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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Guardians 2 Tigers and Cubs were off White Sox 8, Guardians 2 – White Sox pound 5 homers, rock Central-leading Guardians 8-2 Elvis Andrus hit one of Chicago’s five home runs off rookie Hunter Gaddis and the White Sox cut into Cleveland’s lead in the AL Central with an 8-2 win. Andrus connected in the fifth inning off Gaddis, who became the first Cleveland pitcher to allow five homers in a game since Luis Tiant in 1969. On Wednesday, Andrus raised some eyebrows by saying he expected the first-place Guardians “to crumble the closer we get.” Chicago trimmed Cleveland’s lead to three. Gavin Sheets started Chicago’s homer barrage with a two-run shot in the second. The Guardians had their winning streak stopped at six. Today Colorado (Márquez 8-10) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 3-7), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Giolito 10-9) at Detroit (Manning 2-2), 7:10 p.m. Cosy-FM 6:50- WSJM after HSFB NFL – National Football League – Week 2 Last Night Kansas City Chiefs 27, Los Angeles Chargers 24 Chiefs 27, Chargers 24 – Chiefs rally past Chargers 27-24 in early AFC West showdown Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdown passes, rookie Jaylen Watson returned an interception 99 yards for the go-ahead fourth-quarter score, and the Kansas City Chiefs held on to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 27-24. Mahomes finished with 235 yards passing, and Jerick McKinnon and Justin Watson hauled in the TD passes for the Chiefs. Kansas City fell behind 10-0 in the first quarter and spent most of the game playing catch-up. Justin Herbert finished with 334 yards passing and three touchdowns for the Chargers. The Chiefs improved to 2-0 and lead the AFC West. Sunday Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m. Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1:00 p.m. Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 3 Saturday UConn at (4) Michigan, 12:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 11:00 Bucknell at Central Michigan, 1:00 p.m. California at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. (11) Michigan State at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 6:00 (23) Pittsburgh at Western Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Arizona State, 11:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Sputtering offense could put Notre Dame’s goals in peril Notre Dame’s 0-2 start and subsequent fall out of the AP Top 25 has created anger within the program. The Fighting Irish are hoping their new quarterback can help them dig out of this early-season hole. Drew Pyne is expected to replace the injured Tyler Buchner on Saturday against California. But what would help Notre Dame most is if Pyne can provide a jump-start to a sputtering offense that has put the team’s biggest goals in peril. NCAAFB – J.J. McCarthy will get the start again for Michigan No. 4 Michigan hosts Connecticut on Saturday, when the J.J. McCarthy era will officially begin. Coach Jim Harbaugh named the sophomore the starter, making Big Ten championship-winning quarterback Cade McNamara a backup. The situation reminds Harbaugh of what he went through with the San Francisco 49ers. A year after Alex Smith led San Francisco to the NFC championship game, he was replaced by Colin Kaepernick. The Huskies will start freshman quarterback Zion Turner at Michigan Stadium. Tennis – Federer, Serena retire; tennis moves on to Alcaraz, Swiatek The timing of it all hardly could be more symbolic: All within a span of two weeks, Serena Williams plays what is believed to be her last match at age 40, Roger Federer announces he’ll be retiring at 41, Iga Swiatek wins her third Grand Slam title at 21, and Carlos Alcaraz gets his first at 19. After so much handwringing in recent years about what would become of tennis once transcendent superstars such as Williams and Federer leave the game, the sport does seem to be in good hands as it prepares to move on. Federer said Thursday he will exit after the Laver Cup next week. Williams lost in the third round of the U.S. Open on Sept. 2. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Finals (best of 5) Last Night Connecticut Sun 105, Las Vegas Aces 76 (LV leads 2-1) Sun 105, Aces 76 – Sun stay alive, beat Aces 105-76 in Game 3 of WNBA Finals Alyssa Thomas had the first triple-double in WNBA Finals history to help the Connecticut Sun stave off elimination by beating the Las Vegas Aces 105-76 in Game 3. Thomas had 16 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists for the Sun, who have now won all four of their elimination games in these playoffs, topping Dallas on the road in the first round and beating Chicago in Games 4 and 5 to close out that series. Game 4 of this best-of-five series is Sunday in Connecticut. Jackie Young scored 22 points and A’ja Wilson added 19 for the Aces. WNBA – Griner, Whelan families to meet Biden amid US-Russia talks President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with the families of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia. The meetings are to be the first in-person encounter between Biden and the families and come amid sustained but so far unsuccessful efforts by the administration to secure the two Americans’ release. The administration said in July that it had made a “substantial proposal” to get them home, but Russia has not yet settled on a deal with the U.S. NHL – NHL, players remain committed to hosting Feb. 2024 World Cup The NHL and players remain committed to hosting a World Cup of Hockey in February 2024 even as they work through some unexpected logistical challenges. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly, the Players’ Association’s Mathieu Schneider and staffs are working daily to attempt to overcome hurdles related to staging part of the tournament in Europe. The plan is to have eight teams involved in the first international tournament featuring the top players in the world since the World Cup in 2016. The league has not participated in the past two Olympics. A decision has not yet been made about what to do about Russia amid the country’s war in Ukraine. Judge asked to approve fund for U-Michigan doc’s victims Attorneys are asking a judge to approve creation of a settlement fund for sexual-assault victims of a University of Michigan sports doctor, a key step in a $490 million deal with more than 1,000 people. The settlement between the school and victims of the late Dr. Robert Anderson was announced in January, but there’s been no public activity. A request was filed this week under seal in Detroit federal court. It seeks the establishment of a “survivors settlement fund” and the appointment of someone to oversee the fund. Attorney Richard Schulte says he can’t comment on the filing. But he says “more concrete news” will come soon. Anderson died in 2008 after working at the university for nearly 40 years. Olympics – IOC committee visits sites for 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles The International Olympic Committee’s coordination commission made its first in-person visit to Los Angeles to inspect proposed venues for the 2028 Games. The group met with local organizing officials over three days. LA28 organizing committee Chairman Casey Wasserman says the city is “well-positioned for an exceptional event.” The Los Angeles Games will host 10,000 athletes, while another 5,000 will compete in the Paralympics. MILB – 2022 Midwest League Playoffs – Best of 3 Last Night Lake County Captains 2, Great Lakes Loons 0 (Series tied 1-1) Cedar Rapids Kernels 5, South Bend Cubs 3 (Series tied 1-1) Tonight Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. (Game 3) South Bend Cubs at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m. (Game 3) MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night 8-Man Football Twin Cities (1-3) 34, Wyoming Lee (0-4) 6 Martin (4-0) 76, Bangor (2-2) 0 Mendon (2-2) 54, Bloomingdale (0-4) 0 Boys Soccer St. Joseph 4, Portage Northern 1 Battle Creek Lakeview 3, Lakeshore 0 Kalamazoo Central 7, Battle Creek Central 1 Mattawan 3, Kalamazoo Central0 Portage Central 1, Gull Lake 0 Edwardsburg 5, Three Rivers 0 Dowagiac 4, Coloma 0 Hartford 3, Hillsdale Academy 2 Delton-Kellogg 3, Lake Odessa Lakewood 3 – TIE Hamilton 9, Saugatuck 1 Volleyball Buchanan 3, Benton Harbor 0 Sturgis 3, Paw Paw 0 Niles 3, Three Rivers 0 Edwardsburg 3, Vicksburg 0 Brandywine 3, Berrien Springs 0 Coloma 3, South Haven 0 Watervliet 3, Fennville 0 Parchment 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 121, South Haven 65 St. Joseph 97, Hudsonville Unity Christian 69 Boys Tennis Battle Creek Lakeview 6, St. Joseph 2 Three Rivers 4, Paw Paw 4 – TIE Today Football – All games at 7:00 SMAC – Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Battle Creek Lakeview (1-1) at St. Joseph (2-1) News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:30 Video NFHSnetwork.com Battle Creek Central (2-1) at Lakeshore (1-2) 97.5 Y Country, 6:45 Kalamazoo Central (0-3) at Portage Northern (1-2) Portage Central (1-2) at Mattawan (1-2) Lakeland Conference Dowagiac (0-3) at Berrien Springs (3-0) Wolverine Athletic Conference Niles (1-2) at Three Rivers (2-1) Edwardsburg (2-1) at Vicksburg (2-1) Sturgis (2-1) at Paw Paw (2-1) SAC – Southwestern Athletic Conference Lawton (2-1) at South Haven (1-2) Galesburg-Augusta (1-2) at Watervliet (2-1) Allegan (2-1) at Delton-Kellogg (2-1) Parchment (1-2) at Saugatuck (1-2) Constantine (1-2) at Schoolcraft (3-0) Non-Conference Cassopolis (0-3) at Buchanan (2-1) Sand Creek (1-2) at Brandywine (2-1) Otsego (0-3) at Sparta (1-2) Lansing Everett (1-2) at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (1-2) Southwest 10 Centreville (2-1) at Decatur (2-1) Comstock (1-2) at White Pigeon (1-2) Southwest Michigan 8-Man Football League Eau Claire (3-0) at Red Arrow (1-2) Fennville (2-1) at Gobles (1-2) Lawrence (1-2) at Marcellus (1-2) Bridgman (3-0) at Wyoming-Tri Unity (2-1 Saturday Football Non-Conference Benton Harbor (2-1) at Kalamazoo United (1-2), 1:00 p.m. Boys Soccer St. Joseph at Holland, 11:45 a.m. Gull Lake at East Lansing, 6:00 p.m. Coldwater at Sturgis, 11:30 a.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.