Monday Morning Sports Update-05/24/2021

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Golf – PGA Championship – Mickelson in record books with PGA Championship title
Phil Mickelson has become the oldest major champion by surviving a somewhat chaotic final round at the PGA Championship. The 50-year-old Mickelson squandered most of a five-stroke lead on the back nine before finishing two strokes ahead of Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen  at Kiawah Island. Mickelson closed with a 1-over 73 to finish 6 under for his sixth career major championship. Julius Boros was 48 when he won the 1968 PGA Championship in San Antonio. Boros held the distinction of oldest major champ for 53 years before Mickelson added to his legacy. Lefty also became the first player to win tournaments 30 years apart, and the 10th to win in three different decades. Koepka was 4 over on the par 5s when the game was still on and closed with a 74. Oosthuizen hit into the water as he was trying to make a final run and shot 73.

MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 2
New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 4
Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 – F/10

Royals 3, Tigers 2 – Santana’s 2-run homer in 9th lifts Royals over Tigers 3-2
Carlos Santana belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Kansas City was held to three hits until the ninth, when Whit Merrifield led off with an infield single before Santana connected against Michael Fulmer. Kyle Zimmer struck out three in two hitless innings for the win. Royals manager Mike Matheny was ejected for the second time this season for arguing in the sixth. Detroit scored twice in the first against Kris Bubic, sparked by Robbie Grossman’s leadoff double. Jeimer Candelario and Ethan Haase each hit an RBI single.

Yankees 5, White Sox 4 – Judge walk-off walk lifts Yanks over Chisox, 6th win in row
Aaron Judge walked against Liam Hendriks with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to overcome Aroldis Chapman’s first blown save, and the New York Yankees extended their winning streak to six by beating the Chicago White Sox 5-4. Jameson Taillon completed a historic scoreless turn through the New York rotation. But pinch-hitter Andrew Vaughn sprinted around the bases after tying it at 4 with his opposite-field homer in the ninth. It was the first blown save by Chapman in 12 chances this year and the first earned run allowed by the closer.

Cubs 2, Cardinals 1 – F/10 – Baez’s HR in 10th leads Cubs to 2-1 win over Cardinals
Jávier Báez hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to break a scoreless tie and propel the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Baez hit the second pitch he saw from Alex Reyes 417 feet onto the center field batter’s eye for his 11th home run of the season. It was just the second earned run allowed by Reyes in 25 innings this season. Craig Kimbrel recorded four outs to improve Chicago’s record to 4-4 in extra inning contests. Adam Wainwright did not earn a decision despite allowing just one hit and one walk with seven strikeouts in eight innings.

Tonight
Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers, 7:10 p.m.                  94.9 WSJM/103.7 Cosy-FM 6:50
St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago White Sox, 8:00 p.m.
Cubs are off

NBA – National Basketball Association – NBA Play-In Tournament
Last Night
Philadelphia 76ers 125, Washington Wizards 118                      (PHI leads 1-0)
Phoenix Suns 99, Los Angeles Lakers 90                                     (PHX leads 1-0)
Atlanta Hawks 107, New York Knicks 105                                  (ATL leads 1-0)
Memphis Grizzlies 112, Utah Jazz 109                                        (MEM leads 1-0)

Tonight
Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks, 7:30 p.m.                                   (MIL leads 1-0)
Portland Trailblazers at Denver Nuggets, 10:00 p.m.                 (POR leads 1-0)

NHL – 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 – Best of 7
Last Night
Nashville Predators 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 – 2 OT                  (Series tied 2-2)
Colorado Avalanche 5, St. Louis Blues 2                                    (COL wins 4-0)
Boston Bruins 3, Washington Capitals 1                                    (BOS wins 4-1)
Winnipeg Jets 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 – OT                                    (WPG leads 3-0)

Tonight
New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7:00 p.m.                 (Series tied 2-2)
Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m.                (Series tied 1-1)
Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m.                     (TB leads 2-1)
Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets, 9:45 p.m.                               (WPG leads 3-0)
Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, 10:30 p.m.                  (VGK leads 3-1)

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Yesterday
New York Liberty 93, Chicago Sky 85
Indiana Fever 89, Washington Mystics 77

Liberty 93, Sky 85 – Liberty tie franchise mark of 14 3s, beat Sky 93-85
Betnijah Laney scored 20 points, Sabrina Ionescu had 19 points and 12 assists and the New York Liberty overcame 22 turnovers to beat the Chicago Sky 93-85. Ionescu made 7 of 13 from the field and hit five of New York’s franchise record-tying 14 3-pointers. Rebecca Allen and Jazmine Jones hit back-to-back 3s to close the third quarter with a four-point lead and the Sky trailed the rest of the way. Diamond DeShields led Chicago with 22 points, Ruthy Hebard scored 15 and grabbed 10 rebounds and Courtney Vandersloot had 14 points, 16 assists and four steals.

Fever 89, Mystics 77 – McCowan, Breland help Fever beat Mystics for 1st win
Teaira McCowan scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Jessica Breland added 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and the Indiana Fever pulled away in the third quarter to beat the Washington Mystics 89-77. Breland was 8-of-12 shooting and McCowan made 7 of 13 from the field for Indiana, which shot 51.6% overall and made 7 of 15 from behind the arc. Tina Charles hit a 3-pointer to give Washington a 45-44 lead early in the third quarter but the Fever scored seven consecutive points, and 25 of the next 32, to take the lead for good. Charles led Washington with 31 points. Elena Delle Donne (back) did not play for the Mystics.

NASCAR – Chase Elliott wins rain-shortened NASCAR Cup debut in Austin
Chase Elliott raced to a short and slippery victory Sunday as rain spoiled the end of NASCAR’s debut at the Circuit of the Americas, where drivers struggled to navigate the winding course in the first rain race in Cup Series history. Elliott, the defending series champion, won for the first time this year and the sixth time on a road course. He has won five of the last six road races. He also earned his 12th career victory, No. 800 for Chevrolet and No. 268 for Hendrick Motorsports, tying Petty Enterprises for most victories. The race was called while under a red flag in Lap 54 of 68 because of poor visibility and standing water. Elliott’s teammate, Kyle Larson, was second.

Indy 500 – Penske’s problems continue even after Indy qualifying ends
Team Penske’s qualifying weekend struggles didn’t end after Will Power managed to lock up a starting spot in next Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. Less than 30 minutes into a two-hour, post-qualifying practice session, 2019 race winner Simon Pagenaud blew an engine. About 30 minutes after that, crew members and Chevy officials were looking at Power’s engine.

IIHF – Moore scores twice, US beats Canada 5-1 in world hockey
Trevor Moore scored twice in the second period to help the United States beat Canada 5-1 on Sunday in the world hockey championship. Jason Robertson, Adam Clendening and Matt Tennyson also scored and Jake Oettinger stopped 26 of 27 shots in relief of injured starter Anthony Stolarz. The U.S. rebounded from an opening 2-1 loss to defending champion Finland on Saturday. The Americans will play Kazakhstan on Tuesday. Maxime Comtois scored for Canada. It dropped to 0-2 — the first time it has opened group play with two losses in any world championship or Olympics — in Group B play after a 2-0 loss to host Latvia on Friday.

MWL – Minor League Baseball – Midwest League
Last Night
Lake County Captains 4, Great Lakes Loons 3
Lansing Lugnuts 8, Fort Wayne TinCaps 3
West Michigan Whitecaps 4, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 0
South Bend Cubs 5, Dayton Dragons 4

Tonight
No games tonight

MHSAA – High School Sports
Tonight
Baseball
Gull Lake at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.
Eau Claire at Lake Michigan Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
Niles at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m.
Decatur at Buchanan, 4:30 p.m.
Vicksburg at Ravenna, 4:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. Mattawan at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.
Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m.
White Pigeon at Bangor, 4:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m.
Mendon at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.

Softball
Gull Lake at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.
Lake Michigan Catholic at Howardsville Chr. 4:30 p.m.
Niles at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m.
Decatur at Buchanan, 4:30 p.m.
Lawrence at New Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.
Mattawan at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.
Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m.
Plainwell at Climax-Scotts, 4:30 p.m.
Vicksburg at Coloma, 4:15 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Otsego, 4:00 p.m.
White Pigeon at Bangor, 4:30 p.m.
Fennville at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m.
Mendon at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m.
Wyoming Lee at Martin, 4:15 p.m.
Centreville at Burr Oak, 4:30 p.m

Girls Soccer
South Haven at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m.
Parchment at Berrien Springs, 6:30 p.m.
Comstock at Olivet, 5:30 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at BC Calhoun Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Pennfield at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m.
Paw Paw at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m.

Boys Golf
BCS Conference at Orchard Hills, 9:00 a.m.
St. Joseph at Harper Creek Invitational, 1:00 p.m.           (Binder Park, Battle Creek)
Lakeshore at Portage Central Invitational, 9:00 a.m.       (Indiana Run Golf Course)