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Join host Patrick Keiser for a special episode of Main Street Matters as he sits down with Bob Negen, the respected founder and owner of Whizbang Retail Training. A seasoned retailer who built an incredibly successful business before launching another venture to teach other retailers, Bob has been a vital supporter of Heart on Main Street.In this insightful conversation, Bob shares his unique journey, starting with his very first retail endeavor, The Mackinaw Kite Company. He recounts how, with less than $3,000 in cash and no prior retail experience, he opened one of the world's first specialty kite stores in the tourist area of Mackinaw City, Michigan. Despite the statistical improbability of its survival (less than 1% chance), the Mackinaw Kite Company, now owned by his brother Steve, has thrived for almost 40 years, growing into a multi-million dollar business.Bob openly discusses the challenges of his early years, including a terrible location and the initial struggle to attract customers. He shares how they innovated to get people in the door, such as "fly them, they buy them" by filling the sky with kites to draw attention. He also reveals the stress and lack of "back of the house" skills that defined the first 15 years, until his wife, Susan, a former department store executive, brought essential knowledge of inventory management (like "open to buy") and merchandise mix.Key takeaways from this episode include:•The "Retailer's Journey"•Overcoming Adversity•The Genesis of WhizBang•Investment in Knowledge•Customer-Centric Philosophy•Building a Collaborative CultureThis conversation offers a wealth of insights for anyone looking to start, grow, or improve a retail business, emphasizing the importance of continuous learning, adaptation, and a deep understanding of customer needs....
Lorri Rishar Jandron, MBA, Owner & CEO, EDGE Partnerships, Lansing, Marquette, Chicago, along with Becky Burtka, VP of member engagement, Michigan Chamber, Lansing, MI. Co-Hosts of the new MBN show "BOLD LeadHERS" now into Episode 2. In this episode of Bold LeadHERS, Lorri headed to Mackinaw City and then over to the island for the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. Lorri was able to interview State Representative Angela Witwer and Government Affairs Lead Manager at Lake Trust Credit Union Becky O'Connell. Co-host Becky Burtka was unable to attend the conference so in the beginning, Becky and Lorri sit down to discuss what Lorri hoped to achieve at the conference. Segments 2-5 are the pair of interviews from up on the island. Then to close the episode they meet up once again post conference to discuss Lorri's conversations with the guests. The main topic of this episode is the journey these women have been on in not only their career but their personal lives as well. Becky O'Connell was the first guest. She has two decades of public policy experience. She is a strategic and effective leader in government affairs and advocacy. As the Government Affairs Lead Manager at a credit union that is also a community development financial institution (CDFI), she develops and implements public policy strategies that support the financial well-being of members and communities across local, state, and federal levels Becky is also the past chair of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce Health and Human Resources Policy Committee, where she shapes the chamber's policy agenda and influences the legislative process. She has a proven track record of achieving policy outcomes that benefit both the business and public sectors, such as securing a $10 million state appropriation for affordable housing, establishing a state fund for CDFIs, and creating a cottage kitchen law that removed barriers for food entrepreneurs. ● Where did your professional journey begin? ● How has your career path changed along the way? ● What personal changes did you go through over the years when it comes to your professional life? ● What plans do you have for the future? ● Who was your biggest inspiration when you first started your career? Who is it now? ● What is the best piece of advice you've received? ● What advice would you give your younger self? ● What project are you most proud of? ● Biggest factors that have led to success in your career path? ● What is the most important idea to share as a mentor? ● How do you participate in work-life balance? ● As a woman leader in a traditionally male-dominated space, what challenges have you faced — and how have you overcome them? ● Is there a specific word that resonates with you when it comes to your leadership style? The conversation with St. Representative Angela Witwer included these questions: ● Where did your professional journey begin? ● How has your career path changed along the way? ● What personal changes did you go through over the years when it comes to your professional life? ● What plans do you have for the future? Where do you see yourself in 5 years? ● Biggest factors that have led to success in your career path? ● How do you participate in work-life balance? ● As a woman leader in a traditionally male-dominated space, what challenges have you faced — and how have you overcome them? ● Is there a specific word that resonates with you when it comes to your leadership style?
August 21, 2024 ~ Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry Service has increased its capacity, ahead of a busy couple of weekends to round out the summer, and will run boats every 15 minutes from Mackinaw City and St. Ignace. Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie talk with Shepler's president Chris Shepler about the demand for trips to Mackinac Island!
on this week's episode we talk about me going through maybe my worst 6 day period i have experienced on the island even going back to last year, more kickball trouble, the hawk tuah girl and more
in this week's episode we talk about my niece visiting the island, me getting better at driving horses, go through my Mackinac Island has talent set and more
on this episode, I finally have my special guest who is a soldier/ interpreter in the fort. We talk about my definitely not weird friendship with someone half my age, tell some funny Christian stories, and get into how he came to work on Mackinac Island and what the hiring process was like.
on this week's episode, we talk about how once again I can not believe ow fast time is flying, I am getting the horses tomorrow, the house is filling up and I am starting to test out my Mackinac Island has talent set.
SEASON 6, BONUS EPISODEOn this weekend's Behind the Mitten Show with Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez -- Gonzo was able to catch up with Danny Ranville of Biere de Mac Brew Works in Mackinaw City. The last time he stopped in (March), the award-winning Fleur de Mac - a Belgian farmhouse ale that was introduced in 2020 as a collaboration with Mackinac State Historic Park - was being brewed.Unfortunately, a Mackinaw City power outage stopped production of the beer, and their was a lot of anxciety over they would have to dump the beer and start over or whether they would be able to finish the process and put it on tap. Danny tells the story about they were able to finish the beer, which turned out just as good as the day Amy and Gonzo selected Fleur de Mas as Beer of the Year.In fact, Gonzo just tasted it this past weekend (April 22, 2024), and he reports that it is spot on. In fact, Danny was brewing another batch so the beer can be on tap this summer.Fleur de Mac comes in at 9% ABV and uses a special Belgian yeast, which yields an explosion of aromas on the nose and an extremely long dry finish. It's flawless. Taste it for yourself.Learn more about Biere de Mac Brew Works and Fleur de Mac, Beer of the Year!Follow John and Amy:Website: amyandgonzo.comFacebook at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemittenTwitterX at @BehindTheMittenInstagram at @BehindTheMitten
If you are hearing this sorry Amy is not here but we had some island problems and it's just me today haha hope you enjoy anyway. I talk about finally moving back up to Mackinac Island and how excited I am for the new year.
Check out our latest podcast as we talk about our review of the MichiganScapes Ice Tour we had in Mackinaw City and the UP.
I got to talk with Brother Eric Costa BK # 1190896 out of local 397 Tampa Florida. Eric won the 1994 National Apprenticeship competition in Pittsburg, PA, Eric is also the 11 time column climbing champion at the Ironworker festival in Mackinaw City, MI. Eric will be at the festival in Aug 11-13. Enjoy.
During our "True and Blue" interview Huge spoke with Todd Woods, who is the Chief of Police in Mackinaw City. He told us about what motivated him to get into this career, and talked about recruitment and how you could get a career in law enforcement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In our final hour we played Bill's earlier conversation with Tim McCormick in regards to Thursday night's NBA Draft watch party at Soaring Eagle. They also talked about Michigan Basketball, and much more. We then talked to Herman Moore more about the watch party, and he and Huge talked about the Lions in the off-season. We wrapped up the broadcast with our "True and Blue" interview as Huge spoke with Todd Woods, who is the Chief of Police in Mackinaw City. He told us about what motivated him to get into this career, and talked about recruitment and how you could get a career in law enforcement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on the show, we're talking about the Detroit Tigers, Soccer, and much more as we were joined by some of our great guests. In our first hour, we were joined in studio by former Major Leaguer John Vander Wal to talk about the Tigers. Throughout the hour, he and Huge gave their thoughts on this Tigers team at this point in the season. They also talked about some of the things that they've liked and disliked that they've seen so far, and much more. During our second hour we were joined in studio by our soccer insider and Byron Center Soccer Coach, John Conlon. Throughout the hour, John and Huge talked about the state of High School boys and girls soccer, as well as Club soccer. They also discussed the upcoming Women's World Cup and our team, they talked about the Men's National team, Messi coming to Miami, and so much more. In our final hour we played Bill's earlier conversation with Tim McCormick in regards to Thursday night's NBA Draft watch party at Soaring Eagle. They also talked about Michigan Basketball, and much more. We then talked to Herman Moore more about the watch party, and he and Huge talked about the Lions in the off-season. We wrapped up the broadcast with our "True and Blue" interview as Huge spoke with Todd Woods, who is the Chief of Police in Mackinaw City. He told us about what motivated him to get into this career, and talked about recruitment and how you could get a career in law enforcement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Amy Sherman of Behind the Mitten talks to Dominick Miller of Mackinac Historic State Parks about the 2023 season, whichs opens in early May.The iconic Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island opens May 4. See why the fort is the highlight of any island visit.Get all of the information you need to plan the perfect day in Mackinac Island State Park, and find unique collectables at the Official Mackinac Island State Park Store. Open for the 2023 season on May 5.Michilimackinac 1780: Mischief and Mayhem. While in Mackinaw City you walk through Colonial Michilimackinac, where you are stepping back in time to 1780. This isolated British outpost was the scene of paranoia, personal feuds, military mischief, and, from a certain point of view, mutiny. It opens for the 2023 season May 10.Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park in Mackinaw City is where you can join the Forest Adventure Experience, a guided trek that takes you into, above and through the northern Michigan forest. Scale the five-story Treetop Discovery Tower, taking in bird calls along the way. Brave the Forest Canopy Bridge, high above Mill Creek that explores the under story of the forest. Finally, fly like an eagle down the 425′ Eagle's Flight Zip Line while spotting fish in the creek. Join trained naturalists for engaging programs showcasing the North Woods, and then take time to explore the natural beauty of Mill Creek State Park, which has more than three miles of groomed hiking trails.Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park will open for the 2023 season May 12. Find all the information about each site at mackinacparks.com/.Follow John and Amy on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten orTwitter at @BehindTheMitten and Instagram at @BehindTheMitten_.Learn more about Behind the Mitten at amyandgonzo.com.
Located on the northern tip of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, Mackinaw City is a place with wonderful outdoor opportunities, a variety of hotel options, and out-of-this-world fudge! Sabrina Lieghio from the Mackinaw City Chamber of Tourism joins the podcast to talk about why you should add Mackinaw City to your list of places to visit. Show Notes ⬇️Published on 4/21/23Timecodes0:00 - Intro1:42 - Mackinaw City vs. Mackinac Island and How to Spell Them3:17 - The History of the Mighty Mac5:43 - Downtown Mackinaw City9:17 - The Food Scene in Mackinaw City11:32 - What Makes the Fudge in Mackinaw City so Delicious?13:28 - Range of Accommodation Options in Mackinaw City15:10 - What Visitors Can Find on Mackinac Island17:16 - Stay Connected with the Mackinaw City Chamber of Tourism and Destinations Beyond ExpectationsRead More About Mackinaw CityMackinaw City Visitor's GuideFollow the Mackinaw City Chamber of Tourism on FacebookExplore Group Experience to Learn how to Build your Travel TribeSupport the show
“Behind the Mitten” is Michigan's premiere travel radio show and Podcast, and since 2015 it has published more than 500 episodes. It is co-hosted by veteran journalist John Gonzalez and longtime chef & beer expert Amy Sherman. The show has been recognized by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters as Best in Category.Last week we gave you a shout to Spring with our Butterflies & Bubbly Show. Well, It's never too early to think Summer! This week we talk about popular summer events in Traverse City and Bay City, and a cool brewery to visit in Mackinaw City if you're headed to the U.P. or downstate..Season 5, Episode 9:We open the show talking about some of our recent travels, then bring on Barry Owens, the GM at Treetops Resort, to fill us in on Sylvan Daze (March 11), where you will get an INCREDIBLE deal for lift tickets.Kat Paye, the president & CEO of the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City updates us on the latest concert news and what's new this year. The Festival is July 1-8.Earl Bovia, president of the Bay City Fireworks Festival (and owner of Bay City Bills and the Rathskeller), stops in to tell us about what we can expect at this year's show, June 29-July 1.Then we head to Mackinaw City where we catch up with longtime friend Danny Ranville, GM/brewer of Biere de Mac Brew Works. We talk about the brewery's return to food after closing it kitchen and then going to food trucks. He also talks about a Ted Talk-style speaker series, Tap Talk, that's been a hit in the local community.This show aired March 4-5, 2023.BTM airs on radio stations across the state, and you can always find us as a podcast on your favorite streaming service.Affiliates:*8 a.m. Saturdays on WBRN - 1460 AM and 107.7 FM in Big Rapids*8 a.m. Saturdays on Kalamazoo Talk Radio 1360 WKMI*8 a.m. Saturdays on WILS-1320 AM in Lansing*10 a.m. Saturdays 95.3 WBCK-FM in Battle Creek*10 a.m. Saturdays on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM in Benton Harbor*4 p.m. Saturdays on WIOS "The Bay's Best!" - 1480 AM & 106.9 FM in Tawas / East Tawas*7 a.m. Sundays on the following Black Diamond Broadcasting stations:-WCFX - CFX Today's Hits (95.3) in Mt. Pleasant-WGFN - Classic Rock The Bear (98.1 & 95.3) in Traverse City-WMRX - Sunny 97.7 in Midland-WUPS - The Classic Hits Station (98.5) in Houghton Lake-WWMK - 1063 MAC FM in Cheboygan*Noon Sundays on News, Talk and Sports - 1380-AM WPHM in Port Huron*1 p.m. Sundays on WSGW-AM (790) and FM (100.5) in Saginaw*6 p.m. Sundays on WOOD-AM (1300) and FM (106.9) in Grand RapidsFollow John and Amy on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten orTwitter at @BehindTheMitten and Instagram at @BehindTheMitten_.
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Ottawa Senators 6, Detroit Red Wings 2 Anaheim Ducks 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2 Senators 6, Red Wings 2 – Giroux has goal, 3 assists as Senators beat Red Wings 6-2 Claude Giroux scored the tiebreaking goal and had three assists, Thomas Chabot had a goal and two assists and the Ottawa Senators beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2. Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle, Drake Batherson and Jake Sanderson also scored to help Ottawa win its second straight after a two-game skid. Cam Talbot finished with 22 saves. David Perron and Tyler Bertuzzi scored goals for the Red Wings, who have lost two straight after winning seven of eight. Magnus Hellberg had 36 saves. Ducks 4, Blackhawks 2 – Ducks snap Blackhawks’ 5-game win streak with 4-2 victory Max Jones scored the go-ahead goal, Troy Terry had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks ended the Chicago Blackhawks' five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory on Monday night. Isac Lundestrom and Jakob Silfverberg also scored, Mason McTavish had three assists, and the Ducks won their third straight game. Lukas Dostal made 24 saves after losing his previous five starts. Tyler Johnson had a power-play goal and an assist, and Andreas Athanasiou scored for the Blackhawks, who had been on their longest run of sustained success since winning five in a row in January 2020. Petr Mrazek gave up four goals on 33 shots. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Arizona Coyotes, 9:00 p.m. NHL – Maple Leafs up ante in East by making trade with Blackhawks The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forward Sam Lafferty and defenseman Jake McCabe from the Chicago Blackhawks. Their latest big trade comes the day after division-rival Tampa Bay paid a hefty price to acquire forward Tanner Jeannot from Nashville. Talent continues to flow to Eastern Conference contenders ahead of the NHL trade deadline Friday. In recent days, New Jersey got big winger Timo Meier from San Jose and Boston traded with Washington for Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov. Toronto sent a conditional 2025 first-round pick, a second-rounder in 2026, prospect Pavel Gogolev and forward Joey Anderson to the Blackhawks for Lafferty, McCabe and conditional fifth-round picks in 2024 and ‘25. Chicago is retaining half of McCabe's salary. Dubas, in his fifth season as Leafs general manager, said talks with Chicago counterpart Kyle Davidson predated trades by the Lightning and Bruins, but isn’t downplaying the value of keeping up knowing how difficult the first couple of rounds will be this spring. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Charlotte Hornets 117, Detroit Pistons 106 Hornets 117, Pistons 106 – Ball fractures ankle in Hornets’ 117-106 win over Pistons LaMelo Ball made six 3-pointers before breaking his right ankle in the third quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 117-106 for their fifth straight victory. Terry Rozier scored 22 points and Gordon Hayward had 19 points for Charlotte, which is still second-to-last in the Eastern Conference standings — ahead of only Detroit. Ball finished with 18 points. He was hurt on a non-contact play, and the Hornets announced after the game that he had fractured his right ankle. Hamidou Diallo and James Wiseman each scored 23 points for the Pistons. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors, 7:30 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Tonight Toledo at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Michigan State at Nebraska, 9:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:00 NCAAMBKB – Houston stays at number 1 The top five spots in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll remained the same. The rest of the AP Top 25 was a big jumble. Houston was No. 1 for the second straight week in the poll released Monday, receiving 49 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel. No. 2 Alabama had five first-place votes and No. 3 Kansas received eight. UCLA and Purdue rounded out the top 5. The Boilermakers held at No. 5 despite losing to No. 15 Indiana. The rest of the poll, only No. 20 Providence kept the same position from last week. NCAAWBKB – 36 weeks and counting for South Carolina South Carolina is No. 1 for the 36th consecutive week. That ties Louisiana Tech for the second-longest run atop The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll in history. Only UConn with 51 weeks has a longer streak. Indiana stayed at No. 2 despite a last-second loss to Iowa. Utah was third with LSU and Maryland rounding out the top five. Iowa was seventh with Virginia Tech eighth. UConn fell five spots to ninth after losing to St. John's. Notre Dame is 10th. South Florida re-entered the Top 25 at No. 25. Florida State dropped out. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Chicago Cubs (ss) 12, Cleveland Guardians 4 Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Chicago Cubs (ss) 0 Chicago White Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 1 New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 5 Today Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Arizona Diamondbacks, 3:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers, 3:10 p.m. Tennis – Novak Djokovic breaks record for most weeks ranked No. 1 Novak Djokovic has broken the record for the most time spent at No. 1 in the professional tennis rankings by a man or woman. He begins his 378th week in the ATP's top spot on Monday to surpass Steffi Graf's 377 leading the WTA. Djokovic already held the men’s mark. He eclipsed Roger Federer's old ATP standard of 310 weeks in March 2021. Djokovic returned to No. 1 this time by winning the Australian Open in January. After Djokovic and Graf on the all-time No. 1 weeks list are Martina Navratilova with 332 and Serena Williams with 319. The computerized rankings began in the 1970s. Soccer – US women’s soccer coach paid 27% as much as men’s coach U.S. women's coach Vlatko Andonovski earned 27% as much as American men's coach Gregg Berhalter in the year ending last March 31, down slightly from 28% in the previous year. Andonovski earned $446,495, according to the U.S. Soccer Federation's tax filing, including $50,000 in bonus money for the Americans' third-place finish in the Tokyo Olympics. Berhalter earned $1,641,398, including $300,000 in bonus money in a year that included winning the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. NBAGL – NBA “G” League Last Night Lakeland Magic 123, Motor City Cruise 108 Tonight Grand Rapids Gold at Memphis Hustle, 8:00 p.m. Glen Oaks Community College 63, Southwestern Michigan 55 ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Today Kalamazoo Wings at Indy Fuel, 10:30 a.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women's Basketball Southwestern Michigan College at Lake Michigan College, 5:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. Men's Basketball Southwestern Michigan College at Lake Michigan College, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Girls Basketball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 at Portage Northern (1st round at local sites) Mattawan 52, St. Joseph 48 After St. Joe took a 1 point lead with 78 seconds left, Mattawan outscored St. Joe 5-0, all at the free throw line and held on for a 52-48 win over the Bears. Delaney Elsmore had a game high 22 points for Mattawan, who advance to play top seed Kalamazoo Central on Wednesday. Jaslynn Ward had 13 points to lead St. Joe, who finish the season at 8-14. Eleah Hedstrom added 12 and Elenor Conway scored 11 points for St. Joe. Lakeshore 52, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 42 Emily Lockman led the Lancers with 18 points as Lakeshore advanced to Wednesday's District Semifinals against Portage Central, after a 52-42 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix. Paige Lies added 13 for the Lancers while Megan Wurster had 10. Portage Central 43, Portage Northern 38 Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Battle Creek Central 44, Harper Creek 24 Gull Lake 54, Sturgis 20 Division 2 at Edwardsburg Benton Harbor 43, Berrien Springs 32 Benton Harbor slowly started pulling away as the Tigers defeated Berrien Springs 43-32 in the opening round at Edwardsburg. Desrae Kyles led the Tigers with 15 points while Jmya Jordan had 14 in the Tigers win. Grace Constable led the Shamrocks with 10 points. Benton Harbor advances to Wednesday's semifinal matchup against host Edwardsburg at 7:00, which will be live on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM. Division 2 at Vicksburg Marshall 47, Battle Creek Pennfield 38 Division 2 at Hopkins Hamilton 62, Allegan 30 Division 3 at Bloomingdale Bloomingdale 49, Bangor 35 Division 3 at Lawton Delton-Kellogg 42, Comstock 15 Lawton 45, Galesburg-Augusta 39 Division 3 at Constantine Union City 39, Constantine 31 Division 3 at Coloma Cassopolis 54, Bridgman 34 Division 4 at Michigan Lutheran Our Lady of the Lake 52, Watervliet Grace Christian 13 New Buffalo wins over Countryside Academy by forfeit Division 4 at Decatur Byron Center Zion Christian 41, Decatur 23 Lawrence 69, Eau Claire 22 Division 4 at Mendon Marcellus 34, Burr Oak 30 Tonight Boys Basketball St. Joseph at Grand Haven, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Benton Harbor at Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Bridgman, 7:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m. Wyoming Lee at Countryside, 6:30 p.m. South Haven at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Caledonia, 7:00 p.m. Mattawan at Holt, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Muskegon, 7:00 p.m. Parchment at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Constantine, 7:30 p.m. Niles at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Brandywine at Edwardsburg, 7:00 p.m. Coldwater at Otsego, 7:15 p.m. Lawton at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Buchanan at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. GR West Mi Aviation at Allegan, 7:15 p.m. Zion Christian at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Hopkins, 7:15 p.m. Martin at Muskegon West MI Christian, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Wyoming Tri-Unity, 7:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – Michigan High School AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (21-0) 75 2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (20-1) 70 3. North Farmington (17-1) 64 4. Grand Blanc (19-2) 59 5. Muskegon (19-2) 57 6. Ann Arbor Huron (19-1) 48 7. Detroit U-D Jesuit (17-4) 43 8. Kalamazoo Central (18-2) 41 9. Grand Rapids Northview (17-4) 38 10. Port Huron Northern (18-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Lansing Waverly 22, Grosse Pointe South 16, Okemos 14, Warren De La Salle 9, Mason 7, Hamtramck 3, River Rouge 3, Saline 2, Troy 2, Mattawan 2, Jackson 1, Oak Park 1. Division 2 1. Warren Michigan Collegiate (3) (18-2) 71 2. Warren Lincoln (18-4) 63 3. Olivet (20-0) 62 4. Romulus Summit Academy (2) (18-2) 61 5. Grand Rapids South Christian (18-3) 49 6. Grand Rapids Christian (15-5) 39 7. Hart (20-0) 38 8. Standish Sterling Central (18-0) 37 9. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (15-6) 31 10. Big Rapids (17-2) 25 Others receiving votes: Ferndale 21, Ludington 20, Boyne City 17, Croswell-Lexington 13, Bridgeport 12, Cadillac 12, Kingsford 9, Onsted 5, Benton Harbor 4, Flat Rock 4, Wyoming Lee 3, Saginaw 2, Marshall 1, Whitehall 1. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (3) (20-1) 87 2. Laingsburg (1) (19-0) 80 3. Flint Beecher (2) (16-3) 79 4. Napoleon (19-0) 64 5. Iron Mountain (18-1) 55 6. Grandville Calvin Christian (19-1) 52 7. Watervliet (18-3) 45 8. Brandywine (18-2) 42 9. Traverse City St. Francis (17-3) 41 10. Ecorse (13-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Blanchard Montabella 23, Cass City 23, Brown City 21, McBain 21, Saginaw Nouvel 20, Maple City Glen Lake 9, Ovid-Elsie 8, Bad Axe 5, Beal City 4, Jonesville 4, Riverview Gabriel Richard 4, Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker 3, Erie-Mason 3, New Haven 2, Tawas 2. Division 4 1. Painesdale Jeffers (3) (19-1) 71 2. Munising (19-1) 61 3. Taylor Trillium Academy (16-1) 59 4. Hillman (18-2) 44 5. Baldwin (19-1) 43 6. Genesee Christian (2) (15-5) 42 7. Lake Leelanau St Mary (15-3) 39 7. Powers North Central (15-4) 39 9. Mio Au Sable (17-1) 37 (tie) Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (15-5) 37 Others receiving votes: Bellevue 34, Ironwood 27, Gaylord St. Mary 27, Rudyard 7, Onaway 7, Kingston 6, Watersmeet 5, Mackinaw City 4, McBain Northern Michigan Christian 4, Detroit Douglass 4, Hillsdale Academy 2, Norway 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (20-2) 74 2. Rockford (21-1) 67 3. Flint Carman Ainsworth (1) (19-0) 65 4. Detroit Renaissance (18-1) 62 5. Grosse Pointe North (19-2) 53 6. Farmington Hills Mercy (19-3) 49 7. Wayne Memorial (17-5) 39 8. Byron Center (19-3) 35 9. Temperance Bedford (21-1) 29 10. DeWitt (20-2) 27 Others receiving votes: Coldwater 18, North Farmington 15, Jackson Northwest 12, Kalamazoo Central 11, Canton Salem 9, Holt 8, Utica Ford 8, Saline 6, 18, Grand Blanc 6, Belleville 5, Lake Orion 2. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (21-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (16-3) 70 3. Chelsea (21-1) 64 4. Lake Fenton (22-0) 59 5. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (19-3) 56 6. Haslett (21-1) 50 7. Vicksburg (22-0) 44 8. Frankenmuth (19-2) 38 9. Lansing Catholic (17-5) 37 10. North Branch (20-2) 27 Others receiving votes: Goodrich 25, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 16, Escanaba 11, Detroit Country Day 8, Dearborn Divine Child 6, Big Rapids 5, Redford Westfield Prep 3, Standish-Sterling 3, Olivet 1, Warren Fitzgerald 1, Marysville 1. Division 3 1. Buchanan (1) (19-1) 70 2. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (3) (15-6) 68 3. Blissfield (21-1) 59 4. Lake City (1) (21-1) 55 5. Hancock (19-1) 53 6. Dansville (18-2) 41 7. Hemlock (19-3) 38 8. Traverse City St. Francis (19-2) 36 9. Kent City (19-3) 31 (tie) Brandywine (20-2) 31 Others receiving votes: Sanford-Meridian 21, Calumet 15, Ovid-Elsie 14, McBain 13, Evart 10, Hart 9, Ithaca 7, Sandusky 6, Watervliet 5, Brooklyn Columbia Central 5, Bronson 4, Elk Rapids 3, Plymouth Christian Academy 2, Harbor Springs 2, East Jackson 1, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (5) (18-2) 75 2. Kingston (21-1) 68 3. Mackinaw City (21-1) 61 4. Gaylord St. Mary (19-3) 58 5. St. Charles (20-2) 54 6. Petersburg Summerfield (19-3) 42 7. Norway (19-3) 27 8. Baraga (17-5) 24 9. Martin (17-4) 23 (tie) Pittsford (18-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Portland St. Patrick 20, Cedarville 18, Colon 14, Hillman 13, Lake Linden-Hubbell 13, Fowler 12, Brethren 11, Morenci 11, Ontonagon 9, Genesee Christian 6, Ewen-Trout Creek 5, Carney-Nadeau 4, Manistee Catholic Central 4, Indian River-Inland Lakes 3, Adrian Lenawee Christian 2.Detroit Red Wings center Pius Suter (24) pushes Ottawa Senators left wing Tim Stutzle (18) off the puck during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)Anaheim Ducks’ Isac Lundestrom (21) celebrates after his goal with Trevor Zegras (11) as Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek (34) stands in front of his net during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Detroit Pistons guard Rodney McGruder (17) drives to the basket while defended by Charlotte Hornets forward JT Thor (21) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Ottawa Senators 6, Detroit Red Wings 2 Anaheim Ducks 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2 Senators 6, Red Wings 2 – Giroux has goal, 3 assists as Senators beat Red Wings 6-2 Claude Giroux scored the tiebreaking goal and had three assists, Thomas Chabot had a goal and two assists and the Ottawa Senators beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2. Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle, Drake Batherson and Jake Sanderson also scored to help Ottawa win its second straight after a two-game skid. Cam Talbot finished with 22 saves. David Perron and Tyler Bertuzzi scored goals for the Red Wings, who have lost two straight after winning seven of eight. Magnus Hellberg had 36 saves. Ducks 4, Blackhawks 2 – Ducks snap Blackhawks’ 5-game win streak with 4-2 victory Max Jones scored the go-ahead goal, Troy Terry had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks ended the Chicago Blackhawks’ five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory on Monday night. Isac Lundestrom and Jakob Silfverberg also scored, Mason McTavish had three assists, and the Ducks won their third straight game. Lukas Dostal made 24 saves after losing his previous five starts. Tyler Johnson had a power-play goal and an assist, and Andreas Athanasiou scored for the Blackhawks, who had been on their longest run of sustained success since winning five in a row in January 2020. Petr Mrazek gave up four goals on 33 shots. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Arizona Coyotes, 9:00 p.m. NHL – Maple Leafs up ante in East by making trade with Blackhawks The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forward Sam Lafferty and defenseman Jake McCabe from the Chicago Blackhawks. Their latest big trade comes the day after division-rival Tampa Bay paid a hefty price to acquire forward Tanner Jeannot from Nashville. Talent continues to flow to Eastern Conference contenders ahead of the NHL trade deadline Friday. In recent days, New Jersey got big winger Timo Meier from San Jose and Boston traded with Washington for Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov. Toronto sent a conditional 2025 first-round pick, a second-rounder in 2026, prospect Pavel Gogolev and forward Joey Anderson to the Blackhawks for Lafferty, McCabe and conditional fifth-round picks in 2024 and ‘25. Chicago is retaining half of McCabe’s salary. Dubas, in his fifth season as Leafs general manager, said talks with Chicago counterpart Kyle Davidson predated trades by the Lightning and Bruins, but isn’t downplaying the value of keeping up knowing how difficult the first couple of rounds will be this spring. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Charlotte Hornets 117, Detroit Pistons 106 Hornets 117, Pistons 106 – Ball fractures ankle in Hornets’ 117-106 win over Pistons LaMelo Ball made six 3-pointers before breaking his right ankle in the third quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 117-106 for their fifth straight victory. Terry Rozier scored 22 points and Gordon Hayward had 19 points for Charlotte, which is still second-to-last in the Eastern Conference standings — ahead of only Detroit. Ball finished with 18 points. He was hurt on a non-contact play, and the Hornets announced after the game that he had fractured his right ankle. Hamidou Diallo and James Wiseman each scored 23 points for the Pistons. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors, 7:30 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Toledo at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Michigan State at Nebraska, 9:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:00 NCAAMBKB – Houston stays at number 1 The top five spots in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll remained the same. The rest of the AP Top 25 was a big jumble. Houston was No. 1 for the second straight week in the poll released Monday, receiving 49 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel. No. 2 Alabama had five first-place votes and No. 3 Kansas received eight. UCLA and Purdue rounded out the top 5. The Boilermakers held at No. 5 despite losing to No. 15 Indiana. The rest of the poll, only No. 20 Providence kept the same position from last week. NCAAWBKB – 36 weeks and counting for South Carolina South Carolina is No. 1 for the 36th consecutive week. That ties Louisiana Tech for the second-longest run atop The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll in history. Only UConn with 51 weeks has a longer streak. Indiana stayed at No. 2 despite a last-second loss to Iowa. Utah was third with LSU and Maryland rounding out the top five. Iowa was seventh with Virginia Tech eighth. UConn fell five spots to ninth after losing to St. John’s. Notre Dame is 10th. South Florida re-entered the Top 25 at No. 25. Florida State dropped out. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Chicago Cubs (ss) 12, Cleveland Guardians 4 Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Chicago Cubs (ss) 0 Chicago White Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 1 New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 5 Today Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Arizona Diamondbacks, 3:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers, 3:10 p.m. Tennis – Novak Djokovic breaks record for most weeks ranked No. 1 Novak Djokovic has broken the record for the most time spent at No. 1 in the professional tennis rankings by a man or woman. He begins his 378th week in the ATP’s top spot on Monday to surpass Steffi Graf’s 377 leading the WTA. Djokovic already held the men’s mark. He eclipsed Roger Federer’s old ATP standard of 310 weeks in March 2021. Djokovic returned to No. 1 this time by winning the Australian Open in January. After Djokovic and Graf on the all-time No. 1 weeks list are Martina Navratilova with 332 and Serena Williams with 319. The computerized rankings began in the 1970s. Soccer – US women’s soccer coach paid 27% as much as men’s coach U.S. women’s coach Vlatko Andonovski earned 27% as much as American men’s coach Gregg Berhalter in the year ending last March 31, down slightly from 28% in the previous year. Andonovski earned $446,495, according to the U.S. Soccer Federation’s tax filing, including $50,000 in bonus money for the Americans’ third-place finish in the Tokyo Olympics. Berhalter earned $1,641,398, including $300,000 in bonus money in a year that included winning the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. NBAGL – NBA “G” League Last Night Lakeland Magic 123, Motor City Cruise 108 Tonight Grand Rapids Gold at Memphis Hustle, 8:00 p.m. Glen Oaks Community College 63, Southwestern Michigan 55 ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Today Kalamazoo Wings at Indy Fuel, 10:30 a.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women’s Basketball Southwestern Michigan College at Lake Michigan College, 5:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball Southwestern Michigan College at Lake Michigan College, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Girls Basketball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 at Portage Northern (1st round at local sites) Mattawan 52, St. Joseph 48 After St. Joe took a 1 point lead with 78 seconds left, Mattawan outscored St. Joe 5-0, all at the free throw line and held on for a 52-48 win over the Bears. Delaney Elsmore had a game high 22 points for Mattawan, who advance to play top seed Kalamazoo Central on Wednesday. Jaslynn Ward had 13 points to lead St. Joe, who finish the season at 8-14. Eleah Hedstrom added 12 and Elenor Conway scored 11 points for St. Joe. Lakeshore 52, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 42 Emily Lockman led the Lancers with 18 points as Lakeshore advanced to Wednesday’s District Semifinals against Portage Central, after a 52-42 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix. Paige Lies added 13 for the Lancers while Megan Wurster had 10. Portage Central 43, Portage Northern 38 Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Battle Creek Central 44, Harper Creek 24 Gull Lake 54, Sturgis 20 Division 2 at Edwardsburg Benton Harbor 43, Berrien Springs 32 Benton Harbor slowly started pulling away as the Tigers defeated Berrien Springs 43-32 in the opening round at Edwardsburg. Desrae Kyles led the Tigers with 15 points while Jmya Jordan had 14 in the Tigers win. Grace Constable led the Shamrocks with 10 points. Benton Harbor advances to Wednesday’s semifinal matchup against host Edwardsburg at 7:00, which will be live on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM. Division 2 at Vicksburg Marshall 47, Battle Creek Pennfield 38 Division 2 at Hopkins Hamilton 62, Allegan 30 Division 3 at Bloomingdale Bloomingdale 49, Bangor 35 Division 3 at Lawton Delton-Kellogg 42, Comstock 15 Lawton 45, Galesburg-Augusta 39 Division 3 at Constantine Union City 39, Constantine 31 Division 3 at Coloma Cassopolis 54, Bridgman 34 Division 4 at Michigan Lutheran Our Lady of the Lake 52, Watervliet Grace Christian 13 New Buffalo wins over Countryside Academy by forfeit Division 4 at Decatur Byron Center Zion Christian 41, Decatur 23 Lawrence 69, Eau Claire 22 Division 4 at Mendon Marcellus 34, Burr Oak 30 Tonight Boys Basketball St. Joseph at Grand Haven, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Benton Harbor at Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Bridgman, 7:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m. Wyoming Lee at Countryside, 6:30 p.m. South Haven at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Caledonia, 7:00 p.m. Mattawan at Holt, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Muskegon, 7:00 p.m. Parchment at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Constantine, 7:30 p.m. Niles at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Brandywine at Edwardsburg, 7:00 p.m. Coldwater at Otsego, 7:15 p.m. Lawton at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Buchanan at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. GR West Mi Aviation at Allegan, 7:15 p.m. Zion Christian at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Hopkins, 7:15 p.m. Martin at Muskegon West MI Christian, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Wyoming Tri-Unity, 7:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – Michigan High School AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (21-0) 75 2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (20-1) 70 3. North Farmington (17-1) 64 4. Grand Blanc (19-2) 59 5. Muskegon (19-2) 57 6. Ann Arbor Huron (19-1) 48 7. Detroit U-D Jesuit (17-4) 43 8. Kalamazoo Central (18-2) 41 9. Grand Rapids Northview (17-4) 38 10. Port Huron Northern (18-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Lansing Waverly 22, Grosse Pointe South 16, Okemos 14, Warren De La Salle 9, Mason 7, Hamtramck 3, River Rouge 3, Saline 2, Troy 2, Mattawan 2, Jackson 1, Oak Park 1. Division 2 1. Warren Michigan Collegiate (3) (18-2) 71 2. Warren Lincoln (18-4) 63 3. Olivet (20-0) 62 4. Romulus Summit Academy (2) (18-2) 61 5. Grand Rapids South Christian (18-3) 49 6. Grand Rapids Christian (15-5) 39 7. Hart (20-0) 38 8. Standish Sterling Central (18-0) 37 9. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (15-6) 31 10. Big Rapids (17-2) 25 Others receiving votes: Ferndale 21, Ludington 20, Boyne City 17, Croswell-Lexington 13, Bridgeport 12, Cadillac 12, Kingsford 9, Onsted 5, Benton Harbor 4, Flat Rock 4, Wyoming Lee 3, Saginaw 2, Marshall 1, Whitehall 1. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (3) (20-1) 87 2. Laingsburg (1) (19-0) 80 3. Flint Beecher (2) (16-3) 79 4. Napoleon (19-0) 64 5. Iron Mountain (18-1) 55 6. Grandville Calvin Christian (19-1) 52 7. Watervliet (18-3) 45 8. Brandywine (18-2) 42 9. Traverse City St. Francis (17-3) 41 10. Ecorse (13-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Blanchard Montabella 23, Cass City 23, Brown City 21, McBain 21, Saginaw Nouvel 20, Maple City Glen Lake 9, Ovid-Elsie 8, Bad Axe 5, Beal City 4, Jonesville 4, Riverview Gabriel Richard 4, Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker 3, Erie-Mason 3, New Haven 2, Tawas 2. Division 4 1. Painesdale Jeffers (3) (19-1) 71 2. Munising (19-1) 61 3. Taylor Trillium Academy (16-1) 59 4. Hillman (18-2) 44 5. Baldwin (19-1) 43 6. Genesee Christian (2) (15-5) 42 7. Lake Leelanau St Mary (15-3) 39 7. Powers North Central (15-4) 39 9. Mio Au Sable (17-1) 37 (tie) Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (15-5) 37 Others receiving votes: Bellevue 34, Ironwood 27, Gaylord St. Mary 27, Rudyard 7, Onaway 7, Kingston 6, Watersmeet 5, Mackinaw City 4, McBain Northern Michigan Christian 4, Detroit Douglass 4, Hillsdale Academy 2, Norway 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (20-2) 74 2. Rockford (21-1) 67 3. Flint Carman Ainsworth (1) (19-0) 65 4. Detroit Renaissance (18-1) 62 5. Grosse Pointe North (19-2) 53 6. Farmington Hills Mercy (19-3) 49 7. Wayne Memorial (17-5) 39 8. Byron Center (19-3) 35 9. Temperance Bedford (21-1) 29 10. DeWitt (20-2) 27 Others receiving votes: Coldwater 18, North Farmington 15, Jackson Northwest 12, Kalamazoo Central 11, Canton Salem 9, Holt 8, Utica Ford 8, Saline 6, 18, Grand Blanc 6, Belleville 5, Lake Orion 2. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (21-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (16-3) 70 3. Chelsea (21-1) 64 4. Lake Fenton (22-0) 59 5. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (19-3) 56 6. Haslett (21-1) 50 7. Vicksburg (22-0) 44 8. Frankenmuth (19-2) 38 9. Lansing Catholic (17-5) 37 10. North Branch (20-2) 27 Others receiving votes: Goodrich 25, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 16, Escanaba 11, Detroit Country Day 8, Dearborn Divine Child 6, Big Rapids 5, Redford Westfield Prep 3, Standish-Sterling 3, Olivet 1, Warren Fitzgerald 1, Marysville 1. Division 3 1. Buchanan (1) (19-1) 70 2. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (3) (15-6) 68 3. Blissfield (21-1) 59 4. Lake City (1) (21-1) 55 5. Hancock (19-1) 53 6. Dansville (18-2) 41 7. Hemlock (19-3) 38 8. Traverse City St. Francis (19-2) 36 9. Kent City (19-3) 31 (tie) Brandywine (20-2) 31 Others receiving votes: Sanford-Meridian 21, Calumet 15, Ovid-Elsie 14, McBain 13, Evart 10, Hart 9, Ithaca 7, Sandusky 6, Watervliet 5, Brooklyn Columbia Central 5, Bronson 4, Elk Rapids 3, Plymouth Christian Academy 2, Harbor Springs 2, East Jackson 1, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (5) (18-2) 75 2. Kingston (21-1) 68 3. Mackinaw City (21-1) 61 4. Gaylord St. Mary (19-3) 58 5. St. Charles (20-2) 54 6. Petersburg Summerfield (19-3) 42 7. Norway (19-3) 27 8. Baraga (17-5) 24 9. Martin (17-4) 23 (tie) Pittsford (18-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Portland St. Patrick 20, Cedarville 18, Colon 14, Hillman 13, Lake Linden-Hubbell 13, Fowler 12, Brethren 11, Morenci 11, Ontonagon 9, Genesee Christian 6, Ewen-Trout Creek 5, Carney-Nadeau 4, Manistee Catholic Central 4, Indian River-Inland Lakes 3, Adrian Lenawee Christian 2.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Ottawa Senators 6, Detroit Red Wings 2 Anaheim Ducks 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2 Senators 6, Red Wings 2 – Giroux has goal, 3 assists as Senators beat Red Wings 6-2 Claude Giroux scored the tiebreaking goal and had three assists, Thomas Chabot had a goal and two assists and the Ottawa Senators beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2. Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle, Drake Batherson and Jake Sanderson also scored to help Ottawa win its second straight after a two-game skid. Cam Talbot finished with 22 saves. David Perron and Tyler Bertuzzi scored goals for the Red Wings, who have lost two straight after winning seven of eight. Magnus Hellberg had 36 saves. Ducks 4, Blackhawks 2 – Ducks snap Blackhawks’ 5-game win streak with 4-2 victory Max Jones scored the go-ahead goal, Troy Terry had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks ended the Chicago Blackhawks' five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory on Monday night. Isac Lundestrom and Jakob Silfverberg also scored, Mason McTavish had three assists, and the Ducks won their third straight game. Lukas Dostal made 24 saves after losing his previous five starts. Tyler Johnson had a power-play goal and an assist, and Andreas Athanasiou scored for the Blackhawks, who had been on their longest run of sustained success since winning five in a row in January 2020. Petr Mrazek gave up four goals on 33 shots. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Arizona Coyotes, 9:00 p.m. NHL – Maple Leafs up ante in East by making trade with Blackhawks The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forward Sam Lafferty and defenseman Jake McCabe from the Chicago Blackhawks. Their latest big trade comes the day after division-rival Tampa Bay paid a hefty price to acquire forward Tanner Jeannot from Nashville. Talent continues to flow to Eastern Conference contenders ahead of the NHL trade deadline Friday. In recent days, New Jersey got big winger Timo Meier from San Jose and Boston traded with Washington for Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov. Toronto sent a conditional 2025 first-round pick, a second-rounder in 2026, prospect Pavel Gogolev and forward Joey Anderson to the Blackhawks for Lafferty, McCabe and conditional fifth-round picks in 2024 and ‘25. Chicago is retaining half of McCabe's salary. Dubas, in his fifth season as Leafs general manager, said talks with Chicago counterpart Kyle Davidson predated trades by the Lightning and Bruins, but isn’t downplaying the value of keeping up knowing how difficult the first couple of rounds will be this spring. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Charlotte Hornets 117, Detroit Pistons 106 Hornets 117, Pistons 106 – Ball fractures ankle in Hornets’ 117-106 win over Pistons LaMelo Ball made six 3-pointers before breaking his right ankle in the third quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 117-106 for their fifth straight victory. Terry Rozier scored 22 points and Gordon Hayward had 19 points for Charlotte, which is still second-to-last in the Eastern Conference standings — ahead of only Detroit. Ball finished with 18 points. He was hurt on a non-contact play, and the Hornets announced after the game that he had fractured his right ankle. Hamidou Diallo and James Wiseman each scored 23 points for the Pistons. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors, 7:30 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Tonight Toledo at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Michigan State at Nebraska, 9:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:00 NCAAMBKB – Houston stays at number 1 The top five spots in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll remained the same. The rest of the AP Top 25 was a big jumble. Houston was No. 1 for the second straight week in the poll released Monday, receiving 49 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel. No. 2 Alabama had five first-place votes and No. 3 Kansas received eight. UCLA and Purdue rounded out the top 5. The Boilermakers held at No. 5 despite losing to No. 15 Indiana. The rest of the poll, only No. 20 Providence kept the same position from last week. NCAAWBKB – 36 weeks and counting for South Carolina South Carolina is No. 1 for the 36th consecutive week. That ties Louisiana Tech for the second-longest run atop The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll in history. Only UConn with 51 weeks has a longer streak. Indiana stayed at No. 2 despite a last-second loss to Iowa. Utah was third with LSU and Maryland rounding out the top five. Iowa was seventh with Virginia Tech eighth. UConn fell five spots to ninth after losing to St. John's. Notre Dame is 10th. South Florida re-entered the Top 25 at No. 25. Florida State dropped out. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Chicago Cubs (ss) 12, Cleveland Guardians 4 Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Chicago Cubs (ss) 0 Chicago White Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 1 New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 5 Today Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Arizona Diamondbacks, 3:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers, 3:10 p.m. Tennis – Novak Djokovic breaks record for most weeks ranked No. 1 Novak Djokovic has broken the record for the most time spent at No. 1 in the professional tennis rankings by a man or woman. He begins his 378th week in the ATP's top spot on Monday to surpass Steffi Graf's 377 leading the WTA. Djokovic already held the men’s mark. He eclipsed Roger Federer's old ATP standard of 310 weeks in March 2021. Djokovic returned to No. 1 this time by winning the Australian Open in January. After Djokovic and Graf on the all-time No. 1 weeks list are Martina Navratilova with 332 and Serena Williams with 319. The computerized rankings began in the 1970s. Soccer – US women’s soccer coach paid 27% as much as men’s coach U.S. women's coach Vlatko Andonovski earned 27% as much as American men's coach Gregg Berhalter in the year ending last March 31, down slightly from 28% in the previous year. Andonovski earned $446,495, according to the U.S. Soccer Federation's tax filing, including $50,000 in bonus money for the Americans' third-place finish in the Tokyo Olympics. Berhalter earned $1,641,398, including $300,000 in bonus money in a year that included winning the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. NBAGL – NBA “G” League Last Night Lakeland Magic 123, Motor City Cruise 108 Tonight Grand Rapids Gold at Memphis Hustle, 8:00 p.m. Glen Oaks Community College 63, Southwestern Michigan 55 ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Today Kalamazoo Wings at Indy Fuel, 10:30 a.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women's Basketball Southwestern Michigan College at Lake Michigan College, 5:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. Men's Basketball Southwestern Michigan College at Lake Michigan College, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Girls Basketball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 at Portage Northern (1st round at local sites) Mattawan 52, St. Joseph 48 After St. Joe took a 1 point lead with 78 seconds left, Mattawan outscored St. Joe 5-0, all at the free throw line and held on for a 52-48 win over the Bears. Delaney Elsmore had a game high 22 points for Mattawan, who advance to play top seed Kalamazoo Central on Wednesday. Jaslynn Ward had 13 points to lead St. Joe, who finish the season at 8-14. Eleah Hedstrom added 12 and Elenor Conway scored 11 points for St. Joe. Lakeshore 52, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 42 Emily Lockman led the Lancers with 18 points as Lakeshore advanced to Wednesday's District Semifinals against Portage Central, after a 52-42 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix. Paige Lies added 13 for the Lancers while Megan Wurster had 10. Portage Central 43, Portage Northern 38 Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Battle Creek Central 44, Harper Creek 24 Gull Lake 54, Sturgis 20 Division 2 at Edwardsburg Benton Harbor 43, Berrien Springs 32 Benton Harbor slowly started pulling away as the Tigers defeated Berrien Springs 43-32 in the opening round at Edwardsburg. Desrae Kyles led the Tigers with 15 points while Jmya Jordan had 14 in the Tigers win. Grace Constable led the Shamrocks with 10 points. Benton Harbor advances to Wednesday's semifinal matchup against host Edwardsburg at 7:00, which will be live on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM. Division 2 at Vicksburg Marshall 47, Battle Creek Pennfield 38 Division 2 at Hopkins Hamilton 62, Allegan 30 Division 3 at Bloomingdale Bloomingdale 49, Bangor 35 Division 3 at Lawton Delton-Kellogg 42, Comstock 15 Lawton 45, Galesburg-Augusta 39 Division 3 at Constantine Union City 39, Constantine 31 Division 3 at Coloma Cassopolis 54, Bridgman 34 Division 4 at Michigan Lutheran Our Lady of the Lake 52, Watervliet Grace Christian 13 New Buffalo wins over Countryside Academy by forfeit Division 4 at Decatur Byron Center Zion Christian 41, Decatur 23 Lawrence 69, Eau Claire 22 Division 4 at Mendon Marcellus 34, Burr Oak 30 Tonight Boys Basketball St. Joseph at Grand Haven, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Benton Harbor at Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Bridgman, 7:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m. Wyoming Lee at Countryside, 6:30 p.m. South Haven at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Caledonia, 7:00 p.m. Mattawan at Holt, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Muskegon, 7:00 p.m. Parchment at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Constantine, 7:30 p.m. Niles at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Brandywine at Edwardsburg, 7:00 p.m. Coldwater at Otsego, 7:15 p.m. Lawton at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Buchanan at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. GR West Mi Aviation at Allegan, 7:15 p.m. Zion Christian at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Hopkins, 7:15 p.m. Martin at Muskegon West MI Christian, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Wyoming Tri-Unity, 7:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – Michigan High School AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (21-0) 75 2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (20-1) 70 3. North Farmington (17-1) 64 4. Grand Blanc (19-2) 59 5. Muskegon (19-2) 57 6. Ann Arbor Huron (19-1) 48 7. Detroit U-D Jesuit (17-4) 43 8. Kalamazoo Central (18-2) 41 9. Grand Rapids Northview (17-4) 38 10. Port Huron Northern (18-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Lansing Waverly 22, Grosse Pointe South 16, Okemos 14, Warren De La Salle 9, Mason 7, Hamtramck 3, River Rouge 3, Saline 2, Troy 2, Mattawan 2, Jackson 1, Oak Park 1. Division 2 1. Warren Michigan Collegiate (3) (18-2) 71 2. Warren Lincoln (18-4) 63 3. Olivet (20-0) 62 4. Romulus Summit Academy (2) (18-2) 61 5. Grand Rapids South Christian (18-3) 49 6. Grand Rapids Christian (15-5) 39 7. Hart (20-0) 38 8. Standish Sterling Central (18-0) 37 9. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (15-6) 31 10. Big Rapids (17-2) 25 Others receiving votes: Ferndale 21, Ludington 20, Boyne City 17, Croswell-Lexington 13, Bridgeport 12, Cadillac 12, Kingsford 9, Onsted 5, Benton Harbor 4, Flat Rock 4, Wyoming Lee 3, Saginaw 2, Marshall 1, Whitehall 1. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (3) (20-1) 87 2. Laingsburg (1) (19-0) 80 3. Flint Beecher (2) (16-3) 79 4. Napoleon (19-0) 64 5. Iron Mountain (18-1) 55 6. Grandville Calvin Christian (19-1) 52 7. Watervliet (18-3) 45 8. Brandywine (18-2) 42 9. Traverse City St. Francis (17-3) 41 10. Ecorse (13-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Blanchard Montabella 23, Cass City 23, Brown City 21, McBain 21, Saginaw Nouvel 20, Maple City Glen Lake 9, Ovid-Elsie 8, Bad Axe 5, Beal City 4, Jonesville 4, Riverview Gabriel Richard 4, Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker 3, Erie-Mason 3, New Haven 2, Tawas 2. Division 4 1. Painesdale Jeffers (3) (19-1) 71 2. Munising (19-1) 61 3. Taylor Trillium Academy (16-1) 59 4. Hillman (18-2) 44 5. Baldwin (19-1) 43 6. Genesee Christian (2) (15-5) 42 7. Lake Leelanau St Mary (15-3) 39 7. Powers North Central (15-4) 39 9. Mio Au Sable (17-1) 37 (tie) Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (15-5) 37 Others receiving votes: Bellevue 34, Ironwood 27, Gaylord St. Mary 27, Rudyard 7, Onaway 7, Kingston 6, Watersmeet 5, Mackinaw City 4, McBain Northern Michigan Christian 4, Detroit Douglass 4, Hillsdale Academy 2, Norway 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (20-2) 74 2. Rockford (21-1) 67 3. Flint Carman Ainsworth (1) (19-0) 65 4. Detroit Renaissance (18-1) 62 5. Grosse Pointe North (19-2) 53 6. Farmington Hills Mercy (19-3) 49 7. Wayne Memorial (17-5) 39 8. Byron Center (19-3) 35 9. Temperance Bedford (21-1) 29 10. DeWitt (20-2) 27 Others receiving votes: Coldwater 18, North Farmington 15, Jackson Northwest 12, Kalamazoo Central 11, Canton Salem 9, Holt 8, Utica Ford 8, Saline 6, 18, Grand Blanc 6, Belleville 5, Lake Orion 2. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (21-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (16-3) 70 3. Chelsea (21-1) 64 4. Lake Fenton (22-0) 59 5. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (19-3) 56 6. Haslett (21-1) 50 7. Vicksburg (22-0) 44 8. Frankenmuth (19-2) 38 9. Lansing Catholic (17-5) 37 10. North Branch (20-2) 27 Others receiving votes: Goodrich 25, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 16, Escanaba 11, Detroit Country Day 8, Dearborn Divine Child 6, Big Rapids 5, Redford Westfield Prep 3, Standish-Sterling 3, Olivet 1, Warren Fitzgerald 1, Marysville 1. Division 3 1. Buchanan (1) (19-1) 70 2. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (3) (15-6) 68 3. Blissfield (21-1) 59 4. Lake City (1) (21-1) 55 5. Hancock (19-1) 53 6. Dansville (18-2) 41 7. Hemlock (19-3) 38 8. Traverse City St. Francis (19-2) 36 9. Kent City (19-3) 31 (tie) Brandywine (20-2) 31 Others receiving votes: Sanford-Meridian 21, Calumet 15, Ovid-Elsie 14, McBain 13, Evart 10, Hart 9, Ithaca 7, Sandusky 6, Watervliet 5, Brooklyn Columbia Central 5, Bronson 4, Elk Rapids 3, Plymouth Christian Academy 2, Harbor Springs 2, East Jackson 1, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (5) (18-2) 75 2. Kingston (21-1) 68 3. Mackinaw City (21-1) 61 4. Gaylord St. Mary (19-3) 58 5. St. Charles (20-2) 54 6. Petersburg Summerfield (19-3) 42 7. Norway (19-3) 27 8. Baraga (17-5) 24 9. Martin (17-4) 23 (tie) Pittsford (18-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Portland St. Patrick 20, Cedarville 18, Colon 14, Hillman 13, Lake Linden-Hubbell 13, Fowler 12, Brethren 11, Morenci 11, Ontonagon 9, Genesee Christian 6, Ewen-Trout Creek 5, Carney-Nadeau 4, Manistee Catholic Central 4, Indian River-Inland Lakes 3, Adrian Lenawee Christian 2.Detroit Red Wings center Pius Suter (24) pushes Ottawa Senators left wing Tim Stutzle (18) off the puck during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)Anaheim Ducks’ Isac Lundestrom (21) celebrates after his goal with Trevor Zegras (11) as Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek (34) stands in front of his net during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. 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NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Ottawa Senators 6, Detroit Red Wings 2 Anaheim Ducks 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2 Senators 6, Red Wings 2 – Giroux has goal, 3 assists as Senators beat Red Wings 6-2 Claude Giroux scored the tiebreaking goal and had three assists, Thomas Chabot had a goal and two assists and the Ottawa Senators beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2. Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle, Drake Batherson and Jake Sanderson also scored to help Ottawa win its second straight after a two-game skid. Cam Talbot finished with 22 saves. David Perron and Tyler Bertuzzi scored goals for the Red Wings, who have lost two straight after winning seven of eight. Magnus Hellberg had 36 saves. Ducks 4, Blackhawks 2 – Ducks snap Blackhawks’ 5-game win streak with 4-2 victory Max Jones scored the go-ahead goal, Troy Terry had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks ended the Chicago Blackhawks’ five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory on Monday night. Isac Lundestrom and Jakob Silfverberg also scored, Mason McTavish had three assists, and the Ducks won their third straight game. Lukas Dostal made 24 saves after losing his previous five starts. Tyler Johnson had a power-play goal and an assist, and Andreas Athanasiou scored for the Blackhawks, who had been on their longest run of sustained success since winning five in a row in January 2020. Petr Mrazek gave up four goals on 33 shots. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Arizona Coyotes, 9:00 p.m. NHL – Maple Leafs up ante in East by making trade with Blackhawks The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forward Sam Lafferty and defenseman Jake McCabe from the Chicago Blackhawks. Their latest big trade comes the day after division-rival Tampa Bay paid a hefty price to acquire forward Tanner Jeannot from Nashville. Talent continues to flow to Eastern Conference contenders ahead of the NHL trade deadline Friday. In recent days, New Jersey got big winger Timo Meier from San Jose and Boston traded with Washington for Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov. Toronto sent a conditional 2025 first-round pick, a second-rounder in 2026, prospect Pavel Gogolev and forward Joey Anderson to the Blackhawks for Lafferty, McCabe and conditional fifth-round picks in 2024 and ‘25. Chicago is retaining half of McCabe’s salary. Dubas, in his fifth season as Leafs general manager, said talks with Chicago counterpart Kyle Davidson predated trades by the Lightning and Bruins, but isn’t downplaying the value of keeping up knowing how difficult the first couple of rounds will be this spring. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Charlotte Hornets 117, Detroit Pistons 106 Hornets 117, Pistons 106 – Ball fractures ankle in Hornets’ 117-106 win over Pistons LaMelo Ball made six 3-pointers before breaking his right ankle in the third quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 117-106 for their fifth straight victory. Terry Rozier scored 22 points and Gordon Hayward had 19 points for Charlotte, which is still second-to-last in the Eastern Conference standings — ahead of only Detroit. Ball finished with 18 points. He was hurt on a non-contact play, and the Hornets announced after the game that he had fractured his right ankle. Hamidou Diallo and James Wiseman each scored 23 points for the Pistons. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors, 7:30 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Toledo at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Michigan State at Nebraska, 9:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:00 NCAAMBKB – Houston stays at number 1 The top five spots in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll remained the same. The rest of the AP Top 25 was a big jumble. Houston was No. 1 for the second straight week in the poll released Monday, receiving 49 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel. No. 2 Alabama had five first-place votes and No. 3 Kansas received eight. UCLA and Purdue rounded out the top 5. The Boilermakers held at No. 5 despite losing to No. 15 Indiana. The rest of the poll, only No. 20 Providence kept the same position from last week. NCAAWBKB – 36 weeks and counting for South Carolina South Carolina is No. 1 for the 36th consecutive week. That ties Louisiana Tech for the second-longest run atop The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll in history. Only UConn with 51 weeks has a longer streak. Indiana stayed at No. 2 despite a last-second loss to Iowa. Utah was third with LSU and Maryland rounding out the top five. Iowa was seventh with Virginia Tech eighth. UConn fell five spots to ninth after losing to St. John’s. Notre Dame is 10th. South Florida re-entered the Top 25 at No. 25. Florida State dropped out. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Chicago Cubs (ss) 12, Cleveland Guardians 4 Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Chicago Cubs (ss) 0 Chicago White Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 1 New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 5 Today Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Arizona Diamondbacks, 3:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers, 3:10 p.m. Tennis – Novak Djokovic breaks record for most weeks ranked No. 1 Novak Djokovic has broken the record for the most time spent at No. 1 in the professional tennis rankings by a man or woman. He begins his 378th week in the ATP’s top spot on Monday to surpass Steffi Graf’s 377 leading the WTA. Djokovic already held the men’s mark. He eclipsed Roger Federer’s old ATP standard of 310 weeks in March 2021. Djokovic returned to No. 1 this time by winning the Australian Open in January. After Djokovic and Graf on the all-time No. 1 weeks list are Martina Navratilova with 332 and Serena Williams with 319. The computerized rankings began in the 1970s. Soccer – US women’s soccer coach paid 27% as much as men’s coach U.S. women’s coach Vlatko Andonovski earned 27% as much as American men’s coach Gregg Berhalter in the year ending last March 31, down slightly from 28% in the previous year. Andonovski earned $446,495, according to the U.S. Soccer Federation’s tax filing, including $50,000 in bonus money for the Americans’ third-place finish in the Tokyo Olympics. Berhalter earned $1,641,398, including $300,000 in bonus money in a year that included winning the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. NBAGL – NBA “G” League Last Night Lakeland Magic 123, Motor City Cruise 108 Tonight Grand Rapids Gold at Memphis Hustle, 8:00 p.m. Glen Oaks Community College 63, Southwestern Michigan 55 ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Today Kalamazoo Wings at Indy Fuel, 10:30 a.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women’s Basketball Southwestern Michigan College at Lake Michigan College, 5:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball Southwestern Michigan College at Lake Michigan College, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Girls Basketball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 at Portage Northern (1st round at local sites) Mattawan 52, St. Joseph 48 After St. Joe took a 1 point lead with 78 seconds left, Mattawan outscored St. Joe 5-0, all at the free throw line and held on for a 52-48 win over the Bears. Delaney Elsmore had a game high 22 points for Mattawan, who advance to play top seed Kalamazoo Central on Wednesday. Jaslynn Ward had 13 points to lead St. Joe, who finish the season at 8-14. Eleah Hedstrom added 12 and Elenor Conway scored 11 points for St. Joe. Lakeshore 52, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 42 Emily Lockman led the Lancers with 18 points as Lakeshore advanced to Wednesday’s District Semifinals against Portage Central, after a 52-42 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix. Paige Lies added 13 for the Lancers while Megan Wurster had 10. Portage Central 43, Portage Northern 38 Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Battle Creek Central 44, Harper Creek 24 Gull Lake 54, Sturgis 20 Division 2 at Edwardsburg Benton Harbor 43, Berrien Springs 32 Benton Harbor slowly started pulling away as the Tigers defeated Berrien Springs 43-32 in the opening round at Edwardsburg. Desrae Kyles led the Tigers with 15 points while Jmya Jordan had 14 in the Tigers win. Grace Constable led the Shamrocks with 10 points. Benton Harbor advances to Wednesday’s semifinal matchup against host Edwardsburg at 7:00, which will be live on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM. Division 2 at Vicksburg Marshall 47, Battle Creek Pennfield 38 Division 2 at Hopkins Hamilton 62, Allegan 30 Division 3 at Bloomingdale Bloomingdale 49, Bangor 35 Division 3 at Lawton Delton-Kellogg 42, Comstock 15 Lawton 45, Galesburg-Augusta 39 Division 3 at Constantine Union City 39, Constantine 31 Division 3 at Coloma Cassopolis 54, Bridgman 34 Division 4 at Michigan Lutheran Our Lady of the Lake 52, Watervliet Grace Christian 13 New Buffalo wins over Countryside Academy by forfeit Division 4 at Decatur Byron Center Zion Christian 41, Decatur 23 Lawrence 69, Eau Claire 22 Division 4 at Mendon Marcellus 34, Burr Oak 30 Tonight Boys Basketball St. Joseph at Grand Haven, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Benton Harbor at Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Bridgman, 7:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m. Wyoming Lee at Countryside, 6:30 p.m. South Haven at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Caledonia, 7:00 p.m. Mattawan at Holt, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Muskegon, 7:00 p.m. Parchment at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Constantine, 7:30 p.m. Niles at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Brandywine at Edwardsburg, 7:00 p.m. Coldwater at Otsego, 7:15 p.m. Lawton at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Buchanan at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. GR West Mi Aviation at Allegan, 7:15 p.m. Zion Christian at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Hopkins, 7:15 p.m. Martin at Muskegon West MI Christian, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Wyoming Tri-Unity, 7:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – Michigan High School AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (21-0) 75 2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (20-1) 70 3. North Farmington (17-1) 64 4. Grand Blanc (19-2) 59 5. Muskegon (19-2) 57 6. Ann Arbor Huron (19-1) 48 7. Detroit U-D Jesuit (17-4) 43 8. Kalamazoo Central (18-2) 41 9. Grand Rapids Northview (17-4) 38 10. Port Huron Northern (18-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Lansing Waverly 22, Grosse Pointe South 16, Okemos 14, Warren De La Salle 9, Mason 7, Hamtramck 3, River Rouge 3, Saline 2, Troy 2, Mattawan 2, Jackson 1, Oak Park 1. Division 2 1. Warren Michigan Collegiate (3) (18-2) 71 2. Warren Lincoln (18-4) 63 3. Olivet (20-0) 62 4. Romulus Summit Academy (2) (18-2) 61 5. Grand Rapids South Christian (18-3) 49 6. Grand Rapids Christian (15-5) 39 7. Hart (20-0) 38 8. Standish Sterling Central (18-0) 37 9. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (15-6) 31 10. Big Rapids (17-2) 25 Others receiving votes: Ferndale 21, Ludington 20, Boyne City 17, Croswell-Lexington 13, Bridgeport 12, Cadillac 12, Kingsford 9, Onsted 5, Benton Harbor 4, Flat Rock 4, Wyoming Lee 3, Saginaw 2, Marshall 1, Whitehall 1. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (3) (20-1) 87 2. Laingsburg (1) (19-0) 80 3. Flint Beecher (2) (16-3) 79 4. Napoleon (19-0) 64 5. Iron Mountain (18-1) 55 6. Grandville Calvin Christian (19-1) 52 7. Watervliet (18-3) 45 8. Brandywine (18-2) 42 9. Traverse City St. Francis (17-3) 41 10. Ecorse (13-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Blanchard Montabella 23, Cass City 23, Brown City 21, McBain 21, Saginaw Nouvel 20, Maple City Glen Lake 9, Ovid-Elsie 8, Bad Axe 5, Beal City 4, Jonesville 4, Riverview Gabriel Richard 4, Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker 3, Erie-Mason 3, New Haven 2, Tawas 2. Division 4 1. Painesdale Jeffers (3) (19-1) 71 2. Munising (19-1) 61 3. Taylor Trillium Academy (16-1) 59 4. Hillman (18-2) 44 5. Baldwin (19-1) 43 6. Genesee Christian (2) (15-5) 42 7. Lake Leelanau St Mary (15-3) 39 7. Powers North Central (15-4) 39 9. Mio Au Sable (17-1) 37 (tie) Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (15-5) 37 Others receiving votes: Bellevue 34, Ironwood 27, Gaylord St. Mary 27, Rudyard 7, Onaway 7, Kingston 6, Watersmeet 5, Mackinaw City 4, McBain Northern Michigan Christian 4, Detroit Douglass 4, Hillsdale Academy 2, Norway 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (20-2) 74 2. Rockford (21-1) 67 3. Flint Carman Ainsworth (1) (19-0) 65 4. Detroit Renaissance (18-1) 62 5. Grosse Pointe North (19-2) 53 6. Farmington Hills Mercy (19-3) 49 7. Wayne Memorial (17-5) 39 8. Byron Center (19-3) 35 9. Temperance Bedford (21-1) 29 10. DeWitt (20-2) 27 Others receiving votes: Coldwater 18, North Farmington 15, Jackson Northwest 12, Kalamazoo Central 11, Canton Salem 9, Holt 8, Utica Ford 8, Saline 6, 18, Grand Blanc 6, Belleville 5, Lake Orion 2. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (21-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (16-3) 70 3. Chelsea (21-1) 64 4. Lake Fenton (22-0) 59 5. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (19-3) 56 6. Haslett (21-1) 50 7. Vicksburg (22-0) 44 8. Frankenmuth (19-2) 38 9. Lansing Catholic (17-5) 37 10. North Branch (20-2) 27 Others receiving votes: Goodrich 25, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 16, Escanaba 11, Detroit Country Day 8, Dearborn Divine Child 6, Big Rapids 5, Redford Westfield Prep 3, Standish-Sterling 3, Olivet 1, Warren Fitzgerald 1, Marysville 1. Division 3 1. Buchanan (1) (19-1) 70 2. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (3) (15-6) 68 3. Blissfield (21-1) 59 4. Lake City (1) (21-1) 55 5. Hancock (19-1) 53 6. Dansville (18-2) 41 7. Hemlock (19-3) 38 8. Traverse City St. Francis (19-2) 36 9. Kent City (19-3) 31 (tie) Brandywine (20-2) 31 Others receiving votes: Sanford-Meridian 21, Calumet 15, Ovid-Elsie 14, McBain 13, Evart 10, Hart 9, Ithaca 7, Sandusky 6, Watervliet 5, Brooklyn Columbia Central 5, Bronson 4, Elk Rapids 3, Plymouth Christian Academy 2, Harbor Springs 2, East Jackson 1, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (5) (18-2) 75 2. Kingston (21-1) 68 3. Mackinaw City (21-1) 61 4. Gaylord St. Mary (19-3) 58 5. St. Charles (20-2) 54 6. Petersburg Summerfield (19-3) 42 7. Norway (19-3) 27 8. Baraga (17-5) 24 9. Martin (17-4) 23 (tie) Pittsford (18-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Portland St. Patrick 20, Cedarville 18, Colon 14, Hillman 13, Lake Linden-Hubbell 13, Fowler 12, Brethren 11, Morenci 11, Ontonagon 9, Genesee Christian 6, Ewen-Trout Creek 5, Carney-Nadeau 4, Manistee Catholic Central 4, Indian River-Inland Lakes 3, Adrian Lenawee Christian 2.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Ottawa Senators 6, Detroit Red Wings 2 Anaheim Ducks 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2 Senators 6, Red Wings 2 – Giroux has goal, 3 assists as Senators beat Red Wings 6-2 Claude Giroux scored the tiebreaking goal and had three assists, Thomas Chabot had a goal and two assists and the Ottawa Senators beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2. Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle, Drake Batherson and Jake Sanderson also scored to help Ottawa win its second straight after a two-game skid. Cam Talbot finished with 22 saves. David Perron and Tyler Bertuzzi scored goals for the Red Wings, who have lost two straight after winning seven of eight. Magnus Hellberg had 36 saves. Ducks 4, Blackhawks 2 – Ducks snap Blackhawks’ 5-game win streak with 4-2 victory Max Jones scored the go-ahead goal, Troy Terry had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks ended the Chicago Blackhawks' five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory on Monday night. Isac Lundestrom and Jakob Silfverberg also scored, Mason McTavish had three assists, and the Ducks won their third straight game. Lukas Dostal made 24 saves after losing his previous five starts. Tyler Johnson had a power-play goal and an assist, and Andreas Athanasiou scored for the Blackhawks, who had been on their longest run of sustained success since winning five in a row in January 2020. Petr Mrazek gave up four goals on 33 shots. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Arizona Coyotes, 9:00 p.m. NHL – Maple Leafs up ante in East by making trade with Blackhawks The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forward Sam Lafferty and defenseman Jake McCabe from the Chicago Blackhawks. Their latest big trade comes the day after division-rival Tampa Bay paid a hefty price to acquire forward Tanner Jeannot from Nashville. Talent continues to flow to Eastern Conference contenders ahead of the NHL trade deadline Friday. In recent days, New Jersey got big winger Timo Meier from San Jose and Boston traded with Washington for Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov. Toronto sent a conditional 2025 first-round pick, a second-rounder in 2026, prospect Pavel Gogolev and forward Joey Anderson to the Blackhawks for Lafferty, McCabe and conditional fifth-round picks in 2024 and ‘25. Chicago is retaining half of McCabe's salary. Dubas, in his fifth season as Leafs general manager, said talks with Chicago counterpart Kyle Davidson predated trades by the Lightning and Bruins, but isn’t downplaying the value of keeping up knowing how difficult the first couple of rounds will be this spring. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Charlotte Hornets 117, Detroit Pistons 106 Hornets 117, Pistons 106 – Ball fractures ankle in Hornets’ 117-106 win over Pistons LaMelo Ball made six 3-pointers before breaking his right ankle in the third quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 117-106 for their fifth straight victory. Terry Rozier scored 22 points and Gordon Hayward had 19 points for Charlotte, which is still second-to-last in the Eastern Conference standings — ahead of only Detroit. Ball finished with 18 points. He was hurt on a non-contact play, and the Hornets announced after the game that he had fractured his right ankle. Hamidou Diallo and James Wiseman each scored 23 points for the Pistons. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors, 7:30 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Tonight Toledo at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Michigan State at Nebraska, 9:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:00 NCAAMBKB – Houston stays at number 1 The top five spots in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll remained the same. The rest of the AP Top 25 was a big jumble. Houston was No. 1 for the second straight week in the poll released Monday, receiving 49 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel. No. 2 Alabama had five first-place votes and No. 3 Kansas received eight. UCLA and Purdue rounded out the top 5. The Boilermakers held at No. 5 despite losing to No. 15 Indiana. The rest of the poll, only No. 20 Providence kept the same position from last week. NCAAWBKB – 36 weeks and counting for South Carolina South Carolina is No. 1 for the 36th consecutive week. That ties Louisiana Tech for the second-longest run atop The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll in history. Only UConn with 51 weeks has a longer streak. Indiana stayed at No. 2 despite a last-second loss to Iowa. Utah was third with LSU and Maryland rounding out the top five. Iowa was seventh with Virginia Tech eighth. UConn fell five spots to ninth after losing to St. John's. Notre Dame is 10th. South Florida re-entered the Top 25 at No. 25. Florida State dropped out. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Chicago Cubs (ss) 12, Cleveland Guardians 4 Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Chicago Cubs (ss) 0 Chicago White Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 1 New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 5 Today Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Arizona Diamondbacks, 3:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers, 3:10 p.m. Tennis – Novak Djokovic breaks record for most weeks ranked No. 1 Novak Djokovic has broken the record for the most time spent at No. 1 in the professional tennis rankings by a man or woman. He begins his 378th week in the ATP's top spot on Monday to surpass Steffi Graf's 377 leading the WTA. Djokovic already held the men’s mark. He eclipsed Roger Federer's old ATP standard of 310 weeks in March 2021. Djokovic returned to No. 1 this time by winning the Australian Open in January. After Djokovic and Graf on the all-time No. 1 weeks list are Martina Navratilova with 332 and Serena Williams with 319. The computerized rankings began in the 1970s. Soccer – US women’s soccer coach paid 27% as much as men’s coach U.S. women's coach Vlatko Andonovski earned 27% as much as American men's coach Gregg Berhalter in the year ending last March 31, down slightly from 28% in the previous year. Andonovski earned $446,495, according to the U.S. Soccer Federation's tax filing, including $50,000 in bonus money for the Americans' third-place finish in the Tokyo Olympics. Berhalter earned $1,641,398, including $300,000 in bonus money in a year that included winning the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. NBAGL – NBA “G” League Last Night Lakeland Magic 123, Motor City Cruise 108 Tonight Grand Rapids Gold at Memphis Hustle, 8:00 p.m. Glen Oaks Community College 63, Southwestern Michigan 55 ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Today Kalamazoo Wings at Indy Fuel, 10:30 a.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women's Basketball Southwestern Michigan College at Lake Michigan College, 5:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. Men's Basketball Southwestern Michigan College at Lake Michigan College, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Girls Basketball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 at Portage Northern (1st round at local sites) Mattawan 52, St. Joseph 48 After St. Joe took a 1 point lead with 78 seconds left, Mattawan outscored St. Joe 5-0, all at the free throw line and held on for a 52-48 win over the Bears. Delaney Elsmore had a game high 22 points for Mattawan, who advance to play top seed Kalamazoo Central on Wednesday. Jaslynn Ward had 13 points to lead St. Joe, who finish the season at 8-14. Eleah Hedstrom added 12 and Elenor Conway scored 11 points for St. Joe. Lakeshore 52, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 42 Emily Lockman led the Lancers with 18 points as Lakeshore advanced to Wednesday's District Semifinals against Portage Central, after a 52-42 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix. Paige Lies added 13 for the Lancers while Megan Wurster had 10. Portage Central 43, Portage Northern 38 Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Battle Creek Central 44, Harper Creek 24 Gull Lake 54, Sturgis 20 Division 2 at Edwardsburg Benton Harbor 43, Berrien Springs 32 Benton Harbor slowly started pulling away as the Tigers defeated Berrien Springs 43-32 in the opening round at Edwardsburg. Desrae Kyles led the Tigers with 15 points while Jmya Jordan had 14 in the Tigers win. Grace Constable led the Shamrocks with 10 points. Benton Harbor advances to Wednesday's semifinal matchup against host Edwardsburg at 7:00, which will be live on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM. Division 2 at Vicksburg Marshall 47, Battle Creek Pennfield 38 Division 2 at Hopkins Hamilton 62, Allegan 30 Division 3 at Bloomingdale Bloomingdale 49, Bangor 35 Division 3 at Lawton Delton-Kellogg 42, Comstock 15 Lawton 45, Galesburg-Augusta 39 Division 3 at Constantine Union City 39, Constantine 31 Division 3 at Coloma Cassopolis 54, Bridgman 34 Division 4 at Michigan Lutheran Our Lady of the Lake 52, Watervliet Grace Christian 13 New Buffalo wins over Countryside Academy by forfeit Division 4 at Decatur Byron Center Zion Christian 41, Decatur 23 Lawrence 69, Eau Claire 22 Division 4 at Mendon Marcellus 34, Burr Oak 30 Tonight Boys Basketball St. Joseph at Grand Haven, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Benton Harbor at Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Michigan Lutheran at Bridgman, 7:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m. Wyoming Lee at Countryside, 6:30 p.m. South Haven at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Caledonia, 7:00 p.m. Mattawan at Holt, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Muskegon, 7:00 p.m. Parchment at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Constantine, 7:30 p.m. Niles at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Brandywine at Edwardsburg, 7:00 p.m. Coldwater at Otsego, 7:15 p.m. Lawton at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Buchanan at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. GR West Mi Aviation at Allegan, 7:15 p.m. Zion Christian at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Hopkins, 7:15 p.m. Martin at Muskegon West MI Christian, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Wyoming Tri-Unity, 7:00 p.m. Bangor at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – Michigan High School AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (21-0) 75 2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (20-1) 70 3. North Farmington (17-1) 64 4. Grand Blanc (19-2) 59 5. Muskegon (19-2) 57 6. Ann Arbor Huron (19-1) 48 7. Detroit U-D Jesuit (17-4) 43 8. Kalamazoo Central (18-2) 41 9. Grand Rapids Northview (17-4) 38 10. Port Huron Northern (18-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Lansing Waverly 22, Grosse Pointe South 16, Okemos 14, Warren De La Salle 9, Mason 7, Hamtramck 3, River Rouge 3, Saline 2, Troy 2, Mattawan 2, Jackson 1, Oak Park 1. Division 2 1. Warren Michigan Collegiate (3) (18-2) 71 2. Warren Lincoln (18-4) 63 3. Olivet (20-0) 62 4. Romulus Summit Academy (2) (18-2) 61 5. Grand Rapids South Christian (18-3) 49 6. Grand Rapids Christian (15-5) 39 7. Hart (20-0) 38 8. Standish Sterling Central (18-0) 37 9. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (15-6) 31 10. Big Rapids (17-2) 25 Others receiving votes: Ferndale 21, Ludington 20, Boyne City 17, Croswell-Lexington 13, Bridgeport 12, Cadillac 12, Kingsford 9, Onsted 5, Benton Harbor 4, Flat Rock 4, Wyoming Lee 3, Saginaw 2, Marshall 1, Whitehall 1. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (3) (20-1) 87 2. Laingsburg (1) (19-0) 80 3. Flint Beecher (2) (16-3) 79 4. Napoleon (19-0) 64 5. Iron Mountain (18-1) 55 6. Grandville Calvin Christian (19-1) 52 7. Watervliet (18-3) 45 8. Brandywine (18-2) 42 9. Traverse City St. Francis (17-3) 41 10. Ecorse (13-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Blanchard Montabella 23, Cass City 23, Brown City 21, McBain 21, Saginaw Nouvel 20, Maple City Glen Lake 9, Ovid-Elsie 8, Bad Axe 5, Beal City 4, Jonesville 4, Riverview Gabriel Richard 4, Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker 3, Erie-Mason 3, New Haven 2, Tawas 2. Division 4 1. Painesdale Jeffers (3) (19-1) 71 2. Munising (19-1) 61 3. Taylor Trillium Academy (16-1) 59 4. Hillman (18-2) 44 5. Baldwin (19-1) 43 6. Genesee Christian (2) (15-5) 42 7. Lake Leelanau St Mary (15-3) 39 7. Powers North Central (15-4) 39 9. Mio Au Sable (17-1) 37 (tie) Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (15-5) 37 Others receiving votes: Bellevue 34, Ironwood 27, Gaylord St. Mary 27, Rudyard 7, Onaway 7, Kingston 6, Watersmeet 5, Mackinaw City 4, McBain Northern Michigan Christian 4, Detroit Douglass 4, Hillsdale Academy 2, Norway 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (20-2) 74 2. Rockford (21-1) 67 3. Flint Carman Ainsworth (1) (19-0) 65 4. Detroit Renaissance (18-1) 62 5. Grosse Pointe North (19-2) 53 6. Farmington Hills Mercy (19-3) 49 7. Wayne Memorial (17-5) 39 8. Byron Center (19-3) 35 9. Temperance Bedford (21-1) 29 10. DeWitt (20-2) 27 Others receiving votes: Coldwater 18, North Farmington 15, Jackson Northwest 12, Kalamazoo Central 11, Canton Salem 9, Holt 8, Utica Ford 8, Saline 6, 18, Grand Blanc 6, Belleville 5, Lake Orion 2. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (21-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (16-3) 70 3. Chelsea (21-1) 64 4. Lake Fenton (22-0) 59 5. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (19-3) 56 6. Haslett (21-1) 50 7. Vicksburg (22-0) 44 8. Frankenmuth (19-2) 38 9. Lansing Catholic (17-5) 37 10. North Branch (20-2) 27 Others receiving votes: Goodrich 25, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 16, Escanaba 11, Detroit Country Day 8, Dearborn Divine Child 6, Big Rapids 5, Redford Westfield Prep 3, Standish-Sterling 3, Olivet 1, Warren Fitzgerald 1, Marysville 1. Division 3 1. Buchanan (1) (19-1) 70 2. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (3) (15-6) 68 3. Blissfield (21-1) 59 4. Lake City (1) (21-1) 55 5. Hancock (19-1) 53 6. Dansville (18-2) 41 7. Hemlock (19-3) 38 8. Traverse City St. Francis (19-2) 36 9. Kent City (19-3) 31 (tie) Brandywine (20-2) 31 Others receiving votes: Sanford-Meridian 21, Calumet 15, Ovid-Elsie 14, McBain 13, Evart 10, Hart 9, Ithaca 7, Sandusky 6, Watervliet 5, Brooklyn Columbia Central 5, Bronson 4, Elk Rapids 3, Plymouth Christian Academy 2, Harbor Springs 2, East Jackson 1, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (5) (18-2) 75 2. Kingston (21-1) 68 3. Mackinaw City (21-1) 61 4. Gaylord St. Mary (19-3) 58 5. St. Charles (20-2) 54 6. Petersburg Summerfield (19-3) 42 7. Norway (19-3) 27 8. Baraga (17-5) 24 9. Martin (17-4) 23 (tie) Pittsford (18-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Portland St. Patrick 20, Cedarville 18, Colon 14, Hillman 13, Lake Linden-Hubbell 13, Fowler 12, Brethren 11, Morenci 11, Ontonagon 9, Genesee Christian 6, Ewen-Trout Creek 5, Carney-Nadeau 4, Manistee Catholic Central 4, Indian River-Inland Lakes 3, Adrian Lenawee Christian 2.Detroit Red Wings center Pius Suter (24) pushes Ottawa Senators left wing Tim Stutzle (18) off the puck during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)Anaheim Ducks’ Isac Lundestrom (21) celebrates after his goal with Trevor Zegras (11) as Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek (34) stands in front of his net during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. 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NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. (17) Indiana at Michigan State, 9:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:00 NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Yesterday (16) Ohio State 74, (12) Michigan 61 (16) Ohio State 74, (12) Michigan 61 – Harris, Ohio State women beat Michigan 74-61 Rikki Harris scored a career-high 23 points with five assists and seven steals, Taylor Thierry added 15 points and No. 16 Ohio State beat No. 12 Michigan 74-61 to complete a season sweep of the Wolverines. It was Ohio State’s first victory over a ranked team since topping Michigan 66-57 on New Year’s Eve. Taylor Mikesell made four 3-pointers and scored 12 for Ohio State (23-5, 12-5 Big Ten). Cotie McMahon had seven points, eight rebounds and seven assists. McMahon was named the Big Ten freshman of the week for the sixth time earlier on Monday after averaging 19.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Leigha Brown scored a career-high 36 points with nine rebounds for Michigan. NCAAMBKB – Houston back at No. 1 as Northwestern makes debut Houston returned to No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll for the third time this season while Northwestern and Texas A&M barged into the rankings after each had a pair of impressive wins last week. The Cougars picked up 48 first-place votes from the 62-member national media panel with just two weeks left in the regular season. Alabama dropped one spot after losing to Tennessee and routing Georgia in its lone week at No. 1. The Crimson Tide held onto seven first-place votes, while Kansas also earned seven to climb two spots to No. 3. North Carolina State and Florida Atlantic dropped out after each lost games last week. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina’s No. 1 run in Top 25 hits 35 weeks South Carolina remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll after topping Mississippi in overtime on Sunday. The Gamecocks have been No. 1 for 35 straight weeks, the third-longest streak of all time. They received 27 of the 28 first-place votes from the national media panel, marking the first time all season they weren’t a unanimous choice. Indiana got the other first-place vote and stayed second in the poll. The Hoosiers have won 14 consecutive games and are 9-0 against AP Top 25 teams this season — the most wins against ranked opponents of any team in the country. Stanford, UConn and LSU round out the top five teams. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, 7:00 p.m. Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. Olympics – Nations: No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for Russia The governments of 35 nations signed a statement calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of “neutrality” as it seeks a way to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into international sports and next year’s Paris Olympics. The statement said the countries do not agree Russian and Belarusian athletes should be allowed back into competition as long as the lack of clarity and concrete details on a workable neutrality model aren’t addressed. The United States, Britain, France, Canada and Germany were among those signing. Those five countries brought nearly one-fifth of all the athletes to the Tokyo Games in 2021. The letter was the product of a Feb. 10 summit in London. MLB – Cubs, RHP Michael Fulmer finalize $4M, 1-year contract The Chicago Cubs have added Michael Fulmer to their bullpen, finalizing a $4 million, one-year contract with the right-hander. Fulmer played for Detroit and Minnesota last season, going 5-6 with 3.39 ERA in a career-high 67 appearances. He began the season with the Tigers and was traded to the Twins in August. Fulmer says conversations with former Cubs relievers Andrew Chafin and Daniel Norris cemented his decision to join the team. MLB – Elvis Andrus to play 2nd base with Chicago White Sox Elvis Andrus is joining the Chicago White Sox, stepping into the team’s opening at second base. Andrus has finalized a $3 million, one-year contract. The two-time All-Star has played shortstop for his entire big league career, but he is going to move over to second in his return to Chicago. To make room on the roster, left-hander Bennett Sousa was designated for assignment. The 34-year-old Andrus finished last season with Chicago, hitting .271 with nine homers and 28 RBIs in 43 games after he was cut by Oakland. MLB – Milestones behind him, Cabrera hopes for fun final year Miguel Cabrera sounds at ease with his decision to call it a career. The Detroit slugger joked with reporters in his usual playful way and insisted he doesn’t need opponents to lavish him with attention. That will likely come this season whether he wants it or not. Two decades after his big league debut as a 20-year-old Florida Marlin, Cabrera is entering his final season. He’s hoping for good health and more wins for the Tigers. Cabrera hit his 500th home run two years ago. Last season he reached 3,000 hits. MLB – Major league teams searching for advantages with new rules The only certainty about Major League Baseball’s new rules for the 2023 season is that everyone is going to push and pull on them in search of an edge. The size of the bases has been increased to 18-inch squares from 15. The new pitch clock is 15 seconds with no runners on base and 20 seconds with runners. The increasingly frequent infield shift has been eliminated, and there is a limit of two of what MLB calls disengagements — pickoff attempts or steps off the rubber — per plate appearance. AHL – American Hockey League Yesterday Manitoba Moose 5, Grand Rapids Griffins 1 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball St. Joseph 47, Berrien Springs 42 St. Joe rallied from a 40-30 deficit heading into the final quarter and outscored Berrien Springs 17-2 in the fourth quarter for a 47-42 win over the upset minded Shamrocks. Chase Sanders had 12 points to lead St. Joe while Matt Lanier and Luke Lehner had 11 points each. Allen Taylor had 14 points to lead Berrien Springs while Brady Blasko had 13. Buchanan 61, Our Lady of the Lake 30 Brandywine 71, New Buffalo 27 Coloma 55, Dowagiac 51 Decatur 53, Bloomingdale 37 Landon Fisher had 27 points for Decatur in the 53-37 win over Bloomingdale Edwardsburg 65, Sturgis 42 Battle Creek Central 63, Gull Lake 48 Parchment 56, Portage Northern 49 Girls Basketball Benton Harbor 47, Our Lady of the Lake 32 Athens 58, Michigan Lutheran 29 Bloomingdale 66, Decatur 33 Edwardsburg 65, Sturgis 9 Portage Northern 51, Parchment 26 Galesburg-Augusta 33, Climax-Scotts 26 Saugatuck 51, Kentwood Grand River 34 Tonight Boys Basketball Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Countryside at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. River Valley at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m. South Haven at Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Watervliet at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Coloma at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Martin at Howardsville Christian, 7:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Parchment, 7:00 p.m. Mendon at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Centreville at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m. Otsego at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball Lakeshore at Dowagiac, 6:30 p.m. Brandywine at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. Watervliet Grace Christian at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at River Valley, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. Constantine at Edwardsburg, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Martin, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Lawton at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Gobles, 5:30 p.m. Bangor at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Vermontville Maple Valley at Comstock, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Otsego, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Portage Northern, 7:15 p.m. MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (20-0) 75 2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (18-1) 67 (tie) North Farmington (17-1) 67 4. Grand Blanc (17-2) 59 5. Muskegon (17-2) 57 6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (16-3) 49 7. Ann Arbor Huron (17-1) 46 8. Kalamazoo Central (18-2) 38 9. Grand Rapids Northview (15-4) 35 10. Grosse Pointe South (16-3) 21 Others receiving votes: Port Huron Northern 19, Warren De La Salle 16, Lansing Waverly 12, Mason 9, Okemos 7, Grand Haven 6, Detroit King 5, Mount Pleasant 3, Port Huron 3, Troy 2, Hamtramck 2, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 1, Oak Park 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (5) (16-1) 75 2. Warren Lincoln (16-4) 65 3. Olivet (18-0) 62 4. Warren Michigan Collegiate (16-2) 57 5. Grand Rapids Christian (14-4) 45 6. Grand Rapids South Christian (16-3) 42 7. Big Rapids (16-1) 35 (tie) Grand Rapids Catholic Central (14-5) 35 9. Boyne City (17-2) 33 10. Benton Harbor (14-6) 25 Others receiving votes: Saginaw 22, Standish Sterling Central 21, Chelsea 17, Hart 17, Ferndale 16, Ludington 14, Bridgeport 5, Croswell-Lexington 4, Cadillac 4, Onsted 3, Marshall 1, Whitehall 1, Wyoming Lee 1. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (4) (18-1) 88 2. Laingsburg (1) (18-0) 83 3. Flint Beecher (1) (15-3) 73 4. Watervliet (17-2) 67 5. Napoleon (18-0) 62 6. Iron Mountain (18-1) 57 7. Grandville Calvin Christian (17-1) 48 8. Brandywine (16-2) 42 9. Cass City (16-1) 34 10. Traverse City St. Francis (15-3) 27 Others receiving votes: Saginaw Nouvel 24, Blanchard Montabella 22, McBain 18, Maple City Glen Lake 15, Ovid-Elsie 13, Brown City 10, Ecorse 9, Jonesville 8, St. Ignace 8, Plymouth Christian 5, Beal City 4, New Haven 2, Detroit Edison 1. Division 4 1. Taylor Trillium Academy (4) (16-0) 74 2. Painesdale Jeffers (1) (17-1) 65 3. Munising (17-1) 53 4. Lake Leelanau St Mary (15-2) 50 5. Hillman (16-1) 47 6. Powers North Central (14-3) 43 7. Baldwin (18-1) 42 8. Bellevue (17-1) 36 (tie) Mio Au Sable (16-1) 36 10. Genesee Christian (13-4) 33 Others receiving votes: Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 28, Ironwood 27, Gaylord St. Mary 21, Rudyard 9, Kingston 9, Onaway 7, Eau Claire 6, Detroit Douglass 5, Watersmeet 4, Pittsford 4, Norway 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (18-2) 73 2. Detroit Renaissance (1) (19-0) 70 3. Rockford (19-1) 65 4. Flint Carman Ainsworth (17-0) 61 5. Wayne Memorial (17-4) 53 6. Grosse Pointe North (17-2) 49 7. Farmington Hills Mercy (17-3) 46 8. Byron Center (17-3) 30 9. DeWitt (18-2) 23 10. Temperance Bedford (20-1) 21 Others receiving votes: North Farmington 19, Coldwater 18, Jackson Northwest 16, Holt 12, Kalamazoo Central 11, Utica Ford 9, Saline 8, Grand Blanc 5, Belleville 5, Riverview 3, Lake Orion 2, Rochester 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (19-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (15-3) 69 3. Chelsea (19-1) 66 4. Lake Fenton (20-0) 59 5. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (17-3) 53 6. Haslett (20-1) 51 7. Vicksburg (20-0) 45 8. Frankenmuth (17-2) 35 9. Goodrich (18-2) 26 (tie) North Branch (18-2) 26 Others receiving votes: Lansing Catholic 18, Dearborn Divine Child 14, Escanaba 14, Big Rapids 12, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 8, Detroit Country Day 5, Standish-Sterling 5, Redford Westfield Prep 4, Caro 4, Romulus 4, Ludington 3, Warren Fitzgerald 3, Marysville 1. Division 3 1. Dansville (1) (17-1) 66 (tie) Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (3) (15-5) 66 3. Buchanan (18-1) 65 4. Blissfield (19-1) 61 5. Lake City (1) (19-1) 54 6. Hancock (17-1) 44 7. Hemlock (16-3) 35 8. Traverse City St. Francis (17-2) 34 (tie) Sanford-Meridian (18-1) 34 10. Kent City (17-3) 29 Others receiving votes: Brandywine 27, McBain 14, Hart 13, Evart 11, Calumet 11, Bronson 7, Ithaca 7, Springport 7, Sandusky 5, Harbor Springs 3, Elk Rapids 3, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 2, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 1, Ovid-Elsie 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (5) (17-2) 75 2. Kingston (18-1) 68 3. Gaylord St. Mary (18-2) 61 4. Mackinaw City (19-1) 60 (tie) St. Charles (17-2) 60 6. Petersburg Summerfield (18-2) 47 7. Baraga (16-4) 33 8. Norway (17-3) 28 9. Martin (15-4) 21 10. Cedarville (15-4) 20 (tie) Pittsford (16-3) 20 Others receiving votes: Brethren 16, Lake Linden-Hubbell 16, Hillman 15, Fowler 13, Ontonagon 8, Colon 8, Genesee Christian 8, Morenci 7, Carney-Nadeau 5, Indian River-Inland Lakes 4, Manistee Catholic Central 4, Mendon 2, Ewen-Trout Creek 1.AP MEN’S TOP 251Houston(48)25-22Alabama(7)23-43Kansas(7)22-54UCLA23-45Purdue24-46Virginia21-47Arizona24-48Texas21-69Baylor20-710Marquette21-611Tennessee20-712Gonzaga23-513Miami22-514Kansas State20-715Saint Mary’s24-516Xavier20-717Indiana19-818UConn20-719Creighton18-920Providence20-721Northwestern20-722San Diego State21-523Iowa State17-924TCU18-925Texas A&M20-7AP WOMEN’S TOP 251South Carolina(27)27-02Indiana (1)26-13Stanford25-34UConn24-45LSU25-16Iowa22-57Maryland22-58Utah23-39Virginia Tech22-410Notre Dame22-411Duke23-412Michigan20-613Oklahoma22-414Arizona21-615Villanova23-516Ohio State22-517UCLA21-618Gonzaga25-319Texas21-720Iowa State17-721Colorado21-622North Carolina19-823Florida State22-724UNLV25-225TMiddle Tennessee22-425TIllinois20-7See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. (17) Indiana at Michigan State, 9:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:00 NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Yesterday (16) Ohio State 74, (12) Michigan 61 (16) Ohio State 74, (12) Michigan 61 – Harris, Ohio State women beat Michigan 74-61 Rikki Harris scored a career-high 23 points with five assists and seven steals, Taylor Thierry added 15 points and No. 16 Ohio State beat No. 12 Michigan 74-61 to complete a season sweep of the Wolverines. It was Ohio State’s first victory over a ranked team since topping Michigan 66-57 on New Year’s Eve. Taylor Mikesell made four 3-pointers and scored 12 for Ohio State (23-5, 12-5 Big Ten). Cotie McMahon had seven points, eight rebounds and seven assists. McMahon was named the Big Ten freshman of the week for the sixth time earlier on Monday after averaging 19.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Leigha Brown scored a career-high 36 points with nine rebounds for Michigan. NCAAMBKB – Houston back at No. 1 as Northwestern makes debut Houston returned to No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll for the third time this season while Northwestern and Texas A&M barged into the rankings after each had a pair of impressive wins last week. The Cougars picked up 48 first-place votes from the 62-member national media panel with just two weeks left in the regular season. Alabama dropped one spot after losing to Tennessee and routing Georgia in its lone week at No. 1. The Crimson Tide held onto seven first-place votes, while Kansas also earned seven to climb two spots to No. 3. North Carolina State and Florida Atlantic dropped out after each lost games last week. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina’s No. 1 run in Top 25 hits 35 weeks South Carolina remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll after topping Mississippi in overtime on Sunday. The Gamecocks have been No. 1 for 35 straight weeks, the third-longest streak of all time. They received 27 of the 28 first-place votes from the national media panel, marking the first time all season they weren’t a unanimous choice. Indiana got the other first-place vote and stayed second in the poll. The Hoosiers have won 14 consecutive games and are 9-0 against AP Top 25 teams this season — the most wins against ranked opponents of any team in the country. Stanford, UConn and LSU round out the top five teams. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, 7:00 p.m. Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. Olympics – Nations: No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for Russia The governments of 35 nations signed a statement calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of “neutrality” as it seeks a way to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into international sports and next year’s Paris Olympics. The statement said the countries do not agree Russian and Belarusian athletes should be allowed back into competition as long as the lack of clarity and concrete details on a workable neutrality model aren’t addressed. The United States, Britain, France, Canada and Germany were among those signing. Those five countries brought nearly one-fifth of all the athletes to the Tokyo Games in 2021. The letter was the product of a Feb. 10 summit in London. MLB – Cubs, RHP Michael Fulmer finalize $4M, 1-year contract The Chicago Cubs have added Michael Fulmer to their bullpen, finalizing a $4 million, one-year contract with the right-hander. Fulmer played for Detroit and Minnesota last season, going 5-6 with 3.39 ERA in a career-high 67 appearances. He began the season with the Tigers and was traded to the Twins in August. Fulmer says conversations with former Cubs relievers Andrew Chafin and Daniel Norris cemented his decision to join the team. MLB – Elvis Andrus to play 2nd base with Chicago White Sox Elvis Andrus is joining the Chicago White Sox, stepping into the team’s opening at second base. Andrus has finalized a $3 million, one-year contract. The two-time All-Star has played shortstop for his entire big league career, but he is going to move over to second in his return to Chicago. To make room on the roster, left-hander Bennett Sousa was designated for assignment. The 34-year-old Andrus finished last season with Chicago, hitting .271 with nine homers and 28 RBIs in 43 games after he was cut by Oakland. MLB – Milestones behind him, Cabrera hopes for fun final year Miguel Cabrera sounds at ease with his decision to call it a career. The Detroit slugger joked with reporters in his usual playful way and insisted he doesn’t need opponents to lavish him with attention. That will likely come this season whether he wants it or not. Two decades after his big league debut as a 20-year-old Florida Marlin, Cabrera is entering his final season. He’s hoping for good health and more wins for the Tigers. Cabrera hit his 500th home run two years ago. Last season he reached 3,000 hits. MLB – Major league teams searching for advantages with new rules The only certainty about Major League Baseball’s new rules for the 2023 season is that everyone is going to push and pull on them in search of an edge. The size of the bases has been increased to 18-inch squares from 15. The new pitch clock is 15 seconds with no runners on base and 20 seconds with runners. The increasingly frequent infield shift has been eliminated, and there is a limit of two of what MLB calls disengagements — pickoff attempts or steps off the rubber — per plate appearance. AHL – American Hockey League Yesterday Manitoba Moose 5, Grand Rapids Griffins 1 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball St. Joseph 47, Berrien Springs 42 St. Joe rallied from a 40-30 deficit heading into the final quarter and outscored Berrien Springs 17-2 in the fourth quarter for a 47-42 win over the upset minded Shamrocks. Chase Sanders had 12 points to lead St. Joe while Matt Lanier and Luke Lehner had 11 points each. Allen Taylor had 14 points to lead Berrien Springs while Brady Blasko had 13. Buchanan 61, Our Lady of the Lake 30 Brandywine 71, New Buffalo 27 Coloma 55, Dowagiac 51 Decatur 53, Bloomingdale 37 Landon Fisher had 27 points for Decatur in the 53-37 win over Bloomingdale Edwardsburg 65, Sturgis 42 Battle Creek Central 63, Gull Lake 48 Parchment 56, Portage Northern 49 Girls Basketball Benton Harbor 47, Our Lady of the Lake 32 Athens 58, Michigan Lutheran 29 Bloomingdale 66, Decatur 33 Edwardsburg 65, Sturgis 9 Portage Northern 51, Parchment 26 Galesburg-Augusta 33, Climax-Scotts 26 Saugatuck 51, Kentwood Grand River 34 Tonight Boys Basketball Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Countryside at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. River Valley at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m. South Haven at Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Watervliet at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Coloma at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Martin at Howardsville Christian, 7:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Parchment, 7:00 p.m. Mendon at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Centreville at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m. Otsego at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball Lakeshore at Dowagiac, 6:30 p.m. Brandywine at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. Watervliet Grace Christian at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at River Valley, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. Constantine at Edwardsburg, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Martin, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Lawton at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Gobles, 5:30 p.m. Bangor at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Vermontville Maple Valley at Comstock, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Otsego, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Portage Northern, 7:15 p.m. MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (20-0) 75 2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (18-1) 67 (tie) North Farmington (17-1) 67 4. Grand Blanc (17-2) 59 5. Muskegon (17-2) 57 6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (16-3) 49 7. Ann Arbor Huron (17-1) 46 8. Kalamazoo Central (18-2) 38 9. Grand Rapids Northview (15-4) 35 10. Grosse Pointe South (16-3) 21 Others receiving votes: Port Huron Northern 19, Warren De La Salle 16, Lansing Waverly 12, Mason 9, Okemos 7, Grand Haven 6, Detroit King 5, Mount Pleasant 3, Port Huron 3, Troy 2, Hamtramck 2, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 1, Oak Park 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (5) (16-1) 75 2. Warren Lincoln (16-4) 65 3. Olivet (18-0) 62 4. Warren Michigan Collegiate (16-2) 57 5. Grand Rapids Christian (14-4) 45 6. Grand Rapids South Christian (16-3) 42 7. Big Rapids (16-1) 35 (tie) Grand Rapids Catholic Central (14-5) 35 9. Boyne City (17-2) 33 10. Benton Harbor (14-6) 25 Others receiving votes: Saginaw 22, Standish Sterling Central 21, Chelsea 17, Hart 17, Ferndale 16, Ludington 14, Bridgeport 5, Croswell-Lexington 4, Cadillac 4, Onsted 3, Marshall 1, Whitehall 1, Wyoming Lee 1. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (4) (18-1) 88 2. Laingsburg (1) (18-0) 83 3. Flint Beecher (1) (15-3) 73 4. Watervliet (17-2) 67 5. Napoleon (18-0) 62 6. Iron Mountain (18-1) 57 7. Grandville Calvin Christian (17-1) 48 8. Brandywine (16-2) 42 9. Cass City (16-1) 34 10. Traverse City St. Francis (15-3) 27 Others receiving votes: Saginaw Nouvel 24, Blanchard Montabella 22, McBain 18, Maple City Glen Lake 15, Ovid-Elsie 13, Brown City 10, Ecorse 9, Jonesville 8, St. Ignace 8, Plymouth Christian 5, Beal City 4, New Haven 2, Detroit Edison 1. Division 4 1. Taylor Trillium Academy (4) (16-0) 74 2. Painesdale Jeffers (1) (17-1) 65 3. Munising (17-1) 53 4. Lake Leelanau St Mary (15-2) 50 5. Hillman (16-1) 47 6. Powers North Central (14-3) 43 7. Baldwin (18-1) 42 8. Bellevue (17-1) 36 (tie) Mio Au Sable (16-1) 36 10. Genesee Christian (13-4) 33 Others receiving votes: Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 28, Ironwood 27, Gaylord St. Mary 21, Rudyard 9, Kingston 9, Onaway 7, Eau Claire 6, Detroit Douglass 5, Watersmeet 4, Pittsford 4, Norway 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (18-2) 73 2. Detroit Renaissance (1) (19-0) 70 3. Rockford (19-1) 65 4. Flint Carman Ainsworth (17-0) 61 5. Wayne Memorial (17-4) 53 6. Grosse Pointe North (17-2) 49 7. Farmington Hills Mercy (17-3) 46 8. Byron Center (17-3) 30 9. DeWitt (18-2) 23 10. Temperance Bedford (20-1) 21 Others receiving votes: North Farmington 19, Coldwater 18, Jackson Northwest 16, Holt 12, Kalamazoo Central 11, Utica Ford 9, Saline 8, Grand Blanc 5, Belleville 5, Riverview 3, Lake Orion 2, Rochester 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (19-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (15-3) 69 3. Chelsea (19-1) 66 4. Lake Fenton (20-0) 59 5. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (17-3) 53 6. Haslett (20-1) 51 7. Vicksburg (20-0) 45 8. Frankenmuth (17-2) 35 9. Goodrich (18-2) 26 (tie) North Branch (18-2) 26 Others receiving votes: Lansing Catholic 18, Dearborn Divine Child 14, Escanaba 14, Big Rapids 12, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 8, Detroit Country Day 5, Standish-Sterling 5, Redford Westfield Prep 4, Caro 4, Romulus 4, Ludington 3, Warren Fitzgerald 3, Marysville 1. Division 3 1. Dansville (1) (17-1) 66 (tie) Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (3) (15-5) 66 3. Buchanan (18-1) 65 4. Blissfield (19-1) 61 5. Lake City (1) (19-1) 54 6. Hancock (17-1) 44 7. Hemlock (16-3) 35 8. Traverse City St. Francis (17-2) 34 (tie) Sanford-Meridian (18-1) 34 10. Kent City (17-3) 29 Others receiving votes: Brandywine 27, McBain 14, Hart 13, Evart 11, Calumet 11, Bronson 7, Ithaca 7, Springport 7, Sandusky 5, Harbor Springs 3, Elk Rapids 3, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 2, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 1, Ovid-Elsie 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (5) (17-2) 75 2. Kingston (18-1) 68 3. Gaylord St. Mary (18-2) 61 4. Mackinaw City (19-1) 60 (tie) St. Charles (17-2) 60 6. Petersburg Summerfield (18-2) 47 7. Baraga (16-4) 33 8. Norway (17-3) 28 9. Martin (15-4) 21 10. Cedarville (15-4) 20 (tie) Pittsford (16-3) 20 Others receiving votes: Brethren 16, Lake Linden-Hubbell 16, Hillman 15, Fowler 13, Ontonagon 8, Colon 8, Genesee Christian 8, Morenci 7, Carney-Nadeau 5, Indian River-Inland Lakes 4, Manistee Catholic Central 4, Mendon 2, Ewen-Trout Creek 1.AP MEN’S TOP 251Houston(48)25-22Alabama(7)23-43Kansas(7)22-54UCLA23-45Purdue24-46Virginia21-47Arizona24-48Texas21-69Baylor20-710Marquette21-611Tennessee20-712Gonzaga23-513Miami22-514Kansas State20-715Saint Mary’s24-516Xavier20-717Indiana19-818UConn20-719Creighton18-920Providence20-721Northwestern20-722San Diego State21-523Iowa State17-924TCU18-925Texas A&M20-7AP WOMEN’S TOP 251South Carolina(27)27-02Indiana (1)26-13Stanford25-34UConn24-45LSU25-16Iowa22-57Maryland22-58Utah23-39Virginia Tech22-410Notre Dame22-411Duke23-412Michigan20-613Oklahoma22-414Arizona21-615Villanova23-516Ohio State22-517UCLA21-618Gonzaga25-319Texas21-720Iowa State17-721Colorado21-622North Carolina19-823Florida State22-724UNLV25-225TMiddle Tennessee22-425TIllinois20-7See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. (17) Indiana at Michigan State, 9:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:00 NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Yesterday (16) Ohio State 74, (12) Michigan 61 (16) Ohio State 74, (12) Michigan 61 – Harris, Ohio State women beat Michigan 74-61 Rikki Harris scored a career-high 23 points with five assists and seven steals, Taylor Thierry added 15 points and No. 16 Ohio State beat No. 12 Michigan 74-61 to complete a season sweep of the Wolverines. It was Ohio State’s first victory over a ranked team since topping Michigan 66-57 on New Year’s Eve. Taylor Mikesell made four 3-pointers and scored 12 for Ohio State (23-5, 12-5 Big Ten). Cotie McMahon had seven points, eight rebounds and seven assists. McMahon was named the Big Ten freshman of the week for the sixth time earlier on Monday after averaging 19.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Leigha Brown scored a career-high 36 points with nine rebounds for Michigan. NCAAMBKB – Houston back at No. 1 as Northwestern makes debut Houston returned to No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll for the third time this season while Northwestern and Texas A&M barged into the rankings after each had a pair of impressive wins last week. The Cougars picked up 48 first-place votes from the 62-member national media panel with just two weeks left in the regular season. Alabama dropped one spot after losing to Tennessee and routing Georgia in its lone week at No. 1. The Crimson Tide held onto seven first-place votes, while Kansas also earned seven to climb two spots to No. 3. North Carolina State and Florida Atlantic dropped out after each lost games last week. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina’s No. 1 run in Top 25 hits 35 weeks South Carolina remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll after topping Mississippi in overtime on Sunday. The Gamecocks have been No. 1 for 35 straight weeks, the third-longest streak of all time. They received 27 of the 28 first-place votes from the national media panel, marking the first time all season they weren’t a unanimous choice. Indiana got the other first-place vote and stayed second in the poll. The Hoosiers have won 14 consecutive games and are 9-0 against AP Top 25 teams this season — the most wins against ranked opponents of any team in the country. Stanford, UConn and LSU round out the top five teams. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, 7:00 p.m. Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. Olympics – Nations: No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for Russia The governments of 35 nations signed a statement calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of “neutrality” as it seeks a way to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into international sports and next year’s Paris Olympics. The statement said the countries do not agree Russian and Belarusian athletes should be allowed back into competition as long as the lack of clarity and concrete details on a workable neutrality model aren’t addressed. The United States, Britain, France, Canada and Germany were among those signing. Those five countries brought nearly one-fifth of all the athletes to the Tokyo Games in 2021. The letter was the product of a Feb. 10 summit in London. MLB – Cubs, RHP Michael Fulmer finalize $4M, 1-year contract The Chicago Cubs have added Michael Fulmer to their bullpen, finalizing a $4 million, one-year contract with the right-hander. Fulmer played for Detroit and Minnesota last season, going 5-6 with 3.39 ERA in a career-high 67 appearances. He began the season with the Tigers and was traded to the Twins in August. Fulmer says conversations with former Cubs relievers Andrew Chafin and Daniel Norris cemented his decision to join the team. MLB – Elvis Andrus to play 2nd base with Chicago White Sox Elvis Andrus is joining the Chicago White Sox, stepping into the team’s opening at second base. Andrus has finalized a $3 million, one-year contract. The two-time All-Star has played shortstop for his entire big league career, but he is going to move over to second in his return to Chicago. To make room on the roster, left-hander Bennett Sousa was designated for assignment. The 34-year-old Andrus finished last season with Chicago, hitting .271 with nine homers and 28 RBIs in 43 games after he was cut by Oakland. MLB – Milestones behind him, Cabrera hopes for fun final year Miguel Cabrera sounds at ease with his decision to call it a career. The Detroit slugger joked with reporters in his usual playful way and insisted he doesn’t need opponents to lavish him with attention. That will likely come this season whether he wants it or not. Two decades after his big league debut as a 20-year-old Florida Marlin, Cabrera is entering his final season. He’s hoping for good health and more wins for the Tigers. Cabrera hit his 500th home run two years ago. Last season he reached 3,000 hits. MLB – Major league teams searching for advantages with new rules The only certainty about Major League Baseball’s new rules for the 2023 season is that everyone is going to push and pull on them in search of an edge. The size of the bases has been increased to 18-inch squares from 15. The new pitch clock is 15 seconds with no runners on base and 20 seconds with runners. The increasingly frequent infield shift has been eliminated, and there is a limit of two of what MLB calls disengagements — pickoff attempts or steps off the rubber — per plate appearance. AHL – American Hockey League Yesterday Manitoba Moose 5, Grand Rapids Griffins 1 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball St. Joseph 47, Berrien Springs 42 St. Joe rallied from a 40-30 deficit heading into the final quarter and outscored Berrien Springs 17-2 in the fourth quarter for a 47-42 win over the upset minded Shamrocks. Chase Sanders had 12 points to lead St. Joe while Matt Lanier and Luke Lehner had 11 points each. Allen Taylor had 14 points to lead Berrien Springs while Brady Blasko had 13. Buchanan 61, Our Lady of the Lake 30 Brandywine 71, New Buffalo 27 Coloma 55, Dowagiac 51 Decatur 53, Bloomingdale 37 Landon Fisher had 27 points for Decatur in the 53-37 win over Bloomingdale Edwardsburg 65, Sturgis 42 Battle Creek Central 63, Gull Lake 48 Parchment 56, Portage Northern 49 Girls Basketball Benton Harbor 47, Our Lady of the Lake 32 Athens 58, Michigan Lutheran 29 Bloomingdale 66, Decatur 33 Edwardsburg 65, Sturgis 9 Portage Northern 51, Parchment 26 Galesburg-Augusta 33, Climax-Scotts 26 Saugatuck 51, Kentwood Grand River 34 Tonight Boys Basketball Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Countryside at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. River Valley at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m. South Haven at Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Watervliet at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Coloma at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Martin at Howardsville Christian, 7:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Parchment, 7:00 p.m. Mendon at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Centreville at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m. Otsego at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball Lakeshore at Dowagiac, 6:30 p.m. Brandywine at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. Watervliet Grace Christian at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at River Valley, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. Constantine at Edwardsburg, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Martin, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Lawton at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Gobles, 5:30 p.m. Bangor at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Vermontville Maple Valley at Comstock, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Otsego, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Portage Northern, 7:15 p.m. MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (20-0) 75 2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (18-1) 67 (tie) North Farmington (17-1) 67 4. Grand Blanc (17-2) 59 5. Muskegon (17-2) 57 6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (16-3) 49 7. Ann Arbor Huron (17-1) 46 8. Kalamazoo Central (18-2) 38 9. Grand Rapids Northview (15-4) 35 10. Grosse Pointe South (16-3) 21 Others receiving votes: Port Huron Northern 19, Warren De La Salle 16, Lansing Waverly 12, Mason 9, Okemos 7, Grand Haven 6, Detroit King 5, Mount Pleasant 3, Port Huron 3, Troy 2, Hamtramck 2, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 1, Oak Park 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (5) (16-1) 75 2. Warren Lincoln (16-4) 65 3. Olivet (18-0) 62 4. Warren Michigan Collegiate (16-2) 57 5. Grand Rapids Christian (14-4) 45 6. Grand Rapids South Christian (16-3) 42 7. Big Rapids (16-1) 35 (tie) Grand Rapids Catholic Central (14-5) 35 9. Boyne City (17-2) 33 10. Benton Harbor (14-6) 25 Others receiving votes: Saginaw 22, Standish Sterling Central 21, Chelsea 17, Hart 17, Ferndale 16, Ludington 14, Bridgeport 5, Croswell-Lexington 4, Cadillac 4, Onsted 3, Marshall 1, Whitehall 1, Wyoming Lee 1. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (4) (18-1) 88 2. Laingsburg (1) (18-0) 83 3. Flint Beecher (1) (15-3) 73 4. Watervliet (17-2) 67 5. Napoleon (18-0) 62 6. Iron Mountain (18-1) 57 7. Grandville Calvin Christian (17-1) 48 8. Brandywine (16-2) 42 9. Cass City (16-1) 34 10. Traverse City St. Francis (15-3) 27 Others receiving votes: Saginaw Nouvel 24, Blanchard Montabella 22, McBain 18, Maple City Glen Lake 15, Ovid-Elsie 13, Brown City 10, Ecorse 9, Jonesville 8, St. Ignace 8, Plymouth Christian 5, Beal City 4, New Haven 2, Detroit Edison 1. Division 4 1. Taylor Trillium Academy (4) (16-0) 74 2. Painesdale Jeffers (1) (17-1) 65 3. Munising (17-1) 53 4. Lake Leelanau St Mary (15-2) 50 5. Hillman (16-1) 47 6. Powers North Central (14-3) 43 7. Baldwin (18-1) 42 8. Bellevue (17-1) 36 (tie) Mio Au Sable (16-1) 36 10. Genesee Christian (13-4) 33 Others receiving votes: Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 28, Ironwood 27, Gaylord St. Mary 21, Rudyard 9, Kingston 9, Onaway 7, Eau Claire 6, Detroit Douglass 5, Watersmeet 4, Pittsford 4, Norway 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (18-2) 73 2. Detroit Renaissance (1) (19-0) 70 3. Rockford (19-1) 65 4. Flint Carman Ainsworth (17-0) 61 5. Wayne Memorial (17-4) 53 6. Grosse Pointe North (17-2) 49 7. Farmington Hills Mercy (17-3) 46 8. Byron Center (17-3) 30 9. DeWitt (18-2) 23 10. Temperance Bedford (20-1) 21 Others receiving votes: North Farmington 19, Coldwater 18, Jackson Northwest 16, Holt 12, Kalamazoo Central 11, Utica Ford 9, Saline 8, Grand Blanc 5, Belleville 5, Riverview 3, Lake Orion 2, Rochester 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (19-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (15-3) 69 3. Chelsea (19-1) 66 4. Lake Fenton (20-0) 59 5. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (17-3) 53 6. Haslett (20-1) 51 7. Vicksburg (20-0) 45 8. Frankenmuth (17-2) 35 9. Goodrich (18-2) 26 (tie) North Branch (18-2) 26 Others receiving votes: Lansing Catholic 18, Dearborn Divine Child 14, Escanaba 14, Big Rapids 12, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 8, Detroit Country Day 5, Standish-Sterling 5, Redford Westfield Prep 4, Caro 4, Romulus 4, Ludington 3, Warren Fitzgerald 3, Marysville 1. Division 3 1. Dansville (1) (17-1) 66 (tie) Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (3) (15-5) 66 3. Buchanan (18-1) 65 4. Blissfield (19-1) 61 5. Lake City (1) (19-1) 54 6. Hancock (17-1) 44 7. Hemlock (16-3) 35 8. Traverse City St. Francis (17-2) 34 (tie) Sanford-Meridian (18-1) 34 10. Kent City (17-3) 29 Others receiving votes: Brandywine 27, McBain 14, Hart 13, Evart 11, Calumet 11, Bronson 7, Ithaca 7, Springport 7, Sandusky 5, Harbor Springs 3, Elk Rapids 3, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 2, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 1, Ovid-Elsie 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (5) (17-2) 75 2. Kingston (18-1) 68 3. Gaylord St. Mary (18-2) 61 4. Mackinaw City (19-1) 60 (tie) St. Charles (17-2) 60 6. Petersburg Summerfield (18-2) 47 7. Baraga (16-4) 33 8. Norway (17-3) 28 9. Martin (15-4) 21 10. Cedarville (15-4) 20 (tie) Pittsford (16-3) 20 Others receiving votes: Brethren 16, Lake Linden-Hubbell 16, Hillman 15, Fowler 13, Ontonagon 8, Colon 8, Genesee Christian 8, Morenci 7, Carney-Nadeau 5, Indian River-Inland Lakes 4, Manistee Catholic Central 4, Mendon 2, Ewen-Trout Creek 1.AP MEN’S TOP 251Houston(48)25-22Alabama(7)23-43Kansas(7)22-54UCLA23-45Purdue24-46Virginia21-47Arizona24-48Texas21-69Baylor20-710Marquette21-611Tennessee20-712Gonzaga23-513Miami22-514Kansas State20-715Saint Mary’s24-516Xavier20-717Indiana19-818UConn20-719Creighton18-920Providence20-721Northwestern20-722San Diego State21-523Iowa State17-924TCU18-925Texas A&M20-7AP WOMEN’S TOP 251South Carolina(27)27-02Indiana (1)26-13Stanford25-34UConn24-45LSU25-16Iowa22-57Maryland22-58Utah23-39Virginia Tech22-410Notre Dame22-411Duke23-412Michigan20-613Oklahoma22-414Arizona21-615Villanova23-516Ohio State22-517UCLA21-618Gonzaga25-319Texas21-720Iowa State17-721Colorado21-622North Carolina19-823Florida State22-724UNLV25-225TMiddle Tennessee22-425TIllinois20-7See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. (17) Indiana at Michigan State, 9:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:00 NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Yesterday (16) Ohio State 74, (12) Michigan 61 (16) Ohio State 74, (12) Michigan 61 – Harris, Ohio State women beat Michigan 74-61 Rikki Harris scored a career-high 23 points with five assists and seven steals, Taylor Thierry added 15 points and No. 16 Ohio State beat No. 12 Michigan 74-61 to complete a season sweep of the Wolverines. It was Ohio State’s first victory over a ranked team since topping Michigan 66-57 on New Year’s Eve. Taylor Mikesell made four 3-pointers and scored 12 for Ohio State (23-5, 12-5 Big Ten). Cotie McMahon had seven points, eight rebounds and seven assists. McMahon was named the Big Ten freshman of the week for the sixth time earlier on Monday after averaging 19.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Leigha Brown scored a career-high 36 points with nine rebounds for Michigan. NCAAMBKB – Houston back at No. 1 as Northwestern makes debut Houston returned to No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll for the third time this season while Northwestern and Texas A&M barged into the rankings after each had a pair of impressive wins last week. The Cougars picked up 48 first-place votes from the 62-member national media panel with just two weeks left in the regular season. Alabama dropped one spot after losing to Tennessee and routing Georgia in its lone week at No. 1. The Crimson Tide held onto seven first-place votes, while Kansas also earned seven to climb two spots to No. 3. North Carolina State and Florida Atlantic dropped out after each lost games last week. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina’s No. 1 run in Top 25 hits 35 weeks South Carolina remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll after topping Mississippi in overtime on Sunday. The Gamecocks have been No. 1 for 35 straight weeks, the third-longest streak of all time. They received 27 of the 28 first-place votes from the national media panel, marking the first time all season they weren’t a unanimous choice. Indiana got the other first-place vote and stayed second in the poll. The Hoosiers have won 14 consecutive games and are 9-0 against AP Top 25 teams this season — the most wins against ranked opponents of any team in the country. Stanford, UConn and LSU round out the top five teams. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, 7:00 p.m. Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. Olympics – Nations: No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for Russia The governments of 35 nations signed a statement calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of “neutrality” as it seeks a way to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into international sports and next year’s Paris Olympics. The statement said the countries do not agree Russian and Belarusian athletes should be allowed back into competition as long as the lack of clarity and concrete details on a workable neutrality model aren’t addressed. The United States, Britain, France, Canada and Germany were among those signing. Those five countries brought nearly one-fifth of all the athletes to the Tokyo Games in 2021. The letter was the product of a Feb. 10 summit in London. MLB – Cubs, RHP Michael Fulmer finalize $4M, 1-year contract The Chicago Cubs have added Michael Fulmer to their bullpen, finalizing a $4 million, one-year contract with the right-hander. Fulmer played for Detroit and Minnesota last season, going 5-6 with 3.39 ERA in a career-high 67 appearances. He began the season with the Tigers and was traded to the Twins in August. Fulmer says conversations with former Cubs relievers Andrew Chafin and Daniel Norris cemented his decision to join the team. MLB – Elvis Andrus to play 2nd base with Chicago White Sox Elvis Andrus is joining the Chicago White Sox, stepping into the team’s opening at second base. Andrus has finalized a $3 million, one-year contract. The two-time All-Star has played shortstop for his entire big league career, but he is going to move over to second in his return to Chicago. To make room on the roster, left-hander Bennett Sousa was designated for assignment. The 34-year-old Andrus finished last season with Chicago, hitting .271 with nine homers and 28 RBIs in 43 games after he was cut by Oakland. MLB – Milestones behind him, Cabrera hopes for fun final year Miguel Cabrera sounds at ease with his decision to call it a career. The Detroit slugger joked with reporters in his usual playful way and insisted he doesn’t need opponents to lavish him with attention. That will likely come this season whether he wants it or not. Two decades after his big league debut as a 20-year-old Florida Marlin, Cabrera is entering his final season. He’s hoping for good health and more wins for the Tigers. Cabrera hit his 500th home run two years ago. Last season he reached 3,000 hits. MLB – Major league teams searching for advantages with new rules The only certainty about Major League Baseball’s new rules for the 2023 season is that everyone is going to push and pull on them in search of an edge. The size of the bases has been increased to 18-inch squares from 15. The new pitch clock is 15 seconds with no runners on base and 20 seconds with runners. The increasingly frequent infield shift has been eliminated, and there is a limit of two of what MLB calls disengagements — pickoff attempts or steps off the rubber — per plate appearance. AHL – American Hockey League Yesterday Manitoba Moose 5, Grand Rapids Griffins 1 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball St. Joseph 47, Berrien Springs 42 St. Joe rallied from a 40-30 deficit heading into the final quarter and outscored Berrien Springs 17-2 in the fourth quarter for a 47-42 win over the upset minded Shamrocks. Chase Sanders had 12 points to lead St. Joe while Matt Lanier and Luke Lehner had 11 points each. Allen Taylor had 14 points to lead Berrien Springs while Brady Blasko had 13. Buchanan 61, Our Lady of the Lake 30 Brandywine 71, New Buffalo 27 Coloma 55, Dowagiac 51 Decatur 53, Bloomingdale 37 Landon Fisher had 27 points for Decatur in the 53-37 win over Bloomingdale Edwardsburg 65, Sturgis 42 Battle Creek Central 63, Gull Lake 48 Parchment 56, Portage Northern 49 Girls Basketball Benton Harbor 47, Our Lady of the Lake 32 Athens 58, Michigan Lutheran 29 Bloomingdale 66, Decatur 33 Edwardsburg 65, Sturgis 9 Portage Northern 51, Parchment 26 Galesburg-Augusta 33, Climax-Scotts 26 Saugatuck 51, Kentwood Grand River 34 Tonight Boys Basketball Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Countryside at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. River Valley at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m. South Haven at Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Watervliet at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Coloma at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Martin at Howardsville Christian, 7:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Parchment, 7:00 p.m. Mendon at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Centreville at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m. Otsego at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball Lakeshore at Dowagiac, 6:30 p.m. Brandywine at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. Watervliet Grace Christian at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at River Valley, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. Constantine at Edwardsburg, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Martin, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Lawton at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Gobles, 5:30 p.m. Bangor at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Cassopolis at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Vermontville Maple Valley at Comstock, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Otsego, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Portage Northern, 7:15 p.m. MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (20-0) 75 2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (18-1) 67 (tie) North Farmington (17-1) 67 4. Grand Blanc (17-2) 59 5. Muskegon (17-2) 57 6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (16-3) 49 7. Ann Arbor Huron (17-1) 46 8. Kalamazoo Central (18-2) 38 9. Grand Rapids Northview (15-4) 35 10. Grosse Pointe South (16-3) 21 Others receiving votes: Port Huron Northern 19, Warren De La Salle 16, Lansing Waverly 12, Mason 9, Okemos 7, Grand Haven 6, Detroit King 5, Mount Pleasant 3, Port Huron 3, Troy 2, Hamtramck 2, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 1, Oak Park 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (5) (16-1) 75 2. Warren Lincoln (16-4) 65 3. Olivet (18-0) 62 4. Warren Michigan Collegiate (16-2) 57 5. Grand Rapids Christian (14-4) 45 6. Grand Rapids South Christian (16-3) 42 7. Big Rapids (16-1) 35 (tie) Grand Rapids Catholic Central (14-5) 35 9. Boyne City (17-2) 33 10. Benton Harbor (14-6) 25 Others receiving votes: Saginaw 22, Standish Sterling Central 21, Chelsea 17, Hart 17, Ferndale 16, Ludington 14, Bridgeport 5, Croswell-Lexington 4, Cadillac 4, Onsted 3, Marshall 1, Whitehall 1, Wyoming Lee 1. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (4) (18-1) 88 2. Laingsburg (1) (18-0) 83 3. Flint Beecher (1) (15-3) 73 4. Watervliet (17-2) 67 5. Napoleon (18-0) 62 6. Iron Mountain (18-1) 57 7. Grandville Calvin Christian (17-1) 48 8. Brandywine (16-2) 42 9. Cass City (16-1) 34 10. Traverse City St. Francis (15-3) 27 Others receiving votes: Saginaw Nouvel 24, Blanchard Montabella 22, McBain 18, Maple City Glen Lake 15, Ovid-Elsie 13, Brown City 10, Ecorse 9, Jonesville 8, St. Ignace 8, Plymouth Christian 5, Beal City 4, New Haven 2, Detroit Edison 1. Division 4 1. Taylor Trillium Academy (4) (16-0) 74 2. Painesdale Jeffers (1) (17-1) 65 3. Munising (17-1) 53 4. Lake Leelanau St Mary (15-2) 50 5. Hillman (16-1) 47 6. Powers North Central (14-3) 43 7. Baldwin (18-1) 42 8. Bellevue (17-1) 36 (tie) Mio Au Sable (16-1) 36 10. Genesee Christian (13-4) 33 Others receiving votes: Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 28, Ironwood 27, Gaylord St. Mary 21, Rudyard 9, Kingston 9, Onaway 7, Eau Claire 6, Detroit Douglass 5, Watersmeet 4, Pittsford 4, Norway 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (18-2) 73 2. Detroit Renaissance (1) (19-0) 70 3. Rockford (19-1) 65 4. Flint Carman Ainsworth (17-0) 61 5. Wayne Memorial (17-4) 53 6. Grosse Pointe North (17-2) 49 7. Farmington Hills Mercy (17-3) 46 8. Byron Center (17-3) 30 9. DeWitt (18-2) 23 10. Temperance Bedford (20-1) 21 Others receiving votes: North Farmington 19, Coldwater 18, Jackson Northwest 16, Holt 12, Kalamazoo Central 11, Utica Ford 9, Saline 8, Grand Blanc 5, Belleville 5, Riverview 3, Lake Orion 2, Rochester 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (19-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (15-3) 69 3. Chelsea (19-1) 66 4. Lake Fenton (20-0) 59 5. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (17-3) 53 6. Haslett (20-1) 51 7. Vicksburg (20-0) 45 8. Frankenmuth (17-2) 35 9. Goodrich (18-2) 26 (tie) North Branch (18-2) 26 Others receiving votes: Lansing Catholic 18, Dearborn Divine Child 14, Escanaba 14, Big Rapids 12, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 8, Detroit Country Day 5, Standish-Sterling 5, Redford Westfield Prep 4, Caro 4, Romulus 4, Ludington 3, Warren Fitzgerald 3, Marysville 1. Division 3 1. Dansville (1) (17-1) 66 (tie) Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (3) (15-5) 66 3. Buchanan (18-1) 65 4. Blissfield (19-1) 61 5. Lake City (1) (19-1) 54 6. Hancock (17-1) 44 7. Hemlock (16-3) 35 8. Traverse City St. Francis (17-2) 34 (tie) Sanford-Meridian (18-1) 34 10. Kent City (17-3) 29 Others receiving votes: Brandywine 27, McBain 14, Hart 13, Evart 11, Calumet 11, Bronson 7, Ithaca 7, Springport 7, Sandusky 5, Harbor Springs 3, Elk Rapids 3, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 2, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 1, Ovid-Elsie 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (5) (17-2) 75 2. Kingston (18-1) 68 3. Gaylord St. Mary (18-2) 61 4. Mackinaw City (19-1) 60 (tie) St. Charles (17-2) 60 6. Petersburg Summerfield (18-2) 47 7. Baraga (16-4) 33 8. Norway (17-3) 28 9. Martin (15-4) 21 10. Cedarville (15-4) 20 (tie) Pittsford (16-3) 20 Others receiving votes: Brethren 16, Lake Linden-Hubbell 16, Hillman 15, Fowler 13, Ontonagon 8, Colon 8, Genesee Christian 8, Morenci 7, Carney-Nadeau 5, Indian River-Inland Lakes 4, Manistee Catholic Central 4, Mendon 2, Ewen-Trout Creek 1.AP MEN’S TOP 251Houston(48)25-22Alabama(7)23-43Kansas(7)22-54UCLA23-45Purdue24-46Virginia21-47Arizona24-48Texas21-69Baylor20-710Marquette21-611Tennessee20-712Gonzaga23-513Miami22-514Kansas State20-715Saint Mary’s24-516Xavier20-717Indiana19-818UConn20-719Creighton18-920Providence20-721Northwestern20-722San Diego State21-523Iowa State17-924TCU18-925Texas A&M20-7AP WOMEN’S TOP 251South Carolina(27)27-02Indiana (1)26-13Stanford25-34UConn24-45LSU25-16Iowa22-57Maryland22-58Utah23-39Virginia Tech22-410Notre Dame22-411Duke23-412Michigan20-613Oklahoma22-414Arizona21-615Villanova23-516Ohio State22-517UCLA21-618Gonzaga25-319Texas21-720Iowa State17-721Colorado21-622North Carolina19-823Florida State22-724UNLV25-225TMiddle Tennessee22-425TIllinois20-7See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 6, Vancouver Canucks 1 Red Wings 6, Canucks 1 – Red Wings trounce struggling Canucks 6-1 Dylan Larkin scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings beat the struggling Vancouver Canucks 6-1 for their third straight win. Robby Fabbri and Gustav Lindstrom each had a goal and an assist, and Pius Suter and Jonatan Berggren also scored for the Red Wings. Michael Rasmussen had two assists and Ville Husso made 29 saves, including a late penalty shot. It was the Red Wings’ second lopsided win in the last three days against the Canucks after winning 5-2 in Detroit on Saturday. Sheldon Dries scored for Vancouver and Collin Delia stopped 17 shots. The Canucks have given up five or more goals in 25 of 54 games this season. Tonight Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Orlando Magic 100, Chicago Bulls 91 Utah Jazz 123, Indiana Pacers 117 Magic 100, Bulls 91 – Banchero, Wagner, Fultz lead Magic over Bulls 100-91 Paolo Banchero scored 22 points, Franz Wagner and Markelle Fultz added 18 points apiece and the Orlando Magic beat the cold-shooting Chicago Bulls 100-91. Fultz just missed a triple-double with 10 rebounds and nine assists. Wendell Carter Jr. scored 15 points against his former team as the Magic won for the fourth time in six games. The Bulls matched a season high by dropping their fourth in a row. They missed their first 16 3-pointers before Coby White hit one late in the third and 18 of 21 in all. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 26 points. Jazz 123, Pacers 117 – Clarkson, Markkanen lead Jazz past Pacers 123-117 Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen each scored 29 points and the Utah Jazz beat the Indiana Pacers 123-117. Clarkson hit a 3-pointer for a 115-110 lead with 2:03 remaining, and added a 13-foot baseline jumper to extend the lead to 117-113 in the final minute. Lauri Markkanen sealed the win with four free throws in the final 14.2 seconds. Tyrese Haliburton finished with 30 points and 12 assists, Bennedict Mathurin scored 21 and Aaron Nesmith 19 for Indiana. NCAAFB – Alabama announces hiring of coordinators Steele, Rees Alabama coach Nick Saban has hired Kevin Steele as defensive coordinator and Tommy Rees as offensive coordinator. Alabama announced the already widely reported hirings on Monday, along with the addition of inside linebackers coach Austin Armstrong. Steele is a former defensive coordinator at a number of Power Five schools and spent last season at Miami. Rees had spent the last three seasons as offensive coordinator at Notre Dame, where he’s a former starting quarterback. Armstrong was the Southern Miss defensive coordinator the past two seasons. NCAAFB – Michigan says it had proof against fired football assistant Michigan fired football co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss in January after he failed to attend a meeting to discuss whether he had gained access to computer accounts that belonged to other people. That’s according to documents released to The Associated Press. An athletic department official told Weiss that the university had evidence that he had “inappropriately accessed” the accounts. Weiss was fired on Jan. 20, after skipping a meeting. Campus police are investigating possible computer crimes at the football building known as Schembechler Hall. Weiss has not directly addressed the allegations, saying only that he looks forward to “putting this matter” behind him. NFL – Super Bowl averages 113 million, 3rd most-watched in history Sunday’s Super Bowl was the third most-watched television show in history, with an estimated 113 million people watching the Kansas City Chiefs rally to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. Fox said Monday that the preliminary numbers include the broadcasts on Fox and Fox Deportes as well as streaming on Fox and the NFL’s digital sites. The figures are via Nielsen’s Fast National data and Adobe Analytics. Final Nielsen data will be available on Tuesday. Rihanna’s halftime show averaged 118.7 million viewers, making it the second-most watched in Super Bowl history behind Katy Perry’s 2015 performance. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Michigan at Wisconsin, 9:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM (joined after HSBB) Notre Dame at Duke, 7:00 p.m. Kent State at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m. Akron at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Bama takes over number 1 in men’s top 25 Alabama is the new No. 1, rising to the top spot in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 20 years. Purdue’s loss to Northwestern last week caused a jumble at the top of the AP Top 25 and the Crimson Tide were the biggest beneficiaries. Alabama received 38 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel, moving up two spots to leapfrog No. 2 Houston. The Cougars had 22 first-place votes to remain at No. 2 and Purdue, down to No. 3, still had two votes at No. 1. UCLA and Kansas rounded out the top five. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina still #1 The UNLV women are ranked No. 23 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll. It is the first ranking for the Lady Rebels since 1994. South Carolina is ranked No. 1 for the 34th consecutive week — the third-longest run in poll history. Indiana, Stanford, Utah and LSU round out the top five. UConn saw its 30-year streak of not losing consecutive games end last week and is now ranked sixth. NCAAMBKB – Former Michigan State star pleads guilty in 2021 murder case A former Michigan State University basketball star has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and a firearm charge in the fatal shooting of a Detroit man. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says 31-year-old Keith Damon Appling pleaded guilty Monday to one count each of second-degree murder and felony firearm in the killing of 66-year-old Clyde Edmonds. Prosecutors say Appling fatally shot Edmonds in May 2021 after the men argued over a handgun. His plea agreement calls for 18 to 40 years in prison on the second-degree murder charge and two years to be served consecutively on the firearm charge. The Detroit Pershing prep star played at Michigan State from 2010 to 2014. Appling also played pro basketball overseas and had two brief contracts with the NBA’s Orlando Magic. MLB – Spring training’s start brings pitch clocks, shift limits Spring training opens Monday in Florida and Arizona. And there’ll be lots of new changes, like pitch clocks, limits on defensive shifts and larger bases. Players are reporting early ahead of the World Baseball Classic. Opening day is March 30. This season will see some star players in new places: Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts. There also are four new managers: Bruce Bochy, Matt Quatraro, Pedro Grifol and Skip Schumaker. MLB – ‘Ghost runner’ in extra innings made permanent by MLB Starting extra innings with a runner on second base during the regular season was made a permanent rules change by Major League Baseball after three seasons of use during the coronavirus pandemic. Use of position players as pitchers also was tightened by the joint competition committee. They will be limited to extra innings, when a player’s team is losing by eight or more runs or is winning by 10 or more runs in the ninth inning. Last year, a position player could pitch only in extra innings or if his team was losing or winning by six or more runs. NBAGL – NBA ‘G’ League Last Night Windy City Bulls 115, Grand Rapids Gold 112 – OT Tonight Windy City Bulls at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Portage Central 55, Lakeshore 49 Portage Central got 29 points from junior Alex Beachnau in a 55-49 win over Lakeshore. The Lancers were lead by 17 points from Jack Carlisle. The Lancers fall to 6-10 on the year. Our Lady of the Lake 45, Hartford 41 – OT Matt Lage had 28 points to help lead Our Lady of the Lake to a 45-41 overtime win at Hartford. Owen McLoughlin added 15 points for the Lakers. Lawrence 63, Michigan Lutheran 55 Lawrence outscored Michigan Lutheran 20-2 in the 3rd quarter for a 63-55 win over the Titans. Tim Coombs had 26 points to lead Lawrence, and John Schumann had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocks. Zac Lockman scored 12 to lead ML, Jared DeWeerd had 10. Brandywine 85, Bloomingdale 37 Fennville 58, Covert 48 Homer 56, Centreville 50 Girls Basketball St. Joseph 48, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 34 St. Joe picked up their second straight win with a 48-34 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Jaslynn Ward scored a game high 15 points to lead the Bears, while Tess Kapelke added 13. Brandywine 42, Michigan Lutheran 14 Coloma 35, Delton-Kellogg 27 Bridgman 34, Parchment 32 Fennville 30, Comstock 23 Schoolcraft 46, Cassopolis 35 Tonight Boys Basketball Non-Conference Kalamazoo Central at Benton Harbor, 7:00 p.m. WSJM Martin at Michigan Lutheran, 7:00 p.m. Countryside Academy at Kalamazoo Phoenix, 8:00 p.m. Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Brandywine at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m. South Haven at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Hartford, 6:30 p.m. Marcellus at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at River Valley, 7:00 p.m. Coldwater at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Comstock, 7:00 p.m. Mendon at Tekonsha, 7:30 p.m. SAC Kalamazoo Hackett at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m. Lawton at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Constantine at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Wolverine Paw Paw at Niles, 7:15 p.m. Three Rivers at Otsego, 7:15 p.m. Edwardsburg at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball Non-Conference Benton Harbor at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. River Valley at Decatur, 6:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m. Hartford at Howardsville Christian, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Coldwater, 7:00 p.m. Comstock at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Burr Oak at Mendon, 6:30 p.m. Wolverine Niles at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Otsego at Three Rivers, 7:15 p.m. Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. SAC Martin at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Parchment, 7;00 p.m. Gobles at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (17-0) 75 2. North Farmington (15-1) 67 3. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (16-1) 64 3. Muskegon (15-1) 64 5. Grand Blanc (15-2) 54 6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (15-3) 49 7. Ann Arbor Huron (16-1) 47 8. Port Huron Northern (16-2) 30 (tie) Kalamazoo Central (15-2) 30 10. Grand Rapids Northview (13-4) 28 Others receiving votes: Grosse Pointe South 18, Grand Haven 13, Warren De La Salle 11, Okemos 10, Battle Creek Lakeview 8, Portage Northern 7, Clarkston 6, Hamtramck 4, Mason 4, Mount Pleasant 4, Saline 2, St. Joseph 2, Ann Arbor Skyline 1, Mattawan 1, River Rouge 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (4) (15-1) 72 2. Warren Michigan Collegiate (14-2) 67 3. Warren Lincoln (15-3) 61 4. Olivet (17-0) 59 5. Saginaw (15-4) 48 6. Benton Harbor (13-4) 46 7. Grand Rapids Christian (12-4) 44 8. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (12-5) 29 9. Ludington (15-1) 28 10. Boyne City (1) (15-2) 22 (tie) Grand Rapids South Christian (14-3) 22 Others receiving votes: Big Rapids 20, Standish Sterling Central 16, Chelsea 15, Hart 13, Ferndale 12, Flat Rock 9, Kingsford 7, Cadillac 5, Flint Hamady 3, Richmond 2. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (4) (15-1) 88 2. Laingsburg (1) (16-0) 82 3. Flint Beecher (1) (13-3) 80 4. Watervliet (15-1) 68 5. Napoleon (16-0) 54 6. Brandywine (14-1) 51 7. Iron Mountain (16-1) 46 8. Grandville Calvin Christian (15-1) 45 9. Cass City (15-1) 34 10. Maple City Glen Lake (15-1) 32 Others receiving votes: Traverse City St. Francis 26, St. Ignace 25, Blanchard Montabella 19, Saginaw Nouvel 18, Jonesville 11, McBain 10, Clinton 7, Ovid-Elsie 6, Ecorse 5, Brown City 4, New Haven 3, Bad Axe 3, Beal City 2, Erie-Mason 1. Division 4 1. Taylor Trillium Academy (2) (14-0) 72 2. Painesdale Jeffers (2) (16-0) 63 3. Mio Au Sable (14-0) 54 4. Hillman (14-1) 50 5. Munising (16-1) 48 6. Lake Leelanau St Mary (1) (14-1) 47 7. Powers North Central (11-3) 38 8. Gaylord St. Mary (15-2) 37 9. Baldwin (16-1) 34 10. Bellevue (14-1) 32 Others receiving votes: Genesee Christian 28, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 26, Ironwood 20, Detroit Douglass 15, Kingston 10, Rudyard 9, Pittsford 4, Watersmeet 3, Onaway 3, Eau Claire 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (17-2) 73 2. Detroit Renaissance (1) (15-0) 69 3. Rockford (16-1) 64 4. Flint Carman Ainsworth (14-0) 61 5. Farmington Hills Mercy (16-2) 57 6. Wayne Memorial (15-4) 49 7. Grosse Pointe North (15-2) 47 8. Holt (15-2) 27 9. Byron Center (15-3) 23 10. DeWitt (16-2) 18 Others receiving votes: Jackson Northwest 16, Temperance Bedford 16, North Farmington 14, Coldwater 13, Saline 11, Utica Ford 8, Kalamazoo Central 8, 18, Grand Blanc 6, Belleville 4, Lake Orion 4, East Grand Rapids 3, Rochester 3, Howell 2, Lowell 2, Riverview 1, Canton Salem 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (17-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (14-3) 68 3. Chelsea (18-1) 64 4. Haslett (19-0) 63 5. Lake Fenton (19-0) 55 6. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (15-3) 47 7. Vicksburg (18-0) 36 8. Goodrich (17-1) 32 9. Dearborn Divine Child (13-5) 29 10. Frankenmuth (15-2) 26 Others receiving votes: Lansing Catholic 15, Big Rapids 14, Escanaba 12, North Branch 11, Romulus 11, Redford Westfield Prep 10, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 6, Ludington 5, Standish-Sterling 5, Warren Fitzgerald 4, Marine City 4, St. Clair 3, Marysville 2, Macomb Lutheran North 2, Hamilton 1. Division 3 1. Buchanan (1) (17-1) 69 2. Dansville (2) (16-1) 64 3. Blissfield (17-1) 62 4. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (1) (12-5) 60 5. Hancock (15-1) 54 5. Lake City (1) (17-1) 54 7. Hemlock (15-3) 31 8. Traverse City St. Francis (15-2) 29 9. Sanford-Meridian (17-1) 28 (tie) Kent City (16-3) 28 Others receiving votes: McBain 22, Brandywine 14, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 14, Evart 13, Harbor Springs 13, Hart 12, Calumet 12, Ovid-Elsie 7, 19, Sandusky 5, Ithaca 5, Bronson 4. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (4) (14-2) 74 2. Kingston (1) (15-1) 69 3. Gaylord St. Mary (16-2) 63 4. Mackinaw City (16-1) 60 5. St. Charles (16-2) 53 6. Petersburg Summerfield (16-2) 40 7. Norway (17-2) 35 8. Baraga (14-3) 31 9. Cedarville (13-3) 24 10. Hillman (15-3) 20 (tie) Martin (14-3) 20 Others receiving votes: Morenci 19, Pittsford 18, Fowler 14, Lake Linden-Hubbell 14, Brethren 13, Genesee Christian 10, Colon 8, Ontonagon 8, Hillsdale Academy 3, Indian River-Inland Lakes 2, Ewen-Trout Creek 1, Manistee Catholic Central 1.AP MEN’S TOP 251Alabama (38)22-32Houston (22)23-23Purdue (2)23-34UCLA21-45Kansas20-56Texas20-57Virginia19-48Arizona22-49Baylor19-610Tennessee19-611Marquette20-612Kansas State19-613Gonzaga21-514Indiana18-715Miami20-516Xavier19-617Saint Mary’s22-518Creighton17-819Iowa State16-820UConn19-721San Diego State20-522TCU17-823NC State20-624Providence18-725Florida Atlantic24-2AP WOMEN’S TOP 251South Carolina (28)25-02Indiana23-13Stanford24-34Utah22-25LSU23-16UConn22-47Iowa20-58Maryland21-59Duke22-310Notre Dame20-411Virginia Tech20-412Michigan20-513Ohio State21-414Villanova22-415Oklahoma20-416UCLA20-617Texas20-618Arizona19-619North Carolina18-720Gonzaga23-321Colorado20-522Iowa State15-723UNLV24-224Florida State20-725USC19-6See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 6, Vancouver Canucks 1 Red Wings 6, Canucks 1 – Red Wings trounce struggling Canucks 6-1 Dylan Larkin scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings beat the struggling Vancouver Canucks 6-1 for their third straight win. Robby Fabbri and Gustav Lindstrom each had a goal and an assist, and Pius Suter and Jonatan Berggren also scored for the Red Wings. Michael Rasmussen had two assists and Ville Husso made 29 saves, including a late penalty shot. It was the Red Wings' second lopsided win in the last three days against the Canucks after winning 5-2 in Detroit on Saturday. Sheldon Dries scored for Vancouver and Collin Delia stopped 17 shots. The Canucks have given up five or more goals in 25 of 54 games this season. Tonight Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Orlando Magic 100, Chicago Bulls 91 Utah Jazz 123, Indiana Pacers 117 Magic 100, Bulls 91 – Banchero, Wagner, Fultz lead Magic over Bulls 100-91 Paolo Banchero scored 22 points, Franz Wagner and Markelle Fultz added 18 points apiece and the Orlando Magic beat the cold-shooting Chicago Bulls 100-91. Fultz just missed a triple-double with 10 rebounds and nine assists. Wendell Carter Jr. scored 15 points against his former team as the Magic won for the fourth time in six games. The Bulls matched a season high by dropping their fourth in a row. They missed their first 16 3-pointers before Coby White hit one late in the third and 18 of 21 in all. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 26 points. Jazz 123, Pacers 117 – Clarkson, Markkanen lead Jazz past Pacers 123-117 Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen each scored 29 points and the Utah Jazz beat the Indiana Pacers 123-117. Clarkson hit a 3-pointer for a 115-110 lead with 2:03 remaining, and added a 13-foot baseline jumper to extend the lead to 117-113 in the final minute. Lauri Markkanen sealed the win with four free throws in the final 14.2 seconds. Tyrese Haliburton finished with 30 points and 12 assists, Bennedict Mathurin scored 21 and Aaron Nesmith 19 for Indiana. NCAAFB – Alabama announces hiring of coordinators Steele, Rees Alabama coach Nick Saban has hired Kevin Steele as defensive coordinator and Tommy Rees as offensive coordinator. Alabama announced the already widely reported hirings on Monday, along with the addition of inside linebackers coach Austin Armstrong. Steele is a former defensive coordinator at a number of Power Five schools and spent last season at Miami. Rees had spent the last three seasons as offensive coordinator at Notre Dame, where he’s a former starting quarterback. Armstrong was the Southern Miss defensive coordinator the past two seasons. NCAAFB – Michigan says it had proof against fired football assistant Michigan fired football co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss in January after he failed to attend a meeting to discuss whether he had gained access to computer accounts that belonged to other people. That’s according to documents released to The Associated Press. An athletic department official told Weiss that the university had evidence that he had “inappropriately accessed” the accounts. Weiss was fired on Jan. 20, after skipping a meeting. Campus police are investigating possible computer crimes at the football building known as Schembechler Hall. Weiss has not directly addressed the allegations, saying only that he looks forward to “putting this matter” behind him. NFL – Super Bowl averages 113 million, 3rd most-watched in history Sunday's Super Bowl was the third most-watched television show in history, with an estimated 113 million people watching the Kansas City Chiefs rally to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. Fox said Monday that the preliminary numbers include the broadcasts on Fox and Fox Deportes as well as streaming on Fox and the NFL's digital sites. The figures are via Nielsen's Fast National data and Adobe Analytics. Final Nielsen data will be available on Tuesday. Rihanna's halftime show averaged 118.7 million viewers, making it the second-most watched in Super Bowl history behind Katy Perry’s 2015 performance. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Tonight Michigan at Wisconsin, 9:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM (joined after HSBB) Notre Dame at Duke, 7:00 p.m. Kent State at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m. Akron at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Bama takes over number 1 in men's top 25 Alabama is the new No. 1, rising to the top spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll for the first time in 20 years. Purdue's loss to Northwestern last week caused a jumble at the top of the AP Top 25 and the Crimson Tide were the biggest beneficiaries. Alabama received 38 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel, moving up two spots to leapfrog No. 2 Houston. The Cougars had 22 first-place votes to remain at No. 2 and Purdue, down to No. 3, still had two votes at No. 1. UCLA and Kansas rounded out the top five. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina still #1 The UNLV women are ranked No. 23 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll. It is the first ranking for the Lady Rebels since 1994. South Carolina is ranked No. 1 for the 34th consecutive week — the third-longest run in poll history. Indiana, Stanford, Utah and LSU round out the top five. UConn saw its 30-year streak of not losing consecutive games end last week and is now ranked sixth. NCAAMBKB – Former Michigan State star pleads guilty in 2021 murder case A former Michigan State University basketball star has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and a firearm charge in the fatal shooting of a Detroit man. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says 31-year-old Keith Damon Appling pleaded guilty Monday to one count each of second-degree murder and felony firearm in the killing of 66-year-old Clyde Edmonds. Prosecutors say Appling fatally shot Edmonds in May 2021 after the men argued over a handgun. His plea agreement calls for 18 to 40 years in prison on the second-degree murder charge and two years to be served consecutively on the firearm charge. The Detroit Pershing prep star played at Michigan State from 2010 to 2014. Appling also played pro basketball overseas and had two brief contracts with the NBA's Orlando Magic. MLB – Spring training’s start brings pitch clocks, shift limits Spring training opens Monday in Florida and Arizona. And there’ll be lots of new changes, like pitch clocks, limits on defensive shifts and larger bases. Players are reporting early ahead of the World Baseball Classic. Opening day is March 30. This season will see some star players in new places: Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts. There also are four new managers: Bruce Bochy, Matt Quatraro, Pedro Grifol and Skip Schumaker. MLB – ‘Ghost runner’ in extra innings made permanent by MLB Starting extra innings with a runner on second base during the regular season was made a permanent rules change by Major League Baseball after three seasons of use during the coronavirus pandemic. Use of position players as pitchers also was tightened by the joint competition committee. They will be limited to extra innings, when a player's team is losing by eight or more runs or is winning by 10 or more runs in the ninth inning. Last year, a position player could pitch only in extra innings or if his team was losing or winning by six or more runs. NBAGL – NBA ‘G' League Last Night Windy City Bulls 115, Grand Rapids Gold 112 – OT Tonight Windy City Bulls at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Portage Central 55, Lakeshore 49 Portage Central got 29 points from junior Alex Beachnau in a 55-49 win over Lakeshore. The Lancers were lead by 17 points from Jack Carlisle. The Lancers fall to 6-10 on the year. Our Lady of the Lake 45, Hartford 41 – OT Matt Lage had 28 points to help lead Our Lady of the Lake to a 45-41 overtime win at Hartford. Owen McLoughlin added 15 points for the Lakers. Lawrence 63, Michigan Lutheran 55 Lawrence outscored Michigan Lutheran 20-2 in the 3rd quarter for a 63-55 win over the Titans. Tim Coombs had 26 points to lead Lawrence, and John Schumann had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocks. Zac Lockman scored 12 to lead ML, Jared DeWeerd had 10. Brandywine 85, Bloomingdale 37 Fennville 58, Covert 48 Homer 56, Centreville 50 Girls Basketball St. Joseph 48, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 34 St. Joe picked up their second straight win with a 48-34 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Jaslynn Ward scored a game high 15 points to lead the Bears, while Tess Kapelke added 13. Brandywine 42, Michigan Lutheran 14 Coloma 35, Delton-Kellogg 27 Bridgman 34, Parchment 32 Fennville 30, Comstock 23 Schoolcraft 46, Cassopolis 35 Tonight Boys Basketball Non-Conference Kalamazoo Central at Benton Harbor, 7:00 p.m. WSJM Martin at Michigan Lutheran, 7:00 p.m. Countryside Academy at Kalamazoo Phoenix, 8:00 p.m. Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Brandywine at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m. South Haven at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Hartford, 6:30 p.m. Marcellus at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at River Valley, 7:00 p.m. Coldwater at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Comstock, 7:00 p.m. Mendon at Tekonsha, 7:30 p.m. SAC Kalamazoo Hackett at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m. Lawton at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Constantine at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Wolverine Paw Paw at Niles, 7:15 p.m. Three Rivers at Otsego, 7:15 p.m. Edwardsburg at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball Non-Conference Benton Harbor at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. River Valley at Decatur, 6:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m. Hartford at Howardsville Christian, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Coldwater, 7:00 p.m. Comstock at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Burr Oak at Mendon, 6:30 p.m. Wolverine Niles at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Otsego at Three Rivers, 7:15 p.m. Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. SAC Martin at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Parchment, 7;00 p.m. Gobles at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (17-0) 75 2. North Farmington (15-1) 67 3. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (16-1) 64 3. Muskegon (15-1) 64 5. Grand Blanc (15-2) 54 6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (15-3) 49 7. Ann Arbor Huron (16-1) 47 8. Port Huron Northern (16-2) 30 (tie) Kalamazoo Central (15-2) 30 10. Grand Rapids Northview (13-4) 28 Others receiving votes: Grosse Pointe South 18, Grand Haven 13, Warren De La Salle 11, Okemos 10, Battle Creek Lakeview 8, Portage Northern 7, Clarkston 6, Hamtramck 4, Mason 4, Mount Pleasant 4, Saline 2, St. Joseph 2, Ann Arbor Skyline 1, Mattawan 1, River Rouge 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (4) (15-1) 72 2. Warren Michigan Collegiate (14-2) 67 3. Warren Lincoln (15-3) 61 4. Olivet (17-0) 59 5. Saginaw (15-4) 48 6. Benton Harbor (13-4) 46 7. Grand Rapids Christian (12-4) 44 8. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (12-5) 29 9. Ludington (15-1) 28 10. Boyne City (1) (15-2) 22 (tie) Grand Rapids South Christian (14-3) 22 Others receiving votes: Big Rapids 20, Standish Sterling Central 16, Chelsea 15, Hart 13, Ferndale 12, Flat Rock 9, Kingsford 7, Cadillac 5, Flint Hamady 3, Richmond 2. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (4) (15-1) 88 2. Laingsburg (1) (16-0) 82 3. Flint Beecher (1) (13-3) 80 4. Watervliet (15-1) 68 5. Napoleon (16-0) 54 6. Brandywine (14-1) 51 7. Iron Mountain (16-1) 46 8. Grandville Calvin Christian (15-1) 45 9. Cass City (15-1) 34 10. Maple City Glen Lake (15-1) 32 Others receiving votes: Traverse City St. Francis 26, St. Ignace 25, Blanchard Montabella 19, Saginaw Nouvel 18, Jonesville 11, McBain 10, Clinton 7, Ovid-Elsie 6, Ecorse 5, Brown City 4, New Haven 3, Bad Axe 3, Beal City 2, Erie-Mason 1. Division 4 1. Taylor Trillium Academy (2) (14-0) 72 2. Painesdale Jeffers (2) (16-0) 63 3. Mio Au Sable (14-0) 54 4. Hillman (14-1) 50 5. Munising (16-1) 48 6. Lake Leelanau St Mary (1) (14-1) 47 7. Powers North Central (11-3) 38 8. Gaylord St. Mary (15-2) 37 9. Baldwin (16-1) 34 10. Bellevue (14-1) 32 Others receiving votes: Genesee Christian 28, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 26, Ironwood 20, Detroit Douglass 15, Kingston 10, Rudyard 9, Pittsford 4, Watersmeet 3, Onaway 3, Eau Claire 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (17-2) 73 2. Detroit Renaissance (1) (15-0) 69 3. Rockford (16-1) 64 4. Flint Carman Ainsworth (14-0) 61 5. Farmington Hills Mercy (16-2) 57 6. Wayne Memorial (15-4) 49 7. Grosse Pointe North (15-2) 47 8. Holt (15-2) 27 9. Byron Center (15-3) 23 10. DeWitt (16-2) 18 Others receiving votes: Jackson Northwest 16, Temperance Bedford 16, North Farmington 14, Coldwater 13, Saline 11, Utica Ford 8, Kalamazoo Central 8, 18, Grand Blanc 6, Belleville 4, Lake Orion 4, East Grand Rapids 3, Rochester 3, Howell 2, Lowell 2, Riverview 1, Canton Salem 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (17-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (14-3) 68 3. Chelsea (18-1) 64 4. Haslett (19-0) 63 5. Lake Fenton (19-0) 55 6. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (15-3) 47 7. Vicksburg (18-0) 36 8. Goodrich (17-1) 32 9. Dearborn Divine Child (13-5) 29 10. Frankenmuth (15-2) 26 Others receiving votes: Lansing Catholic 15, Big Rapids 14, Escanaba 12, North Branch 11, Romulus 11, Redford Westfield Prep 10, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 6, Ludington 5, Standish-Sterling 5, Warren Fitzgerald 4, Marine City 4, St. Clair 3, Marysville 2, Macomb Lutheran North 2, Hamilton 1. Division 3 1. Buchanan (1) (17-1) 69 2. Dansville (2) (16-1) 64 3. Blissfield (17-1) 62 4. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (1) (12-5) 60 5. Hancock (15-1) 54 5. Lake City (1) (17-1) 54 7. Hemlock (15-3) 31 8. Traverse City St. Francis (15-2) 29 9. Sanford-Meridian (17-1) 28 (tie) Kent City (16-3) 28 Others receiving votes: McBain 22, Brandywine 14, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 14, Evart 13, Harbor Springs 13, Hart 12, Calumet 12, Ovid-Elsie 7, 19, Sandusky 5, Ithaca 5, Bronson 4. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (4) (14-2) 74 2. Kingston (1) (15-1) 69 3. Gaylord St. Mary (16-2) 63 4. Mackinaw City (16-1) 60 5. St. Charles (16-2) 53 6. Petersburg Summerfield (16-2) 40 7. Norway (17-2) 35 8. Baraga (14-3) 31 9. Cedarville (13-3) 24 10. Hillman (15-3) 20 (tie) Martin (14-3) 20 Others receiving votes: Morenci 19, Pittsford 18, Fowler 14, Lake Linden-Hubbell 14, Brethren 13, Genesee Christian 10, Colon 8, Ontonagon 8, Hillsdale Academy 3, Indian River-Inland Lakes 2, Ewen-Trout Creek 1, Manistee Catholic Central 1.Detroit Red Wings’ Pius Suter (24) scores against Vancouver Canucks goalie Collin Delia (60) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)Orlando Magic’s Paolo Banchero (5) shoots as Chicago Bulls’ Patrick Williams (44) and Nikola Vucevic watch during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)FILE – Notre Dame offensive coordinator Tommy Rees talks with players during a timeout in the Blue-Gold NCAA spring football game on May 1, 2021, in South Bend, Ind. Rees has spoken with Alabama coach Nick Saban about filling a vacancy on the Crimson Tide’s coaching staff and was scheduled to be in Tuscaloosa on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin, File)AP MEN'S TOP 251Alabama (38)22-32Houston (22)23-23Purdue (2)23-34UCLA21-45Kansas20-56Texas20-57Virginia19-48Arizona22-49Baylor19-610Tennessee19-611Marquette20-612Kansas State19-613Gonzaga21-514Indiana18-715Miami20-516Xavier19-617Saint Mary’s22-518Creighton17-819Iowa State16-820UConn19-721San Diego State20-522TCU17-823NC State20-624Providence18-725Florida Atlantic24-2AP WOMEN'S TOP 251South Carolina (28)25-02Indiana23-13Stanford24-34Utah22-25LSU23-16UConn22-47Iowa20-58Maryland21-59Duke22-310Notre Dame20-411Virginia Tech20-412Michigan20-513Ohio State21-414Villanova22-415Oklahoma20-416UCLA20-617Texas20-618Arizona19-619North Carolina18-720Gonzaga23-321Colorado20-522Iowa State15-723UNLV24-224Florida State20-725USC19-6See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 6, Vancouver Canucks 1 Red Wings 6, Canucks 1 – Red Wings trounce struggling Canucks 6-1 Dylan Larkin scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings beat the struggling Vancouver Canucks 6-1 for their third straight win. Robby Fabbri and Gustav Lindstrom each had a goal and an assist, and Pius Suter and Jonatan Berggren also scored for the Red Wings. Michael Rasmussen had two assists and Ville Husso made 29 saves, including a late penalty shot. It was the Red Wings' second lopsided win in the last three days against the Canucks after winning 5-2 in Detroit on Saturday. Sheldon Dries scored for Vancouver and Collin Delia stopped 17 shots. The Canucks have given up five or more goals in 25 of 54 games this season. Tonight Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Orlando Magic 100, Chicago Bulls 91 Utah Jazz 123, Indiana Pacers 117 Magic 100, Bulls 91 – Banchero, Wagner, Fultz lead Magic over Bulls 100-91 Paolo Banchero scored 22 points, Franz Wagner and Markelle Fultz added 18 points apiece and the Orlando Magic beat the cold-shooting Chicago Bulls 100-91. Fultz just missed a triple-double with 10 rebounds and nine assists. Wendell Carter Jr. scored 15 points against his former team as the Magic won for the fourth time in six games. The Bulls matched a season high by dropping their fourth in a row. They missed their first 16 3-pointers before Coby White hit one late in the third and 18 of 21 in all. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 26 points. Jazz 123, Pacers 117 – Clarkson, Markkanen lead Jazz past Pacers 123-117 Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen each scored 29 points and the Utah Jazz beat the Indiana Pacers 123-117. Clarkson hit a 3-pointer for a 115-110 lead with 2:03 remaining, and added a 13-foot baseline jumper to extend the lead to 117-113 in the final minute. Lauri Markkanen sealed the win with four free throws in the final 14.2 seconds. Tyrese Haliburton finished with 30 points and 12 assists, Bennedict Mathurin scored 21 and Aaron Nesmith 19 for Indiana. NCAAFB – Alabama announces hiring of coordinators Steele, Rees Alabama coach Nick Saban has hired Kevin Steele as defensive coordinator and Tommy Rees as offensive coordinator. Alabama announced the already widely reported hirings on Monday, along with the addition of inside linebackers coach Austin Armstrong. Steele is a former defensive coordinator at a number of Power Five schools and spent last season at Miami. Rees had spent the last three seasons as offensive coordinator at Notre Dame, where he’s a former starting quarterback. Armstrong was the Southern Miss defensive coordinator the past two seasons. NCAAFB – Michigan says it had proof against fired football assistant Michigan fired football co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss in January after he failed to attend a meeting to discuss whether he had gained access to computer accounts that belonged to other people. That’s according to documents released to The Associated Press. An athletic department official told Weiss that the university had evidence that he had “inappropriately accessed” the accounts. Weiss was fired on Jan. 20, after skipping a meeting. Campus police are investigating possible computer crimes at the football building known as Schembechler Hall. Weiss has not directly addressed the allegations, saying only that he looks forward to “putting this matter” behind him. NFL – Super Bowl averages 113 million, 3rd most-watched in history Sunday's Super Bowl was the third most-watched television show in history, with an estimated 113 million people watching the Kansas City Chiefs rally to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. Fox said Monday that the preliminary numbers include the broadcasts on Fox and Fox Deportes as well as streaming on Fox and the NFL's digital sites. The figures are via Nielsen's Fast National data and Adobe Analytics. Final Nielsen data will be available on Tuesday. Rihanna's halftime show averaged 118.7 million viewers, making it the second-most watched in Super Bowl history behind Katy Perry’s 2015 performance. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Tonight Michigan at Wisconsin, 9:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM (joined after HSBB) Notre Dame at Duke, 7:00 p.m. Kent State at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m. Akron at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Bama takes over number 1 in men's top 25 Alabama is the new No. 1, rising to the top spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll for the first time in 20 years. Purdue's loss to Northwestern last week caused a jumble at the top of the AP Top 25 and the Crimson Tide were the biggest beneficiaries. Alabama received 38 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel, moving up two spots to leapfrog No. 2 Houston. The Cougars had 22 first-place votes to remain at No. 2 and Purdue, down to No. 3, still had two votes at No. 1. UCLA and Kansas rounded out the top five. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina still #1 The UNLV women are ranked No. 23 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll. It is the first ranking for the Lady Rebels since 1994. South Carolina is ranked No. 1 for the 34th consecutive week — the third-longest run in poll history. Indiana, Stanford, Utah and LSU round out the top five. UConn saw its 30-year streak of not losing consecutive games end last week and is now ranked sixth. NCAAMBKB – Former Michigan State star pleads guilty in 2021 murder case A former Michigan State University basketball star has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and a firearm charge in the fatal shooting of a Detroit man. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says 31-year-old Keith Damon Appling pleaded guilty Monday to one count each of second-degree murder and felony firearm in the killing of 66-year-old Clyde Edmonds. Prosecutors say Appling fatally shot Edmonds in May 2021 after the men argued over a handgun. His plea agreement calls for 18 to 40 years in prison on the second-degree murder charge and two years to be served consecutively on the firearm charge. The Detroit Pershing prep star played at Michigan State from 2010 to 2014. Appling also played pro basketball overseas and had two brief contracts with the NBA's Orlando Magic. MLB – Spring training’s start brings pitch clocks, shift limits Spring training opens Monday in Florida and Arizona. And there’ll be lots of new changes, like pitch clocks, limits on defensive shifts and larger bases. Players are reporting early ahead of the World Baseball Classic. Opening day is March 30. This season will see some star players in new places: Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts. There also are four new managers: Bruce Bochy, Matt Quatraro, Pedro Grifol and Skip Schumaker. MLB – ‘Ghost runner’ in extra innings made permanent by MLB Starting extra innings with a runner on second base during the regular season was made a permanent rules change by Major League Baseball after three seasons of use during the coronavirus pandemic. Use of position players as pitchers also was tightened by the joint competition committee. They will be limited to extra innings, when a player's team is losing by eight or more runs or is winning by 10 or more runs in the ninth inning. Last year, a position player could pitch only in extra innings or if his team was losing or winning by six or more runs. NBAGL – NBA ‘G' League Last Night Windy City Bulls 115, Grand Rapids Gold 112 – OT Tonight Windy City Bulls at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Portage Central 55, Lakeshore 49 Portage Central got 29 points from junior Alex Beachnau in a 55-49 win over Lakeshore. The Lancers were lead by 17 points from Jack Carlisle. The Lancers fall to 6-10 on the year. Our Lady of the Lake 45, Hartford 41 – OT Matt Lage had 28 points to help lead Our Lady of the Lake to a 45-41 overtime win at Hartford. Owen McLoughlin added 15 points for the Lakers. Lawrence 63, Michigan Lutheran 55 Lawrence outscored Michigan Lutheran 20-2 in the 3rd quarter for a 63-55 win over the Titans. Tim Coombs had 26 points to lead Lawrence, and John Schumann had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocks. Zac Lockman scored 12 to lead ML, Jared DeWeerd had 10. Brandywine 85, Bloomingdale 37 Fennville 58, Covert 48 Homer 56, Centreville 50 Girls Basketball St. Joseph 48, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 34 St. Joe picked up their second straight win with a 48-34 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Jaslynn Ward scored a game high 15 points to lead the Bears, while Tess Kapelke added 13. Brandywine 42, Michigan Lutheran 14 Coloma 35, Delton-Kellogg 27 Bridgman 34, Parchment 32 Fennville 30, Comstock 23 Schoolcraft 46, Cassopolis 35 Tonight Boys Basketball Non-Conference Kalamazoo Central at Benton Harbor, 7:00 p.m. WSJM Martin at Michigan Lutheran, 7:00 p.m. Countryside Academy at Kalamazoo Phoenix, 8:00 p.m. Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Brandywine at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m. South Haven at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Hartford, 6:30 p.m. Marcellus at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at River Valley, 7:00 p.m. Coldwater at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Comstock, 7:00 p.m. Mendon at Tekonsha, 7:30 p.m. SAC Kalamazoo Hackett at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m. Lawton at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Constantine at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Wolverine Paw Paw at Niles, 7:15 p.m. Three Rivers at Otsego, 7:15 p.m. Edwardsburg at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball Non-Conference Benton Harbor at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. River Valley at Decatur, 6:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m. Hartford at Howardsville Christian, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Coldwater, 7:00 p.m. Comstock at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Burr Oak at Mendon, 6:30 p.m. Wolverine Niles at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Otsego at Three Rivers, 7:15 p.m. Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. SAC Martin at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Parchment, 7;00 p.m. Gobles at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (17-0) 75 2. North Farmington (15-1) 67 3. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (16-1) 64 3. Muskegon (15-1) 64 5. Grand Blanc (15-2) 54 6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (15-3) 49 7. Ann Arbor Huron (16-1) 47 8. Port Huron Northern (16-2) 30 (tie) Kalamazoo Central (15-2) 30 10. Grand Rapids Northview (13-4) 28 Others receiving votes: Grosse Pointe South 18, Grand Haven 13, Warren De La Salle 11, Okemos 10, Battle Creek Lakeview 8, Portage Northern 7, Clarkston 6, Hamtramck 4, Mason 4, Mount Pleasant 4, Saline 2, St. Joseph 2, Ann Arbor Skyline 1, Mattawan 1, River Rouge 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (4) (15-1) 72 2. Warren Michigan Collegiate (14-2) 67 3. Warren Lincoln (15-3) 61 4. Olivet (17-0) 59 5. Saginaw (15-4) 48 6. Benton Harbor (13-4) 46 7. Grand Rapids Christian (12-4) 44 8. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (12-5) 29 9. Ludington (15-1) 28 10. Boyne City (1) (15-2) 22 (tie) Grand Rapids South Christian (14-3) 22 Others receiving votes: Big Rapids 20, Standish Sterling Central 16, Chelsea 15, Hart 13, Ferndale 12, Flat Rock 9, Kingsford 7, Cadillac 5, Flint Hamady 3, Richmond 2. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (4) (15-1) 88 2. Laingsburg (1) (16-0) 82 3. Flint Beecher (1) (13-3) 80 4. Watervliet (15-1) 68 5. Napoleon (16-0) 54 6. Brandywine (14-1) 51 7. Iron Mountain (16-1) 46 8. Grandville Calvin Christian (15-1) 45 9. Cass City (15-1) 34 10. Maple City Glen Lake (15-1) 32 Others receiving votes: Traverse City St. Francis 26, St. Ignace 25, Blanchard Montabella 19, Saginaw Nouvel 18, Jonesville 11, McBain 10, Clinton 7, Ovid-Elsie 6, Ecorse 5, Brown City 4, New Haven 3, Bad Axe 3, Beal City 2, Erie-Mason 1. Division 4 1. Taylor Trillium Academy (2) (14-0) 72 2. Painesdale Jeffers (2) (16-0) 63 3. Mio Au Sable (14-0) 54 4. Hillman (14-1) 50 5. Munising (16-1) 48 6. Lake Leelanau St Mary (1) (14-1) 47 7. Powers North Central (11-3) 38 8. Gaylord St. Mary (15-2) 37 9. Baldwin (16-1) 34 10. Bellevue (14-1) 32 Others receiving votes: Genesee Christian 28, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 26, Ironwood 20, Detroit Douglass 15, Kingston 10, Rudyard 9, Pittsford 4, Watersmeet 3, Onaway 3, Eau Claire 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (17-2) 73 2. Detroit Renaissance (1) (15-0) 69 3. Rockford (16-1) 64 4. Flint Carman Ainsworth (14-0) 61 5. Farmington Hills Mercy (16-2) 57 6. Wayne Memorial (15-4) 49 7. Grosse Pointe North (15-2) 47 8. Holt (15-2) 27 9. Byron Center (15-3) 23 10. DeWitt (16-2) 18 Others receiving votes: Jackson Northwest 16, Temperance Bedford 16, North Farmington 14, Coldwater 13, Saline 11, Utica Ford 8, Kalamazoo Central 8, 18, Grand Blanc 6, Belleville 4, Lake Orion 4, East Grand Rapids 3, Rochester 3, Howell 2, Lowell 2, Riverview 1, Canton Salem 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (17-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (14-3) 68 3. Chelsea (18-1) 64 4. Haslett (19-0) 63 5. Lake Fenton (19-0) 55 6. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (15-3) 47 7. Vicksburg (18-0) 36 8. Goodrich (17-1) 32 9. Dearborn Divine Child (13-5) 29 10. Frankenmuth (15-2) 26 Others receiving votes: Lansing Catholic 15, Big Rapids 14, Escanaba 12, North Branch 11, Romulus 11, Redford Westfield Prep 10, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 6, Ludington 5, Standish-Sterling 5, Warren Fitzgerald 4, Marine City 4, St. Clair 3, Marysville 2, Macomb Lutheran North 2, Hamilton 1. Division 3 1. Buchanan (1) (17-1) 69 2. Dansville (2) (16-1) 64 3. Blissfield (17-1) 62 4. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (1) (12-5) 60 5. Hancock (15-1) 54 5. Lake City (1) (17-1) 54 7. Hemlock (15-3) 31 8. Traverse City St. Francis (15-2) 29 9. Sanford-Meridian (17-1) 28 (tie) Kent City (16-3) 28 Others receiving votes: McBain 22, Brandywine 14, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 14, Evart 13, Harbor Springs 13, Hart 12, Calumet 12, Ovid-Elsie 7, 19, Sandusky 5, Ithaca 5, Bronson 4. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (4) (14-2) 74 2. Kingston (1) (15-1) 69 3. Gaylord St. Mary (16-2) 63 4. Mackinaw City (16-1) 60 5. St. Charles (16-2) 53 6. Petersburg Summerfield (16-2) 40 7. Norway (17-2) 35 8. Baraga (14-3) 31 9. Cedarville (13-3) 24 10. Hillman (15-3) 20 (tie) Martin (14-3) 20 Others receiving votes: Morenci 19, Pittsford 18, Fowler 14, Lake Linden-Hubbell 14, Brethren 13, Genesee Christian 10, Colon 8, Ontonagon 8, Hillsdale Academy 3, Indian River-Inland Lakes 2, Ewen-Trout Creek 1, Manistee Catholic Central 1.Detroit Red Wings’ Pius Suter (24) scores against Vancouver Canucks goalie Collin Delia (60) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)Orlando Magic’s Paolo Banchero (5) shoots as Chicago Bulls’ Patrick Williams (44) and Nikola Vucevic watch during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Chicago. 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NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 6, Vancouver Canucks 1 Red Wings 6, Canucks 1 – Red Wings trounce struggling Canucks 6-1 Dylan Larkin scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings beat the struggling Vancouver Canucks 6-1 for their third straight win. Robby Fabbri and Gustav Lindstrom each had a goal and an assist, and Pius Suter and Jonatan Berggren also scored for the Red Wings. Michael Rasmussen had two assists and Ville Husso made 29 saves, including a late penalty shot. It was the Red Wings’ second lopsided win in the last three days against the Canucks after winning 5-2 in Detroit on Saturday. Sheldon Dries scored for Vancouver and Collin Delia stopped 17 shots. The Canucks have given up five or more goals in 25 of 54 games this season. Tonight Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Orlando Magic 100, Chicago Bulls 91 Utah Jazz 123, Indiana Pacers 117 Magic 100, Bulls 91 – Banchero, Wagner, Fultz lead Magic over Bulls 100-91 Paolo Banchero scored 22 points, Franz Wagner and Markelle Fultz added 18 points apiece and the Orlando Magic beat the cold-shooting Chicago Bulls 100-91. Fultz just missed a triple-double with 10 rebounds and nine assists. Wendell Carter Jr. scored 15 points against his former team as the Magic won for the fourth time in six games. The Bulls matched a season high by dropping their fourth in a row. They missed their first 16 3-pointers before Coby White hit one late in the third and 18 of 21 in all. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 26 points. Jazz 123, Pacers 117 – Clarkson, Markkanen lead Jazz past Pacers 123-117 Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen each scored 29 points and the Utah Jazz beat the Indiana Pacers 123-117. Clarkson hit a 3-pointer for a 115-110 lead with 2:03 remaining, and added a 13-foot baseline jumper to extend the lead to 117-113 in the final minute. Lauri Markkanen sealed the win with four free throws in the final 14.2 seconds. Tyrese Haliburton finished with 30 points and 12 assists, Bennedict Mathurin scored 21 and Aaron Nesmith 19 for Indiana. NCAAFB – Alabama announces hiring of coordinators Steele, Rees Alabama coach Nick Saban has hired Kevin Steele as defensive coordinator and Tommy Rees as offensive coordinator. Alabama announced the already widely reported hirings on Monday, along with the addition of inside linebackers coach Austin Armstrong. Steele is a former defensive coordinator at a number of Power Five schools and spent last season at Miami. Rees had spent the last three seasons as offensive coordinator at Notre Dame, where he’s a former starting quarterback. Armstrong was the Southern Miss defensive coordinator the past two seasons. NCAAFB – Michigan says it had proof against fired football assistant Michigan fired football co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss in January after he failed to attend a meeting to discuss whether he had gained access to computer accounts that belonged to other people. That’s according to documents released to The Associated Press. An athletic department official told Weiss that the university had evidence that he had “inappropriately accessed” the accounts. Weiss was fired on Jan. 20, after skipping a meeting. Campus police are investigating possible computer crimes at the football building known as Schembechler Hall. Weiss has not directly addressed the allegations, saying only that he looks forward to “putting this matter” behind him. NFL – Super Bowl averages 113 million, 3rd most-watched in history Sunday’s Super Bowl was the third most-watched television show in history, with an estimated 113 million people watching the Kansas City Chiefs rally to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. Fox said Monday that the preliminary numbers include the broadcasts on Fox and Fox Deportes as well as streaming on Fox and the NFL’s digital sites. The figures are via Nielsen’s Fast National data and Adobe Analytics. Final Nielsen data will be available on Tuesday. Rihanna’s halftime show averaged 118.7 million viewers, making it the second-most watched in Super Bowl history behind Katy Perry’s 2015 performance. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Michigan at Wisconsin, 9:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM (joined after HSBB) Notre Dame at Duke, 7:00 p.m. Kent State at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m. Akron at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Bama takes over number 1 in men’s top 25 Alabama is the new No. 1, rising to the top spot in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 20 years. Purdue’s loss to Northwestern last week caused a jumble at the top of the AP Top 25 and the Crimson Tide were the biggest beneficiaries. Alabama received 38 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel, moving up two spots to leapfrog No. 2 Houston. The Cougars had 22 first-place votes to remain at No. 2 and Purdue, down to No. 3, still had two votes at No. 1. UCLA and Kansas rounded out the top five. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina still #1 The UNLV women are ranked No. 23 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll. It is the first ranking for the Lady Rebels since 1994. South Carolina is ranked No. 1 for the 34th consecutive week — the third-longest run in poll history. Indiana, Stanford, Utah and LSU round out the top five. UConn saw its 30-year streak of not losing consecutive games end last week and is now ranked sixth. NCAAMBKB – Former Michigan State star pleads guilty in 2021 murder case A former Michigan State University basketball star has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and a firearm charge in the fatal shooting of a Detroit man. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says 31-year-old Keith Damon Appling pleaded guilty Monday to one count each of second-degree murder and felony firearm in the killing of 66-year-old Clyde Edmonds. Prosecutors say Appling fatally shot Edmonds in May 2021 after the men argued over a handgun. His plea agreement calls for 18 to 40 years in prison on the second-degree murder charge and two years to be served consecutively on the firearm charge. The Detroit Pershing prep star played at Michigan State from 2010 to 2014. Appling also played pro basketball overseas and had two brief contracts with the NBA’s Orlando Magic. MLB – Spring training’s start brings pitch clocks, shift limits Spring training opens Monday in Florida and Arizona. And there’ll be lots of new changes, like pitch clocks, limits on defensive shifts and larger bases. Players are reporting early ahead of the World Baseball Classic. Opening day is March 30. This season will see some star players in new places: Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts. There also are four new managers: Bruce Bochy, Matt Quatraro, Pedro Grifol and Skip Schumaker. MLB – ‘Ghost runner’ in extra innings made permanent by MLB Starting extra innings with a runner on second base during the regular season was made a permanent rules change by Major League Baseball after three seasons of use during the coronavirus pandemic. Use of position players as pitchers also was tightened by the joint competition committee. They will be limited to extra innings, when a player’s team is losing by eight or more runs or is winning by 10 or more runs in the ninth inning. Last year, a position player could pitch only in extra innings or if his team was losing or winning by six or more runs. NBAGL – NBA ‘G’ League Last Night Windy City Bulls 115, Grand Rapids Gold 112 – OT Tonight Windy City Bulls at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Portage Central 55, Lakeshore 49 Portage Central got 29 points from junior Alex Beachnau in a 55-49 win over Lakeshore. The Lancers were lead by 17 points from Jack Carlisle. The Lancers fall to 6-10 on the year. Our Lady of the Lake 45, Hartford 41 – OT Matt Lage had 28 points to help lead Our Lady of the Lake to a 45-41 overtime win at Hartford. Owen McLoughlin added 15 points for the Lakers. Lawrence 63, Michigan Lutheran 55 Lawrence outscored Michigan Lutheran 20-2 in the 3rd quarter for a 63-55 win over the Titans. Tim Coombs had 26 points to lead Lawrence, and John Schumann had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocks. Zac Lockman scored 12 to lead ML, Jared DeWeerd had 10. Brandywine 85, Bloomingdale 37 Fennville 58, Covert 48 Homer 56, Centreville 50 Girls Basketball St. Joseph 48, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 34 St. Joe picked up their second straight win with a 48-34 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Jaslynn Ward scored a game high 15 points to lead the Bears, while Tess Kapelke added 13. Brandywine 42, Michigan Lutheran 14 Coloma 35, Delton-Kellogg 27 Bridgman 34, Parchment 32 Fennville 30, Comstock 23 Schoolcraft 46, Cassopolis 35 Tonight Boys Basketball Non-Conference Kalamazoo Central at Benton Harbor, 7:00 p.m. WSJM Martin at Michigan Lutheran, 7:00 p.m. Countryside Academy at Kalamazoo Phoenix, 8:00 p.m. Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Brandywine at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m. South Haven at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Hartford, 6:30 p.m. Marcellus at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at River Valley, 7:00 p.m. Coldwater at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Comstock, 7:00 p.m. Mendon at Tekonsha, 7:30 p.m. SAC Kalamazoo Hackett at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m. Lawton at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Constantine at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Wolverine Paw Paw at Niles, 7:15 p.m. Three Rivers at Otsego, 7:15 p.m. Edwardsburg at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball Non-Conference Benton Harbor at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. River Valley at Decatur, 6:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m. Hartford at Howardsville Christian, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Coldwater, 7:00 p.m. Comstock at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Burr Oak at Mendon, 6:30 p.m. Wolverine Niles at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Otsego at Three Rivers, 7:15 p.m. Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. SAC Martin at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Parchment, 7;00 p.m. Gobles at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (17-0) 75 2. North Farmington (15-1) 67 3. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (16-1) 64 3. Muskegon (15-1) 64 5. Grand Blanc (15-2) 54 6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (15-3) 49 7. Ann Arbor Huron (16-1) 47 8. Port Huron Northern (16-2) 30 (tie) Kalamazoo Central (15-2) 30 10. Grand Rapids Northview (13-4) 28 Others receiving votes: Grosse Pointe South 18, Grand Haven 13, Warren De La Salle 11, Okemos 10, Battle Creek Lakeview 8, Portage Northern 7, Clarkston 6, Hamtramck 4, Mason 4, Mount Pleasant 4, Saline 2, St. Joseph 2, Ann Arbor Skyline 1, Mattawan 1, River Rouge 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (4) (15-1) 72 2. Warren Michigan Collegiate (14-2) 67 3. Warren Lincoln (15-3) 61 4. Olivet (17-0) 59 5. Saginaw (15-4) 48 6. Benton Harbor (13-4) 46 7. Grand Rapids Christian (12-4) 44 8. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (12-5) 29 9. Ludington (15-1) 28 10. Boyne City (1) (15-2) 22 (tie) Grand Rapids South Christian (14-3) 22 Others receiving votes: Big Rapids 20, Standish Sterling Central 16, Chelsea 15, Hart 13, Ferndale 12, Flat Rock 9, Kingsford 7, Cadillac 5, Flint Hamady 3, Richmond 2. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (4) (15-1) 88 2. Laingsburg (1) (16-0) 82 3. Flint Beecher (1) (13-3) 80 4. Watervliet (15-1) 68 5. Napoleon (16-0) 54 6. Brandywine (14-1) 51 7. Iron Mountain (16-1) 46 8. Grandville Calvin Christian (15-1) 45 9. Cass City (15-1) 34 10. Maple City Glen Lake (15-1) 32 Others receiving votes: Traverse City St. Francis 26, St. Ignace 25, Blanchard Montabella 19, Saginaw Nouvel 18, Jonesville 11, McBain 10, Clinton 7, Ovid-Elsie 6, Ecorse 5, Brown City 4, New Haven 3, Bad Axe 3, Beal City 2, Erie-Mason 1. Division 4 1. Taylor Trillium Academy (2) (14-0) 72 2. Painesdale Jeffers (2) (16-0) 63 3. Mio Au Sable (14-0) 54 4. Hillman (14-1) 50 5. Munising (16-1) 48 6. Lake Leelanau St Mary (1) (14-1) 47 7. Powers North Central (11-3) 38 8. Gaylord St. Mary (15-2) 37 9. Baldwin (16-1) 34 10. Bellevue (14-1) 32 Others receiving votes: Genesee Christian 28, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 26, Ironwood 20, Detroit Douglass 15, Kingston 10, Rudyard 9, Pittsford 4, Watersmeet 3, Onaway 3, Eau Claire 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (17-2) 73 2. Detroit Renaissance (1) (15-0) 69 3. Rockford (16-1) 64 4. Flint Carman Ainsworth (14-0) 61 5. Farmington Hills Mercy (16-2) 57 6. Wayne Memorial (15-4) 49 7. Grosse Pointe North (15-2) 47 8. Holt (15-2) 27 9. Byron Center (15-3) 23 10. DeWitt (16-2) 18 Others receiving votes: Jackson Northwest 16, Temperance Bedford 16, North Farmington 14, Coldwater 13, Saline 11, Utica Ford 8, Kalamazoo Central 8, 18, Grand Blanc 6, Belleville 4, Lake Orion 4, East Grand Rapids 3, Rochester 3, Howell 2, Lowell 2, Riverview 1, Canton Salem 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (17-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (14-3) 68 3. Chelsea (18-1) 64 4. Haslett (19-0) 63 5. Lake Fenton (19-0) 55 6. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (15-3) 47 7. Vicksburg (18-0) 36 8. Goodrich (17-1) 32 9. Dearborn Divine Child (13-5) 29 10. Frankenmuth (15-2) 26 Others receiving votes: Lansing Catholic 15, Big Rapids 14, Escanaba 12, North Branch 11, Romulus 11, Redford Westfield Prep 10, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 6, Ludington 5, Standish-Sterling 5, Warren Fitzgerald 4, Marine City 4, St. Clair 3, Marysville 2, Macomb Lutheran North 2, Hamilton 1. Division 3 1. Buchanan (1) (17-1) 69 2. Dansville (2) (16-1) 64 3. Blissfield (17-1) 62 4. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (1) (12-5) 60 5. Hancock (15-1) 54 5. Lake City (1) (17-1) 54 7. Hemlock (15-3) 31 8. Traverse City St. Francis (15-2) 29 9. Sanford-Meridian (17-1) 28 (tie) Kent City (16-3) 28 Others receiving votes: McBain 22, Brandywine 14, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 14, Evart 13, Harbor Springs 13, Hart 12, Calumet 12, Ovid-Elsie 7, 19, Sandusky 5, Ithaca 5, Bronson 4. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (4) (14-2) 74 2. Kingston (1) (15-1) 69 3. Gaylord St. Mary (16-2) 63 4. Mackinaw City (16-1) 60 5. St. Charles (16-2) 53 6. Petersburg Summerfield (16-2) 40 7. Norway (17-2) 35 8. Baraga (14-3) 31 9. Cedarville (13-3) 24 10. Hillman (15-3) 20 (tie) Martin (14-3) 20 Others receiving votes: Morenci 19, Pittsford 18, Fowler 14, Lake Linden-Hubbell 14, Brethren 13, Genesee Christian 10, Colon 8, Ontonagon 8, Hillsdale Academy 3, Indian River-Inland Lakes 2, Ewen-Trout Creek 1, Manistee Catholic Central 1.AP MEN’S TOP 251Alabama (38)22-32Houston (22)23-23Purdue (2)23-34UCLA21-45Kansas20-56Texas20-57Virginia19-48Arizona22-49Baylor19-610Tennessee19-611Marquette20-612Kansas State19-613Gonzaga21-514Indiana18-715Miami20-516Xavier19-617Saint Mary’s22-518Creighton17-819Iowa State16-820UConn19-721San Diego State20-522TCU17-823NC State20-624Providence18-725Florida Atlantic24-2AP WOMEN’S TOP 251South Carolina (28)25-02Indiana23-13Stanford24-34Utah22-25LSU23-16UConn22-47Iowa20-58Maryland21-59Duke22-310Notre Dame20-411Virginia Tech20-412Michigan20-513Ohio State21-414Villanova22-415Oklahoma20-416UCLA20-617Texas20-618Arizona19-619North Carolina18-720Gonzaga23-321Colorado20-522Iowa State15-723UNLV24-224Florida State20-725USC19-6See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 6, Vancouver Canucks 1 Red Wings 6, Canucks 1 – Red Wings trounce struggling Canucks 6-1 Dylan Larkin scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings beat the struggling Vancouver Canucks 6-1 for their third straight win. Robby Fabbri and Gustav Lindstrom each had a goal and an assist, and Pius Suter and Jonatan Berggren also scored for the Red Wings. Michael Rasmussen had two assists and Ville Husso made 29 saves, including a late penalty shot. It was the Red Wings' second lopsided win in the last three days against the Canucks after winning 5-2 in Detroit on Saturday. Sheldon Dries scored for Vancouver and Collin Delia stopped 17 shots. The Canucks have given up five or more goals in 25 of 54 games this season. Tonight Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Orlando Magic 100, Chicago Bulls 91 Utah Jazz 123, Indiana Pacers 117 Magic 100, Bulls 91 – Banchero, Wagner, Fultz lead Magic over Bulls 100-91 Paolo Banchero scored 22 points, Franz Wagner and Markelle Fultz added 18 points apiece and the Orlando Magic beat the cold-shooting Chicago Bulls 100-91. Fultz just missed a triple-double with 10 rebounds and nine assists. Wendell Carter Jr. scored 15 points against his former team as the Magic won for the fourth time in six games. The Bulls matched a season high by dropping their fourth in a row. They missed their first 16 3-pointers before Coby White hit one late in the third and 18 of 21 in all. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 26 points. Jazz 123, Pacers 117 – Clarkson, Markkanen lead Jazz past Pacers 123-117 Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen each scored 29 points and the Utah Jazz beat the Indiana Pacers 123-117. Clarkson hit a 3-pointer for a 115-110 lead with 2:03 remaining, and added a 13-foot baseline jumper to extend the lead to 117-113 in the final minute. Lauri Markkanen sealed the win with four free throws in the final 14.2 seconds. Tyrese Haliburton finished with 30 points and 12 assists, Bennedict Mathurin scored 21 and Aaron Nesmith 19 for Indiana. NCAAFB – Alabama announces hiring of coordinators Steele, Rees Alabama coach Nick Saban has hired Kevin Steele as defensive coordinator and Tommy Rees as offensive coordinator. Alabama announced the already widely reported hirings on Monday, along with the addition of inside linebackers coach Austin Armstrong. Steele is a former defensive coordinator at a number of Power Five schools and spent last season at Miami. Rees had spent the last three seasons as offensive coordinator at Notre Dame, where he’s a former starting quarterback. Armstrong was the Southern Miss defensive coordinator the past two seasons. NCAAFB – Michigan says it had proof against fired football assistant Michigan fired football co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss in January after he failed to attend a meeting to discuss whether he had gained access to computer accounts that belonged to other people. That’s according to documents released to The Associated Press. An athletic department official told Weiss that the university had evidence that he had “inappropriately accessed” the accounts. Weiss was fired on Jan. 20, after skipping a meeting. Campus police are investigating possible computer crimes at the football building known as Schembechler Hall. Weiss has not directly addressed the allegations, saying only that he looks forward to “putting this matter” behind him. NFL – Super Bowl averages 113 million, 3rd most-watched in history Sunday's Super Bowl was the third most-watched television show in history, with an estimated 113 million people watching the Kansas City Chiefs rally to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. Fox said Monday that the preliminary numbers include the broadcasts on Fox and Fox Deportes as well as streaming on Fox and the NFL's digital sites. The figures are via Nielsen's Fast National data and Adobe Analytics. Final Nielsen data will be available on Tuesday. Rihanna's halftime show averaged 118.7 million viewers, making it the second-most watched in Super Bowl history behind Katy Perry’s 2015 performance. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Tonight Michigan at Wisconsin, 9:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM (joined after HSBB) Notre Dame at Duke, 7:00 p.m. Kent State at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m. Akron at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Bama takes over number 1 in men's top 25 Alabama is the new No. 1, rising to the top spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll for the first time in 20 years. Purdue's loss to Northwestern last week caused a jumble at the top of the AP Top 25 and the Crimson Tide were the biggest beneficiaries. Alabama received 38 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel, moving up two spots to leapfrog No. 2 Houston. The Cougars had 22 first-place votes to remain at No. 2 and Purdue, down to No. 3, still had two votes at No. 1. UCLA and Kansas rounded out the top five. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina still #1 The UNLV women are ranked No. 23 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll. It is the first ranking for the Lady Rebels since 1994. South Carolina is ranked No. 1 for the 34th consecutive week — the third-longest run in poll history. Indiana, Stanford, Utah and LSU round out the top five. UConn saw its 30-year streak of not losing consecutive games end last week and is now ranked sixth. NCAAMBKB – Former Michigan State star pleads guilty in 2021 murder case A former Michigan State University basketball star has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and a firearm charge in the fatal shooting of a Detroit man. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says 31-year-old Keith Damon Appling pleaded guilty Monday to one count each of second-degree murder and felony firearm in the killing of 66-year-old Clyde Edmonds. Prosecutors say Appling fatally shot Edmonds in May 2021 after the men argued over a handgun. His plea agreement calls for 18 to 40 years in prison on the second-degree murder charge and two years to be served consecutively on the firearm charge. The Detroit Pershing prep star played at Michigan State from 2010 to 2014. Appling also played pro basketball overseas and had two brief contracts with the NBA's Orlando Magic. MLB – Spring training’s start brings pitch clocks, shift limits Spring training opens Monday in Florida and Arizona. And there’ll be lots of new changes, like pitch clocks, limits on defensive shifts and larger bases. Players are reporting early ahead of the World Baseball Classic. Opening day is March 30. This season will see some star players in new places: Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts. There also are four new managers: Bruce Bochy, Matt Quatraro, Pedro Grifol and Skip Schumaker. MLB – ‘Ghost runner’ in extra innings made permanent by MLB Starting extra innings with a runner on second base during the regular season was made a permanent rules change by Major League Baseball after three seasons of use during the coronavirus pandemic. Use of position players as pitchers also was tightened by the joint competition committee. They will be limited to extra innings, when a player's team is losing by eight or more runs or is winning by 10 or more runs in the ninth inning. Last year, a position player could pitch only in extra innings or if his team was losing or winning by six or more runs. NBAGL – NBA ‘G' League Last Night Windy City Bulls 115, Grand Rapids Gold 112 – OT Tonight Windy City Bulls at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Portage Central 55, Lakeshore 49 Portage Central got 29 points from junior Alex Beachnau in a 55-49 win over Lakeshore. The Lancers were lead by 17 points from Jack Carlisle. The Lancers fall to 6-10 on the year. Our Lady of the Lake 45, Hartford 41 – OT Matt Lage had 28 points to help lead Our Lady of the Lake to a 45-41 overtime win at Hartford. Owen McLoughlin added 15 points for the Lakers. Lawrence 63, Michigan Lutheran 55 Lawrence outscored Michigan Lutheran 20-2 in the 3rd quarter for a 63-55 win over the Titans. Tim Coombs had 26 points to lead Lawrence, and John Schumann had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocks. Zac Lockman scored 12 to lead ML, Jared DeWeerd had 10. Brandywine 85, Bloomingdale 37 Fennville 58, Covert 48 Homer 56, Centreville 50 Girls Basketball St. Joseph 48, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 34 St. Joe picked up their second straight win with a 48-34 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Jaslynn Ward scored a game high 15 points to lead the Bears, while Tess Kapelke added 13. Brandywine 42, Michigan Lutheran 14 Coloma 35, Delton-Kellogg 27 Bridgman 34, Parchment 32 Fennville 30, Comstock 23 Schoolcraft 46, Cassopolis 35 Tonight Boys Basketball Non-Conference Kalamazoo Central at Benton Harbor, 7:00 p.m. WSJM Martin at Michigan Lutheran, 7:00 p.m. Countryside Academy at Kalamazoo Phoenix, 8:00 p.m. Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Brandywine at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m. South Haven at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Hartford, 6:30 p.m. Marcellus at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at River Valley, 7:00 p.m. Coldwater at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Comstock, 7:00 p.m. Mendon at Tekonsha, 7:30 p.m. SAC Kalamazoo Hackett at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m. Lawton at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Constantine at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Wolverine Paw Paw at Niles, 7:15 p.m. Three Rivers at Otsego, 7:15 p.m. Edwardsburg at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m. Plainwell at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball Non-Conference Benton Harbor at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. River Valley at Decatur, 6:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m. Hartford at Howardsville Christian, 6:30 p.m. Mattawan at Coldwater, 7:00 p.m. Comstock at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Burr Oak at Mendon, 6:30 p.m. Wolverine Niles at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Otsego at Three Rivers, 7:15 p.m. Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m. Vicksburg at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. SAC Martin at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Holland Black River at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Parchment, 7;00 p.m. Gobles at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (17-0) 75 2. North Farmington (15-1) 67 3. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (16-1) 64 3. Muskegon (15-1) 64 5. Grand Blanc (15-2) 54 6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (15-3) 49 7. Ann Arbor Huron (16-1) 47 8. Port Huron Northern (16-2) 30 (tie) Kalamazoo Central (15-2) 30 10. Grand Rapids Northview (13-4) 28 Others receiving votes: Grosse Pointe South 18, Grand Haven 13, Warren De La Salle 11, Okemos 10, Battle Creek Lakeview 8, Portage Northern 7, Clarkston 6, Hamtramck 4, Mason 4, Mount Pleasant 4, Saline 2, St. Joseph 2, Ann Arbor Skyline 1, Mattawan 1, River Rouge 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (4) (15-1) 72 2. Warren Michigan Collegiate (14-2) 67 3. Warren Lincoln (15-3) 61 4. Olivet (17-0) 59 5. Saginaw (15-4) 48 6. Benton Harbor (13-4) 46 7. Grand Rapids Christian (12-4) 44 8. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (12-5) 29 9. Ludington (15-1) 28 10. Boyne City (1) (15-2) 22 (tie) Grand Rapids South Christian (14-3) 22 Others receiving votes: Big Rapids 20, Standish Sterling Central 16, Chelsea 15, Hart 13, Ferndale 12, Flat Rock 9, Kingsford 7, Cadillac 5, Flint Hamady 3, Richmond 2. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (4) (15-1) 88 2. Laingsburg (1) (16-0) 82 3. Flint Beecher (1) (13-3) 80 4. Watervliet (15-1) 68 5. Napoleon (16-0) 54 6. Brandywine (14-1) 51 7. Iron Mountain (16-1) 46 8. Grandville Calvin Christian (15-1) 45 9. Cass City (15-1) 34 10. Maple City Glen Lake (15-1) 32 Others receiving votes: Traverse City St. Francis 26, St. Ignace 25, Blanchard Montabella 19, Saginaw Nouvel 18, Jonesville 11, McBain 10, Clinton 7, Ovid-Elsie 6, Ecorse 5, Brown City 4, New Haven 3, Bad Axe 3, Beal City 2, Erie-Mason 1. Division 4 1. Taylor Trillium Academy (2) (14-0) 72 2. Painesdale Jeffers (2) (16-0) 63 3. Mio Au Sable (14-0) 54 4. Hillman (14-1) 50 5. Munising (16-1) 48 6. Lake Leelanau St Mary (1) (14-1) 47 7. Powers North Central (11-3) 38 8. Gaylord St. Mary (15-2) 37 9. Baldwin (16-1) 34 10. Bellevue (14-1) 32 Others receiving votes: Genesee Christian 28, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 26, Ironwood 20, Detroit Douglass 15, Kingston 10, Rudyard 9, Pittsford 4, Watersmeet 3, Onaway 3, Eau Claire 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (17-2) 73 2. Detroit Renaissance (1) (15-0) 69 3. Rockford (16-1) 64 4. Flint Carman Ainsworth (14-0) 61 5. Farmington Hills Mercy (16-2) 57 6. Wayne Memorial (15-4) 49 7. Grosse Pointe North (15-2) 47 8. Holt (15-2) 27 9. Byron Center (15-3) 23 10. DeWitt (16-2) 18 Others receiving votes: Jackson Northwest 16, Temperance Bedford 16, North Farmington 14, Coldwater 13, Saline 11, Utica Ford 8, Kalamazoo Central 8, 18, Grand Blanc 6, Belleville 4, Lake Orion 4, East Grand Rapids 3, Rochester 3, Howell 2, Lowell 2, Riverview 1, Canton Salem 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (17-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (14-3) 68 3. Chelsea (18-1) 64 4. Haslett (19-0) 63 5. Lake Fenton (19-0) 55 6. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (15-3) 47 7. Vicksburg (18-0) 36 8. Goodrich (17-1) 32 9. Dearborn Divine Child (13-5) 29 10. Frankenmuth (15-2) 26 Others receiving votes: Lansing Catholic 15, Big Rapids 14, Escanaba 12, North Branch 11, Romulus 11, Redford Westfield Prep 10, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 6, Ludington 5, Standish-Sterling 5, Warren Fitzgerald 4, Marine City 4, St. Clair 3, Marysville 2, Macomb Lutheran North 2, Hamilton 1. Division 3 1. Buchanan (1) (17-1) 69 2. Dansville (2) (16-1) 64 3. Blissfield (17-1) 62 4. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (1) (12-5) 60 5. Hancock (15-1) 54 5. Lake City (1) (17-1) 54 7. Hemlock (15-3) 31 8. Traverse City St. Francis (15-2) 29 9. Sanford-Meridian (17-1) 28 (tie) Kent City (16-3) 28 Others receiving votes: McBain 22, Brandywine 14, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 14, Evart 13, Harbor Springs 13, Hart 12, Calumet 12, Ovid-Elsie 7, 19, Sandusky 5, Ithaca 5, Bronson 4. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (4) (14-2) 74 2. Kingston (1) (15-1) 69 3. Gaylord St. Mary (16-2) 63 4. Mackinaw City (16-1) 60 5. St. Charles (16-2) 53 6. Petersburg Summerfield (16-2) 40 7. Norway (17-2) 35 8. Baraga (14-3) 31 9. Cedarville (13-3) 24 10. Hillman (15-3) 20 (tie) Martin (14-3) 20 Others receiving votes: Morenci 19, Pittsford 18, Fowler 14, Lake Linden-Hubbell 14, Brethren 13, Genesee Christian 10, Colon 8, Ontonagon 8, Hillsdale Academy 3, Indian River-Inland Lakes 2, Ewen-Trout Creek 1, Manistee Catholic Central 1.Detroit Red Wings’ Pius Suter (24) scores against Vancouver Canucks goalie Collin Delia (60) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)Orlando Magic’s Paolo Banchero (5) shoots as Chicago Bulls’ Patrick Williams (44) and Nikola Vucevic watch during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)FILE – Notre Dame offensive coordinator Tommy Rees talks with players during a timeout in the Blue-Gold NCAA spring football game on May 1, 2021, in South Bend, Ind. Rees has spoken with Alabama coach Nick Saban about filling a vacancy on the Crimson Tide’s coaching staff and was scheduled to be in Tuscaloosa on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin, File)AP MEN'S TOP 251Alabama (38)22-32Houston (22)23-23Purdue (2)23-34UCLA21-45Kansas20-56Texas20-57Virginia19-48Arizona22-49Baylor19-610Tennessee19-611Marquette20-612Kansas State19-613Gonzaga21-514Indiana18-715Miami20-516Xavier19-617Saint Mary’s22-518Creighton17-819Iowa State16-820UConn19-721San Diego State20-522TCU17-823NC State20-624Providence18-725Florida Atlantic24-2AP WOMEN'S TOP 251South Carolina (28)25-02Indiana23-13Stanford24-34Utah22-25LSU23-16UConn22-47Iowa20-58Maryland21-59Duke22-310Notre Dame20-411Virginia Tech20-412Michigan20-513Ohio State21-414Villanova22-415Oklahoma20-416UCLA20-617Texas20-618Arizona19-619North Carolina18-720Gonzaga23-321Colorado20-522Iowa State15-723UNLV24-224Florida State20-725USC19-6See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Boston Celtics 111, Detroit Pistons 99 Chicago Bulls 128, San Antonio Spurs 104 Celtics 111, Pistons 99 – Jayson Tatum scores 34, Celtics cruise past Pistons 111-99 Jayson Tatum started slow and finished strong with 34 points, leading the Boston Celtics to a 111-99 win over the Detroit Pistons. The All-Star forward missed his first five shots and had as many fouls as field goals after missing 10 shots in the first half. Tatum made three 3-pointers and an array of driving layups in the third, scoring 18 points in the quarter to turn a seven-point halftime lead into a 18-point cushion. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 21 for the Pistons, who have won just one-fourth of their game Bulls 128, Spurs 104 – Vucevic, Drummond come up big, Bulls beat Spurs 128-104 Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls handed San Antonio its ninth straight loss with a 128-104 victory over the Spurs. Andre Drummond set season highs with 21 points and 15 rebounds, helping the Bulls match a season high with their third straight win. They also got some payback for a loss at San Antonio in October. It was tied at 85 late in the third quarter when Chicago went on a 23-3 run. Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 21 points. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Memphis Grizzlies, 8:00 p.m. NBA – NBA reschedules 3 games to make up for 1 postponed by storm The NBA has rescheduled three games after one game was postponed last week when the Detroit Pistons were stranded in Dallas due to a winter storm. The Pistons will make up their home game against the Washington Wizards on March 7. The league also rescheduled games for both franchises to avoid either team playing on three straight days. Detroit will host the Portland Trail Blazers on March 6, a day before previously scheduled. The Wizards will face the Milwaukee Bucks at home on March 5, also a day earlier than previously planned. NBA – NBA approves sale of Phoenix Suns, Mercury to Mat Ishbia Mortgage executive and former Michigan State guard Mat Ishbia is approved to become the new majority owner of the Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The NBA’s board of governors approved his plan to purchase the controlling stake of those franchises from Robert Sarver. The vote was 29-0, with the Cleveland Cavaliers abstaining, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the vote had not yet been announced publicly. Ishbia agreed on Dec. 20 to the deal, one that put the total value of the Suns and Mercury at $4 billion. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Edmonton Oilers at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. NFL – Super Bowl opening night returns with energetic atmosphere Nick Sirianni answered questions about Rocky, Santa Claus and even which of his players on the Philadelphia Eagles he’d want to date his 5-year-old daughter when she grows up. Welcome to Super Bowl opening night where football talk gives way to the wacky. The circus atmosphere that kicks off the NFL’s biggest week has returned for the first time since 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic forced teams to meet the media on video conferences the past two seasons. Sirianni and the Eagles took the stage first at the home of the Phoenix Suns. “Fly, Eagles, Fly” chants greeted players and coaches before they spent an hour answering wide-ranging questions from more than 2,000 media members. NFL – For Super Bowl ads this year, crypto is out, booze is in The hottest ticket in town for advertisers is officially sold out. Fox said Monday that in-game ads for Super Bowl LVII have all been sold. The big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles takes place on Sunday. The Super Bowl is advertising’s biggest stage, with advertisers jockeying to get their products in front of the more than 100 million people that watch each year. Mark Evans, executive vice president of ad sales for Fox Sports, said a few ads went for more than $7 million for a 30-second spot. Most sold between $6 million and $7 million. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Western Michigan at Miami (OH), 7:00 p.m. Ball State at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Maryland at Michigan State, 9:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:00 NCAAMBKB – Big 10 – Minnesota-Illinois postponed for COVID-19 Minnesota’s game at Illinois has been postponed because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Gophers’ program. The teams were scheduled to play Tuesday. They will meet on Feb. 20 instead. Minnesota’s announcement did not specify how many players would have been unable to play. The Gophers had only eight available scholarship players for their last game when they lost 81-46 to Maryland. The game will be rescheduled by the Big Ten with input from both schools. Minnesota is next scheduled to host Iowa this Sunday. Illinois will host No. 24 Rutgers this Saturday. NCAAMBKB – Purdue stays No. 1 in AP Top 25; NC State in at No. 22 Purdue remains atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll despite losing its second game of the season. The new poll out Monday also saw Marquette push into the top 10 and North Carolina State make its first poll appearance in four years. The Boilermakers earned 38 of 62 first-place votes to stay at No. 1 for a third straight week and seventh time this season. Houston rose to No. 2 with 22 first-place votes. Marquette is in the top 10 for the first time since 2019. That also was the last time N.C. State was ranked before checking in at No. 22. NCAAWBKB – Indiana reaches No. 2 in women’s Top 25; SC still No. 1 South Carolina beat UConn to remain No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll for the 33rd consecutive week. Indiana moved up to No. 2 for its highest ranking in school history. LSU stayed third and has a showdown with the Gamecocks on Sunday in a matchup of the last undefeated teams. The Huskies moved up to fourth and Iowa was fifth. Stanford fell to sixth after losing to Washington. Utah, Maryland, Duke and Notre Dame round out the top 10. Colorado re-entered at No. 25 while Middle Tennessee fell out. Golf – PGA – Justin Rose wins at Pebble Beach to end 4-year drought Justin Rose is a PGA Tour winner again after four years. Rose made short work on a short Monday with three birdies in four holes. That sent him to a 66 and a three-shot victory in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Rose had not won since Torrey Pines four years ago. Now he’s headed to the Masters again. The tournament was delayed to a Monday finish because of high wind on Saturday. Rose benefited from that stoppage of play. And he was helped by hardly any wind over the final nine holes he played Monday. Brendon Todd and Brandon Wu finished second. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Plainwell 54, Edwardsburg 52 – OT Niles 65, Buchanan 48 Holland Black River 55, Lawrence 52 Saugatuck 54, Fennville 41 Russell Vande Poel scored 13 points while Carter Miller had 12 in Saugatuck’s 54-41 win over Fennville. Matt Hartgerink added 11 for the Trailblazers, who beat Fennville for the first time since 2017. Harper Creek 46, Sturgis 36 Marcellus at Cassopolis, Cancelled Girls Basketball Mattawan 55, St. Joseph 43 Mattawan’s Delaney Elsmore had 13 of her game high 25 points in the third quarter to help give the Wildcats a 55-43 win at St. Joe. Jade Mosher added 12 for Mattawan. Eleah Hedstrom led St. Joe with 17 points while Jaslynn Ward scored 10 Buchanan 60, Lakeshore 46 Buchanan’s Faith Carson led all scorers with a game high 28 points in Buchanan’s 60-46 home win over Lakeshore. Labria Austin added 14 for the Bucks. Paige Lies had 16 to lead Lakeshore, while Emily Lockman had 12 Lawrence 38, Our Lady of the Lake 36 Abby Schrauben scored 20 points for the Lakers in a 38-36 loss to Lawrence. Watervliet 48, Plainwell 40 Watervliet Grace Christian 48, Eau Claire 46 – OT Lawton 54, Delton-Kellogg 20 Harper Creek 48, Sturgis 42 Centreville 47, Hartford 27 Holland Black River 48, Parchment 23 Tonight Boys Basketball SMAC Gull Lake at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. BCS Michigan Lutheran at Countryside Academy, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Chr. at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. Covert at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Galesburg-Augusta at South Haven, 7:00 p.m. Gobles at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Martin at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m. Holland Black River at Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Decatur at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Non-Conference Constantine at Berrien Springs, 6:45 p.m. Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Lawton at Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m. Vermontville Maple Valley at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m. GR Covenant Christian at Kal. Christian, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball SMAC St. Joseph at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 5:45 p.m. Mattawan at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m. BCS Our Lady of the Lake at Howardsville Chr., 7:00 p.m. River Valley at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Coloma at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Martin, 7:00 p.m. Bridgman at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Cassopolis at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Centreville at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Non-Conference Berrien Springs at Constantine, 7:30 p.m. Brandywine at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Marshall, 7:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m. Kal. Christian at GR Covenant Christian, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (17-0) 75 2. North Farmington (12-1) 60 3. Muskegon (13-1) 57 4. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (14-1) 56 5. Detroit U-D Jesuit (14-2) 55 6. Grand Blanc (14-2) 52 7. Ann Arbor Huron (13-1) 44 8. Port Huron Northern (14-1) 40 9. Grand Rapids Northview (12-3) 36 10. Kalamazoo Central (12-2) 31 Others receiving votes: Okemos 19, Bloomfield Hills 14, Warren De La Salle 9, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 8, Lansing Waverly 8, Grosse Pointe South 5, Mattawan 5, Mount Pleasant 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 5, Grand Haven 3, Hamtramck 3, Troy 3, Saline 2, Mason 2, Oak Park 2, St. Joseph 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (5) (15-1) 75 2. Warren Michigan Collegiate (12-1) 68 3. Olivet (15-0) 60 4. Benton Harbor (13-3) 46 (tie) Warren Lincoln (11-4) 46 6. Saginaw (14-3) 42 7. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (10-5) 40 8. Grand Rapids Christian (9-4) 34 (tie) Ludington (14-1) 34 10. Chelsea (12-2) 21 Others receiving votes: Hart 20, Standish Sterling Central 18, Cadillac 16, Big Rapids 14, Grand Rapids South Christian 13, Kingsford 10, Boyne City 10, Flat Rock 9, Onsted 6, Flint Hamady 5, Ferndale 5, Croswell-Lexington 4, Ionia 4. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (3) (14-1) 87 2. Laingsburg (1) (14-0) 82 3. Flint Beecher (2) (12-3) 75 4. Watervliet (13-1) 65 5. Napoleon (14-0) 57 6. Brandywine (13-1) 54 7. Iron Mountain (13-1) 39 8. Grandville Calvin Christian (13-1) 35 9. Cass City (13-1) 33 10. Maple City Glen Lake (13-1) 32 Others receiving votes: New Haven 21, St. Ignace 21, Saginaw Nouvel 20, Traverse City St. Francis 19, Blanchard Montabella 18, Jonesville 17, McBain 11, Riverview Gabriel Richard 10, Reading 6, Brown City 4, Bad Axe 4, Ecorse 4, Beal City 3, Ovid-Elsie 2, North Muskegon 1. Division 4 1. Taylor Trillium Academy (1) (13-0) 70 2. Painesdale Jeffers (2) (14-0) 61 3. Genesee Christian (1) (12-3) 59 4. Lake Leelanau St Mary (1) (13-1) 57 5. Mio Au Sable (12-0) 53 6. Powers North Central (11-2) 49 7. Baldwin (12-1) 40 8. Hillman (12-1) 39 9. Munising (14-1) 31 10. Gaylord St. Mary (13-2) 30 Others receiving votes: Bellevue 25, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 25, Ironwood 17, Detroit Douglass 14, Rudyard 14, Kingston 7, Pittsford 4, Onaway 2, Watersmeet 2, Hillsdale Academy 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (15-2) 72 2. Detroit Renaissance (1) (15-0) 69 3. Rockford (14-1) 64 4. Flint Carman Ainsworth (12-0) 61 5. Farmington Hills Mercy (14-2) 54 6. Grosse Pointe North (13-2) 47 7. Wayne Memorial (12-5) 46 8. Jackson Northwest (15-1) 38 9. Byron Center (13-3) 26 10. Holt (14-2) 24 Others receiving votes: Saline 23, DeWitt 20, North Farmington 14, Temperance Bedford 8, East Grand Rapids 7, Utica Ford 7, Lake Orion 5, Coldwater 4, Grand Blanc 3, Kalamazoo Central 3, Muskegon 2, Howell 1, Belleville 1, Rochester 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (15-0) 75 2. Chelsea (16-1) 66 (tie) Detroit Edison (12-3) 66 4. Haslett (17-0) 62 5. Lake Fenton (17-0) 56 6. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (14-3) 49 7. Vicksburg (16-0) 42 8. Goodrich (14-1) 35 9. Dearborn Divine Child (13-4) 31 10. Frankenmuth (13-2) 30 Others receiving votes: Standish-Sterling 23, Lansing Catholic 17, Escanaba 15, Big Rapids 11, Redford Westfield Prep 5, Romulus 4, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 3, Tecumseh 3, Marysville 3, Macomb Lutheran North 2, Detroit Country Day 2. Division 3 1. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (2) (9-4) 71 2. Buchanan (1) (14-1) 64 3. Dansville (1) (15-1) 62 4. Blissfield (16-1) 60 5. Lake City (1) (15-1) 53 6. Hancock (13-1) 50 7. Hemlock (13-3) 34 8. Kent City (15-3) 29 9. Harbor Springs (14-2) 28 10. McBain (12-5) 25 Others receiving votes: Sanford-Meridian 23, Evart 19, Ovid-Elsie 14, Traverse City St. Francis 13, Bronson 11, Calumet 11, Brandywine 10, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 9, Elk Rapids 7, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 3, Kalamazoo Christian 3, Detroit Osborn 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (5) (13-2) 75 2. Kingston (13-1) 69 3. Mackinaw City (14-1) 59 4. Gaylord St. Mary (13-2) 58 5. St. Charles (14-2) 50 6. Norway (16-1) 41 7. Petersburg Summerfield (14-2) 38 8. Baraga (13-3) 36 9. Morenci (15-2) 35 10. Cedarville (12-3) 22 Others receiving votes: St. Ignace LaSalle 15, Brethren 14, Lake Linden-Hubbell 13, Fowler 12, Martin 11, Pittsford 11, Hillman 10, Colon 8, Burton Genesee Christian 6, Ontonagon 5, Hillsdale Academy 4, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 3, Mendon 2, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 2, Onaway 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Boston Celtics 111, Detroit Pistons 99 Chicago Bulls 128, San Antonio Spurs 104 Celtics 111, Pistons 99 – Jayson Tatum scores 34, Celtics cruise past Pistons 111-99 Jayson Tatum started slow and finished strong with 34 points, leading the Boston Celtics to a 111-99 win over the Detroit Pistons. The All-Star forward missed his first five shots and had as many fouls as field goals after missing 10 shots in the first half. Tatum made three 3-pointers and an array of driving layups in the third, scoring 18 points in the quarter to turn a seven-point halftime lead into a 18-point cushion. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 21 for the Pistons, who have won just one-fourth of their game Bulls 128, Spurs 104 – Vucevic, Drummond come up big, Bulls beat Spurs 128-104 Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls handed San Antonio its ninth straight loss with a 128-104 victory over the Spurs. Andre Drummond set season highs with 21 points and 15 rebounds, helping the Bulls match a season high with their third straight win. They also got some payback for a loss at San Antonio in October. It was tied at 85 late in the third quarter when Chicago went on a 23-3 run. Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 21 points. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Memphis Grizzlies, 8:00 p.m. NBA – NBA reschedules 3 games to make up for 1 postponed by storm The NBA has rescheduled three games after one game was postponed last week when the Detroit Pistons were stranded in Dallas due to a winter storm. The Pistons will make up their home game against the Washington Wizards on March 7. The league also rescheduled games for both franchises to avoid either team playing on three straight days. Detroit will host the Portland Trail Blazers on March 6, a day before previously scheduled. The Wizards will face the Milwaukee Bucks at home on March 5, also a day earlier than previously planned. NBA – NBA approves sale of Phoenix Suns, Mercury to Mat Ishbia Mortgage executive and former Michigan State guard Mat Ishbia is approved to become the new majority owner of the Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The NBA’s board of governors approved his plan to purchase the controlling stake of those franchises from Robert Sarver. The vote was 29-0, with the Cleveland Cavaliers abstaining, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the vote had not yet been announced publicly. Ishbia agreed on Dec. 20 to the deal, one that put the total value of the Suns and Mercury at $4 billion. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Edmonton Oilers at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. NFL – Super Bowl opening night returns with energetic atmosphere Nick Sirianni answered questions about Rocky, Santa Claus and even which of his players on the Philadelphia Eagles he’d want to date his 5-year-old daughter when she grows up. Welcome to Super Bowl opening night where football talk gives way to the wacky. The circus atmosphere that kicks off the NFL’s biggest week has returned for the first time since 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic forced teams to meet the media on video conferences the past two seasons. Sirianni and the Eagles took the stage first at the home of the Phoenix Suns. “Fly, Eagles, Fly” chants greeted players and coaches before they spent an hour answering wide-ranging questions from more than 2,000 media members. NFL – For Super Bowl ads this year, crypto is out, booze is in The hottest ticket in town for advertisers is officially sold out. Fox said Monday that in-game ads for Super Bowl LVII have all been sold. The big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles takes place on Sunday. The Super Bowl is advertising’s biggest stage, with advertisers jockeying to get their products in front of the more than 100 million people that watch each year. Mark Evans, executive vice president of ad sales for Fox Sports, said a few ads went for more than $7 million for a 30-second spot. Most sold between $6 million and $7 million. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Western Michigan at Miami (OH), 7:00 p.m. Ball State at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Maryland at Michigan State, 9:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:00 NCAAMBKB – Big 10 – Minnesota-Illinois postponed for COVID-19 Minnesota’s game at Illinois has been postponed because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Gophers’ program. The teams were scheduled to play Tuesday. They will meet on Feb. 20 instead. Minnesota’s announcement did not specify how many players would have been unable to play. The Gophers had only eight available scholarship players for their last game when they lost 81-46 to Maryland. The game will be rescheduled by the Big Ten with input from both schools. Minnesota is next scheduled to host Iowa this Sunday. Illinois will host No. 24 Rutgers this Saturday. NCAAMBKB – Purdue stays No. 1 in AP Top 25; NC State in at No. 22 Purdue remains atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll despite losing its second game of the season. The new poll out Monday also saw Marquette push into the top 10 and North Carolina State make its first poll appearance in four years. The Boilermakers earned 38 of 62 first-place votes to stay at No. 1 for a third straight week and seventh time this season. Houston rose to No. 2 with 22 first-place votes. Marquette is in the top 10 for the first time since 2019. That also was the last time N.C. State was ranked before checking in at No. 22. NCAAWBKB – Indiana reaches No. 2 in women’s Top 25; SC still No. 1 South Carolina beat UConn to remain No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll for the 33rd consecutive week. Indiana moved up to No. 2 for its highest ranking in school history. LSU stayed third and has a showdown with the Gamecocks on Sunday in a matchup of the last undefeated teams. The Huskies moved up to fourth and Iowa was fifth. Stanford fell to sixth after losing to Washington. Utah, Maryland, Duke and Notre Dame round out the top 10. Colorado re-entered at No. 25 while Middle Tennessee fell out. Golf – PGA – Justin Rose wins at Pebble Beach to end 4-year drought Justin Rose is a PGA Tour winner again after four years. Rose made short work on a short Monday with three birdies in four holes. That sent him to a 66 and a three-shot victory in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Rose had not won since Torrey Pines four years ago. Now he’s headed to the Masters again. The tournament was delayed to a Monday finish because of high wind on Saturday. Rose benefited from that stoppage of play. And he was helped by hardly any wind over the final nine holes he played Monday. Brendon Todd and Brandon Wu finished second. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Plainwell 54, Edwardsburg 52 – OT Niles 65, Buchanan 48 Holland Black River 55, Lawrence 52 Saugatuck 54, Fennville 41 Russell Vande Poel scored 13 points while Carter Miller had 12 in Saugatuck’s 54-41 win over Fennville. Matt Hartgerink added 11 for the Trailblazers, who beat Fennville for the first time since 2017. Harper Creek 46, Sturgis 36 Marcellus at Cassopolis, Cancelled Girls Basketball Mattawan 55, St. Joseph 43 Mattawan’s Delaney Elsmore had 13 of her game high 25 points in the third quarter to help give the Wildcats a 55-43 win at St. Joe. Jade Mosher added 12 for Mattawan. Eleah Hedstrom led St. Joe with 17 points while Jaslynn Ward scored 10 Buchanan 60, Lakeshore 46 Buchanan’s Faith Carson led all scorers with a game high 28 points in Buchanan’s 60-46 home win over Lakeshore. Labria Austin added 14 for the Bucks. Paige Lies had 16 to lead Lakeshore, while Emily Lockman had 12 Lawrence 38, Our Lady of the Lake 36 Abby Schrauben scored 20 points for the Lakers in a 38-36 loss to Lawrence. Watervliet 48, Plainwell 40 Watervliet Grace Christian 48, Eau Claire 46 – OT Lawton 54, Delton-Kellogg 20 Harper Creek 48, Sturgis 42 Centreville 47, Hartford 27 Holland Black River 48, Parchment 23 Tonight Boys Basketball SMAC Gull Lake at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. BCS Michigan Lutheran at Countryside Academy, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Chr. at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. Covert at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Galesburg-Augusta at South Haven, 7:00 p.m. Gobles at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Martin at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m. Holland Black River at Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Decatur at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Non-Conference Constantine at Berrien Springs, 6:45 p.m. Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Lawton at Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m. Vermontville Maple Valley at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m. GR Covenant Christian at Kal. Christian, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball SMAC St. Joseph at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 5:45 p.m. Mattawan at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m. BCS Our Lady of the Lake at Howardsville Chr., 7:00 p.m. River Valley at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Coloma at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Martin, 7:00 p.m. Bridgman at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Cassopolis at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Centreville at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Non-Conference Berrien Springs at Constantine, 7:30 p.m. Brandywine at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Marshall, 7:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m. Kal. Christian at GR Covenant Christian, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (17-0) 75 2. North Farmington (12-1) 60 3. Muskegon (13-1) 57 4. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (14-1) 56 5. Detroit U-D Jesuit (14-2) 55 6. Grand Blanc (14-2) 52 7. Ann Arbor Huron (13-1) 44 8. Port Huron Northern (14-1) 40 9. Grand Rapids Northview (12-3) 36 10. Kalamazoo Central (12-2) 31 Others receiving votes: Okemos 19, Bloomfield Hills 14, Warren De La Salle 9, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 8, Lansing Waverly 8, Grosse Pointe South 5, Mattawan 5, Mount Pleasant 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 5, Grand Haven 3, Hamtramck 3, Troy 3, Saline 2, Mason 2, Oak Park 2, St. Joseph 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (5) (15-1) 75 2. Warren Michigan Collegiate (12-1) 68 3. Olivet (15-0) 60 4. Benton Harbor (13-3) 46 (tie) Warren Lincoln (11-4) 46 6. Saginaw (14-3) 42 7. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (10-5) 40 8. Grand Rapids Christian (9-4) 34 (tie) Ludington (14-1) 34 10. Chelsea (12-2) 21 Others receiving votes: Hart 20, Standish Sterling Central 18, Cadillac 16, Big Rapids 14, Grand Rapids South Christian 13, Kingsford 10, Boyne City 10, Flat Rock 9, Onsted 6, Flint Hamady 5, Ferndale 5, Croswell-Lexington 4, Ionia 4. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (3) (14-1) 87 2. Laingsburg (1) (14-0) 82 3. Flint Beecher (2) (12-3) 75 4. Watervliet (13-1) 65 5. Napoleon (14-0) 57 6. Brandywine (13-1) 54 7. Iron Mountain (13-1) 39 8. Grandville Calvin Christian (13-1) 35 9. Cass City (13-1) 33 10. Maple City Glen Lake (13-1) 32 Others receiving votes: New Haven 21, St. Ignace 21, Saginaw Nouvel 20, Traverse City St. Francis 19, Blanchard Montabella 18, Jonesville 17, McBain 11, Riverview Gabriel Richard 10, Reading 6, Brown City 4, Bad Axe 4, Ecorse 4, Beal City 3, Ovid-Elsie 2, North Muskegon 1. Division 4 1. Taylor Trillium Academy (1) (13-0) 70 2. Painesdale Jeffers (2) (14-0) 61 3. Genesee Christian (1) (12-3) 59 4. Lake Leelanau St Mary (1) (13-1) 57 5. Mio Au Sable (12-0) 53 6. Powers North Central (11-2) 49 7. Baldwin (12-1) 40 8. Hillman (12-1) 39 9. Munising (14-1) 31 10. Gaylord St. Mary (13-2) 30 Others receiving votes: Bellevue 25, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 25, Ironwood 17, Detroit Douglass 14, Rudyard 14, Kingston 7, Pittsford 4, Onaway 2, Watersmeet 2, Hillsdale Academy 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (15-2) 72 2. Detroit Renaissance (1) (15-0) 69 3. Rockford (14-1) 64 4. Flint Carman Ainsworth (12-0) 61 5. Farmington Hills Mercy (14-2) 54 6. Grosse Pointe North (13-2) 47 7. Wayne Memorial (12-5) 46 8. Jackson Northwest (15-1) 38 9. Byron Center (13-3) 26 10. Holt (14-2) 24 Others receiving votes: Saline 23, DeWitt 20, North Farmington 14, Temperance Bedford 8, East Grand Rapids 7, Utica Ford 7, Lake Orion 5, Coldwater 4, Grand Blanc 3, Kalamazoo Central 3, Muskegon 2, Howell 1, Belleville 1, Rochester 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (15-0) 75 2. Chelsea (16-1) 66 (tie) Detroit Edison (12-3) 66 4. Haslett (17-0) 62 5. Lake Fenton (17-0) 56 6. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (14-3) 49 7. Vicksburg (16-0) 42 8. Goodrich (14-1) 35 9. Dearborn Divine Child (13-4) 31 10. Frankenmuth (13-2) 30 Others receiving votes: Standish-Sterling 23, Lansing Catholic 17, Escanaba 15, Big Rapids 11, Redford Westfield Prep 5, Romulus 4, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 3, Tecumseh 3, Marysville 3, Macomb Lutheran North 2, Detroit Country Day 2. Division 3 1. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (2) (9-4) 71 2. Buchanan (1) (14-1) 64 3. Dansville (1) (15-1) 62 4. Blissfield (16-1) 60 5. Lake City (1) (15-1) 53 6. Hancock (13-1) 50 7. Hemlock (13-3) 34 8. Kent City (15-3) 29 9. Harbor Springs (14-2) 28 10. McBain (12-5) 25 Others receiving votes: Sanford-Meridian 23, Evart 19, Ovid-Elsie 14, Traverse City St. Francis 13, Bronson 11, Calumet 11, Brandywine 10, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 9, Elk Rapids 7, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 3, Kalamazoo Christian 3, Detroit Osborn 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (5) (13-2) 75 2. Kingston (13-1) 69 3. Mackinaw City (14-1) 59 4. Gaylord St. Mary (13-2) 58 5. St. Charles (14-2) 50 6. Norway (16-1) 41 7. Petersburg Summerfield (14-2) 38 8. Baraga (13-3) 36 9. Morenci (15-2) 35 10. Cedarville (12-3) 22 Others receiving votes: St. Ignace LaSalle 15, Brethren 14, Lake Linden-Hubbell 13, Fowler 12, Martin 11, Pittsford 11, Hillman 10, Colon 8, Burton Genesee Christian 6, Ontonagon 5, Hillsdale Academy 4, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 3, Mendon 2, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 2, Onaway 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Boston Celtics 111, Detroit Pistons 99 Chicago Bulls 128, San Antonio Spurs 104 Celtics 111, Pistons 99 – Jayson Tatum scores 34, Celtics cruise past Pistons 111-99 Jayson Tatum started slow and finished strong with 34 points, leading the Boston Celtics to a 111-99 win over the Detroit Pistons. The All-Star forward missed his first five shots and had as many fouls as field goals after missing 10 shots in the first half. Tatum made three 3-pointers and an array of driving layups in the third, scoring 18 points in the quarter to turn a seven-point halftime lead into a 18-point cushion. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 21 for the Pistons, who have won just one-fourth of their game Bulls 128, Spurs 104 – Vucevic, Drummond come up big, Bulls beat Spurs 128-104 Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls handed San Antonio its ninth straight loss with a 128-104 victory over the Spurs. Andre Drummond set season highs with 21 points and 15 rebounds, helping the Bulls match a season high with their third straight win. They also got some payback for a loss at San Antonio in October. It was tied at 85 late in the third quarter when Chicago went on a 23-3 run. Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 21 points. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Memphis Grizzlies, 8:00 p.m. NBA – NBA reschedules 3 games to make up for 1 postponed by storm The NBA has rescheduled three games after one game was postponed last week when the Detroit Pistons were stranded in Dallas due to a winter storm. The Pistons will make up their home game against the Washington Wizards on March 7. The league also rescheduled games for both franchises to avoid either team playing on three straight days. Detroit will host the Portland Trail Blazers on March 6, a day before previously scheduled. The Wizards will face the Milwaukee Bucks at home on March 5, also a day earlier than previously planned. NBA – NBA approves sale of Phoenix Suns, Mercury to Mat Ishbia Mortgage executive and former Michigan State guard Mat Ishbia is approved to become the new majority owner of the Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The NBA’s board of governors approved his plan to purchase the controlling stake of those franchises from Robert Sarver. The vote was 29-0, with the Cleveland Cavaliers abstaining, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the vote had not yet been announced publicly. Ishbia agreed on Dec. 20 to the deal, one that put the total value of the Suns and Mercury at $4 billion. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Edmonton Oilers at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. NFL – Super Bowl opening night returns with energetic atmosphere Nick Sirianni answered questions about Rocky, Santa Claus and even which of his players on the Philadelphia Eagles he’d want to date his 5-year-old daughter when she grows up. Welcome to Super Bowl opening night where football talk gives way to the wacky. The circus atmosphere that kicks off the NFL’s biggest week has returned for the first time since 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic forced teams to meet the media on video conferences the past two seasons. Sirianni and the Eagles took the stage first at the home of the Phoenix Suns. “Fly, Eagles, Fly” chants greeted players and coaches before they spent an hour answering wide-ranging questions from more than 2,000 media members. NFL – For Super Bowl ads this year, crypto is out, booze is in The hottest ticket in town for advertisers is officially sold out. Fox said Monday that in-game ads for Super Bowl LVII have all been sold. The big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles takes place on Sunday. The Super Bowl is advertising’s biggest stage, with advertisers jockeying to get their products in front of the more than 100 million people that watch each year. Mark Evans, executive vice president of ad sales for Fox Sports, said a few ads went for more than $7 million for a 30-second spot. Most sold between $6 million and $7 million. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Western Michigan at Miami (OH), 7:00 p.m. Ball State at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Maryland at Michigan State, 9:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:00 NCAAMBKB – Big 10 – Minnesota-Illinois postponed for COVID-19 Minnesota’s game at Illinois has been postponed because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Gophers’ program. The teams were scheduled to play Tuesday. They will meet on Feb. 20 instead. Minnesota’s announcement did not specify how many players would have been unable to play. The Gophers had only eight available scholarship players for their last game when they lost 81-46 to Maryland. The game will be rescheduled by the Big Ten with input from both schools. Minnesota is next scheduled to host Iowa this Sunday. Illinois will host No. 24 Rutgers this Saturday. NCAAMBKB – Purdue stays No. 1 in AP Top 25; NC State in at No. 22 Purdue remains atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll despite losing its second game of the season. The new poll out Monday also saw Marquette push into the top 10 and North Carolina State make its first poll appearance in four years. The Boilermakers earned 38 of 62 first-place votes to stay at No. 1 for a third straight week and seventh time this season. Houston rose to No. 2 with 22 first-place votes. Marquette is in the top 10 for the first time since 2019. That also was the last time N.C. State was ranked before checking in at No. 22. NCAAWBKB – Indiana reaches No. 2 in women’s Top 25; SC still No. 1 South Carolina beat UConn to remain No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll for the 33rd consecutive week. Indiana moved up to No. 2 for its highest ranking in school history. LSU stayed third and has a showdown with the Gamecocks on Sunday in a matchup of the last undefeated teams. The Huskies moved up to fourth and Iowa was fifth. Stanford fell to sixth after losing to Washington. Utah, Maryland, Duke and Notre Dame round out the top 10. Colorado re-entered at No. 25 while Middle Tennessee fell out. Golf – PGA – Justin Rose wins at Pebble Beach to end 4-year drought Justin Rose is a PGA Tour winner again after four years. Rose made short work on a short Monday with three birdies in four holes. That sent him to a 66 and a three-shot victory in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Rose had not won since Torrey Pines four years ago. Now he’s headed to the Masters again. The tournament was delayed to a Monday finish because of high wind on Saturday. Rose benefited from that stoppage of play. And he was helped by hardly any wind over the final nine holes he played Monday. Brendon Todd and Brandon Wu finished second. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Plainwell 54, Edwardsburg 52 – OT Niles 65, Buchanan 48 Holland Black River 55, Lawrence 52 Saugatuck 54, Fennville 41 Russell Vande Poel scored 13 points while Carter Miller had 12 in Saugatuck’s 54-41 win over Fennville. Matt Hartgerink added 11 for the Trailblazers, who beat Fennville for the first time since 2017. Harper Creek 46, Sturgis 36 Marcellus at Cassopolis, Cancelled Girls Basketball Mattawan 55, St. Joseph 43 Mattawan’s Delaney Elsmore had 13 of her game high 25 points in the third quarter to help give the Wildcats a 55-43 win at St. Joe. Jade Mosher added 12 for Mattawan. Eleah Hedstrom led St. Joe with 17 points while Jaslynn Ward scored 10 Buchanan 60, Lakeshore 46 Buchanan’s Faith Carson led all scorers with a game high 28 points in Buchanan’s 60-46 home win over Lakeshore. Labria Austin added 14 for the Bucks. Paige Lies had 16 to lead Lakeshore, while Emily Lockman had 12 Lawrence 38, Our Lady of the Lake 36 Abby Schrauben scored 20 points for the Lakers in a 38-36 loss to Lawrence. Watervliet 48, Plainwell 40 Watervliet Grace Christian 48, Eau Claire 46 – OT Lawton 54, Delton-Kellogg 20 Harper Creek 48, Sturgis 42 Centreville 47, Hartford 27 Holland Black River 48, Parchment 23 Tonight Boys Basketball SMAC Gull Lake at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. BCS Michigan Lutheran at Countryside Academy, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Chr. at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. Covert at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Galesburg-Augusta at South Haven, 7:00 p.m. Gobles at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Martin at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m. Holland Black River at Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Decatur at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Non-Conference Constantine at Berrien Springs, 6:45 p.m. Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Lawton at Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m. Vermontville Maple Valley at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m. GR Covenant Christian at Kal. Christian, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball SMAC St. Joseph at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 5:45 p.m. Mattawan at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m. BCS Our Lady of the Lake at Howardsville Chr., 7:00 p.m. River Valley at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Coloma at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Martin, 7:00 p.m. Bridgman at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Cassopolis at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Centreville at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Non-Conference Berrien Springs at Constantine, 7:30 p.m. Brandywine at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Marshall, 7:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m. Kal. Christian at GR Covenant Christian, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (17-0) 75 2. North Farmington (12-1) 60 3. Muskegon (13-1) 57 4. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (14-1) 56 5. Detroit U-D Jesuit (14-2) 55 6. Grand Blanc (14-2) 52 7. Ann Arbor Huron (13-1) 44 8. Port Huron Northern (14-1) 40 9. Grand Rapids Northview (12-3) 36 10. Kalamazoo Central (12-2) 31 Others receiving votes: Okemos 19, Bloomfield Hills 14, Warren De La Salle 9, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 8, Lansing Waverly 8, Grosse Pointe South 5, Mattawan 5, Mount Pleasant 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 5, Grand Haven 3, Hamtramck 3, Troy 3, Saline 2, Mason 2, Oak Park 2, St. Joseph 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (5) (15-1) 75 2. Warren Michigan Collegiate (12-1) 68 3. Olivet (15-0) 60 4. Benton Harbor (13-3) 46 (tie) Warren Lincoln (11-4) 46 6. Saginaw (14-3) 42 7. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (10-5) 40 8. Grand Rapids Christian (9-4) 34 (tie) Ludington (14-1) 34 10. Chelsea (12-2) 21 Others receiving votes: Hart 20, Standish Sterling Central 18, Cadillac 16, Big Rapids 14, Grand Rapids South Christian 13, Kingsford 10, Boyne City 10, Flat Rock 9, Onsted 6, Flint Hamady 5, Ferndale 5, Croswell-Lexington 4, Ionia 4. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (3) (14-1) 87 2. Laingsburg (1) (14-0) 82 3. Flint Beecher (2) (12-3) 75 4. Watervliet (13-1) 65 5. Napoleon (14-0) 57 6. Brandywine (13-1) 54 7. Iron Mountain (13-1) 39 8. Grandville Calvin Christian (13-1) 35 9. Cass City (13-1) 33 10. Maple City Glen Lake (13-1) 32 Others receiving votes: New Haven 21, St. Ignace 21, Saginaw Nouvel 20, Traverse City St. Francis 19, Blanchard Montabella 18, Jonesville 17, McBain 11, Riverview Gabriel Richard 10, Reading 6, Brown City 4, Bad Axe 4, Ecorse 4, Beal City 3, Ovid-Elsie 2, North Muskegon 1. Division 4 1. Taylor Trillium Academy (1) (13-0) 70 2. Painesdale Jeffers (2) (14-0) 61 3. Genesee Christian (1) (12-3) 59 4. Lake Leelanau St Mary (1) (13-1) 57 5. Mio Au Sable (12-0) 53 6. Powers North Central (11-2) 49 7. Baldwin (12-1) 40 8. Hillman (12-1) 39 9. Munising (14-1) 31 10. Gaylord St. Mary (13-2) 30 Others receiving votes: Bellevue 25, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 25, Ironwood 17, Detroit Douglass 14, Rudyard 14, Kingston 7, Pittsford 4, Onaway 2, Watersmeet 2, Hillsdale Academy 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (15-2) 72 2. Detroit Renaissance (1) (15-0) 69 3. Rockford (14-1) 64 4. Flint Carman Ainsworth (12-0) 61 5. Farmington Hills Mercy (14-2) 54 6. Grosse Pointe North (13-2) 47 7. Wayne Memorial (12-5) 46 8. Jackson Northwest (15-1) 38 9. Byron Center (13-3) 26 10. Holt (14-2) 24 Others receiving votes: Saline 23, DeWitt 20, North Farmington 14, Temperance Bedford 8, East Grand Rapids 7, Utica Ford 7, Lake Orion 5, Coldwater 4, Grand Blanc 3, Kalamazoo Central 3, Muskegon 2, Howell 1, Belleville 1, Rochester 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (15-0) 75 2. Chelsea (16-1) 66 (tie) Detroit Edison (12-3) 66 4. Haslett (17-0) 62 5. Lake Fenton (17-0) 56 6. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (14-3) 49 7. Vicksburg (16-0) 42 8. Goodrich (14-1) 35 9. Dearborn Divine Child (13-4) 31 10. Frankenmuth (13-2) 30 Others receiving votes: Standish-Sterling 23, Lansing Catholic 17, Escanaba 15, Big Rapids 11, Redford Westfield Prep 5, Romulus 4, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 3, Tecumseh 3, Marysville 3, Macomb Lutheran North 2, Detroit Country Day 2. Division 3 1. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (2) (9-4) 71 2. Buchanan (1) (14-1) 64 3. Dansville (1) (15-1) 62 4. Blissfield (16-1) 60 5. Lake City (1) (15-1) 53 6. Hancock (13-1) 50 7. Hemlock (13-3) 34 8. Kent City (15-3) 29 9. Harbor Springs (14-2) 28 10. McBain (12-5) 25 Others receiving votes: Sanford-Meridian 23, Evart 19, Ovid-Elsie 14, Traverse City St. Francis 13, Bronson 11, Calumet 11, Brandywine 10, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 9, Elk Rapids 7, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 3, Kalamazoo Christian 3, Detroit Osborn 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (5) (13-2) 75 2. Kingston (13-1) 69 3. Mackinaw City (14-1) 59 4. Gaylord St. Mary (13-2) 58 5. St. Charles (14-2) 50 6. Norway (16-1) 41 7. Petersburg Summerfield (14-2) 38 8. Baraga (13-3) 36 9. Morenci (15-2) 35 10. Cedarville (12-3) 22 Others receiving votes: St. Ignace LaSalle 15, Brethren 14, Lake Linden-Hubbell 13, Fowler 12, Martin 11, Pittsford 11, Hillman 10, Colon 8, Burton Genesee Christian 6, Ontonagon 5, Hillsdale Academy 4, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 3, Mendon 2, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 2, Onaway 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Boston Celtics 111, Detroit Pistons 99 Chicago Bulls 128, San Antonio Spurs 104 Celtics 111, Pistons 99 – Jayson Tatum scores 34, Celtics cruise past Pistons 111-99 Jayson Tatum started slow and finished strong with 34 points, leading the Boston Celtics to a 111-99 win over the Detroit Pistons. The All-Star forward missed his first five shots and had as many fouls as field goals after missing 10 shots in the first half. Tatum made three 3-pointers and an array of driving layups in the third, scoring 18 points in the quarter to turn a seven-point halftime lead into a 18-point cushion. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 21 for the Pistons, who have won just one-fourth of their game Bulls 128, Spurs 104 – Vucevic, Drummond come up big, Bulls beat Spurs 128-104 Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls handed San Antonio its ninth straight loss with a 128-104 victory over the Spurs. Andre Drummond set season highs with 21 points and 15 rebounds, helping the Bulls match a season high with their third straight win. They also got some payback for a loss at San Antonio in October. It was tied at 85 late in the third quarter when Chicago went on a 23-3 run. Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 21 points. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Memphis Grizzlies, 8:00 p.m. NBA – NBA reschedules 3 games to make up for 1 postponed by storm The NBA has rescheduled three games after one game was postponed last week when the Detroit Pistons were stranded in Dallas due to a winter storm. The Pistons will make up their home game against the Washington Wizards on March 7. The league also rescheduled games for both franchises to avoid either team playing on three straight days. Detroit will host the Portland Trail Blazers on March 6, a day before previously scheduled. The Wizards will face the Milwaukee Bucks at home on March 5, also a day earlier than previously planned. NBA – NBA approves sale of Phoenix Suns, Mercury to Mat Ishbia Mortgage executive and former Michigan State guard Mat Ishbia is approved to become the new majority owner of the Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The NBA’s board of governors approved his plan to purchase the controlling stake of those franchises from Robert Sarver. The vote was 29-0, with the Cleveland Cavaliers abstaining, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the vote had not yet been announced publicly. Ishbia agreed on Dec. 20 to the deal, one that put the total value of the Suns and Mercury at $4 billion. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Edmonton Oilers at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. NFL – Super Bowl opening night returns with energetic atmosphere Nick Sirianni answered questions about Rocky, Santa Claus and even which of his players on the Philadelphia Eagles he’d want to date his 5-year-old daughter when she grows up. Welcome to Super Bowl opening night where football talk gives way to the wacky. The circus atmosphere that kicks off the NFL’s biggest week has returned for the first time since 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic forced teams to meet the media on video conferences the past two seasons. Sirianni and the Eagles took the stage first at the home of the Phoenix Suns. “Fly, Eagles, Fly” chants greeted players and coaches before they spent an hour answering wide-ranging questions from more than 2,000 media members. NFL – For Super Bowl ads this year, crypto is out, booze is in The hottest ticket in town for advertisers is officially sold out. Fox said Monday that in-game ads for Super Bowl LVII have all been sold. The big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles takes place on Sunday. The Super Bowl is advertising’s biggest stage, with advertisers jockeying to get their products in front of the more than 100 million people that watch each year. Mark Evans, executive vice president of ad sales for Fox Sports, said a few ads went for more than $7 million for a 30-second spot. Most sold between $6 million and $7 million. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Western Michigan at Miami (OH), 7:00 p.m. Ball State at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Maryland at Michigan State, 9:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:00 NCAAMBKB – Big 10 – Minnesota-Illinois postponed for COVID-19 Minnesota’s game at Illinois has been postponed because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Gophers’ program. The teams were scheduled to play Tuesday. They will meet on Feb. 20 instead. Minnesota’s announcement did not specify how many players would have been unable to play. The Gophers had only eight available scholarship players for their last game when they lost 81-46 to Maryland. The game will be rescheduled by the Big Ten with input from both schools. Minnesota is next scheduled to host Iowa this Sunday. Illinois will host No. 24 Rutgers this Saturday. NCAAMBKB – Purdue stays No. 1 in AP Top 25; NC State in at No. 22 Purdue remains atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll despite losing its second game of the season. The new poll out Monday also saw Marquette push into the top 10 and North Carolina State make its first poll appearance in four years. The Boilermakers earned 38 of 62 first-place votes to stay at No. 1 for a third straight week and seventh time this season. Houston rose to No. 2 with 22 first-place votes. Marquette is in the top 10 for the first time since 2019. That also was the last time N.C. State was ranked before checking in at No. 22. NCAAWBKB – Indiana reaches No. 2 in women’s Top 25; SC still No. 1 South Carolina beat UConn to remain No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll for the 33rd consecutive week. Indiana moved up to No. 2 for its highest ranking in school history. LSU stayed third and has a showdown with the Gamecocks on Sunday in a matchup of the last undefeated teams. The Huskies moved up to fourth and Iowa was fifth. Stanford fell to sixth after losing to Washington. Utah, Maryland, Duke and Notre Dame round out the top 10. Colorado re-entered at No. 25 while Middle Tennessee fell out. Golf – PGA – Justin Rose wins at Pebble Beach to end 4-year drought Justin Rose is a PGA Tour winner again after four years. Rose made short work on a short Monday with three birdies in four holes. That sent him to a 66 and a three-shot victory in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Rose had not won since Torrey Pines four years ago. Now he’s headed to the Masters again. The tournament was delayed to a Monday finish because of high wind on Saturday. Rose benefited from that stoppage of play. And he was helped by hardly any wind over the final nine holes he played Monday. Brendon Todd and Brandon Wu finished second. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Plainwell 54, Edwardsburg 52 – OT Niles 65, Buchanan 48 Holland Black River 55, Lawrence 52 Saugatuck 54, Fennville 41 Russell Vande Poel scored 13 points while Carter Miller had 12 in Saugatuck’s 54-41 win over Fennville. Matt Hartgerink added 11 for the Trailblazers, who beat Fennville for the first time since 2017. Harper Creek 46, Sturgis 36 Marcellus at Cassopolis, Cancelled Girls Basketball Mattawan 55, St. Joseph 43 Mattawan’s Delaney Elsmore had 13 of her game high 25 points in the third quarter to help give the Wildcats a 55-43 win at St. Joe. Jade Mosher added 12 for Mattawan. Eleah Hedstrom led St. Joe with 17 points while Jaslynn Ward scored 10 Buchanan 60, Lakeshore 46 Buchanan’s Faith Carson led all scorers with a game high 28 points in Buchanan’s 60-46 home win over Lakeshore. Labria Austin added 14 for the Bucks. Paige Lies had 16 to lead Lakeshore, while Emily Lockman had 12 Lawrence 38, Our Lady of the Lake 36 Abby Schrauben scored 20 points for the Lakers in a 38-36 loss to Lawrence. Watervliet 48, Plainwell 40 Watervliet Grace Christian 48, Eau Claire 46 – OT Lawton 54, Delton-Kellogg 20 Harper Creek 48, Sturgis 42 Centreville 47, Hartford 27 Holland Black River 48, Parchment 23 Tonight Boys Basketball SMAC Gull Lake at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. BCS Michigan Lutheran at Countryside Academy, 7:00 p.m. Howardsville Chr. at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. Covert at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. SAC Galesburg-Augusta at South Haven, 7:00 p.m. Gobles at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Martin at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m. Holland Black River at Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Decatur at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. Non-Conference Constantine at Berrien Springs, 6:45 p.m. Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Lawton at Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m. Vermontville Maple Valley at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m. GR Covenant Christian at Kal. Christian, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball SMAC St. Joseph at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 5:45 p.m. Mattawan at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m. BCS Our Lady of the Lake at Howardsville Chr., 7:00 p.m. River Valley at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m. SAC Watervliet at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Coloma at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Martin, 7:00 p.m. Bridgman at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Cassopolis at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Centreville at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Marcellus at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Non-Conference Berrien Springs at Constantine, 7:30 p.m. Brandywine at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Marshall, 7:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m. Kal. Christian at GR Covenant Christian, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (17-0) 75 2. North Farmington (12-1) 60 3. Muskegon (13-1) 57 4. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (14-1) 56 5. Detroit U-D Jesuit (14-2) 55 6. Grand Blanc (14-2) 52 7. Ann Arbor Huron (13-1) 44 8. Port Huron Northern (14-1) 40 9. Grand Rapids Northview (12-3) 36 10. Kalamazoo Central (12-2) 31 Others receiving votes: Okemos 19, Bloomfield Hills 14, Warren De La Salle 9, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 8, Lansing Waverly 8, Grosse Pointe South 5, Mattawan 5, Mount Pleasant 5, Battle Creek Lakeview 5, Grand Haven 3, Hamtramck 3, Troy 3, Saline 2, Mason 2, Oak Park 2, St. Joseph 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (5) (15-1) 75 2. Warren Michigan Collegiate (12-1) 68 3. Olivet (15-0) 60 4. Benton Harbor (13-3) 46 (tie) Warren Lincoln (11-4) 46 6. Saginaw (14-3) 42 7. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (10-5) 40 8. Grand Rapids Christian (9-4) 34 (tie) Ludington (14-1) 34 10. Chelsea (12-2) 21 Others receiving votes: Hart 20, Standish Sterling Central 18, Cadillac 16, Big Rapids 14, Grand Rapids South Christian 13, Kingsford 10, Boyne City 10, Flat Rock 9, Onsted 6, Flint Hamady 5, Ferndale 5, Croswell-Lexington 4, Ionia 4. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (3) (14-1) 87 2. Laingsburg (1) (14-0) 82 3. Flint Beecher (2) (12-3) 75 4. Watervliet (13-1) 65 5. Napoleon (14-0) 57 6. Brandywine (13-1) 54 7. Iron Mountain (13-1) 39 8. Grandville Calvin Christian (13-1) 35 9. Cass City (13-1) 33 10. Maple City Glen Lake (13-1) 32 Others receiving votes: New Haven 21, St. Ignace 21, Saginaw Nouvel 20, Traverse City St. Francis 19, Blanchard Montabella 18, Jonesville 17, McBain 11, Riverview Gabriel Richard 10, Reading 6, Brown City 4, Bad Axe 4, Ecorse 4, Beal City 3, Ovid-Elsie 2, North Muskegon 1. Division 4 1. Taylor Trillium Academy (1) (13-0) 70 2. Painesdale Jeffers (2) (14-0) 61 3. Genesee Christian (1) (12-3) 59 4. Lake Leelanau St Mary (1) (13-1) 57 5. Mio Au Sable (12-0) 53 6. Powers North Central (11-2) 49 7. Baldwin (12-1) 40 8. Hillman (12-1) 39 9. Munising (14-1) 31 10. Gaylord St. Mary (13-2) 30 Others receiving votes: Bellevue 25, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 25, Ironwood 17, Detroit Douglass 14, Rudyard 14, Kingston 7, Pittsford 4, Onaway 2, Watersmeet 2, Hillsdale Academy 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (4) (15-2) 72 2. Detroit Renaissance (1) (15-0) 69 3. Rockford (14-1) 64 4. Flint Carman Ainsworth (12-0) 61 5. Farmington Hills Mercy (14-2) 54 6. Grosse Pointe North (13-2) 47 7. Wayne Memorial (12-5) 46 8. Jackson Northwest (15-1) 38 9. Byron Center (13-3) 26 10. Holt (14-2) 24 Others receiving votes: Saline 23, DeWitt 20, North Farmington 14, Temperance Bedford 8, East Grand Rapids 7, Utica Ford 7, Lake Orion 5, Coldwater 4, Grand Blanc 3, Kalamazoo Central 3, Muskegon 2, Howell 1, Belleville 1, Rochester 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (15-0) 75 2. Chelsea (16-1) 66 (tie) Detroit Edison (12-3) 66 4. Haslett (17-0) 62 5. Lake Fenton (17-0) 56 6. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (14-3) 49 7. Vicksburg (16-0) 42 8. Goodrich (14-1) 35 9. Dearborn Divine Child (13-4) 31 10. Frankenmuth (13-2) 30 Others receiving votes: Standish-Sterling 23, Lansing Catholic 17, Escanaba 15, Big Rapids 11, Redford Westfield Prep 5, Romulus 4, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 3, Tecumseh 3, Marysville 3, Macomb Lutheran North 2, Detroit Country Day 2. Division 3 1. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (2) (9-4) 71 2. Buchanan (1) (14-1) 64 3. Dansville (1) (15-1) 62 4. Blissfield (16-1) 60 5. Lake City (1) (15-1) 53 6. Hancock (13-1) 50 7. Hemlock (13-3) 34 8. Kent City (15-3) 29 9. Harbor Springs (14-2) 28 10. McBain (12-5) 25 Others receiving votes: Sanford-Meridian 23, Evart 19, Ovid-Elsie 14, Traverse City St. Francis 13, Bronson 11, Calumet 11, Brandywine 10, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 9, Elk Rapids 7, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 3, Kalamazoo Christian 3, Detroit Osborn 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (5) (13-2) 75 2. Kingston (13-1) 69 3. Mackinaw City (14-1) 59 4. Gaylord St. Mary (13-2) 58 5. St. Charles (14-2) 50 6. Norway (16-1) 41 7. Petersburg Summerfield (14-2) 38 8. Baraga (13-3) 36 9. Morenci (15-2) 35 10. Cedarville (12-3) 22 Others receiving votes: St. Ignace LaSalle 15, Brethren 14, Lake Linden-Hubbell 13, Fowler 12, Martin 11, Pittsford 11, Hillman 10, Colon 8, Burton Genesee Christian 6, Ontonagon 5, Hillsdale Academy 4, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 3, Mendon 2, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 2, Onaway 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NHL – Hall of Famer Bobby Hull, the Golden Jet, dies at 84 Hall of Fame forward Bobby Hull, who helped the Chicago Black Hawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final, has died. Hull was 84. The two-time MVP was one of the most prolific scorers in NHL history, leading the league in goals seven times. Nicknamed “The Golden Jet” for his speed and blond hair, he posted 13 consecutive seasons with 30 goals or more from 1959-72. Hull and Stan Mikita powered Chicago to the NHL title in 1961. Hull remains the Blackhawks' career leader with 62 playoff goals. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983 and his No. 9 sweater was retired by Chicago that same year. Hull's brother, Dennis, played for Chicago for most of his 14 years in the league, and Bobby's son, Brett, spent 19 years in the NHL. Bobby and Brett each won the Hart Trophy as league MVP, becoming the first father-son duo to accomplish the feat. Bobby won in 1964-65 and 1965-1966, while Brett won in 1990-1991. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Dallas Mavericks 111, Detroit Pistons 105 Mavs 111, Pistons 105 – Doncic scores 53 in return, Mavericks beat Pistons 111-105 Luka Doncic had 53 points in his return to the lineup and Spencer Dinwiddie scored 10 of his 12 in the fourth quarter as the Dallas Mavericks rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 111-105. Four of Doncic's five career 50-point games have come this season. He scored a career-best 60 against the New York Knicks in a game that went to overtime on Dec. 27. Bojan Bogdanovic had 29 points and Saddiq Bey scored 18 for the Pistons. Tonight Los Angeles Clippers at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Tonight Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Kent State, 7:00 p.m. Ohio at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Purdue a unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25; Vols up to No. 2 Purdue is this season’s first unanimous No. 1 team in the AP men's college basketball poll. The Boilermakers have won eight straight games since a one-point loss to Rutgers on Jan. 2. They were followed in the AP Top 25 by Tennessee, Houston, Alabama and Arizona in the top five. No. 11 Baylor and No. 17 Providence made the biggest jumps, each climbing six spots. Auburn had the biggest drop, falling 10 spots to No. 25. No. 21 Indiana and No. 22 San Diego State rejoined the poll at the expense of Charleston and New Mexico. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina tops AP Top 25; Ohio State tumbles South Carolina, Stanford and LSU are the top teams in the latest women’s AP Top 25 college basketball rankings. South Carolina is No. 1 for the 32nd consecutive week. Only UConn (51 and 34 weeks) and Louisiana Tech (36) have had longer runs at No. 1. Indiana and UConn round out top five. Ohio State lost all three of its games last week and dropped from No. 2 to No. 10. NCAAFB – Rashada case in Florida highlights issues in NIL, recruiting Using name, image and likeness compensation to recruit college athletes is still very much against NCAA rules. The recent de-commitment from Florida by blue chip quarterback Jaden Rashada shows that NIL is definitely a factor in decisions. Booster-funded collectives are taking on a big role in compensating athletes. Schools can only hope they are acting within the rules and in their best interest. Inserting a third-party in the recruiting process between coaches and recruits has only complicated things. Experts say the collectives should focus on athletes who are already on campus. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Benton Harbor 71, Battle Creek Central 54 Benton Harbor got a game high 19 points from Grant Gondrezick II, 18 from Brian Gillespie, and 17 points from Antwan Callahan in the Tigers 71-54 win at Battle Creek Central. Benton Harbor improves to 12-2 on the season and has won 6 straight. Battle Creek Central falls to 10-5 and has lost two in a row after falling to St. Joe on Thursday. Fennville 52, Michigan Lutheran 44 Fennville edged out Michigan Lutheran 52-44 on Monday Night. Ben Peterson led the Blackhawks with a game high 25 points and Aden Swingit had 10. Ty Johsnon scored 12 for Michigan Lutheran while Micah Herbst added 10. Michigan Lutheran falls to 6-5. Eau Claire 84, Galesburg-Augusta 68 River Valley 77, Covert 49 Kalamazoo Central 59, Loy Norrix 58 Sturgis 59, Bronson 34 Battle Creek Pennfield 70, Comstock 24 Girls Basketball Vicksburg 60, Lakeshore 57 Vicksburg remained undefeated at 15-0 on the season with a 60-57 road win at Lakeshore. Madison Diekman led the Bulldogs with a game high 18 points, Emma Steele had 17, and Kendra Cooley had 15 points. Lakeshore got 17 points each from Ainsley Ashby and Paige Lies while Megan Wurster scored 11. The Lancers fall to 10-4 and will host St. Joe on Thursday night. Dowagiac 37, Our Lady of the Lake 27 Alanah Smith scored a game high 16 points for Dowagiac in the Chieftains 37-27 home victory over Our Lady of the Lake. Freshman Aribel Mills had 11 points to lead the Lakers Buchanan 60, Michigan Lutheran 9 Brandywine 65, Sturgis 32 Kalamazoo Hackett 51, Centreville 36 Parma Western 63, Battle Creek Lakeview 18 Competitive Cheer Cheer by the Pier at St. Joseph Division 2 Mattawan 664.34 St. Joseph 625.50 Lakeshore 624.20 Division 3/4 Buchanan 673.92 Dowagiac 660.24 Coloma 621.22 Three Rivers 596.90 Tonight Boys Basketball Non-Conference Niles at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. Countryside at River Valley, 7:00 p.m. Bridgman at Buchanan, 7:15 p.m. Cassopolis at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m. Otsego at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Mattawan at GR West Catholic, 7:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Charlotte, 7:00 p.m. GR Ottawa Hills at Plainwell, 7:00 p.m. Marshall at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m. Kal. Christian at BC Lakeview, 7:15 p.m. Harper Creek at Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m. Kal. Heritage at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Quincey at Martin, 7:00 p.m. SAC Kalamazoo Hackett at South Haven, 7:00 p.m. Constantine at Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Parchment at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. Lawton at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Comstock at Bloomingdale, 7:00 p.m. Marcellus at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Non-Conference St. Joseph at Niles, 7:00 p.m. BC Central at Benton Harbor, 6:00 p.m. Eau Claire at Michigan Lutheran, 7:00 p.m. Martin at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Grandville at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Marshall, 7:00 p.m. Hudsonville at Paw Paw, 7:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Otsego, 7:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Hopkins at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Holland Black River at North Muskegon, 7:00 p.m. SAC Bridgman at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Watervliet at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Constantine, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Lawrence at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Centreville at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (15-0) 75 2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (13-1) 70 3. Muskegon (12-0) 65 4. Grand Rapids Northview (12-1) 57 5. North Farmington (10-1) 54 6. Ann Arbor Huron (11-0) 49 7. Detroit U-D Jesuit (12-2) 44 7. Grand Blanc (11-2) 44 9. Port Huron Northern (12-1) 31 10. Kalamazoo Central (10-2) 23 Others receiving votes: Okemos 18, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 11, Warren De La Salle 10, Lansing Waverly 8, Grand Ledge 8, Grand Haven 7, Rockford 6, Troy 5, Saline 4, Mattawan 4, Grosse Pointe South 2, Oak Park 2, Hamtramck 1, Midland Dow 1, Battle Creek Lakeview 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (4) (13-1) 74 2. Warren Michigan Collegiate (1) (12-1) 66 3. Ludington (13-0) 62 4. Olivet (13-0) 50 (tie) Benton Harbor (11-2) 50 6. Chelsea (12-1) 45 7. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (9-4) 44 8. Warren Lincoln (10-3) 35 9. Saginaw (13-3) 33 10. Grand Rapids Christian (8-3) 30 Others receiving votes: Onsted 29, Big Rapids 15, Ferndale 13, Cadillac 13, Kingsford 11, Ada Forest Hills Eastern 9, Hart 8, Boyne City 7, Richmond 7, Standish Sterling Central 5, Goodrich 1, Ionia 1, Grand Rapids South Christian 1. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (4) (12-1) 88 2. Laingsburg (12-0) 81 3. Flint Beecher (2) (11-2) 70 4. Brandywine (11-1) 52 5. Napoleon (12-0) 51 6. Watervliet (10-1) 46 7. Grandville Calvin Christian (12-1) 44 8. Iron Mountain (10-1) 42 9. Maple City Glen Lake (10-1) 41 10. New Haven (12-2) 38 Others receiving votes: Saginaw Nouvel 30, Cass City 24, Blanchard Montabella 20, Bad Axe 17, St. Ignace 16, Traverse City St. Francis 13, Ovid-Elsie 13, Michigan Center 7, Jonesville 6, Brown City 6, Galesburg-Augusta 5, Beal City 4, Ecorse 4, Cassopolis 2. Division 4 1. Genesee Christian (1) (11-2) 67 2. Taylor Trillium Academy (2) (11-0) 62 3. Painesdale Jeffers (2) (13-0) 59 4. Powers North Central (9-1) 58 5. Hillman (10-1) 45 6. Mio Au Sable (10-0) 44 7. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (9-3) 42 8. Lake Leelanau St Mary (11-1) 39 9. Baldwin (11-1) 38 10. Munising (13-1) 32 Others receiving votes: Gaylord St. Mary 24, Bellevue 23, Rudyard 14, Ironwood 8, Pittsford 8, Kingston 6, Ewen-Trout Creek 6, Watersmeet 6, Detroit University Prep Art & Design 4, Hillsdale Academy 2, Lake Linden-Hubbell 2, McBain Northern Michigan Christian 1, Detroit Douglass 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (3) (13-2) 71 2. Detroit Renaissance (2) (14-0) 70 3. Rockford (13-1) 64 4. Flint Carman Ainsworth (12-0) 60 5. Farmington Hills Mercy (13-1) 58 6. Grosse Pointe North (12-2) 41 7. Wayne Memorial (9-3) 39 8. DeWitt (12-1) 38 9. Jackson Northwest (13-1) 31 10. Byron Center (12-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Saline 20, Holt 14, Temperance Bedford 14, East Grand Rapids 13, North Farmington 9, Lowell 7, Utica Ford 6, Kalamazoo Central 6, Lake Orion 5, Belleville 4, Coldwater 3, Grand Blanc 3, Holland West Ottawa 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (14-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (10-2) 70 3. Chelsea (14-1) 63 4. Haslett (15-0) 61 5. Lake Fenton (15-0) 56 6. Frankenmuth (12-1) 45 7. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (12-3) 38 8. Vicksburg (14-0) 37 9. Goodrich (12-1) 34 10. Dearborn Divine Child (12-3) 29 Others receiving votes: Escanaba 20, Standish-Sterling 18, Grand Rapids Christian 14, Lansing Catholic 12, Tecumseh 7, Redford Westfield Prep 7, Warren Fitzgerald 4, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 4, Marysville 2, Olivet 1, Romulus 1, Ludington 1, Detroit Country Day 1. Division 3 1. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (2) (7-4) 69 2. Dansville (2) (13-1) 66 3. Blissfield (14-1) 56 4. Buchanan (12-1) 55 5. Lake City (1) (14-1) 52 6. Hancock (11-1) 49 7. Traverse City St. Francis (11-1) 38 8. Evart (13-2) 33 9. Kent City (12-3) 30 10. Harbor Springs (12-2) 25 Others receiving votes: Hemlock 24, Sanford-Meridian 21, Calumet 15, Brandywine 13, Detroit Osborn 12, Bronson 8, Ovid-Elsie 8, Elk Rapids 5, 19, Bridgman 4, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 4, McBain 4, Hart 3, Watervliet 3, Plymouth Christian Academy 2, Ithaca 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (3) (11-2) 73 2. Kingston (2) (13-0) 68 3. Baraga (12-2) 62 4. Mackinaw City (13-0) 56 5. Gaylord St. Mary (10-2) 54 6. Morenci (14-1) 50 7. St. Charles (12-2) 46 8. Norway (14-1) 35 9. Petersburg Summerfield (14-2) 29 10. Cedarville (11-2) 23 (tie) Brethren (14-1) 23 Others receiving votes: Fowler 13, Portland St. Patrick 12, Pittsford 10, Colon 9, Mendon 8, Burton Genesee Christian 7, St. Ignace LaSalle 6, Carney-Nadeau 5, Johannesburg-Lewiston 3, Ontonagon 3, Lake Linden-Hubbell 2, Martin 2, Indian River-Inland Lakes 1.FILE – Bobby Hull, 18-year-old player on the Chicago Blackhawks, is photographed in Chicago, Ill., on Oct. 24, 1957. Hull, a Hall of Fame forward who helped the Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final, has died. He was 84. The Blackhawks and the NHL Alumni Association announced the death of the two-time NHL MVP on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Edward Kitch, file)Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) is guarded by Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren, top, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. 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NHL – Hall of Famer Bobby Hull, the Golden Jet, dies at 84 Hall of Fame forward Bobby Hull, who helped the Chicago Black Hawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final, has died. Hull was 84. The two-time MVP was one of the most prolific scorers in NHL history, leading the league in goals seven times. Nicknamed “The Golden Jet” for his speed and blond hair, he posted 13 consecutive seasons with 30 goals or more from 1959-72. Hull and Stan Mikita powered Chicago to the NHL title in 1961. Hull remains the Blackhawks' career leader with 62 playoff goals. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983 and his No. 9 sweater was retired by Chicago that same year. Hull's brother, Dennis, played for Chicago for most of his 14 years in the league, and Bobby's son, Brett, spent 19 years in the NHL. Bobby and Brett each won the Hart Trophy as league MVP, becoming the first father-son duo to accomplish the feat. Bobby won in 1964-65 and 1965-1966, while Brett won in 1990-1991. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Dallas Mavericks 111, Detroit Pistons 105 Mavs 111, Pistons 105 – Doncic scores 53 in return, Mavericks beat Pistons 111-105 Luka Doncic had 53 points in his return to the lineup and Spencer Dinwiddie scored 10 of his 12 in the fourth quarter as the Dallas Mavericks rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 111-105. Four of Doncic's five career 50-point games have come this season. He scored a career-best 60 against the New York Knicks in a game that went to overtime on Dec. 27. Bojan Bogdanovic had 29 points and Saddiq Bey scored 18 for the Pistons. Tonight Los Angeles Clippers at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Tonight Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Kent State, 7:00 p.m. Ohio at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Purdue a unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25; Vols up to No. 2 Purdue is this season’s first unanimous No. 1 team in the AP men's college basketball poll. The Boilermakers have won eight straight games since a one-point loss to Rutgers on Jan. 2. They were followed in the AP Top 25 by Tennessee, Houston, Alabama and Arizona in the top five. No. 11 Baylor and No. 17 Providence made the biggest jumps, each climbing six spots. Auburn had the biggest drop, falling 10 spots to No. 25. No. 21 Indiana and No. 22 San Diego State rejoined the poll at the expense of Charleston and New Mexico. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina tops AP Top 25; Ohio State tumbles South Carolina, Stanford and LSU are the top teams in the latest women’s AP Top 25 college basketball rankings. South Carolina is No. 1 for the 32nd consecutive week. Only UConn (51 and 34 weeks) and Louisiana Tech (36) have had longer runs at No. 1. Indiana and UConn round out top five. Ohio State lost all three of its games last week and dropped from No. 2 to No. 10. NCAAFB – Rashada case in Florida highlights issues in NIL, recruiting Using name, image and likeness compensation to recruit college athletes is still very much against NCAA rules. The recent de-commitment from Florida by blue chip quarterback Jaden Rashada shows that NIL is definitely a factor in decisions. Booster-funded collectives are taking on a big role in compensating athletes. Schools can only hope they are acting within the rules and in their best interest. Inserting a third-party in the recruiting process between coaches and recruits has only complicated things. Experts say the collectives should focus on athletes who are already on campus. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Benton Harbor 71, Battle Creek Central 54 Benton Harbor got a game high 19 points from Grant Gondrezick II, 18 from Brian Gillespie, and 17 points from Antwan Callahan in the Tigers 71-54 win at Battle Creek Central. Benton Harbor improves to 12-2 on the season and has won 6 straight. Battle Creek Central falls to 10-5 and has lost two in a row after falling to St. Joe on Thursday. Fennville 52, Michigan Lutheran 44 Fennville edged out Michigan Lutheran 52-44 on Monday Night. Ben Peterson led the Blackhawks with a game high 25 points and Aden Swingit had 10. Ty Johsnon scored 12 for Michigan Lutheran while Micah Herbst added 10. Michigan Lutheran falls to 6-5. Eau Claire 84, Galesburg-Augusta 68 River Valley 77, Covert 49 Kalamazoo Central 59, Loy Norrix 58 Sturgis 59, Bronson 34 Battle Creek Pennfield 70, Comstock 24 Girls Basketball Vicksburg 60, Lakeshore 57 Vicksburg remained undefeated at 15-0 on the season with a 60-57 road win at Lakeshore. Madison Diekman led the Bulldogs with a game high 18 points, Emma Steele had 17, and Kendra Cooley had 15 points. Lakeshore got 17 points each from Ainsley Ashby and Paige Lies while Megan Wurster scored 11. The Lancers fall to 10-4 and will host St. Joe on Thursday night. Dowagiac 37, Our Lady of the Lake 27 Alanah Smith scored a game high 16 points for Dowagiac in the Chieftains 37-27 home victory over Our Lady of the Lake. Freshman Aribel Mills had 11 points to lead the Lakers Buchanan 60, Michigan Lutheran 9 Brandywine 65, Sturgis 32 Kalamazoo Hackett 51, Centreville 36 Parma Western 63, Battle Creek Lakeview 18 Competitive Cheer Cheer by the Pier at St. Joseph Division 2 Mattawan 664.34 St. Joseph 625.50 Lakeshore 624.20 Division 3/4 Buchanan 673.92 Dowagiac 660.24 Coloma 621.22 Three Rivers 596.90 Tonight Boys Basketball Non-Conference Niles at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. Countryside at River Valley, 7:00 p.m. Bridgman at Buchanan, 7:15 p.m. Cassopolis at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m. Otsego at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Mattawan at GR West Catholic, 7:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Charlotte, 7:00 p.m. GR Ottawa Hills at Plainwell, 7:00 p.m. Marshall at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m. Kal. Christian at BC Lakeview, 7:15 p.m. Harper Creek at Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m. Kal. Heritage at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Quincey at Martin, 7:00 p.m. SAC Kalamazoo Hackett at South Haven, 7:00 p.m. Constantine at Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Parchment at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. Lawton at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Comstock at Bloomingdale, 7:00 p.m. Marcellus at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Non-Conference St. Joseph at Niles, 7:00 p.m. BC Central at Benton Harbor, 6:00 p.m. Eau Claire at Michigan Lutheran, 7:00 p.m. Martin at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Grandville at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Marshall, 7:00 p.m. Hudsonville at Paw Paw, 7:00 p.m. Gull Lake at Otsego, 7:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Hopkins at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Holland Black River at North Muskegon, 7:00 p.m. SAC Bridgman at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Watervliet at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Constantine, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Southwest 10 Lawrence at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Centreville at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School AP Rankings Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (15-0) 75 2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (13-1) 70 3. Muskegon (12-0) 65 4. Grand Rapids Northview (12-1) 57 5. North Farmington (10-1) 54 6. Ann Arbor Huron (11-0) 49 7. Detroit U-D Jesuit (12-2) 44 7. Grand Blanc (11-2) 44 9. Port Huron Northern (12-1) 31 10. Kalamazoo Central (10-2) 23 Others receiving votes: Okemos 18, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 11, Warren De La Salle 10, Lansing Waverly 8, Grand Ledge 8, Grand Haven 7, Rockford 6, Troy 5, Saline 4, Mattawan 4, Grosse Pointe South 2, Oak Park 2, Hamtramck 1, Midland Dow 1, Battle Creek Lakeview 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (4) (13-1) 74 2. Warren Michigan Collegiate (1) (12-1) 66 3. Ludington (13-0) 62 4. Olivet (13-0) 50 (tie) Benton Harbor (11-2) 50 6. Chelsea (12-1) 45 7. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (9-4) 44 8. Warren Lincoln (10-3) 35 9. Saginaw (13-3) 33 10. Grand Rapids Christian (8-3) 30 Others receiving votes: Onsted 29, Big Rapids 15, Ferndale 13, Cadillac 13, Kingsford 11, Ada Forest Hills Eastern 9, Hart 8, Boyne City 7, Richmond 7, Standish Sterling Central 5, Goodrich 1, Ionia 1, Grand Rapids South Christian 1. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (4) (12-1) 88 2. Laingsburg (12-0) 81 3. Flint Beecher (2) (11-2) 70 4. Brandywine (11-1) 52 5. Napoleon (12-0) 51 6. Watervliet (10-1) 46 7. Grandville Calvin Christian (12-1) 44 8. Iron Mountain (10-1) 42 9. Maple City Glen Lake (10-1) 41 10. New Haven (12-2) 38 Others receiving votes: Saginaw Nouvel 30, Cass City 24, Blanchard Montabella 20, Bad Axe 17, St. Ignace 16, Traverse City St. Francis 13, Ovid-Elsie 13, Michigan Center 7, Jonesville 6, Brown City 6, Galesburg-Augusta 5, Beal City 4, Ecorse 4, Cassopolis 2. Division 4 1. Genesee Christian (1) (11-2) 67 2. Taylor Trillium Academy (2) (11-0) 62 3. Painesdale Jeffers (2) (13-0) 59 4. Powers North Central (9-1) 58 5. Hillman (10-1) 45 6. Mio Au Sable (10-0) 44 7. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (9-3) 42 8. Lake Leelanau St Mary (11-1) 39 9. Baldwin (11-1) 38 10. Munising (13-1) 32 Others receiving votes: Gaylord St. Mary 24, Bellevue 23, Rudyard 14, Ironwood 8, Pittsford 8, Kingston 6, Ewen-Trout Creek 6, Watersmeet 6, Detroit University Prep Art & Design 4, Hillsdale Academy 2, Lake Linden-Hubbell 2, McBain Northern Michigan Christian 1, Detroit Douglass 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. West Bloomfield (3) (13-2) 71 2. Detroit Renaissance (2) (14-0) 70 3. Rockford (13-1) 64 4. Flint Carman Ainsworth (12-0) 60 5. Farmington Hills Mercy (13-1) 58 6. Grosse Pointe North (12-2) 41 7. Wayne Memorial (9-3) 39 8. DeWitt (12-1) 38 9. Jackson Northwest (13-1) 31 10. Byron Center (12-3) 23 Others receiving votes: Saline 20, Holt 14, Temperance Bedford 14, East Grand Rapids 13, North Farmington 9, Lowell 7, Utica Ford 6, Kalamazoo Central 6, Lake Orion 5, Belleville 4, Coldwater 3, Grand Blanc 3, Holland West Ottawa 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (14-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (10-2) 70 3. Chelsea (14-1) 63 4. Haslett (15-0) 61 5. Lake Fenton (15-0) 56 6. Frankenmuth (12-1) 45 7. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (12-3) 38 8. Vicksburg (14-0) 37 9. Goodrich (12-1) 34 10. Dearborn Divine Child (12-3) 29 Others receiving votes: Escanaba 20, Standish-Sterling 18, Grand Rapids Christian 14, Lansing Catholic 12, Tecumseh 7, Redford Westfield Prep 7, Warren Fitzgerald 4, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 4, Marysville 2, Olivet 1, Romulus 1, Ludington 1, Detroit Country Day 1. Division 3 1. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (2) (7-4) 69 2. Dansville (2) (13-1) 66 3. Blissfield (14-1) 56 4. Buchanan (12-1) 55 5. Lake City (1) (14-1) 52 6. Hancock (11-1) 49 7. Traverse City St. Francis (11-1) 38 8. Evart (13-2) 33 9. Kent City (12-3) 30 10. Harbor Springs (12-2) 25 Others receiving votes: Hemlock 24, Sanford-Meridian 21, Calumet 15, Brandywine 13, Detroit Osborn 12, Bronson 8, Ovid-Elsie 8, Elk Rapids 5, 19, Bridgman 4, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 4, McBain 4, Hart 3, Watervliet 3, Plymouth Christian Academy 2, Ithaca 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (3) (11-2) 73 2. Kingston (2) (13-0) 68 3. Baraga (12-2) 62 4. Mackinaw City (13-0) 56 5. Gaylord St. Mary (10-2) 54 6. Morenci (14-1) 50 7. St. Charles (12-2) 46 8. Norway (14-1) 35 9. Petersburg Summerfield (14-2) 29 10. Cedarville (11-2) 23 (tie) Brethren (14-1) 23 Others receiving votes: Fowler 13, Portland St. Patrick 12, Pittsford 10, Colon 9, Mendon 8, Burton Genesee Christian 7, St. Ignace LaSalle 6, Carney-Nadeau 5, Johannesburg-Lewiston 3, Ontonagon 3, Lake Linden-Hubbell 2, Martin 2, Indian River-Inland Lakes 1.FILE – Bobby Hull, 18-year-old player on the Chicago Blackhawks, is photographed in Chicago, Ill., on Oct. 24, 1957. Hull, a Hall of Fame forward who helped the Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final, has died. He was 84. The Blackhawks and the NHL Alumni Association announced the death of the two-time NHL MVP on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Edward Kitch, file)Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) is guarded by Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren, top, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)AP MEN'S TOP 251Purdue (62)21-12Tennessee18-33Houston20-24Alabama18-35Arizona19-36Virginia16-37Kansas State18-38Kansas17-49UCLA17-410Texas17-411Baylor16-512Gonzaga18-413Iowa State15-514Marquette17-515TCU16-516Xavier17-517Providence17-518Saint Mary’s19-419Florida Atlantic21-120Clemson18-421Indiana15-622San Diego State17-423Miami16-524UConn16-625Auburn16-5AP WOMEN'S TOP 251South Carolina (28)21-02Stanford21-23LSU20-04Indiana20-15UConn20-26Iowa17-47Utah18-28Maryland17-49Notre Dame17-310Ohio State19-311North Carolina16-512Iowa State15-413Virginia Tech17-414UCLA17-515NC State16-516Duke18-317Gonzaga21-218Michigan17-519Villanova18-420Oklahoma16-421Middle Tennessee18-222Arizona16-523Florida State19-524Texas16-625South Florida20-4See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Milwaukee Bucks 150, Detroit Pistons 130 Chicago Bulls 111, Atlanta Hawks 100 Bucks 150, Pistons 130 – Antetokounmpo scores 29 in return, Bucks top Pistons 150-130 Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 20 of his 29 points in the first quarter, returning to the lineup after a five-game absence to lead the Milwaukee Bucks in a 150-130 win over the Detroit Pistons. The two-time MVP was joined by three-time All-Star Khris Middleton, putting the Bucks’ prolific duo in the same lineup for the first time in more than a month. Antetokounmpo had been out with a sore left knee. Middleton hadn’t played since Dec. 15 due to a sore right knee. He had eight points and four assists. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 33 points for the Pistons. Bulls 111, Hawks 100 – DeRozan scores 26 in 1,000th game, Bulls beat Hawks 111-100 DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points in his 1,000th career game, Nikola Vucevic added 14 points and 17 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 111-100. The Bulls returned to Chicago after 126-108 win over the Pistons in Paris on Thursday. Trae Young had 21 points and 13 assists, while Dejounte Murray added 20 points for the Hawks, who have lost two straight after winning five in a row. Zach LaVine finished with 20 points. In the previous two meetings in Atlanta, both games ended with a buzzer-beater. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Notre Dame at NC State, 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan at Ohio, 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Toledo, 7:00 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night (6) Indiana 92, (14) Michigan 83 (6) Indiana 92, (14) Michigan 83 – Holmes leads No. 6 Indiana women past No. 13 Michigan, 92-83 Mackenzie Holmes had 25 points and 10 rebounds as No. 6 Indiana beat No. 13 Michigan 92-83. Sara Scalia added 19 points, Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sydney Parrish each scored 12, and Yarden Garzon and Grace Berger each had 10 points for the Hoosiers, who won their sixth straight. Leigha Brown scored 31 points to lead Michigan. Leigha Brown scored 31 points to lead Michigan (16-4, 6-3). Laila Phelia added 21 points and Emily Kiser had 11 for the Wolverines, whose three-game winning streak ended. Indiana led by 17 points early in the second half. Michigan got within 77-71 in the fourth quarter before the Hoosiers pulled away.. NCAAWBKB – Notre Dame’s Dara Mabrey out for season with torn ACL Notre Dame guard Dara Mabrey announced on social media that she tore her ACL, ending her college career with the seventh-ranked Irish. Mabrey hurt her right knee nearly 2 minutes into the game when she stole a ball and was racing down the court. She was fouled and went to the floor and immediately grabbed her knee. Mabrey has played 135 games in her career which started at Virginia Tech for the first two seasons before she came to Notre Dame where her two older sisters starred. She started 18 games this season and 125 in her career. She’s averaged 10.9 points and 2.4 assists over the years. NCAAFB – Michigan Stadium tunnel will widen without portable seating Michigan Stadium’s tunnel will be a little wider next season. The school confirmed Monday that it will remove a portable section of seats from the front of the tunnel to give players, coaches and staff members more room to enter and exit the football field. A total of 45 portable seats will be lost and enough standing-room only tickets are expected to be added in the stadium to keep its capacity at 107,601. Previously, fans were close enough to touch coaches and players as one did last season with Michigan State’s Mel Tucker. That was well before the postgame altercation between Spartans and Wolverines players that led to suspensions and criminal charges. NCAABKB – Boilers back on top of Men’s poll; Texas teams shut out in women’s rankings Purdue is back at No. 1 in the AP Top 25. Alabama is right behind the Boilermakers. Purdue returned to the top spot in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, moving up two spots after Houston’s loss to Temple. The Boilermakers received 39 first-place votes after a volatile week where just two teams kept the same spot from a week ago. Alabama climbed two spots to No. 2, its highest ranking since reaching No. 1 in 2002-03. Houston, Tennessee and Kansas State round out the top five. For the first time in the 47-year history of The Associated Press women’s basketball poll no team from Texas is in the Top 25. That ends a 835-week run dating to the first poll in 1976. South Carolina remained a unanimous No. 1. The Gamecocks were followed by Ohio State, Stanford, LSU and UConn to round out the top five. Middle Tennessee entered the poll for the first time since 2014, coming in at No. 23. Florida State also entered at No. 24. Oregon and Texas fell out of the rankings. NHL – NHL – National Hockey League Tonight San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, 10:00 p.m. Tennis – Korda stops; Khachanov into 1st Australian Open semifinal Karen Khachanov moved into his first Australian Open semifinal when Sebastian Korda stopped playing in the third set because of an injured right wrist. Khachanov will face either No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas or unseeded Jiri Lehecka for a berth in the final at Melbourne Park. Khachanov was leading 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-0 when Korda retired from the match Tuesday. The 22-year-old American had received treatment on his wrist from a trainer during the second set. Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reached the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. Rybakina will face Jessica Pegula or Victoria Azarenka next. MLB – Eloy Jiménez preparing to play outfield with White Sox It looks as if Chicago White Sox slugger Eloy Jiménez could spend a lot of time at designated hitter this year. Jiménez himself has other plans. The 26-year-old Jiménez says he is preparing to play more games in the outfield, especially in right after Chicago signed Andrew Benintendi to a $75 million, five-year contract. The White Sox also have Luis Robert in center, to go along with Gavin Sheets and prized prospect Oscar Colás in the mix in right. Jiménez says he wants to play in the outfield. MLB – Trey Mancini planning to move around with Chicago Cubs Trey Mancini is planning to move around with the Chicago Cubs. He could see time at designated hitter, first base and the corner outfield spots after finalizing a two-year contract that could be worth up to $21 million. Mancini was in the mix for Team Italy for the World Baseball Classic, but he says he has decided to stay in Cubs camp so he can spend time with his new teammates. First baseman Eric Hosmer finalized his deal with Chicago on Jan. 13. Hosmer bats from the left side and Mancini is a right-handed hitter, so the starter might depend on the pitching matchup, and there also is the DH role. Or Mancini could spell Ian Happ or Seiya Suzuki in the outfield. NBAGL – NBA “G”-League Last Night Motor City Cruise 134, Wisconsin Herd 130 – OT Today Grand Rapids Gold at Oklahoma City Blue, 12:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Michigan Lutheran 57, Andrews Academy 56 Micah Herbst’s buzzer beater gave Michigan Lutheran a 57-56 win over Andrews Academy. Herbst finished with a game high 17 points for the Titans. Ty Johnson added 14 points in the win. Joshua Laesner had 16 points for Andrews and Zack Schnepp had 15. Michigan Lutheran outscored Andrews 21-6 in the final quarter for the win. Bridgman 58, Our Lady of the Lake 31 Brandywine 65, River Valley 47 Galesburg-Augusta 54, Decatur 42 Nick Mann had a game high 23 points in Galesburg-Augusta’s 54-42 win over Decatur, Jesse Baushke had 16 to lead Decatur while Landon Fisher had 12. Watervliet 57, Hartford 19 Marcellus 62, Delton-Kellogg 49 Comstock 61, Lawrence 43 Tim Coombs had 12 in the loss for Lawrence Centreville 92, Athens 41 Battle Creek Central 55, Harper Creek 43 Loy Norrix 55, Potterville 47 at Little Caesars Arena Girls Basketball Edwardsburg 42, St. Joseph 33 Averie Markel had a game high 19 points as Edwardsburg beat a shorthanded St. Joe team 42-33. Eleah Hedstrom and Ellie Fischer each had 9 points to lead St. Joe. Buchanan 42, Bronson 29 Watervliet 52, Hartford 29 Allegan 42, Parchment 24 White Pigeon 49, Howardsville Christian 27 Lawrence 65, Comstock 15 Mendon 46, Calhoun Christian 14 Loy Norrix 34, Potterville 31 at Little Caesars Arena Tonight Boys Basketball SMAC Gull Lake at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Non-Conference Benton Harbor at Niles, 7:15 p.m. Countryside at Wyoming Lee, 6:30 p.m. South Haven at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m. Coloma at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Bridgman at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Phoenix at Eau Claire, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at Paw Paw, 7:00 p.m. Sturgis at Parchment, 7:00 p.m. Plainwell at Battle Creek Pennfield, 7:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Burr Oak, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Delton-Kellogg, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Hartford, 7:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Lawrence at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Martin at Zion Christian, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Fennville, 7:00 p.m. Wyoming Tri-Unity at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. SAC Holland Black River at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball SMAC Lakeshore at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Mattawan at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Non-Conference Niles at Benton Harbor, 6:30 p.m. Lawton at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Berrien Springs at Coloma, 7:00 p.m. River Valley at Bridgman, 7:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Brandywine at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Dowagiac, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Three Rivers, 5:45 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Burr Oak, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Gobles at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Mendon at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m. Fruitport Calvary Christian at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. SAC Kalamazoo Christian at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Constantine at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – Michigan High School Basketball AP Rankings’ Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (11-0) 75 2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (11-1) 70 3. Muskegon (10-0) 63 4. Grand Rapids Northview (10-1) 56 5. North Farmington (8-1) 53 6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (10-1) 49 7. Ann Arbor Huron (9-0) 44 8. Grand Blanc (8-2) 43 9. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (6-3) 27 10. Kalamazoo Central (9-1) 22 Others receiving votes: Grand Haven 21, Lansing Waverly 20, Port Huron Northern 12, Rockford 10, East Kentwood 8, Hamtramck 6, Detroit Renaissance 6, River Rouge 6, Warren De La Salle 3, Grand Ledge 3, Okemos 2, Battle Creek Central 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (4) (12-1) 74 2. Warren Michigan Collegiate (1) (10-1) 71 3. Ludington (12-0) 62 4. Olivet (11-0) 47 5. Saginaw (12-2) 44 6. Chelsea (10-1) 42 (tie) G.R. Catholic Central (7-3) 42 8. Benton Harbor (9-2) 30 (tie) Warren Lincoln (9-3) 30 10. Onsted (9-2) 28 Others receiving votes: Richmond 26, Grand Rapids Christian 23, Cadillac 20, Big Rapids 15, Goodrich 14, Hart 11, Bridgeport 8, Boyne City 6, Ionia 5, Grand Rapids South Christian 2. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (6) (10-0) 90 2. Laingsburg (11-0) 80 3. Flint Beecher (9-2) 73 4. Iron Mountain (9-0) 68 5. Brandywine (8-1) 48 6. Traverse City St. Francis (8-1) 43 7. Napoleon (11-0) 36 (tie) Bad Axe (9-1) 36 9. Grandville Calvin Christian (10-1) 34 10. Maple City Glen Lake (8-1) 33 Others receiving votes: New Haven 32, Watervliet 29, Ovid-Elsie 25, Beal City 25, Brown City 15, Cass City 13, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 10, Ecorse 6, Blanchard Montabella 6, Ottawa Lake Whiteford 4, Reading 3, Michigan Center 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Saginaw Nouvel 2, Riverview Gabriel Richard 1, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 1, Clinton 1. Division 4 1. Lake Leelanau St Mary (4) (9-0) 72 2. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (1) (8-2) 63 3. Powers North Central (8-0) 61 4. Genesee Christian (9-1) 60 5. Taylor Trillium Academy (10-0) 50 6. Painesdale Jeffers (10-0) 49 7. Mio Au Sable (8-0) 42 8. Hillman (7-1) 37 9. Munising (11-1) 33 10. Baldwin (9-1) 31 Others receiving votes: Gaylord St. Mary 25, Bellevue 17, Rudyard 12, Pittsford 9, Detroit University Prep Art & Design 7, Watersmeet 6, Kingston 6, Ironwood 6, Lake Linden-Hubbell 5, Brimley 3, Fowler 3, Kalamazoo Phoenix 2, Hillsdale Academy 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Renaissance (3) (12-0) 72 2. West Bloomfield (2) (11-2) 67 3. Farmington Hills Mercy (12-0) 66 4. Rockford (11-1) 60 5. Flint Carman Ainsworth (10-0) 57 6. East Grand Rapids (10-2) 47 7. Temperance Bedford (12-0) 41 8. Grosse Pointe North (11-2) 36 9. Wayne Memorial (9-3) 35 10. DeWitt (10-1) 30 Others receiving votes: Lowell 26, Jackson Northwest 16, North Farmington 9, Holland West Ottawa 7, Saline 6, Utica Ford 4, Bay City Western 4, Brighton 3, Coldwater 3, Grand Blanc 3, Byron Center 3, Kalamazoo Central 2, Lake Orion 2, Holt 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (12-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (9-2) 69 3. Chelsea (12-1) 64 4. Haslett (12-0) 62 5. Lake Fenton (14-0) 55 6. Frankenmuth (10-1) 48 7. Vicksburg (12-0) 37 (tie) Goodrich (11-1) 37 9. Tecumseh (11-2) 31 10. Dearborn Divine Child (11-2) 27 Others receiving votes: Escanaba 22, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 22, Grand Rapids Christian 10, Lansing Catholic 10, Redford Westfield Prep 10, Ludington 6, Detroit Country Day 6, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 3, Ada Forest Hills Eastern 2, Macomb Lutheran North 2, Olivet 1, Standish-Sterling 1. Division 3 1. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (2) (6-4) 69 2. Dansville (1) (11-1) 67 3. Blissfield (12-1) 55 4. Evart (1) (12-1) 52 5. Hancock (11-1) 50 5. Harbor Springs (1) (11-1) 50 7. Buchanan (9-1) 41 8. Lake City (12-1) 36 9. Kent City (11-2) 35 10. Bronson (11-0) 31 Others receiving votes: Sanford-Meridian 24, Calumet 20, Traverse City St. Francis 19, Niles Brandywine 16, Ithaca 12, Hemlock 11, Elk Rapids 9, McBain 2, Brooklyn Columbia Central 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (3) (9-2) 72 2. Baraga (1) (10-2) 64 (tie) Kingston (1) (11-0) 64 4. Morenci (12-0) 62 5. Gaylord St. Mary (9-2) 51 6. Mackinaw City (11-0) 47 7. St. Charles (10-2) 45 8. Norway (12-0) 39 9. Petersburg Summerfield (12-2) 27 10. Mendon (10-1) 25 Others receiving votes: Brethren 21, Cedarville 18, Burton Genesee Christian 14, Martin 10, Pittsford 10, Fowler 7, Carney-Nadeau 5, St. Ignace LaSalle 5, Portland St. Patrick 4, Ontonagon 3, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 3, Lake Linden-Hubbell 2, Clarkston Everest Catholic 2.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Milwaukee Bucks 150, Detroit Pistons 130 Chicago Bulls 111, Atlanta Hawks 100 Bucks 150, Pistons 130 – Antetokounmpo scores 29 in return, Bucks top Pistons 150-130 Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 20 of his 29 points in the first quarter, returning to the lineup after a five-game absence to lead the Milwaukee Bucks in a 150-130 win over the Detroit Pistons. The two-time MVP was joined by three-time All-Star Khris Middleton, putting the Bucks’ prolific duo in the same lineup for the first time in more than a month. Antetokounmpo had been out with a sore left knee. Middleton hadn't played since Dec. 15 due to a sore right knee. He had eight points and four assists. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 33 points for the Pistons. Bulls 111, Hawks 100 – DeRozan scores 26 in 1,000th game, Bulls beat Hawks 111-100 DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points in his 1,000th career game, Nikola Vucevic added 14 points and 17 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 111-100. The Bulls returned to Chicago after 126-108 win over the Pistons in Paris on Thursday. Trae Young had 21 points and 13 assists, while Dejounte Murray added 20 points for the Hawks, who have lost two straight after winning five in a row. Zach LaVine finished with 20 points. In the previous two meetings in Atlanta, both games ended with a buzzer-beater. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Tonight Notre Dame at NC State, 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan at Ohio, 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Toledo, 7:00 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Last Night (6) Indiana 92, (14) Michigan 83 (6) Indiana 92, (14) Michigan 83 – Holmes leads No. 6 Indiana women past No. 13 Michigan, 92-83 Mackenzie Holmes had 25 points and 10 rebounds as No. 6 Indiana beat No. 13 Michigan 92-83. Sara Scalia added 19 points, Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sydney Parrish each scored 12, and Yarden Garzon and Grace Berger each had 10 points for the Hoosiers, who won their sixth straight. Leigha Brown scored 31 points to lead Michigan. Leigha Brown scored 31 points to lead Michigan (16-4, 6-3). Laila Phelia added 21 points and Emily Kiser had 11 for the Wolverines, whose three-game winning streak ended. Indiana led by 17 points early in the second half. Michigan got within 77-71 in the fourth quarter before the Hoosiers pulled away.. NCAAWBKB – Notre Dame’s Dara Mabrey out for season with torn ACL Notre Dame guard Dara Mabrey announced on social media that she tore her ACL, ending her college career with the seventh-ranked Irish. Mabrey hurt her right knee nearly 2 minutes into the game when she stole a ball and was racing down the court. She was fouled and went to the floor and immediately grabbed her knee. Mabrey has played 135 games in her career which started at Virginia Tech for the first two seasons before she came to Notre Dame where her two older sisters starred. She started 18 games this season and 125 in her career. She's averaged 10.9 points and 2.4 assists over the years. NCAAFB – Michigan Stadium tunnel will widen without portable seating Michigan Stadium’s tunnel will be a little wider next season. The school confirmed Monday that it will remove a portable section of seats from the front of the tunnel to give players, coaches and staff members more room to enter and exit the football field. A total of 45 portable seats will be lost and enough standing-room only tickets are expected to be added in the stadium to keep its capacity at 107,601. Previously, fans were close enough to touch coaches and players as one did last season with Michigan State’s Mel Tucker. That was well before the postgame altercation between Spartans and Wolverines players that led to suspensions and criminal charges. NCAABKB – Boilers back on top of Men's poll; Texas teams shut out in women's rankings Purdue is back at No. 1 in the AP Top 25. Alabama is right behind the Boilermakers. Purdue returned to the top spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, moving up two spots after Houston's loss to Temple. The Boilermakers received 39 first-place votes after a volatile week where just two teams kept the same spot from a week ago. Alabama climbed two spots to No. 2, its highest ranking since reaching No. 1 in 2002-03. Houston, Tennessee and Kansas State round out the top five. For the first time in the 47-year history of The Associated Press women's basketball poll no team from Texas is in the Top 25. That ends a 835-week run dating to the first poll in 1976. South Carolina remained a unanimous No. 1. The Gamecocks were followed by Ohio State, Stanford, LSU and UConn to round out the top five. Middle Tennessee entered the poll for the first time since 2014, coming in at No. 23. Florida State also entered at No. 24. Oregon and Texas fell out of the rankings. NHL – NHL – National Hockey League Tonight San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, 10:00 p.m. Tennis – Korda stops; Khachanov into 1st Australian Open semifinal Karen Khachanov moved into his first Australian Open semifinal when Sebastian Korda stopped playing in the third set because of an injured right wrist. Khachanov will face either No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas or unseeded Jiri Lehecka for a berth in the final at Melbourne Park. Khachanov was leading 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-0 when Korda retired from the match Tuesday. The 22-year-old American had received treatment on his wrist from a trainer during the second set. Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reached the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. Rybakina will face Jessica Pegula or Victoria Azarenka next. MLB – Eloy Jiménez preparing to play outfield with White Sox It looks as if Chicago White Sox slugger Eloy Jiménez could spend a lot of time at designated hitter this year. Jiménez himself has other plans. The 26-year-old Jiménez says he is preparing to play more games in the outfield, especially in right after Chicago signed Andrew Benintendi to a $75 million, five-year contract. The White Sox also have Luis Robert in center, to go along with Gavin Sheets and prized prospect Oscar Colás in the mix in right. Jiménez says he wants to play in the outfield. MLB – Trey Mancini planning to move around with Chicago Cubs Trey Mancini is planning to move around with the Chicago Cubs. He could see time at designated hitter, first base and the corner outfield spots after finalizing a two-year contract that could be worth up to $21 million. Mancini was in the mix for Team Italy for the World Baseball Classic, but he says he has decided to stay in Cubs camp so he can spend time with his new teammates. First baseman Eric Hosmer finalized his deal with Chicago on Jan. 13. Hosmer bats from the left side and Mancini is a right-handed hitter, so the starter might depend on the pitching matchup, and there also is the DH role. Or Mancini could spell Ian Happ or Seiya Suzuki in the outfield. NBAGL – NBA “G”-League Last Night Motor City Cruise 134, Wisconsin Herd 130 – OT Today Grand Rapids Gold at Oklahoma City Blue, 12:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Michigan Lutheran 57, Andrews Academy 56 Micah Herbst's buzzer beater gave Michigan Lutheran a 57-56 win over Andrews Academy. Herbst finished with a game high 17 points for the Titans. Ty Johnson added 14 points in the win. Joshua Laesner had 16 points for Andrews and Zack Schnepp had 15. Michigan Lutheran outscored Andrews 21-6 in the final quarter for the win. Bridgman 58, Our Lady of the Lake 31 Brandywine 65, River Valley 47 Galesburg-Augusta 54, Decatur 42 Nick Mann had a game high 23 points in Galesburg-Augusta's 54-42 win over Decatur, Jesse Baushke had 16 to lead Decatur while Landon Fisher had 12. Watervliet 57, Hartford 19 Marcellus 62, Delton-Kellogg 49 Comstock 61, Lawrence 43 Tim Coombs had 12 in the loss for Lawrence Centreville 92, Athens 41 Battle Creek Central 55, Harper Creek 43 Loy Norrix 55, Potterville 47 at Little Caesars Arena Girls Basketball Edwardsburg 42, St. Joseph 33 Averie Markel had a game high 19 points as Edwardsburg beat a shorthanded St. Joe team 42-33. Eleah Hedstrom and Ellie Fischer each had 9 points to lead St. Joe. Buchanan 42, Bronson 29 Watervliet 52, Hartford 29 Allegan 42, Parchment 24 White Pigeon 49, Howardsville Christian 27 Lawrence 65, Comstock 15 Mendon 46, Calhoun Christian 14 Loy Norrix 34, Potterville 31 at Little Caesars Arena Tonight Boys Basketball SMAC Gull Lake at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Non-Conference Benton Harbor at Niles, 7:15 p.m. Countryside at Wyoming Lee, 6:30 p.m. South Haven at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m. Coloma at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Bridgman at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Phoenix at Eau Claire, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at Paw Paw, 7:00 p.m. Sturgis at Parchment, 7:00 p.m. Plainwell at Battle Creek Pennfield, 7:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Burr Oak, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Delton-Kellogg, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Hartford, 7:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Lawrence at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Martin at Zion Christian, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Fennville, 7:00 p.m. Wyoming Tri-Unity at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. SAC Holland Black River at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball SMAC Lakeshore at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Mattawan at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Non-Conference Niles at Benton Harbor, 6:30 p.m. Lawton at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Berrien Springs at Coloma, 7:00 p.m. River Valley at Bridgman, 7:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Brandywine at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Dowagiac, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Three Rivers, 5:45 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Burr Oak, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Gobles at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Mendon at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m. Fruitport Calvary Christian at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. SAC Kalamazoo Christian at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Constantine at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – Michigan High School Basketball AP Rankings’ Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (11-0) 75 2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (11-1) 70 3. Muskegon (10-0) 63 4. Grand Rapids Northview (10-1) 56 5. North Farmington (8-1) 53 6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (10-1) 49 7. Ann Arbor Huron (9-0) 44 8. Grand Blanc (8-2) 43 9. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (6-3) 27 10. Kalamazoo Central (9-1) 22 Others receiving votes: Grand Haven 21, Lansing Waverly 20, Port Huron Northern 12, Rockford 10, East Kentwood 8, Hamtramck 6, Detroit Renaissance 6, River Rouge 6, Warren De La Salle 3, Grand Ledge 3, Okemos 2, Battle Creek Central 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (4) (12-1) 74 2. Warren Michigan Collegiate (1) (10-1) 71 3. Ludington (12-0) 62 4. Olivet (11-0) 47 5. Saginaw (12-2) 44 6. Chelsea (10-1) 42 (tie) G.R. Catholic Central (7-3) 42 8. Benton Harbor (9-2) 30 (tie) Warren Lincoln (9-3) 30 10. Onsted (9-2) 28 Others receiving votes: Richmond 26, Grand Rapids Christian 23, Cadillac 20, Big Rapids 15, Goodrich 14, Hart 11, Bridgeport 8, Boyne City 6, Ionia 5, Grand Rapids South Christian 2. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (6) (10-0) 90 2. Laingsburg (11-0) 80 3. Flint Beecher (9-2) 73 4. Iron Mountain (9-0) 68 5. Brandywine (8-1) 48 6. Traverse City St. Francis (8-1) 43 7. Napoleon (11-0) 36 (tie) Bad Axe (9-1) 36 9. Grandville Calvin Christian (10-1) 34 10. Maple City Glen Lake (8-1) 33 Others receiving votes: New Haven 32, Watervliet 29, Ovid-Elsie 25, Beal City 25, Brown City 15, Cass City 13, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 10, Ecorse 6, Blanchard Montabella 6, Ottawa Lake Whiteford 4, Reading 3, Michigan Center 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Saginaw Nouvel 2, Riverview Gabriel Richard 1, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 1, Clinton 1. Division 4 1. Lake Leelanau St Mary (4) (9-0) 72 2. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (1) (8-2) 63 3. Powers North Central (8-0) 61 4. Genesee Christian (9-1) 60 5. Taylor Trillium Academy (10-0) 50 6. Painesdale Jeffers (10-0) 49 7. Mio Au Sable (8-0) 42 8. Hillman (7-1) 37 9. Munising (11-1) 33 10. Baldwin (9-1) 31 Others receiving votes: Gaylord St. Mary 25, Bellevue 17, Rudyard 12, Pittsford 9, Detroit University Prep Art & Design 7, Watersmeet 6, Kingston 6, Ironwood 6, Lake Linden-Hubbell 5, Brimley 3, Fowler 3, Kalamazoo Phoenix 2, Hillsdale Academy 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Renaissance (3) (12-0) 72 2. West Bloomfield (2) (11-2) 67 3. Farmington Hills Mercy (12-0) 66 4. Rockford (11-1) 60 5. Flint Carman Ainsworth (10-0) 57 6. East Grand Rapids (10-2) 47 7. Temperance Bedford (12-0) 41 8. Grosse Pointe North (11-2) 36 9. Wayne Memorial (9-3) 35 10. DeWitt (10-1) 30 Others receiving votes: Lowell 26, Jackson Northwest 16, North Farmington 9, Holland West Ottawa 7, Saline 6, Utica Ford 4, Bay City Western 4, Brighton 3, Coldwater 3, Grand Blanc 3, Byron Center 3, Kalamazoo Central 2, Lake Orion 2, Holt 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (12-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (9-2) 69 3. Chelsea (12-1) 64 4. Haslett (12-0) 62 5. Lake Fenton (14-0) 55 6. Frankenmuth (10-1) 48 7. Vicksburg (12-0) 37 (tie) Goodrich (11-1) 37 9. Tecumseh (11-2) 31 10. Dearborn Divine Child (11-2) 27 Others receiving votes: Escanaba 22, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 22, Grand Rapids Christian 10, Lansing Catholic 10, Redford Westfield Prep 10, Ludington 6, Detroit Country Day 6, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 3, Ada Forest Hills Eastern 2, Macomb Lutheran North 2, Olivet 1, Standish-Sterling 1. Division 3 1. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (2) (6-4) 69 2. Dansville (1) (11-1) 67 3. Blissfield (12-1) 55 4. Evart (1) (12-1) 52 5. Hancock (11-1) 50 5. Harbor Springs (1) (11-1) 50 7. Buchanan (9-1) 41 8. Lake City (12-1) 36 9. Kent City (11-2) 35 10. Bronson (11-0) 31 Others receiving votes: Sanford-Meridian 24, Calumet 20, Traverse City St. Francis 19, Niles Brandywine 16, Ithaca 12, Hemlock 11, Elk Rapids 9, McBain 2, Brooklyn Columbia Central 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (3) (9-2) 72 2. Baraga (1) (10-2) 64 (tie) Kingston (1) (11-0) 64 4. Morenci (12-0) 62 5. Gaylord St. Mary (9-2) 51 6. Mackinaw City (11-0) 47 7. St. Charles (10-2) 45 8. Norway (12-0) 39 9. Petersburg Summerfield (12-2) 27 10. Mendon (10-1) 25 Others receiving votes: Brethren 21, Cedarville 18, Burton Genesee Christian 14, Martin 10, Pittsford 10, Fowler 7, Carney-Nadeau 5, St. Ignace LaSalle 5, Portland St. Patrick 4, Ontonagon 3, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 3, Lake Linden-Hubbell 2, Clarkston Everest Catholic 2.Detroit Pistons forward Bojan Bogdanovic (44) drives on Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez (11) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Atlanta Hawks’ AJ Griffin, right, blocks Chicago Bulls’ DeMar DeRozan’s during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Indiana forward Mackenzie Holmes (54) is defended by Michigan forward Emily Kiser (33) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Milwaukee Bucks 150, Detroit Pistons 130 Chicago Bulls 111, Atlanta Hawks 100 Bucks 150, Pistons 130 – Antetokounmpo scores 29 in return, Bucks top Pistons 150-130 Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 20 of his 29 points in the first quarter, returning to the lineup after a five-game absence to lead the Milwaukee Bucks in a 150-130 win over the Detroit Pistons. The two-time MVP was joined by three-time All-Star Khris Middleton, putting the Bucks’ prolific duo in the same lineup for the first time in more than a month. Antetokounmpo had been out with a sore left knee. Middleton hadn't played since Dec. 15 due to a sore right knee. He had eight points and four assists. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 33 points for the Pistons. Bulls 111, Hawks 100 – DeRozan scores 26 in 1,000th game, Bulls beat Hawks 111-100 DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points in his 1,000th career game, Nikola Vucevic added 14 points and 17 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 111-100. The Bulls returned to Chicago after 126-108 win over the Pistons in Paris on Thursday. Trae Young had 21 points and 13 assists, while Dejounte Murray added 20 points for the Hawks, who have lost two straight after winning five in a row. Zach LaVine finished with 20 points. In the previous two meetings in Atlanta, both games ended with a buzzer-beater. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Tonight Notre Dame at NC State, 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan at Ohio, 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Toledo, 7:00 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Last Night (6) Indiana 92, (14) Michigan 83 (6) Indiana 92, (14) Michigan 83 – Holmes leads No. 6 Indiana women past No. 13 Michigan, 92-83 Mackenzie Holmes had 25 points and 10 rebounds as No. 6 Indiana beat No. 13 Michigan 92-83. Sara Scalia added 19 points, Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sydney Parrish each scored 12, and Yarden Garzon and Grace Berger each had 10 points for the Hoosiers, who won their sixth straight. Leigha Brown scored 31 points to lead Michigan. Leigha Brown scored 31 points to lead Michigan (16-4, 6-3). Laila Phelia added 21 points and Emily Kiser had 11 for the Wolverines, whose three-game winning streak ended. Indiana led by 17 points early in the second half. Michigan got within 77-71 in the fourth quarter before the Hoosiers pulled away.. NCAAWBKB – Notre Dame’s Dara Mabrey out for season with torn ACL Notre Dame guard Dara Mabrey announced on social media that she tore her ACL, ending her college career with the seventh-ranked Irish. Mabrey hurt her right knee nearly 2 minutes into the game when she stole a ball and was racing down the court. She was fouled and went to the floor and immediately grabbed her knee. Mabrey has played 135 games in her career which started at Virginia Tech for the first two seasons before she came to Notre Dame where her two older sisters starred. She started 18 games this season and 125 in her career. She's averaged 10.9 points and 2.4 assists over the years. NCAAFB – Michigan Stadium tunnel will widen without portable seating Michigan Stadium’s tunnel will be a little wider next season. The school confirmed Monday that it will remove a portable section of seats from the front of the tunnel to give players, coaches and staff members more room to enter and exit the football field. A total of 45 portable seats will be lost and enough standing-room only tickets are expected to be added in the stadium to keep its capacity at 107,601. Previously, fans were close enough to touch coaches and players as one did last season with Michigan State’s Mel Tucker. That was well before the postgame altercation between Spartans and Wolverines players that led to suspensions and criminal charges. NCAABKB – Boilers back on top of Men's poll; Texas teams shut out in women's rankings Purdue is back at No. 1 in the AP Top 25. Alabama is right behind the Boilermakers. Purdue returned to the top spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, moving up two spots after Houston's loss to Temple. The Boilermakers received 39 first-place votes after a volatile week where just two teams kept the same spot from a week ago. Alabama climbed two spots to No. 2, its highest ranking since reaching No. 1 in 2002-03. Houston, Tennessee and Kansas State round out the top five. For the first time in the 47-year history of The Associated Press women's basketball poll no team from Texas is in the Top 25. That ends a 835-week run dating to the first poll in 1976. South Carolina remained a unanimous No. 1. The Gamecocks were followed by Ohio State, Stanford, LSU and UConn to round out the top five. Middle Tennessee entered the poll for the first time since 2014, coming in at No. 23. Florida State also entered at No. 24. Oregon and Texas fell out of the rankings. NHL – NHL – National Hockey League Tonight San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, 10:00 p.m. Tennis – Korda stops; Khachanov into 1st Australian Open semifinal Karen Khachanov moved into his first Australian Open semifinal when Sebastian Korda stopped playing in the third set because of an injured right wrist. Khachanov will face either No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas or unseeded Jiri Lehecka for a berth in the final at Melbourne Park. Khachanov was leading 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-0 when Korda retired from the match Tuesday. The 22-year-old American had received treatment on his wrist from a trainer during the second set. Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reached the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. Rybakina will face Jessica Pegula or Victoria Azarenka next. MLB – Eloy Jiménez preparing to play outfield with White Sox It looks as if Chicago White Sox slugger Eloy Jiménez could spend a lot of time at designated hitter this year. Jiménez himself has other plans. The 26-year-old Jiménez says he is preparing to play more games in the outfield, especially in right after Chicago signed Andrew Benintendi to a $75 million, five-year contract. The White Sox also have Luis Robert in center, to go along with Gavin Sheets and prized prospect Oscar Colás in the mix in right. Jiménez says he wants to play in the outfield. MLB – Trey Mancini planning to move around with Chicago Cubs Trey Mancini is planning to move around with the Chicago Cubs. He could see time at designated hitter, first base and the corner outfield spots after finalizing a two-year contract that could be worth up to $21 million. Mancini was in the mix for Team Italy for the World Baseball Classic, but he says he has decided to stay in Cubs camp so he can spend time with his new teammates. First baseman Eric Hosmer finalized his deal with Chicago on Jan. 13. Hosmer bats from the left side and Mancini is a right-handed hitter, so the starter might depend on the pitching matchup, and there also is the DH role. Or Mancini could spell Ian Happ or Seiya Suzuki in the outfield. NBAGL – NBA “G”-League Last Night Motor City Cruise 134, Wisconsin Herd 130 – OT Today Grand Rapids Gold at Oklahoma City Blue, 12:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Michigan Lutheran 57, Andrews Academy 56 Micah Herbst's buzzer beater gave Michigan Lutheran a 57-56 win over Andrews Academy. Herbst finished with a game high 17 points for the Titans. Ty Johnson added 14 points in the win. Joshua Laesner had 16 points for Andrews and Zack Schnepp had 15. Michigan Lutheran outscored Andrews 21-6 in the final quarter for the win. Bridgman 58, Our Lady of the Lake 31 Brandywine 65, River Valley 47 Galesburg-Augusta 54, Decatur 42 Nick Mann had a game high 23 points in Galesburg-Augusta's 54-42 win over Decatur, Jesse Baushke had 16 to lead Decatur while Landon Fisher had 12. Watervliet 57, Hartford 19 Marcellus 62, Delton-Kellogg 49 Comstock 61, Lawrence 43 Tim Coombs had 12 in the loss for Lawrence Centreville 92, Athens 41 Battle Creek Central 55, Harper Creek 43 Loy Norrix 55, Potterville 47 at Little Caesars Arena Girls Basketball Edwardsburg 42, St. Joseph 33 Averie Markel had a game high 19 points as Edwardsburg beat a shorthanded St. Joe team 42-33. Eleah Hedstrom and Ellie Fischer each had 9 points to lead St. Joe. Buchanan 42, Bronson 29 Watervliet 52, Hartford 29 Allegan 42, Parchment 24 White Pigeon 49, Howardsville Christian 27 Lawrence 65, Comstock 15 Mendon 46, Calhoun Christian 14 Loy Norrix 34, Potterville 31 at Little Caesars Arena Tonight Boys Basketball SMAC Gull Lake at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Central at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Non-Conference Benton Harbor at Niles, 7:15 p.m. Countryside at Wyoming Lee, 6:30 p.m. South Haven at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m. Coloma at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Bridgman at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Phoenix at Eau Claire, 7:30 p.m. Allegan at Paw Paw, 7:00 p.m. Sturgis at Parchment, 7:00 p.m. Plainwell at Battle Creek Pennfield, 7:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Burr Oak, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Delton-Kellogg, 7:30 p.m. Bloomingdale at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Hartford, 7:00 p.m. White Pigeon at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Lawrence at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Martin at Zion Christian, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at Fennville, 7:00 p.m. Wyoming Tri-Unity at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. SAC Holland Black River at Lawton, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball SMAC Lakeshore at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Mattawan at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Non-Conference Niles at Benton Harbor, 6:30 p.m. Lawton at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Berrien Springs at Coloma, 7:00 p.m. River Valley at Bridgman, 7:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Brandywine at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Paw Paw at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Vicksburg at Dowagiac, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Three Rivers, 5:45 p.m. Howardsville Christian at Burr Oak, 6:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Bangor, 7:30 p.m. Gobles at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Mendon at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m. Fruitport Calvary Christian at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. SAC Kalamazoo Christian at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. Constantine at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – Michigan High School Basketball AP Rankings’ Boys Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Cass Tech (5) (11-0) 75 2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (11-1) 70 3. Muskegon (10-0) 63 4. Grand Rapids Northview (10-1) 56 5. North Farmington (8-1) 53 6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (10-1) 49 7. Ann Arbor Huron (9-0) 44 8. Grand Blanc (8-2) 43 9. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (6-3) 27 10. Kalamazoo Central (9-1) 22 Others receiving votes: Grand Haven 21, Lansing Waverly 20, Port Huron Northern 12, Rockford 10, East Kentwood 8, Hamtramck 6, Detroit Renaissance 6, River Rouge 6, Warren De La Salle 3, Grand Ledge 3, Okemos 2, Battle Creek Central 1. Division 2 1. Romulus Summit Academy (4) (12-1) 74 2. Warren Michigan Collegiate (1) (10-1) 71 3. Ludington (12-0) 62 4. Olivet (11-0) 47 5. Saginaw (12-2) 44 6. Chelsea (10-1) 42 (tie) G.R. Catholic Central (7-3) 42 8. Benton Harbor (9-2) 30 (tie) Warren Lincoln (9-3) 30 10. Onsted (9-2) 28 Others receiving votes: Richmond 26, Grand Rapids Christian 23, Cadillac 20, Big Rapids 15, Goodrich 14, Hart 11, Bridgeport 8, Boyne City 6, Ionia 5, Grand Rapids South Christian 2. Division 3 1. Detroit Loyola (6) (10-0) 90 2. Laingsburg (11-0) 80 3. Flint Beecher (9-2) 73 4. Iron Mountain (9-0) 68 5. Brandywine (8-1) 48 6. Traverse City St. Francis (8-1) 43 7. Napoleon (11-0) 36 (tie) Bad Axe (9-1) 36 9. Grandville Calvin Christian (10-1) 34 10. Maple City Glen Lake (8-1) 33 Others receiving votes: New Haven 32, Watervliet 29, Ovid-Elsie 25, Beal City 25, Brown City 15, Cass City 13, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 10, Ecorse 6, Blanchard Montabella 6, Ottawa Lake Whiteford 4, Reading 3, Michigan Center 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 3, Saginaw Nouvel 2, Riverview Gabriel Richard 1, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 1, Clinton 1. Division 4 1. Lake Leelanau St Mary (4) (9-0) 72 2. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (1) (8-2) 63 3. Powers North Central (8-0) 61 4. Genesee Christian (9-1) 60 5. Taylor Trillium Academy (10-0) 50 6. Painesdale Jeffers (10-0) 49 7. Mio Au Sable (8-0) 42 8. Hillman (7-1) 37 9. Munising (11-1) 33 10. Baldwin (9-1) 31 Others receiving votes: Gaylord St. Mary 25, Bellevue 17, Rudyard 12, Pittsford 9, Detroit University Prep Art & Design 7, Watersmeet 6, Kingston 6, Ironwood 6, Lake Linden-Hubbell 5, Brimley 3, Fowler 3, Kalamazoo Phoenix 2, Hillsdale Academy 1. Girls Basketball Division 1 1. Detroit Renaissance (3) (12-0) 72 2. West Bloomfield (2) (11-2) 67 3. Farmington Hills Mercy (12-0) 66 4. Rockford (11-1) 60 5. Flint Carman Ainsworth (10-0) 57 6. East Grand Rapids (10-2) 47 7. Temperance Bedford (12-0) 41 8. Grosse Pointe North (11-2) 36 9. Wayne Memorial (9-3) 35 10. DeWitt (10-1) 30 Others receiving votes: Lowell 26, Jackson Northwest 16, North Farmington 9, Holland West Ottawa 7, Saline 6, Utica Ford 4, Bay City Western 4, Brighton 3, Coldwater 3, Grand Blanc 3, Byron Center 3, Kalamazoo Central 2, Lake Orion 2, Holt 1. Division 2 1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5) (12-0) 75 2. Detroit Edison (9-2) 69 3. Chelsea (12-1) 64 4. Haslett (12-0) 62 5. Lake Fenton (14-0) 55 6. Frankenmuth (10-1) 48 7. Vicksburg (12-0) 37 (tie) Goodrich (11-1) 37 9. Tecumseh (11-2) 31 10. Dearborn Divine Child (11-2) 27 Others receiving votes: Escanaba 22, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 22, Grand Rapids Christian 10, Lansing Catholic 10, Redford Westfield Prep 10, Ludington 6, Detroit Country Day 6, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 3, Ada Forest Hills Eastern 2, Macomb Lutheran North 2, Olivet 1, Standish-Sterling 1. Division 3 1. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (2) (6-4) 69 2. Dansville (1) (11-1) 67 3. Blissfield (12-1) 55 4. Evart (1) (12-1) 52 5. Hancock (11-1) 50 5. Harbor Springs (1) (11-1) 50 7. Buchanan (9-1) 41 8. Lake City (12-1) 36 9. Kent City (11-2) 35 10. Bronson (11-0) 31 Others receiving votes: Sanford-Meridian 24, Calumet 20, Traverse City St. Francis 19, Niles Brandywine 16, Ithaca 12, Hemlock 11, Elk Rapids 9, McBain 2, Brooklyn Columbia Central 1. Division 4 1. Maple City Glen Lake (3) (9-2) 72 2. Baraga (1) (10-2) 64 (tie) Kingston (1) (11-0) 64 4. Morenci (12-0) 62 5. Gaylord St. Mary (9-2) 51 6. Mackinaw City (11-0) 47 7. St. Charles (10-2) 45 8. Norway (12-0) 39 9. Petersburg Summerfield (12-2) 27 10. Mendon (10-1) 25 Others receiving votes: Brethren 21, Cedarville 18, Burton Genesee Christian 14, Martin 10, Pittsford 10, Fowler 7, Carney-Nadeau 5, St. Ignace LaSalle 5, Portland St. Patrick 4, Ontonagon 3, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 3, Lake Linden-Hubbell 2, Clarkston Everest Catholic 2.Detroit Pistons forward Bojan Bogdanovic (44) drives on Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez (11) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Atlanta Hawks’ AJ Griffin, right, blocks Chicago Bulls’ DeMar DeRozan’s during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Indiana forward Mackenzie Holmes (54) is defended by Michigan forward Emily Kiser (33) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this week's edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, Brad Wieferich, MDOT chief operations officer and chief engineer, talks about major road and bridge projects completed on state trunklines in the past year, featured in MDOT's year-end video. Among the projects discussed: I-69/I-475 in Flint, rebuilding bridges and 2 miles of highway.I-75/US-23 in Mackinaw City, repaving and a new bridge for US-23 over I-75, $12.3 million.US-2 in Bessemer, rebuilding of the road and storm sewer upgrades, $9 million,I-496 in Lansing, rebuilding/repairing of 17 bridges and nearly 3 miles of road, $80 million.US-31/I-94/I-196 in Benton Harbor, rebuilding 3.5 miles of I-94 and building new bridges at Britain Avenue and Benton Center Road, $94 million.Second Avenue Bridge over I-94 in Detroit, replacing the original structure with the state's first network tied arch bridge, $26 millionI-96 in eastern Kent County, rebuilding more than 2 miles of the expressway between Thornapple River Drive and Whitneyville Avenue, $15 million.Wieferich also talks about some of the unique challenges MDOT staff and contractors face because of the pandemic, inflation, and supply chain issues.
This episode of the podcast features an interview with Jason Wilburn, Director of High Adventure Programs at the Michigan Crossroads Council about the 2023 season. They operate two high adventure bases - Cole Canoe Base and the Great Lakes Sailing Adventure. Cole Canoe Basehttps://colecanoebase.com/Our high adventure program provides older scouts an opportunity to stray from the traditional summer camp experience and put their outdoor skills to the test, on canoe trips on three of Michigan's most scenic rivers- the Rifle River, the Fox-Manistique, and the Au Sable. For more information please see the High Adventure homepage to start planning for your adventure nowGreat Lakes Sailing Adventurehttps://michiganscouting.org/outdooradventures/great-lakes-sailing-adventure/The Retriever, a 52′ ketch, is an offshore sail training vessel where youth will learn the fundamentals of sailing, including sail trim, helmsmanship, navigation, marine safety and skills used by seasoned sailors!Based in its home port of Mackinaw City, Michigan, the Retriever will call on harbors throughout the northern Great Lakes teaching valuable sailing skills along the way. Program options include six (6) day – five (5) night cruises, and a 3 night Labor Day weekend. The Retriever is designed to accommodate a maximum of 10 youth and two (2) adults. Co-ed crews are welcome, but the advisor must contact the council in advance to discuss accommodation options.
George Ranville is a military veteran and owns Biere De Mac Brew Works in Mackinaw City. Running for State Senate in Northern Michigan for the 37th District. Primary Elections.
George Ranville is a military veteran and owns Biere De Mac Brew Works in Mackinaw City. Running for State Senate in Northern Michigan for the 37th District. Midterm Elections.
RVing through Michigan's lower and upper peninsulas gives you a chance to experience what many refer to as the “8th Wonder of the World”, the Mackinac Bridge, which opened to traffic on November 1, 1957. Jeff & Patti interview Mackinac Bridge Director Kim Nowack, who details the characteristics of the famous bridge as well as interesting things that happen daily. Even Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs filmed an episode with the maintenance crew back in 2007. Mackinac Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere, connects the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan. From the city of St. Ignace on the north end to the village of Mackinaw City on the south end, the views are spectacular. If you haven't driven across the Big Mac Bridge, put it on your bucket list. The maximum depth of the water at midspan is 295 feet, the height of the main towers above the water is 552 feet, and the height of the roadway above the water at midspan is 199 feet. Ships can easily pass under it. Also, the length is a staggering 26,372 feet long! The “Tip of the Week” is to inspect your camping site before you set up or pull into it. This will prevent you from experiencing what happened to Jeff & Patti. They had to be towed out of a camping site in one of Michigan's State Parks. Plus the story of Muriel and Dick who came to Michigan from Florida to work in a campground and had a unique way of getting an RV to live in. Your chance to meet Jeff & Patti is coming up on Wednesday July 13th at the Music Box Supper Club on the West Bank of the Flats in Cleveland. It's a free event but reservations are suggested. Click here for all the details.
RVing through Michigan's lower and upper peninsulas gives you a chance to experience what many refer to as the “8th Wonder of the World”, the Mackinac Bridge, which opened to traffic on November 1, 1957. Jeff & Patti interview Mackinac Bridge Director Kim Nowack, who details the characteristics of the famous bridge as well as interesting things that happen daily. Even Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs filmed an episode with the maintenance crew back in 2007. Mackinac Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere, connects the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan. From the city of St. Ignace on the north end to the village of Mackinaw City on the south end, the views are spectacular. If you haven't driven across the Big Mac Bridge, put it on your bucket list. The maximum depth of the water at midspan is 295 feet, the height of the main towers above the water is 552 feet, and the height of the roadway above the water at midspan is 199 feet. Ships can easily pass under it. Also, the length is a staggering 26,372 feet long! The “Tip of the Week” is to inspect your camping site before you set up or pull into it. This will prevent you from experiencing what happened to Jeff & Patti. They had to be towed out of a camping site in one of Michigan's State Parks. Plus the story of Muriel and Dick who came to Michigan from Florida to work in a campground and had a unique way of getting an RV to live in. Your chance to meet Jeff & Patti is coming up on Wednesday July 13th at the Music Box Supper Club on the West Bank of the Flats in Cleveland. It's a free event but reservations are suggested. Click here for all the details.
In the tourist area of Mackinaw City. http://www.lehtoslaw.com
OVERVIEWAs an ironworker for over two decades, Larry Roughton has become a seasoned veteran on the job. A member of Ironworkers Local 55 in Toledo, Ohio and recent inductee of the International Ironworkers Hall of Fame, Larry puts in long hours on the job, while also making time to document his day-to-day life to over 189,000 followers. Listen in as Jeremy and Eric sit down with Larry to talk about his early career, raising a family of ironworkers, the dangers of ironworking, being part of a strong union, and much more. ABOUT LARRYBorn in Ohio, Larry Roughton was introduced to the trades early coming from a family of boilermakers. As a hockey player throughout high school and college, Larry always had the drive to push himself to the limits within his team. However, there came a point when he realized he needed to find a way to pay the bills. He took his competitive drive and turned it towards ironworking, after a high school friend inspired him to take an apprenticeship. “I'm super competitive. So I was like, Well, I'm gonna do it and be the best I can be. You know, and that's kinda how it started. I was tired of working odd jobs and holding on to a dream that wasn't gonna happen. So I went in, went down to the apprenticeship and applied, and maybe… six months later, I get a phone call, 'Hey, come do the test.' And that's kind of how it all began.” Now in the trade for well over 20 years, Larry is a seasoned veteran and has passed the lineage to his sons, who are all ironworkers themselves. As a leader on the jobsite, Larry conducts safety meetings and trains new apprentices, among other responsibilities. “As far as like training and stuff… we have a four year apprenticeship, you go in, and you learn, you go through the basics of rebar, and then you go through like year two, year three, year four. Same thing with welding, steel erection, post tensioning, all those various aspects…” Larry has found a niche TikTok, amassing a huge following as he documents day-to-day life on the job. His videos cover just about everything, from something as simple as forgetting your lunch to how the benefits of a strong union make life on the job a bit less stressful. “I was like, What are you guys watching? TikTok. It's young people stuff dude. And I'm like, what? So I started watching it. I'm like, I can be funny and so I said alright, challenge accepted.” Every year, Larry attends the International Ironworkers Festival in Mackinaw City, MI. Along with winning several trophies over the past 20 years, Larry has also been inducted into the International Ironworkers Hall of Fame, becoming the first in his union to ever receive the accolade. “They had told my kids and a couple other people that they were going to induct me, and then they did it on the day that I was, you know, getting my other trophies for winning this year or whatever. And they pulled me to come up there and gave it to me and was like, ‘Yeah, you know, you've put so much time into this tournament so much time in the ironworkers as a whole promoting ironwork and safety' and this and that and you know stuff and you know, trying to make me be all in my feelings and stuff.” With three sons and an ever-growing TikTok presence, Larry still continues to grow every day on the job as an ironworker, as a father, and an online personality whom many look up to.
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