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MLB – Major League Baseball

Last Night

Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego Padres 1

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians, PPD Rain

Tigers were off

Cubs 6, Padres 1 – Baez, Rizzo lead surging Cubs past Padres 6-1

Javier Báez lined a two-run homer, Anthony Rizzo had two doubles among three hits and the surging Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 6-1 on for their third straight win and ninth in 10 games. Baez’s shot to the left-field bleachers was his 14th homer and third in three games, and it capped a three-run seventh that allowed Chicago to put it away. Rizzo drove in two runs in the fifth with his first double to snap 1-1 tie and posted a second-straight multihit game after missing the previous six with back tightness.

White Sox at Indians – White Sox-Indians postponed by rain; doubleheader Sept. 23

The Cleveland Indians have postponed Wednesday’s game against the Chicago White Sox because of rain. The teams will play a split doubleheader on Sept. 23. The Indians had been given permission by the state of Ohio to return to full capacity at Progressive Field starting Wednesday. Cleveland’s next home game is June 11 against Seattle. Chicago leads Cleveland by 2½ games in the AL Central.

Tonight

Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.                 94.9 WSJM/103.7 Cosy-FM 7:50

Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants, 9:45 p.m.

NHL – 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 – Best of 7

Last Night

Montreal Canadiens 5, Winnipeg Jets 3                                       (MTL leads 1-0)

Colorado Avalanche 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 – OT                  (COL leads 2-0)

Tonight

Boston Bruins at New York Islanders, 7:30 p.m.                         (Series tied 1-1)

Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, 8:00 p.m.                (TBL leads 2-0)

NHL – Last-place Sabres win draft lottery; Kraken get No. 2 pick

The Buffalo Sabres won the NHL draft lottery and the expansion Seattle Kraken jumped up the order to take the No. 2 pick Wednesday night. The Sabres have the No. 1 pick for the fourth time in franchise history and second in three years. It marks a turnaround for a team that finished last in the overall standings for the fourth time since 2013-14, and lost the draft lottery in both 2014 and ’15. The Kraken were seeded third with New Jersey, and jumped ahead of the Anaheim Ducks, who will be selecting third overall. The two-day draft will be held virtually for a second consecutive year, with the first round being held on July 23.  Detroit will draft 6th. Chicago 11th.

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 – Best of 7

Last Night

Philadelphia 76ers 129, Washington Wizards 112                      (PHI wins 4-1)

Atlanta Hawks 103, New York Knicks 89                                    (ATL wins 4-1)

Utah Jazz 126, Memphis Grizzlies 110                                        (UTA wins 4-1)

Dallas Mavericks 105, Los Angeles Clippers 100                        (DAL leads 3-2)

Last Night

Denver Nuggets at Portland Trailblazers, 8:00 p.m.                    (DEN leads 3-2)    

Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m.                          (PHX leads 3-2)

NBA – Detroit Pistons hire John Beilein in player development role

The Detroit Pistons have hired John Beilein as a senior adviser for player development. Beilein is a former coach at Michigan, where his teams made nine trips to the NCAA Tournament in his 12 seasons. He left to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers, but resigned last year after just 54 games. The Pistons say they are counting on Beilein to help develop their young roster under head coach Dwane Casey.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association

Tonight

Benton Harbor High School has found it's new varsity football coach.  Long time assistant Sheldon Nelson has been hired to lead the Tigers' program.  Phil McDonald caught up with Coach Nelson to talk about his new post.  Catch their conversation below...

 

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MLB – Major League Baseball

Last Night

Detroit Tigers 10, Milwaukee Brewers 7

Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 5

Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego Padres 3

Tigers 10, Brewers 7 – Haase, Schoop each homer twice as Tigers beat Brewers 10-7

Eric Haase and Jonathan Schoop each hit two home runs, Miguel Cabrera had three RBI and the previously light-hitting Detroit Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-7, ending Milwaukee’s five-game winning streak. Milwaukee’s Kolten Wong and Tyrone Taylor also hit two homers apiece in a game that saw nine home runs.

Indians 6, White Sox 5 – Abreu grounds out with bases loaded, Indians hold off Chisox

AL MVP Jose Abreu grounded out with the bases loaded to blunt a ninth-inning rally against Cleveland closer James Karinchak, giving Shane Bieber and the Indians a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. Bieber allowed two earned runs in seven innings, striking out seven to beat the AL Central-leading White Sox for the second time this season. Down 6-3 in the ninth, Chicago scored twice as Zack Collins and Nick Madrigal hit RBI singles off Karinchak. A walk loaded the bases for Abreu, who grounded out to shortstop.

Cubs 4, Padres 3 – Wisdom, Contreras HR as surging Cubs top Padres

Patrick Wisdom hit his third homer in two games, Willson Contreras also went deep and the surging Chicago Cubs beat San Diego 4-3. He hit a fly to left field in the sixth inning and was replaced at shortstop in the bottom half by Ha-Seong Kim. The NL Central-leading Cubs won for the eighth time in nine games and kept up their strong play coming off a 19-8 May. Wisdom, who homered twice in Monday’s win, and Contreras each hit a long two-run drive against Ryan Weathers. Victor Caratini and Tommy Pham homered against winner Kyle Hendricks.

Today

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians, 1:10 p.m.

San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Tigers are off

NHL – 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 – Best of 7

Last Night

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1                            (TBL leads 2-0)

Tonight

Montreal Canadiens at Winnipeg Jets, 7:30 p.m.                          (Game 1)

Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, 10:00 p.m.           (COL leads 1-0)

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association

Last Night

Phoenix Mercury 84, Chicago Sky 83

Seattle Storm 88, Indiana Fever 73

Mercury 84, Sky 83 – Nurse hits game-winning 3 a step inside half-court line

Kia Nurse sank a 3-pointer a step inside the half-court line as time expired and the Phoenix Mercury closed on a 14-3 run to beat the Chicago Sky 84-83. Phoenix trailed 80-70 with 3:37 to play, but Chicago would not make another field goal the rest of the way. Megan Walker made two free throws with 29.9 seconds left to pull Phoenix within 83-80, and Kahleah Copper had a shot roll off the rim at the other end. Nurse grabbed the rebound, dribbled down the court and eluded a defender at midcourt for an open look from distance. Nurse went to her knees as her teammates rushed in to celebrate.

Storm 88, Fever 73 – Seattle beats Indiana for Noelle Quinn's 1st win at helm

Breanna Stewart scored 28 points, Jewell Loyd added 18 with five assists, and the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 88-73 for coach Noelle Quinn’s first victory. Quinn took over on Sunday after Dan Hughes abruptly announced his retirement, saying the rigors of being a head coach in the WNBA has taken a toll. Sue Bird had 12 points and eight assists for Seattle (6-1), which has won four straight games. The Storm made 11 3-pointers, four from Loyd, and 21 of 24 free throws. Teaira McCowan had 12 points and 15 rebounds for Indiana.

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 – Best of 7

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MLB – Major League Baseball

Last Night

Milwaukee Brewers 3, Detroit Tigers 2 – F/10

Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 6 – F/8 – Game 1

Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 1 – F/7 – Game 2

Chicago Cubs 7, San Diego Padres 2

Brewers 3, Tigers 2 – F/10 – Brewers edge Tigers 3-2 in 10 innings for 5th straight win

Luis Urías hit a shot that bounced over the wall and brought home Omar Narváez with the winning run in the 10th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Detroit Tigers 3-2. The Brewers won their fifth straight and snapped the Tigers’ three-game winning streak. The Tigers were starting a six-game road trip after posting their first home sweep of the New York Yankees since 2000. Willy Adames hit a two-run homer for the Brewers. Akil Baddoo had tying solo homer for the Tigers in the seventh.

White Sox 8, Indians 1/Indians 3, White Sox 1 – Ramírez homers, Indians beat Chisox to split 2nd DH in row

José Ramírez’s two-run homer and a solid start by reliever Cal Quantrill led Cleveland to a 3-1 win over the Chicago White Sox, giving the Indians their second straight split of seven-inning doubleheaders in two days. Ramírez connected for his 13th homer in the third inning off Jimmy Lambert to break a 1-1 tie. The Indians also split with Toronto on Sunday. In the first game, Adam Eaton’s two-run homer and José Abreu’s sacrifice fly in the eighth inning sent the White Sox to an 8-6 win. Indians starter Triston McKenzie struck out a club record eight straight hitters, two short of the major league record.

Cubs 7, Padres 2 – Báez goes deep twice as Stewart, Cubs beat Padres 7-2

Javier Báez and Patrick Wisdom each homered twice, helping Kohl Stewart and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 7-2. Pressed into action after Trevor Williams had an appendectomy Sunday morning, Stewart pitched five innings of one-run ball in his first major league win since July 21, 2019, for Minnesota. Kris Bryant also went deep as Chicago won for the seventh time in eight games. San Diego dropped to 4-4 on its 10-game road trip. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his 16th homer and Wil Myers drove in a run, but that was it for the Padres.

Tonight

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians, 6:10 p.m.

Detroit Tigers at Milwaukee Brewers, 7:40 p.m.                94.9 WSJM/103.7 Cosy-FM 7:20

San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

MLB – Cubs place RHP Williams on IL, recall Stewart to start

The Chicago Cubs have placed right-hander Trevor Williams on the 10-day injured list, adding another name to their long list of injured players. Williams was scheduled to start Monday against San Diego, but he had an appendectomy Sunday. Kohl Stewart was recalled from Triple-A Iowa to take Williams’ turn against the Padres. Despite a rash of injuries, the Cubs won 12 of 16 heading into the series with San Diego. Williams, Jason Heyward, Jake Marisnick, Nico Hoerner, Matt Duffy, Alec Mills and Justin Steele have gone on the IL since May 10.

NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 – Best of 7

Last Night

Washington Wizards 122, Philadelphia 76ers 114                      (PHI leads 3-1)

Utah Jazz 120, Memphis Grizzlies 113                                        (UTA leads 3-1)

Tonight

Boston Celtics at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m.                                (BKN leads 3-1)

Portland Trailblazers at Denver Nuggets, 9:00 p.m.                   (Series tied 2-2)

Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix Suns, 10:00 p.m.                          (Series tied 2-2)

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association

Tonight

Phoenix Mercury at Chicago Sky, 8:30 p.m.

Indiana Fever at Seattle Storm, 10:30 p.m.

NHL – 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 – Best of 7

Jamal Hailey of Berrien Springs High School Track is the WSJM Sports Berrien County Student Athlete of the Week for the week of May 16, 2021.

At the Division 2 Regionals, Jamal won the 100 Meter Dash with a time of :10.99, won the 200 Meter Dash with a time of :22.63, and ran a leg for the winning 400 Meter Relay team. Jamal is currently ranked 1st in the state in Division 2 in the 100 Meter Dash and 4th in the state in the 200 Meter Dash.

Jamal is also a member of the Berrien Springs Football and Basketball teams and has an interest in graphic design. In the classroom, he carries a 3.1 grade point average.

Jamal is the son of James and Someka Hailey of Benton Harbor.

Another finalist for the week was Lauren Koch of St. Joe Track.

Catch Phil McDonald's conversation with Jamal below...

 

Jonathan Holloway of Lawton High School Track is our WSJM Sports Van Buren/Cass Student Athlete of the Week for the week of May 16, 2021.

At the Division 3 Regional Championship Meet, Jonathon won the Individual Regional title in the 300 Meter Low Hurdles with a time of :42.16. He also placed 2nd in the 110 Meter High Hurdles with a time of :16.63. Jonathan also ran a leg for the winning 400 Meter Relay team and third place 800 Meter Relay team.

Jonathan is also a member of the Lawton Football and Basketball teams. In the classroom, he graduates with a 3.11 grade point average. After graduation, he’ll be attending Olivet College to continue his academic and football careers.

Other finalists for the week were Ellie Frost of South Haven Track, Gwen Grosvenor of Decatur Softball, and Erin Schneider of South Haven Softball.

Catch Jonathan’s conversation with Phil McDonald below…

 

 

 

 

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