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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 streak to three. Robert homered off Matt Brash (0-1), a 23-year-old right-hander making his major league debut. Seattle lost its third straight after starting with two wins. Seattle was 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, getting an RBI single from Jesse Winker with two outs in the ninth off Liam Hendriks, who struck out Mitch Haniger on three pitches for his first save. Cubs 2, Pirates 1 – Seiya Suzuki’s 2 homers lift Cubs to 2-1 win over Pirates Seiya Suzuki homered twice, Drew Smyly pitched five scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh 2-1, spoiling the Pirates’ home opener. Suzuki connected for leadoff shots in the fifth and seventh. One of the top players in Japan, Suzuki signed an $85 million, five-year contract with the Cubs last month. Smyly permitted three hits and walked none in his Cubs debut. The left-hander agreed to a one-year contract last month. Today Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Thompson 0-0), 12:35 p.m. Boston (Eovaldi 0-0) at Detroit (Rodríguez 0-0), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 12:45 Seattle (Ray 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Keuchel 0-0), 7:10 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Ottawa Senators 4, Detroit Red Wings 1 Los Angeles Kings 5, Chicago Blackhawks 2 Senators 4, Red Wings 1 – Tim Stützle leads Ottawa Senators past Detroit Red Wings 4-1 Tim Stützle had two goals and an assist, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1. Austin Watson added a goal and an assist as Ottawa stopped a three-game slide. Drake Batherson snapped a tie in the second period, and Anton Forsberg made 24 saves. Stützle’s goals were both empty-netters, one with 1:05 left and another with 14 seconds remaining. The 20-year-old forward also picked up his 30th assist on Batherson’s 15th goal of the season. Tyler Bertuzzi scored for Detroit, and Thomas Greiss made 28 stops. Kings 5, Blackhawks 2 – Kings snap 3-game skid with 5-2 victory over Blackhawks Blake Lizotte scored twice, Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist and the Los Angeles Kings snapped a three-game skid with a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Trevor Moore and Jordan Spence also scored for Los Angeles. Jonathan Quick finished with 18 saves. Taylor Raddysh and Patrick Kanes scored for the Blackhawks, who dropped their eighth straight game (0-6-2). Collin Delia made 31 saves. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – Play-In Round Last Night 7 Brooklyn Nets 115, 8 Cleveland Cavaliers 100 (CLE Eliminated) 7 Minnesota Timberwolves 109, 8 Los Angeles Clippers 104 (LAC Eliminated) Tonight 10 Charlotte Hornets at 9 Atlanta Hawks, 7:00 p.m. (Winner plays at Brooklyn) 10 San Antonio Spurs at 9 New Orleans Pelicans, 9:30 p.m. (Winner plays at Minnesota) NCAAHKY – Danton Cole is out as Michigan State hockey coach Danton Cole won’t return as Michigan State hockey coach. Athletic director Alan Haller says the team needs a “fresh start” after a 12-23-1 season. The Spartans lost 15 of their last 16 games. Cole’s record over five seasons was 58-101-12. Cole was coach for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program before returning to MSU in 2017. Cole played on MSU’s 1986 national championship team. He and Don McSween share the school record for most games played, 180. Haller says Cole “put his heart” into his job as coach. Hockey – AP source: Women’s hockey talks between rivals break down The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association has decided to break off talks with the rival Premier Hockey Federation. Representatives from the PWHPA and PHF met in March at the request of the NHL. The NHL had hoped the discussions would thaw relations between the sides and get them to work together to unify the sport. The PHWPA is headlined by U.S. and Canadian national team players. It has long opposed uniting with the PHF back to the days it was known as the National Women’s Hockey League. NFL – Congress tells FTC Commanders may have broken financial laws The U.S. House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission saying it found evidence the NFL’s Washington Commanders engaged in potentially unlawful financial conduct. The committee says the team withheld ticket revenue from visiting teams and refundable ticket deposits from season-ticket holders. The committee said emails, documents and statements made by former employees indicate team executives and owner Dan Snyder engaged in “a troubling, long-running, and potentially unlawful pattern of financial conduct.” The NFL says it is engaging a former SEC chair to review the most serious allegations. Golf – Tiger Woods’ return to Masters a winner for TV networks Tiger Woods fell short of his goal of winning the Masters golf tournament in his stunning return from serious injuries suffered in an auto accident, but he was a winner for the television networks who followed the event. The Nielsen company said CBS’ coverage of the final round averaged nearly 10.2 million viewers — the most for any golf telecast since 2019, when Woods last won the coveted green jacket. ESPN’s coverage of the first two round scored its best numbers since 2018. ESPN’s peak moment for viewership came just as Woods was finishing up his second round. FIFA – FIFA warned court of World Cup chaos if Russia played FIFA successfully argued to sport’s highest court that letting Russia try to qualify for the World Cup risked doing “irreparable and chaotic” harm to the competition. The legal debate between FIFA and Russia’s soccer federation was published by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. It explained why a CAS judge denied an urgent Russian request last month to freeze a FIFA ban on its teams. The interim ruling in Russia’s appeal was made on March 18 pending a full appeal hearing. That is likely due at CAS in the weeks ahead when Russian soccer will challenge FIFA again. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Softball Jackson College 10, Lake Michigan College 1 – Game 1 Jackson College 6, Lake Michigan College 2 – Game 2 MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday West Michigan Whitecaps 11, Lansing Lugnuts 10 – 11 Innings Fort Wayne Tin Caps 5, South Bend Cubs 3 Great Lakes Loons 15, Peoria Chiefs 2 Today Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 12:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball Lawrence 18, Benton Harbor 2 – Game 1 Lawrence 14, Benton Harbor 5 – Game 2 Lakeshore 2, Penn (IN) 1 – Game 1 Penn (IN) 8, Lakeshore 0 – Game 2 Michigan Lutheran 3, Our Lady of the Lake 2 – Game 1 Michigan Lutheran 8, Our Lady of the Lake 2 – Game 2 Coloma 15, Martin 0 – Game 1 Coloma 17, Martin 0 – Game 2 Watervliet 17, Saugatuck 2 – Game 1 Watervliet 18, Saugatuck 0 – Game 2 Brandywine 6, South Haven 1 – Game 1 Brandywine 7, South Haven 3 – Game 2 Edwardsburg 10, Mattawan 8 – Game 1 Edwardsburg 3, Mattawan 1 – Game 2 Susp. Dark Galesburg-Augusta 10, Delton-Kellogg 0 – Game 1 Galesburg-Augusta 8, Delton-Kellogg 2 – Game 2 Fennville 14, Gobles 2 – Game 1 Fennville 5, Gobles 4 – Game 2 Suspended, Darkness Kalamazoo Hackett 17, Lawton 2 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Hackett 10, Lawton 1 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Christian 14, Constantine 1 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Christian 7, Constantine 3 – Game 2 Dowagiac 10, Marcellus 0 – Game 1 Dowagiac 16, Marcellus 1 – Game 2 Schoolcraft 6, Parchment 4 Plainwell 19, Hastings 1 – Game 1 Hastings 11, Plainwell 2 – Game 2 Portage Northern 11, Three Rivers 1 – Game 1 Portage Northern 3, Three Rivers 2- Game 2 Portage Central 5, Vicksburg 3 Harper Creek 5, Sturgis 1 Mendon 15, Athens 0 – Game 1 Mendon 16, Athens 0 – Game 2 Softball Lakeshore 6, New Prairie (IN) 4 South Haven 18, Brandywine 8 – Game 1 South Haven 19, Brandywine 3 – Game 2 Watervliet 16, Saugatuck 5 – Game 1 Watervliet 17, Saugatuck 0 – Game 2 Dowagiac 11, Marcellus 7 – Game 1 Dowagiac 11, Marcellus 0 – Game 2 Howardsville Christian 12, Lawrence 11 – Game 1 Howardsville Christian 8, Lawrence 3 – Game 2 Lawton 12, Kalamazoo Hackett 1 – Game 1 Lawton 8, Kalamazoo Hackett 2 – Game 2 Kalamazoo Christian 10, Constantine 1 – Game 1 Kalamazoo Christian 14, Constantine 0 – Game 2 Delton-Kellogg 20, Galesburg-Augusta 0 – Game 1 Delton-Kellogg 19, Galesburg-Augusta 1 – Game 2 Gobles 19, Fennville 3 – Game 1 Gobles 18, Fennville 3 – Game 2 Schoolcraft 6, Parchment 2 – Game 1 Schoolcraft 19, Parchment 4 – Game 2 Portage Northern 8, Three Rivers 0 – Game 1 Portage Northern 7, Three Rivers 0 – Game 2 Vicksburg 4, Portage Central 3 – Game 1 Vicksburg 9, Portage Central 3 – Game 2 Mendon 1, Athens 0 – Game 1 Mendon 22, Athens 1 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Edwardsburg 4, Michigan Lutheran 1 Our Lady of the Lake 6, Buchanan 2 Coloma 6, Hastings 0 Paw Paw 6, Kalamazoo Central 4 Calhoun Christian 8, Marcellus 0 Girls Tennis Niles 8, South Haven 0 Vicksburg 8, Dowagiac 0 Coldwater 7, Paw Paw 1 Today Girls Soccer St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at South Haven, 6:30 p.m. Gull Lake at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m. Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m. Harper Creek at Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m. Covert at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Watervliet at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Coloma at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Bangor at Comstock, 5:30 p.m. Saugatuck at Constantine, 5:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m. Kal. Loy Norrix at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. GR Covenant Christian at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Baseball River Valley at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Centreville at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Hartford at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. Softball River Valley at Michigan Lutheran, 4:15 p.m. Centreville at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Comstock at Allegan, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Girls Tennis Portage Northern at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. South Haven at Berrien Springs, 4:30 p.m. Track and Field St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m. Benton Harbor at Marcellus Invitational, 4:00 p.m. Bangor, Benton Harbor, Bloomingdale, Delton-Kellogg, Comstock, Marcellus, Union CitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.