95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Tuesday, May 16, 2017
MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Los Angeles Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 3
Cubs and Tigers were off
Angels 5, White Sox 3 – Trout homers in fourth straight game as Angels win
Mike Trout homered for the fourth consecutive game, helping the Los Angeles Angels top the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Monday night. The Angels scored each of their runs via the long ball. Kole Calhoun hit a three-run homer to right in the fifth inning and Trout followed with a drive to left. Martin Maldonado homered in the seventh inning. It was the first set of back-to-back homers this season for Los Angeles. Trout became the first Angel to hit a home run in four consecutive days since Mark Trumbo in May 2012.
Tonight
Baltimore (Miley 1-1) at Detroit (Boyd 2-3), 7:10 p.m. WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 6:40
Cincinnati (Arroyo 3-2) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 3-3), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Holland 3-3) at L.A. Angels (Ramirez 3-3), 10:07 p.m.
NBA – 2017 NBA Playoffs
Last Night – Eastern Conference Semifinals
Boston Celtics 115, Washington Wizards 105 (BOS wins 4-3)
Celtics 115, Wizards 105 – Celtics advance to face Cleveland in Eastern Conference Finals
The Boston Celtics have advanced to the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals against Cleveland as Isaiah Thomas and Kelly Olynyk led them past the Washington Wizards, 115-105 in Game 7. Thomas got hot late in the second half and had 29 points and 12 assists. Olynyk added a career playoff-high 26 points and helped Boston’s bench outscore the Wizards’ reserves 48-5.
Tonight – Western Conference Finals
San Antonio Spurs at Golden State Warriors, 9:00 p.m. (GSW leads 1-0)
NBA – Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard ruled out for Game 2 vs Warriors
The Golden State Warriors won’t have to deal with Kawhi Leonard when they host Game 2 of the NBA’s Western Conference finals against San Antonio Tuesday night. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich says his top scorer won’t play after aggravating his sprained left ankle during the second half of Sunday’s 113-111 loss to the Warriors. Leonard left the game after he stepped on the foot of Warriors center Zaza Pachulia following a jumper. The All-Star forward delivered 26 points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes before the injury. Without him, Golden State soon went on an 18-0 run and won a game in which they trailed by 25. Leonard initially hurt the ankle during the conference semifinals against Houston.
NHL – 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs – Conference Finals (best of 7)
Last Night
Pittsburgh Penguins 1, Ottawa Senators 0 (Series tied 1-1)
Ducks 5, Predators 3 – Ducks knot WCF with Predators
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 23 shots and Phil Kessel scored with 6:55 remaining as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Ottawa, 1-0 to even the NHL’s Eastern Conference semifinals at a game apiece. The Pens dominated for long stretches and didn’t allow a shot on goal for nearly 19 minutes. Anderson stopped 28 shots for the Senators, who host Game 3 on Wednesday.
Tonight
Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, 8:00 p.m. (Series tied 1-1)
NCAAFB – Super Bowl-style halftime coming to College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff is bringing a Super Bowl-style halftime show to the national championship game without bumping the marching bands. ESPN and the College Football Playoff say they will announce Tuesday that a musical guest will perform at halftime of this season’s title game in Atlanta on Jan. 8, 2018, and the performance will be aired on ESPN. The halftime concert will be held in Centennial Olympic Park, near the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium. An artist has not yet been booked. For years the Super Bowl has featured marquee artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, U2 and Prince performing at halftime. The marching bands for each participating school will still perform in the stadium and that performance will be aired on an ESPN channel.
NCAA – Central Michigan hires Michael Alford as athletic director
Central Michigan has hired Michael Alford as its new athletic director. The school announced Monday that the senior associate athletic director for administration and development at Oklahoma is replacing Dave Heeke, who was hired as Arizona’s athletic director in April. The 47-year-old Alford will start his new job in July. He has worked at Oklahoma for four-plus years. Alford’s previous stops include working as the Dallas Cowboys’ senior director for corporate partnerships and Alabama’s general manager of Crimson Tide Sports Marketing. He also worked at ESPN, USC and for the Cincinnati Bengals and the University of Cincinnati.
NFL – Chiefs top pick robbed at gunpoint
Texas authorities say Kansas City Chiefs rookie quarterback Patrick Mahomes escaped injury after being robbed last weekend. The Smith County Sheriff’s Office says the former Texas Tech standout and three other victims were stepping from a vehicle on a driveway outside Tyler on Friday night when a suspect approached and gestured he had a handgun in his waistband. Investigators say the man took property from the victims and sped away, but deputies later arrested two suspects and recovered items taken during the holdup.
NFL – Carroll says Seahawks considering Kaepernick as backup
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Monday that the team is considering Colin Kaepernick and Robert Griffin III as possible backup options to starting quarterback Russell Wilson. In an interview with KIRO-AM, Carroll was asked specifically about the pair of veteran quarterbacks who would seem to fit the style Seattle desires in Wilson’s backup. “We’re looking at everybody. We really are,” Carroll said. “We’ve been tracking everything that is going on and we’ve got cap and roster issues and stuff like that that we’re trying to make sure we manage properly but quite frankly, yes, we’re looking at all those guys.” Trevone Boykin served as Wilson’s backup last season but has run into off-field issues during the offseason. Carroll often praised Kaepernick when he was with San Francisco.
NFL – Colts sign 4th draft pick, waive 2nd-year offensive lineman
The Indianapolis Colts have signed fourth-round draft pick Zach Banner and waived second-year center Austin Blythe. While terms of Banner’s deal were not immediately available, rookies typically sign for three years. The 6-foot-9, 360-pound tackle was Southern California’s 2015 offensive lineman of the year and was chosen No. 137 overall.
NASCAR adds fourth stage to Coca-Cola 600
NASCAR is adding a fourth stage to the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Memorial Day weekend. The series says the stages in the 400-lap race will be uniformly set at 100 laps apiece. Races this year have had three stages under a format change announced in January.
Golf – Rory McIlroy says tests show no new injury to his back
Rory McIlroy says tests indicate no new injury to his back, only what he described as a “low-grade response” to his rib injury in January. McIlroy had an MRI upon returning to Northern Ireland because of mild pain he felt during The Players Championship. He said in a statement Monday that he is entered in the BMW PGA Championship next week at Wentworth and will decide early next week if he can play. The four-time major champion had a hairline rib fracture in January and missed seven weeks. McIlroy played four times in six weeks through the Masters before taking a three-week break to get married. He says he might have aggravated the injury by practicing three days in a row to get ready for The Players.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
West Michigan 2, Bowling Green 0
Dayton 4, South Bend 2
Fort Wayne 10, Lansing 2
Great Lakes 3, Lake County
Last Night
Dayton at South Bend, 10:35 a.m.
Bowling Green at West Michigan, 6:35 p.m.
Fort Wayne at Lansing, 7:05 p.m.
Lake County at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Soccer
SMAC Tournament – Round 1
Gold Division
Gull Lake 4, Lakeshore 0
Mattawan 1, Portage Central 0
Silver Division
St. Joseph 3, Battle Creek Lakeview 0
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1, Portage Northern 0
Bronze Division
Niles 7, Battle Creek Central 1
Kalamazoo Central (bye)
Other Games
Lake Michigan Catholic 4, Berrien Springs 1
Michigan Lutheran 3, Buchanan 1
Allegan 2, Otsego 1
Plainwell 2, Edwardsburg 0
Sturgis 4, Dowagiac 1
Paw Paw 9, Vicksburg 1
Three Rivers 8, South Haven 4
Kalamazoo Christian 11, Schoolcraft 0
Kalamazoo Hackett 7, Watervliet 1
Lawton 2, Fennville 1
Baseball
St. Joseph 2, Benton Harbor 1 – Game 1
St. Joseph 11, Benton Harbor 3 – Game 2
Gull Lake 9, Paw Paw 2
Vicksburg 5, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 (at Notre Dame)
Vicksburg 10, Dowagiac 0 – Game 2 (at Notre Dame)
Watervliet 17, Lawton 1 – Game 1
Watervliet 6, Lawton 3 – Game 2
Coloma 10, Marcellus 8 – Game 1
Coloma 11, Marcellus 1 – Game 2
Kalamazoo Hackett 11, Saugatuck 1 – Game 1
Kalamazoo Hackett 4, Saugatuck 1 – Game 2
Softball
Lakeshore 0, Caledonia 0 – TIE – 9 Inn. (darkness)
Watervliet 16, Lawton 4 – Game 1
Watervliet 18, Lawton 4 – Game 2
Hartford 4, Lawrence 3 – Game 1
Hartford 3, Lawrence 1 – Game 2
Kalamazoo Hackett 13, Saugatuck 2 – Game 1
Saugatuck 14, Kalamazoo Hackett 10 – Game 2
Girls Tennis
St. Joseph 4, Sturgis 4
Tonight
Baseball
St. Joseph at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Vicksburg at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Three Rivers at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Plainwell at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Allegan at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Bridgman at Berrien Springs, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Cassopolis at Bronson, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Brandywine at Comstock, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
New Buffalo at Mendon, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Buchanan at Parchment, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Mich. Lutheran at Lake Mich. Catholic, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Howardsville Christian at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Softball
St. Joseph at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Battle Creek Central at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Vicksburg at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Three Rivers at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Plainwell at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Allegan at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Bridgman at Berrien Springs, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Cassopolis at Bronson, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Brandywine at Comstock, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
New Buffalo at Mendon, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Buchanan at Parchment, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Mich. Lutheran at Lake Mich. Catholic, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Howardsville Christian at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Girls Soccer
Parchment at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.
