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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Detroit Tigers 5
Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Chicago Cubs 9, St. Louis Cardinals 8
Phillies 8, Tigers 5 – Herrera’s homer helps Phillies to 8-5 win over Tigers
Odubel Herrera and Peter Bourjos homered off Anibal Sanchez, and the Philadelphia Phillies salvaged the finale of their three-game series with Detroit, beating the Tigers 8-5 Wednesday. Detroit had won eight of nine, including the first two games of this set, but Herrera’s three-run drive put Philadelphia up 5-1 in the fourth. Aaron Nola (4-3) and the Phillies were able to hold on from there. Jeanmar Gomez pitched the ninth for his major league-leading 17th save in 18 chances. Sanchez (3-6) allowed three earned runs and eight hits in six-plus innings. The Tigers made two errors in the fourth before Herrera’s two-out homer, so three runs were unearned. Philadelphia’s Andres Blanco swiped home in the second as part of a double steal, with Bourjos taking second. Maikel Franco of the Phillies left in the seventh with a sprained right ankle. Nola allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings.
Indians 4, White Sox 3 – After beating Sale, Indians top Quintana, White Sox 4-3
Corey Kluber allowed two runs over 7 1/3 innings and the Cleveland Indians roughed up a top White Sox pitcher for the second straight day in a 4-3 win over Chicago Wednesday. After sending Chris Sale to his first loss after a 9-0 start, the Indians got three runs and five hits in six innings against Joel Quintana (5-4). Quintana’s ERA, an AL-best 1.98 at the start of the day, rose to 2.22. Before Tuesday, the White Sox had been 15-3 in games started by Sale and Quintana. Cleveland, which trailed by six games before play on May 10, closed within a half-game of the AL Central-leading White Sox, who lost for the ninth time in 12 games. Chicago finished a 3-7 homestand in which it scored more than three runs just twice.
Cubs 9, Cardinals 8 – Arrieta moves to 9-0 and Cubs edge Cardinals 9-8
Jake Arrieta remained unbeaten on the season despite allowing as many as four runs for the first time in nearly a year and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 Wednesday. Arrieta (9-0) joined the White Sox’s Chris Sale as the only nine-game winners in the majors. Arrieta allowed four runs in a regular-season game for the first time since June 16, 2015. Arrieta became the first Cub to win his first nine decisions since Kenny Holtzman in 1967 and it is the best start to a season for the franchise since Jim McCormick went 16-0 in 1886. Kris Bryant hit a three-run homer and Jason Heyward and Ben Zobrist each drove in two for the Cubs.
Tonight
Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 0-1) at Kansas City (Duffy 0-0), 8:15 p.m.
Cubs and Tigers are off
MLB – Tigers manager Ausmus missing game because of mother’s death
Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus missed Wednesday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies because of the death of his mother. A team spokesman confirmed Wednesday that Ausmus’ mother had died and that he also was expected to miss Friday’s game because of his daughter’s high school graduation. Bench coach Gene Lamont is managing in Ausmus’ absence. Lamont said he was hopeful Ausmus would be back after two games.
Indy 500 – Indy 500 organizers announce sellout, lift TV blackout
All tickets for Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 have been sold and, for only the third time in history, local race fans will be able to watch the race live on television. Race organizers made the announcement Wednesday morning. The race has traditionally been televised on tape delay in the Indianapolis television market. But with all reserved seating, suite and general admission tickets sold out for the 100th running of the race, the blackout was lifted. The race has not been televised live locally since the 1950s. Indiana Governor Mike Pence issued a statement in support of the decision to lift the blackout.
NBA – 2016 NBA Playoffs – Conference Finals (Best of 7)
Last Night
Cleveland Cavaliers 116, Toronto Raptors 78 (CLE leads 3-2)
Cavaliers 116, Raptors 78 – Cleveland rips Toronto
LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving each had more than 20 points as Cleveland ripped Toronto 116-78 to take a three-games-to-two lead in the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals. Love scored a game-high 25 points on 8 of 10 from the field to help the Cavaliers shoot 57 percent for the game. James and Irving each added 23 points for the Cavaliers, who were never threatened after carrying an 18-point lead into the second quarter.
Tonight
Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors, 9:00 p.m. (OKC leads 3-1)
NHL – 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Conference Finals – Best of 7)
Last Night
San Jose Sharks 5, St. Louis Blues 2
Sharks 5, Blues 2 – Sharks head to 1st Cup final after 5-2 win over Blues
The San Jose Sharks are in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in team history following a 5-2 win over the Blues in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. Joel Ward scored twice for the Sharks, who had made three previous trips to the conference finals without advancing. Logan Couture added a goal and an assist against the Blues, who haven’t been to the finals since 1970. The Finals begin Monday.
Tonight
Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, 8:00 p.m. (Game 7)
NCAA Baseball – Big Ten Tournament
Yesterday
Ohio State 8, Michigan 3
Michigan State 5, Nebraska 1
Ohio State 8, Michigan 3 – Ohio State beats Michigan 8-3
Nick Sergakis hit two home runs to lead Ohio State past Michigan 8-3 Wednesday in the Big Ten tournament. Brett Adcock allowed six runs in four innings for Michigan, which will face top-seeded Minnesota on Thursday.
Michigan State 5, Nebraska 1 – Spartans use big inning to beat Nebraska 5-1 in B10 tourney
Left-hander Cam Vieaux allowed three hits over 8 2/3 innings and Michigan State scored all of its runs in the sixth in a 5-1 victory over Nebraska in the Big Ten tournament Wednesday.
NCAA Basketball – Brey looks to former Irish players to fill assistant jobs
Coach Mike Brey is looking at former Notre Dame players he coached to fill two assistant jobs that just came open. The Irish have two openings because Martin Ingelsby, a former Irish player who coached with Brey for 13 seasons, was named Delaware’s head coach Tuesday and Anthony Solomon is moving to Georgetown as an assistant. Solomon coached with Brey for two stints covering 11 seasons. Brey said he’s excited to be able to bring in new assistants, saying he thinks the current staff had “maxed it out.” The Irish finished 24-12 last season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament regional finals for a second straight season. Brey said he has a list of four or five former Irish captains with coaching experience that he will look at first.
NCAA Women’s Basketball – Maryland women to visit Louisville in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Maryland visits Louisville on December 1st to highlight this season’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge in women’s basketball. The leagues announced the schedule Wednesday. The November 30th matchups are: Michigan State at Syracuse; Notre Dame at Iowa; Michigan at Georgia Tech; Florida State at Minnesota; Purdue at Pittsburgh; Wake Forest at Illinois; and Penn State at Boston College. The December 1st matchups include: Indiana at North Carolina State; Nebraska at Virginia Tech; Duke at Rutgers; North Carolina at Wisconsin; Virginia at Northwestern; and Miami at Ohio State. The ACC leads the Big Ten 6-0-3.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Lansing 5, Fort Wayne 2
South Bend 10, Great Lakes 5
West Michigan at Bowling Green, ppd.
Tonight
Great Lakes at South Bend, 10:35 a.m.
West Michigan at Bowling Green, 1:05 p.m.
Fort Wayne at Lansing, 7:05 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Baseball
Mattawan 11, Vicksburg 0 – Game 1
Mattawan 8, Vicksburg 6 – Game 2
Softball
Edwardsburg 3, Niles 0 – Game 1
Edwardsburg 4, Niles 1 – Game 2
Buchanan 3, South Haven 2 – Game 1
South Haven 1, Buchanan 0 – Game 2
Coloma 7, Paw Paw 5 – Game 1
Coloma 4, Paw Paw 2 – Game 2
Bridgman 5, Hartford 1 – Game 1
Bridgman 5, Hartford 0 – Game 2
Girls Soccer
St. Joseph 7, Edwardsburg 0
Paw Paw 2, Mattawan 1
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 4, Vicksburg 0
Three Rivers 2, Sturgis 1
Coloma 6, Schoolcraft 1
Hartford 1, Fennville 1 – TIE
Today
Baseball
Benton Harbor at Berrien Springs, 4:30 p.m.
St. Joseph at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Portage Northern at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Three Rivers at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
South Haven at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Brandywine at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
White Pigeon at River Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Coloma at Bangor, 4:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 4:30 p.m.
Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
St. Joseph at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 4:15 p.m.
Cassopolis at Decatur, 4:30 p.m.
Hartford at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m.
White Pigeon at River Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Lake Michigan Catholic at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
New Buffalo at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m.
South Haven at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:45 p.m.
