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Andy and Brendan are fired up for four months full of Ryder Cup discourse following Captain Keegan Bradley's win at the Travelers! They discuss the impact of this win on the American Ryder Cup team on both the captaincy, which Bradley said he would not relinquish, and the back half of the roster for Bethpage Black. The two also talk through Tommy Fleetwood's latest runner-up finish on the PGA Tour after failing to convert the 54-hole lead for what would have been his first career win in America. With Signature Events wrapped up, Brendan shares some #data on sponsor exemptions into these events and the results may shock you! From there, Andy goes deep on the course setup for the KPMG Women's PGA at PGA Frisco. Minjee Lee was able to separate from the pack and win her third career major championship, but many players were outspoken about an "unfair" setup. PJ chimes in with some blow-by-blow of the Kaulig Companies Championship where Miguel Angel Jimenez took down Steven Alker in a playoff. To wrap things up, some scuttlebutt from the ground at Travelers is shared regarding the most famous member of TPC River Highlands, Chris Berman.

New Zealand golfer Steven Alker has won for the first time in more than a year on the PGA Tour Champions. Alker needed a sudden death playoff to claim the Cologuard Classic title in Arizona - his ninth title on the senior tour. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

PGA Tour Champions season victor Steven Alker has his sights set on winning the New Zealand Open next year. Alker, who recently took home the Charles Schwab Cup on the Champions tour last month, is determined to emerge victorious in next year's upcoming event. He joined Piney to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand golfer Steven Alker has had a $2.1 million payday on the seniors Champions Tour in Phoenix, Arizona. Alker finished atop the tour's points list for the second year running. He just fell short of also winning the Charles Schwab Cup Championship on a dramatic final hole this morning. Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Lisa Owen.

Andy and Brendan start this Monday episode riding high from big college football wins over the weekend despite a lack of NFL success on Sunday afternoon. The two begin by unpacking the SGS Leaderboard of the Year at the BMW PGA Championship overseas, with a Billy Horschel-Rory McIlroy playoff to finish off what was another great tournament on the DP World Tour. They discuss the playoff itself, Billy's winning weekend, Rory's play coming down the stretch, and whether "The Great" Manassero has what it takes to get it done on the Euro Tour. The episode then takes a slight turn towards this week's Presidents Cup, as Billy Horschel has now won yet another tournament following the selection of a U.S. team. Next, Andy and Brendan hit on Lydia Ko and the LPGA Queen City Championship, keeping her incredible season going with another win. The premier Champions Tour gambling podcast then tries to justify a poor week of picks for the PURE Insurance Championship, as Brendan put the cooler on Richard Green's hot streak, Andy didn't put in the necessary research for a win, and Producer PJ couldn't find anywhere to bet on Steven Alker in Las Vegas. After some U.S. Mid-Am talk about 2016 SEC Baseball Player of the Year Boomer White and the debut of the "Presidents Cup Fact of the Day," Andy and Brendan celebrate a true underdog story, the Ironheads finally reaching a podium after multiple upsets at the LIV Team Championship in Dallas.

Scottie Scheffler couldn't make it happen at the Texas Children's Houston Open, as journeyman Stephen Jeager claims his first PGA TOUR victory (1:38).Nelly Korda was able to win 3 in a row at the Ford Championship presented by KCC, and Michael asks if Nelly or Scottie are more likely to win their first respective majors of the season (4:13).On the Champions Tour, 8-time winner Steven Alker and 2-time US Open Champion Retif Goosen battled it out into the water on 18 at The Galleri Classic, with Goosen converting his par for his third Champions Tour victory (6:14).Over on our YouTube channel, Alex enjoys the fun times of night golf while on a recent trip to Florida (8:13). The final tune-up before The Masters is this week on the PGA TOUR as the boys head to the Valero Texas Open, and big names like Rory McIlroy and Max Homa are in the field (9:28).Alex is lucky enough to be in the field of totality for next week's solar eclipse. But will nasty Texas weather spoil the once in a lifetime event? (11:36).Songwriter and performer Alexander Star chats with Alex about what it's like to make music that only Elvis has done before him, how he gives back to children through music, and his favorite spots to visit and eat at in Fort Lauderdale, FL (14:29).March Madness hit hard this weekend as top seeds fell and cinderella NC State paved a path to the Final Four (39:07).Baseball is officially back as teams hit the field. Michael's Yankees opened up with a sweep, while Alex's Red Sox didn't fare as well (45:11).As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex is perplexed at the new Peeps Gummies that took over on Easter (46:39). Support our friends!Save 10% on a Phone Caddy, Swing Aide Tumbler, and everything else with promo code COURSEOFLIFE at DesertFoxGolf.comUse our special link - https://zen.ai/thecourseoflife - to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan. Listen + Love + Subscribe: https://podfollow.com/1437411449Support the First Tee - Greater Austin: https://bit.ly/3n09U4IJoin us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2NpEIKJFollow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2QJhZLQWatch us on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3qvq4Dt

THIS SEGMENT is presented by IMMUNO150.comTHE GALLERI CLASSIC UNVEILS ITS 2024 PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS FIELD, INCLUDING SIX WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAMERS, FIVE PAST WORLD NO. 1S AND 19 PGA TOUR MAJOR CHAMPIONS AT MISSION HILLS COUNTRY CLUBRANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF. – The majority of the field for The Galleri Classic Presented by Spotlight 29 Casino was finalized on Friday with 74-of-78 players set for the second-annual PGA TOUR Champions golf tournament, contested March 29-31 on the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at iconic Mission Hills Country Club.The Galleri Classic, named after title sponsor GRAIL's multi-cancer early detection test, is a 54-hole event and next week's winner will be awarded $330,000 from a $2.2 million purse.Those entered into next week's Galleri Classic include 2023 PGA TOUR Champions Player of the Year and Charles Schwab Cup winner Steve Stricker, 2023 Galleri Classic champion David Toms, World Golf Hall of Famers and past World No. 1s Fred Couples, Ernie Els and Vijay Singh, World Golf Hall of Famer Retief Goosen, past World No. 1s David Duval and Tom Lehman, two-time major champion and long-hitting fan favorite John Daly and 2023 Galleri Classic runner-up and 2022 Charles Schwab Cup champion Steven Alker. Stricker will raise awareness of multi-cancer early detection as an ambassador for Galleri.Daily ticket options for The Galleri Classic, including official Pro-Am rounds on Wednesday and Thursday (March 27-28) and three rounds of competition from March 29-31, are on sale at the tournament's website, www.TheGalleriClassic.com.“PGA TOUR Champions golf in the Coachella Valley is a perfect match, as evidenced by last year's inaugural Galleri Classic, and we are confident our 2024 sequel can be even better than the original,” said Michelle DeLancy, tournament director of The Galleri Classic. “We believe The Galleri Classic is already one of the circuit's premier events, and we have the golf course and a field of legends, major champions and personalities to prove it.”The Galleri Classic awarded sponsor exemptions to 1991 PGA Championship and 1995 Open Championship winner John Daly, Notah Begay III, Boo Weekley, Mario Tiziani (tied for fifth place in the 2023 Galleri Classic) and Jeff Brehaut.

On this episode of "Quiet Please", John is joined by fellow Omahan and caddie, Troy Martin, who's on the bag for current Charles Scwab Cup leader, Steven Alker. Troy offers insights into Alker's recent win (#8!) last month on the Champions Tour in Hawaii and reflections on why he's been their top player, as well as how he's honoring the legacy of Alker's previous caddie, Sam Workman, who unexpectedly passed away during this run. Also, what he's hearing about Tiger Woods joining in '26 and some players' thoughts on LIV. There's a hilarious segment on caddie nicknames, and Troy shares multiple stories he's gathered over his 21 years caddying, including a surprising run-in with an Olympic great. Listen in to our first-ever "Live" episode, filled with great energy and banter.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2023 is well on the green for kiwi golfer Steve Alker.  He took the opening tournament of the 2024 PGA Tour Championships by four strokes, making this his eighth Championship victory.   This follows on from his second-place win in the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup.  Alker told Tim Dower that you never quite know what you've got game wise coming into the new year.  His win is attributed in part to a lucky shot on the seventh course, to which he said that while there is always luck involved, he was the one to make the putt and the eagle, helping with momentum.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Alker joins and chat about his early success on the PGA Tour Champions and what he's looking forward to for this season. We also look back on a big week for him at the inaugural World Champions Cup.

Steven Alker's one shot win at the end-of-season Charles Schwab Cup Championship secured him a $1.7 million cheque just in time for the Kiwi summer. The 52-year-old held off former World No 1 Ernie Els and Canadian Stephen Ames to win the final event of the PGA Tour Champions season. Steven Alker joined Elliott Smith to recap his victory. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Damon and Eamon recap an electric weekend in golf that saw wins by Camilo Villegas, Lilia Vu, Max Homa, and Steve Alker. They then welcome Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner to talk about the last few weeks on the PGA Tour and Rory's recent comments on his fiery Ryder Cup. The guys then get into Homa's win at the Nedbank Golf Challenge and welcome in John Huggan to talk about everything to do with the DP World Tour. Anthony Rodriguez, senior program director of First Tee, then hops on to talk about all he is doing to grow the game of golf with the younger generation. After that, Isabella Fierro breaks down what it means to be part of the newest class of Epson Tour graduates. Lastly, the general manager of Cedar Crest Golf Course and member of African American Golf Hall of Fame Ira Molayo breaks down everything going on with the Southwest Airlines Showcase at Cedar Crest this week.

New Zealand golfer Steven Alker has ended his season in fruitful fashion, winning the Charles Schwab Cup today, earning him almost $2 million. It was a nervy finish for the 52 year old who held a four shot lead heading into the final round, but the chasers were hot on his heels. Sports reporter Jonty Dine joins Susana Lei'ataua in studio [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6341026550112

John Swantek hangs with Charles Schwab Cup champion Steven Alker, competing in this week's PGA Championship. Golfbet insider Rob Bolton analyzes the field at Oak Hill Country Club.

Patrick Cantlay has called in the big guns to kick his PGA TOUR season into high hear. He's hired caddie Joe LaCava, who will be leaving Tiger Woods in order to be Cantlay's caddie on a full-time, permanent basis. Todd Lewis speaks to the eight-time PGA TOUR winner about the change on his team, while Damon & Eamon fill us in on what LaCava brings to the table. Steven Alker defended his title at the Insperity Invitational with a different caddie than last season. Alker's son Ben was on the bag instead of Sam Workman, who passed away suddenly this winter after battling cancer. Steven Alker stops by the show to reflect on the win, the moment he got to share with his son, and why he will never forget his dear friend Sam. U.S. Open qualifying is underway, and the son of a former champion has made it through local qualifying. We speak to Raymond Floyd Jr. about his championship hopes, how he finds time for competitive golf, and caddying for his famous father at the Masters. Back on the PGA TOUR, Willie Mack III and Alejandro Tosti had unlikely paths to make the field for the Wells Fargo Championship! Tosti needed his first-career top 10 finish on the PGA TOUR and Mack needed to drive overnight to participate in the Monday qualifier and shoot 65 without a (practice round!!) to punch his ticket! We speak to both guys about how much this opportunity means for them. Michael Thorbjornsen has PGA TOUR aspirations too! Fresh off a PAC-12 men's individual title, the Stanford Cardinal star joins Damon and Eamon to discuss the big win and what his goals are for the Men's National Championships at the end of May. Steven Alker (11:22) Raymond Floyd Jr. (19:22) Alejandro Tosti (30:25) Willie Mack III (35:28) Michael Thorbjornsen (49:35)

Hamilton golfer Steven Alker has scored an emotional first win of the year on the PGA's Champions Tour. Alker defended his Insperity Invitational title in Houston with a four shot victory. It was his first win since his longtime friend and caddie, Sam Workman, died in February. Lisa Owen talks to RNZ sports reporter Felicity Reid.   

ACC Head G Lane joins Manaia Stewart for a Tuesday Daily Agenda podcast. In today's episode the fellas count Steven Alker's money for him, discuss what other sports would benefit from a Senior PGA-style tournament and catch up with Manaia's dear friend Dirk Nowitzki... The Daily Agenda is powered by Musashi - Fuelling athletes like Aaron Smith, RTS, Manaia Stewart & G Lane for more than 30 years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Galleri Classic week upon us in the desert, join in for this visit with reigning PGA Tour Champions "Player of the Year," Steven Alker. 

This week we have a bit of an athlete theme with aspiring professional golfer Amelia Garvey, NZ Sporting Legend Rob Waddell, Olympian Anna Simcic and PGA Tour Champions star Steven Alker. We cover off a number of things from work ethic, to planning and even touch on talent hot beds.I hope you enjoy the podcast. 

It's a special double guest episode on this week's Course of Life Podcast, with hosts Alex Lauzon and Michael Russell: Tony Finau roll's to another victory in Houston with a "weak" field (1:48). The LPGA is in Florida for its season finale, where Alex walked the grounds during a Monday practice session. But before teeing off during the week, Gemma Dryburgh, fresh off her win at the Toto Japan Classic Championship, chats with Alex about the whirlwind experience of winning on the LPGA Tour (3:56). The Champions Tour wrapped up their season long Charles Schwab Cup season, and journeyman grinder Steven Alker raised the trophy (14:13). The PGA Tour unofficially wraps up for 2022 with the RSM Classic in Sea Island, GA, and Alex shares a couple early names from his betting card (15:59). In Tuned In, Michael is enjoying a new additional to his family, while Alex is excited for the nuptials of two past guests (17:09). Elizabeth Diane Martin joins the podcast for the second time to chat about her work for Veterans who golf, and to give us advice on planning our 2023 golf vacation (20:52). In the football world, Alex's picks are just "treading water," and Michael wonders why he's sugar coating a bad trend (48:31). As the guys #AlwaysEndWithFood, Alex shares some of the seafood finds he's been enjoying in southwest Florida, and the guys share their Thanksgiving menus as the holiday is fast approaching (51:54).

It's a quick whiparound Monday episode, which begins with Andy lamenting his double-loss weekend and Brendan disgusted with the latest Browns debacle. Then they get to the main event, the Chuck Cup, and what it says about the Champs Tour that Steven Alker and a couple other select few just live at the top of these leaderboards every week. At the Houston Open, they praise the arrival of Tony Finau to the Swedish Pancake club, and also Mark Hubbard's curious DQ for knowingly putting a 15th club in his bag. On the LPGA, they discuss the return of Nelly Korda to No. 1 with her victory at the Blueberry Farm, and yet another runner-up for Lexi. News hits on a Mon Q report on a very strange “special exemption” for Alex Fitzpatrick into KFT Q School final stage, and what it means for larger Tour battles and visibility. News also discusses Pat Perez's weird podcast appearance where he said he hates Phil Mickelson for an unforgivable mistake.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Montreal Canadiens 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 – Shootout Canadiens 3, Red Wings 2 – SO – Caufield, Suzuki score in shootout, Canadiens beat Red Wings Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki scored in the shootout and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. David Perron was the only Red Wings player to score during the shootout. Detroit captain Dylan Larkin shot wide on the third attempt to give Montreal the victory. During regulation time, Larkin also failed to convert on a first-period penalty shot. Montreal’s Mike Hoffman scored two first-period goals on similar plays.  Austin Czarnik and Lucas Raymond had Detroit’s goals in regulation. NCAAFB – Georgia is new CFP No. 1, followed by Ohio St, Michigan, TCU Georgia was the new No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, followed by Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. The Bulldogs rise from three to one was no surprise after their dominant victory against the previously top-ranked Volunteers. Clemson, which was No. 4 in the selection committee’s first rankings last week, also lost. That cleared the way for changes in the top four. Ohio State stayed at two. The Buckeyes’ Big Ten rival, Michigan moved up from five to three. TCU jumped three spots to No. 4, putting the nation’s four unbeatens at the top of the rankings. Tennessee fell to No. 5. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 11 Last Night Eastern Michigan 34, Akron 28 EMU 34, Akron 28 – Eastern Michigan holds off Akron 34-28 for 6th win Austin Smith and Samson Evans each accounted for a pair of touchdowns and Eastern Michigan became bowl eligible with a 34-28 victory over Akron. Eastern Michigan (6-4, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) secured its fifth bowl appearance in six seasons and the program’s seventh overall. Smith threw a touchdown pass in each half. Evans had a 9-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and broke loose for a 23-yard score early in the third to give the Eagles a 31-14 lead. Cam Wiley got Akron close, running for 11- and 56-yard touchdowns early in the fourth quarter to pull to 31-28. Tonight Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Buffalo at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Michigan State among college hoops teams facing tough tests Tom Izzo is proud of the fact that Michigan State has consistently played tough nonconference schedules throughout his career. Playing challenging competition before the Big Ten season begins has prepared the Spartans for conference play and set them up in the NCAA Tournament to make eight runs to the Final Four under their Hall of Fame coach. Even Izzo acknowledged he might’ve bit off more than his unranked team could chew this year. Izzo is the first coach since at least 2009 to play two opponents ranked in the top four and two other teams in the poll in November. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Denver Nuggets at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NBA – AP source: Suspended Kyrie Irving meets with Adam Silver A person with knowledge of the meeting says suspended Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has met with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. The Nets banned Irving for at least five games without pay on Thursday after he refused to say he had no antisemitic beliefs. That came hours after Silver said Irving made a “reckless decision” to post a link on his Twitter feed to a film that contains antisemitic material and said he would be meeting with him within a week. They finally did on Tuesday, the person told The Associated Press, speaking on anonymity because the meeting and its details were private. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Tonight Delaware State at (25) Michigan, 6:00 p.m. WNBA – American Brittney Griner moved to a penal colony in Russia The jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony in Russia. A Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession last month. Her legal team says Griner was transferred Nov. 4 from the detention center in Iksha and is on her way to a penal colony. They said they don’t know her exact current location or her final destination. NFL – Saturday faces daunting task in preparing Colts for Raiders Indianapolis Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday faces a dauting task this week. First, he must find a play-caller. Then he must create a game plan for this week’s game at Las Vegas. And then he still must figure out how to fix the Colts offense and specifically its offensive line. It’s a lot to ask of someone who has spent more time in a broadcast studio than on a sideline this season. But team owner Jim Irsay thinks Saturday is right guy for this Sunday — and Indy’s final eight games. MLB – Rizzo, Bassitt turn down options, among 11 now free agents First baseman Anthony Rizzo became a free agent again when he declined his $16 million option with the New York Yankees for 2023. Pitcher Chris Bassitt declined his $19 million option with the New York Mets and followed rotation mates Jacob deGrom and Taijuan Walker into free agency. They were among 11 players who became free agents Tuesday, raising the total to 151. About 33 more players are potentially eligible to go free by Thursday, joining a free agent class headed by Aaron Judge, Trea Turner, Dansby Swanson, deGrom, Carlos Correa and Xander Bogaerts.  New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, spoke about the team’s goal to re-sign slugger Aaron Judge. “Optimally, if you could wave a magic wand, we would secure Aaron Judge and retain him and have him signed and happy in the fold as soon as possible,” MLB – A’s still pursuing Oakland ballpark with eye on Las Vegas Oakland Athletics general manager David Forst says the A’s are still interested in staying in the Bay Area if a stadium deal can be completed. The A’s have been exploring building a new ballpark in Oakland or Las Vegas. Forst is in Las Vegas for baseball’s general managers meetings. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has expressed concern about getting a deal done in Oakland. Manfred and the A’s have said a new stadium is needed to replace the aging Oakland facility. The A’s lease at the Oakland ballpark expires after the 2024 season. MLB – Cubs promote Dustin Kelly to hitting coach on Ross’ staff The Chicago Cubs have promoted Dustin Kelly to hitting coach after two seasons as the organization’s minor league hitting coordinator, one of three additions to manager David Ross’ staff announced on Tuesday. Kelly becomes the Cubs’ eighth hitting coach in 12 seasons. He replaces Greg Brown, who lasted one year. A former minor league infielder, Kelly worked as a hitting coach in the Dodgers farm system from 2018-20 before getting hired by Chicago. The Cubs also added former outfielder Jim Adduci as assistant hitting coach and Alex Smith as an assistant coach for data development and process. FIFA – World Cup – American defender Chris Richards to miss World Cup American defender Chris Richards will miss the World Cup because of an injury that has sidelined him for more than two months. He wrote on Instagram that he was “gutted.” A 22-year-old from Birmingham, Alabama, Richards debuted for the U.S. in November 2020 and has made eight international appearances. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter is set to announce his 26-man roster Wednesday. The U.S. already was missing Atlanta defender Miles Robinson, who tore his left Achilles on May 7. FIFA – Blatter says picking Qatar as World Cup host was a ‘mistake’ Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says picking Qatar to host the World Cup was a mistake 12 years ago. Blatter led FIFA at the time of the vote and says soccer and the World Cup are too big for a country as small as Qatar. He repeated his claim that key votes for Qatar were swayed by a 2010 meeting in Paris between then-French president Nicolas Sarkozy and FIFA vice president Michel Platini. The 86-year-old Blatter spoke with a Swiss newspaper group. It was his first major interview since being acquitted with Platini in July of financial misconduct at FIFA. Golf – PGA Tour to Houston, Champions Tour ends season in Phoenix The main tours are getting close to the end of the year. The PGA Tour goes to the Houston Open for the penultimate event of 2022. The LPGA Tour returns to Florida for its final two events. The leading 60 players are eligible for the season finale. For the PGA Tour Champions, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix wraps up the year. The $1 million prize for the Schwab Cup comes down to Steven Alker and Padraig Harrington. The European tour is in South Africa. The Nedbank Golf Challenge was canceled the past two years. Olympics – WADA forces hearing in Russian skater Valieva’s doping case The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday the agency has stepped in to send the Kamila Valieva doping case which shook figure skating at the Winter Olympics to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. WADA president Witold Banka alleges Russia made “no progress” toward resolving the case after a warning. The Russian anti-doping agency had indicated last month it was preparing to hold a hearing but wouldn’t make the verdict public because Valieva was only 15 at the time she tested positive. Olympics – US marathon trials for 2024 Olympics will be run in Orlando The 2024 United States Olympic marathon trials will be held along the streets in Orlando, Florida. USA Track and Field recently announced the decision. The site for the rest of the track and field trials is still being determined. The top three men and women finishers in the marathon race on Feb. 3, 2024, will earn a roster spot for the Paris Olympics held that summer. That’s provided they have met the qualifying standard. AHL – American Hockey League Today Chicago Wolves at Milwaukee Admirals, 11:30 a.m. Grand Rapids Griffins at Cleveland Monsters, 7:00 p.m. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Today Wheeling Nailers at Toledo Walleye, 10:35 a.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Men’s Basketball Lake Michigan College at Concordia University of Chicago, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Volleyball – Regional Semifinals Division 1 at Gull Lake Gull Lake 3, Portage Northern 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 3, DeWitt 0 Championship Thursday at 6:00 Division 2 at Hudsonville Unity Christian G.R. South Christian 3, Holland Christian 0 Buchanan 3, Plainwell 0 Championship Thursday at 6:00 Division 3 at Coloma Kalamazoo Christian 3, Bronson 0 Watervliet 3, Lawton 0 Championship Thursday at 6:30 Division 4 at Mendon Our Lady of the Lake 3, Decatur 0 Athens 3, Martin 0 Championship Thursday at 7:00See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Montreal Canadiens 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 – Shootout Canadiens 3, Red Wings 2 – SO – Caufield, Suzuki score in shootout, Canadiens beat Red Wings Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki scored in the shootout and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. David Perron was the only Red Wings player to score during the shootout. Detroit captain Dylan Larkin shot wide on the third attempt to give Montreal the victory. During regulation time, Larkin also failed to convert on a first-period penalty shot. Montreal’s Mike Hoffman scored two first-period goals on similar plays.  Austin Czarnik and Lucas Raymond had Detroit’s goals in regulation. NCAAFB – Georgia is new CFP No. 1, followed by Ohio St, Michigan, TCU Georgia was the new No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, followed by Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. The Bulldogs rise from three to one was no surprise after their dominant victory against the previously top-ranked Volunteers. Clemson, which was No. 4 in the selection committee’s first rankings last week, also lost. That cleared the way for changes in the top four. Ohio State stayed at two. The Buckeyes’ Big Ten rival, Michigan moved up from five to three. TCU jumped three spots to No. 4, putting the nation’s four unbeatens at the top of the rankings. Tennessee fell to No. 5. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 11 Last Night Eastern Michigan 34, Akron 28 EMU 34, Akron 28 – Eastern Michigan holds off Akron 34-28 for 6th win Austin Smith and Samson Evans each accounted for a pair of touchdowns and Eastern Michigan became bowl eligible with a 34-28 victory over Akron. Eastern Michigan (6-4, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) secured its fifth bowl appearance in six seasons and the program’s seventh overall. Smith threw a touchdown pass in each half. Evans had a 9-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and broke loose for a 23-yard score early in the third to give the Eagles a 31-14 lead. Cam Wiley got Akron close, running for 11- and 56-yard touchdowns early in the fourth quarter to pull to 31-28. Tonight Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Buffalo at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Michigan State among college hoops teams facing tough tests Tom Izzo is proud of the fact that Michigan State has consistently played tough nonconference schedules throughout his career. Playing challenging competition before the Big Ten season begins has prepared the Spartans for conference play and set them up in the NCAA Tournament to make eight runs to the Final Four under their Hall of Fame coach. Even Izzo acknowledged he might’ve bit off more than his unranked team could chew this year. Izzo is the first coach since at least 2009 to play two opponents ranked in the top four and two other teams in the poll in November. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Denver Nuggets at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NBA – AP source: Suspended Kyrie Irving meets with Adam Silver A person with knowledge of the meeting says suspended Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has met with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. The Nets banned Irving for at least five games without pay on Thursday after he refused to say he had no antisemitic beliefs. That came hours after Silver said Irving made a “reckless decision” to post a link on his Twitter feed to a film that contains antisemitic material and said he would be meeting with him within a week. They finally did on Tuesday, the person told The Associated Press, speaking on anonymity because the meeting and its details were private. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Tonight Delaware State at (25) Michigan, 6:00 p.m. WNBA – American Brittney Griner moved to a penal colony in Russia The jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony in Russia. A Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession last month. Her legal team says Griner was transferred Nov. 4 from the detention center in Iksha and is on her way to a penal colony. They said they don’t know her exact current location or her final destination. NFL – Saturday faces daunting task in preparing Colts for Raiders Indianapolis Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday faces a dauting task this week. First, he must find a play-caller. Then he must create a game plan for this week’s game at Las Vegas. And then he still must figure out how to fix the Colts offense and specifically its offensive line. It’s a lot to ask of someone who has spent more time in a broadcast studio than on a sideline this season. But team owner Jim Irsay thinks Saturday is right guy for this Sunday — and Indy’s final eight games. MLB – Rizzo, Bassitt turn down options, among 11 now free agents First baseman Anthony Rizzo became a free agent again when he declined his $16 million option with the New York Yankees for 2023. Pitcher Chris Bassitt declined his $19 million option with the New York Mets and followed rotation mates Jacob deGrom and Taijuan Walker into free agency. They were among 11 players who became free agents Tuesday, raising the total to 151. About 33 more players are potentially eligible to go free by Thursday, joining a free agent class headed by Aaron Judge, Trea Turner, Dansby Swanson, deGrom, Carlos Correa and Xander Bogaerts.  New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, spoke about the team’s goal to re-sign slugger Aaron Judge. “Optimally, if you could wave a magic wand, we would secure Aaron Judge and retain him and have him signed and happy in the fold as soon as possible,” MLB – A’s still pursuing Oakland ballpark with eye on Las Vegas Oakland Athletics general manager David Forst says the A’s are still interested in staying in the Bay Area if a stadium deal can be completed. The A’s have been exploring building a new ballpark in Oakland or Las Vegas. Forst is in Las Vegas for baseball’s general managers meetings. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has expressed concern about getting a deal done in Oakland. Manfred and the A’s have said a new stadium is needed to replace the aging Oakland facility. The A’s lease at the Oakland ballpark expires after the 2024 season. MLB – Cubs promote Dustin Kelly to hitting coach on Ross’ staff The Chicago Cubs have promoted Dustin Kelly to hitting coach after two seasons as the organization’s minor league hitting coordinator, one of three additions to manager David Ross’ staff announced on Tuesday. Kelly becomes the Cubs’ eighth hitting coach in 12 seasons. He replaces Greg Brown, who lasted one year. A former minor league infielder, Kelly worked as a hitting coach in the Dodgers farm system from 2018-20 before getting hired by Chicago. The Cubs also added former outfielder Jim Adduci as assistant hitting coach and Alex Smith as an assistant coach for data development and process. FIFA – World Cup – American defender Chris Richards to miss World Cup American defender Chris Richards will miss the World Cup because of an injury that has sidelined him for more than two months. He wrote on Instagram that he was “gutted.” A 22-year-old from Birmingham, Alabama, Richards debuted for the U.S. in November 2020 and has made eight international appearances. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter is set to announce his 26-man roster Wednesday. The U.S. already was missing Atlanta defender Miles Robinson, who tore his left Achilles on May 7. FIFA – Blatter says picking Qatar as World Cup host was a ‘mistake’ Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says picking Qatar to host the World Cup was a mistake 12 years ago. Blatter led FIFA at the time of the vote and says soccer and the World Cup are too big for a country as small as Qatar. He repeated his claim that key votes for Qatar were swayed by a 2010 meeting in Paris between then-French president Nicolas Sarkozy and FIFA vice president Michel Platini. The 86-year-old Blatter spoke with a Swiss newspaper group. It was his first major interview since being acquitted with Platini in July of financial misconduct at FIFA. Golf – PGA Tour to Houston, Champions Tour ends season in Phoenix The main tours are getting close to the end of the year. The PGA Tour goes to the Houston Open for the penultimate event of 2022. The LPGA Tour returns to Florida for its final two events. The leading 60 players are eligible for the season finale. For the PGA Tour Champions, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix wraps up the year. The $1 million prize for the Schwab Cup comes down to Steven Alker and Padraig Harrington. The European tour is in South Africa. The Nedbank Golf Challenge was canceled the past two years. Olympics – WADA forces hearing in Russian skater Valieva’s doping case The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday the agency has stepped in to send the Kamila Valieva doping case which shook figure skating at the Winter Olympics to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. WADA president Witold Banka alleges Russia made “no progress” toward resolving the case after a warning. The Russian anti-doping agency had indicated last month it was preparing to hold a hearing but wouldn’t make the verdict public because Valieva was only 15 at the time she tested positive. Olympics – US marathon trials for 2024 Olympics will be run in Orlando The 2024 United States Olympic marathon trials will be held along the streets in Orlando, Florida. USA Track and Field recently announced the decision. The site for the rest of the track and field trials is still being determined. The top three men and women finishers in the marathon race on Feb. 3, 2024, will earn a roster spot for the Paris Olympics held that summer. That’s provided they have met the qualifying standard. AHL – American Hockey League Today Chicago Wolves at Milwaukee Admirals, 11:30 a.m. Grand Rapids Griffins at Cleveland Monsters, 7:00 p.m. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Today Wheeling Nailers at Toledo Walleye, 10:35 a.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Men’s Basketball Lake Michigan College at Concordia University of Chicago, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Volleyball – Regional Semifinals Division 1 at Gull Lake Gull Lake 3, Portage Northern 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 3, DeWitt 0 Championship Thursday at 6:00 Division 2 at Hudsonville Unity Christian G.R. South Christian 3, Holland Christian 0 Buchanan 3, Plainwell 0 Championship Thursday at 6:00 Division 3 at Coloma Kalamazoo Christian 3, Bronson 0 Watervliet 3, Lawton 0 Championship Thursday at 6:30 Division 4 at Mendon Our Lady of the Lake 3, Decatur 0 Athens 3, Martin 0 Championship Thursday at 7:00See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Montreal Canadiens 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 – Shootout Canadiens 3, Red Wings 2 – SO – Caufield, Suzuki score in shootout, Canadiens beat Red Wings Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki scored in the shootout and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. David Perron was the only Red Wings player to score during the shootout. Detroit captain Dylan Larkin shot wide on the third attempt to give Montreal the victory. During regulation time, Larkin also failed to convert on a first-period penalty shot. Montreal’s Mike Hoffman scored two first-period goals on similar plays.  Austin Czarnik and Lucas Raymond had Detroit’s goals in regulation. NCAAFB – Georgia is new CFP No. 1, followed by Ohio St, Michigan, TCU Georgia was the new No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, followed by Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. The Bulldogs rise from three to one was no surprise after their dominant victory against the previously top-ranked Volunteers. Clemson, which was No. 4 in the selection committee’s first rankings last week, also lost. That cleared the way for changes in the top four. Ohio State stayed at two. The Buckeyes’ Big Ten rival, Michigan moved up from five to three. TCU jumped three spots to No. 4, putting the nation’s four unbeatens at the top of the rankings. Tennessee fell to No. 5. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 11 Last Night Eastern Michigan 34, Akron 28 EMU 34, Akron 28 – Eastern Michigan holds off Akron 34-28 for 6th win Austin Smith and Samson Evans each accounted for a pair of touchdowns and Eastern Michigan became bowl eligible with a 34-28 victory over Akron. Eastern Michigan (6-4, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) secured its fifth bowl appearance in six seasons and the program’s seventh overall. Smith threw a touchdown pass in each half. Evans had a 9-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and broke loose for a 23-yard score early in the third to give the Eagles a 31-14 lead. Cam Wiley got Akron close, running for 11- and 56-yard touchdowns early in the fourth quarter to pull to 31-28. Tonight Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Buffalo at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Michigan State among college hoops teams facing tough tests Tom Izzo is proud of the fact that Michigan State has consistently played tough nonconference schedules throughout his career. Playing challenging competition before the Big Ten season begins has prepared the Spartans for conference play and set them up in the NCAA Tournament to make eight runs to the Final Four under their Hall of Fame coach. Even Izzo acknowledged he might’ve bit off more than his unranked team could chew this year. Izzo is the first coach since at least 2009 to play two opponents ranked in the top four and two other teams in the poll in November. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Denver Nuggets at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NBA – AP source: Suspended Kyrie Irving meets with Adam Silver A person with knowledge of the meeting says suspended Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has met with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. The Nets banned Irving for at least five games without pay on Thursday after he refused to say he had no antisemitic beliefs. That came hours after Silver said Irving made a “reckless decision” to post a link on his Twitter feed to a film that contains antisemitic material and said he would be meeting with him within a week. They finally did on Tuesday, the person told The Associated Press, speaking on anonymity because the meeting and its details were private. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Tonight Delaware State at (25) Michigan, 6:00 p.m. WNBA – American Brittney Griner moved to a penal colony in Russia The jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony in Russia. A Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession last month. Her legal team says Griner was transferred Nov. 4 from the detention center in Iksha and is on her way to a penal colony. They said they don’t know her exact current location or her final destination. NFL – Saturday faces daunting task in preparing Colts for Raiders Indianapolis Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday faces a dauting task this week. First, he must find a play-caller. Then he must create a game plan for this week’s game at Las Vegas. And then he still must figure out how to fix the Colts offense and specifically its offensive line. It’s a lot to ask of someone who has spent more time in a broadcast studio than on a sideline this season. But team owner Jim Irsay thinks Saturday is right guy for this Sunday — and Indy’s final eight games. MLB – Rizzo, Bassitt turn down options, among 11 now free agents First baseman Anthony Rizzo became a free agent again when he declined his $16 million option with the New York Yankees for 2023. Pitcher Chris Bassitt declined his $19 million option with the New York Mets and followed rotation mates Jacob deGrom and Taijuan Walker into free agency. They were among 11 players who became free agents Tuesday, raising the total to 151. About 33 more players are potentially eligible to go free by Thursday, joining a free agent class headed by Aaron Judge, Trea Turner, Dansby Swanson, deGrom, Carlos Correa and Xander Bogaerts.  New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, spoke about the team’s goal to re-sign slugger Aaron Judge. “Optimally, if you could wave a magic wand, we would secure Aaron Judge and retain him and have him signed and happy in the fold as soon as possible,” MLB – A’s still pursuing Oakland ballpark with eye on Las Vegas Oakland Athletics general manager David Forst says the A’s are still interested in staying in the Bay Area if a stadium deal can be completed. The A’s have been exploring building a new ballpark in Oakland or Las Vegas. Forst is in Las Vegas for baseball’s general managers meetings. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has expressed concern about getting a deal done in Oakland. Manfred and the A’s have said a new stadium is needed to replace the aging Oakland facility. The A’s lease at the Oakland ballpark expires after the 2024 season. MLB – Cubs promote Dustin Kelly to hitting coach on Ross’ staff The Chicago Cubs have promoted Dustin Kelly to hitting coach after two seasons as the organization’s minor league hitting coordinator, one of three additions to manager David Ross’ staff announced on Tuesday. Kelly becomes the Cubs’ eighth hitting coach in 12 seasons. He replaces Greg Brown, who lasted one year. A former minor league infielder, Kelly worked as a hitting coach in the Dodgers farm system from 2018-20 before getting hired by Chicago. The Cubs also added former outfielder Jim Adduci as assistant hitting coach and Alex Smith as an assistant coach for data development and process. FIFA – World Cup – American defender Chris Richards to miss World Cup American defender Chris Richards will miss the World Cup because of an injury that has sidelined him for more than two months. He wrote on Instagram that he was “gutted.” A 22-year-old from Birmingham, Alabama, Richards debuted for the U.S. in November 2020 and has made eight international appearances. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter is set to announce his 26-man roster Wednesday. The U.S. already was missing Atlanta defender Miles Robinson, who tore his left Achilles on May 7. FIFA – Blatter says picking Qatar as World Cup host was a ‘mistake’ Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says picking Qatar to host the World Cup was a mistake 12 years ago. Blatter led FIFA at the time of the vote and says soccer and the World Cup are too big for a country as small as Qatar. He repeated his claim that key votes for Qatar were swayed by a 2010 meeting in Paris between then-French president Nicolas Sarkozy and FIFA vice president Michel Platini. The 86-year-old Blatter spoke with a Swiss newspaper group. It was his first major interview since being acquitted with Platini in July of financial misconduct at FIFA. Golf – PGA Tour to Houston, Champions Tour ends season in Phoenix The main tours are getting close to the end of the year. The PGA Tour goes to the Houston Open for the penultimate event of 2022. The LPGA Tour returns to Florida for its final two events. The leading 60 players are eligible for the season finale. For the PGA Tour Champions, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix wraps up the year. The $1 million prize for the Schwab Cup comes down to Steven Alker and Padraig Harrington. The European tour is in South Africa. The Nedbank Golf Challenge was canceled the past two years. Olympics – WADA forces hearing in Russian skater Valieva’s doping case The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday the agency has stepped in to send the Kamila Valieva doping case which shook figure skating at the Winter Olympics to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. WADA president Witold Banka alleges Russia made “no progress” toward resolving the case after a warning. The Russian anti-doping agency had indicated last month it was preparing to hold a hearing but wouldn’t make the verdict public because Valieva was only 15 at the time she tested positive. Olympics – US marathon trials for 2024 Olympics will be run in Orlando The 2024 United States Olympic marathon trials will be held along the streets in Orlando, Florida. USA Track and Field recently announced the decision. The site for the rest of the track and field trials is still being determined. The top three men and women finishers in the marathon race on Feb. 3, 2024, will earn a roster spot for the Paris Olympics held that summer. That’s provided they have met the qualifying standard. AHL – American Hockey League Today Chicago Wolves at Milwaukee Admirals, 11:30 a.m. Grand Rapids Griffins at Cleveland Monsters, 7:00 p.m. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Today Wheeling Nailers at Toledo Walleye, 10:35 a.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Men’s Basketball Lake Michigan College at Concordia University of Chicago, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Volleyball – Regional Semifinals Division 1 at Gull Lake Gull Lake 3, Portage Northern 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 3, DeWitt 0 Championship Thursday at 6:00 Division 2 at Hudsonville Unity Christian G.R. South Christian 3, Holland Christian 0 Buchanan 3, Plainwell 0 Championship Thursday at 6:00 Division 3 at Coloma Kalamazoo Christian 3, Bronson 0 Watervliet 3, Lawton 0 Championship Thursday at 6:30 Division 4 at Mendon Our Lady of the Lake 3, Decatur 0 Athens 3, Martin 0 Championship Thursday at 7:00See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 9 Last Night Detroit Lions 15, Green Bay Packers 9 Miami Dolphins 35, Chicago Bears 32 New England Patriots 26, Indianapolis Colts 3 Lions 15, Packers 9 – Rodgers throws 3 INTs, Lions hold on to beat Packers 15-9 Aaron Rodgers matched a career high with three interceptions and threw an incomplete pass on fourth down from the Detroit 17 in the final minute, letting the Detroit Lions hold on for a 15-9 win over the Packers in a matchup of slumping teams on Sunday. The Lions ended a five-game losing streak. The Packers have lost five straight for the first time since 2008 when their four-time NFL MVP was a first-year starter with the franchise. Dolphins 35, Bears 32 – Tua, Dolphins outlast Bears on Fields’ record rushing day Tua Tagovailoa threw for three touchdowns, Tyreek Hill had 143 yards receiving and the Miami Dolphins overcame a record-setting rushing effort by Justin Fields to beat the Chicago Bears 35-32. In a game where neither team did much to stop the other, the Dolphins had no trouble moving the ball against a gutted defense and made enough plays to come away with their third straight win. Fields ran for 178 yards, the most by an NFL quarterback in a regular-season game. He had a 61-yard touchdown run and threw for three scores. But it wasn’t enough for the Bears, who lost for the fifth time in six games. Patriots 26, Colts 3 – Pats get 9 sacks in dominant 26-3 victory over Colts Mac Jones had a touchdown pass, Nick Folk added four field goals and the Patriots finished with nine sacks to help New England beat the Indianapolis Colts 26-3. The win moves the Patriots (5-4) above .500 for the first time this season as they head into their bye week. Linebackers Matt Judon and Josh Uche each had three sacks, leading a defense that held Indianapolis to 121 yards and 0-for-14 on third down. Jones was 20 of 30 for 147 yards. The Colts have lost three straight and have yet to earn a win since benching QB Matt Ryan in favor of second-year player Sam Ehlinger. Other NFL Scores Philadelphia 29, Houston 17 Cincinnati 42, Carolina 21 Jacksonville 27, Las Vegas 20 L.A. Chargers 20, Atlanta 17 Minnesota 20, Washington 17 N.Y. Jets 20, Buffalo 17 Seattle 31, Arizona 21 Tampa Bay 16, L.A. Rams 13 Kansas City 20, Tennessee 17, OT Bye Week: Cleveland, Denver, Pittsburgh, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, San Francisco Tonight Baltimore Ravens at New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 3, New York Rangers 2 – OT Red Wings 3, Rangers 2 – OT – Kubalik’s overtime goal lifts Red Wings past Rangers 3-2 Dominik Kubalik scored a power-play goal 2:43 into overtime and the Detroit Red Wings rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday. Matt Luff and Pius Suter scored in the second period as Detroit came back after trailing 2-0 in the first period. Moritz Seider had two assists and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 27 shots in the Red Wings’ third straight win. Kaapo Kakko and Mika Zibanejad scored in the first to give the Rangers the lead. Jaroslav Halak had 33 saves while falling to 0-3-1 in four starts this season. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Toronto Raptors 113, Chicago Bulls 104 Raptors 113, Bulls 104 – VanVleet has 30 points and 11 assists as Raptors beat Bulls Fred VanVleet returned from injury with season-highs of 30 points and 11 assists, Scottie Barnes had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors overcame the absence of leading scorer Pascal Siakam to beat the Chicago Bulls 113-104. VanVleet returned after missing three games because of a sore lower back. O.G. Anunoby scored 22 points, Gary Trent Jr. had 12 and Christian Koloko added a career-high 11. Nikola Vucevic had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Alex Caruso had 11 rebounds and 11 assists and DeMar DeRozan scored 20 points for the Bulls, who lost their second straight. Tonight Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans at Indiana Pacers, 7:45 p.m. Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls, 8:45 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 10 Saturday (5) Michigan 53, Rutgers 17 Michigan State 23, (16) Illinois 15 Notre Dame 35, (4) Clemson 14 NCAAFB – AP Top 25: Georgia has No. 1 on lock, ‘Bama drops to No. 10 Georgia has tightened its hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll. TCU climbing up to No. 4 and Alabama dropping all the way to No. 10. The Bulldogs had their strongest support of the season after manhandling Tennessee in a 1-2 matchup. Georgia received 62 of 63 first-place vote, No. 2 Ohio State got the other. Michigan moved up a spot to No. 3 and TCU jumped three spots to its highest ranking since late in the 2017 season. No. 5 Tennessee fell three spots after losing on the road to the defending national champions. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Purdue-Fort Wayne at (22) Michigan, 6:30 p.m.     News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:00 Northern Arizona at Michigan State 7:00 p.m.      Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 6:00 Wayne State at Eastern Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Western Michigan at Minnesota, 9:00 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Today Delaware State at Michigan State, 12:00 p.m. Lindenwood at Eastern Michigan, 5:00 p.m. Valparaiso at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Loyola Chicago at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. NASCAR – Joey Logano wins at Phoenix to earn 2nd NASCAR championship Joey Logano won his second NASCAR championship to give Roger Penske two titles in the same season with a victory in Sunday’s winner-take-all finale at Phoenix Raceway. It was the fourth win of the season for Logano. Will Power added the IndyCar championship to the Team Penske trophy case in September and Logano’s dominating run Sunday marked the first time Penske has won both the NASCAR and IndyCar championship in the same season. It is the third Cup championship for Penske, who won with Brad Keselowski in 2012 and Logano’s first title in 2018. Logano joined Kyle Busch as the only active drivers with multiple Cup titles. NASCAR – JGR co-owner Coy Gibbs, 49, dies hours after son wins title Coy Gibbs, the vice chairman at Joe Gibbs Racing for his NFL and NASCAR Hall of Fame father, died Sunday morning. He was 49. His death came just hour after his son Ty won the Xfinity Series championship. JGR says in a statement that Gibbs died in his sleep. Joe Gibbs has now lost both of his sons in the last three years. J.D. Gibbs died in 2019 of degenerative neurological disease and also was 49. Coy Gibbs succeeded his older brother as vice chairman of the family-run NASCAR organization. Golf – PGA – Henley coasts to 4-shot PGA Tour victory in Mayakoba Russell Henley is the winner of the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. That was to be expected because Henley had a six-shot lead going into the final round. He shot 70 to win by four. Henley was never under any stress. He did make his first bogey of the tournament on the fifth hole. His lead was down to three. And then he birdied the next three holes. Brian Harman shot 66 to finish second. Masters champion Scottie Scheffler had a 62 and that gave him a tie for third. Henley won for the first time in five years. Golf – Champions – Langer wins 44th on Champions to get within one of record Bernhard Langer keeps breaking is own record as the oldest PGA Tour Champions winner. The 65-year-old German won the TimberTech Championship for his second win this year, and the 44th of his career. That leaves Langer one win away from tying the Champions record held by Hale Irwin. Langer shot a 66 in the final round to win by six shots over Paul Goydos and Thongchai Jaidee. The season ends next week with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Steven Alker leads. Padraig Harrington is the only player with a remote chance of catching him for the $1 million prize. MHSAA – High School Sports Football Friday 11-Man District Semifinals Division 2 – Region 1 – District 2 East Lansing 34, Portage Northern 24 Division 3 – Region 2 – District 2 Zeeland West 36, St. Joseph 18 Division 4 – Region 2 – District 1 Edwardsburg 24, Niles 17         Hastings (10-1) will be at Edwardsburg (10-1) in the regional finals Friday at 7:00 p.m. Division 5 – Region 2 – District 1 Grand Rapids Catholic Central 56, Berrien Springs 0 Division 7 – Region 3 – District 1 Lawton 35, Schoolcraft 21 Lawton (9-2) will be at Jackson Lumen Christi (8-3) in the regional finals Friday at 7:00 p.m.                                                         Division 8 – Region 3 – District 1 White Pigeon 34, Reading 20 White Pigeon (8-3) will be at Ottawa Lake Whiteford (11-0) in the regional finals Friday at 7:00 p.m. 8-Man Regional Finals 8-Man Division 2 – Region 4 Mendon 46, Colon 44 Mendon (9-2) will host Morrice (9-2) in the Semifinals, Saturday at 1:00 p.m Saturday Division 6 – Region 3 – District 1 Grand Rapids West Catholic 50, Constantine 24 8-Man Division 1 – Region 3 Martin 56, Adrian Lenawee Christian 14 Martin (9-2) will host Brown City (10-1) in the Semifinals, Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Volleyball Friday – District Finals Division 3 at Fennville North Muskegon 3, Saugatuck 0 Division 3 at Bangor Lawton 3, Bangor 1 Division 4 at Michigan Lutheran Our Lady of the Lake 3, River Valley 1 Division 4 at Byron Center Zion Christian Martin 3, Zion Christian 0 Saturday – District Finals Division 2 at Edwardsburg Buchanan 3, Niles 1 Division 1 at Portage Northern Portage Northern 3, Sturgis 1 Cross Country – State Championship at Michigan International Speedway Saturday Girls Division 2 – Top 10 Otsego                                      87 East Grand Rapids                      98 Grand Rapids Christian               153 St. Joseph                                  196 Ada Forest Hills Eastern            207 Spring Lake                               223 Goodrich                                   248 Zeeland East                             249 St. Johns                                   280 Adrian                                       294 St. Joseph 12. Gail Vaikutis             18:56.33 14. Elena Figueroa          19:05.35 29. Olivia Ippel               19:13.32 76. Cecilia Ruchty           20:07.39 142. Jade Murdoch           20:59.82 174. Hannah Wier            21:30.27 193. Kaitlyn Harris         21:49.231Georgia (62)9-02Ohio State (1)9-03Michigan9-04TCU9-05Tennessee8-16Oregon8-17LSU7-28USC8-19UCLA8-110Alabama7-211Ole Miss8-112Clemson8-113Utah7-214Penn State7-215North Carolina8-116Tulane8-117NC State7-218Texas6-319Liberty8-120Notre Dame6-321Illinois7-222UCF7-223Kansas State6-324Washington7-225Florida State6-3See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 9 Last Night Detroit Lions 15, Green Bay Packers 9 Miami Dolphins 35, Chicago Bears 32 New England Patriots 26, Indianapolis Colts 3 Lions 15, Packers 9 – Rodgers throws 3 INTs, Lions hold on to beat Packers 15-9 Aaron Rodgers matched a career high with three interceptions and threw an incomplete pass on fourth down from the Detroit 17 in the final minute, letting the Detroit Lions hold on for a 15-9 win over the Packers in a matchup of slumping teams on Sunday. The Lions ended a five-game losing streak. The Packers have lost five straight for the first time since 2008 when their four-time NFL MVP was a first-year starter with the franchise. Dolphins 35, Bears 32 – Tua, Dolphins outlast Bears on Fields’ record rushing day Tua Tagovailoa threw for three touchdowns, Tyreek Hill had 143 yards receiving and the Miami Dolphins overcame a record-setting rushing effort by Justin Fields to beat the Chicago Bears 35-32. In a game where neither team did much to stop the other, the Dolphins had no trouble moving the ball against a gutted defense and made enough plays to come away with their third straight win. Fields ran for 178 yards, the most by an NFL quarterback in a regular-season game. He had a 61-yard touchdown run and threw for three scores. But it wasn’t enough for the Bears, who lost for the fifth time in six games. Patriots 26, Colts 3 – Pats get 9 sacks in dominant 26-3 victory over Colts Mac Jones had a touchdown pass, Nick Folk added four field goals and the Patriots finished with nine sacks to help New England beat the Indianapolis Colts 26-3. The win moves the Patriots (5-4) above .500 for the first time this season as they head into their bye week. Linebackers Matt Judon and Josh Uche each had three sacks, leading a defense that held Indianapolis to 121 yards and 0-for-14 on third down. Jones was 20 of 30 for 147 yards. The Colts have lost three straight and have yet to earn a win since benching QB Matt Ryan in favor of second-year player Sam Ehlinger. Other NFL Scores Philadelphia 29, Houston 17 Cincinnati 42, Carolina 21 Jacksonville 27, Las Vegas 20 L.A. Chargers 20, Atlanta 17 Minnesota 20, Washington 17 N.Y. Jets 20, Buffalo 17 Seattle 31, Arizona 21 Tampa Bay 16, L.A. Rams 13 Kansas City 20, Tennessee 17, OT Bye Week: Cleveland, Denver, Pittsburgh, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, San Francisco Tonight Baltimore Ravens at New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 3, New York Rangers 2 – OT Red Wings 3, Rangers 2 – OT – Kubalik’s overtime goal lifts Red Wings past Rangers 3-2 Dominik Kubalik scored a power-play goal 2:43 into overtime and the Detroit Red Wings rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday. Matt Luff and Pius Suter scored in the second period as Detroit came back after trailing 2-0 in the first period. Moritz Seider had two assists and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 27 shots in the Red Wings’ third straight win. Kaapo Kakko and Mika Zibanejad scored in the first to give the Rangers the lead. Jaroslav Halak had 33 saves while falling to 0-3-1 in four starts this season. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Toronto Raptors 113, Chicago Bulls 104 Raptors 113, Bulls 104 – VanVleet has 30 points and 11 assists as Raptors beat Bulls Fred VanVleet returned from injury with season-highs of 30 points and 11 assists, Scottie Barnes had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors overcame the absence of leading scorer Pascal Siakam to beat the Chicago Bulls 113-104. VanVleet returned after missing three games because of a sore lower back. O.G. Anunoby scored 22 points, Gary Trent Jr. had 12 and Christian Koloko added a career-high 11. Nikola Vucevic had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Alex Caruso had 11 rebounds and 11 assists and DeMar DeRozan scored 20 points for the Bulls, who lost their second straight. Tonight Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans at Indiana Pacers, 7:45 p.m. Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls, 8:45 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 10 Saturday (5) Michigan 53, Rutgers 17 Michigan State 23, (16) Illinois 15 Notre Dame 35, (4) Clemson 14 NCAAFB – AP Top 25: Georgia has No. 1 on lock, ‘Bama drops to No. 10 Georgia has tightened its hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll. TCU climbing up to No. 4 and Alabama dropping all the way to No. 10. The Bulldogs had their strongest support of the season after manhandling Tennessee in a 1-2 matchup. Georgia received 62 of 63 first-place vote, No. 2 Ohio State got the other. Michigan moved up a spot to No. 3 and TCU jumped three spots to its highest ranking since late in the 2017 season. No. 5 Tennessee fell three spots after losing on the road to the defending national champions. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Purdue-Fort Wayne at (22) Michigan, 6:30 p.m.     News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:00 Northern Arizona at Michigan State 7:00 p.m.      Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 6:00 Wayne State at Eastern Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Western Michigan at Minnesota, 9:00 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Today Delaware State at Michigan State, 12:00 p.m. Lindenwood at Eastern Michigan, 5:00 p.m. Valparaiso at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Loyola Chicago at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. NASCAR – Joey Logano wins at Phoenix to earn 2nd NASCAR championship Joey Logano won his second NASCAR championship to give Roger Penske two titles in the same season with a victory in Sunday’s winner-take-all finale at Phoenix Raceway. It was the fourth win of the season for Logano. Will Power added the IndyCar championship to the Team Penske trophy case in September and Logano’s dominating run Sunday marked the first time Penske has won both the NASCAR and IndyCar championship in the same season. It is the third Cup championship for Penske, who won with Brad Keselowski in 2012 and Logano’s first title in 2018. Logano joined Kyle Busch as the only active drivers with multiple Cup titles. NASCAR – JGR co-owner Coy Gibbs, 49, dies hours after son wins title Coy Gibbs, the vice chairman at Joe Gibbs Racing for his NFL and NASCAR Hall of Fame father, died Sunday morning. He was 49. His death came just hour after his son Ty won the Xfinity Series championship. JGR says in a statement that Gibbs died in his sleep. Joe Gibbs has now lost both of his sons in the last three years. J.D. Gibbs died in 2019 of degenerative neurological disease and also was 49. Coy Gibbs succeeded his older brother as vice chairman of the family-run NASCAR organization. Golf – PGA – Henley coasts to 4-shot PGA Tour victory in Mayakoba Russell Henley is the winner of the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. That was to be expected because Henley had a six-shot lead going into the final round. He shot 70 to win by four. Henley was never under any stress. He did make his first bogey of the tournament on the fifth hole. His lead was down to three. And then he birdied the next three holes. Brian Harman shot 66 to finish second. Masters champion Scottie Scheffler had a 62 and that gave him a tie for third. Henley won for the first time in five years. Golf – Champions – Langer wins 44th on Champions to get within one of record Bernhard Langer keeps breaking is own record as the oldest PGA Tour Champions winner. The 65-year-old German won the TimberTech Championship for his second win this year, and the 44th of his career. That leaves Langer one win away from tying the Champions record held by Hale Irwin. Langer shot a 66 in the final round to win by six shots over Paul Goydos and Thongchai Jaidee. The season ends next week with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Steven Alker leads. Padraig Harrington is the only player with a remote chance of catching him for the $1 million prize. MHSAA – High School Sports Football Friday 11-Man District Semifinals Division 2 – Region 1 – District 2 East Lansing 34, Portage Northern 24 Division 3 – Region 2 – District 2 Zeeland West 36, St. Joseph 18 Division 4 – Region 2 – District 1 Edwardsburg 24, Niles 17         Hastings (10-1) will be at Edwardsburg (10-1) in the regional finals Friday at 7:00 p.m. Division 5 – Region 2 – District 1 Grand Rapids Catholic Central 56, Berrien Springs 0 Division 7 – Region 3 – District 1 Lawton 35, Schoolcraft 21 Lawton (9-2) will be at Jackson Lumen Christi (8-3) in the regional finals Friday at 7:00 p.m.                                                         Division 8 – Region 3 – District 1 White Pigeon 34, Reading 20 White Pigeon (8-3) will be at Ottawa Lake Whiteford (11-0) in the regional finals Friday at 7:00 p.m. 8-Man Regional Finals 8-Man Division 2 – Region 4 Mendon 46, Colon 44 Mendon (9-2) will host Morrice (9-2) in the Semifinals, Saturday at 1:00 p.m Saturday Division 6 – Region 3 – District 1 Grand Rapids West Catholic 50, Constantine 24 8-Man Division 1 – Region 3 Martin 56, Adrian Lenawee Christian 14 Martin (9-2) will host Brown City (10-1) in the Semifinals, Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Volleyball Friday – District Finals Division 3 at Fennville North Muskegon 3, Saugatuck 0 Division 3 at Bangor Lawton 3, Bangor 1 Division 4 at Michigan Lutheran Our Lady of the Lake 3, River Valley 1 Division 4 at Byron Center Zion Christian Martin 3, Zion Christian 0 Saturday – District Finals Division 2 at Edwardsburg Buchanan 3, Niles 1 Division 1 at Portage Northern Portage Northern 3, Sturgis 1 Cross Country – State Championship at Michigan International Speedway Saturday Girls Division 2 – Top 10 Otsego                                      87 East Grand Rapids                      98 Grand Rapids Christian               153 St. Joseph                                  196 Ada Forest Hills Eastern            207 Spring Lake                               223 Goodrich                                   248 Zeeland East                             249 St. Johns                                   280 Adrian                                       294 St. Joseph 12. Gail Vaikutis             18:56.33 14. Elena Figueroa          19:05.35 29. Olivia Ippel               19:13.32 76. Cecilia Ruchty           20:07.39 142. Jade Murdoch           20:59.82 174. Hannah Wier            21:30.27 193. Kaitlyn Harris         21:49.231Georgia (62)9-02Ohio State (1)9-03Michigan9-04TCU9-05Tennessee8-16Oregon8-17LSU7-28USC8-19UCLA8-110Alabama7-211Ole Miss8-112Clemson8-113Utah7-214Penn State7-215North Carolina8-116Tulane8-117NC State7-218Texas6-319Liberty8-120Notre Dame6-321Illinois7-222UCF7-223Kansas State6-324Washington7-225Florida State6-3See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 9 Last Night Detroit Lions 15, Green Bay Packers 9 Miami Dolphins 35, Chicago Bears 32 New England Patriots 26, Indianapolis Colts 3 Lions 15, Packers 9 – Rodgers throws 3 INTs, Lions hold on to beat Packers 15-9 Aaron Rodgers matched a career high with three interceptions and threw an incomplete pass on fourth down from the Detroit 17 in the final minute, letting the Detroit Lions hold on for a 15-9 win over the Packers in a matchup of slumping teams on Sunday. The Lions ended a five-game losing streak. The Packers have lost five straight for the first time since 2008 when their four-time NFL MVP was a first-year starter with the franchise. Dolphins 35, Bears 32 – Tua, Dolphins outlast Bears on Fields’ record rushing day Tua Tagovailoa threw for three touchdowns, Tyreek Hill had 143 yards receiving and the Miami Dolphins overcame a record-setting rushing effort by Justin Fields to beat the Chicago Bears 35-32. In a game where neither team did much to stop the other, the Dolphins had no trouble moving the ball against a gutted defense and made enough plays to come away with their third straight win. Fields ran for 178 yards, the most by an NFL quarterback in a regular-season game. He had a 61-yard touchdown run and threw for three scores. But it wasn’t enough for the Bears, who lost for the fifth time in six games. Patriots 26, Colts 3 – Pats get 9 sacks in dominant 26-3 victory over Colts Mac Jones had a touchdown pass, Nick Folk added four field goals and the Patriots finished with nine sacks to help New England beat the Indianapolis Colts 26-3. The win moves the Patriots (5-4) above .500 for the first time this season as they head into their bye week. Linebackers Matt Judon and Josh Uche each had three sacks, leading a defense that held Indianapolis to 121 yards and 0-for-14 on third down. Jones was 20 of 30 for 147 yards. The Colts have lost three straight and have yet to earn a win since benching QB Matt Ryan in favor of second-year player Sam Ehlinger. Other NFL Scores Philadelphia 29, Houston 17 Cincinnati 42, Carolina 21 Jacksonville 27, Las Vegas 20 L.A. Chargers 20, Atlanta 17 Minnesota 20, Washington 17 N.Y. Jets 20, Buffalo 17 Seattle 31, Arizona 21 Tampa Bay 16, L.A. Rams 13 Kansas City 20, Tennessee 17, OT Bye Week: Cleveland, Denver, Pittsburgh, Dallas, N.Y. Giants, San Francisco Tonight Baltimore Ravens at New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 3, New York Rangers 2 – OT Red Wings 3, Rangers 2 – OT – Kubalik’s overtime goal lifts Red Wings past Rangers 3-2 Dominik Kubalik scored a power-play goal 2:43 into overtime and the Detroit Red Wings rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday. Matt Luff and Pius Suter scored in the second period as Detroit came back after trailing 2-0 in the first period. Moritz Seider had two assists and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 27 shots in the Red Wings' third straight win. Kaapo Kakko and Mika Zibanejad scored in the first to give the Rangers the lead. Jaroslav Halak had 33 saves while falling to 0-3-1 in four starts this season. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Toronto Raptors 113, Chicago Bulls 104 Raptors 113, Bulls 104 – VanVleet has 30 points and 11 assists as Raptors beat Bulls Fred VanVleet returned from injury with season-highs of 30 points and 11 assists, Scottie Barnes had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors overcame the absence of leading scorer Pascal Siakam to beat the Chicago Bulls 113-104. VanVleet returned after missing three games because of a sore lower back. O.G. Anunoby scored 22 points, Gary Trent Jr. had 12 and Christian Koloko added a career-high 11. Nikola Vucevic had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Alex Caruso had 11 rebounds and 11 assists and DeMar DeRozan scored 20 points for the Bulls, who lost their second straight. Tonight Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans at Indiana Pacers, 7:45 p.m. Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls, 8:45 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 10 Saturday (5) Michigan 53, Rutgers 17 Michigan State 23, (16) Illinois 15 Notre Dame 35, (4) Clemson 14 NCAAFB – AP Top 25: Georgia has No. 1 on lock, ‘Bama drops to No. 10 Georgia has tightened its hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll. TCU climbing up to No. 4 and Alabama dropping all the way to No. 10. The Bulldogs had their strongest support of the season after manhandling Tennessee in a 1-2 matchup. Georgia received 62 of 63 first-place vote, No. 2 Ohio State got the other. Michigan moved up a spot to No. 3 and TCU jumped three spots to its highest ranking since late in the 2017 season. No. 5 Tennessee fell three spots after losing on the road to the defending national champions. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Tonight Purdue-Fort Wayne at (22) Michigan, 6:30 p.m.     News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:00 Northern Arizona at Michigan State 7:00 p.m. Wayne State at Eastern Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Western Michigan at Minnesota, 9:00 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Today Delaware State at Michigan State, 12:00 p.m. Lindenwood at Eastern Michigan, 5:00 p.m. Valparaiso at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Loyola Chicago at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. NASCAR – Joey Logano wins at Phoenix to earn 2nd NASCAR championship Joey Logano won his second NASCAR championship to give Roger Penske two titles in the same season with a victory in Sunday's winner-take-all finale at Phoenix Raceway. It was the fourth win of the season for Logano. Will Power added the IndyCar championship to the Team Penske trophy case in September and Logano's dominating run Sunday marked the first time Penske has won both the NASCAR and IndyCar championship in the same season. It is the third Cup championship for Penske, who won with Brad Keselowski in 2012 and Logano's first title in 2018. Logano joined Kyle Busch as the only active drivers with multiple Cup titles. NASCAR – JGR co-owner Coy Gibbs, 49, dies hours after son wins title Coy Gibbs, the vice chairman at Joe Gibbs Racing for his NFL and NASCAR Hall of Fame father, died Sunday morning. He was 49. His death came just hour after his son Ty won the Xfinity Series championship. JGR says in a statement that Gibbs died in his sleep. Joe Gibbs has now lost both of his sons in the last three years. J.D. Gibbs died in 2019 of degenerative neurological disease and also was 49. Coy Gibbs succeeded his older brother as vice chairman of the family-run NASCAR organization. Golf – PGA – Henley coasts to 4-shot PGA Tour victory in Mayakoba Russell Henley is the winner of the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. That was to be expected because Henley had a six-shot lead going into the final round. He shot 70 to win by four. Henley was never under any stress. He did make his first bogey of the tournament on the fifth hole. His lead was down to three. And then he birdied the next three holes. Brian Harman shot 66 to finish second. Masters champion Scottie Scheffler had a 62 and that gave him a tie for third. Henley won for the first time in five years. Golf – Champions – Langer wins 44th on Champions to get within one of record Bernhard Langer keeps breaking is own record as the oldest PGA Tour Champions winner. The 65-year-old German won the TimberTech Championship for his second win this year, and the 44th of his career. That leaves Langer one win away from tying the Champions record held by Hale Irwin. Langer shot a 66 in the final round to win by six shots over Paul Goydos and Thongchai Jaidee. The season ends next week with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Steven Alker leads. Padraig Harrington is the only player with a remote chance of catching him for the $1 million prize. MHSAA – High School Sports Football Friday 11-Man District Semifinals Division 2 – Region 1 – District 2 East Lansing 34, Portage Northern 24 Division 3 – Region 2 – District 2 Zeeland West 36, St. Joseph 18 Division 4 – Region 2 – District 1 Edwardsburg 24, Niles 17 Hastings (10-1) will be at Edwardsburg (10-1) in the regional finals Friday at 7:00 p.m. Division 5 – Region 2 – District 1 Grand Rapids Catholic Central 56, Berrien Springs 0 Division 7 – Region 3 – District 1 Lawton 35, Schoolcraft 21 Lawton (9-2) will be at Jackson Lumen Christi (8-3) in the regional finals Friday at 7:00 p.m.                                                         Division 8 – Region 3 – District 1 White Pigeon 34, Reading 20 White Pigeon (8-3) will be at Ottawa Lake Whiteford (11-0) in the regional finals Friday at 7:00 p.m. 8-Man Regional Finals 8-Man Division 2 – Region 4 Mendon 46, Colon 44 Mendon (9-2) will host Morrice (9-2) in the Semifinals, Saturday at 1:00 p.m Saturday Division 6 – Region 3 – District 1 Grand Rapids West Catholic 50, Constantine 24 8-Man Division 1 – Region 3 Martin 56, Adrian Lenawee Christian 14 Martin (9-2) will host Brown City (10-1) in the Semifinals, Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Volleyball Friday – District Finals Division 3 at Fennville North Muskegon 3, Saugatuck 0 Division 3 at Bangor Lawton 3, Bangor 1 Division 4 at Michigan Lutheran Our Lady of the Lake 3, River Valley 1 Division 4 at Byron Center Zion Christian Martin 3, Zion Christian 0 Saturday – District Finals Division 2 at Edwardsburg Buchanan 3, Niles 1 Division 1 at Portage Northern Portage Northern 3, Sturgis 1 Cross Country – State Championship at Michigan International Speedway Saturday Girls Division 2 – Top 10 Otsego                                      87 East Grand Rapids                      98 Grand Rapids Christian               153 St. Joseph                                  196 Ada Forest Hills Eastern            207 Spring Lake                               223 Goodrich                                   248 Zeeland East                             249 St. Johns                                   280 Adrian                                       294 St. Joseph 12. Gail Vaikutis             18:56.33 14. Elena Figueroa          19:05.35 29. Olivia Ippel               19:13.32 76. Cecilia Ruchty           20:07.39 142. Jade Murdoch           20:59.82 174. Hannah Wier            21:30.27 193. Kaitlyn Harris         21:49.231Georgia (62)9-02Ohio State (1)9-03Michigan9-04TCU9-05Tennessee8-16Oregon8-17LSU7-28USC8-19UCLA8-110Alabama7-211Ole Miss8-112Clemson8-113Utah7-214Penn State7-215North Carolina8-116Tulane8-117NC State7-218Texas6-319Liberty8-120Notre Dame6-321Illinois7-222UCF7-223Kansas State6-324Washington7-225Florida State6-3See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Put on your thinking cap! Putting guru Brad Faxon is joining the show to discuss the approach he's taken to remake Rory McIlroy's game on the greens. Listen close, maybe there's something for your game in there too... Barclay Brown is putting the final touches on a stellar college career at Stanford University. The senior, originally from England, shares what his time in Palo Alto has helped him accomplish as an amateur on his way to professional golf. Meanwhile, Steven Alker has taken his lumps and is reaping the rewards on the PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS! The 5-time winner stops by after winning the opening leg of the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs at the Dominion Energy Classic. Brad Faxon (9:08) Steven Alker (27:21) Barclay Brown (58:35)

This Monday episode begins with a Sunday night sports update not presented by a bank and not planned at all! There are some deep thoughts on Bullet, and bullet, before Andy and Brendan get to the CJ Plaque winner Rory McIlroy. They discuss Rory's return to the top spot in the OWGR (but not the FEC) and the meaning that takes on 10 years after he first did it. They discuss both Rory and Lydia Ko getting emotional after their wins and after a decade of doing just about everything on their respective tours. Steven Alker's continued dominance on the Champs Tour leads to the creation of the “Alker Test” idea. There's also a chat on yet another Japanese No. 1 amateur and his win in a strong pro event this weekend. News closes with Majed Al Sorour releasing a statement on his New Yorker comments that LIV would create its own majors.

For the first time since the summer of 2020, Rory McIlroy sits atop the Official World Golf Ranking! George Savaricas and Eamon Lynch look back at the torrid run from the Irishman that started with a missed cut at the Valero Texas Open and culminated in his title defense at the CJ Cup Sunday. On the LPGA Tour, Lydia Ko took home her 18th career win this past weekend! Beth Ann Nichols and Paige Mackenzie drop in to discuss the significance of her second win of the season, and how close she could be to ending her drought in major championships. Speaking of winners, Steven Alker kicked off the Schwab Cup Playoffs on PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS with his third win of the season! Our crew reacts to his meteoric rise on the senior set. Beth Ann Nichols (19:50)

NFL – National Football League – Week 3 Yesterday Minnesota Vikings 28, Detroit Lions 24 Chicago Bears 23, Houston Texas 20 Indianapolis Colts 20, Kansas City Chiefs 17 Vikings 28, Lions 24 – Vikings rally past Lions 28-24 on Osborn’s last-minute TD Kirk Cousins connected with a wide-open K.J. Osborn for the go-ahead, 28-yard touchdown with 45 seconds remaining, and the Minnesota Vikings rallied to beat the Detroit Lions 28-24. Osborn blew by former Vikings cornerback Mike Hughes on a corner route to snag the in-stride pass and cruise across the goal line to give Minnesota the lead for the first time. The Vikings then didn’t let Jared Goff and the Lions cross midfield. Dalvin Cook rushed for 96 yards and a score before leaving with a shoulder injury for the Vikings, who fell behind 14-0 and 24-14. Bears 23, Texans 20 – Smith INT sets up game-ending FG as Bears beat Texans 23-20 Roquan Smith set up Cairo Santos’ game-ending field goal when he intercepted Davis Mills deep in Houston territory, and the Chicago Bears beat former coach Lovie Smith and the Texans 23-20. Khalil Herbert ran for a career-high 157 yards and two touchdowns. The Texans had third-and-1 at their 26 when defensive tackle Angelo Blackson tipped a pass intended for Rex Burkhead. Smith, who missed practice all week because of a hip injury, intercepted it at the 30 and returned it to the 12. Chicago had Herbert run, then downed the ball twice before Santos nailed a 30-yarder as time expired. Colts 20, Chiefs 17 – Ryan drives Colts to 1st win with 20-17 comeback vs Chiefs Matt Ryan threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to rookie Jelani Woods with 24 seconds left to give the Indianapolis Colts a 20-17 comeback victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Ryan earned his first win with the Colts in their home opener by throwing for two scores, both to Woods. Indy sealed it with a late interception — Patrick Mahomes’ first of the season as the Chiefs fell to 2-1. Mahomes lost for only the third time in September despite leading almost the entire second half. Ryan won it with a brilliant 16-play, 76-yard drive that was aided by a personal foul call on Chris Jones following a third-down sack. Other Week 3 Scores Cleveland 29, Pittsburgh 17 Baltimore 37, New England 26 Carolina 22, New Orleans 14 Cincinnati 27, N.Y. Jets 12 Miami 21, Buffalo 19 Philadelphia 24, Washington 8 Tennessee 24, Las Vegas 22 Jacksonville 38, L.A. Chargers 10 Atlanta 27, Seattle 23 Green Bay 14, Tampa Bay 12 L.A. Rams 20, Arizona 12 Denver 11, San Francisco 10 Tonight Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, 8:15 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Tigers 4, White Sox 1 – Chisox eliminated in AL Central, 6th loss in row; Tigers win Dylan Cease pitched six scoreless innings, but the White Sox bullpen got tagged and Chicago was eliminated in the AL Central with a 4-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Jonathan Schoop hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth and Chicago’s sixth straight loss clinched the division for Cleveland. The Guardians held a big lead in the ninth inning of their game at Texas when the clinching became official. The White Sox, who won the AL Central last season in their first year under manager Tony La Russa, slipped to 76-77. La Russa hasn’t run the team since last August because of a medical issue, and Miguel Cairo has been the acting manager. Cubs 8, Pirates 3 – Wisdom hits 25th homer, Cubs pull away from Pirates 8-3 Patrick Wisdom hit a three-run homer and Adrian Sampson tossed six efficient innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3. Wisdom took the first pitch he saw from Pittsburgh reliever Manny Bañuelos and sent it into the Pirates bullpen well behind the center-field wall with two outs in the fifth for his 25th home run of the season. Wisdom is the fourth third baseman in Cubs history to reach the 25 home run-plateau at least twice. Sampson allowed one run to improve to 2-1 with a 1.55 ERA this month. Bryan Reynolds homered for Pittsburgh, which has lost 9 of 10. Tonight Tigers, Cubs, and White Sox are all off NCAAFB – College Football – Week 4 Saturday (4) Michigan 34, Maryland 27 (14) Penn State 33, Central Michigan 14 Buffalo 50, Eastern Michigan 31 Notre Dame 45, North Carolina 32 Minnesota 34, Michigan State 7 San Jose State 34, Western Michigan 6 NCAAFB – Vols, Wolfpack join top 10; Florida State returns Tennessee and North Carolina State have broken into the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll. Florida State is back in the rankings for the first time in four years. Georgia remained No. 1 and received 55 of 63 first-place votes in the Top 25. No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Michigan and No. 5 Clemson all held their places. Oklahoma’s upset loss to Kansas State created room for teams to move up, like No. 6 Southern California and No. 7 Kentucky. Tennessee moved up three to No. 8. Oklahoma State remained at nine and North Carolina State jumped to No. 10. NCAAFB – MSU maybe having second thoughts about Tucker’s deal Michigan State blew up the market for college football coaches last season by giving Mel Tucker a massive 10-year contract as the Spartans charged out to a 9-1 start in his second campaign. It was a bit puzzling at the time. After the Spartans were run over for the second straight week to fall to 4-3 in their last seven games, the 10-year megadeal is looking even more questionable. The coach-as-savior mentality is rampant in college football and it is causing desperate schools to make costly decisions, fraught with risk. Golf – Spieth goes 5-0 as Americans rule Presidents Cup again The Presidents Cup stays with the Americans, just like it always does. The Americans finished off a five-point victory. Jordan Spieth capped off a perfect week at Quail Hollow by going 5-0. His match helped set the tone for the Americans. The International team already was depleted by players who defected to Saudi-funded LIV Golf and were not eligible. It still showed plenty of fight. It just doesn’t have a cup to show for it. The Americans won for the ninth straight time, and their only loss was in 1998 since the matches began in 1994. Golf – Champions – Flesch wins PGA Tour Champions event at Pebble Beach Steve Flesch birdied the 18th hole at Pebble Beach to win the Pure Insurance Championship for his second PGA Tour Champions victory of the season. Flesch birdied the first four holes and five on the front nine in a strong start, then stalled on the back. But he got the only birdie he needed on the par-5 finishing hole for a one-stroke victory over Ernie Els, Steven Alker and Paul Stankowski. Flesch closed with a 4-under 68 for a three-round total of 11-under 205 and earned $330,000. The 55-year-old won the Mitsubishi Electric Classic in May. NASCAR – Reddick wins NASCAR playoff race in long, tiring Texas day Tyler Reddick opened the round of 12 in NASCAR’s playoff with a victory at Texas. His win comes a week after being one of the first four Cup drivers knocked out of title contention. No contender won any of the first three races of the playoffs, a first in any round in this postseason format. The trend continued with the eliminated Reddick leading 53 of the final 54 laps on a long race day that went into the night. There were a track-record 17 cautions, a record 36 lead changes, a 56-minute red flag for lightning and multiple tire issues leading to crashes. NASCAR – Tumultuous, tiring start to NASCAR’s round of 12 at Texas The 334 laps at Texas Motor Speedway provided quite a tumultuous start to the NASCAR playoff round of 12. There were a lot of tire issues that contributed to a track-record 16 cautions. There was also a 56-minute red flag for lightning, and a record 36 lead changes among 19 drivers. Chase Elliott entered as the points leader, and was ahead in the race around the midway part when he had hard contact and a fiery finish. Playoff contender Christopher Bell also got knocked out after a tire issue. And there were some bumping between William Byron and Denny Hamlin. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Soccer Delta College 6, Lake Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Tonight Boys Soccer Berrien Springs at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. South Haven at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Coloma at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Vicksburg at Niles, 6:30 p.m. Otsego at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m. Plainwell at Three Rivers, 6:30 p.m. Bangor at Comstock, 7:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Heritage at Cassopolis, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Grand Rapids Union, 5:45 p.m. Schoolcraft at Constantine, 5:30 p.m. Saugatuck at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Volleyball St. Joseph at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Berrien Springs, 6:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Buchanan, 6:00 p.m.AP Top 251Georgia (55)4-02Alabama (4)4-03Ohio State (4)4-04Michigan4-05Clemson4-06USC4-07Kentucky4-08Tennessee4-09Oklahoma State3-010NC State4-011Penn State4-012Utah3-113Oregon3-114Ole Miss4-015Washington4-016Baylor3-117Texas A&M3-118Oklahoma3-119BYU3-120Arkansas3-121Minnesota4-022Wake Forest3-123Florida State4-024Pittsburgh3-125Kansas State3-1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM     @wsjmsports     wsjmsports.com     Monday, September 12, 2022 NFL – National Football League – Week 1 Yesterday Philadelphia Eagles 38, Detroit Lions 35 Chicago Bears 19, San Francisco 49ers 10 Indianapolis Colts 20, Houston Texans 20 – OT – TIE Eagles 38, Lions 35 – Jalen Hurts, Eagles too much for Lions in opener 38-35 Jalen Hurts accounted for 333 yards and a touchdown and A.J. Brown had a career-high-tying 155 yards receiving in his Philadelphia debut, helping the Eagles hold on for a 38-35 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. The Eagles scored 24 points in the second quarter and had a 17-point lead in the fourth that was cut to three when Jared Goff threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to DJ Chark with 3:51 left. Philadelphia sealed the win with Miles Sanders’ 24-yard run on third down and Hurts’ sneak that converted a fourth down on the final possession. Bears 19, 49ers 10 – Fields throws 2 TDs, Bears top 49ers 19-10 in Eberflus debut Justin Fields threw for two second-half touchdowns, Eddie Jackson set up a TD with an interception and the Chicago Bears gave Matt Eberflus a win in his head coaching debut, beating the San Francisco 49ers 19-10 on a rain-soaked afternoon. Fields shook off a rough first half, throwing a 51-yard TD to Dante Pettis in the third quarter and connecting with Equanimeous St. Brown for an 18-yarder early in the fourth to put Chicago on top 13-10. Jackson then picked off Trey Lance near midfield for his first interception since 2019 and returned the ball to the 21. That led to a 6-yard touchdown run by Khalil Herbert, making it 19-10. Heavy rain flooded the area and drenched the new Bermuda grass installed this week. Colts 20, Texans 20 – OT – TIE – Ryan, Colts rally but stall in OT for 20-20 tie with Texans Matt Ryan rallied Indianapolis in the fourth quarter to force overtime against the Houston Texans in his Colts debut, but neither team could score on two overtime possessions each and the game ended in a 20-20 tie. The Texans led 20-3 entering the fourth quarter in coach Lovie Smith’s debut, but Ryan led three successive scoring drives, culminating with his 15-yard touchdown pass to Michael Pittman with 1:54 remaining. The Colts got within field goal range in overtime, but Rodrigo Blankenship missed a 42-yard try with 2 minutes left. Ryan threw for 352 yards with an interception and a lost fumble. Other Scores Buffalo 31, L.A. Rams 10 Baltimore 24, N.Y. Jets 9 Cleveland 26, Carolina 24 Miami 20, New England 7 New Orleans 27, Atlanta 26 Pittsburgh 23, Cincinnati 20, OT Washington 28, Jacksonville 22 Kansas City 44, Arizona 21 L.A. Chargers 24, Las Vegas 19 Minnesota 23, Green Bay 7 N.Y. Giants 21, Tennessee 20 Tampa Bay 19, Dallas 3 Tonight Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Lions lament another season-opening rally that falls short The Detroit Lions began their 2021 season by rallying to turn a potential blowout into a close loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Detroit did much the same on Sunday, falling behind 38-21 to the Philadelphia Eagles before scoring two late touchdowns and losing 38-35. Coach Dan Campbell says his team can be encouraged by the fact it didn’t play well but only lost by three points. Two of Detroit’s biggest mistakes were personal fouls that extended Philadelphia touchdown drives. Quarterback Jared Goff struggled to connect with his receivers until the later stages of the game. NFL – Bears penalized for using towel on soggy field before FG try The Chicago Bears were hung out to dry by their own towel during their season opener against the San Francisco 49ers. Trenton Gill was whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct after the rookie holder used a towel to dry off a small area of the field ahead of a potential field goal try late in the second quarter. The 15-yard penalty moved Chicago out of Cairo Santos’ range, leading to Gill’s punt. It rained for much of the morning in Chicago, soaking Soldier Field. There were splashes of water almost every time a player went to the turf. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 2 Saturday South Alabama 38, Central Michigan 24 Western Michigan 37, Ball State 20 Marshall 26, (8) Notre Dame 21 (14) Michigan State 52, Akron 0 Louisiana 49, Eastern Michigan 21 (4) Michigan 56, Hawaii 10 NCAAFB – AP Top 25: UGA reclaims No. 1 Georgia has reclaimed the top spot in The Associated Press college football poll and Oklahoma State, Kentucky and Arkansas moved into the top 10 after an upset-filled weekend. The defending national champion Bulldogs started the season at No. 3 in the AP Top 25. It took them two weeks to get back to where they spent most of last year. Georgia received 53 of 63 first-place votes. No. 2 Alabama, which needed a late field goal to hold off Texas, received nine first-place votes and No. 3 Ohio State got one. No. 4 Michigan and No. 5 Clemson held their places. Oklahoma moved up a spot to No. 6. And Southern California jumped three places to No. 7. Notre Dame tumbled out all the way from No. 8 to snap a streak of 80 straight poll appearances. NCAAFB – Nebraska fires Frost; AD says 16-31 ‘not acceptable’ Nebraska has fired football coach Scott Frost after a 1-2 start to the season. The situation was so dire that athletic director Trev Alberts made the move only three weeks before Frost’s contract buyout would have been cut in half. The Cornhuskers lost 45-42 to Georgia Southern as a three-touchdown favorite at home on Saturday night. Frost was 16-31 three games into his fifth season. Associate head coach Mickey Joseph was named interim coach for the rest of the season. Alberts said there was no attempt to negotiate a lower buyout and that Frost would receive the $15 million owed to him. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 0 Oakland A’s 10, Chicago White Sox 3 San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 2 Royals 4, Tigers 0 – Singer’s 7 scoreless innings lead Royals over Tigers 4-0 Brady Singer threw seven scoreless innings as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-0 to salvage the finale of the three-game series. Detroit was shut out for the 20th time this season, the most in the majors. Singer allowed four hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Kansas City has won six of Singer’s last seven starts. Michael Massey hit his second home run of the season and Drew Waters added a two-run double to lead the Royals’ offense. Bobby Witt Jr. had two hits and a double, his 51st extra-base hit to lead all major league rookies. Detroit starter Tyler Alexander allowed four runs on six hits over five innings. A’s 10, White Sox 3 – Laureano 2-run homer highlights 6-run fifth, A’s beat ChiSox Ramón Laureano hit a two-run homer and Vimael Machin hit a two-run double in the decisive fifth inning to back Cole Irvin’s second straight winning decision, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 10-3 to snap a five-game losing streak. Defending AL Central champion Chicago had a four-game winning streak end with just the club’s third loss in 12 games as it chases first-place Cleveland in the division race down the September stretch. Giants 4, Cubs 2 – Estrada, Flores homer in late innings, Giants beat Cubs 4-2 Thairo Estrada homered in the seventh, Wilmer Flores connected in the eighth and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2. The Giants kept the Cubs offense in check while using six pitchers on a bullpen day. Estrada, Evan Longoria and Austin Dean had two hits each for the Giants. Zach McKinstry had three hits for the Cubs Flores’ 18th homer of the season matched his career-high and snapped an 0-for-19 skid. Estrada led off the seventh with a tiebreaking homer for his 13th of the season. Tonight Houston (Valdez 14-5) at Detroit (Rodriguez 3-4), 6:40 p.m.      WSJM/WCSY 6:20 Chicago Cubs (Assad 0-1) at N.Y. Mets (Bassitt 13-7), 7:10 p.m. White Sox are off MLB – Chisox manager La Russa has pacemaker; return date uncertain Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa says he’s on the mend after having a pacemaker inserted for his heart. He says he’s uncertain when he’ll return to manage the team. La Russa has been away from the White Sox since Aug. 30. He rejoined the club on Sunday in Oakland to celebrate the A’s retiring Dave Stewart’s No. 34 jersey. La Russa managed Stewart and was part of the tribute, but was not managing the White Sox in their game against the Athletics. La Russa shared specifics of the procedure with The Associated Press after discussing his health before Chicago’s series finale against the Athletics. He is grateful to have had what he considered a relatively “simple” heart issue. The Hall of Fame manager turns 78 next month. MLB – George W. Bush part of MLB’s 9/11 anniversary tribute Former President George W. Bush took part in a first ball ceremony in Texas, Aaron Judge put on special cleats at Yankee Stadium and the New York Mets wore first responder caps as Major League Baseball paused to remember the 9/11 attacks. There were moments of silence, remembrances and tributes at ballparks all across America on Sunday on the 21st anniversary of 9/11. Bush, who was president on the day of the attacks, was at Globe Life Field as the Rangers played Toronto. Bush famously delivered a perfect strike before Game 3 of the 2001 World Series at Yankee Stadium between the Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks weeks after New York City’s twin towers fell. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Finals (best of 5) Yesterday Las Vegas Aces 67, Connecticut Sun 64                                      (LV leads 1-0) Aces 67, Sun 64 – Wilson’s double-double leads Aces to 67-64 win over Sun A’ja Wilson had 24 points and 11 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun 67-64 on Sunday in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals The Aces staved off a late run by the Sun, who erased a seven-point deficit with 1:24 left when Alyssa Thomas hit back-to-back shots to pull Connecticut within three. But DeWanna Bonner’s desperation 3-point attempt to tie the game fell short as time expired. Chelsea Gray finished with 21 points for Las Vegas, while Jackie Young chipped in 11 as the franchise won their first WNBA Finals game in franchise history. They had been swept in 2008 when the team was in San Antonio and lost in three games in 2020. Thomas led Connecticut with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Tennis – US Open – Carlos Alcaraz wins US Open for 1st Slam title, top ranking Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3 in the U.S. Open final to earn his first Grand Slam title at age 19 and become the youngest man to move up to No. 1 in the rankings. Alcaraz is a Spaniard who was appearing in his eighth major tournament and second at Flushing Meadows. He only briefly showed any signs of fatigue Sunday after having to get through three consecutive five-setters to reach the title match. Ruud is a 23-year-old from Norway who is now 0-2 in Slam finals. He was the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open in June. Golf – PGA – Harrington wins in St. Louis for 3rd PGA Tour Champions win Padraig Harrington has won for the third time this year on the PGA Tour Champions. The Irishman had seven birdies in his closing round of 68. He needed them to offset a few mistakes he made at the Ascension Charity Classic. Harrington won by one shot over Y.E. Yang. Steve Stricker started the final round one shot behind. He was tied with Harrington when both made birdie on the fifth hole. But Stricker made nothing but pars the rest of the way and finished third. Harrington has closed the gap on Steven Alker in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Golf – LPGA – Ewing’s 5 straight birdies leads to LPGA win in Cincinnati Ally Ewing hadn’t finished in the top 10 all year on the LPGA Tour. She changed that by winning the Kroger Queen City Championship. Ewing made five straight birdies on the back nine. That carried her to a 65 and a one-shot victory over Xiyu Lin of China. Ewing now has one win in each of her last three seasons on the LPGA Tour. Lin is still looking for her first victory. She made Ewing work for it. Lin made an 18-foot birdie putt on the last hole for a 65. Ewing had to make par from short of the green. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Great Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, Cancelled Rain, will not be made up Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, Cancelled Rain, will not be made up South Bend Cubs 9, Peoria Chiefs 2 End of 2022 Regular Season MILB – 2022 Midwest League Playoffs – Best of 3 Tuesday Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m.        Eastern Division Final Game 1 Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.           Western Division Final Game 1 MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Soccer Delta College at Lake Michigan College, Postponed MHSAA – High School Sports Today Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. Plainwell at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Edwardsburg at Berrien Springs, 6:30 p.m. South Haven at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Watervliet, 5:30 p.m. Bridgman at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m. Covert at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m. Brandywine at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Niles at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. Hartford at Otsego, 6:30 p.m. Three Rivers at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Parchment at Comstock, 6:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Fennville, 6:45 p.m. Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Volleyball Michigan Lutheran at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. Buchanan at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Eau Claire at Benton Harbor, 5:00 p.m. Berrien Springs, Three Rivers, Colon at Kalamazoo Central quad, 5:00 p.m. Boys Tennis St. Joseph at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m.AP Top 251Georgia (53)2-02Alabama (9)2-03Ohio State (1)2-04Michigan2-05Clemson2-06Oklahoma2-07USC2-08Oklahoma State2-09Kentucky2-010Arkansas2-011Michigan State2-012BYU2-013Miami2-014Utah1-115Tennessee2-016NC State2-017Baylor1-118Florida1-119Wake Forest2-020Ole Miss2-021Texas1-122Penn State2-023Pittsburgh1-124Texas A&M1-125Oregon1-1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 7, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 8, Texas Rangers 2 Miami Marlins 3, Chicago Cubs 0 Rays 7, Tigers 0 – Rays draw 2 bases-loaded walks in 9th, beat Tigers 7-0 Yu Chang and Yandy Diaz drew bases-loaded walks in a seven-run ninth inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0. With the game scoreless in the ninth, former Tiger Isaac Parades hit a one-out single off Tigers closer Gregory Soto, then took third on a two-out double by Francisco Mejia. Soto walked Jose Siri to load the bases, then missed on a 3-2 pitch to Chang.Soto walked Diaz, his fourth batter of the inning, to make it 2-0. The Rays walked a franchise-record 13 times while beating the Tigers on Friday. White Sox 8, Rangers 2 – Chicago pounds out 15 hits, beats Texas 8-2 for series split Andrew Vaughn had a two-run home run among his three hits, Luis Robert hit a two-run double, and AJ Pollock had two doubles in a three-hit game as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 to split a four-game series. The Sox had 15 hits, five for extra bases, after being limited to four runs and 13 hits in the previous three games. Nathaniel Lowe hit a solo homer in the seventh inning and delivered an RBI single in the third for the Rangers. The 452-foot homer was the longest by a Rangers player this season. Marlins 3, Cubs 0 – Marlins hit back-to-back homers, Luzardo beats Cubs 3-0 Jesús Luzardo allowed one hit over seven innings for his first win since April, and Jacob Stallings and Peyton Burdick hit back-to-back home runs as the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 to prevent a three-game sweep. Yan Gomes singled with two outs in the fifth off Luzardo. Nick Madrigal’s leadoff single in the ninth against Tanner Scott was Chicago’s only other hit. Scott then got a groundout and two strikeouts for his 15th save. Charles Leblanc opened the fifth with a double off Adrian Sampson before Stallings put Miami on the board with his third homer of the year. Burdick connected on the next pitch for his first major league home run. It was only Miami’s second victory in nine games. Today Washington (Sánchez 0-4) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 8-5), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off NASCAR – Kevin Harvick ends 65-race drought with 6th win at Michigan Kevin Harvick got his groove back, fittingly at one of his favorite tracks. Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought that lasted nearly two years with his sixth victory at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. The No. 4 Ford pulled away from Bubba Wallace and the rest the field following a restart with 35 laps to go. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver took advantage of clean air, helping him coast to his 59th victory. Wallace finished second in his No. 23 Toyota followed by Denny Hamlin in his No. 11 Toyota. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 94, Connecticut Sun 91 Sky 94, Sun 91 – Parker, Sky beat Sun 94-91, set franchise’s win record Candace Parker scored 18 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and tipped a pass to Emma Meesseman for a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to help the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 94-91 to set the franchise record for wins in a season. Courtney Vandersloot had 20 points, five assists and four steals for Chicago (25-8). Meesseman and Allie Quigley added 15 points apiece and Kahleah Copper scored 11. DeWanna Bonner converted a four-point play and then found Thomas for a layup to make it 89-all with 43.6 seconds to go but Parker, in the post, tipped a touch-pass out to Meesseman for a wide-open 3-pointer to make it 92-89 with 28.0 seconds remaining and the Sky led the rest of the way. NCAAHKY – Michigan names Naurato interim coach after Pearson exit The University of Michigan promoted Brandon Naurato to interim hockey coach for one season on Sunday, two days after cutting ties with coach Mel Pearson following an investigation into the program. An investigation revealed in part that Pearson pressured student-athletes to lie about COVID-19 contact tracing last year. Pearson was 99-64-16 at Michigan over five seasons. Naurato was on Pearson’s staff last season after he was a player development consultant with the Detroit Red Wings for three seasons. He was a forward for the Wolverines and played minor league hockey for four years. Golf – PGA – Kim arrives on PGA Tour with 61 to win Wyndham Championship Joohyung Kim is the second-youngest PGA Tour winner since World War II. The 20-year-old South Korean who goes by “Tom” made a name for himself at the Wyndham Championship. Kim shot 61 and captured his first PGA Tour title by five shots. That makes him an instant PGA Tour member and now he’s eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs that start next week. Rickie Fowler missed the cut but still managed to finish No. 125 in the FedEx Cup to advance. Justin Lower missed his card by three-putting for bogey from long range on the final hole. Golf – Champions – Kelly wins playoff in Canada for 3rd Champions title of year Jerry Kelly missed a chance to win in regulation at the Shaw Charity Classic. And then he made short work in overtime by making a 4-foot birdie putt to win. Kelly now has three wins this year on the PGA Tour Champions. That’s tied with Steven Alker for the most this year on the 50-and-older circuit. Alker didn’t play in Canada. He still leads the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Kelly shot a 67, while Huston had a 65. The final round was so tight that five players finished one shot behind. The group included U.S. Senior Open champion Padraig Harrington. NFL – Browns RB Kareem Hunt practices after demanding trade Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt participated in team drills for first time in three days after demanding a trade. Hunt is the final year of a two-year, $12 million deal he signed two years ago, but is asking for a long-term extension. The 27-year-old has been productive during his three seasons for Cleveland. But he missed nine games last season with calf and ankle injuries. Hunt’s situation adds more drama for the Browns, who are waiting to see how quarterback long Deshaun Watson will be suspended for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Hunt was not made available to speak with the media. NCAA – NCAA looking to add “windows” for transfer portal The NCAA will have a committee conduct more research on a recommendation to allow Division I athletes to switch schools as many times as they want with immediate eligibility. The transfer rule proposals were among several that came out of the NCAA’s Transformation Committee and were moved along by the Division I Council two weeks ago. The board did adopt Transformation Committee recommendations that would allow schools to provide more financial benefits to athletes. The proposed changes to transfer rules also included implementing sport-specific windows when athletes could enter their names in the transfer portal and be immediately eligible the following year. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 1 – 5 Innings Fort Wayne Tin Caps 7, South Bend Cubs 5 – 8 Innings Lake County Captains 11, Great Lakes Loons 8 Tonight No games tonight MHSAA – Fall practice begins today Today marks the unofficial end of summer vacation for high school student athletes, as practice opens for the upcoming high school sports season.  The MHSAA says that almost 95,000 students will step on the fields around the state of Michigan today to prepare for their first games.  Girls golf and boys tennis will have their first games on August 15, August 17 for boys soccer, cross country, girls swimming and diving, and volleyball.  Football teams will be able to play games on August 25.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4 – 10 Innings Chicago White Sox 6, Tampa Bay Rays 5 St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 3 – 11 Innings Yankees 5, Tigers 4 – F/10 – Yanks top Tigers 5-4 Josh Donaldson hit a 10th-inning sacrifice fly, and the New York Yankees came from behind twice to beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 to reach the one-third mark of the season at 39-15, the best in the major leagues in 21 years. Joey Gallo’s two-run homer in the fifth off overcame an early deficit and the Yankees won for the 10th time in 12 games, completing a three-game sweep of the Tigers and extending their winning streak to six. White Sox 6, Rays 5 – Burger, Grandal key early RBIs, White Sox hold off Rays 6-5 Jake Burger had a key hit for the second consecutive day and the Chicago White Sox hung on to a large early lead to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5. Burger had a two-run double during Chicago’s four-run first, and Yasmani Grandal drove in two more on a check-swing opposite-field single. The Rays got within a run with a four-run sixth inning, including a two-run homer from Mike Zunino. White Sox starter Lucas Giolito gave up five runs, two earned, and eight hits over six innings. Liam Hendriks worked the ninth for his 16th save in 19 chances. Yarbrough allowed six runs and eight hits over 68 pitches in 1 2/3 innings. Cardinals 5, Cubs 3 – F/11 – Cards rally past Cubs 5-3 in 11 innings, take rubber game Juan Yepez singled home automatic runner Nolan Gorman to lead off the 11th, Brendan Donovan doubled in an insurance run and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3. Yepez lined his tiebreaking hit and Donovan delivered off Daniel Norris (0-4), who had had pitched a perfect 10th. Genesis Cabrera (3-1) tossed four innings in relief of Adam Wainwright, and allowed a run on two hits. St. Louis won for the sixth time in eight games and took the rubber match of a five-game series. The Cardinals tied it at 3 in the 9th after Chicago broke through for a 3-2 lead in the 8th. Today Tigers, White Sox, and Cubs are off today NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Finals Last Night Golden State Warriors 107, Boston Celtics 88                (Series Tied 1-1) Warriors 108, Celtics 88 – Warriors answer in Game 2, top Celtics 107-88 to even Finals Stephen Curry scored 29 points, Jordan Poole connected from just inside of midcourt to cap a huge third-quarter run and the Golden State Warriors evened the NBA Finals at a game apiece by beating the Boston Celtics 107-88 on Sunday night. Poole finished with 17 for the Warriors, who outscored Boston 35-14 in the third quarter to turn a two-point halftime lead into a 23-point edge. Jayson Tatum scored 21 of his 28 points in the first half for Boston. Jaylen Brown added 17 for the Celtics. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 3, New York Rangers 2                       (NYR Leads 2-1) Lightning 3, Rangers 2 – Palat scores late, Lightning beat Rangers 3-2 in Game 3 Ondrej Palat scored with 42 seconds left and the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday to cut their deficit in the Eastern Conference finals to 2-1. Palat’s goal, off a nifty pass from Nikita Kucherov, capped a comeback that began after Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider scored power-play goals in a span of just over two minutes in the second period to put the Rangers up 2-0. Facing the prospect of falling behind 3-0, the Lightning rallied with Kucherov scoring on the power play in the second period and Steven Stamkos tying it early in the third. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves for the Lightning. Game 4 is Tuesday night in Tampa. Tonight Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, 8:00 p.m            (COL Leads 3-0) WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Atlanta Dream 75, Indiana Fever 66 Chicago Sky 91, Washington Mystics 82 Dream 75, Fever 66 – Coffey’s double-double helps Dream beat Fever 75-66 Nia Coffey had 16 points and 10 rebounds — her second double-double of the season and third in her six-year career — Rhyne Howard also scored 16 points and the Atlanta Dream beat the Indiana Fever 75-66. Aari McDonald scored 12 points and Cheyenne Parker added 11 for the Dream (7-4). Kelsey Mitchell hit a pull-up jumper for Indiana (3-10) to open the scoring but Parker and Erica Wheeler made back-to-back baskets to give the Dream the lead for good with 8:27 left in the first quarter. Atlanta took a 17-point lead into the fourth. Mitchell hit three 3-pointers and led the Fever with 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting. The rest of the Indiana players shot just 30.8% (16 of 52) from the field. Sky 91, Mystics 82 – Meesseman, Parker lead Sky past short-handed Mystics 91-82 Emma Meesseman scored 13 points with six assists, five steals and four rebounds against her old team, Candace Parker had a double-double and the Chicago Sky defeated the Washington Mystics 91-82. The Sky took control in the third-quarter, out-scoring the Mystics 31-22 . Kahleah Copper led the Sky with 15 points, Parker was four assists shy of a triple double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Washington hopes to have head coach Mike Thibault and assistant coach Shelley Patterson back after they missed the game due to health and safety protocols. Mystics’ leading scorer Elena Delle Donne sat out the game to rest. Tiana Hawkins had 21 points off the bench for Washington. IndyCar – Power gives Penske, Chevrolet win in final Belle Isle race Will Power closed the Belle Isle era with a Team Penske victory on Sunday by winning the final Detroit Grand Prix on the island park to reclaim the IndyCar points lead. Power held off Alexander Rossi in the closing laps to earn his first win of the season. All three Team Penske drivers now have a win through seven IndyCar races this season. The race will return to its original downtown street course layout in 2023. The Power win was a celebration for team owner Roger Penske, a longtime Detroit resident and promoter of the race. NCAABSB – Notre Dame edges Texas Tech 2-1 to earn Super Regional berth Jack Findlay got the final four outs, surviving a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Notre Dame won the Statesboro Regional with a 2-1 victory over Texas Tech. The Fighting Irish (38-14), the No. 2 seed in the regional, beat third-seed Texas Tech twice by a run and No. 16 overall seed and tourney host Georgia Southern 6-4 in winning a berth in the Super Regionals. Notre Dame took a 1-0 in the third when Spencer Myers doubled and scored on Ryan Cole’s single to left. The Irish scored again in the fourth when Zack Prajzner doubled and scored on a two-out single by Cole. NCAABSB – Louisville pounds Michigan 20-1 to force Monday finale Ben Metzinger hit two home-runs and a double, driving in five runs, to power Louisville to a 20-1 romp over Michigan in the Louisville Regional, forcing a Monday showdown for a Super Regional berth. The Cardinals took control early with a four-run first inning. Levi Usher had a two-run single after two walks and a hit batter loaded the bases with one out. Logan Beard added a two-out two-run single. Louisville added three more runs in the second on Metzinger’s first homer — a two-run shot — and Cameron Masterman’s RBI double. Tennis – French Open – Nadal overcome foot, Ruud for 14th French Open title Rafael Nadal has captured his 22nd Grand Slam title and 14th French Open championship by whipping Casper Ruud, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. At 36, Nadal is the oldest title winner in the history of the event. Ruud had a 3-1 lead in the second set and didn’t win another game, with Nadal taking the last 11 and finishing with 37 winners with just 16 unforced errors. But Nadal said his painful left foot was numbed by multiple injections to two nerves during the tournament. He admitted after the final that at any other tournament, he wouldn’t have continued playing under extreme physical conditions. The foot has been bothering him for two years, yet he’s now threatening to complete a calendar Grand Slam. Nadal said he will try some new treatments over the next week to see whether that might allow him to enter Wimbledon this month. Golf – PGA – Horschel’s big eagle secures a big win at the Memorial Billy Horschel made an eagle putt on the 15th hole that all but secured his win in the Memorial at Muirfield Village. Horschel shot a 72 and won by four shots over Aaron Wise. Horschel’s eagle putt from just inside 55 feet had the perfect line and perfect speed, bending left and dropping in the left side of the cup as he stretched out both arms in a quiet, disbelieving celebration. Horschel finished at 13-under 275 and won $2.16 million, the largest paycheck of his career. Golf – LPGA – Lee wins record prize in Major Minjee Lee won the U.S. Women’s Open by four strokes over Mina Harigae at Pine Needles to earn $1.8 million, the largest payout in the history of women’s golf. Lee closed with an even-par 71 to finish at 13-under 271 after the Australian flirted with the tournament record of 16 under set by Juli Inkster in 1999 at Old Waverly.  Harigae shot a 72 for her best finish in a major and a check of slightly more than $1 million. Golf – Champions – Kelly beats Triplett in playoff Jerry Kelly birdied the first playoff hole to beat Kirk Triplett and win the PGA Tour Champions’ Principal Charity Classic.  Kelly hit his approach to 4 feet on the par-4 18th to set up the winning putt. The 55-year-old from Wisconsin has nine victories on the 50-and-over tour after winning three times on the PGA Tour. Kelly and Triplett each shot 5-under 67 to finish at 18-under 198, two strokes ahead of Steven Alker and Hall of Famer Bernhard Langer. NASCAR – Logano wins in OT Joey Logano jockeyed for the lead with Kyle Busch in overtime before winning the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. Logano moved ahead of Busch for good just before the white flag flew, giving Team Penske its second major win of the day. Penske won the IndyCar race with Will Power earlier in the day in Detroit. Kurt Busch finished third with Logano’s teammate, Ryan Blaney, fourth and Aric Almirola in fifth. FIFA – USA Soccer – Macario out of Women’s World Cup qualifiers with ACL injury U.S. national team forward Catarina Macario injured her the anterior cruciate ligament in a match with French club team Lyon and will miss World Cup qualifying next month. Macario was injured 13 minutes into Lyon’s season finale on Wednesday, a 4-0 victory over Issy. The 22-year-old was Lyon’s top scorer this season with 23 goals in 35 matches across all competitions. The injury means she’ll miss the CONCACAF W Championships next month in Mexico, which determine the region’s World Cup teams. FIFA – Ukraine’s World Cup quest ends with loss to Wales amid war Ukraine has missed out on qualifying for the World Cup after the war-disrupted team lost 1-0 to Wales in the European playoff final for the FIFA soccer showpiece. Andriy Yarmolenko inadvertently headed the ball into his own net while trying to clear Wales captain Gareth Bale’s first-half free kick. This was an agonizing end to Ukraine’s emotionally charged mission to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar while remaining under invasion by Russia. Wales will head to a first World Cup in 64 years and will open against the United States on Nov. 21 before playing Iran and England. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lake County Captains 9, West Michigan Whitecaps 2 Cedar Rapids Kernels 9, Lansing Lugnuts 3 Great Lakes Loons 8, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 0 – F/5 Innings Dayton Dragons 8, South Bend Cubs 3 Today No games today See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of the Corona Premier Golf Show, Darin Pritchett recaps last weekend's Kitchen Aid Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores, won by Steven Alker.

LPGA Legend Jane Blalock, Top Instructor Tom Patri, the Host of Grilling at the Green Jeff Tracy, & Golf Channel Host Damon Hack Join Me... Jane Blalock updates us on the upcoming tournaments on the Legends of the LPGA Tour and Annika Sorenstam's impact of playing last year in the US Women's Senior Open. We also look back to what it was like playing on the LPGA Tour during the 1970s and '80s, her desire to start a Women's Masters Tournament, and the PGA Women's Clinics that she's a part of to help grow the game. Tom Patri shares his thoughts on Mito Pereira's collapse on the 72nd hole at the PGA Championship and on whether any shine comes off Justin Thomas' win because of how it transpired. We also hear his thoughts on whether Tiger should continue to play this year, the meteoric rise of Steven Alker on the Champions Tour, and not only is the equipment and golf ball better than it was in the 70s and 80s but also how much better course conditions are now. Jeff Tracy shares the story of how he got his start in broadcasting 30 years ago hosting The Horseman's World. He shares how golf and food started to get intertwined with his shows. He talks about working with The Galloping Gourmet, Graham Kerr, having a role in the Kevin Costner film The Postman, and whether he gets more satisfaction out of playing a great round of golf or barbequing the perfect rack of ribs. Damon Hack shares his thoughts on whether Jack Nicklaus' reputation is under any threat after being sued by the Nicklaus Companies. We hear which milkshake is his favorite that's being served this week at The Memorial Tournament and who he likes to win the event. I also get his thoughts on Mito Pereria and Tiger Woods, plus when or if we'll see Phil Mickelson playing this season.

It's that time of year again! Major season is in full swing on both the men's and women's tours as it's the LPGA's turn to crown another major champion this week at Pine Needles. Amy Rogers joins us from the golf course to update us on swing changes from world No. 1 Jin Young Ko, and the return of Nelly Korda. On the PGA Tour, Todd Lewis joins us from Muirfield Village where Jack Nicklaus addressed the media today about rival golf tours. Winners only on our guest list today too, Dutch Open champ Victor Perez and Senior PGA winner Steven Alker stop by to discuss their successes over the past weekend. Victor Perez (13:10) Steven Alker (49:35)

Golf – Champions – Alker shoots 63 and rallies to win Senior PGA for 1st major Steven Alker is on a roll and now has his first senior major. Alker rallied from four shots behind with a 63 to win the Senior PGA Championship. That’s his third victory this year on the PGA Tour Champions and his first major. The 50-year-old from New Zealand was part of a three-way tie involving Stephen Ames and Bernhard Langer. They all made bogeys at some point on the back nine. Alker made a pair of key birdies that allowed him to take control. The win gets Alker into his first PGA Championship next year at Oak Hill. MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 7, Minnesota Twins 5 Milwaukee Brewers 7, Chicago Cubs 6 – Game 1 Milwaukee Brewers 3, Chicago Cubs 1 – Game 2 White Sox were off Tigers 7, Twins 5 – Schoop 3rd from Curaçao with 1,000 hits, Tigers top Twins Jonathan Schoop became the third player from Curaçao with 1,000 major league hits and finished a home run shy of the cycle, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 in the opener of a five-game series. Schoop, a 30-year-old infielder in his 10th big league season, singled in the third inning, doubled in the fifth for his 1,000th hit and tripled leading off the seventh as part of a 3-for-5 afternoon that lifted his average from .173 to .185. Schoop joined Andruw Jones (1,933) and Andrelton Simmons (1,163 through Sunday) as players from Curaçao with 1,000 hits, Brewers 7, Cubs 6 & Brewers 3, Cubs 1 – Brewers take 2 from Cubs, Taylor HRs in both, Ashby fans 12 Tyrone Taylor homered in both games, Aaron Ashby struck out a career-high 12 in the nightcap and the Milwaukee Brewers swept a doubleheader from the Chicago Cubs 7-6 and 3-1, Luis Urías lined three-run homer into the basket in left-center to break a seventh-inning tie in the opener. The Brewers trailed 4-2 before Taylor’s two-run homer in the sixth, and Milwaukee led 2-1 in the second game when Taylor homered in the eighth. Victor Caratini hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth inning against his former team, and the Brewers won their third in a row. Tonight Minnesota (Smeltzer 1-0) at Detroit (García 0-0), 1:10 p.m. – Game 1             WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Minnesota (Sands 0-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-1), 7:10 p.m., – Game 2                 WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 3-1) at Toronto (Gausman 4-3), 7:07 p.m. Milwaukee (Lauer 5-1) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 1-5), 8:05 p.m. MLB – Kody Clemens brought up by Tigers for possible MLB debut Kody Clemens, the 26-year-old son of seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, was brought up by the Detroit Tigers for a possible major league debut. Detroit recalled the infielder/outfielder from Triple-A Toledo of the International League and put outfielder Robbie Grossman on the 10-day injured list because of a strained neck. A third round pick in the 2018 amateur draft, Clemens was hitting .283 at Toledo with eight homers and 31 RBIs in 45 games. Drafted as a second baseman, he has played first, second, third and left this season. Detroit needed depth because of Grossman’s injury and Miguel Cabrera’s bad back. MLB – Sox waive Keuchel, put Cease, Graveman on restricted list The Chicago White Sox put right-handers Dylan Cease and Kendall Graveman on the restricted list ahead of a three-game series at the Toronto Blue Jays that begins Tuesday night. To enter Canada, the Canadian government requires a person must have received a second vaccine dose or one dose of Johnson & Johnson at least 14 days prior to entry. The White Sox also waived left-hander Dallas Keuchel, who was designated for assignment last week, and recalled right-hander Kyle Crick from Triple-A Charlotte. MLB – Cubs place Seiya Suzuki on 10-day IL, cut Robert Gsellman The Chicago Cubs placed rookie outfielder Seiya Suzuki on the 10-day injured list with a left ring finger sprain prior. Suzuki was injured in Thursday’s game against the Reds in Cincinnati when he he stole second in the third inning and jammed his hand on the bag. He left the contest and has not played since. Suzuki is batting .245 with four homers and 21 RBIs in 41 games. The roster move was retroactive to Friday. The Cubs also designated right-hander Robert Gsellman for assignment and selected the contract of left-hander Brandon Hughes from Triple-A Iowa. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Washington Mystics at Indiana Fever, 7:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury at Chicago Sky, 7:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 2nd Round Last Night Round 2 New York Rangers 6, Carolina Hurricanes 2                     (NYR Wins 4-3) Rangers 6, Hurricanes 2 – Rangers oust Hurricanes 6-2 in Game 7, reach Eastern finals Chris Kreider scored twice, and the New York Rangers ended Carolina’s perfect postseason run at home by beating the Hurricanes 6-2 in the decisive Game 7 of their second-round playoff series. Igor Shesterkin was strong in net again, finishing with 36 saves. New York won for the fifth straight time in an elimination game this postseason. Adam Fox also had a first-period power-play goal as New York jumped to a 2-0 lead. Tony DeAngelo and Max Domi scored for Carolina, which lost goaltender Antti Raanta and rookie forward Seth Jarvis to injuries. Carolina was 7-0 at home in the postseason before the loss. New York hosts Tampa Bay in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night. Tonight Conference Finals Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, 8:00 p.m.           (Game 1) NFL – Cardinals DB Jeff Gladney dies in crash Arizona Cardinals defensive back Jeff Gladney has died in a car crash in Dallas. He was 25. Gladney played at TCU and was a 2020 first-round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings. He was released before the 2021 season after being charged with assaulting a woman. The Cardinals signed Gladney in March after he was found not guilty in Dallas County, Texas. Tennis – French Open – Swiatek drops set, but advances Iga Swiatek finally dropped a set on Monday, but the top women’s seed still advanced to the French Open quarterfinals.  Swiatek had won 20 consecutive sets before dropping a first set tiebreak to Zheng Qinwen of China. She lost just two games after that and took the last two sets, 6-0, 6-2 for her 32nd straight match victory.  Swiatek’s quarterfinal opponent will be 11th-seeded Jessica Pegula of the United States. Pegula made it to the quarterfinals for the first time by coming back to beat Irina-Camelia Begu 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.  Pegula is one of three Americans in the women’s quarters, along with Coco Gauff and Sloane Stephens. EPL – Chelsea sold for $3.2 billion Roman Abramovich has completed the sale of the British soccer team Chelsea to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly.  The $3.2 sale price is the highest ever for a sports team.  Abramovich owned the team for 19 years and was forced to sell the club after being sanctioned over his links to Russian President Vladimir Putin following the invasion of Ukraine. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games yesterday Today Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 6:05 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Kalamazoo Hackett 5, Watervliet 4 – Game 1 Watervliet 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 4 – Game 2 Today Baseball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 (Hudsonville) St. Joseph at Holland, 4:30 p.m. Division 1 (Portage Northern) Kalamazoo Central vs. Loy Norrix, 4:30 p.m. Division 1 (Coldwater) Battle Creek Central at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. Division 2 (Edwardsburg) Niles vs. Berrien Springs, 4:30 p.m. Division 2 (Parchment) Vicksburg vs. Plainwell, 4:30 p.m. Division 2 (GR South Christian) Allegan at Otsego, 4:30 p.m. Division 2 (Gull Lake) Harper Creek vs. Olivet, 4:30 p.m. Division 3 (Buchanan) Brandywine at Buchanan, 4:30 p.m. Division 3 (Centreville) Galesburg-Augusta at Centreville, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 (River Valley) Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:45 p.m. Division 4 (Kalamazoo Hackett) Lawrence vs. Kal. Heritage, 4:30 p.m. Softball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 (Mattawan) Kal. Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 5:00 p.m. Division 1 (Coldwater) Portage Central at Coldwater, 4:00 p.m. Division 2 (Berrien Springs) Niles vs. Dowagiac, 4:30 p.m. Division 2 (Battle Creek Pennfield) Three Rivers at BC Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. Division 2 (Holland Christian) Allendale at Zeeland East, 3:00 p.m. Hudsonville Unity Christian at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. Division 3 (Bangor) Watervliet vs. Hartford, 5:30 p.m. Division 3 (Buchanan) Constantine vs. Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Division 3 (Parchment) Climax-Scotts vs. Kal. Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Division 4 (River Valley) Michigan Lutheran at River Valley, 4:45 p.m. Division 4 (Marcellus) Cassopolis at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 3 (Berrien Springs) Three Rivers at Watervliet, 6:00 p.m. Dowagiac at South Haven, 6:00 p.m. Division 3 (Delton-Kellogg) Lake Odessa Lakewood at Otsego, 6:00 p.m. Portland at Parchment, 7:30 p.m. Division 4 (Hartford) Lawton vs. Saugatuck, 3:00 p.m. Holland Black River vs. Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Calhoun Christian at Kal. Christian, 5:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Kal. Hackett, 6:00 p.m. Division 1 (Portage Northern) BC Lakeview vs. Portage Central, 5:00 p.m. Kal. Loy Norrix vs. Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Division 2 (Zeeland East) Zeeland West vs. Zeeland East, 5:00 p.m. Plainwell vs. Thornapple-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m. Track and Field 2022 St. Joseph/Benton Harbor Rotary Track and Field Meet, 4:30 p.m. (Dickinson Stadium, St. Joseph) St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Lakeshore, Berrien Springs, Bloomingdale, Brandywine, Bridgman, Cassopolis, Countryside Academy, Dowagiac, Our Lady of the Lake, New Buffalo, Niles, South Haven, Watervliet Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Stonehenge Northern, 9:00 p.m. (Gull Lake) St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Lakeshore, Battle Creek Harper Creek, Battle Creek Pennfield, Charlotte, Coldwater, Eaton Rapids, Edwardsburg, Jackson Northwest, Marshall, Mason, Mattawan, Niles, Parma Western, Paw Paw, Gull Lake, Sturgis, Three Rivers, Vicksburg Division 3 at Beeches GC, 9:00 p.m. (South Haven) Berrien Springs, Bronson, Buchanan, Coloma, Comstock, Constantine, Delton Kellogg, Dowagiac, Hillsdale, Homer, Hopkins, Jonesville, Brandywine, Olivet, Parchment, Quincy, Schoolcraft, South Haven, Union City, Watervliet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Golf – Champions – Alker shoots 63 and rallies to win Senior PGA for 1st major Steven Alker is on a roll and now has his first senior major. Alker rallied from four shots behind with a

Golf – Champions – Alker shoots 63 and rallies to win Senior PGA for 1st major Steven Alker is on a roll and now has his first senior major. Alker rallied from four shots behind with a 63 to win the Senior PGA Championship. That's his third victory this year on the PGA Tour Champions and his first major. The 50-year-old from New Zealand was part of a three-way tie involving Stephen Ames and Bernhard Langer. They all made bogeys at some point on the back nine. Alker made a pair of key birdies that allowed him to take control. The win gets Alker into his first PGA Championship next year at Oak Hill. MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 7, Minnesota Twins 5 Milwaukee Brewers 7, Chicago Cubs 6 – Game 1 Milwaukee Brewers 3, Chicago Cubs 1 – Game 2 White Sox were off Tigers 7, Twins 5 – Schoop 3rd from Curaçao with 1,000 hits, Tigers top Twins Jonathan Schoop became the third player from Curaçao with 1,000 major league hits and finished a home run shy of the cycle, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 in the opener of a five-game series. Schoop, a 30-year-old infielder in his 10th big league season, singled in the third inning, doubled in the fifth for his 1,000th hit and tripled leading off the seventh as part of a 3-for-5 afternoon that lifted his average from .173 to .185. Schoop joined Andruw Jones (1,933) and Andrelton Simmons (1,163 through Sunday) as players from Curaçao with 1,000 hits, Brewers 7, Cubs 6 & Brewers 3, Cubs 1 – Brewers take 2 from Cubs, Taylor HRs in both, Ashby fans 12 Tyrone Taylor homered in both games, Aaron Ashby struck out a career-high 12 in the nightcap and the Milwaukee Brewers swept a doubleheader from the Chicago Cubs 7-6 and 3-1, Luis Urías lined three-run homer into the basket in left-center to break a seventh-inning tie in the opener. The Brewers trailed 4-2 before Taylor's two-run homer in the sixth, and Milwaukee led 2-1 in the second game when Taylor homered in the eighth. Victor Caratini hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth inning against his former team, and the Brewers won their third in a row. Tonight Minnesota (Smeltzer 1-0) at Detroit (García 0-0), 1:10 p.m. – Game 1             WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Minnesota (Sands 0-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-1), 7:10 p.m., - Game 2                 WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 3-1) at Toronto (Gausman 4-3), 7:07 p.m. Milwaukee (Lauer 5-1) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 1-5), 8:05 p.m. MLB – Kody Clemens brought up by Tigers for possible MLB debut Kody Clemens, the 26-year-old son of seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, was brought up by the Detroit Tigers for a possible major league debut. Detroit recalled the infielder/outfielder from Triple-A Toledo of the International League and put outfielder Robbie Grossman on the 10-day injured list because of a strained neck. A third round pick in the 2018 amateur draft, Clemens was hitting .283 at Toledo with eight homers and 31 RBIs in 45 games. Drafted as a second baseman, he has played first, second, third and left this season. Detroit needed depth because of Grossman's injury and Miguel Cabrera's bad back. MLB – Sox waive Keuchel, put Cease, Graveman on restricted list The Chicago White Sox put right-handers Dylan Cease and Kendall Graveman on the restricted list ahead of a three-game series at the Toronto Blue Jays that begins Tuesday night. To enter Canada, the Canadian government requires a person must have received a second vaccine dose or one dose of Johnson & Johnson at least 14 days prior to entry. The White Sox also waived left-hander Dallas Keuchel, who was designated for assignment last week, and recalled right-hander Kyle Crick from Triple-A Charlotte. MLB – Cubs place Seiya Suzuki on 10-day IL, cut Robert Gsellman The Chicago Cubs placed rookie outfielder Seiya Suzuki on the 10-day injured list with a left ring finger sprain prior.

Golf – Senior PGA – Steven Alker, Bob Estes share Senior PGA lead at 64 On a day when birdies were flying around Harbor Shores in the first round of the Senior PGA Championship, Steven Alker began soaring with an eagle. The 50-year-old New Zealander, who already has won twice and leads the PGA Tour Champions money list with almost $1.2 million, started his round with a 25-foot downhill eagle putt on the 539-yard, par-5 10th hole after a 240-yard approach with a 5-wood. He then finished his afternoon round with his sixth birdie of the day to shoot a 7-under 64, which was tied late in the day by 56-year-old Bob Estes. Alker and Estes were a stroke ahead of Paul Claxton and Mike Weir after the first round at the Jack Nicklaus-design course on Lake Michigan. MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Guardians 3 Boston Red Sox 16, Chicago White Sox 7 Cincinnati Reds 20, Chicago Cubs 5 Tigers 4, Guardians 3 – Cabrera’s hit in 9th lifts Tigers to 4-3 win over Guardians Miguel Cabrera hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning with his third hit Thursday night, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Jonathan Schoop hit a one-out double in the final inning, advanced on a wild pitch from Trevor Stephan and scored on Cabrera’s 3,029th career hit. Gregory Soto gave up one hit and struck out one in the ninth, earning the win for the Tigers. Detroit’s Javier Báez hit an RBI single in the first inning. Schoop’s sacrifice fly and Cabrera’s single put the Tigers ahead 3-0 in the second inning. Red Sox 16, White Sox 7 – Story’s 7th HR in 7 games helps Red Sox top White Sox 16-7 Trevor Story kept up his hot hitting with a three-run homer and four RBIs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the White Sox 16-7 to take two of three from Chicago. Story has seven homers and 21 RBIs in his last seven games, raising his season totals to nine homers and 32 RBIs. Alex Verdugo had pair of doubles among four hitsfor Boston, which outscored Chicago 33-13 in the series. The Red Sox opened with a 16-3 win and followed with a 3-1 loss. Kevin Plawecki pinch hit for Story in the ninth and homered off Josh Harrison. Reds 20, Cubs 5 – Reds have highest-scoring day in 23 years, rout Cubs 20-5 Kyle Farmer homered and had tied his career high with five RBIs to power the Cincinnati Reds to their high-scoring game in 23 years, a 20-5 rout of the Chicago Cubs. Farmer and Nick Senzel had four hits each, and Brandon Drury, Tommy Pham and Albert Almora Jr. had three apiece. Cincinnati trailed 3-0 before scoring twice in the second and adding eight runs in the third. The Reds scored their most runs since a 22-3 win at Philadelphia on Sept. 4, 1999, while Chicago gave up its most since a 21-8 defeat at the Phillies on July 3, 1999. Tonight Cleveland (Bieber 1-3) at Detroit (Faedo 1-1), 7:10 p.m.             WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Cubs and White Sox are off (Cubs are at White Sox Saturday and Sunday) MLB – MLB criticizes teams over facilities for female employees Major League Baseball has told its clubs that some are failing to provide acceptable work accommodations for female employees, calling them “embarrassingly below” standard. The May 20 memorandum from Michael Hill, the MLB senior vice president for on-field operations, asks teams to provide documentation by June 3 of the facilities for home and visiting female coaches and staff. Hill told teams to comply with MLB regulations “as soon as possible.” San Francisco Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken this year became the first woman to work as an on-field coach for a big league team. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – Conference Finals Last Night Golden State Warriors 120, Dallas Mavericks 110           (GSW Wins 4-1) Tonight Miami Heat at Boston Celtics, 8:30 p.m.                             (BOS Leads 3-2) NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 2nd Round Last Night Carolina Hurricanes 3, New York Rangers 1                      (CAR Leads 3-2) Edmonton Oilers 5, Calgary Flames 4 – OT                        (EDM Wins 4-1) Tonight Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, 8:00 p.m.              (COL Leads 3-2) Indy 500 – Castroneves seeks historic fifth Indianapolis 500 victory It took Helio Castroneves 12 tries to win a fourth Indianapolis 500. He hopes it only takes one time to make history. The Brazilian will attempt to win a record-breaking fifth Indy 500 on Sunday after winnin No. 4 a year ago. Castroneves will be making his 22nd start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, most of any driver in the field. He’s 47 years old and the second oldest driver on the grid. He saysd he’s shown that experience at Indy matters far more than age. He hopes to drive from the back of the field to win No. 5. Nassar – No charges for agents in botched Larry Nassar probe The U.S. Justice Department says it won’t pursue criminal charges against former FBI agents who failed to quickly open an investigation of sports doctor Larry Nassar. Agents knew in 2015 that Nassar was accused of sexually assaulting female gymnasts. Nassar wasn’t arrested until 2016. The Office of Inspector General found that two former agents likely provided “inaccurate or incomplete information” when investigators subsequently tried to understand what happened. But the Justice Department says more would be needed to file charges. Nassar was a Michigan State University sports doctor as well as a doctor at USA Gymnastics. He is serving decades in prison for assaulting female athletes and possessing child pornography. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Los Angeles Sparks at Indiana Fever, 7:00 p.m. Tennis – French Open – Only 3 of women’s top 10 seeds remain The unexpected results in the women’s draw at the French Open keep piling up. Only three of the top 10 women’s seeds are still in the field before the third round has even started.  Two more were ousted Thursday when former No. 1 Karolina Pliskova lost to Leolia Jeanjean, who is ranked just 227th and is playing in her first Grand Slam tournament. No. 9 Danielle Collins lost to Shelby Rogers in a matchup between two Americans. Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep said she had a panic attack while leading her second-round match that she eventually lost. The 2018 Roland Garros winner said she “lost it” and couldn’t regain focus while playing 19-year-old Qinwen Zheng, who won 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.  No surprises involving top-seeded Iga Swiatek, however. She ran her winning streak to 30 matches by beating Alison Riske 6-0, 6-2.  The other two top 10 seeds still standing are No. 3 Paula Badosa and No. 7 Aryna Sabalenka. NFL – “Forgotten Four” to be honored at Canton The four men who smashed the race barrier in professional football in 1946 have been selected to share the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Ralph Hay Pioneer Award. The Canton, Ohio,-based organization announced that Kenny Washington, Woody Strode and Hall of Famers Bill Willis and Marion Motley will be celebrated during the Hall’s enshrinement week in August. CFL – CFL Players’ Association ratifies new CBA The CFL Players’ Association ratified a collective bargaining agreement with the Canadian Football League on Thursday night. The CFLPA made the announcement via email. The players’ vote came hours after the sides hammered out a seven-year tentative agreement — and two days after CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie unveiled the league’s final offer. With the players accepting the agreement, the league’s exhibition season will open on time Friday night. On Monday, the players voted against a tentative deal the union had recommended they accept. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Dayton Dragons 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 0 – Game 1 West Michigan Whitecaps 9, Dayton Dragons 6 – Game 2 South Bend Cubs 5, Great Lakes Loons 0 Lansing Lugnuts at Beloit Sky Carp, PPD to today Tonight Lansing Lugnuts at Beloit Sky Carp, 6:05 p.m. (DH) Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Michigan Lutheran 4, Eau Claire 2 – Game 1 Michigan Lutheran 10, Eau Claire 0 – Game 2 Dowagiac 10, Decatur 6 – Game 1 Dowagiac 13, Decatur 6 – Game 2 Paw Paw 4, Otsego 3 – Game 1 Paw Paw 10, Otsego 0 – Game 2 South Haven 3, Gobles 0 – Game 1 South Haven 5, Gobles 2 – Game 2 Coloma 11, Lawton 4 Portage Northern 12, Kal. Loy Norrix 2 – Game 1 Portage Northern 7, Kal. Loy Norrix 1 – Game 2 Softball Michigan Lutheran 15, Eau Claire 0 – Game 1 Michigan Lutheran 12, Eau Claire 0 – Game 2 Buchanan 7, Coloma 2 – Game 1 Buchanan 5, Coloma 1 – Game 2 Lawrence 4, Howardsville Christian 3 – Game 1 Howardsville Christian 22, Lawrence 9 – Game 2 Dowagiac 13, Decatur 3 – Game 1 Dowagiac 14, Decatur 6 – Game 2 Lawton 8, Cassopolis 7 – Game 1 Lawton 13, Cassopolis 10 – Game 2 Coldwater 11, Kalamazoo Central 5 Girls Soccer – District Quarterfinals Division 4 (Buchanan) New Buffalo 2, Marcellus 0 Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Kalamazoo Christian 6, Kalamazoo Heritage 0 Today Baseball Bridgman at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at East Grand Rapids, 3:45 p.m. BC Lakeview at Eaton Rapids, 4:00 p.m. Portage Central at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Climax-Scotts at Galesburg-Augusta, 5:00 p.m. Softball New Buffalo at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Climax-Scotts at Galesburg-Augusta, 5:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. Girls Soccer – District Quarterfinals Division 2 (Mattawan) Sturgis at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m. Division 3 (Berrien Springs) Dowagiac at Constantine, 5:30 p.m. Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Quincy at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Golf – Senior PGA – Steven Alker, Bob Estes share Senior PGA lead at 64 On a day when birdies were flying around Harbor Shores in the first round of the Senior PGA Championship, Steven Alker began

Golf – Senior PGA – Steven Alker, Bob Estes share Senior PGA lead at 64 On a day when birdies were flying around Harbor Shores in the first round of the Senior PGA Championship, Steven Alker began soaring with an eagle. The 50-year-old New Zealander, who already has won twice and leads the PGA Tour Champions money list with almost $1.2 million, started his round with a 25-foot downhill eagle putt on the 539-yard, par-5 10th hole after a 240-yard approach with a 5-wood. He then finished his afternoon round with his sixth birdie of the day to shoot a 7-under 64, which was tied late in the day by 56-year-old Bob Estes. Alker and Estes were a stroke ahead of Paul Claxton and Mike Weir after the first round at the Jack Nicklaus-design course on Lake Michigan. MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Guardians 3 Boston Red Sox 16, Chicago White Sox 7 Cincinnati Reds 20, Chicago Cubs 5 Tigers 4, Guardians 3 – Cabrera's hit in 9th lifts Tigers to 4-3 win over Guardians Miguel Cabrera hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning with his third hit Thursday night, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Jonathan Schoop hit a one-out double in the final inning, advanced on a wild pitch from Trevor Stephan and scored on Cabrera's 3,029th career hit. Gregory Soto gave up one hit and struck out one in the ninth, earning the win for the Tigers. Detroit's Javier Báez hit an RBI single in the first inning. Schoop's sacrifice fly and Cabrera's single put the Tigers ahead 3-0 in the second inning. Red Sox 16, White Sox 7 – Story's 7th HR in 7 games helps Red Sox top White Sox 16-7 Trevor Story kept up his hot hitting with a three-run homer and four RBIs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the White Sox 16-7 to take two of three from Chicago. Story has seven homers and 21 RBIs in his last seven games, raising his season totals to nine homers and 32 RBIs. Alex Verdugo had pair of doubles among four hitsfor Boston, which outscored Chicago 33-13 in the series. The Red Sox opened with a 16-3 win and followed with a 3-1 loss. Kevin Plawecki pinch hit for Story in the ninth and homered off Josh Harrison. Reds 20, Cubs 5 – Reds have highest-scoring day in 23 years, rout Cubs 20-5 Kyle Farmer homered and had tied his career high with five RBIs to power the Cincinnati Reds to their high-scoring game in 23 years, a 20-5 rout of the Chicago Cubs. Farmer and Nick Senzel had four hits each, and Brandon Drury, Tommy Pham and Albert Almora Jr. had three apiece. Cincinnati trailed 3-0 before scoring twice in the second and adding eight runs in the third. The Reds scored their most runs since a 22-3 win at Philadelphia on Sept. 4, 1999, while Chicago gave up its most since a 21-8 defeat at the Phillies on July 3, 1999. Tonight Cleveland (Bieber 1-3) at Detroit (Faedo 1-1), 7:10 p.m.             WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Cubs and White Sox are off (Cubs are at White Sox Saturday and Sunday) MLB – MLB criticizes teams over facilities for female employees Major League Baseball has told its clubs that some are failing to provide acceptable work accommodations for female employees, calling them “embarrassingly below” standard. The May 20 memorandum from Michael Hill, the MLB senior vice president for on-field operations, asks teams to provide documentation by June 3 of the facilities for home and visiting female coaches and staff. Hill told teams to comply with MLB regulations “as soon as possible.” San Francisco Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken this year became the first woman to work as an on-field coach for a big league team. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – Conference Finals Last Night Golden State Warriors 120, Dallas Mavericks 110           (GSW Wins 4-1) Tonight Miami Heat at Boston Celtics, 8:30 p.m.                             (BOS Leads 3-2)

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 Tigers 5, Orioles 1 – Cabrera homers, Skubal strikes out 11 as Tigers top Orioles Miguel Cabrera blasted his 505th career home run, Tarik Skubal equaled his career high with 11 strikeouts, and the Detroit Tigers completed their first series sweep this season by defeating the Baltimore Orioles 5-1. Cabrera had two hits, scored two runs and knocked in two more for the Tigers, who have won three straight. Harold Castro added three hits, a run scored and two RBIs. Skubal lasted six innings, limiting Baltimore to three hits and two walks. Trey Mancini’s homer off Rony Garcia in the ninth prevented the Orioles from being shut out in back-to-back games. Yankees 5, White Sox 1 – Cortes pitches 8 crisp innings as Yankees beat White Sox 5-1 Nestor Cortes pitched a career-high eight innings and the New York Yankees took advantage of Michael Kopech’s one wild stretch by beating the Chicago White Sox 5-1. New York managed just two hits: a second-inning single for Isiah Kiner-Falefa and a two-run homer by Joey Gallo in the ninth. But it was more than enough, thanks to the crafty Cortes. The 27-year-old left-hander allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked none. Adam Engel homered for Chicago, and Kopech pitched six innings of one-hit ball. He gave up four walks, and the Yankees took advantage. Cubs 3, Diamondbacks 2 – Schwindel’s go-ahead hit in 9th lifts Cubs over Arizona Frank Schwindel hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2. Patrick Wisdom and Rafael Ortega also homered for the Cubs, who have won four of six after a 3-14 stretch. Wisdom doubled to deep center field to lead off the ninth against Ian Kennedy and Schwindel reached out and hit a soft line drive over first base. Arizona lost its first series in six. The Diamondbacks had won their previous last five one-run games — they are 7-4 in one-run games this season after going was 10-31 in such games last season. Tonight Detroit (Faedo 0-1) at Tampa Bay (Kluber 1-2), 6:40 p.m.             WSJM/WCSY 6:20 Pittsburgh (Wilson 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (Miley 0-0), 7:40 p.m. Chicago White Sox (TBD) at Kansas City (Keller 1-3), 8:10 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – 2nd Round Yesterday Boston Celtics 109, Milwaukee Bucks 81                          (BOS Wins 4-3) Dallas Mavericks 123, Phoenix Suns 90                            (DAL Wins 4-3) End Round 2 NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 1st Round Yesterday New York Rangers 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – OT               (NYR Wins 4-3) Calgary Flames 3, Dallas Stars 2 – OT                              (CGY Wins 4-3) End Round 1 WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Atlanta Dream 85, Indiana Fever 79 Dream 85, Fever 79 – Howard scores 33 points to help Dream beat Fever 85-79 Top-pick Rhyne Howard had a career-high 33 points — the most in any WNBA game this season — to help the Atlanta Dream beat the Indiana Fever 85-79. In a game that featured the two top picks in last month’s draft, Howard made 9-of-18 from the field and 12-of-17 from the free-throw line with three steals. Indiana’s NaLyssa Smith, who was picked second, had 18 points before leaving the game with about 6 1/2 minutes left due to a right ankle injury. Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 27 points, her third consecutive game scoring at least 24. NASCAR – Kurt Busch wins for MJ Kurt Busch pinched his way past Kyle Larson for the lead with eight laps to go, then drove his gaudy Jordan Brand-styled car away from the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion to win Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway.  It was the second win for the up-and-coming 23XI Racing team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, who followed the two leaders and Kyle Busch across in fourth place. Bubba Wallace won the team’s first race last year at Talladega. Golf – PGA – Lee rallies to win Nelson for 2nd straight year K.H. Lee has successfully defended his Byron Nelson title. Lee fired a 9-under 63 for a one-shot victory over local favorite Jordan Spieth (speeth) at birdie-besieged TPC Craig Ranch. Lee’s 240-yard shot on the par-5 12th hole stopped less than 5 feet from the pin, and the eagle put him in front for good.  Spieth shot a 67 to finish a stroke ahead of Hideki Matsuyama and Sebastián Muñoz (69), who held or shared the lead the first three rounds. Matsuyama shot a 62 and Xander Schauffele had a career-best 61 to finish in a tie for fifth. Golf – Champions – Stricker completes dominant performance Steve Stricker completed at a wire-to-wire victory in the Regions Tradition, closing with a 4-under 68 for a six-stroke victory and his fourth PGA Tour Champions major title.  Stricker’s second Tradition win at Greystone Golf & Country Club came in his third event since returning from a six-month absence for health reasons. Two straight birdies punctuated the dominant performance.  Paidrag Harrington finished second, birdieing the final two holes for a 68.  Steven Alker was in the group at 14 under after a 72. Golf – LPGA – Australian Lee hangs on to win Founders Cup LPGA scoring leader Minjee Lee made her only three birdies on the back nine and captured the Cognizant Founders Cup by two shots over Lexi Thompson.  The 25-year-old Australian took the lead for good with a birdie on the par-5 14th hole at Upper Montclair Country Club. She closed with a 2-under 70 for a 72-hole total of 19-under 269 in the event that honors the 13 founding members of the LPGA Tour.  Lee won her seventh career title and first since taking her first major at last year’s Evian Championship. CFL – 3 CFL teams cancel opening practices amid work stoppage Three Canadian Football league teams canceled their opening training-camp practices Sunday, a day after the league and players union broke off negotiations on a collective bargaining agreement. The Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts canceled practices, with more teams expected to follow suit. The previous CBA expired at midnight, with the CFL Players’ Association directing players from seven of the nine teams to participate in a work stoppage beginning at 12:01 a.m. EDT Sunday. Players with the Edmonton Elks and Calgary Stampeders reported to their camps because they will not be in a legal strike position under Alberta laws until later this month. The lone previous CFL strike came in 1974 and was resolved before the start of the season. IndyCar – IndyCar’s aeroscreen gets mixed reviews in 1st rain test IndyCar officials will spend the next few days collecting information and gathering advice about improving aeroscreen visibility for races held in the rain. Many drivers complained Saturday that they struggled to see other cars late in the IndyCar Grand Prix — even though each has flashing red lights. It was the most intense rainfall the series has competed in since 2018. Race runner-up Simon Pagenaud suggested adding a windshield wiper to the cars. Frye said series officials also will look into whether the use or non-use of tear-off covers by teams could have played a part Saturday. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Great Lakes Loons 10, Lake County Captains 9 Dayton Dragons 10, Lansing Lugnuts 8 West Michigan Whitecaps 2, Beloit Snappers 1 South Bend Cubs 5, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 1 Today No games today MHSAA – High School Sports Tonight Baseball Lakeshore at Hudsonville, 4:15 p.m. (DH) Eau Claire at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. (DH) Watervliet at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Coloma at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Fennville at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Centreville at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Cassopolis at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Mendon at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Hartford at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Decatur at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Colon at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:30 p.m. Portage Central at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Grandville at Portage Northern, 4:30 p.m. (DH) BC Lakeview at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Softball Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Eau Claire at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. (DH) Niles at Allegan, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Coloma at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Fennville at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Saugatuck at Martin, 4:30 p.m. Gobles at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Centreville at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Cassopolis at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Mendon at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Hartford at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Decatur at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. (DH) Colon at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at GR South Christian, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer SMAC Tournament 4 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at 1 Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m.             Gold Division Semifinal 3 St. Joseph at 2 Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.                    Gold Division Semifinal 8 Battle Creek Lakeview at 5 Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m.             Silver Division Semifinal 7 Portage Northern at 6 Mattawan, 6:30 p.m.                  Silver Division Semifinal 10 B. C. Central at 9 Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m.               Bronze Division Finals Other Games Michigan Lutheran at Bangor, 5:30 p.m. Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 5:30 p.m. New Buffalo at Covert, 5:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Sturgis at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. Niles at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Comstock at Hartford, 5:30 p.m. Kal. Christian at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m. Constantine at Kal. Hackett, 5:45 p.m. Fennville at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Parchment at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Boys Golf BCS-White at Chickaming GC, 9:00 a.m. (River Valley)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.