development of his successor. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night South Bend 3, Dayton 2 Lake County 17, West Michigan 9 Lansing 11, Fort Wayne 4 Peoria 3, Great Lakes 2 Today Dayton Dragons at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m. Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 11:05 a.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Bangor 24, Benton Harbor 11 Edwardsburg 8, Sturgis 1 – Game 1 Edwardsburg 7, Sturgis 3 – Game 2 Paw Paw 10, Niles 2 – Game 1 Paw Paw 10, Niles 3 – Game 2 Otsego 11, Three Rivers 1 – Game 1 Three Rivers 7, Otsego 6 – Game 2 Mattawan 4, Parchment 1 – Game 1 Parchment 7, Mattawan 5 – Game 2 Bridgman 12, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 Bridgman 15, Dowagiac 0 – Game 2 Brandywine 4, River Valley 3 – Game 1 Brandywine 11, River Valley 1 – Game 2 South Haven 15, Martin 3 – Game 1 South Haven 18, Martin 3 – Game 2 Lawton 17, Marcellus 6 Coloma 16, Delton-Kellogg 6 – Game 1 Coloma 10, Delton-Kellogg 0 – Game 2 Allegan 6, Gobles 3 – Game 1 Allegan 14, Gobles 10 – Game 2 Softball Edwardsburg 18, Sturgis 0 – Game 1 Edwardsburg 15, Sturgis 0 – Game 2 Paw Paw 10, Niles 2 – Game 1 Niles 12, Paw Paw 7 – Game 2 Three Rivers 11, Otsego 10 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Otsego 2 – Game 2 Dowagiac 12, Bridgman 3 – Game 1 Dowagiac 25, Bridgman 12 – Game 2 Brandywine 4, River Valley 3 – Game 1 Brandywine 11, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Centreville 4, Decatur 0 – Game 1 Centreville 5, Decatur 1 – Game 2 Mendon 7, Bangor 3 – Game 1 Mendon 14, Bangor 4 – Game 2 Coloma 11, Delton-Kellogg 1 – Game 1 Coloma 5, Delton-Kellogg 3 – Game 2 Gobles 13, Allegan 3 – Game 1 Gobles 21, Allegan 6 – Game 2 Watervliet 6, Kalamazoo Christian 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 12, Kalamazoo Christian 1 – Game 2 Girls Soccer – Districts Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at local sites) Mattawan 4, Portage Northern 3 – Shootout Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at local sites) Three Rivers 9, Parchment 1 Girls Soccer – Regular Season Michigan Lutheran 6, Brandywine 1 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Fennville 0 Today Girls Soccer – Districts Division 2 at Lakeshore (Round 1 at local sites) Plainwell at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Division 2 at Coldwater (Round 1 at local sites) Gull Lake at Coldwater, 6:00 p.m. Sturgis at Harper Creek, 6:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Charlotte, 6:00 p.m. Marshall at BC Pennfield, 6:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at local sites) Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Constantine, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Hartford (Round 1 at local sites) Coloma at Watervliet, 5:30 p.m. Hartford at Lawton, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett (Round 1 at local sites) Calhoun Christian at Bronson, 5:30 p.m. Division 4 at Saugatuck (Round 1 at local sites) Wyo. Potter’s House at Holland Black River, 5:30 p.m. Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at local sites) Battle Creek Central at B.C. Lakeview, 5:30 p.m. Loy Norrix at Kalamazoo Central, 6:00 p.m. Baseball St. Joseph at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Paw Paw at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Plainwell, 4:30 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Colon, 4:30 p.m. Lawrence at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Climax-Scotts, 5:00 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Benton Harbor at Eau Claire, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Burr Oak, 4:00 p.m. Buchanan at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Colon, 4:30 p.m. Lawrence at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Martin at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Guardians 2 Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 2 Royals 4, Tigers 1 – Royals snap 4-game skid with 4-1 win over Tigers Maikel Garcia had three hits, an RBI and a run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Mike Mayers allowed one run on six hits in 4 2/3 innings in his first start for the Royals. He struck out a career-high eight and walked one. Jose Cuas (3-0) was the winner, and Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save. Eduardo Rodriguez (4-4) took the loss. He allowed four runs — two earned — on eight hits in five innings. He struck out nine and walked two. White Sox 4, Guardians 2 – González, Grandal, and Cease lead White Sox rally to top Guardians 4-2 Romy González’s two-run double broke a seventh-inning tie and sent the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians. González snapped a 2-2 tie with his hard hit off Cleveland rookie Logan Allen, who was probably left in the game one batter too many by Guardians manager Terry Francona. Yasmani Grandal homered for the White Sox, who have won four of five to stay within striking distance in the wide-open and winnable AL Central. Chicago’s rally helped Dylan Cease win for the first time since April 10. Rookie Will Brennan homered for the Guardians. Cubs 7, Mets 2 – Christopher Morel homers again as Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 7-2 Christopher Morel, Matt Mervis and Seiya Suzuki homered and the Chicago Cubs cooled off the New York Mets with a 7-2 victory. Mervis had three RBIs for the Cubs in the opener of a nine-game homestand. Morel extended his homer streak to five games with a solo shot against Stephen Nogosek in the seventh inning. He became the first player with such a streak for the Cubs since Sammy Sosa in June 1998. New York had won five in a row — all by one run. But Tylor Megill turned in his worst start of the season, sending manager Buck Showalter to the loss on his 67th birthday. Today Chicago White Sox (Kopech 2-4) at Cleveland (Quantrill 2-2), 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Senga 4-2) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 3-4), 7:40 p.m. Detroit (Boyd 3-3) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-5), 7:40 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:15 NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Western Conference Finals Vegas Golden Knights 4, Dallas Stars 0                                 (VGK leads 3-0) Golden Knights 4, Stars 0 – Vegas 1 win from another Stanley Cup Final after 4-0 win over Stars in Game 3 Jonathan Marchessault and the Vegas Golden Knights are one more win from reaching another Stanley Cup Final. Marchessault had the first of three goals in the game’s first 7 1/2 minutes for Vegas in a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars to take a 3-0 series lead in Western Conference Final. Game 4 is Thursday night. The Knights are looking to advance to their second Cup final in the franchise’s six seasons. Adin Hill stopped 33 shots for his second shutout this postseason. The Knights knocked Jake Oettinger out with three goals on their first five shots. Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m.                   (FLA leads 3-0) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Boston Celtics 116, Miami Heat 99  .                                     (MIA leads 3-1) Celtics 116, Heat 99 – Tatum scores 34, Celtics stave off elimination by topping Heat 116-99 in Game 4 Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Derrick White and Jaylen Brown each added 16 points and the Boston Celtics staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference finals by running away in the second half to beat the Miami Heat 116-99 in Game 4 on Tuesday night. Jimmy Butler scored 29 for Miami, which led by nine in the second half before getting outscored 48-22 in a 14-minute stretch that turned the game and perhaps the series completely around. Miami still leads the series 3-1 with game 5 on Thursday night back in Boston. NFL – NFL expects fewer kickoff returns with new fair catch rule inside 2 The NFL has pushed the kickoff return further toward irrelevance with a priority on player safety. League owners voted for a one-year trial of an enhanced touchback rule that will give the receiving team the ball at its own 25 with a fair catch of a kickoff anywhere behind that yard line. The proposal passed despite coaches and players across the league saying they didn’t like it. They argued that it will create uglier plays with squib and corner kicks that are impossible for fair catches. NFL – Bears, Fields seeking payoff after offseason investments It’s been a big offseason for Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields. He walked in Ohio State’s graduation ceremony two weeks ago after earning a degree in consumer and family financial services. He also has some major additions to his supporting cast after the Bears made moves they hope will help their quarterback develop. Fields says that’s “a great feeling.” He addressed the media Tuesday for the first time since the end of the season. Since then, the Bears traded the No. 1 pick in the draft to quarterback-needing Carolina for receiver DJ Moore. They also made several additions to their offensive line. NFL – Rodgers strains calf during warmups, sits out first Jets practice open to media Aaron Rodgers never made it past warmups in his first New York Jets practice in front of the media. The 39-year-old quarterback strained a calf while participating in conditioning drills Tuesday. Rodgers watched quarterback drills and remained on the field during practice, but was without his helmet and threw no passes. Rodgers downplayed the injury and said it’s not too serious. New York acquired Rodgers from Green Bay on April 26. Organized team activities began Monday and Rodgers participated. The session Tuesday marked the first with media in attendance. NFL – Bills Damar Hamlin eases back into practice 5 months since near-death experience Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin eased his way back onto the practice field by taking part in individual drills and stretching sessions during the team’s voluntary minicamp some five months after having a near-death experience on the field. Coach Sean McDermott said the team is taking things one day at a time when asked of Hamlin’s status. McDermott did not provide any timetable as to when Hamlin can begin on-field sessions a month after being cleared to resume his career. The 25-year-old Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field during a game at Cincinnati on Jan. 2. NFL – NFL, Goodell close to finalizing 3-year contract extension, ending in 2027 Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL have agreed on the framework of a three-year contract extension that will keep him in place until 2027. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay confirmed the development on Tuesday at the league meetings in Minnesota. Goodell’s current deal expires in 2024. He has been commissioner of the league since replacing Paul Tagliabue in 2006. Irsay says he’s under the impression Goodell will retire after the extended contract expires and be involved in the development of his successor. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night South Bend 3, Dayton 2 Lake County 17, West Michigan 9 Lansing 11, Fort Wayne 4 Peoria 3, Great Lakes 2 Today Dayton Dragons at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m. Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 11:05 a.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Bangor 24, Benton Harbor 11 Edwardsburg 8, Sturgis 1 – Game 1 Edwardsburg 7, Sturgis 3 – Game 2 Paw Paw 10, Niles 2 – Game 1 Paw Paw 10, Niles 3 – Game 2 Otsego 11, Three Rivers 1 – Game 1 Three Rivers 7, Otsego 6 – Game 2 Mattawan 4, Parchment 1 – Game 1 Parchment 7, Mattawan 5 – Game 2 Bridgman 12, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 Bridgman 15, Dowagiac 0 – Game 2 Brandywine 4, River Valley 3 – Game 1 Brandywine 11, River Valley 1 – Game 2 South Haven 15, Martin 3 – Game 1 South Haven 18, Martin 3 – Game 2 Lawton 17, Marcellus 6 Coloma 16, Delton-Kellogg 6 – Game 1 Coloma 10, Delton-Kellogg 0 – Game 2 Allegan 6, Gobles 3 – Game 1 Allegan 14, Gobles 10 – Game 2 Softball Edwardsburg 18, Sturgis 0 – Game 1 Edwardsburg 15, Sturgis 0 – Game 2 Paw Paw 10, Niles 2 – Game 1 Niles 12, Paw Paw 7 – Game 2 Three Rivers 11, Otsego 10 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Otsego 2 – Game 2 Dowagiac 12, Bridgman 3 – Game 1 Dowagiac 25, Bridgman 12 – Game 2 Brandywine 4, River Valley 3 – Game 1 Brandywine 11, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Centreville 4, Decatur 0 – Game 1 Centreville 5, Decatur 1 – Game 2 Mendon 7, Bangor 3 – Game 1 Mendon 14, Bangor 4 – Game 2 Coloma 11, Delton-Kellogg 1 – Game 1 Coloma 5, Delton-Kellogg 3 – Game 2 Gobles 13, Allegan 3 – Game 1 Gobles 21, Allegan 6 – Game 2 Watervliet 6, Kalamazoo Christian 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 12, Kalamazoo Christian 1 – Game 2 Girls Soccer – Districts Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at local sites) Mattawan 4, Portage Northern 3 – Shootout Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at local sites) Three Rivers 9, Parchment 1 Girls Soccer – Regular Season Michigan Lutheran 6, Brandywine 1 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Fennville 0 Today Girls Soccer – Districts Division 2 at Lakeshore (Round 1 at local sites) Plainwell at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Division 2 at Coldwater (Round 1 at local sites) Gull Lake at Coldwater, 6:00 p.m. Sturgis at Harper Creek, 6:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Charlotte, 6:00 p.m. Marshall at BC Pennfield, 6:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at local sites) Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Constantine, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Hartford (Round 1 at local sites) Coloma at Watervliet, 5:30 p.m. Hartford at Lawton, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett (Round 1 at local sites) Calhoun Christian at Bronson, 5:30 p.m. Division 4 at Saugatuck (Round 1 at local sites) Wyo. Potter’s House at Holland Black River, 5:30 p.m. Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at local sites) Battle Creek Central at B.C. Lakeview, 5:30 p.m. Loy Norrix at Kalamazoo Central, 6:00 p.m. Baseball St. Joseph at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Paw Paw at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Plainwell, 4:30 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Colon, 4:30 p.m. Lawrence at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Climax-Scotts, 5:00 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Benton Harbor at Eau Claire, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Burr Oak, 4:00 p.m. Buchanan at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Colon, 4:30 p.m. Lawrence at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Martin at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Guardians 2 Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 5 St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 6, Guardians 2 – Ibañez homers, scores 3 runs as Tigers topple Guardians 6-2 Joey Wentz shrugged off giving up a couple quick hits for his first win and Andy Ibañez homered and scored three runs, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 win over the struggling Cleveland Guardians. Wentz allowed a double and single to start the game before settling in. The left-hander retired 13 of 14 before giving up a pair of walks in the sixth. Ibañez connected in the fifth inning and Riley Greene drove in two runs as the Tigers won for the sixth time in seven games. José Ramírez homered for Cleveland, which has scored three runs or less in 22 of 35 games. Royals 12, White Sox 5 – Melendez has 4 RBIs, Royals score 8 in 6th, beat ChiSox 12-5 MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Melendez hit a two-run shot in the fourth against Dylan Cease and then had a two-run single in the sixth as the Royals turned a 4-4 game into a rout. Kansas City had its highest-scoring game this season and won consecutive home games for the first time since last September. Cease gave up seven runs in five-plus innings as his ERA rose to 5.58. Jose Cuas got one out in relief of Zack Greinke for the win. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1 – Contreras leads Cardinals past Cubs 3-1 in return to Wrigley Willson Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in his return to Wrigley Field, including a tiebreaking double, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. St. Louis also got a strong effort from its bullpen in its second straight win after an eight-game losing streak. Génesis Cabrera, Jordan Hicks and Ryan Helsley combined for 4 2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Miles Mikolas. Contreras played for Chicago for seven seasons before departing in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. Louis in December. Tonight Detroit (Lorenzen 1-1) at Cleveland (Bieber 2-1), 6:10 p.m.        News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2) at Kansas City (Lyles 0-5), 7:40 p.m. St. Louis (Flaherty 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Vegas Golden Knights 5, Edmonton Oilers 1                            (VGK leads 2-1) Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1 – Marchessault, Eichel lead Vegas to 5-1 win over Oilers Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Vegas. Laurent Brossoit left at 11:44 of the first period after turning away three of four shots. Adin Hill came on and stopped all 25 shots he saw. Warren Foegele scored the first goal of the game for Edmonton before the Golden Knights countered with five. Stuart Skinner was pulled in the second period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell replaced him and made nine saves. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is here Wednesday night, followed by Game 5 on Friday night at Las Vegas. Tonight Carolina Panthers at New Jersey Devils, 7:00 p.m.                    (CAR leads 2-1) Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken, 9:30 p.m.                               (SEA leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks win NHL draft lottery, get to pick Connor Bedard The Chicago Blackhawks have won the NHL draft lottery and the right to select Connor Bedard with the first pick. Chicago had the third-highest odds of winning it at 11.5%. Bedard is considered the top draft-eligible prospect available since Connor McDavid in 2015. Bedard’s 72 goals and 143 points with Regina of the Western Hockey League were the most of any junior hockey player in Canada. League-worst Anaheim won the lottery to pick second and choose among forwards Adam Fantilli from the University of Michigan, Matvei Michkov from Russia and Leo Carlsson from Sweden at the draft June 28 in Nashville. The Detroit Red Wings will have the 9th selection. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Miami Heat 109, New York Knicks 101                                     (MIA leads 3-1) Los Angles Lakers 104, Golden State Warriors 101                   (LAL leads 3-1) Heat 109, Knicks 101 – Heat take 3-1 lead, hold off Knicks 109-101 for Game 4 win Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and added 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the New York Knicks 109-101. Max Strus scored 16, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10 for the Heat. Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the East semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and the first potential clincher — awaiting in New York on Wednesday night. Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists for fifth-seeded New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 for the Knicks before fouling out with about three minutes left. Lakers 104, Warriors 101 – Lakers rally past Warriors 104-101, take 3-1 series lead Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who moved to the brink of an improbable trip to the Western Conference finals with their eighth consecutive home victory since March. Los Angeles overcame Stephen Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.                        (Series tied 2-2) Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m.                            (Series tied 2-2) NCAA – Iowa, Iowa St announce investigations into athlete gambling The University of Iowa says 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation. Iowa State acknowledged about 15 of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules. Last week, Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team. NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and staff from betting on amateur, collegiate and professional sports in which the NCAA conducts a championship. Golf – Tiger Woods’ lawyers try to stop ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit Attorneys for golf superstar Tiger Woods will soon be in court in an attempt to halt a lawsuit his ex-girlfriend filed against him. The attorneys are expected to argue in a Florida court Tuesday that Erica Herman signed a nondisclosure agreement with the golfer requiring that any disagreement between the two must be decided by an arbitrator in private. Herman is arguing that the contract should be thrown out. She was working as the manager of his Florida restaurant when their romantic relationship began. She says she signed the agreement under duress because he threatened to fire her if she didn’t, His lawyers deny that. NFL – Bills’ Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision begins the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. Hamlin first started Chasing M’s Foundation in May 2020 when he was still a student playing with the University of Pittsburgh. His spokesperson said they applied last month for retroactive tax-exempt status for the nonprofit. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games yesterday Today Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 1 – TIE Saugatuck 4, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Mattawan 10, Battle Creek Central 0 Portage Central 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Central 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 0 Paw Paw 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE Vicksburg 8, Niles 0 Otsego 6, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 8, Three Rivers 0 South Haven 8, Watervliet 0 Holland Black River 8, Coloma 0 Fennville 4, Bridgman 0 Berrien Springs 8, Covert 0 New Buffalo 1, Buchanan 0 Allegan 8, Schoolcraft 0 Comstock 4, Marcellus 0 Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Delton-Kellogg 2 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Lawton 0 Parchment 5, Constantine 1 Baseball Brandywine 11, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 5, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Loy Norrix 12, River Valley 2 – Game 1 Loy Norrix 13, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Lawrence 11, Cassopolis 5 – Game 1 Lawrence 6, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Marcellus 15, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bloomingdale 4 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Central 8, Plainwell 5 Portage Northern 7, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Girls Tennis Brandywine 8, Three Rivers 0 Softball St. Joseph at Zeeland West, cancelled Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 4, Bronson 3 – Game 1 Buchanan 7, Bronson 6 – Game 2 Cassopolis 10, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Cassopolis 19, Lawrence 9 – Game 2 Three Rivers 5, Kalamazoo Central 4 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 2 Portage Central 6, Kalamazoo Christian 2 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Christian 8, Portage Central 7 – Game 2 Lawton at Paw Paw, cancelled Parchment 2, Constantine 0 – Game 1 Parchment 11, Constantine 1 – Game 2 Track and Field St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan Boys:    St. Joseph 117, Lakeshore 43 Boys:    St. Joseph 103, Mattawan 59 Boys:    Mattawan 80, Lakeshore 77 Girls:    St. Joseph 104.5, Lakeshore 54.5 Girls:    St. Joseph 126, Mattawan 29 Girls:    Lakeshore 112, Mattawan 39 Today Soccer Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Lowell at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 5:30 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Softball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis Buchanan at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf Lakeland Conference at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m. (Harbor Shores) Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, DowagiacSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Guardians 2 Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 5 St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 6, Guardians 2 – Ibañez homers, scores 3 runs as Tigers topple Guardians 6-2 Joey Wentz shrugged off giving up a couple quick hits for his first win and Andy Ibañez homered and scored three runs, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 win over the struggling Cleveland Guardians. Wentz allowed a double and single to start the game before settling in. The left-hander retired 13 of 14 before giving up a pair of walks in the sixth. Ibañez connected in the fifth inning and Riley Greene drove in two runs as the Tigers won for the sixth time in seven games. José Ramírez homered for Cleveland, which has scored three runs or less in 22 of 35 games. Royals 12, White Sox 5 – Melendez has 4 RBIs, Royals score 8 in 6th, beat ChiSox 12-5 MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Melendez hit a two-run shot in the fourth against Dylan Cease and then had a two-run single in the sixth as the Royals turned a 4-4 game into a rout. Kansas City had its highest-scoring game this season and won consecutive home games for the first time since last September. Cease gave up seven runs in five-plus innings as his ERA rose to 5.58. Jose Cuas got one out in relief of Zack Greinke for the win. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1 – Contreras leads Cardinals past Cubs 3-1 in return to Wrigley Willson Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in his return to Wrigley Field, including a tiebreaking double, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. St. Louis also got a strong effort from its bullpen in its second straight win after an eight-game losing streak. Génesis Cabrera, Jordan Hicks and Ryan Helsley combined for 4 2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Miles Mikolas. Contreras played for Chicago for seven seasons before departing in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. Louis in December. Tonight Detroit (Lorenzen 1-1) at Cleveland (Bieber 2-1), 6:10 p.m.        News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2) at Kansas City (Lyles 0-5), 7:40 p.m. St. Louis (Flaherty 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Vegas Golden Knights 5, Edmonton Oilers 1                            (VGK leads 2-1) Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1 – Marchessault, Eichel lead Vegas to 5-1 win over Oilers Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Vegas. Laurent Brossoit left at 11:44 of the first period after turning away three of four shots. Adin Hill came on and stopped all 25 shots he saw. Warren Foegele scored the first goal of the game for Edmonton before the Golden Knights countered with five. Stuart Skinner was pulled in the second period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell replaced him and made nine saves. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is here Wednesday night, followed by Game 5 on Friday night at Las Vegas. Tonight Carolina Panthers at New Jersey Devils, 7:00 p.m.                    (CAR leads 2-1) Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken, 9:30 p.m.                               (SEA leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks win NHL draft lottery, get to pick Connor Bedard The Chicago Blackhawks have won the NHL draft lottery and the right to select Connor Bedard with the first pick. Chicago had the third-highest odds of winning it at 11.5%. Bedard is considered the top draft-eligible prospect available since Connor McDavid in 2015. Bedard’s 72 goals and 143 points with Regina of the Western Hockey League were the most of any junior hockey player in Canada. League-worst Anaheim won the lottery to pick second and choose among forwards Adam Fantilli from the University of Michigan, Matvei Michkov from Russia and Leo Carlsson from Sweden at the draft June 28 in Nashville. The Detroit Red Wings will have the 9th selection. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Miami Heat 109, New York Knicks 101                                     (MIA leads 3-1) Los Angles Lakers 104, Golden State Warriors 101                   (LAL leads 3-1) Heat 109, Knicks 101 – Heat take 3-1 lead, hold off Knicks 109-101 for Game 4 win Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and added 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the New York Knicks 109-101. Max Strus scored 16, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10 for the Heat. Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the East semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and the first potential clincher — awaiting in New York on Wednesday night. Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists for fifth-seeded New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 for the Knicks before fouling out with about three minutes left. Lakers 104, Warriors 101 – Lakers rally past Warriors 104-101, take 3-1 series lead Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who moved to the brink of an improbable trip to the Western Conference finals with their eighth consecutive home victory since March. Los Angeles overcame Stephen Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.                        (Series tied 2-2) Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m.                            (Series tied 2-2) NCAA – Iowa, Iowa St announce investigations into athlete gambling The University of Iowa says 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation. Iowa State acknowledged about 15 of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules. Last week, Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team. NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and staff from betting on amateur, collegiate and professional sports in which the NCAA conducts a championship. Golf – Tiger Woods’ lawyers try to stop ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit Attorneys for golf superstar Tiger Woods will soon be in court in an attempt to halt a lawsuit his ex-girlfriend filed against him. The attorneys are expected to argue in a Florida court Tuesday that Erica Herman signed a nondisclosure agreement with the golfer requiring that any disagreement between the two must be decided by an arbitrator in private. Herman is arguing that the contract should be thrown out. She was working as the manager of his Florida restaurant when their romantic relationship began. She says she signed the agreement under duress because he threatened to fire her if she didn’t, His lawyers deny that. NFL – Bills’ Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision begins the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. Hamlin first started Chasing M’s Foundation in May 2020 when he was still a student playing with the University of Pittsburgh. His spokesperson said they applied last month for retroactive tax-exempt status for the nonprofit. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games yesterday Today Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 1 – TIE Saugatuck 4, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Mattawan 10, Battle Creek Central 0 Portage Central 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Central 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 0 Paw Paw 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE Vicksburg 8, Niles 0 Otsego 6, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 8, Three Rivers 0 South Haven 8, Watervliet 0 Holland Black River 8, Coloma 0 Fennville 4, Bridgman 0 Berrien Springs 8, Covert 0 New Buffalo 1, Buchanan 0 Allegan 8, Schoolcraft 0 Comstock 4, Marcellus 0 Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Delton-Kellogg 2 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Lawton 0 Parchment 5, Constantine 1 Baseball Brandywine 11, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 5, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Loy Norrix 12, River Valley 2 – Game 1 Loy Norrix 13, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Lawrence 11, Cassopolis 5 – Game 1 Lawrence 6, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Marcellus 15, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bloomingdale 4 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Central 8, Plainwell 5 Portage Northern 7, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Girls Tennis Brandywine 8, Three Rivers 0 Softball St. Joseph at Zeeland West, cancelled Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 4, Bronson 3 – Game 1 Buchanan 7, Bronson 6 – Game 2 Cassopolis 10, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Cassopolis 19, Lawrence 9 – Game 2 Three Rivers 5, Kalamazoo Central 4 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 2 Portage Central 6, Kalamazoo Christian 2 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Christian 8, Portage Central 7 – Game 2 Lawton at Paw Paw, cancelled Parchment 2, Constantine 0 – Game 1 Parchment 11, Constantine 1 – Game 2 Track and Field St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan Boys:    St. Joseph 117, Lakeshore 43 Boys:    St. Joseph 103, Mattawan 59 Boys:    Mattawan 80, Lakeshore 77 Girls:    St. Joseph 104.5, Lakeshore 54.5 Girls:    St. Joseph 126, Mattawan 29 Girls:    Lakeshore 112, Mattawan 39 Today Soccer Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Lowell at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 5:30 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Softball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis Buchanan at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf Lakeland Conference at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m. (Harbor Shores) Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, DowagiacSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Guardians 2 Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 5 St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 6, Guardians 2 – Ibañez homers, scores 3 runs as Tigers topple Guardians 6-2 Joey Wentz shrugged off giving up a couple quick hits for his first win and Andy Ibañez homered and scored three runs, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 win over the struggling Cleveland Guardians. Wentz allowed a double and single to start the game before settling in. The left-hander retired 13 of 14 before giving up a pair of walks in the sixth. Ibañez connected in the fifth inning and Riley Greene drove in two runs as the Tigers won for the sixth time in seven games. José Ramírez homered for Cleveland, which has scored three runs or less in 22 of 35 games. Royals 12, White Sox 5 – Melendez has 4 RBIs, Royals score 8 in 6th, beat ChiSox 12-5 MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Melendez hit a two-run shot in the fourth against Dylan Cease and then had a two-run single in the sixth as the Royals turned a 4-4 game into a rout. Kansas City had its highest-scoring game this season and won consecutive home games for the first time since last September. Cease gave up seven runs in five-plus innings as his ERA rose to 5.58. Jose Cuas got one out in relief of Zack Greinke for the win. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1 – Contreras leads Cardinals past Cubs 3-1 in return to Wrigley Willson Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in his return to Wrigley Field, including a tiebreaking double, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. St. Louis also got a strong effort from its bullpen in its second straight win after an eight-game losing streak. Génesis Cabrera, Jordan Hicks and Ryan Helsley combined for 4 2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Miles Mikolas. Contreras played for Chicago for seven seasons before departing in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. Louis in December. Tonight Detroit (Lorenzen 1-1) at Cleveland (Bieber 2-1), 6:10 p.m.        News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2) at Kansas City (Lyles 0-5), 7:40 p.m. St. Louis (Flaherty 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Vegas Golden Knights 5, Edmonton Oilers 1                            (VGK leads 2-1) Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1 – Marchessault, Eichel lead Vegas to 5-1 win over Oilers Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Vegas. Laurent Brossoit left at 11:44 of the first period after turning away three of four shots. Adin Hill came on and stopped all 25 shots he saw. Warren Foegele scored the first goal of the game for Edmonton before the Golden Knights countered with five. Stuart Skinner was pulled in the second period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell replaced him and made nine saves. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is here Wednesday night, followed by Game 5 on Friday night at Las Vegas. Tonight Carolina Panthers at New Jersey Devils, 7:00 p.m.                    (CAR leads 2-1) Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken, 9:30 p.m.                               (SEA leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks win NHL draft lottery, get to pick Connor Bedard The Chicago Blackhawks have won the NHL draft lottery and the right to select Connor Bedard with the first pick. Chicago had the third-highest odds of winning it at 11.5%. Bedard is considered the top draft-eligible prospect available since Connor McDavid in 2015. Bedard’s 72 goals and 143 points with Regina of the Western Hockey League were the most of any junior hockey player in Canada. League-worst Anaheim won the lottery to pick second and choose among forwards Adam Fantilli from the University of Michigan, Matvei Michkov from Russia and Leo Carlsson from Sweden at the draft June 28 in Nashville. The Detroit Red Wings will have the 9th selection. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Miami Heat 109, New York Knicks 101                                     (MIA leads 3-1) Los Angles Lakers 104, Golden State Warriors 101                   (LAL leads 3-1) Heat 109, Knicks 101 – Heat take 3-1 lead, hold off Knicks 109-101 for Game 4 win Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and added 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the New York Knicks 109-101. Max Strus scored 16, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10 for the Heat. Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the East semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and the first potential clincher — awaiting in New York on Wednesday night. Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists for fifth-seeded New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 for the Knicks before fouling out with about three minutes left. Lakers 104, Warriors 101 – Lakers rally past Warriors 104-101, take 3-1 series lead Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who moved to the brink of an improbable trip to the Western Conference finals with their eighth consecutive home victory since March. Los Angeles overcame Stephen Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.                        (Series tied 2-2) Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m.                            (Series tied 2-2) NCAA – Iowa, Iowa St announce investigations into athlete gambling The University of Iowa says 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation. Iowa State acknowledged about 15 of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules. Last week, Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team. NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and staff from betting on amateur, collegiate and professional sports in which the NCAA conducts a championship. Golf – Tiger Woods’ lawyers try to stop ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit Attorneys for golf superstar Tiger Woods will soon be in court in an attempt to halt a lawsuit his ex-girlfriend filed against him. The attorneys are expected to argue in a Florida court Tuesday that Erica Herman signed a nondisclosure agreement with the golfer requiring that any disagreement between the two must be decided by an arbitrator in private. Herman is arguing that the contract should be thrown out. She was working as the manager of his Florida restaurant when their romantic relationship began. She says she signed the agreement under duress because he threatened to fire her if she didn’t, His lawyers deny that. NFL – Bills’ Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision begins the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. Hamlin first started Chasing M’s Foundation in May 2020 when he was still a student playing with the University of Pittsburgh. His spokesperson said they applied last month for retroactive tax-exempt status for the nonprofit. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games yesterday Today Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 1 – TIE Saugatuck 4, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Mattawan 10, Battle Creek Central 0 Portage Central 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Central 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 0 Paw Paw 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE Vicksburg 8, Niles 0 Otsego 6, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 8, Three Rivers 0 South Haven 8, Watervliet 0 Holland Black River 8, Coloma 0 Fennville 4, Bridgman 0 Berrien Springs 8, Covert 0 New Buffalo 1, Buchanan 0 Allegan 8, Schoolcraft 0 Comstock 4, Marcellus 0 Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Delton-Kellogg 2 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Lawton 0 Parchment 5, Constantine 1 Baseball Brandywine 11, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 5, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Loy Norrix 12, River Valley 2 – Game 1 Loy Norrix 13, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Lawrence 11, Cassopolis 5 – Game 1 Lawrence 6, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Marcellus 15, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bloomingdale 4 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Central 8, Plainwell 5 Portage Northern 7, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Girls Tennis Brandywine 8, Three Rivers 0 Softball St. Joseph at Zeeland West, cancelled Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 4, Bronson 3 – Game 1 Buchanan 7, Bronson 6 – Game 2 Cassopolis 10, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Cassopolis 19, Lawrence 9 – Game 2 Three Rivers 5, Kalamazoo Central 4 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 2 Portage Central 6, Kalamazoo Christian 2 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Christian 8, Portage Central 7 – Game 2 Lawton at Paw Paw, cancelled Parchment 2, Constantine 0 – Game 1 Parchment 11, Constantine 1 – Game 2 Track and Field St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan Boys:    St. Joseph 117, Lakeshore 43 Boys:    St. Joseph 103, Mattawan 59 Boys:    Mattawan 80, Lakeshore 77 Girls:    St. Joseph 104.5, Lakeshore 54.5 Girls:    St. Joseph 126, Mattawan 29 Girls:    Lakeshore 112, Mattawan 39 Today Soccer Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Lowell at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 5:30 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Softball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis Buchanan at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf Lakeland Conference at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m. (Harbor Shores) Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, DowagiacSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Guardians 2 Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 5 St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 6, Guardians 2 – Ibañez homers, scores 3 runs as Tigers topple Guardians 6-2 Joey Wentz shrugged off giving up a couple quick hits for his first win and Andy Ibañez homered and scored three runs, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 win over the struggling Cleveland Guardians. Wentz allowed a double and single to start the game before settling in. The left-hander retired 13 of 14 before giving up a pair of walks in the sixth. Ibañez connected in the fifth inning and Riley Greene drove in two runs as the Tigers won for the sixth time in seven games. José Ramírez homered for Cleveland, which has scored three runs or less in 22 of 35 games. Royals 12, White Sox 5 – Melendez has 4 RBIs, Royals score 8 in 6th, beat ChiSox 12-5 MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Melendez hit a two-run shot in the fourth against Dylan Cease and then had a two-run single in the sixth as the Royals turned a 4-4 game into a rout. Kansas City had its highest-scoring game this season and won consecutive home games for the first time since last September. Cease gave up seven runs in five-plus innings as his ERA rose to 5.58. Jose Cuas got one out in relief of Zack Greinke for the win. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1 – Contreras leads Cardinals past Cubs 3-1 in return to Wrigley Willson Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in his return to Wrigley Field, including a tiebreaking double, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. St. Louis also got a strong effort from its bullpen in its second straight win after an eight-game losing streak. Génesis Cabrera, Jordan Hicks and Ryan Helsley combined for 4 2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Miles Mikolas. Contreras played for Chicago for seven seasons before departing in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. Louis in December. Tonight Detroit (Lorenzen 1-1) at Cleveland (Bieber 2-1), 6:10 p.m.        News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2) at Kansas City (Lyles 0-5), 7:40 p.m. St. Louis (Flaherty 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Vegas Golden Knights 5, Edmonton Oilers 1                            (VGK leads 2-1) Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1 – Marchessault, Eichel lead Vegas to 5-1 win over Oilers Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Vegas. Laurent Brossoit left at 11:44 of the first period after turning away three of four shots. Adin Hill came on and stopped all 25 shots he saw. Warren Foegele scored the first goal of the game for Edmonton before the Golden Knights countered with five. Stuart Skinner was pulled in the second period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell replaced him and made nine saves. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is here Wednesday night, followed by Game 5 on Friday night at Las Vegas. Tonight Carolina Panthers at New Jersey Devils, 7:00 p.m.                    (CAR leads 2-1) Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken, 9:30 p.m.                               (SEA leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks win NHL draft lottery, get to pick Connor Bedard The Chicago Blackhawks have won the NHL draft lottery and the right to select Connor Bedard with the first pick. Chicago had the third-highest odds of winning it at 11.5%. Bedard is considered the top draft-eligible prospect available since Connor McDavid in 2015. Bedard’s 72 goals and 143 points with Regina of the Western Hockey League were the most of any junior hockey player in Canada. League-worst Anaheim won the lottery to pick second and choose among forwards Adam Fantilli from the University of Michigan, Matvei Michkov from Russia and Leo Carlsson from Sweden at the draft June 28 in Nashville. The Detroit Red Wings will have the 9th selection. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Miami Heat 109, New York Knicks 101                                     (MIA leads 3-1) Los Angles Lakers 104, Golden State Warriors 101                   (LAL leads 3-1) Heat 109, Knicks 101 – Heat take 3-1 lead, hold off Knicks 109-101 for Game 4 win Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and added 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the New York Knicks 109-101. Max Strus scored 16, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10 for the Heat. Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the East semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and the first potential clincher — awaiting in New York on Wednesday night. Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists for fifth-seeded New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 for the Knicks before fouling out with about three minutes left. Lakers 104, Warriors 101 – Lakers rally past Warriors 104-101, take 3-1 series lead Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who moved to the brink of an improbable trip to the Western Conference finals with their eighth consecutive home victory since March. Los Angeles overcame Stephen Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.                        (Series tied 2-2) Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m.                            (Series tied 2-2) NCAA – Iowa, Iowa St announce investigations into athlete gambling The University of Iowa says 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation. Iowa State acknowledged about 15 of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules. Last week, Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team. NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and staff from betting on amateur, collegiate and professional sports in which the NCAA conducts a championship. Golf – Tiger Woods’ lawyers try to stop ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit Attorneys for golf superstar Tiger Woods will soon be in court in an attempt to halt a lawsuit his ex-girlfriend filed against him. The attorneys are expected to argue in a Florida court Tuesday that Erica Herman signed a nondisclosure agreement with the golfer requiring that any disagreement between the two must be decided by an arbitrator in private. Herman is arguing that the contract should be thrown out. She was working as the manager of his Florida restaurant when their romantic relationship began. She says she signed the agreement under duress because he threatened to fire her if she didn’t, His lawyers deny that. NFL – Bills’ Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision begins the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. Hamlin first started Chasing M’s Foundation in May 2020 when he was still a student playing with the University of Pittsburgh. His spokesperson said they applied last month for retroactive tax-exempt status for the nonprofit. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games yesterday Today Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 1 – TIE Saugatuck 4, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Mattawan 10, Battle Creek Central 0 Portage Central 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Central 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 0 Paw Paw 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE Vicksburg 8, Niles 0 Otsego 6, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 8, Three Rivers 0 South Haven 8, Watervliet 0 Holland Black River 8, Coloma 0 Fennville 4, Bridgman 0 Berrien Springs 8, Covert 0 New Buffalo 1, Buchanan 0 Allegan 8, Schoolcraft 0 Comstock 4, Marcellus 0 Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Delton-Kellogg 2 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Lawton 0 Parchment 5, Constantine 1 Baseball Brandywine 11, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 5, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Loy Norrix 12, River Valley 2 – Game 1 Loy Norrix 13, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Lawrence 11, Cassopolis 5 – Game 1 Lawrence 6, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Marcellus 15, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bloomingdale 4 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Central 8, Plainwell 5 Portage Northern 7, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Girls Tennis Brandywine 8, Three Rivers 0 Softball St. Joseph at Zeeland West, cancelled Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 4, Bronson 3 – Game 1 Buchanan 7, Bronson 6 – Game 2 Cassopolis 10, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Cassopolis 19, Lawrence 9 – Game 2 Three Rivers 5, Kalamazoo Central 4 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 2 Portage Central 6, Kalamazoo Christian 2 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Christian 8, Portage Central 7 – Game 2 Lawton at Paw Paw, cancelled Parchment 2, Constantine 0 – Game 1 Parchment 11, Constantine 1 – Game 2 Track and Field St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan Boys:    St. Joseph 117, Lakeshore 43 Boys:    St. Joseph 103, Mattawan 59 Boys:    Mattawan 80, Lakeshore 77 Girls:    St. Joseph 104.5, Lakeshore 54.5 Girls:    St. Joseph 126, Mattawan 29 Girls:    Lakeshore 112, Mattawan 39 Today Soccer Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Lowell at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 5:30 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Softball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis Buchanan at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf Lakeland Conference at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m. (Harbor Shores) Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, DowagiacSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Guardians 2 Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 5 St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 6, Guardians 2 – Ibañez homers, scores 3 runs as Tigers topple Guardians 6-2 Joey Wentz shrugged off giving up a couple quick hits for his first win and Andy Ibañez homered and scored three runs, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 win over the struggling Cleveland Guardians. Wentz allowed a double and single to start the game before settling in. The left-hander retired 13 of 14 before giving up a pair of walks in the sixth. Ibañez connected in the fifth inning and Riley Greene drove in two runs as the Tigers won for the sixth time in seven games. José Ramírez homered for Cleveland, which has scored three runs or less in 22 of 35 games. Royals 12, White Sox 5 – Melendez has 4 RBIs, Royals score 8 in 6th, beat ChiSox 12-5 MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Melendez hit a two-run shot in the fourth against Dylan Cease and then had a two-run single in the sixth as the Royals turned a 4-4 game into a rout. Kansas City had its highest-scoring game this season and won consecutive home games for the first time since last September. Cease gave up seven runs in five-plus innings as his ERA rose to 5.58. Jose Cuas got one out in relief of Zack Greinke for the win. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1 – Contreras leads Cardinals past Cubs 3-1 in return to Wrigley Willson Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in his return to Wrigley Field, including a tiebreaking double, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. St. Louis also got a strong effort from its bullpen in its second straight win after an eight-game losing streak. Génesis Cabrera, Jordan Hicks and Ryan Helsley combined for 4 2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Miles Mikolas. Contreras played for Chicago for seven seasons before departing in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. Louis in December. Tonight Detroit (Lorenzen 1-1) at Cleveland (Bieber 2-1), 6:10 p.m.        News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2) at Kansas City (Lyles 0-5), 7:40 p.m. St. Louis (Flaherty 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Vegas Golden Knights 5, Edmonton Oilers 1                            (VGK leads 2-1) Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1 – Marchessault, Eichel lead Vegas to 5-1 win over Oilers Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Vegas. Laurent Brossoit left at 11:44 of the first period after turning away three of four shots. Adin Hill came on and stopped all 25 shots he saw. Warren Foegele scored the first goal of the game for Edmonton before the Golden Knights countered with five. Stuart Skinner was pulled in the second period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell replaced him and made nine saves. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is here Wednesday night, followed by Game 5 on Friday night at Las Vegas. Tonight Carolina Panthers at New Jersey Devils, 7:00 p.m.                    (CAR leads 2-1) Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken, 9:30 p.m.                               (SEA leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks win NHL draft lottery, get to pick Connor Bedard The Chicago Blackhawks have won the NHL draft lottery and the right to select Connor Bedard with the first pick. Chicago had the third-highest odds of winning it at 11.5%. Bedard is considered the top draft-eligible prospect available since Connor McDavid in 2015. Bedard’s 72 goals and 143 points with Regina of the Western Hockey League were the most of any junior hockey player in Canada. League-worst Anaheim won the lottery to pick second and choose among forwards Adam Fantilli from the University of Michigan, Matvei Michkov from Russia and Leo Carlsson from Sweden at the draft June 28 in Nashville. The Detroit Red Wings will have the 9th selection. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Miami Heat 109, New York Knicks 101                                     (MIA leads 3-1) Los Angles Lakers 104, Golden State Warriors 101                   (LAL leads 3-1) Heat 109, Knicks 101 – Heat take 3-1 lead, hold off Knicks 109-101 for Game 4 win Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and added 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the New York Knicks 109-101. Max Strus scored 16, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10 for the Heat. Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the East semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and the first potential clincher — awaiting in New York on Wednesday night. Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists for fifth-seeded New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 for the Knicks before fouling out with about three minutes left. Lakers 104, Warriors 101 – Lakers rally past Warriors 104-101, take 3-1 series lead Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who moved to the brink of an improbable trip to the Western Conference finals with their eighth consecutive home victory since March. Los Angeles overcame Stephen Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.                        (Series tied 2-2) Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m.                            (Series tied 2-2) NCAA – Iowa, Iowa St announce investigations into athlete gambling The University of Iowa says 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation. Iowa State acknowledged about 15 of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules. Last week, Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team. NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and staff from betting on amateur, collegiate and professional sports in which the NCAA conducts a championship. Golf – Tiger Woods’ lawyers try to stop ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit Attorneys for golf superstar Tiger Woods will soon be in court in an attempt to halt a lawsuit his ex-girlfriend filed against him. The attorneys are expected to argue in a Florida court Tuesday that Erica Herman signed a nondisclosure agreement with the golfer requiring that any disagreement between the two must be decided by an arbitrator in private. Herman is arguing that the contract should be thrown out. She was working as the manager of his Florida restaurant when their romantic relationship began. She says she signed the agreement under duress because he threatened to fire her if she didn’t, His lawyers deny that. NFL – Bills’ Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision begins the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. Hamlin first started Chasing M’s Foundation in May 2020 when he was still a student playing with the University of Pittsburgh. His spokesperson said they applied last month for retroactive tax-exempt status for the nonprofit. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games yesterday Today Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 1 – TIE Saugatuck 4, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Mattawan 10, Battle Creek Central 0 Portage Central 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Central 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 0 Paw Paw 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE Vicksburg 8, Niles 0 Otsego 6, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 8, Three Rivers 0 South Haven 8, Watervliet 0 Holland Black River 8, Coloma 0 Fennville 4, Bridgman 0 Berrien Springs 8, Covert 0 New Buffalo 1, Buchanan 0 Allegan 8, Schoolcraft 0 Comstock 4, Marcellus 0 Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Delton-Kellogg 2 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Lawton 0 Parchment 5, Constantine 1 Baseball Brandywine 11, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 5, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Loy Norrix 12, River Valley 2 – Game 1 Loy Norrix 13, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Lawrence 11, Cassopolis 5 – Game 1 Lawrence 6, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Marcellus 15, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bloomingdale 4 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Central 8, Plainwell 5 Portage Northern 7, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Girls Tennis Brandywine 8, Three Rivers 0 Softball St. Joseph at Zeeland West, cancelled Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 4, Bronson 3 – Game 1 Buchanan 7, Bronson 6 – Game 2 Cassopolis 10, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Cassopolis 19, Lawrence 9 – Game 2 Three Rivers 5, Kalamazoo Central 4 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 2 Portage Central 6, Kalamazoo Christian 2 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Christian 8, Portage Central 7 – Game 2 Lawton at Paw Paw, cancelled Parchment 2, Constantine 0 – Game 1 Parchment 11, Constantine 1 – Game 2 Track and Field St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan Boys:    St. Joseph 117, Lakeshore 43 Boys:    St. Joseph 103, Mattawan 59 Boys:    Mattawan 80, Lakeshore 77 Girls:    St. Joseph 104.5, Lakeshore 54.5 Girls:    St. Joseph 126, Mattawan 29 Girls:    Lakeshore 112, Mattawan 39 Today Soccer Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Lowell at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 5:30 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Softball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis Buchanan at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf Lakeland Conference at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m. (Harbor Shores) Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, DowagiacSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Guardians 2 Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 5 St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 6, Guardians 2 – Ibañez homers, scores 3 runs as Tigers topple Guardians 6-2 Joey Wentz shrugged off giving up a couple quick hits for his first win and Andy Ibañez homered and scored three runs, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 win over the struggling Cleveland Guardians. Wentz allowed a double and single to start the game before settling in. The left-hander retired 13 of 14 before giving up a pair of walks in the sixth. Ibañez connected in the fifth inning and Riley Greene drove in two runs as the Tigers won for the sixth time in seven games. José Ramírez homered for Cleveland, which has scored three runs or less in 22 of 35 games. Royals 12, White Sox 5 – Melendez has 4 RBIs, Royals score 8 in 6th, beat ChiSox 12-5 MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Melendez hit a two-run shot in the fourth against Dylan Cease and then had a two-run single in the sixth as the Royals turned a 4-4 game into a rout. Kansas City had its highest-scoring game this season and won consecutive home games for the first time since last September. Cease gave up seven runs in five-plus innings as his ERA rose to 5.58. Jose Cuas got one out in relief of Zack Greinke for the win. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1 – Contreras leads Cardinals past Cubs 3-1 in return to Wrigley Willson Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in his return to Wrigley Field, including a tiebreaking double, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. St. Louis also got a strong effort from its bullpen in its second straight win after an eight-game losing streak. Génesis Cabrera, Jordan Hicks and Ryan Helsley combined for 4 2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Miles Mikolas. Contreras played for Chicago for seven seasons before departing in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. Louis in December. Tonight Detroit (Lorenzen 1-1) at Cleveland (Bieber 2-1), 6:10 p.m.        News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2) at Kansas City (Lyles 0-5), 7:40 p.m. St. Louis (Flaherty 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Vegas Golden Knights 5, Edmonton Oilers 1                            (VGK leads 2-1) Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1 – Marchessault, Eichel lead Vegas to 5-1 win over Oilers Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Vegas. Laurent Brossoit left at 11:44 of the first period after turning away three of four shots. Adin Hill came on and stopped all 25 shots he saw. Warren Foegele scored the first goal of the game for Edmonton before the Golden Knights countered with five. Stuart Skinner was pulled in the second period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell replaced him and made nine saves. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is here Wednesday night, followed by Game 5 on Friday night at Las Vegas. Tonight Carolina Panthers at New Jersey Devils, 7:00 p.m.                    (CAR leads 2-1) Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken, 9:30 p.m.                               (SEA leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks win NHL draft lottery, get to pick Connor Bedard The Chicago Blackhawks have won the NHL draft lottery and the right to select Connor Bedard with the first pick. Chicago had the third-highest odds of winning it at 11.5%. Bedard is considered the top draft-eligible prospect available since Connor McDavid in 2015. Bedard’s 72 goals and 143 points with Regina of the Western Hockey League were the most of any junior hockey player in Canada. League-worst Anaheim won the lottery to pick second and choose among forwards Adam Fantilli from the University of Michigan, Matvei Michkov from Russia and Leo Carlsson from Sweden at the draft June 28 in Nashville. The Detroit Red Wings will have the 9th selection. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Miami Heat 109, New York Knicks 101                                     (MIA leads 3-1) Los Angles Lakers 104, Golden State Warriors 101                   (LAL leads 3-1) Heat 109, Knicks 101 – Heat take 3-1 lead, hold off Knicks 109-101 for Game 4 win Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and added 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the New York Knicks 109-101. Max Strus scored 16, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10 for the Heat. Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the East semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and the first potential clincher — awaiting in New York on Wednesday night. Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists for fifth-seeded New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 for the Knicks before fouling out with about three minutes left. Lakers 104, Warriors 101 – Lakers rally past Warriors 104-101, take 3-1 series lead Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who moved to the brink of an improbable trip to the Western Conference finals with their eighth consecutive home victory since March. Los Angeles overcame Stephen Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.                        (Series tied 2-2) Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m.                            (Series tied 2-2) NCAA – Iowa, Iowa St announce investigations into athlete gambling The University of Iowa says 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation. Iowa State acknowledged about 15 of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules. Last week, Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team. NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and staff from betting on amateur, collegiate and professional sports in which the NCAA conducts a championship. Golf – Tiger Woods’ lawyers try to stop ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit Attorneys for golf superstar Tiger Woods will soon be in court in an attempt to halt a lawsuit his ex-girlfriend filed against him. The attorneys are expected to argue in a Florida court Tuesday that Erica Herman signed a nondisclosure agreement with the golfer requiring that any disagreement between the two must be decided by an arbitrator in private. Herman is arguing that the contract should be thrown out. She was working as the manager of his Florida restaurant when their romantic relationship began. She says she signed the agreement under duress because he threatened to fire her if she didn’t, His lawyers deny that. NFL – Bills’ Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision begins the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. Hamlin first started Chasing M’s Foundation in May 2020 when he was still a student playing with the University of Pittsburgh. His spokesperson said they applied last month for retroactive tax-exempt status for the nonprofit. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games yesterday Today Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 1 – TIE Saugatuck 4, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Mattawan 10, Battle Creek Central 0 Portage Central 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Central 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 0 Paw Paw 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE Vicksburg 8, Niles 0 Otsego 6, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 8, Three Rivers 0 South Haven 8, Watervliet 0 Holland Black River 8, Coloma 0 Fennville 4, Bridgman 0 Berrien Springs 8, Covert 0 New Buffalo 1, Buchanan 0 Allegan 8, Schoolcraft 0 Comstock 4, Marcellus 0 Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Delton-Kellogg 2 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Lawton 0 Parchment 5, Constantine 1 Baseball Brandywine 11, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 5, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Loy Norrix 12, River Valley 2 – Game 1 Loy Norrix 13, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Lawrence 11, Cassopolis 5 – Game 1 Lawrence 6, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Marcellus 15, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bloomingdale 4 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Central 8, Plainwell 5 Portage Northern 7, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Girls Tennis Brandywine 8, Three Rivers 0 Softball St. Joseph at Zeeland West, cancelled Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 4, Bronson 3 – Game 1 Buchanan 7, Bronson 6 – Game 2 Cassopolis 10, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Cassopolis 19, Lawrence 9 – Game 2 Three Rivers 5, Kalamazoo Central 4 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 2 Portage Central 6, Kalamazoo Christian 2 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Christian 8, Portage Central 7 – Game 2 Lawton at Paw Paw, cancelled Parchment 2, Constantine 0 – Game 1 Parchment 11, Constantine 1 – Game 2 Track and Field St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan Boys:    St. Joseph 117, Lakeshore 43 Boys:    St. Joseph 103, Mattawan 59 Boys:    Mattawan 80, Lakeshore 77 Girls:    St. Joseph 104.5, Lakeshore 54.5 Girls:    St. Joseph 126, Mattawan 29 Girls:    Lakeshore 112, Mattawan 39 Today Soccer Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Lowell at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 5:30 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Softball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis Buchanan at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf Lakeland Conference at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m. (Harbor Shores) Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, DowagiacSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jose Cuas joined Vern on the Hot Stove show to tell the story of his journey to eventually making the Major League. 

On this episode we have KC Royals RHP Jose Cuas...Jose comes on the show to chat about his incredible journey to the show out of Indy ball, sidearm pitching, originally being a position player, drafted out of HS by the Jays, MLB debutThank you everyone for listening! Geoff Freeborn

On this Tuesday edition of Glenn Clark Radio, Glenn and Griffin will break down Maryland Baseball's heartbreaking and controversial exit from the NCAA Tournament last night before looking at what's ahead in the rest of the baseball landscape. At 10:30 we'll chat with legendary baseball personality, Peter Gammons, to discuss his recent article in The Athletic about Adley Rutschman and what the future of the Orioles looks like. At 11:10, former Maryland Terrapin and now Kansas City Royals pitcher, Jose Cuas joins the show to break down his incredible story and journey to the majors. We're two games into the NBA Finals...what have we learned and how can we benefit from it? Glenn and Griffin are going to try to help you make some money on "Simply The Bets!" At 11:45, VSiN's Aaron Oster offers his 5 L's of betting for the week-his local, longterm, longshot, loser and loveable bet for the week. And at 12:10, Live! Casino & Hotel Fanduel Sportsbook General Manager Leon Twyman checks in to discuss all of the bets available to you.

Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) talk about the Royals pitching. Rany is ready to call for Cal Eldred's job. Rany lays out just how bad the pitching numbers are under Eldred. Should ownership be at a "blow it all up" point with this regime?(1:03) A "Rany Rant"... Rany calls for Cal Eldred's job as the pitching coach and here's why!(18:52) The latest on Jakob Junis and his success with the Giants.(21:35) Cal Eldred declines Petro's invitation to appear on his radio show. What's that mean?(34:59) Rany talks about the levels of change the Royals have to consider.(38:40) Petro asks when the Royals will have a prospect (Witt Jr.) "kick ass" from the start?(47:10) Petro points out how the Astros have turned over their entire team while still winning!(52:35) Only 12K fans at the K Sunday how big of a statement is that?(54:19) The latest thoughts on Brady Singer, Jonathan Heasley and Jose Cuas.(1:04:12) The guys are asked how close are they from saying it's time for a house cleaning?(1:15:36) Minor League Minute: Erick Pena (most expensive international signing) is not hitting at all!(1:17:28) Are there any positives to end with?

In the final hour of Hit & Run, host Matt Spiegel get's Kamka-connected with NBC Sports Chicago's Chris Kamka. Later, Spiegel shares a cool story about Royals pitcher Jose Cuas who made his debut earlier this week. And then Spiegel pulls a clip from Mully & Haugh with Ron Coomer comparing Christopher Morel to a former Twins and Brewer top prospect. 

Here's the unique story of how Jose Cuas went from delivering FedEx packages to delivering pitches for the Kansas City Royals. On Tuesday, the infielder-turned-reliever made his MLB debut against the Cleveland Guardians. It was a monumental moment for the 27-year-old who nearly quit baseball twice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane gives the headlines, brings the good news with the Royals and Jose Cuas and plays "I'm Old, Jack's Young".  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) are talking about the Royals hitting the bottom of the Major League standings. Why do Royals pitchers pitch well in the minors but struggle in the big leagues... the Royals will tell you not to look at Pitching Coach Cal Eldred. What's going on in the minors?(1:15) The Royals have now reached the cellar in the baseball standings. What's it mean?(6:44) Jonathan Heasley minor league strike thrower struggles to find the plate now. Why?(14:22) How toxic is the relationship between the organization and the fan base?(27:10) At what point is Mike Matheny's job on the line?(35:20) Rany quotes Bill James definition of a "blunder" and how it applies to Carlos Santana.(39:35) Royals had a man on and saw 18 straight pitches out of the zone and didn't score.(46:00) Rany talks about the newest Royals... Arodys Vizcaino and Jose Cuas.(50:26) Updates Royals top picks Asa Lacy, Frank Mozzicato, Ben Kudrna and Shane Panzini.(1:03:30) Jakob Junis Update + Minor League Minute: Meet Drew Parrish.

On this episode of The StormCast, Jake Eisenberg catches up with Jose Cuas, who made his Triple-A debut with the Storm Chasers in 2021 after winning the Double-A Central title with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.Jose talks about his 2021 season—going from independent baseball to joining the Royals organization to making his Triple-A debut—pitching for Águilas Cibaeñas in the Dominican Republic this winter, converting from being a position player to a pitcher, how he developed his sidearm delivery, and more!Be sure to stay up to date with the Storm Chasers on social media by following the team on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show! Share any comments or questions via email to podcast@omahastormchasers.com.