MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Cleveland Guardians 5, Detroit Tigers 4 – 10 Innings
San Deigo Padres 3, Chicago Cubs 0
Chicago White Sox 4, Tampa Bay Rays 1
Guardians 5, Tigers 4 – Brayan Rocchio’s RBI hit in the 10th gives the Guardians a 5-4 win over the Tigers
Brayan Rocchio singled home automatic runner Ramón Laureano with one out in the 10th inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Cleveland forced extra innings on David Fry’s solo homer in the ninth against Andrew Chafin, then completed its comeback when Rocchio sharply smacked a pitch from closer Alex Lange into center field. Rocchio also scored an unearned run in the eighth off Joey Wentz to pull the Guardians within 4-3. Emmanuel Clase earned the win with a scoreless inning as Cleveland moved into a tie for the second-best record in the American League at 24-13.
Padres 3, Cubs 0 – Cease, 2 relievers combine on 1-hitter as Padres beat Cubs 3-0
Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease struck out 12 and combined with two relievers on a one-hitter, and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0. Cease went seven innings in a triumphant return to Chicago after the White Sox dealt him to San Diego in March. He allowed the Cubs’ lone hit when he deflected Yan Gomes’ comebacker and the ball ricocheted toward second baseman Xander Bogaerts, whose throw to first was late by a slim margin. Cease walked two and hit a batter while matching a career high with 113 pitches. Robert Suarez worked the ninth for his 12th save. Luis Arraez singled twice and scored twice, helping San Diego win for the sixth time in eight games.
White Sox 4, Rays 1 – Flexen and DeJong help the White Sox beat the Rays 4-1
Chris Flexen pitched six sharp innings, Paul DeJong homered again and the Chicago White Sox avoided their seventh sweep this season by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1. The AL-worst White Sox won the season series 4-2. Chicago swept a three-game home set with the Rays from April 26-28. Flexen struck out eight while surrendering one run and three hits. Michael Kopech handled the ninth for his third save in four chances, finishing a four-hitter.
Tonight
Cleveland (Lively 1-1) at Chicago White Sox (Fedde 2-0), 7:40 p.m.
Tigers and Cubs are off
MLB – Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty in betting case
The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case. Prosecutors alleged Ippei Mizuhara stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts. Mizuhara’s scheduled arraignment Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles was postponed earlier Tuesday. The scandal shocked baseball fans from the U.S. to Japan when the news broke in March. Mizuhara was initially charged with one count of bank fraud. Authorities say there was no evidence that Ohtani was involved in or aware of Mizuhara’s gambling, and the player is cooperating with investigators.
NBA – 2024 NBA Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
New York Knicks 130, Indiana Pacers 121 (NYK leads 2-0)
Knicks 130, Pacers 121 – Jalen Brunson returns from foot injury, sparks Knicks past Pacers for 2-0 lead
Jalen Brunson returned from a right foot injury to score 24 of his 29 points in the second half, leading the New York Knicks to a 130-121 victory over the Indiana Pacers for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. On the anniversary of Willis Reed’s dramatic emergence from the locker room before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to lead the Knicks to their first title, Brunson sent the Madison Square Garden crowd into a frenzy when he came out to warm up at halftime after missing the entire second quarter while the Pacers surged ahead to a double-figure lead. The Knicks moved halfway to their first Eastern Conference finals appearance since 2000.
Tonight
Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics, 7:00 p.m. (BOS leads 1-0)
Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder, 9:30 p.m. (OKC leads 1-0)
NBA – Jokic wins NBA’s MVP award, his 3rd in 4 seasons.
Nikola Jokic did it all again. And the NBA MVP trophy is his again. The Denver Nuggets star from Serbia was announced Wednesday night as the league’s Most Valuable Player. It’s his third time winning the award in the past four seasons, a feat that just six other players in NBA history have accomplished. Jokic averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9.0 assists. Others averaged more in each category, but he was the only player to rank in the NBA’s top 10 in points, rebounds and assists per game this season.
NHL – 2024 NHL Stanely Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Yesterday
Florida Panthers 6, Boston Bruins 1 (Series tied 1-1)
Vancouver Canucks 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 (VAN leads 1-0)
Tonight
New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, 7:00 p.m. (NYR leads 2-0)
Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, 9:30 p.m. (COL leads 1-0)
NHL – What will Utah’s NHL team be called? Here are 20 options
Ownership of the NHL’s team in Utah has given fans 20 choices to vote on for the franchise’s new name. Owner Ryan Smith has told The Associated Press the team will be know as Utah something, rather than Salt Lake City. The options given to fans to choose from are Frost, Ice, Powder, Mountaineers, Freeze, Mammoth, Black Diamonds, Blast, Caribou, Blizzard, Swarm, Hive, Outlaws, Yeti, Squall, Fury, Glaciers, Canyons, Venom and HC for Hockey Club. Smith Entertainment Group bought the Arizona Coyotes from former owner Alex Meruelo and relocated the team to Salt Lake City.
WNBA – Caitlin Clark, Fever embrace notion of using charter flights for WNBA travel
Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark may be as recognizable as any established WNBA star. Naturally when the league’s top overall draft pick made her first official trip last week, she became a popular celebrity in the Dallas airport — even with extra security. Clark would certainly welcome a change, whenever it comes. One day after WNBA commissioner Cathy Englebert told a group of sports editors she’s working to lock down charter flights for each of the league’s 12 teams, the league’s next big star and her teammates embraced the move.
NCAA – Bill introduced which would protect NCAA and conferences from legal attacks
Two Republican congressmen have introduced a bill that would provide the NCAA, college conferences and member schools with federal protection from legal challenges that undercut their ability to govern college sports. The Protect the Ball Act is sponsored by Reps. Russell Fry of South Carolina and Barry Moore of Alabama. The bill is intended to provide legal safe harbor for the entities that run college sports, which has been under siege from antitrust lawsuits. Fry and Moore are members of the House Judiciary Committee. The NCAA and power conferences are considering a settlement in an antitrust case that could cost billions in damages.
NCAA – No hate crime charges against man who yelled racist slurs at Utah hoops team
A northern Idaho prosecutor won’t bring hate crime charges against an 18-year-old accused of shouting a racist slur at members of the Utah women’s basketball team while the team was in Idaho to attend the NCAA Tournament. The deputy attorney for the city of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, in a document called the use of the slur detestable and incredibly offensive. Still, he said there wasn’t evidence suggesting that the man was threatening physical harm to the women or their property. He decided the conduct is protected by the First Amendment and can’t be charged under Idaho’s hate crime law.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
South Bend 7, Cedar Rapids 6
Lansing 4, Great Lakes 2
West Michigan 5, Fort Wayne 0
Tonight
Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.
Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:05 p.m.
Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Today
Softball
NJCAA Regional Tournament
Schoolcraft College vs. Lake Michigan College, 12:00 p.m. at Marysville City Park, Marysville, MI
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Last Night
Girls Soccer
SMAC
Lakeshore 6, Kalamazoo Central 1
Portage Central at St. Joseph, PPD to today
Mattawan 2, Loy Norrix 1
Portage Northern at Gull Lake, PPD to Friday
Battle Creek Lakeview 6, Battle Creek Central 0
Wolverine
Plainwell 3, Vicksburg 0
Edwardsburg 9, Sturgis 0
Paw Paw 3, Niles 0
Otsego 8, Three Rivers 0
BCS
Our Lady of the Lake 4, New Buffalo 0
Michigan Lutheran 9, Covert 1
Lakeland
Dowagiac 3, Berrien Springs 0
SAC
Delton-Kellogg 1, Bridgman 0
Schoolcraft 3, South Haven 0
Lawton 3, Watervliet 0
Fennville 2, Constantine 1
Southwest 10
Comstock 6, Hartford 1
Marcellus 3, Bloomingdale 1
Non-Conference
Coloma 7, Eau Claire 3
Kalamazoo Christian 1, GR Northpointe Chr. 1 – TIE
Grand Rapids West Catholic 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 1
GR Covenant Christian 2, Holland Black River 1
Baseball
Michigan Lutheran 15, Eau Claire 0 – Game 1
Michigan Lutheran 15, Eau Claire 0 – Game 2
Watervliet 2, South Haven 0 – Game 1
Watervliet 10, South Haven 0 – Game 2
Berrien Springs 9, Dowagiac 6 – Game 1
Berrien Springs 7, Dowagiac 1 – Game 2
Vicksburg 10, Edwardsburg 3 – Game 1
Vicksburg 7, Edwardsburg 6 – Game 2
Niles 5, Plainwell 2 – Game 1
Niles 5, Plainwell 2 – Game 2
Paw Paw 10, Otsego 8 – Game 1
Otsego 3, Paw Paw 2 – Game 2
Three Rivers 11, Sturgis 4 – Game 1
Three Rivers 4, Sturgis 3 – Game 2
Saugatuck 9, Galesburg-Augusta 7 – Game 1
Galesburg-Augusta 13, Saugatuck 5 – Game 2
Softball
Dowagiac 11, Berrien Springs 1 – Game 1
Dowagiac 16, Berrien Springs 6 – Game 2
South Haven 17, Fennville 0 – Game 1
South Haven 18, Fennville 2 – Game 2
Vicksburg 11, Edwardsburg 7 – Game 1
Vicksburg 7, Edwardsburg 6 – Game 2
Niles 7, Plainwell 1 – Game 1
Niles 15, Plainwell 0 – Game 2
Paw Paw 7, Otsego 4 – Game 1
Otsego 8, Paw Paw 6 – Game 2
Three Rivers 10, Sturgis 0 – Game 1
Three Rivers 12, Sturgis 2 – Game 2
Girls Tennis
Kalamazoo Hackett 6, South Haven 2
Vicksburg 4, Edwardsburg 4 – TIE
Sturgis 8, Three Rivers 0
Today
Girls Soccer
Portage Central at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Eau Claire at Berrien Springs, 6:30 p.m.
Brandywine at Parchment, 5:00 p.m.
Constantine at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Lakeshore at Otsego, 3:00 p.m.
South Haven at Allegan, 4:00 p.m.
Baseball
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Central at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Paw Paw at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Watervliet at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Dowagiac at Constantine, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Allegan at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Hartford at Bangor, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Bloomingdale at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Cassopolis at Marcellus, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Comstock at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Softball
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Central at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Coloma at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Hartford at Bangor, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Bloomingdale at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Cassopolis at Marcellus, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Comstock at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Boys Golf
Lakeland Conference at Harper Shores, 4:00 p.m.
