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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 0
Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 2
Tigers 7, Pirates 3 – Saltalamacchia’s grand slam lifts Tigers over Pirates, 7-3
Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a grand slam for his 100th career home run, Shane Greene pitched six strong innings in his first start since undergoing shoulder surgery last August, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 Wednesday night. Saltalamacchia connected off Arquimedes Caminero (0-2) with two outs in the sixth inning, hitting a drive into the right-field bleachers that enabled the Tigers to erase a 2-1 deficit. Detroit loaded the bases on a double by Miguel Cabrera, a walk to J.D. Martinez and Nick Castellanos’ single. Greene (1-0) allowed two runs and three hits in six innings in his first start of the season, which was delayed after the Tigers were rained out Sunday night against the New York Yankees. He struck out seven and walked three in helping Detroit win for the fifth time in seven games to start the season.
White Sox 3, Twins 0 – Rodon, White Sox top winless Twins 3-0
Carlos Rodon worked his way out of trouble several times to complete six scoreless innings, Jerry Sands hit a two-run home run and the Chicago White Sox kept the Minnesota Twins winless with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday night. At 0-8, the Twins have been outscored 33-13 this season. The only other winless team in the majors is Atlanta, also 0-8. The Twins beat the Braves in that epic seven-game World Series in 1991 _ some 25th anniversary this season is turning out to be for the two teams. Rodon (1-1) needed 107 pitches to make it as far as he did. He walked five, including the leadoff man twice, but the Twins left the bases loaded in the sixth after filling them with one out. David Robertson pitched a perfect ninth inning for his fourth save in as many attempts. Phil Hughes (0-2) gave up the one-out homer to straightaway center field to Sands in the seventh.
Cubs 9, Reds 2 – Cubs rip Reds 9-2 for best start since 1985
John Lackey pitched into the seventh inning, Kris Bryant hit his first homer of the season and the Chicago Cubs matched the best eight-game start in franchise history with a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night. Miguel Montero had two of Chicago’s 10 walks and scored three times as the Cubs improved to 7-1 for the first time since 1985 and just the 11th time overall. Jason Heyward drove in two runs with a two-out single in the third and robbed Scott Schebler of a hit with a diving grab in right-center in the fourth. Lackey (2-0) allowed two runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out seven and walked three, rebounding nicely from a shaky start at Arizona last Thursday. Lackey also contributed at the plate, chasing Alfredo Simon (0-1) with a two-out RBI single in Chicago’s five-run first.
Tonight
Detroit (Zimmermann 1-0) at Pittsburgh (Cole 0-1), 12:35 p.m. WSJM-AM/WCSY-FM 12:10
Chicago White Sox (Latos 1-0) at Minnesota (E.Santana 0-0), 1:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (R.Iglesias 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 0-0), 8:05 p.m.
MLB – Former Detroit Tigers broadcaster Paul Carey dies at 88
Former longtime Detroit Tigers broadcaster Paul Carey has died. He was 88. Nancy Carey says her husband died Tuesday at their home in the Detroit suburb of Rochester and had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart disease. She says he was “the love of my life and anybody that knew him was better off for knowing him.” In a statement, the Tigers say Carey was “a consummate professional who had one of the most distinctive and classic broadcast voices.” He was Ernie
Harwell’s radio broadcast partner from 1973-91 and was behind the microphone during the Tigers 1984 World Series championship season. In addition to his nearly two decades broadcasting Tigers games, the native of Mount Pleasant worked for several radio stations. Arrangements are being handled by Modetz Funeral Home.
NHL – 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1
Tonight
Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (TB Leads 1-0)
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, New York Rangers 2 (PIT Leads 1-0)
St. Louis Blues 1, Chicago Blackhawks 0 – OT (STL Leads 1-0)
Lightning 3, Red Wings 2 – Killorn snaps 3rd-period tie, Lightning beat Red Wings 3-2
Nikita Kucherov scored twice and Alex Killorn snapped a third-period tie with his 11th career playoff goal, giving the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 1 of their first-round series Wednesday night. Ben Bishop had 34 saves for the defending Eastern Conference champions, who got the winner from Killorn less than two minutes after a potential go-ahead goal was waived off when Detroit coach Jeff Blashill successfully challenged that Tampa Bay should have been called for offsides before Victor Hedman scored. Tyler Johnson picked up a loose puck along the boards and fed Killorn, who slipped the puck past Jimmy Howard at 8:52 of the third. Kucherov scored in the first and second periods and also assisted on the winner. Mike Green and Justin Abdelkader scored for Detroit, which outshot the Lightning 36-34 but had few real scoring opportunities after taking a 2-1 lead in the second period. Game 2 of the best-of-7 series is Friday night at Amalie Arena.
Blues 1, Blackhawks 0 – OT – Backes gets OT winner, Blues beat Blackhawks 1-0
David Backes scored at 9:04 of overtime on a shot that deflected off a Chicago Blackhawks defenseman, and the St. Louis Blues took the series opener 1-0 over the defending Stanley Cup champions on Wednesday night. Backes’ shot got past Corey Crawford after bouncing off Trevor Van Riemsdyk’s skate. Defensemen Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo assisted on the winner. Brian Elliott earned his first career playoff shutout. Elliott, who led the NHL with a .930 save percentage, made 35 saves to thwart a lineup led by scoring champion Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. He made just his second playoff start in three seasons off an impressive finish, going 11-1 in his final 14 starts.
Tonight
Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m. (Game 1)
N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 8 p.m. (Game 1)
Minnesota at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. (Game 1)
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. (Game 1)
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Detroit Pistons 112, Cleveland Cavaliers 110
Indiana Pacers 102, New York Knicks 90
Pistons 112, Cavaliers 110 – LeBron sits as Pistons beat Cavaliers in playoff non-preview
LeBron James watched from the bench as Jodie Meeks scored 20 to lead the Pistons to a 112-110 overtime win against the Cavaliers on Wednesday night. James rushed onto the court to celebrate when Jordan McRae’s 3-pointer tied it 103-all and forced OT. McRae scored 36 and had a chance to tie it in the final second. He missed two free throws after being fouled on a 3-pointer.
Bulls 115, Sixers 105 – Bulls wipe out big early deficit, pound 76ers 115-105
Nikola Mirotic scored 32 points as the Chicago Bulls closed a disappointing season with a 115-105 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Mirotic hit seven 3-pointers. Jimmy Butler added 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Robert Covington led Philadelphia with 27 points.
NBA – Warriors set NBA record with 73 wins
Stephen Curry poured in 46 points and the Golden State Warriors earned their NBA-record 73rd victory by thumping Memphis 125-104. Golden State’s 73-9 mark tops the previous best of 72-10 set by the Chicago Bulls in 1995-96. Curry drained 10 more 3-pointers to finish the season with 402, 116 more than the previous league record he established a year ago.
NBA – Kobe scores 60 in farewell game
Kobe Bryant ended his 20-year NBA career by torching Utah for a season-high 60 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 101-96 win over the Jazz. Utah led 96-86 before Bryant scored the next 13 points in just over two minutes. He finishes with 33,643 regular-season points, third-most in league history.
NBA – NBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference
(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (8) Detroit Pistons
Sunday, April 17: Detroit at Cleveland, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20: Detroit at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Friday, April 22: Cleveland at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 24: Cleveland at Detroit, 8:30 p.m.
x-Tuesday, April 26: Detroit at Cleveland, TBD
x-Thursday, April 28: Cleveland at Detroit, TBD
x-Saturday, April 30: Detroit at Cleveland, TBD
(2) Toronto Raptors vs. (7) Indiana Pacers
Saturday, April 16: Indiana at Toronto, 12:30 p.m.
Monday, April 18: Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 21: Toronto at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 23: Toronto at Indiana, 3 p.m.
x-Tuesday, April 26: Indiana at Toronto, TBD
x-Friday, April 29: Toronto at Indiana, TBD
x-Sunday, May 1: Indiana at Toronto, TBD
(3) Miami Heat vs. (6) Charlotte Hornets
(4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Boston Celtics
Western Conference
(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) Houston Rockets
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Memphis Grizzlies
(3) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (6) Dallas Mavericks
(4) Los Angeles Clippers vs. (5) Portland Trailblazers
NCAA – Trojans turn to Swann
Lynn Swann has been named Southern California’s new athletic director. The former Trojans star receiver will succeed Pat Haden on July 1. Although Swann has no experience in high-level collegiate athletic administration, he is the third straight former USC football player to take the post.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Lake County Captains 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 4
Lansing Lugnuts11, Dayton Dragons 6
Fort Wayne Tin Caps 6, Great Lakes Loons 5
South Bend Cubs 6, Bowling Green Hot Rods 5
Tonight
Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 6:30 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at Bowling Green Hot Rods, 7:35 p.m.
AHL – American Hockey League
Last Night
Lake Erie Monsters 5, Grand Rapids Griffins 3
MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Baseball
Battle Creek Lakeview 7, St. Joseph 3 – Game 1
Battle Creek Lakeview 8, St. Joseph 1 – Game 2
Paw Paw 9, Gobles 1
Coloma 7, Buchanan 5 (9 Innings) – Game 1
Softball
St. Joseph 16, Battle Creek Lakeview 1 – Game 1
St. Joseph 15, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 – Game 2
Berrien Springs 20, Benton Harbor 4 – Game 1
Berrien Springs 20, Benton Harbor 5 – Game 2
Bloomingdale 7, Martin 4 – Game 1
Bloomingdale 8, Martin 8 – Game 2 (TIE)
Buchanan 7, Coloma 5 – Game 1
Buchanan 10, Coloma 1 – Game 2
Girls Soccer
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, St. Joseph 2 (OT)
Vicksburg 0, Lakeshore 0 – TIE
Lake Michigan Catholic 5, New Buffalo 0
Michigan Lutheran 3, Bridgman 2
Paw Paw 2, Harper Creek 0
Buchanan 1, Comstock 0
Brandywine 8, Berrien Springs 0
Marshall 2, Allegan 2 – TIE
Delton-Kellogg 4, Hartford 2
Fennville 3, Coloma 2
Kalamazoo Hackett 4, Saugatuck 0
Schoolcraft 3, Bangor 2
Boys Track and Field
Watervliet 104, Fennville 33
Girls Track and Field
Watervliet 94, Fennville 15
Girls Tennis
New Buffalo 4, Coloma 4 – TIE
Boys Golf
Lakeshore 161
St. Joseph 182
Today
Baseball
Lawrence at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m.
Mattawan at Kenowa Hills, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Buchanan at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Sturgis at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Brandywine at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m.
New Buffalo at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m.
Bridgman at Lake Michigan Catholic, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Bangor at Gobles, 4:30 p.m.
Fennville at Hartford, 4:30 p.m.
Lawton at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m.
Saugatuck at North Muskegon, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
Coloma at Watervliet, 4:00 p.m.
Lawrence at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Sturgis at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
River Valley at Decatur, 4:30 p.m.
Bangor at Gobles, 4:30 p.m.
Fennville at Hartford, 4:30 p.m.
Lawton at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m.
Saugatuck at North Muskegon, 4:30 p.m.
New Buffalo at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m.
Bridgman at Lake Michigan Catholic, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
River Valley at Decatur, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Watervliet at South Haven, 6:00 p.m.
Niles at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.
Mattawan at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Cassopolis at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.
Girls Tennis
St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.
