MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Arizona Diamondbacks 1, Detroit Tigers 0
Miami Marlins 10, Chicago White Sox 0
Chicago Cubs 6, Los Angeles Angels 2
D’Backs 1, Tigers 0 – Zac Gallen outduels Tarik Skubal, Diamondbacks sweep Tigers with a 1-0 victory
Zac Gallen outdueled two-time AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, Corbin Carroll homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0 to sweep the three-game series. Corbin Carroll homered to left-center in the first to give the D-backs a 1-0 lead. It was just the sixth homer the left-handed Skubal had ever allowed to a left-handed hitter. Gallen gave up four hits and struck out two, needing 88 pitches in six innings. Jonathan Loáisiga handled the ninth inning for his first save with the Diamondbacks, and just the ninth of his nine-year career.
Marlins 10, White Sox 0 – Sandy Alcantara throws a shutout on 93 pitches to lead Marlins over White Sox 10-0
Sandy Alcantara threw the first complete game of the MLB season in a 93-pitch shutout to lead the Miami Marlins over the Chicago White Sox 10-0. It was Alcantara’s second career shutout with fewer than 100 pitches, known as a “Maddux” in honor of Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. It was his 13th career complete game. Liam Hicks homered, had two singles and drove in four runs to increase his major league-leading count of RBIs to 12. Otto López also went deep and Graham Pauley doubled twice for the Marlins, who ended the homestand 5-1, their best start since 2020.
Cubs 6, Angels 2 – Boyd helps the Cubs beat the Angels 6-2 in rubber game of series
Matthew Boyd struck out 10 while pitching into the sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2. Nico Hoerner had three hits for Chicago on a chilly and windy afternoon at Wrigley Field. Matt Shaw had two hits and two RBIs, and Alex Bregman reached three times in the rubber game of the three-game series. Boyd allowed two runs, one earned, and two hits over 5 2/3 innings in his second start of the season. Zach Neto had two of the Angels’ four hits. Yusei Kikuchi was charged with five runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Today
Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox, PPD
Cubs and Tigers are off
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Indiana Pacers 145, Chicago Bulls 126
Pacers 145, Bulls 126 – Pacers beat the Bulls 145-126 to move out of the NBA basement
Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the Chicago Bulls 145-126 on Wednesday night to move out of the NBA basement. Coming off a home victory over Miami on Sunday, the injury-ravaged Pacers had their highest-scoring game of the season. They improved to 18-58 to move a game ahead of last-place Washington. Ethan Thompson added 24 points, and Kobe Brown and Jay Huff each had 17. Guerschon Yabusele led Chicago with 20 points, and Collin Sexton had 18. The Bulls have lost five straight — the first four on the road — to fall to 29-47.
Tonight
Minnesota Timberwolves at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Detroit Red Wings at Philadelphia Flyers, 7:00 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers, 9:00 p.m.
NCAAMBB – Michigan’s Elliot Cadeau gets medical attention for allergic reaction
Michigan point guard Elliot Cadeau received medical attention for a possible allergic reaction while his teammates were flying to Indianapolis fjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjhor the Final Four. Detroit radio station WWJ 950 posted a video on X on Wednesday showing a covered individual being wheeled out of Michigan’s player development center on a gurney and loaded into an ambulance. Michigan later confirmed it was Cadeau, who complained of a possible allergic reaction. The school said Cadeau will meet the team in Indianapolis, where Michigan is set to take on Arizona on Saturday night in a Final Four clash between No. 1 seeds.
NCAAMBB – MSU’s Tom Izzo says he had serious talks last year about coaching Suns
Michigan State’s Tom Izzo said Wednesday on “The Dan Patrick Show” that he considered coaching the Phoenix Suns after discussing the possibility last year with one of his former players, Mat Ishbia, who owns the NBA team. The 71-year-old Hall of Fame coach chose to lead the Spartans for a 31st season and extended his record of reaching 28 consecutive NCAA Tournaments. They were eliminated by Connecticut in the Sweet 16. Izzo has turned down multiple opportunities to coach in the NBA, including with Cleveland and Atlanta.
Golf – Tiger turns down Ryder Cup captain’s job and seeks treatment out of country
Tiger Woods has formally turned down the Ryder Cup captaincy as he steps away from golf activities. And a Florida judge approved his motion to leave the country to seek treatment. These developments come a day after Woods entered a not guilty plea to suspicion of driving under the influence. His SUV clipped a trailer and flipped on its side last week near his home in Florida. Woods posted a statement Tuesday night saying he was stepping away indefinitely to focus on his health. His attorney, Douglas Duncan, said Woods needs comprehensive inpatient treatment that cannot be done safely in the United States.
FIFA – FIFA raises top ticket price for World Cup final to $10,990
FIFA raised its top ticket price for the World Cup final to $10,990 during the glitch-hampered reopening of sales after the 48-team field for this year’s tournament was finalized. The price had been $8,680 when FIFA sold tickets after the tournament draw in December. FIFA’s category 2 tickets for the July 19 game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, were $7,380, up from $5,575, and category 3 cost $5,785, an increase $4,185. Tickets were listed for 17 of the 72 group-stage matches by Wednesday night and none of the knockout stage games.
NFL – Bears hope to choose stadium site this spring or summer
Team president Kevin Warren says the Chicago Bears hope to choose a site for an enclosed stadium in Illinois or Indiana late this spring or early in the summer. Warren told reporters at the NFL meetings in Arizona that the Bears are in an “excellent” position as they mull building a new home on land they own in suburban Arlington Heights, Illinois, or in Hammond, Indiana, even though they had hoped to start construction last year. Indiana lawmakers are attempting to lure them from the Windy City with a plan to finance and build a domed stadium in Hammond, about 25 miles from their current home on Lake Michigan’s shore. The Illinois General Assembly has responded with legislation that would give tax breaks to so-called megaprojects of at least $100 million.
NFL – Rams WR Puka Nacua went to rehab before being sued for assault and battery
Los Angeles Rams All-Pro wide receiver Puka Nacua was in rehab before he was sued for assault and battery by a woman who says he made an antisemitic statement and bit her on the shoulder, his attorney said on Wednesday. Nacua issued an apology last December after performing a gesture that plays upon antisemitic tropes while appearing on an internet livestream. Nacua has been one of the most productive receivers in NFL history over his first three seasons with the Rams, who drafted him in the fifth round out of BYU in 2023.
NCAAFB – Heisman winner Mendoza puts on impressive show at Indiana’s biggest pro day
Fernando Mendoza warmed up with his college roommate Wednesday while nearly two dozen college teammates took turns running the 40-yard dash. Then the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback did what he always seems to do and delivered another impressive performance. All 32 teams sent scouts to Indiana, more than 100 media members were credentialed and dozens of others showed up for a Hoosiers pro day unlike any other. Most came to see the guy expected to be the first-overall pick in this month’s NFL draft.
