North Decatur traveled to Hope and took down Hauser 5-2 in junior high softball Thursday evening.
The Reds beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1 at Great American Ball Park in a game heard yesterday afternoon on WRBI. Will Benson homered and drove in three. Elly de la Cruz and Matt McLain also went deep. Nick Martinez gave up just two hits in seven innings to get the win. Cincinnati snaps its three-game losing streak and avoids the series sweep. The Reds welcome in the Cleveland Guardians for the start of a three-game interleague series – a.k.a. The Battle for the Ohio Cup – tonight. Brady Singer gets the start for the Reds; he’ll be opposed by Tanner Bibee. Airtime on 103.9 FM is 6:10.
The Pacers are waiting to see who their opponent will be in the Eastern Conference finals. But they know when they will play either the New York Knicks or the Boston Celtics. Game Six of the Knicks/Celtics series will be played tonight in the Big Apple. The best of seven Eastern Conference finals begin next Wednesday night in either New York or Boston, with Game Two next Friday on the road. The Pacers will host games three and four on Sunday, May 25 and Tuesday the 27th. Each game in the series, including games 5 through 7 if necessary, will tip off at 8 p.m. WRBI coverage begins at 7:30.
Practice continues today – Fast Friday – at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 109th running of the Indy 500. Two-time reigning “500” winner Josef Newgarden turned in the top speed yesterday at 226.632 mph.
