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Sean Baligian and Mike Iavasile dive into the Detroit Red Wings' recent turnaround, celebrating their hard-fought comeback wins against the Islanders and a gritty performance against the Bruins. The hosts discuss the ups and downs of player development, Lalonde's coaching future, and how Steve Yzerman evaluates this roster. As Thanksgiving approaches, Sean and Mike share their favorite holiday cooking tips, including smoked turkey secrets and a game-changing pulled ham recipe. They also preview the epic Detroit Catholic Central vs. Brother Rice hockey showdown, one of the most heated rivalries in Michigan high school hockey. It's an episode Wut The Puck?! packed with hockey insights, holiday cheer, and signature banter.

Detroit Sports Media personality and co-host of Hockey Time on State Champs! Network, Sean Baligian joins the Petey's Picks podcast as the show's inaugural guest. A very candid conversation about a wide range of topics, including playoff structure, fall hockey and, can anyone beat Detroit Catholic Central?

Amy Ely has been a STEM educator for almost 20 years, building STEM curriculum and classes at multiple schools in metro Detroit. Now at Detroit Catholic Central, she is the Director of STEM and Science Teacher. Amy has over the past 2 years had the opportunity to help plan and open the George and Mary Turek Hall of Science. With tailored programs and state-of-the-art facilities, the new STEM center provides the extra support students need to excel academically and gain valuable skills and experiences that prepare them for higher education and future careers.The George & Mary Turek Hall of Science, which will house CC's STEM curriculum and programs, and is scheduled to open for students in August 2024. The addition, funded by alumni and benefactors, will include a number of exciting features for students and the community:57,000 Sq Ft of Learning Space 8 Dedicated Science Labs4 Versatile Lab Prep RoomsCutting-Edge Engineering Lab5,300 Sq Ft FIRST Robotics Competition FieldRobotics Programming & Building ZonesFabrication & Machinery RoomInnovation & Conceptualization LabsMulti-Functional MakerSpaceEco-Friendly Green RoofSustainability Focused Greenhouse130-Seat Immersive Lecture Hall4 Meter Observa-Dome with GPS Computerized Celestron TelescopeRedBird 180° Flight SimulatorNASA MIE Alliance PartnerConnect with Amy & Detroit Catholic Central:Website: catholiccentral.netLearn more about the STEM lab: catholiccentral.net/academics/stemTwitter/X for Amy: @DCCSTEMTwitter/X for the school: @DCC1928Facebook: @DCC1928Instagram: @dcc1928Chris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Connect with him:Website: dailystem.comTwitter/X: @dailystemInstagram: @dailystemYouTube: @dailystemGet Chris's book Daily STEM on AmazonSupport the Show.

In this episode of 'Wut The Puck?!' hosted by Sean Baligian and co-hosted by Mike Iavasile, the spotlight is on the vibrant high school hockey scene in Michigan. Sponsored by the Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association, the episode features special guests Carter Korpi, a standout former player for Detroit Catholic Central now playing at Union College, and Brandon Kaleniecki, the head coach of Detroit Catholic Central. Carter shares his journey through high school to college hockey, highlighting the challenges and triumphs, while Coach Kaleniecki provides insight into building a successful high school program and the broader state of high school hockey. Join us for an inspiring conversation about resilience, community, and the proven paths that lead young athletes to greatness. 00:00 Introduction to High School Hockey in Michigan 01:03 Interview with Carter Korpi: High School Journey 02:16 Deciding on High School Hockey 03:58 Memorable Moments at Catholic Central 07:49 The Atmosphere at USA Hockey Arena 09:39 Transition to Junior Hockey 13:43 Joining Union College 17:20 Advice for Aspiring Hockey Players 19:25 The Brotherhood of Catholic Central 25:22 Reflecting on the 2019 Team and Leadership 28:48 The Evolution of High School Hockey 30:20 Expanding Opportunities for High School Players 33:43 Brandon Kaleniecki's Journey to College Hockey 39:36 The Resilience of Matthew Sharnakis 43:29 Upcoming Events and Final Thoughts

I was on-site for some big matchups between Forest Hills Central and Clarkston as well as Brighton and Hartland. Lots of thoughts on all four of those teams, plus a closer look at Michigan high school hockey's biggest rivalry between Detroit Catholic Central and Brother Rice. We update the Top-10 Rankings and break down the biggest games coming up this weekend. MJR Foundation LINK: https://mjrfoundation.org/2023-jilek-cup-donation-competition/

Thanksgiving Eve sees a bunch of important matchups between opposing schools, headlined by arguably the biggest rivalry in Michigan high school hockey, Detroit Catholic Central vs. Brother Rice. However, that is far from the only drama expected to unfold this week! Make your weekly picks: https://peteyspicks.com/videos/wednesday-night-rivalry-in-michigan-high-school-hockey/

September 15, 2023 ~ Evan Stockton, Play-By-Play for State Champs! Sports Network, talks with Guy and Jamie about the Week 4 of Your Southeast Michigan Ford Dealers' Gametime LIVE matchup between Detroit Catholic Central and Orchard Lake St. Mary's.

This week, Wrestling Mindset founder Gene Zannetti sits down with the coach of Detroit Catholic Central, the great Mitch Hancock.Together they discuss Hancock's unique ''hustle, have fun, and compete'' mindset, some underappreciated aspects of wrestling, and how faith and spirituality can be a driving force for developing young minds in wrestling and in life.Timestamps:5:29 - Developing minds through faith9:44 - Spirituality and Mindset11:36 - Hustle, have fun, and compete16:40 - Competing all the time18:10 - Underappreciated aspects of wrestling21:40 - The importance of rest and recovery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He is the Assistant Head Coach of the football team at Detroit Catholic Central High School, where he has been on the staff since 2008.  Along the way he coached in two State Championship games and, prior to his promotion this year to his current role, had been promoted to Defensive Coordinator in 2018. He was an Undergraduate Assistant Coach at The University of Michigan from 2003-2005, and as a student-athlete playing for Detroit Catholic Central, he was a member of back-to-back state championship teams. He holds a B.S. in Physical Education from The University of Michigan and his father is in multiple Halls of Fame as a football coach.

Join Jonathon Kidd and Sean Baligian for another of State Champs! Hockey Time.Presented by Alta Equipment Company & LTU Athletics & sponsored by the MHSAA, Ice Mountain Spring Water, Warrior Hockey, Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association and the Detroit Athletic Club.1:02 - Riverview vs. New Boston Huron United Recap1:40 - Brighton vs. Livonia Stevenson Recap2:38 - Flint Powers vs. Saginaw Heritage Recap3:33 - Clarkston vs. Lake Orion Recap4:19 - Detroit Catholic Central vs. Livonia Stevenson Recap5:11 - Brother Rice vs. OLSM Recap5:39 - Chris Givens - Traverse City Central6:18 - Landon Demassa - Salem7:10 - Warrior Hockey Player of the Year Update8:47 - Coaches Corner - Bill McSween - Forest Hills Central11:58 - DAC Athlete of the Year Promo13:04 - Warrior Hockey "Wall Award' Update15:02 - Final Thoughts on the Regular Season

Join Jonathon Kidd and Sean Baligian for another of State Champs! Hockey Time.0:52 - Hartland vs. Marquette Recap1:39 - Traverse City Central vs. Bay Reps Recap2:07 - Liggett vs. Father Gabriel Richard Recap2:57 - Escanaba vs. Midland Recap3:57 - Forest Hills Central "Starting Lineup Challenge"5:07 - Flint Powers vs. OLSM Recap5:48 - Stoney Creek and Grand Rapids Christian 6:51 - Warrior Hockey Player of the Year Update8:04 - Coaches Corner - Steve Witt - Midland10:42 - Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Promo11:58 - Wall Award Update powered by Warrior Hockey13:19 - MIHL Prep Hockey Showcase Preview 15:14 - Detroit Catholic Central vs. Houghton Preview16:24 - Alpena vs. Trenton Preview17:25 - Livonia Stevenson vs. Byron Center PreviewPresented by Alta Equipment Company & LTU Athletics & sponsored by the MHSAA, Ice Mountain Spring Water, Warrior Hockey, Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association and the Detroit Athletic Club.

Join Jonathon Kidd and Sean Baligian for another of State Champs! Hockey Time.0:47- Detroit Catholic Central at Brother Rice Recap1:27 - Brother Rice at Trenton Recap1:54 - Lakeland at Powers Recap2:31 - Traverse City West vs. Traverse City Central Recap3:06 - Brighton at Hartland Recap3:48 - Allen Park at Riverview Gabriel Richard Recap4:28 - Riverview Gabriel Richard Peanut Butter6:58 - Warrior Player of the Year Update8:20 - Jordan Steger - Riverview Gabriel Richard - Coaches Corner11:36 - DAC Athlete of the Year Promo12:52 - Warrior Hockey Wall Award Update14:40 - Clarkston at Flint Powers Preview15:06 - Detroit Catholic Central at Trenton Preview16:08 - Marquette at Hartland Preview16:53 - Marquette vs. Lakeland Preview17:14 - Detroit Country Day at Brighton Preview17:43 - Flint Powers at OLSM Preview18:14 - Marquette at Brighton Preview18:46 - Public High School Hockey Showcase PreviewPresented by Alta Equipment Company & LTU Athletics & sponsored by the MHSAA, Ice Mountain Spring Water, Warrior Hockey, Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association and the Detroit Athletic Club.

Join Jonathon Kidd and Sean Baligian for another of State Champs! Hockey Time. 0:45 - Clarkston at Detroit Catholic Central Recap 1:52 - Plymouth at Livonia Churchill Recap 2:46 - Forest Hills Central at Mona Shores Recap 3:31 - Brother Rice at Houghton Recap 4:18 - Alpena at the North-South Showcase 5:53 - MAC Showcase Recap 8:06 - Ann Arbor Huron 8:55 - Wyandotte Roosevelt 9:48 - Nathan Bryer - Clarkston - Coaches Corner 12:28 - Warrior Player of the Year Update 14:19 - DAC Athlete of the Year Promo 15:37 - Wall Award Update 18:02 - Wednesday Game Previews Detroit Catholic Central at Brother Rice, Livonia Stevenson at Hartland, Lakeland at Flint Powers, Grosse Pointe South at Trenton 19:45 - Thursday Game Preview Allen Park at Riverview Gabriel Richard 20:23 - Friday Game Previews Brighton at Hartland, Saginaw Heritage at Mona Shores 21:07 - Saturday Game Previews Flint Powers at Detroit Country Day, Saginaw Heritage at Byron Center, U of D Jesuit at Detroit Catholic Central, Brother Rice at Trenton Presented by Alta Equipment Company & LTU Athletics & sponsored by the MHSAA, Ice Mountain Spring Water, Warrior Hockey, Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association and the Detroit Athletic Club.

Join Jonathon Kidd and Sean Baligian for another edition of State Champs! Hockey Time2:03 - KLAA-MIHL Recap #1Livonia Franklin vs. Grosse Pointe North, Saline vs. Novi, Port Huron Northern vs. Canton, U of D Jesuit vs. Northville, Grosse Pointe South vs. Livonia Churchill, Plymouth vs. Cranbrook3:58 - Warrior Hockey Player of the Year Update5:01 - DAC Athlete of the Year Promo6:29 - KLAA-MIHL Recap #2Orchard Lake Saint Mary's vs. Howell, Trenton vs. Livonia Stevenson, Salem vs. De La Salle, Hartland vs. Brother Rice, Detroit Catholic Central vs. Brighton8:46 - Houghton, Saginaw Heritage and Clarkston starts this season11:07 - Wall Award Update12:53 - Coaches' Corner - David Mitchell - Livonia Stevenson16:56 - Trenton vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard - Gametime Live Preview Presented by Alta Equipment Company & LTU Athletics & sponsored by the MHSAA, Warrior Hockey, Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association and the Detroit Athletic Club.

Join Jonathon Kidd and Sean Baligian for another edition of State Champs! Hockey Time0:41 - Detroit Catholic Central vs. Gabriel Richard Recap1:58 - Lake Orion vs. Eisenhower Recap2:51 - Flint Powers vs. Howell Recap3:54 - Brighton vs. Northville Recap5:18 - Mona Shores vs. Livonia Stevenson Recap6:59 - Warrior Hockey Player of the Year Update11:04 - DAC Athlete of the Year Promo12:20 - Coaches Corner - Trent Begeman - Carlson14:21 - Wall Award Update16:29 - Clarkston vs. Lake Orion Preview17:52 - D3 Showcase Preview18:54 - KLAA-MIHL Showcase PreviewPresented by Alta Equipment Company & LTU Athletics & sponsored by the MHSAA, Warrior Hockey, Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association and the Detroit Athletic Club.

Join Jonathon Kidd and Sean Baligian for the first episode of State Champs! Hockey Time for the 2022-23 Hockey Season.1:25 - Upper Peninsula Preview3:31 - Northern Lower Peninsula Preview5:16 - West Michigan Preview6:40 - Mid-Michigan Preview8:30 - Coaches' Corner - Ryan Ossenmacher11:57 - DMC Gamechangers14:10 - DAC Athlete of the Year Promo15:38 - OAA-MAC Conference Preview17:25 - Metro League Preview18:58 - Ann Arbor Area Preview20:04 - KLAA Preview22:51 - MIHL Preview25:34 - Warrior Hockey Player of the Year and Wall Award Preview31:03 - Thoughts on MHSAA Hockey Division Realignment32:24 - Detroit Catholic Central vs. Brother Rice Preview33:07 - Hartland vs. Livonia Stevenson Preview33:34 - Brighton vs. OLSM Preview34:50 - Trenton vs. Cranbrook Preview35:49 - No More Beanies for SeanPresented by Alta Equipment Company & LTU Athletics & sponsored by the MHSAA, DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Warrior Hockey, Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association and the Detroit Athletic Club.

This week on STATE CHAMPS! Extra Point. Lorne Plant, Sydney Cariel and Devin Gardner recap the notable games from Week 1 of the MHSAA Football Playoffs and preview the upcoming district finals1:48 - Romeo vs. Chippewa Valley Recap3:33 - Cass Tech vs. West Bloomfield Recap5:57 - Trenton vs. Southgate Anderson Recap6:47 - Kalieb Osbourne - Waterford Mott8:44 - Sterling Anderson - Detroit King10:10 - Darkhorse - Romeo11:02 - Darkhouse - Davison11:30 - Mr. Football Award15:25 - Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Promo16:41 - DMC Ask the Doc17:57 - Anvil Award20:54 - Menards Game Preview22:20 - Detroit Catholic Central at Northville - Game of the Week PreviewSpecial thanks to Bally Sports Detroit and our sponsors Lawrence Technological University, MHSAA, Hungry Howie's, ALTA Equipment Company, Michigan Army National Guard, Detroit Medical Center, Fieger Law, Menards, Detroit Athletic Club, and the Southeast Michigan Ford Dealers.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Washington Wizards 120, Detroit Pistons 99 Wizards 120, Pistons 99 – Beal limited by back, but Wizards roll past Pistons 120-99 Kyle Kuzma scored 25 points, and the Washington Wizards overcame Bradley Beal’s back issues to beat the Detroit Pistons 120-99. Beal was limited to 21:49 because of back tightness, although he was able to return late in the third quarter after missing the entire second. The Wizards actually broke the game open without him and cruised to a lopsided victory. Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 points, Will Barton contributed 16 and Beal was able to finish with 13. Bojan Bogdanovic led Detroit with 25 points and Cade Cunningham added 19. Tonight Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NBA – NBA, NBPA seeking more respectful tone at all levels of game The NBA and its players have announced a plan to encourage better and more respectful behavior within basketball, even at youth levels. It’s part of the league’s “Respect for the Game” initiative. The NBA has been using that term with players for nearly two decades, primarily hoping to foster more positive interactions between players and referees during games. WNBA – Russian court rejects Griner appeal of her 9-year sentence A Russian court has rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, a step that could move her closer to a possible high-stakes prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington. The all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and two-time Olympic gold medalist was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport. Reflecting pressure on the U.S. administration to do more to bring Griner home, the U.S. secretary of state revealed in July that Washington had made a proposal to get Griner home, along with Paul Whelan, an American serving a 16-year sentence in Russia for espionage. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night New Jersey Devils 6, Detroit Red Wings 2 Chicago Blackhawks 4, Florida Panthers 2 Devils 6, Red Wings 2 – Bratt scores 2, Devils hand Wings first regulation loss, 6-2 Jesper Bratt had two goals and an assist as the New Jersey Devils beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2. Jack Hughes, Dawson Mercer, Yegor Sharangovich and Nico Hischier also scored for the Devils. Vitek Vanecek stopped 20 shots to help the Devils bounce back from a 6-3 loss at home to Washington on Monday. Dominik Kubalik and Dylan Larkin scored for Detroit and Alex Nedeljkovic made 35 saves. The Red Wings (3-1-2) were the last remaining team without a regulation loss. Blackhawks 4, Panthers 2 – Kane scores, Blackhawks hold off Panthers 4-2 for 4th in row Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and the streaking Chicago Blackhawks withstood Florida’s late push to beat the Panthers 4-2. Taylor Raddysh, Philipp Kurashev and Jonathan Toews also scored in the Blackhawks’ fourth straight victory after dropping their first two games of the season. Chicago overcame two-goal deficits in its previous three wins, but had to hold on against the Panthers in the final 10 minutes. Eetu Luostarinen and Matthew Tkachuk scored for the Panthers. Tkachuk’s goal, on a nifty mid-air deflection of Carter Verhaeghe’s point shot, closed the gap to 3-2 with 7:13 to play. Chicago goalie Alex Stalock, stopped 29 shots. MLB – Tigers hire Rays’ Rob Metzler as VP, assistant GM The Detroit Tigers have hired Tampa Bay scouting director Rob Metzler as vice president and assistant general manager. Metzler spent 15 seasons with the Rays, working the past seven years as the team’s senior director of amateur scouting. He will lead the Tigers’ amateur and international scouting departments, working under president of baseball operations Scott Harris. Detroit finished 66-96 in 2022 and has not made the playoffs in eight years. Harris took over the front office after longtime general manager Al Avila was fired in August. NFL – NFL says referees didn’t get Mike Evans’ autograph The NFL says the two game officials seen interacting with Tampa Bay wide receiver Mike Evans in the tunnel of Bank of America Stadium after the Buccaneers’ 21-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday didn’t ask for an autograph. The league released a statement saying the interaction “did not involve a request by the game officials for an autograph” and the officials were reminded of the “importance of avoiding even the appearance of impropriety” when interacting with players. NFL officials are banned from asking for autographs or memorabilia under their labor contract. Evans said Tuesday he was talking about golf with the referees. NFL – Titans release renderings of proposed new domed stadium The Tennessee Titans’ proposed domed stadium would seat approximately 60,000 people and cover 1.7 million square feet under renderings released Tuesday. The renderings show the stadium with porches and outdoor terraces providing views of Nashville, a circular translucent roof and a variety of areas for fans. An architect has not yet been hired. The new stadium would cost $1.2 billion in public funding and is considered to be the largest public commitment for an NFL stadium to date. The release follows last week’s announcement of a deal for $760 million in local financing that still must be approved by the Nashville council and sports authority. Golf – LIV Golf team finale set for Doral, PGA Tour goes to Bermuda LIV Golf heads to Trump National Doral in Miami this weekend for the finale of the Saudi-funded series’ inaugural season. A dozen four-man teams will play for a $50 million purse, the biggest ever in golf, with each winning team member getting $4 million. Dustin Johnson and his “4 Aces” are the top seed. The PGA Tour heads to Bermuda for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Lucas Herbert of Australia is not returning to defend his title. The field features only one player from the top 50 in the world ranking. The European tour is in Portugal for the Portugal Masters. NCAAFB – Big Ten boasts some of nation’s top defenses in 2022 Just four Big Ten teams are ranked in the AP Top 25, but six of the top 12 defenses in college football reside in the conference. Illinois has the top-ranked defensive unit in the nation, followed by No. 2 Ohio State. Michigan is ranked fifth in defense. Iowa was propped up by its tough defense before running into the speeding Buckeyes last week. The Hawkeyes are still sixth best in the nation. Rutgers and Minnesota have needed the help of their defenses, ranked seventh and 12th, respectively, to stay above .500. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Volleyball Lansing Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer – Regional Semifinals Division 1 at Portage Northern Rockford 2, Grand Haven 0 Portage Central 1, Traverse City West 0 Division 2 at Vicksburg Gull Lake 3, Zeeland East 0 DeWitt 3, St. Joseph 1 – 2 OT Division 3 at Grand Rapids South Christian Holland Christian 2, GR Catholic Central 1 – Shootout Paw Paw 2, Muskegon Oakridge 0 Division 4 at Lansing Christian Lansing Christian 3, Hillsdale Academy 0 Ann Arbor Greenhills 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Volleyball St. Joseph at Vicksburg quad St. Joseph ties Marshall 19-25, 25-19 St. Joseph ties Centreville 18-25, 25-20 St. Joseph beat Vicksburg 25-14, 25-18 Tonight Boys Soccer – Regional Semifinals Division 4 at Holland Christian Hartford vs. Grandville Calvin Christian, 6:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian vs. Muskegon West Michigan Christian, 8:00 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore, Bridgman, Parchment at Coloma, 5:00 p.m. Gobles, Gull Lake, at Plainwell, 5:00 p.m. MHSAA – AP High School Football rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (9-0)     50 2. Macomb Dakota                                    (9-0)     42 (tie) Rockford                                        (9-0)     42 4. Rochester Adams                                 (8-1)     32 5. West Bloomfield                                  (8-1)     29 6. Caledonia                                           (8-1)     24 7. Davison                                              (8-1)     20 8. Clarkston                                          (7-2)     10 9. Romeo                                                (7-2)     6 10. Brighton                                          (8-1)     5 (tie) Detroit Cass Tech                             (6-3)     5 (tie) Detroit Catholic Central                   (6-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Southfield A&T 3. 14, Saline 2. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (9-0)     49 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (8-1)     46 3. Livonia Franklin                                   (8-1)     33 4. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (9-0)     32 5. Midland                                              (8-1)     29 6. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (7-2)     26 7. Saginaw Heritage                                 (7-2)     13 8. Temperance Bedford                             (7-2)     9 9. South Lyon East                                  (7-2)     8 (tie) Byron Center                                   (7-2)     8 Others receiving votes: Battle Creek Central 7. Birmingham Seaholm 6. East Lansing 4. Waterford Mott 3. South Lyon 1. Port Huron Northern 1. Division 3 1. Mason (4)                                           (9-0)     46 2. Muskegon                                           (7-2)     42 3. Mount Pleasant                                   (8-1)     41 4. St. Joseph                                         (8-1)    29 5. Detroit King (1)                                  (5-3)     28 5. Walled Lake Western                            (8-1)     28 7. Zeeland West                                      (8-1)     24 8. River Rouge                                        (6-3)     15 9. Gibraltar Carlson                                (8-1)     12 10. Trenton                                           (8-1)     7 Others receiving votes: DeWitt 2. Fenton 1. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (5)           (9-0)     50 2. Whitehall                                           (9-0)     45 3. Riverview                                           (9-0)     40 4. Redford Union                                     (9-0)     35 5. Edwardsburg                                    (8-1)    27 6. Goodrich                                            (8-1)     24 7. Tecumseh                                            (9-0)     21 8. North Branch                                      (8-1)     13 9. Charlotte                                           (8-1)     9 10. Croswell-Lexington                           (7-2)     4 (tie) Freeland                                         (7-2)     4 Others receiving votes: Hastings 2. Fruitport 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (5)          (8-1)     50 2. Frankenmuth                                       (9-0)     44 3. Gladwin                                             (9-0)     38 4. Portland                                            (8-1)     35 5. Muskegon Oakridge                              (8-1)     31 6. Kingsley                                             (7-2)     20 (tie) Belding                                           (8-1)     20 8. Corunna                                             (7-2)     13 9. Williamston                                        (7-2)     9 10. Marine City                                       (7-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Flint Hamady 2. Detroit Country Day 2. Armada 2. Olivet 1. West Branch Ogemaw Heights 1. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (9-0)     48 2. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (8-1)     44 3. Negaunee                                           (9-0)     39 4. Durand                                              (9-0)     37 5. Boyne City                                          (9-0)     25 6. Warren Michigan Collegiate                  (8-1)     22 7. Constantine                                      (8-1)    14 8. Reed City                                            (8-1)     13 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (9-0)     13 10. Millington                                        (8-1)     10 Others receiving votes: Standish-Sterling 8. Buchanan 2. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (5)                  (9-0)     50 2. Detroit Central                                   (9-0)     44 3. Ithaca                                                            (8-1)     35 4. Hudson                                              (8-1)     34 5. Napoleon                                            (9-0)     32 6. North Muskegon                                  (8-1)     25 7. Jackson Lumen Christi                           (7-3)     24 8. Charlevoix                                          (8-1)     12 9. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (7-1)     10 10. New Lothrop                                      (7-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Lawton 2. Union City 2. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (5)                    (9-0)     50 2. Beal City                                            (9-0)     44 3. Ubly                                                  (9-0)     39 4. Iron Mountain                                     (8-1)     36 5. Fowler                                               (8-1)     26 6. Evart                                                 (8-1)     24 7. Frankfort                                           (8-1)     18 8. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary       (8-1)     17 9. Harbor Beach                                      (8-1)     10 10. St. Ignace LaSalle                              (7-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Reading 3. Carson City-Crystal 1. Division 1 (8-player) 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (4)  (9-0)     49 2. Merrill (1)                                          (9-0)     41 3. Munising                                            (9-0)     40 4. Bridgman                                          (9-0)    31 5. Rogers City                                        (9-0)     24 6. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (7-2)     21 7. Newberry                                           (8-1)     17 (TIE) Kingston                                        (9-0)     17 9. Martin                                              (7-2)    15 10. Brown City                                       (8-1)     9 Others receiving votes: Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 8. 12, Lincoln-Alcona 2. 13, Deckerville 1. Division 2 (8-player) 1. Powers North Central (5)                     (9-0)     50 2. Colon                                               (9-0)    44 3. Marion                                               (9-0)     39 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (8-1)    37 5. Au Gres-Sims                                      (8-1)     28 6. Mendon                                             (7-2)    20 7. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (7-2)     19 8. Morrice                                              (7-2)     14 9. Lake Linden-Hubbell                             (6-3)     8 10. Peck                                                 (7-2)     6 Others receiving votes: Gaylord St. Mary 5. Posen 4. Central Lake 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Washington Wizards 120, Detroit Pistons 99 Wizards 120, Pistons 99 – Beal limited by back, but Wizards roll past Pistons 120-99 Kyle Kuzma scored 25 points, and the Washington Wizards overcame Bradley Beal’s back issues to beat the Detroit Pistons 120-99. Beal was limited to 21:49 because of back tightness, although he was able to return late in the third quarter after missing the entire second. The Wizards actually broke the game open without him and cruised to a lopsided victory. Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 points, Will Barton contributed 16 and Beal was able to finish with 13. Bojan Bogdanovic led Detroit with 25 points and Cade Cunningham added 19. Tonight Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NBA – NBA, NBPA seeking more respectful tone at all levels of game The NBA and its players have announced a plan to encourage better and more respectful behavior within basketball, even at youth levels. It’s part of the league’s “Respect for the Game” initiative. The NBA has been using that term with players for nearly two decades, primarily hoping to foster more positive interactions between players and referees during games. WNBA – Russian court rejects Griner appeal of her 9-year sentence A Russian court has rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, a step that could move her closer to a possible high-stakes prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington. The all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and two-time Olympic gold medalist was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport. Reflecting pressure on the U.S. administration to do more to bring Griner home, the U.S. secretary of state revealed in July that Washington had made a proposal to get Griner home, along with Paul Whelan, an American serving a 16-year sentence in Russia for espionage. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night New Jersey Devils 6, Detroit Red Wings 2 Chicago Blackhawks 4, Florida Panthers 2 Devils 6, Red Wings 2 – Bratt scores 2, Devils hand Wings first regulation loss, 6-2 Jesper Bratt had two goals and an assist as the New Jersey Devils beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2. Jack Hughes, Dawson Mercer, Yegor Sharangovich and Nico Hischier also scored for the Devils. Vitek Vanecek stopped 20 shots to help the Devils bounce back from a 6-3 loss at home to Washington on Monday. Dominik Kubalik and Dylan Larkin scored for Detroit and Alex Nedeljkovic made 35 saves. The Red Wings (3-1-2) were the last remaining team without a regulation loss. Blackhawks 4, Panthers 2 – Kane scores, Blackhawks hold off Panthers 4-2 for 4th in row Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and the streaking Chicago Blackhawks withstood Florida’s late push to beat the Panthers 4-2. Taylor Raddysh, Philipp Kurashev and Jonathan Toews also scored in the Blackhawks’ fourth straight victory after dropping their first two games of the season. Chicago overcame two-goal deficits in its previous three wins, but had to hold on against the Panthers in the final 10 minutes. Eetu Luostarinen and Matthew Tkachuk scored for the Panthers. Tkachuk’s goal, on a nifty mid-air deflection of Carter Verhaeghe’s point shot, closed the gap to 3-2 with 7:13 to play. Chicago goalie Alex Stalock, stopped 29 shots. MLB – Tigers hire Rays’ Rob Metzler as VP, assistant GM The Detroit Tigers have hired Tampa Bay scouting director Rob Metzler as vice president and assistant general manager. Metzler spent 15 seasons with the Rays, working the past seven years as the team’s senior director of amateur scouting. He will lead the Tigers’ amateur and international scouting departments, working under president of baseball operations Scott Harris. Detroit finished 66-96 in 2022 and has not made the playoffs in eight years. Harris took over the front office after longtime general manager Al Avila was fired in August. NFL – NFL says referees didn’t get Mike Evans’ autograph The NFL says the two game officials seen interacting with Tampa Bay wide receiver Mike Evans in the tunnel of Bank of America Stadium after the Buccaneers’ 21-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday didn’t ask for an autograph. The league released a statement saying the interaction “did not involve a request by the game officials for an autograph” and the officials were reminded of the “importance of avoiding even the appearance of impropriety” when interacting with players. NFL officials are banned from asking for autographs or memorabilia under their labor contract. Evans said Tuesday he was talking about golf with the referees. NFL – Titans release renderings of proposed new domed stadium The Tennessee Titans’ proposed domed stadium would seat approximately 60,000 people and cover 1.7 million square feet under renderings released Tuesday. The renderings show the stadium with porches and outdoor terraces providing views of Nashville, a circular translucent roof and a variety of areas for fans. An architect has not yet been hired. The new stadium would cost $1.2 billion in public funding and is considered to be the largest public commitment for an NFL stadium to date. The release follows last week’s announcement of a deal for $760 million in local financing that still must be approved by the Nashville council and sports authority. Golf – LIV Golf team finale set for Doral, PGA Tour goes to Bermuda LIV Golf heads to Trump National Doral in Miami this weekend for the finale of the Saudi-funded series’ inaugural season. A dozen four-man teams will play for a $50 million purse, the biggest ever in golf, with each winning team member getting $4 million. Dustin Johnson and his “4 Aces” are the top seed. The PGA Tour heads to Bermuda for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Lucas Herbert of Australia is not returning to defend his title. The field features only one player from the top 50 in the world ranking. The European tour is in Portugal for the Portugal Masters. NCAAFB – Big Ten boasts some of nation’s top defenses in 2022 Just four Big Ten teams are ranked in the AP Top 25, but six of the top 12 defenses in college football reside in the conference. Illinois has the top-ranked defensive unit in the nation, followed by No. 2 Ohio State. Michigan is ranked fifth in defense. Iowa was propped up by its tough defense before running into the speeding Buckeyes last week. The Hawkeyes are still sixth best in the nation. Rutgers and Minnesota have needed the help of their defenses, ranked seventh and 12th, respectively, to stay above .500. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Volleyball Lansing Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer – Regional Semifinals Division 1 at Portage Northern Rockford 2, Grand Haven 0 Portage Central 1, Traverse City West 0 Division 2 at Vicksburg Gull Lake 3, Zeeland East 0 DeWitt 3, St. Joseph 1 – 2 OT Division 3 at Grand Rapids South Christian Holland Christian 2, GR Catholic Central 1 – Shootout Paw Paw 2, Muskegon Oakridge 0 Division 4 at Lansing Christian Lansing Christian 3, Hillsdale Academy 0 Ann Arbor Greenhills 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Volleyball St. Joseph at Vicksburg quad St. Joseph ties Marshall 19-25, 25-19 St. Joseph ties Centreville 18-25, 25-20 St. Joseph beat Vicksburg 25-14, 25-18 Tonight Boys Soccer – Regional Semifinals Division 4 at Holland Christian Hartford vs. Grandville Calvin Christian, 6:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian vs. Muskegon West Michigan Christian, 8:00 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore, Bridgman, Parchment at Coloma, 5:00 p.m. Gobles, Gull Lake, at Plainwell, 5:00 p.m. MHSAA – AP High School Football rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (9-0)     50 2. Macomb Dakota                                    (9-0)     42 (tie) Rockford                                        (9-0)     42 4. Rochester Adams                                 (8-1)     32 5. West Bloomfield                                  (8-1)     29 6. Caledonia                                           (8-1)     24 7. Davison                                              (8-1)     20 8. Clarkston                                          (7-2)     10 9. Romeo                                                (7-2)     6 10. Brighton                                          (8-1)     5 (tie) Detroit Cass Tech                             (6-3)     5 (tie) Detroit Catholic Central                   (6-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Southfield A&T 3. 14, Saline 2. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (9-0)     49 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (8-1)     46 3. Livonia Franklin                                   (8-1)     33 4. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (9-0)     32 5. Midland                                              (8-1)     29 6. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (7-2)     26 7. Saginaw Heritage                                 (7-2)     13 8. Temperance Bedford                             (7-2)     9 9. South Lyon East                                  (7-2)     8 (tie) Byron Center                                   (7-2)     8 Others receiving votes: Battle Creek Central 7. Birmingham Seaholm 6. East Lansing 4. Waterford Mott 3. South Lyon 1. Port Huron Northern 1. Division 3 1. Mason (4)                                           (9-0)     46 2. Muskegon                                           (7-2)     42 3. Mount Pleasant                                   (8-1)     41 4. St. Joseph                                         (8-1)    29 5. Detroit King (1)                                  (5-3)     28 5. Walled Lake Western                            (8-1)     28 7. Zeeland West                                      (8-1)     24 8. River Rouge                                        (6-3)     15 9. Gibraltar Carlson                                (8-1)     12 10. Trenton                                           (8-1)     7 Others receiving votes: DeWitt 2. Fenton 1. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (5)           (9-0)     50 2. Whitehall                                           (9-0)     45 3. Riverview                                           (9-0)     40 4. Redford Union                                     (9-0)     35 5. Edwardsburg                                    (8-1)    27 6. Goodrich                                            (8-1)     24 7. Tecumseh                                            (9-0)     21 8. North Branch                                      (8-1)     13 9. Charlotte                                           (8-1)     9 10. Croswell-Lexington                           (7-2)     4 (tie) Freeland                                         (7-2)     4 Others receiving votes: Hastings 2. Fruitport 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (5)          (8-1)     50 2. Frankenmuth                                       (9-0)     44 3. Gladwin                                             (9-0)     38 4. Portland                                            (8-1)     35 5. Muskegon Oakridge                              (8-1)     31 6. Kingsley                                             (7-2)     20 (tie) Belding                                           (8-1)     20 8. Corunna                                             (7-2)     13 9. Williamston                                        (7-2)     9 10. Marine City                                       (7-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Flint Hamady 2. Detroit Country Day 2. Armada 2. Olivet 1. West Branch Ogemaw Heights 1. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (9-0)     48 2. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (8-1)     44 3. Negaunee                                           (9-0)     39 4. Durand                                              (9-0)     37 5. Boyne City                                          (9-0)     25 6. Warren Michigan Collegiate                  (8-1)     22 7. Constantine                                      (8-1)    14 8. Reed City                                            (8-1)     13 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (9-0)     13 10. Millington                                        (8-1)     10 Others receiving votes: Standish-Sterling 8. Buchanan 2. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (5)                  (9-0)     50 2. Detroit Central                                   (9-0)     44 3. Ithaca                                                            (8-1)     35 4. Hudson                                              (8-1)     34 5. Napoleon                                            (9-0)     32 6. North Muskegon                                  (8-1)     25 7. Jackson Lumen Christi                           (7-3)     24 8. Charlevoix                                          (8-1)     12 9. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (7-1)     10 10. New Lothrop                                      (7-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Lawton 2. Union City 2. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (5)                    (9-0)     50 2. Beal City                                            (9-0)     44 3. Ubly                                                  (9-0)     39 4. Iron Mountain                                     (8-1)     36 5. Fowler                                               (8-1)     26 6. Evart                                                 (8-1)     24 7. Frankfort                                           (8-1)     18 8. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary       (8-1)     17 9. Harbor Beach                                      (8-1)     10 10. St. Ignace LaSalle                              (7-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Reading 3. Carson City-Crystal 1. Division 1 (8-player) 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (4)  (9-0)     49 2. Merrill (1)                                          (9-0)     41 3. Munising                                            (9-0)     40 4. Bridgman                                          (9-0)    31 5. Rogers City                                        (9-0)     24 6. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (7-2)     21 7. Newberry                                           (8-1)     17 (TIE) Kingston                                        (9-0)     17 9. Martin                                              (7-2)    15 10. Brown City                                       (8-1)     9 Others receiving votes: Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 8. 12, Lincoln-Alcona 2. 13, Deckerville 1. Division 2 (8-player) 1. Powers North Central (5)                     (9-0)     50 2. Colon                                               (9-0)    44 3. Marion                                               (9-0)     39 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (8-1)    37 5. Au Gres-Sims                                      (8-1)     28 6. Mendon                                             (7-2)    20 7. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (7-2)     19 8. Morrice                                              (7-2)     14 9. Lake Linden-Hubbell                             (6-3)     8 10. Peck                                                 (7-2)     6 Others receiving votes: Gaylord St. Mary 5. Posen 4. Central Lake 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Washington Wizards 120, Detroit Pistons 99 Wizards 120, Pistons 99 – Beal limited by back, but Wizards roll past Pistons 120-99 Kyle Kuzma scored 25 points, and the Washington Wizards overcame Bradley Beal’s back issues to beat the Detroit Pistons 120-99. Beal was limited to 21:49 because of back tightness, although he was able to return late in the third quarter after missing the entire second. The Wizards actually broke the game open without him and cruised to a lopsided victory. Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 points, Will Barton contributed 16 and Beal was able to finish with 13. Bojan Bogdanovic led Detroit with 25 points and Cade Cunningham added 19. Tonight Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NBA – NBA, NBPA seeking more respectful tone at all levels of game The NBA and its players have announced a plan to encourage better and more respectful behavior within basketball, even at youth levels. It’s part of the league’s “Respect for the Game” initiative. The NBA has been using that term with players for nearly two decades, primarily hoping to foster more positive interactions between players and referees during games. WNBA – Russian court rejects Griner appeal of her 9-year sentence A Russian court has rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, a step that could move her closer to a possible high-stakes prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington. The all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and two-time Olympic gold medalist was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport. Reflecting pressure on the U.S. administration to do more to bring Griner home, the U.S. secretary of state revealed in July that Washington had made a proposal to get Griner home, along with Paul Whelan, an American serving a 16-year sentence in Russia for espionage. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night New Jersey Devils 6, Detroit Red Wings 2 Chicago Blackhawks 4, Florida Panthers 2 Devils 6, Red Wings 2 – Bratt scores 2, Devils hand Wings first regulation loss, 6-2 Jesper Bratt had two goals and an assist as the New Jersey Devils beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2. Jack Hughes, Dawson Mercer, Yegor Sharangovich and Nico Hischier also scored for the Devils. Vitek Vanecek stopped 20 shots to help the Devils bounce back from a 6-3 loss at home to Washington on Monday. Dominik Kubalik and Dylan Larkin scored for Detroit and Alex Nedeljkovic made 35 saves. The Red Wings (3-1-2) were the last remaining team without a regulation loss. Blackhawks 4, Panthers 2 – Kane scores, Blackhawks hold off Panthers 4-2 for 4th in row Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and the streaking Chicago Blackhawks withstood Florida’s late push to beat the Panthers 4-2. Taylor Raddysh, Philipp Kurashev and Jonathan Toews also scored in the Blackhawks’ fourth straight victory after dropping their first two games of the season. Chicago overcame two-goal deficits in its previous three wins, but had to hold on against the Panthers in the final 10 minutes. Eetu Luostarinen and Matthew Tkachuk scored for the Panthers. Tkachuk’s goal, on a nifty mid-air deflection of Carter Verhaeghe’s point shot, closed the gap to 3-2 with 7:13 to play. Chicago goalie Alex Stalock, stopped 29 shots. MLB – Tigers hire Rays’ Rob Metzler as VP, assistant GM The Detroit Tigers have hired Tampa Bay scouting director Rob Metzler as vice president and assistant general manager. Metzler spent 15 seasons with the Rays, working the past seven years as the team’s senior director of amateur scouting. He will lead the Tigers’ amateur and international scouting departments, working under president of baseball operations Scott Harris. Detroit finished 66-96 in 2022 and has not made the playoffs in eight years. Harris took over the front office after longtime general manager Al Avila was fired in August. NFL – NFL says referees didn’t get Mike Evans’ autograph The NFL says the two game officials seen interacting with Tampa Bay wide receiver Mike Evans in the tunnel of Bank of America Stadium after the Buccaneers’ 21-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday didn’t ask for an autograph. The league released a statement saying the interaction “did not involve a request by the game officials for an autograph” and the officials were reminded of the “importance of avoiding even the appearance of impropriety” when interacting with players. NFL officials are banned from asking for autographs or memorabilia under their labor contract. Evans said Tuesday he was talking about golf with the referees. NFL – Titans release renderings of proposed new domed stadium The Tennessee Titans’ proposed domed stadium would seat approximately 60,000 people and cover 1.7 million square feet under renderings released Tuesday. The renderings show the stadium with porches and outdoor terraces providing views of Nashville, a circular translucent roof and a variety of areas for fans. An architect has not yet been hired. The new stadium would cost $1.2 billion in public funding and is considered to be the largest public commitment for an NFL stadium to date. The release follows last week’s announcement of a deal for $760 million in local financing that still must be approved by the Nashville council and sports authority. Golf – LIV Golf team finale set for Doral, PGA Tour goes to Bermuda LIV Golf heads to Trump National Doral in Miami this weekend for the finale of the Saudi-funded series’ inaugural season. A dozen four-man teams will play for a $50 million purse, the biggest ever in golf, with each winning team member getting $4 million. Dustin Johnson and his “4 Aces” are the top seed. The PGA Tour heads to Bermuda for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Lucas Herbert of Australia is not returning to defend his title. The field features only one player from the top 50 in the world ranking. The European tour is in Portugal for the Portugal Masters. NCAAFB – Big Ten boasts some of nation’s top defenses in 2022 Just four Big Ten teams are ranked in the AP Top 25, but six of the top 12 defenses in college football reside in the conference. Illinois has the top-ranked defensive unit in the nation, followed by No. 2 Ohio State. Michigan is ranked fifth in defense. Iowa was propped up by its tough defense before running into the speeding Buckeyes last week. The Hawkeyes are still sixth best in the nation. Rutgers and Minnesota have needed the help of their defenses, ranked seventh and 12th, respectively, to stay above .500. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Volleyball Lansing Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer – Regional Semifinals Division 1 at Portage Northern Rockford 2, Grand Haven 0 Portage Central 1, Traverse City West 0 Division 2 at Vicksburg Gull Lake 3, Zeeland East 0 DeWitt 3, St. Joseph 1 – 2 OT Division 3 at Grand Rapids South Christian Holland Christian 2, GR Catholic Central 1 – Shootout Paw Paw 2, Muskegon Oakridge 0 Division 4 at Lansing Christian Lansing Christian 3, Hillsdale Academy 0 Ann Arbor Greenhills 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Volleyball St. Joseph at Vicksburg quad St. Joseph ties Marshall 19-25, 25-19 St. Joseph ties Centreville 18-25, 25-20 St. Joseph beat Vicksburg 25-14, 25-18 Tonight Boys Soccer – Regional Semifinals Division 4 at Holland Christian Hartford vs. Grandville Calvin Christian, 6:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian vs. Muskegon West Michigan Christian, 8:00 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore, Bridgman, Parchment at Coloma, 5:00 p.m. Gobles, Gull Lake, at Plainwell, 5:00 p.m. MHSAA – AP High School Football rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (9-0)     50 2. Macomb Dakota                                    (9-0)     42 (tie) Rockford                                        (9-0)     42 4. Rochester Adams                                 (8-1)     32 5. West Bloomfield                                  (8-1)     29 6. Caledonia                                           (8-1)     24 7. Davison                                              (8-1)     20 8. Clarkston                                          (7-2)     10 9. Romeo                                                (7-2)     6 10. Brighton                                          (8-1)     5 (tie) Detroit Cass Tech                             (6-3)     5 (tie) Detroit Catholic Central                   (6-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Southfield A&T 3. 14, Saline 2. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (9-0)     49 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (8-1)     46 3. Livonia Franklin                                   (8-1)     33 4. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (9-0)     32 5. Midland                                              (8-1)     29 6. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (7-2)     26 7. Saginaw Heritage                                 (7-2)     13 8. Temperance Bedford                             (7-2)     9 9. South Lyon East                                  (7-2)     8 (tie) Byron Center                                   (7-2)     8 Others receiving votes: Battle Creek Central 7. Birmingham Seaholm 6. East Lansing 4. Waterford Mott 3. South Lyon 1. Port Huron Northern 1. Division 3 1. Mason (4)                                           (9-0)     46 2. Muskegon                                           (7-2)     42 3. Mount Pleasant                                   (8-1)     41 4. St. Joseph                                         (8-1)    29 5. Detroit King (1)                                  (5-3)     28 5. Walled Lake Western                            (8-1)     28 7. Zeeland West                                      (8-1)     24 8. River Rouge                                        (6-3)     15 9. Gibraltar Carlson                                (8-1)     12 10. Trenton                                           (8-1)     7 Others receiving votes: DeWitt 2. Fenton 1. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (5)           (9-0)     50 2. Whitehall                                           (9-0)     45 3. Riverview                                           (9-0)     40 4. Redford Union                                     (9-0)     35 5. Edwardsburg                                    (8-1)    27 6. Goodrich                                            (8-1)     24 7. Tecumseh                                            (9-0)     21 8. North Branch                                      (8-1)     13 9. Charlotte                                           (8-1)     9 10. Croswell-Lexington                           (7-2)     4 (tie) Freeland                                         (7-2)     4 Others receiving votes: Hastings 2. Fruitport 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (5)          (8-1)     50 2. Frankenmuth                                       (9-0)     44 3. Gladwin                                             (9-0)     38 4. Portland                                            (8-1)     35 5. Muskegon Oakridge                              (8-1)     31 6. Kingsley                                             (7-2)     20 (tie) Belding                                           (8-1)     20 8. Corunna                                             (7-2)     13 9. Williamston                                        (7-2)     9 10. Marine City                                       (7-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Flint Hamady 2. Detroit Country Day 2. Armada 2. Olivet 1. West Branch Ogemaw Heights 1. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (9-0)     48 2. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (8-1)     44 3. Negaunee                                           (9-0)     39 4. Durand                                              (9-0)     37 5. Boyne City                                          (9-0)     25 6. Warren Michigan Collegiate                  (8-1)     22 7. Constantine                                      (8-1)    14 8. Reed City                                            (8-1)     13 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (9-0)     13 10. Millington                                        (8-1)     10 Others receiving votes: Standish-Sterling 8. Buchanan 2. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (5)                  (9-0)     50 2. Detroit Central                                   (9-0)     44 3. Ithaca                                                            (8-1)     35 4. Hudson                                              (8-1)     34 5. Napoleon                                            (9-0)     32 6. North Muskegon                                  (8-1)     25 7. Jackson Lumen Christi                           (7-3)     24 8. Charlevoix                                          (8-1)     12 9. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (7-1)     10 10. New Lothrop                                      (7-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Lawton 2. Union City 2. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (5)                    (9-0)     50 2. Beal City                                            (9-0)     44 3. Ubly                                                  (9-0)     39 4. Iron Mountain                                     (8-1)     36 5. Fowler                                               (8-1)     26 6. Evart                                                 (8-1)     24 7. Frankfort                                           (8-1)     18 8. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary       (8-1)     17 9. Harbor Beach                                      (8-1)     10 10. St. Ignace LaSalle                              (7-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Reading 3. Carson City-Crystal 1. Division 1 (8-player) 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (4)  (9-0)     49 2. Merrill (1)                                          (9-0)     41 3. Munising                                            (9-0)     40 4. Bridgman                                          (9-0)    31 5. Rogers City                                        (9-0)     24 6. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (7-2)     21 7. Newberry                                           (8-1)     17 (TIE) Kingston                                        (9-0)     17 9. Martin                                              (7-2)    15 10. Brown City                                       (8-1)     9 Others receiving votes: Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 8. 12, Lincoln-Alcona 2. 13, Deckerville 1. Division 2 (8-player) 1. Powers North Central (5)                     (9-0)     50 2. Colon                                               (9-0)    44 3. Marion                                               (9-0)     39 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (8-1)    37 5. Au Gres-Sims                                      (8-1)     28 6. Mendon                                             (7-2)    20 7. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (7-2)     19 8. Morrice                                              (7-2)     14 9. Lake Linden-Hubbell                             (6-3)     8 10. Peck                                                 (7-2)     6 Others receiving votes: Gaylord St. Mary 5. Posen 4. Central Lake 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Washington Wizards 120, Detroit Pistons 99 Wizards 120, Pistons 99 – Beal limited by back, but Wizards roll past Pistons 120-99 Kyle Kuzma scored 25 points, and the Washington Wizards overcame Bradley Beal’s back issues to beat the Detroit Pistons 120-99. Beal was limited to 21:49 because of back tightness, although he was able to return late in the third quarter after missing the entire second. The Wizards actually broke the game open without him and cruised to a lopsided victory. Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 points, Will Barton contributed 16 and Beal was able to finish with 13. Bojan Bogdanovic led Detroit with 25 points and Cade Cunningham added 19. Tonight Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NBA – NBA, NBPA seeking more respectful tone at all levels of game The NBA and its players have announced a plan to encourage better and more respectful behavior within basketball, even at youth levels. It’s part of the league’s “Respect for the Game” initiative. The NBA has been using that term with players for nearly two decades, primarily hoping to foster more positive interactions between players and referees during games. WNBA – Russian court rejects Griner appeal of her 9-year sentence A Russian court has rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, a step that could move her closer to a possible high-stakes prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington. The all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and two-time Olympic gold medalist was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport. Reflecting pressure on the U.S. administration to do more to bring Griner home, the U.S. secretary of state revealed in July that Washington had made a proposal to get Griner home, along with Paul Whelan, an American serving a 16-year sentence in Russia for espionage. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night New Jersey Devils 6, Detroit Red Wings 2 Chicago Blackhawks 4, Florida Panthers 2 Devils 6, Red Wings 2 – Bratt scores 2, Devils hand Wings first regulation loss, 6-2 Jesper Bratt had two goals and an assist as the New Jersey Devils beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2. Jack Hughes, Dawson Mercer, Yegor Sharangovich and Nico Hischier also scored for the Devils. Vitek Vanecek stopped 20 shots to help the Devils bounce back from a 6-3 loss at home to Washington on Monday. Dominik Kubalik and Dylan Larkin scored for Detroit and Alex Nedeljkovic made 35 saves. The Red Wings (3-1-2) were the last remaining team without a regulation loss. Blackhawks 4, Panthers 2 – Kane scores, Blackhawks hold off Panthers 4-2 for 4th in row Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and the streaking Chicago Blackhawks withstood Florida’s late push to beat the Panthers 4-2. Taylor Raddysh, Philipp Kurashev and Jonathan Toews also scored in the Blackhawks’ fourth straight victory after dropping their first two games of the season. Chicago overcame two-goal deficits in its previous three wins, but had to hold on against the Panthers in the final 10 minutes. Eetu Luostarinen and Matthew Tkachuk scored for the Panthers. Tkachuk’s goal, on a nifty mid-air deflection of Carter Verhaeghe’s point shot, closed the gap to 3-2 with 7:13 to play. Chicago goalie Alex Stalock, stopped 29 shots. MLB – Tigers hire Rays’ Rob Metzler as VP, assistant GM The Detroit Tigers have hired Tampa Bay scouting director Rob Metzler as vice president and assistant general manager. Metzler spent 15 seasons with the Rays, working the past seven years as the team’s senior director of amateur scouting. He will lead the Tigers’ amateur and international scouting departments, working under president of baseball operations Scott Harris. Detroit finished 66-96 in 2022 and has not made the playoffs in eight years. Harris took over the front office after longtime general manager Al Avila was fired in August. NFL – NFL says referees didn’t get Mike Evans’ autograph The NFL says the two game officials seen interacting with Tampa Bay wide receiver Mike Evans in the tunnel of Bank of America Stadium after the Buccaneers’ 21-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday didn’t ask for an autograph. The league released a statement saying the interaction “did not involve a request by the game officials for an autograph” and the officials were reminded of the “importance of avoiding even the appearance of impropriety” when interacting with players. NFL officials are banned from asking for autographs or memorabilia under their labor contract. Evans said Tuesday he was talking about golf with the referees. NFL – Titans release renderings of proposed new domed stadium The Tennessee Titans’ proposed domed stadium would seat approximately 60,000 people and cover 1.7 million square feet under renderings released Tuesday. The renderings show the stadium with porches and outdoor terraces providing views of Nashville, a circular translucent roof and a variety of areas for fans. An architect has not yet been hired. The new stadium would cost $1.2 billion in public funding and is considered to be the largest public commitment for an NFL stadium to date. The release follows last week’s announcement of a deal for $760 million in local financing that still must be approved by the Nashville council and sports authority. Golf – LIV Golf team finale set for Doral, PGA Tour goes to Bermuda LIV Golf heads to Trump National Doral in Miami this weekend for the finale of the Saudi-funded series’ inaugural season. A dozen four-man teams will play for a $50 million purse, the biggest ever in golf, with each winning team member getting $4 million. Dustin Johnson and his “4 Aces” are the top seed. The PGA Tour heads to Bermuda for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Lucas Herbert of Australia is not returning to defend his title. The field features only one player from the top 50 in the world ranking. The European tour is in Portugal for the Portugal Masters. NCAAFB – Big Ten boasts some of nation’s top defenses in 2022 Just four Big Ten teams are ranked in the AP Top 25, but six of the top 12 defenses in college football reside in the conference. Illinois has the top-ranked defensive unit in the nation, followed by No. 2 Ohio State. Michigan is ranked fifth in defense. Iowa was propped up by its tough defense before running into the speeding Buckeyes last week. The Hawkeyes are still sixth best in the nation. Rutgers and Minnesota have needed the help of their defenses, ranked seventh and 12th, respectively, to stay above .500. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Volleyball Lansing Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer – Regional Semifinals Division 1 at Portage Northern Rockford 2, Grand Haven 0 Portage Central 1, Traverse City West 0 Division 2 at Vicksburg Gull Lake 3, Zeeland East 0 DeWitt 3, St. Joseph 1 – 2 OT Division 3 at Grand Rapids South Christian Holland Christian 2, GR Catholic Central 1 – Shootout Paw Paw 2, Muskegon Oakridge 0 Division 4 at Lansing Christian Lansing Christian 3, Hillsdale Academy 0 Ann Arbor Greenhills 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Volleyball St. Joseph at Vicksburg quad St. Joseph ties Marshall 19-25, 25-19 St. Joseph ties Centreville 18-25, 25-20 St. Joseph beat Vicksburg 25-14, 25-18 Tonight Boys Soccer – Regional Semifinals Division 4 at Holland Christian Hartford vs. Grandville Calvin Christian, 6:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian vs. Muskegon West Michigan Christian, 8:00 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore, Bridgman, Parchment at Coloma, 5:00 p.m. Gobles, Gull Lake, at Plainwell, 5:00 p.m. MHSAA – AP High School Football rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (9-0)     50 2. Macomb Dakota                                    (9-0)     42 (tie) Rockford                                        (9-0)     42 4. Rochester Adams                                 (8-1)     32 5. West Bloomfield                                  (8-1)     29 6. Caledonia                                           (8-1)     24 7. Davison                                              (8-1)     20 8. Clarkston                                          (7-2)     10 9. Romeo                                                (7-2)     6 10. Brighton                                          (8-1)     5 (tie) Detroit Cass Tech                             (6-3)     5 (tie) Detroit Catholic Central                   (6-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Southfield A&T 3. 14, Saline 2. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (9-0)     49 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (8-1)     46 3. Livonia Franklin                                   (8-1)     33 4. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (9-0)     32 5. Midland                                              (8-1)     29 6. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (7-2)     26 7. Saginaw Heritage                                 (7-2)     13 8. Temperance Bedford                             (7-2)     9 9. South Lyon East                                  (7-2)     8 (tie) Byron Center                                   (7-2)     8 Others receiving votes: Battle Creek Central 7. Birmingham Seaholm 6. East Lansing 4. Waterford Mott 3. South Lyon 1. Port Huron Northern 1. Division 3 1. Mason (4)                                           (9-0)     46 2. Muskegon                                           (7-2)     42 3. Mount Pleasant                                   (8-1)     41 4. St. Joseph                                         (8-1)    29 5. Detroit King (1)                                  (5-3)     28 5. Walled Lake Western                            (8-1)     28 7. Zeeland West                                      (8-1)     24 8. River Rouge                                        (6-3)     15 9. Gibraltar Carlson                                (8-1)     12 10. Trenton                                           (8-1)     7 Others receiving votes: DeWitt 2. Fenton 1. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (5)           (9-0)     50 2. Whitehall                                           (9-0)     45 3. Riverview                                           (9-0)     40 4. Redford Union                                     (9-0)     35 5. Edwardsburg                                    (8-1)    27 6. Goodrich                                            (8-1)     24 7. Tecumseh                                            (9-0)     21 8. North Branch                                      (8-1)     13 9. Charlotte                                           (8-1)     9 10. Croswell-Lexington                           (7-2)     4 (tie) Freeland                                         (7-2)     4 Others receiving votes: Hastings 2. Fruitport 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (5)          (8-1)     50 2. Frankenmuth                                       (9-0)     44 3. Gladwin                                             (9-0)     38 4. Portland                                            (8-1)     35 5. Muskegon Oakridge                              (8-1)     31 6. Kingsley                                             (7-2)     20 (tie) Belding                                           (8-1)     20 8. Corunna                                             (7-2)     13 9. Williamston                                        (7-2)     9 10. Marine City                                       (7-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Flint Hamady 2. Detroit Country Day 2. Armada 2. Olivet 1. West Branch Ogemaw Heights 1. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (9-0)     48 2. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (8-1)     44 3. Negaunee                                           (9-0)     39 4. Durand                                              (9-0)     37 5. Boyne City                                          (9-0)     25 6. Warren Michigan Collegiate                  (8-1)     22 7. Constantine                                      (8-1)    14 8. Reed City                                            (8-1)     13 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (9-0)     13 10. Millington                                        (8-1)     10 Others receiving votes: Standish-Sterling 8. Buchanan 2. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (5)                  (9-0)     50 2. Detroit Central                                   (9-0)     44 3. Ithaca                                                            (8-1)     35 4. Hudson                                              (8-1)     34 5. Napoleon                                            (9-0)     32 6. North Muskegon                                  (8-1)     25 7. Jackson Lumen Christi                           (7-3)     24 8. Charlevoix                                          (8-1)     12 9. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (7-1)     10 10. New Lothrop                                      (7-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Lawton 2. Union City 2. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (5)                    (9-0)     50 2. Beal City                                            (9-0)     44 3. Ubly                                                  (9-0)     39 4. Iron Mountain                                     (8-1)     36 5. Fowler                                               (8-1)     26 6. Evart                                                 (8-1)     24 7. Frankfort                                           (8-1)     18 8. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary       (8-1)     17 9. Harbor Beach                                      (8-1)     10 10. St. Ignace LaSalle                              (7-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Reading 3. Carson City-Crystal 1. Division 1 (8-player) 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (4)  (9-0)     49 2. Merrill (1)                                          (9-0)     41 3. Munising                                            (9-0)     40 4. Bridgman                                          (9-0)    31 5. Rogers City                                        (9-0)     24 6. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (7-2)     21 7. Newberry                                           (8-1)     17 (TIE) Kingston                                        (9-0)     17 9. Martin                                              (7-2)    15 10. Brown City                                       (8-1)     9 Others receiving votes: Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 8. 12, Lincoln-Alcona 2. 13, Deckerville 1. Division 2 (8-player) 1. Powers North Central (5)                     (9-0)     50 2. Colon                                               (9-0)    44 3. Marion                                               (9-0)     39 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (8-1)    37 5. Au Gres-Sims                                      (8-1)     28 6. Mendon                                             (7-2)    20 7. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (7-2)     19 8. Morrice                                              (7-2)     14 9. Lake Linden-Hubbell                             (6-3)     8 10. Peck                                                 (7-2)     6 Others receiving votes: Gaylord St. Mary 5. Posen 4. Central Lake 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Washington Wizards 120, Detroit Pistons 99 Wizards 120, Pistons 99 – Beal limited by back, but Wizards roll past Pistons 120-99 Kyle Kuzma scored 25 points, and the Washington Wizards overcame Bradley Beal’s back issues to beat the Detroit Pistons 120-99. Beal was limited to 21:49 because of back tightness, although he was able to return late in the third quarter after missing the entire second. The Wizards actually broke the game open without him and cruised to a lopsided victory. Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 points, Will Barton contributed 16 and Beal was able to finish with 13. Bojan Bogdanovic led Detroit with 25 points and Cade Cunningham added 19. Tonight Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NBA – NBA, NBPA seeking more respectful tone at all levels of game The NBA and its players have announced a plan to encourage better and more respectful behavior within basketball, even at youth levels. It’s part of the league’s “Respect for the Game” initiative. The NBA has been using that term with players for nearly two decades, primarily hoping to foster more positive interactions between players and referees during games. WNBA – Russian court rejects Griner appeal of her 9-year sentence A Russian court has rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, a step that could move her closer to a possible high-stakes prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington. The all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and two-time Olympic gold medalist was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport. Reflecting pressure on the U.S. administration to do more to bring Griner home, the U.S. secretary of state revealed in July that Washington had made a proposal to get Griner home, along with Paul Whelan, an American serving a 16-year sentence in Russia for espionage. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night New Jersey Devils 6, Detroit Red Wings 2 Chicago Blackhawks 4, Florida Panthers 2 Devils 6, Red Wings 2 – Bratt scores 2, Devils hand Wings first regulation loss, 6-2 Jesper Bratt had two goals and an assist as the New Jersey Devils beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2. Jack Hughes, Dawson Mercer, Yegor Sharangovich and Nico Hischier also scored for the Devils. Vitek Vanecek stopped 20 shots to help the Devils bounce back from a 6-3 loss at home to Washington on Monday. Dominik Kubalik and Dylan Larkin scored for Detroit and Alex Nedeljkovic made 35 saves. The Red Wings (3-1-2) were the last remaining team without a regulation loss. Blackhawks 4, Panthers 2 – Kane scores, Blackhawks hold off Panthers 4-2 for 4th in row Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and the streaking Chicago Blackhawks withstood Florida’s late push to beat the Panthers 4-2. Taylor Raddysh, Philipp Kurashev and Jonathan Toews also scored in the Blackhawks’ fourth straight victory after dropping their first two games of the season. Chicago overcame two-goal deficits in its previous three wins, but had to hold on against the Panthers in the final 10 minutes. Eetu Luostarinen and Matthew Tkachuk scored for the Panthers. Tkachuk’s goal, on a nifty mid-air deflection of Carter Verhaeghe’s point shot, closed the gap to 3-2 with 7:13 to play. Chicago goalie Alex Stalock, stopped 29 shots. MLB – Tigers hire Rays’ Rob Metzler as VP, assistant GM The Detroit Tigers have hired Tampa Bay scouting director Rob Metzler as vice president and assistant general manager. Metzler spent 15 seasons with the Rays, working the past seven years as the team’s senior director of amateur scouting. He will lead the Tigers’ amateur and international scouting departments, working under president of baseball operations Scott Harris. Detroit finished 66-96 in 2022 and has not made the playoffs in eight years. Harris took over the front office after longtime general manager Al Avila was fired in August. NFL – NFL says referees didn’t get Mike Evans’ autograph The NFL says the two game officials seen interacting with Tampa Bay wide receiver Mike Evans in the tunnel of Bank of America Stadium after the Buccaneers’ 21-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday didn’t ask for an autograph. The league released a statement saying the interaction “did not involve a request by the game officials for an autograph” and the officials were reminded of the “importance of avoiding even the appearance of impropriety” when interacting with players. NFL officials are banned from asking for autographs or memorabilia under their labor contract. Evans said Tuesday he was talking about golf with the referees. NFL – Titans release renderings of proposed new domed stadium The Tennessee Titans’ proposed domed stadium would seat approximately 60,000 people and cover 1.7 million square feet under renderings released Tuesday. The renderings show the stadium with porches and outdoor terraces providing views of Nashville, a circular translucent roof and a variety of areas for fans. An architect has not yet been hired. The new stadium would cost $1.2 billion in public funding and is considered to be the largest public commitment for an NFL stadium to date. The release follows last week’s announcement of a deal for $760 million in local financing that still must be approved by the Nashville council and sports authority. Golf – LIV Golf team finale set for Doral, PGA Tour goes to Bermuda LIV Golf heads to Trump National Doral in Miami this weekend for the finale of the Saudi-funded series’ inaugural season. A dozen four-man teams will play for a $50 million purse, the biggest ever in golf, with each winning team member getting $4 million. Dustin Johnson and his “4 Aces” are the top seed. The PGA Tour heads to Bermuda for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Lucas Herbert of Australia is not returning to defend his title. The field features only one player from the top 50 in the world ranking. The European tour is in Portugal for the Portugal Masters. NCAAFB – Big Ten boasts some of nation’s top defenses in 2022 Just four Big Ten teams are ranked in the AP Top 25, but six of the top 12 defenses in college football reside in the conference. Illinois has the top-ranked defensive unit in the nation, followed by No. 2 Ohio State. Michigan is ranked fifth in defense. Iowa was propped up by its tough defense before running into the speeding Buckeyes last week. The Hawkeyes are still sixth best in the nation. Rutgers and Minnesota have needed the help of their defenses, ranked seventh and 12th, respectively, to stay above .500. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Volleyball Lansing Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer – Regional Semifinals Division 1 at Portage Northern Rockford 2, Grand Haven 0 Portage Central 1, Traverse City West 0 Division 2 at Vicksburg Gull Lake 3, Zeeland East 0 DeWitt 3, St. Joseph 1 – 2 OT Division 3 at Grand Rapids South Christian Holland Christian 2, GR Catholic Central 1 – Shootout Paw Paw 2, Muskegon Oakridge 0 Division 4 at Lansing Christian Lansing Christian 3, Hillsdale Academy 0 Ann Arbor Greenhills 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Volleyball St. Joseph at Vicksburg quad St. Joseph ties Marshall 19-25, 25-19 St. Joseph ties Centreville 18-25, 25-20 St. Joseph beat Vicksburg 25-14, 25-18 Tonight Boys Soccer – Regional Semifinals Division 4 at Holland Christian Hartford vs. Grandville Calvin Christian, 6:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian vs. Muskegon West Michigan Christian, 8:00 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore, Bridgman, Parchment at Coloma, 5:00 p.m. Gobles, Gull Lake, at Plainwell, 5:00 p.m. MHSAA – AP High School Football rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (9-0)     50 2. Macomb Dakota                                    (9-0)     42 (tie) Rockford                                        (9-0)     42 4. Rochester Adams                                 (8-1)     32 5. West Bloomfield                                  (8-1)     29 6. Caledonia                                           (8-1)     24 7. Davison                                              (8-1)     20 8. Clarkston                                          (7-2)     10 9. Romeo                                                (7-2)     6 10. Brighton                                          (8-1)     5 (tie) Detroit Cass Tech                             (6-3)     5 (tie) Detroit Catholic Central                   (6-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Southfield A&T 3. 14, Saline 2. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (9-0)     49 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (8-1)     46 3. Livonia Franklin                                   (8-1)     33 4. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (9-0)     32 5. Midland                                              (8-1)     29 6. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (7-2)     26 7. Saginaw Heritage                                 (7-2)     13 8. Temperance Bedford                             (7-2)     9 9. South Lyon East                                  (7-2)     8 (tie) Byron Center                                   (7-2)     8 Others receiving votes: Battle Creek Central 7. Birmingham Seaholm 6. East Lansing 4. Waterford Mott 3. South Lyon 1. Port Huron Northern 1. Division 3 1. Mason (4)                                           (9-0)     46 2. Muskegon                                           (7-2)     42 3. Mount Pleasant                                   (8-1)     41 4. St. Joseph                                         (8-1)    29 5. Detroit King (1)                                  (5-3)     28 5. Walled Lake Western                            (8-1)     28 7. Zeeland West                                      (8-1)     24 8. River Rouge                                        (6-3)     15 9. Gibraltar Carlson                                (8-1)     12 10. Trenton                                           (8-1)     7 Others receiving votes: DeWitt 2. Fenton 1. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (5)           (9-0)     50 2. Whitehall                                           (9-0)     45 3. Riverview                                           (9-0)     40 4. Redford Union                                     (9-0)     35 5. Edwardsburg                                    (8-1)    27 6. Goodrich                                            (8-1)     24 7. Tecumseh                                            (9-0)     21 8. North Branch                                      (8-1)     13 9. Charlotte                                           (8-1)     9 10. Croswell-Lexington                           (7-2)     4 (tie) Freeland                                         (7-2)     4 Others receiving votes: Hastings 2. Fruitport 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (5)          (8-1)     50 2. Frankenmuth                                       (9-0)     44 3. Gladwin                                             (9-0)     38 4. Portland                                            (8-1)     35 5. Muskegon Oakridge                              (8-1)     31 6. Kingsley                                             (7-2)     20 (tie) Belding                                           (8-1)     20 8. Corunna                                             (7-2)     13 9. Williamston                                        (7-2)     9 10. Marine City                                       (7-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Flint Hamady 2. Detroit Country Day 2. Armada 2. Olivet 1. West Branch Ogemaw Heights 1. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (9-0)     48 2. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (8-1)     44 3. Negaunee                                           (9-0)     39 4. Durand                                              (9-0)     37 5. Boyne City                                          (9-0)     25 6. Warren Michigan Collegiate                  (8-1)     22 7. Constantine                                      (8-1)    14 8. Reed City                                            (8-1)     13 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (9-0)     13 10. Millington                                        (8-1)     10 Others receiving votes: Standish-Sterling 8. Buchanan 2. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (5)                  (9-0)     50 2. Detroit Central                                   (9-0)     44 3. Ithaca                                                            (8-1)     35 4. Hudson                                              (8-1)     34 5. Napoleon                                            (9-0)     32 6. North Muskegon                                  (8-1)     25 7. Jackson Lumen Christi                           (7-3)     24 8. Charlevoix                                          (8-1)     12 9. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (7-1)     10 10. New Lothrop                                      (7-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Lawton 2. Union City 2. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (5)                    (9-0)     50 2. Beal City                                            (9-0)     44 3. Ubly                                                  (9-0)     39 4. Iron Mountain                                     (8-1)     36 5. Fowler                                               (8-1)     26 6. Evart                                                 (8-1)     24 7. Frankfort                                           (8-1)     18 8. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary       (8-1)     17 9. Harbor Beach                                      (8-1)     10 10. St. Ignace LaSalle                              (7-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Reading 3. Carson City-Crystal 1. Division 1 (8-player) 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (4)  (9-0)     49 2. Merrill (1)                                          (9-0)     41 3. Munising                                            (9-0)     40 4. Bridgman                                          (9-0)    31 5. Rogers City                                        (9-0)     24 6. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (7-2)     21 7. Newberry                                           (8-1)     17 (TIE) Kingston                                        (9-0)     17 9. Martin                                              (7-2)    15 10. Brown City                                       (8-1)     9 Others receiving votes: Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 8. 12, Lincoln-Alcona 2. 13, Deckerville 1. Division 2 (8-player) 1. Powers North Central (5)                     (9-0)     50 2. Colon                                               (9-0)    44 3. Marion                                               (9-0)     39 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (8-1)    37 5. Au Gres-Sims                                      (8-1)     28 6. Mendon                                             (7-2)    20 7. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (7-2)     19 8. Morrice                                              (7-2)     14 9. Lake Linden-Hubbell                             (6-3)     8 10. Peck                                                 (7-2)     6 Others receiving votes: Gaylord St. Mary 5. Posen 4. Central Lake 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Los Angeles Kings 5, Detroit Red Wings 4 – OT Kings 5, Red Wings 4 – OT – Danault’s overtime goal gives Kings 5-4 win over Red Wings Phillip Danault scored 1:12 into overtime for his second goal of the game, and the Los Angeles Kings handed the Detroit Red Wings their first loss with a 5-4 victory. Danault’s winning shot in front hit a defender’s skate and bounced into the net. Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist, giving him 47 points in 42 games against Detroit. Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Kings, and Jonathan Quick made 29 saves. Wings forward Oskar Sundqvist scored in the final minute of regulation to send the game into overtime. NHL – Red Wings’ Bertuzzi out 4 to 6 weeks with upper-body injury Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi is expected to be out for four to six weeks with an upper-body injury. The team made the announcement Monday before hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Bertuzzi helped Detroit win its first two games this season, giving the rebuilding team a much-needed solid start. Bertuzzi had career highs last year with 30 goals and 62 points. The 27-year-old Bertuzzi has scored 84 goals and has 189 assists in his career. NFL – National Football League – Week 6 Yesterday Los Angeles Chargers 19, Denver Broncos 16 – OT Chargers 19, Broncos 16 – OT – Late turnover, Hopkins 4th field goal gives Chargers OT win Dustin Hopkins kicked four field goals, including a 39-yarder with 2:38 remaining in overtime, and the Los Angeles Chargers rallied for a 19-16 victory over the Denver Broncos. The Chargers have won three straight to improve to 4-2. They are tied with Kansas City atop the AFC West. The game appeared to be headed toward a tie until Denver’s Montrell Washington muffed JK Scott’s punt at the Broncos 32-yard line. It was recovered by Deane Leonard at the 28. NFL – Lions DL Levi Onwuzurike out for year after back surgery Detroit Lions defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike is out for the season after having back surgery earlier this month. Lions coach Dan Campbell made the announcement Monday. The Lions drafted Onwuzurike with the No. 41 pick overall in 2021 and the former Washington standout had an underwhelming rookie season. Onwuzurike played in 16 games as a backup last year and had 35 tackles, including one sack. While trying to recover from a back injury this season, he did not play in a game. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs Last Night ALDS – Best of 5 Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees, PPD Rain                            (Series tied 2-2) Guardians at Yankees, PPD – Guardians-Yankees rained out, to play ALDS Game 5 on Tuesday The decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees has been postponed by rain after a 2 1/2-hour delay and rescheduled for Tuesday at 4:07 p.m. Both teams took batting practice ahead of the scheduled 7:07 p.m. start. Major League Baseball announced a delay at 6:20 p.m., rain started falling at 7:30 p.m. and the postponement was announced at 9:38 p.m. It was the second postponement of the series following Game 2 at Yankee Stadium being pushed back a day until last Friday. Cleveland or New York will start the AL Championship Series at Houston on Wednesday night. Today ALDS – Best of 5 Cleveland (Civale 5-6) at New York (Cortes 12-4), 4:07 p.m.                 (Series tied 2-2) NLCS – Best of 7 Philadelphia (Wheeler 12-7) at San Diego (Darvish 16-8), 8:03 p.m.       (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association – Regular Season Openers Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. NBA – NBA ’22-23: Warriors out to defend, amid tons of contenders The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics were the final two teams standing last season. And before this season started, both encountered some major issues. The Warriors will get their championship rings Tuesday night when the 77th NBA season opens. It’ll be the fourth time in eight years that the Warriors go into a season as defending champs. But they were rocked in the preseason by Draymond Green punching teammate Jordan Poole. They beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals and Boston has since lost coach Ime Udoka to a team-ordered suspension. If all that wasn’t enough, there are tons of contenders in both conferences to try to take the Warriors and Celtics down. NBA – Barkley, ‘Inside the NBA’ crew agree to contract extensions Charles Barkley will not be leaving TNT or the “Inside the NBA” crew for the foreseeable future. Barkley has signed a 10-year extension with Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, which owns TNT. Barkley’s agreement coincides with contract renewals for host Ernie Johnson and analysts Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal. Barkley has been with TNT since retiring as a player in 2000. He had floated the idea of doing commentary for LIV Golf this past summer. NCAAMBKB – North Carolina No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 North Carolina is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. The national runner-up from last season returns four of five starters and received 47 of 62 first-place votes. Gonzaga is No. 2, followed by Houston and Kentucky. Kansas and Baylor, the last two national champions, are tied for fifth. Duke, led by new coach Jon Scheyer, is seventh with UCLA, Creighton and Arkansas rounding out the top 10. The Big 12 and SEC lead the way with five teams apiece in the Top 25. NCAAFB – Fallout from rare Alabama loss Alabama loses so infrequently it seems to shift the shape of the season when it happens. The Crimson Tide took an L on Saturday at Tennessee that pushed the Volunteers to No. 3 in the AP Top 25. The Vols received 15 first-place votes, the most they have gotten since 1999. After falling on a field goal as time expired, the Crimson Tide slipped three spots to No. 6. Alabama is the highest ranked team that has lost. Reality Check cautions against making any grand proclamations about the Alabama dynasty’s long-term health and is fine with the Tide’s short fall. NASCAR – Wallace ignored his own mantra in Larson conflict NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has a mantra of “Peace, Love and Understanding” that he uses to push back against the negativity so often hurled his way. There was nothing peaceful about his skirmish with Kyle Larson at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Wallace appeared to deliberately crash the reigning NASCAR champion in a dangerous retaliatory move and then he tried to fight Larson. Now NASCAR gets to decide if Wallace was out of line. He could be looking at a suspension. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College 3, Marian Ancilla College 0 Today Women’s Volleyball Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Volleyball St. Joseph 3, Berrien Springs 0 Buchanan 3, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Michigan Lutheran 3, Lawrence 0 Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 at Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg Gull Lake 3, Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 0 Parma Western 5, Marshall 0 Yesterday Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:00 p.m.                  at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.                   at St. Joseph Division 3 (South Haven) Allegan at Holland Christian, 6:00 pm. Delton-Kellogg at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) Cassopolis at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman vs. Brandywine, 5:00 p.m.                  at Our Lady of the Lake Division 4 (Hartford) Bangor at Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Battle Creek Academy at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore, Hopkins, at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Howardsville Christian, 7:00 p.m. Bridgman, Martin at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Otsego at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. South Haven, Delton-Kellogg at Lawton, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at Constantine, 5:30 p.m. Watervliet, Galesburg-Augusta at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Coloma, Gobles at Parchment, 5:00 p.m. Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Bridgman, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Football Rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (8-0)     50 2. Caledonia                                           (8-0)     44 3. Rockford                                            (8-0)     39 4. Macomb Dakota                                    (8-0)     37 5. Rochester Adams                                 (7-1)     28 6. West Bloomfield                                  (7-1)     24 7. Brighton                                            (8-0)     20 8. Davison                                              (7-1)     12 9. Clarkston                                          (6-2)     5 (tie) Romeo                                            (6-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Lapeer 3. Detroit Catholic Central 3. Saline 2. Detroit Cass Tech 2. Northville 1. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (8-0)     48 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (7-1)     46 3. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (7-1)     40 4. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (8-0)     34 5. Midland                                              (7-1)     27 6. Livonia Franklin                                   (7-1)     26 7. Battle Creek Central                         (7-1)    17 8. Saginaw Heritage                                 (6-2)     12 9. South Lyon                                         (6-2)     7 (tie) East Lansing                                     (6-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Temperance Bedford 5. Birmingham Seaholm 3. Byron Center 2. Waterford Mott 1. Division 3 1. Mason (2)                                           (8-0)     36 2. Mount Pleasant (1)                              (7-1)     33 (tie) Detroit King (1)                               (5-2)     33 4. Muskegon                                           (6-2)     24 (tie) River Rouge                                     (6-2)     24 6. St. Joseph                                         (7-1)    21 7. Walled Lake Western                            (7-1)     18 8. Zeeland West                                      (7-1)     15 9. Grosse Pointe North                            (8-0)     6 10. Gibraltar Carlson                              (7-1)     4 (tie) Trenton                                          (7-1)     4 Others receiving votes: Fenton 2. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (4)           (8-0)     40 2. Whitehall                                           (8-0)     36 3. Riverview                                           (8-0)     32 4. Redford Union                                     (8-0)     28 5. Edwardsburg                                     (7-1)    18 (tie) Freeland                                         (7-1)     18 7. Goodrich                                            (7-1)     14 (tie) Tecumseh                                        (8-0)     14 9. North Branch                                      (7-1)     8 10. Charlotte                                         (7-1)     7 Others receiving votes: Fruitport 2. Hastings 2. Dearborn Divine Child 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (4)          (7-1)     49 2. Frankenmuth (1)                                  (8-0)     46 3. Gladwin                                             (8-0)     36 4. Corunna                                             (7-1)     35 5. Portland                                            (7-1)     30 6. Marine City                                         (7-1)     26 7. Muskegon Oakridge                              (7-1)     11 (tie) Detroit Country Day                         (5-2)     11 9. Armada                                              (7-1)     10 10. Kingsley                                           (6-2)     8 Others receiving votes: Belding 7. Berrien Springs 6. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (8-0)     47 2. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (7-1)     40 (tie) Standish-Sterling                            (7-0)     40 4. Negaunee                                           (8-0)     35 5. Durand                                              (8-0)     32 6. Boyne City                                          (8-0)     23 7. Warren Michigan Collegiate                  (7-1)     15 8. Millington                                          (7-1)     12 9. Constantine                                      (7-1)    10 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (8-0)     10 Others receiving votes: Ecorse 4. Reed City 4. Almont 2. Buchanan 1. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (4)                  (8-0)     40 2. Hudson                                              (8-0)     36 3. Detroit Central                                   (8-0)     32 4. Ithaca                                                            (7-1)     26 5. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (8-0)     24 6. Napoleon                                            (8-0)     21 7. North Muskegon                                  (7-1)     12 8. Jackson Lumen Christi                           (5-3)     11 (tie) Charlevoix                                      (7-1)     11 10. Union City                                         (7-1)     6 Others receiving votes: New Lothrop 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (4)                    (8-0)     40 2. Beal City                                            (8-0)     35 3. Ubly                                                  (8-0)     33 4. Iron Mountain                                     (7-1)     27 5. Evart                                                 (7-1)     21 6. Fowler                                               (7-1)     20 7. Frankfort                                           (7-1)     15 8. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary       (7-1)     14 9. Harbor Beach                                      (7-1)     9 10. Centreville                                     (6-2)    3 Others receiving votes: St. Ignace LaSalle 2. Marine City Cardinal Mooney 1. 8-Player Division 1 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (2)  (8-0)     29 2. Merrill (1)                                          (8-0)     26 3. Munising                                            (8-0)     23 (tie) Bridgman                                      (8-0)    23 5. Martin                                              (7-1)    18 6. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (6-2)     12 7. Newberry                                           (7-1)     11 8. Rogers City                                        (8-0)     10 9. Kingston                                            (8-0)     7 10. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian             (7-1)     3 Others receiving votes: Norway 2. Lincoln-Alcona 1. 8-Player Division 2 1. Powers North Central (5)                     (8-0)     50 2. Colon                                               (8-0)    45 3. Marion                                               (8-0)     38 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (7-1)    37 5. Morrice                                              (7-1)     24 6. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (7-1)     23 7. Peck                                                  (7-1)     16 8. Posen                                                 (7-1)     15 9. Au Gres-Sims                                      (7-1)     12 10. Mendon                                           (6-2)    11 Others receiving votes: Lake Linden-Hubbell 3. Gaylord St. Mary 1.1North Carolina(47)15322Gonzaga(12)14793Houston(1)14044Kentucky(2)13645Kansas1200Baylor12007Duke11688UCLA10939Creighton106010Arkansas102611Tennessee88012Texas84413Indiana74514TCU73515Auburn62316Villanova57817Arizona54318Virginia46219San Diego State39420Alabama28121Oregon26022Michigan22923Illinois21524Dayton17025Texas Tech122See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Los Angeles Kings 5, Detroit Red Wings 4 – OT Kings 5, Red Wings 4 – OT – Danault’s overtime goal gives Kings 5-4 win over Red Wings Phillip Danault scored 1:12 into overtime for his second goal of the game, and the Los Angeles Kings handed the Detroit Red Wings their first loss with a 5-4 victory. Danault’s winning shot in front hit a defender’s skate and bounced into the net. Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist, giving him 47 points in 42 games against Detroit. Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Kings, and Jonathan Quick made 29 saves. Wings forward Oskar Sundqvist scored in the final minute of regulation to send the game into overtime. NHL – Red Wings’ Bertuzzi out 4 to 6 weeks with upper-body injury Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi is expected to be out for four to six weeks with an upper-body injury. The team made the announcement Monday before hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Bertuzzi helped Detroit win its first two games this season, giving the rebuilding team a much-needed solid start. Bertuzzi had career highs last year with 30 goals and 62 points. The 27-year-old Bertuzzi has scored 84 goals and has 189 assists in his career. NFL – National Football League – Week 6 Yesterday Los Angeles Chargers 19, Denver Broncos 16 – OT Chargers 19, Broncos 16 – OT – Late turnover, Hopkins 4th field goal gives Chargers OT win Dustin Hopkins kicked four field goals, including a 39-yarder with 2:38 remaining in overtime, and the Los Angeles Chargers rallied for a 19-16 victory over the Denver Broncos. The Chargers have won three straight to improve to 4-2. They are tied with Kansas City atop the AFC West. The game appeared to be headed toward a tie until Denver’s Montrell Washington muffed JK Scott’s punt at the Broncos 32-yard line. It was recovered by Deane Leonard at the 28. NFL – Lions DL Levi Onwuzurike out for year after back surgery Detroit Lions defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike is out for the season after having back surgery earlier this month. Lions coach Dan Campbell made the announcement Monday. The Lions drafted Onwuzurike with the No. 41 pick overall in 2021 and the former Washington standout had an underwhelming rookie season. Onwuzurike played in 16 games as a backup last year and had 35 tackles, including one sack. While trying to recover from a back injury this season, he did not play in a game. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs Last Night ALDS – Best of 5 Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees, PPD Rain                            (Series tied 2-2) Guardians at Yankees, PPD – Guardians-Yankees rained out, to play ALDS Game 5 on Tuesday The decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees has been postponed by rain after a 2 1/2-hour delay and rescheduled for Tuesday at 4:07 p.m. Both teams took batting practice ahead of the scheduled 7:07 p.m. start. Major League Baseball announced a delay at 6:20 p.m., rain started falling at 7:30 p.m. and the postponement was announced at 9:38 p.m. It was the second postponement of the series following Game 2 at Yankee Stadium being pushed back a day until last Friday. Cleveland or New York will start the AL Championship Series at Houston on Wednesday night. Today ALDS – Best of 5 Cleveland (Civale 5-6) at New York (Cortes 12-4), 4:07 p.m.                 (Series tied 2-2) NLCS – Best of 7 Philadelphia (Wheeler 12-7) at San Diego (Darvish 16-8), 8:03 p.m.       (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association – Regular Season Openers Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. NBA – NBA ’22-23: Warriors out to defend, amid tons of contenders The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics were the final two teams standing last season. And before this season started, both encountered some major issues. The Warriors will get their championship rings Tuesday night when the 77th NBA season opens. It’ll be the fourth time in eight years that the Warriors go into a season as defending champs. But they were rocked in the preseason by Draymond Green punching teammate Jordan Poole. They beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals and Boston has since lost coach Ime Udoka to a team-ordered suspension. If all that wasn’t enough, there are tons of contenders in both conferences to try to take the Warriors and Celtics down. NBA – Barkley, ‘Inside the NBA’ crew agree to contract extensions Charles Barkley will not be leaving TNT or the “Inside the NBA” crew for the foreseeable future. Barkley has signed a 10-year extension with Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, which owns TNT. Barkley’s agreement coincides with contract renewals for host Ernie Johnson and analysts Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal. Barkley has been with TNT since retiring as a player in 2000. He had floated the idea of doing commentary for LIV Golf this past summer. NCAAMBKB – North Carolina No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 North Carolina is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. The national runner-up from last season returns four of five starters and received 47 of 62 first-place votes. Gonzaga is No. 2, followed by Houston and Kentucky. Kansas and Baylor, the last two national champions, are tied for fifth. Duke, led by new coach Jon Scheyer, is seventh with UCLA, Creighton and Arkansas rounding out the top 10. The Big 12 and SEC lead the way with five teams apiece in the Top 25. NCAAFB – Fallout from rare Alabama loss Alabama loses so infrequently it seems to shift the shape of the season when it happens. The Crimson Tide took an L on Saturday at Tennessee that pushed the Volunteers to No. 3 in the AP Top 25. The Vols received 15 first-place votes, the most they have gotten since 1999. After falling on a field goal as time expired, the Crimson Tide slipped three spots to No. 6. Alabama is the highest ranked team that has lost. Reality Check cautions against making any grand proclamations about the Alabama dynasty’s long-term health and is fine with the Tide’s short fall. NASCAR – Wallace ignored his own mantra in Larson conflict NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has a mantra of “Peace, Love and Understanding” that he uses to push back against the negativity so often hurled his way. There was nothing peaceful about his skirmish with Kyle Larson at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Wallace appeared to deliberately crash the reigning NASCAR champion in a dangerous retaliatory move and then he tried to fight Larson. Now NASCAR gets to decide if Wallace was out of line. He could be looking at a suspension. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College 3, Marian Ancilla College 0 Today Women’s Volleyball Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Volleyball St. Joseph 3, Berrien Springs 0 Buchanan 3, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Michigan Lutheran 3, Lawrence 0 Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 at Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg Gull Lake 3, Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 0 Parma Western 5, Marshall 0 Yesterday Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:00 p.m.                  at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.                   at St. Joseph Division 3 (South Haven) Allegan at Holland Christian, 6:00 pm. Delton-Kellogg at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) Cassopolis at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman vs. Brandywine, 5:00 p.m.                  at Our Lady of the Lake Division 4 (Hartford) Bangor at Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Battle Creek Academy at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore, Hopkins, at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Howardsville Christian, 7:00 p.m. Bridgman, Martin at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Otsego at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. South Haven, Delton-Kellogg at Lawton, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at Constantine, 5:30 p.m. Watervliet, Galesburg-Augusta at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Coloma, Gobles at Parchment, 5:00 p.m. Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Bridgman, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Football Rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (8-0)     50 2. Caledonia                                           (8-0)     44 3. Rockford                                            (8-0)     39 4. Macomb Dakota                                    (8-0)     37 5. Rochester Adams                                 (7-1)     28 6. West Bloomfield                                  (7-1)     24 7. Brighton                                            (8-0)     20 8. Davison                                              (7-1)     12 9. Clarkston                                          (6-2)     5 (tie) Romeo                                            (6-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Lapeer 3. Detroit Catholic Central 3. Saline 2. Detroit Cass Tech 2. Northville 1. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (8-0)     48 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (7-1)     46 3. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (7-1)     40 4. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (8-0)     34 5. Midland                                              (7-1)     27 6. Livonia Franklin                                   (7-1)     26 7. Battle Creek Central                         (7-1)    17 8. Saginaw Heritage                                 (6-2)     12 9. South Lyon                                         (6-2)     7 (tie) East Lansing                                     (6-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Temperance Bedford 5. Birmingham Seaholm 3. Byron Center 2. Waterford Mott 1. Division 3 1. Mason (2)                                           (8-0)     36 2. Mount Pleasant (1)                              (7-1)     33 (tie) Detroit King (1)                               (5-2)     33 4. Muskegon                                           (6-2)     24 (tie) River Rouge                                     (6-2)     24 6. St. Joseph                                         (7-1)    21 7. Walled Lake Western                            (7-1)     18 8. Zeeland West                                      (7-1)     15 9. Grosse Pointe North                            (8-0)     6 10. Gibraltar Carlson                              (7-1)     4 (tie) Trenton                                          (7-1)     4 Others receiving votes: Fenton 2. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (4)           (8-0)     40 2. Whitehall                                           (8-0)     36 3. Riverview                                           (8-0)     32 4. Redford Union                                     (8-0)     28 5. Edwardsburg                                     (7-1)    18 (tie) Freeland                                         (7-1)     18 7. Goodrich                                            (7-1)     14 (tie) Tecumseh                                        (8-0)     14 9. North Branch                                      (7-1)     8 10. Charlotte                                         (7-1)     7 Others receiving votes: Fruitport 2. Hastings 2. Dearborn Divine Child 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (4)          (7-1)     49 2. Frankenmuth (1)                                  (8-0)     46 3. Gladwin                                             (8-0)     36 4. Corunna                                             (7-1)     35 5. Portland                                            (7-1)     30 6. Marine City                                         (7-1)     26 7. Muskegon Oakridge                              (7-1)     11 (tie) Detroit Country Day                         (5-2)     11 9. Armada                                              (7-1)     10 10. Kingsley                                           (6-2)     8 Others receiving votes: Belding 7. Berrien Springs 6. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (8-0)     47 2. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (7-1)     40 (tie) Standish-Sterling                            (7-0)     40 4. Negaunee                                           (8-0)     35 5. Durand                                              (8-0)     32 6. Boyne City                                          (8-0)     23 7. Warren Michigan Collegiate                  (7-1)     15 8. Millington                                          (7-1)     12 9. Constantine                                      (7-1)    10 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (8-0)     10 Others receiving votes: Ecorse 4. Reed City 4. Almont 2. Buchanan 1. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (4)                  (8-0)     40 2. Hudson                                              (8-0)     36 3. Detroit Central                                   (8-0)     32 4. Ithaca                                                            (7-1)     26 5. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (8-0)     24 6. Napoleon                                            (8-0)     21 7. North Muskegon                                  (7-1)     12 8. Jackson Lumen Christi                           (5-3)     11 (tie) Charlevoix                                      (7-1)     11 10. Union City                                         (7-1)     6 Others receiving votes: New Lothrop 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (4)                    (8-0)     40 2. Beal City                                            (8-0)     35 3. Ubly                                                  (8-0)     33 4. Iron Mountain                                     (7-1)     27 5. Evart                                                 (7-1)     21 6. Fowler                                               (7-1)     20 7. Frankfort                                           (7-1)     15 8. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary       (7-1)     14 9. Harbor Beach                                      (7-1)     9 10. Centreville                                     (6-2)    3 Others receiving votes: St. Ignace LaSalle 2. Marine City Cardinal Mooney 1. 8-Player Division 1 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (2)  (8-0)     29 2. Merrill (1)                                          (8-0)     26 3. Munising                                            (8-0)     23 (tie) Bridgman                                      (8-0)    23 5. Martin                                              (7-1)    18 6. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (6-2)     12 7. Newberry                                           (7-1)     11 8. Rogers City                                        (8-0)     10 9. Kingston                                            (8-0)     7 10. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian             (7-1)     3 Others receiving votes: Norway 2. Lincoln-Alcona 1. 8-Player Division 2 1. Powers North Central (5)                     (8-0)     50 2. Colon                                               (8-0)    45 3. Marion                                               (8-0)     38 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (7-1)    37 5. Morrice                                              (7-1)     24 6. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (7-1)     23 7. Peck                                                  (7-1)     16 8. Posen                                                 (7-1)     15 9. Au Gres-Sims                                      (7-1)     12 10. Mendon                                           (6-2)    11 Others receiving votes: Lake Linden-Hubbell 3. Gaylord St. Mary 1.1North Carolina(47)15322Gonzaga(12)14793Houston(1)14044Kentucky(2)13645Kansas1200Baylor12007Duke11688UCLA10939Creighton106010Arkansas102611Tennessee88012Texas84413Indiana74514TCU73515Auburn62316Villanova57817Arizona54318Virginia46219San Diego State39420Alabama28121Oregon26022Michigan22923Illinois21524Dayton17025Texas Tech122See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Los Angeles Kings 5, Detroit Red Wings 4 – OT Kings 5, Red Wings 4 – OT – Danault’s overtime goal gives Kings 5-4 win over Red Wings Phillip Danault scored 1:12 into overtime for his second goal of the game, and the Los Angeles Kings handed the Detroit Red Wings their first loss with a 5-4 victory. Danault’s winning shot in front hit a defender’s skate and bounced into the net. Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist, giving him 47 points in 42 games against Detroit. Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Kings, and Jonathan Quick made 29 saves. Wings forward Oskar Sundqvist scored in the final minute of regulation to send the game into overtime. NHL – Red Wings’ Bertuzzi out 4 to 6 weeks with upper-body injury Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi is expected to be out for four to six weeks with an upper-body injury. The team made the announcement Monday before hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Bertuzzi helped Detroit win its first two games this season, giving the rebuilding team a much-needed solid start. Bertuzzi had career highs last year with 30 goals and 62 points. The 27-year-old Bertuzzi has scored 84 goals and has 189 assists in his career. NFL – National Football League – Week 6 Yesterday Los Angeles Chargers 19, Denver Broncos 16 – OT Chargers 19, Broncos 16 – OT – Late turnover, Hopkins 4th field goal gives Chargers OT win Dustin Hopkins kicked four field goals, including a 39-yarder with 2:38 remaining in overtime, and the Los Angeles Chargers rallied for a 19-16 victory over the Denver Broncos. The Chargers have won three straight to improve to 4-2. They are tied with Kansas City atop the AFC West. The game appeared to be headed toward a tie until Denver’s Montrell Washington muffed JK Scott’s punt at the Broncos 32-yard line. It was recovered by Deane Leonard at the 28. NFL – Lions DL Levi Onwuzurike out for year after back surgery Detroit Lions defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike is out for the season after having back surgery earlier this month. Lions coach Dan Campbell made the announcement Monday. The Lions drafted Onwuzurike with the No. 41 pick overall in 2021 and the former Washington standout had an underwhelming rookie season. Onwuzurike played in 16 games as a backup last year and had 35 tackles, including one sack. While trying to recover from a back injury this season, he did not play in a game. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs Last Night ALDS – Best of 5 Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees, PPD Rain                            (Series tied 2-2) Guardians at Yankees, PPD – Guardians-Yankees rained out, to play ALDS Game 5 on Tuesday The decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees has been postponed by rain after a 2 1/2-hour delay and rescheduled for Tuesday at 4:07 p.m. Both teams took batting practice ahead of the scheduled 7:07 p.m. start. Major League Baseball announced a delay at 6:20 p.m., rain started falling at 7:30 p.m. and the postponement was announced at 9:38 p.m. It was the second postponement of the series following Game 2 at Yankee Stadium being pushed back a day until last Friday. Cleveland or New York will start the AL Championship Series at Houston on Wednesday night. Today ALDS – Best of 5 Cleveland (Civale 5-6) at New York (Cortes 12-4), 4:07 p.m.                 (Series tied 2-2) NLCS – Best of 7 Philadelphia (Wheeler 12-7) at San Diego (Darvish 16-8), 8:03 p.m.       (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association – Regular Season Openers Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. NBA – NBA ’22-23: Warriors out to defend, amid tons of contenders The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics were the final two teams standing last season. And before this season started, both encountered some major issues. The Warriors will get their championship rings Tuesday night when the 77th NBA season opens. It’ll be the fourth time in eight years that the Warriors go into a season as defending champs. But they were rocked in the preseason by Draymond Green punching teammate Jordan Poole. They beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals and Boston has since lost coach Ime Udoka to a team-ordered suspension. If all that wasn’t enough, there are tons of contenders in both conferences to try to take the Warriors and Celtics down. NBA – Barkley, ‘Inside the NBA’ crew agree to contract extensions Charles Barkley will not be leaving TNT or the “Inside the NBA” crew for the foreseeable future. Barkley has signed a 10-year extension with Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, which owns TNT. Barkley’s agreement coincides with contract renewals for host Ernie Johnson and analysts Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal. Barkley has been with TNT since retiring as a player in 2000. He had floated the idea of doing commentary for LIV Golf this past summer. NCAAMBKB – North Carolina No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 North Carolina is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. The national runner-up from last season returns four of five starters and received 47 of 62 first-place votes. Gonzaga is No. 2, followed by Houston and Kentucky. Kansas and Baylor, the last two national champions, are tied for fifth. Duke, led by new coach Jon Scheyer, is seventh with UCLA, Creighton and Arkansas rounding out the top 10. The Big 12 and SEC lead the way with five teams apiece in the Top 25. NCAAFB – Fallout from rare Alabama loss Alabama loses so infrequently it seems to shift the shape of the season when it happens. The Crimson Tide took an L on Saturday at Tennessee that pushed the Volunteers to No. 3 in the AP Top 25. The Vols received 15 first-place votes, the most they have gotten since 1999. After falling on a field goal as time expired, the Crimson Tide slipped three spots to No. 6. Alabama is the highest ranked team that has lost. Reality Check cautions against making any grand proclamations about the Alabama dynasty’s long-term health and is fine with the Tide’s short fall. NASCAR – Wallace ignored his own mantra in Larson conflict NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has a mantra of “Peace, Love and Understanding” that he uses to push back against the negativity so often hurled his way. There was nothing peaceful about his skirmish with Kyle Larson at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Wallace appeared to deliberately crash the reigning NASCAR champion in a dangerous retaliatory move and then he tried to fight Larson. Now NASCAR gets to decide if Wallace was out of line. He could be looking at a suspension. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College 3, Marian Ancilla College 0 Today Women’s Volleyball Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Volleyball St. Joseph 3, Berrien Springs 0 Buchanan 3, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Michigan Lutheran 3, Lawrence 0 Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 at Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg Gull Lake 3, Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 0 Parma Western 5, Marshall 0 Yesterday Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:00 p.m.                  at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.                   at St. Joseph Division 3 (South Haven) Allegan at Holland Christian, 6:00 pm. Delton-Kellogg at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) Cassopolis at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman vs. Brandywine, 5:00 p.m.                  at Our Lady of the Lake Division 4 (Hartford) Bangor at Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Battle Creek Academy at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore, Hopkins, at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Howardsville Christian, 7:00 p.m. Bridgman, Martin at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Otsego at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. South Haven, Delton-Kellogg at Lawton, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at Constantine, 5:30 p.m. Watervliet, Galesburg-Augusta at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Coloma, Gobles at Parchment, 5:00 p.m. Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Bridgman, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Football Rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (8-0)     50 2. Caledonia                                           (8-0)     44 3. Rockford                                            (8-0)     39 4. Macomb Dakota                                    (8-0)     37 5. Rochester Adams                                 (7-1)     28 6. West Bloomfield                                  (7-1)     24 7. Brighton                                            (8-0)     20 8. Davison                                              (7-1)     12 9. Clarkston                                          (6-2)     5 (tie) Romeo                                            (6-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Lapeer 3. Detroit Catholic Central 3. Saline 2. Detroit Cass Tech 2. Northville 1. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (8-0)     48 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (7-1)     46 3. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (7-1)     40 4. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (8-0)     34 5. Midland                                              (7-1)     27 6. Livonia Franklin                                   (7-1)     26 7. Battle Creek Central                         (7-1)    17 8. Saginaw Heritage                                 (6-2)     12 9. South Lyon                                         (6-2)     7 (tie) East Lansing                                     (6-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Temperance Bedford 5. Birmingham Seaholm 3. Byron Center 2. Waterford Mott 1. Division 3 1. Mason (2)                                           (8-0)     36 2. Mount Pleasant (1)                              (7-1)     33 (tie) Detroit King (1)                               (5-2)     33 4. Muskegon                                           (6-2)     24 (tie) River Rouge                                     (6-2)     24 6. St. Joseph                                         (7-1)    21 7. Walled Lake Western                            (7-1)     18 8. Zeeland West                                      (7-1)     15 9. Grosse Pointe North                            (8-0)     6 10. Gibraltar Carlson                              (7-1)     4 (tie) Trenton                                          (7-1)     4 Others receiving votes: Fenton 2. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (4)           (8-0)     40 2. Whitehall                                           (8-0)     36 3. Riverview                                           (8-0)     32 4. Redford Union                                     (8-0)     28 5. Edwardsburg                                     (7-1)    18 (tie) Freeland                                         (7-1)     18 7. Goodrich                                            (7-1)     14 (tie) Tecumseh                                        (8-0)     14 9. North Branch                                      (7-1)     8 10. Charlotte                                         (7-1)     7 Others receiving votes: Fruitport 2. Hastings 2. Dearborn Divine Child 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (4)          (7-1)     49 2. Frankenmuth (1)                                  (8-0)     46 3. Gladwin                                             (8-0)     36 4. Corunna                                             (7-1)     35 5. Portland                                            (7-1)     30 6. Marine City                                         (7-1)     26 7. Muskegon Oakridge                              (7-1)     11 (tie) Detroit Country Day                         (5-2)     11 9. Armada                                              (7-1)     10 10. Kingsley                                           (6-2)     8 Others receiving votes: Belding 7. Berrien Springs 6. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (8-0)     47 2. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (7-1)     40 (tie) Standish-Sterling                            (7-0)     40 4. Negaunee                                           (8-0)     35 5. Durand                                              (8-0)     32 6. Boyne City                                          (8-0)     23 7. Warren Michigan Collegiate                  (7-1)     15 8. Millington                                          (7-1)     12 9. Constantine                                      (7-1)    10 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (8-0)     10 Others receiving votes: Ecorse 4. Reed City 4. Almont 2. Buchanan 1. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (4)                  (8-0)     40 2. Hudson                                              (8-0)     36 3. Detroit Central                                   (8-0)     32 4. Ithaca                                                            (7-1)     26 5. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (8-0)     24 6. Napoleon                                            (8-0)     21 7. North Muskegon                                  (7-1)     12 8. Jackson Lumen Christi                           (5-3)     11 (tie) Charlevoix                                      (7-1)     11 10. Union City                                         (7-1)     6 Others receiving votes: New Lothrop 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (4)                    (8-0)     40 2. Beal City                                            (8-0)     35 3. Ubly                                                  (8-0)     33 4. Iron Mountain                                     (7-1)     27 5. Evart                                                 (7-1)     21 6. Fowler                                               (7-1)     20 7. Frankfort                                           (7-1)     15 8. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary       (7-1)     14 9. Harbor Beach                                      (7-1)     9 10. Centreville                                     (6-2)    3 Others receiving votes: St. Ignace LaSalle 2. Marine City Cardinal Mooney 1. 8-Player Division 1 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (2)  (8-0)     29 2. Merrill (1)                                          (8-0)     26 3. Munising                                            (8-0)     23 (tie) Bridgman                                      (8-0)    23 5. Martin                                              (7-1)    18 6. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (6-2)     12 7. Newberry                                           (7-1)     11 8. Rogers City                                        (8-0)     10 9. Kingston                                            (8-0)     7 10. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian             (7-1)     3 Others receiving votes: Norway 2. Lincoln-Alcona 1. 8-Player Division 2 1. Powers North Central (5)                     (8-0)     50 2. Colon                                               (8-0)    45 3. Marion                                               (8-0)     38 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (7-1)    37 5. Morrice                                              (7-1)     24 6. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (7-1)     23 7. Peck                                                  (7-1)     16 8. Posen                                                 (7-1)     15 9. Au Gres-Sims                                      (7-1)     12 10. Mendon                                           (6-2)    11 Others receiving votes: Lake Linden-Hubbell 3. Gaylord St. Mary 1.1North Carolina(47)15322Gonzaga(12)14793Houston(1)14044Kentucky(2)13645Kansas1200Baylor12007Duke11688UCLA10939Creighton106010Arkansas102611Tennessee88012Texas84413Indiana74514TCU73515Auburn62316Villanova57817Arizona54318Virginia46219San Diego State39420Alabama28121Oregon26022Michigan22923Illinois21524Dayton17025Texas Tech122See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Los Angeles Kings 5, Detroit Red Wings 4 – OT Kings 5, Red Wings 4 – OT – Danault’s overtime goal gives Kings 5-4 win over Red Wings Phillip Danault scored 1:12 into overtime for his second goal of the game, and the Los Angeles Kings handed the Detroit Red Wings their first loss with a 5-4 victory. Danault’s winning shot in front hit a defender’s skate and bounced into the net. Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist, giving him 47 points in 42 games against Detroit. Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Kings, and Jonathan Quick made 29 saves. Wings forward Oskar Sundqvist scored in the final minute of regulation to send the game into overtime. NHL – Red Wings’ Bertuzzi out 4 to 6 weeks with upper-body injury Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi is expected to be out for four to six weeks with an upper-body injury. The team made the announcement Monday before hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Bertuzzi helped Detroit win its first two games this season, giving the rebuilding team a much-needed solid start. Bertuzzi had career highs last year with 30 goals and 62 points. The 27-year-old Bertuzzi has scored 84 goals and has 189 assists in his career. NFL – National Football League – Week 6 Yesterday Los Angeles Chargers 19, Denver Broncos 16 – OT Chargers 19, Broncos 16 – OT – Late turnover, Hopkins 4th field goal gives Chargers OT win Dustin Hopkins kicked four field goals, including a 39-yarder with 2:38 remaining in overtime, and the Los Angeles Chargers rallied for a 19-16 victory over the Denver Broncos. The Chargers have won three straight to improve to 4-2. They are tied with Kansas City atop the AFC West. The game appeared to be headed toward a tie until Denver’s Montrell Washington muffed JK Scott’s punt at the Broncos 32-yard line. It was recovered by Deane Leonard at the 28. NFL – Lions DL Levi Onwuzurike out for year after back surgery Detroit Lions defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike is out for the season after having back surgery earlier this month. Lions coach Dan Campbell made the announcement Monday. The Lions drafted Onwuzurike with the No. 41 pick overall in 2021 and the former Washington standout had an underwhelming rookie season. Onwuzurike played in 16 games as a backup last year and had 35 tackles, including one sack. While trying to recover from a back injury this season, he did not play in a game. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs Last Night ALDS – Best of 5 Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees, PPD Rain                            (Series tied 2-2) Guardians at Yankees, PPD – Guardians-Yankees rained out, to play ALDS Game 5 on Tuesday The decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees has been postponed by rain after a 2 1/2-hour delay and rescheduled for Tuesday at 4:07 p.m. Both teams took batting practice ahead of the scheduled 7:07 p.m. start. Major League Baseball announced a delay at 6:20 p.m., rain started falling at 7:30 p.m. and the postponement was announced at 9:38 p.m. It was the second postponement of the series following Game 2 at Yankee Stadium being pushed back a day until last Friday. Cleveland or New York will start the AL Championship Series at Houston on Wednesday night. Today ALDS – Best of 5 Cleveland (Civale 5-6) at New York (Cortes 12-4), 4:07 p.m.                 (Series tied 2-2) NLCS – Best of 7 Philadelphia (Wheeler 12-7) at San Diego (Darvish 16-8), 8:03 p.m.       (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association – Regular Season Openers Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. NBA – NBA ’22-23: Warriors out to defend, amid tons of contenders The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics were the final two teams standing last season. And before this season started, both encountered some major issues. The Warriors will get their championship rings Tuesday night when the 77th NBA season opens. It’ll be the fourth time in eight years that the Warriors go into a season as defending champs. But they were rocked in the preseason by Draymond Green punching teammate Jordan Poole. They beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals and Boston has since lost coach Ime Udoka to a team-ordered suspension. If all that wasn’t enough, there are tons of contenders in both conferences to try to take the Warriors and Celtics down. NBA – Barkley, ‘Inside the NBA’ crew agree to contract extensions Charles Barkley will not be leaving TNT or the “Inside the NBA” crew for the foreseeable future. Barkley has signed a 10-year extension with Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, which owns TNT. Barkley’s agreement coincides with contract renewals for host Ernie Johnson and analysts Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal. Barkley has been with TNT since retiring as a player in 2000. He had floated the idea of doing commentary for LIV Golf this past summer. NCAAMBKB – North Carolina No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 North Carolina is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. The national runner-up from last season returns four of five starters and received 47 of 62 first-place votes. Gonzaga is No. 2, followed by Houston and Kentucky. Kansas and Baylor, the last two national champions, are tied for fifth. Duke, led by new coach Jon Scheyer, is seventh with UCLA, Creighton and Arkansas rounding out the top 10. The Big 12 and SEC lead the way with five teams apiece in the Top 25. NCAAFB – Fallout from rare Alabama loss Alabama loses so infrequently it seems to shift the shape of the season when it happens. The Crimson Tide took an L on Saturday at Tennessee that pushed the Volunteers to No. 3 in the AP Top 25. The Vols received 15 first-place votes, the most they have gotten since 1999. After falling on a field goal as time expired, the Crimson Tide slipped three spots to No. 6. Alabama is the highest ranked team that has lost. Reality Check cautions against making any grand proclamations about the Alabama dynasty’s long-term health and is fine with the Tide’s short fall. NASCAR – Wallace ignored his own mantra in Larson conflict NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has a mantra of “Peace, Love and Understanding” that he uses to push back against the negativity so often hurled his way. There was nothing peaceful about his skirmish with Kyle Larson at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Wallace appeared to deliberately crash the reigning NASCAR champion in a dangerous retaliatory move and then he tried to fight Larson. Now NASCAR gets to decide if Wallace was out of line. He could be looking at a suspension. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College 3, Marian Ancilla College 0 Today Women’s Volleyball Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Volleyball St. Joseph 3, Berrien Springs 0 Buchanan 3, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Michigan Lutheran 3, Lawrence 0 Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 at Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg Gull Lake 3, Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 0 Parma Western 5, Marshall 0 Yesterday Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:00 p.m.                  at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.                   at St. Joseph Division 3 (South Haven) Allegan at Holland Christian, 6:00 pm. Delton-Kellogg at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) Cassopolis at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman vs. Brandywine, 5:00 p.m.                  at Our Lady of the Lake Division 4 (Hartford) Bangor at Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Battle Creek Academy at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore, Hopkins, at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Howardsville Christian, 7:00 p.m. Bridgman, Martin at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Otsego at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. South Haven, Delton-Kellogg at Lawton, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at Constantine, 5:30 p.m. Watervliet, Galesburg-Augusta at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Coloma, Gobles at Parchment, 5:00 p.m. Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Bridgman, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Football Rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (8-0)     50 2. Caledonia                                           (8-0)     44 3. Rockford                                            (8-0)     39 4. Macomb Dakota                                    (8-0)     37 5. Rochester Adams                                 (7-1)     28 6. West Bloomfield                                  (7-1)     24 7. Brighton                                            (8-0)     20 8. Davison                                              (7-1)     12 9. Clarkston                                          (6-2)     5 (tie) Romeo                                            (6-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Lapeer 3. Detroit Catholic Central 3. Saline 2. Detroit Cass Tech 2. Northville 1. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (8-0)     48 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (7-1)     46 3. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (7-1)     40 4. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (8-0)     34 5. Midland                                              (7-1)     27 6. Livonia Franklin                                   (7-1)     26 7. Battle Creek Central                         (7-1)    17 8. Saginaw Heritage                                 (6-2)     12 9. South Lyon                                         (6-2)     7 (tie) East Lansing                                     (6-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Temperance Bedford 5. Birmingham Seaholm 3. Byron Center 2. Waterford Mott 1. Division 3 1. Mason (2)                                           (8-0)     36 2. Mount Pleasant (1)                              (7-1)     33 (tie) Detroit King (1)                               (5-2)     33 4. Muskegon                                           (6-2)     24 (tie) River Rouge                                     (6-2)     24 6. St. Joseph                                         (7-1)    21 7. Walled Lake Western                            (7-1)     18 8. Zeeland West                                      (7-1)     15 9. Grosse Pointe North                            (8-0)     6 10. Gibraltar Carlson                              (7-1)     4 (tie) Trenton                                          (7-1)     4 Others receiving votes: Fenton 2. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (4)           (8-0)     40 2. Whitehall                                           (8-0)     36 3. Riverview                                           (8-0)     32 4. Redford Union                                     (8-0)     28 5. Edwardsburg                                     (7-1)    18 (tie) Freeland                                         (7-1)     18 7. Goodrich                                            (7-1)     14 (tie) Tecumseh                                        (8-0)     14 9. North Branch                                      (7-1)     8 10. Charlotte                                         (7-1)     7 Others receiving votes: Fruitport 2. Hastings 2. Dearborn Divine Child 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (4)          (7-1)     49 2. Frankenmuth (1)                                  (8-0)     46 3. Gladwin                                             (8-0)     36 4. Corunna                                             (7-1)     35 5. Portland                                            (7-1)     30 6. Marine City                                         (7-1)     26 7. Muskegon Oakridge                              (7-1)     11 (tie) Detroit Country Day                         (5-2)     11 9. Armada                                              (7-1)     10 10. Kingsley                                           (6-2)     8 Others receiving votes: Belding 7. Berrien Springs 6. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (8-0)     47 2. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (7-1)     40 (tie) Standish-Sterling                            (7-0)     40 4. Negaunee                                           (8-0)     35 5. Durand                                              (8-0)     32 6. Boyne City                                          (8-0)     23 7. Warren Michigan Collegiate                  (7-1)     15 8. Millington                                          (7-1)     12 9. Constantine                                      (7-1)    10 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (8-0)     10 Others receiving votes: Ecorse 4. Reed City 4. Almont 2. Buchanan 1. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (4)                  (8-0)     40 2. Hudson                                              (8-0)     36 3. Detroit Central                                   (8-0)     32 4. Ithaca                                                            (7-1)     26 5. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (8-0)     24 6. Napoleon                                            (8-0)     21 7. North Muskegon                                  (7-1)     12 8. Jackson Lumen Christi                           (5-3)     11 (tie) Charlevoix                                      (7-1)     11 10. Union City                                         (7-1)     6 Others receiving votes: New Lothrop 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (4)                    (8-0)     40 2. Beal City                                            (8-0)     35 3. Ubly                                                  (8-0)     33 4. Iron Mountain                                     (7-1)     27 5. Evart                                                 (7-1)     21 6. Fowler                                               (7-1)     20 7. Frankfort                                           (7-1)     15 8. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary       (7-1)     14 9. Harbor Beach                                      (7-1)     9 10. Centreville                                     (6-2)    3 Others receiving votes: St. Ignace LaSalle 2. Marine City Cardinal Mooney 1. 8-Player Division 1 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (2)  (8-0)     29 2. Merrill (1)                                          (8-0)     26 3. Munising                                            (8-0)     23 (tie) Bridgman                                      (8-0)    23 5. Martin                                              (7-1)    18 6. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (6-2)     12 7. Newberry                                           (7-1)     11 8. Rogers City                                        (8-0)     10 9. Kingston                                            (8-0)     7 10. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian             (7-1)     3 Others receiving votes: Norway 2. Lincoln-Alcona 1. 8-Player Division 2 1. Powers North Central (5)                     (8-0)     50 2. Colon                                               (8-0)    45 3. Marion                                               (8-0)     38 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (7-1)    37 5. Morrice                                              (7-1)     24 6. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (7-1)     23 7. Peck                                                  (7-1)     16 8. Posen                                                 (7-1)     15 9. Au Gres-Sims                                      (7-1)     12 10. Mendon                                           (6-2)    11 Others receiving votes: Lake Linden-Hubbell 3. Gaylord St. Mary 1.1North Carolina(47)15322Gonzaga(12)14793Houston(1)14044Kentucky(2)13645Kansas1200Baylor12007Duke11688UCLA10939Creighton106010Arkansas102611Tennessee88012Texas84413Indiana74514TCU73515Auburn62316Villanova57817Arizona54318Virginia46219San Diego State39420Alabama28121Oregon26022Michigan22923Illinois21524Dayton17025Texas Tech122See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Los Angeles Kings 5, Detroit Red Wings 4 – OT Kings 5, Red Wings 4 – OT – Danault’s overtime goal gives Kings 5-4 win over Red Wings Phillip Danault scored 1:12 into overtime for his second goal of the game, and the Los Angeles Kings handed the Detroit Red Wings their first loss with a 5-4 victory. Danault’s winning shot in front hit a defender’s skate and bounced into the net. Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist, giving him 47 points in 42 games against Detroit. Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Kings, and Jonathan Quick made 29 saves. Wings forward Oskar Sundqvist scored in the final minute of regulation to send the game into overtime. NHL – Red Wings’ Bertuzzi out 4 to 6 weeks with upper-body injury Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi is expected to be out for four to six weeks with an upper-body injury. The team made the announcement Monday before hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Bertuzzi helped Detroit win its first two games this season, giving the rebuilding team a much-needed solid start. Bertuzzi had career highs last year with 30 goals and 62 points. The 27-year-old Bertuzzi has scored 84 goals and has 189 assists in his career. NFL – National Football League – Week 6 Yesterday Los Angeles Chargers 19, Denver Broncos 16 – OT Chargers 19, Broncos 16 – OT – Late turnover, Hopkins 4th field goal gives Chargers OT win Dustin Hopkins kicked four field goals, including a 39-yarder with 2:38 remaining in overtime, and the Los Angeles Chargers rallied for a 19-16 victory over the Denver Broncos. The Chargers have won three straight to improve to 4-2. They are tied with Kansas City atop the AFC West. The game appeared to be headed toward a tie until Denver’s Montrell Washington muffed JK Scott’s punt at the Broncos 32-yard line. It was recovered by Deane Leonard at the 28. NFL – Lions DL Levi Onwuzurike out for year after back surgery Detroit Lions defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike is out for the season after having back surgery earlier this month. Lions coach Dan Campbell made the announcement Monday. The Lions drafted Onwuzurike with the No. 41 pick overall in 2021 and the former Washington standout had an underwhelming rookie season. Onwuzurike played in 16 games as a backup last year and had 35 tackles, including one sack. While trying to recover from a back injury this season, he did not play in a game. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs Last Night ALDS – Best of 5 Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees, PPD Rain                            (Series tied 2-2) Guardians at Yankees, PPD – Guardians-Yankees rained out, to play ALDS Game 5 on Tuesday The decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees has been postponed by rain after a 2 1/2-hour delay and rescheduled for Tuesday at 4:07 p.m. Both teams took batting practice ahead of the scheduled 7:07 p.m. start. Major League Baseball announced a delay at 6:20 p.m., rain started falling at 7:30 p.m. and the postponement was announced at 9:38 p.m. It was the second postponement of the series following Game 2 at Yankee Stadium being pushed back a day until last Friday. Cleveland or New York will start the AL Championship Series at Houston on Wednesday night. Today ALDS – Best of 5 Cleveland (Civale 5-6) at New York (Cortes 12-4), 4:07 p.m.                 (Series tied 2-2) NLCS – Best of 7 Philadelphia (Wheeler 12-7) at San Diego (Darvish 16-8), 8:03 p.m.       (Game 1) NBA – National Basketball Association – Regular Season Openers Tonight Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. NBA – NBA ’22-23: Warriors out to defend, amid tons of contenders The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics were the final two teams standing last season. And before this season started, both encountered some major issues. The Warriors will get their championship rings Tuesday night when the 77th NBA season opens. It’ll be the fourth time in eight years that the Warriors go into a season as defending champs. But they were rocked in the preseason by Draymond Green punching teammate Jordan Poole. They beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals and Boston has since lost coach Ime Udoka to a team-ordered suspension. If all that wasn’t enough, there are tons of contenders in both conferences to try to take the Warriors and Celtics down. NBA – Barkley, ‘Inside the NBA’ crew agree to contract extensions Charles Barkley will not be leaving TNT or the “Inside the NBA” crew for the foreseeable future. Barkley has signed a 10-year extension with Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, which owns TNT. Barkley’s agreement coincides with contract renewals for host Ernie Johnson and analysts Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal. Barkley has been with TNT since retiring as a player in 2000. He had floated the idea of doing commentary for LIV Golf this past summer. NCAAMBKB – North Carolina No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 North Carolina is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. The national runner-up from last season returns four of five starters and received 47 of 62 first-place votes. Gonzaga is No. 2, followed by Houston and Kentucky. Kansas and Baylor, the last two national champions, are tied for fifth. Duke, led by new coach Jon Scheyer, is seventh with UCLA, Creighton and Arkansas rounding out the top 10. The Big 12 and SEC lead the way with five teams apiece in the Top 25. NCAAFB – Fallout from rare Alabama loss Alabama loses so infrequently it seems to shift the shape of the season when it happens. The Crimson Tide took an L on Saturday at Tennessee that pushed the Volunteers to No. 3 in the AP Top 25. The Vols received 15 first-place votes, the most they have gotten since 1999. After falling on a field goal as time expired, the Crimson Tide slipped three spots to No. 6. Alabama is the highest ranked team that has lost. Reality Check cautions against making any grand proclamations about the Alabama dynasty’s long-term health and is fine with the Tide’s short fall. NASCAR – Wallace ignored his own mantra in Larson conflict NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has a mantra of “Peace, Love and Understanding” that he uses to push back against the negativity so often hurled his way. There was nothing peaceful about his skirmish with Kyle Larson at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Wallace appeared to deliberately crash the reigning NASCAR champion in a dangerous retaliatory move and then he tried to fight Larson. Now NASCAR gets to decide if Wallace was out of line. He could be looking at a suspension. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College 3, Marian Ancilla College 0 Today Women’s Volleyball Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Volleyball St. Joseph 3, Berrien Springs 0 Buchanan 3, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Michigan Lutheran 3, Lawrence 0 Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 at Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg Gull Lake 3, Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 0 Parma Western 5, Marshall 0 Yesterday Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 2 (St. Joseph) Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:00 p.m.                  at St. Joseph St. Joseph vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.                   at St. Joseph Division 3 (South Haven) Allegan at Holland Christian, 6:00 pm. Delton-Kellogg at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) Cassopolis at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m. Bridgman vs. Brandywine, 5:00 p.m.                  at Our Lady of the Lake Division 4 (Hartford) Bangor at Hartford, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m. Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Battle Creek Academy at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Calhoun Christian at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Volleyball Lakeshore, Hopkins, at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Howardsville Christian, 7:00 p.m. Bridgman, Martin at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. Otsego at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. South Haven, Delton-Kellogg at Lawton, 5:00 p.m. Bloomingdale at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at Constantine, 5:30 p.m. Watervliet, Galesburg-Augusta at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m. Coloma, Gobles at Parchment, 5:00 p.m. Girls Swimming and Diving St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Bridgman, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Football Rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (8-0)     50 2. Caledonia                                           (8-0)     44 3. Rockford                                            (8-0)     39 4. Macomb Dakota                                    (8-0)     37 5. Rochester Adams                                 (7-1)     28 6. West Bloomfield                                  (7-1)     24 7. Brighton                                            (8-0)     20 8. Davison                                              (7-1)     12 9. Clarkston                                          (6-2)     5 (tie) Romeo                                            (6-2)     5 Others receiving votes: Lapeer 3. Detroit Catholic Central 3. Saline 2. Detroit Cass Tech 2. Northville 1. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (8-0)     48 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (7-1)     46 3. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (7-1)     40 4. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (8-0)     34 5. Midland                                              (7-1)     27 6. Livonia Franklin                                   (7-1)     26 7. Battle Creek Central                         (7-1)    17 8. Saginaw Heritage                                 (6-2)     12 9. South Lyon                                         (6-2)     7 (tie) East Lansing                                     (6-2)     7 Others receiving votes: Temperance Bedford 5. Birmingham Seaholm 3. Byron Center 2. Waterford Mott 1. Division 3 1. Mason (2)                                           (8-0)     36 2. Mount Pleasant (1)                              (7-1)     33 (tie) Detroit King (1)                               (5-2)     33 4. Muskegon                                           (6-2)     24 (tie) River Rouge                                     (6-2)     24 6. St. Joseph                                         (7-1)    21 7. Walled Lake Western                            (7-1)     18 8. Zeeland West                                      (7-1)     15 9. Grosse Pointe North                            (8-0)     6 10. Gibraltar Carlson                              (7-1)     4 (tie) Trenton                                          (7-1)     4 Others receiving votes: Fenton 2. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (4)           (8-0)     40 2. Whitehall                                           (8-0)     36 3. Riverview                                           (8-0)     32 4. Redford Union                                     (8-0)     28 5. Edwardsburg                                     (7-1)    18 (tie) Freeland                                         (7-1)     18 7. Goodrich                                            (7-1)     14 (tie) Tecumseh                                        (8-0)     14 9. North Branch                                      (7-1)     8 10. Charlotte                                         (7-1)     7 Others receiving votes: Fruitport 2. Hastings 2. Dearborn Divine Child 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (4)          (7-1)     49 2. Frankenmuth (1)                                  (8-0)     46 3. Gladwin                                             (8-0)     36 4. Corunna                                             (7-1)     35 5. Portland                                            (7-1)     30 6. Marine City                                         (7-1)     26 7. Muskegon Oakridge                              (7-1)     11 (tie) Detroit Country Day                         (5-2)     11 9. Armada                                              (7-1)     10 10. Kingsley                                           (6-2)     8 Others receiving votes: Belding 7. Berrien Springs 6. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (8-0)     47 2. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (7-1)     40 (tie) Standish-Sterling                            (7-0)     40 4. Negaunee                                           (8-0)     35 5. Durand                                              (8-0)     32 6. Boyne City                                          (8-0)     23 7. Warren Michigan Collegiate                  (7-1)     15 8. Millington                                          (7-1)     12 9. Constantine                                      (7-1)    10 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (8-0)     10 Others receiving votes: Ecorse 4. Reed City 4. Almont 2. Buchanan 1. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (4)                  (8-0)     40 2. Hudson                                              (8-0)     36 3. Detroit Central                                   (8-0)     32 4. Ithaca                                                            (7-1)     26 5. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (8-0)     24 6. Napoleon                                            (8-0)     21 7. North Muskegon                                  (7-1)     12 8. Jackson Lumen Christi                           (5-3)     11 (tie) Charlevoix                                      (7-1)     11 10. Union City                                         (7-1)     6 Others receiving votes: New Lothrop 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (4)                    (8-0)     40 2. Beal City                                            (8-0)     35 3. Ubly                                                  (8-0)     33 4. Iron Mountain                                     (7-1)     27 5. Evart                                                 (7-1)     21 6. Fowler                                               (7-1)     20 7. Frankfort                                           (7-1)     15 8. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary       (7-1)     14 9. Harbor Beach                                      (7-1)     9 10. Centreville                                     (6-2)    3 Others receiving votes: St. Ignace LaSalle 2. Marine City Cardinal Mooney 1. 8-Player Division 1 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (2)  (8-0)     29 2. Merrill (1)                                          (8-0)     26 3. Munising                                            (8-0)     23 (tie) Bridgman                                      (8-0)    23 5. Martin                                              (7-1)    18 6. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (6-2)     12 7. Newberry                                           (7-1)     11 8. Rogers City                                        (8-0)     10 9. Kingston                                            (8-0)     7 10. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian             (7-1)     3 Others receiving votes: Norway 2. Lincoln-Alcona 1. 8-Player Division 2 1. Powers North Central (5)                     (8-0)     50 2. Colon                                               (8-0)    45 3. Marion                                               (8-0)     38 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (7-1)    37 5. Morrice                                              (7-1)     24 6. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (7-1)     23 7. Peck                                                  (7-1)     16 8. Posen                                                 (7-1)     15 9. Au Gres-Sims                                      (7-1)     12 10. Mendon                                           (6-2)    11 Others receiving votes: Lake Linden-Hubbell 3. Gaylord St. Mary 1.1North Carolina(47)15322Gonzaga(12)14793Houston(1)14044Kentucky(2)13645Kansas1200Baylor12007Duke11688UCLA10939Creighton106010Arkansas102611Tennessee88012Texas84413Indiana74514TCU73515Auburn62316Villanova57817Arizona54318Virginia46219San Diego State39420Alabama28121Oregon26022Michigan22923Illinois21524Dayton17025Texas Tech122See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 5 Last Night Kansas City Chiefs 30, Las Vegas Raiders 29 Chiefs 30, Raiders 29 – Chiefs hold on for wild 30-29 victory over rival Raiders Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdown passes to Travis Kelce, the Chiefs overcame an early 17-point deficit along with a dubious roughing-the-passer penalty, and Kansas City extended its mastery of the Las Vegas Raiders, holding on for a 30-29 victory. The Raiders had a chance to march for the winning field goal, but a pass to Davante Adams that was ruled a catch was overturned by replay, which showed him stepping out of bounds. That brought up fourth down in the closing seconds, and Derek Carr’s final pass fell incomplete to allow Kansas City to hold on. NFL – Roughing-the-passer call prompts officiating scrutiny A controversial roughing-the-passer penalty just before halftime of the Las Vegas Raiders’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night delivered another blow to the NFL and its beleaguered officiating crew. The Chiefs had just scored to trim their deficit to 17-7 just before halftime when Chris Jones stripped Derek Carr from behind. The Pro Bowl defensive tackle landed on the Raiders quarterback while also coming away with the ball, and replays showed it was clearly loose and that Jones clearly recovered, but referee Carl Cheffers threw a flag for roughing the passer. The call came one day after referee Jerome Boger was panned for a roughing call on Tom Brady that helped the Buccaneers seal their win over Atlanta. NFL – Panthers fire Matt Rhule after 1-4 start; Wilks takes over The Carolina Panthers have fired coach Matt Rhule, ending the former Baylor coach’s tenure five games into his third losing season. Rhule is the first NFL coach to be fired this season. He went 11-27 with Carolina and leaves with roughly $40 million left on the seven-year, guaranteed $62 million contract he signed in 2020. Defensive pass game coordinator and secondary coach Steve Wilks will serve as interim coach for the rest of the season. The Panthers also fired two of Rhule’s longtime assistants, defensive coordinator Phil Snow and assistant special teams coach Ed Foley. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – Divisional Series – Best of Five Today Philadelphia (Suárez 10-7) at Atlanta (Fried 14-7), 1:07 p.m. Seattle (Gilbert 13-6) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 3:37 p.m. Cleveland (Quantrill 15-5) at New York (Cole 13-8), 7:37 p.m. San Diego (Clevinger 7-7) at Los Angeles (Urías 17-7), 9:37 p.m. MLB – MLB Playoffs: Judge, Verlander join fray as 8 teams remain Major League Baseball’s first foray into a best-of-three wild-card round provided its share of memorable moments. A 15-inning, 432-pitch game. A seven-run comeback win. Joe Musgrove’s ears. Now it’s on to the division series, which is business as usual with a best-of-five format. The four matchups are Braves-Phillies, Padres-Dodgers, Mariners-Astros and Guardians-Yankees and all of them begin Tuesday. The Astros, Yankees, Braves and Dodgers got to rest and watch the wild-card drama round from home, thanks to superior regular season records. MLB – Giants hire Pete Putila as new general manager The San Francisco Giants have hired Houston assistant general manager Pete Putila as their new GM. President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi announced that Putila will replace Scott Harris, who was hired as GM for the Detroit Tigers last month. The 33-year-old Putila was in his 12th season with the Astros and third as assistant general manager. Houston has advanced to the postseason in each of Putila’s three seasons as assistant GM, reaching the World Series last season and the American League Championship Series in 2020. MLB – Cubs’ Hoyer planning more ‘intelligent spending’ this winter Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer says he is encouraged by how the team finished the franchise’s second straight losing season. But he says the organization is focused on the short and long term when it comes to its offseason plans. Hoyer is staying with the ambiguous concept of “intelligent spending” — which could price the big-market club out of the massive contracts at the top end of the free-agent market. While Hoyer left himself miles of wiggle room when it comes to the team’s offseason plans, he did confirm the club would make a qualifying offer to All-Star catcher Willson Contreras. NHL – National Hockey League – Regular Season Start Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, 10:00 p.m. -Blackhawks open up on Wednesday at Colorado at 9:00 p.m. -Red Wings open up on Friday vs. Montreal at 7:00 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks claim D Jarred Tinordi off waivers from Rangers The Chicago Blackhawks have claimed defenseman Jarred Tinordi off waivers from the New York Rangers. The 30-year-old Tinordi scored a goal in seven games with New York last season. He was selected by Montreal in the first round of the 2010 draft. The Blackhawks open the regular season on Wednesday night at Colorado. NBA – National Basketball Association – Preseason Tonight Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Wisconsin’s Mellusi hurts wrist, won’t play against Spartans Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi will miss at least one game after injuring his right wrist in the Badgers’ 42-7 victory over Northwestern. Mellusi has rushed for 223 yards and one touchdown on 56 carries this season. Wisconsin announced Monday that Mellusi wouldn’t be available when the Badgers visit Michigan State on Saturday. Badgers interim head coach Jim Leonhard said it was uncertain just how much time Mellusi would miss. Mellusi rushed for 815 yards and five touchdowns in nine games with Wisconsin last year before a torn left anterior cruciate ligament knocked him out for the remainder of the season. Golf – LIV – Johnson has $30 million year and growing in LIV Golf Dustin Johnson already is assured of a $30 million year with Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Johnson finished out of the top 10 for the first time in six events last week in Bangkok. But because Branden Grace had to withdraw because of injury, Johnson is assured of claiming the points race. He has a 42-point lead over Grace. Johnson has won about $12.7 million in earnings, with $3 million of that coming from the team competition. Winning the season points title comes with an $18 million bonus. Johnson still has two events left this year. NWSL – NWSL players call for owner to sell Chicago franchise The fallout is continuing after the release of a report into misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. Chicago Red Stars players are calling for owner Arnim Whisler to sell the team. Alaska Airline says it’s diverting Thorns and Timbers sponsorship dollars this quarter to an NWSL Players Association emergency fund to protect players. The NWSL has also dismissed the coach of the Orlando Pride and an assistant following an investigation into retaliatory behavior. Gymnastics – USA Gymnastics expands mental health services for athletes USA Gymnastics is expanding its mental health coverage for athletes and coaches. The organization will provide financial assistance for up to eight visits a year to mental health providers for eligible national team members across all disciplines. The new plan also allows for four visits to mental health providers for eligible coaches. USA Gymnastics will reimburse athletes/coaches up to $125 per visit. Coaches and athletes may use whatever health care provider they would like if the provider has “appropriate training and licensure in sport psychology or mental health.” Funding for the program was provided in part by the organization’s sponsorship deal with apparel provider GK Elite. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women’s Volleyball Glen Oaks Community College at Lake Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 2, Vicksburg 1 Lakeshore 9, Niles 1 Edwardsburg 7, Dowagiac 2 Cassopolis 6, Berrien Springs 1 Schoolcraft 2, South Haven 0 Bloomingdale 5, New Buffalo 1 Holland Black River 7, Bridgman 0 Watervliet 5, Lawton 4 Coloma 4, Parchment 4 – TIE Brandywine 2, Constantine 1 Allegan 8, Saugatuck 0 Fennville 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 2 Otsego 2, GR Ottawa Hills 1 Delton-Kellogg 3, Kalamazoo Christian 3 – TIE Volleyball Edwardsburg 3, Lakeshore 0 Buchanan 3, St. Joseph 1 Our Lady of the Lake 3, Lawrence 0 Bridgman 3, South Haven 0 Cassopolis 3, Bangor 0 Today Volleyball Bloomingdale at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Comstock, 6:00 p.m. River Valley at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m. Fennville at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Watervliet at Coloma, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg, Kalamazoo Christian, Parchment at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Football AP Rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (7-0)     50 2. Caledonia                                           (7-0)     44 3. Rockford                                            (7-0)     39 4. Macomb Dakota                                    (7-0)     37 5. Rochester Adams                                 (6-1)     26 6. West Bloomfield                                  (6-1)     23 7. Lapeer                                                (7-0)     17 8. Brighton                                            (7-0)     16 9. Davison                                              (6-1)     10 10. Saline                                              (6-1)     4 Others receiving votes: Romeo 3. Southfield 2. Detroit Catholic Central 2. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 2. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (7-0)     49 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (6-1)     46 3. Livonia Franklin                                   (7-0)     37 4. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (6-1)     36 5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (7-0)     32 6. South Lyon                                         (6-1)     23 7. Midland                                              (6-1)     17 (tie) East Lansing                                     (6-1)     17 9. Birmingham Seaholm                             (7-0)     9 10. Battle Creek Central                       (6-1)    5 Others receiving votes: Saginaw Heritage 2. Swartz Creek 1. Temperance Bedford 1. Division 3 1. Detroit King (5)                                  (5-1)     50 2. Mason                                                 (7-0)     44 3. Muskegon                                           (5-2)     36 4. River Rouge                                        (5-1)     33 5. Mount Pleasant                                   (6-1)     31 6. St. Joseph                                         (6-1)    26 7. Walled Lake Western                            (6-1)     21 8. Zeeland West                                      (6-1)     19 9. Grosse Pointe North                            (7-0)     9 10. Trenton                                           (6-1)     3 (tie) Cadillac                                          (5-2)     3 Others receiving votes: none. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (4)           (7-0)     49 2. Whitehall (1)                                      (7-0)     46 3. Riverview                                           (7-0)     40 4. Redford Union                                     (7-0)     35 5. Freeland                                            (6-1)     30 6. Edwardsburg                                    (6-1)    20 7. Croswell-Lexington                             (6-1)     17 8. Goodrich                                            (6-1)     13 8. Tecumseh                                            (7-0)     13 10. Fruitport                                          (5-2)     4 Others receiving votes: Chelsea 3. Hudsonville Unity Christian 2. North Branch 2. Charlotte 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (3)          (6-1)     48 2. Frankenmuth (2)                                  (7-0)     47 3. Detroit Country Day                            (5-1)     40 4. Gladwin                                             (7-0)     33 5. Corunna                                             (6-1)     28 6. Portland                                            (6-1)     26 7. Marine City                                         (6-1)     16 8. Muskegon Oakridge                              (6-1)     13 9. Belding                                              (6-1)     8 10. Olivet                                              (6-1)     5 Others receiving votes: Armada 3. Berrien Springs 3. Kingsley 3. Flint Hamady 2. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (7-0)     49 2. Standish-Sterling                               (7-0)     42 3. Negaunee                                           (7-0)     40 4. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (6-1)     32 5. Durand                                              (7-0)     28 6. Boyne City                                          (7-0)     23 7. Millington                                          (6-1)     15 (tie) Warren Michigan Collegiate               (6-1)     15 9. Constantine                                      (6-1)    9 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (7-0)     9 Others receiving votes: Ecorse 5. Reed City 5. Almont 2. Buchanan 1. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (4)                  (7-0)     40 2. Hudson                                              (7-0)     36 3. Detroit Central                                   (7-0)     32 4. Ithaca                                                            (6-1)     25 5. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (7-0)     23 6. Napoleon                                            (7-0)     20 7. North Muskegon                                  (6-1)     14 8. Charlevoix                                          (6-1)     8 9. New Lothrop                                       (6-1)     7 (tie) Jackson Lumen Christi                       (4-3)     7 (tie) Lawton                                         (6-1)    7 Others receiving votes: Union City 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (4)                    (7-0)     40 2. Beal City                                            (7-0)     36 3. Ubly                                                  (7-0)     32 4. Iron Mountain                                     (6-1)     28 5. Evart                                                 (6-1)     22 6. Centreville                                       (6-1)    15 7. Fowler                                               (6-1)     12 8. Frankfort                                           (6-1)     10 9. Reading                                              (6-1)     9 (tie) Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary   (6-1)     9 Others receiving votes: Harbor Beach 4. St. Ignace LaSalle 3. 8-Player Division 1 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (4)  (7-0)     48 2. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (6-1)     41 (tie) Merrill (1)                                      (7-0)     41 4. Munising                                            (7-0)     33 5. Martin                                              (6-1)    31 6. Bridgman                                          (7-0)    26 7. Rogers City                                        (7-0)     12 8. Kingston                                            (7-0)     11 9. Newberry                                           (6-1)     10 10. Farwell                                            (7-0)     5 Others receiving votes: Brown City 4. Norway 4. Mesick 4. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 3. Lincoln-Alcona 2. 8-Player Division 2 1. Powers North Central (4)                     (7-0)     40 2. Colon                                               (7-0)    36 3. Marion                                               (7-0)     30 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (6-1)    24 5. Morrice                                              (6-1)     20 6. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (6-1)     18 7. Peck                                                  (6-1)     15 8. Posen                                                (6-1)     14 9. Au Gres-Sims                                      (6-1)     11 10. Mendon                                           (5-2)    9 Others receiving votes: Lake Linden-Hubbell 3.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 5 Last Night Kansas City Chiefs 30, Las Vegas Raiders 29 Chiefs 30, Raiders 29 – Chiefs hold on for wild 30-29 victory over rival Raiders Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdown passes to Travis Kelce, the Chiefs overcame an early 17-point deficit along with a dubious roughing-the-passer penalty, and Kansas City extended its mastery of the Las Vegas Raiders, holding on for a 30-29 victory. The Raiders had a chance to march for the winning field goal, but a pass to Davante Adams that was ruled a catch was overturned by replay, which showed him stepping out of bounds. That brought up fourth down in the closing seconds, and Derek Carr’s final pass fell incomplete to allow Kansas City to hold on. NFL – Roughing-the-passer call prompts officiating scrutiny A controversial roughing-the-passer penalty just before halftime of the Las Vegas Raiders’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night delivered another blow to the NFL and its beleaguered officiating crew. The Chiefs had just scored to trim their deficit to 17-7 just before halftime when Chris Jones stripped Derek Carr from behind. The Pro Bowl defensive tackle landed on the Raiders quarterback while also coming away with the ball, and replays showed it was clearly loose and that Jones clearly recovered, but referee Carl Cheffers threw a flag for roughing the passer. The call came one day after referee Jerome Boger was panned for a roughing call on Tom Brady that helped the Buccaneers seal their win over Atlanta. NFL – Panthers fire Matt Rhule after 1-4 start; Wilks takes over The Carolina Panthers have fired coach Matt Rhule, ending the former Baylor coach’s tenure five games into his third losing season. Rhule is the first NFL coach to be fired this season. He went 11-27 with Carolina and leaves with roughly $40 million left on the seven-year, guaranteed $62 million contract he signed in 2020. Defensive pass game coordinator and secondary coach Steve Wilks will serve as interim coach for the rest of the season. The Panthers also fired two of Rhule’s longtime assistants, defensive coordinator Phil Snow and assistant special teams coach Ed Foley. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – Divisional Series – Best of Five Today Philadelphia (Suárez 10-7) at Atlanta (Fried 14-7), 1:07 p.m. Seattle (Gilbert 13-6) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 3:37 p.m. Cleveland (Quantrill 15-5) at New York (Cole 13-8), 7:37 p.m. San Diego (Clevinger 7-7) at Los Angeles (Urías 17-7), 9:37 p.m. MLB – MLB Playoffs: Judge, Verlander join fray as 8 teams remain Major League Baseball’s first foray into a best-of-three wild-card round provided its share of memorable moments. A 15-inning, 432-pitch game. A seven-run comeback win. Joe Musgrove’s ears. Now it’s on to the division series, which is business as usual with a best-of-five format. The four matchups are Braves-Phillies, Padres-Dodgers, Mariners-Astros and Guardians-Yankees and all of them begin Tuesday. The Astros, Yankees, Braves and Dodgers got to rest and watch the wild-card drama round from home, thanks to superior regular season records. MLB – Giants hire Pete Putila as new general manager The San Francisco Giants have hired Houston assistant general manager Pete Putila as their new GM. President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi announced that Putila will replace Scott Harris, who was hired as GM for the Detroit Tigers last month. The 33-year-old Putila was in his 12th season with the Astros and third as assistant general manager. Houston has advanced to the postseason in each of Putila’s three seasons as assistant GM, reaching the World Series last season and the American League Championship Series in 2020. MLB – Cubs’ Hoyer planning more ‘intelligent spending’ this winter Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer says he is encouraged by how the team finished the franchise’s second straight losing season. But he says the organization is focused on the short and long term when it comes to its offseason plans. Hoyer is staying with the ambiguous concept of “intelligent spending” — which could price the big-market club out of the massive contracts at the top end of the free-agent market. While Hoyer left himself miles of wiggle room when it comes to the team’s offseason plans, he did confirm the club would make a qualifying offer to All-Star catcher Willson Contreras. NHL – National Hockey League – Regular Season Start Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, 10:00 p.m. -Blackhawks open up on Wednesday at Colorado at 9:00 p.m. -Red Wings open up on Friday vs. Montreal at 7:00 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks claim D Jarred Tinordi off waivers from Rangers The Chicago Blackhawks have claimed defenseman Jarred Tinordi off waivers from the New York Rangers. The 30-year-old Tinordi scored a goal in seven games with New York last season. He was selected by Montreal in the first round of the 2010 draft. The Blackhawks open the regular season on Wednesday night at Colorado. NBA – National Basketball Association – Preseason Tonight Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Wisconsin’s Mellusi hurts wrist, won’t play against Spartans Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi will miss at least one game after injuring his right wrist in the Badgers’ 42-7 victory over Northwestern. Mellusi has rushed for 223 yards and one touchdown on 56 carries this season. Wisconsin announced Monday that Mellusi wouldn’t be available when the Badgers visit Michigan State on Saturday. Badgers interim head coach Jim Leonhard said it was uncertain just how much time Mellusi would miss. Mellusi rushed for 815 yards and five touchdowns in nine games with Wisconsin last year before a torn left anterior cruciate ligament knocked him out for the remainder of the season. Golf – LIV – Johnson has $30 million year and growing in LIV Golf Dustin Johnson already is assured of a $30 million year with Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Johnson finished out of the top 10 for the first time in six events last week in Bangkok. But because Branden Grace had to withdraw because of injury, Johnson is assured of claiming the points race. He has a 42-point lead over Grace. Johnson has won about $12.7 million in earnings, with $3 million of that coming from the team competition. Winning the season points title comes with an $18 million bonus. Johnson still has two events left this year. NWSL – NWSL players call for owner to sell Chicago franchise The fallout is continuing after the release of a report into misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. Chicago Red Stars players are calling for owner Arnim Whisler to sell the team. Alaska Airline says it’s diverting Thorns and Timbers sponsorship dollars this quarter to an NWSL Players Association emergency fund to protect players. The NWSL has also dismissed the coach of the Orlando Pride and an assistant following an investigation into retaliatory behavior. Gymnastics – USA Gymnastics expands mental health services for athletes USA Gymnastics is expanding its mental health coverage for athletes and coaches. The organization will provide financial assistance for up to eight visits a year to mental health providers for eligible national team members across all disciplines. The new plan also allows for four visits to mental health providers for eligible coaches. USA Gymnastics will reimburse athletes/coaches up to $125 per visit. Coaches and athletes may use whatever health care provider they would like if the provider has “appropriate training and licensure in sport psychology or mental health.” Funding for the program was provided in part by the organization’s sponsorship deal with apparel provider GK Elite. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women’s Volleyball Glen Oaks Community College at Lake Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 2, Vicksburg 1 Lakeshore 9, Niles 1 Edwardsburg 7, Dowagiac 2 Cassopolis 6, Berrien Springs 1 Schoolcraft 2, South Haven 0 Bloomingdale 5, New Buffalo 1 Holland Black River 7, Bridgman 0 Watervliet 5, Lawton 4 Coloma 4, Parchment 4 – TIE Brandywine 2, Constantine 1 Allegan 8, Saugatuck 0 Fennville 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 2 Otsego 2, GR Ottawa Hills 1 Delton-Kellogg 3, Kalamazoo Christian 3 – TIE Volleyball Edwardsburg 3, Lakeshore 0 Buchanan 3, St. Joseph 1 Our Lady of the Lake 3, Lawrence 0 Bridgman 3, South Haven 0 Cassopolis 3, Bangor 0 Today Volleyball Bloomingdale at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Comstock, 6:00 p.m. River Valley at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m. Fennville at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Watervliet at Coloma, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg, Kalamazoo Christian, Parchment at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Football AP Rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (7-0)     50 2. Caledonia                                           (7-0)     44 3. Rockford                                            (7-0)     39 4. Macomb Dakota                                    (7-0)     37 5. Rochester Adams                                 (6-1)     26 6. West Bloomfield                                  (6-1)     23 7. Lapeer                                                (7-0)     17 8. Brighton                                            (7-0)     16 9. Davison                                              (6-1)     10 10. Saline                                              (6-1)     4 Others receiving votes: Romeo 3. Southfield 2. Detroit Catholic Central 2. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 2. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (7-0)     49 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (6-1)     46 3. Livonia Franklin                                   (7-0)     37 4. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (6-1)     36 5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (7-0)     32 6. South Lyon                                         (6-1)     23 7. Midland                                              (6-1)     17 (tie) East Lansing                                     (6-1)     17 9. Birmingham Seaholm                             (7-0)     9 10. Battle Creek Central                       (6-1)    5 Others receiving votes: Saginaw Heritage 2. Swartz Creek 1. Temperance Bedford 1. Division 3 1. Detroit King (5)                                  (5-1)     50 2. Mason                                                 (7-0)     44 3. Muskegon                                           (5-2)     36 4. River Rouge                                        (5-1)     33 5. Mount Pleasant                                   (6-1)     31 6. St. Joseph                                         (6-1)    26 7. Walled Lake Western                            (6-1)     21 8. Zeeland West                                      (6-1)     19 9. Grosse Pointe North                            (7-0)     9 10. Trenton                                           (6-1)     3 (tie) Cadillac                                          (5-2)     3 Others receiving votes: none. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (4)           (7-0)     49 2. Whitehall (1)                                      (7-0)     46 3. Riverview                                           (7-0)     40 4. Redford Union                                     (7-0)     35 5. Freeland                                            (6-1)     30 6. Edwardsburg                                    (6-1)    20 7. Croswell-Lexington                             (6-1)     17 8. Goodrich                                            (6-1)     13 8. Tecumseh                                            (7-0)     13 10. Fruitport                                          (5-2)     4 Others receiving votes: Chelsea 3. Hudsonville Unity Christian 2. North Branch 2. Charlotte 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (3)          (6-1)     48 2. Frankenmuth (2)                                  (7-0)     47 3. Detroit Country Day                            (5-1)     40 4. Gladwin                                             (7-0)     33 5. Corunna                                             (6-1)     28 6. Portland                                            (6-1)     26 7. Marine City                                         (6-1)     16 8. Muskegon Oakridge                              (6-1)     13 9. Belding                                              (6-1)     8 10. Olivet                                              (6-1)     5 Others receiving votes: Armada 3. Berrien Springs 3. Kingsley 3. Flint Hamady 2. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (7-0)     49 2. Standish-Sterling                               (7-0)     42 3. Negaunee                                           (7-0)     40 4. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (6-1)     32 5. Durand                                              (7-0)     28 6. Boyne City                                          (7-0)     23 7. Millington                                          (6-1)     15 (tie) Warren Michigan Collegiate               (6-1)     15 9. Constantine                                      (6-1)    9 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (7-0)     9 Others receiving votes: Ecorse 5. Reed City 5. Almont 2. Buchanan 1. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (4)                  (7-0)     40 2. Hudson                                              (7-0)     36 3. Detroit Central                                   (7-0)     32 4. Ithaca                                                            (6-1)     25 5. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (7-0)     23 6. Napoleon                                            (7-0)     20 7. North Muskegon                                  (6-1)     14 8. Charlevoix                                          (6-1)     8 9. New Lothrop                                       (6-1)     7 (tie) Jackson Lumen Christi                       (4-3)     7 (tie) Lawton                                         (6-1)    7 Others receiving votes: Union City 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (4)                    (7-0)     40 2. Beal City                                            (7-0)     36 3. Ubly                                                  (7-0)     32 4. Iron Mountain                                     (6-1)     28 5. Evart                                                 (6-1)     22 6. Centreville                                       (6-1)    15 7. Fowler                                               (6-1)     12 8. Frankfort                                           (6-1)     10 9. Reading                                              (6-1)     9 (tie) Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary   (6-1)     9 Others receiving votes: Harbor Beach 4. St. Ignace LaSalle 3. 8-Player Division 1 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (4)  (7-0)     48 2. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (6-1)     41 (tie) Merrill (1)                                      (7-0)     41 4. Munising                                            (7-0)     33 5. Martin                                              (6-1)    31 6. Bridgman                                          (7-0)    26 7. Rogers City                                        (7-0)     12 8. Kingston                                            (7-0)     11 9. Newberry                                           (6-1)     10 10. Farwell                                            (7-0)     5 Others receiving votes: Brown City 4. Norway 4. Mesick 4. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 3. Lincoln-Alcona 2. 8-Player Division 2 1. Powers North Central (4)                     (7-0)     40 2. Colon                                               (7-0)    36 3. Marion                                               (7-0)     30 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (6-1)    24 5. Morrice                                              (6-1)     20 6. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (6-1)     18 7. Peck                                                  (6-1)     15 8. Posen                                                (6-1)     14 9. Au Gres-Sims                                      (6-1)     11 10. Mendon                                           (5-2)    9 Others receiving votes: Lake Linden-Hubbell 3.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 5 Last Night Kansas City Chiefs 30, Las Vegas Raiders 29 Chiefs 30, Raiders 29 – Chiefs hold on for wild 30-29 victory over rival Raiders Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdown passes to Travis Kelce, the Chiefs overcame an early 17-point deficit along with a dubious roughing-the-passer penalty, and Kansas City extended its mastery of the Las Vegas Raiders, holding on for a 30-29 victory. The Raiders had a chance to march for the winning field goal, but a pass to Davante Adams that was ruled a catch was overturned by replay, which showed him stepping out of bounds. That brought up fourth down in the closing seconds, and Derek Carr’s final pass fell incomplete to allow Kansas City to hold on. NFL – Roughing-the-passer call prompts officiating scrutiny A controversial roughing-the-passer penalty just before halftime of the Las Vegas Raiders’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night delivered another blow to the NFL and its beleaguered officiating crew. The Chiefs had just scored to trim their deficit to 17-7 just before halftime when Chris Jones stripped Derek Carr from behind. The Pro Bowl defensive tackle landed on the Raiders quarterback while also coming away with the ball, and replays showed it was clearly loose and that Jones clearly recovered, but referee Carl Cheffers threw a flag for roughing the passer. The call came one day after referee Jerome Boger was panned for a roughing call on Tom Brady that helped the Buccaneers seal their win over Atlanta. NFL – Panthers fire Matt Rhule after 1-4 start; Wilks takes over The Carolina Panthers have fired coach Matt Rhule, ending the former Baylor coach’s tenure five games into his third losing season. Rhule is the first NFL coach to be fired this season. He went 11-27 with Carolina and leaves with roughly $40 million left on the seven-year, guaranteed $62 million contract he signed in 2020. Defensive pass game coordinator and secondary coach Steve Wilks will serve as interim coach for the rest of the season. The Panthers also fired two of Rhule’s longtime assistants, defensive coordinator Phil Snow and assistant special teams coach Ed Foley. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – Divisional Series – Best of Five Today Philadelphia (Suárez 10-7) at Atlanta (Fried 14-7), 1:07 p.m. Seattle (Gilbert 13-6) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 3:37 p.m. Cleveland (Quantrill 15-5) at New York (Cole 13-8), 7:37 p.m. San Diego (Clevinger 7-7) at Los Angeles (Urías 17-7), 9:37 p.m. MLB – MLB Playoffs: Judge, Verlander join fray as 8 teams remain Major League Baseball’s first foray into a best-of-three wild-card round provided its share of memorable moments. A 15-inning, 432-pitch game. A seven-run comeback win. Joe Musgrove’s ears. Now it’s on to the division series, which is business as usual with a best-of-five format. The four matchups are Braves-Phillies, Padres-Dodgers, Mariners-Astros and Guardians-Yankees and all of them begin Tuesday. The Astros, Yankees, Braves and Dodgers got to rest and watch the wild-card drama round from home, thanks to superior regular season records. MLB – Giants hire Pete Putila as new general manager The San Francisco Giants have hired Houston assistant general manager Pete Putila as their new GM. President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi announced that Putila will replace Scott Harris, who was hired as GM for the Detroit Tigers last month. The 33-year-old Putila was in his 12th season with the Astros and third as assistant general manager. Houston has advanced to the postseason in each of Putila’s three seasons as assistant GM, reaching the World Series last season and the American League Championship Series in 2020. MLB – Cubs’ Hoyer planning more ‘intelligent spending’ this winter Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer says he is encouraged by how the team finished the franchise’s second straight losing season. But he says the organization is focused on the short and long term when it comes to its offseason plans. Hoyer is staying with the ambiguous concept of “intelligent spending” — which could price the big-market club out of the massive contracts at the top end of the free-agent market. While Hoyer left himself miles of wiggle room when it comes to the team’s offseason plans, he did confirm the club would make a qualifying offer to All-Star catcher Willson Contreras. NHL – National Hockey League – Regular Season Start Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, 10:00 p.m. -Blackhawks open up on Wednesday at Colorado at 9:00 p.m. -Red Wings open up on Friday vs. Montreal at 7:00 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks claim D Jarred Tinordi off waivers from Rangers The Chicago Blackhawks have claimed defenseman Jarred Tinordi off waivers from the New York Rangers. The 30-year-old Tinordi scored a goal in seven games with New York last season. He was selected by Montreal in the first round of the 2010 draft. The Blackhawks open the regular season on Wednesday night at Colorado. NBA – National Basketball Association – Preseason Tonight Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Wisconsin’s Mellusi hurts wrist, won’t play against Spartans Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi will miss at least one game after injuring his right wrist in the Badgers’ 42-7 victory over Northwestern. Mellusi has rushed for 223 yards and one touchdown on 56 carries this season. Wisconsin announced Monday that Mellusi wouldn’t be available when the Badgers visit Michigan State on Saturday. Badgers interim head coach Jim Leonhard said it was uncertain just how much time Mellusi would miss. Mellusi rushed for 815 yards and five touchdowns in nine games with Wisconsin last year before a torn left anterior cruciate ligament knocked him out for the remainder of the season. Golf – LIV – Johnson has $30 million year and growing in LIV Golf Dustin Johnson already is assured of a $30 million year with Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Johnson finished out of the top 10 for the first time in six events last week in Bangkok. But because Branden Grace had to withdraw because of injury, Johnson is assured of claiming the points race. He has a 42-point lead over Grace. Johnson has won about $12.7 million in earnings, with $3 million of that coming from the team competition. Winning the season points title comes with an $18 million bonus. Johnson still has two events left this year. NWSL – NWSL players call for owner to sell Chicago franchise The fallout is continuing after the release of a report into misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. Chicago Red Stars players are calling for owner Arnim Whisler to sell the team. Alaska Airline says it’s diverting Thorns and Timbers sponsorship dollars this quarter to an NWSL Players Association emergency fund to protect players. The NWSL has also dismissed the coach of the Orlando Pride and an assistant following an investigation into retaliatory behavior. Gymnastics – USA Gymnastics expands mental health services for athletes USA Gymnastics is expanding its mental health coverage for athletes and coaches. The organization will provide financial assistance for up to eight visits a year to mental health providers for eligible national team members across all disciplines. The new plan also allows for four visits to mental health providers for eligible coaches. USA Gymnastics will reimburse athletes/coaches up to $125 per visit. Coaches and athletes may use whatever health care provider they would like if the provider has “appropriate training and licensure in sport psychology or mental health.” Funding for the program was provided in part by the organization’s sponsorship deal with apparel provider GK Elite. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women’s Volleyball Glen Oaks Community College at Lake Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 2, Vicksburg 1 Lakeshore 9, Niles 1 Edwardsburg 7, Dowagiac 2 Cassopolis 6, Berrien Springs 1 Schoolcraft 2, South Haven 0 Bloomingdale 5, New Buffalo 1 Holland Black River 7, Bridgman 0 Watervliet 5, Lawton 4 Coloma 4, Parchment 4 – TIE Brandywine 2, Constantine 1 Allegan 8, Saugatuck 0 Fennville 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 2 Otsego 2, GR Ottawa Hills 1 Delton-Kellogg 3, Kalamazoo Christian 3 – TIE Volleyball Edwardsburg 3, Lakeshore 0 Buchanan 3, St. Joseph 1 Our Lady of the Lake 3, Lawrence 0 Bridgman 3, South Haven 0 Cassopolis 3, Bangor 0 Today Volleyball Bloomingdale at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Comstock, 6:00 p.m. River Valley at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m. Fennville at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Watervliet at Coloma, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg, Kalamazoo Christian, Parchment at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Football AP Rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (7-0)     50 2. Caledonia                                           (7-0)     44 3. Rockford                                            (7-0)     39 4. Macomb Dakota                                    (7-0)     37 5. Rochester Adams                                 (6-1)     26 6. West Bloomfield                                  (6-1)     23 7. Lapeer                                                (7-0)     17 8. Brighton                                            (7-0)     16 9. Davison                                              (6-1)     10 10. Saline                                              (6-1)     4 Others receiving votes: Romeo 3. Southfield 2. Detroit Catholic Central 2. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 2. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (7-0)     49 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (6-1)     46 3. Livonia Franklin                                   (7-0)     37 4. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (6-1)     36 5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (7-0)     32 6. South Lyon                                         (6-1)     23 7. Midland                                              (6-1)     17 (tie) East Lansing                                     (6-1)     17 9. Birmingham Seaholm                             (7-0)     9 10. Battle Creek Central                       (6-1)    5 Others receiving votes: Saginaw Heritage 2. Swartz Creek 1. Temperance Bedford 1. Division 3 1. Detroit King (5)                                  (5-1)     50 2. Mason                                                 (7-0)     44 3. Muskegon                                           (5-2)     36 4. River Rouge                                        (5-1)     33 5. Mount Pleasant                                   (6-1)     31 6. St. Joseph                                         (6-1)    26 7. Walled Lake Western                            (6-1)     21 8. Zeeland West                                      (6-1)     19 9. Grosse Pointe North                            (7-0)     9 10. Trenton                                           (6-1)     3 (tie) Cadillac                                          (5-2)     3 Others receiving votes: none. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (4)           (7-0)     49 2. Whitehall (1)                                      (7-0)     46 3. Riverview                                           (7-0)     40 4. Redford Union                                     (7-0)     35 5. Freeland                                            (6-1)     30 6. Edwardsburg                                    (6-1)    20 7. Croswell-Lexington                             (6-1)     17 8. Goodrich                                            (6-1)     13 8. Tecumseh                                            (7-0)     13 10. Fruitport                                          (5-2)     4 Others receiving votes: Chelsea 3. Hudsonville Unity Christian 2. North Branch 2. Charlotte 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (3)          (6-1)     48 2. Frankenmuth (2)                                  (7-0)     47 3. Detroit Country Day                            (5-1)     40 4. Gladwin                                             (7-0)     33 5. Corunna                                             (6-1)     28 6. Portland                                            (6-1)     26 7. Marine City                                         (6-1)     16 8. Muskegon Oakridge                              (6-1)     13 9. Belding                                              (6-1)     8 10. Olivet                                              (6-1)     5 Others receiving votes: Armada 3. Berrien Springs 3. Kingsley 3. Flint Hamady 2. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (7-0)     49 2. Standish-Sterling                               (7-0)     42 3. Negaunee                                           (7-0)     40 4. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (6-1)     32 5. Durand                                              (7-0)     28 6. Boyne City                                          (7-0)     23 7. Millington                                          (6-1)     15 (tie) Warren Michigan Collegiate               (6-1)     15 9. Constantine                                      (6-1)    9 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (7-0)     9 Others receiving votes: Ecorse 5. Reed City 5. Almont 2. Buchanan 1. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (4)                  (7-0)     40 2. Hudson                                              (7-0)     36 3. Detroit Central                                   (7-0)     32 4. Ithaca                                                            (6-1)     25 5. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (7-0)     23 6. Napoleon                                            (7-0)     20 7. North Muskegon                                  (6-1)     14 8. Charlevoix                                          (6-1)     8 9. New Lothrop                                       (6-1)     7 (tie) Jackson Lumen Christi                       (4-3)     7 (tie) Lawton                                         (6-1)    7 Others receiving votes: Union City 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (4)                    (7-0)     40 2. Beal City                                            (7-0)     36 3. Ubly                                                  (7-0)     32 4. Iron Mountain                                     (6-1)     28 5. Evart                                                 (6-1)     22 6. Centreville                                       (6-1)    15 7. Fowler                                               (6-1)     12 8. Frankfort                                           (6-1)     10 9. Reading                                              (6-1)     9 (tie) Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary   (6-1)     9 Others receiving votes: Harbor Beach 4. St. Ignace LaSalle 3. 8-Player Division 1 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (4)  (7-0)     48 2. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (6-1)     41 (tie) Merrill (1)                                      (7-0)     41 4. Munising                                            (7-0)     33 5. Martin                                              (6-1)    31 6. Bridgman                                          (7-0)    26 7. Rogers City                                        (7-0)     12 8. Kingston                                            (7-0)     11 9. Newberry                                           (6-1)     10 10. Farwell                                            (7-0)     5 Others receiving votes: Brown City 4. Norway 4. Mesick 4. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 3. Lincoln-Alcona 2. 8-Player Division 2 1. Powers North Central (4)                     (7-0)     40 2. Colon                                               (7-0)    36 3. Marion                                               (7-0)     30 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (6-1)    24 5. Morrice                                              (6-1)     20 6. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (6-1)     18 7. Peck                                                  (6-1)     15 8. Posen                                                (6-1)     14 9. Au Gres-Sims                                      (6-1)     11 10. Mendon                                           (5-2)    9 Others receiving votes: Lake Linden-Hubbell 3.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 5 Last Night Kansas City Chiefs 30, Las Vegas Raiders 29 Chiefs 30, Raiders 29 – Chiefs hold on for wild 30-29 victory over rival Raiders Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdown passes to Travis Kelce, the Chiefs overcame an early 17-point deficit along with a dubious roughing-the-passer penalty, and Kansas City extended its mastery of the Las Vegas Raiders, holding on for a 30-29 victory. The Raiders had a chance to march for the winning field goal, but a pass to Davante Adams that was ruled a catch was overturned by replay, which showed him stepping out of bounds. That brought up fourth down in the closing seconds, and Derek Carr’s final pass fell incomplete to allow Kansas City to hold on. NFL – Roughing-the-passer call prompts officiating scrutiny A controversial roughing-the-passer penalty just before halftime of the Las Vegas Raiders’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night delivered another blow to the NFL and its beleaguered officiating crew. The Chiefs had just scored to trim their deficit to 17-7 just before halftime when Chris Jones stripped Derek Carr from behind. The Pro Bowl defensive tackle landed on the Raiders quarterback while also coming away with the ball, and replays showed it was clearly loose and that Jones clearly recovered, but referee Carl Cheffers threw a flag for roughing the passer. The call came one day after referee Jerome Boger was panned for a roughing call on Tom Brady that helped the Buccaneers seal their win over Atlanta. NFL – Panthers fire Matt Rhule after 1-4 start; Wilks takes over The Carolina Panthers have fired coach Matt Rhule, ending the former Baylor coach’s tenure five games into his third losing season. Rhule is the first NFL coach to be fired this season. He went 11-27 with Carolina and leaves with roughly $40 million left on the seven-year, guaranteed $62 million contract he signed in 2020. Defensive pass game coordinator and secondary coach Steve Wilks will serve as interim coach for the rest of the season. The Panthers also fired two of Rhule’s longtime assistants, defensive coordinator Phil Snow and assistant special teams coach Ed Foley. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – Divisional Series – Best of Five Today Philadelphia (Suárez 10-7) at Atlanta (Fried 14-7), 1:07 p.m. Seattle (Gilbert 13-6) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 3:37 p.m. Cleveland (Quantrill 15-5) at New York (Cole 13-8), 7:37 p.m. San Diego (Clevinger 7-7) at Los Angeles (Urías 17-7), 9:37 p.m. MLB – MLB Playoffs: Judge, Verlander join fray as 8 teams remain Major League Baseball’s first foray into a best-of-three wild-card round provided its share of memorable moments. A 15-inning, 432-pitch game. A seven-run comeback win. Joe Musgrove’s ears. Now it’s on to the division series, which is business as usual with a best-of-five format. The four matchups are Braves-Phillies, Padres-Dodgers, Mariners-Astros and Guardians-Yankees and all of them begin Tuesday. The Astros, Yankees, Braves and Dodgers got to rest and watch the wild-card drama round from home, thanks to superior regular season records. MLB – Giants hire Pete Putila as new general manager The San Francisco Giants have hired Houston assistant general manager Pete Putila as their new GM. President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi announced that Putila will replace Scott Harris, who was hired as GM for the Detroit Tigers last month. The 33-year-old Putila was in his 12th season with the Astros and third as assistant general manager. Houston has advanced to the postseason in each of Putila’s three seasons as assistant GM, reaching the World Series last season and the American League Championship Series in 2020. MLB – Cubs’ Hoyer planning more ‘intelligent spending’ this winter Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer says he is encouraged by how the team finished the franchise’s second straight losing season. But he says the organization is focused on the short and long term when it comes to its offseason plans. Hoyer is staying with the ambiguous concept of “intelligent spending” — which could price the big-market club out of the massive contracts at the top end of the free-agent market. While Hoyer left himself miles of wiggle room when it comes to the team’s offseason plans, he did confirm the club would make a qualifying offer to All-Star catcher Willson Contreras. NHL – National Hockey League – Regular Season Start Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, 10:00 p.m. -Blackhawks open up on Wednesday at Colorado at 9:00 p.m. -Red Wings open up on Friday vs. Montreal at 7:00 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks claim D Jarred Tinordi off waivers from Rangers The Chicago Blackhawks have claimed defenseman Jarred Tinordi off waivers from the New York Rangers. The 30-year-old Tinordi scored a goal in seven games with New York last season. He was selected by Montreal in the first round of the 2010 draft. The Blackhawks open the regular season on Wednesday night at Colorado. NBA – National Basketball Association – Preseason Tonight Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Wisconsin’s Mellusi hurts wrist, won’t play against Spartans Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi will miss at least one game after injuring his right wrist in the Badgers’ 42-7 victory over Northwestern. Mellusi has rushed for 223 yards and one touchdown on 56 carries this season. Wisconsin announced Monday that Mellusi wouldn’t be available when the Badgers visit Michigan State on Saturday. Badgers interim head coach Jim Leonhard said it was uncertain just how much time Mellusi would miss. Mellusi rushed for 815 yards and five touchdowns in nine games with Wisconsin last year before a torn left anterior cruciate ligament knocked him out for the remainder of the season. Golf – LIV – Johnson has $30 million year and growing in LIV Golf Dustin Johnson already is assured of a $30 million year with Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Johnson finished out of the top 10 for the first time in six events last week in Bangkok. But because Branden Grace had to withdraw because of injury, Johnson is assured of claiming the points race. He has a 42-point lead over Grace. Johnson has won about $12.7 million in earnings, with $3 million of that coming from the team competition. Winning the season points title comes with an $18 million bonus. Johnson still has two events left this year. NWSL – NWSL players call for owner to sell Chicago franchise The fallout is continuing after the release of a report into misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. Chicago Red Stars players are calling for owner Arnim Whisler to sell the team. Alaska Airline says it’s diverting Thorns and Timbers sponsorship dollars this quarter to an NWSL Players Association emergency fund to protect players. The NWSL has also dismissed the coach of the Orlando Pride and an assistant following an investigation into retaliatory behavior. Gymnastics – USA Gymnastics expands mental health services for athletes USA Gymnastics is expanding its mental health coverage for athletes and coaches. The organization will provide financial assistance for up to eight visits a year to mental health providers for eligible national team members across all disciplines. The new plan also allows for four visits to mental health providers for eligible coaches. USA Gymnastics will reimburse athletes/coaches up to $125 per visit. Coaches and athletes may use whatever health care provider they would like if the provider has “appropriate training and licensure in sport psychology or mental health.” Funding for the program was provided in part by the organization’s sponsorship deal with apparel provider GK Elite. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women’s Volleyball Glen Oaks Community College at Lake Michigan College, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 2, Vicksburg 1 Lakeshore 9, Niles 1 Edwardsburg 7, Dowagiac 2 Cassopolis 6, Berrien Springs 1 Schoolcraft 2, South Haven 0 Bloomingdale 5, New Buffalo 1 Holland Black River 7, Bridgman 0 Watervliet 5, Lawton 4 Coloma 4, Parchment 4 – TIE Brandywine 2, Constantine 1 Allegan 8, Saugatuck 0 Fennville 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 2 Otsego 2, GR Ottawa Hills 1 Delton-Kellogg 3, Kalamazoo Christian 3 – TIE Volleyball Edwardsburg 3, Lakeshore 0 Buchanan 3, St. Joseph 1 Our Lady of the Lake 3, Lawrence 0 Bridgman 3, South Haven 0 Cassopolis 3, Bangor 0 Today Volleyball Bloomingdale at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Comstock, 6:00 p.m. River Valley at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m. Fennville at Allegan, 6:30 p.m. Watervliet at Coloma, 6:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg, Kalamazoo Christian, Parchment at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Football AP Rankings Division 1 1. Belleville (5)                                      (7-0)     50 2. Caledonia                                           (7-0)     44 3. Rockford                                            (7-0)     39 4. Macomb Dakota                                    (7-0)     37 5. Rochester Adams                                 (6-1)     26 6. West Bloomfield                                  (6-1)     23 7. Lapeer                                                (7-0)     17 8. Brighton                                            (7-0)     16 9. Davison                                              (6-1)     10 10. Saline                                              (6-1)     4 Others receiving votes: Romeo 3. Southfield 2. Detroit Catholic Central 2. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 2. Division 2 1. Dexter (4)                                          (7-0)     49 2. Warren De La Salle (1)                          (6-1)     46 3. Livonia Franklin                                   (7-0)     37 4. Muskegon Mona Shores                         (6-1)     36 5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central          (7-0)     32 6. South Lyon                                         (6-1)     23 7. Midland                                              (6-1)     17 (tie) East Lansing                                     (6-1)     17 9. Birmingham Seaholm                             (7-0)     9 10. Battle Creek Central                       (6-1)    5 Others receiving votes: Saginaw Heritage 2. Swartz Creek 1. Temperance Bedford 1. Division 3 1. Detroit King (5)                                  (5-1)     50 2. Mason                                                 (7-0)     44 3. Muskegon                                           (5-2)     36 4. River Rouge                                        (5-1)     33 5. Mount Pleasant                                   (6-1)     31 6. St. Joseph                                         (6-1)    26 7. Walled Lake Western                            (6-1)     21 8. Zeeland West                                      (6-1)     19 9. Grosse Pointe North                            (7-0)     9 10. Trenton                                           (6-1)     3 (tie) Cadillac                                          (5-2)     3 Others receiving votes: none. Division 4 1. Grand Rapids South Christian (4)           (7-0)     49 2. Whitehall (1)                                      (7-0)     46 3. Riverview                                           (7-0)     40 4. Redford Union                                     (7-0)     35 5. Freeland                                            (6-1)     30 6. Edwardsburg                                    (6-1)    20 7. Croswell-Lexington                             (6-1)     17 8. Goodrich                                            (6-1)     13 8. Tecumseh                                            (7-0)     13 10. Fruitport                                          (5-2)     4 Others receiving votes: Chelsea 3. Hudsonville Unity Christian 2. North Branch 2. Charlotte 1. Division 5 1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (3)          (6-1)     48 2. Frankenmuth (2)                                  (7-0)     47 3. Detroit Country Day                            (5-1)     40 4. Gladwin                                             (7-0)     33 5. Corunna                                             (6-1)     28 6. Portland                                            (6-1)     26 7. Marine City                                         (6-1)     16 8. Muskegon Oakridge                              (6-1)     13 9. Belding                                              (6-1)     8 10. Olivet                                              (6-1)     5 Others receiving votes: Armada 3. Berrien Springs 3. Kingsley 3. Flint Hamady 2. Division 6 1. Clinton (4)                                         (7-0)     49 2. Standish-Sterling                               (7-0)     42 3. Negaunee                                           (7-0)     40 4. Grand Rapids West Catholic (1)              (6-1)     32 5. Durand                                              (7-0)     28 6. Boyne City                                          (7-0)     23 7. Millington                                          (6-1)     15 (tie) Warren Michigan Collegiate               (6-1)     15 9. Constantine                                      (6-1)    9 (tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (7-0)     9 Others receiving votes: Ecorse 5. Reed City 5. Almont 2. Buchanan 1. Division 7 1. Traverse City St. Francis (4)                  (7-0)     40 2. Hudson                                              (7-0)     36 3. Detroit Central                                   (7-0)     32 4. Ithaca                                                            (6-1)     25 5. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker                (7-0)     23 6. Napoleon                                            (7-0)     20 7. North Muskegon                                  (6-1)     14 8. Charlevoix                                          (6-1)     8 9. New Lothrop                                       (6-1)     7 (tie) Jackson Lumen Christi                       (4-3)     7 (tie) Lawton                                         (6-1)    7 Others receiving votes: Union City 1. Division 8 1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (4)                    (7-0)     40 2. Beal City                                            (7-0)     36 3. Ubly                                                  (7-0)     32 4. Iron Mountain                                     (6-1)     28 5. Evart                                                 (6-1)     22 6. Centreville                                       (6-1)    15 7. Fowler                                               (6-1)     12 8. Frankfort                                           (6-1)     10 9. Reading                                              (6-1)     9 (tie) Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary   (6-1)     9 Others receiving votes: Harbor Beach 4. St. Ignace LaSalle 3. 8-Player Division 1 1. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (4)  (7-0)     48 2. Adrian Lenawee Christian                      (6-1)     41 (tie) Merrill (1)                                      (7-0)     41 4. Munising                                            (7-0)     33 5. Martin                                              (6-1)    31 6. Bridgman                                          (7-0)    26 7. Rogers City                                        (7-0)     12 8. Kingston                                            (7-0)     11 9. Newberry                                           (6-1)     10 10. Farwell                                            (7-0)     5 Others receiving votes: Brown City 4. Norway 4. Mesick 4. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 3. Lincoln-Alcona 2. 8-Player Division 2 1. Powers North Central (4)                     (7-0)     40 2. Colon                                               (7-0)    36 3. Marion                                               (7-0)     30 4. Climax-Scotts                                   (6-1)    24 5. Morrice                                              (6-1)     20 6. Crystal Falls Forest Park                      (6-1)     18 7. Peck                                                  (6-1)     15 8. Posen                                                (6-1)     14 9. Au Gres-Sims                                      (6-1)     11 10. Mendon                                           (5-2)    9 Others receiving votes: Lake Linden-Hubbell 3.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.