MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball – State Quarterfinals
Class B at Ionia
Benton Harbor 71, Williamston 51
Benton Harbor earned a return trip to the Class B State Semifinals with a 71-51 win over Williamston. With the game tied at 30 at the half, the Tigers outscored the Hornets 18-9 in the third quarter and continued to pull away in the fourth. Dennie Brown led the Benton Harbor attack with 18 points. In all, the Tigers had five players score in double figures. Williamston got a game high 19 points from Cole Kleiver. Benton Harbor advances to face River Rouge in the State Semifinals Friday at 5:30 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. The Panthers defeated Dearborn Divine Child 59-44.
Class C at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
Monroe St. Mary’s Catholic 31, Kalamazoo Christian 28.
Class D at Portage Northern
Hillsdale Academy 66, Howardsville Christian 38
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Detroit Pistons 115, Phoenix Suns 88
Pistons 115, Suns 88 – Griffin narrowly misses triple-double, Pistons rout Suns
Blake Griffin narrowly missed a triple-double and the Detroit Pistons celebrated the return of Reggie Jackson by handing the short-handed Phoenix Suns their ninth straight loss, 115-88 on Tuesday night. Griffin led six Detroit players in double figures, finishing with 26 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds before sitting out most of the final quarter. Jackson was back in the Detroit starting lineup after missing 24 games with a severe ankle sprain. He scored seven points on 3-of-7 shooting in 15 minutes. Luke Kennard added 16 points and Ish Smith 13 for the Pistons. Detroit has won the last two after dropping the first three of a six-game road trip that ends Thursday night in Houston. Alex Len led Phoenix with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Tonight
Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at New Orleans Pelicans, 8:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 5, Philadelphia Flyers 4 – Shootout
Colorado Avalanche 5, Chicago Blackhawks 1
Red Wings 5, Flyers 4 – SO – Red Wings beat Flyers 5-4 in shootout to halt 10-game skid
Frans Nielsen scored his NHL-record 22nd shootout winner and the Detroit Red Wings edged the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 on Tuesday night to end their 10-game losing streak. Dylan Larkin scored twice and added an assist, Luke Glendending had a goal and Evgeny Svechnikov got his first in the NHL for the Red Wings. Jimmy Howard made 27 saves through overtime and stopped all three attempts he faced in the shootout. Sean Couturier, Matt Read, Shayne Gostisbehere and Travis Konecny scored for the Flyers.
Avalanche 5, Blackhawks 1 – MacKinnon, Avalanche cruise past Blackhawks 5-1
Nathan MacKinnon had two assists, extending his point streak to a career high-tying 13 games, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Tuesday night. Alexander Kerfoot scored twice and Semyon Varlamov made 44 saves as Colorado won for the fifth time in six games and improved to 8-1-3 in their last 12. Mikko Rantanen and Tyson Barrie each had a goal and an assist, and Erik Johnson added an empty-netter. Chicago (30-35-9) lost for the sixth time in seven games. Defenseman Brent Seabrook scored his fifth goal of the season for the Blackhawks, and Anton Forsberg made 35 stops in his first start since he was pulled in the first period of Thursday night’s 6-2 loss at Winnipeg. The last-place Blackhawks were eliminated from postseason contention with the loss. They had made the playoffs in nine straight seasons, winning three Stanley Cups.
NHL – Senators say son of captain Erik Karlsson has died
The Ottawa Senators say the infant son of captain Erik Karlsson has died. Erik and Melinda Karlsson were married last year and announced in November they were expecting their first child in the spring. Karlsson had been posting on social media about his son’s upcoming birth, most recently sharing a photo of he and Melinda on Feb. 19 with the caption “just me and my little family.”
MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 3
Chicago White Sox 10, Texas Rangers 0
Today
Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers, 4:05 p.m. Surprise, AZ
San Diego Padres at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m. Glendale, AZ
Detroit Tigers at Atlanta Braves, 6:05 p.m. Kissimmee, FL
NFL – Bears match offer sheet for Fuller, sign him to 4-year deal
The Chicago Bears have matched the Green Bay Packers’ offer sheet for cornerback Kyle Fuller and signed him to a four-year contract. The Bears announced Tuesday they are retaining Fuller. A person familiar with the situation said Friday that Fuller signed an offer sheet with the Packers. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because neither team had announced that move. Fuller had 22 passes defensed and two interceptions last season. He emerged as a key player after struggling in 2015 and sitting out 2016 because of a knee injury. General manager Ryan Pace says the Bears “could not be happier to have Kyle under contract for four more years.” Chicago finished last in the NFC North at 5-11 last season.
NFL – Colts try to solidify offensive line by adding Slauson
The Indianapolis Colts have signed free agent offensive lineman Matt Slauson. Terms of the deal were not immediately available. The addition of the 6-foot-5, 315-pound Slauson may finally help solidify the interior of a line that has struggled to protect Andrew Luck since he entered the league in 2012. He has played both guard and center. Slauson has started 108 games since being selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2009 draft. He spent his first four seasons with the Jets, joined the Chicago Bears in 2013 and then wound up with San Diego in 2016. He played two seasons with the Chargers, who moved to Los Angeles last season.
NCAAMBB – Freshman leaves Oklahoma for NBA
Oklahoma star freshman Trae Young is leaving for the NBA after a standout season. The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 27.4 points and 8.7 assists this season, and many projections have him going early in the first round. He posted the reasons for his decision on ESPN early today, saying he was ready to put in the work needed to play in the NBA. Young ended the regular season as the national leader in both scoring and assists. He closed the season with 28 points and seven assists in Oklahoma’s 83-78 overtime loss to Rhode Island in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
NCAAWBB – NCAA women’s tourney attendance at highest level since 2008
Attendance for the first two rounds of the women’s NCAA Tournament is the highest in a decade, with an average of 5,067 fans taking in the first 48 games. Defending champion South Carolina led the way with 11,085 fans in the Gamecocks’ opening-round win. SEC rival Mississippi State followed with 10,211 in the opener on its home court. The NCAA provide the numbers on Tuesday. NCAA basketball officials are hoping for more strong numbers at the regionals this weekend in Albany, New York; Kansas City, Missouri; Spokane, Washington; and Lexington, Kentucky. Albany has already sold nearly 7,600 tickets. Last season’s regionals were at a 20-year low for attendance. The Final Four is in Columbus, Ohio.
AHL – American Hockey League
Last Night
Grand Rapids Griffins 2, Milwaukee Admirals 1
Chicago Wolves 3, Cleveland Monsters 2 – OT
ECHL – East Coast Hockey League
Tonight
Kalamazoo Wings at Ft. Wayne Komets, 7:30 p.m.
