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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
San Francisco Giants 4, Detroit Tigers 3
Chicago White Sox 11, Los Angeles Angels 4
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Giants 4, Tigers 3 – Yastrzemski’s bat, glove help Giants hold off Tigers 4-3
Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run single and made a beautiful catch in the outfield on Miguel Cabrera’s sharp liner, and the San Francisco Giants held off the Detroit Tigers 4-3. Giants lefty Carlos Rodón allowed one run and seven hits in six innings without a walk. Rodón has permitted just two runs over his last 27 innings. Yastrzemski’s leaping catch on the run in right field in the eighth robbed Cabrera of a likely extra-base hit

White Sox 11, Angels 4 – Robert leads 17-hit White Sox attack in 11-4 win over Halos
Josh Harrison and Luis Robert hit two-run homers during Chicago’s five-run fifth inning, and the White Sox pounded out 17 hits in an 11-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. José Abreu and Yoán Moncada had RBI doubles during a five-run seventh for the White Sox, who rallied from an early three-run deficit with multi-hit games from seven batters to win for only the second time in seven games. Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani hit back-to-back homers in the third inning for Los Angeles, which has lost five of eight. Johnny Cueto recovered from yielding three homers in a shaky third to pitch six innings for Chicago.

Reds 5, Cubs 3 – Luis Castillo strikes out 11 as Reds beat Cubs 5-3
Luis Castillo struck out 11 over six shutout innings in his first win in a month, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 victory over Keegan Thompson and the Chicago Cubs. Castillo allowed five hits and walked three while throwing a career-high 123 pitches. Jonathan India hit a three-run homer for Cincinnati in the opener of a three-game series between the worst teams in the not-very-good NL Central. Thompson was charged with four runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. The right-hander struck out eight and walked none.

Today
Detroit (García 2-2) at San Francisco (Wood 5-6), 3:45 p.m.       WSJM/WCSY 3:25
Cincinnati (Greene 3-8) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 2-5), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Kopech 2-4) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 6-4), 9:38 p.m.

MLB – Senators ask minor leaguers for information on MLB antitrust
The chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to an advocacy group for minor leaguers asking questions about baseball’s antitrust exemption. Sen. Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who chairs the committee, and Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, sent the letter Tuesday to Harry Marino, executive director of Advocates for Minor Leaguers. The senators asked for information on “the impact of the antitrust exemption on the negotiation of players’ length of contract, wages, housing or other working conditions.”

NBA – AP source: Knicks dealing Alec Burks, Noel to Pistons
A person with knowledge of the details says the New York Knicks are trading Nerlens Noel and Alec Burks to the Detroit Pistons. The move frees up nearly $20 million more for free agency. Having already agreed to send Kemba Walker to the Pistons on draft night, the Knicks have shed nearly $30 million in salary for next season in advance of free agency opening Thursday night. The person confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade wasn’t official. It was first reported by ESPN, which said the Knicks would also send the Pistons two second-round picks and cash.

NCAAFB – ACC changing scheduling model for football in ’23 and beyond
The Atlantic Coast Conference is going forward with a plan to change its football scheduling model, with the biggest change being the elimination of divisions. The new plan, adopted by the league’s athletic directors and faculty athletic representatives on Tuesday, will be what the league calls a 3-5-5 model and goes into effect with the 2023 season. All 14 of the ACC’s football members will have three permanent scheduling partners and play those schools each year. They’ll face the other 10 schools once every two years; five one year, five the next.

NFL – AP sources: NFL insists on indefinite suspension for Watson
The NFL insisted on an indefinite suspension while Deshaun Watson’s legal team argued there’s no basis for that punishment as both sides presented their cases in front of a retired judge in Delaware on Tuesday, two people in attendance told The Associated Press. The hearing will continue on Wednesday and Watson is scheduled to be there for the duration, according to the people who spoke on condition of anonymity because the hearing isn’t public. Former U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the NFL Players’ Association, will determine whether Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Today
Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky, 12:00 p.m.
Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury, 10:00 p.m.

WNBA – Trio of Chicago Sky players headline WNBA All-Star reserves
Courtney Vandersloot, Kahleah Copper and Emma Meesseman will get a chance to play before their home fans as the trio was selected as reserves for the WNBA All-Star Game on July 10 in Chicago. The Sky stars will join Candace Parker, who was voted in as a starter to the game last week. Other reserve guards picked on Tuesday included Washington’s Ariel Atkins, Phoenix’s Skylar Diggins-Smith, Seattle’s Jewell Loyd and Dallas’ Arike Ogunbowale. Atlanta rookie Rhyne Howard was also picked by the league’s 12 coaches, who voted for three guards, five frontcourt players and four players at either position regardless of conference. The coaches were not able to vote for their own players.

WNBA – Storm sign former MVP Tina Charles for the rest of season
The Seattle Storm have signed five-time first-team all-WNBA center Tina Charles for the rest of the season. The signing comes three days after she was let go by Phoenix. The 33-year-old Charles was averaging 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds in 16 games with the Mercury before the sides settled on a contract divorce last weekend. She’s expected to make her debut with Seattle on Wednesday night against Las Vegas. Charles was the league MVP in 2012. She averaged a career-high 23.4 points last season with Washington. She had signed with Phoenix in February.

Tennis – Wimbledon – Serena Williams loses at Wimbledon in 1st match in a year
Serena Williams has lost her first singles match in nearly a year. She was beat by 115th-ranked Harmony Tan of France in three sets at Wimbledon. Williams was two points from victory but could not finish the job and bowed out with a 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) defeat. Williams is a 23-time Grand Slam champion. The 40-year-old American had not competed in singles since she got injured in the first set of her first-round match at the All England Club on June 29, 2021. She has won Wimbledon seven times. This was Tan’s debut at the All England Club. The match lasted 3 hours, 11 minutes and was contested with the retractable roof shut for the last two sets.

US women beat Colombia 2-0; World Cup qualifying next
Kelley O’Hara scored in the 77th minute after a lengthy lightning delay, and the U.S. women beat Colombia 2-0 in Sandy, Utah. It was the final tuneup for the United States ahead of World Cup qualifying. The U.S. extended its unbeaten streak to 69 games on home soil. Lightning was reported near Rio Tinto Stadium in the 75th minute, causing play to be suspended for more than 30 minutes. The Americans went ahead on an own goal from Colombia’s Manuela Vanegas. Carson Pickett started for the United States, becoming the first player with a limb difference to appear for the national team. She was born without a left hand.

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Fort Wayne 8, West Michigan 3
Lake County 4, Lansing 2
Great Lakes 18, Dayton 6
South Bend 6, Beloit 3

Tonight
Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m.
Dayton Dragons at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m.

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NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals
Last Night
Colorado Avalanche 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1                    (COL Wins 4-2)

Avalanche 2, Lightning 1 – Avalanche dethrone Lightning to win Stanley Cup for 3rd time
The Colorado Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup after dethroning the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The Avalanche beat the Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final behind a goal and an assist from Nathan MacKinnon and the cup clinching goal from Artturi Lehkonen. Tampa Bay fell two victories short of becoming the NHL’s first three-peat champion since the early 1980s New York Islanders dynasty. Colorado’s core led by MacKinnon, captain Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen and longest-tenured player Erik Johnson finally got the job done after years of playoff disappointments. It’s the franchise’s third championship and first since 2001. Colorado Defenseman Cale Makar, who won the Norris Trophy, also wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs. He’s only the third player to do that and first since Nicklas Lidstrom won both in 2002 for the Detroit Red Wings.

NHL – Daly hands Stanley Cup to Avalanche in Bettman’s absence
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly presented the Stanley Cup to Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog in Commissioner Gary Bettman’s absence. Bettman previously tested positive for the coronavirus and was unable to produce enough negative results to get back to the series in time. It’s the first time someone other than Bettman has handed out the Cup and Conn Smythe trophy since Bettman became commissioner in the 1993 season.

MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Arizona Diamondbacks 11, Detroit Tigers 7
Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 – 10

Diamondback 11, Tigers 7 – Varsho, Smith help drive Arizona’s 11-7 win over Detroit
Daulton Varsho hit a three-run homer, Pavin Smith had a career-high four hits and three RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a series sweep with a 11-7 win over the Detroit Tigers. David Peralta also had three hits for Arizona, which snapped a five-game losing streak. Varsho’s homer was his 10th of the season, and came in a five-run sixth inning for Arizona. Former American League Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel made his debut for the Diamondbacks and gave up six hits and four earned runs in 4 1/3 innings. Reliever J.B. Wendelken (2-1) got the win for Arizona. Detroit starter Beau Brieske allowed five hits and five earned runs in 3 2/3 innings. Eric Haase homered and had three RBIs for Detroit.

White Sox 4, Orioles 3 – Cease strikes out 13, White Sox hold off Orioles 4-3
Dylan Cease struck out a career-high 13 over seven innings, Gavin Sheets homered and the Chicago White Sox avoided a four-game sweep, hanging on to beat Baltimore 4-3 after the Orioles scored twice in the ninth inning. The Orioles, aided by two errors by first baseman José Abreu, loaded the bases against Kendall Graveman with none out before Jonathan Araúz lined an RBI single. After pinch hitter Rougned Odor struck out, Cedric Mullins cut it to 4-3 with a sacrifice fly. Graveman struck out Trey Mancini, and the White Sox came away with the win after losing four straight.

Cubs 6, Cardinals 5 – F/10 – Cubs overcome 5-run deficit to beat Cards 6-5, Flaherty hurt
Willson Contreras hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning to drive in his third run of the game, and the Chicago Cubs overcame a five-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5. St. Louis led 5-0 but starter Jack Flaherty left after two innings because of right shoulder tightness, and the Cubs tied the score with a five-run fourth. The Cardinals have lost three of their last four games and seven of their last 10. Contreras hit a tying two-run single in the fourth and led off the 10th with an RBI single off Zack Thompson.

Tonight
Chicago White Sox (Giolito 4-4) at L.A. Angels (Syndergaard 4-6), 9:38 p.m.
Cubs and Tigers are off

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Chicago Sky 88, Minnesota Lynx 85

Sky 88, Lynx 85 – Vandersloot’s buzzer-beater gives Sky 88-85 win over Lynx
Courtney Vandersloot scored 18 points, including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, to help the Chicago Sky edge the Minnesota Lynx 88-85. Chicago inbounded in the frontcourt with 7.6 seconds to go. Vandersloot attempted to drive the right side, was stopped and handed off to Emma Meesseman, got the ball back and hit the winning shot from about 25 feet. Meesseman scored 15 points, Candace Parker 13, Rebekah Gardner 12 and Allie Quigley and Julie Allemand 11 each for the Sky (13-5). Vandersloot added six assists and five rebounds. Jessica Shepard and Kayla McBride scored 15 points each for the Lynx (5-14).

Tonight
Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury, 10:00 p.m.

NCAABSB – Mississippi wins first CWS title by sweeping Oklahoma
Mississippi scored twice on wild pitches in a three-run eighth inning and the Rebels won their first national baseball title, sweeping Oklahoma in the College World Series finals with a 4-2 victory. The Rebels became the eighth national champion since 2009 to come out of the Southeastern Conference. The trophy will stay in the Magnolia State for a second straight year. Mississippi State won last year. Ole Miss benefited from a runner interference call that took a run away from Oklahoma in the sixth inning. It also overcame a spectacular pitching performance by Cade Horton, who set a CWS finals record with 13 strikeouts.

Golf – PGA – Schauffele wins at Travelers after Theegala’s double bogey
Xander Schauffele won the Travelers Championship with a three-stroke swing on the final hole Sunday, hitting to 3 feet for birdie after rookie Sahith Theegala took two shots to get out of a bunker and made a double bogey in the group ahead. A stroke ahead entering the day, Schauffele finished with a 2-under 68 at TPC River Highlands to beat Theegala and J.T. Poston by two strokes. The Olympic champion had a 19-under 261 total. Theegala shot a 67, and Poston had a 64. Schauffele won for the sixth time on the PGA Tour and the second this season after teaming with Patrick Cantlay to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in April.

Golf – LPGA – Chun perseveres, holds off Thompson to win Women’s PGA
In Gee Chun rallied after losing the rest of her once-sizeable lead, overcoming a bogey-filled front nine to win the Women’s PGA Championship when Lexi Thompson faltered with her putter. Chun shot a 3-over 75 for the second consecutive day at Congressional, but that was enough to win her third major title by a stroke over Thompson and Minjee Lee. Chun led by six at the tournament’s midway point. Then she lost a three-shot advantage in the first three holes of the final round. But Thompson botched a short par putt on No. 14, bogeyed the 16th and three-putted on No. 17.

Tennis – Wimbledon – Could this be the year for a new Wimbledon men’s champion?
It’s been two decades since the Wimbledon men’s singles championship was won by someone outside the quartet of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. Could this be the year someone else earns that trophy? If that streak of titles collected by the so-called Big Four of men’s tennis does come to an end following this fortnight, 2021 runner-up Matteo Berrettini and Hubert Hurkacz are among those who have demonstrated they are among the other contenders with a chance. There has been more variety among the women’s title winners lately, with seven players dividing the past eight Wimbledon trophies, including Serena Williams.

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Beloit Sky Carp 11, Lansing Lugnuts 0
Great Lakes Loons 11, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 3
South Bend Cubs 10, Peoria Chiefs 7
West Michigan Whitecaps 4, Cedar Rapids Kernels 3

Tonight
No games tonight

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The Lakeshore Softball Team recently won the state championship for the 8th time in school history. Coach Denny Dock and a few of his seniors join Jonny Reinhardt to talk about the tradition of working hard not only on the field but also in the classroom.

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Jonny had a chance to talk with the Buchanan Baseball team that recently won the State title!

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NBA – Pistons draft Ivey at No. 5 and acquire No. 13 pick Duren
The Detroit Pistons have selected Purdue’s Jaden Ivey with the No. 5 overall pick in the NBA draft. Detroit’s rebuilding plan should get a boost with the addition of the dynamic player. The 6-foot-4, 195-pound Ivey can play point or shooting guard. The busy team acquired Memphis center Jalen Duren, who was drafted No. 13 overall by Charlotte and traded to New York. Detroit also added Knicks guard Kemba Walker in exchange for a 2025 first-round pick it acquired the previous day. The Pistons added Italian guard Gabriele Procida, who shot 38.3% on 3-pointers for Bologna.

NBA – Chicago Bulls take Arizona guard Dalen Terry at No. 18
The Chicago Bulls drafted Arizona guard Dalen Terry with the No. 18 pick, adding size and versatility in the backcourt as they try to take another step after making a big jump to reach the playoffs for the first time in five years. The 6-foot-7, 195-pound Terry averaged 8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.2 steals as a sophomore in coach Tommy Lloyd’s first season. Owning a 7-foot wingspan, he can guard multiple spots. And on offense, he can play on or off the ball. Chicago did not have a second-round pick as it was forfeited for a tampering violation.

NBA – Magic take Banchero 1st, Holmgren, Smith follow in NBA draft
The Orlando Magic selected Duke freshman Paolo Banchero with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. After leading the Blue Devils to the Final Four in coach Mike Krzyzewski’s final season, the 6-foot-10 forward was called first by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to begin the draft, beating out fellow first-year forwards Jabari Smith Jr. and Chet Holmgren. Banchero, wearing a purple suit full of bling, received a loud ovation inside Barclays Center, where Duke lost in the ACC Tournament final.   Notre Dame freshman Guard Blake Wesley went 25th overall to San Antonio.  Michigan had forward Caleb Houston go to Orlando at 32nd overall, his Wolverine teammated Moussa Diabate was taken 43rd overall to the LA Clippers.  Michigan State guard Max Christie was taken by the Lakers with the 35th overall pick. 

MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Baltimore Orioles 4, Chicago White Sox 0
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 7 – 10 Innings
Tigers were off

Orioles 4, White Sox 0 – Rookie Rutschman leads Orioles past hobbled White Sox 4-0
Rookie Adley Rutschman homered, doubled and drove in three runs to lead the Baltimore Orioles past the banged-up Chicago White Sox 4-0. Ryan Mountcastle had two doubles among his three hits as the Orioles won their second in a row and third in four. Dean Kremer tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings before three relievers finished off a nine-hit shutout. Kremer struck out four and walked one in his second straight scoreless outing and fourth start since returning from a strained right oblique on June 5. Jorge Lopez entered with one out in the ninth and fanned Tim Anderson and Andrew Vaughn for his 12th save.

Pirates 8, Cubs 7 – F/10 – Chavis stars with bat, defense, Pirates edge Cubs in 10
Michael Chavis hit a tying home run in the eighth before pulling off a defensive gem and delivering a game-ending single in the 10th, sending the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs 8-7. Chavis’ solo homer made it 7-all after the Cubs scored five times in the top of the eighth. In the 10th, Chavis charged a slow grounder by Jason Heyward toward first base and threw out Patrick Wisdom at the plate. The call stood after a Chicago challenge. In the bottom half, Chavis blooped a single to right and automatic runner Ke’Bryan Hayes scored in a collision with catcher Wilson Contreras. Hayes remained down for a few moments before walking off under his own power. Hayes homered earlier in the game.

Tonight
Baltimore (Voth 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Kopech 2-3), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-6) at St. Louis (Pallante 2-2), 8:15 p.m.
Detroit (García 1-2) at Arizona (Kelly 6-4), 9:40 p.m.                WSJM/WCSY 9:20

NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals
Tonight
Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche, 8:00 p.m.       (COL Leads 3-1)

NHL – Avalanche a win away from dethroning 2-time champ Lightning
The Colorado Avalanche are one win away from their third Stanley Cup title since relocating to Denver in 1995-96. Game 5 on Friday night against Tampa Bay will be in front of their home fans. It won’t be easy to secure. The two-time defending champion Lightning have bounced back before in these playoffs. They faced a 2-0 series deficit in the East final against the New York Rangers and were down 3-2 to Toronto in the first round. Tampa Bay must win three games in a row to claim its third consecutive Stanley Cup championship.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Dallas Wings 94, Indiana Fever 68
Chicago Sky 82, Los Angeles Sparks 59

Wings 94, Fever 68 – Ogunbowale hits 6 3-pointers, Dallas beats Indiana 94-68
Arike Ogunbowale hit six 3-pointers and scored 24 points, Isabelle Harrison added 16 points and the Dallas Wings beat the Indiana Fever 94-68. Ogunbowale scored 16 points in the first half, including 13 in the first quarter. Dallas led 55-38 at the break after shooting 50% from the field, including 8 of 14 from 3-point range. Ogunbowale, who made 6 of 9 3-pointers overall, also finished with six assists and five steals. Indiana turned it over 18 times and shot 39.7%. Teaira McCowan had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Dallas (9-9). Marina Mabrey added three 3-pointers and was 3 of 13 from the field. Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana (5-14) with 22 points.

Sky 82, Sparks 59 – Parker sets WNBA mark with 3rd triple-double, Sky beat LA
Candace Parker set a WNBA record with her third career triple-double, leading the Chicago Sky past the Los Angeles Sparks 82-59. Parker finished with 10 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists and accomplished the feat in three quarters. It was her second triple-double of the season and the third of her career moved her past Sheryl Swoopes, Courtney Vandersloot and Sabrina Ionescu, who have two apiece. Nneka Ogwumike scored 15 points and Brittney Sykes added 13 for LA.

NCAAFB – Top QB recruit Arch Manning tweets that he’s going to Texas
Prep quarterback Arch Manning has tweeted that he plans to play at Texas. Manning is going into his senior season at Isidore Newman. His Super Bowl MVP uncles Peyton and Eli Manning also attended the prep school in New Orleans. Peyton Manning played his college ball at Tennessee. Eli Manning followed their father and Arch’s grandfather, Archie, and played at Ole Miss. Texas is currently in the Big 12, but is moving to the SEC no later than the 2025 season.

Olympics – Salt Lake City Winter Olympics bid more likely for 2034
Recent meetings with the IOC have led U.S. officials to believe all signs point toward Salt Lake City bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics, though they say Utah’s capital will be ready if asked to host the 2030 Games, too. U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee chair Susanne Lyons said she views Salt Lake City as the leading candidate for the 2034 Olympics, and that the complexities of hosting 2030 only two years after the Summer Games in Los Angeles make it a less-likely scenario.

Horse Racing – NYRA suspends Baffert 1 year; eligible to return in January
The New York Racing Association suspended trainer Bob Baffert for one year Thursday for repeated medication violations. A panel credited Baffert for time served from an initial suspension that makes the two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer eligible to saddle horses in New York again by late January. The ban is shorter than the two-year suspension Churchill Downs handed Baffert after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit tested positive for a substance that is not allowed on race day. Baffert’s camp asked for a stay of the NYRA suspension that was immediately denied.

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
South Bend 9, Peoria 6
Beloit 6, Lansing 4 – 10 Innings
Fort Wayne 3, Great Lakes 0
West Michigan 3, Cedar Rapids 2

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

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 2
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Chicago White Sox 5
Chicago Cubs 14, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Red Sox 6, Tigers 2 – Refsnyder hits 2-run homer as Red Sox sweep Tigers, 6-2
Rob Refsnyder hit a two-run homer in the third inning and the Boston Red Sox posted their third series sweep of the season, powering past the Detroit Tigers 6-2. Jarren Duran and Alex Verdugo each added a two-run double as Boston won for the eighth time in 10 games. Michael Wacha pitched six innings, allowing two runs and five hits. He struck out seven to help the Red Sox improve to a season-high eight games above .500. Javier Báez hit a two-run homer for the Tigers, who have lost 9 of 11. Tarik Skubal went 4 2/3 innings and allowed 6 runs on 6 hits. He’s lost his last 3 starts.

Blue Jays 9, White Sox 5 – Bichette slam, Kirk HR as Blue Jays beat Chisox, avoid sweep
Bo Bichette hit a grand slam and Alejandro Kirk homered for the second straight game, leading Ross Stripling and the Toronto Blue Jays over the injury-riddled Chicago White Sox 9-5. Bichette’s second career slam capped a five-run fourth inning as the Blue Jays avoided a three-game series sweep. Kirk hit an RBI single in the first and a homer to center in the third. He tops All-Star fan voting for AL catchers and leads all qualified catchers in batting average (.307) and OPS (.857).

Cubs 14, Pirates 5 – Rivas slam, Happ and Wisdom homer, Cubs rout Pirates 14-5
Ian Happ and Patrick Wisdom hit two-run homers early and Alfonso Rivas added a grand slam off a position player late as the Chicago Cubs routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-5. Held to a total of two runs in the first two games of the series, Chicago broke out for seven runs in the second inning. The Cubs loaded the bases and Jared Eickhoff then hit Rivas with a pitch. Rafael Ortega doubled to score two and Patrick Wisdom singled home two more. Happ sent a first-pitch fastball to the shrubbery atop the center field wall. The Pittsburgh native continued his torrid June and is now hitting .380 with eight RBIs and three home runs this month.

Tonight
Chicago Cubs (Steele 2-5) at Pittsburgh (Quintana 1-4), 12:35 p.m.
Baltimore (Kremer 1-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cueto 1-3), 8:10 p.m.
Tigers are off

NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals
Last Night
Colorado Avalanche 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 – OT           (COL Leads 3-1)

Avalanche 3, Lightning 2 – OT – Kadri scores in OT in return, Avs move to brink of title
Nazem Kadri scored at 12:02 of overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay 3-2 Wednesday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final to move within a victory of dethroning the two-time defending champion Lightning. Playing for the first time since June 4 due to a thumb injury, Kadri skated in on Andrei Vasilevskiy and slipped a shot under the goaltender’s right arm to give Colorado a 3-1 series lead. The Avalanche outshot the Lightning 11-3 in the extra period. Vasilevskiy stopped Logan O’Connor on a breakaway, and Colorado had a shot clang off the post and another hit the crossbar before Kadri ended it. Game 5 is Friday night in Denver.

NHL – Blackhawks’ Hunter becomes 4th woman named NHL assistant GM
The Chicago Blackhawks have promoted Meghan Hunter to assistant general manger among several front office moves. She is the fourth woman to be named an assistant GM in NHL history. Hunter joins Vancouver’s Cammi Granato and Emilie Castonguay as the women currently serving in that role with a club. She will be in charge of contracts, budgeting and other departments as AGM of hockey operations. Mark Eaton will remain AGM of development under Brandon Davidson. Karilyn Pilch was also promoted to director of player personnel.

NHL – Two more NHL teams name head coaches
There were two NHL clubs that named their new head coaches on Wednesday, the Florida Panthers have names former Winnipeg and Carolina Head Coach Paul Maurice.  The Dallas Stars have named former Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer as their new coach.


WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Tonight
Indiana Fever at Dallas Wings, 8:00 p.m.
Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks, 10:30 p.m.

WNBA – Brittney Griner chosen as honorary WNBA All-Star starter
Brittney Griner will have a place at the WNBA All-Star Game. League commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the Mercury center will be an honorary starter. Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson were selected as co-captains, having received the most votes from fans. They will be joined this year by Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles, who both have announced they will retire at the end of the season. It’s Bird’s 13th All-Star appearance, which is a WNBA record. Stewart and Fowles will be paired up, as will Wilson and Bird to choose their teams. Other starters include Connecticut’s Jonquel Jones, Los Angeles’s Nneka Ogwumike, Chicago’s Candace Parker, New York’s Sabrina Ionescu and Las Vegas teammates Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young.

NBA – AP source: Jerami Grant to be traded to Portland by Detroit
A person with knowledge of the situation said the Detroit Pistons have agreed to trade Olympic gold medalist Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers, with the biggest part of the return being a first-round pick in the 2025 draft. Detroit gets the No. 36 pick in the draft Thursday and what would have been Milwaukee’s first-round pick in 2025, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither team had announced the agreement publicly.

NFL – Tony Siragusa, who helped Ravens win Super Bowl, dies at 55
Tony Siragusa, the charismatic defensive tackle who helped lead a stout Baltimore defense to a Super Bowl title, died Wednesday. He was 55. Siragusa’s broadcast agent, Jim Ornstein, confirmed the death Wednesday. The cause of death was not immediately available. The man known as “the Goose" played seven seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and five with the Ravens. Baltimore’s 2000 team won the Super Bowl behind a defense that included Siragusa, Ray Lewis and Sam Adams. Siragusa was popular with fans because of his fun-loving personality, which also helped him transition to broadcasting after his playing career.

Golf – PGA/LIV – PGA Tour in ‘arms race’ of dollars and leaning on loyalty
Commissioner Jay Monahan says the PGA Tour is in an arms race it can’t win with LIV Golf when the weapon is Saudi-funded money. His response is to boost prize money in eight elite events and rely on his players’ loyalty and sense of purpose. The new schedule has at least an extra $50 million in prize money. Monahan offers a streamlined schedule for top players that goes from January to August. Also planned are three international events during the fall for only the top performers. He spoke just as LIV Golf officially announced Brooks Koepka was the latest to sign.

Golf – The Open – British Open allows golfers from Saudi-backed series to play
Players who have joined the new Saudi Arabia-funded league will still be allowed to compete at the British Open next month. The U.S. Open had allowed players who were banned by the PGA Tour for signing up to the LIV Golf series to play at last week’s tournament. R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers says, “Players who are exempt or have earned a place through qualifying for the 150th Open in accordance with the entry terms and conditions will be able to compete in the Championship at St. Andrews. The world’s oldest major championship begins July 14.

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
South Bend 1, Peoria 0
Beloit 1, Lansing 0
Great Lakes 4, Fort Wayne 2
Cedar Rapids 4, West Michigan 2

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

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4
Chicago White Sox 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6 – 12 Innings
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 1

Red Sox 5, Tigers 4 – Story’s 3-run HR out of Fenway helps Red Sox beat Tigers 5-4
Trevor Story hit a three-run homer out of Fenway Park, Christian Vázquez added a solo shot for a key run in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4. Story put Boston ahead 4-3 in the fourth when he put a hanging a slider from rookie Beau Brieske on Lansdowne Street for his 11th homer this season. Vázquez lined Andrew Chafin’s first pitch into the Green Monster seats for a 5-3 lead.

White Sox 8, Blue Jays 6 – F/12 – Harrison lifts White Sox over Blue Jays 7-6 in 12 innings
Josh Harrison hit a game-ending single with two outs in the 12th inning and the Chicago White Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays for a wild 7-6 victory. Luis Robert matched a career high with four RBIs and made a sliding grab in center field in the top of the 12th, helping the White Sox win for the sixth time in eight games. The reigning AL Central champions returned to .500 for the first time since a 5-4 victory over the crosstown Cubs on May 29.

Pirates 7, Cubs 1 – Rookies Madris, Contreras lead Pirates to 7-1 win over Cubs
Bligh Madris hit his first major league home run and fellow rookie Roansy Contreras pitched five solid innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Madris connected in the sixth for a solo shot to right-center field off Mark Leiter Jr. to close the scoring. It came a day after Madris had three hits in his big league debut. Contreras allowed one run and four hits while striking out three and walking two. The Pirates won their third straight game and the Cubs lost for the 13th time in 15 games.

Today
Toronto (Stripling 3-2) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 4-3), 2:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Thompson 6-2) at Pittsburgh (Eickhoff 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Detroit (Skubal 5-4) at Boston (Wacha 5-1), 7:10 p.m.               WSJM/WCSY 6:50

MLB – MLB standardizes how baseballs are prepped to be put in play
Major League Baseball is standardizing procedures for rubbing baseballs and their removal from humidors in an effort to establish more consistency amid complaints about slickness that followed the crackdown on sticky substances. MLB has been working on standards over the course of the season in response to feedback from players and sent a memorandum outlining the changes. MLB is mandating a ball be stored in a humidor for at least 14 days before game use, and ball storage must be recorded in a signed form by the clubhouse manager.

MLB – Dodgers acquire OF Trayce Thompson, NBA star Klay’s brother
The Los Angeles Dodgers have added outfielder Trayce Thompson to the active roster after acquiring him from the Detroit Tigers for cash. Thompson is the younger brother of Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson. Trayce Thompson returns to the Dodgers after spending parts of the 2016 and 2017 seasons with them. He had been at Triple-A Toledo, where he was batting .299 with eight homers and 19 RBIs in 25 games. Thompson figures to help fill the void left by right fielder Mookie Betts, who is on the injured list with a cracked rib.

NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals
Tonight
Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning, 8:00 p.m.       (COL Leads 2-1)

NHL – Matthews wins Hart Trophy as NHL’s MVP; Red Wings Seider named top rookie
Toronto’s Auston Matthews won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player, beating out Edmonton’s Connor McDavid and Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers to win the award for the first time. Shesterkin claimed the Vezina Trophy as the league’s top goaltender. Colorado’s Cale Maker took the Norris Trophy, presented to the league’s best defenseman, and Detroit’s Moritz Seider was the lanslide winner of the Calder Trophy as the top rookie.  Seider gained 170 of 195 first place votes.  The awards were handed out during the NHL Awards Show in Tampa, Florida.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Chicago Sky 104, Las Vegas Aces 95

Sky 104, Aces 95 – Sky complete 28-point comeback to set WNBA record
Courtney Vandersloot scored 25 points and the Chicago Sky completed the biggest comeback in WNBA history, rallying from 28-down to beat the Las Vegas Aces 104-95 on Tuesday night. The previous record was a 25-point rally most recently done in 2013 by the Sky. Las Vegas shot 63% from the field in the first quarter, and scored 41 points to set a franchise record for points in a quarter. But Chicago outscored Las Vegas 59-25, after falling behind by 28 points, to enter the fourth quarter with a lead. The Sky went on an 18-0 run in the third quarter to take its first lead, 67-66, since it was 4-2. Candace Parker added 17 points and 10 rebounds for Chicago (11-5).

WNBA – Phone call between WNBA’s Griner and wife being rescheduled
The White House says a phone call between jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner and her wife has been rescheduled after an earlier attempt to connect on the couple’s anniversary failed because of an “unfortunate mistake." White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Tuesday that the State Department was working to arrange a new call but did not say when that would be. Griner has been jailed in Russia since February. She was supposed to speak by phone on Saturday with her wife, Cherelle, but that did not happen. She told The Associated Press on Monday that Brittney Griner tried to reach her 11 times through the American embassy, but no one picked up at the number she was given to call.

NCAABSB – Dettmer’s 7 shutout innings send Texas A&M past Irish at CWS
Texas A&M will play Oklahoma in its bracket final at the College World Series after beating Notre Dame 5-1 in an elimination game. Nathan Dettmer pitched three-hit ball over seven shutout innings and Texas A&M capitalized on Notre Dame’s mistakes. The Aggies will play Oklahoma on Wednesday. They must beat the Sooners twice to reach the CWS finals this weekend. Dettmer struck out six and walked none in his longest outing since April 28. The Aggies converted two walks, a balk, two singles and a throwing error into three runs in the third.

NCAA – Michigan State sued over failure to release big donor deals
A newspaper is suing to try to force Michigan State University to release agreements with two donors who are helping pay the salary of football coach Mel Tucker. The Detroit Free Press says Michigan State won’t give up the documents, citing privacy. Attorney Herschel Fink says the deals clearly fall under the state’s public records law. Michigan State has acknowledged that Matt Ishbia and Steve St. Andre have donated money to help meet a 10-year, $95 million contract for Tucker. The Free Press lawyer says the public has a right to know what promises were made to get the donations. Michigan State declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Golf – LIV – Koepka the latest to join Saudi-backed LIV series
The Associated Press has learned Brooks Koepka is the latest PGA Tour player to sign on with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series. Meanwhile, the PGA Tour is looking to reshape its fall series and limit who makes the postseason. Koepka gives LIV another big name because of his four majors. He’s also the first player who originally denounced the idea of guaranteed money and limited fields. Koepka told The AP in March 2020 that he has a hard time thinking golf should be about 48 players. Koepka withdrew late Tuesday night from the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

Golf – LPGA – Women’s PGA Championship doubles prize money to $9 million
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is doubling the size of its purse to $9 million. It’s another boost to the women’s game that brings prize money for the five majors to nearly triple the amount from a decade ago. It’s also a 300% increase from the 2014 Women’s PGA Championship. That was the year before KPMG and the PGA of America partnered with the LPGA Tour. The idea was to increase the prize money and the profile of the 2nd oldest LPGA major by taking it to fabled courses.

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Peoria 7, South Bend 4
Lansing 10, Beloit 0
Great Lakes 4, Fort Wayne 3
Cedar Rapids 2, West Michigan 1

Today
Beloit Sky Carp at Lansing Lugnuts, 1:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 1:05 p.m.
Peoria Chiefs at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
Great Lakes Loons at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 2
Chicago White Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Chicago Cubs 1

Red Sox 5, Tigers 2 – Cordero has 3 hits, 2 RBIs to help Red Sox beat Tigers 5-2
Franchy Cordero had three hits, including a two-run single to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2. Josh Winckowski made the longest start of his short career for his second straight win. Jarren Duran had two hits, two stolen bases and two runs for Boston. The Red Sox won for the sixth time in eight games to climb to a season-high six games above .500. Duran doubled and scored on Rafael Devers’ double to break a third-inning tie.

White Sox 8, Blue Jays 7 – Andrew Vaughn gets 4 hits as White Sox beat Blue Jays 8-7
Andrew Vaughn matched a career high with four hits, including a solo homer, and the Chicago White Sox celebrated Tim Anderson’s return with an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Luis Robert and Josh Harrison also homered as Chicago opened a seven-game homestand with its fifth win in seven games. Anderson had two hits in his first big league game since May 29. He was activated from the 10-day injured list after being sidelined by a strained right groin. Toronto lost for the fourth time in five games. Raimel Tapia hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, but José Berríos was tagged for six runs in four innings.

Pirates 12, Cubs 1 – Newly promoted Cruz, Madris spark Pirates, rout Cubs 12-1
Newly promoted Oneil Cruz drove in four runs and Bligh Madris got three hits in his major league debut, sparking the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 12-1 romp over the Chicago Cubs. Both rookies were called up from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day. Cruz, considered Pittsburgh’s top prospect, hit a three-run double to deep center field in the third inning. The 6-foot-7 Cruz also hit an RBI single as the Pirates set a season high for runs. He started the final two games of last season when he became the tallest shortstop in major league history. Madris hit a two-run single in the second inning in his first at-bat the majors. Madris became the first Pirates player to have a three-hit game in his debut since Jason Kendall in 1996.

Tonight
Chicago Cubs (Swarmer 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Contreras 1-1), 7:05 p.m.
Detroit (Brieske 1-5) at Boston (Hill 2-4), 7:10 p.m.                  WSJM/WCSY 6:50
Toronto (Gausman 5-6) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 5-3), 8:10 p.m.

MLB – Squirrel chase briefly interrupts Cubs-Pirates game at PNC
The game between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates was delayed for a few minutes in the bottom of the second inning when a squirrel ran on to the field at PNC Park. The squirrel appeared to enter from along the stands on the third base side. He then scampered into the left field corner. Three members of the grounds crew were able to coax the critter into exiting the field through the bullpen gate. The squirrel brought the home team good luck as the Pirates went on to score three runs in the inning to break a scoreless tie.

NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals
Last Night
Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Colorado Avalanche 2                    (COL Leads 2-1)

Lightning 6, Avalanche 2 – Lightning bounce back, beat Avalanche 6-2 in Game 3
Steven Stamkos, Pat Maroon and Ondrej Palat each had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning scored four times in the second period and beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Anthony Cirelli, Nicholas Paul and Corey Perry also scored to help the two-time defending champion Lightning bounce back after playing poorly while losing the first two games on the road. Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman had two assists, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 37 shots. Stamkos, Paul, Maroon and Perry scored in the second period, when the Lightning chased Colorado goalie Darcy Kuemper while pulling away to trim their series deficit to 2-1. Gabriel Landeskog had two goals and Mikko Rantanen had two assists for the Avalanche. Game 4 is Wednesday night.

NBA – Champion Warriors celebrate fourth title in eight seasons
From the moment all those months ago that Klay Thompson uttered “championship or bust,” the Golden State Warriors seemed set to make good on his lofty proclamation.It took Thompson getting healthy at last, then Draymond Green and Stephen Curry overcoming their own injuries down the stretch and a cast of youngsters shining on the big playoff stage for the Warriors to win again. Golden State captured the franchise’s fourth championship in eight years Thursday night by beating the Boston Celtics 103-90 in the clinching Game 6.

NBA – Orlando still evaluating all options with No. 1 draft pick
College basketball season ended almost three months ago, the NBA draft lottery was more than a month ago and the draft itself is later this week. Seems like the process should be winding down. Orlando Magic President Jeff Weltman sees it differently. He says the real work is just getting started. The Magic haven’t decided yet what they’ll do on Thursday night when the draft rolls around and they have the No. 1 pick. Other teams have called to gauge what the asking price would be if they want to trade for that selection.

NBA – Magic-Rockets, Pistons-Blazers to open Vegas summer league
NBA Summer League will start with a little Midnight Madness feel, at least in some of the country. And if the Orlando Magic keep the No. 1 draft pick, then that player won’t wait long for his summer debut. The league released the 75-game summer league schedule on Monday, with the first game in Las Vegas set to pit Orlando against Houston on July 7 at 10 p.m. Eastern. That game will be followed by a midnight Eastern tip-off between Portland and Detroit. Those two matchups are the only ones on the Day 1 schedule. All teams play five games in Vegas. The championship is July 17.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Tonight
Chicago Sky at Las Vegas Aces, 10:00 p.m.

WNBA – Wife of WNBA’s Griner tells AP scheduled call never happened
WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple’s fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected since the phone line at the embassy was not staffed. That’s according to Cherelle Griner, who tells the Associated Press that the couple has not spoken by phone in the four months since Griner’s arrest in Russia on drug-related charges. That was to have changed Saturday, when a long-awaited call was to have finally taken place. But the day came and went without any contact, leaving an anguished Cherelle Griner to wonder what went wrong.

FINA – Ledecky leads 1-2 American finish; Italian sets backstroke mark
Italy’s Thomas Ceccon has set a world record in the men’s 100 backstroke and Katie Ledecky has claimed yet another gold at the swimming world championships in Budapest.  Ceccon stunned the competition by clocking 51.60 seconds to shave 0.15 seconds off the previous best mark set by American Ryan Murphy at the 2016 Olympics. It’s the Italian’s first world title.  Ledecky extended her record haul of titles to 17 with her fourth in the 1,500 freestyle alone. Ledecky never looked threatened and finished 14.74 seconds ahead of Katie Grimes. Ledecky punched the water in delight then embraced her teammate.

NCAAMBKB – Basketball player at Houston Baptist killed in New York shooting
New York City police say a college basketball player was killed and eight other people were wounded Monday in an early-morning shooting at a gathering in Harlem.  Officials at Houston Baptist University say 21-year-old senior Darius Lee was killed. The wounded included six males and two females.  Officers responded around 12:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting on a footpath along FDR Drive and found several people wounded. Other victims went to hospitals on their own.

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
No games last night

Today
Peoria Chiefs at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
Beloit Sky Carp at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.
Great Lakes Loons at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 3
Houston Astros 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 0

Tigers 7, Rangers 3 – Grossman leads Tigers past Rangers 7-3 for series split
Robbie Grossman homered and drove in four runs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 7-3 to split the four-game series. The Tigers and their league-worst offense scored five or more runs in consecutive games for the first time this season. Detroit had lost six straight before winning 14-7 Saturday. For the second day in a row, the Rangers hit a homer in the first — this time, it was Corey Seager — only to let Grossman homer during a three-run reply in the bottom of the inning.

Astros 4, White Sox 3 – Matijevic homers for 1st MLB hit, Astros beat White Sox 4-3
Rookie J.J. Matijevic homered for his first major league hit and Mauricio Dubón added a two-run shot to power the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. The Astros bounced back from a 7-0 shutout Saturday to get a 2-1 series win. The victory breaks a tie between Houston manager Dusty Baker and Chicago manager Tony La Russa, giving the 73-year-old Baker a 106-105 edge against the 77-year-old La Russa in regular-season matchups dating to 1996.

Braves 6, Cubs 0 – Anderson, Olson lead Braves over Cubs, avoid 1st 3-game skid
Ian Anderson pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning, Matt Olson hit three doubles and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0. Travis d’Arnaud and Michael Harris II homered for the defending World Series champion Braves, who avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season. The Braves, who arrived in Chicago with a 14-game win streak, went 21-8 in a stretch of 29 straight games against teams that were under .500 at the time of the matchup.

Tonight
Chicago Cubs (Kilian 0-1) at Pittsburgh (Brubaker 0-7), 7:05 p.m.
Detroit (Faedo 1-3) at Boston (Winckowski 1-1), 7:10 p.m.                  WSJM/WCSY 6:50
Toronto (Berríos 5-2) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals
Tonight
Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning, 8:00 p.m.       (COL Leads 2-0)

NHL – Lightning may be running out of gas vs fresher Avalanche
It’s no secret Tampa Bay has played more hockey over the past two years than any other team in the NHL. That may finally be taking a toll on the two-time defending champs against the Colorado Avalanche, who took a much shorter route to the Stanley Cup Final. The Avalanche now lead the best-of-seven series 2-0 going into Game 3 Monday at Tampa Bay. The Lightning have played 67 postseason games since Aug. 1, 2020. That is the most by one team over the span of three playoffs. Players and coach Jon Cooper refuse to use that as an excuse.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Indiana Fever 89, Chicago Sky 87

Fever 90, Sky 87 – Smith scores career-high 26, Fever rally, beat Sky 89-87
NaLyssa Smith scored a career-high 26 points — including a go-ahead three-point play in the closing seconds to help the Indiana Fever erase a 15-point second-half deficit and beat the Chicago Sky 89-87. Smith was fouled as she hit a turn-around jumper from the left block and made the free throw to give the Fever an 88-87 lead with 39 seconds left. Chicago missed two shots on the other end before Victoria Vivians was fouled with 7.8 seconds remaining. She made 1-of-2 free throws to give the Fever a two-point lead. After the Sky called a timeout, Courtney Vandersloot missed a short baseline jumper and the Fever held on. Chicago’s Candace Parker missed her second consecutive game due to an knee injury.

Golf – US Open – Fitzpatrick a winner again at Brookline as US Open champion
Matt Fitzpatrick is a champion again at The Country Club. And this time he has one of the grandest trophies in golf. Fitzpatrick delivered all the clutch shots on the back nine at Brookline in a terrific battle with Will Zalatoris and Scottie Scheffler ahead of him. He seized control with a two-shot swing on the 15th and closed it out with a shot onto the green from a fairway bunker. Fitzpatrick won the U.S. Amateur at Brookline in 2013. He joins Jack Nicklaus as the only men to win a U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open on the same course.

Golf – LPGA – Jennifer Kupcho wins LPGA Meijer Classic in playoff
After missing a 2-foot eagle putt on the first hole of a playoff, Jennifer Kupcho won the LPGA Meijer Classic on Sunday when Leona Maguire’s 3-foot birdie try lipped out on the second extra hole. Kupcho closed with a 1-under 71 to match playing partner Nelly Korda and Maguire at 18-under 270 at Blythefield Country Club. Maguire finished with a 65. Korda, the winner last year, had a 72 after taking a one-stroke lead over Kupcho into the final round. Korda dropped out of the playoff with a three-putt par on first extra trip down the par-5 18th. Kupcho won for the 2nd time on the LPGA Tour, following her major victory in April at Mission Hills in the California desert.

NCAABSB – Sooners beat Notre Dame 6-2 to move within win of CWS finals
Cade Horton struck out a career-high 11 in six innings, Tanner Tredaway continued his torrid postseason with three hits, and Oklahoma took control of its bracket in the College World Series with a 6-2 win over Notre Dame. The Sooners need one more win to advance to the best-of-three finals starting Saturday. They’ll play Wednesday against the winner of a Tuesday elimination game between Notre Dame and Texas A&M. Horton held the Irish scoreless on three singles the first five innings. Tredaway continued to be a catalyst for the Sooners and is batting .513 in the NCAA Tournament.

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
West Michigan Whitecaps 7, Peoria Chiefs 5
Fort Wayne Tin Caps 14, Lansing Lugnuts 0
Great Lakes Loons 3, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 2
Quad Cities River Bandits 2, South Bend Cubs 1

Today
No games today

MHSAA – High School Sports
Saturday
Softball – State Championship
Division 2 at Michigan State University
Lakeshore Lancers 6, Trenton Trojans 2

Lancers 6, Trojans 2 – Lakeshore rallies to beat Trenton 6-2 and claims 8th state title in school history
Lakeshore trailed Trenton 2-0 heading after the bottom of the 4th inning, but Lakeshore not only tied the game but took the lead in the 5th inning with three runs on their way to a 6-2 win over the Trojans to win the 2022 MHSAA Division 2 State Championship in softball.  Gabby Solloway single scored two runs, and she would score on an error to give the Lancers a 3-2 lead.  Olivia DenDooven drove in Pallas Dominion in the 6th on a fielders choice.  Solloway drove in another run in the 7th and again scored on a SAC fly be Eden Gray.  Lakeshore concludes the season at 41-4 and wins the 8th state title in program history.  Trenton falls to 34-11. 

Baseball – State Championship
Division 3 at Michigan State University
Buchanan Bucks 3, Detroit Edison Pioneers 1

Bucks 3, Pioneers 1 – Buchanan wins first baseball state title since 1985 win 3-1 win over Detroit Edison
Buchanan shortstop Cade Preissing scored in the 3rd, 5th, and 7th innings, to tie, take the lead, and add an insurance run for the Bucks in a 3-1 win over Detroit Edison to win the MHSAA Division 3 Baseball State Championship.  Preissing scored on an RBI double from Matthew Hoover in the 3rd, Hoover again would drive in Preissing again with an RBI double in the 5th.  Macoy West would drive in Preissing in the 7th on a single giving the Bucks the final margin. Things got close for Edison in the bottom of the 7th as the Pioneers loaded the bases, but West struck out Edison’s Caleb Sanders on a full count to end it.  The win is the first state championship for Buchanan baseball since 1985.  It also closed out the 2021-22 high school sports season across the state of Michigan. 

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NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Finals
Last Night
Golden State Warriors 103, Boston Celtics 90                 (GSW Wins 4-2)

Warriors 103, Celtics 90 – Warriors beat Celtics 103-90 to win 4th NBA title in 8 years
The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions once again, topping the Boston Celtics 103-90 for their fourth title in the last eight seasons. Stephen Curry scored 34 points for the Warriors, who claimed the franchise’s seventh championship overall. And this one completed a journey like none other, after a run of five consecutive finals, then a plummet to the bottom of the NBA, and now a return to greatness just two seasons after having the league’s worst record. For Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala, it’s a fourth championship. The first three rings came in 2015, 2017 and 2018, when Golden State was dynastic and made five consecutive trips to the finals.  Curry also won his first Finals MVP award.

MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Texas Rangers 3, Detroit Tigers 1
San Diego Padres 6, Chicago Cubs 4

Rangers 3, Tigers 1 – Duran hits bases-clearing triple in 9th, Texas beats Tigers
Ezequiel Duran hit a three-run triple with two out in the ninth inning to give the Texas Rangers a 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. Tigers closer Gregory Soto loaded the bases on two walks and a hit batter before Duran hit a ball just inside first base and into the right-field corner. All three runners scored, giving Soto his second blown save of the season. Dennis Santana (3-2) picked up the win with a scoreless eighth inning, and Joe Barlow pitched the ninth for his 12th save. Soto’s collapse, which led to Detroit’s fifth straight loss, wasted seven scoreless innings from Detroit starter Beau Brieske.

Padres 6, Cubs 4 – Joe Musgrove stars as Padres beat lowly Cubs 6-4
Joe Musgrove pitched seven effective innings in his third straight win, and the San Diego Padres handed the Chicago Cubs their 10th consecutive loss with a 6-4 victory. Musgrove permitted two runs and five hits, struck out a season-high nine and walked one. The 6-foot-5 right-hander has allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his 12 starts this year. San Diego improved to 7-2 in its last nine games with its first four-game series sweep of Chicago since Aug. 16-19, 2010, at Wrigley Field. The Padres’ 41-24 record matches their best 65-game start since 1998, when the club won the NL West and advanced to the World Series.

Today
Atlanta (Morton 4-3) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 6-2), 2:20 p.m.
Texas (Gray 1-3) at Detroit (Skubal 5-3), 7:10 p.m.                    WSJM/WCSY 6:50
Chicago White Sox (Giolito 4-2) at Houston (Valdez 6-3), 8:10 p.m.

MLB – Manfred says Rays, A’s need new ballpark deals soon
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics need to reach new ballpark deals soon and left open the possibility of considering relocation if agreements are not struck. Tampa Bay’s lease at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, expires after the 2027 season. The Athletics have played at the Coliseum since 1968, and their lease expires after the 2024 season. The A’s have proposed a new ballpark and are working with Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to gain the necessary approvals.

NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals
Saturday
Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche, 8:00 p.m.       (COL Leads 1-0)

NHL – Lightning unfazed trailing Avalanche in Stanley Cup Final
The Tampa Bay Lightning say they are unfazed after losing Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final to the Colorado Avalanche. The two-time defending champions have been in this spot before. Tampa Bay has won 11 consecutive playoff series. They lost the opener in five of them. Tampa Bay was also swept in the first round the year before. Combining all that experience is why coach Jon Cooper and his players are able to stay even keeled in situations like this. Game 2 is Saturday night in Denver.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Tonight
Atlanta Dream at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m.

WNBA – Storm star Sue Bird says 2022 will be her final WNBA season
Seattle Storm star and five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird says the 2022 season will be her last playing in the WNBA. The 41-year-old considered retirement after last season before returning for a 19th season as a player. She missed two seasons because of injuries. As for the timing of her retirement, she says “you just know when you know.” Bird is a four-time WNBA champion, 12-time All-Star and the oldest player in the league. The former No. 1 draft pick has spent her entire WNBA career with the Storm. Her announcement came a day before Seattle’s game at Connecticut, the state where she was a collegiate star and national player of the year. The Storm close out their road trip on Sunday in New York, about 30 miles from where she grew up.

Golf – US Open – Hadwin leads US Open as McIlroy makes statement with clubs
Adam Hadwin wasn’t officially in the U.S. Open until eight days ago. And then he walked off The Country Club with his best score ever in a major for a one-shot lead. The focus finally shifted away from Saudi-backed rival leagues, such as who’s going and who’s staying on the PGA Tour. Hadwin opened with a 4-under 66 on a breezy but not overly punishing day at Brookline. The lingering thoughts of the rival league came from Rory McIlroy, not from anything he said but with the golf he played. He shot 67 and was one behind.

Golf – US Open – Mickelson meltdown comes early — with a 4-putt at US Open
Phil Mickelson’s chances at the U.S. Open all but evaporated on the sixth green, where he four-putted for an ugly double bogey. It was the low point of a round of 8-over 78 that left him in a tie for 144th place. This marked the sixth straight time Lefty has failed to break par in the opening round of the U.S. Open. The fans were mostly civil. Lots of shouts of “Go Phil,” and “Happy Birthday, Phil,” for the six-time major winner who turned 52. This marked Mickelson’s first tournament in America since January, when he went on hiatus after his comments about LIV Golf first surfaced. Mickelson is getting a reported $200 million to play on he breakaway tour and has been suspended from the PGA Tour.

FIFA – FIFA picks 2026 World Cup cities, predicts US `No 1 sport’
Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia and Seattle and Kansas City, Missouri, were the newcomers among the 11 U.S. sites picked to host games at the 2026 World Cup, while Baltimore, Cincinnati, Denver, Nashville, Tennessee, and Orlando, Florida, were left out. Arlington, Texas; East Rutherford, New Jersey; Foxborough, Massachusetts, and Inglewood and Santa Clara, California, were the holdovers. Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca, which hosted the 1970 and ’86 finals and will become the first stadium in three World Cups, was selected along with Guadalajara’s Estadio Akron and Monterrey’s Estadio BBVA. Toronto’s BMO Field and Vancouver, British Columbia’s B.C. Place were picked while Edmonton, Alberta’s Commonwealth Stadium was dropped.

FIFA – Excitement and disappointment as World Cup 2026 cities named
Cheers and sighs met FIFA’s announcement of the host cities for the 2026 World Cup. The winners included sites like Los Angeles, Mexico City and Toronto. But the big announcement was a disappointment for cities that were on the bubble. The crowd at a watch party in Washington D.C., was sullen when the last of the cities was announced. It was just the third time that a nation’s capital has not been included as a host city. A similar scene played out in Denver. That was in contrast to the cheers in Kansas City.

NCAA – Transfer window recommendation to NCAA board for approval
The NCAA’s Division I transformation committee will recommend changes to transfer rules and the infractions process before the end of June. The committee wants to establish designated time periods when college athletes can declare their intent to transfer and be eligible immediately at a new school. The transfer windows would set set on a sport-by-sport basis. The intent behind the change is to provide structure and clarity for athletes and coaches. Updates to the infractions process would be made in the hopes of making investigations more timely and holding rule-breakers accountable.

NCAABSB – Clemson hires Michigan’s Bakich to revive baseball program
Clemson has hired Michigan coach Erik Bakich to revive a Tigers’ baseball program that missed the NCAA Tournament the past two seasons. The school announced the addition on Thursday. Bakich’s hiring was approved by the school’s board of trustees. Bakich received a six-year contract that starts him off at $850,000 for next season and increases $50,000 each year through 2027-28. Bakich has led the Wolverines to five NCAA Tournament appearances since 2015. Michigan was the national runner-up in 2019. Bakich takes over for Monte Lee, who was fired after seven seasons.

Billups, Gates headline latest Michigan sports hall class
Former Detroit Pistons point guard Chauncey Billups and former San Diego Charger and Detroit native Antonio Gates lead the latest class of inductees for the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. The class released Thursday night also includes former Detroit high school basketball stars Chris Webber and Shane Battier, former Michigan basketball coach John Beilein, former Michigan softball pitcher Jennie Ritter, former Detroit Red Wing player and current broadcaster Mickey Redmond and Kathy Beauregard, who was Western Michigan’s athletic director from 1997 through 2021. The class is scheduled to be inducted on Saturday, Sept. 10.

MCCAA – Lake Michigan College named Academic School of the Year.
Lake Michigan College’s athletic department was named as the Michigan Community College Athletic Association’s Academic School of the Year for the 2021-22 season.   Schools are ranked on a point system for each of the sports that college supports.  Lake Michigan College Redhawks teams had 5 of their 7 sports teams with a GPA at 3.0 or higher, which also earns them a MCCAA All-Academic team.   The announcement was made and the conference’s annual summer meeting.  The MCCAA Academic School of the Year award was started last year.

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Peoria 13, West Michigan 9
Fort Wayne 9, Lansing 4
Great Lakes 13, Wisconsin 4
Quad Cities 8, South Bend 3

Today
Fort Wayne at Lansing, 7:05 p.m.
Wisconsin at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend at Quad Cities, 7:30 p.m.
West Michigan at Peoria, 7:35 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Softball – State Semifinals
Division 2 at Michigan State University
Trenton 2, Essexville-Garber 1
Lakeshore 2, Escanaba 1

Division 1 at Michigan State University
Allen Park 4, Mattawan 2
Macomb-Dakota 2, Hudsonville 1

Today
Baseball – State Semifinals
Division 1 at Michigan State University
Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Grosse Pointe North, 9:00 a.m.
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s vs. GR Forest Hills Northern, 11:30 a.m.

Division 3 at Michigan State University
Detroit Edison vs. Pewamo Westphalia, 2:30 p.m.
Buchanan vs. Standish-Sterling, 5:00 p.m.

Girls Soccer – State Championship
Division 4 at Michigan State University
Kalamazoo Christian vs. Royal Oak Shrine, 1:00 p.m.

Saturday
Softball – State Championship
Division 2 at Michigan State University
Lakeshore vs. Trenton, 12:30 p.m.

Baseball – State Championship
Division 1 at Michigan State University – 2:30 p.m.
Division 3 at Michigan State University – 5:00 p.m.

Texas Rangers’ Ezequiel Duran hits a three-run triple against the Detroit Tigers in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Thursday, June 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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