MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Detroit Tigers 2
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Chicago White Sox 0
San Diego Padres 5, Chicago Cubs 3
Brewers 6, Tigers 2 – Caratini, Wiemer homer, Brewers top Tigers 6-2, Báez hurt
Victor Caratini and rookie Joey Wiemer homered to back Freddy Peralta, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the Detroit Tigers 6-2 to avoid a series sweep and stop a three-game losing streak. Detroit shortstop Javier Báez, who entered with a 10-game hitting streak, left in the first inning after being struck on the left hand by a 93 mph Peralta pitch,. The Tigers said Báez’s hand was bruised and X-rays were negative. Peralta allowed a pair of unearned runs and four hits over six innings. Bryse Wilson, Hoby Milner, Peter Strzelecki and Devin Williams finished a six-hitter. After Brian Anderson misplayed Nick Maton’s fly to right for an error in the fourth, Detroit scored a pair of unearned runs on the first of Akil Baddoo’s two doubles and Jake Rogers’ run-scoring single.
Blue Jays 8, White Sox 0 – Springer hurts hand, Blue Jays finish sweep of White Sox 8-0
Yusei Kikuchi struck out eight batters over 5 2/3 innings, Bo Bichette hit a solo home run and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the slumping White Sox 8-0 to complete a three-game sweep. The loss Wednesday extends Chicago’s losing streak to seven. Blue Jays outfielder George Springer left in the fourth, one inning after he was hit on the right hand by a pitch from White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech. X-rays did not reveal a fracture. Bichette went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and scored twice. He hit a first-pitch homer off Jimmy Lambert in the seventh.
Padres 5, Cubs 3 – Tatis, Cronenworth lead Padres past Cubs 5-3
Fernando Tatis Jr. drove in three runs with a pair of singles, lifting the San Diego Padres to a 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night. With runners at second and third in the seventh, Tatis hit Brandon Hughes’ 2-1 slider past diving Cubs third baseman Patrick Wisdom to score both and give the Padres a 4-3 lead. He knocked in an insurance run in the ninth with a line shot to center. Nick Martinez (2-1) pitched three scoreless innings for the win in his first relief appearance this season after four starts. Josh Hader worked around Yan Gomes’ double and a walk in the ninth for his ninth save. Hughes (0-1), the second of five Cubs relievers took the loss.
Today
San Diego (Lugo 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (Wesneski 1-1), 2:20 p.m.
Baltimore (Gibson 4-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-3), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15
Tampa Bay (McClanahan 4-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-0), 7:10 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Florida Panthers 4, Boston Bruins 3 – OT (BOS leads 3-2)
Seattle Kraken 3, Colorado Avalanche 2 (SEA leads 3-2)
Tonight
Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 p.m. (TOR leads 3-1)
New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, 7:30 p.m. (Series tied 2-2)
Winnipeg Jets at Vegas Golden Knights, 10:00 p.m. (VGK leads 3-1)
NHL – Wild, Red Wings, Maple Leafs and Senators going to Sweden
The NHL is sending four teams to Sweden next season as part of its annual Global Series. The Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators will each play two games among them in Stockholm in November. It’s one of two trips outside North America the league has planned for 2023. The Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes are set to play two exhibition games in Melbourne, Australia, in September. The NHL is trying to significantly expand hockey interest Down Under while also cultivating and growing an already fervent fanbase in Scandinavia and across Europe. The Red Wings will face the Senators on Nov. 16 and the Leafs on Nov. 17. The league chose the Wild, Maple Leafs, Red Wings and Senators not only for their current volume of Swedes but the organizations’ history of them, including Detroit’s Nicklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg and Ottawa’s Daniel Alfredsson, who also played one season for the Red Wings.
NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Last Night
New York Knicks 106, Cleveland Cavaliers 95 (NYK wins 4-1)
Memphis Grizzlies 116, Los Angeles Lakers 99 (LAL leads 3-2)
Miami Heat 128, Milwaukee Bucks 126 – OT (MIA wins 4-1)
Golden State Warriors 123, Sacramento Kings 116 (GSW leads 3-2)
Tonight
Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks, 8:30 p.m. (BOS leads 3-2)
NFL – NFL Draft Guide: How to watch, who will go No. 1
The NFL never really stops so the offseason continues with the draft starting on Thursday night. The Carolina Panthers have the No. 1 overall pick and a lot of the hype surrounds the quarterbacks. Alabama’s Bryce Young, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, Kentucky’s Will Levis and Florida’s Anthony Richardson are among the coveted prospects. The other top athletes include edge rushers such as Alabama’s Will Anderson Jr. and Texas Tech’s Tyree Wilson. The first round begins Thursday at 8 p.m. Eastern. The second and third rounds are on Friday starting at 7 p.m. Eastern. The fourth through seventh rounds are Saturday starting at 12 p.m.
NFL – National Football League – 2023 NFL Draft
Round 1
1) Carolina Panthers (from CHI)
2) Houston Texans
3) Arizona Cardinals
4) Indianapolis Colts
5) Seattle Seahawks (from DEN)
6) Detroit Lions (from LAR)
7) Las Vegas Raiders
8) Atlanta Falcons
9) Chicago Bears (from CAR)
10) Philadelphia Eagles (from NO)
11) Tennessee Titans
12) Houston Texans (from CLE)
13) Green Bay Packers (from NYJ)
14) New England Patriots
15) New York Jets (from GB)
16) Washington Commanders
17) Pittsburgh Steelers
18) Detroit Lions
19) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20) Seattle Seahawks
21) Los Angeles Chargers
22) Baltimore Ravens
23) Minnesota Vikings
24) Jacksonville Jaguars
25) New York Giants
26) Dallas Cowboys
27) Buffalo Bills
28) Cincinnati Bengals
29) New Orleans Saints (from SF/MIA/DEN)
30) Philadelphia Eagles
31) Kansas City Chiefs
MIA forfiets round 1 pick
NFL – Rodgers hopes to help Jets add to ‘lonely’ Super Bowl trophy
Aaron Rodgers believes he’s where he needs to be. And the New York Jets’ new quarterback thinks they can do big things together. The four-time NFL MVP was introduced by the team Wednesday to much fanfare in the team’s auditorium. Rodgers said it’s a surreal day for him and he’s looking forward to the new adventure in New York. The Jets received Rodgers, the No. 15 overall pick and a fifth-rounder this year from the Packers. In exchange, Green Bay got the 13th overall selection, a second-rounder, a sixth-rounder and a conditional 2024 second-round pick that could become a first-rounder if Rodgers plays 65% of New York’s plays this season. Rodgers spent his first 18 seasons in Green Bay.
NFL – NFL, other leagues balancing betting revenue, game integrity
The NFL and other sports leagues spent many years staying as far away as they could from sports betting because they said it was necessary to protect the integrity of their games. Those entities now have a much different challenge. The biggest professional sports leagues today have high revenue-producing partnerships with sports betting companies that they want to maintain. The NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, NHL and others as well as broadcasters NBCUniversal and Fox have announced the formation of the Coalition for Responsible Sports Betting Advertising.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Lansing 5, Quad Cities 0
Great Lakes 5, Fort Wayne 2
Peoria 3, South Bend 2
West Michigan 10, Cedar Rapids 0
Tonight
Quad Cities River Bandits at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m.
Great Lakes Loons at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.
Peoria Chiefs at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m.
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Today
Baseball
Kellogg Community College at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m. (Doubleheader)
MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Baseball
Lakeshore 10, Portage Northern 4 – Game 1
Portage Northern 4, Lakeshore 0 – Game 2
Brandywine 4, Buchanan 1 – Game 1
Buchanan 10, Brandywine 2 – Game 2
Softball
Lakeshore 9, Portage Northern 4 – Game 1
Lakeshore 7, Portage Northern 1 – Game 2
Buchanan 18, Brandywine 2 – Game 1
Buchanan 10, Brandywine 3 – Game 2
Girls Soccer
Lakeshore 3, Battle Creek Lakeview 3 – TIE
St. Joseph 0, Portage Northern 0 – TIE
Michigan Lutheran 0, New Buffalo 0 – TIE
Our Lady of the Lake 8, Covert 0
Mattawan 6, Kalamazoo Central 0
Dowagiac 8, Brandywine 0
Otsego 4, Niles 0
Plainwell 10, Sturgis 0
Vicksburg 1, Paw Paw 0
Edwardsburg 5, Three Rivers 0
Bridgman 3, Coloma 1
Holland Black River 4, Watervliet 1
Allegan 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 0
Delton-Kellogg 8, Constantine 0
Kalamazoo Christian 5, Schoolcraft 1
Bangor 4, Marcellus 0
Hartford 5, Bloomingdale 1
Portage Central 1, Gull Lake 1 – TIE
Loy Norrix 8, Battle Creek Central 0
Boys Golf
SMAC Tournament at Stonehedge North (Gull Lake)
Team Scores
- Gull Lake 307
- Portage Central 321
- Mattawan 335
- St. Joseph 341
- Loy Norrix 341
- Lakeshore 344
- Portage Northern 375
- Kalamazoo Central 381
- BC Lakeview 386
St. Joseph
Charles Uzelac 76
Dylan Walters 85
Chase Murrin 89
Andrew Lepeniotis 91
Niklaas Door 92
Christos Lepeniotis 99
Lakeshore
Jacob Marohn 76
Jack Carlisle 86
Nate Hawks 90
Cody Harmon 92
Girls Tennis
St. Joseph 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 3
Lakeshore 8, Battle Creek Central 0
Edwardsburg 5, Niles 3
Track and Field
Niles at Vicksburg
Girls: Vicksburg 86, Niles 47
Boys: Vicksburg 97, Niles 39
Today
Girls Soccer
South Haven at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Bangor at Buchanan, 5:45 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Calhoun Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Comstock at Constantine, 5:00 p.m.
Holland Black River at GR Covenant Chr. 5:00 p.m.
Lawton at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.
Fennville at Saugatuck, 5:45 p.m.
Baseball
Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Bridgman at Berrien Springs, 4:15 p.m.
Dowagiac at Watervliet, 4:00 p.m.
Bangor at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Decatur, 4:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m.
Mendon at Hartford, 4:30 p.m.
Mattawan at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m.
Loy Norrix at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m.
BC Central at BC Lakeview, 4:00 p.m.
Otsego at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m.
Plainwell at Schoolcraft, 4:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Coldwater, 4:00 p.m.
Parchment at Allegan, 4:00 p.m.
Lawrence at Fennville, 4:30 p.m.
Saugatuck at GR Covenant Chr. 4:15 p.m.
Gobles at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Bridgman at Berrien Springs, 4:15 p.m.
Dowagiac at Watervliet, 4:00 p.m.
Lawrence at Fennville, 4:30 p.m.
Saugatuck at GR Covenant Chr. 4:15 p.m.
Schoolcraft at South Haven, 4;30 p.m.
Bangor at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Howardsville Chr. , 4:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m.
Mendon at Hartford, 4:30 p.m.
Mattawan at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m.
Loy Norrix at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m.
BC Central at BC Lakeview, 4:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Gobles, 4:30 p.m.
Three Rivers at Coldwater, 4:00 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.