MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
New York Mets 9, Detroit Tigers 4
Chicago Cubs 2, Atlanta Braves 0
Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 2
Mets 9, Tigers 4 – A.J. Ewing hits 1st big league home run and Mets beat Tigers 9-4
A.J. Ewing hit his first big league home run to spark a comeback for the New York Mets, who completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 9-4 win. Ewing, who was promoted prior to the series opener Tuesday, hit a 405-foot shot off Keider Montero leading off the third. He was 3 for 9 with three RBIs and four walks against the Tigers. Nolan McLean gave up Gage Workman’s three-run homer in the first but lasted seven innings as he ended his winless streak at six starts.
Cubs 2, Braves 0 – Ian Happ homers, 5 combine for shutout as Cubs snap a 4-game skid with a 2-0 win over Braves
Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves that snapped a four-game losing streak. Ben Brown made his second straight start after starting the season with 12 appearances out of the bullpen. He allowed just one hit in four innings and struck out seven in 65 pitches. In his two starts, he has not allowed a run in eight innings. Hoby Milner earned the win with two scoreless innings. Daniel Palencia struck out two in the ninth for his third save.
White Sox 6, Royals 2 – Grichuk powers White Sox past Royals 6-2 for their fifth straight win
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals. The win marked Chicago’s fifth straight and moved the White Sox over .500 for the first time this late in the season since 2022. Anthony Kay allowed two runs over six-plus innings, helping the White Sox sweep their third series this season. The Royals’ losing streak extended to four games. Grichuk, who recently signed with Chicago, has three homers in five games. The White Sox are just one game behind Cleveland for first place in the AL Central.
Tonight
Toronto (Yesavage 1-1) at Detroit (Madden 0-0), 6:45 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15p
Chicago Cubs (Cabrera 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Burke 2-3), 7:40 p.m.
NBA – 2026 National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of Seven)
Tonight
Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 p.m. CLE leads 3-2
San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m. SAS leads 3-2
NHL – 2026 National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (best of seven)
Last Night
Montreal Canadiens 6, Buffalo Sabres 3 MTL leads 3-2
Vegas Golden Knights 5, Anaheim Ducks 1 VGL wins 4-2
Canadiens 6, Sabres 3 – Suzuki, Evans cap 2nd-period surge, Canadiens beat Sabres 6-3 to take 3-2 lead in series
Captain Nick Suzuki and Jake Evans scored 68 seconds apart late in the second period, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 to take a 3-2 lead in their second-round playoff series. Montreal surged with a three-goal second period, and never led until Evans swept a loose puck over the goal line behind Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to put the Canadiens up 4-3 with 3:45 remaining. Jakub Dobes allowed three goals on the first four shots he faced before finishing with 33 saves. Josh Doan, Jason Zucker and rookie Konsta Helenius scored for Buffalo. Game 6 is at Montreal on Saturday night.
Knights 5, Ducks 1 – Marner, Dorofeyev propel Golden Knights past Ducks 5-1 in Game 6 clincher
Mitch Marner scored a tremendous goal 62 seconds after the opening faceoff, Pavel Dorofeyev scored two goals in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights cruised into the Western Conference finals with a 5-1 victory over Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the second round. Brett Howden scored his third short-handed goal of the playoffs and Shea Theodore got a power-play goal during a 3-0 first period for the Golden Knights. Mikael Granlund scored a power-play goal for the Ducks, whose return from a seven-year playoff drought is over. The Knights are 15-4-1 since John Tortorella replaced Cup-winning coach Bruce Cassidy on March 29.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Tonight
Washington at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago Sky at Pheonix Mercury, 10:00 p.m.
WNBA – WNBA foul calls rise slightly as the league cracks down on physical play
The WNBA is trying to fix its physicality problem and is going through some growing pains during the opening week of the season. Fouls are up so far in the first week of the WNBA season with teams averaging 21.6 fouls. That’s up from 19.9 at the same point last year. That number dropped over the course of the year with 17.5 fouls on average per game for each team. The increased fouls aren’t really leading a major increase in free throws with 21.9 being attempted this season to 21.4 last year at this point.
NFL – The NFL’s 2026 season will kick off with a Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl rematch
The 2026 NFL season will kick off with a Super Bowl rematch. Mike Macdonald, Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks will face off against Mike Vrabel, Drake Maye and the New England Patriots after raising their championship banner on Sept. 9 in the first of the NFL’s 272 games. The Seahawks dominated the Patriots in a 29-13 victory that secured the franchise’s second NFL title in February. It’ll be just the third time that the teams that played in the Super Bowl face off again in Week 1. The last time came in 2016 when the Broncos beat the Panthers.
Golf – Scottie Scheffler part of 7-way tie for the lead at PGA Championship
The PGA Championship has its biggest logjam after one round in 57 years. One name stands out. Scottie Scheffler, the defending champion, took everything Aronimink gave him on a tough day in the Philadelphia suburbs. Scheffler made two long birdie putts and got one big break for a 67. The other seven players tied for the lead are Martin Kaymer, Stephan Jaeger, Aldrich Potgieter, Alex Smalley, Ryo Hisatsune and Min Woo Lee. Scheffler had at least a share of the lead for the first time after the opening round of a major. Rory McIlroy struggled to a 74.
Golf – Rory McIlroy has a bad finish for a rough start at the PGA Championship
Rory McIlroy had a blister on his right pinky toe during practice rounds for the PGA Championship. That was the least of his worries Thursday at Aronimink. The Masters champion suggested bashing driver and figuring it out from there would be the strategy. But he couldn’t figure out how to hit a fairway. The result was four straight bogeys at the end for 74. It’s been 27 years since a PGA champion started out by shooting 74 or worse, so he has his work cut out for him. McIlroy hit only five fairways, none on the last eight holes.
FIFA –World Cup final halftime show featuring Madonna, Shakira and BTS
The World Cup final will feature a star-studded halftime show headlined by Madonna, Shakira and boy band BTS. FIFA has announced that for the first time the final at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19 will include a Super Bowl-style concert. The governing body said the show would support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which is raising $100 million to help children access education and soccer. It will be curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin.
AHL – American Hockey League – Calder Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 5)
Tonight
Chicago Wolves 2, Grand Rapids Griffins 1 CHI leads 1-0
AHL – American Hockey League – Kelly Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of 7)
Tonight
Fort Wayne Komets at Toledo Walleye, 7:15 p.m. FTW leads 3-0
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Great Lakes Loons 3, West Michigan Whitecaps 2
Lansing Lugnuts 12, Quad Cities River Bandits 3
South Bend Cubs 25, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers,
Tonight
West Michigan Whitecaps at Great Lakes Looks, 6:05 p.m.
Quad Cities River Bandits at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Ratters, 7:40 p.m. WSBT 7:15p
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Yesterday
Girls Soccer
Portage Central 2, Gull Lake 1 – Shootout SMAC Championship Game
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 5, St, Joseph 0 SMAC 5th Place Game
Portage Northern 1, Kalamazoo Christian 1 – TIE
Edwardsburg 1, South Haven 0
Three Rivers 3, Coldwater 0
Dowagiac 8, Buchanan 0
Parchment 8, Coloma 0
Allegan 0, Saugatuck 0 – TIE
Comstock 7, Vermontville Maple Valley 0
Baseball
St. Joseph 19, Portage Central 9 – Game 1
St. Joseph 8, Portage Central 7 – Game 2
Lakeshore 32, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game1
Lakeshore 16, Battle Creek Central 0 – Game 2
Cassopolis 24, Benton Harbor 3 – Game 1
Cassopolis 12, Benton Harbor 9 – Game 2
Otsego 10, Harper Creek 7 – Game 1
Harper Creek 8, Otsego 5 – Game 2
Brandywine 10, Edwardsburg 5
Paw Paw 13, Berrien Springs 3 – Game 1
Paw Paw 7, Berrien Springs 4 – Game 2
Constantine 2, Dowagiac 1 – Game 1
Constantine 17, Dowagiac 6 – Game 2
Centreville 4, Coloma 3
Martin 4, Allegan 2 – Game 1
Martin 12, Allegan 9 – Game 2
Niles 6, Schoolcraft 2
South Haven 6, Traverse City West 6 – Game 1
South Haven 9, Traverse City West 5 – Game 2
Softball
Portage Central 11, St. Joseph 5 – Game 1
Portage Central 11, St. Joseph 8 – Game 2
Lakeshore 16, Niles 0
Cassopolis 16, Benton Harbor – Game 1
Cassopolis 15, Benton Harbor – Game 2
Kalamazoo Central 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 1
Battle Creek Lakeview 10, Kalamazoo Central 3
Harper Creek 6, Otsego 5 – Game 1
Eau Claire 10, Harper Creek 6 – Game
Edwardsburg 11, Vicksburg 1 – Game 1
Edwardsburg 14, Vicksburg 4 – Game 2
Paw Paw 15, Plainwell 0 – Game 1
Paw Paw 13, Plainwell 2 – Game 2
Three Rivers 18, Schoolcraft 8 – Game
Three Rivers 17, Schoolcraft 7 – Game 2
Fennville 8, Lawton 4 – Game 1
Fennville 19, Lawton 8 – Game 2
South Haven 7, Sparta 3 – Game 1
South Haven 13, Sparta 3 – Game 2
Tonight
Baseball
St. Joseph at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Portage Central at Holland W Ottawa, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Hackett,
Maple Valley at Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Plainwell at Battle Creek Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Otsego at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg,
Michigan Lutheran at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m (DH)
Watervliet at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Marcellus at Bloomindgdale, 4:30 p.m.
Centreville at Union City, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Girls Soccer
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Byron Center, 6:40 p.m.
Portage Central at GR Forest Hills Central, 6:45 p.m.
Otsego at Harper Creek, 6:30 p.m.
Plainwell at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m.
Eau Claire at Covert, 5:30 p.m.
Watervliet at New Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Schoolcraft, 5:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Berrie Springs, 5:00 p.m.
Comstock at Springport, 6:00 p.m.
Softball
Rockford at Mattawan, 4:30 p.m.
Hamilton at Portage Northern, 4:30 p.m.
Plainwell at Battle Creek Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Michigan Lutheran at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m (DH)
Watervliet at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Marcellus at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m.
Centreville at Union City, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Track and Field – Regionals
Division 1 at Sturgis, 12:30 p.m.
Allegan, Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Coldwater, Dowagiac, Edwardsburg, Lakeshore, Niles, Otsego, Paw Paw, Plainwell, South Haven, St Joseph, Sturgis, Three Rivers, Vicksburg