ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Mules Baseball vs. Carmi at Veteran’s Field 4:30pm
Lady Mules Softball vs. Carmi at Southwest Park 4:30pm (SENIOR DAY)
Lady Mules Track at the Lady Indians Invitational at DuQuoin 4:00pm
Mules Boys Tennis vs. Salem at the Lakeside Courts 4:00pm
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
Cisne at Webber
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Cisne at Webber
JR HIGH TRACK:
Fairfield at the SIJHSAA Class L Regional at DuQuoin
Cisne, New Hope, and Geff at Cisne
COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Frontier Bobcats vs. Vincennes University at FNB Field 4:00pm
JR HIGH TRACK:
JR NEC CONFERENCE MEET AT CARMI POSTPONED until Tuesday, May 5th
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
MONDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA Playoffs
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Orlando Magic 94, Detroit Pistons 88
(Magic lead best-of-seven East first round series, 3-1)
Oklahoma City Thunder 131, Phoenix Suns 122
(Thunder win best-of-seven West first round series, 4-0)
Denver Nuggets 125, Minnesota Timberwolves 113
(Wolves lead best-of-seven West first round series, 3-2)
MLB American League
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Chicago White Sox 8, Los Angeles Angels 7
The Chicago White Sox scored seven runs in the bottom of the seventh during an 8-7 win over the Los Angeles Angels at Rate Field. Munetaka Murakami hit a three-run, go-ahead home run during the inning, while Miguel Vargas also went deep. Osvaldo Bido picked up his second win in relief, while Bryan Hudson earned his first save. The Southsiders improved to 12-and-17. They send Davis Martin to the mound against the Angels tonight.
Tampa Bay Rays 3, Cleveland Guardians 2
Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Minnesota Twins 11, Seattle Mariners 4
New York Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 2
MLB National League
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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
The St. Louis Cardinals scored four runs in the top of the ninth during a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates from PNC Park. Pedro Pages and JJ Wetherholt hit back-to-back solo jacks to tie the game at two before Jose Fermin had a go-ahead, two-run double. Ryan Fernandez picked up his first win in relief, while George Soriano earned his first save. The Cardinals improved to 15-and-13. They send Kyle Leahy to the mound against the Pirates tonight.
San Diego Padres 9, Chicago Cubs 7
The Chicago Cubs are on a three-game losing streak following a 9-7 loss to the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Seiya Suzuki and Moises Ballesteros both homered in the losing effort, while Ben Brown was charged with his first loss in relief. The Northsiders dropped to 17-and-12. They send Edward Cabrera to the mound against San Diego tonight.
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Miami Marlins 4
MLB Interleague
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No Games Scheduled
NHL Playoffs
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Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2
(Flyers lead best-of-seven East first round series, 3-2)
Vegas Golden Knights 5, Utah Mammoth 4 (OT)
(Best-of-seven West first round series tied, 2-2)
***Top Sports Headlines***
>>Eagles Pick Up Options For Jalen Carter And Nolan Smith
(Philadelphia, PA) — The Eagles are taking care of two young players on their roster. The team picked up fifth-year options for Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith on Monday. Carter will make about 27-million-dollars while Smith is slated to earn just under 14-million for the 2027 season. The former Georgia teammates each had three sacks last year, with Carter making his second-career Pro Bowl.
>>Buccaneers Pick Up Fifth-Year Option For Calijah Kancey
(Tampa, FL) — The Buccaneers are making sure a young defensive player sticks around for two more years. The team picked up Calijah Kancey’s fifth-year option on Monday. The tackle will make about 14-and-a-half-million dollars for the 2027 season. The 19th-overall pick in the 2023 draft missed 14 games last year with a torn pectoral injury. Kancey had seven-and-a-half sacks in 2024.
>>Report: Saints Decline Tyree Wilson’s Fifth-Year Option
(Metairie, LA) — The Saints are not picking up the fifth-year option on their newest trade acquisition. NFL Network reports that New Orleans is declining the fifth-year contract option on defensive end Tyree Wilson’s rookie deal. The Saints acquired Wilson and a seventh-round pick in exchange for a fifth-rounder in this past weekend’s draft. The 25-year-old was the seventh overall pick of the 2023 draft out of Texas Tech. He has 91 tackles, 12 sacks and four forced fumbles in 50 career games.
>>NFL Legend Lawrence Taylor In Hospital
(Undated) — A former NFL legend is dealing with some health issues. Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor has been hospitalized for a stomach-related issue. According to a representative of his the issue does not appear to be life-threatening. Taylor has been in the hospital for a week with no discharge date determined. He remains under medical observation and is showing signs of improvement.
>>NBA Playoff Recap
(Undated) — The NBA playoffs continued Monday with three first-round matchups. The Orlando Magic started off the action with a 94-88 victory over the Detroit Pistons to take a commanding 3-1 series lead over the East’s top-seeded team. The reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder then completed a four-game sweep of the Phoenix Suns with a 131-122 win in the desert. The day was capped off by the Denver Nuggets beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-113 to keep their season alive. The action continues Tuesday a trio of Game Five’s. The Boston Celtics host the Philadelphia 76ers, the New York Knicks entertain the Atlanta Hawks, and the San Antonio Spurs play host to the Portland Trail Blazers.
>>Flagg Wins NBA Rookie of the Year
(Undated) — Dallas Mavericks star Cooper Flagg is the NBA’s Rookie of the Year. He beat out former Duke teammate and Charlotte Hornet Kon Knueppel for the award. This marks the first time players from the same college finished first and second in the voting. Flagg finished the season averaging 21 points and more than six rebounds and four assists per game. The forward took 56 of 100 first-place votes from a media panel, with Knueppel getting 44.
>>Texas Tech QB Sorsby Entering Gambling Addiction Program
(Undated) — One of college football’s top returning players is finding himself in some off-field trouble. Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is checking into a residential treatment program for a gambling addiction. ESPN reports that Sorsby is under NCAA investigation in the wake of the discovery that he has made thousands of online bets on a variety of sports via a gambling app. Sorsby reportedly bet on Indiana football while redshirting for the Hoosiers as a true freshman in 2022, but no bets were placed in a game in which he appeared.
>>Five-Star G Mingo Commits To Baylor Hoops
(Waco, TX) — One of the highest-ranked men’s basketball recruits in the country has decided where he will begin his college playing career. Five-star guard Dylan Mingo announced his commitment to Baylor on Monday. Mingo had previously committed to North Carolina, but reopened his recruitment following the firing of Hubert Davis in Chapel Hill. The high school senior is ESPN’s ninth-ranked recruit in the 2026 cycle and will now join his brother and Penn State transfer Kayden Mingo in Waco.
>>Stanley Cup Playoffs Recap
(Undated) — The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued with a pair of games on Monday. The Penguins kept their season alive with a 3-2 win over the Flyers. Phildelphia still leads the series three games to two. Shea Theodore scored in overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 5-4 win over the Utah Mammoth. That series is tied at two games apiece. The action continues with three more games tonight. The Buffalo Sabres will host the Boston Bruins, the Dallas Stars will welcome the Minnesota Wild to the Lone Star State and the Edmonton Oilers will try to keep their season alive against the Anaheim Ducks. Both Buffalo and Anaheim can clinch series victories, while Dallas and Minnesota are tied 2-2 in their series.