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06-01-23 WSJM Afternoon News

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Daniele from St. Joe Today talks about all of the great events and happenings this weekend in southwest Michigan. Plus Mary Jo from The OutCenter talks about all the great things they are doing during Pride Month!

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Tom Austin is back to talk about what Austin Tax & Financial is able to help you with on a regular basis. Of course their busiest season is tax season but all year long they are helping clients navigate retirement, financial planning and more.

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So when do you think Summer starts? Bringing home the ‘cheese.’ And DON’T leave your sunglasses on the dash! Yikes! That’s what Paul Layendecker is BuZzin’ about today on The Daily BuZz!!

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 3, Texas Rangers 2
Los Angeles Angels 12, Chicago White Sox 5
Tampa Bay Rays 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Tigers 3, Rangers 2 – Rogers, Marisnick lead Tigers over Rangers 3-2
Jake Rogers hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the sixth inning and Jake Marisnick followed with a run-scoring single in his Tigers debut, leading Detroit over the Texas Rangers 3-2. Texas took two of three and has won six straight road series for the first time. The Rangers’ 35-20 record is the team’s best 55-game start. Marcus Semien extended his hitting streak to 20 games with a double in the third. With the score 1-1, Nick Maton and Tyler Nevin started the sixth with singles off Dane Dunning.

Angels 12, White Sox 5 – Ohtani homers twice, including career longest at 459 feet, Angels beat White Sox 12-5
Shohei Ohtani homered in consecutive innings, including a 459-foot drive that was the longest of his Major League Baseball career, and drove in four runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Mike Trout put the Angels ahead 2-0 with a 476-foot home run in the first. Ohtani drove a first-pitch fastball from Lance Lynn just to left of straightaway center for a 4-1 lead in the third. Ohtani hit a full count fastball more than a dozen rows over the bullpen in right-center in the fourth.

Rays 4, Cubs 3 – Beeks escapes bases-loaded jam, Lowe, Siri hit homers as Rays beat Cubs 4-3
Brandon Lowe and Jose Siri each hit two-run homers late in the game, Jalen Beeks got the final two outs after coming in with the bases loaded and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. Lowe greeted Mark Leiter Jr. with a long two-run homer to center in the seventh to tie it at 2-all and Siri connected in the eighth to give Tampa Bay a 4-3 lead after Chicago scored a run. The Cubs loaded the bases in the ninth against Kevin Kelly. Beeks recorded his first save of the season.

Today
Tigers, Cubs, and White Sox are off

MLB – Tigers’ Riley Greene on injured list with left leg stress fracture
Centerfielder Riley Greene was put on the 10-day injured list by the Detroit Tigers because of a stress fracture in his left leg. Greene was injured during Detroit’s 10-6 loss to Texas on Tuesday and left the game in the third inning. He was sent for tests and an MRI showed a stress fracture in his left fibia. The move came one day after the Tigers placed their best pitcher, Eduardo Rodriguez. on the 15-day injured list with a ruptured ligament in his left index finger.

MLB – Cubs’ Steele leaves start against Rays because of left forearm tightness
Chicago Cubs starter Justin Steele exited Wednesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays after three innings because of left forearm tightness. Steele retired all nine batters he face. He got a visit from manager David Ross and a trainer with one out in the third. Steele retired the next two batters, with third baseman Patrick Wisdom making a lunging stab on Taylor Walls’ line drive foul and stopping Jose Siri’s hard grounder before throwing him out. Hayden Wesneski came in to start the fourth inning. Steele is 6-2 with a 2.65 ERA in 12 starts.

NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven)
Tonight
Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.                                           (Game 1)

NBA – Butler, Jokic lead Heat, Nuggets into a NBA Finals after unconventional paths
Nikola Jokic wasn’t supposed to be here. Neither was Jimmy Butler, for that matter. Jokic was drafted behind 40 other players in 2014. Butler was drafted behind 29 others in 2011. Jokic grew up in Serbia, not even thinking about the NBA. Butler didn’t have the easiest upbringing in Texas, then went the junior-college route at the start of his journey toward the pros. And here they are. The NBA Finals. One of them is going to become a champion for the first time, with Jokic leading the Denver Nuggets and Butler leading the Miami Heat — a matchup that starts Thursday night in Denver, with the Nuggets heavily favored to win it all.

NBA – Pistons reach agreement to hire former Suns coach Monty Williams
The Detroit Pistons have reached an agreement to hire former Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams, according to two people familiar with the situation. One of the people told The Associated Press on Wednesday night that Williams agreed to a six-year contract. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced. Phoenix fired Williams two-plus weeks ago, two years after reaching the NBA Finals and a year after he won the league’s coach of the year honors.

Indy 500 – Fan whose car was damaged by flying tire at Indy 500 will receive new ride
An Indianapolis 500 fan whose vehicle was damaged when a tire flew off a racecar and out of the track during the race will receive a new car. An Indianapolis Motor Speedway spokesperson tells The Indianapolis Star that Penske Entertainment will provide fan Robin Matthews with a new car. The wheel came off with less than 20 laps to go in Sunday’s race when Felix Rosenqvist and Kyle Kirkwood collided. Kirkwood’s left rear tire bounced off the track and over the fence in the second turn before landing in a parking lot. The wheel traveled about 350 yards before crashing into the front of Matthews’ parked Chevrolet.

NCAAMBB – Purdue’s Edey returning to school at NBA draft deadline
Wednesday marked the deadline for players who were early entrants to the NBA draft to withdraw and return to college basketball. The list of returnees includes Purdue’s 7-foot-4 center Zach Edey after being named Associated Press national player of the year. There’s also national champion Connecticut getting back guard Tristen Newton. But Kentucky big man Oscar Tshiebwe is staying in the draft as a former AP national player of the year. UCLA returned Pac-12 freshman of the year Adem Bona. Michigan State retained guards Jaden Akins and A.J. Hoggard. Other returnees included Tennessee’s Josiah-Jordan James and Illinois’ Terrence Shannon Jr.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Cedar Rapids 3, Lansing 2
Fort Wayne 5, South Bend 2
West Michigan 6, Dayton 3
Great Lakes 4, Beloit 3

Tonight
Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m.
Great Lakes Loons at Beloit Snappers, 7:35 p.m

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer – District Semifinals
Division 2 at Coldwater
Gull Lake 2, Marshall 1
Harper Creek 1, Vicksburg 0

Division 3 at Unity Christian
Unity Christian 8, Allegan 0
Holland Christian 8, Fennville 0

Division 4 at Saugatuck
Calvin Christian 3, Black River 0
Saugatuck 3, Covenant Christian 0

Baseball – Regular Season
Constantine 5, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1
Constantine 11, Dowagiac 8 – Game 2
Saugatuck 13, Martin 8 – Game 1
Saugatuck 6, Martin 2 – Game 2

Softball – Regular Season
St. Joseph 12, Zeeland West 0
Watervliet 1, Brandywine 0
Delton-Kellogg 4, Coloma 1
River Valley 5, Constantine 3 – Game 1
River Valley 7, Constantine 4 – Game 2.

Boys Golf – Regionals
Top 3 teams qualify for State, and top 3 players not on top 3 team
Division 2 at Coldwater GC (Complete Results from the MHSAA)

1. Vicksburg                         299
2. Mason                              319
3. Gull Lake                          319
4. Jackson Northwest            348
5. Harper Creek                     332
6. St. Joseph                         334
7. Lakeshore                         335
8. Parma Western                  335
9. Marshall                          344
10. Niles                                345
11. Eaton Rapids                     348
12. Paw Paw                            355
13. Jackson                            357
14. Edwardsburg                     369
15. Three Rivers                     371
16. Sturgis                             401
17. Coldwater                         405

Individual Qualifiers
Jacob Marohn, Lakeshore          78
Joey Mario, Harper Creek          78
JJ Miller, Jackson Northwest    78

Division 3 at The Medalist GC, Marshall (Complete Results from the MHSAA)

1. Dowagiac                          347
2. Olivet                               360
3. Hillsdale                          364
4. Quincy                              372
5. South Haven                     374
6. Jonesville                         385
7. Schoolcraft                      389
8. Watervliet                        402
9. Union City                         402
10. Parchment                         403
11. Cosmtock                          405
12. Hopkins                            415
13. Delton-Kellogg                 420
14. Buchanan                          421
15. Brandywine                        454
16. Constantine                       456
17. Berrien Springs                 487

Individual Qualifiers
Sam Sawyer, Quincy                   84
Carter Crist, Coloma                85
Zachary Mains, Jonesville         85

Division 4 at Clearbrook GC, Saugatuck (Complete Results from the MHSAA)

1. Kalamazoo Christian         325
2. Saugatuck                         341
3. Kalamazoo Hackett            340
4. Cassopolis                        358
5. Climax-Scotts                   388
6. River Valley                      397
7. Lawton                             401
8. Colon                               415
9. White Pigeon                     416
10. Howardsville Christian     420
11. Bridgman                           427
12. Mendon                             432
13. Centreville                        477
14. Our Lady of the lake          479

Individual Qualifiers
Luis Laurenz, Cassopolis           81
Flavio Hernandez, Burr Oak      83
Simon Vinson, Colon                 85

Today
Girls Soccer – District Championships
Division 2 at Lakeshore
Lakeshore vs. Plainwell, 6:30 p.m.

Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake
Our Lady of the Lake vs. Michigan Lutheran, 3:30 p.m.

Division 4 at Hartford
Watervliet vs. Kalamazoo Heritage Christian, 5:00 p.m.

Boys Golf – Regionals
Division 2 at Diamond Springs GC, Hamilton, 10:00 a.m.
Allegan, Charlotte, GR Christian, GR South Christian, GR West Michigan Aviation, Hamilton, Hastings, Holland, Holland Christian, Hudsonville Unity Christian, Ionia, Lansing Waverly, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, Otsego, Plainwell, Zeeland East, Zeeland West

Softball – Regular Season
Lawton at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.
Zeeland West at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 3, Texas Rangers 2
Los Angeles Angels 12, Chicago White Sox 5
Tampa Bay Rays 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Tigers 3, Rangers 2 – Rogers, Marisnick lead Tigers over Rangers 3-2
Jake Rogers hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the sixth inning and Jake Marisnick followed with a run-scoring single in his Tigers debut, leading Detroit over the Texas Rangers 3-2. Texas took two of three and has won six straight road series for the first time. The Rangers’ 35-20 record is the team’s best 55-game start. Marcus Semien extended his hitting streak to 20 games with a double in the third. With the score 1-1, Nick Maton and Tyler Nevin started the sixth with singles off Dane Dunning.

Angels 12, White Sox 5 – Ohtani homers twice, including career longest at 459 feet, Angels beat White Sox 12-5
Shohei Ohtani homered in consecutive innings, including a 459-foot drive that was the longest of his Major League Baseball career, and drove in four runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Mike Trout put the Angels ahead 2-0 with a 476-foot home run in the first. Ohtani drove a first-pitch fastball from Lance Lynn just to left of straightaway center for a 4-1 lead in the third. Ohtani hit a full count fastball more than a dozen rows over the bullpen in right-center in the fourth.

Rays 4, Cubs 3 – Beeks escapes bases-loaded jam, Lowe, Siri hit homers as Rays beat Cubs 4-3
Brandon Lowe and Jose Siri each hit two-run homers late in the game, Jalen Beeks got the final two outs after coming in with the bases loaded and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. Lowe greeted Mark Leiter Jr. with a long two-run homer to center in the seventh to tie it at 2-all and Siri connected in the eighth to give Tampa Bay a 4-3 lead after Chicago scored a run. The Cubs loaded the bases in the ninth against Kevin Kelly. Beeks recorded his first save of the season.

Today
Tigers, Cubs, and White Sox are off

MLB – Tigers’ Riley Greene on injured list with left leg stress fracture
Centerfielder Riley Greene was put on the 10-day injured list by the Detroit Tigers because of a stress fracture in his left leg. Greene was injured during Detroit’s 10-6 loss to Texas on Tuesday and left the game in the third inning. He was sent for tests and an MRI showed a stress fracture in his left fibia. The move came one day after the Tigers placed their best pitcher, Eduardo Rodriguez. on the 15-day injured list with a ruptured ligament in his left index finger.

MLB – Cubs’ Steele leaves start against Rays because of left forearm tightness
Chicago Cubs starter Justin Steele exited Wednesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays after three innings because of left forearm tightness. Steele retired all nine batters he face. He got a visit from manager David Ross and a trainer with one out in the third. Steele retired the next two batters, with third baseman Patrick Wisdom making a lunging stab on Taylor Walls’ line drive foul and stopping Jose Siri’s hard grounder before throwing him out. Hayden Wesneski came in to start the fourth inning. Steele is 6-2 with a 2.65 ERA in 12 starts.

NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven)
Tonight
Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.                                           (Game 1)

NBA – Butler, Jokic lead Heat, Nuggets into a NBA Finals after unconventional paths
Nikola Jokic wasn’t supposed to be here. Neither was Jimmy Butler, for that matter. Jokic was drafted behind 40 other players in 2014. Butler was drafted behind 29 others in 2011. Jokic grew up in Serbia, not even thinking about the NBA. Butler didn’t have the easiest upbringing in Texas, then went the junior-college route at the start of his journey toward the pros. And here they are. The NBA Finals. One of them is going to become a champion for the first time, with Jokic leading the Denver Nuggets and Butler leading the Miami Heat — a matchup that starts Thursday night in Denver, with the Nuggets heavily favored to win it all.

NBA – Pistons reach agreement to hire former Suns coach Monty Williams
The Detroit Pistons have reached an agreement to hire former Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams, according to two people familiar with the situation. One of the people told The Associated Press on Wednesday night that Williams agreed to a six-year contract. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced. Phoenix fired Williams two-plus weeks ago, two years after reaching the NBA Finals and a year after he won the league’s coach of the year honors.

Indy 500 – Fan whose car was damaged by flying tire at Indy 500 will receive new ride
An Indianapolis 500 fan whose vehicle was damaged when a tire flew off a racecar and out of the track during the race will receive a new car. An Indianapolis Motor Speedway spokesperson tells The Indianapolis Star that Penske Entertainment will provide fan Robin Matthews with a new car. The wheel came off with less than 20 laps to go in Sunday’s race when Felix Rosenqvist and Kyle Kirkwood collided. Kirkwood’s left rear tire bounced off the track and over the fence in the second turn before landing in a parking lot. The wheel traveled about 350 yards before crashing into the front of Matthews’ parked Chevrolet.

NCAAMBB – Purdue’s Edey returning to school at NBA draft deadline
Wednesday marked the deadline for players who were early entrants to the NBA draft to withdraw and return to college basketball. The list of returnees includes Purdue’s 7-foot-4 center Zach Edey after being named Associated Press national player of the year. There’s also national champion Connecticut getting back guard Tristen Newton. But Kentucky big man Oscar Tshiebwe is staying in the draft as a former AP national player of the year. UCLA returned Pac-12 freshman of the year Adem Bona. Michigan State retained guards Jaden Akins and A.J. Hoggard. Other returnees included Tennessee’s Josiah-Jordan James and Illinois’ Terrence Shannon Jr.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Cedar Rapids 3, Lansing 2
Fort Wayne 5, South Bend 2
West Michigan 6, Dayton 3
Great Lakes 4, Beloit 3

Tonight
Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m.
Great Lakes Loons at Beloit Snappers, 7:35 p.m

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer – District Semifinals
Division 2 at Coldwater
Gull Lake 2, Marshall 1
Harper Creek 1, Vicksburg 0

Division 3 at Unity Christian
Unity Christian 8, Allegan 0
Holland Christian 8, Fennville 0

Division 4 at Saugatuck
Calvin Christian 3, Black River 0
Saugatuck 3, Covenant Christian 0

Baseball – Regular Season
Constantine 5, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1
Constantine 11, Dowagiac 8 – Game 2
Saugatuck 13, Martin 8 – Game 1
Saugatuck 6, Martin 2 – Game 2

Softball – Regular Season
St. Joseph 12, Zeeland West 0
Watervliet 1, Brandywine 0
Delton-Kellogg 4, Coloma 1
River Valley 5, Constantine 3 – Game 1
River Valley 7, Constantine 4 – Game 2.

Boys Golf – Regionals
Top 3 teams qualify for State, and top 3 players not on top 3 team
Division 2 at Coldwater GC (Complete Results from the MHSAA)

1. Vicksburg                         299
2. Mason                              319
3. Gull Lake                          319
4. Jackson Northwest            348
5. Harper Creek                     332
6. St. Joseph                         334
7. Lakeshore                         335
8. Parma Western                  335
9. Marshall                          344
10. Niles                                345
11. Eaton Rapids                     348
12. Paw Paw                            355
13. Jackson                            357
14. Edwardsburg                     369
15. Three Rivers                     371
16. Sturgis                             401
17. Coldwater                         405

Individual Qualifiers
Jacob Marohn, Lakeshore          78
Joey Mario, Harper Creek          78
JJ Miller, Jackson Northwest    78

Division 3 at The Medalist GC, Marshall (Complete Results from the MHSAA)

1. Dowagiac                          347
2. Olivet                               360
3. Hillsdale                          364
4. Quincy                              372
5. South Haven                     374
6. Jonesville                         385
7. Schoolcraft                      389
8. Watervliet                        402
9. Union City                         402
10. Parchment                         403
11. Cosmtock                          405
12. Hopkins                            415
13. Delton-Kellogg                 420
14. Buchanan                          421
15. Brandywine                        454
16. Constantine                       456
17. Berrien Springs                 487

Individual Qualifiers
Sam Sawyer, Quincy                   84
Carter Crist, Coloma                85
Zachary Mains, Jonesville         85

Division 4 at Clearbrook GC, Saugatuck (Complete Results from the MHSAA)

1. Kalamazoo Christian         325
2. Saugatuck                         341
3. Kalamazoo Hackett            340
4. Cassopolis                        358
5. Climax-Scotts                   388
6. River Valley                      397
7. Lawton                             401
8. Colon                               415
9. White Pigeon                     416
10. Howardsville Christian     420
11. Bridgman                           427
12. Mendon                             432
13. Centreville                        477
14. Our Lady of the lake          479

Individual Qualifiers
Luis Laurenz, Cassopolis           81
Flavio Hernandez, Burr Oak      83
Simon Vinson, Colon                 85

Today
Girls Soccer – District Championships
Division 2 at Lakeshore
Lakeshore vs. Plainwell, 6:30 p.m.

Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake
Our Lady of the Lake vs. Michigan Lutheran, 3:30 p.m.

Division 4 at Hartford
Watervliet vs. Kalamazoo Heritage Christian, 5:00 p.m.

Boys Golf – Regionals
Division 2 at Diamond Springs GC, Hamilton, 10:00 a.m.
Allegan, Charlotte, GR Christian, GR South Christian, GR West Michigan Aviation, Hamilton, Hastings, Holland, Holland Christian, Hudsonville Unity Christian, Ionia, Lansing Waverly, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, Otsego, Plainwell, Zeeland East, Zeeland West

Softball – Regular Season
Lawton at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.
Zeeland West at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m.

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05-31-23 WSJM Afternoon News

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What your wine choice says about you. Songs you love are ‘healthy’ for you!? And a ‘beef’ with Mona. That’s what Paul Layendecker is BuZzin’ about today on The Daily BuZz!!

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Texas Rangers 10, Detroit Tigers 6
Chicago White Sox 7, Los Angeles Angels 3
Chicago Cubs 2, Tampa Bay Rays 1

Rangers 10, Tigers 6 – Grant Anderson wins in relief in MLB debut, Rangers beat Tigers 10-6
Reliever Grant Anderson won in an overpowering major league debut and the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 10-6 on Tuesday night to improve to 35-19, the best record in franchise history at the one-third mark. Anderson stuck out seven of the nine batters he faced after taking over for starter Martín Pérez in the fifth inning. Texas second baseman Marcus Semien extended his hitting streak to a career-best 19 games with a fifth-inning single. Jonah Heim drove in four runs, Josh Jung homered and had three runs and Aroldis Garcia had four hits and three runs. Miguel Cabrera had three hits and drove in two runs for Detroit. Cabrera passed Ken Griffey Jr. for 15th place with 5,272 total bases.

White Sox 7, Angels 3 – Vaughn drives in 3, González homers to help White Sox beat Angels 7-3
Andrew Vaughn drove in three runs, Romy González homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-3. The White Sox looked as if they were headed toward their fourth straight loss after Los Angeles raced out to a 3-1 lead against Lucas Giolito. But the White Sox turned it around in a big way, scoring five in the fourth against Tyler Anderson. Vaughn smacked a three-run double to put Chicago on top. González drove him in with a double, stole third and scored when Urshela allowed catcher Chad Wallach’s throw to wind up in left field, stretching Chicago’s lead to 6-3. González made it a four-run game with a solo homer in the sixth against Chase Silseth. Taylor Ward and Shohei Ohtani homered for Los Angeles.

Cubs 2, Rays 1 – Hoerner homers, bullpen shines as Cubs beat McClanahan, Rays 2-1
Nico Hoerner homered and the Chicago Cubs made the most of a rare gaffe by Tampa Bay, handing Shane McClanahan his first loss of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Rays. The game was tied at 1 when Ian Happ led off the sixth with a shallow fly ball that dropped between Tampa Bay second baseman Brandon Lowe and right fielder Josh Lowe in a miscommunication between the fielders. After Seiya Suzuki struck out and Trey Mancini bounced to second, Mike Tauchman hit a tiebreaking RBI single into left field. That was enough for Chicago, which topped the majors’ best team for the second straight day after entering the series with a four-game losing streak.

Today
Texas (Dunning 4-0) at Detroit (Wentz 1-5), 1:10 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:45
L.A. Angels (Barría 1-2) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 4-5), 2:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Eflin 7-1) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 6-2), 2:20 p.m.

MLB – Tigers lose Eduardo Rodriguez and Riley Greene on dispiriting Tuesday
The Detroit Tigers might have lost their best pitcher and their best hitter Tuesday. Hours after starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez went on the 15-day disabled list with a ruptured pulley in his left index finger, centerfielder Riley Greene came out of the game in the third inning. Greene is hitting .294 in his second season and leads the team with 60 hits and 29 runs. Rodriguez is 4-4 in 11 starts with a 2.13 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings.

NHL – Cup Finals between Vegas and Florida will end with a first-time NHL champion
Stanley isn’t just getting a tan. He’s getting a new home. The Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers pits teams against each other who have never won the NHL championship. It’s the first time that has happened since 2018 when Vegas made it in its inaugural season before losing to Washington. While ratings aren’t expected to be stellar, the series is a chance to for the league to show off its expansion beyond traditional hockey hotbeds. Game 1 is Saturday in Las Vegas.

NBA – The NBA Finals are set: It’s the Heat and the Nuggets for the Larry O’Brien Trophy
Cancel that flight plan, Denver. Turns out, the NBA Finals are starting in the Mile High City after all. And Jimmy Butler was proven right. Finally, we have a title-series matchup: The Miami Heat, champions of the Eastern Conference even after getting in as only the No. 8 seed, will take on the Western Conference champion Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The series starts in Denver on Thursday night. The Heat got there by winning Game 7 of the East title series in Boston on Monday night. It came one year to the day after the Celtics won a Game 7 on Miami’s floor to win the East title a year ago.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Atlanta Dream 83, Chicago Sky 65
Connecticut Sun 81, Indiana Fever 78

Dream 83, Sky 65 – Howard scores 20, Dream cruise past Sky 83-65
Rhyne Howard scored 20 points, Allisha Gray and rookie Haley Jones each added 13 points and the Atlanta Dream eased past the Chicago Sky 83-65. Cheyenne Parker had 10 points and eight rebounds for Atlanta (2-2). The Dream made 18 of 24 free throws compared to 9 of 11 makes for the Sky. The Dream led 40-25 at halftime after Chicago shot just 28% and turned it over eight times. The Sky finished the game 25 for 77 (33%) with 15 turnovers. Dana Evans scored 11 points to lead Chicago (3-2). Kahleah Copper, Marina Mabrey and Kristine Anigwe each added 10.

Sun 81, Fever 78 – Jones gets key block, Connecticut holds off Fever 81-78
Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points, Brionna Jones had 19 points and 11 rebounds and the Connecticut Sun held off the Indiana Fever 81-78. Rookie Aliyah Boston made her first career 3-pointer to pull Indiana within 79-76 with 48.1 seconds left. After a timeout, DeWanna Bonner missed a contested layup and Indiana raced the other way, but Jones blocked a shot at the rim. Indiana retained possession and Boston made a putback to make it 79-78. Hayes was fouled with 9.4 seconds left and made two free throws for a three-point lead. Indiana found Lexie Hull open in the corner for a potential tying shot but her 3-pointer came up short. Alyssa Thomas added 13 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists and Natisha Hiedeman scored 11 for Connecticut.

NCAAMBB – North Carolina transfer Caleb Love commits to Arizona
Caleb Love is now headed to Arizona. The North Carolina transfer tweeted that he will play next season with the Wildcats, less than a month after decommitting from Michigan. The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 14.6 points and 3.3 assists in three seasons at North Carolina. He averaged 17.6 points in seven NCAA Tournament games, helping lead the Tar Heels to the 2022 national championship game. Love entered the transfer portal after leading North Carolina with 73 3-pointers as a junior and initially committed to Michigan. He decommitted from the Wolverines earlier this month, reportedly due to an admissions issue involving academic credits.

NCAABB – Kentucky to house teams in dorms for regional due to hotel room shortage
A shortage of hotel rooms in the Lexington area this weekend will require visiting baseball teams in the NCAA Tournament’s Lexington Regional to stay in dormitories on the Kentucky campus or in hotels more than 30 miles away. Kentucky is the No. 12 seed for the 64-team tournament and earned the right to host Ball State, Indiana and West Virginia for double-elimination play Friday through Monday. Several previously scheduled events in the Lexington area created a room shortage. Ball State and West Virginia spokesmen said their teams and staff would stay in the dorms. Indiana did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Cedar Rapids 5, Lansing 4
South Bend 11, Fort Wayne 8
Dayton 4, West Michigan 2
Great Lakes 20, Beloit 0
(GL 20, runs on 20 hits, hits 20-4)

Today
Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m.
South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m.
Great Lakes Loons at Beloit Snappers, 7:35 p.m

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Baseball – Regular Season
St. Joseph 11, Paw Paw 7
Bridgman 6, Michigan Lutheran 0
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 10, Comstock 3
Otsego 5, Harper Creek 1 – Game 1
Harper Creek 13, Otsego 3 – Game 2
Eau Claire 13, Bangor 6
South Haven 12, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 3 – Gm 1
Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 10, South Haven 9 – Gm 2
Allegan 3, Coloma 2 – Game 1
Allegan 5, Coloma 2 – Game 2
Mendon 6, Lawrence 5 – Game 1
Lawrence 9, Mendon 0 – Game 2

Baseball – District Quarterfinals
Division 1 at Portage Northern
Mattawan 23, Portage Northern 3

Division 2 at Vicksburg
Vicksburg 8, Sturgis 4

Division 2 at Wayland
Wayland 10, Plainwell 9

Division 3 at Watervliet
Watervliet 11, Hartford 0

Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta
Parchment 1, Kalamazoo Christian 0

Division 3 at Grandville Calvin Christian
Holland Black River 13, Fennville 3

Division 3 at Bridgman
Brandywine 16, Cassopolis 1

Division 3 at Schoolcraft
Centreville 7, Schoolcraft 3

Division 4 at New Buffalo
Our Lady of the Lake 11, New Buffalo 1

Softball – Regular Season
Michigan Lutheran 4, Kalamazoo Hackett 3 – F/8
Bangor 32, Benton Harbor 0 – Game 1
Bangor 23, Benton Harbor 1 – Game 2
Edwardsburg 6, Mattawan 5 – Game 1
Edwardsburg 12, Mattawan 2 – Game 2
Kalamazoo Central 3, Watervliet 2 – F/8 – Game 1
Watervliet 7, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 2
Otsego at Harper Creek, 4:00 p.m.
Fennville 26, Allegan 25 – game 1
Allegan 18, Fennville 0 – game 2

Softball – District Quarterfinals
Division 1 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
Loy Norrix 19, Battle Creek Central 0

Division 2 at Edwardsburg
Lakeshore 6, Berrien Springs 0

Division 2 at Hamilton
South Haven 15, Holland 1

Division 2 at Otsego
Vicksburg 11, Paw Paw 0

Division 3 at Coloma
Bridgman 7, Hartford 6

Division 3 at Constantine
Buchanan 15, Cassopolis 0

Division 3 at Kalamazoo Christian (1st round at local site)
Parchment 15, Lawton 0
Schoolcraft 14, Comstock 0

Division 4 at Decatur
Decatur 18, Martin 0

Division 4 at Mendon
Marcellus 9, White Pigeon 1

Girls Soccer – District Semifinals
Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central
Portage Central 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 1
Mattawan 3, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1

Division 2 at Lakeshore
Plainwell 6, Otsego 0
Lakeshore 8, Edwardsburg 0

Division 3 at Three Rivers
Berrien Springs 1, South Haven 0
Three Rivers 5, Dowagiac 1

Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake (2nd round at local site)
Our Lady of the Lake 6, Bridgman 1
Michigan Lutheran 9, New Buffalo 1

Division 4 at Hartford (2nd round at local site)
Watervliet 1, Bangor 0
Kalamazoo Heritage 3, Lawton 1

Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett
Kalamazoo Hackett 6, Schoolcraft 1
Kalamazoo Christian 7, Calhoun Christian 0

Today
Girls Soccer – District Semifinals
Division 2 at Coldwater
Gull Lake vs. Marshall, 5:00 p.m.
Vicksburg vs. Harper Creek, 7:00 p.m.

Division 3 at Unity Christian
Allegan vs. Unity Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Fennville vs. Holland Chr., 7:00 p.m.

Division 4 at Saugatuck
Black River vs. Calvin Chr., 5:00 p.m.
Saugatuck vs. Covenant Chr. 7:00 p.m.

Baseball – Regular Season
Constantine at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Martin, 4:30 p.m.

Softball – Regular Season
St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 5:00 p.m.
Brandywine at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m.
Coloma at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m.
Constantine at River Valley, 4:00 p.m.
Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Plainwell at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m.

Boys Golf – Regionals (host school in bold)
Division 2 at Coldwater GC, 10:00 a.m.
Harper Creek, BC Pennfield, Coldwater, Eaton Rapids, Edwardsburg, Jackson, Jackson NW, Marshall, Mason, Niles, Parma Western, Paw Paw, Gull Lake, St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Sturgis, Three Rivers, Vicksburg,

Division 3 at The Medalist GC, Marshall, 9:00 a.m.
Berrien Springs, Bronson, Buchanan, Coloma, Comstock, Constantine, Delton-Kellogg, Dowagiac, Hillsdale, Hopkins, Jonesville, Brandywine, Olivet, Parchment, Quincy, Schoolcraft, South Haven, Springport, Union City, Watervliet

Division 4 at Clearbrook GC, Saugatuck, 9:00 a.m.
Bridgman, Burr Oak, Cassopolis, Centreville, Climax-Scotts, Colon, Gobles, Holland Calvary, Kalamazoo Christian, Kalamazoo Hackett, Lawton, Marcellus, Howardsville Christian, Mendon, New Buffalo, Saugatuck, Our Lady of the Lake, River Valley, White Pigeon

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