95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Friday, January 13, 2017
NFL – Chargers make it official
It was quite a day for Los Angeles football fans. The Chargers announced that they are leaving San Diego after 56 years and coming back to the LA market, where they began as an AFL franchise. The Chargers plan to play their home games at a 27,000-seat stadium in suburban Carson before joining the Rams at a new facility in Inglewood. The Chargers’ departure comes less than three months after San Diego voters resoundingly rejected a team-sponsored measure that would have financed a new stadium in the area through an increase in hotel occupancy taxes.
NFL – Bob Quinn regrets something he said as rookie GM with Lions
Bob Quinn regrets something he said as a rookie general manager with the Detroit Lions. When he was hired a year ago, Quinn told reporters he would have “zero tolerance” for players with a history of domestic violence or dangerous weapons. “Looking back, I probably should not have said that,” Quinn said Thursday at a news conference.
NFL – National Football League Playoffs – Divisional Round
Saturday
Seattle at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m.
Houston at New England, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday
Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 1:05 p.m.
Green Bay at Dallas, 4:40 p.m.
**All four games live on 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Denver Nuggets 140, Indiana Pacers 112 (at London)
New York Knicks 104, Chicago Bulls 89
Golden State Warriors 127, Detroit Pistons 107
Nuggets 140, Pacers 112 – Jokic, Chandler help Nuggets roll past Pacers in London
Nikola Jokic had 22 points and 10 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets emphatically ended a five-game losing streak with a 140-112 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night in the NBA’s Global Games series at O2 Arena. Wilson Chandler added 21 points, and Danilo Gallinari had 18 for the Nuggets. They outscored the Pacers 39-20 in the third quarter, shooting 73.7 percent in the period to put it away. Denver trailed only once, when Kevin Seraphin gave the Pacers a 31-30 lead early in the second quarter, and finished with a season high in scoring. C.J. Miles had 20 points, and Jeff Teague added 14 points and nine assists for Indiana. The Pacers had won five in a row, scoring at least 120 points in each victory.
Knicks 104, Bulls 89 – Knicks beat Bulls with big games from Anthony, Rose, Noah
Carmelo Anthony had 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists, Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah had big games against their former team, and the New York Knicks beat the short-handed Chicago Bulls 104-89 Thursday night. Rose scored 17 points in his return to Madison Square Garden after skipping the last game here, and Noah finished with 12 points and 15 rebounds as the Knicks snapped a three-game losing streak. Rookie forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas had a season-high 19 points. The Knicks bounced back from a loss at the buzzer in Philadelphia on Wednesday to win for the first time this season on the second night of back-to-back games. Dwyane Wade scored 22 for the Bulls, who were missing star swingman Jimmy Butler, Nikola Mirotic and Denzel Valentine, all because of illness. They dropped their third straight.
Warriors 127, Pistons 107 – Curry, Durant, Thompson with 20-plus points to beat Pistons
Klay Thompson returned from a one-game absence for rest and scored 23 points with four 3-pointers in another balanced Golden State performance as the Warriors beat the Detroit Pistons 127-107 on Thursday night. Stephen Curry scored 24 points, Kevin Durant had 25 points, nine assists and six rebounds, and Draymond Green dished out 13 assists for his fifth game in the last eight in double digits. Marcus Morris scored 21 points and Tobias Harris had 18 to lead the Pistons, who lost their second straight game. Curry, Durant and Thompson scored at least 20 points in the same game for the 13th time this season. The Warriors notched their NBA-leading 27th game with 30 or more assists.
Tonight
Detroit Pistons at Utah Jazz, 10:30 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Dallas Stars 5, Detroit Red Wings 2
Stars 5, Red Wings 2 – Goals by Klingberg and Johns rally Stars past Red Wings 5-2
Defensemen John Klingberg and Stephen Johns scored goals 49 seconds apart in the second period and the Dallas Stars topped the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 Thursday night. The Red Wings took a 2-1 lead on first-period goals by Gustav Nyquist and Henrik Zetterberg, but Dallas goalie Antti Niemi held Detroit scoreless over the last 44:18. He finished with 31 saves. Brett Ritchie tied it at 2 on a tip-in goal at 3:31 of the second period. Klingberg put in a rebound at 15:53, and Johns sent a wrist shot from the right-wing boards past Petr Mrazek at 16:42. Dallas’ Lauri Korpikoski scored the game’s first goal. Patrick Eaves added an empty-netter. The Red Wings completed a seven-game trip with a 2-3-2 record, and remained last in the Atlantic Division. Detroit had won the previous seven games at Dallas dating to October 14th, 2010.
Tonight
Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals, 7:00 p.m.
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
(20) Notre Dame 67, Miami (FL) 62
#20 Notre Dame 67, Miami (FL) 62 – Irish end ‘Canes streak
V.J. Beachem sank the go-ahead basket and made the clinching steal as Number 20 Notre Dame rallied from a four-point deficit in the final 2 1/2 minutes to beat Miami 67-62 Thursday night. The Fighting Irish outscored Miami 10-1 down the stretch to earn their sixth straight victory. Matt Farrell led the Irish with 15 points and six assists, and Beachem had 13 points. The loss ends Miami’s 21 game home winning streak.
Today
Toledo at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday
Nebraska at Michigan, 2:00 p.m. 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports 1:30
(20) Notre Dame at Virginia Tech, 2:00 p.m.
Kent State at Western Michigan, 2:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Ohio, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday
Michigan State at Ohio State, 1:30 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 12:30
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
(6) Notre Dame 86, Pittsburgh 54
Saturday
Michigan State at Rutgers, 12:00 p.m.
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 2:00 p.m.
Central Michigan at Bowling Green, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday
Minnesota at Michigan, 4:30 p.m.
MLB – Tigers, utilityman Romine avoid arbitration at $1.3 million
Andrew Romine and the Detroit Tigers have agreed on a one-year contract for $1.3 million, avoiding salary arbitration. The versatile Romine played every position besides catcher last season and batted .236 with two home runs and 16 RBIs in 109 games and 174 at-bats. He started at every infield spot, as well as center field. Romine receives a $400,000 raise as part of the deal, which was completed Thursday. Detroit had five players still eligible for arbitration and set to exchange proposed salaries with the team Friday barring agreements: third baseman Nick Castellanos; shortstop Jose Iglesias; and pitchers Bruce Rondon, Alex Wilson and Justin Wilson.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Chicago at Manitoba, 8:00 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 8:00 p.m.
ECHL – East Coast Hockey League
Tonight
Brampton at Kalamazoo, 7:00 p.m.
Wheeling at Toledo, 7:15 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Basketball
Michigan Lutheran 56, River Valley 13
Michigan Lutheran improves to 7-1 in the season as the Lady Titans got 21 points from Emily Witkowski in a 56-13 win over River Valley.
Buchanan 68, Berrien Springs 31
White Pigeon 54, New Buffalo 29
Cassopolis 45, Mendon 44
Centreville 47, Bronson 44
Boys Swimming
Mattawan 106, St. Joseph 80
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 106, Bridgman/Lakeshore 64
Tonight
Boys Basketball
SMAC – All Games at 7:00 p.m.
St. Joseph at Niles
Battle Creek Central at Mattawan
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Battle Creek Lakeview
Portage Central at Portage Northern
Kalamazoo Central at Gull Lake
Non-Conference
Benton Harbor at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. WSJM SPORTS
Kalamazoo Phoenix at Covert, 5:30 p.m.
Wolverine – All Games at 7:15 p.m.
South Haven at Edwardsburg WCSY-FM
Vicksburg at Dowagiac
Allegan at Paw Paw
Otsego at Plainwell
Three Rivers at Sturgis
BCS – All Games at 7:30 p.m.
Bridgman at Comstock
Countryside at Howardsville Christian
Berrien Springs at Buchanan
Michigan Lutheran at River Valley
Mendon at Cassopolis
Bronson at Centreville
White Pigeon at New Buffalo
Parchment at Brandywine
SAC – All games at 7:30 p.m.
Coloma at Saugatuck
Watervliet at Hartford
Gobles at Galesburg-Augusta
Fennville at Bangor
Lawrence at Bloomingdale
Marcellus at Eau Claire
Constantine at Lawton
Decatur at Martin
Delton-Kellogg at Kalamazoo Hackett
Kalamazoo Christian at Schoolcraft
Girls Basketball
SMAC – All Games at 5:45 p.m.
St. Joseph at Niles
Battle Creek Central at Mattawan
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Battle Creek Lakeview
Portage Central at Portage Northern
Kalamazoo Central at Gull Lake
Non-Conference
Benton Harbor at Lakeshore, 5:45 p.m. WSJM SPORTS
Wolverine
Edwardsburg at South Haven, 7:15 p.m.
Vicksburg at Dowagiac, 5:45 p.m.
Allegan at Paw Paw, 5:45 p.m.
Otsego at Plainwell, 6:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m.
BCS
Bridgman at Comstock, 6:00 p.m.
Countryside at Howardsville Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Grace Christian at Lake Mich. Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Hopkins, 7:00 p.m.
SAC – All games at 6:00 p.m.
Coloma at Saugatuck
Watervliet at Hartford
Gobles at Galesburg-Augusta
Fennville at Bangor
Lawrence at Bloomingdale
Marcellus at Eau Claire
Constantine at Lawton
Decatur at Martin
Delton-Kellogg at Kalamazoo Hackett
Kalamazoo Christian at Schoolcraft
Ice Hockey
Lakeshore/St. Joseph at Mattawan, 6:00 p.m. (at Wings West, Kalamazoo)
