MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 1
Philadelphia Philles 8, Chicago White Sox 2
Miami Marlins 6, Chicago Cubs 3
Tigers 6, Twins 1 – Casey Mize throws 6 shutout innings for 1st win since 2021 as Tigers beat Twins 6-1
Casey Mize pitched six scoreless innings for his major league win since 2021, and Buddy Kennedy homered and drove in three runs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1. Spencer Torkelson had two hits, scored twice and knocked in two runs. Riley Greene scored three times for the Tigers, who improved to 8-3 on the road. Mize gave up five hits, walked three and struck out four in his first victory since Aug. 24, 2021, at St. Louis. The top pick in the 2018 amateur draft missed nearly all of the past two seasons because of Tommy John surgery and a back operation. The Twins have lost six of seven and are hitting .195, the second-worst batting average in the big leagues.
Phillies 8, White Sox 2 – Phillies finish three-game sweep of White Sox with 8-2 victory
Trea Turner stole home, Kyle Schwarber hit a solo shot and Aaron Nola struck out seven in eight innings to help the Philadelphia Phillies complete a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with an 8-2 win on Sunday. Nola walked only one and threw 91 pitches. Bryce Harper added a sacrifice fly and an RBI single for the Phillies. The Phillies finished 8-2 on their 10-game homestand.
Marlins 6, Cubs 3 – Jesús Sánchez hits a long solo homer as the Marlins beat the Cubs 6-3 for a 4-game series split
Jesús Sánchez hit a massive solo homer and an RBI single, helping the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3. Sánchez, Luis Arraez, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Nick Fortes each had two hits as Miami salvaged a split of the four-game series. The last-place Marlins are 6-8 since they opened the season with nine consecutive losses. Miami right-hander Edward Cabrera pitched five innings of three-run ball in his second start. Chicago had won six of eight. Nico Hoerner had three hits and two RBIs for the Cubs.
Tonight
Detroit (Skubal 2-0) at Tampa Bay (Littell 1-0), 6:50 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:25
Chicago White Sox (Cannon 0-0) at Minnesota (Paddack 0-1), 7:40 p.m.
Cubs are off
NBA – 2024 NBA Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Yesterday
Boston Celtics 114, Miami Heat 94 (BOS leads 1-0)
Los Angeles Clippers 109, Dallas Mavericks 97 (LAC leads 1-0)
Milwaukee Bucks 109, Indiana Pacers 94 (MIL leads 1-0)
Oklahoma City Thunder 94, New Orleans Pelicans 92 (OKC leads 1-0)
Bucks 109, Pacers 94 – Damian Lillard’s 35-point 1st half helps Bucks beat Pacers 109-94 without Giannis
Damian Lillard scored all 35 of his points before halftime and the Milwaukee Bucks withstood the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo to defeat the Indiana Pacers 109-94 in their Eastern Conference playoff opener. Antetokounmpo sat out with a strained left calf while Lillard set a Bucks record for points in either half of a playoff game. Pascal Siakam had 36 points and 13 rebounds for the Pacers, who hadn’t scored fewer than 99 points in the regular season. Khris Middleton had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks. The Bucks led 69-42 at halftime.
Tonight
Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 p.m. (CLE leads 1-0)
Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. (NYK leads 1-0)
Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m. (DEN leads 1-0)
NBA – Jokic, Gilgeous-Alexander and Doncic picked as the NBA’s MVP finalists.
Denver’s Nikola Jokic is one step closer to winning a third MVP award in the last four seasons. Victor Wembanyama is surely on his way to a trophy — or maybe two. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander might get a couple of his own as well. The NBA revealed the finalists for most of the league’s postseason awards Sunday and Jokic was one of the three top vote-getters in the MVP race. The others: Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dallas’ Luka Doncic. Gilgeous-Alexander is also up for clutch player of the year, and Wembanyama could win rookie of the year and defensive player of the year.
NHL – 2024 NHL Stanely Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Yesterday
Florida Panthers 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (FLA leads 1-0)
New York Rangers 4, Washington Capitals 1 (NYR leads 1-0)
Winnipeg Jets 7, Colorado Avalanche 6 (WPG leads 1-0)
Vancouver Canucks 4, Nashville Predators 2 (VAN leads 1-0)
Tonight
Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, 7:00 p.m. (BOS leads 1-0)
New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:30 p.m. (CAR leads 1-0)
Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars, 9:30 p.m. (Game 1)
Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, 10:00 p.m. (Game 1)
Golf – PGA –Scheffler builds 5-shot lead at Hilton Head. Rain forces a Monday finish
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is on the verge of another victory. He just has to wait one day because of the rain. Scheffler chipped in for eagle and was comfortably ahead in the RBC Heritage when storms arrived. Heavy rain stopped play for 2 1/2 hours. By the time play resumed, there was no way to finish. Scheffler was 20-under par and leading by five shots. Wyndham Clark finished with a 65 and posted 15 under. Patrick Cantlay and J.T. Poston also are at 15 under but didn’t finish the 18th hole. Scheffler has three holes left to play.
Golf – LPGA – Nelly Korda ties LPGA Tour record with 5th straight victory.
Nelly Korda etched her name in the LPGA Tour record books, winning her record-tying fifth straight tournament with a two-stroke victory in the Chevron Championship for her second major title. Korda joins Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam as the only players to win five consecutive LPGA events. Her previous major victory was in 2021 at the Women’s PGA Championship. The top-ranked Korda shot a 3-under 69 in the final to outlast Maja Stark of Sweden, who birdied her final two holes to shoot 69 and pull within one. Korda stayed aggressive on the par-5 18th, easily clearing the lake in front of the green and setting up an easy up-and-down birdie for a two-shot victory.
NASCAR – MJ for the win: Reddick pulls off a Talladega buzzer-beater for Michael Jordan
Tyler Reddick stole a victory at Talladega Superspeedway when front-runner Michael McDowell, swerving up and down the track trying to block Brad Keselowski, wound up crashing with the finish line in sight. It was a typical Talladega finish — and set off a raucous celebration on pit road with Reddick’s team owner, Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. McDowell was the pole-sitter and in position to give Ford its much-needed first victory of the year. But his topsy-turvy efforts to block Keselowski — another Ford driver — wound up costing them both. McDowell crashed, Keselowski had to check up and Reddick sped by to win by 0.208 seconds.
NFL – McCarthy one of many Wolverines expected to be selected in the 2024 NFL Draft
J.J. McCarthy is expected to be the first of many Michigan men drafted from its national championship team. The Wolverines had a record 18 players at the draft combine, giving them a chance to be the first school with at least 16 prospects picked in one NFL draft. Georgia’s 2022 national championship team set the standard since the draft went to seven rounds with 15 players picked, including a record-tying five first-round selections in the 2023 draft. McCarthy may be Michigan’s only player taken among the top 32 next Thursday night in Detroit.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Lansing Lugnuts 10, Lake County Captains 1
West Michigan Whitecaps 8, Great Lakes Loons 4
South Bend Cubs 8, Beloit Sky Carp 6
Tonight
No games tonight
MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Yesterday
Baseball
Alpena Community College 10, Lake Michigan College 3 – Game 1
Alpena Community College 8, Lake Michigan College 4 – Game 2
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Today
Girls Soccer
SMAC
St. Joseph at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m.
Lakeshore at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m.
Portage Northern at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m.
Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.
Wolverine
Three Rivers at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.
Niles at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.
Plainwell at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m.
Paw Paw at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m.
Southwest 10
Marcellus at Bloomingdale, 5:00 p.m.
SAC
Coloma at Fennville, 4:30 p.m.
Watervliet at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m.
Holland Black River at South Haven, 6:30 p.m.
Lawton at Allegan, 6:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.
Non-Conference
Brandywine at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Bangor, 5:30 p.m.
Coldwater at Dowagiac, 5:30 p.m.
Buchanan at Constantine, 5:00 p.m.
Baseball
Benton Harbor at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Berrien Springs at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Otsego at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH) (DH)
Parma Western at Mattawan, 4:30 p.m. (DH) (DH)
Howardsville Christian at Kalamazoo Heritage, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Bloomingdale at Bangor, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Hartford at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
White Pigeon at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Comstock at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at Marcellus, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Softball
St. Joseph at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Lakeshore at Dowagiac, 4:00 (DH)
Otsego at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Constantine at Colon, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Bloomingdale at Bangor, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
White Pigeon at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Comstock at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at Marcellus, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Boys Golf
SMAC West at Lake Michigan Hills, 3:30 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Portage Northern at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m.
