NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 5, Montreal Canadiens 4 – OT
Red Wings 5, Canadiens 4 – OT – Raymond scores late in 3rd and OT to keep Red Wings playoffs alive
Lucas Raymond scored 4:35 into overtime after he a game-tying goal with 1:17 left in regulation, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 comeback win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night that keeps their playoff hopes alive. Detroit drew iron on two shots in overtime before Raymond’s shot from the right circle got past Sam Montembeault. Brendan Gallagher scored two goals and Montembeault stopped 30 shots for the Canadiens, who scored two early goals and were ahead 4-1 late in the second period. The two teams will meet again tonight in Montreal. The Red Wings will make the playoffs if they win at Montreal and Washington loses at Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
Tonight
Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights, 10:00 p.m.
MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Texas Rangers 1, Detroit Tigers 0
Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 0
Chicago Cubs 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 – 11 Innings
Rangers 1, Tigers 0 – Lorenzen goes 5 innings in Texas debut as Rangers blank Tigers 1-0
Michael Lorenzen pitched five spotless innings in his Texas debut and three relievers completed a five-hit shutout as the Rangers topped the Detroit Tigers 1-0. Lorenzen, signed to a $4.5 million, one-year contract as a free agent late in spring training, gave up three hits and walked five while notching four strikeouts against his former team. Lorenzen represented the Tigers at the All-Star Game last season before he was traded to Philadelphia. The right-hander had been on the injured list due to a neck strain. Jose Leclerc allowed one baserunner in two innings. David Robertson got three outs and Kirby Yates earned his first save as Texas finished its first shutout this season. Jonah Heim doubled in the fifth and scored the only run on Marcus Semien’s grounder.
Royals 2, White Sox 0 – Lugo pitches 7 crisp innings as the Royals beat the White Sox 2-0
Seth Lugo pitched seven crisp innings, Vinnie Pasquantino homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0. Lugo allowed four hits in his third straight win. Kansas City improved to 5-0 against Chicago already this season. The surprising Royals have allowed a major league-low 48 runs during their 11-6 start, and the White Sox have scored 34 runs so far — also the lowest total in the big leagues. Andrew Benintendi had two of Chicago’s four hits in its fifth consecutive loss.
Cubs 3, Diamondbacks 2 – F/11 – Nico Hoerner’s tying dash and go-ahead single rally Cubs past Diamondbacks
Nico Hoerner scored the tying run from second base on a wild pitch in the ninth inning, then delivered the go-ahead single in the 11th as the Chicago Cubs rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2. Michael Busch homered for the Cubs leading off the second on an 0-2 pitch from Merrill Kelly. It was the rookie’s sixth of the season and fifth straight game with a home run, tying the franchise record. Busch walked in the 11th and Garrett Cooper singled, moving automatic runner Nick Madrigal to third against Kevin Jarvis and loading the bases. Hoerner followed with a single to right field, advancing all three runners one base. Chicago was unable to tack on, but Keegan Thompson pitched two scoreless innings for the win.
Today
Texas (Gray 0-1) at Detroit (Mize 0-0), 1:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:45
Kansas City (Singer 2-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cannon 0-0), 7:40 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-2) at Arizona (Henry 0-1), 9:40 p.m.
MLB – John Sterling retires from Yankees broadcast booth at age 85, in 36th season
Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling has announced his immediate retirement at age 85, a few weeks into his 36th season in New York’s broadcast booth. Sterling had cut back his schedule in recent years and was not with the team for its trip to Houston and Toronto. He called 5,420 regular-season games, the last against the Blue Jays on April 7, plus 211 postseason games. Sterling broadcast 5,060 consecutive games from September 1989 through July 2019 after starting with the Yankees as a pregame host.
NBA – 2024 NBA Playoffs – Play In Tournament
Tonight
Western Conference Play In Tournament
Los Angeles Lakers at New Orleans Pelicans, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings, 10:00 p.m.
NBA – Pistons to hire head of basketball ops after having NBA’s worst record again
The Detroit Pistons are looking for new leadership after finishing with the NBA’s worst record for the second straight year. The Pistons announced Monday that it will hire a head of basketball operations who will report to team owner Tom Gores. The team says general manager Troy Weaver and the basketball staff will keep their jobs. The Pistons are trying to build around Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren and Jaden Ivey. They hope to get the No. 1 pick overall in the NBA draft, a year after San Antonio won the draft lottery and landed Victor Wembanyama.
WNBA – Caitlin Clark taken No. 1 in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, as expected
Caitlin Clark has been selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. The former Iowa star became a household name among basketball fans during her record-breaking college career. Now she will try and help revive the Indiana franchise along with last season’s No. 1 pick, Aliyah Boston. Los Angeles took Cameron Brink second and Rickea Jackson fourth. Chicago drafted Kamilla Cardoso third and Angel Reese seventh.
WNBA – League to play playoff and back to back flights. Expansion to 16 possible by 2028
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says the league will once again pay for charter flights for the entire playoffs as well as for back-to-back games during the upcoming season that require air travel. There are more back-to-back sets this season with the WNBA taking a long break for the Olympics in late July and early August. The league spent $4 million on charters in 2023 and will do the same this year. Engelbert also said she hopes to have 16 teams in the league by 2028, up from the current 12. The WNBA is adding a team next year, when a Golden State franchise in San Francisco will join the league.
Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma wins Boston Marathon, Kenya’s Hellen Obiri in women’s race
Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia ran alone for most of the Boston Marathon to win in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 17 seconds. Hellen Obiri repeated as the women’s winner. She outsprinted Sharon Lokedi down Boylston Street to win by eight seconds. Switzerland’s Marcel Hug righted himself after crashing into a barrier when he took a turn too fast and still coasted to his seventh win in the men’s wheelchair race. Eden Rainbow-Cooper won the women’s wheelchair race. Nearly 30,000 runners left Hopkinton for the 128th Boston Marathon. The sleepy New England town celebrated its 100th anniversary as the course’s starting line.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
No games last night
Today
South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 2:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captain, 6:35 p.m.
MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Today
Baseball
Lake Michigan College at Aquinas College JV, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH)
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Yesterday
Girls Soccer
SMAC
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 2, St. Joseph 0
Portage Central 2, Lakeshore 0
Mattawan 5, Portage Northern 0
Battle Creek Lakeview 1, Kalamazoo Central 0
Gull Lake 10, Battle Creek Central 0
SAC
Kalamazoo Christian 3, Allegan 2
Delton-Kellogg 2, Parchment 1
Saugatuck 1, Holland Black River 1 – TIE
Kalamazoo Hackett 5, Lawton 1
Schoolcraft 9, Constantine 1
Southwest 10
Comstock 5, Bangor 2
Marcellus 1, Hartford 0
Non-Conference
Michigan Lutheran 4, Bloomingdale 1
Watervliet 3, Coloma 0
Fennville 6, Berrien Springs 0
Niles 8, Brandywine 1
Buchanan at Paw Paw, cancelled
Marshall 2, Vicksburg 0
Otsego 4, Harper Creek 1
Coldwater 6, Sturgis 0
Baseball
Michigan Lutheran 7, Buchanan 3 – Game 1
Buchanan 10, Michigan Lutheran 8 – Game 2
Comstock 15, Bangor 5
Marcellus 17, White Pigeon 5 – Game 1
Marcellus 11, White Pigeon 4 – Game 2
Girls Tennis
Berrien Springs 6, Schoolcraft 2
Edwardsburg 8, Three Rivers 0
Softball
St. Joseph 2, Zeeland West 1
Bangor 19, Comstock 1 – Game 1
Bangor 30, Comstock 1 – Game 2
Decatur 13, Centreville 0 – Game 1
Decatur 11, Centreville 1 – Game 2
Berrien Springs 26, Hartford 20 – Game 1
Berrien Springs 12, Hartford 12 – Game 2 (susp.)
Today
Baseball
St. Joseph at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Gull Lake at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Buchanan at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Mattawan at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Three Rivers at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Paw Paw at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Otsego at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Fennville at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Martin at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
South Haven at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m.
Lawton at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Parchment at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Constantine at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Allegan at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Softball
St. Joseph at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Gull Lake at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Buchanan at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Michigan Lutheran at Eau Claire, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Howardsville Christian at River Valley, 4:15 p.m.
Mattawan at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Plainwell at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Three Rivers at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Paw Paw at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Otsego at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Fennville at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Martin at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
South Haven at Bridgman, 4:30 p.m.
Lawton at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Parchment at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Constantine at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Allegan at Watervliet, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Girls Soccer
Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Edwardsburg, 5:00 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Galesburg-Augusta at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:300 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Berrien Springs, 4:30 p.m.
South Haven at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Golf
South Haven at Saugatuck, 4:00 p.m.
Track and Field
St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.