NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Chicago Bulls 118, Los Angeles Lakers 108
Bulls 118, Lakers 108 – Bulls spoil LeBron’s return with 118-108 win over Lakers
LeBron James scored 19 points off the bench in his return from a monthlong injury absence, but Zach LaVine scored 32 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 118-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. DeMar DeRozan added 17 points for the Bulls, who easily overcame James’ return for their seventh win in nine games. James sat out 13 games with right foot soreness. For only the second time in his 20-year NBA career, James wasn’t a starter. The Lakers failed to get above .500 for the first time since Jan. 9, 2022.
Tonight
Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Vancouver Canucks 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2
Canucks 4, Blackhawks 2 – Elias Pettersson’s 2 goals lifts Canucks over Blackhawks 4-2
Elias Pettersson scored twice, Phillip Di Giuseppe scored, Brock Boeser got an empty-netter, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday night. The Canucks won their third straight and sent the Blackhawks to their fifth straight defeat. Chicago defenseman Connor Murphy opened the scoring, beating Canucks goalie Collin Delia with a 55-foot wrist shot with 3:59 left in the first period. Rookie Lukas Reichel scored his fifth goal of the season to pull Chicago within 3-2 with 1:42 remaining, but an empty-net goal by Vancouver’s Boeser finished the scoring. The Blackhawks celebrated Pride night, honoring the city’s gay community, without the rainbow-colored Pride night warmup jerseys nor colored stick tape used in previous seasons.
NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament
Saturday
NCAA Tournament Elite 8
4 UConn 82, 3 Gonzaga 54 (West Regional)
9 Florida Atlantic 79, 3 Kansas State 76 (East Regional)
Yesterday
NCAA Tournament Elite 8
5 Miami 88, 2 Texas 81 (Midwest Regional)
5 San Diego State 57, 6 Creighton 56 (South Regional)
Miami 88, Texas 81 – Miller, Wong rally Miami past Texas 88-81 for 1st Final Four
Jordan Miller scored 27 points and made a series of crucial foul shots down the stretch as Miami rallied to an 88-81 victory over Texas for a spot in the Final Four. Miller finished 7 of 7 from the field and 13 of 13 from the foul line, while Isaiah Wong scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half for the Hurricanes. They are headed to NRG Stadium in Houston for a date with UConn on Saturday night. Two more first-time Final Four participants, San Diego State and Florida Atlantic, will play in the other national semifinal. Marcus Carr had 17 points to lead the Longhorns.
SDSU 57, Creighton 56 – San Diego State muscles past Creighton, makes 1st Final Four
Darrion Trammell converted a go-ahead free throw after he was fouled on a floater with 1.2 seconds left, and San Diego State muscled its way into its first Final Four, grinding out a 57-56 victory over Creighton in the South Region final. Lamont Butler scored 18 points and Trammell had 12 for the fifth-seeded Aztecs (31-6), who slowed down the high-scoring, sixth-seeded Bluejays (24-13) and became the first Mountain West Conference team to reach the national semifinals. The experienced Aztecs, in their sixth season under coach Brian Dutcher, will play Florida Atlantic on Saturday in Houston for a spot in the national title game.
Saturday, April 1
NCAA Tournament Final Four, NRG Stadium, Houston
9 Florida Atlantic vs. 5 San Diego State, 6:09 p.m.
4 UConn vs. 5 Miami, 8:49 p.m.
NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball (local teams only)
Sunday
NCAA Tournament Elite 8
3 LSU 54, 9 Miami 42 (Greenville 2 Regional)
2 Iowa 97, 5 Louisville 83 (Seattle 4 Regional)
LSU 54, Miami 42 – Reese, LSU women push past Miami 54-42 to reach Final Four
Angel Reese had 18 rebounds and LSU returned to the women’s Final Four for the first time in 15 years by beating Miami 54-42. The victory concludes a rapid rise for the Tigers under second-year coach Kim Mulkey, who won three NCAA titles at Baylor. Alexis Morris scored 21 points and Reese added 13 for the third-seeded Tigers, who asserted control of a grinding, defense-first game. LSU shot 30.2% and went 1 for 12 from 3-point range, including misses on its first nine attempts. But Miami was even worse from 3, missing all 15 tries. Reese was named the most outstanding player of the Greenville 2 Region. Jasmyne Roberts scored 22 points for Miami.
Iowa 97, Louisville 83 – Caitlin Clark leads Iowa to first Final Four since 1993
Caitlin Clark put on a show with 41 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to help No. 2 seed Iowa beat fifth-seeded Louisville 97-83 and send the the Hawkeyes to their first women’s Final Four in 30 years. The unanimous first-team All-American was as dominant as she’s been all season in getting the Hawkeyes to Dallas for the women’s NCAA Tournament national semifinals on Friday night. The Seattle 4 Region champion will face the winner of the Greenville 1 region that has South Carolina playing Maryland on Monday night. Iowa (30-6) hadn’t been to the Final Four since Hall of Fame coach C. Vivian Stringer led the team to its lone appearance in 1993. Clark had the 11th triple-double of her career and the 19th in NCAA Tournament history.
Today
NCAA Tournament Elite 8
2 Maryland vs. 1 South Carolina, 7:00 p.m. (Greenville 1 Regional)
3 Ohio State vs. 1 Virginia Tech, 9:00 p.m. (Seattle 3 Regional)
MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 11, Tampa Bay Rays 10
Tigers spring training ends
Chicago Cubs 5, Kansas City Royals 0
Colorado Rockies 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Today
Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m.
NCAAHKY – Men’s College Hockey
Saturday
NCAA Tournament Elite 8
Minnesota 4, St. Cloud State 1
Boston University 2, Cornell 1
Sunday
NCAA Tournament Elite 8
Quinnipiac 4, Ohio State 1
Michigan 2, Penn State 1 – OT
Thursday, April 6
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four at Amalie Arena – Tampa, FL
Boston University vs. Minnesota, 5:00 p.m.
Michigan vs. Quinnipiac, 8:30 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Saturday
Boys Basketball – State Finals
Division 1 at Michigan State University
Detroit Cass Tech 78, Muskegon 63
Division 2 at Michigan State University
Ferndale 44, Grand Rapids South Christian 38
Division 3 at Michigan State University
Flint Beecher 64, Traverse City St. Francis 50
Division 4 at Michigan State University
Munising 39, Wyoming-Tri Unity Christian 37
Today
Baseball
Dowagiac at Marcellus, 4:00 p.m.
Otsego at Allegan, 4:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at Lawton, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
Paw Paw at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Allegan at Bloomingdale, 4:00 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Allegan at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.
Lawton at Bloomingdale, 5:00 p.m. (Bloomingdale’s first ever girls soccer game)
Delton-Kellogg at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m.
Hamilton at Saugatuck, 5:00 p.m.
Fennville at Wyoming Lee, 6:00 p.m.
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