MLB  – Major League Baseball – Opening Day 2022
Yesterday

Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Cubs 5, Brewers 4 – Ian Happ gets 3 hits as Cubs beat  Brewers 5-4 on opening day

  Ian Happ had three hits, including a tiebreaking  two-run double in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee  Brewers 5-4 on opening day. Nico Hoerner hit the majors’ first homer of 2022  and Kyle Hendricks pitched neatly into the sixth, leading Chicago to the  victory on a chilly, overcast afternoon at Wrigley Field. Japanese outfielder  Seiya Suzuki reached three times and scored in his first big league game. On a  day stuffed full of firsts and debuts, Milwaukee ace Corbin Burnes and catcher  Omar Narváez became the first battery to use baseball’s new electronic  pitch-calling system in a regular-season game.

Today

  Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-0) at Detroit (Rodríguez  0-0), 1:10 p.m.  WSJM/WCSY  12:45

  Milwaukee  (Woodruff 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 0-0), 2:20 p.m.

MLB  – Cubs place RHP Alec Mills on 10-day IL with back injury

  The  Chicago Cubs have placed right-hander Alec Mills, left-hander Wade Miley and  shortstop Andrelton Simmons on the 10-day injured list. Mills has a low back  strain, and Miley is dealing with left elbow inflammation. Simmons is working  through right shoulder inflammation. Each IL stint was made retroactive to  Monday. Mills’ IL stint helped pave the way for right-hander Michael Rucker to  make the opening-day roster for the first time. Rucker, who turns 28 on April  27, had no record and a 6.99 ERA in 20 appearances for Chicago last summer in  his first big league action.

MLB  – White Sox 3B Moncada to miss 3 weeks with strained oblique

  The  Chicago White Sox expect third baseman Yoán Moncada to miss the first three  weeks of the season because of a strained right oblique. The team placed  Moncada on the 10-day injured list on Thursday as part of a flurry of moves to  get the roster down to 28 players. General manager Rick Hahn told reporters in  Detroit, where the White Sox open against the Tigers on Friday, that Moncada  will likely miss about three weeks. The 26-year-old Cuban was scratched from  the spring training finale against San Diego on Tuesday. Moncada batted .263  with 14 homers and 61 RBIs last season, helping the White Sox win the AL  Central and make the playoffs for the second straight year.

NHL  – National Hockey League
Last Night

  Seattle Kraken 2, Chicago Blackhawks 0

Kraken 2, Blackhawks 0 – Grubauer, Kraken blank  sinking Blackhawks 2-0

  Philipp Grubauer made 29 saves for Seattle’s second  shutout, and the expansion Kraken blanked the sliding Chicago Blackhawks 2-0.  Alex Wennberg scored his 10th goal in the second period and Jordan Eberle added  his 18th late in the third to seal it. Grubauer was only lightly tested by the  Blackhawks, who dropped their sixth straight game and occasionally were booed  by their home crowd. Grubauer, who recorded his 20th career shutout, also was  in net for the Kraken’s first shutout on Feb. 2 against the Islanders. Chicago  goalie Kevin Lankinen stopped 29 shots.

Saturday

  Columbus at Detroit, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday

  Dallas at Chicago, 7:00 p.m.

NBA  – National Basketball Association
Tonight

  Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.

  Charlotte Hornets at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday

  Indiana at  Philadelphia, 1:00 p.m.


  Sunday

  Indiana at Brooklyn, 3:30  p.m.

  Detroit at  Philadelphia, 7:00 p.m.

  Chicago at Minnesota,  8:30 p.m.

End regular season

NCAAHKY – NCAA Ice Hockey – Frozen Four
Tonight
2022 NCAA Frozen Four – National Semifinals – TD  Garden, Boston, MA

  1 Denver 3, 1  Michigan 2 – OT     

  1 Minnesota State 5, 2  Minnesota 1

Denver 3, Michigan 2 – OT – NCAA Frozen Four: Denver  beats Michigan 3-2 in overtime

  Carter Savoie scored with 14:53 gone in overtime to  lead Denver past Michigan 3-2 in the Frozen Four semifinal and into the NCAA  championship game. The Pioneers will play for the title Saturday night against  Minnesota State — a 5-1 winner over Minnesota in the second semifinal. It would  be Denver’s ninth men’s hockey championship, tying Michigan for the most in  NCAA history. Magnus Chrona made 19 saves for the Pioneers. Brett Stapley and  Cameron Wright also scored for Denver. But both times Michigan tied it — on  goals from Jimmy Lambert and Thomas Bordeleau.

NCAAWBKB – NCAA Women’s Tournament TV rights could  have different look

  The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament reported strong  viewership numbers this week. The event is packaged with 28 others in a  broadcast rights deal with ESPN. That agreement expires in two years. There is  speculation that the NCAA might see if the women’s tournament can be marketed  as its own event. One estimate is that it could be sold for $100 million. NCAA  President Mark Emmert says all options are on the table.

NCAAFB – Kelly on leaving Irish for LSU: ‘We were on  different paths’

  Brian Kelly is settled in at LSU after 12 seasons at  Notre Dame. Kelly tells The Associated Press he wanted to be at a place where  he had all “the resources to win a national championship.” He says he was  prepared to spend the rest of his career at Notre Dame. But he says they ended  up on different paths on how to get there. He says he is fine with the change.  LSU gave the 60-year-old coach a 10-year, $95 million contract.

Golf – The Masters – Im leads, Woods plays well

  Tiger Woods played pretty well at the Masters on  Thursday. Sungjae Im was a little better. Im opened with a 5-under 67 for a  one-stroke lead over Cameron Smith at Augusta National. He recovered from a  pair of bogeys with a 12-foot eagle putt on the 13th and added a late birdie.  Smith opened and closed with double bogeys, but he also had eight birdies. Scottie  Scheffler and Dustin Johnson are two shots back, as are Danny Willett and  Joaquin Niemann. Woods had three birdies and two bogeys in a 1-under 71 that  leaves him tied for 11th. It was his first competitive round since shattering a  leg in a car accident 14 months ago.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Yesterday
Baseball

  Grand Rapids Community College 11, Lake Michigan  College 9 – Game 1

  Grand Rapids Community College 7, Lake Michigan  College 6 – Game 2

Today
Baseball

  Lake Michigan College at Glen Oaks Community College,  2:00 p.m./4:00 p.m. (DH)

Softball

  Muskegon Community College at Lake Michigan College,  3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) 

Saturday
Baseball

  Glen Oaks Community College at Lake Michigan College, 1:00  p.m./3:00 p.m. (DH)

Softball

  Lake Michigan College at Mid-Michigan College, 1:00  p.m./3:00 p.m. (DH)

Sunday
Softball

  Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Lake Michigan  College, 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m. (DH)

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Tonight

  Lake County Captains at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m.

  West Michigan Whitecaps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05  p.m.

  Quad Cities River Bandits at South Bend Cubs, 7:05  p.m.

MHSAA  – High School Sports
Yesterday
Baseball

  Buchanan  11, Niles 1 – Game 1

  Buchanan  3, Niles 2 – Game 2

Softball

  Buchanan  7, Niles 4 – Game 1

  Buchanan  8, Niles 7 – Game 2

Girls Soccer

  Our  Lady of the Lake 8, Battle Creek Academy 0

  Coloma  2, Bridgman 1

  Buchanan  4, Niles 3

  Harper  Creek 1, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0

  Olivet  8, Comstock 2

  Battle  Creek Lakeview 2, Parma-Western 1

  Battle  Creek Pennfield 4, Battle Creek Central 2

Today
Baseball

  Coloma  at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m.

  Kalamazoo  Loy Norrix at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m.

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

  Climax-Scotts  at Comstock, 4:00 p.m.

Softball

  Coloma  at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m.

  Kalamazoo  Loy Norrix at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m.

  Climax-Scotts  at Comstock, 4:00 p.m.

Girls Soccer

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

  Coloma  at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.

  Vicksburg  at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer

  Kalamazoo  Hackett at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday
Girls Soccer

  Parchment  at Brandywine, 10:00 a.m.

  Schoolcraft  at Vicksburg, 11:00 a.m.

Marshall  Sports Fest Tournament

  Marshall  vs. Leslie, 9:00 a.m.

  Niles  vs. Cadillac, 10:45 a.m.
-Consolation  game 12:30 p.m. – Championship 2:00

Baseball

  Kalamazoo  Hackett at River Valley, 1:00 p.m.

MLB – Major League Baseball – Opening Day 2022 
 Yesterday 
Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4
Cubs 5, Brewers 4 – Ian Happ gets 3 hits as Cubs beat Brewers 5-4 on opening day 
 Ian Happ had three hits, including a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on opening day. Nico Hoerner hit the majors&rsquo; first homer of 2022 and Kyle Hendricks pitched neatly into the sixth, leading Chicago to the victory on a chilly, overcast afternoon at Wrigley Field. Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki reached three times and scored in his first big league game. On a day stuffed full of firsts and debuts, Milwaukee ace Corbin Burnes and catcher Omar Narváez became the first battery to use baseball&rsquo;s new electronic pitch-calling system in a regular-season game.
Today 
 Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-0) at Detroit (Rodríguez 0-0), 1:10 p.m.  WSJM/WCSY 12:45 
 Milwaukee (Woodruff 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 0-0), 2:20 p.m.
MLB – Cubs place RHP Alec Mills on 10-day IL with back injury 
 The Chicago Cubs have placed right-hander Alec Mills, left-hander Wade Miley and shortstop Andrelton Simmons on the 10-day injured list. Mills has a low back strain, and Miley is dealing with left elbow inflammation. Simmons is working through right shoulder inflammation. Each IL stint was made retroactive to Monday. Mills&rsquo; IL stint helped pave the way for right-hander Michael Rucker to make the opening-day roster for the first time. Rucker, who turns 28 on April 27, had no record and a 6.99 ERA in 20 appearances for Chicago last summer in his first big league action.
MLB – White Sox 3B Moncada to miss 3 weeks with strained oblique 
 The Chicago White Sox expect third baseman Yoán Moncada to miss the first three weeks of the season because of a strained right oblique. The team placed Moncada on the 10-day injured list on Thursday as part of a flurry of moves to get the roster down to 28 players. General manager Rick Hahn told reporters in Detroit, where the White Sox open against the Tigers on Friday, that Moncada will likely miss about three weeks. The 26-year-old Cuban was scratched from the spring training finale against San Diego on Tuesday. Moncada batted .263 with 14 homers and 61 RBIs last season, helping the White Sox win the AL Central and make the playoffs for the second straight year.
NHL – National Hockey League 
 Last Night 
 Seattle Kraken 2, Chicago Blackhawks 0
Kraken 2, Blackhawks 0 – Grubauer, Kraken blank sinking Blackhawks 2-0 
 Philipp Grubauer made 29 saves for Seattle&rsquo;s second shutout, and the expansion Kraken blanked the sliding Chicago Blackhawks 2-0. Alex Wennberg scored his 10th goal in the second period and Jordan Eberle added his 18th late in the third to seal it. Grubauer was only lightly tested by the Blackhawks, who dropped their sixth straight game and occasionally were booed by their home crowd. Grubauer, who recorded his 20th career shutout, also was in net for the Kraken&rsquo;s first shutout on Feb. 2 against the Islanders. Chicago goalie Kevin Lankinen stopped 29 shots.
Saturday 
 Columbus at Detroit, 7:00 p.m.
 Sunday 
 Dallas at Chicago, 7:00 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association 
 Tonight 
 Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. 
 Charlotte Hornets at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 
 Indiana at Philadelphia, 1:00 p.m. 
 
 Sunday 
 Indiana at Brooklyn, 3:30 p.m. 
 Detroit at Philadelphia, 7:00 p.m. 
 Chicago at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
 End regular season
NCAAHKY – NCAA Ice Hockey – Frozen Four 
 Tonight 
 2022 NCAA Frozen Four – National Semifinals – TD Garden, Boston, MA 
 1 Denver 3, 1 Michigan 2 – OT     
 1 Minnesota State 5, 2 Minnesota 1
Denver 3, Michigan 2 – OT – NCAA Frozen Four: Denver beats Michigan 3-2 in overtime 
 Carter Savoie scored with 14:53 gone in overtime to lead Denver past Michigan 3-2 in the Frozen Four semifinal and into the NCAA championship game. The Pioneers will play for the title Saturday night against Minnesota State — a 5-1 winner over Minnesota in the second semifinal. It would be Denver&#8217;s ninth men&rsquo;s hockey championship, tying Michigan for the most in NCAA history. Magnus Chrona made 19 saves for the Pioneers. Brett Stapley and Cameron Wright also scored for Denver. But both times Michigan tied it — on goals from Jimmy Lambert and Thomas Bordeleau.
NCAAWBKB – NCAA Women&#8217;s Tournament TV rights could have different look 
 The NCAA Women&rsquo;s Basketball Tournament reported strong viewership numbers this week. The event is packaged with 28 others in a broadcast rights deal with ESPN. That agreement expires in two years. There is speculation that the NCAA might see if the women&#8217;s tournament can be marketed as its own event. One estimate is that it could be sold for $100 million. NCAA President Mark Emmert says all options are on the table.
NCAAFB – Kelly on leaving Irish for LSU: &#8216;We were on different paths&#8217; 
 Brian Kelly is settled in at LSU after 12 seasons at Notre Dame. Kelly tells The Associated Press he wanted to be at a place where he had all &ldquo;the resources to win a national championship.&rdquo; He says he was prepared to spend the rest of his career at Notre Dame. But he says they ended up on different paths on how to get there. He says he is fine with the change. LSU gave the 60-year-old coach a 10-year, $95 million contract.
Golf – The Masters – Im leads, Woods plays well 
 Tiger Woods played pretty well at the Masters on Thursday. Sungjae Im was a little better. Im opened with a 5-under 67 for a one-stroke lead over Cameron Smith at Augusta National. He recovered from a pair of bogeys with a 12-foot eagle putt on the 13th and added a late birdie. Smith opened and closed with double bogeys, but he also had eight birdies. Scottie Scheffler and Dustin Johnson are two shots back, as are Danny Willett and Joaquin Niemann. Woods had three birdies and two bogeys in a 1-under 71 that leaves him tied for 11th. It was his first competitive round since shattering a leg in a car accident 14 months ago.
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics 
 Yesterday 
 Baseball 
 Grand Rapids Community College 11, Lake Michigan College 9 – Game 1 
 Grand Rapids Community College 7, Lake Michigan College 6 – Game 2
Today 
 Baseball 
 Lake Michigan College at Glen Oaks Community College, 2:00 p.m./4:00 p.m. (DH)
Softball 
 Muskegon Community College at Lake Michigan College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) 
Saturday 
 Baseball 
 Glen Oaks Community College at Lake Michigan College, 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m. (DH)
Softball 
 Lake Michigan College at Mid-Michigan College, 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m. (DH)
Sunday 
 Softball 
 Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Lake Michigan College, 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m. (DH) 
MILB – Midwest League Baseball 
 Tonight 
 Lake County Captains at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. 
 West Michigan Whitecaps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. 
 Quad Cities River Bandits at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Yesterday 
 Baseball 
 Buchanan 11, Niles 1 – Game 1 
 Buchanan 3, Niles 2 – Game 2
 Softball 
 Buchanan 7, Niles 4 – Game 1 
 Buchanan 8, Niles 7 – Game 2
Girls Soccer 
 Our Lady of the Lake 8, Battle Creek Academy 0 
 Coloma 2, Bridgman 1 
 Buchanan 4, Niles 3 
 Harper Creek 1, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 
 Olivet 8, Comstock 2 
 Battle Creek Lakeview 2, Parma-Western 1 
 Battle Creek Pennfield 4, Battle Creek Central 2
Today 
 Baseball 
 Coloma at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. 
 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. 
 Kalamazoo Central at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. 
 Climax-Scotts at Comstock, 4:00 p.m.
Softball 
 Coloma at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. 
 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. 
 Climax-Scotts at Comstock, 4:00 p.m.
Girls Soccer 
 Kalamazoo Hackett at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. 
 Coloma at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. 
 Vicksburg at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer 
 Kalamazoo Hackett at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday 
 Girls Soccer 
 Parchment at Brandywine, 10:00 a.m. 
 Schoolcraft at Vicksburg, 11:00 a.m.
Marshall Sports Fest Tournament 
 Marshall vs. Leslie, 9:00 a.m. 
 Niles vs. Cadillac, 10:45 a.m. 
 -Consolation game 12:30 p.m. – Championship 2:00
Baseball 
 Kalamazoo Hackett at River Valley, 1:00 p.m.

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