MLB  – Major League Baseball
Last Night

  Philadelphia  Phillies 3, Detroit Tigers 2

  Chicago  White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 – Game 1

  New  York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 0 – Game 2

Los  Angeles Angels 3, Chicago Cubs 1

Phillies  3, Tigers 2 – Wheeler, Clemens lead Phillies past Tigers 3-2 for 5th straight  win 

  Zack  Wheeler took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Kody Clemens came through with  a game-ending single and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Detroit  Tigers 3-2 for their fifth victory in a row. Brandon Marsh tied it in the ninth  with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly for the defending NL champions. Nick Maton  hit a go-ahead single in the top of the ninth after Tyler Nevin broke up  Wheeler’s no-hit bid with one out in the eighth for the Tigers, who lost their  sixth in a row and eighth in the last nine. The game originally was scheduled  for Wednesday night but was postponed due to poor air quality caused by smoke  from Canadian wildfires.

White  Sox 6, Yankees 3/Yankees 3, White Sox 0 – Yanks blank White Sox 3-0 for  doubleheader split 

  Randy  Vásquez pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning for his first major league  win, Billy McKinney hit his first home run with the Yankees and New York beat  the Chicago White Sox 3-0 for a doubleheader split. Chicago extended its  winning streak to a season-high five games with a 6-5 victory in the opener,  when Eloy Jiménez hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh off Michael King. Jake  Burger had a two-run shot off Yankees starter Luis Severino before Luis Robert  Jr. and Yoán Moncada also went deep against the right-hander. Gleyber Torres  hit a two-run homer in Game 2.

Angels  3, Cubs 1 – Adell homers in return to majors as Angels beat Cubs 3-1 to  complete series sweep 

  Jo  Adell homered in his first game back in the majors, Reid Detmers finally posted  his first victory of the season and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago  Cubs 3-1 to complete their third series sweep of the season. It’s the first  time the Angels, who have won four straight, have swept the Cubs in a  three-game series. Trey Mancini had an RBI double for Chicago, swept for the  fourth time this year. The Cubs have dropped four in a row and 10 of 14.

Tonight

  Arizona  (Kelly 7-3) at Detroit (Lorenzen 2-2), 6:40 p.m.            News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15

  Miami  (Pérez 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-3), 8:10 p.m.

  Chicago  Cubs (Stroman 6-4) at San Francisco (DeSclafani 4-5), 10:15 p.m.

NHL  – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven)
Last Night

  Florida  Panthers 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 – OT                               (VGK leads 2-1)

Panthers  3, Golden Knights 2 – OT – Panthers rally, top Golden Knights 3-2 in OT in Game  3 of Stanley Cup final

  Carter  Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers pulled off some  more postseason dramatics to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 3 of the  Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night. Matthew Tkachuk tied it with 2:13 left in  the third period for the Panthers, who got the franchise’s first title-series  game win in seven tries. Florida had to fend off a power play to start  overtime, and Verhaeghe got the winner from the slot to get the Panthers within  2-1 in the series. Game 4 is Saturday night. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots  for Florida. Adin Hill made 20 saves for Vegas, but got beat on the only shot he  faced in overtime.

Saturday

  Vegas  Golden Knights at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m.                          (VGK  leads 2-1)

NHL  – Blackhawks, Athanasiou agree to 2-year, $8.5 million contract

  The  rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have locked in one of their top scorers, agreeing  to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with forward Andreas Athanasiou. The  28-year-old Athanasiou tied for the team lead with 20 goals and ranked third  with 40 points in his first season with Chicago. He matched career highs with  four game-winning goals and three power-play goals. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound  Athanasiou has 125 goals and 111 assists in 459 games with Detroit, Edmonton,  Los Angeles and Chicago. The Blackhawks went 26-49-7 and finished last in the  Central Division.

WNBA  – Women’s National Basketball Association
Tonight

  Indiana  Fever at Minnesota Lynx, 8:00 p.m.

  Chicago  Sky at Los Angeles Sparks, 10:00 p.m.

NBA  – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven)
Tonight

  Denver  Nuggets at Miami Heat, 8:30 p.m.                                           (DEN  leads 2-1)

NBA  – Heat still confident, Nuggets remain focused as NBA Finals reach Game 4

  Jimmy  Butler showed up in plush blue slippers Thursday for what was officially called  practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him during an interview session.  Nikola Jokic continued to say how he doesn’t care about statistics. Jamal  Murray talked about all the fun he’s having. At this point, there isn’t a lot  of off-day, on-court work for the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Game 4 of the  NBA Finals is Friday night in Miami. The Nuggets got a historic effort from  Jokic and Murray to reclaim the lead in the series with a 109-94 win Wednesday  night.

Horse  Racing – Belmont Stakes could be affected if air quality doesn’t improve

  New  York Gov. Kathy Hochul has warned that the Belmont Stakes could be canceled if  air quality doesn’t improve. Racing at Belmont Park was called off on Thursday  because of hazy, smoky conditions from wildfires in Canada. It was the second  straight day that the bad air affected sports in the northeastern United  States. In Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals’ home game against  the Arizona Diamondbacks was called off. The Belmont is the final leg of horse  racing’s Triple Crown. Hochul says it could be scrapped if the air quality  index exceeds 200. She says horses will have to undergo additional evaluations  if the air is in the 150-200 range.

MLS  – MLS hopes Messi will boost attendance, TV viewers and market share

  After  two decades competing against Real Madrid, Manchester United and Brazil, Lionel  Messi will be going against the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA. Major  League Soccer is hoping for a breakout boost to its television audience and  market share after Messi joins Inter Miami next month. Following Pelé’s signing  with the New York Cosmos in 1975 and David Beckham joining the LA Galaxy in  2007, Messi is expected to become the third supreme soccer evangelist in a  nation where the sport has been playing catch-up for more than a century.

NFL  – Minnesota Vikings releasing star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap  reasons

  The  Minnesota Vikings are parting ways with star running back Dalvin Cook for  salary cap reasons. He has been informed he’ll be released, a person familiar  with the team’s decision told The Associated Press. In six years with the  Vikings, Cook reached third on the franchise all-time rushing list with 5,993  yards. He is coming off his fourth consecutive season surpassing the 1,000-yard  rushing mark. Cook was scheduled to count more than $14.1 million against  Minnesota’s salary cap. Cutting him will chop $9 million off the team’s cap  charges for this year.

Tennis  – Unseeded Muchova to face No. 1 Swiatek in French Open women’s final

  No. 1  Iga Swiatek has moved closer to a second consecutive French Open championship  by defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 7-6 (7) in the semifinals. The victory  Thursday also assured Swiatek of keeping the No. 1 ranking after the  tournament. The 22-year-old from Poland is trying to win her third title at  Roland Garros and fourth major trophy overall. On Saturday, Swiatek will face  unseeded Karolina Muchova, a 26-year-old from the Czech Republic, who advanced  to her first Slam final with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over No. 2 Aryna  Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion.

NCAA – Swarbrick to step down as ND AD; NBC Sports’  Peter Bevacqua to take over

  Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic  director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the school maintain  the football program’s independent status amid an unprecedented flurry of  conference realignment. Notre Dame says NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua will  succeed Swarbrick. Bevacqua will join the university July 1 as a special  assistant to the president for athletics before taking over the athletic  department sometime in the first quarter of 2024.

NCAASB – Oklahoma wins third straight Women’s College  World Series 

  Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and  Oklahoma won its third straight Women’s College World Series title and seventh  overall, beating Florida State 3-1 for a two-game sweep. The Sooners finished  61-1 and extended their Division I-record win streak to 53 games. They have won  six titles since 2013 after getting their first in 2000, all under coach Patty  Gasso. Oklahoma’s only defeat was a 4-3 loss at Baylor on Feb. 19. The Sooners  set a record for win percentage and have the fewest losses of any NCAA  champion. They led the nation in runs per game, earned run average and batting  average.

NCAAWBB – NCAA changes delay-of-game penalty in  women’s hoops, adds rule on flopping

  The NCAA is changing its penalty for delay-of-game  violations in women’s basketball and adding a new rule on flopping. Players  will no longer get charged a technical foul for certain delay-of-game  violations, including the one Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark got called for in  the Hawkeyes’ NCAA championship game loss to LSU. The All-American received a  technical foul because she didn’t pass the ball to an official after a foul was  called late in the third quarter. That was deemed to be a delay of game by the  officials. Under the new rule, that play would have resulted in the team  getting a technical foul and not Clark.

NCAAFB – NCAA panel approves stopping clock for first  downs in Division III

  The game clock will continue to stop for first downs  in Division III for at least another year after the NCAA Playing Rules  Oversight Committee approved a recommendation from the Football Rules  Committee. The biggest rule change this season in all other divisions will have  the game clock continue to run when a first down is gained except in the last  two minutes of either half. Previously, the clock stopped when a first down was  gained and restarted on the referee’s signal. Division III administrators and  coaches asked to hold off on implementation so they can see how it affects  games in the upper divisions.

NCAAMBB – NCAA tweaks rules on block/charge calls in  men’s basketball

  The NCAA is tweaking how block/charge calls are made  in men’s basketball. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rule  changes that require a defender to be in position to draw a charge at the time  the offensive player plants a foot to go airborne for a shot. If the defender  arrives after the player has planted a foot, officials have been instructed to  call a block when there’s contact. Defenders previously had to be in position  to draw a charge before the offensive player went airborne. NCAA Men’s  Basketball Rules Committee members made the proposal after NCAA members  complained that too many charges were being called on those types of plays.

NCAA – NCAA made a ‘big mistake’ by not setting up  framework for NIL compensation

  NCAA President Charlie Baker wants a federal law to  regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for name, image and  likeness that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform  contract standards. Baker hopes a bill can move through Congress in the fall  before next year’s election cycle ramps up. If not, Baker says the NCAA has to  be prepared to try to cleanup NIL on its own. Speaking at the Future of College  Sports Summit in Washington, Baker says the previous NCAA leadership made a  mistake in not trying to regulate NIL on its own.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night

  Wisconsin 4, West  Michigan 1

  Lake County 7, Great Lakes  2

South Bend 3, Lansing 1

  Tonight

  Wisconsin Timber  Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.

  Lake County Captains  at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.

Lansing Lugnuts at  South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer – Regional Finals
Division 1 at Byron Center

  Hudsonville 1, Portage  Central 0

Today
Girls Soccer – Regional Finals
Division 2 at Vicksburg

  Plainwell vs. Pinckney,  6:00 p.m.

Division 4 at Portage Northern

  Our Lady of the Lake vs.  Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m.

Boys Golf – State Finals (2 rounds)
Round 1

  Division 1 at The  Meadows, GVSU, 9:00 a.m.
Portage Central (team)

Division 2 at The Fortress,  Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m.
Gull Lake (team, Vicksburg (team), Jacob Marohn (Lakeshore  @ 9:00 a.m.)

Division 3 at Forest  Acres West, MSU, 9:00 a.m.
Carter Crist (Coloma @ 9:00 a.m.)

Division 3 at Bedford  Valley, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m.
Luis Lorenz (Cassopolis @ 9:00 a.m.

Saturday
Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals
Division 1 at Novi

  Battle Creek Lakeview  vs. Livonia Franklin, 10:00 a.m.

  Novi vs. Hartland,  12:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m.

Division 1 at Central Michigan University

  Caledonia vs. Traverse  City West, 10:00 a.m.

  Mattawan vs. Cedar  Springs, 12:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m.

Division 2 at Kalamazoo College

  Lakeshore vs. Grand  Rapids Christian, 10:00 a.m.

  Olivet vs. Hamilton,  12:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m.

Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR

  Watervliet vs.  Chesaning, 10:00 a.m.

  Lansing Catholic vs.  North Muskegon, 12:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m.

Division 3 at Adrian College

  Bridgman vs. Grass  Lake, 10:00 a.m.

  Ottawa Lake Whiteford  vs. Lumen Christi, 12:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m.

Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi

  Decatur vs. Concord, 10:00  a.m.

  Kal. Hackett vs.  Petersburg-Summerfield, 12:00 p.m.
Quarterfinals, 2:00 p.m.

Softball – Regional Semis/Finals
Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview

  Mattawan vs. Portage  Central, 10:00 a.m.

  Saline vs. Brownstone  Woodhaven, 12:00 p.m.
Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.

Division 2 at Berrien Springs

  Hamilton vs. Wayland, 10:00  a.m.

  Vicksburg vs.  Edwardsburg, 12:30 p.m.
Regional Championship, 3:00 p.m.

Division 2 at Mason

  Three Rivers vs. Lake  Odessa Lakewood, 10:00 a.m.

  Lansing Waverly vs.  Parma Western, 12:00 p.m.
Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.

Division 3 at Watervliet

  Coloma vs. Buchanan,  10:00 a.m.

  Bronson vs. Kalamazoo  Christian, 12:00 p.m.
Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.

Division 4 at Colon

  River Valley vs.  Decatur, 10:00 a.m.

  Burr Oak vs. Mendon,  12:00 p.m.
Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.

MLB – Major League Baseball 
 Last Night 
 Philadelphia Phillies 3, Detroit Tigers 2 
 Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 – Game 1 
 New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 0 – Game 2 
Los Angeles Angels 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Phillies 3, Tigers 2 – Wheeler, Clemens lead Phillies past Tigers 3-2 for 5th straight win 
 Zack Wheeler took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Kody Clemens came through with a game-ending single and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Detroit Tigers 3-2 for their fifth victory in a row. Brandon Marsh tied it in the ninth with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly for the defending NL champions. Nick Maton hit a go-ahead single in the top of the ninth after Tyler Nevin broke up Wheeler&rsquo;s no-hit bid with one out in the eighth for the Tigers, who lost their sixth in a row and eighth in the last nine. The game originally was scheduled for Wednesday night but was postponed due to poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires.
White Sox 6, Yankees 3/Yankees 3, White Sox 0 – Yanks blank White Sox 3-0 for doubleheader split 
 Randy Vásquez pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning for his first major league win, Billy McKinney hit his first home run with the Yankees and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 for a doubleheader split. Chicago extended its winning streak to a season-high five games with a 6-5 victory in the opener, when Eloy Jiménez hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh off Michael King. Jake Burger had a two-run shot off Yankees starter Luis Severino before Luis Robert Jr. and Yoán Moncada also went deep against the right-hander. Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer in Game 2.
Angels 3, Cubs 1 – Adell homers in return to majors as Angels beat Cubs 3-1 to complete series sweep 
 Jo Adell homered in his first game back in the majors, Reid Detmers finally posted his first victory of the season and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-1 to complete their third series sweep of the season. It&#8217;s the first time the Angels, who have won four straight, have swept the Cubs in a three-game series. Trey Mancini had an RBI double for Chicago, swept for the fourth time this year. The Cubs have dropped four in a row and 10 of 14.
Tonight 
 Arizona (Kelly 7-3) at Detroit (Lorenzen 2-2), 6:40 p.m.            News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 
 Miami (Pérez 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 3-3), 8:10 p.m. 
 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 6-4) at San Francisco (DeSclafani 4-5), 10:15 p.m.
NHL – 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – (best of seven) 
 Last Night 
 Florida Panthers 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 – OT                               (VGK leads 2-1) 
 
 Panthers 3, Golden Knights 2 – OT – Panthers rally, top Golden Knights 3-2 in OT in Game 3 of Stanley Cup final 
 Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers pulled off some more postseason dramatics to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night. Matthew Tkachuk tied it with 2:13 left in the third period for the Panthers, who got the franchise&rsquo;s first title-series game win in seven tries. Florida had to fend off a power play to start overtime, and Verhaeghe got the winner from the slot to get the Panthers within 2-1 in the series. Game 4 is Saturday night. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for Florida. Adin Hill made 20 saves for Vegas, but got beat on the only shot he faced in overtime.
Saturday 
 Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers, 8:00 p.m.                          (VGK leads 2-1)
NHL – Blackhawks, Athanasiou agree to 2-year, $8.5 million contract 
 The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have locked in one of their top scorers, agreeing to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with forward Andreas Athanasiou. The 28-year-old Athanasiou tied for the team lead with 20 goals and ranked third with 40 points in his first season with Chicago. He matched career highs with four game-winning goals and three power-play goals. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Athanasiou has 125 goals and 111 assists in 459 games with Detroit, Edmonton, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Blackhawks went 26-49-7 and finished last in the Central Division.
WNBA – Women&rsquo;s National Basketball Association 
 Tonight 
 Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx, 8:00 p.m. 
 Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks, 10:00 p.m. 
NBA – 2023 NBA Finals – (best of seven) 
 Tonight 
 Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat, 8:30 p.m.                                           (DEN leads 2-1) 
NBA – Heat still confident, Nuggets remain focused as NBA Finals reach Game 4 
 Jimmy Butler showed up in plush blue slippers Thursday for what was officially called practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him during an interview session. Nikola Jokic continued to say how he doesn&rsquo;t care about statistics. Jamal Murray talked about all the fun he&rsquo;s having. At this point, there isn&rsquo;t a lot of off-day, on-court work for the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Game 4 of the NBA Finals is Friday night in Miami. The Nuggets got a historic effort from Jokic and Murray to reclaim the lead in the series with a 109-94 win Wednesday night.
Horse Racing – Belmont Stakes could be affected if air quality doesn&#8217;t improve 
 New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has warned that the Belmont Stakes could be canceled if air quality doesn&#8217;t improve. Racing at Belmont Park was called off on Thursday because of hazy, smoky conditions from wildfires in Canada. It was the second straight day that the bad air affected sports in the northeastern United States. In Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals&#8217; home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was called off. The Belmont is the final leg of horse racing&#8217;s Triple Crown. Hochul says it could be scrapped if the air quality index exceeds 200. She says horses will have to undergo additional evaluations if the air is in the 150-200 range.
MLS – MLS hopes Messi will boost attendance, TV viewers and market share 
 After two decades competing against Real Madrid, Manchester United and Brazil, Lionel Messi will be going against the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA. Major League Soccer is hoping for a breakout boost to its television audience and market share after Messi joins Inter Miami next month. Following Pelé&rsquo;s signing with the New York Cosmos in 1975 and David Beckham joining the LA Galaxy in 2007, Messi is expected to become the third supreme soccer evangelist in a nation where the sport has been playing catch-up for more than a century.
NFL – Minnesota Vikings releasing star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons 
 The Minnesota Vikings are parting ways with star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap reasons. He has been informed he&rsquo;ll be released, a person familiar with the team&rsquo;s decision told The Associated Press. In six years with the Vikings, Cook reached third on the franchise all-time rushing list with 5,993 yards. He is coming off his fourth consecutive season surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Cook was scheduled to count more than $14.1 million against Minnesota&rsquo;s salary cap. Cutting him will chop $9 million off the team&rsquo;s cap charges for this year.
Tennis – Unseeded Muchova to face No. 1 Swiatek in French Open women&#8217;s final 
 No. 1 Iga Swiatek has moved closer to a second consecutive French Open championship by defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 7-6 (7) in the semifinals. The victory Thursday also assured Swiatek of keeping the No. 1 ranking after the tournament. The 22-year-old from Poland is trying to win her third title at Roland Garros and fourth major trophy overall. On Saturday, Swiatek will face unseeded Karolina Muchova, a 26-year-old from the Czech Republic, who advanced to her first Slam final with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion.
NCAA – Swarbrick to step down as ND AD; NBC Sports&#8217; Peter Bevacqua to take over 
 Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame&rsquo;s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the school maintain the football program&#8217;s independent status amid an unprecedented flurry of conference realignment. Notre Dame says NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua will succeed Swarbrick. Bevacqua will join the university July 1 as a special assistant to the president for athletics before taking over the athletic department sometime in the first quarter of 2024.
NCAASB – Oklahoma wins third straight Women&#8217;s College World Series 
 Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and Oklahoma won its third straight Women&rsquo;s College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 for a two-game sweep. The Sooners finished 61-1 and extended their Division I-record win streak to 53 games. They have won six titles since 2013 after getting their first in 2000, all under coach Patty Gasso. Oklahoma&rsquo;s only defeat was a 4-3 loss at Baylor on Feb. 19. The Sooners set a record for win percentage and have the fewest losses of any NCAA champion. They led the nation in runs per game, earned run average and batting average.
NCAAWBB – NCAA changes delay-of-game penalty in women&#8217;s hoops, adds rule on flopping 
 The NCAA is changing its penalty for delay-of-game violations in women&rsquo;s basketball and adding a new rule on flopping. Players will no longer get charged a technical foul for certain delay-of-game violations, including the one Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark got called for in the Hawkeyes&rsquo; NCAA championship game loss to LSU. The All-American received a technical foul because she didn&rsquo;t pass the ball to an official after a foul was called late in the third quarter. That was deemed to be a delay of game by the officials. Under the new rule, that play would have resulted in the team getting a technical foul and not Clark.
NCAAFB – NCAA panel approves stopping clock for first downs in Division III 
 The game clock will continue to stop for first downs in Division III for at least another year after the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee approved a recommendation from the Football Rules Committee. The biggest rule change this season in all other divisions will have the game clock continue to run when a first down is gained except in the last two minutes of either half. Previously, the clock stopped when a first down was gained and restarted on the referee&rsquo;s signal. Division III administrators and coaches asked to hold off on implementation so they can see how it affects games in the upper divisions.
NCAAMBB – NCAA tweaks rules on block/charge calls in men&#8217;s basketball 
 The NCAA is tweaking how block/charge calls are made in men&#8217;s basketball. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rule changes that require a defender to be in position to draw a charge at the time the offensive player plants a foot to go airborne for a shot. If the defender arrives after the player has planted a foot, officials have been instructed to call a block when there&rsquo;s contact. Defenders previously had to be in position to draw a charge before the offensive player went airborne. NCAA Men&rsquo;s Basketball Rules Committee members made the proposal after NCAA members complained that too many charges were being called on those types of plays.
NCAA – NCAA made a &#8216;big mistake&#8217; by not setting up framework for NIL compensation 
 NCAA President Charlie Baker wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for name, image and likeness that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform contract standards. Baker hopes a bill can move through Congress in the fall before next year&#8217;s election cycle ramps up. If not, Baker says the NCAA has to be prepared to try to cleanup NIL on its own. Speaking at the Future of College Sports Summit in Washington, Baker says the previous NCAA leadership made a mistake in not trying to regulate NIL on its own.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball 
 Last Night 
 Wisconsin 4, West Michigan 1 
 Lake County 7, Great Lakes 2 
South Bend 3, Lansing 1
 Tonight 
 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. 
 Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. 
Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Yesterday 
 Girls Soccer – Regional Finals 
 Division 1 at Byron Center 
 Hudsonville 1, Portage Central 0
Today 
 Girls Soccer – Regional Finals 
 Division 2 at Vicksburg 
 Plainwell vs. Pinckney, 6:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Portage Northern 
 Our Lady of the Lake vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Boys Golf – State Finals (2 rounds) 
 Round 1 
 Division 1 at The Meadows, GVSU, 9:00 a.m. 
 Portage Central (team)
Division 2 at The Fortress, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. 
 Gull Lake (team, Vicksburg (team), Jacob Marohn (Lakeshore @ 9:00 a.m.)
Division 3 at Forest Acres West, MSU, 9:00 a.m. 
 Carter Crist (Coloma @ 9:00 a.m.)
Division 3 at Bedford Valley, Frankenmuth, 9:00 a.m. 
 Luis Lorenz (Cassopolis @ 9:00 a.m.
Saturday 
 Baseball – Regional Finals/State Quarterfinals 
 Division 1 at Novi 
 Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Livonia Franklin, 10:00 a.m. 
 Novi vs. Hartland, 12:30 p.m. 
Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m.
Division 1 at Central Michigan University 
 Caledonia vs. Traverse City West, 10:00 a.m. 
 Mattawan vs. Cedar Springs, 12:30 p.m. 
 Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Kalamazoo College 
 Lakeshore vs. Grand Rapids Christian, 10:00 a.m. 
 Olivet vs. Hamilton, 12:30 p.m. 
 Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Cornerstone University, GR 
 Watervliet vs. Chesaning, 10:00 a.m. 
 Lansing Catholic vs. North Muskegon, 12:30 p.m. 
 Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Adrian College 
 Bridgman vs. Grass Lake, 10:00 a.m. 
 Ottawa Lake Whiteford vs. Lumen Christi, 12:30 p.m. 
 Quarterfinals, 3:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Jackson Lumen Christi 
 Decatur vs. Concord, 10:00 a.m. 
 Kal. Hackett vs. Petersburg-Summerfield, 12:00 p.m. 
 Quarterfinals, 2:00 p.m.
Softball – Regional Semis/Finals 
 Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview 
 Mattawan vs. Portage Central, 10:00 a.m. 
 Saline vs. Brownstone Woodhaven, 12:00 p.m. 
 Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Berrien Springs 
 Hamilton vs. Wayland, 10:00 a.m. 
 Vicksburg vs. Edwardsburg, 12:30 p.m. 
 Regional Championship, 3:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Mason 
 Three Rivers vs. Lake Odessa Lakewood, 10:00 a.m. 
 Lansing Waverly vs. Parma Western, 12:00 p.m. 
 Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Watervliet 
 Coloma vs. Buchanan, 10:00 a.m. 
 Bronson vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 12:00 p.m. 
 Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Colon 
 River Valley vs. Decatur, 10:00 a.m. 
 Burr Oak vs. Mendon, 12:00 p.m. 
 Regional Championship, 2:00 p.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Philadelphia Phillies 3, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 – Game 1 New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 0 – Game 2 Los Angeles