95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Thursday, September 08, 2016
MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 4
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Chicago Cubs 1
White Sox 7, Tigers 4 – White Sox rally with 4 in the 8th to down Tigers 7-4
Avisail Garcia hit a go-ahead single against his former team in a four-run eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat Detroit 7-4 on Wednesday to keep the Tigers a game out of the final AL wild-card spot. The Tigers wasted a chance to move into a tie with Baltimore for the second wild card. The teams begin a three-game series Friday in Detroit. Jose Abreu led off the eighth with a single for his third hit and scored on Justin Morneau’s double off Shane Greene (3-4). After Todd Frazier grounded out, Garcia singled to right-center. Tyler Saladino and Adam Eaton added RBI singles. Chris Beck (2-1) got four outs in relief before David Robertson worked a shaky ninth for his 35th save and second in two days. The start was delayed 40 minutes for a threat of thunderstorms that never arrived on a steamy day with the heat index approaching 100 degrees.
Brewers 2, Cubs 1 – Villar homers twice as Brewers get past Cubs 2-1
Jonathan Villar hit two home runs and Keon Broxton robbed Anthony Rizzo of a homer in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Wednesday night. Milwaukee, which took two of three in the series, got its first hit when Villar homered leading off the fourth. Villar homered again off Joe Smith (1-1), the sixth Chicago pitcher, leading off the eighth. Corey Knebel (1-2) pitched a scoreless inning in relief to get the win. Tyler Thornburg notched his ninth save in 13 chances. With one out in the ninth, Rizzo hit a drive to deep center. Broxton jumped above the wall to make the catch. Chicago starter Mike Montgomery faced the minimum number of batters through three innings. He lasted five innings, allowing one run and two hits with two walks and six strikeouts Milwaukee starter Matt Garza gave up one run and three hits in six innings.
Tonight
Tigers, Cubs, and White Sox are off
NCAA Football – Kelly names Kizer as Notre Dame’s No. 1 QB against Nevada
DeShone Kizer will start at quarterback for Number 18 Notre Dame against Nevada on Saturday. Kizer said Kelly met with him Wednesday and told him he won the job, saying Kelly assured him he “would be the guy.” Kizer outplayed Malik Zaire in a 50-47 double-overtime loss at Texas. Kizer threw for five touchdowns and ran for another and guided Notre Dame within field-goal range two other times on 13 possessions. The Irish (0-1) failed to score on the three possessions Zaire played. Kelly did not talk with the media on Wednesday. On Tuesday he said he would announce a decision after talking with the quarterbacks.
NFL – National Football League – Week 1
Tonight
Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m. 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports 7:45
NFL – Bears agree to 4-year extension with star guard Long
The Chicago Bears have signed three-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman Kyle Long to a four-year contract extension through the 2021 season. The deal announced Wednesday with the star right guard locks in a key player as general manager Ryan Pace and coach John Fox reshape a team that finished last in the NFC North at 6-10 in their first season. Long is one of seven Bears to make the Pro Bowl in each of his first seven seasons, a list that includes Gale Sayers, Dick Butkus, Mike Ditka and Brian Urlacher. With the signing of Josh Sitton on Sunday following his surprise release from Green Bay, Chicago has two elite guards.
NFL – Goodell weighs in on Kaepernick
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has told The Associated Press that he disagrees with Colin Kaepernick’s choice to kneel during the national anthem. At the same time Goodell says he recognizes the 49ers quarterback’s right to protest. Goodell says he supports players who want to see change in society but that, “we believe very strongly in patriotism in the NFL.”
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Washington Mystics 118, Chicago Sky 81
Mystics 118, Sky 81 – Mystics make 16 3-pointers, beat short-handed Sky 118-81
Tayler Hill scored 21 points, Leilani Mitchell added 20 points and the duo combined to make nine of Washington’s season-high 16 3-pointers in the Mystics’ 118-81 victory over the short-handed Chicago Sky Wednesday night. Courtney Vandersloot had 17 points and eight assists for the Sky.
Golf – PGA – Woods ready to return
Tiger Woods has posted on his web site that he hopes to play next month in the PGA’s Safeway Open in Napa, California. It would be his first competitive golf since August 2015. The winner of 14 major tournaments has been recovering from back surgery and missed all four majors this year for the first time.
Golf – NASCAR – Newman loses points in playoff chase
Ryan Newman’s championship hopes have taken a hit after NASCAR docked him 15 points before the final qualifying race for the playoffs. Newman was penalized for failing post-race inspection at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night. That drops him 22 points back of Jamie McMurray for the 16th and final spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup playoff heading into Saturday night’s race at Richmond.
Tennis – US Open
It will be Serena Williams against No. 10 Karolina Pliskova in the U.S. Open women’s semifinals Thursday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams was extended to three sets for the first time in the tournament before she earned a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 triumph over fifth seed Simona Halep. Pliskova needed just 57 minutes to earn a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ana Kohnjuh. Men’s Second seed Andy Murray has been beaten in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open by Kei Nishikori. Nishikori rallied for a 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory before third seed Stan Wawrinka ousted Juan Martin del Potro 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball – Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of Three)
Last Night
West Michigan Whitecaps 3, South Bend Cubs 2 (11 Innings) WM Leads Series 1-0
Tonight
West Michigan Whitecaps at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. WM Leads Series 1-0
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Volleyball
Gull Lake 3, St. Joseph 0
Lakeshore 3, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 2
Niles 3, Kalamazoo Central 2
Bridgman 3, Parchment 2
Berrien Springs 3, Comstock 2
Buchanan 3, Brandywine 0
River Valley 3, Countryside Academy 0
Boys Soccer
Allegan 2, Edwardsburg 1 (OT)
Berrien Springs 4, Brandywine 1
Bridgman 8, Parchment 0
Lake Michigan Catholic 5, New Buffalo 1
Coloma 9, Bloomingdale 1
Hartford 7, Saugatuck 0
Bangor 7, Gobles 0
Tonight
Girls Volleyball
Lake Michigan Catholic at Howardsville Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Plainwell at South Haven, 6:30 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Otsego, 5:00 p.m.
New Buffalo at New Prairie (IN), 5:00 p.m.
Coloma at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Constantine at Decatur, 5:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Fennville, 5:00 p.m.
Gobles at Hartford, 5:00 p.m.
Lawton at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.
Boys Soccer
St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 6:45 p.m.
Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:45 p.m.
Niles at Portage Central, 6:45 p.m.
Vicksburg at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m.
