NBA – National Basketball Association – 2025 Conference Finals (best of 7)
Last Night
New York Knicks 111, Indiana Pacers 94 IND leads 3-2
Knicks 111, Pacers 94 – Brunson, Towns carry Knicks to 111-94 victory that cuts Pacers’ series lead to 3-2
Jalen Brunson scored 32 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 13 rebounds despite a bruised left knee and the New York Knicks stayed alive in the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Indiana Pacers 111-94 on Thursday night in Game 5. The Knicks won on their home floor for the first time in the series and prevented the Pacers from earning the second NBA Finals trip in franchise history. Indiana will try again Saturday night at home. New York extended its first trip to the conference finals since 2000 and kept alive hopes of becoming the 14th team to overcome a 3-1 deficit to win a series.
NBA – Will Thunder’s week-long gap between games, help or hurt their Finals chances?
The Oklahoma City Thunder have a week off before playing again in the NBA Finals. How the Thunder, who defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 4-1 in the Western Conference finals, handle that stretch could set the tone for the championship series against either the Indiana Pacers or New York Knicks that starts June 5 in Oklahoma City. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault expects the Thunder to handle the situation just like they’ve handled everything else that’s been thrown at them. Daigneault said his young, mature team learns as it goes, so no experience is wasted for a squad that posted a league-best 68-14 record in the regular season.
NHL – National Hockey League – 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (best of 7)
Last Night
Edmonton Oilers 6, Dallas Stars 3 EDM wins 4-1
Oilers 6, Stars 3 – McDavid and Oilers going back to Stanley Cup Final after 6-3 win over Stars in Game 5
Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are going to their second Stanley Cup Final in a row. Their captain had a breakaway goal and an assist, 40-year-old Corey Perry scored again and the Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 to wrap up the Western Conference final in Game 5 on Thursday night. Edmonton scored on its first two shots, and jumped ahead 3-0 in the first 8:07 on way to eliminating the Stars in the West final for the second year in a row. The Oilers now get another rematch, against defending Stanley Cup champion Florida. Game 1 is Wednesday night in Edmonton. This is the first time since the 2008 and 2009 finals between Detroit and Pittsburgh has there been a rematch in the Stanley Cup Finals. Detroit won in 2008 in 6 games, Pittsburgh won in 7 in 2009.
NHL – Jonathan Toews is planning an NHL comeback after a 2-year hiatus
Jonathan Toews has informed his agent he intends to come back to the NHL after missing the past two seasons. Pat Brisson confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that Toews reached out to him on Wednesday to say he’s 100% ready to move forward on a comeback attempt. The 37-year-old is a free agent now after spending 15 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks from 2007-23 and captaining them to the Stanley Cup three times. Toews stepped away from hockey two years ago citing the effects of Chronic Immune Response Syndrome and long COVID.
MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Tigers, Cubs and White Sox were off
Today
Cincinnati (Abbott 4-0) at Chicago Cubs (Rea 3-1), 2:20 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Burke 3-5) at Baltimore (Eflin 3-2), 7:05 p.m.
Detroit (Mize 6-1) at Kansas City (Lugo 3-4), 8:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45p
NCAABB – Bracket expansion would add value and could be decided in next few months
NCAA President Charlie Baker sees value in expanding the NCAA Tournament by a handful of teams and wants to reach a decision on the matter in the next few months. Baker spoke Thursday during Big 12 spring meetings, where conference leaders are discussing everything from the multi-billion dollar revenue-sharing settlement to complexities brought on by the transfer portal and name, image and likeness. Baker said there are flaws in the current formula and it would be beneficial to provide an opportunity to four or eight more teams.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Chicago Sky 97, Dallas Wings 92
Sky 97, Wings 92 – Cardoso scores 23, Vandersloot sets team marks in points, FGs in Sky’s 97-92 win over Wings
Kamilla Cardoso scored a career-high 23 points and Courtney Vandersloot set franchise records for points and field goals as the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings 97-92. Arike Ogunbowale scored a season-high 37 points for the Wings and hit a 3-pointer that gave Dallas a 92-91 lead with 2:11 remaining. But Ogunbowale went 0 for 3 the rest of the way and the Sky closed with a 6-0 run. Vandersloot finished with 13 points, nine assists and four steals. She moved past Allie Quigley into first in franchise history with 3,728 points and 1,394 field goals. Quigley scored 3,273 points and had 1,386 field goals for the Sky from 2013-22.
Tonight
Connecticut Sun at Indiana Fever, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Chicago Sky at Dallas Wings, 8:00 p.m.
Golf – 6-way tie for 1st-round lead at 4-under 68 in US Women’s Open at Erin Hills
Angel Yin started experimenting with a new putter about a month ago and decided to use it in a tournament for the first time at the most prestigious event in women’s golf. The move worked well in the first round at Erin Hills. Yin made a 13 1/2-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th for a 4-under 68 and a share of the U.S. Women’s Open lead with 2020 champion A Lim Kim, Jinhee Im, Yealimi Noh, Rio Takeda and Julia Lopez Ramirez. Lopez Ramirez won consecutive Southeastern Conference titles at Mississippi State in 2023 and 2024, but she suffered a major setback earlier this year when what she initially believed was a bout of food poisoning actually was a case of appendicitis.
Golf – Ben Griffin still on a heater after his win on punishing course at Memorial
Ben Griffin picked up his first individual PGA Tour title at Colonial last week and he’s still rolling. Griffin opened with a 65 at tough Muirfield Village despite two shots in the water. That gives him a two-shot lead over Collin Morikawa at the Memorial. Only six players broke 70 and 13 players were under par. The rough was so thick that missing a fairway made it hard work. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler wasn’t in the short grass enough for his liking. He still managed a 70 for his 19th consecutive tournament with a first round under par.
Tennis – Coco Gauff’s serve is not at its best but she gets the breaks for a win
Coco Gauff has managed to move into the French Open’s third round despite some shaky serving. The 2023 U.S. Open champion kept getting herself in some trouble by getting broken on Thursday but kept putting herself back in position to win by breaking right back. The second-seeded Gauff wound up eliminating 172nd-ranked qualifier Tereza Valentova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-4 in 75 minutes on a partly cloudy, muggy afternoon in Court Suzanne-Lenglen. Gauff only managed to produce 11 winners, five fewer than her far-less-experienced opponent. Gauff also finished with 23 unforced errors, a total that included a half-dozen double-faults.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Fort Wayne 7, Great Lakes 5
Beloit 10, Lansing 9
West Michigan 14, Dayton 1
South Bend 8, Quad Cities 6
Tonight
Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.
Beloit Sky Carp at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m. WSBT 7:15p
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Last Night
Girls Soccer (District Finals)
Division 2 at Edwardsburg
Lakeshore 1, Vicksburg 0
Division 3 at Berrien Springs
Three Rivers 5, Buchanan 2
Division 4 at New Buffalo
Our Lady of the Lake 5, Michigan Lutheran 1
Tonight
Girls Soccer (District Finals)
Division 2 at Gull Lake
Gull Lake vs. Otsego, 6:00 p.m.
Division 3 at South Haven
Allegan vs. Hopkins, 6:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett
Kalamazoo Christian vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday
Baseball (District Semis/Finals)
Division 1 at Portage Northern
Mattawan vs. Kalamazoo Central, 10:00 a.m.
Loy Norrix vs. Portage Northern, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Dowagiac
Niles vs. Berrien Springs, 10:00 a.m.
St. Joseph vs. Lakeshore, 12:30 p.m.
Championship, 3:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Vicksburg
Vicksburg vs. Paw Paw, 10:00 a.m.
Three Rivers vs. Sturgis, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Otsego
Hopkins vs. Wayland, 10:00 a.m.
Plainwell vs. Otsego, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Harper Creek
Harper Creek vs. Gull Lake, 12:00 p.m.
Hastings (bye)
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Bangor
Watervliet vs. Coloma, 10:00 a.m.
Bangor vs. Fennville, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Bridgman
Bridgman vs. Cassopolis, 10:00 a.m.
Buchanan vs. Constantine, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Kalamazoo Christian
Parchment vs. Bloomingdale, 10:00 a.m.
Schoolcraft vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 12:30 p.m.
Championship, 2:30 p.m.
Division 4 at Lawrence
Decatur vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 10:00 a.m.
Gobles vs. Lawrence, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 4 at New Buffalo
Michigan Lutheran vs. River Valley, 9:30 a.m.
New Buffalo vs. Eau Claire, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 4 at White Pigeon
White Pigeon vs. Burr Oak, 10:00 a.m.
Marcellus vs. Mendon, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Softball (District Semis/Finals)
Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central
Portage Northern vs. Kalamazoo Central, 10:00 a.m.
Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 2 at South Haven
St. Joseph vs. Lakeshore, 10:00 a.m.
Niles vs. South Haven, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Three Rivers
Vicksburg vs. Three Rivers, 10:00 a.m.
Dowagiac vs. Edwardsburg, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Otsego
Otsego vs. Paw Paw, 10:00 a.m.
Gull Lake vs. Plainwell, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg
Wayland vs. Middleville T-K, 10:00 a.m.
Allegan vs. Hopkins, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Coloma
Watervliet vs. Hartford, 10:00 a.m.
Coloma vs. Lawton, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Buchanan
River Valley vs. Cassopolis, 10:00 a.m.
Brandywine vs. Buchanan, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Bloomingdale
Fennville vs. Bangor, 10:00 a.m.
Bloomingdale vs. Delton-Kellogg, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Parchment
Parchment vs. Comstock, 10:00 a.m.
Galesburg-Augusta vs. Kal. Christian, 12:30 p.m.
Championship, 2:30 p.m.
Division 4 at Martin
Martin vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 10:00 a.m.
Gobles vs. Marcellus, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Bridgman
Michigan Lutheran vs. Eau Claire, 10:00 a.m.
Bridgman vs. Decatur, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Burr Oak
White Pigeon vs. Mendon, 10:00 a.m.
Athens vs. Colon, 12:00 p.m.
Championship, 2:00 p.m.