95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Wednesday, March 08, 2017
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Detroit Red Wings 2
Maple Leafs 3, Red Wings 2 – Maple Leafs slip past Red Wings 3-2
James van Riemsdyk broke out of a scoring slump, and the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. Alexey Marchenko and Nazem Kadri also scored for the Maple Leafs, who were 0-2-3 in their previous five games. Rookie Mitch Marner and Tyler Bozak each had two assists. Gustav Nyquist scored twice for the Red Wings, while Henrik Zetterberg extended his point streak to seven games with an assist on both goals. Frederik Andersen made 22 saves. Petr Mrazek, making his eighth straight start for Detroit, stopped 25 shots.
Tonight
Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, 8:00 p.m.
NHL – NHL GMs not pushing for major rule changes
NHL general managers want to keep things as they are _ for now. But while league officials are fully expecting at least one rule to cause consternation in the playoffs, general managers opted against recommending changes to it or anything else on the second day of meetings in Boca Raton, Fla., on Tuesday. Arizona Coyotes general manager John Chayka said, “Like anything, it’s better to move slow.” Among the issues of most intrigue was the offside element of the coach’s challenge, which was introduced at the start of the 2015-16 season. Colin Campbell, the NHL’s senior executive vice president of hockey operations, said it was almost certain to bubble into controversy during the postseason.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
Chicago Bulls at Orlando Magic, 7:00 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers, 8:00 p.m.
NBA – Mavs’ Nowitzki reaches 30,000 points vs. Lakers
Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks is the proud owner of an NBA record he shares with only five other players. The 7-foot German has reached the 30,000 point club, and is the first international player to do so. Nowitzki managed the feat before halftime of Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, and he got 18 of 20 points in the first quarter.
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Today
Big Ten Tournament – Verizon Center, Washington, DC (tournament seeds in parenthesis)
(13) Penn State vs. (12) Nebraska, 4:30 p.m.
(14) Rutgers vs. (11) Ohio State, 7:00 p.m.
NCAAFB – Former Western Michigan player pleads guilty to robbery
A former Western Michigan University football player has pleaded guilty to armed robbery. Court documents say a plea agreement calls for 19-year-old Ronald George of Pittsburgh to continue cooperating with police, and prosecutors have agreed to drop charges of home invasion and larceny.
MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday
Philadelphia 11, Detroit 6
Italy 8, Chicago Cubs 7
Today
Milwaukee (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cubs and Tigers are off
AHL – American Hockey League
Last Night
Grand Rapids Griffins 3, San Antonio Rampage 0
NJCAA – Junior College Basketball – Women’s District Quarterfinals
Last Night
Lake Michigan College 77, Grand Rapids Community College 54
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Basketball – Regionals – Regional Semifinals
Class B at Three Rivers
Marshall 71, Lakeshore 44
- A strong shooting night led Marshall to a 71-44 Regional Semi-final win over Lakeshore. The Redhawks shot 58% from the floor as they advance to the Regional title game tomorrow night. Sarah Dubbert led the Lancers with 13 points. Cassie Pallett and Taylor Wagner added 11 and 10 point respectively. Lakeshore ends the season at 18-7.
Otsego 49, Three Rivers 38
Class D at Vicksburg
Michigan Lutheran 56, Athens 51
- Michigan Lutheran advances to Thursday’s Regional Finals as the Lady Titans defeated Athens 56-51. Erika Rosenbaum had a game high 21 points to lead Lutheran, who also got 20 points from Emily Witkowski. Michigan Lutheran improves to 22-2 on the season and will face Battle Creek St. Philip in the Regional Finals Thursday at 7:00 at Vicksburg High School, live on 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports
Battle Creek St. Philip 42, Mendon 39
Class A at Sturgis
Kalamazoo Central 56, Mason 45
East Lansing 60, Battle Creek Lakeview 45
Class C at Homer
Bronson 32, Brandywine 22
Schoolcraft 51, Kalamazoo Hackett 24
Tonight
Boys Basketball – Districts – District Semifinals
Class A at Niles
5:30 p.m. – St. Joseph vs. Portage Central Updates on 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports
7:00 p.m. – Niles vs. Kalamazoo Central
Class B at Coloma
5:30 p.m. – South Haven vs. Berrien Springs Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM
7:30 p.m. – Coloma vs. Benton Harbor 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports
Class D at Lake Michigan Catholic
6:00 p.m. – Dream Academy vs. Michigan Lutheran 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports
7:30 p.m. – Countryside vs. Lake Michigan Catholic 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports
Other Games
Class A at Coldwater
6:00 p.m. – Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Gull Lake
7:30 p.m. – Coldwater vs. Battle Creek Central
Class B at Vicksburg
6:00 p.m. – Three Rivers vs. Edwardsburg
7:15 p.m. – Paw Paw vs. Vicksburg.
Class B at Wayland
5:30 p.m. – Allegan vs. Wayland
7:30 p.m. – Otsego vs. Fennville
Class B at Parchment
6:00 p.m. – Harper Creek vs. Marshall
7:30 p.m. – Comstock vs. Battle Creek Pennfield
Class C at Bridgman
5:30 p.m. – Cassopolis vs. Watervliet
7:00 p.m. – Brandywine vs. Bridgman
Class C at Bloomingdale
5:30 p.m. – Kal. Christian vs. Kal. Hackett
7:30 p.m. – Gobles vs. Bloomingdale
Class C at White Pigeon
6:00 p.m. – Centreville vs. Schoolcraft
7:30 p.m. – Lawton vs. White Pigeon
Class D at Battle Creek St. Philip
5:30 p.m. – Kalamazoo Phoenix vs. Bellevue
7:00 p.m. – Battle Creek St. Philip vs. Martin
Class D at Mendon
6:00 p.m. – Mendon vs. Colon
7:30 p.m. – Howardsville Christian vs. Marcellus
