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High School
The Hancock softball team will vie for a regional title today. Rudyard and Norway will meet in the first semifinal at 10:00 at Rapid River. The Bulldogs will face Ishpeming in the second semifinal. Our pregame coverage on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com will begin around 12:10 – possibly earlier, if the first contest ends quickly. We’ll also broadcast the championship game, if Hancock advances.
College Football
The Finlandia University football team has added a new player. Kenyon Watts is a lineman from Houston.
NBA
In NBA tournament second-round play last night…
• The 76ers outscored the Hawks 127-111. Philadelphia leads that series 2-1.
• The Suns defeated the Nuggets 116-102. Phoenix leadS that set 3-0.
Tonight…
• The Clippers host the Jazz. Utah has a 2-0 lead in that series.
NHL
The NHL tournament resumes with semifinal games beginning tomorrow.
MLB
Yuan Moncada’s sacrifice fly off José Cisnero in the top of the 10th inning gave the Chicago White Sox a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers last night. The Tigers had forced extra innings when Daz Cameron hit a two-run homer to tie the contest in the bottom of the ninth, minutes after the game resumed following a 49-minute rain delay. Nomar Mazara also homered for Detroit. Tarik Skubal gave up four runs over six innings.
The Tigers host the White Sox again today. José Ureña will start against Dylan Cease. Coverage begins at 3:50 on 99.3 The Lift.
The Milwaukee Brewers scored five runs in the seventh inning, and defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 last evening. The big inning featured a two-run double by Christian Yelich, and three straight bases-loaded walks with two outs. Pirates hurlers issued 11 free passes in the contest. Brandon Woodruff sparkled again, giving up two runs on four hits over seven innings.
The Brewers entertain the Pirates again this afternoon. Corbin Burnes will pitch against Chad Kuhl.
Milwaukee will apparently be without third baseman Travis Shaw for quite some time. Shaw dislocated his shoulder when he dove for a ground ball in Wednesday’s game. It’s still not known if he’ll need surgery to repair the damage, but the most optimistic timetable doesn’t have him back in the field until August.
Fishing
The annual Rice Lake Fishing Derby will take place tomorrow. Fishing will be open from 7:00 until 4:00, with $1,500 in prizes available for catches of northern pike and walleye. Because of COVID-19 concerns, refreshments will not be available this year. The family event is sponsored by the Lake Linden-Hubbell Sportsmen’s Association. The entry fee is $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for juniors and $1.00 for children. Register at their clubhouse on Rice Lake this evening between 6:00 and 8:00, and tomorrow between 7:00 am and 1:00 pm. For more details, click here.
This is Michigan’s summer Free Fishing weekend. Today and tomorrow, anyone can fish, with or without a license. All other fishing regulations still apply.
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