NFL – National Football League – Week 3
Yesterday
Chicago Bears 31, Dallas Cowboys 14
Indianapolis Colts 41, Tennessee Titans 20

Bears 31, Cowboys 14 – Williams ties career high with 4 TD, Ben Johnson gets 1st win as Bears beat Cowboys
Caleb Williams tied a career high with four touchdown passes and the Chicago Bears gave Ben Johnson his first win as a head coach by beating the Dallas Cowboys 31-14. The Bears got a win they sorely needed coming off a 52-21 blowout loss at Detroit. Johnson called out his team’s practice habits during the week. But he had to like what he saw against the Cowboys. Johnson’s offense broke off several big plays in racking up 385 yards. It added up to a rough day for Dallas defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus in his first appearance at Soldier Field since the Bears fired him as head coach last November.

Colts 41, Titans 20 – Jonathan Taylor’s 3 TDs keeps Colts undefeated with 41-20 thumping of winless Titans
Jonathan Taylor ran for 102 yards and three touchdowns Sunday and the Indianapolis Colts beat the Tennessee Titans 41-20. The Colts are now 3-0 and off to their best start since 2009 when Peyton Manning led them to the AFC championship. Kenny Moore put the Colts ahead in the opening minute with a pick-6. Tyquan Lewis added two of the Colts’ four sacks. Daniel Jones threw for 228 yards and a touchdown. The Titans dropped to 0-3 having lost nine straight games. Cam Ward threw for 219 yards and a touchdown in a game controlled by the Colts throughout.

Last Night
Detroit Lions at Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p.m.                  News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:10p

NFL – Ravens have been stellar in prime time at home, but Detroit can handle spotlight too
Lamar Jackson is tough to defend on any day of the week. His numbers on Monday night are particularly impressive. In nine Monday night starts, the Baltimore quarterback has thrown 22 touchdown passes with no interceptions. His Baltimore Ravens host Detroit on Monday. The Ravens are 22-3 in prime-time home games under coach John Harbaugh. The Lions won a couple of Monday night games last season, and quarterback Jared Goff has a solid Monday night track record of his own.

NCAAFB – College Football – Week 4
Saturday
(21) Michigan 30, Nebraska 27
(24) Notre Dame 56, Purdue 30
(25) USC 45, Michigan State 31
Central Michigan 49, Wagner 10
Eastern Michigan 34, Louisiana 31
Western Michigan 14, Toledo 13

NCAAFB – Miami jumps to No. 2 behind Ohio State in AP Top 25,
Miami jumped LSU and Penn State into the No. 2 spot behind Ohio State in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. Oklahoma is in the top 10 for the first time in two years and Indiana and Texas Tech made big moves after lopsided wins over ranked opponents. Miami has its highest ranking since 2017. Penn State, which had been No. 2 since the preseason, was idle and slipped to No. 3. LSU fell one spot to No. 4 after an easy win. Georgia, Oregon, Oklahoma, Florida State, Texas A&M and Texas round out the top 10.

MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Atlanta Braves 6, Detroit Tigers 2
San Diego Padres 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Cincinnati Reds 1, Chicago Cubs 0

Braves 6, Tigers 2 – Ha-Seong Kim homers and drives in 2 runs as Braves beat slumping Tigers, 6-2
Ha-Seong Kim homered and drove in two runs as the Atlanta Braves won their eighth straight game with a 6-2 win over the slumping Detroit Tigers on Sunday. The Tigers went 0-6 on their last homestand of the season, losing by a combined score of 36-14. They have lost nine of their last 10 as their lead in the American League Central has dropped to one game over the Cleveland Guardians. Spencer Strider pitched five scoreless innings, allowing six hits and three walks while striking out six. Six Atlanta relievers finished the game.

Padres 3, White Sox 2 – Tatis hits 23rd homer of the season to lead the Padres to a 3-2 win over the White Sox
Fernando Tatis Jr. homered and the San Diego Padres moved closer to a postseason berth with a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. The Padres hold the second of three National League wild cards and trail the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers by three games in the NL West with six remaining. Two more wins would assure San Diego a second consecutive playoff appearance. San Diego starter Michael King pitched five-plus scoreless innings and All-Star closer Robert Suarez, the last of five relievers, worked the ninth and earned his 40th save. The Padres tagged Sean Burke for a pair of runs in the second inning as Jackson Merrill scored on an errant pickoff try and Gavin Sheets came home on Jake Cronenworth’s single.

Reds 1, Cubs 0 – Surging Reds blank Cubs, move into tie for NL wild card spot
The surging Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Sunday and moved into a tie with the New York Mets for the final wild card spot in the National League. The Reds have won a season-high five straight games and six of seven. The Mets lost to the Nationals earlier in the day. Sunday’s game was delayed one hour and 11 minutes by rain. Matt McLain doubled and scored on Gavin Lux’s two-out double to right, putting the Reds ahead 1-0 in the third.

Tonight
Tigers, White Sox, and Cubs are off

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Playoffs – Semifinals (best of five)
Yesterday
Indiana Fever 89, Las Vegas Aces 73                                                (IND leads 1-0)
Minnesota Lynx 82, Phoenix Mercury 69                                            (MIN leads 1-0)

Fever 89, Aces 73 – Kelsey Mitchell scores 34 points, leads Fever to Game 1 upset win over Aces, 89-73
Kelsey Mitchell scored a playoff-career high 34 points and the Indiana Fever beat the Las Vegas Aces 89-73 on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-five semifinal series. After seeing their double-digit lead shrink to three points with 2:51 left in the third, the Fever closed the quarter on an 11-0 run to extend their advantage to 14 points, seizing control of the game and never looking back. Mitchell, who finished fifth in MVP voting with 93 points, scored 17 points in the first half, setting the tone for the Fever’s offense. The victory spoiled A’ja Wilson’s celebration for becoming the WNBA’s first player to win four MVPs in her career. The 29-year-old, who was also named the AP Player of the Year, finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds.

Lynx 82, Mercury 69 – Williams scores 23 as Lynx win Game 1 of semifinals over Mercury 82-69
Courtney Williams scored a game-high 23 points, Kayla McBride scored 21, and Napheesa Collier added 18 points and nine rebounds as the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx defeated the Phoenix Mercury 82-69 on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-five semifinal series. The Lynx trailed by as many as nine and faced a seven-point deficit at halftime. As Phoenix threatened to even the game down the stretch, it was Williams and McBride making big shots to keep the Mercury at bay. McBride drilled a shot from deep to put the Lynx up 73-67 with under four minutes to play, and Minnesota never looked back. Game 2 is Tuesday in Minneapolis before the teams head to Phoenix for Game 3 on Friday.

NHL – Bernie Parent, who led the Flyers to two Stanley Cup titles, dies at 80
Hall of Fame Goalie Bernie Parent, has died at 80. The Flyers made the announcement Sunday but provided no details. Former teammate Joe Watson says Parent died overnight in his sleep. Known for his iconic steel-eyed stare, Parent led the Flyers to their only two Stanley Cup championships in 1974 and 1975. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984.

MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Tonight
Boys Soccer
Eau Claire at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.
Covert at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Howardsville Christian at New Buffalo, 5:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Allegan, 6:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Hopkins, 5:00 p.m.
Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.
Paw Paw at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m.
Niles at Three Rivers, 6:30 p.m.
Otsego at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Constantine, 5:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Fennville, 5:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Lawton at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.
South Haven at Watervliet, 6:30 p.m.
Wyoming Potter’s House at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m.
Comstock at Bangor, 6:30 p.m.
Cassopolis at Bloomingdale, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Volleyball
Buchanan at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m.
River Valley at Brandywine, 6:00 p.m.
Otsego at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m.
Potterville at Battle Creek Central, 6:00 p.m.

Boys Tennis
Vicksburg at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m.
Niles at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m.
Otsego at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m.
Jimtown (IN) at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.