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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Cleveland Cavaliers 100, Detroit Pistons 100
CLE 101, DET 100 – Jamison, Irving rally Cavs past Pistons, 101-100
Antawn Jamison scored 32 points and rookie Kyrie Irving led Cleveland's comeback from a 17-point deficit with 17 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Cavaliers to a 101-100 win over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. Alonzo Gee, who scored 13 points in the fourth quarter, put the Cavaliers ahead for good, 97-95, by rebounding his own miss with a dunk with 25.4 seconds left. Irving, who scored 25 points, and Gee combined for 30 of Cleveland's 35 points in the fourth quarter. Cleveland, which trailed 72-55 late in the third quarter, ended Detroit's three-game winning streak. Brandon Knight led the Pistons with 24 points while Greg Monroe scored 19 points and had 11 rebounds.
Tonight
Detroit Pistons at Toronto Raptors 7:00 p.m.
Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls 8:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks 8:00 p.m.
CHI 2, DET 1 – Crawford helps Blackhawks top Red Wings 2-1
Corey Crawford made 31 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings last night in a matchup of Central Division rivals missing their top centers. Jimmy Hayes scored the tying goal in the second period and set up Marcus Kruger's winning score in the third as Chicago earned its fourth consecutive victory since a nine-game losing streak. Valtteri Filppula scored a power-play goal for NHL-leading Detroit, which had won six in a row. Jimmy Howard had 27 stops in his first action since being sidelined for two-plus weeks with a broken right index finger.
NHL – Datsyuk expected to miss 2 weeks after surgery
Detroit Red Wings star Pavel Datsyuk is expected to miss two weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove fragments from his right knee. Datsyuk is the Red Wings' leading scorer with 59 points. “Pav's been out before and he's a huge part of our team but we're going to need guys to step up,” goalie Jimmy Howard said after Detroit's 2-1 loss at Chicago on Tuesday night. “This is an opportunity for other guys now to play in a role maybe they're not used to playing in, maybe getting some more ice time, and they're going to find a way to get it done for us.” Detroit has won an NHL-record 23 consecutive home games. Datsyuk helped keep that streak going when he scored with 5 seconds left Friday to beat Nashville. The forward was ninth in the NHL in scoring through Monday. “We've just got to play,” coach Mike Babcock said. “Today had nothing to do with no Pavel. We didn't play.”
NHL – Toews misses game against Red Wings
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews was scratched from last night’s game against visiting Detroit due to an upper-body injury. The team says only that it is unrelated to the wrist injury that kept him out of the All-Star game. The veteran center leads the Blackhawks with 29 goals. He is second on the team with 57 points.
NHL – Lightning, Avalanche, Red Wings make 3-team deal
The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired a first-round pick in the 2012 draft and minor league defenseman Sebastien Piche in a three-team trade that also involved Colorado and Detroit. Tampa Bay sent forward Steve Downie to the Avalanche for defenseman Kyle Quincey. The Lightning then dealt Quincey to the Red Wings for a first-round pick and Piche. Quincey was originally a 4th round pick by the Red Wings in the 2003 draft. The moves were announced on Tuesday.
NCAA Basketball – Men’s
Last Night
(11) Michigan 67, Northwestern 55 – OT
(11) U of M 67, NU 55 – Burke leads No. 11 Michigan in OT
Trey Burke, Zack Novak and Stu Douglass hit 3-pointers to start overtime Tuesday night and No. 11 Michigan beat Northwestern 67-55 for its fourth straight victory. Burke scored 19 to lead the Wolverines (21-7, 11-4), who made 14 3-pointers and kept their Big Ten title hopes alive with a hard-earned road victory. Northwestern (16-11, 6-9), whose chances of getting to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history were dealt another blow, got 14 points from John Shurna, six below his Big Ten leading average. Shurna became the school's career scoring leader on Saturday, but he managed only four second-half points Tuesday night.
Last Night
West Virginia at (18) Notre Dame 7:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan 7:00 p.m.
Central Michigan at Toledo 7:00 p.m.
Ball State at Western Michigan 7:00 p.m.
(6) Michigan State at Minnesota 8:30 p.m. WCSY-FM
NCAA Basketball – Women’s
Yesterday
Eastern Michigan 54, Toledo 33
Tonight
Western Michigan at Ball State 7:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan 7:00 p.m.
MLB – La Russa visiting with Tigers at spring training
Tony La Russa is back at spring training, visiting with the Detroit Tigers. La Russa, who retired after managing the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series title last year, says he's interested in learning more about the inner workings of a front office. He's known Detroit general manager Dave Dombrowski for over three decades, so he's spending some time with the Tigers. La Russa and Detroit manager Jim Leyland are also close. The two took the field together at the start of Tuesday's workout. La Russa, dressed casually in jeans, seemed content to stay off to the side while Leyland addressed the team, but he did share a hug with Tigers reliever Octavio Dotel, who played for the Cardinals last year.
MLB – Cubs/Red Sox agree on compensation deal
The Cubs and the Red Sox have finally agreed on a deal that settles their dispute over what Boston should get after Theo Epstein left for Chicago. The Cubs are sending right-handed reliever Chris Carpenter and a player to be named to the Red Sox for a player to be named.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Hamilton Bulldogs at Grand Rapids Griffins 7:00 p.m.
ECHL – East Coast Hockey League
Today
Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings 10:30 a.m.
MCCAA – Junior College Basketball – Men’s
Tonight
Lansing C.C. at Lake Michigan College 7:30 p.m.
MCCAA – Junior College Basketball – Women’s
Tonight
Lansing C.C. at (17) Lake Michigan College 5:30 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Basketball - Boys
Last Night
St. Joseph 73, Berrien Springs 64
St. Joe connected on nine 3-pointers and was 22 of 31 at the free throw line as the Bears beat Berrien Springs 73-64 at the Bear Den. Josh Schaffer had a game high 27 points for the Bears, hitting four 3-pointers, Jared Kuntz added 18 points for the Bears. who improve to 10-7. Jon Williams led Berrien Springs with 17 points.
Michigan Lutheran 71, Watervliet Grace Christian 57
River Valley 51, Lake Michigan Catholic 50
Eau Claire 71, Covert 63
Buchanan 60, New Buffalo 42
Dowagiac 85, South Haven 77
Portage Central 59, Battle Creek Harper Creek 39
Niles 61, Mishawaka-Penn (IN) 59
Albion 58, Marshall 39
Sturgis 47, Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 29
Gull Lake 63, Coldwater 45
Vicksburg 71, Otsego 61
Plainwell 71, Three Rivers 56
SAC Tournament – Round 2
Championship Round - Semifinals
Bloomingdale 72, Gobles 62
Saugatuck 57, Bangor 39
Consolation rounds
Fennville 70, Decatur 53
Hartford 57, Watervliet 51
Marcellus 56, Martin 50
Lawton 49, Lawrence 42
MHSAA – High School Basketball - Girls
Last Night
New Buffalo 49, Buchanan 39
Brandywine 62, Coloma 38
Hartford 54, Bridgman 31
Gull Lake 39, Coldwater 36
Vicksburg 53, Otsego 48
Three Rivers 33, Plainwell 27
Allegan 39, Comstock 27
Dowagiac 43, South Haven 25
Battle Creek Central 54, Battle Creek St. Philip 21
Battle Creek Harper Creek 50, Portage Central 35
Kalamazoo Central 58, Sturgis 31
Howardsville Christian 67, Calhoun Christian 29
Marshall 57, Albion 41
Tonight
Decatur at Bangor