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NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Yesterday
(24) Michigan 58, Northwestern 47
(4) Duke 88, Notre Dame 66
(24) Michigan 58, Northwestern 47 – No. 24 Michigan outlasts Northwestern 58-47
Charles Matthews scored 14 points, and No. 24 Michigan outlasted Northwestern 58-47 on Monday night. The Wolverines (18-6, 7-4 Big Ten) labored through an ugly first half but still led 21-19 after 20 minutes. They ended up shooting just 42 percent from the field and 7 of 25 from 3-point range, but Northwestern (13-10, 4-6) couldn’t take advantage. Scottie Lindsey scored 15 points for the Wildcats, but no other Northwestern player had more than nine. Moe Wagner, Jordan Poole and Duncan Robinson finished with eight points each. Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman scored 11 points for the Wolverines.
(4) Duke 88, Notre Dame 66 – Trent, No. 4 Duke bounce back by routing Irish 88-66
Freshman Gary Trent Jr. had 22 points and tied a season high with 10 rebounds, and No. 4 Duke beat Notre Dame 88-66 on Monday night. Grayson Allen scored 18 points, and Wendell Carter Jr. finished with 17 to help the Blue Devils (19-3, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who shot nearly 55 percent after halftime. Trent hit two of his six 3s and Carter scored eight points during a 28-4 run midway through the second half that broke the game open and put Duke up by 30. T.J. Gibbs scored 22 points and John Mooney added 14 with a career-high four 3-pointers for the injury-riddled Fighting Irish (13-9, 3-6), who have lost six straight.
Tonight
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
NBA – Pistons acquire Griffin from Clippers in blockbuster deal
The Detroit Pistons have acquired star forward Blake Griffin in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. The Pistons announced the deal early Tuesday morning. Detroit is sending forward Tobias Harris, guard Avery Bradley and center Boban Marjanovic to Los Angeles, with the Clippers also receiving draft picks. Detroit also receives forward Brice Johnson and center Willie Reed. Griffin is averaging 22.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 33 games this season, but the Clippers have been plagued by injuries and are ninth in the Western Conference standings. Detroit is struggling as well. The Pistons have lost eight straight heading into Tuesday night’s game against Cleveland.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Indiana Pacers 105, Charlotte Hornets 96
Pacers 105, Hornets 96 – Pacers find enough energy late to pull away from Hornets
Victor Oladipo scored 25 points, Myles Turner added 22 and the Indiana Pacers pulled away late for a 105-96 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. The Pacers have won two in a row and four of five. Kemba Walker finished with 23 points and a trio of 3-pointers to lead the Hornets, who have lost two straight and four of six. Dwight Howard had 22 points and 11 rebounds for Charlotte. Nicolas Batum made five 3s and wound up with 22 points.
Tonight
Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons, 8:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, 8:00 p.m.
NFL – Super Bowl LII – Patriots, Eagles tackle the serious and silly at media night
Super Bowl festivities in Minnesota are in full swing, with the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles kicking off their week in the spotlight at media night. The Patriots were first on the stage on Monday night at Xcel Energy Center, the hockey rink and home of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild. Tom Brady led his team out of the tunnel made out of the set designed to resemble a giant glacier in honor of the host state’s wintry climate. Swarmed by a 12-deep pack of reporters, camera operators and just-for-fun “journalists,” Brady wore a black wool stocking cap and a wide smile through most of his hour-long session in advance of his eighth career Super Bowl.
MLB – Indians removing Chief Wahoo logo from uniforms
The Cleveland Indians announced Monday they are dropping the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms next year, bowing to decades of complaints that the grinning, red-faced caricature used in one version or another since 1947 is racist. The cartoonish image of a big-toothed American Indian with a scarlet face and a single feather in his headdress will come off the team’s jersey sleeves and caps starting with the 2019 season.
MSU – Magic Johnson speaks out on Twitter amid Michigan St fallout
NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson says anyone at Michigan State who was aware of sexual assault and didn’t say or do anything should be fired. Johnson, who led the Spartans to an NCAA title in 1979, also says on Twitter that he loves Michigan State and wants to be part of the solution. President Lou Anna Simon and athletic director Mark Hollis stepped down last week after campus sports doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting athletes. The school’s basketball and football programs have fallen under scrutiny for various allegations.
MSU – House passes bill stemming from reports of abused athletes
The House has followed up on the sex abuse scandal involving sports doctor Larry Nassar by passing legislation that requires governing bodies for amateur athletics to promptly report abuse claims to law enforcement. Nassar was sentenced last week to up to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing more than 150 women and girls over 25 years. The bill passed the House by a vote of 406-3.
MSU – MSU under microscope
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is asking Michigan State University for emails and text messages related to Nassar, who had served as a doctor in the athletic department. Schuette and his special independent counsel has requested the communications of 20 current and former school officials, including the entire eight-member governing board of trustees, President Lou Anna Simon and athletic director Mark Hollis. Also being sought by Feb. 9 are records related to recently-retired gymnastics coach Kathie Klages, former Spartans sports medicine doctor Brooke Lemmen and William Strampel, the former dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine.
MLS – At long last: Beckham’s MLS team in Miami is born
David Beckham finally has his Major League Soccer team in Miami. Beckham and MLS announced Monday that the long-awaited franchise is now born. It took Beckham nearly four years to bring the team to Miami. The Miami area had an MLS team from 1998 through 2001. It folded because of poor attendance. MLS Commissioner Don Garber says “great things come to those that wait.” He says Miami fans have been emailing him for 10 years with hopes of MLS coming back to South Florida. It has been a long road just to get to this point. In the beginning of his Beckham-Miami plan, some people involved in the talks predicted that the team would begin play in 2017.
Golf – Day beats Noren on 6th playoff hole to win Farmers
Jason Day sank an 18-inch birdie putt on the sixth playoff hole to beat Alex Noren and win the Farmers Insurance Open on Monday in front of empty grandstands on No. 18 at Torrey Pines. Day and Noren had to return after grinding through five playoff holes Sunday before it got too dark to continue. Spectators weren’t allowed in because organizers said they didn’t have time to arrange for security.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball
Three Rivers 66, South Haven 50
- South Haven Rams returned to the scene of last year’s Wolverine Conference championship, but the Three Rivers Wildcats avenged the loss with a 66-50 victory. The Cats’ 6’4” center, Tyrell House-Manis, led his team with 17 points. The Rams’ Jaylin Fox led all scorers with 20. South Haven hosts the Holland Dutch tonight.
Constantine 66, Delton Kellogg 51
Girls Basketball
Lawrence 43, Lake Michigan Catholic 28
Three Rivers 47, South Haven 28
Edwardsburg 63, Paw Paw 40
Tonight
Boys Basketball
SMAC
St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:15 p.m.
Gull Lake at Lakeshore, 7:15 p.m.
Niles at Battle Creek Central, 7:15 p.m.
Portage Northern at Mattawan, 7:15 p.m.
Portage Central at Kalamazoo Central, 7:15 p.m.
Non-Conference Independent
Benton Harbor at S.B. Clay, 7:30 p.m. 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports
Lake Michigan Catholic at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.
Kal. Heritage at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m.
Holland at South Haven, 7:15 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM
Berrien Springs at Lawton, 7:00 p.m.
Parchment at Harper Creek, 7:00 p.m.
Comstock at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Allegan at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m.
Battle Creek Pennfield at Otsego, 7:15 p.m.
Hopkins at Plainwell, 7:00 p.m.
BCS
New Buffalo at Brandywine, 7:30 p.m.
Southwest 10
Decatur at Bangor, 7:30 p.m.
Eau Claire at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m.
Mendon at Hartford, 7:30 p.m.
Centreville at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m.
Cassopolis at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m.
Wolverine
Paw Paw at Edwardsburg, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
SMAC
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 7:15 p.m.
Lakeshore at Gull Lake, 7:15 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Niles, 7:15 p.m.
Mattawan at Portage Northern, 7:15 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Portage Central, 7:15 p.m.
Non-Conference Independent
Benton Harbor at Michigan Lutheran, 6:00 p.m.
Harper Creek at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Dowagiac, 6:45 p.m.
South Haven at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:15 p.m.
Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Edwardsburg, 6:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Comstock, 6:30 p.m.
Allegan at Saugatuck, 5:30 p.m.
Vicksburg at Schoolcraft, 6:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m.
Plainwell at Hopkins, 7:00 p.m.
Otsego at Battle Creek Pennfield, 7:00 p.m.
BCS
New Buffalo at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m.
Southwest 10
Bangor at Decatur, 6:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m.
Hartford at Mendon, 7:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.
White Pigeon at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings
Boys
Class A
1. Clarkston (5) (11-1) 75
2. Hazel Park (11-0) 68
3. Ann Arbor Skyline (11-0) 67
4. Canton (12-0) 58
5. Detroit East English (11-2) 57
6. Flint Carman-Ainsworth (8-1) 48
7. Detroit Cass Tech (10-2) 41
8. Detroit U-D Jesuit (9-3) 34
(tie) Holland West Ottawa (10-1) 34
10. East Lansing (10-2) 26
Others receiving 12 or more votes: Ypsilanti (8-1) 21, Grand Ledge (10-1) 15, Petoskey (10-1) 14.
Class B
1. New Haven (3) (12-0) 73
2. Benton Harbor (1) (12-0) 70
3. River Rouge (1) (12-0) 67
4. Wyoming Godwin Heights (11-1) 50
5. Frankenmuth (10-1) 46
6. Olivet (11-0) 45
7. Bridgeport (8-1) 34
8. Williamston (11-2) 33
9. G. R. Catholic Central (9-1) 32
10. Coloma (11-0) 26
(tie) Bloomf.Hills Cranbrook (10-0) 26
Others receiving 12 or more votes: Detroit Old Redford (7-2) 22, Detroit Henry Ford Academy (9-3) 13.
Class C
1. McBain (3) (11-0) 71
2. Monroe St. Mary’s (1) (10-0) 68
3. Iron Mountain (10-0) 62
4. G. R. Covenant Christian (11-2) 58
5. Kent City (11-0) 51
6. Flint Beecher (1) (7-5) 45
(tie) Kalamazoo Christian (10-1) 45
8. Dansville (9-2) 34
9. Kalamazoo Hackett (11-2) 32
10. Maple City Glen Lake (9-1) 28
Others receiving 12 or more votes: Ypsilanti Arbor Prep (8-1) 19, Unionville-Sebewaing (8-0) 16, Flint Hamady (9-2) 16.
Class D
1. Southfield Christian (5) (10-2) 75
2. Ewen-Trout Creek (12-0) 70
3. Fowler (8-1) 61
4. Hillman (9-0) 55
5. Frankfort-Elberta (9-1) 53
6. Marine City Cardinal Mooney (11-1) 50
7. Bellevue (12-0) 47
8. Dollar Bay (10-0) 45
9. Rapid River (8-1) 27
10. Hillsdale Academy (10-1) 19
Others receiving 12 or more votes: Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (8-3) 16, Buckley (8-3) 16, Athens (8-2) 12, Kingston (10-2) 12, Powers North Central (8-2) 12.
Girls
Class A
1. East Kentwood (4) (14-0) 74
2. Saginaw Heritage (12-0) 69
3. East Lansing (1) (13-0) 67
4. DeWitt (12-1) 57
5. Bloomfield Hills Marian (10-1) 53
6. Howell (12-1) 50
7. Ann Arbor Huron (11-1) 45
8. Bay City Western (12-0) 43
9. Wayne Memorial (9-2) 27
10. Coldwater (13-1) 25
Others receiving votes: Grosse Pointe North (9-2) 21, Farmington Hills Mercy (11-2) 17, Detroit King (10-2) 16.
Class B
1. Williamston (6) (14-0) 90
2. Kingsley (12-0) 81
3. Detroit Country Day (10-2) 78
4. Jackson Northwest (12-1) 71
5. Chelsea (11-1) 70
6. Freeland (11-2) 57
7. Ida (12-1) 50
8. Hamilton (12-1) 49
9. G. R. South Christian (10-2) 43
10. St. Clair (10-2) 30
Others receiving votes: Alma (10-2) 22, Battle Creek Pennfield (10-2) 21, Goodrich (9-3) 15, Detroit Mumford (10-3) 12.
Class C
1. Pewamo-Westphalia (3) (13-0) 73
2. St. Ignace LaSalle (12-0) 68
3. Schoolcraft (13-0) 59
4. Negaunee (14-0) 58
5. Detroit Edison PSA ECE (2) (11-1) 53
6. Maple City Glen Lake (12-1) 41
7. Pittsford (12-0) 39
8. Reese (12-1) 37
9. Springport (11-1) 29
10. Brandywine (11-2) 22
Others receiving votes: Sandusky (12-2) 22, Hemlock (11-1) 21, Byron (12-1) 16, Muskegon Western Michigan (11-2) 13.
Class D
1. Mt. Pleas Sacred Heart (5) (12-0) 75
2. Kingston (11-0) 69
3. Athens (13-0) 65
4. Munising (10-1) 59
5. Adrian Lenawee Christian (12-1) 51
6. Waterford Our Lady (10-2) 48
7. Gaylord St. Mary (11-1) 42
8. Michigan Lutheran (11-1) 34
9. Hillman (10-1) 27
(tie)Chassell (12-1) 27
(tie)Bellaire (10-2) 27
Others receiving votes: Cedarville (13-2) 24, Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian (11-1) 21.
