MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Oakland A’s 5, Detroit Tigers 3
New York Yankees 15, Chicago WHITE Sox 7
Cubs were off
A’s 5, Tigers 3 – Brown hits go-ahead HR in 8th, A’s take 4 of 5 from Tigers
Seth Brown hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3. Michael Fulmer got the first two outs of the eighth, but Jed Lowrie drew a walk and Brown homered. The Tigers have lost nine of 10. Oakland came to Comerica Park this week with a nine-game losing streak, but won four times in an unusual five-game series. The Athletics’ only loss came when they were the official home team in the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader — a game they were originally supposed to host before the season’s first series was postponed by the lockout. Miguel Cabera made it 3-all in the Detroit sixth with his 601st career double, tying Barry Bonds for 17th all-time.
Yankees 15, White Sox 7 – Stanton homers twice as Yankees beat White Sox 15-7
Giancarlo Stanton homered twice and drove in six runs, and the New York Yankees used a seven-run eighth inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 15-7 for their fourth straight victory. Aaron Judge and Josh Donaldson also connected for major league-leading New York in the opener of an eight-game trip. Judge had four RBIs and Donaldson drove in three runs. Led by its relentless lineup, New York won for the 16th time in 18 games. Stanton and Co. are off to the franchise’s best start since the Yankees also opened 23-8 in 2003.
Tonight
Baltimore (Lyles 2-2) at Detroit (Rodriguez 0-2), 7:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:50
N.Y. Yankees (Cole 2-0) at Chicago White Sox (Velasquez 2-2), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Smyly 1-3) at Arizona (Davies 1-1), 9:40 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – 2nd Round
Last Night
Miami Heat 99, Philadelphia 76ers 90 (MIA Wins 4-2)
Dallas Mavericks 113, Phoenix Suns 86 (Series Tied 3-3)
Tonight
Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks, 7:30 p.m. (MIL Leads 3-2)
Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. (GSW Leads 3-2)
NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 1st Round
Last Night
Boston Bruins 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (Series Tied 3-3)
Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 – OT (Series Tied 3-3)
St. Louis Blues 5, Minnesota Wild 1 (STL Wins 4-2)
Edmonton Oilers 4, Los Angeles Kings 2 (Series Tied 3-3)
Tonight
New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7:00 p.m. (PIT Leads 3-2)
Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, 7:30 p.m. (FLA Leads 3-2)
Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, 9:30 p.m. (CGY Leads 3-2)
Saturday
Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, 4:30 p.m. (Game 7)
Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 p.m. (Game 7)
Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, 10:00 p.m. (Game 7)
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Tonight
Indiana Fever at New York Liberty, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday
Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx, 8:00 p.m.
NFL – Rams to host Bills to open NFL season; Broncos at Seattle
To the Super Bowl winner goes the spoils of opening the entire schedule at home. So the Los Angeles Rams will host the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night, Sept. 8, to begin the 2022 season. It’s a juicy matchup of the team generally considered the title favorite by oddsmakers in the Bills traveling to SoFi Stadium, where the Rams won the championship over Cincinnati in February.
CHICAGO BEARS 2022 SCHEDULE
Sept. 11: vs. San Francisco
Sept. 18: at Green Bay (SNF)
Sept. 25: vs. Houston
Oct. 2: at New York Giants
Oct. 9: at Minnesota
Oct. 13: vs. Washington (TNF)
Oct. 24: at New England (MNF)
Oct. 30: at Dallas
Nov. 6: vs. Miami
Nov. 13: vs. Detroit
Nov. 20: at Atlanta
Nov. 27: at NY Jets
Dec. 4: vs. Green Bay
Dec. 11: BYE
Dec. 18: vs. Philadelphia
Dec. 24: vs. Buffalo (Saturday)
Jan. 1: at Detroit
Jan. 7/8: vs. Minnesota
DETROIT LIONS 2022 SCHEDULE
Sept. 11: vs Philadelphia
Sept. 18: vs. Washington
Sept. 25: at Minnesota
Oct. 2: vs. Seattle
Oct. 9: at New England
Oct. 18: BYE
Oct. 23: at Dallas
Oct. 30: vs. Miami
Nov. 6: vs. Green Bay
Nov. 13: at Chicago
Nov. 20: at NY Giants
Nov. 24: vs. Buffalo (Thanksgiving)
Dec. 4: vs. Jacksonville
Dec. 11: vs. Minnesota
Dec. 18: at NY Jets
Dec. 24: at Carolina (Saturday)
Jan. 1: vs. Chicago
Jan. 7/8: at Green Bay
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 2022 SCHEDULE
Sept. 11: at Houston
Sept. 18: at Jacksonville
Sept. 25: vs. Kansas City
Oct. 2: vs. Tennessee
Oct. 6: at Denver (TNF)
Oct. 16: vs. Jacksonville
Oct. 23: at Tennessee
Oct. 30: vs. Washington
Nov. 6: at New England
Nov. 13: at Las Vegas
Nov. 20: vs. Philadelphia
Nov. 28: vs. Pittsburgh (MNF)
Dec. 4: at Dallas (SNF)
Dec. 11: BYE
Dec. 17/18: at Minnesota
Dec. 26: vs. LA Chargers (MNF)
Jan. 1: at NY Giants
Jan. 7/8: vs. Houston
Indy 500 – Concerns about pit row linger as IndyCar revs up for May
Drivers arrived at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for IndyCar’s biggest month wondering whether the slippery pit row problem was fixed. They’re not likely to find out until Indianapolis 500 practice begins Tuesday. Still, it was part of the driver’s discussion as they prepared for qualifying for Saturday’s IndyCar Grand Prix. The slippery apron at the exit of the oval’s pit lane caused three cars to spin and led to two crashes in last month’s testing. But because the cars will race at slower speeds on the road course and run the opposite direction, the impact should be reduced this weekend.
Horse Racing – Derby Winner to skip Preakness
There will be no Triple Crown winner in thoroughbred racing this year. Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness as owner Rich Dawson and trainer Eric Reed stick to their initial plan to rest the colt for five weeks. Rich Strike went off at 80-1 in winning the Kentucky Derby last weekend. The plan now is to have Rich Strike ready to run in the Belmont Stakes on June 11.
Rugby – US to host men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups for first time
The United States will stage a Rugby World Cup for the first time after being voted as the host of the men’s tournament in 2031 and the women’s tournament two years later. Australia also is staging back-to-back tournaments in 2027 (men) and 2029 (women). World Rugby announced the host nations for all the World Cups from 2025-33 after a meeting of its council in Dublin. The sport is breaking new ground by taking its most prestigious tournament to North America. World Rugby regards it as an area of untapped potential in both a commercial and sporting sense.
MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
West Michigan Whitecaps 13, Beloit Sky Carp 3
Lake County Captains 2, Great Lakes Loons 1
Fort Wayne Tin Caps 5, South Bend Cubs 0
Lansing Lugnuts 7, Dayton Dragons 3
Today
Beloit Snappers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 11:05 a.m.
Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 6:35 p.m.
Fort Wayne Tin Caps at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.
ECHL – ECHL Hockey League – 2022 Kelly Cup Playoffs – Round 2
Last Night
Toledo Walleye 3, Wheeling Nailers 1 (TOL Wins 4-0)
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Baseball
Portage Central 3, St. Joseph 2 – Game 1
Portage Central 9, St. Joseph 6 – Game 2
Lakeshore 15, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 1
Lakeshore 17, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 2
Mattawan 11, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1 – Game 1
Mattawan 7, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3 – Game 2
Buchanan 7, Mishawaka (IN) 6
Portage Northern 13, Gull Lake 0 – Game 1
Portage Northern 15, Gull Lake 4 – Game 2
Edwardsburg 6, Berrien Springs 3 – Game 1
Edwardsburg 11, Berrien Springs 6 – Game 2
Brandywine 3, Parchment 1 – Game 1
Brandywine 3, Parchment 2 – Game 2
Marcellus 11, Bloomingdale 0 – Game 1
Marcellus 11, Bloomingdale 7 – Game 2
Decatur 12, Mendon 2 – Game 1
Decatur 8, Mendon 0 – Game 2
Fennville 2, Lawton 0 – Game 1
Lawton 15, Fennville 3 – Game 2
Watervliet 5, Coloma 2
Girls Tennis
Kalamazoo Hackett 4, Three Rivers 4 – TIE
Softball
Mattawan 15, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 – Game 1
Mattawan 13, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 2 – Game 2
Buchanan 7, Kalamazoo Christian 2 – Game 1
Buchanan 7, Kalamazoo Christian 6 – Game 2
Brandywine 13, Parchment 4 – Game 1
Parchment 11, Brandywine 10 – Game 2
South Haven 5, River Valley 4 – Game 1
South Haven 7, River Valley 6 – Game 2
Centreville 14, Hartford 2 – Game 1
Hartford 10, Centreville 9 – Game 2
Lawton 12, Fennville 0 – Game 1
Lawton 20, Fennville 1 – Game 2
Watervliet 9, Delton-Kellogg 8 – Game 1
Watervliet 11, Delton-Kellogg 9 – Game 2
Girls Soccer
Kalamazoo Central 6, Niles 0
Comstock 9, Bangor 1
Hartford 4, Marcellus 2
Schoolcraft 9, Bronson 0
Fennville 4, Wyoming Lee 0
Today
Baseball
Berrien Springs vs. Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m.
Lawrence at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m.
Bridgman vs. Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. at Davenport Univ.
Comstock at South Haven, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Edwardsburg at Allegan, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Three Rivers at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Dowagiac at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Vicksburg at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Softball
Berrien Springs vs. Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. at Laker Field, St. Bernard
Brandywine at Coloma, 4:15 p.m.
Howardsville Chr. at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Allegan, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Three Rivers at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Dowagiac at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Vicksburg at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Galesburg-Augusta at Kal. Hackett, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Berrien Springs at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Hartford, 5:00 p.m.
Watervliet at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m.
Quincey at Comstock, 5:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Constantine, 5:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.
Allegan at South Haven, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Wyoming-Lee, 6:00 p.m.
Boys Golf
BCS-White at Pebblewood, 4:00 p.m. (Bridgman)
Saturday
Baseball
Lakeshore Invitational, 10:00 a.m. at Lakeshore and St. Joseph
Softball
St. Joseph Invitational,10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph and Lakeshore
Girls Tennis
SMAC Conference Championship at Portage Central, 8:30 a.m.
Wolverine Conference Championship at Otsego, 8:30 a.m.
Track and Field
SMAC Conference Championship at Portage Central, 9:30 a.m.
Wolverine Conference Championship at Paw Paw, 10:00 a.m.
