MLB  – Major League Baseball
Yesterday

  Detroit Tigers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

  Chicago Cubs at Baltimore Orioles, PPD

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago White Sox 1

Tigers 3, Pirates 1 – Another strong start by Faedo  propels Tigers by Pirates 3-1

  Miguel  Cabrera hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers  completed a two-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 3-1 victory. Harold  Castro led off the eighth with a single against Wil Crowe and Jonathan Schoop  followed with a bloop single to shallow center. Cabrera stepped in and  delivered a sharp single up the middle, scoring Castro from second as Reynolds’  throw home sailed well up the first-base line. Daz Cameron doubled and tripled  while driving in two runs for Detroit. Alex Faedo went 5 innings, only allowing  1 run on three hits, while striking out 7. Pittsburgh rookie Jack Suwinski hit  his seventh home run for the Pirates.

Cubs at Orioles, PPD, Rain – Cubs-Orioles postponed by  rain; makeup set for Aug. 18

  The  interleague game between the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles was postponed  by a relentless rain shower that started shortly before the scheduled start and  never let up. Wednesday’s ill-fated finale of the two-game series will be made  up Aug. 18, previously an off day for both teams. This was slated to be  Chicago’s only visit to Baltimore in 2022, but now the Cubs will have to make a  detour late this summer in an effort to earn a delayed split. The Cubs wrap a  three-game set in Washington on Aug. 17, and the Orioles will be coming off a  series in Toronto before hosting Boston on the 19th.

Dodgers 4, White Sox 1 – Gonsolin, Smith, Bellinger  lead Dodgers over White Sox 4-1

  Tony  Gonsolin improved to 7-0, tossing three-hit ball over six innings, and Will  Smith and Cody Bellinger homered early to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-1  victory over the Chicago White Sox. Smith hit a two-run drive in the first  inning, and Bellinger made it 3-0 when he connected leading off the second against  Johnny Cueto. That was all Gonsolin needed. The 28-year-old right-hander struck  out five and walked one while lowering his National League-best ERA to 1.58.  The only run he allowed was when Jake Burger homered leading off the fifth.  Cueto dropped his third straight start. The two-time All-Star went six innings,  allowing three runs and four hits, and Chicago’s three-game win streak ended.

Today

  L.A.  Dodgers (Anderson 7-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 4-2), 2:10 p.m.

  Tigers  and Cubs are off

NBA  – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Finals
Last Night

  Boston Celtics 116, Golden State Warriors 100               (BOS  Leads 2-1)

Celtics 116, Warriors 100 – Celtics beat Warriors  116-100, take 2-1 lead in NBA Finals 

  Jaylen  Brown scored 27 points, Jayson Tatum added 26 and the Boston Celtics beat back  another third-quarter onslaught by the Golden State Warriors in a 116-100  victory that gave them a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Marcus Smart added 24  points. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 31 points and six 3-pointers. He  had 15 points in a 33-25 third quarter by the Warriors but was hurt late in the  fourth after Al Horford rolled into his leg on a loose ball. It was similar to  a play during the regular season in which Smart dove into Curry’s legs while  chasing a loose ball.

NBA  – Net change: Warriors find Boston baskets set too high

  The  Golden State Warriors arrived at the TD Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals to  find that the basket they were shooting at in warmups was the wrong height. A  10-foot wooden pole was brought in to measure, and it confirmed that the basket  was a couple of inches too high. It was quickly adjusted. Warriors coach Steve  Kerr said during his pregame media availability that he wasn’t aware of the  issue, but it wasn’t uncommon. Kerr then took the opportunity to needle the  league for the finals’ late start times, saying: “It’s a good thing the game  starts at midnight. We’ll have plenty of time to fix it.”

NHL  – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals
Tonight

  Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, 8:00 p.m.          (Series tied 2-2)

WNBA  – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night

  Connecticut Sun 88, Indiana Fever 69

  Washington Mystics 84, Chicago Sky 82

Sun 88, Fever 69 – Connecticut beats Indiana 88-69 for  4th straight victory

  Brionna Jones had 18 points and nine rebounds, Jonquel  Jones added 16 points and nine rebounds, and the Connecticut Sun beat the  Indiana Fever 88-69 for their fourth straight victory. DeWanna Bonner scored 12  points and Alyssa Thomas had 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists for  Connecticut (10-3). DiJonai Carrington went 5 of 5 from the floor for the  second straight game and finished with 12 points. Bonner moved into a tie for  17th in WNBA history for 3-pointers after a make early in the third quarter.  NaLyssa Smith led Indiana with a season-high 19 points. Danielle Robinson added  12 points and Queen Egbo had 10. The Fever shot just 37.5% from the field,  including 3 of 21 from distance.

Mystics 84, Sky 82 – Cloud makes go-ahead free throw,  Mystics hold off Sky 84-82

  Ariel Atkins scored 19 points, Natasha Cloud made two  free throws with six seconds left and the Washington Mystics held off the  Chicago Sky 84-82 to avenge a series loss Sunday. Washington closed the first  half on an 11-3 run to take a 45-40 lead and extended it to 57-42 after scoring  12 of the opening 14 points of the third. But the Mystics were held to just 15  points in the fourth as Chicago battled back. Chicago’s Candace Parker had a  shot blocked but got her own rebound and converted a three-point play with 27.9  to tie it at 82. Cloud dribbled down the clock, drove to the basket and was  fouled before making two free throws. Chicago got it inside to Parker, but her  left-handed layup didn’t hit the rim.

Nassar  – Simone Biles, other women seek $1B-plus from FBI over Nassar

  Olympic  gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually  assaulted by Larry Nassar are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for  failing to stop the sports doctor. There’s no dispute that FBI agents in 2015  knew that Nassar was accused of assaulting gymnasts. But the agents failed to  act, leaving Nassar free to continue to target young women and girls for more  than a year. Individual lawsuits could follow the tort claims filed Wednesday.  Claimants include Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney, all Olympic gold  medalists. An email seeking comment was sent to the FBI. In remarks to Congress  last year, FBI Director Christopher Wray acknowledged major mistakes.

NCAATF  – Notre Dame’s Jacobs wins 10K title at NCAA championships

  Notre  Dame junior Dylan Jacobs overcame a fall to win the 10,000 meters at the  opening day of the NCAA Track and Field Championships on Wednesday. Jacobs took  the lead on the final lap and held off runner-up Alex Maier of Oklahoma State  to cross the finish line in 28 minutes, 12.32 seconds. Northern Arizona’s  Abdihamid Nur was third. Southeast Missouri State senior Logan Blomquist won  the hammer with a personal best of 240 feet, 8 inches (73.37 meters) in the  final round. Tennessee freshman Wayne Pinnock won the men’s long jump at 26-3  (8 meters). Texas senior Adrian Piperi won the shot put at 70-7 1/4 (21.52  meters).

NFL  – Bears had workout canceled for violating NFL contact rules

  Chicago  Bears coach Matt Eberflus says the team had to cancel an offseason workout this  week because they violated NFL rules by having live contact in a session last  month. Eberflus said the contact that occurred was because of overzealous  players and not the team’s practice structure. He said neither he nor the  organization was fined, and the Bears found out Monday evening that Tuesday’s  OTA session was canceled. The Bears were back on the field on Wednesday.

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday

  Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, PPD to  6/10

  Cedar Rapids Kernels 12, South Bend Cubs 5

  Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, PPD to 6/9

Today

  Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, 5:35 p.m. (DH)

  Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.

  Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Soccer – Regional Semifinals
Division 2 at Battle Creek Harper Creek

  Gull Lake 1, Mason 0

  Zeeland West 2, St. Joseph 1

Baseball – Regional Semifinals
Division 1 at Portage Northern

  Mattawan 5, Hudsonville 2

Division 1 at Coldwater

  Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Ann Arbor Skyline, PPD

Division 2 at Edwardsburg

  Berrien Springs vs. Vicksburg, PPD

Division 3 at Centreville

  Buchanan vs. Climax-Scotts, PPD

Division 4 at Kalamazoo College

  Michigan Lutheran vs. Gobles, PPD

Division 4 at Decatur

  Decatur vs. Colon, PPD

Today
Baseball – Regional Semifinals
Division 1 at Coldwater

  Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Ann Arbor Skyline, 6:00 p.m.

Division 2 at Edwardsburg

  Berrien Springs vs. Vicksburg, 4:30 p.m.

Division 3 at Centreville

  Buchanan vs. Climax-Scotts, 5:00 p.m.

Division 4 at Kalamazoo College

  Michigan Lutheran vs. Gobles, 4:30 p.m.

Division 4 at Decatur

  Decatur vs. Colon, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer – Regional Finals
Division 1 At Caledonia

  Portage Central vs. Hudsonville, 6:00 p.m.

Division 3 at Otsego

  Otsego vs. Hudsonville Unity Christian, 6:00 p.m.

Friday
Girls Soccer – Regional Finals
Division 2 at Battle Creek Harper Creek

  Gull Lake vs. Zeeland West, 6:30 p.m.

Division 4 at Portage Northern

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

MLB – Major League Baseball 
 Yesterday 
 Detroit Tigers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 
 Chicago Cubs at Baltimore Orioles, PPD 
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Tigers 3, Pirates 1 – Another strong start by Faedo propels Tigers by Pirates 3-1 
 Miguel Cabrera hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers completed a two-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 3-1 victory. Harold Castro led off the eighth with a single against Wil Crowe and Jonathan Schoop followed with a bloop single to shallow center. Cabrera stepped in and delivered a sharp single up the middle, scoring Castro from second as Reynolds&rsquo; throw home sailed well up the first-base line. Daz Cameron doubled and tripled while driving in two runs for Detroit. Alex Faedo went 5 innings, only allowing 1 run on three hits, while striking out 7. Pittsburgh rookie Jack Suwinski hit his seventh home run for the Pirates.
Cubs at Orioles, PPD, Rain – Cubs-Orioles postponed by rain; makeup set for Aug. 18 
 The interleague game between the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles was postponed by a relentless rain shower that started shortly before the scheduled start and never let up. Wednesday&#8217;s ill-fated finale of the two-game series will be made up Aug. 18, previously an off day for both teams. This was slated to be Chicago&rsquo;s only visit to Baltimore in 2022, but now the Cubs will have to make a detour late this summer in an effort to earn a delayed split. The Cubs wrap a three-game set in Washington on Aug. 17, and the Orioles will be coming off a series in Toronto before hosting Boston on the 19th.
Dodgers 4, White Sox 1 – Gonsolin, Smith, Bellinger lead Dodgers over White Sox 4-1 
 Tony Gonsolin improved to 7-0, tossing three-hit ball over six innings, and Will Smith and Cody Bellinger homered early to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Smith hit a two-run drive in the first inning, and Bellinger made it 3-0 when he connected leading off the second against Johnny Cueto. That was all Gonsolin needed. The 28-year-old right-hander struck out five and walked one while lowering his National League-best ERA to 1.58. The only run he allowed was when Jake Burger homered leading off the fifth. Cueto dropped his third straight start. The two-time All-Star went six innings, allowing three runs and four hits, and Chicago&rsquo;s three-game win streak ended.
Today 
 L.A. Dodgers (Anderson 7-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 4-2), 2:10 p.m. 
 Tigers and Cubs are off
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Finals 
 Last Night 
 Boston Celtics 116, Golden State Warriors 100               (BOS Leads 2-1)
Celtics 116, Warriors 100 – Celtics beat Warriors 116-100, take 2-1 lead in NBA Finals 
 Jaylen Brown scored 27 points, Jayson Tatum added 26 and the Boston Celtics beat back another third-quarter onslaught by the Golden State Warriors in a 116-100 victory that gave them a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Marcus Smart added 24 points. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 31 points and six 3-pointers. He had 15 points in a 33-25 third quarter by the Warriors but was hurt late in the fourth after Al Horford rolled into his leg on a loose ball. It was similar to a play during the regular season in which Smart dove into Curry&rsquo;s legs while chasing a loose ball.
NBA – Net change: Warriors find Boston baskets set too high 
 The Golden State Warriors arrived at the TD Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals to find that the basket they were shooting at in warmups was the wrong height. A 10-foot wooden pole was brought in to measure, and it confirmed that the basket was a couple of inches too high. It was quickly adjusted. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said during his pregame media availability that he wasn&rsquo;t aware of the issue, but it wasn&rsquo;t uncommon. Kerr then took the opportunity to needle the league for the finals&rsquo; late start times, saying: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a good thing the game starts at midnight. We&rsquo;ll have plenty of time to fix it.&rdquo;
NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals 
 Tonight 
 Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, 8:00 p.m.          (Series tied 2-2)
WNBA – Women&rsquo;s National Basketball Association 
 Last Night 
 Connecticut Sun 88, Indiana Fever 69 
 Washington Mystics 84, Chicago Sky 82
Sun 88, Fever 69 – Connecticut beats Indiana 88-69 for 4th straight victory 
 Brionna Jones had 18 points and nine rebounds, Jonquel Jones added 16 points and nine rebounds, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Indiana Fever 88-69 for their fourth straight victory. DeWanna Bonner scored 12 points and Alyssa Thomas had 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Connecticut (10-3). DiJonai Carrington went 5 of 5 from the floor for the second straight game and finished with 12 points. Bonner moved into a tie for 17th in WNBA history for 3-pointers after a make early in the third quarter. NaLyssa Smith led Indiana with a season-high 19 points. Danielle Robinson added 12 points and Queen Egbo had 10. The Fever shot just 37.5% from the field, including 3 of 21 from distance.
Mystics 84, Sky 82 – Cloud makes go-ahead free throw, Mystics hold off Sky 84-82 
 Ariel Atkins scored 19 points, Natasha Cloud made two free throws with six seconds left and the Washington Mystics held off the Chicago Sky 84-82 to avenge a series loss Sunday. Washington closed the first half on an 11-3 run to take a 45-40 lead and extended it to 57-42 after scoring 12 of the opening 14 points of the third. But the Mystics were held to just 15 points in the fourth as Chicago battled back. Chicago&rsquo;s Candace Parker had a shot blocked but got her own rebound and converted a three-point play with 27.9 to tie it at 82. Cloud dribbled down the clock, drove to the basket and was fouled before making two free throws. Chicago got it inside to Parker, but her left-handed layup didn&rsquo;t hit the rim.
Nassar – Simone Biles, other women seek $1B-plus from FBI over Nassar 
 Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop the sports doctor. There&rsquo;s no dispute that FBI agents in 2015 knew that Nassar was accused of assaulting gymnasts. But the agents failed to act, leaving Nassar free to continue to target young women and girls for more than a year. Individual lawsuits could follow the tort claims filed Wednesday. Claimants include Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney, all Olympic gold medalists. An email seeking comment was sent to the FBI. In remarks to Congress last year, FBI Director Christopher Wray acknowledged major mistakes.
NCAATF – Notre Dame&#8217;s Jacobs wins 10K title at NCAA championships 
 Notre Dame junior Dylan Jacobs overcame a fall to win the 10,000 meters at the opening day of the NCAA Track and Field Championships on Wednesday. Jacobs took the lead on the final lap and held off runner-up Alex Maier of Oklahoma State to cross the finish line in 28 minutes, 12.32 seconds. Northern Arizona&rsquo;s Abdihamid Nur was third. Southeast Missouri State senior Logan Blomquist won the hammer with a personal best of 240 feet, 8 inches (73.37 meters) in the final round. Tennessee freshman Wayne Pinnock won the men&rsquo;s long jump at 26-3 (8 meters). Texas senior Adrian Piperi won the shot put at 70-7 1/4 (21.52 meters).
NFL – Bears had workout canceled for violating NFL contact rules 
 Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus says the team had to cancel an offseason workout this week because they violated NFL rules by having live contact in a session last month. Eberflus said the contact that occurred was because of overzealous players and not the team&rsquo;s practice structure. He said neither he nor the organization was fined, and the Bears found out Monday evening that Tuesday&rsquo;s OTA session was canceled. The Bears were back on the field on Wednesday.
MILB – Midwest League Baseball 
 Yesterday 
 Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, PPD to 6/10 
 Cedar Rapids Kernels 12, South Bend Cubs 5 
 Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, PPD to 6/9
Today 
 Great Lakes Loons at Dayton Dragons, 5:35 p.m. (DH) 
 Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. 
 Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Last Night 
 Girls Soccer – Regional Semifinals 
 Division 2 at Battle Creek Harper Creek 
 Gull Lake 1, Mason 0 
 Zeeland West 2, St. Joseph 1
Baseball – Regional Semifinals 
 Division 1 at Portage Northern 
 Mattawan 5, Hudsonville 2
Division 1 at Coldwater 
 Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Ann Arbor Skyline, PPD
Division 2 at Edwardsburg 
 Berrien Springs vs. Vicksburg, PPD
Division 3 at Centreville 
 Buchanan vs. Climax-Scotts, PPD
Division 4 at Kalamazoo College 
 Michigan Lutheran vs. Gobles, PPD
Division 4 at Decatur 
 Decatur vs. Colon, PPD
Today 
 Baseball – Regional Semifinals 
 Division 1 at Coldwater 
 Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Ann Arbor Skyline, 6:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Edwardsburg 
 Berrien Springs vs. Vicksburg, 4:30 p.m.
Division 3 at Centreville 
 Buchanan vs. Climax-Scotts, 5:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Kalamazoo College 
 Michigan Lutheran vs. Gobles, 4:30 p.m.
Division 4 at Decatur 
 Decatur vs. Colon, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Regional Finals 
 Division 1 At Caledonia 
 Portage Central vs. Hudsonville, 6:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Otsego 
 Otsego vs. Hudsonville Unity Christian, 6:00 p.m.
Friday 
 Girls Soccer – Regional Finals 
 Division 2 at Battle Creek Harper Creek 
 Gull Lake vs. Zeeland West, 6:30 p.m.
Division 4 at Portage Northern 
 Our Lady of the Lake vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m.

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