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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Texas Rangers 8, Detroit Tigers 3
Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 1
Chicago Cubs 5, Washington Nationals 2
Rangers 8, Tigers 3 – Wilson’s grand slam lifts Rangers to 8-3 win over Tigers
Bobby Wilson hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning against the team that just traded him away, and the Texas Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with an 8-3 victory Sunday. After being shut out for seven innings by Justin Verlander, the Rangers broke through against relievers Justin Wilson and Mark Lowe (1-1) for seven runs in the eighth. Wilson didn’t hit any home runs for the Tigers before they sent him to Texas on Tuesday. His first shot of the season sent Detroit to its sixth straight loss. Tom Wilhelmsen (2-2) got the win in relief.
White Sox 3, Twins 1 – Quintana leads White Sox over Twins 3-1 for sweep
Jose Quintana pitched seven innings of one-run ball and Austin Jackson hit a go-ahead double in the fifth to lead the White Sox over the Minnesota Twins 3-1 Sunday for Chicago’s fourth series sweep this season. Quintana (5-1) gave up six hits, struck out five and lowered his ERA to 1.38. David Robertson pitched a hitless ninth for his 10th save in 11 tries as the White Sox (22-10) completed a three-game sweep and moved 12 games above .500 for the first time since September 2012. Tyler Duffey became the first Twins pitcher in nearly four years to strike out four batters in an inning, but Avisail Garcia reached on a wild pitch during the seventh and scored on Dioner Navarro’s double.
Cubs 4, Nationals 3 – 13 Inn. – Cubs walk Harper 6 times, Baez homers in 13th to beat Nats
The Chicago Cubs walked Washington star Bryce Harper a record-tying six times, then beat the Nationals 4-3 when Javier Baez homered in the 13th inning Sunday for a four-game sweep. The Cubs won their seventh in a row and improved the best record in the majors to 24-6. Washington lost its fourth straight. Manager Joe Maddon and the Cubs simply showed no interest in pitching to Harper. The NL MVP walked 13 times in this series. Harper matched the major league record for walks in a game, last done by Jeff agwell in 1999. Harper was hit by a pitch the other time he came to the plate. Things almost became almost comical when Harper reached the batter’s box. In the 10th inning and again in the 12th, the Cubs intentionally walked him with runners on first and second and two outs. Both times, Ryan Zimmerman made the last out. Baez homered with one out off Blake Treinen (2-1). Travis Wood (1-0) got the win.
Tonight
Detroit (Sanchez 3-3) at Washington (Strasburg 5-0), 7:05 p.m. WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 6:40
Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 0-0) at Texas (Lewis 2-0), 8:05 p.m.
San Diego (Vargas 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 3-1), 8:05 p.m.
NHL – 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2
Last Night
Tampa Bay Lightning 4, New York Islanders 0 (TBL wins 4-1)
Lightning 4, Islanders 0 – Lightning close out Islanders
Victor Hedman scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning moved into the NHL’s Eastern Conference finals with a 4-0 shutout of the New York Islanders in Game 5 of the second-round series. Nikita Kucherov notched his league-leading ninth goal of the postseason to ice the Game 5 victory. Ben Bishop handled 28 shots in his fifth career postseason shutout.
Last Night
Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, 8:00 p.m. (STL leads 3-2)
San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators, 9:00 p.m. (SJS leads 3-2)
NBA – 2016 NBA Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Cleveland Cavaliers 100, Atlanta Hawks 99 (CLE wins 4-0)
Oklahoma City Thunder 111, San Antonio Spurs 97 (Series tied 2-2)
Cavaliers 100, Hawks 99 – Cavs finish sweep
The Cleveland Cavaliers have completed another four-game series sweep and advanced to the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals by nipping the Hawks 100-99 in Atlanta. Kevin Love hit eight 3-pointers and finished with 27 points and 13 rebounds to help the Cavaliers improve to 8-0 in the postseason. LeBron James added 21 points, including a pair of jumpers down the stretch to put the Cavs ahead.
Thunder 111, Spurs 97 – Thunder top Spurs
Kevin Durant poured in 41 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder evened their Western Conference semifinal series at two games apiece by beating San Antonio 111-97. Russell Westbrook had 14 points and 15 assists for the Thunder, who trailed by four before outscoring the Spurs 34-16 in the fourth quarter. Tony Parker had a team-high 22 points for the Spurs, who host Game 5 on Tuesday.
Tonight
Toronto Raptors at Miami Heat, 8:00 p.m. (TOR leads 2-1)
Golden State Warriors at Portland Trailblazers, 10:30 p.m. (GSW leads 2-1)
Golf – PGA – Hahn wins in a playoff
James Hahn won the PGA’s Wells Fargo Championship in a one-hole playoff with Roberto Castro. Hahn bogeyed the 18th in regulation for a 2-under 70 that left him minus-9 for the tournament. He had missed the cut in his previous eight tournaments before earning his second PGA victory.
Golf – LPGA – First LPGA win for Thai player
Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn has her first LPGA Tour title, closing with a 1-under 71 at the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic. Jutanugarn finished 14-under-par and one stroke in front of Stacy Lewis, Morgan Pressel and Amy Yang. Lewis had her 10th runner-up finish in 49 events.
Golf – Champions – Parnevik continues to lead
Jesper Parnevik closed with a 5-under 67 to win the Insperity Invitational at The Woodlands Country Club near Houston. Parnevik was 12-under in the Champions Tour event, four strokes ahead of David Frost, Mike Goodes and Jeff Maggert.
NCAA Football – UAB’s Gregory Bryant declared brain dead day after shooting
Authorities in West Palm Beach say UAB running back Gregory Bryant has been declared brain dead, a day after he was found shot in a car on Interstate 95 in South Florida. West Palm Beach Police spokeswoman Lori Colombino said Bryant was declared brain dead at 1 p.m. Sunday. Her statement added the investigation into the shooting of 21-year-old recruit of the University of Alabama at Birmingham is now classified as a homicide. Colombino says detectives are seeking witnesses to the shooting. A passenger in the car was hospitalized with minor injuries. Bryant started his career at Notre Dame and spent last season attending ASA College, where he played in just one game. He was the biggest name in UAB’s first recruiting class since the school restarted its program.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
No Games Scheduled
Tonight
West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 6:30 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Dayton Dragons, 7:00 p.m.
Great Lakes Loons at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at Bowling Green Hot Rods, 7:35 p.m.
AHL – 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Last Night
Lake Erie Monsters 2, Grand Rapids Griffins 1 (LEM leads 3-0)
MHSAA – High School Sports
Today
Girls Soccer
St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Central, 6:45 p.m.
Mattawan at Lakeshore, 6:45 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Niles, 5:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Central, 6:45 p.m.
Portage Northern at Gull Lake, 6:45 p.m.
Dowagiac at Edwardsburg, 5:00 p.m.
Allegan at Plainwell, 6:45 p.m.
Paw Paw at South Haven, 6:00 p.m.
Otsego at Three Rivers, 6:45 p.m.
Sturgis at Vicksburg, 6:45 p.m.
Buchanan at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.
Lawton at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.
Coloma at Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:00 p.m.
Hartford at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.
Bangor at Watervliet, 6:00 p.m.
Baseball
Decatur at Bangor, 4:30 p.m.
Eau Claire at Gobles, 4:30 p.m.
Watervliet at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.
Coloma at Lawton, 4:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m.
Hartford at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
Watervliet Grace Christian at Berrien Springs, 4:30 p.m.
Gull Lake at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Decatur at Bangor, 4:30 p.m.
Eau Claire at Gobles, 4:30 p.m.
Watervliet at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.
Coloma at Lawton, 4:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m.
Hartford at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Fennville at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Tennis
St. Joseph at Vicksburg, 4:30 p.m.
