MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 2 – 8 Innings
Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Yankees 5, Tigers 2- F/8 – Yankees beat Tigers 5-2 behind Soto’s 3-run double to finish 3-game sweep
Juan Soto hit a three-run double that snapped a seventh-inning tie and the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 to finish a weekend sweep with a rain-shortened win. Aaron Judge homered early for New York off Tarik Skubal, who struck out a career-best 12 in six innings. The game was called following a 56-minute delay in the middle of the eighth after the teams played through steady showers much of the day. New York loaded the bases against reliever Shelby Miller in the seventh before Soto lined Andrew Chafin’s sinker down the right-field line to break a 2-all tie. Victor González got the win and Dennis Santana earned his second save. The Yankees improved to a season-high 10 games over .500.
White Sox 5, Cardinals 1 – Jimenez homers to back Crochet as White Sox beat Cardinals 5-1
Eloy Jimenez homered and Garrett Crochet tossed six effective innings to help the Chicago White Sox to a 5-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Chicago had lost 14 of its first 16 road games this season, Paul DeJong added a run-scoring double for the White Sox, who won their first road series of the season. DeJong spent seven seasons in St. Louis from 2017-2023. Willson Contreras homered for St. Louis, which has lost four of five. Jimenez hit his fourth of the season off reliever Giovanny Gallegos (2-1) to snap a 1-1 tie leading off the seventh inning. The drive kick-started a four-run outburst.
Cubs 5, Brewers 0 – Javier Assad pitches 6 innings as Cubs blank Brewers 5-0
Javier Assad pitched six sparkling innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat Freddy Peralta and the Milwaukee Brewers 5-0 in the rubber game of their weekend set. Assad allowed four hits, struck out four and walked three, lowering his ERA to 1.66. The right-hander has permitted two or fewer runs in each of his seven starts this season. Chicago posted two straight wins against Milwaukee after losing 3-1 on Friday. The starting pitchers for the Cubs combined for 18 1/3 scoreless innings in the series. Peralta matched his career high with six walks in five innings. He allowed three runs on a sunny, cool day at Wrigley Field.
Tonight
Detroit (Flaherty 0-1) at Cleveland (McKenzie 2-2), 6:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 5:45
Chicago White Sox (Soroka 0-3) at Tampa Bay (Alexander 1-1), 6:50 p.m.
San Diego (Darvish 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 0-0), 7:40 p.m.
NBA – 2024 NBA Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Yesterday
Cleveland Cavaliers 106, Orlando Magic 94 (CLE wins 4-3)
End Round 1
Tonight
Start Round 2
Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. (Game 1)
Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m. (Game 1)
NBA – Knicks set for second round against the Pacers, an old-school playoff riva
Back when the New York Knicks would annually march on in the playoffs, they’d almost always run into the Indiana Pacers. With the teams set to renew their playoff rivalry Monday in the Eastern Conference semifinals, it’s easy to think back to those rough and rugged tussles in the 1990s. But while the matchup may be old school, Jalen Brunson and the Knicks are bracing for an opponent who plays a new-age style. Tyrese Haliburton runs the NBA’s highest-scoring offense, with the Pacers scoring 123.3 points per game in the regular season. Brunson led the No. 2-seeded Knicks past Philadelphia in the first round, sending the Knicks into the East semifinals in consecutive seasons for the first time since making nine straight trips between 1992 and 2000.
NHL – 2024 NHL Stanely Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Yesterday
End Round 1
Dallas Stars 2, Vegas Golden Knights 1 (DAL wins 4-3)
Start Round 2
New York Rangers 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (NYR leads 1-0)
Tonight
Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m. (Game 1)
NASCAR – Larson edges Buescher at the line in closest finish in Cup Series history
Kyle Larson beat Chris Buescher to the line at Kansas Speedway on Sunday in the closest finish in NASCAR history. The official winning margin for the Cup Series race Sunday was a thousandth of a second. A caution flag forced a green-white-checkered finish, and Larson pulled behind Buescher on the backstretch of the final lap, then came around him through the final corner. The two cars banged doors as they headed for the stripe. Martin Truex Jr. finished fourth and Denny Hamlin, who had the lead on the final restart, faded back to fifth. The win was Larson’s second of the season.
Golf – PGA – Taylor Pendrith gets 1st PGA Tour win at Byron Nelson
Taylor Pendrith took advantage of Ben Kohles’ final-hole meltdown to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Kohles overtook Pendrith with birdies on Nos. 16 and 17 for a one-shot lead, then bogeyed the 18th after hitting his second shot into greenside rough. After having to chip twice from the rough and already looking stunned, Kohles missed a 6-foot putt that would have forced a playoff. Pendrith two-putted for birdie on the 18th, holing a 3-footer for a 4-under 67 and 23-under 261 total at the TPC Craig Ranch. The 32-year-old Canadian won in his 74th career PGA Tour start.
Horse – Uncertain plans for 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan
The second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown could be absent of 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and other contenders who contributed to the thrilling three-wide photo finish. Mystik Dan trainer Kenny McPeek and ownership were non-committal about sending the colt to Baltimore for the Preakness on May 18 and instead might opt for the relocated Belmont Stakes in June at Saratoga. The Preakness still could feature quality, rested horses, including some by Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert as he seeks a follow-up to National Treasure’s win last year.
NCAA – NCAA and Conferences consider settlement
The NCAA and major college conferences are considering a possible settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that could cost them billions in damages and force schools to share athletics-related revenue with their athletes. But even if college sports leaders create a new, more professional model for collegiate athletics they likely would need help from Congress if athletes are not classified as employees. Two people familiar with settlement discussions related to House vs. the NCAA told AP the NCAA could pay out $2.9 billion in damages over 10 years to resolve the clas case.
NFL – Tom Brady’s Netflix roast features lots of humor, Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick
Three months before Tom Brady gets roasted by critics as Fox Sports’ top NFL analyst, he took his share of barbs from comedians, former teammates and his longtime coach Sunday night during a made-for-streaming comedy live event on Netflix. And it is safe to say after the one liners and jokes Brady heard during three hours of “The Greatest Roast of All Time” at The Forum, he will do just fine. Brady sustained more blitzes and pressure than he did during an average NFL game as an impressive lineup of comedians, former teammates and opponents took the stage to roast Brady.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Lansing Lugnuts 8, South Bend Cubs 7
West Michigan Whitecaps 8, Dayton Dragons 4
Great Lakes Loons 5, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3
Tonight
No games tonight
AHL – 2024 AHL Calder Cup Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 5)
Last Night
Grand Rapids Griffins 4, Rockford IceHogs 2 (GRG wins 3-1)
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Today
Girls Soccer
SMAC
Lakeshore at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Mattawan at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.
Loy Norrix at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m.
Wolverine
Plainwell at Niles, 6:30 p.m.
Paw Paw at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m.
Three Rivers at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m.
SAC
South Haven at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Fennville, 6:00 p.m.
Coloma at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m.
Lawton at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Allegan, 6:00 p.m.
Parchment at Constantine, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.
Southwest 10
Bangor at Bloomingdale, 6:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Comstock, 5:00 p.m.
Non-Conference
Michigan Lutheran at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Hartford, 5:00 p.m.
Baseball
Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Benton Harbor at GR Ottawa Hills, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Decatur at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Bloomingdale at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Marcellus at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
White Pigeon at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Plainwell at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Portage Northern at Kal. Hackett, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Hopkins at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 5:00 p.m.
Gull Lake at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Softball
Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Battle Creek Lakeview at Buchanan, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Paw Paw at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Decatur at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Bloomingdale at Centreville, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Marcellus at Comstock, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
White Pigeon at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Allegan at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Gull Lake at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Christian at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Sturgis at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Lakeshore, 6:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at South Haven, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Golf
St. Joseph, Lakeshore, at BC Lakeview Inv., 9:00 a.m.
Lakeland Conference at Orchard Hills, 4:00 p.m.
Track and Field
BCS Conference at New Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.
