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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 6, New York Mets 5 – Game 1
Detroit Tigers 8, New York Mets 1 – Game 2
Washington Nationals 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 4

Tigers 6, Mets 5 / Tigers 8, Mets 1 – Haase 2 HRs in twinbill, knocks in 6 as Tigers sweep Mets
Eric Haase homered in both games of a doubleheader, driving in six runs, and the Detroit Tigers tagged Max Scherzer in his return from a suspension to sweep the New York Mets with an 8-1 victory. Haase had five RBIs in the first game, including a go-ahead single in the eighth inning of a 6-5 comeback win, and then added one of Detroit’s two homers off Scherzer in the nightcap. The slumping Mets have lost eight of 10. They were playing their second consecutive doubleheader in three days after getting rained out three times since Saturday. New York had gone 25 doubleheaders without getting swept, since Washington took both games from the visiting Mets on Sept. 26, 2020. That was the second-longest such streak of the expansion era.

Nationals 2, Cubs 1 – Abrams, Nats squeeze past Cubs for 2nd straight night, 2-1
CJ Abrams had a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning for the second consecutive game, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on a damp and unseasonably chilly Wednesday night. After Marcus Stroman pitched six crisp innings for the Cubs, the Nationals went ahead on four pitches by Adbert Alzolay. Lane Thomas tripled down the left-field line, the first extra-base hit of the game, and Abrams lined the next pitch to center. Jake Irvin held the Cubs to two hits over 4 1/3 innings in his major league debut, and five Nationals pitchers limited Chicago to six singles.

White Sox 6, Twins 4 – Keynan Middleton, Eloy Jiménez help White Sox beat Twins 6-4
Eloy Jiménez hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 for their third straight victory. Luis Robert Jr. homered as Chicago secured its first series win of the season. Tim Anderson and Yasmani Grandal each had three hits and Keynan Middleton worked the ninth for his first save of the season. The White Sox will try for a three-game series sweep on Thursday afternoon. They dropped 10 in a row before their win streak. Carlos Correa had two RBIs for Minnesota, and Nick Gordon homered for the second straight day.

Today
Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2) at Washington (Corbin 1-4), 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Verlander 0-0) at Detroit (Rodriguez 2-2), 1:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:45
Minnesota (López 2-2) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2), 2:10 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Carolina Hurricanes 5, New Jersey Devils 1                             (CAR leads 1-0)
Vegas Golden Knights 6, Edmonton Oilers 4                            (VGK leads 1-0)

Hurricanes 5, Devils 1 – Hurricanes top Devils 5-1 in Game 1 of 2nd round 
The Carolina Hurricanes got goals from Brett Pesce and Seth Jarvis alongside a suffocating defensive performance in the opening period to jump quickly on the New Jersey Devils for a 5-1 win Wednesday night to open their second-round playoff series. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Brady Skeji and Jesper Fast added scores for the Hurricanes. Carolina allowed just one shot on goal in the opening period. Frederik Andersen finished with 18 saves for Carolina. Nathan Bastian scored the Devils’ lone goal. Devils netminder Akira Schmid lasted just a few minutes into the second period after giving up three goals for New Jersey.

Golden Knights 6, Oilers 4 – Golden Knights beat Oilers 6-4 despite Draisaitl’s 4 goals
Ivan Barbashev scored two goals and the Golden Knights overcame Leon Draisaitl’s four goals to beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-4 in Game 1 of the second-round series. It was the second night in a row a team had won despite allowing an opposing player to score four goals. In addition to Barbashev, the Knights also received goals from Chandler Stephenson, Michael Amadio, Mark Stone and Jack Eichel. Eichel and Stone also each had an assist. Zach Whitecloud had two assists. Evan Bouchard, Mattias Ekholm, Zach Lyman and Connor McDavid each had two assists for the Oilers.

Tonight
Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 p.m.                   (FLA leads 1-0)
Seattle Kraken at Dallas Stars, 9:30 p.m.                               (SEA leads 1-0)

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Boston Celtics 121, Philadelphia 76ers 87                              (Series tied 1-1)

Celtics 121, Sixers 87 – Brown scores 25, Celtics spoil Embiid’s return in 121-87 win
Jaylen Brown scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Philadelphia 76ers 121-87, spoiling the return of reigning league MVP Joel Embiid. The Celtics tied the series at one game apiece as the Eastern Conference semifinals series shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Friday. Malcolm Brogdon added 23 points, connecting on six of Boston’s 20 3-pointers. Derrick White and Marcus Smart added 15 points apiece. Jayson Tatum played most of the game in foul trouble and was held to seven points. Boston ratcheted up its defense and limited a 76ers team that hit 17 3-pointers in its Game 1 win to just 6 of 30 from beyond the arc on Wednesday.

Tonight
Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors, 9:00 p.m.            (LAL leads 1-0)

NFL – Rodgers bonding with Jets teammates in Big Apple spotlight
Aaron Rodgers was sitting alone in the dark two months ago and pondering his future while many speculated about his next move. Now, the New York Jets quarterback is the toast of his new town, bonding with the Big Apple and his excited teammates. The four-time NFL MVP has been participating in voluntary practices this week. Rodgers has also been to Madison Square Garden three times since joining the Jets while taking in a Rangers playoff game and two Knicks games. The four-time NFL MVP was formally introduced by New York last Wednesday after acquiring him from Green Bay.

NFL – Patrick Mahomes’ brother Jackson charged with sexual battery
Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was briefly jailed on aggravated sexual battery charges over an alleged altercation at a restaurant in late February. Online court records show that 22-year-old Jackson Mahomes was charged Tuesday with three counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of battery. He was released on Wednesday after posting $100,000 bond. During a brief virtual court appearance, a judge set another court date for May 11. His lawyer said in a statement that the court prohibited him and his client from commenting. The investigation stems from accusations against Jackson Mahomes regarding an alleged Feb. 25 incident at a restaurant in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kansas.

WNBA – Griner back to work on and off court after whirlwind trips
Brittney Griner balanced the start of the Phoenix Mercury’s training camp with consecutive trips to the East Coast. The WNBA star attended the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, returned to the Arizona desert for basketball practice, then went to New York for the Met Gala. The added exposure Griner has gotten since being detained for nearly 10 months in Russia has given her a larger platform for activism. Griner will continue to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and has teamed with an organization to help bring home Americans still being detained abroad.

Horse Racing – Churchill Downs investigates 4 horse deaths ahead of Derby
The death of four horses at Churchill Downs has overshadowed preparations for the Kentucky Derby. Two horses trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. collapsed on the track and died over the past week. Two others also died as either a result of racing or training, including Derby entrant Wild On Ice. Joseph is set to saddle Lord Miles in the first jewel of the Triple Crown on Saturday. But he has said he’s unsure of plans after the two deaths from his barn. Churchill Downs, in a statement, expressed concern over the deaths and said officials would press for answers.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Today
Baseball
Glen Oaks C.C. at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m. (Doubleheader)

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Cedar Rapids 9, South Bend 5
Dayton 2, Lansing 0
Beloit 4, West Michigan 1
Great Lakes 9, Quad Cities 2

Today
Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 4:35 p.m. (DH)
Quad Cities River Bandits at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.
Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer
Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, Postponed
Our Lady Of The Lake 3, New Buffalo 0
Otsego 5, Edwardsburg 0
Plainwell 2, Paw Paw 0
Niles 4, Sturgis 1
Vicksburg 8, Three Rivers 0
Berrien Springs 3, Dowagiac 1
Allegan 9, Constantine 0
Saugatuck 6, Bridgman 0
South Haven 1, Coloma 0 – Forfeit
Portage Central 3, Loy Norrix 1
Portage Northern 1, Kalamazoo Central 1 – TIE
Gull Lake 1, Battle Creek Lakeview 0
Kalamazoo Christian 3, GR Covenant Chr. 1
Kalamazoo Hackett 6, Fennville 0
Lawton at Schoolcraft, Cancelled
Comstock 9, Bangor 1
Marcellus 2, Hartford 0

Baseball
Berrien Springs 3, Buchanan 2 – 11 Innings – Game 1
Game 2 Postponed
Brandywine 16, Constantine 5 – Game 1
Brandywine 13, Constantine 0 – Game 2
Watervliet 8, Bridgman 0 – Game 1
Watervliet 4, Bridgman 0 – Game 2
Coloma 1, South Haven 0 – Game 1
South Haven 6, Coloma 2 – Game 2
Edwardsburg 3, Paw Paw 1 – Game 1
Edwardsburg 10, Paw Paw 2 – Game 2
Vicksburg 11, Niles 3 – Game 1
Niles 9, Vicksburg 2 – Game 2
Parchment 10, Kalamazoo Christian 3 – Game 1
Parchment 11, Kalamazoo Christian 3 – Game 2
Schoolcraft 8, Kalamazoo Hackett 3 – Game 1
Kalamazoo Hackett 4, Schoolcraft 2 – Game 2

Softball
St. Joseph 12, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 2 – Game 1
St. Joseph 15, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 – Game 2
Buchanan 12, Berrien Springs 2 – Game 1
Buchanan 13, Berrien Springs 0 – Game 2
Brandywine 14, Constantine 0 – Game 1
Brandywine 21, Constantine 11 – Game 2
Edwardsburg 11, Paw Paw 0 – Game 1
Edwardsburg 14, Paw Paw 4 – Game 2
Vicksburg 15, Niles 0 – Game 1
Vicksburg 16, Niles 1 – Game 2
Kalamazoo Christian 4, Parchment 0 – Game 1
Kalamazoo Christian 13, Parchment 3 – Game 2

Girls Tennis
St. Joseph 6, Gull Lake 2
Mattawan 6, Lakeshore 2
Our Lady Of The Lake 5, Dowagiac 0
Sturgis 5, Edwardsburg 3
Paw Paw 4, Niles 4 – TIE
Otsego 6, Three Rivers 2
Vicksburg 7, Plainwell 1

Track And Field
St. Joseph At Portage Central
Boys:    Portage Central 82, St. Joseph 81
Girls:    Portage Central 84, St. Joseph 79

Benton Harbor & Dowagiac At Buchanan
Girls: Berrien Springs 113, Benton Harbor 19
Girls: Buchanan 100, Benton Harbor 29
Girls: Berrien Springs 86, Buchanan 50
Boys: Berrien Springs 136, Benton Harbor 0
Boys: Buchanan 116, Benton Harbor 12
Boys: Berrien Springs 119, Buchanan 18

Today
Girls Soccer
Lakeshore at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m.
Niles at Holland, 6:30 p.m.
New Buffalo at Berrien Springs, 4:45 p.m.
Watervliet at Fennville, 4:30 p.m.
Coloma at Hartford, 5:00 p.m.
Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 3:30 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m.
Comstock at Bloomingdale, 6:30 p.m.

Baseball
St. Joseph at Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m.
Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.
Portage Northern at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m.
BC Lakeview at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Plainwell, 6:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Schoolcraft, 4:00 p.m.
Lawton at Gobles, 4:30 p.m.
White Pigeon at Bangor, 4:30 p.m.
Decatur at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m.
Hartford at Centreville, 4:30 p.m.
Cassopolis at Comstock, 4:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Lawrence, 4:30 p.m.

Softball
Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.
Howardsville Chr. at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m.
Portage Northern at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m.
BC Lakeview at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m.
Brandywine at Bronson, 4:15 p.m.
Buchanan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m.
Lawton at Gobles, 4:30 p.m.
White Pigeon at Bangor, 4:30 p.m.
Decatur at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m.
Hartford at Centreville, 4:30 p.m.
Cassopolis at Comstock, 4:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Lawrence, 4:30 p.m.
Mendon at Colon, 5:00 p.m.

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The Unified Civic Monument Project has set a June 2024 target for completion but there is still a lot to be accomplished until that time including fundraising, preparing the future sites as well as installation. We talked with Sharon Brown, Mike Nadolski, and Laura Goos, Mayor of St. Joseph about the project.

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Here’s what you might have missed from The Morning Show for Tuesday May 2nd, 2023:

Many communities are coming together for special elections, plus speaking of coming together we talk about the Unified Civic Monument Projects in Benton Harbor and St. Joe with some special guest. All that and more on today’s show!

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Scientists may have found the ‘fountain of youth!’ When’s the last time you spoke to your neighbor? And buttons and knobs are coming back to cars! That’s what Paul Layendecker is BuZzin’ about today on The Daily BuZz!!

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
New York Mets at Detroit Tigers, PPD
Washington Nationals 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 – F/10

Mets at Tigers, PPD – Mets-Tigers series-opening game postponed due to rain
The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers were rained out on Tuesday night. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound in the series against one of their former teams. The 40-year-old Verlander is scheduled to make his Mets debut on Thursday. Verlander’s season-opening start was delayed due to a back injury. The 38-year-old Scherzer is due to pitch Wednesday night in the second game of the doubleheader. It will be Scherzer’s first time on the mound since April 19, when he was ejected for violating MLB’s foreign substance policy.

Nationals 4, Cubs 1 – Call, Abrams have big hits in 7th as Nats beat Cubs 4-1
Alex Call hit a two-run double during a three-run seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1. CJ Abrams had the tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh off Keegan Thompson as part of a 3-for-3 night. Victor Robles followed with an infield hit and Call doubled to the gap in left-center to make it 4-1. Chicago’s Patrick Wisdom tied for the major league lead with his 11th homer, a 426-foot shot off Mason Thompson in the seventh that tied the game at 1-1. Hunter Harvey got the win in relief for Washington and Kyle Finnegan got his sixth save.

White Sox 4, Twins 3 – F/10 – Benintendi stars as White Sox top Twins 3-2 in 10 innings
Andrew Benintendi robbed Carlos Correa of a homer and hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, sending the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Hanser Alberto opened the 10th on second as the automatic runner and advanced on Elvis Andrus’ sacrifice. After Tim Anderson bounced to shortstop, Benintendi lined a clean single into left against Caleb Thielbar. Eloy Jiménez homered and Michael Kopech pitched six effective innings as the White Sox earned their second straight win after a 10-game losing streak. Kopech got some help from Benintendi, who made a leaping grab in left on Correa’s drive in the first.

Today
N.Y. Mets (Lucchesi 1-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-3), 1:40 p.m.                  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 1:15
N.Y. Mets (Scherzer 2-1) at Detroit (Lorenzen 0-1), 6:40 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15
Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Washington (Irvin 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Varland 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1), 7:10 p.m..

NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Florida Panthers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                              (FLA leads 1-0)
Seattle Kraken 5, Dallas Stars 4 – OT                                    (SEA leads 1-0)

Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2 – Panthers top Maple Leafs, take Game 1 of second-round series
Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and the Panthers survived a squandered two-goal lead to defeat the Maple Leafs 4-2 in opening game of their second-round playoff series. Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe and Nick Cousins also scored for Florida. Aleksander Barkov had two assists. Matthew Knies had his first NHL goal and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Toronto.

Kraken 5, Stars 4 – OT – Epic return by Pavelski goes to waste as Stars lose Game 1
Joe Pavelski became the oldest player ever with a four-goal game in the NHL playoffs, and did it in his return two weeks after going into concussion protocol. That still wasn’t enough for the Dallas Stars. The 38-year-old Pavelski scored all four of their goals, including two in the third period to force overtime. But the Stars lost 5-4 to Seattle in Game 1 of their second-round series on Tuesday night. Stars coach Pete DeBoer says he’s ashamed that the team wasted such an epic performance. He says Pavelski tried to drag them to a win.

Tonight
New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m.                  (Game 1)
Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, 9:30 p.m.                 (Game 1)

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
New York Knicks 111, Miami Heat 105                                     (Series tied 1-1)
Los Angeles Lakers 117, Golden State Warriors 112                 (LAL leads 1-0)

Knicks 111, Heat 105 – Brunson, Randle help Knicks beat Heat 111-105 to even series
Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and keyed the run the New York Knicks needed just in time to get by a Miami Heat team playing without Jimmy Butler, evening the Eastern Conference semifinals at a game apiece with a 111-105 victory. Julius Randle returned from a sprained left ankle that sidelined him in Game 1 with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and RJ Barrett scored 24 points for the No. 5-seeded Knicks. Josh Hart finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. Caleb Martin scored 22 points in place of Butler for the Heat, who host Game 3 on Saturday afternoon.

Lakers 117, Warriors 112 – Davis, James deliver as Lakers top Curry, Warriors in Game 1
Anthony Davis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, LeBron James added 22 points and 11 rebounds dueling with Stephen Curry in their latest postseason showdown, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off a late flurry by the Golden State Warriors to win an entertaining Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals 117-112. Jordan Poole missed a 3-pointer to tie it with 9.7 seconds left as the Warriors’ rally in the closing minutes fell short. Curry’s 3 with 1:38 left tied the game, then D’Angelo Russell answered right back before Davis blocked a shot by Curry moments later. James missed the first of two free throws with 1:05 to go.

Tonight
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 8:00 p.m.                        (PHI leads 1-0)

NBA – NBA MVP: 76ers’ Embiid wins league’s top individual honor
Philadelphia 76ers center and league scoring champion Joel Embiid earned his first NBA Most Valuable Player trophy Tuesday, topping two-time winner Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Embiid averaged 33.1 points to win his second straight scoring title, averaged 10.2 rebounds and tied a career high with 4.2 assists per game. Embiid played in 66 games, the second-highest total of his career.

NCAAFB – Michigan State CB Charles Brantley withdraws from portal
Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley has withdrawn from the transfer portal, team spokesman Ben Phlegar said Tuesday. Brantley’s return allows coach Mel Tucker to retain a key player after losing a pair of standouts on Sunday, when quarterback Payton Thorne and receiver Keon Coleman entered the portal. Brantley started 11 games at cornerback last season, leading the team with six pass breakups and making two interceptions.

NCAAFB – 12-team CFP schedule includes New Year’s Day tripleheaders
The College Football Playoff released a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which will feature New Year’s Day quarterfinal tripleheaders but no games played on Saturday. The first-round games will be played the third week of December, with one game on Friday night and three on Saturday. The quarterfinals in the new expanded format will be held on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The first Jan. 1 tripleheader will be held at Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls after the 2024 regular season.

NCAA – NCAA’s four-year academic progress rate score steady
The NCAA’s newest academic progress rate score is steady at 984. That’s despite slight decreases in men’s basketball, football and women’s basketball. Each athlete on each team receives one point each semester they are academically eligible and each semester they remain in school or graduate. The cutline is 930. The NCAA attributes the declines in men’s and women’s basketball and football scores to more players being ineligible to compete during the 2021-22 season instead of those leaving school.  The latest report also shows that more than 20,700 former athletes who left school without degrees have completed their classwork during the 19 years APR scores have been calculated. Nearly half of that total are from men’s and women’s basketball and football.“Excellence is engrained in student-athletes — academically and athletically,” said Central Michigan president Robert Davies, chairman of the Division I committee on academics. “Thousands of former student-athletes are returning to college to complete their degrees, further demonstrating the importance of higher education and exemplifying the fulfillment of earning a college degree.”

NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs taking plea deal, prison in fatal DUI crash
Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs will admit that he drove drunk at up to 156 mph before causing a fiery crash that killed a woman. That will mean the 24-year-old first-round NFL draft pick will avoid trial and be sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison. Ruggs spoke in court Tuesday only to acknowledge that he understands the terms of his plea deal. His plea is scheduled May 10, with sentencing to come on another date. A prosecutor endorsed the agreement. Ruggs was dropped by the Raiders shortly after the crash in November 2021.

MCCAA – LMC’s Robinson name MCCAA Softball Player of the Week
Lake Michigan College freshman Hailey Robinson was named the Michigan Community College Softball Player of the Week.   The Red Hawks catcher and outfielder batted .500 for the week with 2 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs, and 12 rbis.  She also scored 6 times and stole 12 bases.  Hailey is a graduate of St. Joseph high school where she played softball, basketball, and volleyball for the Bears.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Great Lakes 7, Quad Cities 6 – F/10
Dayton at Lansing, PPD to 5/4, rain
South Bend 4, Cedar Rapids 3
West Michigan 13, Beloit 4

Today
Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m.
Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Beloit Sky Carp, 12:05 p.m.
Quad Cities River Bandits at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer
Michigan Lutheran 10, Covert 0
Allegan 8, Parchment 0

***All other events were cancelled

Today
Girls Soccer
Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, postponed
Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.
Paw Paw at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m.
Niles at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m.
Constantine at Allegan, 6:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.
South Haven at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.
Loy Norrix at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.
Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m.
B.C. Lakeview at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at GR Covenant Chr., 6:30 p.m.
Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m.
Lawton at Schoolcraft, cancelled
Comstock at Bangor, 6:30 p.m.

Baseball
Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m.
Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m.
South Haven at Coloma, 4:30 p.m.
Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m.
Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m.
Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m.
Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.

Softball
Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m.
Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m.
Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m.
Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m.
Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.
Portage Northern at Schoolcraft, 4:00 p.m.

Girls Tennis
St. Joe at Gull Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m.

Track and Field
St. Joseph at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m.
Benton Harbor & Dowagiac at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
New York Mets at Detroit Tigers, PPD
Washington Nationals 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 – F/10

Mets at Tigers, PPD – Mets-Tigers series-opening game postponed due to rain
The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers were rained out on Tuesday night. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound in the series against one of their former teams. The 40-year-old Verlander is scheduled to make his Mets debut on Thursday. Verlander’s season-opening start was delayed due to a back injury. The 38-year-old Scherzer is due to pitch Wednesday night in the second game of the doubleheader. It will be Scherzer’s first time on the mound since April 19, when he was ejected for violating MLB’s foreign substance policy.

Nationals 4, Cubs 1 – Call, Abrams have big hits in 7th as Nats beat Cubs 4-1
Alex Call hit a two-run double during a three-run seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1. CJ Abrams had the tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh off Keegan Thompson as part of a 3-for-3 night. Victor Robles followed with an infield hit and Call doubled to the gap in left-center to make it 4-1. Chicago’s Patrick Wisdom tied for the major league lead with his 11th homer, a 426-foot shot off Mason Thompson in the seventh that tied the game at 1-1. Hunter Harvey got the win in relief for Washington and Kyle Finnegan got his sixth save.

White Sox 4, Twins 3 – F/10 – Benintendi stars as White Sox top Twins 3-2 in 10 innings
Andrew Benintendi robbed Carlos Correa of a homer and hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, sending the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Hanser Alberto opened the 10th on second as the automatic runner and advanced on Elvis Andrus’ sacrifice. After Tim Anderson bounced to shortstop, Benintendi lined a clean single into left against Caleb Thielbar. Eloy Jiménez homered and Michael Kopech pitched six effective innings as the White Sox earned their second straight win after a 10-game losing streak. Kopech got some help from Benintendi, who made a leaping grab in left on Correa’s drive in the first.

Today
N.Y. Mets (Lucchesi 1-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-3), 1:40 p.m.                  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 1:15
N.Y. Mets (Scherzer 2-1) at Detroit (Lorenzen 0-1), 6:40 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15
Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Washington (Irvin 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Varland 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1), 7:10 p.m..

NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Florida Panthers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                              (FLA leads 1-0)
Seattle Kraken 5, Dallas Stars 4 – OT                                    (SEA leads 1-0)

Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2 – Panthers top Maple Leafs, take Game 1 of second-round series
Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and the Panthers survived a squandered two-goal lead to defeat the Maple Leafs 4-2 in opening game of their second-round playoff series. Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe and Nick Cousins also scored for Florida. Aleksander Barkov had two assists. Matthew Knies had his first NHL goal and Michael Bunting also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Toronto.

Kraken 5, Stars 4 – OT – Epic return by Pavelski goes to waste as Stars lose Game 1
Joe Pavelski became the oldest player ever with a four-goal game in the NHL playoffs, and did it in his return two weeks after going into concussion protocol. That still wasn’t enough for the Dallas Stars. The 38-year-old Pavelski scored all four of their goals, including two in the third period to force overtime. But the Stars lost 5-4 to Seattle in Game 1 of their second-round series on Tuesday night. Stars coach Pete DeBoer says he’s ashamed that the team wasted such an epic performance. He says Pavelski tried to drag them to a win.

Tonight
New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m.                  (Game 1)
Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, 9:30 p.m.                 (Game 1)

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
New York Knicks 111, Miami Heat 105                                     (Series tied 1-1)
Los Angeles Lakers 117, Golden State Warriors 112                 (LAL leads 1-0)

Knicks 111, Heat 105 – Brunson, Randle help Knicks beat Heat 111-105 to even series
Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and keyed the run the New York Knicks needed just in time to get by a Miami Heat team playing without Jimmy Butler, evening the Eastern Conference semifinals at a game apiece with a 111-105 victory. Julius Randle returned from a sprained left ankle that sidelined him in Game 1 with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and RJ Barrett scored 24 points for the No. 5-seeded Knicks. Josh Hart finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. Caleb Martin scored 22 points in place of Butler for the Heat, who host Game 3 on Saturday afternoon.

Lakers 117, Warriors 112 – Davis, James deliver as Lakers top Curry, Warriors in Game 1
Anthony Davis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, LeBron James added 22 points and 11 rebounds dueling with Stephen Curry in their latest postseason showdown, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off a late flurry by the Golden State Warriors to win an entertaining Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals 117-112. Jordan Poole missed a 3-pointer to tie it with 9.7 seconds left as the Warriors’ rally in the closing minutes fell short. Curry’s 3 with 1:38 left tied the game, then D’Angelo Russell answered right back before Davis blocked a shot by Curry moments later. James missed the first of two free throws with 1:05 to go.

Tonight
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 8:00 p.m.                        (PHI leads 1-0)

NBA – NBA MVP: 76ers’ Embiid wins league’s top individual honor
Philadelphia 76ers center and league scoring champion Joel Embiid earned his first NBA Most Valuable Player trophy Tuesday, topping two-time winner Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Embiid averaged 33.1 points to win his second straight scoring title, averaged 10.2 rebounds and tied a career high with 4.2 assists per game. Embiid played in 66 games, the second-highest total of his career.

NCAAFB – Michigan State CB Charles Brantley withdraws from portal
Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley has withdrawn from the transfer portal, team spokesman Ben Phlegar said Tuesday. Brantley’s return allows coach Mel Tucker to retain a key player after losing a pair of standouts on Sunday, when quarterback Payton Thorne and receiver Keon Coleman entered the portal. Brantley started 11 games at cornerback last season, leading the team with six pass breakups and making two interceptions.

NCAAFB – 12-team CFP schedule includes New Year’s Day tripleheaders
The College Football Playoff released a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which will feature New Year’s Day quarterfinal tripleheaders but no games played on Saturday. The first-round games will be played the third week of December, with one game on Friday night and three on Saturday. The quarterfinals in the new expanded format will be held on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The first Jan. 1 tripleheader will be held at Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls after the 2024 regular season.

NCAA – NCAA’s four-year academic progress rate score steady
The NCAA’s newest academic progress rate score is steady at 984. That’s despite slight decreases in men’s basketball, football and women’s basketball. Each athlete on each team receives one point each semester they are academically eligible and each semester they remain in school or graduate. The cutline is 930. The NCAA attributes the declines in men’s and women’s basketball and football scores to more players being ineligible to compete during the 2021-22 season instead of those leaving school.  The latest report also shows that more than 20,700 former athletes who left school without degrees have completed their classwork during the 19 years APR scores have been calculated. Nearly half of that total are from men’s and women’s basketball and football.“Excellence is engrained in student-athletes — academically and athletically,” said Central Michigan president Robert Davies, chairman of the Division I committee on academics. “Thousands of former student-athletes are returning to college to complete their degrees, further demonstrating the importance of higher education and exemplifying the fulfillment of earning a college degree.”

NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs taking plea deal, prison in fatal DUI crash
Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs will admit that he drove drunk at up to 156 mph before causing a fiery crash that killed a woman. That will mean the 24-year-old first-round NFL draft pick will avoid trial and be sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison. Ruggs spoke in court Tuesday only to acknowledge that he understands the terms of his plea deal. His plea is scheduled May 10, with sentencing to come on another date. A prosecutor endorsed the agreement. Ruggs was dropped by the Raiders shortly after the crash in November 2021.

MCCAA – LMC’s Robinson name MCCAA Softball Player of the Week
Lake Michigan College freshman Hailey Robinson was named the Michigan Community College Softball Player of the Week.   The Red Hawks catcher and outfielder batted .500 for the week with 2 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs, and 12 rbis.  She also scored 6 times and stole 12 bases.  Hailey is a graduate of St. Joseph high school where she played softball, basketball, and volleyball for the Bears.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Great Lakes 7, Quad Cities 6 – F/10
Dayton at Lansing, PPD to 5/4, rain
South Bend 4, Cedar Rapids 3
West Michigan 13, Beloit 4

Today
Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 11:05 a.m.
Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Beloit Sky Carp, 12:05 p.m.
Quad Cities River Bandits at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer
Michigan Lutheran 10, Covert 0
Allegan 8, Parchment 0

***All other events were cancelled

Today
Girls Soccer
Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, postponed
Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.
Paw Paw at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m.
Niles at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m.
Constantine at Allegan, 6:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.
South Haven at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.
Loy Norrix at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.
Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m.
B.C. Lakeview at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at GR Covenant Chr., 6:30 p.m.
Fennville at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m.
Lawton at Schoolcraft, cancelled
Comstock at Bangor, 6:30 p.m.

Baseball
Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m.
Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m.
South Haven at Coloma, 4:30 p.m.
Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m.
Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m.
Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m.
Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.

Softball
Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m.
Brandywine at Constantine, 4:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m.
Niles at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m.
Hartford at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m.
Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.
Portage Northern at Schoolcraft, 4:00 p.m.

Girls Tennis
St. Joe at Gull Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m.

Track and Field
St. Joseph at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m.
Benton Harbor & Dowagiac at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m.

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