NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 6, St. Louis Blues 4
Edmonton Oilers 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1
Red Wings 6, Blues 4 – Raymond and Fabbri lift Wings to 6-4 win over Blues; Berube fired by St. Louis after game
Lucas Raymond and Robby Fabbri scored in the third period to lift the Detroit Red Wings over the scuffling St. Louis Blues 6-4. Soon after their season-worst fourth straight loss, the Blues fired coach Craig Berube, who guided them to their only Stanley Cup championship in 2019. The 57-year-old Berube, in his sixth season with St. Louis, had a record of 206-131-44. Drew Bannister, coach of the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League, takes over as interim coach. Moritz Seider, Jake Walman, Jonatan Berggren and Michael Rasmussen also had goals for the Red Wings, who were 0-2-1 in their previous three games. Kevin Hayes scored twice for the Blues, who also got goals from Marco Scandella and Brandon Saad. St. Louis has lost five of six overall.
Oilers 4, Blackhawks 1 – Bedard scores early but McDavid gets 2 assists to lead Oilers past Blackhawks 4-1
Connor McDavid had two assists and the streaking Edmonton Oilers overcame an early goal by rookie Connor Bedard to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 in the first NHL matchup between the young stars. McDavid was the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2015, and Bedard was selected first this past summer. Sam Gagner had a goal and an assist in the highly anticipated Clash of the Connors, helping the Oilers win their eighth game in a row. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman also scored for Edmonton, and defenseman Evan Bouchard added a pair of assists. Bedard gave the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead with his 12th goal 3:21 into the first period, but Chicago lost its seventh consecutive road game.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Denver Nuggets 114, Chicago Bulls 106
Nuggets 114, Bulls 106 – Jackson scores 25 points as Nuggets beat Bulls 114-106 after Jokic ejection
Reggie Jackson scored 25 points and short-handed Denver held off the Chicago Bulls for a 114-106 victory after Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was ejected in the second quarter. Michael Porter Jr. had 17 points and Aaron Gordon finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists, helping Denver to a gritty second straight win after a 129-122 victory at Atlanta on Monday night. Julian Strawther added 16 points. Jackson made five 3-pointers as the reigning NBA champions went 14 for 30 from behind the arc. The Nuggets also beat the Bulls 123-101 in Denver on Nov. 4.
Tonight
Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Milwaukee Bucks, 8:00 p.m.
NFL – Vikings will start Nick Mullens this week in their latest quarterback shuffle
Nick Mullens is next up at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. Coach Kevin O’Connell announced that Mullens will start Saturday at Cincinnati. He relieved an ineffective Joshua Dobbs last week and helped lead the Vikings to a 3-0 victory at Las Vegas. Mullens is the fourth different starter for the Vikings. They’ve never used that many in the same season before in franchise history. Dobbs arrived in a trade with Arizona after Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles tendon. Jaren Hall got the first start in place of Cousins and suffered a concussion in that game.
NFL – Chargers QB Justin Herbert will miss rest of season after surgery on broken finger
Justin Herbert has had surgery to repair the broken index finger on his right hand. He will miss the Los Angeles Chargers’ remaining four games. Herbert’s backup, Easton Stick, will get his first NFL start on Thursday night at Las Vegas.
MLB – Andrew Chafin’s $4.75 million, 1-year contract with Detroit Tigers is finalized
Left-hander Andrew Chafin’s $4.75 million, one-year contract was finalized by the Detroit Tigers. Chafin gets a $4.25 million next year, and the deal includes a $6.5 million team option for 2025 with a $500,000 buyout. He can earn $1.25 million in performance bonuses each year for games pitched. Chafin was 2-3 with a 2.83 ERA for the Tigers in 2022, striking out 67 and walking 19 in 57 1/3 innings. Chafin signed a one-year contract with Arizona that guaranteed $6.25 million and went 3-4 with eight saves for the Diamondbacks and Milwaukee, which acquired him on Aug. 1.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Texas Stars at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball
SMAC
St. Joseph 54, Gull Lake 53
- St. Joe rallied from a 9 point deficit at the end of the third quarter for a 54-53 comeback win at Gull Lake. JR Scott had 11 of his team high 16 points in the fourth quarter, Jakob Diamond and Kai Wyngarden had 11 each in the win.
Battle Creek Lakeview 59, Lakeshore 50
Kalamazoo Central 74, Mattawan 56
Portage Central 75, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 49
Portage Northern 51, Battle Creek Central 41
Wolverine
Niles 65, Vicksburg 53
Edwardsburg 53, Paw Paw 43
Otsego 74, Sturgis 39
Plainwell 47, Three Rivers 39
BCS
Our Lady of the Lake 50, New Buffalo 41
- Owen McLoughlin had a game high 18 points to lead Our Lady of the Lake over New Bufalo 50-41. Dre Beccera had 15 for New Buffalo
Michigan Lutheran 72, River Valley 45
- Michigan Lutheran had four players in double figures, led by Micah Herbst’s game high 18 points in a 72-45 win over River Valley, Isaiah Gill had 13, Ty Johnson had 11, and Zac Lockman had 10. Adam Slaves led River Valley with 13
Eau Claire 62, Countryside Academy 57
Howardsville Christian 82, Covert 40
SAC
Saugatuck 63, Allegan 56
Kalamazoo Christian 46, South Haven 37
Lawton 60, Gobles 37
Kalamazoo Hackett 53, Galesburg-Augusta 38
Constantine 50, Holland Black River 40
Parchment 64, Delton-Kellogg 29
Southwest 10
Hartford 62, Bangor 48
Centreville 71, Bloomingdale 46
Decatur at Cassopolis, cancelled
White Pigeon 72, Marcellus 43
Comstock 60, Lawrence 35
- Ben McCaw 15 points (Lawrence)
Non-Conference
Benton Harbor 72, Coloma 28
Bridgman 49, Buchanan 40
Girls Basketball
SMAC
Gull Lake 37, St. Joseph 30
- Gull Lake used a balanced attack for a 37-30 win at St. Joseph, Ali Bates led the Blue Devils with 12 points. Bridgett Nuter led St. Joe with 8.
Lakeshore 40, Battle Creek Lakeview 24
- Paige Lies had a game high 16 points for Lakeshore as the Lancers beat Battle Creek Lakeview 40-24.
Kalamazoo Central 51, Mattawan 36
Portage Central 57, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 25
Battle Creek Central 50, Portage Northern 30
Wolverine
Vicksburg 72, Niles 30
Edwardsburg 87, Paw Paw 85 – 2 OT
Otsego 58, Sturgis 37
Three Rivers 53, Plainwell 45
BCS
Our Lady of the Lake 44, New Buffalo 16
- Abby Schrauben scored a game high 15 points and Claire Jolley added 10 in Our Lady of the Lake’s 44-16 win over New Buffalo.
Michigan Lutheran 26, River Valley 20
- Maddie Plocher had 11 points in Michigan Lutheran’s 26-20 win over River Valley
SAC
Constantine 57, Delton-Kellogg 27
Schoolcraft 62, Galesburg-Augusta 19
Parchment at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m.
Martin 40, Kalamazoo Hackett 25
Saugatuck 59, Lawton 31
Southwest 10
Lawrence 54, Comstock 31
- Leslie Reed had 16 points to lead Lawrence, Carolina Mancera had 12 points and Kaylin Leyya had 10.
Non-Conference
Watervliet 47, Hartford 22
- Grace Chisek had a game high 23 points to lead Watervliet over Hartford 47-22, Ellie Golden added 10 in the win.
Tonight
Girls Basketball
Coloma at Bangor, 7:30 p.m.
Bronson at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Homeschool at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m.
Reading at White Pigeon, 6:00 p.m.
Wrestling
St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Kalamazoo Central, 5:00 p.m.
South Haven at Martin, 6:00 p.m.
