MLB  – Major League Baseball
Yesterday

  Houston  Astros 8, Detroit Tigers 2

  Chicago  White Sox 7, San Francisco Giants 3

Chicago  Cubs at Cincinnati Reds, PPD to 9/1

Astros  8, Tigers 2 – McCormick, Tucker, Peña all homer as Astros down Tigers 8-2 

  Chas  McCormick, Kyle Tucker and Jeremy Peña all homered and combined for six RBIs to  help the Houston Astros snap a three-game skid with an 8-2 win over the Detroit  Tigers on Wednesday. McCormick hit a two-run home run in the second off Eduardo  Rodriguez and doubled in the fourth. Tucker homered for a second straight game  with his solo home run in the fourth to help the Astros to avoid a three-game  sweep. Peña, last year’s World Series MVP, connected on a two-run shot off  Tyler Alexander for his first home run of the season with two outs in the  eighth to make it 8-2.

White  Sox 7, Giants 3 – Cease gets 1st win, Anderson tossed as White Sox beat Giants 

  Dylan  Cease went five innings in his first win, Tim Anderson got ejected and the  Chicago White Sox beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3. Luis Robert Jr. had three  hits, scored twice and drove in a run for Chicago. Gavin Sheets added three  RBIs. Cease kept the Giants in check despite some control issues after they  smacked seven homers in Monday’s 12-3 romp. The AL Cy Young Award runner-up  walked 5, struck out 8. The only hit and run he allowed was a solo homer to  J.D. Davis in the 2nd. 

Cubs  at Reds, PPD – Cubs at Reds postponed due to rain, rescheduled Sept. 1 

  Wednesday’s  game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park  was postponed due to rain and rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on  Friday, Sept. 1.  The Cincinnati area was  under a tornado watch with a line of strong storms expected in the afternoon. Game  1 (the rescheduled game) will begin at 1:10 p.m. ET. Game 2 Game 2 (the  original game) will start at 6:40 p.m. ET. Both games of the split doubleheader  will be nine-inning regulation games. 

Today

  Boston  (Sale 0-0) at Detroit (Turnbull 0-1), 1:10 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:45

  San  Francisco (Wood 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 0-0), 2:10 p.m.

  Cubs  are off

MLB  – White Sox star Anderson ejected, alleges quick-pitch

  Chicago  White Sox star Tim Anderson was ejected from Wednesday’s game against the San  Francisco Giants after appearing to claim he was quick-pitched by Logan Webb.  With a 1-2 count in the third inning, Anderson was in the batter’s box but not  settled into his stance when Webb began his delivery with 11 seconds left on  the pitch clock. Anderson stepped out and was already walking toward the home  dugout when Webb threw strike three down the middle. It was unclear if Anderson  tried to call timeout. Plate umpire D.J. Reyburn called Anderson out on  strikes, and Anderson then turned back toward Reyburn to argue.

MLB  – White Sox slugger Jiménez sidelined by strained hamstring

  The  Chicago White Sox say slugger Eloy Jiménez will miss two to three weeks because  of a strained left hamstring. The team placed Jiménez on the 10-day injured  list Wednesday and recalled infielder Jake Burger from Triple-A Charlotte.  Jiménez sustained a low-grade strain running from first to third Monday on  Andrew Vaughn’s RBI double in the seventh inning of a 12-3 loss to the San  Francisco Giants. The 26-year-old Jiménez is 4 for 19 in five games. He had 31  homers as a rookie in 2019 but has had injuries in other seasons.

MLB  – White Sox closer Hendriks completes final round of chemo

  Chicago  White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he has completed his final round of  chemotherapy. He has non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He has posted an Instagram video of  him ringing the “victory bell” along with a lengthy note thanking his medical  team, wife, family, friends and fans. He says the past five months “have been  both the quickest and slowest of my life.” Hendriks announced the diagnosis in  January. He said in a video shown Monday prior to the White Sox’s home opener  against the San Francisco Giants that he was beginning his final round of  chemo.

NHL  – National Hockey League
Tonight

  Buffalo  Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m.

  Chicago  Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, 10:00 p.m.

NBA  – National Basketball Association
Last Night

  Brooklyn  Nets 123, Detroit Pistons 108

  New  York Knicks 138, Indiana Pacers 129

  Milwaukee  Bucks 108, Chicago Bulls 92

Nets  123, Pistons 108 – Nets beat Pistons 123-108, close in on playoff berth

  Mikal  Bridges scored 26 points and the Brooklyn Nets moved to the verge of a playoff  spot by beating the Detroit Pistons 123-108. Former Pistons guard Spencer  Dinwiddie shot 1 for 10 from the floor but matched his career high with 16  assists for the Nets (44-36), who won for the fourth time in five games. They  need one more victory or loss by Miami (42-37) to clinch the No. 6 seed in the  Eastern Conference. R.J. Hampton had a career-high 27 points for Detroit, which  has lost 22 of its last 23 games. Jaden Ivey had 23 points and 10 assists. Joe  Harris had 18 points on six 3-pointers, all in Brooklyn’s 47-point first  quarter.

Knicks  138, Pacers 129 – Quickley, Grimes lead Knicks past Pacers, 138-129 

  Immanuel  Quickley scored 39 points, one shy of his career high, and Quentin Grimes had a  career-high 36 in the New York Knicks’ 138-129 victory over the Indiana Pacers  on Wednesday night. Obi Toppin added 32 points and the Knicks shot 52%.  Mitchell Robinson finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds. Jalen Smith scored  19 points for Indiana, T.J. McConnell had 18 and Bennedict Mathurin 17.  McConnell had 12 assists. The Knicks had a 52-37 rebounding edge.

Bucks  108, Bulls 92 – Bucks wrap up top seed in NBA with 105-92 victory over Bulls

  Bobby  Portis had 27 points and 13 rebounds, starting in place of the injured Giannis  Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks wrapped up the top seed in the NBA  playoffs, beating the Chicago Bulls 105-92 on Wednesday night. Antetokounmpo  was ruled out before the game because of right knee soreness. He had 28 points,  11 rebounds, 10 assists against Washington on Tuesday night. Brook Lopez had 26  points, point guard Jrue Holiday added 20 points, 15 assists and eight rebounds  and Jevon Carter had 16 points in a starting role. Khris Middleton started for  the Bucks, but played just eight minutes before exiting with right knee  soreness. Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 21 points and 11 rebounds.

NFL – Marvin Jones back to play for an improved  Detroit Lions team

  Marvin Jones moved his wife and five children from  Miami to San Diego and planned to sign with an NFL team on the West Coast. The  receiver said Wednesday he could not resist an opportunity to play in Detroit  again for a franchise that suddenly has a favorable impression around the  league. The Lions found the veteran receiver it wanted to fill the void left  when DJ Chark signed with the Carolina Panthers two weeks ago in free agency.  Jones has 542 catches for 7,386 yards and 58 touchdowns in his career.

Golf – The Masters – LIV and let live: Masters still  about who wins green jacket

  Masters chairman Fred Ridley is hopeful of a Masters  just like any other. Ridley says the interaction with LIV players at the  champions dinner made it feel like everything was normal in the golf world. But  it’s been all the chatter for the last 10 months. The Masters gets underway on  Thursday. Tiger Woods is playing. Phil Mickelson is back in the field. Bad  weather is in the forecast. Ridley believes the Masters is above it all. He  says every player in the field wants the same thing. And that’s to be wearing a  green jacket on Sunday afternoon.

NCAAWBKB – LSU’s Reese on White House flap: ‘We’ll go  to the Obamas’

  First lady Jill Biden’s walk-back of her suggestion  that runner-up Iowa should join NCAA women’s basketball champion LSU for a  visit to the White House doesn’t sit well with Angel Reese. The Tigers star  said on The Paper Route Podcast the Tigers should celebrate their title with  Barack and Michelle Obama rather than with President Joe Biden and his wife.  Jill Biden attended Sunday’s 102-85 LSU victory. She said Monday that as part  of the longstanding tradition of having champions visit the White House, the  Hawkeyes should come as well because they played such a good game.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball – Opening Day
Tonight

  Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35  p.m.

  Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend off

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Today
Softball

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

Baseball

  Lansing C.C. at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m./4:30  p.m. (DH)

MHSAA – Kaden Brown wins Michigan AP D2 POY award

  Grand Rapids Catholic Central senior Kaden Brown has  been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 2 boys basketball Player of  the Year. Brown averaged 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.0 steals  per game for the 16-7 Cougars, giving him an 80-12 record in his four-year  varsity career. The rest of the All-State team includes Grand Rapids Catholic  Central’s Durral Brooks, Grand Rapids South Christian’s Carson Vis, Romulus  Summit Academy’s James Wright, Goodrich’s Jack Locey, Warren Michigan  Collegiate’s Dylan Grant, Standish-Sterling’s Truman King, Chelsea teammates  Joey Cabana and Jake Stephens and Onsted’s Ayden Davis. The coach of the year  is Chelsea’s Andrea Cabana.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer

  Berrien Springs 3,  Bridgman 0

  Portage Northern 5,  Kalamazoo Hackett 0

  Michigan Lutheran at  Brandywine, Cancelled

  Buchanan at Coloma, Cancelled

  Calhoun Christian at Battle  Creek Central, Cancelled

Baseball

  Coloma at Kalamazoo  Central, Cancelled

  Haslett at Gull Lake, Cancelled

  Climax-Scotts at  Kalamazoo Hackett, Cancelled

Softball

  Kalamazoo Central at  Harper Creek, Cancelled

  Climax-Scotts at  Kalamazoo Hackett, Cancelled

Today
Girls Soccer

  Vicksburg at St.  Joseph, 6:00 p.m.

  Bronson at Battle  Creek Central, 6:00 p.m.

  Schoolcraft at  Kalamazoo Central, 5:00 p.m.

  Harper Creek at Kal.  Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m.

  Comstock at Olivet, 5:30  p.m.

Baseball

  Bridgman at St. Joseph,  4:00 p.m.

  Buchanan at Niles,  4:00 p.m.

  Schoolcraft at Watervliet,  4:30 p.m.

  Vicksburg at Portage Northern,  4:00 p.m.

  Kalamazoo Central at  Parchment, 4:00 p.m.

  Battle Creek Lakeview  at Marshall, 4:00 p.m.

  Climax-Scotts at  Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.

Softball

  Buchanan at Niles,  4:00 p.m.

  Brandywine at Coloma, 

  Schoolcraft at Watervliet,  4:30 p.m.

  Kalamazoo Hackett at  Eau Claire, 4:30 p.m.

  Gull Lake at Holt,  4:15 p.m.

  Climax Scotts at Kal.  Loy Norrix, 4:30 p.m.

  Vicksburg at Portage  Northern, 4:00 p.m.

MLB – Major League Baseball 
 Yesterday 
 Houston Astros 8, Detroit Tigers 2 
 Chicago White Sox 7, San Francisco Giants 3 
Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds, PPD to 9/1
Astros 8, Tigers 2 – McCormick, Tucker, Peña all homer as Astros down Tigers 8-2 
 Chas McCormick, Kyle Tucker and Jeremy Peña all homered and combined for six RBIs to help the Houston Astros snap a three-game skid with an 8-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. McCormick hit a two-run home run in the second off Eduardo Rodriguez and doubled in the fourth. Tucker homered for a second straight game with his solo home run in the fourth to help the Astros to avoid a three-game sweep. Peña, last year&rsquo;s World Series MVP, connected on a two-run shot off Tyler Alexander for his first home run of the season with two outs in the eighth to make it 8-2.
White Sox 7, Giants 3 – Cease gets 1st win, Anderson tossed as White Sox beat Giants 
 Dylan Cease went five innings in his first win, Tim Anderson got ejected and the Chicago White Sox beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3. Luis Robert Jr. had three hits, scored twice and drove in a run for Chicago. Gavin Sheets added three RBIs. Cease kept the Giants in check despite some control issues after they smacked seven homers in Monday&rsquo;s 12-3 romp. The AL Cy Young Award runner-up walked 5, struck out 8. The only hit and run he allowed was a solo homer to J.D. Davis in the 2nd. 
Cubs at Reds, PPD – Cubs at Reds postponed due to rain, rescheduled Sept. 1 
 Wednesday&#8217;s game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park was postponed due to rain and rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Friday, Sept. 1.  The Cincinnati area was under a tornado watch with a line of strong storms expected in the afternoon. Game 1 (the rescheduled game) will begin at 1:10 p.m. ET. Game 2 Game 2 (the original game) will start at 6:40 p.m. ET. Both games of the split doubleheader will be nine-inning regulation games. 
Today 
 Boston (Sale 0-0) at Detroit (Turnbull 0-1), 1:10 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:45 
 San Francisco (Wood 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 0-0), 2:10 p.m. 
 Cubs are off
MLB – White Sox star Anderson ejected, alleges quick-pitch 
 Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson was ejected from Wednesday&rsquo;s game against the San Francisco Giants after appearing to claim he was quick-pitched by Logan Webb. With a 1-2 count in the third inning, Anderson was in the batter&rsquo;s box but not settled into his stance when Webb began his delivery with 11 seconds left on the pitch clock. Anderson stepped out and was already walking toward the home dugout when Webb threw strike three down the middle. It was unclear if Anderson tried to call timeout. Plate umpire D.J. Reyburn called Anderson out on strikes, and Anderson then turned back toward Reyburn to argue.
MLB – White Sox slugger Jiménez sidelined by strained hamstring 
 The Chicago White Sox say slugger Eloy Jiménez will miss two to three weeks because of a strained left hamstring. The team placed Jiménez on the 10-day injured list Wednesday and recalled infielder Jake Burger from Triple-A Charlotte. Jiménez sustained a low-grade strain running from first to third Monday on Andrew Vaughn&rsquo;s RBI double in the seventh inning of a 12-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants. The 26-year-old Jiménez is 4 for 19 in five games. He had 31 homers as a rookie in 2019 but has had injuries in other seasons.
MLB – White Sox closer Hendriks completes final round of chemo 
 Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he has completed his final round of chemotherapy. He has non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He has posted an Instagram video of him ringing the &ldquo;victory bell&rdquo; along with a lengthy note thanking his medical team, wife, family, friends and fans. He says the past five months &ldquo;have been both the quickest and slowest of my life.&rdquo; Hendriks announced the diagnosis in January. He said in a video shown Monday prior to the White Sox&rsquo;s home opener against the San Francisco Giants that he was beginning his final round of chemo.
NHL – National Hockey League 
 Tonight 
 Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. 
 Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, 10:00 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association 
 Last Night 
 Brooklyn Nets 123, Detroit Pistons 108 
 New York Knicks 138, Indiana Pacers 129 
 Milwaukee Bucks 108, Chicago Bulls 92
Nets 123, Pistons 108 &#8211; Nets beat Pistons 123-108, close in on playoff berth 
 Mikal Bridges scored 26 points and the Brooklyn Nets moved to the verge of a playoff spot by beating the Detroit Pistons 123-108. Former Pistons guard Spencer Dinwiddie shot 1 for 10 from the floor but matched his career high with 16 assists for the Nets (44-36), who won for the fourth time in five games. They need one more victory or loss by Miami (42-37) to clinch the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference. R.J. Hampton had a career-high 27 points for Detroit, which has lost 22 of its last 23 games. Jaden Ivey had 23 points and 10 assists. Joe Harris had 18 points on six 3-pointers, all in Brooklyn&rsquo;s 47-point first quarter.
Knicks 138, Pacers 129 – Quickley, Grimes lead Knicks past Pacers, 138-129 
 Immanuel Quickley scored 39 points, one shy of his career high, and Quentin Grimes had a career-high 36 in the New York Knicks&rsquo; 138-129 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. Obi Toppin added 32 points and the Knicks shot 52%. Mitchell Robinson finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds. Jalen Smith scored 19 points for Indiana, T.J. McConnell had 18 and Bennedict Mathurin 17. McConnell had 12 assists. The Knicks had a 52-37 rebounding edge.
Bucks 108, Bulls 92 – Bucks wrap up top seed in NBA with 105-92 victory over Bulls 
 Bobby Portis had 27 points and 13 rebounds, starting in place of the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks wrapped up the top seed in the NBA playoffs, beating the Chicago Bulls 105-92 on Wednesday night. Antetokounmpo was ruled out before the game because of right knee soreness. He had 28 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists against Washington on Tuesday night. Brook Lopez had 26 points, point guard Jrue Holiday added 20 points, 15 assists and eight rebounds and Jevon Carter had 16 points in a starting role. Khris Middleton started for the Bucks, but played just eight minutes before exiting with right knee soreness. Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 21 points and 11 rebounds.
NFL – Marvin Jones back to play for an improved Detroit Lions team 
 Marvin Jones moved his wife and five children from Miami to San Diego and planned to sign with an NFL team on the West Coast. The receiver said Wednesday he could not resist an opportunity to play in Detroit again for a franchise that suddenly has a favorable impression around the league. The Lions found the veteran receiver it wanted to fill the void left when DJ Chark signed with the Carolina Panthers two weeks ago in free agency. Jones has 542 catches for 7,386 yards and 58 touchdowns in his career.
Golf – The Masters – LIV and let live: Masters still about who wins green jacket 
 Masters chairman Fred Ridley is hopeful of a Masters just like any other. Ridley says the interaction with LIV players at the champions dinner made it feel like everything was normal in the golf world. But it&#8217;s been all the chatter for the last 10 months. The Masters gets underway on Thursday. Tiger Woods is playing. Phil Mickelson is back in the field. Bad weather is in the forecast. Ridley believes the Masters is above it all. He says every player in the field wants the same thing. And that&#8217;s to be wearing a green jacket on Sunday afternoon.
NCAAWBKB – LSU&#8217;s Reese on White House flap: &#8216;We&rsquo;ll go to the Obamas&#8217; 
 First lady Jill Biden&rsquo;s walk-back of her suggestion that runner-up Iowa should join NCAA women&rsquo;s basketball champion LSU for a visit to the White House doesn&#8217;t sit well with Angel Reese. The Tigers star said on The Paper Route Podcast the Tigers should celebrate their title with Barack and Michelle Obama rather than with President Joe Biden and his wife. Jill Biden attended Sunday&#8217;s 102-85 LSU victory. She said Monday that as part of the longstanding tradition of having champions visit the White House, the Hawkeyes should come as well because they played such a good game.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball – Opening Day 
 Tonight 
 Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. 
 Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend off
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics 
 Today 
 Softball 
 Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley C.C., 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH)
Baseball 
 Lansing C.C. at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m./4:30 p.m. (DH)
MHSAA – Kaden Brown wins Michigan AP D2 POY award 
 Grand Rapids Catholic Central senior Kaden Brown has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 2 boys basketball Player of the Year. Brown averaged 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.0 steals per game for the 16-7 Cougars, giving him an 80-12 record in his four-year varsity career. The rest of the All-State team includes Grand Rapids Catholic Central&rsquo;s Durral Brooks, Grand Rapids South Christian&rsquo;s Carson Vis, Romulus Summit Academy&rsquo;s James Wright, Goodrich&rsquo;s Jack Locey, Warren Michigan Collegiate&rsquo;s Dylan Grant, Standish-Sterling&rsquo;s Truman King, Chelsea teammates Joey Cabana and Jake Stephens and Onsted&rsquo;s Ayden Davis. The coach of the year is Chelsea&rsquo;s Andrea Cabana. 
                         
 MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Yesterday 
 Girls Soccer 
 Berrien Springs 3, Bridgman 0 
 Portage Northern 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 
 Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, Cancelled 
 Buchanan at Coloma, Cancelled 
 Calhoun Christian at Battle Creek Central, Cancelled
Baseball 
 Coloma at Kalamazoo Central, Cancelled 
 Haslett at Gull Lake, Cancelled 
 Climax-Scotts at Kalamazoo Hackett, Cancelled
Softball 
 Kalamazoo Central at Harper Creek, Cancelled 
 Climax-Scotts at Kalamazoo Hackett, Cancelled
Today 
 Girls Soccer 
 Vicksburg at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m. 
 Bronson at Battle Creek Central, 6:00 p.m. 
 Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Central, 5:00 p.m. 
 Harper Creek at Kal. Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. 
 Comstock at Olivet, 5:30 p.m.
Baseball 
 Bridgman at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. 
 Buchanan at Niles, 4:00 p.m. 
 Schoolcraft at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. 
 Vicksburg at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. 
 Kalamazoo Central at Parchment, 4:00 p.m. 
 Battle Creek Lakeview at Marshall, 4:00 p.m. 
 Climax-Scotts at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.
Softball 
 Buchanan at Niles, 4:00 p.m. 
 Brandywine at Coloma, 
 Schoolcraft at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. 
 Kalamazoo Hackett at Eau Claire, 4:30 p.m. 
 Gull Lake at Holt, 4:15 p.m. 
 Climax Scotts at Kal. Loy Norrix, 4:30 p.m. 
 Vicksburg at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Houston Astros 8, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox 7, San Francisco Giants 3 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds, PPD to 9/1 Astros 8, Tigers 2 – McCormick, Tucker, Peña all