NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
Notre Dame 73, Pittsburgh 56
Notre Dame 73, Pittsburgh 56 – Colson’s return lifts Irish over Pitt 73-56
Preseason Associated Press All-America pick, Bonzie Colson, who missed two months with a surgically repaired broken bone in his left foot, played 21 minutes and almost had a double-double as Notre Dame beat Pitt 73-56 on senior night. He finished with 12 points and nine rebounds, as the Irish (18-12, 8-9 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their second straight and fifth in their last seven games. Matt Farrell and T.J. Gibbs led the Irish with 14 points each, and senior Martinas Geben had nine points and 13 rebounds as the Irish won the rebound battle 51-35.
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
Big Ten Tournament – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
#12 Iowa 96, #13 Illinois 87
#14 Rutgers 65, #11 Minnesota 54
Tonight
Big Ten Tournament – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
#8 Maryland vs. #9 Wisconsin, 12:00 p.m.
#12 Iowa vs. #5 Michigan, 2:25 p.m. 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports
#10 Northwestern vs. #7 Penn State, 6:30 p.m.
#14 Rugers vs. #6 Indiana, 8:55 p.m.
NCAAMBB – Tom Izzo says Michigan State will only talk about basketball
Tom Izzo says he and his players will only talk about basketball during the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments. No. 2 Michigan State will be the top-seeded team at the conference tournament. After having next week off, the Spartans will try to win the school’s third national title and second with its Hall of Fame coach. Yahoo! Sports published expense reports last week listing a $70 lunch with
Miles Bridges’ parents and a $400 cash advance to his mother. The school denied the allegations in the report, but later said its compliance office discovered an NCAA violation because Bridges’ family had dinner with an agent last winter without his knowledge. That finding made the sophomore star ineligible before the NCAA reinstated him.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Detroit Pistons 110, Milwaukee Bucks 87
Atlanta Hawks 107, Indiana Pacers 102
Pistons 110, Bucks 87 – Pistons dominate inside, rout Bucks 110-87
Andre Drummond had 15 points and 16 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons dominated inside in a 110-87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. The Pistons outscored Milwaukee 56-34 in the paint and had 15 offensive rebounds in the first half alone. Blake Griffin had eight points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Detroit, which won for only the second time in eight games. Eric Bledsoe scored 19 points for the Bucks, who have lost three straight. Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo left with 10:08 remaining in the game with an apparent injury around his right eye. He eventually walked toward the locker room. Reggie Bullock scored 12 of his 16 points in the first quarter for the Pistons. It was tied at 32 after one, then Detroit held Milwaukee to 12 points in the second and led 53-44 at halftime.
Hawks 107, Pacers 102 – Schroder helps Hawks hold off late Pacers’ comeback attempt
Dennis Schroder scored seven of Atlanta’s final eight points to finish with 14, and the Hawks held off a late Indiana comeback to beat the Pacers 107-102 on Wednesday night. John Collins had 16 points for the Hawks, who led by 23 before holding on late to end their four-game losing streak. Bojan Bogdanovic led Indiana with 26 points while making four 3-pointers in the final period. His third 3 of the period cut the Atlanta lead to 97-91. A follow shot by Domantas Sabonis, who had 14 points, pulled the Pacers to 101-99. Victor Oladipo had 22 points for the Pacers
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
St. Louis Blues 2, Detroit Red Wings 1
Blues 2, Red Wings 1 – Blues snap 7-game skid with 2-1 win over Red Wings
Carter Hutton made 35 saves, Scottie Upshall and Alex Pietrangelo scored and the St. Louis Blues snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. The Blues won for the first time since beating Winnipeg 5-2 on Feb. 9. Hutton improved to 6-2-1 in his last nine starts and 16-7-2 overall, allowing only Andreas Athanasiou’s goal with 1:45 left. Upshall scored for the first time since Dec. 30, beating Jimmy Howard off Colton Parayko’s rebound at 1:12 of the second period. Pietrangelo scored on a blast from the faceoff circle with 5:23 left in the third period. Minutes earlier, Hutton robbed Henrik Zetterberg from close range.
Tonight
Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, 10:30 p.m.
NHL – Vancouver gets ’19 draft
The 2019 NHL draft will be held in Vancouver. The league announced the decision Wednesday and noted it will help the hometown Canucks launch their 50th season later that year. The two-day event will be June 21-22 at Rogers Arena. Vancouver has twice previously hosted the draft, in 1990 and 2006.
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
Western Michigan 74, Eastern Michigan 66
Central Michigan 88, Ball State 80
Big Ten Tournament – Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
#12 Northwestern 68, #13 Wisconsin 63
#11 Penn State 83, #14 Illinois 57
Today
Big Ten Tournament – Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
#9 Rutgers vs. #8 Purdue, 12:00 p.m.
#12 Northwestern vs. #5 Iowa, 2:25 p.m.
#10 Michigan State vs. #7 Indiana, 6:30 p.m.
#11 Penn State vs. #6 Michigan, 8:55 p.m.
MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 9, New York Yankees 6
Chicago Cubs 7, Oakland A’s 5
Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4
Today
Atlanta Braves (ss) at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. Lakeland, FL
Colorado Rockies at Chicago Cubs, 3:05 p.m. Mesa, AZ
Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati Reds, 3:05 p.m. Goodyear, AZ
NFL – NFL combine begins with deep group of quarterbacks
Jon Gruden is back from the broadcast booth and the highest-paid coach in NFL history. Unlike his colleague, Matt Patricia didn’t balk at leaving Bill Belichick’s brigade. Andy Reid is in the midst of another major roster shake-up and his protege, Doug Pederson, is basking in Philadelphia’s first Super Bowl triumph. All are in Indianapolis at the NFL combine this week hoping to better their chances of winning in 2018. Top college prospects, including a group of quarterbacks that could produce five first-round draft picks, will spend four days getting poked and prodded, tested and timed. GMs and coaches will do their best to get to know them off the field as well, either in formal 15-minute interviews or during a mixed zone after their physical assessments.
NJCAA – Junior College Basketball
Last Night
Women’s Basketball
Ancilla 59, Lake Michigan College 51
Men’s Basketball
Ancilla 123, Lake Michigan College 65
MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Basketball – District Semifinals
Class A at Mattawan
Lakeshore 34, St. Joseph 31
- Cassie Pallett sank a half court as time expired to lift Lakeshore to a 34-31 win over St. Joe in the Class A District Semi-Finals. With the game tied at 31, St. Joe appeared to play for one shot which came up just short. Lakeshore cleared the defensive rebound and got the ball in the hands of Pallett. She dribbled down the right side and hit the half court shot at the buzzer. Pallett finished with seven points on the night. LaChelle Knox led the Lancers with ten points. Anna Fischer scored 14 in the loss for St. Joe. The win lifts Lakeshore to 10-7 on the season as they advance to face Kalamazoo Central Friday night at 7:00 on 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports. With the loss, St. Joe ends the season at 18-3.
Kalamazoo Central 61, Mattawan 26
Class D at Lawrence
River Valley 25, Lake Michigan Catholic 18
Michigan Lutheran 45, Covert 18
- Sarah Jackemeyer had a game high 12 points to put Michigan Lutheran into Friday’s district finals after defeating Covert 45-18. Michigan Lutheran was up 32-2 after the first half.
Class B at Niles
Niles 43, Coloma 31
Berrien Springs 42, South Haven 35
- Berrien Springs outscored South Haven 14-5 in the second quarter and went on to defeat the Rams 42-35 to advance to Friday’s district final against the host Vikings. Kyrah Sanders had 12 points to lead the Shamrocks while Hillary Dortch added 11. Frances Lyons had 11 points in the losing effort.
Class B at Paw Paw
Three Rivers 50, Dowagiac 5
Edwardsburg 60, Paw Paw 11
Class B at Wayland
Allegan 59, Hopkins 45
Wayland beat Otsego (score n/a)
Class B at Fennville
Hamilton 53, Unity Christian 27
Holland Christian 60, Fennville 20
Class C at Brandywine
Brandywine 47, Watervliet 36
Hartford 39, Cassopolis 37
Class C at Marcellus
Constantine 41, Lawton 31
Schoolcraft 66, Decatur 19
Class C at Kalamazoo Hackett
Kalamazoo Christian 43, Bangor 36
Kalamazoo Hackett 58, Bloomingdale 41
Class C at Bronson
Bronson 33, Centreville 32
Union City 58, Mendon 39
Class A at Battle Creek Lakeview
Harper Creek 57, Loy Norrix 42
Coldwater 56, Lakeview 35
Tonight
Boys Basketball – Regular Season
Benton Harbor at Wyoming, 7:15 p.m. WSJM Sports
St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Niles, 7:15 p.m.
Lake Michigan Catholic at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Otsego, 7:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Paw Paw, 7:00 p.m.
Vicksburg at South Haven, 7:00 p.m. Cosy-FM
Three Rivers at Plainwell, 7:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Allegan, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Holland, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at GR Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Portage Central at Coldwater, 7:00 p.m.
Comstock at Hopkins, 7:15 p.m.
Parma Western at Parchment, 7:00 p.m.
Bangor at River Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Howardsville Chr. vs. GR Wellspring, 7:30 p.m.
Union City at Mendon, 7:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Coloma, 7:00 p.m.
Lawton at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Fennville, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Gobles, 7:00 p.m.
Constantine at Lawrence, 7:00 p.m.
Galesburg-Augusta at Martin, 7:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m.
