MLB  – Major League Baseball
Last Night

  Detroit  Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 4

  Chicago  Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Los  Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 – F/11

Tigers  8, Twins 4 – Tigers beat Twins 8-4 for second victory in 13 games 

  Javier  Báez and Spencer Torkelson each had two hits and drove in two runs to help the  Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 8-4 on Thursday night for just their  second victory in 13 games. Matt Vierling was 3 for 3 with a run and an RBI for  the Tigers. Matthew Boyd (4-5) survived a four-run second inning for the  victory. He walked one and struck out eight over six innings. Donovan Solano  homered for the Twins, who had won four of their previous five. Relievers Will  Vest, Jason Foley and Alex Lange each pitched a scoreless inning to close out  the Twins, who went 2 for 23 after Solano’s home run in the second inning gave  them a 4-1 lead.

Cubs  7, Pirates 2 – Stroman, Happ, Morel help Cubs beat Pirates 7-2 for a series  sweep 

  Marcus  Stroman threw six effective innings for his sixth straight victory and the  Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Thursday night for a three-game  sweep. Stroman (8-4) allowed four hits and struck out five while walking two in  his MLB-leading 13th quality start. Ian Happ had a triple, double and single and  drove in two runs, and Christopher Morel went 3 for 3 with a triple and two  RBIs. Cody Bellinger laced an RBI double in Chicago’s five-run fifth inning  after missing a month because of a bruised left knee. Nico Hoerner had two  hits. The Cubs outscored the Pirates 28-11 in the series. Pittsburgh, still in  first place in the NL Central at 34-33, has dropped four of five.

Dodgers  5, White Sox 4 – F/11 – Freeman wins it in the 11th as the Dodgers edge the  White Sox 5-4 

  Freddie  Freeman singled to deep center field with the bases loaded in the 11th inning,  Chris Taylor hit a tying grand slam in the sixth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers  beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4. Luis Robert Jr. was playing in shallow center  and never moved a muscle on Freeman’s game-winning hit that landed on the  warning track. Freeman had been hitless in the three-game series until helping  the Dodgers avoid losing a fourth consecutive series. It was their fourth  walk-off win of the season. The White Sox got back-to-back homers by Robert and  Eloy Jimenez in the first and by Jake Burger and Andrew Vaughn in the fourth to  take a 4-0 lead.

Today

  Baltimore  (Irvin 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 1-2), 2:20 p.m.

  Detroit  (TBD) at Minnesota (Ryan 7-3), 8:10 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports  94.9 WSJM 7:45

  Chicago  White Sox (Kopech 3-5) at Seattle (Woo 0-1), 10:10 p.m.

MLB  – Governor signs public funding bill for new A’s stadium in Vegas

  Nevada  Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed into law a $380 million public financing package  to help build a Major League Baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics on the  Las Vegas Strip. He signed the bill Thursday in Carson City a day after the  Democrat-controlled legislature approved the plans. Hours earlier, MLB  Commissioner Rob Manfred outlined a months-long approval process for the A’s  proposed move there. The $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof is  planned near the homes of the NFL’s Vegas Raiders and the NHL’s Golden Knights,  who won the Stanley Cup this week in just their sixth season.

MLB  – MLB to start months-long approval process for Oakland A’s move to Las Vegas

  Major  League Baseball laid out a detailed process to approve the Oakland Athletics’  move to Las Vegas, which appears set to become the second shift of a franchise  in the last half-century. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says: “I feel sorry  for the fans in Oakland. I do not like this outcome." A day after the  Nevada Legislature approved public funding, Manfred said Oakland will file a  relocation application and he will establish a relocation committee, which  would define operating territory and broadcast territory. That group will make  a recommendation that will go the sport’s executive council and then to full  ownership.

WNBA  – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night

  Indiana  Fever 92, Chicago Sky 90 

Fever  92, Sky 90 – Mitchell sinks game-winning jumper, Fever beat short-handed Sky  92-90 

  Kelsey Mitchell sank a step-back jumper with 1.1  seconds left and the Indiana Fever beat the short-handed Chicago Sky 92-90. Indiana  won consecutive games for the first time since May 2022.

  Rookie Aliyah Boston, who had 25 points and 11  rebounds on June 6 against Chicago, finished with 19 points and eight rebounds  for Indiana (4-6). Victoria Vivians added 17 points and Mitchell and Smith each  scored 15.  Chicago was without its  leading scorer Kahleah Copper due to personal reasons.  Marina Mabrey scored 19 of her career-high 37  points in the 3rd quarter for the Sky.

Golf – PGA – Fowler, Schauffele break US Open record  with 62s at L.A. Country Club

  Rickie Fowler is the first player in U.S. Open history  with a 62. He held that record for all of 15 minutes until Xander Schauffele  joined him. It was an extraordinary morning for the so-called toughest test in  golf. Fowler had 10 birdies and finished his round with a two-putt par from  just inside 60 feet. Schauffele was two groups behind him and played  bogey-free. They settled for their place in the record book. Dustin Johnson and  Wyndham Clark played in the afternoon and each shot 64 to get within two shots  of the record-breaking duo. Rory McIlroy and Brian Harman finished three shots  off the lead.

Golf – PGA – Justice Department looking into PGA Tour  deal with LIV’s Saudi backers, 

  A person familiar with the matter says the Justice  Department is looking into an agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabian  backers of LIV Golf. It wants to determine whether last week’s surprise deal  violates federal antitrust statutes. The Justice Department already was looking  into any antitrust issues involving the PGA Tour and Saudi-funded LIV Golf.  Both golf leagues are involved in an antitrust case now in federal court. The  agreement would end that litigation. The deal is for the PGA Tour, European  tour and Saudi’s national wealth fund to pool commercial businesses in a new  for-profit company.

Golf – LPGA – Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho tied  for LPGA Tour lead in Michigan

  Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho birdied the par-5  18th for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday in the  Meijer LPGA Classic. Kupcho birdied four of the five par-5 holes in a  bogey-free round at Blythefield Country Club. She was tied with Ayaka Furue,  Frida Kinhult, Lindsey Weaver-Wright and Cheyenne Knight. Ally Ewing was a  stroke back at 67 with Amy Yang, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Alison Lee and  Eun-Hee Ji. Ashleigh Buhai, the ShopRite LPGA Classic winner last week in New  Jersey, and Minjee Lee topped the group at 68.

NBA – Conor McGregor accused of sexual assault at an  NBA Finals game in Miami

  The NBA and the Miami Heat are investigating an  allegation that former UFC champion Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman  inside an arena bathroom after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The woman’s attorney,  Ariel Mitchell, said her client has provided Miami police with the clothing she  was wearing that night and that a report was filed. Miami police did not  respond when asked Thursday evening whether they were investigating. McGregor’s  attorney, Barbara Llanes, says her client denies wrongdoing and “will not be  intimidated.” 

Soccer – US 3-0 win over Mexico cut short by  homophobic chants on night of 4 red cards

  Four players were ejected and the match was cut short  by the referee after repeated homophobic chants. The United States’ 3-0 win  over Mexico for a spot in Sunday’s CONCACAF Nations League final against Canada  will be remembered as much for the ugliness as for two goals by Christian  Pulisic and one by Ricardo Pepi. Americans Weston McKennie and Sergiño Dest  were ejected by Salvadoran referee Iván Barton along with Mexicans César Montes  and Gerardo Arteaga during the second half. Play was halted in the 90th minute  because of homophobic chants by Mexican fans, then stopped again with four  minutes of stoppage time left.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night

  West Michigan 11, Lake  County 0

  Lansing 4, Peoria 3

  Great Lakes 3,  Wisconsin 2

Cedar Rapids 6, South  Bend 5

  Today

  West Michigan  Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m.

  Wisconsin Timber  Rattlers at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.

  Peoria Chiefs at  Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.

South Bend Cubs at  Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Baseball – Semifinals 
Division 1 at Michigan State University

Novi 4, Mattawan 1 –  10 Innings

Division 3 at Michigan State University

  Bridgman 3, Standish  Sterling 2

Softball – Semifinals
Division 2 at Michigan State University

  Vicksburg 4, Richmond  2

Today
Baseball – Semifinals 
Division 4 at Michigan State University

  Kalamazoo Hackett vs.  Beal City, 2:30 p.m.

Softball – Semifinals
Division 4 at Michigan State University

  Mendon vs. Johannesburg-Lewiston,  12:30 p.m.

Saturday
Baseball – State Championship 
Division 3 at Michigan State University

  Bridgman vs. Algonac,  11:30 a.m.

Softball – State Championship 
Division 2 at Michigan State University

  Vicksburg vs. Gaylord,  10:00 a.m.

Girls Soccer – State Championship 
Division 4 at Michigan State University

  Kalamazoo Christian  vs. Clarkston Everest, 1:00 p.m.

MLB – Major League Baseball 
 Last Night 
 Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 4 
 Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 – F/11
Tigers 8, Twins 4 – Tigers beat Twins 8-4 for second victory in 13 games 
 Javier Báez and Spencer Torkelson each had two hits and drove in two runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 8-4 on Thursday night for just their second victory in 13 games. Matt Vierling was 3 for 3 with a run and an RBI for the Tigers. Matthew Boyd (4-5) survived a four-run second inning for the victory. He walked one and struck out eight over six innings. Donovan Solano homered for the Twins, who had won four of their previous five. Relievers Will Vest, Jason Foley and Alex Lange each pitched a scoreless inning to close out the Twins, who went 2 for 23 after Solano&rsquo;s home run in the second inning gave them a 4-1 lead.
Cubs 7, Pirates 2 – Stroman, Happ, Morel help Cubs beat Pirates 7-2 for a series sweep 
 Marcus Stroman threw six effective innings for his sixth straight victory and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Thursday night for a three-game sweep. Stroman (8-4) allowed four hits and struck out five while walking two in his MLB-leading 13th quality start. Ian Happ had a triple, double and single and drove in two runs, and Christopher Morel went 3 for 3 with a triple and two RBIs. Cody Bellinger laced an RBI double in Chicago&rsquo;s five-run fifth inning after missing a month because of a bruised left knee. Nico Hoerner had two hits. The Cubs outscored the Pirates 28-11 in the series. Pittsburgh, still in first place in the NL Central at 34-33, has dropped four of five.
Dodgers 5, White Sox 4 – F/11 – Freeman wins it in the 11th as the Dodgers edge the White Sox 5-4 
 Freddie Freeman singled to deep center field with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, Chris Taylor hit a tying grand slam in the sixth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4. Luis Robert Jr. was playing in shallow center and never moved a muscle on Freeman&rsquo;s game-winning hit that landed on the warning track. Freeman had been hitless in the three-game series until helping the Dodgers avoid losing a fourth consecutive series. It was their fourth walk-off win of the season. The White Sox got back-to-back homers by Robert and Eloy Jimenez in the first and by Jake Burger and Andrew Vaughn in the fourth to take a 4-0 lead.
Today 
 Baltimore (Irvin 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 1-2), 2:20 p.m. 
 Detroit (TBD) at Minnesota (Ryan 7-3), 8:10 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 
 Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-5) at Seattle (Woo 0-1), 10:10 p.m.
MLB – Governor signs public funding bill for new A&#8217;s stadium in Vegas 
 Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed into law a $380 million public financing package to help build a Major League Baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics on the Las Vegas Strip. He signed the bill Thursday in Carson City a day after the Democrat-controlled legislature approved the plans. Hours earlier, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred outlined a months-long approval process for the A&rsquo;s proposed move there. The $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof is planned near the homes of the NFL&rsquo;s Vegas Raiders and the NHL&rsquo;s Golden Knights, who won the Stanley Cup this week in just their sixth season.
MLB – MLB to start months-long approval process for Oakland A&rsquo;s move to Las Vegas 
 Major League Baseball laid out a detailed process to approve the Oakland Athletics&#8217; move to Las Vegas, which appears set to become the second shift of a franchise in the last half-century. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says: &ldquo;I feel sorry for the fans in Oakland. I do not like this outcome.&quot; A day after the Nevada Legislature approved public funding, Manfred said Oakland will file a relocation application and he will establish a relocation committee, which would define operating territory and broadcast territory. That group will make a recommendation that will go the sport&rsquo;s executive council and then to full ownership.
WNBA – Women&rsquo;s National Basketball Association 
 Last Night 
 Indiana Fever 92, Chicago Sky 90 
Fever 92, Sky 90 – Mitchell sinks game-winning jumper, Fever beat short-handed Sky 92-90 
 Kelsey Mitchell sank a step-back jumper with 1.1 seconds left and the Indiana Fever beat the short-handed Chicago Sky 92-90. Indiana won consecutive games for the first time since May 2022. 
 Rookie Aliyah Boston, who had 25 points and 11 rebounds on June 6 against Chicago, finished with 19 points and eight rebounds for Indiana (4-6). Victoria Vivians added 17 points and Mitchell and Smith each scored 15.  Chicago was without its leading scorer Kahleah Copper due to personal reasons.  Marina Mabrey scored 19 of her career-high 37 points in the 3rd quarter for the Sky.
Golf – PGA – Fowler, Schauffele break US Open record with 62s at L.A. Country Club 
 Rickie Fowler is the first player in U.S. Open history with a 62. He held that record for all of 15 minutes until Xander Schauffele joined him. It was an extraordinary morning for the so-called toughest test in golf. Fowler had 10 birdies and finished his round with a two-putt par from just inside 60 feet. Schauffele was two groups behind him and played bogey-free. They settled for their place in the record book. Dustin Johnson and Wyndham Clark played in the afternoon and each shot 64 to get within two shots of the record-breaking duo. Rory McIlroy and Brian Harman finished three shots off the lead.
Golf – PGA – Justice Department looking into PGA Tour deal with LIV&#8217;s Saudi backers, 
 A person familiar with the matter says the Justice Department is looking into an agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabian backers of LIV Golf. It wants to determine whether last week&#8217;s surprise deal violates federal antitrust statutes. The Justice Department already was looking into any antitrust issues involving the PGA Tour and Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Both golf leagues are involved in an antitrust case now in federal court. The agreement would end that litigation. The deal is for the PGA Tour, European tour and Saudi&#8217;s national wealth fund to pool commercial businesses in a new for-profit company.
Golf – LPGA – Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho tied for LPGA Tour lead in Michigan 
 Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho birdied the par-5 18th for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday in the Meijer LPGA Classic. Kupcho birdied four of the five par-5 holes in a bogey-free round at Blythefield Country Club. She was tied with Ayaka Furue, Frida Kinhult, Lindsey Weaver-Wright and Cheyenne Knight. Ally Ewing was a stroke back at 67 with Amy Yang, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Alison Lee and Eun-Hee Ji. Ashleigh Buhai, the ShopRite LPGA Classic winner last week in New Jersey, and Minjee Lee topped the group at 68.
NBA – Conor McGregor accused of sexual assault at an NBA Finals game in Miami 
 The NBA and the Miami Heat are investigating an allegation that former UFC champion Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman inside an arena bathroom after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The woman&rsquo;s attorney, Ariel Mitchell, said her client has provided Miami police with the clothing she was wearing that night and that a report was filed. Miami police did not respond when asked Thursday evening whether they were investigating. McGregor&#8217;s attorney, Barbara Llanes, says her client denies wrongdoing and &ldquo;will not be intimidated.&rdquo; 
Soccer – US 3-0 win over Mexico cut short by homophobic chants on night of 4 red cards 
 Four players were ejected and the match was cut short by the referee after repeated homophobic chants. The United States&rsquo; 3-0 win over Mexico for a spot in Sunday&rsquo;s CONCACAF Nations League final against Canada will be remembered as much for the ugliness as for two goals by Christian Pulisic and one by Ricardo Pepi. Americans Weston McKennie and Sergiño Dest were ejected by Salvadoran referee Iván Barton along with Mexicans César Montes and Gerardo Arteaga during the second half. Play was halted in the 90th minute because of homophobic chants by Mexican fans, then stopped again with four minutes of stoppage time left.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball 
 Last Night 
 West Michigan 11, Lake County 0 
 Lansing 4, Peoria 3 
 Great Lakes 3, Wisconsin 2 
Cedar Rapids 6, South Bend 5
 Today 
 West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. 
 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. 
 Peoria Chiefs at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. 
South Bend Cubs at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Yesterday 
 Baseball – Semifinals 
 Division 1 at Michigan State University 
Novi 4, Mattawan 1 – 10 Innings
Division 3 at Michigan State University 
 Bridgman 3, Standish Sterling 2
Softball – Semifinals 
 Division 2 at Michigan State University 
 Vicksburg 4, Richmond 2
Today 
 Baseball – Semifinals 
 Division 4 at Michigan State University 
 Kalamazoo Hackett vs. Beal City, 2:30 p.m.
Softball – Semifinals 
 Division 4 at Michigan State University 
 Mendon vs. Johannesburg-Lewiston, 12:30 p.m.
Saturday 
 Baseball – State Championship 
 Division 3 at Michigan State University 
 Bridgman vs. Algonac, 11:30 a.m.
Softball – State Championship 
 Division 2 at Michigan State University 
 Vicksburg vs. Gaylord, 10:00 a.m.
Girls Soccer – State Championship 
 Division 4 at Michigan State University 
 Kalamazoo Christian vs. Clarkston Everest, 1:00 p.m.

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