MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Chicago White Sox 2
Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Tigers 7, Pirates 3 – Báez homers twice on 10th anniversary as a major leaguer as Tigers beat Pirates 7-3
Javier Báez hit two of the Detroit Tigers’ four home runs in a 7-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Báez hit solo homers in the fifth and seventh innings on the day he reached 10 years of major league service. Wenceel Pérez and Riley Greene also homered for Detroit. Casey Mize (7-2) got the win, allowing three runs — two earned — on five hits in six innings. He struck out four without walking a batter. Pittsburgh’s Carmen Mlodzinski (1-5) allowed four runs in two innings of relief for the loss.
Cardinals 12, White Sox 2 – Cardinals’ Donovan and Herrera shine in 12-2 rout of White Sox
Brendan Donovan had four hits and Iván Herrera drove in four runs to back a strong start by Matthew Liberatore as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-2. Alec Burleson went 3 for 5 for St. Louis, including his sixth home run, and Victor Scott II hit a two-run homer. Liberatore (4-6) gave up two runs on five hits in six innings for his first win since May 6. Edgar Quero and Vinny Capra drove in Chicago’s runs. St. Louis handed Chicago rookie Shane Smith (3-4) his worst defeat.
Cubs 5, Brewers 3 – Suzuki and Crow-Armstrong homer as the NL Central-leading Cubs knock off the Brewers 5-3
Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong homered, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 in a matchup of NL Central contenders. Kyle Tucker had three hits as Chicago improved to 4-1 on a 10-game homestand. Matt Shaw lined a run-scoring double, and Ben Brown pitched five innings of two-run ball. Isaac Collins hit a two-run homer for Milwaukee, which had won four of six. The Brewers closed to 4-3 on Joey Ortiz’s single in the sixth. But Brad Keller and Caleb Thielbar each pitched an inning before Daniel Palencia handled the ninth for his seventh save.
Tonight
Pittsburgh (Heaney 3-5) at Detroit (Skubal 7-2), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15p
St. Louis (Gray 7-2) at Chicago White Sox (Burke 3-7), 7:40 p.m.
Milwaukee (Misiorowski 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 7-3), 8:05 p.m.
MLB – Bryan Reynolds leaves Pirates’ game against Tigers when wife goes into labor
Pittsburgh outfielder Bryan Reynolds left last night’s game against Detroit in the second inning when his wife went into labor. Reynolds struck out to end the top of the first and didn’t make a play in the field in the bottom of the inning. He was replaced by Alexander Canario in right field and is expected to be added to the paternity list after the game.
NHL – National Hockey League – 2025 Stanley Cup Finals (best of 7)
Last Night
Game 6
Florida Panthers 5, Edmonton Oilers 1 FLA wins 4-2
Panthers 5, Oilers 1 – Back-to-back Cats: Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Oilers in game 6
The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the final. They are the NHL’s first back-to-back winners since Tampa Bay in 2020 and ’21 and the third team to do it this century. Sam Reinhart scored four of the five goals, including the Cup clincher again. The Panthers have won 11 of 12 playoff series since Matthew Tkachuk arrived by trade and Paul Maurice took over as coach in the summer of 2022. Connor McDavid was again denied the first title of his career in his second consecutive final. Canada’s Stanley Cup drought reached 32 years.
NHL – Florida Panthers star Sam Bennett wins Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP
Sam Bennett has won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after leading the Florida Panthers to a second consecutive Stanley Cup championship. Bennett scored 15 times to lead all playoff scorers this season. He also was a factor physically by making some big hits, crowding the crease and knocking Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner and other opponents off their game. Bennett could parlay his massive postseason success into a lucrative contract as a free agent whether he re-signs with Florida or goes elsewhere.
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2025 NBA Finals (best of 7)
Tonight
Game 6
Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers, 8:30 p.m. OKC leads 3-2
NBA – Tyrese Haliburton scheduled for MRI as part of leg injury evaluation
Tyrese Haliburton’s status for Game 6 of the NBA Finals is understandably in at least some doubt, after the Olympic gold-medal-winning guard was undergoing evaluation Tuesday to determine the extent of the injury to his lower right leg. Part of that evaluation was an MRI exam, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because neither Haliburton nor the team revealed that publicly. ESPN first reported that an MRI was scheduled. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle made clear after Game 5 that the Eastern Conference champions would be taking a close look at the injury.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Indiana Fever 88, Connecticut Sun 71
Washington Mystics 79, Chicago Sky 72
Fever 88, Sun 71 – Clark scores 20 and the Fever beat the Sun 88-71 to secure Commissioner’s Cup spot
Caitlin Clark had 20 points, six assists and four 3-pointers and the Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 88-71 in a physical game that included three late ejections. With 46.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Connecticut guard Jacy Sheldon made a steal and raced the other way before being wrapped up by Sophie Cunningham under the basket for a hard foul. Sheldon got up quicky and got into a shoving match with Cunningham, leading to Cunningham, Sheldon and Lindsay Allen all getting ejected. Sheldon was also the center of another official review in the third quarter after she poked Clark in the eye and then Marina Mabrey came in late to shove Clark to the floor. Indiana secured a spot in the Commissioner’s Cup.
Mystics 79, Sky 72 – Sykes scores 32 and the Mystics overcome a 12-point halftime deficit to beat the Sky 79-72
Brittney Sykes scored 32 points on 13-of-24 shooting and the Washington Mystics overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to beat the Chicago Sky 79-72. The Mystics trailed 44-32 at halftime before doubling up Chicago in the third quarter, 24-12, to tie it at 56-all entering the fourth. Sykes converted a three-point play with 2:17 left for a 74-70 lead. Sykes also grabbed a key offensive rebound with 37 seconds left, with Washington ahead 75-72. She brought it out past the 3-point arc to reset and then dribbled into the lane for a jumper that came up short, but Kiki Iriafen grabbed the offensive rebound and scored for a five-point lead. Sonia Citron made two free throws to seal it.
NFL – Former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs apologizes to victim’s family at Vegas event
Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs has apologized to the family of a woman he killed in a car crash nearly four years ago. Ruggs was on special release Tuesday night to speak at a Hope for Prisoners event in Las Vegas. Ruggs drove his sports car at speeds up to 156 mph on Nov. 2, 2021, slamming into a vehicle that killed driver Tina Tintor and her dog, Max. Tintor was 23. Ruggs apologized after he was asked at the event what he would say to Tintor’s family.
FIFA – Hard Rock Stadium tightens security at Club World Cup after chaotic scene at Copa
Almost a year since the Copa America final nearly ended in tragedy, big numbers of soccer fans are back at Hard Rock Stadium. This time it’s for the Club World Cup with heightened security. A combined crowd of nearly 120,000 supporters have watched the opening two games staged in Miami. They have been greeted by extra checkpoints and a heavy police presence. The sheriff’s office says lessons have been learned from July of last year when ticketless fans rushed the gates for a match between Argentina and Colombia, leaving fans terrified and bloodied as security struggled to contain the crush.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Wisconsin 10, West Michigan 2
Great Lakes 8, Peoria 7
Lake County 10, South Bend 2
Lansing 3, Quad Cities 0
Tonight
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Peoria Chiefs at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
Lake County Captains at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.WSBT 6:45p
Lansing Lugnuts at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m.