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The Florida Panthers have taken a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Final over the Carolina Hurricanes in absolutely dominating fashion. Roy, David, Rose, and Ethan are here to break it down, but before they get there, they touch on their wins and fails of the week, including Mark Scheifele's inspiring performance, a brave Panther fan walking through Toronto in a Brad Marchand jersey, and our dear friend Arda Öcal ending the Toronto Maple Leafs season. Then, Dmitri Filipovic of the Hockey PDOCast joins the boys to discuss where the Leafs and Winnipeg Jets go from here, the identity of the Edmonton Oilers, and why Eetu Luostarinen should win the Conn Smythe Trophy. Finally, the boys try to discuss the Eastern Conference Final but are de-railed by Rosey educating them about Hannah Montana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian get at playoff performances, coaching changes, and dare to think at least a little bit about next year. Then just for kicks, we've attached our August 2018 Audio Almanac chapter about the Edmonton Oilers. Players discussed on this episode include Mikko Rantanen, Jason Robertson, Andrei Svechnikov, Jackson Blake, Seth Jarvis, Frederik Andersen, Alexander Nikishin, Shayne Gostisbehere, Thomas Harley, Miro Heiskanen, Stuart Skinner, Calvin Pickard, Zach Hyman, Mikael Granlund, Eetu Luostarinen, Aaron Ekblad, Alex Ovechkin, Danila Yurov, Matvei Michkov, Owen Tippett, Elias Pettersson, Alexis Lafreniere, Erik Karlsson, Noah Dobson, Quinton Byfield, Mitch Marner, John Tavares and more. Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! For $1, $5, or $10 monthly, patrons get access to all our perks throughout the fantasy hockey offseason, including mock drafts, KKUPFL early registration and updates, monthly bonus AMA episodes, and full access to our incredible, inclusive, informative, moderated patrons-only Discord server. Stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, goalie starts and fantasy news at  GameDayTweets.com. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or your podcast platform of choice. Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.

The Florida Panthers have advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and Roy, David, and Ethan are here to celebrate. The crew examines how the Cats effortlessly discarded their cross-state rivals and what so many experts got wrong about this series. Plus, wins and fails of the week include Gabriel Landeskog's first goal back and an all-time party foul by one of Meadowlark's own. Plus, Tara Slone of NBC Sports California joins the show to discuss how Canada feels about the country's chances of bringing home The Stanley Cup for the first time since 1993, Macklin Celebrini's rookie year, and where the Los Angeles Kings go from here. Finally, Florida Panthers forward Eetu Luostarinen joins the show and tells us about his chemistry with linemates Anton Lundell and Brad Marchand, representing Finland at the Four Nations, and life as a new dad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host & Reporter for FloridaPanthers.Com Jameson Olive joins us to discuss the Panthers advancing to the 2nd round We discuss the depth on display in the first round as the Cats push past the Lightning The guys praise the role and support players such as Eetu Luostarinen who have remained consistent supporters Does Paul Maurice deserve more credit than he's currently receiving Another all time performance by Sergei Bobrovsky, We take time to praise the legendary Goaltender We discuss Brad Marchand adapting to the Panthers as he finally looks comfortable We're shocked by the amount of people who picked against the Panthers As we look ahead to the remaining Road to Repeat, Jameson describes the path to success We determine how much the Barkov hit influenced the Panthers physicality this series Aaron Ekblad's short lived return finds him in suspension yet again. How will his return fuel the team?

Tobin gives us our latest headlines as we look around the NBA at all the other playoff performances Which teams have the best chance of closing out or extending their respective series Will Kevin Durant find himself in a HEAT uniform next year Host & Reporter for FloridaPanthers.Com Jameson Olive joins us to discuss the Panthers advancing to the 2nd round We discuss the depth on display in the first round as the Cats push past the Lightning The guys praise the role and support players such as Eetu Luostarinen who have remained consistent supporters Does Paul Maurice deserve more credit than he's currently receiving Another all time performance by Sergei Bobrovsky, We take time to praise the legendary Goaltender We discuss Brad Marchand adapting to the Panthers as he finally looks comfortable We're shocked by the amount of people who picked against the Panthers As we look ahead to the remaining Road to Repeat, Jameson describes the path to success We determine how much the Barkov hit influenced the Panthers physicality this series Aaron Ekblad's short lived return finds him in suspension yet again. How will his return fuel the team? JJ Reddick gets his bubble burst after receiving wrongful comparisons We close the Hour out with Goosies or No Goosies! Bam Adebayo stands by his Rookie Center Tyler Herro discusses his contract situation Star Wars vs GodZilla

(HR.1) Panthers Best their Bitter Rivals in 5 games! The Tampa Bay Lightning have been GENTLEMAN SWEPT and eliminated by the Florida Panthers!!! JFig lets her inner thoughts take over and reveals a voice that breaks Tobin. What happened to Marcos and his frog foot? Road to a Repeat! We recap last night's intense game which led to the elimination of the Tampa Bay Lightning in their home ice. We witnessed a save quite close to the Bob-bery! The guys go on to praise our focused Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky! The Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers round one of the Playoffs Game 5, 103-96. JJ Redick loses his cool and leaves press conference after being asked if he plans to rely on his assistant coaches (HR.2) What is the Path for Pat Riley and the Miami HEAT to rediscover success? Tobin finds Joy in the Demise of JJ Reddick The Lakers Head Coach spazzes out on the Media after the questions his substituion Leroy and Tobin struggle to find examples of NBA players who QUICKLY made the switch to a successful Coach Wes Goldberg, Host of Locked on HEAT Podcast, joins the show to unpack the HEAT's exit interviews Wes commends the players and Spo for being honest on their way out We begin things with addressing Bam's comments on the mass amount of changes he's expecting We're reminded that this is Bam's first time handling an offseason as the Star of the team Wes advises the HEAT against running a "Two Timeline" team after going .500 Tyler Herro comments on Contract situation as we break down the future of his time in Miami Despite him finding success, Herro's belief of his role vastly changed mid season Tobin questions Andrew Wiggins choosing not to speak at the end of the season After a less than favorable first impression, Will Andrew Wiggins stay in Miami? What is the Path for Pat Riley and the Miami HEAT to rediscover success? Marcos Mixed Bag! Niko Jovic excited have his first full off season to get better Erik Spoelstra addresses the Jimmy Butler Saga (HR.3) HEAT Exit Interviews, What shakeups will take place this offseason Tobin gives us our latest headlines as we look around the NBA at all the other playoff performances Which teams have the best chance of closing out or extending their respective series Will Kevin Durant find himself in a HEAT uniform next year Host & Reporter for FloridaPanthers.Com Jameson Olive joins us to discuss the Panthers advancing to the 2nd round We discuss the depth on display in the first round as the Cats push past the Lightning The guys praise the role and support players such as Eetu Luostarinen who have remained consistent supporters Does Paul Maurice deserve more credit than he's currently receiving Another all time performance by Sergei Bobrovsky, We take time to praise the legendary Goaltender We discuss Brad Marchand adapting to the Panthers as he finally looks comfortable We're shocked by the amount of people who picked against the Panthers As we look ahead to the remaining Road to Repeat, Jameson describes the path to success We determine how much the Barkov hit influenced the Panthers physicality this series Aaron Ekblad's short lived return finds him in suspension yet again. How will his return fuel the team? JJ Reddick gets his bubble burst after receiving wrongful comparisons We close the Hour out with Goosies or No Goosies! Bam Adebayo stands by his Rookie Center Tyler Herro discusses his contract situation Star Wars vs GodZilla (HR.4) Frog Boys fractured Frog Legs We spend more time learning about Frog Boys, Frog Legs Marcos' finally figures out how to use his Temu Crutches We somehow wrap around to the Silver Back Gorilla vs 100 men conversation

In Hour 2. Doug Plagens and Billy Lindsay continue to talk about the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning. They talk with Eetu Luostarinen and talk about the key memories that stand out from the regular season. Jameson Olive joins the show and talks with him about the playoffs. We end the show with rapid fire, with Doug and Billy talking about the rest of the Stanley Cup playoffs

Eetu Luostarien talks with Doug plagnes about key memories that stand out from the regular season

Shams is here with special guest Derrick to get you set up for the final stretch run of your fantasy playoffs. They go through the near term schedule covering the teams you should look at for streams and which ones you should consider dropping players from. After that, they cover a long list of injuries with the fantasy playoffs in mind. Players Discussed: Casey Desmith, Ilya Mikheyev, Marco Kasper, Alex Iafallo, Cole Perfetti, Aleksander Barkov, Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen, Andrei Svechnikov, Martin Necas, Jonathan Drouin, Artturi Lehkonen, Charlie Coyle, Logan Thompson, Charlie Lindgren, Connor McDavid, Stuart Skinner, Mattias Ekholm, Trent Frederic, Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson Ek, Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin, Miro Heiskanen, Tomas Hertl, Alex Pietrangelo, Evgeni Malkin & Dylan Holloway. Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community.. and the KKUPFL! Patrons get KKUPFL invitations, plus monthly bonus AMA episodes, and full access to our incredible, inclusive, informative, moderated patrons-only Discord server. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, goalie starts and fantasy news, all sorted by team? Visit the absolutely essential GameDayTweets.com. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or your podcast platform of choice. Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.

The top spot in the Atlantic Division is going to come down to the wire. With only 11 games left in the regular season, the Florida Panthers sit tied with the Toronto Maple Leafs with 89 points, while also leading the Tampa Bay Lightning by just two points. On this episode of Territory Talk, co-hosts Doug Plagens and Jameson Olive discuss the heated three-horse race, take a look at the remaining schedules for each team and more. Plus, head coach Paul Maurice provided a big update on Brad Marchand on Wednesday. Highlights include: • The Panthers are in a three-horse race for first place in the division. (1:30) • Eetu Luostarinen and Evan Rodrigues on chasing the division crown. (6:30) • Looking at the remaining schedules for Florida, Tampa Bay and Toronto. (10:25) • An update on Brad Marchand. (17:35)

(HR.1) HEAT look to balance out lows with BEST game of the season! The Miami HEAT look to balance out the lows with their best game of the season Tobin tries to get off a new nickname He runs a bus over an intern on his way to making the name stick Miami HEAT put on a shooting exhibition against the Hawks We credit good shooting and an intensity change in defense Even up 14 heading into the 4th, Miami fans were nervous Hustle plays, Second effort, 50/50 Balls and much more led to the victory Haywood Highsmith credits Davion Mitchell's scrappy defense Erik Spolestra speaks highly of his All-Star Shooting guards influence on the team Florida Panthers back in action against their Stanley Cup Rival Edmonton Oilers Tobin cant help but feel like the stakes have been risen as the playoffs approach Tobes has a message for sour Canadian critics speaking poorly of Mathew Tkachuk (HR.2) Reporter Beef at NFL Combine? Reporter Beef at the NFL Combine? Ian Rappaport was verbally abused by another reporter over a Tom Brady report Ian's claim that Matt Stafford and Tom Brady's recent meeting was coincidental came under fire by Jordan Schultz Rappaport and Schultz had a heated exchange that ended in security being called Schultz Claims that Rappaport is carrying water for the NFL by denouncing his report surrounding Brady Mathew Stafford to the Dolphins? Stephen A.Smith thinks this makes the most sense for the Vet QB Leroy explains why he doesnt think this would happen Tobin breaks down the logistics if the Fins were to pull the trigger on this dea We get fans takes from the Chat on how theyre feeling Marcos Mixed Bag! Shannon Sharpe gives his take on Stafford to the Fins Aaron Glenn is Done talking Aaron Rodgers (HR.3) Tobin gets us Hype for our interview with Paddy the Baddy He briefly dives into the lore of one of UFC's most electrifying fighters We get our latest headlines including the latest on Travis Hunter Will the 2-way top prospect be better suited as a WR or Corner? Panthers introduce a new Baby Cat to the family as Eetu Luostarinen welcomes a baby We close the Hour out with Goosies or No Goosies! NBA Centel is dead (popular parody NBA account no longer went down yesterday Mike McDaniel says he has better plan fix offense this season Adam Schefter tweeted out "Head on a Swivel" with a picture of a Starbucks after Ian Rapaport vs Jordan Schultz beef Travis Kelce says he listens to Taylor Swifts music when he's depressed (HR.4) Paddy the Baddy joins the show! Paddy joins us ahead of his fight in Miami for UFC 314! He discusses choosing this location to fight at We learn just how big of a soccer fan Paddy is The Lightweight Contender discusses his upcoming bout against Michael Chandler fight Paddy discusses goalpost being moved even if wins 15 MIN OF HEAT: Duncan Robinson gets the spotlight stolen Bam Adebayo's well moisturized arms send the show into a tailspin We close the Hour out with Breaking News out of the NBA Greg Poppovich announces he will not be returning for the season

(HR.3) Tobin gets us Hype for our interview with Paddy the Baddy He briefly dives into the lore of one of UFC's most electrifying fighters We get our latest headlines including the latest on Travis Hunter Will the 2-way top prospect be better suited as a WR or Corner? Panthers introduce a new Baby Cat to the family as Eetu Luostarinen welcomes a baby We close the Hour out with Goosies or No Goosies! NBA Centel is dead (popular parody NBA account no longer went down yesterday Mike McDaniel says he has better plan fix offense this season Adam Schefter tweeted out "Head on a Swivel" with a picture of a Starbucks after Ian Rapaport vs Jordan Schultz beef Travis Kelce says he listens to Taylor Swifts music when he's depressed

Another Detroit Red Wings 3rd period lead, another overtime loss... Tune in as we start by discussing Sebastian Cossa's first NHL call-up to back-up Ville Husso as Cam Talbot and Alex Lyon go down with injuries (4:20) before jumping into Detroit's 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins, including Lucas Raymond's scoring heater, Simon Edvinsson's multi-point night, Rasmussen's solid offensive play, penalty kill woes, controversial penalties (an non-penalties with Pastrnak on Alex DeBrincat & others), Zadorov joining Marchand as an annoying force, Gustafsson's rough game, & more (including standings updates) as Derek Lalonde's squad drops a point (8:20). After that, we discuss an impending free agent superstar and whether Steve Yzerman could (or should) go for him at a mega-contract next offseason: Mikko Rantanen of the Colorado Avalanche (as well as Mitch Marner, Kirill Kaprizov, & others) (25:40). Next, we analyze the Four Nations Faceoff rosters, who got left off, & offer our opinions on who's the favorite (rosters at bottom of description) (39:30) before going into Detroit Red Wings system news (including the Grand Rapids Griffins, Axel Sandin Pellikka, and Emmitt Finnie) & NHL news (55:40) before we take your questions & comments in our Overtime segment (1:03:10) - enjoy! Head over to wingedwheelpodcast.com to find all the ways to listen, how to support the show, and so much more! WWP NIGHT w/ the DETROIT RED WINGS (Mar. 29th - barber pole jersey) tickets: wingedwheelpodcast.com/redwings WWP NIGHT w/ the GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (Jan. 18th - Griffins beanie) tickets: https://griffinshockey.com/wwp Get $20 on the Gametime app (or Gametime.co) using code WINGEDWHEEL at checkout! Hot Stove Rounding the Bases: https://jamiedanielsfoundation.org/featured-event/hot-stove-stories-rounding-the-bases-with-mike-tirico/ Head to bit.ly/labatt_wingedwheelpodcast to find Labatt in stores near you today! Must be 21+. Always Enjoy Responsibly. #ad Canada: Sam Bennett, Anthony Cirelli, Sidney Crosby, Brandon Hagel, Seth Jarvis, Travis Konecny, Nathan MacKinnon, Brad Marchand, Mitch Marner, Connor McDavid, Brayden Point, Sam Reinhart, Mark Stone, Cale Makar, Josh Morrissey, Colton Parayko, Alex Pietrangelo, Travis Sanheim, Shea Theodore, Devon Toews, Jordan Binnington, Adin Hill, Sam Montembeault USA: Matt Boldy, Kyle Connor, Jack Eichel, Jake Guentzel, Jack Hughes, Chris Kreider, Dylan Larkin, Auston Matthews, J.T. Miller, Brock Nelson, Brady Tkachuk, Matthew Tkachuk, Vincent Trochek, Brock Faber, Adam Fox, Noah Hanifin, Quinn Hughes, Charlie McAvoy, Jaccob Slavin, Zach Werenski, Connor Hellebuyck, Jake Oettinger, Jeremy Swayman Finland: Sebastian Aho, Joel Armia, Aleksander Barkov, Mikael Granlund, Erik Haula, Roope Hintz, Kaapo Kakko, Patrik Laine, Artturi Lehkonen, Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen, Mikko Rantanen, Teuvo Teravainen, Jani Hakanpaa, Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell, Olli Maatta, Niko Mikkola, Rasmus Ristolainen, Juuso Valimaki, Kevin Lankinen, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Juuse Saros Sweden: Viktor Arvidsson, Jesper Bratt, Leo Carlsson, Joel Eriksson Ek, Filip Forsberg, Elias Lindholm, William Karlsson, Adrian Kempe, William Nylander, Gustav Nyquist, Elias Pettersson, Lucas Raymond, Mika Zibanejad, Rasmus Andersson, Jonas Brodin, Rasmus Dahlin, Mattias Ekholm, Gustav Forsling, Victor Hedman, Erik Karlsson, Filip Gustavsson, Jacob Markstrom, Linus Ullmark

Lucy had an epic stumble over the name Arnold Palmer that we enjoy. Plus, we check back in with Jeremy one last time to see if he can find us a Florida Panthers fan. He is getting poured on at Hollywood Beach but it will not deter him from talking to somebody who wants to discuss Samson Reinhart, Carter Verhaeghe and Eetu Luostarinen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Stanley Cup Final finally got underway last night after a long five day wait. Unfortunately, the Edmonton Oilers came out on the wrong side of the result with the Florida Panthers taking Game 1 3-0.Sergei Bobrovsky was the star of the show denying the Oilers on 32 occasions. Carter Verhaeghe, Evan Rodrigues and Eetu Luostarinen got the three goals for Florida.Tyler Yaremchuk and Liam Horrobin will go live for Oilersnation Everyday at noon on the Oilersnation YouTube channel. They'll be joined by Jay Downton and Baggedmilk throughout the show as the four of them break down what happened in Game 1.Want your thoughts on the show? Leave your questions, comments and concerns in the Charm Diamond Centres YouTube live chat throughout the program. Tyler and Liam strongly encourage you to interact with them throughout.Frank Seravalli will also join the program to give his thoughts on last nights Game 1 loss. They'll also chat about how the Oilers can bounce back in Game 2 and if he believes there should be lineup changes.Former NHL goaltender Carter Hutton will also make an appearance. Hutton will give the goalie perspective and what it's going to take for the Oilers to get one by Bobrovsky.You can expect all of that and more on Oilersnation Everyday.

A1 Florida Panthers (52-24-6, 110 PTS +68) vs. AWC1 Tampa Bay Lightning (45-29-8, 98 PTS +23) HC: Paul Maurice vs. Jon Cooper - Beast in the East vs. Peaking Old Guard - Reinhart vs. Hart Canidate - Sandpaper, Skill, Battle of Florida Stats on Centerpieces: Sam Reinhart (82 GP, 57-37-94 +29); Matthew Tkachuk (80 GP, 26-62-88 +19); Alexsander Barkov (73 GP, 23-57-80 +33); Carter Verhaeghe (76 GP, 34-38-72 +17); vs. Nikita Kucherov (81 GP, 44-100-144 +8); Brayden Point (81 GP, 46-44-90 –16); Steven Stamkos (79 GP, 40-41-81 –21); Brandon Hagel (82 GP, 26-49-75) Premium Defense: Gustav Forsling (79 GP, 10-29-39 +56!); Brandon Montour (66 GP, 8-25-33); Oliver Ekman-Larsson (80 GP, 9-23-32 +10) vs. Victor Hedman (78 GP, 13-63-76 +18); Darren Raddysh (82 GP, 6-27-33); OUT: Mikhail Sergachev (34 GP, 2-17-19 –16) Additions: Stats Since Vladimir Tarasenko (18 GP, 6-7-13 –2); Kyle Okposo (6 GP, 0-0-0 Even) vs. Anthony Duclair (16 GP, 7-6-13 +4) How Does Bottom-6 Fare? Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen, Evan Rodrigues (All 30+ range, High +); vs. Nick Paul, Michael Eyssimont, Tanner Jeannot (54 GP 6-7-13 –10); A Bolt of Energy? Special Teams: Tampa Best PP Marker (28.6%) Fifth PK (83.3); vs. Florida PP: (8th, 23.5%); PK: (6th, 82.5) Goaltending: Sergei Bobrovsky (58 GP, 36-17-4, 2.37 GAA, .915 SV, 6 SO); Anthony Stolarz (27 GP, 16-7-2, 2.03 GAA, .925 SV, 2 SO) vs. Andrei Vasilevskiy (52 GP, 30-20-2, 2.90 GAA, .900 SV, 2 SO); Jonas Johansson (26 GP, 12-7-5, 3.37 GAA, .890 SV, 2 SO) FLA 2-1 Season Series with a 9-2 victory! Who wins the series? Give some reasons for both.... Sunday, April 21 12:30 p.m. EST on ESPN

With the playoffs fast approaching, Florida Panthers center Anton Lundell joins today's episode of Territory Talk to talk about the team's championship aspirations, playing in Finland next season, hanging out with Niko Mikkola and Eetu Luostarinen and more. Highlights include: • Lundell talks about the challenge of just making it to the playoffs. (1:30) • Still just 22 years old, Lundell is already a playoff veteran. (4:00) • Lundell talks about what Niko Mikkola has brought to the Panthers. (6:30) • Lundell is excited to show his teammates what life is like in Finland. (10:30) • The Baptist Health IcePlex has been a game-changer for the Cats. (16:00)

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) to recap Florida's loss to the Boston Bruins at home by a final of 4-3 where Florida mostly lead until the final minutes of the third period. Florida set an early tone with creating many chances off the forecheck. Panthers felt Barkov's presence from the moment the puck dropped with him creating the first goal of the game for Evan Rodrigues. Sam Reinhart is now nine goals away from breaking the franchise record in goals after scoring late in the first. On that goal, Eetu Luostarinen got his 100th career point in the NHL. Neither team was able to dictate the pace with the physicality picking up in the second period. Although neither team got a shot on net until midway through the third, it was the Panthers who struck first in the frame with Carter Verhaeghe giving the Panthers the lead at 9:53. Although the Panthers are one of the best third period team in the NHL, the Boston Bruins scored two goals late in the third period to take the game in regulation and the Atlantic Division lead by two points with Florida having a game in hand. The two give their three stars of the game, when they thought this game was lost, and ask the question "The Panthers go as ____ goes." We discuss all this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday. Florida picks up a win in New Jersey by a score of 5-3 to sweep their three-game road trip. The Cats were on the second end of a back-to-back in the tri-state area. The New Jersey Devils were fresh off a coaching change, but the Panthers were up to the challenge getting two goals in the first 6:30 of the hockey game by Nick Cousins and Evan Rodrigues(PPG), Matthew Tkachuk had the primary assist on both of them. Nick Cousins would score later in the game to get his first multi-goal game of the season. Panthers never trailed in this one, but the Devils made a push in the second to tie it midway through the second frame. The tie did not last long as Eetu Luostarinen scored less than two minutes after Dmitry Kulikov got a stretch pass to Eetu Luostarinen in stride and scored as he waited for the shooting lane to open. Anthony Stolarz was between the pipes as he looked to build off his outstanding play on the road. Stolarz would stop 21 of 24 shots on the night. Florida went into shutdown mode that was reminiscent of Monday night at Madison Square Garden, they carried it over across the Hudson River. Sam Reinhart would add to his goal total by getting his 45th of the season on the empty-netter to ice the game and give the Panthers the two points. The guys give their three stars, when they thought this game was won, and provide the latest update on the trade deadline. There is a player out there who has Florida as his preferred destination. Who is that? We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The Panthers had an encouraging start to this game where they only allowed three shots on goal in the first period. Things started to tilt in period two, but with the Panthers getting two chances on the power play and having over a minute of zone time on a delayed penalty, the Panthers could not carry that momentum into the Power play as they had zero shots on goal. Head Coach Paul Maurice tried giving the team a spark by placing Matthew Tkachuk with Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen? Do we see that line together to start Thursday's game in Vancouver? We have a verdict on former Panthers Defenseman Erik Gudbranson after his altercation with current Panthers Forward Nick Cousins. Was the punishment too low or just right? We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The Panthers had an encouraging start to this game where they only allowed three shots on goal in the first period. Things started to tilt in period two, but with the Panthers getting two chances on the power play and having over a minute of zone time on a delayed penalty, the Panthers could not carry that momentum into the Power play as they had zero shots on goal. Head Coach Paul Maurice tried giving the team a spark by placing Matthew Tkachuk with Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen? Do we see that line together to start Thursday's game in Vancouver? We have a verdict on former Panthers Defenseman Erik Gudbranson after his altercation with current Panthers Forward Nick Cousins. Was the punishment too low or just right? We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Florida Panthers Historian Francisco Oporta(@fjojr and @FlaCatHistory) to discuss the Panthers 3-1 win over the PIttsburgh Penguins on Friday Night from Amerant Bank Arena as they honored Patric Hornqvist pregame. Sergei Bobrovsky weathered the storm in the first 35 minutes as they surrendered multiple odd man rushes on the night. Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice was not pleased with the teams energy as the Pittsburgh Penguins were dominating the face off dot and the neutral zone. Panthers forwards Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen were some of the standouts after the Panthers juggled their lines, which included the game-winning goal at 6:10 in the 3rd period where the Panthers never looked back from there. The team was down 6-on-4 in the final minutes of the game and the Cats denied Pittsburgh from getting quality scoring chances in the third, where the Panthers only allowed two SOG prior to the Penguins bringing in the extra attacker. The guys discuss their Three stars, when they thought this game was won, and the in-person experience of the Panthers honoring Patric Hornqvist. The two also preview this upcoming west coast trip. We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Florida Panthers Historian Francisco Oporta(@fjojr and @FlaCatHistory) to discuss the Panthers 3-1 win over the PIttsburgh Penguins on Friday Night from Amerant Bank Arena as they honored Patric Hornqvist pregame. Sergei Bobrovsky weathered the storm in the first 35 minutes as they surrendered multiple odd man rushes on the night. Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice was not pleased with the teams energy as the Pittsburgh Penguins were dominating the face off dot and the neutral zone. Panthers forwards Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen were some of the standouts after the Panthers juggled their lines, which included the game-winning goal at 6:10 in the 3rd period where the Panthers never looked back from there. The team was down 6-on-4 in the final minutes of the game and the Cats denied Pittsburgh from getting quality scoring chances in the third, where the Panthers only allowed two SOG prior to the Penguins bringing in the extra attacker. The guys discuss their Three stars, when they thought this game was won, and the in-person experience of the Panthers honoring Patric Hornqvist. The two also preview this upcoming west coast trip. We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

In the pro preview, Colby Guy of Florida Hockey Now joins the show to talk about the pros. Forwards: Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov, Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Reinhart, Sam Bennett, Evan Rodrigues, Eetu Luostarinen, and Anton Lundell. Defensemen: Brandon Montour, Aaron Ekblad, Gustav Forsling, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Goalies: Sergei Bobrovsky, Spencer Knight, and Anthony Stolarz. In Cat's Instincts, Cat Silverman joins the show to talk about Mack Guzda and Tyler Muszelik. In the Dynasty Dig, Victor and FHL Scouts Tony, Jakob, and Jarbo cover Gracyn Sawchyn, Michael Benning, and Matthew Samoskevich. We have player comp polls from Mason Black (NHLRankKing). Our show is presented by Fantrax.com and proud to be a part of the Dobber Podcast Network. Email fantasyhockeylife@gmail.com and ask to join our free discord. Join our Patreon at Patreon.com/fantasyhockeylife for rankings, bonus podcasts, in-depth prospect reports with video, show notes and more. Listen and subscribe wherever podcasts are posted - and give us 5 stars! We want to be your best place to talk about the game of dynasty fantasy hockey.

Olympiastadionin paluukeikka numero kaksi sisältää kesän pelaajasoppareiden läpikäymistä. Jos siis useamman kuukauden vanhat jutut kiinnostaa, niin tämä on jakso mikä pitää ehdottomasti ottaa kuunteluun!(1:33) Anze Kopitar, Matias Maccelli ja Ross Colton(16:41) Vince Dunn, Eetu Luostarinen ja Sebastian Aho(28:12) Troy Terry (siis kaikki muut Ducksin pelaajat), Tom Wilson ja Brandon Hagel(48:06) Evan Bouchard, Jake Sanderson ja Morgan Frost(1:00:12) Auston Matthews ja vähän Torontosta muutenkinDiscord: https://discord.gg/hyubjjeDAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaukosenlaidalla/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kaukosenlaidalla/

It's time to open up the mailbag!On this week's episode of the Territory Talk podcast, co-hosts Doug Plagens and Jameson Olive field questions from fans on a wide variety of topics, including projections for Opening Night, picking players from a Panthers team of the past, haunted houses and much more.Plus, the duo also discusses Eetu Luostarinen's recent contract extension.Highlights include:The Panthers locked up Eetu Luostarinen with a three-year extension. (0:50)Doug and Jameson open up the mailbag! (7:45)Taking a shot at projecting the Panthers' lineup for Opening Night. (15:50)Picking players from the 2015-16 Panthers. (22:00)How many points will Matthew Tkachuk pile up in 2023-24? (28:40)

It sure is August!  Jacob, Alex, and TJ discuss the Eetu Luostarinen extension, Puckdoku, the USWNT, and Inter Barça FC on this week's (very Pourri-heavy) episode.

It sure is August!  Jacob, Alex, and TJ discuss the Eetu Luostarinen extension, Puckdoku, the USWNT, and Inter Barça FC on this week's (very Pourri-heavy) episode.

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The guys break down the announcement of F Eetu Luostarinen signing a 3-year, $9 Million Extension through the 2026-27 season. The guys discuss what his impact in the top 9 that got him that extension. One Finn got extended, but what does that mean now for 21 year old Anton Lundell. What can we expect his contract to look like? Lastly, D Brandon Montour spoke on the Cam and Strick Podcast today and gave an update on his health and when he felt he tore his labrum during the Stanley Cup Final run. There is a bit of optimism on the side of Montour from his interview, the guys discuss what they took away from the conversation. We discuss all this and more on today's Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The guys break down the announcement of F Eetu Luostarinen signing a 3-year, $9 Million Extension through the 2026-27 season. The guys discuss what his impact in the top 9 that got him that extension. One Finn got extended, but what does that mean now for 21 year old Anton Lundell. What can we expect his contract to look like? Lastly, D Brandon Montour spoke on the Cam and Strick Podcast today and gave an update on his health and when he felt he tore his labrum during the Stanley Cup Final run. There is a bit of optimism on the side of Montour from his interview, the guys discuss what they took away from the conversation. We discuss all this and more on today's Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Jacob Winans for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The Guys discuss the injury updates on Radko Gudas and Eetu Luostarinen and how the Panthers will suit up shall they not play on Thursday. Segmwnt 2, the guys answer the question, "Does Matthew Tkachuk have to walk on egg shells the rest of the series?" Lastly, the guys discuss whether Panthers G Sergei Bobrovsky will have to go into "super human" mode like he did in the middle rounds against Toronto and Carolina? If not, what will the Panthers need to better around him to prevent Vegas quality scoring opportunities. We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Jacob Winans for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The Guys discuss the injury updates on Radko Gudas and Eetu Luostarinen and how the Panthers will suit up shall they not play on Thursday. Segmwnt 2, the guys answer the question, "Does Matthew Tkachuk have to walk on egg shells the rest of the series?" Lastly, the guys discuss whether Panthers G Sergei Bobrovsky will have to go into "super human" mode like he did in the middle rounds against Toronto and Carolina? If not, what will the Panthers need to better around him to prevent Vegas quality scoring opportunities. We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Pete is back with Nick and "Waiver Wire" James to identify the best pickups for Week 23 and the fantasy playoffs. The guys discuss the fantasy appeal of elite goalie prospect Devon Levi after he signed an entry-level contract with the Sabres, sneaky players like Barrett Hayton, Juuso Valimaki of the Coyotes and Kyle Palmieri and Pierre Engvall of the Islanders and more. Other players and topics discussed include Tristan Jarry vs. Casey DeSmith for the rest of the season, Jakub Vrana, Eetu Luostarinen, Rasmus Sandin's value with John Carlson nearing a return from injury, Evan Rodrigues, Jaroslav Halak, whether to handcuff goalies (example: Joonas Korpisalo, Pheonix Copley from Kings) in the fantasy playoffs, Tyson Barrie, Pete's take on the Hurricanes losing Andrei Svechnikov and more.

On this week's edition of Panthers Insider, Doug goes over the Panthers Week. We get a clip of the  Eetu Luostarinen interview on the territory talk podcast. Panthers Radio analyst Bill Lindsay joins the show to talk about the team as well.

On Part 2 of this week's Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian gather and analyze the latest fantasy hockey news, notes and data. They cover all the latest player streaks, slumps, injuries, outjuries, line changes from around the NHL, and turn it into actionable advice for how you can keep your fantasy hockey team in tip top shape. They ask and answer: Can Joonas Korpisalo steal Pheonix Copley's starts in Los Angeles? Are Elvis Merzlikins or Petr Mrazek worth the risk? Will Patrick Kane find his groove as a Ranger? Where is there any remaining fantasy value to be found in Chicago and Arizona? Is Brandon Hagel snoozing? Does William Eklund make sense as a late season add? How do Eetu Luostarinen, Anton Lundell and Anthony Duclair look on the Florida depth chart? Is Nikolaj Ehlers broken? ..and more! Have you joined the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League? It's the biggest and best fantasy hockey league in the world! If you missed out on registration for Season 8 of the KKUPFL, you can still put your name down to get in on the action by joining our waitlist, and you get access to our Discord server and a bunch of other perks in the meantime. All the details are available at kkupfl.com. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, goalie starts and fantasy news, all sorted by team? Visit the absolutely essential GameDayTweets.com today. Players discussed on this episode include Joonas Korpisalo, Phoenix Copley, Adin Hill, Jonathan Quick, Ivan Barbashev, Elvis Merzlikins, Patrick Kane, Vladimir Tarasenko, Seth Jones, Petr Mrazek, Tyler Johnson, Max Domi, Evgeni Dadonov, Dylan Larkin, Tyler Bertuzzi, Dmitry Orlov, Brandon Hagel, Jakub Vrana, Kasperi Kapanen, Pierre Engvall, Mikael Granlund, Yegor Sharangovich, Timo Meier, William Eklund, Anthony Duclair, Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen, Jack Quinn, Jordan Greenway, Nikolaj Ehlers, Nino Niederreiter and more. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eetu Luostarinen joins this week's episode of the Territory Talk podcast to talk about his breakout season, playing all over the lineup, life back home in Finland and much more.Plus, co-hosts Doug Plagens and Jameson Olive discuss the current state of the playoff push for the Florida Panthers and also look back at how the NHL Trade Deadline unfolded last week.Highlights of the episode include:Checking in on the playoff race in the Eastern Conference. (1:30)Eetu Luostarinen joins the show! (8:40)Luostarinen talks about his hometown of Siilinjärvi, Finland. (11:00)Luostarinen talks about his breakout season with the Panthers. (14:00)Luostarinen talks about soccer and the joys of Finnish baseball. (18:00)Luostarinen talks about his recent engagement and more. (22:10) Doug and Jameson recap the NHL Trade Deadline. (30:00)

On Part 2 of this week's Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian gather and analyze the latest fantasy hockey news, notes and data. They cover all the latest player streaks, slumps, injuries, outjuries, line changes from around the NHL, and turn it into actionable advice for how you can keep your fantasy hockey team in tip top shape. They ask and answer: What's Bo Byram's ceiling with and without Cale Makar? Can Aaron Ekblad salvage his season? Where did Tyson Barrie's renaissance come from? Are Michael Matheson and the Habs surprising us? Could John Gibson be any busier? Is Ryan Strome in a position of renewed relevance? Who could get more starts in Ottawa and Las Vegas? What's wrong with Darcy Kuemper and Igor Shesterkin? Are we bought in on Jarvis, Hartman, Point and Kuznetsov? ..and more! Have you joined the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League? It's the biggest and best fantasy hockey league in the world! If you missed out on registration for Season 8 of the KKUPFL, you can still put your name down to get in on the action by joining our waitlist, and you get access to our Discord server and a bunch of other perks in the meantime. All the details are available at kkupfl.com. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, goalie starts and fantasy news, all sorted by team? Visit the absolutely essential GameDayTweets.com today. Players discussed on this episode include Bowen Byram, Cale Makar, Sam Girard, Alexandar Georgiev, J.T. Compher, Artturi Lehkonen, Aaron Ekblad, Anthony Duclair, Eetu Luostarinen, Carter Verhaeghe, Tommy Novak, Shayne Gostisbehere, Juuso Valimaki, Tommy Novak, Moritz Seider, Tyson Barrie, Jack Campbell, Stuart Skinner, Michael Matheson, Evgeni Dadonov, Denis Gurianov, Adam Boqvist, Nick Blankenburg, Cam Fowler, John Klingberg, John Gibson, Ryan Strome, Adam Henrique, Jake Sanderson, Cam Talbot, Mads Sogaard, Arturs Silovs, Thatcher Demko, Vitali Kravtsov, Adin Hill, Laurent Brossoit, Ivan Barbashev, Michael Amadio, Chris Driedger, Jared McCann, Jordan Eberle, Matty Beniers, Yanni Gourde, Vince Dunn, Seth Jarvis, Ryan Hartman, Brayden Point, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Darcy Kuemper, Igor Shesterkin and more. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) invites Alex Baumgartner(@ABaumgartner91) to thw show to discuss the Panthers' 4-3 OT win over Anaheim. Panthers were down twice(2-0 and 3-2) in this one and still found a way to come back. Panthers dominated the possession but some mental lapses caused them to give the Ducks a 2-0 lead to start the game. This was a game about the depth scoring for the Panthers as the Staal Brothers helped the Panthers get back into this game, and the 3rd line of Lomberg-Staal-Cousins used a 17-2 SOG advantage to help the Panthers come back, where Lomberg tied the game at 3 less than two minutes after Anaheim took the lead. Panthers took advantage of the open ice in overtime as Matthew Tkachuk and Eetu Luostarinen denied the Ducks to enter into the zone and after chipping it to Carter Verhaeghe for the game winner, the Panthers avoid losing to the 2nd worst team in the NHL. Carter Verhaeghe is now a 30-goal scorer for the first time in his career, we discuss how the Panthers have been able to come back from deficits recently and how they have put themselves in the position now of currently having the top WC spot(for now) on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) invites Alex Baumgartner(@ABaumgartner91) to thw show to discuss the Panthers' 4-3 OT win over Anaheim. Panthers were down twice(2-0 and 3-2) in this one and still found a way to come back. Panthers dominated the possession but some mental lapses caused them to give the Ducks a 2-0 lead to start the game. This was a game about the depth scoring for the Panthers as the Staal Brothers helped the Panthers get back into this game, and the 3rd line of Lomberg-Staal-Cousins used a 17-2 SOG advantage to help the Panthers come back, where Lomberg tied the game at 3 less than two minutes after Anaheim took the lead. Panthers took advantage of the open ice in overtime as Matthew Tkachuk and Eetu Luostarinen denied the Ducks to enter into the zone and after chipping it to Carter Verhaeghe for the game winner, the Panthers avoid losing to the 2nd worst team in the NHL. Carter Verhaeghe is now a 30-goal scorer for the first time in his career, we discuss how the Panthers have been able to come back from deficits recently and how they have put themselves in the position now of currently having the top WC spot(for now) on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

It's a Fairbanks Friday Edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Nick Fairbanks(@prudentia0) joins Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) to discuss the Panthers stressful 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, behind a 33 save performance by Sergei Bobrovsky. Bob kept the Panthers in the game after the Sharks scored the first goal of the game. The ice tilted the rest of the way in Florida's favor as though the Panthers were without Captain Aleksander Barkov, Eetu Luostarinen steps into the top line and Sam Reinhart gets on the scoresheet twice, now with 5 goals in his last 7 games. The Lomberg-Staal-Cousins line was a force even prior to Eric Staal scoring 2 Short handed ENG's towards the end of the game. Panthers had a bit of adversity when up 2-1 when Ekblad took a 4-minute double minor with 4:52 left, but the Panthers find a way and get their first 3-game winning streak of the season and now sit 1 point back of the final Wild Card Spot. We discuss this, a possibly of an outdoor game in Florida, and preview Saturday's game vs. Colorado all on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

It's a Fairbanks Friday Edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Nick Fairbanks(@prudentia0) joins Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) to discuss the Panthers stressful 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, behind a 33 save performance by Sergei Bobrovsky. Bob kept the Panthers in the game after the Sharks scored the first goal of the game. The ice tilted the rest of the way in Florida's favor as though the Panthers were without Captain Aleksander Barkov, Eetu Luostarinen steps into the top line and Sam Reinhart gets on the scoresheet twice, now with 5 goals in his last 7 games. The Lomberg-Staal-Cousins line was a force even prior to Eric Staal scoring 2 Short handed ENG's towards the end of the game. Panthers had a bit of adversity when up 2-1 when Ekblad took a 4-minute double minor with 4:52 left, but the Panthers find a way and get their first 3-game winning streak of the season and now sit 1 point back of the final Wild Card Spot. We discuss this, a possibly of an outdoor game in Florida, and preview Saturday's game vs. Colorado all on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

On Part 1 of this week's Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian gather and analyze the latest fantasy hockey news, notes and data. They cover all the latest player streaks, slumps, injuries, outjuries, line changes from around the NHL, and turn it into actionable advice for how you can keep your fantasy hockey team in tip top shape. They ask and answer: Is Alex Barkov (not) playing himself out of first round pick status? Has Bobrovsky earned back the Florida crease? Do you need to pause the pod to add Brandon Hagel? Can Cole Perfetti respond to opportunity knocking? Has Sam Steel done enough to establish himself on the top line? How good is Mikko Rantanen, and who can he bring with him? ..and more! Have you joined the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League? It's the biggest and best fantasy hockey league in the world! If you missed out on registration for Season 8 of the KKUPFL, you can still put your name down to get in on the action by joining our waitlist, and you get access to our Discord server and a bunch of other perks in the meantime. All the details are available at kkupfl.com. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, goalie starts and fantasy news, all sorted by team? Visit the absolutely essential GameDayTweets.com today. Players discussed on this episode include Alex Barkov, Eetu Luostarinen, Grigori Denisenko, Sam Reinhart, Sam Bennett, Spencer Knight, Sergei Bobrovsky, Derick Brassard, Shane Pinto, Drake Batherson, Alex Debrincat, Cam Talbot, Anton Forsberg, Jeff Petry, Danton Heinen, Bryan Rust, Mikhail Sergachev, Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel, Rasmus Sandin, Anthony Cirelli, Blake Wheeler, Karson Kuhlman, Sam Gagner, Cole Perfetti, Kyle Connor, Josh Morrissey, Daniil Miromanov, Semyon Varlamov, Ilya Sorokin, Brock Nelson, Mat Barzal, Trevor Zegras, Philipp Grubauer, Ryan Hartman, Sam Steel, Mats Zuccarello, J.T. Compher, Evan Rodrigues, Mikko Rantanen, Lucas Raymond, Dominik Kubalik, Dylan Larkin, Filip Hronek, Moritz Seider and more. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WNBA – Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home American basketball star Brittney Griner is heading home, freed from Russian prison in exchange for the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Thursday’s dramatic action was the culmination of an eight-month saga of high diplomacy and dashed hopes. But the U.S. failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, jailed in Russia for nearly four years on espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government say are baseless. The swap comes at a time of heightened tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. And it has brought unprecedented attention to the number of what the U.S. considers wrongful detainees. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Last Night Michigan 90, Minnesota 75 Michigan 90, Minnesota 75 – McDaniel shines in first start, Michigan eases by Minnesota Hunter Dickinson scored 19 points, freshman Dug McDaniel had 15 points and seven assists in his first start of the season and Michigan routed Minnesota 90-75. Michigan made its first five 3-pointers, led 24-9 after the opening eight minutes and extended it to 37-13. Minnesota used a 15-3 run to pull within 40-28 with 3:15 left in the first half but McDaniel ended Michigan's nearly four minute scoring drought with a long 3-pointer and the Wolverines led 47-31 at the break. McDaniel scored nine of Michigan's 17 points to start the second half for a 21-point lead. And Jett Howard scored five straight Michigan points during a 12-2 run for a 76-47 advantage. McDaniel shined in Michigan's first game without guard Jaelin Llewellyn, who suffered a season-ending knee injury. Saturday UIC at Western Michigan, 2:30 p.m. Central Michigan at Tulsa, 3:00 p.m. Brown vs. Michigan State, 4:30 p.m.  COSY-FM 3:30 Sunday Eastern Michigan at Niagara, 1:00 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 14 Last Night Los Angeles Rams 17, Las Vegas Raiders 16 Rams 17, Raiders 16 – Baker cooks: Newcomer Mayfield rallies Rams past Vegas 17-16 Baker Mayfield threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Van Jefferson with 10 seconds to play to cap a 98-yard drive, and the Los Angeles Rams' brand-new quarterback led two TD drives late in the fourth quarter of a shocking 17-16 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Just two days after the Rams claimed Mayfield off waivers from Carolina, the former No. 1 pick went 22 of 35 for 230 yards and snapped the defending Super Bowl champions' six-game losing streak in dramatic fashion. Josh Jacobs rushed for 99 yards and the only touchdown for the Raiders, whose three-game winning streak ended in humiliating fashion. Sunday Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.       Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Bears, Packers, and Colts are off this week NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Florida Panthers 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 Panthers 5, Red Wings 1 – Tierney gets 1st goal for Panthers in 5-1 win over Red Wings Veteran Chris Tierney scored his first goal of the season in his second game with Florida, and the Panthers scored four times in the second period to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1. Rookie Matt Kiersted also scored his first goal for the Panthers, who have won seven straight against the Red Wings and 17 of the last 19 meetings. Tierney and Kiersted were recalled this week from Charlotte of the AHL. Eetu Luostarinen, Josh Mahura and Matthew Tkachuk had Florida's other goals, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves. Jonatan Berggren scored for the Red Wings, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 36 shots. Tonight Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Saturday Detroit at Dallas, 2:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Washington at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. Detroit at Memphis, 8:00 p.m. Saturday Brooklyn at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. Dallas at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. Sunday LA Lakers at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Last Night Toledo 71, (14) Michigan 68 Cleveland State 86, Central Michigan 55 (5) Notre Dame at Lafayette, Postponed Toledo 71, (14) Michigan 68 – Mikonowicz, Toledo women upend No. 14 Michigan 71-68 Sammi Mikonowicz made a layup with 13.6 seconds left and then added two free throws at 3.1 seconds as Toledo beat No. 14 Michigan 71-68 for its first win over a ranked team in 12 years and first on the road since March of 1996. The Rockets extended their nation's best road winning streak to 14 and ended the Wolverines' home winning streak at 21, which was the third-longest in the nation. Leigha Brown put the Wolverines on top 68-67 win a shot from the elbow with 20.3 seconds to play. After a timeout, Mikonowicz got the ball at the right elbow and drove to the basket for the winner. She padded that with foul shots after grabbing the rebound on a Brown miss. Saturday Merrimack at (5) Notre Dame, 12:00 p.m. Indiana State at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Southern Indiana at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Sunday Central Michigan at Georgia Tech, 1:00 p.m. Michigan State at (3) Ohio State, 4:00 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 15 Saturday Navy at Army, 3:00 p.m.                 at Philadelphia NCAAFB – College Football – Division II Semifinals Saturday West Florida at Ferris State, 12:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Western Michigan hires Lance Taylor to lead football program Western Michigan has hired Louisville offensive coordinator Lance Taylor to lead its football program. Athletic director Dan Bartholomae made the announcement Thursday. The 41-year-old Taylor previously coached running backs for three seasons at Notre Dame and Stanford. He was also an assistant at Appalachian State and with the Carolina Panthers and New York Jets. Alabama coach Nick Saban gave him his start in coaching as a graduate assistant in 2007. Taylor walked on the Crimson Tide's team in 1999 and later earned a scholarship as a receiver and special team's captain for former coach Mike Shula. NCAAFB – USC QB Caleb Williams voted AP Player of the Year Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams is The Associated Press college football player of the year. The sophomore Heisman Trophy favorite is the school's first winner of the award since 2005 with his stellar debut season for the Trojans. Williams received 32 of the 46 first-place votes and 117 total points from AP Top 25 poll voters. TCU quarterback Max Duggan came in second with six first-place votes and 64 points. Williams has passed for 4,075 yards with an FBS-leading 37 touchdowns and just four interceptions this season. NCAAFB – Michigan lineman Mazi Smith takes plea deal in gun case Michigan defensive lineman Mazi Smith has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. The deal comes a week after Smith was charged with a felony for having a gun in his pickup truck without a concealed-weapon permit. Smith's record will be scrubbed clean if he stays out of trouble for a certain length of time. Police say Smith was stopped for speeding on Oct. 7 and found to have a handgun and ammunition but not a concealed-pistol permit. He was arrested, taken to the police station and released to play the next day in Michigan’s game against Indiana. Washtenaw County prosecutor Eli Savit was criticized for waiting nearly two months to file a charge. MLB – Dodgers sign OF Jason Heyward to minor league deal The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed outfielder Jason Heyward to a minor league deal and invited him to spring training. The 33-year-old was released by the Chicago Cubs earlier this offseason. Heyward put up the worst offensive numbers of his career last season and battled injuries. He batted .204 and had 10 RBI and one home run in 137 plate appearances. He’s a valuable defender in the outfield. He's also friends with Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman. Heyward helped the Cubs win the 2016 World Series. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Grand Rapids at Springfield, 7:05 p.m.   (1st ever meeting) ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Yesterday Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Girls Basketball Battle Creek Central 48, St. Joseph 37 Portage Central 42, Lakeshore 38 – OT Michigan Lutheran 36, Our Lady of the Lake 29 Bridgman 28, Coloma 22 Mattawan 56, Portage Northern 50 Gull Lake 48, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 39 Kalamazoo Central 55, Battle Creek Lakeview 48 – OT Boys Basketball Countryside Academy 53, Bloomingdale 45 Dowagiac 63, Comstock 42 Bangor 41, Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran 28 Boys Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 130, Kalamazoo Central 46 Yesterday Boys Basketball SMAC Portage Central at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.    WSJM St. Joseph at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m Mattawan at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Kal. Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Wolverine Three Rivers at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m. Otsego at Niles, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m. Paw Paw at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Lakeland Buchanan at Benton Harbor, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m. BCS Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at South Haven, 7:30 p.m. Covert at Eau Claire, 7:00 p.m. Countryside Academy at New Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Martin at Holland Black River, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Parchment, 7:30 p.m. Gobles at Saugatuck, 7:30 p.m. Constantine at Schoolcraft, 7:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:30 p.m. Non-Conference Decatur at Dowagiac, 7:00 p.m. Union City at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Wolverine Three Rivers at Edwardsburg, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Niles, 6:00 p.m. Plainwell at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Lakeland Buchanan at Benton Harbor, 5:30 p.m. Berrien Springs at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. BCS Countryside Academy at New Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Martin at Holland Black River, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Gobles at Saugatuck, 6:00 p.m. Constantine at Schoolcraft, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Bloomingdale at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Centreville at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 7:00 p.m. Hartford at Lawrence, 7:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m. Saturday Boys Basketball Coloma at Buchanan, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Holt, 7:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Charlotte, 7:00 p.m. GR Forest Hills Northern at Otsego, 2:30 p.m. Quincy at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Michigan Lutheran at Potterville, 4:00 p.m. Jackson at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Quincy at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. FIFA – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar Friday Quarterfinals Croatia vs. Brazil, 10:00 a.m. Netherlands vs. Argentina, 2:00 p.m.Minnesota forward Pharrel Payne, left, and Michigan guard Dug McDaniel watch the ball get away during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)Florida Panthers defenseman Matt Kiersted (3) and Detroit Red Wings defenseman Robert Hagg (38) go for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Louisville Offensive Coordinator Lance Taylor answers questions during the NCAA college football team’s media day in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 2, 2022. Western Michigan has hired Taylor to lead its football program. Athletic director Dan Bartholomae made the announcement Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. The 41-year-old Taylor previously coached running backs for three seasons at Notre Dame and Stanford. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WNBA – Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home American basketball star Brittney Griner is heading home, freed from Russian prison in exchange for the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Thursday’s dramatic action was the culmination of an eight-month saga of high diplomacy and dashed hopes. But the U.S. failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, jailed in Russia for nearly four years on espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government say are baseless. The swap comes at a time of heightened tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. And it has brought unprecedented attention to the number of what the U.S. considers wrongful detainees. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan 90, Minnesota 75 Michigan 90, Minnesota 75 – McDaniel shines in first start, Michigan eases by Minnesota Hunter Dickinson scored 19 points, freshman Dug McDaniel had 15 points and seven assists in his first start of the season and Michigan routed Minnesota 90-75. Michigan made its first five 3-pointers, led 24-9 after the opening eight minutes and extended it to 37-13. Minnesota used a 15-3 run to pull within 40-28 with 3:15 left in the first half but McDaniel ended Michigan’s nearly four minute scoring drought with a long 3-pointer and the Wolverines led 47-31 at the break. McDaniel scored nine of Michigan’s 17 points to start the second half for a 21-point lead. And Jett Howard scored five straight Michigan points during a 12-2 run for a 76-47 advantage. McDaniel shined in Michigan’s first game without guard Jaelin Llewellyn, who suffered a season-ending knee injury. Saturday UIC at Western Michigan, 2:30 p.m. Central Michigan at Tulsa, 3:00 p.m. Brown vs. Michigan State, 4:30 p.m.  COSY-FM 3:30 Sunday Eastern Michigan at Niagara, 1:00 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 14 Last Night Los Angeles Rams 17, Las Vegas Raiders 16 Rams 17, Raiders 16 – Baker cooks: Newcomer Mayfield rallies Rams past Vegas 17-16 Baker Mayfield threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Van Jefferson with 10 seconds to play to cap a 98-yard drive, and the Los Angeles Rams’ brand-new quarterback led two TD drives late in the fourth quarter of a shocking 17-16 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Just two days after the Rams claimed Mayfield off waivers from Carolina, the former No. 1 pick went 22 of 35 for 230 yards and snapped the defending Super Bowl champions’ six-game losing streak in dramatic fashion. Josh Jacobs rushed for 99 yards and the only touchdown for the Raiders, whose three-game winning streak ended in humiliating fashion. Sunday Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.       Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Bears, Packers, and Colts are off this week NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Florida Panthers 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 Panthers 5, Red Wings 1 – Tierney gets 1st goal for Panthers in 5-1 win over Red Wings Veteran Chris Tierney scored his first goal of the season in his second game with Florida, and the Panthers scored four times in the second period to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1. Rookie Matt Kiersted also scored his first goal for the Panthers, who have won seven straight against the Red Wings and 17 of the last 19 meetings. Tierney and Kiersted were recalled this week from Charlotte of the AHL. Eetu Luostarinen, Josh Mahura and Matthew Tkachuk had Florida’s other goals, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves. Jonatan Berggren scored for the Red Wings, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 36 shots. Tonight Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Saturday Detroit at Dallas, 2:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Washington at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. Detroit at Memphis, 8:00 p.m. Saturday Brooklyn at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. Dallas at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. Sunday LA Lakers at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night Toledo 71, (14) Michigan 68 Cleveland State 86, Central Michigan 55 (5) Notre Dame at Lafayette, Postponed Toledo 71, (14) Michigan 68 – Mikonowicz, Toledo women upend No. 14 Michigan 71-68 Sammi Mikonowicz made a layup with 13.6 seconds left and then added two free throws at 3.1 seconds as Toledo beat No. 14 Michigan 71-68 for its first win over a ranked team in 12 years and first on the road since March of 1996. The Rockets extended their nation’s best road winning streak to 14 and ended the Wolverines’ home winning streak at 21, which was the third-longest in the nation. Leigha Brown put the Wolverines on top 68-67 win a shot from the elbow with 20.3 seconds to play. After a timeout, Mikonowicz got the ball at the right elbow and drove to the basket for the winner. She padded that with foul shots after grabbing the rebound on a Brown miss. Saturday Merrimack at (5) Notre Dame, 12:00 p.m. Indiana State at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Southern Indiana at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Sunday Central Michigan at Georgia Tech, 1:00 p.m. Michigan State at (3) Ohio State, 4:00 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 15 Saturday Navy at Army, 3:00 p.m.                 at Philadelphia NCAAFB – College Football – Division II Semifinals Saturday West Florida at Ferris State, 12:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Western Michigan hires Lance Taylor to lead football program Western Michigan has hired Louisville offensive coordinator Lance Taylor to lead its football program. Athletic director Dan Bartholomae made the announcement Thursday. The 41-year-old Taylor previously coached running backs for three seasons at Notre Dame and Stanford. He was also an assistant at Appalachian State and with the Carolina Panthers and New York Jets. Alabama coach Nick Saban gave him his start in coaching as a graduate assistant in 2007. Taylor walked on the Crimson Tide’s team in 1999 and later earned a scholarship as a receiver and special team’s captain for former coach Mike Shula. NCAAFB – USC QB Caleb Williams voted AP Player of the Year Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams is The Associated Press college football player of the year. The sophomore Heisman Trophy favorite is the school’s first winner of the award since 2005 with his stellar debut season for the Trojans. Williams received 32 of the 46 first-place votes and 117 total points from AP Top 25 poll voters. TCU quarterback Max Duggan came in second with six first-place votes and 64 points. Williams has passed for 4,075 yards with an FBS-leading 37 touchdowns and just four interceptions this season. NCAAFB – Michigan lineman Mazi Smith takes plea deal in gun case Michigan defensive lineman Mazi Smith has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. The deal comes a week after Smith was charged with a felony for having a gun in his pickup truck without a concealed-weapon permit. Smith’s record will be scrubbed clean if he stays out of trouble for a certain length of time. Police say Smith was stopped for speeding on Oct. 7 and found to have a handgun and ammunition but not a concealed-pistol permit. He was arrested, taken to the police station and released to play the next day in Michigan’s game against Indiana. Washtenaw County prosecutor Eli Savit was criticized for waiting nearly two months to file a charge. MLB – Dodgers sign OF Jason Heyward to minor league deal The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed outfielder Jason Heyward to a minor league deal and invited him to spring training. The 33-year-old was released by the Chicago Cubs earlier this offseason. Heyward put up the worst offensive numbers of his career last season and battled injuries. He batted .204 and had 10 RBI and one home run in 137 plate appearances. He’s a valuable defender in the outfield. He’s also friends with Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman. Heyward helped the Cubs win the 2016 World Series. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Grand Rapids at Springfield, 7:05 p.m.   (1st ever meeting) ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Yesterday Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Girls Basketball Battle Creek Central 48, St. Joseph 37 Portage Central 42, Lakeshore 38 – OT Michigan Lutheran 36, Our Lady of the Lake 29 Bridgman 28, Coloma 22 Mattawan 56, Portage Northern 50 Gull Lake 48, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 39 Kalamazoo Central 55, Battle Creek Lakeview 48 – OT Boys Basketball Countryside Academy 53, Bloomingdale 45 Dowagiac 63, Comstock 42 Bangor 41, Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran 28 Boys Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 130, Kalamazoo Central 46 Yesterday Boys Basketball SMAC Portage Central at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.    WSJM St. Joseph at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m Mattawan at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Kal. Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Wolverine Three Rivers at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m. Otsego at Niles, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m. Paw Paw at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Lakeland Buchanan at Benton Harbor, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m. BCS Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at South Haven, 7:30 p.m. Covert at Eau Claire, 7:00 p.m. Countryside Academy at New Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Martin at Holland Black River, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Parchment, 7:30 p.m. Gobles at Saugatuck, 7:30 p.m. Constantine at Schoolcraft, 7:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:30 p.m. Non-Conference Decatur at Dowagiac, 7:00 p.m. Union City at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Wolverine Three Rivers at Edwardsburg, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Niles, 6:00 p.m. Plainwell at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Lakeland Buchanan at Benton Harbor, 5:30 p.m. Berrien Springs at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. BCS Countryside Academy at New Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Martin at Holland Black River, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Gobles at Saugatuck, 6:00 p.m. Constantine at Schoolcraft, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Bloomingdale at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Centreville at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 7:00 p.m. Hartford at Lawrence, 7:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m. Saturday Boys Basketball Coloma at Buchanan, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Holt, 7:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Charlotte, 7:00 p.m. GR Forest Hills Northern at Otsego, 2:30 p.m. Quincy at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Michigan Lutheran at Potterville, 4:00 p.m. Jackson at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Quincy at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. FIFA – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar Friday Quarterfinals Croatia vs. Brazil, 10:00 a.m. Netherlands vs. Argentina, 2:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WNBA – Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home American basketball star Brittney Griner is heading home, freed from Russian prison in exchange for the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Thursday’s dramatic action was the culmination of an eight-month saga of high diplomacy and dashed hopes. But the U.S. failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, jailed in Russia for nearly four years on espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government say are baseless. The swap comes at a time of heightened tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. And it has brought unprecedented attention to the number of what the U.S. considers wrongful detainees. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan 90, Minnesota 75 Michigan 90, Minnesota 75 – McDaniel shines in first start, Michigan eases by Minnesota Hunter Dickinson scored 19 points, freshman Dug McDaniel had 15 points and seven assists in his first start of the season and Michigan routed Minnesota 90-75. Michigan made its first five 3-pointers, led 24-9 after the opening eight minutes and extended it to 37-13. Minnesota used a 15-3 run to pull within 40-28 with 3:15 left in the first half but McDaniel ended Michigan’s nearly four minute scoring drought with a long 3-pointer and the Wolverines led 47-31 at the break. McDaniel scored nine of Michigan’s 17 points to start the second half for a 21-point lead. And Jett Howard scored five straight Michigan points during a 12-2 run for a 76-47 advantage. McDaniel shined in Michigan’s first game without guard Jaelin Llewellyn, who suffered a season-ending knee injury. Saturday UIC at Western Michigan, 2:30 p.m. Central Michigan at Tulsa, 3:00 p.m. Brown vs. Michigan State, 4:30 p.m.  COSY-FM 3:30 Sunday Eastern Michigan at Niagara, 1:00 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 14 Last Night Los Angeles Rams 17, Las Vegas Raiders 16 Rams 17, Raiders 16 – Baker cooks: Newcomer Mayfield rallies Rams past Vegas 17-16 Baker Mayfield threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Van Jefferson with 10 seconds to play to cap a 98-yard drive, and the Los Angeles Rams’ brand-new quarterback led two TD drives late in the fourth quarter of a shocking 17-16 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Just two days after the Rams claimed Mayfield off waivers from Carolina, the former No. 1 pick went 22 of 35 for 230 yards and snapped the defending Super Bowl champions’ six-game losing streak in dramatic fashion. Josh Jacobs rushed for 99 yards and the only touchdown for the Raiders, whose three-game winning streak ended in humiliating fashion. Sunday Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.       Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Bears, Packers, and Colts are off this week NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Florida Panthers 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 Panthers 5, Red Wings 1 – Tierney gets 1st goal for Panthers in 5-1 win over Red Wings Veteran Chris Tierney scored his first goal of the season in his second game with Florida, and the Panthers scored four times in the second period to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1. Rookie Matt Kiersted also scored his first goal for the Panthers, who have won seven straight against the Red Wings and 17 of the last 19 meetings. Tierney and Kiersted were recalled this week from Charlotte of the AHL. Eetu Luostarinen, Josh Mahura and Matthew Tkachuk had Florida’s other goals, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves. Jonatan Berggren scored for the Red Wings, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 36 shots. Tonight Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Saturday Detroit at Dallas, 2:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Washington at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. Detroit at Memphis, 8:00 p.m. Saturday Brooklyn at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. Dallas at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. Sunday LA Lakers at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night Toledo 71, (14) Michigan 68 Cleveland State 86, Central Michigan 55 (5) Notre Dame at Lafayette, Postponed Toledo 71, (14) Michigan 68 – Mikonowicz, Toledo women upend No. 14 Michigan 71-68 Sammi Mikonowicz made a layup with 13.6 seconds left and then added two free throws at 3.1 seconds as Toledo beat No. 14 Michigan 71-68 for its first win over a ranked team in 12 years and first on the road since March of 1996. The Rockets extended their nation’s best road winning streak to 14 and ended the Wolverines’ home winning streak at 21, which was the third-longest in the nation. Leigha Brown put the Wolverines on top 68-67 win a shot from the elbow with 20.3 seconds to play. After a timeout, Mikonowicz got the ball at the right elbow and drove to the basket for the winner. She padded that with foul shots after grabbing the rebound on a Brown miss. Saturday Merrimack at (5) Notre Dame, 12:00 p.m. Indiana State at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Southern Indiana at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Sunday Central Michigan at Georgia Tech, 1:00 p.m. Michigan State at (3) Ohio State, 4:00 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 15 Saturday Navy at Army, 3:00 p.m.                 at Philadelphia NCAAFB – College Football – Division II Semifinals Saturday West Florida at Ferris State, 12:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Western Michigan hires Lance Taylor to lead football program Western Michigan has hired Louisville offensive coordinator Lance Taylor to lead its football program. Athletic director Dan Bartholomae made the announcement Thursday. The 41-year-old Taylor previously coached running backs for three seasons at Notre Dame and Stanford. He was also an assistant at Appalachian State and with the Carolina Panthers and New York Jets. Alabama coach Nick Saban gave him his start in coaching as a graduate assistant in 2007. Taylor walked on the Crimson Tide’s team in 1999 and later earned a scholarship as a receiver and special team’s captain for former coach Mike Shula. NCAAFB – USC QB Caleb Williams voted AP Player of the Year Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams is The Associated Press college football player of the year. The sophomore Heisman Trophy favorite is the school’s first winner of the award since 2005 with his stellar debut season for the Trojans. Williams received 32 of the 46 first-place votes and 117 total points from AP Top 25 poll voters. TCU quarterback Max Duggan came in second with six first-place votes and 64 points. Williams has passed for 4,075 yards with an FBS-leading 37 touchdowns and just four interceptions this season. NCAAFB – Michigan lineman Mazi Smith takes plea deal in gun case Michigan defensive lineman Mazi Smith has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. The deal comes a week after Smith was charged with a felony for having a gun in his pickup truck without a concealed-weapon permit. Smith’s record will be scrubbed clean if he stays out of trouble for a certain length of time. Police say Smith was stopped for speeding on Oct. 7 and found to have a handgun and ammunition but not a concealed-pistol permit. He was arrested, taken to the police station and released to play the next day in Michigan’s game against Indiana. Washtenaw County prosecutor Eli Savit was criticized for waiting nearly two months to file a charge. MLB – Dodgers sign OF Jason Heyward to minor league deal The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed outfielder Jason Heyward to a minor league deal and invited him to spring training. The 33-year-old was released by the Chicago Cubs earlier this offseason. Heyward put up the worst offensive numbers of his career last season and battled injuries. He batted .204 and had 10 RBI and one home run in 137 plate appearances. He’s a valuable defender in the outfield. He’s also friends with Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman. Heyward helped the Cubs win the 2016 World Series. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Grand Rapids at Springfield, 7:05 p.m.   (1st ever meeting) ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Yesterday Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Girls Basketball Battle Creek Central 48, St. Joseph 37 Portage Central 42, Lakeshore 38 – OT Michigan Lutheran 36, Our Lady of the Lake 29 Bridgman 28, Coloma 22 Mattawan 56, Portage Northern 50 Gull Lake 48, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 39 Kalamazoo Central 55, Battle Creek Lakeview 48 – OT Boys Basketball Countryside Academy 53, Bloomingdale 45 Dowagiac 63, Comstock 42 Bangor 41, Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran 28 Boys Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 130, Kalamazoo Central 46 Yesterday Boys Basketball SMAC Portage Central at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.    WSJM St. Joseph at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m Mattawan at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Kal. Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Wolverine Three Rivers at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m. Otsego at Niles, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m. Paw Paw at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Lakeland Buchanan at Benton Harbor, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m. BCS Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at South Haven, 7:30 p.m. Covert at Eau Claire, 7:00 p.m. Countryside Academy at New Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Martin at Holland Black River, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Parchment, 7:30 p.m. Gobles at Saugatuck, 7:30 p.m. Constantine at Schoolcraft, 7:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:30 p.m. Non-Conference Decatur at Dowagiac, 7:00 p.m. Union City at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Wolverine Three Rivers at Edwardsburg, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Niles, 6:00 p.m. Plainwell at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Lakeland Buchanan at Benton Harbor, 5:30 p.m. Berrien Springs at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. BCS Countryside Academy at New Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Martin at Holland Black River, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Gobles at Saugatuck, 6:00 p.m. Constantine at Schoolcraft, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Bloomingdale at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Centreville at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 7:00 p.m. Hartford at Lawrence, 7:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m. Saturday Boys Basketball Coloma at Buchanan, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Holt, 7:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Charlotte, 7:00 p.m. GR Forest Hills Northern at Otsego, 2:30 p.m. Quincy at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Michigan Lutheran at Potterville, 4:00 p.m. Jackson at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Quincy at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. FIFA – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar Friday Quarterfinals Croatia vs. Brazil, 10:00 a.m. Netherlands vs. Argentina, 2:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WNBA – Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home American basketball star Brittney Griner is heading home, freed from Russian prison in exchange for the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Thursday’s dramatic action was the culmination of an eight-month saga of high diplomacy and dashed hopes. But the U.S. failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, jailed in Russia for nearly four years on espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government say are baseless. The swap comes at a time of heightened tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. And it has brought unprecedented attention to the number of what the U.S. considers wrongful detainees. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Last Night Michigan 90, Minnesota 75 Michigan 90, Minnesota 75 – McDaniel shines in first start, Michigan eases by Minnesota Hunter Dickinson scored 19 points, freshman Dug McDaniel had 15 points and seven assists in his first start of the season and Michigan routed Minnesota 90-75. Michigan made its first five 3-pointers, led 24-9 after the opening eight minutes and extended it to 37-13. Minnesota used a 15-3 run to pull within 40-28 with 3:15 left in the first half but McDaniel ended Michigan's nearly four minute scoring drought with a long 3-pointer and the Wolverines led 47-31 at the break. McDaniel scored nine of Michigan's 17 points to start the second half for a 21-point lead. And Jett Howard scored five straight Michigan points during a 12-2 run for a 76-47 advantage. McDaniel shined in Michigan's first game without guard Jaelin Llewellyn, who suffered a season-ending knee injury. Saturday UIC at Western Michigan, 2:30 p.m. Central Michigan at Tulsa, 3:00 p.m. Brown vs. Michigan State, 4:30 p.m.  COSY-FM 3:30 Sunday Eastern Michigan at Niagara, 1:00 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 14 Last Night Los Angeles Rams 17, Las Vegas Raiders 16 Rams 17, Raiders 16 – Baker cooks: Newcomer Mayfield rallies Rams past Vegas 17-16 Baker Mayfield threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Van Jefferson with 10 seconds to play to cap a 98-yard drive, and the Los Angeles Rams' brand-new quarterback led two TD drives late in the fourth quarter of a shocking 17-16 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Just two days after the Rams claimed Mayfield off waivers from Carolina, the former No. 1 pick went 22 of 35 for 230 yards and snapped the defending Super Bowl champions' six-game losing streak in dramatic fashion. Josh Jacobs rushed for 99 yards and the only touchdown for the Raiders, whose three-game winning streak ended in humiliating fashion. Sunday Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.       Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Bears, Packers, and Colts are off this week NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Florida Panthers 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 Panthers 5, Red Wings 1 – Tierney gets 1st goal for Panthers in 5-1 win over Red Wings Veteran Chris Tierney scored his first goal of the season in his second game with Florida, and the Panthers scored four times in the second period to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1. Rookie Matt Kiersted also scored his first goal for the Panthers, who have won seven straight against the Red Wings and 17 of the last 19 meetings. Tierney and Kiersted were recalled this week from Charlotte of the AHL. Eetu Luostarinen, Josh Mahura and Matthew Tkachuk had Florida's other goals, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves. Jonatan Berggren scored for the Red Wings, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 36 shots. Tonight Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Saturday Detroit at Dallas, 2:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Washington at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. Detroit at Memphis, 8:00 p.m. Saturday Brooklyn at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. Dallas at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. Sunday LA Lakers at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Last Night Toledo 71, (14) Michigan 68 Cleveland State 86, Central Michigan 55 (5) Notre Dame at Lafayette, Postponed Toledo 71, (14) Michigan 68 – Mikonowicz, Toledo women upend No. 14 Michigan 71-68 Sammi Mikonowicz made a layup with 13.6 seconds left and then added two free throws at 3.1 seconds as Toledo beat No. 14 Michigan 71-68 for its first win over a ranked team in 12 years and first on the road since March of 1996. The Rockets extended their nation's best road winning streak to 14 and ended the Wolverines' home winning streak at 21, which was the third-longest in the nation. Leigha Brown put the Wolverines on top 68-67 win a shot from the elbow with 20.3 seconds to play. After a timeout, Mikonowicz got the ball at the right elbow and drove to the basket for the winner. She padded that with foul shots after grabbing the rebound on a Brown miss. Saturday Merrimack at (5) Notre Dame, 12:00 p.m. Indiana State at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Southern Indiana at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Sunday Central Michigan at Georgia Tech, 1:00 p.m. Michigan State at (3) Ohio State, 4:00 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 15 Saturday Navy at Army, 3:00 p.m.                 at Philadelphia NCAAFB – College Football – Division II Semifinals Saturday West Florida at Ferris State, 12:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Western Michigan hires Lance Taylor to lead football program Western Michigan has hired Louisville offensive coordinator Lance Taylor to lead its football program. Athletic director Dan Bartholomae made the announcement Thursday. The 41-year-old Taylor previously coached running backs for three seasons at Notre Dame and Stanford. He was also an assistant at Appalachian State and with the Carolina Panthers and New York Jets. Alabama coach Nick Saban gave him his start in coaching as a graduate assistant in 2007. Taylor walked on the Crimson Tide's team in 1999 and later earned a scholarship as a receiver and special team's captain for former coach Mike Shula. NCAAFB – USC QB Caleb Williams voted AP Player of the Year Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams is The Associated Press college football player of the year. The sophomore Heisman Trophy favorite is the school's first winner of the award since 2005 with his stellar debut season for the Trojans. Williams received 32 of the 46 first-place votes and 117 total points from AP Top 25 poll voters. TCU quarterback Max Duggan came in second with six first-place votes and 64 points. Williams has passed for 4,075 yards with an FBS-leading 37 touchdowns and just four interceptions this season. NCAAFB – Michigan lineman Mazi Smith takes plea deal in gun case Michigan defensive lineman Mazi Smith has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. The deal comes a week after Smith was charged with a felony for having a gun in his pickup truck without a concealed-weapon permit. Smith's record will be scrubbed clean if he stays out of trouble for a certain length of time. Police say Smith was stopped for speeding on Oct. 7 and found to have a handgun and ammunition but not a concealed-pistol permit. He was arrested, taken to the police station and released to play the next day in Michigan’s game against Indiana. Washtenaw County prosecutor Eli Savit was criticized for waiting nearly two months to file a charge. MLB – Dodgers sign OF Jason Heyward to minor league deal The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed outfielder Jason Heyward to a minor league deal and invited him to spring training. The 33-year-old was released by the Chicago Cubs earlier this offseason. Heyward put up the worst offensive numbers of his career last season and battled injuries. He batted .204 and had 10 RBI and one home run in 137 plate appearances. He’s a valuable defender in the outfield. He's also friends with Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman. Heyward helped the Cubs win the 2016 World Series. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Grand Rapids at Springfield, 7:05 p.m.   (1st ever meeting) ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Yesterday Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Girls Basketball Battle Creek Central 48, St. Joseph 37 Portage Central 42, Lakeshore 38 – OT Michigan Lutheran 36, Our Lady of the Lake 29 Bridgman 28, Coloma 22 Mattawan 56, Portage Northern 50 Gull Lake 48, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 39 Kalamazoo Central 55, Battle Creek Lakeview 48 – OT Boys Basketball Countryside Academy 53, Bloomingdale 45 Dowagiac 63, Comstock 42 Bangor 41, Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran 28 Boys Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 130, Kalamazoo Central 46 Yesterday Boys Basketball SMAC Portage Central at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.    WSJM St. Joseph at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m Mattawan at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Kal. Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Wolverine Three Rivers at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m. Otsego at Niles, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m. Paw Paw at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Lakeland Buchanan at Benton Harbor, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m. BCS Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at South Haven, 7:30 p.m. Covert at Eau Claire, 7:00 p.m. Countryside Academy at New Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Martin at Holland Black River, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Parchment, 7:30 p.m. Gobles at Saugatuck, 7:30 p.m. Constantine at Schoolcraft, 7:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:30 p.m. Non-Conference Decatur at Dowagiac, 7:00 p.m. Union City at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Wolverine Three Rivers at Edwardsburg, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Niles, 6:00 p.m. Plainwell at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Lakeland Buchanan at Benton Harbor, 5:30 p.m. Berrien Springs at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. BCS Countryside Academy at New Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Martin at Holland Black River, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Gobles at Saugatuck, 6:00 p.m. Constantine at Schoolcraft, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Bloomingdale at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Centreville at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 7:00 p.m. Hartford at Lawrence, 7:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m. Saturday Boys Basketball Coloma at Buchanan, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Holt, 7:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Charlotte, 7:00 p.m. GR Forest Hills Northern at Otsego, 2:30 p.m. Quincy at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Michigan Lutheran at Potterville, 4:00 p.m. Jackson at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Quincy at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. FIFA – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar Friday Quarterfinals Croatia vs. Brazil, 10:00 a.m. Netherlands vs. Argentina, 2:00 p.m.Minnesota forward Pharrel Payne, left, and Michigan guard Dug McDaniel watch the ball get away during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)Florida Panthers defenseman Matt Kiersted (3) and Detroit Red Wings defenseman Robert Hagg (38) go for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Louisville Offensive Coordinator Lance Taylor answers questions during the NCAA college football team’s media day in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 2, 2022. Western Michigan has hired Taylor to lead its football program. Athletic director Dan Bartholomae made the announcement Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. The 41-year-old Taylor previously coached running backs for three seasons at Notre Dame and Stanford. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WNBA – Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home American basketball star Brittney Griner is heading home, freed from Russian prison in exchange for the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Thursday’s dramatic action was the culmination of an eight-month saga of high diplomacy and dashed hopes. But the U.S. failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, jailed in Russia for nearly four years on espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government say are baseless. The swap comes at a time of heightened tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. And it has brought unprecedented attention to the number of what the U.S. considers wrongful detainees. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Last Night Michigan 90, Minnesota 75 Michigan 90, Minnesota 75 – McDaniel shines in first start, Michigan eases by Minnesota Hunter Dickinson scored 19 points, freshman Dug McDaniel had 15 points and seven assists in his first start of the season and Michigan routed Minnesota 90-75. Michigan made its first five 3-pointers, led 24-9 after the opening eight minutes and extended it to 37-13. Minnesota used a 15-3 run to pull within 40-28 with 3:15 left in the first half but McDaniel ended Michigan's nearly four minute scoring drought with a long 3-pointer and the Wolverines led 47-31 at the break. McDaniel scored nine of Michigan's 17 points to start the second half for a 21-point lead. And Jett Howard scored five straight Michigan points during a 12-2 run for a 76-47 advantage. McDaniel shined in Michigan's first game without guard Jaelin Llewellyn, who suffered a season-ending knee injury. Saturday UIC at Western Michigan, 2:30 p.m. Central Michigan at Tulsa, 3:00 p.m. Brown vs. Michigan State, 4:30 p.m.  COSY-FM 3:30 Sunday Eastern Michigan at Niagara, 1:00 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 14 Last Night Los Angeles Rams 17, Las Vegas Raiders 16 Rams 17, Raiders 16 – Baker cooks: Newcomer Mayfield rallies Rams past Vegas 17-16 Baker Mayfield threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Van Jefferson with 10 seconds to play to cap a 98-yard drive, and the Los Angeles Rams' brand-new quarterback led two TD drives late in the fourth quarter of a shocking 17-16 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Just two days after the Rams claimed Mayfield off waivers from Carolina, the former No. 1 pick went 22 of 35 for 230 yards and snapped the defending Super Bowl champions' six-game losing streak in dramatic fashion. Josh Jacobs rushed for 99 yards and the only touchdown for the Raiders, whose three-game winning streak ended in humiliating fashion. Sunday Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.       Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Bears, Packers, and Colts are off this week NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Florida Panthers 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 Panthers 5, Red Wings 1 – Tierney gets 1st goal for Panthers in 5-1 win over Red Wings Veteran Chris Tierney scored his first goal of the season in his second game with Florida, and the Panthers scored four times in the second period to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1. Rookie Matt Kiersted also scored his first goal for the Panthers, who have won seven straight against the Red Wings and 17 of the last 19 meetings. Tierney and Kiersted were recalled this week from Charlotte of the AHL. Eetu Luostarinen, Josh Mahura and Matthew Tkachuk had Florida's other goals, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves. Jonatan Berggren scored for the Red Wings, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 36 shots. Tonight Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Saturday Detroit at Dallas, 2:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Washington at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. Detroit at Memphis, 8:00 p.m. Saturday Brooklyn at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. Dallas at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. Sunday LA Lakers at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Last Night Toledo 71, (14) Michigan 68 Cleveland State 86, Central Michigan 55 (5) Notre Dame at Lafayette, Postponed Toledo 71, (14) Michigan 68 – Mikonowicz, Toledo women upend No. 14 Michigan 71-68 Sammi Mikonowicz made a layup with 13.6 seconds left and then added two free throws at 3.1 seconds as Toledo beat No. 14 Michigan 71-68 for its first win over a ranked team in 12 years and first on the road since March of 1996. The Rockets extended their nation's best road winning streak to 14 and ended the Wolverines' home winning streak at 21, which was the third-longest in the nation. Leigha Brown put the Wolverines on top 68-67 win a shot from the elbow with 20.3 seconds to play. After a timeout, Mikonowicz got the ball at the right elbow and drove to the basket for the winner. She padded that with foul shots after grabbing the rebound on a Brown miss. Saturday Merrimack at (5) Notre Dame, 12:00 p.m. Indiana State at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Southern Indiana at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Sunday Central Michigan at Georgia Tech, 1:00 p.m. Michigan State at (3) Ohio State, 4:00 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 15 Saturday Navy at Army, 3:00 p.m.                 at Philadelphia NCAAFB – College Football – Division II Semifinals Saturday West Florida at Ferris State, 12:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Western Michigan hires Lance Taylor to lead football program Western Michigan has hired Louisville offensive coordinator Lance Taylor to lead its football program. Athletic director Dan Bartholomae made the announcement Thursday. The 41-year-old Taylor previously coached running backs for three seasons at Notre Dame and Stanford. He was also an assistant at Appalachian State and with the Carolina Panthers and New York Jets. Alabama coach Nick Saban gave him his start in coaching as a graduate assistant in 2007. Taylor walked on the Crimson Tide's team in 1999 and later earned a scholarship as a receiver and special team's captain for former coach Mike Shula. NCAAFB – USC QB Caleb Williams voted AP Player of the Year Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams is The Associated Press college football player of the year. The sophomore Heisman Trophy favorite is the school's first winner of the award since 2005 with his stellar debut season for the Trojans. Williams received 32 of the 46 first-place votes and 117 total points from AP Top 25 poll voters. TCU quarterback Max Duggan came in second with six first-place votes and 64 points. Williams has passed for 4,075 yards with an FBS-leading 37 touchdowns and just four interceptions this season. NCAAFB – Michigan lineman Mazi Smith takes plea deal in gun case Michigan defensive lineman Mazi Smith has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. The deal comes a week after Smith was charged with a felony for having a gun in his pickup truck without a concealed-weapon permit. Smith's record will be scrubbed clean if he stays out of trouble for a certain length of time. Police say Smith was stopped for speeding on Oct. 7 and found to have a handgun and ammunition but not a concealed-pistol permit. He was arrested, taken to the police station and released to play the next day in Michigan’s game against Indiana. Washtenaw County prosecutor Eli Savit was criticized for waiting nearly two months to file a charge. MLB – Dodgers sign OF Jason Heyward to minor league deal The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed outfielder Jason Heyward to a minor league deal and invited him to spring training. The 33-year-old was released by the Chicago Cubs earlier this offseason. Heyward put up the worst offensive numbers of his career last season and battled injuries. He batted .204 and had 10 RBI and one home run in 137 plate appearances. He’s a valuable defender in the outfield. He's also friends with Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman. Heyward helped the Cubs win the 2016 World Series. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Grand Rapids at Springfield, 7:05 p.m.   (1st ever meeting) ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Yesterday Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Girls Basketball Battle Creek Central 48, St. Joseph 37 Portage Central 42, Lakeshore 38 – OT Michigan Lutheran 36, Our Lady of the Lake 29 Bridgman 28, Coloma 22 Mattawan 56, Portage Northern 50 Gull Lake 48, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 39 Kalamazoo Central 55, Battle Creek Lakeview 48 – OT Boys Basketball Countryside Academy 53, Bloomingdale 45 Dowagiac 63, Comstock 42 Bangor 41, Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran 28 Boys Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 130, Kalamazoo Central 46 Yesterday Boys Basketball SMAC Portage Central at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.    WSJM St. Joseph at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m Mattawan at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Kal. Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Wolverine Three Rivers at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m. Otsego at Niles, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m. Paw Paw at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Lakeland Buchanan at Benton Harbor, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m. BCS Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at South Haven, 7:30 p.m. Covert at Eau Claire, 7:00 p.m. Countryside Academy at New Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Martin at Holland Black River, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Parchment, 7:30 p.m. Gobles at Saugatuck, 7:30 p.m. Constantine at Schoolcraft, 7:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:30 p.m. Non-Conference Decatur at Dowagiac, 7:00 p.m. Union City at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Wolverine Three Rivers at Edwardsburg, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Niles, 6:00 p.m. Plainwell at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Lakeland Buchanan at Benton Harbor, 5:30 p.m. Berrien Springs at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. BCS Countryside Academy at New Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Martin at Holland Black River, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Gobles at Saugatuck, 6:00 p.m. Constantine at Schoolcraft, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Bloomingdale at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Centreville at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 7:00 p.m. Hartford at Lawrence, 7:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m. Saturday Boys Basketball Coloma at Buchanan, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Holt, 7:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Charlotte, 7:00 p.m. GR Forest Hills Northern at Otsego, 2:30 p.m. Quincy at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Michigan Lutheran at Potterville, 4:00 p.m. Jackson at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Quincy at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. FIFA – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar Friday Quarterfinals Croatia vs. Brazil, 10:00 a.m. Netherlands vs. Argentina, 2:00 p.m.Minnesota forward Pharrel Payne, left, and Michigan guard Dug McDaniel watch the ball get away during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)Florida Panthers defenseman Matt Kiersted (3) and Detroit Red Wings defenseman Robert Hagg (38) go for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Louisville Offensive Coordinator Lance Taylor answers questions during the NCAA college football team’s media day in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 2, 2022. Western Michigan has hired Taylor to lead its football program. Athletic director Dan Bartholomae made the announcement Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. The 41-year-old Taylor previously coached running backs for three seasons at Notre Dame and Stanford. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WNBA – Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home American basketball star Brittney Griner is heading home, freed from Russian prison in exchange for the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Thursday’s dramatic action was the culmination of an eight-month saga of high diplomacy and dashed hopes. But the U.S. failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, jailed in Russia for nearly four years on espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government say are baseless. The swap comes at a time of heightened tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. And it has brought unprecedented attention to the number of what the U.S. considers wrongful detainees. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan 90, Minnesota 75 Michigan 90, Minnesota 75 – McDaniel shines in first start, Michigan eases by Minnesota Hunter Dickinson scored 19 points, freshman Dug McDaniel had 15 points and seven assists in his first start of the season and Michigan routed Minnesota 90-75. Michigan made its first five 3-pointers, led 24-9 after the opening eight minutes and extended it to 37-13. Minnesota used a 15-3 run to pull within 40-28 with 3:15 left in the first half but McDaniel ended Michigan’s nearly four minute scoring drought with a long 3-pointer and the Wolverines led 47-31 at the break. McDaniel scored nine of Michigan’s 17 points to start the second half for a 21-point lead. And Jett Howard scored five straight Michigan points during a 12-2 run for a 76-47 advantage. McDaniel shined in Michigan’s first game without guard Jaelin Llewellyn, who suffered a season-ending knee injury. Saturday UIC at Western Michigan, 2:30 p.m. Central Michigan at Tulsa, 3:00 p.m. Brown vs. Michigan State, 4:30 p.m.  COSY-FM 3:30 Sunday Eastern Michigan at Niagara, 1:00 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 14 Last Night Los Angeles Rams 17, Las Vegas Raiders 16 Rams 17, Raiders 16 – Baker cooks: Newcomer Mayfield rallies Rams past Vegas 17-16 Baker Mayfield threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Van Jefferson with 10 seconds to play to cap a 98-yard drive, and the Los Angeles Rams’ brand-new quarterback led two TD drives late in the fourth quarter of a shocking 17-16 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Just two days after the Rams claimed Mayfield off waivers from Carolina, the former No. 1 pick went 22 of 35 for 230 yards and snapped the defending Super Bowl champions’ six-game losing streak in dramatic fashion. Josh Jacobs rushed for 99 yards and the only touchdown for the Raiders, whose three-game winning streak ended in humiliating fashion. Sunday Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.       Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Bears, Packers, and Colts are off this week NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Florida Panthers 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 Panthers 5, Red Wings 1 – Tierney gets 1st goal for Panthers in 5-1 win over Red Wings Veteran Chris Tierney scored his first goal of the season in his second game with Florida, and the Panthers scored four times in the second period to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1. Rookie Matt Kiersted also scored his first goal for the Panthers, who have won seven straight against the Red Wings and 17 of the last 19 meetings. Tierney and Kiersted were recalled this week from Charlotte of the AHL. Eetu Luostarinen, Josh Mahura and Matthew Tkachuk had Florida’s other goals, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves. Jonatan Berggren scored for the Red Wings, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 36 shots. Tonight Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Saturday Detroit at Dallas, 2:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Washington at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. Detroit at Memphis, 8:00 p.m. Saturday Brooklyn at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. Dallas at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. Sunday LA Lakers at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night Toledo 71, (14) Michigan 68 Cleveland State 86, Central Michigan 55 (5) Notre Dame at Lafayette, Postponed Toledo 71, (14) Michigan 68 – Mikonowicz, Toledo women upend No. 14 Michigan 71-68 Sammi Mikonowicz made a layup with 13.6 seconds left and then added two free throws at 3.1 seconds as Toledo beat No. 14 Michigan 71-68 for its first win over a ranked team in 12 years and first on the road since March of 1996. The Rockets extended their nation’s best road winning streak to 14 and ended the Wolverines’ home winning streak at 21, which was the third-longest in the nation. Leigha Brown put the Wolverines on top 68-67 win a shot from the elbow with 20.3 seconds to play. After a timeout, Mikonowicz got the ball at the right elbow and drove to the basket for the winner. She padded that with foul shots after grabbing the rebound on a Brown miss. Saturday Merrimack at (5) Notre Dame, 12:00 p.m. Indiana State at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Southern Indiana at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Sunday Central Michigan at Georgia Tech, 1:00 p.m. Michigan State at (3) Ohio State, 4:00 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 15 Saturday Navy at Army, 3:00 p.m.                 at Philadelphia NCAAFB – College Football – Division II Semifinals Saturday West Florida at Ferris State, 12:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Western Michigan hires Lance Taylor to lead football program Western Michigan has hired Louisville offensive coordinator Lance Taylor to lead its football program. Athletic director Dan Bartholomae made the announcement Thursday. The 41-year-old Taylor previously coached running backs for three seasons at Notre Dame and Stanford. He was also an assistant at Appalachian State and with the Carolina Panthers and New York Jets. Alabama coach Nick Saban gave him his start in coaching as a graduate assistant in 2007. Taylor walked on the Crimson Tide’s team in 1999 and later earned a scholarship as a receiver and special team’s captain for former coach Mike Shula. NCAAFB – USC QB Caleb Williams voted AP Player of the Year Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams is The Associated Press college football player of the year. The sophomore Heisman Trophy favorite is the school’s first winner of the award since 2005 with his stellar debut season for the Trojans. Williams received 32 of the 46 first-place votes and 117 total points from AP Top 25 poll voters. TCU quarterback Max Duggan came in second with six first-place votes and 64 points. Williams has passed for 4,075 yards with an FBS-leading 37 touchdowns and just four interceptions this season. NCAAFB – Michigan lineman Mazi Smith takes plea deal in gun case Michigan defensive lineman Mazi Smith has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. The deal comes a week after Smith was charged with a felony for having a gun in his pickup truck without a concealed-weapon permit. Smith’s record will be scrubbed clean if he stays out of trouble for a certain length of time. Police say Smith was stopped for speeding on Oct. 7 and found to have a handgun and ammunition but not a concealed-pistol permit. He was arrested, taken to the police station and released to play the next day in Michigan’s game against Indiana. Washtenaw County prosecutor Eli Savit was criticized for waiting nearly two months to file a charge. MLB – Dodgers sign OF Jason Heyward to minor league deal The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed outfielder Jason Heyward to a minor league deal and invited him to spring training. The 33-year-old was released by the Chicago Cubs earlier this offseason. Heyward put up the worst offensive numbers of his career last season and battled injuries. He batted .204 and had 10 RBI and one home run in 137 plate appearances. He’s a valuable defender in the outfield. He’s also friends with Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman. Heyward helped the Cubs win the 2016 World Series. AHL – American Hockey League Tonight Grand Rapids at Springfield, 7:05 p.m.   (1st ever meeting) ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Yesterday Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Girls Basketball Battle Creek Central 48, St. Joseph 37 Portage Central 42, Lakeshore 38 – OT Michigan Lutheran 36, Our Lady of the Lake 29 Bridgman 28, Coloma 22 Mattawan 56, Portage Northern 50 Gull Lake 48, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 39 Kalamazoo Central 55, Battle Creek Lakeview 48 – OT Boys Basketball Countryside Academy 53, Bloomingdale 45 Dowagiac 63, Comstock 42 Bangor 41, Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran 28 Boys Swimming and Diving St. Joseph 130, Kalamazoo Central 46 Yesterday Boys Basketball SMAC Portage Central at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.    WSJM St. Joseph at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m Mattawan at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Kal. Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Wolverine Three Rivers at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m. Otsego at Niles, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m. Paw Paw at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Lakeland Buchanan at Benton Harbor, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m. BCS Our Lady of the Lake at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at South Haven, 7:30 p.m. Covert at Eau Claire, 7:00 p.m. Countryside Academy at New Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Martin at Holland Black River, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Parchment, 7:30 p.m. Gobles at Saugatuck, 7:30 p.m. Constantine at Schoolcraft, 7:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:30 p.m. Non-Conference Decatur at Dowagiac, 7:00 p.m. Union City at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Wolverine Three Rivers at Edwardsburg, 6:00 p.m. Otsego at Niles, 6:00 p.m. Plainwell at Sturgis, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. Lakeland Buchanan at Benton Harbor, 5:30 p.m. Berrien Springs at Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. BCS Countryside Academy at New Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. Martin at Holland Black River, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Gobles at Saugatuck, 6:00 p.m. Constantine at Schoolcraft, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Bloomingdale at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Centreville at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Decatur, 7:00 p.m. Hartford at Lawrence, 7:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m. Saturday Boys Basketball Coloma at Buchanan, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Holt, 7:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Charlotte, 7:00 p.m. GR Forest Hills Northern at Otsego, 2:30 p.m. Quincy at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Michigan Lutheran at Potterville, 4:00 p.m. Jackson at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m. Quincy at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. FIFA – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar Friday Quarterfinals Croatia vs. Brazil, 10:00 a.m. Netherlands vs. Argentina, 2:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a Winans Wednesday of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) to discuss the Panthers' 4-2 Loss against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Panthers were down by 3 goals, a familiar place they were last season prior to making a whole bunch of comeback attempts. No comeback attempt tonight as the Cats get 2 goals in the third period by Eetu Luostarinen and Matthew Tkachuk held the Panthers in this one. Special teams continue to be a problem as the Panthers had a 4-minute Power Play on a Hawks Double Minor and over a minute and a half of 5-on-3 and they were still unable to get a goal on Tuesday night. They're now 2/33 on the Power Play. The guys discuss "Is this rock bottom for the Panthers Power Play?" The guys also preview Thursday night's matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Twitter: @LO_FLAPanthersEmail: lockedonflapanthers@gmail.comSubscribe to Locked On Panthers for FREE on your favorite podcast platform!Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-panthers-daily-podcast-on-the-florida-panthers/id469193661Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/509xdSHc2QuXXAE4CQVQp4?si=VPbooMFYTdqKF4HbW8SV3A&nd=1Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wYW50aGVycGFya3dheXJhZGlvLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS9mZWVkcy9wb3N0cy9kZWZhdWx0?sa=X&ved=0CBQQ27cFahcKEwiItMCm9MHvAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQAudacy: https://www.audacy.com/podcast/locked-on-panthers-daily-podcast-on-the-florida-panthers-19287YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHsUfqcK1qfjlqhamXbta_Q#FloridaPanthers #Panthers #nhlhockeySupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!SimpliSafeWith Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There's No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnNHL to learn more.Athletic GreensTo make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NHLNETWORK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a Winans Wednesday of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) to discuss the Panthers' 4-2 Loss against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Panthers were down by 3 goals, a familiar place they were last season prior to making a whole bunch of comeback attempts. No comeback attempt tonight as the Cats get 2 goals in the third period by Eetu Luostarinen and Matthew Tkachuk held the Panthers in this one. Special teams continue to be a problem as the Panthers had a 4-minute Power Play on a Hawks Double Minor and over a minute and a half of 5-on-3 and they were still unable to get a goal on Tuesday night. They're now 2/33 on the Power Play. The guys discuss "Is this rock bottom for the Panthers Power Play?" The guys also preview Thursday night's matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day. Twitter: @LO_FLAPanthers Email: lockedonflapanthers@gmail.com Subscribe to Locked On Panthers for FREE on your favorite podcast platform! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-panthers-daily-podcast-on-the-florida-panthers/id469193661 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/509xdSHc2QuXXAE4CQVQp4?si=VPbooMFYTdqKF4HbW8SV3A&nd=1 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wYW50aGVycGFya3dheXJhZGlvLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS9mZWVkcy9wb3N0cy9kZWZhdWx0?sa=X&ved=0CBQQ27cFahcKEwiItMCm9MHvAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ Audacy: https://www.audacy.com/podcast/locked-on-panthers-daily-podcast-on-the-florida-panthers-19287 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHsUfqcK1qfjlqhamXbta_Q #FloridaPanthers #Panthers #nhlhockey Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! SimpliSafe With Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There's No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnNHL to learn more. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NHLNETWORK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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.