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NBA – 2026 National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of Seven)
Last Night
Cleveland Cavaliers 112, Detroit Pistons 103                          Series tied 2-2
Oklahoma City Thunder 115, Los Angeles Lakers 110                 OKC wins 4-0

Cavs 112, Pistons 103 – Mitchell ties NBA playoff mark with 39 points in 2nd half as Cavs beat Pistons 112-103
Donovan Mitchell tied an NBA playoff record with 39 points in the second half as the Cleveland Cavaliers evened their second-round NBA playoff series against the Detroit Pistons with a 112-103 victory. Mitchell evened the mark of Eric “Sleepy” Floyd on a free throw with 27.6 seconds remaining. He had a chance to break the record, set in 1987 against the Los Angeles Lakers, but missed his second foul shot. Mitchell finished with 43 points. Caris LeVert had a season-high 24 points for Detroit. Game 5 is Wednesday night in Detroit. Cade Cunningham scored 19, the first time he has been held under 20 in 11 playoff games this season

Thunder 115, Lakers 110 – Champion Thunder hold off Lakers 115-110 in Game 4 for another playoff series sweep
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Chet Holmgren made a tiebreaking dunk with 32.8 seconds to play, and the Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Los Angeles Lakers out of the second round of the NBA playoffs with a 115-110 victory in Game 4 on Monday night. Ajay Mitchell scored 10 of his 28 points in the frantic final period as the Thunder overcame the Lakers’ tenacious effort and improved to 8-0 in the playoffs with their toughest victory of the postseason.

Tonight
Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio Spurs, 8:00 p.m.           Series tied 2-2

NBA – LeBron hasn’t decided on a 24th NBA season after Lakers’ playoff run ends
LeBron James says he has no idea whether his 24-point performance in the Los Angeles Lakers’ second-round playoff loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder was the final game of his NBA career. The top scorer in league history stuck to the plan he has taken into the past several summers when he declined to announce his future immediately after the Lakers’ final postseason defeat. He hasn’t ruled out retirement or a return to the Lakers, and he didn’t speculate about moving to another team as he contemplates the possibility of an unprecedented 24th NBA season.

MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Tigers, Cubs and White Sox were off

Tonight
Detroit (Flaherty 0-3) at N.Y. Mets (Peralta 2-3), 7:10 p.m.       News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:45p
Chicago Cubs (Rea 4-1) at Atlanta (Holmes 2-1), 7:15 p.m.
Kansas City (Kolek 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Fedde 0-4), 7:40 p.m.

NHL – 2026 National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (best of seven)
Last Night
Colorado Avalanche 5, Minnesota Wild 2   .                            COL leads 3-1

Avs 5, Wild 2 – Avalanche bounce back to beat the Wild 5-2 and take a 3-1 lead in the series
Ross Colton and Parker Kelly each scored their first goals of the postseason in the third period for Colorado as the Avalanche snapped back from a midseries lull and beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the second round of the NHL playoffs. Mackenzie Blackwood made 19 saves in his first start this postseason after relieving Scott Wedgewood during the 5-1 loss in Game 3. The Avalanche moved within one win of the Western Conference finals. Danila Yurov and Nico Sturm scored for the Wild.

Tonight
Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m.                      MTL leads 2-1
Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights, 9:30 p.m.                    Series tied 2-2

NFL – 2026 NFL schedule: Bills stadium debuts Week 2 against Lions
The Buffalo Bills’ first regular-season game in their new stadium will be against the Detroit Lions on Sept. 17 and will kick off Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” schedule. The matchup was one of three announced by the NFL on Monday on Monday as NBC, Fox and Prime Video made their upfront presentations to advertisers. The Dallas Cowboys were part of the other two unveilings. The Cowboys will visit the New York Giants in the first NBC “Sunday Night Football” game of the season on Sept. 13 and they will host the Philadelphia Eagles on Fox on Thanksgiving Day Nov. 26.

NFL/FIFA –Chiefs ready to turn over revamped Arrowhead to FIFA for the World Cup
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have transformed Arrowhead Stadium to host World Cup games, fulfilling a long-held dream of the Hunt family. The stadium will host six pool-play games starting next month, including a round of 32 match and a quarterfinal. The first match, featuring Argentina and Algeria, is June 16. The stadium was built in 1972, and that meant it had to undergo significant changes to meet FIFA’s requirements, including seat removal and field upgrades. The Chiefs have collaborated for nearly a decade to make this happen. Fans will be bussed in from satellite parking areas because of limited parking while signage is being stripped to avoid any conflicts in sponsorships.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Tonight
West Michigan Whitecaps at Great Lakes Looks, 11:05 a.m.
Quad Cities River Bandits at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Ratters,

MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Yesterday
Girls Soccer
SMAC Tournament
1 Gull Lake 1, 4 Mattawan 0
2 Portage Central 2, 3 Battle Creek Lakeview 0
5 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 4, 8 Portage Northern 0
6 St. Joseph 2, 7 Kalamazoo Central 0

Girls Soccer
New Buffalo 1, Our Lady of the Lake 0
Michigan Lutheran 8, Eau Claire 0
Vicksburg 1, Marshall 1 – TIE
Niles 5, Brandywine 0
Dowagiac 3, Paw Paw 3 – TIE
Plainwell 2, GR Covenant Christian 0
Sturgis 9, Hastings 1
Otsego 9, Three Rivers 1
Bangor 1, Bloomingdale 0
Comstock 2, Marcellus 0

Girls Tennis
Niles 5, Berrien Springs 3
Buchanan 7, Three Rivers 1
Hamilton 5, Kalamazoo Christian 3
Dewitt 7, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1

Baseball
Kalamazoo Hackett 11, Michigan Lutheran 4 – Game 1
Kalamazoo Hackett 4, Michigan Lutheran 3 – Game 2
Bridgman 12, Our Lady Of The Lake 5 – Game 1
Bridgman 20, Our Lady Of The Lake 2 – Game 2
Schoolcraft 10, Buchanan 1 – Game 1
Schoolcraft 3, Buchanan 2 – Game 2
Gull Lake 14, Vicksburg 4
Battle Creek Pennfield 16, Delton-Kellogg 1 – Game 1
Battle Creek Pennfield 4, Delton-Kellogg 3 – Game 2

Softball
Lakeshore 21, Dowagiac 11
St. Joseph 10, South Haven 6 – Game 1
South Haven 5, St. Joseph 4 – Game 2
Michigan Lutheran 9, River Valley 4
River Valley 6, Michigan Lutheran 4
Buchanan 17, Schoolcraft 2 – Game 1
Buchanan 11, Schoolcraft 7 – Game 2
Gobles 4, Gull Lake 1 – Game 1
Gobles 16, Gull Lake 13 – Game 2
BC Pennfield 18, Delton-Kellogg 6 – Game 1
BC Pennfield 26, Delton-Kellogg 20 – Game 2
Bangor 7, Lawton 0 – Game 1
Lawton 15, Bangor 5 – Game 2       
Decatur 17, Cassopolis 7 – Game 1
Cassopolis 15, Decatur 12 – Game 2
Centreville 17, Bloomingdale 2 – Game 1
Centerville 12, Bloomingdale 1 – Game 2
Marcellus 26, Comstock 7 – Game 1
Marcellus 29, Comstock 0 – Game 2
Hartford 11, White Pigeon 2 – Game 1
Hartford 13, White Pigeon 1 – Game 2

Today
Baseball
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo central at Lakeshore 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Michigan Lutheran at River Valley, 4:30 p.m. (DH) 
Mattawan at Portae Northern, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Portage Central at BC Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Plainwell at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Edwardsburg at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at Eau Claire, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Martin at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Schoolcraft at Fennville, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Saugatuck at Holland Black River, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Christian at Parchment, 4:00 p.m. (DH)

Softball
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo central at Lakeshore 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Mattawan at Portae Northern, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Portage Central at BC Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Plainwell at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Sturgis at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Bridgman at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Paw Paw at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Edwardsburg at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at Eau Claire, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Schoolcraft at Fennville, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Christian at Parchment, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kal. Hackett at Howardsville Chr. 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Fennville at Coloma, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Galesburg-Augusta at Constantine, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Martin at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. (DH)

Girls Soccer
Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.
Three Rivers at Niles, 5:00 p.m.
Vicksburg at Schoolcraft, 5:30 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Bangor, 4:00 p.m.
South Haven at Allegan, 6:30 p.m.
Comstock at Springport, 6:00 p.m.

Girls Tennis
Kalamazoo Central at Coldwater, 4:00 p.m.