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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 8, Texas Rangers 5 Chicago White Sox 9, Los Angeles Angels 7 Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 8, Rangers 5 – Rangers still on record pace midway after 8-5 loss as Detroit’s Torkelson homers twice Spencer Torkelson homered twice and Andy Ibañez had the go-ahead RBI single as the Detroit Tigers earned a series split against the AL West-leading Texas Rangers with a 8-5 victory. Ibañez broke a 3-all tie Thursday with his hit in the seventh off Joe Barlow. The Rangers reached the midway point of their first season for manager Bruce Bochy on a 98-win pace. Their last winning season was 2016 and they’ve never won more than 96 games. Mason Englert, the third Detroit reliever, got the victory. White Sox 9, Angels 7 – Shohei Ohtani hits Angels-record 14th homer in June in 9-7 loss to the White Sox Eloy Jiménez and Zach Remillard had two-run singles in the third inning and the Chicago White Sox beat Los Angeles 9-7 on Thursday, overcoming Shohei Ohtani's Angels-record 14th homer in June. The Japanese superstar broke the team mark for home runs in a month in the ninth inning with a two-run shot to left-center off Kendall Graveman's slider. Ohtani leads the majors with 29 homers. Mickey Moniak, Mike Moustakis and Hunter Renfroe also homered for Los Angeles. The Angels were 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position. Mike Trout added three hits and made a leaping catch at the center field wall in the fourth inning to rob Andrew Vaughn of a solo shot. Phillies 3, Cubs 1 – Schwarber homers on 1st pitch, Walker wins 5th straight start as Phillies beat Cubs 3-1 Kyle Schwarber homered on the game's first pitch, Taijuan Walker won his fifth straight start and the surging Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. Bryce Harper drove in two runs. Trea Turner had two hits and scored a run, helping the Phillies win for the 18th time in 23 games. Schwarber, the former Cub, got things started with a drive to right against Kyle Hendricks for his 21st homer. It was the 25th time he has gone deep to start a game. Walker went six innings, allowing one run and six hits. The Phillies overcame two dropped fly balls to win their ninth straight road game and match their best streak since May 1984. The Cubs have lost four in a row after winning nine of 10. Today Cleveland (Quantrill 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 8-2), 2:20 p.m. Detroit (Lorenzen 2-5) at Colorado (Gomber 5-7), 8:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 Chicago White Sox (TBD) at Oakland (Medina 1-7), 9:40 p.m. MLB – Another Tigers pitcher gets hurt when Reese Olson takes comebacker off knee Another Detroit Tigers pitcher got hurt when starter Reese Olson took a comebacker off his left knee and exited in the second inning of Thursday's game against the Texas Rangers. Olson immediately dropped to the ground and grabbed his leg after being struck by Josh Smith’s sharp hit. The ball ricocheted into foul territory. Olson sat on the mound while being checked by out before getting up and gingerly walking to the dugout. Detroit has 10 pitchers on the injury list, and half of them have started games this season. MLB – Cubs slugger Bellinger, SI swimsuit model Carter get engaged Chicago Cubs slugger Cody Bellinger and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Chase Carter are engaged. Carter announced Thursday on Instagram that the couple plan to marry. She posted three photos showing off her gleaming, massive ring, with Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline in the background. The couple have two children together. MLB – Mike Trout elected to 11th All-Star Game, 4 Texas players chosen to start Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout has been elected to his 11th All-Star Game and four Texas Rangers were chosen by fans for the American League's lineup for the July 11 game at Seattle's T-Mobile Park. Trout was voted to start for the 10th time and will be joined in the AL lineup by teammate Shohei Ohtani, who last week was chosen at designated hitter as the league's top-vote getter in the first round. Nine first-time starters were picked by fans, including three Rangers: catcher Jonah Heim, shortstop Corey Seager and third baseman Josh Jung. Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien was chosen for his second start. Golf – PGA – Taylor Moore, Peter Kuest lead Rocket Mortgage Classic; Dylan Wu 1 back Taylor Moore and Monday qualifier Peter Kuest shot 8-under 64s to share the first-round lead in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. A slew of players are chasing them in what’s expected to be a shootout at Detroit Golf Club. Dylan Wu had the third albatross on the PGA Tour this season and shot 65, joining Sam Ryder, Aaron Rai, Ludvig Aberg, Sam Bennett, Justin Suh and Adam Schenk. Collin Morikawa was among those two shots back while Rickie Fowler was three off the lead at Detroit Golf Club. Some notable names were nowhere near the top of the leaderboard, including major champions Justin Thomas and Hideki Matsuyama. WNBA – Women's National Basketball Association Last Night Phoenix Mercury 85, Indiana Fever 63 Mercury 85, Fever 63 – Griner scores 22, Mercury beat Fever 85-63 to snap their six-game losing streak Brittney Griner scored 22 points, Diana Taurasi had 17 points and six assists and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 85-63 to snap a six-game losing streak. It was the first win for interim coach Nikki Blue, who took over after Phoenix fired Vanessa Nygaard on Sunday. The Mercury only scored 62 points against Dallas on Tuesday in Blue's debut. Brianna Turner added a season-high 11 points for Phoenix (3-11). The Mercury had a season-high 28 assists on 34 made field goals. Sophie Cunningham (concussion evaluation) and Moriah Jefferson (ankle) did not play in the fourth quarter. Taurasi made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions late in the third quarter to help the Mercury lead 72-51 entering the fourth. Kelsey Mitchell scored 15 points for Indiana. Tonight Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. Sunday Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever, 4:00 p.m. NHL – Draft wraps up with 11 picks for Chicago, dearth of trades ahead of free agency The Chicago Blackhawks acquired their latest generational talent along with a big dose of speed in one of the NHL's largest draft hauls. They also made another big move for their future Thursday by adding veteran Corey Perry to help teach No. 1 overall pick Connor Bedard how to be the leader the Blackhawks need to contend for a Stanley Cup. Chicago general manager Kyle Davidson says he couldn’t be happier with how this draft worked out with 11 players taken. The Anaheim Ducks added a big Swedish center to their young, talented offense in Leo Carlsson at No. 2 overall. NHL – Blackhawks acquire Perry from Tampa, adding more experience to rebuild The Chicago Blackhawks continued surrounding their youth-laden and Connor Bedard-headed rebuild with yet another experienced veteran, acquiring forward Corey Perry in a trade with Tampa Bay. The Blackhawks gave up a seventh-round pick in next year's draft to acquire the 18-year player with the belief they can sign Perry, who is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent Saturday. The 38-year-old Perry joins his fourth team in five years after spending his first 14 seasons with Anaheim. The trade was made during the second day of the NHL draft, and a day after Chicago selected Bedard at No. 1 overall. NHL – Red Wings pick up Yamamoto, Kostin in trade with Oilers for future considerations The Detroit Red Wings added much-needed scoring depth, acquiring 24-year-old forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin in a trade with Edmonton on Thursday for future considerations. The move clears salary cap space for Oilers general manager Ken Holland, who stepped aside when the Red Wings hired general manager Steve Yzerman four years ago. Yamamoto had 10 goals and 15 assists in 58 games last season, which was his sixth in Edmonton. Kostin had 11 goals and 10 assists in 57 games with the Oilers after arriving from St. Louis in an October trade. NHL – Flat salary cap and lack of high-profile stars lessens focus on start of free agency A flat salary cap combined with a lack of high-profile players hitting the market could make the start of the NHL’s free agent signing period more of a dud on Saturday. Numerous teams are already being challenged to retain their own players. They include the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Boston Bruins, who currently have less than $11 million of space and nine roster spots to fill. The bigger headlines are expected to come from teams re-signing their stars to long-term deals, such as the Sabres and defenseman Rasmus Dahlin. The Columbus Blue Jackets, meantime, are anticipated to announce the hiring of Mike Babcock as coach after his existing contract with Toronto expires on Friday. NBA – Veteran C Andre Drummond exercises his option to return to Bulls next season Veteran center Andre Drummond exercised his player option to return to the Chicago Bulls next season. The 29-year-old Drummond was in and out of the rotation last season, averaging 6 points and 6.6 rebounds after signing with Chicago in July. The two-time All-Star has averaged 13.2 points and 12.7 rebounds over 11 seasons with Detroit, Cleveland, the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Chicago. The Bulls went 40-42 last season and lost in the play-in tournament. NBA – James Harden picks up $35.6 million option with the 76ers, AP source says James Harden picked up his $35.6 million contract option for next season with the Philadelphia 76ers, with the franchise exploring trades to move the veteran scorer, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Harden informed the 76ers of his choice Thursday ahead of the midnight deadline to pick up the option, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the decision was not made public. The 33-year-old Harden could have declined the option and decided to try for free agency. The Sixers had the right to offer him a $210 million, four-year deal, $8 million more overall than any other team. NBA – The already hectic NBA offseason now poised for free agents to make moves It’s already been a busy offseason for player movement in the NBA. Now free agency begins Friday evening. There are big names that could be on the move, including Khris Middleton and Draymond Green. There are some players like Max Strus who are in line for big paydays for the first time. Trades are still a possibility, especially since James Harden has picked up his player option. And teams now have to navigate new rules that come with the new Collective Bargaining Agreement that goes into effect on Saturday. NFL – NFL suspends 3 indefinitely for violating the gambling policy and a 4th gets 6 games NFL has suspended three players indefinitely for violating the league's gambling policy and a fourth was sidelined for six games. Isaiah Rodgers and Rashod Berry of the Indianapolis Colts along with free agent Demetrius Taylor received indefinite suspensions through at least this season for betting on NFL games in 2022. They won't be able to seek reinstatement until the 2023 season ends. Tennessee Titans right tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere was suspended for the first six games of the 2023 season for betting on non-NFL sports at the team's facility. He is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason activities, including preseason games. Hockey – Deal with Dodgers co-owner unifies women’s pro hockey in North America Professional women's hockey in North America was unified Thursday when a co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck a deal with the Premier Hockey Federation. That’s according to two people with direct knowledge of the agreement who spoke to The Associated Press because the deal hadn’t been announced. A third person also confirmed the partial purchase of the PHF by Mark Walter’s firm. One of the people says the deal will result in a new women’s hockey league that is projected to launch in January. The PHF will cease operations under the deal, according to one of the people. Nassar – Sexual assault laws inspired by Nassar’s abuse are signed by governor Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a package of bills that will create stricter punishments for sexual assault that takes place under the guise of medical treatment. The new laws will also protect students who report it. The bills were first inspired in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal. Students testified that they had told adults what was happening but it went unreported. The new laws will also create comprehensive training materials for people required to report suspected child abuse and neglect. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan 4, Dayton 2 Lansing at Great Lakes, PPD, Rain South Bend 6, Beloit 0 Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 5:35 p.m. (DH) Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 5:35p.m. (DH) South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – Lakeshore pitcher Ava Mullen name Miss Softball It was announced Thursday by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association, the Lakeshore pitcher Ava Mullen has been named as Miss Softball as the top player in the state. Mullen who just graduated from Lakeshore high school will be playing softball next season at Michigan State.Detroit Tigers pitcher Reese Olson (45) talks to a trainer after taking a comebacker off his left knee in the second inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Emil T. Lippe)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 8, Texas Rangers 5 Chicago White Sox 9, Los Angeles Angels 7 Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 8, Rangers 5 – Rangers still on record pace midway after 8-5 loss as Detroit’s Torkelson homers twice Spencer Torkelson homered twice and Andy Ibañez had the go-ahead RBI single as the Detroit Tigers earned a series split against the AL West-leading Texas Rangers with a 8-5 victory. Ibañez broke a 3-all tie Thursday with his hit in the seventh off Joe Barlow. The Rangers reached the midway point of their first season for manager Bruce Bochy on a 98-win pace. Their last winning season was 2016 and they’ve never won more than 96 games. Mason Englert, the third Detroit reliever, got the victory. White Sox 9, Angels 7 – Shohei Ohtani hits Angels-record 14th homer in June in 9-7 loss to the White Sox Eloy Jiménez and Zach Remillard had two-run singles in the third inning and the Chicago White Sox beat Los Angeles 9-7 on Thursday, overcoming Shohei Ohtani's Angels-record 14th homer in June. The Japanese superstar broke the team mark for home runs in a month in the ninth inning with a two-run shot to left-center off Kendall Graveman's slider. Ohtani leads the majors with 29 homers. Mickey Moniak, Mike Moustakis and Hunter Renfroe also homered for Los Angeles. The Angels were 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position. Mike Trout added three hits and made a leaping catch at the center field wall in the fourth inning to rob Andrew Vaughn of a solo shot. Phillies 3, Cubs 1 – Schwarber homers on 1st pitch, Walker wins 5th straight start as Phillies beat Cubs 3-1 Kyle Schwarber homered on the game's first pitch, Taijuan Walker won his fifth straight start and the surging Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. Bryce Harper drove in two runs. Trea Turner had two hits and scored a run, helping the Phillies win for the 18th time in 23 games. Schwarber, the former Cub, got things started with a drive to right against Kyle Hendricks for his 21st homer. It was the 25th time he has gone deep to start a game. Walker went six innings, allowing one run and six hits. The Phillies overcame two dropped fly balls to win their ninth straight road game and match their best streak since May 1984. The Cubs have lost four in a row after winning nine of 10. Today Cleveland (Quantrill 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 8-2), 2:20 p.m. Detroit (Lorenzen 2-5) at Colorado (Gomber 5-7), 8:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 Chicago White Sox (TBD) at Oakland (Medina 1-7), 9:40 p.m. MLB – Another Tigers pitcher gets hurt when Reese Olson takes comebacker off knee Another Detroit Tigers pitcher got hurt when starter Reese Olson took a comebacker off his left knee and exited in the second inning of Thursday's game against the Texas Rangers. Olson immediately dropped to the ground and grabbed his leg after being struck by Josh Smith’s sharp hit. The ball ricocheted into foul territory. Olson sat on the mound while being checked by out before getting up and gingerly walking to the dugout. Detroit has 10 pitchers on the injury list, and half of them have started games this season. MLB – Cubs slugger Bellinger, SI swimsuit model Carter get engaged Chicago Cubs slugger Cody Bellinger and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Chase Carter are engaged. Carter announced Thursday on Instagram that the couple plan to marry. She posted three photos showing off her gleaming, massive ring, with Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline in the background. The couple have two children together. MLB – Mike Trout elected to 11th All-Star Game, 4 Texas players chosen to start Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout has been elected to his 11th All-Star Game and four Texas Rangers were chosen by fans for the American League's lineup for the July 11 game at Seattle's T-Mobile Park. Trout was voted to start for the 10th time and will be joined in the AL lineup by teammate Shohei Ohtani, who last week was chosen at designated hitter as the league's top-vote getter in the first round. Nine first-time starters were picked by fans, including three Rangers: catcher Jonah Heim, shortstop Corey Seager and third baseman Josh Jung. Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien was chosen for his second start. Golf – PGA – Taylor Moore, Peter Kuest lead Rocket Mortgage Classic; Dylan Wu 1 back Taylor Moore and Monday qualifier Peter Kuest shot 8-under 64s to share the first-round lead in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. A slew of players are chasing them in what’s expected to be a shootout at Detroit Golf Club. Dylan Wu had the third albatross on the PGA Tour this season and shot 65, joining Sam Ryder, Aaron Rai, Ludvig Aberg, Sam Bennett, Justin Suh and Adam Schenk. Collin Morikawa was among those two shots back while Rickie Fowler was three off the lead at Detroit Golf Club. Some notable names were nowhere near the top of the leaderboard, including major champions Justin Thomas and Hideki Matsuyama. WNBA – Women's National Basketball Association Last Night Phoenix Mercury 85, Indiana Fever 63 Mercury 85, Fever 63 – Griner scores 22, Mercury beat Fever 85-63 to snap their six-game losing streak Brittney Griner scored 22 points, Diana Taurasi had 17 points and six assists and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 85-63 to snap a six-game losing streak. It was the first win for interim coach Nikki Blue, who took over after Phoenix fired Vanessa Nygaard on Sunday. The Mercury only scored 62 points against Dallas on Tuesday in Blue's debut. Brianna Turner added a season-high 11 points for Phoenix (3-11). The Mercury had a season-high 28 assists on 34 made field goals. Sophie Cunningham (concussion evaluation) and Moriah Jefferson (ankle) did not play in the fourth quarter. Taurasi made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions late in the third quarter to help the Mercury lead 72-51 entering the fourth. Kelsey Mitchell scored 15 points for Indiana. Tonight Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. Sunday Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever, 4:00 p.m. NHL – Draft wraps up with 11 picks for Chicago, dearth of trades ahead of free agency The Chicago Blackhawks acquired their latest generational talent along with a big dose of speed in one of the NHL's largest draft hauls. They also made another big move for their future Thursday by adding veteran Corey Perry to help teach No. 1 overall pick Connor Bedard how to be the leader the Blackhawks need to contend for a Stanley Cup. Chicago general manager Kyle Davidson says he couldn’t be happier with how this draft worked out with 11 players taken. The Anaheim Ducks added a big Swedish center to their young, talented offense in Leo Carlsson at No. 2 overall. NHL – Blackhawks acquire Perry from Tampa, adding more experience to rebuild The Chicago Blackhawks continued surrounding their youth-laden and Connor Bedard-headed rebuild with yet another experienced veteran, acquiring forward Corey Perry in a trade with Tampa Bay. The Blackhawks gave up a seventh-round pick in next year's draft to acquire the 18-year player with the belief they can sign Perry, who is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent Saturday. The 38-year-old Perry joins his fourth team in five years after spending his first 14 seasons with Anaheim. The trade was made during the second day of the NHL draft, and a day after Chicago selected Bedard at No. 1 overall. NHL – Red Wings pick up Yamamoto, Kostin in trade with Oilers for future considerations The Detroit Red Wings added much-needed scoring depth, acquiring 24-year-old forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin in a trade with Edmonton on Thursday for future considerations. The move clears salary cap space for Oilers general manager Ken Holland, who stepped aside when the Red Wings hired general manager Steve Yzerman four years ago. Yamamoto had 10 goals and 15 assists in 58 games last season, which was his sixth in Edmonton. Kostin had 11 goals and 10 assists in 57 games with the Oilers after arriving from St. Louis in an October trade. NHL – Flat salary cap and lack of high-profile stars lessens focus on start of free agency A flat salary cap combined with a lack of high-profile players hitting the market could make the start of the NHL’s free agent signing period more of a dud on Saturday. Numerous teams are already being challenged to retain their own players. They include the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Boston Bruins, who currently have less than $11 million of space and nine roster spots to fill. The bigger headlines are expected to come from teams re-signing their stars to long-term deals, such as the Sabres and defenseman Rasmus Dahlin. The Columbus Blue Jackets, meantime, are anticipated to announce the hiring of Mike Babcock as coach after his existing contract with Toronto expires on Friday. NBA – Veteran C Andre Drummond exercises his option to return to Bulls next season Veteran center Andre Drummond exercised his player option to return to the Chicago Bulls next season. The 29-year-old Drummond was in and out of the rotation last season, averaging 6 points and 6.6 rebounds after signing with Chicago in July. The two-time All-Star has averaged 13.2 points and 12.7 rebounds over 11 seasons with Detroit, Cleveland, the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Chicago. The Bulls went 40-42 last season and lost in the play-in tournament. NBA – James Harden picks up $35.6 million option with the 76ers, AP source says James Harden picked up his $35.6 million contract option for next season with the Philadelphia 76ers, with the franchise exploring trades to move the veteran scorer, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Harden informed the 76ers of his choice Thursday ahead of the midnight deadline to pick up the option, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the decision was not made public. The 33-year-old Harden could have declined the option and decided to try for free agency. The Sixers had the right to offer him a $210 million, four-year deal, $8 million more overall than any other team. NBA – The already hectic NBA offseason now poised for free agents to make moves It’s already been a busy offseason for player movement in the NBA. Now free agency begins Friday evening. There are big names that could be on the move, including Khris Middleton and Draymond Green. There are some players like Max Strus who are in line for big paydays for the first time. Trades are still a possibility, especially since James Harden has picked up his player option. And teams now have to navigate new rules that come with the new Collective Bargaining Agreement that goes into effect on Saturday. NFL – NFL suspends 3 indefinitely for violating the gambling policy and a 4th gets 6 games NFL has suspended three players indefinitely for violating the league's gambling policy and a fourth was sidelined for six games. Isaiah Rodgers and Rashod Berry of the Indianapolis Colts along with free agent Demetrius Taylor received indefinite suspensions through at least this season for betting on NFL games in 2022. They won't be able to seek reinstatement until the 2023 season ends. Tennessee Titans right tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere was suspended for the first six games of the 2023 season for betting on non-NFL sports at the team's facility. He is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason activities, including preseason games. Hockey – Deal with Dodgers co-owner unifies women’s pro hockey in North America Professional women's hockey in North America was unified Thursday when a co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck a deal with the Premier Hockey Federation. That’s according to two people with direct knowledge of the agreement who spoke to The Associated Press because the deal hadn’t been announced. A third person also confirmed the partial purchase of the PHF by Mark Walter’s firm. One of the people says the deal will result in a new women’s hockey league that is projected to launch in January. The PHF will cease operations under the deal, according to one of the people. Nassar – Sexual assault laws inspired by Nassar’s abuse are signed by governor Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a package of bills that will create stricter punishments for sexual assault that takes place under the guise of medical treatment. The new laws will also protect students who report it. The bills were first inspired in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal. Students testified that they had told adults what was happening but it went unreported. The new laws will also create comprehensive training materials for people required to report suspected child abuse and neglect. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan 4, Dayton 2 Lansing at Great Lakes, PPD, Rain South Bend 6, Beloit 0 Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 5:35 p.m. (DH) Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 5:35p.m. (DH) South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – Lakeshore pitcher Ava Mullen name Miss Softball It was announced Thursday by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association, the Lakeshore pitcher Ava Mullen has been named as Miss Softball as the top player in the state. Mullen who just graduated from Lakeshore high school will be playing softball next season at Michigan State.Detroit Tigers pitcher Reese Olson (45) talks to a trainer after taking a comebacker off his left knee in the second inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Emil T. Lippe)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 8, Texas Rangers 5 Chicago White Sox 9, Los Angeles Angels 7 Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 8, Rangers 5 – Rangers still on record pace midway after 8-5 loss as Detroit’s Torkelson homers twice Spencer Torkelson homered twice and Andy Ibañez had the go-ahead RBI single as the Detroit Tigers earned a series split against the AL West-leading Texas Rangers with a 8-5 victory. Ibañez broke a 3-all tie Thursday with his hit in the seventh off Joe Barlow. The Rangers reached the midway point of their first season for manager Bruce Bochy on a 98-win pace. Their last winning season was 2016 and they’ve never won more than 96 games. Mason Englert, the third Detroit reliever, got the victory. White Sox 9, Angels 7 – Shohei Ohtani hits Angels-record 14th homer in June in 9-7 loss to the White Sox Eloy Jiménez and Zach Remillard had two-run singles in the third inning and the Chicago White Sox beat Los Angeles 9-7 on Thursday, overcoming Shohei Ohtani's Angels-record 14th homer in June. The Japanese superstar broke the team mark for home runs in a month in the ninth inning with a two-run shot to left-center off Kendall Graveman's slider. Ohtani leads the majors with 29 homers. Mickey Moniak, Mike Moustakis and Hunter Renfroe also homered for Los Angeles. The Angels were 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position. Mike Trout added three hits and made a leaping catch at the center field wall in the fourth inning to rob Andrew Vaughn of a solo shot. Phillies 3, Cubs 1 – Schwarber homers on 1st pitch, Walker wins 5th straight start as Phillies beat Cubs 3-1 Kyle Schwarber homered on the game's first pitch, Taijuan Walker won his fifth straight start and the surging Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. Bryce Harper drove in two runs. Trea Turner had two hits and scored a run, helping the Phillies win for the 18th time in 23 games. Schwarber, the former Cub, got things started with a drive to right against Kyle Hendricks for his 21st homer. It was the 25th time he has gone deep to start a game. Walker went six innings, allowing one run and six hits. The Phillies overcame two dropped fly balls to win their ninth straight road game and match their best streak since May 1984. The Cubs have lost four in a row after winning nine of 10. Today Cleveland (Quantrill 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 8-2), 2:20 p.m. Detroit (Lorenzen 2-5) at Colorado (Gomber 5-7), 8:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 Chicago White Sox (TBD) at Oakland (Medina 1-7), 9:40 p.m. MLB – Another Tigers pitcher gets hurt when Reese Olson takes comebacker off knee Another Detroit Tigers pitcher got hurt when starter Reese Olson took a comebacker off his left knee and exited in the second inning of Thursday's game against the Texas Rangers. Olson immediately dropped to the ground and grabbed his leg after being struck by Josh Smith’s sharp hit. The ball ricocheted into foul territory. Olson sat on the mound while being checked by out before getting up and gingerly walking to the dugout. Detroit has 10 pitchers on the injury list, and half of them have started games this season. MLB – Cubs slugger Bellinger, SI swimsuit model Carter get engaged Chicago Cubs slugger Cody Bellinger and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Chase Carter are engaged. Carter announced Thursday on Instagram that the couple plan to marry. She posted three photos showing off her gleaming, massive ring, with Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline in the background. The couple have two children together. MLB – Mike Trout elected to 11th All-Star Game, 4 Texas players chosen to start Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout has been elected to his 11th All-Star Game and four Texas Rangers were chosen by fans for the American League's lineup for the July 11 game at Seattle's T-Mobile Park. Trout was voted to start for the 10th time and will be joined in the AL lineup by teammate Shohei Ohtani, who last week was chosen at designated hitter as the league's top-vote getter in the first round. Nine first-time starters were picked by fans, including three Rangers: catcher Jonah Heim, shortstop Corey Seager and third baseman Josh Jung. Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien was chosen for his second start. Golf – PGA – Taylor Moore, Peter Kuest lead Rocket Mortgage Classic; Dylan Wu 1 back Taylor Moore and Monday qualifier Peter Kuest shot 8-under 64s to share the first-round lead in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. A slew of players are chasing them in what’s expected to be a shootout at Detroit Golf Club. Dylan Wu had the third albatross on the PGA Tour this season and shot 65, joining Sam Ryder, Aaron Rai, Ludvig Aberg, Sam Bennett, Justin Suh and Adam Schenk. Collin Morikawa was among those two shots back while Rickie Fowler was three off the lead at Detroit Golf Club. Some notable names were nowhere near the top of the leaderboard, including major champions Justin Thomas and Hideki Matsuyama. WNBA – Women's National Basketball Association Last Night Phoenix Mercury 85, Indiana Fever 63 Mercury 85, Fever 63 – Griner scores 22, Mercury beat Fever 85-63 to snap their six-game losing streak Brittney Griner scored 22 points, Diana Taurasi had 17 points and six assists and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 85-63 to snap a six-game losing streak. It was the first win for interim coach Nikki Blue, who took over after Phoenix fired Vanessa Nygaard on Sunday. The Mercury only scored 62 points against Dallas on Tuesday in Blue's debut. Brianna Turner added a season-high 11 points for Phoenix (3-11). The Mercury had a season-high 28 assists on 34 made field goals. Sophie Cunningham (concussion evaluation) and Moriah Jefferson (ankle) did not play in the fourth quarter. Taurasi made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions late in the third quarter to help the Mercury lead 72-51 entering the fourth. Kelsey Mitchell scored 15 points for Indiana. Tonight Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. Sunday Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever, 4:00 p.m. NHL – Draft wraps up with 11 picks for Chicago, dearth of trades ahead of free agency The Chicago Blackhawks acquired their latest generational talent along with a big dose of speed in one of the NHL's largest draft hauls. They also made another big move for their future Thursday by adding veteran Corey Perry to help teach No. 1 overall pick Connor Bedard how to be the leader the Blackhawks need to contend for a Stanley Cup. Chicago general manager Kyle Davidson says he couldn’t be happier with how this draft worked out with 11 players taken. The Anaheim Ducks added a big Swedish center to their young, talented offense in Leo Carlsson at No. 2 overall. NHL – Blackhawks acquire Perry from Tampa, adding more experience to rebuild The Chicago Blackhawks continued surrounding their youth-laden and Connor Bedard-headed rebuild with yet another experienced veteran, acquiring forward Corey Perry in a trade with Tampa Bay. The Blackhawks gave up a seventh-round pick in next year's draft to acquire the 18-year player with the belief they can sign Perry, who is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent Saturday. The 38-year-old Perry joins his fourth team in five years after spending his first 14 seasons with Anaheim. The trade was made during the second day of the NHL draft, and a day after Chicago selected Bedard at No. 1 overall. NHL – Red Wings pick up Yamamoto, Kostin in trade with Oilers for future considerations The Detroit Red Wings added much-needed scoring depth, acquiring 24-year-old forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin in a trade with Edmonton on Thursday for future considerations. The move clears salary cap space for Oilers general manager Ken Holland, who stepped aside when the Red Wings hired general manager Steve Yzerman four years ago. Yamamoto had 10 goals and 15 assists in 58 games last season, which was his sixth in Edmonton. Kostin had 11 goals and 10 assists in 57 games with the Oilers after arriving from St. Louis in an October trade. NHL – Flat salary cap and lack of high-profile stars lessens focus on start of free agency A flat salary cap combined with a lack of high-profile players hitting the market could make the start of the NHL’s free agent signing period more of a dud on Saturday. Numerous teams are already being challenged to retain their own players. They include the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Boston Bruins, who currently have less than $11 million of space and nine roster spots to fill. The bigger headlines are expected to come from teams re-signing their stars to long-term deals, such as the Sabres and defenseman Rasmus Dahlin. The Columbus Blue Jackets, meantime, are anticipated to announce the hiring of Mike Babcock as coach after his existing contract with Toronto expires on Friday. NBA – Veteran C Andre Drummond exercises his option to return to Bulls next season Veteran center Andre Drummond exercised his player option to return to the Chicago Bulls next season. The 29-year-old Drummond was in and out of the rotation last season, averaging 6 points and 6.6 rebounds after signing with Chicago in July. The two-time All-Star has averaged 13.2 points and 12.7 rebounds over 11 seasons with Detroit, Cleveland, the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Chicago. The Bulls went 40-42 last season and lost in the play-in tournament. NBA – James Harden picks up $35.6 million option with the 76ers, AP source says James Harden picked up his $35.6 million contract option for next season with the Philadelphia 76ers, with the franchise exploring trades to move the veteran scorer, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Harden informed the 76ers of his choice Thursday ahead of the midnight deadline to pick up the option, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the decision was not made public. The 33-year-old Harden could have declined the option and decided to try for free agency. The Sixers had the right to offer him a $210 million, four-year deal, $8 million more overall than any other team. NBA – The already hectic NBA offseason now poised for free agents to make moves It’s already been a busy offseason for player movement in the NBA. Now free agency begins Friday evening. There are big names that could be on the move, including Khris Middleton and Draymond Green. There are some players like Max Strus who are in line for big paydays for the first time. Trades are still a possibility, especially since James Harden has picked up his player option. And teams now have to navigate new rules that come with the new Collective Bargaining Agreement that goes into effect on Saturday. NFL – NFL suspends 3 indefinitely for violating the gambling policy and a 4th gets 6 games NFL has suspended three players indefinitely for violating the league's gambling policy and a fourth was sidelined for six games. Isaiah Rodgers and Rashod Berry of the Indianapolis Colts along with free agent Demetrius Taylor received indefinite suspensions through at least this season for betting on NFL games in 2022. They won't be able to seek reinstatement until the 2023 season ends. Tennessee Titans right tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere was suspended for the first six games of the 2023 season for betting on non-NFL sports at the team's facility. He is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason activities, including preseason games. Hockey – Deal with Dodgers co-owner unifies women’s pro hockey in North America Professional women's hockey in North America was unified Thursday when a co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck a deal with the Premier Hockey Federation. That’s according to two people with direct knowledge of the agreement who spoke to The Associated Press because the deal hadn’t been announced. A third person also confirmed the partial purchase of the PHF by Mark Walter’s firm. One of the people says the deal will result in a new women’s hockey league that is projected to launch in January. The PHF will cease operations under the deal, according to one of the people. Nassar – Sexual assault laws inspired by Nassar’s abuse are signed by governor Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a package of bills that will create stricter punishments for sexual assault that takes place under the guise of medical treatment. The new laws will also protect students who report it. The bills were first inspired in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal. Students testified that they had told adults what was happening but it went unreported. The new laws will also create comprehensive training materials for people required to report suspected child abuse and neglect. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan 4, Dayton 2 Lansing at Great Lakes, PPD, Rain South Bend 6, Beloit 0 Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 5:35 p.m. (DH) Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 5:35p.m. (DH) South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – Lakeshore pitcher Ava Mullen name Miss Softball It was announced Thursday by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association, the Lakeshore pitcher Ava Mullen has been named as Miss Softball as the top player in the state. Mullen who just graduated from Lakeshore high school will be playing softball next season at Michigan State.Detroit Tigers pitcher Reese Olson (45) talks to a trainer after taking a comebacker off his left knee in the second inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Emil T. Lippe)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 8, Texas Rangers 5 Chicago White Sox 9, Los Angeles Angels 7 Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 8, Rangers 5 – Rangers still on record pace midway after 8-5 loss as Detroit’s Torkelson homers twice Spencer Torkelson homered twice and Andy Ibañez had the go-ahead RBI single as the Detroit Tigers earned a series split against the AL West-leading Texas Rangers with a 8-5 victory. Ibañez broke a 3-all tie Thursday with his hit in the seventh off Joe Barlow. The Rangers reached the midway point of their first season for manager Bruce Bochy on a 98-win pace. Their last winning season was 2016 and they’ve never won more than 96 games. Mason Englert, the third Detroit reliever, got the victory. White Sox 9, Angels 7 – Shohei Ohtani hits Angels-record 14th homer in June in 9-7 loss to the White Sox Eloy Jiménez and Zach Remillard had two-run singles in the third inning and the Chicago White Sox beat Los Angeles 9-7 on Thursday, overcoming Shohei Ohtani’s Angels-record 14th homer in June. The Japanese superstar broke the team mark for home runs in a month in the ninth inning with a two-run shot to left-center off Kendall Graveman’s slider. Ohtani leads the majors with 29 homers. Mickey Moniak, Mike Moustakis and Hunter Renfroe also homered for Los Angeles. The Angels were 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position. Mike Trout added three hits and made a leaping catch at the center field wall in the fourth inning to rob Andrew Vaughn of a solo shot. Phillies 3, Cubs 1 – Schwarber homers on 1st pitch, Walker wins 5th straight start as Phillies beat Cubs 3-1 Kyle Schwarber homered on the game’s first pitch, Taijuan Walker won his fifth straight start and the surging Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. Bryce Harper drove in two runs. Trea Turner had two hits and scored a run, helping the Phillies win for the 18th time in 23 games. Schwarber, the former Cub, got things started with a drive to right against Kyle Hendricks for his 21st homer. It was the 25th time he has gone deep to start a game. Walker went six innings, allowing one run and six hits. The Phillies overcame two dropped fly balls to win their ninth straight road game and match their best streak since May 1984. The Cubs have lost four in a row after winning nine of 10. Today Cleveland (Quantrill 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 8-2), 2:20 p.m. Detroit (Lorenzen 2-5) at Colorado (Gomber 5-7), 8:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 Chicago White Sox (TBD) at Oakland (Medina 1-7), 9:40 p.m. MLB – Another Tigers pitcher gets hurt when Reese Olson takes comebacker off knee Another Detroit Tigers pitcher got hurt when starter Reese Olson took a comebacker off his left knee and exited in the second inning of Thursday’s game against the Texas Rangers. Olson immediately dropped to the ground and grabbed his leg after being struck by Josh Smith’s sharp hit. The ball ricocheted into foul territory. Olson sat on the mound while being checked by out before getting up and gingerly walking to the dugout. Detroit has 10 pitchers on the injury list, and half of them have started games this season. MLB – Cubs slugger Bellinger, SI swimsuit model Carter get engaged Chicago Cubs slugger Cody Bellinger and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Chase Carter are engaged. Carter announced Thursday on Instagram that the couple plan to marry. She posted three photos showing off her gleaming, massive ring, with Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline in the background. The couple have two children together. MLB – Mike Trout elected to 11th All-Star Game, 4 Texas players chosen to start Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout has been elected to his 11th All-Star Game and four Texas Rangers were chosen by fans for the American League’s lineup for the July 11 game at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park. Trout was voted to start for the 10th time and will be joined in the AL lineup by teammate Shohei Ohtani, who last week was chosen at designated hitter as the league’s top-vote getter in the first round. Nine first-time starters were picked by fans, including three Rangers: catcher Jonah Heim, shortstop Corey Seager and third baseman Josh Jung. Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien was chosen for his second start. Golf – PGA – Taylor Moore, Peter Kuest lead Rocket Mortgage Classic; Dylan Wu 1 back Taylor Moore and Monday qualifier Peter Kuest shot 8-under 64s to share the first-round lead in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. A slew of players are chasing them in what’s expected to be a shootout at Detroit Golf Club. Dylan Wu had the third albatross on the PGA Tour this season and shot 65, joining Sam Ryder, Aaron Rai, Ludvig Aberg, Sam Bennett, Justin Suh and Adam Schenk. Collin Morikawa was among those two shots back while Rickie Fowler was three off the lead at Detroit Golf Club. Some notable names were nowhere near the top of the leaderboard, including major champions Justin Thomas and Hideki Matsuyama. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Phoenix Mercury 85, Indiana Fever 63 Mercury 85, Fever 63 – Griner scores 22, Mercury beat Fever 85-63 to snap their six-game losing streak Brittney Griner scored 22 points, Diana Taurasi had 17 points and six assists and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 85-63 to snap a six-game losing streak. It was the first win for interim coach Nikki Blue, who took over after Phoenix fired Vanessa Nygaard on Sunday. The Mercury only scored 62 points against Dallas on Tuesday in Blue’s debut. Brianna Turner added a season-high 11 points for Phoenix (3-11). The Mercury had a season-high 28 assists on 34 made field goals. Sophie Cunningham (concussion evaluation) and Moriah Jefferson (ankle) did not play in the fourth quarter. Taurasi made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions late in the third quarter to help the Mercury lead 72-51 entering the fourth. Kelsey Mitchell scored 15 points for Indiana. Tonight Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. Sunday Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever, 4:00 p.m. NHL – Draft wraps up with 11 picks for Chicago, dearth of trades ahead of free agency The Chicago Blackhawks acquired their latest generational talent along with a big dose of speed in one of the NHL’s largest draft hauls. They also made another big move for their future Thursday by adding veteran Corey Perry to help teach No. 1 overall pick Connor Bedard how to be the leader the Blackhawks need to contend for a Stanley Cup. Chicago general manager Kyle Davidson says he couldn’t be happier with how this draft worked out with 11 players taken. The Anaheim Ducks added a big Swedish center to their young, talented offense in Leo Carlsson at No. 2 overall. NHL – Blackhawks acquire Perry from Tampa, adding more experience to rebuild The Chicago Blackhawks continued surrounding their youth-laden and Connor Bedard-headed rebuild with yet another experienced veteran, acquiring forward Corey Perry in a trade with Tampa Bay. The Blackhawks gave up a seventh-round pick in next year’s draft to acquire the 18-year player with the belief they can sign Perry, who is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent Saturday. The 38-year-old Perry joins his fourth team in five years after spending his first 14 seasons with Anaheim. The trade was made during the second day of the NHL draft, and a day after Chicago selected Bedard at No. 1 overall. NHL – Red Wings pick up Yamamoto, Kostin in trade with Oilers for future considerations The Detroit Red Wings added much-needed scoring depth, acquiring 24-year-old forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin in a trade with Edmonton on Thursday for future considerations. The move clears salary cap space for Oilers general manager Ken Holland, who stepped aside when the Red Wings hired general manager Steve Yzerman four years ago. Yamamoto had 10 goals and 15 assists in 58 games last season, which was his sixth in Edmonton. Kostin had 11 goals and 10 assists in 57 games with the Oilers after arriving from St. Louis in an October trade. NHL – Flat salary cap and lack of high-profile stars lessens focus on start of free agency A flat salary cap combined with a lack of high-profile players hitting the market could make the start of the NHL’s free agent signing period more of a dud on Saturday. Numerous teams are already being challenged to retain their own players. They include the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Boston Bruins, who currently have less than $11 million of space and nine roster spots to fill. The bigger headlines are expected to come from teams re-signing their stars to long-term deals, such as the Sabres and defenseman Rasmus Dahlin. The Columbus Blue Jackets, meantime, are anticipated to announce the hiring of Mike Babcock as coach after his existing contract with Toronto expires on Friday. NBA – Veteran C Andre Drummond exercises his option to return to Bulls next season Veteran center Andre Drummond exercised his player option to return to the Chicago Bulls next season. The 29-year-old Drummond was in and out of the rotation last season, averaging 6 points and 6.6 rebounds after signing with Chicago in July. The two-time All-Star has averaged 13.2 points and 12.7 rebounds over 11 seasons with Detroit, Cleveland, the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Chicago. The Bulls went 40-42 last season and lost in the play-in tournament. NBA – James Harden picks up $35.6 million option with the 76ers, AP source says James Harden picked up his $35.6 million contract option for next season with the Philadelphia 76ers, with the franchise exploring trades to move the veteran scorer, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Harden informed the 76ers of his choice Thursday ahead of the midnight deadline to pick up the option, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the decision was not made public. The 33-year-old Harden could have declined the option and decided to try for free agency. The Sixers had the right to offer him a $210 million, four-year deal, $8 million more overall than any other team. NBA – The already hectic NBA offseason now poised for free agents to make moves It’s already been a busy offseason for player movement in the NBA. Now free agency begins Friday evening. There are big names that could be on the move, including Khris Middleton and Draymond Green. There are some players like Max Strus who are in line for big paydays for the first time. Trades are still a possibility, especially since James Harden has picked up his player option. And teams now have to navigate new rules that come with the new Collective Bargaining Agreement that goes into effect on Saturday. NFL – NFL suspends 3 indefinitely for violating the gambling policy and a 4th gets 6 games NFL has suspended three players indefinitely for violating the league’s gambling policy and a fourth was sidelined for six games. Isaiah Rodgers and Rashod Berry of the Indianapolis Colts along with free agent Demetrius Taylor received indefinite suspensions through at least this season for betting on NFL games in 2022. They won’t be able to seek reinstatement until the 2023 season ends. Tennessee Titans right tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere was suspended for the first six games of the 2023 season for betting on non-NFL sports at the team’s facility. He is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason activities, including preseason games. Hockey – Deal with Dodgers co-owner unifies women’s pro hockey in North America Professional women’s hockey in North America was unified Thursday when a co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck a deal with the Premier Hockey Federation. That’s according to two people with direct knowledge of the agreement who spoke to The Associated Press because the deal hadn’t been announced. A third person also confirmed the partial purchase of the PHF by Mark Walter’s firm. One of the people says the deal will result in a new women’s hockey league that is projected to launch in January. The PHF will cease operations under the deal, according to one of the people. Nassar – Sexual assault laws inspired by Nassar’s abuse are signed by governor Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a package of bills that will create stricter punishments for sexual assault that takes place under the guise of medical treatment. The new laws will also protect students who report it. The bills were first inspired in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal. Students testified that they had told adults what was happening but it went unreported. The new laws will also create comprehensive training materials for people required to report suspected child abuse and neglect. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan 4, Dayton 2 Lansing at Great Lakes, PPD, Rain South Bend 6, Beloit 0 Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 5:35 p.m. (DH) Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 5:35p.m. (DH) South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – Lakeshore pitcher Ava Mullen name Miss Softball It was announced Thursday by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association, the Lakeshore pitcher Ava Mullen has been named as Miss Softball as the top player in the state. Mullen who just graduated from Lakeshore high school will be playing softball next season at Michigan State.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 3 Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 2 Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 1 Rangers 8, Tigers 3 – Duran’s solo homer in long at-bat sparks five-run eighth as Rangers beat Tigers 8-3 Ezequiel Duran’s solo home run into the second deck in left sparked a five-run eighth inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Tuesday night. Duran’s homer, his 10th of the season, came on a 3-2 pitch by Brendan White (1-2), the 12th pitch of the at-bat. Texas then pulled away with RBI hits by Corey Seager and Nathaniel Lowe and Adolis Garcia’s two-run homer, all off Anthony Misiewicz. The late barrage made a winner of Josh Sborz (4-2), who gave up a tying homer to Spencer Torkelson in the top of the inning to end Sborz’s run of 17 consecutive scoreless innings. Angels 4, White Sox 2 –Ohtani first AL pitcher in 60 years to homer twice, strike out 10, Angels beat ChiSox Shohei Ohtani became the first American League pitcher in nearly 60 years to hit two homers and strike out 10 batters in a game, leading the Los Angeles Angels past the Chicago White Sox 4-2 in his latest extraordinary performance. Ohtani, who leads the majors with 28 home runs, hit solo shots in the first and seventh innings. It’s first time he has gone deep twice while also pitching. The superstar from Japan struck out 10 in a 6 1/3-inning start that ended because of a cracked fingernail. He’s the sixth player in major league history to homer at least twice and strike out at least 10. Phillies 5, Cubs 1 – Brandon Marsh homers twice as Philadelphia Phillies beat Chicago Cubs 5-1 Brandon Marsh homered twice and drove in three runs, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 for their second straight win. Phillies left-hander Ranger Suárez pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning in a game played in a strong smoky haze caused by Canadian wildfires. The teams were in contact with Major League Baseball and the players’ association about air quality throughout the afternoon. Marsh hit a solo shot in the second and a two-run drive in the fifth in his second career multihomer game. Tonight Detroit (Wentz 1-8) at Texas (Dunning 6-1), 8:05 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Nola 6-5) at Chicago Cubs (Smyly 7-4), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-5) at L.A. Angels (Barría 2-2), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers starter Matthew Boyd will have season-ending Tommy John surgery Detroit Tigers starter Matthew Boyd will have season-ending elbow reconstruction surgery after tests Tuesday revealed a partial sprain of his ulnar collateral ligament. The lefty exited his start against the Texas Rangers on Monday night after only 15 pitches. Boyd was placed on the 60-day injured list. The Tigers didn’t say when Boyd would have the procedure, commonly known as Tommy John surgery. The timetable for recovery is typically at least 12-14 months. The Tigers have 10 pitchers on the IL. Right-hander Matt Manning was activated from the 60-day IL to start Tuesday against Texas. Left-handed reliever Anthony Misiewicz was recalled from Triple-A Toledo. NHL – Blackhawks to begin rebuild with anticipated pick of Connor Bedard in NHL draft Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson can begin building up his roster again after spending much of the past year tearing it down. That process is expected to begin with the Blackhawks selecting forward Connor Bedard with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft on Wednesday. Beyond that is when the intrigue begins. The intrigue revolves around when Russian Matvei Michkov is selected, because he is under contract to play in his native Russia through 2025-26. Another question is when the first defenseman goes off the board in what is a top-heavy class of forwards. This NHL draft might have been considered the chase for Adam Fantilli as the top overall pick rather than the Connor Bedard sweepstakes in a different year. Fantilli’s got the size and can put the puck in the net. The Canadian also was only the third freshman to win college hockey’s Hobey Baker player of the year award. Fantilli isn’t worried of what might have been because he can’t play another game or score another goal to improve his resume. Fantilli also says Bedard’s season was phenomenal. So he plans to sit back and enjoy the NHL draft on Wednesday night. The Detroit Red Wings have the 9th and 17th pick. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Today Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky, 12:00 p.m. NASCAR – NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws found shot to death in Oklahoma Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, are investigating the shooting deaths of three relatives of NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson. Muskogee police spokesperson Lynn Hamlin says the bodies of Jack Janway; his wife, Terry Janway; and their 11-year-old grandson, Dalton Janway, were discovered Monday at a home in Muskogee. Hamlin confirmed the three are the parents and nephew of Johnson’s wife, Chandra Janway. Hamlin says investigators believe Terry Janway shot and killed her husband and grandson before shooting herself. Johnson’s race team has announced it is withdrawing his No. 84 Carvana Chevrolet from this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series event in Chicago. NASCAR – NASCAR brings season to Chicago for the first street race in Cup Series history It’s a big week for NASCAR as it visits downtown Chicago for the Cup Series’ first foray into street course racing. The Xfinity Series runs the The Loop 121 on Saturday, and the Cup Series takes over for the Grant Park 220 on Sunday. It has been quite an adventure to get to this point, especially when it comes to setting up for the event in the heart of a busy city. The races are the centerpiece of a NASCAR festival that also includes music and other entertainment options. NCAAFB – Former Arkansas and Michigan QB Ryan Mallett dies in an apparent drowning Former Arkansas and Michigan quarterback Ryan Mallett, who also played for New England, Houston and Baltimore during five seasons in the NFL, has died. He was 35. Mallett died in an apparent drowning, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Mallett was a football coach at White Hall High School in his native Arkansas, and the school district also confirmed his death in a post on its website. Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek said the university “lost an incredibly special person.” Mallett played for the University of Michigan for one season before finishing his college career at Arkansas. He passed for 7,493 yards and 62 touchdowns in two seasons with the Razorbacks. Mallett was selected by New England in the third round of the 2011 NFL draft. He appeared in four games with the Patriots during the 2012 season, completing 1 of 4 passes for 17 yards. NCAA – NCAA rules on NLI changed New policies in the National Letter of Intent Program will eliminate athletes having to sit out a full season of competition for not complying with NLI rules under some circumstances. The binding agreement between athletes and schools has been part of recruiting since 1964. The Collegiate Commissioners Association no longer will penalize athletes who renege because of a head coaching change or for leaving his or her original school after one quarter or one semester. A release must be requested in both instances. The CCA also is allowing athletes who transfer to another four-year school to sign NLIs. Golf – PGA – PGA Tour board reminds players they’ll have vote on final deal with Saudis The PGA Tour is seeking to assure players they will have a say in the tour’s new partnership with the Saudi funders of LIV Golf. The tour’s policy board issued a statement Tuesday noting players would have to approve any final agreement between the once-rival tours. The statement was released after a meeting of the board, which includes five players: Patrick Cantlay, Rory McIlroy, Charley Hoffman, Peter Malnati and Webb Simpson. The framework agreement between the tour and the Saudis says the parties would work together to decide how defectors to LIV Golf can return and what kind of punishment they would face. NFL – History says highly touted rookie TE’s don’t always make a major impact right away This rookie class of tight ends already made quite an impact on the draft. They’ll have to buck history if they’re going to leave the same type of impression on the field this year. Tight end is one of the toughest positions for rookies to make huge contributions. Only five rookie tight ends in NFL history have caught as many as 60 passes. This year’s rookie class features nine tight ends who got drafted in the first three rounds. That’s the most since the common draft era began in 1967. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Dayton at West Michigan, PPD to 6/30, Smoke/Air Quality Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 3 Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 2 Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 1 Rangers 8, Tigers 3 – Duran’s solo homer in long at-bat sparks five-run eighth as Rangers beat Tigers 8-3 Ezequiel Duran’s solo home run into the second deck in left sparked a five-run eighth inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Tuesday night. Duran’s homer, his 10th of the season, came on a 3-2 pitch by Brendan White (1-2), the 12th pitch of the at-bat. Texas then pulled away with RBI hits by Corey Seager and Nathaniel Lowe and Adolis Garcia’s two-run homer, all off Anthony Misiewicz. The late barrage made a winner of Josh Sborz (4-2), who gave up a tying homer to Spencer Torkelson in the top of the inning to end Sborz’s run of 17 consecutive scoreless innings. Angels 4, White Sox 2 –Ohtani first AL pitcher in 60 years to homer twice, strike out 10, Angels beat ChiSox Shohei Ohtani became the first American League pitcher in nearly 60 years to hit two homers and strike out 10 batters in a game, leading the Los Angeles Angels past the Chicago White Sox 4-2 in his latest extraordinary performance. Ohtani, who leads the majors with 28 home runs, hit solo shots in the first and seventh innings. It’s first time he has gone deep twice while also pitching. The superstar from Japan struck out 10 in a 6 1/3-inning start that ended because of a cracked fingernail. He’s the sixth player in major league history to homer at least twice and strike out at least 10. Phillies 5, Cubs 1 – Brandon Marsh homers twice as Philadelphia Phillies beat Chicago Cubs 5-1 Brandon Marsh homered twice and drove in three runs, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 for their second straight win. Phillies left-hander Ranger Suárez pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning in a game played in a strong smoky haze caused by Canadian wildfires. The teams were in contact with Major League Baseball and the players’ association about air quality throughout the afternoon. Marsh hit a solo shot in the second and a two-run drive in the fifth in his second career multihomer game. Tonight Detroit (Wentz 1-8) at Texas (Dunning 6-1), 8:05 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Nola 6-5) at Chicago Cubs (Smyly 7-4), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-5) at L.A. Angels (Barría 2-2), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers starter Matthew Boyd will have season-ending Tommy John surgery Detroit Tigers starter Matthew Boyd will have season-ending elbow reconstruction surgery after tests Tuesday revealed a partial sprain of his ulnar collateral ligament. The lefty exited his start against the Texas Rangers on Monday night after only 15 pitches. Boyd was placed on the 60-day injured list. The Tigers didn’t say when Boyd would have the procedure, commonly known as Tommy John surgery. The timetable for recovery is typically at least 12-14 months. The Tigers have 10 pitchers on the IL. Right-hander Matt Manning was activated from the 60-day IL to start Tuesday against Texas. Left-handed reliever Anthony Misiewicz was recalled from Triple-A Toledo. NHL – Blackhawks to begin rebuild with anticipated pick of Connor Bedard in NHL draft Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson can begin building up his roster again after spending much of the past year tearing it down. That process is expected to begin with the Blackhawks selecting forward Connor Bedard with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft on Wednesday. Beyond that is when the intrigue begins. The intrigue revolves around when Russian Matvei Michkov is selected, because he is under contract to play in his native Russia through 2025-26. Another question is when the first defenseman goes off the board in what is a top-heavy class of forwards. This NHL draft might have been considered the chase for Adam Fantilli as the top overall pick rather than the Connor Bedard sweepstakes in a different year. Fantilli’s got the size and can put the puck in the net. The Canadian also was only the third freshman to win college hockey’s Hobey Baker player of the year award. Fantilli isn’t worried of what might have been because he can’t play another game or score another goal to improve his resume. Fantilli also says Bedard’s season was phenomenal. So he plans to sit back and enjoy the NHL draft on Wednesday night. The Detroit Red Wings have the 9th and 17th pick. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Today Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky, 12:00 p.m. NASCAR – NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws found shot to death in Oklahoma Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, are investigating the shooting deaths of three relatives of NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson. Muskogee police spokesperson Lynn Hamlin says the bodies of Jack Janway; his wife, Terry Janway; and their 11-year-old grandson, Dalton Janway, were discovered Monday at a home in Muskogee. Hamlin confirmed the three are the parents and nephew of Johnson’s wife, Chandra Janway. Hamlin says investigators believe Terry Janway shot and killed her husband and grandson before shooting herself. Johnson’s race team has announced it is withdrawing his No. 84 Carvana Chevrolet from this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series event in Chicago. NASCAR – NASCAR brings season to Chicago for the first street race in Cup Series history It’s a big week for NASCAR as it visits downtown Chicago for the Cup Series’ first foray into street course racing. The Xfinity Series runs the The Loop 121 on Saturday, and the Cup Series takes over for the Grant Park 220 on Sunday. It has been quite an adventure to get to this point, especially when it comes to setting up for the event in the heart of a busy city. The races are the centerpiece of a NASCAR festival that also includes music and other entertainment options. NCAAFB – Former Arkansas and Michigan QB Ryan Mallett dies in an apparent drowning Former Arkansas and Michigan quarterback Ryan Mallett, who also played for New England, Houston and Baltimore during five seasons in the NFL, has died. He was 35. Mallett died in an apparent drowning, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Mallett was a football coach at White Hall High School in his native Arkansas, and the school district also confirmed his death in a post on its website. Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek said the university “lost an incredibly special person.” Mallett played for the University of Michigan for one season before finishing his college career at Arkansas. He passed for 7,493 yards and 62 touchdowns in two seasons with the Razorbacks. Mallett was selected by New England in the third round of the 2011 NFL draft. He appeared in four games with the Patriots during the 2012 season, completing 1 of 4 passes for 17 yards. NCAA – NCAA rules on NLI changed New policies in the National Letter of Intent Program will eliminate athletes having to sit out a full season of competition for not complying with NLI rules under some circumstances. The binding agreement between athletes and schools has been part of recruiting since 1964. The Collegiate Commissioners Association no longer will penalize athletes who renege because of a head coaching change or for leaving his or her original school after one quarter or one semester. A release must be requested in both instances. The CCA also is allowing athletes who transfer to another four-year school to sign NLIs. Golf – PGA – PGA Tour board reminds players they’ll have vote on final deal with Saudis The PGA Tour is seeking to assure players they will have a say in the tour’s new partnership with the Saudi funders of LIV Golf. The tour’s policy board issued a statement Tuesday noting players would have to approve any final agreement between the once-rival tours. The statement was released after a meeting of the board, which includes five players: Patrick Cantlay, Rory McIlroy, Charley Hoffman, Peter Malnati and Webb Simpson. The framework agreement between the tour and the Saudis says the parties would work together to decide how defectors to LIV Golf can return and what kind of punishment they would face. NFL – History says highly touted rookie TE’s don’t always make a major impact right away This rookie class of tight ends already made quite an impact on the draft. They’ll have to buck history if they’re going to leave the same type of impression on the field this year. Tight end is one of the toughest positions for rookies to make huge contributions. Only five rookie tight ends in NFL history have caught as many as 60 passes. This year’s rookie class features nine tight ends who got drafted in the first three rounds. That’s the most since the common draft era began in 1967. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Dayton at West Michigan, PPD to 6/30, Smoke/Air Quality Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 3 Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 2 Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 1 Rangers 8, Tigers 3 – Duran’s solo homer in long at-bat sparks five-run eighth as Rangers beat Tigers 8-3 Ezequiel Duran’s solo home run into the second deck in left sparked a five-run eighth inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Tuesday night. Duran’s homer, his 10th of the season, came on a 3-2 pitch by Brendan White (1-2), the 12th pitch of the at-bat. Texas then pulled away with RBI hits by Corey Seager and Nathaniel Lowe and Adolis Garcia’s two-run homer, all off Anthony Misiewicz. The late barrage made a winner of Josh Sborz (4-2), who gave up a tying homer to Spencer Torkelson in the top of the inning to end Sborz’s run of 17 consecutive scoreless innings. Angels 4, White Sox 2 –Ohtani first AL pitcher in 60 years to homer twice, strike out 10, Angels beat ChiSox Shohei Ohtani became the first American League pitcher in nearly 60 years to hit two homers and strike out 10 batters in a game, leading the Los Angeles Angels past the Chicago White Sox 4-2 in his latest extraordinary performance. Ohtani, who leads the majors with 28 home runs, hit solo shots in the first and seventh innings. It’s first time he has gone deep twice while also pitching. The superstar from Japan struck out 10 in a 6 1/3-inning start that ended because of a cracked fingernail. He’s the sixth player in major league history to homer at least twice and strike out at least 10. Phillies 5, Cubs 1 – Brandon Marsh homers twice as Philadelphia Phillies beat Chicago Cubs 5-1 Brandon Marsh homered twice and drove in three runs, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 for their second straight win. Phillies left-hander Ranger Suárez pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning in a game played in a strong smoky haze caused by Canadian wildfires. The teams were in contact with Major League Baseball and the players’ association about air quality throughout the afternoon. Marsh hit a solo shot in the second and a two-run drive in the fifth in his second career multihomer game. Tonight Detroit (Wentz 1-8) at Texas (Dunning 6-1), 8:05 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Nola 6-5) at Chicago Cubs (Smyly 7-4), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-5) at L.A. Angels (Barría 2-2), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers starter Matthew Boyd will have season-ending Tommy John surgery Detroit Tigers starter Matthew Boyd will have season-ending elbow reconstruction surgery after tests Tuesday revealed a partial sprain of his ulnar collateral ligament. The lefty exited his start against the Texas Rangers on Monday night after only 15 pitches. Boyd was placed on the 60-day injured list. The Tigers didn’t say when Boyd would have the procedure, commonly known as Tommy John surgery. The timetable for recovery is typically at least 12-14 months. The Tigers have 10 pitchers on the IL. Right-hander Matt Manning was activated from the 60-day IL to start Tuesday against Texas. Left-handed reliever Anthony Misiewicz was recalled from Triple-A Toledo. NHL – Blackhawks to begin rebuild with anticipated pick of Connor Bedard in NHL draft Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson can begin building up his roster again after spending much of the past year tearing it down. That process is expected to begin with the Blackhawks selecting forward Connor Bedard with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft on Wednesday. Beyond that is when the intrigue begins. The intrigue revolves around when Russian Matvei Michkov is selected, because he is under contract to play in his native Russia through 2025-26. Another question is when the first defenseman goes off the board in what is a top-heavy class of forwards. This NHL draft might have been considered the chase for Adam Fantilli as the top overall pick rather than the Connor Bedard sweepstakes in a different year. Fantilli’s got the size and can put the puck in the net. The Canadian also was only the third freshman to win college hockey’s Hobey Baker player of the year award. Fantilli isn’t worried of what might have been because he can’t play another game or score another goal to improve his resume. Fantilli also says Bedard’s season was phenomenal. So he plans to sit back and enjoy the NHL draft on Wednesday night. The Detroit Red Wings have the 9th and 17th pick. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Today Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky, 12:00 p.m. NASCAR – NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws found shot to death in Oklahoma Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, are investigating the shooting deaths of three relatives of NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson. Muskogee police spokesperson Lynn Hamlin says the bodies of Jack Janway; his wife, Terry Janway; and their 11-year-old grandson, Dalton Janway, were discovered Monday at a home in Muskogee. Hamlin confirmed the three are the parents and nephew of Johnson’s wife, Chandra Janway. Hamlin says investigators believe Terry Janway shot and killed her husband and grandson before shooting herself. Johnson’s race team has announced it is withdrawing his No. 84 Carvana Chevrolet from this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series event in Chicago. NASCAR – NASCAR brings season to Chicago for the first street race in Cup Series history It’s a big week for NASCAR as it visits downtown Chicago for the Cup Series’ first foray into street course racing. The Xfinity Series runs the The Loop 121 on Saturday, and the Cup Series takes over for the Grant Park 220 on Sunday. It has been quite an adventure to get to this point, especially when it comes to setting up for the event in the heart of a busy city. The races are the centerpiece of a NASCAR festival that also includes music and other entertainment options. NCAAFB – Former Arkansas and Michigan QB Ryan Mallett dies in an apparent drowning Former Arkansas and Michigan quarterback Ryan Mallett, who also played for New England, Houston and Baltimore during five seasons in the NFL, has died. He was 35. Mallett died in an apparent drowning, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Mallett was a football coach at White Hall High School in his native Arkansas, and the school district also confirmed his death in a post on its website. Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek said the university “lost an incredibly special person.” Mallett played for the University of Michigan for one season before finishing his college career at Arkansas. He passed for 7,493 yards and 62 touchdowns in two seasons with the Razorbacks. Mallett was selected by New England in the third round of the 2011 NFL draft. He appeared in four games with the Patriots during the 2012 season, completing 1 of 4 passes for 17 yards. NCAA – NCAA rules on NLI changed New policies in the National Letter of Intent Program will eliminate athletes having to sit out a full season of competition for not complying with NLI rules under some circumstances. The binding agreement between athletes and schools has been part of recruiting since 1964. The Collegiate Commissioners Association no longer will penalize athletes who renege because of a head coaching change or for leaving his or her original school after one quarter or one semester. A release must be requested in both instances. The CCA also is allowing athletes who transfer to another four-year school to sign NLIs. Golf – PGA – PGA Tour board reminds players they’ll have vote on final deal with Saudis The PGA Tour is seeking to assure players they will have a say in the tour’s new partnership with the Saudi funders of LIV Golf. The tour’s policy board issued a statement Tuesday noting players would have to approve any final agreement between the once-rival tours. The statement was released after a meeting of the board, which includes five players: Patrick Cantlay, Rory McIlroy, Charley Hoffman, Peter Malnati and Webb Simpson. The framework agreement between the tour and the Saudis says the parties would work together to decide how defectors to LIV Golf can return and what kind of punishment they would face. NFL – History says highly touted rookie TE’s don’t always make a major impact right away This rookie class of tight ends already made quite an impact on the draft. They’ll have to buck history if they’re going to leave the same type of impression on the field this year. Tight end is one of the toughest positions for rookies to make huge contributions. Only five rookie tight ends in NFL history have caught as many as 60 passes. This year’s rookie class features nine tight ends who got drafted in the first three rounds. That’s the most since the common draft era began in 1967. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Dayton at West Michigan, PPD to 6/30, Smoke/Air Quality Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 3 Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 2 Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 1 Rangers 8, Tigers 3 – Duran’s solo homer in long at-bat sparks five-run eighth as Rangers beat Tigers 8-3 Ezequiel Duran’s solo home run into the second deck in left sparked a five-run eighth inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Tuesday night. Duran’s homer, his 10th of the season, came on a 3-2 pitch by Brendan White (1-2), the 12th pitch of the at-bat. Texas then pulled away with RBI hits by Corey Seager and Nathaniel Lowe and Adolis Garcia’s two-run homer, all off Anthony Misiewicz. The late barrage made a winner of Josh Sborz (4-2), who gave up a tying homer to Spencer Torkelson in the top of the inning to end Sborz’s run of 17 consecutive scoreless innings. Angels 4, White Sox 2 –Ohtani first AL pitcher in 60 years to homer twice, strike out 10, Angels beat ChiSox Shohei Ohtani became the first American League pitcher in nearly 60 years to hit two homers and strike out 10 batters in a game, leading the Los Angeles Angels past the Chicago White Sox 4-2 in his latest extraordinary performance. Ohtani, who leads the majors with 28 home runs, hit solo shots in the first and seventh innings. It’s first time he has gone deep twice while also pitching. The superstar from Japan struck out 10 in a 6 1/3-inning start that ended because of a cracked fingernail. He’s the sixth player in major league history to homer at least twice and strike out at least 10. Phillies 5, Cubs 1 – Brandon Marsh homers twice as Philadelphia Phillies beat Chicago Cubs 5-1 Brandon Marsh homered twice and drove in three runs, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 for their second straight win. Phillies left-hander Ranger Suárez pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning in a game played in a strong smoky haze caused by Canadian wildfires. The teams were in contact with Major League Baseball and the players’ association about air quality throughout the afternoon. Marsh hit a solo shot in the second and a two-run drive in the fifth in his second career multihomer game. Tonight Detroit (Wentz 1-8) at Texas (Dunning 6-1), 8:05 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Nola 6-5) at Chicago Cubs (Smyly 7-4), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-5) at L.A. Angels (Barría 2-2), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers starter Matthew Boyd will have season-ending Tommy John surgery Detroit Tigers starter Matthew Boyd will have season-ending elbow reconstruction surgery after tests Tuesday revealed a partial sprain of his ulnar collateral ligament. The lefty exited his start against the Texas Rangers on Monday night after only 15 pitches. Boyd was placed on the 60-day injured list. The Tigers didn’t say when Boyd would have the procedure, commonly known as Tommy John surgery. The timetable for recovery is typically at least 12-14 months. The Tigers have 10 pitchers on the IL. Right-hander Matt Manning was activated from the 60-day IL to start Tuesday against Texas. Left-handed reliever Anthony Misiewicz was recalled from Triple-A Toledo. NHL – Blackhawks to begin rebuild with anticipated pick of Connor Bedard in NHL draft Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson can begin building up his roster again after spending much of the past year tearing it down. That process is expected to begin with the Blackhawks selecting forward Connor Bedard with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft on Wednesday. Beyond that is when the intrigue begins. The intrigue revolves around when Russian Matvei Michkov is selected, because he is under contract to play in his native Russia through 2025-26. Another question is when the first defenseman goes off the board in what is a top-heavy class of forwards. This NHL draft might have been considered the chase for Adam Fantilli as the top overall pick rather than the Connor Bedard sweepstakes in a different year. Fantilli’s got the size and can put the puck in the net. The Canadian also was only the third freshman to win college hockey’s Hobey Baker player of the year award. Fantilli isn’t worried of what might have been because he can’t play another game or score another goal to improve his resume. Fantilli also says Bedard’s season was phenomenal. So he plans to sit back and enjoy the NHL draft on Wednesday night. The Detroit Red Wings have the 9th and 17th pick. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Today Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky, 12:00 p.m. NASCAR – NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws found shot to death in Oklahoma Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, are investigating the shooting deaths of three relatives of NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson. Muskogee police spokesperson Lynn Hamlin says the bodies of Jack Janway; his wife, Terry Janway; and their 11-year-old grandson, Dalton Janway, were discovered Monday at a home in Muskogee. Hamlin confirmed the three are the parents and nephew of Johnson’s wife, Chandra Janway. Hamlin says investigators believe Terry Janway shot and killed her husband and grandson before shooting herself. Johnson’s race team has announced it is withdrawing his No. 84 Carvana Chevrolet from this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series event in Chicago. NASCAR – NASCAR brings season to Chicago for the first street race in Cup Series history It’s a big week for NASCAR as it visits downtown Chicago for the Cup Series’ first foray into street course racing. The Xfinity Series runs the The Loop 121 on Saturday, and the Cup Series takes over for the Grant Park 220 on Sunday. It has been quite an adventure to get to this point, especially when it comes to setting up for the event in the heart of a busy city. The races are the centerpiece of a NASCAR festival that also includes music and other entertainment options. NCAAFB – Former Arkansas and Michigan QB Ryan Mallett dies in an apparent drowning Former Arkansas and Michigan quarterback Ryan Mallett, who also played for New England, Houston and Baltimore during five seasons in the NFL, has died. He was 35. Mallett died in an apparent drowning, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Mallett was a football coach at White Hall High School in his native Arkansas, and the school district also confirmed his death in a post on its website. Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek said the university “lost an incredibly special person.” Mallett played for the University of Michigan for one season before finishing his college career at Arkansas. He passed for 7,493 yards and 62 touchdowns in two seasons with the Razorbacks. Mallett was selected by New England in the third round of the 2011 NFL draft. He appeared in four games with the Patriots during the 2012 season, completing 1 of 4 passes for 17 yards. NCAA – NCAA rules on NLI changed New policies in the National Letter of Intent Program will eliminate athletes having to sit out a full season of competition for not complying with NLI rules under some circumstances. The binding agreement between athletes and schools has been part of recruiting since 1964. The Collegiate Commissioners Association no longer will penalize athletes who renege because of a head coaching change or for leaving his or her original school after one quarter or one semester. A release must be requested in both instances. The CCA also is allowing athletes who transfer to another four-year school to sign NLIs. Golf – PGA – PGA Tour board reminds players they’ll have vote on final deal with Saudis The PGA Tour is seeking to assure players they will have a say in the tour’s new partnership with the Saudi funders of LIV Golf. The tour’s policy board issued a statement Tuesday noting players would have to approve any final agreement between the once-rival tours. The statement was released after a meeting of the board, which includes five players: Patrick Cantlay, Rory McIlroy, Charley Hoffman, Peter Malnati and Webb Simpson. The framework agreement between the tour and the Saudis says the parties would work together to decide how defectors to LIV Golf can return and what kind of punishment they would face. NFL – History says highly touted rookie TE’s don’t always make a major impact right away This rookie class of tight ends already made quite an impact on the draft. They’ll have to buck history if they’re going to leave the same type of impression on the field this year. Tight end is one of the toughest positions for rookies to make huge contributions. Only five rookie tight ends in NFL history have caught as many as 60 passes. This year’s rookie class features nine tight ends who got drafted in the first three rounds. That’s the most since the common draft era began in 1967. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Dayton at West Michigan, PPD to 6/30, Smoke/Air Quality Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 3 Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 2 Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 1 Rangers 8, Tigers 3 – Duran’s solo homer in long at-bat sparks five-run eighth as Rangers beat Tigers 8-3 Ezequiel Duran’s solo home run into the second deck in left sparked a five-run eighth inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Tuesday night. Duran’s homer, his 10th of the season, came on a 3-2 pitch by Brendan White (1-2), the 12th pitch of the at-bat. Texas then pulled away with RBI hits by Corey Seager and Nathaniel Lowe and Adolis Garcia’s two-run homer, all off Anthony Misiewicz. The late barrage made a winner of Josh Sborz (4-2), who gave up a tying homer to Spencer Torkelson in the top of the inning to end Sborz’s run of 17 consecutive scoreless innings. Angels 4, White Sox 2 –Ohtani first AL pitcher in 60 years to homer twice, strike out 10, Angels beat ChiSox Shohei Ohtani became the first American League pitcher in nearly 60 years to hit two homers and strike out 10 batters in a game, leading the Los Angeles Angels past the Chicago White Sox 4-2 in his latest extraordinary performance. Ohtani, who leads the majors with 28 home runs, hit solo shots in the first and seventh innings. It’s first time he has gone deep twice while also pitching. The superstar from Japan struck out 10 in a 6 1/3-inning start that ended because of a cracked fingernail. He’s the sixth player in major league history to homer at least twice and strike out at least 10. Phillies 5, Cubs 1 – Brandon Marsh homers twice as Philadelphia Phillies beat Chicago Cubs 5-1 Brandon Marsh homered twice and drove in three runs, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 for their second straight win. Phillies left-hander Ranger Suárez pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning in a game played in a strong smoky haze caused by Canadian wildfires. The teams were in contact with Major League Baseball and the players’ association about air quality throughout the afternoon. Marsh hit a solo shot in the second and a two-run drive in the fifth in his second career multihomer game. Tonight Detroit (Wentz 1-8) at Texas (Dunning 6-1), 8:05 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Nola 6-5) at Chicago Cubs (Smyly 7-4), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-5) at L.A. Angels (Barría 2-2), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers starter Matthew Boyd will have season-ending Tommy John surgery Detroit Tigers starter Matthew Boyd will have season-ending elbow reconstruction surgery after tests Tuesday revealed a partial sprain of his ulnar collateral ligament. The lefty exited his start against the Texas Rangers on Monday night after only 15 pitches. Boyd was placed on the 60-day injured list. The Tigers didn’t say when Boyd would have the procedure, commonly known as Tommy John surgery. The timetable for recovery is typically at least 12-14 months. The Tigers have 10 pitchers on the IL. Right-hander Matt Manning was activated from the 60-day IL to start Tuesday against Texas. Left-handed reliever Anthony Misiewicz was recalled from Triple-A Toledo. NHL – Blackhawks to begin rebuild with anticipated pick of Connor Bedard in NHL draft Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson can begin building up his roster again after spending much of the past year tearing it down. That process is expected to begin with the Blackhawks selecting forward Connor Bedard with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft on Wednesday. Beyond that is when the intrigue begins. The intrigue revolves around when Russian Matvei Michkov is selected, because he is under contract to play in his native Russia through 2025-26. Another question is when the first defenseman goes off the board in what is a top-heavy class of forwards. This NHL draft might have been considered the chase for Adam Fantilli as the top overall pick rather than the Connor Bedard sweepstakes in a different year. Fantilli’s got the size and can put the puck in the net. The Canadian also was only the third freshman to win college hockey’s Hobey Baker player of the year award. Fantilli isn’t worried of what might have been because he can’t play another game or score another goal to improve his resume. Fantilli also says Bedard’s season was phenomenal. So he plans to sit back and enjoy the NHL draft on Wednesday night. The Detroit Red Wings have the 9th and 17th pick. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Today Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky, 12:00 p.m. NASCAR – NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws found shot to death in Oklahoma Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, are investigating the shooting deaths of three relatives of NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson. Muskogee police spokesperson Lynn Hamlin says the bodies of Jack Janway; his wife, Terry Janway; and their 11-year-old grandson, Dalton Janway, were discovered Monday at a home in Muskogee. Hamlin confirmed the three are the parents and nephew of Johnson’s wife, Chandra Janway. Hamlin says investigators believe Terry Janway shot and killed her husband and grandson before shooting herself. Johnson’s race team has announced it is withdrawing his No. 84 Carvana Chevrolet from this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series event in Chicago. NASCAR – NASCAR brings season to Chicago for the first street race in Cup Series history It’s a big week for NASCAR as it visits downtown Chicago for the Cup Series’ first foray into street course racing. The Xfinity Series runs the The Loop 121 on Saturday, and the Cup Series takes over for the Grant Park 220 on Sunday. It has been quite an adventure to get to this point, especially when it comes to setting up for the event in the heart of a busy city. The races are the centerpiece of a NASCAR festival that also includes music and other entertainment options. NCAAFB – Former Arkansas and Michigan QB Ryan Mallett dies in an apparent drowning Former Arkansas and Michigan quarterback Ryan Mallett, who also played for New England, Houston and Baltimore during five seasons in the NFL, has died. He was 35. Mallett died in an apparent drowning, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Mallett was a football coach at White Hall High School in his native Arkansas, and the school district also confirmed his death in a post on its website. Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek said the university “lost an incredibly special person.” Mallett played for the University of Michigan for one season before finishing his college career at Arkansas. He passed for 7,493 yards and 62 touchdowns in two seasons with the Razorbacks. Mallett was selected by New England in the third round of the 2011 NFL draft. He appeared in four games with the Patriots during the 2012 season, completing 1 of 4 passes for 17 yards. NCAA – NCAA rules on NLI changed New policies in the National Letter of Intent Program will eliminate athletes having to sit out a full season of competition for not complying with NLI rules under some circumstances. The binding agreement between athletes and schools has been part of recruiting since 1964. The Collegiate Commissioners Association no longer will penalize athletes who renege because of a head coaching change or for leaving his or her original school after one quarter or one semester. A release must be requested in both instances. The CCA also is allowing athletes who transfer to another four-year school to sign NLIs. Golf – PGA – PGA Tour board reminds players they’ll have vote on final deal with Saudis The PGA Tour is seeking to assure players they will have a say in the tour’s new partnership with the Saudi funders of LIV Golf. The tour’s policy board issued a statement Tuesday noting players would have to approve any final agreement between the once-rival tours. The statement was released after a meeting of the board, which includes five players: Patrick Cantlay, Rory McIlroy, Charley Hoffman, Peter Malnati and Webb Simpson. The framework agreement between the tour and the Saudis says the parties would work together to decide how defectors to LIV Golf can return and what kind of punishment they would face. NFL – History says highly touted rookie TE’s don’t always make a major impact right away This rookie class of tight ends already made quite an impact on the draft. They’ll have to buck history if they’re going to leave the same type of impression on the field this year. Tight end is one of the toughest positions for rookies to make huge contributions. Only five rookie tight ends in NFL history have caught as many as 60 passes. This year’s rookie class features nine tight ends who got drafted in the first three rounds. That’s the most since the common draft era began in 1967. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Dayton at West Michigan, PPD to 6/30, Smoke/Air Quality Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 2 Los Angeles Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Cubs were off Tigers 7, Rangers 2 – Ibanez and Rogers homer as the Tigers win 7-2 over Texas after two more pitchers get hurt Andy Ibañez and Jake Rogers homered for the Detroit Tigers, who overcame the early departures of their first two pitchers to beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest were already hurt and out of the game before Ibañez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the third inning for a 4-1 lead. Rogers went deep with two outs in the sixth to chase Rangers starter Andrew Heaney. Six Tigers pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts, the most against Texas this season. Angels 2, White Sox 1 – Trout, Ohtani give Angels 2-1 walk-off win over White Sox Mike Trout scored on a game-ending wild pitch, Shohei Ohtani hit his 26th home run, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1. Trout slid home head-first on the bad throw by Aaron Bummer, helping the Angels get a critical seven-game homestand off to a successful start. After having struck out in each of his first three appearances, Trout drew a leadoff walk against Reynaldo López (2-5). Bummer then came in to face Ohtani, who drew his own walk. The two Angels superstars successfully executed a double steal, which set up Trout’s heroics and the team’s second walk-off win on a wild pitch this season. Carlos Estéves (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to get the win. Luis Robert Jr. homered for the third straight game for the White Sox. Tonight Detroit (Manning 1-1) at Texas (Pérez 7-3), 8:05 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Suárez 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 2-5), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 6-3), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest leave early in Texas with discomfort Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd departed with left elbow discomfort after throwing only 15 pitches against the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Reliever Will Vest left an inning later with right knee discomfort. Boyd left the mound with a trainer after several minutes consulting with him. Manager A.J. Hinch took the ball away from the left-hander, who at one point in the conversation pointed at his arm. Vest was clearly in discomfort after landing awkwardly on a 1-1 pitch in the second inning. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Las Vegas Aces 88, Indiana Fever 80 Aces 88, Fever 80 – Gray scores 25, Wilson 24 to lead Aces past Fever 88-80 to sweep season series 3-0 A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray combined for 49 points and the Las Vegas Aces pulled away late for an 88-80 win over the Indiana Fever to sweep the season-series 3-0. Wilson cleaned up against Indiana for the third time with 24 points and 10 rebounds, plus three steals, three blocks and three assists. Gray, who had eight points in the winning 11-0 run before the Fever made two closing free throws, had 25 points on her bobblehead night. She also had five assists to reach 1,300 for her career. Aliyah Boston, the sixth rookie named all-star starter, and Erica Wheeler both had 20 for Indiana NBA –Wembanyama says he won’t play for France’s national team at this year’s World Cup Victor Wembanyama says he won’t play with France’s national basketball team at this year’s World Cup in order to protect his still developing body. The No. 1 draft pick for the San Antonio Spurs told L’Equipe newspaper it was a “difficult” decision to make and that it was “irrevocable.” The World Cup is scheduled from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Wembanyama says he made the choice “on his own” after consulting with close friends and his medical team. L’Equipe reports that Wembanyama told the France coach and other players from the team about his decision over the weekend. NHL – Blackhawks acquire forward Taylor Hall in multiplayer trade with Bruins The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Taylor Hall in a trade with the Boston Bruins. The Blackhawks sent pending restricted free agents Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula to Boston for Hall and the expiring contract of Nick Foligno. It gives some valuable salary-cap space to the Bruins heading into free agency. The 31-year-old Hall had 16 goals and 20 assists in 61 games last season. Hall has played alongside at least five fellow No. 1 picks. He is likely to make it six because Chicago is expected to take Connor Bedard at No. 1 in this week’s draft. NHL – Top prospects for the NHL draft from Bedard to Fantilli to Reinbacher and more The NHL Draft opens Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. The top prospects include forward Connor Bedard and defenseman David Reinbacher. Bedard is projected to be selected first overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Reinbacher is under consideration to be the first defenseman drafted. The wild card of the draft is Russian forward Matvei Michkov, who could raise a red flag for some teams because he’s under contract with the Kontinental Hockey League through 2025-26. NHL – Where to pick Russian players is a top question at the NHL draft Matvei Michkov is probably the best hockey prospect out of Russia in nearly a decade. He might be the best since Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin in 2005. But Michkov still is no lock to get drafted in the top five because he’s still under contract in the KHL for three more seasons. That’s giving NHL teams reason to worry he might never make it to North America. The war in Ukraine has also meant the dilemma over Russian players isn’t just limited to Michkov because of resulting travel restrictions and international bans that have made scouting more difficult. NHL – Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls one vote short of unanimous selection Connor McDavid has won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarter-century. McDavid fell one vote short of unanimous selection. McDavid also won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as voted by his peers. The Edmonton Oilers’ captain led the league with 64 goals, 89 assists and 153 points. That’s the most points since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. One voter out of 196 picked Boston’s David Pastrnak as MVP. San Jose’s Erik Karlsson also became a three-time award winner, receiving the Norris Trophy as top defenseman. Seattle’s Matty Bernier’s won the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the year. NCAABSB – LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 LSU cranked up its offense a day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game and won its first national title since 2009 with a 18-4 victory over Florida in the third and deciding game of the finals. LSU staved off elimination three times in bracket play and bounced back from a 24-4 loss in Game 2 to claim its seventh championship. That’s second to Southern California’s 12. The Tigers wiped out an early 2-0 deficit with a six-run second inning against Jac Caglianone and Cade Fisher. Golf – PGA/LIV– Players returning from LIV part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour Now that the PGA Tour and European tour have a deal with the Saudis, one step is deciding how players can return from LIV Golf if they so choose. That’s part of the framework agreement that was signed last month. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the agreement. It was among documents requested for a Senate hearing on July 11. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, wants more details on how the deal came together. There still aren’t many details spelled out in the agreement. One part is deciding how players return from LIV Golf and what would be a fair punishment. MLS – Ticket sales and anticipation are high ahead of Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami Lionel Messi announced that he was joining Inter Miami in a move that stunned the soccer world and will bring the sport’s biggest face to the United States and Miami, where enthusiasm for the sport has been growing over the years. He is expected to make his Inter Miami debut at a July 21 home game against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup, and the building anticipation has been evident in a boost in ticket sales to Inter Miami’s games. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend are offSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 2 Los Angeles Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Cubs were off Tigers 7, Rangers 2 – Ibanez and Rogers homer as the Tigers win 7-2 over Texas after two more pitchers get hurt Andy Ibañez and Jake Rogers homered for the Detroit Tigers, who overcame the early departures of their first two pitchers to beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest were already hurt and out of the game before Ibañez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the third inning for a 4-1 lead. Rogers went deep with two outs in the sixth to chase Rangers starter Andrew Heaney. Six Tigers pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts, the most against Texas this season. Angels 2, White Sox 1 – Trout, Ohtani give Angels 2-1 walk-off win over White Sox Mike Trout scored on a game-ending wild pitch, Shohei Ohtani hit his 26th home run, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1. Trout slid home head-first on the bad throw by Aaron Bummer, helping the Angels get a critical seven-game homestand off to a successful start. After having struck out in each of his first three appearances, Trout drew a leadoff walk against Reynaldo López (2-5). Bummer then came in to face Ohtani, who drew his own walk. The two Angels superstars successfully executed a double steal, which set up Trout’s heroics and the team’s second walk-off win on a wild pitch this season. Carlos Estéves (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to get the win. Luis Robert Jr. homered for the third straight game for the White Sox. Tonight Detroit (Manning 1-1) at Texas (Pérez 7-3), 8:05 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Suárez 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 2-5), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 6-3), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest leave early in Texas with discomfort Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd departed with left elbow discomfort after throwing only 15 pitches against the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Reliever Will Vest left an inning later with right knee discomfort. Boyd left the mound with a trainer after several minutes consulting with him. Manager A.J. Hinch took the ball away from the left-hander, who at one point in the conversation pointed at his arm. Vest was clearly in discomfort after landing awkwardly on a 1-1 pitch in the second inning. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Las Vegas Aces 88, Indiana Fever 80 Aces 88, Fever 80 – Gray scores 25, Wilson 24 to lead Aces past Fever 88-80 to sweep season series 3-0 A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray combined for 49 points and the Las Vegas Aces pulled away late for an 88-80 win over the Indiana Fever to sweep the season-series 3-0. Wilson cleaned up against Indiana for the third time with 24 points and 10 rebounds, plus three steals, three blocks and three assists. Gray, who had eight points in the winning 11-0 run before the Fever made two closing free throws, had 25 points on her bobblehead night. She also had five assists to reach 1,300 for her career. Aliyah Boston, the sixth rookie named all-star starter, and Erica Wheeler both had 20 for Indiana NBA –Wembanyama says he won’t play for France’s national team at this year’s World Cup Victor Wembanyama says he won’t play with France’s national basketball team at this year’s World Cup in order to protect his still developing body. The No. 1 draft pick for the San Antonio Spurs told L’Equipe newspaper it was a “difficult” decision to make and that it was “irrevocable.” The World Cup is scheduled from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Wembanyama says he made the choice “on his own” after consulting with close friends and his medical team. L’Equipe reports that Wembanyama told the France coach and other players from the team about his decision over the weekend. NHL – Blackhawks acquire forward Taylor Hall in multiplayer trade with Bruins The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Taylor Hall in a trade with the Boston Bruins. The Blackhawks sent pending restricted free agents Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula to Boston for Hall and the expiring contract of Nick Foligno. It gives some valuable salary-cap space to the Bruins heading into free agency. The 31-year-old Hall had 16 goals and 20 assists in 61 games last season. Hall has played alongside at least five fellow No. 1 picks. He is likely to make it six because Chicago is expected to take Connor Bedard at No. 1 in this week’s draft. NHL – Top prospects for the NHL draft from Bedard to Fantilli to Reinbacher and more The NHL Draft opens Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. The top prospects include forward Connor Bedard and defenseman David Reinbacher. Bedard is projected to be selected first overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Reinbacher is under consideration to be the first defenseman drafted. The wild card of the draft is Russian forward Matvei Michkov, who could raise a red flag for some teams because he’s under contract with the Kontinental Hockey League through 2025-26. NHL – Where to pick Russian players is a top question at the NHL draft Matvei Michkov is probably the best hockey prospect out of Russia in nearly a decade. He might be the best since Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin in 2005. But Michkov still is no lock to get drafted in the top five because he’s still under contract in the KHL for three more seasons. That’s giving NHL teams reason to worry he might never make it to North America. The war in Ukraine has also meant the dilemma over Russian players isn’t just limited to Michkov because of resulting travel restrictions and international bans that have made scouting more difficult. NHL – Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls one vote short of unanimous selection Connor McDavid has won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarter-century. McDavid fell one vote short of unanimous selection. McDavid also won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as voted by his peers. The Edmonton Oilers’ captain led the league with 64 goals, 89 assists and 153 points. That’s the most points since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. One voter out of 196 picked Boston’s David Pastrnak as MVP. San Jose’s Erik Karlsson also became a three-time award winner, receiving the Norris Trophy as top defenseman. Seattle’s Matty Bernier’s won the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the year. NCAABSB – LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 LSU cranked up its offense a day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game and won its first national title since 2009 with a 18-4 victory over Florida in the third and deciding game of the finals. LSU staved off elimination three times in bracket play and bounced back from a 24-4 loss in Game 2 to claim its seventh championship. That’s second to Southern California’s 12. The Tigers wiped out an early 2-0 deficit with a six-run second inning against Jac Caglianone and Cade Fisher. Golf – PGA/LIV– Players returning from LIV part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour Now that the PGA Tour and European tour have a deal with the Saudis, one step is deciding how players can return from LIV Golf if they so choose. That’s part of the framework agreement that was signed last month. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the agreement. It was among documents requested for a Senate hearing on July 11. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, wants more details on how the deal came together. There still aren’t many details spelled out in the agreement. One part is deciding how players return from LIV Golf and what would be a fair punishment. MLS – Ticket sales and anticipation are high ahead of Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami Lionel Messi announced that he was joining Inter Miami in a move that stunned the soccer world and will bring the sport’s biggest face to the United States and Miami, where enthusiasm for the sport has been growing over the years. He is expected to make his Inter Miami debut at a July 21 home game against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup, and the building anticipation has been evident in a boost in ticket sales to Inter Miami’s games. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend are offSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 2 Los Angeles Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Cubs were off Tigers 7, Rangers 2 – Ibanez and Rogers homer as the Tigers win 7-2 over Texas after two more pitchers get hurt Andy Ibañez and Jake Rogers homered for the Detroit Tigers, who overcame the early departures of their first two pitchers to beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest were already hurt and out of the game before Ibañez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the third inning for a 4-1 lead. Rogers went deep with two outs in the sixth to chase Rangers starter Andrew Heaney. Six Tigers pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts, the most against Texas this season. Angels 2, White Sox 1 – Trout, Ohtani give Angels 2-1 walk-off win over White Sox Mike Trout scored on a game-ending wild pitch, Shohei Ohtani hit his 26th home run, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1. Trout slid home head-first on the bad throw by Aaron Bummer, helping the Angels get a critical seven-game homestand off to a successful start. After having struck out in each of his first three appearances, Trout drew a leadoff walk against Reynaldo López (2-5). Bummer then came in to face Ohtani, who drew his own walk. The two Angels superstars successfully executed a double steal, which set up Trout’s heroics and the team’s second walk-off win on a wild pitch this season. Carlos Estéves (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to get the win. Luis Robert Jr. homered for the third straight game for the White Sox. Tonight Detroit (Manning 1-1) at Texas (Pérez 7-3), 8:05 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Suárez 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 2-5), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 6-3), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest leave early in Texas with discomfort Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd departed with left elbow discomfort after throwing only 15 pitches against the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Reliever Will Vest left an inning later with right knee discomfort. Boyd left the mound with a trainer after several minutes consulting with him. Manager A.J. Hinch took the ball away from the left-hander, who at one point in the conversation pointed at his arm. Vest was clearly in discomfort after landing awkwardly on a 1-1 pitch in the second inning. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Las Vegas Aces 88, Indiana Fever 80 Aces 88, Fever 80 – Gray scores 25, Wilson 24 to lead Aces past Fever 88-80 to sweep season series 3-0 A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray combined for 49 points and the Las Vegas Aces pulled away late for an 88-80 win over the Indiana Fever to sweep the season-series 3-0. Wilson cleaned up against Indiana for the third time with 24 points and 10 rebounds, plus three steals, three blocks and three assists. Gray, who had eight points in the winning 11-0 run before the Fever made two closing free throws, had 25 points on her bobblehead night. She also had five assists to reach 1,300 for her career. Aliyah Boston, the sixth rookie named all-star starter, and Erica Wheeler both had 20 for Indiana NBA –Wembanyama says he won’t play for France’s national team at this year’s World Cup Victor Wembanyama says he won’t play with France’s national basketball team at this year’s World Cup in order to protect his still developing body. The No. 1 draft pick for the San Antonio Spurs told L’Equipe newspaper it was a “difficult” decision to make and that it was “irrevocable.” The World Cup is scheduled from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Wembanyama says he made the choice “on his own” after consulting with close friends and his medical team. L’Equipe reports that Wembanyama told the France coach and other players from the team about his decision over the weekend. NHL – Blackhawks acquire forward Taylor Hall in multiplayer trade with Bruins The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Taylor Hall in a trade with the Boston Bruins. The Blackhawks sent pending restricted free agents Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula to Boston for Hall and the expiring contract of Nick Foligno. It gives some valuable salary-cap space to the Bruins heading into free agency. The 31-year-old Hall had 16 goals and 20 assists in 61 games last season. Hall has played alongside at least five fellow No. 1 picks. He is likely to make it six because Chicago is expected to take Connor Bedard at No. 1 in this week’s draft. NHL – Top prospects for the NHL draft from Bedard to Fantilli to Reinbacher and more The NHL Draft opens Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. The top prospects include forward Connor Bedard and defenseman David Reinbacher. Bedard is projected to be selected first overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Reinbacher is under consideration to be the first defenseman drafted. The wild card of the draft is Russian forward Matvei Michkov, who could raise a red flag for some teams because he’s under contract with the Kontinental Hockey League through 2025-26. NHL – Where to pick Russian players is a top question at the NHL draft Matvei Michkov is probably the best hockey prospect out of Russia in nearly a decade. He might be the best since Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin in 2005. But Michkov still is no lock to get drafted in the top five because he’s still under contract in the KHL for three more seasons. That’s giving NHL teams reason to worry he might never make it to North America. The war in Ukraine has also meant the dilemma over Russian players isn’t just limited to Michkov because of resulting travel restrictions and international bans that have made scouting more difficult. NHL – Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls one vote short of unanimous selection Connor McDavid has won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarter-century. McDavid fell one vote short of unanimous selection. McDavid also won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as voted by his peers. The Edmonton Oilers’ captain led the league with 64 goals, 89 assists and 153 points. That’s the most points since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. One voter out of 196 picked Boston’s David Pastrnak as MVP. San Jose’s Erik Karlsson also became a three-time award winner, receiving the Norris Trophy as top defenseman. Seattle’s Matty Bernier’s won the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the year. NCAABSB – LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 LSU cranked up its offense a day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game and won its first national title since 2009 with a 18-4 victory over Florida in the third and deciding game of the finals. LSU staved off elimination three times in bracket play and bounced back from a 24-4 loss in Game 2 to claim its seventh championship. That’s second to Southern California’s 12. The Tigers wiped out an early 2-0 deficit with a six-run second inning against Jac Caglianone and Cade Fisher. Golf – PGA/LIV– Players returning from LIV part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour Now that the PGA Tour and European tour have a deal with the Saudis, one step is deciding how players can return from LIV Golf if they so choose. That’s part of the framework agreement that was signed last month. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the agreement. It was among documents requested for a Senate hearing on July 11. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, wants more details on how the deal came together. There still aren’t many details spelled out in the agreement. One part is deciding how players return from LIV Golf and what would be a fair punishment. MLS – Ticket sales and anticipation are high ahead of Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami Lionel Messi announced that he was joining Inter Miami in a move that stunned the soccer world and will bring the sport’s biggest face to the United States and Miami, where enthusiasm for the sport has been growing over the years. He is expected to make his Inter Miami debut at a July 21 home game against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup, and the building anticipation has been evident in a boost in ticket sales to Inter Miami’s games. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend are offSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 2 Los Angeles Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Cubs were off Tigers 7, Rangers 2 – Ibanez and Rogers homer as the Tigers win 7-2 over Texas after two more pitchers get hurt Andy Ibañez and Jake Rogers homered for the Detroit Tigers, who overcame the early departures of their first two pitchers to beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest were already hurt and out of the game before Ibañez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the third inning for a 4-1 lead. Rogers went deep with two outs in the sixth to chase Rangers starter Andrew Heaney. Six Tigers pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts, the most against Texas this season. Angels 2, White Sox 1 – Trout, Ohtani give Angels 2-1 walk-off win over White Sox Mike Trout scored on a game-ending wild pitch, Shohei Ohtani hit his 26th home run, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1. Trout slid home head-first on the bad throw by Aaron Bummer, helping the Angels get a critical seven-game homestand off to a successful start. After having struck out in each of his first three appearances, Trout drew a leadoff walk against Reynaldo López (2-5). Bummer then came in to face Ohtani, who drew his own walk. The two Angels superstars successfully executed a double steal, which set up Trout’s heroics and the team’s second walk-off win on a wild pitch this season. Carlos Estéves (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to get the win. Luis Robert Jr. homered for the third straight game for the White Sox. Tonight Detroit (Manning 1-1) at Texas (Pérez 7-3), 8:05 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Suárez 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 2-5), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 6-3), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest leave early in Texas with discomfort Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd departed with left elbow discomfort after throwing only 15 pitches against the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Reliever Will Vest left an inning later with right knee discomfort. Boyd left the mound with a trainer after several minutes consulting with him. Manager A.J. Hinch took the ball away from the left-hander, who at one point in the conversation pointed at his arm. Vest was clearly in discomfort after landing awkwardly on a 1-1 pitch in the second inning. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Las Vegas Aces 88, Indiana Fever 80 Aces 88, Fever 80 – Gray scores 25, Wilson 24 to lead Aces past Fever 88-80 to sweep season series 3-0 A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray combined for 49 points and the Las Vegas Aces pulled away late for an 88-80 win over the Indiana Fever to sweep the season-series 3-0. Wilson cleaned up against Indiana for the third time with 24 points and 10 rebounds, plus three steals, three blocks and three assists. Gray, who had eight points in the winning 11-0 run before the Fever made two closing free throws, had 25 points on her bobblehead night. She also had five assists to reach 1,300 for her career. Aliyah Boston, the sixth rookie named all-star starter, and Erica Wheeler both had 20 for Indiana NBA –Wembanyama says he won’t play for France’s national team at this year’s World Cup Victor Wembanyama says he won’t play with France’s national basketball team at this year’s World Cup in order to protect his still developing body. The No. 1 draft pick for the San Antonio Spurs told L’Equipe newspaper it was a “difficult” decision to make and that it was “irrevocable.” The World Cup is scheduled from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Wembanyama says he made the choice “on his own” after consulting with close friends and his medical team. L’Equipe reports that Wembanyama told the France coach and other players from the team about his decision over the weekend. NHL – Blackhawks acquire forward Taylor Hall in multiplayer trade with Bruins The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Taylor Hall in a trade with the Boston Bruins. The Blackhawks sent pending restricted free agents Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula to Boston for Hall and the expiring contract of Nick Foligno. It gives some valuable salary-cap space to the Bruins heading into free agency. The 31-year-old Hall had 16 goals and 20 assists in 61 games last season. Hall has played alongside at least five fellow No. 1 picks. He is likely to make it six because Chicago is expected to take Connor Bedard at No. 1 in this week’s draft. NHL – Top prospects for the NHL draft from Bedard to Fantilli to Reinbacher and more The NHL Draft opens Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. The top prospects include forward Connor Bedard and defenseman David Reinbacher. Bedard is projected to be selected first overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Reinbacher is under consideration to be the first defenseman drafted. The wild card of the draft is Russian forward Matvei Michkov, who could raise a red flag for some teams because he’s under contract with the Kontinental Hockey League through 2025-26. NHL – Where to pick Russian players is a top question at the NHL draft Matvei Michkov is probably the best hockey prospect out of Russia in nearly a decade. He might be the best since Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin in 2005. But Michkov still is no lock to get drafted in the top five because he’s still under contract in the KHL for three more seasons. That’s giving NHL teams reason to worry he might never make it to North America. The war in Ukraine has also meant the dilemma over Russian players isn’t just limited to Michkov because of resulting travel restrictions and international bans that have made scouting more difficult. NHL – Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls one vote short of unanimous selection Connor McDavid has won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarter-century. McDavid fell one vote short of unanimous selection. McDavid also won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as voted by his peers. The Edmonton Oilers’ captain led the league with 64 goals, 89 assists and 153 points. That’s the most points since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. One voter out of 196 picked Boston’s David Pastrnak as MVP. San Jose’s Erik Karlsson also became a three-time award winner, receiving the Norris Trophy as top defenseman. Seattle’s Matty Bernier’s won the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the year. NCAABSB – LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 LSU cranked up its offense a day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game and won its first national title since 2009 with a 18-4 victory over Florida in the third and deciding game of the finals. LSU staved off elimination three times in bracket play and bounced back from a 24-4 loss in Game 2 to claim its seventh championship. That’s second to Southern California’s 12. The Tigers wiped out an early 2-0 deficit with a six-run second inning against Jac Caglianone and Cade Fisher. Golf – PGA/LIV– Players returning from LIV part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour Now that the PGA Tour and European tour have a deal with the Saudis, one step is deciding how players can return from LIV Golf if they so choose. That’s part of the framework agreement that was signed last month. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the agreement. It was among documents requested for a Senate hearing on July 11. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, wants more details on how the deal came together. There still aren’t many details spelled out in the agreement. One part is deciding how players return from LIV Golf and what would be a fair punishment. MLS – Ticket sales and anticipation are high ahead of Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami Lionel Messi announced that he was joining Inter Miami in a move that stunned the soccer world and will bring the sport’s biggest face to the United States and Miami, where enthusiasm for the sport has been growing over the years. He is expected to make his Inter Miami debut at a July 21 home game against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup, and the building anticipation has been evident in a boost in ticket sales to Inter Miami’s games. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend are offSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 2 Los Angeles Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Cubs were off Tigers 7, Rangers 2 – Ibanez and Rogers homer as the Tigers win 7-2 over Texas after two more pitchers get hurt Andy Ibañez and Jake Rogers homered for the Detroit Tigers, who overcame the early departures of their first two pitchers to beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest were already hurt and out of the game before Ibañez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the third inning for a 4-1 lead. Rogers went deep with two outs in the sixth to chase Rangers starter Andrew Heaney. Six Tigers pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts, the most against Texas this season. Angels 2, White Sox 1 – Trout, Ohtani give Angels 2-1 walk-off win over White Sox Mike Trout scored on a game-ending wild pitch, Shohei Ohtani hit his 26th home run, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1. Trout slid home head-first on the bad throw by Aaron Bummer, helping the Angels get a critical seven-game homestand off to a successful start. After having struck out in each of his first three appearances, Trout drew a leadoff walk against Reynaldo López (2-5). Bummer then came in to face Ohtani, who drew his own walk. The two Angels superstars successfully executed a double steal, which set up Trout’s heroics and the team’s second walk-off win on a wild pitch this season. Carlos Estéves (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to get the win. Luis Robert Jr. homered for the third straight game for the White Sox. Tonight Detroit (Manning 1-1) at Texas (Pérez 7-3), 8:05 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Suárez 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 2-5), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 6-3), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest leave early in Texas with discomfort Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd departed with left elbow discomfort after throwing only 15 pitches against the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Reliever Will Vest left an inning later with right knee discomfort. Boyd left the mound with a trainer after several minutes consulting with him. Manager A.J. Hinch took the ball away from the left-hander, who at one point in the conversation pointed at his arm. Vest was clearly in discomfort after landing awkwardly on a 1-1 pitch in the second inning. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Las Vegas Aces 88, Indiana Fever 80 Aces 88, Fever 80 – Gray scores 25, Wilson 24 to lead Aces past Fever 88-80 to sweep season series 3-0 A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray combined for 49 points and the Las Vegas Aces pulled away late for an 88-80 win over the Indiana Fever to sweep the season-series 3-0. Wilson cleaned up against Indiana for the third time with 24 points and 10 rebounds, plus three steals, three blocks and three assists. Gray, who had eight points in the winning 11-0 run before the Fever made two closing free throws, had 25 points on her bobblehead night. She also had five assists to reach 1,300 for her career. Aliyah Boston, the sixth rookie named all-star starter, and Erica Wheeler both had 20 for Indiana NBA –Wembanyama says he won’t play for France’s national team at this year’s World Cup Victor Wembanyama says he won’t play with France’s national basketball team at this year’s World Cup in order to protect his still developing body. The No. 1 draft pick for the San Antonio Spurs told L’Equipe newspaper it was a “difficult” decision to make and that it was “irrevocable.” The World Cup is scheduled from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Wembanyama says he made the choice “on his own” after consulting with close friends and his medical team. L’Equipe reports that Wembanyama told the France coach and other players from the team about his decision over the weekend. NHL – Blackhawks acquire forward Taylor Hall in multiplayer trade with Bruins The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Taylor Hall in a trade with the Boston Bruins. The Blackhawks sent pending restricted free agents Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula to Boston for Hall and the expiring contract of Nick Foligno. It gives some valuable salary-cap space to the Bruins heading into free agency. The 31-year-old Hall had 16 goals and 20 assists in 61 games last season. Hall has played alongside at least five fellow No. 1 picks. He is likely to make it six because Chicago is expected to take Connor Bedard at No. 1 in this week’s draft. NHL – Top prospects for the NHL draft from Bedard to Fantilli to Reinbacher and more The NHL Draft opens Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. The top prospects include forward Connor Bedard and defenseman David Reinbacher. Bedard is projected to be selected first overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Reinbacher is under consideration to be the first defenseman drafted. The wild card of the draft is Russian forward Matvei Michkov, who could raise a red flag for some teams because he’s under contract with the Kontinental Hockey League through 2025-26. NHL – Where to pick Russian players is a top question at the NHL draft Matvei Michkov is probably the best hockey prospect out of Russia in nearly a decade. He might be the best since Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin in 2005. But Michkov still is no lock to get drafted in the top five because he’s still under contract in the KHL for three more seasons. That’s giving NHL teams reason to worry he might never make it to North America. The war in Ukraine has also meant the dilemma over Russian players isn’t just limited to Michkov because of resulting travel restrictions and international bans that have made scouting more difficult. NHL – Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls one vote short of unanimous selection Connor McDavid has won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarter-century. McDavid fell one vote short of unanimous selection. McDavid also won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as voted by his peers. The Edmonton Oilers’ captain led the league with 64 goals, 89 assists and 153 points. That’s the most points since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. One voter out of 196 picked Boston’s David Pastrnak as MVP. San Jose’s Erik Karlsson also became a three-time award winner, receiving the Norris Trophy as top defenseman. Seattle’s Matty Bernier’s won the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the year. NCAABSB – LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 LSU cranked up its offense a day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game and won its first national title since 2009 with a 18-4 victory over Florida in the third and deciding game of the finals. LSU staved off elimination three times in bracket play and bounced back from a 24-4 loss in Game 2 to claim its seventh championship. That’s second to Southern California’s 12. The Tigers wiped out an early 2-0 deficit with a six-run second inning against Jac Caglianone and Cade Fisher. Golf – PGA/LIV– Players returning from LIV part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour Now that the PGA Tour and European tour have a deal with the Saudis, one step is deciding how players can return from LIV Golf if they so choose. That’s part of the framework agreement that was signed last month. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the agreement. It was among documents requested for a Senate hearing on July 11. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, wants more details on how the deal came together. There still aren’t many details spelled out in the agreement. One part is deciding how players return from LIV Golf and what would be a fair punishment. MLS – Ticket sales and anticipation are high ahead of Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami Lionel Messi announced that he was joining Inter Miami in a move that stunned the soccer world and will bring the sport’s biggest face to the United States and Miami, where enthusiasm for the sport has been growing over the years. He is expected to make his Inter Miami debut at a July 21 home game against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup, and the building anticipation has been evident in a boost in ticket sales to Inter Miami’s games. 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MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Philadelphia Phillies 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 – Game 1 New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 0 – Game 2 Los Angeles Angels 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Phillies 3, Tigers 2 – Wheeler, Clemens lead Phillies past Tigers 3-2 for 5th straight win Zack Wheeler took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Kody Clemens came through with a game-ending single and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Detroit Tigers 3-2 for their fifth victory in a row. Brandon Marsh tied it in the ninth with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly for the defending NL champions. Nick Maton hit a go-ahead single in the top of the ninth after Tyler Nevin broke up Wheeler’s no-hit bid with one out in the eighth for the Tigers, who lost their sixth in a row and eighth in the last nine. The game originally was scheduled for Wednesday night but was postponed due to poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires. White Sox 6, Yankees 3/Yankees 3, White Sox 0 – Yanks blank White Sox 3-0 for doubleheader split Randy Vásquez pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning for his first major league win, Billy McKinney hit his first home run with the Yankees and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 for a doubleheader split. Chicago extended its winning streak to a season-high five games with a 6-5 victory in the opener, when Eloy Jiménez hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh off Michael King. Jake Burger had a two-run shot off Yankees starter Luis Severino before Luis Robert Jr. and Yoán Moncada also went deep against the right-hander. Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer in Game 2. Angels 3, Cubs 1 – Adell homers in return to majors as Angels beat Cubs 3-1 to complete series sweep Jo Adell homered in his first game back in the majors, Reid Detmers finally posted his first victory of the season and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-1 to complete their third series sweep of the season. It’s the first time the Angels, who have won four straight, have swept the Cubs in a three-game series. Trey Mancini had an RBI double for Chicago, swept for the fourth time this year. The Cubs have dropped four in a row and 10 of 14. Tonight Arizona (Kelly 7-3) at Detroit (Lorenzen 2-2), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Miami (Pérez 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-3), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Stroman 6-4) at San Francisco (DeSclafani 4-5), 10:15 p.m. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Last Night Florida Panthers 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 – OT (VGK leads 2-1) Panthers 3, Golden Knights 2 – OT – Panthers rally, top Golden Knights 3-2 in OT in Game 3 of Stanley Cup final Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers pulled off some more postseason dramatics to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night. Matthew Tkachuk tied it with 2:13 left in the third period for the Panthers, who got the franchise’s first title-series game win in seven tries. Florida had to fend off a power play to start overtime, and Verhaeghe got the winner from the slot to get the Panthers within 2-1 in the series. Game 4 is Saturday night. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for Florida. Adin Hill made 20 saves for Vegas, but got beat on the only shot he faced in overtime. Saturday Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m. (VGK leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks, Athanasiou agree to 2-year, $8.5 million contract The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have locked in one of their top scorers, agreeing to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with forward Andreas Athanasiou. The 28-year-old Athanasiou tied for the team lead with 20 goals and ranked third with 40 points in his first season with Chicago. He matched career highs with four game-winning goals and three power-play goals. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Athanasiou has 125 goals and 111 assists in 459 games with Detroit, Edmonton, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Blackhawks went 26-49-7 and finished last in the Central Division. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx, 8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks, 10:00 p.m. NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Tonight Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat, 8:30 p.m. (DEN leads 2-1) NBA – Heat still confident, Nuggets remain focused as NBA Finals reach Game 4 Jimmy Butler showed up in plush blue slippers Thursday for what was officially called practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him during an interview session. Nikola Jokic continued to say how he doesn’t care about statistics. Jamal Murray talked about all the fun he’s having. At this point, there isn’t a lot of off-day, on-court work for the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Game 4 of the NBA Finals is Friday night in Miami. The Nuggets got a historic effort from Jokic and Murray to reclaim the lead in the series with a 109-94 win Wednesday night. Horse Racing – Belmont Stakes could be affected if air quality doesn’t improve New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has warned that the Belmont Stakes could be canceled if air quality doesn’t improve. Racing at Belmont Park was called off on Thursday because of hazy, smoky conditions from wildfires in Canada. It was the second straight day that the bad air affected sports in the northeastern United States. In Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was called off. The Belmont is the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Hochul says it could be scrapped if the air quality index exceeds 200. She says horses will have to undergo additional evaluations if the air is in the 150-200 range. MLS – MLS hopes Messi will boost attendance, TV viewers and market share After two decades competing against Real Madrid, Manchester United and Brazil, Lionel Messi will be going against the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA. Major League Soccer is hoping for a breakout boost to its television audience and market share after Messi joins Inter Miami next month. Following Pelé’s signing with the New York Cosmos in 1975 and David Beckham joining the LA Galaxy in 2007, Messi is expected to become the third supreme soccer evangelist in a nation where the sport has been playing catch-up for more than a century. NFL – Minnesota Vikings releasing star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons The Minnesota Vikings are parting ways with star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons. He has been informed he’ll be released, a person familiar with the team’s decision told The Associated Press. In six years with the Vikings, Cook reached third on the franchise all-time rushing list with 5,993 yards. He is coming off his fourth consecutive season surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Cook was scheduled to count more than $14.1 million against Minnesota’s salary cap. Cutting him will chop $9 million off the team’s cap charges for this year. Tennis – Unseeded Muchova to face No. 1 Swiatek in French Open women’s final No. 1 Iga Swiatek has moved closer to a second consecutive French Open championship by defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 7-6 (7) in the semifinals. The victory Thursday also assured Swiatek of keeping the No. 1 ranking after the tournament. The 22-year-old from Poland is trying to win her third title at Roland Garros and fourth major trophy overall. On Saturday, Swiatek will face unseeded Karolina Muchova, a 26-year-old from the Czech Republic, who advanced to her first Slam final with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion. NCAA – Swarbrick to step down as ND AD; NBC Sports’ Peter Bevacqua to take over Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the school maintain the football program’s independent status amid an unprecedented flurry of conference realignment. Notre Dame says NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua will succeed Swarbrick. Bevacqua will join the university July 1 as a special assistant to the president for athletics before taking over the athletic department sometime in the first quarter of 2024. NCAASB – Oklahoma wins third straight Women’s College World Series Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and Oklahoma won its third straight Women’s College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 for a two-game sweep. The Sooners finished 61-1 and extended their Division I-record win streak to 53 games. They have won six titles since 2013 after getting their first in 2000, all under coach Patty Gasso. Oklahoma’s only defeat was a 4-3 loss at Baylor on Feb. 19. The Sooners set a record for win percentage and have the fewest losses of any NCAA champion. They led the nation in runs per game, earned run average and batting average. NCAAWBB – NCAA changes delay-of-game penalty in women’s hoops, adds rule on flopping The NCAA is changing its penalty for delay-of-game violations in women’s basketball and adding a new rule on flopping. Players will no longer get charged a technical foul for certain delay-of-game violations, including the one Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark got called for in the Hawkeyes’ NCAA championship game loss to LSU. The All-American received a technical foul because she didn’t pass the ball to an official after a foul was called late in the third quarter. That was deemed to be a delay of game by the officials. Under the new rule, that play would have resulted in the team getting a technical foul and not Clark. NCAAFB – NCAA panel approves stopping clock for first downs in Division III The game clock will continue to stop for first downs in Division III for at least another year after the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee approved a recommendation from the Football Rules Committee. The biggest rule change this season in all other divisions will have the game clock continue to run when a first down is gained except in the last two minutes of either half. Previously, the clock stopped when a first down was gained and restarted on the referee’s signal. Division III administrators and coaches asked to hold off on implementation so they can see how it affects games in the upper divisions. NCAAMBB – NCAA tweaks rules on block/charge calls in men’s basketball The NCAA is tweaking how block/charge calls are made in men’s basketball. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rule changes that require a defender to be in position to draw a charge at the time the offensive player plants a foot to go airborne for a shot. If the defender arrives after the player has planted a foot, officials have been instructed to call a block when there’s contact. Defenders previously had to be in position to draw a charge before the offensive player went airborne. NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee members made the proposal after NCAA members complained that too many charges were being called on those types of plays. NCAA – NCAA made a ‘big mistake’ by not setting up framework for NIL compensation NCAA President Charlie Baker wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for name, image and likeness that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform contract standards. Baker hopes a bill can move through Congress in the fall before next year’s election cycle ramps up. If not, Baker says the NCAA has to be prepared to try to cleanup NIL on its own. Speaking at the Future of College Sports Summit in Washington, Baker says the previous NCAA leadership made a mistake in not trying to regulate NIL on its own. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Wisconsin 4, West Michigan 1 Lake County 7, Great Lakes 2 South Bend 3, Lansing 1 Tonight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 1 at Byron Center Hudsonville 1, Portage Central 0 Today Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 2 at Vicksburg Plainwell vs. Pinckney, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Portage Northern Our Lady of the Lake vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m. Boys Golf – State Finals (2 rounds) Round 1 Division 1 at The Meadows, GVSU, 9:00 a.m. Portage Central (team) Division 2 at The Fortress, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Gull Lake (team, Vicksburg (team), Jacob Marohn (Lakeshore @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Forest Acres West, MSU, 9:00 a.m. Carter Crist (Coloma @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Bedford Valley, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Luis Lorenz (Cassopolis @ 9:00 a.m. Saturday Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals Division 1 at Novi Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Livonia Franklin, 10:00 a.m. Novi vs. Hartland, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 1 at Central Michigan University Caledonia vs. Traverse City West, 10:00 a.m. Mattawan vs. Cedar Springs, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Kalamazoo College Lakeshore vs. Grand Rapids Christian, 10:00 a.m. Olivet vs. Hamilton, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR Watervliet vs. Chesaning, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Catholic vs. North Muskegon, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Adrian College Bridgman vs. Grass Lake, 10:00 a.m. Ottawa Lake Whiteford vs. Lumen Christi, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi Decatur vs. Concord, 10:00 a.m. Kal. Hackett vs. Petersburg-Summerfield, 12:00 p.m. Quarterfinals, 2:00 p.m. Softball – Regional Semis/Finals Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. Saline vs. Brownstone Woodhaven, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Berrien Springs Hamilton vs. Wayland, 10:00 a.m. Vicksburg vs. Edwardsburg, 12:30 p.m. Regional Championship, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Mason Three Rivers vs. Lake Odessa Lakewood, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Waverly vs. Parma Western, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Coloma vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. Bronson vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Colon River Valley vs. Decatur, 10:00 a.m. Burr Oak vs. Mendon, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Philadelphia Phillies 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 – Game 1 New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 0 – Game 2 Los Angeles Angels 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Phillies 3, Tigers 2 – Wheeler, Clemens lead Phillies past Tigers 3-2 for 5th straight win Zack Wheeler took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Kody Clemens came through with a game-ending single and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Detroit Tigers 3-2 for their fifth victory in a row. Brandon Marsh tied it in the ninth with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly for the defending NL champions. Nick Maton hit a go-ahead single in the top of the ninth after Tyler Nevin broke up Wheeler’s no-hit bid with one out in the eighth for the Tigers, who lost their sixth in a row and eighth in the last nine. The game originally was scheduled for Wednesday night but was postponed due to poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires. White Sox 6, Yankees 3/Yankees 3, White Sox 0 – Yanks blank White Sox 3-0 for doubleheader split Randy Vásquez pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning for his first major league win, Billy McKinney hit his first home run with the Yankees and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 for a doubleheader split. Chicago extended its winning streak to a season-high five games with a 6-5 victory in the opener, when Eloy Jiménez hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh off Michael King. Jake Burger had a two-run shot off Yankees starter Luis Severino before Luis Robert Jr. and Yoán Moncada also went deep against the right-hander. Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer in Game 2. Angels 3, Cubs 1 – Adell homers in return to majors as Angels beat Cubs 3-1 to complete series sweep Jo Adell homered in his first game back in the majors, Reid Detmers finally posted his first victory of the season and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-1 to complete their third series sweep of the season. It’s the first time the Angels, who have won four straight, have swept the Cubs in a three-game series. Trey Mancini had an RBI double for Chicago, swept for the fourth time this year. The Cubs have dropped four in a row and 10 of 14. Tonight Arizona (Kelly 7-3) at Detroit (Lorenzen 2-2), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Miami (Pérez 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-3), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Stroman 6-4) at San Francisco (DeSclafani 4-5), 10:15 p.m. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Last Night Florida Panthers 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 – OT (VGK leads 2-1) Panthers 3, Golden Knights 2 – OT – Panthers rally, top Golden Knights 3-2 in OT in Game 3 of Stanley Cup final Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers pulled off some more postseason dramatics to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night. Matthew Tkachuk tied it with 2:13 left in the third period for the Panthers, who got the franchise’s first title-series game win in seven tries. Florida had to fend off a power play to start overtime, and Verhaeghe got the winner from the slot to get the Panthers within 2-1 in the series. Game 4 is Saturday night. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for Florida. Adin Hill made 20 saves for Vegas, but got beat on the only shot he faced in overtime. Saturday Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m. (VGK leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks, Athanasiou agree to 2-year, $8.5 million contract The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have locked in one of their top scorers, agreeing to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with forward Andreas Athanasiou. The 28-year-old Athanasiou tied for the team lead with 20 goals and ranked third with 40 points in his first season with Chicago. He matched career highs with four game-winning goals and three power-play goals. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Athanasiou has 125 goals and 111 assists in 459 games with Detroit, Edmonton, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Blackhawks went 26-49-7 and finished last in the Central Division. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx, 8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks, 10:00 p.m. NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Tonight Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat, 8:30 p.m. (DEN leads 2-1) NBA – Heat still confident, Nuggets remain focused as NBA Finals reach Game 4 Jimmy Butler showed up in plush blue slippers Thursday for what was officially called practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him during an interview session. Nikola Jokic continued to say how he doesn’t care about statistics. Jamal Murray talked about all the fun he’s having. At this point, there isn’t a lot of off-day, on-court work for the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Game 4 of the NBA Finals is Friday night in Miami. The Nuggets got a historic effort from Jokic and Murray to reclaim the lead in the series with a 109-94 win Wednesday night. Horse Racing – Belmont Stakes could be affected if air quality doesn’t improve New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has warned that the Belmont Stakes could be canceled if air quality doesn’t improve. Racing at Belmont Park was called off on Thursday because of hazy, smoky conditions from wildfires in Canada. It was the second straight day that the bad air affected sports in the northeastern United States. In Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was called off. The Belmont is the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Hochul says it could be scrapped if the air quality index exceeds 200. She says horses will have to undergo additional evaluations if the air is in the 150-200 range. MLS – MLS hopes Messi will boost attendance, TV viewers and market share After two decades competing against Real Madrid, Manchester United and Brazil, Lionel Messi will be going against the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA. Major League Soccer is hoping for a breakout boost to its television audience and market share after Messi joins Inter Miami next month. Following Pelé’s signing with the New York Cosmos in 1975 and David Beckham joining the LA Galaxy in 2007, Messi is expected to become the third supreme soccer evangelist in a nation where the sport has been playing catch-up for more than a century. NFL – Minnesota Vikings releasing star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons The Minnesota Vikings are parting ways with star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons. He has been informed he’ll be released, a person familiar with the team’s decision told The Associated Press. In six years with the Vikings, Cook reached third on the franchise all-time rushing list with 5,993 yards. He is coming off his fourth consecutive season surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Cook was scheduled to count more than $14.1 million against Minnesota’s salary cap. Cutting him will chop $9 million off the team’s cap charges for this year. Tennis – Unseeded Muchova to face No. 1 Swiatek in French Open women’s final No. 1 Iga Swiatek has moved closer to a second consecutive French Open championship by defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 7-6 (7) in the semifinals. The victory Thursday also assured Swiatek of keeping the No. 1 ranking after the tournament. The 22-year-old from Poland is trying to win her third title at Roland Garros and fourth major trophy overall. On Saturday, Swiatek will face unseeded Karolina Muchova, a 26-year-old from the Czech Republic, who advanced to her first Slam final with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion. NCAA – Swarbrick to step down as ND AD; NBC Sports’ Peter Bevacqua to take over Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the school maintain the football program’s independent status amid an unprecedented flurry of conference realignment. Notre Dame says NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua will succeed Swarbrick. Bevacqua will join the university July 1 as a special assistant to the president for athletics before taking over the athletic department sometime in the first quarter of 2024. NCAASB – Oklahoma wins third straight Women’s College World Series Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and Oklahoma won its third straight Women’s College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 for a two-game sweep. The Sooners finished 61-1 and extended their Division I-record win streak to 53 games. They have won six titles since 2013 after getting their first in 2000, all under coach Patty Gasso. Oklahoma’s only defeat was a 4-3 loss at Baylor on Feb. 19. The Sooners set a record for win percentage and have the fewest losses of any NCAA champion. They led the nation in runs per game, earned run average and batting average. NCAAWBB – NCAA changes delay-of-game penalty in women’s hoops, adds rule on flopping The NCAA is changing its penalty for delay-of-game violations in women’s basketball and adding a new rule on flopping. Players will no longer get charged a technical foul for certain delay-of-game violations, including the one Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark got called for in the Hawkeyes’ NCAA championship game loss to LSU. The All-American received a technical foul because she didn’t pass the ball to an official after a foul was called late in the third quarter. That was deemed to be a delay of game by the officials. Under the new rule, that play would have resulted in the team getting a technical foul and not Clark. NCAAFB – NCAA panel approves stopping clock for first downs in Division III The game clock will continue to stop for first downs in Division III for at least another year after the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee approved a recommendation from the Football Rules Committee. The biggest rule change this season in all other divisions will have the game clock continue to run when a first down is gained except in the last two minutes of either half. Previously, the clock stopped when a first down was gained and restarted on the referee’s signal. Division III administrators and coaches asked to hold off on implementation so they can see how it affects games in the upper divisions. NCAAMBB – NCAA tweaks rules on block/charge calls in men’s basketball The NCAA is tweaking how block/charge calls are made in men’s basketball. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rule changes that require a defender to be in position to draw a charge at the time the offensive player plants a foot to go airborne for a shot. If the defender arrives after the player has planted a foot, officials have been instructed to call a block when there’s contact. Defenders previously had to be in position to draw a charge before the offensive player went airborne. NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee members made the proposal after NCAA members complained that too many charges were being called on those types of plays. NCAA – NCAA made a ‘big mistake’ by not setting up framework for NIL compensation NCAA President Charlie Baker wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for name, image and likeness that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform contract standards. Baker hopes a bill can move through Congress in the fall before next year’s election cycle ramps up. If not, Baker says the NCAA has to be prepared to try to cleanup NIL on its own. Speaking at the Future of College Sports Summit in Washington, Baker says the previous NCAA leadership made a mistake in not trying to regulate NIL on its own. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Wisconsin 4, West Michigan 1 Lake County 7, Great Lakes 2 South Bend 3, Lansing 1 Tonight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 1 at Byron Center Hudsonville 1, Portage Central 0 Today Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 2 at Vicksburg Plainwell vs. Pinckney, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Portage Northern Our Lady of the Lake vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m. Boys Golf – State Finals (2 rounds) Round 1 Division 1 at The Meadows, GVSU, 9:00 a.m. Portage Central (team) Division 2 at The Fortress, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Gull Lake (team, Vicksburg (team), Jacob Marohn (Lakeshore @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Forest Acres West, MSU, 9:00 a.m. Carter Crist (Coloma @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Bedford Valley, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Luis Lorenz (Cassopolis @ 9:00 a.m. Saturday Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals Division 1 at Novi Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Livonia Franklin, 10:00 a.m. Novi vs. Hartland, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 1 at Central Michigan University Caledonia vs. Traverse City West, 10:00 a.m. Mattawan vs. Cedar Springs, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Kalamazoo College Lakeshore vs. Grand Rapids Christian, 10:00 a.m. Olivet vs. Hamilton, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR Watervliet vs. Chesaning, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Catholic vs. North Muskegon, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Adrian College Bridgman vs. Grass Lake, 10:00 a.m. Ottawa Lake Whiteford vs. Lumen Christi, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi Decatur vs. Concord, 10:00 a.m. Kal. Hackett vs. Petersburg-Summerfield, 12:00 p.m. Quarterfinals, 2:00 p.m. Softball – Regional Semis/Finals Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. Saline vs. Brownstone Woodhaven, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Berrien Springs Hamilton vs. Wayland, 10:00 a.m. Vicksburg vs. Edwardsburg, 12:30 p.m. Regional Championship, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Mason Three Rivers vs. Lake Odessa Lakewood, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Waverly vs. Parma Western, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Coloma vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. Bronson vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Colon River Valley vs. Decatur, 10:00 a.m. Burr Oak vs. Mendon, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Philadelphia Phillies 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 – Game 1 New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 0 – Game 2 Los Angeles Angels 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Phillies 3, Tigers 2 – Wheeler, Clemens lead Phillies past Tigers 3-2 for 5th straight win Zack Wheeler took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Kody Clemens came through with a game-ending single and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Detroit Tigers 3-2 for their fifth victory in a row. Brandon Marsh tied it in the ninth with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly for the defending NL champions. Nick Maton hit a go-ahead single in the top of the ninth after Tyler Nevin broke up Wheeler’s no-hit bid with one out in the eighth for the Tigers, who lost their sixth in a row and eighth in the last nine. The game originally was scheduled for Wednesday night but was postponed due to poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires. White Sox 6, Yankees 3/Yankees 3, White Sox 0 – Yanks blank White Sox 3-0 for doubleheader split Randy Vásquez pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning for his first major league win, Billy McKinney hit his first home run with the Yankees and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 for a doubleheader split. Chicago extended its winning streak to a season-high five games with a 6-5 victory in the opener, when Eloy Jiménez hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh off Michael King. Jake Burger had a two-run shot off Yankees starter Luis Severino before Luis Robert Jr. and Yoán Moncada also went deep against the right-hander. Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer in Game 2. Angels 3, Cubs 1 – Adell homers in return to majors as Angels beat Cubs 3-1 to complete series sweep Jo Adell homered in his first game back in the majors, Reid Detmers finally posted his first victory of the season and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-1 to complete their third series sweep of the season. It’s the first time the Angels, who have won four straight, have swept the Cubs in a three-game series. Trey Mancini had an RBI double for Chicago, swept for the fourth time this year. The Cubs have dropped four in a row and 10 of 14. Tonight Arizona (Kelly 7-3) at Detroit (Lorenzen 2-2), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Miami (Pérez 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-3), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Stroman 6-4) at San Francisco (DeSclafani 4-5), 10:15 p.m. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Last Night Florida Panthers 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 – OT (VGK leads 2-1) Panthers 3, Golden Knights 2 – OT – Panthers rally, top Golden Knights 3-2 in OT in Game 3 of Stanley Cup final Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers pulled off some more postseason dramatics to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night. Matthew Tkachuk tied it with 2:13 left in the third period for the Panthers, who got the franchise’s first title-series game win in seven tries. Florida had to fend off a power play to start overtime, and Verhaeghe got the winner from the slot to get the Panthers within 2-1 in the series. Game 4 is Saturday night. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for Florida. Adin Hill made 20 saves for Vegas, but got beat on the only shot he faced in overtime. Saturday Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m. (VGK leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks, Athanasiou agree to 2-year, $8.5 million contract The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have locked in one of their top scorers, agreeing to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with forward Andreas Athanasiou. The 28-year-old Athanasiou tied for the team lead with 20 goals and ranked third with 40 points in his first season with Chicago. He matched career highs with four game-winning goals and three power-play goals. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Athanasiou has 125 goals and 111 assists in 459 games with Detroit, Edmonton, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Blackhawks went 26-49-7 and finished last in the Central Division. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx, 8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks, 10:00 p.m. NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Tonight Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat, 8:30 p.m. (DEN leads 2-1) NBA – Heat still confident, Nuggets remain focused as NBA Finals reach Game 4 Jimmy Butler showed up in plush blue slippers Thursday for what was officially called practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him during an interview session. Nikola Jokic continued to say how he doesn’t care about statistics. Jamal Murray talked about all the fun he’s having. At this point, there isn’t a lot of off-day, on-court work for the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Game 4 of the NBA Finals is Friday night in Miami. The Nuggets got a historic effort from Jokic and Murray to reclaim the lead in the series with a 109-94 win Wednesday night. Horse Racing – Belmont Stakes could be affected if air quality doesn’t improve New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has warned that the Belmont Stakes could be canceled if air quality doesn’t improve. Racing at Belmont Park was called off on Thursday because of hazy, smoky conditions from wildfires in Canada. It was the second straight day that the bad air affected sports in the northeastern United States. In Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was called off. The Belmont is the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Hochul says it could be scrapped if the air quality index exceeds 200. She says horses will have to undergo additional evaluations if the air is in the 150-200 range. MLS – MLS hopes Messi will boost attendance, TV viewers and market share After two decades competing against Real Madrid, Manchester United and Brazil, Lionel Messi will be going against the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA. Major League Soccer is hoping for a breakout boost to its television audience and market share after Messi joins Inter Miami next month. Following Pelé’s signing with the New York Cosmos in 1975 and David Beckham joining the LA Galaxy in 2007, Messi is expected to become the third supreme soccer evangelist in a nation where the sport has been playing catch-up for more than a century. NFL – Minnesota Vikings releasing star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons The Minnesota Vikings are parting ways with star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons. He has been informed he’ll be released, a person familiar with the team’s decision told The Associated Press. In six years with the Vikings, Cook reached third on the franchise all-time rushing list with 5,993 yards. He is coming off his fourth consecutive season surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Cook was scheduled to count more than $14.1 million against Minnesota’s salary cap. Cutting him will chop $9 million off the team’s cap charges for this year. Tennis – Unseeded Muchova to face No. 1 Swiatek in French Open women’s final No. 1 Iga Swiatek has moved closer to a second consecutive French Open championship by defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 7-6 (7) in the semifinals. The victory Thursday also assured Swiatek of keeping the No. 1 ranking after the tournament. The 22-year-old from Poland is trying to win her third title at Roland Garros and fourth major trophy overall. On Saturday, Swiatek will face unseeded Karolina Muchova, a 26-year-old from the Czech Republic, who advanced to her first Slam final with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion. NCAA – Swarbrick to step down as ND AD; NBC Sports’ Peter Bevacqua to take over Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the school maintain the football program’s independent status amid an unprecedented flurry of conference realignment. Notre Dame says NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua will succeed Swarbrick. Bevacqua will join the university July 1 as a special assistant to the president for athletics before taking over the athletic department sometime in the first quarter of 2024. NCAASB – Oklahoma wins third straight Women’s College World Series Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and Oklahoma won its third straight Women’s College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 for a two-game sweep. The Sooners finished 61-1 and extended their Division I-record win streak to 53 games. They have won six titles since 2013 after getting their first in 2000, all under coach Patty Gasso. Oklahoma’s only defeat was a 4-3 loss at Baylor on Feb. 19. The Sooners set a record for win percentage and have the fewest losses of any NCAA champion. They led the nation in runs per game, earned run average and batting average. NCAAWBB – NCAA changes delay-of-game penalty in women’s hoops, adds rule on flopping The NCAA is changing its penalty for delay-of-game violations in women’s basketball and adding a new rule on flopping. Players will no longer get charged a technical foul for certain delay-of-game violations, including the one Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark got called for in the Hawkeyes’ NCAA championship game loss to LSU. The All-American received a technical foul because she didn’t pass the ball to an official after a foul was called late in the third quarter. That was deemed to be a delay of game by the officials. Under the new rule, that play would have resulted in the team getting a technical foul and not Clark. NCAAFB – NCAA panel approves stopping clock for first downs in Division III The game clock will continue to stop for first downs in Division III for at least another year after the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee approved a recommendation from the Football Rules Committee. The biggest rule change this season in all other divisions will have the game clock continue to run when a first down is gained except in the last two minutes of either half. Previously, the clock stopped when a first down was gained and restarted on the referee’s signal. Division III administrators and coaches asked to hold off on implementation so they can see how it affects games in the upper divisions. NCAAMBB – NCAA tweaks rules on block/charge calls in men’s basketball The NCAA is tweaking how block/charge calls are made in men’s basketball. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rule changes that require a defender to be in position to draw a charge at the time the offensive player plants a foot to go airborne for a shot. If the defender arrives after the player has planted a foot, officials have been instructed to call a block when there’s contact. Defenders previously had to be in position to draw a charge before the offensive player went airborne. NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee members made the proposal after NCAA members complained that too many charges were being called on those types of plays. NCAA – NCAA made a ‘big mistake’ by not setting up framework for NIL compensation NCAA President Charlie Baker wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for name, image and likeness that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform contract standards. Baker hopes a bill can move through Congress in the fall before next year’s election cycle ramps up. If not, Baker says the NCAA has to be prepared to try to cleanup NIL on its own. Speaking at the Future of College Sports Summit in Washington, Baker says the previous NCAA leadership made a mistake in not trying to regulate NIL on its own. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Wisconsin 4, West Michigan 1 Lake County 7, Great Lakes 2 South Bend 3, Lansing 1 Tonight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 1 at Byron Center Hudsonville 1, Portage Central 0 Today Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 2 at Vicksburg Plainwell vs. Pinckney, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Portage Northern Our Lady of the Lake vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m. Boys Golf – State Finals (2 rounds) Round 1 Division 1 at The Meadows, GVSU, 9:00 a.m. Portage Central (team) Division 2 at The Fortress, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Gull Lake (team, Vicksburg (team), Jacob Marohn (Lakeshore @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Forest Acres West, MSU, 9:00 a.m. Carter Crist (Coloma @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Bedford Valley, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Luis Lorenz (Cassopolis @ 9:00 a.m. Saturday Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals Division 1 at Novi Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Livonia Franklin, 10:00 a.m. Novi vs. Hartland, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 1 at Central Michigan University Caledonia vs. Traverse City West, 10:00 a.m. Mattawan vs. Cedar Springs, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Kalamazoo College Lakeshore vs. Grand Rapids Christian, 10:00 a.m. Olivet vs. Hamilton, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR Watervliet vs. Chesaning, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Catholic vs. North Muskegon, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Adrian College Bridgman vs. Grass Lake, 10:00 a.m. Ottawa Lake Whiteford vs. Lumen Christi, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi Decatur vs. Concord, 10:00 a.m. Kal. Hackett vs. Petersburg-Summerfield, 12:00 p.m. Quarterfinals, 2:00 p.m. Softball – Regional Semis/Finals Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. Saline vs. Brownstone Woodhaven, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Berrien Springs Hamilton vs. Wayland, 10:00 a.m. Vicksburg vs. Edwardsburg, 12:30 p.m. Regional Championship, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Mason Three Rivers vs. Lake Odessa Lakewood, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Waverly vs. Parma Western, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Coloma vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. Bronson vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Colon River Valley vs. Decatur, 10:00 a.m. Burr Oak vs. Mendon, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Philadelphia Phillies 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 – Game 1 New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 0 – Game 2 Los Angeles Angels 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Phillies 3, Tigers 2 – Wheeler, Clemens lead Phillies past Tigers 3-2 for 5th straight win Zack Wheeler took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Kody Clemens came through with a game-ending single and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Detroit Tigers 3-2 for their fifth victory in a row. Brandon Marsh tied it in the ninth with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly for the defending NL champions. Nick Maton hit a go-ahead single in the top of the ninth after Tyler Nevin broke up Wheeler’s no-hit bid with one out in the eighth for the Tigers, who lost their sixth in a row and eighth in the last nine. The game originally was scheduled for Wednesday night but was postponed due to poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires. White Sox 6, Yankees 3/Yankees 3, White Sox 0 – Yanks blank White Sox 3-0 for doubleheader split Randy Vásquez pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning for his first major league win, Billy McKinney hit his first home run with the Yankees and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 for a doubleheader split. Chicago extended its winning streak to a season-high five games with a 6-5 victory in the opener, when Eloy Jiménez hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh off Michael King. Jake Burger had a two-run shot off Yankees starter Luis Severino before Luis Robert Jr. and Yoán Moncada also went deep against the right-hander. Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer in Game 2. Angels 3, Cubs 1 – Adell homers in return to majors as Angels beat Cubs 3-1 to complete series sweep Jo Adell homered in his first game back in the majors, Reid Detmers finally posted his first victory of the season and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-1 to complete their third series sweep of the season. It’s the first time the Angels, who have won four straight, have swept the Cubs in a three-game series. Trey Mancini had an RBI double for Chicago, swept for the fourth time this year. The Cubs have dropped four in a row and 10 of 14. Tonight Arizona (Kelly 7-3) at Detroit (Lorenzen 2-2), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Miami (Pérez 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-3), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Stroman 6-4) at San Francisco (DeSclafani 4-5), 10:15 p.m. NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) Last Night Florida Panthers 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 – OT (VGK leads 2-1) Panthers 3, Golden Knights 2 – OT – Panthers rally, top Golden Knights 3-2 in OT in Game 3 of Stanley Cup final Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers pulled off some more postseason dramatics to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night. Matthew Tkachuk tied it with 2:13 left in the third period for the Panthers, who got the franchise’s first title-series game win in seven tries. Florida had to fend off a power play to start overtime, and Verhaeghe got the winner from the slot to get the Panthers within 2-1 in the series. Game 4 is Saturday night. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for Florida. Adin Hill made 20 saves for Vegas, but got beat on the only shot he faced in overtime. Saturday Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m. (VGK leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks, Athanasiou agree to 2-year, $8.5 million contract The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have locked in one of their top scorers, agreeing to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with forward Andreas Athanasiou. The 28-year-old Athanasiou tied for the team lead with 20 goals and ranked third with 40 points in his first season with Chicago. He matched career highs with four game-winning goals and three power-play goals. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Athanasiou has 125 goals and 111 assists in 459 games with Detroit, Edmonton, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Blackhawks went 26-49-7 and finished last in the Central Division. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx, 8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks, 10:00 p.m. NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Tonight Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat, 8:30 p.m. (DEN leads 2-1) NBA – Heat still confident, Nuggets remain focused as NBA Finals reach Game 4 Jimmy Butler showed up in plush blue slippers Thursday for what was officially called practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him during an interview session. Nikola Jokic continued to say how he doesn’t care about statistics. Jamal Murray talked about all the fun he’s having. At this point, there isn’t a lot of off-day, on-court work for the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Game 4 of the NBA Finals is Friday night in Miami. The Nuggets got a historic effort from Jokic and Murray to reclaim the lead in the series with a 109-94 win Wednesday night. Horse Racing – Belmont Stakes could be affected if air quality doesn’t improve New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has warned that the Belmont Stakes could be canceled if air quality doesn’t improve. Racing at Belmont Park was called off on Thursday because of hazy, smoky conditions from wildfires in Canada. It was the second straight day that the bad air affected sports in the northeastern United States. In Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was called off. The Belmont is the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Hochul says it could be scrapped if the air quality index exceeds 200. She says horses will have to undergo additional evaluations if the air is in the 150-200 range. MLS – MLS hopes Messi will boost attendance, TV viewers and market share After two decades competing against Real Madrid, Manchester United and Brazil, Lionel Messi will be going against the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA. Major League Soccer is hoping for a breakout boost to its television audience and market share after Messi joins Inter Miami next month. Following Pelé’s signing with the New York Cosmos in 1975 and David Beckham joining the LA Galaxy in 2007, Messi is expected to become the third supreme soccer evangelist in a nation where the sport has been playing catch-up for more than a century. NFL – Minnesota Vikings releasing star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons The Minnesota Vikings are parting ways with star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons. He has been informed he’ll be released, a person familiar with the team’s decision told The Associated Press. In six years with the Vikings, Cook reached third on the franchise all-time rushing list with 5,993 yards. He is coming off his fourth consecutive season surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Cook was scheduled to count more than $14.1 million against Minnesota’s salary cap. Cutting him will chop $9 million off the team’s cap charges for this year. Tennis – Unseeded Muchova to face No. 1 Swiatek in French Open women’s final No. 1 Iga Swiatek has moved closer to a second consecutive French Open championship by defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 7-6 (7) in the semifinals. The victory Thursday also assured Swiatek of keeping the No. 1 ranking after the tournament. The 22-year-old from Poland is trying to win her third title at Roland Garros and fourth major trophy overall. On Saturday, Swiatek will face unseeded Karolina Muchova, a 26-year-old from the Czech Republic, who advanced to her first Slam final with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion. NCAA – Swarbrick to step down as ND AD; NBC Sports’ Peter Bevacqua to take over Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the school maintain the football program’s independent status amid an unprecedented flurry of conference realignment. Notre Dame says NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua will succeed Swarbrick. Bevacqua will join the university July 1 as a special assistant to the president for athletics before taking over the athletic department sometime in the first quarter of 2024. NCAASB – Oklahoma wins third straight Women’s College World Series Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and Oklahoma won its third straight Women’s College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 for a two-game sweep. The Sooners finished 61-1 and extended their Division I-record win streak to 53 games. They have won six titles since 2013 after getting their first in 2000, all under coach Patty Gasso. Oklahoma’s only defeat was a 4-3 loss at Baylor on Feb. 19. The Sooners set a record for win percentage and have the fewest losses of any NCAA champion. They led the nation in runs per game, earned run average and batting average. NCAAWBB – NCAA changes delay-of-game penalty in women’s hoops, adds rule on flopping The NCAA is changing its penalty for delay-of-game violations in women’s basketball and adding a new rule on flopping. Players will no longer get charged a technical foul for certain delay-of-game violations, including the one Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark got called for in the Hawkeyes’ NCAA championship game loss to LSU. The All-American received a technical foul because she didn’t pass the ball to an official after a foul was called late in the third quarter. That was deemed to be a delay of game by the officials. Under the new rule, that play would have resulted in the team getting a technical foul and not Clark. NCAAFB – NCAA panel approves stopping clock for first downs in Division III The game clock will continue to stop for first downs in Division III for at least another year after the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee approved a recommendation from the Football Rules Committee. The biggest rule change this season in all other divisions will have the game clock continue to run when a first down is gained except in the last two minutes of either half. Previously, the clock stopped when a first down was gained and restarted on the referee’s signal. Division III administrators and coaches asked to hold off on implementation so they can see how it affects games in the upper divisions. NCAAMBB – NCAA tweaks rules on block/charge calls in men’s basketball The NCAA is tweaking how block/charge calls are made in men’s basketball. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rule changes that require a defender to be in position to draw a charge at the time the offensive player plants a foot to go airborne for a shot. If the defender arrives after the player has planted a foot, officials have been instructed to call a block when there’s contact. Defenders previously had to be in position to draw a charge before the offensive player went airborne. NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee members made the proposal after NCAA members complained that too many charges were being called on those types of plays. NCAA – NCAA made a ‘big mistake’ by not setting up framework for NIL compensation NCAA President Charlie Baker wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for name, image and likeness that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform contract standards. Baker hopes a bill can move through Congress in the fall before next year’s election cycle ramps up. If not, Baker says the NCAA has to be prepared to try to cleanup NIL on its own. Speaking at the Future of College Sports Summit in Washington, Baker says the previous NCAA leadership made a mistake in not trying to regulate NIL on its own. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Wisconsin 4, West Michigan 1 Lake County 7, Great Lakes 2 South Bend 3, Lansing 1 Tonight Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 1 at Byron Center Hudsonville 1, Portage Central 0 Today Girls Soccer – Regional Finals Division 2 at Vicksburg Plainwell vs. Pinckney, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Portage Northern Our Lady of the Lake vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m. Boys Golf – State Finals (2 rounds) Round 1 Division 1 at The Meadows, GVSU, 9:00 a.m. Portage Central (team) Division 2 at The Fortress, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Gull Lake (team, Vicksburg (team), Jacob Marohn (Lakeshore @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Forest Acres West, MSU, 9:00 a.m. Carter Crist (Coloma @ 9:00 a.m.) Division 3 at Bedford Valley, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. Luis Lorenz (Cassopolis @ 9:00 a.m. Saturday Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals Division 1 at Novi Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Livonia Franklin, 10:00 a.m. Novi vs. Hartland, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 1 at Central Michigan University Caledonia vs. Traverse City West, 10:00 a.m. Mattawan vs. Cedar Springs, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Kalamazoo College Lakeshore vs. Grand Rapids Christian, 10:00 a.m. Olivet vs. Hamilton, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR Watervliet vs. Chesaning, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Catholic vs. North Muskegon, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 3 at Adrian College Bridgman vs. Grass Lake, 10:00 a.m. Ottawa Lake Whiteford vs. Lumen Christi, 12:30 p.m. Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m. Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi Decatur vs. Concord, 10:00 a.m. Kal. Hackett vs. Petersburg-Summerfield, 12:00 p.m. Quarterfinals, 2:00 p.m. Softball – Regional Semis/Finals Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. Saline vs. Brownstone Woodhaven, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 2 at Berrien Springs Hamilton vs. Wayland, 10:00 a.m. Vicksburg vs. Edwardsburg, 12:30 p.m. Regional Championship, 3:00 p.m. Division 2 at Mason Three Rivers vs. Lake Odessa Lakewood, 10:00 a.m. Lansing Waverly vs. Parma Western, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Coloma vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. Bronson vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Colon River Valley vs. Decatur, 10:00 a.m. Burr Oak vs. Mendon, 12:00 p.m. Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Guardians 2 Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 5 St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 6, Guardians 2 – Ibañez homers, scores 3 runs as Tigers topple Guardians 6-2 Joey Wentz shrugged off giving up a couple quick hits for his first win and Andy Ibañez homered and scored three runs, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 win over the struggling Cleveland Guardians. Wentz allowed a double and single to start the game before settling in. The left-hander retired 13 of 14 before giving up a pair of walks in the sixth. Ibañez connected in the fifth inning and Riley Greene drove in two runs as the Tigers won for the sixth time in seven games. José Ramírez homered for Cleveland, which has scored three runs or less in 22 of 35 games. Royals 12, White Sox 5 – Melendez has 4 RBIs, Royals score 8 in 6th, beat ChiSox 12-5 MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Melendez hit a two-run shot in the fourth against Dylan Cease and then had a two-run single in the sixth as the Royals turned a 4-4 game into a rout. Kansas City had its highest-scoring game this season and won consecutive home games for the first time since last September. Cease gave up seven runs in five-plus innings as his ERA rose to 5.58. Jose Cuas got one out in relief of Zack Greinke for the win. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1 – Contreras leads Cardinals past Cubs 3-1 in return to Wrigley Willson Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in his return to Wrigley Field, including a tiebreaking double, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. St. Louis also got a strong effort from its bullpen in its second straight win after an eight-game losing streak. Génesis Cabrera, Jordan Hicks and Ryan Helsley combined for 4 2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Miles Mikolas. Contreras played for Chicago for seven seasons before departing in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. Louis in December. Tonight Detroit (Lorenzen 1-1) at Cleveland (Bieber 2-1), 6:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2) at Kansas City (Lyles 0-5), 7:40 p.m. St. Louis (Flaherty 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Vegas Golden Knights 5, Edmonton Oilers 1 (VGK leads 2-1) Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1 – Marchessault, Eichel lead Vegas to 5-1 win over Oilers Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Vegas. Laurent Brossoit left at 11:44 of the first period after turning away three of four shots. Adin Hill came on and stopped all 25 shots he saw. Warren Foegele scored the first goal of the game for Edmonton before the Golden Knights countered with five. Stuart Skinner was pulled in the second period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell replaced him and made nine saves. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is here Wednesday night, followed by Game 5 on Friday night at Las Vegas. Tonight Carolina Panthers at New Jersey Devils, 7:00 p.m. (CAR leads 2-1) Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken, 9:30 p.m. (SEA leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks win NHL draft lottery, get to pick Connor Bedard The Chicago Blackhawks have won the NHL draft lottery and the right to select Connor Bedard with the first pick. Chicago had the third-highest odds of winning it at 11.5%. Bedard is considered the top draft-eligible prospect available since Connor McDavid in 2015. Bedard’s 72 goals and 143 points with Regina of the Western Hockey League were the most of any junior hockey player in Canada. League-worst Anaheim won the lottery to pick second and choose among forwards Adam Fantilli from the University of Michigan, Matvei Michkov from Russia and Leo Carlsson from Sweden at the draft June 28 in Nashville. The Detroit Red Wings will have the 9th selection. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Miami Heat 109, New York Knicks 101 (MIA leads 3-1) Los Angles Lakers 104, Golden State Warriors 101 (LAL leads 3-1) Heat 109, Knicks 101 – Heat take 3-1 lead, hold off Knicks 109-101 for Game 4 win Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and added 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the New York Knicks 109-101. Max Strus scored 16, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10 for the Heat. Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the East semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and the first potential clincher — awaiting in New York on Wednesday night. Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists for fifth-seeded New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 for the Knicks before fouling out with about three minutes left. Lakers 104, Warriors 101 – Lakers rally past Warriors 104-101, take 3-1 series lead Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who moved to the brink of an improbable trip to the Western Conference finals with their eighth consecutive home victory since March. Los Angeles overcame Stephen Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. (Series tied 2-2) Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m. (Series tied 2-2) NCAA – Iowa, Iowa St announce investigations into athlete gambling The University of Iowa says 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation. Iowa State acknowledged about 15 of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules. Last week, Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team. NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and staff from betting on amateur, collegiate and professional sports in which the NCAA conducts a championship. Golf – Tiger Woods’ lawyers try to stop ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit Attorneys for golf superstar Tiger Woods will soon be in court in an attempt to halt a lawsuit his ex-girlfriend filed against him. The attorneys are expected to argue in a Florida court Tuesday that Erica Herman signed a nondisclosure agreement with the golfer requiring that any disagreement between the two must be decided by an arbitrator in private. Herman is arguing that the contract should be thrown out. She was working as the manager of his Florida restaurant when their romantic relationship began. She says she signed the agreement under duress because he threatened to fire her if she didn’t, His lawyers deny that. NFL – Bills’ Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision begins the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. Hamlin first started Chasing M’s Foundation in May 2020 when he was still a student playing with the University of Pittsburgh. His spokesperson said they applied last month for retroactive tax-exempt status for the nonprofit. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games yesterday Today Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 1 – TIE Saugatuck 4, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Mattawan 10, Battle Creek Central 0 Portage Central 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Central 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 0 Paw Paw 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE Vicksburg 8, Niles 0 Otsego 6, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 8, Three Rivers 0 South Haven 8, Watervliet 0 Holland Black River 8, Coloma 0 Fennville 4, Bridgman 0 Berrien Springs 8, Covert 0 New Buffalo 1, Buchanan 0 Allegan 8, Schoolcraft 0 Comstock 4, Marcellus 0 Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Delton-Kellogg 2 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Lawton 0 Parchment 5, Constantine 1 Baseball Brandywine 11, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 5, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Loy Norrix 12, River Valley 2 – Game 1 Loy Norrix 13, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Lawrence 11, Cassopolis 5 – Game 1 Lawrence 6, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Marcellus 15, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bloomingdale 4 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Central 8, Plainwell 5 Portage Northern 7, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Girls Tennis Brandywine 8, Three Rivers 0 Softball St. Joseph at Zeeland West, cancelled Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 4, Bronson 3 – Game 1 Buchanan 7, Bronson 6 – Game 2 Cassopolis 10, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Cassopolis 19, Lawrence 9 – Game 2 Three Rivers 5, Kalamazoo Central 4 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 2 Portage Central 6, Kalamazoo Christian 2 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Christian 8, Portage Central 7 – Game 2 Lawton at Paw Paw, cancelled Parchment 2, Constantine 0 – Game 1 Parchment 11, Constantine 1 – Game 2 Track and Field St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan Boys: St. Joseph 117, Lakeshore 43 Boys: St. Joseph 103, Mattawan 59 Boys: Mattawan 80, Lakeshore 77 Girls: St. Joseph 104.5, Lakeshore 54.5 Girls: St. Joseph 126, Mattawan 29 Girls: Lakeshore 112, Mattawan 39 Today Soccer Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Lowell at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 5:30 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Softball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis Buchanan at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf Lakeland Conference at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m. (Harbor Shores) Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, DowagiacSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Guardians 2 Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 5 St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 6, Guardians 2 – Ibañez homers, scores 3 runs as Tigers topple Guardians 6-2 Joey Wentz shrugged off giving up a couple quick hits for his first win and Andy Ibañez homered and scored three runs, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 win over the struggling Cleveland Guardians. Wentz allowed a double and single to start the game before settling in. The left-hander retired 13 of 14 before giving up a pair of walks in the sixth. Ibañez connected in the fifth inning and Riley Greene drove in two runs as the Tigers won for the sixth time in seven games. José Ramírez homered for Cleveland, which has scored three runs or less in 22 of 35 games. Royals 12, White Sox 5 – Melendez has 4 RBIs, Royals score 8 in 6th, beat ChiSox 12-5 MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Melendez hit a two-run shot in the fourth against Dylan Cease and then had a two-run single in the sixth as the Royals turned a 4-4 game into a rout. Kansas City had its highest-scoring game this season and won consecutive home games for the first time since last September. Cease gave up seven runs in five-plus innings as his ERA rose to 5.58. Jose Cuas got one out in relief of Zack Greinke for the win. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1 – Contreras leads Cardinals past Cubs 3-1 in return to Wrigley Willson Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in his return to Wrigley Field, including a tiebreaking double, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. St. Louis also got a strong effort from its bullpen in its second straight win after an eight-game losing streak. Génesis Cabrera, Jordan Hicks and Ryan Helsley combined for 4 2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Miles Mikolas. Contreras played for Chicago for seven seasons before departing in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. Louis in December. Tonight Detroit (Lorenzen 1-1) at Cleveland (Bieber 2-1), 6:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2) at Kansas City (Lyles 0-5), 7:40 p.m. St. Louis (Flaherty 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Vegas Golden Knights 5, Edmonton Oilers 1 (VGK leads 2-1) Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1 – Marchessault, Eichel lead Vegas to 5-1 win over Oilers Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Vegas. Laurent Brossoit left at 11:44 of the first period after turning away three of four shots. Adin Hill came on and stopped all 25 shots he saw. Warren Foegele scored the first goal of the game for Edmonton before the Golden Knights countered with five. Stuart Skinner was pulled in the second period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell replaced him and made nine saves. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is here Wednesday night, followed by Game 5 on Friday night at Las Vegas. Tonight Carolina Panthers at New Jersey Devils, 7:00 p.m. (CAR leads 2-1) Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken, 9:30 p.m. (SEA leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks win NHL draft lottery, get to pick Connor Bedard The Chicago Blackhawks have won the NHL draft lottery and the right to select Connor Bedard with the first pick. Chicago had the third-highest odds of winning it at 11.5%. Bedard is considered the top draft-eligible prospect available since Connor McDavid in 2015. Bedard’s 72 goals and 143 points with Regina of the Western Hockey League were the most of any junior hockey player in Canada. League-worst Anaheim won the lottery to pick second and choose among forwards Adam Fantilli from the University of Michigan, Matvei Michkov from Russia and Leo Carlsson from Sweden at the draft June 28 in Nashville. The Detroit Red Wings will have the 9th selection. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Miami Heat 109, New York Knicks 101 (MIA leads 3-1) Los Angles Lakers 104, Golden State Warriors 101 (LAL leads 3-1) Heat 109, Knicks 101 – Heat take 3-1 lead, hold off Knicks 109-101 for Game 4 win Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and added 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the New York Knicks 109-101. Max Strus scored 16, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10 for the Heat. Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the East semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and the first potential clincher — awaiting in New York on Wednesday night. Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists for fifth-seeded New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 for the Knicks before fouling out with about three minutes left. Lakers 104, Warriors 101 – Lakers rally past Warriors 104-101, take 3-1 series lead Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who moved to the brink of an improbable trip to the Western Conference finals with their eighth consecutive home victory since March. Los Angeles overcame Stephen Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. (Series tied 2-2) Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m. (Series tied 2-2) NCAA – Iowa, Iowa St announce investigations into athlete gambling The University of Iowa says 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation. Iowa State acknowledged about 15 of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules. Last week, Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team. NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and staff from betting on amateur, collegiate and professional sports in which the NCAA conducts a championship. Golf – Tiger Woods’ lawyers try to stop ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit Attorneys for golf superstar Tiger Woods will soon be in court in an attempt to halt a lawsuit his ex-girlfriend filed against him. The attorneys are expected to argue in a Florida court Tuesday that Erica Herman signed a nondisclosure agreement with the golfer requiring that any disagreement between the two must be decided by an arbitrator in private. Herman is arguing that the contract should be thrown out. She was working as the manager of his Florida restaurant when their romantic relationship began. She says she signed the agreement under duress because he threatened to fire her if she didn’t, His lawyers deny that. NFL – Bills’ Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision begins the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. Hamlin first started Chasing M’s Foundation in May 2020 when he was still a student playing with the University of Pittsburgh. His spokesperson said they applied last month for retroactive tax-exempt status for the nonprofit. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games yesterday Today Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 1 – TIE Saugatuck 4, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Mattawan 10, Battle Creek Central 0 Portage Central 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Central 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 0 Paw Paw 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE Vicksburg 8, Niles 0 Otsego 6, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 8, Three Rivers 0 South Haven 8, Watervliet 0 Holland Black River 8, Coloma 0 Fennville 4, Bridgman 0 Berrien Springs 8, Covert 0 New Buffalo 1, Buchanan 0 Allegan 8, Schoolcraft 0 Comstock 4, Marcellus 0 Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Delton-Kellogg 2 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Lawton 0 Parchment 5, Constantine 1 Baseball Brandywine 11, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 5, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Loy Norrix 12, River Valley 2 – Game 1 Loy Norrix 13, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Lawrence 11, Cassopolis 5 – Game 1 Lawrence 6, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Marcellus 15, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bloomingdale 4 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Central 8, Plainwell 5 Portage Northern 7, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Girls Tennis Brandywine 8, Three Rivers 0 Softball St. Joseph at Zeeland West, cancelled Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 4, Bronson 3 – Game 1 Buchanan 7, Bronson 6 – Game 2 Cassopolis 10, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Cassopolis 19, Lawrence 9 – Game 2 Three Rivers 5, Kalamazoo Central 4 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 2 Portage Central 6, Kalamazoo Christian 2 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Christian 8, Portage Central 7 – Game 2 Lawton at Paw Paw, cancelled Parchment 2, Constantine 0 – Game 1 Parchment 11, Constantine 1 – Game 2 Track and Field St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan Boys: St. Joseph 117, Lakeshore 43 Boys: St. Joseph 103, Mattawan 59 Boys: Mattawan 80, Lakeshore 77 Girls: St. Joseph 104.5, Lakeshore 54.5 Girls: St. Joseph 126, Mattawan 29 Girls: Lakeshore 112, Mattawan 39 Today Soccer Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Lowell at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 5:30 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Softball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis Buchanan at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf Lakeland Conference at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m. (Harbor Shores) Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, DowagiacSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Guardians 2 Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 5 St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 6, Guardians 2 – Ibañez homers, scores 3 runs as Tigers topple Guardians 6-2 Joey Wentz shrugged off giving up a couple quick hits for his first win and Andy Ibañez homered and scored three runs, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 win over the struggling Cleveland Guardians. Wentz allowed a double and single to start the game before settling in. The left-hander retired 13 of 14 before giving up a pair of walks in the sixth. Ibañez connected in the fifth inning and Riley Greene drove in two runs as the Tigers won for the sixth time in seven games. José Ramírez homered for Cleveland, which has scored three runs or less in 22 of 35 games. Royals 12, White Sox 5 – Melendez has 4 RBIs, Royals score 8 in 6th, beat ChiSox 12-5 MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Melendez hit a two-run shot in the fourth against Dylan Cease and then had a two-run single in the sixth as the Royals turned a 4-4 game into a rout. Kansas City had its highest-scoring game this season and won consecutive home games for the first time since last September. Cease gave up seven runs in five-plus innings as his ERA rose to 5.58. Jose Cuas got one out in relief of Zack Greinke for the win. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1 – Contreras leads Cardinals past Cubs 3-1 in return to Wrigley Willson Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in his return to Wrigley Field, including a tiebreaking double, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. St. Louis also got a strong effort from its bullpen in its second straight win after an eight-game losing streak. Génesis Cabrera, Jordan Hicks and Ryan Helsley combined for 4 2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Miles Mikolas. Contreras played for Chicago for seven seasons before departing in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. Louis in December. Tonight Detroit (Lorenzen 1-1) at Cleveland (Bieber 2-1), 6:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2) at Kansas City (Lyles 0-5), 7:40 p.m. St. Louis (Flaherty 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Vegas Golden Knights 5, Edmonton Oilers 1 (VGK leads 2-1) Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1 – Marchessault, Eichel lead Vegas to 5-1 win over Oilers Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Vegas. Laurent Brossoit left at 11:44 of the first period after turning away three of four shots. Adin Hill came on and stopped all 25 shots he saw. Warren Foegele scored the first goal of the game for Edmonton before the Golden Knights countered with five. Stuart Skinner was pulled in the second period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell replaced him and made nine saves. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is here Wednesday night, followed by Game 5 on Friday night at Las Vegas. Tonight Carolina Panthers at New Jersey Devils, 7:00 p.m. (CAR leads 2-1) Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken, 9:30 p.m. (SEA leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks win NHL draft lottery, get to pick Connor Bedard The Chicago Blackhawks have won the NHL draft lottery and the right to select Connor Bedard with the first pick. Chicago had the third-highest odds of winning it at 11.5%. Bedard is considered the top draft-eligible prospect available since Connor McDavid in 2015. Bedard’s 72 goals and 143 points with Regina of the Western Hockey League were the most of any junior hockey player in Canada. League-worst Anaheim won the lottery to pick second and choose among forwards Adam Fantilli from the University of Michigan, Matvei Michkov from Russia and Leo Carlsson from Sweden at the draft June 28 in Nashville. The Detroit Red Wings will have the 9th selection. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Miami Heat 109, New York Knicks 101 (MIA leads 3-1) Los Angles Lakers 104, Golden State Warriors 101 (LAL leads 3-1) Heat 109, Knicks 101 – Heat take 3-1 lead, hold off Knicks 109-101 for Game 4 win Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and added 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the New York Knicks 109-101. Max Strus scored 16, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10 for the Heat. Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the East semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and the first potential clincher — awaiting in New York on Wednesday night. Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists for fifth-seeded New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 for the Knicks before fouling out with about three minutes left. Lakers 104, Warriors 101 – Lakers rally past Warriors 104-101, take 3-1 series lead Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who moved to the brink of an improbable trip to the Western Conference finals with their eighth consecutive home victory since March. Los Angeles overcame Stephen Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. (Series tied 2-2) Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m. (Series tied 2-2) NCAA – Iowa, Iowa St announce investigations into athlete gambling The University of Iowa says 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation. Iowa State acknowledged about 15 of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules. Last week, Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team. NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and staff from betting on amateur, collegiate and professional sports in which the NCAA conducts a championship. Golf – Tiger Woods’ lawyers try to stop ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit Attorneys for golf superstar Tiger Woods will soon be in court in an attempt to halt a lawsuit his ex-girlfriend filed against him. The attorneys are expected to argue in a Florida court Tuesday that Erica Herman signed a nondisclosure agreement with the golfer requiring that any disagreement between the two must be decided by an arbitrator in private. Herman is arguing that the contract should be thrown out. She was working as the manager of his Florida restaurant when their romantic relationship began. She says she signed the agreement under duress because he threatened to fire her if she didn’t, His lawyers deny that. NFL – Bills’ Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision begins the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. Hamlin first started Chasing M’s Foundation in May 2020 when he was still a student playing with the University of Pittsburgh. His spokesperson said they applied last month for retroactive tax-exempt status for the nonprofit. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games yesterday Today Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 1 – TIE Saugatuck 4, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Mattawan 10, Battle Creek Central 0 Portage Central 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Central 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 0 Paw Paw 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE Vicksburg 8, Niles 0 Otsego 6, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 8, Three Rivers 0 South Haven 8, Watervliet 0 Holland Black River 8, Coloma 0 Fennville 4, Bridgman 0 Berrien Springs 8, Covert 0 New Buffalo 1, Buchanan 0 Allegan 8, Schoolcraft 0 Comstock 4, Marcellus 0 Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Delton-Kellogg 2 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Lawton 0 Parchment 5, Constantine 1 Baseball Brandywine 11, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 5, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Loy Norrix 12, River Valley 2 – Game 1 Loy Norrix 13, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Lawrence 11, Cassopolis 5 – Game 1 Lawrence 6, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Marcellus 15, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bloomingdale 4 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Central 8, Plainwell 5 Portage Northern 7, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Girls Tennis Brandywine 8, Three Rivers 0 Softball St. Joseph at Zeeland West, cancelled Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 4, Bronson 3 – Game 1 Buchanan 7, Bronson 6 – Game 2 Cassopolis 10, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Cassopolis 19, Lawrence 9 – Game 2 Three Rivers 5, Kalamazoo Central 4 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 2 Portage Central 6, Kalamazoo Christian 2 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Christian 8, Portage Central 7 – Game 2 Lawton at Paw Paw, cancelled Parchment 2, Constantine 0 – Game 1 Parchment 11, Constantine 1 – Game 2 Track and Field St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan Boys: St. Joseph 117, Lakeshore 43 Boys: St. Joseph 103, Mattawan 59 Boys: Mattawan 80, Lakeshore 77 Girls: St. Joseph 104.5, Lakeshore 54.5 Girls: St. Joseph 126, Mattawan 29 Girls: Lakeshore 112, Mattawan 39 Today Soccer Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Lowell at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 5:30 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Softball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis Buchanan at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf Lakeland Conference at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m. (Harbor Shores) Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, DowagiacSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Guardians 2 Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 5 St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 6, Guardians 2 – Ibañez homers, scores 3 runs as Tigers topple Guardians 6-2 Joey Wentz shrugged off giving up a couple quick hits for his first win and Andy Ibañez homered and scored three runs, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 win over the struggling Cleveland Guardians. Wentz allowed a double and single to start the game before settling in. The left-hander retired 13 of 14 before giving up a pair of walks in the sixth. Ibañez connected in the fifth inning and Riley Greene drove in two runs as the Tigers won for the sixth time in seven games. José Ramírez homered for Cleveland, which has scored three runs or less in 22 of 35 games. Royals 12, White Sox 5 – Melendez has 4 RBIs, Royals score 8 in 6th, beat ChiSox 12-5 MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Melendez hit a two-run shot in the fourth against Dylan Cease and then had a two-run single in the sixth as the Royals turned a 4-4 game into a rout. Kansas City had its highest-scoring game this season and won consecutive home games for the first time since last September. Cease gave up seven runs in five-plus innings as his ERA rose to 5.58. Jose Cuas got one out in relief of Zack Greinke for the win. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1 – Contreras leads Cardinals past Cubs 3-1 in return to Wrigley Willson Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in his return to Wrigley Field, including a tiebreaking double, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. St. Louis also got a strong effort from its bullpen in its second straight win after an eight-game losing streak. Génesis Cabrera, Jordan Hicks and Ryan Helsley combined for 4 2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Miles Mikolas. Contreras played for Chicago for seven seasons before departing in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. Louis in December. Tonight Detroit (Lorenzen 1-1) at Cleveland (Bieber 2-1), 6:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2) at Kansas City (Lyles 0-5), 7:40 p.m. St. Louis (Flaherty 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Vegas Golden Knights 5, Edmonton Oilers 1 (VGK leads 2-1) Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1 – Marchessault, Eichel lead Vegas to 5-1 win over Oilers Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Vegas. Laurent Brossoit left at 11:44 of the first period after turning away three of four shots. Adin Hill came on and stopped all 25 shots he saw. Warren Foegele scored the first goal of the game for Edmonton before the Golden Knights countered with five. Stuart Skinner was pulled in the second period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell replaced him and made nine saves. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is here Wednesday night, followed by Game 5 on Friday night at Las Vegas. Tonight Carolina Panthers at New Jersey Devils, 7:00 p.m. (CAR leads 2-1) Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken, 9:30 p.m. (SEA leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks win NHL draft lottery, get to pick Connor Bedard The Chicago Blackhawks have won the NHL draft lottery and the right to select Connor Bedard with the first pick. Chicago had the third-highest odds of winning it at 11.5%. Bedard is considered the top draft-eligible prospect available since Connor McDavid in 2015. Bedard’s 72 goals and 143 points with Regina of the Western Hockey League were the most of any junior hockey player in Canada. League-worst Anaheim won the lottery to pick second and choose among forwards Adam Fantilli from the University of Michigan, Matvei Michkov from Russia and Leo Carlsson from Sweden at the draft June 28 in Nashville. The Detroit Red Wings will have the 9th selection. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Miami Heat 109, New York Knicks 101 (MIA leads 3-1) Los Angles Lakers 104, Golden State Warriors 101 (LAL leads 3-1) Heat 109, Knicks 101 – Heat take 3-1 lead, hold off Knicks 109-101 for Game 4 win Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and added 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the New York Knicks 109-101. Max Strus scored 16, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10 for the Heat. Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the East semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and the first potential clincher — awaiting in New York on Wednesday night. Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists for fifth-seeded New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 for the Knicks before fouling out with about three minutes left. Lakers 104, Warriors 101 – Lakers rally past Warriors 104-101, take 3-1 series lead Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who moved to the brink of an improbable trip to the Western Conference finals with their eighth consecutive home victory since March. Los Angeles overcame Stephen Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. (Series tied 2-2) Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m. (Series tied 2-2) NCAA – Iowa, Iowa St announce investigations into athlete gambling The University of Iowa says 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation. Iowa State acknowledged about 15 of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules. Last week, Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team. NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and staff from betting on amateur, collegiate and professional sports in which the NCAA conducts a championship. Golf – Tiger Woods’ lawyers try to stop ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit Attorneys for golf superstar Tiger Woods will soon be in court in an attempt to halt a lawsuit his ex-girlfriend filed against him. The attorneys are expected to argue in a Florida court Tuesday that Erica Herman signed a nondisclosure agreement with the golfer requiring that any disagreement between the two must be decided by an arbitrator in private. Herman is arguing that the contract should be thrown out. She was working as the manager of his Florida restaurant when their romantic relationship began. She says she signed the agreement under duress because he threatened to fire her if she didn’t, His lawyers deny that. NFL – Bills’ Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision begins the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. Hamlin first started Chasing M’s Foundation in May 2020 when he was still a student playing with the University of Pittsburgh. His spokesperson said they applied last month for retroactive tax-exempt status for the nonprofit. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games yesterday Today Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 1 – TIE Saugatuck 4, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Mattawan 10, Battle Creek Central 0 Portage Central 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Central 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 0 Paw Paw 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE Vicksburg 8, Niles 0 Otsego 6, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 8, Three Rivers 0 South Haven 8, Watervliet 0 Holland Black River 8, Coloma 0 Fennville 4, Bridgman 0 Berrien Springs 8, Covert 0 New Buffalo 1, Buchanan 0 Allegan 8, Schoolcraft 0 Comstock 4, Marcellus 0 Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Delton-Kellogg 2 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Lawton 0 Parchment 5, Constantine 1 Baseball Brandywine 11, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 5, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Loy Norrix 12, River Valley 2 – Game 1 Loy Norrix 13, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Lawrence 11, Cassopolis 5 – Game 1 Lawrence 6, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Marcellus 15, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bloomingdale 4 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Central 8, Plainwell 5 Portage Northern 7, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Girls Tennis Brandywine 8, Three Rivers 0 Softball St. Joseph at Zeeland West, cancelled Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 4, Bronson 3 – Game 1 Buchanan 7, Bronson 6 – Game 2 Cassopolis 10, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Cassopolis 19, Lawrence 9 – Game 2 Three Rivers 5, Kalamazoo Central 4 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 2 Portage Central 6, Kalamazoo Christian 2 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Christian 8, Portage Central 7 – Game 2 Lawton at Paw Paw, cancelled Parchment 2, Constantine 0 – Game 1 Parchment 11, Constantine 1 – Game 2 Track and Field St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan Boys: St. Joseph 117, Lakeshore 43 Boys: St. Joseph 103, Mattawan 59 Boys: Mattawan 80, Lakeshore 77 Girls: St. Joseph 104.5, Lakeshore 54.5 Girls: St. Joseph 126, Mattawan 29 Girls: Lakeshore 112, Mattawan 39 Today Soccer Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Lowell at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 5:30 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Softball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis Buchanan at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf Lakeland Conference at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m. (Harbor Shores) Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, DowagiacSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Guardians 2 Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 5 St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Tigers 6, Guardians 2 – Ibañez homers, scores 3 runs as Tigers topple Guardians 6-2 Joey Wentz shrugged off giving up a couple quick hits for his first win and Andy Ibañez homered and scored three runs, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 win over the struggling Cleveland Guardians. Wentz allowed a double and single to start the game before settling in. The left-hander retired 13 of 14 before giving up a pair of walks in the sixth. Ibañez connected in the fifth inning and Riley Greene drove in two runs as the Tigers won for the sixth time in seven games. José Ramírez homered for Cleveland, which has scored three runs or less in 22 of 35 games. Royals 12, White Sox 5 – Melendez has 4 RBIs, Royals score 8 in 6th, beat ChiSox 12-5 MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Melendez hit a two-run shot in the fourth against Dylan Cease and then had a two-run single in the sixth as the Royals turned a 4-4 game into a rout. Kansas City had its highest-scoring game this season and won consecutive home games for the first time since last September. Cease gave up seven runs in five-plus innings as his ERA rose to 5.58. Jose Cuas got one out in relief of Zack Greinke for the win. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1 – Contreras leads Cardinals past Cubs 3-1 in return to Wrigley Willson Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in his return to Wrigley Field, including a tiebreaking double, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. St. Louis also got a strong effort from its bullpen in its second straight win after an eight-game losing streak. Génesis Cabrera, Jordan Hicks and Ryan Helsley combined for 4 2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Miles Mikolas. Contreras played for Chicago for seven seasons before departing in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. Louis in December. Tonight Detroit (Lorenzen 1-1) at Cleveland (Bieber 2-1), 6:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2) at Kansas City (Lyles 0-5), 7:40 p.m. St. Louis (Flaherty 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Vegas Golden Knights 5, Edmonton Oilers 1 (VGK leads 2-1) Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1 – Marchessault, Eichel lead Vegas to 5-1 win over Oilers Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Vegas. Laurent Brossoit left at 11:44 of the first period after turning away three of four shots. Adin Hill came on and stopped all 25 shots he saw. Warren Foegele scored the first goal of the game for Edmonton before the Golden Knights countered with five. Stuart Skinner was pulled in the second period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell replaced him and made nine saves. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is here Wednesday night, followed by Game 5 on Friday night at Las Vegas. Tonight Carolina Panthers at New Jersey Devils, 7:00 p.m. (CAR leads 2-1) Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken, 9:30 p.m. (SEA leads 2-1) NHL – Blackhawks win NHL draft lottery, get to pick Connor Bedard The Chicago Blackhawks have won the NHL draft lottery and the right to select Connor Bedard with the first pick. Chicago had the third-highest odds of winning it at 11.5%. Bedard is considered the top draft-eligible prospect available since Connor McDavid in 2015. Bedard’s 72 goals and 143 points with Regina of the Western Hockey League were the most of any junior hockey player in Canada. League-worst Anaheim won the lottery to pick second and choose among forwards Adam Fantilli from the University of Michigan, Matvei Michkov from Russia and Leo Carlsson from Sweden at the draft June 28 in Nashville. The Detroit Red Wings will have the 9th selection. NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Miami Heat 109, New York Knicks 101 (MIA leads 3-1) Los Angles Lakers 104, Golden State Warriors 101 (LAL leads 3-1) Heat 109, Knicks 101 – Heat take 3-1 lead, hold off Knicks 109-101 for Game 4 win Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and added 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the New York Knicks 109-101. Max Strus scored 16, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10 for the Heat. Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the East semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and the first potential clincher — awaiting in New York on Wednesday night. Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists for fifth-seeded New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 for the Knicks before fouling out with about three minutes left. Lakers 104, Warriors 101 – Lakers rally past Warriors 104-101, take 3-1 series lead Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who moved to the brink of an improbable trip to the Western Conference finals with their eighth consecutive home victory since March. Los Angeles overcame Stephen Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. (Series tied 2-2) Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m. (Series tied 2-2) NCAA – Iowa, Iowa St announce investigations into athlete gambling The University of Iowa says 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation. Iowa State acknowledged about 15 of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules. Last week, Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team. NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and staff from betting on amateur, collegiate and professional sports in which the NCAA conducts a championship. Golf – Tiger Woods’ lawyers try to stop ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit Attorneys for golf superstar Tiger Woods will soon be in court in an attempt to halt a lawsuit his ex-girlfriend filed against him. The attorneys are expected to argue in a Florida court Tuesday that Erica Herman signed a nondisclosure agreement with the golfer requiring that any disagreement between the two must be decided by an arbitrator in private. Herman is arguing that the contract should be thrown out. She was working as the manager of his Florida restaurant when their romantic relationship began. She says she signed the agreement under duress because he threatened to fire her if she didn’t, His lawyers deny that. NFL – Bills’ Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision begins the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. Hamlin first started Chasing M’s Foundation in May 2020 when he was still a student playing with the University of Pittsburgh. His spokesperson said they applied last month for retroactive tax-exempt status for the nonprofit. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games yesterday Today Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 1 – TIE Saugatuck 4, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Mattawan 10, Battle Creek Central 0 Portage Central 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 1 Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Central 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 0 Paw Paw 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE Vicksburg 8, Niles 0 Otsego 6, Sturgis 0 Plainwell 8, Three Rivers 0 South Haven 8, Watervliet 0 Holland Black River 8, Coloma 0 Fennville 4, Bridgman 0 Berrien Springs 8, Covert 0 New Buffalo 1, Buchanan 0 Allegan 8, Schoolcraft 0 Comstock 4, Marcellus 0 Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Delton-Kellogg 2 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Lawton 0 Parchment 5, Constantine 1 Baseball Brandywine 11, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 5, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Loy Norrix 12, River Valley 2 – Game 1 Loy Norrix 13, River Valley 1 – Game 2 Lawrence 11, Cassopolis 5 – Game 1 Lawrence 6, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2 Marcellus 15, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bloomingdale 4 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Central 8, Plainwell 5 Portage Northern 7, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Girls Tennis Brandywine 8, Three Rivers 0 Softball St. Joseph at Zeeland West, cancelled Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 4, Bronson 3 – Game 1 Buchanan 7, Bronson 6 – Game 2 Cassopolis 10, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Cassopolis 19, Lawrence 9 – Game 2 Three Rivers 5, Kalamazoo Central 4 – Game 1 Three Rivers 12, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 2 Portage Central 6, Kalamazoo Christian 2 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Christian 8, Portage Central 7 – Game 2 Lawton at Paw Paw, cancelled Parchment 2, Constantine 0 – Game 1 Parchment 11, Constantine 1 – Game 2 Track and Field St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan Boys: St. Joseph 117, Lakeshore 43 Boys: St. Joseph 103, Mattawan 59 Boys: Mattawan 80, Lakeshore 77 Girls: St. Joseph 104.5, Lakeshore 54.5 Girls: St. Joseph 126, Mattawan 29 Girls: Lakeshore 112, Mattawan 39 Today Soccer Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Lowell at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 5:30 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Softball Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Bridgman at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis Buchanan at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf Lakeland Conference at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m. (Harbor Shores) Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, DowagiacSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's not goodbye but see you later. The Blackhawks Insider Podcast caps off the 2022-23 season with Andrew Shaw. Mutt tells Chris Vosters and Colby Cohen that these days he isn't breaking down film, but instead eying up the Food Network. Yes, chef, Shaw talks about his newfound hobbies post-retirement. Shaw also reflects on Jonathan Toews' last game with the Blackhawks, and what it was like witnessing that game in person. Colby and Chris preview the NHL postseason matchups and debate if the NHL should replicate the NBA's playoff format with a play-in tournament. The Blackhawks Insider Podcast is taking a quick timeout, but we'll be back for NHL entry draft coverage!
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 Cubs and White Sox were off Tigers 3, Blue Jays 1 – Báez benched as Tigers beat Jays 3-1, end 6-game skid Javier Báez was benched after a baserunning gaffe and Spencer Turnbull pitched five solid innings as the Detroit Tigers avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1. Zach McKinstry drove in the go-ahead run and Jake Rogers had two hits and an RBI as Detroit snapped a six-game skid. Turnbull allowed one run on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch removed Báez from the game in the third, one inning after Báez appeared to lose track of the outs and ran into a double play. Chris Bassitt took the loss for the Blue Jays, allowing two runs in six innings. Tonight San Francisco (Manaea 0-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-2), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Baltimore (Wells 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Clevinger 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Steele 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Syndergaard 0-1), 10:10 p.m. Saturday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. Sunday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Báez removed from game after baserunning gaffe Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez was removed from Thursday’s game against the Blue Jays forgetting how many outs there were and running into a double play. Facing Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt, Báez doubled off the left-field wall with one out in the second inning. It was Báez’s first extra-base hit of the season, but he didn’t run hard out of the box, apparently thinking he had homered. Báez broke for third and rounded the base on Akil Baddo’s liner to center, and was easily doubled off to end the inning. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Detroit Red Wings 0 Philadelphia Flyers 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 – OT End Regular Season for Detroit and Chicago Lightning 5, Red Wings 0 – Point gets 50th, 51st goals, Lightning beat Red Wings 5-0 Brayden Point scored his 50th and 51st goals, backup Brian Elliott made 32 saves,and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings. It was the regular-season finale for both teams. Point joined Steven Stamkos and Vincent Lecavalier as the only Lightnning players to reach the 50-goal mark. Alex Killorn, Brandon Hagel and Michael Eyssimont also scored for the playoff-bound Lightning. The Red Wings, despite ending the season 0-4-1, finished with their most points since their last playoff team in 2015-16. Flyers 4, Blackhawks 3 – OT – Toews, Blackhawks lose 5-4 to Flyers in finale Jonathan Toews scored in his final game with the Chicago Blackhawks, but Ivan Provorov scored 3:09 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory in the season finale for each team. Toews won three Stanley Cup titles in 15 seasons with Chicago, but general manager Kyle Davidson announced earlier in the day that the team would not re-sign its longtime captain. Toews turns 35 on April 29, and the lowly Blackhawks are rebuilding. Toews had a chance to win the game in overtime, but he was denied by Felix Sandstrom on a breakaway with about 2:15 remaining. Provorov then closed it out for Philadelphia, beating Alex Stalock for his 6th goal of the season. NHL – Blackhawks say Toews will not return to team next season Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not return to the team next year, ending a wildly successful run that included three Stanley Cup championships in 15 seasons. General manager Kyle Davidson says the team will not re-sign its longtime center, who turns 35 on April 29. Toews was selected by Chicago with the No. 3 pick in the 2006 draft. He was just 20 years old when he became the 34th captain in team history in July 2008. Toews could decide to retire after missing a chunk of this season with what he described as symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight NBA Play In Tournament Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves 9:30 p.m. NBA – The losing is done, NBA teams now await 7-foot-3 Wembanyama There are very specific rules that NBA teams must follow right now when it comes to mentioning the name of 7-foot-3 French star Victor Wembanyama. He’s got big-man height and elite guard skills and will be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. But because he isn’t officially in the draft yet, teams can’t discuss him publicly. So they don’t. And they don’t have to, either. Everyone knows what the teams who’ll be in the NBA lottery next month are hoping to have happen. They want the No. 1 pick and the right to select Wembanyama. The Detroit Pistons have the best odds to win the number one pick. NFL – AP sources: Snyder agrees to $6.05B sale of NFL’s Commanders Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that a group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales and including Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder. Harris and Rales are set to pay $6.05 billion for the storied NFL franchise. It’s the most money a professional sports franchise in North American has been sold for, topping the $4.65 billion paid by Walmart heir Rob Walton’s group for the Denver Broncos last year. The sale of the Commanders is pending approval from the rest of the league’s owners. That could happen as soon as their next meeting in Minnesota in May. NFL – First QB helmet designed to help reduce concussions approved The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL and NFLPA, the AP has learned. The helmet, manufactured by Vicis, reduces severity of helmet-to-ground impacts, which league data says account for approximately half of quarterback concussions, including the one suffered by Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa last season when his head slammed violently against the turf during a Thursday night game against Cincinnati. The helmet performed 7% better than the most popular helmet worn by quarterbacks last season, the league said in a memo sent to team executives on Thursday. Golf – PGA – Hovland leads RBC Heritage; Masters champ Rahm struggles Viktor Hovland shot a 7-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage. Masters champion Jon Rahm was eight shots back after a frustrating 1-over 72 and acknowledged the fatigue from his win at Augusta National affected him. Hovland also shared the first-round lead at the Masters and finished tied for seventh. He led Brian Harman by one shot at Harbour Town. Aaron Rai and Jimmy Walker were also 6 under but did not finish their rounds before darkness halted play. The RBC Heritage is a designated event on the PGA Tour this year, giving it a $20 million purse and a strong field. Boston Marathon – Survival diaries: Decade on, Boston Marathon bombing echoes In the decade since the Boston Marathon bombing, the streets and sidewalks have been repaired, and memorials stand at the site of the explosions to remember the three who died. But the healing continues. And, for many, the race itself is an important part. Bombing survivors with no previous interest in distance running made it a bucket-list goal. For others, friends and family entered on their behalf. Doctors and first responders and others affected by the attacks on April 15, 2013, have also been drawn back to the race on the Massachusetts holiday of Patriots’ Day. The 127th Boston Marathon is Monday. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 6, Lansing Lugnuts 0 Great Lakes Loons 15, Dayton Dragons 3 Beloit Sky Carp 9, South Bend Cubs 1 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Tonight Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Rockford IceHogs at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Sports Yesterday Baseball Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 6, Lake Michigan College 5- Game 1 Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 11, Lake Michigan College 8 – Game 2 Today Softball Lake Michigan College at Jackson College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Baseball St. Joseph 11, Battle Creek Central 1 – Game 1 St. Joseph 18, Battle Creek Central 3 – Game 2 Lakeshore 7, Gull Lake 1 – Game 1 Lakeshore 12, Gull Lake 0 – Game 2 Mattawan 3, Portage Central 2 – Game 1 Portage Central 3, Mattawan 2 – Game 2 B.C. Lakeview 6, Portage Northern 1 – Game 1 B.C. Lakeview 12, Portage Northern 2 – Game 2 Paw Paw 15, Allegan 3 – Game 1 Paw Paw 11, Allegan 4 – Game 2 Marcellus 21, Bangor 5 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bangor 0 – Game 2 Decatur 18, Lawrence 1 – Game 1 Decatur 18, Lawrence 3 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 9, Constantine 6 – Game 1 Constantine 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 4 – Game 2 Parchment 10, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 2 Watervliet 11, Coloma 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 2, Coloma 1 – Game 2 Girls Tennis St. Joseph 4, Lakeshore 4 – TIE Softball St. Joseph 19, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 1 St. Joseph 16, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 2 Lakeshore 3, Gull Lake 2 – Game 1 Lakeshore 8, Gull Lake 3 – Game 2 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 6 – Game 1 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 4 – Game 2 Decatur 15, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Decatur 20, Lawrence 0 – Game 2 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 – Game 1 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 6 – Game 2 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 16, Lawton 3 – Game 2 Watervliet 4, Coloma 3 – Game 1 Watervliet 10, Coloma 9 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Berrien Springs 5, Bangor 0 Harper Creek 6, Three Rivers 0 Paw Paw 1, Dowagiac 0 East Kentwood 2, Plainwell 1 Lansing Catholic 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Constantine at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Coloma, 5:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Wyoming-Lee, 6:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Hudsonville Unity Christian, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Kalamazoo Central, 5:00 p.m. Sturgis at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Battle Creek Pennfield at Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m. Baseball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Traverse City West at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Softball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Chr. 4:15 p.m. Cassopolis at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 Cubs and White Sox were off Tigers 3, Blue Jays 1 – Báez benched as Tigers beat Jays 3-1, end 6-game skid Javier Báez was benched after a baserunning gaffe and Spencer Turnbull pitched five solid innings as the Detroit Tigers avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1. Zach McKinstry drove in the go-ahead run and Jake Rogers had two hits and an RBI as Detroit snapped a six-game skid. Turnbull allowed one run on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch removed Báez from the game in the third, one inning after Báez appeared to lose track of the outs and ran into a double play. Chris Bassitt took the loss for the Blue Jays, allowing two runs in six innings. Tonight San Francisco (Manaea 0-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-2), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Baltimore (Wells 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Clevinger 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Steele 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Syndergaard 0-1), 10:10 p.m. Saturday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. Sunday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Báez removed from game after baserunning gaffe Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez was removed from Thursday’s game against the Blue Jays forgetting how many outs there were and running into a double play. Facing Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt, Báez doubled off the left-field wall with one out in the second inning. It was Báez’s first extra-base hit of the season, but he didn’t run hard out of the box, apparently thinking he had homered. Báez broke for third and rounded the base on Akil Baddo’s liner to center, and was easily doubled off to end the inning. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Detroit Red Wings 0 Philadelphia Flyers 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 – OT End Regular Season for Detroit and Chicago Lightning 5, Red Wings 0 – Point gets 50th, 51st goals, Lightning beat Red Wings 5-0 Brayden Point scored his 50th and 51st goals, backup Brian Elliott made 32 saves,and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings. It was the regular-season finale for both teams. Point joined Steven Stamkos and Vincent Lecavalier as the only Lightnning players to reach the 50-goal mark. Alex Killorn, Brandon Hagel and Michael Eyssimont also scored for the playoff-bound Lightning. The Red Wings, despite ending the season 0-4-1, finished with their most points since their last playoff team in 2015-16. Flyers 4, Blackhawks 3 – OT – Toews, Blackhawks lose 5-4 to Flyers in finale Jonathan Toews scored in his final game with the Chicago Blackhawks, but Ivan Provorov scored 3:09 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory in the season finale for each team. Toews won three Stanley Cup titles in 15 seasons with Chicago, but general manager Kyle Davidson announced earlier in the day that the team would not re-sign its longtime captain. Toews turns 35 on April 29, and the lowly Blackhawks are rebuilding. Toews had a chance to win the game in overtime, but he was denied by Felix Sandstrom on a breakaway with about 2:15 remaining. Provorov then closed it out for Philadelphia, beating Alex Stalock for his 6th goal of the season. NHL – Blackhawks say Toews will not return to team next season Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not return to the team next year, ending a wildly successful run that included three Stanley Cup championships in 15 seasons. General manager Kyle Davidson says the team will not re-sign its longtime center, who turns 35 on April 29. Toews was selected by Chicago with the No. 3 pick in the 2006 draft. He was just 20 years old when he became the 34th captain in team history in July 2008. Toews could decide to retire after missing a chunk of this season with what he described as symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight NBA Play In Tournament Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves 9:30 p.m. NBA – The losing is done, NBA teams now await 7-foot-3 Wembanyama There are very specific rules that NBA teams must follow right now when it comes to mentioning the name of 7-foot-3 French star Victor Wembanyama. He’s got big-man height and elite guard skills and will be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. But because he isn’t officially in the draft yet, teams can’t discuss him publicly. So they don’t. And they don’t have to, either. Everyone knows what the teams who’ll be in the NBA lottery next month are hoping to have happen. They want the No. 1 pick and the right to select Wembanyama. The Detroit Pistons have the best odds to win the number one pick. NFL – AP sources: Snyder agrees to $6.05B sale of NFL’s Commanders Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that a group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales and including Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder. Harris and Rales are set to pay $6.05 billion for the storied NFL franchise. It’s the most money a professional sports franchise in North American has been sold for, topping the $4.65 billion paid by Walmart heir Rob Walton’s group for the Denver Broncos last year. The sale of the Commanders is pending approval from the rest of the league’s owners. That could happen as soon as their next meeting in Minnesota in May. NFL – First QB helmet designed to help reduce concussions approved The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL and NFLPA, the AP has learned. The helmet, manufactured by Vicis, reduces severity of helmet-to-ground impacts, which league data says account for approximately half of quarterback concussions, including the one suffered by Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa last season when his head slammed violently against the turf during a Thursday night game against Cincinnati. The helmet performed 7% better than the most popular helmet worn by quarterbacks last season, the league said in a memo sent to team executives on Thursday. Golf – PGA – Hovland leads RBC Heritage; Masters champ Rahm struggles Viktor Hovland shot a 7-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage. Masters champion Jon Rahm was eight shots back after a frustrating 1-over 72 and acknowledged the fatigue from his win at Augusta National affected him. Hovland also shared the first-round lead at the Masters and finished tied for seventh. He led Brian Harman by one shot at Harbour Town. Aaron Rai and Jimmy Walker were also 6 under but did not finish their rounds before darkness halted play. The RBC Heritage is a designated event on the PGA Tour this year, giving it a $20 million purse and a strong field. Boston Marathon – Survival diaries: Decade on, Boston Marathon bombing echoes In the decade since the Boston Marathon bombing, the streets and sidewalks have been repaired, and memorials stand at the site of the explosions to remember the three who died. But the healing continues. And, for many, the race itself is an important part. Bombing survivors with no previous interest in distance running made it a bucket-list goal. For others, friends and family entered on their behalf. Doctors and first responders and others affected by the attacks on April 15, 2013, have also been drawn back to the race on the Massachusetts holiday of Patriots’ Day. The 127th Boston Marathon is Monday. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 6, Lansing Lugnuts 0 Great Lakes Loons 15, Dayton Dragons 3 Beloit Sky Carp 9, South Bend Cubs 1 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Tonight Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Rockford IceHogs at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Sports Yesterday Baseball Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 6, Lake Michigan College 5- Game 1 Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 11, Lake Michigan College 8 – Game 2 Today Softball Lake Michigan College at Jackson College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Baseball St. Joseph 11, Battle Creek Central 1 – Game 1 St. Joseph 18, Battle Creek Central 3 – Game 2 Lakeshore 7, Gull Lake 1 – Game 1 Lakeshore 12, Gull Lake 0 – Game 2 Mattawan 3, Portage Central 2 – Game 1 Portage Central 3, Mattawan 2 – Game 2 B.C. Lakeview 6, Portage Northern 1 – Game 1 B.C. Lakeview 12, Portage Northern 2 – Game 2 Paw Paw 15, Allegan 3 – Game 1 Paw Paw 11, Allegan 4 – Game 2 Marcellus 21, Bangor 5 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bangor 0 – Game 2 Decatur 18, Lawrence 1 – Game 1 Decatur 18, Lawrence 3 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 9, Constantine 6 – Game 1 Constantine 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 4 – Game 2 Parchment 10, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 2 Watervliet 11, Coloma 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 2, Coloma 1 – Game 2 Girls Tennis St. Joseph 4, Lakeshore 4 – TIE Softball St. Joseph 19, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 1 St. Joseph 16, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 2 Lakeshore 3, Gull Lake 2 – Game 1 Lakeshore 8, Gull Lake 3 – Game 2 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 6 – Game 1 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 4 – Game 2 Decatur 15, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Decatur 20, Lawrence 0 – Game 2 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 – Game 1 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 6 – Game 2 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 16, Lawton 3 – Game 2 Watervliet 4, Coloma 3 – Game 1 Watervliet 10, Coloma 9 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Berrien Springs 5, Bangor 0 Harper Creek 6, Three Rivers 0 Paw Paw 1, Dowagiac 0 East Kentwood 2, Plainwell 1 Lansing Catholic 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Constantine at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Coloma, 5:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Wyoming-Lee, 6:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Hudsonville Unity Christian, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Kalamazoo Central, 5:00 p.m. Sturgis at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Battle Creek Pennfield at Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m. Baseball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Traverse City West at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Softball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Chr. 4:15 p.m. Cassopolis at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 Cubs and White Sox were off Tigers 3, Blue Jays 1 – Báez benched as Tigers beat Jays 3-1, end 6-game skid Javier Báez was benched after a baserunning gaffe and Spencer Turnbull pitched five solid innings as the Detroit Tigers avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1. Zach McKinstry drove in the go-ahead run and Jake Rogers had two hits and an RBI as Detroit snapped a six-game skid. Turnbull allowed one run on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch removed Báez from the game in the third, one inning after Báez appeared to lose track of the outs and ran into a double play. Chris Bassitt took the loss for the Blue Jays, allowing two runs in six innings. Tonight San Francisco (Manaea 0-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-2), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Baltimore (Wells 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Clevinger 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Steele 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Syndergaard 0-1), 10:10 p.m. Saturday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. Sunday San Francisco at Tigers, 1:10 p.m. 94.9 WSJM 12:15 Baltimore at White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Cubs at LA Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Báez removed from game after baserunning gaffe Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez was removed from Thursday’s game against the Blue Jays forgetting how many outs there were and running into a double play. Facing Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt, Báez doubled off the left-field wall with one out in the second inning. It was Báez’s first extra-base hit of the season, but he didn’t run hard out of the box, apparently thinking he had homered. Báez broke for third and rounded the base on Akil Baddo’s liner to center, and was easily doubled off to end the inning. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Detroit Red Wings 0 Philadelphia Flyers 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 – OT End Regular Season for Detroit and Chicago Lightning 5, Red Wings 0 – Point gets 50th, 51st goals, Lightning beat Red Wings 5-0 Brayden Point scored his 50th and 51st goals, backup Brian Elliott made 32 saves,and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings. It was the regular-season finale for both teams. Point joined Steven Stamkos and Vincent Lecavalier as the only Lightnning players to reach the 50-goal mark. Alex Killorn, Brandon Hagel and Michael Eyssimont also scored for the playoff-bound Lightning. The Red Wings, despite ending the season 0-4-1, finished with their most points since their last playoff team in 2015-16. Flyers 4, Blackhawks 3 – OT – Toews, Blackhawks lose 5-4 to Flyers in finale Jonathan Toews scored in his final game with the Chicago Blackhawks, but Ivan Provorov scored 3:09 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory in the season finale for each team. Toews won three Stanley Cup titles in 15 seasons with Chicago, but general manager Kyle Davidson announced earlier in the day that the team would not re-sign its longtime captain. Toews turns 35 on April 29, and the lowly Blackhawks are rebuilding. Toews had a chance to win the game in overtime, but he was denied by Felix Sandstrom on a breakaway with about 2:15 remaining. Provorov then closed it out for Philadelphia, beating Alex Stalock for his 6th goal of the season. NHL – Blackhawks say Toews will not return to team next season Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not return to the team next year, ending a wildly successful run that included three Stanley Cup championships in 15 seasons. General manager Kyle Davidson says the team will not re-sign its longtime center, who turns 35 on April 29. Toews was selected by Chicago with the No. 3 pick in the 2006 draft. He was just 20 years old when he became the 34th captain in team history in July 2008. Toews could decide to retire after missing a chunk of this season with what he described as symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight NBA Play In Tournament Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves 9:30 p.m. NBA – The losing is done, NBA teams now await 7-foot-3 Wembanyama There are very specific rules that NBA teams must follow right now when it comes to mentioning the name of 7-foot-3 French star Victor Wembanyama. He’s got big-man height and elite guard skills and will be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. But because he isn’t officially in the draft yet, teams can’t discuss him publicly. So they don’t. And they don’t have to, either. Everyone knows what the teams who’ll be in the NBA lottery next month are hoping to have happen. They want the No. 1 pick and the right to select Wembanyama. The Detroit Pistons have the best odds to win the number one pick. NFL – AP sources: Snyder agrees to $6.05B sale of NFL’s Commanders Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that a group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales and including Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder. Harris and Rales are set to pay $6.05 billion for the storied NFL franchise. It’s the most money a professional sports franchise in North American has been sold for, topping the $4.65 billion paid by Walmart heir Rob Walton’s group for the Denver Broncos last year. The sale of the Commanders is pending approval from the rest of the league’s owners. That could happen as soon as their next meeting in Minnesota in May. NFL – First QB helmet designed to help reduce concussions approved The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL and NFLPA, the AP has learned. The helmet, manufactured by Vicis, reduces severity of helmet-to-ground impacts, which league data says account for approximately half of quarterback concussions, including the one suffered by Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa last season when his head slammed violently against the turf during a Thursday night game against Cincinnati. The helmet performed 7% better than the most popular helmet worn by quarterbacks last season, the league said in a memo sent to team executives on Thursday. Golf – PGA – Hovland leads RBC Heritage; Masters champ Rahm struggles Viktor Hovland shot a 7-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage. Masters champion Jon Rahm was eight shots back after a frustrating 1-over 72 and acknowledged the fatigue from his win at Augusta National affected him. Hovland also shared the first-round lead at the Masters and finished tied for seventh. He led Brian Harman by one shot at Harbour Town. Aaron Rai and Jimmy Walker were also 6 under but did not finish their rounds before darkness halted play. The RBC Heritage is a designated event on the PGA Tour this year, giving it a $20 million purse and a strong field. Boston Marathon – Survival diaries: Decade on, Boston Marathon bombing echoes In the decade since the Boston Marathon bombing, the streets and sidewalks have been repaired, and memorials stand at the site of the explosions to remember the three who died. But the healing continues. And, for many, the race itself is an important part. Bombing survivors with no previous interest in distance running made it a bucket-list goal. For others, friends and family entered on their behalf. Doctors and first responders and others affected by the attacks on April 15, 2013, have also been drawn back to the race on the Massachusetts holiday of Patriots’ Day. The 127th Boston Marathon is Monday. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 6, Lansing Lugnuts 0 Great Lakes Loons 15, Dayton Dragons 3 Beloit Sky Carp 9, South Bend Cubs 1 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Tonight Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Rockford IceHogs at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Sports Yesterday Baseball Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 6, Lake Michigan College 5- Game 1 Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 11, Lake Michigan College 8 – Game 2 Today Softball Lake Michigan College at Jackson College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Baseball St. Joseph 11, Battle Creek Central 1 – Game 1 St. Joseph 18, Battle Creek Central 3 – Game 2 Lakeshore 7, Gull Lake 1 – Game 1 Lakeshore 12, Gull Lake 0 – Game 2 Mattawan 3, Portage Central 2 – Game 1 Portage Central 3, Mattawan 2 – Game 2 B.C. Lakeview 6, Portage Northern 1 – Game 1 B.C. Lakeview 12, Portage Northern 2 – Game 2 Paw Paw 15, Allegan 3 – Game 1 Paw Paw 11, Allegan 4 – Game 2 Marcellus 21, Bangor 5 – Game 1 Marcellus 10, Bangor 0 – Game 2 Decatur 18, Lawrence 1 – Game 1 Decatur 18, Lawrence 3 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 9, Constantine 6 – Game 1 Constantine 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 4 – Game 2 Parchment 10, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 2 Watervliet 11, Coloma 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 2, Coloma 1 – Game 2 Girls Tennis St. Joseph 4, Lakeshore 4 – TIE Softball St. Joseph 19, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 1 St. Joseph 16, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 2 Lakeshore 3, Gull Lake 2 – Game 1 Lakeshore 8, Gull Lake 3 – Game 2 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 6 – Game 1 Mattawan 7, Portage Central 4 – Game 2 Decatur 15, Lawrence 0 – Game 1 Decatur 20, Lawrence 0 – Game 2 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 – Game 1 Constantine 10, Kalamazoo Hackett 6 – Game 2 Parchment 15, Lawton 0 – Game 1 Parchment 16, Lawton 3 – Game 2 Watervliet 4, Coloma 3 – Game 1 Watervliet 10, Coloma 9 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Berrien Springs 5, Bangor 0 Harper Creek 6, Three Rivers 0 Paw Paw 1, Dowagiac 0 East Kentwood 2, Plainwell 1 Lansing Catholic 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Constantine at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Coloma, 5:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Wyoming-Lee, 6:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Hudsonville Unity Christian, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Kalamazoo Central, 5:00 p.m. Sturgis at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Battle Creek Pennfield at Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m. Baseball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Traverse City West at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. Softball Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Chr. 4:15 p.m. Cassopolis at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our captain is back! Caley Chelios and Colby Cohen recap the challenges Jonathan Toews overcame to return to the ice. They also discuss Kyle Davidson's thoughts on trading the number one pick ... the Bears' number one pick that is. Listen to how Kyle Davidson, Ryan Poles, and all Chicago GM's confide in one another. Caley and Colby also give their picks for the 2023 NHL Awards, but Colby suggests shaking up the Norris Trophy award. Tweet us and let us know if you agree! This week's guest is Bleacher Report's Open Ice, Sara Civ. Sara talks about the pros and cons of being active on Twitter, NHL player fashion, and her thoughts on growing the game. Enjoy!
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 7, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Dallas Stars 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1 Red Wings 7, Penguins 4 – Perron’s 3rd-period hat trick lifts Red Wings past Penguins David Perron had a hat trick in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings overcame the ejection of coach Derek Lalonde to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-4. Perron posted his ninth career three-goal game. He scored on a wrist shot early in the third, put Detroit ahead 5-4 on the power play with 3:40 left and added his 19th goal of the season 45 seconds later. Lalonde was assessed a game misconduct during the second period. He profanely argued after unsuccessfully challenging Pittsburgh's third goal on a claim of goalie interference. Detroit squandered an early three-goal lead and won for just the fourth time in 16 games. Stars 4, Blackhawks 1 – Stars get goals from 4 players, beat skidding Blackhawks 4-1 Tyler Seguin, Colin Miller, Joe Pavelski and Luke Glendening scored as the Dallas Stars topped the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. Dallas improved to 94 points and climbed into a second-place tie with idle Colorado in the tight Central Division. First-place Minnesota has 95 points. Jake Oettinger lost a bid for his fifth shutout when Tyler Johnson popped in a loose rebound at 10:33 of the third period. Oettinger made 17 saves. He was only lightly tested as Dallas dominated for most of the game and outshot the last-place Blackhawks 33-18 in handing them their sixth straight loss. NHL – Blackhawks’ Toews returns to ice, hints at retirement Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews returned to the ice while also hinting his NHL career could be winding down. Toews skated with his teammates before their game against the Dallas Stars. It was his first time practicing with the Blackhawks since his most recent game in Edmonton in late January. He made a statement through the team in February saying he'd be stepping away because of the effects of Chronic Immune Response Syndrome and “long COVID.” In his first public comments since, Toews stopped short of saying he hoped to play in any of last-place Chicago's nine remaining games. NHL – Predators motivated to bring joy to Nashville after shooting Predators defenseman Ryan McDonagh and his teammates were motivated to do more than just beat the Boston Bruins in their NHL game Tuesday night. The Predators wanted to bring a brief bit of joy to the city of Nashville a day after a fatal grade school shooting that left six dead, including three children. McDonagh said it wasn't just another game as the Predators beat the NHL-leading Bruins 2-1. “Quite frankly there are really no words that you can say after what went on yesterday in Nashville,” he said. “Just a tragedy for those families and everybody affected. You don't really realize it until you have kids of your own and the perspective. It hits you.” NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Milwaukee Bucks at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Chicago Cubs 8, Chicago White Sox 5 End Spring Training Thursday 2023 Opening Day Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Detroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Rays, 3:10 p.m. WSJM 2:45 Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros, 7:00 p.m. MLB – MLB free agent watch: Ohtani leads possible 2023-24 class Shohei Ohtani watch is on. Not Ohtani's home runs or strikeouts or any of his magnificent numbers from the field. Nothing like that. It's all about how much his next contract will be worth. Ohtani is among a group of players going into their final season before they are eligible for free agency. There is still time for signatures and press conferences before opening day, but history shows a new contract becomes less likely once the real games begin. The list of impending free agents also includes Aaron Nola, Matt Chapman, Teoscar Hernández, Ian Happ and Julio Urías. NFL – AP sources: Two groups formally submit bids for Commanders Dan Snyder's departure from the NFL is moving closer to reality. A group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales and another group led by Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos have submitted fully financed bids for the NFL's Washington Commanders, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Two people confirmed the bid from Harris. Both spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because details of the bid have not been publicly announced. The Harris/Rales group includes basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson. Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta also has been in the running. Snyder had yet to accept an offer when the league's finance committee met Monday so his future wasn't openly discussed. NFL – Goodell: Commanders report to be released even if team sold Embattled Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder could very well sell the franchise before an investigation into his organization's conduct can be complete. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said even if that's the case, any report will be made public. Goodell said Tuesday at the league’s annual meetings that the NFL is “committed to releasing the findings.” Snyder and the Commanders are still under investigation by former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White. She was retained by the league to look into various aspects of the organization stemming from a congressional review into workplace misconduct. The review also included a referral to the Federal Trade Commission for potential business improprieties. NFL – Analysis: Ravens are Lamar Jackson’s best, only option Lamar Jackson's frustration over contract negotiations reached a boiling point when he announced Monday that he has requested a trade from the Baltimore Ravens. Staying in Baltimore might be his best and only option. If the two sides can't agree on a long-term deal by July 17, Jackson could play this season on the $32.4 million franchise tag. The 2019 NFL MVP hasn't generated any interest in free agency after the Ravens placed the nonexclusive franchise tag on him. Some teams immediately said they wouldn't pursue Jackson. The Washington Commanders joined that list Monday. Olympics – Lawmakers back Paris Olympic law despite surveillance fears A proposed French law for the 2024 Paris Olympics that critics contend will open the door for privacy-busting video surveillance technology in Europe has passed an important hurdle. French lawmakers voted 400 to 93 on Tuesday for a bill that would legalize the temporary use of so-called intelligent surveillance systems to safeguard the Paris Games and Paralympics. The systems combine cameras with artificial intelligence software to flag potential security concerns like abandoned packages. Watchdog groups argue that France would violate international law by becoming the first European Union country to legalize AI-powered surveillance. Supporters argue the technology could help avert disasters like the crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people celebrating Halloween in South Korea. Olympics – IOC details advice to let Russia, Belarus athletes return Some Russian athletes can soon return to international sports, although their status for the Paris Olympics is still up in the air. The International Olympic Committee has recommended that individual athletes from Russia and Belarus should be allowed to return to competition under a neutral status as long as they have no military links. But the IOC held off on deciding whether they can compete at next year's Paris Olympics. While the IOC said Russia and Belarus should remain barred from team sports such as soccer and basketball, it still defied repeated calls by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to exclude all Russian athletes while his country is being occupied and attacked. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Chicago Wolves at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Today Women's Softball Jackson College 3, Lake Michigan College 0 – Game 1 Jackson College 13, Lake Michigan College 3 – Game 2 MHSAA – Buchanan’s Faith Carson wins Michigan AP D3 POY honors Buchanan's Faith Carson has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 3 Player of the Year. Carson, who has signed to play at Ohio State next season, averaged 20.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.8 blocks per game. She was even better in the postseason, producing 25.2 points and 16.8 rebounds per contest, and posting her second triple-double of the season with 29 points, 17 rebounds and 10 blocks in a 70-47 regional championship victory over Kalamazoo Christian. She led the Bucks to their first regional title in more than 20 years. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Softball South Haven 10, Paw Paw 0 Sturgis 10, Colon 3 Hamilton 17, Saugatuck 2 – Game 1 Hamilton 14, Saugatuck 0 – Game 2 Wyoming Lee 8, Fennville 2 – Game 1 Wyoming Lee 21, Fennville 8 – Game 2 Baseball Plainwell 16, Hastings 1 Girls Soccer Dowagiac 5, Niles 0 First game on new synthetic turf field at Niles Bangor 3, Brandywine 2 Paw Paw 8, Hartford 0 Track and Field Benton Harbor and Lakeshore at Aquinas College Indoor Track Challenge Boys 1 East Kentwood 121.5 2 FHE Ada Forest Hills Eastern 64.5 3 Wayland Union 52.6 4 Charlotte 41.2 5 GR Forest Hills Central 38 6 Hopkins 33 7 East Grand Rapids 31 8 GR Kenowa Hills 22 9 Lakeshore 18.6 10 East Kentwood 13 11 FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern 12.6 12 Wyoming Kelloggsville 9 13 GR Northview 6 14 Wyoming Lee 3 15 Wyoming Godwin Heights 2 Girls 1 East Kentwood 91 2 East Grand Rapids 56 3 Charlotte 50.5 4 GR_Kenowa Hills 48 5 Wayland Union 46 6 GR Forest Hills Central 37 7 Ada Forest Hills Eastern 34 8 Benton Harbor 17 9 Lakeshore 16.5 9 Hopkins 16.5 11 Wyoming Kelloggsville 11 12 GR Forest Hills Northern 10.5 13 East Kentwood 10 14 Wyoming Godwin Heights 7 15 Wyoming Lee 6 15 GR Northview 6 17 Grant 5 Paw Paw vs. Three Rivers Girls: Paw Paw 69, Three Rivers 55 Boys: Three Rivers 83, Paw Paw 52 Plainwell vs. Edwardsburg Girls: Plainwell 76, Edwardsburg 61 Boys: Plainwell 71, Edwardsburg 66 Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. Buchanan at Niles, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Lawton at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Grand Rapids Covenant Christian at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Hamilton at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Baseball Bridgman at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Softball Bridgman at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Track and Field South Haven, Kalamazoo Hackett at Martin, 4:30 p.m.Detroit Red Wings right wing Jonatan Berggren, rear center, celebrates his goal with Joe Veleno (90) and Dominik Kubalik (81) as Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin (8) and goaltender Casey DeSmith (1) look on in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Dallas Stars’ Luke Glendening scores past Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Alex Stalock during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 7, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Dallas Stars 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1 Red Wings 7, Penguins 4 – Perron’s 3rd-period hat trick lifts Red Wings past Penguins David Perron had a hat trick in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings overcame the ejection of coach Derek Lalonde to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-4. Perron posted his ninth career three-goal game. He scored on a wrist shot early in the third, put Detroit ahead 5-4 on the power play with 3:40 left and added his 19th goal of the season 45 seconds later. Lalonde was assessed a game misconduct during the second period. He profanely argued after unsuccessfully challenging Pittsburgh's third goal on a claim of goalie interference. Detroit squandered an early three-goal lead and won for just the fourth time in 16 games. Stars 4, Blackhawks 1 – Stars get goals from 4 players, beat skidding Blackhawks 4-1 Tyler Seguin, Colin Miller, Joe Pavelski and Luke Glendening scored as the Dallas Stars topped the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. Dallas improved to 94 points and climbed into a second-place tie with idle Colorado in the tight Central Division. First-place Minnesota has 95 points. Jake Oettinger lost a bid for his fifth shutout when Tyler Johnson popped in a loose rebound at 10:33 of the third period. Oettinger made 17 saves. He was only lightly tested as Dallas dominated for most of the game and outshot the last-place Blackhawks 33-18 in handing them their sixth straight loss. NHL – Blackhawks’ Toews returns to ice, hints at retirement Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews returned to the ice while also hinting his NHL career could be winding down. Toews skated with his teammates before their game against the Dallas Stars. It was his first time practicing with the Blackhawks since his most recent game in Edmonton in late January. He made a statement through the team in February saying he'd be stepping away because of the effects of Chronic Immune Response Syndrome and “long COVID.” In his first public comments since, Toews stopped short of saying he hoped to play in any of last-place Chicago's nine remaining games. NHL – Predators motivated to bring joy to Nashville after shooting Predators defenseman Ryan McDonagh and his teammates were motivated to do more than just beat the Boston Bruins in their NHL game Tuesday night. The Predators wanted to bring a brief bit of joy to the city of Nashville a day after a fatal grade school shooting that left six dead, including three children. McDonagh said it wasn't just another game as the Predators beat the NHL-leading Bruins 2-1. “Quite frankly there are really no words that you can say after what went on yesterday in Nashville,” he said. “Just a tragedy for those families and everybody affected. You don't really realize it until you have kids of your own and the perspective. It hits you.” NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Milwaukee Bucks at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Chicago Cubs 8, Chicago White Sox 5 End Spring Training Thursday 2023 Opening Day Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Detroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Rays, 3:10 p.m. WSJM 2:45 Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros, 7:00 p.m. MLB – MLB free agent watch: Ohtani leads possible 2023-24 class Shohei Ohtani watch is on. Not Ohtani's home runs or strikeouts or any of his magnificent numbers from the field. Nothing like that. It's all about how much his next contract will be worth. Ohtani is among a group of players going into their final season before they are eligible for free agency. There is still time for signatures and press conferences before opening day, but history shows a new contract becomes less likely once the real games begin. The list of impending free agents also includes Aaron Nola, Matt Chapman, Teoscar Hernández, Ian Happ and Julio Urías. NFL – AP sources: Two groups formally submit bids for Commanders Dan Snyder's departure from the NFL is moving closer to reality. A group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales and another group led by Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos have submitted fully financed bids for the NFL's Washington Commanders, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Two people confirmed the bid from Harris. Both spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because details of the bid have not been publicly announced. The Harris/Rales group includes basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson. Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta also has been in the running. Snyder had yet to accept an offer when the league's finance committee met Monday so his future wasn't openly discussed. NFL – Goodell: Commanders report to be released even if team sold Embattled Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder could very well sell the franchise before an investigation into his organization's conduct can be complete. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said even if that's the case, any report will be made public. Goodell said Tuesday at the league’s annual meetings that the NFL is “committed to releasing the findings.” Snyder and the Commanders are still under investigation by former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White. She was retained by the league to look into various aspects of the organization stemming from a congressional review into workplace misconduct. The review also included a referral to the Federal Trade Commission for potential business improprieties. NFL – Analysis: Ravens are Lamar Jackson’s best, only option Lamar Jackson's frustration over contract negotiations reached a boiling point when he announced Monday that he has requested a trade from the Baltimore Ravens. Staying in Baltimore might be his best and only option. If the two sides can't agree on a long-term deal by July 17, Jackson could play this season on the $32.4 million franchise tag. The 2019 NFL MVP hasn't generated any interest in free agency after the Ravens placed the nonexclusive franchise tag on him. Some teams immediately said they wouldn't pursue Jackson. The Washington Commanders joined that list Monday. Olympics – Lawmakers back Paris Olympic law despite surveillance fears A proposed French law for the 2024 Paris Olympics that critics contend will open the door for privacy-busting video surveillance technology in Europe has passed an important hurdle. French lawmakers voted 400 to 93 on Tuesday for a bill that would legalize the temporary use of so-called intelligent surveillance systems to safeguard the Paris Games and Paralympics. The systems combine cameras with artificial intelligence software to flag potential security concerns like abandoned packages. Watchdog groups argue that France would violate international law by becoming the first European Union country to legalize AI-powered surveillance. Supporters argue the technology could help avert disasters like the crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people celebrating Halloween in South Korea. Olympics – IOC details advice to let Russia, Belarus athletes return Some Russian athletes can soon return to international sports, although their status for the Paris Olympics is still up in the air. The International Olympic Committee has recommended that individual athletes from Russia and Belarus should be allowed to return to competition under a neutral status as long as they have no military links. But the IOC held off on deciding whether they can compete at next year's Paris Olympics. While the IOC said Russia and Belarus should remain barred from team sports such as soccer and basketball, it still defied repeated calls by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to exclude all Russian athletes while his country is being occupied and attacked. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Chicago Wolves at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Today Women's Softball Jackson College 3, Lake Michigan College 0 – Game 1 Jackson College 13, Lake Michigan College 3 – Game 2 MHSAA – Buchanan’s Faith Carson wins Michigan AP D3 POY honors Buchanan's Faith Carson has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 3 Player of the Year. Carson, who has signed to play at Ohio State next season, averaged 20.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.8 blocks per game. She was even better in the postseason, producing 25.2 points and 16.8 rebounds per contest, and posting her second triple-double of the season with 29 points, 17 rebounds and 10 blocks in a 70-47 regional championship victory over Kalamazoo Christian. She led the Bucks to their first regional title in more than 20 years. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Softball South Haven 10, Paw Paw 0 Sturgis 10, Colon 3 Hamilton 17, Saugatuck 2 – Game 1 Hamilton 14, Saugatuck 0 – Game 2 Wyoming Lee 8, Fennville 2 – Game 1 Wyoming Lee 21, Fennville 8 – Game 2 Baseball Plainwell 16, Hastings 1 Girls Soccer Dowagiac 5, Niles 0 First game on new synthetic turf field at Niles Bangor 3, Brandywine 2 Paw Paw 8, Hartford 0 Track and Field Benton Harbor and Lakeshore at Aquinas College Indoor Track Challenge Boys 1 East Kentwood 121.5 2 FHE Ada Forest Hills Eastern 64.5 3 Wayland Union 52.6 4 Charlotte 41.2 5 GR Forest Hills Central 38 6 Hopkins 33 7 East Grand Rapids 31 8 GR Kenowa Hills 22 9 Lakeshore 18.6 10 East Kentwood 13 11 FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern 12.6 12 Wyoming Kelloggsville 9 13 GR Northview 6 14 Wyoming Lee 3 15 Wyoming Godwin Heights 2 Girls 1 East Kentwood 91 2 East Grand Rapids 56 3 Charlotte 50.5 4 GR_Kenowa Hills 48 5 Wayland Union 46 6 GR Forest Hills Central 37 7 Ada Forest Hills Eastern 34 8 Benton Harbor 17 9 Lakeshore 16.5 9 Hopkins 16.5 11 Wyoming Kelloggsville 11 12 GR Forest Hills Northern 10.5 13 East Kentwood 10 14 Wyoming Godwin Heights 7 15 Wyoming Lee 6 15 GR Northview 6 17 Grant 5 Paw Paw vs. Three Rivers Girls: Paw Paw 69, Three Rivers 55 Boys: Three Rivers 83, Paw Paw 52 Plainwell vs. Edwardsburg Girls: Plainwell 76, Edwardsburg 61 Boys: Plainwell 71, Edwardsburg 66 Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. Buchanan at Niles, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Lawton at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Grand Rapids Covenant Christian at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Hamilton at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Baseball Bridgman at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Softball Bridgman at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Track and Field South Haven, Kalamazoo Hackett at Martin, 4:30 p.m.Detroit Red Wings right wing Jonatan Berggren, rear center, celebrates his goal with Joe Veleno (90) and Dominik Kubalik (81) as Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin (8) and goaltender Casey DeSmith (1) look on in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Dallas Stars’ Luke Glendening scores past Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Alex Stalock during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Denver Nuggets 119, Detroit Pistons 100 Indiana Pacers 139, Milwaukee Bucks 123 Nuggets 119, Pistons 100 – Nuggets top Pistons to end skid, clinch Northwest Division Nikola Jokic deferred to teammates early before looking for his shot and finished with 30 points to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 119-100 to end a season-high four-game losing streak and clinch the Northwest Division. The two-time reigning NBA MVP had three assists and three rebounds before his first attempt several minutes into the game and finished 14 of 18 from the field with 10 rebounds and nine assists. Rodney McGruder scored 20 for the Pistons, who have lost 12 of 13 games and have the NBA's worst record. Pacers 139, Bucks 123 – Pacers rally late, beat Eastern Conference-leading Bucks Andrew Nembhard scored 24 points and Aaron Nesmith hit six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points as the Indiana Pacers rallied late and beat the Central Division- and Eastern Conference-leading Milwaukee Bucks 139-123. Tonight Minnesota Timberwolves at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. Saturday Philadelphia at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. Miami at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. Sunday Miami at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. NBA – Bulls’ Ball to have cartilage transplant in ailing left knee Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball will have a cartilage transplant in his left knee. The team and his agency, Klutch Sports, didn’t say when the operation will take place or what the timeline for his recovery will be. It will be Ball's third surgery on the knee in a little more than a year. Ball hasn't played in over a year and Chicago ruled him out for the season last month. Ball averaged 13 points and 5.1 assists while shooting 42.3% on 3-pointers over 35 games last season, his first in Chicago. The Bulls have lost six in a row are 11th in the Eastern Conference at 26-33. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball – NCAA Tournament Yesterday NCAA Tournament First Round 8 Maryland 67, 9 West Virginia 65 13 Furman 68, 4 Virginia 67 7 Missouri 76, 10 Utah State 65 1 Kansas 96, 16 Howard 68 1 Alabama 96, 16 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 75 5 San Diego State 63, 12 Charleston 57 15 Princeton 59, 2 Arizona 55 8 Arkansas 73, 9 Illinois 63 9 Auburn 83, 8 Iowa 75 5 Duke 74, 12 Oral Roberts 51 2 Texas 81, 15 Colgate 61 7 Northwestern 75, 10 Boise State 67 1 Houston 63, 16 Northern Kentucky 52 4 Tennessee 58, 13 Louisiana 55 10 Penn State 76, 7 Texas A&M 59 2 UCLA 86, 15 UNC-Ashville 53 Today NCAA Tournament First Round 10 USC vs. 7 Michigan State, 12:15 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 11:00 14 Kennesaw State vs. 3 Xavier, 12:40 p.m. 14 UC Santa Barbara vs. 3 Baylor, 1:30 p.m. 12 VCU vs. 5 St. Mary's, 2:00 p.m. 15 Vermont vs. 2 Marquette, 2:45 p.m. 11 Pittsburgh vs. 6 Iowa State, 3:10 p.m. 11 NC State vs. 6 Creighton, 4:00 p.m. 13 Iona vs. 4 UConn, 4:30 p.m. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. 1 Purdue, 6:50 p.m. 11 Providence vs. 6 Kentucky, 7:10 p.m. 12 Drake vs. 5 Miami, 7:25 p.m. 14 Grand Canyon vs. 3 Gonzaga, 7:35 p.m. 9 Florida Atlantic vs. 8 Memphis, 9:20 p.m. 14 Montana State vs. 3 Kansas State, 9:40 p.m. 13 Kent State vs. 4 Indiana, 9:55 p.m. 11 Arizona State vs. 6 TCU, 10:05 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Most March Madness brackets bust before sundown on Day 1 NCAA Tournament brackets were busted early Thursday. No. 13 seed Furman beat fourth-seeded Virginia and No. 15 Princeton defeated second-seeded Arizona. The NCAA March Madness Twitter account posted that only .065% of brackets remained perfect as the first round was still being played. In ESPN's Tournament Challenge bracket game, 18,078 perfect brackets remained. Just more than 20 million had suffered at least one loss. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball – NIT Saturday NIT Second Round Michigan at Vanderbilt, 12:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 11:30 NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball (local teams only) Today 11 UNLV vs. 6 Michigan, 3:00 p.m. at LSU 14 Southern Utah vs. 3 Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. at Notre Dame NCAAWBKB – Irish star Olivia Miles out rest of season with knee injury Notre Dame point guard Olivia Miles will miss the remainder of the season with an injury to her right knee. She suffered the injury in the regular-season finale against Louisville and sat out the ACC Tournament. She will undergo surgery next week. The second-team Associated Press All-American led Notre Dame to the ACC regular season title. She averaged 14.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game. The Fighting Irish (25-5) are a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will host No. 14 Southern Utah (23-9) on Friday. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Cleveland Guardians 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Philadelphia Phillies 10, Detroit Tigers 1 Today New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (SS) at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m. Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs (SS), 4:05 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 2, Nashville Predators 1 Pacers 139, Bucks 123 – Stalock’s 35 saves lead Blackhawks over Predators 2-1 Alex Stalock made 35 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks over the Nashville Predators 2-1. Lukas Reichel and Joey Anderson scored for Chicago, which has won two straight. Roman Josi scored late and Juuse Saros stopped 19 shots for Nashville, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. The Predators trail Winnipeg by four points in the race for the Western Conference's second wild-card berth. Nashville has played three fewer games than the Jets. Saturday Colorado at Detroit, 1:00 p.m. Chicago at Arizona, 10:30 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks forward Cole Guttman has shoulder surgery Chicago Blackhawks forward Cole Guttman had surgery on his right shoulder. The team says the operation was performed in Los Angeles. Team physician Michael Terry says the 23-year-old Guttman is expected “to be out of hockey activities for approximately four months.” Guttman had been a pleasant surprise for rebuilding Chicago. He made his NHL debut last month and finished the season with four goals and two assists in 14 games. NFL – Poles: Bears in better place after trade, free agency moves General manager Ryan Poles acknowledged the temptation to wait and see if the Chicago Bears could get more for the No. 1 overall selection in the draft. He couldn't pass up the chance to add a receiver when the Carolina Panthers offered DJ Moore to go with a haul of picks. The Bears addressed a big need when they agreed to send the No. 1 pick to Carolina for Moore. Besides giving quarterback Justin Fields a top-tier downfield option, they also got the No. 9 and No. 61 overall picks in 2023 plus a first-rounder in 2024 and a second-rounder in 2025. They continued to make moves once free agency started this week. But they still need help on the offensive and defensive lines. NCAAFB – Michigan RB Blake Corum says he’ll be back by fall camp Michigan All-America running back Blake Corum says his surgically repaired left knee has gotten strong enough that he has been cleared to run on an anti-gravity treadmill next week. Corum says he’s sure he will play in the season-opening game on Sept. 2 against East Carolina. He tore a meniscus and sprained a ligament in his left knee against Illinois in November. After playing sparingly against Ohio State, he sat out when the Wolverines won the Big Ten title and advanced to the College Football Playoff semifinals. Corum ran for 1,463 yards last season. Golf – PGA – Brehm makes ace for share of lead at Valspar, Spieth 1 back Ryan Brehm was having a solid round in the Valspar Championship. One swing made it a memorable round. Brehm made a hole-in-one on the 17th hole. That led to a 66 and gives Brehm a three-way share of the lead with Stephan Jaeger and Adam Schenk. Jordan Spieth is in the group one shot behind. Spieth only hit five fairways. But his putting is starting to look as good as ever. Spieth is a past winner at Innisbrook. He’s playing the tournament for the first time in five years. Two-time defending champion Sam Burns and Justin Thomas are at 69. AHL – American Hockey League Last Night Grand Rapids Griffins 4, Cleveland Monsters 3 MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Basketball – State Semifinals Division 3 at Michigan State University Blissfield 45, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 41 Hemlock 57, Hart 26 Division 4 at Michigan State University Baraga 46, Fowler – 44 Glen Lake 49, Adrian Lenawee Christian 31 Yesterday Girls Basketball – State Semifinals Division 1 at Michigan State University Salem vs. West Bloomfield, 12:00 p.m. Detroit Renaissance vs. Rockford, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Michigan State University Frankenmuth vs. Goodrich, 5:30 p.m. Grand Rapids West Catholic vs. Lansing Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Girls Basketball – State Finals Division 4 – 10:00 a.m. Division 1 – 12:15 p.m. Division 3 – 4:00 p.m. Division 2 – 6:15 p.m.Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic make a layup next to Detroit Pistons center James Wiseman during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Furman guard JP Pegues, third from right, celebrates with the team after defeating Virginia in a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Alex Stalock (32) blocks a shot by Nashville Predators right wing Luke Evangelista (77) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Denver Nuggets 119, Detroit Pistons 100 Indiana Pacers 139, Milwaukee Bucks 123 Nuggets 119, Pistons 100 – Nuggets top Pistons to end skid, clinch Northwest Division Nikola Jokic deferred to teammates early before looking for his shot and finished with 30 points to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 119-100 to end a season-high four-game losing streak and clinch the Northwest Division. The two-time reigning NBA MVP had three assists and three rebounds before his first attempt several minutes into the game and finished 14 of 18 from the field with 10 rebounds and nine assists. Rodney McGruder scored 20 for the Pistons, who have lost 12 of 13 games and have the NBA’s worst record. Pacers 139, Bucks 123 – Pacers rally late, beat Eastern Conference-leading Bucks Andrew Nembhard scored 24 points and Aaron Nesmith hit six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points as the Indiana Pacers rallied late and beat the Central Division- and Eastern Conference-leading Milwaukee Bucks 139-123. Tonight Minnesota Timberwolves at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. Saturday Philadelphia at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. Miami at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. Sunday Miami at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. NBA – Bulls’ Ball to have cartilage transplant in ailing left knee Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball will have a cartilage transplant in his left knee. The team and his agency, Klutch Sports, didn’t say when the operation will take place or what the timeline for his recovery will be. It will be Ball’s third surgery on the knee in a little more than a year. Ball hasn’t played in over a year and Chicago ruled him out for the season last month. Ball averaged 13 points and 5.1 assists while shooting 42.3% on 3-pointers over 35 games last season, his first in Chicago. The Bulls have lost six in a row are 11th in the Eastern Conference at 26-33. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament Yesterday NCAA Tournament First Round 8 Maryland 67, 9 West Virginia 65 13 Furman 68, 4 Virginia 67 7 Missouri 76, 10 Utah State 65 1 Kansas 96, 16 Howard 68 1 Alabama 96, 16 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 75 5 San Diego State 63, 12 Charleston 57 15 Princeton 59, 2 Arizona 55 8 Arkansas 73, 9 Illinois 63 9 Auburn 83, 8 Iowa 75 5 Duke 74, 12 Oral Roberts 51 2 Texas 81, 15 Colgate 61 7 Northwestern 75, 10 Boise State 67 1 Houston 63, 16 Northern Kentucky 52 4 Tennessee 58, 13 Louisiana 55 10 Penn State 76, 7 Texas A&M 59 2 UCLA 86, 15 UNC-Ashville 53 Today NCAA Tournament First Round 10 USC vs. 7 Michigan State, 12:15 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 11:00 14 Kennesaw State vs. 3 Xavier, 12:40 p.m. 14 UC Santa Barbara vs. 3 Baylor, 1:30 p.m. 12 VCU vs. 5 St. Mary’s, 2:00 p.m. 15 Vermont vs. 2 Marquette, 2:45 p.m. 11 Pittsburgh vs. 6 Iowa State, 3:10 p.m. 11 NC State vs. 6 Creighton, 4:00 p.m. 13 Iona vs. 4 UConn, 4:30 p.m. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. 1 Purdue, 6:50 p.m. 11 Providence vs. 6 Kentucky, 7:10 p.m. 12 Drake vs. 5 Miami, 7:25 p.m. 14 Grand Canyon vs. 3 Gonzaga, 7:35 p.m. 9 Florida Atlantic vs. 8 Memphis, 9:20 p.m. 14 Montana State vs. 3 Kansas State, 9:40 p.m. 13 Kent State vs. 4 Indiana, 9:55 p.m. 11 Arizona State vs. 6 TCU, 10:05 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Most March Madness brackets bust before sundown on Day 1 NCAA Tournament brackets were busted early Thursday. No. 13 seed Furman beat fourth-seeded Virginia and No. 15 Princeton defeated second-seeded Arizona. The NCAA March Madness Twitter account posted that only .065% of brackets remained perfect as the first round was still being played. In ESPN’s Tournament Challenge bracket game, 18,078 perfect brackets remained. Just more than 20 million had suffered at least one loss. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball – NIT Saturday NIT Second Round Michigan at Vanderbilt, 12:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 11:30 NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball (local teams only) Today 11 UNLV vs. 6 Michigan, 3:00 p.m. at LSU 14 Southern Utah vs. 3 Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. at Notre Dame NCAAWBKB – Irish star Olivia Miles out rest of season with knee injury Notre Dame point guard Olivia Miles will miss the remainder of the season with an injury to her right knee. She suffered the injury in the regular-season finale against Louisville and sat out the ACC Tournament. She will undergo surgery next week. The second-team Associated Press All-American led Notre Dame to the ACC regular season title. She averaged 14.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game. The Fighting Irish (25-5) are a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will host No. 14 Southern Utah (23-9) on Friday. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Cleveland Guardians 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Philadelphia Phillies 10, Detroit Tigers 1 Today New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (SS) at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m. Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs (SS), 4:05 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 2, Nashville Predators 1 Pacers 139, Bucks 123 – Stalock’s 35 saves lead Blackhawks over Predators 2-1 Alex Stalock made 35 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks over the Nashville Predators 2-1. Lukas Reichel and Joey Anderson scored for Chicago, which has won two straight. Roman Josi scored late and Juuse Saros stopped 19 shots for Nashville, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. The Predators trail Winnipeg by four points in the race for the Western Conference’s second wild-card berth. Nashville has played three fewer games than the Jets. Saturday Colorado at Detroit, 1:00 p.m. Chicago at Arizona, 10:30 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks forward Cole Guttman has shoulder surgery Chicago Blackhawks forward Cole Guttman had surgery on his right shoulder. The team says the operation was performed in Los Angeles. Team physician Michael Terry says the 23-year-old Guttman is expected “to be out of hockey activities for approximately four months.” Guttman had been a pleasant surprise for rebuilding Chicago. He made his NHL debut last month and finished the season with four goals and two assists in 14 games. NFL – Poles: Bears in better place after trade, free agency moves General manager Ryan Poles acknowledged the temptation to wait and see if the Chicago Bears could get more for the No. 1 overall selection in the draft. He couldn’t pass up the chance to add a receiver when the Carolina Panthers offered DJ Moore to go with a haul of picks. The Bears addressed a big need when they agreed to send the No. 1 pick to Carolina for Moore. Besides giving quarterback Justin Fields a top-tier downfield option, they also got the No. 9 and No. 61 overall picks in 2023 plus a first-rounder in 2024 and a second-rounder in 2025. They continued to make moves once free agency started this week. But they still need help on the offensive and defensive lines. NCAAFB – Michigan RB Blake Corum says he’ll be back by fall camp Michigan All-America running back Blake Corum says his surgically repaired left knee has gotten strong enough that he has been cleared to run on an anti-gravity treadmill next week. Corum says he’s sure he will play in the season-opening game on Sept. 2 against East Carolina. He tore a meniscus and sprained a ligament in his left knee against Illinois in November. After playing sparingly against Ohio State, he sat out when the Wolverines won the Big Ten title and advanced to the College Football Playoff semifinals. Corum ran for 1,463 yards last season. Golf – PGA – Brehm makes ace for share of lead at Valspar, Spieth 1 back Ryan Brehm was having a solid round in the Valspar Championship. One swing made it a memorable round. Brehm made a hole-in-one on the 17th hole. That led to a 66 and gives Brehm a three-way share of the lead with Stephan Jaeger and Adam Schenk. Jordan Spieth is in the group one shot behind. Spieth only hit five fairways. But his putting is starting to look as good as ever. Spieth is a past winner at Innisbrook. He’s playing the tournament for the first time in five years. Two-time defending champion Sam Burns and Justin Thomas are at 69. AHL – American Hockey League Last Night Grand Rapids Griffins 4, Cleveland Monsters 3 MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Basketball – State Semifinals Division 3 at Michigan State University Blissfield 45, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 41 Hemlock 57, Hart 26 Division 4 at Michigan State University Baraga 46, Fowler – 44 Glen Lake 49, Adrian Lenawee Christian 31 Yesterday Girls Basketball – State Semifinals Division 1 at Michigan State University Salem vs. West Bloomfield, 12:00 p.m. Detroit Renaissance vs. Rockford, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Michigan State University Frankenmuth vs. Goodrich, 5:30 p.m. Grand Rapids West Catholic vs. Lansing Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Girls Basketball – State Finals Division 4 – 10:00 a.m. Division 1 – 12:15 p.m. Division 3 – 4:00 p.m. Division 2 – 6:15 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Denver Nuggets 119, Detroit Pistons 100 Indiana Pacers 139, Milwaukee Bucks 123 Nuggets 119, Pistons 100 – Nuggets top Pistons to end skid, clinch Northwest Division Nikola Jokic deferred to teammates early before looking for his shot and finished with 30 points to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 119-100 to end a season-high four-game losing streak and clinch the Northwest Division. The two-time reigning NBA MVP had three assists and three rebounds before his first attempt several minutes into the game and finished 14 of 18 from the field with 10 rebounds and nine assists. Rodney McGruder scored 20 for the Pistons, who have lost 12 of 13 games and have the NBA's worst record. Pacers 139, Bucks 123 – Pacers rally late, beat Eastern Conference-leading Bucks Andrew Nembhard scored 24 points and Aaron Nesmith hit six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points as the Indiana Pacers rallied late and beat the Central Division- and Eastern Conference-leading Milwaukee Bucks 139-123. Tonight Minnesota Timberwolves at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. Saturday Philadelphia at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. Miami at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. Sunday Miami at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. NBA – Bulls’ Ball to have cartilage transplant in ailing left knee Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball will have a cartilage transplant in his left knee. The team and his agency, Klutch Sports, didn’t say when the operation will take place or what the timeline for his recovery will be. It will be Ball's third surgery on the knee in a little more than a year. Ball hasn't played in over a year and Chicago ruled him out for the season last month. Ball averaged 13 points and 5.1 assists while shooting 42.3% on 3-pointers over 35 games last season, his first in Chicago. The Bulls have lost six in a row are 11th in the Eastern Conference at 26-33. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball – NCAA Tournament Yesterday NCAA Tournament First Round 8 Maryland 67, 9 West Virginia 65 13 Furman 68, 4 Virginia 67 7 Missouri 76, 10 Utah State 65 1 Kansas 96, 16 Howard 68 1 Alabama 96, 16 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 75 5 San Diego State 63, 12 Charleston 57 15 Princeton 59, 2 Arizona 55 8 Arkansas 73, 9 Illinois 63 9 Auburn 83, 8 Iowa 75 5 Duke 74, 12 Oral Roberts 51 2 Texas 81, 15 Colgate 61 7 Northwestern 75, 10 Boise State 67 1 Houston 63, 16 Northern Kentucky 52 4 Tennessee 58, 13 Louisiana 55 10 Penn State 76, 7 Texas A&M 59 2 UCLA 86, 15 UNC-Ashville 53 Today NCAA Tournament First Round 10 USC vs. 7 Michigan State, 12:15 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 11:00 14 Kennesaw State vs. 3 Xavier, 12:40 p.m. 14 UC Santa Barbara vs. 3 Baylor, 1:30 p.m. 12 VCU vs. 5 St. Mary's, 2:00 p.m. 15 Vermont vs. 2 Marquette, 2:45 p.m. 11 Pittsburgh vs. 6 Iowa State, 3:10 p.m. 11 NC State vs. 6 Creighton, 4:00 p.m. 13 Iona vs. 4 UConn, 4:30 p.m. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. 1 Purdue, 6:50 p.m. 11 Providence vs. 6 Kentucky, 7:10 p.m. 12 Drake vs. 5 Miami, 7:25 p.m. 14 Grand Canyon vs. 3 Gonzaga, 7:35 p.m. 9 Florida Atlantic vs. 8 Memphis, 9:20 p.m. 14 Montana State vs. 3 Kansas State, 9:40 p.m. 13 Kent State vs. 4 Indiana, 9:55 p.m. 11 Arizona State vs. 6 TCU, 10:05 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Most March Madness brackets bust before sundown on Day 1 NCAA Tournament brackets were busted early Thursday. No. 13 seed Furman beat fourth-seeded Virginia and No. 15 Princeton defeated second-seeded Arizona. The NCAA March Madness Twitter account posted that only .065% of brackets remained perfect as the first round was still being played. In ESPN's Tournament Challenge bracket game, 18,078 perfect brackets remained. Just more than 20 million had suffered at least one loss. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball – NIT Saturday NIT Second Round Michigan at Vanderbilt, 12:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 11:30 NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball (local teams only) Today 11 UNLV vs. 6 Michigan, 3:00 p.m. at LSU 14 Southern Utah vs. 3 Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. at Notre Dame NCAAWBKB – Irish star Olivia Miles out rest of season with knee injury Notre Dame point guard Olivia Miles will miss the remainder of the season with an injury to her right knee. She suffered the injury in the regular-season finale against Louisville and sat out the ACC Tournament. She will undergo surgery next week. The second-team Associated Press All-American led Notre Dame to the ACC regular season title. She averaged 14.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game. The Fighting Irish (25-5) are a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will host No. 14 Southern Utah (23-9) on Friday. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Cleveland Guardians 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Philadelphia Phillies 10, Detroit Tigers 1 Today New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (SS) at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m. Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs (SS), 4:05 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 2, Nashville Predators 1 Pacers 139, Bucks 123 – Stalock’s 35 saves lead Blackhawks over Predators 2-1 Alex Stalock made 35 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks over the Nashville Predators 2-1. Lukas Reichel and Joey Anderson scored for Chicago, which has won two straight. Roman Josi scored late and Juuse Saros stopped 19 shots for Nashville, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. The Predators trail Winnipeg by four points in the race for the Western Conference's second wild-card berth. Nashville has played three fewer games than the Jets. Saturday Colorado at Detroit, 1:00 p.m. Chicago at Arizona, 10:30 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks forward Cole Guttman has shoulder surgery Chicago Blackhawks forward Cole Guttman had surgery on his right shoulder. The team says the operation was performed in Los Angeles. Team physician Michael Terry says the 23-year-old Guttman is expected “to be out of hockey activities for approximately four months.” Guttman had been a pleasant surprise for rebuilding Chicago. He made his NHL debut last month and finished the season with four goals and two assists in 14 games. NFL – Poles: Bears in better place after trade, free agency moves General manager Ryan Poles acknowledged the temptation to wait and see if the Chicago Bears could get more for the No. 1 overall selection in the draft. He couldn't pass up the chance to add a receiver when the Carolina Panthers offered DJ Moore to go with a haul of picks. The Bears addressed a big need when they agreed to send the No. 1 pick to Carolina for Moore. Besides giving quarterback Justin Fields a top-tier downfield option, they also got the No. 9 and No. 61 overall picks in 2023 plus a first-rounder in 2024 and a second-rounder in 2025. They continued to make moves once free agency started this week. But they still need help on the offensive and defensive lines. NCAAFB – Michigan RB Blake Corum says he’ll be back by fall camp Michigan All-America running back Blake Corum says his surgically repaired left knee has gotten strong enough that he has been cleared to run on an anti-gravity treadmill next week. Corum says he’s sure he will play in the season-opening game on Sept. 2 against East Carolina. He tore a meniscus and sprained a ligament in his left knee against Illinois in November. After playing sparingly against Ohio State, he sat out when the Wolverines won the Big Ten title and advanced to the College Football Playoff semifinals. Corum ran for 1,463 yards last season. Golf – PGA – Brehm makes ace for share of lead at Valspar, Spieth 1 back Ryan Brehm was having a solid round in the Valspar Championship. One swing made it a memorable round. Brehm made a hole-in-one on the 17th hole. That led to a 66 and gives Brehm a three-way share of the lead with Stephan Jaeger and Adam Schenk. Jordan Spieth is in the group one shot behind. Spieth only hit five fairways. But his putting is starting to look as good as ever. Spieth is a past winner at Innisbrook. He’s playing the tournament for the first time in five years. Two-time defending champion Sam Burns and Justin Thomas are at 69. AHL – American Hockey League Last Night Grand Rapids Griffins 4, Cleveland Monsters 3 MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Basketball – State Semifinals Division 3 at Michigan State University Blissfield 45, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 41 Hemlock 57, Hart 26 Division 4 at Michigan State University Baraga 46, Fowler – 44 Glen Lake 49, Adrian Lenawee Christian 31 Yesterday Girls Basketball – State Semifinals Division 1 at Michigan State University Salem vs. West Bloomfield, 12:00 p.m. Detroit Renaissance vs. Rockford, 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Michigan State University Frankenmuth vs. Goodrich, 5:30 p.m. Grand Rapids West Catholic vs. Lansing Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Girls Basketball – State Finals Division 4 – 10:00 a.m. Division 1 – 12:15 p.m. Division 3 – 4:00 p.m. Division 2 – 6:15 p.m.Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic make a layup next to Detroit Pistons center James Wiseman during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Furman guard JP Pegues, third from right, celebrates with the team after defeating Virginia in a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Alex Stalock (32) blocks a shot by Nashville Predators right wing Luke Evangelista (77) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Last Night North Carolina 63, Notre Dame 59 North Carolina 63, Notre Dame 59 – Love, Bacot lead North Carolina past Notre Dame 63-59 Caleb Love and Armando Bacot scored 16 points each and Bacot had a milestone double-double, leading North Carolina to a 63-59 victory over Notre Dame. Bacot grabbed 11 rebounds for his 67th career double-double, tying him with Tom Burleson for the fourth most in ACC history. Tim Duncan had the most with 87. Up 59-58 with 38 seconds left, North Carolina worked the shot clock before Leaky Black missed a shot with 11 seconds left. North Carolina grabbed the offensive rebound, and after another miss and offensive rebound, Love was fouled and made two free throws for a three-point lead. The teams then exchanged a series of free throws and North Carolina sealed it. Cormac Ryan had 14 points, Trey Wertz 13, and J.J. Starling 10 for Notre Dame (10-18, 2-15). Tonight Michigan at Rutgers, 8:30 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 8:00 NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Yesterday Bowling Green 80, Central Michigan 72 Ball State 80, Western Michigan 41 Michigan State 71, Minnesota 67 NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic, 7:00 p.m. Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. NBA – NBA teams get ready to make 4th-quarter push for playoffs There are six teams in the NBA that look pretty comfortably in playoff position. There are four other teams that pretty much know they’re not going anywhere. That leaves 20 teams for the last 10 playoff spots. The NBA’s All-Star break ends Thursday night. And there’s only 28% of the season left, which means it’s time for teams to start really jostling for playoff position. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Dallas Stars 3 Blackhawks 4, Stars 3 – Kane, Domi lead big Blackhawks rally in 4-3 win over Stars Patrick Kane and Max Domi scored two goals apiece, and the Chicago Blackhawks erased a three-goal deficit in a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars. The Central Division-leading Stars have lost five in a row, including the past two against last-place teams. The Central cellar-dwelling Blackhawks won their fourth in a row. They rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the second period. Kane and Domi assisted on each other’s first goal and finished with three points apiece. Tyler Seguin and captain Jamie Benn scored 79 seconds apart in the first period for Dallas. Tonight New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks acquire D-man Nikita Zaitsev, picks from Senators The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Nikita Zaitsev and draft picks from the Ottawa Senators for future considerations. Chicago got a 2023 second-round pick and 2026 fourth in exchange for taking on the remainder of Zaitsev’s contract. The 31-year-old Russian defenseman is signed through next season at a salary cap hit of $4.5 million. Chicago now has the ability to flip Zaitsev to another team before the March 3 trade deadline or any time over the next year. Zaitsev has five goals in 28 games this season. He has 110 points in 444 NHL regular-season and playoff games. MLB – Ferguson Jenkins to be honored with statue in hometown Ferguson Jenkins' hometown will honor the baseball Hall of Famer with a statue. Chatham-Kent will unveil a 9-foot bronze figure of the 80-year-old former pitcher on June 10. It is a replica of the statue by sculptor Lou Cella that was unveiled outside Chicago's Wrigley Field last May. Jenkins was 284-226 with a 3.34 ERA and 3,192 strikeouts in 19 big league seasons for Philadelphia, the Cubs, Texas and Boston. Jenkins was a three-time All-Star. He won 20 or more games each year from 1967-72, was voted the 1971 NL Cy Young Award and in 1991 became the first Canadian inducted into the baseball Hall. MLB – MLB curtails infield shift, hopes for more singles, speed One of MLB's most visible rule changes for 2023 is a sizable curtailing of infield shifts. The practice had grown exponentially over the past several years and has been partially blamed for a steady league-wide decline in batting average. The new rule states that all four infielders must have both feet within the outer boundary of the infield — and two infielders must be on each side of second base — when the pitch is delivered. MLB has also mandated that the infield dirt cutout have uniform dimensions in all 30 ballparks. The outfield edge of the dirt must be 95 feet from the front of the pitching rubber. Tennis – Djokovic hopes to play in US despite being unvaccinated Novak Djokovic says he has asked American authorities for special permission to enter the United States to play tennis tournaments in California and Florida despite being unvaccinated against the coronavirus. The Transportation Security Administration has said the requirement for foreign air travelers to be fully vaccinated against the disease would be in place at least until mid-April. The tournament in Indian Wells will be played from March 6-19 and the Miami Open is scheduled from March 20-April 2. The top-ranked Serb says “I have a big desire to be there.” Djokovic is one of the most high-profile athletes who is unvaccinated against COVID-19. Olympics – Russia’s sports exile persists 1 year after invading Ukraine Russia's reintegration into the world of sports one year after the invasion of Ukraine began threatens to create the biggest rift in the Olympic movement since the Cold War. Russia remains excluded from many international sporting events but that could soon change. Next year’s Paris Olympics are fast approaching and qualifying events are under way. The International Olympic Committee is working to bring athletes from Russia and ally Belarus back into competition but not everyone agrees. Ukraine and several of its allies say any return for Russia would be unacceptable. The IOC says excluding Russian and Belarusian athletes entirely would be discriminatory. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women's Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kellogg Community College, 5:30 p.m. Men's Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kellogg Community College, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball St. Joseph at Mattawan, PPD to 2/25 Brandywine 60, Niles 51 Eau Claire at Galesburg-Augusta, PPD Girls Basketball Bridgman 41, Our Lady of the Lake 24 Tonight Boys Basketball SMAC Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 5:45 p.m. BCS Howardsville Christian at Covert, 6:00 p.m. Girls Basketball SMAC Portage Northern at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. Mattawan at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 4:15 p.m. Non-Conference Michigan Lutheran at Watervliet, 7:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Niles, 7:00 p.m. River Valley at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m.Notre Dame’s Cormac Ryan (5) drives past North Carolina’s Armando Bacot (5) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (88) scores against Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Last Night North Carolina 63, Notre Dame 59 North Carolina 63, Notre Dame 59 – Love, Bacot lead North Carolina past Notre Dame 63-59 Caleb Love and Armando Bacot scored 16 points each and Bacot had a milestone double-double, leading North Carolina to a 63-59 victory over Notre Dame. Bacot grabbed 11 rebounds for his 67th career double-double, tying him with Tom Burleson for the fourth most in ACC history. Tim Duncan had the most with 87. Up 59-58 with 38 seconds left, North Carolina worked the shot clock before Leaky Black missed a shot with 11 seconds left. North Carolina grabbed the offensive rebound, and after another miss and offensive rebound, Love was fouled and made two free throws for a three-point lead. The teams then exchanged a series of free throws and North Carolina sealed it. Cormac Ryan had 14 points, Trey Wertz 13, and J.J. Starling 10 for Notre Dame (10-18, 2-15). Tonight Michigan at Rutgers, 8:30 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 8:00 NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Yesterday Bowling Green 80, Central Michigan 72 Ball State 80, Western Michigan 41 Michigan State 71, Minnesota 67 NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic, 7:00 p.m. Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. NBA – NBA teams get ready to make 4th-quarter push for playoffs There are six teams in the NBA that look pretty comfortably in playoff position. There are four other teams that pretty much know they’re not going anywhere. That leaves 20 teams for the last 10 playoff spots. The NBA’s All-Star break ends Thursday night. And there’s only 28% of the season left, which means it’s time for teams to start really jostling for playoff position. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Dallas Stars 3 Blackhawks 4, Stars 3 – Kane, Domi lead big Blackhawks rally in 4-3 win over Stars Patrick Kane and Max Domi scored two goals apiece, and the Chicago Blackhawks erased a three-goal deficit in a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars. The Central Division-leading Stars have lost five in a row, including the past two against last-place teams. The Central cellar-dwelling Blackhawks won their fourth in a row. They rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the second period. Kane and Domi assisted on each other’s first goal and finished with three points apiece. Tyler Seguin and captain Jamie Benn scored 79 seconds apart in the first period for Dallas. Tonight New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks acquire D-man Nikita Zaitsev, picks from Senators The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Nikita Zaitsev and draft picks from the Ottawa Senators for future considerations. Chicago got a 2023 second-round pick and 2026 fourth in exchange for taking on the remainder of Zaitsev’s contract. The 31-year-old Russian defenseman is signed through next season at a salary cap hit of $4.5 million. Chicago now has the ability to flip Zaitsev to another team before the March 3 trade deadline or any time over the next year. Zaitsev has five goals in 28 games this season. He has 110 points in 444 NHL regular-season and playoff games. MLB – Ferguson Jenkins to be honored with statue in hometown Ferguson Jenkins' hometown will honor the baseball Hall of Famer with a statue. Chatham-Kent will unveil a 9-foot bronze figure of the 80-year-old former pitcher on June 10. It is a replica of the statue by sculptor Lou Cella that was unveiled outside Chicago's Wrigley Field last May. Jenkins was 284-226 with a 3.34 ERA and 3,192 strikeouts in 19 big league seasons for Philadelphia, the Cubs, Texas and Boston. Jenkins was a three-time All-Star. He won 20 or more games each year from 1967-72, was voted the 1971 NL Cy Young Award and in 1991 became the first Canadian inducted into the baseball Hall. MLB – MLB curtails infield shift, hopes for more singles, speed One of MLB's most visible rule changes for 2023 is a sizable curtailing of infield shifts. The practice had grown exponentially over the past several years and has been partially blamed for a steady league-wide decline in batting average. The new rule states that all four infielders must have both feet within the outer boundary of the infield — and two infielders must be on each side of second base — when the pitch is delivered. MLB has also mandated that the infield dirt cutout have uniform dimensions in all 30 ballparks. The outfield edge of the dirt must be 95 feet from the front of the pitching rubber. Tennis – Djokovic hopes to play in US despite being unvaccinated Novak Djokovic says he has asked American authorities for special permission to enter the United States to play tennis tournaments in California and Florida despite being unvaccinated against the coronavirus. The Transportation Security Administration has said the requirement for foreign air travelers to be fully vaccinated against the disease would be in place at least until mid-April. The tournament in Indian Wells will be played from March 6-19 and the Miami Open is scheduled from March 20-April 2. The top-ranked Serb says “I have a big desire to be there.” Djokovic is one of the most high-profile athletes who is unvaccinated against COVID-19. Olympics – Russia’s sports exile persists 1 year after invading Ukraine Russia's reintegration into the world of sports one year after the invasion of Ukraine began threatens to create the biggest rift in the Olympic movement since the Cold War. Russia remains excluded from many international sporting events but that could soon change. Next year’s Paris Olympics are fast approaching and qualifying events are under way. The International Olympic Committee is working to bring athletes from Russia and ally Belarus back into competition but not everyone agrees. Ukraine and several of its allies say any return for Russia would be unacceptable. The IOC says excluding Russian and Belarusian athletes entirely would be discriminatory. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women's Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kellogg Community College, 5:30 p.m. Men's Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kellogg Community College, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball St. Joseph at Mattawan, PPD to 2/25 Brandywine 60, Niles 51 Eau Claire at Galesburg-Augusta, PPD Girls Basketball Bridgman 41, Our Lady of the Lake 24 Tonight Boys Basketball SMAC Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 5:45 p.m. BCS Howardsville Christian at Covert, 6:00 p.m. Girls Basketball SMAC Portage Northern at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. Mattawan at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 4:15 p.m. Non-Conference Michigan Lutheran at Watervliet, 7:30 p.m. Dowagiac at Niles, 7:00 p.m. River Valley at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m.Notre Dame’s Cormac Ryan (5) drives past North Carolina’s Armando Bacot (5) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (88) scores against Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, hosts Chris, Caley, and Colby dive into the controversial topic of whether referees should be required to answer to the media following games with impactful penalty calls. The catalyst for this discussion is the infamous holding call against James Bradberry in Super Bowl LVII and the subsequent fallout. The hosts draw on their own experiences, including moments during Blackhawks' games where referee calls have drastically impacted the outcome of the game. Joining the gang this week is Taylor Raddysh, who shares his personal experience with the looming trade deadline. He also talks about his lacrosse background, elevating his game, and we find out what cheat meal he'll enjoy for his upcoming birthday. Enjoy!
The Hawks are back from the all-star break well-rested and slightly more than after spending a few days in the Florida sun. This week's guest is Sam Lafferty, who we are dubbing as Chicago's most interesting man given the fact he was a two-sport DI athlete at an Ivy League College. Chris Vosters and Colby Cohen also react to the Hawks' prospect pool rankings.
Marian Hossa, everybody! Hoss joins Chris Vosters, Caley Chelios, and Colby Cohen to share his favorite memories, his emotions leading up to the jersey retirement, and what his next chapter will entail. We'll let the podcast speak for itself.
There's no place like home as the Hawks have yet to lose inside the United Center! Chris Vosters, Caley Chelios, and Colby Cohen recap the home opener weekend. Chris is now a "gucci guy." Caley is going to start the Phil Kessel workout plan. And Colby's fashion muse is The Great One. Blackhawks Spanish radio announcers Miguel Esparza and Jorge Moreno are this week's guests. Miguel serenades the crew to his favorite Elvis song, while Jorge explains how the Blackhawks have contributed to many stamps in his passport. Carter Baum and Joe Brand are taking a breather on the bench, but they will be back next week after the shift change.
The team is back from their opening road trip! Carter Baum, Chris Vosters, Caley Chelios, and Colby Cohen recap the first three games of the season as the team ventured west. Vosters and Cohen are on the hook to complete the tortilla change thanks to Chelios. Joe Brand joins Vosters to give his favorite home opener bets. And Jack Johnson sits down with us to explain how ice cream tastes better served out of the Stanley Cup, not a cone.
NFL – National Football League – Week 5 Last Night Kansas City Chiefs 30, Las Vegas Raiders 29 Chiefs 30, Raiders 29 – Chiefs hold on for wild 30-29 victory over rival Raiders Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdown passes to Travis Kelce, the Chiefs overcame an early 17-point deficit along with a dubious roughing-the-passer penalty, and Kansas City extended its mastery of the Las Vegas Raiders, holding on for a 30-29 victory. The Raiders had a chance to march for the winning field goal, but a pass to Davante Adams that was ruled a catch was overturned by replay, which showed him stepping out of bounds. That brought up fourth down in the closing seconds, and Derek Carr’s final pass fell incomplete to allow Kansas City to hold on. NFL – Roughing-the-passer call prompts officiating scrutiny A controversial roughing-the-passer penalty just before halftime of the Las Vegas Raiders’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night delivered another blow to the NFL and its beleaguered officiating crew. The Chiefs had just scored to trim their deficit to 17-7 just before halftime when Chris Jones stripped Derek Carr from behind. The Pro Bowl defensive tackle landed on the Raiders quarterback while also coming away with the ball, and replays showed it was clearly loose and that Jones clearly recovered, but referee Carl Cheffers threw a flag for roughing the passer. The call came one day after referee Jerome Boger was panned for a roughing call on Tom Brady that helped the Buccaneers seal their win over Atlanta. NFL – Panthers fire Matt Rhule after 1-4 start; Wilks takes over The Carolina Panthers have fired coach Matt Rhule, ending the former Baylor coach’s tenure five games into his third losing season. Rhule is the first NFL coach to be fired this season. He went 11-27 with Carolina and leaves with roughly $40 million left on the seven-year, guaranteed $62 million contract he signed in 2020. Defensive pass game coordinator and secondary coach Steve Wilks will serve as interim coach for the rest of the season. The Panthers also fired two of Rhule’s longtime assistants, defensive coordinator Phil Snow and assistant special teams coach Ed Foley. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – Divisional Series – Best of Five Today Philadelphia (Suárez 10-7) at Atlanta (Fried 14-7), 1:07 p.m. Seattle (Gilbert 13-6) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 3:37 p.m. Cleveland (Quantrill 15-5) at New York (Cole 13-8), 7:37 p.m. San Diego (Clevinger 7-7) at Los Angeles (Urías 17-7), 9:37 p.m. MLB – MLB Playoffs: Judge, Verlander join fray as 8 teams remain Major League Baseball’s first foray into a best-of-three wild-card round provided its share of memorable moments. A 15-inning, 432-pitch game. A seven-run comeback win. Joe Musgrove’s ears. Now it’s on to the division series, which is business as usual with a best-of-five format. The four matchups are Braves-Phillies, Padres-Dodgers, Mariners-Astros and Guardians-Yankees and all of them begin Tuesday. The Astros, Yankees, Braves and Dodgers got to rest and watch the wild-card drama round from home, thanks to superior regular season records. MLB – Giants hire Pete Putila as new general manager The San Francisco Giants have hired Houston assistant general manager Pete Putila as their new GM. President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi announced that Putila will replace Scott Harris, who was hired as GM for the Detroit Tigers last month. The 33-year-old Putila was in his 12th season with the Astros and third as assistant general manager. Houston has advanced to the postseason in each of Putila’s three seasons as assistant GM, reaching the World Series last season and the American League Championship Series in 2020. MLB – Cubs’ Hoyer planning more ‘intelligent spending’ this winter Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer says he is encouraged by how the team finished the franchise’s second straight losing season. But he says the organization is focused on the short and long term when it comes to its offseason plans. Hoyer is staying with the ambiguous concept of “intelligent spending” — which could price the big-market club out of the massive contracts at the top end of the free-agent market. While Hoyer left himself miles of wiggle room when it comes to the team’s offseason plans, he did confirm the club would make a qualifying offer to All-Star catcher Willson Contreras. NHL – National Hockey League – Regular Season Start Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, 10:00 p.m. -Blackhawks open up on Wednesday at Colorado at 9:00 p.m. -Red Wings open up on Friday vs. Montreal at 7:00 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks claim D Jarred Tinordi off waivers from Rangers The Chicago Blackhawks have claimed defenseman Jarred Tinordi off waivers from the New York Rangers. The 30-year-old Tinordi scored a goal in seven games with New York last season. He was selected by Montreal in the first round of the 2010 draft. The Blackhawks open the regular season on Wednesday night at Colorado. NBA – National Basketball Association – Preseason Tonight Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Wisconsin’s Mellusi hurts wrist, won’t play against Spartans Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi will miss at least one game after injuring his right wrist in the Badgers’ 42-7 victory over Northwestern. Mellusi has rushed for 223 yards and one touchdown on 56 carries this season. Wisconsin announced Monday that Mellusi wouldn’t be available when the Badgers visit Michigan State on Saturday. Badgers interim head coach Jim Leonhard said it was uncertain just how much time Mellusi would miss. Mellusi rushed for 815 yards and five touchdowns in nine games with Wisconsin last year before a torn left anterior cruciate ligament knocked him out for the remainder of the season. Golf – LIV – Johnson has $30 million year and growing in LIV Golf Dustin Johnson already is assured of a $30 million year with Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Johnson finished out of the top 10 for the first time in six events last week in Bangkok. But because Branden Grace had to withdraw because of injury, Johnson is assured of claiming the points race. He has a 42-point lead over Grace. Johnson has won about $12.7 million in earnings, with $3 million of that coming from the team competition. Winning the season points title comes with an $18 million bonus. Johnson still has two events left this year. NWSL – NWSL players call for owner to sell Chicago franchise The fallout is continuing after the release of a report into misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. Chicago Red Stars players are calling for owner Arnim Whisler to sell the team. Alaska Airline says it’s diverting Thorns and Timbers sponsorship dollars this quarter to an NWSL Players Association emergency fund to protect players. The NWSL has also dismissed the coach of the Orlando Pride and an assistant following an investigation into retaliatory behavior. Gymnastics – USA Gymnastics expands mental health services for athletes USA Gymnastics is expanding its mental health coverage for athletes and coaches. The organization will provide financial assistance for up to eight visits a year to mental health providers for eligible national team members across all disciplines. The new plan also allows for four visits to mental health providers for eligible coaches. USA Gymnastics will reimburse athletes/coaches up to $125 per visit. Coaches and athletes may use whatever health care provider they would like if the provider has “appropriate training and licensure in sport psychology or mental health.” Funding for the program was provided in part by the organization’s sponsorship deal with apparel provider GK Elite. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women’s Volleyball Glen Oaks Community College at Lake Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 2, Vicksburg 1 Lakeshore 9, Niles 1 Edwardsburg 7, Dowagiac 2 Cassopolis 6, Berrien Springs 1 Schoolcraft 2, South Haven 0 Bloomingdale 5, New Buffalo 1 Holland Black River 7, Bridgman 0 Watervliet 5, Lawton 4 Coloma 4, Parchment 4 – TIE Brandywine 2, Constantine 1 Allegan 8, Saugatuck 0 Fennville 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 2 Otsego 2, GR Ottawa Hills 1 Delton-Kellogg 3, Kalamazoo Christian 3 – TIE Volleyball Edwardsburg 3, Lakeshore 0 Buchanan 3, St. Joseph 1 Our Lady of the Lake 3, Lawrence 0 Bridgman 3, South Haven 0 Cassopolis 3, Bangor 0 Today Volleyball Bloomingdale at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Comstock, 6:00 p.m. River Valley at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m. Fennville at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Watervliet at Coloma, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg, Kalamazoo Christian, Parchment at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Football AP Rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5) (7-0) 50 2. Caledonia (7-0) 44 3. Rockford (7-0) 39 4. Macomb Dakota (7-0) 37 5. Rochester Adams (6-1) 26 6. West Bloomfield (6-1) 23 7. Lapeer (7-0) 17 8. Brighton (7-0) 16 9. Davison (6-1) 10 10. Saline (6-1) 4 Others receiving votes: Romeo 3. Southfield 2. Detroit Catholic Central 2. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 2. Division 2 1. Dexter (4) (7-0) 49 2. Warren De La Salle (1) (6-1) 46 3. Livonia Franklin (7-0) 37 4. Muskegon Mona Shores (6-1) 36 5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (7-0) 32 6. South Lyon (6-1) 23 7. Midland (6-1) 17 (tie) East Lansing (6-1) 17 9. Birmingham Seaholm (7-0) 9 10. Battle Creek Central (6-1) 5 Others receiving votes: Saginaw Heritage 2. Swartz Creek 1. Temperance Bedford 1. Division 3 1. Detroit King (5) (5-1) 50 2. Mason (7-0) 44 3. Muskegon (5-2) 36 4. River Rouge (5-1) 33 5. Mount Pleasant (6-1) 31 6. St. Joseph (6-1) 26 7. Walled Lake Western (6-1) 21 8. Zeeland West (6-1) 19 9. Grosse Pointe North (7-0) 9 10. Trenton (6-1) 3 (tie) Cadillac (5-2) 3 Others receiving votes: none. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (4) (7-0) 49 2. Whitehall (1) (7-0) 46 3. Riverview (7-0) 40 4. Redford Union (7-0) 35 5. Freeland (6-1) 30 6. Edwardsburg (6-1) 20 7. Croswell-Lexington (6-1) 17 8. Goodrich (6-1) 13 8. Tecumseh (7-0) 13 10. Fruitport (5-2) 4 Others receiving votes: Chelsea 3. Hudsonville Unity Christian 2. North Branch 2. Charlotte 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (3) (6-1) 48 2. Frankenmuth (2) (7-0) 47 3. Detroit Country Day (5-1) 40 4. Gladwin (7-0) 33 5. Corunna (6-1) 28 6. Portland (6-1) 26 7. Marine City (6-1) 16 8. Muskegon Oakridge (6-1) 13 9. Belding (6-1) 8 10. Olivet (6-1) 5 Others receiving votes: Armada 3. Berrien Springs 3. Kingsley 3. Flint Hamady 2. Division 6 1. Clinton (4) (7-0) 49 2. Standish-Sterling (7-0) 42 3. Negaunee (7-0) 40 4. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1) (6-1) 32 5. Durand (7-0) 28 6. Boyne City (7-0) 23 7. Millington (6-1) 15 (tie) Warren Michigan Collegiate (6-1) 15 9. Constantine (6-1) 9 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley (7-0) 9 Others receiving votes: Ecorse 5. Reed City 5. Almont 2. Buchanan 1. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (4) (7-0) 40 2. Hudson (7-0) 36 3. Detroit Central (7-0) 32 4. Ithaca (6-1) 25 5. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker (7-0) 23 6. Napoleon (7-0) 20 7. North Muskegon (6-1) 14 8. Charlevoix (6-1) 8 9. New Lothrop (6-1) 7 (tie) Jackson Lumen Christi (4-3) 7 (tie) Lawton (6-1) 7 Others receiving votes: Union City 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (4) (7-0) 40 2. Beal City (7-0) 36 3. Ubly (7-0) 32 4. Iron Mountain (6-1) 28 5. Evart (6-1) 22 6. Centreville (6-1) 15 7. Fowler (6-1) 12 8. Frankfort (6-1) 10 9. Reading (6-1) 9 (tie) Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary (6-1) 9 Others receiving votes: Harbor Beach 4. St. Ignace LaSalle 3. 8-Player Division 1 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (4) (7-0) 48 2. Adrian Lenawee Christian (6-1) 41 (tie) Merrill (1) (7-0) 41 4. Munising (7-0) 33 5. Martin (6-1) 31 6. Bridgman (7-0) 26 7. Rogers City (7-0) 12 8. Kingston (7-0) 11 9. Newberry (6-1) 10 10. Farwell (7-0) 5 Others receiving votes: Brown City 4. Norway 4. Mesick 4. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 3. Lincoln-Alcona 2. 8-Player Division 2 1. Powers North Central (4) (7-0) 40 2. Colon (7-0) 36 3. Marion (7-0) 30 4. Climax-Scotts (6-1) 24 5. Morrice (6-1) 20 6. Crystal Falls Forest Park (6-1) 18 7. Peck (6-1) 15 8. Posen (6-1) 14 9. Au Gres-Sims (6-1) 11 10. Mendon (5-2) 9 Others receiving votes: Lake Linden-Hubbell 3.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Seattle Mariners 7, Detroit Tigers 6 – 10 Innings – Game 1 Seattle Mariners 9, Detroit Tigers 6 – Game 2 Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 3 Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Mariners 7, Tigers 6 – 10 Inn./Mariners 9, Tigers 6 – Catcher Torrens gets win, Mariners sweep Tigers in DH Abraham Toro homered and drove in four runs, Cal Raleigh hit his 27th long ball of the season and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 9-6 to complete a sweep of their doubleheader. Seattle won the first game 7-6 in 10 innings as catcher Luis Torrens became the first position player in club history earn a win when the Mariners rallied for two runs in the bottom of the 10th inning. Torrens didn’t have any time to rest as he went from pitching to catching and was behind the plate for the second game. Seattle wrapped up the No. 5 seed in the American League playoffs and will face Toronto in the wild-card series. White Sox 8, Twins 3 – Arraez moves closer to batting title, White Sox beat Twins Luis Arraez went 1-for-4 to close in on his first AL batting championship, but Minnesota managed only two hits off Lucas Giolito as the Chicago White Sox beat the Twins 8-3. Elvis Andrus hit his third homer in four games, a three-run shot, as the White Sox cruised to their second straight win after Tony La Russa stepped down as manager Monday. The 25-year-old Arraez extended his hitting streak to eight games and held his average at .315 has he tries to become the fifth Twins player to win the league batting title. Reds 3, Cubs 2 – Reds avoid 100th loss with 3-2 walk-off win over Cubs Spencer Steer doubled off Brandon Hughes in the ninth inning to score Stuart Fairchild and the Cincinnati Reds avoided their 100th loss, beating the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Tuesday night. The Reds (62-99) are trying to avoid the second 100-loss season in franchise history. They were 61-101 in 1982 while in the process of dismantling the dominant Big Red Machine clubs. Chuckie Robinson tied it for Cincinnati in the seventh with a two-run homer off Keegan Thompson. Alexis Diaz (7-3) was the winner. Willson Contreras and Nico Hoerner homered for the Cubs. Hughes (2-3) took the loss. Today Detroit (Alexander 4-11) at Seattle (Gonzales 10-15), 4:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 3:50 Minnesota (Varland 0-2) at Chicago White Sox (Martin 3-5), 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Sampson 4-5) at Cincinnati (Ashcraft 5-5), 4:10 p.m. MLB – Home run hands! Dallas fan catches Judge’s 62nd homer on fly Dallas baseball fan Cory Youmans made the catch of a lifetime, snagging the ball that New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit for his American League-record 62nd home run. Youmans caught the prized souvenir on the fly Tuesday night at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers. Youmans, who works in the financial world, said he hasn’t decided what he’ll do with ball. Youmans was at the second game of a doubleheader between the Yankees and Rangers when Judge led off with a home run. Soon after a local TV station posted a brief interview with the lucky fan, Bri Amaranthus tweeted: “THIS IS MY HUSBAND.” Amaranthus works in local media and identifies herself in her Twitter bio as an alum of ABC’s “The Bachelor.” MLB – MLB playoff picture all set, best-of-3 matchups start Friday The entire Major League Baseball playoff picture is now set. The four matchups in the wild-card round were locked in Tuesday night, right before the last day of the regular season. Every series starts Friday and is a best two of three. Plus, the higher seed will host every game. In the National League, the San Diego Padres visit the New York Mets while the Philadelphia Phillies play at the St. Louis Cardinals. In the American League, the Seattle Mariners visit the Toronto Blue Jays while the Tampa Bay Rays play at the Cleveland Guardians. The postseason was expanded from 10 teams last year to 12 this season. NHL – National Hockey League – Preseason Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, 7:00 p.m. NHL – Coaching carousel leaves 10 NHL teams with new face on bench Nearly a third of NHL teams have a new coach this season. John Tortorella is being counted on to fix things in Philadellphia. Bruce Cassidy is tasked with getting Vegas back to the playoffs and into contention for the Stanley Cup. Former Vegas coach Peter DeBoer takes over in Dallas in his fifth job around the league. Boston is giving Jim Montgomery a second chance after parting ways with Cassidy. David Quinn is also back in the NHL with San Jose after coaching the U.S. Olympic team in Beijing. Former Tampa Bay Lightning assistant Derek LaLonde is now the head coach in Detroit and former NHL player Luke Richardson is the new coach for the Chicago Blackhawks. NHL – Blackhawks assign prospect Lukas Reichel to Rockford The Chicago Blackhawks have assigned forward prospect Lukas Reichel to the minors. The 20-year-old was selected by Chicago with the No. 17 pick in the 2020 draft. He made his NHL debut last season and recorded an assist in 11 games. Sending Reichel back to Rockford puts him in position to play major minutes with the AHL team, instead of a smaller role with the rebuilding Blackhawks. NBA – National Basketball Association – Preseason Last Night New York Knicks 117, Detroit Pistons 96 New Orleans Pelicans 129, Chicago Bulls 125 Tonight Indiana Pacers at Charlotte Hornets, 7:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Big Ten West teams are mild, but division race could be wild The Big Ten West is a mess. It’s also mesmerizing. Wisconsin and Nebraska already have fired their head coaches. Minnesota took up the mantle as West favorite last week and was upset at home. Illinois is one of the hottest teams in the nation after outscoring two nonconference opponents and Wisconsin 89-13. Even Nebraska suddenly thinks it could make a run. Six teams are 1-1 in conference play and tied for first place. It’s the first time since the 2014 East-West split that one of the divisions has had such a logjam. NWSL – US players ‘horrified’ by report of abuse in women’s soccer Players on the U.S. women’s national soccer team are trying to process an investigation that found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct are systemic in women’s soccer. U.S. defender Becky Sauerbrunn says she is horrified by the report. Former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Q. Yates and the law firm of King & Spaulding released the report after being retained by U.S. Soccer to investigate allegations of abuse in the National Women’s Soccer League following a series of scandals last year. Several of the national team players also play in the league. Olympics – Olympic pentathlon eyes ‘Ninja Warrior’ courses for survival The sport of modern pentathlon hopes to stave off Olympic removal by possibly adding “American Ninja Warrior” style obstacle courses. The show-jumping component of the five-event competition has become an issue after a German coach was filmed hitting an uncooperative horse during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. As it stands now, modern pentathlon in its current form will be off the program after the 2024 Paris Games. To get back on, the organization is testing out obstacle-course racing to replace show jumping. Which means ring swings and rope mazes could take center stage for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. It could be the scene that saves a sport facing a major crossroads. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Volleyball Lake Michigan College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 Today Women’s Soccer St. Clair Community College at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Lake Michigan College at Fairhaven Baptist College, 4:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Portage Central 2, St. Joseph 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 10, Lakeshore 3 Mattawan 4, Gull Lake 3 Volleyball South Haven 3, Fennville 0 Constantine 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Comstock 3, Bangor 0 Girls Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg (Yankee Springs GC, Wayland) Byron Center 345 Portage Northern 367 Gull Lake 370 Lakeshore 383 St. Joseph 384 Middleville T-K 388 Zeeland West 390 Harper Creek 400 Sturgis 401 Mattawan 404 Plainwell 411 Zeeland East 436 St. Joseph Morgan Guzzo 93 Margaret Cox 97 Clara Berry 97 Grace Rommel 97 Regan Igoe 98 Lakeshore Lydia Bixby 91 McKenna Keim 92 Megan Wurster 96 Josie Arbanas 104 Paige Benedict 107 Today Volleyball Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m. River Valley at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. Covert at Lawrence, 7:00 p.m. Mishawaka (IN) at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. GR Wellspring at Fennville, 6:30 p.m. Boys Soccer Buchanan at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Lawton at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Niles, 6:30 p.m. Parchment at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. Comstock at Bloomingdale, 6:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Edwardsburg at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m. Plainwell at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Fennville, 6:30 p.m. Allegan at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Cleveland Guardians 8, Detroit Tigers 4 Houston Astros 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 3, Washington Nationals 2 Guardians 8, Tigers 4 – Guardians score 6 runs in 8th, rally past Tigers 8-4 All-Star José Ramírez blooped a go-ahead, two-run double as the Cleveland Guardians scored six runs with two outs in the eighth inning, rallying for a 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Rookies Steven Kwan and Oscar Gonzalez had RBI doubles, and Amed Rosario and Owen Miller added run-scoring singles in the eighth for the AL Central-leading Guardians. Tigers reliever Andrew Chafin struck out the first three batters in the inning, but tossed a wild pitch that allowed Luke Maile to run to first base and extend the frame. Cleveland then rattled off five straight hits and had seven consecutive men reach base. Astros 3, White Sox 2 – Valdez, Alvarez lead Astros to 3-2 win over White Sox Framber Valdez threw seven solid innings, Yordan Alvarez drove in a run and scored one, and the Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2. Chicago’s five-game winning streak ended. Valdez (12-4) gave up two runs and seven hits, struck out six and walked three. The left-hander is 4-0 in six starts since losing to Oakland on July 9. Alvarez drove in Jose Altuve with a sacrifice fly in the first. He singled and scored on Trey Mancini’s sac fly in the fourth. Cubs 3, Nationals 2 – Gomes’ RBI single in 7th lifts Cubs over Nationals 3-2 Yan Gomes hit a tie-breaking single in the seventh inning against his former team and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 to win the three-game series. Franmil Reyes smacked a leadoff double off Jake McGee in the seventh. McGee struck out the next two batters and right-hander Steve Cishek came on to face righty Gomes, who hit a soft liner to right, scoring Reyes. Gomes played for the Nationals from 2019-21. Erich Uelman pitched 2/3 of an inning for his first major league win. Steven Brault threw two scoreless innings and Rowan Wick pitched the ninth for his eighth save. Today Houston (Garcia 9-8) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 9-6), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-3) at Baltimore (Watkins 4-2), 3:05 p.m. Tigers are off MLB – Mike Trout plans to return for Angels on Friday in Detroit Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout intends to return to the Los Angeles Angels’ lineup on Friday night in Detroit. Trout hasn’t played since July 12. He missed the Angels’ past 30 games with an injury to his upper back and ribcage. He faced live pitching Monday and worked out Wednesday. The workouts left him confident he will be able to play against the Tigers when the Angels open a lengthy road trip. Trout earned an All-Star selection this summer while batting .270 with 24 homers and 51 RBIs in 79 games. But he has missed significant playing time for the second straight season. MLB – Former Phillies manager Joe Girardi to join Cubs TV booth Former Phillies manager Joe Girardi has joined Marquee Sports Network as an game analyst for the Chicago Cubs, one of his former teams. Marquee says Girardi will join Jon Sciambi and former big league pitcher Jim Deshaies in the booth for this weekend’s series against Milwaukee. He also will work next month’s series at Miami. Marquee Sports Network is jointly owned by the Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group. The 57-year-old Girardi was the manager in Philadelphia before he was fired in June. He had a 132-141 record over three years with the Phillies. NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 2 Tonight Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks, 8:00 p.m. NFL – Colts, Lions get physical on 1st day of joint practices Indianapolis coach Frank Reich enjoyed watching the first joint practice with the Detroit Lions. He liked the spirited play, the intensity, even the controlled chippiness. Lions quarterback Jared Goff just enjoyed working against a different defense — once he settled in. It was a solid start to a long, busy week of work. The two teams will hold another practice against one another Thursday and meet Saturday for their second preseason game. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of three) Last Night New York Liberty 98, Chicago Sky 91 (NYL leads 1-0) Liberty 98, Sky 91 – Liberty score final 13 points, beat Sky in playoff opener Sabrina Ionescu had 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Natasha Howard also scored 22 points and the seventh-seeded New York Liberty beat the defending champion Chicago Sky 98-91 in the opening game of the WNBA playoffs. New York scored the final 13 points of the fourth quarter as Chicago missed 10 of its last 11 shots. Ionescu made a 3-pointer and a jumper from the free-throw line during the run, and Marine Johannes highlighted the spurt with an over-the-shoulder pass to Howard. New York, which won its first playoff game since September 23, 2015, plays Game 2 of the best-of-three series at Chicago on Saturday. Betnijah Laney added 17 points and Stefanie Dolson scored 13 for New York, which set a franchise scoring record in the playoffs. NBA – LeBron James inks 2-year, $97.1 million deal with Lakers LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The maximum deal includes a player option for the 2024-25 season that would keep the second-leading scorer in NBA history with the Lakers past his 40th birthday. James was headed into the final year of his most recent deal with the Lakers, who signed the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and four-time league champion in July 2018. Barring injury, James is likely to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s career scoring king this winter. NCAA – Big Ten – USC, UCLA exits could cost Pac-12 schools $13M in rights A new report says the departures of Southern California and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference could mean an estimated loss of around $13 million per year in media rights for each of the remaining schools. The interim report was released during a Board of Regents meeting held at UCLA to address its move to the Big Ten Conference in 2024. California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded an explanation from UCLA about the move when he attended last month’s Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco. UCLA and USC announced in June that the schools would be leaving the Pac-12 Conference in two years. USC is a private institution and not part of the UC system. Golf – LIV – Report: LIV draft contract has restrictions and major bonus The Wall Street Journal is reporting LIV Golf players need permission to grant exclusive interviews and agree to help recruit other players. The Journal says it reviewed a draft contract that Saudi-funded LIV Golf offered players. The newspaper says it wasn’t clear if terms in the draft are in all contracts or can be negotiated. None of the signing bonuses are mentioned. One provision says players would get a $1 million bonus if they were to win any of the four majors. Meanwhile, Greg Norman has sent a letter updating LIV Golf’s request for world ranking points. Golf – PGA – Players-only private meeting was all about a better PGA Tour Tiger Woods felt strongly enough about a private meeting of top PGA Tour players that he flew from Florida to Delaware to attend. What’s emerging from that players-only meeting is unity against a rival league funded by Saudi money and how to make the PGA Tour better. There was another form of unity. No one is willing to share details on the best way forward. Xander Schauffele says there was a code to keep tight lips. Rory McIlroy says the ideas are for tour executives to hear as they forge a path. As for Woods? McIlroy says he remains the biggest voice. NHL – Blackhawks agree to 1-year deal with D Jack Johnson The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year contract with Jack Johnson after the veteran defenseman helped Colorado win the Stanley Cup last season. Johnson’s contract carries a $950,000 hit to the salary cap. General manager Kyle Davidson says Johnson “provides the team with a strong veteran presence, good size and a competitive edge.” The 35-year-old Johnson broke into the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings in 2007. He has 72 goals and 240 assists in 1,024 games, also playing for Columbus, Pittsburgh and the New York Rangers. NASCAR – Kimi Raikkonen hits pause on retirement to race NASCAR Kimi Raikkonen will take a break from his retirement to return to racing this weekend in the NASCAR race at Watkins Glen International in upstate New York. The 2007 Formula One world champion will drive for TrackHouse Racing and its Project91, which is a program to give top international drivers exposure to NASCAR. Sunday’s race with the Raikkonen is the debut of Project91. The Finnish driver has tried NASCAR racing once before. In 2011, he ran the Xfinity and Truck Series races at Charlotte. This will be his Cup debut. There are a NASCAR-record seven countries represented in Sunday’s field. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 10, Lake County Captains 2 Lansing Lugnuts 6, Great Lakes Loons 3 Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, PPD – Poor field conditions, DH on 8/19 Tonight Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 1, Plainwell 0 Lakeshore 8, Dowagiac 1 Allegan 2, South Haven 0 Niles 6, Bloomingdale 1 Cassopolis 4, Buchanan 2 Hartford 8, Paw Paw 4 Gull Lake 7, Edwardsburg 0 Watervliet 4, Parchment 0 Schoolcraft 1, Coloma 0 Fennville 5, Lawton 2 Marshall 4, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3 Harper Creek 5, Three Rivers 2 Kalamazoo Central 3, Coldwater 2 Holland Black River 4, Saugatuck 0 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 6, Kalamazoo Central 2 Tonight Boys Soccer Howardsville Christian at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Bridgman at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Middleville Thornapple Kellogg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.