MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Detroit Tigers 1
Athletics 3, Chicago Whie Sox 1
San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Brewers 5, Tigers 1 – Yelich, Hoskins and Frelick homer as the Brewers defeat the Tigers 5-1
Christian Yelich, Rhys Hoskins and Sal Frelick all hit home runs and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-1. Milwaukee took two of three in the series. José Quintana (2-0), making his second start of the season after pitching seven shoutout innings in his Brewers debut on Friday, held the Tigers to one run and four hits over 5 2/3 innings. The 36-year-old left-hander surrendered a solo home run to Spencer Torkelson with one-out in the sixth. He struck out four and walked three.
Athletics 3, White Sox 1 – Urshela’s 2-run triple and Bleday’s 3 hits lead Athletics past White Sox 3-1
Gio Urshela snapped a sixth-inning tie with a two-run triple that sent the Athletics past the struggling Chicago White Sox 3-1. JJ Bleday had three hits, including a double and an RBI single, to help the Athletics win their second straight on a cold night. Osvaldo Bido tossed 5 2/3 innings for the win, allowing one run and five hits with one walk. Mason Miller struck out the side in the ninth for his fifth save in five chances. Brooks Baldwin’s homer in the third put the White Sox ahead 1-0, but Chicago has lost three in a row and 11 of 13.
Padres 4, Cubs 2 – Tatis and Machado each drive in 2 runs as the Padres beat the Cubs 4-2
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado each drove in two runs and Nick Pivetta pitched six strong innings for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 to take two of three in the series. The Padres improved to a major league-best 15-4. The NL West leaders have won 12 of 13 home games, with the lone loss coming on Tuesday night in 10 innings against Chicago. The Central-leading Cubs took two of three from the Padres at Wrigley Field earlier in the month.
Today
Athletics (Sears 1-2) at Chicago White Sox (Martin 1-1), 2:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Lorenzen 1-2) at Detroit (Olson 1-1), 6:40 p.m. . News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 p
Cubs are off
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 5, New Jersey Devils 2
Red Wings 5, Devils 2 – Larkin scores his 30th of the season as Red Wings down Devils 5-2
Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin scored and added an assist and Alex Lyon made 28 saves as the Detroit Red Wings downed the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Wednesday. Jonatan Berggren, J.T. Compher, Alex DeBrincat and Marco Kasper also scored for the Red Wings who won their third straight. Detroit will miss the playoffs for a ninth straight season. The Devils finished with 42 wins and 91 points for third place in the Metropolitan Division. New Jersey will play the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round.
Tonight
Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 pm.
End NHL regular season
NBA – National Basketball Association – Play In Tournament
Last Night
Miami Heat 109, Chicago Bulls 90
Dallas Mavericks 120, Sacramento Kings 106
Heat 109, Bulls 90 – Herro scores 38 as Heat dominate Bulls 109-90 to advance in Play-In Tournament
Tyler Herro scored 38 points, and the Miami Heat dominated the Chicago Bulls 109-90 on Wednesday night to advance in the Play-In Tournament. Herro scored 23 points as Miami grabbed a 71-47 halftime lead, and the Heat knocked the Bulls out of the play-in for the third year in a row.
Mavs 120, Kings 106 – Mavericks beat the Kings 120-106 to advance to face the Grizzlies
Klay Thompson scored 16 of his 23 points in Dallas’ dominant second quarter to get redemption for his dud in Sacramento a year ago, helping the Mavericks beat the Kings 120-106 on Wednesday night to advance in the Play-In Tournament. Thompson fueled the win with four 3-pointers in Dallas’ 44-point second quarter.
NFL – NFL teams are no longer shying away from older prospects in the draft
Bo Nix has already turned 25. Michael Penix Jr. will get there in May. Both quarterbacks were first-round picks last year. They were among 56 players age 24 or older drafted in 2024. That number was up from 54 in 2023, 44 in 2022, 16 in 2021 and 19 in 2020. There have been more older prospects drafted in recent years because the COVID-19 pandemic gave players an option to stay in school an extra year. Even though the window is ending, the transfer portal and NIL deals might continue to keep some players in school longer. Teams used to shy away from older prospects.
NCAAFB – Raiders star Maxx Crosby takes on side gig as assistant GM at alma mater EMU
Pro Bowl pass rusher Maxx Crosby has accepted a job as the assistant general manager for the Eastern Michigan football team. Crosby starred for the Eagles before he was drafted by the Raiders. It is a side gig for a four-time Pro Bowl selection. Crosby will help Eastern Michigan with evaluating high school and transfer portal prospects, help manage the team’s NIL and revenue-share budget, and help the athletic director with fundraising, alumni relations and student-athlete support. Crosby is just the latest active professional athlete to take an administrative role with a college. Hawks guard Trae Young is working in a similar capacity for Oklahoma basketball, as is Stephen Curry with Davidson and Terance Mann with Florida State.
NCAAMBB – Central Michigan hires Ferris State’s Bronkema as head coach
Central Michigan University has announced that they have hired Division 2 Ferris State University head coach Andy Bronkema as their new head coach. Bronkema, 41, has spent 11 seasons at Ferris State, going 252-93 with the Bulldogs. Ferris State won the 2017-18 Division 2 National Championship with a 38-1 record.
Golf – Justin Rose coping with the ‘torment’ of Masters close call
Justin Rose has been down this road before. He is trying to process another playoff loss at the Masters. Rose rallied from seven shots behind to catch mistake-filled Rory McIlroy. And then McIlroy beat him with a great shot in the playoff to win the green jacket and complete the career Grand Slam of majors. Rose says he received plenty of nice text messages. He was hoping to see one offering congratulations instead of commiserations. But he says he’s playing great golf. Rose says he’s motivated to keep working by the special moments that happen along the way.
Athletes Unlimited names former MLB executive Kim Ng its softball league’s commissioner
Former Major League Baseball executive Kim Ng has been named commissioner of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League. Ng is the former general manager of the Miami Marlins. She has three World Series rings from a combined 21 years in the front offices of the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. Ng had been working as a senior adviser to get the AUSL off the ground for its first year. She helped hire the general managers and coaches. Athletes Unlimited co-founder Jon Patricof decided after watching her deliver for six months that she deserved a permanent role.
AHL – American Hockey League
Last Night
Grand Rapids Griffins 2, Rockford IceHogs 1
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
West Michigan Whitecaps 17, South Bend Cubs 3
Lansing Lugnuts 3, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 1
Great Lakes Loons 10, Dayton Dragons 5
Tonight
Dayton Dragons at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. WSBT 6:15p
Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.
MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Today
Baseball
Lake Michigan College at Lansing Community College, 2:00 p.m. (DH)
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Yesterday
Baseball
Lakeshore 16, Gull Lake 3 – Game 1
Lakeshore 4, Gull Lake 3 – Game 2
Kalamazoo Central 11, Kal. Loy Norrix 6 – Game 1
Kal. Loy Norrix 7, Kalamazoo Central 0 – Game 2
Battle Creek Lakeview 12, Portage Northern 5
Paw Paw 11, Plainwell 1 – Game 1
Paw Paw 10, Plainwell 4 – Game 2
Three Rivers 5, Vicksburg 1 – Game 1
Three Rivers 6, Vicksburg 2 – Game 2
River Valley 6, Brandywine 5 – Game 1
Brandywine 12, River Valley 0 – Game 2
Buchanan 5, Dowagiac 3 – Game 1
Buchanan 12, Dowagiac 7 – Game 2
Bridgman 18, Coloma 8 – Game 1
Bridgman 13, Coloma 2 – Game 2
Constantine 12, Parchment 9 – Game 1
Constantine 15, Parchment 0 – Game 2
Softball
Lakeshore 16, Gull Lake 3 – Game 1
Lakeshore 16, Gull Lake 0 – Game 2
Kalamazoo Central 13, Kal. Loy Norrix 1 – Game 1
Kalamazoo Central 18. Kal. Loy Norrix 2 – Game 2
BC Lakeview 14, Portage Northern 4 – Game 1
BC Lakeview 6, Portage Northern 3 – Game 2
Vicksburg 13, Three Rivers 4 – Game 1
Three Rivers 7, Vicksburg 6 – Game 2
Brandywine 10, River Valley 6 – Game 1
Brandywine 11, River Valley 1 – Game 2
Dowagiac 10, Buchanan 0 – Game 1
Dowagiac 15, Buchanan 6 – Game 2
Coloma 12, Bridgman 5 – Game 1
Coloma 9, Bridgman 9 – Game 2 TIE
Parchment 11, Constantine 1 – Game 1
Parchment 9, Constantine 3 – Game 2
Girls Soccer
Lakeshore 2, Portage Central 0
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 2, St. Joseph 0
Our Lady of the Lake 5, Michigan Lutheran 0
Mattawan 3, Portage Northern 2
Gull Lake 9, Battle Creek Central 0
Battle Creek Lakeview 1, Kalamazoo Central 1 – TIE
Plainwell 5, Edwardsburg 0
Three Rivers 2, Niles 2 – TIE
Paw Paw 3, Sturgis 1
Otsego 2, Vicksburg 0
Eau Claire 1, Covert 0
Dowagiac 3, Berrien Springs 0
Harper Creek 4, Allegan 0
Lawton 4, Bridgman 0
Saugatuck 7, Constantine 0
Watervliet 4, Parchment 0
Comstock 2, Bloomingdale 1
Hartford 1, Bangor 0
BC Calhoun Christian 3, Marcellus 0
Girls Tennis
St. Joseph 5, Lakeshore 3
Edwardsburg 4, Otsego 4 – TIE
Allegan 4, Buchanan 4 – TIE
Today
Baseball
St. Joseph at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lakeshore at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Central at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Portage Northern at BC Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
BC Lakeview at Kal. Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Marshall at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Schoolcraft at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Watervliet at Allegan, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Brandywine at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Christian at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Coloma at Constantine, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Delton-Kellogg at Martin, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Fennville at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Marcellus at Bangor, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Comstock at Bloomingdale, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Centreville at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Hartford at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Boys Golf
SAC Jamboree at Coloma, 4:00 p.m. Lake Michigan Hills
Softball
St. Joseph at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lakeshore at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Central at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Portage Northern at BC Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
BC Lakeview at Kal. Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Edwardsburg at Elkhart Concord (IN), 5:00 p.m.
Plainwell at Middleville T-Kellogg, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Marshall at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Dowagiac at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Eau Claire at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:30 p.m.
Watervliet at Allegan, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Brandywine at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Schoolcraft at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Delton-Kellogg at Martin, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Coloma at Parchment, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Fennville at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Marcellus at Bangor, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Comstock at Bloomingdale, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Centreville at Cassopolis, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Hartford at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Girls Soccer
Niles at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Mattawan at GR South Christian, 6:45 p.m.
Parchment at Bronson, 5:30 p.m.
Watervliet at Eau Claire, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m.
Kal. Christian at Jackson Lumen Christi, 6:00 p.m.
