Golf  – Senior PGA – Steven Alker, Bob Estes share Senior PGA lead at  64

On a day when birdies were flying around Harbor Shores  in the first round of the Senior PGA Championship, Steven Alker began soaring  with an eagle. The 50-year-old New Zealander, who already has won twice and  leads the PGA Tour Champions money list with almost $1.2 million, started his  round with a 25-foot downhill eagle putt on the 539-yard, par-5 10th hole after  a 240-yard approach with a 5-wood. He then finished his afternoon round with  his sixth birdie of the day to shoot a 7-under 64, which was tied late in the  day by 56-year-old Bob Estes. Alker and Estes were a stroke ahead of Paul  Claxton and Mike Weir after the first round at the Jack Nicklaus-design course  on Lake Michigan.

MLB  – Major League Baseball
Last Night

  Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Guardians 3

  Boston Red Sox 16, Chicago White Sox 7

  Cincinnati Reds 20, Chicago Cubs 5

Tigers 4, Guardians 3 – Cabrera’s hit in 9th lifts  Tigers to 4-3 win over Guardians

  Miguel Cabrera hit a game-ending RBI single in the  ninth inning with his third hit Thursday night, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a  4-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Jonathan Schoop hit a one-out double in  the final inning, advanced on a wild pitch from Trevor Stephan and scored on  Cabrera’s 3,029th career hit. Gregory Soto gave up one hit and struck out one  in the ninth, earning the win for the Tigers. Detroit’s Javier Báez hit an RBI  single in the first inning. Schoop’s sacrifice fly and Cabrera’s single put the  Tigers ahead 3-0 in the second inning.

Red Sox 16, White Sox 7 – Story’s 7th HR in 7 games  helps Red Sox top White Sox 16-7

  Trevor Story kept up his hot hitting with a three-run  homer and four RBIs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the White Sox 16-7 to take two  of three from Chicago. Story has seven homers and 21 RBIs in his last seven  games, raising his season totals to nine homers and 32 RBIs. Alex Verdugo had  pair of doubles among four hitsfor Boston, which outscored Chicago 33-13 in the  series. The Red Sox opened with a 16-3 win and followed with a 3-1 loss. Kevin  Plawecki pinch hit for Story in the ninth and homered off Josh Harrison.

Reds 20, Cubs 5 – Reds have highest-scoring day in 23  years, rout Cubs 20-5

  Kyle Farmer homered and had tied his career high with  five RBIs to power the Cincinnati Reds to their high-scoring game in 23 years,  a 20-5 rout of the Chicago Cubs. Farmer and Nick Senzel had four hits each, and  Brandon Drury, Tommy Pham and Albert Almora Jr. had three apiece. Cincinnati  trailed 3-0 before scoring twice in the second and adding eight runs in the  third. The Reds scored their most runs since a 22-3 win at Philadelphia on  Sept. 4, 1999, while Chicago gave up its most since a 21-8 defeat at the  Phillies on July 3, 1999.

Tonight

  Cleveland  (Bieber 1-3) at Detroit (Faedo 1-1), 7:10 p.m.             WSJM/WCSY 6:50

  Cubs  and White Sox are off (Cubs are at White Sox Saturday and Sunday)

MLB  – MLB criticizes teams over facilities for female employees

  Major  League Baseball has told its clubs that some are failing to provide acceptable  work accommodations for female employees, calling them “embarrassingly below”  standard. The May 20 memorandum from Michael Hill, the MLB senior vice  president for on-field operations, asks teams to provide documentation by June  3 of the facilities for home and visiting female coaches and staff. Hill told  teams to comply with MLB regulations “as soon as possible.” San Francisco  Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken this year became the first woman to work as  an on-field coach for a big league team.

NBA  – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – Conference Finals
Last Night

  Golden State Warriors 120, Dallas Mavericks 110           (GSW Wins  4-1) 

Tonight

  Miami Heat at Boston Celtics, 8:30 p.m.                             (BOS Leads 3-2) 

NHL  – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 2nd Round
Last Night

  Carolina Hurricanes 3, New York Rangers 1                      (CAR Leads  3-2) 

  Edmonton Oilers 5, Calgary Flames 4 – OT                        (EDM Wins  4-1)

Tonight

  Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, 8:00 p.m.              (COL Leads 3-2)

Indy  500 – Castroneves seeks historic fifth Indianapolis 500 victory

  It  took Helio Castroneves 12 tries to win a fourth Indianapolis 500. He hopes it  only takes one time to make history. The Brazilian will attempt to win a  record-breaking fifth Indy 500 on Sunday after winnin No. 4 a year ago.  Castroneves will be making his 22nd start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, most  of any driver in the field. He’s 47 years old and the second oldest driver on  the grid. He saysd he’s shown that experience at Indy matters far more than  age. He hopes to drive from the back of the field to win No. 5.

Nassar  – No charges for agents in botched Larry Nassar probe

  The  U.S. Justice Department says it won’t pursue criminal charges against former  FBI agents who failed to quickly open an investigation of sports doctor Larry  Nassar. Agents knew in 2015 that Nassar was accused of sexually assaulting  female gymnasts. Nassar wasn’t arrested until 2016. The Office of Inspector  General found that two former agents likely provided “inaccurate or incomplete  information” when investigators subsequently tried to understand what happened.  But the Justice Department says more would be needed to file charges. Nassar  was a Michigan State University sports doctor as well as a doctor at USA  Gymnastics. He is serving decades in prison for assaulting female athletes and  possessing child pornography.

WNBA  – Women’s National Basketball Association
Tonight

  Los Angeles Sparks at Indiana Fever, 7:00 p.m.

Tennis  – French Open – Only 3 of women’s top 10 seeds remain

  The  unexpected results in the women’s draw at the French Open keep piling up. Only  three of the top 10 women’s seeds are still in the field before the third round  has even started.  Two more were ousted  Thursday when former No. 1 Karolina Pliskova lost to Leolia Jeanjean, who is  ranked just 227th and is playing in her first Grand Slam tournament. No. 9 Danielle  Collins lost to Shelby Rogers in a matchup between two Americans. Two-time  Grand Slam champion Simona Halep said she had a panic attack while leading her  second-round match that she eventually lost. The 2018 Roland Garros winner said  she “lost it” and couldn’t regain focus while playing 19-year-old Qinwen Zheng,  who won 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.  No surprises  involving top-seeded Iga Swiatek, however. She ran her winning streak to 30  matches by beating Alison Riske 6-0, 6-2.   The other two top 10 seeds still standing are No. 3 Paula Badosa and No.  7 Aryna Sabalenka.

NFL  – “Forgotten Four” to be honored at Canton

  The  four men who smashed the race barrier in professional football in 1946 have  been selected to share the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Ralph Hay Pioneer Award.  The Canton, Ohio,-based organization announced that Kenny Washington, Woody  Strode and Hall of Famers Bill Willis and Marion Motley will be celebrated  during the Hall’s enshrinement week in August.

CFL  – CFL Players’ Association ratifies new CBA

  The  CFL Players’ Association ratified a collective bargaining agreement with the  Canadian Football League on Thursday night. The CFLPA made the announcement via  email. The players’ vote came hours after the sides hammered out a seven-year  tentative agreement — and two days after CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie  unveiled the league’s final offer. With the players accepting the agreement,  the league’s exhibition season will open on time Friday night. On Monday, the  players voted against a tentative deal the union had recommended they accept.

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night

  Dayton Dragons 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 0 – Game 1

  West Michigan Whitecaps 9, Dayton Dragons 6 – Game 2

  South Bend Cubs 5, Great Lakes Loons 0 

Lansing Lugnuts at Beloit Sky Carp, PPD to  today

Tonight

  Lansing Lugnuts at Beloit Sky Carp, 6:05 p.m. (DH)

  Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.

  Great Lakes Loons at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

MHSAA  – High School Sports
Yesterday
Baseball

  Michigan Lutheran 4,  Eau Claire 2 – Game 1
Michigan Lutheran  10, Eau Claire 0 – Game 2

  Dowagiac 10, Decatur 6  – Game 1
Dowagiac 13,  Decatur 6 – Game 2

  Paw Paw 4, Otsego 3 –  Game 1
Paw Paw 10, Otsego  0 – Game 2

  South Haven 3, Gobles  0 – Game 1
South Haven 5,  Gobles 2 – Game 2
Coloma 11, Lawton 4

  Portage Northern 12, Kal.  Loy Norrix 2 – Game 1
Portage Northern 7,  Kal. Loy Norrix 1 – Game 2

Softball

  Michigan Lutheran 15,  Eau Claire 0 – Game 1
Michigan Lutheran  12, Eau Claire 0 – Game 2

  Buchanan 7, Coloma 2 –  Game 1
Buchanan 5, Coloma  1 – Game 2

  Lawrence 4, Howardsville  Christian 3 – Game 1
Howardsville Christian  22, Lawrence 9 – Game 2

  Dowagiac 13, Decatur 3  – Game 1
Dowagiac 14,  Decatur 6 – Game 2

  Lawton 8, Cassopolis 7  – Game 1
Lawton 13,  Cassopolis 10 – Game 2
Coldwater 11,  Kalamazoo Central 5

Girls Soccer – District Quarterfinals
Division 4 (Buchanan)

  New Buffalo 2,  Marcellus 0

Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian)

  Kalamazoo Christian 6,  Kalamazoo Heritage 0

Today
Baseball

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

  New Buffalo at Lawrence,  4:00 p.m.

  Plainwell at  Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m.

  Mattawan at East Grand  Rapids, 3:45 p.m.

  BC Lakeview at Eaton  Rapids, 4:00 p.m.

  Portage Central at  Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m.

  Saugatuck at  Fennville, 4:30 p.m. (DH)

  Climax-Scotts at  Galesburg-Augusta, 5:00 p.m.

Softball

  New Buffalo at Lawrence,  4:00 p.m.

  Edwardsburg at  Mattawan, 4:00 p.m.

  Schoolcraft at Portage  Central, 4:00 p.m.

  Saugatuck at  Fennville, 4:30 p.m. (DH)

  Climax-Scotts at  Galesburg-Augusta, 5:00 p.m.

  Schoolcraft at Portage  Central, 4:00 p.m.

Girls Soccer – District Quarterfinals
Division 2 (Mattawan)

  Sturgis at Mattawan,  6:00 p.m.

Division 3 (Berrien Springs)

  Dowagiac at  Constantine, 5:30 p.m.

Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian)

  Quincy at Kalamazoo  Hackett, 5:30 p.m.

Golf – Senior PGA – Steven Alker, Bob Estes share Senior PGA lead at 64 
On a day when birdies were flying around Harbor Shores in the first round of the Senior PGA Championship, Steven Alker began soaring with an eagle. The 50-year-old New Zealander, who already has won twice and leads the PGA Tour Champions money list with almost $1.2 million, started his round with a 25-foot downhill eagle putt on the 539-yard, par-5 10th hole after a 240-yard approach with a 5-wood. He then finished his afternoon round with his sixth birdie of the day to shoot a 7-under 64, which was tied late in the day by 56-year-old Bob Estes. Alker and Estes were a stroke ahead of Paul Claxton and Mike Weir after the first round at the Jack Nicklaus-design course on Lake Michigan.
MLB – Major League Baseball 
 Last Night 
 Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Guardians 3 
 Boston Red Sox 16, Chicago White Sox 7 
 Cincinnati Reds 20, Chicago Cubs 5
Tigers 4, Guardians 3 – Cabrera&#8217;s hit in 9th lifts Tigers to 4-3 win over Guardians 
 Miguel Cabrera hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning with his third hit Thursday night, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Jonathan Schoop hit a one-out double in the final inning, advanced on a wild pitch from Trevor Stephan and scored on Cabrera&rsquo;s 3,029th career hit. Gregory Soto gave up one hit and struck out one in the ninth, earning the win for the Tigers. Detroit&rsquo;s Javier Báez hit an RBI single in the first inning. Schoop&rsquo;s sacrifice fly and Cabrera&rsquo;s single put the Tigers ahead 3-0 in the second inning.
Red Sox 16, White Sox 7 – Story&#8217;s 7th HR in 7 games helps Red Sox top White Sox 16-7 
 Trevor Story kept up his hot hitting with a three-run homer and four RBIs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the White Sox 16-7 to take two of three from Chicago. Story has seven homers and 21 RBIs in his last seven games, raising his season totals to nine homers and 32 RBIs. Alex Verdugo had pair of doubles among four hitsfor Boston, which outscored Chicago 33-13 in the series. The Red Sox opened with a 16-3 win and followed with a 3-1 loss. Kevin Plawecki pinch hit for Story in the ninth and homered off Josh Harrison.
Reds 20, Cubs 5 – Reds have highest-scoring day in 23 years, rout Cubs 20-5 
 Kyle Farmer homered and had tied his career high with five RBIs to power the Cincinnati Reds to their high-scoring game in 23 years, a 20-5 rout of the Chicago Cubs. Farmer and Nick Senzel had four hits each, and Brandon Drury, Tommy Pham and Albert Almora Jr. had three apiece. Cincinnati trailed 3-0 before scoring twice in the second and adding eight runs in the third. The Reds scored their most runs since a 22-3 win at Philadelphia on Sept. 4, 1999, while Chicago gave up its most since a 21-8 defeat at the Phillies on July 3, 1999.
Tonight 
 Cleveland (Bieber 1-3) at Detroit (Faedo 1-1), 7:10 p.m.             WSJM/WCSY 6:50 
 Cubs and White Sox are off (Cubs are at White Sox Saturday and Sunday)
MLB – MLB criticizes teams over facilities for female employees 
 Major League Baseball has told its clubs that some are failing to provide acceptable work accommodations for female employees, calling them &ldquo;embarrassingly below&rdquo; standard. The May 20 memorandum from Michael Hill, the MLB senior vice president for on-field operations, asks teams to provide documentation by June 3 of the facilities for home and visiting female coaches and staff. Hill told teams to comply with MLB regulations &ldquo;as soon as possible.&rdquo; San Francisco Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken this year became the first woman to work as an on-field coach for a big league team.
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – Conference Finals 
 Last Night 
 Golden State Warriors 120, Dallas Mavericks 110           (GSW Wins 4-1) 
Tonight 
 Miami Heat at Boston Celtics, 8:30 p.m.                             (BOS Leads 3-2) 
NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – 2nd Round 
 Last Night 
 Carolina Hurricanes 3, New York Rangers 1                      (CAR Leads 3-2) 
 Edmonton Oilers 5, Calgary Flames 4 – OT                        (EDM Wins 4-1)
Tonight 
 Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, 8:00 p.m.              (COL Leads 3-2)
Indy 500 – Castroneves seeks historic fifth Indianapolis 500 victory 
 It took Helio Castroneves 12 tries to win a fourth Indianapolis 500. He hopes it only takes one time to make history. The Brazilian will attempt to win a record-breaking fifth Indy 500 on Sunday after winnin No. 4 a year ago. Castroneves will be making his 22nd start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, most of any driver in the field. He&#8217;s 47 years old and the second oldest driver on the grid. He saysd he&#8217;s shown that experience at Indy matters far more than age. He hopes to drive from the back of the field to win No. 5.
Nassar – No charges for agents in botched Larry Nassar probe 
 The U.S. Justice Department says it won&#8217;t pursue criminal charges against former FBI agents who failed to quickly open an investigation of sports doctor Larry Nassar. Agents knew in 2015 that Nassar was accused of sexually assaulting female gymnasts. Nassar wasn&#8217;t arrested until 2016. The Office of Inspector General found that two former agents likely provided &ldquo;inaccurate or incomplete information&rdquo; when investigators subsequently tried to understand what happened. But the Justice Department says more would be needed to file charges. Nassar was a Michigan State University sports doctor as well as a doctor at USA Gymnastics. He is serving decades in prison for assaulting female athletes and possessing child pornography.
WNBA – Women&rsquo;s National Basketball Association 
 Tonight 
 Los Angeles Sparks at Indiana Fever, 7:00 p.m.
Tennis – French Open – Only 3 of women&rsquo;s top 10 seeds remain 
 The unexpected results in the women&rsquo;s draw at the French Open keep piling up. Only three of the top 10 women&rsquo;s seeds are still in the field before the third round has even started.  Two more were ousted Thursday when former No. 1 Karolina Pliskova lost to Leolia Jeanjean, who is ranked just 227th and is playing in her first Grand Slam tournament. No. 9 Danielle Collins lost to Shelby Rogers in a matchup between two Americans. Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep said she had a panic attack while leading her second-round match that she eventually lost. The 2018 Roland Garros winner said she &ldquo;lost it&rdquo; and couldn&rsquo;t regain focus while playing 19-year-old Qinwen Zheng, who won 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.  No surprises involving top-seeded Iga Swiatek, however. She ran her winning streak to 30 matches by beating Alison Riske 6-0, 6-2.  The other two top 10 seeds still standing are No. 3 Paula Badosa and No. 7 Aryna Sabalenka.
NFL – &ldquo;Forgotten Four&rdquo; to be honored at Canton 
 The four men who smashed the race barrier in professional football in 1946 have been selected to share the Pro Football Hall of Fame&rsquo;s Ralph Hay Pioneer Award. The Canton, Ohio,-based organization announced that Kenny Washington, Woody Strode and Hall of Famers Bill Willis and Marion Motley will be celebrated during the Hall&rsquo;s enshrinement week in August.
CFL – CFL Players&rsquo; Association ratifies new CBA 
 The CFL Players&rsquo; Association ratified a collective bargaining agreement with the Canadian Football League on Thursday night. The CFLPA made the announcement via email. The players&rsquo; vote came hours after the sides hammered out a seven-year tentative agreement — and two days after CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie unveiled the league&rsquo;s final offer. With the players accepting the agreement, the league&rsquo;s exhibition season will open on time Friday night. On Monday, the players voted against a tentative deal the union had recommended they accept.
MILB – Midwest League Baseball 
 Last Night 
 Dayton Dragons 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 0 – Game 1 
 West Michigan Whitecaps 9, Dayton Dragons 6 – Game 2 
 South Bend Cubs 5, Great Lakes Loons 0 
Lansing Lugnuts at Beloit Sky Carp, PPD to today
Tonight 
 Lansing Lugnuts at Beloit Sky Carp, 6:05 p.m. (DH) 
 Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. 
 Great Lakes Loons at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Yesterday 
 Baseball 
 Michigan Lutheran 4, Eau Claire 2 – Game 1 
 Michigan Lutheran 10, Eau Claire 0 – Game 2 
 Dowagiac 10, Decatur 6 – Game 1 
 Dowagiac 13, Decatur 6 – Game 2 
 Paw Paw 4, Otsego 3 – Game 1 
 Paw Paw 10, Otsego 0 – Game 2 
 South Haven 3, Gobles 0 – Game 1 
 South Haven 5, Gobles 2 – Game 2 
 Coloma 11, Lawton 4 
 Portage Northern 12, Kal. Loy Norrix 2 – Game 1 
 Portage Northern 7, Kal. Loy Norrix 1 – Game 2
Softball 
 Michigan Lutheran 15, Eau Claire 0 – Game 1 
 Michigan Lutheran 12, Eau Claire 0 – Game 2 
 Buchanan 7, Coloma 2 – Game 1 
 Buchanan 5, Coloma 1 – Game 2 
 Lawrence 4, Howardsville Christian 3 – Game 1 
 Howardsville Christian 22, Lawrence 9 – Game 2 
 Dowagiac 13, Decatur 3 – Game 1 
 Dowagiac 14, Decatur 6 – Game 2 
 Lawton 8, Cassopolis 7 – Game 1 
 Lawton 13, Cassopolis 10 – Game 2 
 Coldwater 11, Kalamazoo Central 5
Girls Soccer – District Quarterfinals 
 Division 4 (Buchanan) 
 New Buffalo 2, Marcellus 0
Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) 
 Kalamazoo Christian 6, Kalamazoo Heritage 0
Today 
 Baseball 
 Bridgman at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. 
 New Buffalo at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. 
 Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. 
 Mattawan at East Grand Rapids, 3:45 p.m. 
 BC Lakeview at Eaton Rapids, 4:00 p.m. 
 Portage Central at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. 
 Saugatuck at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. (DH) 
 Climax-Scotts at Galesburg-Augusta, 5:00 p.m.
Softball 
 New Buffalo at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. 
 Edwardsburg at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. 
 Schoolcraft at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. 
 Saugatuck at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. (DH) 
 Climax-Scotts at Galesburg-Augusta, 5:00 p.m. 
 Schoolcraft at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m.
Girls Soccer – District Quarterfinals 
 Division 2 (Mattawan) 
 Sturgis at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m.
Division 3 (Berrien Springs) 
 Dowagiac at Constantine, 5:30 p.m.
Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) 
 Quincy at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:30 p.m.

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Golf  – Senior PGA – Steven Alker, Bob Estes share Senior PGA lead at  64 On a day when birdies were flying around Harbor Shores  in the first round of the Senior PGA Championship, Steven Alker began soaring  with an eagle.

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