MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Cleveland Guardians 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago White Sox 2
Chicago Cubs 12, Oakland Athletics 2
Guardians 3, Tigers 2 – José Ramírez’s home run leads Guardians past Tigers 3-2
José Ramírez bounced back from one of the worst games of his career with a three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2. Paul Quantrill pitched six shutout innings Wednesday before leaving after a line drive hit him on the leg. He allowed four hits and a walk, striking out four. Three Cleveland relievers followed, with Emmanuel Clase pitching the ninth for his sixth save. With the game scoreless after five innings, Steven Kwan walked to start the sixth and moved up on Andres Gimenez’s base hit. Ramírez followed with a long homer down the right-field line.
Phillies 5, White Sox 2 – Turner, Marsh hit homers, Phillies beat White Sox 5-2
Trea Turner homered and had three hits, Brandon Marsh also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2. Taijuan Walker pitched into the seventh inning. Turner hit his first home run for the Phillies with a solo shot in the first. The two-time All-Star singled and scored in the third and capped a two-run fourth with an RBI double against Tanner Banks. Walker gave up two runs and five hits in 61/3 innings. José Alvarado pitched the ninth for his second save in three chances. Chicago’s Mike Clevinger lasted just three innings, allowing three runs and six hits on 75 pitches. Andrew Vaughn hit a two-run homer in the first.
Cubs 12, A’s 2 – Cubs hammer A’s bullpen in 12-2 win for 3-game sweep
Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run standing up on an infield grounder to spark a four-run sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs reached Oakland’s bullpen for 10 runs in a 12-2 victory over the Athletics that completed a three-game sweep. The A’s have lost seven straight and at 3-16 are mired in their poorest 19-game start since the 1951 Philadelphia A’s. Eric Hosmer hit his first home run since last July 29 for San Diego, Patrick Wisdom had a two-run triple. Mason Miller, a 24-year-old right-hander who is Oakland’s top pitching prospect, made his major league debut.
Tonight
L.A. Dodgers (Grove 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-2), 7:40 p.m.
Tigers and White Sox are off
MLB – Oakland A’s purchase land for new stadium in Las Vegas
The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new retractable roof ballpark in Las Vegas after being unable to build a new venue in the Bay Area. Team president Dave Kaval said Wednesday night that the team finalized the deal to buy the 49-acre site last week where the A’s will plan to build the stadium that will seat between 30,000 and 35,000 fans close to the Las Vegas Strip. The A’s will work with Nevada and Clark County on a public-private partnership to fund the stadium. Kaval said the A’s hope to break ground on the stadium by next year and would look to hope to be able move into their new home by 2027.
NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Carolina Hurricanes 4, New York Islanders 3 – OT (CAR leads 2-0)
Florida Panthers 6, Boston Bruins 2 (Series tied 1-1)
Dallas Stars 7, Minnesota Wild 3 (Series tied 1-1)
Edmonton Oilers 4, Los Angeles Kings 2 (Series tied 1-1)
Tonight
Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 p.m. (TBL leads 1-0)
New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, 7:30 p.m. (NYR leads 1-0)
Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche, 9:30 p.m. (SEA leads 1-0)
Winnipeg Jets at Vegas Golden Knights, 10:00 (WPG leads 1-0)
NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Memphis Grizzlies 103, Los Angeles Lakers 93 (Series tied 1-1)
Milwaukee Bucks 138, Miami Heat 122 (Series tied 1-1)
Denver Nuggets 122, Minnesota Timberwolves 113 (DEN leads 2-0)
Tonight
Philadelphia 76ers at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. (PHI leads 2-0)
Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. (SAC leads 2-0)
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m. (Series tied 1-1)
NBA – Dumars: Decision to suspend Draymond Green was ‘difficult’
NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars says it was a difficult decision to suspend Golden State’s Draymond Green for Game 3 of the Warriors’ first-round series against Sacramento. Dumars also says it was made with serious consideration of many factors. Dumars oversees the league’s basketball operations and sanctions for on-court incidents. Green stepped on the chest of Kings center Domantas Sabonis midway during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of that series on Monday night. Green was ejected for the play. The league escalated the punishment on Tuesday night.
NBA – Sacramento’s Mike Brown unanimous Coach of the Year winner
Sacramento’s Mike Brown is the unanimous winner of the NBA’s Coach of the Year award. It was an easy call after his first season in Sacramento saw the Kings make the playoffs for the first time since 2006. All 100 voters from a panel of reporters and broadcasters had Brown atop their ballot Wednesday. Brown won the award for the second time, adding this trophy to the one he got after he and LeBron James led Cleveland to a 66-16 record in the 2008-09 season. The other finalists were Oklahoma City’s Mark Daigneault and Boston’s Joe Mazzulla.
Golf – PGA – Tiger Woods has ankle surgery, rest of majors in doubt
Tiger Woods is recovering from another surgery. Woods has posted on Twitter that he had fusion surgery on his right ankle to alleviate arthritis from a broken bone. Most estimates on recovery are eight to 12 weeks. That would put into doubt whether he plays in the three remaining majors. Woods had a noticeable limp when he played in the Masters. He made the cut for a record-tying 23rd time. But he withdrew Sunday morning during the third round because of plantar fasciitis. The broken bone in his ankle stems from the February 2021 car crash in Los Angeles.
Texas cheerleaders shot after one says she got in wrong car
Authorities say a man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a Texas supermarket parking lot after one of them said she mistakenly got into his car thinking it was her own. The shooting early Tuesday east of Austin was the latest in a string of recent U.S. shootings apparently sparked by someone showing up at the wrong place. Heather Roth says she got into what she thought was her car, but there was a man in the passenger seat so she got back into her teammate’s car. She says the man then approached her teammate’s car and opened fire. She was grazed and her teammate was critically wounded. The man fled but was later arrested.
IIHF – 2-time US hockey Olympic defender Megan Bozek retires
Two-time United States women’s hockey Olympian Megan Bozek is retiring. The 32-year-old defender from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, won silver medals at the 2014 Sochi and 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Bozek also won four gold medals in six world championship tournament appearances, ending with a silver-medal finish in 2022. Bozek made her national team debut in 2007 in the Under-18 Series, and finished her career with 17 goals and 41 assists for 58 points in 111 games.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
West Michigan 4, Dayton 1
South Bend 4, Great Lakes 3
Lake County 5, Lansing 4
Today
Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
South Bend Cubs at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.
Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:30 p.m.
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Today
Baseball
Lake Michigan College at Marian Ancilla, 2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m. (Doubleheader)
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last NightGirls Soccer
Gull Lake 5, Lakeshore 0
Battle Creek Lakeview 1, St. Joseph 0
Our Lady of the Lake 4, Michigan Lutheran 3
Three Rivers 1, Niles 0
South Haven 5, Fennville 4
Berrien Springs 6, Hartford 0
Holland Black River 3, Bridgman 0
Buchanan 4, Brandywine 0
Plainwell 8, Edwardsburg 0
Paw Paw 8, Sturgis 0
Vicksburg 2, Otsego 0
Portage Northern 8, Battle Cree Central 0
Loy Norrix 2, Kalamazoo Central 0
Mattawan 2, Portage Central 1
Bangor 2, Bloomingdale 0
Comstock 12, Marcellus 1
Allegan 3, Delton-Kellogg 0
Constantine 4, Lawton 3
Kalamazoo Christian 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0
Baseball
Otsego 10, Niles 1 – Game 1
Otsego 3, Niles 1 – Game 2
Plainwell 13, Sturgis 2 – Game 1
Sturgis 3, Plainwell 2 – Game 2
Vicksburg 4, Paw Paw 2
Softball
Otsego 5, Niles 1 – Game 1
Otsego 6, Niles 2 – Game 2
GR Forest Hills Central 17, Saugatuck 2 – Game 1
GR Forest Hills Central 15, Saugatuck 11 – Game 2
Girls Tennis
Vicksburg 8, Three Rivers 0
Otsego 8, Edwardsburg 0
Sturgis 6, Niles 2
Paw Paw 4, Plainwell 4
Today
Baseball
St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m.
Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m.
Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m.
Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 4:30 p.m.
Coloma at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.
Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m.
Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m.
Parchment at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m.
Plainwell at Harper Creek, 4:00 p.m.
Lawton at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m.
Decatur at Centreville, 4:00 p.m.
White Pigeon at Comstock, 4:00 p.m.
Bangor at Hartford, 4:00 p.m.
Lawrence at Mendon, 4:00 p.m.
Constantine at Climax-Scotts, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m.
Mattawan at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.
South Haven at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m.
Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m.
Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 4:30 p.m.
Coloma at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.
Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m.
Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Otsego, 4:30 p.m.
Parchment at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m.
Harper Creek at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m.
Lawton at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m.
Decatur at Centreville, 4:00 p.m.
White Pigeon at Comstock, 4:00 p.m.
Bangor at Hartford, 4:00 p.m.
Lawrence at Mendon, 4:00 p.m.
Bronson at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Bridgman at Allegan, 6:15 p.m.
Covert at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m.
Harper Creek at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.
