<95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Thursday, December 21, 2017
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Indiana Pacers 105, Atlanta Hawks 95
Chicago Bulls 112, Orlando Magic 94
Dallas Mavericks 110, Detroit Pistons 93
Pacers 105, Hawks 95 – Oladipo, balanced Pacers pull away from Atlanta 105-95
Victor Oladipo scored 23 points, Myles Turner had 20 and the Indiana Pacers beat the Atlanta Hawks 105-95 on Wednesday night. Bojan Bogdanovic had 19 points as Indiana won for the second time in five games. The Pacers rallied from a sluggish start to shoot 48.8 percent. Atlanta has yet to win consecutive games this season and dropped to 7-24. The Hawks bench outscored Indiana’s 46-28, led by 18 points and nine rebounds from John Collins. Marco Belinelli added 13 points off the bench, and Kent Bazemore led Atlanta’s starters with 13.
Bulls 112, Magic 94 – Valentine, Mirotic help Bulls top Magic for 7th straight win
Denzel Valentine had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Nikola Mirotic had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Orlando Magic 112-94 on Wednesday night for their seventh straight win. The Bulls had lost 10 straight with Mirotic out of the lineup prior to his return Dec. 8, and they haven’t lost since to improve to 10-20. Nikola Vucevic scored 18 points for Orlando, which lost its sixth in a row.
Mavericks 110, Pistons 93 – Barnes scores 25, Mavs top Pistons 110-93 in Smith’s return
Harrison Barnes scored 25 points, rookie Dennis Smith Jr. had 15 points and five assists in his return from a hip injury and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons 110-93 Wednesday night. The Mavericks, last in the Western Conference, won for just the second time in eight games while ending a three-game Detroit winning streak that followed seven straight losses by the Pistons. Anthony Tolliver led Detroit with a season-high 18 points, going 4 of 6 from 3-point range. Stanley Johnson also had a season high with 16 points, and Andre Drummond had 11 points and 13 rebounds while battling foul trouble. Tobias Harris, Detroit’s leading scorer, scored 10 points on 4-of-16 shooting, missing all four shots from 3.
Tonight
Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Philadelphia Flyers 4, Detroit Red Wings 3
Flyers 4, Red Wings 3 – Sean Couturier scores 16th goal, Flyers top Red Wings 4-3
Sean Couturier scored off his own rebound to snap a tie early in the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Wednesday night for their seventh victory in eight games. Robert Hagg added his first NHL goal, Dale Weise and Wayne Simmonds also scored
as Philadelphia overcame two one-goal deficits. Claude Giroux had three assists, and Brian Elliott made 25 saves. The Flyers finished a five-game homestead 4-1. Martin Frk and Mike Green had power-play goals, Gustav Nyquist also scored and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves for the Red Wings. They were trying to win three straight for the first time this season.
Tonight
Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, 8:30 p.m.
NCAA – Men’s College Basketball
Tonight
Long Beach State at (2) Michigan State, 7:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 6:00
Southeast Louisiana at Notre Dame, 7:00 p.m.
Alabama A & M at Michigan, 9:00 p.m. 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports 8:30
NCAA – Women’s College Basketball
Yesterday
(2) Notre Dame 91, Marquette 85 – OT
Eastern Michigan 73, Longwood 44
(2) Notre Dame 91, Marquette 85 – OT – No. 2 Notre Dame women beat Marquette 91-85 in overtime
Arike Ogunbowale scored 22 points and No. 2 Notre Dame beat Marquette 91-85 in overtime Wednesday to avoid a big upset. Notre Dame scored the first six points of overtime and had a seven-point lead three times, the last with 30 seconds left. But the Golden Flash (6-5) went on a
5-0 run before Ogunbowale sealed it with two free throws with 10 seconds remaining. Marina Mabrey added 19 points for Notre Dame, Westbeld and Jessica Shepard had 13 each, and Jackie Young and Lili Thompson added 10 each.
Tonight
Delaware State at (23) Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Quinnipiac at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Michigan State at (22) South Florida, 8:30 p.m.
NCAA Football – College Bowls
Last Night
DXL Frisco Bowl – Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX
Louisiana Tech 51, SMU 10
Tonight
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl – Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
Temple vs. Florida International, 8:00 p.m.
NCAA Football – Notre Dame suspends WR Stepherson, RB Holmes
Notre Dame has indefinitely suspended wide receiver Kevin Stepherson and running back C.J. Holmes from football-related activities. Coach Brian Kelly announced the suspensions Wednesday. The reason was not provided, but WNDU-TV reported Stepherson and Holmes were caught shoplifting clothing from a department store Friday night. They have not yet been charged or booked into jail. Stepherson has 19 catches for 359 yards and five touchdowns. Holmes has run for 33 yards on eight carries. No. 14 Notre Dame plays No. 16 LSU on Jan. 1 in the Citrus Bowl. Stepherson is currently on probation as part of a plea agreement following an August 2016 arrest in nearby Fulton County for marijuana possession with four teammates. He also missed the first four games of this season, though no reason was given.
NCAA Football – Standout DB Myles Sims part of new Michigan class
Defensive back Myles Sims of Atlanta is part of the latest recruiting class at Michigan that includes players from all over the map. The Wolverines announced 16 signees Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period. Four are from Michigan, and there are three each from Texas and Florida. Michigan, which went on a much-publicized trip to Rome last offseason, even landed a player from Europe _ defensive lineman Julius Welschof of Germany. The 6-foot-3 Sims was a four-star prospect, according to 247.com, Rivals and ESPN. He played at Westlake High School. Michigan has signed one quarterback _ Joe Milton of Orlando, Florida. The Wolverines have Brandon Peters and Dylan McCaffrey at that position and recently added Mississippi transfer Shea Patterson.
NCAA Football – Gervin highlights Michigan State’s group of early signees
Kalon Gervin of Detroit’s Cass Tech High School signed with Michigan State on Wednesday, one of 20 players the Spartans added at the beginning of college football’s new early signing period. Gervin, a 5-foot-11 defensive back, earned AP Division 1-2 Player of the Year honors in Michigan. He was also ranked as the top senior in Michigan by ESPN.com, Rivals.com, the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News. Other top recruits who signed with Michigan State included a pair of teammates from Pickerington Central High in Ohio. Tight end Trenton Gillison and defensive back Xavier Henderson helped lead Pickerington Central to a state championship. The Spartans also landed quarterback Theo Day of Dearborn Divine Child in Michigan.
USA Gymnastics says Maroney settlement was legal
USA Gymnastics says a settlement with Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney, who alleged she was abused by the national team’s doctor, was legal under California law. Maroney filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Los Angeles seeking to invalidate parts of the confidential agreement that was reached in December 2016. She argues she was forced to sign the agreement to keep the allegations of abuse by Dr. Larry Nassar secret. USA Gymnastics says in a statement that Maroney’s attorney asked for the confidential mediation process. The sanctioning body says the settlement included a "mutual non-disclosure clause and a mutual non-disparagement clause." USA Gymnastics says it first learned about the allegations against Nassar in 2015 and reported him to the FBI. Michigan State University, which was also named in Maroney’s lawsuit, said it doesn’t comment on pending litigation.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Grand Rapids Griffins at Chicago Wolves, 8:00 p.m.
ECHL – East Coast Hockey League
Tonight
Kalamazoo Wings 2, Indy Fuel 1
MCCAA – Junior College Sports
Last Night
Women’s Basketball
Joliet 79, Lake Michigan College 70
- Joliet rallied in the fourth quarter to post a 79-70 over Lake Michigan College. The Lady Red Hawks led by three at the half and by four after three quarters, but they couldn’t hold off the Wolves’ comeback bid. Jade Mosier scored 17 points in the loss for LMC. Deesha Brefford finished with a game high 20 for Joliet. The Lady Red Hawks fall to 8-2 on the season.
Men’s Basketball
Joliet 94, Lake Michigan College 78
- Lake Michigan College dropped a 94-78 decision to Joliet. The Red Hawks trailed by as much as 21 and managed to pull to within four, but they couldn’t catch the Wolves. James Smith and Bryce Saxton each scored 18 points in the loss for the Red Hawks. Joliet’s Jarret Gmazel led all scorers with 27. LMC falls to 4-6 on the season.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Tonight
Boys Basketball
Covert at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Niles at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m.
Portage Northern at Three Rivers, 7:15 p.m.
Gull Lake at Caledonia, 7:00 p.m.
Eau Claire at Bangor, 7:30 p.m.
Hartford at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Decatur, 7:30 p.m.
Centreville at Mendon, 7:30 p.m.
Galesburg-Augusta at Gobles, 7:00 p.m.
Lawrence at Lawton, 7:15 p.m.
Vicksburg at Sturgis, 7;15 p.m.
Girls Basketball
St. Joseph at Otsego, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Niles, 7:00 p.m.
Brandywine at Berrien Springs, 7:30 p.m.
Buchanan at Bridgman, 7:30 p.m.
Three Rivers at Portage Northern, 7:15 p.m.
Dowagiac at Edwardsburg, 6:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Portage Central, 5:45 p.m.
Comstock at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.
Eau Claire at Bangor, 5:45 p.m.
Hartford at White Pigeon, 5:45 p.m.
Marcellus at Cassopolis, 5:45 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Decatur, 5:45 p.m.
Centreville at Mendon, 5:45 p.m.
Grant at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.
Lawrence at Lawton, 5:30 p.m.
Sturgis at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m.
Boys Swimming and Diving
Bridgman Co-Op at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m.
