Cosy Sports Update-01/18/2022

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NBA – National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Memphis Grizzlies 119, Chicago Bulls 106
Los Angeles Clippers 139, Indiana Pacers 133

Grizzlies 119, Bulls 106 – Bane, Morant score 25 apiece to lead Grizzlies past Bulls
Desmond Bane and Ja Morant scored 25 points each, and the Memphis Grizzlies dominated the short-handed Chicago Bulls 119-106 on Monday afternoon. Brandon Clarke added 15 points and seven rebounds in the main event of the 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. The Grizzlies have won 12 of their last 13. DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 24 points and five assists, while Coby White finished with 16 points, six rebounds and five assists. Chicago lost its fourth straight.

Clippers 139, Pacers 133 – Batum scores season-high 32, Clippers beat Pacers 139-133
Nicolas Batum scored all of his season-high 32 points in a second half, Reggie Jackson added 26 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Indiana Pacers 139-133 in a matchup of sub-.500 teams. Marcus Morris added 21 points for the Clippers, who snapped a two-game skid. Caris LeVert scored 26 points before fouling out with 28 seconds to play and Chris Duarte added 24 points to lead seven Pacers in double figures. They’ve lost four in a row and 10 of 11. The Pacers got within three points with 30 seconds remaining in the game, but Jackson dunked and the Clippers held on for the win.

Tonight
Detroit Pistons at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League
Yesterday
Detroit Red Wings 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 – OT
Seattle Kraken 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – Shootout

Red Wings 3, Sabres 2 – OT – Larkin scores 2 in Red Wings’ 3-2 OT win over Sabres
Dylan Larkin scored the tying goal in regulation and notched the winner 2:07 into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 comeback win over the Buffalo Sabres in snowbound western New York. Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Red Wings, who beat Buffalo for the second time in three days. Alex Nedelkovic made 26 saves. Henri Jokiharju and Jeff Skinner scored for the slumping Sabres, who have lost eight in a row at home. Aaron Dell stopped 32 shots. Only about 1,000 fans braved a snowstorm that dumped around 2 feet of snow on the region.

Kraken 3, Blackhawks 2 – SO – Kraken snap 9-game losing streak, beat Blackhawks 3-2 in SO
Ryan Donato scored the tying goal early in the third period, Joonas Donskoi scored in the shootout and the Seattle Kraken snapped their nine-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Donato scored at 2:02 of the third period to pull Seattle even at 2. Donato scored in the second round of the shootout and Donskoi scored the winner past Marc-Andre Fleury. It was Seattle’s first win since Dec. 14 at San Jose and first home win since Dec. 3 against Edmonton. The Kraken are 1-16-1 when trailing after two periods. Fleury made 35 saves and had 14 in the third period alone.

Tonight
Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers, PPD

NHL – NHL pioneer O’Ree says having Bruins retire jersey an honor
Willie O’Ree became the NHL’s first Black player on Jan. 18, 1958. Sixty-four years later, the Boston Bruins will retire his No. 22 jersey. He’ll be the 12th player in team history to have that honor. O’Ree had planned on being at the Bruins’ game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday to watch the jersey get lifted into the rafters, but persisting concerns about the pandemic changed those plans. He will now participate virtually from his home in San Diego. Since 1998, O’Ree has been an NHL diversity ambassador, working to foster more inclusion and combat the racism that still exists in league.

NFL – National Football League – Super Wild Card Weekend
Last Night
Los Angeles Rams 34, Arizona Cardinals 11

Rams 34, Cardinals 11 – Stafford propels Rams past Cardinals 34-11 in playoff rout
Matthew Stafford passed for 202 yards and two touchdowns in his first playoff victory and the Los Angeles Rams roared out of the wild-card round with a 34-11 win over the Arizona Cardinals. The Rams will visit the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday for a spot in the NFC championship game. Odell Beckham Jr. and Cooper Kupp made touchdown catches for the NFC West champion Rams while they jumped to a boisterous 28-0 lead. David Long also scored on a 3-yard interception return while the Rams’ defense harassed Kyler Murray into a calamitous playoff debut.

Divisional Playoffs
Saturday
Cincinnati at Tennessee, 4:30 p.m.
San Francisco at Green Bay, 8:15 p.m.

Sunday
LA Rams at Tampa Bay, 3:00 p.m.
Buffalo at Kansas City, 6:30 p.m.

NFL – Bears interview Colts’ Dodds, Eberflus for GM, coaching jobs
The Chicago Bears have interviewed Indianapolis executive Ed Dodds for their general manager job and Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus for their head coaching position. Dodds has 19 years of experience in the NFL. He has spent the past five in Indianapolis’ front office, including four as assistant GM under Chris Ballard. Before that, Dodds worked for Seattle from 2007 to 2016. The Seahawks won two conference championships and a Super Bowl. Eberflus has spent the past four years as Indianapolis’ defensive coordinator. The Colts ranked eighth on defense in 2020, though they slipped to 16th this season.

NFL – Las Vegas Raiders oust GM Mike Mayock after 3 seasons
The Las Vegas Raiders have fired general manager Mike Mayock after three seasons and will begin a search for a coach and GM following their second playoff berth in the past 19 seasons. The Raiders announced the move to get rid of Mayock on Monday, two days after losing their wild-card playoff game to Cincinnati 26-19. Coach Jon Gruden brought Mayock in to replace Reggie McKenzie following the 2018 season but the Raiders had spotty results in the draft and free agency in recent years.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Yesterday
Notre Dame 71, Howard 68

Notre Dame 71, Howard 68 – Notre Dame wins at Howard 71-68 in MLK Classic
Dane Goodwin scored 17 points, Nate Laszewski had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Notre Dame beat Howard 71-68 in the MLK Classic. Notre Dame led 67-56 before turning it over four times in five possessions, while Howard scored 10 straight. Cormac Ryan ended the Irish’s drought with two free throws with 41.5 seconds left for a three-point lead. Elijah Hawkins converted a layup in traffic to pull Howard within 69-68, but Prentiss Hubb answered at the other end on a driving layup with 12.7 left. Hawkins had a chance to tie it but his step-back 3-pointer hit the back of the iron as time expired. Steve Settle III, averaging 13.5 points per game, scored a career-high 25 points for the Bison.

Tonight
Western Michigan at Akron, 6:00 p.m.
Kent State at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Maryland at Michigan, 7:00 p.m.                              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:30
Central Michigan at Buffalo, PPD

NCAAMBKB – Gonzaga back at No. 1 in AP Top 25; Auburn up to No. 2
Preseason No. 1 Gonzaga has climbed back to the top of The Associated Press men’s basketball poll, ending Baylor’s five-week run. The Bulldogs got 25 first-place votes, 11 fewer than No. 2 Auburn, but edged the Tigers in overall points to take the top spot. Auburn has its highest ranking since reaching No. 2 in 1999-2000 after moving up two spots. Arizona, Purdue and Baylor round out the top five. 

MLB – Grobstein, Chicago reporter who got Elia’s rant, dies at 69
Les Grobstein, a longtime Chicago sports radio reporter and talk show host who long ago recorded Lee Elia’s famous profanity-laced postgame rant about Cubs fans, has died. He was 69. WSCR-AM reported Grobstein died at his home Sunday without giving a cause. Grobstein had been the station’s overnight host since 2009. He was at Wrigley Field on April 29, 1983, when Elia went off following a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Clips from that rant are still replayed to this day when memorable sports tirades are mentioned.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball
Kalamazoo Central 64, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 59
Battle Creek Central 89, Wayne Memorial 60

Girls Basketball
St. Joseph 54, Three Rivers 29
River Valley 39, Lake Michigan Catholic 33
Saugatuck 51, Parchment 28

Today
Boys Basketball
Non-Conference
Benton Harbor at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 7:30 p.m.
Buchanan at Niles, 7:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at South Haven, 7:00 p.m.
Portage Central at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m.
Mattawan at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m.
Byron Center at Otsego, 7:15 p.m.
Wyoming Lee at Allegan, 7:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Climax-Scotts, 7:00 p.m.
Wyoming Tri Unity at Fennville, 7:00 p.m.

BCS
Eau Claire at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m.
Lake Michigan Catholic at River Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Countryside Academy at Covert, 6:00 p.m.
New Buffalo at Lawrence, 7:00 p.m.

SAC
Coloma at Gobles, 7:00 p.m.
Lawton at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m.
Constantine at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m.
Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Martin, 7:00 p.m.

Southwest 10
Marcellus at Bangor, 7:30 p.m.
Cassopolis at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m.
Comstock at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.
Hartford at Decatur, 7:00 p.m.
White Pigeon at Mendon, 7:30 p.m.

SMAC
Portage Northern at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m.

Girls Basketball
SMAC
St. Joseph at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m.

Non-Conference
Michigan Lutheran at Benton Harbor, 6:30 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m.
Niles at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Dowagiac, 6:30 p.m.
Allegan at Wyoming Lee, 5:30 p.m.
Fennville at Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian, 6:00 p.m.

BCS
Howardsville Christian at Bridgman, 7:30 p.m.

SAC
Gobles at Coloma, 7:00 p.m.
Lawton at Watervliet, 5:30 p.m.
Galesburg-Augusta at Constantine, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Parchment, 7:00 p.m.
Martin at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m.

Southwest 10
Bangor at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m.
Centreville at Comstock, 7:30 p.m.
Decatur at Hartford, 7:00 p.m.
Mendon at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m.

MHSAA – AP Basketball Rankings
Boys
Division 1
1. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (2)                   (7-1)     71
2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (2)           (7-1)     65
3. Detroit Catholic Central (1)                 (7-1)     64
4. Detroit King                                       (8-1)     61
5. Muskegon                                           (6-0)     54
6. Detroit U-D Jesuit                               (5-2)     50
7. Grand Rapids Northview                        (7-0)     31
8. Grand Haven                                       (8-0)     30
9. River Rouge                                        (11-0)   29
10. Detroit Cass Tech                              (8-1)     27
Others receiving votes: North Farmington, Warren De La Salle, Detroit Renaissance, Ann Arbor Huron, Rockford, Clarkston, Okemos, Hamtramck, Mount Pleasant, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer, Ann Arbor Skyline.

Division 2
1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (2)          (8-1)     70
2. Williamston (3)                                   (8-0)     67
3. Hudsonville Unity Christian                  (8-0)     61
4. Parchment                                        (8-0)    52
(tie) Benton Harbor                              (8-1)    52
6. Ferndale                                            (6-2)     45
7. Battle Creek Pennfield                      (7-1)    34
8. Marshall                                            (7-1)     31
9. Warren Michigan Collegiate                  (8-0)     30
10. Croswell-Lexington                           (8-0)     29
Others receiving votes: Freeland, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, Standish Sterling Central, Carrollton, Big Rapids, Grand Rapids Christian, Romulus Summit Academy, Chelsea, Escanaba, Onsted, Boyne City, Olivet, Cadillac.

Division 3
1. Flint Beecher (3)                                 (7-1)     70
2. Reese                                                 (7-1)     62
3. Benzonia Benzie Central (1)                   (6-0)     59
4. Menominee (1)                                     (7-1)     48
5. Traverse City St. Francis                       (6-1)     45
(tie) Ypsilanti Arbor Prep                          (6-2)     45
7. Kalamazoo Christian                         (7-1)    37
8. Bad Axe                                              (6-1)     34
9. Riverview Gabriel Richard                     (7-0)     32
10. Ishpeming Westwood                          (6-1)     22
Others receiving votes: Vandercook Lake, Ann Arbor Greenhills, Schoolcraft, Centreville, Napoleon, Hemlock, Elk Rapids, Blanchard Montabella, Painesdale Jeffers, Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker, Beal City, Erie-Mason, Grand Rapids Covenant Christian, Holton, Ottawa Lake Whiteford, Watervliet, Ithaca, Charlevoix, Cass City.

Division 4
1. Southfield Christian (1)                       (6-1)     65
2. Ewen-Trout Creek (1)                           (5-0)     64
3. Rudyard                                             (5-0)     54
4. McBain Northern Michigan Christian       (6-0)     51
5. Powers North Central                          (8-0)     50
6. Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian (2)             (4-2)     47
7. Colon                                                 (7-0)     40
8. Munising                                            (7-0)     35
9. Bellevue                                             (7-1)     34
10. Buckley                                            (5-0)     28
Others receiving votes: New Buffalo, Hillman, Eau Claire, Webberville, Onaway, Ellsworth, Deckerville, Fowler, Adrian Lenawee Christian, Peck, Norway, Nah Tah Wahsh, Genesee Christian, Wakefield-Marenisco, Fruitport Calvary Christian.

Girls
Division 1
1. Midland Dow (4)                                  (8-0)     67
2. Hudsonville (1)                                   (7-2)     66
3. West Bloomfield                                  (9-1)     61
4. Dearborn Divine Child                          (9-0)     60
5. Hartland                                            (8-1)     49
6. Parma Western                                     (9-0)     44
7. East Lansing                                       (7-2)     35
8. Saline                                                (9-0)     34
9. Rockford                                            (8-1)     33
10. Grosse Pointe North                          (7-1)     23
Others receiving votes: Wayne Memorial, DeWitt, Farmington Hills Mercy, Holland West Ottawa, Muskegon Mona Shores, Dexter, Haslett, Petoskey, Howell, Bloomfield Hills Marian, Macomb Dakota, Utica, Battle Creek Lakeview, Macomb L’Anse Creuse North, Byron Center.

Division 2
1. Detroit Edison (4)                               (3-1)     73
2. Grand Rapids West Catholic                  (8-1)     67
3. Lansing Catholic (1)                             (11-0)   64
4. Redford Westfield Prep                         (8-1)     52
5. Newaygo                                            (9-1)     47
6. Lake Fenton                                        (8-0)     40
(tie) Edwardsburg                                (9-0)    40
8. Tecumseh                                            (10-0)   33
9. Houghton                                           (10-0)   32
10. Chelsea                                            (5-1)     31
(tie) Portland                                         (6-1)     31
Others receiving votes: Frankenmuth, Otsego, Standish-Sterling, Saginaw Swan Valley, Onsted, Ovid-Elsie, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, Marine City, Williamston, Sparta, Plainwell, Olivet.

Division 3
1. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (5)              (8-0)     75
2. Kent City                                            (8-0)     68
3. Maple City Glen Lake                             (8-0)     66
4. Calumet                                             (7-0)     60
5. Jonesville                                           (8-0)     46
6. Brandywine                                      (9-1)    40
7. Sandusky                                           (9-0)     39
8. Hart                                                  (7-1)     28
9. Traverse City St. Francis                       (8-2)     24
10. Reese                                               (7-2)     17
Others receiving votes: McBain, Brooklyn Columbia Central, Flint Beecher, Hemlock, Madison Heights Bishop Foley, Buchanan, Harbor Springs, Sanford-Meridian, Morley-Stanwood, Grass Lake, Hartford, Elk Rapids, Lake City, Pewamo-Westphalia, Leslie, Bad Axe.

Division 4
1. Portland St. Patrick (5)                         (11-0)   75
2. Fowler                                               (8-1)     68
3. Gaylord St. Mary                                 (8-0)     53
4. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (5-3)     48
5. Posen                                                 (8-0)     44
6. Athens                                               (9-1)     43
7. Lake Leelanau St. Mary                          (6-1)     42
(tie) Plymouth Christian Academy               (7-3)     42
9. Baraga                                               (8-1)     32
10. Carney-Nadeau                                  (6-1)     31
Others receiving votes: Pickford, McBain Northern Michigan Christian, Southfield Christian, Felch North Dickinson, Mackinaw City, Mendon, Coleman, Ewen-Trout Creek, Rudyard, Hillsdale Academy, Cedarville, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, Munising.