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Our Truist reporter Kevin McAlpin is back with another offseason version of the Frozen Rope Report. Today, we discuss the changes in the TV booth, a 17 year career coming to an end, some minor league depth signings and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM     @wsjmsports     wsjmsports.com     Wednesday, September 07, 2022 MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Los Angeles Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 4 – 10 Innings Seattle Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 0 Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 3 Angels 5, Tigers 4 – F/10 – LA Angels blow lead, rally in 10th for 5-4 win over Tigers Andrew Velazquez scored from third on Magneuris Sierra’s bunt in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Angels secured their first winning homestand since early May with a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Taylor Ward scored the tying run moments earlier on a throwing error to the plate by shortstop Javier Baez, who had singled home Kody Clemens with the Tigers’ go-ahead run in the top of the 10th. Mike Trout homered in his third consecutive game for the Angels, who have won eight of 11 in their best stretch of play since mid-May. Baez had three RBIs. Mariners 3, White Sox 0 – Gilbert ties high with 9 strikeouts, M’s beat White Sox 3-0 Logan Gilbert tied his career high with nine strikeouts, Cal Raleigh homered and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 to keep the AL wild-card race tight. Raleigh hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Mariners won for the eighth time in nine games. Seattle and Tampa Bay are 1 1/2 games ahead of Toronto, which is 3 1/2 games in front of Baltimore for the final AL wild card. Raleigh has 23 homers, tops among catchers. Chicago has lost two of three and dropped three games behind first-place Cleveland in the AL Central. Cubs 9, Reds 3 – Wesneski 5 shutout innings in debut, Cubs beat Reds 9-3 Hayden Wesneski allowed two hits over five shutout innings of relief to win his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs took advantage of 11 walks to beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-3 for their second win in nine games. Wesneski, a 24-year-old right-hander acquired from the New York Yankees on Aug. 1, struck out eight and walked one in front of about 20 family members and friends from Texas. Wesneski retired 13 of the first 14 batters. Today Detroit (Hutchison 2-7) at L.A. Angels (Sandoval 5-9), 4:07 p.m.         WSJM/WCSY 3:45 Chicago White Sox (Kopech 4-9) at Seattle (Castillo 6-5), 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Minor 3-10) at Chicago Cubs (Assad 0-0), 7:40 p.m. MLB – MLB asked to voluntarily accept minor league union The Major League Baseball Players Association is asking MLB management to voluntarily accept the union as the bargaining agent for minor leaguers. The union’s deputy executive director sent a letter to MLB claiming a majority of minor leaguers signed authorization cards. The MLBPA launched the minor league unionization drive on Aug. 28. Players with minor league contracts earn as little as $400 weekly during the six-month season. They would become their own bargaining unit within the MLBPA. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of 5) Last Night Connecticut Sun 104, Chicago Sky 80                                        (Series tied 2-2) Las Vegas Aces 97, Seattle Storm 92                                          (LVA wins 3-1) Sun 107, Sky 80 – Sun rout Sky 104-80, force Game 5 in semifinals series DeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams each scored 19 points to help the Connecticut Sun rout the Chicago Sky 104-80 and force a decisive Game 5 in their WNBA playoff semifinal series. Alyssa Thomas added 17 for Connecticut, which will travel to the second-seeded Sky for the winner-take-all game on Thursday. Connecticut raced out to a 22-6 lead and never looked back. Kahleah Copper scored 16 points and Emma Meesseman added 14 for the Sky. Aces 97, Storm 92 – Sue Bird’s career ends as Aces top Storm to reach to Finals Sue Bird’s career came to an end as Chelsea Gray scored 15 of her 31 points in the fourth quarter, and the Las Vegas Aces advanced to the WNBA Finals with a 97-92 win over the Seattle Storm in Game 4 of their semifinal series. The Aces won the best-of-five series 3-1, all the games tense, pressure-packed and filled with spectacular shot-making. The Aces ended up making more, most notably Gray, who made five of six shots down the stretch and scored 12 of the final 20 points for the Aces. It will be the third Finals appearance in franchise history for Las Vegas. NCAAFB – Georgia moves up to No. 2, passing Ohio State Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season. The Bulldogs passed Ohio State after the defending national champions dominated their opener. Alabama remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, receiving 44 of 63 first-place votes. The Bulldogs narrowed the gap on the Crimson Tide after beating Oregon 49-3. Georgia received 17 first-place votes. Ohio State slipped to No. 3 and received two first-place votes. Michigan moved up four spots to No. 4. Clemson dropped one place to No. 5. Florida debuted at No. 12 after its thrilling victory at home against Utah. The Utes slipped six spots to No. 13 after the loss. Oregon’s loss to Georgia sent the Ducks all the way out of the rankings. NCAAFB – LSU addressing a slew of miscues after Kelly’s debut LSU has emerged from Brian Kelly’s coaching debut trying to address a slew of miscues which proved costly in a narrow loss to Florida State. Kelly says receiver Kayshon Boutte is the least of his offense’s concerns despite making just two catches for 20 yards without scoring. He says Boutte has high standards and was unhappy during the game. But Kelly asserts Boutte will have “great games” this season. Kelly cites blocking and special teams among areas needing improvement after LSU struggled to run the ball, muffed two punts and had two kicks blocked. But Kelly says LSU also showed grit and character while nearly erasing a late two-touchdown deficit. The Tigers host Southern on Saturday. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Big Ten punters just keep turning up from down under Half of the Big Ten’s 14 teams this season have a punter produced by Prokick Australia. The development academy down under has been supplying major college football programs with game-ready special teamers at a remarkable rate. Purdue’s Jack Ansell, Minnesota’s Mark Crawford, Rutgers’ Adam Korsak, Ohio State’s Jesse Mirco, Illinois’ Hugh Robertson and Iowa’s Tory Taylor are all from Australia. Indiana’s James Evans is a New Zealander. Prokick has landed full scholarships for 190 players and counting. It was founded in 2007 by Nathan Chapman after a brief experience in the NFL. NFL – Bears release renderings for enclosed suburban stadium The Chicago Bears plan to build an enclosed suburban stadium that could host Super Bowls, College Football Playoff games and Final Fours. The Bears released conceptual illustrations of the proposed stadium and entertainment complex that would be built on the site of a former horse racing track in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The Bears say the project could include restaurants, office space, a hotel, fitness center, new parks and open areas. They also say they would seek no public funding for the stadium if the sale of the property is completed and if they decide to move there. But they would seek taxpayer assistance for the rest of the project.           NFL – NFL features record-tying 10 new head coaches There will be a new look on the sideline in Week 1 of the NFL season with a record-tying 10 new head coaches across the league. The overhaul of nearly one-third of the league matches the previous high last reached 2006. The new crop includes five retreads looking to bounce back after getting fired from their last head-coaching job and five first-time coaches. They take over varying situations with Tampa Bay’s Todd Bowles and Las Vegas’ Josh McDaniels taking over 2021 playoff teams in their second chances, while others like Chicago’s Matt Eberflus and Brian Daboll of the Giants in rebuilding situations.           Golf – PGA/LIV – Horschel, Rahm unhappy at LIV golfers playing at Wentworth Golfers from the Saudi-backed breakaway series have faced strong criticism for choosing to play the BMW PGA Championship on the European tour this week. The main targets of the criticism were those LIV Golf players who are in the field at Wentworth because of their ranking in the top 60 and are seemingly chasing ranking points not currently available on the breakaway tour. Billy Horschel is the defending champion from the United States and called the players in question “hypocrites.” Jon Rahm accused them of displaying double standards. Tennis – US Open – Khachanov stops Kyrgios in 5 sets; faces Ruud in semifinals Karen Khachanov has advanced to the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career by edging Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 at the U.S. Open. Kyrgios could not quite follow up his victory over defending champion Daniil Medvedev. The match began Tuesday night and concluded after midnight on Wednesday at a rowdy Arthur Ashe Stadium. The No. 27-seeded Khachanov will face No. 5 Casper Ruud on Friday for a berth in the championship match. Tennis – US Open – Garcia, 28, tops Gauff, 18, at US Open for 1st Slam semi Caroline Garcia has beaten 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-4 at the U.S. Open to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 28. The 17th-seeded Garcia had lost both of her two previous matches against the 12th-seeded Gauff but was the better player in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night. The Frenchwoman stretched her winning streak to 13 matches and solidified her status as someone playing as well as anyone in women’s tennis at the moment. Garcia has not dropped a set at Flushing Meadows this year. She finished last year ranked 74th but is projected to rise into the top 10 next week. Garcia will face Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur next. USA Soccer – U.S. Soccer, players formally sign equal pay agreements Representatives for the men’s and women’s U.S. national teams signed their historic collective bargaining agreements with U.S. Soccer, formally closing a long and acrimonious fight over equal pay. The federation announced in May that it had struck separate agreements with the players’ unions on contracts that run through 2028. A signing ceremony was held following the women’s friendly match against Nigeria at Audi Field in Washington D.C., with U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh among those on hand. The new contracts include identical pay structures for appearances and tournament victories, revenue sharing and equitable distribution of World Cup prize money. Olympics – Tokyo Olympics sponsorship scandal widens with more arrests Bribery allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member are widening as Japanese prosecutors “re-arrested” Haruyuki Takahashi in a case involving suspected payments from a publisher which became a sponsor for the Games. The latest allegations center on 76 million yen — about $540,000 — Takahashi received from publishing company Kadokawa, according to Tokyo District prosecutors. Two Kadokawa officials have been arrested for allegedly paying bribes. Takahashi has been in detention since he was arrested last month for receiving bribes from clothing manufacturer Aoki Holdings. He was also formally charged Tuesday with receiving bribes from Aoki. Three Aoki officials were also charged. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 3, Great Lakes Loons 0 Lansing Lugnuts 6, Dayton Dragons 2 Cedar Rapids Kernels 8, South Bend Cubs 6 Tonight Great Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College 3, Grace Christian University 0 Today Women’s Soccer Marian University’s Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Marian University’s Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 5, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1 Portage Central 3, Lakeshore 0 Michigan Lutheran 5, Buchanan 1 South Haven 2, Dowagiac 2 – TIE Mattawan 3, Portage Northern 1 Gull Lake 8, Battle Creek Central 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 1, Kalamazoo Central 1 – TIE Vicksburg 4, Coldwater 0 Battle Creek Pennfield 7, Comstock 2 Volleyball Buchanan 3, Michigan Lutheran 0 Dowagiac 3, Vicksburg 0 Brandywine 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Boys Tennis Portage Central 7, St. Joseph 1 Tonight Boys Soccer Our Lady of the Lake at Covert, 6:30 p.m. Brandywine at Berrien Springs, 6:30 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Niles, 6:30 p.m. Watervliet at Holland Black River, 5:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m. Comstock at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Cassopolis at Bloomingdale, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Delton-Kellogg, 5:00 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Parchment at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Volleyball St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. Watervliet Grace Christian at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Cross Country Lakeland Conference Jamboree at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.AP TOP 251Alabama(44)1-02Georgia(17)1-03Ohio State(2)1-04Michigan1-05Clemson1-06Texas A&M1-07Oklahoma1-08Notre Dame0-19Baylor1-010USC1-011Oklahoma State1-012Florida1-013Utah0-114Michigan State1-015Miami1-016Arkansas1-017Pittsburgh1-018NC State1-019Wisconsin1-020Kentucky1-021BYU1-022Ole Miss1-023Wake Forest1-024Tennessee1-025Houston1-0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM     @wsjmsports     wsjmsports.com     Wednesday, September 07, 2022 MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Los Angeles Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 4 – 10 Innings Seattle Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 0 Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 3 Angels 5, Tigers 4 – F/10 – LA Angels blow lead, rally in 10th for 5-4 win over Tigers Andrew Velazquez scored from third on Magneuris Sierra’s bunt in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Angels secured their first winning homestand since early May with a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Taylor Ward scored the tying run moments earlier on a throwing error to the plate by shortstop Javier Baez, who had singled home Kody Clemens with the Tigers’ go-ahead run in the top of the 10th. Mike Trout homered in his third consecutive game for the Angels, who have won eight of 11 in their best stretch of play since mid-May. Baez had three RBIs. Mariners 3, White Sox 0 – Gilbert ties high with 9 strikeouts, M’s beat White Sox 3-0 Logan Gilbert tied his career high with nine strikeouts, Cal Raleigh homered and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 to keep the AL wild-card race tight. Raleigh hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Mariners won for the eighth time in nine games. Seattle and Tampa Bay are 1 1/2 games ahead of Toronto, which is 3 1/2 games in front of Baltimore for the final AL wild card. Raleigh has 23 homers, tops among catchers. Chicago has lost two of three and dropped three games behind first-place Cleveland in the AL Central. Cubs 9, Reds 3 – Wesneski 5 shutout innings in debut, Cubs beat Reds 9-3 Hayden Wesneski allowed two hits over five shutout innings of relief to win his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs took advantage of 11 walks to beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-3 for their second win in nine games. Wesneski, a 24-year-old right-hander acquired from the New York Yankees on Aug. 1, struck out eight and walked one in front of about 20 family members and friends from Texas. Wesneski retired 13 of the first 14 batters. Today Detroit (Hutchison 2-7) at L.A. Angels (Sandoval 5-9), 4:07 p.m.         WSJM/WCSY 3:45 Chicago White Sox (Kopech 4-9) at Seattle (Castillo 6-5), 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Minor 3-10) at Chicago Cubs (Assad 0-0), 7:40 p.m. MLB – MLB asked to voluntarily accept minor league union The Major League Baseball Players Association is asking MLB management to voluntarily accept the union as the bargaining agent for minor leaguers. The union’s deputy executive director sent a letter to MLB claiming a majority of minor leaguers signed authorization cards. The MLBPA launched the minor league unionization drive on Aug. 28. Players with minor league contracts earn as little as $400 weekly during the six-month season. They would become their own bargaining unit within the MLBPA. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of 5) Last Night Connecticut Sun 104, Chicago Sky 80                                        (Series tied 2-2) Las Vegas Aces 97, Seattle Storm 92                                          (LVA wins 3-1) Sun 107, Sky 80 – Sun rout Sky 104-80, force Game 5 in semifinals series DeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams each scored 19 points to help the Connecticut Sun rout the Chicago Sky 104-80 and force a decisive Game 5 in their WNBA playoff semifinal series. Alyssa Thomas added 17 for Connecticut, which will travel to the second-seeded Sky for the winner-take-all game on Thursday. Connecticut raced out to a 22-6 lead and never looked back. Kahleah Copper scored 16 points and Emma Meesseman added 14 for the Sky. Aces 97, Storm 92 – Sue Bird’s career ends as Aces top Storm to reach to Finals Sue Bird’s career came to an end as Chelsea Gray scored 15 of her 31 points in the fourth quarter, and the Las Vegas Aces advanced to the WNBA Finals with a 97-92 win over the Seattle Storm in Game 4 of their semifinal series. The Aces won the best-of-five series 3-1, all the games tense, pressure-packed and filled with spectacular shot-making. The Aces ended up making more, most notably Gray, who made five of six shots down the stretch and scored 12 of the final 20 points for the Aces. It will be the third Finals appearance in franchise history for Las Vegas. NCAAFB – Georgia moves up to No. 2, passing Ohio State Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season. The Bulldogs passed Ohio State after the defending national champions dominated their opener. Alabama remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, receiving 44 of 63 first-place votes. The Bulldogs narrowed the gap on the Crimson Tide after beating Oregon 49-3. Georgia received 17 first-place votes. Ohio State slipped to No. 3 and received two first-place votes. Michigan moved up four spots to No. 4. Clemson dropped one place to No. 5. Florida debuted at No. 12 after its thrilling victory at home against Utah. The Utes slipped six spots to No. 13 after the loss. Oregon’s loss to Georgia sent the Ducks all the way out of the rankings. NCAAFB – LSU addressing a slew of miscues after Kelly’s debut LSU has emerged from Brian Kelly’s coaching debut trying to address a slew of miscues which proved costly in a narrow loss to Florida State. Kelly says receiver Kayshon Boutte is the least of his offense’s concerns despite making just two catches for 20 yards without scoring. He says Boutte has high standards and was unhappy during the game. But Kelly asserts Boutte will have “great games” this season. Kelly cites blocking and special teams among areas needing improvement after LSU struggled to run the ball, muffed two punts and had two kicks blocked. But Kelly says LSU also showed grit and character while nearly erasing a late two-touchdown deficit. The Tigers host Southern on Saturday. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Big Ten punters just keep turning up from down under Half of the Big Ten’s 14 teams this season have a punter produced by Prokick Australia. The development academy down under has been supplying major college football programs with game-ready special teamers at a remarkable rate. Purdue’s Jack Ansell, Minnesota’s Mark Crawford, Rutgers’ Adam Korsak, Ohio State’s Jesse Mirco, Illinois’ Hugh Robertson and Iowa’s Tory Taylor are all from Australia. Indiana’s James Evans is a New Zealander. Prokick has landed full scholarships for 190 players and counting. It was founded in 2007 by Nathan Chapman after a brief experience in the NFL. NFL – Bears release renderings for enclosed suburban stadium The Chicago Bears plan to build an enclosed suburban stadium that could host Super Bowls, College Football Playoff games and Final Fours. The Bears released conceptual illustrations of the proposed stadium and entertainment complex that would be built on the site of a former horse racing track in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The Bears say the project could include restaurants, office space, a hotel, fitness center, new parks and open areas. They also say they would seek no public funding for the stadium if the sale of the property is completed and if they decide to move there. But they would seek taxpayer assistance for the rest of the project.           NFL – NFL features record-tying 10 new head coaches There will be a new look on the sideline in Week 1 of the NFL season with a record-tying 10 new head coaches across the league. The overhaul of nearly one-third of the league matches the previous high last reached 2006. The new crop includes five retreads looking to bounce back after getting fired from their last head-coaching job and five first-time coaches. They take over varying situations with Tampa Bay’s Todd Bowles and Las Vegas’ Josh McDaniels taking over 2021 playoff teams in their second chances, while others like Chicago’s Matt Eberflus and Brian Daboll of the Giants in rebuilding situations.           Golf – PGA/LIV – Horschel, Rahm unhappy at LIV golfers playing at Wentworth Golfers from the Saudi-backed breakaway series have faced strong criticism for choosing to play the BMW PGA Championship on the European tour this week. The main targets of the criticism were those LIV Golf players who are in the field at Wentworth because of their ranking in the top 60 and are seemingly chasing ranking points not currently available on the breakaway tour. Billy Horschel is the defending champion from the United States and called the players in question “hypocrites.” Jon Rahm accused them of displaying double standards. Tennis – US Open – Khachanov stops Kyrgios in 5 sets; faces Ruud in semifinals Karen Khachanov has advanced to the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career by edging Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 at the U.S. Open. Kyrgios could not quite follow up his victory over defending champion Daniil Medvedev. The match began Tuesday night and concluded after midnight on Wednesday at a rowdy Arthur Ashe Stadium. The No. 27-seeded Khachanov will face No. 5 Casper Ruud on Friday for a berth in the championship match. Tennis – US Open – Garcia, 28, tops Gauff, 18, at US Open for 1st Slam semi Caroline Garcia has beaten 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-4 at the U.S. Open to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 28. The 17th-seeded Garcia had lost both of her two previous matches against the 12th-seeded Gauff but was the better player in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night. The Frenchwoman stretched her winning streak to 13 matches and solidified her status as someone playing as well as anyone in women’s tennis at the moment. Garcia has not dropped a set at Flushing Meadows this year. She finished last year ranked 74th but is projected to rise into the top 10 next week. Garcia will face Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur next. USA Soccer – U.S. Soccer, players formally sign equal pay agreements Representatives for the men’s and women’s U.S. national teams signed their historic collective bargaining agreements with U.S. Soccer, formally closing a long and acrimonious fight over equal pay. The federation announced in May that it had struck separate agreements with the players’ unions on contracts that run through 2028. A signing ceremony was held following the women’s friendly match against Nigeria at Audi Field in Washington D.C., with U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh among those on hand. The new contracts include identical pay structures for appearances and tournament victories, revenue sharing and equitable distribution of World Cup prize money. Olympics – Tokyo Olympics sponsorship scandal widens with more arrests Bribery allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member are widening as Japanese prosecutors “re-arrested” Haruyuki Takahashi in a case involving suspected payments from a publisher which became a sponsor for the Games. The latest allegations center on 76 million yen — about $540,000 — Takahashi received from publishing company Kadokawa, according to Tokyo District prosecutors. Two Kadokawa officials have been arrested for allegedly paying bribes. Takahashi has been in detention since he was arrested last month for receiving bribes from clothing manufacturer Aoki Holdings. He was also formally charged Tuesday with receiving bribes from Aoki. Three Aoki officials were also charged. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 3, Great Lakes Loons 0 Lansing Lugnuts 6, Dayton Dragons 2 Cedar Rapids Kernels 8, South Bend Cubs 6 Tonight Great Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College 3, Grace Christian University 0 Today Women’s Soccer Marian University’s Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Marian University’s Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 5, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1 Portage Central 3, Lakeshore 0 Michigan Lutheran 5, Buchanan 1 South Haven 2, Dowagiac 2 – TIE Mattawan 3, Portage Northern 1 Gull Lake 8, Battle Creek Central 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 1, Kalamazoo Central 1 – TIE Vicksburg 4, Coldwater 0 Battle Creek Pennfield 7, Comstock 2 Volleyball Buchanan 3, Michigan Lutheran 0 Dowagiac 3, Vicksburg 0 Brandywine 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Boys Tennis Portage Central 7, St. Joseph 1 Tonight Boys Soccer Our Lady of the Lake at Covert, 6:30 p.m. Brandywine at Berrien Springs, 6:30 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Niles, 6:30 p.m. Watervliet at Holland Black River, 5:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m. Comstock at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Cassopolis at Bloomingdale, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Delton-Kellogg, 5:00 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Parchment at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Volleyball St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. Watervliet Grace Christian at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Cross Country Lakeland Conference Jamboree at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.AP TOP 251Alabama(44)1-02Georgia(17)1-03Ohio State(2)1-04Michigan1-05Clemson1-06Texas A&M1-07Oklahoma1-08Notre Dame0-19Baylor1-010USC1-011Oklahoma State1-012Florida1-013Utah0-114Michigan State1-015Miami1-016Arkansas1-017Pittsburgh1-018NC State1-019Wisconsin1-020Kentucky1-021BYU1-022Ole Miss1-023Wake Forest1-024Tennessee1-025Houston1-0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM     @wsjmsports     wsjmsports.com     Wednesday, September 07, 2022 MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Los Angeles Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 4 – 10 Innings Seattle Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 0 Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 3 Angels 5, Tigers 4 – F/10 – LA Angels blow lead, rally in 10th for 5-4 win over Tigers Andrew Velazquez scored from third on Magneuris Sierra’s bunt in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Angels secured their first winning homestand since early May with a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Taylor Ward scored the tying run moments earlier on a throwing error to the plate by shortstop Javier Baez, who had singled home Kody Clemens with the Tigers’ go-ahead run in the top of the 10th. Mike Trout homered in his third consecutive game for the Angels, who have won eight of 11 in their best stretch of play since mid-May. Baez had three RBIs. Mariners 3, White Sox 0 – Gilbert ties high with 9 strikeouts, M’s beat White Sox 3-0 Logan Gilbert tied his career high with nine strikeouts, Cal Raleigh homered and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 to keep the AL wild-card race tight. Raleigh hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Mariners won for the eighth time in nine games. Seattle and Tampa Bay are 1 1/2 games ahead of Toronto, which is 3 1/2 games in front of Baltimore for the final AL wild card. Raleigh has 23 homers, tops among catchers. Chicago has lost two of three and dropped three games behind first-place Cleveland in the AL Central. Cubs 9, Reds 3 – Wesneski 5 shutout innings in debut, Cubs beat Reds 9-3 Hayden Wesneski allowed two hits over five shutout innings of relief to win his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs took advantage of 11 walks to beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-3 for their second win in nine games. Wesneski, a 24-year-old right-hander acquired from the New York Yankees on Aug. 1, struck out eight and walked one in front of about 20 family members and friends from Texas. Wesneski retired 13 of the first 14 batters. Today Detroit (Hutchison 2-7) at L.A. Angels (Sandoval 5-9), 4:07 p.m.         WSJM/WCSY 3:45 Chicago White Sox (Kopech 4-9) at Seattle (Castillo 6-5), 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Minor 3-10) at Chicago Cubs (Assad 0-0), 7:40 p.m. MLB – MLB asked to voluntarily accept minor league union The Major League Baseball Players Association is asking MLB management to voluntarily accept the union as the bargaining agent for minor leaguers. The union’s deputy executive director sent a letter to MLB claiming a majority of minor leaguers signed authorization cards. The MLBPA launched the minor league unionization drive on Aug. 28. Players with minor league contracts earn as little as $400 weekly during the six-month season. They would become their own bargaining unit within the MLBPA. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of 5) Last Night Connecticut Sun 104, Chicago Sky 80                                        (Series tied 2-2) Las Vegas Aces 97, Seattle Storm 92                                          (LVA wins 3-1) Sun 107, Sky 80 – Sun rout Sky 104-80, force Game 5 in semifinals series DeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams each scored 19 points to help the Connecticut Sun rout the Chicago Sky 104-80 and force a decisive Game 5 in their WNBA playoff semifinal series. Alyssa Thomas added 17 for Connecticut, which will travel to the second-seeded Sky for the winner-take-all game on Thursday. Connecticut raced out to a 22-6 lead and never looked back. Kahleah Copper scored 16 points and Emma Meesseman added 14 for the Sky. Aces 97, Storm 92 – Sue Bird’s career ends as Aces top Storm to reach to Finals Sue Bird’s career came to an end as Chelsea Gray scored 15 of her 31 points in the fourth quarter, and the Las Vegas Aces advanced to the WNBA Finals with a 97-92 win over the Seattle Storm in Game 4 of their semifinal series. The Aces won the best-of-five series 3-1, all the games tense, pressure-packed and filled with spectacular shot-making. The Aces ended up making more, most notably Gray, who made five of six shots down the stretch and scored 12 of the final 20 points for the Aces. It will be the third Finals appearance in franchise history for Las Vegas. NCAAFB – Georgia moves up to No. 2, passing Ohio State Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season. The Bulldogs passed Ohio State after the defending national champions dominated their opener. Alabama remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, receiving 44 of 63 first-place votes. The Bulldogs narrowed the gap on the Crimson Tide after beating Oregon 49-3. Georgia received 17 first-place votes. Ohio State slipped to No. 3 and received two first-place votes. Michigan moved up four spots to No. 4. Clemson dropped one place to No. 5. Florida debuted at No. 12 after its thrilling victory at home against Utah. The Utes slipped six spots to No. 13 after the loss. Oregon’s loss to Georgia sent the Ducks all the way out of the rankings. NCAAFB – LSU addressing a slew of miscues after Kelly’s debut LSU has emerged from Brian Kelly’s coaching debut trying to address a slew of miscues which proved costly in a narrow loss to Florida State. Kelly says receiver Kayshon Boutte is the least of his offense’s concerns despite making just two catches for 20 yards without scoring. He says Boutte has high standards and was unhappy during the game. But Kelly asserts Boutte will have “great games” this season. Kelly cites blocking and special teams among areas needing improvement after LSU struggled to run the ball, muffed two punts and had two kicks blocked. But Kelly says LSU also showed grit and character while nearly erasing a late two-touchdown deficit. The Tigers host Southern on Saturday. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Big Ten punters just keep turning up from down under Half of the Big Ten’s 14 teams this season have a punter produced by Prokick Australia. The development academy down under has been supplying major college football programs with game-ready special teamers at a remarkable rate. Purdue’s Jack Ansell, Minnesota’s Mark Crawford, Rutgers’ Adam Korsak, Ohio State’s Jesse Mirco, Illinois’ Hugh Robertson and Iowa’s Tory Taylor are all from Australia. Indiana’s James Evans is a New Zealander. Prokick has landed full scholarships for 190 players and counting. It was founded in 2007 by Nathan Chapman after a brief experience in the NFL. NFL – Bears release renderings for enclosed suburban stadium The Chicago Bears plan to build an enclosed suburban stadium that could host Super Bowls, College Football Playoff games and Final Fours. The Bears released conceptual illustrations of the proposed stadium and entertainment complex that would be built on the site of a former horse racing track in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The Bears say the project could include restaurants, office space, a hotel, fitness center, new parks and open areas. They also say they would seek no public funding for the stadium if the sale of the property is completed and if they decide to move there. But they would seek taxpayer assistance for the rest of the project.           NFL – NFL features record-tying 10 new head coaches There will be a new look on the sideline in Week 1 of the NFL season with a record-tying 10 new head coaches across the league. The overhaul of nearly one-third of the league matches the previous high last reached 2006. The new crop includes five retreads looking to bounce back after getting fired from their last head-coaching job and five first-time coaches. They take over varying situations with Tampa Bay’s Todd Bowles and Las Vegas’ Josh McDaniels taking over 2021 playoff teams in their second chances, while others like Chicago’s Matt Eberflus and Brian Daboll of the Giants in rebuilding situations.           Golf – PGA/LIV – Horschel, Rahm unhappy at LIV golfers playing at Wentworth Golfers from the Saudi-backed breakaway series have faced strong criticism for choosing to play the BMW PGA Championship on the European tour this week. The main targets of the criticism were those LIV Golf players who are in the field at Wentworth because of their ranking in the top 60 and are seemingly chasing ranking points not currently available on the breakaway tour. Billy Horschel is the defending champion from the United States and called the players in question “hypocrites.” Jon Rahm accused them of displaying double standards. Tennis – US Open – Khachanov stops Kyrgios in 5 sets; faces Ruud in semifinals Karen Khachanov has advanced to the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career by edging Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 at the U.S. Open. Kyrgios could not quite follow up his victory over defending champion Daniil Medvedev. The match began Tuesday night and concluded after midnight on Wednesday at a rowdy Arthur Ashe Stadium. The No. 27-seeded Khachanov will face No. 5 Casper Ruud on Friday for a berth in the championship match. Tennis – US Open – Garcia, 28, tops Gauff, 18, at US Open for 1st Slam semi Caroline Garcia has beaten 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-4 at the U.S. Open to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 28. The 17th-seeded Garcia had lost both of her two previous matches against the 12th-seeded Gauff but was the better player in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night. The Frenchwoman stretched her winning streak to 13 matches and solidified her status as someone playing as well as anyone in women’s tennis at the moment. Garcia has not dropped a set at Flushing Meadows this year. She finished last year ranked 74th but is projected to rise into the top 10 next week. Garcia will face Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur next. USA Soccer – U.S. Soccer, players formally sign equal pay agreements Representatives for the men’s and women’s U.S. national teams signed their historic collective bargaining agreements with U.S. Soccer, formally closing a long and acrimonious fight over equal pay. The federation announced in May that it had struck separate agreements with the players’ unions on contracts that run through 2028. A signing ceremony was held following the women’s friendly match against Nigeria at Audi Field in Washington D.C., with U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh among those on hand. The new contracts include identical pay structures for appearances and tournament victories, revenue sharing and equitable distribution of World Cup prize money. Olympics – Tokyo Olympics sponsorship scandal widens with more arrests Bribery allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member are widening as Japanese prosecutors “re-arrested” Haruyuki Takahashi in a case involving suspected payments from a publisher which became a sponsor for the Games. The latest allegations center on 76 million yen — about $540,000 — Takahashi received from publishing company Kadokawa, according to Tokyo District prosecutors. Two Kadokawa officials have been arrested for allegedly paying bribes. Takahashi has been in detention since he was arrested last month for receiving bribes from clothing manufacturer Aoki Holdings. He was also formally charged Tuesday with receiving bribes from Aoki. Three Aoki officials were also charged. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 3, Great Lakes Loons 0 Lansing Lugnuts 6, Dayton Dragons 2 Cedar Rapids Kernels 8, South Bend Cubs 6 Tonight Great Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College 3, Grace Christian University 0 Today Women’s Soccer Marian University’s Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Marian University’s Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 5, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1 Portage Central 3, Lakeshore 0 Michigan Lutheran 5, Buchanan 1 South Haven 2, Dowagiac 2 – TIE Mattawan 3, Portage Northern 1 Gull Lake 8, Battle Creek Central 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 1, Kalamazoo Central 1 – TIE Vicksburg 4, Coldwater 0 Battle Creek Pennfield 7, Comstock 2 Volleyball Buchanan 3, Michigan Lutheran 0 Dowagiac 3, Vicksburg 0 Brandywine 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Boys Tennis Portage Central 7, St. Joseph 1 Tonight Boys Soccer Our Lady of the Lake at Covert, 6:30 p.m. Brandywine at Berrien Springs, 6:30 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Niles, 6:30 p.m. Watervliet at Holland Black River, 5:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m. Comstock at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Cassopolis at Bloomingdale, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Delton-Kellogg, 5:00 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Parchment at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Volleyball St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. Watervliet Grace Christian at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Cross Country Lakeland Conference Jamboree at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.AP TOP 251Alabama(44)1-02Georgia(17)1-03Ohio State(2)1-04Michigan1-05Clemson1-06Texas A&M1-07Oklahoma1-08Notre Dame0-19Baylor1-010USC1-011Oklahoma State1-012Florida1-013Utah0-114Michigan State1-015Miami1-016Arkansas1-017Pittsburgh1-018NC State1-019Wisconsin1-020Kentucky1-021BYU1-022Ole Miss1-023Wake Forest1-024Tennessee1-025Houston1-0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM     @wsjmsports     wsjmsports.com     Wednesday, September 07, 2022 MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Los Angeles Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 4 – 10 Innings Seattle Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 0 Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 3 Angels 5, Tigers 4 – F/10 – LA Angels blow lead, rally in 10th for 5-4 win over Tigers Andrew Velazquez scored from third on Magneuris Sierra’s bunt in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Angels secured their first winning homestand since early May with a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Taylor Ward scored the tying run moments earlier on a throwing error to the plate by shortstop Javier Baez, who had singled home Kody Clemens with the Tigers’ go-ahead run in the top of the 10th. Mike Trout homered in his third consecutive game for the Angels, who have won eight of 11 in their best stretch of play since mid-May. Baez had three RBIs. Mariners 3, White Sox 0 – Gilbert ties high with 9 strikeouts, M’s beat White Sox 3-0 Logan Gilbert tied his career high with nine strikeouts, Cal Raleigh homered and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 to keep the AL wild-card race tight. Raleigh hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Mariners won for the eighth time in nine games. Seattle and Tampa Bay are 1 1/2 games ahead of Toronto, which is 3 1/2 games in front of Baltimore for the final AL wild card. Raleigh has 23 homers, tops among catchers. Chicago has lost two of three and dropped three games behind first-place Cleveland in the AL Central. Cubs 9, Reds 3 – Wesneski 5 shutout innings in debut, Cubs beat Reds 9-3 Hayden Wesneski allowed two hits over five shutout innings of relief to win his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs took advantage of 11 walks to beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-3 for their second win in nine games. Wesneski, a 24-year-old right-hander acquired from the New York Yankees on Aug. 1, struck out eight and walked one in front of about 20 family members and friends from Texas. Wesneski retired 13 of the first 14 batters. Today Detroit (Hutchison 2-7) at L.A. Angels (Sandoval 5-9), 4:07 p.m.         WSJM/WCSY 3:45 Chicago White Sox (Kopech 4-9) at Seattle (Castillo 6-5), 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Minor 3-10) at Chicago Cubs (Assad 0-0), 7:40 p.m. MLB – MLB asked to voluntarily accept minor league union The Major League Baseball Players Association is asking MLB management to voluntarily accept the union as the bargaining agent for minor leaguers. The union’s deputy executive director sent a letter to MLB claiming a majority of minor leaguers signed authorization cards. The MLBPA launched the minor league unionization drive on Aug. 28. Players with minor league contracts earn as little as $400 weekly during the six-month season. They would become their own bargaining unit within the MLBPA. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of 5) Last Night Connecticut Sun 104, Chicago Sky 80                                        (Series tied 2-2) Las Vegas Aces 97, Seattle Storm 92                                          (LVA wins 3-1) Sun 107, Sky 80 – Sun rout Sky 104-80, force Game 5 in semifinals series DeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams each scored 19 points to help the Connecticut Sun rout the Chicago Sky 104-80 and force a decisive Game 5 in their WNBA playoff semifinal series. Alyssa Thomas added 17 for Connecticut, which will travel to the second-seeded Sky for the winner-take-all game on Thursday. Connecticut raced out to a 22-6 lead and never looked back. Kahleah Copper scored 16 points and Emma Meesseman added 14 for the Sky. Aces 97, Storm 92 – Sue Bird’s career ends as Aces top Storm to reach to Finals Sue Bird’s career came to an end as Chelsea Gray scored 15 of her 31 points in the fourth quarter, and the Las Vegas Aces advanced to the WNBA Finals with a 97-92 win over the Seattle Storm in Game 4 of their semifinal series. The Aces won the best-of-five series 3-1, all the games tense, pressure-packed and filled with spectacular shot-making. The Aces ended up making more, most notably Gray, who made five of six shots down the stretch and scored 12 of the final 20 points for the Aces. It will be the third Finals appearance in franchise history for Las Vegas. NCAAFB – Georgia moves up to No. 2, passing Ohio State Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season. The Bulldogs passed Ohio State after the defending national champions dominated their opener. Alabama remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, receiving 44 of 63 first-place votes. The Bulldogs narrowed the gap on the Crimson Tide after beating Oregon 49-3. Georgia received 17 first-place votes. Ohio State slipped to No. 3 and received two first-place votes. Michigan moved up four spots to No. 4. Clemson dropped one place to No. 5. Florida debuted at No. 12 after its thrilling victory at home against Utah. The Utes slipped six spots to No. 13 after the loss. Oregon’s loss to Georgia sent the Ducks all the way out of the rankings. NCAAFB – LSU addressing a slew of miscues after Kelly’s debut LSU has emerged from Brian Kelly’s coaching debut trying to address a slew of miscues which proved costly in a narrow loss to Florida State. Kelly says receiver Kayshon Boutte is the least of his offense’s concerns despite making just two catches for 20 yards without scoring. He says Boutte has high standards and was unhappy during the game. But Kelly asserts Boutte will have “great games” this season. Kelly cites blocking and special teams among areas needing improvement after LSU struggled to run the ball, muffed two punts and had two kicks blocked. But Kelly says LSU also showed grit and character while nearly erasing a late two-touchdown deficit. The Tigers host Southern on Saturday. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Big Ten punters just keep turning up from down under Half of the Big Ten’s 14 teams this season have a punter produced by Prokick Australia. The development academy down under has been supplying major college football programs with game-ready special teamers at a remarkable rate. Purdue’s Jack Ansell, Minnesota’s Mark Crawford, Rutgers’ Adam Korsak, Ohio State’s Jesse Mirco, Illinois’ Hugh Robertson and Iowa’s Tory Taylor are all from Australia. Indiana’s James Evans is a New Zealander. Prokick has landed full scholarships for 190 players and counting. It was founded in 2007 by Nathan Chapman after a brief experience in the NFL. NFL – Bears release renderings for enclosed suburban stadium The Chicago Bears plan to build an enclosed suburban stadium that could host Super Bowls, College Football Playoff games and Final Fours. The Bears released conceptual illustrations of the proposed stadium and entertainment complex that would be built on the site of a former horse racing track in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The Bears say the project could include restaurants, office space, a hotel, fitness center, new parks and open areas. They also say they would seek no public funding for the stadium if the sale of the property is completed and if they decide to move there. But they would seek taxpayer assistance for the rest of the project.           NFL – NFL features record-tying 10 new head coaches There will be a new look on the sideline in Week 1 of the NFL season with a record-tying 10 new head coaches across the league. The overhaul of nearly one-third of the league matches the previous high last reached 2006. The new crop includes five retreads looking to bounce back after getting fired from their last head-coaching job and five first-time coaches. They take over varying situations with Tampa Bay’s Todd Bowles and Las Vegas’ Josh McDaniels taking over 2021 playoff teams in their second chances, while others like Chicago’s Matt Eberflus and Brian Daboll of the Giants in rebuilding situations.           Golf – PGA/LIV – Horschel, Rahm unhappy at LIV golfers playing at Wentworth Golfers from the Saudi-backed breakaway series have faced strong criticism for choosing to play the BMW PGA Championship on the European tour this week. The main targets of the criticism were those LIV Golf players who are in the field at Wentworth because of their ranking in the top 60 and are seemingly chasing ranking points not currently available on the breakaway tour. Billy Horschel is the defending champion from the United States and called the players in question “hypocrites.” Jon Rahm accused them of displaying double standards. Tennis – US Open – Khachanov stops Kyrgios in 5 sets; faces Ruud in semifinals Karen Khachanov has advanced to the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career by edging Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 at the U.S. Open. Kyrgios could not quite follow up his victory over defending champion Daniil Medvedev. The match began Tuesday night and concluded after midnight on Wednesday at a rowdy Arthur Ashe Stadium. The No. 27-seeded Khachanov will face No. 5 Casper Ruud on Friday for a berth in the championship match. Tennis – US Open – Garcia, 28, tops Gauff, 18, at US Open for 1st Slam semi Caroline Garcia has beaten 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-4 at the U.S. Open to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 28. The 17th-seeded Garcia had lost both of her two previous matches against the 12th-seeded Gauff but was the better player in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night. The Frenchwoman stretched her winning streak to 13 matches and solidified her status as someone playing as well as anyone in women’s tennis at the moment. Garcia has not dropped a set at Flushing Meadows this year. She finished last year ranked 74th but is projected to rise into the top 10 next week. Garcia will face Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur next. USA Soccer – U.S. Soccer, players formally sign equal pay agreements Representatives for the men’s and women’s U.S. national teams signed their historic collective bargaining agreements with U.S. Soccer, formally closing a long and acrimonious fight over equal pay. The federation announced in May that it had struck separate agreements with the players’ unions on contracts that run through 2028. A signing ceremony was held following the women’s friendly match against Nigeria at Audi Field in Washington D.C., with U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh among those on hand. The new contracts include identical pay structures for appearances and tournament victories, revenue sharing and equitable distribution of World Cup prize money. Olympics – Tokyo Olympics sponsorship scandal widens with more arrests Bribery allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member are widening as Japanese prosecutors “re-arrested” Haruyuki Takahashi in a case involving suspected payments from a publisher which became a sponsor for the Games. The latest allegations center on 76 million yen — about $540,000 — Takahashi received from publishing company Kadokawa, according to Tokyo District prosecutors. Two Kadokawa officials have been arrested for allegedly paying bribes. Takahashi has been in detention since he was arrested last month for receiving bribes from clothing manufacturer Aoki Holdings. He was also formally charged Tuesday with receiving bribes from Aoki. Three Aoki officials were also charged. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 3, Great Lakes Loons 0 Lansing Lugnuts 6, Dayton Dragons 2 Cedar Rapids Kernels 8, South Bend Cubs 6 Tonight Great Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College 3, Grace Christian University 0 Today Women’s Soccer Marian University’s Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Marian University’s Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 5, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1 Portage Central 3, Lakeshore 0 Michigan Lutheran 5, Buchanan 1 South Haven 2, Dowagiac 2 – TIE Mattawan 3, Portage Northern 1 Gull Lake 8, Battle Creek Central 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 1, Kalamazoo Central 1 – TIE Vicksburg 4, Coldwater 0 Battle Creek Pennfield 7, Comstock 2 Volleyball Buchanan 3, Michigan Lutheran 0 Dowagiac 3, Vicksburg 0 Brandywine 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Boys Tennis Portage Central 7, St. Joseph 1 Tonight Boys Soccer Our Lady of the Lake at Covert, 6:30 p.m. Brandywine at Berrien Springs, 6:30 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Niles, 6:30 p.m. Watervliet at Holland Black River, 5:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m. Comstock at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Cassopolis at Bloomingdale, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Delton-Kellogg, 5:00 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Parchment at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Volleyball St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. Watervliet Grace Christian at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Cross Country Lakeland Conference Jamboree at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.AP TOP 251Alabama(44)1-02Georgia(17)1-03Ohio State(2)1-04Michigan1-05Clemson1-06Texas A&M1-07Oklahoma1-08Notre Dame0-19Baylor1-010USC1-011Oklahoma State1-012Florida1-013Utah0-114Michigan State1-015Miami1-016Arkansas1-017Pittsburgh1-018NC State1-019Wisconsin1-020Kentucky1-021BYU1-022Ole Miss1-023Wake Forest1-024Tennessee1-025Houston1-0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Los Angeles Angels sweep the Oakland A's, taking 3 in a row in the bay area! It took extra innings to do it, but some clutch RBI hits from Magneuris Sierra and a 3-run home run from Luis Rengifo ensured the Halo was lit up Wednesday. Jon and Mike will break down the game with all the highlights!Then, we've got a round of "Never Do I Ever," specifically for Perry Minasian. Does GMPM make Locked On Angels his first listen of the day? Well, just in case he does, we've got a message for him!Plus, we've decided here at Locked On Angels that trading Shohei Ohtani would be a bad decision for the Halos, and we've got the perfect reason why. Don't miss our explanation in segment 3!GET IN OUR VOICEMAIL! CALL US: (714) 409-6396Tell us what's on your mind!Give us a follow @LockedOnAngels on Twitter and for the best Angels memes around, connect with us on Instagram and Twitter @SuperHaloBros!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Blue NileMake your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale… Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress-free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today. LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB.VroomWith Vroom, you can buy a car entirely online, and have it delivered straight to you, so you never have to go to a dealership again. So, next time you need to buy a car, just grab your phone, go to Vroom.com and check out thousands of great cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Los Angeles Angels sweep the Oakland A's, taking 3 in a row in the bay area! It took extra innings to do it, but some clutch RBI hits from Magneuris Sierra and a 3-run home run from Luis Rengifo ensured the Halo was lit up Wednesday. Jon and Mike will break down the game with all the highlights! Then, we've got a round of "Never Do I Ever," specifically for Perry Minasian. Does GMPM make Locked On Angels his first listen of the day? Well, just in case he does, we've got a message for him! Plus, we've decided here at Locked On Angels that trading Shohei Ohtani would be a bad decision for the Halos, and we've got the perfect reason why. Don't miss our explanation in segment 3! GET IN OUR VOICEMAIL!  CALL US: (714) 409-6396 Tell us what's on your mind! Give us a follow @LockedOnAngels on Twitter and for the best Angels memes around, connect with us on Instagram and Twitter @SuperHaloBros! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale… Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress-free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today.  LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Vroom With Vroom, you can buy a car entirely online, and have it delivered straight to you, so you never have to go to a dealership again. So, next time you need to buy a car, just grab your phone, go to Vroom.com and check out thousands of great cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Los Angeles Angels play small ball, only strike out twice, and defeat the Kansas City Royals 6-0 on the back of a strong yet quick start from Jose Suarez! It's the least amount of times the Angels have struck out this season, and it showed. Magneuris Sierra showed off his speed, Shohei Ohtani and Max Stassi homered, and the Halos delivered when it counted. We'll break down the win and share all the highlights!Then, 3 Angels are up for the Hall of Fame vote, including Jered Weaver, Frankie Rodriguez, and John Lackey. Mike and Jon put their Angel fandom aside and discuss each Halo Great's chances of being voted in.Plus, was Anthony Rendon the key to the Angels' early success? We'll explain why and share some thoughts on why his absence is strongly felt on this team.GET IN OUR VOICEMAIL! CALL US: (714) 409-6396Tell us what's on your mind!Give us a follow @LockedOnAngels on Twitter and for the best Angels memes around, connect with us on Instagram and Twitter @SuperHaloBros!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Sports Card InvestorDownload the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week. Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon.Blue NileMake your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale… Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress-free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today. LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Los Angeles Angels play small ball, only strike out twice, and defeat the Kansas City Royals 6-0 on the back of a strong yet quick start from Jose Suarez! It's the least amount of times the Angels have struck out this season, and it showed. Magneuris Sierra showed off his speed, Shohei Ohtani and Max Stassi homered, and the Halos delivered when it counted. We'll break down the win and share all the highlights! Then, 3 Angels are up for the Hall of Fame vote, including Jered Weaver, Frankie Rodriguez, and John Lackey. Mike and Jon put their Angel fandom aside and discuss each Halo Great's chances of being voted in. Plus, was Anthony Rendon the key to the Angels' early success? We'll explain why and share some thoughts on why his absence is strongly felt on this team. GET IN OUR VOICEMAIL!  CALL US: (714) 409-6396 Tell us what's on your mind! Give us a follow @LockedOnAngels on Twitter and for the best Angels memes around, connect with us on Instagram and Twitter @SuperHaloBros! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Sports Card Investor Download the Sports Card Investor App today and easily browse over 630K cards from every sport, with hundreds more added each week. Available for free in the Google Play and Apple App stores or go to sportscardinvestor.com/lockedon. Blue Nile Make your moment sparkle with jewelry from Bluenile.com. And, going on now is the Blue Nile Anniversary Sale… Save up to forty percent on classic fine jewelry pieces and twenty-five percent on engagement ring settings. Shop stress-free and find your forever piece. Go to BlueNile.com today.  LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Note we're back to the regular 6:30 time. On the next edition of rotoimbeciles we'll talk about Isiah Kiner-Falefa, the speedy Magneuris Sierra, what we think of Carter Kieboom, and the fall of Matt Harvey (again).

Miami Marlins games are tough to stomach right now . So many at-bats are being taken by mediocre players who nobody trusts to get the job done. Ely Sussman discusses what we've seen from Magneuris Sierra (5:10), Jorge Alfaro (12:45), Isan Díaz (23:00) and Lewis Brinson (32:45) during their Miami tenures. How much longer until the team admits that these relatively young players aren't pieces of their future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Miami Marlins games are tough to stomach right now . So many at-bats are being taken by mediocre players who nobody trusts to get the job done. Ely Sussman discusses what we've seen from Magneuris Sierra (5:10), Jorge Alfaro (12:45), Isan Díaz (23:00) and Lewis Brinson (32:45) during their Miami tenures. How much longer until the team admits that these relatively young players aren't pieces of their future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 4th edition of Mailbag Monday! Answering all of your Marlins related questions. What can we expect from Alex Vesia this coming season? Can we expect Harold Ramirez and Magneuris Sierra to stay on the team? Could the Marlins trade for Luis Castillo or Sonny Gray? Why aren't the Marlins adding to the bullpen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 4th edition of Mailbag Monday! Answering all of your Marlins related questions. What can we expect from Alex Vesia this coming season? Can we expect Harold Ramirez and Magneuris Sierra to stay on the team? Could the Marlins trade for Luis Castillo or Sonny Gray? Why aren't the Marlins adding to the bullpen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Los Marlins pasaron la escoba en Wrigley Field, con su pitcheo como carta de presentación y avanzaron a la Serie Divisional.  Analizamos lo que ha sido la postemporada para el equipo de Miami y lo que viene ahora contra los Bravos.  Conversamos con el OF, Magneuris Sierra, quien ha mejorado significativamente en 2020.  Todo eso y más en este episodio de Swings and Mishes en español.

Hablamos con los peloteros de grandes ligas Magneuris Sierra y gerardo reyes, sobre la cuartentena, sus contratos y su trabajo en casa

Spring Training full-squad workouts have begun! Ely identifies the Marlins players who have the most to gain/lose between now and the regular season, most notably Lewis Brinson, Jesús Aguilar and Magneuris Sierra. Follow Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Ely (@RealEly) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring Training full-squad workouts have begun! Ely identifies the Marlins players who have the most to gain/lose between now and the regular season, most notably Lewis Brinson, Jesús Aguilar and Magneuris Sierra. Follow Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) and Ely (@RealEly) on Twitter. Full coverage at FishStripes.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roger Hoover interviews Jumbo Shrimp outfielder Magneuris Sierra with translator Jose Ceballos in Pensacola on April 13, 2019.

本集聊亞特蘭大勇士隊今年崛起的關鍵(01:06)、科羅拉多洛磯隊的錯誤操盤和迷信老將(22:19)、德州遊騎兵總教練 Jeff Banister 被解職與可能的繼任人選(30:02)、新世代總教練的特色(37:09)、名人堂球星 John Smoltz 提出改革賽制的建議(44:06)、裁判的主觀認定影響比賽結果(53:56)以及美聯賽揚獎的王牌競爭(01:06:18)。「轉學生週記」聊邁阿密馬林魚腿哥 Magneuris Sierra 與速度對比賽的影響(01:12:02)，數據單元則分享陳偉殷的主客場落差(01:21:09)、國聯終止連 14 年跨聯盟敗績(01:22:31)以及新出爐的 Statcast 外野守備數據 DOAA(01:29:01)。

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Matt Chapman‘s misleading error total, Tyler White and “cheap” home runs, Danny Hultzen, Aaron Nola, and the concept of “safe” players, the latest on Shohei Ohtani and Willians Astudillo, Jacob deGrom and the NL MVP race, a conditional trade followup, Magneuris Sierra and the woeful Marlins, Mike Foltynewicz‘s […]

The Marlins were dealt an 11-6 loss, but it was a night Isaac Galloway will never forget after making his Major League debut. Dan Straily gave up eight runs after a rain delay, while Magneuris Sierra collected three hits and J.T. Realmuto homered.

Ben Carsley, Craig Goldstein and Bret Sayre discuss the offseason’s biggest fantasy storylines from a dynasty perspective including: Shohei Ohtani (4:00), Giancarlo Stanton (12:30), Marcell Ozuna (20:00), Stephen Piscotty (23:00), Jacoby Ellsbury/Clint Frazier/Aaron Hicks (27:00), Magneuris Sierra (30:00), Sandy Alcantara and Jorge Guzman (32:00), Dee Gordon (34:00) and Aledmys Diaz (36:00). Finally, the TINO boys are on the case, investigating the secret motive behind Derek Jeter’s player acquisitions (40:00).

Ben Carsley, Craig Goldstein and Bret Sayre discuss the dynasty value of Shohei Otani as a hitter and pitcher (3:00), Whit Merrifield (7:30) and Max Pentecost (13:00) before continuing their divisional breakdown series with a look at which NL & AL Central prospects experienced the biggest shifts in fantasy value this season.NL CentralAdbert Alzolay (17:00)Nick Senzel (21:00)Taylor Trammell (23:00)Shed Long (27:00)Isan Diaz (28:30)Lucas Erceg (30:30)Monte Harrison (32:00)Corey Ray (34:00)Austin Meadows (36:00)Oneil Cruz (38:00)Nick Kingham (39:00)Magneuris Sierra (41:00)Randy Arozarena (43:30)Delvin Perez (46:00)Sandy Alcantara (47:00)AL CentralEloy Jimenez (49:30)Michael Kopech (50:30)Dane Dunning (52:30)Dylan Cease (54:00)Francisco Mejia (55:00)Triston McKenzie (56:00)Greg Allen (57:30)Matt Manning (58:30)Beau Burrows (1:00:00)Nick Gordon (1:02:30)Akil Baddoo (1:04:30)Royce Lewis (1:06:00)

Join RedbirdRants.com- Fansided's St. Louis Cardinals-centric site- writers and editors as they discuss all things Cardinals. This episode's topics include:How sweep it is: Takeaways from the Rockies' series, concerns about Carlos Martinez, and is the series more about the Cardinals playing better or the Rockies playing worse?Diamondbacks' series: Does anything but a series win or sweep matter at this point for the St. Louis Cardinals?If they split or lose, do we officially call the playoff hunt off?Trade deadline just four days away: A look at the deadline a week out, Cardinals stalling on a big bat, caution with certain prospects involved in trades, is it more likely for the Cardinals to fix the bullpen this deadline? Who do they get?Trade deadline final predictions: Will anything actually get don? Josh and Trevor give you their answers and why.Showing the rookies some love: What have the rookies for the St. Louis Cardinals done for the team (Paul DeJong, Magneuris Sierra, Harrison Bader, and Carson Kelly)If you love the St. Louis Cardinals, you'll love what these bloggers have to say in this installment about the birds on the bat.Follow this episode's contributors on Twitter: Tito Rivera (@triveratops), Josh McDonald (@JMcDonald_91), and Trevor Hooth (@thooh29).Find all things RedbirdRants on Twitter (@FSRedbirdRants), Facebook (facebook.com/FSRedbirdRants), and on the web at www.redbirdrants.com

Yadier Molina homered, Magneuris Sierra had a four-hit day and Carlos Martinez went seven innings with an RBI single in the loss.

John and Heather discuss the Cardinals career of Matt Adams, the roster moves of the last weekend, and exclusivity caused by homophobia in sports.

Join RedbirdRants.com- Fansided's St. Louis Cardinals-centric site- writers and editors as they discuss all things Cardinals. This episode's topics include: recent Cubs series, recent sweep by the Boston Red Sox, impending roster moves including Magneuris Sierra/Tommy Pham/Randal Grichuk/Jhonny Peralta/Matt Adams.If you love the St. Louis Cardinals, you'll love what these bloggers have to say in this installment about the birds on the bat.Follow this episode's contributors on Twitter: Dr. Michael D. Miles (@DrMilesM5), Tito Rivera (@triveratops), and Nathan Grime (@nategrime).Find all things RedbirdRants on Twitter (@FSRedbirdRants), Facebook (facebook.com/FSRedbirdRants), and on the web at www.redbirdrants.com.

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny talks about the club's 6-5 win over the Marlins, and Magneuris Sierra discusses the impact that his speed had in the win.

Viva El Birdos site manager Ben Humphrey is joined by Future Redbirds editor Eric Johnson to discuss St. Louis Cardinals prospects, including: Magneuris Sierra, David Poncedeleon, Rob Kaminsky, Alex Reyes, Aledmys Diaz, Stephen Piscotty, and more.