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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Detroit Tigers 5 Miami Marlins 6, Chicago White Sox 5 San Francisco Giants 13, Chicago Cubs 3 D-Backs 7, Tigers 5 – Diamondbacks score 4 in 9th, beat Tigers for 5th straight win, Detroit’s 9th loss in row Christian Walker hit a go-ahead double with two outs in a four-run ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Detroit 7-5 for a three-game sweep that extended the Tigers’ losing streak to nine games. Detroit led 5-2 in the eighth before Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s RBI grounder. Carroll hit an RBI single in the ninth, and Walker hit an RBI double, with the go-ahead run scoring on left fielder Kerry Carpenter’s error. Geraldo Perdomo followed with a run-scoring single. Marlins 6, White Sox 5 – De La Cruz hits 2-run double as Miami Marlins rally past Chicago White Sox 6-5 Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run double in Miami’s three-run ninth inning, and the Marlins beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5. Jorge Soler hit two of Miami’s four solo homers, helping the Marlins rally for the victory in the rubber game of the weekend set. Garrett Cooper and Jean Segura also connected. It was Miami’s fifth comeback win in its last seven games and No. 20 on the season. Miami scored five times in the ninth inning of a 5-1 victory on Saturday. The Marlins won for the 8th  time in 9 games overall. They’re off to their best start since they also were 37-29 in 2004. Giants 13, Cubs 3 – Pederson, Estrada homer, SS Crawford pitches as Giants rout Cubs 13-3 Joc Pederson and Thairo Estrada each hit two-run homers and drove in four runs as the San Francisco Giants built a six-run lead through five innings and rolled to a 13-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Blake Sabol added two hits and two RBIs for a Giants offense that banged out 15 hits less than 24 hours after being no-hit for 7 2/3 innings by Chicago’s Kyle Hendricks in a 4-0 loss. San Francisco used John Brebbia as an opener for the second consecutive game. Tristan Beck pitched two innings and earned the win for San Francisco. Gold Glove shortstop Brandon Crawford came off the bench to get the final three outs for the Giants. Yan Gomes had two hits for the Cubs. Tonight Atlanta (Morton 5-6) at Detroit (TBD), 6:40 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 White Sox and Cubs are off MLB – White Sox closer Liam Hendriks sidelined by elbow inflammation White Sox closer Liam Hendriks has been sidelined by elbow inflammation after he missed the start of the season while he recovered from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks was placed on the 15-day injured list before the team’s 6-5 loss to the Miami Marlins. Left-hander Tanner Banks was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte. Hendriks made his major league return from cancer when he pitched an inning against the Los Angeles Angels on May 29. The 34-year-old right-hander is 2-0 with a save and a 5.40 ERA in five appearances this year. NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Tonight Game 5 Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 3-1) NBA – Nuggets try to avoid letdown with 1 win to go for team’s first title Everything from the history books to the way they’ve played through most of the postseason suggests the Denver Nuggets are on the verge of capturing their first NBA title in 47 years in the league. The goal now for Denver is to avoid a letdown against the Miami Heat in what will be the first title-clinching opportunity in franchise history. The Nuggets are trying to keep their minds on hoops, not that trophy, and the mission could be helped by the fact that Miami’s only win in this series came a week ago in Denver. Also, the Heat have won seven road games during the postseason. NBA – Conor McGregor knocks out Heat mascot in bizarre promotion at NBA Finals Former UFC champion Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot in a midgame bit that went wrong. The man who plays “Burnie,” briefly sought medical attention Friday night after taking two punches from McGregor during a third-quarter stoppage of Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and the Denver Nuggets. The Heat said Saturday that the employee wearing the flame costume, who was not identified, received pain medication and was resting at home. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Tuesday Game 5 Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, 8:00 p.m.                          (VGK leads 3-1) NHL – Golden Knights try not to think of Stanley Cup returning to Vegas on verge of title The Vegas Golden Knights left Florida on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup. The trophy will be in the building the next time they play. That’s back at home in Game 5 of the final on Tuesday night against the Panthers. But the immediate task at hand for players and coaches is not to dwell on how close they are to the franchise’s first title. The Golden Knights have shown all playoffs and throughout this series that they are championship-worthy. NHL – Status of Tkachuk is biggest question facing Panthers down 3-1 in Cup Final The status of leading scorer Matthew Tkachuk is the biggest question facing the Florida Panthers down 3-1 to Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final. Tkachuk left for a stretch during the third period of Game 4 because of an undisclosed injury. Coach Paul Maurice said any of his injured players would be treated before and after flying to Las Vegas for Game 5. Florida would make history by becoming the first team in 81 years to erase a 3-1 deficit in the final. Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Las Vegas Aces 93, Chicago Sky 80 Phoenix Mercury 85, Indiana Fever 82 Aces 93, Sky 80 – Wilson has 21 points, 10 rebounds as Aces cruise to 93-80 win over Sky A’ja Wilson had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Chelsea Gray added 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Chicago Sky 93-80. Kelsey Plum had 16 points and Jackie Young scored 14 for Las Vegas. Marina Mabrey led Chicago with 20 points. Kahleah Copper scored 18 points and Dana Evans added 10 points and eight assists. Mercury 85, Fever 82 – Griner, Cunningham lead fourth-quarter rally, Mercury defeat Fever 85-82 Brittney Griner scored 29 points, Sophie Cunningham scored 11 of her 13 points in the fourth quarter, and the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Indiana Fever 85-82. Indiana built a 67-59 lead entering the fourth quarter before Cunningham hit two 3-pointers to spark a game-tying 8-0 run. NaLyssa Smith scored five straight points for Indiana and the Fever led 77-72 near the five-minute mark, she also finished with 29 points. WNBA –Mercury make travel ‘adjustments’ following airport incident with Griner Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard says the WNBA team will adjust its travel plans following Saturday’s incident in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Nygaard would not say what changes will be made, citing league policy and safety concerns about the team’s future road trips. Brittney Griner’s teammates say they were startled when a “social media figure” confronted Griner at the airport. Airport officials eventually escorted the team’s players to a different room with more privacy. The league says it approved charter flights to all road games this season for the All-Star after she returned from detainment in Russia. Golf – Nick Taylor wins Canadian Open, first Canadian champion since 1954 Nick Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win his national open, holing a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to beat Tommy Fleetwood in the RBC Canadian Open. Taylor tossed his putter into the air and jumped into the arms of his caddie after the longest made putt of his PGA Tour career. Fellow Canadian players Mike Weir, Corey Conners and Adam Hadwin were among those who ran out to the green to congratulate him. Hadwin was tackled on the green by a security guard. The last player from Canada to win the Canadian Open was Pat Fletcher in 1954 at Point Grey in Vancouver. Tennis – Djokovic wins his 23rd  Grand Slam title by beating Ruud in the French Open final Novak Djokovic has won his men’s-record 23rd Grand Slam title with a 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open final. Djokovic broke a tie with Rafael Nadal for the most major singles trophies in the history of men’s tennis. Nadal is a 14-time champion at Roland Garros who missed the tournament because he is injured. Djokovic adds to the French Open titles he earned in 2016 and 2021. He is the only man with at least three titles from each major. He also won 10 trophies at the Australian Open, seven at Wimbledon and three at the U.S. Open. NASCAR – Martin Truex Jr. surges to 4th career Sonoma Raceway victory Martin Truex Jr. has won at Sonoma Raceway for the fourth time. He passed Chase Elliott for the lead after a late restart and held off Kyle Busch for his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season. Truex confidently drove his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to another victory on the hilly road course at the base of Northern California wine country, where he also won in 2013, 2018 and 2019. Only Jeff Gordon with five has more victories at Sonoma than Truex, who earned the 33rd win of his Cup career and his second in the last six races. NCAAFB – Michigan to face USC and UCLA in Big Ten’s new schedule rotation in 2024 Southern California and UCLA will both face Michigan during their first season as members of the Big Ten Conference in 2024. Next year will be the first season with 16 teams and no divisional format as the top two teams will qualify for the conference championship game. Big Ten teams will continue to play nine conference games. The Crosstown Showdown between USC and UCLA is one of 11 protected rivalries to guarantee it continues every year. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, PPD, Rain Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, PPD Rain Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, PPD, Rain Tonight No games tonight MHSAA – High School Sports Saturday Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals Division 1 at Novi Battle Creek Lakeview 5, Livonia Franklin 4 Novi 4, Hartland 0 Quarterfinal Novi 12, Battle Creek Lakeview 2 Division 1 at Central Michigan University Traverse City West 6, Caledonia 2 Mattawan 12, Cedar Springs 0 Quarterfinal Mattawan 5, Traverse City West 0 -Mattawan will face Novia in semifinals Thursday at Michigan State University at 11:30 a.m. Division 2 at Kalamazoo College Grand Rapids Christian 8, Lakeshore 2 Olivet 3, Hamilton 1 Quarterfinal Grand Rapids Christian 12, Olivet 2 Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR Watervliet 5, Chesaning 1 Lansing Catholic 7, North Muskegon 0 Quarterfinal Lansing Catholic 6, Watervliet 4 Division 3 at Adrian College Bridgman 4, Grass Lake 3 Ottawa Lake Whiteford 5, Jackson Lumen Christi 2 Quarterfinal Bridgman 4, Ottawa Lake Whiteford 3 – 9 inn. -Bridgman will face Standish Sterling in semifinals Thursday at Michigan State University at 5:30 p.m. Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi Decatur 11, Concord 4 Kal. Hackett 8, Petersburg-Summerfield 6 Quarterfinal Kalamazoo Hackett 7, Decatur 0 -Kalamazoo Hackett will face Beal City in semifinals Friday at Michigan State University at 2:30 p.m. Softball – Regional Semis/Finals Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Portage Central 6, Mattawan 5 Brownstone Woodhaven 4, Saline 0 Regional Championship Brownstone Woodhaven 10, Portage Central 0 Division 2 at Berrien Springs Hamilton 4, Wayland 2 Vicksburg 9, Edwardsburg 4 Regional Championship Vicksburg 4, Hamilton 1 -Vicksburg will face Parma Western in quarterfinals Tuesday at Kalamazoo College at 4:00 p.m.   Division 2 at Mason Three Rivers 6, Lake Odessa Lakewood 4 Parma Western 4, Lansing Waverly 2 Regional Championship Parma Western 3, Three Rivers 2 Division 3 at Watervliet Buchanan 13, Coloma 0 Kalamazoo Christian 11, Bronson 1 Regional Championship Buchanan 7, Kalamazoo Christian 1 -Buchanan will face Ravenna in quarterfinals Tuesday at Cornerstone University (GR) at 4:00 p.m. Division 4 at Colon River Valley 6, Decatur 5 Mendon 3, Burr Oak 1 Regional Championship Mendon 8, River Valley 7 -Mendon will face Fowler in quarterfinals Tuesday at Albion College at 5:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Detroit Tigers 5 Miami Marlins 6, Chicago White Sox 5 San Francisco Giants 13, Chicago Cubs 3 D-Backs 7, Tigers 5 – Diamondbacks score 4 in 9th, beat Tigers for 5th straight win, Detroit’s 9th loss in row Christian Walker hit a go-ahead double with two outs in a four-run ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Detroit 7-5 for a three-game sweep that extended the Tigers’ losing streak to nine games. Detroit led 5-2 in the eighth before Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s RBI grounder. Carroll hit an RBI single in the ninth, and Walker hit an RBI double, with the go-ahead run scoring on left fielder Kerry Carpenter’s error. Geraldo Perdomo followed with a run-scoring single. Marlins 6, White Sox 5 – De La Cruz hits 2-run double as Miami Marlins rally past Chicago White Sox 6-5 Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run double in Miami’s three-run ninth inning, and the Marlins beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5. Jorge Soler hit two of Miami’s four solo homers, helping the Marlins rally for the victory in the rubber game of the weekend set. Garrett Cooper and Jean Segura also connected. It was Miami’s fifth comeback win in its last seven games and No. 20 on the season. Miami scored five times in the ninth inning of a 5-1 victory on Saturday. The Marlins won for the 8th  time in 9 games overall. They’re off to their best start since they also were 37-29 in 2004. Giants 13, Cubs 3 – Pederson, Estrada homer, SS Crawford pitches as Giants rout Cubs 13-3 Joc Pederson and Thairo Estrada each hit two-run homers and drove in four runs as the San Francisco Giants built a six-run lead through five innings and rolled to a 13-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Blake Sabol added two hits and two RBIs for a Giants offense that banged out 15 hits less than 24 hours after being no-hit for 7 2/3 innings by Chicago’s Kyle Hendricks in a 4-0 loss. San Francisco used John Brebbia as an opener for the second consecutive game. Tristan Beck pitched two innings and earned the win for San Francisco. Gold Glove shortstop Brandon Crawford came off the bench to get the final three outs for the Giants. Yan Gomes had two hits for the Cubs. Tonight Atlanta (Morton 5-6) at Detroit (TBD), 6:40 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 White Sox and Cubs are off MLB – White Sox closer Liam Hendriks sidelined by elbow inflammation White Sox closer Liam Hendriks has been sidelined by elbow inflammation after he missed the start of the season while he recovered from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks was placed on the 15-day injured list before the team’s 6-5 loss to the Miami Marlins. Left-hander Tanner Banks was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte. Hendriks made his major league return from cancer when he pitched an inning against the Los Angeles Angels on May 29. The 34-year-old right-hander is 2-0 with a save and a 5.40 ERA in five appearances this year. NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Tonight Game 5 Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 3-1) NBA – Nuggets try to avoid letdown with 1 win to go for team’s first title Everything from the history books to the way they’ve played through most of the postseason suggests the Denver Nuggets are on the verge of capturing their first NBA title in 47 years in the league. The goal now for Denver is to avoid a letdown against the Miami Heat in what will be the first title-clinching opportunity in franchise history. The Nuggets are trying to keep their minds on hoops, not that trophy, and the mission could be helped by the fact that Miami’s only win in this series came a week ago in Denver. Also, the Heat have won seven road games during the postseason. NBA – Conor McGregor knocks out Heat mascot in bizarre promotion at NBA Finals Former UFC champion Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot in a midgame bit that went wrong. The man who plays “Burnie,” briefly sought medical attention Friday night after taking two punches from McGregor during a third-quarter stoppage of Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and the Denver Nuggets. The Heat said Saturday that the employee wearing the flame costume, who was not identified, received pain medication and was resting at home. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Tuesday Game 5 Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, 8:00 p.m.                          (VGK leads 3-1) NHL – Golden Knights try not to think of Stanley Cup returning to Vegas on verge of title The Vegas Golden Knights left Florida on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup. The trophy will be in the building the next time they play. That’s back at home in Game 5 of the final on Tuesday night against the Panthers. But the immediate task at hand for players and coaches is not to dwell on how close they are to the franchise’s first title. The Golden Knights have shown all playoffs and throughout this series that they are championship-worthy. NHL – Status of Tkachuk is biggest question facing Panthers down 3-1 in Cup Final The status of leading scorer Matthew Tkachuk is the biggest question facing the Florida Panthers down 3-1 to Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final. Tkachuk left for a stretch during the third period of Game 4 because of an undisclosed injury. Coach Paul Maurice said any of his injured players would be treated before and after flying to Las Vegas for Game 5. Florida would make history by becoming the first team in 81 years to erase a 3-1 deficit in the final. Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Las Vegas Aces 93, Chicago Sky 80 Phoenix Mercury 85, Indiana Fever 82 Aces 93, Sky 80 – Wilson has 21 points, 10 rebounds as Aces cruise to 93-80 win over Sky A’ja Wilson had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Chelsea Gray added 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Chicago Sky 93-80. Kelsey Plum had 16 points and Jackie Young scored 14 for Las Vegas. Marina Mabrey led Chicago with 20 points. Kahleah Copper scored 18 points and Dana Evans added 10 points and eight assists. Mercury 85, Fever 82 – Griner, Cunningham lead fourth-quarter rally, Mercury defeat Fever 85-82 Brittney Griner scored 29 points, Sophie Cunningham scored 11 of her 13 points in the fourth quarter, and the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Indiana Fever 85-82. Indiana built a 67-59 lead entering the fourth quarter before Cunningham hit two 3-pointers to spark a game-tying 8-0 run. NaLyssa Smith scored five straight points for Indiana and the Fever led 77-72 near the five-minute mark, she also finished with 29 points. WNBA –Mercury make travel ‘adjustments’ following airport incident with Griner Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard says the WNBA team will adjust its travel plans following Saturday’s incident in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Nygaard would not say what changes will be made, citing league policy and safety concerns about the team’s future road trips. Brittney Griner’s teammates say they were startled when a “social media figure” confronted Griner at the airport. Airport officials eventually escorted the team’s players to a different room with more privacy. The league says it approved charter flights to all road games this season for the All-Star after she returned from detainment in Russia. Golf – Nick Taylor wins Canadian Open, first Canadian champion since 1954 Nick Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win his national open, holing a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to beat Tommy Fleetwood in the RBC Canadian Open. Taylor tossed his putter into the air and jumped into the arms of his caddie after the longest made putt of his PGA Tour career. Fellow Canadian players Mike Weir, Corey Conners and Adam Hadwin were among those who ran out to the green to congratulate him. Hadwin was tackled on the green by a security guard. The last player from Canada to win the Canadian Open was Pat Fletcher in 1954 at Point Grey in Vancouver. Tennis – Djokovic wins his 23rd  Grand Slam title by beating Ruud in the French Open final Novak Djokovic has won his men’s-record 23rd Grand Slam title with a 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open final. Djokovic broke a tie with Rafael Nadal for the most major singles trophies in the history of men’s tennis. Nadal is a 14-time champion at Roland Garros who missed the tournament because he is injured. Djokovic adds to the French Open titles he earned in 2016 and 2021. He is the only man with at least three titles from each major. He also won 10 trophies at the Australian Open, seven at Wimbledon and three at the U.S. Open. NASCAR – Martin Truex Jr. surges to 4th career Sonoma Raceway victory Martin Truex Jr. has won at Sonoma Raceway for the fourth time. He passed Chase Elliott for the lead after a late restart and held off Kyle Busch for his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season. Truex confidently drove his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to another victory on the hilly road course at the base of Northern California wine country, where he also won in 2013, 2018 and 2019. Only Jeff Gordon with five has more victories at Sonoma than Truex, who earned the 33rd win of his Cup career and his second in the last six races. NCAAFB – Michigan to face USC and UCLA in Big Ten’s new schedule rotation in 2024 Southern California and UCLA will both face Michigan during their first season as members of the Big Ten Conference in 2024. Next year will be the first season with 16 teams and no divisional format as the top two teams will qualify for the conference championship game. Big Ten teams will continue to play nine conference games. The Crosstown Showdown between USC and UCLA is one of 11 protected rivalries to guarantee it continues every year. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, PPD, Rain Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, PPD Rain Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, PPD, Rain Tonight No games tonight MHSAA – High School Sports Saturday Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals Division 1 at Novi Battle Creek Lakeview 5, Livonia Franklin 4 Novi 4, Hartland 0 Quarterfinal Novi 12, Battle Creek Lakeview 2 Division 1 at Central Michigan University Traverse City West 6, Caledonia 2 Mattawan 12, Cedar Springs 0 Quarterfinal Mattawan 5, Traverse City West 0 -Mattawan will face Novia in semifinals Thursday at Michigan State University at 11:30 a.m. Division 2 at Kalamazoo College Grand Rapids Christian 8, Lakeshore 2 Olivet 3, Hamilton 1 Quarterfinal Grand Rapids Christian 12, Olivet 2 Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR Watervliet 5, Chesaning 1 Lansing Catholic 7, North Muskegon 0 Quarterfinal Lansing Catholic 6, Watervliet 4 Division 3 at Adrian College Bridgman 4, Grass Lake 3 Ottawa Lake Whiteford 5, Jackson Lumen Christi 2 Quarterfinal Bridgman 4, Ottawa Lake Whiteford 3 – 9 inn. -Bridgman will face Standish Sterling in semifinals Thursday at Michigan State University at 5:30 p.m. Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi Decatur 11, Concord 4 Kal. Hackett 8, Petersburg-Summerfield 6 Quarterfinal Kalamazoo Hackett 7, Decatur 0 -Kalamazoo Hackett will face Beal City in semifinals Friday at Michigan State University at 2:30 p.m. Softball – Regional Semis/Finals Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Portage Central 6, Mattawan 5 Brownstone Woodhaven 4, Saline 0 Regional Championship Brownstone Woodhaven 10, Portage Central 0 Division 2 at Berrien Springs Hamilton 4, Wayland 2 Vicksburg 9, Edwardsburg 4 Regional Championship Vicksburg 4, Hamilton 1 -Vicksburg will face Parma Western in quarterfinals Tuesday at Kalamazoo College at 4:00 p.m.   Division 2 at Mason Three Rivers 6, Lake Odessa Lakewood 4 Parma Western 4, Lansing Waverly 2 Regional Championship Parma Western 3, Three Rivers 2 Division 3 at Watervliet Buchanan 13, Coloma 0 Kalamazoo Christian 11, Bronson 1 Regional Championship Buchanan 7, Kalamazoo Christian 1 -Buchanan will face Ravenna in quarterfinals Tuesday at Cornerstone University (GR) at 4:00 p.m. Division 4 at Colon River Valley 6, Decatur 5 Mendon 3, Burr Oak 1 Regional Championship Mendon 8, River Valley 7 -Mendon will face Fowler in quarterfinals Tuesday at Albion College at 5:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Detroit Tigers 5 Miami Marlins 6, Chicago White Sox 5 San Francisco Giants 13, Chicago Cubs 3 D-Backs 7, Tigers 5 – Diamondbacks score 4 in 9th, beat Tigers for 5th straight win, Detroit’s 9th loss in row Christian Walker hit a go-ahead double with two outs in a four-run ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Detroit 7-5 for a three-game sweep that extended the Tigers’ losing streak to nine games. Detroit led 5-2 in the eighth before Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s RBI grounder. Carroll hit an RBI single in the ninth, and Walker hit an RBI double, with the go-ahead run scoring on left fielder Kerry Carpenter’s error. Geraldo Perdomo followed with a run-scoring single. Marlins 6, White Sox 5 – De La Cruz hits 2-run double as Miami Marlins rally past Chicago White Sox 6-5 Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run double in Miami’s three-run ninth inning, and the Marlins beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5. Jorge Soler hit two of Miami’s four solo homers, helping the Marlins rally for the victory in the rubber game of the weekend set. Garrett Cooper and Jean Segura also connected. It was Miami’s fifth comeback win in its last seven games and No. 20 on the season. Miami scored five times in the ninth inning of a 5-1 victory on Saturday. The Marlins won for the 8th  time in 9 games overall. They’re off to their best start since they also were 37-29 in 2004. Giants 13, Cubs 3 – Pederson, Estrada homer, SS Crawford pitches as Giants rout Cubs 13-3 Joc Pederson and Thairo Estrada each hit two-run homers and drove in four runs as the San Francisco Giants built a six-run lead through five innings and rolled to a 13-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Blake Sabol added two hits and two RBIs for a Giants offense that banged out 15 hits less than 24 hours after being no-hit for 7 2/3 innings by Chicago’s Kyle Hendricks in a 4-0 loss. San Francisco used John Brebbia as an opener for the second consecutive game. Tristan Beck pitched two innings and earned the win for San Francisco. Gold Glove shortstop Brandon Crawford came off the bench to get the final three outs for the Giants. Yan Gomes had two hits for the Cubs. Tonight Atlanta (Morton 5-6) at Detroit (TBD), 6:40 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 White Sox and Cubs are off MLB – White Sox closer Liam Hendriks sidelined by elbow inflammation White Sox closer Liam Hendriks has been sidelined by elbow inflammation after he missed the start of the season while he recovered from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks was placed on the 15-day injured list before the team’s 6-5 loss to the Miami Marlins. Left-hander Tanner Banks was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte. Hendriks made his major league return from cancer when he pitched an inning against the Los Angeles Angels on May 29. The 34-year-old right-hander is 2-0 with a save and a 5.40 ERA in five appearances this year. NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Tonight Game 5 Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 3-1) NBA – Nuggets try to avoid letdown with 1 win to go for team’s first title Everything from the history books to the way they’ve played through most of the postseason suggests the Denver Nuggets are on the verge of capturing their first NBA title in 47 years in the league. The goal now for Denver is to avoid a letdown against the Miami Heat in what will be the first title-clinching opportunity in franchise history. The Nuggets are trying to keep their minds on hoops, not that trophy, and the mission could be helped by the fact that Miami’s only win in this series came a week ago in Denver. Also, the Heat have won seven road games during the postseason. NBA – Conor McGregor knocks out Heat mascot in bizarre promotion at NBA Finals Former UFC champion Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot in a midgame bit that went wrong. The man who plays “Burnie,” briefly sought medical attention Friday night after taking two punches from McGregor during a third-quarter stoppage of Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and the Denver Nuggets. The Heat said Saturday that the employee wearing the flame costume, who was not identified, received pain medication and was resting at home. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Tuesday Game 5 Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, 8:00 p.m.                          (VGK leads 3-1) NHL – Golden Knights try not to think of Stanley Cup returning to Vegas on verge of title The Vegas Golden Knights left Florida on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup. The trophy will be in the building the next time they play. That’s back at home in Game 5 of the final on Tuesday night against the Panthers. But the immediate task at hand for players and coaches is not to dwell on how close they are to the franchise’s first title. The Golden Knights have shown all playoffs and throughout this series that they are championship-worthy. NHL – Status of Tkachuk is biggest question facing Panthers down 3-1 in Cup Final The status of leading scorer Matthew Tkachuk is the biggest question facing the Florida Panthers down 3-1 to Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final. Tkachuk left for a stretch during the third period of Game 4 because of an undisclosed injury. Coach Paul Maurice said any of his injured players would be treated before and after flying to Las Vegas for Game 5. Florida would make history by becoming the first team in 81 years to erase a 3-1 deficit in the final. Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Las Vegas Aces 93, Chicago Sky 80 Phoenix Mercury 85, Indiana Fever 82 Aces 93, Sky 80 – Wilson has 21 points, 10 rebounds as Aces cruise to 93-80 win over Sky A’ja Wilson had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Chelsea Gray added 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Chicago Sky 93-80. Kelsey Plum had 16 points and Jackie Young scored 14 for Las Vegas. Marina Mabrey led Chicago with 20 points. Kahleah Copper scored 18 points and Dana Evans added 10 points and eight assists. Mercury 85, Fever 82 – Griner, Cunningham lead fourth-quarter rally, Mercury defeat Fever 85-82 Brittney Griner scored 29 points, Sophie Cunningham scored 11 of her 13 points in the fourth quarter, and the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Indiana Fever 85-82. Indiana built a 67-59 lead entering the fourth quarter before Cunningham hit two 3-pointers to spark a game-tying 8-0 run. NaLyssa Smith scored five straight points for Indiana and the Fever led 77-72 near the five-minute mark, she also finished with 29 points. WNBA –Mercury make travel ‘adjustments’ following airport incident with Griner Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard says the WNBA team will adjust its travel plans following Saturday’s incident in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Nygaard would not say what changes will be made, citing league policy and safety concerns about the team’s future road trips. Brittney Griner’s teammates say they were startled when a “social media figure” confronted Griner at the airport. Airport officials eventually escorted the team’s players to a different room with more privacy. The league says it approved charter flights to all road games this season for the All-Star after she returned from detainment in Russia. Golf – Nick Taylor wins Canadian Open, first Canadian champion since 1954 Nick Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win his national open, holing a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to beat Tommy Fleetwood in the RBC Canadian Open. Taylor tossed his putter into the air and jumped into the arms of his caddie after the longest made putt of his PGA Tour career. Fellow Canadian players Mike Weir, Corey Conners and Adam Hadwin were among those who ran out to the green to congratulate him. Hadwin was tackled on the green by a security guard. The last player from Canada to win the Canadian Open was Pat Fletcher in 1954 at Point Grey in Vancouver. Tennis – Djokovic wins his 23rd  Grand Slam title by beating Ruud in the French Open final Novak Djokovic has won his men’s-record 23rd Grand Slam title with a 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open final. Djokovic broke a tie with Rafael Nadal for the most major singles trophies in the history of men’s tennis. Nadal is a 14-time champion at Roland Garros who missed the tournament because he is injured. Djokovic adds to the French Open titles he earned in 2016 and 2021. He is the only man with at least three titles from each major. He also won 10 trophies at the Australian Open, seven at Wimbledon and three at the U.S. Open. NASCAR – Martin Truex Jr. surges to 4th career Sonoma Raceway victory Martin Truex Jr. has won at Sonoma Raceway for the fourth time. He passed Chase Elliott for the lead after a late restart and held off Kyle Busch for his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season. Truex confidently drove his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to another victory on the hilly road course at the base of Northern California wine country, where he also won in 2013, 2018 and 2019. Only Jeff Gordon with five has more victories at Sonoma than Truex, who earned the 33rd win of his Cup career and his second in the last six races. NCAAFB – Michigan to face USC and UCLA in Big Ten’s new schedule rotation in 2024 Southern California and UCLA will both face Michigan during their first season as members of the Big Ten Conference in 2024. Next year will be the first season with 16 teams and no divisional format as the top two teams will qualify for the conference championship game. Big Ten teams will continue to play nine conference games. The Crosstown Showdown between USC and UCLA is one of 11 protected rivalries to guarantee it continues every year. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, PPD, Rain Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, PPD Rain Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, PPD, Rain Tonight No games tonight MHSAA – High School Sports Saturday Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals Division 1 at Novi Battle Creek Lakeview 5, Livonia Franklin 4 Novi 4, Hartland 0 Quarterfinal Novi 12, Battle Creek Lakeview 2 Division 1 at Central Michigan University Traverse City West 6, Caledonia 2 Mattawan 12, Cedar Springs 0 Quarterfinal Mattawan 5, Traverse City West 0 -Mattawan will face Novia in semifinals Thursday at Michigan State University at 11:30 a.m. Division 2 at Kalamazoo College Grand Rapids Christian 8, Lakeshore 2 Olivet 3, Hamilton 1 Quarterfinal Grand Rapids Christian 12, Olivet 2 Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR Watervliet 5, Chesaning 1 Lansing Catholic 7, North Muskegon 0 Quarterfinal Lansing Catholic 6, Watervliet 4 Division 3 at Adrian College Bridgman 4, Grass Lake 3 Ottawa Lake Whiteford 5, Jackson Lumen Christi 2 Quarterfinal Bridgman 4, Ottawa Lake Whiteford 3 – 9 inn. -Bridgman will face Standish Sterling in semifinals Thursday at Michigan State University at 5:30 p.m. Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi Decatur 11, Concord 4 Kal. Hackett 8, Petersburg-Summerfield 6 Quarterfinal Kalamazoo Hackett 7, Decatur 0 -Kalamazoo Hackett will face Beal City in semifinals Friday at Michigan State University at 2:30 p.m. Softball – Regional Semis/Finals Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Portage Central 6, Mattawan 5 Brownstone Woodhaven 4, Saline 0 Regional Championship Brownstone Woodhaven 10, Portage Central 0 Division 2 at Berrien Springs Hamilton 4, Wayland 2 Vicksburg 9, Edwardsburg 4 Regional Championship Vicksburg 4, Hamilton 1 -Vicksburg will face Parma Western in quarterfinals Tuesday at Kalamazoo College at 4:00 p.m.   Division 2 at Mason Three Rivers 6, Lake Odessa Lakewood 4 Parma Western 4, Lansing Waverly 2 Regional Championship Parma Western 3, Three Rivers 2 Division 3 at Watervliet Buchanan 13, Coloma 0 Kalamazoo Christian 11, Bronson 1 Regional Championship Buchanan 7, Kalamazoo Christian 1 -Buchanan will face Ravenna in quarterfinals Tuesday at Cornerstone University (GR) at 4:00 p.m. Division 4 at Colon River Valley 6, Decatur 5 Mendon 3, Burr Oak 1 Regional Championship Mendon 8, River Valley 7 -Mendon will face Fowler in quarterfinals Tuesday at Albion College at 5:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Detroit Tigers 5 Miami Marlins 6, Chicago White Sox 5 San Francisco Giants 13, Chicago Cubs 3 D-Backs 7, Tigers 5 – Diamondbacks score 4 in 9th, beat Tigers for 5th straight win, Detroit’s 9th loss in row Christian Walker hit a go-ahead double with two outs in a four-run ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Detroit 7-5 for a three-game sweep that extended the Tigers’ losing streak to nine games. Detroit led 5-2 in the eighth before Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s RBI grounder. Carroll hit an RBI single in the ninth, and Walker hit an RBI double, with the go-ahead run scoring on left fielder Kerry Carpenter’s error. Geraldo Perdomo followed with a run-scoring single. Marlins 6, White Sox 5 – De La Cruz hits 2-run double as Miami Marlins rally past Chicago White Sox 6-5 Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run double in Miami’s three-run ninth inning, and the Marlins beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5. Jorge Soler hit two of Miami’s four solo homers, helping the Marlins rally for the victory in the rubber game of the weekend set. Garrett Cooper and Jean Segura also connected. It was Miami’s fifth comeback win in its last seven games and No. 20 on the season. Miami scored five times in the ninth inning of a 5-1 victory on Saturday. The Marlins won for the 8th  time in 9 games overall. They’re off to their best start since they also were 37-29 in 2004. Giants 13, Cubs 3 – Pederson, Estrada homer, SS Crawford pitches as Giants rout Cubs 13-3 Joc Pederson and Thairo Estrada each hit two-run homers and drove in four runs as the San Francisco Giants built a six-run lead through five innings and rolled to a 13-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Blake Sabol added two hits and two RBIs for a Giants offense that banged out 15 hits less than 24 hours after being no-hit for 7 2/3 innings by Chicago’s Kyle Hendricks in a 4-0 loss. San Francisco used John Brebbia as an opener for the second consecutive game. Tristan Beck pitched two innings and earned the win for San Francisco. Gold Glove shortstop Brandon Crawford came off the bench to get the final three outs for the Giants. Yan Gomes had two hits for the Cubs. Tonight Atlanta (Morton 5-6) at Detroit (TBD), 6:40 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 White Sox and Cubs are off MLB – White Sox closer Liam Hendriks sidelined by elbow inflammation White Sox closer Liam Hendriks has been sidelined by elbow inflammation after he missed the start of the season while he recovered from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks was placed on the 15-day injured list before the team’s 6-5 loss to the Miami Marlins. Left-hander Tanner Banks was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte. Hendriks made his major league return from cancer when he pitched an inning against the Los Angeles Angels on May 29. The 34-year-old right-hander is 2-0 with a save and a 5.40 ERA in five appearances this year. NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Tonight Game 5 Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 3-1) NBA – Nuggets try to avoid letdown with 1 win to go for team’s first title Everything from the history books to the way they’ve played through most of the postseason suggests the Denver Nuggets are on the verge of capturing their first NBA title in 47 years in the league. The goal now for Denver is to avoid a letdown against the Miami Heat in what will be the first title-clinching opportunity in franchise history. The Nuggets are trying to keep their minds on hoops, not that trophy, and the mission could be helped by the fact that Miami’s only win in this series came a week ago in Denver. Also, the Heat have won seven road games during the postseason. NBA – Conor McGregor knocks out Heat mascot in bizarre promotion at NBA Finals Former UFC champion Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot in a midgame bit that went wrong. The man who plays “Burnie,” briefly sought medical attention Friday night after taking two punches from McGregor during a third-quarter stoppage of Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and the Denver Nuggets. The Heat said Saturday that the employee wearing the flame costume, who was not identified, received pain medication and was resting at home. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Tuesday Game 5 Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, 8:00 p.m.                          (VGK leads 3-1) NHL – Golden Knights try not to think of Stanley Cup returning to Vegas on verge of title The Vegas Golden Knights left Florida on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup. The trophy will be in the building the next time they play. That’s back at home in Game 5 of the final on Tuesday night against the Panthers. But the immediate task at hand for players and coaches is not to dwell on how close they are to the franchise’s first title. The Golden Knights have shown all playoffs and throughout this series that they are championship-worthy. NHL – Status of Tkachuk is biggest question facing Panthers down 3-1 in Cup Final The status of leading scorer Matthew Tkachuk is the biggest question facing the Florida Panthers down 3-1 to Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final. Tkachuk left for a stretch during the third period of Game 4 because of an undisclosed injury. Coach Paul Maurice said any of his injured players would be treated before and after flying to Las Vegas for Game 5. Florida would make history by becoming the first team in 81 years to erase a 3-1 deficit in the final. Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Las Vegas Aces 93, Chicago Sky 80 Phoenix Mercury 85, Indiana Fever 82 Aces 93, Sky 80 – Wilson has 21 points, 10 rebounds as Aces cruise to 93-80 win over Sky A’ja Wilson had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Chelsea Gray added 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Chicago Sky 93-80. Kelsey Plum had 16 points and Jackie Young scored 14 for Las Vegas. Marina Mabrey led Chicago with 20 points. Kahleah Copper scored 18 points and Dana Evans added 10 points and eight assists. Mercury 85, Fever 82 – Griner, Cunningham lead fourth-quarter rally, Mercury defeat Fever 85-82 Brittney Griner scored 29 points, Sophie Cunningham scored 11 of her 13 points in the fourth quarter, and the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Indiana Fever 85-82. Indiana built a 67-59 lead entering the fourth quarter before Cunningham hit two 3-pointers to spark a game-tying 8-0 run. NaLyssa Smith scored five straight points for Indiana and the Fever led 77-72 near the five-minute mark, she also finished with 29 points. WNBA –Mercury make travel ‘adjustments’ following airport incident with Griner Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard says the WNBA team will adjust its travel plans following Saturday’s incident in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Nygaard would not say what changes will be made, citing league policy and safety concerns about the team’s future road trips. Brittney Griner’s teammates say they were startled when a “social media figure” confronted Griner at the airport. Airport officials eventually escorted the team’s players to a different room with more privacy. The league says it approved charter flights to all road games this season for the All-Star after she returned from detainment in Russia. Golf – Nick Taylor wins Canadian Open, first Canadian champion since 1954 Nick Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win his national open, holing a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to beat Tommy Fleetwood in the RBC Canadian Open. Taylor tossed his putter into the air and jumped into the arms of his caddie after the longest made putt of his PGA Tour career. Fellow Canadian players Mike Weir, Corey Conners and Adam Hadwin were among those who ran out to the green to congratulate him. Hadwin was tackled on the green by a security guard. The last player from Canada to win the Canadian Open was Pat Fletcher in 1954 at Point Grey in Vancouver. Tennis – Djokovic wins his 23rd  Grand Slam title by beating Ruud in the French Open final Novak Djokovic has won his men’s-record 23rd Grand Slam title with a 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open final. Djokovic broke a tie with Rafael Nadal for the most major singles trophies in the history of men’s tennis. Nadal is a 14-time champion at Roland Garros who missed the tournament because he is injured. Djokovic adds to the French Open titles he earned in 2016 and 2021. He is the only man with at least three titles from each major. He also won 10 trophies at the Australian Open, seven at Wimbledon and three at the U.S. Open. NASCAR – Martin Truex Jr. surges to 4th career Sonoma Raceway victory Martin Truex Jr. has won at Sonoma Raceway for the fourth time. He passed Chase Elliott for the lead after a late restart and held off Kyle Busch for his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season. Truex confidently drove his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to another victory on the hilly road course at the base of Northern California wine country, where he also won in 2013, 2018 and 2019. Only Jeff Gordon with five has more victories at Sonoma than Truex, who earned the 33rd win of his Cup career and his second in the last six races. NCAAFB – Michigan to face USC and UCLA in Big Ten’s new schedule rotation in 2024 Southern California and UCLA will both face Michigan during their first season as members of the Big Ten Conference in 2024. Next year will be the first season with 16 teams and no divisional format as the top two teams will qualify for the conference championship game. Big Ten teams will continue to play nine conference games. The Crosstown Showdown between USC and UCLA is one of 11 protected rivalries to guarantee it continues every year. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, PPD, Rain Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, PPD Rain Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, PPD, Rain Tonight No games tonight MHSAA – High School Sports Saturday Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals Division 1 at Novi Battle Creek Lakeview 5, Livonia Franklin 4 Novi 4, Hartland 0 Quarterfinal Novi 12, Battle Creek Lakeview 2 Division 1 at Central Michigan University Traverse City West 6, Caledonia 2 Mattawan 12, Cedar Springs 0 Quarterfinal Mattawan 5, Traverse City West 0 -Mattawan will face Novia in semifinals Thursday at Michigan State University at 11:30 a.m. Division 2 at Kalamazoo College Grand Rapids Christian 8, Lakeshore 2 Olivet 3, Hamilton 1 Quarterfinal Grand Rapids Christian 12, Olivet 2 Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR Watervliet 5, Chesaning 1 Lansing Catholic 7, North Muskegon 0 Quarterfinal Lansing Catholic 6, Watervliet 4 Division 3 at Adrian College Bridgman 4, Grass Lake 3 Ottawa Lake Whiteford 5, Jackson Lumen Christi 2 Quarterfinal Bridgman 4, Ottawa Lake Whiteford 3 – 9 inn. -Bridgman will face Standish Sterling in semifinals Thursday at Michigan State University at 5:30 p.m. Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi Decatur 11, Concord 4 Kal. Hackett 8, Petersburg-Summerfield 6 Quarterfinal Kalamazoo Hackett 7, Decatur 0 -Kalamazoo Hackett will face Beal City in semifinals Friday at Michigan State University at 2:30 p.m. Softball – Regional Semis/Finals Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Portage Central 6, Mattawan 5 Brownstone Woodhaven 4, Saline 0 Regional Championship Brownstone Woodhaven 10, Portage Central 0 Division 2 at Berrien Springs Hamilton 4, Wayland 2 Vicksburg 9, Edwardsburg 4 Regional Championship Vicksburg 4, Hamilton 1 -Vicksburg will face Parma Western in quarterfinals Tuesday at Kalamazoo College at 4:00 p.m.   Division 2 at Mason Three Rivers 6, Lake Odessa Lakewood 4 Parma Western 4, Lansing Waverly 2 Regional Championship Parma Western 3, Three Rivers 2 Division 3 at Watervliet Buchanan 13, Coloma 0 Kalamazoo Christian 11, Bronson 1 Regional Championship Buchanan 7, Kalamazoo Christian 1 -Buchanan will face Ravenna in quarterfinals Tuesday at Cornerstone University (GR) at 4:00 p.m. Division 4 at Colon River Valley 6, Decatur 5 Mendon 3, Burr Oak 1 Regional Championship Mendon 8, River Valley 7 -Mendon will face Fowler in quarterfinals Tuesday at Albion College at 5:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Detroit Tigers 5 Miami Marlins 6, Chicago White Sox 5 San Francisco Giants 13, Chicago Cubs 3 D-Backs 7, Tigers 5 – Diamondbacks score 4 in 9th, beat Tigers for 5th straight win, Detroit’s 9th loss in row Christian Walker hit a go-ahead double with two outs in a four-run ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Detroit 7-5 for a three-game sweep that extended the Tigers’ losing streak to nine games. Detroit led 5-2 in the eighth before Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s RBI grounder. Carroll hit an RBI single in the ninth, and Walker hit an RBI double, with the go-ahead run scoring on left fielder Kerry Carpenter’s error. Geraldo Perdomo followed with a run-scoring single. Marlins 6, White Sox 5 – De La Cruz hits 2-run double as Miami Marlins rally past Chicago White Sox 6-5 Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run double in Miami’s three-run ninth inning, and the Marlins beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5. Jorge Soler hit two of Miami’s four solo homers, helping the Marlins rally for the victory in the rubber game of the weekend set. Garrett Cooper and Jean Segura also connected. It was Miami’s fifth comeback win in its last seven games and No. 20 on the season. Miami scored five times in the ninth inning of a 5-1 victory on Saturday. The Marlins won for the 8th  time in 9 games overall. They’re off to their best start since they also were 37-29 in 2004. Giants 13, Cubs 3 – Pederson, Estrada homer, SS Crawford pitches as Giants rout Cubs 13-3 Joc Pederson and Thairo Estrada each hit two-run homers and drove in four runs as the San Francisco Giants built a six-run lead through five innings and rolled to a 13-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Blake Sabol added two hits and two RBIs for a Giants offense that banged out 15 hits less than 24 hours after being no-hit for 7 2/3 innings by Chicago’s Kyle Hendricks in a 4-0 loss. San Francisco used John Brebbia as an opener for the second consecutive game. Tristan Beck pitched two innings and earned the win for San Francisco. Gold Glove shortstop Brandon Crawford came off the bench to get the final three outs for the Giants. Yan Gomes had two hits for the Cubs. Tonight Atlanta (Morton 5-6) at Detroit (TBD), 6:40 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 White Sox and Cubs are off MLB – White Sox closer Liam Hendriks sidelined by elbow inflammation White Sox closer Liam Hendriks has been sidelined by elbow inflammation after he missed the start of the season while he recovered from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks was placed on the 15-day injured list before the team’s 6-5 loss to the Miami Marlins. Left-hander Tanner Banks was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte. Hendriks made his major league return from cancer when he pitched an inning against the Los Angeles Angels on May 29. The 34-year-old right-hander is 2-0 with a save and a 5.40 ERA in five appearances this year. NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Tonight Game 5 Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 3-1) NBA – Nuggets try to avoid letdown with 1 win to go for team’s first title Everything from the history books to the way they’ve played through most of the postseason suggests the Denver Nuggets are on the verge of capturing their first NBA title in 47 years in the league. The goal now for Denver is to avoid a letdown against the Miami Heat in what will be the first title-clinching opportunity in franchise history. The Nuggets are trying to keep their minds on hoops, not that trophy, and the mission could be helped by the fact that Miami’s only win in this series came a week ago in Denver. Also, the Heat have won seven road games during the postseason. NBA – Conor McGregor knocks out Heat mascot in bizarre promotion at NBA Finals Former UFC champion Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot in a midgame bit that went wrong. The man who plays “Burnie,” briefly sought medical attention Friday night after taking two punches from McGregor during a third-quarter stoppage of Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and the Denver Nuggets. The Heat said Saturday that the employee wearing the flame costume, who was not identified, received pain medication and was resting at home. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Tuesday Game 5 Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, 8:00 p.m.                          (VGK leads 3-1) NHL – Golden Knights try not to think of Stanley Cup returning to Vegas on verge of title The Vegas Golden Knights left Florida on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup. The trophy will be in the building the next time they play. That’s back at home in Game 5 of the final on Tuesday night against the Panthers. But the immediate task at hand for players and coaches is not to dwell on how close they are to the franchise’s first title. The Golden Knights have shown all playoffs and throughout this series that they are championship-worthy. NHL – Status of Tkachuk is biggest question facing Panthers down 3-1 in Cup Final The status of leading scorer Matthew Tkachuk is the biggest question facing the Florida Panthers down 3-1 to Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final. Tkachuk left for a stretch during the third period of Game 4 because of an undisclosed injury. Coach Paul Maurice said any of his injured players would be treated before and after flying to Las Vegas for Game 5. Florida would make history by becoming the first team in 81 years to erase a 3-1 deficit in the final. Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Las Vegas Aces 93, Chicago Sky 80 Phoenix Mercury 85, Indiana Fever 82 Aces 93, Sky 80 – Wilson has 21 points, 10 rebounds as Aces cruise to 93-80 win over Sky A’ja Wilson had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Chelsea Gray added 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Chicago Sky 93-80. Kelsey Plum had 16 points and Jackie Young scored 14 for Las Vegas. Marina Mabrey led Chicago with 20 points. Kahleah Copper scored 18 points and Dana Evans added 10 points and eight assists. Mercury 85, Fever 82 – Griner, Cunningham lead fourth-quarter rally, Mercury defeat Fever 85-82 Brittney Griner scored 29 points, Sophie Cunningham scored 11 of her 13 points in the fourth quarter, and the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Indiana Fever 85-82. Indiana built a 67-59 lead entering the fourth quarter before Cunningham hit two 3-pointers to spark a game-tying 8-0 run. NaLyssa Smith scored five straight points for Indiana and the Fever led 77-72 near the five-minute mark, she also finished with 29 points. WNBA –Mercury make travel ‘adjustments’ following airport incident with Griner Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard says the WNBA team will adjust its travel plans following Saturday’s incident in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Nygaard would not say what changes will be made, citing league policy and safety concerns about the team’s future road trips. Brittney Griner’s teammates say they were startled when a “social media figure” confronted Griner at the airport. Airport officials eventually escorted the team’s players to a different room with more privacy. The league says it approved charter flights to all road games this season for the All-Star after she returned from detainment in Russia. Golf – Nick Taylor wins Canadian Open, first Canadian champion since 1954 Nick Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win his national open, holing a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to beat Tommy Fleetwood in the RBC Canadian Open. Taylor tossed his putter into the air and jumped into the arms of his caddie after the longest made putt of his PGA Tour career. Fellow Canadian players Mike Weir, Corey Conners and Adam Hadwin were among those who ran out to the green to congratulate him. Hadwin was tackled on the green by a security guard. The last player from Canada to win the Canadian Open was Pat Fletcher in 1954 at Point Grey in Vancouver. Tennis – Djokovic wins his 23rd  Grand Slam title by beating Ruud in the French Open final Novak Djokovic has won his men’s-record 23rd Grand Slam title with a 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open final. Djokovic broke a tie with Rafael Nadal for the most major singles trophies in the history of men’s tennis. Nadal is a 14-time champion at Roland Garros who missed the tournament because he is injured. Djokovic adds to the French Open titles he earned in 2016 and 2021. He is the only man with at least three titles from each major. He also won 10 trophies at the Australian Open, seven at Wimbledon and three at the U.S. Open. NASCAR – Martin Truex Jr. surges to 4th career Sonoma Raceway victory Martin Truex Jr. has won at Sonoma Raceway for the fourth time. He passed Chase Elliott for the lead after a late restart and held off Kyle Busch for his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season. Truex confidently drove his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to another victory on the hilly road course at the base of Northern California wine country, where he also won in 2013, 2018 and 2019. Only Jeff Gordon with five has more victories at Sonoma than Truex, who earned the 33rd win of his Cup career and his second in the last six races. NCAAFB – Michigan to face USC and UCLA in Big Ten’s new schedule rotation in 2024 Southern California and UCLA will both face Michigan during their first season as members of the Big Ten Conference in 2024. Next year will be the first season with 16 teams and no divisional format as the top two teams will qualify for the conference championship game. Big Ten teams will continue to play nine conference games. The Crosstown Showdown between USC and UCLA is one of 11 protected rivalries to guarantee it continues every year. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, PPD, Rain Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, PPD Rain Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, PPD, Rain Tonight No games tonight MHSAA – High School Sports Saturday Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals Division 1 at Novi Battle Creek Lakeview 5, Livonia Franklin 4 Novi 4, Hartland 0 Quarterfinal Novi 12, Battle Creek Lakeview 2 Division 1 at Central Michigan University Traverse City West 6, Caledonia 2 Mattawan 12, Cedar Springs 0 Quarterfinal Mattawan 5, Traverse City West 0 -Mattawan will face Novia in semifinals Thursday at Michigan State University at 11:30 a.m. Division 2 at Kalamazoo College Grand Rapids Christian 8, Lakeshore 2 Olivet 3, Hamilton 1 Quarterfinal Grand Rapids Christian 12, Olivet 2 Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR Watervliet 5, Chesaning 1 Lansing Catholic 7, North Muskegon 0 Quarterfinal Lansing Catholic 6, Watervliet 4 Division 3 at Adrian College Bridgman 4, Grass Lake 3 Ottawa Lake Whiteford 5, Jackson Lumen Christi 2 Quarterfinal Bridgman 4, Ottawa Lake Whiteford 3 – 9 inn. -Bridgman will face Standish Sterling in semifinals Thursday at Michigan State University at 5:30 p.m. Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi Decatur 11, Concord 4 Kal. Hackett 8, Petersburg-Summerfield 6 Quarterfinal Kalamazoo Hackett 7, Decatur 0 -Kalamazoo Hackett will face Beal City in semifinals Friday at Michigan State University at 2:30 p.m. Softball – Regional Semis/Finals Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Portage Central 6, Mattawan 5 Brownstone Woodhaven 4, Saline 0 Regional Championship Brownstone Woodhaven 10, Portage Central 0 Division 2 at Berrien Springs Hamilton 4, Wayland 2 Vicksburg 9, Edwardsburg 4 Regional Championship Vicksburg 4, Hamilton 1 -Vicksburg will face Parma Western in quarterfinals Tuesday at Kalamazoo College at 4:00 p.m.   Division 2 at Mason Three Rivers 6, Lake Odessa Lakewood 4 Parma Western 4, Lansing Waverly 2 Regional Championship Parma Western 3, Three Rivers 2 Division 3 at Watervliet Buchanan 13, Coloma 0 Kalamazoo Christian 11, Bronson 1 Regional Championship Buchanan 7, Kalamazoo Christian 1 -Buchanan will face Ravenna in quarterfinals Tuesday at Cornerstone University (GR) at 4:00 p.m. Division 4 at Colon River Valley 6, Decatur 5 Mendon 3, Burr Oak 1 Regional Championship Mendon 8, River Valley 7 -Mendon will face Fowler in quarterfinals Tuesday at Albion College at 5:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Philadelphia Phillies 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 – Game 1 New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 0 – Game 2 Los Angeles Angels 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Phillies 3, Tigers 2 – Wheeler, Clemens lead Phillies past Tigers 3-2 for 5th straight win Zack Wheeler took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Kody Clemens came through with a game-ending single and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Detroit Tigers 3-2 for their fifth victory in a row. Brandon Marsh tied it in the ninth with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly for the defending NL champions. Nick Maton hit a go-ahead single in the top of the ninth after Tyler Nevin broke up Wheeler’s no-hit bid with one out in the eighth for the Tigers, who lost their sixth in a row and eighth in the last nine. The game originally was scheduled for Wednesday night but was postponed due to poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires. White Sox 6, Yankees 3/Yankees 3, White Sox 0 – Yanks blank White Sox 3-0 for doubleheader split Randy Vásquez pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning for his first major league win, Billy McKinney hit his first home run with the Yankees and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 for a doubleheader split. Chicago extended its winning streak to a season-high five games with a 6-5 victory in the opener, when Eloy Jiménez hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh off Michael King. Jake Burger had a two-run shot off Yankees starter Luis Severino before Luis Robert Jr. and Yoán Moncada also went deep against the right-hander. Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer in Game 2. Angels 3, Cubs 1 – Adell homers in return to majors as Angels beat Cubs 3-1 to complete series sweep Jo Adell homered in his first game back in the majors, Reid Detmers finally posted his first victory of the season and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-1 to complete their third series sweep of the season. It’s the first time the Angels, who have won four straight, have swept the Cubs in a three-game series. Trey Mancini had an RBI double for Chicago, swept for the fourth time this year. The Cubs have dropped four in a row and 10 of 14. Tonight Arizona (Kelly 7-3) at Detroit (Lorenzen 2-2), 6:40 p.m.            News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Miami (Pérez 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-3), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Stroman 6-4) at San Francisco (DeSclafani 4-5), 10:15 p.m. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Last Night Florida Panthers 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 – OT                               (VGK leads 2-1) Panthers 3, Golden Knights 2 – OT – Panthers rally, top Golden Knights 3-2 in OT in Game 3 of Stanley Cup final Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers pulled off some more postseason dramatics to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night. Matthew Tkachuk tied it with 2:13 left in the third period for the Panthers, who got the franchise’s first title-series game win in seven tries. Florida had to fend off a power play to start overtime, and Verhaeghe got the winner from the slot to get the Panthers within 2-1 in the series. Game 4 is Saturday night. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for Florida. Adin Hill made 20 saves for Vegas, but got beat on the only shot he faced in overtime. Saturday Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m.                          (VGK leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks, Athanasiou agree to 2-year, $8.5 million contract The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have locked in one of their top scorers, agreeing to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with forward Andreas Athanasiou. The 28-year-old Athanasiou tied for the team lead with 20 goals and ranked third with 40 points in his first season with Chicago. He matched career highs with four game-winning goals and three power-play goals. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Athanasiou has 125 goals and 111 assists in 459 games with Detroit, Edmonton, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Blackhawks went 26-49-7 and finished last in the Central Division. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx, 8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks, 10:00 p.m. NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Tonight Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat, 8:30 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 2-1) NBA – Heat still confident, Nuggets remain focused as NBA Finals reach Game 4 Jimmy Butler showed up in plush blue slippers Thursday for what was officially called practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him during an interview session. Nikola Jokic continued to say how he doesn’t care about statistics. Jamal Murray talked about all the fun he’s having. At this point, there isn’t a lot of off-day, on-court work for the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Game 4 of the NBA Finals is Friday night in Miami. The Nuggets got a historic effort from Jokic and Murray to reclaim the lead in the series with a 109-94 win Wednesday night. Horse Racing – Belmont Stakes could be affected if air quality doesn’t improve New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has warned that the Belmont Stakes could be canceled if air quality doesn’t improve. Racing at Belmont Park was called off on Thursday because of hazy, smoky conditions from wildfires in Canada. It was the second straight day that the bad air affected sports in the northeastern United States. In Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was called off. The Belmont is the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Hochul says it could be scrapped if the air quality index exceeds 200. She says horses will have to undergo additional evaluations if the air is in the 150-200 range. MLS – MLS hopes Messi will boost attendance, TV viewers and market share After two decades competing against Real Madrid, Manchester United and Brazil, Lionel Messi will be going against the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA. Major League Soccer is hoping for a breakout boost to its television audience and market share after Messi joins Inter Miami next month. Following Pelé’s signing with the New York Cosmos in 1975 and David Beckham joining the LA Galaxy in 2007, Messi is expected to become the third supreme soccer evangelist in a nation where the sport has been playing catch-up for more than a century. NFL – Minnesota Vikings releasing star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons The Minnesota Vikings are parting ways with star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons. He has been informed he’ll be released, a person familiar with the team’s decision told The Associated Press. In six years with the Vikings, Cook reached third on the franchise all-time rushing list with 5,993 yards. He is coming off his fourth consecutive season surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Cook was scheduled to count more than $14.1 million against Minnesota’s salary cap. Cutting him will chop $9 million off the team’s cap charges for this year. Tennis – Unseeded Muchova to face No. 1 Swiatek in French Open women’s final No. 1 Iga Swiatek has moved closer to a second consecutive French Open championship by defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 7-6 (7) in the semifinals. The victory Thursday also assured Swiatek of keeping the No. 1 ranking after the tournament. The 22-year-old from Poland is trying to win her third title at Roland Garros and fourth major trophy overall. On Saturday, Swiatek will face unseeded Karolina Muchova, a 26-year-old from the Czech Republic, who advanced to her first Slam final with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion. NCAA – Swarbrick to step down as ND AD; NBC Sports’ Peter Bevacqua to take over Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the school maintain the football program’s independent status amid an unprecedented flurry of conference realignment. Notre Dame says NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua will succeed Swarbrick. Bevacqua will join the university July 1 as a special assistant to the president for athletics before taking over the athletic department sometime in the first quarter of 2024. NCAASB – Oklahoma wins third straight Women’s College World Series Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and Oklahoma won its third straight Women’s College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 for a two-game sweep. The Sooners finished 61-1 and extended their Division I-record win streak to 53 games. They have won six titles since 2013 after getting their first in 2000, all under coach Patty Gasso. Oklahoma’s only defeat was a 4-3 loss at Baylor on Feb. 19. The Sooners set a record for win percentage and have the fewest losses of any NCAA champion. They led the nation in runs per game, earned run average and batting average. NCAAWBB – NCAA changes delay-of-game penalty in women’s hoops, adds rule on flopping The NCAA is changing its penalty for delay-of-game violations in women’s basketball and adding a new rule on flopping. Players will no longer get charged a technical foul for certain delay-of-game violations, including the one Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark got called for in the Hawkeyes’ NCAA championship game loss to LSU. The All-American received a technical foul because she didn’t pass the ball to an official after a foul was called late in the third quarter. That was deemed to be a delay of game by the officials. Under the new rule, that play would have resulted in the team getting a technical foul and not Clark. NCAAFB – NCAA panel approves stopping clock for first downs in Division III The game clock will continue to stop for first downs in Division III for at least another year after the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee approved a recommendation from the Football Rules Committee. The biggest rule change this season in all other divisions will have the game clock continue to run when a first down is gained except in the last two minutes of either half. Previously, the clock stopped when a first down was gained and restarted on the referee’s signal. Division III administrators and coaches asked to hold off on implementation so they can see how it affects games in the upper divisions. NCAAMBB – NCAA tweaks rules on block/charge calls in men’s basketball The NCAA is tweaking how block/charge calls are made in men’s basketball. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rule changes that require a defender to be in position to draw a charge at the time the offensive player plants a foot to go airborne for a shot. If the defender arrives after the player has planted a foot, officials have been instructed to call a block when there’s contact. Defenders previously had to be in position to draw a charge before the offensive player went airborne. NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee members made the proposal after NCAA members complained that too many charges were being called on those types of plays. NCAA – NCAA made a ‘big mistake’ by not setting up framework for NIL compensation NCAA President Charlie Baker wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for name, image and likeness that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform contract standards. Baker hopes a bill can move through Congress in the fall before next year’s election cycle ramps up. If not, Baker says the NCAA has to be prepared to try to cleanup NIL on its own. Speaking at the Future of College Sports Summit in Washington, Baker says the previous NCAA leadership made a mistake in not trying to regulate NIL on its own. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Wisconsin 4, West Michigan 1 Lake County 7, Great Lakes 2 South Bend 3, Lansing 1 Tonight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 1 at Byron Center Hudsonville 1, Portage Central 0 Today Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 2 at Vicksburg Plainwell vs. Pinckney, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Portage Northern Our Lady of the Lake vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m. Boys Golf – State Finals (2 rounds) Round 1 Division 1 at The Meadows, GVSU, 9:00 a.m. Portage Central (team) Division 2 at The Fortress, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Gull Lake (team, Vicksburg (team), Jacob Marohn (Lakeshore @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Forest Acres West, MSU, 9:00 a.m. Carter Crist (Coloma @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Bedford Valley, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Luis Lorenz (Cassopolis @ 9:00 a.m. Saturday Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals Division 1 at Novi Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Livonia Franklin, 10:00 a.m. Novi vs. Hartland, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 1 at Central Michigan University Caledonia vs. Traverse City West, 10:00 a.m. Mattawan vs. Cedar Springs, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Kalamazoo College Lakeshore vs. Grand Rapids Christian, 10:00 a.m. Olivet vs. Hamilton, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR Watervliet vs. Chesaning, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Catholic vs. North Muskegon, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Adrian College Bridgman vs. Grass Lake, 10:00 a.m. Ottawa Lake Whiteford vs. Lumen Christi, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi Decatur vs. Concord, 10:00 a.m. Kal. Hackett vs. Petersburg-Summerfield, 12:00 p.m. Quarterfinals, 2:00 p.m. Softball – Regional Semis/Finals Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. Saline vs. Brownstone Woodhaven, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Berrien Springs Hamilton vs. Wayland, 10:00 a.m. Vicksburg vs. Edwardsburg, 12:30 p.m. Regional Championship, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Mason Three Rivers vs. Lake Odessa Lakewood, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Waverly vs. Parma Western, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Coloma vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. Bronson vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Colon River Valley vs. Decatur, 10:00 a.m. Burr Oak vs. Mendon, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Philadelphia Phillies 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 – Game 1 New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 0 – Game 2 Los Angeles Angels 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Phillies 3, Tigers 2 – Wheeler, Clemens lead Phillies past Tigers 3-2 for 5th straight win Zack Wheeler took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Kody Clemens came through with a game-ending single and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Detroit Tigers 3-2 for their fifth victory in a row. Brandon Marsh tied it in the ninth with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly for the defending NL champions. Nick Maton hit a go-ahead single in the top of the ninth after Tyler Nevin broke up Wheeler’s no-hit bid with one out in the eighth for the Tigers, who lost their sixth in a row and eighth in the last nine. The game originally was scheduled for Wednesday night but was postponed due to poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires. White Sox 6, Yankees 3/Yankees 3, White Sox 0 – Yanks blank White Sox 3-0 for doubleheader split Randy Vásquez pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning for his first major league win, Billy McKinney hit his first home run with the Yankees and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 for a doubleheader split. Chicago extended its winning streak to a season-high five games with a 6-5 victory in the opener, when Eloy Jiménez hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh off Michael King. Jake Burger had a two-run shot off Yankees starter Luis Severino before Luis Robert Jr. and Yoán Moncada also went deep against the right-hander. Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer in Game 2. Angels 3, Cubs 1 – Adell homers in return to majors as Angels beat Cubs 3-1 to complete series sweep Jo Adell homered in his first game back in the majors, Reid Detmers finally posted his first victory of the season and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-1 to complete their third series sweep of the season. It’s the first time the Angels, who have won four straight, have swept the Cubs in a three-game series. Trey Mancini had an RBI double for Chicago, swept for the fourth time this year. The Cubs have dropped four in a row and 10 of 14. Tonight Arizona (Kelly 7-3) at Detroit (Lorenzen 2-2), 6:40 p.m.            News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Miami (Pérez 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-3), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Stroman 6-4) at San Francisco (DeSclafani 4-5), 10:15 p.m. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Last Night Florida Panthers 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 – OT                               (VGK leads 2-1) Panthers 3, Golden Knights 2 – OT – Panthers rally, top Golden Knights 3-2 in OT in Game 3 of Stanley Cup final Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers pulled off some more postseason dramatics to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night. Matthew Tkachuk tied it with 2:13 left in the third period for the Panthers, who got the franchise’s first title-series game win in seven tries. Florida had to fend off a power play to start overtime, and Verhaeghe got the winner from the slot to get the Panthers within 2-1 in the series. Game 4 is Saturday night. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for Florida. Adin Hill made 20 saves for Vegas, but got beat on the only shot he faced in overtime. Saturday Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m.                          (VGK leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks, Athanasiou agree to 2-year, $8.5 million contract The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have locked in one of their top scorers, agreeing to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with forward Andreas Athanasiou. The 28-year-old Athanasiou tied for the team lead with 20 goals and ranked third with 40 points in his first season with Chicago. He matched career highs with four game-winning goals and three power-play goals. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Athanasiou has 125 goals and 111 assists in 459 games with Detroit, Edmonton, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Blackhawks went 26-49-7 and finished last in the Central Division. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx, 8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks, 10:00 p.m. NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Tonight Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat, 8:30 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 2-1) NBA – Heat still confident, Nuggets remain focused as NBA Finals reach Game 4 Jimmy Butler showed up in plush blue slippers Thursday for what was officially called practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him during an interview session. Nikola Jokic continued to say how he doesn’t care about statistics. Jamal Murray talked about all the fun he’s having. At this point, there isn’t a lot of off-day, on-court work for the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Game 4 of the NBA Finals is Friday night in Miami. The Nuggets got a historic effort from Jokic and Murray to reclaim the lead in the series with a 109-94 win Wednesday night. Horse Racing – Belmont Stakes could be affected if air quality doesn’t improve New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has warned that the Belmont Stakes could be canceled if air quality doesn’t improve. Racing at Belmont Park was called off on Thursday because of hazy, smoky conditions from wildfires in Canada. It was the second straight day that the bad air affected sports in the northeastern United States. In Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was called off. The Belmont is the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Hochul says it could be scrapped if the air quality index exceeds 200. She says horses will have to undergo additional evaluations if the air is in the 150-200 range. MLS – MLS hopes Messi will boost attendance, TV viewers and market share After two decades competing against Real Madrid, Manchester United and Brazil, Lionel Messi will be going against the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA. Major League Soccer is hoping for a breakout boost to its television audience and market share after Messi joins Inter Miami next month. Following Pelé’s signing with the New York Cosmos in 1975 and David Beckham joining the LA Galaxy in 2007, Messi is expected to become the third supreme soccer evangelist in a nation where the sport has been playing catch-up for more than a century. NFL – Minnesota Vikings releasing star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons The Minnesota Vikings are parting ways with star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons. He has been informed he’ll be released, a person familiar with the team’s decision told The Associated Press. In six years with the Vikings, Cook reached third on the franchise all-time rushing list with 5,993 yards. He is coming off his fourth consecutive season surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Cook was scheduled to count more than $14.1 million against Minnesota’s salary cap. Cutting him will chop $9 million off the team’s cap charges for this year. Tennis – Unseeded Muchova to face No. 1 Swiatek in French Open women’s final No. 1 Iga Swiatek has moved closer to a second consecutive French Open championship by defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 7-6 (7) in the semifinals. The victory Thursday also assured Swiatek of keeping the No. 1 ranking after the tournament. The 22-year-old from Poland is trying to win her third title at Roland Garros and fourth major trophy overall. On Saturday, Swiatek will face unseeded Karolina Muchova, a 26-year-old from the Czech Republic, who advanced to her first Slam final with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion. NCAA – Swarbrick to step down as ND AD; NBC Sports’ Peter Bevacqua to take over Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the school maintain the football program’s independent status amid an unprecedented flurry of conference realignment. Notre Dame says NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua will succeed Swarbrick. Bevacqua will join the university July 1 as a special assistant to the president for athletics before taking over the athletic department sometime in the first quarter of 2024. NCAASB – Oklahoma wins third straight Women’s College World Series Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and Oklahoma won its third straight Women’s College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 for a two-game sweep. The Sooners finished 61-1 and extended their Division I-record win streak to 53 games. They have won six titles since 2013 after getting their first in 2000, all under coach Patty Gasso. Oklahoma’s only defeat was a 4-3 loss at Baylor on Feb. 19. The Sooners set a record for win percentage and have the fewest losses of any NCAA champion. They led the nation in runs per game, earned run average and batting average. NCAAWBB – NCAA changes delay-of-game penalty in women’s hoops, adds rule on flopping The NCAA is changing its penalty for delay-of-game violations in women’s basketball and adding a new rule on flopping. Players will no longer get charged a technical foul for certain delay-of-game violations, including the one Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark got called for in the Hawkeyes’ NCAA championship game loss to LSU. The All-American received a technical foul because she didn’t pass the ball to an official after a foul was called late in the third quarter. That was deemed to be a delay of game by the officials. Under the new rule, that play would have resulted in the team getting a technical foul and not Clark. NCAAFB – NCAA panel approves stopping clock for first downs in Division III The game clock will continue to stop for first downs in Division III for at least another year after the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee approved a recommendation from the Football Rules Committee. The biggest rule change this season in all other divisions will have the game clock continue to run when a first down is gained except in the last two minutes of either half. Previously, the clock stopped when a first down was gained and restarted on the referee’s signal. Division III administrators and coaches asked to hold off on implementation so they can see how it affects games in the upper divisions. NCAAMBB – NCAA tweaks rules on block/charge calls in men’s basketball The NCAA is tweaking how block/charge calls are made in men’s basketball. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rule changes that require a defender to be in position to draw a charge at the time the offensive player plants a foot to go airborne for a shot. If the defender arrives after the player has planted a foot, officials have been instructed to call a block when there’s contact. Defenders previously had to be in position to draw a charge before the offensive player went airborne. NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee members made the proposal after NCAA members complained that too many charges were being called on those types of plays. NCAA – NCAA made a ‘big mistake’ by not setting up framework for NIL compensation NCAA President Charlie Baker wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for name, image and likeness that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform contract standards. Baker hopes a bill can move through Congress in the fall before next year’s election cycle ramps up. If not, Baker says the NCAA has to be prepared to try to cleanup NIL on its own. Speaking at the Future of College Sports Summit in Washington, Baker says the previous NCAA leadership made a mistake in not trying to regulate NIL on its own. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Wisconsin 4, West Michigan 1 Lake County 7, Great Lakes 2 South Bend 3, Lansing 1 Tonight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 1 at Byron Center Hudsonville 1, Portage Central 0 Today Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 2 at Vicksburg Plainwell vs. Pinckney, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Portage Northern Our Lady of the Lake vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m. Boys Golf – State Finals (2 rounds) Round 1 Division 1 at The Meadows, GVSU, 9:00 a.m. Portage Central (team) Division 2 at The Fortress, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Gull Lake (team, Vicksburg (team), Jacob Marohn (Lakeshore @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Forest Acres West, MSU, 9:00 a.m. Carter Crist (Coloma @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Bedford Valley, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Luis Lorenz (Cassopolis @ 9:00 a.m. Saturday Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals Division 1 at Novi Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Livonia Franklin, 10:00 a.m. Novi vs. Hartland, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 1 at Central Michigan University Caledonia vs. Traverse City West, 10:00 a.m. Mattawan vs. Cedar Springs, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Kalamazoo College Lakeshore vs. Grand Rapids Christian, 10:00 a.m. Olivet vs. Hamilton, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR Watervliet vs. Chesaning, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Catholic vs. North Muskegon, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Adrian College Bridgman vs. Grass Lake, 10:00 a.m. Ottawa Lake Whiteford vs. Lumen Christi, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi Decatur vs. Concord, 10:00 a.m. Kal. Hackett vs. Petersburg-Summerfield, 12:00 p.m. Quarterfinals, 2:00 p.m. Softball – Regional Semis/Finals Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. Saline vs. Brownstone Woodhaven, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Berrien Springs Hamilton vs. Wayland, 10:00 a.m. Vicksburg vs. Edwardsburg, 12:30 p.m. Regional Championship, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Mason Three Rivers vs. Lake Odessa Lakewood, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Waverly vs. Parma Western, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Coloma vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. Bronson vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Colon River Valley vs. Decatur, 10:00 a.m. Burr Oak vs. Mendon, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Philadelphia Phillies 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 – Game 1 New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 0 – Game 2 Los Angeles Angels 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Phillies 3, Tigers 2 – Wheeler, Clemens lead Phillies past Tigers 3-2 for 5th straight win Zack Wheeler took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Kody Clemens came through with a game-ending single and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Detroit Tigers 3-2 for their fifth victory in a row. Brandon Marsh tied it in the ninth with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly for the defending NL champions. Nick Maton hit a go-ahead single in the top of the ninth after Tyler Nevin broke up Wheeler’s no-hit bid with one out in the eighth for the Tigers, who lost their sixth in a row and eighth in the last nine. The game originally was scheduled for Wednesday night but was postponed due to poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires. White Sox 6, Yankees 3/Yankees 3, White Sox 0 – Yanks blank White Sox 3-0 for doubleheader split Randy Vásquez pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning for his first major league win, Billy McKinney hit his first home run with the Yankees and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 for a doubleheader split. Chicago extended its winning streak to a season-high five games with a 6-5 victory in the opener, when Eloy Jiménez hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh off Michael King. Jake Burger had a two-run shot off Yankees starter Luis Severino before Luis Robert Jr. and Yoán Moncada also went deep against the right-hander. Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer in Game 2. Angels 3, Cubs 1 – Adell homers in return to majors as Angels beat Cubs 3-1 to complete series sweep Jo Adell homered in his first game back in the majors, Reid Detmers finally posted his first victory of the season and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-1 to complete their third series sweep of the season. It’s the first time the Angels, who have won four straight, have swept the Cubs in a three-game series. Trey Mancini had an RBI double for Chicago, swept for the fourth time this year. The Cubs have dropped four in a row and 10 of 14. Tonight Arizona (Kelly 7-3) at Detroit (Lorenzen 2-2), 6:40 p.m.            News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Miami (Pérez 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-3), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Stroman 6-4) at San Francisco (DeSclafani 4-5), 10:15 p.m. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Last Night Florida Panthers 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 – OT                               (VGK leads 2-1) Panthers 3, Golden Knights 2 – OT – Panthers rally, top Golden Knights 3-2 in OT in Game 3 of Stanley Cup final Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers pulled off some more postseason dramatics to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night. Matthew Tkachuk tied it with 2:13 left in the third period for the Panthers, who got the franchise’s first title-series game win in seven tries. Florida had to fend off a power play to start overtime, and Verhaeghe got the winner from the slot to get the Panthers within 2-1 in the series. Game 4 is Saturday night. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for Florida. Adin Hill made 20 saves for Vegas, but got beat on the only shot he faced in overtime. Saturday Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m.                          (VGK leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks, Athanasiou agree to 2-year, $8.5 million contract The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have locked in one of their top scorers, agreeing to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with forward Andreas Athanasiou. The 28-year-old Athanasiou tied for the team lead with 20 goals and ranked third with 40 points in his first season with Chicago. He matched career highs with four game-winning goals and three power-play goals. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Athanasiou has 125 goals and 111 assists in 459 games with Detroit, Edmonton, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Blackhawks went 26-49-7 and finished last in the Central Division. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx, 8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks, 10:00 p.m. NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Tonight Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat, 8:30 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 2-1) NBA – Heat still confident, Nuggets remain focused as NBA Finals reach Game 4 Jimmy Butler showed up in plush blue slippers Thursday for what was officially called practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him during an interview session. Nikola Jokic continued to say how he doesn’t care about statistics. Jamal Murray talked about all the fun he’s having. At this point, there isn’t a lot of off-day, on-court work for the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Game 4 of the NBA Finals is Friday night in Miami. The Nuggets got a historic effort from Jokic and Murray to reclaim the lead in the series with a 109-94 win Wednesday night. Horse Racing – Belmont Stakes could be affected if air quality doesn’t improve New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has warned that the Belmont Stakes could be canceled if air quality doesn’t improve. Racing at Belmont Park was called off on Thursday because of hazy, smoky conditions from wildfires in Canada. It was the second straight day that the bad air affected sports in the northeastern United States. In Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was called off. The Belmont is the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Hochul says it could be scrapped if the air quality index exceeds 200. She says horses will have to undergo additional evaluations if the air is in the 150-200 range. MLS – MLS hopes Messi will boost attendance, TV viewers and market share After two decades competing against Real Madrid, Manchester United and Brazil, Lionel Messi will be going against the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA. Major League Soccer is hoping for a breakout boost to its television audience and market share after Messi joins Inter Miami next month. Following Pelé’s signing with the New York Cosmos in 1975 and David Beckham joining the LA Galaxy in 2007, Messi is expected to become the third supreme soccer evangelist in a nation where the sport has been playing catch-up for more than a century. NFL – Minnesota Vikings releasing star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons The Minnesota Vikings are parting ways with star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons. He has been informed he’ll be released, a person familiar with the team’s decision told The Associated Press. In six years with the Vikings, Cook reached third on the franchise all-time rushing list with 5,993 yards. He is coming off his fourth consecutive season surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Cook was scheduled to count more than $14.1 million against Minnesota’s salary cap. Cutting him will chop $9 million off the team’s cap charges for this year. Tennis – Unseeded Muchova to face No. 1 Swiatek in French Open women’s final No. 1 Iga Swiatek has moved closer to a second consecutive French Open championship by defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 7-6 (7) in the semifinals. The victory Thursday also assured Swiatek of keeping the No. 1 ranking after the tournament. The 22-year-old from Poland is trying to win her third title at Roland Garros and fourth major trophy overall. On Saturday, Swiatek will face unseeded Karolina Muchova, a 26-year-old from the Czech Republic, who advanced to her first Slam final with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion. NCAA – Swarbrick to step down as ND AD; NBC Sports’ Peter Bevacqua to take over Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the school maintain the football program’s independent status amid an unprecedented flurry of conference realignment. Notre Dame says NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua will succeed Swarbrick. Bevacqua will join the university July 1 as a special assistant to the president for athletics before taking over the athletic department sometime in the first quarter of 2024. NCAASB – Oklahoma wins third straight Women’s College World Series Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and Oklahoma won its third straight Women’s College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 for a two-game sweep. The Sooners finished 61-1 and extended their Division I-record win streak to 53 games. They have won six titles since 2013 after getting their first in 2000, all under coach Patty Gasso. Oklahoma’s only defeat was a 4-3 loss at Baylor on Feb. 19. The Sooners set a record for win percentage and have the fewest losses of any NCAA champion. They led the nation in runs per game, earned run average and batting average. NCAAWBB – NCAA changes delay-of-game penalty in women’s hoops, adds rule on flopping The NCAA is changing its penalty for delay-of-game violations in women’s basketball and adding a new rule on flopping. Players will no longer get charged a technical foul for certain delay-of-game violations, including the one Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark got called for in the Hawkeyes’ NCAA championship game loss to LSU. The All-American received a technical foul because she didn’t pass the ball to an official after a foul was called late in the third quarter. That was deemed to be a delay of game by the officials. Under the new rule, that play would have resulted in the team getting a technical foul and not Clark. NCAAFB – NCAA panel approves stopping clock for first downs in Division III The game clock will continue to stop for first downs in Division III for at least another year after the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee approved a recommendation from the Football Rules Committee. The biggest rule change this season in all other divisions will have the game clock continue to run when a first down is gained except in the last two minutes of either half. Previously, the clock stopped when a first down was gained and restarted on the referee’s signal. Division III administrators and coaches asked to hold off on implementation so they can see how it affects games in the upper divisions. NCAAMBB – NCAA tweaks rules on block/charge calls in men’s basketball The NCAA is tweaking how block/charge calls are made in men’s basketball. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rule changes that require a defender to be in position to draw a charge at the time the offensive player plants a foot to go airborne for a shot. If the defender arrives after the player has planted a foot, officials have been instructed to call a block when there’s contact. Defenders previously had to be in position to draw a charge before the offensive player went airborne. NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee members made the proposal after NCAA members complained that too many charges were being called on those types of plays. NCAA – NCAA made a ‘big mistake’ by not setting up framework for NIL compensation NCAA President Charlie Baker wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for name, image and likeness that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform contract standards. Baker hopes a bill can move through Congress in the fall before next year’s election cycle ramps up. If not, Baker says the NCAA has to be prepared to try to cleanup NIL on its own. Speaking at the Future of College Sports Summit in Washington, Baker says the previous NCAA leadership made a mistake in not trying to regulate NIL on its own. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Wisconsin 4, West Michigan 1 Lake County 7, Great Lakes 2 South Bend 3, Lansing 1 Tonight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 1 at Byron Center Hudsonville 1, Portage Central 0 Today Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 2 at Vicksburg Plainwell vs. Pinckney, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Portage Northern Our Lady of the Lake vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m. Boys Golf – State Finals (2 rounds) Round 1 Division 1 at The Meadows, GVSU, 9:00 a.m. Portage Central (team) Division 2 at The Fortress, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Gull Lake (team, Vicksburg (team), Jacob Marohn (Lakeshore @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Forest Acres West, MSU, 9:00 a.m. Carter Crist (Coloma @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Bedford Valley, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Luis Lorenz (Cassopolis @ 9:00 a.m. Saturday Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals Division 1 at Novi Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Livonia Franklin, 10:00 a.m. Novi vs. Hartland, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 1 at Central Michigan University Caledonia vs. Traverse City West, 10:00 a.m. Mattawan vs. Cedar Springs, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Kalamazoo College Lakeshore vs. Grand Rapids Christian, 10:00 a.m. Olivet vs. Hamilton, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR Watervliet vs. Chesaning, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Catholic vs. North Muskegon, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Adrian College Bridgman vs. Grass Lake, 10:00 a.m. Ottawa Lake Whiteford vs. Lumen Christi, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi Decatur vs. Concord, 10:00 a.m. Kal. Hackett vs. Petersburg-Summerfield, 12:00 p.m. Quarterfinals, 2:00 p.m. Softball – Regional Semis/Finals Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. Saline vs. Brownstone Woodhaven, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Berrien Springs Hamilton vs. Wayland, 10:00 a.m. Vicksburg vs. Edwardsburg, 12:30 p.m. Regional Championship, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Mason Three Rivers vs. Lake Odessa Lakewood, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Waverly vs. Parma Western, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Coloma vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. Bronson vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Colon River Valley vs. Decatur, 10:00 a.m. Burr Oak vs. Mendon, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Philadelphia Phillies 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 – Game 1 New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 0 – Game 2 Los Angeles Angels 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Phillies 3, Tigers 2 – Wheeler, Clemens lead Phillies past Tigers 3-2 for 5th straight win Zack Wheeler took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Kody Clemens came through with a game-ending single and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Detroit Tigers 3-2 for their fifth victory in a row. Brandon Marsh tied it in the ninth with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly for the defending NL champions. Nick Maton hit a go-ahead single in the top of the ninth after Tyler Nevin broke up Wheeler’s no-hit bid with one out in the eighth for the Tigers, who lost their sixth in a row and eighth in the last nine. The game originally was scheduled for Wednesday night but was postponed due to poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires. White Sox 6, Yankees 3/Yankees 3, White Sox 0 – Yanks blank White Sox 3-0 for doubleheader split Randy Vásquez pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning for his first major league win, Billy McKinney hit his first home run with the Yankees and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 for a doubleheader split. Chicago extended its winning streak to a season-high five games with a 6-5 victory in the opener, when Eloy Jiménez hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh off Michael King. Jake Burger had a two-run shot off Yankees starter Luis Severino before Luis Robert Jr. and Yoán Moncada also went deep against the right-hander. Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer in Game 2. Angels 3, Cubs 1 – Adell homers in return to majors as Angels beat Cubs 3-1 to complete series sweep Jo Adell homered in his first game back in the majors, Reid Detmers finally posted his first victory of the season and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-1 to complete their third series sweep of the season. It’s the first time the Angels, who have won four straight, have swept the Cubs in a three-game series. Trey Mancini had an RBI double for Chicago, swept for the fourth time this year. The Cubs have dropped four in a row and 10 of 14. Tonight Arizona (Kelly 7-3) at Detroit (Lorenzen 2-2), 6:40 p.m.            News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Miami (Pérez 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-3), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Stroman 6-4) at San Francisco (DeSclafani 4-5), 10:15 p.m. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Last Night Florida Panthers 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 – OT                               (VGK leads 2-1) Panthers 3, Golden Knights 2 – OT – Panthers rally, top Golden Knights 3-2 in OT in Game 3 of Stanley Cup final Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers pulled off some more postseason dramatics to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night. Matthew Tkachuk tied it with 2:13 left in the third period for the Panthers, who got the franchise’s first title-series game win in seven tries. Florida had to fend off a power play to start overtime, and Verhaeghe got the winner from the slot to get the Panthers within 2-1 in the series. Game 4 is Saturday night. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for Florida. Adin Hill made 20 saves for Vegas, but got beat on the only shot he faced in overtime. Saturday Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m.                          (VGK leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks, Athanasiou agree to 2-year, $8.5 million contract The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have locked in one of their top scorers, agreeing to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with forward Andreas Athanasiou. The 28-year-old Athanasiou tied for the team lead with 20 goals and ranked third with 40 points in his first season with Chicago. He matched career highs with four game-winning goals and three power-play goals. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Athanasiou has 125 goals and 111 assists in 459 games with Detroit, Edmonton, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Blackhawks went 26-49-7 and finished last in the Central Division. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx, 8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks, 10:00 p.m. NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Tonight Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat, 8:30 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 2-1) NBA – Heat still confident, Nuggets remain focused as NBA Finals reach Game 4 Jimmy Butler showed up in plush blue slippers Thursday for what was officially called practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him during an interview session. Nikola Jokic continued to say how he doesn’t care about statistics. Jamal Murray talked about all the fun he’s having. At this point, there isn’t a lot of off-day, on-court work for the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Game 4 of the NBA Finals is Friday night in Miami. The Nuggets got a historic effort from Jokic and Murray to reclaim the lead in the series with a 109-94 win Wednesday night. Horse Racing – Belmont Stakes could be affected if air quality doesn’t improve New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has warned that the Belmont Stakes could be canceled if air quality doesn’t improve. Racing at Belmont Park was called off on Thursday because of hazy, smoky conditions from wildfires in Canada. It was the second straight day that the bad air affected sports in the northeastern United States. In Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was called off. The Belmont is the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Hochul says it could be scrapped if the air quality index exceeds 200. She says horses will have to undergo additional evaluations if the air is in the 150-200 range. MLS – MLS hopes Messi will boost attendance, TV viewers and market share After two decades competing against Real Madrid, Manchester United and Brazil, Lionel Messi will be going against the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA. Major League Soccer is hoping for a breakout boost to its television audience and market share after Messi joins Inter Miami next month. Following Pelé’s signing with the New York Cosmos in 1975 and David Beckham joining the LA Galaxy in 2007, Messi is expected to become the third supreme soccer evangelist in a nation where the sport has been playing catch-up for more than a century. NFL – Minnesota Vikings releasing star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons The Minnesota Vikings are parting ways with star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons. He has been informed he’ll be released, a person familiar with the team’s decision told The Associated Press. In six years with the Vikings, Cook reached third on the franchise all-time rushing list with 5,993 yards. He is coming off his fourth consecutive season surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Cook was scheduled to count more than $14.1 million against Minnesota’s salary cap. Cutting him will chop $9 million off the team’s cap charges for this year. Tennis – Unseeded Muchova to face No. 1 Swiatek in French Open women’s final No. 1 Iga Swiatek has moved closer to a second consecutive French Open championship by defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 7-6 (7) in the semifinals. The victory Thursday also assured Swiatek of keeping the No. 1 ranking after the tournament. The 22-year-old from Poland is trying to win her third title at Roland Garros and fourth major trophy overall. On Saturday, Swiatek will face unseeded Karolina Muchova, a 26-year-old from the Czech Republic, who advanced to her first Slam final with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion. NCAA – Swarbrick to step down as ND AD; NBC Sports’ Peter Bevacqua to take over Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the school maintain the football program’s independent status amid an unprecedented flurry of conference realignment. Notre Dame says NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua will succeed Swarbrick. Bevacqua will join the university July 1 as a special assistant to the president for athletics before taking over the athletic department sometime in the first quarter of 2024. NCAASB – Oklahoma wins third straight Women’s College World Series Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and Oklahoma won its third straight Women’s College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 for a two-game sweep. The Sooners finished 61-1 and extended their Division I-record win streak to 53 games. They have won six titles since 2013 after getting their first in 2000, all under coach Patty Gasso. Oklahoma’s only defeat was a 4-3 loss at Baylor on Feb. 19. The Sooners set a record for win percentage and have the fewest losses of any NCAA champion. They led the nation in runs per game, earned run average and batting average. NCAAWBB – NCAA changes delay-of-game penalty in women’s hoops, adds rule on flopping The NCAA is changing its penalty for delay-of-game violations in women’s basketball and adding a new rule on flopping. Players will no longer get charged a technical foul for certain delay-of-game violations, including the one Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark got called for in the Hawkeyes’ NCAA championship game loss to LSU. The All-American received a technical foul because she didn’t pass the ball to an official after a foul was called late in the third quarter. That was deemed to be a delay of game by the officials. Under the new rule, that play would have resulted in the team getting a technical foul and not Clark. NCAAFB – NCAA panel approves stopping clock for first downs in Division III The game clock will continue to stop for first downs in Division III for at least another year after the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee approved a recommendation from the Football Rules Committee. The biggest rule change this season in all other divisions will have the game clock continue to run when a first down is gained except in the last two minutes of either half. Previously, the clock stopped when a first down was gained and restarted on the referee’s signal. Division III administrators and coaches asked to hold off on implementation so they can see how it affects games in the upper divisions. NCAAMBB – NCAA tweaks rules on block/charge calls in men’s basketball The NCAA is tweaking how block/charge calls are made in men’s basketball. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rule changes that require a defender to be in position to draw a charge at the time the offensive player plants a foot to go airborne for a shot. If the defender arrives after the player has planted a foot, officials have been instructed to call a block when there’s contact. Defenders previously had to be in position to draw a charge before the offensive player went airborne. NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee members made the proposal after NCAA members complained that too many charges were being called on those types of plays. NCAA – NCAA made a ‘big mistake’ by not setting up framework for NIL compensation NCAA President Charlie Baker wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for name, image and likeness that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform contract standards. Baker hopes a bill can move through Congress in the fall before next year’s election cycle ramps up. If not, Baker says the NCAA has to be prepared to try to cleanup NIL on its own. Speaking at the Future of College Sports Summit in Washington, Baker says the previous NCAA leadership made a mistake in not trying to regulate NIL on its own. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Wisconsin 4, West Michigan 1 Lake County 7, Great Lakes 2 South Bend 3, Lansing 1 Tonight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 1 at Byron Center Hudsonville 1, Portage Central 0 Today Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 2 at Vicksburg Plainwell vs. Pinckney, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Portage Northern Our Lady of the Lake vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m. Boys Golf – State Finals (2 rounds) Round 1 Division 1 at The Meadows, GVSU, 9:00 a.m. Portage Central (team) Division 2 at The Fortress, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Gull Lake (team, Vicksburg (team), Jacob Marohn (Lakeshore @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Forest Acres West, MSU, 9:00 a.m. Carter Crist (Coloma @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Bedford Valley, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Luis Lorenz (Cassopolis @ 9:00 a.m. Saturday Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals Division 1 at Novi Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Livonia Franklin, 10:00 a.m. Novi vs. Hartland, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 1 at Central Michigan University Caledonia vs. Traverse City West, 10:00 a.m. Mattawan vs. Cedar Springs, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Kalamazoo College Lakeshore vs. Grand Rapids Christian, 10:00 a.m. Olivet vs. Hamilton, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR Watervliet vs. Chesaning, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Catholic vs. North Muskegon, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Adrian College Bridgman vs. Grass Lake, 10:00 a.m. Ottawa Lake Whiteford vs. Lumen Christi, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi Decatur vs. Concord, 10:00 a.m. Kal. Hackett vs. Petersburg-Summerfield, 12:00 p.m. Quarterfinals, 2:00 p.m. Softball – Regional Semis/Finals Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. Saline vs. Brownstone Woodhaven, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Berrien Springs Hamilton vs. Wayland, 10:00 a.m. Vicksburg vs. Edwardsburg, 12:30 p.m. Regional Championship, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Mason Three Rivers vs. Lake Odessa Lakewood, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Waverly vs. Parma Western, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Coloma vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. Bronson vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Colon River Valley vs. Decatur, 10:00 a.m. Burr Oak vs. Mendon, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Philadelphia Phillies 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 – Game 1 New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 0 – Game 2 Los Angeles Angels 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Phillies 3, Tigers 2 – Wheeler, Clemens lead Phillies past Tigers 3-2 for 5th straight win Zack Wheeler took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Kody Clemens came through with a game-ending single and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Detroit Tigers 3-2 for their fifth victory in a row. Brandon Marsh tied it in the ninth with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly for the defending NL champions. Nick Maton hit a go-ahead single in the top of the ninth after Tyler Nevin broke up Wheeler’s no-hit bid with one out in the eighth for the Tigers, who lost their sixth in a row and eighth in the last nine. The game originally was scheduled for Wednesday night but was postponed due to poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires. White Sox 6, Yankees 3/Yankees 3, White Sox 0 – Yanks blank White Sox 3-0 for doubleheader split Randy Vásquez pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning for his first major league win, Billy McKinney hit his first home run with the Yankees and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 for a doubleheader split. Chicago extended its winning streak to a season-high five games with a 6-5 victory in the opener, when Eloy Jiménez hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh off Michael King. Jake Burger had a two-run shot off Yankees starter Luis Severino before Luis Robert Jr. and Yoán Moncada also went deep against the right-hander. Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer in Game 2. Angels 3, Cubs 1 – Adell homers in return to majors as Angels beat Cubs 3-1 to complete series sweep Jo Adell homered in his first game back in the majors, Reid Detmers finally posted his first victory of the season and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-1 to complete their third series sweep of the season. It’s the first time the Angels, who have won four straight, have swept the Cubs in a three-game series. Trey Mancini had an RBI double for Chicago, swept for the fourth time this year. The Cubs have dropped four in a row and 10 of 14. Tonight Arizona (Kelly 7-3) at Detroit (Lorenzen 2-2), 6:40 p.m.            News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Miami (Pérez 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-3), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Stroman 6-4) at San Francisco (DeSclafani 4-5), 10:15 p.m. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Last Night Florida Panthers 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 – OT                               (VGK leads 2-1) Panthers 3, Golden Knights 2 – OT – Panthers rally, top Golden Knights 3-2 in OT in Game 3 of Stanley Cup final Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers pulled off some more postseason dramatics to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night. Matthew Tkachuk tied it with 2:13 left in the third period for the Panthers, who got the franchise’s first title-series game win in seven tries. Florida had to fend off a power play to start overtime, and Verhaeghe got the winner from the slot to get the Panthers within 2-1 in the series. Game 4 is Saturday night. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for Florida. Adin Hill made 20 saves for Vegas, but got beat on the only shot he faced in overtime. Saturday Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m.                          (VGK leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks, Athanasiou agree to 2-year, $8.5 million contract The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have locked in one of their top scorers, agreeing to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with forward Andreas Athanasiou. The 28-year-old Athanasiou tied for the team lead with 20 goals and ranked third with 40 points in his first season with Chicago. He matched career highs with four game-winning goals and three power-play goals. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Athanasiou has 125 goals and 111 assists in 459 games with Detroit, Edmonton, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Blackhawks went 26-49-7 and finished last in the Central Division. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx, 8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks, 10:00 p.m. NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Tonight Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat, 8:30 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 2-1) NBA – Heat still confident, Nuggets remain focused as NBA Finals reach Game 4 Jimmy Butler showed up in plush blue slippers Thursday for what was officially called practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him during an interview session. Nikola Jokic continued to say how he doesn’t care about statistics. Jamal Murray talked about all the fun he’s having. At this point, there isn’t a lot of off-day, on-court work for the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Game 4 of the NBA Finals is Friday night in Miami. The Nuggets got a historic effort from Jokic and Murray to reclaim the lead in the series with a 109-94 win Wednesday night. Horse Racing – Belmont Stakes could be affected if air quality doesn’t improve New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has warned that the Belmont Stakes could be canceled if air quality doesn’t improve. Racing at Belmont Park was called off on Thursday because of hazy, smoky conditions from wildfires in Canada. It was the second straight day that the bad air affected sports in the northeastern United States. In Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was called off. The Belmont is the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Hochul says it could be scrapped if the air quality index exceeds 200. She says horses will have to undergo additional evaluations if the air is in the 150-200 range. MLS – MLS hopes Messi will boost attendance, TV viewers and market share After two decades competing against Real Madrid, Manchester United and Brazil, Lionel Messi will be going against the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA. Major League Soccer is hoping for a breakout boost to its television audience and market share after Messi joins Inter Miami next month. Following Pelé’s signing with the New York Cosmos in 1975 and David Beckham joining the LA Galaxy in 2007, Messi is expected to become the third supreme soccer evangelist in a nation where the sport has been playing catch-up for more than a century. NFL – Minnesota Vikings releasing star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons The Minnesota Vikings are parting ways with star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons. He has been informed he’ll be released, a person familiar with the team’s decision told The Associated Press. In six years with the Vikings, Cook reached third on the franchise all-time rushing list with 5,993 yards. He is coming off his fourth consecutive season surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Cook was scheduled to count more than $14.1 million against Minnesota’s salary cap. Cutting him will chop $9 million off the team’s cap charges for this year. Tennis – Unseeded Muchova to face No. 1 Swiatek in French Open women’s final No. 1 Iga Swiatek has moved closer to a second consecutive French Open championship by defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 7-6 (7) in the semifinals. The victory Thursday also assured Swiatek of keeping the No. 1 ranking after the tournament. The 22-year-old from Poland is trying to win her third title at Roland Garros and fourth major trophy overall. On Saturday, Swiatek will face unseeded Karolina Muchova, a 26-year-old from the Czech Republic, who advanced to her first Slam final with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion. NCAA – Swarbrick to step down as ND AD; NBC Sports’ Peter Bevacqua to take over Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the school maintain the football program’s independent status amid an unprecedented flurry of conference realignment. Notre Dame says NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua will succeed Swarbrick. Bevacqua will join the university July 1 as a special assistant to the president for athletics before taking over the athletic department sometime in the first quarter of 2024. NCAASB – Oklahoma wins third straight Women’s College World Series Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and Oklahoma won its third straight Women’s College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 for a two-game sweep. The Sooners finished 61-1 and extended their Division I-record win streak to 53 games. They have won six titles since 2013 after getting their first in 2000, all under coach Patty Gasso. Oklahoma’s only defeat was a 4-3 loss at Baylor on Feb. 19. The Sooners set a record for win percentage and have the fewest losses of any NCAA champion. They led the nation in runs per game, earned run average and batting average. NCAAWBB – NCAA changes delay-of-game penalty in women’s hoops, adds rule on flopping The NCAA is changing its penalty for delay-of-game violations in women’s basketball and adding a new rule on flopping. Players will no longer get charged a technical foul for certain delay-of-game violations, including the one Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark got called for in the Hawkeyes’ NCAA championship game loss to LSU. The All-American received a technical foul because she didn’t pass the ball to an official after a foul was called late in the third quarter. That was deemed to be a delay of game by the officials. Under the new rule, that play would have resulted in the team getting a technical foul and not Clark. NCAAFB – NCAA panel approves stopping clock for first downs in Division III The game clock will continue to stop for first downs in Division III for at least another year after the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee approved a recommendation from the Football Rules Committee. The biggest rule change this season in all other divisions will have the game clock continue to run when a first down is gained except in the last two minutes of either half. Previously, the clock stopped when a first down was gained and restarted on the referee’s signal. Division III administrators and coaches asked to hold off on implementation so they can see how it affects games in the upper divisions. NCAAMBB – NCAA tweaks rules on block/charge calls in men’s basketball The NCAA is tweaking how block/charge calls are made in men’s basketball. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rule changes that require a defender to be in position to draw a charge at the time the offensive player plants a foot to go airborne for a shot. If the defender arrives after the player has planted a foot, officials have been instructed to call a block when there’s contact. Defenders previously had to be in position to draw a charge before the offensive player went airborne. NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee members made the proposal after NCAA members complained that too many charges were being called on those types of plays. NCAA – NCAA made a ‘big mistake’ by not setting up framework for NIL compensation NCAA President Charlie Baker wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for name, image and likeness that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform contract standards. Baker hopes a bill can move through Congress in the fall before next year’s election cycle ramps up. If not, Baker says the NCAA has to be prepared to try to cleanup NIL on its own. Speaking at the Future of College Sports Summit in Washington, Baker says the previous NCAA leadership made a mistake in not trying to regulate NIL on its own. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Wisconsin 4, West Michigan 1 Lake County 7, Great Lakes 2 South Bend 3, Lansing 1 Tonight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 1 at Byron Center Hudsonville 1, Portage Central 0 Today Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 2 at Vicksburg Plainwell vs. Pinckney, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Portage Northern Our Lady of the Lake vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m. Boys Golf – State Finals (2 rounds) Round 1 Division 1 at The Meadows, GVSU, 9:00 a.m. Portage Central (team) Division 2 at The Fortress, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Gull Lake (team, Vicksburg (team), Jacob Marohn (Lakeshore @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Forest Acres West, MSU, 9:00 a.m. Carter Crist (Coloma @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Bedford Valley, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Luis Lorenz (Cassopolis @ 9:00 a.m. Saturday Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals Division 1 at Novi Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Livonia Franklin, 10:00 a.m. Novi vs. Hartland, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 1 at Central Michigan University Caledonia vs. Traverse City West, 10:00 a.m. Mattawan vs. Cedar Springs, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Kalamazoo College Lakeshore vs. Grand Rapids Christian, 10:00 a.m. Olivet vs. Hamilton, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR Watervliet vs. Chesaning, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Catholic vs. North Muskegon, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Adrian College Bridgman vs. Grass Lake, 10:00 a.m. Ottawa Lake Whiteford vs. Lumen Christi, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi Decatur vs. Concord, 10:00 a.m. Kal. Hackett vs. Petersburg-Summerfield, 12:00 p.m. Quarterfinals, 2:00 p.m. Softball – Regional Semis/Finals Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. Saline vs. Brownstone Woodhaven, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Berrien Springs Hamilton vs. Wayland, 10:00 a.m. Vicksburg vs. Edwardsburg, 12:30 p.m. Regional Championship, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Mason Three Rivers vs. Lake Odessa Lakewood, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Waverly vs. Parma Western, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Coloma vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. Bronson vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Colon River Valley vs. Decatur, 10:00 a.m. Burr Oak vs. Mendon, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 Cubs and White Sox were off Tigers 3, Blue Jays 1 – Báez benched as Tigers beat Jays 3-1, end 6-game skid Javier Báez was benched after a baserunning gaffe and Spencer Turnbull pitched five solid innings as the Detroit Tigers avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1. Zach McKinstry drove in the go-ahead run and Jake Rogers had two hits and an RBI as Detroit snapped a six-game skid. Turnbull allowed one run on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch removed Báez from the game in the third, one inning after Báez appeared to lose track of the outs and ran into a double play. Chris Bassitt took the loss for the Blue Jays, allowing two runs in six innings. Tonight San Francisco (Manaea 0-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-2), 6:40 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Baltimore (Wells 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Clevinger 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Steele 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Syndergaard 0-1), 10:10 p.m. Saturday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. Sunday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Báez removed from game after baserunning gaffe Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez was removed from Thursday’s game against the Blue Jays forgetting how many outs there were and running into a double play. Facing Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt, Báez doubled off the left-field wall with one out in the second inning. It was Báez’s first extra-base hit of the season, but he didn’t run hard out of the box, apparently thinking he had homered. Báez broke for third and rounded the base on Akil Baddo’s liner to center, and was easily doubled off to end the inning. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Detroit Red Wings 0 Philadelphia Flyers 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 – OT End Regular Season for Detroit and Chicago Lightning 5, Red Wings 0 – Point gets 50th, 51st goals, Lightning beat Red Wings 5-0 Brayden Point scored his 50th and 51st goals, backup Brian Elliott made 32 saves,and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings. It was the regular-season finale for both teams. Point joined Steven Stamkos and Vincent Lecavalier as the only Lightnning players to reach the 50-goal mark. Alex Killorn, Brandon Hagel and Michael Eyssimont also scored for the playoff-bound Lightning. The Red Wings, despite ending the season 0-4-1, finished with their most points since their last playoff team in 2015-16. Flyers 4, Blackhawks 3 – OT – Toews, Blackhawks lose 5-4 to Flyers in finale Jonathan Toews scored in his final game with the Chicago Blackhawks, but Ivan Provorov scored 3:09 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory in the season finale for each team. Toews won three Stanley Cup titles in 15 seasons with Chicago, but general manager Kyle Davidson announced earlier in the day that the team would not re-sign its longtime captain. Toews turns 35 on April 29, and the lowly Blackhawks are rebuilding. Toews had a chance to win the game in overtime, but he was denied by Felix Sandstrom on a breakaway with about 2:15 remaining. Provorov then closed it out for Philadelphia, beating Alex Stalock for his 6th goal of the season. NHL – Blackhawks say Toews will not return to team next season Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not return to the team next year, ending a wildly successful run that included three Stanley Cup championships in 15 seasons. General manager Kyle Davidson says the team will not re-sign its longtime center, who turns 35 on April 29. Toews was selected by Chicago with the No. 3 pick in the 2006 draft. He was just 20 years old when he became the 34th captain in team history in July 2008. Toews could decide to retire after missing a chunk of this season with what he described as symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight NBA Play In Tournament Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves 9:30 p.m. NBA – The losing is done, NBA teams now await 7-foot-3 Wembanyama There are very specific rules that NBA teams must follow right now when it comes to mentioning the name of 7-foot-3 French star Victor Wembanyama. He’s got big-man height and elite guard skills and will be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. But because he isn’t officially in the draft yet, teams can’t discuss him publicly. So they don’t. And they don’t have to, either. Everyone knows what the teams who’ll be in the NBA lottery next month are hoping to have happen. They want the No. 1 pick and the right to select Wembanyama.  The Detroit Pistons have the best odds to win the number one pick. NFL – AP sources: Snyder agrees to $6.05B sale of NFL’s Commanders Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that a group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales and including Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder. Harris and Rales are set to pay $6.05 billion for the storied NFL franchise. It’s the most money a professional sports franchise in North American has been sold for, topping the $4.65 billion paid by Walmart heir Rob Walton’s group for the Denver Broncos last year. The sale of the Commanders is pending approval from the rest of the league’s owners. That could happen as soon as their next meeting in Minnesota in May. NFL – First QB helmet designed to help reduce concussions approved The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL and NFLPA, the AP has learned. The helmet, manufactured by Vicis, reduces severity of helmet-to-ground impacts, which league data says account for approximately half of quarterback concussions, including the one suffered by Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa last season when his head slammed violently against the turf during a Thursday night game against Cincinnati. The helmet performed 7% better than the most popular helmet worn by quarterbacks last season, the league said in a memo sent to team executives on Thursday. Golf – PGA – Hovland leads RBC Heritage; Masters champ Rahm struggles Viktor Hovland shot a 7-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage. Masters champion Jon Rahm was eight shots back after a frustrating 1-over 72 and acknowledged the fatigue from his win at Augusta National affected him. Hovland also shared the first-round lead at the Masters and finished tied for seventh. He led Brian Harman by one shot at Harbour Town. Aaron Rai and Jimmy Walker were also 6 under but did not finish their rounds before darkness halted play. The RBC Heritage is a designated event on the PGA Tour this year, giving it a $20 million purse and a strong field. Boston Marathon – Survival diaries: Decade on, Boston Marathon bombing echoes In the decade since the Boston Marathon bombing, the streets and sidewalks have been repaired, and memorials stand at the site of the explosions to remember the three who died. But the healing continues. And, for many, the race itself is an important part. Bombing survivors with no previous interest in distance running made it a bucket-list goal. For others, friends and family entered on their behalf. Doctors and first responders and others affected by the attacks on April 15, 2013, have also been drawn back to the race on the Massachusetts holiday of Patriots’ Day. The 127th Boston Marathon is Monday. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 6, Lansing Lugnuts 0 Great Lakes Loons 15, Dayton Dragons 3 Beloit Sky Carp 9, South Bend Cubs 1 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Tonight Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Rockford IceHogs at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Sports Yesterday Baseball Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 6, Lake Michigan College 5- Game 1 Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 11, Lake Michigan College 8 – Game 2 Today Softball Lake Michigan College at Jackson College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Baseball St. Joseph 11, Battle Creek Central 1 – Game 1 St. Joseph 18, Battle Creek Central 3 – Game 2 Lakeshore 7, Gull Lake 1 – Game 1 Lakeshore 12, Gull Lake 0 – Game 2 Mattawan 3, Portage Central 2 – Game 1 Portage Central 3, Mattawan 2 – Game 2 B.C. Lakeview 6, Portage Northern 1 – Game 1 B.C. Lakeview 12, Portage Northern 2 – Game 2 Paw Paw 15, Allegan 3 – Game 1 Paw Paw 11, Allegan 4 – Game 2 Marcellus 21, Bangor 5 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bangor 0 – Game 2 Decatur 18, Lawrence 1 – Game 1 Decatur 18, Lawrence 3 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 9, Constantine 6 – Game 1 Constantine 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 4 – Game 2 Parchment 10, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 2 Watervliet 11, Coloma 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 2, Coloma 1 – Game 2 Girls Tennis St. Joseph 4, Lakeshore 4 – TIE Softball St. Joseph 19, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 1 St. Joseph 16, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 2 Lakeshore 3, Gull Lake 2 – Game 1 Lakeshore 8, Gull Lake 3 – Game 2 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 6 – Game 1 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 4 – Game 2 Decatur 15, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Decatur 20, Lawrence 0 – Game 2 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 – Game 1 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 6 – Game 2 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 16, Lawton 3 – Game 2 Watervliet 4, Coloma 3 – Game 1 Watervliet 10, Coloma 9 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Berrien Springs 5, Bangor 0 Harper Creek 6, Three Rivers 0 Paw Paw 1, Dowagiac 0 East Kentwood 2, Plainwell 1 Lansing Catholic 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Constantine at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Coloma, 5:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Wyoming-Lee, 6:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Hudsonville Unity Christian, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Kalamazoo Central, 5:00 p.m. Sturgis at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Battle Creek Pennfield at Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m. Baseball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Traverse City West at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Softball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Chr. 4:15 p.m. Cassopolis at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 Cubs and White Sox were off Tigers 3, Blue Jays 1 – Báez benched as Tigers beat Jays 3-1, end 6-game skid Javier Báez was benched after a baserunning gaffe and Spencer Turnbull pitched five solid innings as the Detroit Tigers avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1. Zach McKinstry drove in the go-ahead run and Jake Rogers had two hits and an RBI as Detroit snapped a six-game skid. Turnbull allowed one run on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch removed Báez from the game in the third, one inning after Báez appeared to lose track of the outs and ran into a double play. Chris Bassitt took the loss for the Blue Jays, allowing two runs in six innings. Tonight San Francisco (Manaea 0-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-2), 6:40 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Baltimore (Wells 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Clevinger 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Steele 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Syndergaard 0-1), 10:10 p.m. Saturday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. Sunday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Báez removed from game after baserunning gaffe Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez was removed from Thursday’s game against the Blue Jays forgetting how many outs there were and running into a double play. Facing Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt, Báez doubled off the left-field wall with one out in the second inning. It was Báez’s first extra-base hit of the season, but he didn’t run hard out of the box, apparently thinking he had homered. Báez broke for third and rounded the base on Akil Baddo’s liner to center, and was easily doubled off to end the inning. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Detroit Red Wings 0 Philadelphia Flyers 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 – OT End Regular Season for Detroit and Chicago Lightning 5, Red Wings 0 – Point gets 50th, 51st goals, Lightning beat Red Wings 5-0 Brayden Point scored his 50th and 51st goals, backup Brian Elliott made 32 saves,and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings. It was the regular-season finale for both teams. Point joined Steven Stamkos and Vincent Lecavalier as the only Lightnning players to reach the 50-goal mark. Alex Killorn, Brandon Hagel and Michael Eyssimont also scored for the playoff-bound Lightning. The Red Wings, despite ending the season 0-4-1, finished with their most points since their last playoff team in 2015-16. Flyers 4, Blackhawks 3 – OT – Toews, Blackhawks lose 5-4 to Flyers in finale Jonathan Toews scored in his final game with the Chicago Blackhawks, but Ivan Provorov scored 3:09 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory in the season finale for each team. Toews won three Stanley Cup titles in 15 seasons with Chicago, but general manager Kyle Davidson announced earlier in the day that the team would not re-sign its longtime captain. Toews turns 35 on April 29, and the lowly Blackhawks are rebuilding. Toews had a chance to win the game in overtime, but he was denied by Felix Sandstrom on a breakaway with about 2:15 remaining. Provorov then closed it out for Philadelphia, beating Alex Stalock for his 6th goal of the season. NHL – Blackhawks say Toews will not return to team next season Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not return to the team next year, ending a wildly successful run that included three Stanley Cup championships in 15 seasons. General manager Kyle Davidson says the team will not re-sign its longtime center, who turns 35 on April 29. Toews was selected by Chicago with the No. 3 pick in the 2006 draft. He was just 20 years old when he became the 34th captain in team history in July 2008. Toews could decide to retire after missing a chunk of this season with what he described as symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight NBA Play In Tournament Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves 9:30 p.m. NBA – The losing is done, NBA teams now await 7-foot-3 Wembanyama There are very specific rules that NBA teams must follow right now when it comes to mentioning the name of 7-foot-3 French star Victor Wembanyama. He’s got big-man height and elite guard skills and will be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. But because he isn’t officially in the draft yet, teams can’t discuss him publicly. So they don’t. And they don’t have to, either. Everyone knows what the teams who’ll be in the NBA lottery next month are hoping to have happen. They want the No. 1 pick and the right to select Wembanyama.  The Detroit Pistons have the best odds to win the number one pick. NFL – AP sources: Snyder agrees to $6.05B sale of NFL’s Commanders Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that a group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales and including Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder. Harris and Rales are set to pay $6.05 billion for the storied NFL franchise. It’s the most money a professional sports franchise in North American has been sold for, topping the $4.65 billion paid by Walmart heir Rob Walton’s group for the Denver Broncos last year. The sale of the Commanders is pending approval from the rest of the league’s owners. That could happen as soon as their next meeting in Minnesota in May. NFL – First QB helmet designed to help reduce concussions approved The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL and NFLPA, the AP has learned. The helmet, manufactured by Vicis, reduces severity of helmet-to-ground impacts, which league data says account for approximately half of quarterback concussions, including the one suffered by Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa last season when his head slammed violently against the turf during a Thursday night game against Cincinnati. The helmet performed 7% better than the most popular helmet worn by quarterbacks last season, the league said in a memo sent to team executives on Thursday. Golf – PGA – Hovland leads RBC Heritage; Masters champ Rahm struggles Viktor Hovland shot a 7-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage. Masters champion Jon Rahm was eight shots back after a frustrating 1-over 72 and acknowledged the fatigue from his win at Augusta National affected him. Hovland also shared the first-round lead at the Masters and finished tied for seventh. He led Brian Harman by one shot at Harbour Town. Aaron Rai and Jimmy Walker were also 6 under but did not finish their rounds before darkness halted play. The RBC Heritage is a designated event on the PGA Tour this year, giving it a $20 million purse and a strong field. Boston Marathon – Survival diaries: Decade on, Boston Marathon bombing echoes In the decade since the Boston Marathon bombing, the streets and sidewalks have been repaired, and memorials stand at the site of the explosions to remember the three who died. But the healing continues. And, for many, the race itself is an important part. Bombing survivors with no previous interest in distance running made it a bucket-list goal. For others, friends and family entered on their behalf. Doctors and first responders and others affected by the attacks on April 15, 2013, have also been drawn back to the race on the Massachusetts holiday of Patriots’ Day. The 127th Boston Marathon is Monday. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 6, Lansing Lugnuts 0 Great Lakes Loons 15, Dayton Dragons 3 Beloit Sky Carp 9, South Bend Cubs 1 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Tonight Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Rockford IceHogs at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Sports Yesterday Baseball Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 6, Lake Michigan College 5- Game 1 Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 11, Lake Michigan College 8 – Game 2 Today Softball Lake Michigan College at Jackson College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Baseball St. Joseph 11, Battle Creek Central 1 – Game 1 St. Joseph 18, Battle Creek Central 3 – Game 2 Lakeshore 7, Gull Lake 1 – Game 1 Lakeshore 12, Gull Lake 0 – Game 2 Mattawan 3, Portage Central 2 – Game 1 Portage Central 3, Mattawan 2 – Game 2 B.C. Lakeview 6, Portage Northern 1 – Game 1 B.C. Lakeview 12, Portage Northern 2 – Game 2 Paw Paw 15, Allegan 3 – Game 1 Paw Paw 11, Allegan 4 – Game 2 Marcellus 21, Bangor 5 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bangor 0 – Game 2 Decatur 18, Lawrence 1 – Game 1 Decatur 18, Lawrence 3 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 9, Constantine 6 – Game 1 Constantine 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 4 – Game 2 Parchment 10, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 2 Watervliet 11, Coloma 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 2, Coloma 1 – Game 2 Girls Tennis St. Joseph 4, Lakeshore 4 – TIE Softball St. Joseph 19, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 1 St. Joseph 16, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 2 Lakeshore 3, Gull Lake 2 – Game 1 Lakeshore 8, Gull Lake 3 – Game 2 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 6 – Game 1 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 4 – Game 2 Decatur 15, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Decatur 20, Lawrence 0 – Game 2 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 – Game 1 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 6 – Game 2 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 16, Lawton 3 – Game 2 Watervliet 4, Coloma 3 – Game 1 Watervliet 10, Coloma 9 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Berrien Springs 5, Bangor 0 Harper Creek 6, Three Rivers 0 Paw Paw 1, Dowagiac 0 East Kentwood 2, Plainwell 1 Lansing Catholic 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Constantine at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Coloma, 5:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Wyoming-Lee, 6:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Hudsonville Unity Christian, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Kalamazoo Central, 5:00 p.m. Sturgis at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Battle Creek Pennfield at Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m. Baseball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Traverse City West at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Softball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Chr. 4:15 p.m. Cassopolis at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 Cubs and White Sox were off Tigers 3, Blue Jays 1 – Báez benched as Tigers beat Jays 3-1, end 6-game skid Javier Báez was benched after a baserunning gaffe and Spencer Turnbull pitched five solid innings as the Detroit Tigers avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1. Zach McKinstry drove in the go-ahead run and Jake Rogers had two hits and an RBI as Detroit snapped a six-game skid. Turnbull allowed one run on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch removed Báez from the game in the third, one inning after Báez appeared to lose track of the outs and ran into a double play. Chris Bassitt took the loss for the Blue Jays, allowing two runs in six innings. Tonight San Francisco (Manaea 0-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-2), 6:40 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Baltimore (Wells 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Clevinger 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Steele 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Syndergaard 0-1), 10:10 p.m. Saturday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. Sunday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Báez removed from game after baserunning gaffe Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez was removed from Thursday’s game against the Blue Jays forgetting how many outs there were and running into a double play. Facing Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt, Báez doubled off the left-field wall with one out in the second inning. It was Báez’s first extra-base hit of the season, but he didn’t run hard out of the box, apparently thinking he had homered. Báez broke for third and rounded the base on Akil Baddo’s liner to center, and was easily doubled off to end the inning. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Detroit Red Wings 0 Philadelphia Flyers 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 – OT End Regular Season for Detroit and Chicago Lightning 5, Red Wings 0 – Point gets 50th, 51st goals, Lightning beat Red Wings 5-0 Brayden Point scored his 50th and 51st goals, backup Brian Elliott made 32 saves,and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings. It was the regular-season finale for both teams. Point joined Steven Stamkos and Vincent Lecavalier as the only Lightnning players to reach the 50-goal mark. Alex Killorn, Brandon Hagel and Michael Eyssimont also scored for the playoff-bound Lightning. The Red Wings, despite ending the season 0-4-1, finished with their most points since their last playoff team in 2015-16. Flyers 4, Blackhawks 3 – OT – Toews, Blackhawks lose 5-4 to Flyers in finale Jonathan Toews scored in his final game with the Chicago Blackhawks, but Ivan Provorov scored 3:09 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory in the season finale for each team. Toews won three Stanley Cup titles in 15 seasons with Chicago, but general manager Kyle Davidson announced earlier in the day that the team would not re-sign its longtime captain. Toews turns 35 on April 29, and the lowly Blackhawks are rebuilding. Toews had a chance to win the game in overtime, but he was denied by Felix Sandstrom on a breakaway with about 2:15 remaining. Provorov then closed it out for Philadelphia, beating Alex Stalock for his 6th goal of the season. NHL – Blackhawks say Toews will not return to team next season Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not return to the team next year, ending a wildly successful run that included three Stanley Cup championships in 15 seasons. General manager Kyle Davidson says the team will not re-sign its longtime center, who turns 35 on April 29. Toews was selected by Chicago with the No. 3 pick in the 2006 draft. He was just 20 years old when he became the 34th captain in team history in July 2008. Toews could decide to retire after missing a chunk of this season with what he described as symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight NBA Play In Tournament Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves 9:30 p.m. NBA – The losing is done, NBA teams now await 7-foot-3 Wembanyama There are very specific rules that NBA teams must follow right now when it comes to mentioning the name of 7-foot-3 French star Victor Wembanyama. He’s got big-man height and elite guard skills and will be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. But because he isn’t officially in the draft yet, teams can’t discuss him publicly. So they don’t. And they don’t have to, either. Everyone knows what the teams who’ll be in the NBA lottery next month are hoping to have happen. They want the No. 1 pick and the right to select Wembanyama.  The Detroit Pistons have the best odds to win the number one pick. NFL – AP sources: Snyder agrees to $6.05B sale of NFL’s Commanders Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that a group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales and including Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder. Harris and Rales are set to pay $6.05 billion for the storied NFL franchise. It’s the most money a professional sports franchise in North American has been sold for, topping the $4.65 billion paid by Walmart heir Rob Walton’s group for the Denver Broncos last year. The sale of the Commanders is pending approval from the rest of the league’s owners. That could happen as soon as their next meeting in Minnesota in May. NFL – First QB helmet designed to help reduce concussions approved The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL and NFLPA, the AP has learned. The helmet, manufactured by Vicis, reduces severity of helmet-to-ground impacts, which league data says account for approximately half of quarterback concussions, including the one suffered by Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa last season when his head slammed violently against the turf during a Thursday night game against Cincinnati. The helmet performed 7% better than the most popular helmet worn by quarterbacks last season, the league said in a memo sent to team executives on Thursday. Golf – PGA – Hovland leads RBC Heritage; Masters champ Rahm struggles Viktor Hovland shot a 7-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage. Masters champion Jon Rahm was eight shots back after a frustrating 1-over 72 and acknowledged the fatigue from his win at Augusta National affected him. Hovland also shared the first-round lead at the Masters and finished tied for seventh. He led Brian Harman by one shot at Harbour Town. Aaron Rai and Jimmy Walker were also 6 under but did not finish their rounds before darkness halted play. The RBC Heritage is a designated event on the PGA Tour this year, giving it a $20 million purse and a strong field. Boston Marathon – Survival diaries: Decade on, Boston Marathon bombing echoes In the decade since the Boston Marathon bombing, the streets and sidewalks have been repaired, and memorials stand at the site of the explosions to remember the three who died. But the healing continues. And, for many, the race itself is an important part. Bombing survivors with no previous interest in distance running made it a bucket-list goal. For others, friends and family entered on their behalf. Doctors and first responders and others affected by the attacks on April 15, 2013, have also been drawn back to the race on the Massachusetts holiday of Patriots’ Day. The 127th Boston Marathon is Monday. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 6, Lansing Lugnuts 0 Great Lakes Loons 15, Dayton Dragons 3 Beloit Sky Carp 9, South Bend Cubs 1 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Tonight Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Rockford IceHogs at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Sports Yesterday Baseball Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 6, Lake Michigan College 5- Game 1 Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 11, Lake Michigan College 8 – Game 2 Today Softball Lake Michigan College at Jackson College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Baseball St. Joseph 11, Battle Creek Central 1 – Game 1 St. Joseph 18, Battle Creek Central 3 – Game 2 Lakeshore 7, Gull Lake 1 – Game 1 Lakeshore 12, Gull Lake 0 – Game 2 Mattawan 3, Portage Central 2 – Game 1 Portage Central 3, Mattawan 2 – Game 2 B.C. Lakeview 6, Portage Northern 1 – Game 1 B.C. Lakeview 12, Portage Northern 2 – Game 2 Paw Paw 15, Allegan 3 – Game 1 Paw Paw 11, Allegan 4 – Game 2 Marcellus 21, Bangor 5 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bangor 0 – Game 2 Decatur 18, Lawrence 1 – Game 1 Decatur 18, Lawrence 3 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 9, Constantine 6 – Game 1 Constantine 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 4 – Game 2 Parchment 10, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 2 Watervliet 11, Coloma 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 2, Coloma 1 – Game 2 Girls Tennis St. Joseph 4, Lakeshore 4 – TIE Softball St. Joseph 19, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 1 St. Joseph 16, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 2 Lakeshore 3, Gull Lake 2 – Game 1 Lakeshore 8, Gull Lake 3 – Game 2 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 6 – Game 1 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 4 – Game 2 Decatur 15, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Decatur 20, Lawrence 0 – Game 2 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 – Game 1 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 6 – Game 2 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 16, Lawton 3 – Game 2 Watervliet 4, Coloma 3 – Game 1 Watervliet 10, Coloma 9 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Berrien Springs 5, Bangor 0 Harper Creek 6, Three Rivers 0 Paw Paw 1, Dowagiac 0 East Kentwood 2, Plainwell 1 Lansing Catholic 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Constantine at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Coloma, 5:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Wyoming-Lee, 6:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Hudsonville Unity Christian, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Kalamazoo Central, 5:00 p.m. Sturgis at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Battle Creek Pennfield at Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m. Baseball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Traverse City West at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Softball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Chr. 4:15 p.m. Cassopolis at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 Cubs and White Sox were off Tigers 3, Blue Jays 1 – Báez benched as Tigers beat Jays 3-1, end 6-game skid Javier Báez was benched after a baserunning gaffe and Spencer Turnbull pitched five solid innings as the Detroit Tigers avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1. Zach McKinstry drove in the go-ahead run and Jake Rogers had two hits and an RBI as Detroit snapped a six-game skid. Turnbull allowed one run on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch removed Báez from the game in the third, one inning after Báez appeared to lose track of the outs and ran into a double play. Chris Bassitt took the loss for the Blue Jays, allowing two runs in six innings. Tonight San Francisco (Manaea 0-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-2), 6:40 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Baltimore (Wells 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Clevinger 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Steele 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Syndergaard 0-1), 10:10 p.m. Saturday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. Sunday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Báez removed from game after baserunning gaffe Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez was removed from Thursday’s game against the Blue Jays forgetting how many outs there were and running into a double play. Facing Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt, Báez doubled off the left-field wall with one out in the second inning. It was Báez’s first extra-base hit of the season, but he didn’t run hard out of the box, apparently thinking he had homered. Báez broke for third and rounded the base on Akil Baddo’s liner to center, and was easily doubled off to end the inning. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Detroit Red Wings 0 Philadelphia Flyers 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 – OT End Regular Season for Detroit and Chicago Lightning 5, Red Wings 0 – Point gets 50th, 51st goals, Lightning beat Red Wings 5-0 Brayden Point scored his 50th and 51st goals, backup Brian Elliott made 32 saves,and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings. It was the regular-season finale for both teams. Point joined Steven Stamkos and Vincent Lecavalier as the only Lightnning players to reach the 50-goal mark. Alex Killorn, Brandon Hagel and Michael Eyssimont also scored for the playoff-bound Lightning. The Red Wings, despite ending the season 0-4-1, finished with their most points since their last playoff team in 2015-16. Flyers 4, Blackhawks 3 – OT – Toews, Blackhawks lose 5-4 to Flyers in finale Jonathan Toews scored in his final game with the Chicago Blackhawks, but Ivan Provorov scored 3:09 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory in the season finale for each team. Toews won three Stanley Cup titles in 15 seasons with Chicago, but general manager Kyle Davidson announced earlier in the day that the team would not re-sign its longtime captain. Toews turns 35 on April 29, and the lowly Blackhawks are rebuilding. Toews had a chance to win the game in overtime, but he was denied by Felix Sandstrom on a breakaway with about 2:15 remaining. Provorov then closed it out for Philadelphia, beating Alex Stalock for his 6th goal of the season. NHL – Blackhawks say Toews will not return to team next season Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not return to the team next year, ending a wildly successful run that included three Stanley Cup championships in 15 seasons. General manager Kyle Davidson says the team will not re-sign its longtime center, who turns 35 on April 29. Toews was selected by Chicago with the No. 3 pick in the 2006 draft. He was just 20 years old when he became the 34th captain in team history in July 2008. Toews could decide to retire after missing a chunk of this season with what he described as symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight NBA Play In Tournament Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves 9:30 p.m. NBA – The losing is done, NBA teams now await 7-foot-3 Wembanyama There are very specific rules that NBA teams must follow right now when it comes to mentioning the name of 7-foot-3 French star Victor Wembanyama. He’s got big-man height and elite guard skills and will be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. But because he isn’t officially in the draft yet, teams can’t discuss him publicly. So they don’t. And they don’t have to, either. Everyone knows what the teams who’ll be in the NBA lottery next month are hoping to have happen. They want the No. 1 pick and the right to select Wembanyama.  The Detroit Pistons have the best odds to win the number one pick. NFL – AP sources: Snyder agrees to $6.05B sale of NFL’s Commanders Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that a group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales and including Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder. Harris and Rales are set to pay $6.05 billion for the storied NFL franchise. It’s the most money a professional sports franchise in North American has been sold for, topping the $4.65 billion paid by Walmart heir Rob Walton’s group for the Denver Broncos last year. The sale of the Commanders is pending approval from the rest of the league’s owners. That could happen as soon as their next meeting in Minnesota in May. NFL – First QB helmet designed to help reduce concussions approved The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL and NFLPA, the AP has learned. The helmet, manufactured by Vicis, reduces severity of helmet-to-ground impacts, which league data says account for approximately half of quarterback concussions, including the one suffered by Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa last season when his head slammed violently against the turf during a Thursday night game against Cincinnati. The helmet performed 7% better than the most popular helmet worn by quarterbacks last season, the league said in a memo sent to team executives on Thursday. Golf – PGA – Hovland leads RBC Heritage; Masters champ Rahm struggles Viktor Hovland shot a 7-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage. Masters champion Jon Rahm was eight shots back after a frustrating 1-over 72 and acknowledged the fatigue from his win at Augusta National affected him. Hovland also shared the first-round lead at the Masters and finished tied for seventh. He led Brian Harman by one shot at Harbour Town. Aaron Rai and Jimmy Walker were also 6 under but did not finish their rounds before darkness halted play. The RBC Heritage is a designated event on the PGA Tour this year, giving it a $20 million purse and a strong field. Boston Marathon – Survival diaries: Decade on, Boston Marathon bombing echoes In the decade since the Boston Marathon bombing, the streets and sidewalks have been repaired, and memorials stand at the site of the explosions to remember the three who died. But the healing continues. And, for many, the race itself is an important part. Bombing survivors with no previous interest in distance running made it a bucket-list goal. For others, friends and family entered on their behalf. Doctors and first responders and others affected by the attacks on April 15, 2013, have also been drawn back to the race on the Massachusetts holiday of Patriots’ Day. The 127th Boston Marathon is Monday. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 6, Lansing Lugnuts 0 Great Lakes Loons 15, Dayton Dragons 3 Beloit Sky Carp 9, South Bend Cubs 1 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Tonight Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Rockford IceHogs at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Sports Yesterday Baseball Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 6, Lake Michigan College 5- Game 1 Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 11, Lake Michigan College 8 – Game 2 Today Softball Lake Michigan College at Jackson College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Baseball St. Joseph 11, Battle Creek Central 1 – Game 1 St. Joseph 18, Battle Creek Central 3 – Game 2 Lakeshore 7, Gull Lake 1 – Game 1 Lakeshore 12, Gull Lake 0 – Game 2 Mattawan 3, Portage Central 2 – Game 1 Portage Central 3, Mattawan 2 – Game 2 B.C. Lakeview 6, Portage Northern 1 – Game 1 B.C. Lakeview 12, Portage Northern 2 – Game 2 Paw Paw 15, Allegan 3 – Game 1 Paw Paw 11, Allegan 4 – Game 2 Marcellus 21, Bangor 5 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bangor 0 – Game 2 Decatur 18, Lawrence 1 – Game 1 Decatur 18, Lawrence 3 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 9, Constantine 6 – Game 1 Constantine 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 4 – Game 2 Parchment 10, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 2 Watervliet 11, Coloma 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 2, Coloma 1 – Game 2 Girls Tennis St. Joseph 4, Lakeshore 4 – TIE Softball St. Joseph 19, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 1 St. Joseph 16, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 2 Lakeshore 3, Gull Lake 2 – Game 1 Lakeshore 8, Gull Lake 3 – Game 2 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 6 – Game 1 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 4 – Game 2 Decatur 15, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Decatur 20, Lawrence 0 – Game 2 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 – Game 1 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 6 – Game 2 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 16, Lawton 3 – Game 2 Watervliet 4, Coloma 3 – Game 1 Watervliet 10, Coloma 9 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Berrien Springs 5, Bangor 0 Harper Creek 6, Three Rivers 0 Paw Paw 1, Dowagiac 0 East Kentwood 2, Plainwell 1 Lansing Catholic 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Constantine at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Coloma, 5:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Wyoming-Lee, 6:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Hudsonville Unity Christian, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Kalamazoo Central, 5:00 p.m. Sturgis at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Battle Creek Pennfield at Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m. Baseball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Traverse City West at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Softball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Chr. 4:15 p.m. Cassopolis at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 Cubs and White Sox were off Tigers 3, Blue Jays 1 – Báez benched as Tigers beat Jays 3-1, end 6-game skid Javier Báez was benched after a baserunning gaffe and Spencer Turnbull pitched five solid innings as the Detroit Tigers avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1. Zach McKinstry drove in the go-ahead run and Jake Rogers had two hits and an RBI as Detroit snapped a six-game skid. Turnbull allowed one run on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch removed Báez from the game in the third, one inning after Báez appeared to lose track of the outs and ran into a double play. Chris Bassitt took the loss for the Blue Jays, allowing two runs in six innings. Tonight San Francisco (Manaea 0-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-2), 6:40 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Baltimore (Wells 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Clevinger 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Steele 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Syndergaard 0-1), 10:10 p.m. Saturday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. Sunday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Báez removed from game after baserunning gaffe Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez was removed from Thursday’s game against the Blue Jays forgetting how many outs there were and running into a double play. Facing Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt, Báez doubled off the left-field wall with one out in the second inning. It was Báez’s first extra-base hit of the season, but he didn’t run hard out of the box, apparently thinking he had homered. Báez broke for third and rounded the base on Akil Baddo’s liner to center, and was easily doubled off to end the inning. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Detroit Red Wings 0 Philadelphia Flyers 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 – OT End Regular Season for Detroit and Chicago Lightning 5, Red Wings 0 – Point gets 50th, 51st goals, Lightning beat Red Wings 5-0 Brayden Point scored his 50th and 51st goals, backup Brian Elliott made 32 saves,and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings. It was the regular-season finale for both teams. Point joined Steven Stamkos and Vincent Lecavalier as the only Lightnning players to reach the 50-goal mark. Alex Killorn, Brandon Hagel and Michael Eyssimont also scored for the playoff-bound Lightning. The Red Wings, despite ending the season 0-4-1, finished with their most points since their last playoff team in 2015-16. Flyers 4, Blackhawks 3 – OT – Toews, Blackhawks lose 5-4 to Flyers in finale Jonathan Toews scored in his final game with the Chicago Blackhawks, but Ivan Provorov scored 3:09 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory in the season finale for each team. Toews won three Stanley Cup titles in 15 seasons with Chicago, but general manager Kyle Davidson announced earlier in the day that the team would not re-sign its longtime captain. Toews turns 35 on April 29, and the lowly Blackhawks are rebuilding. Toews had a chance to win the game in overtime, but he was denied by Felix Sandstrom on a breakaway with about 2:15 remaining. Provorov then closed it out for Philadelphia, beating Alex Stalock for his 6th goal of the season. NHL – Blackhawks say Toews will not return to team next season Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not return to the team next year, ending a wildly successful run that included three Stanley Cup championships in 15 seasons. General manager Kyle Davidson says the team will not re-sign its longtime center, who turns 35 on April 29. Toews was selected by Chicago with the No. 3 pick in the 2006 draft. He was just 20 years old when he became the 34th captain in team history in July 2008. Toews could decide to retire after missing a chunk of this season with what he described as symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight NBA Play In Tournament Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves 9:30 p.m. NBA – The losing is done, NBA teams now await 7-foot-3 Wembanyama There are very specific rules that NBA teams must follow right now when it comes to mentioning the name of 7-foot-3 French star Victor Wembanyama. He’s got big-man height and elite guard skills and will be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. But because he isn’t officially in the draft yet, teams can’t discuss him publicly. So they don’t. And they don’t have to, either. Everyone knows what the teams who’ll be in the NBA lottery next month are hoping to have happen. They want the No. 1 pick and the right to select Wembanyama.  The Detroit Pistons have the best odds to win the number one pick. NFL – AP sources: Snyder agrees to $6.05B sale of NFL’s Commanders Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that a group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales and including Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder. Harris and Rales are set to pay $6.05 billion for the storied NFL franchise. It’s the most money a professional sports franchise in North American has been sold for, topping the $4.65 billion paid by Walmart heir Rob Walton’s group for the Denver Broncos last year. The sale of the Commanders is pending approval from the rest of the league’s owners. That could happen as soon as their next meeting in Minnesota in May. NFL – First QB helmet designed to help reduce concussions approved The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL and NFLPA, the AP has learned. The helmet, manufactured by Vicis, reduces severity of helmet-to-ground impacts, which league data says account for approximately half of quarterback concussions, including the one suffered by Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa last season when his head slammed violently against the turf during a Thursday night game against Cincinnati. The helmet performed 7% better than the most popular helmet worn by quarterbacks last season, the league said in a memo sent to team executives on Thursday. Golf – PGA – Hovland leads RBC Heritage; Masters champ Rahm struggles Viktor Hovland shot a 7-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage. Masters champion Jon Rahm was eight shots back after a frustrating 1-over 72 and acknowledged the fatigue from his win at Augusta National affected him. Hovland also shared the first-round lead at the Masters and finished tied for seventh. He led Brian Harman by one shot at Harbour Town. Aaron Rai and Jimmy Walker were also 6 under but did not finish their rounds before darkness halted play. The RBC Heritage is a designated event on the PGA Tour this year, giving it a $20 million purse and a strong field. Boston Marathon – Survival diaries: Decade on, Boston Marathon bombing echoes In the decade since the Boston Marathon bombing, the streets and sidewalks have been repaired, and memorials stand at the site of the explosions to remember the three who died. But the healing continues. And, for many, the race itself is an important part. Bombing survivors with no previous interest in distance running made it a bucket-list goal. For others, friends and family entered on their behalf. Doctors and first responders and others affected by the attacks on April 15, 2013, have also been drawn back to the race on the Massachusetts holiday of Patriots’ Day. The 127th Boston Marathon is Monday. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 6, Lansing Lugnuts 0 Great Lakes Loons 15, Dayton Dragons 3 Beloit Sky Carp 9, South Bend Cubs 1 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Tonight Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Rockford IceHogs at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Sports Yesterday Baseball Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 6, Lake Michigan College 5- Game 1 Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 11, Lake Michigan College 8 – Game 2 Today Softball Lake Michigan College at Jackson College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Baseball St. Joseph 11, Battle Creek Central 1 – Game 1 St. Joseph 18, Battle Creek Central 3 – Game 2 Lakeshore 7, Gull Lake 1 – Game 1 Lakeshore 12, Gull Lake 0 – Game 2 Mattawan 3, Portage Central 2 – Game 1 Portage Central 3, Mattawan 2 – Game 2 B.C. Lakeview 6, Portage Northern 1 – Game 1 B.C. Lakeview 12, Portage Northern 2 – Game 2 Paw Paw 15, Allegan 3 – Game 1 Paw Paw 11, Allegan 4 – Game 2 Marcellus 21, Bangor 5 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bangor 0 – Game 2 Decatur 18, Lawrence 1 – Game 1 Decatur 18, Lawrence 3 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 9, Constantine 6 – Game 1 Constantine 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 4 – Game 2 Parchment 10, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 2 Watervliet 11, Coloma 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 2, Coloma 1 – Game 2 Girls Tennis St. Joseph 4, Lakeshore 4 – TIE Softball St. Joseph 19, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 1 St. Joseph 16, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 2 Lakeshore 3, Gull Lake 2 – Game 1 Lakeshore 8, Gull Lake 3 – Game 2 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 6 – Game 1 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 4 – Game 2 Decatur 15, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Decatur 20, Lawrence 0 – Game 2 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 – Game 1 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 6 – Game 2 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 16, Lawton 3 – Game 2 Watervliet 4, Coloma 3 – Game 1 Watervliet 10, Coloma 9 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Berrien Springs 5, Bangor 0 Harper Creek 6, Three Rivers 0 Paw Paw 1, Dowagiac 0 East Kentwood 2, Plainwell 1 Lansing Catholic 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Constantine at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Coloma, 5:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Wyoming-Lee, 6:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Hudsonville Unity Christian, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Kalamazoo Central, 5:00 p.m. Sturgis at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Battle Creek Pennfield at Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m. Baseball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Traverse City West at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Softball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Chr. 4:15 p.m. Cassopolis at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 Cubs and White Sox were off Tigers 3, Blue Jays 1 – Báez benched as Tigers beat Jays 3-1, end 6-game skid Javier Báez was benched after a baserunning gaffe and Spencer Turnbull pitched five solid innings as the Detroit Tigers avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1. Zach McKinstry drove in the go-ahead run and Jake Rogers had two hits and an RBI as Detroit snapped a six-game skid. Turnbull allowed one run on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch removed Báez from the game in the third, one inning after Báez appeared to lose track of the outs and ran into a double play. Chris Bassitt took the loss for the Blue Jays, allowing two runs in six innings. Tonight San Francisco (Manaea 0-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-2), 6:40 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Baltimore (Wells 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Clevinger 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Steele 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Syndergaard 0-1), 10:10 p.m. Saturday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. Sunday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Báez removed from game after baserunning gaffe Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez was removed from Thursday’s game against the Blue Jays forgetting how many outs there were and running into a double play. Facing Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt, Báez doubled off the left-field wall with one out in the second inning. It was Báez’s first extra-base hit of the season, but he didn’t run hard out of the box, apparently thinking he had homered. Báez broke for third and rounded the base on Akil Baddo’s liner to center, and was easily doubled off to end the inning. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Detroit Red Wings 0 Philadelphia Flyers 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 – OT End Regular Season for Detroit and Chicago Lightning 5, Red Wings 0 – Point gets 50th, 51st goals, Lightning beat Red Wings 5-0 Brayden Point scored his 50th and 51st goals, backup Brian Elliott made 32 saves,and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings. It was the regular-season finale for both teams. Point joined Steven Stamkos and Vincent Lecavalier as the only Lightnning players to reach the 50-goal mark. Alex Killorn, Brandon Hagel and Michael Eyssimont also scored for the playoff-bound Lightning. The Red Wings, despite ending the season 0-4-1, finished with their most points since their last playoff team in 2015-16. Flyers 4, Blackhawks 3 – OT – Toews, Blackhawks lose 5-4 to Flyers in finale Jonathan Toews scored in his final game with the Chicago Blackhawks, but Ivan Provorov scored 3:09 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory in the season finale for each team. Toews won three Stanley Cup titles in 15 seasons with Chicago, but general manager Kyle Davidson announced earlier in the day that the team would not re-sign its longtime captain. Toews turns 35 on April 29, and the lowly Blackhawks are rebuilding. Toews had a chance to win the game in overtime, but he was denied by Felix Sandstrom on a breakaway with about 2:15 remaining. Provorov then closed it out for Philadelphia, beating Alex Stalock for his 6th goal of the season. NHL – Blackhawks say Toews will not return to team next season Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not return to the team next year, ending a wildly successful run that included three Stanley Cup championships in 15 seasons. General manager Kyle Davidson says the team will not re-sign its longtime center, who turns 35 on April 29. Toews was selected by Chicago with the No. 3 pick in the 2006 draft. He was just 20 years old when he became the 34th captain in team history in July 2008. Toews could decide to retire after missing a chunk of this season with what he described as symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight NBA Play In Tournament Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves 9:30 p.m. NBA – The losing is done, NBA teams now await 7-foot-3 Wembanyama There are very specific rules that NBA teams must follow right now when it comes to mentioning the name of 7-foot-3 French star Victor Wembanyama. He’s got big-man height and elite guard skills and will be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. But because he isn’t officially in the draft yet, teams can’t discuss him publicly. So they don’t. And they don’t have to, either. Everyone knows what the teams who’ll be in the NBA lottery next month are hoping to have happen. They want the No. 1 pick and the right to select Wembanyama.  The Detroit Pistons have the best odds to win the number one pick. NFL – AP sources: Snyder agrees to $6.05B sale of NFL’s Commanders Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that a group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales and including Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder. Harris and Rales are set to pay $6.05 billion for the storied NFL franchise. It’s the most money a professional sports franchise in North American has been sold for, topping the $4.65 billion paid by Walmart heir Rob Walton’s group for the Denver Broncos last year. The sale of the Commanders is pending approval from the rest of the league’s owners. That could happen as soon as their next meeting in Minnesota in May. NFL – First QB helmet designed to help reduce concussions approved The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL and NFLPA, the AP has learned. The helmet, manufactured by Vicis, reduces severity of helmet-to-ground impacts, which league data says account for approximately half of quarterback concussions, including the one suffered by Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa last season when his head slammed violently against the turf during a Thursday night game against Cincinnati. The helmet performed 7% better than the most popular helmet worn by quarterbacks last season, the league said in a memo sent to team executives on Thursday. Golf – PGA – Hovland leads RBC Heritage; Masters champ Rahm struggles Viktor Hovland shot a 7-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage. Masters champion Jon Rahm was eight shots back after a frustrating 1-over 72 and acknowledged the fatigue from his win at Augusta National affected him. Hovland also shared the first-round lead at the Masters and finished tied for seventh. He led Brian Harman by one shot at Harbour Town. Aaron Rai and Jimmy Walker were also 6 under but did not finish their rounds before darkness halted play. The RBC Heritage is a designated event on the PGA Tour this year, giving it a $20 million purse and a strong field. Boston Marathon – Survival diaries: Decade on, Boston Marathon bombing echoes In the decade since the Boston Marathon bombing, the streets and sidewalks have been repaired, and memorials stand at the site of the explosions to remember the three who died. But the healing continues. And, for many, the race itself is an important part. Bombing survivors with no previous interest in distance running made it a bucket-list goal. For others, friends and family entered on their behalf. Doctors and first responders and others affected by the attacks on April 15, 2013, have also been drawn back to the race on the Massachusetts holiday of Patriots’ Day. The 127th Boston Marathon is Monday. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 6, Lansing Lugnuts 0 Great Lakes Loons 15, Dayton Dragons 3 Beloit Sky Carp 9, South Bend Cubs 1 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Tonight Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Rockford IceHogs at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Sports Yesterday Baseball Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 6, Lake Michigan College 5- Game 1 Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 11, Lake Michigan College 8 – Game 2 Today Softball Lake Michigan College at Jackson College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Baseball St. Joseph 11, Battle Creek Central 1 – Game 1 St. Joseph 18, Battle Creek Central 3 – Game 2 Lakeshore 7, Gull Lake 1 – Game 1 Lakeshore 12, Gull Lake 0 – Game 2 Mattawan 3, Portage Central 2 – Game 1 Portage Central 3, Mattawan 2 – Game 2 B.C. Lakeview 6, Portage Northern 1 – Game 1 B.C. Lakeview 12, Portage Northern 2 – Game 2 Paw Paw 15, Allegan 3 – Game 1 Paw Paw 11, Allegan 4 – Game 2 Marcellus 21, Bangor 5 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bangor 0 – Game 2 Decatur 18, Lawrence 1 – Game 1 Decatur 18, Lawrence 3 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 9, Constantine 6 – Game 1 Constantine 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 4 – Game 2 Parchment 10, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 2 Watervliet 11, Coloma 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 2, Coloma 1 – Game 2 Girls Tennis St. Joseph 4, Lakeshore 4 – TIE Softball St. Joseph 19, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 1 St. Joseph 16, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 2 Lakeshore 3, Gull Lake 2 – Game 1 Lakeshore 8, Gull Lake 3 – Game 2 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 6 – Game 1 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 4 – Game 2 Decatur 15, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Decatur 20, Lawrence 0 – Game 2 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 – Game 1 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 6 – Game 2 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 16, Lawton 3 – Game 2 Watervliet 4, Coloma 3 – Game 1 Watervliet 10, Coloma 9 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Berrien Springs 5, Bangor 0 Harper Creek 6, Three Rivers 0 Paw Paw 1, Dowagiac 0 East Kentwood 2, Plainwell 1 Lansing Catholic 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Constantine at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Coloma, 5:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Wyoming-Lee, 6:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Hudsonville Unity Christian, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Kalamazoo Central, 5:00 p.m. Sturgis at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Battle Creek Pennfield at Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m. Baseball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Traverse City West at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Softball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Chr. 4:15 p.m. Cassopolis at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Toronto Blue Jays 4, Detroit Tigers 3 – 10 Innings Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 1 Seattle Mariners 5, Chicago Cubs 2 Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3 – 10 Innings – Blue Jays rally in 9th, beat Tigers in 10 on Springer’s hit George Springer singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied past Detroit 4-3, handing the Tigers their sixth consecutive defeat. Toronto erased a two-run deficit in the ninth on sacrifice flies by Whit Merrifield and pinch-hitter Alejandro Kirk after reliever Trey Wingenter loaded the bases. Springer’s single up the middle off José Cisnero scored automatic runner Danny Jansen, who advanced from second to third on Kevin Kiermaier’s sacrifice bunt. Kevin Gausman struck out 11 in eight innings for the Blue Jays, who have won seven of eight. Detroit took a 3-1 lead on Kerry Carpenter’s two-run homer in the seventh. Nick Maton also homered for the Tigers. Twins 3, White Sox 1 – Gray, Twins take series with 3-1 win vs. White Sox Sonny Gray threw five scoreless innings in a third strong start to open the season for the Minnesota Twins. He outdueled Lucas Giolito to beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1. The Twins won their third series out of four behind another sharp performance from a rotation that ranks second in the majors in ERA. Gray is 2-0 with a 0.53 ERA. Giolito gave up one run in six innings and dropped to 0-1. Gray pitched through an upper respiratory virus. Twins shortstop Kyle Farmer was hit in the face by a pitch from Giolito and is scheduled for oral surgery. Mariners 5, Cubs 2 – Kelenic’s 482-foot homer helps Mariners beat Cubs 5-2 Logan Gilbert pitched 6 2/3 innings of four-hit ball, Teoscar Hernández and Jarred Kelenic hit consecutive home runs in the eighth and the Seattle Mariners snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Chicago Cubs 5-2. Kelenic’s homer landed in the upper center field bleachers and traveled 482 feet, the second-longest at Wrigley Field since Statcast began tracking in 2015 and trailing only Willson Contreras’ 491-footer in Game 4 of the 2017 NL Championship Series. Chicago had beaten Seattle seven consecutive times dating to July 31, 2016. Tonight Detroit (Turnbull 0-2) at Toronto (Bassitt 1-1), 7:07 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:45 Cubs and White Sox are off MLB – Happ, Cubs agree to $61 million, 3-year contract for 2024-26 All-Star outfielder Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs agreed to a $61 million, three-year contract covering 2024-26. Happ agreed in January to a $10.85 million, one-year contract. His new deal calls for a $3 million signing bonus payable June 1 and salaries of $20 million in both 2024 and 2025, and $18 million in 2026. He gets a full no-trade provision and a hotel suite on road trips. The 28-year-old would have been eligible for free agency after this year’s World Series. Happ is hitting .282 with one home run and six RBIs. MLB – MLB teams extend beer sales after pitch clock shortens games Thanks to the pitch clock, the action is moving much faster at Major League Baseball games. It also means a little less time for fans to enjoy a frosty adult beverage. To combat that time crunch, at least four teams — the Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers — have extended alcohol sales through the eighth inning this season. Teams historically have stopped selling alcohol after the seventh. MLB games have been considerably shorter this season, largely thanks to a series of rule changes. Through the first 1 1/2 weeks of the season, the average game time was down 31 minutes, on track to be the sport’s lowest since 1984. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:00 p.m. Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. End Regular Season for Detroit and Chicago NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night NBA Play In Tournament Chicago Bulls 109, Toronto Raptors 105 Oklahoma City Thunder 123, New Orleans Pelicans 118 Bulls 109, Raptors 105 – LaVine scores 39, Bulls beat Raptors 109-105 in play-in game Zach LaVine scored 39 points, DeMar DeRozan had 23 against his former team and the Chicago Bulls overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 109-105 in a play-in tournament game. The Bulls will visit the Miami Heat on Friday night for the chance to earn the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket, and a first-round playoff matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks. Nikola Vucevic had 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulls, who trailed 66-47 in the third quarter. Fred VanVleet had 26 points and 12 rebounds and Pascal Siakam scored 32 points but Toronto’s season ended in disappointment. Thunder 123, Pelicans 118 – Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder past Pelicans in play-in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander highlighted his 32-point night with a go-ahead baseline jumper and four clutch free throws in the final 29 seconds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 123-118 to remain alive in the Western Conference play-in tourament. Josh Giddey had 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for Oklahoma City, the only Western Conference team to advance to the postseason with a losing record. The loss eliminated the ninth-seeded Pelicans while 10th seed Oklahoma City advanced to play at Minnesota on Friday night for the right to enter the NBA playoffs as an eighth seed. NBA – Shout it out: DeRozan’s daughter goes viral in play-in game Diar DeRozan wanted to skip a day of school. Her father grudgingly went along with the plan. Turns out, the decision was worth shouting about. The 9-year-old daughter of Chicago guard DeMar DeRozan stole the show at the play-in tournament on Wednesday night. Her shrieks from the stands went viral, and quite possibly played in a role in helping the Bulls defeat the Toronto Raptors 109-105 in an Eastern Conference elimination game.  Her ear-splitting shouts would come when the Raptors — her dad’s former team — were shooting free throws, and they were loud enough to even become a conversation point during the ESPN broadcast of the game. The Raptors finished 18 of 36 from the line in their season-ending loss. NCAA – Big Ten – Big Ten hires ex-MLB exec Tony Petitti as new commissioner The Big Ten has announced the hiring of former MLB executive Tony Petitti as its next commissioner. Petitti succeeds Kevin Warren and begins his new job May 15. Warren is leaving the to become president of the Chicago Bears. Petitti continues a trend of recent hires to lead the top conferences coming from outside college sports. Warren worked for the Minnesota Vikings before taking over for Jim Delany and becoming the Big Ten’s first Black commissioner in 2019. Petitti has long background in television. He has held senior executive roles at CBS Sports and ABC Sports. NCAAMBB – Michigan State’s Izzo says a few players could enter draft Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said “a bunch of guys” in college basketball are putting their names in the NBA draft. Izzo said Wednesday a few Spartans may join the trend, declaring themselves eligible to at least be evaluated for the draft with an opportunity to withdrawal from it in June. Izzo said Jaden Akins, A.J. Hoggard and Tyson Walker could enter the draft. If all three of the Spartans’ standout guards return, Izzo will have a talented and experienced team that will get a boost from a top recruiting classes that includes a pair of McDonald’s All-America selections. NCAAWBB – Gamecocks-Irish to open women’s basketball season in Paris South Carolina and Notre Dame will open the next women’s college basketball season in Paris. The teams announced Wednesday they’ll play in the French capital on Nov. 6. It will be the first time a regular-season NCAA game has been played in the City of Lights. The Gamecocks advanced to their third straight Final Four this past season and were undefeated until falling to Iowa in the national semifinals. Notre Dame reached the Sweet 16, where it lost to Maryland. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 9, Lansing Lugnuts 1 Dayton Dragons 7, Great Lakes Loons 3 South Bend Cubs 8, Beloit Sky Carp 0 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Sports Today Baseball Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley C.C., 2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m. (DH) MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Girls Soccer Lakeshore 5, Portage Northern 1 St. Joseph 1, Kalamazoo Christian 0 Michigan Lutheran 12, Covert 0 Our Lady of the Lake 7, New Buffalo 1 Mattawan 4, Gull Lake 3 Battle Creek Lakeview 1, Loy Norrix 1 – TIE Portage Central 8, Battle Creek Central 0 Edwardsburg 3, Buchanan 0 Berrien Springs 3, Brandywine 1 Otsego 7, Battle Creek Pennfield 0 Vicksburg 3, Jackson Lumen Christi 0 Hartford 3, Bangor 1 Bloomingdale 2, Comstock 1 Delton-Kellogg 8, Coloma 0 Allegan 6, Fennville 0 South Haven 4, Lawton 0 Holland Black River 3, Schoolcraft 1 Girls Tennis St. Joseph 7, Portage Northern 1 Mattawan 7, Gull Lake 1 Niles 5, Three Rivers 3 Softball Holland West Ottawa 18, Saugatuck 9 – Game 1 Holland West Ottawa 20, Saugatuck 13 – Game 2 Boys Golf SMAC West at Kalamazoo Country Club Mattawan                      157 Portage Central             160 St. Joseph                      164 Lakeshore                      169 Portage Northern          199 Tonight Baseball Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Allegan, 4:00 p.m. Brandywine at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. Fennville at South Haven, 4:30 p.m. Marcellus at Bangor, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Bloomingdale, 4:00 p.m. Centreville at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. Lawrence at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Constantine, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Holland Black River, 4:30 p.m. Gobles at Martin, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Parchment, 4:30 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Coloma at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Softball Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m Paw Paw at Allegan, 4:00 p.m. Brandywine at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. Fennville at South Haven, 4:30 p.m. Hartford at Berrien Springs, 4:30 p.m. Marcellus at Bangor, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Bloomingdale, 4:00 p.m. Centreville at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. Lawrence at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Mendon, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Constantine, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Holland Black River, 4:30 p.m. Gobles at Martin, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Parchment, 4:30 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Coloma at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer Bangor at Berrien Springs, 5:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Harper Creek, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m. East Kentwood at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Lansing Catholic at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Girls Tennis Lakeshore at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.