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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 Alec Mills on 10-day IL with back injury The Chicago Cubs have placed right-hander Alec Mills, left-hander Wade Miley and shortstop Andrelton Simmons on the 10-day injured list. Mills has a low back strain, and Miley is dealing with left elbow inflammation. Simmons is working through right shoulder inflammation. Each IL stint was made retroactive to Monday. Mills’ IL stint helped pave the way for right-hander Michael Rucker to make the opening-day roster for the first time. Rucker, who turns 28 on April 27, had no record and a 6.99 ERA in 20 appearances for Chicago last summer in his first big league action. MLB – White Sox 3B Moncada to miss 3 weeks with strained oblique The Chicago White Sox expect third baseman Yoán Moncada to miss the first three weeks of the season because of a strained right oblique. The team placed Moncada on the 10-day injured list on Thursday as part of a flurry of moves to get the roster down to 28 players. General manager Rick Hahn told reporters in Detroit, where the White Sox open against the Tigers on Friday, that Moncada will likely miss about three weeks. The 26-year-old Cuban was scratched from the spring training finale against San Diego on Tuesday. Moncada batted .263 with 14 homers and 61 RBIs last season, helping the White Sox win the AL Central and make the playoffs for the second straight year. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Seattle Kraken 2, Chicago Blackhawks 0 Kraken 2, Blackhawks 0 – Grubauer, Kraken blank sinking Blackhawks 2-0 Philipp Grubauer made 29 saves for Seattle’s second shutout, and the expansion Kraken blanked the sliding Chicago Blackhawks 2-0. Alex Wennberg scored his 10th goal in the second period and Jordan Eberle added his 18th late in the third to seal it. Grubauer was only lightly tested by the Blackhawks, who dropped their sixth straight game and occasionally were booed by their home crowd. Grubauer, who recorded his 20th career shutout, also was in net for the Kraken’s first shutout on Feb. 2 against the Islanders. Chicago goalie Kevin Lankinen stopped 29 shots. Saturday Columbus at Detroit, 7:00 p.m. Sunday Dallas at Chicago, 7:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Charlotte Hornets at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. Saturday Indiana at Philadelphia, 1:00 p.m. Sunday Indiana at Brooklyn, 3:30 p.m. Detroit at Philadelphia, 7:00 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m. End regular season NCAAHKY – NCAA Ice Hockey – Frozen Four Tonight 2022 NCAA Frozen Four – National Semifinals – TD Garden, Boston, MA 1 Denver 3, 1 Michigan 2 – OT 1 Minnesota State 5, 2 Minnesota 1 Denver 3, Michigan 2 – OT – NCAA Frozen Four: Denver beats Michigan 3-2 in overtime Carter Savoie scored with 14:53 gone in overtime to lead Denver past Michigan 3-2 in the Frozen Four semifinal and into the NCAA championship game. The Pioneers will play for the title Saturday night against Minnesota State — a 5-1 winner over Minnesota in the second semifinal. It would be Denver’s ninth men’s hockey championship, tying Michigan for the most in NCAA history. Magnus Chrona made 19 saves for the Pioneers. Brett Stapley and Cameron Wright also scored for Denver. But both times Michigan tied it — on goals from Jimmy Lambert and Thomas Bordeleau. NCAAWBKB – NCAA Women’s Tournament TV rights could have different look The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament reported strong viewership numbers this week. The event is packaged with 28 others in a broadcast rights deal with ESPN. That agreement expires in two years. There is speculation that the NCAA might see if the women’s tournament can be marketed as its own event. One estimate is that it could be sold for $100 million. NCAA President Mark Emmert says all options are on the table. NCAAFB – Kelly on leaving Irish for LSU: ‘We were on different paths’ Brian Kelly is settled in at LSU after 12 seasons at Notre Dame. Kelly tells The Associated Press he wanted to be at a place where he had all “the resources to win a national championship.” He says he was prepared to spend the rest of his career at Notre Dame. But he says they ended up on different paths on how to get there. He says he is fine with the change. LSU gave the 60-year-old coach a 10-year, $95 million contract. Golf – The Masters – Im leads, Woods plays well Tiger Woods played pretty well at the Masters on Thursday. Sungjae Im was a little better. Im opened with a 5-under 67 for a one-stroke lead over Cameron Smith at Augusta National. He recovered from a pair of bogeys with a 12-foot eagle putt on the 13th and added a late birdie. Smith opened and closed with double bogeys, but he also had eight birdies. Scottie Scheffler and Dustin Johnson are two shots back, as are Danny Willett and Joaquin Niemann. Woods had three birdies and two bogeys in a 1-under 71 that leaves him tied for 11th. It was his first competitive round since shattering a leg in a car accident 14 months ago. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Baseball Grand Rapids Community College 11, Lake Michigan College 9 – Game 1 Grand Rapids Community College 7, Lake Michigan College 6 – Game 2 Today Baseball Lake Michigan College at Glen Oaks Community College, 2:00 p.m./4:00 p.m. (DH) Softball Muskegon Community College at Lake Michigan College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH) Saturday Baseball Glen Oaks Community College at Lake Michigan College, 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m. (DH) Softball Lake Michigan College at Mid-Michigan College, 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m. (DH) Sunday Softball Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Lake Michigan College, 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m. (DH) MILB – Midwest League Baseball Tonight Lake County Captains at Lansing Lugnuts, 6:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m. Quad Cities River Bandits at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Buchanan 11, Niles 1 – Game 1 Buchanan 3, Niles 2 – Game 2 Softball Buchanan 7, Niles 4 – Game 1 Buchanan 8, Niles 7 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Our Lady of the Lake 8, Battle Creek Academy 0 Coloma 2, Bridgman 1 Buchanan 4, Niles 3 Harper Creek 1, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 Olivet 8, Comstock 2 Battle Creek Lakeview 2, Parma-Western 1 Battle Creek Pennfield 4, Battle Creek Central 2 Today Baseball Coloma at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m. Climax-Scotts at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Softball Coloma at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Climax-Scotts at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Kalamazoo Hackett at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m. Coloma at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Girls Soccer Kalamazoo Hackett at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. Saturday Girls Soccer Parchment at Brandywine, 10:00 a.m. Schoolcraft at Vicksburg, 11:00 a.m. Marshall Sports Fest Tournament Marshall vs. Leslie, 9:00 a.m. Niles vs. Cadillac, 10:45 a.m. -Consolation game 12:30 p.m. – Championship 2:00 Baseball Kalamazoo Hackett at River Valley, 1:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.