MLB  – Major League Baseball – Opening Day 2023
Yesterday

  Tampa  Bay Rays 4, Detroit Tigers 0

  Chicago  Cubs 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0

Chicago  White Sox 3, Houston Astros 2

Rays  4, Tigers 0 – McClanahan sharp, Rays blank Tigers 4-0 on opening day 

  Shane  McClanahan pitched six sharp innings, Jose Siri and Wander Franco homered and  the Tampa Bay Rays opened their silver anniversary season with a 4-0 victory  over the Detroit Tigers. Randy Arozarena and Luke Raley also drove in runs  charged to Eduardo Rodriguez. McClanahan gave up four hits in his second  opening day start.  Miguel Cabrera,  beginning what he has said will be his last season, had one of Detroit’s six  hits — a seventh-inning double — that moved him into a tie with Ichiro Suzuki  for 23rd on the all-time hit list with 3,089.

Cubs  4, Brewers 0 – Swanson, Stroman help Cubs beat Brewers 4-0 on opening day 

  Dansby  Swanson had three hits in his Chicago Cubs debut and Marcus Stroman worked six  scoreless innings, breezing past baseball’s first pitch-clock violation on his  way to a 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on opening day. Swanson’s first  hit with his new team was an RBI single that sparked a four-run third. He  tacked on two more singles and played his usual solid defense at shortstop.  Swanson signed a $177 million, seven-year contract with Chicago in free agency,  leaving Atlanta after seven seasons. Milwaukee was limited to singles for  rookie Brice Turang, Willy Adames, Brian Anderson and William Contreras.

White  Sox 3, Astros 2 – Vaughn’s double lifts White Sox over Astros 3-2 in opener 

  Andrew  Vaughn’s tiebreaking, two-run double in the ninth inning lifted the Chicago  White Sox to a 3-2 win over the defending World Series champion Houston Astros  in their season opener. The game was tied 1-all after a homer by Chicago’s  Yasmani Grandal in the eighth. Ryan Pressly walked Tim Anderson with one out in  the ninth before a single by Luis Robert Jr. Vaughn then belted a double to  center field that put the White Sox on top. Pedro Grifol got the win in his  managerial debut after spending the last 10 seasons as a coach in the Royals  organization. It snapped a streak of 10 straight wins for the Astros in openers.

Tonight

  Chicago  White Sox (Lynn 0-0) at Houston (Javier 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

  Tigers  and Cubs are off

Saturday

  White  Sox at Houston, 2:10 p.m.

  Milwaukee  at Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

  Tigers  at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.  WSJM 3:45

Sunday

  Tigers  at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m.  WSJM 12:45

  White  Sox at Houston, 2:10 p.m.

  Milwaukee  at Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

MLB – Cubs’ Marcus Stroman commits MLB’s 1st  pitch-clock violation

  Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman committed  Major League Baseball’s first pitch-clock violation in the third inning of  Thursday’s opening day game against the Milwaukee Brewers. With no outs, rookie  Brice Turang on second base and Christian Yelich at the plate, plate umpire Ron  Kulpa called the violation on Stroman at Wrigley Field. Kulpa pointed to his  wrist in announcing the call, and the automatic ball made it a 2-2 count against  Yelich. Cubs-Brewers was the fourth of 15 opening day games to begin Thursday.  Several more violations followed on the first day of regular season games since  MLB introduced a slate of rules changes this season.

MLB – Nico Hoerner looking forward to long-term future  with Cubs

  Nico Hoerner is looking forward to his future with the  Chicago Cubs after finalizing a $35 million, three-year contract. The deal  begins with the 2024 season, covering his last two years of arbitration and the  first year that he would have been eligible for free agency. Hoerner, who turns  26 in May, was selected by the Cubs in the first round of the 2018 amateur  draft out of Stanford. Making his first public comments since the contract was  completed, Hoerner says, “This is where I want to be.” He singled, scored and  committed a throwing error in a 4-0 victory over Milwaukee on opening day.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball – Final Four
Saturday
NCAA Tournament – Final Four – NRG Stadium, Houston

  9 Florida Atlantic vs. 5  San Diego State, 6:09 p.m.

  5 Miami vs. 4  UConn, 8:49 p.m.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball – Final Four
Tonight
NCAA Tournament – Final Four – American Airlines  Center, Dallas

  3 LSU vs. 1  Virginia Tech, 7:00 p.m.

  2 Iowa vs. 1 South  Carolina, 9:00 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night

  Detroit  Red Wings 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 

  St.  Louis Blues 5, Chicago Blackhawks 3

Red  Wings 3, Hurricanes 2 – Jake Walman scores late goal, Red Wings beat Hurricanes  3-2

  Defenseman  Jake Walman scored with 3.2 seconds left to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2  victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. Dominik Kubalik and  captain Dylan Larkin also scored for the Red Wings and Alex Nedeljkovic made 31  saves to beat his former team. Kubalik scored 59 second into the game and  Larkin connected on a power play at 7:26 of the second. Larkin extended his  team leads in goals with 28 and power-play goals with 15. Carolina defense  partners Brent Burns and Jaccob Slavin scored 3:36 apart in the second — at 42  seconds and 4:18.

Blues  5, Blackhawks 3 – Blues win 5-3 to hand Blackhawks 7th straight defeat 

  Logan  Brown and Alexey Toropchenko scored 38 seconds apart in the second period, and  the St. Louis Blues beat the skidding Chicago Blackhawks 5-3. Jakub Vrana,  Jordan Kyrou and Brandon Saad also scored for St. Louis. Justin Faulk had two  assists. The Blues, still clinging to faint playoff hopes, have won two  straight and three of four. It was the seventh consecutive loss for the  Blackhawks, who dropped into a tie with Columbus for last place in the overall  NHL standings with 54 points each. Andreas Athanasiou, Tyler Johnson and Boris  Katchouk scored for Chicago.

Tonight

  Detroit  Red Wings at Winnipeg Jets, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday

  New  Jersey at Chicago, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday

  Detroit  at Toronto, 7:00 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight

  Chicago  Bulls at Charlotte Hornets, 7:00 p.m.

  Oklahoma  City Thunder at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.

Detroit  Pistons at Houston Rockets, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday

  Memphis  at Chicago, 3:30 p.m.

  Detroit  at Orlando, 6:00 p.m.

Indiana  at Cleveland, 8:00 p.m.

Track and Field – Lawyer: Steenkamp’s parents to  oppose parole for Pistorius

  A lawyer representing the parents of the woman Oscar  Pistorius shot dead 10 years ago says they will oppose the former Olympic  runner’s application for parole. Lawyer Tania Koen said ahead of a parole  hearing for Pistorius scheduled for Friday that “unless he comes clean, they  don’t feel that he is rehabilitated.” Pistorius is a multiple Paralympic  champion who made history by running against able-bodied athletes at the 2012  Olympics. He was convicted of murder for the Valentine’s Day 2013 shooting of  Reeva Steenkamp at his home. Pistorius claims he shot Steenkamp by mistake,  thinking she was an intruder. He is eligible for parole after having served  half of his sentence.

IndyCar –500 winner Ericsson intends  to stay in IndyCar title picture

  In the days leading up to the IndyCar season-opening race,  Chip Ganassi made clear that Marcus Ericsson was a valued member of the  organization and said he wants to extend the Swedish driver’s contract beyond  this year. Ericsson then went on to win the March 5 race on the downtown  streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, with a late pass of Pato O’Ward to pick up  the fourth win of his IndyCar career. He heads into Sunday’s race at Texas  Motor Speedway as the points leader and determined to be a serious championship  contender this season.

NCAAFB – College Football – Spring Games
Saturday

  University of Michigan Spring Game, 3:00 p.m.          TV:  BTN 

AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight

  Milwaukee Admirals at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.

ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Tonight

  Fort Wayne Komets at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Yesterday
Baseball

  Kellogg Community College 11, Lake Michigan College 1 –  6 Innings

Today
Softball

  Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley C.C., 3:00  p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH)

MHSAA – East Grand Rapids’ Macy Brown wins Michigan AP  D1 POY award

  East Grand Rapids basketball standout Macy Brown has  been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 1 Player of the Year. The  future Michigan Wolverine becomes the second member of her family to win the  honor, joining sister, Jillian, who achieved the feat in 2021. The 6-foot Brown  led her team with 25 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game  this season for a team that went 15-9.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Soccer

  St. Joseph 4,  Edwardsburg 0
St. Joseph started the season with a 4-0  shutout win at Edwardsburg.  Jade Murdoch  and Eleah Hedstrom each had a pair of goals for St. Joe.  Myla Kotarba assisted on the first two Bears markers  and Keira Page-Wood assisted on the other.   Clara Berry had the clean sheet in goal in the victory.

Watervliet at Berrien  Springs, Cancelled

Girls Tennis

  St. Joseph 8, Sturgis  0 

Singles

  1. Lanie Smith (SJ) defeated Sturgis 6-6 (7-5), 6-2

  2. Ellie Fischer (SJ) defeated Sturgis 6-1, 6-0

  3. Chloe Cluff (SJ) defeated Sturgis 6-0, 6-0

  4. Reilie Netzley (SJ) defeated Sturgis 7-5, 6-3


  Doubles

  1.  Ceci Ruchti & Grace Yuan (SJ) defeated Sturgis 6-0, 6-0

  2.  Grace Rommel & Mia Wurster (SJ) defeated Sturgis 6-2, 6-3

  3.  Kaley Schlipp & Madison Werk-Spitzer (SJ) defeated Sturgis 6-10, 6-1

  4.  Leontine Buonto & Maddie Ugalde defeated Sturgis 6-0, 6-4

Baseball

  Buchanan 16, Coloma 1 –  Game 1

  Buchanan 8, Coloma 1 –  Game 2 Suspended, darkness

  Lawrence 15, Eau Claire  0

  Berrien Springs 12,  River Valley 2 – Game 1

  Berrien Springs 6,  River Valley 2 – Game 2

  Brandywine 7, New  Buffalo 0

  Paw Paw 7, Hartford 0 –  Game 1

  Paw Paw 11, Hartford 0  – Game 2

  Softball

  Buchanan at Coloma, Cancelled

  Lawrence 14, Eau  Claire 7 (5 Innings)

  Paw Paw 10, Hartford 0

  Bloomingdale 17,  Fennville 0

Boys Golf

  St. Joseph 172, Edwardsburg  205

Today
Girls Soccer

  Buchanan at Our Lady  of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.

Baseball

  Watervliet at Berrien  Springs, 4:15 p.m.

Softball

  Watervliet at Berrien  Springs, 4:15 p.m.

MLB – Major League Baseball – Opening Day 2023 
 Yesterday 
 Tampa Bay Rays 4, Detroit Tigers 0 
 Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 
Chicago White Sox 3, Houston Astros 2
Rays 4, Tigers 0 – McClanahan sharp, Rays blank Tigers 4-0 on opening day 
 Shane McClanahan pitched six sharp innings, Jose Siri and Wander Franco homered and the Tampa Bay Rays opened their silver anniversary season with a 4-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Randy Arozarena and Luke Raley also drove in runs charged to Eduardo Rodriguez. McClanahan gave up four hits in his second opening day start.  Miguel Cabrera, beginning what he has said will be his last season, had one of Detroit&rsquo;s six hits — a seventh-inning double — that moved him into a tie with Ichiro Suzuki for 23rd on the all-time hit list with 3,089.
Cubs 4, Brewers 0 – Swanson, Stroman help Cubs beat Brewers 4-0 on opening day 
 Dansby Swanson had three hits in his Chicago Cubs debut and Marcus Stroman worked six scoreless innings, breezing past baseball&rsquo;s first pitch-clock violation on his way to a 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on opening day. Swanson&rsquo;s first hit with his new team was an RBI single that sparked a four-run third. He tacked on two more singles and played his usual solid defense at shortstop. Swanson signed a $177 million, seven-year contract with Chicago in free agency, leaving Atlanta after seven seasons. Milwaukee was limited to singles for rookie Brice Turang, Willy Adames, Brian Anderson and William Contreras.
White Sox 3, Astros 2 – Vaughn&#8217;s double lifts White Sox over Astros 3-2 in opener 
 Andrew Vaughn&rsquo;s tiebreaking, two-run double in the ninth inning lifted the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 win over the defending World Series champion Houston Astros in their season opener. The game was tied 1-all after a homer by Chicago&#8217;s Yasmani Grandal in the eighth. Ryan Pressly walked Tim Anderson with one out in the ninth before a single by Luis Robert Jr. Vaughn then belted a double to center field that put the White Sox on top. Pedro Grifol got the win in his managerial debut after spending the last 10 seasons as a coach in the Royals organization. It snapped a streak of 10 straight wins for the Astros in openers.
Tonight 
 Chicago White Sox (Lynn 0-0) at Houston (Javier 0-0), 8:10 p.m. 
 Tigers and Cubs are off
Saturday 
 White Sox at Houston, 2:10 p.m. 
 Milwaukee at Cubs, 2:20 p.m. 
 Tigers at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.  WSJM 3:45
Sunday 
 Tigers at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m.  WSJM 12:45 
 White Sox at Houston, 2:10 p.m. 
 Milwaukee at Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
MLB – Cubs&#8217; Marcus Stroman commits MLB&#8217;s 1st pitch-clock violation 
 Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman committed Major League Baseball&rsquo;s first pitch-clock violation in the third inning of Thursday&rsquo;s opening day game against the Milwaukee Brewers. With no outs, rookie Brice Turang on second base and Christian Yelich at the plate, plate umpire Ron Kulpa called the violation on Stroman at Wrigley Field. Kulpa pointed to his wrist in announcing the call, and the automatic ball made it a 2-2 count against Yelich. Cubs-Brewers was the fourth of 15 opening day games to begin Thursday. Several more violations followed on the first day of regular season games since MLB introduced a slate of rules changes this season.
MLB – Nico Hoerner looking forward to long-term future with Cubs 
 Nico Hoerner is looking forward to his future with the Chicago Cubs after finalizing a $35 million, three-year contract. The deal begins with the 2024 season, covering his last two years of arbitration and the first year that he would have been eligible for free agency. Hoerner, who turns 26 in May, was selected by the Cubs in the first round of the 2018 amateur draft out of Stanford. Making his first public comments since the contract was completed, Hoerner says, &ldquo;This is where I want to be.&rdquo; He singled, scored and committed a throwing error in a 4-0 victory over Milwaukee on opening day.
NCAAMBKB – Men&rsquo;s College Basketball – Final Four 
 Saturday 
 NCAA Tournament – Final Four – NRG Stadium, Houston 
 9 Florida Atlantic vs. 5 San Diego State, 6:09 p.m. 
 5 Miami vs. 4 UConn, 8:49 p.m.
NCAAWBKB – Women&rsquo;s College Basketball – Final Four 
 Tonight 
 NCAA Tournament – Final Four – American Airlines Center, Dallas 
 3 LSU vs. 1 Virginia Tech, 7:00 p.m. 
 2 Iowa vs. 1 South Carolina, 9:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League 
 Last Night 
 Detroit Red Wings 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 
 St. Louis Blues 5, Chicago Blackhawks 3
Red Wings 3, Hurricanes 2 – Jake Walman scores late goal, Red Wings beat Hurricanes 3-2 
 Defenseman Jake Walman scored with 3.2 seconds left to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. Dominik Kubalik and captain Dylan Larkin also scored for the Red Wings and Alex Nedeljkovic made 31 saves to beat his former team. Kubalik scored 59 second into the game and Larkin connected on a power play at 7:26 of the second. Larkin extended his team leads in goals with 28 and power-play goals with 15. Carolina defense partners Brent Burns and Jaccob Slavin scored 3:36 apart in the second — at 42 seconds and 4:18.
Blues 5, Blackhawks 3 – Blues win 5-3 to hand Blackhawks 7th straight defeat 
 Logan Brown and Alexey Toropchenko scored 38 seconds apart in the second period, and the St. Louis Blues beat the skidding Chicago Blackhawks 5-3. Jakub Vrana, Jordan Kyrou and Brandon Saad also scored for St. Louis. Justin Faulk had two assists. The Blues, still clinging to faint playoff hopes, have won two straight and three of four. It was the seventh consecutive loss for the Blackhawks, who dropped into a tie with Columbus for last place in the overall NHL standings with 54 points each. Andreas Athanasiou, Tyler Johnson and Boris Katchouk scored for Chicago.
Tonight 
 Detroit Red Wings at Winnipeg Jets, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 
 New Jersey at Chicago, 8:00 p.m.
 Sunday 
 Detroit at Toronto, 7:00 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association 
 Tonight 
 Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets, 7:00 p.m. 
 Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. 
Detroit Pistons at Houston Rockets, 8:00 p.m.
 Sunday 
 Memphis at Chicago, 3:30 p.m. 
 Detroit at Orlando, 6:00 p.m. 
Indiana at Cleveland, 8:00 p.m.
Track and Field – Lawyer: Steenkamp&#8217;s parents to oppose parole for Pistorius 
 A lawyer representing the parents of the woman Oscar Pistorius shot dead 10 years ago says they will oppose the former Olympic runner&rsquo;s application for parole. Lawyer Tania Koen said ahead of a parole hearing for Pistorius scheduled for Friday that &ldquo;unless he comes clean, they don&rsquo;t feel that he is rehabilitated.&rdquo; Pistorius is a multiple Paralympic champion who made history by running against able-bodied athletes at the 2012 Olympics. He was convicted of murder for the Valentine&rsquo;s Day 2013 shooting of Reeva Steenkamp at his home. Pistorius claims he shot Steenkamp by mistake, thinking she was an intruder. He is eligible for parole after having served half of his sentence.
IndyCar – 500 winner Ericsson intends to stay in IndyCar title picture 
 In the days leading up to the IndyCar season-opening race, Chip Ganassi made clear that Marcus Ericsson was a valued member of the organization and said he wants to extend the Swedish driver&#8217;s contract beyond this year. Ericsson then went on to win the March 5 race on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, with a late pass of Pato O&rsquo;Ward to pick up the fourth win of his IndyCar career. He heads into Sunday&rsquo;s race at Texas Motor Speedway as the points leader and determined to be a serious championship contender this season.
NCAAFB – College Football – Spring Games 
 Saturday 
 University of Michigan Spring Game, 3:00 p.m.          TV: BTN 
AHL – American Hockey League 
 Tonight 
 Milwaukee Admirals at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.
ECHL – ECHL Hockey League 
 Tonight 
 Fort Wayne Komets at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m.
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics 
 Yesterday 
 Baseball 
 Kellogg Community College 11, Lake Michigan College 1 – 6 Innings
Today 
 Softball 
 Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley C.C., 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH)
MHSAA – East Grand Rapids&rsquo; Macy Brown wins Michigan AP D1 POY award 
 East Grand Rapids basketball standout Macy Brown has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 1 Player of the Year. The future Michigan Wolverine becomes the second member of her family to win the honor, joining sister, Jillian, who achieved the feat in 2021. The 6-foot Brown led her team with 25 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game this season for a team that went 15-9.
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Last Night 
 Girls Soccer 
 St. Joseph 4, Edwardsburg 0
<ul>
<li>St. Joseph started the season with a 4-0 shutout win at Edwardsburg.  Jade Murdoch and Eleah Hedstrom each had a pair of goals for St. Joe.  Myla Kotarba assisted on the first two Bears markers and Keira Page-Wood assisted on the other.  Clara Berry had the clean sheet in goal in the victory.</li>
</ul>
Watervliet at Berrien Springs, Cancelled
Girls Tennis 
 St. Joseph 8, Sturgis 0 
Singles 
 1. Lanie Smith (SJ) defeated Sturgis 6-6 (7-5), 6-2 
 2. Ellie Fischer (SJ) defeated Sturgis 6-1, 6-0 
 3. Chloe Cluff (SJ) defeated Sturgis 6-0, 6-0 
 4. Reilie Netzley (SJ) defeated Sturgis 7-5, 6-3 
 Doubles 
 1. Ceci Ruchti &amp; Grace Yuan (SJ) defeated Sturgis 6-0, 6-0 
 2. Grace Rommel &amp; Mia Wurster (SJ) defeated Sturgis 6-2, 6-3 
 3. Kaley Schlipp &amp; Madison Werk-Spitzer (SJ) defeated Sturgis 6-10, 6-1 
 4. Leontine Buonto &amp; Maddie Ugalde defeated Sturgis 6-0, 6-4
Baseball 
 Buchanan 16, Coloma 1 – Game 1 
 Buchanan 8, Coloma 1 – Game 2 Suspended, darkness 
 Lawrence 15, Eau Claire 0 
 Berrien Springs 12, River Valley 2 – Game 1 
 Berrien Springs 6, River Valley 2 – Game 2 
 Brandywine 7, New Buffalo 0 
 Paw Paw 7, Hartford 0 – Game 1 
 Paw Paw 11, Hartford 0 – Game 2
 Softball 
 Buchanan at Coloma, Cancelled 
 Lawrence 14, Eau Claire 7 (5 Innings) 
 Paw Paw 10, Hartford 0 
 Bloomingdale 17, Fennville 0
Boys Golf 
 St. Joseph 172, Edwardsburg 205
Today 
 Girls Soccer 
 Buchanan at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Baseball 
 Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 4:15 p.m.
Softball 
 Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 4:15 p.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball – Opening Day 2023 Yesterday Tampa Bay Rays 4, Detroit Tigers 0 Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 Chicago White Sox 3, Houston Astros 2 Rays 4, Tigers 0 – McClanahan sharp,