MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 0
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Indians 6, Tigers 0 – Bauer fans 10 as Indians blank Tigers 6-0
Trevor Bauer struck out 10 in eight sparkling innings, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Tigers 6-0 on Wednesday, avoiding a three-game sweep in Detroit. The scuffling Indians lead the AL Central despite a .500 record, and this easy win was certainly welcome for Cleveland after a pair of losses to the injury-plagued Tigers. Bauer (3-3) retired his first 12 hitters, and Michael Brantley hit his sixth home run of the season. Ryan Carpenter (0-1) allowed five earned runs and seven hits in five innings for Detroit in his second big league start. Tigers center fielder JaCoby Jones left in the third inning with a left hip injury.
Pirates 3, White Sox 2 – Bell’s single lifts Pirates over reeling White Sox 3-2
Pinch-hitter Josh Bell singled to break a seventh-inning tie, and the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Chicago White Sox 3-2 Wednesday. Pittsburgh has won seven of eight and improved to 10-2 in interleague play this season. Chicago has lost eight of nine and 13 of 15. A major league-worst 10-29, the White Sox have matched their worst start since 1948. Pittsburgh has won eight straight over Chicago, outscoring the White Sox 45-17. The Pirates also swept a two-game series last week against them in Chicago. With the score tied 2-2, Elias Diaz doubled off Joakim Soria (0-2) leading off the seventh and Jordy Mercer walked with one out. Bell, rested from the starting lineup in a day game after a night game, grounded a single into left.
Braves 4, Cubs 1 – Acuna gets big hit as Braves score 3 in 8th, beat Cubs 4-1
Ronald Acuna Jr. drove in Ozzie Albies with the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning to send the Atlanta Braves past the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Wednesday night. Carl Edwards Jr. (2-1) allowed five straight baserunners in Atlanta’s three-run eighth, including a bases-loaded walk to Tyler Flowers, without getting an out. Justin Hancock also forced in a run with a walk to Johan Camargo. The Braves’ big inning was set up by Albies’ triple to the wall in center field past Albert Almora Jr., who robbed Flowers of a probable home run earlier in the game. Albies scored on Acuna’s second hit, a sharp single to left field off Edwards. Acuna moved to third on Freddie Freeman’s single against the shift to the opening on the left side of the infield. Freeman advanced to second on the play. Following an intentional walk to Nick Markakis, Edwards walked Flowers to force in a run.
Tonight
Chicago Cubs (Lester 3-1) at Atlanta (Soroka 1-1), 7:35 p.m.
Texas (Hamels 2-4) at Chicago White Sox (Shields 1-4), 8:10 p.m.
Detroit (Boyd 2-3) at Seattle (Gonzales 3-3), 10:10 p.m. WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 9:45
MLB – Chief Wahoo protester pleads guilty to theft of grant money
A man who has held protests saying the Cleveland Indians’ Chief Wahoo mascot is racist has pleaded guilty to stealing money from federal grants aimed at helping Native Americans. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cleveland said Wednesday that 71-year-old Robert Roche pleaded guilty to two counts of theft from programs receiving federal funds. Prosecutors say the Cleveland man conspired to divert money from the American Indian Education Center where he served as executive director. They say Roche and a consultant embezzled at least $180,000 from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grants and that Roche diverted $77,000 for his personal use. Sentencing is set for Aug. 29. Defense attorney Larry Zukerman has declined to comment.
NBA – 2018 NBA Playoffs – Conference Finals – (Best of 7)
Last Night
Houston Rockets 127, Golden State Warriors 105 Series tied 1-1
Rockets 127, Warriors 105 – Rockets rout Warriors 127-105 to tie series at 1-all
James Harden and Eric Gordon each scored 27 points to lead a balanced attack and the Houston Rockets routed the Golden State Warriors 127-105 on Wednesday night to even the Western Conference finals at one game apiece. The Rockets didn’t trail after the first quarter and led by double digits for most of the night. They head to Oakland, California for Game 3 on Sunday night feeling much better after rebounding from a deflating 119-106 loss in the series opener. P.J. Tucker added a playoff career-high 22 and Trevor Ariza had 19 as both bounced back after struggling in Game 1. Kevin Durant had 38 points after scoring 37 in the opener, but Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for just 24 points.
NBA – Bucks pick Budenholzer
A person familiar with the search tells The Associated Press that the Milwaukee Bucks have reached agreement with Mike Budenholzer to become the team’s next coach. The former NBA Coach of the Year will replace Joe Prunty, the former assistant who went 21-16 in the regular season after replacing the fired Jason Kidd in late January.
NBA – Harden, James, Davis finalists for NBA MVP award
Houston’s James Harden, Cleveland’s LeBron James and Anthony Davis of New Orleans are the finalists for the NBA’s MVP award. Harden, who led the league in scoring, has twice been a runner-up for the award, including last year when Russell Westbrook won. James has won the MVP award four times. Davis was also a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year. The winners will be announced June 25.
NHL – 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals – (Best of 7)
Last Night
Vegas Golden Knights 4, Winnipeg Jets 2 VGK leads 2-1
Golden Knights 4, Jets 2 – Marchessault scores twice, Golden Knights top Jets 4-2
Jonathan Marchessault scored two goals _ including an empty-netter in the closing seconds _ to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 3 of the Western Conference final Wednesday night. Vegas took a 2-1 series lead and is now two wins from advancing to the Stanley Cup final. The Golden Knights improved to 5-1 at home in the playoffs, and host Game 4 on Friday night. James Neal and Alex Tuch also scored for Vegas, while Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 33 shots. Mark Scheifele scored both of Winnipeg’s goals and has a playoff-leading 14 goals in 15 postseason games. Connor Hellebuyck had 26 saves for the Jets, who arrived in Las Vegas having outscored their opposition 23-15 in road games during the playoffs.
Tonight
Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, 8:00 p.m. WAS leads 2-1
Nassar – $500M settlement reached with Michigan State in Nassar case
Michigan State University reached a $500 million settlement with hundreds of women and girls who say they were sexually assaulted by former sports doctor Larry Nassar. The deal was announced Wednesday by the university and lawyers for 332 victims. Brian Breslin, chairman of the school’s governing board, says Michigan State is “truly sorry” for what Nassar’s victims and families went through. The university didn’t disclose how it will pay for the settlement. Also, state regulators filed a complaint against Dr. William Strampel, who was dean of Michigan State’s medical school and Nassar’s former boss. Strampel is accused of failing to properly supervise Nassar. Nassar sexually assaulted women and girls while working at Michigan State. He also worked for USA Gymnastics, which trains athletes for the Olympics. He is currently serving sentences that will likely keep him in prison for life.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Lake County 5, South Bend 2 – Game 1
South Bend 6, Lake County 4 – 12 innings – Game 2
Fort Wayne 3, West Michigan 2
Bowling Green 5, Great Lakes 1
Lansing 12, Dayton 2
Tonight
West Michigan at Fort Wayne, 11:05 a.m.
South Bend at Lake County, 5 p.m. (DH)
Bowling Green at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m.
Dayton at Lansing, 7:05 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer – SMAC Tournament
Gull Lake 3, Portage Central 2 – 2 OT SMAC Championship Game
St. Joseph 1, Mattawan 0 SMAC 3rd Place Game
lakeshore 3, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 SMAC 5th Place Game
Kalamazoo Central at Portage Northern (N/A) SMAC 7th Place Game
Battle Creek Lakeview 1, Niles 0 – OT SMAC 9th Place Game
Battle Creek Central (Bye) SMAC 11th Place
Girls Soccer
Lake Michigan Catholic 9, Covert 1
Michigan Lutheran 4, Comstock 1
Otsego 11, Dowagiac 0
Allegan 7, Paw Paw 1
Plainwell 8, Sturgis 0
Three Rivers 4, Edwardsburg 3
Buchanan 4, Brandywine 0
Kalamazoo Christian 6, Saugatuck 1
Baseball
Bangor 7, Benton Harbor 1 – Game 1
Benton Harbor 5, Bangor 4 – Game 2
South Bend Adams 10, Lakeshore 7
Berrien Springs 6, Coloma 5 – Game 1
Berrien Springs 7, Coloma 1 – Game 2
Today
Baseball
Gull Lake at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Battle Creek Lakeview at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Mattawan at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Coloma at Lawrence, 4;30 p.m. (DH)
Watervliet at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Gobles at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Lawton at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Paw Paw at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Softball
Gull Lake at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Battle Creek Lakeview at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Mattawan at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Coloma at Lawrence, 4;30 p.m. (DH)
Watervliet at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Gobles at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Lawton at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Paw Paw at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Girls Soccer
Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 5:00 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Cassopolis, 5:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Coloma, 5:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Comstock, 6:00 p.m.
Girls Tennis – MHSAA Regionals
Division 2 at Three Rivers, 9:00 a.m.
Edwardsburg, Harper Creek, Jackson Northwest, Lakeshore, Marshall, Niles, Parma Western, Sturgis, Three Rivers, Vicksburg
Division 4 at Berrien Springs, 9:00 a.m.
Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, Coloma, Dowagiac, Lake Michigan Catholic, New Buffalo, Schoolcraft
