MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Detroit Tigers 1 – Game 1
Detroit Tigers 11, St. Louis Cardinals 6 – Game 1
New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 5
Cardinals 2-6/Tigers 1-11 – Pérez homers from both sides of plate in Tigers 11-6 win over Cardinals to split DH
Wenceel Pérez hit homers from both sides of the plate to help the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-6 Tuesday night to split a doubleheader. The 24-year-old Dominican became the first rookie to clear the fences for the franchise hitting right and left handed in the same game since Raúl Casanova in 1996. In the opener, Jack Flaherty tied an American League record with seven straight strikeouts to start a game and struck out a career-high 14 before St. Louis rallied against a usually strong bullpen with a two-run ninth inning to beat Detroit 2-1.
Mets 4, Cubs 2 – DJ Stewart hits a 3-run homer to lead the Mets past the Cubs 4-2
DJ Stewart hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning to lift the New York Mets to a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. Stewart had just three hits in his previous 23 at-bats before homering into the second deck in right field against Adbert Alzolay to give New York a 4-1 lead. Stewart gazed toward the home dugout before flipping his bat like a baton upon beginning his trot. Sean Reid-Foley tossed a hitless sixth for the win. Jorge López earned his second save after giving up a run in the ninth.
Twins 6, White Sox 5 – Kepler lifts Twins over White Sox 6-5 for team’s first 9-game win streak in 16 years
Max Kepler drove in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning for the second straight game, this time hitting a sacrifice fly, and the Minnesota Twins won their ninth in a row, 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox. Chicago’s Andrew Benintendi homered leading off the eighth to tie it at 5 after Minnesota scored twice in the top half. But the Twins pulled it out in the ninth. Byron Buxton walked and took third on Manuel Margot’s single. Kepler then put Minnesota on top with a sacrifice fly to center.
Today
St. Louis (Mikolas 2-3) at Detroit (Maeda 0-1), 1:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:45
Minnesota (Ober 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Flexen 1-3), 2:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Imanaga 4-0) at N.Y. Mets (Buttó 0-1), 7:10 p.m.
NBA – 2024 NBA Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Philadelphia 76ers 112, New York Knicks 106 – OT (NYK leads 3-2)
Cleveland Cavaliers 104, Orlando Magic 103 (CLE leads 3-2)
Milwaukee Bucks 115, Indiana Pacers 92 (IND leads 3-2
Bucks 115, Pacers 92 – Middleton, Portis each score 29 as Bucks stay alive with 115-92 victory over Pacers
Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis each scored 29 points and the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks kept their season alive by routing the Indiana Pacers 115-92 in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. Portis had the highest point total of his playoff career and added 10 rebounds to make amends two nights after he got ejected from a Game 4 loss. The Pacers still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 heading into Game 6 on Thursday in Indianapolis. The Bucks again were playing without injured stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard.
Tonight
Miami Heat at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. (BOS leads 3-1)
Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:00 p.m. (Series tied 2-2)
NHL – 2024 NHL Stanely Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Boston Bruins 1 – OT (BOS leads 3-2)
Carolina Hurricanes 6, New York Islanders 3 (CAR wins 4-1)
Colorado Avalanche 6, Winnipeg Jets 3 (COL wins 4-1)
Nashville Predators 2, Vancouver Canucks 1 (VAN leads 3-2)
Tonight
Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars, 7:30 p.m. (Series tied 2-2)
Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, 10:00 p.m. (EDM leads 3-1)
NFL – After a strong first round, overall NFL draft ratings down 3% from last year
After posting strong numbers for the first round, viewership for the NFL draft was down 3% from last year on TV and digital platforms. The draft averaged 5.74 million viewers for the three days this year across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and NFL Network after averaging 5.93 million in 2023 according to the league and Nielsen. The first round, where six quarterbacks were selected, averaged 12.1 million viewers, a 6% increase over last year. It was the highest day one viewership since 2021, when there was an average audience of 12.6 million. The last two days saw a drop-off though, with a dearth of compelling storylines.
Horse – Kentucky Derby deaths bring changes ahead of the 150th event
Many in the crowd that packed Churchill Downs for last year’s Kentucky Derby left in tears and questioning the safety of horse racing after two horses died that day. Ten more died in the days surrounding the race. As a result, the track made several changes to its safety program ahead of Saturday’s 150th Derby. There are more veterinarians on site and out-of-competition testing. The track’s dirt surface is now deeper and more cushiony, although multiple investigations found no single factor caused the spate of deaths. Every horse racing at Churchill also has a biometric sensor to help spot signs of a potential injury.
ACL injuries are more common in women soccer players than men. We may learn why
An English study into the causes of ACL injuries to women soccer players has been launched. ‘Project ACL’ will focus on players in the Women’s Super League in England as part of a three-year study. The injury is suffered by a disproportionate number of female players compared to their male counterparts. Organizers of the project say women are two to six times more likely than men to suffer ACL injuries. The project is a joint partnership between FIFPRO, the Professional Footballers Association, Nike and Leeds Beckett University.
NCAAMBB – St. John’s Ledlum and Dingle suing NCAA for denying them 2024-25 eligibility
St. John’s basketball players Chris Ledlum and Jordan Dingle have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA for denying their request for an eligibility waiver that would give them one more season of competition. The lawsuit in Queens (New York) Supreme Court contends the NCAA unfairly denied the players their fifth years under the COVID-19 waiver granted to athletes whose 2019-20 seasons were disrupted by the pandemic. Ledlum transferred to St. John’s from Harvard and Dingle from Penn before last season. Ledlum and Dingle also lost the 2020-21 season because the Ivy League opted to have no sports competition that academic year.
Boxing – Terms for Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul include heavier gloves, shorter rounds
Mike Tyson’s fight against Jake Paul in Texas this summer has been sanctioned as a competitive boxing match rather than an exhibition. The rounds will be shorter and the gloves will be heavier. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation this week approved terms for the July 20 fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Netflix will provide live coverage of the bout between the 27-year-old Paul, a social media star-turned-boxer, and 57-year-old Tyson, who hasn’t fought since an exhibition against Roy Jones Jr. in November 2020.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
South Bend 8, Lansing 5
West Michigan 9, Dayton 2
Great Lakes 6, Wisconsin 4
Tonight
South Bend Cubs at Lansing Lugnuts, 11:05 a.m.
Great Lakes Loons at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 1:10 p.m.
West Michigan at Dayton, 7:05 p.m.
AHL – 2024 AHL Calder Cup Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 5)
Tonight
Rockford IceHogs at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. (GRG leads 1-0)
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Last Night
Baseball
Michigan Lutheran 11, Our Lady of the Lake 6 – Game 1
Michigan Lutheran 4, Our Lady of the Lake 3 – Game 2
Edwardsburg 14, Paw Paw 6 – Game 1
Edwardsburg 4, Paw Paw 3 – Game 2
South Haven 9, Coloma 2 – Game 1
Coloma 7, South Haven 5 – Game 2
Watervliet 11, Bridgman 2 – Game 1
Watervliet 7, Bridgman 2 – Game 2
Galesburg-Augusta 18, Martin 6 – Game 1
Galesburg-Augusta 16, Martin 1 – Game 2
Portage Central 1, Harper Creek 0 – Game 1
Portage Central 9, Harper Creek 6 – Game 2
Gull Lake 15, Loy Norrix 3 – Game 1
Loy Norrix 6, Gull Lake 1 – Game 2
Track and Field
Portage Northern at St. Joseph
- Boys: St. Joseph 99, Portage Northern 73
- Girls: St. Joseph 106, Portage Northern 56
Portage Central at Lakeshore
- Boys: Portage Central 106, Lakeshore 57
- Girls: Portage Central 98, Lakeshore 65
Softball
Eau Claire 5, Howardsville Christian 4 – Game 1
Eau Claire 18, Howardsville Christian 1 – Game 2
Buchanan 18, Berrien Springs 0 – Game 1
Buchanan 17, Berrien Springs 0 – Game 2
South Haven 5, Coloma 4 – Game 1
South Haven 9, Coloma 3 – Game 2
Watervliet 10, Bridgman 0 – Game 1
Watervliet 17, Bridgman 2 – Game 2
Girls Soccer
South Haven 4, Coloma 1
Schoolcraft 2, Battle Creek Pennfield 1
Calhoun Christian 4, Marcellus 1
Girls Tennis
St. Joseph 6, Battle Creek Lakeview 2
Buchanan 5, Niles 3
Parma Western 6, Edwardsburg 2
Today
Girls Soccer
SMAC
St. Joseph at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m.
Mattawan at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m.
Gull Lake at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m.
Portage Central at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m.
Wolverine
Otsego at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m.
Vicksburg at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m.
Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 6:30 p.m.
BCS
New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 4:45 p.m.
Covert at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Lakeland
Dowagiac at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
SAC
Fennville at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m.
Allegan at Constantine, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.
Parchment at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m.
Southwest 10
Comstock at Bangor, 6:30 p.m.
Hartford at Marcellus, 5:00 p.m.
Baseball
Schoolcraft at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Softball
Dowagiac at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Buchanan at Paw Paw, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Constantine at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Centreville at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Mendon at Sturgis, 5:00 p.m.
Track and Field
Our Lady of the Lake at River Valley, 4:15 p.m.
South Haven at Coloma, 4:15 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Loy Norrix at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.
Galesburg-Augusta at South Haven, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Golf
SMAC West at St. Joseph (Point O’ Woods), 3:30 p.m.