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High School
On the high school baseball schedule today…
• Houghton entertains Iron Mountain.
• Jeffers plays at Ontonagon.
• L’Anse hosts the Gogebic Miners.
On the softball schedule…
• Houghton games at Calumet have been canceled.
• Hancock’s games against Rapid River have been canceled.
In track and field this afternoon, local teams compete at the Copper Country Invitational at Hancock.
NBA
The Detroit Pistons ended their season with a 120-107 loss to the Miami Heat last night. Saddiq Bey led Detroit with 22 points. Detroit staggered to the finish line, losing 12 of its last 14 games. With the second-worst record in the league, Detroit will have a 14 percent chance of landing the first selection in the upcoming draft, and is guaranteed to pick no lower than sixth.
Former Piston Ben Wallace has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Wallace was a four-time all-star, and four-time Defensive Player of the Year. He is the first undrafted player to be named to the Hall. Former U of M standout and Detroit Piston Chris Webber will also join the Hall, along with NBA players Paul Pierce, Chris Bosh and Toni Kukoc, who was selected by the International Committee. WNBA stars Yolanda Griffith and Lauren Jackson were selected, along with coaches Rick Adelman, Jay Wright and Bill Russell. Russell is already in the Hall for his accomplishments as a player.
NHL
Three more NHL playoff series opened yesterday…
• The Islanders edged the Penguins 4-3 in overtime.
• The Wild shaded the Golden Knights 1-0 in overtime.
• The Lightning got past the Panthers 5-4.
Today…
• The Bruins visit the Capitals. Boston leads that series 1-0.
• The Hurricanes host the Predators in the opening game of that series.
• The Avalanche entertain the Blues in game one of that set.
MLB
The Detroit Tigers lost 5-1 to the Chicago Cubs yesterday. Matthew Boyd struck out eight, but also gave up all five Chicago runs on six hits over six innings, and took the loss.
The Tigers begin a series against the Mariners in Seattle tonight. Casey Mize will face Yusei Kikuchi. Coverage begins at 9:50 on 99.3 The Lift.
After yesterday’s game, pitcher Alex Lange was optioned to Toledo. Catcher Wilson Ramos is expected to return from the injured list today.
The Milwaukee Brewers built a big lead, then held off the Atlanta Braves 10-9 yesterday. Freddy Peralta cruised through six shutout innings, giving up just two hits. He left the game with an 8-0 lead. Atlanta then erupted for seven runs in the seventh off J.P. Feyereisen and Brent Suter. Lorenzo Cain’s bases-loaded single in the bottom of the seventh gave Milwaukee two more runs, which they needed as the Braves scored once in the eighth, and once in the ninth. Josh Hader struck out William Contreras with two runners on base to end the game.
The Brewers have today off, and open a series against the Royals in Kansas City tomorrow night.
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