MLB – Major League Baseball – Opening Day
Yesterday
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Detroit Tigers 4
Chicago White Sox 8, Los Angeles Angels 1
Chicago Cubs 10, Arizona Diamondbacks 6

Dodgers 5, Tigers 4 – Snell wins Dodgers debut, Hernández and Ohtani go deep in 5-4 victory over Tigers
Blake Snell won his Dodgers debut, Teoscar Hernández hit a three-run homer and Los Angeles defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in its home opener. Shohei Ohtani launched his second home run of the season and scored twice for the Dodgers. Tommy Edman also went deep. Snell allowed two runs in five innings. Ohtani’s solo homer in the seventh extended the lead to 5-3. The defending World Series champions and a sellout crowd of 53,595 were in a celebratory mood beforehand. The Commissioner’s Trophy arrived on the field in a blue convertible and team co-owner Magic Johnson carried it to home plate.

White Sox 8, Angels 1 – Burke stars as Venable gets 1st win with the White Sox in an 8-1 victory over the Angels
Sean Burke pitched six sparkling innings and Will Venable got his first win as a big league manager, directing the Chicago White Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on opening day. Andrew Benintendi, Lenyn Sosa and Austin Slater homered as Chicago began what it hopes will be a more promising season than a year ago, when it went 41-121 to break the post-1900 major league record for losses. Venable was hired in October. Yusei Kikuchi pitched six innings of three-run ball in his Los Angeles debut.

Cubs 10, D-Backs 6 – Miguel Amaya has 2 doubles and 5 RBIs to lead the Cubs past the Diamondbacks 10-6
Miguel Amaya hit two doubles and had five RBIs, Ian Happ added a homer, double and three RBIs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-6 on Thursday night. Amaya’s double with the bases loaded in the fifth bounced off the glove of Jake McCarthy, who couldn’t come up with the catch after diving for the ball in center field. It brought home Michael Busch, Pete Crow-Armstong and rookie Matt Shaw for a 7-3 lead. Amaya pushed Chicago’s lead to 10-5 in the ninth with a two-run double down the left field line.

Tonight
Chicago Cubs (Taillon 0-0) at Arizona (Kelly 0-0), 9:40 p.m.
Detroit (Flaherty 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Yamamoto 1-0), 10:10 p.m.  In progress after Michigan BB on 94.9 WSJM
White Sox are off

NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament – Sweet 16
Tonight
South Regional – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
2 Michigan State vs. 6 Ole Miss, 7:09 p.m.             Cosy Classic Hits 103.7 6:00p
1 Auburn vs. 5 Michigan, 9:39 p.m.                       News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 9:15p

NCAAMBB – At age 70, MSU’s Tom Izzo back in the title mix at another March Madness
Tom Izzo is back in the Sweet 16 for the 16th time in his long coaching career. He’ll face Mississippi in the NCAA Tournament’s South Region semifinals on Friday night. It’s been 25 years since Izzo won his lone national title, and he’s driven to add a second championship to his resume. Ole Miss coach Chris Beard says adaptability in an ever-changing college landscape is the key to Izzo’s success. The other South Region game in Atlanta pits a resurgent Michigan team against top-seeded Auburn. The Wolverines bounced back from an 8-24 season under first-year coach Dusty May.

NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament – Sweet 16
Saturday
Birmingham Regional 3 – Legacy Arena at BJCC, Birmingham, AL
3 Notre Dame vs. 2 TCU, 1:00 p.m.                       Sports Radio WSBT 12:45p
5 Tennessee vs. 1 Texas, 3:30 p.m

NCAAHKY – College Hockey – NCAA Tournament – Round 1
Last Night
Western Michigan 2, Minnesota State 1 – 2 OT
Cornell 4, Michigan State 3

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Indiana Pacers 162, Washington Wizards 109
Chicago Bulls 119, Los Angeles Lakers 117

Pacers 162, Wizards 109 – Pacers rout Wizards 162-109 for most points in NBA franchise history
Tyrese Haliburton scored 29 points, one of nine Indiana players in double figures as the Pacers set a franchise record for points in a game in a 162-109 rout of the Washington Wizards. The final score could have been even more lopsided, but Indiana began taking shot clock violations with well over a minute remaining, drawing boos from the crowd in Washington. Indiana’s previous franchise record was 157 points, set most recently last season. It was also the most points allowed in franchise history for Washington and the most points scored in an NBA game this season.

Bulls 119, Lakers 117 – Josh Giddey’s halfcourt heave at the buzzer gives Bulls 119-117 win over the Lakers
Josh Giddey made a halfcourt heave at the buzzer to cap perhaps the wildest finish in the NBA this season, giving the Chicago Bulls a 119-117 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Patrick Williams and Coby White hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the closing seconds for the Bulls, who trailed by five points with 12.6 seconds remaining. Giddey finished with 25 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists. White scored 26 points and Kevin Huerter added 21 as the Bulls won for the ninth time in 11 games. And this one was easily their wildest in recent memory.

Tonight
Cleveland at Detroit, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday
Dallas at Chicago, 8:00 p.m.
Indiana at Okla. City, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday
Detroit at Minnesota, 7:00 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Ottawa Senators 4, Detroit Red Wings 3

Senators 4, Red Wings 3 – Senators jump out to early lead and hold on to beat Red Wings 4-3
Thomas Chabot and Tim Stutzle scored in the first period for Ottawa and the Senators held off the Detroit Red Wings in a 4-3 victory. Linus Ullmark made 31 saves and David Perron and Michael Amadio also had goals for the Senators, who have won eight of their last 11 while holding the first wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist for the Red Wings, who scored three times in the third period but lost for the fourth time in five games. Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for Detroit.

Tonight
Vegas at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday
Boston at Detroit, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday
Utah at Chicago, 4:00 p.m.

NHL – Flyers fire coach John Tortorella in midst of another losing season
The Philadelphia Flyers fired coach John Tortorella on Thursday with nine games left in another losing season for a franchise that hasn’t been in the playoffs since 2020. The decisive blow came when the Flyers were blown out by Toronto 7-2 on Tuesday night. Tortorella, who won a Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay in 2004, said after the game he was not “really interested in learning how to coach in this type of season, where we’re at right now.” The Flyers named Brad Shaw the interim coach, then went out and beat Montreal 6-4 on Thursday night to end a six-game losing streak.

Golf – Scheffler 2 back of a 4-way tie for the lead at Houston Open. McIlroy 5 behind
Ryan Gerard and Keith Mitchell are part of a four-way tie for the lead at the rainy and windy Houston Open. They each shot 65. Scottie Scheffler is two behind after a bogey-free 67, while Rory McIlroy was never too far away from his umbrella and shot a 70. Scheffler and McIlroy are playing a final tournament before the Masters. This didn’t look like a lot of fun with the rain and wind coming and going for so much of the day. Gerard had the best round going until a bogey-bogey finish. Mitchell did well late with an eagle putt.

ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Tonight
South Carolina Stingrays at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m.
Indy Fuel at Adirondak Thunder, 7:00 p.m.
Toledo Walleye at Florida Everblades, 7:30 p.m.
Fort Wayne Komets at Bloomington Bison, 8:00 p.m.

NBAGL – NBA “G” League
Last Night
Indiana Mad Ants 112, Grand Rapids Gold 110

MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Last Night
Baseball
Our Lady of the Lake 3, Eau Claire 0
Mattawan 6, Edwardsburg 0
Bangor 12, Benton Harbor 2 – Game 1
Bangor 5, Benton Harbor 1 – Game 2
Otsego 10, Allegan 0 – Game 1
Otsego 5, Allegan 0 – Game 2
Hartford 7, Saugatuck 3 – Game 1
Saugatuck 5, Hartford 2 – Game 2
Plainwell 8, Hastings 7 – Game 1
Plainwell 8, Hastings 5 – Game 2
Galesburg-Augusta 19, Battle Creek Central 4 – Game 1
Galesburg-Augusta 16, Battle Creek Central 1 – Game 1

Softball
Hastings 17, Plainwell 7 – Game 1
Hastings 14, Plainwell 10 – Game 2

Girls Soccer
Hartford 4, Coloma 0
Saugatuck 7, Bangor 0
Plainwell 3, Hudsonville 2
Grandville Calvin Christian 6, Fennville 1

Today
Baseball
Delton-Kellogg at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Grand Rapids Union at Martin, 4:15 p.m.

Softball
Hamilton at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Hastings at Martin, 4:15 p.m. (DH)