MLB – Major League Baseball – Regular Season
Yesterday
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 1 Tokyo Dome – Tokyo, Japan
Dodgers 4, Cubs 1 – Yamamoto, Ohtani deliver in return to Japan, Dodgers beat the Cubs 4-1 in season opener
Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 in Major League Baseball’s season opener at the Tokyo Dome. Playing in front of their home country, Yamamoto and Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga both pitched well in the first all-Japanese starting pitching matchup on opening day in MLB history. Imanaga threw four scoreless innings. Ohtani finished 2 of 5 at the plate, including a double in the ninth.
Today
L.A. Dodgers (Sasaki 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Steele 0-0), 6:10 a.m. Tokyo Dome – Tokyo, Japan
MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 5
White Sox were off
Today
Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox, 1:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee Brewers, 4:10 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Washington Capitals 4, Detroit Red Wings 1
Seattle Kraken 6, Chicago Blackhawks 2
Capitals 4, Red Wings 1 – Dylan Strome and the Capitals surge past the Red Wings 4-1
Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist and the Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Tuesday night. Pierre-Luc Dubois, Tom Wilson and Connor McMichael also scored for Washington, winners of seven of the last eight. Dylan Larkin scored the lone goal for the Red Wings. Logan Thompson made 22 saves to win his fifth straight start. Petr Mrazek, who made his fourth straight start in goal, stopped 22 of 26.
Kraken 6, Blackhawks 2 – Shane Wright scores 2, Adam Larsson has goal and assist as Kraken beat Blackhawks 6-2
Shane Wright scored twice, Adam Larsson had a goal and two assists, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2. Matty Beniers had a goal and an assist, Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann also scored, and Andre Burakovsky had two assits for the Kraken, who trailed by two late in the first period. Joey Daccord stopped 27 shots to move to 23-18-4 on the season. Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist, and Connor Bedard also scored for Chicago, which has lost six of its last seven games (1-4-2). Spencer Knight had 24 saves.
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament
Last Night
First Four – UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio
16 Alabama State 70, 16 St. Francis 68
11 North Carolina 95, 11 San Diego State 68
Tonight
First Four – UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio
16 Mount St. Mary’s vs. 16 American, 6:40 p.m.
11 Xavier vs. 11 Texas, 9:10 p.m.
NCAAMBB – MSU guard Jeremy Fears thankful to play 15 months after shooting
Michigan State’s Jeremy Fears is one of the most thankful players in the NCAA Tournament. Fears was relegated to watching March Madness last year, recovering from getting shot. Fears had surgery to remove a bullet from his left thigh, cutting short his freshman season after 12 games. He bounced back to become a key player for the second-seeded Spartans, who will play 15th-seeded Bryant on Friday. Back home in Illinois during holiday break of his freshman year, Fears and a 19-year-old woman were shot by a male with a handgun after the man entered a residence and opened fire before fleeing.
NCAAMBB – Goldin is reunited with parents, hopes to show them NCAA tournament run
Michigan’s Vladislav Goldin stood alongside his fiance at Detroit Metropolitan Airport as he waited a little longer for a moment he had been looking forward to for five years. Goldin was reunited with his parents, whom he left in Russia to pursue his dreams as a basketball player. His parents watched Goldin wrap up the regular season with the Wolverines before returning home to Russia. The 7-foot-1 center hopes to give them another run to watch in the NCAA Tournament. Fifth-seeded and Big Ten Tournament champion Michigan will play 12th-seeded UC San Diego on Thursday night in Denver.
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament
Tonight
First Four
11 Princeton vs. 11 Iowa State, 7:00 p.m. Purcell Pavillion, South Bend, IN
16 Southern vs. 16 UC San Diego, 9:00 p.m. Pauley Pavillion, Los Angeles, CA
NCAAWBB – Notre Dame looks to dynamic backcourt to regain momentum
Early in the season, Notre Dame built a sparkling resume with victories against two eventual No. 1 seeds — USC and Texas — and a pair of No. 2 seeds in UConn and Duke. After losing three of their last five games, the Fighting Irish enter the NCAA Tournament with a No. 3 seed. Notre Dame (26-5) takes on No. 14 seed Stephen F. Austin (29-5) in the first round on Friday. If Notre Dame is to regain its magic, it will start with a dynamic backcourt regarded as one of the best in the nation in Hannah Hidalgo and Olivia Miles.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
Dallas Mavericks at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Phoenix Suns, 10:00 p.m.
NBA – Tracy Morgan says he’s OK, food poisoning caused incident at Knicks-Heat game
Tracy Morgan says he is doing OK and that food poisoning was to blame for his taking ill during Monday’s Knicks-Heat game. The actor-comedian posted an update on Instagram Tuesday morning, along with a smiling photo from a hospital bed. He thanked fans for their concern and suggested humorously that perhaps his health episode even spelled good luck for the Knicks, who won the game. The 56-year-old Morgan is a longtime Knicks fan. He took ill in the second half of Monday night’s game, interrupting the action at Madison Square Garden for more than 10 minutes while workers cleaned up the area around his seat.
NFL – Bears re-sign offensive lineman Doug Kramer to 1-year contract
The Chicago Bears have re-signed offensive lineman Doug Kramer to a one-year contract. Kramer is from the Chicago area and starred at Illinois before getting drafted by his hometown team in 2022. He has appeared in 18 games for Chicago, including 16 last season. Kramer has played guard and center and been used at fullback, mostly as a lead blocker. One notable exception was in Week 8 at Washington, and the result could not have been worse for the Bears. Former offensive coordinator Shane Waldron called for Kramer to get his first career carry at the goal line with the Bears trailing by five in the fourth quarter. Instead of scoring a go-ahead touchdown, Chicago gave the ball away when Kramer and quarterback Caleb Williams fumbled the exchange.
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Last Night
Girls Basketball – Quarterfinals
Division 3 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
Brandywine 43, Grandville Calvin Christian 25
Today
Girls Soccer
Vicksburg at Lakeshore, 5:30 p.m.
Parchment at Berrien Springs, 6:30 p.m.
Plainwell at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m.
Buchanan at Constantine, 5:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Fennville, 5:00 p.m.
Marshall at Kalamazoo Central, 6:45 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Portage Northern, 6:00 p.m.
Baseball
Paw Paw at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Sturgis at Marshall, 4:00 p.m.
Softball
Otsego at Hopkins, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Cadilliac at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Thursday
Girls Basketball – State Semifinals
Division 3 at Michigan State University Breslin Center
Brandywine (27-0) vs. Ypsilanti Arbor Prep (15-12), 2:00 p.m.