The D-backs yesterday drew an "enthusiastic crowd of 36,294" for their game against the Dodgers. After a 93-loss season in '16, the team has begun the season 8-1 at Chase Field, its best home start (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 4/23).
Boston College's baseball team yesterday played N.C. State in the sixth annual ALS Awareness game at Fenway Park in front of a crowd of 3,603. The Red Sox "suggested moving it to Fenway to give the players a big league experience" (BOSTON HERALD, 4/23).
Silver medal-winning U.S. boxer Shakur Stevenson made a victorious "professional debut" last night at StubHub Center (L.A. TIMES, 4/23).
UNC-Charlotte's football program "hosted 8,253 fans" for its spring game yesterday at Richardson Stadium (CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.com, 4/22).
Authorities said that a man working on the stage for next week's NFL Draft in Philadelphia was "injured when he fell 30 feet from the roof." He is in "stable condition," and his injuries "were not disclosed" (AP, 4/22).
Canadian Olympic Committee President Tricia Smith won her re-election bid after running "unopposed" (CP, 4/22).
