WSJM Sports

MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Cleveland Guardians 2, Detroit Tigers 0
Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 2
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 4

Guardians 2, Tigers 0 – Bieber strikes out 9, Guardians blank Tigers 2-0
Shane Bieber struck out a season-high nine over six innings, Amed Rosario had an RBI triple among his four hits, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0. Bieber scattered seven hits and walked one. Relievers James Karinchak, Sam Hentges, Trevor Stephan and Emmanuel Clase completed Cleveland’s third shutout of the season. Clase leads the majors with 13 saves in 16 chances. Rosario singled in each of his three at-bats against Detroit starter Michael Lorenzen, then tripled home Will Brennan in the ninth against José Cisnero. The Tigers were shut out for the first time since opening day.

White Sox 4, Royals 2 – Vaughn’s homer lifts White Sox over Royals, 4-2
Andrew Vaughn’s two-run homer in the sixth inning broke a 1-1 tie and lifted the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Lucas Giolito picked up the win in a game that started two hours late because of rain. He allowed two runs on five hits over six innings. Kendall Graveman worked the ninth for his first save. Jordan Lyles threw a complete game, the first by a Royals pitcher in more than two years, allowing four runs on six hits with no walks. Lyles fell to 0-6 on the season.

Cardinals 6, Cubs 4 – DeJong hits tiebreaking homer as Cardinals beat Cubs 6-4
Paul DeJong, Nolan Gorman and Lars Nootbaar homered, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 for their third consecutive win. DeJong put St. Louis in front when he opened the ninth inning with a drive to left-center off Javier Assad for his third homer this season. Dylan Carlson then tripled and scored on Andrew Knizner’s bloop double into shallow right field. Chris Stratton got four outs for the win, and Giovanny Gallegos worked the ninth for his second save. The Cardinals had dropped eight in a row and 15 of 18 overall before their win streak.

Today
Detroit (Rodriguez 3-2) at Cleveland (Battenfield 0-3), 1:10 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:45
Chicago White Sox (Lynn 1-4) at Kansas City (Keller 2-3), 7:40 p.m.
St. Louis (Montgomery 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 5-0), 7:40 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Philadelphia 76ers 115, Boston Celtics 103                            (PHI leads 3-2)
Denver Nuggets 118, Phoenix Suns 102                                   (DEN leads 3-2)

Sixers 115, Celtics 103 – Embiid scores 33, 76ers beat Celtics 115-103 for 3-2 lead
Joel Embiid scored 33 points and the Philadelphia 76ers easily took a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the Boston Celtics 115-103. It was the third straight game 30-point game of the series for Embiid, who also had seven rebounds and four blocks. Philadelphia will have chance to close out the series and advance to the conference finals when they host Game 6 on Thursday. Tyrese Maxey added 30 points and six 3s. James Harden finished with 17 points and 10 assists and eight rebounds. The 76ers led by as many as 21 in the fourth quarter. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 36 points but was just 11 of 27 from the field. Jaylen Brown finished with 24 points.

Nuggets 118, Suns 102 – Nuggets beat Suns 118-102 in Game 5 to regain series lead
Nikola Jokic had a triple-double after making up with Suns owner Mat Ishbia and Michael Porter Jr. sank five 3-pointers to help the Denver Nuggets beat Phoenix 118-102 on Tuesday night for a 3-2 series lead. Joker had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists for his 10th career playoff triple-double, breaking a tie with Wilt Chamberlain for most by a center in NBA history. Game 6 is Thursday night in Phoenix. The home team has won every game in the series. If that holds true again, the decisive winner-take-all clash will come Sunday back in Denver, where the top-seeded Nuggets own the NBA’s best home record at 39-7, including 5-0 in the playoffs.

Tonight
Miami Heat at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m.                                (MIA leads 3-1)
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:00 p.m.          (LAL leads 3-1)

NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Carolina Hurricanes 6, New Jersey Devils 1                             (CAR leads 3-1)
Dallas Stars 6, Seattle Kraken 3                                           (Series tied 2-2)

Hurricanes 6, Devils 1 – Hurricanes have 5-goal 2nd, rout Devils 6-1 for 3-1 lead
Jordan Martinook had a goal and two assists and the Carolina Hurricanes scored five times in the second period to beat the New Jersey Devils 6-1 on Tuesday night for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal. Martin Necas scored twice and Brett Pesce, Jesper Fast and Brent Burns added goals as the Hurricanes routed the young Devils for the third time in four games. Frederik Andersen made 21 saves in a relatively easy game after giving up an early goal to Jack Hughes. The Hurricanes have outscored New Jersey 17-3 in their three wins. The five goals in the second period were the most the Devils have given up in a period this season.

Stars 6, Kraken 3 – Joe Pavelski scores 6th of series, Stars top Kraken 6-3
Joe Pavelski scored his sixth goal of the series as part of a four-goal second period for Dallas, and the Stars routed the Seattle Kraken 6-3 on Tuesday night in Game 4 to even the Western Conference semifinal series. After a pair of tight games in Dallas to open the series, Games 3 and 4 in Seattle were blowouts. The Kraken rolled to a 7-2 win in Game 3 and the Stars responded with their best performance of the series in a dominant Game 4 victory. Game 5 is Thursday night in Dallas. Pavelski scored four goals in the series opener, added a fifth in Game 2 and gave the Stars a 4-0 lead midway through the second period of Game 4.

Tonight
Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers, 7:00 p.m.                   (FLA leads 3-0)
Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers, 10:00 p.m.               (VGK leads 2-1)

NHL – Inside NHL draft lottery Blackhawks won for Connor Bedard
The Chicago Blackhawks won the NHL draft lottery and the chance to take Connor Bedard long before Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly revealed it on national television. The final lottery ball giving the Blackhawks the opportunity to draft Bedard popped out of a machine 80 minutes earlier. The roughly 20 people in the room to witness the drawing were sequestered there without access to phones or other communication devices until Daly revealed the card with the Blackhawks logo. The entire process emceed by Commissioner Gary Bettman is filmed for posterity. Anaheim, San Jose, Arizona, Washington and St. Louis also had a chance down to the final lottery ball.

NFL – Bears get QB Justin Fields assistance on draft’s last day
The Chicago Bears completed their draft with more help for quarterback Justin Fields but no defensive ends to help the pass rush. They drafted Texas running back Roschon Johnson in Round 4 and then speedy Cincinnati slot Tyler Johnson in the same round before turning their attention to defense for the rest of the draft. Minnesota cornerback Terell Smith and Oregon linebacker Noah Sewell went in Round 5 and Kennesaw State defensive tackle Travis Bell and Stanford safety Kendall Williamson were next. GM Ryan Poles said they’ll keep an eye out for chances to acquire a needed defensive end.

Golf – Judge seems skeptical of Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend’s claims
A Florida judge appeared skeptical during a court hearing of claims made by Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend. Florida Judge Elizabeth Metzger repeatedly questioned Erica Herman’s attorney during Tuesday’s hearing. Benjamin Hodas tried to argue that a nondisclosure agreement between the two should be invalidated, questioning whether her signature on the 2017 contract was legitimate or forged. Metzger appeared to side with Woods’ attorney that the agreement requires that any legal disputes between the two be handled in private by an arbitrator, not in court. Herman is seeking $30 million, saying she was illegally evicted from Woods’ mansion after their breakup last October. She has also claimed sexual harassment, an allegation Woods’ attorney denies.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Great Lakes 4, Lake County 1
West Michigan 14, Lansing 5
South Bend 10, Wisconsin 1

Today
Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 11:00 a.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Baseball
Brandywine 12, Benton Harbor 0 – Game 1
Brandywine 19, Benton Harbor 0 – Game 2
Michigan Lutheran 12, Eau Claire 0 – Game 1
Michigan Lutheran 19, Eau Claire 0 – Game 2
Our Lady of the Lake 7, New Buffalo 1 – Game 1
Our Lady of the Lake 12, New Buffalo 1 – Game 2
Watervliet 15, South Haven 0 – Game 1
Watervliet 4, South Haven 3 – Game 2
Allegan 2, Coloma 1 – Game 1
Allegan 5, Coloma 2 – Game 1
Plainwell 10, Otsego 7 – Game 1
Plainwell 4, Otsego 1 – Game 2
Vicksburg 6, Sturgis 5 – Game 1
Vicksburg 13, Sturgis 0 – Game 2
Three Rivers 8, Paw Paw 7 – Game 1
Three Rivers 7, Paw Paw 2 – Game 2
Berrien Springs 3, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1
Berrien Springs 8, Dowagiac 4 – Game 2
Kalamazoo Hackett 10, Lawton 0 – Game 1
Kalamazoo Hackett 12, Lawton 2 – Game 2
Marcellus 16, White Pigeon 6 – Game 1
White Pigeon 16, Marcellus 8 – Game 2

Softball
Watervliet 9, South Haven 0 – Game 1
South Haven 16, Watervliet 4 – Game 2
Edwardsburg 5, Niles 0 – Game 1
Edwardsburg 3, Niles 0 – Game 2
Three Rivers 6, Paw Paw 5 – Game 1
Three Rivers 11, Paw Paw 0 – Game 2
Dowagiac 9, Berrien Springs 4 – Game 1
Dowagiac 14, Berrien Springs 4 – Game 2
Kalamazoo Christian 9, Constantine 3 – Game 1
Kalamazoo Christian 13, Constantine 3 – Game 2
Lawton 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 3 – Game 1
Lawton 15, Kalamazoo Hackett 8 – Game 2

Girls Tennis
Otsego 7, Paw Paw 1
Edwardsburg 7, Three Rivers 1
Sturgis 7, Three Rivers 1

Girls Soccer
Mattawan 0, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 – TIE
Lowell 1, Allegan 0
Bangor 2, Bloomingdale 1

Today
Girls Soccer
St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.
Parchment at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m.
South Haven at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Niles, 6:30 p.m.
Plainwell at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.
Three Rivers at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m.
Fennville at Constantine, 5:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.
Marcellus at Bloomingdale, 6:30 p.m.
Bangor at Wyoming-Lee, 6:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at BC Lakeview, 6:30 p.m.
Gull Lake at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m.

Softball
Buchanan at Kalamazoo Central, 4:30 p.m.
River Valley at Otsego, 4:00 p.m.
Constantine at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m.
Lansing Waverly at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Tennis
St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m.

Boys Golf
SMAC at Bedford Valley, 10:00 a.m. (Gull Lake)

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Guardians 2
Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 5
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1

Tigers 6, Guardians 2 – Ibañez homers, scores 3 runs as Tigers topple Guardians 6-2
Joey Wentz shrugged off giving up a couple quick hits for his first win and Andy Ibañez homered and scored three runs, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 win over the struggling Cleveland Guardians. Wentz allowed a double and single to start the game before settling in. The left-hander retired 13 of 14 before giving up a pair of walks in the sixth. Ibañez connected in the fifth inning and Riley Greene drove in two runs as the Tigers won for the sixth time in seven games. José Ramírez homered for Cleveland, which has scored three runs or less in 22 of 35 games.

Royals 12, White Sox 5 – Melendez has 4 RBIs, Royals score 8 in 6th, beat ChiSox 12-5
MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Melendez hit a two-run shot in the fourth against Dylan Cease and then had a two-run single in the sixth as the Royals turned a 4-4 game into a rout. Kansas City had its highest-scoring game this season and won consecutive home games for the first time since last September. Cease gave up seven runs in five-plus innings as his ERA rose to 5.58. Jose Cuas got one out in relief of Zack Greinke for the win.

Cardinals 3, Cubs 1 – Contreras leads Cardinals past Cubs 3-1 in return to Wrigley
Willson Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in his return to Wrigley Field, including a tiebreaking double, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. St. Louis also got a strong effort from its bullpen in its second straight win after an eight-game losing streak. Génesis Cabrera, Jordan Hicks and Ryan Helsley combined for 4 2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Miles Mikolas. Contreras played for Chicago for seven seasons before departing in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. Louis in December.

Tonight
Detroit (Lorenzen 1-1) at Cleveland (Bieber 2-1), 6:10 p.m.        News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50
Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2) at Kansas City (Lyles 0-5), 7:40 p.m.
St. Louis (Flaherty 2-4) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Vegas Golden Knights 5, Edmonton Oilers 1                            (VGK leads 2-1)

Golden Knights 5, Oilers 1 – Marchessault, Eichel lead Vegas to 5-1 win over Oilers
Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Vegas. Laurent Brossoit left at 11:44 of the first period after turning away three of four shots. Adin Hill came on and stopped all 25 shots he saw. Warren Foegele scored the first goal of the game for Edmonton before the Golden Knights countered with five. Stuart Skinner was pulled in the second period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell replaced him and made nine saves. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is here Wednesday night, followed by Game 5 on Friday night at Las Vegas.

Tonight
Carolina Panthers at New Jersey Devils, 7:00 p.m.                    (CAR leads 2-1)
Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken, 9:30 p.m.                               (SEA leads 2-1)

NHL – Blackhawks win NHL draft lottery, get to pick Connor Bedard
The Chicago Blackhawks have won the NHL draft lottery and the right to select Connor Bedard with the first pick. Chicago had the third-highest odds of winning it at 11.5%. Bedard is considered the top draft-eligible prospect available since Connor McDavid in 2015. Bedard’s 72 goals and 143 points with Regina of the Western Hockey League were the most of any junior hockey player in Canada. League-worst Anaheim won the lottery to pick second and choose among forwards Adam Fantilli from the University of Michigan, Matvei Michkov from Russia and Leo Carlsson from Sweden at the draft June 28 in Nashville. The Detroit Red Wings will have the 9th selection.

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Miami Heat 109, New York Knicks 101                                     (MIA leads 3-1)
Los Angles Lakers 104, Golden State Warriors 101                   (LAL leads 3-1)

Heat 109, Knicks 101 – Heat take 3-1 lead, hold off Knicks 109-101 for Game 4 win
Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and added 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the New York Knicks 109-101. Max Strus scored 16, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10 for the Heat. Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the East semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and the first potential clincher — awaiting in New York on Wednesday night. Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists for fifth-seeded New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 for the Knicks before fouling out with about three minutes left.

Lakers 104, Warriors 101 – Lakers rally past Warriors 104-101, take 3-1 series lead
Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who moved to the brink of an improbable trip to the Western Conference finals with their eighth consecutive home victory since March. Los Angeles overcame Stephen Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker.

Tonight
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.                        (Series tied 2-2)
Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m.                            (Series tied 2-2)

NCAA – Iowa, Iowa St announce investigations into athlete gambling
The University of Iowa says 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation. Iowa State acknowledged about 15 of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules. Last week, Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team. NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and staff from betting on amateur, collegiate and professional sports in which the NCAA conducts a championship.

Golf – Tiger Woods’ lawyers try to stop ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit
Attorneys for golf superstar Tiger Woods will soon be in court in an attempt to halt a lawsuit his ex-girlfriend filed against him. The attorneys are expected to argue in a Florida court Tuesday that Erica Herman signed a nondisclosure agreement with the golfer requiring that any disagreement between the two must be decided by an arbitrator in private. Herman is arguing that the contract should be thrown out. She was working as the manager of his Florida restaurant when their romantic relationship began. She says she signed the agreement under duress because he threatened to fire her if she didn’t, His lawyers deny that.

NFL – Bills’ Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns by well-wishers after his on-field collapse to fund his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision begins the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. Hamlin first started Chasing M’s Foundation in May 2020 when he was still a student playing with the University of Pittsburgh. His spokesperson said they applied last month for retroactive tax-exempt status for the nonprofit.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
No games yesterday

Today
Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 6:35 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer
St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 1 – TIE
Saugatuck 4, Our Lady of the Lake 0
Mattawan 10, Battle Creek Central 0
Portage Central 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 1
Gull Lake 5, Kalamazoo Central 0
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 0
Paw Paw 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE
Vicksburg 8, Niles 0
Otsego 6, Sturgis 0
Plainwell 8, Three Rivers 0
South Haven 8, Watervliet 0
Holland Black River 8, Coloma 0
Fennville 4, Bridgman 0
Berrien Springs 8, Covert 0
New Buffalo 1, Buchanan 0
Allegan 8, Schoolcraft 0
Comstock 4, Marcellus 0
Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Delton-Kellogg 2
Kalamazoo Christian 6, Lawton 0
Parchment 5, Constantine 1

Baseball
Brandywine 11, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1
Brandywine 5, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2
Loy Norrix 12, River Valley 2 – Game 1
Loy Norrix 13, River Valley 1 – Game 2
Lawrence 11, Cassopolis 5 – Game 1
Lawrence 6, Cassopolis 0 – Game 2
Marcellus 15, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1
Marcellus 10, Bloomingdale 4 – Game 2
Kalamazoo Central 8, Plainwell 5
Portage Northern 7, Kalamazoo Hackett 1

Girls Tennis
Brandywine 8, Three Rivers 0

Softball
St. Joseph at Zeeland West, cancelled
Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1
Brandywine 10, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 2
Buchanan 4, Bronson 3 – Game 1
Buchanan 7, Bronson 6 – Game 2
Cassopolis 10, Lawrence 0 – Game 1
Cassopolis 19, Lawrence 9 – Game 2
Three Rivers 5, Kalamazoo Central 4 – Game 1
Three Rivers 12, Kalamazoo Central 6 – Game 2
Portage Central 6, Kalamazoo Christian 2 – Game 1
Kalamazoo Christian 8, Portage Central 7 – Game 2
Lawton at Paw Paw, cancelled
Parchment 2, Constantine 0 – Game 1
Parchment 11, Constantine 1 – Game 2

Track and Field
St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan
Boys:    St. Joseph 117, Lakeshore 43
Boys:    St. Joseph 103, Mattawan 59
Boys:    Mattawan 80, Lakeshore 77
Girls:    St. Joseph 104.5, Lakeshore 54.5
Girls:    St. Joseph 126, Mattawan 29
Girls:    Lakeshore 112, Mattawan 39

Today
Soccer
Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m.
Lowell at Allegan, 6:00 p.m.
Bangor at Bloomingdale, 5:30 p.m.

Baseball
Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m.
New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m.
South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m.
Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m.
Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m.
Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m.
Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m.
Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m.
Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.
Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.
Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m.
White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m.

Softball
Benton Harbor at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m.
South Haven at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m.
Allegan at Coloma, 4:30 p.m.
Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m.
Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m.
Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Bangor, 4:30 p.m.
Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m.
Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m.
Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.
Constantine at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.
Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m.
White Pigeon at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m.
Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Tennis
Buchanan at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m.
South Haven at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Golf
Lakeland Conference at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m. (Harbor Shores)
Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, Dowagiac

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Detroit Tigers 6
Miami Marlins 5, Chicago Cubs 4 – 14 Innings
Chicago White Sox 17, Cincinnati Reds 4

Cardinals 12, Tigers 6 – Goldschmidt 3 HRs, Cards end 8-game skid, beat Tigers 12-6
Paul Goldschmidt homered three times, Brendan Donovan hit a three-run drive and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped an eight-game losing streak with a 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers. Goldschmidt, had four hits and four RBIs. Lars Nootbaar added a two-run single to cap off a seven-run sixth inning for the Cardinals, who had been on their longest skid in 16 years. Jake Rogers hit a grand slam for the Tigers, whose five-game winning steak was stopped.

Marlins 5, Cubs 4 – F/14 – Marlins stop 5-game slide with 14-inning win over Cubs
Garrett Hampson scored on Adbert Alzolay’s balk in the 14th inning, and the Miami Marlins stopped a five-game slide by outlasting the Chicago Cubs for a wild 5-4 victory. Hampson opened the inning on second as the automatic runner. He advanced on Luis Arraez’s groundout and trotted home when Alzolay was called for a balk with a 2-2 count on Jesús Sánchez. Steven Okert got three outs for the win, and Andrew Nardi pitched the 14th for his first career save.

White Sox 17, Reds 4 – White Sox score 11 in 2nd, beat Reds 17-4
Hanser Alberto had four hits, a career-high four RBIs and Chicago scored 11 runs in the second inning to rout the Cincinnati Reds 17-4 on Sunday. The 11 runs are the most for the team in one inning in 16 years and third-most ever for the franchise. The White Sox had 11 runs in the fifth at Kansas City on Sept. 17, 2007. Chicago, which came in batting .176 with runners in scoring position, delivered plenty of big hits against Graham Ashcraft (2-1) in the second, sending 14 batters to the plate. Michael Kopech (1-3) allowed four solo homers by pitched six innings to earn his first victory of the season.

Tonight
Detroit (Wentz 0-3) at Cleveland (Bibee 1-0), 6:10 p.m.   News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50
Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-4), 7:40 p.m.
St. Louis (Mikolas 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2), 7:40 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
New Jersey Devils 8, Carolina Hurricanes 4                             (CAR leads 2-1)
Florida Panthers 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – OT                        (FLA leads 3-0)
Seattle Kraken 7, Dallas Stars 2                                           (SEA leads 2-1)

Devils 8, Hurricanes 4 – Devils answer in Game 3, rout Canes 8-4, deficit now 2-1
Jack Hughes scored two goals, set up two more and had a near fight as the New Jersey Devils began the task of digging out of another hole with a 8-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Sunday. Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Damon Severson added their first goals of playoffs and Vitek Vanecek returned to the net and made 26 saves in helping New Jersey cut its deficit in the best-of-seven series to 2-1.

Panthers 3, Leafs 2 – OT – Reinhart the hero, as Panthers top Leafs in OT for 3-0 lead
Sam Reinhart scored 3:02 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Reinhart dumped the puck off the boards behind the net to set up his game-winner, taking a pass back from Anton Lundell and scoring to give Florida its first 3-0 series lead in 27 years. Anthony Duclair and Carter Verhaeghe scored for Florida. Sam Lafferty and Erik Gustafsson scored for Toronto.

Kraken 7, Stars 2 – Kraken ride 2nd period outburst, thump Stars 7-2 in Game 3
Jordan Eberle sparked a five-goal outburst in the second period with his fourth goal of the playoffs, Philipp Grubauer made 24 saves and the Seattle Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 7-2 to take a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference semifinal. Eberle’s goal was just the start for Seattle. Alex Wennberg doubled the lead 1:26 after Eberle’s goal; Carson Soucy became Seattle’s 16th different goal scorer this postseason, beating Oettinger five-hole at 6:30; and Matty Beniers made it 4-0 at 8:22.

Tonight
Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers, 8:30 p.m.                 (Series tied 1-1)

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Philadelphia 76ers 116, Boston Celtics 115 – OT                      (Series tied 2-2)
Phoenix Suns 129, Denver Nuggets 124                                  (Series tied 2-2)

Sixers 116, Celtics 115 – OT – Harden makes winning 3 in OT, 76ers tie series with Celtics
James Harden hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in overtime and scored 42 points to help the Philadelphia 76ers stave off a wild Boston Celtics comeback in a 116-115 victory on Sunday that evened their playoff series at 2-2. Marcus Smart’s potential winner was a tick too late and the Celtics now head home for Tuesday’s Game 5. Joel Embiid had 34 points and 13 rebounds. Harden added nine assists and eight rebounds. Jayson Tatum struggled to score early but finished with 24 points, 18 rebounds, six assists and four blocks.

Suns 129, Nuggets 124 – Booker, Durant both score 36, Suns even series with Nuggets
Devin Booker had 36 points and 12 assists, Kevin Durant also had 36 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 129-124 to even their Western Conference semifinal playoff series at two games apiece. Backup guard Landry Shamet made four crucial 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to keep the Suns ahead. Denver lost despite a huge game from MVP runner-up Nikola Jokic, who poured in 53 points. The Suns took a 98-92 lead into the fourth quarter after a scoring flurry from Booker, who had 17 points in the third. Phoenix wouldn’t trail in the fourth. The series returns to Denver for Game 5 on Tuesday.

Tonight
New York Knicks at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.                                (MIA leads 2-1)
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:00 p.m.          (LAL leads 2-1)

NBA – 76ers’ Harden visits with Michigan State shooting victim
James Harden met with Michigan State shooting victim John Hao before a playoff game. Then he signed his sneakers and gave them to Hao after scoring 42 points and making the winning shot in overtime. The 20-year-old Hao was paralyzed from the chest down in a February shooting on the East Lansing campus that killed three students and injured five others. Harden learned Hao was a fan of his and the two struck up a friendship over FaceTime. Harden also donated sneakers and money toward Hao’s recovery. Hao recently left a Chicago rehabilitation facility and said he may move with his family back to China.

NBA – Nick Gilbert, son of Cavaliers owner, dies at 26
Nicolas “Nick” Gilbert, the son of Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert who became the team’s good luck charm at NBA draft lotteries, has died. He was 26. A funeral announcement posted by the Ira Kaufman Chapel said Gilbert died Saturday “peacefully at home surrounded by family.” Gilbert was diagnosed as a child with neurofibromatosis (NF1), a genetic condition that causes tumors to grow in the brain, spinal cord and skin. Wearing a signature bow tie and dark-rimmed glasses, Gilbert became a sensation at the 2011 draft lottery.

NBA – Analysis: Wemby’s farewell tour will be a French celebration
Victor Wembanyama’s first basket on Sunday night looked so easy. He deflected a pass, ran it down, dribbled twice and dunked the ball with his left hand. And 15,000 people roared. He’s called a generational talent, though really, there’s never been one in France quite like Wembanyama. The 7-foot-3, 19-year-old, soon-to-be No. 1 pick in the NBA draft is on his farewell tour of his homeland, playing his final pro games there before he comes to North America and accepts the challenge of trying to truly become the game’s next superstar.

Golf – PGA – Clark holds off Schauffele for first PGA win at Wells Fargo
Wyndham Clark shot 68 on Sunday for a four-shot victory over Xander Schauffele at the Wells Fargo Championship to earn his first career win on the PGA Tour. Clark finished the tournament at 19-under 265, the second-lowest score in relation to par in tournament history behind only three-time champion Rory McIlroy’s 21-under 267 in 2015 when par for the course was 72. Clark struggled to hold back tears as he sank a bogey putt on the 18th hole to seal the win. Schauffele has accuracy issues with his driver on Sunday and shot 70, finishing at 15 under. Tyrrell Hatton and Harry English finished tied for third at 12 under, one shot better than Tommy Fleetwood and Adam Scott. Defending champion Max Homa shot 70 on Sunday and finished tied for ninth at 9-under 275.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Lansing Lugnuts 4, Dayton Dragons 3
Great Lakes Loons 9, Quad Cities River Bandits 6
Cedar Rapids Kernels 6, South Bend Cubs 1
West Michigan Whitecaps 7, Beloit Sky Carp 2

Today
No games tonight

MHSAA – High School Sports
Today
Girls Soccer
St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Saugatuck, 5:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m.
Portage Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m.
Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m.
Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m.
Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.
Vicksburg at Niles, 6:30 p.m.
Otsego at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m.
Plainwell at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m.
Watervliet at South Haven, 6:30 p.m.
Holland Black River at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.
Fennville at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Covert, 5:00 p.m.
Buchanan at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m.
Allegan at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.
Comstock at Marcellus, 5:30 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.
Constantine at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.

Baseball
Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m.
Fennville at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m.
Loy Norrix at River Valley, 4:15 p.m.
Lawrence at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m.
Bangor at Centreville, 4:30 p.m.
Hartford at Comstock, 4:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m.
Decatur at Mendon, 4:30 p.m.
Portage Central at Otsego, 4:00 p.m.
Plainwell at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m.
Otsego at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m.
Martin at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m.

Softball
St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 5:00 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m.
Howardsville Chr. at River Valley, 4:15 p.m.
Fennville at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m.
Bronson at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m.
Lawrence at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m.
Bangor at Centreville, 4:30 p.m.
Hartford at Comstock, 4:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m.
Decatur at Mendon, 4:30 p.m.
Three Rivers at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m.
Otsego at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m.
Lawton at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m.
Wyoming at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m.
Constantine at Parchment, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Golf
Battle Creek Lakeview Invitational, 9:00 p.m.
St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Battle Creek Lakeview, Loy Norrix, Portage Central, Parchment, Kalamazoo Central, Harper Creek, Pennfield, Coldwater, Marshall, Mattawan, Gull Lake, Vicksburg, Niles,

Girls Tennis
Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m.

Track and Field
St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 2, New York Mets 0
Washington Nationals 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Minnesota Twins 7, Chicago White Sox 3 – 12 Innings

Tigers 2, Mets 0 – Justin Verlander gives up 2 HRs in Tigers’ 2-0 win over Mets
Justin Verlander gave up back-to-back home runs in his New York Mets debut and Eduardo Rodriguez threw eight scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers completed a three-game sweep with a 2-0 win. Riley Greene and Javier Baez hit solo homers off Verlander in the first inning and that was enough offense for Detroit. Rodriguez gave up just two hits and one walk while striking out nine. Alex Lange pitched the ninth for his fifth save. Verlander settled in after his rough start, showing signs of the form that made him one of the game’s all-time greats.

Nationals 4, Cubs 3 – Call’s walk-off homer gives Nationals 4-3 win over Cubs
Alex Call hit a game-ending homer leading off the ninth inning, and the Washington Nationals recovered after blowing a 3-0 lead to beat Chicago 4-3 and take three of four from the skidding Cubs. Call lofted the only pitch from Brad Boxberger just inside the left-field foul pole and was greeted at the plate by exuberant teammates, who dumped a bucket of blue Gatorade on his head. Washington led 3-0 after seven near-flawless innings by starter Patrick Corbin, but the Cubs tied it in the 8th against Hunter Harvey. Kyle Finnegan pitched out of a jam in the 9th for the win.

Twins 7, White Sox 3 – F/12 – Correa, Buxton lift Twins over White Sox in 12 innings
Carlos Correa drove in a run during Minnesota’s five-run 12th inning, and he and Byron Buxton homered to lift the Twins over the Chicago White Sox 7-3 Thursday and avoid a three-game sweep. The AL Central-leading Twins had lost three of four. Correa spurred Minnesota to victory hours after downplaying remarks from Chicago reliever Keynan Middleton, who called Correa “a cheater.” Eloy Jiménez homered for the White Sox, who ended a three-game winning streak.

Today
Miami (Cabrera 2-2) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 4-0), 2:20 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Lynn 0-4) at Cincinnati (Greene 0-1), 6:40 p.m.
Detroit (Boyd 1-2) at St. Louis (Montgomery 2-4), 8:15 p.m.       News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:50

NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Florida Panthers 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                              (FLA leads 2-0)
Dallas Stars 4, Seattle Kraken 2                                           (Series tied 1-1)

Panthers 3, Leafs 2 – Panthers beat Maple Leafs 3-2, take 2-game lead in series
Sergei Bobrovsky made 35 saves and the Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series. Anton Lundell had a goal and an assist, and Aleksander Barkov and Gustav Forsling also scored for Florida. Ryan O’Reilly and Alexander Kerfoot scored for Toronto, which blew a 2-0 lead. Ilya Samsonov stopped 26 shots.

Stars 4, Kraken 2 – Pavelski scores again, Stars beat Kraken 4-2 to even series
Joe Pavelski scored his fifth goal in two games since returning from concussion protocol as the Dallas Stars beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 to even the second-round series at a game each. Wyatt Johnston, had a goal and assisted on the goal by the 38-year-old Pavelski. Game 3 is Sunday night in Seattle. Evgenii Dadonov and Tyler Seguin also scored for the Stars. Tye Kartye and Jordan Eberle had goals for the Kraken.

Tonight
New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, 8:00 p.m.                  (CAR leads 1-0)

NCAAMBB – Michigan transfer Dickinson headed to Kansas next season
All-American forward Hunter Dickinson, arguably the top player in the transfer portal after deciding to leave Michigan, says he is headed to Kansas for the upcoming season. Dickinson announced his next school Thursday on social media. He chose the Jayhawks after visits to Villanova, Kentucky, Maryland and Georgetown. The 7-foot-1 center led the Wolverines to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a trip to the Elite Eight as a freshman during the 2020-21 season. Dickinson averaged 18.6 points in helping them reach the Sweet 16 two years ago and 18.5 points and a career-best 9.0 rebounds last season, when he was voted an honorable mention All-American.

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Golden State Warriors 127, Los Angeles Lakers 100                 (Series tied 1-1)

Warriors 127, Lakers 100 – Thompson scores 30, Warriors adjust to beat Lakers 127-100
Klay Thompson scored 30 points with eight 3-pointers, Golden State limited Anthony Davis while allowing LeBron James 23 points, and the defending champion Warriors evened their Western Conference semifinal with the Los Angeles Lakers at one game apiece with a 127-100 win. Stephen Curry added 20 points 12 assists and four rebounds as Splash Brother Thompson shined to help Golden State make 21 more 3-pointers — giving the Warriors an NBA record for most in the first two games of a playoff series at 42. James’ Cavaliers hit 40 against Atlanta in the 2016 second round.

Tonight
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:30 p.m.                        (Series tied 1-1)
Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns, 10:00 p.m.                            (DEN leads 2-0)

NBA – Bucks fire Budenholzer as coach after early playoff exit
The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Mike Budenholzer just over a week after their stunning first-round playoff loss to the Miami Heat spoiled a season in which they owned the NBA’s best record. Budenholzer’s ouster comes just two years after he directed the Bucks to their first NBA title in half a century. The move also comes three weeks after the NBA finalized Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s purchase of a 25% stake in the team.

NBA – Pistons, ex-exec Murphy named in sex harassment lawsuit
A female former employee of the Detroit Pistons has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the team and its now-fired assistant general manager. The Pistons announced Thursday that Rob Murphy “no longer works for the Detroit Pistons or Motor City Cruise, in any capacity.” The team says Murphy was terminated for violating company policy and the terms of his employment agreement. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court. It alleges that Murphy made sexual comments about the woman’s body, repeatedly pressured her to engage in a sexual relationship with him, groped her buttocks and breasts and promised professional and personal advancement if she acquiesced to his demands.

Horse Racing – Churchill Downs suspends trainer Joseph after 2 horse deaths
Churchill Downs has suspended trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. indefinitely and Lord Miles, who is trained by Joseph, has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby days after the sudden death of two of his horses at the track. The suspension prohibits Joseph, or any trainer directly or indirectly employed by him, from entering horses in races or applying for stalls at all Churchill Downs Inc.-owned tracks. The decision comes after the deaths of Parents Pride on Saturday and Chasing Artie on Tuesday. Both collapsed on the track and died after races.

NFL – New York, California probing workplace discrimination at NFL
The attorneys general of New York and California are investigating allegations of workplace discrimination at the NFL. Letitia James of New York and Rob Bonta of California said Thursday that they have issued subpoenas to NFL executives as part of an examination into the workplace culture at the league’s corporate offices in both states. The officials are both Democrats. They say they are exercising their legal authority to seek information from the NFL regarding allegations of gender pay disparities, harassment, and gender and racial discrimination. The league is calling the allegations “entirely inconsistent with the NFL’s values and practices.”

NFL – Bears sign 4 of their 10 draft picks to 4-year contracts
The Chicago Bears have signed four of their 10 draft picks to four-year contracts. The Bears agreed to deals with Minnesota cornerback Terell Smith, Oregon linebacker Noah Sewell, Kennesaw State defensive tackle Travis Bell and Stanford safety Kendall Williamson. Smith and Sewell were selected in the fifth round. Bell and Williamson were seventh-rounders. Sewell is the brother of Detroit Lions tackle Penei Sewell. The Bears also agreed to deals with 14 undrafted free agents. That includes record-setting Division II Shepherd quarterback Tyson Bagent. He set the NCAA’s all-division mark with 159 career touchdown passes while finishing with 17,034 yards.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Yesterday
Baseball
Glen Oaks C.C. 5, Lake Michigan College 3 – Game 1
Glen Oaks C.C. 17, Lake Michigan College 7 – Game 2

Today
Softball
Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley C.C., 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (doubleheader)

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Dayton 7, Lansing 4 – Game 1
Lansing 6, Dayton 5 – Game 2
Great Lakes 4, Quad Cities 2
Cedar Rapids 8, South Bend 1
West Michigan 4, Beloit 3

Today
Quad Cities River Bandits at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.
Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 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
Lakeshore 2, Mattawan 0
Holland 5, Niles 0
Berrien Springs 3, New Buffalo 0
Fennville 3, Watervliet 0
Hartford 3, Coloma 2
Saugatuck 3, Holland Black River 0
Kalamazoo Christian 8, Delton-Kellogg 0
Comstock 7, Bloomingdale 2

Baseball
St. Joseph 12, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 9 – Game 1
St. Joseph 2, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 – Game 2
Lakeshore 11, Kalamazoo Central 3 – Game 1
Lakeshore 9, Kalamazoo Central 4 – Game 2
Portage Northern 4, Mattawan 2 – Game 1
Portage Northern 3, Mattawan 2 – Game 2
Watervliet 9, Grant 1 (at LMCU Ballpark)
Dowagiac 13, Paw Paw 9 – Game 1
Paw Paw 9, Dowagiac 4 – Game 2
Three Rivers 6, Plainwell 4 – Game 1
Plainwell 14, Three Rivers 1 – Game 2
Gobles 7, Lawton 2 – Game 1
Gobles 10, Lawton 0 – Game 2
Decatur 22, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1
Decatur 17, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 2

Softball
Lakeshore 1, Kalamazoo Central 0 – Game 1
Lakeshore 9, Kalamazoo Central 4 – Game 2
Michigan Lutheran 13, Howardsville Chr. 12 – Game 1
Michigan Lutheran 17, Howardsville Chr. 2 – Game 2
Paw Paw 3, Dowagiac 2 – Game 1
Dowagiac 16, Paw Paw 9 – Game 2
Marcellus 14, Lawrence 2 – Game 1
Marcellus 20, Lawrence 0 – Game 2

Girls Tennis
St. Joseph 7, Zeeland West 1

Today
Track and Field
2023 St. Joseph/Benton Harbor Rotary Track Meet – Dickinson Stadium, St. Joseph, 4:30 p.m.
St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Bridgman, Countryside Charter, Coloma, Covert, Dowagiac, Eau Claire, New Buffalo, Niles,
Our Lady of the Lake, River Valley, South Haven, Watervliet.

Baseball
Climax-Scotts at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.
River Valley at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m.
Eau Claire at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m.
Berrien Springs at South Haven, 4:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m.
Vicksburg at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m.
Lawton at Constantine, 4:30 p.m.
Kal. Hackett at Jackson Lumen Christi, 4:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Martin, 4:30 p.m.

Softball
River Valley at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m.
Bridgman at Martin, 4:30 p.m.
Berrien Springs at South Haven, 4:00 p.m.
Vicksburg at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m.
Lawton at Constantine, 4:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Decatur, 4:30 p.m.
Quincy at Mendon, 5:00 p.m.

Girls Soccer
Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Black River, 6:00 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Paw Paw, 5:00 p.m.
South Haven at Bangor, 6:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m.
Mattawan at Marshall, 6:30 p.m.
Plainwell at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m.
Vicksburg at Grass Lake, 5:30 p.m.
Constantine at Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m.

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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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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
Chicago Cubs 5, Washington Nationals 1
Tigers and White Sox were off

Cubs 5, Nationals 1 – Swanson homers, Smyly sharp as Cubs beat Nationals 5-1
Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer and Drew Smyly delivered seven solid innings as the Chicago Cubs bounced back from a rough series at Miami to beat the Washington Nationals 5-1. Swanson went 3-for-5, including a double and his second homer of the season. His blast to left-center in the fifth inning made it 4-1 — a welcome advantage for the Cubs, who snapped a three-game skid. All those losses to the Marlins were by one run. Smyly allowed a homer by Lane Thomas in the second inning but cruised from there, throwing just 84 pitches.

Tonight
N.Y. Mets (Lucchesi 1-0) at Detroit (Lorenzen 0-1), 6:40 p.m.     News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15
Chicago Cubs (Wesneski 2-1) at Washington (Williams 1-1), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Ryan 5-0) at Chicago White Sox (Kopech 0-3), 7:10 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Last Night – Round 1
New Jersey Devils 4, New York Rangers 0                                (NJD wins 4-3)

Devils 4, Rangers 0 – Devils blank Rangers in Game 7, face Canes in second round
Akira Schmid rebounded from his only bad game and made 31 saves in Game 7 to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers Monday night in an entertaining first-round playoff series. Michael McLeod and Tomas Tatar scored second-period goals in the series decider and Erik Haula and Jesper Bratt added insurance goals in game between the long-time Hudson River rivals. Coming off a franchise best 52-win season, the Devils will open the Eastern Conference semifinals on Wednesday against the Metropolitan Division-winning Hurricanes in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Tonight – Round 2
Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 p.m.                   (Game 1)
Seattle Kraken at Dallas Stars, 9:30 p.m.                               (Game 1)

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Philadelphia 76ers 119, Boston Celtics 115                            (PHI leads 1-0)
Denver Nuggets 98, Phoenix Suns 87                                      (DEN leads 2-0)

Sixers 119, Celtics 115 – Harden scores 45, hits late 3 as 76ers down Celtics 119-115
James Harden matched his playoff career high with 45 points and hit a go-ahead, step-back 3-pointer over Al Horford with 8.7 seconds left as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied without Joel Embiid to beat the Boston Celtics 119-115 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal. Tyrese Maxey added 26 points and Tobias Harris finished with 18 for the Sixers, who made 17 3-pointers in the absence of MVP finalist Embiid, who sat out with a sprained right knee. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 39 points and 11 rebounds. Jaylen Brown added 23 points. Boston hosts Game 2 on Wednesday night.

Nuggets 98, Suns 87 – Nikola Jokic’s 39 points leads Nuggets past Suns 97-87
Nikola Jokic scored 39 points and pulled down 16 rebounds on the eve of the NBA MVP announcement to rally the Denver Nuggets to a 97-87 win over Phoenix on Monday night, giving them a 2-0 lead over the Suns in the Western Conference semifinals.  Devin Booker led Phoenix with 35 points and Kevin Durant added 24 but they combined to miss a whopping 32 shots, including 14 from long range. The Suns held Murray to 10 points 48 hours after he went off for 34 but they had no answers for Jokic. Aaron Gordon added 16 points and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 14 points and went 4 for 4 from beyond the arc, including back-to-back swishes that erased the 73-70 deficit and put the Nuggets ahead for good early in the fourth quarter.

Tonight
Miami Heat at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m.                                (MIA leads 1-0)
Los Angles Lakers at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m.            (Game 1)

Horse Racing – Forte is 3-1 favorite for Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
Todd Pletcher-trained colt Forte and Brad Cox’s filly Wet Paint are the morning line favorites respectively for the 149th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. Forte, the 2-year-old champion whose 190 points led the Derby qualifying trail, drew the No. 15 post at 3-1 odds on Monday for the $3 million premier race for 3-year-olds. Stablemate Tapit Trice is the 5-1 second choice after drawing the No. 5 post, with Cox’s Angel of Empire the 8-1 third choice after drawing the No. 14 post. Wet Paint drew the No. 7 post for the Oaks at 5-2 odds.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
No games last night

Today
Quad Cities River Bandits at Great Lakes Loons, 11:05 a.m.
Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m.
Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 6:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:05 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer
St. Joseph 2, Gull Lake 1
Eleah Hedstrom’s second goal of the game came just 68 seconds after Gull Lake tied the game and the Bears went on for a 2-1 road win over the 2nd ranked Blue Devils.  Megan Painter had the assist on the game winning goal and Clara Berry made 6 saves on 7 shots for the win.  St. Joe improves to 8-3-1 and will host Battle Creek Central on Wednesday

Saugatuck 3, South Haven 0
Kalamazoo Christian 8, Constantine 0
Schoolcraft 1, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 – TIE
Portage Central 2, Portage Northern 1
Hastings 8, Sturgis 0
G.R. Covenant Christian 2, Otsego 2 – TIE
Plainwell 3, Harper Creek 0

Today
Baseball
Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m.
Benton Harbor at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m.
South Haven at Coloma, 4:30 p.m.
River Valley at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m.
Brandywine at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Paw Paw, Cancelled
Niles at Vicksburg, Cancelled
Fennville at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.
Saugatuck at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m.
Martin at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.
Gobles at Holland Black River, 4:30 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.

Softball
Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m.
Howardsville Christian at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m.
South Haven at Coloma, 4:30 p.m.
Brandywine at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Paw Paw, Cancelled
Niles at Vicksburg, Cancelled
Fennville at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.
Saugatuck at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m.
Martin at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.
Gobles at Holland Black River, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer
Covert at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.
Parchment at Allegan, 6:00 p.m.
Calhoun Christian at Marcellus, 5:30 p.m.

Track and Field
Portage Central at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.

Girls Tennis
Buchanan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.

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This week, we talk Berrien Springs Football, Lakeshore Boys Track, Rotary Track Meet, and Michigan Lutheran Softball…

 

 

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The WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Grace Chisek of Watervliet high school softball.  Grace is a junior at Watervliet and carries a 4.0 GPA.

During the week, Watervliet went a perfect 7-0, sweeping a doubleheader against Allegan 17-0, 15-1.  Two days later, Watervliet swept another doubleheader against Delton-Kellog, winning 18-7 and 7-5.  Then that Saturday, Watervliet not only took part in, but won the Gull Lake softball invitational Gold Division Championship, after defeating Division 1 Byron Center 8-3, beating Division 2 Vicksburg 12-8, and then beating 17th ranked Grass Lake 10-8 in the Champion Game.  In those 7 game, Grace was 15 of 27 at the plate with 2 home runs, a triple, 11 RBI, and 15 runs scored.  She also drew a number of walks during her plate appearances. Grace is also a member of the Panther Volleyball, and Basketball teams, and was named MVP for volleyball, and co-MVP for basketball.   We talked with Grace and Watervliet head coach Tom Golden on Thursday prior to a doubleheader against Dowagiac.

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