Friday Sports – Western Michigan hockey to play for NCAA Championship

NCAAHKY – NCAA Men’s Hockey – Frozen Four
Last Night
2025 NCAA Frozen Four – National Semifinals – Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO
1 Western Michigan 3, 3 Denver 2 – 2OT
2 Boston 3, 4 Penn State 1

WMU 3, Denver 2 – 2OT – Michaels lifts Western Michigan to 3-2 2OT Frozen Four semifinal win over Denver
Owen Michaels scored his second goal 26 seconds into the second overtime and Western Michigan beat defending champion Denver 3-2 on Thursday night to advance to its first Frozen Four title game. Western Michigan will face Boston University — a 3-1 winner over Penn State in the second semifinal — in the championship game Saturday night. Brian Kramer also scored and freshman Hampton Slukynsky stopped 20 shots for a veteran-laden Western Michigan team making its Frozen Four debut in its 10th NCAA tournament appearance. The Broncos (33-7-1) set a season record for victories, extended their winning streak to nine and won after blowing a 2-0 third-period lead. Jared Wright, with the tying goal with 2:39 left in regulation, and Aidan Thompson scored for Denver (31-12-1).

MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Cleveland Guardians 6, Chicago White Sox 1
Tigers and Cubs were off

Guardians 6, White Sox 1 – Kwan has 4 hits, 4 RBIs as Guardians win 6-1 to send White Sox to 8th straight loss
Steven Kwan had a homer and three singles and drove in four runs to help Cleveland complete a three-game sweep and hand the Chicago White Sox their eighth straight loss with a 6-1 victory. Kwan singled leading off the first and scored on Kyle Manzardo’s fourth home run of the season for a 2-1 lead, and the Guardians never trailed again. The White Sox are winless in April. Winning pitcher Gavin Williams allowed one run on three hits and two walks in five innings. Jonathan Cannon allowed six runs on seven hits and three walks while taking the loss.

Today
Boston (Newcomb 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Martin 0-1), 7:40 p.m.
Detroit (Olson 1-1) at Minnesota (Festa 0-0), 8:10 p.m.             News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45p
Chicago Cubs (Boyd 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Yamamoto 1-1), 10:10 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Detroit Pistons 115, New York Knicks 106
Indiana Pacers 114, Cleveland Guardians 112

Pistons 115, Knicks 106 – Cunningham scores 36, Pistons top Knicks 115-106 in possible playoff preview
Cade Cunningham had 36 points and eight assists, lifting the Detroit Pistons to a 115-106 win over the New York Knicks on Thursday night in a possible preview of a first-round matchup in the NBA playoffs. New York was without starters OG Anunoby (thumb) and Josh Hart (knee) due to injuries and failed to clinch the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference. All-Star guard Jalen Brunson briefly left the game late in the third quarter after rolling his left ankle but returned to finish with 15 points, missing 10 of 15 shots. The Knicks led for much of the game, but sixth-place Detroit outscored them by nine in the fourth quarter.

Pacers 114, Cavaliers 112 – Haliburton scores 23, Pacers secure top-four seed in East with 114-112 win
Tyrese Haliburton scored eight of his 23 points during a key scoring run in the fourth quarter and Aaron Nesmith added 22 points to help the Indiana Pacers rally past the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 114-112. Indiana won its sixth straight and secured a top-four seed and the home-court advantage in a playoff series for the first time since 2014. Haliburton also had 10 assists, eight rebounds and three blocks. Ty Jerome finished with 24 points and six assists despite being held out of the fourth quarter.

Tonight
Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.
Orlando Magic at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.
Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday
Detroit at Milwaukee, 1:00 p.m.
Chicago at Philadelphia, 1:00 p.m.
Indiana at Cleveland, 1:00 p.m.
End NBA Regular Season

NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Florida Panthers 4, Detroit Red Wings 1
Chicago Blackhawks 5, Boston Bruins 2

Panthers 4, Red Wings 1 – Panthers get 3 goals in the 2nd period, top Red Wings 4-1
Brad Marchand got his first Florida goal to cap a three-goal second period, and the Panthers rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday night for their second consecutive win. Mackie Samoskevich and Evan Rodrigues also scored in the second, and Aleksander Barkov scored with 5:57 left for the Panthers — getting to 20 goals for the 10th consecutive season. Alex DeBrincat scored for Detroit, which fell to 6-13-1 in its last 20 games. The win was the 915th regular-season victory for Panthers coach Paul Maurice, breaking a tie with Barry Trotz for outright possession of third place on the NHL list.

Blackhawks 5, Bruins 2 – Blackhawks score 4 3rd-period goals for 5-2 win over Bruins
Nick Foligno scored a pair of goals, Arvid Soderblom made 31 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Boston Bruins 5-2. Ryan Donato, Tyler Bertuzzi and Kevin Korchinski all scored in a span of 1:33 early in the third period for the Blackhawks, who scored four goals in third period to pull away. Foligno’s second goal was an empty-netter. David Pastrnak and Morgan Geekie had a goal and an assist each for the Bruins and Jeremy Swayman made 16 saves. Boston has lost 13 of its last 15 games and is in last place in the Eastern Conference.

Tonight
Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday
Winnipeg at Chicago, 7:00 p.m.

NCAAMBB – Michigan signs Elliot Cadeau and Morez Johnson, MSU adds Kaleb Glenn
Michigan and Michigan State have added much-needed players from the transfer portal. The Wolverines signed former North Carolina starting guard Elliot Cadeau, and former Illinois forward Morez Johnson Jr. on Thursday. Cadeau averaged 9.4 points and 6.2 assists as the Tar Heels’ starting point guard last season. Johnson averaged seven points and seven rebounds in 17-plus minutes last season for the Fighting Illini. The Spartans landed forward Kaleb Glenn, who played at Louisville two years ago and Florida Atlantic last season. Glen averaged 12.6 points last season.

Golf – Justin Rose steals the Masters show and builds 3-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler
Justin Rose showed there’s more than two players capable of winning a Masters green jacket. With all the attention on Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy he matched his personal best at Augusta National with a 65. That gives Rose a three-shot lead over Scheffler, Ludvig Aberg and Corey Conners. McIlroy took two double bogeys in the closing stretch and was seven shots behind. Rose now has led the opening round five times. That’s a Masters record. But he doesn’t have a green jacket to show for it. Scheffler says he was happy with a bogey-free start.

AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Texas Stars at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.

ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Tonight
Kalamazoo Wings at Indy Fuel, 7:00 p.m.
Fort Wayne Komets at Toledo Walleye, 7:15 p.m.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Great Lakes 3, Lansing 1
West Michigan 11, Lake County 2
South Bend 3, Peoria 2

Tonight
Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 6:35 p.m.
Peoria Chiefs at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. WSBT 6:45p

MWL – Emaarion Boyd steals 6 bases without a hit, 1st minor leaguer to do it since 2005
Emaarion Boyd became the first minor league player in at least 20 years to steal six bases in a game without getting a hit when he pulled off the feat for High-A Beloit against Cedar Rapids. Boyd reached on a fielder’s choice, walk and hit by pitch. He stole second and third base each time. Boyd was an 11th-round pick by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2022 Major League Baseball amateur draft. He was part of a December trade that sent him to the Miami Marlins. The 21-year-old has 98 steals in 203 minor league games.

MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Yesterday
Baseball
Watervliet 6, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1
Watervliet 7, Michigan Lutheran 3 – Game 2
Edwardsburg 12, Buchanan 0
Bangor 7, Eau Claire 6 – Game 1
Bangor 14, Eau Claire 4 – Game 2

Softball
Edwardsburg 11, Buchanan 1 – Game 1
Edwardsburg 6, Buchanan 4 – Game 2
Bangor 13, Eau Claire 0 – Game 1
Bangor 7, Eau Claire 0 – Game 2
Constantine 10, Schoolcraft 9 – Game 1
Constantine 12, Schoolcraft 5 – Game 2

Girls Soccer
Michigan Lutheran 0, Bridgman 0 – TIE
Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Our Lady of the Lake 0
Gull Lake 7, Portage Northern 1
Berrien Springs 3, Brandywine 0
Portage Central 2, Okemos 0
Mattawan 3, Vicksburg 0
Battle Creek Harper Creek 9, Three Rivers 1
Lawton 8, Coloma 0
South Haven 5, Niles 1

Girls Tennis
Lakeshore 8, Battle Creek Central 0

Boys Golf
BCS/LAC Jamboree at Lake Michigan Hills

Today
Baseball
Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
New Buffalo at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Battle Creek Pennfield at Coloma, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Hackett at Parchment, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Hartford at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Brandywine at Decatur, 4:30 p.m.
Climax-Scotts at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Mattawan at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Portage Northern at Kal. Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Gull Lake at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Cadilliac at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. (DH)

Softball
Howardsville Chr. at Mich. Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Niles at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Dowagiac at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Brandywine at Coloma, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Comstock at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Mattawan at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Paw Paw at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Hartford at Centreville, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Climax-Scotts at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Vicksburg at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Portage Northern at Kal. Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Gull Lake at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Battle Creek Pennfield at Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH)

Girls Soccer
Edwardsburg at Lakeshore, 6:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at South Haven, 6:30 p.m.
Marcellus at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m.
Covert at Watervliet, 6:30 p.m.
Brandywine at Constantine, 6:00 p.m.
Bangor at Buchanan, 6:00 p.m.
Hartford at Comstock, 6:30 p.m.
Parchment at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m.
Parma Western at Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m.