MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday

Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3

San Francisco Giants 16, Chicago White Sox 6

Cubs were off

Red Sox 6, Tigers 3 – Adam Duvall’s 3-run HR lifts Red Sox to 6-3 win over Tigers 

Adam Duvall hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox went on to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-out RBI single in the third inning of his final home opener to put Detroit up 3-1. The Red Sox scored a run in the third and fourth before surging into the lead with a four-run sixth. Boston was swept at home earlier in the week by Pittsburgh. Chris Sale gave up three runs and four hits and three walks while striking out seven in five innings. Detroit catcher Jake Rogers fired up fans — bundled up on a chilly afternoon — by turning on an inside pitch and sending it 414 feet to left to put Detroit up 2-0 in the second.  The Tigers, though, missed many chances to score more runs by leaving eight runners on base.

Giants 16, White Sox 6 – Homer-happy Giants slug 5 more, pound White Sox 16-6 

J.D. Davis hit a grand slam in the ninth off mop-up reliever Hanser Alberto for his third hit, Michael Conforto cracked a three-run homer among three hits and the San Francisco Giants powered past the Chicago White Sox 16-6 on Thursday. Mike Yastrzemski and Wilmer Flores each launched a two-run shot in San Francisco’s five-homer, 20-hit attack. Rookie catcher Blake Sabol tagged the first home run of his career and added two singles to give him four total hits in his first six games. Tim Anderson had two RBIs for Chicago.

Today

Texas (Eovaldi 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 1-0), 2:20 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Hill 0-1), 4:12 p.m.

Tigers are off

Saturday

Texas at Cubs, 4:05 p.m.

Boston at Tigers, 4:10 p.m.   94.9 WSJM 3:45

White Sox at Pittsburgh, 6:35 p.m.

Saturday

Boston at Tigers, 1:10 p.m.   94.9 WSJM 12:45

White Sox at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.

Texas at Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night

Buffalo Sabres 7, Detroit Red Wings 6 – Shootout

Vancouver Canucks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 0

Sabres 7, Red Wings 6 – SO – Thompson, Cozens lead Sabres past Red Wings 7-6 in shootout

Tage Thompson scored his 45th goal of the season, Dylan Cozens had two goals and the Buffalo Sabres outlasted the Detroit Red Wings 7-6 in a shootout. Henri Jokiharju, Zemgus Girgensons and Jordan Greenway also scored for the Sabres, and Devon Levi made 26 saves. Alex Tuch and Jack Quinn scored in the shootout. Thompson is the first Sabres player to reach 45 or more goals in a single season since Alexander Mogilny (76) and Pat LaFontaine (53) did so in 1992-93. Austin Czarnik, Dylan Larkin, Alex Chiasson, Simon Edvinsson, Jonatan Berggren and David Perron scored in regulation for the Red Wings. Lucas Raymond scored the only shootout goal for Detroit.

Canucks 3, Blackhawks 0 – Thatcher Demko stops 33 shots, Canucks beat Blackhawks 3-0

Thatcher Demko stopped 33 shots for his first shutout of the season and third overall in the Vancouver Canucks’ 3-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Andrei Kuzmenko, Vitali Kravtsov and J.T. Miller — into the empty net — scored and defenseman Akito Hirose had two assists to help the Canucks end a four-game losing streak. Alex Stalock stopped 26 shots for the Blackhawks. They were coming off a 4-3 victory at Calgary on Tuesday, but have lost nine of 10.

Saturday

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 1:00 p.m.

Chicago at Seattle, 10:00 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight

Detroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.

Chicago Bulls at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m.

 Sunday

Detroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls, 1:00 p.m.

Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, 1:00 p.m.
End NBA Regular Season

NCAAHKY – College Hockey – Frozen Four
Last Night
2023 NCAA Frozen Four – Amalie Arena, Tampa – Semifinals

Minnesota 6, Boston University 2

Quinnipiac 5, Michigan 2

Quinnipiac 5, Michigan 2 – Quinnipiac beats Michigan in Frozen Four to reach title game

Jacob Quillan had a two-goal game for the second time during the NCAA Tournament, Yaniv Perets posted 29 saves and Quinnipiac beat Michigan 5-2 in the Frozen Four. Quinnipiac, which set a program record for wins, advances to its third national title game in program history against Minnesota on Saturday. The Bobcats seek their first title after losing in 2013 and ’16. Both of Quillan’s goals came in the first period. He opened the scoring with 14:41 left on a bank shot from behind the net that went off goaltender Erik Portillo. Quillan added another on a breakaway at 8:39 for his 18th goal of the season. Michigan was seeking its 10th NCAA championship.

Golf – The Masters – Koepka living large at Masters, leads with Rahm and Hovland

Brooks Koepka is in a three-way share of the lead at the Masters with Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland. Koepka is trying to regain his reputation as a major player. Right now he gets attention as a surprise defector to Saudi-based LIV Golf. All he cares about his having healthy legs. He opened with a 65. Rahm was even more spectacular in his round of 65. That’s because he four-putted for double bogey on the first hole. He followed with seven birdies and an eagle. Hovland played bogey-free. Tiger Woods limped his way to a 74 and was nine back.

Golf – The Masters – Tiger Woods’ painful Masters walk results in opening 74

Tiger Woods had three birdies and five bogeys during an opening round of 74 at the Masters on Thursday, leaving him in contention to play the weekend but hardly to win the tournament. He had two tough lip-outs on the front nine, a couple of poor pitch shots that led to bogeys, and some bad luck at the 18th led to his final bogey. It was the worst opening round for Woods at the Masters since 2005, when he followed another 74 with 65-66-71 to capture the fourth of his five green jackets. But he’s hardly the same player these days. He is now a combined 16 over for his last four rounds at Augusta National.

NCAAWBKB – Champion LSU women accepting Biden invitation to White House

LSU’s national champion women’s basketball team will accept an invitation from President Joe Biden to visit the White House. University spokesman Michael Bonnette confirmed LSU’s intentions on the matter on Thursday, a day after Tigers star forward Angel Reese suggested during a podcast interview that her team should celebrate their title with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama rather than President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden. Reese made the suggestion after saying she was not inclined to accept an apology from Jill Biden for suggesting that both LSU and runner-up Iowa be invited to the White House. President Biden did not follow through on that idea, inviting only LSU and men’s national champion Connecticut.

US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions

A new rule proposed by the Biden administration would prevent schools and colleges from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes, but it would allow certain exceptions to promote fairness or reduce injuries. The proposal sends a political counterpunch toward a wave of Republican-led states that have sought to ban trans athletes from competing in school sports. If finalized, it would become enshrined as a provision of Title IX, the landmark gender equity legislation enacted in 1972. It must undergo a lengthy approval process, however, and it’s almost certain to face challenges from opponents.

AHL – American Hockey League
Last Night

Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Manitoba Moose 2

ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Tonight

Kalamazoo Wings at Fort Wayne Komets, 8:00 p.m.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball – Opening Day
Last Night

West Michigan Whitecaps 1, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 0

Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend off

Today

Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 12:05 p.m.

Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.

South Bend Cubs at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Yesterday
Softball

Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 9, Lake Michigan College 6 – Game 1

Lake Michigan College 4, Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 0 – Game 2

Baseball

Lansing C.C. 14, Lake Michigan College 1 – Game 1

Lansing C.C. 7, Lake Michigan College 2 – Game 2

Today
Softball

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

MHSAA – Michigan AP D1 Player of Year: OLSM sophomore Trey McKenney

Trey McKenney of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 1 Player of the year. The 6-foot-5 wing averaged 25.4 points and 11.1 rebounds for the season, after averaging 16.9 points and six rebounds as a freshman.  Temperance Bedford’s Jordan Bollin is the coach of the year after leading the Kicking Mules to an 18-6 record and a second-place finish in the SEC Red following a four-win season a year ago.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer

St. Joseph 4, Vicksburg 2
St. Joe scored twice in each half, with all four goals coming from senior Eleah Hedstrom in the Bears 4-2 win over Vicksburg.  Ella Rohrstaff and Hannah DeVries had the goals for the Bulldogs.  St. Joe improves to 3-0 on the season.

Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Harper Creek 1

Olivet 6, Comstock 1

Baseball

St. Joseph 7, Bridgman 6 – 8 Innings

Niles 8, Buchanan 6

Watervliet 11, Schoolcraft 1 – Game 1

Schoolcraft 7, Watervliet 6 – Game 2

Portage Northern 6, Vicksburg 4

Kalamazoo Central 6, Parchment 2

Kalamazoo Hackett 9, Climax-Scotts 5

Softball

Kalamazoo Hackett 7, Eau Claire 1

Holt 6, Gull Lake 5 – Game 1

Gull Lake 14, Holt 5 – Game 2

Girls Tennis

St. Joseph 8, Battle Creek Central 0

Berrien Springs 5, Kalamazoo Central 3

Buchanan 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 3

Today
Baseball

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

Galesburg-Augusta at Comstock, 4:00 p.m.

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

Battle Creek Central at Lansing Sexton, 4:00 p.m.

Haslett at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m.

Softball

New Prairie (IN) at Lakeshore, 5:00 p.m.

Galesburg-Augusta at Comstock, 4:00 p.m.

Petosky at Schoolcraft 4:00 p.m.

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

Girls Soccer

Berrien Springs at Niles, 5:00 p.m.

Bridgman at Parchment, 5:00 p.m.

Track and Field

Battle Creek Lakeview Invite, 4:00 p.m.

St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central, Comstock, Marshall, Gull Lake, ParchmentSan Francisco Giants’ J.D. Davis hits a grand slam during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Quinnipiac forward Sam Lipkin reacts after his goal against Michigan during the third period of an NCAA semifinal game in the Frozen Four college hockey tournament Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

MLB – Major League Baseball 
Yesterday 
Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3 
San Francisco Giants 16, Chicago White Sox 6 
Cubs were off
Red Sox 6, Tigers 3 – Adam Duvall&#8217;s 3-run HR lifts Red Sox to 6-3 win over Tigers 
Adam Duvall hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox went on to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-out RBI single in the third inning of his final home opener to put Detroit up 3-1. The Red Sox scored a run in the third and fourth before surging into the lead with a four-run sixth. Boston was swept at home earlier in the week by Pittsburgh. Chris Sale gave up three runs and four hits and three walks while striking out seven in five innings. Detroit catcher Jake Rogers fired up fans — bundled up on a chilly afternoon — by turning on an inside pitch and sending it 414 feet to left to put Detroit up 2-0 in the second.  The Tigers, though, missed many chances to score more runs by leaving eight runners on base.

Giants 16, White Sox 6 – Homer-happy Giants slug 5 more, pound White Sox 16-6 
J.D. Davis hit a grand slam in the ninth off mop-up reliever Hanser Alberto for his third hit, Michael Conforto cracked a three-run homer among three hits and the San Francisco Giants powered past the Chicago White Sox 16-6 on Thursday. Mike Yastrzemski and Wilmer Flores each launched a two-run shot in San Francisco’s five-homer, 20-hit attack. Rookie catcher Blake Sabol tagged the first home run of his career and added two singles to give him four total hits in his first six games. Tim Anderson had two RBIs for Chicago.
Today 
Texas (Eovaldi 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 1-0), 2:20 p.m. 
Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Hill 0-1), 4:12 p.m. 
Tigers are off
Saturday 
Texas at Cubs, 4:05 p.m. 
Boston at Tigers, 4:10 p.m.   94.9 WSJM 3:45 
White Sox at Pittsburgh, 6:35 p.m.
Saturday 
Boston at Tigers, 1:10 p.m.   94.9 WSJM 12:45 
White Sox at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. 
Texas at Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League 
Last Night 
Buffalo Sabres 7, Detroit Red Wings 6 &#8211; Shootout 
Vancouver Canucks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 0
Sabres 7, Red Wings 6 – SO – Thompson, Cozens lead Sabres past Red Wings 7-6 in shootout 
Tage Thompson scored his 45th goal of the season, Dylan Cozens had two goals and the Buffalo Sabres outlasted the Detroit Red Wings 7-6 in a shootout. Henri Jokiharju, Zemgus Girgensons and Jordan Greenway also scored for the Sabres, and Devon Levi made 26 saves. Alex Tuch and Jack Quinn scored in the shootout. Thompson is the first Sabres player to reach 45 or more goals in a single season since Alexander Mogilny (76) and Pat LaFontaine (53) did so in 1992-93. Austin Czarnik, Dylan Larkin, Alex Chiasson, Simon Edvinsson, Jonatan Berggren and David Perron scored in regulation for the Red Wings. Lucas Raymond scored the only shootout goal for Detroit.
Canucks 3, Blackhawks 0 – Thatcher Demko stops 33 shots, Canucks beat Blackhawks 3-0 
Thatcher Demko stopped 33 shots for his first shutout of the season and third overall in the Vancouver Canucks’ 3-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Andrei Kuzmenko, Vitali Kravtsov and J.T. Miller — into the empty net — scored and defenseman Akito Hirose had two assists to help the Canucks end a four-game losing streak. Alex Stalock stopped 26 shots for the Blackhawks. They were coming off a 4-3 victory at Calgary on Tuesday, but have lost nine of 10.
Saturday 
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 1:00 p.m. 
Chicago at Seattle, 10:00 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association 
Tonight 
Detroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. 
Chicago Bulls at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m.
 Sunday 
Detroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls, 1:00 p.m. 
Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, 1:00 p.m. 
End NBA Regular Season
NCAAHKY – College Hockey – Frozen Four 
Last Night 
2023 NCAA Frozen Four – Amalie Arena, Tampa &#8211; Semifinals 
Minnesota 6, Boston University 2 
Quinnipiac 5, Michigan 2

Quinnipiac 5, Michigan 2 – Quinnipiac beats Michigan in Frozen Four to reach title game 
Jacob Quillan had a two-goal game for the second time during the NCAA Tournament, Yaniv Perets posted 29 saves and Quinnipiac beat Michigan 5-2 in the Frozen Four. Quinnipiac, which set a program record for wins, advances to its third national title game in program history against Minnesota on Saturday. The Bobcats seek their first title after losing in 2013 and ’16. Both of Quillan’s goals came in the first period. He opened the scoring with 14:41 left on a bank shot from behind the net that went off goaltender Erik Portillo. Quillan added another on a breakaway at 8:39 for his 18th goal of the season. Michigan was seeking its 10th NCAA championship.
Golf – The Masters – Koepka living large at Masters, leads with Rahm and Hovland 
Brooks Koepka is in a three-way share of the lead at the Masters with Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland. Koepka is trying to regain his reputation as a major player. Right now he gets attention as a surprise defector to Saudi-based LIV Golf. All he cares about his having healthy legs. He opened with a 65. Rahm was even more spectacular in his round of 65. That&#8217;s because he four-putted for double bogey on the first hole. He followed with seven birdies and an eagle. Hovland played bogey-free. Tiger Woods limped his way to a 74 and was nine back.
Golf – The Masters – Tiger Woods&#8217; painful Masters walk results in opening 74 
Tiger Woods had three birdies and five bogeys during an opening round of 74 at the Masters on Thursday, leaving him in contention to play the weekend but hardly to win the tournament. He had two tough lip-outs on the front nine, a couple of poor pitch shots that led to bogeys, and some bad luck at the 18th led to his final bogey. It was the worst opening round for Woods at the Masters since 2005, when he followed another 74 with 65-66-71 to capture the fourth of his five green jackets. But he&#8217;s hardly the same player these days. He is now a combined 16 over for his last four rounds at Augusta National.
NCAAWBKB – Champion LSU women accepting Biden invitation to White House 
LSU’s national champion women’s basketball team will accept an invitation from President Joe Biden to visit the White House. University spokesman Michael Bonnette confirmed LSU’s intentions on the matter on Thursday, a day after Tigers star forward Angel Reese suggested during a podcast interview that her team should celebrate their title with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama rather than President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden. Reese made the suggestion after saying she was not inclined to accept an apology from Jill Biden for suggesting that both LSU and runner-up Iowa be invited to the White House. President Biden did not follow through on that idea, inviting only LSU and men’s national champion Connecticut.
US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions 
A new rule proposed by the Biden administration would prevent schools and colleges from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes, but it would allow certain exceptions to promote fairness or reduce injuries. The proposal sends a political counterpunch toward a wave of Republican-led states that have sought to ban trans athletes from competing in school sports. If finalized, it would become enshrined as a provision of Title IX, the landmark gender equity legislation enacted in 1972. It must undergo a lengthy approval process, however, and it’s almost certain to face challenges from opponents.
AHL – American Hockey League 
Last Night 
Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Manitoba Moose 2
ECHL – ECHL Hockey League 
Tonight 
Kalamazoo Wings at Fort Wayne Komets, 8:00 p.m. 
MWL – Midwest League Baseball – Opening Day 
Last Night 
West Michigan Whitecaps 1, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 0 
Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend off
Today 
Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 12:05 p.m. 
Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. 
South Bend Cubs at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m.
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics 
Yesterday 
Softball 
Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 9, Lake Michigan College 6 – Game 1 
Lake Michigan College 4, Kalamazoo Valley C.C. 0 – Game 2
Baseball 
Lansing C.C. 14, Lake Michigan College 1 – Game 1 
Lansing C.C. 7, Lake Michigan College 2 – Game 2
Today 
Softball 
Lake Michigan College at Lansing C.C., 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH)
MHSAA – Michigan AP D1 Player of Year: OLSM sophomore Trey McKenney 
Trey McKenney of Orchard Lake St. Mary&#8217;s has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 1 Player of the year. The 6-foot-5 wing averaged 25.4 points and 11.1 rebounds for the season, after averaging 16.9 points and six rebounds as a freshman.  Temperance Bedford’s Jordan Bollin is the coach of the year after leading the Kicking Mules to an 18-6 record and a second-place finish in the SEC Red following a four-win season a year ago. 
                        
MHSAA – High School Sports 
Yesterday 
Girls Soccer 
St. Joseph 4, Vicksburg 2
<ul>
<li>St. Joe scored twice in each half, with all four goals coming from senior Eleah Hedstrom in the Bears 4-2 win over Vicksburg.  Ella Rohrstaff and Hannah DeVries had the goals for the Bulldogs.  St. Joe improves to 3-0 on the season.</li>
</ul>
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3, Harper Creek 1 
Olivet 6, Comstock 1
Baseball 
St. Joseph 7, Bridgman 6 – 8 Innings 
Niles 8, Buchanan 6 
Watervliet 11, Schoolcraft 1 – Game 1 
Schoolcraft 7, Watervliet 6 – Game 2 
Portage Northern 6, Vicksburg 4 
Kalamazoo Central 6, Parchment 2 
Kalamazoo Hackett 9, Climax-Scotts 5
Softball 
Kalamazoo Hackett 7, Eau Claire 1 
Holt 6, Gull Lake 5 – Game 1 
Gull Lake 14, Holt 5 – Game 2
Girls Tennis 
St. Joseph 8, Battle Creek Central 0 
Berrien Springs 5, Kalamazoo Central 3 
Buchanan 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 3
Today 
Baseball 
Vicksburg at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. 
Galesburg-Augusta at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. 
Gaylord at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. 
Battle Creek Central at Lansing Sexton, 4:00 p.m. 
Haslett at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m.
Softball 
New Prairie (IN) at Lakeshore, 5:00 p.m. 
Galesburg-Augusta at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. 
Petosky at Schoolcraft 4:00 p.m. 
Harper Creek at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m.
Girls Soccer 
Berrien Springs at Niles, 5:00 p.m. 
Bridgman at Parchment, 5:00 p.m.
Track and Field 
Battle Creek Lakeview Invite, 4:00 p.m. 
St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central, Comstock, Marshall, Gull Lake, Parchment<a href="https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/976/2023/04/07055653/040723-soxgiants.jpg"></a><a href="https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/976/2023/04/07055637/040723-frozenfour.jpg"></a>San Francisco Giants&#8217; J.D. Davis hits a grand slam during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Quinnipiac forward Sam Lipkin reacts after his goal against Michigan during the third period of an NCAA semifinal game in the Frozen Four college hockey tournament Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O&#8217;Meara)

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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3 San Francisco Giants 16, Chicago White Sox 6 Cubs were off Red Sox 6, Tigers 3 – Adam Duvall’s 3-run HR lifts Red Sox