Tigers, Brewers Open Spring Schedules with Ties – Saturday Sports Wrap

High School

The girls high school state basketball championships will be decided today at the Breslin Center in East Lansing…
• Fowler will face Plymouth Christian for the Division Four title at 10:00. Hear the broadcast on KBear 102.3.
• West Bloomfield and Hartland will tip off for the Division One crown at 12:15.
• Ypsilanti Arbor Prep will meet Kent City for the Division Three title at 4:00. Kent City is the only girls team with a chance to finish the season without a loss. Hear the broadcast at KBear 102.3.
• Grand Rapids West Catholic will play the Detroit Edison Public School Academy for the Division Two championship at 6:15.

The boys tournament will continue with the state quarterfinals on Tuesday. Ewen-Trout Creek will face Rudyard at Munising High School at 7:00.

College Basketball

The Finlandia University women’s basketball team has added a new recruit. Hannah Whitted was an all-conference second team honoree at Lowry High School in Winnemucca, Nevada.

NHL

The Detroit Red Wings will call on the Seattle Kraken tonight. Coverage will begin at 9:45 on 99.3 The Lift.

NBA

The Detroit Pistons will visit the Cleveland Cavaliers this evening.

MLB

After a three-week delay caused by the contract dispute between Major League Baseball team owners and players, spring training games finally got underway yesterday.

The Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies played to a 6-6 tie. Eduardo Rodriguez gave up a run on three hits over three innings. Before the game, manager A.J. Hinch announced that Rodriguez will be the regular season Opening Day starter. Akil Baddoo, Riley Greene and Kody Clemens homered.

The Tigers will face the Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon.

After yesterday’s game, it was reported that the Phillies and former Tiger Nick Castellanos had agreed to a five-year, $100 million contract.

The Tigers have signed veteran starting pitcher Michael Pineda to a one-year deal. Pineda spent the past three seasons with the Minnesota Twins. Last year, he was 9-8 with a 3.62 earned run average. Before joining the Twins, he pitched for the New York Yankees for four seasons, after spending his first year with the Seattle Mariners.

After missing all of last season because of Tommy John ligament replacement surgery, former Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander tossed two hitless innings for the Houston Astros yesterday, and hit 95 miles per hour with his fastball.

The Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers tied 3-3. Ethan Small started for Milwaukee, and turned in two hitless innings.

The Brewers will play the Texas Rangers this afternoon.

NFL

The Green Bay Packers confirmed yesterday that they traded wide receiver Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders. In exchange, the Packers will get the Raiders’ first and second-round picks in the upcoming NFL draft. Adams was named to his fifth Pro Bowl last season, and set new single-season team records for receptions and receiving yards.

The Packers also signed free agent punter Pat O’Donnell yesterday. He’s spent the previous eight seasons with the Chicago Bears.

Adult Hockey

The Copper Country Oldtimers Tournament continues through tomorrow, with games at the Calumet Colosseum, the Houghton County Arena, and Dee Stadium. See the schedule here.

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