MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Houston Astros 5, Chicago White Sox 3
Tigers and Cubs were off
Astros 5, White Sox 3 – Yordan Alvarez homers, drives in 2 as Astros beat White Sox 5-3
Yordan Alvarez homered in the first inning and drove in a run during a four-run seventh as the Houston Astros rallied past the Chicago White Sox 5-3. Alvarez made it 1-0 with a 439-foot drive to right against Chris Flexen for his 15th homer, and his single in the seventh tied the game at 3-all. The two-time All-Star finished with three hits after missing the previous two games for a family matter. Alex Bregman added three hits and scored a run for the Astros, who won their second straight after dropping the opener of a three-game series against the team with the worst record in the majors.
Today
N.Y. Mets (Quintana 2-5) at Chicago Cubs (Imanaga 7-1), 2:20 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Fedde 5-1) at Detroit (Flaherty 4-4), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15
MLB – Celebrations for Willie Mays & Negro Leagues ahead of MLB game at Rickwood Field
Fans came out to celebrate Willie Mays and other Negro Leaguers in several events and festivities around the historic Rickwood Field. Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, hosted its first Major League Baseball game between the Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. The game, which MLB called “A Tribute to the Negro Leagues,” was meant to honor the legacy of Mays and other Black baseball greats who left an enduring mark on the sport. The celebration started hours before the game and continued into the pregame ceremony. St. Louis won the game 6-5.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Chicago Sky 83, Dallas Wings 72
Sky 83, Wings 72 – Angel Reese sets WNBA rookie record with 7th consecutive double-double as Sky beat Wings
Chennedy Carter and Marina Mabrey scored 19 points each, Angel Reese recorded her seventh consecutive double-double to set a WNBA rookie record and the Chicago Sky eased by the Dallas Wings 83-72 to snap a four-game losing streak. Reese finished with 16 points and a season-high 18 rebounds to pass Tina Charles and Cindy Brown for the most consecutive games with a double-double by a WNBA rookie. The overall record is 12 in a row, set by Candace Parker during the 2009-10 seasons. Reese’s steal and fast-break layup extended Chicago’s lead to 55-35 in the third quarter. The Wings didn’t reach the 40-point mark until there was 9:38 left in the fourth.
Sunday
Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky, 4:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League – 2024 Stanely Cup Final (best of 7)
Tonight
Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers, 8:00 p.m. (FLA leads 3-2)
NHL – McDavid magic has kept the Stanley Cup Final going. Game 6 is his next trick
Connor McDavid put the Edmonton Oilers on his back to keep the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers going by doing something no other player in NHL history has at this stage of the season. McDavid became the first player to have back-to-back four-point games in the final. Wayne Gretzky is the only other player to have two four-point games at any point in the same final. McDavid with his heroics has emerged as the front-runner to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, even if the Oilers lose Game 6 on home ice Friday night.
NFL – Packers claim former Michigan kicker James Turner off waivers from Detroit Lions
The Green Bay Packers have claimed James Turner off waivers from the Detroit Lions and once again have a three-man competition for the kicking job. Turner kicked for Michigan’s national championship team last year after spending four seasons at Louisville. Green Bay added Turner one day after releasing former Georgia kicker Jack Podlesny. The other two kickers on the Packers’ roster are incumbent Anders Carlson and former Minnesota Viking Greg Joseph. The Lions released Turner on Tuesday after signing kicker Jake Bates from the United Football League’s Michigan Panthers.
NBA – Thunder trade guard Josh Giddey to Bulls for Alex Caruso, AP source says
The Oklahoma City Thunder traded Josh Giddey to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for guard Alex Caruso, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because trades can’t be announced until July 6. ESPN first reported the trade. The 21-year-old Giddey was investigated following accusations by an anonymous social media user that he had an improper relationship with an underage girl. The NBA and the Newport Beach, California, Police Department investigated Giddey during the season. The Newport Beach Police completed its investigation in January and detectives were “unable to corroborate any criminal activity.” The NBA also later dropped its investigation.
NBA – The Lakers are hiring JJ Redick as their new head coach
JJ Redick is being hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Lakers hadn’t yet publicly announced the decision to hire the former NBA shooting guard for his first coaching job. The 39-year-old Redick is an extraordinary choice by the Lakers, who hired a 15-year veteran with absolutely no coaching experience to lead a franchise with 17 NBA titles, one of the biggest brand names in world sports — and LeBron James, the top scorer in league history.
NCAA – NCAA presents options to expand March Madness from current 68 teams
The NCAA has presented a plan to Division I conference commissioners that would expand the lucrative men’s and women’s basketball tournaments by four or eight teams alongside an option to leave each field at 68 teams. If approved, the NCAA would keep its 64-team bracket but would add play-in games involving the 10 through 12 seeds. The earliest the NCAA Tournament could expand would be the 2025-26 season and more meetings are scheduled. The men’s tournament last expanded in 2011 when it went from 64 to 68 teams. The women’s tournament matched that in 2022.
Golf – Lexi Thompson shoots 68 to take 1st-round lead at the Women’s PGA Championship
Lexi Thompson made six birdies on her way to a 4-under 68 and a one-shot lead over Nelly Korda and Patty Tavatanakit after the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Teeing off in the afternoon as temperatures climbed into the 80s and dried out Sahalee Country Club, Thompson started hot with three straight birdies to open her round and built on last week when she lost in a playoff at the Meijer LPGA Classic. The top-ranked Korda missed the cuts in the U.S. Women’s Open and the Meijer LPGA Classic in her last two starts after winning six of seven events, a run that started with a record-tying five straight victories.
Golf – Tom Kim shoots 62 to lead Travelers, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler 3 shots behind
Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim share a birthday and they will be fighting for the lead in the second round at the Travelers Championship. Kim shot an 8-under-par 62 on Thursday in the first round at the TPC River Highlands. That gave him a two-stroke lead in the final limited field, no-cut signature event on the PGA Tour schedule. Scheffler is the world’s No. 1 ranked player. He was tied for sixth, three shots back. Kim turns 22 on Friday and Scheffler is exactly six years older. They marked the occasion for the second year in a row by heading about 30 miles south to New Haven for pizza.
Copa – Messi creates both goals as Argentina opens Copa America by beating Canada 2-0
Lionel Messi’s through ball led to Julián Álvarez’s goal in the 49th minute, then assisted on Lautaro Martínez’s goal in the 88th as Argentina began the defense of its Copa America title with a 2-0 victory over Canada. Argentina is seeking its third straight major title after winning the 2021 Copa America and the 2022 World Cup. With South America’s championship moved to the United States for the second time, Messi set a Copa America record with his 35th match, one more than Chile’s Sergio Livingstone from 1941-53. Messi extended his own record with his 18th assist.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Dayton 7, West Michigan 1
Quad Cities 7, Great Lakes 0
Lake County 3, South Bend 1
Lansing at Beloit, PPD Rain
Tonight
Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Quad Cities River Bandits at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
Lake County Captains at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m.
