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GDP Script/ Top Stories for January 28th Publish Date: January 28th From The BG AD Group Studio, Welcome to the Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast. Today is Tuesday, January 28th and Happy Birthday to Jermain Dye ***01.28.24 - BIRTHDAY – JERMAINE DYE*** I’m Keith Ippolito and here are your top stories presented by KIA Mall of Georgia Gwinnett Police Officers Participate In Operation Guthrie's Shield To Support Co-worker Snellville Resident Honored as Gwinnett Tech's GOAL Student Six Flags to Spotlight State’s Gold Rush History with New Ride All of this and more is coming up on the Gwinnett Daily Post podcast, and if you are looking for community news, we encourage you to listen daily and subscribe! Break 1: Kia MOG (07.14.22 KIA MOG) STORY 1: Gwinnett Police Officers Participate In Operation Guthrie's Shield To Support Co-worker Gwinnett County Police officers held "Operation Guthrie’s Shield," a traffic enforcement detail inspired by Officer Ashley Guthrie, who was struck twice by drunk drivers while on duty. The operation, conducted on Jan. 16-17, focused on Georgia’s “Move Over” law, requiring drivers to change lanes or slow down near emergency vehicles. Over five hours, officers made 51 traffic stops, issuing 15 “Move Over” citations, 29 speeding citations, and 26 other violations, along with one DUI arrest. The initiative aimed to raise awareness about highway safety and the risks officers face during nighttime traffic enforcement. STORY 2: Snellville Resident Honored as Gwinnett Tech's GOAL Student Thomas Schoolcraft of Snellville has been named Gwinnett Technical College's Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner, selected from 90 nominees out of 11,000 students. An electrical engineering technology student, Schoolcraft credits Gwinnett Tech as his "second chance" after struggling with university studies and various jobs in his 20s. Passionate about math, science, and technology's societal impact, he views this achievement as part of his "redemption arc" and hopes to inspire others. Sponsored by the Technical College System of Georgia, the GOAL program highlights technical education's value. Schoolcraft will compete in regional and statewide competitions this spring. STORY 3: Six Flags to Spotlight State’s Gold Rush History with New Ride Six Flags Over Georgia is set to debut a new family attraction, Georgia Gold Rusher, this spring. Inspired by Georgia’s 1885 gold rush, the ride features free-spinning gondola seating, 590 feet of U-shaped track, high-speed launches up to 60 mph, a 144-foot peak, and a dynamic water splash element. Themed around prospector William “Willy” Gibson, the ride integrates storytelling and immersive décor into the park’s historic Lickskillet section. Originally named Georgia Surfer, the reimagined attraction reflects the park’s focus on enhancing guest experiences with updates in dining, retail, and décor. Season Passes are available at sixflags.com/overgeorgia. We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.874.3200 for more info. We’ll be right back Break 2: Tom Wages (08.05.24 OBITS_FINAL) STORY 4: U.S. Rep. David Scott coming to south Gwinnett for Meet and Greet U.S. Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., will host a Meet and Greet on Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. at the Centerville Senior Center in Snellville. Now representing south Gwinnett due to redistricting, Scott aims to introduce himself, his staff, and federal agency representatives to constituents. Attendees can meet representatives from the IRS, VA, Social Security, and Medicare/Medicaid. Scott’s district staff will also gather constituent information and initiate casework with federal agencies following the event. This marks an effort to connect with residents in his newly redrawn district. STORY 5: Gwinnett Stripers Hiring Gameday Staff for 2025 The Gwinnett Stripers are hiring gameday staff for the 2025 season. Applications can be submitted online at GoStripers.com/jobs, and an in-person Job Fair will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Coolray Field’s Suite Lounge. Positions include roles like ushers, ticket sellers, security, video production, and more. Professional Sports Catering will also hire for concessions roles like cooks and cashiers. 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Nick Schirripa from MDOT give us updates on projects along U.S. 131 in Schoolcraft, U.S. 131 at KL Avenue in Kalamazoo and M-40 in Lawton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick Schirripa from the Michigan Department of Transportation updates projects on US 131 and Shaver Road and Schoolcraft and the bridge reconstruction in Battle Creek.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Nick Schirripa from the Michigan Department of Transportation gave us an update on the US 131 project in the Schoolcraft area.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'The old shool house', 'speeider' and 'the sun is warming up' were just some of the memorable lines quoted by my kids for years from the original Megamind movie originally released back in 2010 - a very different animation and media landscape than exists today. The movie was fresh and fairly successful, but gained a cult following in the years after its release. Fast forward to this year and original writers Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, after selling the original screenplay as a spec, had the chance to revisit the iconic character with a direct to streaming feature and limited series with Peacock. I got to chat with them along with Exec producer and showrunner Eric Fogel about the past and the present of all things Megamind, along with their backstories leading into these projects. Hope you enjoy it!And if you do, please like, rate, and comment on your favorite podcasting platform and share the episode on social media.If you have any comments or suggestions please get in touch. If you'd like to hear about new episodes in your inbox, please subscribe here.Host & Producer: Michael WakelamExecutive Producer: Eric M. MillerMusic by: Rich DickersonAudio Engineering: Mike RochaEdited by: Jonathan WakelamThe Creators Society is a professional society for all disciplines of the animation industry. Our mission is to bring the animation community together to build strong relationships, provide education, and form a better understanding of the different roles we all play in creating animated stories. We celebrate and promote the love of animation and all the talented Creators who breathe life and imagination into their work.Learn more about the Creators Society, and how to become a member at creatorssociety.netSend us a Text Message.

Nick Schirripa from the Michigan Department of Transportation updates projects on U.S. 131 between Shaver Road and Schoolcraft and the U.S. 131 bridge replacement project over KL Avenue in Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get to know Henry Schoolcraft including titles he held beginning around 1822. Find out if Schoolcraft himself wanted to rename Lake Superior. Learn what item had become a vital commodity in Europe with North America being the primary supplier during 18th Century. Get to know John Jacob Astor including what he established in the year 1808. Understand what makes Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan so unique. Determine which village in Minnesota got incorporated come 1857 including a timeline of how it evolved during Post Civil War Era. Discover what a Minnesota State Geologist came upon near Lake Vermilion come 1865. Get introduced to Charlemagne Tower & George Stone including what their party came upon natural resource wise in 1874. Get a timeline analysis of what takes place between 1878-1890 along Northeast Minnesota via transportation and population standpoint. Learn about the Merritt Family and the firsts they achieved from a business perspective. Get an in depth analysis behind what took place on March 2, 1901. Understand why Hulett's became important along Great Lakes Waters come turn of 20th Century. Agree if it's safe to say that by 1905 there still remained a presence of Wooden Steamship Vessels sailing Lake Superior's Waters. Discover when exactly the 1905 Shipping Season began turning deadly on Lake Superior. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/support

On this week's episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Chris Schoolcraft. Chris has led and coached individuals, teams, and organizations through adversity for over 25 years. During this time, he has worked in religious, non-profit, and corporate settings, investing in urban, small towns, and suburban communities. He has learned from and supported both the disenfranchised and the ultra-wealthy, personally and professionally, partnering with non-profits and businesses to positively impact communities and lives.A little over 8 years ago, Chris's life underwent a foundation-shaking shift, prompting him to seek new tools, perspectives, and relationships. He was introduced to the Enneagram, engaged in therapy focusing on inner child work, and enlisted a professional coach. Chris discovered a newfound authenticity and resilience, leading to a richer and deeper life. Out of this life-changing journey, Chris feels a clearer call to lead and coach organizations, teams, groups, and individuals toward greater self-awareness, growth, depth, and transformation.

On this Salcedo Storm Podcast:Alan Schoolcraft is a former Texas State Representative, successful businessman, and U.S. Air Force veteran. Alan is running for State Representative in House District 44 against a Dade Phelan devotee, John Kuempel.

Today's episode features: Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, Geographer and Ethnographer Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

Today's episode features: Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, Writer and Poet Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

Toby Tansil discusses the documentary he helped executive produce, "Walk Through the Valley." This compelling film emerged from a student's challenge to empower their community, shedding light on Detroit's history with Black people and the iconic Paradise Valley. Set to premiere at the Detroit Historical Museum Theater on February 11, the documentary features prominent figures like Ed Vaughn, JoAnn Waton, Jamon Jordan, and more. Toby shares his personal journey, utilizing basketball as a platform for growth and development, especially in working with Alkebu-Lan Village and community building. Explore the intersection of basketball, Black liberation, and the Schoolcraft neighborhood in this captivating episode, delving into the rich tapestry of Detroit's cultural heritage. Detroit is Different is a podcast hosted by Khary Frazier covering people adding to the culture of an American Classic city. Visit www.detroitisdifferent.com to hear, see and experience more of what makes Detroit different. Follow, like, share, and subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Sticher. Comment, suggest and connect with the podcast by emailing info@detroitisdifferent.com Find out more at https://detroit-is-different.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/detroit-is-different/6c9f452d-7746-48ec-bcdd-67013568a254

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on November 25, 2023. www.poets.org

This episode of the Discover Kalamazoo County Tour takes us to the Village of Schoolcraft, Michigan. About 13 miles south from downtown Kalamazoo, Schoolcraft features a mix of historical buildings and a vibrant downtown with shops and restaurants.Nancy Rafferty and Steve Waldron offer a lively and engaging discussion about some of the historical attractions in Schoolcraft. Both are active in sharing stories about Schoolcraft and their families have been rooted in the village for years.Episode ResourcesVillage of Schoolcraft websiteDiscover Kalamazoo websiteDowntown Kalamazoo Walking Tour episodesThis Kalamazoo County Tour episode is sponsored by Discover Kalamazoo and produced by Livemic Communications.

In this episode, Jim covers the problem of opposing lawyers who provide little or no notice of their plan to videotape your client's depositions, and explains the procedure for dealing with this kind of ambush.SHOW NOTESChawla v. Metro. Oral Surgery Associates, P.C., 2014 WL 4678023, Case No. 11-CV-6248 RRM VMS (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 19, 2014) (criticizing plaintiff's complaint about one days' notice by defense of intention to videotape deposition, where original notice was served more than a month earlier, calling videotaping a regular feature of the 21st century landscape)In re Tri Harbor Holdings Corporation, et al. v. Sigmapharm Laboratories, LLC, 2022 WL 17185098 (D. N. J. Nov. 22, 2022) (denying plaintiff's motion in limine to exclude videotape of expert witness deposition where communications between parties, albeit vague, appeared to contemplate videotaping, even if not clearly spelled out in formal notices)Conforto v. Mabus, 2014 WL 3896079, Case No. 12-cv-1316-W BLM (S. D. Cal. Aug. 8, 2014) (rejecting objection to videotaping where notice merely said deposition “may also be recorded by videotape;” further rejecting doctor's note purporting to declare it necessary to Plaintiff's mental health that videotaping be avoided)Jones, et al. v. Natural Essentials, Inc., 126 N.E. 3d 223 (Ct. App. Ohio Dec. 17, 2018) (imposing sanctions where party walked out rather than proceed with deposition, where notices said depositions would be recorded “stenographically and/or on video”)Seubert v. FFE Transportation Services, Inc., 2012 WL 5471883, Case No. 4:11-cv-0165-AGF (E. D. Miss. Nov. 9, 2012) (deeming use of email to disclose addition of videotaping, a few days before a noticed stenographic deposition, was sufficient notice)Beekie v. Morgan, 751 So.2d 694 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000) (reversing order denying plaintiff chance to reschedule deposition where plaintiff canceled first deposition upon objection by defense counsel that notice said deposition “may” be videotaped and was not definitive)Rawcar Group, LLC, etc. v. Grace Medical, Inc., 2013 WL 12076572, Case No. 13-cv-1105-H (BLM) (S. C. Cal. Dec. 16, 2013) (granting motion to compel videotaped deposition where notice merely said “and may be videotaped;” criticizing defense counsel for argument that it was “entitled to know definitively” whether videotaping would occur; criticizing counsel for not being prepared where notice saying deposition ma be videotaped was served 18 days before deposition)Schoolcraft v. City of New York, et al., 87 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 314 (S. D. N. Y. 2013) (denying award of expenses arising from cancellation of defendant's deposition because of objection to lack of notice of videotaping; award under FRCP 37(d)(1)(A)(i) first requires proper notice of deposition, and notice that failed to disclose videotaping was not proper)D'Amico Dry D.A.C., etc. v. Nikka Finance, Inc., 2018 WL 5116094, Case No. 18-0284-KD-MU (S. D. Ala. Oct. 19, 2010) (plaintiff  supplemented initial deposition notice to add videotaping weeks in advance of deposition; generic claims of harassment rejected)Garcia v. Mako Surgical, Order Granting Defendant's Motion to Strike Video Deposition, 2014 WL 4206681 (S. D. Fla. Aug. 25, 2014), Case No. 13-cv-61361-CIV (granting defendant's motion to strike/forbid use of videotape of CEO's deposition where neither original, amended, or second amended notice failed to alert defense that deposition would be videotaped)Woods v. G. B. Cooley Hospital Service District, et al., 2009 WL 151078, Case No. 07-CV-0926 (W. D. La. Jan. 24, 2009) (order granting motion in limine excluding videotape of deposition where defense counsel provided a months' notice of deposition but, even during morning of depositions, failed to disclose intent to videotape one of plaintiffs' depositions later that day)Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(3)(A, (B) (requiring proper prior notice of intent to videotape)

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

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 3, Texas Rangers 2 Los Angeles Angels 12, Chicago White Sox 5 Tampa Bay Rays 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Tigers 3, Rangers 2 – Rogers, Marisnick lead Tigers over Rangers 3-2 Jake Rogers hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the sixth inning and Jake Marisnick followed with a run-scoring single in his Tigers debut, leading Detroit over the Texas Rangers 3-2. Texas took two of three and has won six straight road series for the first time. The Rangers' 35-20 record is the team's best 55-game start. Marcus Semien extended his hitting streak to 20 games with a double in the third. With the score 1-1, Nick Maton and Tyler Nevin started the sixth with singles off Dane Dunning. Angels 12, White Sox 5 – Ohtani homers twice, including career longest at 459 feet, Angels beat White Sox 12-5 Shohei Ohtani homered in consecutive innings, including a 459-foot drive that was the longest of his Major League Baseball career, and drove in four runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Mike Trout put the Angels ahead 2-0 with a 476-foot home run in the first. Ohtani drove a first-pitch fastball from Lance Lynn just to left of straightaway center for a 4-1 lead in the third. Ohtani hit a full count fastball more than a dozen rows over the bullpen in right-center in the fourth. Rays 4, Cubs 3 – Beeks escapes bases-loaded jam, Lowe, Siri hit homers as Rays beat Cubs 4-3 Brandon Lowe and Jose Siri each hit two-run homers late in the game, Jalen Beeks got the final two outs after coming in with the bases loaded and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. Lowe greeted Mark Leiter Jr. with a long two-run homer to center in the seventh to tie it at 2-all and Siri connected in the eighth to give Tampa Bay a 4-3 lead after Chicago scored a run. The Cubs loaded the bases in the ninth against Kevin Kelly. Beeks recorded his first save of the season. Today Tigers, Cubs, and White Sox are off MLB – Tigers’ Riley Greene on injured list with left leg stress fracture Centerfielder Riley Greene was put on the 10-day injured list by the Detroit Tigers because of a stress fracture in his left leg. Greene was injured during Detroit's 10-6 loss to Texas on Tuesday and left the game in the third inning. He was sent for tests and an MRI showed a stress fracture in his left fibia. The move came one day after the Tigers placed their best pitcher, Eduardo Rodriguez. on the 15-day injured list with a ruptured ligament in his left index finger. MLB – Cubs’ Steele leaves start against Rays because of left forearm tightness Chicago Cubs starter Justin Steele exited Wednesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays after three innings because of left forearm tightness. Steele retired all nine batters he face. He got a visit from manager David Ross and a trainer with one out in the third. Steele retired the next two batters, with third baseman Patrick Wisdom making a lunging stab on Taylor Walls' line drive foul and stopping Jose Siri's hard grounder before throwing him out. Hayden Wesneski came in to start the fourth inning. Steele is 6-2 with a 2.65 ERA in 12 starts. NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) Tonight Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.                                           (Game 1) NBA – Butler, Jokic lead Heat, Nuggets into a NBA Finals after unconventional paths Nikola Jokic wasn't supposed to be here. Neither was Jimmy Butler, for that matter. Jokic was drafted behind 40 other players in 2014. Butler was drafted behind 29 others in 2011. Jokic grew up in Serbia, not even thinking about the NBA. Butler didn't have the easiest upbringing in Texas, then went the junior-college route at the start of his journey toward the pros. And here they are. The NBA Finals. One of them is going to become a champion for the first time, with Jokic leading the Denver Nuggets and Butler leading the Miami Heat — a matchup that starts Thursday night in Denver, with the Nuggets heavily favored to win it all. NBA – Pistons reach agreement to hire former Suns coach Monty Williams The Detroit Pistons have reached an agreement to hire former Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams, according to two people familiar with the situation. One of the people told The Associated Press on Wednesday night that Williams agreed to a six-year contract. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced. Phoenix fired Williams two-plus weeks ago, two years after reaching the NBA Finals and a year after he won the league's coach of the year honors. Indy 500 – Fan whose car was damaged by flying tire at Indy 500 will receive new ride An Indianapolis 500 fan whose vehicle was damaged when a tire flew off a racecar and out of the track during the race will receive a new car. An Indianapolis Motor Speedway spokesperson tells The Indianapolis Star that Penske Entertainment will provide fan Robin Matthews with a new car. The wheel came off with less than 20 laps to go in Sunday's race when Felix Rosenqvist and Kyle Kirkwood collided. Kirkwood's left rear tire bounced off the track and over the fence in the second turn before landing in a parking lot. The wheel traveled about 350 yards before crashing into the front of Matthews' parked Chevrolet. NCAAMBB – Purdue’s Edey returning to school at NBA draft deadline Wednesday marked the deadline for players who were early entrants to the NBA draft to withdraw and return to college basketball. The list of returnees includes Purdue’s 7-foot-4 center Zach Edey after being named Associated Press national player of the year. There’s also national champion Connecticut getting back guard Tristen Newton. But Kentucky big man Oscar Tshiebwe is staying in the draft as a former AP national player of the year. UCLA returned Pac-12 freshman of the year Adem Bona. Michigan State retained guards Jaden Akins and A.J. Hoggard. Other returnees included Tennessee’s Josiah-Jordan James and Illinois’ Terrence Shannon Jr. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Cedar Rapids 3, Lansing 2 Fort Wayne 5, South Bend 2 West Michigan 6, Dayton 3 Great Lakes 4, Beloit 3 Tonight Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Beloit Snappers, 7:35 p.m MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 2 at Coldwater Gull Lake 2, Marshall 1 Harper Creek 1, Vicksburg 0 Division 3 at Unity Christian Unity Christian 8, Allegan 0 Holland Christian 8, Fennville 0 Division 4 at Saugatuck Calvin Christian 3, Black River 0 Saugatuck 3, Covenant Christian 0 Baseball – Regular Season Constantine 5, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 Constantine 11, Dowagiac 8 – Game 2 Saugatuck 13, Martin 8 – Game 1 Saugatuck 6, Martin 2 – Game 2 Softball – Regular Season St. Joseph 12, Zeeland West 0 Watervliet 1, Brandywine 0 Delton-Kellogg 4, Coloma 1 River Valley 5, Constantine 3 – Game 1 River Valley 7, Constantine 4 – Game 2. Boys Golf – Regionals Top 3 teams qualify for State, and top 3 players not on top 3 team Division 2 at Coldwater GC (Complete Results from the MHSAA) Vicksburg                         299 Mason                              319 Gull Lake                          319 Jackson Northwest            348 Harper Creek                     332 St. Joseph                         334 Lakeshore                         335 Parma Western                  335 Marshall                          344 Niles                                345 Eaton Rapids                     348 Paw Paw                            355 Jackson                            357 Edwardsburg                     369 Three Rivers                     371 Sturgis                             401 Coldwater                         405 Individual Qualifiers Jacob Marohn, Lakeshore          78 Joey Mario, Harper Creek          78 JJ Miller, Jackson Northwest    78 Division 3 at The Medalist GC, Marshall (Complete Results from the MHSAA) Dowagiac                          347 Olivet                               360 Hillsdale                          364 Quincy                              372 South Haven                     374 Jonesville                         385 Schoolcraft                      389 Watervliet                        402 Union City                         402 Parchment                         403 Cosmtock                          405 Hopkins                            415 Delton-Kellogg                 420 Buchanan                          421 Brandywine                        454 Constantine                       456 Berrien Springs                 487 Individual Qualifiers Sam Sawyer, Quincy                   84 Carter Crist, Coloma                85 Zachary Mains, Jonesville         85 Division 4 at Clearbrook GC, Saugatuck (Complete Results from the MHSAA) Kalamazoo Christian         325 Saugatuck                         341 Kalamazoo Hackett            340 Cassopolis                        358 Climax-Scotts                   388 River Valley                      397 Lawton                             401 Colon                               415 White Pigeon                     416 Howardsville Christian     420 Bridgman                           427 Mendon                             432 Centreville                        477 Our Lady of the lake          479 Individual Qualifiers Luis Laurenz, Cassopolis           81 Flavio Hernandez, Burr Oak      83 Simon Vinson, Colon                 85 Today Girls Soccer – District Championships Division 2 at Lakeshore Lakeshore vs. Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake Our Lady of the Lake vs. Michigan Lutheran, 3:30 p.m. Division 4 at Hartford Watervliet vs. Kalamazoo Heritage Christian, 5:00 p.m. Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Diamond Springs GC, Hamilton, 10:00 a.m. Allegan, Charlotte, GR Christian, GR South Christian, GR West Michigan Aviation, Hamilton, Hastings, Holland, Holland Christian, Hudsonville Unity Christian, Ionia, Lansing Waverly, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, Otsego, Plainwell, Zeeland East, Zeeland West Softball – Regular Season Lawton at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Zeeland West at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 4 Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Guardians 0 Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 2 Tigers 6, Royals 4 – Short hits pinch-hit, three-run homer, Tigers beat Royals 6-4 Pinch-hitter Zack Short hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Riley Greene also homered, doubled and scored twice for the Tigers in the game that was delayed 29 minutes by rain. Will Vest (1-0) retired all four hitters he faced, striking out two. Alex Lange picked up his ninth save in 10 tries. Greene led off the inning with a double and went to third on an infield single by Matt Vierling. Short drove them both home with the first pinch-hit home run of his career, a 416-foot shot to left field off Josh Taylor White Sox 6, Guardians 0 – Kopech strikes out nine, White Sox roll to 6-0 win over Guardians Michael Kopech struck out nine and allowed two hits over seven dominant innings, Romy González had a two-run double and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0. Kopech, who retired the first 16 batters in his last start against Kansas City, did not allow a baserunner until Josh Naylor singled leading off the fifth. The right-hander walked one and extended his shutout streak to 15 innings in his last two outings. The Guardians only pushed one player into scoring position and were blanked for the sixth time. Andrés Giménez had the other hit off Kopech, who held the Royals and Cleveland to a combined three singles while striking out 19 in back-to-back wins. Cubs 4, Mets 2 – Marcus Stroman pitches 8 sparkling innings, Cubs beat Mets 4-2 Marcus Stroman pitched eight efficient innings to help the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 4-2 on Wednesday night. Nico Hoerner homered in Chicago’s second straight victory since coming home after a 2-7 trip. Seiya Suzuki also drove in a run with a double off Japanese countryman Kodai Senga. Stroman (4-4) threw just 88 pitches in his longest outing of the season, 59 for strikes. The right-hander allowed four hits, struck out three and walked two. Stroman helped himself by starting a 1-6-3 double play in the sixth, and then pounded his chest in celebration. Mark Leiter Jr. worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save. Tonight Chicago White Sox (Giolito 3-3) at Detroit (Faedo 0-2), 6:40 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 N.Y. Mets (Carrasco 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-0), 7:40 p.m. MLB – A’s, Nevada leaders reach tentative ballpark agreement Nevada Governor. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday a preliminary agreement between his office, state legislative leaders and the Oakland Athletics for a stadium funding plan. It comes after weeks of negotiations over how much public assistance the state will contribute to a $1.5 billion ballpark in Las Vegas. The preliminary agreement indicates a funding bill could come to the Nevada Legislature in the coming days. It still needs approval from both the Senate and Assembly, with less than two weeks until the session ends. The A’s have been looking for years for a home to replace Oakland Coliseum, where the team has played since arriving from Kansas City for the 1968 season. NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Florida Panthers 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3                              (FLA wins 4-0) Panthers 4, Hurricanes 3 – Tkachuk sends Panthers to Stanley Cup Final, after topping Hurricanes 4-3 for sweep Matthew Tkachuk scored a power-play goal with 4.9 seconds left, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 36 shots to cap off a brilliant series, and the Florida Panthers earned their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 27 years by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 to win the Eastern Conference title in a sweep. Tkachuk’s goal was his second of the night — and maybe the biggest in Panthers’ history. The Panthers will play either Vegas or Dallas for the Stanley Cup starting sometime next week; Vegas currently leads the Western Conference title series 3-0.  Ryan Lomberg and Anthony Duclair had the other goals for Florida, which swept a series for the first time in franchise history. Tonight Western Conference Finals Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars, 8:00 p.m.                      (VGK leads 3-0) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Miami Heat at Boston Celtics, 8:30 p.m.                                  (MIA leads 3-1) NBA – Still down 3-1 to Heat, Celtics cling to hope as East finals shift back to Boston The Celtics finally found cohesion between their defense and offense in their Game 4 win, capitalizing off 16 Heat turnovers and finding their 3-point shot. Now down 3-1, the question is whether Boston can carry that energy home, a place where it is just 4-5 this postseason to keep alive its hopes of extending the series. At the very least the Celtics’ win made their hopes of becoming the first NBA team in 151 tries to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series shift from insurmountable back to possible heading into Game 5. NBA – Ja Morant is ‘fine,’ police say after welfare check due to cryptic post Police in Tennessee have conducted a welfare check on suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant and say “he is fine” after cryptic messages appeared on his Instagram account and were later deleted. The post from Wednesday included messages and pictures saying “Love ya ma,” “Love ya pops” and “You da greatest babygirl love ya.” A fourth message simply read: “Bye.” Shelby County Sheriff’s Office spokesman John Morris told The Associated Press deputies checked on Morant at his home Wednesday morning. Morris says Morant told them he was “taking a break from social media.” Morant was suspended from all team activities May 14 after a video showed him flashing a gun for a second time. NCAA – NCAA survey shows 58% are wagering; athlete-only study is set for fall An NCAA-commissioned survey of 18- to 22-year-olds shows more than half acknowledged placing sports wagers and two-thirds of those who live on college campuses saying they engage in betting. The survey results come less than a month after the baseball coach at Alabama and athletes at Iowa and Iowa State were found to have made wagers in violation of NCAA rules. The purpose of the survey was to explore the prevalence of gambling. Thirty-percent of the 3,500 respondents said their typical wager was between $10 and $20. But 6% said they have lost more than $500 in a single day. NCAA – NCAA tax records show ex-president Emmert paid nearly $3.3 million in 2021 NCAA tax records show former president Mark Emmert was paid nearly $3.3 million in 2021. Emmert’s 13-year tenure leading the NCAA officially ended in March. In April 2022, the association announced Emmert would step down. He was replaced by former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker. Emmert received almost $2.8 million in salary and another $83,000 in bonuses. Overall, NCAA revenue increased 10% to $1.22 billion in the 2021-22 fiscal year, while its expenses rose 16% to $1.19 billion. Those expenses included $53 million in legal fees. Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600, Formula 1 Grand Prix highlight Memorial Day weekend Auto racing’s biggest weekend looms with the 107th Indianapolis 500, Coca-Cola 600 in NASCAR and Formula One’s Monaco Grand Prix. Alex Palou seeks consecutive wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after claiming the pole for Sunday’s 107th running of the 500. He won the Indy Grand Prix there earlier this month. Later that day, NASCAR’s longest race commences with the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The day begins with F-1’s Monaco Grand Prix through the streets of Monte Carlo, which arguably offers the best scenery along with the world’s best race car drivers. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Dayton 4, South Bend 1 Lake County 4, West Michigan 0 Fort Wayne 5, Lansing 3 Great Lakes 7, Peoria 4 Tonight Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.. Dayton Dragons at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m MHSAA – 2023 State Football Finals pushed back to Saturday and Sunday It was announced on Wednesday that Michigan State’s game against Penn State this fall will be played on Black Friday at Ford Field in Detroit, a day after the Lions traditional Thanksgiving Day game.  However in previous years, the day after the Lions game was traditional reserved for the MHSAA High School State Football Championships.   However since Michigan State’s game was moved to Ford Field, the high school state finals games will be pushed back to Saturday and Sunday instead of Friday and Saturday.  MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – Districts Division 2 at Lakeshore (Round 1 at local sites) Plainwell 5, St. Joseph 0 Otsego 2, Paw Paw 0 Division 2 at Coldwater (Round 1 at local sites) Gull Lake 4, Coldwater 0 Harper Creek 8, Sturgis 0 Vicksburg 8, Charlottte 0 Marshall 4, Battle Creek Pennfield 0 Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at local sites) Berrien Springs 5, Buchanan 2 Dowagiac 6, Constantine 0 Division 4 at Hartford (Round 1 at local sites) Watervliet 2, Coloma 0 Lawton 5, Hartford 0 Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett (Round 1 at local sites) Calhoun Christian 5, Bronson 0 Division 4 at Saugatuck (Round 1 at local sites) Holland Black River 3, Wyoming Potters House 1 Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at local sites) Battle Creek Lakeview 9, Battle Creek Central 0 Loy Norrix 2, Kalamazoo Central 1 – OT Baseball Battle Creek Lakeview 8, St. Joseph 3 – Game 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 18, St. Joseph 9 – Game 2 Lakeshore 9, Loy Norrix 0 – Game 1 Lakeshore 15, Loy Norrix 2 – Game 2 Michigan Lutheran 4, Our Lady Of The Lake 1 – Game 1 Michigan Lutheran 3, Our Lady Of The Lake 0 – Game 2 South Haven 12, Paw Paw 2 – Game 1 South Haven 7, Paw Paw 6 – Game 2 Plainwell 4, Schoolcraft 3 – Game 1 Schoolcraft 7, Plainwell 1 – Game 2 Bridgman 16, Saugatuck 1 – Game 1 Bridgman 11, Saugatuck 1 – Game 2 Brandywine 10, Hartford 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 10, Hartford 0 – Game 2 Decatur 12, Centreville 0 – Game 1 Decatur 15, Centreville 0 – Game 2 Lawrence 10, Comstock 0 – Game 1 Lawrence 6, Comstock 5 – Game 2 Watervliet 6, Climax-Scotts 0 Softball St. Joseph 4, Battle Creek Lakeview 3 – Game 1 St. Joseph 13, Battle Creek Lakeview 9 – Game 2 Lakeshore 17, Loy Norrix 0 – Game 1 Lakeshore 19, Loy Norrix 3 – Game 2 Michigan Lutheran 10, Our Lady Of The Lake 0 – Game 2 Michigan Lutheran 10, Our Lady Of The Lake 3 – Game 2 South Haven 4, Paw Paw 3 – Game 1 Paw Paw 3, South Haven 2 – Game 2 Plainwell 15, Burr Oak 0 – Game 1 Plainwell 11, Burr Oak 7 – Game 2 Buchanan 7, Vicksburg 3 – Game 1 Vicksburg 20, Buchanan 14 – Game 2 Bridgman 15, Saugatuck 5 – Game 1 Bridgman 22, Saugatuck 3 – Game 2 Watervliet 3, Centreville 2 – Game 1 Watervliet 20, Centreville 4 – Game 2 White Pigeon At Colon, 4:30 P.M. Lawrence 13, Comstock 1 – Game 1 Lawrence 11, Comstock 4 – Game 2 Today Baseball Our Lady of the Lake at Lawrence, 4:15 p.m. Benton Harbor at Eau Claire, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Otsego at Coldwater, 4:00 p.m. Allegan at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Softball Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Coloma at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Dowagiac at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. Allegan at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. Otsego at Coldwater, 4:00 p.m. Girls Soccer – Districts Division 2 at Lakeshore (Round 1 at local sites) Edwardsburg at Niles, 5:00 p.m. Division 3 at Unity Christian (Round 1 at local sites) Hopkins at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake (Round 1 at local sites) Brandywine at Bridgman, 5:30 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett (Round 1 at local sites) Schoolcraft at Comstock, 5:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 4 Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Guardians 0 Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 2 Tigers 6, Royals 4 – Short hits pinch-hit, three-run homer, Tigers beat Royals 6-4 Pinch-hitter Zack Short hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Riley Greene also homered, doubled and scored twice for the Tigers in the game that was delayed 29 minutes by rain. Will Vest (1-0) retired all four hitters he faced, striking out two. Alex Lange picked up his ninth save in 10 tries. Greene led off the inning with a double and went to third on an infield single by Matt Vierling. Short drove them both home with the first pinch-hit home run of his career, a 416-foot shot to left field off Josh Taylor White Sox 6, Guardians 0 – Kopech strikes out nine, White Sox roll to 6-0 win over Guardians Michael Kopech struck out nine and allowed two hits over seven dominant innings, Romy González had a two-run double and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0. Kopech, who retired the first 16 batters in his last start against Kansas City, did not allow a baserunner until Josh Naylor singled leading off the fifth. The right-hander walked one and extended his shutout streak to 15 innings in his last two outings. The Guardians only pushed one player into scoring position and were blanked for the sixth time. Andrés Giménez had the other hit off Kopech, who held the Royals and Cleveland to a combined three singles while striking out 19 in back-to-back wins. Cubs 4, Mets 2 – Marcus Stroman pitches 8 sparkling innings, Cubs beat Mets 4-2 Marcus Stroman pitched eight efficient innings to help the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 4-2 on Wednesday night. Nico Hoerner homered in Chicago’s second straight victory since coming home after a 2-7 trip. Seiya Suzuki also drove in a run with a double off Japanese countryman Kodai Senga. Stroman (4-4) threw just 88 pitches in his longest outing of the season, 59 for strikes. The right-hander allowed four hits, struck out three and walked two. Stroman helped himself by starting a 1-6-3 double play in the sixth, and then pounded his chest in celebration. Mark Leiter Jr. worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save. Tonight Chicago White Sox (Giolito 3-3) at Detroit (Faedo 0-2), 6:40 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 N.Y. Mets (Carrasco 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-0), 7:40 p.m. MLB – A’s, Nevada leaders reach tentative ballpark agreement Nevada Governor. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday a preliminary agreement between his office, state legislative leaders and the Oakland Athletics for a stadium funding plan. It comes after weeks of negotiations over how much public assistance the state will contribute to a $1.5 billion ballpark in Las Vegas. The preliminary agreement indicates a funding bill could come to the Nevada Legislature in the coming days. It still needs approval from both the Senate and Assembly, with less than two weeks until the session ends. The A’s have been looking for years for a home to replace Oakland Coliseum, where the team has played since arriving from Kansas City for the 1968 season. NHL – NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Last Night Eastern Conference Finals Florida Panthers 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3                              (FLA wins 4-0) Panthers 4, Hurricanes 3 – Tkachuk sends Panthers to Stanley Cup Final, after topping Hurricanes 4-3 for sweep Matthew Tkachuk scored a power-play goal with 4.9 seconds left, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 36 shots to cap off a brilliant series, and the Florida Panthers earned their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 27 years by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 to win the Eastern Conference title in a sweep. Tkachuk’s goal was his second of the night — and maybe the biggest in Panthers’ history. The Panthers will play either Vegas or Dallas for the Stanley Cup starting sometime next week; Vegas currently leads the Western Conference title series 3-0.  Ryan Lomberg and Anthony Duclair had the other goals for Florida, which swept a series for the first time in franchise history. Tonight Western Conference Finals Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars, 8:00 p.m.                      (VGK leads 3-0) NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7) Tonight Eastern Conference Finals Miami Heat at Boston Celtics, 8:30 p.m.                                  (MIA leads 3-1) NBA – Still down 3-1 to Heat, Celtics cling to hope as East finals shift back to Boston The Celtics finally found cohesion between their defense and offense in their Game 4 win, capitalizing off 16 Heat turnovers and finding their 3-point shot. Now down 3-1, the question is whether Boston can carry that energy home, a place where it is just 4-5 this postseason to keep alive its hopes of extending the series. At the very least the Celtics’ win made their hopes of becoming the first NBA team in 151 tries to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series shift from insurmountable back to possible heading into Game 5. NBA – Ja Morant is ‘fine,’ police say after welfare check due to cryptic post Police in Tennessee have conducted a welfare check on suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant and say “he is fine” after cryptic messages appeared on his Instagram account and were later deleted. The post from Wednesday included messages and pictures saying “Love ya ma,” “Love ya pops” and “You da greatest babygirl love ya.” A fourth message simply read: “Bye.” Shelby County Sheriff’s Office spokesman John Morris told The Associated Press deputies checked on Morant at his home Wednesday morning. Morris says Morant told them he was “taking a break from social media.” Morant was suspended from all team activities May 14 after a video showed him flashing a gun for a second time. NCAA – NCAA survey shows 58% are wagering; athlete-only study is set for fall An NCAA-commissioned survey of 18- to 22-year-olds shows more than half acknowledged placing sports wagers and two-thirds of those who live on college campuses saying they engage in betting. The survey results come less than a month after the baseball coach at Alabama and athletes at Iowa and Iowa State were found to have made wagers in violation of NCAA rules. The purpose of the survey was to explore the prevalence of gambling. Thirty-percent of the 3,500 respondents said their typical wager was between $10 and $20. But 6% said they have lost more than $500 in a single day. NCAA – NCAA tax records show ex-president Emmert paid nearly $3.3 million in 2021 NCAA tax records show former president Mark Emmert was paid nearly $3.3 million in 2021. Emmert’s 13-year tenure leading the NCAA officially ended in March. In April 2022, the association announced Emmert would step down. He was replaced by former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker. Emmert received almost $2.8 million in salary and another $83,000 in bonuses. Overall, NCAA revenue increased 10% to $1.22 billion in the 2021-22 fiscal year, while its expenses rose 16% to $1.19 billion. Those expenses included $53 million in legal fees. Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600, Formula 1 Grand Prix highlight Memorial Day weekend Auto racing’s biggest weekend looms with the 107th Indianapolis 500, Coca-Cola 600 in NASCAR and Formula One’s Monaco Grand Prix. Alex Palou seeks consecutive wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after claiming the pole for Sunday’s 107th running of the 500. He won the Indy Grand Prix there earlier this month. Later that day, NASCAR’s longest race commences with the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The day begins with F-1’s Monaco Grand Prix through the streets of Monte Carlo, which arguably offers the best scenery along with the world’s best race car drivers. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Dayton 4, South Bend 1 Lake County 4, West Michigan 0 Fort Wayne 5, Lansing 3 Great Lakes 7, Peoria 4 Tonight Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.. Dayton Dragons at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m MHSAA – 2023 State Football Finals pushed back to Saturday and Sunday It was announced on Wednesday that Michigan State’s game against Penn State this fall will be played on Black Friday at Ford Field in Detroit, a day after the Lions traditional Thanksgiving Day game.  However in previous years, the day after the Lions game was traditional reserved for the MHSAA High School State Football Championships.   However since Michigan State’s game was moved to Ford Field, the high school state finals games will be pushed back to Saturday and Sunday instead of Friday and Saturday.  MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – Districts Division 2 at Lakeshore (Round 1 at local sites) Plainwell 5, St. Joseph 0 Otsego 2, Paw Paw 0 Division 2 at Coldwater (Round 1 at local sites) Gull Lake 4, Coldwater 0 Harper Creek 8, Sturgis 0 Vicksburg 8, Charlottte 0 Marshall 4, Battle Creek Pennfield 0 Division 3 at Three Rivers (Round 1 at local sites) Berrien Springs 5, Buchanan 2 Dowagiac 6, Constantine 0 Division 4 at Hartford (Round 1 at local sites) Watervliet 2, Coloma 0 Lawton 5, Hartford 0 Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett (Round 1 at local sites) Calhoun Christian 5, Bronson 0 Division 4 at Saugatuck (Round 1 at local sites) Holland Black River 3, Wyoming Potters House 1 Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central (Round 1 at local sites) Battle Creek Lakeview 9, Battle Creek Central 0 Loy Norrix 2, Kalamazoo Central 1 – OT Baseball Battle Creek Lakeview 8, St. Joseph 3 – Game 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 18, St. Joseph 9 – Game 2 Lakeshore 9, Loy Norrix 0 – Game 1 Lakeshore 15, Loy Norrix 2 – Game 2 Michigan Lutheran 4, Our Lady Of The Lake 1 – Game 1 Michigan Lutheran 3, Our Lady Of The Lake 0 – Game 2 South Haven 12, Paw Paw 2 – Game 1 South Haven 7, Paw Paw 6 – Game 2 Plainwell 4, Schoolcraft 3 – Game 1 Schoolcraft 7, Plainwell 1 – Game 2 Bridgman 16, Saugatuck 1 – Game 1 Bridgman 11, Saugatuck 1 – Game 2 Brandywine 10, Hartford 0 – Game 1 Brandywine 10, Hartford 0 – Game 2 Decatur 12, Centreville 0 – Game 1 Decatur 15, Centreville 0 – Game 2 Lawrence 10, Comstock 0 – Game 1 Lawrence 6, Comstock 5 – Game 2 Watervliet 6, Climax-Scotts 0 Softball St. Joseph 4, Battle Creek Lakeview 3 – Game 1 St. Joseph 13, Battle Creek Lakeview 9 – Game 2 Lakeshore 17, Loy Norrix 0 – Game 1 Lakeshore 19, Loy Norrix 3 – Game 2 Michigan Lutheran 10, Our Lady Of The Lake 0 – Game 2 Michigan Lutheran 10, Our Lady Of The Lake 3 – Game 2 South Haven 4, Paw Paw 3 – Game 1 Paw Paw 3, South Haven 2 – Game 2 Plainwell 15, Burr Oak 0 – Game 1 Plainwell 11, Burr Oak 7 – Game 2 Buchanan 7, Vicksburg 3 – Game 1 Vicksburg 20, Buchanan 14 – Game 2 Bridgman 15, Saugatuck 5 – Game 1 Bridgman 22, Saugatuck 3 – Game 2 Watervliet 3, Centreville 2 – Game 1 Watervliet 20, Centreville 4 – Game 2 White Pigeon At Colon, 4:30 P.M. Lawrence 13, Comstock 1 – Game 1 Lawrence 11, Comstock 4 – Game 2 Today Baseball Our Lady of the Lake at Lawrence, 4:15 p.m. Benton Harbor at Eau Claire, 4:30 p.m. Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. Otsego at Coldwater, 4:00 p.m. Allegan at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. Lawton at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Softball Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Coloma at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. Dowagiac at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. Allegan at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. Lawton at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. Otsego at Coldwater, 4:00 p.m. Girls Soccer – Districts Division 2 at Lakeshore (Round 1 at local sites) Edwardsburg at Niles, 5:00 p.m. Division 3 at Unity Christian (Round 1 at local sites) Hopkins at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake (Round 1 at local sites) Brandywine at Bridgman, 5:30 p.m. Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett (Round 1 at local sites) Schoolcraft at Comstock, 5:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

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

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

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

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

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