Podcasts about Saranac

RIP Tony Todd. In honor of the Candyman himself, we decided it was high time we tackled a classic Gothic slasher that we've put off for too long. In this episode, we discuss the complex themes of gentrification, systemic racism, and seduction at play in Bernard Rose's Candyman. We also discuss who wins in the battle between Candyman and Bloody Mary - or is it Helen? We're drinking Saranac's newly revitalized White IPA on this episode! Approximate timeline 0:00-10:00 Intro 10:00-20:00 Beer talk 20:00-end Candyman Next up: our Thanksgiving episode! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

(Aug 29, 2024) Schools in the North Country are starting to require students to turn off their phones; campers on an island on Lower Saranac Lake let a fire get out of hand; a young farmer takes over the land in the heart of the High Peaks; a preview of a show at the Salmon River Arts Center in Pulaski.

Friday's Race of the Day is Saratoga's Grade 3 Saranac Stakes. Dan Illman and Mike Beer analyze here. This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Richard Urwin, Chair of the Investment Committee at Saranac Partners, the $6bn UK wealth manager, joins Alan Dunne in this episode to discuss how he is approaching asset allocation at the current juncture. They discuss how long term valuations and asset class return forecast help inform Saranac's strategic asset allocation and delve into some of the structural forces that may influence the economic outlook and asset class returns in the coming decade. While shifting demographics, climate change, high deficits and rising debt levels all have the potential to contribute to higher inflation and higher bond yields, Richard is cautious about being too pessimistic about the outlook and sees good opportunity in credit and alternative assets and strategies. They also discuss how Saranac think about selecting and sizing hedge funds in their portfolios and how this has changed in a higher interest rate environment.-----EXCEPTIONAL RESOURCE: Find Out How to Build a Safer & Better Performing Portfolio using this FREE NEW Portfolio Builder Tool-----Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or via the TTU website.IT's TRUE ? – most CIO's read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.And you can get a free copy of my latest book “Ten Reasons to Add Trend Following to Your Portfolio” here.Learn more about the Trend Barometer here.Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.comAnd please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest Rating & Review on iTunes or Spotify so more people can discover the podcast.Follow Alan on Twitter.Follow Richard on LinkedInEpisode TimeStamps: 02:45 - Introduction to Richard Urwin06:31 - A noticeable shift?08:49 - What is Saranac's investment philosophy?13:06 - Dealing with structural shifts as an asset allocator18:07 - How confident are they in forecasts?24:24 - Balancing competing forces30:08 - How Saranac builds balanced portfolios33:55 - Do they consider supply shocks in...

After several months of viewing “refined cinema”, we keep tradition by watching a “bad” movie post-Oscar night.Even though it won the Razzie For Worst Movie, Hudson Hawk is just too much fun! What's not to love about a cat-burglar being blackmailed to steal Da Vinci art by a mob family, a psychotic anarchist husband and wife, and a bunch of candy bars?We also give a short recap on our favorite parts of the 96th Academy Awards.Today's root beer is Saranac.Intro and Outro music by Stockmusic331 on Pond5

(Mar 4, 2024) Snowmobiling is a big part of life and business in Lewis County, home to about 25,000 people. In a two part series starting today, we're diving into snowmobiling economics, weird weather, and the people who support the $80 million industry on the Tug Hill; a new report from the state outlines how climate change will affect agriculture and what farmers can do to adapt; Rob Schwimmer, former co-director of the New York Theremin Society, is bringing his theremin and haken continuum for a solo music show in Saranac, and the Saratoga Springs folk duo, Drank the Gold, is performing Irish music at TAUNY on Friday.

(Jan 30, 2024) The Adirondack Park is one of the last ‘dark sky' strongholds left in the eastern United States. Lake Placid is trying to make sure it stays that way with smarter lighting around the village. Also: The Adirondack Rail Trail is getting $13 million to finish the final phase of construction from Saranac lake to Tupper Lake.

(Jan 26, 2024) The percentage of babies born at home in St. Lawrence County is almost ten times the state average. One midwife delivers most of them; the mild weather means unstable ice conditions on North Country rivers and lakes. Emergency officials are warning people to be aware before going on the ice; music and conversation with the electroacoustic duo ARKAI, coming to Saranac and Saranac Lake this weekend!

Segment 2, January 6th, 2023 It doesn't get much better than the mountains! On this segment of the Carolina Outdoors show, host Bill Bartee dives into conversation inspired by a The Future of the Mountain Town article written by Heather Hansman of Outside Online. With towns listed such as Legrand, Oregon, Reno, Nevada, and Saranac, New York Hansman discusses the affordability and appreciation for the outdoors that numerous towns across the United States hold. However, one town listed happens to be in our very own beloved state of North Carolina! A frequent conversation topic on the Carolina Outdoors show, Boone, NC makes the list. With a population of 18,000 people and an average home price of $446,000, Boone is home to many outdoor lovers (and students)! With the New River, Watauga River, and 3 ski resorts in the area, Boone has something for everyone and for every season. Appalachian State University student, and Charlotte native, Adam Suggs, joins the Carolina Outdoors conversation to talk all things Boone, NC. Growing up a boy-scout, Suggs' love for the outdoors has only grown since residing in Boone. He shares how the students cherish and love the mountain environment just as much as the local residents. Whether its snowboarding, fly-fishing, hiking, white water rafting, skiing, or camping it is hard to be bored to in the beautiful town. Charlotte outdoor store, Jesse Brown's is the place to get outfitted for your next mountain town adventure! Bill Bartee from the Charlotte outdoor store, Jesse Brown's & host of the Carolina Outdoors had a chance to speak with Adam Suggs all about Boone, NC and the opportunities for outdoor lovers that are offered! Things You'll Learn by Listening: Show Highlights: Boone, NC resides in the NC highlands and is home to 18,000 Population booms during the academic school year with students at Appalachian State University With the New River, Watauga River, ski resorts in the area, state parks, campgrounds, hiking trails, etc. there is something for everybody!

Friday's Race of the Day is Saratoga's Grade 3 Saranac Stakes. Dan Illman and Mike Beer analyze here. This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Chuck Aaron from Jersey Girl Brewing joins me to talk CBC conference. 7 years brewing beer, NJ legislative stuff and more. Flying Dog has been acquired by Saranac. New beers from Firestone Walker, Founders and Threes Brewing. The Hop Sauce festival is back on LBI. Hops 4 Hope takes place this September at The Lost Tavern in Hellertown, PA. Full recap of the B3 Showdown and so much more. @njcraftbeer  @hoppedupnetwork @sjbeerscene @brewerystrong #metalforever #drinklocal #drinkcraftnotcrap #stouts #ipas #lagers #ales #sours #hops #pilsners #porters #gastropub #speakeasy  #growler #beer #jerseybeers #fcancer #smallbusinessowners #beerfestivals #beertours #music #savenjbeer #podcasts #crowlersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today on the show we will be talking with the CEO of the YWCA Mohawk Valley Dianne Stancato. Dianne will discuss advancing their mission of eliminating racism and empowering women. Learn more about their upcoming girls' empowerment summit, Sky's the Limit, and the impact they make in the community.#ywca #greateruticachamber #empoweringwomen #beantiracist #racism

Joining us will be the President and CEO of Standard Heating, Cooling, and Insulating, Jennifer Keida! Jennifer will discuss what it's like breaking barriers in a male-dominated industry, what's next for Standard, and how it feels to be selected as this year's Business Person of the Year! #greateruticachamber #utica #business

Uno de los retos más grande que tenemos los que emigramos a los Estados Unidos es el lenguaje. Aprender un nuevo idioma y desenvolverse en un ambiente completamente diferente al que crecimos es toda una travesía. Por eso en este episodio hablamos de nuestra experiencia con el Inglés como Segundo Idioma. También en cada episodio estaremos tomándonos una cerveza, en este caso es la Saranac.

We are back again this week and Jordan Brouk joins us to talk about his adventures in running and celebrating Black History Month. We discuss some barriers to our sport, and some opportunities for us to grow. Check the show notes below to learn more about Jordan and the topics we talked about. You can find Jordan on his instagram here Things we talked about today: Frank Hart and "Pedestrianism" Lead The Way 5K Coaches of Color Comrades Black Girls Run Monroe Milers Trent Jackson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Gray_(runner) What is the Saranac 6er Ultra? https://www.saranaclakeny.gov/index.php?section=playing-hiking-challenge Jordan takes on the Saranac 6 ultra https://www.saranaclake.com/saranac-lake-6er/roster/4061

NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Utah Jazz 126, Detroit Pistons 111 Chicago Bulls 113, Miami Heat 103 Jazz 126, Pistons 111 – Markkanen scores 38 to lead Jazz past Pistons 126-111 Lauri Markkanen scored 38 points, including a career-high nine 3-pointers, and the Utah Jazz defeated the Detroit Pistons 126-111. Jarred Vanderbilt added 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Jazz, who outscored Detroit 65-51 in the second half. Utah had at least 30 points in all four quarters. Jaden Ivey led Detroit with 30 points. Pistons rookie Jalen Duren had 15 points and 14 rebounds. He has at least 11 rebounds in seven straight games, matching Dwight Howard’s 2005 mark for the longest streak by a teenager. Bulls 113, Heat 103 – Bulls snap 4-game slide, top short-handed Heat 113-103 Nikola Vucevic had 29 points and 12 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points and the Chicago Bulls stopped a four-game slide by beating the short-handed Miami Heat 113-103. Zach LaVine scored 21 and Coby White added 14 for the Bulls, who used a 30-7 run in the second half to take control. Bam Adebayo made his first nine shots and scored 27 points for Miami. Adebayo also had 12 rebounds for the Heat, who got 19 from Tyler Herro, 18 from Haywood Highsmith, 14 from Victor Oladipo and 13 from Duncan Robinson. Tonight Detroit Pistons at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Mat Ishbia agrees to buy Suns, Mercury for $4 billion Mortgage executive Mat Ishbia has agreed in principle to buy the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury from embattled owner Robert Sarver for $4 billion. The sale is expected to take several weeks to complete. Ishbia is chairman, president and chief executive of United Wholesale Mortgage. He also is a former Michigan State basketball player and a member of the Spartans’ NCAA championship team in 2000. Sarver was suspended by the NBA in September over workplace misconduct that included racist speech and hostile behavior toward employees. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football Yesterday FBS Bowls Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – Boise, ID Eastern Michigan 41, San Jose State 27 EMU 41, SJSU 27 – E. Michigan beats San Jose St. in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Taylor Powell threw for 298 yards and two touchdowns, Samson Evans rushed for a pair of scores and Eastern Michigan defeated San Jose State 41-27 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Eastern Michigan (9-4) won a bowl game for the second time in program history. The team last won a bowl game in 1987, beating San Jose State in the California Bowl. San Jose State (7-5) turned the ball over three times. It was first time this season that the Spartans had multiple turnovers in a game. Chevan Cordeiro led the Spartans offensively, completing 26 of 44 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions. NFL – Bears’ Jenkins may practice this week after neck injury Chicago Bears offensive lineman Teven Jenkins might practice this week after being carted from the field with a neck injury. Jenkins was at the team’s practice facility Tuesday, two days after he was injured against the Philadelphia Eagles. Coach Matt Eberflus said “it’s a possibility” Jenkins practices this week with Chicago set to host the AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills on Saturday. The Bears held a walkthrough on Tuesday. Jenkins was carted from the field and taken to a hospital during Sunday’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Jenkins went down while blocking for David Montgomery on a running play on the game’s opening drive. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Today Sienna Heights at Western Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Oakland at Michigan State, 6:30 p.m.                            Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 5:30 Youngstown State at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Michigan at North Carolina, 7:00 p.m.                          News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM Notre Dame at Florida State, 8:30 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night James Madison 78, Eastern Michigan 43 (19) Michigan 76, (6) North Carolina 68 Michigan State 98, Prairie View A&M 50 (19) Michigan 76, (6) North Carolina 68 – Brown scores 25, No. 19 Michigan rolls past No. 6 UNC 76-68 Fifth-year senior Leigha Brown had 25 points and eight rebounds, and 19th-ranked Michigan knocked off No. 6 North Carolina 76-68 on Tuesday night at the inaugural Jumpman Invitational. The 6-foot-1 Brown was 9 of 15 from the field and made three 3-pointers in her 113th career game for the Wolverines. Laila Phelia added 20 points for Michigan, which shot 46% from the field, while holding North Carolina to 32%. Deja Kelly had 15 points and Eva Hodgson had 13 for North Carolina, which couldn’t complete the comeback after falling behind by 23 points in the first half. Today Western Michigan at (5) Notre Dame, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Wright State, 1:00 p.m. MLB – Michael Lorenzen, Tigers finalize $8.5M, 1-year contract Right-hander Michael Lorenzen and the Detroit Tigers finalized their $8.5 million, one-year contract. Lorenzen was 8-6 with a 4.24 ERA in 18 starts last season with the Los Angeles Angels. Since making his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 2015, he is 31-29 with a 4.10 ERA. The 30-year-old Lorezen began his career as a starter before mostly pitching out of the bullpen for the Reds. He can earn an additional $1.5 million in performance bonuses for innings: $250,000 each for 100, 125, 150, 175, 195 and 205. MLB – Bellinger looking forward to fresh start after joining Cubs Cody Bellinger is looking forward to a fresh start with the Chicago Cubs and showing that he can once again be a productive hitter. He went from winning the NL MVP with the Dodgers in 2019 to being cut by Los Angeles in November. The years in between were marked by injuries and plummeting production. Bellinger says he will “be able to learn from” his experience. The Cubs hope he can experience a bit of a resurgence at the plate while giving them an elite glove in center field as they try to climb back toward contention. They finished third in the NL Central at 74-88. It was their second straight losing season after making the playoffs five of the previous six years, but they went 40-31 in their final 71 games. FIFA – More than 25 million watched World Cup final in U.S. Argentina’s dramatic World Cup final victory over France is the second most-watched soccer match of any kind in the United States. That’s according to early numbers from Nielsen, Fox and Telemundo. Sunday’s match had an English- and Spanish-language combined audience of 25,783,000. That trails the 2015 Women’s World Cup final that was watched by 26.7 million when the United States beat Japan 5-2. That match aired in prime time in most of the U.S. Fox’s numbers from Sunday should increase when the “match-only” rating is released later Tuesday. Golf – Masters – Masters to keep criteria, invite all eligible players in ’23 The Masters is keeping its criteria the same for next year. That means 16 players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf will be at Augusta National to compete for a green jacket. Club chairman Fred Ridley says he’s disappointed in the fractured nature of golf. But he says the focus of the Masters is to bring the top players together from around the world. The 16 players from LIV Golf include six former champions and six who qualify by being in the top 50 in the world ranking. Ridley said the club still reserves the right to alter its criteria for 2024. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Tonight Cincinnati Cyclones at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Lakeshore 40, Berrien Springs 29 Jack Carlisle had 18 points to lead Lakeshore to a 40-29 win at Berrien Springs, J.J. Frakes added 13 in the Lancers first win of the season. Brandywine 50, Our Lady of the Lake 24 Brandywine’s Jeremiah Palmer had a game high 18 points as the Bobcats beat Our Lady of the Lake 50-24.  Owen McLoughlin led the Lakers with 15 points. Gull Lake 57, Plainwell 40 Paw Paw 56, Dowagiac 40 Concord (IN) 33, Edwardsburg 20 Eau Claire 82, Martin 36 South Haven 77, River Valley 48 Schoolcraft 78, Three Rivers 36 Hopkins 54, Allegan 45 Cassopolis 75, Bloomingdale 19 Comstock 75, Marcellus 56 GR West Michigan Aviation 77, Kalamazoo Christian 61 Saranac 45, Delton-Kellogg 37 Saugatuck 55, Byron Center Zion Christian 48 Mason 81, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 46 Portage Northern 46, Coldwater 35 Battle Creek Central 70, Lansing Everett 49 Galesburg-Augusta 55, Vermontville Maple Valley 43 Girls Basketball Otsego 46, St. Joseph 39 Despite at game high 23 points from St. Joseph Sophomore Jaslynn Ward, St. Joe fell at Otsego 46-39.  Ward had 13 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter as the Bears comeback fell short.  Eleah Hedstrom added 10 for St. Joe.  Hailey Guerrant had 11 to lead Otsego. Lakeshore 73, Berrien Springs 40 Lakeshore jumped out to a 23-2 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in a 73-40 win over Berrien Springs.  Lakeshore had 4 players in double figures, led by Ainsly Ashby’s game high 17 points.  Paige Lies scored 16, Emily Lockman had 14 and Megan Wurster had 13.  Aubreona Smith had 14 points to lead the Shamrocks. Edwardsburg 43, Mattawan 32 Watervliet 46, Paw Paw 44 Dowagiac 48, Parchment 24 Plainwell 34, Gull Lake 33 Bangor 43, Fennville 40 GR South Christian 64, Kalamazoo Christian 38 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian 33, Martin 31 Three Rivers 43, Schoolcraft 22 Cassopolis 55, Bloomingdale 34 Mendon 29, Decatur 16 White Pigeon 31, Lawrence 28 Kalamazoo Central 64, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 50 Coldwater 41, Portage Northern 37 Galesburg-Augusta 48, Vermontville Maple Valley 16 Hopkins 47, Allegan 32 Saugatuck 42, Bryon Center Zion Christian 31 Today Boys Basketball White Pigeon at Buchanan, 5:45 p.m. Vicksburg at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. Gobles at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball River Valley at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Plainwell at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Wrestling Lakeshore, Mattawan, Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, 5:00 p.m. Otsego, Plainwell, Sturgis at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Allegan, Gobles, Martin at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Utah Jazz 126, Detroit Pistons 111 Chicago Bulls 113, Miami Heat 103 Jazz 126, Pistons 111 – Markkanen scores 38 to lead Jazz past Pistons 126-111 Lauri Markkanen scored 38 points, including a career-high nine 3-pointers, and the Utah Jazz defeated the Detroit Pistons 126-111. Jarred Vanderbilt added 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Jazz, who outscored Detroit 65-51 in the second half. Utah had at least 30 points in all four quarters. Jaden Ivey led Detroit with 30 points. Pistons rookie Jalen Duren had 15 points and 14 rebounds. He has at least 11 rebounds in seven straight games, matching Dwight Howard’s 2005 mark for the longest streak by a teenager. Bulls 113, Heat 103 – Bulls snap 4-game slide, top short-handed Heat 113-103 Nikola Vucevic had 29 points and 12 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points and the Chicago Bulls stopped a four-game slide by beating the short-handed Miami Heat 113-103. Zach LaVine scored 21 and Coby White added 14 for the Bulls, who used a 30-7 run in the second half to take control. Bam Adebayo made his first nine shots and scored 27 points for Miami. Adebayo also had 12 rebounds for the Heat, who got 19 from Tyler Herro, 18 from Haywood Highsmith, 14 from Victor Oladipo and 13 from Duncan Robinson. Tonight Detroit Pistons at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Mat Ishbia agrees to buy Suns, Mercury for $4 billion Mortgage executive Mat Ishbia has agreed in principle to buy the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury from embattled owner Robert Sarver for $4 billion. The sale is expected to take several weeks to complete. Ishbia is chairman, president and chief executive of United Wholesale Mortgage. He also is a former Michigan State basketball player and a member of the Spartans’ NCAA championship team in 2000. Sarver was suspended by the NBA in September over workplace misconduct that included racist speech and hostile behavior toward employees. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football Yesterday FBS Bowls Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – Boise, ID Eastern Michigan 41, San Jose State 27 EMU 41, SJSU 27 – E. Michigan beats San Jose St. in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Taylor Powell threw for 298 yards and two touchdowns, Samson Evans rushed for a pair of scores and Eastern Michigan defeated San Jose State 41-27 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Eastern Michigan (9-4) won a bowl game for the second time in program history. The team last won a bowl game in 1987, beating San Jose State in the California Bowl. San Jose State (7-5) turned the ball over three times. It was first time this season that the Spartans had multiple turnovers in a game. Chevan Cordeiro led the Spartans offensively, completing 26 of 44 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions. NFL – Bears’ Jenkins may practice this week after neck injury Chicago Bears offensive lineman Teven Jenkins might practice this week after being carted from the field with a neck injury. Jenkins was at the team’s practice facility Tuesday, two days after he was injured against the Philadelphia Eagles. Coach Matt Eberflus said “it’s a possibility” Jenkins practices this week with Chicago set to host the AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills on Saturday. The Bears held a walkthrough on Tuesday. Jenkins was carted from the field and taken to a hospital during Sunday’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Jenkins went down while blocking for David Montgomery on a running play on the game’s opening drive. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Today Sienna Heights at Western Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Oakland at Michigan State, 6:30 p.m.                            Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 5:30 Youngstown State at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Michigan at North Carolina, 7:00 p.m.                          News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM Notre Dame at Florida State, 8:30 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night James Madison 78, Eastern Michigan 43 (19) Michigan 76, (6) North Carolina 68 Michigan State 98, Prairie View A&M 50 (19) Michigan 76, (6) North Carolina 68 – Brown scores 25, No. 19 Michigan rolls past No. 6 UNC 76-68 Fifth-year senior Leigha Brown had 25 points and eight rebounds, and 19th-ranked Michigan knocked off No. 6 North Carolina 76-68 on Tuesday night at the inaugural Jumpman Invitational. The 6-foot-1 Brown was 9 of 15 from the field and made three 3-pointers in her 113th career game for the Wolverines. Laila Phelia added 20 points for Michigan, which shot 46% from the field, while holding North Carolina to 32%. Deja Kelly had 15 points and Eva Hodgson had 13 for North Carolina, which couldn’t complete the comeback after falling behind by 23 points in the first half. Today Western Michigan at (5) Notre Dame, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Wright State, 1:00 p.m. MLB – Michael Lorenzen, Tigers finalize $8.5M, 1-year contract Right-hander Michael Lorenzen and the Detroit Tigers finalized their $8.5 million, one-year contract. Lorenzen was 8-6 with a 4.24 ERA in 18 starts last season with the Los Angeles Angels. Since making his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 2015, he is 31-29 with a 4.10 ERA. The 30-year-old Lorezen began his career as a starter before mostly pitching out of the bullpen for the Reds. He can earn an additional $1.5 million in performance bonuses for innings: $250,000 each for 100, 125, 150, 175, 195 and 205. MLB – Bellinger looking forward to fresh start after joining Cubs Cody Bellinger is looking forward to a fresh start with the Chicago Cubs and showing that he can once again be a productive hitter. He went from winning the NL MVP with the Dodgers in 2019 to being cut by Los Angeles in November. The years in between were marked by injuries and plummeting production. Bellinger says he will “be able to learn from” his experience. The Cubs hope he can experience a bit of a resurgence at the plate while giving them an elite glove in center field as they try to climb back toward contention. They finished third in the NL Central at 74-88. It was their second straight losing season after making the playoffs five of the previous six years, but they went 40-31 in their final 71 games. FIFA – More than 25 million watched World Cup final in U.S. Argentina’s dramatic World Cup final victory over France is the second most-watched soccer match of any kind in the United States. That’s according to early numbers from Nielsen, Fox and Telemundo. Sunday’s match had an English- and Spanish-language combined audience of 25,783,000. That trails the 2015 Women’s World Cup final that was watched by 26.7 million when the United States beat Japan 5-2. That match aired in prime time in most of the U.S. Fox’s numbers from Sunday should increase when the “match-only” rating is released later Tuesday. Golf – Masters – Masters to keep criteria, invite all eligible players in ’23 The Masters is keeping its criteria the same for next year. That means 16 players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf will be at Augusta National to compete for a green jacket. Club chairman Fred Ridley says he’s disappointed in the fractured nature of golf. But he says the focus of the Masters is to bring the top players together from around the world. The 16 players from LIV Golf include six former champions and six who qualify by being in the top 50 in the world ranking. Ridley said the club still reserves the right to alter its criteria for 2024. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Tonight Cincinnati Cyclones at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Lakeshore 40, Berrien Springs 29 Jack Carlisle had 18 points to lead Lakeshore to a 40-29 win at Berrien Springs, J.J. Frakes added 13 in the Lancers first win of the season. Brandywine 50, Our Lady of the Lake 24 Brandywine’s Jeremiah Palmer had a game high 18 points as the Bobcats beat Our Lady of the Lake 50-24.  Owen McLoughlin led the Lakers with 15 points. Gull Lake 57, Plainwell 40 Paw Paw 56, Dowagiac 40 Concord (IN) 33, Edwardsburg 20 Eau Claire 82, Martin 36 South Haven 77, River Valley 48 Schoolcraft 78, Three Rivers 36 Hopkins 54, Allegan 45 Cassopolis 75, Bloomingdale 19 Comstock 75, Marcellus 56 GR West Michigan Aviation 77, Kalamazoo Christian 61 Saranac 45, Delton-Kellogg 37 Saugatuck 55, Byron Center Zion Christian 48 Mason 81, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 46 Portage Northern 46, Coldwater 35 Battle Creek Central 70, Lansing Everett 49 Galesburg-Augusta 55, Vermontville Maple Valley 43 Girls Basketball Otsego 46, St. Joseph 39 Despite at game high 23 points from St. Joseph Sophomore Jaslynn Ward, St. Joe fell at Otsego 46-39.  Ward had 13 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter as the Bears comeback fell short.  Eleah Hedstrom added 10 for St. Joe.  Hailey Guerrant had 11 to lead Otsego. Lakeshore 73, Berrien Springs 40 Lakeshore jumped out to a 23-2 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in a 73-40 win over Berrien Springs.  Lakeshore had 4 players in double figures, led by Ainsly Ashby’s game high 17 points.  Paige Lies scored 16, Emily Lockman had 14 and Megan Wurster had 13.  Aubreona Smith had 14 points to lead the Shamrocks. Edwardsburg 43, Mattawan 32 Watervliet 46, Paw Paw 44 Dowagiac 48, Parchment 24 Plainwell 34, Gull Lake 33 Bangor 43, Fennville 40 GR South Christian 64, Kalamazoo Christian 38 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian 33, Martin 31 Three Rivers 43, Schoolcraft 22 Cassopolis 55, Bloomingdale 34 Mendon 29, Decatur 16 White Pigeon 31, Lawrence 28 Kalamazoo Central 64, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 50 Coldwater 41, Portage Northern 37 Galesburg-Augusta 48, Vermontville Maple Valley 16 Hopkins 47, Allegan 32 Saugatuck 42, Bryon Center Zion Christian 31 Today Boys Basketball White Pigeon at Buchanan, 5:45 p.m. Vicksburg at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m. Gobles at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball River Valley at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m. Plainwell at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m. Kalamazoo Hackett at Gobles, 7:00 p.m. Wrestling Lakeshore, Mattawan, Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, 5:00 p.m. Otsego, Plainwell, Sturgis at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. Allegan, Gobles, Martin at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Washington Capitals 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 – OT Capitals 4, Red Wings 3 – OT – Orlov scores in OT, Caps hand Red Wings 6th straight loss Nic Dowd scored twice in 11 seconds, Dmitry Orlov had the overtime winner and the Washington Capitals won their second in a row by beating the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 with Alex Ovechkin still waiting for his next major milestone. Ovechkin, for a third consecutive game, was unable to score his 801st goal and tie Gordie Howe for second on the NHL career list. He remained stuck on 800 with Howe's sons Mark and Marty in attendance. Even without a goal from Ovechkin, the Capitals will take the victory on Orlov's goal with 21.3 seconds left in 3-on-3 overtime. The Red Wings have lost six in a row. NFL – National Football League – Week 15 Yesterday Green Bay Packers 24, Los Angeles Rams 12 Packers 24, Rams 12 – Packers defeat Rams 24-12 to keep playoff hopes alive A.J. Dillon ran for two scores, Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass to Aaron Jones and the Green Bay Packers kept their playoff hopes afloat with a 24-12 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Dillon put Green Bay ahead for good with an 8-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and also scored from 1 yard out in the third period. He left midway through the second half to be evaluated for a concussion. Rodgers went 22 of 30 for 229 yards with a touchdown and interception to win his ninth straight “Monday Night Football” start. NFL – AP source: Eagles QB Hurts suffers sprained right shoulder A person with knowledge of the matter says Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a sprained right shoulder and his status for Philadelphia's game at Dallas is uncertain. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hasn't announced the injury. Hurts has led the Eagles to a 13-1 mark and the best record in the NFL. The 24-year-old has morphed into a serious NFL MVP candidate in his second season as a starter. NFL – Bears’ Jenkins out of hospital after injuring neck in game Chicago Bears offensive lineman Teven Jenkins has been released from the hospital and was seeing specialists Monday, a day after he was carted from the field with a neck injury during a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Coach Matt Eberflus called the news “encouraging,” but had few details about the extent of the injury. He said Jenkins was released from the hospital on Sunday and was seeing specialists to “double-check and cross-check everything.” Whether Jenkins will play again this season was not clear. Jenkins went down while blocking for David Montgomery on a running play. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Utah Jazz at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football Today FBS Bowls Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – Boise, ID Eastern Michigan vs. San Jose State, 3:30 p.m. RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl – Boca Raton, FL Toledo vs. Liberty, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – TCU QB Max Duggan heading to NFL draft after playoff TCU quarterback and Heisman Trophy runner-up Max Duggan will head to the NFL draft after the College Football Playoff. Duggan has started 41 games during his four seasons at TCU. The senior could have returned for another season because all players were granted an extra year of eligibility after the 2020 season was altered by the pandemic. The Horned Frogs play Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31. The winner will play for the national championship. NCAAMBKB – Purdue holds top spot; UConn climbs to No. 2 Purdue maintained its grasp on No. 1 in the AP men's college basketball poll on Monday, receiving 40 of the 60 first-place votes from a national media panel after knocking off Davidson in its only game last week. That allowed the Boilermakers to hold the top spot for a second consecutive week. But after then-No. 2 Virginia lost to Houston, UConn leaped into second place and scooped up the remaining 20 first-place votes. The Huskies were unranked in the preseason. The rest of the top five were Houston, Kansas and Arizona. Marquette entered the poll at 23 and Arizona State at 25. NCAAWBKB – St. John’s cracks Top 25 for 1st time since 2015 St. John's is ranked in The Associated Press women's basketball poll for the first time since 2015. The Red Storm is No. 25 after winning its first 11 games to match a school record. South Carolina remains a unanimous No. 1, receiving all 28 first-place votes from a national media panel. The top five was unchanged with Stanford, Ohio State, Indiana and Notre Dame following the Gamecocks. North Carolina and North Carolina State are sixth and seventh. Virginia Tech, UConn and LSU round out the top 10. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Today Eastern Michigan at James Madison, 3:00 p.m. (19) Michigan at North Carolina, 7:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M at Michigan State, 7:00 p.m. MLB – Cubs, right-hander Taillon finalize 4-year contract The Chicago Cubs and right-hander Jameson Taillon have finalized a four-year contract worth roughly $68 million. The announcement Monday comes nearly two weeks after the sides agreed to the deal. The Cubs also have added All-Star shortstop Dansby Swanson and 2019 NL MVP Cody Bellinger this offseason. The 31-year-old Taillon is coming off a solid season with the New York Yankees, going 14-5 with a 3.91 ERA. He matched his career high with 32 starts and worked 177 1/3 innings, his best total since he logged 191 innings in 2018. The move puts Taillon back in the NL Central after he began his career with Pittsburgh. Taillon made his major league debut in 2016 and went 29-24 with a 3.67 ERA in 82 starts in his first four seasons with the Pirates. MLB – Tom Browning, pitched perfect game for Reds, dies at 62 Tom Browning, an All-Star pitcher who threw the only perfect game in Cincinnati Reds history and helped them win the 1990 World Series title, has died. He was 62. The Boone County Sheriff's Office announced Browning's death on Twitter, saying he died Monday at his home in Union, Kentucky. No cause was given. The Sheriff's Office said foul play is not suspected. The Reds issued a statement mourning Browning after being in contact with a member of his family, team spokesman Rob Butcher said. Known as a colorful character, Browning retired all 27 batters he faced in a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Riverfront Stadium on Sept. 16, 1988. He also won Game 3 of the 1990 World Series in Oakland. FIFA – Huge crowds welcome Argentina team after World Cup victory Thousands of fans have lined up in the middle of the night to try to get a glimpse of the Argentina soccer team that won one of the greatest World Cup finals ahead what is scheduled to be a day of celebrations in Buenos Aires. Members of the team, led by captain Lionel Messi, were all smiles as they descended from the plane in Ezeiza, right outside Argentina's capital, shortly before 3 a.m. Tuesday. Messi was the first player from the plane carrying the World Cup, flanked by coach Lionel Scaloni, who put his arm around the captain as they walked past a sign “Thank you, champions.” The players were welcomed by rock band La Mosca singing “Muchachos,” an unofficial anthem for Argentine fans. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women's Basketball Owens Community College 77, Southwestern Michigan 51 Men's Basketball Owens Community College 69, Southwestern Michigan 51 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Grand Rapids Union 72, Benton Harbor 63 Kalamazoo Phoenix 73, Countryside Academy 58 Buchanan 51, Constantine 38 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 74, Lansing Sexton 69 Marcellus 52, Gobles 51 Decatur 37, Climax-Scotts 32 Concord 48, Sturgis 40 – OT Girls Basketball Brandywine 57, Our Lady of the Lake 32 Buchanan 67, Constantine 16 Gobles 51, Marcellus 17 Tonight Boys Basketball Lakeshore at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Brandywine at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. Plainwell at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Edwardsburg at Elkhart Concord (IN), 7:45 p.m. Eau Claire at Martin, 7:00 p.m. River Valley at South Haven, 7:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Hopkins, 7:15 p.m. Bloomingdale at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Lawrence at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. GR West Michigan Aviation at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Saranac, 7:00 p.m. Byron Center Zion Christian at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Mason, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Portage Northern, 7:15 p.m. Charlotte at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Lansing Everett at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball St. Joseph at Otsego, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Coloma at South Haven, 7:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Parchment, 7;00 p.m. Gull Lake at Plainwell, 7:00 p.m. Bangor at Fennville, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at GR South Christian, 7:00 p.m. Martin at Muskegon Western Michigan Christian, 7:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Cassopolis at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Marcellus at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Centreville at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 5:45 p.m. Portage Northern at Coldwater, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Vermontville Maple Valley, 5:45 p.m. Hopkins at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bryon Center Zion Christian, 7:00 p.m.Detroit Red Wings left wing Lucas Raymond (23) scores a goal past Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren (79) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Washington. The Capitals won 4-3 in overtime. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon (28) celebrates a touchdown against the Los angles Rams in the first half of an NFL football game in Green Bay, Wis. Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)FILE – Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Browning, center, waves from a roof on Sheffield Avenue across from Wrigley Field in Chicago as he watches the Reds’ game against the Chicago Cubs, July 7, 1993. Browning was not scheduled to pitch. Browning, an All-Star pitcher who threw the only perfect game in Cincinnati Reds history and helped them win a World Series title, died on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. He was 62. (AP Photo/John Swart, File)AP MEN'S TOP 251Purdue (40)11-02UConn (21)12-03Houston11-14Kansas10-15Arizona10-16Virginia8-17Texas9-18Tennessee9-29Alabama9-210Arkansas10-111Gonzaga9-312Baylor8-213UCLA10-214Duke10-215Mississippi State11-016Illinois8-317Wisconsin9-218Indiana8-319Kentucky7-320TCU9-121Virginia Tech11-122Miami11-123Auburn9-224Marquette9-325Arizona State11-1AP WOMEN'S TOP 251South Carolina (28)11-02Stanford11-13Ohio State11-04Indiana11-05Notre Dame9-16North Carolina9-17NC State11-18Virginia Tech10-19UConn8-210LSU12-011UCLA11-112Utah10-013Iowa9-314Iowa State8-215Maryland9-316Oregon9-117Arkansas13-018Arizona9-119Michigan10-120Kansas10-021Creighton8-222Gonzaga10-223Oklahoma9-124Baylor8-325St. John’s11-0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Washington Capitals 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 – OT Capitals 4, Red Wings 3 – OT – Orlov scores in OT, Caps hand Red Wings 6th straight loss Nic Dowd scored twice in 11 seconds, Dmitry Orlov had the overtime winner and the Washington Capitals won their second in a row by beating the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 with Alex Ovechkin still waiting for his next major milestone. Ovechkin, for a third consecutive game, was unable to score his 801st goal and tie Gordie Howe for second on the NHL career list. He remained stuck on 800 with Howe’s sons Mark and Marty in attendance. Even without a goal from Ovechkin, the Capitals will take the victory on Orlov’s goal with 21.3 seconds left in 3-on-3 overtime. The Red Wings have lost six in a row. NFL – National Football League – Week 15 Yesterday Green Bay Packers 24, Los Angeles Rams 12 Packers 24, Rams 12 – Packers defeat Rams 24-12 to keep playoff hopes alive A.J. Dillon ran for two scores, Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass to Aaron Jones and the Green Bay Packers kept their playoff hopes afloat with a 24-12 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Dillon put Green Bay ahead for good with an 8-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and also scored from 1 yard out in the third period. He left midway through the second half to be evaluated for a concussion. Rodgers went 22 of 30 for 229 yards with a touchdown and interception to win his ninth straight “Monday Night Football” start. NFL – AP source: Eagles QB Hurts suffers sprained right shoulder A person with knowledge of the matter says Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a sprained right shoulder and his status for Philadelphia’s game at Dallas is uncertain. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the injury. Hurts has led the Eagles to a 13-1 mark and the best record in the NFL. The 24-year-old has morphed into a serious NFL MVP candidate in his second season as a starter. NFL – Bears’ Jenkins out of hospital after injuring neck in game Chicago Bears offensive lineman Teven Jenkins has been released from the hospital and was seeing specialists Monday, a day after he was carted from the field with a neck injury during a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Coach Matt Eberflus called the news “encouraging,” but had few details about the extent of the injury. He said Jenkins was released from the hospital on Sunday and was seeing specialists to “double-check and cross-check everything.” Whether Jenkins will play again this season was not clear. Jenkins went down while blocking for David Montgomery on a running play. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Utah Jazz at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football Today FBS Bowls Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – Boise, ID Eastern Michigan vs. San Jose State, 3:30 p.m. RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl – Boca Raton, FL Toledo vs. Liberty, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – TCU QB Max Duggan heading to NFL draft after playoff TCU quarterback and Heisman Trophy runner-up Max Duggan will head to the NFL draft after the College Football Playoff. Duggan has started 41 games during his four seasons at TCU. The senior could have returned for another season because all players were granted an extra year of eligibility after the 2020 season was altered by the pandemic. The Horned Frogs play Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31. The winner will play for the national championship. NCAAMBKB – Purdue holds top spot; UConn climbs to No. 2 Purdue maintained its grasp on No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll on Monday, receiving 40 of the 60 first-place votes from a national media panel after knocking off Davidson in its only game last week. That allowed the Boilermakers to hold the top spot for a second consecutive week. But after then-No. 2 Virginia lost to Houston, UConn leaped into second place and scooped up the remaining 20 first-place votes. The Huskies were unranked in the preseason. The rest of the top five were Houston, Kansas and Arizona. Marquette entered the poll at 23 and Arizona State at 25. NCAAWBKB – St. John’s cracks Top 25 for 1st time since 2015 St. John’s is ranked in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time since 2015. The Red Storm is No. 25 after winning its first 11 games to match a school record. South Carolina remains a unanimous No. 1, receiving all 28 first-place votes from a national media panel. The top five was unchanged with Stanford, Ohio State, Indiana and Notre Dame following the Gamecocks. North Carolina and North Carolina State are sixth and seventh. Virginia Tech, UConn and LSU round out the top 10. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Today Eastern Michigan at James Madison, 3:00 p.m. (19) Michigan at North Carolina, 7:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M at Michigan State, 7:00 p.m. MLB – Cubs, right-hander Taillon finalize 4-year contract The Chicago Cubs and right-hander Jameson Taillon have finalized a four-year contract worth roughly $68 million. The announcement Monday comes nearly two weeks after the sides agreed to the deal. The Cubs also have added All-Star shortstop Dansby Swanson and 2019 NL MVP Cody Bellinger this offseason. The 31-year-old Taillon is coming off a solid season with the New York Yankees, going 14-5 with a 3.91 ERA. He matched his career high with 32 starts and worked 177 1/3 innings, his best total since he logged 191 innings in 2018. The move puts Taillon back in the NL Central after he began his career with Pittsburgh. Taillon made his major league debut in 2016 and went 29-24 with a 3.67 ERA in 82 starts in his first four seasons with the Pirates. MLB – Tom Browning, pitched perfect game for Reds, dies at 62 Tom Browning, an All-Star pitcher who threw the only perfect game in Cincinnati Reds history and helped them win the 1990 World Series title, has died. He was 62. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office announced Browning’s death on Twitter, saying he died Monday at his home in Union, Kentucky. No cause was given. The Sheriff’s Office said foul play is not suspected. The Reds issued a statement mourning Browning after being in contact with a member of his family, team spokesman Rob Butcher said. Known as a colorful character, Browning retired all 27 batters he faced in a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Riverfront Stadium on Sept. 16, 1988. He also won Game 3 of the 1990 World Series in Oakland. FIFA – Huge crowds welcome Argentina team after World Cup victory Thousands of fans have lined up in the middle of the night to try to get a glimpse of the Argentina soccer team that won one of the greatest World Cup finals ahead what is scheduled to be a day of celebrations in Buenos Aires. Members of the team, led by captain Lionel Messi, were all smiles as they descended from the plane in Ezeiza, right outside Argentina’s capital, shortly before 3 a.m. Tuesday. Messi was the first player from the plane carrying the World Cup, flanked by coach Lionel Scaloni, who put his arm around the captain as they walked past a sign “Thank you, champions.” The players were welcomed by rock band La Mosca singing “Muchachos,” an unofficial anthem for Argentine fans. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Basketball Owens Community College 77, Southwestern Michigan 51 Men’s Basketball Owens Community College 69, Southwestern Michigan 51 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Grand Rapids Union 72, Benton Harbor 63 Kalamazoo Phoenix 73, Countryside Academy 58 Buchanan 51, Constantine 38 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 74, Lansing Sexton 69 Marcellus 52, Gobles 51 Decatur 37, Climax-Scotts 32 Concord 48, Sturgis 40 – OT Girls Basketball Brandywine 57, Our Lady of the Lake 32 Buchanan 67, Constantine 16 Gobles 51, Marcellus 17 Tonight Boys Basketball Lakeshore at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Brandywine at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. Plainwell at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Edwardsburg at Elkhart Concord (IN), 7:45 p.m. Eau Claire at Martin, 7:00 p.m. River Valley at South Haven, 7:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Hopkins, 7:15 p.m. Bloomingdale at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Lawrence at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. GR West Michigan Aviation at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Saranac, 7:00 p.m. Byron Center Zion Christian at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Mason, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Portage Northern, 7:15 p.m. Charlotte at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Lansing Everett at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball St. Joseph at Otsego, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Coloma at South Haven, 7:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Parchment, 7;00 p.m. Gull Lake at Plainwell, 7:00 p.m. Bangor at Fennville, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at GR South Christian, 7:00 p.m. Martin at Muskegon Western Michigan Christian, 7:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Cassopolis at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Marcellus at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Centreville at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 5:45 p.m. Portage Northern at Coldwater, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Vermontville Maple Valley, 5:45 p.m. Hopkins at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bryon Center Zion Christian, 7:00 p.m.AP MEN’S TOP 251Purdue (40)11-02UConn (21)12-03Houston11-14Kansas10-15Arizona10-16Virginia8-17Texas9-18Tennessee9-29Alabama9-210Arkansas10-111Gonzaga9-312Baylor8-213UCLA10-214Duke10-215Mississippi State11-016Illinois8-317Wisconsin9-218Indiana8-319Kentucky7-320TCU9-121Virginia Tech11-122Miami11-123Auburn9-224Marquette9-325Arizona State11-1AP WOMEN’S TOP 251South Carolina (28)11-02Stanford11-13Ohio State11-04Indiana11-05Notre Dame9-16North Carolina9-17NC State11-18Virginia Tech10-19UConn8-210LSU12-011UCLA11-112Utah10-013Iowa9-314Iowa State8-215Maryland9-316Oregon9-117Arkansas13-018Arizona9-119Michigan10-120Kansas10-021Creighton8-222Gonzaga10-223Oklahoma9-124Baylor8-325St. John’s11-0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Washington Capitals 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 – OT Capitals 4, Red Wings 3 – OT – Orlov scores in OT, Caps hand Red Wings 6th straight loss Nic Dowd scored twice in 11 seconds, Dmitry Orlov had the overtime winner and the Washington Capitals won their second in a row by beating the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 with Alex Ovechkin still waiting for his next major milestone. Ovechkin, for a third consecutive game, was unable to score his 801st goal and tie Gordie Howe for second on the NHL career list. He remained stuck on 800 with Howe's sons Mark and Marty in attendance. Even without a goal from Ovechkin, the Capitals will take the victory on Orlov's goal with 21.3 seconds left in 3-on-3 overtime. The Red Wings have lost six in a row. NFL – National Football League – Week 15 Yesterday Green Bay Packers 24, Los Angeles Rams 12 Packers 24, Rams 12 – Packers defeat Rams 24-12 to keep playoff hopes alive A.J. Dillon ran for two scores, Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass to Aaron Jones and the Green Bay Packers kept their playoff hopes afloat with a 24-12 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Dillon put Green Bay ahead for good with an 8-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and also scored from 1 yard out in the third period. He left midway through the second half to be evaluated for a concussion. Rodgers went 22 of 30 for 229 yards with a touchdown and interception to win his ninth straight “Monday Night Football” start. NFL – AP source: Eagles QB Hurts suffers sprained right shoulder A person with knowledge of the matter says Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a sprained right shoulder and his status for Philadelphia's game at Dallas is uncertain. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hasn't announced the injury. Hurts has led the Eagles to a 13-1 mark and the best record in the NFL. The 24-year-old has morphed into a serious NFL MVP candidate in his second season as a starter. NFL – Bears’ Jenkins out of hospital after injuring neck in game Chicago Bears offensive lineman Teven Jenkins has been released from the hospital and was seeing specialists Monday, a day after he was carted from the field with a neck injury during a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Coach Matt Eberflus called the news “encouraging,” but had few details about the extent of the injury. He said Jenkins was released from the hospital on Sunday and was seeing specialists to “double-check and cross-check everything.” Whether Jenkins will play again this season was not clear. Jenkins went down while blocking for David Montgomery on a running play. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Utah Jazz at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football Today FBS Bowls Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – Boise, ID Eastern Michigan vs. San Jose State, 3:30 p.m. RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl – Boca Raton, FL Toledo vs. Liberty, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – TCU QB Max Duggan heading to NFL draft after playoff TCU quarterback and Heisman Trophy runner-up Max Duggan will head to the NFL draft after the College Football Playoff. Duggan has started 41 games during his four seasons at TCU. The senior could have returned for another season because all players were granted an extra year of eligibility after the 2020 season was altered by the pandemic. The Horned Frogs play Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31. The winner will play for the national championship. NCAAMBKB – Purdue holds top spot; UConn climbs to No. 2 Purdue maintained its grasp on No. 1 in the AP men's college basketball poll on Monday, receiving 40 of the 60 first-place votes from a national media panel after knocking off Davidson in its only game last week. That allowed the Boilermakers to hold the top spot for a second consecutive week. But after then-No. 2 Virginia lost to Houston, UConn leaped into second place and scooped up the remaining 20 first-place votes. The Huskies were unranked in the preseason. The rest of the top five were Houston, Kansas and Arizona. Marquette entered the poll at 23 and Arizona State at 25. NCAAWBKB – St. John’s cracks Top 25 for 1st time since 2015 St. John's is ranked in The Associated Press women's basketball poll for the first time since 2015. The Red Storm is No. 25 after winning its first 11 games to match a school record. South Carolina remains a unanimous No. 1, receiving all 28 first-place votes from a national media panel. The top five was unchanged with Stanford, Ohio State, Indiana and Notre Dame following the Gamecocks. North Carolina and North Carolina State are sixth and seventh. Virginia Tech, UConn and LSU round out the top 10. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Today Eastern Michigan at James Madison, 3:00 p.m. (19) Michigan at North Carolina, 7:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M at Michigan State, 7:00 p.m. MLB – Cubs, right-hander Taillon finalize 4-year contract The Chicago Cubs and right-hander Jameson Taillon have finalized a four-year contract worth roughly $68 million. The announcement Monday comes nearly two weeks after the sides agreed to the deal. The Cubs also have added All-Star shortstop Dansby Swanson and 2019 NL MVP Cody Bellinger this offseason. The 31-year-old Taillon is coming off a solid season with the New York Yankees, going 14-5 with a 3.91 ERA. He matched his career high with 32 starts and worked 177 1/3 innings, his best total since he logged 191 innings in 2018. The move puts Taillon back in the NL Central after he began his career with Pittsburgh. Taillon made his major league debut in 2016 and went 29-24 with a 3.67 ERA in 82 starts in his first four seasons with the Pirates. MLB – Tom Browning, pitched perfect game for Reds, dies at 62 Tom Browning, an All-Star pitcher who threw the only perfect game in Cincinnati Reds history and helped them win the 1990 World Series title, has died. He was 62. The Boone County Sheriff's Office announced Browning's death on Twitter, saying he died Monday at his home in Union, Kentucky. No cause was given. The Sheriff's Office said foul play is not suspected. The Reds issued a statement mourning Browning after being in contact with a member of his family, team spokesman Rob Butcher said. Known as a colorful character, Browning retired all 27 batters he faced in a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Riverfront Stadium on Sept. 16, 1988. He also won Game 3 of the 1990 World Series in Oakland. FIFA – Huge crowds welcome Argentina team after World Cup victory Thousands of fans have lined up in the middle of the night to try to get a glimpse of the Argentina soccer team that won one of the greatest World Cup finals ahead what is scheduled to be a day of celebrations in Buenos Aires. Members of the team, led by captain Lionel Messi, were all smiles as they descended from the plane in Ezeiza, right outside Argentina's capital, shortly before 3 a.m. Tuesday. Messi was the first player from the plane carrying the World Cup, flanked by coach Lionel Scaloni, who put his arm around the captain as they walked past a sign “Thank you, champions.” The players were welcomed by rock band La Mosca singing “Muchachos,” an unofficial anthem for Argentine fans. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women's Basketball Owens Community College 77, Southwestern Michigan 51 Men's Basketball Owens Community College 69, Southwestern Michigan 51 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Grand Rapids Union 72, Benton Harbor 63 Kalamazoo Phoenix 73, Countryside Academy 58 Buchanan 51, Constantine 38 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 74, Lansing Sexton 69 Marcellus 52, Gobles 51 Decatur 37, Climax-Scotts 32 Concord 48, Sturgis 40 – OT Girls Basketball Brandywine 57, Our Lady of the Lake 32 Buchanan 67, Constantine 16 Gobles 51, Marcellus 17 Tonight Boys Basketball Lakeshore at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Brandywine at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. Plainwell at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Edwardsburg at Elkhart Concord (IN), 7:45 p.m. Eau Claire at Martin, 7:00 p.m. River Valley at South Haven, 7:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Hopkins, 7:15 p.m. Bloomingdale at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Lawrence at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. GR West Michigan Aviation at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Saranac, 7:00 p.m. Byron Center Zion Christian at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Mason, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Portage Northern, 7:15 p.m. Charlotte at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Lansing Everett at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball St. Joseph at Otsego, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Coloma at South Haven, 7:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Parchment, 7;00 p.m. Gull Lake at Plainwell, 7:00 p.m. Bangor at Fennville, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at GR South Christian, 7:00 p.m. Martin at Muskegon Western Michigan Christian, 7:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Cassopolis at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Marcellus at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Centreville at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 5:45 p.m. Portage Northern at Coldwater, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Vermontville Maple Valley, 5:45 p.m. Hopkins at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bryon Center Zion Christian, 7:00 p.m.Detroit Red Wings left wing Lucas Raymond (23) scores a goal past Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren (79) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Washington. The Capitals won 4-3 in overtime. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon (28) celebrates a touchdown against the Los angles Rams in the first half of an NFL football game in Green Bay, Wis. Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)FILE – Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Browning, center, waves from a roof on Sheffield Avenue across from Wrigley Field in Chicago as he watches the Reds’ game against the Chicago Cubs, July 7, 1993. Browning was not scheduled to pitch. Browning, an All-Star pitcher who threw the only perfect game in Cincinnati Reds history and helped them win a World Series title, died on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. He was 62. 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NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Washington Capitals 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 – OT Capitals 4, Red Wings 3 – OT – Orlov scores in OT, Caps hand Red Wings 6th straight loss Nic Dowd scored twice in 11 seconds, Dmitry Orlov had the overtime winner and the Washington Capitals won their second in a row by beating the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 with Alex Ovechkin still waiting for his next major milestone. Ovechkin, for a third consecutive game, was unable to score his 801st goal and tie Gordie Howe for second on the NHL career list. He remained stuck on 800 with Howe's sons Mark and Marty in attendance. Even without a goal from Ovechkin, the Capitals will take the victory on Orlov's goal with 21.3 seconds left in 3-on-3 overtime. The Red Wings have lost six in a row. NFL – National Football League – Week 15 Yesterday Green Bay Packers 24, Los Angeles Rams 12 Packers 24, Rams 12 – Packers defeat Rams 24-12 to keep playoff hopes alive A.J. Dillon ran for two scores, Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass to Aaron Jones and the Green Bay Packers kept their playoff hopes afloat with a 24-12 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Dillon put Green Bay ahead for good with an 8-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and also scored from 1 yard out in the third period. He left midway through the second half to be evaluated for a concussion. Rodgers went 22 of 30 for 229 yards with a touchdown and interception to win his ninth straight “Monday Night Football” start. NFL – AP source: Eagles QB Hurts suffers sprained right shoulder A person with knowledge of the matter says Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a sprained right shoulder and his status for Philadelphia's game at Dallas is uncertain. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hasn't announced the injury. Hurts has led the Eagles to a 13-1 mark and the best record in the NFL. The 24-year-old has morphed into a serious NFL MVP candidate in his second season as a starter. NFL – Bears’ Jenkins out of hospital after injuring neck in game Chicago Bears offensive lineman Teven Jenkins has been released from the hospital and was seeing specialists Monday, a day after he was carted from the field with a neck injury during a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Coach Matt Eberflus called the news “encouraging,” but had few details about the extent of the injury. He said Jenkins was released from the hospital on Sunday and was seeing specialists to “double-check and cross-check everything.” Whether Jenkins will play again this season was not clear. Jenkins went down while blocking for David Montgomery on a running play. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Utah Jazz at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football Today FBS Bowls Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – Boise, ID Eastern Michigan vs. San Jose State, 3:30 p.m. RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl – Boca Raton, FL Toledo vs. Liberty, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – TCU QB Max Duggan heading to NFL draft after playoff TCU quarterback and Heisman Trophy runner-up Max Duggan will head to the NFL draft after the College Football Playoff. Duggan has started 41 games during his four seasons at TCU. The senior could have returned for another season because all players were granted an extra year of eligibility after the 2020 season was altered by the pandemic. The Horned Frogs play Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31. The winner will play for the national championship. NCAAMBKB – Purdue holds top spot; UConn climbs to No. 2 Purdue maintained its grasp on No. 1 in the AP men's college basketball poll on Monday, receiving 40 of the 60 first-place votes from a national media panel after knocking off Davidson in its only game last week. That allowed the Boilermakers to hold the top spot for a second consecutive week. But after then-No. 2 Virginia lost to Houston, UConn leaped into second place and scooped up the remaining 20 first-place votes. The Huskies were unranked in the preseason. The rest of the top five were Houston, Kansas and Arizona. Marquette entered the poll at 23 and Arizona State at 25. NCAAWBKB – St. John’s cracks Top 25 for 1st time since 2015 St. John's is ranked in The Associated Press women's basketball poll for the first time since 2015. The Red Storm is No. 25 after winning its first 11 games to match a school record. South Carolina remains a unanimous No. 1, receiving all 28 first-place votes from a national media panel. The top five was unchanged with Stanford, Ohio State, Indiana and Notre Dame following the Gamecocks. North Carolina and North Carolina State are sixth and seventh. Virginia Tech, UConn and LSU round out the top 10. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Today Eastern Michigan at James Madison, 3:00 p.m. (19) Michigan at North Carolina, 7:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M at Michigan State, 7:00 p.m. MLB – Cubs, right-hander Taillon finalize 4-year contract The Chicago Cubs and right-hander Jameson Taillon have finalized a four-year contract worth roughly $68 million. The announcement Monday comes nearly two weeks after the sides agreed to the deal. The Cubs also have added All-Star shortstop Dansby Swanson and 2019 NL MVP Cody Bellinger this offseason. The 31-year-old Taillon is coming off a solid season with the New York Yankees, going 14-5 with a 3.91 ERA. He matched his career high with 32 starts and worked 177 1/3 innings, his best total since he logged 191 innings in 2018. The move puts Taillon back in the NL Central after he began his career with Pittsburgh. Taillon made his major league debut in 2016 and went 29-24 with a 3.67 ERA in 82 starts in his first four seasons with the Pirates. MLB – Tom Browning, pitched perfect game for Reds, dies at 62 Tom Browning, an All-Star pitcher who threw the only perfect game in Cincinnati Reds history and helped them win the 1990 World Series title, has died. He was 62. The Boone County Sheriff's Office announced Browning's death on Twitter, saying he died Monday at his home in Union, Kentucky. No cause was given. The Sheriff's Office said foul play is not suspected. The Reds issued a statement mourning Browning after being in contact with a member of his family, team spokesman Rob Butcher said. Known as a colorful character, Browning retired all 27 batters he faced in a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Riverfront Stadium on Sept. 16, 1988. He also won Game 3 of the 1990 World Series in Oakland. FIFA – Huge crowds welcome Argentina team after World Cup victory Thousands of fans have lined up in the middle of the night to try to get a glimpse of the Argentina soccer team that won one of the greatest World Cup finals ahead what is scheduled to be a day of celebrations in Buenos Aires. Members of the team, led by captain Lionel Messi, were all smiles as they descended from the plane in Ezeiza, right outside Argentina's capital, shortly before 3 a.m. Tuesday. Messi was the first player from the plane carrying the World Cup, flanked by coach Lionel Scaloni, who put his arm around the captain as they walked past a sign “Thank you, champions.” The players were welcomed by rock band La Mosca singing “Muchachos,” an unofficial anthem for Argentine fans. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women's Basketball Owens Community College 77, Southwestern Michigan 51 Men's Basketball Owens Community College 69, Southwestern Michigan 51 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Grand Rapids Union 72, Benton Harbor 63 Kalamazoo Phoenix 73, Countryside Academy 58 Buchanan 51, Constantine 38 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 74, Lansing Sexton 69 Marcellus 52, Gobles 51 Decatur 37, Climax-Scotts 32 Concord 48, Sturgis 40 – OT Girls Basketball Brandywine 57, Our Lady of the Lake 32 Buchanan 67, Constantine 16 Gobles 51, Marcellus 17 Tonight Boys Basketball Lakeshore at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. Brandywine at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. Plainwell at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m. Edwardsburg at Elkhart Concord (IN), 7:45 p.m. Eau Claire at Martin, 7:00 p.m. River Valley at South Haven, 7:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m. Allegan at Hopkins, 7:15 p.m. Bloomingdale at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. Hartford at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. Decatur at Mendon, 7:30 p.m. Lawrence at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m. GR West Michigan Aviation at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m. Delton-Kellogg at Saranac, 7:00 p.m. Byron Center Zion Christian at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Mason, 6:30 p.m. Coldwater at Portage Northern, 7:15 p.m. Charlotte at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Lansing Everett at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball St. Joseph at Otsego, 7:00 p.m. Berrien Springs at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m. Coloma at South Haven, 7:00 p.m. Edwardsburg at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. Dowagiac at Parchment, 7;00 p.m. Gull Lake at Plainwell, 7:00 p.m. Bangor at Fennville, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian at GR South Christian, 7:00 p.m. Martin at Muskegon Western Michigan Christian, 7:00 p.m. Three Rivers at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Cassopolis at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Marcellus at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. Mendon at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Centreville at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 5:45 p.m. Portage Northern at Coldwater, 7:00 p.m. Galesburg-Augusta at Vermontville Maple Valley, 5:45 p.m. Hopkins at Allegan, 7:00 p.m. Saugatuck at Bryon Center Zion Christian, 7:00 p.m.Detroit Red Wings left wing Lucas Raymond (23) scores a goal past Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren (79) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Washington. The Capitals won 4-3 in overtime. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon (28) celebrates a touchdown against the Los angles Rams in the first half of an NFL football game in Green Bay, Wis. Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)FILE – Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Browning, center, waves from a roof on Sheffield Avenue across from Wrigley Field in Chicago as he watches the Reds’ game against the Chicago Cubs, July 7, 1993. Browning was not scheduled to pitch. Browning, an All-Star pitcher who threw the only perfect game in Cincinnati Reds history and helped them win a World Series title, died on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. He was 62. 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NFL – National Football League – Week 7 Yesterday Dallas Cowboys 24, Detroit Lions 6 Tennessee Titans 19, Indianapolis Colts 10 Cowboys 24, Lions 6 – Cowboys lean on defense in Prescott’s return, top Lions 24-6 Ezekiel Elliott ran for two 1-yard touchdowns and Dak Prescott threw for a score in his return from injury while the Dallas Cowboys leaned on their defense again in a 24-6 victory over the Detroit Lions. The Cowboys recovered Jamaal Williams’ fumble inside their 1 with a four-point lead early in the fourth quarter. Jared Goff was responsible for four other Detroit turnovers, in total, the Lions had 5 turnovers in the second half.  Prescott missed the previous five games with a fractured right thumb. He was rusty, but the Dallas defense led the way much as it did while Cooper Rush went 4-1 as the starter in Prescott’s place. Detroit fell to 1-5 last place in the NFL.  During the game, Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was ruled out in the first half because of a concussion. Brown took an arm to the head when he was tackled by Jourdan Lewis on a 4-yard catch in the first quarter. Titans 19, Colts 10 – Titans sweep Colts for 2nd straight season with 19-10 win Andrew Adams returned an interception 76 yards for the first pick-6 of his career, and the Tennessee Titans never trailed in beating the Indianapolis Colts 19-10 Sunday for their second straight sweep of their AFC South rivals. The reigning two-time division champion Titans won their fourth straight overall. They’ve now beaten the Colts five straight and six of their past seven. This was just their fourth sweep of the Colts since becoming division rivals in 2002. Randy Bullock made four field goals. His last two gave Tennessee its first points this season in the fourth quarter. The Colts turned it over three times and gave up three sacks. Other Scores Arizona 42, New Orleans 34 Baltimore 23, Cleveland 20 Carolina 21, Tampa Bay 3 Cincinnati 35, Atlanta 17 N.Y. Giants 23, Jacksonville 17 Washington 23, Green Bay 21 Las Vegas 38, Houston 20 N.Y. Jets 16, Denver 9 Kansas City 44, San Francisco 23 Seattle 37, L.A. Chargers 23 Miami 16, Pittsburgh 10 Open: Buffalo, L.A. Rams, Minnesota, Philadelphia Monday Chicago Bears at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – League Championship Series (best of 7) Yesterday Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Diego Padres 3                                       (PHI wins 4-1) Houston Astros 6, New York Yankees 5                                            (HOU wins 4-0) Phillies 4, Padres 3 – Harper’s HR powers Phillies past Padres, into World Series Bryce Harper slugged his fifth homer of the postseason, a two-run blast in the eighth inning that turned Citizens Bank Park into a madhouse, and the $330 million slugger powered the Philadelphia Phillies past the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Sunday and into the World Series for the first the time since 2009. Rhys Hoskins also hit a two-run homer to spark Philadelphia’s improbable run to the National League pennant and a shot at its first World Series championship since 2008. The wild-card Phillies were the last club into the 12-team playoff field this year after finishing third in the NL East. Astros 6, Yankees 5 – Astros sweep Yankees in ALCS, advance to World Series again Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman delivered big hits and the Houston Astros advanced to the World Series again, finishing a four-game sweep of New York in the AL Championship Series with a 6-5 victory aided by another defensive gaffe from the Yankees. Taking advantage of a costly error by second baseman Gleyber Torres to produce the go-ahead rally in the seventh inning, the Astros won their second consecutive pennant and fourth in six years. Rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña hit a three-run homer off ailing Yankees starter Nestor Cortes to help the AL West champions overcome an early 3-0 deficit. Peña was named MVP of the ALCS. Houston will open the World Series at home Friday night against Bryce Harper and the wild-card Philadelphia Phillies. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Pacers at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:00 p.m. Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 5, Anaheim Ducks 1 Chicago Blackhawks 5, Seattle Kraken 4 Red Wings 5, Ducks 1 – Kubalik has goal, 2 assists as Red Wings beat ducks 5-1 Dominik Kubalik had a goal and two assists as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1. Dylan Larkin, David Perron, Joe Veleno and Elmer Soderblom also scored to help Detroit improve to 3-0-2. Ville Husso had 32 saves to improve to 4-0-0 in his career against Anaheim. The Red Wings have points in each of their first five games for the first time since 2011-12, when they started 5-0-0. Trevor Zegras scored for Anaheim and John Gibson finished with 36 saves. Blackhawks 5, Kraken 4 – Blackhawks rally late for 3rd straight win, 5-4 over Kraken Jason Dickinson and Tyler Johnson scored 13 seconds apart late in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4 for their third straight win. Max Domi and Jujhar Khaira also scored for Chicago, which trailed 2-0 midway through the first period and 4-3 going into the third. The Blackhawks also erased a two-goal deficit in their previous two wins. Jared McCann had a goal and an assist for the Kraken for the second straight game. Vince Dunn, Andre Burakovsky and Matty Beniers also scored. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 8 Saturday Bowling Green 34, Central Michigan 18 Eastern Michigan 20, Ball State 16 Notre Dame 44, UNLV 21 Western Michigan 16, Miami (Ohio) 10 Michigan, Michigan State were off NCAAFB – AP Top 25: LSU re-enters at No. 18 ahead of visit from ‘Bama LSU re-entered The Associated Press College Football poll at No. 18 and No. 25 South Carolina earned a ranking for the first time in four seasons. The first six teams in the AP Top 25 held their spots after either winning and not playing this past weekend. Georgia is No. 1 for the third straight week, with No. 2 Ohio State gaining ground after it romped over Iowa. The Bulldogs, who were idle, received 31 first-place votes and 1,530 points. The Buckeyes got 18 first-place votes and 1,513 points. No. 3 Tennessee received 13 first-place votes. No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Clemson and No. 6 Alabama also held their spots. NASCAR – Larson wins at Homestead, holding off Chastain at end Kyle Larson found his way into NASCAR’s headlines for yet another week. This time, for a much more pleasant reason. Larson held off Ross Chastain to cap a dominant showing in the second-to-last race of the NASCAR season at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, after leading 199 of the 267 laps over the 1-1/2 mile course. It was Larson’s third win of the season. And it came a week after the reigning Cup champion — who was eliminated earlier in this year’s playoffs — was intentionally spun by Bubba Wallace in an act of retaliation at Las Vegas. AHL – American Hockey League Yesterday Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Toronto Marlies 2 MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Men’s Soccer Cuyahoga Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 2 Women’s Soccer Muskegon Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Football SMAC St. Joseph 47, Battle Creek Central 29St. Joe wins the 2022 SMAC Conferene Championship Portage Central 20, Lakeshore 14 Portage Northern 35, Mattawan 21 Battle Creek Lakeview 41, Kalamazoo Central 14 Non-Conference Constantine 37, Benton Harbor 20 Niles 53, Dowagiac 7 Portland 40, Berrien Springs 6      Buchanan 36, Centreville 28 Parchment 28, Brandywine 14 North Branch 50, Three Rivers 13   Lawton 54, Detroit Loyola 8 Decatur 47, Saranac 0 Sand Creek 68, Cassopolis 6 White Pigeon 55, White Cloud 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 27, Lansing Eastern 20 Olivet 40, Gull Lake 10 Wolverine Edwardsburg 58, Sturgis 21 Plainwell 29, Paw Paw 23 Vicksburg 35, Otsego 0 SAC Kalamazoo United 21, South Haven 6 Watervliet 42, Allegan 10 Galesburg-Augusta 31, Delton-Kellogg 14 Schoolcraft 2, Saugatuck 0 (Forfeit) SW Michigan 8-Man Twin Cities 56, Bloomingdale 6 Bridgman 35. Martin 34 Marcellus 64, Eau Claire 24 Mendon 2, Lawrence 0 (forfeit) Red Arrow 60, Bangor 6      Gobles 43, Wyoming Tri-Unity 22 Fennville 66, Wyoming-Lee 28 Saturday Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 2 (St. Joseph) St. Joseph 4, Edwardsburg 1 Division 3 (Paw Paw) Paw Paw 2, Watervliet 0 Football – High School Football Playoff Pairings The MHSAA Announced the pairing for the first round of the 11 and 8 player football playoffs, the times will officially be announced later today Division 3 East Grand Rapids (4-5) at St. Joseph (8-1), Friday 7:00 Winner plays Lowell (6-3) or Zeeland West (8-1) St. Joseph, won the SMAC Championship on Friday with the 47-29 win at Battle Creek Central.  St. Joe has face East Grand Rapids twice before.  The Bears lost both games to the Pioneers, one in the 2007 State Semifinals played at Otsego, and two years later in 2009 in the regional Finals, which was played at East Grand Rapids.  East Grand Rapids won 5 straight state titles between 2006-2010.  This is the first time the two teams will play at Steve Upton Field at Dickinson Stadium in St. Joseph. ——————————— Sturgis (5-4) at Mason 90                                          Winner plays Parma Wester (6-3) or Jackson (5-4) Division 4 Paw Paw (4-5) at Edwardsburg (8-1)  Niles (5-4) at Three Rivers (5-4) ——————————— Vicksburg (5-4) at Hastings (8-1)                               Winner will plays Chelsea (5-4) or Charlotte (8-1) Division 2 Portage Northern (6-3) at Byron Center (7-2) East Lansing (6-3) at Battle Creek Central (7-2) Division 5 Kalamazoo United (5-4) at GR Catholic Central (8-1) Hopkins (5-4) at Berrien Springs (6-2) Division 6 Watervliet (6-3) at Grand Rapids West Catholic (8-1) Buchanan (8-1) at Constantine (8-1) Division 7 Brandywine (4-5) at Lawton (7-2) Delton-Kellogg (4-5) at Schoolcraft (6-3) Division 8 Decatur (6-3) at Reading (7-2) White Pigeon (6-3) at Centreville (6-3) Division 5 Kalamazoo United (5-4) at GR Catholic Central (8-1) Hopkins (5-4) at Berrien Springs (6-2) 8-Player – Division 1 Tekonsha (7-2) at Martin (7-2) Gobles (7-2) at Adrian Lenawee Christian (7-2) 8-Player – Division 2 Camden-Frontier (5-4) at Colon 90 Mendon (7-2) at Climax-Scotts (8-1)AP Top 251Georgia (31)7-02Ohio State (18)7-03Tennessee (13)7-04Michigan7-05Clemson(1)8-06Alabama7-17TCU7-08Oregon6-19Oklahoma State6-110USC6-1Wake Forest6-112UCLA6-113Penn State6-114Utah5-215Ole Miss7-116Syracuse6-117Illinois6-118LSU6-219Kentucky5-220Cincinnati6-121North Carolina6-122Kansas State5-223Tulane7-124NC State5-225South Carolina5-2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 7 Yesterday Dallas Cowboys 24, Detroit Lions 6 Tennessee Titans 19, Indianapolis Colts 10 Cowboys 24, Lions 6 – Cowboys lean on defense in Prescott’s return, top Lions 24-6 Ezekiel Elliott ran for two 1-yard touchdowns and Dak Prescott threw for a score in his return from injury while the Dallas Cowboys leaned on their defense again in a 24-6 victory over the Detroit Lions. The Cowboys recovered Jamaal Williams’ fumble inside their 1 with a four-point lead early in the fourth quarter. Jared Goff was responsible for four other Detroit turnovers, in total, the Lions had 5 turnovers in the second half.  Prescott missed the previous five games with a fractured right thumb. He was rusty, but the Dallas defense led the way much as it did while Cooper Rush went 4-1 as the starter in Prescott’s place. Detroit fell to 1-5 last place in the NFL.  During the game, Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was ruled out in the first half because of a concussion. Brown took an arm to the head when he was tackled by Jourdan Lewis on a 4-yard catch in the first quarter. Titans 19, Colts 10 – Titans sweep Colts for 2nd straight season with 19-10 win Andrew Adams returned an interception 76 yards for the first pick-6 of his career, and the Tennessee Titans never trailed in beating the Indianapolis Colts 19-10 Sunday for their second straight sweep of their AFC South rivals. The reigning two-time division champion Titans won their fourth straight overall. They’ve now beaten the Colts five straight and six of their past seven. This was just their fourth sweep of the Colts since becoming division rivals in 2002. Randy Bullock made four field goals. His last two gave Tennessee its first points this season in the fourth quarter. The Colts turned it over three times and gave up three sacks. Other Scores Arizona 42, New Orleans 34 Baltimore 23, Cleveland 20 Carolina 21, Tampa Bay 3 Cincinnati 35, Atlanta 17 N.Y. Giants 23, Jacksonville 17 Washington 23, Green Bay 21 Las Vegas 38, Houston 20 N.Y. Jets 16, Denver 9 Kansas City 44, San Francisco 23 Seattle 37, L.A. Chargers 23 Miami 16, Pittsburgh 10 Open: Buffalo, L.A. Rams, Minnesota, Philadelphia Monday Chicago Bears at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – League Championship Series (best of 7) Yesterday Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Diego Padres 3                                       (PHI wins 4-1) Houston Astros 6, New York Yankees 5                                            (HOU wins 4-0) Phillies 4, Padres 3 – Harper’s HR powers Phillies past Padres, into World Series Bryce Harper slugged his fifth homer of the postseason, a two-run blast in the eighth inning that turned Citizens Bank Park into a madhouse, and the $330 million slugger powered the Philadelphia Phillies past the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Sunday and into the World Series for the first the time since 2009. Rhys Hoskins also hit a two-run homer to spark Philadelphia’s improbable run to the National League pennant and a shot at its first World Series championship since 2008. The wild-card Phillies were the last club into the 12-team playoff field this year after finishing third in the NL East. Astros 6, Yankees 5 – Astros sweep Yankees in ALCS, advance to World Series again Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman delivered big hits and the Houston Astros advanced to the World Series again, finishing a four-game sweep of New York in the AL Championship Series with a 6-5 victory aided by another defensive gaffe from the Yankees. Taking advantage of a costly error by second baseman Gleyber Torres to produce the go-ahead rally in the seventh inning, the Astros won their second consecutive pennant and fourth in six years. Rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña hit a three-run homer off ailing Yankees starter Nestor Cortes to help the AL West champions overcome an early 3-0 deficit. Peña was named MVP of the ALCS. Houston will open the World Series at home Friday night against Bryce Harper and the wild-card Philadelphia Phillies. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Pacers at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:00 p.m. Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 5, Anaheim Ducks 1 Chicago Blackhawks 5, Seattle Kraken 4 Red Wings 5, Ducks 1 – Kubalik has goal, 2 assists as Red Wings beat ducks 5-1 Dominik Kubalik had a goal and two assists as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1. Dylan Larkin, David Perron, Joe Veleno and Elmer Soderblom also scored to help Detroit improve to 3-0-2. Ville Husso had 32 saves to improve to 4-0-0 in his career against Anaheim. The Red Wings have points in each of their first five games for the first time since 2011-12, when they started 5-0-0. Trevor Zegras scored for Anaheim and John Gibson finished with 36 saves. Blackhawks 5, Kraken 4 – Blackhawks rally late for 3rd straight win, 5-4 over Kraken Jason Dickinson and Tyler Johnson scored 13 seconds apart late in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4 for their third straight win. Max Domi and Jujhar Khaira also scored for Chicago, which trailed 2-0 midway through the first period and 4-3 going into the third. The Blackhawks also erased a two-goal deficit in their previous two wins. Jared McCann had a goal and an assist for the Kraken for the second straight game. Vince Dunn, Andre Burakovsky and Matty Beniers also scored. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 8 Saturday Bowling Green 34, Central Michigan 18 Eastern Michigan 20, Ball State 16 Notre Dame 44, UNLV 21 Western Michigan 16, Miami (Ohio) 10 Michigan, Michigan State were off NCAAFB – AP Top 25: LSU re-enters at No. 18 ahead of visit from ‘Bama LSU re-entered The Associated Press College Football poll at No. 18 and No. 25 South Carolina earned a ranking for the first time in four seasons. The first six teams in the AP Top 25 held their spots after either winning and not playing this past weekend. Georgia is No. 1 for the third straight week, with No. 2 Ohio State gaining ground after it romped over Iowa. The Bulldogs, who were idle, received 31 first-place votes and 1,530 points. The Buckeyes got 18 first-place votes and 1,513 points. No. 3 Tennessee received 13 first-place votes. No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Clemson and No. 6 Alabama also held their spots. NASCAR – Larson wins at Homestead, holding off Chastain at end Kyle Larson found his way into NASCAR’s headlines for yet another week. This time, for a much more pleasant reason. Larson held off Ross Chastain to cap a dominant showing in the second-to-last race of the NASCAR season at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, after leading 199 of the 267 laps over the 1-1/2 mile course. It was Larson’s third win of the season. And it came a week after the reigning Cup champion — who was eliminated earlier in this year’s playoffs — was intentionally spun by Bubba Wallace in an act of retaliation at Las Vegas. AHL – American Hockey League Yesterday Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Toronto Marlies 2 MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Men’s Soccer Cuyahoga Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 2 Women’s Soccer Muskegon Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Football SMAC St. Joseph 47, Battle Creek Central 29St. Joe wins the 2022 SMAC Conferene Championship Portage Central 20, Lakeshore 14 Portage Northern 35, Mattawan 21 Battle Creek Lakeview 41, Kalamazoo Central 14 Non-Conference Constantine 37, Benton Harbor 20 Niles 53, Dowagiac 7 Portland 40, Berrien Springs 6      Buchanan 36, Centreville 28 Parchment 28, Brandywine 14 North Branch 50, Three Rivers 13   Lawton 54, Detroit Loyola 8 Decatur 47, Saranac 0 Sand Creek 68, Cassopolis 6 White Pigeon 55, White Cloud 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 27, Lansing Eastern 20 Olivet 40, Gull Lake 10 Wolverine Edwardsburg 58, Sturgis 21 Plainwell 29, Paw Paw 23 Vicksburg 35, Otsego 0 SAC Kalamazoo United 21, South Haven 6 Watervliet 42, Allegan 10 Galesburg-Augusta 31, Delton-Kellogg 14 Schoolcraft 2, Saugatuck 0 (Forfeit) SW Michigan 8-Man Twin Cities 56, Bloomingdale 6 Bridgman 35. Martin 34 Marcellus 64, Eau Claire 24 Mendon 2, Lawrence 0 (forfeit) Red Arrow 60, Bangor 6      Gobles 43, Wyoming Tri-Unity 22 Fennville 66, Wyoming-Lee 28 Saturday Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 2 (St. Joseph) St. Joseph 4, Edwardsburg 1 Division 3 (Paw Paw) Paw Paw 2, Watervliet 0 Football – High School Football Playoff Pairings The MHSAA Announced the pairing for the first round of the 11 and 8 player football playoffs, the times will officially be announced later today Division 3 East Grand Rapids (4-5) at St. Joseph (8-1), Friday 7:00 Winner plays Lowell (6-3) or Zeeland West (8-1) St. Joseph, won the SMAC Championship on Friday with the 47-29 win at Battle Creek Central.  St. Joe has face East Grand Rapids twice before.  The Bears lost both games to the Pioneers, one in the 2007 State Semifinals played at Otsego, and two years later in 2009 in the regional Finals, which was played at East Grand Rapids.  East Grand Rapids won 5 straight state titles between 2006-2010.  This is the first time the two teams will play at Steve Upton Field at Dickinson Stadium in St. Joseph. ——————————— Sturgis (5-4) at Mason 90                                          Winner plays Parma Wester (6-3) or Jackson (5-4) Division 4 Paw Paw (4-5) at Edwardsburg (8-1)  Niles (5-4) at Three Rivers (5-4) ——————————— Vicksburg (5-4) at Hastings (8-1)                               Winner will plays Chelsea (5-4) or Charlotte (8-1) Division 2 Portage Northern (6-3) at Byron Center (7-2) East Lansing (6-3) at Battle Creek Central (7-2) Division 5 Kalamazoo United (5-4) at GR Catholic Central (8-1) Hopkins (5-4) at Berrien Springs (6-2) Division 6 Watervliet (6-3) at Grand Rapids West Catholic (8-1) Buchanan (8-1) at Constantine (8-1) Division 7 Brandywine (4-5) at Lawton (7-2) Delton-Kellogg (4-5) at Schoolcraft (6-3) Division 8 Decatur (6-3) at Reading (7-2) White Pigeon (6-3) at Centreville (6-3) Division 5 Kalamazoo United (5-4) at GR Catholic Central (8-1) Hopkins (5-4) at Berrien Springs (6-2) 8-Player – Division 1 Tekonsha (7-2) at Martin (7-2) Gobles (7-2) at Adrian Lenawee Christian (7-2) 8-Player – Division 2 Camden-Frontier (5-4) at Colon 90 Mendon (7-2) at Climax-Scotts (8-1)AP Top 251Georgia (31)7-02Ohio State (18)7-03Tennessee (13)7-04Michigan7-05Clemson(1)8-06Alabama7-17TCU7-08Oregon6-19Oklahoma State6-110USC6-1Wake Forest6-112UCLA6-113Penn State6-114Utah5-215Ole Miss7-116Syracuse6-117Illinois6-118LSU6-219Kentucky5-220Cincinnati6-121North Carolina6-122Kansas State5-223Tulane7-124NC State5-225South Carolina5-2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 7 Yesterday Dallas Cowboys 24, Detroit Lions 6 Tennessee Titans 19, Indianapolis Colts 10 Cowboys 24, Lions 6 – Cowboys lean on defense in Prescott’s return, top Lions 24-6 Ezekiel Elliott ran for two 1-yard touchdowns and Dak Prescott threw for a score in his return from injury while the Dallas Cowboys leaned on their defense again in a 24-6 victory over the Detroit Lions. The Cowboys recovered Jamaal Williams’ fumble inside their 1 with a four-point lead early in the fourth quarter. Jared Goff was responsible for four other Detroit turnovers, in total, the Lions had 5 turnovers in the second half.  Prescott missed the previous five games with a fractured right thumb. He was rusty, but the Dallas defense led the way much as it did while Cooper Rush went 4-1 as the starter in Prescott’s place. Detroit fell to 1-5 last place in the NFL.  During the game, Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was ruled out in the first half because of a concussion. Brown took an arm to the head when he was tackled by Jourdan Lewis on a 4-yard catch in the first quarter. Titans 19, Colts 10 – Titans sweep Colts for 2nd straight season with 19-10 win Andrew Adams returned an interception 76 yards for the first pick-6 of his career, and the Tennessee Titans never trailed in beating the Indianapolis Colts 19-10 Sunday for their second straight sweep of their AFC South rivals. The reigning two-time division champion Titans won their fourth straight overall. They’ve now beaten the Colts five straight and six of their past seven. This was just their fourth sweep of the Colts since becoming division rivals in 2002. Randy Bullock made four field goals. His last two gave Tennessee its first points this season in the fourth quarter. The Colts turned it over three times and gave up three sacks. Other Scores Arizona 42, New Orleans 34 Baltimore 23, Cleveland 20 Carolina 21, Tampa Bay 3 Cincinnati 35, Atlanta 17 N.Y. Giants 23, Jacksonville 17 Washington 23, Green Bay 21 Las Vegas 38, Houston 20 N.Y. Jets 16, Denver 9 Kansas City 44, San Francisco 23 Seattle 37, L.A. Chargers 23 Miami 16, Pittsburgh 10 Open: Buffalo, L.A. Rams, Minnesota, Philadelphia Monday Chicago Bears at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – League Championship Series (best of 7) Yesterday Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Diego Padres 3                                       (PHI wins 4-1) Houston Astros 6, New York Yankees 5                                            (HOU wins 4-0) Phillies 4, Padres 3 – Harper’s HR powers Phillies past Padres, into World Series Bryce Harper slugged his fifth homer of the postseason, a two-run blast in the eighth inning that turned Citizens Bank Park into a madhouse, and the $330 million slugger powered the Philadelphia Phillies past the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Sunday and into the World Series for the first the time since 2009. Rhys Hoskins also hit a two-run homer to spark Philadelphia’s improbable run to the National League pennant and a shot at its first World Series championship since 2008. The wild-card Phillies were the last club into the 12-team playoff field this year after finishing third in the NL East. Astros 6, Yankees 5 – Astros sweep Yankees in ALCS, advance to World Series again Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman delivered big hits and the Houston Astros advanced to the World Series again, finishing a four-game sweep of New York in the AL Championship Series with a 6-5 victory aided by another defensive gaffe from the Yankees. Taking advantage of a costly error by second baseman Gleyber Torres to produce the go-ahead rally in the seventh inning, the Astros won their second consecutive pennant and fourth in six years. Rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña hit a three-run homer off ailing Yankees starter Nestor Cortes to help the AL West champions overcome an early 3-0 deficit. Peña was named MVP of the ALCS. Houston will open the World Series at home Friday night against Bryce Harper and the wild-card Philadelphia Phillies. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Pacers at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:00 p.m. Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 5, Anaheim Ducks 1 Chicago Blackhawks 5, Seattle Kraken 4 Red Wings 5, Ducks 1 – Kubalik has goal, 2 assists as Red Wings beat ducks 5-1 Dominik Kubalik had a goal and two assists as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1. Dylan Larkin, David Perron, Joe Veleno and Elmer Soderblom also scored to help Detroit improve to 3-0-2. Ville Husso had 32 saves to improve to 4-0-0 in his career against Anaheim. The Red Wings have points in each of their first five games for the first time since 2011-12, when they started 5-0-0. Trevor Zegras scored for Anaheim and John Gibson finished with 36 saves. Blackhawks 5, Kraken 4 – Blackhawks rally late for 3rd straight win, 5-4 over Kraken Jason Dickinson and Tyler Johnson scored 13 seconds apart late in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4 for their third straight win. Max Domi and Jujhar Khaira also scored for Chicago, which trailed 2-0 midway through the first period and 4-3 going into the third. The Blackhawks also erased a two-goal deficit in their previous two wins. Jared McCann had a goal and an assist for the Kraken for the second straight game. Vince Dunn, Andre Burakovsky and Matty Beniers also scored. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 8 Saturday Bowling Green 34, Central Michigan 18 Eastern Michigan 20, Ball State 16 Notre Dame 44, UNLV 21 Western Michigan 16, Miami (Ohio) 10 Michigan, Michigan State were off NCAAFB – AP Top 25: LSU re-enters at No. 18 ahead of visit from ‘Bama LSU re-entered The Associated Press College Football poll at No. 18 and No. 25 South Carolina earned a ranking for the first time in four seasons. The first six teams in the AP Top 25 held their spots after either winning and not playing this past weekend. Georgia is No. 1 for the third straight week, with No. 2 Ohio State gaining ground after it romped over Iowa. The Bulldogs, who were idle, received 31 first-place votes and 1,530 points. The Buckeyes got 18 first-place votes and 1,513 points. No. 3 Tennessee received 13 first-place votes. No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Clemson and No. 6 Alabama also held their spots. NASCAR – Larson wins at Homestead, holding off Chastain at end Kyle Larson found his way into NASCAR’s headlines for yet another week. This time, for a much more pleasant reason. Larson held off Ross Chastain to cap a dominant showing in the second-to-last race of the NASCAR season at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, after leading 199 of the 267 laps over the 1-1/2 mile course. It was Larson’s third win of the season. And it came a week after the reigning Cup champion — who was eliminated earlier in this year’s playoffs — was intentionally spun by Bubba Wallace in an act of retaliation at Las Vegas. AHL – American Hockey League Yesterday Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Toronto Marlies 2 MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Men’s Soccer Cuyahoga Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 2 Women’s Soccer Muskegon Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Football SMAC St. Joseph 47, Battle Creek Central 29St. Joe wins the 2022 SMAC Conferene Championship Portage Central 20, Lakeshore 14 Portage Northern 35, Mattawan 21 Battle Creek Lakeview 41, Kalamazoo Central 14 Non-Conference Constantine 37, Benton Harbor 20 Niles 53, Dowagiac 7 Portland 40, Berrien Springs 6      Buchanan 36, Centreville 28 Parchment 28, Brandywine 14 North Branch 50, Three Rivers 13   Lawton 54, Detroit Loyola 8 Decatur 47, Saranac 0 Sand Creek 68, Cassopolis 6 White Pigeon 55, White Cloud 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 27, Lansing Eastern 20 Olivet 40, Gull Lake 10 Wolverine Edwardsburg 58, Sturgis 21 Plainwell 29, Paw Paw 23 Vicksburg 35, Otsego 0 SAC Kalamazoo United 21, South Haven 6 Watervliet 42, Allegan 10 Galesburg-Augusta 31, Delton-Kellogg 14 Schoolcraft 2, Saugatuck 0 (Forfeit) SW Michigan 8-Man Twin Cities 56, Bloomingdale 6 Bridgman 35. Martin 34 Marcellus 64, Eau Claire 24 Mendon 2, Lawrence 0 (forfeit) Red Arrow 60, Bangor 6      Gobles 43, Wyoming Tri-Unity 22 Fennville 66, Wyoming-Lee 28 Saturday Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 2 (St. Joseph) St. Joseph 4, Edwardsburg 1 Division 3 (Paw Paw) Paw Paw 2, Watervliet 0 Football – High School Football Playoff Pairings The MHSAA Announced the pairing for the first round of the 11 and 8 player football playoffs, the times will officially be announced later today Division 3 East Grand Rapids (4-5) at St. Joseph (8-1), Friday 7:00 Winner plays Lowell (6-3) or Zeeland West (8-1) St. Joseph, won the SMAC Championship on Friday with the 47-29 win at Battle Creek Central.  St. Joe has face East Grand Rapids twice before.  The Bears lost both games to the Pioneers, one in the 2007 State Semifinals played at Otsego, and two years later in 2009 in the regional Finals, which was played at East Grand Rapids.  East Grand Rapids won 5 straight state titles between 2006-2010.  This is the first time the two teams will play at Steve Upton Field at Dickinson Stadium in St. Joseph. ——————————— Sturgis (5-4) at Mason 90                                          Winner plays Parma Wester (6-3) or Jackson (5-4) Division 4 Paw Paw (4-5) at Edwardsburg (8-1)  Niles (5-4) at Three Rivers (5-4) ——————————— Vicksburg (5-4) at Hastings (8-1)                               Winner will plays Chelsea (5-4) or Charlotte (8-1) Division 2 Portage Northern (6-3) at Byron Center (7-2) East Lansing (6-3) at Battle Creek Central (7-2) Division 5 Kalamazoo United (5-4) at GR Catholic Central (8-1) Hopkins (5-4) at Berrien Springs (6-2) Division 6 Watervliet (6-3) at Grand Rapids West Catholic (8-1) Buchanan (8-1) at Constantine (8-1) Division 7 Brandywine (4-5) at Lawton (7-2) Delton-Kellogg (4-5) at Schoolcraft (6-3) Division 8 Decatur (6-3) at Reading (7-2) White Pigeon (6-3) at Centreville (6-3) Division 5 Kalamazoo United (5-4) at GR Catholic Central (8-1) Hopkins (5-4) at Berrien Springs (6-2) 8-Player – Division 1 Tekonsha (7-2) at Martin (7-2) Gobles (7-2) at Adrian Lenawee Christian (7-2) 8-Player – Division 2 Camden-Frontier (5-4) at Colon 90 Mendon (7-2) at Climax-Scotts (8-1)AP Top 251Georgia (31)7-02Ohio State (18)7-03Tennessee (13)7-04Michigan7-05Clemson(1)8-06Alabama7-17TCU7-08Oregon6-19Oklahoma State6-110USC6-1Wake Forest6-112UCLA6-113Penn State6-114Utah5-215Ole Miss7-116Syracuse6-117Illinois6-118LSU6-219Kentucky5-220Cincinnati6-121North Carolina6-122Kansas State5-223Tulane7-124NC State5-225South Carolina5-2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 7 Yesterday Dallas Cowboys 24, Detroit Lions 6 Tennessee Titans 19, Indianapolis Colts 10 Cowboys 24, Lions 6 – Cowboys lean on defense in Prescott’s return, top Lions 24-6 Ezekiel Elliott ran for two 1-yard touchdowns and Dak Prescott threw for a score in his return from injury while the Dallas Cowboys leaned on their defense again in a 24-6 victory over the Detroit Lions. The Cowboys recovered Jamaal Williams’ fumble inside their 1 with a four-point lead early in the fourth quarter. Jared Goff was responsible for four other Detroit turnovers, in total, the Lions had 5 turnovers in the second half.  Prescott missed the previous five games with a fractured right thumb. He was rusty, but the Dallas defense led the way much as it did while Cooper Rush went 4-1 as the starter in Prescott’s place. Detroit fell to 1-5 last place in the NFL.  During the game, Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was ruled out in the first half because of a concussion. Brown took an arm to the head when he was tackled by Jourdan Lewis on a 4-yard catch in the first quarter. Titans 19, Colts 10 – Titans sweep Colts for 2nd straight season with 19-10 win Andrew Adams returned an interception 76 yards for the first pick-6 of his career, and the Tennessee Titans never trailed in beating the Indianapolis Colts 19-10 Sunday for their second straight sweep of their AFC South rivals. The reigning two-time division champion Titans won their fourth straight overall. They’ve now beaten the Colts five straight and six of their past seven. This was just their fourth sweep of the Colts since becoming division rivals in 2002. Randy Bullock made four field goals. His last two gave Tennessee its first points this season in the fourth quarter. The Colts turned it over three times and gave up three sacks. Other Scores Arizona 42, New Orleans 34 Baltimore 23, Cleveland 20 Carolina 21, Tampa Bay 3 Cincinnati 35, Atlanta 17 N.Y. Giants 23, Jacksonville 17 Washington 23, Green Bay 21 Las Vegas 38, Houston 20 N.Y. Jets 16, Denver 9 Kansas City 44, San Francisco 23 Seattle 37, L.A. Chargers 23 Miami 16, Pittsburgh 10 Open: Buffalo, L.A. Rams, Minnesota, Philadelphia Monday Chicago Bears at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – League Championship Series (best of 7) Yesterday Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Diego Padres 3                                       (PHI wins 4-1) Houston Astros 6, New York Yankees 5                                            (HOU wins 4-0) Phillies 4, Padres 3 – Harper’s HR powers Phillies past Padres, into World Series Bryce Harper slugged his fifth homer of the postseason, a two-run blast in the eighth inning that turned Citizens Bank Park into a madhouse, and the $330 million slugger powered the Philadelphia Phillies past the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Sunday and into the World Series for the first the time since 2009. Rhys Hoskins also hit a two-run homer to spark Philadelphia’s improbable run to the National League pennant and a shot at its first World Series championship since 2008. The wild-card Phillies were the last club into the 12-team playoff field this year after finishing third in the NL East. Astros 6, Yankees 5 – Astros sweep Yankees in ALCS, advance to World Series again Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman delivered big hits and the Houston Astros advanced to the World Series again, finishing a four-game sweep of New York in the AL Championship Series with a 6-5 victory aided by another defensive gaffe from the Yankees. Taking advantage of a costly error by second baseman Gleyber Torres to produce the go-ahead rally in the seventh inning, the Astros won their second consecutive pennant and fourth in six years. Rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña hit a three-run homer off ailing Yankees starter Nestor Cortes to help the AL West champions overcome an early 3-0 deficit. Peña was named MVP of the ALCS. Houston will open the World Series at home Friday night against Bryce Harper and the wild-card Philadelphia Phillies. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Pacers at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:00 p.m. Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 5, Anaheim Ducks 1 Chicago Blackhawks 5, Seattle Kraken 4 Red Wings 5, Ducks 1 – Kubalik has goal, 2 assists as Red Wings beat ducks 5-1 Dominik Kubalik had a goal and two assists as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1. Dylan Larkin, David Perron, Joe Veleno and Elmer Soderblom also scored to help Detroit improve to 3-0-2. Ville Husso had 32 saves to improve to 4-0-0 in his career against Anaheim. The Red Wings have points in each of their first five games for the first time since 2011-12, when they started 5-0-0. Trevor Zegras scored for Anaheim and John Gibson finished with 36 saves. Blackhawks 5, Kraken 4 – Blackhawks rally late for 3rd straight win, 5-4 over Kraken Jason Dickinson and Tyler Johnson scored 13 seconds apart late in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4 for their third straight win. Max Domi and Jujhar Khaira also scored for Chicago, which trailed 2-0 midway through the first period and 4-3 going into the third. The Blackhawks also erased a two-goal deficit in their previous two wins. Jared McCann had a goal and an assist for the Kraken for the second straight game. Vince Dunn, Andre Burakovsky and Matty Beniers also scored. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 8 Saturday Bowling Green 34, Central Michigan 18 Eastern Michigan 20, Ball State 16 Notre Dame 44, UNLV 21 Western Michigan 16, Miami (Ohio) 10 Michigan, Michigan State were off NCAAFB – AP Top 25: LSU re-enters at No. 18 ahead of visit from ‘Bama LSU re-entered The Associated Press College Football poll at No. 18 and No. 25 South Carolina earned a ranking for the first time in four seasons. The first six teams in the AP Top 25 held their spots after either winning and not playing this past weekend. Georgia is No. 1 for the third straight week, with No. 2 Ohio State gaining ground after it romped over Iowa. The Bulldogs, who were idle, received 31 first-place votes and 1,530 points. The Buckeyes got 18 first-place votes and 1,513 points. No. 3 Tennessee received 13 first-place votes. No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Clemson and No. 6 Alabama also held their spots. NASCAR – Larson wins at Homestead, holding off Chastain at end Kyle Larson found his way into NASCAR’s headlines for yet another week. This time, for a much more pleasant reason. Larson held off Ross Chastain to cap a dominant showing in the second-to-last race of the NASCAR season at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, after leading 199 of the 267 laps over the 1-1/2 mile course. It was Larson’s third win of the season. And it came a week after the reigning Cup champion — who was eliminated earlier in this year’s playoffs — was intentionally spun by Bubba Wallace in an act of retaliation at Las Vegas. AHL – American Hockey League Yesterday Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Toronto Marlies 2 MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Men’s Soccer Cuyahoga Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 2 Women’s Soccer Muskegon Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Football SMAC St. Joseph 47, Battle Creek Central 29St. Joe wins the 2022 SMAC Conferene Championship Portage Central 20, Lakeshore 14 Portage Northern 35, Mattawan 21 Battle Creek Lakeview 41, Kalamazoo Central 14 Non-Conference Constantine 37, Benton Harbor 20 Niles 53, Dowagiac 7 Portland 40, Berrien Springs 6      Buchanan 36, Centreville 28 Parchment 28, Brandywine 14 North Branch 50, Three Rivers 13   Lawton 54, Detroit Loyola 8 Decatur 47, Saranac 0 Sand Creek 68, Cassopolis 6 White Pigeon 55, White Cloud 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 27, Lansing Eastern 20 Olivet 40, Gull Lake 10 Wolverine Edwardsburg 58, Sturgis 21 Plainwell 29, Paw Paw 23 Vicksburg 35, Otsego 0 SAC Kalamazoo United 21, South Haven 6 Watervliet 42, Allegan 10 Galesburg-Augusta 31, Delton-Kellogg 14 Schoolcraft 2, Saugatuck 0 (Forfeit) SW Michigan 8-Man Twin Cities 56, Bloomingdale 6 Bridgman 35. Martin 34 Marcellus 64, Eau Claire 24 Mendon 2, Lawrence 0 (forfeit) Red Arrow 60, Bangor 6      Gobles 43, Wyoming Tri-Unity 22 Fennville 66, Wyoming-Lee 28 Saturday Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 2 (St. Joseph) St. Joseph 4, Edwardsburg 1 Division 3 (Paw Paw) Paw Paw 2, Watervliet 0 Football – High School Football Playoff Pairings The MHSAA Announced the pairing for the first round of the 11 and 8 player football playoffs, the times will officially be announced later today Division 3 East Grand Rapids (4-5) at St. Joseph (8-1), Friday 7:00 Winner plays Lowell (6-3) or Zeeland West (8-1) St. Joseph, won the SMAC Championship on Friday with the 47-29 win at Battle Creek Central.  St. Joe has face East Grand Rapids twice before.  The Bears lost both games to the Pioneers, one in the 2007 State Semifinals played at Otsego, and two years later in 2009 in the regional Finals, which was played at East Grand Rapids.  East Grand Rapids won 5 straight state titles between 2006-2010.  This is the first time the two teams will play at Steve Upton Field at Dickinson Stadium in St. Joseph. ——————————— Sturgis (5-4) at Mason 90                                          Winner plays Parma Wester (6-3) or Jackson (5-4) Division 4 Paw Paw (4-5) at Edwardsburg (8-1)  Niles (5-4) at Three Rivers (5-4) ——————————— Vicksburg (5-4) at Hastings (8-1)                               Winner will plays Chelsea (5-4) or Charlotte (8-1) Division 2 Portage Northern (6-3) at Byron Center (7-2) East Lansing (6-3) at Battle Creek Central (7-2) Division 5 Kalamazoo United (5-4) at GR Catholic Central (8-1) Hopkins (5-4) at Berrien Springs (6-2) Division 6 Watervliet (6-3) at Grand Rapids West Catholic (8-1) Buchanan (8-1) at Constantine (8-1) Division 7 Brandywine (4-5) at Lawton (7-2) Delton-Kellogg (4-5) at Schoolcraft (6-3) Division 8 Decatur (6-3) at Reading (7-2) White Pigeon (6-3) at Centreville (6-3) Division 5 Kalamazoo United (5-4) at GR Catholic Central (8-1) Hopkins (5-4) at Berrien Springs (6-2) 8-Player – Division 1 Tekonsha (7-2) at Martin (7-2) Gobles (7-2) at Adrian Lenawee Christian (7-2) 8-Player – Division 2 Camden-Frontier (5-4) at Colon 90 Mendon (7-2) at Climax-Scotts (8-1)AP Top 251Georgia (31)7-02Ohio State (18)7-03Tennessee (13)7-04Michigan7-05Clemson(1)8-06Alabama7-17TCU7-08Oregon6-19Oklahoma State6-110USC6-1Wake Forest6-112UCLA6-113Penn State6-114Utah5-215Ole Miss7-116Syracuse6-117Illinois6-118LSU6-219Kentucky5-220Cincinnati6-121North Carolina6-122Kansas State5-223Tulane7-124NC State5-225South Carolina5-2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 7 Yesterday Dallas Cowboys 24, Detroit Lions 6 Tennessee Titans 19, Indianapolis Colts 10 Cowboys 24, Lions 6 – Cowboys lean on defense in Prescott’s return, top Lions 24-6 Ezekiel Elliott ran for two 1-yard touchdowns and Dak Prescott threw for a score in his return from injury while the Dallas Cowboys leaned on their defense again in a 24-6 victory over the Detroit Lions. The Cowboys recovered Jamaal Williams’ fumble inside their 1 with a four-point lead early in the fourth quarter. Jared Goff was responsible for four other Detroit turnovers, in total, the Lions had 5 turnovers in the second half.  Prescott missed the previous five games with a fractured right thumb. He was rusty, but the Dallas defense led the way much as it did while Cooper Rush went 4-1 as the starter in Prescott’s place. Detroit fell to 1-5 last place in the NFL.  During the game, Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was ruled out in the first half because of a concussion. Brown took an arm to the head when he was tackled by Jourdan Lewis on a 4-yard catch in the first quarter. Titans 19, Colts 10 – Titans sweep Colts for 2nd straight season with 19-10 win Andrew Adams returned an interception 76 yards for the first pick-6 of his career, and the Tennessee Titans never trailed in beating the Indianapolis Colts 19-10 Sunday for their second straight sweep of their AFC South rivals. The reigning two-time division champion Titans won their fourth straight overall. They’ve now beaten the Colts five straight and six of their past seven. This was just their fourth sweep of the Colts since becoming division rivals in 2002. Randy Bullock made four field goals. His last two gave Tennessee its first points this season in the fourth quarter. The Colts turned it over three times and gave up three sacks. Other Scores Arizona 42, New Orleans 34 Baltimore 23, Cleveland 20 Carolina 21, Tampa Bay 3 Cincinnati 35, Atlanta 17 N.Y. Giants 23, Jacksonville 17 Washington 23, Green Bay 21 Las Vegas 38, Houston 20 N.Y. Jets 16, Denver 9 Kansas City 44, San Francisco 23 Seattle 37, L.A. Chargers 23 Miami 16, Pittsburgh 10 Open: Buffalo, L.A. Rams, Minnesota, Philadelphia Monday Chicago Bears at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – League Championship Series (best of 7) Yesterday Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Diego Padres 3                                       (PHI wins 4-1) Houston Astros 6, New York Yankees 5                                            (HOU wins 4-0) Phillies 4, Padres 3 – Harper’s HR powers Phillies past Padres, into World Series Bryce Harper slugged his fifth homer of the postseason, a two-run blast in the eighth inning that turned Citizens Bank Park into a madhouse, and the $330 million slugger powered the Philadelphia Phillies past the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Sunday and into the World Series for the first the time since 2009. Rhys Hoskins also hit a two-run homer to spark Philadelphia’s improbable run to the National League pennant and a shot at its first World Series championship since 2008. The wild-card Phillies were the last club into the 12-team playoff field this year after finishing third in the NL East. Astros 6, Yankees 5 – Astros sweep Yankees in ALCS, advance to World Series again Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman delivered big hits and the Houston Astros advanced to the World Series again, finishing a four-game sweep of New York in the AL Championship Series with a 6-5 victory aided by another defensive gaffe from the Yankees. Taking advantage of a costly error by second baseman Gleyber Torres to produce the go-ahead rally in the seventh inning, the Astros won their second consecutive pennant and fourth in six years. Rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña hit a three-run homer off ailing Yankees starter Nestor Cortes to help the AL West champions overcome an early 3-0 deficit. Peña was named MVP of the ALCS. Houston will open the World Series at home Friday night against Bryce Harper and the wild-card Philadelphia Phillies. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Indiana Pacers at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:00 p.m. Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 5, Anaheim Ducks 1 Chicago Blackhawks 5, Seattle Kraken 4 Red Wings 5, Ducks 1 – Kubalik has goal, 2 assists as Red Wings beat ducks 5-1 Dominik Kubalik had a goal and two assists as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1. Dylan Larkin, David Perron, Joe Veleno and Elmer Soderblom also scored to help Detroit improve to 3-0-2. Ville Husso had 32 saves to improve to 4-0-0 in his career against Anaheim. The Red Wings have points in each of their first five games for the first time since 2011-12, when they started 5-0-0. Trevor Zegras scored for Anaheim and John Gibson finished with 36 saves. Blackhawks 5, Kraken 4 – Blackhawks rally late for 3rd straight win, 5-4 over Kraken Jason Dickinson and Tyler Johnson scored 13 seconds apart late in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4 for their third straight win. Max Domi and Jujhar Khaira also scored for Chicago, which trailed 2-0 midway through the first period and 4-3 going into the third. The Blackhawks also erased a two-goal deficit in their previous two wins. Jared McCann had a goal and an assist for the Kraken for the second straight game. Vince Dunn, Andre Burakovsky and Matty Beniers also scored. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 8 Saturday Bowling Green 34, Central Michigan 18 Eastern Michigan 20, Ball State 16 Notre Dame 44, UNLV 21 Western Michigan 16, Miami (Ohio) 10 Michigan, Michigan State were off NCAAFB – AP Top 25: LSU re-enters at No. 18 ahead of visit from ‘Bama LSU re-entered The Associated Press College Football poll at No. 18 and No. 25 South Carolina earned a ranking for the first time in four seasons. The first six teams in the AP Top 25 held their spots after either winning and not playing this past weekend. Georgia is No. 1 for the third straight week, with No. 2 Ohio State gaining ground after it romped over Iowa. The Bulldogs, who were idle, received 31 first-place votes and 1,530 points. The Buckeyes got 18 first-place votes and 1,513 points. No. 3 Tennessee received 13 first-place votes. No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Clemson and No. 6 Alabama also held their spots. NASCAR – Larson wins at Homestead, holding off Chastain at end Kyle Larson found his way into NASCAR’s headlines for yet another week. This time, for a much more pleasant reason. Larson held off Ross Chastain to cap a dominant showing in the second-to-last race of the NASCAR season at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, after leading 199 of the 267 laps over the 1-1/2 mile course. It was Larson’s third win of the season. And it came a week after the reigning Cup champion — who was eliminated earlier in this year’s playoffs — was intentionally spun by Bubba Wallace in an act of retaliation at Las Vegas. AHL – American Hockey League Yesterday Grand Rapids Griffins 5, Toronto Marlies 2 MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Men’s Soccer Cuyahoga Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 2 Women’s Soccer Muskegon Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Football SMAC St. Joseph 47, Battle Creek Central 29St. Joe wins the 2022 SMAC Conferene Championship Portage Central 20, Lakeshore 14 Portage Northern 35, Mattawan 21 Battle Creek Lakeview 41, Kalamazoo Central 14 Non-Conference Constantine 37, Benton Harbor 20 Niles 53, Dowagiac 7 Portland 40, Berrien Springs 6      Buchanan 36, Centreville 28 Parchment 28, Brandywine 14 North Branch 50, Three Rivers 13   Lawton 54, Detroit Loyola 8 Decatur 47, Saranac 0 Sand Creek 68, Cassopolis 6 White Pigeon 55, White Cloud 0 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 27, Lansing Eastern 20 Olivet 40, Gull Lake 10 Wolverine Edwardsburg 58, Sturgis 21 Plainwell 29, Paw Paw 23 Vicksburg 35, Otsego 0 SAC Kalamazoo United 21, South Haven 6 Watervliet 42, Allegan 10 Galesburg-Augusta 31, Delton-Kellogg 14 Schoolcraft 2, Saugatuck 0 (Forfeit) SW Michigan 8-Man Twin Cities 56, Bloomingdale 6 Bridgman 35. Martin 34 Marcellus 64, Eau Claire 24 Mendon 2, Lawrence 0 (forfeit) Red Arrow 60, Bangor 6      Gobles 43, Wyoming Tri-Unity 22 Fennville 66, Wyoming-Lee 28 Saturday Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 2 (St. Joseph) St. Joseph 4, Edwardsburg 1 Division 3 (Paw Paw) Paw Paw 2, Watervliet 0 Football – High School Football Playoff Pairings The MHSAA Announced the pairing for the first round of the 11 and 8 player football playoffs, the times will officially be announced later today Division 3 East Grand Rapids (4-5) at St. Joseph (8-1), Friday 7:00 Winner plays Lowell (6-3) or Zeeland West (8-1) St. Joseph, won the SMAC Championship on Friday with the 47-29 win at Battle Creek Central.  St. Joe has face East Grand Rapids twice before.  The Bears lost both games to the Pioneers, one in the 2007 State Semifinals played at Otsego, and two years later in 2009 in the regional Finals, which was played at East Grand Rapids.  East Grand Rapids won 5 straight state titles between 2006-2010.  This is the first time the two teams will play at Steve Upton Field at Dickinson Stadium in St. Joseph. ——————————— Sturgis (5-4) at Mason 90                                          Winner plays Parma Wester (6-3) or Jackson (5-4) Division 4 Paw Paw (4-5) at Edwardsburg (8-1)  Niles (5-4) at Three Rivers (5-4) ——————————— Vicksburg (5-4) at Hastings (8-1)                               Winner will plays Chelsea (5-4) or Charlotte (8-1) Division 2 Portage Northern (6-3) at Byron Center (7-2) East Lansing (6-3) at Battle Creek Central (7-2) Division 5 Kalamazoo United (5-4) at GR Catholic Central (8-1) Hopkins (5-4) at Berrien Springs (6-2) Division 6 Watervliet (6-3) at Grand Rapids West Catholic (8-1) Buchanan (8-1) at Constantine (8-1) Division 7 Brandywine (4-5) at Lawton (7-2) Delton-Kellogg (4-5) at Schoolcraft (6-3) Division 8 Decatur (6-3) at Reading (7-2) White Pigeon (6-3) at Centreville (6-3) Division 5 Kalamazoo United (5-4) at GR Catholic Central (8-1) Hopkins (5-4) at Berrien Springs (6-2) 8-Player – Division 1 Tekonsha (7-2) at Martin (7-2) Gobles (7-2) at Adrian Lenawee Christian (7-2) 8-Player – Division 2 Camden-Frontier (5-4) at Colon 90 Mendon (7-2) at Climax-Scotts (8-1)AP Top 251Georgia (31)7-02Ohio State (18)7-03Tennessee (13)7-04Michigan7-05Clemson(1)8-06Alabama7-17TCU7-08Oregon6-19Oklahoma State6-110USC6-1Wake Forest6-112UCLA6-113Penn State6-114Utah5-215Ole Miss7-116Syracuse6-117Illinois6-118LSU6-219Kentucky5-220Cincinnati6-121North Carolina6-122Kansas State5-223Tulane7-124NC State5-225South Carolina5-2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 7 Last Night Arizona Cardinals 42, New Orleans Saints 34 Cardinals 42, Saints 34 – Cardinals use two pick-6s in first half to down Saints 42-34 Marco Wilson and Isaiah Simmons scored touchdowns on two pick-6s late in the first half and used that stunning change in momentum to lift the Arizona Cardinals over the New Orleans Saints 42-34. The Cardinals snapped an eight-game home losing streak that was the franchise’s longest since 1958. The game was tied at 14 when Saints quarterback Andy Dalton threw the game-changing interceptions on consecutive drives that were barely a minute apart just before halftime. Sunday Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 p.m.  Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans, 1:00 p.m. Monday Chicago Bears at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Cowboys QB Prescott says injury absence ending against Lions Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott says he will start Sunday at home against the Detroit Lions. Prescott’s return would end a five-game absence after he fractured his right thumb in a season-opening loss to Tampa Bay. Dallas went 4-1 with backup Cooper Rush, starting with a four-game winning streak. Prescott says he had a full workload as the first-team QB in practice. Dallas players are crediting Rush for keeping the club in contention. They also see Prescott as the “life source” of the team’s offense. NFL – 49ers acquire RB Christian McCaffrey from Panthers The San Francisco 49ers have acquired star running back Christian McCaffrey from the Carolina Panthers for a haul of draft picks. The Panthers announced the deal that sends McCaffrey back to the Bay Area where he starred in college at Stanford in Thursday night. They said it will be finalized when McCaffrey passes a physical. A person familiar with the deal said on condition of anonymity that the Panthers will receive picks in the second, third and fourth rounds of the 2023 draft, as well as a fifth-rounder in 2024. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – League Championship Series (best of 7) Yesterday Houston Astros 3, New York Yankees 2                                            (HOU leads 2-0) Astros 3, Yankees 2 – Bregman HR as Valdez, Astros edge Yankees 3-2, lead ALCS 2-0 Alex Bregman hit an early three-run homer, Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and the Houston Astros edged the New York Yankees 3-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series. Yankees slugger Aaron Judge just missed a two-run homer in the eighth when his drive was caught just in front of the short wall by right fielder Kyle Tucker. The ball would’ve landed in the short right-field porch at Yankee Stadium, Statcast showed — with the roof open at Minute Maid Park, the wind might’ve knocked down Judge’s bid. The Astros improved to 5-0 this postseason. A night after Justin Verlander fanned 11 to begin the best-of-seven series, Bregman’s third-inning homer was all the offense Houston needed. The Astros improved to 5-0 this postseason. Tonight San Diego (Musgrove 10-7) at Philadelphia (Suarez 10-7), 7:37 p.m.      (Series tied 1-1) NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Chicago Bulls at Washington Wizards, 7:00 p.m. San Antonio Spurs at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. NBA – AP source: Pistons’ Rob Murphy on leave due to investigation A person familiar with the situation said Detroit Pistons assistant general manager Rob Murphy was put on leave due to an investigation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday night on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. ESPN reported that Murphy is facing an allegation of workplace misconduct involving a former female employee. Murphy was promoted to assistant general manager in June after serving as president and general manager of the G League’s Motor City Cruise. The former Syracuse and Kent State assistant was Eastern Michigan’s basketball coach from 2011 to 2021. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 8 Saturday Bowling Green at Central Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Ball State, 2:00 p.m. UNLV at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. Western Michigan at Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m. Michigan, Michigan State are off this weekend NCAAFB – CFP expansion ‘not finished,’ still working toward 12 in ’24 The third in-person meeting of conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff since August ended without a resolution on expansion, but not without optimism. The CFP management committee, comprised of 10 major college football conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director, met for six hours. They worked on a plan to triple the number of playoff teams from four to 12 for the 2024 season. Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock says the work is ‘not finished’ and that time is running short. NCAAFB – Concussion lawsuit against NCAA could be first to reach jury A Los Angeles jury could be the first in the U.S. to decide whether the NCAA failed to protect college football players from repeated blows to the head that cause serious brain injuries. A jury was seated Thursday in a Los Angeles courtroom in the case of a former University of Southern California linebacker who had significant brain damage when he died at age 49. The widow of Matt Gee, who was on the 1990 Rose Bowl winning squad, is suing the NCAA for wrongful death. The NCAA says it had nothing to do with Gee’s death and his mental decline was from years of hard drinking. Hundreds of similar cases are pending against the NCAA. NCAAVB – Wisconsin female athletes notify police over private photos University of Wisconsin police are investigating how private photos and video of members of the school’s national champion women’s volleyball team got circulated publicly without their consent. Wisconsin’s athletic department says players contacted campus police after they became aware the photos had been made public. The volleyball players aren’t being investigated for wrongdoing. University of Wisconsin police spokesman Marc Lovicott confirmed the investigation, but details are not being disclosed. Olympics – Olympic officials talk with 10 bidders for 2036 Summer Games The International Olympic Committee says it’s in talks with 10 potential candidates to host a future Summer Games. Interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics has been expressed by officials in countries including Egypt, England, India, Indonesia and Qatar. IOC director general Christophe de Kepper did not identify any of the 10 projects addressing the Association of National Olympic Committees meeting in Seoul, South Korea. The 2036 Olympics is the next Summer Games available to be awarded in a mostly secretive process led by the IOC. It seeks to avoid both expensive public campaigning and a vote contested by multiple candidates. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College 3, Kellogg Community College 1 Southwestern Michigan College 3, Glen Oaks Community College 1 Today Men’s Soccer Lake Michigan College at Schoolcraft College, 1:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer Lake Michigan College at Schoolcraft College, 3:00 p.m. Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College at Grace Christian University Tri-Meet (Grand Rapids) Lake Michigan College vs. Grace Christian, 4:00 p.m. Lake Michigan College vs. Welch Collee, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Football – Week 9 SW Michigan 8-Man Bridgman (9-0) 35, Martin (7-2) 34 Volleyball Parchment 3, Benton Harbor 0 Berrien Springs 3, South Haven 2 Edwardsburg 3, Sturgis 1 Plainwell 3, Paw Paw 0 Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 3 (Paw Paw) Paw Paw 6, Three Rivers 1 Watervliet 4, Buchanan 3 – Shootout -Championship game Saturday, 10:00 a.m. at Paw Paw Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 1 (Kalamazoo Loy Norrix) Portage Central 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Division 3 (South Haven) Holland Christian 4, Fennville 0 Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) Howardsville Christian 2, Bridgman 1 Division 4 (Hartford) Hartford 3, Holland Black River 1 Today Football – Week 9 – All games start at 7:00 p.m. unless posted otherwise SMAC St. Joseph (7-1) at Battle Creek Central (7-1)                News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:35 *Winner claims SMAC Championship Portage Central (3-5) at Lakeshore (3-5)                      97.5 Y-Country 6:45 Portage Northern (5-3) at Mattawan (3-5) Battle Creek Lakeview (1-6) at Kalamazoo Central (0-8) Non-Conference Benton Harbor (4-4) at Constantine (7-1) Dowagiac (2-6) at Niles (4-4) game at St. Joseph Portland (7-1) at Berrien Springs (6-1) Centreville (6-2) at Buchanan (7-1) Brandywine (4-4) at Parchment (4-4) Three Rivers (5-3) at North Branch (7-1) Detroit-Loyola (1-7) at Lawton (6-2) Saranac (2-6) at Decatur (5-3) Cassopolis (0-8) at Sand Creek (1-7) White Cloud (6-2) at White Pigeon (5-3) Lansing Eastern (0-8) at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (1-7), 6:00 p.m. Gull Lake (3-5) at Olivet (6-2) Wolverine Sturgis (5-3) at Edwardsburg (7-1) Paw Paw (4-4) at Plainwell (3-5) Otsego (0-8) at Vicksburg (4-4) SAC Kalamazoo United (4-4) at South Haven (2-6) Allegan (3-5) at Watervliet (5-3) Delton-Kellogg (4-4) at Galesburg-Augusta (2-5) Schoolcraft (6-3) 2, Saugatuck (2-6) 0 (Forfiet) SW Michigan 8-Man Twin Cities (1-7) at Bloomingdale (0-8) Eau Claire (5-3) at Marcellus (5-3) Lawrence (3-5) at Mendon (6-2) – Cancelled Bangor (3-5) at Red Arrow (5-3) at New Buffalo Gobles (6-2) at Wyoming Tri-Unity (4-4) Wyoming-Lee (0-8) at Fennville (3-5) Saturday Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 2 (St. Joseph) St. Joseph vs. Edwardsburg, 11:00 a.m. Division 3 (Paw Paw) Watervliet vs. Paw Paw, 10:00 a.m. Volleyball BCS Conference Tournament at River Valley, 9:00 a.m. Michigan Lutheran, Our Lady of the Lake, Eau Claire, Howardsville Christian, New Buffalo, Watervliet Grace Christian, River Valley, Lakeland Conference Tournament at Berrien Springs, 10:00 a.m. Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, Dowagiac Cross Country SMAC Championship at St. Joseph, 11:00 a.m. (Riverview Park) St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Mattawan, Portage Central, Portage Northern, Kalamazoo Central, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Gull Lake, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 7 Last Night Arizona Cardinals 42, New Orleans Saints 34 Cardinals 42, Saints 34 – Cardinals use two pick-6s in first half to down Saints 42-34 Marco Wilson and Isaiah Simmons scored touchdowns on two pick-6s late in the first half and used that stunning change in momentum to lift the Arizona Cardinals over the New Orleans Saints 42-34. The Cardinals snapped an eight-game home losing streak that was the franchise’s longest since 1958. The game was tied at 14 when Saints quarterback Andy Dalton threw the game-changing interceptions on consecutive drives that were barely a minute apart just before halftime. Sunday Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 p.m.  Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans, 1:00 p.m. Monday Chicago Bears at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Cowboys QB Prescott says injury absence ending against Lions Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott says he will start Sunday at home against the Detroit Lions. Prescott’s return would end a five-game absence after he fractured his right thumb in a season-opening loss to Tampa Bay. Dallas went 4-1 with backup Cooper Rush, starting with a four-game winning streak. Prescott says he had a full workload as the first-team QB in practice. Dallas players are crediting Rush for keeping the club in contention. They also see Prescott as the “life source” of the team’s offense. NFL – 49ers acquire RB Christian McCaffrey from Panthers The San Francisco 49ers have acquired star running back Christian McCaffrey from the Carolina Panthers for a haul of draft picks. The Panthers announced the deal that sends McCaffrey back to the Bay Area where he starred in college at Stanford in Thursday night. They said it will be finalized when McCaffrey passes a physical. A person familiar with the deal said on condition of anonymity that the Panthers will receive picks in the second, third and fourth rounds of the 2023 draft, as well as a fifth-rounder in 2024. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – League Championship Series (best of 7) Yesterday Houston Astros 3, New York Yankees 2                                            (HOU leads 2-0) Astros 3, Yankees 2 – Bregman HR as Valdez, Astros edge Yankees 3-2, lead ALCS 2-0 Alex Bregman hit an early three-run homer, Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and the Houston Astros edged the New York Yankees 3-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series. Yankees slugger Aaron Judge just missed a two-run homer in the eighth when his drive was caught just in front of the short wall by right fielder Kyle Tucker. The ball would’ve landed in the short right-field porch at Yankee Stadium, Statcast showed — with the roof open at Minute Maid Park, the wind might’ve knocked down Judge’s bid. The Astros improved to 5-0 this postseason. A night after Justin Verlander fanned 11 to begin the best-of-seven series, Bregman’s third-inning homer was all the offense Houston needed. The Astros improved to 5-0 this postseason. Tonight San Diego (Musgrove 10-7) at Philadelphia (Suarez 10-7), 7:37 p.m.      (Series tied 1-1) NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Chicago Bulls at Washington Wizards, 7:00 p.m. San Antonio Spurs at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. NBA – AP source: Pistons’ Rob Murphy on leave due to investigation A person familiar with the situation said Detroit Pistons assistant general manager Rob Murphy was put on leave due to an investigation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday night on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. ESPN reported that Murphy is facing an allegation of workplace misconduct involving a former female employee. Murphy was promoted to assistant general manager in June after serving as president and general manager of the G League’s Motor City Cruise. The former Syracuse and Kent State assistant was Eastern Michigan’s basketball coach from 2011 to 2021. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 8 Saturday Bowling Green at Central Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Ball State, 2:00 p.m. UNLV at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. Western Michigan at Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m. Michigan, Michigan State are off this weekend NCAAFB – CFP expansion ‘not finished,’ still working toward 12 in ’24 The third in-person meeting of conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff since August ended without a resolution on expansion, but not without optimism. The CFP management committee, comprised of 10 major college football conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director, met for six hours. They worked on a plan to triple the number of playoff teams from four to 12 for the 2024 season. Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock says the work is ‘not finished’ and that time is running short. NCAAFB – Concussion lawsuit against NCAA could be first to reach jury A Los Angeles jury could be the first in the U.S. to decide whether the NCAA failed to protect college football players from repeated blows to the head that cause serious brain injuries. A jury was seated Thursday in a Los Angeles courtroom in the case of a former University of Southern California linebacker who had significant brain damage when he died at age 49. The widow of Matt Gee, who was on the 1990 Rose Bowl winning squad, is suing the NCAA for wrongful death. The NCAA says it had nothing to do with Gee’s death and his mental decline was from years of hard drinking. Hundreds of similar cases are pending against the NCAA. NCAAVB – Wisconsin female athletes notify police over private photos University of Wisconsin police are investigating how private photos and video of members of the school’s national champion women’s volleyball team got circulated publicly without their consent. Wisconsin’s athletic department says players contacted campus police after they became aware the photos had been made public. The volleyball players aren’t being investigated for wrongdoing. University of Wisconsin police spokesman Marc Lovicott confirmed the investigation, but details are not being disclosed. Olympics – Olympic officials talk with 10 bidders for 2036 Summer Games The International Olympic Committee says it’s in talks with 10 potential candidates to host a future Summer Games. Interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics has been expressed by officials in countries including Egypt, England, India, Indonesia and Qatar. IOC director general Christophe de Kepper did not identify any of the 10 projects addressing the Association of National Olympic Committees meeting in Seoul, South Korea. The 2036 Olympics is the next Summer Games available to be awarded in a mostly secretive process led by the IOC. It seeks to avoid both expensive public campaigning and a vote contested by multiple candidates. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College 3, Kellogg Community College 1 Southwestern Michigan College 3, Glen Oaks Community College 1 Today Men’s Soccer Lake Michigan College at Schoolcraft College, 1:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer Lake Michigan College at Schoolcraft College, 3:00 p.m. Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College at Grace Christian University Tri-Meet (Grand Rapids) Lake Michigan College vs. Grace Christian, 4:00 p.m. Lake Michigan College vs. Welch Collee, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Football – Week 9 SW Michigan 8-Man Bridgman (9-0) 35, Martin (7-2) 34 Volleyball Parchment 3, Benton Harbor 0 Berrien Springs 3, South Haven 2 Edwardsburg 3, Sturgis 1 Plainwell 3, Paw Paw 0 Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 3 (Paw Paw) Paw Paw 6, Three Rivers 1 Watervliet 4, Buchanan 3 – Shootout -Championship game Saturday, 10:00 a.m. at Paw Paw Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 1 (Kalamazoo Loy Norrix) Portage Central 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Division 3 (South Haven) Holland Christian 4, Fennville 0 Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) Howardsville Christian 2, Bridgman 1 Division 4 (Hartford) Hartford 3, Holland Black River 1 Today Football – Week 9 – All games start at 7:00 p.m. unless posted otherwise SMAC St. Joseph (7-1) at Battle Creek Central (7-1)                News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:35 *Winner claims SMAC Championship Portage Central (3-5) at Lakeshore (3-5)                      97.5 Y-Country 6:45 Portage Northern (5-3) at Mattawan (3-5) Battle Creek Lakeview (1-6) at Kalamazoo Central (0-8) Non-Conference Benton Harbor (4-4) at Constantine (7-1) Dowagiac (2-6) at Niles (4-4) game at St. Joseph Portland (7-1) at Berrien Springs (6-1) Centreville (6-2) at Buchanan (7-1) Brandywine (4-4) at Parchment (4-4) Three Rivers (5-3) at North Branch (7-1) Detroit-Loyola (1-7) at Lawton (6-2) Saranac (2-6) at Decatur (5-3) Cassopolis (0-8) at Sand Creek (1-7) White Cloud (6-2) at White Pigeon (5-3) Lansing Eastern (0-8) at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (1-7), 6:00 p.m. Gull Lake (3-5) at Olivet (6-2) Wolverine Sturgis (5-3) at Edwardsburg (7-1) Paw Paw (4-4) at Plainwell (3-5) Otsego (0-8) at Vicksburg (4-4) SAC Kalamazoo United (4-4) at South Haven (2-6) Allegan (3-5) at Watervliet (5-3) Delton-Kellogg (4-4) at Galesburg-Augusta (2-5) Schoolcraft (6-3) 2, Saugatuck (2-6) 0 (Forfiet) SW Michigan 8-Man Twin Cities (1-7) at Bloomingdale (0-8) Eau Claire (5-3) at Marcellus (5-3) Lawrence (3-5) at Mendon (6-2) – Cancelled Bangor (3-5) at Red Arrow (5-3) at New Buffalo Gobles (6-2) at Wyoming Tri-Unity (4-4) Wyoming-Lee (0-8) at Fennville (3-5) Saturday Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 2 (St. Joseph) St. Joseph vs. Edwardsburg, 11:00 a.m. Division 3 (Paw Paw) Watervliet vs. Paw Paw, 10:00 a.m. Volleyball BCS Conference Tournament at River Valley, 9:00 a.m. Michigan Lutheran, Our Lady of the Lake, Eau Claire, Howardsville Christian, New Buffalo, Watervliet Grace Christian, River Valley, Lakeland Conference Tournament at Berrien Springs, 10:00 a.m. Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, Dowagiac Cross Country SMAC Championship at St. Joseph, 11:00 a.m. (Riverview Park) St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Mattawan, Portage Central, Portage Northern, Kalamazoo Central, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Gull Lake, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 7 Last Night Arizona Cardinals 42, New Orleans Saints 34 Cardinals 42, Saints 34 – Cardinals use two pick-6s in first half to down Saints 42-34 Marco Wilson and Isaiah Simmons scored touchdowns on two pick-6s late in the first half and used that stunning change in momentum to lift the Arizona Cardinals over the New Orleans Saints 42-34. The Cardinals snapped an eight-game home losing streak that was the franchise’s longest since 1958. The game was tied at 14 when Saints quarterback Andy Dalton threw the game-changing interceptions on consecutive drives that were barely a minute apart just before halftime. Sunday Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 p.m.  Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans, 1:00 p.m. Monday Chicago Bears at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Cowboys QB Prescott says injury absence ending against Lions Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott says he will start Sunday at home against the Detroit Lions. Prescott’s return would end a five-game absence after he fractured his right thumb in a season-opening loss to Tampa Bay. Dallas went 4-1 with backup Cooper Rush, starting with a four-game winning streak. Prescott says he had a full workload as the first-team QB in practice. Dallas players are crediting Rush for keeping the club in contention. They also see Prescott as the “life source” of the team’s offense. NFL – 49ers acquire RB Christian McCaffrey from Panthers The San Francisco 49ers have acquired star running back Christian McCaffrey from the Carolina Panthers for a haul of draft picks. The Panthers announced the deal that sends McCaffrey back to the Bay Area where he starred in college at Stanford in Thursday night. They said it will be finalized when McCaffrey passes a physical. A person familiar with the deal said on condition of anonymity that the Panthers will receive picks in the second, third and fourth rounds of the 2023 draft, as well as a fifth-rounder in 2024. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – League Championship Series (best of 7) Yesterday Houston Astros 3, New York Yankees 2                                            (HOU leads 2-0) Astros 3, Yankees 2 – Bregman HR as Valdez, Astros edge Yankees 3-2, lead ALCS 2-0 Alex Bregman hit an early three-run homer, Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and the Houston Astros edged the New York Yankees 3-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series. Yankees slugger Aaron Judge just missed a two-run homer in the eighth when his drive was caught just in front of the short wall by right fielder Kyle Tucker. The ball would’ve landed in the short right-field porch at Yankee Stadium, Statcast showed — with the roof open at Minute Maid Park, the wind might’ve knocked down Judge’s bid. The Astros improved to 5-0 this postseason. A night after Justin Verlander fanned 11 to begin the best-of-seven series, Bregman’s third-inning homer was all the offense Houston needed. The Astros improved to 5-0 this postseason. Tonight San Diego (Musgrove 10-7) at Philadelphia (Suarez 10-7), 7:37 p.m.      (Series tied 1-1) NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Chicago Bulls at Washington Wizards, 7:00 p.m. San Antonio Spurs at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. NBA – AP source: Pistons’ Rob Murphy on leave due to investigation A person familiar with the situation said Detroit Pistons assistant general manager Rob Murphy was put on leave due to an investigation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday night on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. ESPN reported that Murphy is facing an allegation of workplace misconduct involving a former female employee. Murphy was promoted to assistant general manager in June after serving as president and general manager of the G League’s Motor City Cruise. The former Syracuse and Kent State assistant was Eastern Michigan’s basketball coach from 2011 to 2021. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 8 Saturday Bowling Green at Central Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Ball State, 2:00 p.m. UNLV at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. Western Michigan at Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m. Michigan, Michigan State are off this weekend NCAAFB – CFP expansion ‘not finished,’ still working toward 12 in ’24 The third in-person meeting of conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff since August ended without a resolution on expansion, but not without optimism. The CFP management committee, comprised of 10 major college football conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director, met for six hours. They worked on a plan to triple the number of playoff teams from four to 12 for the 2024 season. Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock says the work is ‘not finished’ and that time is running short. NCAAFB – Concussion lawsuit against NCAA could be first to reach jury A Los Angeles jury could be the first in the U.S. to decide whether the NCAA failed to protect college football players from repeated blows to the head that cause serious brain injuries. A jury was seated Thursday in a Los Angeles courtroom in the case of a former University of Southern California linebacker who had significant brain damage when he died at age 49. The widow of Matt Gee, who was on the 1990 Rose Bowl winning squad, is suing the NCAA for wrongful death. The NCAA says it had nothing to do with Gee’s death and his mental decline was from years of hard drinking. Hundreds of similar cases are pending against the NCAA. NCAAVB – Wisconsin female athletes notify police over private photos University of Wisconsin police are investigating how private photos and video of members of the school’s national champion women’s volleyball team got circulated publicly without their consent. Wisconsin’s athletic department says players contacted campus police after they became aware the photos had been made public. The volleyball players aren’t being investigated for wrongdoing. University of Wisconsin police spokesman Marc Lovicott confirmed the investigation, but details are not being disclosed. Olympics – Olympic officials talk with 10 bidders for 2036 Summer Games The International Olympic Committee says it’s in talks with 10 potential candidates to host a future Summer Games. Interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics has been expressed by officials in countries including Egypt, England, India, Indonesia and Qatar. IOC director general Christophe de Kepper did not identify any of the 10 projects addressing the Association of National Olympic Committees meeting in Seoul, South Korea. The 2036 Olympics is the next Summer Games available to be awarded in a mostly secretive process led by the IOC. It seeks to avoid both expensive public campaigning and a vote contested by multiple candidates. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College 3, Kellogg Community College 1 Southwestern Michigan College 3, Glen Oaks Community College 1 Today Men’s Soccer Lake Michigan College at Schoolcraft College, 1:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer Lake Michigan College at Schoolcraft College, 3:00 p.m. Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College at Grace Christian University Tri-Meet (Grand Rapids) Lake Michigan College vs. Grace Christian, 4:00 p.m. Lake Michigan College vs. Welch Collee, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Football – Week 9 SW Michigan 8-Man Bridgman (9-0) 35, Martin (7-2) 34 Volleyball Parchment 3, Benton Harbor 0 Berrien Springs 3, South Haven 2 Edwardsburg 3, Sturgis 1 Plainwell 3, Paw Paw 0 Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 3 (Paw Paw) Paw Paw 6, Three Rivers 1 Watervliet 4, Buchanan 3 – Shootout -Championship game Saturday, 10:00 a.m. at Paw Paw Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 1 (Kalamazoo Loy Norrix) Portage Central 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Division 3 (South Haven) Holland Christian 4, Fennville 0 Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) Howardsville Christian 2, Bridgman 1 Division 4 (Hartford) Hartford 3, Holland Black River 1 Today Football – Week 9 – All games start at 7:00 p.m. unless posted otherwise SMAC St. Joseph (7-1) at Battle Creek Central (7-1)                News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:35 *Winner claims SMAC Championship Portage Central (3-5) at Lakeshore (3-5)                      97.5 Y-Country 6:45 Portage Northern (5-3) at Mattawan (3-5) Battle Creek Lakeview (1-6) at Kalamazoo Central (0-8) Non-Conference Benton Harbor (4-4) at Constantine (7-1) Dowagiac (2-6) at Niles (4-4) game at St. Joseph Portland (7-1) at Berrien Springs (6-1) Centreville (6-2) at Buchanan (7-1) Brandywine (4-4) at Parchment (4-4) Three Rivers (5-3) at North Branch (7-1) Detroit-Loyola (1-7) at Lawton (6-2) Saranac (2-6) at Decatur (5-3) Cassopolis (0-8) at Sand Creek (1-7) White Cloud (6-2) at White Pigeon (5-3) Lansing Eastern (0-8) at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (1-7), 6:00 p.m. Gull Lake (3-5) at Olivet (6-2) Wolverine Sturgis (5-3) at Edwardsburg (7-1) Paw Paw (4-4) at Plainwell (3-5) Otsego (0-8) at Vicksburg (4-4) SAC Kalamazoo United (4-4) at South Haven (2-6) Allegan (3-5) at Watervliet (5-3) Delton-Kellogg (4-4) at Galesburg-Augusta (2-5) Schoolcraft (6-3) 2, Saugatuck (2-6) 0 (Forfiet) SW Michigan 8-Man Twin Cities (1-7) at Bloomingdale (0-8) Eau Claire (5-3) at Marcellus (5-3) Lawrence (3-5) at Mendon (6-2) – Cancelled Bangor (3-5) at Red Arrow (5-3) at New Buffalo Gobles (6-2) at Wyoming Tri-Unity (4-4) Wyoming-Lee (0-8) at Fennville (3-5) Saturday Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 2 (St. Joseph) St. Joseph vs. Edwardsburg, 11:00 a.m. Division 3 (Paw Paw) Watervliet vs. Paw Paw, 10:00 a.m. Volleyball BCS Conference Tournament at River Valley, 9:00 a.m. Michigan Lutheran, Our Lady of the Lake, Eau Claire, Howardsville Christian, New Buffalo, Watervliet Grace Christian, River Valley, Lakeland Conference Tournament at Berrien Springs, 10:00 a.m. Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, Dowagiac Cross Country SMAC Championship at St. Joseph, 11:00 a.m. (Riverview Park) St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Mattawan, Portage Central, Portage Northern, Kalamazoo Central, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Gull Lake, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – National Football League – Week 7 Last Night Arizona Cardinals 42, New Orleans Saints 34 Cardinals 42, Saints 34 – Cardinals use two pick-6s in first half to down Saints 42-34 Marco Wilson and Isaiah Simmons scored touchdowns on two pick-6s late in the first half and used that stunning change in momentum to lift the Arizona Cardinals over the New Orleans Saints 42-34. The Cardinals snapped an eight-game home losing streak that was the franchise’s longest since 1958. The game was tied at 14 when Saints quarterback Andy Dalton threw the game-changing interceptions on consecutive drives that were barely a minute apart just before halftime. Sunday Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 p.m.  Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans, 1:00 p.m. Monday Chicago Bears at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Cowboys QB Prescott says injury absence ending against Lions Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott says he will start Sunday at home against the Detroit Lions. Prescott’s return would end a five-game absence after he fractured his right thumb in a season-opening loss to Tampa Bay. Dallas went 4-1 with backup Cooper Rush, starting with a four-game winning streak. Prescott says he had a full workload as the first-team QB in practice. Dallas players are crediting Rush for keeping the club in contention. They also see Prescott as the “life source” of the team’s offense. NFL – 49ers acquire RB Christian McCaffrey from Panthers The San Francisco 49ers have acquired star running back Christian McCaffrey from the Carolina Panthers for a haul of draft picks. The Panthers announced the deal that sends McCaffrey back to the Bay Area where he starred in college at Stanford in Thursday night. They said it will be finalized when McCaffrey passes a physical. A person familiar with the deal said on condition of anonymity that the Panthers will receive picks in the second, third and fourth rounds of the 2023 draft, as well as a fifth-rounder in 2024. MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – League Championship Series (best of 7) Yesterday Houston Astros 3, New York Yankees 2                                            (HOU leads 2-0) Astros 3, Yankees 2 – Bregman HR as Valdez, Astros edge Yankees 3-2, lead ALCS 2-0 Alex Bregman hit an early three-run homer, Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and the Houston Astros edged the New York Yankees 3-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series. Yankees slugger Aaron Judge just missed a two-run homer in the eighth when his drive was caught just in front of the short wall by right fielder Kyle Tucker. The ball would’ve landed in the short right-field porch at Yankee Stadium, Statcast showed — with the roof open at Minute Maid Park, the wind might’ve knocked down Judge’s bid. The Astros improved to 5-0 this postseason. A night after Justin Verlander fanned 11 to begin the best-of-seven series, Bregman’s third-inning homer was all the offense Houston needed. The Astros improved to 5-0 this postseason. Tonight San Diego (Musgrove 10-7) at Philadelphia (Suarez 10-7), 7:37 p.m.      (Series tied 1-1) NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Chicago Bulls at Washington Wizards, 7:00 p.m. San Antonio Spurs at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. NBA – AP source: Pistons’ Rob Murphy on leave due to investigation A person familiar with the situation said Detroit Pistons assistant general manager Rob Murphy was put on leave due to an investigation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday night on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. ESPN reported that Murphy is facing an allegation of workplace misconduct involving a former female employee. Murphy was promoted to assistant general manager in June after serving as president and general manager of the G League’s Motor City Cruise. The former Syracuse and Kent State assistant was Eastern Michigan’s basketball coach from 2011 to 2021. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 8 Saturday Bowling Green at Central Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Ball State, 2:00 p.m. UNLV at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. Western Michigan at Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m. Michigan, Michigan State are off this weekend NCAAFB – CFP expansion ‘not finished,’ still working toward 12 in ’24 The third in-person meeting of conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff since August ended without a resolution on expansion, but not without optimism. The CFP management committee, comprised of 10 major college football conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director, met for six hours. They worked on a plan to triple the number of playoff teams from four to 12 for the 2024 season. Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock says the work is ‘not finished’ and that time is running short. NCAAFB – Concussion lawsuit against NCAA could be first to reach jury A Los Angeles jury could be the first in the U.S. to decide whether the NCAA failed to protect college football players from repeated blows to the head that cause serious brain injuries. A jury was seated Thursday in a Los Angeles courtroom in the case of a former University of Southern California linebacker who had significant brain damage when he died at age 49. The widow of Matt Gee, who was on the 1990 Rose Bowl winning squad, is suing the NCAA for wrongful death. The NCAA says it had nothing to do with Gee’s death and his mental decline was from years of hard drinking. Hundreds of similar cases are pending against the NCAA. NCAAVB – Wisconsin female athletes notify police over private photos University of Wisconsin police are investigating how private photos and video of members of the school’s national champion women’s volleyball team got circulated publicly without their consent. Wisconsin’s athletic department says players contacted campus police after they became aware the photos had been made public. The volleyball players aren’t being investigated for wrongdoing. University of Wisconsin police spokesman Marc Lovicott confirmed the investigation, but details are not being disclosed. Olympics – Olympic officials talk with 10 bidders for 2036 Summer Games The International Olympic Committee says it’s in talks with 10 potential candidates to host a future Summer Games. Interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics has been expressed by officials in countries including Egypt, England, India, Indonesia and Qatar. IOC director general Christophe de Kepper did not identify any of the 10 projects addressing the Association of National Olympic Committees meeting in Seoul, South Korea. The 2036 Olympics is the next Summer Games available to be awarded in a mostly secretive process led by the IOC. It seeks to avoid both expensive public campaigning and a vote contested by multiple candidates. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Yesterday Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College 3, Kellogg Community College 1 Southwestern Michigan College 3, Glen Oaks Community College 1 Today Men’s Soccer Lake Michigan College at Schoolcraft College, 1:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer Lake Michigan College at Schoolcraft College, 3:00 p.m. Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College at Grace Christian University Tri-Meet (Grand Rapids) Lake Michigan College vs. Grace Christian, 4:00 p.m. Lake Michigan College vs. Welch Collee, 6:00 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Football – Week 9 SW Michigan 8-Man Bridgman (9-0) 35, Martin (7-2) 34 Volleyball Parchment 3, Benton Harbor 0 Berrien Springs 3, South Haven 2 Edwardsburg 3, Sturgis 1 Plainwell 3, Paw Paw 0 Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) Division 3 (Paw Paw) Paw Paw 6, Three Rivers 1 Watervliet 4, Buchanan 3 – Shootout -Championship game Saturday, 10:00 a.m. at Paw Paw Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 1 (Kalamazoo Loy Norrix) Portage Central 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Division 3 (South Haven) Holland Christian 4, Fennville 0 Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) Howardsville Christian 2, Bridgman 1 Division 4 (Hartford) Hartford 3, Holland Black River 1 Today Football – Week 9 – All games start at 7:00 p.m. unless posted otherwise SMAC St. Joseph (7-1) at Battle Creek Central (7-1)                News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:35 *Winner claims SMAC Championship Portage Central (3-5) at Lakeshore (3-5)                      97.5 Y-Country 6:45 Portage Northern (5-3) at Mattawan (3-5) Battle Creek Lakeview (1-6) at Kalamazoo Central (0-8) Non-Conference Benton Harbor (4-4) at Constantine (7-1) Dowagiac (2-6) at Niles (4-4) game at St. Joseph Portland (7-1) at Berrien Springs (6-1) Centreville (6-2) at Buchanan (7-1) Brandywine (4-4) at Parchment (4-4) Three Rivers (5-3) at North Branch (7-1) Detroit-Loyola (1-7) at Lawton (6-2) Saranac (2-6) at Decatur (5-3) Cassopolis (0-8) at Sand Creek (1-7) White Cloud (6-2) at White Pigeon (5-3) Lansing Eastern (0-8) at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (1-7), 6:00 p.m. Gull Lake (3-5) at Olivet (6-2) Wolverine Sturgis (5-3) at Edwardsburg (7-1) Paw Paw (4-4) at Plainwell (3-5) Otsego (0-8) at Vicksburg (4-4) SAC Kalamazoo United (4-4) at South Haven (2-6) Allegan (3-5) at Watervliet (5-3) Delton-Kellogg (4-4) at Galesburg-Augusta (2-5) Schoolcraft (6-3) 2, Saugatuck (2-6) 0 (Forfiet) SW Michigan 8-Man Twin Cities (1-7) at Bloomingdale (0-8) Eau Claire (5-3) at Marcellus (5-3) Lawrence (3-5) at Mendon (6-2) – Cancelled Bangor (3-5) at Red Arrow (5-3) at New Buffalo Gobles (6-2) at Wyoming Tri-Unity (4-4) Wyoming-Lee (0-8) at Fennville (3-5) Saturday Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) Division 2 (St. Joseph) St. Joseph vs. Edwardsburg, 11:00 a.m. Division 3 (Paw Paw) Watervliet vs. Paw Paw, 10:00 a.m. Volleyball BCS Conference Tournament at River Valley, 9:00 a.m. Michigan Lutheran, Our Lady of the Lake, Eau Claire, Howardsville Christian, New Buffalo, Watervliet Grace Christian, River Valley, Lakeland Conference Tournament at Berrien Springs, 10:00 a.m. Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, Dowagiac Cross Country SMAC Championship at St. Joseph, 11:00 a.m. (Riverview Park) St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Mattawan, Portage Central, Portage Northern, Kalamazoo Central, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Gull Lake, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.