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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 2
Los Angeles Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Cubs were off

Tigers 7, Rangers 2 – Ibanez and Rogers homer as the Tigers win 7-2 over Texas after two more pitchers get hurt
Andy Ibañez and Jake Rogers homered for the Detroit Tigers, who overcame the early departures of their first two pitchers to beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest were already hurt and out of the game before Ibañez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the third inning for a 4-1 lead. Rogers went deep with two outs in the sixth to chase Rangers starter Andrew Heaney. Six Tigers pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts, the most against Texas this season.

Angels 2, White Sox 1 – Trout, Ohtani give Angels 2-1 walk-off win over White Sox
Mike Trout scored on a game-ending wild pitch, Shohei Ohtani hit his 26th home run, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1. Trout slid home head-first on the bad throw by Aaron Bummer, helping the Angels get a critical seven-game homestand off to a successful start. After having struck out in each of his first three appearances, Trout drew a leadoff walk against Reynaldo López (2-5). Bummer then came in to face Ohtani, who drew his own walk. The two Angels superstars successfully executed a double steal, which set up Trout’s heroics and the team’s second walk-off win on a wild pitch this season.  Carlos Estéves (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to get the win. Luis Robert Jr. homered for the third straight game for the White Sox.

Tonight
Detroit (Manning 1-1) at Texas (Pérez 7-3), 8:05 p.m.               News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40
Philadelphia (Suárez 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 2-5), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 6-3), 9:38 p.m.

MLB – Tigers’ Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest leave early in Texas with discomfort
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd departed with left elbow discomfort after throwing only 15 pitches against the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Reliever Will Vest left an inning later with right knee discomfort. Boyd left the mound with a trainer after several minutes consulting with him. Manager A.J. Hinch took the ball away from the left-hander, who at one point in the conversation pointed at his arm. Vest was clearly in discomfort after landing awkwardly on a 1-1 pitch in the second inning.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Las Vegas Aces 88, Indiana Fever 80

Aces 88, Fever 80 – Gray scores 25, Wilson 24 to lead Aces past Fever 88-80 to sweep season series 3-0
A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray combined for 49 points and the Las Vegas Aces pulled away late for an 88-80 win over the Indiana Fever to sweep the season-series 3-0. Wilson cleaned up against Indiana for the third time with 24 points and 10 rebounds, plus three steals, three blocks and three assists. Gray, who had eight points in the winning 11-0 run before the Fever made two closing free throws, had 25 points on her bobblehead night. She also had five assists to reach 1,300 for her career. Aliyah Boston, the sixth rookie named all-star starter, and Erica Wheeler both had 20 for Indiana

NBA –Wembanyama says he won’t play for France’s national team at this year’s World Cup
Victor Wembanyama says he won’t play with France’s national basketball team at this year’s World Cup in order to protect his still developing body. The No. 1 draft pick for the San Antonio Spurs told L’Equipe newspaper it was a “difficult” decision to make and that it was “irrevocable.” The World Cup is scheduled from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Wembanyama says he made the choice “on his own” after consulting with close friends and his medical team. L’Equipe reports that Wembanyama told the France coach and other players from the team about his decision over the weekend.

NHL – Blackhawks acquire forward Taylor Hall in multiplayer trade with Bruins
The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Taylor Hall in a trade with the Boston Bruins. The Blackhawks sent pending restricted free agents Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula to Boston for Hall and the expiring contract of Nick Foligno. It gives some valuable salary-cap space to the Bruins heading into free agency. The 31-year-old Hall had 16 goals and 20 assists in 61 games last season. Hall has played alongside at least five fellow No. 1 picks. He is likely to make it six because Chicago is expected to take Connor Bedard at No. 1 in this week’s draft.

NHL – Top prospects for the NHL draft from Bedard to Fantilli to Reinbacher and more
The NHL Draft opens Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. The top prospects include forward Connor Bedard and defenseman David Reinbacher. Bedard is projected to be selected first overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Reinbacher is under consideration to be the first defenseman drafted. The wild card of the draft is Russian forward Matvei Michkov, who could raise a red flag for some teams because he’s under contract with the Kontinental Hockey League through 2025-26.

NHL – Where to pick Russian players is a top question at the NHL draft
Matvei Michkov is probably the best hockey prospect out of Russia in nearly a decade. He might be the best since Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin in 2005. But Michkov still is no lock to get drafted in the top five because he’s still under contract in the KHL for three more seasons. That’s giving NHL teams reason to worry he might never make it to North America. The war in Ukraine has also meant the dilemma over Russian players isn’t just limited to Michkov because of resulting travel restrictions and international bans that have made scouting more difficult.

NHL – Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls one vote short of unanimous selection
Connor McDavid has won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarter-century. McDavid fell one vote short of unanimous selection. McDavid also won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as voted by his peers. The Edmonton Oilers’ captain led the league with 64 goals, 89 assists and 153 points. That’s the most points since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. One voter out of 196 picked Boston’s David Pastrnak as MVP. San Jose’s Erik Karlsson also became a three-time award winner, receiving the Norris Trophy as top defenseman.  Seattle’s Matty Bernier’s won the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the year.

NCAABSB – LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18-4
LSU cranked up its offense a day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game and won its first national title since 2009 with a 18-4 victory over Florida in the third and deciding game of the finals. LSU staved off elimination three times in bracket play and bounced back from a 24-4 loss in Game 2 to claim its seventh championship. That’s second to Southern California’s 12. The Tigers wiped out an early 2-0 deficit with a six-run second inning against Jac Caglianone and Cade Fisher.

Golf – PGA/LIV– Players returning from LIV part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour
Now that the PGA Tour and European tour have a deal with the Saudis, one step is deciding how players can return from LIV Golf if they so choose. That’s part of the framework agreement that was signed last month. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the agreement. It was among documents requested for a Senate hearing on July 11. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, wants more details on how the deal came together. There still aren’t many details spelled out in the agreement. One part is deciding how players return from LIV Golf and what would be a fair punishment.

MLS – Ticket sales and anticipation are high ahead of Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami
Lionel Messi announced that he was joining Inter Miami in a move that stunned the soccer world and will bring the sport’s biggest face to the United States and Miami, where enthusiasm for the sport has been growing over the years. He is expected to make his Inter Miami debut at a July 21 home game against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup, and the building anticipation has been evident in a boost in ticket sales to Inter Miami’s games.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
No games last night

Tonight
Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend are off

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 3 – 10 Innings
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 5
Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 1

Twins 6, Tigers 3 – F/10 – Royce Lewis and Willi Castro lead Twins to 6-3 comeback win over Tigers
Royce Lewis scored the tying run in the eighth inning and drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning as the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 and win the three-game series. Minnesota trailed 3-2 going into the eighth, but Lewis walked with two outs, advanced to second on Ryan Jeffers’ pinch-hit single and scored when third baseman Nick Maton threw away Willi Castro’s grounder. Lewis led off the 10th with a single off Tigers reliever Brendan White that bounced off Maton’s glove, allowing Correa to score the go-ahead run. Twins reliever Griffin Jax got the win.

Cardinals 7, Cubs 5 – Cardinals rally for 7-5 win over the Cubs to split London series
Paul Goldschmidt hit a go-ahead RBI single that chased Chicago starter Marcus Stroman in the fourth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cubs 7-5 to earn a split of their weekend series at London Stadium. The Cubs missed a chance to get back to .500 after Stroman left the game with a blister on his right index finger, and the Cardinals ended a two-game skid after an error-filled first inning handed the Cubs a 4-0 lead. The Cubs (37-39) won 9-1 in the first game but had their winning streak halted at four games.

White Sox 4, Red Sox 1 – Robert slugs 2 home runs to power the White Sox to a 4-1 win over Red Sox
Luis Robert Jr. had two home runs among his three hits to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. Andrew Benintendi added two hits and Robert homered for the second straight game, raising his season total to 21 as the White Sox won their first series in four attempts. Chicago had lost nine of its last 13 games. Chicago’s Jesse Scholtens (1-2) threw four scoreless innings to earn the win. Keynan Middleton pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save. Adam Duvall had two doubles for the Red Sox, who had won seven of 10.

Tonight
Detroit (Boyd 5-5) at Texas (Heaney 5-4), 8:05 p.m.                  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40
Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-3) at L.A. Angels (Detmers 1-5), 9:38 p.m.
Cubs are off

MLB – Cubs starter Marcus Stroman leaves London game with blister on finger
Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman left Chicago’s 7-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth inning with a blister on his right index finger. Stroman entered the game with an NL-best 2.28 ERA and was 7-0 in his last seven starts going into the series finale in London. Stroman was pulled with one out in the fourth after Paul Goldschmidt put the Cardinals ahead 5-4 on a sharp single that scored Tommy Edman. He allowed six runs, three earned, and eight hits and had two strikeouts and a walk. Cubs manager David Ross says he doesn’t know if Stroman will be ready for his next start.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Connecticut Sun 96, Chicago Sky 72

Sun 96, Sky 72 – Alyssa Thomas has record fourth triple-double Bonner scores 26, Sun roll past Sky 96-72
Alyssa Thomas had a historic triple-double, DeWanna Bonner scored 26 points to move into ninth in WNBA history and Connecticut cruised to a 96-72 win over Chicago. Thomas had 14 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for her fourth regular-season triple-double, the most in WNBA history. It was her second triple-double this season and she also has two playoff triple doubles. Bonner has 6,454 career points, moving past Katie Smith. The Sun matched its best 15-game start in history (12-3), winning for the sixth time in seven games, heading into a Tuesday showdown with the New York Liberty. Kahleah Copper had a career-high 29 points for Chicago (5-9), which lost its sixth-straight.

Tonight
Indiana Fever at Las Vegas Aces, 10:00 p.m.

WNBA – Griner chosen as an WNBA All-Star starter, Wilson and Stewart captains again
Brittney Griner will be starting in the WNBA All-Star Game a year after she was an honorary choice by the league while she was being detained in Russia. The Phoenix Mercury’s center was chosen by fans, media and players Sunday for her ninth All-Star game. Last season all the players wore Griner No. 42 jerseys for the second half of the game that was played in Chicago. A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart were the top voter getters among fans and will be the captains of the two teams when the game is played in Las Vegas on July 15. The two players were also captains last year and are each making their fifth All-Star appearances.

NHL – Connor Bedard broke windows and records in becoming the NHL draft’s No. 1 pick
The details of how much time Connor Bedard has devoted to developing his game and imposing shot have become the stuff of lore. Vacations were skipped. Windows were broken. And neighbors awakened by the constant thud of Bedard practicing his shot outside into the night in his driveway. The payoff comes Wednesday, when the 17-year-old from North Vancouver, British Columbia, is expected to be selected by the Chicago Blackhawks with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft. Bedard is being billed as a generational talent and already is drawing comparisons to Edmonton’s Connor McDavid.

Golf – PGA – Bradley wins Travelers Championship, breaks tournament record by 1 shot
Keegan Bradley built a big enough lead in front of adoring New England fans that he broke the tournament record at the Travelers Championship despite a shaky closing stretch. Bradley closed with a 2-under 68 for a three-shot victory. He finished at 23-under 257 at TPC River Highlands, a shot better than Kenny Perry’s previous record from 2009. The 37-year-old Vermont native won on the PGA Tour for the sixth time. Zac Blair closed with a 62 and finished in a tie for second with Brian Harman, who shot 64. It was Blair’s best finish on the PGA Tour.

Golf – LPGA – Ruoning Yin wins Women’s PGA Championship
Ruoning Yin made a birdie putt from about 10 feet on the final hole and became the second woman from China to win a major, beating Yuka Saso by one shot in the Women’s PGA Championship. After Saso made birdie ahead of her on the par-5 18th hole at Baltusrol to move into a tie for the lead, Yin found the rough with her tee shot, then hit her third shot into an ideal spot and curled in the right-to-left breaking putt, pumping her fist after it dropped. The 20-year-old Yin closed with a 4-under 67, finished at 8-under 276. She joined Shanshan Feng as Chinese winners of women’s majors.

NCAABSB – Florida sets CWS record for runs with 24-4 win over LSU to force Game 3
Florida scored the most runs in the history of the College World Series in a 24-4 rout of LSU that forced a deciding Game 3 of the CWS finals. The Gators hit six home runs on a windy day at Charles Schwab Field and pounded LSU pitching for a CWS record-tying 23 hits a day after Ty Floyd struck out 17 in the Tigers’ 4-3, 11-inning win in Game 1. Florida came in having been involved in four of the CWS record-tying eight one-run games. The Gators had totaled 17 runs in four games here before the offense broke loose.

NASCAR – Ross Chastain holds off Martin Truex Jr. to win at Nashville
Ross Chastain held off Martin Truex Jr. and won the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. It’s the third Cup Series victory for Chastain and his first since Talladega in April of last year. Chastain also gave Trackhouse Racing its first victory of the year at its home track. He led a race-high 100 laps, including the final 34. The 30-year-old had to weave by some slower traffic to hold off Truex by 0.789 seconds. Chastain clinched a playoff berth and celebrated with a burnout before smashing a watermelon. Denny Hamlin finished third, Chase Elliott was fourth and Kyle Larson was fifth.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
West Michigan Whitecaps 2, Great Lakes Loons 1 – F/6 rain
Fort Wayne Tin Caps 10, South Bend Cubs 2 – F/10
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 12, Lansing Lugnuts 4

Tonight
no games tonight

MHSAA – Bridgman’s Hahaj named Michigan Division 3 baseball coach of the year
The awards keep coming in the for the Bridgman baseball team.  A week aft er winning the MHSAA Division 3 Baseball State Championship with a 7-1 win over Algonac, Bees head coach Justin Hahaj (ha-ha) was named a regional coach of the year as well as State Coach of the year.  Watervliet head coach Joshua Trumbley was also named a regional coach of the year.

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NBA – Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, with expectations of stardom
Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, headed to San Antonio with enormous expectations to become basketball’s newest sensation. The selection of the 19-year-old from France that had been a foregone conclusion for months was announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Thursday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Wembanyama arrives with far more height and hype than most No. 1 picks. Listed at 7-foot-4, he dominated his French league in his final season there, leading all players in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots. Brandon Miller of Alabama was the No. 2 pick by the Charlotte Hornets and Scoot Henderson went third to the Portland Trail Blazers.

NBA – Pistons, Pacers banking on lottery selections to provide immediate help on defense
The Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers used lottery picks on players who should make their biggest early impact on defense while the rest of the Central Division teams sat out the first round of Thursday’s draft. Detroit selected wing Ausar Thompson of the Overtime Elite developmental program with the fifth overall selection. Indiana took Houston forward Jarace Walker, who went eighth. Both the Pistons and Pacers ended up with two first-round picks. The Pistons added Houston guard Marcus Sasser and the Pacers landed Belmont forward Ben Sheppard later in the first round.   The Pistons received some tough luck in the lottery when they got stuck with the fifth pick despite having the NBA’s worst record at 17-65. But they believe they found a keeper in Thompson.  The Bulls traded into the second round with Washington to acquire Tennessee forward Julian Phillips at No. 35.

NBA – Jett Howard follows his father Juwan’s path from Michigan to NBA lottery pick
Jett Howard can only hope he keeps following in his father’s footsteps as he goes from Michigan to the NBA. He joined his father Juwan as an NBA draft lottery pick Thursday night. Juwan still has bragging rights as the fifth pick overall in the 1994 draft out of Michigan. His son went at No. 11 overall to Orlando after playing his lone college season for his father at Michigan. Jett credited all the time spent learning from his father on and off the court for preparing him. The two-time NBA champ played 1,208 games over 19 years with eight different teams.

NBA – Bulls expect Lonzo Ball to miss another season because of left knee injury
The Chicago Bulls expect point guard Lonzo Ball to miss another season because of his left knee injury. Executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas says the Bulls do not expect him back next season. He says it “would be great” if Ball does return in 2023-24. Ball hasn’t played since Jan. 14, 2022. He had a cartilage transplant in March, his third operation on the knee in a little more than a year. Karnisovas said Ball stopped using crutches last month.

NBA – Chris Paul traded to Warriors, Jordan Poole sent to Wizards, source tells AP
Chris Paul’s pursuit of an NBA championship is taking him to the Golden State Warriors, after they agreed to the framework of a trade on Thursday that will send Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The trade also includes a package of draft capital, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade has not been finalized and approved by the NBA.

MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Tigers, Cubs, and White Sox were off

Tonight
Minnesota (Maeda 0-4) at Detroit (Wentz 1-7), 6:40 p.m.
Boston (Bello 4-4) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-4), 8:10 p.m.
Cubs are off

MLB – Overturned outs prompting confusion, frustration over blocking-the-plate rule
The rules have changed since Bob Melvin and Bruce Bochy were big league catchers when big collisions with runners trying to score were just part of the game. The rules are intended to protect catchers. But runners are now sometimes safe even after being tagged out and without any collision. San Diego manager Melvin and Texas manager Bochy both had outs recorded by their teams this week become runs after replay viewed that their catchers obstructed the runner. Both managers were irate because their catchers were standing when they made sweeping tags.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Washington Mystics 80, Chicago Sky 59
Indiana Fever 80, Seattle Storm 68

Mystics 80, Sky 59 – Elena Delle Donne scores 18 points to help Mystics beat Sky 80-59
Elena Delle Donne had 18 points and eight rebounds, Natasha Cloud added 16 points and the Washington Mystics beat Chicago 80-59 on Thursday night for the Sky’s fifth straight loss. Washington (8-4) beat Chicago for the second time in four days, winning 77-69 on Sunday. The Mystics also beat the Sky 71-69 on May 26. Cloud became the fourth player in team history to make 200 career 3-pointers. Alanna Smith had 13 points for Chicago (5-8). Kahleah Copper was 2 of 13 from the field and Marina Mabrey went 2 of 11 as the Sky shot 30%.

Fever 80, Storm 68 – Mitchell hits 7-3s, scores a season-high 25 points to help the Fever beat the Storm 80-68
Kelsey Mitchell made seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 25 points and the Indiana Fever used a 17-0 run in the second half to beat the Seattle Storm 80-68 on Thursday night. NaLyssa Smith had 12 points and 14 rebounds for Indiana (5-7). Emma Cannon and Erica Wheeler each scored 10 points, and rookie Aliyah Boston had nine points and 11 rebounds. WNBA scoring leader Jewell Loyd was held to 19 points on 5-of-21 shooting for Seattle (3-9). Ezi Magbegor added 18 points and Ivana Dojkic had 11.

NHL – Theme-night jerseys banned after players’ Pride refusals caused distractions
NHL teams won’t have players wear themed jerseys during pregame warmups next season. That decision was made after the league’s Board of Governors agreed with Commissioner Gary Bettman that a handful of players refusing to wear Pride jerseys distracted from teams’ efforts. Seven players citing various reasons declined to take part in warmups when their team donned rainbow-colored Pride jerseys for warmups. Teams will still host Pride and other theme nights and are expected to continue making and auctioning off jerseys even though players won’t wear them. A group that has worked with the NHL on inclusivity said it was “concerned and disappointed” by the decision.

NCAABSB – White’s homer in 11th sends LSU to College World Series finals
Tommy White hit Camden Minacci’s first pitch into the left-field seats for a two-run homer in the 11th inning, giving LSU a 2-0 walk-off victory over No. 1 national seed Wake Forest and clinching a spot in the College World Series finals. The win sends the Tigers to the best-of-three CWS championship series against Florida beginning Saturday night. It will be a rematch of the 2017 All-SEC College World Series final the Gators won for their first national title. LSU became the first team to hand Wake Forest consecutive losses this season. The game was a classic pitcher’s duel between LSU’s Paul Skenes and Wake Forest’s Rhett Lowder.

Golf – PGA –McCarthy shoots 60, McIlroy has his first ace on PGA Tour in the Travelers
Denny McCarthy came inches from shooting a 59, settling for a 10-under 60 for the lowest round of his PGA Tour career, and Rory McIlroy made his first ace on tour on a day of low numbers at the Travelers Championship. Keegan Bradley and Adam Scott also made runs at golf’s magic number but faltered late. Each shot 62 at the TPC River Highlands, where Jim Furyk set the PGA Tour record with a 58 in 2016. Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, finished with a 7-under 63. McCarthy started on the back nine. He had 5 birdies on his first six holes and five more coming in.

Golf – LPGA – Lee-Anne Pace shoots 66 for the first-round lead in the KPMG Women’s PGA
Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa made a two-putt birdie on the final hole in fading daylight for a 5-under 66 and the first-round lead Thursday in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol. Two-time major winner Brooke Henderson of Canada and Ruoning Yin and Xiyi Lin of China were a shot back as Baltusrol’s historic Lower Course yielded 16 under-par rounds to the field of 156 players. The 42-year-old Pace won her lone LPGA Tour title in 2014 in China. Rose Zhang, the two-time NCAA individual champion at Stanford who became the first player in 72 years to win an LPGA Tour event in her pro debut this month at nearby Liberty National, opened with a 70.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Great Lakes 9, West Michigan 4
South Bend 5, Fort Wayne 1
Lansing 4, Wisconsin 3

Tonight
Great Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Fort Wayne Tin Caps at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 9, Kansas City Royals 4
Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Texas Rangers 6, Chicago White Sox 3

Tigers 9, Royals 4 – Zack Short homers, Javier Báez gets 1,000th hit to lead Tigers over Royals 9-4
Zack Short homered and drove in three runs, Javier Báez got his 1,000th hit and Detroit sent slumping Kansas City to its 15th loss in 18 games. Matthew Boyd (5-5) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings for Detroit. He struck out seven without a walk. Brady Singer (4-7) lost his third straight decision, giving up five runs, seven hits and a walk in seven innings. Báez put the Tigers ahead 4-2 in the third, driving in Kerry Carpenter with his 1,000th hit.

Cubs 8, Pirates 3 – Hendricks shuts down reeling Pirates as Cubs complete 3-game sweep with 8-3 victory
Kyle Hendricks pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 to complete a three-game sweep. Nico Hoerner homered and tripled for the Cubs, who have won eight of nine. Ian Happ doubled twice and drove in three runs for Chicago. Josh Palacios had an RBI double for Pittsburgh but couldn’t stop the Pirates from dropping their ninth straight game. Pittsburgh has managed just 20 runs during a slide that’s seen the Pirates drop from first to fourth in the NL Central.

Rangers 6, White Sox 3 – Heim homers as Rangers beat the White Sox 6-3
Jonah Heim hit a three-run homer a night after he was involved in a controversial play at the plate and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3. Ezequiel Duran also connected as Texas won for the fourth time in five games. Martín Pérez pitched seven effective innings in his first victory in a month. The AL West leaders bounced back nicely after a frustrating 7-6 loss on Tuesday night. Chicago scored the winning run in its three-run eighth when Heim was called for illegally blocking the plate in a replay review that overturned umpire D.J. Reyburn’s out call.

Today
Tigers, Cubs, and White Sox are off

MLB – MLB sued by 17 ex-scouts who say they were discriminated against because of age
Seventeen former Major League Baseball scouts who say they were discriminated against because of their age have sued the league, its teams and Commissioner Rob Manfred. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Denver. The former scouts allege violations of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 along with laws in 11 states and New York City. The scouts, ranging from 55 to 71, allege they were discriminated against from 2020-22. MLB said in a statement it looks "forward to refuting these claims in court.”

NBA – NBA-champion Nuggets trade into the 1st round by swapping picks with the Pacers
The NBA-champion Denver Nuggets struck a deal with Indiana to acquire a first-round round pick in the draft on Thursday night. The teams agreed to a deal that also gives the Nuggets the 32nd overall pick, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The Pacers will receive the 40th pick in this year’s draft from Denver and a first-round pick in 2024. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade has yet to be announced.

NBA – With Wembanyama, there’s no debate at the top of NBA draft
Victor Wembanyama’s towering shadow has hung over this NBA draft for months, blocking much of what is usually part of the process. There has been no debate about who the San Antonio Spurs should take with the No. 1 pick on Thursday night. When a player like Wembanyama comes along — and maybe none ever has — there’s no real reason to drum up any drama. The Spurs are not going to pass up someone who is listed at 7’4” but has the skills of a player much smaller. The 19-year-old from France has been called the best prospect since LeBron James came out of high school in 2003.

NBA – NBA Draft Picks
Detroit, 5, 31       
Chicago: 11 (traded to Orlando), 42 (traded to Washington)
Indiana: 7, 26 (from Cleveland), 40 (from Dallas), 55 (from Cleveland)

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Tonight
Washington Mystics at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m.
Indiana Fever at Seattle Storm, 10:00 p.m.

Golf – PGA Tour will appear before a Senate panel investigating its deal with LIV
A Senate subcommittee is asking executives from the PGA Tour, Saudi golf interests and LIV Golf to testify as Congress investigates the shocking business deal that upended the sport. Sen. Richard Blumenthal announced Wednesday that the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations would hold a hearing on July 11 to examine the stunning agreement the PGA Tour now has with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and the European tour. He invited PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, Public Investment Fund Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan and LIV CEO Greg Norman to testify. The PGA Tour said in a statement that it looked forward to appearing to answer questions about the “framework agreement.”

Golf – Zhang seeking to follow win in pro debut with a win at a major
Rose Zhang turned professional with many expecting great things and she didn’t disappoint, winning the Mizuho Americas Open in her debut. The 20-year-old, two-time NCAA individual champion will look to keep it going this week when she takes on the best in women’s golf in the Women’s PGA Championship at Baltustol in Springfield, New Jersey. The task will be tougher this week with all 11 winners on the LPGA Tour and 19 of the top 20 players in the world entered in the event. Zhang said the biggest change for her has been the demands on her time.

Hockey – Henrik Lundqvist headlines the Hockey Hall of Fame’s goalie-heavy class of 2023
Henrik Lundqvist headlines the Hockey Hall of Fame’s goaltender-heavy class of 2023. Fellow netminders Tom Barrasso and Red Wing Mike Vernon were also among the five players elected. Former NHL forward Pierre Turgeon and Canadian women’s hockey star Caroline Ouellette were also chosen. Stanley Cup-winning coach Ken Hitchcock and late executive Pierre Lacroix were picked in the builder category. Lundqvist is set to be inducted into the Hall in his first year of eligibility after winning Olympic gold for Sweden in 2006 and a pro career that included backstopping the New York Rangers to 11 playoff appearances in 12 seasons.  Vernon was so surprised he thought board chairman Lanny McDonald, a teammate when they won the Cup together with Calgary in 1989, was calling to ask him to play golf. The two-time Cup champion who was also playoff MVP when he won it in 1997 with Detroit had been eligible since 2005.  "The game has meant a lot to me throughout my life," Vernon said. “It is an emotional time for me. Might be a long time coming, but it’s still worth it.”

FIFA – WWC – Morgan and Rapinoe selected for the US Women’s World Cup roster
Eighteen-year-old Alyssa Thompson is among the 23 players selected for the United States team that will defend its title at the Women’s World Cup next month. Thompson is among a mix of veteran and newcomers named Wednesday to the team by head coach Vlatko Andonovski. Among the experienced players are Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan, who will each be making a fourth World Cup appearance in Australia and New Zealand. Thompson is joined by fellow up-and-coming stars Sophia Smith and Trinity Rodman, who is the daughter of former NBA star Dennis Rodman.

Olympics – IOC warns Afghanistan about Olympic status over denying sports to women
The Afghanistan team’s status for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been put in question by the IOC over growing frustration with the Taliban blocking access to sport for women and girls. The International Olympic Committee says it “continues to be extremely concerned” about the sports situation in Afghanistan despite its repeated calls for action. The IOC says it has the right to take further measures. And it notes details for an Afghanistan delegation going to the Paris Games haven’t been decided. The IOC could suspend Afghanistan’s Olympic body for government interference and support athletes to compete as an independent team.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Lansing 7, Wisconsin 1
Great Lakes 8, West Michigan 3
Fort Wayne 7, South Bend 1

Today
Great Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Fort Wayne Tin Caps at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 4
Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Texas Rangers 5, Chicago White Sox 2

Tigers 6, Royals 4 – Carpenter’s 3-run homer rallies Tigers for 6-4 win, Royals’ 12th loss in 13 games
Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer in a five-run, seventh inning that lifted Detroit Tigers over Kansas 6-4 and sent the Royals to their 12th loss in 13 games. Kansas City wasted a 4-0 lead and dropped to 0-15 in games started by Jordan Lyles, who allowed three runs and six hits in six-plus innings. He is 0-11, the most losses in the major leagues, and he broke the team record for winless starts at the start of a season, which had been set by Vida Blue in 1983.  Zach McKinstry started the comeback with a fifth-inning RBI double that went through left fielder Edward Olivares’s legs, allowing Jake Rogers to score from first.  Miguel Cabrera singled and Jonathan Schoop doubled, chasing Lyles in the seventh.

Cubs 8, Pirates 0 – Surging Cubs race past reeling Pirates 8-0 to spoil touted prospect Henry Davis’ MLB debut
Drew Smyly gave up three hits in five innings and the surging Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0. Smyly (7-4) worked around five walks to win his second straight start following a three-game losing streak. Mike Tauchman finished with three hits and drove in three runs for Chicago. Dansby Swanson added two hits as Chicago spoiled the major-league debut of highly touted Pirates prospect Henry Davis. Davis, the top pick in the 2021 draft, doubled in his first major-league at-bat but couldn’t stop the Pirates from losing their seventh straight.

Rangers 5, White Sox 2 – Jung hits 15th homer, Rangers hang on to beat White Sox 5-2
Rookie Josh Jung hit his 15th home run, Jonah Heim had a late two-run single and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2. A day after wiping out six-run deficit in a win over Toronto, the Rangers hung on after Jung helped them grab a 3-0 lead. Heim broke open a 3-2 game with a two-run single in the seventh. Heim broke open a 3-2 game with a two-run single in the seventh. Andrew Heaney pitched neatly into the sixth after struggling in his previous three starts. And the Rangers opened the three-game series on a winning note after taking two of three from the Blue Jays. Chicago’s Andrew Vaughn and Luis Robert Jr. hit back-to-back homers in the sixth.

Tonight
Kansas City (Lynch 0-3) at Detroit (Lorenzen 2-4), 6:40 p.m.      News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15
Chicago Cubs (Stroman 8-4) at Pittsburgh (Oviedo 3-6), 7:05 p.m.
Texas (Eovaldi 9-3) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-3), 8:10 p.m.

NBA – Warriors committed to keeping Draymond Green, new GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. says
The Golden State Warriors want to keep Draymond Green, yet the team is prepared for him to formally decline his $27.5 million player option for the final year of his contract next season and become an unrestricted free agent seeking a long-term deal. The Athletic reported that Green would opt out. Green would have to notify the Warriors of his decision by June 30.

NBA – Victor Wembanyama arrives in US from France ahead of Thursday’s NBA draft
Victor Wembanyama has arrived in the U.S. for the NBA draft. The plane carrying Wembanyama from France arrived at Newark International Airport outside of New York City on Monday. He’s widely expected to be the No. 1 pick on Thursday by the San Antonio Spurs. Some fans knew what flight he was on and when the plane was landing, and many were waiting. Wembanyama cheerfully signed autographs, scrawling his name onto basketballs and Spurs jerseys before making his way into a waiting vehicle.

NBA – Suns continue whirlwind of change under new owner Mat Ishbia
Mat Ishbia’s five-month tenure as the new owner of the Phoenix Suns has produced a whirlwind of change. Nobody seems completely safe as the Michigan native continues his quest to deliver Phoenix its first NBA title. The aggressive owner oversaw his latest big move Sunday, when the Suns put together the framework for a trade that would send 12-time All-Star Chris Paul, Landry Shamet and other compensation to the Washington Wizards in exchange for three-time All-Star Bradley Beal. More moves could be on the horizon.

NHL – Canada’s Connor Bedard honored as IIHF’s first male player of the year
Presumptive No. 1 NHL draft pick Connor Bedard has been honored as the International Ice Hockey Federation’s first male player of the year. Bedard helped Canada win the past two world junior championships before turning 18. He was MVP of the most recent tournament after leading all players in scoring. Bedard is expected to be taken first in the draft next week by the Chicago Blackhawks. Hilary Knight was voted the IIHF’s first female player of the year for captaining the U.S. to gold at this year’s women’s world championship.

NHL – Vegas-Florida Stanley Cup shows the value of street hockey in many US markets
The Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers was the scene of street hockey being played by kids outside in the desert and by the Everglades. The series showcased the benefits of ball and roller hockey in many U.S. markets where ice is hard to come by. The NHL earlier this year launched a street hockey program aimed at knocking down barriers to the sport that range from cost and time commitments to many families simply not thinking they belong. The aim is to create more interest in the sport even if just at a casual level.

Golf – Tom Watson is the latest to want answers on the PGA/LIV deal
Eight-time major champion Tom Watson is the latest to want answers on the PGA Tour’s new business partnership with Saudi backers of LIV Golf. He has sent a letter to PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan asking if the deal was the only way to solve the tour’s financial hardship. The tour has an agreement with the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and the European tour to pool businesses in a new for-profit company. One person who has seen the agreement says it contains assurances the tour would keep a controlling voting interest no matter how much money the Saudis invested.

Golf – Wyndham Clark’s US Open win on Father’s Day is also a tribute to his late mom
The U.S. Open wrapped up on Father’s Day. Golf’s newest champion would be the first to tell people he’s always been a mama’s boy. Wyndham Clark’s victory will be remembered for how a newcomer to the big time held off some of the biggest names in the game to stamp a poignant exclamation mark on a U.S. Open that had been to that point kind of hard to love. Clark’s mother, Lise, died of breast cancer in 2013, which sent him spiraling. The road back led him to leave college at Oklahoma State for a fresh start at Oregon. It involved more than one crisis in confidence. It hit a crescendo Sunday when Clark held off Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler for his first major title.

Soccer – Mexico soccer coach Diego Cocca fired after 3-0 loss to US
Diego Cocca was fired as coach of Mexico’s national team, four days after a 3-0 loss to the United States in a CONCACAF Nations League semifinal. The federation said Jaime Lozano will take over the national team. Lozano coached under-23 team to a bronze medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Cocca was hired in February and led El Tri to three wins, a loss and three draws. El Tri had not lost to the U.S. by three goals in 23 years.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
No games yesterday

Tonight
Great Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Fort Wayne Tin Caps at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 4
Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago Cubs 3
Seattle Mariners 5, Chicago White Sox 1

Tigers 6, Twins 4 – Torkelson, Carpenter homer as Tigers beat Twins 6-4 to take 3 of 4 in the series
Spencer Torkelson and Kerry Carpenter hit back-to-back homers during Detroit’s five-run fifth inning, and the Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4. Carpenter and Andy Ibáñez each had three hits for the Tigers, who won three of four in the series after beginning June by losing 11 of 12. Brendan White, the third of Detroit’s seven pitchers, tossed two scoreless earnings for his first career win. Carlos Correa had two hits for Minnesota, which had won four of five before faltering in the series against Detroit.

Orioles 6, Cubs 3 – Frazier, Mateo help Baltimore Orioles rally for 6-3 win against Chicago Cubs
Adam Frazier and Jorge Mateo each hit an RBI single during Baltimore’s three-run sixth inning, and the Orioles cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 6-3 win. Anthony Santander homered for Baltimore, and Ramón Urías drove in two runs. Austin Hays had three of the team’s 14 hits. The Orioles had won six of seven when they arrived in Chicago. But they dropped the first two of the weekend series by a combined score of 13-5. Chicago had won a season-high five straight. Mike Tauchman and Christopher Morel homered for the Cubs, who finished with three hits.

Mariners 5, White Sox 1 – Rodríguez, Miller star as the Mariners beat the White Sox 5-1
Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run double, rookie Bryce Miller pitched seven crisp innings and the Seattle Mariners overcame a dominant performance by Lance Lynn, beating the Chicago White Sox 5-1. Lynn matched a franchise record with 16 strikeouts in seven-plus innings, but Miller was terrific and Seattle got clutch hits from Rodríguez and Jarred Kelenic in the victory. Rodríguez’s third-inning double put the Mariners up 2-0. Kelenic added a three-run triple in the eighth.

Tonight
Kansas City (Lyles 0-11) at Detroit (Olson 0-2), 6:40 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15
Chicago Cubs (Smyly 6-4) at Pittsburgh (Bido 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Texas (Heaney 4-4) at Chicago White Sox (TBD), 8:10 p.m.

MLB – Bus driver arrested for DUI while driving Pirates from Chicago to Milwaukee
A bus driver has been arrested on a charge of driving under the influence while transporting the Pittsburgh Pirates from Chicago to Milwaukee for their weekend series with the Brewers. Illinois State Police says the driver was traveling away from officers seeking to escort the bus on its trip to Milwaukee late Thursday. Troopers said they observed more erratic driving and eventually stopped the bus on the right shoulder of I-94 in Chicago. The driver isn’t a Pirates employee but was contracted to drive the team to Milwaukee after the completion of their series with the Cubs.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Washington Mystics 77, Chicago Sky 69
Atlanta Dream 100, Indiana Fever 94

Mystics 77, Sky 69 – Delle Donne scores 20 points, Sykes adds 16 as Mystics beat Sky 77-69
Elena Delle Donne scored 20 points, Brittney Sykes added 16 points and three steals and the Washington Mystics beat the Chicago Sky 77-69. Washington has won four of its past five games and six of its past eight. Chicago has lost four games in a row. Morgan Bertsch, who had missed the past eight games because of an ankle injury, shot 6 of 9 from the field, 4 of 5 from 3-point range, and scored 16 points with a career-high-tying seven rebounds for the Sky. Marina Mabrey added 11 points for Chicago. Alanna Smith added 8 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds.

Dream 100, Fever 94 – Gray scores 25, Howard adds 21 as Dream beat Fever 100-94, win 3rd straight
Allisha Gray scored 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting, Rhyne Howard added 21 points and the Atlanta Dream beat the Indiana Fever 100-94 on Sunday. Cheyenne Parker had 15 points, seven rebounds and four steals for Atlanta. Nia Coffey made 3 of 4 from 3-point range, finished with 11 points and tied a career high with six assists. Aliyah Boston, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 WNBA draft, made 10 of 15 from the field and led Indiana with 25 points — tying her career best — and a season-high four blocks. The win was the Dream’s third consecutive on a four-game road trip.

Golf – PGA – Wyndham Clark plays big and becomes a major champion at the US Open
Wyndham Clark is the U.S. Open champion and certainly played the part. All he did was hold his nerve against a world-class collection of contenders. Clark held off Rory McIlroy to win by one shot at Los Angeles Country Club. And to think two months ago the 29-year-old from Denver was looking for his first PGA Tour title. Now he has two wins and is a major champion. And he likely will be part of the Ryder Cup team this fall. It was more disappointment for McIlroy. He birdied his first hole and that was his only birdie.

Golf – LPGA – Leona Maguire plays last 6 holes in 6 under to win Meijer LPGA Classic
Leona Maguire played her final six holes in 6 under and shot an 8-under 64 to win the Meijer LPGA Classic by two strokes, her second tour victory. Maguire made six birdies and an eagle in her bogey-free round at Blythefield to finish at 21-under 267. She caught playing partner Ariya Jutanugarn with an eagle on the par-5 14th hole to reach 18 under, then closed with three straight birdies to pull ahead of Jutanugarn and Xiyu Lin. Jutanugarn shot her second straight 66 and finished alone in second. Lin shot 68 and finished tied for third with third-round leader Amy Yang, who had a 69.

NHL – Why Marty Walsh left the Biden administration to run the NHL players’ union
Marty Walsh was less than halfway through his term in the Biden administration as labor secretary when the phone rang with an interesting opportunity. The call was about a job running the NHL Players’ Association. The former mayor of Boston and longtime Bruins fan was intrigued, interviewed and earlier this year got the role as executive director. Now three months into the job, Walsh is trying to get to know players and what they care the most about. His most pressing issue is the Arizona Coyotes and their 5,000-seat arena after a referendum for a new building failed.

NHL – Golden Knights and fans celebrate 1st NHL championship with parade and rally
Vegas Golden Knights fans lined the Las Vegas Strip for a Stanley Cup victory parade and a rally in front of their home arena to mark the team’s first NHL championship. Fan rallied in front of T-Mobile Arena after a motorcade along Las Vegas Boulevard Saturday night. At one point people separated barricades and climbed fences but the crowd otherwise remained orderly. Above the arena stage where the hockey players gathered with the trophy, a banner displayed the names of victims of the October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas that killed 58 people and injured more than 850. People in the crowd Saturday recalled the role the team played in helping to rebuild the spirit of the community.

NBA – Bradley Beal being traded to Phoenix by Washington, AP source says
Bradley Beal is being traded to Phoenix, where he will form a new power trio alongside Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. The Washington Wizards and the Suns agreed to the deal on Sunday, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. The person says Phoenix has agreed to send Chris Paul, Landry Shamet and a package of future second-round picks to Washington for Beal, a three-time All-Star. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade is pending league approval. Beal’s agent says he waived his no-trade clause to make the deal happen.

CONCACAF – US beats Canada 2-0 to win CONCACAF Nations League
Folarin Balogun and Chris Richards scored their first international goals, both off assists from Gio Reyna, and the United States beat Canada 2-0 for the Americans’ second straight CONCACAF Nations League title. Richards scored in the 12th minute from a corner kick and Balogun doubled the lead in the 34th, He debuted in Thursday’s 3-0 win over Mexico after choosing to play the U.S. over England. The Americans were again led by interim coach B.J. Callaghan, who took over May 30 and also will run the team in the CONCACAF Gold Cup starting next weekend.

NCAAMBB – West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins resigns hours after DUT arrest
West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has resigned following a drunken driving arrest. The university announced his resignation Saturday night. Huggins was charged with driving under the influence on Friday night after his SUV stopped in the middle of traffic in Pittsburgh with a shredded tire. According to a criminal complaint, a breath test determined Huggins’ blood alcohol content was 0.21%, more than twice the legal limit. Last month the university had suspended Huggins three games for using an anti-gay slur while also denigrating Catholics during a radio interview. Huggins entered the Basketball Hall of Fame last September and was the third winningest coach all-time in Division I.

NCAA – NCAA medical committee seeks to remove marijuana from banned substances list
A NCAA medical committee is recommending the removal of marijuana from its banned drug list and suggesting that testing should be limited to performance-enhancing substances. To pass, the legislation must be introduced and approved by all three NCAA divisions. A final decision is expected this fall. The proposal is one of several recommendations by the NCAA’s committee on competitive safeguards and medical aspects of sports. Other proposals include establishing a trace-level threshold for a banned hormone and metabolic modulator.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Peoria Chiefs 7, Lansing Lugnuts 6
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 10, Great Lakes Loons 8
Cedar Rapids Kernels 14, South Bend Cubs 2
Lake County Captains 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 0

Tonight
No games tonight

MHSAA – High School Sports
Saturday
Baseball – State Championship
Division 3 at Michigan State University
Bridgman 7, Algonac 1

Bridgman 7, Algonac 1 – Bridgman beat Algonac 7-1 for State Baseball Championship
A four run 3rd inning broke a scoreless tie and propelled Bridgman to their first state baseball championship since 1987 with a 7-1 win over Algonac at McLane Stadium at Michigan State University in East Lansing.  Alec McMartin lead off the third with a walk, then with the bases loaded. Wade Haskins popped out, but scored MacMartin.  Riley Gloe singled and drove in two more runs, then scored himself on an RBI double from Nolan Roberts.  Bridgman had a 4-0 lead.  Bridgman would add two more run in the 5th inning, after Pagel led off the inning with a single and a single from Glow, new Algonac pitcher Caleb Thomas committed at balk, moving Pagel and Gloe up one base.  Roberts hit an RBI single, and then Ethan Stine did the same giving the Bees a 6-0 lead.  Algonac was able to plate a run in the top of the 6th, but Bridgman got that run back in the bottom of the inning on an RBI double from Pagel.  Page worked a 1-2-3 7th inning to close out the game and earn Bridgman the championship trophy.  Bridgman last won a baseball state championship in 1987 when the Bees defeated Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 10-9 in 8 innings for the Class D state title.

Softball – State Championship
Division 2 at Michigan State University
Gaylord 8, Vicksburg 3

Division 4 at Michigan State University
Unionville-Sebewing 5, Mendon 4

Girls Soccer – State Championship
Division 4 at Michigan State University
Kalamazoo Christian 5, Clarkston Everest 0

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 4
Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 – F/11

Tigers 8, Twins 4 – Tigers beat Twins 8-4 for second victory in 13 games
Javier Báez and Spencer Torkelson each had two hits and drove in two runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 8-4 on Thursday night for just their second victory in 13 games. Matt Vierling was 3 for 3 with a run and an RBI for the Tigers. Matthew Boyd (4-5) survived a four-run second inning for the victory. He walked one and struck out eight over six innings. Donovan Solano homered for the Twins, who had won four of their previous five. Relievers Will Vest, Jason Foley and Alex Lange each pitched a scoreless inning to close out the Twins, who went 2 for 23 after Solano’s home run in the second inning gave them a 4-1 lead.

Cubs 7, Pirates 2 – Stroman, Happ, Morel help Cubs beat Pirates 7-2 for a series sweep
Marcus Stroman threw six effective innings for his sixth straight victory and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Thursday night for a three-game sweep. Stroman (8-4) allowed four hits and struck out five while walking two in his MLB-leading 13th quality start. Ian Happ had a triple, double and single and drove in two runs, and Christopher Morel went 3 for 3 with a triple and two RBIs. Cody Bellinger laced an RBI double in Chicago’s five-run fifth inning after missing a month because of a bruised left knee. Nico Hoerner had two hits. The Cubs outscored the Pirates 28-11 in the series. Pittsburgh, still in first place in the NL Central at 34-33, has dropped four of five.

Dodgers 5, White Sox 4 – F/11 – Freeman wins it in the 11th as the Dodgers edge the White Sox 5-4
Freddie Freeman singled to deep center field with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, Chris Taylor hit a tying grand slam in the sixth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4. Luis Robert Jr. was playing in shallow center and never moved a muscle on Freeman’s game-winning hit that landed on the warning track. Freeman had been hitless in the three-game series until helping the Dodgers avoid losing a fourth consecutive series. It was their fourth walk-off win of the season. The White Sox got back-to-back homers by Robert and Eloy Jimenez in the first and by Jake Burger and Andrew Vaughn in the fourth to take a 4-0 lead.

Today
Baltimore (Irvin 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 1-2), 2:20 p.m.
Detroit (TBD) at Minnesota (Ryan 7-3), 8:10 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45
Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-5) at Seattle (Woo 0-1), 10:10 p.m.

MLB – Governor signs public funding bill for new A’s stadium in Vegas
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed into law a $380 million public financing package to help build a Major League Baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics on the Las Vegas Strip. He signed the bill Thursday in Carson City a day after the Democrat-controlled legislature approved the plans. Hours earlier, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred outlined a months-long approval process for the A’s proposed move there. The $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof is planned near the homes of the NFL’s Vegas Raiders and the NHL’s Golden Knights, who won the Stanley Cup this week in just their sixth season.

MLB – MLB to start months-long approval process for Oakland A’s move to Las Vegas
Major League Baseball laid out a detailed process to approve the Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas, which appears set to become the second shift of a franchise in the last half-century. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says: “I feel sorry for the fans in Oakland. I do not like this outcome." A day after the Nevada Legislature approved public funding, Manfred said Oakland will file a relocation application and he will establish a relocation committee, which would define operating territory and broadcast territory. That group will make a recommendation that will go the sport’s executive council and then to full ownership.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Indiana Fever 92, Chicago Sky 90

Fever 92, Sky 90 – Mitchell sinks game-winning jumper, Fever beat short-handed Sky 92-90
Kelsey Mitchell sank a step-back jumper with 1.1 seconds left and the Indiana Fever beat the short-handed Chicago Sky 92-90. Indiana won consecutive games for the first time since May 2022.
Rookie Aliyah Boston, who had 25 points and 11 rebounds on June 6 against Chicago, finished with 19 points and eight rebounds for Indiana (4-6). Victoria Vivians added 17 points and Mitchell and Smith each scored 15.  Chicago was without its leading scorer Kahleah Copper due to personal reasons.  Marina Mabrey scored 19 of her career-high 37 points in the 3rd quarter for the Sky.

Golf – PGA – Fowler, Schauffele break US Open record with 62s at L.A. Country Club
Rickie Fowler is the first player in U.S. Open history with a 62. He held that record for all of 15 minutes until Xander Schauffele joined him. It was an extraordinary morning for the so-called toughest test in golf. Fowler had 10 birdies and finished his round with a two-putt par from just inside 60 feet. Schauffele was two groups behind him and played bogey-free. They settled for their place in the record book. Dustin Johnson and Wyndham Clark played in the afternoon and each shot 64 to get within two shots of the record-breaking duo. Rory McIlroy and Brian Harman finished three shots off the lead.

Golf – PGA – Justice Department looking into PGA Tour deal with LIV’s Saudi backers,
A person familiar with the matter says the Justice Department is looking into an agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabian backers of LIV Golf. It wants to determine whether last week’s surprise deal violates federal antitrust statutes. The Justice Department already was looking into any antitrust issues involving the PGA Tour and Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Both golf leagues are involved in an antitrust case now in federal court. The agreement would end that litigation. The deal is for the PGA Tour, European tour and Saudi’s national wealth fund to pool commercial businesses in a new for-profit company.

Golf – LPGA – Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho tied for LPGA Tour lead in Michigan
Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho birdied the par-5 18th for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday in the Meijer LPGA Classic. Kupcho birdied four of the five par-5 holes in a bogey-free round at Blythefield Country Club. She was tied with Ayaka Furue, Frida Kinhult, Lindsey Weaver-Wright and Cheyenne Knight. Ally Ewing was a stroke back at 67 with Amy Yang, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Alison Lee and Eun-Hee Ji. Ashleigh Buhai, the ShopRite LPGA Classic winner last week in New Jersey, and Minjee Lee topped the group at 68.

NBA – Conor McGregor accused of sexual assault at an NBA Finals game in Miami
The NBA and the Miami Heat are investigating an allegation that former UFC champion Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman inside an arena bathroom after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The woman’s attorney, Ariel Mitchell, said her client has provided Miami police with the clothing she was wearing that night and that a report was filed. Miami police did not respond when asked Thursday evening whether they were investigating. McGregor’s attorney, Barbara Llanes, says her client denies wrongdoing and “will not be intimidated.”

Soccer – US 3-0 win over Mexico cut short by homophobic chants on night of 4 red cards
Four players were ejected and the match was cut short by the referee after repeated homophobic chants. The United States’ 3-0 win over Mexico for a spot in Sunday’s CONCACAF Nations League final against Canada will be remembered as much for the ugliness as for two goals by Christian Pulisic and one by Ricardo Pepi. Americans Weston McKennie and Sergiño Dest were ejected by Salvadoran referee Iván Barton along with Mexicans César Montes and Gerardo Arteaga during the second half. Play was halted in the 90th minute because of homophobic chants by Mexican fans, then stopped again with four minutes of stoppage time left.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
West Michigan 11, Lake County 0
Lansing 4, Peoria 3
Great Lakes 3, Wisconsin 2
Cedar Rapids 6, South Bend 5

Today
West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
Peoria Chiefs at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Baseball – Semifinals
Division 1 at Michigan State University
Novi 4, Mattawan 1 – 10 Innings

Division 3 at Michigan State University
Bridgman 3, Standish Sterling 2

Softball – Semifinals
Division 2 at Michigan State University
Vicksburg 4, Richmond 2

Today
Baseball – Semifinals
Division 4 at Michigan State University
Kalamazoo Hackett vs. Beal City, 2:30 p.m.

Softball – Semifinals
Division 4 at Michigan State University
Mendon vs. Johannesburg-Lewiston, 12:30 p.m.

Saturday
Baseball – State Championship
Division 3 at Michigan State University
Bridgman vs. Algonac, 11:30 a.m.

Softball – State Championship
Division 2 at Michigan State University
Vicksburg vs. Gaylord, 10:00 a.m.

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

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Atlanta Braves 10, Detroit Tigers 7 – Game 1
Atlanta Braves 6, Detroit Tigers 5 – Game 2
Chicago Cubs 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Chicago White Sox 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Braves 10, Tigers 7/Braves 6, Tigers 5 – Braves beat Tigers 10-7 and 6-5 to sweep DH and win series
Eddie Rosario hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and the Atlanta Braves held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-5 Wednesday night and sweep a doubleheader. Ozzie Albies and Ronald Acuna Jr. had solo homers earlier in the second game for the NL-East leading Braves, who scored in five of the first six innings. Collin McHugh pitched three perfect innings after starter Dylan Dodd allowed five runs on six hits and three walks over four innings. Michael Harris went 4 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs as Atlanta beat Detroit 10-7 in the first game.

Cubs 10, Pirates 6 – Swanson sparks 6-run 6th, Cubs rally to beat Pirates 10-6
Dansby Swanson started Chicago’s six-run sixth inning with a hit, then capped the rally with an RBI single as the Cubs overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6 on Wednesday night. Swanson finished with three hits and two RBIs to help Chicago knock off Pittsburgh for the second straight night. Mike Tauchman had three hits, two RBIs and made a running catch against the ivy on Carlos Santana’s sac fly in the seventh. Santana lofted a two-run homer and finished with four RBIs.

White Sox 8, Dodgers 4 – White Sox lose Clevinger and Grifol before beating Dodgers 8-4 to snap 3-game skid
Clint Frazier singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 after losing starter Mike Clevinger and manager Pedro Grifol. Jake Burger homered twice, including a two-run shot that tied the game 4-all earlier in the eighth as the White Sox snapped a three-game skid. Clevinger exited in the fifth because of right biceps soreness. Grifol was ejected for the third time this season after arguing with home plate umpire Pat Hoberg and crew chief Brian O’Nora in the sixth.

Tonight
Detroit (Boyd 3-5) at Minnesota (Gray 4-1), 7:10 p.m.      News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:45
Pittsburgh (Oviedo 3-5) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 7-4), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Grove 0-2), 10:10 p.m.

MLB – A’s stadium deal wins legislative approval in Nevada as MLB weighs move to Vegas
The Oakland Athletics have cleared a major hurdle for their planned relocation to Las Vegas after the Nevada Legislature gave final approval to public funding for a portion of a proposed $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof. The deal approved Wednesday still needs the governor’s signature and approval from MLB, but both are anticipated. Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is the one who proposed it.  The Nevada Assembly made minor changes Wednesday to the measure the Senate had approved Tuesday just hours before the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup. The Senate voted final approval Wednesday night.

Golf – Chaos rules the day as US Open comes to the glitz of Los Angeles
Brooks Koepka says he enjoys chaos. He’s come to the right place at this U.S. Open. Players have been trying to digest the news of the PGA Tour’s shock partnership with LIV Golf’s Saudi Arabian backers. And then PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan had to turn off day-to-day control to two executives because of what’s described as a medical situation. Still to be determined is what kind of chaos Los Angeles Country Club delivers. The U.S. Open starts Thursday on a course smack dab in the middle of LA on a course that looks big and plays small.

Golf – US Open barranca offers beauty, danger at LA Country Club
The word of the week at the U.S. Open is barranca. It stems from the Spanish word meaning cliff, precipice, gully or ravine. Merriam-Webster defines it as “a deep gully or arroyo with steep sides.” At Los Angeles Country Club, the barranca, lined with sand and dotted with native grasses and ball-entangling plants, winds through most of the first nine holes and part of the back nine, as well. Much like the seawall cliffs at Pebble Beach or the church pew bunker at Oakmont, it’s the barranca that stands out as the most feared and talked-about feature for the U.S. Open’s first return to LA since 1948.

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

NBA – Hawks’ finalize coaching staff for 2023-24 season, includes Kokoskov, Brey
Atlanta Hawks coach Quin Snyder has announced his staff for next season. It includes former Phoenix Suns head coach Igor Kokoskov as the lead assistant, as well as longtime Notre Dame coach Mike Brey. The remaining assistants are Bryan Bailey, Brittni Donaldson, Steve Klei, Antonio Lang, Sanjay Lumpkin, Ekpe Udoh and Jeff Watkinson. In addition, Reggis Onwukamuche will take over as player development coach, while Bryan George will work in player development, advance scouting and video. Snyder took over the Hawks in late February after the firing of Nate McMillan.

NFL – Diggs returns to Bills practice; Coach McDermott says concerns are resolved
Stefon Diggs was back on the field practicing, and Bills coach Sean McDermott said whatever lingering issues from last season that raised concern and confusion over the absence of Buffalo’s top receiver a day earlier have been resolved. McDermott expanded and clarified on the limited statements he made a day earlier by saying Diggs didn’t skip the team’s mandatory session on Tuesday, but was in fact excused. He also said a series of discussions airing out Diggs’ concerns have left the team and receiver “in a real good spot.” Diggs’ participation was his first with the team this offseason after he skipped the Bills voluntary workout and practice sessions.

NHL – Golden Knights’ success lifts Las Vegas to another level in sports world
The modern era for Las Vegas sports began when the NHL awarded the city an expansion franchise in 2016. The Golden Knights began playing in the 2017-18 season. They won their first Stanley Cup on Tuesday. Since the Knights came onboard, Las Vegas acquired an NFL team in the Raiders, and the WNBA’s Stars moved from San Antonio and became the Aces. The Aces won the championship last year and this season are again the league’s best team.

Olympics – US Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica dies in motorcycle accident at 24
U.S. Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica has died at the age of 24. Gasienica died after being involved in a motorcycle accident on Monday night in the northwest Chicago suburbs, according to the Bull Valley Police Department. He competed for the United States last year in the Beijing Games. Gasienica finished 49th and 53rd in individual events in China, and was 10th in a team competition with Casey Larson, Kevin Bickner and Decker Dean. He developed as a young ski jumper at the Norge Ski Club about 40 miles northwest of Chicago.

Tennis – Nick Kyrgios reveals he ended up in psychiatric ward during Wimbledon in 2019
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has revealed he spent time in a psychiatric ward following a loss at Wimbledon in 2019 because of suicidal thoughts. Kyrgios’ comments in interviews for the upcoming Netflix documentary series “Break Point” have been widely published in Australia. Kyrgios says he went to a hospital in London to “figure out my problems” four years ago and he says he "was genuinely contemplating suicide." Kyrgios has previously discussed his mental health struggles on social media and in interviews and has said he’s doing better after seeking help. He lost the 2022 Wimbledon final to Novak Djokovic and has been largely sidelined by injuries since.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
West Michigan at Lake County, PPD 6/15
Cedar Rapids 7, South Bend 2
Great Lakes 2, Wisconsin 1
Peoria 4, Lansing 3

Today
West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 4 p.m. (DH)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
Peoria Chiefs at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer – Semifinals
Division 4 at Cedar Springs
Kalamazoo Christian 3, North Muskegon 1 – OT

Softball – Quarterfinals
Division 2 at Kalamazoo College
Vicksburg 10, Parma Western 2

Today
Baseball – Semifinals
Division 1 at Michigan State University
Mattawan vs. Novi, 11:00 a.m.

Division 3 at Michigan State University
Bridgman vs. Standish Sterling, 5:00 p.m.

Softball – Semifinals
Division 2 at Michigan State University
Vicksburg vs. Richmond, 10:00 a.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Atlanta Braves at Detroit Tigers, PPD to 6/14, rain
Chicago Cubs 11, Pittsburg Pirates 3
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago White Sox 1

Braves at Tigers, PPD – Tigers and Braves rained out, doubleheader set for Wednesday
The Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves were rained out on Tuesday night after a 2-hour, 25-minute wait.  The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday starting at 1:10 p.m., which originally had been a single day game.  Tigers rookie right-hander Reese Olson (0-1, 2.70) and Braves ace right-hander Spencer Strider (6-2, 3.79) are expected to start the opener, while Detroit right-hander Michael Lorenzen (2-3, 3.75) and Atlanta right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver pitch in the night game.  Play never began Tuesday night and the decision to call the game was made at 9:05 p.m.

Cubs 11, Pirates 3 – Happ’s homer, 4 RBIs lead Cubs over Pirates 11-3 after rain delay
Ian Happ hit a three-run, first-inning drive for his first home run since May 5, Christopher Morel added a three run homer in the eighth and the Chicago Cubs routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-3. Happ had four RBIs and scored three runs for the Cubs, who outhit the Pirates 14-7. Jack Suwinski had a pair of solo homers for the Pirates, who have lost four of six after a six-game winning streak. Suwinski has four homers in his last four games and a team-high 15.

Dodgers 5, White Sox 1 – Smith and Peralta go deep early to back Gonsolin, Dodgers beat White Sox 5-1
Will Smith and David Peralta hit two-run homers in the first inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1. Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin pitched six shutout innings to improve to 4-1. He allowed singles to Andrew Vaughn and Yoán Moncada after being staked to an early 4-0 lead. Gonsolin struck out six and walked two. Smith homered on his bobblehead night after his wife threw out the first pitch while holding their infant daughter. Chicago’s Lance Lynn took the loss, allowing five runs and six hits.

Tonight
Atlanta (Strider 6-2) at Detroit (Lorenzen 2-3), 1:10 p.m. – Game 1        News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:45
Atlanta (TBD) at Detroit (TBD), 4:40 p.m. – Game 2                            News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM
Pittsburgh (TBD) at Chicago Cubs (Smyly 5-4), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Clevinger 3-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 8-4), 10:10 p.m.

MLB – White Sox closer Liam Hendriks to get PRP injection in right elbow
Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks had a cortisone shot and will get a PRP injection soon for his right elbow inflammation. Tests showed no structural damage to the elbow. The shot and injection were were cleared by his oncologist since Hendriks is in remission from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Hendriks was with the team for its first visit to Dodger Stadium since 2017. Hendriks made his major league return from cancer when he pitched an inning against the Los Angeles Angels on May 29. The 34-year-old right-hander is 2-0 with a save and a 5.40 ERA in five appearances this year.

NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven)
Last Night
Vegas Golden Knights 9, Florida Panthers 3                                      (VGK wins 4-1)

Golden Knights 9, Panthers 3 – Golden Knights blast Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 to capture first Stanley Cup title
The Golden Knights delivered their city a true Vegas-style party from dazzling passes to a Mark Stone hat trick to all-out goal celebrations. The Knights captured the young organization’s first Stanley Cup with a 9-3 romp Tuesday over the beaten up and exhausted Florida Panthers. Coach Bruce Cassidy started five of the original Vegas players known as the Misfits and put the sixth on the second shift. Cassidy sounded confident the day before the game that his team would play well, and it certainly did. Vegas blew open a one-goal game in the second period to lead 6-1.  The nine goals tied the record for the most in a Cup Final.  Jonathan Marchessault, who ended the postseason with a 10-game points streak, received the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP. Mark Stone’s hat trick — with the third into an empty net with 5:54 left — was the first in a Stanley Cup Final since Colorado’s Peter Forsberg in 1996, also against the Panthers.

NBA – Wife’s cancer almost prevented Monty Williams from taking Pistons job
Monty Williams says he took himself out of the running for the Detroit Pistons’ coaching job after his wife, Lisa, was diagnosed with breast cancer. But after spending some time helping his family deal with the diagnosis, Williams got a follow-up text from Pistons general manager Troy Weaver, and things moved quickly from there. Williams was introduced Tuesday as the Pistons’ coach. He was named NBA Coach of the Year in 2022 with Phoenix, but was fired by the Suns after they lost in the second round of the playoffs to championship-bound Denver.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Indiana Fever 87, Washington Mystics 66

Fever 87, Mystics 66 – Fever win first home game, 87-66 over Mystics
Rookie Aliyah Boston had 23 points, 14 rebounds and six assists and the Indiana Fever beat the Washington Mystics 87-66 for their first home victory of the season. Indiana snapped a six-game losing streak against Washington — with its first double-digit victory since 2021. The Fever trailed 45-41 early in the third quarter before scoring 18 of the next 20 points to take control at 59-47. Kelsey Mitchell added 19 points and NaLyssa Smith, who scored a career-high 27 points on Sunday, had eight points for Indiana (3-6). Boston was 11 of 14 from the field to became the youngest player in WNBA history with a game of 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists while shooting 75%, according to ESPN Stats & Info.

Golf – PGA Commissioner Monahan recovering from medical issue, cedes daily control
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is recovering from a medical situation. The tour did not offer details of the situation or how serious it was. The tour says two of Monahan’s top executives will be leading the day-to-day operations while he recovers. It caps a tumultuous week for the 53-year-old Monahan. It was last Tuesday when he stunned the golf world and his players by announcing a deal with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund for a business partnership. The wealth fund is what pays for LIV Golf, the rival the PGA Tour had been battling in court.

Golf – Koepka blocks out the chaos as he chases another US Open title
Brooks Koepka is at a major and feeling as good as ever. No issues with his health. His major trophy count is at five. Koepka isn’t the least bit bothered about the future of LIV Golf or anything else involving the PGA Tour partnership with the Saudi national wealth fund. He says he enjoys chaos because he’s able to focus clearly on what he’s trying to do. He was runner-up in the Masters. He won the PGA Championship. The next test is Los Angeles Country Club for the U.S. Open and his bid for another multiple major year.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Wisconsin 8, Great Lakes 5
West Michigan 3, Lake County 1
Peoria 3, Lansing 2 – F/10
Cedar Rapids 3, South Bend 2

Today
West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captain, 11:00 a.m.
South Bend Cubs at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 1:05 p.m.
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
Peoria Chiefs at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Softball – Quarterfinals
Division 2 at Kalamazoo College
Vicksburg vs. Parma Western, PPD to today

Division 3 at Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids
Ravenna 12, Buchanan 6

Division 4 at Albion College
Mendon 13, Fowler 12

Soccer – Semifinals
Division 2 at Holland High School
East Grand Rapids 2, Plainwell 1

Today
Soccer – Semifinals
Division 4 at Cedar Springs
North Muskegon vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 6:00 p.m.

Softball – Quarterfinals
Division 2 at Kalamazoo College
Vicksburg vs. Parma Western, 11:00 a.m.

Chicago Cubs’ Ian Happ runs the bases after his three-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Luis Ortiz during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Members of the Vegas Golden Knights pose with the Stanley Cup after the Knights defeated the Florida Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Las Vegas. The Knights won the series 4-1. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 6, Atlanta Braves 5 – 10 Innings
Cubs and White Sox were off

Tigers 6, Braves 5 – F/10 – Torkelson lifts Tigers to 6-5, 10-inning win over Braves, stops 9-game skid
Spencer Torkelson sparked a three-run, ninth-inning rally against Raisel Iglesias with a two-run homer and hit a game-ending single in the 10th, lifting Detroit over the Atlanta Braves 6-5 to stop the Tigers’ nine-game losing streak. Andy Ibañez began the comeback from a 4-0 deficit with a seven-inning homer and threw out Sam Hilliard at the plate from left field in the 10th as Detroit improved to 7-3 in extra-inning games this year. Atlanta’s Marcel Ozuna was hit on the right wrist by a pitch from Garrett Hill in the fourth and left the game one inning later.

Tonight
Atlanta (Strider 6-2) at Detroit (Olson 0-1), 6:40 p.m.             News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15
Pittsburgh (Ortiz 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 1-4), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Lynn 4-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Gonsolin 3-1), 10:10 p.m.

NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven)
Last Night
Denver Nuggets 94, Miami Heat 89                                                   (DEN wins 4-1)

Nuggets 94, Heat 89 – Nuggets take home 1st NBA title in rugged 94-89 win over Heat
Confetti flying in Denver. The Nuggets sharing hugs while passing around the NBA championship trophy. Scenes that for decades seemed impossible finally turned into reality for the Nuggets. Denver outlasted the Miami Heat 94-89 in an ugly, frantic Game 5 that did nothing to derail Nikola Jokic, who bailed out his teammates with 28 points and 16 rebounds on a night when nothing else seemed to work. The win gave the Nuggets their first title in 47 years in the league. Jokic was named MVP and is the first player to lead everyone in points, rebounds and assists in a single playoffs.

NBA – Denver’s Nikola Jokic adds missing piece to impressive resume with NBA title
The Denver Nuggets’ first NBA championship cements Serbian center Nikola Jokic as one of the game’s preeminent player. The Nuggets’ superstar was denied a third consecutive MVP this season. But he was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player after dominating the series with Miami just as he did earlier rounds when the Nuggets knocked off Minnesota, Phoenix and the LA Lakers. Jokic finally fully celebrated his impressive run through the playoffs once the Nuggets had secured the first NBA championship in franchise history.

NBA – Analysis: Nuggets built a championship team the right way, and built it to last
This may be just the start for the Denver Nuggets. They are the newly crowned NBA champions after beating the Miami Heat on Monday night and winning the finals in five games. They have five starters that are all age 30 or under. They have a superstar in Nikola Jokic leading the way and an elite second option in Jamal Murray. They have a roster filled with players who have bought in to be something bigger than themselves. The Nuggets were built the right way and built to last. That’s why they should be in the championship mix next year as well.

Women’s National Basketball Association
Tonight
Washington Mystics at Indiana Fever, 7:00 p.m.

Golf – Senator asks LIV Golf, PGA Tour leaders for records on merger
The leader of a Senate subcommittee wants the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf to present records about negotiations that led to their new agreement and plans for what golf will look like under the arrangement. Sen. Richard Blumenthal sent letters to PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and LIV CEO Greg Norman spelling out the “serious questions regarding the reasons for and terms behind the announced agreement.” Blumenthal, who is chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said he also wanted to hear the tour’s plans to retain its tax-exempt status. Last week, LIV and the tour stunned the golf world by agreeing to merge the PGA Tour and European tour with the Saudi golf interests, while dropping all lawsuits between the parties.

NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven)
Tonight
Game 5
Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights, 8:00 p.m.                          (VGK leads 3-1)

NHL – Original Golden Knights hope to fulfill owner’s wish of Stanley Cup by 6th year
Golden Knights owner Bill Foley was aggressive from the beginning. He said he wanted to win the Stanley Cup in six years. Vegas nearly won it the first year. The Knights made the Stanley Cup Final before losing in five games to the Washington Capitals. High expectations came from the top and came early for the six players who remain from that team. The Knights take a 3-1 series lead into Tuesday’s Cup Final against the Florida Panthers. This is Vegas’ sixth season.

NHL – Accustomed to playing with injuries, Panthers prepare for Game 5
The Florida Panthers took the ice for Monday’s practice without several key players, most notably Matthew Tkachuk. The Panthers also were seemingly without any concern as they prepare for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights, down 3-1 in the series. The common theme in the Panthers’ locker room after practice was referring to their 3-1 series comeback in the opening round against the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Boston Bruins. This time, however, it’ll take a lot more than hockey’s so-called “puck luck” in what’s been a hard-hitting, physically challenging, brawl-filled series.

Tennis – Novak Djokovic has 23 Slams, so is he the GOAT? He leaves that debate to others
Novak Djokovic’s 23 Grand Slam titles put him atop the list for the most in history by a man. He broke a tie with rival Rafael Nadal and is now three ahead of the retired Roger Federer. Djokovic got his 23rd by beating Casper Ruud in the French Open final on Sunday. Djokovic was then asked how it feels to be the greatest male tennis player in history. He did not give a direct answer. But the numbers sure back his case. Most Grand Slam titles. Most weeks at No. 1. The only man to win every Masters 1000 event twice. And so on. He now heads to Wimbledon halfway to a calendar-year Grand Slam.

Soccer – Mbappe informs PSG he will not trigger contract extension, AP source says
Kylian Mbappe has told Paris Saint-Germain he won’t take up the option of a 1 yea extension on his contract. His current deal expires at the end of next season. The Franch superstar confirmed his decision in a letter to PSG. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly. The person also said PSG would not allow Mbappe to leave as a free agent, raising the possibility of an immediate bidding war by other clubs and potential transfer this summer.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
No games last night

Today
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Great Lakes Loons, 1:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captain, 6:05 p.m.
Peoria Chiefs at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m

MHSAA – High School Sports
Today
Softball – Quarterfinals
Division 2 at Kalamazoo College
Vicksburg vs. Parma Western, 4:00 p.m.

Division 3 at Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids
Buchanan vs. Ravenna, 4:00 p.m.

Division 4 at Albion College
Mendon vs. Fowler, 5:30 p.m.

Soccer – Semifinals
Division 2 at Holland High School
Plainwell vs. East Grand Rapids, 6:00 p.m.

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