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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 3
Houston Astros 5, Chicago White Sox 3
Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 – 13 innings
Tigers 6, Twins 3 – Verlander reaches K milestone, helps Tigers beat Twins 6-3
Justin Verlander struck out 10 batters, including the 2,000th of his career, to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 on Wednesday. The Tigers have won four straight, equaling a season high, after losing 11 of 12 games. Verlander (3-4) allowed six hits and three runs over 7 1/3 innings while matching his season high in strikeouts. He joined Mickey Lolich as the two pitchers in franchise history with 2,000 career strikeouts, and became the 76th in baseball history to reach the milestone. Ricky Nolasco (1-2) gave up nine hits and four runs over five innings. The Twins have lost 11 of 13, dropping to 10-29 for the worst record in the majors.
Astros 5, White Sox 3 – Altuve, Rasmus, Castro lead Astros to 5-3 win over White Sox
Jose Altuve had three hits and two runs batted in, Colby Rasmus and Jason Castro each had a solo home run and the Houston Astros beat Chicago 5-3 on Wednesday night despite the White Sox turning their second triple play of the season. Altuve went 3 for 4 with a walk and Castro went 2 for 3 with a walk. Jose Abreu went 2 for 4 with two RBIs for Chicago, which has dropped a season-high four straight and six of seven overall. Doug Fister (4-3) allowed three runs on nine hits in 6 1/3 innings to get the win. Luke Gregerson, who had blown three of his last four save chances, got the final three outs for his ninth save. Mat Latos (5-1) suffered his first loss of the season. The White Sox turned a 5-4-3 around-the-horn triple play in the eighth inning.
Cubs 2, Brewers 1 – 13 Inn. – Wood wins, drives in go-ahead run, Cubs beat Brewers 2-1
Pitcher Travis Wood drove in the go-ahead run when he walked with the bases loaded in the 13th inning after getting out of bases-loaded jam in the 12th to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night. With the Cubs out of position players, manager Joe Maddon had Wood hit with two outs after the Brewers intentionally walked Miguel Montero to load the bases. Wood drew the walk when Carlos Torres (0-1) missed on a 3-1 cutter, forcing Ben Zobrist home with the go-ahead run. Wood (2-0) allowed a leadoff double to Jonathan Villar in the bottom of the 13th, and the Brewers later put runners on the corners with one out. The Cubs’ last eligible player, left-hander Clayton Richard came on in relief to get the last out, retiring lefty-hitting Kirk Nieuwenhuis on a groundout for his first career save.
Tonight
Chicago Cubs (Hammel 5-0) at Milwaukee (Guerra 2-0), 1:40 p.m.
Houston (McHugh 4-3) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 8-0), 8:10 p.m.
Tigers are off
NBA – 2016 NBA Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7)
Last Night
Golden State Warriors 118, Oklahoma City Thunder 91 (Series tied 1-1)
Warriors 118, Thunder 91 – Warriors rip Thunder
The NBA’s Western Conference finals are tied at a game apiece after Stephen Curry went 5-for-8 from 3-point range while scoring 28 points in the Golden State Warriors’ 118-91 blowout against Oklahoma City. The Thunder trailed just 64-57 midway through the third quarter before Curry scored 15 straight Warriors points during a two-minute span, including three 3-pointers. His final trey put Golden State ahead 79-59 with 5:11 left in the period. Kevin Durant had 29 points for the Thunder, who host Game 3 on Sunday following a three-day layoff for the two teams.
Tonight
Toronto Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers, 8:30 p.m. (CLE leads 1-0)
NHL – 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Conference Finals – Best of 7)
Last Night
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (PIT leads 2-1)
Penguins 4, Lightning 2 – d
Carl Hagelin and Phil Kessel each provided a goal and an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Lightning 4-2 in Tampa Bay to take a two-games-to-one lead in the NHL’s Eastern Conference finals. The Pens outshot the Lightning 21-6 in the second period, but the game was scoreless until Hagelin tallied with 10 seconds left in the period. Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz also scored for the Penguins.
Tonight
St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, 9:00 p.m. (Series tied 1-1)
NHL – Judge rules against NHL
A federal judge in Minnesota has denied the NHL’s latest attempt to throw out a class-action lawsuit by former players filed over head injuries. The league had argued that the suit should be tossed because the issues raised by the former players were covered under the collective bargaining agreement with the players’ union. U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson wrote in a 47-page opinion that the CBA does not pre-empt legal action, in part because the players are retired and are no longer subject to the agreement.
NCAA Football – Tide of college football lawsuits starts
As many as 50 class-action lawsuits contesting how the NCAA, major college football conferences or individual schools handled concussions will be filed in the coming months by former players seeking damages for lingering brain injuries and ailments. The first batch of six lawsuits was filed Tuesday by Chicago-based attorney Jay Edelson. He said the next wave will likely be filed within the next two weeks.
Preakness – Derby winner Nyquist in No. 3 slot
Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist has drawn the No. 3 gate in the Preakness and was installed as the 3-5 morning-line favorite. Nyquist started the Kentucky Derby from the 13th post and won the 20-horse race by 1 ¼ lengths. Derby runner-up Exaggerator has the best Preakness odds behind Nyquist at 3-1 and will start from the fifth post position.
NASCAR – Kahne, crew chief punished
NASCAR has fined the crew chief for driver Kasey Kahne following a failed post-race inspection. Crew chief Keith Rodden was fined $25,000, Kahne was docked 15 points in the standings, and the No. 5 team lost 15 points in the owners’ standings. The No. 5 Chevrolet did not meet specifications on NASCAR’s laser platform post-race after Kahne finished fourth at Dover International Speedway last weekend.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Minnesota Lynx 97, Chicago Sky 80
Indiana Fever 97, Phoenix Mercury 93
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Bowling Green 6, West Michigan 2
Lansing 1, Fort Wayne 0, 10 innings
Great Lakes 5, South Bend 4
Tonight
South Bend at Great Lakes, 10:35 a.m.
Bowling Green at West Michigan, 11:00 a.m.
Lansing at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer – SMAC Tournament
Gull Lake 3, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 2 – 2 OT Championship Game
Portage Central 1, Portage Northern 0 3rd place game
St. Joseph 2, Mattawan 1 5th place game
Lakeshore 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 7th place game
Kalamazoo Central 7, Niles 0 9th place game
Girls Soccer – Wolverine Conference
Paw Paw 7, Allegan 1
Three Rivers 3, Edwardsburg 2
Otsego 6, Dowagiac 0
Plainwell 8, Sturgis 0
Girls Soccer
Bridgman 3, Buchanan 0
Lake Michigan Catholic 2, Parchment 1
Kalamazoo Christian 8, Hartford 2
Delton-Kellogg 6, Watervliet 2
Baseball
Portage Northern 5, Niles 1
Edwardsburg 8, Sturgis 6 – Game 1
Edwardsburg 3, Sturgis 2 – Game 2
Watervliet 10, Sparta 5 (at 5/3 Ballpark, Comstock Park, MI)
Softball
Buchanan 10, Berrien Springs 0 – Game 1
Buchanan 16, Berrien Springs 0 – Game 2
Schoolcraft 17, Marcellus 0 – Game 1
Schoolcraft 12, Marcellus 0 – Game 2
Today
Baseball
Mattawan at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Berrien Springs at Watervliet, 4:15 p.m.
Cassopolis at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m.
New Prairie (IN) at New Buffalo, 5:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Coloma, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawton at Constantine, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Bloomingdale at Eau Claire, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Bangor at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Gobles at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Softball
Mattawan at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Benton Harbor at Watervliet Grace Christian, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Mishawaka Marion (IN) at Niles, 5:00 p.m.
Vicksburg at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m.
Cassopolis at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m.
Buchanan at Portage Northern, 4:30 p.m.
Saugatuck at Coloma, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawton at Constantine, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Bloomingdale at Eau Claire, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Bangor at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Gobles at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Girls Soccer
Vicksburg at South Haven, 6:00 p.m.
Bangor at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m.
