NBA – 2026 National Basketball Association Playoffs – Round 2 (Best of Seven)
Last Night
Cleveland Cavaliers 125, Detroit Pistons 94 CLE wins 4-3
Cavs 125, Pistons 94 – Mitchell scores 26 and the Cavaliers rout the Pistons 125-94 in Game 7 to reach the East finals
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill each added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 125-94 on Sunday night in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. The fourth-seeded Cavaliers ousted the East’s top seed and will face the third-seeded New York Knicks. Game 1 of that series tips off Tuesday in New York. Evan Mobley had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who advanced to the conference finals for the first time since 2018 and the ninth time in team history. Daniss Jenkins scored 17 points, and Cade Cunningham and Duncan Robinson each finished with 13 for the Pistons, who fell one win shy of their first conference finals appearance since 2008 after forcing the deciding game with a Game 6 victory Friday night.
Tonight
Western Conference Finals – Best of 7
San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8:30 p.m. Game 1
NBA – Bickerstaff says Pistons will learn from their blowout loss in Game 7
The stunning turnaround season for the Detroit Pistons ended Sunday night with a harsh reminder of how difficult the final step can be. After winning 60 games and earning the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons were overwhelmed at home by the Cleveland Cavaliers, who rolled to a 125-94 victory in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Detroit, which forced the deciding game with a road win Friday night, never found its footing offensively and struggled to match Cleveland’s physicality and pace from the opening tip. The Pistons shot just 35.3% from the floor, were outscored 58-34 in the paint and trailed by as many as 35 points in the second half.
MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Detroit Tigers 1
Chicago White Sox 9, Chicago Cubs 8 – 10 Innings
Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1 – Guerrero’s homer backs Gausman’s strong outing in Blue Jays’ 4-1 win over Tigers
A.J. Ewing hit his first big league home run to spark a comeback for the New York Mets, who completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 9-4 win. Ewing, who was promoted prior to the series opener Tuesday, hit a 405-foot shot off Keider Montero leading off the third. He was 3 for 9 with three RBIs and four walks against the Tigers. Nolan McLean gave up Gage Workman’s three-run homer in the first but lasted seven innings as he ended his winless streak at six starts.
White Sox 9, Cubs 8 – F/10 – Quero hits a game-ending homer as the White Sox beat the Cubs 9-8 in 10 innings
Edgar Quero hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 9-8 in the rubber game of their first crosstown series this season. Batting with Chase Meidroth on third and one out, Quero drove a 95.5 mph fastball from Ryan Rolison to center field for his first homer of the year. Quero finished with three hits and three RBIs after going 4 for 37 in his previous 15 games. Andrew Benintendi went 3 for 3 and Miguel Vargas drove in two runs as the White Sox closed out an impressive 7-2 homestand.
Tonight
Cleveland (Cecconi 2-4) at Detroit (Valdez 2-2), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15p
Milwaukee (Sproat 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Imanaga 4-3), 7:40 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Schultz 2-2) at Seattle (Woo 3-2), 9:40 p.m.
NHL – 2026 National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 (best of seven)
Tonight
Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, 7:30 p.m. Series tied 3-3
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Indiana Fever 89, Seatle Storm 79
Chicago Sky 86, Minnesota Lynx 79
Fever 89, Storm 79 – Caitlin Clark has 21 points and 10 assists to lead Fever to 89-78 win over Storm
Caitlin Clark scored 21 points and had 10 assists and seven rebounds to lead the Indiana Fever to an 89-78 win over the Seattle Storm. It was Clark’s 12th game with at least 20 points and 10 assists, the most in WNBA history. Kelsey Mitchell and reserve Sophie Cunningham added 17 points apiece for Indiana on Sunday night. Indiana was without All-Star Aliyah Boston, who missed her first game in her four years as a pro with a lower right leg injury and is listed day to day. Natisha Hiedeman scored 19 points to lead the Storm.
Sky 86, Lynx 79 – Gabriela Jaquez has 20 points, 8 rebounds to help Sky beat Lynx 86-79
Rookie Gabriela Jaquez set career highs with 20 points and eight rebounds, Kamilla Cardoso had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and the Chicago Sky beat the Minnesota Lynx 86-79. Rachel Banham scored 13 points, Natasha Cloud added 11 points and seven assists and Jacy Sheldon scored 10 for the Sky. Kayla McBride led the Lynx with 20 points and Howard had 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Williams also had 17 points and rookie Olivia Miles, the No. 2 overall pick in the draft, added 13 points and four steals.
NCAAFB – Charles Woodson Jr., son of Heisman winner, commits to play at Michigan in ’27
Charles Woodson Jr. has committed to play college football at Michigan, which is where his dad won the Heisman Trophy in 1997. The defensive back is headed to Ann Arbor, where he’ll play under first-year coach Kyle Whittingham. The 5-foot-11, 170-pound rising senior will be part of the 2027 class. Woodson picked the Wolverines over several other schools, including Florida St, Mississippi, Texas A&M, Iowa State and Kentucky, according to ESPN. The elder Woodson is one of the all-time great college football defensive backs, starring for Michigan from 1995 to 1997. He led the Wolverines to the national title in 1997.
Golf – Aaron Rai runs away with the PGA Championship
Aaron Rai has become the first English-born player in more than a century to capture the PGA Championship. Rai, who dreamed of being a Formula 1 driver until he turned to golf, was three shots behind and approaching the turn at Aronimink Golf Club when he delivered a performance worthy of a major champion. He made a 40-foot eagle putt on the par-5 ninth during a stretch when he one-putted seven straight greens. Then he holed a birdie putt of some 70 feet across the 17th green for the clincher. The 31-year-old Rai is the first player of Indian heritage to win a major. He closed with a 5-under 65.
Indy500 – Alex Palou starts his Indianapolis 500 title from the pole
Alex Palou had his best qualifying attempt on his final four-lap run Sunday and took his second career Indianapolis 500 pole with an average speed of 232.248 mph. He’s the first defending champion to claim the No. 1 starting spot since 2010. Palou also is the only starter on this year’s traditional 33-car starting grid with a qualifying average topping 232 mph. Alexander Rossi will start a career-best second after going 231.990. He’ll start between Palou and Team Penske driver David Malukas on the front row. Malukas went 231.877. Felix Rosenqvist was in position to become Indy’s first pole-winner from Sweden after he posted the fastest averages in the first two rounds of qualifying. But he finished the final round of qualifying at 231.375 and will start fourth.
Indy500 – IndyCar penalizes 2 cars for rules violations by putting them at the back
IndyCar penalized drivers Caio Collet and Jack Harvey for making unapproved changes to their cars for Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 qualifying. Both cars will now start in the final two spots of the 33-car starting grid in next weekend’s race. Post-qualifying technical inspection revealed the rules violations, IndyCar said in a statement. The teams can appeal. Collet, a rookie with A.J. Foyt Enterprises, and Harvey, a veteran with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, also will forfeit their pit positions. And Collet will lose the three points he accumulated for making the 12-car pole shootout to Scott Dixon and Rinus Veekay.
NASCAR – Denny Hamlin beats teammate Chase Briscoe at Dover
Denny Hamlin avoided trouble by starting from the pole for what turned out to be a caution-plagued event and outdueled Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe for his second victory in the NASCAR All-Star Race. Hamlin led the final 30 laps at Dover Motor Speedway, which became the sixth track to hold the exhibition event in the Cup Series. His No. 11 Toyota finished 0.887 seconds ahead of Briscoe’s No. 19 to earn the $1 million prize. It’s the third consecutive win on the 1-mile oval for Hamlin, who won points races at the Monster Mile in 2024 and ’25.
Michigan Community college student to be 1st US woman at world welding competition
A Michigan community college student will be the first female welder to represent the United States at a worldwide competition described as the Olympics of the skilled trades. Mikala Sposito is a 21-year-old who studies at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor. She earned the coveted spot at the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai by winning the USA Weld Trials in Huntsville, Alabama. WorldSkills determines the globe’s best in technical disciplines that include construction, information technology, manufacturing and robotics. And, of course, welding. Sposito is the sixth Washtenaw Community College student to qualify in WorldSkills history. The event is set for September.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Great Lakes Loons 4, West Michigan Whitecaps 0
Lansing Lugnuts 8, Quad Cities River Bandits 2
South Bend Cubs at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Canceled, Rain
Tonight
No games tonight
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Sunday
Girls Flag Football
St. Joseph 60, Marshall 0
Niles 29, Mattawan 6
Tonight
Girls Soccer – Regular Season
St. Joseph at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.
Comstock at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Mattawan, 5:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
Byron Center at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m.
Brandywine at Parchment, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Hartford at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.
Fennville at Constantine, 5:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.
Bronson at Marcellus, 5:00 p.m.
Girls Soccer – District Quarterfinals
Division 2 at St. Joseph (1st round at local sites)
Niles at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m.
Baseball
Lakeshore at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Saugatuck at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Mattawan at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Battle Creek Central at Kal. Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Portage Northern at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Vicksburg at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Niles at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Galesburg-Augusta at Otsego, 4:00 p.m.
Brandywine at River Valley, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
White Pigeon at Buchanan, 4:30 p.m.
Bloomindale at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Centreville at Schoolcraft, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Comstock at Battle Creek Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Bangor at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Softball
Lakeshore at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Benton Harbor at Howardsville Chr., 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Mattawan at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Battle Creek Central at Kal. Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Portage Northern at Portage Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Niles at Coloma, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Brandywine at River Valley, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Vicksburg at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Berrien Springs at Parchment, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Buchanan at Zeeland West, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
South Haven at Caledonia, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Decatur at Fennville, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Bridgman at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. (DH
Bloomindale at Lawton, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Centreville at Schoolcraft, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Comstock at Battle Creek Pennfield, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Bangor at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
