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South Bend Cubs Fall to River Bandits Despite Rojas’ Spark and Defensive Highlights Davenport, IA — South Bend Cubs starter Brooks Caple made his Midwest League debut Tuesday night against the Quad Cities River Bandits, but a rocky middle stretch spoiled the outing. Caple allowed 8 runs over 3.2 innings—though only 5 were earned—giving up 1 in the second, 3 in the third, and 4 more in the fourth before being lifted. Left-hander Chase Watkins entered in the fourth and provided much-needed stability, recording the final out of the inning and tossing two scoreless frames to keep the Cubs within striking distance. On offense, Jefferson Rojas delivered the night’s biggest spark, lining back-to-back triples in the third and fifth innings. Reginald Preciado added a solo home run in the sixth to bring the Cubs within five at 8–3. Reivaj Garcia chipped in with two hits and an RBI, while Ivan Brethowr shined in the field, making a pair of standout defensive plays in consecutive innings. South Bend briefly held two leads early, but the River Bandits took control with a big push in the middle innings. Quad Cities out-hit the Cubs 11–8 and capitalized on key chances to seal a 10–4 win. With the loss, the Cubs drop another on the road in Iowa, despite promising individual performances from their young core.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Quad Cities River Bandits pay tribute to the mightiest river in North America and the adorable, creative pests that live along it. Guests include: Dave Heller, Main Street Baseball, Owner of the Quad Cities River Bandits Ken Carroll, Kirkwood Community College Dan Simon, Studio Simon: www.studiosimon.net, Insta @studio_simon Find the Baseball By Design podcast online: Twitter @Count2Baseball Instagram @baseballbydesign linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.  

Quad Cities River Bandits scored two runs in the 9th and three runs in 10th, held off South Bend Cubs bases loaded bottom of the 9th and the tying runner on at 3rd in the bottom 10th and won 8 to 7 ball game at Four Winds Field. Jordan Nwogu had a triple and 3 runs batted in the losing effort. SB Cubs Jaxon Wiggins made his High A debut with 4 strikeouts in four innings pitched,    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leo and Balky broadcast live from Fox Cities Stadium ahead of the Quad Cities River Bandits vs. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers! The guys are joined with Timber Rattlers Hitting Coach Tim Doherty to discuss his team and the vibe in the locker room! We round out the first hour with our SCORE poll. 

Three game winning streak! Three South Bend Cubs had home runs tonight, Brian Kalmer hit first of his season in first inning, Ethan Hearn homered in the 4th and last home run of night went to Jonathon Long who hit 4th homer of season in top of the 7th inning. South Bend Cubs defeated the Quad Cities River Bandits 9 to 3. Starting pitcher Drew Gray had a nice outing gave up one run and striking out five in little over 4 inning pitched. Will Sanders pitched four innings and earned a save in the game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South Bend Cubs scored five runs in the 5th inning and held on to win and beat the Quad Cities River Bandits 6 to 4. South Bend Pitchers Carlo Reyes and Yovanny Cabrera (got the save in 9th) stop Bandits rally's after they made the score 6 to 4. Felix Stevens continues his on base streak which is now at 20 games.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Great Defense in 4th and power hitting in the bottom 6th inning helped the South Bend Cubs overcome a 1 to 0 deficient to beat the Quad Cities River Bandits by the score of 7 to 4. In the top of the 4th inning the Cubs has two back to back web gems to stop the Bandits scoring chances, Parker Chavers in outfield and Pedro Ramirez in the infield. South Bend Cubs scored six times in 6th inning powered by Parker Chavers home run that scored Jonathon Long. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shut out Victory for the South Bend Cubs: Three pitchers combined to only give up three hits whilke striking out 10 Quad Cities River Bandits batters.  Brody McCullough pitced four great inning followed by Sam Armstrong who piched all the way until two outs in 9th where Chase Watkins got the final out of the game. Shortstop and celebrating his 19th Birthday Jefferson Rojas had two hits with two runs batted in, he currently hitting an outstanding .338 for the season. Jonathon Long hits a two run homerun in 1st inning help the Cubs build a 5 to 0 lead in the first inning. South Bend wins the game 6 to 0. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drew Gray the starter had 6 strikeouts, Tyler Santana had 5 strikes and Chase Watkins added 4 punch outs as The South Bend Cubs pitchers fanned 16 batters of The Quad Cities River Bandits in 3 to 1 Victory. Jefferson Rojas hit his first Home run of the serason in the 1st Inning.  Brett Bateman of the Cubs stat line: 5 at bats, 3 Bases on Balls, 3 stolen bases and an RBI single in the 6th inning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco have a great talk with Kansas City Royals High-A affiliate Quad Cities River Bandits broadcaster Kyle Kercheval. Plus, reacting to an improbable World Series matchup and two minor moves on the wire. Thank you to our partner, Batchelder Family Farms. Use our exclusive promo code ROYAL in their online store or in person for 15% off your purchase. Find out more information at ⁠⁠⁠www.batchelderfamilyfarms.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can follow the team on Twitter with Jeremy Greco at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hokius⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Jacob Milham at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JacobMilhamKC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Greg Walker at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Gregnotcreg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow the podcast itself on Twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RoyalRundownPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The podcast is now on TikTok! Find breaking news and highlights ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠there at @RoyalRundownPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/royals-rundown/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/royals-rundown/support

This week Nick Badders and Nina Sobotka sat down with Kyle Kercheval on The StormCast presented by the Sarpy County Chamber of Commerce . Kyle is the voice of the Quad Cities River Bandits, who are the High-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. This episode Kyle talked about the River Bandits season, preparing for flooding at Modern Woodmen Park, under-the-radar players, his bowling skills and more!For  tickets and more information, please visit omahastormchasers.com, call the Werner Park Ticket office at (402) 738-5100, and follow the team on social media. You can follow the team on Twitter @omastormchasers, on Instagram @omahastormchasers, and “like” the team on Facebook at facebook.com/omahastormchasers.

Its is the final game of the season. South Bend Cubs beat the Quad Cities River Bandits by the score of 8 to 1. Kevin Alcantara homered for 12 time this season. Kevin had 4 hits in the game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sheldon Reed and Adam Laskey pitched great in late inning and South Bend Cubs scored 3 runs in bottom of the 7th with some luck an error from Quad Cities River Bandits, South Bend Cubs wins 3 to 1 on last Friday night home game of the season  at Four Wind Field. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South Bend falls to Quad Cities 5-4 Thursday at Four Winds Field.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cubs smash Quad Cities 26-7 Wednesday night at Four Winds Field.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cubs open final series of the 2023 season with a 12-6 win over Quad Cities Tuesday at Four Winds Field.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cubs fall to Quad Cities 5-4 Sunday in 10 innings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South Bend rolls past Quad Cities 6-1 Saturday night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South Bend comes from behind to top Quad Cities 9-4 Friday night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Tonight Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-7) at Atlanta (Morton 9-6), 7:20 p.m. Boston (Bello 6-5) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-3), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Rodriguez 4-5) at Seattle (Castillo 6-6), 10:10 p.m.     News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 9:45 MLB – Cubs-Rangers highlight opening day matchups as MLB announces 2024 schedule The Chicago Cubs will be at Texas in the only interleague matchup on Major League Baseball’s traditional opening day on March 28 in the second season of the balanced schedule. MLB released its 2024 schedule, seven weeks earlier than the 2023 announcement. All 30 teams are slated to play on March 28, a week after the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet in a two-game series at Seoul on March 20-21, MLB’s first regular-season games in South Korea. The Athletics host Cleveland in what could be their last opener in Oakland before an expected move to Las Vegas.  The Detroit Tigers open up at the Chicago White Sox.  Detroit then hosts Oakland the following week. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Saturday 2023 WNBA All-Star Game, Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas Team Stewart vs. Team Wilson, 8:30 p.m. NCAAFB – David Braun elevated to interim coach at Northwestern, AP source says David Braun has been elevated from defensive coordinator to interim coach at Northwestern for the upcoming season, replacing Pat Fitzgerald, who was fired this week due to a hazing scandal. That’s according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Braun’s promotion to interim coach had not been announced. Braun was hired as the Wildcats’ defensive coordinator six months ago. He spent the previous four seasons in the same position at North Dakota State. Fitzgerald was fired Monday after a university investigation found allegations of hazing by 11 current or former players. He has maintained he was unaware of the hazing. NCAABSB – Northwestern fires baseball coach Jim Foster amid misconduct allegations Northwestern baseball coach Jim Foster has been fired amid allegations of misconduct, three days after football coach Pat Fitzgerald was dismissed because of a hazing scandal. Foster spent just one season as the Wildcats’ coach. The move was announced in a brief statement from athletic director Derrick Gragg. The Chicago Tribune and WSCR-AM reported this week that Foster led a toxic culture that prompted several assistant coaches to quit, and that his bullying and verbally abusive behavior prompted a human resources investigation by the university. Northwestern went 10-40 under Foster. Assistant Brian Anderson will take over as interim coach. NCAA – Legal headaches could just be starting at Northwestern, WVU with Fitzgerald The legal headaches could only be starting for ex-Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald and West Virginia’s Bob Huggins. Fitzgerald was fired this week following hazing allegations in the program. He originally was suspended for two weeks before the school changed course. West Virginia considers Huggins to have resigned after a drunken-driving arrest last month. Huggins says he never formally stepped down and wants to keep coaching basketball. Industry experts are puzzled by what happened. Marty Greenberg is an attorney specializing in coaching contracts. He says if Fitzgerald and Huggins fight back, it would be in everyone’s best interests for a quick resolution. NCAAMBB – March Madness expansion discussed by NCAA committee but no deal imminent The NCAA Division I men’s basketball committee discussed possible expansion of March Madness at its meetings this week but said no moves were imminent to increase the field beyond the current 68 teams. Earlier this year, the NCAA Division I board of directors approved recommendations by the DI transformation committee that included allowing one quarter of teams in bigger sports to compete in championship events. That could mean expanding the fields in both men’s and women’s basketball up to 90 teams. There are many in the sport who believe the 68-team field and three weekends of play are ideal. In 2016, the NCAA signed an eight-year extension of its TV deal worth $8.8 billion and running through 2032. NBASL – NBA Summer League – Las Vegas Last Night Cleveland Cavaliers 87, Chicago Bulls 83 Cavaliers 87, Bulls 83 Craig Porter scored 22 points, Isaiah Mobley had a double-double and Cleveland remained unbeaten in NBA Summer League play with a victory over Chicago.  Porter added eight rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Cavaliers (4-0). Mobley finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. Second-round pick Emoni Bates pitched in with 15 points and six boards. The Cavaliers trailed 80-73 with 5:50 left to play. Mobley hit a 3-pointer and added two free throws with 1:21 remaining to put Cleveland up 84-83. Porter added a three-point play with just under a minute to play to complete the scoring. Javon Freeman-Liberty had 18 points for the Bulls (2-2). Dalen Terry and second-round pick Julian Phillips scored 12 points apiece. Tonight Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks, 7:00 p.m.                (at Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas) Detroit Pistons vs. San Antonio Spurs, 9:00 p.m.            (at Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas) NHL – Coyotes cutting ties with Galchenyuk following arrest on multiple charges The Arizona Coyotes have placed newly signed free agent forward Alex Galchenyuk on unconditional waivers and plan to terminate his contract following his arrest on multiple charges over the weekend. A Scottsdale Police Department spokesperson said Thursday that Galchenyuk was arrested Sunday on charges of private property hit and run, disorderly conduct, failure to obey, resisting arrest and threatening or intimidating. The spokesperson said the hit and run was only property damage and no injuries occurred. Galchenyuk was booked into the Scottsdale city jail on misdemeanor charges and released the next day on his own recognizance. Tennis – Ons Jabeur is in a second consecutive Wimbledon final Ons Jabeur has defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon final for the second consecutive year. This will be the third title match for Jabeur in the past five Grand Slam tournaments. She is 0-2 so far after losing to Elena Rybakina at the All England Club last July and to Iga Swiatek at the U.S. Open last September. Sabalenka came into the match with a 17-1 record at majors in 2023. Jabeur’s opponent for the championship will be Marketa Vondrousova. Vondrousova became the first unseeded women’s finalist at Wimbledon since Billie Jean King in 1963 by eliminating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3. Golf – PGA Tour and Saudi wealth fund drop poaching clause from agreement The PGA Tour deal with Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund is dropping a clause in their agreement over poaching. That’s after the Justice Department raised antitrust concerns. The agreement is for the PGA Tour, European tour and Public Investment Fund to become partners. A clause in the framework agreement was that neither side would try to poach players from other tours. The tour said Thursday that it believes the clause is lawful. But it says it has removed it because the clause isn’t needed as they work together in negotiating the final deal. No more players are likely to join LIV this season.           Golf – McIlroy says he’d retire if LIV Golf was the only place to play Rory McIlroy is laughing off a Saudi-backed idea that he and Tiger Woods own LIV Golf teams. McIlroy says he would retire if LIV Golf was the only place left on earth to play though he’d still compete at the majors. Those are part of his first comments since the Senate hearing on the PGA Tour’s agreement to partner with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund. One of the documents Congress obtained contained a series of dreamy proposals for compromise. McIlroy has not hidden his disdain for the rival circuit funded by Saudi Arabia. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Tonight Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-7) at Atlanta (Morton 9-6), 7:20 p.m. Boston (Bello 6-5) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-3), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Rodriguez 4-5) at Seattle (Castillo 6-6), 10:10 p.m.     News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 9:45 MLB – Cubs-Rangers highlight opening day matchups as MLB announces 2024 schedule The Chicago Cubs will be at Texas in the only interleague matchup on Major League Baseball’s traditional opening day on March 28 in the second season of the balanced schedule. MLB released its 2024 schedule, seven weeks earlier than the 2023 announcement. All 30 teams are slated to play on March 28, a week after the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet in a two-game series at Seoul on March 20-21, MLB’s first regular-season games in South Korea. The Athletics host Cleveland in what could be their last opener in Oakland before an expected move to Las Vegas.  The Detroit Tigers open up at the Chicago White Sox.  Detroit then hosts Oakland the following week. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Saturday 2023 WNBA All-Star Game, Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas Team Stewart vs. Team Wilson, 8:30 p.m. NCAAFB – David Braun elevated to interim coach at Northwestern, AP source says David Braun has been elevated from defensive coordinator to interim coach at Northwestern for the upcoming season, replacing Pat Fitzgerald, who was fired this week due to a hazing scandal. That’s according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Braun’s promotion to interim coach had not been announced. Braun was hired as the Wildcats’ defensive coordinator six months ago. He spent the previous four seasons in the same position at North Dakota State. Fitzgerald was fired Monday after a university investigation found allegations of hazing by 11 current or former players. He has maintained he was unaware of the hazing. NCAABSB – Northwestern fires baseball coach Jim Foster amid misconduct allegations Northwestern baseball coach Jim Foster has been fired amid allegations of misconduct, three days after football coach Pat Fitzgerald was dismissed because of a hazing scandal. Foster spent just one season as the Wildcats’ coach. The move was announced in a brief statement from athletic director Derrick Gragg. The Chicago Tribune and WSCR-AM reported this week that Foster led a toxic culture that prompted several assistant coaches to quit, and that his bullying and verbally abusive behavior prompted a human resources investigation by the university. Northwestern went 10-40 under Foster. Assistant Brian Anderson will take over as interim coach. NCAA – Legal headaches could just be starting at Northwestern, WVU with Fitzgerald The legal headaches could only be starting for ex-Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald and West Virginia’s Bob Huggins. Fitzgerald was fired this week following hazing allegations in the program. He originally was suspended for two weeks before the school changed course. West Virginia considers Huggins to have resigned after a drunken-driving arrest last month. Huggins says he never formally stepped down and wants to keep coaching basketball. Industry experts are puzzled by what happened. Marty Greenberg is an attorney specializing in coaching contracts. He says if Fitzgerald and Huggins fight back, it would be in everyone’s best interests for a quick resolution. NCAAMBB – March Madness expansion discussed by NCAA committee but no deal imminent The NCAA Division I men’s basketball committee discussed possible expansion of March Madness at its meetings this week but said no moves were imminent to increase the field beyond the current 68 teams. Earlier this year, the NCAA Division I board of directors approved recommendations by the DI transformation committee that included allowing one quarter of teams in bigger sports to compete in championship events. That could mean expanding the fields in both men’s and women’s basketball up to 90 teams. There are many in the sport who believe the 68-team field and three weekends of play are ideal. In 2016, the NCAA signed an eight-year extension of its TV deal worth $8.8 billion and running through 2032. NBASL – NBA Summer League – Las Vegas Last Night Cleveland Cavaliers 87, Chicago Bulls 83 Cavaliers 87, Bulls 83 Craig Porter scored 22 points, Isaiah Mobley had a double-double and Cleveland remained unbeaten in NBA Summer League play with a victory over Chicago.  Porter added eight rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Cavaliers (4-0). Mobley finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. Second-round pick Emoni Bates pitched in with 15 points and six boards. The Cavaliers trailed 80-73 with 5:50 left to play. Mobley hit a 3-pointer and added two free throws with 1:21 remaining to put Cleveland up 84-83. Porter added a three-point play with just under a minute to play to complete the scoring. Javon Freeman-Liberty had 18 points for the Bulls (2-2). Dalen Terry and second-round pick Julian Phillips scored 12 points apiece. Tonight Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks, 7:00 p.m.                (at Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas) Detroit Pistons vs. San Antonio Spurs, 9:00 p.m.            (at Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas) NHL – Coyotes cutting ties with Galchenyuk following arrest on multiple charges The Arizona Coyotes have placed newly signed free agent forward Alex Galchenyuk on unconditional waivers and plan to terminate his contract following his arrest on multiple charges over the weekend. A Scottsdale Police Department spokesperson said Thursday that Galchenyuk was arrested Sunday on charges of private property hit and run, disorderly conduct, failure to obey, resisting arrest and threatening or intimidating. The spokesperson said the hit and run was only property damage and no injuries occurred. Galchenyuk was booked into the Scottsdale city jail on misdemeanor charges and released the next day on his own recognizance. Tennis – Ons Jabeur is in a second consecutive Wimbledon final Ons Jabeur has defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon final for the second consecutive year. This will be the third title match for Jabeur in the past five Grand Slam tournaments. She is 0-2 so far after losing to Elena Rybakina at the All England Club last July and to Iga Swiatek at the U.S. Open last September. Sabalenka came into the match with a 17-1 record at majors in 2023. Jabeur’s opponent for the championship will be Marketa Vondrousova. Vondrousova became the first unseeded women’s finalist at Wimbledon since Billie Jean King in 1963 by eliminating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3. Golf – PGA Tour and Saudi wealth fund drop poaching clause from agreement The PGA Tour deal with Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund is dropping a clause in their agreement over poaching. That’s after the Justice Department raised antitrust concerns. The agreement is for the PGA Tour, European tour and Public Investment Fund to become partners. A clause in the framework agreement was that neither side would try to poach players from other tours. The tour said Thursday that it believes the clause is lawful. But it says it has removed it because the clause isn’t needed as they work together in negotiating the final deal. No more players are likely to join LIV this season.           Golf – McIlroy says he’d retire if LIV Golf was the only place to play Rory McIlroy is laughing off a Saudi-backed idea that he and Tiger Woods own LIV Golf teams. McIlroy says he would retire if LIV Golf was the only place left on earth to play though he’d still compete at the majors. Those are part of his first comments since the Senate hearing on the PGA Tour’s agreement to partner with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund. One of the documents Congress obtained contained a series of dreamy proposals for compromise. McIlroy has not hidden his disdain for the rival circuit funded by Saudi Arabia. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Tonight Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-7) at Atlanta (Morton 9-6), 7:20 p.m. Boston (Bello 6-5) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-3), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Rodriguez 4-5) at Seattle (Castillo 6-6), 10:10 p.m.     News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 9:45 MLB – Cubs-Rangers highlight opening day matchups as MLB announces 2024 schedule The Chicago Cubs will be at Texas in the only interleague matchup on Major League Baseball’s traditional opening day on March 28 in the second season of the balanced schedule. MLB released its 2024 schedule, seven weeks earlier than the 2023 announcement. All 30 teams are slated to play on March 28, a week after the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet in a two-game series at Seoul on March 20-21, MLB’s first regular-season games in South Korea. The Athletics host Cleveland in what could be their last opener in Oakland before an expected move to Las Vegas.  The Detroit Tigers open up at the Chicago White Sox.  Detroit then hosts Oakland the following week. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Saturday 2023 WNBA All-Star Game, Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas Team Stewart vs. Team Wilson, 8:30 p.m. NCAAFB – David Braun elevated to interim coach at Northwestern, AP source says David Braun has been elevated from defensive coordinator to interim coach at Northwestern for the upcoming season, replacing Pat Fitzgerald, who was fired this week due to a hazing scandal. That’s according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Braun’s promotion to interim coach had not been announced. Braun was hired as the Wildcats’ defensive coordinator six months ago. He spent the previous four seasons in the same position at North Dakota State. Fitzgerald was fired Monday after a university investigation found allegations of hazing by 11 current or former players. He has maintained he was unaware of the hazing. NCAABSB – Northwestern fires baseball coach Jim Foster amid misconduct allegations Northwestern baseball coach Jim Foster has been fired amid allegations of misconduct, three days after football coach Pat Fitzgerald was dismissed because of a hazing scandal. Foster spent just one season as the Wildcats’ coach. The move was announced in a brief statement from athletic director Derrick Gragg. The Chicago Tribune and WSCR-AM reported this week that Foster led a toxic culture that prompted several assistant coaches to quit, and that his bullying and verbally abusive behavior prompted a human resources investigation by the university. Northwestern went 10-40 under Foster. Assistant Brian Anderson will take over as interim coach. NCAA – Legal headaches could just be starting at Northwestern, WVU with Fitzgerald The legal headaches could only be starting for ex-Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald and West Virginia’s Bob Huggins. Fitzgerald was fired this week following hazing allegations in the program. He originally was suspended for two weeks before the school changed course. West Virginia considers Huggins to have resigned after a drunken-driving arrest last month. Huggins says he never formally stepped down and wants to keep coaching basketball. Industry experts are puzzled by what happened. Marty Greenberg is an attorney specializing in coaching contracts. He says if Fitzgerald and Huggins fight back, it would be in everyone’s best interests for a quick resolution. NCAAMBB – March Madness expansion discussed by NCAA committee but no deal imminent The NCAA Division I men’s basketball committee discussed possible expansion of March Madness at its meetings this week but said no moves were imminent to increase the field beyond the current 68 teams. Earlier this year, the NCAA Division I board of directors approved recommendations by the DI transformation committee that included allowing one quarter of teams in bigger sports to compete in championship events. That could mean expanding the fields in both men’s and women’s basketball up to 90 teams. There are many in the sport who believe the 68-team field and three weekends of play are ideal. In 2016, the NCAA signed an eight-year extension of its TV deal worth $8.8 billion and running through 2032. NBASL – NBA Summer League – Las Vegas Last Night Cleveland Cavaliers 87, Chicago Bulls 83 Cavaliers 87, Bulls 83 Craig Porter scored 22 points, Isaiah Mobley had a double-double and Cleveland remained unbeaten in NBA Summer League play with a victory over Chicago.  Porter added eight rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Cavaliers (4-0). Mobley finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. Second-round pick Emoni Bates pitched in with 15 points and six boards. The Cavaliers trailed 80-73 with 5:50 left to play. Mobley hit a 3-pointer and added two free throws with 1:21 remaining to put Cleveland up 84-83. Porter added a three-point play with just under a minute to play to complete the scoring. Javon Freeman-Liberty had 18 points for the Bulls (2-2). Dalen Terry and second-round pick Julian Phillips scored 12 points apiece. Tonight Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks, 7:00 p.m.                (at Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas) Detroit Pistons vs. San Antonio Spurs, 9:00 p.m.            (at Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas) NHL – Coyotes cutting ties with Galchenyuk following arrest on multiple charges The Arizona Coyotes have placed newly signed free agent forward Alex Galchenyuk on unconditional waivers and plan to terminate his contract following his arrest on multiple charges over the weekend. A Scottsdale Police Department spokesperson said Thursday that Galchenyuk was arrested Sunday on charges of private property hit and run, disorderly conduct, failure to obey, resisting arrest and threatening or intimidating. The spokesperson said the hit and run was only property damage and no injuries occurred. Galchenyuk was booked into the Scottsdale city jail on misdemeanor charges and released the next day on his own recognizance. Tennis – Ons Jabeur is in a second consecutive Wimbledon final Ons Jabeur has defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon final for the second consecutive year. This will be the third title match for Jabeur in the past five Grand Slam tournaments. She is 0-2 so far after losing to Elena Rybakina at the All England Club last July and to Iga Swiatek at the U.S. Open last September. Sabalenka came into the match with a 17-1 record at majors in 2023. Jabeur’s opponent for the championship will be Marketa Vondrousova. Vondrousova became the first unseeded women’s finalist at Wimbledon since Billie Jean King in 1963 by eliminating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3. Golf – PGA Tour and Saudi wealth fund drop poaching clause from agreement The PGA Tour deal with Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund is dropping a clause in their agreement over poaching. That’s after the Justice Department raised antitrust concerns. The agreement is for the PGA Tour, European tour and Public Investment Fund to become partners. A clause in the framework agreement was that neither side would try to poach players from other tours. The tour said Thursday that it believes the clause is lawful. But it says it has removed it because the clause isn’t needed as they work together in negotiating the final deal. No more players are likely to join LIV this season.           Golf – McIlroy says he’d retire if LIV Golf was the only place to play Rory McIlroy is laughing off a Saudi-backed idea that he and Tiger Woods own LIV Golf teams. McIlroy says he would retire if LIV Golf was the only place left on earth to play though he’d still compete at the majors. Those are part of his first comments since the Senate hearing on the PGA Tour’s agreement to partner with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund. One of the documents Congress obtained contained a series of dreamy proposals for compromise. McIlroy has not hidden his disdain for the rival circuit funded by Saudi Arabia. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Tonight Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-7) at Atlanta (Morton 9-6), 7:20 p.m. Boston (Bello 6-5) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-3), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Rodriguez 4-5) at Seattle (Castillo 6-6), 10:10 p.m.     News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 9:45 MLB – Cubs-Rangers highlight opening day matchups as MLB announces 2024 schedule The Chicago Cubs will be at Texas in the only interleague matchup on Major League Baseball’s traditional opening day on March 28 in the second season of the balanced schedule. MLB released its 2024 schedule, seven weeks earlier than the 2023 announcement. All 30 teams are slated to play on March 28, a week after the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet in a two-game series at Seoul on March 20-21, MLB’s first regular-season games in South Korea. The Athletics host Cleveland in what could be their last opener in Oakland before an expected move to Las Vegas.  The Detroit Tigers open up at the Chicago White Sox.  Detroit then hosts Oakland the following week. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Saturday 2023 WNBA All-Star Game, Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas Team Stewart vs. Team Wilson, 8:30 p.m. NCAAFB – David Braun elevated to interim coach at Northwestern, AP source says David Braun has been elevated from defensive coordinator to interim coach at Northwestern for the upcoming season, replacing Pat Fitzgerald, who was fired this week due to a hazing scandal. That’s according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Braun’s promotion to interim coach had not been announced. Braun was hired as the Wildcats’ defensive coordinator six months ago. He spent the previous four seasons in the same position at North Dakota State. Fitzgerald was fired Monday after a university investigation found allegations of hazing by 11 current or former players. He has maintained he was unaware of the hazing. NCAABSB – Northwestern fires baseball coach Jim Foster amid misconduct allegations Northwestern baseball coach Jim Foster has been fired amid allegations of misconduct, three days after football coach Pat Fitzgerald was dismissed because of a hazing scandal. Foster spent just one season as the Wildcats’ coach. The move was announced in a brief statement from athletic director Derrick Gragg. The Chicago Tribune and WSCR-AM reported this week that Foster led a toxic culture that prompted several assistant coaches to quit, and that his bullying and verbally abusive behavior prompted a human resources investigation by the university. Northwestern went 10-40 under Foster. Assistant Brian Anderson will take over as interim coach. NCAA – Legal headaches could just be starting at Northwestern, WVU with Fitzgerald The legal headaches could only be starting for ex-Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald and West Virginia’s Bob Huggins. Fitzgerald was fired this week following hazing allegations in the program. He originally was suspended for two weeks before the school changed course. West Virginia considers Huggins to have resigned after a drunken-driving arrest last month. Huggins says he never formally stepped down and wants to keep coaching basketball. Industry experts are puzzled by what happened. Marty Greenberg is an attorney specializing in coaching contracts. He says if Fitzgerald and Huggins fight back, it would be in everyone’s best interests for a quick resolution. NCAAMBB – March Madness expansion discussed by NCAA committee but no deal imminent The NCAA Division I men’s basketball committee discussed possible expansion of March Madness at its meetings this week but said no moves were imminent to increase the field beyond the current 68 teams. Earlier this year, the NCAA Division I board of directors approved recommendations by the DI transformation committee that included allowing one quarter of teams in bigger sports to compete in championship events. That could mean expanding the fields in both men’s and women’s basketball up to 90 teams. There are many in the sport who believe the 68-team field and three weekends of play are ideal. In 2016, the NCAA signed an eight-year extension of its TV deal worth $8.8 billion and running through 2032. NBASL – NBA Summer League – Las Vegas Last Night Cleveland Cavaliers 87, Chicago Bulls 83 Cavaliers 87, Bulls 83 Craig Porter scored 22 points, Isaiah Mobley had a double-double and Cleveland remained unbeaten in NBA Summer League play with a victory over Chicago.  Porter added eight rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Cavaliers (4-0). Mobley finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. Second-round pick Emoni Bates pitched in with 15 points and six boards. The Cavaliers trailed 80-73 with 5:50 left to play. Mobley hit a 3-pointer and added two free throws with 1:21 remaining to put Cleveland up 84-83. Porter added a three-point play with just under a minute to play to complete the scoring. Javon Freeman-Liberty had 18 points for the Bulls (2-2). Dalen Terry and second-round pick Julian Phillips scored 12 points apiece. Tonight Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks, 7:00 p.m.                (at Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas) Detroit Pistons vs. San Antonio Spurs, 9:00 p.m.            (at Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas) NHL – Coyotes cutting ties with Galchenyuk following arrest on multiple charges The Arizona Coyotes have placed newly signed free agent forward Alex Galchenyuk on unconditional waivers and plan to terminate his contract following his arrest on multiple charges over the weekend. A Scottsdale Police Department spokesperson said Thursday that Galchenyuk was arrested Sunday on charges of private property hit and run, disorderly conduct, failure to obey, resisting arrest and threatening or intimidating. The spokesperson said the hit and run was only property damage and no injuries occurred. Galchenyuk was booked into the Scottsdale city jail on misdemeanor charges and released the next day on his own recognizance. Tennis – Ons Jabeur is in a second consecutive Wimbledon final Ons Jabeur has defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon final for the second consecutive year. This will be the third title match for Jabeur in the past five Grand Slam tournaments. She is 0-2 so far after losing to Elena Rybakina at the All England Club last July and to Iga Swiatek at the U.S. Open last September. Sabalenka came into the match with a 17-1 record at majors in 2023. Jabeur’s opponent for the championship will be Marketa Vondrousova. Vondrousova became the first unseeded women’s finalist at Wimbledon since Billie Jean King in 1963 by eliminating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3. Golf – PGA Tour and Saudi wealth fund drop poaching clause from agreement The PGA Tour deal with Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund is dropping a clause in their agreement over poaching. That’s after the Justice Department raised antitrust concerns. The agreement is for the PGA Tour, European tour and Public Investment Fund to become partners. A clause in the framework agreement was that neither side would try to poach players from other tours. The tour said Thursday that it believes the clause is lawful. But it says it has removed it because the clause isn’t needed as they work together in negotiating the final deal. No more players are likely to join LIV this season.           Golf – McIlroy says he’d retire if LIV Golf was the only place to play Rory McIlroy is laughing off a Saudi-backed idea that he and Tiger Woods own LIV Golf teams. McIlroy says he would retire if LIV Golf was the only place left on earth to play though he’d still compete at the majors. Those are part of his first comments since the Senate hearing on the PGA Tour’s agreement to partner with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund. One of the documents Congress obtained contained a series of dreamy proposals for compromise. McIlroy has not hidden his disdain for the rival circuit funded by Saudi Arabia. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Tonight Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-7) at Atlanta (Morton 9-6), 7:20 p.m. Boston (Bello 6-5) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-3), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Rodriguez 4-5) at Seattle (Castillo 6-6), 10:10 p.m.     News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 9:45 MLB – Cubs-Rangers highlight opening day matchups as MLB announces 2024 schedule The Chicago Cubs will be at Texas in the only interleague matchup on Major League Baseball’s traditional opening day on March 28 in the second season of the balanced schedule. MLB released its 2024 schedule, seven weeks earlier than the 2023 announcement. All 30 teams are slated to play on March 28, a week after the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet in a two-game series at Seoul on March 20-21, MLB’s first regular-season games in South Korea. The Athletics host Cleveland in what could be their last opener in Oakland before an expected move to Las Vegas.  The Detroit Tigers open up at the Chicago White Sox.  Detroit then hosts Oakland the following week. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Saturday 2023 WNBA All-Star Game, Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas Team Stewart vs. Team Wilson, 8:30 p.m. NCAAFB – David Braun elevated to interim coach at Northwestern, AP source says David Braun has been elevated from defensive coordinator to interim coach at Northwestern for the upcoming season, replacing Pat Fitzgerald, who was fired this week due to a hazing scandal. That’s according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Braun’s promotion to interim coach had not been announced. Braun was hired as the Wildcats’ defensive coordinator six months ago. He spent the previous four seasons in the same position at North Dakota State. Fitzgerald was fired Monday after a university investigation found allegations of hazing by 11 current or former players. He has maintained he was unaware of the hazing. NCAABSB – Northwestern fires baseball coach Jim Foster amid misconduct allegations Northwestern baseball coach Jim Foster has been fired amid allegations of misconduct, three days after football coach Pat Fitzgerald was dismissed because of a hazing scandal. Foster spent just one season as the Wildcats’ coach. The move was announced in a brief statement from athletic director Derrick Gragg. The Chicago Tribune and WSCR-AM reported this week that Foster led a toxic culture that prompted several assistant coaches to quit, and that his bullying and verbally abusive behavior prompted a human resources investigation by the university. Northwestern went 10-40 under Foster. Assistant Brian Anderson will take over as interim coach. NCAA – Legal headaches could just be starting at Northwestern, WVU with Fitzgerald The legal headaches could only be starting for ex-Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald and West Virginia’s Bob Huggins. Fitzgerald was fired this week following hazing allegations in the program. He originally was suspended for two weeks before the school changed course. West Virginia considers Huggins to have resigned after a drunken-driving arrest last month. Huggins says he never formally stepped down and wants to keep coaching basketball. Industry experts are puzzled by what happened. Marty Greenberg is an attorney specializing in coaching contracts. He says if Fitzgerald and Huggins fight back, it would be in everyone’s best interests for a quick resolution. NCAAMBB – March Madness expansion discussed by NCAA committee but no deal imminent The NCAA Division I men’s basketball committee discussed possible expansion of March Madness at its meetings this week but said no moves were imminent to increase the field beyond the current 68 teams. Earlier this year, the NCAA Division I board of directors approved recommendations by the DI transformation committee that included allowing one quarter of teams in bigger sports to compete in championship events. That could mean expanding the fields in both men’s and women’s basketball up to 90 teams. There are many in the sport who believe the 68-team field and three weekends of play are ideal. In 2016, the NCAA signed an eight-year extension of its TV deal worth $8.8 billion and running through 2032. NBASL – NBA Summer League – Las Vegas Last Night Cleveland Cavaliers 87, Chicago Bulls 83 Cavaliers 87, Bulls 83 Craig Porter scored 22 points, Isaiah Mobley had a double-double and Cleveland remained unbeaten in NBA Summer League play with a victory over Chicago.  Porter added eight rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Cavaliers (4-0). Mobley finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. Second-round pick Emoni Bates pitched in with 15 points and six boards. The Cavaliers trailed 80-73 with 5:50 left to play. Mobley hit a 3-pointer and added two free throws with 1:21 remaining to put Cleveland up 84-83. Porter added a three-point play with just under a minute to play to complete the scoring. Javon Freeman-Liberty had 18 points for the Bulls (2-2). Dalen Terry and second-round pick Julian Phillips scored 12 points apiece. Tonight Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks, 7:00 p.m.                (at Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas) Detroit Pistons vs. San Antonio Spurs, 9:00 p.m.            (at Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas) NHL – Coyotes cutting ties with Galchenyuk following arrest on multiple charges The Arizona Coyotes have placed newly signed free agent forward Alex Galchenyuk on unconditional waivers and plan to terminate his contract following his arrest on multiple charges over the weekend. A Scottsdale Police Department spokesperson said Thursday that Galchenyuk was arrested Sunday on charges of private property hit and run, disorderly conduct, failure to obey, resisting arrest and threatening or intimidating. The spokesperson said the hit and run was only property damage and no injuries occurred. Galchenyuk was booked into the Scottsdale city jail on misdemeanor charges and released the next day on his own recognizance. Tennis – Ons Jabeur is in a second consecutive Wimbledon final Ons Jabeur has defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon final for the second consecutive year. This will be the third title match for Jabeur in the past five Grand Slam tournaments. She is 0-2 so far after losing to Elena Rybakina at the All England Club last July and to Iga Swiatek at the U.S. Open last September. Sabalenka came into the match with a 17-1 record at majors in 2023. Jabeur’s opponent for the championship will be Marketa Vondrousova. Vondrousova became the first unseeded women’s finalist at Wimbledon since Billie Jean King in 1963 by eliminating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3. Golf – PGA Tour and Saudi wealth fund drop poaching clause from agreement The PGA Tour deal with Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund is dropping a clause in their agreement over poaching. That’s after the Justice Department raised antitrust concerns. The agreement is for the PGA Tour, European tour and Public Investment Fund to become partners. A clause in the framework agreement was that neither side would try to poach players from other tours. The tour said Thursday that it believes the clause is lawful. But it says it has removed it because the clause isn’t needed as they work together in negotiating the final deal. No more players are likely to join LIV this season.           Golf – McIlroy says he’d retire if LIV Golf was the only place to play Rory McIlroy is laughing off a Saudi-backed idea that he and Tiger Woods own LIV Golf teams. McIlroy says he would retire if LIV Golf was the only place left on earth to play though he’d still compete at the majors. Those are part of his first comments since the Senate hearing on the PGA Tour’s agreement to partner with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund. One of the documents Congress obtained contained a series of dreamy proposals for compromise. McIlroy has not hidden his disdain for the rival circuit funded by Saudi Arabia. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Hour 2 of The Sports Rush, we are joined by the Manager of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Jonathan Mathews! We hear his thoughts on the long home stand that just wrapped up at Parkview Field that saw the ‘Caps win a series against the Lansing Lugnuts and split a series with the South Bend Cubs. We get some great insight into the recent improvement of some of the TinCaps players as well as the team as a whole. Plus, Coach Mathews gives us a great preview of the upcoming road series against the Quad Cities River Bandits in Davenport, Iowa that begins tonight! We also discuss the Pacers continuing to work out players ahead of the NBA Draft, and discuss a bit of Marketing! All that and more in Hour 2.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday St. Louis Cardinals 12, Detroit Tigers 6 Miami Marlins 5, Chicago Cubs 4 – 14 Innings Chicago White Sox 17, Cincinnati Reds 4 Cardinals 12, Tigers 6 – Goldschmidt 3 HRs, Cards end 8-game skid, beat Tigers 12-6 Paul Goldschmidt homered three times, Brendan Donovan hit a three-run drive and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped an eight-game losing streak with a 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers. Goldschmidt, had four hits and four RBIs. Lars Nootbaar added a two-run single to cap off a seven-run sixth inning for the Cardinals, who had been on their longest skid in 16 years. Jake Rogers hit a grand slam for the Tigers, whose five-game winning steak was stopped. Marlins 5, Cubs 4 – F/14 – Marlins stop 5-game slide with 14-inning win over Cubs Garrett Hampson scored on Adbert Alzolay’s balk in the 14th inning, and the Miami Marlins stopped a five-game slide by outlasting the Chicago Cubs for a wild 5-4 victory. Hampson opened the inning on second as the automatic runner. He advanced on Luis Arraez’s groundout and trotted home when Alzolay was called for a balk with a 2-2 count on Jesús Sánchez. Steven Okert got three outs for the win, and Andrew Nardi pitched the 14th for his first career save. White Sox 17, Reds 4 – White Sox score 11 in 2nd, beat Reds 17-4 Hanser Alberto had four hits, a career-high four RBIs and Chicago scored 11 runs in the second inning to rout the Cincinnati Reds 17-4 on Sunday. The 11 runs are the most for the team in one inning in 16 years and third-most ever for the franchise. The White Sox had 11 runs in the fifth at Kansas City on Sept. 17, 2007. Chicago, which came in batting .176 with runners in scoring position, delivered plenty of big hits against Graham Ashcraft (2-1) in the second, sending 14 batters to the plate. Michael Kopech (1-3) allowed four solo homers by pitched six innings to earn his first victory of the season. Tonight Detroit (Wentz 0-3) at Cleveland (Bibee 1-0), 6:10 p.m.   News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50 Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-4), 7:40 p.m. St. Louis (Mikolas 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night New Jersey Devils 8, Carolina Hurricanes 4                             (CAR leads 2-1) Florida Panthers 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – OT                        (FLA leads 3-0) Seattle Kraken 7, Dallas Stars 2                                           (SEA leads 2-1) Devils 8, Hurricanes 4 – Devils answer in Game 3, rout Canes 8-4, deficit now 2-1 Jack Hughes scored two goals, set up two more and had a near fight as the New Jersey Devils began the task of digging out of another hole with a 8-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Sunday. Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Damon Severson added their first goals of playoffs and Vitek Vanecek returned to the net and made 26 saves in helping New Jersey cut its deficit in the best-of-seven series to 2-1. Panthers 3, Leafs 2 – OT – Reinhart the hero, as Panthers top Leafs in OT for 3-0 lead Sam Reinhart scored 3:02 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Reinhart dumped the puck off the boards behind the net to set up his game-winner, taking a pass back from Anton Lundell and scoring to give Florida its first 3-0 series lead in 27 years. Anthony Duclair and Carter Verhaeghe scored for Florida. Sam Lafferty and Erik Gustafsson scored for Toronto. Kraken 7, Stars 2 – Kraken ride 2nd period outburst, thump Stars 7-2 in Game 3 Jordan Eberle sparked a five-goal outburst in the second period with his fourth goal of the playoffs, Philipp Grubauer made 24 saves and the Seattle Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 7-2 to take a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference semifinal. Eberle’s goal was just the start for Seattle. Alex Wennberg doubled the lead 1:26 after Eberle’s goal; Carson Soucy became Seattle’s 16th different goal scorer this postseason, beating Oettinger five-hole at 6:30; and Matty Beniers made it 4-0 at 8:22. Tonight Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers, 8:30 p.m.                 (Series tied 1-1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Philadelphia 76ers 116, Boston Celtics 115 – OT                      (Series tied 2-2) Phoenix Suns 129, Denver Nuggets 124                                  (Series tied 2-2) Sixers 116, Celtics 115 – OT – Harden makes winning 3 in OT, 76ers tie series with Celtics James Harden hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in overtime and scored 42 points to help the Philadelphia 76ers stave off a wild Boston Celtics comeback in a 116-115 victory on Sunday that evened their playoff series at 2-2. Marcus Smart’s potential winner was a tick too late and the Celtics now head home for Tuesday’s Game 5. Joel Embiid had 34 points and 13 rebounds. Harden added nine assists and eight rebounds. Jayson Tatum struggled to score early but finished with 24 points, 18 rebounds, six assists and four blocks. Suns 129, Nuggets 124 – Booker, Durant both score 36, Suns even series with Nuggets Devin Booker had 36 points and 12 assists, Kevin Durant also had 36 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 129-124 to even their Western Conference semifinal playoff series at two games apiece. Backup guard Landry Shamet made four crucial 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to keep the Suns ahead. Denver lost despite a huge game from MVP runner-up Nikola Jokic, who poured in 53 points. The Suns took a 98-92 lead into the fourth quarter after a scoring flurry from Booker, who had 17 points in the third. Phoenix wouldn’t trail in the fourth. The series returns to Denver for Game 5 on Tuesday. Tonight New York Knicks at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.                                (MIA leads 2-1) Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:00 p.m.          (LAL leads 2-1) NBA – 76ers’ Harden visits with Michigan State shooting victim James Harden met with Michigan State shooting victim John Hao before a playoff game. Then he signed his sneakers and gave them to Hao after scoring 42 points and making the winning shot in overtime. The 20-year-old Hao was paralyzed from the chest down in a February shooting on the East Lansing campus that killed three students and injured five others. Harden learned Hao was a fan of his and the two struck up a friendship over FaceTime. Harden also donated sneakers and money toward Hao’s recovery. Hao recently left a Chicago rehabilitation facility and said he may move with his family back to China. NBA – Nick Gilbert, son of Cavaliers owner, dies at 26 Nicolas “Nick” Gilbert, the son of Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert who became the team’s good luck charm at NBA draft lotteries, has died. He was 26. A funeral announcement posted by the Ira Kaufman Chapel said Gilbert died Saturday “peacefully at home surrounded by family.” Gilbert was diagnosed as a child with neurofibromatosis (NF1), a genetic condition that causes tumors to grow in the brain, spinal cord and skin. Wearing a signature bow tie and dark-rimmed glasses, Gilbert became a sensation at the 2011 draft lottery. NBA – Analysis: Wemby’s farewell tour will be a French celebration Victor Wembanyama’s first basket on Sunday night looked so easy. He deflected a pass, ran it down, dribbled twice and dunked the ball with his left hand. And 15,000 people roared. He’s called a generational talent, though really, there’s never been one in France quite like Wembanyama. The 7-foot-3, 19-year-old, soon-to-be No. 1 pick in the NBA draft is on his farewell tour of his homeland, playing his final pro games there before he comes to North America and accepts the challenge of trying to truly become the game’s next superstar. Golf – PGA – Clark holds off Schauffele for first PGA win at Wells Fargo Wyndham Clark shot 68 on Sunday for a four-shot victory over Xander Schauffele at the Wells Fargo Championship to earn his first career win on the PGA Tour. Clark finished the tournament at 19-under 265, the second-lowest score in relation to par in tournament history behind only three-time champion Rory McIlroy’s 21-under 267 in 2015 when par for the course was 72. Clark struggled to hold back tears as he sank a bogey putt on the 18th hole to seal the win. Schauffele has accuracy issues with his driver on Sunday and shot 70, finishing at 15 under. Tyrrell Hatton and Harry English finished tied for third at 12 under, one shot better than Tommy Fleetwood and Adam Scott. Defending champion Max Homa shot 70 on Sunday and finished tied for ninth at 9-under 275. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 4, Dayton Dragons 3 Great Lakes Loons 9, Quad Cities River Bandits 6 Cedar Rapids Kernels 6, South Bend Cubs 1 West Michigan Whitecaps 7, Beloit Sky Carp 2 Today No games tonight MHSAA – High School Sports Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Saugatuck, 5:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Vicksburg at Niles, 6:30 p.m. Otsego at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Plainwell at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Watervliet at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Covert, 5:00 p.m. Buchanan at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Allegan at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Comstock at Marcellus, 5:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Constantine at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Baseball Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. Loy Norrix at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Lawrence at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. Hartford at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 4:30 p.m. Portage Central at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Martin at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 5:00 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Howardsville Chr. at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. Bronson at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Lawrence at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. Hartford at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 4:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Wyoming at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Parchment, 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf Battle Creek Lakeview Invitational, 9:00 p.m. St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Battle Creek Lakeview, Loy Norrix, Portage Central, Parchment, Kalamazoo Central, Harper Creek, Pennfield, Coldwater, Marshall, Mattawan, Gull Lake, Vicksburg, Niles, Girls Tennis Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Track and Field St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday St. Louis Cardinals 12, Detroit Tigers 6 Miami Marlins 5, Chicago Cubs 4 – 14 Innings Chicago White Sox 17, Cincinnati Reds 4 Cardinals 12, Tigers 6 – Goldschmidt 3 HRs, Cards end 8-game skid, beat Tigers 12-6 Paul Goldschmidt homered three times, Brendan Donovan hit a three-run drive and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped an eight-game losing streak with a 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers. Goldschmidt, had four hits and four RBIs. Lars Nootbaar added a two-run single to cap off a seven-run sixth inning for the Cardinals, who had been on their longest skid in 16 years. Jake Rogers hit a grand slam for the Tigers, whose five-game winning steak was stopped. Marlins 5, Cubs 4 – F/14 – Marlins stop 5-game slide with 14-inning win over Cubs Garrett Hampson scored on Adbert Alzolay’s balk in the 14th inning, and the Miami Marlins stopped a five-game slide by outlasting the Chicago Cubs for a wild 5-4 victory. Hampson opened the inning on second as the automatic runner. He advanced on Luis Arraez’s groundout and trotted home when Alzolay was called for a balk with a 2-2 count on Jesús Sánchez. Steven Okert got three outs for the win, and Andrew Nardi pitched the 14th for his first career save. White Sox 17, Reds 4 – White Sox score 11 in 2nd, beat Reds 17-4 Hanser Alberto had four hits, a career-high four RBIs and Chicago scored 11 runs in the second inning to rout the Cincinnati Reds 17-4 on Sunday. The 11 runs are the most for the team in one inning in 16 years and third-most ever for the franchise. The White Sox had 11 runs in the fifth at Kansas City on Sept. 17, 2007. Chicago, which came in batting .176 with runners in scoring position, delivered plenty of big hits against Graham Ashcraft (2-1) in the second, sending 14 batters to the plate. Michael Kopech (1-3) allowed four solo homers by pitched six innings to earn his first victory of the season. Tonight Detroit (Wentz 0-3) at Cleveland (Bibee 1-0), 6:10 p.m.   News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50 Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-4), 7:40 p.m. St. Louis (Mikolas 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night New Jersey Devils 8, Carolina Hurricanes 4                             (CAR leads 2-1) Florida Panthers 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – OT                        (FLA leads 3-0) Seattle Kraken 7, Dallas Stars 2                                           (SEA leads 2-1) Devils 8, Hurricanes 4 – Devils answer in Game 3, rout Canes 8-4, deficit now 2-1 Jack Hughes scored two goals, set up two more and had a near fight as the New Jersey Devils began the task of digging out of another hole with a 8-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Sunday. Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Damon Severson added their first goals of playoffs and Vitek Vanecek returned to the net and made 26 saves in helping New Jersey cut its deficit in the best-of-seven series to 2-1. Panthers 3, Leafs 2 – OT – Reinhart the hero, as Panthers top Leafs in OT for 3-0 lead Sam Reinhart scored 3:02 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Reinhart dumped the puck off the boards behind the net to set up his game-winner, taking a pass back from Anton Lundell and scoring to give Florida its first 3-0 series lead in 27 years. Anthony Duclair and Carter Verhaeghe scored for Florida. Sam Lafferty and Erik Gustafsson scored for Toronto. Kraken 7, Stars 2 – Kraken ride 2nd period outburst, thump Stars 7-2 in Game 3 Jordan Eberle sparked a five-goal outburst in the second period with his fourth goal of the playoffs, Philipp Grubauer made 24 saves and the Seattle Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 7-2 to take a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference semifinal. Eberle’s goal was just the start for Seattle. Alex Wennberg doubled the lead 1:26 after Eberle’s goal; Carson Soucy became Seattle’s 16th different goal scorer this postseason, beating Oettinger five-hole at 6:30; and Matty Beniers made it 4-0 at 8:22. Tonight Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers, 8:30 p.m.                 (Series tied 1-1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Philadelphia 76ers 116, Boston Celtics 115 – OT                      (Series tied 2-2) Phoenix Suns 129, Denver Nuggets 124                                  (Series tied 2-2) Sixers 116, Celtics 115 – OT – Harden makes winning 3 in OT, 76ers tie series with Celtics James Harden hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in overtime and scored 42 points to help the Philadelphia 76ers stave off a wild Boston Celtics comeback in a 116-115 victory on Sunday that evened their playoff series at 2-2. Marcus Smart’s potential winner was a tick too late and the Celtics now head home for Tuesday’s Game 5. Joel Embiid had 34 points and 13 rebounds. Harden added nine assists and eight rebounds. Jayson Tatum struggled to score early but finished with 24 points, 18 rebounds, six assists and four blocks. Suns 129, Nuggets 124 – Booker, Durant both score 36, Suns even series with Nuggets Devin Booker had 36 points and 12 assists, Kevin Durant also had 36 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 129-124 to even their Western Conference semifinal playoff series at two games apiece. Backup guard Landry Shamet made four crucial 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to keep the Suns ahead. Denver lost despite a huge game from MVP runner-up Nikola Jokic, who poured in 53 points. The Suns took a 98-92 lead into the fourth quarter after a scoring flurry from Booker, who had 17 points in the third. Phoenix wouldn’t trail in the fourth. The series returns to Denver for Game 5 on Tuesday. Tonight New York Knicks at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.                                (MIA leads 2-1) Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:00 p.m.          (LAL leads 2-1) NBA – 76ers’ Harden visits with Michigan State shooting victim James Harden met with Michigan State shooting victim John Hao before a playoff game. Then he signed his sneakers and gave them to Hao after scoring 42 points and making the winning shot in overtime. The 20-year-old Hao was paralyzed from the chest down in a February shooting on the East Lansing campus that killed three students and injured five others. Harden learned Hao was a fan of his and the two struck up a friendship over FaceTime. Harden also donated sneakers and money toward Hao’s recovery. Hao recently left a Chicago rehabilitation facility and said he may move with his family back to China. NBA – Nick Gilbert, son of Cavaliers owner, dies at 26 Nicolas “Nick” Gilbert, the son of Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert who became the team’s good luck charm at NBA draft lotteries, has died. He was 26. A funeral announcement posted by the Ira Kaufman Chapel said Gilbert died Saturday “peacefully at home surrounded by family.” Gilbert was diagnosed as a child with neurofibromatosis (NF1), a genetic condition that causes tumors to grow in the brain, spinal cord and skin. Wearing a signature bow tie and dark-rimmed glasses, Gilbert became a sensation at the 2011 draft lottery. NBA – Analysis: Wemby’s farewell tour will be a French celebration Victor Wembanyama’s first basket on Sunday night looked so easy. He deflected a pass, ran it down, dribbled twice and dunked the ball with his left hand. And 15,000 people roared. He’s called a generational talent, though really, there’s never been one in France quite like Wembanyama. The 7-foot-3, 19-year-old, soon-to-be No. 1 pick in the NBA draft is on his farewell tour of his homeland, playing his final pro games there before he comes to North America and accepts the challenge of trying to truly become the game’s next superstar. Golf – PGA – Clark holds off Schauffele for first PGA win at Wells Fargo Wyndham Clark shot 68 on Sunday for a four-shot victory over Xander Schauffele at the Wells Fargo Championship to earn his first career win on the PGA Tour. Clark finished the tournament at 19-under 265, the second-lowest score in relation to par in tournament history behind only three-time champion Rory McIlroy’s 21-under 267 in 2015 when par for the course was 72. Clark struggled to hold back tears as he sank a bogey putt on the 18th hole to seal the win. Schauffele has accuracy issues with his driver on Sunday and shot 70, finishing at 15 under. Tyrrell Hatton and Harry English finished tied for third at 12 under, one shot better than Tommy Fleetwood and Adam Scott. Defending champion Max Homa shot 70 on Sunday and finished tied for ninth at 9-under 275. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 4, Dayton Dragons 3 Great Lakes Loons 9, Quad Cities River Bandits 6 Cedar Rapids Kernels 6, South Bend Cubs 1 West Michigan Whitecaps 7, Beloit Sky Carp 2 Today No games tonight MHSAA – High School Sports Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Saugatuck, 5:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Vicksburg at Niles, 6:30 p.m. Otsego at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Plainwell at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Watervliet at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Covert, 5:00 p.m. Buchanan at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Allegan at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Comstock at Marcellus, 5:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Constantine at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Baseball Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. Loy Norrix at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Lawrence at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. Hartford at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 4:30 p.m. Portage Central at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Martin at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 5:00 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Howardsville Chr. at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. Bronson at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Lawrence at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. Hartford at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 4:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Wyoming at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Parchment, 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf Battle Creek Lakeview Invitational, 9:00 p.m. St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Battle Creek Lakeview, Loy Norrix, Portage Central, Parchment, Kalamazoo Central, Harper Creek, Pennfield, Coldwater, Marshall, Mattawan, Gull Lake, Vicksburg, Niles, Girls Tennis Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Track and Field St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday St. Louis Cardinals 12, Detroit Tigers 6 Miami Marlins 5, Chicago Cubs 4 – 14 Innings Chicago White Sox 17, Cincinnati Reds 4 Cardinals 12, Tigers 6 – Goldschmidt 3 HRs, Cards end 8-game skid, beat Tigers 12-6 Paul Goldschmidt homered three times, Brendan Donovan hit a three-run drive and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped an eight-game losing streak with a 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers. Goldschmidt, had four hits and four RBIs. Lars Nootbaar added a two-run single to cap off a seven-run sixth inning for the Cardinals, who had been on their longest skid in 16 years. Jake Rogers hit a grand slam for the Tigers, whose five-game winning steak was stopped. Marlins 5, Cubs 4 – F/14 – Marlins stop 5-game slide with 14-inning win over Cubs Garrett Hampson scored on Adbert Alzolay’s balk in the 14th inning, and the Miami Marlins stopped a five-game slide by outlasting the Chicago Cubs for a wild 5-4 victory. Hampson opened the inning on second as the automatic runner. He advanced on Luis Arraez’s groundout and trotted home when Alzolay was called for a balk with a 2-2 count on Jesús Sánchez. Steven Okert got three outs for the win, and Andrew Nardi pitched the 14th for his first career save. White Sox 17, Reds 4 – White Sox score 11 in 2nd, beat Reds 17-4 Hanser Alberto had four hits, a career-high four RBIs and Chicago scored 11 runs in the second inning to rout the Cincinnati Reds 17-4 on Sunday. The 11 runs are the most for the team in one inning in 16 years and third-most ever for the franchise. The White Sox had 11 runs in the fifth at Kansas City on Sept. 17, 2007. Chicago, which came in batting .176 with runners in scoring position, delivered plenty of big hits against Graham Ashcraft (2-1) in the second, sending 14 batters to the plate. Michael Kopech (1-3) allowed four solo homers by pitched six innings to earn his first victory of the season. Tonight Detroit (Wentz 0-3) at Cleveland (Bibee 1-0), 6:10 p.m.   News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50 Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-4), 7:40 p.m. St. Louis (Mikolas 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night New Jersey Devils 8, Carolina Hurricanes 4                             (CAR leads 2-1) Florida Panthers 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – OT                        (FLA leads 3-0) Seattle Kraken 7, Dallas Stars 2                                           (SEA leads 2-1) Devils 8, Hurricanes 4 – Devils answer in Game 3, rout Canes 8-4, deficit now 2-1 Jack Hughes scored two goals, set up two more and had a near fight as the New Jersey Devils began the task of digging out of another hole with a 8-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Sunday. Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Damon Severson added their first goals of playoffs and Vitek Vanecek returned to the net and made 26 saves in helping New Jersey cut its deficit in the best-of-seven series to 2-1. Panthers 3, Leafs 2 – OT – Reinhart the hero, as Panthers top Leafs in OT for 3-0 lead Sam Reinhart scored 3:02 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Reinhart dumped the puck off the boards behind the net to set up his game-winner, taking a pass back from Anton Lundell and scoring to give Florida its first 3-0 series lead in 27 years. Anthony Duclair and Carter Verhaeghe scored for Florida. Sam Lafferty and Erik Gustafsson scored for Toronto. Kraken 7, Stars 2 – Kraken ride 2nd period outburst, thump Stars 7-2 in Game 3 Jordan Eberle sparked a five-goal outburst in the second period with his fourth goal of the playoffs, Philipp Grubauer made 24 saves and the Seattle Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 7-2 to take a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference semifinal. Eberle’s goal was just the start for Seattle. Alex Wennberg doubled the lead 1:26 after Eberle’s goal; Carson Soucy became Seattle’s 16th different goal scorer this postseason, beating Oettinger five-hole at 6:30; and Matty Beniers made it 4-0 at 8:22. Tonight Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers, 8:30 p.m.                 (Series tied 1-1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Philadelphia 76ers 116, Boston Celtics 115 – OT                      (Series tied 2-2) Phoenix Suns 129, Denver Nuggets 124                                  (Series tied 2-2) Sixers 116, Celtics 115 – OT – Harden makes winning 3 in OT, 76ers tie series with Celtics James Harden hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in overtime and scored 42 points to help the Philadelphia 76ers stave off a wild Boston Celtics comeback in a 116-115 victory on Sunday that evened their playoff series at 2-2. Marcus Smart’s potential winner was a tick too late and the Celtics now head home for Tuesday’s Game 5. Joel Embiid had 34 points and 13 rebounds. Harden added nine assists and eight rebounds. Jayson Tatum struggled to score early but finished with 24 points, 18 rebounds, six assists and four blocks. Suns 129, Nuggets 124 – Booker, Durant both score 36, Suns even series with Nuggets Devin Booker had 36 points and 12 assists, Kevin Durant also had 36 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 129-124 to even their Western Conference semifinal playoff series at two games apiece. Backup guard Landry Shamet made four crucial 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to keep the Suns ahead. Denver lost despite a huge game from MVP runner-up Nikola Jokic, who poured in 53 points. The Suns took a 98-92 lead into the fourth quarter after a scoring flurry from Booker, who had 17 points in the third. Phoenix wouldn’t trail in the fourth. The series returns to Denver for Game 5 on Tuesday. Tonight New York Knicks at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.                                (MIA leads 2-1) Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:00 p.m.          (LAL leads 2-1) NBA – 76ers’ Harden visits with Michigan State shooting victim James Harden met with Michigan State shooting victim John Hao before a playoff game. Then he signed his sneakers and gave them to Hao after scoring 42 points and making the winning shot in overtime. The 20-year-old Hao was paralyzed from the chest down in a February shooting on the East Lansing campus that killed three students and injured five others. Harden learned Hao was a fan of his and the two struck up a friendship over FaceTime. Harden also donated sneakers and money toward Hao’s recovery. Hao recently left a Chicago rehabilitation facility and said he may move with his family back to China. NBA – Nick Gilbert, son of Cavaliers owner, dies at 26 Nicolas “Nick” Gilbert, the son of Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert who became the team’s good luck charm at NBA draft lotteries, has died. He was 26. A funeral announcement posted by the Ira Kaufman Chapel said Gilbert died Saturday “peacefully at home surrounded by family.” Gilbert was diagnosed as a child with neurofibromatosis (NF1), a genetic condition that causes tumors to grow in the brain, spinal cord and skin. Wearing a signature bow tie and dark-rimmed glasses, Gilbert became a sensation at the 2011 draft lottery. NBA – Analysis: Wemby’s farewell tour will be a French celebration Victor Wembanyama’s first basket on Sunday night looked so easy. He deflected a pass, ran it down, dribbled twice and dunked the ball with his left hand. And 15,000 people roared. He’s called a generational talent, though really, there’s never been one in France quite like Wembanyama. The 7-foot-3, 19-year-old, soon-to-be No. 1 pick in the NBA draft is on his farewell tour of his homeland, playing his final pro games there before he comes to North America and accepts the challenge of trying to truly become the game’s next superstar. Golf – PGA – Clark holds off Schauffele for first PGA win at Wells Fargo Wyndham Clark shot 68 on Sunday for a four-shot victory over Xander Schauffele at the Wells Fargo Championship to earn his first career win on the PGA Tour. Clark finished the tournament at 19-under 265, the second-lowest score in relation to par in tournament history behind only three-time champion Rory McIlroy’s 21-under 267 in 2015 when par for the course was 72. Clark struggled to hold back tears as he sank a bogey putt on the 18th hole to seal the win. Schauffele has accuracy issues with his driver on Sunday and shot 70, finishing at 15 under. Tyrrell Hatton and Harry English finished tied for third at 12 under, one shot better than Tommy Fleetwood and Adam Scott. Defending champion Max Homa shot 70 on Sunday and finished tied for ninth at 9-under 275. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 4, Dayton Dragons 3 Great Lakes Loons 9, Quad Cities River Bandits 6 Cedar Rapids Kernels 6, South Bend Cubs 1 West Michigan Whitecaps 7, Beloit Sky Carp 2 Today No games tonight MHSAA – High School Sports Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Saugatuck, 5:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Vicksburg at Niles, 6:30 p.m. Otsego at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Plainwell at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Watervliet at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Covert, 5:00 p.m. Buchanan at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Allegan at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Comstock at Marcellus, 5:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Constantine at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Baseball Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. Loy Norrix at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Lawrence at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. Hartford at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 4:30 p.m. Portage Central at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Martin at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 5:00 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Howardsville Chr. at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. Bronson at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Lawrence at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. Hartford at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 4:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Wyoming at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Parchment, 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf Battle Creek Lakeview Invitational, 9:00 p.m. St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Battle Creek Lakeview, Loy Norrix, Portage Central, Parchment, Kalamazoo Central, Harper Creek, Pennfield, Coldwater, Marshall, Mattawan, Gull Lake, Vicksburg, Niles, Girls Tennis Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Track and Field St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday St. Louis Cardinals 12, Detroit Tigers 6 Miami Marlins 5, Chicago Cubs 4 – 14 Innings Chicago White Sox 17, Cincinnati Reds 4 Cardinals 12, Tigers 6 – Goldschmidt 3 HRs, Cards end 8-game skid, beat Tigers 12-6 Paul Goldschmidt homered three times, Brendan Donovan hit a three-run drive and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped an eight-game losing streak with a 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers. Goldschmidt, had four hits and four RBIs. Lars Nootbaar added a two-run single to cap off a seven-run sixth inning for the Cardinals, who had been on their longest skid in 16 years. Jake Rogers hit a grand slam for the Tigers, whose five-game winning steak was stopped. Marlins 5, Cubs 4 – F/14 – Marlins stop 5-game slide with 14-inning win over Cubs Garrett Hampson scored on Adbert Alzolay’s balk in the 14th inning, and the Miami Marlins stopped a five-game slide by outlasting the Chicago Cubs for a wild 5-4 victory. Hampson opened the inning on second as the automatic runner. He advanced on Luis Arraez’s groundout and trotted home when Alzolay was called for a balk with a 2-2 count on Jesús Sánchez. Steven Okert got three outs for the win, and Andrew Nardi pitched the 14th for his first career save. White Sox 17, Reds 4 – White Sox score 11 in 2nd, beat Reds 17-4 Hanser Alberto had four hits, a career-high four RBIs and Chicago scored 11 runs in the second inning to rout the Cincinnati Reds 17-4 on Sunday. The 11 runs are the most for the team in one inning in 16 years and third-most ever for the franchise. The White Sox had 11 runs in the fifth at Kansas City on Sept. 17, 2007. Chicago, which came in batting .176 with runners in scoring position, delivered plenty of big hits against Graham Ashcraft (2-1) in the second, sending 14 batters to the plate. Michael Kopech (1-3) allowed four solo homers by pitched six innings to earn his first victory of the season. Tonight Detroit (Wentz 0-3) at Cleveland (Bibee 1-0), 6:10 p.m.   News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50 Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-4), 7:40 p.m. St. Louis (Mikolas 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night New Jersey Devils 8, Carolina Hurricanes 4                             (CAR leads 2-1) Florida Panthers 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – OT                        (FLA leads 3-0) Seattle Kraken 7, Dallas Stars 2                                           (SEA leads 2-1) Devils 8, Hurricanes 4 – Devils answer in Game 3, rout Canes 8-4, deficit now 2-1 Jack Hughes scored two goals, set up two more and had a near fight as the New Jersey Devils began the task of digging out of another hole with a 8-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Sunday. Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Damon Severson added their first goals of playoffs and Vitek Vanecek returned to the net and made 26 saves in helping New Jersey cut its deficit in the best-of-seven series to 2-1. Panthers 3, Leafs 2 – OT – Reinhart the hero, as Panthers top Leafs in OT for 3-0 lead Sam Reinhart scored 3:02 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Reinhart dumped the puck off the boards behind the net to set up his game-winner, taking a pass back from Anton Lundell and scoring to give Florida its first 3-0 series lead in 27 years. Anthony Duclair and Carter Verhaeghe scored for Florida. Sam Lafferty and Erik Gustafsson scored for Toronto. Kraken 7, Stars 2 – Kraken ride 2nd period outburst, thump Stars 7-2 in Game 3 Jordan Eberle sparked a five-goal outburst in the second period with his fourth goal of the playoffs, Philipp Grubauer made 24 saves and the Seattle Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 7-2 to take a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference semifinal. Eberle’s goal was just the start for Seattle. Alex Wennberg doubled the lead 1:26 after Eberle’s goal; Carson Soucy became Seattle’s 16th different goal scorer this postseason, beating Oettinger five-hole at 6:30; and Matty Beniers made it 4-0 at 8:22. Tonight Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers, 8:30 p.m.                 (Series tied 1-1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Philadelphia 76ers 116, Boston Celtics 115 – OT                      (Series tied 2-2) Phoenix Suns 129, Denver Nuggets 124                                  (Series tied 2-2) Sixers 116, Celtics 115 – OT – Harden makes winning 3 in OT, 76ers tie series with Celtics James Harden hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in overtime and scored 42 points to help the Philadelphia 76ers stave off a wild Boston Celtics comeback in a 116-115 victory on Sunday that evened their playoff series at 2-2. Marcus Smart’s potential winner was a tick too late and the Celtics now head home for Tuesday’s Game 5. Joel Embiid had 34 points and 13 rebounds. Harden added nine assists and eight rebounds. Jayson Tatum struggled to score early but finished with 24 points, 18 rebounds, six assists and four blocks. Suns 129, Nuggets 124 – Booker, Durant both score 36, Suns even series with Nuggets Devin Booker had 36 points and 12 assists, Kevin Durant also had 36 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 129-124 to even their Western Conference semifinal playoff series at two games apiece. Backup guard Landry Shamet made four crucial 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to keep the Suns ahead. Denver lost despite a huge game from MVP runner-up Nikola Jokic, who poured in 53 points. The Suns took a 98-92 lead into the fourth quarter after a scoring flurry from Booker, who had 17 points in the third. Phoenix wouldn’t trail in the fourth. The series returns to Denver for Game 5 on Tuesday. Tonight New York Knicks at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.                                (MIA leads 2-1) Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:00 p.m.          (LAL leads 2-1) NBA – 76ers’ Harden visits with Michigan State shooting victim James Harden met with Michigan State shooting victim John Hao before a playoff game. Then he signed his sneakers and gave them to Hao after scoring 42 points and making the winning shot in overtime. The 20-year-old Hao was paralyzed from the chest down in a February shooting on the East Lansing campus that killed three students and injured five others. Harden learned Hao was a fan of his and the two struck up a friendship over FaceTime. Harden also donated sneakers and money toward Hao’s recovery. Hao recently left a Chicago rehabilitation facility and said he may move with his family back to China. NBA – Nick Gilbert, son of Cavaliers owner, dies at 26 Nicolas “Nick” Gilbert, the son of Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert who became the team’s good luck charm at NBA draft lotteries, has died. He was 26. A funeral announcement posted by the Ira Kaufman Chapel said Gilbert died Saturday “peacefully at home surrounded by family.” Gilbert was diagnosed as a child with neurofibromatosis (NF1), a genetic condition that causes tumors to grow in the brain, spinal cord and skin. Wearing a signature bow tie and dark-rimmed glasses, Gilbert became a sensation at the 2011 draft lottery. NBA – Analysis: Wemby’s farewell tour will be a French celebration Victor Wembanyama’s first basket on Sunday night looked so easy. He deflected a pass, ran it down, dribbled twice and dunked the ball with his left hand. And 15,000 people roared. He’s called a generational talent, though really, there’s never been one in France quite like Wembanyama. The 7-foot-3, 19-year-old, soon-to-be No. 1 pick in the NBA draft is on his farewell tour of his homeland, playing his final pro games there before he comes to North America and accepts the challenge of trying to truly become the game’s next superstar. Golf – PGA – Clark holds off Schauffele for first PGA win at Wells Fargo Wyndham Clark shot 68 on Sunday for a four-shot victory over Xander Schauffele at the Wells Fargo Championship to earn his first career win on the PGA Tour. Clark finished the tournament at 19-under 265, the second-lowest score in relation to par in tournament history behind only three-time champion Rory McIlroy’s 21-under 267 in 2015 when par for the course was 72. Clark struggled to hold back tears as he sank a bogey putt on the 18th hole to seal the win. Schauffele has accuracy issues with his driver on Sunday and shot 70, finishing at 15 under. Tyrrell Hatton and Harry English finished tied for third at 12 under, one shot better than Tommy Fleetwood and Adam Scott. Defending champion Max Homa shot 70 on Sunday and finished tied for ninth at 9-under 275. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 4, Dayton Dragons 3 Great Lakes Loons 9, Quad Cities River Bandits 6 Cedar Rapids Kernels 6, South Bend Cubs 1 West Michigan Whitecaps 7, Beloit Sky Carp 2 Today No games tonight MHSAA – High School Sports Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Saugatuck, 5:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Vicksburg at Niles, 6:30 p.m. Otsego at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Plainwell at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Watervliet at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. Holland Black River at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Covert, 5:00 p.m. Buchanan at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Allegan at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Comstock at Marcellus, 5:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Constantine at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Baseball Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. Loy Norrix at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Lawrence at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. Hartford at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 4:30 p.m. Portage Central at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Martin at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Softball St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 5:00 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. Howardsville Chr. at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. Fennville at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. Bronson at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Lawrence at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. Bangor at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. Hartford at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 4:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Otsego at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Wyoming at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. Constantine at Parchment, 4:30 p.m. Boys Golf Battle Creek Lakeview Invitational, 9:00 p.m. St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Battle Creek Lakeview, Loy Norrix, Portage Central, Parchment, Kalamazoo Central, Harper Creek, Pennfield, Coldwater, Marshall, Mattawan, Gull Lake, Vicksburg, Niles, Girls Tennis Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. Track and Field St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night New York Mets at Detroit Tigers, PPD Washington Nationals 4, Chicago Cubs 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 – F/10 Mets at Tigers, PPD – Mets-Tigers series-opening game postponed due to rain The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers were rained out on Tuesday night. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound in the series against one of their former teams. The 40-year-old Verlander is scheduled to make his Mets debut on Thursday. Verlander’s season-opening start was delayed due to a back injury. The 38-year-old Scherzer is due to pitch Wednesday night in the second game of the doubleheader. It will be Scherzer’s first time on the mound since April 19, when he was ejected for violating MLB’s foreign substance policy. Nationals 4, Cubs 1 – Call, Abrams have big hits in 7th as Nats beat Cubs 4-1 Alex Call hit a two-run double during a three-run seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1. CJ Abrams had the tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh off Keegan Thompson as part of a 3-for-3 night. Victor Robles followed with an infield hit and Call doubled to the gap in left-center to make it 4-1. Chicago’s Patrick Wisdom tied for the major league lead with his 11th homer, a 426-foot shot off Mason Thompson in the seventh that tied the game at 1-1. Hunter Harvey got the win in relief for Washington and Kyle Finnegan got his sixth save. White Sox 4, Twins 3 – F/10 – Benintendi stars as White Sox top Twins 3-2 in 10 innings Andrew Benintendi robbed Carlos Correa of a homer and hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, sending the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Hanser Alberto opened the 10th on second as the automatic runner and advanced on Elvis Andrus’ sacrifice. After Tim Anderson bounced to shortstop, Benintendi lined a clean single into left against Caleb Thielbar. Eloy Jiménez homered and Michael Kopech pitched six effective innings as the White Sox earned their second straight win after a 10-game losing streak. Kopech got some help from Benintendi, who made a leaping grab in left on Correa’s drive in the first. Today N.Y. Mets (Lucchesi 1-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-3), 1:40 p.m.                  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 1:15 N.Y. Mets (Scherzer 2-1) at Detroit (Lorenzen 0-1), 6:40 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Washington (Irvin 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Varland 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1), 7:10 p.m.. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Florida Panthers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                              (FLA leads 1-0) Seattle Kraken 5, Dallas Stars 4 – OT                                    (SEA leads 1-0) Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2 – Panthers top Maple Leafs, take Game 1 of second-round series Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and the Panthers survived a squandered two-goal lead to defeat the Maple Leafs 4-2 in opening game of their second-round playoff series. Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe and Nick Cousins also scored for Florida. Aleksander Barkov had two assists. Matthew Knies had his first NHL goal and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Toronto. Kraken 5, Stars 4 – OT – Epic return by Pavelski goes to waste as Stars lose Game 1 Joe Pavelski became the oldest player ever with a four-goal game in the NHL playoffs, and did it in his return two weeks after going into concussion protocol. That still wasn’t enough for the Dallas Stars. The 38-year-old Pavelski scored all four of their goals, including two in the third period to force overtime. But the Stars lost 5-4 to Seattle in Game 1 of their second-round series on Tuesday night. Stars coach Pete DeBoer says he’s ashamed that the team wasted such an epic performance. He says Pavelski tried to drag them to a win. Tonight New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m.                  (Game 1) Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, 9:30 p.m.                 (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night New York Knicks 111, Miami Heat 105                                     (Series tied 1-1) Los Angeles Lakers 117, Golden State Warriors 112                 (LAL leads 1-0) Knicks 111, Heat 105 – Brunson, Randle help Knicks beat Heat 111-105 to even series Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and keyed the run the New York Knicks needed just in time to get by a Miami Heat team playing without Jimmy Butler, evening the Eastern Conference semifinals at a game apiece with a 111-105 victory. Julius Randle returned from a sprained left ankle that sidelined him in Game 1 with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and RJ Barrett scored 24 points for the No. 5-seeded Knicks. Josh Hart finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. Caleb Martin scored 22 points in place of Butler for the Heat, who host Game 3 on Saturday afternoon. Lakers 117, Warriors 112 – Davis, James deliver as Lakers top Curry, Warriors in Game 1 Anthony Davis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, LeBron James added 22 points and 11 rebounds dueling with Stephen Curry in their latest postseason showdown, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off a late flurry by the Golden State Warriors to win an entertaining Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals 117-112. Jordan Poole missed a 3-pointer to tie it with 9.7 seconds left as the Warriors’ rally in the closing minutes fell short. Curry’s 3 with 1:38 left tied the game, then D’Angelo Russell answered right back before Davis blocked a shot by Curry moments later. James missed the first of two free throws with 1:05 to go. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 8:00 p.m.                        (PHI leads 1-0) NBA – NBA MVP: 76ers’ Embiid wins league’s top individual honor Philadelphia 76ers center and league scoring champion Joel Embiid earned his first NBA Most Valuable Player trophy Tuesday, topping two-time winner Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Embiid averaged 33.1 points to win his second straight scoring title, averaged 10.2 rebounds and tied a career high with 4.2 assists per game. Embiid played in 66 games, the second-highest total of his career. NCAAFB – Michigan State CB Charles Brantley withdraws from portal Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley has withdrawn from the transfer portal, team spokesman Ben Phlegar said Tuesday. Brantley’s return allows coach Mel Tucker to retain a key player after losing a pair of standouts on Sunday, when quarterback Payton Thorne and receiver Keon Coleman entered the portal. Brantley started 11 games at cornerback last season, leading the team with six pass breakups and making two interceptions. NCAAFB – 12-team CFP schedule includes New Year’s Day tripleheaders The College Football Playoff released a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which will feature New Year’s Day quarterfinal tripleheaders but no games played on Saturday. The first-round games will be played the third week of December, with one game on Friday night and three on Saturday. The quarterfinals in the new expanded format will be held on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The first Jan. 1 tripleheader will be held at Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls after the 2024 regular season. NCAA – NCAA’s four-year academic progress rate score steady The NCAA’s newest academic progress rate score is steady at 984. That’s despite slight decreases in men’s basketball, football and women’s basketball. Each athlete on each team receives one point each semester they are academically eligible and each semester they remain in school or graduate. The cutline is 930. The NCAA attributes the declines in men’s and women’s basketball and football scores to more players being ineligible to compete during the 2021-22 season instead of those leaving school.  The latest report also shows that more than 20,700 former athletes who left school without degrees have completed their classwork during the 19 years APR scores have been calculated. Nearly half of that total are from men’s and women’s basketball and football.“Excellence is engrained in student-athletes — academically and athletically,” said Central Michigan president Robert Davies, chairman of the Division I committee on academics. “Thousands of former student-athletes are returning to college to complete their degrees, further demonstrating the importance of higher education and exemplifying the fulfillment of earning a college degree.” NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs taking plea deal, prison in fatal DUI crash Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs will admit that he drove drunk at up to 156 mph before causing a fiery crash that killed a woman. That will mean the 24-year-old first-round NFL draft pick will avoid trial and be sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison. Ruggs spoke in court Tuesday only to acknowledge that he understands the terms of his plea deal. His plea is scheduled May 10, with sentencing to come on another date. A prosecutor endorsed the agreement. Ruggs was dropped by the Raiders shortly after the crash in November 2021. MCCAA – LMC’s Robinson name MCCAA Softball Player of the Week Lake Michigan College freshman Hailey Robinson was named the Michigan Community College Softball Player of the Week.   The Red Hawks catcher and outfielder batted .500 for the week with 2 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs, and 12 rbis.  She also scored 6 times and stole 12 bases.  Hailey is a graduate of St. Joseph high school where she played softball, basketball, and volleyball for the Bears. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Great Lakes 7, Quad Cities 6 – F/10 Dayton at Lansing, PPD to 5/4, rain South Bend 4, Cedar Rapids 3 West Michigan 13, Beloit 4 Today Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m. Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Beloit Sky Carp, 12:05 p.m. Quad Cities River Bandits at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer Michigan Lutheran 10, Covert 0 Allegan 8, Parchment 0 ***All other events were cancelled Today Girls Soccer Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, postponed Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Niles at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. B.C. Lakeview at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at GR Covenant Chr., 6:30 p.m. Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Lawton at Schoolcraft, cancelled Comstock at Bangor, 6:30 p.m. Baseball Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Softball Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Schoolcraft, 4:00 p.m. Girls Tennis St. Joe at Gull Lake, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Track and Field St. Joseph at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Benton Harbor & Dowagiac at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night New York Mets at Detroit Tigers, PPD Washington Nationals 4, Chicago Cubs 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 – F/10 Mets at Tigers, PPD – Mets-Tigers series-opening game postponed due to rain The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers were rained out on Tuesday night. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound in the series against one of their former teams. The 40-year-old Verlander is scheduled to make his Mets debut on Thursday. Verlander’s season-opening start was delayed due to a back injury. The 38-year-old Scherzer is due to pitch Wednesday night in the second game of the doubleheader. It will be Scherzer’s first time on the mound since April 19, when he was ejected for violating MLB’s foreign substance policy. Nationals 4, Cubs 1 – Call, Abrams have big hits in 7th as Nats beat Cubs 4-1 Alex Call hit a two-run double during a three-run seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1. CJ Abrams had the tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh off Keegan Thompson as part of a 3-for-3 night. Victor Robles followed with an infield hit and Call doubled to the gap in left-center to make it 4-1. Chicago’s Patrick Wisdom tied for the major league lead with his 11th homer, a 426-foot shot off Mason Thompson in the seventh that tied the game at 1-1. Hunter Harvey got the win in relief for Washington and Kyle Finnegan got his sixth save. White Sox 4, Twins 3 – F/10 – Benintendi stars as White Sox top Twins 3-2 in 10 innings Andrew Benintendi robbed Carlos Correa of a homer and hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, sending the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Hanser Alberto opened the 10th on second as the automatic runner and advanced on Elvis Andrus’ sacrifice. After Tim Anderson bounced to shortstop, Benintendi lined a clean single into left against Caleb Thielbar. Eloy Jiménez homered and Michael Kopech pitched six effective innings as the White Sox earned their second straight win after a 10-game losing streak. Kopech got some help from Benintendi, who made a leaping grab in left on Correa’s drive in the first. Today N.Y. Mets (Lucchesi 1-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-3), 1:40 p.m.                  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 1:15 N.Y. Mets (Scherzer 2-1) at Detroit (Lorenzen 0-1), 6:40 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Washington (Irvin 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Varland 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1), 7:10 p.m.. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Florida Panthers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                              (FLA leads 1-0) Seattle Kraken 5, Dallas Stars 4 – OT                                    (SEA leads 1-0) Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2 – Panthers top Maple Leafs, take Game 1 of second-round series Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and the Panthers survived a squandered two-goal lead to defeat the Maple Leafs 4-2 in opening game of their second-round playoff series. Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe and Nick Cousins also scored for Florida. Aleksander Barkov had two assists. Matthew Knies had his first NHL goal and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Toronto. Kraken 5, Stars 4 – OT – Epic return by Pavelski goes to waste as Stars lose Game 1 Joe Pavelski became the oldest player ever with a four-goal game in the NHL playoffs, and did it in his return two weeks after going into concussion protocol. That still wasn’t enough for the Dallas Stars. The 38-year-old Pavelski scored all four of their goals, including two in the third period to force overtime. But the Stars lost 5-4 to Seattle in Game 1 of their second-round series on Tuesday night. Stars coach Pete DeBoer says he’s ashamed that the team wasted such an epic performance. He says Pavelski tried to drag them to a win. Tonight New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m.                  (Game 1) Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, 9:30 p.m.                 (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night New York Knicks 111, Miami Heat 105                                     (Series tied 1-1) Los Angeles Lakers 117, Golden State Warriors 112                 (LAL leads 1-0) Knicks 111, Heat 105 – Brunson, Randle help Knicks beat Heat 111-105 to even series Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and keyed the run the New York Knicks needed just in time to get by a Miami Heat team playing without Jimmy Butler, evening the Eastern Conference semifinals at a game apiece with a 111-105 victory. Julius Randle returned from a sprained left ankle that sidelined him in Game 1 with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and RJ Barrett scored 24 points for the No. 5-seeded Knicks. Josh Hart finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. Caleb Martin scored 22 points in place of Butler for the Heat, who host Game 3 on Saturday afternoon. Lakers 117, Warriors 112 – Davis, James deliver as Lakers top Curry, Warriors in Game 1 Anthony Davis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, LeBron James added 22 points and 11 rebounds dueling with Stephen Curry in their latest postseason showdown, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off a late flurry by the Golden State Warriors to win an entertaining Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals 117-112. Jordan Poole missed a 3-pointer to tie it with 9.7 seconds left as the Warriors’ rally in the closing minutes fell short. Curry’s 3 with 1:38 left tied the game, then D’Angelo Russell answered right back before Davis blocked a shot by Curry moments later. James missed the first of two free throws with 1:05 to go. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 8:00 p.m.                        (PHI leads 1-0) NBA – NBA MVP: 76ers’ Embiid wins league’s top individual honor Philadelphia 76ers center and league scoring champion Joel Embiid earned his first NBA Most Valuable Player trophy Tuesday, topping two-time winner Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Embiid averaged 33.1 points to win his second straight scoring title, averaged 10.2 rebounds and tied a career high with 4.2 assists per game. Embiid played in 66 games, the second-highest total of his career. NCAAFB – Michigan State CB Charles Brantley withdraws from portal Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley has withdrawn from the transfer portal, team spokesman Ben Phlegar said Tuesday. Brantley’s return allows coach Mel Tucker to retain a key player after losing a pair of standouts on Sunday, when quarterback Payton Thorne and receiver Keon Coleman entered the portal. Brantley started 11 games at cornerback last season, leading the team with six pass breakups and making two interceptions. NCAAFB – 12-team CFP schedule includes New Year’s Day tripleheaders The College Football Playoff released a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which will feature New Year’s Day quarterfinal tripleheaders but no games played on Saturday. The first-round games will be played the third week of December, with one game on Friday night and three on Saturday. The quarterfinals in the new expanded format will be held on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The first Jan. 1 tripleheader will be held at Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls after the 2024 regular season. NCAA – NCAA’s four-year academic progress rate score steady The NCAA’s newest academic progress rate score is steady at 984. That’s despite slight decreases in men’s basketball, football and women’s basketball. Each athlete on each team receives one point each semester they are academically eligible and each semester they remain in school or graduate. The cutline is 930. The NCAA attributes the declines in men’s and women’s basketball and football scores to more players being ineligible to compete during the 2021-22 season instead of those leaving school.  The latest report also shows that more than 20,700 former athletes who left school without degrees have completed their classwork during the 19 years APR scores have been calculated. Nearly half of that total are from men’s and women’s basketball and football.“Excellence is engrained in student-athletes — academically and athletically,” said Central Michigan president Robert Davies, chairman of the Division I committee on academics. “Thousands of former student-athletes are returning to college to complete their degrees, further demonstrating the importance of higher education and exemplifying the fulfillment of earning a college degree.” NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs taking plea deal, prison in fatal DUI crash Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs will admit that he drove drunk at up to 156 mph before causing a fiery crash that killed a woman. That will mean the 24-year-old first-round NFL draft pick will avoid trial and be sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison. Ruggs spoke in court Tuesday only to acknowledge that he understands the terms of his plea deal. His plea is scheduled May 10, with sentencing to come on another date. A prosecutor endorsed the agreement. Ruggs was dropped by the Raiders shortly after the crash in November 2021. MCCAA – LMC’s Robinson name MCCAA Softball Player of the Week Lake Michigan College freshman Hailey Robinson was named the Michigan Community College Softball Player of the Week.   The Red Hawks catcher and outfielder batted .500 for the week with 2 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs, and 12 rbis.  She also scored 6 times and stole 12 bases.  Hailey is a graduate of St. Joseph high school where she played softball, basketball, and volleyball for the Bears. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Great Lakes 7, Quad Cities 6 – F/10 Dayton at Lansing, PPD to 5/4, rain South Bend 4, Cedar Rapids 3 West Michigan 13, Beloit 4 Today Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m. Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Beloit Sky Carp, 12:05 p.m. Quad Cities River Bandits at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer Michigan Lutheran 10, Covert 0 Allegan 8, Parchment 0 ***All other events were cancelled Today Girls Soccer Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, postponed Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Niles at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. B.C. Lakeview at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at GR Covenant Chr., 6:30 p.m. Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Lawton at Schoolcraft, cancelled Comstock at Bangor, 6:30 p.m. Baseball Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Softball Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Schoolcraft, 4:00 p.m. Girls Tennis St. Joe at Gull Lake, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Track and Field St. Joseph at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Benton Harbor & Dowagiac at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night New York Mets at Detroit Tigers, PPD Washington Nationals 4, Chicago Cubs 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 – F/10 Mets at Tigers, PPD – Mets-Tigers series-opening game postponed due to rain The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers were rained out on Tuesday night. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound in the series against one of their former teams. The 40-year-old Verlander is scheduled to make his Mets debut on Thursday. Verlander’s season-opening start was delayed due to a back injury. The 38-year-old Scherzer is due to pitch Wednesday night in the second game of the doubleheader. It will be Scherzer’s first time on the mound since April 19, when he was ejected for violating MLB’s foreign substance policy. Nationals 4, Cubs 1 – Call, Abrams have big hits in 7th as Nats beat Cubs 4-1 Alex Call hit a two-run double during a three-run seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1. CJ Abrams had the tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh off Keegan Thompson as part of a 3-for-3 night. Victor Robles followed with an infield hit and Call doubled to the gap in left-center to make it 4-1. Chicago’s Patrick Wisdom tied for the major league lead with his 11th homer, a 426-foot shot off Mason Thompson in the seventh that tied the game at 1-1. Hunter Harvey got the win in relief for Washington and Kyle Finnegan got his sixth save. White Sox 4, Twins 3 – F/10 – Benintendi stars as White Sox top Twins 3-2 in 10 innings Andrew Benintendi robbed Carlos Correa of a homer and hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, sending the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Hanser Alberto opened the 10th on second as the automatic runner and advanced on Elvis Andrus’ sacrifice. After Tim Anderson bounced to shortstop, Benintendi lined a clean single into left against Caleb Thielbar. Eloy Jiménez homered and Michael Kopech pitched six effective innings as the White Sox earned their second straight win after a 10-game losing streak. Kopech got some help from Benintendi, who made a leaping grab in left on Correa’s drive in the first. Today N.Y. Mets (Lucchesi 1-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-3), 1:40 p.m.                  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 1:15 N.Y. Mets (Scherzer 2-1) at Detroit (Lorenzen 0-1), 6:40 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Washington (Irvin 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Varland 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1), 7:10 p.m.. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Florida Panthers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                              (FLA leads 1-0) Seattle Kraken 5, Dallas Stars 4 – OT                                    (SEA leads 1-0) Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2 – Panthers top Maple Leafs, take Game 1 of second-round series Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and the Panthers survived a squandered two-goal lead to defeat the Maple Leafs 4-2 in opening game of their second-round playoff series. Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe and Nick Cousins also scored for Florida. Aleksander Barkov had two assists. Matthew Knies had his first NHL goal and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Toronto. Kraken 5, Stars 4 – OT – Epic return by Pavelski goes to waste as Stars lose Game 1 Joe Pavelski became the oldest player ever with a four-goal game in the NHL playoffs, and did it in his return two weeks after going into concussion protocol. That still wasn’t enough for the Dallas Stars. The 38-year-old Pavelski scored all four of their goals, including two in the third period to force overtime. But the Stars lost 5-4 to Seattle in Game 1 of their second-round series on Tuesday night. Stars coach Pete DeBoer says he’s ashamed that the team wasted such an epic performance. He says Pavelski tried to drag them to a win. Tonight New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m.                  (Game 1) Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, 9:30 p.m.                 (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night New York Knicks 111, Miami Heat 105                                     (Series tied 1-1) Los Angeles Lakers 117, Golden State Warriors 112                 (LAL leads 1-0) Knicks 111, Heat 105 – Brunson, Randle help Knicks beat Heat 111-105 to even series Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and keyed the run the New York Knicks needed just in time to get by a Miami Heat team playing without Jimmy Butler, evening the Eastern Conference semifinals at a game apiece with a 111-105 victory. Julius Randle returned from a sprained left ankle that sidelined him in Game 1 with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and RJ Barrett scored 24 points for the No. 5-seeded Knicks. Josh Hart finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. Caleb Martin scored 22 points in place of Butler for the Heat, who host Game 3 on Saturday afternoon. Lakers 117, Warriors 112 – Davis, James deliver as Lakers top Curry, Warriors in Game 1 Anthony Davis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, LeBron James added 22 points and 11 rebounds dueling with Stephen Curry in their latest postseason showdown, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off a late flurry by the Golden State Warriors to win an entertaining Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals 117-112. Jordan Poole missed a 3-pointer to tie it with 9.7 seconds left as the Warriors’ rally in the closing minutes fell short. Curry’s 3 with 1:38 left tied the game, then D’Angelo Russell answered right back before Davis blocked a shot by Curry moments later. James missed the first of two free throws with 1:05 to go. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 8:00 p.m.                        (PHI leads 1-0) NBA – NBA MVP: 76ers’ Embiid wins league’s top individual honor Philadelphia 76ers center and league scoring champion Joel Embiid earned his first NBA Most Valuable Player trophy Tuesday, topping two-time winner Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Embiid averaged 33.1 points to win his second straight scoring title, averaged 10.2 rebounds and tied a career high with 4.2 assists per game. Embiid played in 66 games, the second-highest total of his career. NCAAFB – Michigan State CB Charles Brantley withdraws from portal Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley has withdrawn from the transfer portal, team spokesman Ben Phlegar said Tuesday. Brantley’s return allows coach Mel Tucker to retain a key player after losing a pair of standouts on Sunday, when quarterback Payton Thorne and receiver Keon Coleman entered the portal. Brantley started 11 games at cornerback last season, leading the team with six pass breakups and making two interceptions. NCAAFB – 12-team CFP schedule includes New Year’s Day tripleheaders The College Football Playoff released a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which will feature New Year’s Day quarterfinal tripleheaders but no games played on Saturday. The first-round games will be played the third week of December, with one game on Friday night and three on Saturday. The quarterfinals in the new expanded format will be held on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The first Jan. 1 tripleheader will be held at Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls after the 2024 regular season. NCAA – NCAA’s four-year academic progress rate score steady The NCAA’s newest academic progress rate score is steady at 984. That’s despite slight decreases in men’s basketball, football and women’s basketball. Each athlete on each team receives one point each semester they are academically eligible and each semester they remain in school or graduate. The cutline is 930. The NCAA attributes the declines in men’s and women’s basketball and football scores to more players being ineligible to compete during the 2021-22 season instead of those leaving school.  The latest report also shows that more than 20,700 former athletes who left school without degrees have completed their classwork during the 19 years APR scores have been calculated. Nearly half of that total are from men’s and women’s basketball and football.“Excellence is engrained in student-athletes — academically and athletically,” said Central Michigan president Robert Davies, chairman of the Division I committee on academics. “Thousands of former student-athletes are returning to college to complete their degrees, further demonstrating the importance of higher education and exemplifying the fulfillment of earning a college degree.” NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs taking plea deal, prison in fatal DUI crash Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs will admit that he drove drunk at up to 156 mph before causing a fiery crash that killed a woman. That will mean the 24-year-old first-round NFL draft pick will avoid trial and be sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison. Ruggs spoke in court Tuesday only to acknowledge that he understands the terms of his plea deal. His plea is scheduled May 10, with sentencing to come on another date. A prosecutor endorsed the agreement. Ruggs was dropped by the Raiders shortly after the crash in November 2021. MCCAA – LMC’s Robinson name MCCAA Softball Player of the Week Lake Michigan College freshman Hailey Robinson was named the Michigan Community College Softball Player of the Week.   The Red Hawks catcher and outfielder batted .500 for the week with 2 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs, and 12 rbis.  She also scored 6 times and stole 12 bases.  Hailey is a graduate of St. Joseph high school where she played softball, basketball, and volleyball for the Bears. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Great Lakes 7, Quad Cities 6 – F/10 Dayton at Lansing, PPD to 5/4, rain South Bend 4, Cedar Rapids 3 West Michigan 13, Beloit 4 Today Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m. Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Beloit Sky Carp, 12:05 p.m. Quad Cities River Bandits at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer Michigan Lutheran 10, Covert 0 Allegan 8, Parchment 0 ***All other events were cancelled Today Girls Soccer Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, postponed Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Niles at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. B.C. Lakeview at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at GR Covenant Chr., 6:30 p.m. Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Lawton at Schoolcraft, cancelled Comstock at Bangor, 6:30 p.m. Baseball Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Softball Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Schoolcraft, 4:00 p.m. Girls Tennis St. Joe at Gull Lake, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Track and Field St. Joseph at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Benton Harbor & Dowagiac at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night New York Mets at Detroit Tigers, PPD Washington Nationals 4, Chicago Cubs 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 – F/10 Mets at Tigers, PPD – Mets-Tigers series-opening game postponed due to rain The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers were rained out on Tuesday night. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound in the series against one of their former teams. The 40-year-old Verlander is scheduled to make his Mets debut on Thursday. Verlander’s season-opening start was delayed due to a back injury. The 38-year-old Scherzer is due to pitch Wednesday night in the second game of the doubleheader. It will be Scherzer’s first time on the mound since April 19, when he was ejected for violating MLB’s foreign substance policy. Nationals 4, Cubs 1 – Call, Abrams have big hits in 7th as Nats beat Cubs 4-1 Alex Call hit a two-run double during a three-run seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1. CJ Abrams had the tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh off Keegan Thompson as part of a 3-for-3 night. Victor Robles followed with an infield hit and Call doubled to the gap in left-center to make it 4-1. Chicago’s Patrick Wisdom tied for the major league lead with his 11th homer, a 426-foot shot off Mason Thompson in the seventh that tied the game at 1-1. Hunter Harvey got the win in relief for Washington and Kyle Finnegan got his sixth save. White Sox 4, Twins 3 – F/10 – Benintendi stars as White Sox top Twins 3-2 in 10 innings Andrew Benintendi robbed Carlos Correa of a homer and hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, sending the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Hanser Alberto opened the 10th on second as the automatic runner and advanced on Elvis Andrus’ sacrifice. After Tim Anderson bounced to shortstop, Benintendi lined a clean single into left against Caleb Thielbar. Eloy Jiménez homered and Michael Kopech pitched six effective innings as the White Sox earned their second straight win after a 10-game losing streak. Kopech got some help from Benintendi, who made a leaping grab in left on Correa’s drive in the first. Today N.Y. Mets (Lucchesi 1-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-3), 1:40 p.m.                  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 1:15 N.Y. Mets (Scherzer 2-1) at Detroit (Lorenzen 0-1), 6:40 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Washington (Irvin 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Varland 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1), 7:10 p.m.. NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night Florida Panthers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                              (FLA leads 1-0) Seattle Kraken 5, Dallas Stars 4 – OT                                    (SEA leads 1-0) Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2 – Panthers top Maple Leafs, take Game 1 of second-round series Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and the Panthers survived a squandered two-goal lead to defeat the Maple Leafs 4-2 in opening game of their second-round playoff series. Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe and Nick Cousins also scored for Florida. Aleksander Barkov had two assists. Matthew Knies had his first NHL goal and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Toronto. Kraken 5, Stars 4 – OT – Epic return by Pavelski goes to waste as Stars lose Game 1 Joe Pavelski became the oldest player ever with a four-goal game in the NHL playoffs, and did it in his return two weeks after going into concussion protocol. That still wasn’t enough for the Dallas Stars. The 38-year-old Pavelski scored all four of their goals, including two in the third period to force overtime. But the Stars lost 5-4 to Seattle in Game 1 of their second-round series on Tuesday night. Stars coach Pete DeBoer says he’s ashamed that the team wasted such an epic performance. He says Pavelski tried to drag them to a win. Tonight New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m.                  (Game 1) Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, 9:30 p.m.                 (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7) Last Night New York Knicks 111, Miami Heat 105                                     (Series tied 1-1) Los Angeles Lakers 117, Golden State Warriors 112                 (LAL leads 1-0) Knicks 111, Heat 105 – Brunson, Randle help Knicks beat Heat 111-105 to even series Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and keyed the run the New York Knicks needed just in time to get by a Miami Heat team playing without Jimmy Butler, evening the Eastern Conference semifinals at a game apiece with a 111-105 victory. Julius Randle returned from a sprained left ankle that sidelined him in Game 1 with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and RJ Barrett scored 24 points for the No. 5-seeded Knicks. Josh Hart finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. Caleb Martin scored 22 points in place of Butler for the Heat, who host Game 3 on Saturday afternoon. Lakers 117, Warriors 112 – Davis, James deliver as Lakers top Curry, Warriors in Game 1 Anthony Davis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, LeBron James added 22 points and 11 rebounds dueling with Stephen Curry in their latest postseason showdown, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off a late flurry by the Golden State Warriors to win an entertaining Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals 117-112. Jordan Poole missed a 3-pointer to tie it with 9.7 seconds left as the Warriors’ rally in the closing minutes fell short. Curry’s 3 with 1:38 left tied the game, then D’Angelo Russell answered right back before Davis blocked a shot by Curry moments later. James missed the first of two free throws with 1:05 to go. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 8:00 p.m.                        (PHI leads 1-0) NBA – NBA MVP: 76ers’ Embiid wins league’s top individual honor Philadelphia 76ers center and league scoring champion Joel Embiid earned his first NBA Most Valuable Player trophy Tuesday, topping two-time winner Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Embiid averaged 33.1 points to win his second straight scoring title, averaged 10.2 rebounds and tied a career high with 4.2 assists per game. Embiid played in 66 games, the second-highest total of his career. NCAAFB – Michigan State CB Charles Brantley withdraws from portal Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley has withdrawn from the transfer portal, team spokesman Ben Phlegar said Tuesday. Brantley’s return allows coach Mel Tucker to retain a key player after losing a pair of standouts on Sunday, when quarterback Payton Thorne and receiver Keon Coleman entered the portal. Brantley started 11 games at cornerback last season, leading the team with six pass breakups and making two interceptions. NCAAFB – 12-team CFP schedule includes New Year’s Day tripleheaders The College Football Playoff released a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which will feature New Year’s Day quarterfinal tripleheaders but no games played on Saturday. The first-round games will be played the third week of December, with one game on Friday night and three on Saturday. The quarterfinals in the new expanded format will be held on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The first Jan. 1 tripleheader will be held at Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls after the 2024 regular season. NCAA – NCAA’s four-year academic progress rate score steady The NCAA’s newest academic progress rate score is steady at 984. That’s despite slight decreases in men’s basketball, football and women’s basketball. Each athlete on each team receives one point each semester they are academically eligible and each semester they remain in school or graduate. The cutline is 930. The NCAA attributes the declines in men’s and women’s basketball and football scores to more players being ineligible to compete during the 2021-22 season instead of those leaving school.  The latest report also shows that more than 20,700 former athletes who left school without degrees have completed their classwork during the 19 years APR scores have been calculated. Nearly half of that total are from men’s and women’s basketball and football.“Excellence is engrained in student-athletes — academically and athletically,” said Central Michigan president Robert Davies, chairman of the Division I committee on academics. “Thousands of former student-athletes are returning to college to complete their degrees, further demonstrating the importance of higher education and exemplifying the fulfillment of earning a college degree.” NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs taking plea deal, prison in fatal DUI crash Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs will admit that he drove drunk at up to 156 mph before causing a fiery crash that killed a woman. That will mean the 24-year-old first-round NFL draft pick will avoid trial and be sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison. Ruggs spoke in court Tuesday only to acknowledge that he understands the terms of his plea deal. His plea is scheduled May 10, with sentencing to come on another date. A prosecutor endorsed the agreement. Ruggs was dropped by the Raiders shortly after the crash in November 2021. MCCAA – LMC’s Robinson name MCCAA Softball Player of the Week Lake Michigan College freshman Hailey Robinson was named the Michigan Community College Softball Player of the Week.   The Red Hawks catcher and outfielder batted .500 for the week with 2 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs, and 12 rbis.  She also scored 6 times and stole 12 bases.  Hailey is a graduate of St. Joseph high school where she played softball, basketball, and volleyball for the Bears. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Great Lakes 7, Quad Cities 6 – F/10 Dayton at Lansing, PPD to 5/4, rain South Bend 4, Cedar Rapids 3 West Michigan 13, Beloit 4 Today Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m. Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Beloit Sky Carp, 12:05 p.m. Quad Cities River Bandits at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer Michigan Lutheran 10, Covert 0 Allegan 8, Parchment 0 ***All other events were cancelled Today Girls Soccer Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, postponed Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Niles at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m. Constantine at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Loy Norrix at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. B.C. Lakeview at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at GR Covenant Chr., 6:30 p.m. Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Lawton at Schoolcraft, cancelled Comstock at Bangor, 6:30 p.m. Baseball Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Softball Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Schoolcraft, 4:00 p.m. Girls Tennis St. Joe at Gull Lake, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. Track and Field St. Joseph at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Benton Harbor & Dowagiac at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3 San Francisco Giants 16, Chicago White Sox 6 Cubs were off Red Sox 6, Tigers 3 – Adam Duvall’s 3-run HR lifts Red Sox to 6-3 win over Tigers Adam Duvall hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox went on to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-out RBI single in the third inning of his final home opener to put Detroit up 3-1. The Red Sox scored a run in the third and fourth before surging into the lead with a four-run sixth. Boston was swept at home earlier in the week by Pittsburgh. Chris Sale gave up three runs and four hits and three walks while striking out seven in five innings. Detroit catcher Jake Rogers fired up fans — bundled up on a chilly afternoon — by turning on an inside pitch and sending it 414 feet to left to put Detroit up 2-0 in the second.  The Tigers, though, missed many chances to score more runs by leaving eight runners on base. Giants 16, White Sox 6 – Homer-happy Giants slug 5 more, pound White Sox 16-6 J.D. Davis hit a grand slam in the ninth off mop-up reliever Hanser Alberto for his third hit, Michael Conforto cracked a three-run homer among three hits and the San Francisco Giants powered past the Chicago White Sox 16-6 on Thursday. Mike Yastrzemski and Wilmer Flores each launched a two-run shot in San Francisco's five-homer, 20-hit attack. Rookie catcher Blake Sabol tagged the first home run of his career and added two singles to give him four total hits in his first six games. Tim Anderson had two RBIs for Chicago. Today Texas (Eovaldi 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 1-0), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Hill 0-1), 4:12 p.m. Tigers are off Saturday Texas at Cubs, 4:05 p.m. Boston at Tigers, 4:10 p.m.   94.9 WSJM 3:45 White Sox at Pittsburgh, 6:35 p.m. Saturday Boston at Tigers, 1:10 p.m.   94.9 WSJM 12:45 White Sox at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Texas at Cubs, 2:20 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Buffalo Sabres 7, Detroit Red Wings 6 – Shootout Vancouver Canucks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 0 Sabres 7, Red Wings 6 – SO – Thompson, Cozens lead Sabres past Red Wings 7-6 in shootout Tage Thompson scored his 45th goal of the season, Dylan Cozens had two goals and the Buffalo Sabres outlasted the Detroit Red Wings 7-6 in a shootout. Henri Jokiharju, Zemgus Girgensons and Jordan Greenway also scored for the Sabres, and Devon Levi made 26 saves. Alex Tuch and Jack Quinn scored in the shootout. Thompson is the first Sabres player to reach 45 or more goals in a single season since Alexander Mogilny (76) and Pat LaFontaine (53) did so in 1992-93. Austin Czarnik, Dylan Larkin, Alex Chiasson, Simon Edvinsson, Jonatan Berggren and David Perron scored in regulation for the Red Wings. Lucas Raymond scored the only shootout goal for Detroit. Canucks 3, Blackhawks 0 – Thatcher Demko stops 33 shots, Canucks beat Blackhawks 3-0 Thatcher Demko stopped 33 shots for his first shutout of the season and third overall in the Vancouver Canucks' 3-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Andrei Kuzmenko, Vitali Kravtsov and J.T. Miller — into the empty net — scored and defenseman Akito Hirose had two assists to help the Canucks end a four-game losing streak. Alex Stalock stopped 26 shots for the Blackhawks. They were coming off a 4-3 victory at Calgary on Tuesday, but have lost nine of 10. Saturday Pittsburgh at Detroit, 1:00 p.m. Chicago at Seattle, 10:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Detroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. Sunday Detroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls, 1:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, 1:00 p.m. End NBA Regular Season NCAAHKY – College Hockey – Frozen Four Last Night 2023 NCAA Frozen Four – Amalie Arena, Tampa – Semifinals Minnesota 6, Boston University 2 Quinnipiac 5, Michigan 2 Quinnipiac 5, Michigan 2 – Quinnipiac beats Michigan in Frozen Four to reach title game Jacob Quillan had a two-goal game for the second time during the NCAA Tournament, Yaniv Perets posted 29 saves and Quinnipiac beat Michigan 5-2 in the Frozen Four. Quinnipiac, which set a program record for wins, advances to its third national title game in program history against Minnesota on Saturday. The Bobcats seek their first title after losing in 2013 and '16. Both of Quillan's goals came in the first period. He opened the scoring with 14:41 left on a bank shot from behind the net that went off goaltender Erik Portillo. Quillan added another on a breakaway at 8:39 for his 18th goal of the season. Michigan was seeking its 10th NCAA championship. Golf – The Masters – Koepka living large at Masters, leads with Rahm and Hovland Brooks Koepka is in a three-way share of the lead at the Masters with Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland. Koepka is trying to regain his reputation as a major player. Right now he gets attention as a surprise defector to Saudi-based LIV Golf. All he cares about his having healthy legs. He opened with a 65. Rahm was even more spectacular in his round of 65. That’s because he four-putted for double bogey on the first hole. He followed with seven birdies and an eagle. Hovland played bogey-free. Tiger Woods limped his way to a 74 and was nine back. Golf – The Masters – Tiger Woods’ painful Masters walk results in opening 74 Tiger Woods had three birdies and five bogeys during an opening round of 74 at the Masters on Thursday, leaving him in contention to play the weekend but hardly to win the tournament. He had two tough lip-outs on the front nine, a couple of poor pitch shots that led to bogeys, and some bad luck at the 18th led to his final bogey. It was the worst opening round for Woods at the Masters since 2005, when he followed another 74 with 65-66-71 to capture the fourth of his five green jackets. But he’s hardly the same player these days. He is now a combined 16 over for his last four rounds at Augusta National. NCAAWBKB – Champion LSU women accepting Biden invitation to White House LSU's national champion women's basketball team will accept an invitation from President Joe Biden to visit the White House. University spokesman Michael Bonnette confirmed LSU's intentions on the matter on Thursday, a day after Tigers star forward Angel Reese suggested during a podcast interview that her team should celebrate their title with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama rather than President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden. Reese made the suggestion after saying she was not inclined to accept an apology from Jill Biden for suggesting that both LSU and runner-up Iowa be invited to the White House. President Biden did not follow through on that idea, inviting only LSU and men's national champion Connecticut. US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions A new rule proposed by the Biden administration would prevent schools and colleges from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes, but it would allow certain exceptions to promote fairness or reduce injuries. The proposal sends a political counterpunch toward a wave of Republican-led states that have sought to ban trans athletes from competing in school sports. If finalized, it would become enshrined as a provision of Title IX, the landmark gender equity legislation enacted in 1972. It must undergo a lengthy approval process, however, and it's almost certain to face challenges from opponents. AHL – American Hockey League Last Night Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Manitoba Moose 2 ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Tonight Kalamazoo Wings at Fort Wayne Komets, 8:00 p.m. MWL – Midwest League Baseball – Opening Day Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 1, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 0 Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend off Today Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 12:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Softball Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 9, Lake Michigan College 6 – Game 1 Lake Michigan College 4, Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 0 – Game 2 Baseball Lansing C.C. 14, Lake Michigan College 1 – Game 1 Lansing C.C. 7, Lake Michigan College 2 – Game 2 Today Softball Lake Michigan College at Lansing C.C., 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) MHSAA – Michigan AP D1 Player of Year: OLSM sophomore Trey McKenney Trey McKenney of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 1 Player of the year. The 6-foot-5 wing averaged 25.4 points and 11.1 rebounds for the season, after averaging 16.9 points and six rebounds as a freshman.  Temperance Bedford's Jordan Bollin is the coach of the year after leading the Kicking Mules to an 18-6 record and a second-place finish in the SEC Red following a four-win season a year ago.                         MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 4, Vicksburg 2 St. Joe scored twice in each half, with all four goals coming from senior Eleah Hedstrom in the Bears 4-2 win over Vicksburg.  Ella Rohrstaff and Hannah DeVries had the goals for the Bulldogs.  St. Joe improves to 3-0 on the season. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Harper Creek 1 Olivet 6, Comstock 1 Baseball St. Joseph 7, Bridgman 6 – 8 Innings Niles 8, Buchanan 6 Watervliet 11, Schoolcraft 1 – Game 1 Schoolcraft 7, Watervliet 6 – Game 2 Portage Northern 6, Vicksburg 4 Kalamazoo Central 6, Parchment 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 9, Climax-Scotts 5 Softball Kalamazoo Hackett 7, Eau Claire 1 Holt 6, Gull Lake 5 – Game 1 Gull Lake 14, Holt 5 – Game 2 Girls Tennis St. Joseph 8, Battle Creek Central 0 Berrien Springs 5, Kalamazoo Central 3 Buchanan 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 3 Today Baseball Vicksburg at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Gaylord at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Lansing Sexton, 4:00 p.m. Haslett at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Softball New Prairie (IN) at Lakeshore, 5:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Petosky at Schoolcraft 4:00 p.m. Harper Creek at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Berrien Springs at Niles, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman at Parchment, 5:00 p.m. Track and Field Battle Creek Lakeview Invite, 4:00 p.m. St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central, Comstock, Marshall, Gull Lake, ParchmentSan Francisco Giants’ J.D. Davis hits a grand slam during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Quinnipiac forward Sam Lipkin reacts after his goal against Michigan during the third period of an NCAA semifinal game in the Frozen Four college hockey tournament Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3 San Francisco Giants 16, Chicago White Sox 6 Cubs were off Red Sox 6, Tigers 3 – Adam Duvall’s 3-run HR lifts Red Sox to 6-3 win over Tigers Adam Duvall hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox went on to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-out RBI single in the third inning of his final home opener to put Detroit up 3-1. The Red Sox scored a run in the third and fourth before surging into the lead with a four-run sixth. Boston was swept at home earlier in the week by Pittsburgh. Chris Sale gave up three runs and four hits and three walks while striking out seven in five innings. Detroit catcher Jake Rogers fired up fans — bundled up on a chilly afternoon — by turning on an inside pitch and sending it 414 feet to left to put Detroit up 2-0 in the second.  The Tigers, though, missed many chances to score more runs by leaving eight runners on base. Giants 16, White Sox 6 – Homer-happy Giants slug 5 more, pound White Sox 16-6 J.D. Davis hit a grand slam in the ninth off mop-up reliever Hanser Alberto for his third hit, Michael Conforto cracked a three-run homer among three hits and the San Francisco Giants powered past the Chicago White Sox 16-6 on Thursday. Mike Yastrzemski and Wilmer Flores each launched a two-run shot in San Francisco's five-homer, 20-hit attack. Rookie catcher Blake Sabol tagged the first home run of his career and added two singles to give him four total hits in his first six games. Tim Anderson had two RBIs for Chicago. Today Texas (Eovaldi 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 1-0), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Hill 0-1), 4:12 p.m. Tigers are off Saturday Texas at Cubs, 4:05 p.m. Boston at Tigers, 4:10 p.m.   94.9 WSJM 3:45 White Sox at Pittsburgh, 6:35 p.m. Saturday Boston at Tigers, 1:10 p.m.   94.9 WSJM 12:45 White Sox at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Texas at Cubs, 2:20 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Buffalo Sabres 7, Detroit Red Wings 6 – Shootout Vancouver Canucks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 0 Sabres 7, Red Wings 6 – SO – Thompson, Cozens lead Sabres past Red Wings 7-6 in shootout Tage Thompson scored his 45th goal of the season, Dylan Cozens had two goals and the Buffalo Sabres outlasted the Detroit Red Wings 7-6 in a shootout. Henri Jokiharju, Zemgus Girgensons and Jordan Greenway also scored for the Sabres, and Devon Levi made 26 saves. Alex Tuch and Jack Quinn scored in the shootout. Thompson is the first Sabres player to reach 45 or more goals in a single season since Alexander Mogilny (76) and Pat LaFontaine (53) did so in 1992-93. Austin Czarnik, Dylan Larkin, Alex Chiasson, Simon Edvinsson, Jonatan Berggren and David Perron scored in regulation for the Red Wings. Lucas Raymond scored the only shootout goal for Detroit. Canucks 3, Blackhawks 0 – Thatcher Demko stops 33 shots, Canucks beat Blackhawks 3-0 Thatcher Demko stopped 33 shots for his first shutout of the season and third overall in the Vancouver Canucks' 3-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Andrei Kuzmenko, Vitali Kravtsov and J.T. Miller — into the empty net — scored and defenseman Akito Hirose had two assists to help the Canucks end a four-game losing streak. Alex Stalock stopped 26 shots for the Blackhawks. They were coming off a 4-3 victory at Calgary on Tuesday, but have lost nine of 10. Saturday Pittsburgh at Detroit, 1:00 p.m. Chicago at Seattle, 10:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Detroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. Sunday Detroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls, 1:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, 1:00 p.m. End NBA Regular Season NCAAHKY – College Hockey – Frozen Four Last Night 2023 NCAA Frozen Four – Amalie Arena, Tampa – Semifinals Minnesota 6, Boston University 2 Quinnipiac 5, Michigan 2 Quinnipiac 5, Michigan 2 – Quinnipiac beats Michigan in Frozen Four to reach title game Jacob Quillan had a two-goal game for the second time during the NCAA Tournament, Yaniv Perets posted 29 saves and Quinnipiac beat Michigan 5-2 in the Frozen Four. Quinnipiac, which set a program record for wins, advances to its third national title game in program history against Minnesota on Saturday. The Bobcats seek their first title after losing in 2013 and '16. Both of Quillan's goals came in the first period. He opened the scoring with 14:41 left on a bank shot from behind the net that went off goaltender Erik Portillo. Quillan added another on a breakaway at 8:39 for his 18th goal of the season. Michigan was seeking its 10th NCAA championship. Golf – The Masters – Koepka living large at Masters, leads with Rahm and Hovland Brooks Koepka is in a three-way share of the lead at the Masters with Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland. Koepka is trying to regain his reputation as a major player. Right now he gets attention as a surprise defector to Saudi-based LIV Golf. All he cares about his having healthy legs. He opened with a 65. Rahm was even more spectacular in his round of 65. That’s because he four-putted for double bogey on the first hole. He followed with seven birdies and an eagle. Hovland played bogey-free. Tiger Woods limped his way to a 74 and was nine back. Golf – The Masters – Tiger Woods’ painful Masters walk results in opening 74 Tiger Woods had three birdies and five bogeys during an opening round of 74 at the Masters on Thursday, leaving him in contention to play the weekend but hardly to win the tournament. He had two tough lip-outs on the front nine, a couple of poor pitch shots that led to bogeys, and some bad luck at the 18th led to his final bogey. It was the worst opening round for Woods at the Masters since 2005, when he followed another 74 with 65-66-71 to capture the fourth of his five green jackets. But he’s hardly the same player these days. He is now a combined 16 over for his last four rounds at Augusta National. NCAAWBKB – Champion LSU women accepting Biden invitation to White House LSU's national champion women's basketball team will accept an invitation from President Joe Biden to visit the White House. University spokesman Michael Bonnette confirmed LSU's intentions on the matter on Thursday, a day after Tigers star forward Angel Reese suggested during a podcast interview that her team should celebrate their title with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama rather than President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden. Reese made the suggestion after saying she was not inclined to accept an apology from Jill Biden for suggesting that both LSU and runner-up Iowa be invited to the White House. President Biden did not follow through on that idea, inviting only LSU and men's national champion Connecticut. US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions A new rule proposed by the Biden administration would prevent schools and colleges from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes, but it would allow certain exceptions to promote fairness or reduce injuries. The proposal sends a political counterpunch toward a wave of Republican-led states that have sought to ban trans athletes from competing in school sports. If finalized, it would become enshrined as a provision of Title IX, the landmark gender equity legislation enacted in 1972. It must undergo a lengthy approval process, however, and it's almost certain to face challenges from opponents. AHL – American Hockey League Last Night Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Manitoba Moose 2 ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Tonight Kalamazoo Wings at Fort Wayne Komets, 8:00 p.m. MWL – Midwest League Baseball – Opening Day Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 1, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 0 Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend off Today Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 12:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Softball Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 9, Lake Michigan College 6 – Game 1 Lake Michigan College 4, Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 0 – Game 2 Baseball Lansing C.C. 14, Lake Michigan College 1 – Game 1 Lansing C.C. 7, Lake Michigan College 2 – Game 2 Today Softball Lake Michigan College at Lansing C.C., 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) MHSAA – Michigan AP D1 Player of Year: OLSM sophomore Trey McKenney Trey McKenney of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 1 Player of the year. The 6-foot-5 wing averaged 25.4 points and 11.1 rebounds for the season, after averaging 16.9 points and six rebounds as a freshman.  Temperance Bedford's Jordan Bollin is the coach of the year after leading the Kicking Mules to an 18-6 record and a second-place finish in the SEC Red following a four-win season a year ago.                         MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 4, Vicksburg 2 St. Joe scored twice in each half, with all four goals coming from senior Eleah Hedstrom in the Bears 4-2 win over Vicksburg.  Ella Rohrstaff and Hannah DeVries had the goals for the Bulldogs.  St. Joe improves to 3-0 on the season. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Harper Creek 1 Olivet 6, Comstock 1 Baseball St. Joseph 7, Bridgman 6 – 8 Innings Niles 8, Buchanan 6 Watervliet 11, Schoolcraft 1 – Game 1 Schoolcraft 7, Watervliet 6 – Game 2 Portage Northern 6, Vicksburg 4 Kalamazoo Central 6, Parchment 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 9, Climax-Scotts 5 Softball Kalamazoo Hackett 7, Eau Claire 1 Holt 6, Gull Lake 5 – Game 1 Gull Lake 14, Holt 5 – Game 2 Girls Tennis St. Joseph 8, Battle Creek Central 0 Berrien Springs 5, Kalamazoo Central 3 Buchanan 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 3 Today Baseball Vicksburg at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Gaylord at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Lansing Sexton, 4:00 p.m. Haslett at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Softball New Prairie (IN) at Lakeshore, 5:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Petosky at Schoolcraft 4:00 p.m. Harper Creek at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Berrien Springs at Niles, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman at Parchment, 5:00 p.m. Track and Field Battle Creek Lakeview Invite, 4:00 p.m. St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central, Comstock, Marshall, Gull Lake, ParchmentSan Francisco Giants’ J.D. Davis hits a grand slam during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Quinnipiac forward Sam Lipkin reacts after his goal against Michigan during the third period of an NCAA semifinal game in the Frozen Four college hockey tournament Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3 San Francisco Giants 16, Chicago White Sox 6 Cubs were off Red Sox 6, Tigers 3 – Adam Duvall’s 3-run HR lifts Red Sox to 6-3 win over Tigers Adam Duvall hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox went on to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-out RBI single in the third inning of his final home opener to put Detroit up 3-1. The Red Sox scored a run in the third and fourth before surging into the lead with a four-run sixth. Boston was swept at home earlier in the week by Pittsburgh. Chris Sale gave up three runs and four hits and three walks while striking out seven in five innings. Detroit catcher Jake Rogers fired up fans — bundled up on a chilly afternoon — by turning on an inside pitch and sending it 414 feet to left to put Detroit up 2-0 in the second.  The Tigers, though, missed many chances to score more runs by leaving eight runners on base. Giants 16, White Sox 6 – Homer-happy Giants slug 5 more, pound White Sox 16-6 J.D. Davis hit a grand slam in the ninth off mop-up reliever Hanser Alberto for his third hit, Michael Conforto cracked a three-run homer among three hits and the San Francisco Giants powered past the Chicago White Sox 16-6 on Thursday. Mike Yastrzemski and Wilmer Flores each launched a two-run shot in San Francisco's five-homer, 20-hit attack. Rookie catcher Blake Sabol tagged the first home run of his career and added two singles to give him four total hits in his first six games. Tim Anderson had two RBIs for Chicago. Today Texas (Eovaldi 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 1-0), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Hill 0-1), 4:12 p.m. Tigers are off Saturday Texas at Cubs, 4:05 p.m. Boston at Tigers, 4:10 p.m.   94.9 WSJM 3:45 White Sox at Pittsburgh, 6:35 p.m. Saturday Boston at Tigers, 1:10 p.m.   94.9 WSJM 12:45 White Sox at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Texas at Cubs, 2:20 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Buffalo Sabres 7, Detroit Red Wings 6 – Shootout Vancouver Canucks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 0 Sabres 7, Red Wings 6 – SO – Thompson, Cozens lead Sabres past Red Wings 7-6 in shootout Tage Thompson scored his 45th goal of the season, Dylan Cozens had two goals and the Buffalo Sabres outlasted the Detroit Red Wings 7-6 in a shootout. Henri Jokiharju, Zemgus Girgensons and Jordan Greenway also scored for the Sabres, and Devon Levi made 26 saves. Alex Tuch and Jack Quinn scored in the shootout. Thompson is the first Sabres player to reach 45 or more goals in a single season since Alexander Mogilny (76) and Pat LaFontaine (53) did so in 1992-93. Austin Czarnik, Dylan Larkin, Alex Chiasson, Simon Edvinsson, Jonatan Berggren and David Perron scored in regulation for the Red Wings. Lucas Raymond scored the only shootout goal for Detroit. Canucks 3, Blackhawks 0 – Thatcher Demko stops 33 shots, Canucks beat Blackhawks 3-0 Thatcher Demko stopped 33 shots for his first shutout of the season and third overall in the Vancouver Canucks' 3-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Andrei Kuzmenko, Vitali Kravtsov and J.T. Miller — into the empty net — scored and defenseman Akito Hirose had two assists to help the Canucks end a four-game losing streak. Alex Stalock stopped 26 shots for the Blackhawks. They were coming off a 4-3 victory at Calgary on Tuesday, but have lost nine of 10. Saturday Pittsburgh at Detroit, 1:00 p.m. Chicago at Seattle, 10:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Detroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. Sunday Detroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls, 1:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, 1:00 p.m. End NBA Regular Season NCAAHKY – College Hockey – Frozen Four Last Night 2023 NCAA Frozen Four – Amalie Arena, Tampa – Semifinals Minnesota 6, Boston University 2 Quinnipiac 5, Michigan 2 Quinnipiac 5, Michigan 2 – Quinnipiac beats Michigan in Frozen Four to reach title game Jacob Quillan had a two-goal game for the second time during the NCAA Tournament, Yaniv Perets posted 29 saves and Quinnipiac beat Michigan 5-2 in the Frozen Four. Quinnipiac, which set a program record for wins, advances to its third national title game in program history against Minnesota on Saturday. The Bobcats seek their first title after losing in 2013 and '16. Both of Quillan's goals came in the first period. He opened the scoring with 14:41 left on a bank shot from behind the net that went off goaltender Erik Portillo. Quillan added another on a breakaway at 8:39 for his 18th goal of the season. Michigan was seeking its 10th NCAA championship. Golf – The Masters – Koepka living large at Masters, leads with Rahm and Hovland Brooks Koepka is in a three-way share of the lead at the Masters with Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland. Koepka is trying to regain his reputation as a major player. Right now he gets attention as a surprise defector to Saudi-based LIV Golf. All he cares about his having healthy legs. He opened with a 65. Rahm was even more spectacular in his round of 65. That’s because he four-putted for double bogey on the first hole. He followed with seven birdies and an eagle. Hovland played bogey-free. Tiger Woods limped his way to a 74 and was nine back. Golf – The Masters – Tiger Woods’ painful Masters walk results in opening 74 Tiger Woods had three birdies and five bogeys during an opening round of 74 at the Masters on Thursday, leaving him in contention to play the weekend but hardly to win the tournament. He had two tough lip-outs on the front nine, a couple of poor pitch shots that led to bogeys, and some bad luck at the 18th led to his final bogey. It was the worst opening round for Woods at the Masters since 2005, when he followed another 74 with 65-66-71 to capture the fourth of his five green jackets. But he’s hardly the same player these days. He is now a combined 16 over for his last four rounds at Augusta National. NCAAWBKB – Champion LSU women accepting Biden invitation to White House LSU's national champion women's basketball team will accept an invitation from President Joe Biden to visit the White House. University spokesman Michael Bonnette confirmed LSU's intentions on the matter on Thursday, a day after Tigers star forward Angel Reese suggested during a podcast interview that her team should celebrate their title with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama rather than President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden. Reese made the suggestion after saying she was not inclined to accept an apology from Jill Biden for suggesting that both LSU and runner-up Iowa be invited to the White House. President Biden did not follow through on that idea, inviting only LSU and men's national champion Connecticut. US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions A new rule proposed by the Biden administration would prevent schools and colleges from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes, but it would allow certain exceptions to promote fairness or reduce injuries. The proposal sends a political counterpunch toward a wave of Republican-led states that have sought to ban trans athletes from competing in school sports. If finalized, it would become enshrined as a provision of Title IX, the landmark gender equity legislation enacted in 1972. It must undergo a lengthy approval process, however, and it's almost certain to face challenges from opponents. AHL – American Hockey League Last Night Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Manitoba Moose 2 ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Tonight Kalamazoo Wings at Fort Wayne Komets, 8:00 p.m. MWL – Midwest League Baseball – Opening Day Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 1, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 0 Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend off Today Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 12:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Softball Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 9, Lake Michigan College 6 – Game 1 Lake Michigan College 4, Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 0 – Game 2 Baseball Lansing C.C. 14, Lake Michigan College 1 – Game 1 Lansing C.C. 7, Lake Michigan College 2 – Game 2 Today Softball Lake Michigan College at Lansing C.C., 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) MHSAA – Michigan AP D1 Player of Year: OLSM sophomore Trey McKenney Trey McKenney of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 1 Player of the year. The 6-foot-5 wing averaged 25.4 points and 11.1 rebounds for the season, after averaging 16.9 points and six rebounds as a freshman.  Temperance Bedford's Jordan Bollin is the coach of the year after leading the Kicking Mules to an 18-6 record and a second-place finish in the SEC Red following a four-win season a year ago.                         MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 4, Vicksburg 2 St. Joe scored twice in each half, with all four goals coming from senior Eleah Hedstrom in the Bears 4-2 win over Vicksburg.  Ella Rohrstaff and Hannah DeVries had the goals for the Bulldogs.  St. Joe improves to 3-0 on the season. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Harper Creek 1 Olivet 6, Comstock 1 Baseball St. Joseph 7, Bridgman 6 – 8 Innings Niles 8, Buchanan 6 Watervliet 11, Schoolcraft 1 – Game 1 Schoolcraft 7, Watervliet 6 – Game 2 Portage Northern 6, Vicksburg 4 Kalamazoo Central 6, Parchment 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 9, Climax-Scotts 5 Softball Kalamazoo Hackett 7, Eau Claire 1 Holt 6, Gull Lake 5 – Game 1 Gull Lake 14, Holt 5 – Game 2 Girls Tennis St. Joseph 8, Battle Creek Central 0 Berrien Springs 5, Kalamazoo Central 3 Buchanan 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 3 Today Baseball Vicksburg at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Gaylord at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Lansing Sexton, 4:00 p.m. Haslett at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Softball New Prairie (IN) at Lakeshore, 5:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Petosky at Schoolcraft 4:00 p.m. Harper Creek at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Berrien Springs at Niles, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman at Parchment, 5:00 p.m. Track and Field Battle Creek Lakeview Invite, 4:00 p.m. St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central, Comstock, Marshall, Gull Lake, ParchmentSan Francisco Giants’ J.D. Davis hits a grand slam during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Quinnipiac forward Sam Lipkin reacts after his goal against Michigan during the third period of an NCAA semifinal game in the Frozen Four college hockey tournament Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3 San Francisco Giants 16, Chicago White Sox 6 Cubs were off Red Sox 6, Tigers 3 – Adam Duvall’s 3-run HR lifts Red Sox to 6-3 win over Tigers Adam Duvall hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox went on to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-out RBI single in the third inning of his final home opener to put Detroit up 3-1. The Red Sox scored a run in the third and fourth before surging into the lead with a four-run sixth. Boston was swept at home earlier in the week by Pittsburgh. Chris Sale gave up three runs and four hits and three walks while striking out seven in five innings. Detroit catcher Jake Rogers fired up fans — bundled up on a chilly afternoon — by turning on an inside pitch and sending it 414 feet to left to put Detroit up 2-0 in the second.  The Tigers, though, missed many chances to score more runs by leaving eight runners on base. Giants 16, White Sox 6 – Homer-happy Giants slug 5 more, pound White Sox 16-6 J.D. Davis hit a grand slam in the ninth off mop-up reliever Hanser Alberto for his third hit, Michael Conforto cracked a three-run homer among three hits and the San Francisco Giants powered past the Chicago White Sox 16-6 on Thursday. Mike Yastrzemski and Wilmer Flores each launched a two-run shot in San Francisco’s five-homer, 20-hit attack. Rookie catcher Blake Sabol tagged the first home run of his career and added two singles to give him four total hits in his first six games. Tim Anderson had two RBIs for Chicago. Today Texas (Eovaldi 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 1-0), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Hill 0-1), 4:12 p.m. Tigers are off Saturday Texas at Cubs, 4:05 p.m. Boston at Tigers, 4:10 p.m.   94.9 WSJM 3:45 White Sox at Pittsburgh, 6:35 p.m. Saturday Boston at Tigers, 1:10 p.m.   94.9 WSJM 12:45 White Sox at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Texas at Cubs, 2:20 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Buffalo Sabres 7, Detroit Red Wings 6 – Shootout Vancouver Canucks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 0 Sabres 7, Red Wings 6 – SO – Thompson, Cozens lead Sabres past Red Wings 7-6 in shootout Tage Thompson scored his 45th goal of the season, Dylan Cozens had two goals and the Buffalo Sabres outlasted the Detroit Red Wings 7-6 in a shootout. Henri Jokiharju, Zemgus Girgensons and Jordan Greenway also scored for the Sabres, and Devon Levi made 26 saves. Alex Tuch and Jack Quinn scored in the shootout. Thompson is the first Sabres player to reach 45 or more goals in a single season since Alexander Mogilny (76) and Pat LaFontaine (53) did so in 1992-93. Austin Czarnik, Dylan Larkin, Alex Chiasson, Simon Edvinsson, Jonatan Berggren and David Perron scored in regulation for the Red Wings. Lucas Raymond scored the only shootout goal for Detroit. Canucks 3, Blackhawks 0 – Thatcher Demko stops 33 shots, Canucks beat Blackhawks 3-0 Thatcher Demko stopped 33 shots for his first shutout of the season and third overall in the Vancouver Canucks’ 3-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Andrei Kuzmenko, Vitali Kravtsov and J.T. Miller — into the empty net — scored and defenseman Akito Hirose had two assists to help the Canucks end a four-game losing streak. Alex Stalock stopped 26 shots for the Blackhawks. They were coming off a 4-3 victory at Calgary on Tuesday, but have lost nine of 10. Saturday Pittsburgh at Detroit, 1:00 p.m. Chicago at Seattle, 10:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Detroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. Sunday Detroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls, 1:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, 1:00 p.m. End NBA Regular Season NCAAHKY – College Hockey – Frozen Four Last Night 2023 NCAA Frozen Four – Amalie Arena, Tampa – Semifinals Minnesota 6, Boston University 2 Quinnipiac 5, Michigan 2 Quinnipiac 5, Michigan 2 – Quinnipiac beats Michigan in Frozen Four to reach title game Jacob Quillan had a two-goal game for the second time during the NCAA Tournament, Yaniv Perets posted 29 saves and Quinnipiac beat Michigan 5-2 in the Frozen Four. Quinnipiac, which set a program record for wins, advances to its third national title game in program history against Minnesota on Saturday. The Bobcats seek their first title after losing in 2013 and ’16. Both of Quillan’s goals came in the first period. He opened the scoring with 14:41 left on a bank shot from behind the net that went off goaltender Erik Portillo. Quillan added another on a breakaway at 8:39 for his 18th goal of the season. Michigan was seeking its 10th NCAA championship. Golf – The Masters – Koepka living large at Masters, leads with Rahm and Hovland Brooks Koepka is in a three-way share of the lead at the Masters with Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland. Koepka is trying to regain his reputation as a major player. Right now he gets attention as a surprise defector to Saudi-based LIV Golf. All he cares about his having healthy legs. He opened with a 65. Rahm was even more spectacular in his round of 65. That’s because he four-putted for double bogey on the first hole. He followed with seven birdies and an eagle. Hovland played bogey-free. Tiger Woods limped his way to a 74 and was nine back. Golf – The Masters – Tiger Woods’ painful Masters walk results in opening 74 Tiger Woods had three birdies and five bogeys during an opening round of 74 at the Masters on Thursday, leaving him in contention to play the weekend but hardly to win the tournament. He had two tough lip-outs on the front nine, a couple of poor pitch shots that led to bogeys, and some bad luck at the 18th led to his final bogey. It was the worst opening round for Woods at the Masters since 2005, when he followed another 74 with 65-66-71 to capture the fourth of his five green jackets. But he’s hardly the same player these days. He is now a combined 16 over for his last four rounds at Augusta National. NCAAWBKB – Champion LSU women accepting Biden invitation to White House LSU’s national champion women’s basketball team will accept an invitation from President Joe Biden to visit the White House. University spokesman Michael Bonnette confirmed LSU’s intentions on the matter on Thursday, a day after Tigers star forward Angel Reese suggested during a podcast interview that her team should celebrate their title with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama rather than President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden. Reese made the suggestion after saying she was not inclined to accept an apology from Jill Biden for suggesting that both LSU and runner-up Iowa be invited to the White House. President Biden did not follow through on that idea, inviting only LSU and men’s national champion Connecticut. US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions A new rule proposed by the Biden administration would prevent schools and colleges from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes, but it would allow certain exceptions to promote fairness or reduce injuries. The proposal sends a political counterpunch toward a wave of Republican-led states that have sought to ban trans athletes from competing in school sports. If finalized, it would become enshrined as a provision of Title IX, the landmark gender equity legislation enacted in 1972. It must undergo a lengthy approval process, however, and it’s almost certain to face challenges from opponents. AHL – American Hockey League Last Night Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Manitoba Moose 2 ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Tonight Kalamazoo Wings at Fort Wayne Komets, 8:00 p.m. MWL – Midwest League Baseball – Opening Day Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 1, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 0 Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend off Today Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 12:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Softball Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 9, Lake Michigan College 6 – Game 1 Lake Michigan College 4, Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 0 – Game 2 Baseball Lansing C.C. 14, Lake Michigan College 1 – Game 1 Lansing C.C. 7, Lake Michigan College 2 – Game 2 Today Softball Lake Michigan College at Lansing C.C., 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) MHSAA – Michigan AP D1 Player of Year: OLSM sophomore Trey McKenney Trey McKenney of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 1 Player of the year. The 6-foot-5 wing averaged 25.4 points and 11.1 rebounds for the season, after averaging 16.9 points and six rebounds as a freshman.  Temperance Bedford’s Jordan Bollin is the coach of the year after leading the Kicking Mules to an 18-6 record and a second-place finish in the SEC Red following a four-win season a year ago.                         MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer St. Joseph 4, Vicksburg 2 St. Joe scored twice in each half, with all four goals coming from senior Eleah Hedstrom in the Bears 4-2 win over Vicksburg.  Ella Rohrstaff and Hannah DeVries had the goals for the Bulldogs.  St. Joe improves to 3-0 on the season. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Harper Creek 1 Olivet 6, Comstock 1 Baseball St. Joseph 7, Bridgman 6 – 8 Innings Niles 8, Buchanan 6 Watervliet 11, Schoolcraft 1 – Game 1 Schoolcraft 7, Watervliet 6 – Game 2 Portage Northern 6, Vicksburg 4 Kalamazoo Central 6, Parchment 2 Kalamazoo Hackett 9, Climax-Scotts 5 Softball Kalamazoo Hackett 7, Eau Claire 1 Holt 6, Gull Lake 5 – Game 1 Gull Lake 14, Holt 5 – Game 2 Girls Tennis St. Joseph 8, Battle Creek Central 0 Berrien Springs 5, Kalamazoo Central 3 Buchanan 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 3 Today Baseball Vicksburg at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Gaylord at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Lansing Sexton, 4:00 p.m. Haslett at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Softball New Prairie (IN) at Lakeshore, 5:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Petosky at Schoolcraft 4:00 p.m. Harper Creek at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Berrien Springs at Niles, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman at Parchment, 5:00 p.m. Track and Field Battle Creek Lakeview Invite, 4:00 p.m. St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central, Comstock, Marshall, Gull Lake, ParchmentSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Justin Rolfes and Nina Sobotka sat down with Kyle Kercheval on The StormCast presented by the Sarpy County Chamber of Commerce . Kyle is the Broadcaster/Media Relations Manager for the Quad Cities River Bandits who are the Single-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. The episode talked about Quad Cities' season, players who made an impact this season, their amusement rides & more! For  tickets and more information, please visit omahastormchasers.com, call the Werner Park Ticket office at (402) 738-5100, and follow the team on social media. You can follow the team on Twitter @omastormchasers, on Instagram @omahastormchasers, and “like” the team on Facebook at facebook.com/omahastormchasers.

Jack and Russell stand on opposite sides of Tugfest and let 'er rip while discussing the Quad Cities River Bandits of Davenport, Iowa

Typically with this podcast, we focus on leaders and great mentors in Kansas City, or formerly of this community. Well, this week we're going outside of the area, but it's someone with ties here. Of sorts.This week we're joined by Dave Heller, the owner of the Royals' high-A affiliate, the Quad Cities River Bandits. He and his group, Main Street Baseball, have owned multiple minor-league teams. So we'll talk a little baseball.Dave also happens to be one of the top political media consultants and campaign strategists in the Democratic Party. As president of Main Street Communications, an award-winning political media firm, Dave has compiled the best won-loss record in the Democratic Party helping 30 clients win election to Congress. He has helped elect and re-elect more African-Americans to Congress than any other media consultant, including current and former U.S. Reps. Jesse Jackson, Jr., the late John Lewis, and Maxine Waters.Now, outside of talking about some of his clients, as any self-respecting C-10 fan knows, we don't talk politics on this podcast. This week is no exception.The readers of USA Today and 10Best.com voted the Bandits' ballpark, Modern Woodmen Park, “Best Minor League Ballpark in America.” The Bandits have won Ballpark Digest's “Best Ballpark Improvement Award” five times. The Bandits also won Ballpark Digest's “Commitment to Charity” award four times since 2015 (no other team has even won twice). In 2016, his organization, Main Street Baseball, was named Ballpark Digest's Minor League Baseball Organization of the Year, one of the industry's most prestigious awards.LINKS:For more information about the C-10 Mentoring & Leadership program for high school students, visit our website.For information on the inaugural C YOU AT TOPGOLF fundraiser for C-10 on September 8, please go to the event page.To see some of Dave Heller's work, visit this page on the Main Street Communications' website.To make a financial gift to give students life-changing one-on-one mentoring, visit our secure donation page.For all episodes of the C-10 podcast and ways you can listen, click here.If you'd like to make a comment, have a suggestion for a future guest, or your company would like to help underwrite this podcast, please visit our contact page.https://CYouInTheMajorLeagues.org/Topgolf

The Royals had a lengthy day full of mostly fun baseball, as they played two games against the Chicago White Sox.  Brady Singer was absolutely dominant, a thing that is becoming increasingly common for him, and Vinnie Pasquantino homered in BOTH games!  Not much to complain about today, so I have some extra time to shout out the Quad Cities River Bandits with their huge W in the Minor League Field of Dreams game yesterday.  How cool is that?! New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Guardians 3 Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 Twins 9, Tigers 1 – Twins sweep 2-game series with Tigers behind Gray, Miranda Sonny Gray allowed two hits in six innings to lead the Minnesota Twins to an 9-1 win over the Detroit Tiger. Gray is 2-0 against the Tigers this season, allowing one run on six hits in 13 innings. Jose Miranda had three hits and scored twice for the Twins, who are 2-0 since the All-Star break. The Tigers have lost three straight and 11 of 13. Rony Garcia allowed three runs on three hits and three hit batters in 2 2/3 innings before leaving with shoulder soreness. White Sox 6, Guardians 3 – Cease goes 6 scoreless innings, ChiSox beat Guardians 6-3 Dylan Cease threw six innings in his third straight scoreless start, Leury Garcia and AJ Pollock homered, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 to salvage a four-game split. Eloy Jiménez went deep in his second straight game, helping the White Sox end a series that was shaping up as a bad one for them on a stronger note. The reigning AL Central champions won the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader after blowing a 3-0 lead. They jumped on Shane Bieber in this one and finished a stretch of 19 straight games against division opponents at 10-9. Chicago scored five in the second on Garcia’s two-run homer and Pollock’s three-run drive. Jiménez made it 6-0 when he connected leading off the sixth. Cubs 4, Phillies 3 – Gomes, Smyly help lift Cubs to three-game sweep of Phillies Yan Gomes hit two home runs, Drew Smyly tossed six sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep with a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Nelson Velázquez also went deep for the Cubs, who have won four in a row to pull within 19 games of .500. It was Chicago’s first three-game sweep in Philadelphia since July 25-27, 2000. Garrett Stubbs homered for the Phillies. Only the Reds, Athletics and Nationals entered the day with fewer wins than Chicago. Tonight San Diego (Manaea 5-4) at Detroit (Hutchison 1-4), 7:10 p.m.                        WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Pittsburgh (Brubaker 2-8) at Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-1), 8:05 p.m. White Sox are off (White Sox are at Colorado on Tuesday at 8:40 p.m.) MLB – MLB, union have Monday deadline for international draft deal Major League Baseball made what was termed a “final offer” for an international draft, increasing proposed money for the first year in 2024 by $10 million to $191 million. The move came one day after the players’ association made a proposal that remained at $260 million and left the sides far apart heading into a Monday night deadline for a deal. Because an international draft was tied to dropping direct draft-pick compensation for qualified free agents, these negotiations will start to determine the market for a free agent group that includes Anthony Rizzo, J.D. Martinez, Chris Sale and Charlie Morton. MLB – Pete Rose to appear on field in Philadelphia next month Pete Rose will make an appearance on the field in Philadelphia next month for the first time since receiving a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball. Rose agreed to the lifetime ban in August 1989 after an investigation for MLB by lawyer John Dowd found Rose placed numerous bets on the Cincinnati Reds to win from 1985-87 while playing for and managing the team. Major League Baseball’s career hits leader will be part of Phillies alumni weekend, and will be introduced on the field alongside many former teammates from the 1980 World Series championship team on Aug. 7. MLB – Big Papi a big hit at his Baseball Hall of Fame induction Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was inducted into the Hall of Fame as legions of fans cheered him. They chanted “Papi! Papi!” from the lawn outside the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, New York, and countless flags of his native Dominican Republic wafting in the breeze. Dressed in a blue suit with a red tie, Ortiz spoke from his heart, thanking all of those along the way that made his Hall of Famer journey possible. Six Era Committee selections also comprised in the Class of 2022 — former Twins teammates Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva, the late Minnie Miñoso, former Dodgers star and Mets manager Gil Hodges, and Black pioneers Buck O’Neil and Bud Fowler. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Dallas Wings 96, Indiana Fever 86 Wings 96, Fever 86 – Ogunbowale, Wings deal Fever 12th straight defeat 96-86 Arike Ogunbowale scored 16 of her 22 points in the second half and the Dallas Wings dealt the Indiana Fever a club-record 12th straight loss, 96-86. Teaira McCowan finished with 17 points for Dallas (12-15), while Allisha Gray scored 16 with three steals. Kayla Thornton pitched in with 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Gray scored 10 of her 11 first-half points in the second quarter to help Dallas rally from a 23-17 first-period deficit to a 45-39 lead at halftime. Gray hit a 3-pointer to push the lead to 10 just 1:11 into the third quarter and the Wings stayed in front from there. Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana (5-25) with a season-high 34 points. She added six assists, five rebounds and three steals. NASCAR – Elliott given Pocono win after Hamlin, Busch disqualified First-place finisher Denny Hamlin was disqualified when his No. 11 Toyota failed inspection, giving Chase Elliott the NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday at Pocono Raceway. Joe Gibbs Racing had Hamlin’s car and runner-up Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Toyota both disqualified. Hamlin lost his record seventh victory at Pocono and his third win of the season. Busch had led a race-high 63 laps. There was no immediate word why the Toyotas were disqualified. Elliott, who had finished third, was given his fourth win of the season. NASCAR believed the last time it disqualified an apparent winner was April 17, 1960, when Emanuel Zervakis’ victory at Wilson Speedway in North Carolina was thrown out because of an oversized fuel tank. IndyCar – Josef Newgarden taken to hospital; Pato O’Ward wins at Iowa Josef Newgarden collapsed in the motorhome lot following his late crash Sunday at Iowa Speedway and was taken to a Des Moines hospital by helicopter for evaluation. Team Penske said he’d be held overnight. IndyCar medical director Dr. Geoffrey Billows said Newgarden was awake and alert. Newgarden dominated and led 148 of the 300 laps while trying to sweep the doubleheader weekend. But something on his Team Penske car broke with 64 laps remaining and her spun hard into the outside wall — creating an opening for Pato O’Ward of Arrow McLaren SP to win the race. Golf – PGA – Finau wins 3M Open by 3 with late surge, Piercy collapse Tony Finau shot a 4-under 67 to win the 3M Open by three strokes. He erased a five-stroke deficit with 11 holes left as Scott Piercy tumbled out of the lead down the stretch at windy TPC Twin Cities. Piercy followed his tournament-record 54-hole score with a wince-inducing 76 to tie for fourth. He was four strokes back. Finau finished at 17-under 267. Sungjae Im and Emiliano Grillo tied for second place. James Hahn surged in with a 65 to match Piercy and Tom Hoge at 13 under. Piercy bogeyed four of six holes before a triple bogey on 14. Olympics – Track looks to pump up US fan base ahead of 2028 LA Olympics Track is a niche sport in the United States when it comes to the fan base, even while the country hosts its first track world championships. The stands were half-empty at times and opening-weekend TV ratings didn’t beat out a routine NASCAR race. The sport’s leaders would like that to change over the next six years. They say that with sagging viewership totals and flat revenue across the broader Olympic world, it’s critical to bring the cornerstone sport of the games back to its glory days in the U.S. before they return to Los Angeles in 2028. Track and Field – Sydney McLaughlin anchors US on record-setting day at worlds Sydney McLaughlin took the last victorious lap of an All-American world championships. She pulled away in the 4-by-400 relay to close a U.S. runaway and give the Americans their record 33rd medal for the meet. McLaughlin turned a .73-second lead into a 2.93-second runaway on the anchor lap, adding this burst of speed to the world record she set two nights earlier in the 400 hurdles. Two more world records went down — in the very first and very last action of the last session at Hayward Field. Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan opened the evening by setting the record for the 100-meter hurdles in the semifinals: 12.12 seconds. And, pole vaulter Armand Duplantis of Sweden cleared 6.21 meters (20 feet, 4 1/2 inches) to best his world record. NFL – Matthew Stafford throws passes in Rams’ camp practice opener Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw to receivers in practice Sunday for the first time since Los Angeles’ Super Bowl victory. Stafford had an injection in his throwing elbow early in the offseason to treat an unspecified injury with which he played late last season. He avoided any serious throws during minicamps and organized team activities, but he was throwing again in the opening practice of the Rams’ training camp at UC Irvine. Stafford said he has gradually ramped up his throwing activity in recent months, and he threw the ball in informal workouts before camp. NHL – Tkachuk gets to Florida, says trade left him ‘very ecstatic’ Only a couple days after being traded, Matthew Tkachuk already feels at home in Florida. The newly acquired Florida forward’s parents are building a home about an hour from where the Panthers play their home games. He has familiarity with the Panthers, is already friends with some of his new teammates, is working on quickly building relationships with head coach Paul Maurice and general manager Bill Zito. And on Sunday, for the first time, Tkachuk began explaining why he believes leaving Calgary for Florida is the best move for him right now. The Panthers will formally introduce him on Monday. NBA – Philadelphia’s Chinatown fears community, business loss in 76ers arena plan Organizers and members of Philadelphia’s Chinatown say they were surprised by the 76ers’ announcement that they hope to build a $1.3 billion arena just a block from the community’s gateway arch. They say no one reached out for community input before the announcement. Now, they fear that they’ll be merely a stepping stone for people visiting the arena and that real estate values will price out older and immigrant residents. Chinatowns throughout the U.S. have been under threat from gentrification or development over the years. A spokesperson for the arena development company says that the process is in its infancy and that they planned to work with the community. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday South Bend Cubs 13, Quad Cities River Bandits 12 Lake County Captains 6, Lansing Lugnuts 3 West Michigan Whitecaps 10, Great Lakes Loons 5 Tonight No games tonightSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.