MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Cincinnati Reds 6, Detroit Tigers 5 – 10 Innings
Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 2 – Game 1
Kansas City Royals 11, Chicago White Sox 10 – Game 2
Colorado Rockies 6, Chicago Cubs 4
Reds 6, Tigers 5 – F/10 – Tyler Stephenson has RBI single in 10th to lift Reds past Tigers, 6-5
Tyler Stephenson had an RBI single in the 10th inning in the Cincinnati Reds’ 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Stephenson led off the 10th with a single off Tigers closer Alex Lange (6-4), with Noelvi Marte sliding around Jake Rogers’ tag at the plate. Reds All-Star closer Alexis Díaz (9-4) got the victory with a scoreless ninth, and former Tiger Buck Farmer pitched the 10th for his third save. In the 10th, Spencer Torkelson’s fly ball moved Andy Ibañez to third, but Akil Baddoo grounded to Jonathan India, who threw Ibañez out at the plate. Farmer then struck out Kerry Carpenter to end the game.
White Sox 6, Royals 2/Royals 11, Sox 10 – Royals waste 9-run lead, beat White Sox 11-10 after losing opener 6-2
Maikel García hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning after Kansas City wasted a nine-run lead, and the Royals hung on to beat the Chicago White Sox 11-10 for a doubleheader split. Chicago took the opener 6-2 as Dylan Cease won consecutive decisions for just the third time and the White Sox ended a strange run of losses when their pitchers struck out 14 or more _ Chicago had been 0-11 this year. . The Royals had not lost when leading by nine runs since a 15-13 defeat to Cleveland on Aug. 23, 2006, when Kansas City led 10-1.
Rockies 6, Cubs 4 – Kris Bryant homers, has 3 RBIs against former team in Rockies’ 6-4 win over Cubs
Kris Bryant hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning and had three RBIs against his former team, helping the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Tuesday night. Elías Díaz had three hits for Colorado, which denied the Cubs a chance to gain ground on Philadelphia in the NL wild card. The Phillies lead Chicago by 1 1/2 games for the first wild card, and the Cubs trail NL Central-leading Milwaukee by four games. Brenton Doyle had two hits, Jake Bird (3-3) got the win in relief of Chris Flexen, and Justin Lawrence caught Nico Hoerner looking with two on to end the game and get his 11th save for the Rockies.
Today
Chicago Cubs (Taillon 7-9) at Colorado (Blach 2-1), 3:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Phillips 0-0) at Detroit (Rodriguez 11-7), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15
Kansas City (TBD) at Chicago White Sox (Clevinger 7-7), 7:40 p.m.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (best of three)
Tonight
Chicago Sky at Las Vegas Aces, 10:00 p.m. (Game 1)
NBA – Houston Rockets’ Kevin Porter Jr. fractured girlfriend’s vertebra in NYC assault
Prosecutors say Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr.’s alleged attack on his girlfriend at a New York City hotel left the woman with a fractured neck vertebra and a cut above her right eye. Prosecutors revealed details of the alleged assault at Porter’s arraignment Tuesday. Porter, 23, pleaded not guilty to felony assault and strangulation charges in connection with the incident early Monday at the Millennium Hilton near the United Nations in Manhattan. Prosecutors said he didn’t stop until his girlfriend, former WNBA and Benton Harbor Tiger player Kysre Gondrezick, ran out into the hallway covered in blood. He was not required to enter a plea during his brief court appearance. Porter is due back in court in Manhattan on Oct. 16. A message seeking comment was left with Porter’s lawyer. According to Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Mirah Curzer, Porter has a history of abusing Gondrezick, including an incident in which he rammed his car into hers. According to a criminal complaint, Gondrezick told police that Porter punched her repeatedly in the face with a closed fist, causing an inches-long gash above the right eye, bruising and substantial pain to her face. Gondrezick, 26, said Porter also wrapped his hands around her neck and strangled her, causing her to have difficulty breathing, redness and bruising to her neck, and loss of motion to her left arm. Hospital testing showed that Gondrezick sustained a fracture to one of the vertebrae in her neck, the criminal complaint said.
NFL – Jets QB Aaron Rodgers has a torn left Achilles tendon, will miss the 2023 season
New York Jets coach Robert Saleh says Aaron Rodgers has a torn left Achilles tendon and the 39-year-old quarterback will miss the rest of the season. An MRI revealed the severity of the four-time NFL MVP’s injury, confirming what the Jets feared after their 22-16 overtime win over Buffalo. Saleh said Rodgers will have season-ending surgery but he wasn’t certain when that would occur. Rodgers was injured on his fourth regular-season snap in a Jets uniform. Zach Wilson replaced him in Monday night’s game. Saleh said the Jets will look at bringing in other quarterbacks to back up Wilson.
NFL – Ex-NFL Media journalist sues, alleging long-standing institutional discrimination
A former NFL Media journalist is accusing the league of refusing to address what he calls long-standing institutional discrimination and says his contract was not renewed because he repeatedly voiced concerns regarding equity and racial injustice. The allegations were made by Jim Trotter in a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed in federal court in New York City. Trotter also cited Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula as making racially insensitive comments and says his concerns fell on deaf ears when he raised them with league executives, including NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The NFL issued a statement disputing Trotter’s allegations. So did Pegula and Jones.
NCAA – Larry Nassar survivor says MSU’s latest mess shows it hasn’t learned from past
Michigan State has stumbled from scandal to scandal, including the sexual abuse attacks by sports doctor Larry Nassar. After a female Michigan State graduate filed a complaint about Nassar’s abuse in 2014, a school investigation said he didn’t violate school policy and it took years before he was held accountable and incarcerated. Michigan State has another mess. There are questions about what school leaders knew and when before football coach Mel Tucker was suspended without pay after sexual misconduct allegations against him.
NHL – Columbus’ coach Mike Babcock blasts report suggesting he invaded players’ privacy
New Columbus Blue Jackets coach Mike Babcock says he did nothing wrong in asking players to show him photos off their phone. A former NHL player Paul Bissonnette says he heard from the Blue Jackets that the coach was invading players’ privacy. Babcock called that a gross representation of his meetings with players and staff. He says he asked for family photos as a way of getting to know people around the team better. Team captain Boone Jenner expressed disappointment at the situation being blown out of proportion.
Horse Racing – Panel finds no single factor in horse deaths at Churchill Downs
A report from horse racing’s federally created oversight panel found no single cause of death among 12 horses at Churchill Downs this spring, but recommends further action and analysis to mitigate risk at the home of the Kentucky Derby. The report from the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority said there was no link between Churchill Downs’ racing surface and the deaths or pattern in their location. Tuesday’s report comes two days before the start of Churchill Downs’ fall September meet and follows the June 7 suspension of racing and shift of the spring meet to Ellis Park in western Kentucky.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball – Divisional Playoffs (best of three)
Last Night
Eastern Division Final
Fort Wayne Tin Caps 5, Great Lakes Loons 0 (FW leads 1-0)
Western Division Final
Peoria Chiefs 4, Cedar Rapids Kernels 3 (PEO leads 1-0)
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Last Night
Women’s Soccer
Delta College 10, Lake Michigan College 0
Women’s Volleyball
Lake Michigan College 3, Jackson College 1
Southwestern Michigan College 3, Glen Oaks Community College 2
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Soccer
Gull lake 6, Lakeshore 1
Howardsville Christian 6, Michigan Lutheran 0
Covert 0, New Buffalo 0 – TIE
Berrien Springs 2, Buchanan 1
Portage Central 4, Mattawan 0
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1, Kalamazoo Central 0
Portage Northern 4, Battle Creek Central 0
Volleyball
Dowagiac 3, Paw Paw 2
Coloma 3, Allegan 1
Watervliet 3, South Haven 1
Saugatuck 3, Gobles 0
Kalamazoo Christian 3, Constantine 0
Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Lawton 0
Galesburg-Augusta 3, Holland Black River 2
Bangor 3, Hartford 0
Centreville 3, Bloomingdale 0
Decatur 3, Cassopolis 2
Comstock 3, Lawrence 2
White Pigeon 3, Marcellus 0
Boys Tennis
St. Joseph 7, Portage Northern 1
Paw Paw 5, Plainwell 3
Vicksburg 8, Three Rivers 0
Tonight
Volleyball
Lakeshore at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m.
Portage Northern at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m.
Portage Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m.
River Valley at Covert, 6:00 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m.
Boys Soccer
Three Rivers at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.
Otsego at Niles, 6:30 p.m.
Plainwell at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m.
Paw Paw at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m.
Bangor at Covert, 6:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m.
Lawton at Allegan, 6:30 p.m.
Holland Black River at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.
South Haven at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m.
Comstock at Bloomingdale, 6:30 p.m.
Cassopolis at Hartford, 5:00 p.m.
Boys Tennis
St. Joseph at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m.
Gull Lake at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.
