NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
(2) Michigan State 87, Minnesota 57
Bowling Green 83, Western Michigan 81
Eastern Michigan 58, Miami-Ohio 57
Central Michigan 80, Northern Illinois 72
(2) Michigan State 87, Minnesota 57 – No. 2 MSU tops Minnesota 87-57 with 27 points from Jackson
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored a career-high 27 points on 10-for-14 shooting for second-ranked Michigan State, and the Spartans cruised to their ninth consecutive victory by beating Minnesota 87-57 on Tuesday night. The Spartans (25-3, 13-2) notched their best 28-game record under coach Tom Izzo and pulled within a half-game of first-place Ohio State in the Big Ten despite just five points in 25 minutes from star Miles Bridges. Nick Ward had 13 points and nine rebounds and Cassius Winston pitched in 12 points for the Spartans, who made their first six 3-point attempts and finished 14 for 22 from behind the arc. Isaiah Washington scored 18 points and Jordan Murphy added 16 points and seven rebounds for the Gophers (14-14, 3-12), who lost their eighth straight game.
BGSU 83, WMU 81 – Lillard sinks late FTs, Bowling Green rallies for 83-81 win
Antwon Lillard sank three free throws after he was fouled on a 3-point attempt in the final seconds and Bowling Green rallied to beat Western Michigan 83-81 on Tuesday night. Bowling Green trailed by as much as 15 points in the first half and was behind 45-34 at intermission. Justin Turner had 29 points on 11-of-13 shooting and Lillard added 18 points for Bowling Green (16-10, 7-6 Mid-American Conference). Demajeo Wiggins had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Wilder led Western Michigan (15-11, 7-6) with 18 points, five assists and six steals. Josh Davis added 15 points.
EMU 58, Miami 57 – Eastern Michigan holds off Miami (OH) 58-57
Elijah Minnie tossed in 24 points and James Thompson IV finished with his 18th double-double of the season to help Eastern Michigan hold off Miami (Ohio) 58-57 on Tuesday night. Minnie hit four 3-pointers and added nine rebounds and three blocked shots for the Eagles (15-11, 6-7 Mid-American Conference), who beat the RedHawks (13-13, 6-7) for a sixth straight time. Thompson scored 14 with 14 rebounds and four blocks. He came in ranked third in the nation averaging 12.0 rebounds per game and fourth in double-doubles.
CMU 80, NIU 72 – McKay sparks Central Michigan past Northern Illinois 80-72
Kevin McKay came off the bench to score a career-high 33 points and hit several big shots down the stretch to help Central Michigan pull away late for an 80-72 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night. McKay hit 14 of 20 shots from the floor and added seven rebounds and three assists for the Chippewas (16-10, 5-8 Mid-American Conference). Shawn Roundtree hit 9 of 9 from the free-throw line and scored 16, while Cecil Williams contributed 10 points, five rebounds and three assists.
Tonight
Iowa at (23) Michigan, 6:30 p.m. 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports 6:00
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Tonight
Nebraska at Michigan State, 7:00 p.m.
Central Michigan at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m.
Ohio at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
(23) Michigan at Minnesota, 8:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 2, Anaheim Ducks 1
Vegas Golden Knights 5, Chicago Blackhawks 2
Red Wings 2, Ducks 1 – Larkin, Nielsen score in Red Wings’ 2-1 win over Ducks
Dylan Larkin and Frans Nielsen scored in the first two periods and the Detroit Red held off the Anaheim Ducks for a 2-1 win on Tuesday night. Adam Henrique pulled Anaheim within a goal with 3:54 left in the game. The Ducks pulled John Gibson with a minute remaining in regulation to have an extra skater, but couldn’t score to extend the game. Detroit’s Jimmy Howard held up to intense pressure in the first period stopping 15 shots, and he finished with 32 saves. Detroit has won two straight, desperately hoping this is the beginning of a push to rally into a wild-card spot in the playoff race.
Golden Knights 5, Blackhawks 2 – Golden Knights net 4 third-period goals to beat Blackhawks
Reilly Smith scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Tuesday night. The Golden Knights, who swept the season series 3-0, also got third-period goals from Brad Hunt, David Perron and Tomas Nosek. Ryan Carpenter also scored and Marc-Andre Fleury had 29 saves for Vegas, which snapped a two-game home losing streak. One night after Arizona ended a nine-game losing streak to the last-place Blackhawks, the Western Conference-leading Golden Knights sent Chicago to its season-high seventh straight loss. The Blackhawks have been outscored 29-12 during their losing streak. Tommy Wingels and Alex DeBrincat scored for the Blackhawks, while Jeff Glass stopped 32 shots.
NHL – Seattle group formally files for NHL expansion
A person with direct knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press the group looking to bring professional hockey to the city of Seattle has formally filed its expansion application with the National Hockey League. The person spoke to the AP on Tuesday on the condition of anonymity because the league was not commenting on the situation. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan also tweeted that Oak View Group had submitted the filing with the NHL. The Oak View Group and its prospective NHL ownership group, led by billionaire David Bonderman and filmmaker Jerry Bruckheimer, submitted the expansion application and $10 million filing fee. The expansion application has been expected for weeks and is the next step in Seattle’s ongoing hope of bringing an NHL franchise to the largest market in the United States without a professional winter sports franchise. If Seattle is successful in its expansion bid, the new franchise would bring the league to an even 32 teams with 16 in each conference. A new team would also yield a hefty expansion fee _ in the neighborhood of $650 million.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons, 7 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls, 8 p.m.
MLB – Darvis, Cubs finalize 6-year contract
Yu Darvish and the Chicago Cubs have finalized their six-year, $126 million contract, by far the largest deal in a slow-moving free agent market. Darvish joins a rotation that includes Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks, Jose Quintana and Tyler Chatwood, who agreed to a three-year, $38 million package in December. The 31-year-old Darvish finished last season with the Dodgers, helping them knock out the defending champion Cubs in the playoffs to reach the World Series. The four-time All-Star is expected to take the rotation spot of Jake Arrieta (ar-ee-EH’-tuh), who became a free agent.
NFL – Reich embraces new role with Colts as coaching backup plan
Frank Reich has been introduced as the Indianapolis Colts new head coach. The former Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive coordinator accepted the job two days earlier then signed his contract at the home of team owner Jim Irsay later that night. The announcement came exactly one week after the Colts had agreed to a deal with New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. Eight hours later, McDaniels backed out of the deal and decided to remain with the Pats in the same job.
NCAAFB – Notre Dame Loses Vacated Wins Appeal
The NCAA has denied Notre Dame’s appeal of a decision to vacate 21 victories because of academic misconduct, including all 12 wins from the school’s 2012 national championship game run. In a letter to Notre Dame alumni, University President Fr. John Jenkins criticized the decision, saying the penalty was unprecedented considering who was involved in the misconduct, and the school was being punished for rigorously enforcing its honor code. He called the ruling unfair, referencing the recent North Carolina case in which the NCAA did not punish the school after an investigation of athletes taking irregular courses. Notre Dame agreed to accept certain NCAA findings and acknowledged cheating involving several football players and a student athletic trainer, but appealed only the penalty that vacated victories. The NCAA stripped Notre Dame of the 21 victories, fined the school $5,000 and placed the school on one years’ probation in November 2016 after finding academic misconduct orchestrated by a student athletic trainer.
2018 Winter Olympics – PyeongChang
- Snowboarding – Men’s Halfpipe
Snowboarder Shaun White has won America’s 100th Winter Olympic gold medal, throwing down a spectacular final run in the men’s halfpipe. The United States is only the second country to win 100 winter golds. It trails Norway, which started Wednesday with 121. Germany is third with 92. White’s gold was the fourth for the U.S. in Pyeongchang. The others came from
snowboarders Red Gerard, Jamie Anderson and Chloe Kim. America has won 14 gold medals in snowboarding since its Olympic debut in 1998, the most of any country. This is White’s third gold medal and first since 2010. He ranks third among
Americans in individual winter gold medals, trailing only speedskaters Bonnie Blair and Eric Heiden, who have five each.
- Alpine Skiing
Mikaela Shiffrin’s debut at the wind-blown Pyeongchang Olympics has been postponed a second time. Plans to run the slalom, with Shiffrin defending her title from 2014, have now been shelved, one hour after the original scheduled start at 10:15 a.m. South Korea time. There had been three delays in hope of waiting out the strong gusts. Now the race will be held Friday instead. Shiffrin already had her giant slalom race postponed Monday at blustery Yongpyong. That race was moved to a Thursday slot, when winds are forecast to ease. That creates a busy program for the next two days: Two women’s technical races at Yongpyong and two men’s speed races at Jeongseon, 30 miles (50 kilometers) away.
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Medal Count |
G |
S |
B |
TTL |
|
Norway |
3 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
|
Netherlands |
4 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
|
Canada |
3 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
|
Germany |
5 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
United States |
4 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
|
France |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
Athletes from Russia |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
Japan |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
Sweden |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
Italy |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Austria |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
South Korea |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Australia |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Czech Republic |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Finland |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Slovakia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
China |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Switzerland |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Kazakhstan |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball
Benton Harbor 75, Battle Creek Central 55
- Benton Harbor improved to 16-1 on the season with a 75-55 win at Battle Creek Central. The Tigers led from start to finish. They scored the game’s first six points and went on to build an 11 point lead after one quarter and eventually lead by as many as 26. Carlos Johnson led the Tigers with 19 points, Dennie Brown added 17. The Bearcats got a game high 34 points from junior guard Josh Mann. The win is Benton Harbor’s second straight after the loss to Hazel Park. They turn right around to host undefeated Coloma tonight.
Lake Michigan Catholic 59, Buchanan 59
- Corey Segar scored 15 of his game high 23 points in the first half as Lake Michigan Catholic beat Buchanan 59-58. The Lakers also got 10 points from Connor Christiansen. Carter Jeffries had 18 points to lead Buchanan, while Austin Taylor scored 14.
Michigan Lutheran 63, Covert 37
- Zeb Pappenfuss had 25 points, Nathan Brown had 12 points in Michigan Lutheran’s 63-37 win over Covert. Elijah Fuller had 11 points to lead Covert, while Reynaldo Contreras had 10.
Paw Paw 75, Comstock 63
- Luke Tolliver scored 52 points to become Paw Paw’s all time leading scorer as they beat Comstock 75-63. Tolliver also added 10 rebounds. Karsen Barnhart chipped in another 10 points for the Redskins.
Centreville 62, Eau Claire 48
- Despite getting a game high 23 points from Marquis Hackney, Eau Claire falls to Centreville 62-48. Hackney made 6 triples in the Beavers loss. Hayden Stauffer had 21 for Centreville.
South Haven 48, Watervliet 35
- Caskadara Smith led South Haven with 9 points as the Rams beat Watervleit 48-35. Garrett Matthews had a game high 11 points in the loss for Watervliet.
New Buffalo 65, Countryside 26
Mishawaka Marian (IN) 60, Lakeshore 21
Dream Academy 67, Bridgman 63
Portage Central 72, Three Rivers 68
Kalamazoo Central 66, Gull Lake 41
Kal. Loy Norrix 40, Battle Creek Lakeview 37
Mattawan 58, Vicksburg 53
Berrien Springs 73, Gobles 48
River Valley 71, Lawrence 40
Cassopolis 76, Hartford 69
Mendon 60, Decatur 49
Bloomingdale 64, White Pigeon 29
Wyoming Tri-Unity 71, Fennville 55
Kalamazoo Christian 57, Plainwell 55
Parchment 61, Delton-Kellogg 35
Sturgis 68, Constantine 34
Girls Basketball
Gobles 45, Berrien Springs 27
- Maddy Tiller had 12 points while Christine Hunt added 10 as Gobles defeated Berrien Springs 45-27. Kyrah Sanders had 11 points in the loss for the Shamrocks.
New Buffalo 40, Countryside 21
- Olivia Haskins had scored a game high 18 points to lead New Buffalo over Countryside Academy 40-21.
Michigan Lutheran 57, Covert 20
- Michigan Lutheran used a balanced attack in a 57-20 win over Covert. Cali Laughlin had a game high 10 points to lead the Titans, who improved to 14-3 and 10-0 in the BCS-White. Jermaine Blackmon had 9 to lead Covert.
Lawrence 60, River Valley 42
- Kaytlyn Tidey had 18 points and Jasmine Hoffman had 17 points to help lead Lawrence to a 60-42 win over River Valley. Ahlexis Vasquez added 10 points for Lawrence.
Hartford 54, Cassopolis 47
- Hartford rallied from a 12 point deficit in the second half to beat Cassopolis 54-47 to improve to 16-2. Mikenzie Chambers had a double double for Hartford with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jessica Cortes had 13 points and AJ Jackson had 11 points,
Coloma 52, Dowagiac 38
- Kayla Yore had a game high 22 points in Coloma’s 52-38 win over Dowagiac. The Comets also got 16 points from Morgan Wagner as they improve to 11-6 on the season.
South Haven 38, Watervliet 36
- Frances Lyons scored the game winning basket for South Haven in the final 10 seconds to give the Rams a 38-36 win. She finished with 6 points. Constance Phillips and Alexis Jeffries had 11 each for the Rams. Zoe Smith had 13 points for Watervliet
Battle Creek Central 50, Benton Harbor 32
Centreville 56, Eau Claire 6
Decatur 50, Mendon 35
Mattawan 49, Vicksburg 34
White Pigeon 42, Bloomingdale 21
Three Rivers 48, Portage Central 40
Kalamazoo Central 76, Gull Lake 33
Battle Creek Lakeview 58, Kal. Loy Norrix 34
Fennville 45, Wyoming Tri-Unity 34
Saugatuck 48, North Muskegon 41
Kalamazoo Christian 31, Plainwell 27
GR Covenant Christian 60, Kalamazoo Hackett 48
Sturgis 49, Constantine 48 – OT
Delton-Kellogg 37, Parchment 29
MHSAA – High School Sports
Tonight
Boys Basketball
Coloma at Benton Harbor, 7:00 p.m.
Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m.
Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, 7:15 p.m.
Lawrence at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m.
Constantine at Gobles, 7:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Benton Harbor at Muskegon Heights, 7:00 p.m.
Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 5:45 p.m.
Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, 5:45 p.m.
Lawrence at Saugatuck, 5:30 p.m.
Sturgis at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m.
Constantine at Gobles, 5:30 p.m.
