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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Houston Astros 7, Detroit Tigers 6
Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco Giants 1
White Sox were off
Astros 7, Tigers 6 – Marisnick homers in 8th to lift Astros past Tigers, 7-6
Jake Marisnick hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning for Houston’s fourth homer of the game, lifting the Astros to a 7-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. The Tigers tied it 6-6 in the top of the eighth when Jose Iglesias doubled off reliever Luke Gregerson (2-1) to drive in Andrew Romine. Marisnick’s homer to deep center off Detroit reliever Alex Wilson (1-2) gave Houston the lead back. Ken Giles got the last three outs for his 13th save as the Astros won three of four from the Tigers. Carlos Correa, Marwin Gonzalez and Juan Centeno all homered off Justin Verlander in Houston’s five-run fourth that gave the Astros a 5-3 lead. Justin Upton’s RBI single in the fifth pulled the Tigers within one, before Evan Gattis’ run-scoring double in the bottom of the inning extended Houston’s lead to 6-4. Upton then homered in the seventh to pull Detroit within one again.
Cubs 5, Giants 1 – Cubs beat Giants 5-1 to win 3rd straight
Kris Bryant, Jason Heyward and Ben Zobrist hit solo homers, spot starter Eddie Butler pitched five effective innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Thursday for their third straight win. Mike Montgomery followed with four scoreless innings and allowed one hit in his first save. Heyward went deep for the second time in three games and Zobrist added two singles as the Cubs took three of four games in a set with the Giants and finished the 9 game homestand at 7-2.
Tonight
Detroit (Farmer 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Pelfrey 1-4), 5:10 p.m. Game 1 WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 7:40
Detroit (Boyd 2-4) at Chicago White Sox (Danish 0-0) Game 2 Also on WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM
Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 5-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Wood 5-0), 10:10 p.m.
MLB – School settles lawsuit tied to misconduct by ex-MLB player
A school district in western Michigan has settled a lawsuit with four young women who say they were inappropriately touched by a former Major League Baseball player who worked at Lakewood High School. Details of the settlement haven’t been released. Chad Curtis remains in the lawsuit. Curtis was convicted of criminal sexual conduct in 2013.
NBA – 2017 NBA Playoffs – Conference Finals (best of 7)
Last Night
Cleveland Cavaliers 135, Boston Celtics 102 (CLE wins 4-1)
Cavaliers 135, Celtics 102 – Cavs blow out Boston and set up third straight finals rematch
LeBron James poured in 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to the NBA Finals for the third straight year by clobbering the Celtics, 135-102 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. James drained a 3-pointer in the third quarter to pass Michael Jordan as the NBA’s all-time scoring leader in postseason play. Kyrie Irving finished with 24 points to help the defending champs earn a third straight finals meeting with the Golden State Warriors, the 2015 titlists.
NBA – LeBron James breaks Michael Jordan’s playoff scoring record
King James has another throne. LeBron James surpassed Michael Jordan for the top spot on the NBA’s all-time playoff scoring list, scoring 35 points against Boston on Thursday night to reach 5,995 in his career. Jordan scored 5,987 in his postseason career in 179 games from 1985-2003. James played in his 212th career postseason game on Thursday night, when the Cavaliers beat the Celtics 135-102 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals to advance to the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers star came into the game needing 28 points for the record and hit a 3-pointer in the third quarter against the Celtics to break it.
NHL – 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs – Conference Finals (best of 7)
Last Night
Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Ottawa Senators 2 – 2 OT (PIT wins 4-3)
Penguins 3, Senators 2 – 2 OT – Penguins advance to finals
Chris Kunitz scored at 5:09 of double-overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 win over Ottawa and a berth in the Stanley Cup finals against Nashville. Kunitz sandwiched goals around a third-period tally by teammate Nick Schultz, but the Pens squandered a pair of one-goal leads before taking Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. Senators netminder Craig Anderson was terrific while stopping 39 shots.
NHL – Ott goes from player to coach, joining Blues as assistant
The St. Louis Blues have hired Steve Ott to be an assistant coach on Mike Yeo’s staff. General manager Doug Armstrong announced the move Thursday, a little over a month after Ott’s final game as a player with the Montreal Canadiens. Ott had not even announced his retirement before signing as an assistant with the Blues. The 34-year-old moves immediately from the ice to the bench after playing 848 NHL games with Dallas, Buffalo, St. Louis, Detroit and Montreal.
NFL – Bears add salsa, sign WR Victor Cruz to 1-year contract
The Chicago Bears added some salsa, signing former New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz to a one-year contract Thursday. The Bears were looking for help after Alshon Jeffery signed with Philadelphia. A feared receiver with the Giants, he helped them win the Super Bowl before being slowed by injuries. He was released after seven seasons in February. Cruz has 303 catches for 4,549 yards and 25 touchdowns, many of which he celebrated with a salsa dance. A knee injury and a calf problem caused him to miss most of the 2014 season and all of 2015. Last year, he had 39 catches and one touchdown reception.
Golf – 2017 Senior PGA – Langer has 2-shot lead at Senior PGA on Trump course
Bernhard Langer will sleep on a two-shot lead as he aims for his record ninth senior major at the Senior PGA Championship. Langer shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday morning, and the lead held up as thunderstorms halted play in the afternoon with half the 156-man field still on the course. The 59-year-old German could break Jack Nicklaus’ record of eight senior majors with a win at Trump National. He tied Nicklaus last week with a five-shot victory at the Regions Tradition. He would also become the first player to win all five of the current senior majors. Langer finished off his round with a tap-in eagle at the par-5 18th. Tom Lehman, Lee Janzen, Scott McCarron and James Kingston shot 67, and Larry Mize also was 5 under with eight holes left.
Indy 500 – VP and former Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to attend Indy 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials are making a security change after Vice President Mike Pence confirmed he will attend Sunday’s race. Pence, a former Indiana governor, confirmed Thursday that he would be returning to his home state to watch the race, which is part of a family tradition. Gate 2 will be closed to pedestrian traffic and all non-essential vehicles starting Friday. That gate will remain closed for Saturday’s concert and the Indianapolis 500. Speedway President Doug Boles says fans should enter through Gate 3. Vehicles with proper credentials can enter through other gates. No additional changes are expected.
NCAA Baseball – Indiana tops Michigan 5-4 in 13 innings at Big Ten tourney
Alex Krupa ripped an RBI single in the 13th inning and Indiana topped Michigan 5-4 on Thursday, eliminating the second-seeded Wolverines from the Big Ten Tournament. At nearly four-and-a-half hours, the game was already the longest in tournament history when Krupa drilled a ball down the left-field line to keep the Hoosiers alive. Michigan led 2-0 before a two-run homer from Craig Dedelow in the seventh tied it up. The Wolverines jumped back on top 3-2 on a two-out single by Jake Bivens, but Indiana’s Matt Lloyd made it 3-3 on an RBI groundout. Logan Sowers followed with an RBI single, his first of the tournament after starting 0 for 7. But Drew Lugbauer’s two-out single in the bottom of the ninth pulled Michigan even at 4-all.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Dayton 2, Great Lakes 1 – 16 Inn. – Game 1
Dayton 14, Great Lakes 6 – Game 2
West Michigan 10, Fort Wayne 0
Lansing 4, Lake County 3, 10 innings
South Bend 9, Bowling Green 5
Tonight
West Michigan at Dayton, 7 p.m.
Great Lakes at Lansing, 7:05 p.m.
Fort Wayne at South Bend, 7:35 p.m.
AHL – American Hockey League – 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals
Tonight
San Jose Barracuda at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m. (GRG leads 2-1)
Providence Bruins at Syracuse Crunch, 7:00 p.m. (SYR leads 2-1)
MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Baseball
St. Joseph 5, Paw Paw 2 – Game 1
St. Joseph 12, Paw Paw 2 – Game 2
Lake Michigan Catholic 13, Martin 2 – Game 1
Lake Michigan Catholic 10, Martin 0 – Game 2
Gull Lake 5, Lakeshore 4 – Game 1
Lakeshore 10, Gull Lake 0 – Game 2
South Haven 4, Kalamazoo Central 2 – Game 1
South Haven 10, Kalamazoo Central 9 – Game 2
Sturgis 2, Brandywine 1 – Game 1
Sturgis 5, Brandywine 2 – Game 2
Howardsville Christian 10, White Pigeon 1
Softball
Mattawan 8, Lakeshore 6
South Haven 2, Buchanan 1 – 8 Inn. – Game 1
Buchanan 1, South Haven 0 – Game 2
Martin 11, Lake Michigan Catholic 4 – Game 1
Lake Michigan Catholic 10, Martin 9 – Game 2
Girls Soccer
Buchanan 3, Lake Michigan Catholic 1
Watervliet 7, Covert 0
Today
Baseball
Cassopolis at Lake Michigan Catholic, 4:15 p.m.
Benton Harbor at Decatur, 4:30 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Dowagiac at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
New Buffalo at Lawrence, 4:30 p.m.
Wyoming Kelloggsville at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
Cassopolis at Lake Michigan Catholic, 4:15 p.m.
Portage Central at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Watervliet, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Edwardsburg at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Dowagiac at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
New Buffalo at Lawrence, 4:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Decatur, 4:30 p.m.
Fennville at Saugatuck 4:30 p.m.
