MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Houston Astros 8, Detroit Tigers 2
Chicago White Sox 7, San Francisco Giants 3
Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds, PPD to 9/1
Astros 8, Tigers 2 – McCormick, Tucker, Peña all homer as Astros down Tigers 8-2
Chas McCormick, Kyle Tucker and Jeremy Peña all homered and combined for six RBIs to help the Houston Astros snap a three-game skid with an 8-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. McCormick hit a two-run home run in the second off Eduardo Rodriguez and doubled in the fourth. Tucker homered for a second straight game with his solo home run in the fourth to help the Astros to avoid a three-game sweep. Peña, last year’s World Series MVP, connected on a two-run shot off Tyler Alexander for his first home run of the season with two outs in the eighth to make it 8-2.
White Sox 7, Giants 3 – Cease gets 1st win, Anderson tossed as White Sox beat Giants
Dylan Cease went five innings in his first win, Tim Anderson got ejected and the Chicago White Sox beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3. Luis Robert Jr. had three hits, scored twice and drove in a run for Chicago. Gavin Sheets added three RBIs. Cease kept the Giants in check despite some control issues after they smacked seven homers in Monday’s 12-3 romp. The AL Cy Young Award runner-up walked 5, struck out 8. The only hit and run he allowed was a solo homer to J.D. Davis in the 2nd.
Cubs at Reds, PPD – Cubs at Reds postponed due to rain, rescheduled Sept. 1
Wednesday’s game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park was postponed due to rain and rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Friday, Sept. 1. The Cincinnati area was under a tornado watch with a line of strong storms expected in the afternoon. Game 1 (the rescheduled game) will begin at 1:10 p.m. ET. Game 2 Game 2 (the original game) will start at 6:40 p.m. ET. Both games of the split doubleheader will be nine-inning regulation games.
Today
Boston (Sale 0-0) at Detroit (Turnbull 0-1), 1:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:45
San Francisco (Wood 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 0-0), 2:10 p.m.
Cubs are off
MLB – White Sox star Anderson ejected, alleges quick-pitch
Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson was ejected from Wednesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants after appearing to claim he was quick-pitched by Logan Webb. With a 1-2 count in the third inning, Anderson was in the batter’s box but not settled into his stance when Webb began his delivery with 11 seconds left on the pitch clock. Anderson stepped out and was already walking toward the home dugout when Webb threw strike three down the middle. It was unclear if Anderson tried to call timeout. Plate umpire D.J. Reyburn called Anderson out on strikes, and Anderson then turned back toward Reyburn to argue.
MLB – White Sox slugger Jiménez sidelined by strained hamstring
The Chicago White Sox say slugger Eloy Jiménez will miss two to three weeks because of a strained left hamstring. The team placed Jiménez on the 10-day injured list Wednesday and recalled infielder Jake Burger from Triple-A Charlotte. Jiménez sustained a low-grade strain running from first to third Monday on Andrew Vaughn’s RBI double in the seventh inning of a 12-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants. The 26-year-old Jiménez is 4 for 19 in five games. He had 31 homers as a rookie in 2019 but has had injuries in other seasons.
MLB – White Sox closer Hendriks completes final round of chemo
Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he has completed his final round of chemotherapy. He has non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He has posted an Instagram video of him ringing the “victory bell” along with a lengthy note thanking his medical team, wife, family, friends and fans. He says the past five months “have been both the quickest and slowest of my life.” Hendriks announced the diagnosis in January. He said in a video shown Monday prior to the White Sox’s home opener against the San Francisco Giants that he was beginning his final round of chemo.
NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, 10:00 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Brooklyn Nets 123, Detroit Pistons 108
New York Knicks 138, Indiana Pacers 129
Milwaukee Bucks 108, Chicago Bulls 92
Nets 123, Pistons 108 – Nets beat Pistons 123-108, close in on playoff berth
Mikal Bridges scored 26 points and the Brooklyn Nets moved to the verge of a playoff spot by beating the Detroit Pistons 123-108. Former Pistons guard Spencer Dinwiddie shot 1 for 10 from the floor but matched his career high with 16 assists for the Nets (44-36), who won for the fourth time in five games. They need one more victory or loss by Miami (42-37) to clinch the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference. R.J. Hampton had a career-high 27 points for Detroit, which has lost 22 of its last 23 games. Jaden Ivey had 23 points and 10 assists. Joe Harris had 18 points on six 3-pointers, all in Brooklyn’s 47-point first quarter.
Knicks 138, Pacers 129 – Quickley, Grimes lead Knicks past Pacers, 138-129
Immanuel Quickley scored 39 points, one shy of his career high, and Quentin Grimes had a career-high 36 in the New York Knicks’ 138-129 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. Obi Toppin added 32 points and the Knicks shot 52%. Mitchell Robinson finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds. Jalen Smith scored 19 points for Indiana, T.J. McConnell had 18 and Bennedict Mathurin 17. McConnell had 12 assists. The Knicks had a 52-37 rebounding edge.
Bucks 108, Bulls 92 – Bucks wrap up top seed in NBA with 105-92 victory over Bulls
Bobby Portis had 27 points and 13 rebounds, starting in place of the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks wrapped up the top seed in the NBA playoffs, beating the Chicago Bulls 105-92 on Wednesday night. Antetokounmpo was ruled out before the game because of right knee soreness. He had 28 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists against Washington on Tuesday night. Brook Lopez had 26 points, point guard Jrue Holiday added 20 points, 15 assists and eight rebounds and Jevon Carter had 16 points in a starting role. Khris Middleton started for the Bucks, but played just eight minutes before exiting with right knee soreness. Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 21 points and 11 rebounds.
NFL – Marvin Jones back to play for an improved Detroit Lions team
Marvin Jones moved his wife and five children from Miami to San Diego and planned to sign with an NFL team on the West Coast. The receiver said Wednesday he could not resist an opportunity to play in Detroit again for a franchise that suddenly has a favorable impression around the league. The Lions found the veteran receiver it wanted to fill the void left when DJ Chark signed with the Carolina Panthers two weeks ago in free agency. Jones has 542 catches for 7,386 yards and 58 touchdowns in his career.
Golf – The Masters – LIV and let live: Masters still about who wins green jacket
Masters chairman Fred Ridley is hopeful of a Masters just like any other. Ridley says the interaction with LIV players at the champions dinner made it feel like everything was normal in the golf world. But it’s been all the chatter for the last 10 months. The Masters gets underway on Thursday. Tiger Woods is playing. Phil Mickelson is back in the field. Bad weather is in the forecast. Ridley believes the Masters is above it all. He says every player in the field wants the same thing. And that’s to be wearing a green jacket on Sunday afternoon.
NCAAWBKB – LSU’s Reese on White House flap: ‘We’ll go to the Obamas’
First lady Jill Biden’s walk-back of her suggestion that runner-up Iowa should join NCAA women’s basketball champion LSU for a visit to the White House doesn’t sit well with Angel Reese. The Tigers star said on The Paper Route Podcast the Tigers should celebrate their title with Barack and Michelle Obama rather than with President Joe Biden and his wife. Jill Biden attended Sunday’s 102-85 LSU victory. She said Monday that as part of the longstanding tradition of having champions visit the White House, the Hawkeyes should come as well because they played such a good game.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball – Opening Day
Tonight
Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend off
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Today
Softball
Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley C.C., 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH)
Baseball
Lansing C.C. at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m. (DH)
MHSAA – Kaden Brown wins Michigan AP D2 POY award
Grand Rapids Catholic Central senior Kaden Brown has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 2 boys basketball Player of the Year. Brown averaged 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.0 steals per game for the 16-7 Cougars, giving him an 80-12 record in his four-year varsity career. The rest of the All-State team includes Grand Rapids Catholic Central’s Durral Brooks, Grand Rapids South Christian’s Carson Vis, Romulus Summit Academy’s James Wright, Goodrich’s Jack Locey, Warren Michigan Collegiate’s Dylan Grant, Standish-Sterling’s Truman King, Chelsea teammates Joey Cabana and Jake Stephens and Onsted’s Ayden Davis. The coach of the year is Chelsea’s Andrea Cabana.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer
Berrien Springs 3, Bridgman 0
Portage Northern 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 0
Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, Cancelled
Buchanan at Coloma, Cancelled
Calhoun Christian at Battle Creek Central, Cancelled
Baseball
Coloma at Kalamazoo Central, Cancelled
Haslett at Gull Lake, Cancelled
Climax-Scotts at Kalamazoo Hackett, Cancelled
Softball
Kalamazoo Central at Harper Creek, Cancelled
Climax-Scotts at Kalamazoo Hackett, Cancelled
Today
Girls Soccer
Vicksburg at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m.
Bronson at Battle Creek Central, 6:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Central, 5:00 p.m.
Harper Creek at Kal. Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m.
Comstock at Olivet, 5:30 p.m.
Baseball
Bridgman at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Niles, 4:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m.
Vicksburg at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Parchment, 4:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Marshall, 4:00 p.m.
Climax-Scotts at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
Buchanan at Niles, 4:00 p.m.
Brandywine at Coloma,
Schoolcraft at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Eau Claire, 4:30 p.m.
Gull Lake at Holt, 4:15 p.m.
Climax Scotts at Kal. Loy Norrix, 4:30 p.m.
Vicksburg at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m.
