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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 2 Seattle Mariners 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 5, Colorado Rockies 2 Tigers 4, Royals 2 – Reyes, Meadows drive in runs in 7th, Tigers beat Royals 4-2 Victor Reyes and Austin Meadows had RBI singles in the seventh inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2. With the game tied 2-2, pinch-hitter Eric Haase hit the first of three straight two-out singles off reliever Jake Brentz, followed by Reyes and Meadows. Miguel Cabrera had three of the Tigers’ nine hits, leaving him six shy of 3,000 for his career. All of Detroit’s hits were singles. Joe Jimenez pitched a scoreless sixth, one of four Tigers relievers who combined to allow only one walk among the final 13 Kansas City batters. Gregory Soto worked the ninth for his second save. Mariners 5, White Sox 1 – Popups become adventures as Mariners beat White Sox 5-1 Jared Kelenic hit a two-run homer off the right-field foul pole in

This week’s Mid-West Family Player of the Week is Connor Shooks, a senior from Our Lady of the Lake High School. In the first golf match of the season, Connor shot a 43 at Lake Michigan Hills to earn individual medalist honors as he defeated the rest of the field by 8 strokes. In the process, Connor helped lead the Lakers to a 2nd place team finish in the BCS Conference White Division Jamboree. Last season, as a junior, Connor was co-individual medalist honors in the BCS White Division, earning him 1st Team All-Conference Honors. Off of the course, Connor is involved with the First Tee, which is a youth development organization introducing the game of golf and its inherent values to young people, Knights of the Holy Temple, and Student Council. In the classroom, Connor carries an impressive 4.08 GPA. Though not fully decided on which university to attend next fall, Connor says that he has list narrowed down to Loyola University of Chicago, University of Notre Dame, and the University of Michigan. To hea

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 7 Chicago White Sox 6, Seattle Mariners 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 2 Red Sox 9, Tigers 7 – Red Sox rough up Eduardo Rodriguez in 9-7 win over Tigers Jackie Bradley, Kiké Hernández and Rafael Devers hit consecutive RBI doubles in the fourth inning to chase former teammate Eduardo Rodriguez and the Boston Red Sox held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 9-7 Wednesday and win the three-game series. Boston went into the fifth inning ahead 7-1 and led by 9-2 after batting in the seventh and had a two-run lead going into the final inning. Hansel Robles got out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth by getting Jonathan Schoop to pop up on the infield and retired the side in order in the ninth, earning the save. White Sox 6, Mariners 4 – Anderson helps White Sox beat Mariners for 4th straight win Tim Anderson homered and drove in three runs in the rain, leading the banged-up Chicago White Sox to a 6-4 victory over Robbie Ray

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago White Sox 3, Seattle Mariners 2 Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Red Sox 5, Tigers 3 – Devers singles through shift, lifts Red Sox over Tigers 5-3 Rafael Devers singled through the open shortstop area with the infield shifted to the right side, driving in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Boston Red Sox overcame a three-run deficit to beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3. Garrett Whitlock (1-0) pitched four hitless innings for the win. Hirokazu Sawamura also got two outs in hitless relief of starter Rich Hill, who allowed three runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings. Boston, which has not been above .500, improved to 2-3. White Sox 3, Mariners 2 – Robert’s tiebreaking homer leads White Sox over Mariners 3-2 Luis Robert hit his first home run of the season, a tiebreaking drive in the sixth inning that led the White Sox over the Seattle Mariners 3-2 in their home opener and extended their winning stre

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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 1 White Sox and Cubs were off Tigers 3, Red Sox 1 – Baez’s 2-run HR in 8th lifts Tigers to 3-1 win over Red Sox Javier Báez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1. Baez sent a 396-foot shot to left off Ryan Brasier that scored Austin Meadows. Michael Fulmer pitched the eighth and Gregory Soto closed the game for Detroit’s first save of the season. Austin Davis took the loss after giving up one run and two hits in one inning. Today Boston (Hill 0-0) at Detroit (Alexander 0-0), 1:10 p.m.                WSJM/WCSY 12:45 Seattle (Brash 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Velasquez 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Smyly 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Quintana 0-0), 4:12 p.m. MLB – Cubs RHP Thompson suspended by MLB for hitting McCutchen Chicago Cubs reliever Keegan Thompson has been suspended for three games for hitting Milwaukee Brewers outfielder An

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 1 Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago Cubs 4 White Sox 10, Tigers 1 – Back from suspension, Anderson helps White Sox rout Tigers Tim Anderson swung right back into action after serving a suspension stemming from an incident last season, hitting two doubles and a single as the Chicago White Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 10-1. Andrew Vaughn homered and drove in four runs for the White Sox, who won twice in the season-opening three-game series. Anderson sat out the first two games as a penalty for making contact with an umpire on Sept. 27. The All-Star shortstop and 2019 AL batting champion made an immediate impact, hitting a double on the first pitch of the game. He wound up scoring twice for the AL Central champions. Brewers 5, Cubs 4 – Brosseau’s pinch-hit HR sends Brewers past Cubs for 1st win Mike Brosseau’s first career pinch-hit homer snapped a tie in the seventh inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the

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MLB – Major League Baseball – Opening Day 2022 Yesterday Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 Cubs 5, Brewers 4 – Ian Happ gets 3 hits as Cubs beat Brewers 5-4 on opening day Ian Happ had three hits, including a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on opening day. Nico Hoerner hit the majors’ first homer of 2022 and Kyle Hendricks pitched neatly into the sixth, leading Chicago to the victory on a chilly, overcast afternoon at Wrigley Field. Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki reached three times and scored in his first big league game. On a day stuffed full of firsts and debuts, Milwaukee ace Corbin Burnes and catcher Omar Narváez became the first battery to use baseball’s new electronic pitch-calling system in a regular-season game. Today Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-0) at Detroit (Rodríguez 0-0), 1:10 p.m.  WSJM/WCSY 12:45 Milwaukee (Woodruff 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 0-0), 2:20 p.m. MLB – Cubs place RHP Ale

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NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 3, Winnipeg Jets 1 Red Wings 3, Jets 1 – Gagner scores 2 to top 500 points, Red Wings beat Jets 3-1 Sam Gagner scored twice to top 500 career points, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1. Michael Rasmussen had the tiebreaking goal at 9:11 of the third period for Detroit, Dylan Larkin had two assists and Thomas Greiss finished with 32 saves. Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill got his 200th victory. Detroit won for the second straight night after beating Boston 5-3 on Tuesday. Mark Scheifele scored for the Winnipeg, which has lost three straight. Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves. Tonight Seattle Kraken at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball – Opening Day 2022 Today Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Boston Celtics 117, Chicago Bulls 94 Dallas Mavericks 131, Detroit Pistons 113 Celtics 117, Bulls 94 – Celtics rout Bulls for 50th, close

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NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Milwaukee Bucks 127, Chicago Bulls 106 Philadelphia 76ers 131, Indiana Pacers 122 Bucks 127, Bulls 106 – Lopez scores 28, Bucks beat Bulls 127-106 to clinch Central Brook Lopez scored a season-high 28 points and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame a rather quiet performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo to clinch their fourth straight Central Division championship with a 127-106 victory over the Chicago Bulls. The Bucks haven’t been on a run like this since Don Nelson’s teams won seven consecutive division titles in the 1980s. They took control early and came away with an easy win even though DeMar DeRozan scored 40 for Chicago. Antetokounmpo, trying to overtake LeBron James and Joel Embiid in a tight race for his first scoring title, finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. But the two-time MVP started slow and spent most of the fourth quarter on the bench after picking up his fifth foul. Khris Middleton scored 19. Sixers 1

On this episode of WSJM’s Robotics Roundtable, Host Tim Dunaj chats with the “Bionic Bison,” Team 5535 from New Buffalo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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NCAAMBKB – Dwayne Stephens leaves Michigan St to lead Western Michigan Western Michigan has hired longtime Michigan State assistant Dwayne Stephens to lead its basketball program. Stephens is scheduled to have his first news conference as Broncos coach on Wednesday. The former Spartans forward was on Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo’s staff for 19 seasons, including the last decade as an associate head coach. Clayton Bates resigned as Western Michigan’s coach last month after winning eight games in his second season. The Broncos have made four NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently in 2014. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball – Nation Championship Last Night 2022 NCAA Final Four – National Championship – Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA 1 Kansas 72, 8 North Carolina 69 Kansas 72, North Carolina 69 – Kansas rallies, beats North Carolina 72-69 to win NCAA title Kansas finished off the biggest comeback in national championship history Saturday night, getting a big game fro

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NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Detroit Pistons 121, Indiana Pacers 117 Pistons 121, Pacers 117 – Bey, Jackson lead Pistons past Pacers 121-117 Saddiq Bey scored 31 points and Fred Jackson had 19 to lead the sharpshooting Detroit Pistons past the Indiana Pacers 121-117. Bey hit 11 of 18 shots including shooting 7 of 9 on 3-pointers in 23 minutes. The Pistons have won three games in a row. They sank 21 of 41 3-pointers and set a team record for 3s in a half with 13 in the opening two quarters. Oshae Brissett scored 20 points and had nine rebounds to lead the Pacers, who have lost seven straight games. Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points, a career-high 17 assists and nine rebounds. Buddy Hield and Isiah Jackson also scored 19 each for the Pacers. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Ottawa Senators 5, Detroit Red Wings 2 Arizona Coyotes 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – OT Senators 5, Red Wings 2 – Norris’ 1st hat trick lifts Senators over Red Wings 5-2 Josh Norris scored

    This week on The Coaches, we talked Berrien Springs Boys’ Basketball, St. Joe Wrestling, and Michigan Lutheran Girls’ Basketball, and visited with retiring Lakeshore Wrestling coach Bruce Bittenbender…    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.