MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 1
White Sox 2, Tigers 1 – Colson Montgomery homers as White Sox rally in 7th to top Tigers 2-1
Colson Montgomery homered and Tristan Peters’ RBI single put Chicago ahead as the White Sox rallied with two runs in the seventh inning to beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 2-1 for their fifth straight win. Detroit lost for the 21st time in 25 games despite a terrific start by Keider Montero, who allowed just two hits in six shutout innings. Montgomery hit his 15th homer, a drive to right field off reliever Drew Anderson to tie it. Chicago followed with three straight singles to take the lead and then held on for a series sweep. Spencer Torkelson doubled home a run in the first and finished with two hits for Detroit. Kevin McGonigle singled, walked twice and scored.
Cardinals 5, Cubs 1 – Liberatore and Dobbins pitch the Cardinals to a 5-1 victory over the Cubs
Matthew Liberatore took a shutout into the sixth inning and Masyn Winn hit a two-run single as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1. JJ Wetherholt and Iván Herrera each had two hits and scored twice for the Cardinals, who took two of three from their NL Central rivals after entering the series on a four-game losing streak. Alec Burleson drove in two runs. Alex Bregman homered for the Cubs, who are 3-2 since a 10-game skid. Liberatore allowed three hits and one walk in 5 1/3 scoreless innings. Hunter Dobbins relieved him hours after being recalled from Triple-A Memphis and yielded one run over 3 2/3 innings for his first professional save.
Tonight
Detroit (Madden 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Jax 1-3), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15p
Chicago White Sox (Sandlin 1-0) at Minnesota (Ryan 3-3), 7:40 p.m.
Cubs are off today
MLB – Tigers activate Kerry Carpenter, send Gage Workman to Triple-A
The slumping Detroit Tigers activated outfielder Kerry Carpenter from the 10-day injured list and started him as the designated hitter in their series finale at Chicago against the White Sox. Infielder Gage Workman was optioned to Triple-A Toledo in a corresponding move. Carpenter went on the IL on May 10 with a left AC joint sprain after he crashed into the right-field wall at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City the day before.
NBA – 2026 National Basketball Association Playoffs – Conf. Finals (Best of Seven)
Saturday
San Antonio Spurs 111, Oklahoma City Thunder 103 SAS wins 4-3
Spurs 118, Thunder 91 – Wembanyama, Spurs win the West, topple OKC 111-103 in Game 7 to head to NBA Finals
Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs started the Western Conference finals with a win in Oklahoma City, then ended the series the same way. The champions are dethroned. Wembanyama and the Spurs are headed to the NBA Finals. Wembanyama had 22 points, Julian Champagnie got 18 of his 20 points off of 3-pointers and the Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 on Saturday night. The Spurs, who are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014. They’ll play host to Game 1 against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 for the Thunder.
Wednesday
2026 NBA Finals – Best of Seven
New York Knicks at San Antonio Spurs, 8:30 p.m. Game 1
NBA – Knicks beat the Spurs for the NBA Cup, but need to do it in the NBA Finals
The New York Knicks declined to hang a banner after beating the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Cup. They were waiting to celebrate something bigger. That wait is at 53 years and it can only end now by beating the Spurs again. Nearly a week after clinching their first NBA Finals berth since 1999, the Knicks were at last able to practice Sunday while knowing who they were practicing for. They will play Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. The Spurs beat the Knicks 27 years ago to leave New York without a title since 1973.
NHL – 2026 National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conf. Finals (best of seven)
Friday
Carolina Hurricanes 3, Montreal Canadiens 0 CAR wins 4-1
Canes 3, Habs 0 – Hurricanes roll past Canadiens 6-1 in Eastern Conference Final, earn trip to Stanley Cup Final
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 on Friday night to clinch the Eastern Conference Final in five games and earn their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 2006. Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven, Eric Robinson, Jackson Blake and Shayne Gostisbehere scored goals to give Carolina a 5-0 lead entering the third. Seth Jarvis added an empty-net clincher while Frederik Andersen carried a shutout until midway through the third period. Cole Caufield scored the Canadiens’ only goal. Carolina went 12-1 through the Eastern Conference playoffs to earn a matchup with Vegas for the Cup.
Tuesday
2026 Stanley Cup Finals – Best of Seven
Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes, 8:00 p.m. Game 1
NHL – Dennis Hull, who starred for the Blackhawks dies at 81
Dennis Hull, the two-way NHL forward who starred alongside superstar older brother Bobby Hull with the Chicago Blackhawks and helped Canada win the 1972 Summit Series, died Friday night, according to brother Garry. He was 81. Nephew Bart Hull confirmed Hull’s death on social media Saturday, and the Blackhawks followed that with a statement from owner Danny Wirtz. No other details were available. Hull played 13 of 14 seasons in the league with Chicago before one final year with the Detroit Red Wings. He appeared in five All-Star Games and was voted a second-team NHL All-Star in 1972-73. Hull had 303 goals and 351 assists for 654 points in 959 NHL games.
NASCAR – Denny Hamlin storms back from a pole-start penalty to win at Nashville
Denny Hamlin outraced Christopher Bell over the final four laps after a final restart Sunday night to win the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Hamlin won for the second time this year and 62nd of his career on a night where he jumped the start off the pole. That penalty put him at the back of the field. The 45-year-old Hamlin raced his way to the front for the thrilling win that had his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Bell and Chase Briscoe making it three-wide before Hamlin took the lead down the backstretch to win by 0.115 seconds. The race started 80 minutes late after rain delayed NASCAR’s Cup Series for a second straight week.
Golf – Russell Henley birdies playoff hole to beat Eric Cole at Colonial
Russell Henley birdied the final three holes to force a playoff with Eric Cole, then made it four it a row with a 5-footer on the first extra hole Sunday at Colonial to win the Charles Schwab Classic. Henley’s late surge denied fellow 37-year-old Cole his first PGA Tour win. Henley earned $1.78 million for his sixth PGA Tour title. Playing in the group ahead of Cole, Henley closed with a 3-under 67. After making 15-foot putts on 16 and 17, he got to 12 under with a 17-footer on 18. Cole parred the final seven holes — eight counting the playoff — in a 70.
FIFA – Pulisic ends scoring drought, has goal and assist as Americans beat Senegal 3-2
Christian Pulisic ended a five-month scoring drought for club and country with his first international goal since November 2024, Folarin Balogun broke a second-half tie and the United States beat Senegal 3-2 in the Americans’ next-to-last World Cup warmup match. Pulisic set up Sergiño Dest’s opener in the seventh minute, then made it 2-0 off a Ricardo Pepi pass in the 20th for his 33rd international goal. Pulisic had finished his AC Milan season scoreless in a career-high 19 club games since Dec. 28 and was without a goal in eight straight U.S. matches. Sadio Mané scored twice following American mistakes, extending his Senegal record with 54 international goals.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Dayton Dragons 3, Great Lakes Loons 2
Lansing Lugnuts 10, West Michigan Whitecaps 1
South Bend Cubs 7, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 5
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Friday
Girls Soccer – District Championships
Division 2 at Plainwell
Gull Lake 3, GR South Christian 2 – OT
Division 3 at South Haven
Hopkins 2, Allegan 1
Division 3 at Comstock
Three Rivers 1, Dowagiac 0
Division 4 at Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo Christian 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0
Boys Volleyball – Reginal Finals
Division 2 at Gull Lake
St. Joseph 3, Gull Lake 1
-St. Joseph advances to the Quarterfinals to face GR South Christian at GR South Christian Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday
Girls Soccer – District Championships
Division 1 at Portage Northern
Portage Central 4, Battle Creek Lakeview 1
Division 4 at Saugatuck
Saugatuck 2, Holland Black River 1 – SO
Baseball – District Finals
Division 1 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
Mattawan 8, Kalamazoo Central 0
Division 1 at Mason
Mason 14, Battle Creek Lakeview 0
Division 2 at Lakeshore
Niles 9, Lakeshore 1
Division 2 at South Haven
Plainwell 4, Otsego 1
Division 2 at Three Rivers
Vicksburg 7, Three Rivers 2
Division 3 at River Valley
Brandywine 3, Buchanan 2
Division 3 at Watervliet
Schoolcraft 8, Watervliet 1
Division 3 at Centreville
Centreville 8, Constantin 3
Division 3 at Bloomingdale
Saugatuck 16, Holland Black River 1
Division 3 at Kalamazoo Christian
Kalamazoo Christian 16, Parchment 0
Division 4 at Marcellus
Marcellus 9, Michigan Lutheran 0
Division 4 at Decatur
Kalamazoo Hackett 21, Lawrence 0
Softball – District Finals
Division 1 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
Portage Central 2, Portage Northern 1
Division 2 at Holland
Hudsonville Unity Christian 7, Hamilton 3
Division 2 at Niles
Dowagiac 5, Three Rivers 0
Division 2 at Marshall
Vicksburg 7, Harper Creek 5
Division 2 at St. Joseph
Lakeshore 9, South Haven 0
Division 2 at Otsego
Paw Paw 6, Otsego 2
Division 3 at Grandville Calvin Christian
GR Covenant Christian 11, Fennville 1
Division 3 at River Valley
Buchanan 7, Brandywine 2
Division 3 at Schoolcraft
Bronson 18, Union City 0
Division 3 at Bangor
Coloma 11, Watervliet 0
Division 3 at Kalamazoo Christian
Kalamazoo Christian 10, Parchment 0
Division 4 at Climax-Scotts
Gobles 2, Climax-Scotts 0
Division 4 at Decatur
Bridgman 17, Decatur 7
Today
No games scheduled
