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If you listen to us semi-regularly, you know that we were once again a part of the amazing Livestream For The Cure event this past month. With friend of the show and the Jerry Lewis of podcasting charity events, Nick Haskins at the helm, we once again go into the elevator and ask a man with a giant check if we could use it… for what? Well, this week we are taking a video game franchise and turning it into a movie, or vice versa. That’s not all you get in this episode, as afterwards we hang out with the Livestream crew and talk movies, Furiosa, a bit about the show ending, and just generally merrymake with our ‘For the Cure’ family.  We want to thank everyone involved and everyone that stuck around and donated during our time. That said, the event is over, but there is never a bad time to donate and help to live in a world without cancer. With that said, enjoy the show!  Ok, here we go… Full Episode  

What happens when you take $1000, some Windows ’98 Screen Savers, a green bedsheet, and some stock footage, put them in a blender and turn it on high?  Why you get the Neil Breen collection! Now, if you happen to want to see what we saw, you could go to the Breen Collection on Archive.org. I’m not saying you should… but you could. Matt, Rob and James sat down and watched the story of…  well.. to be honest.. we’re not sure, but it has Neil playing twins, and space aliens that look strikingly like Paul Shaffer. So join us as we dive into the gift that Nick Haskins gave us in 1 Star Movie Review: Twisted Pair Check out “Twisted Pair” on 1 Star Movie Review! Okay here we go! Full Episode

We get 5 weeks in April, that’s 20% better than your average month when it comes to Somethingcast episodes. So what do we do? We lug out the ol’ Wheel and spin to find out what we’re talking about.. and lo and behold this week we got Creator Spotlight – and who is the guest? Why none other than Nick Haskins, one of the originators of long-running podcast Epic Film Guys, twitch streamer over at Nikolai’s Kitchen, and podcasting yet again over at Two Peas On A Pod.  And every one of those would be enough to celebrate Nick, but he also is the creator, host, and modern day Jerry Lewis of the Livestream For The Cure – a weekend of entertainment from podcasters with the goal to imagine a world without cancer. The Somethingcast has been honored to be part of the event the last few years and we can’t wait to do it again. So please, keep up with updates on the Livestream For The Cure: Facebook, Twitter, or donate directly to: livestreamforthecure.com So settle in with a bunch of friends celebrating another on Creator Spotlight: Nick Haskins – And mark your calendar and hang out with us 05/29 – 06/01. Okay here we go! Full Episode

Welcome to A Reader's Book Corner! In today's episode, we are speaking with returning Author Nick Haskins and his experience publishing with Kindle Vella, a service through Amazon and their KDP Publishing platform. We also discuss his novella series, Dark Waters, what city it is based in, why he decided on the Kindle Vella route and why he then decided to pull it from the Kindle Vella platform and more. Nick's books are available on Amazon. Connect with Nick via the web at www.nickhaskinsbooks.com or follow him on social media @iamnickhaskins. If you would like to suggest a indie book or author for the podcast, feel free to contact me at authortabeasley@gmail.com. Until next time, Happy Reading!

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Portland Trailblazers 110, Detroit Pistons 104 Philadelphia 76ers 147, Indiana Pacers 143 Blazers 110, Pistons 104 – Lillard’s triple-double helps Blazers beat Pistons 110-104 Damian Lillard had 31 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, securing his second triple-double of the season before the end of the third quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Detroit Pistons 110-104. The dynamic guard scored 16 points in the first quarter to give the Trail Blazers a 31-18 lead, and they had little trouble keeping a comfortable margin against a banged-up and slumping team for most of the night. Detroit pulled within six points with 1:39 left to fire up the previously quiet fans, and Jerami Grant quieted them with a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession. Grant finished with 26 points against his former team.  Former Kalamazoo Central and University of Michigan player Isaiah Livers matched a career high with 17 points for the Pistons, who have lost a season-high eight straight games. The Pistons were without injured starters Bojan Bogdanovic, Isaiah Stewart and rookie center Jalen Duran, along with key reserve Killian Hayes. Sixers 147, Pacers 143 – Embiid scores 42, Sixers beat Pacers 147-143 without much D Joel Embiid scored 42 points, James Harden added 14 points, 20 assists and nine rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled away late for a 147-143 victory over the Indiana Pacers in a game virtually devoid of defense. Embiid made 11 of 16 field goals and all 19 free-throw attempts. Tyrese Maxey scored 24 points and Jalen McDaniels added 20 for the 76ers, who have won two straight. Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 40 points and 16 assists. Neither team led by more than six points through the first three quarters. The Sixers finally took control with a late 10-0 run. Tonight Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 5, Ottawa Senators 0 Blackhawks 5, Senators 0 – Seth Jones scores twice as Blackhawks beat Senators 5-0 Seth Jones scored two of Chicago's three second-period goals, and the Blackhawks stopped Ottawa's five-game win streak with a 5-0 victory over the Senators. Anders Bjork had three primary assists, and Alex Stalock made 35 saves in his 11th career shutout. Lukas Reichel, Phillipp Kurashev and Jason Dickinson also scored as last-place Chicago snapped a four-game losing streak. Ottawa remained three points back of idle Pittsburgh for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, wasting a prime opportunity to gain ground in the playoff race. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago Cubs 6, Seattle Mariners 2 White Sox were off Today St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers, 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago White Sox, 3:05 p.m. MLB – Red Sox infielder Justin Turner hit in face by pitch Boston Red Sox infielder Justin Turner needed 16 stitches after he was hit in the face by a pitch during a spring training game against the Detroit Tigers. The 38-year-old Turner fell to the ground after getting drilled by right-hander Matt Manning. Turner's wife, Kourtney, posted to Instagram that the infielder had “16 stitches and a lot of swelling but we are thanking God for no fractures & clear scans.” MLB – MLB shift limits raising batter spirits and averages so far Major League Baseball’s new limits on infield shifts are raising batter spirits this spring. They might be bosltering batting averages, too. Batting averages across the league are up slightly from last spring training, from .259 to .263. Left-handed hitters seem to be benefitting most, with their collected average up from .255 to .274. Sluggers like the New York Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo are enjoying taking at-bats without a wall of defenders in shallow right field. Rizzo says that “young left-handed hitters will be introduced to the 3-4 hole that's been gone for about seven to eight years.” NFL – Ex-Raider Derek Carr agrees to 4-year contract with Saints The New Orleans Saints say former Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has agreed to a four-year contract. A person familiar with the situation said the deal could be worth up to $150 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press about the contract's value on condition of anonymity because financial terms were not released. Carr turns 32 this month. He played nine seasons for the Raiders and holds team records for yards and touchdowns passing. Saints coach Dennis Allen was the Raiders' coach when the team selected Carr in the second round of the 2014 draft. Las Vegas released Carr on Feb. 14 to avoid guaranteeing him $40.4 million of his contract over the next two years. NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs’ felony DUI case stalled by fight over judge A Nevada judge will again be asked to decide which justice of the peace should handle a preliminary hearing in the case against former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, who is accused of killing a woman in drunken car crash in 2021. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Harmony Letizia told Ruggs and his attorneys on Monday that she lacks the authority to decide whether she or another judge should preside over the hearing to decide if there is enough evidence to warrant that Ruggs stand trial on charges of reckless driving and driving under the influence causing death. Ruggs' attorneys said they will again take the issue to Clark County District Court. NFL – NFL reinstates Jaguars WR Ridley after gambling suspension The NFL reinstated suspended receiver Calvin Ridley and cleared the way for him to join his new team in Jacksonville. The league says Ridley is eligible to participate in all team activities beginning immediately. He had been suspended indefinitely since March 2022 for violating the NFL's gambling policy. He is expected to join the Jaguars for offseason workouts beginning April 17. The Jaguars traded a fifth-round pick in 2023 and a conditional fourth-rounder in 2024 to get Ridley from Atlanta at the trading deadline in November. NCAAMBKB – Houston, UCLA, Kansas top latest AP Top 25; Duke back in UCLA has climbed to No. 2 behind Houston in the latest Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. The Cougars earned 58 first-place votes to remain on top for a third straight weekl. The Bruins’ move to No. 2 represented their highest ranking this season. They received the other three first-place votes. Kansas, Alabama and Purdue rounded out the top five. Texas A&M climbed six spots to No. 18 for the week’s biggest jump. No. 21 Duke, No. 24 Creighton and No. 25 Missouri were this week’s new additions. Providence, Pittsburgh and Maryland fell out. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina No. 1 for 37th straight week, Iowa now No. 2 South Carolina remains No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for a 37th consecutive week. That breaks a second-place tie with Louisiana Tech for the longest streak all time. Only UConn has a longer run atop the poll with 51 consecutive weeks. Big Ten Tournament champion Iowa moved up five spots to No. 2, its highest ranking since 1994. Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford round out the top five. Washington State jumped in at No. 22 after winning the Pac-12 Tournament. Tennessee also joined the poll at No. 24. South Florida and Iowa State fell out. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Men's Baseball Century College 16, Lake Michigan College 13 Today Women's Softball Penn State of Greater Allegheny vs. Lake Michigan College, 11:30 p.m. Lake Michigan College vs. Minnesota North College of Itasca, 2:00 p.m. Men's Baseball Lake Michigan College vs. Erie Community College, 12:00 p.m.. Women's Basketball NJCAA Great Lakes District B Women’s Basketball Quarterfinals Lake Michigan College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. Southwestern Michigan at Marian Ancilla, 7:00 p.m. Men's Basketball NJCAA Great Lakes District A Men's Basketball Quarterfinals Southwestern Michigan at Glen Oaks Community College, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 at Kal. Loy Norrix (1st round at local sites) St. Joseph 66, Portage Northern 58 St. Joseph broke a four games losing streak with a 66-58 win in the opening round of the districts at Portage Northern.  Chase Sanders had a team high 17 points for St. Joe and Matt Lanier had 16.  St. Joe finished 30 of 36 at the free throw line.   JR Scott added 10 points for the Bears who improve to 16-7 and will face Kalamazoo Central on Wednesday at 5:30 in the district semifinals at Loy Norrix, Wednesday at 5:30.  Cane Mack led Portage Northern with a game high 21 points. Portage Central 53, Lakeshore 26 Portage Central jumped out to a 15-2 lead after the first quarter and never trailed in the Mustangs 53-26 win over Lakeshore in the district quarter-finals at Lakeshore.  Alex Beachnau had a game high 22 points for PC and Nathan Long had 12. Jake Chellman and Jack Carlisle had 8 points each in the Lancers season ending loss.   Lakeshore's season ends with a record of 7-15. Mattawan 78, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 73 Noah VanLaningham had 29 points and Ryan Kiesling had 20 as Mattawan beat Loy Norrix 78-73.  Cedric Huntley had 21 to lead Loy Norrix.  Mattawan will face Portage Central on Wednesday at 7:00 at Loy Norrix. Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake Countryside Academy 59, New Buffalo 21 Isaiah Woods scored a game high 23 points as Countryside defeated New Buffalo 59-21 in the opening round game. Ja'Vrius Gordon added 11 points for Countryside. Nick Haskins led New Buffalo with 7. Michigan Lutheran 39, Our Lady of the Lake 30 Micah Herbst had a game high 17 points, including 5 three pointers as Michigan Lutheran advanced to Wednesday's district semifinal against River Valley with a 39-30 win over Our Lady of the Lake.  Owen McLoughlin had 11 points to lead the Lakers. Other Districts Division 1 at Battle Creek Central Harper Creek 44, Coldwater 39 Gull Lake 63, Sturgis 30 Division 2 at Niles Buchanan 45, Dowagiac 44 Niles 44, Edwardsburg 43 Division 2 at Paw Paw (1st round at local sites) Three Rivers 69, Paw Paw 61 Vicksburg 71, Constantine 61 Parchment 63, Battle Creek Pennfield 64 Division 2 at Hamilton Hamilton 62, Holland Christian 55 Division 2 at Plainwell Hastings 65, Kentwood Grand River 56 Wayland 74, Plainwell 56 Division 3 at Fennville Fennville 65, Holland Black River 60 Wyoming Potter's House 78, Saugatuck 39 Division 3 at Watervliet Cassopolis 63, Coloma 42 Division 3 at Hartford Bloomingdale 67, Bangor 53 Hartford 50, Gobles 48 Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Comstock 69, Delton-Kellogg 51 Kal. Christian 58, Galesburg-Augusta 36 Division 3 at Union City Centreville 46, Quincy 26 Union City 45, White Pigeon 36 Division 4 at Lawrence Marcellus 56, Kalamazoo Heritage 32 Division 4 at Colon Burr Oak 58, Athens 39 Mendon 95, Coldwater Pansophia 11 Division 4 at Battle Creek St. Philip Calhoun Christian 60, Battle Creek Academy 42 Climax-Scotts 45, Battle Creek St. Philip 43 Division 4 at Martin Martin 46, Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran 35 Tonight Girls Basketball – Regionals Semifinals Division 1 at Coldwater Kalamazoo Central vs. DeWitt, 5:30 p.m. Holt vs. Coldwater, 7:00 p.m. Division 2 at Three Rivers Holland Christian vs. Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Olivet vs. Plainwell, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Centreville Watervliet vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 5:30 p.m. Bronson vs. Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Shelby Hart vs. Grand Rapids Northpointe Christian, 5:30 p.m. Saugatuck vs. Kent City, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo Fruitport Calvary Christian vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:45 p.m. River Valley vs. Colon, 7:30 p.m.Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Livers (12) looks to pass as Portland Trail Blazers forward Trendon Watford (2) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid goes to the basket against Indiana Pacers’ Myles Turner during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)Chicago Blackhawks’ Seth Jones (4) scores in the second period of an NHL hockey game as Ottawa Senators goaltender Mads Sogaard (40) and Artem Zub defend Monday, March 6, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Portland Trailblazers 110, Detroit Pistons 104 Philadelphia 76ers 147, Indiana Pacers 143 Blazers 110, Pistons 104 – Lillard’s triple-double helps Blazers beat Pistons 110-104 Damian Lillard had 31 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, securing his second triple-double of the season before the end of the third quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Detroit Pistons 110-104. The dynamic guard scored 16 points in the first quarter to give the Trail Blazers a 31-18 lead, and they had little trouble keeping a comfortable margin against a banged-up and slumping team for most of the night. Detroit pulled within six points with 1:39 left to fire up the previously quiet fans, and Jerami Grant quieted them with a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession. Grant finished with 26 points against his former team.  Former Kalamazoo Central and University of Michigan player Isaiah Livers matched a career high with 17 points for the Pistons, who have lost a season-high eight straight games. The Pistons were without injured starters Bojan Bogdanovic, Isaiah Stewart and rookie center Jalen Duran, along with key reserve Killian Hayes. Sixers 147, Pacers 143 – Embiid scores 42, Sixers beat Pacers 147-143 without much D Joel Embiid scored 42 points, James Harden added 14 points, 20 assists and nine rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled away late for a 147-143 victory over the Indiana Pacers in a game virtually devoid of defense. Embiid made 11 of 16 field goals and all 19 free-throw attempts. Tyrese Maxey scored 24 points and Jalen McDaniels added 20 for the 76ers, who have won two straight. Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 40 points and 16 assists. Neither team led by more than six points through the first three quarters. The Sixers finally took control with a late 10-0 run. Tonight Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 5, Ottawa Senators 0 Blackhawks 5, Senators 0 – Seth Jones scores twice as Blackhawks beat Senators 5-0 Seth Jones scored two of Chicago's three second-period goals, and the Blackhawks stopped Ottawa's five-game win streak with a 5-0 victory over the Senators. Anders Bjork had three primary assists, and Alex Stalock made 35 saves in his 11th career shutout. Lukas Reichel, Phillipp Kurashev and Jason Dickinson also scored as last-place Chicago snapped a four-game losing streak. Ottawa remained three points back of idle Pittsburgh for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, wasting a prime opportunity to gain ground in the playoff race. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago Cubs 6, Seattle Mariners 2 White Sox were off Today St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers, 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago White Sox, 3:05 p.m. MLB – Red Sox infielder Justin Turner hit in face by pitch Boston Red Sox infielder Justin Turner needed 16 stitches after he was hit in the face by a pitch during a spring training game against the Detroit Tigers. The 38-year-old Turner fell to the ground after getting drilled by right-hander Matt Manning. Turner's wife, Kourtney, posted to Instagram that the infielder had “16 stitches and a lot of swelling but we are thanking God for no fractures & clear scans.” MLB – MLB shift limits raising batter spirits and averages so far Major League Baseball’s new limits on infield shifts are raising batter spirits this spring. They might be bosltering batting averages, too. Batting averages across the league are up slightly from last spring training, from .259 to .263. Left-handed hitters seem to be benefitting most, with their collected average up from .255 to .274. Sluggers like the New York Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo are enjoying taking at-bats without a wall of defenders in shallow right field. Rizzo says that “young left-handed hitters will be introduced to the 3-4 hole that's been gone for about seven to eight years.” NFL – Ex-Raider Derek Carr agrees to 4-year contract with Saints The New Orleans Saints say former Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has agreed to a four-year contract. A person familiar with the situation said the deal could be worth up to $150 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press about the contract's value on condition of anonymity because financial terms were not released. Carr turns 32 this month. He played nine seasons for the Raiders and holds team records for yards and touchdowns passing. Saints coach Dennis Allen was the Raiders' coach when the team selected Carr in the second round of the 2014 draft. Las Vegas released Carr on Feb. 14 to avoid guaranteeing him $40.4 million of his contract over the next two years. NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs’ felony DUI case stalled by fight over judge A Nevada judge will again be asked to decide which justice of the peace should handle a preliminary hearing in the case against former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, who is accused of killing a woman in drunken car crash in 2021. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Harmony Letizia told Ruggs and his attorneys on Monday that she lacks the authority to decide whether she or another judge should preside over the hearing to decide if there is enough evidence to warrant that Ruggs stand trial on charges of reckless driving and driving under the influence causing death. Ruggs' attorneys said they will again take the issue to Clark County District Court. NFL – NFL reinstates Jaguars WR Ridley after gambling suspension The NFL reinstated suspended receiver Calvin Ridley and cleared the way for him to join his new team in Jacksonville. The league says Ridley is eligible to participate in all team activities beginning immediately. He had been suspended indefinitely since March 2022 for violating the NFL's gambling policy. He is expected to join the Jaguars for offseason workouts beginning April 17. The Jaguars traded a fifth-round pick in 2023 and a conditional fourth-rounder in 2024 to get Ridley from Atlanta at the trading deadline in November. NCAAMBKB – Houston, UCLA, Kansas top latest AP Top 25; Duke back in UCLA has climbed to No. 2 behind Houston in the latest Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. The Cougars earned 58 first-place votes to remain on top for a third straight weekl. The Bruins’ move to No. 2 represented their highest ranking this season. They received the other three first-place votes. Kansas, Alabama and Purdue rounded out the top five. Texas A&M climbed six spots to No. 18 for the week’s biggest jump. No. 21 Duke, No. 24 Creighton and No. 25 Missouri were this week’s new additions. Providence, Pittsburgh and Maryland fell out. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina No. 1 for 37th straight week, Iowa now No. 2 South Carolina remains No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for a 37th consecutive week. That breaks a second-place tie with Louisiana Tech for the longest streak all time. Only UConn has a longer run atop the poll with 51 consecutive weeks. Big Ten Tournament champion Iowa moved up five spots to No. 2, its highest ranking since 1994. Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford round out the top five. Washington State jumped in at No. 22 after winning the Pac-12 Tournament. Tennessee also joined the poll at No. 24. South Florida and Iowa State fell out. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Men's Baseball Century College 16, Lake Michigan College 13 Today Women's Softball Penn State of Greater Allegheny vs. Lake Michigan College, 11:30 p.m. Lake Michigan College vs. Minnesota North College of Itasca, 2:00 p.m. Men's Baseball Lake Michigan College vs. Erie Community College, 12:00 p.m.. Women's Basketball NJCAA Great Lakes District B Women’s Basketball Quarterfinals Lake Michigan College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. Southwestern Michigan at Marian Ancilla, 7:00 p.m. Men's Basketball NJCAA Great Lakes District A Men's Basketball Quarterfinals Southwestern Michigan at Glen Oaks Community College, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 at Kal. Loy Norrix (1st round at local sites) St. Joseph 66, Portage Northern 58 St. Joseph broke a four games losing streak with a 66-58 win in the opening round of the districts at Portage Northern.  Chase Sanders had a team high 17 points for St. Joe and Matt Lanier had 16.  St. Joe finished 30 of 36 at the free throw line.   JR Scott added 10 points for the Bears who improve to 16-7 and will face Kalamazoo Central on Wednesday at 5:30 in the district semifinals at Loy Norrix, Wednesday at 5:30.  Cane Mack led Portage Northern with a game high 21 points. Portage Central 53, Lakeshore 26 Portage Central jumped out to a 15-2 lead after the first quarter and never trailed in the Mustangs 53-26 win over Lakeshore in the district quarter-finals at Lakeshore.  Alex Beachnau had a game high 22 points for PC and Nathan Long had 12. Jake Chellman and Jack Carlisle had 8 points each in the Lancers season ending loss.   Lakeshore's season ends with a record of 7-15. Mattawan 78, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 73 Noah VanLaningham had 29 points and Ryan Kiesling had 20 as Mattawan beat Loy Norrix 78-73.  Cedric Huntley had 21 to lead Loy Norrix.  Mattawan will face Portage Central on Wednesday at 7:00 at Loy Norrix. Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake Countryside Academy 59, New Buffalo 21 Isaiah Woods scored a game high 23 points as Countryside defeated New Buffalo 59-21 in the opening round game. Ja'Vrius Gordon added 11 points for Countryside. Nick Haskins led New Buffalo with 7. Michigan Lutheran 39, Our Lady of the Lake 30 Micah Herbst had a game high 17 points, including 5 three pointers as Michigan Lutheran advanced to Wednesday's district semifinal against River Valley with a 39-30 win over Our Lady of the Lake.  Owen McLoughlin had 11 points to lead the Lakers. Other Districts Division 1 at Battle Creek Central Harper Creek 44, Coldwater 39 Gull Lake 63, Sturgis 30 Division 2 at Niles Buchanan 45, Dowagiac 44 Niles 44, Edwardsburg 43 Division 2 at Paw Paw (1st round at local sites) Three Rivers 69, Paw Paw 61 Vicksburg 71, Constantine 61 Parchment 63, Battle Creek Pennfield 64 Division 2 at Hamilton Hamilton 62, Holland Christian 55 Division 2 at Plainwell Hastings 65, Kentwood Grand River 56 Wayland 74, Plainwell 56 Division 3 at Fennville Fennville 65, Holland Black River 60 Wyoming Potter's House 78, Saugatuck 39 Division 3 at Watervliet Cassopolis 63, Coloma 42 Division 3 at Hartford Bloomingdale 67, Bangor 53 Hartford 50, Gobles 48 Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Comstock 69, Delton-Kellogg 51 Kal. Christian 58, Galesburg-Augusta 36 Division 3 at Union City Centreville 46, Quincy 26 Union City 45, White Pigeon 36 Division 4 at Lawrence Marcellus 56, Kalamazoo Heritage 32 Division 4 at Colon Burr Oak 58, Athens 39 Mendon 95, Coldwater Pansophia 11 Division 4 at Battle Creek St. Philip Calhoun Christian 60, Battle Creek Academy 42 Climax-Scotts 45, Battle Creek St. Philip 43 Division 4 at Martin Martin 46, Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran 35 Tonight Girls Basketball – Regionals Semifinals Division 1 at Coldwater Kalamazoo Central vs. DeWitt, 5:30 p.m. Holt vs. Coldwater, 7:00 p.m. Division 2 at Three Rivers Holland Christian vs. Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Olivet vs. Plainwell, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Centreville Watervliet vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 5:30 p.m. Bronson vs. Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Shelby Hart vs. Grand Rapids Northpointe Christian, 5:30 p.m. Saugatuck vs. Kent City, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo Fruitport Calvary Christian vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:45 p.m. River Valley vs. Colon, 7:30 p.m.Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Livers (12) looks to pass as Portland Trail Blazers forward Trendon Watford (2) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid goes to the basket against Indiana Pacers’ Myles Turner during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)Chicago Blackhawks’ Seth Jones (4) scores in the second period of an NHL hockey game as Ottawa Senators goaltender Mads Sogaard (40) and Artem Zub defend Monday, March 6, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Portland Trailblazers 110, Detroit Pistons 104 Philadelphia 76ers 147, Indiana Pacers 143 Blazers 110, Pistons 104 – Lillard’s triple-double helps Blazers beat Pistons 110-104 Damian Lillard had 31 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, securing his second triple-double of the season before the end of the third quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Detroit Pistons 110-104. The dynamic guard scored 16 points in the first quarter to give the Trail Blazers a 31-18 lead, and they had little trouble keeping a comfortable margin against a banged-up and slumping team for most of the night. Detroit pulled within six points with 1:39 left to fire up the previously quiet fans, and Jerami Grant quieted them with a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession. Grant finished with 26 points against his former team.  Former Kalamazoo Central and University of Michigan player Isaiah Livers matched a career high with 17 points for the Pistons, who have lost a season-high eight straight games. The Pistons were without injured starters Bojan Bogdanovic, Isaiah Stewart and rookie center Jalen Duran, along with key reserve Killian Hayes. Sixers 147, Pacers 143 – Embiid scores 42, Sixers beat Pacers 147-143 without much D Joel Embiid scored 42 points, James Harden added 14 points, 20 assists and nine rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled away late for a 147-143 victory over the Indiana Pacers in a game virtually devoid of defense. Embiid made 11 of 16 field goals and all 19 free-throw attempts. Tyrese Maxey scored 24 points and Jalen McDaniels added 20 for the 76ers, who have won two straight. Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 40 points and 16 assists. Neither team led by more than six points through the first three quarters. The Sixers finally took control with a late 10-0 run. Tonight Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 5, Ottawa Senators 0 Blackhawks 5, Senators 0 – Seth Jones scores twice as Blackhawks beat Senators 5-0 Seth Jones scored two of Chicago’s three second-period goals, and the Blackhawks stopped Ottawa’s five-game win streak with a 5-0 victory over the Senators. Anders Bjork had three primary assists, and Alex Stalock made 35 saves in his 11th career shutout. Lukas Reichel, Phillipp Kurashev and Jason Dickinson also scored as last-place Chicago snapped a four-game losing streak. Ottawa remained three points back of idle Pittsburgh for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, wasting a prime opportunity to gain ground in the playoff race. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago Cubs 6, Seattle Mariners 2 White Sox were off Today St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers, 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago White Sox, 3:05 p.m. MLB – Red Sox infielder Justin Turner hit in face by pitch Boston Red Sox infielder Justin Turner needed 16 stitches after he was hit in the face by a pitch during a spring training game against the Detroit Tigers. The 38-year-old Turner fell to the ground after getting drilled by right-hander Matt Manning. Turner’s wife, Kourtney, posted to Instagram that the infielder had “16 stitches and a lot of swelling but we are thanking God for no fractures & clear scans.” MLB – MLB shift limits raising batter spirits and averages so far Major League Baseball’s new limits on infield shifts are raising batter spirits this spring. They might be bosltering batting averages, too. Batting averages across the league are up slightly from last spring training, from .259 to .263. Left-handed hitters seem to be benefitting most, with their collected average up from .255 to .274. Sluggers like the New York Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo are enjoying taking at-bats without a wall of defenders in shallow right field. Rizzo says that "young left-handed hitters will be introduced to the 3-4 hole that’s been gone for about seven to eight years.” NFL – Ex-Raider Derek Carr agrees to 4-year contract with Saints The New Orleans Saints say former Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has agreed to a four-year contract. A person familiar with the situation said the deal could be worth up to $150 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press about the contract’s value on condition of anonymity because financial terms were not released. Carr turns 32 this month. He played nine seasons for the Raiders and holds team records for yards and touchdowns passing. Saints coach Dennis Allen was the Raiders’ coach when the team selected Carr in the second round of the 2014 draft. Las Vegas released Carr on Feb. 14 to avoid guaranteeing him $40.4 million of his contract over the next two years. NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs’ felony DUI case stalled by fight over judge A Nevada judge will again be asked to decide which justice of the peace should handle a preliminary hearing in the case against former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, who is accused of killing a woman in drunken car crash in 2021. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Harmony Letizia told Ruggs and his attorneys on Monday that she lacks the authority to decide whether she or another judge should preside over the hearing to decide if there is enough evidence to warrant that Ruggs stand trial on charges of reckless driving and driving under the influence causing death. Ruggs’ attorneys said they will again take the issue to Clark County District Court. NFL – NFL reinstates Jaguars WR Ridley after gambling suspension The NFL reinstated suspended receiver Calvin Ridley and cleared the way for him to join his new team in Jacksonville. The league says Ridley is eligible to participate in all team activities beginning immediately. He had been suspended indefinitely since March 2022 for violating the NFL’s gambling policy. He is expected to join the Jaguars for offseason workouts beginning April 17. The Jaguars traded a fifth-round pick in 2023 and a conditional fourth-rounder in 2024 to get Ridley from Atlanta at the trading deadline in November. NCAAMBKB – Houston, UCLA, Kansas top latest AP Top 25; Duke back in UCLA has climbed to No. 2 behind Houston in the latest Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. The Cougars earned 58 first-place votes to remain on top for a third straight weekl. The Bruins’ move to No. 2 represented their highest ranking this season. They received the other three first-place votes. Kansas, Alabama and Purdue rounded out the top five. Texas A&M climbed six spots to No. 18 for the week’s biggest jump. No. 21 Duke, No. 24 Creighton and No. 25 Missouri were this week’s new additions. Providence, Pittsburgh and Maryland fell out. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina No. 1 for 37th straight week, Iowa now No. 2 South Carolina remains No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for a 37th consecutive week. That breaks a second-place tie with Louisiana Tech for the longest streak all time. Only UConn has a longer run atop the poll with 51 consecutive weeks. Big Ten Tournament champion Iowa moved up five spots to No. 2, its highest ranking since 1994. Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford round out the top five. Washington State jumped in at No. 22 after winning the Pac-12 Tournament. Tennessee also joined the poll at No. 24. South Florida and Iowa State fell out. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Men’s Baseball Century College 16, Lake Michigan College 13 Today Women’s Softball Penn State of Greater Allegheny vs. Lake Michigan College, 11:30 p.m. Lake Michigan College vs. Minnesota North College of Itasca, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Baseball Lake Michigan College vs. Erie Community College, 12:00 p.m.. Women’s Basketball NJCAA Great Lakes District B Women’s Basketball Quarterfinals Lake Michigan College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. Southwestern Michigan at Marian Ancilla, 7:00 p.m. Men’s Basketball NJCAA Great Lakes District A Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals Southwestern Michigan at Glen Oaks Community College, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 at Kal. Loy Norrix (1st round at local sites) St. Joseph 66, Portage Northern 58 St. Joseph broke a four games losing streak with a 66-58 win in the opening round of the districts at Portage Northern.  Chase Sanders had a team high 17 points for St. Joe and Matt Lanier had 16.  St. Joe finished 30 of 36 at the free throw line.   JR Scott added 10 points for the Bears who improve to 16-7 and will face Kalamazoo Central on Wednesday at 5:30 in the district semifinals at Loy Norrix, Wednesday at 5:30.  Cane Mack led Portage Northern with a game high 21 points. Portage Central 53, Lakeshore 26 Portage Central jumped out to a 15-2 lead after the first quarter and never trailed in the Mustangs 53-26 win over Lakeshore in the district quarter-finals at Lakeshore.  Alex Beachnau had a game high 22 points for PC and Nathan Long had 12. Jake Chellman and Jack Carlisle had 8 points each in the Lancers season ending loss.   Lakeshore’s season ends with a record of 7-15. Mattawan 78, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 73 Noah VanLaningham had 29 points and Ryan Kiesling had 20 as Mattawan beat Loy Norrix 78-73.  Cedric Huntley had 21 to lead Loy Norrix.  Mattawan will face Portage Central on Wednesday at 7:00 at Loy Norrix. Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake Countryside Academy 59, New Buffalo 21 Isaiah Woods scored a game high 23 points as Countryside defeated New Buffalo 59-21 in the opening round game. Ja’Vrius Gordon added 11 points for Countryside. Nick Haskins led New Buffalo with 7. Michigan Lutheran 39, Our Lady of the Lake 30 Micah Herbst had a game high 17 points, including 5 three pointers as Michigan Lutheran advanced to Wednesday’s district semifinal against River Valley with a 39-30 win over Our Lady of the Lake.  Owen McLoughlin had 11 points to lead the Lakers.  Other Districts Division 1 at Battle Creek Central Harper Creek 44, Coldwater 39 Gull Lake 63, Sturgis 30 Division 2 at Niles Buchanan 45, Dowagiac 44 Niles 44, Edwardsburg 43 Division 2 at Paw Paw (1st round at local sites) Three Rivers 69, Paw Paw 61 Vicksburg 71, Constantine 61 Parchment 63, Battle Creek Pennfield 64 Division 2 at Hamilton Hamilton 62, Holland Christian 55 Division 2 at Plainwell Hastings 65, Kentwood Grand River 56 Wayland 74, Plainwell 56 Division 3 at Fennville Fennville 65, Holland Black River 60 Wyoming Potter’s House 78, Saugatuck 39 Division 3 at Watervliet Cassopolis 63, Coloma 42 Division 3 at Hartford Bloomingdale 67, Bangor 53 Hartford 50, Gobles 48 Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Comstock 69, Delton-Kellogg 51 Kal. Christian 58, Galesburg-Augusta 36 Division 3 at Union City Centreville 46, Quincy 26 Union City 45, White Pigeon 36 Division 4 at Lawrence Marcellus 56, Kalamazoo Heritage 32 Division 4 at Colon Burr Oak 58, Athens 39 Mendon 95, Coldwater Pansophia 11 Division 4 at Battle Creek St. Philip Calhoun Christian 60, Battle Creek Academy 42 Climax-Scotts 45, Battle Creek St. Philip 43 Division 4 at Martin Martin 46, Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran 35 Tonight Girls Basketball – Regionals Semifinals Division 1 at Coldwater Kalamazoo Central vs. DeWitt, 5:30 p.m. Holt vs. Coldwater, 7:00 p.m. Division 2 at Three Rivers Holland Christian vs. Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Olivet vs. Plainwell, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Centreville Watervliet vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 5:30 p.m. Bronson vs. Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Shelby Hart vs. Grand Rapids Northpointe Christian, 5:30 p.m. Saugatuck vs. Kent City, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo Fruitport Calvary Christian vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:45 p.m. River Valley vs. Colon, 7:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Portland Trailblazers 110, Detroit Pistons 104 Philadelphia 76ers 147, Indiana Pacers 143 Blazers 110, Pistons 104 – Lillard’s triple-double helps Blazers beat Pistons 110-104 Damian Lillard had 31 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, securing his second triple-double of the season before the end of the third quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Detroit Pistons 110-104. The dynamic guard scored 16 points in the first quarter to give the Trail Blazers a 31-18 lead, and they had little trouble keeping a comfortable margin against a banged-up and slumping team for most of the night. Detroit pulled within six points with 1:39 left to fire up the previously quiet fans, and Jerami Grant quieted them with a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession. Grant finished with 26 points against his former team.  Former Kalamazoo Central and University of Michigan player Isaiah Livers matched a career high with 17 points for the Pistons, who have lost a season-high eight straight games. The Pistons were without injured starters Bojan Bogdanovic, Isaiah Stewart and rookie center Jalen Duran, along with key reserve Killian Hayes. Sixers 147, Pacers 143 – Embiid scores 42, Sixers beat Pacers 147-143 without much D Joel Embiid scored 42 points, James Harden added 14 points, 20 assists and nine rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled away late for a 147-143 victory over the Indiana Pacers in a game virtually devoid of defense. Embiid made 11 of 16 field goals and all 19 free-throw attempts. Tyrese Maxey scored 24 points and Jalen McDaniels added 20 for the 76ers, who have won two straight. Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 40 points and 16 assists. Neither team led by more than six points through the first three quarters. The Sixers finally took control with a late 10-0 run. Tonight Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 5, Ottawa Senators 0 Blackhawks 5, Senators 0 – Seth Jones scores twice as Blackhawks beat Senators 5-0 Seth Jones scored two of Chicago's three second-period goals, and the Blackhawks stopped Ottawa's five-game win streak with a 5-0 victory over the Senators. Anders Bjork had three primary assists, and Alex Stalock made 35 saves in his 11th career shutout. Lukas Reichel, Phillipp Kurashev and Jason Dickinson also scored as last-place Chicago snapped a four-game losing streak. Ottawa remained three points back of idle Pittsburgh for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, wasting a prime opportunity to gain ground in the playoff race. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago Cubs 6, Seattle Mariners 2 White Sox were off Today St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers, 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago White Sox, 3:05 p.m. MLB – Red Sox infielder Justin Turner hit in face by pitch Boston Red Sox infielder Justin Turner needed 16 stitches after he was hit in the face by a pitch during a spring training game against the Detroit Tigers. The 38-year-old Turner fell to the ground after getting drilled by right-hander Matt Manning. Turner's wife, Kourtney, posted to Instagram that the infielder had “16 stitches and a lot of swelling but we are thanking God for no fractures & clear scans.” MLB – MLB shift limits raising batter spirits and averages so far Major League Baseball’s new limits on infield shifts are raising batter spirits this spring. They might be bosltering batting averages, too. Batting averages across the league are up slightly from last spring training, from .259 to .263. Left-handed hitters seem to be benefitting most, with their collected average up from .255 to .274. Sluggers like the New York Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo are enjoying taking at-bats without a wall of defenders in shallow right field. Rizzo says that “young left-handed hitters will be introduced to the 3-4 hole that's been gone for about seven to eight years.” NFL – Ex-Raider Derek Carr agrees to 4-year contract with Saints The New Orleans Saints say former Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has agreed to a four-year contract. A person familiar with the situation said the deal could be worth up to $150 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press about the contract's value on condition of anonymity because financial terms were not released. Carr turns 32 this month. He played nine seasons for the Raiders and holds team records for yards and touchdowns passing. Saints coach Dennis Allen was the Raiders' coach when the team selected Carr in the second round of the 2014 draft. Las Vegas released Carr on Feb. 14 to avoid guaranteeing him $40.4 million of his contract over the next two years. NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs’ felony DUI case stalled by fight over judge A Nevada judge will again be asked to decide which justice of the peace should handle a preliminary hearing in the case against former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, who is accused of killing a woman in drunken car crash in 2021. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Harmony Letizia told Ruggs and his attorneys on Monday that she lacks the authority to decide whether she or another judge should preside over the hearing to decide if there is enough evidence to warrant that Ruggs stand trial on charges of reckless driving and driving under the influence causing death. Ruggs' attorneys said they will again take the issue to Clark County District Court. NFL – NFL reinstates Jaguars WR Ridley after gambling suspension The NFL reinstated suspended receiver Calvin Ridley and cleared the way for him to join his new team in Jacksonville. The league says Ridley is eligible to participate in all team activities beginning immediately. He had been suspended indefinitely since March 2022 for violating the NFL's gambling policy. He is expected to join the Jaguars for offseason workouts beginning April 17. The Jaguars traded a fifth-round pick in 2023 and a conditional fourth-rounder in 2024 to get Ridley from Atlanta at the trading deadline in November. NCAAMBKB – Houston, UCLA, Kansas top latest AP Top 25; Duke back in UCLA has climbed to No. 2 behind Houston in the latest Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. The Cougars earned 58 first-place votes to remain on top for a third straight weekl. The Bruins’ move to No. 2 represented their highest ranking this season. They received the other three first-place votes. Kansas, Alabama and Purdue rounded out the top five. Texas A&M climbed six spots to No. 18 for the week’s biggest jump. No. 21 Duke, No. 24 Creighton and No. 25 Missouri were this week’s new additions. Providence, Pittsburgh and Maryland fell out. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina No. 1 for 37th straight week, Iowa now No. 2 South Carolina remains No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for a 37th consecutive week. That breaks a second-place tie with Louisiana Tech for the longest streak all time. Only UConn has a longer run atop the poll with 51 consecutive weeks. Big Ten Tournament champion Iowa moved up five spots to No. 2, its highest ranking since 1994. Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford round out the top five. Washington State jumped in at No. 22 after winning the Pac-12 Tournament. Tennessee also joined the poll at No. 24. South Florida and Iowa State fell out. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Men's Baseball Century College 16, Lake Michigan College 13 Today Women's Softball Penn State of Greater Allegheny vs. Lake Michigan College, 11:30 p.m. Lake Michigan College vs. Minnesota North College of Itasca, 2:00 p.m. Men's Baseball Lake Michigan College vs. Erie Community College, 12:00 p.m.. Women's Basketball NJCAA Great Lakes District B Women’s Basketball Quarterfinals Lake Michigan College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. Southwestern Michigan at Marian Ancilla, 7:00 p.m. Men's Basketball NJCAA Great Lakes District A Men's Basketball Quarterfinals Southwestern Michigan at Glen Oaks Community College, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 at Kal. Loy Norrix (1st round at local sites) St. Joseph 66, Portage Northern 58 St. Joseph broke a four games losing streak with a 66-58 win in the opening round of the districts at Portage Northern.  Chase Sanders had a team high 17 points for St. Joe and Matt Lanier had 16.  St. Joe finished 30 of 36 at the free throw line.   JR Scott added 10 points for the Bears who improve to 16-7 and will face Kalamazoo Central on Wednesday at 5:30 in the district semifinals at Loy Norrix, Wednesday at 5:30.  Cane Mack led Portage Northern with a game high 21 points. Portage Central 53, Lakeshore 26 Portage Central jumped out to a 15-2 lead after the first quarter and never trailed in the Mustangs 53-26 win over Lakeshore in the district quarter-finals at Lakeshore.  Alex Beachnau had a game high 22 points for PC and Nathan Long had 12. Jake Chellman and Jack Carlisle had 8 points each in the Lancers season ending loss.   Lakeshore's season ends with a record of 7-15. Mattawan 78, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 73 Noah VanLaningham had 29 points and Ryan Kiesling had 20 as Mattawan beat Loy Norrix 78-73.  Cedric Huntley had 21 to lead Loy Norrix.  Mattawan will face Portage Central on Wednesday at 7:00 at Loy Norrix. Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake Countryside Academy 59, New Buffalo 21 Isaiah Woods scored a game high 23 points as Countryside defeated New Buffalo 59-21 in the opening round game. Ja'Vrius Gordon added 11 points for Countryside. Nick Haskins led New Buffalo with 7. Michigan Lutheran 39, Our Lady of the Lake 30 Micah Herbst had a game high 17 points, including 5 three pointers as Michigan Lutheran advanced to Wednesday's district semifinal against River Valley with a 39-30 win over Our Lady of the Lake.  Owen McLoughlin had 11 points to lead the Lakers. Other Districts Division 1 at Battle Creek Central Harper Creek 44, Coldwater 39 Gull Lake 63, Sturgis 30 Division 2 at Niles Buchanan 45, Dowagiac 44 Niles 44, Edwardsburg 43 Division 2 at Paw Paw (1st round at local sites) Three Rivers 69, Paw Paw 61 Vicksburg 71, Constantine 61 Parchment 63, Battle Creek Pennfield 64 Division 2 at Hamilton Hamilton 62, Holland Christian 55 Division 2 at Plainwell Hastings 65, Kentwood Grand River 56 Wayland 74, Plainwell 56 Division 3 at Fennville Fennville 65, Holland Black River 60 Wyoming Potter's House 78, Saugatuck 39 Division 3 at Watervliet Cassopolis 63, Coloma 42 Division 3 at Hartford Bloomingdale 67, Bangor 53 Hartford 50, Gobles 48 Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Comstock 69, Delton-Kellogg 51 Kal. Christian 58, Galesburg-Augusta 36 Division 3 at Union City Centreville 46, Quincy 26 Union City 45, White Pigeon 36 Division 4 at Lawrence Marcellus 56, Kalamazoo Heritage 32 Division 4 at Colon Burr Oak 58, Athens 39 Mendon 95, Coldwater Pansophia 11 Division 4 at Battle Creek St. Philip Calhoun Christian 60, Battle Creek Academy 42 Climax-Scotts 45, Battle Creek St. Philip 43 Division 4 at Martin Martin 46, Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran 35 Tonight Girls Basketball – Regionals Semifinals Division 1 at Coldwater Kalamazoo Central vs. DeWitt, 5:30 p.m. Holt vs. Coldwater, 7:00 p.m. Division 2 at Three Rivers Holland Christian vs. Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Olivet vs. Plainwell, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Centreville Watervliet vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 5:30 p.m. Bronson vs. Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Shelby Hart vs. Grand Rapids Northpointe Christian, 5:30 p.m. Saugatuck vs. Kent City, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo Fruitport Calvary Christian vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:45 p.m. River Valley vs. Colon, 7:30 p.m.Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Livers (12) looks to pass as Portland Trail Blazers forward Trendon Watford (2) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid goes to the basket against Indiana Pacers’ Myles Turner during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)Chicago Blackhawks’ Seth Jones (4) scores in the second period of an NHL hockey game as Ottawa Senators goaltender Mads Sogaard (40) and Artem Zub defend Monday, March 6, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Portland Trailblazers 110, Detroit Pistons 104 Philadelphia 76ers 147, Indiana Pacers 143 Blazers 110, Pistons 104 – Lillard’s triple-double helps Blazers beat Pistons 110-104 Damian Lillard had 31 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, securing his second triple-double of the season before the end of the third quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Detroit Pistons 110-104. The dynamic guard scored 16 points in the first quarter to give the Trail Blazers a 31-18 lead, and they had little trouble keeping a comfortable margin against a banged-up and slumping team for most of the night. Detroit pulled within six points with 1:39 left to fire up the previously quiet fans, and Jerami Grant quieted them with a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession. Grant finished with 26 points against his former team.  Former Kalamazoo Central and University of Michigan player Isaiah Livers matched a career high with 17 points for the Pistons, who have lost a season-high eight straight games. The Pistons were without injured starters Bojan Bogdanovic, Isaiah Stewart and rookie center Jalen Duran, along with key reserve Killian Hayes. Sixers 147, Pacers 143 – Embiid scores 42, Sixers beat Pacers 147-143 without much D Joel Embiid scored 42 points, James Harden added 14 points, 20 assists and nine rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled away late for a 147-143 victory over the Indiana Pacers in a game virtually devoid of defense. Embiid made 11 of 16 field goals and all 19 free-throw attempts. Tyrese Maxey scored 24 points and Jalen McDaniels added 20 for the 76ers, who have won two straight. Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 40 points and 16 assists. Neither team led by more than six points through the first three quarters. The Sixers finally took control with a late 10-0 run. Tonight Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 5, Ottawa Senators 0 Blackhawks 5, Senators 0 – Seth Jones scores twice as Blackhawks beat Senators 5-0 Seth Jones scored two of Chicago’s three second-period goals, and the Blackhawks stopped Ottawa’s five-game win streak with a 5-0 victory over the Senators. Anders Bjork had three primary assists, and Alex Stalock made 35 saves in his 11th career shutout. Lukas Reichel, Phillipp Kurashev and Jason Dickinson also scored as last-place Chicago snapped a four-game losing streak. Ottawa remained three points back of idle Pittsburgh for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, wasting a prime opportunity to gain ground in the playoff race. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago Cubs 6, Seattle Mariners 2 White Sox were off Today St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers, 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago White Sox, 3:05 p.m. MLB – Red Sox infielder Justin Turner hit in face by pitch Boston Red Sox infielder Justin Turner needed 16 stitches after he was hit in the face by a pitch during a spring training game against the Detroit Tigers. The 38-year-old Turner fell to the ground after getting drilled by right-hander Matt Manning. Turner’s wife, Kourtney, posted to Instagram that the infielder had “16 stitches and a lot of swelling but we are thanking God for no fractures & clear scans.” MLB – MLB shift limits raising batter spirits and averages so far Major League Baseball’s new limits on infield shifts are raising batter spirits this spring. They might be bosltering batting averages, too. Batting averages across the league are up slightly from last spring training, from .259 to .263. Left-handed hitters seem to be benefitting most, with their collected average up from .255 to .274. Sluggers like the New York Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo are enjoying taking at-bats without a wall of defenders in shallow right field. Rizzo says that "young left-handed hitters will be introduced to the 3-4 hole that’s been gone for about seven to eight years.” NFL – Ex-Raider Derek Carr agrees to 4-year contract with Saints The New Orleans Saints say former Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has agreed to a four-year contract. A person familiar with the situation said the deal could be worth up to $150 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press about the contract’s value on condition of anonymity because financial terms were not released. Carr turns 32 this month. He played nine seasons for the Raiders and holds team records for yards and touchdowns passing. Saints coach Dennis Allen was the Raiders’ coach when the team selected Carr in the second round of the 2014 draft. Las Vegas released Carr on Feb. 14 to avoid guaranteeing him $40.4 million of his contract over the next two years. NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs’ felony DUI case stalled by fight over judge A Nevada judge will again be asked to decide which justice of the peace should handle a preliminary hearing in the case against former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, who is accused of killing a woman in drunken car crash in 2021. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Harmony Letizia told Ruggs and his attorneys on Monday that she lacks the authority to decide whether she or another judge should preside over the hearing to decide if there is enough evidence to warrant that Ruggs stand trial on charges of reckless driving and driving under the influence causing death. Ruggs’ attorneys said they will again take the issue to Clark County District Court. NFL – NFL reinstates Jaguars WR Ridley after gambling suspension The NFL reinstated suspended receiver Calvin Ridley and cleared the way for him to join his new team in Jacksonville. The league says Ridley is eligible to participate in all team activities beginning immediately. He had been suspended indefinitely since March 2022 for violating the NFL’s gambling policy. He is expected to join the Jaguars for offseason workouts beginning April 17. The Jaguars traded a fifth-round pick in 2023 and a conditional fourth-rounder in 2024 to get Ridley from Atlanta at the trading deadline in November. NCAAMBKB – Houston, UCLA, Kansas top latest AP Top 25; Duke back in UCLA has climbed to No. 2 behind Houston in the latest Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. The Cougars earned 58 first-place votes to remain on top for a third straight weekl. The Bruins’ move to No. 2 represented their highest ranking this season. They received the other three first-place votes. Kansas, Alabama and Purdue rounded out the top five. Texas A&M climbed six spots to No. 18 for the week’s biggest jump. No. 21 Duke, No. 24 Creighton and No. 25 Missouri were this week’s new additions. Providence, Pittsburgh and Maryland fell out. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina No. 1 for 37th straight week, Iowa now No. 2 South Carolina remains No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for a 37th consecutive week. That breaks a second-place tie with Louisiana Tech for the longest streak all time. Only UConn has a longer run atop the poll with 51 consecutive weeks. Big Ten Tournament champion Iowa moved up five spots to No. 2, its highest ranking since 1994. Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford round out the top five. Washington State jumped in at No. 22 after winning the Pac-12 Tournament. Tennessee also joined the poll at No. 24. South Florida and Iowa State fell out. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Men’s Baseball Century College 16, Lake Michigan College 13 Today Women’s Softball Penn State of Greater Allegheny vs. Lake Michigan College, 11:30 p.m. Lake Michigan College vs. Minnesota North College of Itasca, 2:00 p.m. Men’s Baseball Lake Michigan College vs. Erie Community College, 12:00 p.m.. Women’s Basketball NJCAA Great Lakes District B Women’s Basketball Quarterfinals Lake Michigan College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. Southwestern Michigan at Marian Ancilla, 7:00 p.m. Men’s Basketball NJCAA Great Lakes District A Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals Southwestern Michigan at Glen Oaks Community College, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 at Kal. Loy Norrix (1st round at local sites) St. Joseph 66, Portage Northern 58 St. Joseph broke a four games losing streak with a 66-58 win in the opening round of the districts at Portage Northern.  Chase Sanders had a team high 17 points for St. Joe and Matt Lanier had 16.  St. Joe finished 30 of 36 at the free throw line.   JR Scott added 10 points for the Bears who improve to 16-7 and will face Kalamazoo Central on Wednesday at 5:30 in the district semifinals at Loy Norrix, Wednesday at 5:30.  Cane Mack led Portage Northern with a game high 21 points. Portage Central 53, Lakeshore 26 Portage Central jumped out to a 15-2 lead after the first quarter and never trailed in the Mustangs 53-26 win over Lakeshore in the district quarter-finals at Lakeshore.  Alex Beachnau had a game high 22 points for PC and Nathan Long had 12. Jake Chellman and Jack Carlisle had 8 points each in the Lancers season ending loss.   Lakeshore’s season ends with a record of 7-15. Mattawan 78, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 73 Noah VanLaningham had 29 points and Ryan Kiesling had 20 as Mattawan beat Loy Norrix 78-73.  Cedric Huntley had 21 to lead Loy Norrix.  Mattawan will face Portage Central on Wednesday at 7:00 at Loy Norrix. Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake Countryside Academy 59, New Buffalo 21 Isaiah Woods scored a game high 23 points as Countryside defeated New Buffalo 59-21 in the opening round game. Ja’Vrius Gordon added 11 points for Countryside. Nick Haskins led New Buffalo with 7. Michigan Lutheran 39, Our Lady of the Lake 30 Micah Herbst had a game high 17 points, including 5 three pointers as Michigan Lutheran advanced to Wednesday’s district semifinal against River Valley with a 39-30 win over Our Lady of the Lake.  Owen McLoughlin had 11 points to lead the Lakers.  Other Districts Division 1 at Battle Creek Central Harper Creek 44, Coldwater 39 Gull Lake 63, Sturgis 30 Division 2 at Niles Buchanan 45, Dowagiac 44 Niles 44, Edwardsburg 43 Division 2 at Paw Paw (1st round at local sites) Three Rivers 69, Paw Paw 61 Vicksburg 71, Constantine 61 Parchment 63, Battle Creek Pennfield 64 Division 2 at Hamilton Hamilton 62, Holland Christian 55 Division 2 at Plainwell Hastings 65, Kentwood Grand River 56 Wayland 74, Plainwell 56 Division 3 at Fennville Fennville 65, Holland Black River 60 Wyoming Potter’s House 78, Saugatuck 39 Division 3 at Watervliet Cassopolis 63, Coloma 42 Division 3 at Hartford Bloomingdale 67, Bangor 53 Hartford 50, Gobles 48 Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Comstock 69, Delton-Kellogg 51 Kal. Christian 58, Galesburg-Augusta 36 Division 3 at Union City Centreville 46, Quincy 26 Union City 45, White Pigeon 36 Division 4 at Lawrence Marcellus 56, Kalamazoo Heritage 32 Division 4 at Colon Burr Oak 58, Athens 39 Mendon 95, Coldwater Pansophia 11 Division 4 at Battle Creek St. Philip Calhoun Christian 60, Battle Creek Academy 42 Climax-Scotts 45, Battle Creek St. Philip 43 Division 4 at Martin Martin 46, Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran 35 Tonight Girls Basketball – Regionals Semifinals Division 1 at Coldwater Kalamazoo Central vs. DeWitt, 5:30 p.m. Holt vs. Coldwater, 7:00 p.m. Division 2 at Three Rivers Holland Christian vs. Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Olivet vs. Plainwell, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Centreville Watervliet vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 5:30 p.m. Bronson vs. Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Shelby Hart vs. Grand Rapids Northpointe Christian, 5:30 p.m. Saugatuck vs. Kent City, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo Fruitport Calvary Christian vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:45 p.m. River Valley vs. Colon, 7:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Portland Trailblazers 110, Detroit Pistons 104 Philadelphia 76ers 147, Indiana Pacers 143 Blazers 110, Pistons 104 – Lillard’s triple-double helps Blazers beat Pistons 110-104 Damian Lillard had 31 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, securing his second triple-double of the season before the end of the third quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Detroit Pistons 110-104. The dynamic guard scored 16 points in the first quarter to give the Trail Blazers a 31-18 lead, and they had little trouble keeping a comfortable margin against a banged-up and slumping team for most of the night. Detroit pulled within six points with 1:39 left to fire up the previously quiet fans, and Jerami Grant quieted them with a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession. Grant finished with 26 points against his former team.  Former Kalamazoo Central and University of Michigan player Isaiah Livers matched a career high with 17 points for the Pistons, who have lost a season-high eight straight games. The Pistons were without injured starters Bojan Bogdanovic, Isaiah Stewart and rookie center Jalen Duran, along with key reserve Killian Hayes. Sixers 147, Pacers 143 – Embiid scores 42, Sixers beat Pacers 147-143 without much D Joel Embiid scored 42 points, James Harden added 14 points, 20 assists and nine rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled away late for a 147-143 victory over the Indiana Pacers in a game virtually devoid of defense. Embiid made 11 of 16 field goals and all 19 free-throw attempts. Tyrese Maxey scored 24 points and Jalen McDaniels added 20 for the 76ers, who have won two straight. Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 40 points and 16 assists. Neither team led by more than six points through the first three quarters. The Sixers finally took control with a late 10-0 run. Tonight Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 5, Ottawa Senators 0 Blackhawks 5, Senators 0 – Seth Jones scores twice as Blackhawks beat Senators 5-0 Seth Jones scored two of Chicago's three second-period goals, and the Blackhawks stopped Ottawa's five-game win streak with a 5-0 victory over the Senators. Anders Bjork had three primary assists, and Alex Stalock made 35 saves in his 11th career shutout. Lukas Reichel, Phillipp Kurashev and Jason Dickinson also scored as last-place Chicago snapped a four-game losing streak. Ottawa remained three points back of idle Pittsburgh for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, wasting a prime opportunity to gain ground in the playoff race. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 1 Chicago Cubs 6, Seattle Mariners 2 White Sox were off Today St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers, 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago White Sox, 3:05 p.m. MLB – Red Sox infielder Justin Turner hit in face by pitch Boston Red Sox infielder Justin Turner needed 16 stitches after he was hit in the face by a pitch during a spring training game against the Detroit Tigers. The 38-year-old Turner fell to the ground after getting drilled by right-hander Matt Manning. Turner's wife, Kourtney, posted to Instagram that the infielder had “16 stitches and a lot of swelling but we are thanking God for no fractures & clear scans.” MLB – MLB shift limits raising batter spirits and averages so far Major League Baseball’s new limits on infield shifts are raising batter spirits this spring. They might be bosltering batting averages, too. Batting averages across the league are up slightly from last spring training, from .259 to .263. Left-handed hitters seem to be benefitting most, with their collected average up from .255 to .274. Sluggers like the New York Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo are enjoying taking at-bats without a wall of defenders in shallow right field. Rizzo says that “young left-handed hitters will be introduced to the 3-4 hole that's been gone for about seven to eight years.” NFL – Ex-Raider Derek Carr agrees to 4-year contract with Saints The New Orleans Saints say former Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has agreed to a four-year contract. A person familiar with the situation said the deal could be worth up to $150 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press about the contract's value on condition of anonymity because financial terms were not released. Carr turns 32 this month. He played nine seasons for the Raiders and holds team records for yards and touchdowns passing. Saints coach Dennis Allen was the Raiders' coach when the team selected Carr in the second round of the 2014 draft. Las Vegas released Carr on Feb. 14 to avoid guaranteeing him $40.4 million of his contract over the next two years. NFL – Ex-Raider Ruggs’ felony DUI case stalled by fight over judge A Nevada judge will again be asked to decide which justice of the peace should handle a preliminary hearing in the case against former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, who is accused of killing a woman in drunken car crash in 2021. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Harmony Letizia told Ruggs and his attorneys on Monday that she lacks the authority to decide whether she or another judge should preside over the hearing to decide if there is enough evidence to warrant that Ruggs stand trial on charges of reckless driving and driving under the influence causing death. Ruggs' attorneys said they will again take the issue to Clark County District Court. NFL – NFL reinstates Jaguars WR Ridley after gambling suspension The NFL reinstated suspended receiver Calvin Ridley and cleared the way for him to join his new team in Jacksonville. The league says Ridley is eligible to participate in all team activities beginning immediately. He had been suspended indefinitely since March 2022 for violating the NFL's gambling policy. He is expected to join the Jaguars for offseason workouts beginning April 17. The Jaguars traded a fifth-round pick in 2023 and a conditional fourth-rounder in 2024 to get Ridley from Atlanta at the trading deadline in November. NCAAMBKB – Houston, UCLA, Kansas top latest AP Top 25; Duke back in UCLA has climbed to No. 2 behind Houston in the latest Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. The Cougars earned 58 first-place votes to remain on top for a third straight weekl. The Bruins’ move to No. 2 represented their highest ranking this season. They received the other three first-place votes. Kansas, Alabama and Purdue rounded out the top five. Texas A&M climbed six spots to No. 18 for the week’s biggest jump. No. 21 Duke, No. 24 Creighton and No. 25 Missouri were this week’s new additions. Providence, Pittsburgh and Maryland fell out. NCAAWBKB – South Carolina No. 1 for 37th straight week, Iowa now No. 2 South Carolina remains No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for a 37th consecutive week. That breaks a second-place tie with Louisiana Tech for the longest streak all time. Only UConn has a longer run atop the poll with 51 consecutive weeks. Big Ten Tournament champion Iowa moved up five spots to No. 2, its highest ranking since 1994. Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford round out the top five. Washington State jumped in at No. 22 after winning the Pac-12 Tournament. Tennessee also joined the poll at No. 24. South Florida and Iowa State fell out. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Men's Baseball Century College 16, Lake Michigan College 13 Today Women's Softball Penn State of Greater Allegheny vs. Lake Michigan College, 11:30 p.m. Lake Michigan College vs. Minnesota North College of Itasca, 2:00 p.m. Men's Baseball Lake Michigan College vs. Erie Community College, 12:00 p.m.. Women's Basketball NJCAA Great Lakes District B Women’s Basketball Quarterfinals Lake Michigan College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m. Southwestern Michigan at Marian Ancilla, 7:00 p.m. Men's Basketball NJCAA Great Lakes District A Men's Basketball Quarterfinals Southwestern Michigan at Glen Oaks Community College, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 at Kal. Loy Norrix (1st round at local sites) St. Joseph 66, Portage Northern 58 St. Joseph broke a four games losing streak with a 66-58 win in the opening round of the districts at Portage Northern.  Chase Sanders had a team high 17 points for St. Joe and Matt Lanier had 16.  St. Joe finished 30 of 36 at the free throw line.   JR Scott added 10 points for the Bears who improve to 16-7 and will face Kalamazoo Central on Wednesday at 5:30 in the district semifinals at Loy Norrix, Wednesday at 5:30.  Cane Mack led Portage Northern with a game high 21 points. Portage Central 53, Lakeshore 26 Portage Central jumped out to a 15-2 lead after the first quarter and never trailed in the Mustangs 53-26 win over Lakeshore in the district quarter-finals at Lakeshore.  Alex Beachnau had a game high 22 points for PC and Nathan Long had 12. Jake Chellman and Jack Carlisle had 8 points each in the Lancers season ending loss.   Lakeshore's season ends with a record of 7-15. Mattawan 78, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 73 Noah VanLaningham had 29 points and Ryan Kiesling had 20 as Mattawan beat Loy Norrix 78-73.  Cedric Huntley had 21 to lead Loy Norrix.  Mattawan will face Portage Central on Wednesday at 7:00 at Loy Norrix. Division 4 at Our Lady of the Lake Countryside Academy 59, New Buffalo 21 Isaiah Woods scored a game high 23 points as Countryside defeated New Buffalo 59-21 in the opening round game. Ja'Vrius Gordon added 11 points for Countryside. Nick Haskins led New Buffalo with 7. Michigan Lutheran 39, Our Lady of the Lake 30 Micah Herbst had a game high 17 points, including 5 three pointers as Michigan Lutheran advanced to Wednesday's district semifinal against River Valley with a 39-30 win over Our Lady of the Lake.  Owen McLoughlin had 11 points to lead the Lakers. Other Districts Division 1 at Battle Creek Central Harper Creek 44, Coldwater 39 Gull Lake 63, Sturgis 30 Division 2 at Niles Buchanan 45, Dowagiac 44 Niles 44, Edwardsburg 43 Division 2 at Paw Paw (1st round at local sites) Three Rivers 69, Paw Paw 61 Vicksburg 71, Constantine 61 Parchment 63, Battle Creek Pennfield 64 Division 2 at Hamilton Hamilton 62, Holland Christian 55 Division 2 at Plainwell Hastings 65, Kentwood Grand River 56 Wayland 74, Plainwell 56 Division 3 at Fennville Fennville 65, Holland Black River 60 Wyoming Potter's House 78, Saugatuck 39 Division 3 at Watervliet Cassopolis 63, Coloma 42 Division 3 at Hartford Bloomingdale 67, Bangor 53 Hartford 50, Gobles 48 Division 3 at Galesburg-Augusta Comstock 69, Delton-Kellogg 51 Kal. Christian 58, Galesburg-Augusta 36 Division 3 at Union City Centreville 46, Quincy 26 Union City 45, White Pigeon 36 Division 4 at Lawrence Marcellus 56, Kalamazoo Heritage 32 Division 4 at Colon Burr Oak 58, Athens 39 Mendon 95, Coldwater Pansophia 11 Division 4 at Battle Creek St. Philip Calhoun Christian 60, Battle Creek Academy 42 Climax-Scotts 45, Battle Creek St. Philip 43 Division 4 at Martin Martin 46, Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran 35 Tonight Girls Basketball – Regionals Semifinals Division 1 at Coldwater Kalamazoo Central vs. DeWitt, 5:30 p.m. Holt vs. Coldwater, 7:00 p.m. Division 2 at Three Rivers Holland Christian vs. Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m. Olivet vs. Plainwell, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Centreville Watervliet vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 5:30 p.m. Bronson vs. Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Shelby Hart vs. Grand Rapids Northpointe Christian, 5:30 p.m. Saugatuck vs. Kent City, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at New Buffalo Fruitport Calvary Christian vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:45 p.m. River Valley vs. Colon, 7:30 p.m.Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Livers (12) looks to pass as Portland Trail Blazers forward Trendon Watford (2) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid goes to the basket against Indiana Pacers’ Myles Turner during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)Chicago Blackhawks’ Seth Jones (4) scores in the second period of an NHL hockey game as Ottawa Senators goaltender Mads Sogaard (40) and Artem Zub defend Monday, March 6, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 63, Maryland 58 Miami (OH) 85, Western Michigan 70 Ball State 65, Central Michigan 51 Buffalo 102, Eastern Michigan 97 Michigan State 63, Maryland 58 – Michigan St. rallies to win after giving up lead to Maryland Joey Hauser scored 20 points and Tyson Walker had 17 and Michigan State rallied after scoring the game's first 15 points to beat Maryland 63-58. The Spartans used an 8-0 run in which Walker made a layup and 3-pointer wrapped around a 3 from Jaden Akins for a 52-48 lead with 7:44 remaining and Michigan State led for the remainder. The Terrapins erupted for a 12-0 run in less than three minutes in the second half turning a 38-26 deficit into a 38-all tie. ahmir Young scored 17 points for Maryland M-OH 85, WMU 70 – Miami (Ohio) wins 85-78 against Western Michigan Anderson Mirambeaux had 22 points in Miami of Ohio’s 85-78 win against Western Michigan on Tuesday night.  Mirambeaux also added five rebounds for the RedHawks (8-16, 2-9 Mid-American Conference). Mekhi Lairy scored 21 points while shooting 7 for 15 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free throw line. Morgan Safford was 3 of 9 shooting, including 2 for 6 from distance, and went 7 for 8 from the line to finish with 15 points, while adding five rebounds and seven assists. The RedHawks snapped a seven-game slide. The Broncos (6-18, 2-9) were led by Seth Hubbard, who recorded 20 points. Western Michigan also got 17 points and nine rebounds from Titus Wright. In addition, Lamar Norman Jr. finished with 12 points and two steals. The loss is the seventh in a row for the Broncos. Ball St. 65, CMU 51 – Pearson scores 13, Ball State takes down Central Michigan Mickey Pearson Jr.’s 13 points helped Ball State defeat Central Michigan 65-51 on Tuesday night. Pearson added six rebounds for the Cardinals (17-7, 8-3 Mid-American Conference.  Brian Taylor finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and two steals for the Chippewas (8-16, 3-8). Buffalo 102, EMU 97 – Adams scores 21 as Buffalo defeats Eastern Michigan 102-97 Isaiah Adams’ 21 points helped Buffalo defeat Eastern Michigan 102-97 on Tuesday night.  Tyson Acuff led the Eagles (6-18, 3-8) in scoring, finishing a career-high 35 points. Emoni Bates, coming off his third, 35-point performance of the season, scored 27 points for Eastern Michigan. Tonight Nebraska at Michigan, 6:30 p.m.               News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:00 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech, 7:00 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Tonight Ball State at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Kent State, 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan at Miami (OH), 7:00 p.m. Michigan State at Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Memphis Grizzlies 104, Chicago Bulls 89 Grizzlies 104, Bulls 89 – Morant, Jackson help Grizzlies beat Bulls, end 3-game skid Ja Morant scored 34 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 24 points and five blocks, and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 104-89. Desmond Bane finished with 17 points and Brandon Clarke had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who stopped a three-game skid. Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls, whose three-game winning streak ended. Chicago played without leading scorer DeMar DeRozan because of right hip soreness. Zach LaVine scored 24 points for Chicago and Ayo Dosunmu added 14 points and six assists. Tonight Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Scoring King: James passes Abdul-Jabbar for NBA points mark LeBron James is the NBA's new career scoring leader. With a stepback jumper with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game Tuesday night against Oklahoma City, James pushed his career total to 38,388 points and broke the record that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held for nearly four decades. Abdul-Jabbar became the league's all-time leading scorer on April 5, 1984 and wound up retiring in 1989 with 38,387 points. The game stopped for a ceremony after James broke the record and he had tears in his eyes as he thanked the crowd, Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and others. James finished with 38 points in the Lakers’ 133-130 loss and stands at 38,390. NBA – Mat Ishbia to AP: Suns ‘will be one of best places to work’ Mat Ishbia says his first major project as owner of the Phoenix Suns will be to listen to employees and figure out what problems they've faced. After that, he'll start fixing. The tenure of embattled Robert Sarver as owner of the NBA's Suns and WNBA's Phoenix Mercury officially ended Tuesday. That’s when Ishbia — the chairman, president and chief executive of United Wholesale Mortgage, plus a member of Michigan State's NCAA championship team in 2000 — took over. He will be governor, while brother Justin Ishbia will be alternate governor. Mat Ishbia told The Associated Press he plans to make adjustments in order to make the Suns “one of the best places to work.” NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Edmonton Oilers 5, Detroit Red Wings 2 Anaheim Ducks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – OT Oilers 5, Red Wings 2 – Warren Foegele scores twice, Oilers beat Red Wings 5-2 Warren Foegele scored twice in the second period and Edmonton Oilers went on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 Tuesday night. Edmonton's Jack Campbell stopped 30 shots, including some key ones in the third to keep a one-goal lead. The Oilers maintained the momentum they had going into the All-Star break with their eighth win in nine games. Detroit’s Tyler Bertuzzi broke a scoreless tie midway through the first period and Joe Veleno scored with 9 seconds left in the second to pull the home team within a goal.  Ville Husso made 22 saves for the Red Wings. Ducks 3, Blackhawks 2 – OT – Frank Vatrano’s OT goal lifts Ducks over Blackhawks 3-2 Frank Vatrano scored 2:15 into overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a matchup of two of the NHL's worst teams. Vatrano got his 12th goal when he beat Petr Mrazek from the left side of the net. Isac Lundestrom circled the net and set up the game-winner with a cross-ice pass. The Ducks improved to 4-0-1 in their last five games. It was Anaheim's first win against Chicago since Dec. 5, 2018, stopping an eight-game slide. NFL – Chicago Bears help promote NFL in trip to Spain The Chicago Bears have finished five days of clinics with kids in Barcelona and Madrid to help promote the NFL in Spain. The last day of the clinics was in Madrid with several hundred kids participating. Former Bears player Roberto Garza was among those representing the organization. Bears' manager of youth football and community programs Gustavo Silva says the clinics help the process of “building positive momentum for the growth of football” worldwide. Madrid is one of the European cities vying to host NFL games in the near future. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women's Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 5:30 p.m. Martin Ancilla at Southwestern Michigan, 5:30 p.m. Glen Oaks at Lansing Community College, 5:30 p.m. Men's Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 7:30 p.m. Martin Ancilla at Southwestern Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Glen Oaks at Lansing Community College, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball SMAC St. Joseph 77, Gull Lake 62 The Bears had 4 starters in double figures in a 77-62 win over Gull Lake.  Matt Lanier had 19 points for the Bears, Chase Sanders added 15. Joron Brown scored 12 and Luke Lehner added 10 as St. Joe has won 8 straight to improve to 11-3. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 65, Lakeshore 57 Lakeshore entered the final quarter with a 1 point lead on Loy Norrix, but the visiting Knights outscored the Lancers 20-11 in the final 8 minutes for a 65-57 win.  Devin Knight led Norrix with 13 points.  Jack Carlisle had a game high 24 points in the loss for the Lancers, while Jackson Bushu scored 10. Battle Creek Lakeview 66, Mattawan 59 Battle Creek Central 58, Portage Central 49 Kalamazoo Central 74, Portage Northern 43 BCS Countryside Academy 68, Michigan Lutheran 52 Donte Tate had 19 points and Isaiah Woods had 18 points for Countryside in a 68-52 win over Michigan Lutheran.  Adam Conrad had 18 in the loss for the Titans Howardsville Chr. 37, Our Lady of the Lake 34 Matt Lage led Our Lady of the Lake with 15 points in a 37-34 home loss to Howardsville Christian. Owen McLoughlin added 11 points for the Lakers. New Buffalo 67, Covert 33 Elliot Bourne had 14 points, Nick Haskins scored 13 and Sam Tripp scored 11 as New Buffalo beat Covert 67-33. Marcus Preston had 13 to lead Covert Eau Claire 75, River Valley 63 SAC South Haven 53, Galesburg-Augusta 33 Holland Black River 52, Coloma 47 Allegan 71, Gobles 40 Watervliet 61, Schoolcraft 47 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 63, Decatur 14 Centreville 67, Comstock 51 Hartford 56, Marcellus 50 Mendon 60, Bloomingdale 42 White Pigeon 55, Bangor 50 Non-Conference Berrien Springs 52, Constantine 25 Dowagiac 69, Three Rivers 62 Lawton 63, Vicksburg 52 Vermontville Maple Valley 54, Delton-Kellogg 39 GR Covenant Christian 67, Kalamazoo Christian 36 Girls Basketball SMAC Gull Lake 56, St. Joseph 40 St. Joe jumped out to a 14-4 lead after the first quarter but Gull Lake fought back and defeated St. Joe 56-40. Jaslynn Ward led the Bears with 10 points. Lakeshore 49, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 43 Battle Creek Lakeview 46, Mattawan 18 Battle Creek Central 42, Portage Central 33 Kalamazoo Central 72, Portage Northern 50 BCS River Valley 53, Eau Claire 19 SAC Watervliet 50, Galesburg-Augusta 34 Gobles 44, Coloma 12 Saugatuck 40, Bridgman 24 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 32, Decatur 24 Centreville 66, Comstock 25 Marcellus 51, Hartford 38 Bloomingdale 57, Mendon 45 White Pigeon 59, Bangor 29 Non-Conference Berrien Springs 46, Constantine 38 Grace Constable and Aubreona Smith each had 16 points as Berrien Springs beat Constantine 46-38.  Olivia Herlein had 14 for the Falcons Brandywine 54, Schoolcraft 27 Vicksburg 47, Lawton 34 Edwardsburg 51, Marshall 24 Three Rivers 55, Dowagiac 30 GR Covenant Christian 53, Kalamazoo Christian 51 Delton-Kellogg 58, Vermontville Maple Valley 17 Tonight Boys Basketball Buchanan at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Marshall at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball Paw Paw at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Wrestling – Team Districts Division 2 at St. Joseph Paw Paw vs. Lakeshore, 6:00 p.m. PP/LKSH vs. St. Joseph, 7:30 p.m. Division 2 at Edwardsburg Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:30 p.m. EDW/STG vs. Niles, 6:30 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Hartford vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m. HRT/WTVL vs. Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Brandywine Dowagiac vs. Brandywine, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs vs. Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:15 p.m. Division 3 at Allegan Fennville vs. Hopkins, 6:00 p.m. South Haven vs. Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Three Rivers vs. Parchment, 5:30 p.m. TR/PRCH vs. Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Gobles Bangor vs. Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Martin vs. Gobles, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 4 at Lawton Schoolcraft vs. Kal. Phoenix, 6:00 p.m. Lawrence vs. Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 4 at Eau Claire Eau Claire vs. Decatur, 7:00 p.m.Michigan State’s Joey Hauser, center, and Jaxon Kohler, right, and Maryland’s Patrick Emilien, left, and Julian Reese (10) vie for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant (12) drives past Chicago Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)Detroit Red Wings goaltender Ville Husso (35) stops a Edmonton Oilers center Derek Ryan (10) shot as Pius Suter (24) defends in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Anaheim Ducks’ Frank Vatrano, left, celebrates his game winning goal with John Klingberg (3) during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Chicago. The Ducks won 3-2. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 63, Maryland 58 Miami (OH) 85, Western Michigan 70 Ball State 65, Central Michigan 51 Buffalo 102, Eastern Michigan 97 Michigan State 63, Maryland 58 – Michigan St. rallies to win after giving up lead to Maryland Joey Hauser scored 20 points and Tyson Walker had 17 and Michigan State rallied after scoring the game's first 15 points to beat Maryland 63-58. The Spartans used an 8-0 run in which Walker made a layup and 3-pointer wrapped around a 3 from Jaden Akins for a 52-48 lead with 7:44 remaining and Michigan State led for the remainder. The Terrapins erupted for a 12-0 run in less than three minutes in the second half turning a 38-26 deficit into a 38-all tie. ahmir Young scored 17 points for Maryland M-OH 85, WMU 70 – Miami (Ohio) wins 85-78 against Western Michigan Anderson Mirambeaux had 22 points in Miami of Ohio’s 85-78 win against Western Michigan on Tuesday night.  Mirambeaux also added five rebounds for the RedHawks (8-16, 2-9 Mid-American Conference). Mekhi Lairy scored 21 points while shooting 7 for 15 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free throw line. Morgan Safford was 3 of 9 shooting, including 2 for 6 from distance, and went 7 for 8 from the line to finish with 15 points, while adding five rebounds and seven assists. The RedHawks snapped a seven-game slide. The Broncos (6-18, 2-9) were led by Seth Hubbard, who recorded 20 points. Western Michigan also got 17 points and nine rebounds from Titus Wright. In addition, Lamar Norman Jr. finished with 12 points and two steals. The loss is the seventh in a row for the Broncos. Ball St. 65, CMU 51 – Pearson scores 13, Ball State takes down Central Michigan Mickey Pearson Jr.’s 13 points helped Ball State defeat Central Michigan 65-51 on Tuesday night. Pearson added six rebounds for the Cardinals (17-7, 8-3 Mid-American Conference.  Brian Taylor finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and two steals for the Chippewas (8-16, 3-8). Buffalo 102, EMU 97 – Adams scores 21 as Buffalo defeats Eastern Michigan 102-97 Isaiah Adams’ 21 points helped Buffalo defeat Eastern Michigan 102-97 on Tuesday night.  Tyson Acuff led the Eagles (6-18, 3-8) in scoring, finishing a career-high 35 points. Emoni Bates, coming off his third, 35-point performance of the season, scored 27 points for Eastern Michigan. Tonight Nebraska at Michigan, 6:30 p.m.               News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:00 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech, 7:00 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Tonight Ball State at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Kent State, 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan at Miami (OH), 7:00 p.m. Michigan State at Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Memphis Grizzlies 104, Chicago Bulls 89 Grizzlies 104, Bulls 89 – Morant, Jackson help Grizzlies beat Bulls, end 3-game skid Ja Morant scored 34 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 24 points and five blocks, and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 104-89. Desmond Bane finished with 17 points and Brandon Clarke had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who stopped a three-game skid. Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls, whose three-game winning streak ended. Chicago played without leading scorer DeMar DeRozan because of right hip soreness. Zach LaVine scored 24 points for Chicago and Ayo Dosunmu added 14 points and six assists. Tonight Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Scoring King: James passes Abdul-Jabbar for NBA points mark LeBron James is the NBA's new career scoring leader. With a stepback jumper with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game Tuesday night against Oklahoma City, James pushed his career total to 38,388 points and broke the record that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held for nearly four decades. Abdul-Jabbar became the league's all-time leading scorer on April 5, 1984 and wound up retiring in 1989 with 38,387 points. The game stopped for a ceremony after James broke the record and he had tears in his eyes as he thanked the crowd, Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and others. James finished with 38 points in the Lakers’ 133-130 loss and stands at 38,390. NBA – Mat Ishbia to AP: Suns ‘will be one of best places to work’ Mat Ishbia says his first major project as owner of the Phoenix Suns will be to listen to employees and figure out what problems they've faced. After that, he'll start fixing. The tenure of embattled Robert Sarver as owner of the NBA's Suns and WNBA's Phoenix Mercury officially ended Tuesday. That’s when Ishbia — the chairman, president and chief executive of United Wholesale Mortgage, plus a member of Michigan State's NCAA championship team in 2000 — took over. He will be governor, while brother Justin Ishbia will be alternate governor. Mat Ishbia told The Associated Press he plans to make adjustments in order to make the Suns “one of the best places to work.” NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Edmonton Oilers 5, Detroit Red Wings 2 Anaheim Ducks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – OT Oilers 5, Red Wings 2 – Warren Foegele scores twice, Oilers beat Red Wings 5-2 Warren Foegele scored twice in the second period and Edmonton Oilers went on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 Tuesday night. Edmonton's Jack Campbell stopped 30 shots, including some key ones in the third to keep a one-goal lead. The Oilers maintained the momentum they had going into the All-Star break with their eighth win in nine games. Detroit’s Tyler Bertuzzi broke a scoreless tie midway through the first period and Joe Veleno scored with 9 seconds left in the second to pull the home team within a goal.  Ville Husso made 22 saves for the Red Wings. Ducks 3, Blackhawks 2 – OT – Frank Vatrano’s OT goal lifts Ducks over Blackhawks 3-2 Frank Vatrano scored 2:15 into overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a matchup of two of the NHL's worst teams. Vatrano got his 12th goal when he beat Petr Mrazek from the left side of the net. Isac Lundestrom circled the net and set up the game-winner with a cross-ice pass. The Ducks improved to 4-0-1 in their last five games. It was Anaheim's first win against Chicago since Dec. 5, 2018, stopping an eight-game slide. NFL – Chicago Bears help promote NFL in trip to Spain The Chicago Bears have finished five days of clinics with kids in Barcelona and Madrid to help promote the NFL in Spain. The last day of the clinics was in Madrid with several hundred kids participating. Former Bears player Roberto Garza was among those representing the organization. Bears' manager of youth football and community programs Gustavo Silva says the clinics help the process of “building positive momentum for the growth of football” worldwide. Madrid is one of the European cities vying to host NFL games in the near future. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women's Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 5:30 p.m. Martin Ancilla at Southwestern Michigan, 5:30 p.m. Glen Oaks at Lansing Community College, 5:30 p.m. Men's Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 7:30 p.m. Martin Ancilla at Southwestern Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Glen Oaks at Lansing Community College, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball SMAC St. Joseph 77, Gull Lake 62 The Bears had 4 starters in double figures in a 77-62 win over Gull Lake.  Matt Lanier had 19 points for the Bears, Chase Sanders added 15. Joron Brown scored 12 and Luke Lehner added 10 as St. Joe has won 8 straight to improve to 11-3. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 65, Lakeshore 57 Lakeshore entered the final quarter with a 1 point lead on Loy Norrix, but the visiting Knights outscored the Lancers 20-11 in the final 8 minutes for a 65-57 win.  Devin Knight led Norrix with 13 points.  Jack Carlisle had a game high 24 points in the loss for the Lancers, while Jackson Bushu scored 10. Battle Creek Lakeview 66, Mattawan 59 Battle Creek Central 58, Portage Central 49 Kalamazoo Central 74, Portage Northern 43 BCS Countryside Academy 68, Michigan Lutheran 52 Donte Tate had 19 points and Isaiah Woods had 18 points for Countryside in a 68-52 win over Michigan Lutheran.  Adam Conrad had 18 in the loss for the Titans Howardsville Chr. 37, Our Lady of the Lake 34 Matt Lage led Our Lady of the Lake with 15 points in a 37-34 home loss to Howardsville Christian. Owen McLoughlin added 11 points for the Lakers. New Buffalo 67, Covert 33 Elliot Bourne had 14 points, Nick Haskins scored 13 and Sam Tripp scored 11 as New Buffalo beat Covert 67-33. Marcus Preston had 13 to lead Covert Eau Claire 75, River Valley 63 SAC South Haven 53, Galesburg-Augusta 33 Holland Black River 52, Coloma 47 Allegan 71, Gobles 40 Watervliet 61, Schoolcraft 47 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 63, Decatur 14 Centreville 67, Comstock 51 Hartford 56, Marcellus 50 Mendon 60, Bloomingdale 42 White Pigeon 55, Bangor 50 Non-Conference Berrien Springs 52, Constantine 25 Dowagiac 69, Three Rivers 62 Lawton 63, Vicksburg 52 Vermontville Maple Valley 54, Delton-Kellogg 39 GR Covenant Christian 67, Kalamazoo Christian 36 Girls Basketball SMAC Gull Lake 56, St. Joseph 40 St. Joe jumped out to a 14-4 lead after the first quarter but Gull Lake fought back and defeated St. Joe 56-40. Jaslynn Ward led the Bears with 10 points. Lakeshore 49, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 43 Battle Creek Lakeview 46, Mattawan 18 Battle Creek Central 42, Portage Central 33 Kalamazoo Central 72, Portage Northern 50 BCS River Valley 53, Eau Claire 19 SAC Watervliet 50, Galesburg-Augusta 34 Gobles 44, Coloma 12 Saugatuck 40, Bridgman 24 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 32, Decatur 24 Centreville 66, Comstock 25 Marcellus 51, Hartford 38 Bloomingdale 57, Mendon 45 White Pigeon 59, Bangor 29 Non-Conference Berrien Springs 46, Constantine 38 Grace Constable and Aubreona Smith each had 16 points as Berrien Springs beat Constantine 46-38.  Olivia Herlein had 14 for the Falcons Brandywine 54, Schoolcraft 27 Vicksburg 47, Lawton 34 Edwardsburg 51, Marshall 24 Three Rivers 55, Dowagiac 30 GR Covenant Christian 53, Kalamazoo Christian 51 Delton-Kellogg 58, Vermontville Maple Valley 17 Tonight Boys Basketball Buchanan at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Marshall at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball Paw Paw at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Wrestling – Team Districts Division 2 at St. Joseph Paw Paw vs. Lakeshore, 6:00 p.m. PP/LKSH vs. St. Joseph, 7:30 p.m. Division 2 at Edwardsburg Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:30 p.m. EDW/STG vs. Niles, 6:30 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Hartford vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m. HRT/WTVL vs. Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Brandywine Dowagiac vs. Brandywine, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs vs. Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:15 p.m. Division 3 at Allegan Fennville vs. Hopkins, 6:00 p.m. South Haven vs. Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Three Rivers vs. Parchment, 5:30 p.m. TR/PRCH vs. Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Gobles Bangor vs. Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Martin vs. Gobles, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 4 at Lawton Schoolcraft vs. Kal. Phoenix, 6:00 p.m. Lawrence vs. Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 4 at Eau Claire Eau Claire vs. Decatur, 7:00 p.m.Michigan State’s Joey Hauser, center, and Jaxon Kohler, right, and Maryland’s Patrick Emilien, left, and Julian Reese (10) vie for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant (12) drives past Chicago Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)Detroit Red Wings goaltender Ville Husso (35) stops a Edmonton Oilers center Derek Ryan (10) shot as Pius Suter (24) defends in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Anaheim Ducks’ Frank Vatrano, left, celebrates his game winning goal with John Klingberg (3) during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Chicago. The Ducks won 3-2. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 63, Maryland 58 Miami (OH) 85, Western Michigan 70 Ball State 65, Central Michigan 51 Buffalo 102, Eastern Michigan 97 Michigan State 63, Maryland 58 – Michigan St. rallies to win after giving up lead to Maryland Joey Hauser scored 20 points and Tyson Walker had 17 and Michigan State rallied after scoring the game’s first 15 points to beat Maryland 63-58. The Spartans used an 8-0 run in which Walker made a layup and 3-pointer wrapped around a 3 from Jaden Akins for a 52-48 lead with 7:44 remaining and Michigan State led for the remainder. The Terrapins erupted for a 12-0 run in less than three minutes in the second half turning a 38-26 deficit into a 38-all tie. ahmir Young scored 17 points for Maryland M-OH 85, WMU 70 – Miami (Ohio) wins 85-78 against Western Michigan Anderson Mirambeaux had 22 points in Miami of Ohio’s 85-78 win against Western Michigan on Tuesday night.  Mirambeaux also added five rebounds for the RedHawks (8-16, 2-9 Mid-American Conference). Mekhi Lairy scored 21 points while shooting 7 for 15 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free throw line. Morgan Safford was 3 of 9 shooting, including 2 for 6 from distance, and went 7 for 8 from the line to finish with 15 points, while adding five rebounds and seven assists. The RedHawks snapped a seven-game slide. The Broncos (6-18, 2-9) were led by Seth Hubbard, who recorded 20 points. Western Michigan also got 17 points and nine rebounds from Titus Wright. In addition, Lamar Norman Jr. finished with 12 points and two steals. The loss is the seventh in a row for the Broncos. Ball St. 65, CMU 51 – Pearson scores 13, Ball State takes down Central Michigan Mickey Pearson Jr.’s 13 points helped Ball State defeat Central Michigan 65-51 on Tuesday night. Pearson added six rebounds for the Cardinals (17-7, 8-3 Mid-American Conference.  Brian Taylor finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and two steals for the Chippewas (8-16, 3-8). Buffalo 102, EMU 97 – Adams scores 21 as Buffalo defeats Eastern Michigan 102-97 Isaiah Adams’ 21 points helped Buffalo defeat Eastern Michigan 102-97 on Tuesday night.  Tyson Acuff led the Eagles (6-18, 3-8) in scoring, finishing a career-high 35 points. Emoni Bates, coming off his third, 35-point performance of the season, scored 27 points for Eastern Michigan. Tonight Nebraska at Michigan, 6:30 p.m.               News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:00 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech, 7:00 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Tonight Ball State at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Kent State, 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan at Miami (OH), 7:00 p.m. Michigan State at Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Memphis Grizzlies 104, Chicago Bulls 89 Grizzlies 104, Bulls 89 – Morant, Jackson help Grizzlies beat Bulls, end 3-game skid Ja Morant scored 34 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 24 points and five blocks, and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 104-89. Desmond Bane finished with 17 points and Brandon Clarke had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who stopped a three-game skid. Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls, whose three-game winning streak ended. Chicago played without leading scorer DeMar DeRozan because of right hip soreness. Zach LaVine scored 24 points for Chicago and Ayo Dosunmu added 14 points and six assists. Tonight Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Scoring King: James passes Abdul-Jabbar for NBA points mark LeBron James is the NBA’s new career scoring leader. With a stepback jumper with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game Tuesday night against Oklahoma City, James pushed his career total to 38,388 points and broke the record that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held for nearly four decades. Abdul-Jabbar became the league’s all-time leading scorer on April 5, 1984 and wound up retiring in 1989 with 38,387 points. The game stopped for a ceremony after James broke the record and he had tears in his eyes as he thanked the crowd, Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and others. James finished with 38 points in the Lakers’ 133-130 loss and stands at 38,390. NBA – Mat Ishbia to AP: Suns ‘will be one of best places to work’ Mat Ishbia says his first major project as owner of the Phoenix Suns will be to listen to employees and figure out what problems they’ve faced. After that, he’ll start fixing. The tenure of embattled Robert Sarver as owner of the NBA’s Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury officially ended Tuesday. That’s when Ishbia — the chairman, president and chief executive of United Wholesale Mortgage, plus a member of Michigan State’s NCAA championship team in 2000 — took over. He will be governor, while brother Justin Ishbia will be alternate governor. Mat Ishbia told The Associated Press he plans to make adjustments in order to make the Suns “one of the best places to work.” NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Edmonton Oilers 5, Detroit Red Wings 2 Anaheim Ducks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – OT Oilers 5, Red Wings 2 – Warren Foegele scores twice, Oilers beat Red Wings 5-2 Warren Foegele scored twice in the second period and Edmonton Oilers went on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 Tuesday night. Edmonton’s Jack Campbell stopped 30 shots, including some key ones in the third to keep a one-goal lead. The Oilers maintained the momentum they had going into the All-Star break with their eighth win in nine games. Detroit’s Tyler Bertuzzi broke a scoreless tie midway through the first period and Joe Veleno scored with 9 seconds left in the second to pull the home team within a goal.  Ville Husso made 22 saves for the Red Wings. Ducks 3, Blackhawks 2 – OT – Frank Vatrano’s OT goal lifts Ducks over Blackhawks 3-2 Frank Vatrano scored 2:15 into overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a matchup of two of the NHL’s worst teams. Vatrano got his 12th goal when he beat Petr Mrazek from the left side of the net. Isac Lundestrom circled the net and set up the game-winner with a cross-ice pass. The Ducks improved to 4-0-1 in their last five games. It was Anaheim’s first win against Chicago since Dec. 5, 2018, stopping an eight-game slide. NFL – Chicago Bears help promote NFL in trip to Spain The Chicago Bears have finished five days of clinics with kids in Barcelona and Madrid to help promote the NFL in Spain. The last day of the clinics was in Madrid with several hundred kids participating. Former Bears player Roberto Garza was among those representing the organization. Bears’ manager of youth football and community programs Gustavo Silva says the clinics help the process of “building positive momentum for the growth of football” worldwide. Madrid is one of the European cities vying to host NFL games in the near future. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women’s Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 5:30 p.m. Martin Ancilla at Southwestern Michigan, 5:30 p.m. Glen Oaks at Lansing Community College, 5:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 7:30 p.m. Martin Ancilla at Southwestern Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Glen Oaks at Lansing Community College, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball SMAC St. Joseph 77, Gull Lake 62 The Bears had 4 starters in double figures in a 77-62 win over Gull Lake.  Matt Lanier had 19 points for the Bears, Chase Sanders added 15. Joron Brown scored 12 and Luke Lehner added 10 as St. Joe has won 8 straight to improve to 11-3. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 65, Lakeshore 57 Lakeshore entered the final quarter with a 1 point lead on Loy Norrix, but the visiting Knights outscored the Lancers 20-11 in the final 8 minutes for a 65-57 win.  Devin Knight led Norrix with 13 points.  Jack Carlisle had a game high 24 points in the loss for the Lancers, while Jackson Bushu scored 10. Battle Creek Lakeview 66, Mattawan 59 Battle Creek Central 58, Portage Central 49 Kalamazoo Central 74, Portage Northern 43 BCS Countryside Academy 68, Michigan Lutheran 52 Donte Tate had 19 points and Isaiah Woods had 18 points for Countryside in a 68-52 win over Michigan Lutheran.  Adam Conrad had 18 in the loss for the Titans Howardsville Chr. 37, Our Lady of the Lake 34 Matt Lage led Our Lady of the Lake with 15 points in a 37-34 home loss to Howardsville Christian. Owen McLoughlin added 11 points for the Lakers. New Buffalo 67, Covert 33 Elliot Bourne had 14 points, Nick Haskins scored 13 and Sam Tripp scored 11 as New Buffalo beat Covert 67-33. Marcus Preston had 13 to lead Covert Eau Claire 75, River Valley 63 SAC South Haven 53, Galesburg-Augusta 33 Holland Black River 52, Coloma 47 Allegan 71, Gobles 40 Watervliet 61, Schoolcraft 47 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 63, Decatur 14 Centreville 67, Comstock 51 Hartford 56, Marcellus 50 Mendon 60, Bloomingdale 42 White Pigeon 55, Bangor 50 Non-Conference Berrien Springs 52, Constantine 25 Dowagiac 69, Three Rivers 62 Lawton 63, Vicksburg 52 Vermontville Maple Valley 54, Delton-Kellogg 39 GR Covenant Christian 67, Kalamazoo Christian 36 Girls Basketball SMAC Gull Lake 56, St. Joseph 40 St. Joe jumped out to a 14-4 lead after the first quarter but Gull Lake fought back and defeated St. Joe 56-40. Jaslynn Ward led the Bears with 10 points. Lakeshore 49, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 43 Battle Creek Lakeview 46, Mattawan 18 Battle Creek Central 42, Portage Central 33 Kalamazoo Central 72, Portage Northern 50 BCS River Valley 53, Eau Claire 19 SAC Watervliet 50, Galesburg-Augusta 34 Gobles 44, Coloma 12 Saugatuck 40, Bridgman 24 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 32, Decatur 24 Centreville 66, Comstock 25 Marcellus 51, Hartford 38 Bloomingdale 57, Mendon 45 White Pigeon 59, Bangor 29 Non-Conference Berrien Springs 46, Constantine 38 Grace Constable and Aubreona Smith each had 16 points as Berrien Springs beat Constantine 46-38.  Olivia Herlein had 14 for the Falcons Brandywine 54, Schoolcraft 27 Vicksburg 47, Lawton 34 Edwardsburg 51, Marshall 24 Three Rivers 55, Dowagiac 30 GR Covenant Christian 53, Kalamazoo Christian 51 Delton-Kellogg 58, Vermontville Maple Valley 17 Tonight Boys Basketball Buchanan at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Marshall at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball Paw Paw at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Wrestling – Team Districts Division 2 at St. Joseph Paw Paw vs. Lakeshore, 6:00 p.m. PP/LKSH vs. St. Joseph, 7:30 p.m. Division 2 at Edwardsburg Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:30 p.m. EDW/STG vs. Niles, 6:30 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Hartford vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m. HRT/WTVL vs. Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Brandywine Dowagiac vs. Brandywine, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs vs. Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:15 p.m. Division 3 at Allegan Fennville vs. Hopkins, 6:00 p.m. South Haven vs. Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Three Rivers vs. Parchment, 5:30 p.m. TR/PRCH vs. Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Gobles Bangor vs. Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Martin vs. Gobles, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 4 at Lawton Schoolcraft vs. Kal. Phoenix, 6:00 p.m. Lawrence vs. Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 4 at Eau Claire Eau Claire vs. Decatur, 7:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 63, Maryland 58 Miami (OH) 85, Western Michigan 70 Ball State 65, Central Michigan 51 Buffalo 102, Eastern Michigan 97 Michigan State 63, Maryland 58 – Michigan St. rallies to win after giving up lead to Maryland Joey Hauser scored 20 points and Tyson Walker had 17 and Michigan State rallied after scoring the game's first 15 points to beat Maryland 63-58. The Spartans used an 8-0 run in which Walker made a layup and 3-pointer wrapped around a 3 from Jaden Akins for a 52-48 lead with 7:44 remaining and Michigan State led for the remainder. The Terrapins erupted for a 12-0 run in less than three minutes in the second half turning a 38-26 deficit into a 38-all tie. ahmir Young scored 17 points for Maryland M-OH 85, WMU 70 – Miami (Ohio) wins 85-78 against Western Michigan Anderson Mirambeaux had 22 points in Miami of Ohio’s 85-78 win against Western Michigan on Tuesday night.  Mirambeaux also added five rebounds for the RedHawks (8-16, 2-9 Mid-American Conference). Mekhi Lairy scored 21 points while shooting 7 for 15 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free throw line. Morgan Safford was 3 of 9 shooting, including 2 for 6 from distance, and went 7 for 8 from the line to finish with 15 points, while adding five rebounds and seven assists. The RedHawks snapped a seven-game slide. The Broncos (6-18, 2-9) were led by Seth Hubbard, who recorded 20 points. Western Michigan also got 17 points and nine rebounds from Titus Wright. In addition, Lamar Norman Jr. finished with 12 points and two steals. The loss is the seventh in a row for the Broncos. Ball St. 65, CMU 51 – Pearson scores 13, Ball State takes down Central Michigan Mickey Pearson Jr.’s 13 points helped Ball State defeat Central Michigan 65-51 on Tuesday night. Pearson added six rebounds for the Cardinals (17-7, 8-3 Mid-American Conference.  Brian Taylor finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and two steals for the Chippewas (8-16, 3-8). Buffalo 102, EMU 97 – Adams scores 21 as Buffalo defeats Eastern Michigan 102-97 Isaiah Adams’ 21 points helped Buffalo defeat Eastern Michigan 102-97 on Tuesday night.  Tyson Acuff led the Eagles (6-18, 3-8) in scoring, finishing a career-high 35 points. Emoni Bates, coming off his third, 35-point performance of the season, scored 27 points for Eastern Michigan. Tonight Nebraska at Michigan, 6:30 p.m.               News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:00 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech, 7:00 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Tonight Ball State at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Kent State, 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan at Miami (OH), 7:00 p.m. Michigan State at Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Memphis Grizzlies 104, Chicago Bulls 89 Grizzlies 104, Bulls 89 – Morant, Jackson help Grizzlies beat Bulls, end 3-game skid Ja Morant scored 34 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 24 points and five blocks, and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 104-89. Desmond Bane finished with 17 points and Brandon Clarke had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who stopped a three-game skid. Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls, whose three-game winning streak ended. Chicago played without leading scorer DeMar DeRozan because of right hip soreness. Zach LaVine scored 24 points for Chicago and Ayo Dosunmu added 14 points and six assists. Tonight Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Scoring King: James passes Abdul-Jabbar for NBA points mark LeBron James is the NBA's new career scoring leader. With a stepback jumper with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game Tuesday night against Oklahoma City, James pushed his career total to 38,388 points and broke the record that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held for nearly four decades. Abdul-Jabbar became the league's all-time leading scorer on April 5, 1984 and wound up retiring in 1989 with 38,387 points. The game stopped for a ceremony after James broke the record and he had tears in his eyes as he thanked the crowd, Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and others. James finished with 38 points in the Lakers’ 133-130 loss and stands at 38,390. NBA – Mat Ishbia to AP: Suns ‘will be one of best places to work’ Mat Ishbia says his first major project as owner of the Phoenix Suns will be to listen to employees and figure out what problems they've faced. After that, he'll start fixing. The tenure of embattled Robert Sarver as owner of the NBA's Suns and WNBA's Phoenix Mercury officially ended Tuesday. That’s when Ishbia — the chairman, president and chief executive of United Wholesale Mortgage, plus a member of Michigan State's NCAA championship team in 2000 — took over. He will be governor, while brother Justin Ishbia will be alternate governor. Mat Ishbia told The Associated Press he plans to make adjustments in order to make the Suns “one of the best places to work.” NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Edmonton Oilers 5, Detroit Red Wings 2 Anaheim Ducks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – OT Oilers 5, Red Wings 2 – Warren Foegele scores twice, Oilers beat Red Wings 5-2 Warren Foegele scored twice in the second period and Edmonton Oilers went on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 Tuesday night. Edmonton's Jack Campbell stopped 30 shots, including some key ones in the third to keep a one-goal lead. The Oilers maintained the momentum they had going into the All-Star break with their eighth win in nine games. Detroit’s Tyler Bertuzzi broke a scoreless tie midway through the first period and Joe Veleno scored with 9 seconds left in the second to pull the home team within a goal.  Ville Husso made 22 saves for the Red Wings. Ducks 3, Blackhawks 2 – OT – Frank Vatrano’s OT goal lifts Ducks over Blackhawks 3-2 Frank Vatrano scored 2:15 into overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a matchup of two of the NHL's worst teams. Vatrano got his 12th goal when he beat Petr Mrazek from the left side of the net. Isac Lundestrom circled the net and set up the game-winner with a cross-ice pass. The Ducks improved to 4-0-1 in their last five games. It was Anaheim's first win against Chicago since Dec. 5, 2018, stopping an eight-game slide. NFL – Chicago Bears help promote NFL in trip to Spain The Chicago Bears have finished five days of clinics with kids in Barcelona and Madrid to help promote the NFL in Spain. The last day of the clinics was in Madrid with several hundred kids participating. Former Bears player Roberto Garza was among those representing the organization. Bears' manager of youth football and community programs Gustavo Silva says the clinics help the process of “building positive momentum for the growth of football” worldwide. Madrid is one of the European cities vying to host NFL games in the near future. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women's Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 5:30 p.m. Martin Ancilla at Southwestern Michigan, 5:30 p.m. Glen Oaks at Lansing Community College, 5:30 p.m. Men's Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 7:30 p.m. Martin Ancilla at Southwestern Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Glen Oaks at Lansing Community College, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball SMAC St. Joseph 77, Gull Lake 62 The Bears had 4 starters in double figures in a 77-62 win over Gull Lake.  Matt Lanier had 19 points for the Bears, Chase Sanders added 15. Joron Brown scored 12 and Luke Lehner added 10 as St. Joe has won 8 straight to improve to 11-3. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 65, Lakeshore 57 Lakeshore entered the final quarter with a 1 point lead on Loy Norrix, but the visiting Knights outscored the Lancers 20-11 in the final 8 minutes for a 65-57 win.  Devin Knight led Norrix with 13 points.  Jack Carlisle had a game high 24 points in the loss for the Lancers, while Jackson Bushu scored 10. Battle Creek Lakeview 66, Mattawan 59 Battle Creek Central 58, Portage Central 49 Kalamazoo Central 74, Portage Northern 43 BCS Countryside Academy 68, Michigan Lutheran 52 Donte Tate had 19 points and Isaiah Woods had 18 points for Countryside in a 68-52 win over Michigan Lutheran.  Adam Conrad had 18 in the loss for the Titans Howardsville Chr. 37, Our Lady of the Lake 34 Matt Lage led Our Lady of the Lake with 15 points in a 37-34 home loss to Howardsville Christian. Owen McLoughlin added 11 points for the Lakers. New Buffalo 67, Covert 33 Elliot Bourne had 14 points, Nick Haskins scored 13 and Sam Tripp scored 11 as New Buffalo beat Covert 67-33. Marcus Preston had 13 to lead Covert Eau Claire 75, River Valley 63 SAC South Haven 53, Galesburg-Augusta 33 Holland Black River 52, Coloma 47 Allegan 71, Gobles 40 Watervliet 61, Schoolcraft 47 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 63, Decatur 14 Centreville 67, Comstock 51 Hartford 56, Marcellus 50 Mendon 60, Bloomingdale 42 White Pigeon 55, Bangor 50 Non-Conference Berrien Springs 52, Constantine 25 Dowagiac 69, Three Rivers 62 Lawton 63, Vicksburg 52 Vermontville Maple Valley 54, Delton-Kellogg 39 GR Covenant Christian 67, Kalamazoo Christian 36 Girls Basketball SMAC Gull Lake 56, St. Joseph 40 St. Joe jumped out to a 14-4 lead after the first quarter but Gull Lake fought back and defeated St. Joe 56-40. Jaslynn Ward led the Bears with 10 points. Lakeshore 49, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 43 Battle Creek Lakeview 46, Mattawan 18 Battle Creek Central 42, Portage Central 33 Kalamazoo Central 72, Portage Northern 50 BCS River Valley 53, Eau Claire 19 SAC Watervliet 50, Galesburg-Augusta 34 Gobles 44, Coloma 12 Saugatuck 40, Bridgman 24 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 32, Decatur 24 Centreville 66, Comstock 25 Marcellus 51, Hartford 38 Bloomingdale 57, Mendon 45 White Pigeon 59, Bangor 29 Non-Conference Berrien Springs 46, Constantine 38 Grace Constable and Aubreona Smith each had 16 points as Berrien Springs beat Constantine 46-38.  Olivia Herlein had 14 for the Falcons Brandywine 54, Schoolcraft 27 Vicksburg 47, Lawton 34 Edwardsburg 51, Marshall 24 Three Rivers 55, Dowagiac 30 GR Covenant Christian 53, Kalamazoo Christian 51 Delton-Kellogg 58, Vermontville Maple Valley 17 Tonight Boys Basketball Buchanan at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Marshall at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball Paw Paw at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Wrestling – Team Districts Division 2 at St. Joseph Paw Paw vs. Lakeshore, 6:00 p.m. PP/LKSH vs. St. Joseph, 7:30 p.m. Division 2 at Edwardsburg Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:30 p.m. EDW/STG vs. Niles, 6:30 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Hartford vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m. HRT/WTVL vs. Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Brandywine Dowagiac vs. Brandywine, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs vs. Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:15 p.m. Division 3 at Allegan Fennville vs. Hopkins, 6:00 p.m. South Haven vs. Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Three Rivers vs. Parchment, 5:30 p.m. TR/PRCH vs. Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Gobles Bangor vs. Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Martin vs. Gobles, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 4 at Lawton Schoolcraft vs. Kal. Phoenix, 6:00 p.m. Lawrence vs. Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 4 at Eau Claire Eau Claire vs. Decatur, 7:00 p.m.Michigan State’s Joey Hauser, center, and Jaxon Kohler, right, and Maryland’s Patrick Emilien, left, and Julian Reese (10) vie for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant (12) drives past Chicago Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)Detroit Red Wings goaltender Ville Husso (35) stops a Edmonton Oilers center Derek Ryan (10) shot as Pius Suter (24) defends in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Anaheim Ducks’ Frank Vatrano, left, celebrates his game winning goal with John Klingberg (3) during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Chicago. The Ducks won 3-2. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 63, Maryland 58 Miami (OH) 85, Western Michigan 70 Ball State 65, Central Michigan 51 Buffalo 102, Eastern Michigan 97 Michigan State 63, Maryland 58 – Michigan St. rallies to win after giving up lead to Maryland Joey Hauser scored 20 points and Tyson Walker had 17 and Michigan State rallied after scoring the game's first 15 points to beat Maryland 63-58. The Spartans used an 8-0 run in which Walker made a layup and 3-pointer wrapped around a 3 from Jaden Akins for a 52-48 lead with 7:44 remaining and Michigan State led for the remainder. The Terrapins erupted for a 12-0 run in less than three minutes in the second half turning a 38-26 deficit into a 38-all tie. ahmir Young scored 17 points for Maryland M-OH 85, WMU 70 – Miami (Ohio) wins 85-78 against Western Michigan Anderson Mirambeaux had 22 points in Miami of Ohio’s 85-78 win against Western Michigan on Tuesday night.  Mirambeaux also added five rebounds for the RedHawks (8-16, 2-9 Mid-American Conference). Mekhi Lairy scored 21 points while shooting 7 for 15 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free throw line. Morgan Safford was 3 of 9 shooting, including 2 for 6 from distance, and went 7 for 8 from the line to finish with 15 points, while adding five rebounds and seven assists. The RedHawks snapped a seven-game slide. The Broncos (6-18, 2-9) were led by Seth Hubbard, who recorded 20 points. Western Michigan also got 17 points and nine rebounds from Titus Wright. In addition, Lamar Norman Jr. finished with 12 points and two steals. The loss is the seventh in a row for the Broncos. Ball St. 65, CMU 51 – Pearson scores 13, Ball State takes down Central Michigan Mickey Pearson Jr.’s 13 points helped Ball State defeat Central Michigan 65-51 on Tuesday night. Pearson added six rebounds for the Cardinals (17-7, 8-3 Mid-American Conference.  Brian Taylor finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and two steals for the Chippewas (8-16, 3-8). Buffalo 102, EMU 97 – Adams scores 21 as Buffalo defeats Eastern Michigan 102-97 Isaiah Adams’ 21 points helped Buffalo defeat Eastern Michigan 102-97 on Tuesday night.  Tyson Acuff led the Eagles (6-18, 3-8) in scoring, finishing a career-high 35 points. Emoni Bates, coming off his third, 35-point performance of the season, scored 27 points for Eastern Michigan. Tonight Nebraska at Michigan, 6:30 p.m.               News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:00 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech, 7:00 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Tonight Ball State at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Kent State, 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan at Miami (OH), 7:00 p.m. Michigan State at Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Memphis Grizzlies 104, Chicago Bulls 89 Grizzlies 104, Bulls 89 – Morant, Jackson help Grizzlies beat Bulls, end 3-game skid Ja Morant scored 34 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 24 points and five blocks, and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 104-89. Desmond Bane finished with 17 points and Brandon Clarke had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who stopped a three-game skid. Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls, whose three-game winning streak ended. Chicago played without leading scorer DeMar DeRozan because of right hip soreness. Zach LaVine scored 24 points for Chicago and Ayo Dosunmu added 14 points and six assists. Tonight Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Scoring King: James passes Abdul-Jabbar for NBA points mark LeBron James is the NBA's new career scoring leader. With a stepback jumper with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game Tuesday night against Oklahoma City, James pushed his career total to 38,388 points and broke the record that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held for nearly four decades. Abdul-Jabbar became the league's all-time leading scorer on April 5, 1984 and wound up retiring in 1989 with 38,387 points. The game stopped for a ceremony after James broke the record and he had tears in his eyes as he thanked the crowd, Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and others. James finished with 38 points in the Lakers’ 133-130 loss and stands at 38,390. NBA – Mat Ishbia to AP: Suns ‘will be one of best places to work’ Mat Ishbia says his first major project as owner of the Phoenix Suns will be to listen to employees and figure out what problems they've faced. After that, he'll start fixing. The tenure of embattled Robert Sarver as owner of the NBA's Suns and WNBA's Phoenix Mercury officially ended Tuesday. That’s when Ishbia — the chairman, president and chief executive of United Wholesale Mortgage, plus a member of Michigan State's NCAA championship team in 2000 — took over. He will be governor, while brother Justin Ishbia will be alternate governor. Mat Ishbia told The Associated Press he plans to make adjustments in order to make the Suns “one of the best places to work.” NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Edmonton Oilers 5, Detroit Red Wings 2 Anaheim Ducks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – OT Oilers 5, Red Wings 2 – Warren Foegele scores twice, Oilers beat Red Wings 5-2 Warren Foegele scored twice in the second period and Edmonton Oilers went on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 Tuesday night. Edmonton's Jack Campbell stopped 30 shots, including some key ones in the third to keep a one-goal lead. The Oilers maintained the momentum they had going into the All-Star break with their eighth win in nine games. Detroit’s Tyler Bertuzzi broke a scoreless tie midway through the first period and Joe Veleno scored with 9 seconds left in the second to pull the home team within a goal.  Ville Husso made 22 saves for the Red Wings. Ducks 3, Blackhawks 2 – OT – Frank Vatrano’s OT goal lifts Ducks over Blackhawks 3-2 Frank Vatrano scored 2:15 into overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a matchup of two of the NHL's worst teams. Vatrano got his 12th goal when he beat Petr Mrazek from the left side of the net. Isac Lundestrom circled the net and set up the game-winner with a cross-ice pass. The Ducks improved to 4-0-1 in their last five games. It was Anaheim's first win against Chicago since Dec. 5, 2018, stopping an eight-game slide. NFL – Chicago Bears help promote NFL in trip to Spain The Chicago Bears have finished five days of clinics with kids in Barcelona and Madrid to help promote the NFL in Spain. The last day of the clinics was in Madrid with several hundred kids participating. Former Bears player Roberto Garza was among those representing the organization. Bears' manager of youth football and community programs Gustavo Silva says the clinics help the process of “building positive momentum for the growth of football” worldwide. Madrid is one of the European cities vying to host NFL games in the near future. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women's Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 5:30 p.m. Martin Ancilla at Southwestern Michigan, 5:30 p.m. Glen Oaks at Lansing Community College, 5:30 p.m. Men's Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 7:30 p.m. Martin Ancilla at Southwestern Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Glen Oaks at Lansing Community College, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball SMAC St. Joseph 77, Gull Lake 62 The Bears had 4 starters in double figures in a 77-62 win over Gull Lake.  Matt Lanier had 19 points for the Bears, Chase Sanders added 15. Joron Brown scored 12 and Luke Lehner added 10 as St. Joe has won 8 straight to improve to 11-3. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 65, Lakeshore 57 Lakeshore entered the final quarter with a 1 point lead on Loy Norrix, but the visiting Knights outscored the Lancers 20-11 in the final 8 minutes for a 65-57 win.  Devin Knight led Norrix with 13 points.  Jack Carlisle had a game high 24 points in the loss for the Lancers, while Jackson Bushu scored 10. Battle Creek Lakeview 66, Mattawan 59 Battle Creek Central 58, Portage Central 49 Kalamazoo Central 74, Portage Northern 43 BCS Countryside Academy 68, Michigan Lutheran 52 Donte Tate had 19 points and Isaiah Woods had 18 points for Countryside in a 68-52 win over Michigan Lutheran.  Adam Conrad had 18 in the loss for the Titans Howardsville Chr. 37, Our Lady of the Lake 34 Matt Lage led Our Lady of the Lake with 15 points in a 37-34 home loss to Howardsville Christian. Owen McLoughlin added 11 points for the Lakers. New Buffalo 67, Covert 33 Elliot Bourne had 14 points, Nick Haskins scored 13 and Sam Tripp scored 11 as New Buffalo beat Covert 67-33. Marcus Preston had 13 to lead Covert Eau Claire 75, River Valley 63 SAC South Haven 53, Galesburg-Augusta 33 Holland Black River 52, Coloma 47 Allegan 71, Gobles 40 Watervliet 61, Schoolcraft 47 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 63, Decatur 14 Centreville 67, Comstock 51 Hartford 56, Marcellus 50 Mendon 60, Bloomingdale 42 White Pigeon 55, Bangor 50 Non-Conference Berrien Springs 52, Constantine 25 Dowagiac 69, Three Rivers 62 Lawton 63, Vicksburg 52 Vermontville Maple Valley 54, Delton-Kellogg 39 GR Covenant Christian 67, Kalamazoo Christian 36 Girls Basketball SMAC Gull Lake 56, St. Joseph 40 St. Joe jumped out to a 14-4 lead after the first quarter but Gull Lake fought back and defeated St. Joe 56-40. Jaslynn Ward led the Bears with 10 points. Lakeshore 49, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 43 Battle Creek Lakeview 46, Mattawan 18 Battle Creek Central 42, Portage Central 33 Kalamazoo Central 72, Portage Northern 50 BCS River Valley 53, Eau Claire 19 SAC Watervliet 50, Galesburg-Augusta 34 Gobles 44, Coloma 12 Saugatuck 40, Bridgman 24 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 32, Decatur 24 Centreville 66, Comstock 25 Marcellus 51, Hartford 38 Bloomingdale 57, Mendon 45 White Pigeon 59, Bangor 29 Non-Conference Berrien Springs 46, Constantine 38 Grace Constable and Aubreona Smith each had 16 points as Berrien Springs beat Constantine 46-38.  Olivia Herlein had 14 for the Falcons Brandywine 54, Schoolcraft 27 Vicksburg 47, Lawton 34 Edwardsburg 51, Marshall 24 Three Rivers 55, Dowagiac 30 GR Covenant Christian 53, Kalamazoo Christian 51 Delton-Kellogg 58, Vermontville Maple Valley 17 Tonight Boys Basketball Buchanan at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Marshall at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball Paw Paw at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Wrestling – Team Districts Division 2 at St. Joseph Paw Paw vs. Lakeshore, 6:00 p.m. PP/LKSH vs. St. Joseph, 7:30 p.m. Division 2 at Edwardsburg Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:30 p.m. EDW/STG vs. Niles, 6:30 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Hartford vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m. HRT/WTVL vs. Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Brandywine Dowagiac vs. Brandywine, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs vs. Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:15 p.m. Division 3 at Allegan Fennville vs. Hopkins, 6:00 p.m. South Haven vs. Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Three Rivers vs. Parchment, 5:30 p.m. TR/PRCH vs. Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Gobles Bangor vs. Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Martin vs. Gobles, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 4 at Lawton Schoolcraft vs. Kal. Phoenix, 6:00 p.m. Lawrence vs. Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 4 at Eau Claire Eau Claire vs. Decatur, 7:00 p.m.Michigan State’s Joey Hauser, center, and Jaxon Kohler, right, and Maryland’s Patrick Emilien, left, and Julian Reese (10) vie for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant (12) drives past Chicago Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)Detroit Red Wings goaltender Ville Husso (35) stops a Edmonton Oilers center Derek Ryan (10) shot as Pius Suter (24) defends in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Anaheim Ducks’ Frank Vatrano, left, celebrates his game winning goal with John Klingberg (3) during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Chicago. The Ducks won 3-2. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 63, Maryland 58 Miami (OH) 85, Western Michigan 70 Ball State 65, Central Michigan 51 Buffalo 102, Eastern Michigan 97 Michigan State 63, Maryland 58 – Michigan St. rallies to win after giving up lead to Maryland Joey Hauser scored 20 points and Tyson Walker had 17 and Michigan State rallied after scoring the game’s first 15 points to beat Maryland 63-58. The Spartans used an 8-0 run in which Walker made a layup and 3-pointer wrapped around a 3 from Jaden Akins for a 52-48 lead with 7:44 remaining and Michigan State led for the remainder. The Terrapins erupted for a 12-0 run in less than three minutes in the second half turning a 38-26 deficit into a 38-all tie. ahmir Young scored 17 points for Maryland M-OH 85, WMU 70 – Miami (Ohio) wins 85-78 against Western Michigan Anderson Mirambeaux had 22 points in Miami of Ohio’s 85-78 win against Western Michigan on Tuesday night.  Mirambeaux also added five rebounds for the RedHawks (8-16, 2-9 Mid-American Conference). Mekhi Lairy scored 21 points while shooting 7 for 15 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free throw line. Morgan Safford was 3 of 9 shooting, including 2 for 6 from distance, and went 7 for 8 from the line to finish with 15 points, while adding five rebounds and seven assists. The RedHawks snapped a seven-game slide. The Broncos (6-18, 2-9) were led by Seth Hubbard, who recorded 20 points. Western Michigan also got 17 points and nine rebounds from Titus Wright. In addition, Lamar Norman Jr. finished with 12 points and two steals. The loss is the seventh in a row for the Broncos. Ball St. 65, CMU 51 – Pearson scores 13, Ball State takes down Central Michigan Mickey Pearson Jr.’s 13 points helped Ball State defeat Central Michigan 65-51 on Tuesday night. Pearson added six rebounds for the Cardinals (17-7, 8-3 Mid-American Conference.  Brian Taylor finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and two steals for the Chippewas (8-16, 3-8). Buffalo 102, EMU 97 – Adams scores 21 as Buffalo defeats Eastern Michigan 102-97 Isaiah Adams’ 21 points helped Buffalo defeat Eastern Michigan 102-97 on Tuesday night.  Tyson Acuff led the Eagles (6-18, 3-8) in scoring, finishing a career-high 35 points. Emoni Bates, coming off his third, 35-point performance of the season, scored 27 points for Eastern Michigan. Tonight Nebraska at Michigan, 6:30 p.m.               News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:00 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech, 7:00 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Tonight Ball State at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Kent State, 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan at Miami (OH), 7:00 p.m. Michigan State at Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Memphis Grizzlies 104, Chicago Bulls 89 Grizzlies 104, Bulls 89 – Morant, Jackson help Grizzlies beat Bulls, end 3-game skid Ja Morant scored 34 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 24 points and five blocks, and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 104-89. Desmond Bane finished with 17 points and Brandon Clarke had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who stopped a three-game skid. Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls, whose three-game winning streak ended. Chicago played without leading scorer DeMar DeRozan because of right hip soreness. Zach LaVine scored 24 points for Chicago and Ayo Dosunmu added 14 points and six assists. Tonight Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Scoring King: James passes Abdul-Jabbar for NBA points mark LeBron James is the NBA’s new career scoring leader. With a stepback jumper with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game Tuesday night against Oklahoma City, James pushed his career total to 38,388 points and broke the record that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held for nearly four decades. Abdul-Jabbar became the league’s all-time leading scorer on April 5, 1984 and wound up retiring in 1989 with 38,387 points. The game stopped for a ceremony after James broke the record and he had tears in his eyes as he thanked the crowd, Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and others. James finished with 38 points in the Lakers’ 133-130 loss and stands at 38,390. NBA – Mat Ishbia to AP: Suns ‘will be one of best places to work’ Mat Ishbia says his first major project as owner of the Phoenix Suns will be to listen to employees and figure out what problems they’ve faced. After that, he’ll start fixing. The tenure of embattled Robert Sarver as owner of the NBA’s Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury officially ended Tuesday. That’s when Ishbia — the chairman, president and chief executive of United Wholesale Mortgage, plus a member of Michigan State’s NCAA championship team in 2000 — took over. He will be governor, while brother Justin Ishbia will be alternate governor. Mat Ishbia told The Associated Press he plans to make adjustments in order to make the Suns “one of the best places to work.” NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Edmonton Oilers 5, Detroit Red Wings 2 Anaheim Ducks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – OT Oilers 5, Red Wings 2 – Warren Foegele scores twice, Oilers beat Red Wings 5-2 Warren Foegele scored twice in the second period and Edmonton Oilers went on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 Tuesday night. Edmonton’s Jack Campbell stopped 30 shots, including some key ones in the third to keep a one-goal lead. The Oilers maintained the momentum they had going into the All-Star break with their eighth win in nine games. Detroit’s Tyler Bertuzzi broke a scoreless tie midway through the first period and Joe Veleno scored with 9 seconds left in the second to pull the home team within a goal.  Ville Husso made 22 saves for the Red Wings. Ducks 3, Blackhawks 2 – OT – Frank Vatrano’s OT goal lifts Ducks over Blackhawks 3-2 Frank Vatrano scored 2:15 into overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a matchup of two of the NHL’s worst teams. Vatrano got his 12th goal when he beat Petr Mrazek from the left side of the net. Isac Lundestrom circled the net and set up the game-winner with a cross-ice pass. The Ducks improved to 4-0-1 in their last five games. It was Anaheim’s first win against Chicago since Dec. 5, 2018, stopping an eight-game slide. NFL – Chicago Bears help promote NFL in trip to Spain The Chicago Bears have finished five days of clinics with kids in Barcelona and Madrid to help promote the NFL in Spain. The last day of the clinics was in Madrid with several hundred kids participating. Former Bears player Roberto Garza was among those representing the organization. Bears’ manager of youth football and community programs Gustavo Silva says the clinics help the process of “building positive momentum for the growth of football” worldwide. Madrid is one of the European cities vying to host NFL games in the near future. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women’s Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 5:30 p.m. Martin Ancilla at Southwestern Michigan, 5:30 p.m. Glen Oaks at Lansing Community College, 5:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 7:30 p.m. Martin Ancilla at Southwestern Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Glen Oaks at Lansing Community College, 7:30 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball SMAC St. Joseph 77, Gull Lake 62 The Bears had 4 starters in double figures in a 77-62 win over Gull Lake.  Matt Lanier had 19 points for the Bears, Chase Sanders added 15. Joron Brown scored 12 and Luke Lehner added 10 as St. Joe has won 8 straight to improve to 11-3. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 65, Lakeshore 57 Lakeshore entered the final quarter with a 1 point lead on Loy Norrix, but the visiting Knights outscored the Lancers 20-11 in the final 8 minutes for a 65-57 win.  Devin Knight led Norrix with 13 points.  Jack Carlisle had a game high 24 points in the loss for the Lancers, while Jackson Bushu scored 10. Battle Creek Lakeview 66, Mattawan 59 Battle Creek Central 58, Portage Central 49 Kalamazoo Central 74, Portage Northern 43 BCS Countryside Academy 68, Michigan Lutheran 52 Donte Tate had 19 points and Isaiah Woods had 18 points for Countryside in a 68-52 win over Michigan Lutheran.  Adam Conrad had 18 in the loss for the Titans Howardsville Chr. 37, Our Lady of the Lake 34 Matt Lage led Our Lady of the Lake with 15 points in a 37-34 home loss to Howardsville Christian. Owen McLoughlin added 11 points for the Lakers. New Buffalo 67, Covert 33 Elliot Bourne had 14 points, Nick Haskins scored 13 and Sam Tripp scored 11 as New Buffalo beat Covert 67-33. Marcus Preston had 13 to lead Covert Eau Claire 75, River Valley 63 SAC South Haven 53, Galesburg-Augusta 33 Holland Black River 52, Coloma 47 Allegan 71, Gobles 40 Watervliet 61, Schoolcraft 47 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 63, Decatur 14 Centreville 67, Comstock 51 Hartford 56, Marcellus 50 Mendon 60, Bloomingdale 42 White Pigeon 55, Bangor 50 Non-Conference Berrien Springs 52, Constantine 25 Dowagiac 69, Three Rivers 62 Lawton 63, Vicksburg 52 Vermontville Maple Valley 54, Delton-Kellogg 39 GR Covenant Christian 67, Kalamazoo Christian 36 Girls Basketball SMAC Gull Lake 56, St. Joseph 40 St. Joe jumped out to a 14-4 lead after the first quarter but Gull Lake fought back and defeated St. Joe 56-40. Jaslynn Ward led the Bears with 10 points. Lakeshore 49, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 43 Battle Creek Lakeview 46, Mattawan 18 Battle Creek Central 42, Portage Central 33 Kalamazoo Central 72, Portage Northern 50 BCS River Valley 53, Eau Claire 19 SAC Watervliet 50, Galesburg-Augusta 34 Gobles 44, Coloma 12 Saugatuck 40, Bridgman 24 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 32, Decatur 24 Centreville 66, Comstock 25 Marcellus 51, Hartford 38 Bloomingdale 57, Mendon 45 White Pigeon 59, Bangor 29 Non-Conference Berrien Springs 46, Constantine 38 Grace Constable and Aubreona Smith each had 16 points as Berrien Springs beat Constantine 46-38.  Olivia Herlein had 14 for the Falcons Brandywine 54, Schoolcraft 27 Vicksburg 47, Lawton 34 Edwardsburg 51, Marshall 24 Three Rivers 55, Dowagiac 30 GR Covenant Christian 53, Kalamazoo Christian 51 Delton-Kellogg 58, Vermontville Maple Valley 17 Tonight Boys Basketball Buchanan at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. Marshall at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball Paw Paw at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Fennville at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Wrestling – Team Districts Division 2 at St. Joseph Paw Paw vs. Lakeshore, 6:00 p.m. PP/LKSH vs. St. Joseph, 7:30 p.m. Division 2 at Edwardsburg Edwardsburg vs. Sturgis, 5:30 p.m. EDW/STG vs. Niles, 6:30 p.m. Division 3 at Watervliet Hartford vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m. HRT/WTVL vs. Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Brandywine Dowagiac vs. Brandywine, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs vs. Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:15 p.m. Division 3 at Allegan Fennville vs. Hopkins, 6:00 p.m. South Haven vs. Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Three Rivers vs. Parchment, 5:30 p.m. TR/PRCH vs. Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Gobles Bangor vs. Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Martin vs. Gobles, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 4 at Lawton Schoolcraft vs. Kal. Phoenix, 6:00 p.m. Lawrence vs. Lawton, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 4 at Eau Claire Eau Claire vs. Decatur, 7:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're surviving a widowmaker, looking through eggs, and making a movie, all while discussing the latest entry to the View Askewniverse ‘Clerks III' with the help of podcasting legend Nick Haskins from Nikoli's Kitchen. You can (and should) find Nick and his awesome podcast on Twitter at @NikolisKitchen or at https://nikoliskitchen.com/ Clerks III is a 2022 American comedy film written, produced, directed, and edited by Kevin Smith and stars Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Trevor Fehrman, Austin Zajur, Jason Mewes, Rosario Dawson, and Smith. It serves as a standalone sequel to the 1994 and 2006 Clerks films, and is the ninth overall feature film set in the View Askewniverse. In the film, Randal Graves, who after surviving a massive heart attack, enlists his friends and fellow clerks Dante Hicks, Elias Grover, and Jay and Silent Bob to make a movie about their lives at the Quick Stop Convenience store that started it all. We Watched A Thing is supported by Dendy Cinemas Canberra. The best Australian cinema chain showing everything from blockbusters to arthouse and indie films. Find them at https://www.dendy.com.au/ If you like this podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - You can reach us at wewatchedathing@gmail.com Or, Twitter - @WeWatchedAThing Facebook - @WeWatchedAThing Instagram - @WeWatchedAThing and on iTunes and Youtube If you really like us and think we're worth at least a dollar, why not check out our patreon at http://patreon.com/wewatchedathing. Every little bit helps, and you can get access to bonus episodes, early releases, and even tell us what movies to watch.

Nick Haskins joins us from Nikoli's Kitchen to continue the conversation of who we are and how what we eat changes us. We discuss mental health, the calming affects of cooking, and why we love our grandmother's in this episode. We also discuss mental anguish, and we encourage you to seek help if you feel like you need it. Please check out Nikoli's Kitchen wherever you listen to your podcasts, and kindly give Nick a follow @NikolisKitchen.

Countdown #378   This week, in a compact episode of the show, Paul and Wayne are pitching their podcast to the back of the theatre as they over-enunciate describing the top 10 scenery chewing performances.   This one is based on an idea from Nick Haskins of the Nikoli's Kitchen podcast, and the boys have a lot of fun trying to recapture just how over the top some of the performances they've chosen are. Both hosts have a go at an English accent on a couple of occasions (sorry), but regular listeners will be delighted to learn that Paul says "Joaquin" not once, not twice, but at least thrice in this episode.   Plus there's all the foul-language, Soundboard smashing and, as a bonus, Bryan Adams you could handle in one sub-hour podcast episode ... as The Countdown continues.   Check out the show's first draft of a website for your one-stop shop for all things related to The Countdown. But if you want more specific directions, find so many more Countdowns - all the way back to Episode 40! - on our Podbean site. Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list! Want to hear a whole bunch of additional content? Head on over to Patreon to find out how and see what you're missing. And finally, get yourself a 20% discount as well as free delivery on the new Lawn Mower 4.0 Performance Package from Manscaped! Just enter "CDPC20" in as your discount code when purchasing!

Welcome to A Reader's Book Corner! In today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Urban Fiction Author Nick Haskins. We discuss his latest book, She's Obsessed, relationship themes in his books and upcoming project. Highlights *Discussing the main characters of She's Obsessed *Importance of the relationship themes in his work *His switch from music/film industry to writing books *Upcoming projects She's Obsessed can be purchase on Amazon.com Visit Nick Haskins at www.nickhaskinsbooks.com If you would like to suggest an indie book to the podcast, feel free to email tabeasley@arbookcorner.com . Until next time, Happy Reading!

Nick Haskins is a good dude. Do you know why?  Maybe it’s because you were a fan of his podcasting work… (Like, Epic Film Guys, perhaps…) or maybe it’s because you enjoy cooking with him on Twitch (At Nikoli’s Kitchen) If you listen to us enough, you have most definitely heard his name as the Grandmaster and creator of Livestream for the Cure – where podcasters gather around the ol’ internet fire and fight to help fund a world without cancer. With that said, we got him on the line with us and we talk about podcasting and running a multi-day event, and what such an event could evolve into.  It’s a really great time with a really great human. Ok, here we go! Full Episode

There’s a reason we promote the Livestream for the Cure so heavily – and that is because it is an amazing cause, done by an amazing person, featuring tons of talented podcasters (and us!) — we will continue to tell you to go to the link, share the link, and be a part of the weekend in any way you can. That said, it is the extra Tuesday of the month, so instead of doing a Free-For-All, we are going to replay last year’s Somethingcast episode during the event, where Rob and I concocted our own theme park amusement rides out of famous franchises.  And, guess what… one of them is actually happening! Join us with Nick Haskins and enjoy the ride. Ok, here there we went! Full Episode

Featuring five-time award winning podcaster Nicholas Haskins..... and Tits McGee. Actually, it's me, Em, Tits McGee is on vacation. Joining me is the Ron Burgundy of podcasting. A man who has many leather bound books and whose apartment smells of rich mahogany, a man who can play jazz flute like no other - Nicholas Haskins of the podcast Nikoli's Kitchen. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, if not a movie everyone's seen, is definitely a movie everyone has quoted. The lexicon of Anchorman still holds true, but not many people know that Ron Burgundy and Veronica Corningstone were loosely based on real news anchors: Mort Crim and Jessica Savitch. Savitch in particular was a trailblazer for women in news, starting as a diversity hire and becoming the station's first female reporter and one of the first women to anchor an evening network news broadcast. Sixty percent of the time, it's a movie that works every time, because while the zeitgeist surrounding the movie still holds up, the movie itself (especially in the light of modern sensibilities and the #MeToo Movement) really kinda doesn't. This is despite the fact it was a radical re-think behind scripted comedy, and really one of the first of the 2000s era improvised Judd Apatow bromantic comedies. Verbal Diorama, in German though, does actually mean "whale's vagina". Joining me to discuss Anchorman is Nick Haskins, host of the podcast https://nikoliskitchen.com/ (Nikoli's Kitchen) and creator of https://allmylinks.com/livestreamforthecure (Livestream for the Cure). He's the best of men and I'm delighted that he not only joined me for this episode, but he will be returning in future, too. You can follow his soothing honey vocals at https://twitter.com/nikoliskitchen (@NikolisKitchen) on Twitter, and listen out for me kicking off Season 3 of Nikoli's Kitchen very soon! I would love to hear your thoughts on Anchorman! GET IN TOUCH.... Twitter https://twitter.com/verbaldiorama (@verbaldiorama) Instagram https://www.instagram.com/verbaldiorama (@verbaldiorama) Facebook https://www.facebook.com/verbaldiorama (@verbaldiorama) Letterboxd https://www.facebook.com/verbaldiorama (@verbaldiorama) Email verbaldiorama [at] gmail [dot] com Website https://my.captivate.fm/verbaldiorama.com (verbaldiorama.com) SUPPORT VERBAL DIORAMA.... Leave a 5-star rating/review: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/verbal-diorama/id1453296967 (Apple Podcasts) or https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/verbal-diorama-803268 (Podchaser) Join the Patreon: https://verbaldiorama.com/patreon (https://verbaldiorama.com/patreon) Thank you to all the patrons Simon E, Sade, Jardiel, Claudia, Simon B, Laurel, Derek, Jason, Kristin, Cat, Andy, Mike, Griff, Luke, Emily, Michael, Scott, Mark, Brendan, Ian, Lisa, Sam, Will and Jack. Buy Merch! https://verbaldiorama.com/merch (https://verbaldiorama.com/merch) Tees, mugs, hoodies and totes are available! Theme Music: Verbal Diorama Theme Song Music by Chloe Enticott - https://www.facebook.com/watch/Compositionsbychloe/ (Compositions by Chloe) Lyrics by Chloe Enticott (and me!) Production by Ellis Powell-Bevan of Ewenique Studio Support this podcast

DISCLAIMER: I recorded this episode with Nick when he was still the host of the Epic Film Guys. Nick has since moved on to host Nikoli's Kitchen! Its a cool new venture from a cool guy. So, I'm sorry for the confusion. This doesn't detract from Nick's THING, though, as that still shines brightly. Nick is an amazing guy and taught me a lot of what I know about podcasting.Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/like2likethingsor on IG at https://www.instagram.com/like2likethings/You can follow Nick on IG at https://www.instagram.com/nikoliskitchen/Support us via Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/IliketolikethingsThank you to Bensound.com for our music. 

The past week was hard and for very different reasons than those going forward will be. We debrief about the week, talk emotional eating, and welcome guest Nick Haskins to talk his healthy living story!Follow Nick at twitter.com/Livestream4CureContact us at illgetaburger@gmail.comFollow along with our journey.Twitter - twitter.com/illgetaburgerInstagram - instagram.com/illgetaburgerThanks for listening.Music by Audionautix.com

#FantasyMovieDraft is BACK! And it's back with a vengeance as this week is the 1st round of our new 2000s Films Tournament! To get everything started alright alright alright, we have 4 draft vets picking from the best of the best films from the year 2000! Dueling it out in hopes to advance to the March 2020 semi-finals are Emily Higgins from Tasteless Podcast, Markellus Ragans from So Wizard Podcast, Nick Haskins from Epic Film Guys and Chris Braaten of I Like To Like Things! Go to our Twitter and vote for your favorite team once the poll drops! Please check out our podcast on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @MovieGeekCast and find our pod and several other awesome ones like it on the PodFix Network! Subscribe and if you like us (like really like us), we'd appreciate it if you leave us a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts! You can also email us any questions or comments to moviegeekcast (at) gmail (dot) com!

Welcome to Episode 20 of Nooks and Crannies! Overpriced Beers make Paa_uul get Political w/The 3rd Annual Livestream for the Cure Short notes this week, Matty got yet another concussion (2 in three weeks!)... We kick things off without an intro and jump right into a love-fest over the CBC’s hourly News and Current Event program: The World this Hour, then it’s a complain-fest about over-priced BC Craft beers! Which leads us to Paul’s political Left-Hand turn while discussing the feminist ramifications of Alien and Aliens (4:13) and offers up a scathing critique of the US Military Industrial Complex and how the USA treats its veterans, because you know, we were talking about Rambo. Its awesome folks, check it out. After I wipe the S*** Eater Grin off my face, Evan and Matty Dork out over the dorkiest podcast in both our podcatchers, that’s right folks its: In Our Time w/Matt’s Muse, Melvin Bragg (20:07). We hear some love that Paul has for the indelible Jackie Chan (27:23) and then we hear all about the 3rd annual Livestream for the Cure event, hosted by the amazing Epic Film Guys (33:08)! I used episode 192 to prep for the Avengers: End Game Spoiler Fest episode, I forgot to link the episode of course, so here it is…thanks again Nick!   :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hear Paul, don’t call me Cosmo, Csomo from Varmints and Chris, don’t call me Paul, Osborne from Play Comics join Matty on May 17th at 3:00 for a 30 min roundtable music playlist-athon in support of the 3rd Annual Livestream for the Cure event in support of The Cancer Research Institute Big thanks go to Nick Haskins from Epic Film Guys and RestuRant podcasts who has once again organized this and has continued to add more features like; Merchandise! Follow this Link (https://www.twitch.tv/epicfilmguys) on May 17th for 30hours of Podcasting fun, all in support of this very worthwhile cause; personally dedicated to Perry and Lindsay Johnson :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: N&C Links Archive of Episodes Topics and Lighthearted Complaints Watch Matty Fight on Social Ponder Evan’s Blurry Pictures Find Nooks and Crannies on Spotify Graphics by Donna Hume ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Proud of you Lindsay

***SPOILER-FEST*** Avengers: Endgame Welcome to the first of many more Spoiler-Fest Bonus Episodes; Avengers: Endgame! Of course, we are pleased to welcome back, re: dragged back kicking, screaming and overall reluctantly, Paul, the really nice dude who needs a better podcast nickname than “That Movie Guy”, Combs! If that were not enticing enough, Paul somehow convinced his former co-host (and RL good friend) Joseph from Matty’s FAVORITE Indie movie review podcast EVER! C & C Geekcast to join in on this SPOILER-Fest Episode!! So total fan-boi moment right!!!??? True, but I also needed both Joseph and Paul’s assistance because, SPOILER ALERT: Matt has never seen an Avengers movie, and has maybe only seen 20 mins of some random Iron Man movie at some point…So, ya. The conversation turned out to be fascinating and I know all you super fans out there will love it, and honestly, even those who are a little muh on Superhero sheeeeeet, will very much enjoy the analysis Paul and Joseph provide, which of course is well anchored in the Profundity that is Mamoo. ***PS: Duh, this is a spoiler episode, look at the title, don’t think you were not forewarned!!***    Cheering Crowd, http://eliotlash.com/ Crickets Chirping, http://soundcloud.com/roocza :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hear Paul, don’t call me Cosmo, Csomo from Varmints and Chris, don’t call me Paul, Osborne from Play Comics join Matty on May 17th at 3:00 for a 30 min roundtable music playlist-athon in support of the 3rd Annual Livestream for the Cure event in support of The Cancer Research Institute Big thanks go to Nick Haskins from Epic Film Guys and RestuRant podcasts who has once again organized this and has continued to add more features like; Merchandise! Follow this Link (https://www.twitch.tv/epicfilmguys) on May 17th for 30hours of Podcasting fun, all in support of this very worthwhile cause; personally dedicated to Perry and Lindsay Johnson:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: N&C Links Archive of Episodes Topics and Lighthearted Complaints Watch Matty Fight on Social Ponder Evan’s Blurry Pictures Find Nooks and Crannies on Spotify Listen to Evan’s Much Superior Musical Picks Graphics by Donna Hume      

Welcome to Episode 19 of Nooks and Crannies! Concussed 80s Action Flicks, Feminist Teething, Confused Venezuelan Coups: What Was That Like?   Good to be back after the break week: Evan wrote an amazing paper and Matt got concussion number 28 on Good Friday! Suffice to say, the show notes are gonna be a little on the short side this episode. We kick things off with an intro where Matty reveals the two playlists he has been listening to with Violet during breakfast: Violet’s Teething Remix and Vi’s Feminist Indoctrination, vol. 1 Next up is Brian, Matt’s Chronic Illness Muse, King who turned the tables at the end of our chat and interviewed me about anthropology and medical anth. Always a treat to have a thoughtful individual ask you questions about a passion. Thanks buddy P-) After we lost Brian (his WiFi dropped randomly and we decided to just call it), we have another edition of the hottest segment in podcasting; “Podcast Recommendation Section, w/Nooks and Crannies”, on this edition we hear about Matt’s new favorite show: What Was That Like, hosted by perhaps the most perfectist interviewer in the game Scott Johnson. Just hit subscribe and take a peek at the episode titles, that’s all it took for Evan and I to get hooked. ***Trigger Warning: Episode 22 of What was that Like, it gets pretty rough. I would recommend proceeding with trepidation. It was one where part of it I wish I could have unheard.*** It is also one of the most harrowing accounts ever... Anywho..Let's Lighten the mood a bit with Paul, the movie podcast guy who still needs a better podcasting nickname than this, Combs and Matty dorking out over 1980’s era Action Flicks!!! Don’t worry, somewhere in here I managed to wedge in Over the Top and Space Jam, but that also might have been last episode or on the next one, folks, what I am trying to say here is I got a concussion okay??!?! Jeeze Okay back to the heavy, Matt gives you all a full account of his 28th concussion and how he somehow managed to pull off, with the able and supportive helpy of melly, his first ever full on Turkey Dinner! Do not know how I did it, cuz I barely remember Monday, or Sunday or … Talk to you all soon. Oh wait, there is more! Next segment is a new one, tentatively called: What Just Happened, a political and current events segment that Evan came up with that, honestly folks, its just a convenient way for yours truly to stay up to date on politics! On the inceptional :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hear Paul, don’t call me Cosmo, Csomo from Varmints and Chris, don’t call me Paul, Osborne from Play Comics join Matty on May 17th at 3:00 for a 30 min roundtable music playlistathon in support of the 3rd Annual Livestream for the Cure event in support of The Cancer Research Institute. Big thanks goes to Nick Haskins from Epic Film Guys and RestuRant podcasts who has once again organized this and has continued to add more features like: Merchandise! Follow this Link (https://www.twitch.tv/epicfilmguys) on May 17th for 30hours of Podcasting fun, all in support of this very worthwhile cause; personally dedicated to Perry and Lindsay Johnson. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Fears and Desires Podcast, hosted by the indelible Issa Wurie   Witness the awesomeness that is Brian King, MSW What Was that Like, hosted by the best interviewer in the indie podgame, Scott Johnson :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Vi's Feminist Indoctrination, vol. 1 Violet's Teething Remix (sadish songs) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: N&C Links Archive of Episodes Topics and Lighthearted Complaints Watch Matty Fight on Social Ponder Evan’s Blurry Pictures Find Nooks and Crannies on Spotify Listen to Evan’s Much Superior Musical Picks Graphics by Donna Hume If you or someone you know is suffering with Brain Injury, please reach out, happy to listen ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Proud of you Lindsay  

Happy Friday folks! Last weekend Avengers: Endgame hit theaters and I knew it would be awesome to talk about it with fellow film critics and film lovers The Epic Film Guys! So today I have a crossover episode that’s a whole lot longer than regular Picture Lock episodes, but true fans of the film will love it. The Epic Film Guys have their third annual Live Stream for the Cure coming up this month, so we’ll talk about that first and then get into Endgame. I gotta give a special shoutout to Nick Haskins who did most of the heavy lifting in editing this show! Now I keep the show pretty clean for radio and the podcast, but w/ this cross over I’ve edited the language for the radio edit but the podcast is so long I let it ride after the radio version. Fair warning. Plus, I have your answers to last week’s question of the week!  Check out the Epic Film Guys here: http://www.epicfilmguys.com/ In Theaters/Streaming This Week reviews: Let’s Talk Live what to watch this weekend review: https://wjla.com/news/lets-talk/kevin-sampson-tells-us-movies-we-should-watch-this-weekend The Intruder review: http://picturelockshow.com/new-releases/2019/4/30/the-intruder-stellar-suspense-dumb-decisions UglyDolls review: http://picturelockshow.com/new-releases/2019/5/3/uglydolls-review-bless-its-ugly-wittle-heart Picture Lock Links: Take my PR For The Indie Filmmaker online course here: https://indiefilmpr.thinkific.com/ Get a partner as passionate as you in your film or film event's publicity: www.picturelockpr.com Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kevin-sampsons-picture-lock/id639359584?mt=2 Be sure to visit www.picturelockshow.com for everything Picture Lock! Please give us a review on whatever platform you listen to this podcast on. Thanks so much for your continued support. Drop a line a picturelockshow@gmail.com to say hi and let us know what you think of the show. FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/picturelockshow SNAPCHAT: https://www.snapchat.com/add/picturelockshow YouTube CHANNEL:http://www.youtube.com/picturelockshowTWITTER:https://twitter.com/picturelockshowINSTAGRAM:http://instagram.com/picturelockshowPINTEREST:http://pinterest.com/picturelockshow

Joining Jake & Tom for this episode is an old friend of the show, Nick Haskins, co-host of the amazing podcast Epic Film Guys!  He's ben brought in to help your intrepid dorks discuss the current state of Warner Brothers' slate of movies based off of DC Comics.   Points of discussion include: Ben Affleck officially stepping down from 2020's "The Batman" Matt Reeves' first description of his upcoming film Persistent rumors regarding the casting of the new Batman James Gunn's role in the franchise The upcoming "Birds of Prey" film The upcoming "Aquaman" spin-off And Whether or not any of this "news" is to be believed   Be sure to listen to Nick on every episode of Epic Film Guys, and make a point to help Jake & Tom in their quest for world domination by rating them highly on iTunes, sharing their stuff on social media, and by telling your friends with Android phones to listen to them & a whole host of other great shows with the Amazing And FREE Couch Party App, available exclusively on the Google Play Store! Don't forget to follow the guys on Twitter, join in on the conversation over at their Facebook page, Jake and Tom Conquer the Group, listen in on Tom's side project, Cobra Kai Kompanion, and support their partners in internet radio & fellow podcasters over at Geeks Worldwide!   Copyright 2019 Thomas Coe, Jacob Wilson & Nick Haskins Intro By HAB Cover Art By Villain Archives

Taking the ball from last week and running with it, Jake and Tom are having another edition of their “Campfire Chats”. Only this time, they brought in a friend of the show & all-around great guy Nick Haskins, host of the amazing movie podcast, “Epic Film Guys” and the audio culinary tour de force, “RestauRant” This week, the discussion is centering around something that most of have most likely thought of before: What if certain celebrities didn’t die when they did? So listen in as Jake, Tom, Nick (and special guest Randy from the world famous, “Miserable Retail Slave” podcast) sort through their favorite what-if scenarios involving dearly departed legends from the world of entertainment. As always, be sure to help Jake and Tom in their quest for world domination by giving them a five-star rating on iTunes, sharing their stuff on social media, and by telling your Android using friends to listen to them via the Amazing And FREE Couch Party App, available exclusively on the Google Play Store! Don’t forget to follow the guys on Twitter, join the conversation on their Facebook page, “Jake and Tom Conquer the Group“, and find more great shows like theirs through their partners in internet radio, Geeks Worldwide & The PodFix Network!

Taking the ball from last week and running with it, Jake and Tom are having another edition of their "Campfire Chats".  Only this time, they brought in friend of the show & all-around great guy Nick Haskins, host of the amazing movie podcast, "Epic Film Guys" and the audio culinary tour de force, "RestauRant" This week, the discussion is centering around something that most of have most likely thought of before: What if certain celebrities didn't die when they did?   So listen in as Jake, Tom, Nick (and special guest Randy from the world famous, "Miserable Retail Slave" podcast) sort through their favorite what if scenarios involving dearly departed legends from the world of entertainment.   As always, be sure to help Jake and Tom in their quest for world domination by giving them a five-star rating on iTunes, sharing their stuff on social media, and by telling your Android using friends to listen to them via the Amazing And FREE Couch Party App, available exclusively on the Google Play Store! Don't forget to follow the guys on Twitter, join the conversation on their Facebook page, "Jake and Tom Conquer the Group", and find more great shows like theirs through their partners in internet radio, Geeks Worldwide & The PodFix Network!   Copyright 2018 Thomas Coe, Jacob Wilson & Nicholas Haskins Intro By HAB Cover Art By Villain Archives

Joining Jake and Tom this is week is one half of The Epic Film Guys, Nick Haskins.  He came by to help the guys sort out the mess that is the DCEU.   Listen in as the guys ask themselves what they would do to fix it, how they'd change the "look and feel" of the franchise, which characters would be recast, who they'd want to see behind the camera, as well as which properties they'd like to see developed. Along the way, Jake and Tom also ask Nick to discuss his upcoming project, which will benefit the Cancer Research Institute.  To find out how you can help, please visit his website, LiveStream For The Cure.   And, as always, be sure to help Jake and Tom in their quest for world domination by rating them highly on iTunes, sharing their stuff on social media, and by telling your Android using friends to listen to them via the Amazing And FREE Couch Party App, available exclusively on the Google Play Store! Don't forget to follow the guys on Twitter and join in on the conversation at the Facebook page, "Jake and Tom Conquer the Group".  And if you want to listen to more great shows like this, then Jake and Tom's partners in internet radio Geeks WorldWide & The PodFix Network! Copyright 2018 Thomas Coe, Jacob Wilson & Nicholas Haskins Intro By HAB Cover Art By Villain Archives

This week I'm wrapping up my series on the guests for the Sunshine Summit 2018 with Jilanne Holder from the Business Mum Community Facebook Group, Emily Prokop from The Story Behind podcast and E Podcast Productions, Nick Haskins from the Epic Film Guys and RestauRant podcasts, Gareth Thomas from Gareth's Random Ramblings, and Bandrew Scott from the Bandrew Says podcast and Podcastage Youtube channel. The news brings a whole lot of people that simply beg the question, "What were you thinking?" And I share the harrowing tale that was... digging through my garage.

This week I'm wrapping up my series on the guests for the Sunshine Summit 2018 with Jilanne Holder from the Business Mum Community Facebook Group, Emily Prokop from The Story Behind podcast and E Podcast Productions, Nick Haskins from the Epic Film Guys and RestauRant podcasts, Gareth Thomas from Gareth's Random Ramblings, and Bandrew Scott from the Bandrew Says podcast and Podcastage Youtube channel. The news brings a whole lot of people that simply beg the question, "What were you thinking?" And I share the harrowing tale that was... digging through my garage.

We look back on World of Ro in this special episode hosted by Nick. He produced and put this episode together as he looks back on episodes 1-74. This is part 1, thank you  all for the support and enjoy! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nick is back on the show this week, and he talks with Ro more in depth on film, podcasting and his screenplay writing. They also talk about IPAs, being a teenager in the 90s vs today. Nothing but laughs and great talk between the guys! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nick is s savant of film and has thorough knowledge of movies, down to the hidden secrets of certain films....hence the name of his show EPIC FILM GUYS! This show Ro has in depth conversation with him on his podcasting career started and they get into film talk, makes for an amazing show! Check out his podcast on Itunes, follow them on twitter @EpicFilmGuys, website www.epicfilmguys.com. Special thanks to Fauna Noir for the music, follow them on twitter @FaunaNoir. Songs  Lifes a Dragon  Magna See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jonathan Williamson is the co-founder and COO of CGCookie, a membership website that provides as an educational resource for computer graphics and modeling. CGCookie has been around since 2008, and today is a network of five websites, has thousands of paying members, a team of six full time employees plus a number of contractors. CGCookie is built completely on WordPress and has a built in membership component. Some astute readers may recognize both the site and Jonathan's name; Jonathan is Pippin Williamson's identical twin brother, and Pippin has worked with Jonathan on CGCookie many times. So, in this interview, you're not listening to me talk to Pippin -- though it sounds like it -- but I'm talking to Jonathan Williamson. Jonathan is as passionate about CG, modeling, 3D printing, and the software that surrounds these disciplines as Pippin is about WordPress and programming. It was a pleasure to talk to Jonathan about what it's like to run a membership site that runs on WordPress. I think this interview will be beneficial for those that want to run a membership site, and also those that work with clients who make their living off of their website. How CGCookie evolved CGCookie started as a blog with news, tutorials, and resources for CG enthusiasts. The first form of its monetization was by selling the source files for the various tutorials. Within about two years, Jonathan and co-founder Wes Burke decided to add a membership component that ended up working far better than they anticipated. Jonathan has been working full-time on CGCookie since around the summer of 2009. They originally launched on aMember, before eventually migrating to Pippin's Restrict Content Pro plugin, along with Easy Digital Downloads. Today, CGCookie has more than 120,000 free users, and they have around 4,700 paid members. Since 2008, CGCookie have managed to not have a full time web developer until February of 2014, when they hired Nick Haskins. You may recognize Nick as the founder of Aesop Stories as well. Nick manages front-end development for the site, and they still don't have a backend developer -- though a backend developer and designer are on their roadmap. How CGCookie's eCommerce setup runs Considering Jonathan is using his brother's own plugins in the real world, it makes for a great avenue for feedback and insight for Pippin to improve those products. CGCookie is using Restrict Content Pro for memberships themselves, and EDD for their store. We talked about whether EDD could be used for both, or if there is room for improvement in the marriage between the two systems, and he believes there is and that it's a goal for the two plugins. For instance, currently, reporting and user management and a number of other features are independent between each plugin even though often times the users that utilize the system may overlap. I asked Jonathan about scaling WordPress and eCommerce for their large user base. He says that scaling for eCommerce has not been difficult, but with over a hundred thousand users, some default WordPress functionality has not scaled well; for instance, some admin areas create dropdowns for all users, which does not work well. Fortunately, there are some trac tickets in place currently to help solve some of these problems. Prioritizing goals for a membership site When discussing challenges running a membership site, Jonathan highlights the internal battles: balancing new features versus iterative improvements. Based on my short experience managing this membership site, I completely agree. For an example, Jonathan told me about a potential question and answer system to help his members get answers for specific technical topics that may be beyond the scope of a specific course. They believe a Stack Exchange style setup that allows them to refer their courses to specific questions would allow them to better serve their customers with the same content they already have. How do you get people to find your content that answers their question, but you don't have a way of just explicitly saying that these are the questions this course answers? They're considering a method of post to post relationships that direct courses as question answers and vice versa. For this feature and others, they try to do things with a short return on investment, but they also don't want to be a slave to it. They sometimes do things "that are important to the quality of CGCookie, that never make a dime." They removed ads last year under that very premise, to make CGCookie a better learning experience. Not the only place to learn Jonathan knows CGCookie isn't the only place to learn, so they focus on creating an excellent community and learning experience for their customers. Realizing that our sites aren't the only way to get certain information is an important thing to know to be able to better focus what we create for our users and why we create it. Pricing for CGCookie CGCookie has pricing for monthly, quarterly, or yearly pricing; all plans renew automatically unless explicitly cancelled. This is a feature they actively A/B test to see what's working and what's not. Behavior of customers varies between the three levels. Jonathan says that the users are more invested in their purchases (and getting more out of it) when they sign up for longer. Quarterly members have 10% longer lifetime memberships and spend three times longer on the site. However, they do have "a fair bit" of what I called "download and dash" members that sign up for a month, download a bunch of assets and cancel. Monthly memberships are also the most popular plan. They've considered locking down downloads for monthly signups but it's not something they want to do unless it becomes a bigger problem; however they do lose money on those customers that download gigabytes of files and videos but only stay subscribed for one month. Testing During A/B tests, they have found that people will be just as likely to sign up for quarterly as monthly if monthly isn't available, and quarterly members are more engaged. One thing they noted is that once people stick around for a few months, the average tenure of a user skyrockets; they have some users that have been a paying member as long as the site has been running. One of my big takeaways talking to Jonathan was about how significant testing can be. Their tests help them decide on the optimal pricing and payment plans to maximize a lifetime value. For testing, insights, and statistics they use both Optimizely, Mixpanel, and Google Analytics. Mixpanel allows you to create custom events in your software, and does require some code knowledge, but it can deliver valuable insights if you use it correctly. Jonathan notes, "It's basically as comprehensive as you make it." They can also mesh tools. They can track which A/B test from Optimizely a customer signed up with, and then use Mixpanel to track what they did and how they did it. They can get login metrics, renewal numbers, and more for each plan and signup flow. Mixpanel requires PHP and JavaScript knowledge to utilize, but Optimizely has an extensive visual interface that doesn't require code knowledge to utilize. What encourages membership signups "It varies day to day, week to week, month to month," in regard to how their signups work. A bad month in the economy can make their signups go down. Sometimes quarterly users will spike while monthly users are steady. Their biggest thing that affects signup rates is customer support. Some presale, but also support for new members to help answer questions and get people engaged. [pullquote align="right"]When they can help someone answer the question, "Where do I go next?", they are able to keep them for a long time.[/pullquote] They have one or two courses that drive a ton of traffic to their site, and it is therefore their largest onboarding channel for new members. However, they don't have a silver bullet for what it takes to get new users. They are always trying new things. On competing and the industry Jonathan doesn't see themselves as a part of a singular industry. While many think of CG as a part of the film industry, it's one of dozens of potential applications, and they don't want to narrow themselves to a particular one. They also poll users to get a feel for who they are and what industry actual users come from. Based on around a thousand responses, they had no real pattern at all. The results were all over the board. So they don't want to compete with a film tutorials site or any other industry site. They want to focus on the tool itself. They want to teach people how to use Blender and show them how it can be applied to various industries their users are a part of. Advice for those running membership sites "Build your community would be the main one. It's one thing to offer a really good product. It's one thing to build a really good website. But if you don't have the community behind you that's going to be willing to trust in you with their wallet ... it's not going to go anywhere long term, sustainably." Jonathan says it's about building the community as well as the sense of trust within that community. He believes that customers will want to know that not only the content will be worth it, but that it will continue to be worth it -- and that the communication and support from the team behind the site will be consistent as well. He believes that subscriptions and products are very different. With a subscription, the interaction is just as or far more important than specific content itself. When he refers to community, he doesn't mean it has to be strictly through something like a forum. He considers it a broad term, and for them it evolved out of their Blender community user base. At the time we recorded this, they didn't have forums, a dedicated chat system, or an actual community integration part. But the community exists and thrives within comments and their gallery functionality. Wrapping up Jonathan is full of great advice and I could listen to him talk about membership sites for a long time. I have no experience with CG but at the end of this interview he had me wanted to go build something with Blender. You can (and should) keep up with Jonathan on Twitter, or perhaps you'll see him at a conference near you -- but you'll probably think it's Pippin at first. Also be sure to checkout CGCookie's website; it's really great.