95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Monday, December 04, 2017
NFL – National Football League – Week 13
Yesterday
Baltimore Ravens 44, Detroit Lions 20
San Francisco 49ers 15, Chicago Bears 14
Jacksonville Jaguars 30, Indianapolis Colts 10
Ravens 44, Lions 20 – Flacco, Ravens crank up the offense in win over Lions
Joe Flacco threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns, and the Baltimore Ravens survived a strong comeback bid by Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions in a 44-20 victory. After relying heavily on their opportunistic defense for much of the season, the Ravens, now 7-5, finally received an ample contribution from the league’s 31st-ranked offense. Flacco completed 23 of 36 passes while guiding an offense that did not commit a turnover. The Lions dipped to 6-6 and finished the game without Matthew Stafford, who completed a team-record 20 straight passes in the second half before leaving the game with a right hand injury. before leaving the game in the final minutes with an injured hand. Stafford was 24 of 29 for 292 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
49ers 15, Bears 14 – Gould kicks FG lifts Garoppolo, 49ers over Bears 15-14
Robbie Gould kicked a 24-yard field goal in the closing seconds, Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 293 yards in his first San Francisco start, and the 49ers beat the Chicago Bears 15-14 on Sunday. Gould made five field goals in his first appearance at Soldier Field since Chicago cut him prior to the 2016 opener. The Bears’ all-time leader in points and field goals made, he shouted at their sideline after he nailed the winner. Garoppolo was solid in his first start since the 49ers acquired him from New England before the trade deadline in October. The suburban Chicago product completed 26 of 37 passes with an interception. And the 49ers picked up the win after losing their first five road games. Chicago dropped its fifth straight, and coach John Fox fell to 12-32 in three seasons with the Bears.
Jaguars 30, Colts 10 – Jaguars thump Colts again, stay in thick of AFC playoff hunt
Blake Bortles threw two touchdown passes, Leonard Fournette scored for the first time in six weeks and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Indianapolis Colts 30-10. The Jaguars bounced back from a last-second loss at Arizona, reached eight wins for the first time since 2010 and remained in the thick of the playoff picture. Bortles completed 26 of 35 passes for 309 yards, with TD passes to Marqise Lee and Keelan Cole.
Other Scores
Minnesota 14, Atlanta 9
New England 23, Buffalo 3
Green Bay 26, Tampa Bay 20, OT
N.Y. Jets 38, Kansas City 31
Miami 35, Denver 9
Tennessee 24, Houston 13
L.A. Chargers 19, Cleveland 10
New Orleans 31, Carolina 21
Oakland 24, N.Y. Giants 17
L.A. Rams 32, Arizona 16
Seattle 24, Philadelphia 10
Tonight
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:30 p.m. WSJM Sports (after U of M Basketball)
NFL – Blasts fails to bring down upper section of Silverdome
A partial implosion of the Silverdome has failed to bring down the upper section of the Detroit Lions’ former home. Demolition company Adamo says that Sunday morning’s blasts in Pontiac, did weaken the Silverdome and it could still fall, but it’s unclear when that might happen. Rick Cuppetilli is executive vice president with Adamo. He tells the Detroit Free Press that 10 percent of the explosive charges failed to detonate due to wiring issues that crews are investigating. Cuppetilli says that unless gravity causes the building to fall on its own, excavators will start taking down the structure this week. The Lions played in suburban Detroit from 1975 through 2001. The Silverdome also was the home of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons and hosted the Super Bowl in 1982. It was also host to the World Cup in 1994, Wrestlemania III and a visit from the Pope.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers, 7 p.m.
Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls, 8 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at San Antonio Spurs, 8:30 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Los Angeles Kings 3, Chicago Blackhawks 1
Kings 3, Blackhawks 1 – Quick, Kings stop Blackhawks for fifth straight win
Jonathan Quick made 24 saves, Christian Folin scored the game’s first goal midway through the third period and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Sunday night for their fifth straight win. Dustin Brown scored an empty-net goal with 2:03 left to make it 2-0, and Kopitar added another empty-netter after Chicago’s Jonathan Toews scored with Forsberg pulled for an extra skater. Chicago has lost four straight. Forsberg made 21 saves in his second straight start in place of Corey Crawford, who’s out with a lower-body injury.
NCAA Basketball – Men’s
Last Night
(3) Michigan State 86, Nebraska 57
(5) Notre Dame 71, St. Francis-Brooklyn 53
(3) Michigan State 86, Nebraska 57 – No. 3 Michigan St beats Nebraska 86-57 for 6th straight rout
Nick Ward matched his season high with 22 points as part of a balanced offense that helped No. 3 Michigan State beat Nebraska 86-57 Sunday. The Spartans (7-1) have won six straight since losing to top-ranked Duke, beating each team by at least 18 points. Jaren Jackson had 15 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks, Cassius Winston scored 16 points and had seven assists, and Miles Bridges added 12 points for the Spartans. The Cornhuskers (6-3) kept the game close for about 10 minutes, unlike No. 5 Notre Dame in an 81-63 loss Thursday night. Michigan State took control with a 16-4 run that gave it a 34-16 lead with 5 minutes left in the first half and coasted to another lopsided victory. Nebraska’s only double-digit scorer was James Palmer, who had 15 points.
(5) Notre Dame 71, St. Francis 53 – No. 5 Notre Dame survives ejections to Colson, Brey in win
Martinas Geben had 14 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 5 Notre Dame beat St. Francis (Brooklyn) 71-53 on Sunday despite ejections to All-American Bonzie Colson and coach Mike Brey with 6:02 left. Colson, who had 13 points and 9 rebounds, was called for a flagrant foul when he swung his elbows and floored the Terriers’ Glenn Sanabria. As Colson left the court following his ejection, Brey had to be restrained twice by his coaching staff, the second time leading to his ejection. Matt Farrell scored 12 points while T.J. Gibbs and D.J. Harvey had 10 each for the Fighting Irish (7-1), still smarting after their 81-63 loss at Michigan State on Thursday. Notre Dame started the second half with 4 of 19 shooting but ended an 11-1 Terrier run when Gibbs hit a 3-pointer with 13:13 left. There were 32 personal fouls, in the game, 21 by St. Francis Brooklyn (2-6), which got 10 points each from Jalen Jordan, Rasheem Dunn and Darelle Porter.
Tonight
Michigan at Ohio State, 6:30 p.m. 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports 6:00 p.m.
NCAA Basketball – Women’s
Last Night
(1) Connecticut 80, (3) Notre Dame 71
Minnesota 80, Eastern Michigan 56
Michigan State 65, Western Michigan 62
Central Michigan 103, Oakland 85
(1) UConn 80, (3) Notre Dame 71 – No. 1 UConn rallies in fourth to beat No. 3 Notre Dame 80-71
Katie Lou Samuelson scored 18 points, Azura Stevens added 17 and top-ranked UConn rallied from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat No. 3 Notre Dame 80-71 on Sunday in the Jimmy V Classic. Stevens had 10 points during the game-changing run. Kia Nurse had seven points during the burst, including hitting her 13th consecutive 3-pointer over the past three games. Marina Mabrey scored 21 points and Arike Ogunbowale added 19 for the Irish.
Tonight
(22) Michigan at Detroit Mercy, 7:00 p.m.
NCAA Football – Alabama takes final CFP spot to join Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia
The College Football Playoff semifinals will include two members of the SEC. Alabama has beaten out Ohio State for the final berth in a field that has No. 1 Clemson, No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 3 Georgia. The Crimson Tide are the only non-conference champion to make it, sneaking in on the strength of the Bulldogs’ 28-7 win over previous No. 2 Auburn in the SEC title game. The Tide also got a break when the Buckeyes topped Wisconsin 27-21 in Saturday’s Big Ten championship game. Ohio State backers felt their team had earned the final CFP slot by winning the conference title. Auburn and Wisconsin were likely semifinalists if they had won their conference championship games. The CFP semifinals are slated for New Year’s Day. Clemson will take on Alabama at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Georgia and Oklahoma will square off in the 104th Rose Bowl.
NCAA Football – College Football Playoffs
(3) Georgia vs. (2) Oklahoma – Rose Bowl, January 1, 5:00 p.m.
(4) Alabama vs. (1) Clemson – Sugar Bowl, January 1, 8:45 p.m.
2018 CFP National Championship
January 8, 2018 – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, 8:00 p.m.
Other Bowls
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – Boise, ID
Central Michigan vs. Wyoming, December 22, 4:00 p.m.
Holiday Bowl – Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
(18) Washington State vs. (16) Michigan State, December 28, 9:00 p.m.
Cotton Bowl – AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
(8) USC vs. (5) Ohio State, December 29, 8:30 p.m.
Orange Bowl – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL
(10) Miami vs. (6) Wisconsin, December 30, 8:00 p.m.
Outback Bowl – Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Michigan vs. South Carolina, January 1, 12:00 p.m.
Citrus Bowl – Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
(14) Notre Dame vs. (17) LSU, January 1, 1:00 p.m.
NBAGL – NBA “G” League
Tonight
Wisconsin Herd at Grand Rapids Drive, 7:00 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Tonight
Boys Basketball
Eau Claire at Lake Michigan Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
Covert at Andrews Academy, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Covert at Andrews Academy, 5:30 p.m.
