The Breckinridge County High School Fighting Tiger baseball team dropped an 8-3 decision to Ohio County on Tuesday. The Tigers return to action Friday with district double-header at Hancock County. Lady Tiger softball saw a 6-game win streak snapped in an 11-1 loss to Meade County last night. The Lady Tigers are scheduled to host Owensboro later today.
UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago Bulls have taken a 2-0 lead in their NBA first-round series, while the Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Clippers evened their series at a game apiece. Jimmy Butler contributed 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as the Bulls thumped the top-seeded Celtics, 111-97 in Boston. Kyle Lowry scored 22 points in the Raptors’ 106-100 victory against the Bucks, and the Clippers rode Blake Griffin’s 24 points to a 99-91 decision over the Jazz.
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga basketball star Nigel Williams-Goss has decided to skip his senior season and enter the NBA draft after leading the Bulldogs to their first appearance in the NCAA Final Four. Williams-Goss led the Zags in scoring at 16.8 points a game as the team went 37-2. The West Coast Conference player of the year will hire an agent, precluding his return to school.
And junior forward Jordan Bell has become the latest Oregon player to declare for the NBA Draft, joining teammates Dillon Brooks and Tyler Dorsey. Bell says he plans to hire an agent, which would end his eligibility after he averaged a career-high 10.9 points and 8.8 rebounds a game this past season.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Adam Duvall hit his first career grand slam, Joey Votto had a two-run shot and Bronson Arroyo got his first win in almost three years, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 on Tuesday night. The 40-year-old Arroyo allowed three runs in five innings, including Adam Jones’ two-run homer in the fifth.
OTHER INTERLEAGUE GAMES…
Final San Francisco 2, Kansas City 1- 11 Innings
Final Miami 5, Seattle 0
IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE…
Final Philadelphia 6, N-Y Mets 2- 10 Innings
Final Washington 3, Atlanta 1
Final Chi Cubs 9, Milwaukee 7
Final St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1
Final Colorado 4, L.A. Dodgers 3
Final Arizona 11, San Diego 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Chi White Sox 4, N-Y Yankees 1
Final Boston 8, Toronto 7
Final Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 1
Final L.A. Angels 5, Houston 2
Final Cleveland 11, Minnesota 4
Final Oakland 4, Texas 2
UNDATED (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates will be without their Gold Glove center fielder for about half the season. Starling Marte has received an 80-game suspension from Major League Baseball after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. Baseball’s new drug agreement also means Marte is ineligible to play in the 2017 postseason if the Pirates advance.
