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MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Tampa Bay Rays 6, Detroit Tigers 1 Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Rays 6, Tigers 1 – Paredes homers twice, Rodriguez leaves early, Rays win 6-1 Isaac Paredes homered twice against his former teammates to double his career big league total, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 6-1 on an afternon Eduardo Rodriguez left in the first inning and headed to the injured list. Rodriguez lasted just one out and averaged 91.9 mph for his fastball, 2.4 mph below his season average, and left the mound with Tigers head athletic trainer Doug Teter. Drew Rasmussen allowed four hits in five shutout innings with seven strikeouts and no walks, improving to 4-0 with a 1.01 ERA in his last five starts. Royals 6, White Sox 2 – Witt homers off Giolito, Melendez connects as KC tops Chisox Bobby Witt Jr. and MJ Melendez homered and fellow rookie Emmanuel Rivera hit a go-ahead triple to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Chicago White Sox 6-2. Witt, Melendez and Rivera each had two hits. Rivera’s sinking liner escaped a diving Adam Engel for a triple that drove in Melendez with the tiebreaking run in the sixth. In his return from the COVID-19-related injured list, Giolito labored early, needing 54 pitches to complete the first two innings, allowing four hits and two walks. After Witt’s leadoff homer in the third, Giolito struck out six of the next seven batters and permitted only a pair of singles before being lifted after five innings. Pirates 3, Cubs 2 – Chicago-born rookie Suwinski homers, lifts Pirates over Cubs Rookie Jack Suwinski, who attended high school 20 minutes from Wrigley Field, hit a tiebreaking home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cubs 3-2, ending Chicago’s four-game winning streak. Suwinski made his major league debut this season and began the day hitting .183 with two homers. With the score 2-all, the 23-year-old outfielder from Taft High School opened the fifth inning with a drive off Drew Smyly that barely cleared the center field wall. Michael Chavis’ single in the third snapped the Pirates’ scoreless streak of 20 innings. They scored in the eighth inning of Sunday’s 1-0 win over the Reds despite being no-hit by Hunter Greene and Art Warren, then lost 9-0 and 7-0 earlier this week at Wrigley Field. Today Chicago White Sox (Velasquez 2-3) at Kansas City (Hernández 0-3), 2:10 p.m. Arizona (Gallen 2-0) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 1-3), 7:40 p.m. Tigers are off NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 1st Round Last Night Carolina Hurricanes 2, New York Rangers 1 – OT (CAR Leads 1-0) Calgary Flames 9, Edmonton Oilers 6 (CGY Leads 1-0) Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, 7:00 p.m. (TBL Leads 1-0) St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, 9:30 p.m. (COL Leads 1-0) NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – Conference Finals Last Night Golden State Warriors 112, Dallas Mavericks 87 (GSW Leads 1-0) Tonight Boston Celtics at Miami Heat, 8:30 p.m. (MIA Leads 1-0) NBA – Barnes, Mobley, Cunningham unanimous NBA All-Rookie picks Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes, Cleveland forward Evan Mobley and Detroit guard Cade Cunningham were unanimously voted to the NBA All-Rookie first team. Orlando’s Franz Wagner and Houston’s Jalen Green were the other players chosen for the first team by a panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. Barnes, the No. 4 pick by the Toronto Raptors, edged Mobley for the Rookie of the Year in the smallest margin under the current format that began in 2002-03. They both received 200 points in the All-Rookie balloting, along with Cunningham, the 2021 No. 1 pick. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Seattle Storm 74, Chicago Sky 71 Storm 74, Sky 71 – Magbegor, Stewart power Storm to 74-71 win over Sky Ezi Magbegor scored 21 points, Breanna Stewart added 13 and the Seattle Storm beat the Chicago Sky 74-71. Magbegor added six rebounds and four assists, and Stewart had four steals for the Storm (2-3). Seattle led 74-62 after Gabby Williams’ 3-pointer with 2:28 remaining. Candace Parker scored the final seven points in a 9-0 Chicago run to close out the game. The Sky (2-2) had the ball with 9.1 seconds left, but Allie Quigley misfired on a 22-footer on the game’s final shot. Azura Stevens led Chicago with 18 points. Parker finished with 11 points and nine rebounds. NCAAWBKB – Central Michigan’s top scorer Molly Davis transfers to Iowa All-Mid-American Conference first-team pick Molly Davis of Central Michigan is transferring to Iowa. That word from Hawkeyes coach Lisa Bluder. The 5-foot-7 guard from Midland, Michigan, was a three-year starter for the Chippewas and led the team last season with 18.6 points and 4.7 assists per game. She has scored at least 10 points in 67 games, including a career-high 33 points against Ohio in the 2021 MAC Tournament semifinals. Davis

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Tampa Bay Rays 8, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 0 – Game 1 Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1 – Game 2 Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Rays 8, Tigers 1 – Kiermaier, Phillips, Arozarena homer, Rays beat Tigers 8-1 Kevin Kiermaier, Brett Phillips and Randy Arozarena each homered and drove in two runs, Shane McClanahan struck out seven in seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1. Ji-Man Choi also drove in two runs for the Rays, who broke Detroit’s four-game winning streak. Jeimer Candelario homered off McClanahan in the fifth for the Tigers, his third of the season. Kiermaier had three hits including a leadoff homer in the second off Detroit starter Beau Brieske. It was his fourth homer of the season. White Sox 3, Royals 0 & Royals 2, White Sox 1 – White Sox and Royals split doubleheader Brady Singer outdueled Davis Martin as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 in the second game of a doubleheader. The White Sox won the first game 3-0. Singer (1-0) had his best outing since last September 5, when he threw seven shutout innings against the White Sox. He struck out a career high nine batters and didn’t walk anyone. He allowed just four hits in seven innings. Josh Staumont earned his third save in five chances. Davis Martin (0-1) made his debut and was equally impressive. He allowed just one run on five hits in five innings, walking one and striking out seven. Cubs 7, Pirates 0 – Cubs shut out Pirates for 2nd straight night, 7-0 Keegan Thompson combined with three relievers on a five-hitter, and the Chicago Cubs shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates for the second straight game, a 7-0 win that extended their winning streak to a season-best four. Jonathan Villar hit a go-ahead, solo homer in the third and added an RBI single. Pittsburgh has not scored since the eighth inning Sunday, when the Pirates beat Cincinnati 1-0 despite not getting any hits. The Pirates had five hits Tuesday and have just nine in three games, dropping their batting average to .223. The shutout was the fifth against Pittsburgh this season. Today Detroit (Rodriguez 1-2) at Tampa Bay (Rasmussen 3-1), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:20 Pittsburgh (Keller 0-5) at Chicago Cubs (Smyly 1-4), 7:40 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Giolito 2-1) at Kansas City (Greinke 0-2), 8:10 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 1st Round Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Florida Panthers 1 (TBL Leads 1-0) Colorado Avalanche 3, St. Louis Blues 2 – OT (COL Leads 1-0) Tonight New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m. (Game 1) Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, 9:30 p.m. (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – Conference Finals Last Night Miami Heat 118, Boston Celtics 107 (MIA Leads 1-0) Tonight Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors, 9:00 p.m. (Game 1) NBA – Magic Moment: Orlando wins lottery, lands No. 1 pick The Orlando Magic won the NBA draft lottery and landed the No. 1 overall pick for the first time since they got Dwight Howard nearly two decades ago. Orlando finished with the worst record in the Eastern Conference at 22-60 and missed the playoffs for the eighth time in 10 years. But they got a huge win in the lottery, with the top pick for the first time since taking Howard in 2004. Duke’s Paolo Banchero, Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren, Purdue’s Jaden Ivey and Auburn’s Jabari Smith are widely considered the most likely candidates to be taken first. Oklahoma City got the second pick, followed by Houston and Sacramento. Detroit will pick fifth. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Atlanta Dreams 101, Indiana Fever 79 Dream 101, Fever 79 – Howard scores 19 as Dream beat Fever, again, 101-79 Rhyne Howard scored 19 points, Cheyenne Parker added 17 and the Atlanta Dream beat the Indiana Fever 101-79. Erica Wheeler had a season-high 16 points and rookie Kristy Wallace added a career-best 15 for Atlanta. Wallace was a second-round pick out of Baylor in 2018 and made her WNBA debut in the season opener after playing professionally in her native Australia the last four seasons. Howard hit 3-pointers to open and close an 11-2 opening run and the Dream never trailed. Victoria Vivians led Indiana (2-4) with 16 points. Danielle Robinson and Kelsey Mitchell score 12 points apiece. NaLyssa Smith, the No. 2 overall selection in last month’s draft, did not play for the Fever due to an ankle injury. Tonight Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm, 10:00 p.m. WNBA – State Dept pushing to see Griner; NBA Commissioner weighs in The State Department said Tuesday that it still pushing to have regular contact with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for nearly three months. A consular official was able to meet with Griner last week, when her pre-trial detention in Russia was extended for one month. Griner has been detained since February, after va

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 3, Tampa Bay Rays 2 Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 3 – 10 innings Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Tigers 3, Rays 2 – Castro homers in 9th, Tigers top Rays 3-2 for 4th straight Harold Castro hit his first home run of the year with two outs in the ninth inning, a tiebreaking shot that sent the Detroit Tigers past the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 for their season-best fourth straight victory. Castro connected off Andrew Kittredge. Michael Fulmer got the win in relief and Gregory Soto pitched the ninth for his sixth save in seven tries. Jonathan Schoop hit a two-run homer that put Tigers rookie Alex Faedo in position for his first major league win, but Brett Phillips helped the Rays erase their 2-0 deficit with a home run in the sixth and a leadoff double in the eighth. Phillips scored on Wander Franco’s sacrifice fly to tie it. White Sox 5, Royals 3 – F/10 – Robert powers White Sox past Royals in 10 after Cueto’s gem Luis Robert hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning after Johnny Cueto’s impressive Chicago debut, and the White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 in the opener of a five-game series. Yasmani Grandal also had a two-run shot for the White Sox, who squandered a 3-0 lead in the eighth. Robert connected off Scott Barlow with two outs, scoring the automatic runner as well. The 36-year-old Cueto pitched six shutout innings in his first major league start this season after getting promoted from Triple-A Charlotte. The two-time All-Star allowed just two hits and two walks, striking out seven. Only one runner reached second base against him. Cubs 9, Pirates 0 – Contreras hits 1st-inning slam, Cubs beat Pirates 9-0 Willson Contreras led off with a double and became a rare leadoff hitter with a first-inning grand slam as the Chicago Cubs burst to an eight-run lead and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0. Contreras became the 10th leadoff hitter since 1901 with a first-inning slam, the first since Houston’s George Springer off Kansas City’s Edinson Vólquez on June 24, 2016. The slam was the 100th homer of Contreras’ career. Wade Miley retired his first 14 batters before Michael Chavis lined a single to left and ended a 13-inning hitless streak for Pittsburgh batters. Today Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-1) at Kansas City (Heasley 0-1), 2:10 p.m. – Game 1 Chicago White Sox (TBD) at Kansas City (Singer 0-0), 7:10 p.m. – Game 2 Detroit (Brieske 0-2) at Tampa Bay (McClanahan 2-2), 6:40 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:20 Pittsburgh (Brubaker 0-3) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 2-0), 7:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 1st Round Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, 7:00 p.m. (Game 1) St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, 9:30 p.m. (Game 1) NHL – Vegas fires DeBoer The Vegas Golden Knights have fired coach Peter DeBoer after they missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. General manager Kelly McCrimmon says the front office believes a new coach would put the team in the best position to succeed next season. Vegas failed to qualify for the playoffs after a barrage of injuries compounded by salary cap problems wreaked havoc on the lineup. NHL – Love of hockey sends Greenberg from Cubs to Blackhawks Jeff Greenberg grew up watching Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played hockey all the way through the club level at the University of Pennsylvania. It’s that love for the sport that prompted Greenberg to take on a unique challenge. After working in baseball for more than 15 years, Greenberg has moved over to the NHL as an associate general manager in the revamped front office of the Chicago Blackhawks. Greenberg is tasked with overseeing the strategic systems and processes for the team’s hockey operations department. He says it’s an “incredible opportunity.” NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – Conference Finals Tonight Boston Celtics at Miami Heat, 8:30 p.m. (Game 1) NBA – Woman files for protective order against Cavs’ Rajon Rondo A Louisville woman has filed for an emergency protective order against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Rajon Rondo and alleges the former Kentucky star brandished a gun and threatened her life. News outlets report the woman alleges Rondo “became enraged” last week during a confrontation and filed for the EPO on Friday in Jefferson County Family Court. She says in the EPO that Rondo then went outside and knocked over the trash cans, stomped on the landscaping lights and drove his car onto the lawn. Rondo returned and beat on a window with a gun before giving the gun to former Louisville Metro Police interim chief Yvette Gentry and leaving. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Atlanta Dream at Indiana Fever, 7:00 p.m. NFL – Buck, Aikman excited about ‘starting over’ with ESPN Joe Buck and Troy Aikman have met their ESPN co-workers for the first time as they p

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 Tigers 5, Orioles 1 – Cabrera homers, Skubal strikes out 11 as Tigers top Orioles Miguel Cabrera blasted his 505th career home run, Tarik Skubal equaled his career high with 11 strikeouts, and the Detroit Tigers completed their first series sweep this season by defeating the Baltimore Orioles 5-1. Cabrera had two hits, scored two runs and knocked in two more for the Tigers, who have won three straight. Harold Castro added three hits, a run scored and two RBIs. Skubal lasted six innings, limiting Baltimore to three hits and two walks. Trey Mancini’s homer off Rony Garcia in the ninth prevented the Orioles from being shut out in back-to-back games. Yankees 5, White Sox 1 – Cortes pitches 8 crisp innings as Yankees beat White Sox 5-1 Nestor Cortes pitched a career-high eight innings and the New York Yankees took advantage of Michael Kopech’s one wild stretch by beating the Chicago White Sox 5-1. New York managed just two hits: a second-inning single for Isiah Kiner-Falefa and a two-run homer by Joey Gallo in the ninth. But it was more than enough, thanks to the crafty Cortes. The 27-year-old left-hander allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked none. Adam Engel homered for Chicago, and Kopech pitched six innings of one-hit ball. He gave up four walks, and the Yankees took advantage. Cubs 3, Diamondbacks 2 – Schwindel’s go-ahead hit in 9th lifts Cubs over Arizona Frank Schwindel hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2. Patrick Wisdom and Rafael Ortega also homered for the Cubs, who have won four of six after a 3-14 stretch. Wisdom doubled to deep center field to lead off the ninth against Ian Kennedy and Schwindel reached out and hit a soft line drive over first base. Arizona lost its first series in six. The Diamondbacks had won their previous last five one-run games — they are 7-4 in one-run games this season after going was 10-31 in such games last season. Tonight Detroit (Faedo 0-1) at Tampa Bay (Kluber 1-2), 6:40 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:20 Pittsburgh (Wilson 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (Miley 0-0), 7:40 p.m. Chicago White Sox (TBD) at Kansas City (Keller 1-3), 8:10 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – 2nd Round Yesterday Boston Celtics 109, Milwaukee Bucks 81 (BOS Wins 4-3) Dallas Mavericks 123, Phoenix Suns 90 (DAL Wins 4-3) End Round 2 NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 1st Round Yesterday New York Rangers 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – OT (NYR Wins 4-3) Calgary Flames 3, Dallas Stars 2 – OT (CGY Wins 4-3) End Round 1 WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Atlanta Dream 85, Indiana Fever 79 Dream 85, Fever 79 – Howard scores 33 points to help Dream beat Fever 85-79 Top-pick Rhyne Howard had a career-high 33 points — the most in any WNBA game this season — to help the Atlanta Dream beat the Indiana Fever 85-79. In a game that featured the two top picks in last month’s draft, Howard made 9-of-18 from the field and 12-of-17 from the free-throw line with three steals. Indiana’s NaLyssa Smith, who was picked second, had 18 points before leaving the game with about 6 1/2 minutes left due to a right ankle injury. Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 27 points, her third consecutive game scoring at least 24. NASCAR – Kurt Busch wins for MJ Kurt Busch pinched his way past Kyle Larson for the lead with eight laps to go, then drove his gaudy Jordan Brand-styled car away from the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion to win Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway. It was the second win for the up-and-coming 23XI Racing team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, who followed the two leaders and Kyle Busch across in fourth place. Bubba Wallace won the team’s first race last year at Talladega. Golf – PGA – Lee rallies to win Nelson for 2nd straight year K.H. Lee has successfully defended his Byron Nelson title. Lee fired a 9-under 63 for a one-shot victory over local favorite Jordan Spieth (speeth) at birdie-besieged TPC Craig Ranch. Lee’s 240-yard shot on the par-5 12th hole stopped less than 5 feet from the pin, and the eagle put him in front for good. Spieth shot a 67 to finish a stroke ahead of Hideki Matsuyama and Sebastián Muñoz (69), who held or shared the lead the first three rounds. Matsuyama shot a 62 and Xander Schauffele had a career-best 61 to finish in a tie for fifth. Golf – Champions – Stricker completes dominant performance Steve Stricker completed at a wire-to-wire victory in the Regions Tradition, closing with a 4-under 68 for a six-stroke victory and his fourth PGA Tour Champions major title. Stricker’s second Tradition win at Greystone Golf & Country Club came in his third event since returning from a six-month absence for health reasons. Two straight birdies punctuated the

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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Oakland A’s 5, Detroit Tigers 3 New York Yankees 15, Chicago WHITE Sox 7 Cubs were off A’s 5, Tigers 3 – Brown hits go-ahead HR in 8th, A’s take 4 of 5 from Tigers Seth Brown hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3. Michael Fulmer got the first two outs of the eighth, but Jed Lowrie drew a walk and Brown homered. The Tigers have lost nine of 10. Oakland came to Comerica Park this week with a nine-game losing streak, but won four times in an unusual five-game series. The Athletics’ only loss came when they were the official home team in the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader — a game they were originally supposed to host before the season’s first series was postponed by the lockout. Miguel Cabera made it 3-all in the Detroit sixth with his 601st career double, tying Barry Bonds for 17th all-time. Yankees 15, White Sox 7 – Stanton homers twice as Yankees beat White Sox 15-7 Giancarlo Stanton homered twice and drove in six runs, and the New York Yankees used a seven-run eighth inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 15-7 for their fourth straight victory. Aaron Judge and Josh Donaldson also connected for major league-leading New York in the opener of an eight-game trip. Judge had four RBIs and Donaldson drove in three runs. Led by its relentless lineup, New York won for the 16th time in 18 games. Stanton and Co. are off to the franchise’s best start since the Yankees also opened 23-8 in 2003. Tonight Baltimore (Lyles 2-2) at Detroit (Rodriguez 0-2), 7:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:50 N.Y. Yankees (Cole 2-0) at Chicago White Sox (Velasquez 2-2), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Smyly 1-3) at Arizona (Davies 1-1), 9:40 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – 2nd Round Last Night Miami Heat 99, Philadelphia 76ers 90 (MIA Wins 4-2) Dallas Mavericks 113, Phoenix Suns 86 (Series Tied 3-3) Tonight Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks, 7:30 p.m. (MIL Leads 3-2) Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. (GSW Leads 3-2) NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 1st Round Last Night Boston Bruins 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (Series Tied 3-3) Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 – OT (Series Tied 3-3) St. Louis Blues 5, Minnesota Wild 1 (STL Wins 4-2) Edmonton Oilers 4, Los Angeles Kings 2 (Series Tied 3-3) Tonight New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7:00 p.m. (PIT Leads 3-2) Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, 7:30 p.m. (FLA Leads 3-2) Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, 9:30 p.m. (CGY Leads 3-2) Saturday Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, 4:30 p.m. (Game 7) Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 p.m. (Game 7) Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, 10:00 p.m. (Game 7) WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Fever at New York Liberty, 8:00 p.m. Saturday Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx, 8:00 p.m. NFL – Rams to host Bills to open NFL season; Broncos at Seattle To the Super Bowl winner goes the spoils of opening the entire schedule at home. So the Los Angeles Rams will host the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night, Sept. 8, to begin the 2022 season. It’s a juicy matchup of the team generally considered the title favorite by oddsmakers in the Bills traveling to SoFi Stadium, where the Rams won the championship over Cincinnati in February. CHICAGO BEARS 2022 SCHEDULE Sept. 11: vs. San Francisco Sept. 18: at Green Bay (SNF) Sept. 25: vs. Houston Oct. 2: at New York Giants Oct. 9: at Minnesota Oct. 13: vs. Washington (TNF) Oct. 24: at New England (MNF) Oct. 30: at Dallas Nov. 6: vs. Miami Nov. 13: vs. Detroit Nov. 20: at Atlanta Nov. 27: at NY Jets Dec. 4: vs. Green Bay Dec. 11: BYE Dec. 18: vs. Philadelphia Dec. 24: vs. Buffalo (Saturday) Jan. 1: at Detroit Jan. 7/8: vs. Minnesota DETROIT LIONS 2022 SCHEDULE Sept. 11: vs Philadelphia Sept. 18: vs. Washington Sept. 25: at Minnesota Oct. 2: vs. Seattle Oct. 9: at New England Oct. 18: BYE Oct. 23: at Dallas Oct. 30: vs. Miami Nov. 6: vs. Green Bay Nov. 13: at Chicago Nov. 20: at NY Giants Nov. 24: vs. Buffalo (Thanksgiving) Dec. 4: vs. Jacksonville Dec. 11: vs. Minnesota Dec. 18: at NY Jets Dec. 24: at Carolina (Saturday) Jan. 1: vs. Chicago Jan. 7/8: at Green Bay INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 2022 SCHEDULE Sept. 11: at Houston Sept. 18: at Jacksonville Sept. 25: vs. Kansas City Oct. 2: vs. Tennessee Oct. 6: at Denver (TNF) Oct. 16: vs. Jacksonville Oct. 23: at Tennessee Oct. 30: vs. Washington Nov. 6: at New England Nov. 13: at Las Vegas Nov. 20: vs. Philadelphia Nov. 28: vs. Pittsburgh (MNF) Dec. 4: at Dallas (SNF) Dec. 11: BYE Dec. 17/18: at Minnesota Dec. 26: vs. LA Chargers (MNF) Jan. 1: at NY Giants Jan. 7/8: vs. Houston Indy 500 – Concerns about pit row linger as IndyCar revs up for May Drivers arrived at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for IndyCar’s biggest month wondering whether the slippery pit row problem was fixed. They’re not likely to find ou

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Oakland A’s 9, Detroit Tigers 0 Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox, PPD – Covid Chicago Cubs 7, San Diego Padres 5 A’s 9, Tigers 0 – Logue pitches gem in 2nd start, A’s pound Tigers 9-0 Zach Logue pitched seven scoreless innings in his second major league start and the Oakland Athletics spoiled the debut of Joey Wentz by thumping the floundering Detroit Tigers 9-0. Sean Murphy and Kevin Smith each drove in two runs and Christian Bethancourt supplied three hits, two runs scored and an RBI for the A’s. Oakland, which entered Detroit on a nine-game losing streak, is 3-1 in the five-game series. The Tigers have lost eight of their last nine, scoring two runs or less in each of those defeats. Guardians at White Sox, PPD/Covid – COVID outbreak postpones Guardians-White Sox game Major League Baseball has its first coronavirus-related postponement of the season. Today’s series finale in Chicago between the White Sox and the Cleveland Guardians has been called off due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Cleveland’s clubhouse. Manager Terry Francona was among those testing positive. MLB said there were “multiple positive COVID-19 tests” within Cleveland’s organization and the game was postponed to allow for more testing and contact tracing. Francona tested positive a few hours before the scheduled first pitch. The team said the 63-year-old wasn’t showing any symptoms. Cubs 7, Padres 5 – Rivas’ key hit vs hometown Padres lifts Cubs to 7-5 win Alfonso Rivas hit a tiebreaking two-run single against his hometown team in the eighth inning, and the banged-up Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 7-5. Rivas came up with the bases loaded and singled to center off Luis García. The Padres announced during the game that manager Bob Melvin had prostate surgery and is expected to make a full recovery. Melvin said Tuesday that he hoped to miss only the first six games of the Padres’ forthcoming nine-game road trip. Willson Contreras homered for the Cubs, who took two of three in the series. Today Oakland (Kaprielian 0-2) at Detroit (Brieske 0-2), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 12:50 N.Y. Yankees (Gil 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-1), 8:10 p.m. Cubs are off MLB – Cubs SS Hoerner leaves game after colliding with umpire Chicago Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner has exited a game against the San Diego Padres with a sore right ankle an inning after colliding with second base umpire Dan Iassogna in center field. Hoerner was on the ground in pain after the collision in the first inning and was tended to by a trainer. He stayed in the game and batted in the second, striking out. He was replaced in the bottom half of the inning by Ildemaro Vargas. Hoerner was running out to take the throw from Jason Heyward after Jurickson Profar hit a flyball over the center fielder’s head for a triple when the collision occurred. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – 2nd Round Last Night Milwaukee Bucks 110, Boston Celtics 107 (MIL Leads 3-2) Memphis Grizzlies 134, Golden State Warriors 95 (GSW Leads 3-2) Tonight Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:00 p.m. (MIA Leads 3-2) Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks, 9:30 p.m. (PHX Leads 3-2) NBA – Jokic takes MVP honors again Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award for a second consecutive season, making four straight MVPs for foreign-born players. The Serbian big man beat out two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks and 76ers center Joel Embiid in the first all-international list of finalists. Jokic averaged 27.1 points on 58% shooting while providing 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 1st Round Last Night New York Rangers 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (PIT Leads 3-2) Florida Panthers 5, Washington Capitals 3 (FLA Leads 3-2) Calgary Flames 3, Dallas Stars 1 (CGY Leads 3-2) Tonight Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, 7:00 p.m. (CAR Leads 3-2) Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30 p.m. (TOR Leads 3-2) Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, 9:30 p.m. (STL Leads 3-2) Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, 10:00 p.m. (LAK Leads 3-2) WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Chicago Sky 83, New York Liberty 50 Sky 83, Liberty 50 – Sky hold Liberty to 17 first-half points in 83-50 win Dana Evans scored 15 points, Rebekah Gardner added 14 and the Chicago Sky cruised past the New York Liberty 83-50. Chicago led 36-17 at halftime after holding New York to 20% shooting, including 1 of 12 from 3-point range. The Sky opened the third quarter on a 13-4 run to take a 28-point lead at 49-21, and New York reached 50 points on Jocelyn Willoughby’s layup with 20.2 seconds left in the fourth. Candace Parker added 11 points for Chicago. NFL – Bears add depth at wide receiver by signing Dante Pettis The Chicago Bears added depth at wide receiver, agreeing to a dea

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland A’s 0 – Game 1 Oakland A’s 4, Detroit Tigers 1 – Game 2 Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Guardians 1 San Diego Padres 5, Chicago Cubs 4 Tigers 6, A’s 0 / A’s 4, Tigers 1 – Road teams sweep unusual A’s-Tigers doubleheader Tarik Skubal led the Tigers to a 6-0 win over Oakland as the visiting team in the opener of a unique doubleheader caused by Major League Baseball’s lockout. With the Athletics as the visiting team in the second game, 25-year-old Adrian Martinez (1-0) pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings in his major league debut to help Oakland to a 4-1 victory. In a matchup of last-place teams, Detroit ended a 27-inning scoreless streak in the opener. Oakland (12-19) then won for the second time in 12 games and sent the Tigers (9-21) to their seventh loss in eight games. White Sox 4, Guardians 1 – Sheets homers, Anderson 2 RBIs, White Sox top Guardians 4-1 Gavin Sheets homered in his second straight game, Tim Anderson had three hits and 2 RBIs and the Chicago White Sox shook off the previous night’s big collapse by beating the Cleveland Guardians 4-1. Starter Lucas Giolito went seven innings and gave up just the one run that came on a Josh Naylor homer to win his second straight start. He allowed six hits, struck out five and walked one. The White Sox won their seventh of eight games. Naylor had two hits. Cleveland starter Cal Quantrill went 6 1/3 innings, allowing four runs and 10 hits. Padres 5, Cubs 4 – Machado, Padres beat Cubs 5-4 in Clevinger’s return Manny Machado hit a go-ahead double in the sixth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 hours after finding out manager Bob Melvin will have prostate surgery. Melvin announced before the game that he’ll have surgery Wednesday. He said he doesn’t think he has cancer, “but they won’t know until they get in there.” Mike Clevinger pitched well for 4 1/3 innings in his first start at Petco Park since late in the 2020 season. He missed last season while rehabbing after Tommy John surgery. Chicago’s Wade Miley lasted three innings in his Cubs debut. Today Cleveland (Civale 1-2) at Chicago White Sox (Velasquez 2-2), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (TBD) at San Diego (Martinez 2-2), 4:10 p.m. Oakland (Logue 1-1) at Detroit (Wentz 0-0), 7:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:50 MLB – Cubs’ Rivas gets HR when ball bounces out of rookie’s glove Alfonso Rivas of the Chicago Cubs got a two-run homer when his fly ball to deep center field bounced out of the glove of rookie Jose Azocar and went over the fence.Azocar was starting in place of Gold Glove center fielder Trent Grisham because the Padres were facing lefty Wade Miley. Azocar slumped to the ground in disappointment after the play. Rivas grew up in nearby Chula Vista and went to La Jolla Country Day. His homer tied the game at 2 in the third inning. It was his second and came off Mike Clevinger, who made his first start in San Diego since Sept. 23, 2020.. MLB – White Sox’s Jiménez making quick strides from torn hamstring Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jiménez says he is making quick strides in his recovery from a torn hamstring. Jiménez says he is coming along sooner than expected. He is pain free and has been running and swinging. Jiménez was injured trying to beat out a grounder at Minnesota on April 23. The 25-year-old slugger felt it as he was running toward the base. He then stretched for the bag, stumbled and was taken from the field on a cart. Jiménez had surgery a few days later, and the White Sox said he would be out six to eight weeks. MLB – Anderson suspension dropped in MLB settlement, fine remains Major League Baseball dropped the one-game suspension of Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson for giving fans the middle finger during a game on April 20 as part of a settlement with the players’ association. He agreed to a fine as part of the settlement, which avoided an appeal before MLB special adviser John McHale Jr. Anderson had three errors in the first two innings of Chicago’s 11-1 loss in the opener of a doubleheader and made the gesture toward a fan while out in the field. MLB senior vice president Michael Hill announced the suspension two days later. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – 2nd Round Last Night Miami Heat 120, Philadelphia 76ers 85 (MIA Leads 3-2) Phoenix Suns 110, Dallas Mavericks 80 (PHX Leads 3-2) Tonight Boston Celtics 116, Milwaukee Bucks 108 (Series Tied 2-2) Golden State Warriors 101, Memphis Grizzlies 98 (GSW Leads 3-1) NBA – Spurs owner insists NBA team will stay in San Antonio San Antonio Spurs owner Peter J. Holt sent a message Tuesday to fans worried he may try to move the franchise: the team isn’t going anywhere. An announced desire to have the Spurs move a few games to Austin had raised some local worries that the owners may be considering moving the team. Holt’s mes

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Oakland A’s 2, Detroit Tigers 0 Cleveland Guardians 12, Chicago White Sox 9 – 11 Innings Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego Padres 0 Athletics 2, Tigers 0 – A’s beat Tigers 2-0 as Blackburn improves to 4-0 Paul Blackburn threw 6 2/3 strong innings to improve to 4-0 as the Oakland A’s shutout the Detroit Tigers 2-0 to snap a season-high nine-game losing streak. Tony Kemp hit a solo home run in the third and Chad Pinder added an RBI single in the fourth. Blackburn gave up four hits and struck out three before leaving in the seventh inning. Despite walking two batters, rookie Dany Jiménez escaped damage and earned his fifth save to finish off the four-hitter. Guardians 12, White Sox 9 – F/11 – Naylor powers big comeback, Guardians stun White Sox in 11 Josh Naylor hit a tying grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning and a three-run homer in the 11th, powering a huge comeback that carried the Cleveland Guardians to a wild 12-9 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Naylor also had a run-scoring double in the eighth and finished with eight RBIs for the Guardians, who stunned Chicago by rallying from an 8-2 deficit in the ninth aided by two White Sox errors. Andrés Giménez led off the inning with a homer and then doubled home a run in the 10th as the Guardians snapped Chicago’s six-game winning streak. Cubs 6, Padres 0 – Hendricks brilliant for 8 2/3 innings as Cubs snap skid Kyle Hendricks came within one out of three-hit shutout for the Chicago Cubs, who beat the listless San Diego Padres 6-0 to snap a season-high five-game losing streak. Manager David Ross came out to get Hendricks after he got Jurickson Profar to fly out to left on his 116th pitch. Hendricks struck out rookie José Azocar to open the ninth and walked Jake Cronenworth on six pitches before going to a full count against Profar. Scott Effros came on and retired Manny Machado. Hendricks (2-3) didn’t allow a runner to reach scoring position. Today Oakland (Montas 2-2) at Detroit (Skubal 1-2), 1:10 p.m. – Game 1 WSJM/WCSY 12:50 (Game 1, Oakland is the home team) Oakland (Martinez 0-0) at Detroit (Faedo 0-0), 4:40 p.m. – Game 2 WSJM/WCSY Cleveland (Quantrill 1-1) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-1), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Miley 0-0) at San Diego (Clevinger 0-0), 9:40 p.m. MLB – MLB plans London games in 2023, 2024 and 2026 Major League Baseball plans to play regular-season games in London in 2023, 2024 and 2026. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox split two games at London’s Olympic Stadium in June 2019. The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs were scheduled to play there in June 2020, but those games were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. MLB plans to hold a Home Run Derby at London’s Crystal Palace Park on July 9 this year. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – 2nd Round Last Night Boston Celtics 116, Milwaukee Bucks 108 (Series Tied 2-2) Golden State Warriors 101, Memphis Grizzlies 98 (GSW Leads 3-1) Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. (Series Tied 2-2) Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns, 10:00 p.m. (Series Tied 2-2) NBA – Suns coach: NBA should consider families-only seats at games Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams says the NBA should consider having a special section in the stands reserved for the families of visiting teams in the wake of Chris Paul’s family being harassed during a playoff game in Dallas. The incident happened Sunday during Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Dallas Mavericks and Suns. The Mavericks said afterward that they were aware of an incident between a fan and Paul’s family at American Airlines Center and that the fan was ejected. Paul tweeted about the incident after it happened but didn’t speak to the media following practice Monday. NCAAMBKB/NBA – Former NBA, Michigan State star Adreian Payne shot, killed Former Michigan State basketball standout and NBA player Adreian Payne has died in a shooting. He was 31. The sheriff’s office in Orange County, Florida said deputies responded to a shooting Monday morning when Payne was identified and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Lawrence Dority was present at the scene, according to the sherriff’s office. The 29-year-old Dority was arrested on a first-degree murder warrant after homicide detectives interviewed him. Payne played in 107 NBA games, averaging four points and three rebounds, over four seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 1st Round Yesterday Pittsburgh Penguins 7, New York Rangers 2 (PIT Leads 3-1) Florida Panthers 3, Washington Capitals 2 – OT (Series Tied 2-2) Colorado Avalanche 5, Nashville Predators 3 (COL Wins 4-0) Calgary Flames 4, Dallas Stars 1 (Series Tied 2-2) Tonight Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m. (Series Tied 2-2) Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs,

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Houston Astros 5, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 3, Boston Red Sox 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 1 Astros 5, Tigers 0 – Grand slam by Diaz vs. Tigers helps Astros to 7-0 homestand Aledmys Díaz hit a grand slam, Jake Odorizzi threw five innings of one-hit ball and the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 5-0 for a four-game sweep and their seventh straight win. Díaz’s second home run of the season came in the third inning on a 92 mph fastball from Tigers reliever Drew Hutchison. It went 347 feet to left-center field, scoring José Altuve, Alex Bregman and Yordan Alvarez for a 4-0 lead. Houston finished a red-hot homestand against Seattle and Detroit 7-0. When the homestand began, they were 11-11. White Sox 3, Red Sox 2 – Abreu gets 2-run double; White Sox complete sweep over BoSox Dallas Keuchel halted his three-start losing streak with six solid innings, José Abreu hit a two-run double and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 for their season-high sixth straight victory. Leury García added an RBI single for the White Sox, who moved over .500 for the first time since April 20 and completed a 5-0 road trip, including three wins at Fenway Park. Christian Vázquez had an RBI single for Boston, which has lost a season-most five straight and 14 of 18. Dodgers 7, Cubs 1 – Buehler stars in 100th career start as Dodgers sweep Cubs Walker Buehler pitched seven sparkling innings in his 100th career start, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the sliding Chicago Cubs 7-1 for their sixth consecutive victory. Buehler improved to 3-0 with a 0.43 ERA over his last three outings. The right-hander allowed one run and four hits, struck out six and walked two. Cody Bellinger had three hits for Los Angeles, and Justin Turner and Freddie Freeman each contributed a sacrifice fly. Chicago lost for the 14th time in 17 games. It managed just three runs and 15 hits in the three-game sweep by Los Angeles. Tonight Oakland (Blackburn 3-0) at Detroit (Pineda 1-1), 7:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Cleveland (Plesac 1-3) at Chicago White Sox (Kopech 0-0), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 1-3) at San Diego (Gore 2-0), 9:40 p.m. MLB – Cubs scratch RHP Marcus Stroman, put him on IL The Chicago Cubs scratched Marcus Stroman for their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and then lost starter Justin Steele to a left hand injury. Stroman was placed on the injured list without a designation, likely meaning the right-hander was shelved by a COVID-19-related issue. Steele stepped in, making his first appearance since April 30. But he was checked on by manager David Ross and a trainer before the fifth inning, and then walked off the mound after a short conversation. MLB – White Sox eager for Moncada The scraped-up White Sox hope third baseman Yoán Moncada can make his season debut when Chicago opens a three-game home series against Cleveland. The 26-year-old Moncada has been out since the last week of spring training with a strained right oblique, one of several key players sidelined for the South Siders this season. The White Sox have won six straight to climb back over .500 for the first time since April 20 despite still missing sluggers Eloy Jiménez and Andrew Vaughn and starter Lance Lynn. Right-hander Michael Kopech will start the opener Monday night against the Guardians’ Zach Plesac. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – 2nd Round Last Night Dallas Mavericks 111, Phoenix Suns 104 (Series Tied 2-2) Philadelphia 76ers 116, Miami Heat 108 (Series Tied 2-2) Tonight Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks, 7:30 p.m. (MIL Leads 2-1) Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. (GSW Leads 2-1) NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 1st Round Yesterday Boston Bruins 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (Series Tied 2-2) St. Louis Blues 5, Minnesota Wild 2 (Series Tied 2-2) Tampa Bay Lightning 7, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (Series Tied 2-2) Los Angeles Kings 4, Edmonton Oilers 0 (Series Tied 2-2) Tonight New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7:00 p.m. (PIT Leads 2-1) Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, 7:00 p.m. (WSH Leads 2-1) Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, 9:30 p.m. (COL Leads 3-0) Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, 9:30 p.m. (DAL Leads 2-1) WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Los Angeles Sparks 87, Indiana Fever 77 Sparks 87, Fever 77 – Cambage has 22 points, 11 rebounds; Sparks beat Fever 89-79 Liz Cambage had 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds, Brittney Sykes added 17 points and had five steals and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Indiana Fever 87-77. Nneka Ogwumike had 13 points, eight rebounds and three steals for Los Angeles (2-0). Chennedy Carter had 12 points, five assists and two blocks, and Jordin Canada scored 10 points with five assists. Destanni Henderson, the No. 20 overall selection in last month’s draft, scored a season-high 19 points for Indiana. Kelsey Mitchell had 15 poin

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MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Houston Astros 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Cubs and White Sox were off Astros 3, Tigers 2 – Tucker’s RBI in 9th lifts Astros to 3-2 win over Tigers Jose Altuve and rookie Jeremy Peña hit solo homers and Kyle Tucker’s RBI single in the ninth inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers. Yordan Alvarez singled off Gregory Soto with no outs in the ninth and was replaced by pinch-runner Chas McCormick. Yuli Gurriel walked before Tucker singled on a groundball to center field to score McCormick and give Houston its fourth straight victory. Tucker’s hit helped the Astros bounce back after closer Ryan Pressly blew the save in the top of the inning in his return from the injured list. Today L.A. Dodgers (Anderson 2-0) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 1-3), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Velasquez 1-2) at Boston (Eovaldi 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Detroit (Brieske 0-1) at Houston (Garcia 1-1), 8:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 7:50 MLB – White Sox place Vaughn on 10-day IL with bruised right hand The Chicago White Sox have placed outfielder Andrew Vaughn on the 10-day injured list because of a bruised right hand. Vaughn has not played since he was struck by a pitch from Los Angeles Angels right-hander Mike Mayers last week. He is batting .283 with four home runs and a team-leading 12 RBIs in 16 games. The White Sox also recalled infielder Danny Mendick from Triple-A Charlotte. The White Sox have won three straight. They open a three-game series at Boston on Friday. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 1st Round Last Night New York Rangers 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (Series Tied 1-1) Florida Panthers 5, Washington Capitals 1 (Series Tied 1-1) Colorado Avalanche 2, Nashville Predators 1 – OT (COL Leads 2-0) Dallas Stars 2, Calgary Flames 0 (Series Tied 1-1) Tonight Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, 7:00 p.m. (CAR Leads 2-0) Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, 9:30 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, 10:00 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) NHL – Bettman says Quenneville hasn’t approached NHL about return If three-time Stanley Cup winner Joel Quenneville is looking to return to coaching next season, he hasn’t told NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman of that plan. And Bettman would certainly be in the loop on that news. Quenneville resigned as Florida’s coach back in October when specifics of how the Chicago Blackhawks mishandled allegations that a player was sexually abused by an assistant coach there in 2010 during the team’s run to the Stanley Cup that season. Quenneville was Chicago’s head coach when the abuse occurred. Part of the NHL-imposed conditions surrounding any plan Quenneville has to return to the league will be approval from Bettman. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – 2nd Round Tonight Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:00 p.m. (MIA Leads 2-0) Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks, 9:30 p.m. (PHX Leads 2-0) NBA – Ben Simmons has successful back surgery, Nets announce Ben Simmons underwent what was determined to be a successful back surgery in Los Angeles. The Brooklyn Nets are hoping that he is fully recovered before the start of training camp this fall. Simmons will need about three weeks for an “initial recovery period,” the Nets say, before he can start his rehabilitation program. The procedure Simmons had was called a microdiscectomy, in which a small fragment of a herniated disc is removed to relieve pressure on the spinal column. Training camp will start in late September. NFL – Cowboys’ Jerry Jones ‘home and fine’ after reported crash Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is “home and fine” a day after a report that he was involved in a traffic accident and taken to a hospital as a precaution. The update comes from Stephen Jones, who is the owner’s son and an executive vice president for the Cowboys. Dallas TV station WFAA cites anonymous Dallas police sources in a report that Jerry Jones was involved in a crash Wednesday night near downtown Dallas. The station reports emergency crews were summoned, and the 79-year-old sustained minor injuries. Golf – PGA – Day leads thru 18 at Avenel Jason Day shot a 7-under 63 to take the first-round lead at the Wells Fargo Championship. Day has been tinkering with his swing in an effort to end a four-year victory drought on the PGA Tour. Joel Dahmen was a shot back on what could be the best day for scoring at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, with rain, wind and unseasonably cool temperatures in the forecast through Sunday. Matthew Wolff, local favorite Denny McCarthy and PGA Tour rookies Aaron Rai, Callum Tarren and Paul Barjon are two shots back. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Fever at Washington Mystics, 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m. WNBA – BH’s Gondrezick cut from Ch

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 – Game 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Detroit Tigers 2 – Game 2 Chicago White Sox 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Tigers 3, Pirates 2 – Pirates 7, Tigers 2 – Pirates beat up Tigers’ bullpen to split doubleheader Bryan Reynolds doubled in Pittsburgh’s two-run seventh inning, and the Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2 to split a doubleheader. The Tigers won the first game 3-2 with the help of two key errors by the Pirates. After pitching 4 2/3 scoreless innings in the first game, the Tigers’ bullpen struggled in the nightcap. Gemel had five hits in across the two games. Tigers reliever Drew Hutchinson (0-2) got the loss in the second game, while Alex Lange got the win in the first. Pirates reliever Zach Thompson got the win in the first game, and Bryse Wilson was charged with the loss. White Sox 4, Cubs 3 – Giolito gets help in pitching White Sox past Cubs 4-3 Lucas Giolito struck out 10, Luis Robert made a game-saving catch and Matt Foster worked out of a major jam as the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 at Wrigley Field. José Abreu and Leury García homered for the White Sox, who overcame an early 3-1 deficit. Giolito reached double digits in strikeouts for the 14th time since joining the White Sox in 2017. He allowed three hits in 5 2/3 innings, including home runs by Nico Hoerner and Patrick Wisdom in the second. Tonight Detroit (Skubal 1-2) at Houston (Urquidy 2-1), 8:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 7:50 Cubs and White Sox are off NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 1st Round Last Night Carolina Hurricanes 5, Boston Bruins 2 (CAR Leads 2-0) Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (Series Tied 1-1) Minnesota Wild 6, St. Louis Blues 2 (Series Tied 1-1) Edmonton Oilers 6, Los Angeles Kings 0 (Series Tied 1-1) Tonight Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, 7:00 p.m. (PIT Leads 1-0) Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, 7:30 p.m. (WAS Leads 1-0) Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, 9:30 p.m. (COL Leads 1-0) Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, 10:00 p.m. (CGY Leads 1-0) NHL – Turner Sports prepared for their first Stanley Cup Playoffs Turner Sports and ESPN are carrying the NHL playoffs after they aired for 16 years on NBC and NBCSN. TNT and TBS get their first games on Thursday after ESPN and ESPN2 carried the first three nights. TNT and TBS will televise up to 49 games during the playoffs. Turner Sports and ESPN will split the first and second rounds. Each will have a conference final. The Stanley Cup Final will be on ABC this year. The biggest change from NBC is the studio show. ESPN and Turner each have a more irreverent tone. Early ratings are positive. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – 2nd Round Last Night Miami Heat 119, Philadelphia 76ers 103 (MIA Leads 2-0) Phoenix Suns 129, Dallas Mavericks 109 (PHX Leads 2-0) Tonight No games tonight NFL – Tampa Bay, Seattle to meet in 1st NFL game in Germany The first regular-season NFL game in Germany will be between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks at the home of soccer club Bayern Munich. The NFL says the game will take place at the Allianz Arena on Nov. 13. Frankfurt will also be staging a regular-season game in Germany during the next four years. The schedule for the three NFL games in London next season has also been announced. The Green Bay Packers will become the final team to play in Europe when they take on the New York Giants on Oct. 9 at the home of Premier League soccer team Tottenham. Olympics – Biden says Olympians brought a bit of unity to weary nation President Joe Biden praised Team USA for bringing a bit of unity to a pandemic weary nation as he hosted a White House celebration Wednesday with about 600 athletes from this year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing and the coronavirus-delayed Summer Games held in 2021 in Tokyo. Among the athletes at the South Lawn ceremony were swimmer and seven-time gold medalist Katie Ledecky, celebrated bobsledder Elena Meyers Taylor and ice dancer Zachary Donahue, as well as competitors from the past two Paralympic Games. Biden suggested that as equally impressive as the athletes’ performances was their ability to unite Americans during a period marked by the unrelenting coronavirus pandemic and deepening partisanship after the 2020 election. NASCAR – Kenseth, McGriff, Shelmerdine elected to Hall Drivers Matt Kenseth and Hershel McGriff and crew chief Kirk Shelmerdine have been selected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Kenseth was a first-ballot selection, Shelmerdine was voted in on his third try and McGriff his seventh. Mike Helton was named the Landmark Award winner for outstanding contributions to the sport Wednesday during a ceremony at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. They will officially be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Jan. 20. NCAA – dAP source: SEC, Pac-12 leaders to push for NIL law in DC The commissioners of the Southeastern Conference and the Pac-12 are sch

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers, PPD to today White Sox 3, Cubs 1 – Anderson homers as White Sox beat Cubs 3-1 at rainy Wrigley Tim Anderson homered and José Abreu made two nice plays at first base, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 at rainy, chilly Wrigley Field. Looking to dig themselves out of a rough start, the banged-up White Sox won for the third time in four games. Michael Kopech pitched four-plus scoreless innings, and Jake Burger had two hits. Anderson led off the third with a drive to right-center on Keegan Thompson’s first pitch of the inning, making it 3-0 with his fourth homer. The dynamic shortstop is batting .359 in his last 10 games. Pirates at Tigers, PPD – Pirates-Tigers game rained out, doubleheader Wednesday The game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers has been rained out. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday. The postponement at Comerica Park was announced several hours before the game was supposed to begin. Pittsburgh and Detroit will start at 1:10 p.m. Wednesday in a straight doubleheader. Today Pittsburgh (Peters 3-0) at Detroit (Pineda 1-1), 1:10 p.m. – Game 1 WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Pittsburgh (Quintana 0-1) at Detroit (Faedo 0-0), 4:40 p.m. – Game 2 WSJM/WCSY Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 1-2), 7:40 p.m. MLB – Cubs place LHP Drew Smyly on bereavement list The Chicago Cubs have placed left-hander Drew Smyly on the bereavement list and brought up right-hander Robert Gsellman from Triple-A Iowa. Smyly was slated to start against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field. Right-hander Scott Effross got the call instead, beginning a bullpen day for the Cubs. Left-hander Locke St. John was designated for assignment. He was optioned to Iowa on Sunday. MLB – From stadium to sea, LA Dodgers unveil All-Star Game plans The Los Angeles Dodgers have unveiled plans for this summer’s MLB All-Star Game. The franchise will be hosting for the first time since 1980. Dodger Stadium, LA Live in downtown Los Angeles and the Santa Monica Pier will be backdrops for events running from July 15 to July 19. The Dodgers plan to honor Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball’s color barrier with the franchise 75 years ago. His widow, Rachel, turns 100 on July 19, the same day as the All-Star Game. The Home Run Derby is July 18. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 1st Round Last Night Pittsburgh Penguins 4, New York Rangers 3 – 3 OT (PIT Leads 1-0) Washington Capitals 4, Florida Panthers 2 (WAS Leads 1-0) Colorado Avalanche 7, Nashville Predators 2 (COL Leads 1-0) Calgary Flames 1, Dallas Stars 0 (CGY Leads 1-0) Tonight Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m. (CAR Leads 1-0) Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:30 p.m. (TOR Leads 1-0) St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, 9:30 p.m. (STL Leads 1-0) Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, 10:00 p.m. (LAK Leads 1-0) NHL – Derek King remains in running for Blackhawks coaching job Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson says interim coach Derek King remains in the running for the full-time job. The Blackhawks announced over the weekend that assistants Marc Crawford and Rob Cookson will not return to the organization next season. But Davidson says that doesn’t impact King’s situation at all. Davidson, who took over as general manager when the team dropped his interim tag on March 1, says he would like to hire a head coach by mid-July. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – 2nd Round Tonight Boston Celtics 109, Milwaukee Bucks 86 (Series Tied 1-1) Memphis Grizzlies 106, Golden State Warriors 101 (Series Tied 1-1) Last Night Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. (MIA Leads 1-0) Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns, 10:00 p.m. (PHX Leads 1-0) NFL – Bears appoint King, Koziol co-directors of player personnel The Chicago Bears have appointed Jeff King and Kansas City Chiefs executive Trey Koziol co-directors of player personnel under new general manager Ryan Poles. King was a tight end who played seven seasons in the NFL with Carolina and Arizona after starring at Virginia Tech. He started as a scouting intern for the Bears in 2015. He was hired full time in 2016 as a pro scout and got promoted to assistant director of pro scouting in 2019 under former GM Ryan Pace. Koziol is from the Chicago area and has 14 years of front office experience with Tennessee and Kansas City. He joined the Chiefs in 2013 as an area scout and spent the past year as assistant director of college scouting. He and Poles worked together in Kansas City. and were college teammates at BC. NFL – Tannehill: Divisional loss left Titans QB with ‘deep scar’ Sleepless nights. Rewinding the loss in his mind over and over again. Therapy sessions as well. And weeks and weeks of time. Ryan Tannehill has lost big games before. Losing as the AFC’s No. 1 seed wit

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MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Chicago White Sox 3, Los Angeles Angels 0 Tigers and Cubs were off White Sox 3, Angels 0 – Cease, White Sox shut down Trout, Angels; Ohtani pinch hits Dylan Cease struck out 11 to match a career best and gave up just one hit in seven sparkling innings, propelling the Chicago White Sox to a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout struck out in all four at-bats, three against Cease. The Angels star, who homered and doubled in a win Sunday, fanned against Liam Hendriks to end the game. Angels two-way start Shohei Ohtani didn’t start, a day after making an early exit because of groin tightness. The reigning AL MVP grounded out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth. The White Sox won for the third time in 12 games. Los Angeles has won seven of nine. Tonight Pittsburgh (Wilson 0-0) at Detroit (Pineda 1-1), 7:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Chicago White Sox (Kopech 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Smyly 1-2), 7:40 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – 2nd Round Last Night Miami Heat 106, Philadelphia 76ers 92 (MIA Leads 1-0) Phoenix Suns 121, Dallas Mavericks 114 (PHX Leads 1-0) Tonight Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics, 7:00 p.m. (MIL Leads 1-0) Golden State Warriors at Memphis Grizzlies, 9:30 p.m. (GSW Leads 1-0) NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 1st Round Last Night Carolina Hurricanes 5, Boston Bruins 1 (CAR Leads 1-0) Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 0 (TOR Leads 1-0) St. Louis Blues 4, Minnesota Wild 0 (STL Leads 1-0) Los Angeles Kings 4, Edmonton Oilers 3 (LAK Leads 1-0) Tonight Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, 7:00 p.m. (Game 1) Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, 7:30 p.m. (Game 1) Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, 9:30 p.m. (Game 1) Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, 10:00 p.m. (Game 1) NASCAR – Chase Elliott wins at Dover to snap 26-race winless streak Chase Elliott snapped a 26-race winless streak when the 2020 NASCAR champion pulled away down the stretch to win the rain-delayed Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway. Elliott led the final 53 laps and won his 14th career Cup race. He made it another win for Hendrick Motorsports on the mile concrete track. Elliott followed teammate Alex Bowman’s checkered flag a year ago, and a Hendrick driver won for the 22nd time at Dover. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was second and had his first top-five finish of the season for JTG Daugherty Racing. Ross Chastain was third for Trackhouse Racing. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell finished fourth. The race was red-flagged Sunday with teammates Kyle Larson and Elliott sitting first and second. NFL – NFL clears Browns after former coach said team tanked games An independent investigation launched by the NFL found no evidence the Cleveland Browns purposely lost games during the 2016 and 2017 seasons as former coach Hue Jackson claimed. The league said that a 60-day independent review determined “none of the allegations could be substantiated.” Former U.S. Attorney and SEC Chair Mary Jo White led the investigative team. Jackson went 3-36-1 in two-plus seasons for Cleveland before he was fired eight games into the 2018 season. In February, Jackson said Browns owner Dee and Jimmy Haslam incentivized people in the organization to lose over a four-year period. NCAAFB – Big Ten – Huskers’ Frost to sit out 5 days in ’22 season for violation Scott Frost will not be allowed to perform his coaching duties for five consecutive days this football season as part of Nebraska’s negotiated settlement with the NCAA for allowing an unauthorized staff member to do hands-on special teams coaching in 2020. The NCAA said Frost failed to monitor former special teams analyst Jonathan Rutledge’s activities. Rutledge was found to work directly with players during special teams drills and assist or make tactical decisions in games. Among other penalties are a $10,000 fine, probation through April 2023 and removal of non-coaching staff members from practice or competition for five days. Horse Racing – Zandon is 3-1 favorite for Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Zandon and filly Nest are the morning-line favorites for the 148th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. The Kentucky track will host both marquee races at full capacity for the first time since 2019. Zandon is trained by Chad Brown, drew 3-1 odds and will start Saturday from the No. 10 post among 20 horses for the $3 million marquee event for 3-year-olds. Nest drew the No. 4 post among 14 fillies for the Oaks and is the 5-2 favorite for Friday’s $1.25 million, 1 1/8th-mile race. Ukraine/Russia – Finland and Sweden banning KHL players from national teams Finland and Sweden will ban from their national ice hockey teams any of their players who appear in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League from next season. Both ice hockey federations announced their decisions on Monday, two days after the KHL season en

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Detroit Tigers 3 Los Angeles Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 Dodgers 6, Tigers 3 – Dodgers beat Tigers 6-3; Cabrera hits 503rd homer Walker Buehler pitched five scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 and overcame Miguel Cabrera’s 503rd career home run and his first this season. Cabrera hit a two-run homer off reliever Phil Bickford in the eighth inning to help the Tigers avoid the shutout. Cabrera got his 3,000th career hit last week and on Sunday tied George Brett for 18th in major league history with 1,119 extra-base hits. Buehler scattered six hits and struck out five and walked one. Tigers starter Eduardo Rodriguez allowed eight hits and gave up six runs, four earned, in 5 2/3 innings. Angels 6, White Sox 5 – Trout HR, Lorenzen, Angels hold off Chisox; DH Ohtani exits Mike Trout homered, doubled and scored three runs, Michael Lorenzen pitched into the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Angels held off the Chicago White Sox 6-5 for their seventh win in eight games. Shohei Ohtani had an RBI as the Angels’ designated hitter. The two-way AL MVP went 0 for 3 and exited in the ninth inning because of tightness in his right groin. Lorenzen took a 6-0 lead and a bid for his first career complete game into the ninth before the White Sox scored five times in a wild finish. Ryan Tepera, the Angels’ third pitcher of the inning, retired Gavin Sheets on a bases-loaded grounder for the final out. Chicago has lost 11 of 13. Cubs 2, Brewers 0 – Stroman outpitches Burnes, Cubs beat Brewers to avoid sweep Marcus Stroman threw two-hit ball for seven innings, outpitching Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes and leading the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0. Patrick Wisdom homered as the Cubs ended a four-game losing streak. They had been outscored 20-2 in dropping the first two games of the series at Milwaukee. Stroman earned his first win for his new team in his fifth start. Pitching on his 31st birthday, he struck out five and walked one. Burnes struck out 10 in seven innings, giving up four hits. He retired the first 13 batters before Wisdom homered in the fifth. Today L.A. Angels (Sandoval 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1), 2:10 p.m. Tigers and Cubs are off MLB – Batting average dips slightly, power way down across MLB The Major League Baseball batting average this April was a lousy .231, once again on pace to fall under the record low of .237 set in The Year of the Pitcher in 1968. After several years of surging home run totals, batters are slugging a measly .369 and averaging 4.03 runs per game, both lows for baseball since the strike-altered 1981 season. Ripple effects from labor strife are a suspect in this year’s offensive downturn. So, too, is the baseball, of course, along with caveats about cold weather and small samples. There’s one area of universal agreement, and it’s that pitching has become exceptionally good. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – 2nd Round Yesterday Milwaukee Bucks 101, Boston Celtics 89 (MIL Leads 1-0) Golden State Warriors 117, Memphis Grizzlies 116 (GSW Leads 1-0) Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. (Game 1) Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns, 10:00 p.m. (Game 1) NASCAR – Rain postpones NASCAR Cup race at Dover to Monday Rain postponed Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway to Monday. Dover got in only 78 laps before the race was red flagged. The race resumes at noon Monday. Hendrick Motorsports teammates Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott starting 1-2. Ryan Blaney is third, Martin Truex Jr. is fourth and William Byron fifth. Dover will hold a Monday race for the fourth time in 104 career Cup races. Truex has won twice at Dover on Mondays. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 1st Round Tonight Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m. (Game 1) Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:30 p.m. (Game 1) St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, 9:30 p.m. (Game 1) Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, 10:00 p.m. (Game 1) NHL – Detroit Red Wings fire coach Jeff Blashill after 7 seasons The Detroit Red Wings have fired coach Jeff Blashill after seven seasons behind the bench. Detroit missed the playoffs in each of the past six seasons. General manager Steve Yzerman said the team was not renewing the contracts of Blashill, assistant Doug Houda and goaltending coach Jeff Salajko. The Red Wings have not made the playoffs since Blashill’s first season in 2015-16 when they lost in the first round. Blashill was the head coach at Western Michigan and had been with the Red Wings for 11 years with a stint as head coach in Grand Rapids, where he led the Griffins to the 2013 Calder Cup Championship. He was also an assistant on Mike Babcock’s staff. He had been tabbed by Detroit’s previous regime to guide the storied organization thr

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NFL Draft – Lions take Hutchinson at No. 2, trade up to take Williams The Detroit Lions have selected Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson with the No. 2 pick, addressing a desperate need with a hometown star. The 6-foot-6, 265-pound edge rusher was a sack-master for the Wolverines whose consistency and relentlessness helped lead them to their first College Football Playoff. Detroit also traded up to take Alabama receiver Jameson Williams at No. 12 overall. Hutchinson was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy this past season for the Wolverines. NFL Draft – 9 trades shake up 1st round Two more prominent wide receivers switched teams with Tennessee’s A.J. Brown and Baltimore’s Marquise Brown getting swapped during a dizzying stretch of the NFL draft. The Ravens traded Marquise Brown and the 100th overall pick to Arizona for the 23rd pick in the draft. Then the Titans dealt A.J. Brown to Philadelphia for the 18th and 101st picks. In all, 17 of the 23 picks made between Nos. 7 and 29 in the draft were made by teams that acquired them in trades. Eleven of those picks changed hands in the nine trades made during draft. NFL Draft – Defense 1st, then offense, with receivers a focal point In an NFL draft focused early on stoppers, it was the goers — wide receivers — who stole the spotlight Thursday night. Not simply prospects, either. Yes, the first five selections came on the defensive side of the ball, including edge rushers Travon Walker of national champion Georgia to Jacksonville and Aidan Hutchinson of Michigan to Detroit at Nos. 1 and 2. It was the first time in 31 years that no player on offense went in the opening five picks. So, naturally, the next five choices were on offense. And those kept coming: right through No. 12. And the theme throughout the first 20 picks was to get guys who could catch the ball — including Philadelphia acquiring standout A.J. Brown from the Titans, and Arizona getting veteran Marquise Brown from the Ravens. NFL Draft – Bengals get Michigan DB Daxton Hill with 31st pick The Cincinnati Bengals selected Michigan defensive back Daxton Hill with the 31st pick of the draft. The Bengals passed up some other enticing defensive players to get someone they expect to contribute right away in their secondary. The 6-foot, 191-pound Hill mostly played safety but also some slot cornerback at Michigan. Coach Zac Taylor says he could fit in at safety or nickel in the Bengals defense. NBA – DeRozan, Bulls looking to build on breakthrough season DeMar DeRozan wants to build on a standout season and help the Chicago Bulls make the next jump after taking a big step forward. He gets the sense from management they’ll try to do it with their core remaining intact. The Bulls no doubt made huge strides following a massive overhaul that began when Arturas Karnisovas was hired out of Denver’s front office in two years ago to lead their basketball operation. Chicago went 46-36 in coach Billy Donovan’s second season and made the playoffs for the first time since 2017. They were eliminated in the 1st round by Milwaukee, 4-1. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Last Night Philadelphia 76ers 132, Toronto Raptors 97 (PHI Wins 4-2) Phoenix Suns 115, New Orleans Pelicans 109 (PHX Wins 4-2) Dallas Mavericks 98, Utah Jazz 96 (DAL Wins 4-2) Tonight Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves, 9:00 p.m. (MEM Leads 3-2) NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres, 7:00 p.m. Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils, 7:00 p.m. End Regular Season NHL – Blackhawks hire longtime Cubs exec Greenberg as associate GM The Chicago Blackhawks have completed their leadership team by hiring longtime Chicago Cubs executive Jeff Greenberg as associate general manager under new GM Kyle Davidson. The Blackhawks said Greenberg will be responsible for “overseeing the strategic systems and processes that will fuel” the team’s hockey operations. He will “establish and optimize a modern, continually evolving approach using systems, technology, data and talent.” Greenberg’s start date is May 9. He rounds out what the team called the “core brain trust.” The Blackhawks brought back longtime executive Norm Maciver as an associate GM to oversee the scouting operation last month after a stint as director of player personnel for the Seattle Kraken. MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 1 Kansas City Royals 5, Chicago White Sox 2 – 10 Innings Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 1 Twins 7, Tigers 1 – Correa gets 3 hits; Twins top Tigers to go 6-0 in homestand Carlos Correa broke out of a slump with three hits and three RBIs and the Minnesota Twins completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 7-1 victory on Thursday. Gio Urshela, Trevor Larnach, and Gilbert Celestino each had two hits for the Twins. Minnesota has won seven straight and finished off a 6-0 homestand t

THIS WEEK’S MIDWEST FAMILY ‘PLAYER OF THE WEEK’ IS MADI DOTSON. MADI IS A FRESHMAN AT SOUTH HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL AND A STARTING CATCHER FOR LADY RAMS SOFTBALL. IN APRIL, MADI WENT 9 FOR 14 WITH 5 SINGLES, 2 DOUBLES AND 2 GRAND SLAMS, ONE OF THEM HER FIRST ‘AT BAT’ OF THE SEASON. SHE HAD 18 RBI’S INCLUDING 7 WALKS AND STRUCK OUT ONLY ONCE. MADI DOTSON IS ALSO INVOLVED IN VOLLEYBALL AND CHOIR AND HOLDS A 3 POINT SIX SEVEN G.P.A. THIS WEEK’S MIDWEST FAMILY PLAYER OF THE WEEK, MADI DOTSON FROM SOUTH HAVEN.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Last Night Milwaukee Bucks 116, Chicago Bulls 100 (MIL Wins 4-1) Golden State Warriors 102, Denver Nuggets 98 (GSW Wins 4-1) Bucks 116, Bulls 100 – Bucks rout Bulls 116-100 in Game 5, advance to face Celtics Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and nine rebounds and the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks routed the Chicago Bulls 116-100 on Wednesday night to finish off the first-round series in five games. The third-seeded Bucks advanced to face second-seeded Boston in the Eastern Conference semifinals, with Game 1 on Sunday in Boston. The Celtics swept Brooklyn. After splitting the first two games, the Bucks won the last three by an average margin of 23.3 points. They won those three games without Khris Middleton, the All-Star who sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee during the fourth quarter of Game 2. Patrick Williams scored 23 points for Chicago. Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Toronto Raptors, 7:00 p.m. (PHI Leads 3-2) Phoenix Suns at New Orleans Pelicans, 7:30 p.m. (PHX Leads 3-2) Dallas Mavericks at Utah Jazz, 10:00 p.m. (DAL Leads 3-2) MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 3 Chicago Cubs 6, Atlanta Braves 3 – 10 Innings Twins 5, Tigers 0 – Ryan’s arm, Kepler’s bat lead Twins past Tigers 5-0 Joe Ryan threw seven innings of one-hit ball and Max Kepler stayed hot with a pair of home runs as the streaking Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-0. Ryan Jeffers homered, doubled and drove in three runs for the Twins, who won their sixth game in a row. Michael Pineda took the loss for Detroit. He gave up four runs, including all three Twins homers, in five innings against his former team. Ryan was dominant from the start, holding the Tigers hitless until Miguel Cabrera laced a single in the fourth. The right-hander walked just one batter and struck out nine, two shy of his career high. He extended his scoreless streak to 17 2/3 innings and lowered his ERA to 1.17. White Sox 7, Royals 3 – Vaughn homers as White Sox stop slide by topping Royals 7-3 Andrew Vaughn hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox stopped an eight-game slide with a 7-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. The winning rally for the White Sox started when Danny Mendick and Tim Anderson hit consecutive two-out singles off Collin Snider. Scott Barlow then came in, and Vaughn drove his first pitch into the home bullpen in left. The White Sox added another run in the eighth when Leury García scampered home on Reese McGuire’s double-play grounder. Cubs 6, Braves 3 – F/10 – Contreras, Wisdom come through in 10th, Cubs beat Braves 6-3 Willson Contreras gave Chicago the lead with a run-scoring double in the 10th inning, Patrick Wisdom followed with a two-run homer, and the Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3. Contreras lined his double to the left field wall off Tyler Matzek to drive in automatic runner Ian Happ. After Frank Schwindel struck out, Wisdom launched a drive into the left-center seats for his third homer of the season. The Cubs recovered after right-hander Mychal Givens blew a 3-1 lead in the eighth. Dansby Swanson tied the game with a two-out, two-run single to right. David Robertson relieved Givens and got the win. Today Detroit (Skubal 1-1) at Minnesota (Ober 1-1), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Kansas City (Keller 0-2) at Chicago White Sox (Kopech 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Smyly 1-1) at Atlanta (Wright 2-0), 7:20 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Vegas Golden Knights 3 – Shootout Blackhawks 4, Golden Knights 3 – SO – Johnson scores in SO, Blackhawks beat Golden Knights 4-3 Tyler Johnson scored in the seventh round of the shootout, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Vegas 4-3, eliminating the Golden Knights from the playoff race. Johnson scored on a wrist shot seconds before Dallas, which needed a point to eliminate Vegas regardless, went into overtime at home against Arizona. Johnson’s goal was the only one in 14 attempts in the tiebreaker. Taylor Raddysh had two goals and Caleb Jones also scored for the Blackhawks, who won their second straight. Kevin Lankinen stopped 37 shots. Michael Amadio, Alec Martinez and Max Pacioretty scored for Vegas, and Chandler Stephenson had three assists. Logan Thompson also had 37 saves. 2022 NFL Draft Round 1 1. Jacksonville 2. Detroit 3. Houston 4. NY Jets 5. NY Giants 6. Carolina 7. NY Giants (from CHI) 8. Atlanta 9. Seattle (from DEN) 10. NY Jets (from SEA) 11. Washington 12. Minnesota 13. Houston (from CLE) 14. Baltimore 15. Philadelphia (from MIA) 16. New Orleans (from IND via PHI) 17. LA Chargers 18. Philadelphia (from NO) 19. New Orleans (from PHI) 20. Pittsburgh 21. New England 22. Green Bay (from LV) 23. Arizona 24. Dallas 25. Buffalo 26. Tennessee 27. Tampa Bay 28. Green Bay 29. Kansas City (from SF via MIA) 30. Kansas

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MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 4 Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 0 Atlanta Braves 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Twins 5, Tigers 4 – Tigers throw it away: Wild toss in 9th gives Twins crazy win Detroit catcher Eric Haase made a throwing error on a botched rundown, capping a chaotic play that gave the Minnesota Twins two runs for a 5-4 win over the Tigers. Miguel Sanó had the final hit for the Twins — and his ill-advised baserunning wound up helping them win their fifth in a row. The Twins trailed 4-3 when Detroit closer Gregory Soto walked Trevor Larnach and Gio Urshela to start the inning. With one out, Sanó hit a line drive that glanced off right fielder Robbie Grossman’s glove and rolled to the wall for a rocket of a single. Larnach was held up at third base, but Sanó kept running toward second and Twins runners seemed trapped. But Haase throw soared over third baseman Jeimer Candelario’s head and two runs scored. Royals 6, White Sox 0 – Lynch shines as Royals blank slumping White Sox 6-0 Daniel Lynch pitched six crisp innings and the Kansas City Royals handed the Chicago White Sox their eighth straight loss with a 6-0 victory. Bobby Witt Jr. had two hits and Carlos Santana drove in two runs, helping Kansas City stop a four-game slide. The Royals were outscored 22-12 in a sweep at Seattle over the weekend. Lynch allowed two hits, struck out seven and walked two. The White Sox issued 11 walks and committed two more errors, running their major league-leading total to 20. It’s the longest losing streak for Chicago since it dropped eight in a row in June 2018. Braves 3, Cubs 1 – Demeritte, Fried lead Braves to needed win, 3-1 over Cubs Travis Demeritte hit his first big league homer in nearly three years and made a sliding catch to back another strong outing by Max Fried. That gave the Atlanta Braves a much-needed 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The reigning World Series champions won for only the third time in their last eight games. The Cubs have now lost six of seven. Fried pitched four-hit ball over six innings. His only big mistake was a changeup that Ian Happ took deep leading off the third. Demeritte broke up a 1-1 tie in the fifth with a homer into the Chop House restaurant off Marcus Stroman. Today Kansas City (Greinke 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Leiter Jr. 0-1) at Atlanta (Morton 1-2), 7:20 p.m. Detroit (Pineda 1-0) at Minnesota (Ryan 2-1), 7:40 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 7:20 MLB – White Sox OF Eloy Jiménez has surgery to repair torn tendon Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jiménez has undergone surgery to repair a torn hamstring tendon behind his right knee. The White Sox expect Jiménez to return in six to eight weeks. Jiménez got hurt during Saturday’s 9-2 loss at Minnesota when he stretched for first base while running out a grounder to third. The 25-year-old slugger stumbled after the play and his right knee appeared to lock up. Jiménez’s injury is similar to the one that sidelined White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal for almost two months last season. NCAA – NCAA President Mark Emmert stepping down no later than 2023 NCAA President Mark Emmert is stepping down after 12 years on the job. NCAA Board of Governors Chairman John DeGioia announced the move and said it was by mutual agreement. Emmert will continue to serve in his role until a new president is selected and in place or until June 30, 2023. Emmert was appointed to the job in April 2010. He had led the University of Washington and LSU prior to taking over at the NCAA. The job has changed radically since then. Golf – The Open – Record crowd of nearly 300K expected for Open at St. Andrews The British Open had a modest return of fans last year because of the pandemic. Now it’s full capacity and the R&A expects a record turnout for St. Andrews this summer. Organizers anticipate 290,000 spectators at the Old Course. That would smash the record of 239,000 at St. Andrews in 2000 when Tiger Woods completed the career Grand Slam. Woods will be back at St. Andrews for the sixth time. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Last Night Miami Heat 97, Atlanta Hawks 94 (MIA Wins 4-1) Memphis Grizzlies 111, Minnesota Timberwolves 109 (MEM Leads 3-2) Phoenix Suns 112, New Orleans Pelicans 97 (PHX Leads 3-2) Tonight Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks, 7:30 p.m. (MIL Leads 3-1) Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. (GSW Leads 3-1) NBA – LaVine enters health protocols with Bulls trailing Bucks 3-1 The Chicago Bulls might have to get by without Zach LaVine when they try to avoid playoff elimination by the Milwaukee Bucks. The two-time All-Star is in the NBA’s health and safety protocols. The Bucks lead the first-round series 3-1 and will try to wrap up the series in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. Coach Billy Donovan says LaVine wasn’t feeling great.He is in the health and safety protocols for the third t

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NCAAMBKB – Michigan’s Diabate enters draft, Dickinson staying in school Michigan freshman Moussa Diabate is entering the NBA draft. The 6-foot-11 forward announced his plans on Monday, a day after standout center Hunter Dickinson decided to return for his junior season. Diabate started 26 of 32 games for the Wolverines, averaging nine points and six rebounds. He was born in Paris and played high school basketball in Florida. Diabate has until June 1 to withdraw from the draft. The 7-1 Dickinson averaged 18.6 points and 8.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks a game last season, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Tigers, White Sox, and Cubs were off Tonight Kansas City (Lynch 1-1) at Chicago White Sox (Keuchel 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Stroman 0-2) at Atlanta (Fried 1-2), 7:20 p.m. Detroit (Rodriguez 0-1) at Minnesota (Paddack 0-2), 7:40 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 7:20 MLB – Cabrera could be the last for a while to reach 3,000 hits Miguel Cabrera reached the 3,000-hit mark on a weekend afternoon in front of an adoring crowd at his home ballpark in Detroit. It was a moment worthy of the milestone. It could also be the last time it happens for a while. In an era of high strikeout totals and low batting averages, there aren’t any other players who seem likely to reach 3,000 hits any time soon. In fact, the first few weeks of this season are a reminder of how current trends in baseball could affect which milestones remain in reach for the game’s top players. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 3, Philadelphia Flyers 1 Blackhawks 3, Flyers 1 – DeBrincat, Lankinen help Blackhawks top Flyers 3-1 Alex DeBrincat scored his 41st goal in the third period and Kevin Lankinen made 33 saves, helping the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 in a matchup of disappointing teams. Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist as Chicago won for just the fifth time in its last 20 games. Erik Gustafsson also scored, and Dominik Kubalik picked up an assist in his 200th NHL game. Philadelphia lost for the 12th time in its last 16 games. Kevin Hayes scored for the Flyers, and Felix Sandstrom made 30 stops in his fourth NHL start. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Yesterday Boston Celtics 116, Brooklyn Nets 112 (BOS Wins 4-0) Toronto Raptors 103, Philadelphia 76ers 88 (PHI Leads 3-2) Dallas Mavericks 102, Utah Jazz 77 (DAL Leads 3-2) Tonight Atlanta Hawks at Miami Heat, 7:00 p.m. (MIA Leads 3-1) Minnesota Timberwolves at Memphis Grizzlies, 7:30 p.m. (Series Tied 2-2) New Orleans Pelicans at Phoenix Suns, 10:00 p.m. (Series Tied 2-2) NBA – Bulls’ Caruso in concussion protocol ahead of Bucks’ Game 5 Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso is in the NBA’s concussion protocol and is questionable for Game 5 of the first-round playoff series at Milwaukee. Caruso took an inadvertent hit to the face from the Bucks’ Jevon Carter while trying to get around a pick late in the second quarter on Sunday. He exited with a bloody nose. The Bucks lead 3-1 and will try to wrap up the series at home on Wednesday night. Milwaukee won the past two games in Chicago by a combined 54 points. NFL – Virginia to probe Washington Commanders dealings Virginia’s attorney general has launched an inquiry into the Washington Commanders following allegations of financial improprieties raised by a congressional committee. Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares disclosed his office’s investigation in a letter to a team lawyer. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform disclosed earlier this month that it found evidence the team engaged in deceptive business practices for more than a decade. The Commanders have been in talks with Virginia lawmakers about a deal to build a new stadium. NCAAFB – Big Ten’s best defenses come out of spring in rebuild mode Coordinator changes and heavy player personnel losses made it a spring of uncertainty for the top Big Ten defenses. Start with Wisconsin. The Badgers have been in the national top five in total defense three straight years. They must replace eight of their top 10 tacklers. Penn State has a new coordinator in Manny Diaz. The former Miami coach must fill spots of as many as six players who could be drafted. Defending conference champion Michigan must replace seven starters. Ohio State also is retooling its defense after it got exposed against Oregon and in a 42-27 loss to Michigan. Golf – PGA – Mickelson signs up for PGA events, ask to play in Saudi-funded tournament Phil Mickelson has signed up for the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open. His manager also asked the PGA Tour for permission to play in a Saudi-funded golf tournament outside London. It was the first word from the Mickelson camp since Feb. 22, when Mickelson apologized for explosive remarks in a book excerpt by Alan Shipnuck in which he disparaged the Saudi

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Milwaukee Bucks 119, Chicago Bulls 95 (MIL Leads 3-1) Denver Nuggets 126, Golden State Warriors 121 (GSW Leads 3-1) Miami Heat 110, Atlanta Hawks 86 (MIA Leads 3-1) New Orleans Pelicans 118, Phoenix Suns 103 (Series Tied 2-2) Bucks 119, Bulls 95 – Allen scores 27, Bucks beat Bulls 119-95 to take 3-1 lead Grayson Allen set playoff career highs with 27 points and six 3-pointers, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 17 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Chicago Bulls 119-95 to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round series. The Bucks made it look easy again after beating the Bulls by 30 and handing them the most lopsided home playoff loss in franchise history. The defending NBA champions led by 22 early in the third quarter and steadied themselves after a push by Chicago. They’ll try to wrap up the series in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 24 points and 13 assists. Tonight Boston Celtics at Brooklyn Nets, 7:00 p.m. (BOS Leads 3-0) Toronto Raptors at Philadelphia 76ers, 8:00 p.m. (PHI Leads 3-1) Utah Jazz at Dallas Mavericks, 9:30 p.m. (Series Tied 2-2) MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Colorado Rockies 6, Detroit Tigers 2 Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 4 – 10 Innings Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Rockies 6, Tigers 2 – Grichuk, Blackmon lead Rockies to 6-2 win over Tigers Randal Grichuk had three hits, including his first home run of the season, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2. A day after getting his 3,000th hit, Tigers star Miguel Cabrera didn’t play. He got three hits in a doubleheader split Saturday, raising his career hit total to 3,002. Charlie Blackmon had four hits, scored twice and drove in two runs for Colorado. Chad Kuhl again pitched well for his new team, allowing one run and four hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out four and has a 1.10 ERA in three starts for the Rockies. Twins 6, White Sox 4 – F/10 – Buxton’s 2nd HR, 469-foot shot, lifts Twins over ChiSox 6-4 Byron Buxton hit his second homer of the game, a 469-foot, three-run drive that overcame a 10th-inning deficit and lifted the Minnesota Twins over Chicago 6-4 andsent the White Sox to their seventh straight loss. Buxton hit a two-run, opposite-field homer to right in the seventh against Aaron Bummer that tied the score 3-3. After Yasmani Grandal’s RBI single in the 10th off Joe Smith (1-0), Liam Hendriks (0-2) walked José Godoy with one out in the bottom half and Buxton drove a fastball into the left-field second deck for the longest game-ending home run since MLB Statcast starting tracking in 2015. Pirates 4, Cubs 3 – Peters shines as Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago Cubs 4-3 Dillon Peters keyed a solid performance by Pittsburgh’s bullpen and Kevin Newman had two hits to help the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3. Peters pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of JT Brubaker and allowed one hit while running his season-opening scoreless streak to 10 1/3 innings over five appearances. Chicago lost for the fifth time in six games overall — even the day after it collected 23 hits during a historic romp. Ian Happ hit his 1st homer of the season for the Cubs. Today Cubs, Tigers, and White Sox are off today MLB – White Sox put Eloy Jiménez on 10-day IL; likely out longer The Chicago White Sox have placed outfielder Eloy Jiménez on the 10-day inured list with a right hamstring strain. The injury is expected to cause him to miss six to eight weeks. He is scheduled to have an extensive exam Monday in Chicago, with an update provided Tuesday when the White Sox open a seven-game homestand. Jiménez is hitting .222 with a home run and seven RBIs in 11 games this season. A ruptured left pectoral tendon limited him to 55 games last season. Chicago now has eight players on the injured list. MLB – Cubs RHP Alec Mills feeling good after rehab start Whenever Alec Mills makes it back to the Chicago Cubs, he plans to be ready for whatever manager David Ross needs from him. Mills is rehabbing a low back strain that landed him on the 10-day injured list on opening day. The veteran right-hander pitched three innings in a rehab start with Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, allowing three runs and eight hits. NHL – National Hockey League Yesterday Detroit Red Wings 3, New Jersey Devils 0 Red Wings 3, Devils 0 – Nedeljkovic makes 17 saves, Red Wings blank Devils 3-0 Alex Nedeljkovic had 17 saves, Oskar Sundqvist and Tyler Bertuzzi each had a goal and assist and the Detroit Red Wings beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Red Wings and came a day after they were blown out by the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-2. Sundqvist scored in the first period and Bertuzzi and Michael Rasmussen added late empty-net goals. New Jersey goaltender Andrew Hammond made 21 saves as the Devils lost their seventh straight game at home. Tonight Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:00 p.m. NASCAR – Sneaky Chast

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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 0 Cleveland Guardians 3, Chicago White Sox 0 Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Tigers 3, Yankees 0 – Cabrera intentionally walked with 2,999 hits as Tigers beat Yankees 3-0 New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone went from Scrooge to Santa Claus in the eyes of Tigers fans on Thursday in Detroit. Boone elected to intentionally walk Miguel Cabrera in the eighth inning, denying the Tigers designated hitter of a chance for his 3,000th career hit. The decision came with two runners on, two out and the Tigers clinging to a 1-0 lead. One batter later, Austin Meadows blooped a two-run double to put Detroit ahead by three in a 3-0 shutout of New York. Former Yankee Michael Pineda picked up his first win as a Tiger, yielding three hits over five innings. Robbie Grossman doubled home Detroit’s first run off hard-luck loser David Mongomery, who allowed just two other hits while becoming the first Yankee to throw six innings this year. Guardians 3, White Sox 0 – Naylor, Plesac lead Guardians to sweep of White Sox 6-3 Josh Naylor had two hits and two RBIs, continuing his comeback from a devastating leg injury and helping the Cleveland Guardians complete a series sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 6-3 victory. Cleveland took both games of a doubleheader on Wednesday against Chicago, which has lost four straight. Naylor hit an RBI single in the fifth and a run-scoring double in the seventh. He was activated Friday after suffering multiple fractures in his right leg during an outfield collision last June. Pirates 4, Cubs 3 – Vogelbach’s HR rallies Pirates past Cubs 4-3 Daniel Vogelbach hit a two-run homer, Yoshi Tsutsugo had a two-run double and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Chicago Cubs 4-3. The Pirates rebounded from a three-game sweep at Milwaukee with nine hits in the opener of a four-game series at Chicago. Pittsburgh starter Bryse Wilson allowed Rafael Ortega’s leadoff single in the first, then walked three straight batters. Jonathan Villar added a sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead, and Seiya Suzuki had an RBI groundout in the second for a 3-0 edge. Vogelbach homered in the third, and Tsutsugo’s double made it 4-3 Pirates in the fifth. Today Pittsburgh (Quintana 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Smyly 1-0), 2:20 p.m. Colorado (Senzatela 1-0) at Detroit (Skubal 0-1), 7:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Chicago White Sox (Kopech 0-0) at Minnesota (Ober 1-1), 8:10 p.m. MLB – Cabrera aims at 3,000 in all-Venezuelan matchup Miguel Cabrera tries again for his 3,000th career hit when the Detroit Tigers take on Colorado at Comerica Park on Friday night. The 39-year-old star needs one more hit to become the 33rd major leaguer to reach the milestone and the first from Venezuela to do it. Cabrera is set to face a fellow Venezuelan, Rockies pitcher Antonio Senzatela, in the series opener. Cabrera went 0 for 3, striking out twice, and stayed at 2,999 hits in a 3-0 win over the Yankees on Thursday. He drew an intentional walk in the eighth inning, prompting loud booing and chanting from Detroit fans. NBA – Bucks’ Middleton out at least 2 weeks with knee injury Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton is expected to miss at least two weeks after injuring his left knee Wednesday night in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series with the Chicago Bulls. The Bucks announced Thursday night that the three-time All-Star had undergone an MRI earlier that day and that they would offer their next status update on him in “approximately two weeks.” That likely knocks him out at least for the rest of the Bucks-Bulls series. Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said after he Bucks’ 114-110 loss Wednesday that Middleton had a sprained medial collateral ligament. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Last Night Memphis Grizzlies 104, Minnesota Timberwolves 95 (MEM Leads 2-1) Dallas Mavericks 126, Utah Jazz 118 (DAL Leads 2-1) Golden State Warriors 118, Denver Nuggets 113 (GSW Leads 3-0) Tonight Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks, 7:00 p.m. (MIA Leads 2-0) Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls, 8:30 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) Phoenix Suns at New Orleans Pelicans, 9:30 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Florida Panthers 5, Detroit Red Wings 2 Los Angeles Kings 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1 Panthers 5, Red Wings 2 – Panthers beat Red Wings 5-2, clinch best record in East Aleksander Barkov scored his 38th goal of the season and the Florida Panthers tied a franchise record with their 12th straight win, beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-2. Mason Marchment had a goal and an assist, and Sam Reinhart, MacKenzie Weegar and Noel Acciari also scored for the Panthers, who clinched first in the Atlantic Division and the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Florida, with 118 points, moved two points ahead of Colorado in the race for the best record in the NHL. Each team has five games remaining. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots.

NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Last Night Chicago Bulls 114, Milwaukee Bucks 110 (Series Tied 1-1) Boston Celtics 114, Brooklyn Nets 107 (BOS Leads 2-0) Philadelphia 76ers 104, Toronto Raptors 101 – OT (PHI Leads 3-0) Bulls 114, Bucks 110 – DeRozan scores 41 as Bulls beat Bucks 114-110 to tie series DeMar DeRozan scored 41 points for his career playoff high and the Chicago Bulls outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks 114-110 on Wednesday to tie their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at a game apiece. Nikola Vucevic added 24 points plus 13 rebounds and Zach LaVine had 20 points as the Bulls beat the Bulls for just the second time in their last 18 meetings. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 33 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists Tonight Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves, 7:30 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) Dallas Mavericks at Utah Jazz, 9:00 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m (GSW Leads 2-0) MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 3 Cleveland Guardians 11, Chicago White Sox 1 – Game 1 Cleveland Guardians 2, Chicago White Sox 1 – Game 2 Tampa Bay Rays 8, Chicago Cubs 2 – F/6 Innings Yankees 5, Tigers 3 – Cabrera gets to 2,999 hits in Tigers’ 5-3 loss to Yankees Miguel Cabrera had three hits to move one shy of 3,000 in the Detroit Tigers’ 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees at chilly Comerica Park. Cabrera beat out an infield hit in the second inning and singled up the middle oin the fourth against Luis Severino, then grounded a single through the shortstop hole in the sixth off Chad Green (1-1). The crowd, announced at 17,268, rose to its feet as soon as the Yankees made the third out of the eighth. Cabrera struck out on a 1-2 sinker from Clay Holmes. Guardians 11-2, White Sox 1-1 – Ramírez slam, 5 RBIs as Guardians sweep White Sox 11-1, 2-1 José Ramírez hit his second grand slam of the season in an 11-1 win, then had an RBI double in a 2-1 victory as the Cleveland Guardians swept a doubleheader from the Chicago White Sox. Ramírez, who signed a seven-year, $141 million contract last week, leads the majors with 20 RBIs. The Guardians earned their initial home wins under their new name. Rays 8, Cubs 2 – F/6 – Mejia homers, doubles: Rays rip Cubs 8-2 in shortened game Francisco Mejia homered and drove in three runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 in a game that was called after 5 1/2 innings due to rain. First pitch was moved up 70 minutes because rain was forecast for later on a chilly evening. The game was then delayed in the middle of the sixth inning when the rain intensified. It was called about an hour later. Cubs rookie Seiya Suzuki walked in the fifth to reach base for the 12th straight game at the start of his career, breaking a team record held by two players — Art Williams in 1902 and Tony Taylor in 1958. Today N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery 0-0) at Detroit (Pineda 0-0), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-0) at Cleveland (Plesac 0-1), 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Wilson 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Leiter Jr. 0-1), 7:40 p.m. MLB – Cabrera needs 1 hit for 3,000 Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera needs one more hit for 3,000 in his career, and will try to reach the mark at Comerica Park. Cabrera added three more hits to his total Wednesday night in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees. With fans standing and cheering while hoping to see history, he struck out in his final at-bat. Cabrera is on deck to become the 33rd major leaguer with 3,000 hits, and the first player from Venezuela to achieve the feat. The 39-year-old Cabrera gets his next chance when Yankees lefty Jordan Montgomery faces Detroit in an afternoon matchup. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Arizona Coyotes 3 – OT Blackhawks 4, Coyotes 3 – OT – DeBrincat scores in last minute of OT, Chicago beats Arizona Alex DeBrincat scored his 40th goal of the season with 37 seconds left in overtime, giving the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Jake McCabe, Dominik Kubalik and Alex Vlasic also scored for the Blackhawks, who won for the second time in 12 games after squandering a 3-1 lead in the final 10:18 of regulation. Barrett Hayton, Nate Smith and Anton Stralman scored for the Coyotes, who have lost eight in a row and 15 of 17. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, 10:30 p.m. NHL – Red Wings Zamboni driver, a fan favorite, sues over firing A popular Zamboni driver for the Detroit Red Wings says he was dismissed for urinating in a drain. Al Sobotka filed a discrimination lawsuit this week against Olympia Entertainment, two months after he was fired. Sobotka worked for the Red Wings for 51 years. His lawyer says the 68-year-old Sobotka has a health condition that causes him to frequently urinate. Sobotka couldn’t get to a restroom so he urinated in a drain that carries ice runoff from the Zambo

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians, PPD Tampa Bay Rays 6, Chicago Cubs 5 Yankees 4, Tigers 2 – Cole gets career-low 5 outs, pen leads Yanks over Tigers 4-2 Gerrit Cole lasted a career-low 1 2/3 innings, and Clarke Schmidt combined with four relievers to pitch three-hit shutout ball and lead the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers 4-2 in a series opener. Cole matched his career high of five walks and allowed two runs and one hit, throwing just 37 of 68 pitches for strikes. Starting the third season of a $324 million, nine-year contract, the 31-year-old right-hander has a 6.35 ERA in three starts and has pitched into the sixth inning just once. Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera singled off Cole leading off the second, his 2,996th hit. White Sox at Guardians, PPD – White Sox, Guardians postponed again, doubleheader Wednesday For the second straight day, the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians have been postponed by inclement weather and unplayable conditions. The game will be made up as part of a traditional doubleheader Wednesday, starting at 2:10 p.m. Monday’s postponement will be played as part of a doubleheader on July 12. Rays 6, Cubs 5 – Franco homers in Wrigley debut, Rays beat Cubs 6-5 Wander Franco hit his first homer of the season, a two-run drive to left-center in the third inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5. Cubs rookie Seiya Suzuki drew three walks but his nine-game hitting streak came to an end. That left him tied with Akinori Iwamura for the longest hitting streak by a Japanese-born player to start a career. Playing at Wrigley Field for the first time, Franco finished 3-for-5, including the homer that put the Rays ahead 3-0. Tampa Bay reliever Josh Fleming got the win. Andrew Kittredge retired the final 6 batters for his 2nd save. Today Chicago White Sox (Keuchel 1-0) at Cleveland (Bieber 0-0), 2:10 p.m. – Game 1 Chicago White Sox (Lambert 0-1) at Cleveland (McKenzie 0-1), 5:40 p.m. – Game 2 N.Y. Yankees (Severino 1-0) at Detroit (Rodriguez 0-1), 6:40 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:20 Tampa Bay (Rasmussen 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 0-1), 7:40 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Yesterday Miami Heat 115, Atlanta Hawks 105 (MIA Leads 2-0) Memphis Grizzlies 124, Minnesota Timberwolves 96 (Series Tied 1-1) New Orleans Pelicans 125, Phoenix Suns 114 (Series Tied 1-1) Tonight Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics, 7:00 p.m. (BOS Leads 1-0) Philadelphia 76ers at Toronto Raptors, 8:00 p.m. (PHI Leads 2-0) Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks, 9:30 p.m. (MIL Leads 1-0) NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Red Wings 4, Lightning 3 – Vrana, Greiss lead Red Wings to 4-3 win over Tampa Bay Jakub Vrana had two goals, including the tiebreaking score in the third period, to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Red Wings beat Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy for the first time in 14 career games. Lucas Raymond and Oskar Sundqvist also scored for Detroit. Thomas Greiss stopped 38 shots. Lightning captain Steven Stamkos finished with three assists. He tied Marty St. Louis for the franchise record for career points at 953. Ross Colton scored twice and Nikita Kucherov added his 19th of the season for Tampa Bay. Vasilevskiy finished with 27 saves. Tonight Chicago Blackhawks at Arizona Coyotes, 10:00 p.m. NFL – Tirico, Collinsworth and Stark to do ‘Sunday Night Football’ NBC Sports revealed its new “Sunday Night Football” announcing team with analyst Cris Collinsworth returning and being joined by Mike Tirico in the booth and Melissa Stark on the sidelines. The network said the crew will work for the first time at the Hall of Fame game on Aug. 4 between Jacksonville and Las Vegas. Tirico, who has been with NBC since 2016, is replacing Al Michaels calling play by play. Michaels was hired by Amazon to handle its Thursday night games. Stark replaces Michele Tafoya. Collinsworth is returning for a 14th season on Sunday night. NFL – Justin Fields and the Bears are learning the Eberflus way Since Matt Eberflus took over as coach of the Chicago Bears, second-year quarterback Justin Fields and his teammates are adjusting to a new way of doing things. Working at a three-day minicamp on Tuesday, Fields is changing his footwork and getting the ball out faster under new offensive coordinator Luke Getsy. Eberflus and defensive assistants have taken the Bears back to a 4-3 defensive approach after the team played a 3-4 front for seven seasons. Defensive players also are getting used to playing without veteran linebacker Khalil Mack, who was traded. NCAAFB – With expansion on hold, College Football Playoff settles in As college football tries to navigate unprecedented upheaval, the status quo holds with the College Football Playoff that crowns its national champion. CFP execu

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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Chicago Cubs 4, Tampa Bay Rays 2 Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians, PPD Tigers were off Cubs 4, Rays 2 – Suzuki extends hitting streak to 9, Cubs beat cold Rays 4-2 Seiya Suzuki extended his hitting streak to nine games, tying Akinori Iwamura for the longest by a Japanese-born player at the start of a major league career, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on a cold night. Suzuki singled to left leading off the fourth inning, matching the mark that Iwamura set with the Rays in 2007 and tying Andy Pafko’s record for a Cubs player at the start of his career, set in 1943. Suzuki was thrown out by left fielder Randy Arozarena trying to stretch his hit to a double. White Sox at Guardians, PPD – White Sox-Guardians postponed by inclement weather The game between the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians scheduled for Monday night was called about five hours before the scheduled 6:10 p.m. first pitch after rain and snow showers fell most of the day and temps dropped into the 30s. The teams will play a split doubleheader on July 12. Tonight Chicago White Sox (Keuchel 1-0) at Cleveland (Bieber 0-0), 6:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Cole 0-0) at Detroit (Alexander 0-0), 6:40 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:20 Tampa Bay (Fleming 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 1-0), 7:40 p.m. MLB – Former Cubs ace Jake Arrieta says he’s retiring Jake Arrieta, a key pitcher on the Chicago Cubs’ 2016 World Series championship team, has decided to retire. Arrieta made the announcement during a Barstool Sports podcast. The 36-year-old Arrieta went 5-14 with a 7.39 ERA in 24 starts for the Cubs and San Diego Padres last season. He finishes his career with a 115-93 record and 3.98 ERA in 285 games, including 279 starts, over 12 years in the majors. Arrieta won the NL Cy Young Award with Chicago in 2015 and helped the Cubs win the 2016 World Series for their first championship since 1908. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Yesterday Philadelphia 76ers 112, Toronto Raptors 97 (PHI Leads 2-0) Dallas Mavericks 110, Utah Jazz 104 (Series tied 1-1) Golden State Warriors 126, Denver Nuggets 104 (GSW Leads 2-0) Tonight Atlanta Hawks at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. (MIA Leads 1-0) Minnesota Timberwolves at Memphis Grizzlies, 8:30 p.m. (MIN Leads 1-0) New Orleans Pelicans at Phoenix Suns, 10:00 p.m. (PHX Leads 1-0) NBA – Healthy Lopez gives Bucks major size advantage against Bulls The silver lining to the back injury that sidelined Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez for most of the season is that it made him fresher for the playoffs. The 7-footer is healthy now and eager to help the Bucks defend their title. He’s already shown he can cause problems on both ends of the floor for the Chicago Bulls, the Bucks’ first-round opponent. Lopez scored 18 points and played a season-high 32 minutes in Sunday’s 93-86 Game 1 victory. He also was a big part of a defense that held Chicago to the lowest point total of any Bucks opponent all season. NCAAHKY – Hobey Baker winner gets 6-month ban for prohibited substance Minnesota State goaltender and Hobey Baker Award winner Dryden McKay has been given a six-month ban for an anti-doping violation after leading the Mavericks to the Frozen Four national championship game. The suspension was announced Monday by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. McKay was tested by the agency as an alternate for Team USA’s Olympic hockey roster. A supplement he took to help protect him from COVID-19 was the source of the positive test. Minnesota State said in a statement that McKay had a mandatory provisional suspension that was lifted following a hearing in early February. McKay said in a social media post that he accepted the suspension so that he can be ready for professional hockey in the fall. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Calgary Flames 5, Chicago Blackhawks 2 Flames 5, Blackhawks 2 – Gaudreau, Markstrom help Flames beat Blackhawks 5-2 Johnny Gaudreau, Dillon Dube and Blake Coleman scored in the first period, and the Calgary Flames beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 5-2. Jacob Markstrom made 22 saves as playoff-bound Calgary won for the seventh time in eight games. Gaudreau and Oliver Kylington tacked on long empty-netters for the Pacific Division leaders in the final 1:32. Chicago lost for the 10th time in 11 games. Tyler Johnson and Alec Regula scored, and Kevin Lankinen made 30 stops. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:00 p.m. NHL – Red Wings’ Larkin has core muscle surgery, out 8-10 weeks Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin has undergone core muscle surgery, ending his second season as the team’s captain earlier than hoped. The Red Wings say his recovery is expected to last eight to 10 weeks. The 25-year-old Larkin leads the Red Wings with 31 goals and 69 points in 71 games. Detroit has not earned a spot in the playoffs since 2016 when Larkin was a rookie and its run of 25 straigh

NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Yesterday Miami Heat 115, Atlanta Hawks 91 (MIA Leads 1-0) Boston Celtics 115, Brooklyn Nets 114 (BOS Leads 1-0) Milwaukee Bucks 93, Chicago Bulls 86 (MIL Leads 1-0) Phoenix Suns 110, New Orleans Pelicans 99 (PHX Leads 1-0) Bucks 93, Bulls 86 – Bucks bounce back after blowing big lead to beat Bulls 93-86 Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 16 rebounds and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks recovered after blowing a 16-point lead to beat the Chicago Bulls 93-86 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Sunday. Jrue Holiday sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:03 left as part of an 8-0 run that gave the Bucks an 85-78 edge. The Bulls got the margin down to one but could never regain the lead. Zach LaVine missed a potential tying 3-pointer from nearly 30 feet away with 29.7 seconds left. Nicola Vucevic had 24 points to lead Chicago. Game 2 is Wednesday. Tonight Toronto Raptors at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:30 p.m. (PHI Leads 1-0) Utah Jazz at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. (UTAH Leads 1-0) Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. (GSW Leads 1-0) MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals, PPD Rain Tampa Bay Rays 9, Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado Rockies 4 Tigers at Royals – PPD – Tigers-Royals postponed because of inclement weather Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers has been postponed because of inclement weather. The game will be rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Monday, July 11. The Tigers won two of the first three games of the series. Rays 9, White Sox 3 – Arozarena leads Rays past White Sox 9-3 to stop 4-game slide Randy Arozarena doubled twice and finished with three hits as the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Chicago White Sox 9-3 to stop a four-game slide. Manuel Margot also had three hits for the Rays, including a double. Kevin Kiermaier and Francisco Mejia each drove in two runs. Wander Franco added an RBI double as Tampa Bay pulled away with a four-run eighth inning. Margot, Kiermaier and Yandy Diaz had RBIs in a four-run first when the Rays jumped on shaky Chicago starter Vince Velasquez without hitting the ball hard. Cubs 6, Rockies 4 – Suzuki homers to extend hot start, Cubs beat Rockies 6-4 Seiya Suzuki hit his fourth home run, extending an impressive start to his major league career, and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-4. Willson Contreras also went deep for the Cubs. Nick Madrigal had three hits and Nico Hoerner drove in two runs. Suzuki is batting .400 and has hit safely in eight straight games with an at-bat. The outfielder from Japan has reached base in all nine games to begin his Cubs career. Rowan Wick won in relief and David Robertson earned his third save. Ryan McMahon homered for the Rockies. The Cubs roughed up Colorado starter Austin Gomber for five runs — four earned — in 4 1/3 innings. Tonight Chicago White Sox (Keuchel 1-0) at Cleveland (McKenzie 0-1), 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (McClanahan 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-1), 7:40 p.m. Tigers are off NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Florida Panthers 6, Detroit Red Wings 1 Panthers 6, Red Wings 1 – Panthers’ win streak reaches 10 games with 6-1 rout of Wings Anton Lundell scored twice and the Florida Panthers extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 6-1 rout of the Detroit Red Wings. Anthony Duclair, Sam Reinhart, Maxim Mamin and Gustav Forsling also scored for the Panthers, who tied a franchise mark with their 22nd road win of the season. Spencer Knight made 33 saves. Pius Suter scored and Alex Nedeljkovic had 33 saves for the Red Wings, who have allowed six or more goals for the 14th time this season. Tonight Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:00 p.m. NHL – Blackhawk player’s celebrity golden retriever dies Chicago Blackhawks center Dylan Strome’s golden retriever that became a celebrity in its own right — complete with more than 20,000 Instagram followers — has died. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 2-year-old Wrigley died on Friday at the the age of two years old after developing sepsis following surgery. Strome credits Wrigley for helping him and his family get through the quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic and the ups and downs of his hockey career. USFL – United States Football League Sunday All games in Birmingham, AL Houston Gamblers 17, Michigan Panthers 12 NASCAR – Kyle Busch steals Bristol win as Reddick and Briscoe crash Kyle Busch slipped past the spinning cars of Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe to steal his first Cup win of the season Sunday night on slick, wet, dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. Reddick was chasing the first Cup win of his career but lapped traffic allowed Briscoe to close in on Reddick. Briscoe timed his move for the win for the third turn of the final lap, when Briscoe tried to slide his way past Reddick on the inside. The move backfired and both cars spun out of control

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It’s Furry Friends Friday, brought to you by The Mason Jar Cafe, featuring Grace from Berrien County Animal Control – Berrien County Government. Grace is a 4-6 year old American Terrier. If you have a tennis ball, you’re the person she wants! She will chase and catch a tennis ball for hours on end!! Grace will also give you all the love and cuddles you could ever want or need. She can be dog selective because she is a reserved girl. Grace does well with cats and children. She is up to date on shots and spayed. Grace was picked up on 10/24/21 as a stray and has been in the shelter since then. We have not had any issues with her and can’t understand why no one has shown interest in her. We believe Grace is house broken because she keeps her kennel clean. Grace is at Berrien County Animal Control, Phone 269-927-5648, 1400 South Euclid Avenue, Benton Harbor, MI 49022. Please contact us or stop by the shelter to learn more about our fun and sweet Grace. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 2 Seattle Mariners 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 5, Colorado Rockies 2 Tigers 4, Royals 2 – Reyes, Meadows drive in runs in 7th, Tigers beat Royals 4-2 Victor Reyes and Austin Meadows had RBI singles in the seventh inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2. With the game tied 2-2, pinch-hitter Eric Haase hit the first of three straight two-out singles off reliever Jake Brentz, followed by Reyes and Meadows. Miguel Cabrera had three of the Tigers’ nine hits, leaving him six shy of 3,000 for his career. All of Detroit’s hits were singles. Joe Jimenez pitched a scoreless sixth, one of four Tigers relievers who combined to allow only one walk among the final 13 Kansas City batters. Gregory Soto worked the ninth for his second save. Mariners 5, White Sox 1 – Popups become adventures as Mariners beat White Sox 5-1 Jared Kelenic hit a two-run homer off the right-field foul pole in the second inning, and the Seattle Mariners stopped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on a windy Thursday when popups became adventures. Chicago scored in the fifth after Adam Engel’s two-out popup was blown from the middle of the infield into foul territory behind third base. Engel reached second when his popup to the first-base side kicked off the mitt of catcher Cal Raleigh for an error. Jake Burger followed with a popup that fell for an RBI single. Cubs 5, Rockies 2 – Suzuki extends hit streak to 6, Cubs down Bryant, Rox 5-2 Seiya Suzuki stayed hot with an RBI double in a three-run first inning, Frank Schwindel homered and drove in two, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2. Suzuki extended his hitting streak to six games since joining the majors from Japan and drove in his 10th run when the Cubs collected five straight hits against Kyle Freeland. Kris Bryant went 2 for 5 as the Rockies had their four-game winning streak snapped in the opener of Bryant’s second series against his former team. Bryant was traded by the Cubs to San Francisco last season and signed with the Rockies after the lockout. Tonight Tampa Bay (Rasmussen 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Detroit (Skubal 0-1) at Kansas City (Keller 0-0), 8:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 7:45 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 0-0) at Colorado (Márquez 0-0), 8:40 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 3, Carolina Hurricanes 0 Chicago Blackhawks 5, San Jose Sharks 4 – Shootout Red Wings 3, Hurricanes 0 – Nedeljkovic shuts out former team, Red Wings top Hurricanes Alex Nedeljkovic had 46 saves in a sharp performance against his former team, helping the Detroit Red Wings beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Thursday night. Moritz Seider, Adam Erne and Filip Zadina scored for Detroit. The Red Wings were recently eliminated from the postseason chase for the sixth straight year, but managed to push past the Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes despite being outplayed much of the way. Nedeljkovic had a strong run for the Hurricanes last season but the team traded him to Detroit in July and opted to reshape their goaltender position by bringing in Antti Raanta and Frederik Andersen. Nedeljkovic had his third shutout of the season. Blackhawks 5, Sharks 4 – SO – Blackhawks top Sharks 5-4 in SO to end 8-game slide Alex DeBrincat scored the lone goal in the shootout after having three assists in regulation and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over the San Jose Sharks. Jaycob Megna scored with 3:25 left in the third to tie it at 4 and send it to overtime. Patrick Kane scored his 24th goal and added two assists for Chicago. Dylan Strome notched his career-high 21st goal and had an assist and Taylor Raddysh and Calvin de Haan scored. Meier scored his team-leading 32nd goal for the Sharks, who have lost eight in a row. Scott Reedy and Rudolfs Balcers also scored for San Jose. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – Play-In Round Tonight 9 Atlanta Hawks 132 at 8 Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m. 9 New Orleans Pelicans at 8 Los Angeles Clippers, 10:00 p.m. NFL – Lions sign former Ravens safety DeShon Elliott The Detroit Lions have signed safety DeShon Elliott to a one-year contract. Detroit announced the move Thursday, potentially adding a starter in the secondary. The Lions are hoping Elliott’s injuries are behind him. He missed 10 games last season with a torn biceps’pectoral injury and also missed his entire rookie year in 2018 with the Baltimore Ravens. Elliott started in all 16 games during the 2020 season and all six he played in last year. He has 106 career tackles, including 3 1/2 sacks, two forced fumbles, and an interception. Baltimore drafted the former Texas standout in the sixth round four years ago. USFL – New USFL hoping to succeed where other spring leagues failed The USFL kicks off Saturday night in Birmingham, Alabama, when

This week’s Mid-West Family Player of the Week is Connor Shooks, a senior from Our Lady of the Lake High School. In the first golf match of the season, Connor shot a 43 at Lake Michigan Hills to earn individual medalist honors as he defeated the rest of the field by 8 strokes. In the process, Connor helped lead the Lakers to a 2nd place team finish in the BCS Conference White Division Jamboree. Last season, as a junior, Connor was co-individual medalist honors in the BCS White Division, earning him 1st Team All-Conference Honors. Off of the course, Connor is involved with the First Tee, which is a youth development organization introducing the game of golf and its inherent values to young people, Knights of the Holy Temple, and Student Council. In the classroom, Connor carries an impressive 4.08 GPA. Though not fully decided on which university to attend next fall, Connor says that he has list narrowed down to Loyola University of Chicago, University of Notre Dame, and the University of Michigan. To hear more about Connor and all of his accomplishments, listen to his conversation with Jordan Jensen, below!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 7 Chicago White Sox 6, Seattle Mariners 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 2 Red Sox 9, Tigers 7 – Red Sox rough up Eduardo Rodriguez in 9-7 win over Tigers Jackie Bradley, Kiké Hernández and Rafael Devers hit consecutive RBI doubles in the fourth inning to chase former teammate Eduardo Rodriguez and the Boston Red Sox held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 9-7 Wednesday and win the three-game series. Boston went into the fifth inning ahead 7-1 and led by 9-2 after batting in the seventh and had a two-run lead going into the final inning. Hansel Robles got out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth by getting Jonathan Schoop to pop up on the infield and retired the side in order in the ninth, earning the save. White Sox 6, Mariners 4 – Anderson helps White Sox beat Mariners for 4th straight win Tim Anderson homered and drove in three runs in the rain, leading the banged-up Chicago White Sox to a 6-4 victory over Robbie Ray and the Seattle Mariners. Eloy Jiménez and Luis Robert also connected, helping Chicago to its fourth straight win since its dramatic loss at Detroit on opening day. Ray was charged with six runs and 10 hits in 6 1/3 innings in his first loss with his new team. He won the AL Cy Young Award last year with Toronto and agreed to a $115 million, five-year contract with Seattle in November. Pirates 6, Cubs 2 – Gamel 3-run homer, Hayes’ 4 hits lift Pirates over Cubs 6-2 Ben Gamel hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Ke’Bryan Hayes went 4 for 4 a day after getting a big contract and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 for a two-game series split. Kevin Newman hit a two-run triple in the third for the Pirates, who went 3 for 7 with runners in scoring position, a day after going 0 for 10. Seiya Suzuki was 1 for 3 with an RBI single in the fourth. He is 6 for 20 (.400) with three homers and nine RBIs in six games. Today Seattle (Gilbert 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Lambert 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Detroit (Mize 0-1) at Kansas City (Keller 0-0), 8:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 7:45 Chicago Cubs (Steele 1-0) at Colorado (Freeland 0-1), 8:40 p.m. MLB – White Sox RHP Lance Lynn feeling good after knee surgery Chicago White Sox right-hander Lance Lynn thinks he is ahead of schedule in his recovery from right knee surgery. Lynn was pulled from his final start of spring training with right knee discomfort — one of a series of injuries for the reigning AL Central champions already this season. Lynn went 11-6 with a 2.69 ERA in 28 starts last season in his first year in Chicago. Lynn provided an update on his recovery before Chicago’s game against Seattle. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m. San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks, F Reese Johnson agree to 2-year extension The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a two-year contract extension with forward Reese Johnson. The deal runs through the 2023-24 season with an $800,000 salary-cap hit. The 23-year-old Johnson has one goal and five assists in 28 games this season. He made his NHL debut for Chicago last year. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – Play-In Round Last Night 9 Atlanta Hawks 132, 10 Charlotte Hornets 103 9 New Orleans Pelicans 113, 10 San Antonio Spurs 103 NCAAHKY – BC coach Jerry York retires; most NCAA hockey wins ever Boston College hockey coach Jerry York said Wednesday that he is retiring. The Hockey Hall of Famer has won five NCAA championships and the most games in college hockey history. The 76-year-old York told his coaches and players that it seemed to be the right time after 28 years in Chestnut Hill and 50 in coaching overall. He said he is ready to spend more time traveling with his wife, Bobbie, and watch his grandchildren’s hockey, lacrosse, and soccer games. York led Bowling Green to the 1984 NCAA title and then four more at BC. His 1,123 victories are the most ever. NCAAFB – Fire at Camp Randall Stadium renovation injures one person A fire broke out Wednesday morning during a renovation project at Camp Randall Stadium, causing one worker to get taken to the hospital with injuries. Madison Fire Department officials said paramedics treated and transported one person to a hospital with “serious injuries.” The name of the injured person wasn’t released. Wisconsin athletic officials said the fire involved roofing solvent material and occurred during construction. Wisconsin’s home football stadium is undergoing a renovation of its south end zone. NCAAFB – Saban: Current state of college football not ‘sustainable’ Alabama coach Nick Saban is concerned about the current state of college football. He recently told The Associated Press "I don’t think what we’re doing right now is a sustainable model.” The new era of college athletics sees players having more opportunities to earn money than ever

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago White Sox 3, Seattle Mariners 2 Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Red Sox 5, Tigers 3 – Devers singles through shift, lifts Red Sox over Tigers 5-3 Rafael Devers singled through the open shortstop area with the infield shifted to the right side, driving in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Boston Red Sox overcame a three-run deficit to beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3. Garrett Whitlock (1-0) pitched four hitless innings for the win. Hirokazu Sawamura also got two outs in hitless relief of starter Rich Hill, who allowed three runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings. Boston, which has not been above .500, improved to 2-3. White Sox 3, Mariners 2 – Robert’s tiebreaking homer leads White Sox over Mariners 3-2 Luis Robert hit his first home run of the season, a tiebreaking drive in the sixth inning that led the White Sox over the Seattle Mariners 3-2 in their home opener and extended their winning streak to three. Robert homered off Matt Brash (0-1), a 23-year-old right-hander making his major league debut. Seattle lost its third straight after starting with two wins. Seattle was 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, getting an RBI single from Jesse Winker with two outs in the ninth off Liam Hendriks, who struck out Mitch Haniger on three pitches for his first save. Cubs 2, Pirates 1 – Seiya Suzuki’s 2 homers lift Cubs to 2-1 win over Pirates Seiya Suzuki homered twice, Drew Smyly pitched five scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh 2-1, spoiling the Pirates’ home opener. Suzuki connected for leadoff shots in the fifth and seventh. One of the top players in Japan, Suzuki signed an $85 million, five-year contract with the Cubs last month. Smyly permitted three hits and walked none in his Cubs debut. The left-hander agreed to a one-year contract last month. Today Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Thompson 0-0), 12:35 p.m. Boston (Eovaldi 0-0) at Detroit (Rodríguez 0-0), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 12:45 Seattle (Ray 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Keuchel 0-0), 7:10 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Ottawa Senators 4, Detroit Red Wings 1 Los Angeles Kings 5, Chicago Blackhawks 2 Senators 4, Red Wings 1 – Tim Stützle leads Ottawa Senators past Detroit Red Wings 4-1 Tim Stützle had two goals and an assist, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1. Austin Watson added a goal and an assist as Ottawa stopped a three-game slide. Drake Batherson snapped a tie in the second period, and Anton Forsberg made 24 saves. Stützle’s goals were both empty-netters, one with 1:05 left and another with 14 seconds remaining. The 20-year-old forward also picked up his 30th assist on Batherson’s 15th goal of the season. Tyler Bertuzzi scored for Detroit, and Thomas Greiss made 28 stops. Kings 5, Blackhawks 2 – Kings snap 3-game skid with 5-2 victory over Blackhawks Blake Lizotte scored twice, Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist and the Los Angeles Kings snapped a three-game skid with a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Trevor Moore and Jordan Spence also scored for Los Angeles. Jonathan Quick finished with 18 saves. Taylor Raddysh and Patrick Kanes scored for the Blackhawks, who dropped their eighth straight game (0-6-2). Collin Delia made 31 saves. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – Play-In Round Last Night 7 Brooklyn Nets 115, 8 Cleveland Cavaliers 100 (CLE Eliminated) 7 Minnesota Timberwolves 109, 8 Los Angeles Clippers 104 (LAC Eliminated) Tonight 10 Charlotte Hornets at 9 Atlanta Hawks, 7:00 p.m. (Winner plays at Brooklyn) 10 San Antonio Spurs at 9 New Orleans Pelicans, 9:30 p.m. (Winner plays at Minnesota) NCAAHKY – Danton Cole is out as Michigan State hockey coach Danton Cole won’t return as Michigan State hockey coach. Athletic director Alan Haller says the team needs a “fresh start” after a 12-23-1 season. The Spartans lost 15 of their last 16 games. Cole’s record over five seasons was 58-101-12. Cole was coach for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program before returning to MSU in 2017. Cole played on MSU’s 1986 national championship team. He and Don McSween share the school record for most games played, 180. Haller says Cole “put his heart” into his job as coach. Hockey – AP source: Women’s hockey talks between rivals break down The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association has decided to break off talks with the rival Premier Hockey Federation. Representatives from the PWHPA and PHF met in March at the request of the NHL. The NHL had hoped the discussions would thaw relations between the sides and get them to work together to unify the sport. The PHWPA is headlined by U.S. and Canadian national team players. It has long opposed uniting with the PHF back to the days it was known as the National Women’s Hockey League. NFL – Congress tells FTC Commanders may have brok

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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 1 White Sox and Cubs were off Tigers 3, Red Sox 1 – Baez’s 2-run HR in 8th lifts Tigers to 3-1 win over Red Sox Javier Báez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1. Baez sent a 396-foot shot to left off Ryan Brasier that scored Austin Meadows. Michael Fulmer pitched the eighth and Gregory Soto closed the game for Detroit’s first save of the season. Austin Davis took the loss after giving up one run and two hits in one inning. Today Boston (Hill 0-0) at Detroit (Alexander 0-0), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 12:45 Seattle (Brash 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Velasquez 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Smyly 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Quintana 0-0), 4:12 p.m. MLB – Cubs RHP Thompson suspended by MLB for hitting McCutchen Chicago Cubs reliever Keegan Thompson has been suspended for three games for hitting Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Andrew McCutchen with a pitch. Cubs manager David Ross was suspended for one game by Major League Baseball. Thompson and Ross also were fined an undisclosed amount. Ross will serve his suspension Tuesday at Pittsburgh. If Thompson doesn’t appeal the punishment, he will begin his suspension as well with the series opener against the Pirates. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – Play-In Round Tonight 8 Cleveland Cavaliers at 7 Brooklyn Nets, 7:00 p.m. 8 Los Angeles Clippers at 7 Minnesota Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m. NBA – Cunningham gives Pistons a building block in rebuilding plan Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham was one of the only players on the court more than an hour before a recent game, breaking a sweat as if he was trying to keep his job even though his future in Detroit is secure as the No. 1 pick from the 2021 draft. The leading candidate to win NBA Rookie of the Year knows he has a lot of work to do. The Pistons also have a lot of improving to do after winning just 23 games. NBA – Pacers start long offseason looking to overhaul roster When Indiana Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard made three midseason trades, it was clear he intended to rebuild. Now, he can begin in earnest. And not much is off limits. After watching the Pacers post their lowest single-season victory total since 1984-85, Pritchard and his front office colleagues will embark on the franchise’s biggest offseason overhaul in months. Indiana remains hopeful it will have three selections in the top 35 picks of June’s NBA draft and can make a play to add some additional pieces in free agency. NBA – Lakers fire title-winning coach Frank Vogel after 3 seasons The Los Angeles Lakers have fired Frank Vogel. The championship-winning head coach is the first member of the organization to take the fall for one of the most disappointing seasons in NBA history. Vogel was fired exactly 18 months after he led the Lakers to the franchise’s 17th title in his first season in charge. Almost nothing went right in the ensuing two seasons for the rosters assembled by general manager Rob Pelinka and coached by Vogel. The former Orlando and Indiana coach went 126-98 in his three seasons running the Lakers. Los Angeles finished 33-49 this year and missed the playoffs. WNBA – Support for Griner at WNBA draft as Howard goes to Atlanta Moments before Rhyne Howard went to Atlanta with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the league is working very hard to help bring Brittney Griner back to the United States. Griner, one of the league’s biggest stars, has been detained in Russia since arriving at a Moscow airport in mid-February. Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. In other Draft news, Michigan Stat’s Nia Clouden went to the Connecticut Sun with the 12th pick, Michigan’s Naz Hillmon went to Atlanta with the 15th pick, Notre Dame’s Maya Dodson was the 26th overall pick to Phoenix. Golf – The Masters – Scheffler’s journey to the Masters a true family affair Masters champion Scottie Scheffler’s journey to Augusta was a true family affair. Scheffler and each of his three sisters have played golf, and his father Scott served as the stay-at-home dad while his mother Diane worked. Scottie Scheffler says having dad at home instead of mom wasn’t unusual to him, and Scott Scheffler said he was happy to be the one that ferried the children to various sporting events. Scott Scheffler described his only son as a “good kid” who will make a good champion after Scottie’s triumph underneath the Georgia pines. NCAAFB – For new coach Freeman, Notre Dame success starts in trenches

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 1 Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago Cubs 4 White Sox 10, Tigers 1 – Back from suspension, Anderson helps White Sox rout Tigers Tim Anderson swung right back into action after serving a suspension stemming from an incident last season, hitting two doubles and a single as the Chicago White Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 10-1. Andrew Vaughn homered and drove in four runs for the White Sox, who won twice in the season-opening three-game series. Anderson sat out the first two games as a penalty for making contact with an umpire on Sept. 27. The All-Star shortstop and 2019 AL batting champion made an immediate impact, hitting a double on the first pitch of the game. He wound up scoring twice for the AL Central champions. Brewers 5, Cubs 4 – Brosseau’s pinch-hit HR sends Brewers past Cubs for 1st win Mike Brosseau’s first career pinch-hit homer snapped a tie in the seventh inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 for their first victory of the season. Willy Adames and Rowdy Tellez also went deep, helping the reigning NL Central champions overcome a shaky performance by starter Freddy Peralta. Christian Yelich had two hits, and Josh Hader pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his first save. Seiya Suzuki hit his first major league homer for Chicago, and Marcus Stroman pitched five effective innings in his Cubs debut. The Cubs were trying to go 3-0 for the first time since 2016. Today Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers, 5:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 4:45 Cubs and White Sox are off MLB – Manfred gifts players headphones as lockout peace offering Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred gave major league players Bose headphones on opening day as a peace offering after a bitter 99-day lockout that delayed the start of the season. Major League Baseball confirmed that headphones and a letter signed by Manfred were left at the locker of each player when teams began their seasons Thursday and Friday. The present was first reported by The Athletic. Manfred’s relationship with players has grown increasingly icy since he succeeded Bud Selig as commissioner in 2014. At the news conference announcing an agreement with the union to end this winter’s lockout, Manfred admitted that he’s failed in his role as a diplomat to players and pledged to improve the relationship. Golf – The Masters – Scheffler closes out Masters win Scottie Scheffler has lived up to the hype at Augusta National. The world’s top-ranked player captured his first major championship with a three-stroke victory at the Masters. Scheffler came into the day with a three-shot lead, and he made sure it held up by closing with a 1-under 71. He finished at 10-under 278 overall, winning for the fourth time in his last six tournaments. Scheffler four-putted for a double-bogey at the final hole, but he had such a comfortable lead it didn’t matter. Rory McIlroy was the runner-up after shooting 64, but he came into the day 10 strokes behind and was never a serious challenger to Scheffler. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Dallas Stars 6, Chicago Blackhawks 4 Stars 6, Blackhawks 4 – Robertson scores twice in Stars’ 6-4 win over Blackhawks Jason Robertson scored his team-leading 33rd and 34th goals about three minutes apart, and the Dallas Stars strengthened their hold on a wild-card spot with a 6-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Roope Hintz had a goal and two assists, and Joe Pavelski, Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn each added a goal and an assist for Dallas. The Stars moved two points ahead of Vegas for the second Western Conference wild card. Jake Oettinger made 36 saves. Philipp Kurashev, Jonathan Toews, Kirby Dach and Boris Katchouk scored for Chicago. Kevin Lankinen allowed five goals on 20 shots and was replaced at the start of the third by Collin Delia, who had nine saves. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Philadelphia 76ers 118, Detroit Pistons 106 Chicago Bulls 124, Minnesota Timberwolves 120 Brooklyn Nets 134, Indiana Pacers 126 End regular season Sixers 118, Pistons 106 – 76ers win without Embiid, Harden, earn No. 4 seed in East Joel Embiid sat out after he clinched the scoring title and James Harden joined him on the bench, leaving Shake Milton and Tyrese Maxey to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-106 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. The Sixers clinched the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and will open against Toronto. Milton scored 30 points, and Maxey and Paul Reed each scored 25 for the Sixers. Luka Garza led the Pistons with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Bulls 124, T-Wolves 120 – Bulls beat Wolves 124-120 behind Patrick Williams’ 35 points Patrick Williams scored a career-high 35 points and Ayo Dosunmu had 26 points in a season-high 45 minutes, as the Chicago Bulls hung on for a 124-120 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Both teams were in rest-the-regulars mode in preparation for the postseason. T

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MLB – Major League Baseball – Opening Day 2022 Yesterday Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 Cubs 5, Brewers 4 – Ian Happ gets 3 hits as Cubs beat Brewers 5-4 on opening day Ian Happ had three hits, including a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on opening day. Nico Hoerner hit the majors’ first homer of 2022 and Kyle Hendricks pitched neatly into the sixth, leading Chicago to the victory on a chilly, overcast afternoon at Wrigley Field. Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki reached three times and scored in his first big league game. On a day stuffed full of firsts and debuts, Milwaukee ace Corbin Burnes and catcher Omar Narváez became the first battery to use baseball’s new electronic pitch-calling system in a regular-season game. Today Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-0) at Detroit (Rodríguez 0-0), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 12:45 Milwaukee (Woodruff 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 0-0), 2:20 p.m. MLB – Cubs place RHP Alec Mills on 10-day IL with back injury The Chicago Cubs have placed right-hander Alec Mills, left-hander Wade Miley and shortstop Andrelton Simmons on the 10-day injured list. Mills has a low back strain, and Miley is dealing with left elbow inflammation. Simmons is working through right shoulder inflammation. Each IL stint was made retroactive to Monday. Mills’ IL stint helped pave the way for right-hander Michael Rucker to make the opening-day roster for the first time. Rucker, who turns 28 on April 27, had no record and a 6.99 ERA in 20 appearances for Chicago last summer in his first big league action. MLB – White Sox 3B Moncada to miss 3 weeks with strained oblique The Chicago White Sox expect third baseman Yoán Moncada to miss the first three weeks of the season because of a strained right oblique. The team placed Moncada on the 10-day injured list on Thursday as part of a flurry of moves to get the roster down to 28 players. General manager Rick Hahn told reporters in Detroit, where the White Sox open against the Tigers on Friday, that Moncada will likely miss about three weeks. The 26-year-old Cuban was scratched from the spring training finale against San Diego on Tuesday. Moncada batted .263 with 14 homers and 61 RBIs last season, helping the White Sox win the AL Central and make the playoffs for the second straight year. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Seattle Kraken 2, Chicago Blackhawks 0 Kraken 2, Blackhawks 0 – Grubauer, Kraken blank sinking Blackhawks 2-0 Philipp Grubauer made 29 saves for Seattle’s second shutout, and the expansion Kraken blanked the sliding Chicago Blackhawks 2-0. Alex Wennberg scored his 10th goal in the second period and Jordan Eberle added his 18th late in the third to seal it. Grubauer was only lightly tested by the Blackhawks, who dropped their sixth straight game and occasionally were booed by their home crowd. Grubauer, who recorded his 20th career shutout, also was in net for the Kraken’s first shutout on Feb. 2 against the Islanders. Chicago goalie Kevin Lankinen stopped 29 shots. Saturday Columbus at Detroit, 7:00 p.m. Sunday Dallas at Chicago, 7:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Charlotte Hornets at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. Saturday Indiana at Philadelphia, 1:00 p.m. Sunday Indiana at Brooklyn, 3:30 p.m. Detroit at Philadelphia, 7:00 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m. End regular season NCAAHKY – NCAA Ice Hockey – Frozen Four Tonight 2022 NCAA Frozen Four – National Semifinals – TD Garden, Boston, MA 1 Denver 3, 1 Michigan 2 – OT 1 Minnesota State 5, 2 Minnesota 1 Denver 3, Michigan 2 – OT – NCAA Frozen Four: Denver beats Michigan 3-2 in overtime Carter Savoie scored with 14:53 gone in overtime to lead Denver past Michigan 3-2 in the Frozen Four semifinal and into the NCAA championship game. The Pioneers will play for the title Saturday night against Minnesota State — a 5-1 winner over Minnesota in the second semifinal. It would be Denver’s ninth men’s hockey championship, tying Michigan for the most in NCAA history. Magnus Chrona made 19 saves for the Pioneers. Brett Stapley and Cameron Wright also scored for Denver. But both times Michigan tied it — on goals from Jimmy Lambert and Thomas Bordeleau. NCAAWBKB – NCAA Women’s Tournament TV rights could have different look The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament reported strong viewership numbers this week. The event is packaged with 28 others in a broadcast rights deal with ESPN. That agreement expires in two years. There is speculation that the NCAA might see if the women’s tournament can be marketed as its own event. One estimate is that it could be sold for $100 million. NCAA President Mark Emmert says all options are on the table. NCAAFB – Kelly on leaving Irish for LSU: ‘We were on different paths’ Brian Kelly is settled in at LSU after 12 seasons at Notre Dame. Kelly tells The Associated Press he w

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