WSJM Sports

MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 1
White Sox and Cubs were off

Tigers 3, Red Sox 1 – Baez’s 2-run HR in 8th lifts Tigers to 3-1 win over Red Sox
Javier Báez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1. Baez sent a 396-foot shot to left off Ryan Brasier that scored Austin Meadows. Michael Fulmer pitched the eighth and Gregory Soto closed the game for Detroit’s first save of the season. Austin Davis took the loss after giving up one run and two hits in one inning.

Today
Boston (Hill 0-0) at Detroit (Alexander 0-0), 1:10 p.m.                WSJM/WCSY 12:45
Seattle (Brash 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Velasquez 0-0), 4:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Smyly 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Quintana 0-0), 4:12 p.m.

MLB – Cubs RHP Thompson suspended by MLB for hitting McCutchen
Chicago Cubs reliever Keegan Thompson has been suspended for three games for hitting Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Andrew McCutchen with a pitch. Cubs manager David Ross was suspended for one game by Major League Baseball. Thompson and Ross also were fined an undisclosed amount. Ross will serve his suspension Tuesday at Pittsburgh. If Thompson doesn’t appeal the punishment, he will begin his suspension as well with the series opener against the Pirates.

NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – Play-In Round
Tonight
8 Cleveland Cavaliers at 7 Brooklyn Nets, 7:00 p.m.
8 Los Angeles Clippers at 7 Minnesota Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m.

NBA – Cunningham gives Pistons a building block in rebuilding plan
Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham was one of the only players on the court more than an hour before a recent game, breaking a sweat as if he was trying to keep his job even though his future in Detroit is secure as the No. 1 pick from the 2021 draft. The leading candidate to win NBA Rookie of the Year knows he has a lot of work to do. The Pistons also have a lot of improving to do after winning just 23 games.

NBA – Pacers start long offseason looking to overhaul roster
When Indiana Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard made three midseason trades, it was clear he intended to rebuild. Now, he can begin in earnest. And not much is off limits. After watching the Pacers post their lowest single-season victory total since 1984-85, Pritchard and his front office colleagues will embark on the franchise’s biggest offseason overhaul in months. Indiana remains hopeful it will have three selections in the top 35 picks of June’s NBA draft and can make a play to add some additional pieces in free agency.

NBA – Lakers fire title-winning coach Frank Vogel after 3 seasons
The Los Angeles Lakers have fired Frank Vogel. The championship-winning head coach is the first member of the organization to take the fall for one of the most disappointing seasons in NBA history. Vogel was fired exactly 18 months after he led the Lakers to the franchise’s 17th title in his first season in charge. Almost nothing went right in the ensuing two seasons for the rosters assembled by general manager Rob Pelinka and coached by Vogel. The former Orlando and Indiana coach went 126-98 in his three seasons running the Lakers. Los Angeles finished 33-49 this year and missed the playoffs.

WNBA – Support for Griner at WNBA draft as Howard goes to Atlanta
Moments before Rhyne Howard went to Atlanta with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the league is working very hard to help bring Brittney Griner back to the United States.  Griner, one of the league’s biggest stars, has been detained in Russia since arriving at a Moscow airport in mid-February.  Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.  In other Draft news, Michigan Stat’s Nia Clouden went to the Connecticut Sun with the 12th pick, Michigan’s Naz Hillmon went to Atlanta with the 15th pick, Notre Dame’s Maya Dodson was the 26th overall pick to Phoenix.

Golf – The Masters – Scheffler’s journey to the Masters a true family affair
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler’s journey to Augusta was a true family affair. Scheffler and each of his three sisters have played golf, and his father Scott served as the stay-at-home dad while his mother Diane worked. Scottie Scheffler says having dad at home instead of mom wasn’t unusual to him, and Scott Scheffler said he was happy to be the one that ferried the children to various sporting events. Scott Scheffler described his only son as a “good kid” who will make a good champion after Scottie’s triumph underneath the Georgia pines.
 
NCAAFB – For new coach Freeman, Notre Dame success starts in trenches
First-year Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman knows success in the 2022 season will depend on how strong the Fighting Irish will be on the offensive and defensive lines. Notre Dame will have new assistant coaches in both places. Respected veteran Harry Hiestand returns for a second stint as offensive line coach. Al Washington is in charge of the defensive line. Notre Dame opens the season Sept. 3 against Ohio State.

Soccer – World Cup – Fox to televise 35 of 64 World Cup matches on main network
Fox will televise 35 World Cup matches on its main Fox broadcast network. That includes all three U.S. first-round games in Qatar and all from the quarterfinals on. The total on the Fox network is down from 38 at the 2018 tournament in Russia. There will be 29 on the FS1 cable network. This year’s tournament was shifted from its usual June-July period until Nov. 21 to Dec. 18 because of the summer heat in Qatar. U.S. Spanish-language television rights are held by NBCUniversal’s Telemundo.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Yesterday
Softball
Muskegon Community College 8, Lake Michigan College 4 – Game 1
Muskegon Community College 12, Lake Michigan College 4 – Game 2

Today
Softball
Jackson College at Lake Michigan College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH)

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
No games yesterday

Today
Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m.
Great Lakes Loons at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Baseball
Paw Paw 11, Comstock 0
Mishawaka Marian (IN) 6, Niles 4
Kalamazoo Central 8, Marshall 6 – Game 1
Kalamazoo Central 4, Marshall 1 – Game 2

Softball
Buchanan 8, Watervliet 0 – Game 1
Watervliet 5, Buchanan 1 – Game 2
Hartford 16, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 – Game 1
Hartford 19, Kalamazoo Hackett 3 – Game 2
Kalamazoo Central 12, Marshall 6
Parchment 6, Battle Creek Pennfield 1 – Game 1
Parchment 9, Battle Creek Pennfield 6 – Game 2

Girls Tennis
Lakeshore 8, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0
Kalamazoo Hackett 5, Vicksburg 3

Girls Soccer
Lakeshore 1, Vicksburg 0
Niles 2, Brandywine 0
Bridgman 6, Watervliet 0
Coloma 5, Hartford 0
Parchment 9, Comstock 1
Kalamazoo Christian 4, Otsego 2
Three Rivers 8, Bronson 0
Plainwell 3, Battle Creek Lakeview 0
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 8, Schoolcraft 3
Harper Creek 8, Sturgis 0

Boys Golf
BCS Jamboree at Lake Michigan Hills (Our Lady of the Lake host)

Team Scores

1. Bridgman 211
2. Our Lady of the Lake 233
3. Howardsville Christian 253
4. River Valley 260
5. New Buffalo 308

Individual Scores
1 Connor Shooks OLL 43
2 (T) Ryan Anderson BRI 51
2 (T) Jaden Blanchette BRI 51
4 Justin Ott BRI 52
5 Colin Casey OLL 53
6 Hunter Lynch RV 54
7 Maura Killips BRI 57
8 Carter Ernsberger BRI 58
8 Carter Grandlinard HC 58
10 Will Boyer HC 60
11 (T) Nathan Jergens HC 61
11 (T) Lucas McKay OLL 61
11 (T) Nate Hawley BRI 61
14 (T) Lauden Freehling RV 66
14 (T) Jayden Witter RV 66
16 Evan Spriggs NB 67
17 Evan Messinger NB 69
18 (T) David Nicely RV 74
18 (T) Caleb Schwartz HC 74
20 Diego Nerio OLL 76
21 Benjamin Ashby RV 79
22 Logan Salmon RV 80
23 Sam Haskins NB 82
24 (T) Joey Isham HC 89
24 (T) Charley Isham HC 89
26 Jared Oselka NB 90

Today
Baseball
Benton Harbor at Lawrence, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Lakeshore at Penn (IN), 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Our Lady of the Lake at Mich. Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Martin at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Saugatuck at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Brandywine at South Haven, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Berrien Springs at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m.
River Valley at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Constantine, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Fennville at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Allegan at Bloomingdale, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Marcellus at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m.
Parchment at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Plainwell at Hastings, 4:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Potterville, 4:00 p.m.
Coldwater at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m.
Portage Central at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Harper Creek, 4:00 p.m.
Mendon at Athens, 4:00 p.m. (DH)

Softball
Lakeshore at New Prairie (IN), 5:30 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m.
Brandywine at South Haven, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Martin at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Saugatuck at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Allegan at Bloomingdale, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Marcellus at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m.
Bangor at Wyoming Lee, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at Howardsville Christian, 4:15 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Constantine, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Fennville at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
River Valley at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Otsego, 4:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m.
Coldwater at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m.
Portage Central at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m.
Mendon at Athens, 4:00 p.m. (DH)

Girls Soccer
Michigan Lutheran at Edwardsburg, 5:00 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
Bronson at Battle Creek Central, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Paw Paw, 6:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Calhoun Christian, 5:00 p.m.

Girls Tennis
Sturgis at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Niles at South Haven, 4:00 p.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 1
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago Cubs 4

White Sox 10, Tigers 1 – Back from suspension, Anderson helps White Sox rout Tigers
Tim Anderson swung right back into action after serving a suspension stemming from an incident last season, hitting two doubles and a single as the Chicago White Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 10-1. Andrew Vaughn homered and drove in four runs for the White Sox, who won twice in the season-opening three-game series. Anderson sat out the first two games as a penalty for making contact with an umpire on Sept. 27. The All-Star shortstop and 2019 AL batting champion made an immediate impact, hitting a double on the first pitch of the game. He wound up scoring twice for the AL Central champions.

Brewers 5, Cubs 4 – Brosseau’s pinch-hit HR sends Brewers past Cubs for 1st win
Mike Brosseau’s first career pinch-hit homer snapped a tie in the seventh inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 for their first victory of the season. Willy Adames and Rowdy Tellez also went deep, helping the reigning NL Central champions overcome a shaky performance by starter Freddy Peralta. Christian Yelich had two hits, and Josh Hader pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his first save. Seiya Suzuki hit his first major league homer for Chicago, and Marcus Stroman pitched five effective innings in his Cubs debut. The Cubs were trying to go 3-0 for the first time since 2016.

Today
Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers, 5:10 p.m.              WSJM/WCSY 4:45
Cubs and White Sox are off

MLB – Manfred gifts players headphones as lockout peace offering
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred gave major league players Bose headphones on opening day as a peace offering after a bitter 99-day lockout that delayed the start of the season. Major League Baseball confirmed that headphones and a letter signed by Manfred were left at the locker of each player when teams began their seasons Thursday and Friday. The present was first reported by The Athletic. Manfred’s relationship with players has grown increasingly icy since he succeeded Bud Selig as commissioner in 2014. At the news conference announcing an agreement with the union to end this winter’s lockout, Manfred admitted that he’s failed in his role as a diplomat to players and pledged to improve the relationship.

Golf – The Masters – Scheffler closes out Masters win
Scottie Scheffler has lived up to the hype at Augusta National. The world’s top-ranked player captured his first major championship with a three-stroke victory at the Masters. Scheffler came into the day with a three-shot lead, and he made sure it held up by closing with a 1-under 71. He finished at 10-under 278 overall, winning for the fourth time in his last six tournaments. Scheffler four-putted for a double-bogey at the final hole, but he had such a comfortable lead it didn’t matter. Rory McIlroy was the runner-up after shooting 64, but he came into the day 10 strokes behind and was never a serious challenger to Scheffler. 

NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Dallas Stars 6, Chicago Blackhawks 4

Stars 6, Blackhawks 4 – Robertson scores twice in Stars’ 6-4 win over Blackhawks
Jason Robertson scored his team-leading 33rd and 34th goals about three minutes apart, and the Dallas Stars strengthened their hold on a wild-card spot with a 6-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Roope Hintz had a goal and two assists, and Joe Pavelski, Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn each added a goal and an assist for Dallas. The Stars moved two points ahead of Vegas for the second Western Conference wild card. Jake Oettinger made 36 saves. Philipp Kurashev, Jonathan Toews, Kirby Dach and Boris Katchouk scored for Chicago. Kevin Lankinen allowed five goals on 20 shots and was replaced at the start of the third by Collin Delia, who had nine saves.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Philadelphia 76ers 118, Detroit Pistons 106
Chicago Bulls 124, Minnesota Timberwolves 120
Brooklyn Nets 134, Indiana Pacers 126
End regular season

Sixers 118, Pistons 106 – 76ers win without Embiid, Harden, earn No. 4 seed in East
Joel Embiid sat out after he clinched the scoring title and James Harden joined him on the bench, leaving Shake Milton and Tyrese Maxey to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-106 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. The Sixers clinched the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and will open against Toronto. Milton scored 30 points, and Maxey and Paul Reed each scored 25 for the Sixers. Luka Garza led the Pistons with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Bulls 124, T-Wolves 120 – Bulls beat Wolves 124-120 behind Patrick Williams’ 35 points
Patrick Williams scored a career-high 35 points and Ayo Dosunmu had 26 points in a season-high 45 minutes, as the Chicago Bulls hung on for a 124-120 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Both teams were in rest-the-regulars mode in preparation for the postseason. The Bulls played without four starters. They already had the No. 6 seed secured in the Eastern Conference and play the defending champion Bucks in the first round. The Wolves didn’t use any starters in the second half. They face the Clippers in a Western Conference play-in game next.

Nets 134, Pacers 126 – Nets beat Pacers to lock up 7th, host play-in game Tuesday
Kyrie Irving scored 35 points, Kevin Durant had 20 points, a career-high 16 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets locked up seventh place in the Eastern Conference with a 134-126 victory over the Indiana Pacers. The Nets will host No. 8 Cleveland on Tuesday in the play-in tournament, with the winner moving into the playoffs as the No. 7 seed. The loser will have a second chance by hosting the winner of the game between the Nos. 9 and 10 seeds on Friday. Brooklyn and Cleveland both finished 44-38, but the Nets won the season series to take the tiebreaker.

NBA – The play-in games are set, as NBA looks to the postseason
It lasted 174 days, required the usage of more players than any season in history primarily because of the ongoing challenge of playing through a pandemic, and saw playoff-positioning chases go all the way down to the final moments. Now, move over, regular season. The NBA’s postseason is finally here. The Eastern Conference play-in games were set on Sunday. Brooklyn will play host to Cleveland and Atlanta will entertain Charlotte. The Nets-Cavs winner goes to the playoffs; the loser plays the Hawks-Hornets winner for the No. 8 seed.

NCAAHKY – Beniers joins Kraken; latest Michigan star to jump to NHL
The Seattle Kraken agreed to terms with top prospect Matty Beniers. He is expected to join the team immediately. Beniers was the second pick in the 2021 draft and the first selection in the expansion franchise’s history. The playmaking center had two points in four games with the U.S. at the Beijing Olympics. Beniers joins Michigan teammates Owen Power, Kent Johnson and Nick Blankenburg jumping to the NHL immediately after their college season ended. Vegas prospect Brendan Brisson could be next.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Yesterday
Baseball
Lake Michigan College 14, Glen Oaks Community College 4 – Game 1
Glen Oaks Community College 9, Lake Michigan College 7 – Game 2

Softball
Kalamazoo Valley Community College 5, Lake Michigan College 3 – Game 1
Kalamazoo Valley Community College 6, Lake Michigan College 2 – Game 2

Today
Softball
Muskegon Community College at Lake Michigan College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH)

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
West Michigan Whitecaps 14, Great Lakes Loons 5
Lansing Lugnuts 6, Lake County Captains 5
Quad Cities River Bandits 8, South Bend Cubs 2

Today
No games today

AHL – American Hockey League
Yesterday
Toronto Marlies 4, Grand Rapids Griffins 1
Chicago Wolves 5, Cleveland Monsters 2

ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Yesterday
Kalamazoo Wings 2, Fort Wayne Komets 1

MHSAA – High School Sports
Today

Baseball
Kalamazoo Hackett at River Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Paw Paw at Comstock, 4:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Marshall, 4:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Coldwater, 4:00 p.m.
Softball
Watervliet at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Hackett at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Central at Marshall, 4:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Pennfield at Parchment, 4:00 p.m.

Girls Soccer
Lakeshore at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m.
Brandywine at Niles, 5:00 p.m.
Bangor at New Buffalo, 5:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m.
Hartford at Coloma, 5:00 p.m.
Parchment at Comstock, 5:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.
Bronson at Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Harper Creek, 6:00 p.m.

Boys Golf
BCS Jamboree at Lake Michigan Hills, 4:00 p.m.     (Our Lady of the Lake host)

Girls Tennis
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.
Vicksburg at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball – Opening Day 2022
Yesterday
Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Cubs 5, Brewers 4 – Ian Happ gets 3 hits as Cubs beat Brewers 5-4 on opening day
Ian Happ had three hits, including a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on opening day. Nico Hoerner hit the majors’ first homer of 2022 and Kyle Hendricks pitched neatly into the sixth, leading Chicago to the victory on a chilly, overcast afternoon at Wrigley Field. Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki reached three times and scored in his first big league game. On a day stuffed full of firsts and debuts, Milwaukee ace Corbin Burnes and catcher Omar Narváez became the first battery to use baseball’s new electronic pitch-calling system in a regular-season game.

Today
Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-0) at Detroit (Rodríguez 0-0), 1:10 p.m.  WSJM/WCSY 12:45
Milwaukee (Woodruff 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 0-0), 2:20 p.m.

MLB – Cubs place RHP Alec Mills on 10-day IL with back injury
The Chicago Cubs have placed right-hander Alec Mills, left-hander Wade Miley and shortstop Andrelton Simmons on the 10-day injured list. Mills has a low back strain, and Miley is dealing with left elbow inflammation. Simmons is working through right shoulder inflammation. Each IL stint was made retroactive to Monday. Mills’ IL stint helped pave the way for right-hander Michael Rucker to make the opening-day roster for the first time. Rucker, who turns 28 on April 27, had no record and a 6.99 ERA in 20 appearances for Chicago last summer in his first big league action.

MLB – White Sox 3B Moncada to miss 3 weeks with strained oblique
The Chicago White Sox expect third baseman Yoán Moncada to miss the first three weeks of the season because of a strained right oblique. The team placed Moncada on the 10-day injured list on Thursday as part of a flurry of moves to get the roster down to 28 players. General manager Rick Hahn told reporters in Detroit, where the White Sox open against the Tigers on Friday, that Moncada will likely miss about three weeks. The 26-year-old Cuban was scratched from the spring training finale against San Diego on Tuesday. Moncada batted .263 with 14 homers and 61 RBIs last season, helping the White Sox win the AL Central and make the playoffs for the second straight year.

NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Seattle Kraken 2, Chicago Blackhawks 0

Kraken 2, Blackhawks 0 – Grubauer, Kraken blank sinking Blackhawks 2-0
Philipp Grubauer made 29 saves for Seattle’s second shutout, and the expansion Kraken blanked the sliding Chicago Blackhawks 2-0. Alex Wennberg scored his 10th goal in the second period and Jordan Eberle added his 18th late in the third to seal it. Grubauer was only lightly tested by the Blackhawks, who dropped their sixth straight game and occasionally were booed by their home crowd. Grubauer, who recorded his 20th career shutout, also was in net for the Kraken’s first shutout on Feb. 2 against the Islanders. Chicago goalie Kevin Lankinen stopped 29 shots.

Saturday
Columbus at Detroit, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday
Dallas at Chicago, 7:00 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday
Indiana at Philadelphia, 1:00 p.m.

Sunday
Indiana at Brooklyn, 3:30 p.m.
Detroit at Philadelphia, 7:00 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

End regular season

NCAAHKY – NCAA Ice Hockey – Frozen Four
Tonight
2022 NCAA Frozen Four – National Semifinals – TD Garden, Boston, MA
1 Denver 3, 1 Michigan 2 – OT    
1 Minnesota State 5, 2 Minnesota 1

Denver 3, Michigan 2 – OT – NCAA Frozen Four: Denver beats Michigan 3-2 in overtime
Carter Savoie scored with 14:53 gone in overtime to lead Denver past Michigan 3-2 in the Frozen Four semifinal and into the NCAA championship game. The Pioneers will play for the title Saturday night against Minnesota State — a 5-1 winner over Minnesota in the second semifinal. It would be Denver’s ninth men’s hockey championship, tying Michigan for the most in NCAA history. Magnus Chrona made 19 saves for the Pioneers. Brett Stapley and Cameron Wright also scored for Denver. But both times Michigan tied it — on goals from Jimmy Lambert and Thomas Bordeleau.

NCAAWBKB – NCAA Women’s Tournament TV rights could have different look
The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament reported strong viewership numbers this week. The event is packaged with 28 others in a broadcast rights deal with ESPN. That agreement expires in two years. There is speculation that the NCAA might see if the women’s tournament can be marketed as its own event. One estimate is that it could be sold for $100 million. NCAA President Mark Emmert says all options are on the table.

NCAAFB – Kelly on leaving Irish for LSU: ‘We were on different paths’
Brian Kelly is settled in at LSU after 12 seasons at Notre Dame. Kelly tells The Associated Press he wanted to be at a place where he had all “the resources to win a national championship.” He says he was prepared to spend the rest of his career at Notre Dame. But he says they ended up on different paths on how to get there. He says he is fine with the change. LSU gave the 60-year-old coach a 10-year, $95 million contract.

Golf – The Masters – Im leads, Woods plays well
Tiger Woods played pretty well at the Masters on Thursday. Sungjae Im was a little better. Im opened with a 5-under 67 for a one-stroke lead over Cameron Smith at Augusta National. He recovered from a pair of bogeys with a 12-foot eagle putt on the 13th and added a late birdie. Smith opened and closed with double bogeys, but he also had eight birdies. Scottie Scheffler and Dustin Johnson are two shots back, as are Danny Willett and Joaquin Niemann. Woods had three birdies and two bogeys in a 1-under 71 that leaves him tied for 11th. It was his first competitive round since shattering a leg in a car accident 14 months ago.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Yesterday
Baseball
Grand Rapids Community College 11, Lake Michigan College 9 – Game 1
Grand Rapids Community College 7, Lake Michigan College 6 – Game 2

Today
Baseball
Lake Michigan College at Glen Oaks Community College, 2:00 p.m./4:00 p.m. (DH)

Softball
Muskegon Community College at Lake Michigan College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH)

Saturday
Baseball
Glen Oaks Community College at Lake Michigan College, 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m. (DH)

Softball
Lake Michigan College at Mid-Michigan College, 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m. (DH)

Sunday
Softball
Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Lake Michigan College, 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m. (DH)

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Tonight
Lake County Captains at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.
Quad Cities River Bandits at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Baseball
Buchanan 11, Niles 1 – Game 1
Buchanan 3, Niles 2 – Game 2

Softball
Buchanan 7, Niles 4 – Game 1
Buchanan 8, Niles 7 – Game 2

Girls Soccer
Our Lady of the Lake 8, Battle Creek Academy 0
Coloma 2, Bridgman 1
Buchanan 4, Niles 3
Harper Creek 1, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0
Olivet 8, Comstock 2
Battle Creek Lakeview 2, Parma-Western 1
Battle Creek Pennfield 4, Battle Creek Central 2

Today
Baseball
Coloma at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m.
Climax-Scotts at Comstock, 4:00 p.m.

Softball
Coloma at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m.
Climax-Scotts at Comstock, 4:00 p.m.

Girls Soccer
Kalamazoo Hackett at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Coloma at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
Vicksburg at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer
Kalamazoo Hackett at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday
Girls Soccer
Parchment at Brandywine, 10:00 a.m.
Schoolcraft at Vicksburg, 11:00 a.m.

Marshall Sports Fest Tournament
Marshall vs. Leslie, 9:00 a.m.
Niles vs. Cadillac, 10:45 a.m.
-Consolation game 12:30 p.m. – Championship 2:00

Baseball
Kalamazoo Hackett at River Valley, 1:00 p.m.

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NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 3, Winnipeg Jets 1

Red Wings 3, Jets 1 – Gagner scores 2 to top 500 points, Red Wings beat Jets 3-1
Sam Gagner scored twice to top 500 career points, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1. Michael Rasmussen had the tiebreaking goal at 9:11 of the third period for Detroit, Dylan Larkin had two assists and Thomas Greiss finished with 32 saves. Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill got his 200th victory. Detroit won for the second straight night after beating Boston 5-3 on Tuesday. Mark Scheifele scored for the Winnipeg, which has lost three straight. Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves.

Tonight
Seattle Kraken at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.

MLB – Major League Baseball – Opening Day 2022
Today
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Boston Celtics 117, Chicago Bulls 94
Dallas Mavericks 131, Detroit Pistons 113

Celtics 117, Bulls 94 – Celtics rout Bulls for 50th, close in on No. 2 spot in East
Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Al Horford added 17 on 7-of-7 shooting and the Boston Celtics routed the Chicago Bulls 117-94 on Wednesday night for their 50th victory. The Celtics have won three in a row and are 27-6 since Jan. 22. They can wrap up the second spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs Thursday night with a victory at Milwaukee. Jayson Tatum scored 16 points for Boston. He was 5 of 18 from the field, making only one of eight from 3-point range. The Bulls have lost two straight. They claimed a playoff berth Tuesday. DeMar DeRozan scored 16 points for Chicago, and Nikola Vucevic added 13 points. Vucevic had four of the Bulls’ 17 turnovers.

Mavericks 131, Pistons 113 – Luka Doncic-led Mavericks beat Pistons 131-113 for 50th win
Luka Doncic had 26 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 131-113 win over the Detroit Pistons. The Mavericks are 20 games above .500 for the first time since 2011 when they went on to win the NBA title. They’re set up to earn home-court advantage in the playoffs for the first time since coach Jason Kidd was their point guard during the championship season. Dallas reached the 50-win mark for the first time in seven years, and just the second time since winning their only NBA title. Cade Cunningham had 25 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Pistons.

NBA – Bulls’ Ball to miss rest of season because of knee injury
Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball will miss the rest of the season following another setback in his recovery from surgery for a torn meniscus in his left knee. Ball’s final game was Jan. 14, and he had surgery two weeks later. The Bulls hoped a recent 10-day shutdown in activities after he experienced discomfort would resolve the issue and allow him to return this season. But he felt pain again. Coach Billy Donovan said this week it was “disappointing” and there would be discussion to determine the next steps.

NBA – Silver says NBA plans to keep next All-Star Game in Utah
The NBA plans to keep its next All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, despite its opposition to Utah’s ban on transgender youth athletes playing on girls teams. The Utah Jazz are set to host the event next February but there was speculation the league could take it away because of what the team called “discriminatory legislation.” But Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday the event will stay put as planned. The NBA pulled the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte because of its opposition to a North Carolina law known as HB2 that limited anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people.

NCAAHKY – NCAA Ice Hockey – Frozen Four
Tonight
2022 NCAA Frozen Four – National Semifinals – TD Garden, Boston, MA
1 Michigan vs. 1 Denver, 5:00 p.m.
1 Minnesota State vs. 2 Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

NCAAHKY – NCAA Frozen Four in Boston a clash of the Midwest and West
The NCAA Frozen Four features a foursome that doesn’t include any teams from the East. It’s the first time since 2011 that the Eastern schools were shut out. Overall top seed Michigan will play Denver in the early semifinal on Thursday, with Minnesota and Minnesota State meeting in the nightcap. The field has already claimed 22 NCAA hockey titles, with Minnesota State the only school still in search of its first. Minnesota State goalie Dryden McKay, Minnesota’s Ben Myers and Denver’s Bobby Brink are all finalists for the Hobey Baker Award that goes to the top player in college hockey.

Golf – The Masters – Tiger Woods overshadows Masters with so many scenarios
Golf has a bright future and isn’t quite ready to let go of Tiger Woods. Even as six players can end the week at No. 1 in the world, even as Rory McIlroy goes after the career Grand Slam, this Masters is all about Tiger Woods. He is playing some 14 months after a horrific car crash that nearly cost him his right leg. Even on the final day of practice, there wasn’t an inch of space outside the ropes to watch Woods. Next up is to see how he handles it while keeping score.

NFL – Attorneys General warn NFL to improve treatment of women
The attorneys general of six states have written to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell , expressing concern over the league’s treatment of female employees and admonishing him for a lack of improvement to the league’s workplace culture. Without improvement, the attorneys general warned of potential legal action. The letter outlines concerns of gender discrimination ranging from the NFL’s treatment of women who have experienced domestic violence to the hiring and promotion of women in NFL offices. The letter comes as Congress investigates how the league has handled claims of sexual harassment in the front office of the Washington Commanders.

WNBA – Dream acquire No. 1 overall pick in WNBA draft from Mystics
The Atlanta Dream have acquired the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft from the Washington Mystics. The Mystics acquired the No. 3 overall pick Monday and the No. 14 selection in the second round. Washington also has the right to swap its 2023 first-round pick with Atlanta’s first-round pick acquired from Los Angeles on Feb. 5. The Dream traded Chennedy Carter and the rights to Li Yueru to the Sparks for Erica Wheeler, Los Angeles’ first-round draft choice next year and the No. 15 pick this season. This is only the second No. 1 overall draft pick for Atlanta.

Russia/Ukraine – Boston Marathon excludes runners residing in Russia, Belarus
Athletes from Russia and Belarus previously accepted to compete in this year’s Boston Marathon who are currently residing in either country will not be allowed to participate. The Boston Marathon Association, which manages the world’s oldest annual marathon, made the announcement. The exclusion also extends to athletes previously accepted into the B.A.A.’s 5K event. However, it doesn’t affect Russian or Belarusian athletes who are not residents of the countries. They will be allowed to compete but won’t be able to run under their country’s flag.

AHL – American Hockey League
Last Night
Grand Rapids Griffins 2, Cleveland Monsters 1 – OT

AHL – AHL player suspended 8 games for ‘homophobic language’
The American Hockey League announced that Rochester Americans forward Ben Holmstrom has been suspended eight games for “homophobic language.” The 34-year-old Holmstrom, a career minor leaguer who was signed to a professional tryout in February, was assessed a game misconduct for using offensive language at the end of the first period of a home game against the Utica Comets on March 30. He has already served two games of the suspension. AHL officials say that as part of his punishment Holmstrom will participate in “diversity and inclusive education.”

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Today
Baseball
Lake Michigan College at Grand Rapids Community College, 2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m. (DH)

MHSAA – Benton Harbor’s Gondrezick named 2nd team Division 2 All State
Benton Harbor junior point guard Grand Gondrezick was named to the Michigan Division II, 2nd team all state list.  He helped lead the Tigers to a district and regional championship, before falling to Grand Rapids Catholic Central in the state quarterfinals.  The Tigers finished the season at 22-3.   Gondrezick’s Benton Harbor teammate Trucel Singleton was named to the honorable mention list, along with Otsego’s Ashton Atwater and Andrew Brown of Three Rivers.   Mason Docks of the State Champion team from Williamston was the Division 2 player of the year.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer
Gull Lake 8, Vicksburg 0
Portage Northern 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0
Portage Central 8, Okemos 0

Today
Baseball
Niles at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m.
Gull Lake at Haslett, 4:00 p.m.
Portage Northern at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Pennfield at Parchment, 4:15 p.m.

Softball
Niles at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m.
Portage Northern at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Pennfield at Parchment, 4:15 p.m.

Girls Soccer
Our Lady of the Lake at Battle Creek Academy, 5:30 p.m.
Coloma at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.
Niles at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Harper Creek, 6:00 p.m.
Olivet at Comstock, 5:30 p.m.
Parma Western at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Battle Creek Pennfield, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Tennis
Berrien Springs at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.

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NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Milwaukee Bucks 127, Chicago Bulls 106
Philadelphia 76ers 131, Indiana Pacers 122

Bucks 127, Bulls 106 – Lopez scores 28, Bucks beat Bulls 127-106 to clinch Central
Brook Lopez scored a season-high 28 points and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame a rather quiet performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo to clinch their fourth straight Central Division championship with a 127-106 victory over the Chicago Bulls. The Bucks haven’t been on a run like this since Don Nelson’s teams won seven consecutive division titles in the 1980s. They took control early and came away with an easy win even though DeMar DeRozan scored 40 for Chicago. Antetokounmpo, trying to overtake LeBron James and Joel Embiid in a tight race for his first scoring title, finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. But the two-time MVP started slow and spent most of the fourth quarter on the bench after picking up his fifth foul. Khris Middleton scored 19.

Sixers 131, Pacers 122 – Embiid scores 45, 76ers beat Pacers to pull even in Atlantic
Joel Embiid had 45 points and 13 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers made a franchise-record 17 3-pointers in the first half of a 131-122 victory over the Indiana Pacers that moved them into a tie with Boston atop the Atlantic Division.  Embiid banked in a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer and shot 18 for 30 overall while moving into the NBA scoring lead with 30.4 points per game. He had 27 points and seven rebounds in the first half, helping Philadelphia take control with a 49-point second quarter that led to an 82-59 halftime lead. Buddy Hield scored 25 points for Indiana.

Tonight
Dallas Mavericks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.
Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.

NBA – Bulls’ Ball suffers setback in recovery from knee surgery
Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball experienced another setback in his recovery from surgery for a torn meniscus in his left knee, raising more doubt about whether he will play again this season. Coach Billy Donovan says Ball felt some discomfort after he tried to ramp up activities again following a 10-day pause. Donovan says the next step will probably be a “meeting of the minds” in the next day or two. And the possibility of Ball missing the remainder of the season is “on the table.” Ball has not played since Jan. 14.

NBA – Gene Shue, All-Star player and Coach of the Year, dies at 90
Gene Shue, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year who won 784 games with the Bullets, 76ers and Clippers, has died. A five-time All-Star as a player for the Pistons, Shue went on to coach for more than two decades. He took the Baltimore Bullets to the NBA Finals in 1971, then did the same with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1977. He is still the record holder for the Washington-Baltimore franchise with 522 victories. The Wizards and the NBA announced Shue’s death Monday. He was 90.

NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 5, Boston Bruins 3

Red Wings 5, Bruins 3 – Wings end 6-game skid, Nedeljkovic has 47 saves vs. Bruins
Jakub Vrána had a goal and an assist, Alex Nedeljkovic made a season-high 47 saves and had an assist, and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Boston Bruins 5-3. The victory snapped a six-game losing streak for Detroit and halted Boston’s three-game win streak. Dylan Larkin, Michael Rasmussen, Filip Zadina and Sam Gagner also scored for Detroit. The Bruins got goals from Erik Haula, Brandon Carlo and Patrice Bergeron, and Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves.

Tonight
Detroit Red Wings at Winnipeg Jets, 7:30 p.m.

MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 3
Chicago White Sox 9, San Diego Padres 6
Texas Rangers 11, Chicago Cubs 5

Today
Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles, Cancelled

End of Spring Training

MLB – Newly acquired Meadows expected to be set for Tigers’ opener
Newly acquired Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows is expected to be ready for opening day Friday against the Chicago White Sox after recently being slowed by an oblique injury. Meadows was set to play in a simulated game Wednesday. The 26-year-old Meadows had a career-high 106 RBIs last season. He was acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night for infielder Isaac Paredes and a draft pick. Meadows’ younger brother, Parker, was selected by Detroit in the second round of the 2018 draft. He played for Class A Lakeland and Class A West Michigan last year. The Tigers open at Comerica Park, ready to show off a roster boosted by offseason trades and free-agent signings.

MLB – Sign of times: MLB gives OK to electronic pitch calling
In a move that will end a tradition dating 150 years, Major League Baseball has approved the use of an electronic device for catchers to signal pitches in an effort to eliminate sign stealing and speed games. Since the beginning of baseball in the 19th century, catchers had used their fingers to signal the type of pitch and its intended location. As video at balllparks increased, so did sign stealing and the worries about how teams were trying to do it. The Astros were penalized for using a camera and banging a trash can to alert their batters to pitches during their run to the 2017 World Series title.

Golf – Masters – Tiger Woods plans to play the Masters and thinks he can win
Tiger Woods is planning to play in the Masters and he thinks he can win. It will be 508 days since Woods last walked and competed when he tees it up Thursday. And it will be nearly 14 months since he badly damaged his right leg is a car crash in suburban Los Angeles. Woods says he doesn’t play if doesn’t think he can win. That hasn’t changed. His biggest concern is how his body will hold up over four straight days of playing 18 holes. When asked if thinks he can win, Woods replied, “I do.”

NCAAFB – Notre Dame makes historic football game vs Tennessee State
Notre Dame will host Tennessee State in September 2023, marking the first time the Fighting Irish have ever faced a Historically Black College or University on the football field. School officials made the announcement Tuesday. The historic contest will be broadcast nationally by NBC. Notre Dame credited Tennessee State coach Eddie George, the 1995 Heisman Trophy winner, and athletic director Mikki Allen for creating a vision that would make the game possible. The Tigers have won more than 550 games since the program’s inception and have claimed 12 Black College national titles.

NCAAMBKB – Kansas’ victory most-viewed men’s title game on cable TV
Kansas’ comeback victory over North Carolina to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship was the most-viewed title game on cable television. The Jayhawks’ 72-69 win averaged 18.1 million viewers on TBS, TNT and truTV. That’s a 4 percent increase over last year’s title game between Baylor and Gonzaga on CBS. This was the third time the championship game was on Turner, but first since 2018. They were supposed to have the 2020 final, but the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The entire tournament on CBS and Turner averaged 10.7 million, a 13% increase over last year.

Golf – Masters – Masters is all about Tiger Woods, even with so many subplots
This Masters is all about Tiger Woods to start the week. That’s been the case ever since he won his first green jacket 25 years ago. But it’s even greater now. His right leg was severely injured in a car crash just over 13 months ago. And now he might be playing the hilly terrain of Augusta National. Other players are overshadowed by the question of whether Woods will actually tee it up this week. There’s Rory McIlroy going after the career Grand Slam again. Not to be forgotten is Bryson DeChambeau and his peculiar set of injuries.

Russia/Ukraine – Russian appeals against sports bans to be heard by CAS
Russian federations and athletes have filed multiple legal challenges to fight their isolation from world sports because of their country waging war on Ukraine. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says Russian officials have filed appeals against governing bodies in soccer, figure skating and speed skating, gymnastics, rowing, rugby and biathlon. Russian Olympic officials have also challenged the European OIympic Committee’s exclusion of teams and athletes from its youth multi-sport events. The headline case saw FIFA remove Russia from qualifying games last month for the men’s World Cup.

AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Cleveland Monsters at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Yesterday
Baseball
Lake Michigan College 5, Kellogg Community College 2 – Game 1
Kellogg Community College 11, Lake Michigan College 3 – Game 2

Softball
Lake Michigan College 8, Ancilla College 3 – Game 1
Lake Michigan College 9, Ancilla College 0 – Game 2

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Baseball
Bridgman 12, Our Lady of the Lake 2 – Game 1
Bridgman 8, Our Lady of the Lake 1 – Game 2
Berrien Springs 18, Coloma 1 – Game 1
Berrien Springs 4, Coloma 0 – Game 2
Buchanan 15, River Valley 4
Vicksburg 9, Gull Lake 0 – Game 1
Gull Lake 3, Vicksburg 0 – Game 2
Kalamazoo Hackett 6, Climax-Scotts 3

Softball
Coloma 2, Berrien Springs 1
Buchanan 14, River Valley 2 – Game 1
Buchanan 9, River Valley 0 – Game 2

Girls soccer
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 12, Niles 0
Kalamazoo Christian 8, Battle Creek Pennfield 0
Kalamazoo Home School 4, Battle Creek Central 1

Track and Field
Boys:  Vicksburg 87, Niles 50
Girls: Vicksburg 81, Niles 52

Girls Tennis
Brandywine 8, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0

Today
Baseball
Kalamazoo Hackett at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.

Softball
Parchment at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)

Girls Soccer
Gull Lake at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m.
Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.

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On this episode of WSJM’s Robotics Roundtable, Host Tim Dunaj chats with the “Bionic Bison,” Team 5535 from New Buffalo.

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