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The latest WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Ava Rommel of St. Joseph girls basketball. Ava is a senior at St. Joseph high school where she has a 3.9 GPA During the week, St. Joe went 2-0 with a 48-28 win at Gull Lake, where St. Joe shutout the Blue Devils 18-0 in the first quarter. Ava had a double double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and added 1 assist and 2 steals. Then in a 57-19 win over Mattawan, Ava had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block Ava is a scholastic award winner at St. Joe, a member of the National Honor society and is also a member of the St. Joseph girls soccer team. Our WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Ava Rommel of St. Joseph Girls Basketball.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Ava Rommel of St. Joseph girls basketball. Ava is a senior at St. Joseph high school where she has a 3.9 GPA During the week, St. Joe went 2-0 with a 48-28 win at Gull Lake, where St. Joe shutout the Blue Devils 18-0 in the first quarter. Ava had a double double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and added 1 assist and 2 steals. Then in a 57-19 win over Mattawan, Ava had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block Ava is a scholastic award winner at St. Joe, a member of the National Honor society and is also a member of the St. Joseph girls soccer team. Our WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Ava Rommel of St. Joseph Girls Basketball.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Ava Rommel of St. Joseph girls basketball. Ava is a senior at St. Joseph high school where she has a 3.9 GPA During the week, St. Joe went 2-0 with a 48-28 win at Gull Lake, where St. Joe shutout the Blue Devils 18-0 in the first quarter. Ava had a double double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and added 1 assist and 2 steals. Then in a 57-19 win over Mattawan, Ava had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block Ava is a scholastic award winner at St. Joe, a member of the National Honor society and is also a member of the St. Joseph girls soccer team. Our WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Ava Rommel of St. Joseph Girls Basketball.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen back as the St. Joe Bears went on the road for a game at Mattawan, Joel Cordes and Bret Witkowski were on hand on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen back as the St. Joe Bears went on the road for a game at Mattawan, Joel Cordes and Bret Witkowski were on hand on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

St. Joe Bears Football Preview is brought to you by Lazer Graphics! Give them the stuff they want from Lazer Graphics! Go to LazerGraphics.com! The Bears look to go 7-0 against a Mattawan team that is trying to keep their playoff hopes alive. Jonny and Bret preview tonight's game that you can hear on 94.9 WSJM, on the WSJM app and WSJM.com!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As you heard on 97.5 Y-Country with Al Pscholka and Mel Grau, the Lakeshore Lancers were home to face the Mattawan Wildcats at Kohn-Lehman Field at Al Stockman Stadium.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As you heard on 97.5 Y-Country with Al Pscholka and Mel Grau, the Lakeshore Lancers were home to face the Mattawan Wildcats at Kohn-Lehman Field at Al Stockman Stadium.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As you heard on 97.5 Y-Country with Al Pscholka and Mel Grau, the Lakeshore Lancers were home to face the Mattawan Wildcats at Kohn-Lehman Field at Al Stockman Stadium.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lakeshore Lancers Football Preview is brought to you by Lazer Graphics! Give them the stuff they want from Lazer Graphics! Go to LazerGraphics.com! Lakeshore looks to get their first win at Al Stockman Stadium against Mattawan. Jonny and Al preview tonight's game.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode, Teresa R. Getman, Rosalie Plechaty and Paul Layendecker welcome back Suzanne Clyne from "Infuse Wellness" in Mattawan. We'll learn how 'Hydration and Functional Medicine' can help us live our 'best' lives!  vitamin@infusewellnessmichigan.com. Then Foundry Hall's Lotte Resek has the latest from Foundry and who is playing at this summer's Riverfront Concert Series! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ella Dykstra of St. Joseph High School Soccer is our WSJM Sports Player of the Week. For the week, St. Joe went 3-0 with a 3-2 comeback win at Mattawan assisting on the game winning goal with 91 seconds left, a 3-1 win over Portage Northern where Ella had all three goals, including one on a PK, and an 8-0 over Niles where Ella had 2 goals and 2 assists. Ella is a senior as St. Joseph High School where she has a 3.45 GPA,   She also participated in basketball this season.  After graduating from St. Joseph, Ella will attend and play soccer at the University of Kentucky in the SEC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ella Dykstra of St. Joseph High School Soccer is our WSJM Sports Player of the Week. For the week, St. Joe went 3-0 with a 3-2 comeback win at Mattawan assisting on the game winning goal with 91 seconds left, a 3-1 win over Portage Northern where Ella had all three goals, including one on a PK, and an 8-0 over Niles where Ella had 2 goals and 2 assists. Ella is a senior as St. Joseph High School where she has a 3.45 GPA,   She also participated in basketball this season.  After graduating from St. Joseph, Ella will attend and play soccer at the University of Kentucky in the SEC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paige Lies of Lakeshore High School Girls Basketball is our WSJM Sports Player of the Week.   Lakeshore won all three of their games over the holiday break with wins over Berrien Springs, Mattawan and Niles.    Paige scored in double figures in each of those games,   But she had 6 steals against Berrien Springs, 5 against Mattawan and 4 vs. Niles.     During the Niles game she moved into 2nd place all time on the Lakeshore career list for steals. Paige is a junior at Lakeshore and also plays soccer and runs track.  In the classroom she has a 3.9 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paige Lies of Lakeshore High School Girls Basketball is our WSJM Sports Player of the Week.   Lakeshore won all three of their games over the holiday break with wins over Berrien Springs, Mattawan and Niles.    Paige scored in double figures in each of those games,   But she had 6 steals against Berrien Springs, 5 against Mattawan and 4 vs. Niles.     During the Niles game she moved into 2nd place all time on the Lakeshore career list for steals. Paige is a junior at Lakeshore and also plays soccer and runs track.  In the classroom she has a 3.9 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Jakob Diamond of St. Joseph boys basketball.   St. Joe went 2-0 during the week with the Bears coming back from a 12 point deficit to beat Gull Lake 54-53, and then the Bears beat Mattawan 66-61. Jakob had 11 points in the win over Gull Lake and 20 points in the win at Mattawan. He's also a member of the St. Joseph High School Orchestra and has a 3.963 GPA. Earlier this week we had to sit down with Jakob and head coach Gregg Schaffer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Jakob Diamond of St. Joseph boys basketball.   St. Joe went 2-0 during the week with the Bears coming back from a 12 point deficit to beat Gull Lake 54-53, and then the Bears beat Mattawan 66-61. Jakob had 11 points in the win over Gull Lake and 20 points in the win at Mattawan. He's also a member of the St. Joseph High School Orchestra and has a 3.963 GPA. Earlier this week we had to sit down with Jakob and head coach Gregg Schaffer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen back to Lakeshore's SMAC West Division game against MattawanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen back to Lakeshore's SMAC West Division game against MattawanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Katelyn Baney of Paw Paw Girls Basketball.  During the Red Wolves opening week Katelyn had a double double in wins over Mattawan and Vicksburg. Katelyn is a senior at Paw Paw and in the Classroom she has a 3.9 GPASee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Katelyn Baney of Paw Paw Girls Basketball.  During the Red Wolves opening week Katelyn had a double double in wins over Mattawan and Vicksburg. Katelyn is a senior at Paw Paw and in the Classroom she has a 3.9 GPASee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As heard on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM, listen back to St. Joe's game at Mattawan.  Joel Cordes and Bret Witkowski had the call of the game from Wildcat Stadium.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As heard on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM, listen back to St. Joe's game at Mattawan.  Joel Cordes and Bret Witkowski had the call of the game from Wildcat Stadium.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The St. Joe Bears Football Preview is brought to you by Lazer Graphics! Give them the stuff they want, from Lazer Graphics! LazerGraphics.com!  Bret Witkowski talks with Jonny Reinhardt and Ken Lundberg about tonight's St. Joe Bears game on the road against Mattawan.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The St. Joe Bears Football Preview is brought to you by Lazer Graphics! Give them the stuff they want, from Lazer Graphics! LazerGraphics.com!  Bret Witkowski talks with Jonny Reinhardt and Ken Lundberg about tonight's St. Joe Bears game on the road against Mattawan.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen back to the Week 3 matchup between Mattawan (1-1) and Lakeshore (1-1) from Al Stockman Stadium in Stevensville as hear on 97.5 Y-Country with Al Pscholka and Denny Kniola.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen back to the Week 3 matchup between Mattawan (1-1) and Lakeshore (1-1) from Al Stockman Stadium in Stevensville as hear on 97.5 Y-Country with Al Pscholka and Denny Kniola.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Lakeshore Lancer Preview is brought to you by Lazer Graphics! Give them the stuff they want, from Lazer Graphics! LazerGraphics.com The Lancers host Mattawan tonight at Al Stockman Stadium. Al Pscholka joins Jonny Reinhardt to talk about what to expect in tonight's matchup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 4 Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 – F/11 Tigers 8, Twins 4 – Tigers beat Twins 8-4 for second victory in 13 games Javier Báez and Spencer Torkelson each had two hits and drove in two runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 8-4 on Thursday night for just their second victory in 13 games. Matt Vierling was 3 for 3 with a run and an RBI for the Tigers. Matthew Boyd (4-5) survived a four-run second inning for the victory. He walked one and struck out eight over six innings. Donovan Solano homered for the Twins, who had won four of their previous five. Relievers Will Vest, Jason Foley and Alex Lange each pitched a scoreless inning to close out the Twins, who went 2 for 23 after Solano’s home run in the second inning gave them a 4-1 lead. Cubs 7, Pirates 2 – Stroman, Happ, Morel help Cubs beat Pirates 7-2 for a series sweep Marcus Stroman threw six effective innings for his sixth straight victory and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Thursday night for a three-game sweep. Stroman (8-4) allowed four hits and struck out five while walking two in his MLB-leading 13th quality start. Ian Happ had a triple, double and single and drove in two runs, and Christopher Morel went 3 for 3 with a triple and two RBIs. Cody Bellinger laced an RBI double in Chicago’s five-run fifth inning after missing a month because of a bruised left knee. Nico Hoerner had two hits. The Cubs outscored the Pirates 28-11 in the series. Pittsburgh, still in first place in the NL Central at 34-33, has dropped four of five. Dodgers 5, White Sox 4 – F/11 – Freeman wins it in the 11th as the Dodgers edge the White Sox 5-4 Freddie Freeman singled to deep center field with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, Chris Taylor hit a tying grand slam in the sixth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4. Luis Robert Jr. was playing in shallow center and never moved a muscle on Freeman’s game-winning hit that landed on the warning track. Freeman had been hitless in the three-game series until helping the Dodgers avoid losing a fourth consecutive series. It was their fourth walk-off win of the season. The White Sox got back-to-back homers by Robert and Eloy Jimenez in the first and by Jake Burger and Andrew Vaughn in the fourth to take a 4-0 lead. Today Baltimore (Irvin 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 1-2), 2:20 p.m. Detroit (TBD) at Minnesota (Ryan 7-3), 8:10 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-5) at Seattle (Woo 0-1), 10:10 p.m. MLB – Governor signs public funding bill for new A’s stadium in Vegas Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed into law a $380 million public financing package to help build a Major League Baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics on the Las Vegas Strip. He signed the bill Thursday in Carson City a day after the Democrat-controlled legislature approved the plans. Hours earlier, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred outlined a months-long approval process for the A’s proposed move there. The $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof is planned near the homes of the NFL’s Vegas Raiders and the NHL’s Golden Knights, who won the Stanley Cup this week in just their sixth season. MLB – MLB to start months-long approval process for Oakland A’s move to Las Vegas Major League Baseball laid out a detailed process to approve the Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas, which appears set to become the second shift of a franchise in the last half-century. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says: “I feel sorry for the fans in Oakland. I do not like this outcome." A day after the Nevada Legislature approved public funding, Manfred said Oakland will file a relocation application and he will establish a relocation committee, which would define operating territory and broadcast territory. That group will make a recommendation that will go the sport’s executive council and then to full ownership. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Indiana Fever 92, Chicago Sky 90 Fever 92, Sky 90 – Mitchell sinks game-winning jumper, Fever beat short-handed Sky 92-90 Kelsey Mitchell sank a step-back jumper with 1.1 seconds left and the Indiana Fever beat the short-handed Chicago Sky 92-90. Indiana won consecutive games for the first time since May 2022. Rookie Aliyah Boston, who had 25 points and 11 rebounds on June 6 against Chicago, finished with 19 points and eight rebounds for Indiana (4-6). Victoria Vivians added 17 points and Mitchell and Smith each scored 15.  Chicago was without its leading scorer Kahleah Copper due to personal reasons.  Marina Mabrey scored 19 of her career-high 37 points in the 3rd quarter for the Sky. Golf – PGA – Fowler, Schauffele break US Open record with 62s at L.A. Country Club Rickie Fowler is the first player in U.S. Open history with a 62. He held that record for all of 15 minutes until Xander Schauffele joined him. It was an extraordinary morning for the so-called toughest test in golf. Fowler had 10 birdies and finished his round with a two-putt par from just inside 60 feet. Schauffele was two groups behind him and played bogey-free. They settled for their place in the record book. Dustin Johnson and Wyndham Clark played in the afternoon and each shot 64 to get within two shots of the record-breaking duo. Rory McIlroy and Brian Harman finished three shots off the lead. Golf – PGA – Justice Department looking into PGA Tour deal with LIV’s Saudi backers, A person familiar with the matter says the Justice Department is looking into an agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabian backers of LIV Golf. It wants to determine whether last week’s surprise deal violates federal antitrust statutes. The Justice Department already was looking into any antitrust issues involving the PGA Tour and Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Both golf leagues are involved in an antitrust case now in federal court. The agreement would end that litigation. The deal is for the PGA Tour, European tour and Saudi’s national wealth fund to pool commercial businesses in a new for-profit company. Golf – LPGA – Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho tied for LPGA Tour lead in Michigan Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho birdied the par-5 18th for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday in the Meijer LPGA Classic. Kupcho birdied four of the five par-5 holes in a bogey-free round at Blythefield Country Club. She was tied with Ayaka Furue, Frida Kinhult, Lindsey Weaver-Wright and Cheyenne Knight. Ally Ewing was a stroke back at 67 with Amy Yang, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Alison Lee and Eun-Hee Ji. Ashleigh Buhai, the ShopRite LPGA Classic winner last week in New Jersey, and Minjee Lee topped the group at 68. NBA – Conor McGregor accused of sexual assault at an NBA Finals game in Miami The NBA and the Miami Heat are investigating an allegation that former UFC champion Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman inside an arena bathroom after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The woman’s attorney, Ariel Mitchell, said her client has provided Miami police with the clothing she was wearing that night and that a report was filed. Miami police did not respond when asked Thursday evening whether they were investigating. McGregor’s attorney, Barbara Llanes, says her client denies wrongdoing and “will not be intimidated.” Soccer – US 3-0 win over Mexico cut short by homophobic chants on night of 4 red cards Four players were ejected and the match was cut short by the referee after repeated homophobic chants. The United States’ 3-0 win over Mexico for a spot in Sunday’s CONCACAF Nations League final against Canada will be remembered as much for the ugliness as for two goals by Christian Pulisic and one by Ricardo Pepi. Americans Weston McKennie and Sergiño Dest were ejected by Salvadoran referee Iván Barton along with Mexicans César Montes and Gerardo Arteaga during the second half. Play was halted in the 90th minute because of homophobic chants by Mexican fans, then stopped again with four minutes of stoppage time left. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan 11, Lake County 0 Lansing 4, Peoria 3 Great Lakes 3, Wisconsin 2 Cedar Rapids 6, South Bend 5 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. Peoria Chiefs at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball – Semifinals Division 1 at Michigan State University Novi 4, Mattawan 1 – 10 Innings Division 3 at Michigan State University Bridgman 3, Standish Sterling 2 Softball – Semifinals Division 2 at Michigan State University Vicksburg 4, Richmond 2 Today Baseball – Semifinals Division 4 at Michigan State University Kalamazoo Hackett vs. Beal City, 2:30 p.m. Softball – Semifinals Division 4 at Michigan State University Mendon vs. Johannesburg-Lewiston, 12:30 p.m. Saturday Baseball – State Championship Division 3 at Michigan State University Bridgman vs. Algonac, 11:30 a.m. Softball – State Championship Division 2 at Michigan State University Vicksburg vs. Gaylord, 10:00 a.m. Girls Soccer – State Championship Division 4 at Michigan State University Kalamazoo Christian vs. Clarkston Everest, 1:00 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 4 Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 – F/11 Tigers 8, Twins 4 – Tigers beat Twins 8-4 for second victory in 13 games Javier Báez and Spencer Torkelson each had two hits and drove in two runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 8-4 on Thursday night for just their second victory in 13 games. Matt Vierling was 3 for 3 with a run and an RBI for the Tigers. Matthew Boyd (4-5) survived a four-run second inning for the victory. He walked one and struck out eight over six innings. Donovan Solano homered for the Twins, who had won four of their previous five. Relievers Will Vest, Jason Foley and Alex Lange each pitched a scoreless inning to close out the Twins, who went 2 for 23 after Solano’s home run in the second inning gave them a 4-1 lead. Cubs 7, Pirates 2 – Stroman, Happ, Morel help Cubs beat Pirates 7-2 for a series sweep Marcus Stroman threw six effective innings for his sixth straight victory and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Thursday night for a three-game sweep. Stroman (8-4) allowed four hits and struck out five while walking two in his MLB-leading 13th quality start. Ian Happ had a triple, double and single and drove in two runs, and Christopher Morel went 3 for 3 with a triple and two RBIs. Cody Bellinger laced an RBI double in Chicago’s five-run fifth inning after missing a month because of a bruised left knee. Nico Hoerner had two hits. The Cubs outscored the Pirates 28-11 in the series. Pittsburgh, still in first place in the NL Central at 34-33, has dropped four of five. Dodgers 5, White Sox 4 – F/11 – Freeman wins it in the 11th as the Dodgers edge the White Sox 5-4 Freddie Freeman singled to deep center field with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, Chris Taylor hit a tying grand slam in the sixth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4. Luis Robert Jr. was playing in shallow center and never moved a muscle on Freeman’s game-winning hit that landed on the warning track. Freeman had been hitless in the three-game series until helping the Dodgers avoid losing a fourth consecutive series. It was their fourth walk-off win of the season. The White Sox got back-to-back homers by Robert and Eloy Jimenez in the first and by Jake Burger and Andrew Vaughn in the fourth to take a 4-0 lead. Today Baltimore (Irvin 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 1-2), 2:20 p.m. Detroit (TBD) at Minnesota (Ryan 7-3), 8:10 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-5) at Seattle (Woo 0-1), 10:10 p.m. MLB – Governor signs public funding bill for new A’s stadium in Vegas Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed into law a $380 million public financing package to help build a Major League Baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics on the Las Vegas Strip. He signed the bill Thursday in Carson City a day after the Democrat-controlled legislature approved the plans. Hours earlier, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred outlined a months-long approval process for the A’s proposed move there. The $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof is planned near the homes of the NFL’s Vegas Raiders and the NHL’s Golden Knights, who won the Stanley Cup this week in just their sixth season. MLB – MLB to start months-long approval process for Oakland A’s move to Las Vegas Major League Baseball laid out a detailed process to approve the Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas, which appears set to become the second shift of a franchise in the last half-century. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says: “I feel sorry for the fans in Oakland. I do not like this outcome." A day after the Nevada Legislature approved public funding, Manfred said Oakland will file a relocation application and he will establish a relocation committee, which would define operating territory and broadcast territory. That group will make a recommendation that will go the sport’s executive council and then to full ownership. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Indiana Fever 92, Chicago Sky 90 Fever 92, Sky 90 – Mitchell sinks game-winning jumper, Fever beat short-handed Sky 92-90 Kelsey Mitchell sank a step-back jumper with 1.1 seconds left and the Indiana Fever beat the short-handed Chicago Sky 92-90. Indiana won consecutive games for the first time since May 2022. Rookie Aliyah Boston, who had 25 points and 11 rebounds on June 6 against Chicago, finished with 19 points and eight rebounds for Indiana (4-6). Victoria Vivians added 17 points and Mitchell and Smith each scored 15.  Chicago was without its leading scorer Kahleah Copper due to personal reasons.  Marina Mabrey scored 19 of her career-high 37 points in the 3rd quarter for the Sky. Golf – PGA – Fowler, Schauffele break US Open record with 62s at L.A. Country Club Rickie Fowler is the first player in U.S. Open history with a 62. He held that record for all of 15 minutes until Xander Schauffele joined him. It was an extraordinary morning for the so-called toughest test in golf. Fowler had 10 birdies and finished his round with a two-putt par from just inside 60 feet. Schauffele was two groups behind him and played bogey-free. They settled for their place in the record book. Dustin Johnson and Wyndham Clark played in the afternoon and each shot 64 to get within two shots of the record-breaking duo. Rory McIlroy and Brian Harman finished three shots off the lead. Golf – PGA – Justice Department looking into PGA Tour deal with LIV’s Saudi backers, A person familiar with the matter says the Justice Department is looking into an agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabian backers of LIV Golf. It wants to determine whether last week’s surprise deal violates federal antitrust statutes. The Justice Department already was looking into any antitrust issues involving the PGA Tour and Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Both golf leagues are involved in an antitrust case now in federal court. The agreement would end that litigation. The deal is for the PGA Tour, European tour and Saudi’s national wealth fund to pool commercial businesses in a new for-profit company. Golf – LPGA – Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho tied for LPGA Tour lead in Michigan Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho birdied the par-5 18th for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday in the Meijer LPGA Classic. Kupcho birdied four of the five par-5 holes in a bogey-free round at Blythefield Country Club. She was tied with Ayaka Furue, Frida Kinhult, Lindsey Weaver-Wright and Cheyenne Knight. Ally Ewing was a stroke back at 67 with Amy Yang, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Alison Lee and Eun-Hee Ji. Ashleigh Buhai, the ShopRite LPGA Classic winner last week in New Jersey, and Minjee Lee topped the group at 68. NBA – Conor McGregor accused of sexual assault at an NBA Finals game in Miami The NBA and the Miami Heat are investigating an allegation that former UFC champion Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman inside an arena bathroom after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The woman’s attorney, Ariel Mitchell, said her client has provided Miami police with the clothing she was wearing that night and that a report was filed. Miami police did not respond when asked Thursday evening whether they were investigating. McGregor’s attorney, Barbara Llanes, says her client denies wrongdoing and “will not be intimidated.” Soccer – US 3-0 win over Mexico cut short by homophobic chants on night of 4 red cards Four players were ejected and the match was cut short by the referee after repeated homophobic chants. The United States’ 3-0 win over Mexico for a spot in Sunday’s CONCACAF Nations League final against Canada will be remembered as much for the ugliness as for two goals by Christian Pulisic and one by Ricardo Pepi. Americans Weston McKennie and Sergiño Dest were ejected by Salvadoran referee Iván Barton along with Mexicans César Montes and Gerardo Arteaga during the second half. Play was halted in the 90th minute because of homophobic chants by Mexican fans, then stopped again with four minutes of stoppage time left. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan 11, Lake County 0 Lansing 4, Peoria 3 Great Lakes 3, Wisconsin 2 Cedar Rapids 6, South Bend 5 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. Peoria Chiefs at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball – Semifinals Division 1 at Michigan State University Novi 4, Mattawan 1 – 10 Innings Division 3 at Michigan State University Bridgman 3, Standish Sterling 2 Softball – Semifinals Division 2 at Michigan State University Vicksburg 4, Richmond 2 Today Baseball – Semifinals Division 4 at Michigan State University Kalamazoo Hackett vs. Beal City, 2:30 p.m. Softball – Semifinals Division 4 at Michigan State University Mendon vs. Johannesburg-Lewiston, 12:30 p.m. Saturday Baseball – State Championship Division 3 at Michigan State University Bridgman vs. Algonac, 11:30 a.m. Softball – State Championship Division 2 at Michigan State University Vicksburg vs. Gaylord, 10:00 a.m. Girls Soccer – State Championship Division 4 at Michigan State University Kalamazoo Christian vs. Clarkston Everest, 1:00 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.

NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Last Night Denver Nuggets 104, Miami Heat 93                                                 (DEN leads 1-0) Nuggets 104, Heat 93 – Jokic gets triple-double, Nuggets roll past Heat 104-93 in Game 1 of NBA Finals Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93 win in Game 1 of the title series on Thursday night. Jokic finished with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who waited 47 years to make the finals and didn’t disappoint. Aaron Gordon scored 16 and Michael Porter Jr. added 14 for Denver, which trailed for all of 34 seconds and eventually led by as many as 24. Bam Adebayo finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds for Miami, which shot 41% for the game — 33% from 3-point range. Gabe Vincent scored 19, Haywood Highsmith had 18 and Jimmy Butler added 13 for the Heat.  Miami was 2 for 2 from the free throw line.  Game 2 is on Sunday Night. Sunday Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets, 8:00 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 1-0) NBA – Referee Eric Lewis not selected to work NBA Finals while league looks into tweets Eric Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals, while the league continues to investigate whether he used a Twitter account to defend himself and other referees from online complaints. Lewis had been chosen to work the finals in each of the last four seasons. But after some now-deleted tweets were revealed last week, the league opened an investigation into whether Lewis violated NBA rules by speaking about officiating in an unauthorized manner. It has not been determined if Lewis was using the account. NBA – NBA planning to announce latest Ja Morant decision after Finals, Silver says The latest sanctions, if any, that the NBA plans to levy against Memphis guard Ja Morant for his second instance of displaying a gun on social media will be announced shortly after the finals, Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday. Silver did not say what the penalties were, not even saying if Morant would be available at the start of next season. Morant was suspended for eight games by the NBA in March for an incident where he broadcast himself on Instagram displaying a gun in a suburban Denver club, and was suspended by the Grizzlies last month after another video showed Morant displaying what appeared to be a gun yet again. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Saturday Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, 8:00 p.m.                          (Game 1) NHL – Golden Knights out to fulfill owner’s quest to win Stanley Cup in 6th year The Vegas Golden Knights will play the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final beginning Saturday. This is Vegas’ second Cup Final appearance in its six seasons as an NHL franchise. Its other trip occurred in 2018. The Golden Knights have six players left over from the first team to advance that far. They have helped the Knights reach at least the NHL semifinals four times in the past six years. Their remaining team goal is capturing the Cup. NHL – Patrick Kane has hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to be out 4-6 months Patrick Kane underwent hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to miss four to six months. Agent Pat Brisson confirmed Kane’s operation in a text message to The Associated Press. Kane has been dealing with a nagging hip injury that hampered him this past season with the Chicago Blackhawks and then in the playoffs with the New York Rangers. Brisson expects Kane to make a full recovery. It was not immediately clear what the surgery means for Kane’s status as a pending free agent. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tigers, White Sox, and Cubs were off Tonight Detroit (Olson 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (TBD), 8:10 p.m.        News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-3) at San Diego (Wacha 5-1), 9:40 p.m. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight New York Liberty at Chicago Sky, 6:00 p.m. Sunday Chicago at New York, 2:00 p.m. Las Vegas at Indiana, 4:00 p.m. Soccer – Coach confirms Lionel Messi’s last match for PSG this weekend Lionel Messi is leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season after two years at the club. PSG coach Christophe Galtier says ahead of their game against Clermont on Saturday that it will be Messi’s last match at the Parc des Princes. Galtier says “I had the privilege of coaching the best player in the history of soccer. … and I hope that he will receive the warmest of welcomes.” PSG recruited Messi in August 2021 with the ambition to finally win the Champions League. The team is still waiting. PSG won its record-extending 11th French league title last weekend but it again exited Europe’s top tournament in the round of 16. NCAAFB – SEC to play 8-game conference schedule in 2024; long-term model still TBD The Southeastern Conference will play eight league games in 2024 when it expands to 16 teams with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, but beyond that the schedule model is to be determined. Commissioner Greg Sankey says the conference’s presidents voted to implement a short-term solution to a scheduling conundrum that has been debated for more than a year. The SEC has been holding its spring meetings on the Florida Gulf Coast this week. Conference leaders have been trying to decide between a nine-game conference schedule that would include three annual rivalry games and an eight-game model with one annual rivalry game. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Cedar Rapids 24, Lansing 5 South Bend 1, Fort Wayne 0 West Michigan 6, Dayton 5 Great Lakes at Beloit, PPD to 6/2 rain Tonight Great Lakes Loons at Beloit Snappers, 5:05 p.m. (DH) Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – District Championships Division 2 at Lakeshore Plainwell 3, Lakeshore 0 Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake Our Lady of the Lake 3, Michigan Lutheran 2 Division 4 at Hartford Kalamazoo Heritage Christian 8, Watervliet 0 Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Diamond Springs GC, Hamilton 1.          GR Christian                  296 2.          GR South Christian         323 3.          Unity Christian               327 4.          Otsego                          332 T5.        Hamilton                        348 T5.        Plainwell                       348 T5.        Zeeland West                 348 8.         Charlotte                      360 9.         Holland                         362 10.        Hastings                                    368 T11.      Holland Christian           369 T11.      Wayland                        369 13.        Zeeland East                  372 14.        Allegan                         374 15.        Ionia                             376 16.        Thornapple Kellogg         378 17.        W Mi Aviation                 422 18.        Lansing Waverly              516 Individual Qualifiers Eli Timmerman, Hamilton               77 Spencer Shearer, Otsego              78 Landon Eastman, Otsego               79 Softball – Regular Season Parchment 15, Lawton 0 Schoolcraft 13, Zeeland West 3 Today Girls Soccer – District Championships Division 2 at Coldwater Gull Lake vs. Harper Creek, 1:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Berrien Springs vs. Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Saugatuck Saugatuck vs. GR Calvin Christian, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett Kal. Christian vs. Kal. Hackett, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Saturday Baseball – District Semis/Finals Division 1 at Zeeland West St. Joseph vs. West Ottawa, 10:00 a.m. Zeeland West vs. Zeeland East, 10:00 a.m. Championship 12:30 p.m. Division 1 at Portage Northern Mattawan vs. Kalamazoo Central, 10:00 a.m. Loy Norrix vs. Portage Central, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Berrien Springs Lakeshore vs. Edwardsburg, 10:00 a.m. Niles vs. Berrien Springs, 12:30 p.m. Championship 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Vicksburg Paw Paw vs. Three Rivers, 10:00 a.m. Vicksburg vs. Dowagiac, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Hamilton Hamilton vs. South Haven, 10:00 a.m. Allegan vs. Holland Christian, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Wayland Wayland vs. Gull Lake, 10:00 a.m. Hopkins vs. Otsego, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Bangor vs. Bloomingdale, 10:00 a.m. Watervliet vs. Coloma, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Parchment vs. Galesburg-Augusta, 10:00 a.m. Comstock vs. Climax-Scotts, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:30 p.m. Division 3 at Grandville Calvin Christian Saugatuck vs. Calvin Christian, 10:00 a.m. Holland Black River vs. Covenant Chr., 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Bridgman Brandywine vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. Lawton vs. Bridgman, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Schoolcraft Centreville vs. Union City, 10:00 a.m. Constantine vs. Bronson, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo Our Lady of the Lake vs. River Valley, 9:30 a.m. Michigan Lutheran vs. Eau Claire, 11:30 a.m. Championship 1:30 p.m. Division 4 at Lawrence Gobles vs. Lawrence, 10:00 a.m. Marcellus vs. Decatur, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Martin Zion Christian vs. Martin, 1:00 p.m. Potter’s House vs. Tri-Unity, 3:00 p.m. Championship 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Mendon Mendon vs. White Pigeon, 1:30 p.m. Kal. Hackett vs. Kal. Heritage, 4:00 p.m. Championship 6:30 p.m. Softball – District Semis/Finals Division 1 at Portage Northern Kal. Central vs. Portage Northern, 10:00 a.m. St. Joseph vs. Mattawan, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 1 at Loy Norrix Loy Norrix vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. Jackson vs. BC Lakeview, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Edwardsburg Lakeshore vs. Niles, 10:00 a.m. Dowagiac vs. Edwardsburg, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Otsego Vicksburg vs. Otsego, 10:00 a.m. Gull Lake vs. Plainwell, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Wayland Hopkins vs. GR South Christian, 10:00 a.m. Wayland vs. Allegan, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Hamilton South Haven vs. Holland Christian, 10:00 a.m. Hamilton vs. Saugatuck, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Harper Creek Sturgis vs. Coldwater, 10:00 a.m. Three Rivers vs. Harper Creek, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Coloma Bridgman vs. Watervliet, 10:00 a.m. Bangor vs. Coloma, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Constantine Buchanan vs. Constantine, 10:00 a.m. Centreville vs. Brandywine, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Kalamazoo Christian Parchment vs. Kal. Christian, 10:00 a.m. Schoolcraft vs. Galesburg-Augusta, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo River Valley vs. Eau Claire, 9:30 a.m. Michigan Lutheran (bye) Championship 11:30 a.m. Division 4 at Decatur Decatur vs. Gobles, 10:00 a.m. Lawrence vs. Kal. Hackett, 12:00 p.m. Championship 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Mendon Marcellus vs. Climax-Scotts, 1:00 p.m. Mendon vs. Howardsville Christian, 3:00 p.m. Championship 5:00 p.m. Girls Soccer – District Championship Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Texas Rangers 10, Detroit Tigers 6 Chicago White Sox 7, Los Angeles Angels 3 Chicago Cubs 2, Tampa Bay Rays 1 Rangers 10, Tigers 6 – Grant Anderson wins in relief in MLB debut, Rangers beat Tigers 10-6 Reliever Grant Anderson won in an overpowering major league debut and the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 10-6 on Tuesday night to improve to 35-19, the best record in franchise history at the one-third mark. Anderson stuck out seven of the nine batters he faced after taking over for starter Martín Pérez in the fifth inning. Texas second baseman Marcus Semien extended his hitting streak to a career-best 19 games with a fifth-inning single. Jonah Heim drove in four runs, Josh Jung homered and had three runs and Aroldis Garcia had four hits and three runs. Miguel Cabrera had three hits and drove in two runs for Detroit. Cabrera passed Ken Griffey Jr. for 15th place with 5,272 total bases. White Sox 7, Angels 3 – Vaughn drives in 3, González homers to help White Sox beat Angels 7-3 Andrew Vaughn drove in three runs, Romy González homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-3. The White Sox looked as if they were headed toward their fourth straight loss after Los Angeles raced out to a 3-1 lead against Lucas Giolito. But the White Sox turned it around in a big way, scoring five in the fourth against Tyler Anderson. Vaughn smacked a three-run double to put Chicago on top. González drove him in with a double, stole third and scored when Urshela allowed catcher Chad Wallach’s throw to wind up in left field, stretching Chicago’s lead to 6-3. González made it a four-run game with a solo homer in the sixth against Chase Silseth. Taylor Ward and Shohei Ohtani homered for Los Angeles. Cubs 2, Rays 1 – Hoerner homers, bullpen shines as Cubs beat McClanahan, Rays 2-1 Nico Hoerner homered and the Chicago Cubs made the most of a rare gaffe by Tampa Bay, handing Shane McClanahan his first loss of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Rays. The game was tied at 1 when Ian Happ led off the sixth with a shallow fly ball that dropped between Tampa Bay second baseman Brandon Lowe and right fielder Josh Lowe in a miscommunication between the fielders. After Seiya Suzuki struck out and Trey Mancini bounced to second, Mike Tauchman hit a tiebreaking RBI single into left field. That was enough for Chicago, which topped the majors’ best team for the second straight day after entering the series with a four-game losing streak. Today Texas (Dunning 4-0) at Detroit (Wentz 1-5), 1:10 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:45 L.A. Angels (Barría 1-2) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 4-5), 2:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Eflin 7-1) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 6-2), 2:20 p.m. MLB – Tigers lose Eduardo Rodriguez and Riley Greene on dispiriting Tuesday The Detroit Tigers might have lost their best pitcher and their best hitter Tuesday. Hours after starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez went on the 15-day disabled list with a ruptured pulley in his left index finger, centerfielder Riley Greene came out of the game in the third inning. Greene is hitting .294 in his second season and leads the team with 60 hits and 29 runs. Rodriguez is 4-4 in 11 starts with a 2.13 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings. NHL – Cup Finals between Vegas and Florida will end with a first-time NHL champion Stanley isn’t just getting a tan. He’s getting a new home. The Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers pits teams against each other who have never won the NHL championship. It’s the first time that has happened since 2018 when Vegas made it in its inaugural season before losing to Washington. While ratings aren’t expected to be stellar, the series is a chance to for the league to show off its expansion beyond traditional hockey hotbeds. Game 1 is Saturday in Las Vegas. NBA – The NBA Finals are set: It’s the Heat and the Nuggets for the Larry O’Brien Trophy Cancel that flight plan, Denver. Turns out, the NBA Finals are starting in the Mile High City after all. And Jimmy Butler was proven right. Finally, we have a title-series matchup: The Miami Heat, champions of the Eastern Conference even after getting in as only the No. 8 seed, will take on the Western Conference champion Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The series starts in Denver on Thursday night. The Heat got there by winning Game 7 of the East title series in Boston on Monday night. It came one year to the day after the Celtics won a Game 7 on Miami’s floor to win the East title a year ago. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Atlanta Dream 83, Chicago Sky 65 Connecticut Sun 81, Indiana Fever 78 Dream 83, Sky 65 – Howard scores 20, Dream cruise past Sky 83-65 Rhyne Howard scored 20 points, Allisha Gray and rookie Haley Jones each added 13 points and the Atlanta Dream eased past the Chicago Sky 83-65. Cheyenne Parker had 10 points and eight rebounds for Atlanta (2-2). The Dream made 18 of 24 free throws compared to 9 of 11 makes for the Sky. The Dream led 40-25 at halftime after Chicago shot just 28% and turned it over eight times. The Sky finished the game 25 for 77 (33%) with 15 turnovers. Dana Evans scored 11 points to lead Chicago (3-2). Kahleah Copper, Marina Mabrey and Kristine Anigwe each added 10. Sun 81, Fever 78 – Jones gets key block, Connecticut holds off Fever 81-78 Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points, Brionna Jones had 19 points and 11 rebounds and the Connecticut Sun held off the Indiana Fever 81-78. Rookie Aliyah Boston made her first career 3-pointer to pull Indiana within 79-76 with 48.1 seconds left. After a timeout, DeWanna Bonner missed a contested layup and Indiana raced the other way, but Jones blocked a shot at the rim. Indiana retained possession and Boston made a putback to make it 79-78. Hayes was fouled with 9.4 seconds left and made two free throws for a three-point lead. Indiana found Lexie Hull open in the corner for a potential tying shot but her 3-pointer came up short. Alyssa Thomas added 13 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists and Natisha Hiedeman scored 11 for Connecticut. NCAAMBB – North Carolina transfer Caleb Love commits to Arizona Caleb Love is now headed to Arizona. The North Carolina transfer tweeted that he will play next season with the Wildcats, less than a month after decommitting from Michigan. The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 14.6 points and 3.3 assists in three seasons at North Carolina. He averaged 17.6 points in seven NCAA Tournament games, helping lead the Tar Heels to the 2022 national championship game. Love entered the transfer portal after leading North Carolina with 73 3-pointers as a junior and initially committed to Michigan. He decommitted from the Wolverines earlier this month, reportedly due to an admissions issue involving academic credits. NCAABB – Kentucky to house teams in dorms for regional due to hotel room shortage A shortage of hotel rooms in the Lexington area this weekend will require visiting baseball teams in the NCAA Tournament’s Lexington Regional to stay in dormitories on the Kentucky campus or in hotels more than 30 miles away. Kentucky is the No. 12 seed for the 64-team tournament and earned the right to host Ball State, Indiana and West Virginia for double-elimination play Friday through Monday. Several previously scheduled events in the Lexington area created a room shortage. Ball State and West Virginia spokesmen said their teams and staff would stay in the dorms. Indiana did not immediately respond to a request for comment. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Cedar Rapids 5, Lansing 4 South Bend 11, Fort Wayne 8 Dayton 4, West Michigan 2 Great Lakes 20, Beloit 0 (GL 20, runs on 20 hits, hits 20-4) Today Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Beloit Snappers, 7:35 p.m MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball – Regular Season St. Joseph 11, Paw Paw 7 Bridgman 6, Michigan Lutheran 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 10, Comstock 3 Otsego 5, Harper Creek 1 – Game 1 Harper Creek 13, Otsego 3 – Game 2 Eau Claire 13, Bangor 6 South Haven 12, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 3 – Gm 1 Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 10, South Haven 9 – Gm 2 Allegan 3, Coloma 2 – Game 1 Allegan 5, Coloma 2 – Game 2 Mendon 6, Lawrence 5 – Game 1 Lawrence 9, Mendon 0 – Game 2 Baseball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 at Portage Northern Mattawan 23, Portage Northern 3 Division 2 at Vicksburg Vicksburg 8, Sturgis 4 Division 2 at Wayland Wayland 10, Plainwell 9 Division 3 at Watervliet Watervliet 11, Hartford 0 Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Parchment 1, Kalamazoo Christian 0 Division 3 at Grandville Calvin Christian Holland Black River 13, Fennville 3 Division 3 at Bridgman Brandywine 16, Cassopolis 1 Division 3 at Schoolcraft Centreville 7, Schoolcraft 3 Division 4 at New Buffalo Our Lady of the Lake 11, New Buffalo 1 Softball – Regular Season Michigan Lutheran 4, Kalamazoo Hackett 3 – F/8 Bangor 32, Benton Harbor 0 – Game 1 Bangor 23, Benton Harbor 1 – Game 2 Edwardsburg 6, Mattawan 5 – Game 1 Edwardsburg 12, Mattawan 2 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Central 3, Watervliet 2 – F/8 – Game 1 Watervliet 7, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 2 Otsego at Harper Creek, 4:00 p.m. Fennville 26, Allegan 25 – game 1 Allegan 18, Fennville 0 – game 2 Softball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Loy Norrix 19, Battle Creek Central 0 Division 2 at Edwardsburg Lakeshore 6, Berrien Springs 0 Division 2 at Hamilton South Haven 15, Holland 1 Division 2 at Otsego Vicksburg 11, Paw Paw 0 Division 3 at Coloma Bridgman 7, Hartford 6 Division 3 at Constantine Buchanan 15, Cassopolis 0 Division 3 at Kalamazoo Christian (1st round at local site) Parchment 15, Lawton 0 Schoolcraft 14, Comstock 0 Division 4 at Decatur Decatur 18, Martin 0 Division 4 at Mendon Marcellus 9, White Pigeon 1 Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central Portage Central 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 1 Mattawan 3, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1 Division 2 at Lakeshore Plainwell 6, Otsego 0 Lakeshore 8, Edwardsburg 0 Division 3 at Three Rivers Berrien Springs 1, South Haven 0 Three Rivers 5, Dowagiac 1 Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake (2nd round at local site) Our Lady of the Lake 6, Bridgman 1 Michigan Lutheran 9, New Buffalo 1 Division 4 at Hartford (2nd round at local site) Watervliet 1, Bangor 0 Kalamazoo Heritage 3, Lawton 1 Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett Kalamazoo Hackett 6, Schoolcraft 1 Kalamazoo Christian 7, Calhoun Christian 0 Today Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 2 at Coldwater Gull Lake vs. Marshall, 5:00 p.m. Vicksburg vs. Harper Creek, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Unity Christian Allegan vs. Unity Christian, 5:00 p.m. Fennville vs. Holland Chr., 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Saugatuck Black River vs. Calvin Chr., 5:00 p.m. Saugatuck vs. Covenant Chr. 7:00 p.m. Baseball – Regular Season Constantine at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Martin, 4:30 p.m. Softball – Regular Season St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 5:00 p.m. Brandywine at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m. Coloma at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at River Valley, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Plainwell at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Boys Golf – Regionals (host school in bold) Division 2 at Coldwater GC, 10:00 a.m. Harper Creek, BC Pennfield, Coldwater, Eaton Rapids, Edwardsburg, Jackson, Jackson NW, Marshall, Mason, Niles, Parma Western, Paw Paw, Gull Lake, St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Sturgis, Three Rivers, Vicksburg, Division 3 at The Medalist GC, Marshall, 9:00 a.m. Berrien Springs, Bronson, Buchanan, Coloma, Comstock, Constantine, Delton-Kellogg, Dowagiac, Hillsdale, Hopkins, Jonesville, Brandywine, Olivet, Parchment, Quincy, Schoolcraft, South Haven, Springport, Union City, Watervliet Division 4 at Clearbrook GC, Saugatuck, 9:00 a.m. Bridgman, Burr Oak, Cassopolis, Centreville, Climax-Scotts, Colon, Gobles, Holland Calvary, Kalamazoo Christian, Kalamazoo Hackett, Lawton, Marcellus, Howardsville Christian, Mendon, New Buffalo, Saugatuck, Our Lady of the Lake, River Valley, White PigeonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Texas Rangers 10, Detroit Tigers 6 Chicago White Sox 7, Los Angeles Angels 3 Chicago Cubs 2, Tampa Bay Rays 1 Rangers 10, Tigers 6 – Grant Anderson wins in relief in MLB debut, Rangers beat Tigers 10-6 Reliever Grant Anderson won in an overpowering major league debut and the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 10-6 on Tuesday night to improve to 35-19, the best record in franchise history at the one-third mark. Anderson stuck out seven of the nine batters he faced after taking over for starter Martín Pérez in the fifth inning. Texas second baseman Marcus Semien extended his hitting streak to a career-best 19 games with a fifth-inning single. Jonah Heim drove in four runs, Josh Jung homered and had three runs and Aroldis Garcia had four hits and three runs. Miguel Cabrera had three hits and drove in two runs for Detroit. Cabrera passed Ken Griffey Jr. for 15th place with 5,272 total bases. White Sox 7, Angels 3 – Vaughn drives in 3, González homers to help White Sox beat Angels 7-3 Andrew Vaughn drove in three runs, Romy González homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-3. The White Sox looked as if they were headed toward their fourth straight loss after Los Angeles raced out to a 3-1 lead against Lucas Giolito. But the White Sox turned it around in a big way, scoring five in the fourth against Tyler Anderson. Vaughn smacked a three-run double to put Chicago on top. González drove him in with a double, stole third and scored when Urshela allowed catcher Chad Wallach’s throw to wind up in left field, stretching Chicago’s lead to 6-3. González made it a four-run game with a solo homer in the sixth against Chase Silseth. Taylor Ward and Shohei Ohtani homered for Los Angeles. Cubs 2, Rays 1 – Hoerner homers, bullpen shines as Cubs beat McClanahan, Rays 2-1 Nico Hoerner homered and the Chicago Cubs made the most of a rare gaffe by Tampa Bay, handing Shane McClanahan his first loss of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Rays. The game was tied at 1 when Ian Happ led off the sixth with a shallow fly ball that dropped between Tampa Bay second baseman Brandon Lowe and right fielder Josh Lowe in a miscommunication between the fielders. After Seiya Suzuki struck out and Trey Mancini bounced to second, Mike Tauchman hit a tiebreaking RBI single into left field. That was enough for Chicago, which topped the majors’ best team for the second straight day after entering the series with a four-game losing streak. Today Texas (Dunning 4-0) at Detroit (Wentz 1-5), 1:10 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:45 L.A. Angels (Barría 1-2) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 4-5), 2:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Eflin 7-1) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 6-2), 2:20 p.m. MLB – Tigers lose Eduardo Rodriguez and Riley Greene on dispiriting Tuesday The Detroit Tigers might have lost their best pitcher and their best hitter Tuesday. Hours after starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez went on the 15-day disabled list with a ruptured pulley in his left index finger, centerfielder Riley Greene came out of the game in the third inning. Greene is hitting .294 in his second season and leads the team with 60 hits and 29 runs. Rodriguez is 4-4 in 11 starts with a 2.13 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings. NHL – Cup Finals between Vegas and Florida will end with a first-time NHL champion Stanley isn’t just getting a tan. He’s getting a new home. The Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers pits teams against each other who have never won the NHL championship. It’s the first time that has happened since 2018 when Vegas made it in its inaugural season before losing to Washington. While ratings aren’t expected to be stellar, the series is a chance to for the league to show off its expansion beyond traditional hockey hotbeds. Game 1 is Saturday in Las Vegas. NBA – The NBA Finals are set: It’s the Heat and the Nuggets for the Larry O’Brien Trophy Cancel that flight plan, Denver. Turns out, the NBA Finals are starting in the Mile High City after all. And Jimmy Butler was proven right. Finally, we have a title-series matchup: The Miami Heat, champions of the Eastern Conference even after getting in as only the No. 8 seed, will take on the Western Conference champion Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The series starts in Denver on Thursday night. The Heat got there by winning Game 7 of the East title series in Boston on Monday night. It came one year to the day after the Celtics won a Game 7 on Miami’s floor to win the East title a year ago. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Atlanta Dream 83, Chicago Sky 65 Connecticut Sun 81, Indiana Fever 78 Dream 83, Sky 65 – Howard scores 20, Dream cruise past Sky 83-65 Rhyne Howard scored 20 points, Allisha Gray and rookie Haley Jones each added 13 points and the Atlanta Dream eased past the Chicago Sky 83-65. Cheyenne Parker had 10 points and eight rebounds for Atlanta (2-2). The Dream made 18 of 24 free throws compared to 9 of 11 makes for the Sky. The Dream led 40-25 at halftime after Chicago shot just 28% and turned it over eight times. The Sky finished the game 25 for 77 (33%) with 15 turnovers. Dana Evans scored 11 points to lead Chicago (3-2). Kahleah Copper, Marina Mabrey and Kristine Anigwe each added 10. Sun 81, Fever 78 – Jones gets key block, Connecticut holds off Fever 81-78 Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points, Brionna Jones had 19 points and 11 rebounds and the Connecticut Sun held off the Indiana Fever 81-78. Rookie Aliyah Boston made her first career 3-pointer to pull Indiana within 79-76 with 48.1 seconds left. After a timeout, DeWanna Bonner missed a contested layup and Indiana raced the other way, but Jones blocked a shot at the rim. Indiana retained possession and Boston made a putback to make it 79-78. Hayes was fouled with 9.4 seconds left and made two free throws for a three-point lead. Indiana found Lexie Hull open in the corner for a potential tying shot but her 3-pointer came up short. Alyssa Thomas added 13 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists and Natisha Hiedeman scored 11 for Connecticut. NCAAMBB – North Carolina transfer Caleb Love commits to Arizona Caleb Love is now headed to Arizona. The North Carolina transfer tweeted that he will play next season with the Wildcats, less than a month after decommitting from Michigan. The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 14.6 points and 3.3 assists in three seasons at North Carolina. He averaged 17.6 points in seven NCAA Tournament games, helping lead the Tar Heels to the 2022 national championship game. Love entered the transfer portal after leading North Carolina with 73 3-pointers as a junior and initially committed to Michigan. He decommitted from the Wolverines earlier this month, reportedly due to an admissions issue involving academic credits. NCAABB – Kentucky to house teams in dorms for regional due to hotel room shortage A shortage of hotel rooms in the Lexington area this weekend will require visiting baseball teams in the NCAA Tournament’s Lexington Regional to stay in dormitories on the Kentucky campus or in hotels more than 30 miles away. Kentucky is the No. 12 seed for the 64-team tournament and earned the right to host Ball State, Indiana and West Virginia for double-elimination play Friday through Monday. Several previously scheduled events in the Lexington area created a room shortage. Ball State and West Virginia spokesmen said their teams and staff would stay in the dorms. Indiana did not immediately respond to a request for comment. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Cedar Rapids 5, Lansing 4 South Bend 11, Fort Wayne 8 Dayton 4, West Michigan 2 Great Lakes 20, Beloit 0 (GL 20, runs on 20 hits, hits 20-4) Today Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Beloit Snappers, 7:35 p.m MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball – Regular Season St. Joseph 11, Paw Paw 7 Bridgman 6, Michigan Lutheran 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 10, Comstock 3 Otsego 5, Harper Creek 1 – Game 1 Harper Creek 13, Otsego 3 – Game 2 Eau Claire 13, Bangor 6 South Haven 12, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 3 – Gm 1 Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 10, South Haven 9 – Gm 2 Allegan 3, Coloma 2 – Game 1 Allegan 5, Coloma 2 – Game 2 Mendon 6, Lawrence 5 – Game 1 Lawrence 9, Mendon 0 – Game 2 Baseball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 at Portage Northern Mattawan 23, Portage Northern 3 Division 2 at Vicksburg Vicksburg 8, Sturgis 4 Division 2 at Wayland Wayland 10, Plainwell 9 Division 3 at Watervliet Watervliet 11, Hartford 0 Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Parchment 1, Kalamazoo Christian 0 Division 3 at Grandville Calvin Christian Holland Black River 13, Fennville 3 Division 3 at Bridgman Brandywine 16, Cassopolis 1 Division 3 at Schoolcraft Centreville 7, Schoolcraft 3 Division 4 at New Buffalo Our Lady of the Lake 11, New Buffalo 1 Softball – Regular Season Michigan Lutheran 4, Kalamazoo Hackett 3 – F/8 Bangor 32, Benton Harbor 0 – Game 1 Bangor 23, Benton Harbor 1 – Game 2 Edwardsburg 6, Mattawan 5 – Game 1 Edwardsburg 12, Mattawan 2 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Central 3, Watervliet 2 – F/8 – Game 1 Watervliet 7, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 2 Otsego at Harper Creek, 4:00 p.m. Fennville 26, Allegan 25 – game 1 Allegan 18, Fennville 0 – game 2 Softball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Loy Norrix 19, Battle Creek Central 0 Division 2 at Edwardsburg Lakeshore 6, Berrien Springs 0 Division 2 at Hamilton South Haven 15, Holland 1 Division 2 at Otsego Vicksburg 11, Paw Paw 0 Division 3 at Coloma Bridgman 7, Hartford 6 Division 3 at Constantine Buchanan 15, Cassopolis 0 Division 3 at Kalamazoo Christian (1st round at local site) Parchment 15, Lawton 0 Schoolcraft 14, Comstock 0 Division 4 at Decatur Decatur 18, Martin 0 Division 4 at Mendon Marcellus 9, White Pigeon 1 Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central Portage Central 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 1 Mattawan 3, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1 Division 2 at Lakeshore Plainwell 6, Otsego 0 Lakeshore 8, Edwardsburg 0 Division 3 at Three Rivers Berrien Springs 1, South Haven 0 Three Rivers 5, Dowagiac 1 Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake (2nd round at local site) Our Lady of the Lake 6, Bridgman 1 Michigan Lutheran 9, New Buffalo 1 Division 4 at Hartford (2nd round at local site) Watervliet 1, Bangor 0 Kalamazoo Heritage 3, Lawton 1 Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett Kalamazoo Hackett 6, Schoolcraft 1 Kalamazoo Christian 7, Calhoun Christian 0 Today Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 2 at Coldwater Gull Lake vs. Marshall, 5:00 p.m. Vicksburg vs. Harper Creek, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Unity Christian Allegan vs. Unity Christian, 5:00 p.m. Fennville vs. Holland Chr., 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Saugatuck Black River vs. Calvin Chr., 5:00 p.m. Saugatuck vs. Covenant Chr. 7:00 p.m. Baseball – Regular Season Constantine at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Martin, 4:30 p.m. Softball – Regular Season St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 5:00 p.m. Brandywine at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m. Coloma at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at River Valley, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Plainwell at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Boys Golf – Regionals (host school in bold) Division 2 at Coldwater GC, 10:00 a.m. Harper Creek, BC Pennfield, Coldwater, Eaton Rapids, Edwardsburg, Jackson, Jackson NW, Marshall, Mason, Niles, Parma Western, Paw Paw, Gull Lake, St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Sturgis, Three Rivers, Vicksburg, Division 3 at The Medalist GC, Marshall, 9:00 a.m. Berrien Springs, Bronson, Buchanan, Coloma, Comstock, Constantine, Delton-Kellogg, Dowagiac, Hillsdale, Hopkins, Jonesville, Brandywine, Olivet, Parchment, Quincy, Schoolcraft, South Haven, Springport, Union City, Watervliet Division 4 at Clearbrook GC, Saugatuck, 9:00 a.m. Bridgman, Burr Oak, Cassopolis, Centreville, Climax-Scotts, Colon, Gobles, Holland Calvary, Kalamazoo Christian, Kalamazoo Hackett, Lawton, Marcellus, Howardsville Christian, Mendon, New Buffalo, Saugatuck, Our Lady of the Lake, River Valley, White PigeonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 0 Los Angeles Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 4 Chicago Cubs 1, Tampa Bay Rays 0 Rangers 5, Tigers 0 – Eovaldi wins 6th straight decision, Seager has 4 RBIs, Rangers beat Tigers 5-0 Nathan Eovaldi won his sixth straight decision, Corey Seager hit a three-run homer with four RBIs and the Texas Rangers defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-0. Eovaldi allowed four hits and a season-high three walks in five innings with four strikeouts. He is 6-0 with a 1.38 ERA in his last eight starts. Brock Burke, Jonathan Hernández and José Leclerc finished a five-hitter, the Rangers’ fifth shutout this year. Matthew Boyd gave up five runs on five hits and four walks in six-plus innings. Detroit had been trying to reach .500 for the first time since a 4-4 start in 2022. Angels 6, White Sox 4 – Drury, Angels spoil Hendriks’ return with 6-4 victory over White Sox Brandon Drury and Matt Thaiss homered during a fast start for the Los Angeles Angels, who spoiled Liam Hendriks’ return for the Chicago White Sox with a 6-4 victory. Drury hit a three-run shot and Thaiss followed with another drive during a four-run first inning against a shaky Michael Kopech. Hendriks pitched the eighth in his first big league appearance since he was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The crowd of 23,599 roared when he walked out to the bullpen after the fourth, and then saluted the All-Star closer with a standing ovation when he entered the game. Cubs 1, Rays 0 – Stroman pitches 1-hitter as Cubs beat major league-leading Rays 1-0 Marcus Stroman pitched a one-hitter, and the Chicago Cubs beat the major league-leading Tampa Bay Rays 1-0. Stroman simply dazzled, delivering his fourth complete game and second shutout in nine seasons. His only other one was against the Cubs during his 2014 rookie season with the Toronto Blue Jays. He set a season high with 105 pitches and matched one with eight strikeouts. The right-hander walked one in winning his third straight start and helping the Cubs bounce back from a weekend sweep by the Cincinnati Reds. The only hit Stroman allowed was when Wander Franco delivered a clean single to left leading off the seventh. He then walked Brandon Lowe, but got out of that jam by getting Randy Arozarena to fly out and Josh Lowe to ground into a double play. Tonight Texas (Pérez 6-1) at Detroit (Faedo 1-2), 6:40 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Tampa Bay (McClanahan 8-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-1), 8:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Anderson 2-0) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 3-4), 8:10 p.m. MLB – Hendriks pitches 8th inning for White Sox in return from non-Hodgkin lymphoma Liam Hendriks has returned to the mound with the Chicago White Sox, marking another memorable moment in his return from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks allowed two runs in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels. The closer was reinstated from the 15-day injured list before the series opener. Fellow reliever Jimmy Lambert was placed on the IL with right ankle inflammation. The 34-year-old Hendriks had no record and a 10.80 ERA in six rehab appearances with Triple-A Charlotte. The Australian right-hander allowed one run and one hit in one inning in his last game with the Knights on May 16. NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Western Conference Finals Vegas Golden Knights 6, Dallas Stars 0                                  (VGK wins 4-2) Golden Knights 6, Stars 0 – Golden Knights reach 2nd Stanley Cup Final after Game 6 win over Stars William Karlsson scored two goals and had an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights advanced to their second Stanley Cup Final with a 6-0 rout over Dallas. The Stars had extended the Western Conference Final to six games after losing the first three. William Carrier, Keegan Kolesar and Michael Amadio each had a goal and an assist for the Knights. Jonathan Marchessault also had a goal. Carrier, Marchessault and Karlsson were part of the inaugural 2017-18 Knights season that ended in their Cup Final. Adin Hill stopped 23 shots for his second career playoff shutout — both against the Stars. Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers will be Saturday night in Las Vegas.  It will be the first Stanley Cup Championship for either team. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Miami Heat 103, Boston Celtics 84                                        (MIA wins 4-3) Heat 103, Celtics 84 – Jimmy Butler helps Heat to 103-84 Game 7 win over Celtics and spot in NBA Finals Jimmy Butler scored 28 points and Caleb Martin gave Miami 26 points and 10 rebounds in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals to help the Heat beat the Celtics 103-84 and turn back Boston’s attempt at an unprecedented comeback. The Heat recovered after blowing a 3-0 lead in the series and advanced to the NBA Finals for the second time in four seasons. They will face the Western Conference champion Nuggets. Game 1 is in Denver on Thursday night. Miami is the first No. 8 seed to play for a championship since the 1999 New York Knicks. Top-seeded Denver has been waiting since sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers on May 22. Game 6 hero Derrick White scored 18 for Boston. NBA – 76ers hire former Raptors coach Nick Nurse, AP source says A person with knowledge of the decision says the Philadelphia 76ers have hired coach Nick Nurse weeks after he was fired by the Toronto Raptors. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the move. Nurse led the Raptors to the 2019 NBA championship after they beat the 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Nurse will replace Doc Rivers, who was fired after he led the 76ers to their second straight 50-win season behind NBA MVP Joel Embiid but again failed to lead them to the Eastern Conference finals. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Chicago Sky at Atlanta Dream, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Fever at Connecticut Sun, 7:00 p.m. Tennis – Alcaraz, Djokovic wins French Open debuts Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic both picked up straight-set victories in the first round of the French Open against opponents ranked outside the Top 100 and making their Grand Slam debuts. Alcaraz is seeded No. 1, Djokovic is No. 3 and most everyone expects them to face each other in the semifinals. Alcaraz beat Flavio Cobolli on Monday. Djokovic defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic. With 14-time champion Rafael Nadal sidelined by injury and missing the clay-court major tournament, Alcaraz and Djokovic are popular picks to emerge as the men’s champion. NASCAR – Blaney wins Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte to end winless drought Ryan Blaney pulled away late to win the rescheduled Coca-Cola 600 on Monday at Charlotte Speedway, giving team owner Roger Penske a sweep of the Memorial Day weekend’s top races in the United States. Josef Newgarden won a record-extending 19th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday for Team Penske. It marked the first time Team Penske has earned a sweep of the two races in the same year. Like Newgarden, Blaney went into the crowd to celebrate with fans. Blaney took the lead from William Byron on a restart and led the final 26 laps to win his first Cup Series race since the 2021 Daytona’s Coke Zero Sugar 400. Blaney’s victory snapped a 59-race drought. Indy 500 – Column: Indy 500’s ending creates controversy and conspiracies It’s called “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” because the Indianapolis 500 is supposed to be one of the most dramatic and difficult races in the world. Sure, it’s an automobile race. But it’s also very much entertainment, even if Marcus Ericsson vehemently disagrees. The controversial ending to the 107th running of the Indy 500 gave Josef Newgarden the win. Newgarden drives for Roger Penske, who owns the race and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. So when IndyCar went to an unprecedented one-lap shootout that allowed Newgarden to win the race, well, Ericsson was furious and conspiracy theorists went wild. Indy 500 – IndyCar sure to investigate wheel that flew over stands from Indy 500 wreck IndyCar owner Roger Penske says he is sure series officials will investigate what led to a wheel coming loose during a crash in the Indianapolis 500. The wheel from Kyle Kirkwood’s damaged car ended up sailing over the catch fence and grandstands before landing on a parked automobile. Nobody was hurt. The wheels are supposed to have tethers that keep them attached in the event of a crash, but it appeared that the tether came loose or was ripped apart. Penske said “we were very fortunate we didn’t have a bad accident.” Kirkwood and fellow driver Felix Rosenqvist were uninjured in the crash.   The car that was hit by the tire had to be towed and the driver was given a ride home after the race. NCAAMLAC – Notre Dame wins first men’s lacrosse national title in program history Liam Entenmann made a season-high 18 saves and Brian Tevlin scored a go-ahead goal with 27 seconds left in the third quarter to help Notre Dame claim its first men’s lacrosse national title with a 13-9 victory over Duke. Third-seeded Notre Dame (14-2) had lost in its previous two championship game appearances in 2010 and 2014 — both to Duke. The top-seeded Blue Devils (16-3) were playing in their seventh national championship game in program history. Entenmann made eight saves on nine shots in the first half as Notre Dame cruised to a 6-1 lead after scoring six unanswered goals — from six different players. Notre Dame scored two goals in the final 30 seconds of the third for a 9-7 lead and Quinn McCahon capped a 6-1 scoring run. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:00 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Beloit Snappers, 7:35 p.m MHSAA – High School Sports Today Baseball – Regular Season St. Joseph at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Bridgman at Michigan Lutheran, 4:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Harper Creek, 4:00 p.m. Eau Claire at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Thornapple Kellogg, 4:15 p.m. Coloma at Allegan, 4:15 p.m. Mendon at Lawrence, 4:30 p.m. Baseball – Districts Division 1 at Portage Northern Mattawan vs. Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Division 2 at Vicksburg Sturgis vs. Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Division 2 at Wayland Plainwell vs. Wayland, 4:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Hartford vs. Watervliet, 5:00 p.m. Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Parchment vs. Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Division 3 at Grandville Calvin Christian Fennville vs. Holland Black River Division 3 at Bridgman Brandywine vs. Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. Division 3 at Schoolcraft Centreville vs. Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo Our Lady of the Lake vs. New Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Softball – Regular Season Eau Claire at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. Bangor at Benton Harbor, 4:15 p.m. Mattawan at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Watervliet at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Harper Creek, 4:00 p.m. Allegan at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. Softball – Districts Division 1 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Battle Creek Central vs. Loy Norrix, 4:30 p.m. Division 2 at Edwardsburg Lakeshore vs. Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m. Division 2 at Hamilton South Haven vs. Holland, 4:30 p.m. Division 2 at Otsego Paw Paw vs. Vicksburg, 4:30 p.m. Division 3 at Coloma Hartford vs. Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. Division 3 at Constantine Buchanan vs. Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. Division 3 at Kalamazoo Christian (1st round at local site) Parchment at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. Comstock at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Division 4 at Decatur Martin vs. Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Division 4 at Mendon White Pigeon vs. Marcellus, 5:00 p.m. Girls Soccer – Districts Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central Portage Central vs. Battle Creek Lakeview, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix vs. Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. Division 2 at Lakeshore Otsego vs. Plainwell, 5:00 p.m. Edwardsburg vs. Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers South Haven vs. Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m. Dowagiac vs. Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Hudsonville Unity Christian Allegan vs. Unity Christian, 5:00 p.m. Fennville vs. Holland Christian, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake (2nd round at local site) Bridgman at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Hartford (2nd round at local site) Bangor at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Heritage vs. Lawton, 6:00 p.m. at Hartford Division 4 at Saugatuck Holland Black River vs. Calvin Christin, 5:00 p.m. Saugatuck vs. GR Covenant Christian, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett Schoolcraft vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian vs. Calhoun Christian, 7:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 0 Los Angeles Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 4 Chicago Cubs 1, Tampa Bay Rays 0 Rangers 5, Tigers 0 – Eovaldi wins 6th straight decision, Seager has 4 RBIs, Rangers beat Tigers 5-0 Nathan Eovaldi won his sixth straight decision, Corey Seager hit a three-run homer with four RBIs and the Texas Rangers defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-0. Eovaldi allowed four hits and a season-high three walks in five innings with four strikeouts. He is 6-0 with a 1.38 ERA in his last eight starts. Brock Burke, Jonathan Hernández and José Leclerc finished a five-hitter, the Rangers’ fifth shutout this year. Matthew Boyd gave up five runs on five hits and four walks in six-plus innings. Detroit had been trying to reach .500 for the first time since a 4-4 start in 2022. Angels 6, White Sox 4 – Drury, Angels spoil Hendriks’ return with 6-4 victory over White Sox Brandon Drury and Matt Thaiss homered during a fast start for the Los Angeles Angels, who spoiled Liam Hendriks’ return for the Chicago White Sox with a 6-4 victory. Drury hit a three-run shot and Thaiss followed with another drive during a four-run first inning against a shaky Michael Kopech. Hendriks pitched the eighth in his first big league appearance since he was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The crowd of 23,599 roared when he walked out to the bullpen after the fourth, and then saluted the All-Star closer with a standing ovation when he entered the game. Cubs 1, Rays 0 – Stroman pitches 1-hitter as Cubs beat major league-leading Rays 1-0 Marcus Stroman pitched a one-hitter, and the Chicago Cubs beat the major league-leading Tampa Bay Rays 1-0. Stroman simply dazzled, delivering his fourth complete game and second shutout in nine seasons. His only other one was against the Cubs during his 2014 rookie season with the Toronto Blue Jays. He set a season high with 105 pitches and matched one with eight strikeouts. The right-hander walked one in winning his third straight start and helping the Cubs bounce back from a weekend sweep by the Cincinnati Reds. The only hit Stroman allowed was when Wander Franco delivered a clean single to left leading off the seventh. He then walked Brandon Lowe, but got out of that jam by getting Randy Arozarena to fly out and Josh Lowe to ground into a double play. Tonight Texas (Pérez 6-1) at Detroit (Faedo 1-2), 6:40 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Tampa Bay (McClanahan 8-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-1), 8:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Anderson 2-0) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 3-4), 8:10 p.m. MLB – Hendriks pitches 8th inning for White Sox in return from non-Hodgkin lymphoma Liam Hendriks has returned to the mound with the Chicago White Sox, marking another memorable moment in his return from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks allowed two runs in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels. The closer was reinstated from the 15-day injured list before the series opener. Fellow reliever Jimmy Lambert was placed on the IL with right ankle inflammation. The 34-year-old Hendriks had no record and a 10.80 ERA in six rehab appearances with Triple-A Charlotte. The Australian right-hander allowed one run and one hit in one inning in his last game with the Knights on May 16. NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Western Conference Finals Vegas Golden Knights 6, Dallas Stars 0                                  (VGK wins 4-2) Golden Knights 6, Stars 0 – Golden Knights reach 2nd Stanley Cup Final after Game 6 win over Stars William Karlsson scored two goals and had an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights advanced to their second Stanley Cup Final with a 6-0 rout over Dallas. The Stars had extended the Western Conference Final to six games after losing the first three. William Carrier, Keegan Kolesar and Michael Amadio each had a goal and an assist for the Knights. Jonathan Marchessault also had a goal. Carrier, Marchessault and Karlsson were part of the inaugural 2017-18 Knights season that ended in their Cup Final. Adin Hill stopped 23 shots for his second career playoff shutout — both against the Stars. Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers will be Saturday night in Las Vegas.  It will be the first Stanley Cup Championship for either team. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Miami Heat 103, Boston Celtics 84                                        (MIA wins 4-3) Heat 103, Celtics 84 – Jimmy Butler helps Heat to 103-84 Game 7 win over Celtics and spot in NBA Finals Jimmy Butler scored 28 points and Caleb Martin gave Miami 26 points and 10 rebounds in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals to help the Heat beat the Celtics 103-84 and turn back Boston’s attempt at an unprecedented comeback. The Heat recovered after blowing a 3-0 lead in the series and advanced to the NBA Finals for the second time in four seasons. They will face the Western Conference champion Nuggets. Game 1 is in Denver on Thursday night. Miami is the first No. 8 seed to play for a championship since the 1999 New York Knicks. Top-seeded Denver has been waiting since sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers on May 22. Game 6 hero Derrick White scored 18 for Boston. NBA – 76ers hire former Raptors coach Nick Nurse, AP source says A person with knowledge of the decision says the Philadelphia 76ers have hired coach Nick Nurse weeks after he was fired by the Toronto Raptors. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the move. Nurse led the Raptors to the 2019 NBA championship after they beat the 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Nurse will replace Doc Rivers, who was fired after he led the 76ers to their second straight 50-win season behind NBA MVP Joel Embiid but again failed to lead them to the Eastern Conference finals. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Chicago Sky at Atlanta Dream, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Fever at Connecticut Sun, 7:00 p.m. Tennis – Alcaraz, Djokovic wins French Open debuts Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic both picked up straight-set victories in the first round of the French Open against opponents ranked outside the Top 100 and making their Grand Slam debuts. Alcaraz is seeded No. 1, Djokovic is No. 3 and most everyone expects them to face each other in the semifinals. Alcaraz beat Flavio Cobolli on Monday. Djokovic defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic. With 14-time champion Rafael Nadal sidelined by injury and missing the clay-court major tournament, Alcaraz and Djokovic are popular picks to emerge as the men’s champion. NASCAR – Blaney wins Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte to end winless drought Ryan Blaney pulled away late to win the rescheduled Coca-Cola 600 on Monday at Charlotte Speedway, giving team owner Roger Penske a sweep of the Memorial Day weekend’s top races in the United States. Josef Newgarden won a record-extending 19th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday for Team Penske. It marked the first time Team Penske has earned a sweep of the two races in the same year. Like Newgarden, Blaney went into the crowd to celebrate with fans. Blaney took the lead from William Byron on a restart and led the final 26 laps to win his first Cup Series race since the 2021 Daytona’s Coke Zero Sugar 400. Blaney’s victory snapped a 59-race drought. Indy 500 – Column: Indy 500’s ending creates controversy and conspiracies It’s called “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” because the Indianapolis 500 is supposed to be one of the most dramatic and difficult races in the world. Sure, it’s an automobile race. But it’s also very much entertainment, even if Marcus Ericsson vehemently disagrees. The controversial ending to the 107th running of the Indy 500 gave Josef Newgarden the win. Newgarden drives for Roger Penske, who owns the race and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. So when IndyCar went to an unprecedented one-lap shootout that allowed Newgarden to win the race, well, Ericsson was furious and conspiracy theorists went wild. Indy 500 – IndyCar sure to investigate wheel that flew over stands from Indy 500 wreck IndyCar owner Roger Penske says he is sure series officials will investigate what led to a wheel coming loose during a crash in the Indianapolis 500. The wheel from Kyle Kirkwood’s damaged car ended up sailing over the catch fence and grandstands before landing on a parked automobile. Nobody was hurt. The wheels are supposed to have tethers that keep them attached in the event of a crash, but it appeared that the tether came loose or was ripped apart. Penske said “we were very fortunate we didn’t have a bad accident.” Kirkwood and fellow driver Felix Rosenqvist were uninjured in the crash.   The car that was hit by the tire had to be towed and the driver was given a ride home after the race. NCAAMLAC – Notre Dame wins first men’s lacrosse national title in program history Liam Entenmann made a season-high 18 saves and Brian Tevlin scored a go-ahead goal with 27 seconds left in the third quarter to help Notre Dame claim its first men’s lacrosse national title with a 13-9 victory over Duke. Third-seeded Notre Dame (14-2) had lost in its previous two championship game appearances in 2010 and 2014 — both to Duke. The top-seeded Blue Devils (16-3) were playing in their seventh national championship game in program history. Entenmann made eight saves on nine shots in the first half as Notre Dame cruised to a 6-1 lead after scoring six unanswered goals — from six different players. Notre Dame scored two goals in the final 30 seconds of the third for a 9-7 lead and Quinn McCahon capped a 6-1 scoring run. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:00 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Beloit Snappers, 7:35 p.m MHSAA – High School Sports Today Baseball – Regular Season St. Joseph at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Bridgman at Michigan Lutheran, 4:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Harper Creek, 4:00 p.m. Eau Claire at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Thornapple Kellogg, 4:15 p.m. Coloma at Allegan, 4:15 p.m. Mendon at Lawrence, 4:30 p.m. Baseball – Districts Division 1 at Portage Northern Mattawan vs. Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Division 2 at Vicksburg Sturgis vs. Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Division 2 at Wayland Plainwell vs. Wayland, 4:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Hartford vs. Watervliet, 5:00 p.m. Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Parchment vs. Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Division 3 at Grandville Calvin Christian Fennville vs. Holland Black River Division 3 at Bridgman Brandywine vs. Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. Division 3 at Schoolcraft Centreville vs. Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo Our Lady of the Lake vs. New Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Softball – Regular Season Eau Claire at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. Bangor at Benton Harbor, 4:15 p.m. Mattawan at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Watervliet at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Harper Creek, 4:00 p.m. Allegan at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. Softball – Districts Division 1 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Battle Creek Central vs. Loy Norrix, 4:30 p.m. Division 2 at Edwardsburg Lakeshore vs. Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m. Division 2 at Hamilton South Haven vs. Holland, 4:30 p.m. Division 2 at Otsego Paw Paw vs. Vicksburg, 4:30 p.m. Division 3 at Coloma Hartford vs. Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. Division 3 at Constantine Buchanan vs. Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. Division 3 at Kalamazoo Christian (1st round at local site) Parchment at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. Comstock at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Division 4 at Decatur Martin vs. Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Division 4 at Mendon White Pigeon vs. Marcellus, 5:00 p.m. Girls Soccer – Districts Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central Portage Central vs. Battle Creek Lakeview, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix vs. Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. Division 2 at Lakeshore Otsego vs. Plainwell, 5:00 p.m. Edwardsburg vs. Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers South Haven vs. Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m. Dowagiac vs. Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Hudsonville Unity Christian Allegan vs. Unity Christian, 5:00 p.m. Fennville vs. Holland Christian, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake (2nd round at local site) Bridgman at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Hartford (2nd round at local site) Bangor at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Heritage vs. Lawton, 6:00 p.m. at Hartford Division 4 at Saugatuck Holland Black River vs. Calvin Christin, 5:00 p.m. Saugatuck vs. GR Covenant Christian, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett Schoolcraft vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian vs. Calhoun Christian, 7:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week’s WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Kamryn Holland of South Haven Rams Softball.   Kamryn is just finishing her junior at South Haven and current has a 3.95 GPA. The Rams went 3-2 last week, but it included a win over Division 1 Mattawan, and a pair of wins in the SAC Conference Tournament.    Kamryn was 8 of 16 at the plate with 6 singles, 2 home runs, 4 RBI’s, 5 stolen bases.  And she struck out once…..  the first time she struck out… all season long!!!! We sat down with Kamryn and Rams Coach Wilma Wilson at South Haven High School and talked about the just concluded regular season and how they’re preparing for the upcoming state tournament.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 2 New York Mets 10, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 7, White Sox 2 – Faedo fans a career-best 10, helping Tigers to a 7-2 win over White Sox Alex Faedo struck out a career-high 10 batters in six innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2. Faedo (1-2) has 22 strikeouts and one walk in four starts this season. He allowed two runs on three hits against the White Sox. Lucas Giolito (3-4) matched a career-high with seven walks and allowed four runs in 3 2/3 innings. Giolito gave up six hits, including a home run, and struck out four. He was also called for two pitch-clock violations. In all, the White Sox walked 11 hitters, but failed to draw any themselves. Mets 10, Cubs 1 – Alonso hits MLB-best 19th HR, Carrasco gets 1st win as Mets rout Cubs 10-1 to avoid sweep Pete Alonso launched his major league-leading 19th home run and Carlos Carrasco earned his first win this season as the New York Mets routed the Chicago Cubs 10-1 to avoid a three-game sweep. Brett Baty knocked in New York’s first two runs and the Mets pounded out 15 hits on a chilly night at Wrigley Field to ruin Kyle Hendricks’ season debut for the Cubs in his return from a serious shoulder injury. Jeff McNeil had three hits and scored three times. New York got four straight hits with two outs in a three-run third inning and took a 4-1 lead on Starling Marte’s two-run single. Alonso added a two-run homer in the seventh and Brandon Nimmo laced a two-run triple in the eighth. Dansby Swanson homered for Chicago. Tonight Cincinnati (Greene 0-4) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 6-1), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5) at Detroit (Wentz 1-4), 6:40 p.m.  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 MLB – Manfred: Vote on Athletics’ Las Vegas move could take place at June meetings Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says a vote on the Oakland Athletics’ prospective move to Las Vegas potentially could come when the league’s owners meet next month. Manfred noted that “it’s very difficult to have a timeline” regarding the move “until there’s actually a deal to be considered.” The MLB owners meetings take place June 13-15 in New York. Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo said Wednesday that legislative leaders and the Athletics had reached a tentative agreement on a $1.5 billion stadium funding plan that would lure the franchise to Las Vegas. NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Western Conference Finals Dallas Stars 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 – OT                           (VGK leads 3-1) Stars 3, Golden Knights 2 – OT –Pavelski scores OT power play, Stars beat Golden Knights 3-2 to avoid West sweep Joe Pavelski scored on a power play at 3:18 of overtime and the Dallas Stars avoided a sweep in the Western Conference final with a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night. Jason Robertson scored twice for his first career multigoal playoff game for Dallas, which played without suspended captain Jamie Benn. Jake Oettinger had 37 saves, two nights after he was pulled 7:10 into Game 3 after allowing three goals on five shots. Benn was suspended two games by the NHL on Wednesday for his cross-check with his stick landing near the neck of Vegas captain Mark Stone in the first two minutes of Game 3 on Tuesday night. William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault scored for Vegas. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Boston Celtics 110, Miami Heat 97                                         (MIA leads 3-2) Celtics 110, Heat 97 – Celtics thrive on 3s, beat Heat 110-97 in Game 5 to extend East finals Derrick White had 24 points, including six 3-pointers, helping lead the charge as the Boston Celtics dominated the Miami Heat 110-97 in Game 5 on to extend the Eastern Conference finals. Marcus Smart had 23 points and five steals. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown finished with 21 points apiece as the Celtics claimed their second straight win and trimmed Miami’s series lead to 3-2. It keeps alive Boston’s hopes of becoming the first team in NBA history to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series. Game 6 is Saturday in Miami. Duncan Robinson led the Heat with 18 points. NFL – Suspended Lions WR Williams says he wasn’t aware of NFL rules on gambling Detroit Lions receiver Jameson Williams, suspended for the first six games of the season, said he was unaware of the NFL gambling policy that he violated. Williams told reporters Thursday that the suspension hit him out of the blue. The league suspended former Lions players Quintez Cephus and C.J. Moore along with Washington’s Shaka Toney for the entire 2023 season in April for betting on NFL games last year, adding they may petition for reinstatement. Williams and teammate Stanley Berryhill were benched for six games for betting on non-NFL games at a league facility. NFL – Jaguars sign ex-Broncos PK Brandon McManus, trade Riley Patterson to Lions The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed Brandon McManus in hopes of upgrading their special teams. The move came two days after Denver dropped the veteran kicker and former team captain. The Jaguars initially waived kicker Riley Patterson to make room for McManus on their 90-man roster but ended up trading him to Detroit for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2026. Patterson was with the Lions in 2021 and during training camp in 2022. McManus had been scheduled to count nearly $5 million against Denver’s salary cap in 2023. The 31-year-old McManus connected on a franchise-most 42 field goals of 50 yards or longer in the regular season and the playoffs. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. Golf – PGA – Harry Hall crashes the ‘Block’ party at Colonial with 62. So much for the Block party at Colonial. California club pro Michael Block had a dream week at the PGA Championship when he made a hole-in-one and tied for 15th. He came back to reality in the Charles Schwab Challenge. Block had three double bogeys on the last four holes and shot 81. He in last place in the 120-man field. Harry Hall of England shot a 62 and leads Harris English by three shots. Scottie Scheffler and defending champion Sam Burns opened with 67s. Jordan Spieth shot a 72. Block says he had a day when everything went wrong. Indy 500 – 4 years after missing 500 with Alonso, McLaren Racing very much a contender McLaren Racing missed the Indianapolis 500 in 2019 with Fernando Alonso in a humiliating defeat that could have stopped the team from making a full-time move to IndyCar. But McLaren did enter the series in 2020 and has slowly built itself into a top contender. Arrow McLaren will start all four of its cars in the top 12 in Sunday’s 107th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The team believes the chemistry it has built inside the organization has helped turn it into one of IndyCar’s elite. Indy 500 – IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson has surgery to repair fracture in back IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson had surgery to repair a fractured vertebrae that he sustained in practice for the Indianapolis 500. His car owner Don Cusick said Thursday that Wilson was “in great spirits and feeling better.” He was injured during practice on Monday when his car was hit from behind by Katherine Legge, sending both into the wall. Legge was able to climb from her car uninjured. Her team repaired her car and she will start Sunday’s race. Wilson was replaced in the Dreyer & Reinbold entry by Graham Rahal, who failed to qualify in his own Rahal Letterman Lanigan car. Boxing – Shields to fight Cornejo after Gabriels removed Claressa Shields has a new opponent for her marquee fight in the Motor City. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and women’s middleweight champion is now scheduled to face top-ranked contender Maricela Cornejo on June 3 at Little Caesars Arena. Shields was scheduled to box Hanna Gabriels, but the Costa Rican was removed from the card on Thursday due to results from a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association test earlier this month. The 36-year-old Cornejo is ranked No. 1 among contenders in the 160-pound division after winning three straight fights. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan 4, Lake County 0 Dayton 4, South Bend 2 Fort Wayne 8, Lansing 1 Great Lakes 2, Peoria 1 Tonight Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Dayton Dragons at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Lawrecnce 6, Our Lady Of The Lake 4 – Game 1 Lawrence 13, Our Lady Of The Lake 3 – Game 2 Eau Claire 16, Benton Harbor 1 Watervliet 5, Berrien Springs 1 – Game 1 Watervliet 3, Berrien Springs 0 – Game 2 Coloma 11, River Valley 1 – Game 1 Coloma 5, River Valley 2 – Game 2 Coldwater 5, Otsego 2 – Game 1 Coldwater 3, Otsego 2 – Game 2 Allegan 18, Comstock 3 – Game 1 Allegan 16, Comstock 1 – Game 2 Decatur 8, Cassopolis 3 – Game 1 Decatur 11, Cassopolis 1 – Game 2 Gobles 6, Lawton 5 – Game 1 Gobles 10, Lawton 9 – Game 2 Softball Mattawan 1, Lakeshore 0 – Game 1 Mattawan 11, Lakeshore 5 – Game 2 Coloma 14, Gobles 1 – Game 1 Coloma 10, Gobles 3 – Game 2 Dowagiac 11, Decatur 6 – Game 1 Dowagiac 10, Decatur 6 – Game 2 Cassopolis 15, Lawton 3 – Game 1 Cassopolis 11, Lawton 5 – Game 2 Girls Soccer – Districts Division 2 at Lakeshore (Round 1 at local sites) Edwardsburg 3, Niles 0 Division 3 at Unity Christian (Round 1 at local sites) Allegan 6, Hopkins 1 Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett (Round 1 at local sites) Schoolcraft 8, Comstock 1 Today Baseball Lakeshore Round Robin Orchard Lake St. Mary’s at Lakeshore, 3:00 p.m. Grand Blanc at Lakeshore, 5:15 p.m. Other games Sturgis at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. Fennville at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Softball Bangor at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Schoolcraft at Edwardsburg, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer – Districts Division 3 at Unity Christian (Round 1 at local sites) Delton-Kellogg at Fennville, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake (Round 1 at local sites) Marcellus at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Hartford (Round 1 at local sites) Covert at Bangor, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett (Round 1 at local sites) Vermontville Maple Valley at Kal. Hackett, 6:00 p.m. Saturday Baseball Lakeshore Round Robin Lakeshore vs Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 10:00 a.m. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s vs Grand Blanc, 12:00 p.m. Lakeshore vs Grand Blanc, 2:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 2 New York Mets 10, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 7, White Sox 2 – Faedo fans a career-best 10, helping Tigers to a 7-2 win over White Sox Alex Faedo struck out a career-high 10 batters in six innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2. Faedo (1-2) has 22 strikeouts and one walk in four starts this season. He allowed two runs on three hits against the White Sox. Lucas Giolito (3-4) matched a career-high with seven walks and allowed four runs in 3 2/3 innings. Giolito gave up six hits, including a home run, and struck out four. He was also called for two pitch-clock violations. In all, the White Sox walked 11 hitters, but failed to draw any themselves. Mets 10, Cubs 1 – Alonso hits MLB-best 19th HR, Carrasco gets 1st win as Mets rout Cubs 10-1 to avoid sweep Pete Alonso launched his major league-leading 19th home run and Carlos Carrasco earned his first win this season as the New York Mets routed the Chicago Cubs 10-1 to avoid a three-game sweep. Brett Baty knocked in New York’s first two runs and the Mets pounded out 15 hits on a chilly night at Wrigley Field to ruin Kyle Hendricks’ season debut for the Cubs in his return from a serious shoulder injury. Jeff McNeil had three hits and scored three times. New York got four straight hits with two outs in a three-run third inning and took a 4-1 lead on Starling Marte’s two-run single. Alonso added a two-run homer in the seventh and Brandon Nimmo laced a two-run triple in the eighth. Dansby Swanson homered for Chicago. Tonight Cincinnati (Greene 0-4) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 6-1), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5) at Detroit (Wentz 1-4), 6:40 p.m.  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 MLB – Manfred: Vote on Athletics’ Las Vegas move could take place at June meetings Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says a vote on the Oakland Athletics’ prospective move to Las Vegas potentially could come when the league’s owners meet next month. Manfred noted that “it’s very difficult to have a timeline” regarding the move “until there’s actually a deal to be considered.” The MLB owners meetings take place June 13-15 in New York. Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo said Wednesday that legislative leaders and the Athletics had reached a tentative agreement on a $1.5 billion stadium funding plan that would lure the franchise to Las Vegas. NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Western Conference Finals Dallas Stars 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 – OT                           (VGK leads 3-1) Stars 3, Golden Knights 2 – OT –Pavelski scores OT power play, Stars beat Golden Knights 3-2 to avoid West sweep Joe Pavelski scored on a power play at 3:18 of overtime and the Dallas Stars avoided a sweep in the Western Conference final with a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night. Jason Robertson scored twice for his first career multigoal playoff game for Dallas, which played without suspended captain Jamie Benn. Jake Oettinger had 37 saves, two nights after he was pulled 7:10 into Game 3 after allowing three goals on five shots. Benn was suspended two games by the NHL on Wednesday for his cross-check with his stick landing near the neck of Vegas captain Mark Stone in the first two minutes of Game 3 on Tuesday night. William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault scored for Vegas. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Boston Celtics 110, Miami Heat 97                                         (MIA leads 3-2) Celtics 110, Heat 97 – Celtics thrive on 3s, beat Heat 110-97 in Game 5 to extend East finals Derrick White had 24 points, including six 3-pointers, helping lead the charge as the Boston Celtics dominated the Miami Heat 110-97 in Game 5 on to extend the Eastern Conference finals. Marcus Smart had 23 points and five steals. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown finished with 21 points apiece as the Celtics claimed their second straight win and trimmed Miami’s series lead to 3-2. It keeps alive Boston’s hopes of becoming the first team in NBA history to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series. Game 6 is Saturday in Miami. Duncan Robinson led the Heat with 18 points. NFL – Suspended Lions WR Williams says he wasn’t aware of NFL rules on gambling Detroit Lions receiver Jameson Williams, suspended for the first six games of the season, said he was unaware of the NFL gambling policy that he violated. Williams told reporters Thursday that the suspension hit him out of the blue. The league suspended former Lions players Quintez Cephus and C.J. Moore along with Washington’s Shaka Toney for the entire 2023 season in April for betting on NFL games last year, adding they may petition for reinstatement. Williams and teammate Stanley Berryhill were benched for six games for betting on non-NFL games at a league facility. NFL – Jaguars sign ex-Broncos PK Brandon McManus, trade Riley Patterson to Lions The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed Brandon McManus in hopes of upgrading their special teams. The move came two days after Denver dropped the veteran kicker and former team captain. The Jaguars initially waived kicker Riley Patterson to make room for McManus on their 90-man roster but ended up trading him to Detroit for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2026. Patterson was with the Lions in 2021 and during training camp in 2022. McManus had been scheduled to count nearly $5 million against Denver’s salary cap in 2023. The 31-year-old McManus connected on a franchise-most 42 field goals of 50 yards or longer in the regular season and the playoffs. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. Golf – PGA – Harry Hall crashes the ‘Block’ party at Colonial with 62. So much for the Block party at Colonial. California club pro Michael Block had a dream week at the PGA Championship when he made a hole-in-one and tied for 15th. He came back to reality in the Charles Schwab Challenge. Block had three double bogeys on the last four holes and shot 81. He in last place in the 120-man field. Harry Hall of England shot a 62 and leads Harris English by three shots. Scottie Scheffler and defending champion Sam Burns opened with 67s. Jordan Spieth shot a 72. Block says he had a day when everything went wrong. Indy 500 – 4 years after missing 500 with Alonso, McLaren Racing very much a contender McLaren Racing missed the Indianapolis 500 in 2019 with Fernando Alonso in a humiliating defeat that could have stopped the team from making a full-time move to IndyCar. But McLaren did enter the series in 2020 and has slowly built itself into a top contender. Arrow McLaren will start all four of its cars in the top 12 in Sunday’s 107th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The team believes the chemistry it has built inside the organization has helped turn it into one of IndyCar’s elite. Indy 500 – IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson has surgery to repair fracture in back IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson had surgery to repair a fractured vertebrae that he sustained in practice for the Indianapolis 500. His car owner Don Cusick said Thursday that Wilson was “in great spirits and feeling better.” He was injured during practice on Monday when his car was hit from behind by Katherine Legge, sending both into the wall. Legge was able to climb from her car uninjured. Her team repaired her car and she will start Sunday’s race. Wilson was replaced in the Dreyer & Reinbold entry by Graham Rahal, who failed to qualify in his own Rahal Letterman Lanigan car. Boxing – Shields to fight Cornejo after Gabriels removed Claressa Shields has a new opponent for her marquee fight in the Motor City. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and women’s middleweight champion is now scheduled to face top-ranked contender Maricela Cornejo on June 3 at Little Caesars Arena. Shields was scheduled to box Hanna Gabriels, but the Costa Rican was removed from the card on Thursday due to results from a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association test earlier this month. The 36-year-old Cornejo is ranked No. 1 among contenders in the 160-pound division after winning three straight fights. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan 4, Lake County 0 Dayton 4, South Bend 2 Fort Wayne 8, Lansing 1 Great Lakes 2, Peoria 1 Tonight Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Dayton Dragons at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Lawrecnce 6, Our Lady Of The Lake 4 – Game 1 Lawrence 13, Our Lady Of The Lake 3 – Game 2 Eau Claire 16, Benton Harbor 1 Watervliet 5, Berrien Springs 1 – Game 1 Watervliet 3, Berrien Springs 0 – Game 2 Coloma 11, River Valley 1 – Game 1 Coloma 5, River Valley 2 – Game 2 Coldwater 5, Otsego 2 – Game 1 Coldwater 3, Otsego 2 – Game 2 Allegan 18, Comstock 3 – Game 1 Allegan 16, Comstock 1 – Game 2 Decatur 8, Cassopolis 3 – Game 1 Decatur 11, Cassopolis 1 – Game 2 Gobles 6, Lawton 5 – Game 1 Gobles 10, Lawton 9 – Game 2 Softball Mattawan 1, Lakeshore 0 – Game 1 Mattawan 11, Lakeshore 5 – Game 2 Coloma 14, Gobles 1 – Game 1 Coloma 10, Gobles 3 – Game 2 Dowagiac 11, Decatur 6 – Game 1 Dowagiac 10, Decatur 6 – Game 2 Cassopolis 15, Lawton 3 – Game 1 Cassopolis 11, Lawton 5 – Game 2 Girls Soccer – Districts Division 2 at Lakeshore (Round 1 at local sites) Edwardsburg 3, Niles 0 Division 3 at Unity Christian (Round 1 at local sites) Allegan 6, Hopkins 1 Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett (Round 1 at local sites) Schoolcraft 8, Comstock 1 Today Baseball Lakeshore Round Robin Orchard Lake St. Mary’s at Lakeshore, 3:00 p.m. Grand Blanc at Lakeshore, 5:15 p.m. Other games Sturgis at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. Fennville at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Softball Bangor at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Schoolcraft at Edwardsburg, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer – Districts Division 3 at Unity Christian (Round 1 at local sites) Delton-Kellogg at Fennville, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake (Round 1 at local sites) Marcellus at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Hartford (Round 1 at local sites) Covert at Bangor, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett (Round 1 at local sites) Vermontville Maple Valley at Kal. Hackett, 6:00 p.m. Saturday Baseball Lakeshore Round Robin Lakeshore vs Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 10:00 a.m. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s vs Grand Blanc, 12:00 p.m. Lakeshore vs Grand Blanc, 2:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

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

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 8, Kansas City Royals 5 – F/10 Cleveland Guardians 3, Chicago White Sox 0 Cubs were off Tigers 8, Royals 5 – F/10 – Báez hits 3-run double in 10th to lift Tigers past Royals 8-5 in 10 innings Javier Báez hit a bases-clearing double in the 10th inning for his third hit of the night to lift the Detroit Tigers to an 8-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series. Matt Vierling had three hits, including a home run, and four RBIs for the Tigers. Alex Lange (2-0) earned the victory with two hitless innings of relief. Jose Cisnero picked up his first save. Scott Barlow (1-3) allowed Báez’s winning hit and took the loss. Detroit batters walked 10 times, the first time the Tigers had eight or more walks in consecutive games since June 13-14, 2016. Guardians 3, White Sox 0 – Zunino hits 2-run homer, Guardians beat White Sox 3-0 to end slide Rookie Hunter Gaddis pitched six strong innings for his first major league win and struggling Cleveland catcher Mike Zunino connected for a two-run homer, sending the Guardians over the Chicago White Sox 3-0. Gaddis was recalled earlier in the day from Triple-A Columbus and gave the Guardians a badly needed quality start after they were swept over the weekend in New York, losing all three to the Mets by one run. Zunino, who has been a target of fan complaints because he’s not been hitting, belted his third homer in the seventh off reliever Gregory Santos. Before he connected, Zunino was in a 1 for 31 slump with 21 strikeouts. The White Sox had their three-game winning streak stopped. Tonight Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-3) at Cleveland (Allen 1-1), 6:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Senga 4-2) at Chicago Cubs (Smyly 4-1), 7:40 p.m. Detroit (Rodriguez 4-3) at Kansas City (TBD), 7:40 p.m.            News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:15 MLB – Guardians rookie Brennan accidentally kills bird on infield during game Cleveland rookie Will Brennan hit a hard grounder that accidentally killed a bird wandering on the infield grass in the Guardians’ 3-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox. With none out and a runner at first base, Brennan hit a smash that connected with a small bird who had wandered into a dangerous place. The ball sent the bird, well, flying and when Brennan got to first he reacted by putting his hands on his helmet and grimacing. Following the game, Brennan posted an apology on Twitter. It’s the second time in a week that a major league player has unintentionally killed a bird. MLB – A’s broadcaster Glen Kuiper let go after racial slur on air Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper was let go by NBC Sports California after using a racial slur during a telecast while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Kuiper was suspended by the network earlier this month following his slur that aired during a pregame segment of an A’s game against the Kansas City Royals on May 5. Kuiper talked about a trip to the museum with colleague Dallas Braden but seemingly mispronounced the word “Negro,” making it sound instead like a slur. NBC Sports California says after an internal review that the network decided to “end its relationship” with Kuiper. NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Yesterday Eastern Conference Finals Florida Panthers 1, Carolina Hurricanes 0                              (FLA leads 3-0) Panthers 1, Hurricanes 0 – Bobrovsky gets shutout, Panthers top Hurricanes 1-0 for 3-0 lead in East final Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 shots for his first career playoff shutout, Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal midway through the second period and the Florida Panthers moved one win away from a most improbable trip to the Stanley Cup Final by blanking the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0. Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett had the assists on Reinhart’s goal for Florida, which now leads the Eastern Conference final 3-0. The Panthers haven’t played for the Stanley Cup since 1996, but can clinch a trip to the title round with a win in Game 4 on Wednesday. Tonight Western Conference Finals Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars, 8:00 p.m.                      (VGK leads 2-0) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Western Conference Finals Denver Nuggets 113, Los Angeles Lakers 111                           (DEN wins 4-0) Nuggets 113, Lakers 111 – Jokic leads Denver Nuggets past LeBron’s Lakers 113-111, into their first NBA Finals The Denver Nuggets are going to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists as the Nuggets swept the Western Conference finals with a 113-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4. Jamal Murray scored 25 points for the top-seeded Nuggets, who overcame LeBron James’ 31-point first half and a 15-point halftime deficit to earn their first conference title in 47 seasons in the NBA. James finished with 40 points after the highest-scoring postseason half of his matchless career. Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Boston Celtics at Miami Heat, 8:30 p.m.                                  (MIA leads 3-0) NBA – LeBron posts historic first half, questions future after Lakers eliminated LeBron James began the final game of his 20th NBA season with the highest-scoring postseason half of his matchless NBA career. He ended it by questioning how much longer he plans to chase history after his Los Angeles Lakers were swept out of the Western Conference finals. James set a personal record with 31 points in the first half of Game 4, but the Denver Nuggets ended the Lakers’ season with a 113-111 victory. The 38-year-old James finished with 40 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and immense frustration after Los Angeles’ remarkable late-season rally ended with four consecutive defeats. NFL – NFL approves limited flexible scheduling for Thursday night games NFL owners have approved a flexible scheduling policy for Thursday night games on Amazon Prime Video. The rule covers Weeks 13-17, and teams would have their games moved only with at least 28 days’ notice. The league could push a Thursday night matchup in that range to Sunday afternoon if there is a more desirable game. The mechanism is currently in place for Sunday night and Monday night games. The flexible scheduling for Thursday night games was approved on a trial basis for 2023 only. Owners also approved at their spring meetings a rule allowing teams to play an emergency quarterback from the inactive list if the first two are injured during a game. NFL – Super Bowl goes back to Bay Area; 49ers to host in 2026 at Levi’s Stadium The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area in 2026 at the home of the San Francisco 49ers. NFL owners approved the site at their spring meetings. This will be the third time for the big game in the Bay Area. Levi’s Stadium hosted Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara when Denver beat Carolina. The 49ers won Super Bowl 19 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto when they beat Miami after the 1984 season. The 2026 game will be Super Bowl 60. The next Super Bowl is scheduled for Feb. 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Indy 500 – Wilson fractures vertebrae in crash with Legge in Indy 500 practice session Stefan Wilson fractured a vertebrae during a heavy crash with Katherine Legge in practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday. The British driver will not be allowed back into the car for Sunday’s race. Wilson was immobilized on a stretcher and wearing a neck brace but gave a thumbs-up as he was loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital. Legge was able to climb from the cockpit of her crumpled machine on her own. It was the first wreck in the two-week build-up to the race. It was unclear who will step into Wilson’s car for Sunday, but JR Hildebrand has been at the speedway. He’s made 12 consecutive starts, nearly winning as a rookie in 2011 before finishing second, but could not put together a ride this year. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games last night Tonight Dayton Dragons at South Bend Cubs, 6:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Lakeshore 4, Battle Creek Lakeview 3 – Game 1 Lakeshore 3, Battle Creek Lakeview 2 – Game 2 St. Joseph 6, Gull Lake 5 – F/8 – Game 1 St. Joseph 5, Gull Lake 2 – Game 2 Michigan Lutheran 9, Kal. Heritage 2 – Game 1 Michigan Lutheran 16, Kal. Heritage 3 – Game 2 River Valley 13, Eau Claire 3 – Game 1 River Valley 18, Eau Claire 3 – Game 2 Portage Northern 13, Loy Norrix 1 – Game 1 Portage Northern 12, Loy Norrix 5 – Game 2 Vicksburg 8, Centreville 2 Otsego 6, Buchanan 3 – Game 1 Otsego 8, Buchanan 5 – Game 2 Plainwell 4, Schoolcraft 3 Galesburg-Augusta 13, Brandywine 5 – Game 1 Brandywine 5, Galesburg-Augusta 1 – Game 2 Saugatuck 16, Fennville 1 – Game 1 Fennville 14, Saugatuck 7 – Game 2 Decatur 16, Hartford 0 – Game 1 Decatur 15, Hartford 1 – Game 2 Lawrence 24, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1 Lawrence 10, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 2 Mendon 13, Marcellus 3 – Game 1 Mendon 21, Marcellus 6 – Game 2 Softball Lakeshore 10, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 – Game 1 Lakeshore 14, Battle Creek Lakeview 1- Game 2 St. Joseph 7, Gull Lake 5 – Game 1 St. Joseph 4, Gull Lake 2 – Game 2 Athens 14, Michigan Lutheran 2 – Game 1 Athens 12, Michigan Lutheran 2 – Game 2 South Haven 15, Martin 0 – Game 1 South Haven 13, Martin 3 – Game 2 Dowagiac 9, Constantine 4 – Game 1 Dowagiac 17, Constantine 3 – Game 2 Mattawan 6, Kalamazoo Central 2 – Game 1 Mattawan 7, Kalamazoo Central 5 – Game 2 Portage Northern 16, Loy Norrix 0 – Game 1 Portage Northern 10, Loy Norrix 0 – Game 2 Vicksburg 13, Centreville 1 Buchanan 3, Otsego 1 – Game 1 Buchanan 15, Otsego 0 – Game 2 Saugatuck 10, Fennville 0 – Game 1 Saugatuck 17, Fennville 6 – Game 2 Bangor 10, Comstock 3 – Game 1 Bangor 17, Comstock 0 – Game 2 Decatur 4, Hartford 1 – Game 1 Decatur 7, Hartford 3 – Game 2 Bloomingdale 18, Lawrence 17 – Game 1 Bloomingdale 6, Lawrence 4 – Game 2 Mendon 15, Marcellus 0 – Game 1 Mendon 9, Marcellus 0 – Game 2 Howardsville Chr. 7, White Pigeon 6 – Game 1 White Pigeon 22, Howardsville Chr. 9 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Kalamazoo Heritage 5, Michigan Lutheran 1 Kalamazoo Hackett 6, South Haven 0 Lawton 4, Bridgman 0 Buchanan 5, Hartford 3 Dowagiac 4, Bangor 0 Parchment 10, Coloma 2 Delton-Kellogg 5, Watervleit 2 Battle Creek Pennfield 9, Sturgis 1 Comstock 8, Vermontville Maple Valley 0 Today Baseball Bangor at Benton Harbor, 4;15 p.m. Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Parchment at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. River Valley at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m. Martin at South Haven, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Softball Howardsville Chr. at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. River Valley at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Mendon, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer – Districts Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at individual sites) Portage Northern at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at individual sites) Parchment at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Girls Soccer – Regular Season Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Fennville, 6:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 8, Kansas City Royals 5 – F/10 Cleveland Guardians 3, Chicago White Sox 0 Cubs were off Tigers 8, Royals 5 – F/10 – Báez hits 3-run double in 10th to lift Tigers past Royals 8-5 in 10 innings Javier Báez hit a bases-clearing double in the 10th inning for his third hit of the night to lift the Detroit Tigers to an 8-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series. Matt Vierling had three hits, including a home run, and four RBIs for the Tigers. Alex Lange (2-0) earned the victory with two hitless innings of relief. Jose Cisnero picked up his first save. Scott Barlow (1-3) allowed Báez’s winning hit and took the loss. Detroit batters walked 10 times, the first time the Tigers had eight or more walks in consecutive games since June 13-14, 2016. Guardians 3, White Sox 0 – Zunino hits 2-run homer, Guardians beat White Sox 3-0 to end slide Rookie Hunter Gaddis pitched six strong innings for his first major league win and struggling Cleveland catcher Mike Zunino connected for a two-run homer, sending the Guardians over the Chicago White Sox 3-0. Gaddis was recalled earlier in the day from Triple-A Columbus and gave the Guardians a badly needed quality start after they were swept over the weekend in New York, losing all three to the Mets by one run. Zunino, who has been a target of fan complaints because he’s not been hitting, belted his third homer in the seventh off reliever Gregory Santos. Before he connected, Zunino was in a 1 for 31 slump with 21 strikeouts. The White Sox had their three-game winning streak stopped. Tonight Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-3) at Cleveland (Allen 1-1), 6:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Senga 4-2) at Chicago Cubs (Smyly 4-1), 7:40 p.m. Detroit (Rodriguez 4-3) at Kansas City (TBD), 7:40 p.m.            News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:15 MLB – Guardians rookie Brennan accidentally kills bird on infield during game Cleveland rookie Will Brennan hit a hard grounder that accidentally killed a bird wandering on the infield grass in the Guardians’ 3-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox. With none out and a runner at first base, Brennan hit a smash that connected with a small bird who had wandered into a dangerous place. The ball sent the bird, well, flying and when Brennan got to first he reacted by putting his hands on his helmet and grimacing. Following the game, Brennan posted an apology on Twitter. It’s the second time in a week that a major league player has unintentionally killed a bird. MLB – A’s broadcaster Glen Kuiper let go after racial slur on air Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper was let go by NBC Sports California after using a racial slur during a telecast while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Kuiper was suspended by the network earlier this month following his slur that aired during a pregame segment of an A’s game against the Kansas City Royals on May 5. Kuiper talked about a trip to the museum with colleague Dallas Braden but seemingly mispronounced the word “Negro,” making it sound instead like a slur. NBC Sports California says after an internal review that the network decided to “end its relationship” with Kuiper. NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Yesterday Eastern Conference Finals Florida Panthers 1, Carolina Hurricanes 0                              (FLA leads 3-0) Panthers 1, Hurricanes 0 – Bobrovsky gets shutout, Panthers top Hurricanes 1-0 for 3-0 lead in East final Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 shots for his first career playoff shutout, Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal midway through the second period and the Florida Panthers moved one win away from a most improbable trip to the Stanley Cup Final by blanking the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0. Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett had the assists on Reinhart’s goal for Florida, which now leads the Eastern Conference final 3-0. The Panthers haven’t played for the Stanley Cup since 1996, but can clinch a trip to the title round with a win in Game 4 on Wednesday. Tonight Western Conference Finals Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars, 8:00 p.m.                      (VGK leads 2-0) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Western Conference Finals Denver Nuggets 113, Los Angeles Lakers 111                           (DEN wins 4-0) Nuggets 113, Lakers 111 – Jokic leads Denver Nuggets past LeBron’s Lakers 113-111, into their first NBA Finals The Denver Nuggets are going to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists as the Nuggets swept the Western Conference finals with a 113-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4. Jamal Murray scored 25 points for the top-seeded Nuggets, who overcame LeBron James’ 31-point first half and a 15-point halftime deficit to earn their first conference title in 47 seasons in the NBA. James finished with 40 points after the highest-scoring postseason half of his matchless career. Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Boston Celtics at Miami Heat, 8:30 p.m.                                  (MIA leads 3-0) NBA – LeBron posts historic first half, questions future after Lakers eliminated LeBron James began the final game of his 20th NBA season with the highest-scoring postseason half of his matchless NBA career. He ended it by questioning how much longer he plans to chase history after his Los Angeles Lakers were swept out of the Western Conference finals. James set a personal record with 31 points in the first half of Game 4, but the Denver Nuggets ended the Lakers’ season with a 113-111 victory. The 38-year-old James finished with 40 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and immense frustration after Los Angeles’ remarkable late-season rally ended with four consecutive defeats. NFL – NFL approves limited flexible scheduling for Thursday night games NFL owners have approved a flexible scheduling policy for Thursday night games on Amazon Prime Video. The rule covers Weeks 13-17, and teams would have their games moved only with at least 28 days’ notice. The league could push a Thursday night matchup in that range to Sunday afternoon if there is a more desirable game. The mechanism is currently in place for Sunday night and Monday night games. The flexible scheduling for Thursday night games was approved on a trial basis for 2023 only. Owners also approved at their spring meetings a rule allowing teams to play an emergency quarterback from the inactive list if the first two are injured during a game. NFL – Super Bowl goes back to Bay Area; 49ers to host in 2026 at Levi’s Stadium The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area in 2026 at the home of the San Francisco 49ers. NFL owners approved the site at their spring meetings. This will be the third time for the big game in the Bay Area. Levi’s Stadium hosted Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara when Denver beat Carolina. The 49ers won Super Bowl 19 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto when they beat Miami after the 1984 season. The 2026 game will be Super Bowl 60. The next Super Bowl is scheduled for Feb. 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Indy 500 – Wilson fractures vertebrae in crash with Legge in Indy 500 practice session Stefan Wilson fractured a vertebrae during a heavy crash with Katherine Legge in practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday. The British driver will not be allowed back into the car for Sunday’s race. Wilson was immobilized on a stretcher and wearing a neck brace but gave a thumbs-up as he was loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital. Legge was able to climb from the cockpit of her crumpled machine on her own. It was the first wreck in the two-week build-up to the race. It was unclear who will step into Wilson’s car for Sunday, but JR Hildebrand has been at the speedway. He’s made 12 consecutive starts, nearly winning as a rookie in 2011 before finishing second, but could not put together a ride this year. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games last night Tonight Dayton Dragons at South Bend Cubs, 6:05 p.m. Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Lakeshore 4, Battle Creek Lakeview 3 – Game 1 Lakeshore 3, Battle Creek Lakeview 2 – Game 2 St. Joseph 6, Gull Lake 5 – F/8 – Game 1 St. Joseph 5, Gull Lake 2 – Game 2 Michigan Lutheran 9, Kal. Heritage 2 – Game 1 Michigan Lutheran 16, Kal. Heritage 3 – Game 2 River Valley 13, Eau Claire 3 – Game 1 River Valley 18, Eau Claire 3 – Game 2 Portage Northern 13, Loy Norrix 1 – Game 1 Portage Northern 12, Loy Norrix 5 – Game 2 Vicksburg 8, Centreville 2 Otsego 6, Buchanan 3 – Game 1 Otsego 8, Buchanan 5 – Game 2 Plainwell 4, Schoolcraft 3 Galesburg-Augusta 13, Brandywine 5 – Game 1 Brandywine 5, Galesburg-Augusta 1 – Game 2 Saugatuck 16, Fennville 1 – Game 1 Fennville 14, Saugatuck 7 – Game 2 Decatur 16, Hartford 0 – Game 1 Decatur 15, Hartford 1 – Game 2 Lawrence 24, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1 Lawrence 10, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 2 Mendon 13, Marcellus 3 – Game 1 Mendon 21, Marcellus 6 – Game 2 Softball Lakeshore 10, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 – Game 1 Lakeshore 14, Battle Creek Lakeview 1- Game 2 St. Joseph 7, Gull Lake 5 – Game 1 St. Joseph 4, Gull Lake 2 – Game 2 Athens 14, Michigan Lutheran 2 – Game 1 Athens 12, Michigan Lutheran 2 – Game 2 South Haven 15, Martin 0 – Game 1 South Haven 13, Martin 3 – Game 2 Dowagiac 9, Constantine 4 – Game 1 Dowagiac 17, Constantine 3 – Game 2 Mattawan 6, Kalamazoo Central 2 – Game 1 Mattawan 7, Kalamazoo Central 5 – Game 2 Portage Northern 16, Loy Norrix 0 – Game 1 Portage Northern 10, Loy Norrix 0 – Game 2 Vicksburg 13, Centreville 1 Buchanan 3, Otsego 1 – Game 1 Buchanan 15, Otsego 0 – Game 2 Saugatuck 10, Fennville 0 – Game 1 Saugatuck 17, Fennville 6 – Game 2 Bangor 10, Comstock 3 – Game 1 Bangor 17, Comstock 0 – Game 2 Decatur 4, Hartford 1 – Game 1 Decatur 7, Hartford 3 – Game 2 Bloomingdale 18, Lawrence 17 – Game 1 Bloomingdale 6, Lawrence 4 – Game 2 Mendon 15, Marcellus 0 – Game 1 Mendon 9, Marcellus 0 – Game 2 Howardsville Chr. 7, White Pigeon 6 – Game 1 White Pigeon 22, Howardsville Chr. 9 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Kalamazoo Heritage 5, Michigan Lutheran 1 Kalamazoo Hackett 6, South Haven 0 Lawton 4, Bridgman 0 Buchanan 5, Hartford 3 Dowagiac 4, Bangor 0 Parchment 10, Coloma 2 Delton-Kellogg 5, Watervleit 2 Battle Creek Pennfield 9, Sturgis 1 Comstock 8, Vermontville Maple Valley 0 Today Baseball Bangor at Benton Harbor, 4;15 p.m. Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Parchment at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. River Valley at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m. Martin at South Haven, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Softball Howardsville Chr. at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. River Valley at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m. Decatur at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Mendon, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer – Districts Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at individual sites) Portage Northern at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at individual sites) Parchment at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Girls Soccer – Regular Season Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Fennville, 6:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Washington Nationals 6, Detroit Tigers 4 Philadelphia Phillies 2, Chicago Cubs 1 Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 2 Nationals 6, Tigers 4 – Adams has career-high 4 hits, Nationals beat Tigers 6-4 Riley Adams had a career-high four hits and finished a triple short of the cycle as the Washington Nationals tied their season high with 18 hits in a 6-4 win over the Detroit Tigers 6-4. Adams homered, singled and doubled in his first three at-bats, then hit a bloop double in the seventh. Ildemaro Vargas hit his first home run since last Aug. 28 and Jeimer Candelario had four singles. Josiah Gray allowed 1 run and 3 hits over 5 inning but matched his career high with 6 walks. Phillies 2, Cubs 1 – Stott’s pinch homer, Kimbrel’s 399th save lead Phillies over Cubs 2-1 Bryson Stott hit his first career pinch home run, a two-run drive in the seventh inning that led the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs 2-1. After extending their losing streak to five in the series opener, the defending NL champions won the final two games of the set. Taijuan Walker pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings on three days’ rest and Craig Kimbrel got his 399th save, moving within one of becoming the eighth pitcher with 400. Chicago headed to a nine-game homestand after a 2-7 trip. White Sox 5, Royals 2 – Robert, Lynn star as White Sox beat Royals 5-2 for series sweep Luis Robert Jr. homered, Lance Lynn pitched six effective innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 for a three-game series sweep. Romy González went 3 for 3 with two RBIs as Chicago won for the fifth time in six games. The White Sox also improved to 12-8 since an ugly 10-game slide. Lynn allowed two runs and four hits in his second straight win. Michael Massey hit a two-run homer for Kansas City, which finished with four hits. The last-place Royals have dropped seven of nine. Tonight Chicago White Sox (TBD) at Cleveland (Gaddis 0-1), 6:10 p.m. Detroit (Lorenzen 2-2) at Kansas City (Singer 3-4), 7:40 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:15 Cubs are off NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Yesterday Western Conference Finals Vegas Golden Knights 3, Dallas Stars 2 – OT                           (VGK leads 2-0) Golden Knights 3, Stars 2 – OT – Stephenson’s OT goal gives Golden Knights 3-2 win over Stars Vegas’ Chandler Stephenson jumped on a rebound 1:12 into overtime and hit the back of the net to complete a rally and give the Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Final. Stephenson, Jonathan Marchessault and Mark Stone each had a goal and an assist for Vegas, and Adin Hill saved 26 shots. Miro Heiskanen and Jason Robertson each scored for the Stars, and Ryan Suter had two assists. Jake Oettinger made 21 saves.  Game 3 is Tuesday in Dallas. Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m.                   (FLA leads 2-0) Golf – PGA – Brooks Koepka delivers another major performance to win PGA Brooks Koepka is a major champion again. Gone are those injuries that led to doubt whether he was still part of golf’s elite. Koepka won the PGA Championship at Oak Hill by closing with a 67 and winning by two shots over Scotties Scheffler and Viktor Hovland. He now has won the PGA Championship three times. And it was his fifth major title. Only 14 players have won more. It was the first major by a LIV Golf player since the Saudi-funded league began nearly a year ago. California club pro Michael Block made an ace and tied for 15th. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Miami Heat 128, Boston Celtics 102                                       (MIA leads 3-0) Heat 128, Celtics 102 – Heat roll past Celtics 128-102, take 3-0 lead in Eastern Conference finals Gabe Vincent scored a career-high 29 points, Duncan Robinson added 22 and the eighth-seeded Miami Heat are now just one win from the NBA Finals after rolling past the Boston Celtics 128-102 on Sunday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference title series. Caleb Martin scored 18, Jimmy Butler finished with 16, Bam Adebayo had 13 and Max Strus added 10 for Miami, which leads the series 3-0. Jayson Tatum scored 14 and Jaylen Brown added 12 for the Celtics, who won three times on Miami’s floor on the way to winning last season’s Eastern Conference finals. Tonight Western Conference Finals Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers, 8:30 p.m.                      (DEN leads 3-0) WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association – Season Opener Yesterday New York Liberty 90, Indiana Fever 73 Chicago Sky 75, Phoenix Mercury 69 Liberty 90, Fever 73 – Stewart scores NY record 45 to send Indiana to WNBA record tying 20th straight loss Breanna Stewart scored a franchise record 45 points and New York beat Indiana 90-73, handing the Fever a 20th consecutive loss that matched the WNBA record for futility. The Fever equaled the Tulsa Shock, who lost 20 straight games in 2011. Indiana lost 18 consecutive games to close out last season before falling to the Connecticut Sun on Friday in their opener. Indiana plays at Atlanta next Sunday. Stewart broke Cappie Pondexter’s record of 40 points with a three-point play late in the third quarter. NaLyssa Smith had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Indiana. No. 1 pick Aliyah Boston added 15 points. Sky 75, Mercury 69 – Copper scores 15, Sky spoil Griner’s home debut with 75-69 win over Mercury Kahleah Copper scored 15 points and the Chicago Sky spoiled Brittney Griner’s regular-season home debut, holding on down the stretch for a 75-69 win over the Phoenix Mercury. Griner finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots in her first regular-season home game since being released after spending more than 10 months in a Russian prison. Griner scored on a three-point play to make it 69-67, but Chicago’s Dana Evans hit a running bank shot sandwiched between two Phoenix turnovers and Rebekah Gardner hit two free throws to seal it with 16 seconds left. NCAAFB – Schembechler son resigns at Michigan after offensive social media content A son of longtime Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler has resigned from his position with the Wolverines, with the school saying it was aware of his social media activity that may have caused “pain” in the community. Glenn “Shemy” Schembechler stepped down Saturday, just days after he had been hired as assistant director of recruiting on Jim Harbaugh’s staff. The Detroit News reported that Schembechler’s Twitter feed contained posts and likes of offensive material, including some that suggested slavery and Jim Crow were positives to strengthen Black individuals and families. Schembechler played for his father, who coached Michigan from 1969-89. In a statement Sunday night, he said he had “inexplicably and irresponsibly” liked items on social media and asked for forgiveness. Indy 500 – Palou’s record run earns Ganassi third straight Indy 500 pole Alex Palou will lead the field to green in the Indianapolis 500 after the young Spaniard put together the fastest four-lap pole run in history Sunday. He edged Rinus VeeKay and Felix Rosenqvist and gave Chip Ganassi Racing its third pole in a row. Palou whipped four laps around the historic 2.5-mile speedway at an average of 234.217 mph. That was a mere 0.007 mph faster than VeeKay, who still gave Ed Carpenter Racing a front-row starting spot for the ninth time in the last 11 years. Palou surpassed the record pole run of 234.046 mph that Ganassi teammate Scott Dixon put up last year. It also was the second-fastest qualifying effort, trailing only Arie Luyendyk’s 236.986, which he set the day after pole qualifying in 1996. NASCAR – Larson dominates for third NASCAR All-Star race win, takes home $1 million Kyle Larson turned in a dominating effort to win his third All-Star race and earn $1 million in the Cup Series’ return to North Wilkesboro Speedway following a 27-year absence. Larson became only the fourth driver to win the All-Star race at least three times. Jimmie Johnson has the most with four victories, while Larson, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt have three. Larson is the first to win the All-Star race at three different tracks. He has won in Charlotte in 2019 and Texas in 2021. Bubba Wallace finished second in the 200-lap non-points exhibition race, followed by Tyler Reddick, Chase Briscoe and Chase Elliott. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 3, Lake County Captains 2 Great Lakes Loons 6, West Michigan Whitecaps 3 Beloit Sky Carp 6, South Bend Cubs 2 Tonight No games tonight MHSAA – High School Sports Today Baseball Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Kalamazoo Heritage Christian, 4:30 p.m. Eau Claire at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Mattawan at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. Buchanan at Otsego, 4:30 p.m. Plainwell at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Brandywine at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Saugatuck at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. Hartford at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Lawrence, 4:30 p.m. Mendon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Softball Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Gull Lake at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Athens, 4:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m. Eau Claire at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Martin at South Haven, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. Buchanan at Otsego, 4:30 p.m. Saugatuck at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. Comstock at Bangor, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Lawrence, 4:30 p.m. Mendon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Howardsville Chr. 4:15 p.m. Girls Soccer Michigan Lutheran at Kalamazoo Heritage Christian, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. Lawton at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Buchanan at Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Bangor, 5:30 p.m. Coloma at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Watervliet, 6:00 p.m. Calhoun Christian at Battle Creek Central, 4:30 p.m. Sturgis at Battle Creek Pennfield, 6:30 p.m. Comstock at Vermontville Maple Valley, 5:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.