MLB  – Major League Baseball
Yesterday

  Baltimore  Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 4

  Tampa  Bay Rays 14, Chicago White Sox 5

Chicago  Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 2

Orioles  7, Tigers 4 – Santander’s 2-run homer icing on Orioles’ rally over Tigers 

  Anthony  Santander’s two-run homer capped a five-run seventh inning in which the  Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. Joey Ortiz  became the first Orioles player to drive in three runs in his MLB debut since  Don Baylor on Sept. 18, 1970. Baltimore improved to 9-1 in its last 10 games.  Detroit left 15 runners on base. The Tigers’ Chasen Shreve took the loss. Bryan  Baker got the win with 1 1/2 scoreless innings of relief. Felix Bautista  pitched the ninth for his sixth save.

Rays  14, White Sox 5 – Paredes drives in 5 as Rays pound Cease, White Sox 14-5 

  Isaac  Paredes had a career-high five RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays handed the Chicago  White Sox their eighth straight loss with a 14-5 victory. Brandon Lowe homered  and drove in three runs for Tampa Bay in the opener of a four-game series. Lowe,  Yandy Díaz, Luke Raley and Josh Lowe each had three hits as the AL East leaders  bounced back nicely after they were shut out in back-to-back home games by  Houston. Tampa Bay finished with 16 hits. White Sox ace Dylan Cease was tagged  for seven runs, six earned, and nine hits in four-plus innings.

Cubs  5, Padres 2 – Hosmer, Velázquez, Swanson hit HRs, Cubs beat Padres 5-2 

  Eric  Hosmer and Nelson Velázquez hit back-to-back homers and Dansby Swanson added  his first of the season to help the Chicago Cubs top the San Diego Padres 5-2.  Manny Machado homered for the Padres, who had won five of seven. Hayden  Wesneski got the win. Hosmer and Velázquez gave the Cubs the lead for good with  consecutive homers off Seth Lugo in the bottom of the second. San Diego’s Matt  Carpenter had a sacrifice fly in the eighth to create a save situation for Brad  Boxberger, who worked the ninth for his second in as many chances.

Tonight

  Baltimore  (Rodriguez 0-0) at Detroit (Rodriguez 1-2), 6:40 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15

  Chicago  Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Miami (Luzardo 2-1), 6:40 p.m.

  Tampa  Bay (Eflin 3-0) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2), 7:10 p.m.

MLB  – Hendriks, 4 others closer to return for slumping ChiSox

  Chicago  White Sox closer Liam Hendriks could go out on a rehab assignment next week in  a big step in his recovery from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks announced his  diagnosis in January and completed his final round of chemotherapy three weeks  ago. The 34-year-old right-hander announced last week on Instagram that he was  cancer-free. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn says Hendriks will return to  Chicago during the team’s upcoming series against Minnesota for “a pre-rehab  assignment check-in,” and then his assignment could start “potentially  immediately after that series.”

NHL  – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Last Night

  Tampa  Bay Lightning 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                          (TOR leads 3-2)

  New  Jersey Devils 4, New York Rangers 0                                (NJD leads 3-2)

  Vegas  Golden Knights 4, Winnipeg Jets 1                                (VGK wins 4-1)

Tonight

  Carolina  Hurricanes at New York Islanders, 7:00 p.m.               (CAR  leads 3-2)

  Boston  Bruins at Florida Panthers, 7:30 p.m.                           (BOS  leads 3-2)

  Dallas  Stars at Minnesota Wild, 9:30 p.m.                              (DAL  leads 3-2)

  Colorado  Avalanche at Seattle Kraken, 10:00 p.m.                    (SEA  leads 3-2)

NBA  – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7)
Last Night

  Boston  Celtics 128, Atlanta Hawks 120                                  (BOS  wins 4-2)

Tonight

  Sacramento  Kings at Golden State Warriors, 8:00 p.m.              (GSW  leads 3-2)

  Memphis  Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m.                  (LAL  leads 3-2)

NFL – NFL draft dominated early by QBs

  Quarterbacks dominated the first part of the NFL  draft. Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson were among the top four  picks Thursday night, an expected result in a league where teams know finding a  franchise QB is the quickest path to success. The Carolina Panthers selected  Young, the slender and dynamic Alabama quarterback, with the No. 1 pick, seven  weeks after making a blockbuster trade with Chicago to move up to get their  choice of potential franchise players. The Panthers chose the 2021 Heisman  Trophy winner over Ohio State’s Stroud, Florida’s Richardson and Kentucky’s  Will Levis. New coach Frank Reich said earlier in the week that the  organization reached a consensus Monday after several weeks of deliberation.

NFL – Lions take RB Gibbs No. 12, LB Campbell at No.  18

  The Detroit Lions traded down to select Alabama  running back Jahmyr Gibbs with the No. 12 pick overall in the NFL draft on  Thursday night, making a relatively surprising selection. The Lions gave up  their first pick and a third-rounder to Arizona for a first-round selection and  the 34th spot overall. They drafted Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell at No. 18  overall. Detroit is hoping to make the most of an opportunity to improve its  on-the-rise franchise in the draft after addressing needs on both sides of the ball  in free agency.

NFL – Chicago Bears draft Tennessee OT Darnell Wright  at No. 10

  The Chicago Bears selected Tennessee offensive tackle  Darnell Wright with the No. 10 overall pick in the NFL draft. The move should  give quarterback Justin Fields more protection. The Bears traded back one spot  with the Philadelphia Eagles and got a fourth-round pick in 2024. The 6-foot-5,  330-pound Wright was first-team, All-SEC as a right tackle last season. He  played left tackle in 2021. The Bears finished with the worst record in the  league last year at 3-14.

NFL – Colts select QB Anthony Richardson at No. 4 in  NFL draft

  The Indianapolis Colts followed their draft plan by  selecting quarterback Anthony Richardson with the fourth pick of the NFL draft.  The highly anticipated move had been expected even before the Colts finished  last season with seven straight losses and a 4-12-1 mark, the bigger debate was  over who to draft. But when the Carolina Panthers took Bryce Young with the top  overall pick and C.J. Stroud went No. 2 to Houston, general manager Chris  Ballard stood pat at No. 4 and selected Richardson instead of former Kentucky  star Will Levis.

NFL – Cowboys get Michigan DT Mazi Smith 26th overall  in NFL draft

  The Dallas Cowboys have drafted Michigan defensive  tackle Mazi Smith with the 26th pick in the first round of the NFL draft.  Dallas picked Smith after Buffalo moved a spot ahead of the Cowboys and drafted  Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid. Tight end was a popular position with pundits  after Dalton Schultz left in free agency a year after playing on the franchise  tag. The Cowboys could use more offensive firepower around quarterback Dak  Prescott. But the run defense was the weakest part of an an otherwise solid  unit in a second consecutive playoff season for Dallas in 2022.

WNBA – Brittney Griner gets emotional discussing Russian  detainment

  Brittney Griner got emotional quickly while speaking  to reporters for the first time since her nearly 10-month detainment in Russia  on drug-related charges. The WNBA star had to take a moment to compose herself  after being asked about her resiliency through the ordeal. Griner’s first news  conference drew more than 100 people, including Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs,  members of the Phoenix Mercury organization and Griner’s wife, Cherelle. Griner  was arrested in February 2022 at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities  said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.  She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years but was released in a  prisoner swap in December.

NCAAFB – Notre Dame transfer QB Buchner commits to  Alabama and Rees

  Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner has committed to  Alabama, where he will be reunited with former Fighting Irish offensive  coordinator Tommy Rees. Buchner announced his decision in a Twitter post.  Entering his third college season, Buchner began last year as Notre Dame’s  starting quarterback. He hurt shoulder in Week 2 and missed the rest of the  regular season. He returned to lead the Fighting Irish to a Gator Bowl victory  against South Carolina. Alabama completed spring practice last weekend with no  clear front-runner in a quarterback competition that include third-year player  Jalen Milroe, redshirt freshman Ty Simpson and two freshmen.

NCAAFB – Harbaugh leaves spring with ‘best version’ of  Wolverines yet

  Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says he came out of spring  practice with the best team he’s had since taking over in 2015. The two-time  defending Big Ten champion Wolverines bring back 84% of their offensive  production. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy and running backs Blake Corum and Donovan  Edwards will work behind the nation’s best offensive line. The defense is  loaded, especially in the front seven, and linebackers Ernest Hausmann  (Nebraska) and Josaiah Stewart (Coastal Carolina) are transfers who showed this  spring they’re capable of making big impacts.   There’s much less clarity elsewhere in the conference. Ohio State still  hasn’t determined the successor to C.J. Stroud. Purdue’s Ryan Walters is  finding his way in his first head coaching job. Wisconsin’s move to coordinator  Phil Longo’s Air Raid offense under Luke Fickell had a bumpy start. Matt  Rhule’s building project at Nebraska is just beginning. As many as six  quarterback competitions will go into the fall.

NCAAVB – Nebraska sells 83,000 tickets for outdoor  volleyball event

  Almost 83,000 tickets have been sold for Nebraska’s  outdoor college volleyball doubleheader at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Aug.  30. The event starts with a Division II exhibition between Wayne State and  Nebraska-Kearney and will be followed by a regular-season match between the  Cornhuskers and Omaha. Athletic director Trev Alberts said the goal has gone  from setting the NCAA volleyball attendance record to breaking the U.S. women’s  one-day record for any sport. The record is 90,185 for the 1999 Women’s World  Cup final between the United States and China at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena,  California.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night

  Lansing 6, Quad Cities  5

  Great Lakes 6, Fort  Wayne 4

  South Bend 3, Peoria 1

Cedar Rapids 5, West  Michigan 1

Tonight

  Quad Cities River  Bandits at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m.

  Great Lakes Loons at  Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.

  Peoria Chiefs at South  Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

West Michigan  Whitecaps at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m.

MCCAA  – Junior College Athletics
Yesterday
Baseball

  Kellogg  Community College 13, Lake Michigan College 1 – Game 1

Kellogg  Community College 15, Lake Michigan College 2 – Game 2

Softball

  Lake  Michigan College 7, Glen Oaks C.C. 1 – Game 1

  Lake  Michigan College 9, Glen Oaks C.C. 7 – Game 2

MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls  Soccer

  St.  Joseph 4, South Haven 0 

  Buchanan  6, Bangor 1

  Calhoun  Christian 3, Delton-Kellogg 1

  Comstock  6, Constantine 5

  Lawton  2, Parchment 2 – TIE 

  Saugatuck  4, Fennville 1

Baseball

  St.  Joseph 5, Kalamazoo Central 1 – Game 1

  Kalamazoo  Central 9, St. Joseph 3 – Game 2

  Buchanan  2, Berrien Springs 1 – Game 1

  Berrien  Springs 3, Buchanan 2 – Game 2

  Watervliet  14, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1

  Watervliet  10, Dowagiac 0 – Game 2

  Cassopolis  16, Bangor 9 – Game 1

  Bangor  9, Cassopolis 7 – Game 2 Suspended, 4th

  Decatur  15, Marcellus 0 – Game 1

  Decatur  14, Marcellus 0 – Game 2

  Edwardsburg  4, Otsego 3 – Game 1

  Otsego  4, Edwardsburg 1 – Game 2

  Parchment  6, Allegan 2 – Game 1

  Parchment  11, Allegan 0 – Game 2

  Softball

  Kalamazoo  Central 2, St. Joseph 1 – Game 1

  St.  Joseph 9, Kalamazoo Central 5 – Game 2

  Brandywine  7, Bridgman 3 – Game 1

  Bridgman  10, Brandywine 8 – Game 2

  Watervliet  6, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1

  Watervliet  9, Dowagiac 3 – Game 2

  Lawrence  19, Fennville 7 – Game 1

  Lawrence  24, Fennville 8 – Game 2

  Schoolcraft  7, South Haven 1 – Game 1

  South  Haven 12, Schoolcraft 2 – Game 2

  Mishawaka  Penn (IN) 3, Edwardsburg 1

  Bangor  10, Cassopolis 2 – Game 1

  Cassopolis  5, Bangor 4 – Game 2

  Parchment  17, Allegan 0 – Game 1

  Parchment  14, Allegan 0 – Game 2

Girls  Tennis

  Brandywine  7, Berrien Springs 1

Today
Baseball

  Benton  Harbor at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m.

  Coloma  at Fennville, 4:30 p.m.

  River  Valley at Decatur, 4:30 p.m.

  South  Haven at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:00 p.m.

  Sturgis  at Niles, 4:00 p.m.

  Otsego  at Marshall, 4:00 p.m.

Constantine  at Parchment, 4:30 p.m.

Softball

  St.  Joseph at Hamilton, 4:15 p.m.

  Benton  Harbor at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m.

  River  Valley at Decatur, 4:30 p.m.

  Sturgis  at Niles, 4:00 p.m.

Marcellus  at Centreville, 5:00 p.m.

Girls  Soccer

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

  Berrien  Springs at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.

  Covert  at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m.

  Coloma  at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m.

  Hartford  at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m.

  Dowagiac  at Fennville, 6:00 p.m.

  Mattawan  at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m.

  Portage  Northern at Byron Center, 6:45 p.m.

  Otsego  at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m.

  DeWitt  at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m.

  Hudsonville  at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m.

  Saugatuck  at GR Covenant Christian, 6:00 p.m.

  GR  South Christian at Kal. Christian, 5:00 p.m.

Marcellus  at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.

Track  and Field

  Don  Lukens Invitational at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 10:00 a.m.

  Lakeshore,  Benton Harbor, Dowagiac, Constantine, Mattawan, Niles, Three Rivers, Battle  Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central, East Kentwood, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix,  Kalamazoo Phoenix, Lansing Everett, Lansing Sexton, Portage Central, Portage  Northern, Schoolcraft.

1

CAR

Bryce    Young 

QB

Alabama

2

HOU

C. J.    Stroud 

QB

Ohio    State

3

HOU

Will    Anderson 

LB

Alabama

4

IND

Anthony    Richardson 

QB

Florida

5

SEA

Devon Witherspoon 

CB

Illinois

6

ARI

Paris    Johnson 

OT

Ohio    State

7

LV

Tyree    Wilson 

DE

Texas    Tech

8

ATL

Bijan    Robinson 

RB

Texas

9

PHI

Jalen    Carter 

DT

Georgia

10

CHI

Darnell    Wright 

OT

Tennessee

11

TEN

Peter    Skoronski 

OT

Northwestern

12

DET

Jahmyr    Gibbs 

RB

Alabama

13

GB

Lukas    Van Ness 

DE

Iowa

14

PIT

Broderick    Jones 

OT

Georgia

15

NYJ

Will    McDonald 

DE

Iowa    State

16

WAS

Emmanuel    Forbes 

CB

Mississippi    State

17

NE

Christian    Gonzalez 

CB

Oregon

18

DET

Jack    Campbell 

LB

Iowa

19

TB

Calijah    Kancey 

DT

Pittsburgh

20

SEA

Jaxon    Smith-Njigba 

WR

Ohio    State

–

MIA

Selection    forfeited

21

LAC

Quentin    Johnston 

WR

TCU

22

BAL

Zay    Flowers 

WR

Boston    College

23

MIN

Jordan    Addison 

WR

USC

24

NYG

Deonte    Banks 

CB

Maryland

25

BUF

Dalton    Kincaid 

TE

Utah

26

DAL

Mazi    Smith 

DT

Michigan

27

JAX

Anton    Harrison 

OT

Oklahoma

28

CIN

Myles    Murphy 

DE

Clemson

29

NO

Bryan    Bresee 

DT

Clemson

30

PHI

Nolan    Smith 

LB

Georgia

31

KC

Felix    Anudike-Uzomah 

DE

Kansas    State

MLB – Major League Baseball 
 Yesterday 
 Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 4 
 Tampa Bay Rays 14, Chicago White Sox 5 
Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 2
Orioles 7, Tigers 4 – Santander&#8217;s 2-run homer icing on Orioles&#8217; rally over Tigers 
 Anthony Santander&rsquo;s two-run homer capped a five-run seventh inning in which the Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. Joey Ortiz became the first Orioles player to drive in three runs in his MLB debut since Don Baylor on Sept. 18, 1970. Baltimore improved to 9-1 in its last 10 games. Detroit left 15 runners on base. The Tigers&#8217; Chasen Shreve took the loss. Bryan Baker got the win with 1 1/2 scoreless innings of relief. Felix Bautista pitched the ninth for his sixth save.
Rays 14, White Sox 5 – Paredes drives in 5 as Rays pound Cease, White Sox 14-5 
 Isaac Paredes had a career-high five RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays handed the Chicago White Sox their eighth straight loss with a 14-5 victory. Brandon Lowe homered and drove in three runs for Tampa Bay in the opener of a four-game series. Lowe, Yandy Díaz, Luke Raley and Josh Lowe each had three hits as the AL East leaders bounced back nicely after they were shut out in back-to-back home games by Houston. Tampa Bay finished with 16 hits. White Sox ace Dylan Cease was tagged for seven runs, six earned, and nine hits in four-plus innings.
Cubs 5, Padres 2 – Hosmer, Velázquez, Swanson hit HRs, Cubs beat Padres 5-2 
 Eric Hosmer and Nelson Velázquez hit back-to-back homers and Dansby Swanson added his first of the season to help the Chicago Cubs top the San Diego Padres 5-2. Manny Machado homered for the Padres, who had won five of seven. Hayden Wesneski got the win. Hosmer and Velázquez gave the Cubs the lead for good with consecutive homers off Seth Lugo in the bottom of the second. San Diego&rsquo;s Matt Carpenter had a sacrifice fly in the eighth to create a save situation for Brad Boxberger, who worked the ninth for his second in as many chances.
Tonight 
 Baltimore (Rodriguez 0-0) at Detroit (Rodriguez 1-2), 6:40 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 
 Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Miami (Luzardo 2-1), 6:40 p.m. 
 Tampa Bay (Eflin 3-0) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-2), 7:10 p.m.
MLB – Hendriks, 4 others closer to return for slumping ChiSox 
 Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks could go out on a rehab assignment next week in a big step in his recovery from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks announced his diagnosis in January and completed his final round of chemotherapy three weeks ago. The 34-year-old right-hander announced last week on Instagram that he was cancer-free. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn says Hendriks will return to Chicago during the team&rsquo;s upcoming series against Minnesota for &ldquo;a pre-rehab assignment check-in,&rdquo; and then his assignment could start &ldquo;potentially immediately after that series.&rdquo;
NHL – National Hockey League – 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) 
 Last Night 
 Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2                          (TOR leads 3-2) 
 New Jersey Devils 4, New York Rangers 0                                (NJD leads 3-2) 
 Vegas Golden Knights 4, Winnipeg Jets 1                                (VGK wins 4-1)
Tonight 
 Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, 7:00 p.m.               (CAR leads 3-2) 
 Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, 7:30 p.m.                           (BOS leads 3-2) 
 Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, 9:30 p.m.                              (DAL leads 3-2) 
 Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken, 10:00 p.m.                    (SEA leads 3-2)
NBA – National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of 7) 
 Last Night 
 Boston Celtics 128, Atlanta Hawks 120                                  (BOS wins 4-2)
Tonight 
 Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors, 8:00 p.m.              (GSW leads 3-2) 
 Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m.                  (LAL leads 3-2)
NFL – NFL draft dominated early by QBs 
 Quarterbacks dominated the first part of the NFL draft. Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson were among the top four picks Thursday night, an expected result in a league where teams know finding a franchise QB is the quickest path to success. The Carolina Panthers selected Young, the slender and dynamic Alabama quarterback, with the No. 1 pick, seven weeks after making a blockbuster trade with Chicago to move up to get their choice of potential franchise players. The Panthers chose the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner over Ohio State&rsquo;s Stroud, Florida&rsquo;s Richardson and Kentucky&rsquo;s Will Levis. New coach Frank Reich said earlier in the week that the organization reached a consensus Monday after several weeks of deliberation.
NFL – Lions take RB Gibbs No. 12, LB Campbell at No. 18 
 The Detroit Lions traded down to select Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs with the No. 12 pick overall in the NFL draft on Thursday night, making a relatively surprising selection. The Lions gave up their first pick and a third-rounder to Arizona for a first-round selection and the 34th spot overall. They drafted Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell at No. 18 overall. Detroit is hoping to make the most of an opportunity to improve its on-the-rise franchise in the draft after addressing needs on both sides of the ball in free agency.
NFL – Chicago Bears draft Tennessee OT Darnell Wright at No. 10 
 The Chicago Bears selected Tennessee offensive tackle Darnell Wright with the No. 10 overall pick in the NFL draft. The move should give quarterback Justin Fields more protection. The Bears traded back one spot with the Philadelphia Eagles and got a fourth-round pick in 2024. The 6-foot-5, 330-pound Wright was first-team, All-SEC as a right tackle last season. He played left tackle in 2021. The Bears finished with the worst record in the league last year at 3-14.
NFL – Colts select QB Anthony Richardson at No. 4 in NFL draft 
 The Indianapolis Colts followed their draft plan by selecting quarterback Anthony Richardson with the fourth pick of the NFL draft. The highly anticipated move had been expected even before the Colts finished last season with seven straight losses and a 4-12-1 mark, the bigger debate was over who to draft. But when the Carolina Panthers took Bryce Young with the top overall pick and C.J. Stroud went No. 2 to Houston, general manager Chris Ballard stood pat at No. 4 and selected Richardson instead of former Kentucky star Will Levis.
NFL – Cowboys get Michigan DT Mazi Smith 26th overall in NFL draft 
 The Dallas Cowboys have drafted Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith with the 26th pick in the first round of the NFL draft. Dallas picked Smith after Buffalo moved a spot ahead of the Cowboys and drafted Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid. Tight end was a popular position with pundits after Dalton Schultz left in free agency a year after playing on the franchise tag. The Cowboys could use more offensive firepower around quarterback Dak Prescott. But the run defense was the weakest part of an an otherwise solid unit in a second consecutive playoff season for Dallas in 2022.

WNBA – Brittney Griner gets emotional discussing Russian detainment 
 Brittney Griner got emotional quickly while speaking to reporters for the first time since her nearly 10-month detainment in Russia on drug-related charges. The WNBA star had to take a moment to compose herself after being asked about her resiliency through the ordeal. Griner&rsquo;s first news conference drew more than 100 people, including Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, members of the Phoenix Mercury organization and Griner&#8217;s wife, Cherelle. Griner was arrested in February 2022 at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years but was released in a prisoner swap in December.
NCAAFB – Notre Dame transfer QB Buchner commits to Alabama and Rees 
 Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner has committed to Alabama, where he will be reunited with former Fighting Irish offensive coordinator Tommy Rees. Buchner announced his decision in a Twitter post. Entering his third college season, Buchner began last year as Notre Dame&rsquo;s starting quarterback. He hurt shoulder in Week 2 and missed the rest of the regular season. He returned to lead the Fighting Irish to a Gator Bowl victory against South Carolina. Alabama completed spring practice last weekend with no clear front-runner in a quarterback competition that include third-year player Jalen Milroe, redshirt freshman Ty Simpson and two freshmen.
NCAAFB – Harbaugh leaves spring with &#8216;best version&#8217; of Wolverines yet 
 Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says he came out of spring practice with the best team he&#8217;s had since taking over in 2015. The two-time defending Big Ten champion Wolverines bring back 84% of their offensive production. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy and running backs Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards will work behind the nation&#8217;s best offensive line. The defense is loaded, especially in the front seven, and linebackers Ernest Hausmann (Nebraska) and Josaiah Stewart (Coastal Carolina) are transfers who showed this spring they&#8217;re capable of making big impacts.  There&rsquo;s much less clarity elsewhere in the conference. Ohio State still hasn&rsquo;t determined the successor to C.J. Stroud. Purdue&rsquo;s Ryan Walters is finding his way in his first head coaching job. Wisconsin&rsquo;s move to coordinator Phil Longo&rsquo;s Air Raid offense under Luke Fickell had a bumpy start. Matt Rhule&rsquo;s building project at Nebraska is just beginning. As many as six quarterback competitions will go into the fall.
NCAAVB – Nebraska sells 83,000 tickets for outdoor volleyball event 
 Almost 83,000 tickets have been sold for Nebraska&#8217;s outdoor college volleyball doubleheader at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Aug. 30. The event starts with a Division II exhibition between Wayne State and Nebraska-Kearney and will be followed by a regular-season match between the Cornhuskers and Omaha. Athletic director Trev Alberts said the goal has gone from setting the NCAA volleyball attendance record to breaking the U.S. women&#8217;s one-day record for any sport. The record is 90,185 for the 1999 Women&rsquo;s World Cup final between the United States and China at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball 
 Last Night 
 Lansing 6, Quad Cities 5 
 Great Lakes 6, Fort Wayne 4 
 South Bend 3, Peoria 1 
Cedar Rapids 5, West Michigan 1
 Tonight 
 Quad Cities River Bandits at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. 
 Great Lakes Loons at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. 
 Peoria Chiefs at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. 
West Michigan Whitecaps at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m.
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics 
 Yesterday 
 Baseball 
 Kellogg Community College 13, Lake Michigan College 1 – Game 1 
Kellogg Community College 15, Lake Michigan College 2 – Game 2
Softball 
 Lake Michigan College 7, Glen Oaks C.C. 1 – Game 1 
 Lake Michigan College 9, Glen Oaks C.C. 7 – Game 2
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Yesterday 
 Girls Soccer 
 St. Joseph 4, South Haven 0 
 Buchanan 6, Bangor 1 
 Calhoun Christian 3, Delton-Kellogg 1 
 Comstock 6, Constantine 5 
 Lawton 2, Parchment 2 – TIE 
 Saugatuck 4, Fennville 1
Baseball 
 St. Joseph 5, Kalamazoo Central 1 – Game 1 
 Kalamazoo Central 9, St. Joseph 3 – Game 2 
 Buchanan 2, Berrien Springs 1 – Game 1 
 Berrien Springs 3, Buchanan 2 – Game 2 
 Watervliet 14, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 
 Watervliet 10, Dowagiac 0 – Game 2 
 Cassopolis 16, Bangor 9 – Game 1 
 Bangor 9, Cassopolis 7 – Game 2 Suspended, 4th 
 Decatur 15, Marcellus 0 – Game 1 
 Decatur 14, Marcellus 0 – Game 2 
 Edwardsburg 4, Otsego 3 – Game 1 
 Otsego 4, Edwardsburg 1 – Game 2 
 Parchment 6, Allegan 2 – Game 1 
 Parchment 11, Allegan 0 – Game 2
 Softball 
 Kalamazoo Central 2, St. Joseph 1 – Game 1 
 St. Joseph 9, Kalamazoo Central 5 – Game 2 
 Brandywine 7, Bridgman 3 – Game 1 
 Bridgman 10, Brandywine 8 – Game 2 
 Watervliet 6, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1 
 Watervliet 9, Dowagiac 3 – Game 2 
 Lawrence 19, Fennville 7 – Game 1 
 Lawrence 24, Fennville 8 – Game 2 
 Schoolcraft 7, South Haven 1 – Game 1 
 South Haven 12, Schoolcraft 2 – Game 2 
 Mishawaka Penn (IN) 3, Edwardsburg 1 
 Bangor 10, Cassopolis 2 – Game 1 
 Cassopolis 5, Bangor 4 – Game 2 
 Parchment 17, Allegan 0 – Game 1 
 Parchment 14, Allegan 0 – Game 2
Girls Tennis 
 Brandywine 7, Berrien Springs 1
Today 
 Baseball 
 Benton Harbor at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m. 
 Coloma at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. 
 River Valley at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. 
 South Haven at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:00 p.m. 
 Sturgis at Niles, 4:00 p.m. 
 Otsego at Marshall, 4:00 p.m. 
Constantine at Parchment, 4:30 p.m.
 Softball 
 St. Joseph at Hamilton, 4:15 p.m. 
 Benton Harbor at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. 
 River Valley at Decatur, 4:30 p.m. 
 Sturgis at Niles, 4:00 p.m. 
Marcellus at Centreville, 5:00 p.m.
Girls Soccer 
 Lawton at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. 
 Berrien Springs at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. 
 Covert at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m. 
 Coloma at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. 
 Hartford at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. 
 Dowagiac at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. 
 Mattawan at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. 
 Portage Northern at Byron Center, 6:45 p.m. 
 Otsego at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. 
 DeWitt at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. 
 Hudsonville at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. 
 Saugatuck at GR Covenant Christian, 6:00 p.m. 
 GR South Christian at Kal. Christian, 5:00 p.m. 
Marcellus at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.
Track and Field 
 Don Lukens Invitational at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 10:00 a.m. 
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