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On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - Andrew Zadarnowski of Habs Eyes On The Prize joins the show to discuss the Trois Rivieres Lions, the Montreal Canadiens' ECHL affiliate. Zadarnowski discussed how the Quebec-based ECHL team has fared in the league, the fan support and synergy with the Habs. Zadarnowski also dove into the quick promotion and subsequent departure of GM Pascal Rheaume. - Justin discusses the Southern Professional Hockey League rebranding to the SPHL, which is no longer an acronym. - Justin ponders how ECHL teams are receptive to their players playing 3ICE, the summer professional 3-on-3 hockey league that wrapped up on Aug. 12.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A tale of three Dennis the Menace statues, the loneliest hockey player in the Southern Professional Hockey League, the redditors who dream of a world without dogs, and just how much beer can an escaped bear bear. *** It's Freemium Freebruary! Bonus episodes are free for this, the shortest month of the year, so that you will hopefully grow dependent on them. They go back behind the paywall in march so enjoy it while it lasts!

NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Last Night Michigan 93, Nebraska 72 Georgia Tech 70, Notre Dame 68 Michigan 93, Nebraska 72 – Michigan wins third straight, 93-72 over Nebraska Jett Howard made six 3-pointers and scored 22 points, Hunter Dickinson had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Michigan beat Nebraska 93-72. Nebraska, which trailed by 24 points in the first half, got within 48-39 early in the second half — the closest margin since 21-12. But Dickinson answered with a basket to put Michigan ahead by double digits for the rest of the game. Howard made four 3-pointers in the second half and scored 16 points, and Dickinson added 14 points. Michigan led for over 36 minutes and shot 57.6% from the field, including 14 of 26 from 3-point range.  Dug McDaniel added 14 points, Kobe Bufkin had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Michigan (14-10, 8-5 Big Ten). Joey Baker added 11 points and Terrance Williams II scored 10. Georgia Tech 70, Notre Dame 68 – Georgia Tech beats Notre Dame on Terry’s tip-in at buzzer Lance Terry scored 19 points, the last two on a game-winning tip-in at the buzzer that gave Georgia Tech a 70-68 victory over Notre Dame. With the score tied at 68 with five seconds remaining, the Yellow Jackets' Kyle Sturdivant drove the left side of the lane and missed a step-back jumper along the baseline. Terry, who had inbounded the ball after a timeout, followed down the left side and delivered a two-handed tip-in for the victory that snapped a nine-game losing streak. Georgia Tech held Notre Dame to 1-of-11 field goal shooting over the final seven minutes and the Yellow Jackets won despite making only 2 of 8 shots down the stretch. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Cleveland Cavaliers 113, Detroit Pistons 85 Miami Heat 116, Indiana Pacers 111 Cavs 113, Pistons 85 – Allen, Mobley power Cavaliers to 113-85 win over Pistons Jarrett Allen scored 20 points, Evan Mobley added 19 and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth straight game, 113-85 over the Detroit Pistons despite resting their starting backcourt. All-Star starter Donovan Mitchell (groin) and Darius Garland (thumb) got the night off to heal some nagging injuries and the Cavs barely missed their top guards. With Allen and Mobley doing inside damage and combining for 21 points, Cleveland built an 18-point lead after one quarter. The Pistons got within two in the third before the Cavs outscored Detroit 26-4 to start the fourth. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 15 to lead Detroit. The Pistons have dropped nine of 11. Heat 116, Pacers 111 – Adebayo scores 38, Heat hold off sliding Pacers 116-111 Bam Adebayo tied his season high with 38 points, Jimmy Butler added 25 and the Miami Heat held off the Indiana Pacers 116-111 on Wednesday night. Buddy Hield scored 29 points for Indiana, which has lost 13 of its last 15 games. Myles Turner had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Reports: Suns get All-Star Kevin Durant in trade with Nets The Phoenix Suns acquired 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets, according to multiple reports. The outlets, citing unnamed sources, said the Suns added Durant to a starting lineup that already includes an All-Star backcourt of Chris Paul and Devin Booker, along with center Deandre Ayton. Phoenix sent Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation to the Nets. The Suns also receive forward T.J. Warren in the deal. NBA – AP source: Lakers trading Westbrook to Utah in 3-team swap The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Russell Westbrook to Utah and reacquiring guard D'Angelo Russell from Minnesota in a three-team, eight-player deal, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press. LA is also getting guard Malik Beasley and forward Jarred Vanderbilt from the Jazz. Minnesota is getting Mike Conley Jr. and Nickeil Alexander-Walker from Utah along with three second-round picks, while the Lakers are sending Juan Toscano-Anderson, Damian Jones and their first-round pick in 2027 to Utah with Westbrook. Westbrook's tenure with his hometown team lasted just 130 tumultuous games. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 88, Wisconsin 63 Ball State 68, Eastern Michigan 50 Kent State 68, Central Michigan 63 Miami (OH) 71, Western Michigan 53 Tonight Pittsburgh at (10) Notre Dame, 6:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. NFL – Chiefs’ Mahomes says ankle will be ready for Super Bowl Patrick Mahomes says he's “definitely in a better spot” when it comes to his ailing right ankle than he was for the AFC championship game. The All-Pro quarterback also says he doesn't expect to be limited by it when he leads the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. Mahomes spoke before Wednesday’s practice at Arizona State’s facility. He said he’ll probably continue to get treatment on the ankle he hurt against Jacksonville in the divisional round throughout the week and possibly right up until kickoff. NFL – Super Bowl has rare matchup of top 2 regular-season teams This year's Super Bowl features a rare matchup of the NFL's top two teams from the regular season. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs were the league's only 14-game winners, marking just the sixth time since the 1970 merger that the squads with sole possession of the two best records in the regular season met for the championship. The last time it happened came after the 2013 season when Seattle beat Denver 43-8 in a matchup of 13-win teams. NCAAFB – Northwestern to host Iowa at Wrigley Field Wrigley Field will host a college football game for the third time since 2010 when Iowa plays Northwestern next season. Northwestern and the Chicago Cubs announced that the Wildcats' home game would be played Nov. 4. Northwestern played Illinois at Wrigley in 2010 in the MLB ballpark's first college football game since 1938 and the Wildcats hosted Purdue there in 2021. Wrigley Field has a long history of hosting football games. The Chicago Bears played there from 1921 to 1970. The old Chicago Cardinals also played at Wrigley Field as well as DePaul University until its program folded in 1939. SPHL – Minor league hockey game a forfeit after home team no-shows A bizarre scene unfolded in a low-level minor hockey league over the weekend: The home team didn't show up. The visiting team from Quad City took the ice for warmups at the arena in Danville, Illinois, for a Southern Professional Hockey League game at the Vermilion County Bobcats. Fans filed in, vendors sold concessions and officials were there to drop the puck. But the Bobcats had no players, their coach did not show up and they had no athletic trainer on site. After a delay of game penalty and 5-minute delay, it was declared a forfeit and visiting players skated with fans and took the 3-hour bus ride home. There are now concerns last-place Vermilion County, which has lost 77 of 86 games in its existence, will fold midseason. Olympics – Probe into US Olympic failings stunted by red tape in DC More than two years since it was greenlighted by Congress, the panel established to probe the inner workings of the U.S. Olympics has yet to conduct a formal interview because of bureaucratic red tape in Washington. The Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics is charged with looking how U.S. leaders handled sex-abuse cases that were mismanaged for decades. It took 19 months after it was established in October 2020 for the commission to receive the $2 million Congress budgeted for its use. Then, it took eight more months to identify and hire the panel's executive director. Now that those issues are resolved, however, the commission has to decide how to spend the money by Sept. 30 or risk not being able to use it. NBAGL – NBA ‘G' League Last Night Stockton Kings 119, Grand Rapids Gold 92 Tonight Stockton Kings at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women's Basketball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 71, Lake Michigan College 61 Southwestern Michigan 68, Marian Ancilla 48 Glen Oaks 71, Lansing Community College 58 Men's Basketball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 105, Lake Michigan College 80 Southwestern Michigan 70, Martin Ancilla 59 Lansing Community College 90, Glen Oaks 74 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Paw Paw 72, Buchanan 64 Marshall 62, Plainwell 45 Girls Basketball Buchanan 53, Paw Paw 51 Saugatuck 46, Fennville 26 Wrestling – Team Districts Division 2 at St. Joseph Lakeshore 55, Paw Paw 22 Lakeshore 51, St. Joseph 16 – Finals Division 2 at Edwardsburg Edwardsburg 72, Sturgis 12 Edwardsburg 54, Niles 30 – Finals Division 4 at Gobles Bangor 62, Bloomingdale 18 Martin 72, Gobles 9 Martin 66, Bangor 16 – Finals Division 4 at Lawton Schoolcraft def. Kal. Phoenix by forfeit Lawton 72, Lawrence 6 Lawton 30, Schoolcraft 30 – Finals Tonight Boys Basketball SMAC Mattawan at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. 94.9 WSJM Lakeshore at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m. BCS Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Christian, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. SAC Bridgman at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball SMAC Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. BCS Howardsville Christian at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Southwest 10 Mendon at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling – Team Districts Division 3 at Watervliet Hartford vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m. HRT/WTVL vs. Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Brandywine Dowagiac vs. Brandywine, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs vs. Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:15 p.m. Division 3 at Allegan Fennville vs. Hopkins, 6:00 p.m. South Haven vs. Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Three Rivers vs. Parchment, 5:30 p.m. TR/PRCH vs. Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Eau Claire Eau Claire vs. Decatur, 7:00 p.m.Nebraska guard Jamarques Lawrence (10) attempts a layup as Michigan forward Tarris Reed Jr. (32) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Cleveland Cavaliers forward Isaac Okoro (35) shoots against Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Livers (12) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Last Night Michigan 93, Nebraska 72 Georgia Tech 70, Notre Dame 68 Michigan 93, Nebraska 72 – Michigan wins third straight, 93-72 over Nebraska Jett Howard made six 3-pointers and scored 22 points, Hunter Dickinson had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Michigan beat Nebraska 93-72. Nebraska, which trailed by 24 points in the first half, got within 48-39 early in the second half — the closest margin since 21-12. But Dickinson answered with a basket to put Michigan ahead by double digits for the rest of the game. Howard made four 3-pointers in the second half and scored 16 points, and Dickinson added 14 points. Michigan led for over 36 minutes and shot 57.6% from the field, including 14 of 26 from 3-point range.  Dug McDaniel added 14 points, Kobe Bufkin had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Michigan (14-10, 8-5 Big Ten). Joey Baker added 11 points and Terrance Williams II scored 10. Georgia Tech 70, Notre Dame 68 – Georgia Tech beats Notre Dame on Terry’s tip-in at buzzer Lance Terry scored 19 points, the last two on a game-winning tip-in at the buzzer that gave Georgia Tech a 70-68 victory over Notre Dame. With the score tied at 68 with five seconds remaining, the Yellow Jackets' Kyle Sturdivant drove the left side of the lane and missed a step-back jumper along the baseline. Terry, who had inbounded the ball after a timeout, followed down the left side and delivered a two-handed tip-in for the victory that snapped a nine-game losing streak. Georgia Tech held Notre Dame to 1-of-11 field goal shooting over the final seven minutes and the Yellow Jackets won despite making only 2 of 8 shots down the stretch. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Cleveland Cavaliers 113, Detroit Pistons 85 Miami Heat 116, Indiana Pacers 111 Cavs 113, Pistons 85 – Allen, Mobley power Cavaliers to 113-85 win over Pistons Jarrett Allen scored 20 points, Evan Mobley added 19 and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth straight game, 113-85 over the Detroit Pistons despite resting their starting backcourt. All-Star starter Donovan Mitchell (groin) and Darius Garland (thumb) got the night off to heal some nagging injuries and the Cavs barely missed their top guards. With Allen and Mobley doing inside damage and combining for 21 points, Cleveland built an 18-point lead after one quarter. The Pistons got within two in the third before the Cavs outscored Detroit 26-4 to start the fourth. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 15 to lead Detroit. The Pistons have dropped nine of 11. Heat 116, Pacers 111 – Adebayo scores 38, Heat hold off sliding Pacers 116-111 Bam Adebayo tied his season high with 38 points, Jimmy Butler added 25 and the Miami Heat held off the Indiana Pacers 116-111 on Wednesday night. Buddy Hield scored 29 points for Indiana, which has lost 13 of its last 15 games. Myles Turner had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Reports: Suns get All-Star Kevin Durant in trade with Nets The Phoenix Suns acquired 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets, according to multiple reports. The outlets, citing unnamed sources, said the Suns added Durant to a starting lineup that already includes an All-Star backcourt of Chris Paul and Devin Booker, along with center Deandre Ayton. Phoenix sent Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation to the Nets. The Suns also receive forward T.J. Warren in the deal. NBA – AP source: Lakers trading Westbrook to Utah in 3-team swap The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Russell Westbrook to Utah and reacquiring guard D'Angelo Russell from Minnesota in a three-team, eight-player deal, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press. LA is also getting guard Malik Beasley and forward Jarred Vanderbilt from the Jazz. Minnesota is getting Mike Conley Jr. and Nickeil Alexander-Walker from Utah along with three second-round picks, while the Lakers are sending Juan Toscano-Anderson, Damian Jones and their first-round pick in 2027 to Utah with Westbrook. Westbrook's tenure with his hometown team lasted just 130 tumultuous games. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 88, Wisconsin 63 Ball State 68, Eastern Michigan 50 Kent State 68, Central Michigan 63 Miami (OH) 71, Western Michigan 53 Tonight Pittsburgh at (10) Notre Dame, 6:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. NFL – Chiefs’ Mahomes says ankle will be ready for Super Bowl Patrick Mahomes says he's “definitely in a better spot” when it comes to his ailing right ankle than he was for the AFC championship game. The All-Pro quarterback also says he doesn't expect to be limited by it when he leads the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. Mahomes spoke before Wednesday’s practice at Arizona State’s facility. He said he’ll probably continue to get treatment on the ankle he hurt against Jacksonville in the divisional round throughout the week and possibly right up until kickoff. NFL – Super Bowl has rare matchup of top 2 regular-season teams This year's Super Bowl features a rare matchup of the NFL's top two teams from the regular season. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs were the league's only 14-game winners, marking just the sixth time since the 1970 merger that the squads with sole possession of the two best records in the regular season met for the championship. The last time it happened came after the 2013 season when Seattle beat Denver 43-8 in a matchup of 13-win teams. NCAAFB – Northwestern to host Iowa at Wrigley Field Wrigley Field will host a college football game for the third time since 2010 when Iowa plays Northwestern next season. Northwestern and the Chicago Cubs announced that the Wildcats' home game would be played Nov. 4. Northwestern played Illinois at Wrigley in 2010 in the MLB ballpark's first college football game since 1938 and the Wildcats hosted Purdue there in 2021. Wrigley Field has a long history of hosting football games. The Chicago Bears played there from 1921 to 1970. The old Chicago Cardinals also played at Wrigley Field as well as DePaul University until its program folded in 1939. SPHL – Minor league hockey game a forfeit after home team no-shows A bizarre scene unfolded in a low-level minor hockey league over the weekend: The home team didn't show up. The visiting team from Quad City took the ice for warmups at the arena in Danville, Illinois, for a Southern Professional Hockey League game at the Vermilion County Bobcats. Fans filed in, vendors sold concessions and officials were there to drop the puck. But the Bobcats had no players, their coach did not show up and they had no athletic trainer on site. After a delay of game penalty and 5-minute delay, it was declared a forfeit and visiting players skated with fans and took the 3-hour bus ride home. There are now concerns last-place Vermilion County, which has lost 77 of 86 games in its existence, will fold midseason. Olympics – Probe into US Olympic failings stunted by red tape in DC More than two years since it was greenlighted by Congress, the panel established to probe the inner workings of the U.S. Olympics has yet to conduct a formal interview because of bureaucratic red tape in Washington. The Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics is charged with looking how U.S. leaders handled sex-abuse cases that were mismanaged for decades. It took 19 months after it was established in October 2020 for the commission to receive the $2 million Congress budgeted for its use. Then, it took eight more months to identify and hire the panel's executive director. Now that those issues are resolved, however, the commission has to decide how to spend the money by Sept. 30 or risk not being able to use it. NBAGL – NBA ‘G' League Last Night Stockton Kings 119, Grand Rapids Gold 92 Tonight Stockton Kings at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women's Basketball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 71, Lake Michigan College 61 Southwestern Michigan 68, Marian Ancilla 48 Glen Oaks 71, Lansing Community College 58 Men's Basketball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 105, Lake Michigan College 80 Southwestern Michigan 70, Martin Ancilla 59 Lansing Community College 90, Glen Oaks 74 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Paw Paw 72, Buchanan 64 Marshall 62, Plainwell 45 Girls Basketball Buchanan 53, Paw Paw 51 Saugatuck 46, Fennville 26 Wrestling – Team Districts Division 2 at St. Joseph Lakeshore 55, Paw Paw 22 Lakeshore 51, St. Joseph 16 – Finals Division 2 at Edwardsburg Edwardsburg 72, Sturgis 12 Edwardsburg 54, Niles 30 – Finals Division 4 at Gobles Bangor 62, Bloomingdale 18 Martin 72, Gobles 9 Martin 66, Bangor 16 – Finals Division 4 at Lawton Schoolcraft def. Kal. Phoenix by forfeit Lawton 72, Lawrence 6 Lawton 30, Schoolcraft 30 – Finals Tonight Boys Basketball SMAC Mattawan at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. 94.9 WSJM Lakeshore at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m. BCS Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Christian, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. SAC Bridgman at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball SMAC Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. BCS Howardsville Christian at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Southwest 10 Mendon at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling – Team Districts Division 3 at Watervliet Hartford vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m. HRT/WTVL vs. Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Brandywine Dowagiac vs. Brandywine, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs vs. Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:15 p.m. Division 3 at Allegan Fennville vs. Hopkins, 6:00 p.m. South Haven vs. Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Three Rivers vs. Parchment, 5:30 p.m. TR/PRCH vs. Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Eau Claire Eau Claire vs. Decatur, 7:00 p.m.Nebraska guard Jamarques Lawrence (10) attempts a layup as Michigan forward Tarris Reed Jr. (32) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Cleveland Cavaliers forward Isaac Okoro (35) shoots against Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Livers (12) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Last Night Michigan 93, Nebraska 72 Georgia Tech 70, Notre Dame 68 Michigan 93, Nebraska 72 – Michigan wins third straight, 93-72 over Nebraska Jett Howard made six 3-pointers and scored 22 points, Hunter Dickinson had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Michigan beat Nebraska 93-72. Nebraska, which trailed by 24 points in the first half, got within 48-39 early in the second half — the closest margin since 21-12. But Dickinson answered with a basket to put Michigan ahead by double digits for the rest of the game. Howard made four 3-pointers in the second half and scored 16 points, and Dickinson added 14 points. Michigan led for over 36 minutes and shot 57.6% from the field, including 14 of 26 from 3-point range.  Dug McDaniel added 14 points, Kobe Bufkin had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Michigan (14-10, 8-5 Big Ten). Joey Baker added 11 points and Terrance Williams II scored 10. Georgia Tech 70, Notre Dame 68 – Georgia Tech beats Notre Dame on Terry’s tip-in at buzzer Lance Terry scored 19 points, the last two on a game-winning tip-in at the buzzer that gave Georgia Tech a 70-68 victory over Notre Dame. With the score tied at 68 with five seconds remaining, the Yellow Jackets' Kyle Sturdivant drove the left side of the lane and missed a step-back jumper along the baseline. Terry, who had inbounded the ball after a timeout, followed down the left side and delivered a two-handed tip-in for the victory that snapped a nine-game losing streak. Georgia Tech held Notre Dame to 1-of-11 field goal shooting over the final seven minutes and the Yellow Jackets won despite making only 2 of 8 shots down the stretch. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Cleveland Cavaliers 113, Detroit Pistons 85 Miami Heat 116, Indiana Pacers 111 Cavs 113, Pistons 85 – Allen, Mobley power Cavaliers to 113-85 win over Pistons Jarrett Allen scored 20 points, Evan Mobley added 19 and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth straight game, 113-85 over the Detroit Pistons despite resting their starting backcourt. All-Star starter Donovan Mitchell (groin) and Darius Garland (thumb) got the night off to heal some nagging injuries and the Cavs barely missed their top guards. With Allen and Mobley doing inside damage and combining for 21 points, Cleveland built an 18-point lead after one quarter. The Pistons got within two in the third before the Cavs outscored Detroit 26-4 to start the fourth. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 15 to lead Detroit. The Pistons have dropped nine of 11. Heat 116, Pacers 111 – Adebayo scores 38, Heat hold off sliding Pacers 116-111 Bam Adebayo tied his season high with 38 points, Jimmy Butler added 25 and the Miami Heat held off the Indiana Pacers 116-111 on Wednesday night. Buddy Hield scored 29 points for Indiana, which has lost 13 of its last 15 games. Myles Turner had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Reports: Suns get All-Star Kevin Durant in trade with Nets The Phoenix Suns acquired 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets, according to multiple reports. The outlets, citing unnamed sources, said the Suns added Durant to a starting lineup that already includes an All-Star backcourt of Chris Paul and Devin Booker, along with center Deandre Ayton. Phoenix sent Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation to the Nets. The Suns also receive forward T.J. Warren in the deal. NBA – AP source: Lakers trading Westbrook to Utah in 3-team swap The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Russell Westbrook to Utah and reacquiring guard D'Angelo Russell from Minnesota in a three-team, eight-player deal, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press. LA is also getting guard Malik Beasley and forward Jarred Vanderbilt from the Jazz. Minnesota is getting Mike Conley Jr. and Nickeil Alexander-Walker from Utah along with three second-round picks, while the Lakers are sending Juan Toscano-Anderson, Damian Jones and their first-round pick in 2027 to Utah with Westbrook. Westbrook's tenure with his hometown team lasted just 130 tumultuous games. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 88, Wisconsin 63 Ball State 68, Eastern Michigan 50 Kent State 68, Central Michigan 63 Miami (OH) 71, Western Michigan 53 Tonight Pittsburgh at (10) Notre Dame, 6:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. NFL – Chiefs’ Mahomes says ankle will be ready for Super Bowl Patrick Mahomes says he's “definitely in a better spot” when it comes to his ailing right ankle than he was for the AFC championship game. The All-Pro quarterback also says he doesn't expect to be limited by it when he leads the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. Mahomes spoke before Wednesday’s practice at Arizona State’s facility. He said he’ll probably continue to get treatment on the ankle he hurt against Jacksonville in the divisional round throughout the week and possibly right up until kickoff. NFL – Super Bowl has rare matchup of top 2 regular-season teams This year's Super Bowl features a rare matchup of the NFL's top two teams from the regular season. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs were the league's only 14-game winners, marking just the sixth time since the 1970 merger that the squads with sole possession of the two best records in the regular season met for the championship. The last time it happened came after the 2013 season when Seattle beat Denver 43-8 in a matchup of 13-win teams. NCAAFB – Northwestern to host Iowa at Wrigley Field Wrigley Field will host a college football game for the third time since 2010 when Iowa plays Northwestern next season. Northwestern and the Chicago Cubs announced that the Wildcats' home game would be played Nov. 4. Northwestern played Illinois at Wrigley in 2010 in the MLB ballpark's first college football game since 1938 and the Wildcats hosted Purdue there in 2021. Wrigley Field has a long history of hosting football games. The Chicago Bears played there from 1921 to 1970. The old Chicago Cardinals also played at Wrigley Field as well as DePaul University until its program folded in 1939. SPHL – Minor league hockey game a forfeit after home team no-shows A bizarre scene unfolded in a low-level minor hockey league over the weekend: The home team didn't show up. The visiting team from Quad City took the ice for warmups at the arena in Danville, Illinois, for a Southern Professional Hockey League game at the Vermilion County Bobcats. Fans filed in, vendors sold concessions and officials were there to drop the puck. But the Bobcats had no players, their coach did not show up and they had no athletic trainer on site. After a delay of game penalty and 5-minute delay, it was declared a forfeit and visiting players skated with fans and took the 3-hour bus ride home. There are now concerns last-place Vermilion County, which has lost 77 of 86 games in its existence, will fold midseason. Olympics – Probe into US Olympic failings stunted by red tape in DC More than two years since it was greenlighted by Congress, the panel established to probe the inner workings of the U.S. Olympics has yet to conduct a formal interview because of bureaucratic red tape in Washington. The Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics is charged with looking how U.S. leaders handled sex-abuse cases that were mismanaged for decades. It took 19 months after it was established in October 2020 for the commission to receive the $2 million Congress budgeted for its use. Then, it took eight more months to identify and hire the panel's executive director. Now that those issues are resolved, however, the commission has to decide how to spend the money by Sept. 30 or risk not being able to use it. NBAGL – NBA ‘G' League Last Night Stockton Kings 119, Grand Rapids Gold 92 Tonight Stockton Kings at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women's Basketball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 71, Lake Michigan College 61 Southwestern Michigan 68, Marian Ancilla 48 Glen Oaks 71, Lansing Community College 58 Men's Basketball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 105, Lake Michigan College 80 Southwestern Michigan 70, Martin Ancilla 59 Lansing Community College 90, Glen Oaks 74 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Paw Paw 72, Buchanan 64 Marshall 62, Plainwell 45 Girls Basketball Buchanan 53, Paw Paw 51 Saugatuck 46, Fennville 26 Wrestling – Team Districts Division 2 at St. Joseph Lakeshore 55, Paw Paw 22 Lakeshore 51, St. Joseph 16 – Finals Division 2 at Edwardsburg Edwardsburg 72, Sturgis 12 Edwardsburg 54, Niles 30 – Finals Division 4 at Gobles Bangor 62, Bloomingdale 18 Martin 72, Gobles 9 Martin 66, Bangor 16 – Finals Division 4 at Lawton Schoolcraft def. Kal. Phoenix by forfeit Lawton 72, Lawrence 6 Lawton 30, Schoolcraft 30 – Finals Tonight Boys Basketball SMAC Mattawan at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. 94.9 WSJM Lakeshore at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m. BCS Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Christian, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. SAC Bridgman at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball SMAC Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. BCS Howardsville Christian at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Southwest 10 Mendon at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling – Team Districts Division 3 at Watervliet Hartford vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m. HRT/WTVL vs. Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Brandywine Dowagiac vs. Brandywine, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs vs. Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:15 p.m. Division 3 at Allegan Fennville vs. Hopkins, 6:00 p.m. South Haven vs. Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Three Rivers vs. Parchment, 5:30 p.m. TR/PRCH vs. Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Eau Claire Eau Claire vs. Decatur, 7:00 p.m.Nebraska guard Jamarques Lawrence (10) attempts a layup as Michigan forward Tarris Reed Jr. (32) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Cleveland Cavaliers forward Isaac Okoro (35) shoots against Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Livers (12) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan 93, Nebraska 72 Georgia Tech 70, Notre Dame 68 Michigan 93, Nebraska 72 – Michigan wins third straight, 93-72 over Nebraska Jett Howard made six 3-pointers and scored 22 points, Hunter Dickinson had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Michigan beat Nebraska 93-72. Nebraska, which trailed by 24 points in the first half, got within 48-39 early in the second half — the closest margin since 21-12. But Dickinson answered with a basket to put Michigan ahead by double digits for the rest of the game. Howard made four 3-pointers in the second half and scored 16 points, and Dickinson added 14 points. Michigan led for over 36 minutes and shot 57.6% from the field, including 14 of 26 from 3-point range.  Dug McDaniel added 14 points, Kobe Bufkin had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Michigan (14-10, 8-5 Big Ten). Joey Baker added 11 points and Terrance Williams II scored 10. Georgia Tech 70, Notre Dame 68 – Georgia Tech beats Notre Dame on Terry’s tip-in at buzzer Lance Terry scored 19 points, the last two on a game-winning tip-in at the buzzer that gave Georgia Tech a 70-68 victory over Notre Dame. With the score tied at 68 with five seconds remaining, the Yellow Jackets’ Kyle Sturdivant drove the left side of the lane and missed a step-back jumper along the baseline. Terry, who had inbounded the ball after a timeout, followed down the left side and delivered a two-handed tip-in for the victory that snapped a nine-game losing streak. Georgia Tech held Notre Dame to 1-of-11 field goal shooting over the final seven minutes and the Yellow Jackets won despite making only 2 of 8 shots down the stretch. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Cleveland Cavaliers 113, Detroit Pistons 85 Miami Heat 116, Indiana Pacers 111 Cavs 113, Pistons 85 – Allen, Mobley power Cavaliers to 113-85 win over Pistons Jarrett Allen scored 20 points, Evan Mobley added 19 and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth straight game, 113-85 over the Detroit Pistons despite resting their starting backcourt. All-Star starter Donovan Mitchell (groin) and Darius Garland (thumb) got the night off to heal some nagging injuries and the Cavs barely missed their top guards. With Allen and Mobley doing inside damage and combining for 21 points, Cleveland built an 18-point lead after one quarter. The Pistons got within two in the third before the Cavs outscored Detroit 26-4 to start the fourth. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 15 to lead Detroit. The Pistons have dropped nine of 11. Heat 116, Pacers 111 – Adebayo scores 38, Heat hold off sliding Pacers 116-111 Bam Adebayo tied his season high with 38 points, Jimmy Butler added 25 and the Miami Heat held off the Indiana Pacers 116-111 on Wednesday night. Buddy Hield scored 29 points for Indiana, which has lost 13 of its last 15 games. Myles Turner had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Reports: Suns get All-Star Kevin Durant in trade with Nets The Phoenix Suns acquired 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets, according to multiple reports. The outlets, citing unnamed sources, said the Suns added Durant to a starting lineup that already includes an All-Star backcourt of Chris Paul and Devin Booker, along with center Deandre Ayton. Phoenix sent Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation to the Nets. The Suns also receive forward T.J. Warren in the deal. NBA – AP source: Lakers trading Westbrook to Utah in 3-team swap The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Russell Westbrook to Utah and reacquiring guard D’Angelo Russell from Minnesota in a three-team, eight-player deal, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press. LA is also getting guard Malik Beasley and forward Jarred Vanderbilt from the Jazz. Minnesota is getting Mike Conley Jr. and Nickeil Alexander-Walker from Utah along with three second-round picks, while the Lakers are sending Juan Toscano-Anderson, Damian Jones and their first-round pick in 2027 to Utah with Westbrook. Westbrook’s tenure with his hometown team lasted just 130 tumultuous games. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 88, Wisconsin 63 Ball State 68, Eastern Michigan 50 Kent State 68, Central Michigan 63 Miami (OH) 71, Western Michigan 53 Tonight Pittsburgh at (10) Notre Dame, 6:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. NFL – Chiefs’ Mahomes says ankle will be ready for Super Bowl Patrick Mahomes says he’s “definitely in a better spot” when it comes to his ailing right ankle than he was for the AFC championship game. The All-Pro quarterback also says he doesn’t expect to be limited by it when he leads the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. Mahomes spoke before Wednesday’s practice at Arizona State’s facility. He said he’ll probably continue to get treatment on the ankle he hurt against Jacksonville in the divisional round throughout the week and possibly right up until kickoff. NFL – Super Bowl has rare matchup of top 2 regular-season teams This year’s Super Bowl features a rare matchup of the NFL’s top two teams from the regular season. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs were the league’s only 14-game winners, marking just the sixth time since the 1970 merger that the squads with sole possession of the two best records in the regular season met for the championship. The last time it happened came after the 2013 season when Seattle beat Denver 43-8 in a matchup of 13-win teams. NCAAFB – Northwestern to host Iowa at Wrigley Field Wrigley Field will host a college football game for the third time since 2010 when Iowa plays Northwestern next season. Northwestern and the Chicago Cubs announced that the Wildcats’ home game would be played Nov. 4. Northwestern played Illinois at Wrigley in 2010 in the MLB ballpark’s first college football game since 1938 and the Wildcats hosted Purdue there in 2021. Wrigley Field has a long history of hosting football games. The Chicago Bears played there from 1921 to 1970. The old Chicago Cardinals also played at Wrigley Field as well as DePaul University until its program folded in 1939. SPHL – Minor league hockey game a forfeit after home team no-shows A bizarre scene unfolded in a low-level minor hockey league over the weekend: The home team didn’t show up. The visiting team from Quad City took the ice for warmups at the arena in Danville, Illinois, for a Southern Professional Hockey League game at the Vermilion County Bobcats. Fans filed in, vendors sold concessions and officials were there to drop the puck. But the Bobcats had no players, their coach did not show up and they had no athletic trainer on site. After a delay of game penalty and 5-minute delay, it was declared a forfeit and visiting players skated with fans and took the 3-hour bus ride home. There are now concerns last-place Vermilion County, which has lost 77 of 86 games in its existence, will fold midseason. Olympics – Probe into US Olympic failings stunted by red tape in DC More than two years since it was greenlighted by Congress, the panel established to probe the inner workings of the U.S. Olympics has yet to conduct a formal interview because of bureaucratic red tape in Washington. The Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics is charged with looking how U.S. leaders handled sex-abuse cases that were mismanaged for decades. It took 19 months after it was established in October 2020 for the commission to receive the $2 million Congress budgeted for its use. Then, it took eight more months to identify and hire the panel’s executive director. Now that those issues are resolved, however, the commission has to decide how to spend the money by Sept. 30 or risk not being able to use it. NBAGL – NBA ‘G’ League Last Night Stockton Kings 119, Grand Rapids Gold 92 Tonight Stockton Kings at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women’s Basketball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 71, Lake Michigan College 61 Southwestern Michigan 68, Marian Ancilla 48 Glen Oaks 71, Lansing Community College 58 Men’s Basketball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 105, Lake Michigan College 80 Southwestern Michigan 70, Martin Ancilla 59 Lansing Community College 90, Glen Oaks 74 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Paw Paw 72, Buchanan 64 Marshall 62, Plainwell 45 Girls Basketball Buchanan 53, Paw Paw 51 Saugatuck 46, Fennville 26 Wrestling – Team Districts Division 2 at St. Joseph Lakeshore 55, Paw Paw 22 Lakeshore 51, St. Joseph 16 – Finals Division 2 at Edwardsburg Edwardsburg 72, Sturgis 12 Edwardsburg 54, Niles 30 – Finals Division 4 at Gobles Bangor 62, Bloomingdale 18 Martin 72, Gobles 9 Martin 66, Bangor 16 – Finals Division 4 at Lawton Schoolcraft def. Kal. Phoenix by forfeit Lawton 72, Lawrence 6 Lawton 30, Schoolcraft 30 – Finals   Tonight Boys Basketball SMAC Mattawan at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. 94.9 WSJM Lakeshore at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m. BCS Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Christian, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. SAC Bridgman at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball SMAC Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. BCS Howardsville Christian at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Southwest 10 Mendon at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling – Team Districts Division 3 at Watervliet Hartford vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m. HRT/WTVL vs. Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Brandywine Dowagiac vs. Brandywine, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs vs. Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:15 p.m. Division 3 at Allegan Fennville vs. Hopkins, 6:00 p.m. South Haven vs. Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Three Rivers vs. Parchment, 5:30 p.m. TR/PRCH vs. Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Eau Claire Eau Claire vs. Decatur, 7:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball Last Night Michigan 93, Nebraska 72 Georgia Tech 70, Notre Dame 68 Michigan 93, Nebraska 72 – Michigan wins third straight, 93-72 over Nebraska Jett Howard made six 3-pointers and scored 22 points, Hunter Dickinson had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Michigan beat Nebraska 93-72. Nebraska, which trailed by 24 points in the first half, got within 48-39 early in the second half — the closest margin since 21-12. But Dickinson answered with a basket to put Michigan ahead by double digits for the rest of the game. Howard made four 3-pointers in the second half and scored 16 points, and Dickinson added 14 points. Michigan led for over 36 minutes and shot 57.6% from the field, including 14 of 26 from 3-point range.  Dug McDaniel added 14 points, Kobe Bufkin had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Michigan (14-10, 8-5 Big Ten). Joey Baker added 11 points and Terrance Williams II scored 10. Georgia Tech 70, Notre Dame 68 – Georgia Tech beats Notre Dame on Terry’s tip-in at buzzer Lance Terry scored 19 points, the last two on a game-winning tip-in at the buzzer that gave Georgia Tech a 70-68 victory over Notre Dame. With the score tied at 68 with five seconds remaining, the Yellow Jackets' Kyle Sturdivant drove the left side of the lane and missed a step-back jumper along the baseline. Terry, who had inbounded the ball after a timeout, followed down the left side and delivered a two-handed tip-in for the victory that snapped a nine-game losing streak. Georgia Tech held Notre Dame to 1-of-11 field goal shooting over the final seven minutes and the Yellow Jackets won despite making only 2 of 8 shots down the stretch. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Cleveland Cavaliers 113, Detroit Pistons 85 Miami Heat 116, Indiana Pacers 111 Cavs 113, Pistons 85 – Allen, Mobley power Cavaliers to 113-85 win over Pistons Jarrett Allen scored 20 points, Evan Mobley added 19 and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth straight game, 113-85 over the Detroit Pistons despite resting their starting backcourt. All-Star starter Donovan Mitchell (groin) and Darius Garland (thumb) got the night off to heal some nagging injuries and the Cavs barely missed their top guards. With Allen and Mobley doing inside damage and combining for 21 points, Cleveland built an 18-point lead after one quarter. The Pistons got within two in the third before the Cavs outscored Detroit 26-4 to start the fourth. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 15 to lead Detroit. The Pistons have dropped nine of 11. Heat 116, Pacers 111 – Adebayo scores 38, Heat hold off sliding Pacers 116-111 Bam Adebayo tied his season high with 38 points, Jimmy Butler added 25 and the Miami Heat held off the Indiana Pacers 116-111 on Wednesday night. Buddy Hield scored 29 points for Indiana, which has lost 13 of its last 15 games. Myles Turner had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Reports: Suns get All-Star Kevin Durant in trade with Nets The Phoenix Suns acquired 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets, according to multiple reports. The outlets, citing unnamed sources, said the Suns added Durant to a starting lineup that already includes an All-Star backcourt of Chris Paul and Devin Booker, along with center Deandre Ayton. Phoenix sent Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation to the Nets. The Suns also receive forward T.J. Warren in the deal. NBA – AP source: Lakers trading Westbrook to Utah in 3-team swap The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Russell Westbrook to Utah and reacquiring guard D'Angelo Russell from Minnesota in a three-team, eight-player deal, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press. LA is also getting guard Malik Beasley and forward Jarred Vanderbilt from the Jazz. Minnesota is getting Mike Conley Jr. and Nickeil Alexander-Walker from Utah along with three second-round picks, while the Lakers are sending Juan Toscano-Anderson, Damian Jones and their first-round pick in 2027 to Utah with Westbrook. Westbrook's tenure with his hometown team lasted just 130 tumultuous games. NCAAWBKB – Women's College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 88, Wisconsin 63 Ball State 68, Eastern Michigan 50 Kent State 68, Central Michigan 63 Miami (OH) 71, Western Michigan 53 Tonight Pittsburgh at (10) Notre Dame, 6:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. NFL – Chiefs’ Mahomes says ankle will be ready for Super Bowl Patrick Mahomes says he's “definitely in a better spot” when it comes to his ailing right ankle than he was for the AFC championship game. The All-Pro quarterback also says he doesn't expect to be limited by it when he leads the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. Mahomes spoke before Wednesday’s practice at Arizona State’s facility. He said he’ll probably continue to get treatment on the ankle he hurt against Jacksonville in the divisional round throughout the week and possibly right up until kickoff. NFL – Super Bowl has rare matchup of top 2 regular-season teams This year's Super Bowl features a rare matchup of the NFL's top two teams from the regular season. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs were the league's only 14-game winners, marking just the sixth time since the 1970 merger that the squads with sole possession of the two best records in the regular season met for the championship. The last time it happened came after the 2013 season when Seattle beat Denver 43-8 in a matchup of 13-win teams. NCAAFB – Northwestern to host Iowa at Wrigley Field Wrigley Field will host a college football game for the third time since 2010 when Iowa plays Northwestern next season. Northwestern and the Chicago Cubs announced that the Wildcats' home game would be played Nov. 4. Northwestern played Illinois at Wrigley in 2010 in the MLB ballpark's first college football game since 1938 and the Wildcats hosted Purdue there in 2021. Wrigley Field has a long history of hosting football games. The Chicago Bears played there from 1921 to 1970. The old Chicago Cardinals also played at Wrigley Field as well as DePaul University until its program folded in 1939. SPHL – Minor league hockey game a forfeit after home team no-shows A bizarre scene unfolded in a low-level minor hockey league over the weekend: The home team didn't show up. The visiting team from Quad City took the ice for warmups at the arena in Danville, Illinois, for a Southern Professional Hockey League game at the Vermilion County Bobcats. Fans filed in, vendors sold concessions and officials were there to drop the puck. But the Bobcats had no players, their coach did not show up and they had no athletic trainer on site. After a delay of game penalty and 5-minute delay, it was declared a forfeit and visiting players skated with fans and took the 3-hour bus ride home. There are now concerns last-place Vermilion County, which has lost 77 of 86 games in its existence, will fold midseason. Olympics – Probe into US Olympic failings stunted by red tape in DC More than two years since it was greenlighted by Congress, the panel established to probe the inner workings of the U.S. Olympics has yet to conduct a formal interview because of bureaucratic red tape in Washington. The Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics is charged with looking how U.S. leaders handled sex-abuse cases that were mismanaged for decades. It took 19 months after it was established in October 2020 for the commission to receive the $2 million Congress budgeted for its use. Then, it took eight more months to identify and hire the panel's executive director. Now that those issues are resolved, however, the commission has to decide how to spend the money by Sept. 30 or risk not being able to use it. NBAGL – NBA ‘G' League Last Night Stockton Kings 119, Grand Rapids Gold 92 Tonight Stockton Kings at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women's Basketball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 71, Lake Michigan College 61 Southwestern Michigan 68, Marian Ancilla 48 Glen Oaks 71, Lansing Community College 58 Men's Basketball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 105, Lake Michigan College 80 Southwestern Michigan 70, Martin Ancilla 59 Lansing Community College 90, Glen Oaks 74 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Paw Paw 72, Buchanan 64 Marshall 62, Plainwell 45 Girls Basketball Buchanan 53, Paw Paw 51 Saugatuck 46, Fennville 26 Wrestling – Team Districts Division 2 at St. Joseph Lakeshore 55, Paw Paw 22 Lakeshore 51, St. Joseph 16 – Finals Division 2 at Edwardsburg Edwardsburg 72, Sturgis 12 Edwardsburg 54, Niles 30 – Finals Division 4 at Gobles Bangor 62, Bloomingdale 18 Martin 72, Gobles 9 Martin 66, Bangor 16 – Finals Division 4 at Lawton Schoolcraft def. Kal. Phoenix by forfeit Lawton 72, Lawrence 6 Lawton 30, Schoolcraft 30 – Finals Tonight Boys Basketball SMAC Mattawan at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. 94.9 WSJM Lakeshore at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m. BCS Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Christian, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. SAC Bridgman at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball SMAC Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. BCS Howardsville Christian at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Southwest 10 Mendon at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling – Team Districts Division 3 at Watervliet Hartford vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m. HRT/WTVL vs. Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Brandywine Dowagiac vs. Brandywine, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs vs. Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:15 p.m. Division 3 at Allegan Fennville vs. Hopkins, 6:00 p.m. South Haven vs. Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Three Rivers vs. Parchment, 5:30 p.m. TR/PRCH vs. Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Eau Claire Eau Claire vs. Decatur, 7:00 p.m.Nebraska guard Jamarques Lawrence (10) attempts a layup as Michigan forward Tarris Reed Jr. (32) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Cleveland Cavaliers forward Isaac Okoro (35) shoots against Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Livers (12) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan 93, Nebraska 72 Georgia Tech 70, Notre Dame 68 Michigan 93, Nebraska 72 – Michigan wins third straight, 93-72 over Nebraska Jett Howard made six 3-pointers and scored 22 points, Hunter Dickinson had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Michigan beat Nebraska 93-72. Nebraska, which trailed by 24 points in the first half, got within 48-39 early in the second half — the closest margin since 21-12. But Dickinson answered with a basket to put Michigan ahead by double digits for the rest of the game. Howard made four 3-pointers in the second half and scored 16 points, and Dickinson added 14 points. Michigan led for over 36 minutes and shot 57.6% from the field, including 14 of 26 from 3-point range.  Dug McDaniel added 14 points, Kobe Bufkin had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Michigan (14-10, 8-5 Big Ten). Joey Baker added 11 points and Terrance Williams II scored 10. Georgia Tech 70, Notre Dame 68 – Georgia Tech beats Notre Dame on Terry’s tip-in at buzzer Lance Terry scored 19 points, the last two on a game-winning tip-in at the buzzer that gave Georgia Tech a 70-68 victory over Notre Dame. With the score tied at 68 with five seconds remaining, the Yellow Jackets’ Kyle Sturdivant drove the left side of the lane and missed a step-back jumper along the baseline. Terry, who had inbounded the ball after a timeout, followed down the left side and delivered a two-handed tip-in for the victory that snapped a nine-game losing streak. Georgia Tech held Notre Dame to 1-of-11 field goal shooting over the final seven minutes and the Yellow Jackets won despite making only 2 of 8 shots down the stretch. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Cleveland Cavaliers 113, Detroit Pistons 85 Miami Heat 116, Indiana Pacers 111 Cavs 113, Pistons 85 – Allen, Mobley power Cavaliers to 113-85 win over Pistons Jarrett Allen scored 20 points, Evan Mobley added 19 and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth straight game, 113-85 over the Detroit Pistons despite resting their starting backcourt. All-Star starter Donovan Mitchell (groin) and Darius Garland (thumb) got the night off to heal some nagging injuries and the Cavs barely missed their top guards. With Allen and Mobley doing inside damage and combining for 21 points, Cleveland built an 18-point lead after one quarter. The Pistons got within two in the third before the Cavs outscored Detroit 26-4 to start the fourth. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 15 to lead Detroit. The Pistons have dropped nine of 11. Heat 116, Pacers 111 – Adebayo scores 38, Heat hold off sliding Pacers 116-111 Bam Adebayo tied his season high with 38 points, Jimmy Butler added 25 and the Miami Heat held off the Indiana Pacers 116-111 on Wednesday night. Buddy Hield scored 29 points for Indiana, which has lost 13 of its last 15 games. Myles Turner had 23 points and 11 rebounds. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Reports: Suns get All-Star Kevin Durant in trade with Nets The Phoenix Suns acquired 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets, according to multiple reports. The outlets, citing unnamed sources, said the Suns added Durant to a starting lineup that already includes an All-Star backcourt of Chris Paul and Devin Booker, along with center Deandre Ayton. Phoenix sent Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation to the Nets. The Suns also receive forward T.J. Warren in the deal. NBA – AP source: Lakers trading Westbrook to Utah in 3-team swap The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Russell Westbrook to Utah and reacquiring guard D’Angelo Russell from Minnesota in a three-team, eight-player deal, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press. LA is also getting guard Malik Beasley and forward Jarred Vanderbilt from the Jazz. Minnesota is getting Mike Conley Jr. and Nickeil Alexander-Walker from Utah along with three second-round picks, while the Lakers are sending Juan Toscano-Anderson, Damian Jones and their first-round pick in 2027 to Utah with Westbrook. Westbrook’s tenure with his hometown team lasted just 130 tumultuous games. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 88, Wisconsin 63 Ball State 68, Eastern Michigan 50 Kent State 68, Central Michigan 63 Miami (OH) 71, Western Michigan 53 Tonight Pittsburgh at (10) Notre Dame, 6:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. NFL – Chiefs’ Mahomes says ankle will be ready for Super Bowl Patrick Mahomes says he’s “definitely in a better spot” when it comes to his ailing right ankle than he was for the AFC championship game. The All-Pro quarterback also says he doesn’t expect to be limited by it when he leads the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. Mahomes spoke before Wednesday’s practice at Arizona State’s facility. He said he’ll probably continue to get treatment on the ankle he hurt against Jacksonville in the divisional round throughout the week and possibly right up until kickoff. NFL – Super Bowl has rare matchup of top 2 regular-season teams This year’s Super Bowl features a rare matchup of the NFL’s top two teams from the regular season. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs were the league’s only 14-game winners, marking just the sixth time since the 1970 merger that the squads with sole possession of the two best records in the regular season met for the championship. The last time it happened came after the 2013 season when Seattle beat Denver 43-8 in a matchup of 13-win teams. NCAAFB – Northwestern to host Iowa at Wrigley Field Wrigley Field will host a college football game for the third time since 2010 when Iowa plays Northwestern next season. Northwestern and the Chicago Cubs announced that the Wildcats’ home game would be played Nov. 4. Northwestern played Illinois at Wrigley in 2010 in the MLB ballpark’s first college football game since 1938 and the Wildcats hosted Purdue there in 2021. Wrigley Field has a long history of hosting football games. The Chicago Bears played there from 1921 to 1970. The old Chicago Cardinals also played at Wrigley Field as well as DePaul University until its program folded in 1939. SPHL – Minor league hockey game a forfeit after home team no-shows A bizarre scene unfolded in a low-level minor hockey league over the weekend: The home team didn’t show up. The visiting team from Quad City took the ice for warmups at the arena in Danville, Illinois, for a Southern Professional Hockey League game at the Vermilion County Bobcats. Fans filed in, vendors sold concessions and officials were there to drop the puck. But the Bobcats had no players, their coach did not show up and they had no athletic trainer on site. After a delay of game penalty and 5-minute delay, it was declared a forfeit and visiting players skated with fans and took the 3-hour bus ride home. There are now concerns last-place Vermilion County, which has lost 77 of 86 games in its existence, will fold midseason. Olympics – Probe into US Olympic failings stunted by red tape in DC More than two years since it was greenlighted by Congress, the panel established to probe the inner workings of the U.S. Olympics has yet to conduct a formal interview because of bureaucratic red tape in Washington. The Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics is charged with looking how U.S. leaders handled sex-abuse cases that were mismanaged for decades. It took 19 months after it was established in October 2020 for the commission to receive the $2 million Congress budgeted for its use. Then, it took eight more months to identify and hire the panel’s executive director. Now that those issues are resolved, however, the commission has to decide how to spend the money by Sept. 30 or risk not being able to use it. NBAGL – NBA ‘G’ League Last Night Stockton Kings 119, Grand Rapids Gold 92 Tonight Stockton Kings at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Tonight Women’s Basketball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 71, Lake Michigan College 61 Southwestern Michigan 68, Marian Ancilla 48 Glen Oaks 71, Lansing Community College 58 Men’s Basketball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 105, Lake Michigan College 80 Southwestern Michigan 70, Martin Ancilla 59 Lansing Community College 90, Glen Oaks 74 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball Paw Paw 72, Buchanan 64 Marshall 62, Plainwell 45 Girls Basketball Buchanan 53, Paw Paw 51 Saugatuck 46, Fennville 26 Wrestling – Team Districts Division 2 at St. Joseph Lakeshore 55, Paw Paw 22 Lakeshore 51, St. Joseph 16 – Finals Division 2 at Edwardsburg Edwardsburg 72, Sturgis 12 Edwardsburg 54, Niles 30 – Finals Division 4 at Gobles Bangor 62, Bloomingdale 18 Martin 72, Gobles 9 Martin 66, Bangor 16 – Finals Division 4 at Lawton Schoolcraft def. Kal. Phoenix by forfeit Lawton 72, Lawrence 6 Lawton 30, Schoolcraft 30 – Finals   Tonight Boys Basketball SMAC Mattawan at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. 94.9 WSJM Lakeshore at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Portage Central at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m. BCS Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Christian, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m. SAC Bridgman at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball SMAC Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. BCS Howardsville Christian at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Eau Claire at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Southwest 10 Mendon at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m. White Pigeon at Centreville, 7:30 p.m. Bangor at Decatur, 7:30 p.m. Comstock at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling – Team Districts Division 3 at Watervliet Hartford vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m. HRT/WTVL vs. Coloma, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Brandywine Dowagiac vs. Brandywine, 6:00 p.m. Berrien Springs vs. Buchanan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:15 p.m. Division 3 at Allegan Fennville vs. Hopkins, 6:00 p.m. South Haven vs. Allegan, 6:00 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Division 3 at Three Rivers Three Rivers vs. Parchment, 5:30 p.m. TR/PRCH vs. Constantine, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Eau Claire Eau Claire vs. Decatur, 7:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 108 - Weymouth, MA native hockey star Tyler Piacentini, Bruins are flying high, NFL playoff Divisional Round picks Steele & Nazz were joined by Weymouth, MA native and professional hockey player for the Huntsville Havoc Tyler Piacentini. We talked about playing pro hockey in Alabama in the Southern Professional Hockey League, winning a Division III National Championship & his friendship with Bruins’ Charlie Coyle. (02:29 - 32:30) Afterwards, Steele, Nazz & Magic Mike (33:30 - rest of show) got into the following: - Bruins take down Maple Leafs, run NHL - NFL Wild Card Recap, Divisional Round picks - Celtics run the East, Tatum for MVP? - Magic Mike returns from San Diego - Movie reviews - Fan Mail questions Presented by Hedgebettor. Sponsored by Slight Edge Fitness & Performance in Braintree, MA & The Law Offices of Patrick J. Foley. The Tyler Piacentini interview is sponsored by “Seaport Social.” A new restaurant in the Seaport of Boston, located at 225 Northern Ave.

WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! If you wouldn't mind please go leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks!! Welcome back to Episode 222 of On the Spot Sports and in today's episode we have a very special guest, former professional hockey player, Fred Hein! Fred and I talk about his path to pro hockey and playing in the Federal Prospects Hockey League, Southern Professional Hockey League and overseas in Sweden. We also talk about him hating hockey when he was younger to absolutely loving the sport, going through Junior hockey and being named Captain, College hockey and what goes through transferring, playing with a group after college to play exhibition games overseas, getting through tough seasons, less is more while training in the off-season and so much more. We hope you guys enjoy this episode!! Thank you Fred for coming on the show! I had a blast!! Follow us on Instagram @on_the_spot_sports and take a listen on YouTube, Spotify and Apple/Google Podcasts @ On The Spot Sports Get $25 off our guy Jamie Phillips Nutrition book for Hockey Players with the discount code "ONTHESPOT" on victoremnutrition.com Living Sisu link: https://livingsisu.com/app/devenirmem..... *BECOME A MEMBER TODAY* --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/on-the-spot-sports/support

WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! If you wouldn't mind please go leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks!! Welcome back to Episode 202 of On the Spot Sports and in today's episode we have a very special guest, current professional hockey goaltender, Greg Hussey! Greg and I talk about his path to pro hockey playing in the Federal Prospects Hockey League & the Southern Professional Hockey League. We also talk about playing for the Watertown Wolves, getting the call-up to the SPHL's Macon Mayhem and getting to play with his brother, taking 4 years off from the game after rookie pro season and finding love for the game again, having a great support system, dealing with anxiety and depression, road through youth hockey to juniors to college, learning experiences and learning curves, going from 4th string to starter and so much more. We hope you guys enjoy this episode!! Thank you Greg for coming on the show! I had a blast!! Follow us on Instagram @on_the_spot_sports and take a listen on YouTube, Spotify and Apple/Google Podcasts @ On The Spot Sports Get $25 off our guy Jamie Phillips Nutrition book for Hockey Players with the discount code "ONTHESPOT" on victoremnutrition.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/on-the-spot-sports/support

The latest episode of Marty's Illegal Stick Hockey Podcast will have a championship theme as John Moncovich, Brandon Osmundson, Khristian Acosta Justin Allen from the UCHC Champion Utica Pioneers join the show! The champs discuss the season so far, their biggest games, team response to injuries, video games, the support they get in the community, playing in front of the huge crowds at the Adirondack bank Center, and much more! Later on, we'll find out what it's like to be the in-house announcer for hockey games from former central New Yorker and current house announcer for the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs of the SPHL Roy Chambers! Roy gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the preparation for a game (there's a lot more than you think), discusses the Rail Yard Dawgs and the Southern Professional Hockey League, southern hockey history, and more! Marty's Illegal Stick Hockey Podcast - By the Fans, For the Fans of Mohawk Valley Hockey! Timestamps: Utica Pioneers: 00:00 - 56:45Roy Chambers: 58:35 - 1:41:54 Find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and at https://martysillegalstick.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Brandon Bullett is the head coach and owner of Bullett Performance Training gym in Clovis, CA. Brandon opened Bullet Performance Training in 2016 while also working as an assistant coach for the Fresno Monsters hockey team in addition to leading their strength & conditioning program. Since opening Brandon has also worked with local high schools Memorial, Kerman, and Buchanan's baseball teams. Prior to starting the semi-private training facility, Brandon was a strength & conditioning Coach at Game Time Training and has completed strength & conditioning certifications under Mike Boyle as well as been a mentee to Eric Cressey. Brandon played junior college baseball before shifting all focus to hockey where he played at Syracuse University before moving to the west coast to play in the Western States Hockey League. After winning the Thorne Cup with the Phoenix Polar Bears, he was drafted into professional hockey and finished his playing career with the Mississippi RiverKings of the Southern Professional Hockey League in 2012. Following his professional career he still continues to train hard while coaching and running his business in addition to playing rec hockey and picking up golfing.Cerberus Strength Use Code: STRENGTH_GAME at Cerberus-Strength.com

Clark Kuster, in a way, came back home when he accepted a job as an assistant coach with the North American Hockey League's St. Cloud Norsemen. Kuster was a member of the St. Cloud State men's hockey team from 2015-20. Kuster spent last season as a defenseman for the Pensacola Ice Flyers in the Southern Professional Hockey League and was again a teammate of former Huskies forward Jake Wahlin. But about midway through this summer, he decided he wanted to start a career as a coach and got help from SCSU assistant coach Nick Oliver to hook up with the Norsemen. Kuster discusses his playing career, his start to his coaching career, the first few games for the Norsemen and more. The Norsemen have their home opener at 7 p.m. Friday against the Bismarck Bobcats.

Since finishing his career with St. Cloud State in 2019, Jacob Benson has played in the ECHL for Jacksonville and Tulsa and the majority of the last two seasons for the Knoxville Ice Bears in the Southern Professional Hockey League. He led the SPHL in scoring last season and recently signed a contract to play for the Fife Flyers (Scotland) in the Elite Ice Hockey League (Great Britain). Benson talks about his time in the minors and then takes a look at his Huskies teammates from 2015-19 and tells you who was the the best cook, biggest neat freak, funniest, most intense, most laid back, loudest, quietest and most underrated and a surprise category with The Rink Live's Mick Hatten.  

It was a ton of fun on the Top Cheddar podcast as Shaun Peet joined Lolly and Mooner to chat about his hockey journey from the BCHL to the Calder Cup and how that journey led to his new career in Nascar Racing! Shaun Peet played in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) with his hometown Nanaimo Clippers and the Penticton Panthers. From there, he secured a scholarship to Dartmouth College and played four years. After he graduated from Dartmouth, Peet played 7 years of professional hockey. He played in the Western Professional Hockey League, East Coast Hockey League, Central Hockey League, Southern Professional Hockey League and the American Hockey League. That included a run to the Calder Cup (AHL Championship) with the Wilkes-Barre Penguins in 2000-01. While on a hockey suspension, a chance meeting led to an opportunity to tour the inner workings of Nascar. Well, one thing led to another and soon a new career path was on tap for Shaun. That work also led to being in the movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby In addition to coaching in NASCAR, Peet is also an author, motivational speaker, and business consultant with DECK Leadership, who inspires the modern workplace through pit crew strategies. Here is more on his book, 12 second culture https://www.12secondculturebook.com/ Big thanks to the awesome team at Troubled Monk Brewery. We're thrilled that they've joined us a sponsor of the Top Cheddar podcast. An amazing Alberta entrepreneurship story. Be sure to check them out and pick up some tasty beverages today! https://troubledmonk.com Top Cheddar is hosted by Cam Moon (Mooner) & Rob LeLacheur (Lolly) who chat with those who have excelled in hockey and the world of business. The entertainment is plenty as we get to hear some terrific hockey stories from all of the different hockey leagues and some Stanley Cup tales for good measure. In addition to the great hockey stories, we chat about the career(s) they've enjoyed since leaving the ice and we get to learn how hockey has helped them through their time in business and entrepreneurship. The Top Cheddar podcast is produced by Road 55, a content creation marketing firm located in downtown Edmonton, Alberta. Learn more at: https://road55.ca

On this episode of Blue Line Banter I am joined by Chuck Norris, owner of the Fayetteville Marksmen, a veteran-owned and operated professional hockey team competing in the most elite independent hockey league in the United States, the Southern Professional Hockey League.  Our discussion covered Chuck’s background and early days attending Detroit Red Wings games with his father, lessons learned as a member of the 3rd Special Forces Group and Paratrooper in the United States Army, the importance of doing things the right way, and his purchase of the Fayetteville Marksmen in April of 2017.  Chuck Norris is the kind of guy you want leading you into battle and certainly someone I would never bet against.  He had me ready to run through a couple brick walls after our discussion and I hope you find the conversation as inspiring as I did.  Thanks for tuning in.

In this episode, Jesse talks with John Schiavo, a Long Island native. John grew up a hockey player and has become a player known for his tricks, his skill, and his work for the hockey community. He not only strives as a hockey star but also runs clothing and equipment companies, with his partner, to ensure that the community also gets a chance to experience the hockey world. John plays in the Southern Professional Hockey League, and also for the Black Ice, regarding roller hockey. Be sure to check out his company, and of course, stay tuned! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bti427/support

Exuberant is a word to describe someone that has energy exploding from their seams, and that is the perfect description of Malcom Hayes. Malcom was able to take that forward motioned energy and plow a path for himself straight from Cushing Academy to University of Maine. After some difficulties in his last season at U Maine Malcom readjusted his route to success. Hayes took a stepping stone year at University Alaska Anchorage to help develop his skills and land him a spot in the Southern Professional Hockey League. He started the 2019-2020 season in the SPHL for the Marksmen and he ended his season playing in the East Coast Hockey League for the Mavericks. For this upcoming season you can keep an eye out for him on the Atlanta Gladiators. Tune into episode 29 of Tour de Force to listen to Malcom Hayes talk about all the ups, downs, ins, and outs of his hockey life.

Brian Gardner is a Sports Broadcasting Professional, serving as the Play-By-Play Voice of MiLB's Salem Red Sox (2015) & Birmingham Mets (2016). He currently serves as the Play-By-Play Voice of the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, broadcasting play-by-play for Southern Professional Hockey League games. Brian discusses his college days, and how he was able to self-run the broadcasting department at Old Dominion University, where he was when the Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup, finding his own voice on the air, who helped him along the way in Minor League Baseball & more!

InGoal had a chance to catch up with Scott Darling just as fans in his hometown Chicago celebrating the five-year anniversary of him helping the Blackhawks win the 2015 Stanley Cup, and as usual it was an entertaining and informative chat with the 31-year-old self-described goaltending geek. Darling shared tips and insights from a 10-year pro career that includes stops everywhere from the Southern Professional Hockey League right up to the NHL, and over to Austria last season, how Covid-19 has affected his plans for the immediate future both on and off the ice, including a cancelled wedding, and his plans to keep playing. He talked about important lessons he learned about managing his game as a backup sometimes caught between being target practice for teammates and needing to stay sharp himself, including for that crucial First Round relief appearance that helped Chicago win the Cup in 2015; how he learned that there is such a thing as studying too much video of yourself; his early inspirations and first set of pads and ensuing gear obsession, including how he came to have a glove model linked to his name; and the grassroots origin story of why he will never again wear anything other than pads and gloves from Brian’s Custom Sports.

On Midwest Week, a wrap-up of the pandemic-shortened season for the Quad City Storm - their second season in the Southern Professional Hockey League.

LAFAYETTE, La. -- On Monday night's Inside the SPHL Podcast with special guest league commissioner Doug Price, The Sin Bin revealed their fourth annual SPHL All-Star Team, presented in conjunction with the Southern Professional Hockey League and DASH Auctions.

In this episode, Matthew Harding and Mike Campos recap opening weekend in the Southern Professional Hockey League

Hockey is back, y'all, and so is the Inside the SPHL Podcast, where Mike Campos and Matthew Harding feature the happenings of the Southern Professional Hockey League. On our season three premiere, the boys bring in some backup - the entire Team Sin Bin SPHL writing team. Dana Barker, Ronald Hagood, Jr., Brad Harrison, and Anna Headley join the podcast to preview the SPHL 2018-19 season.

LAFAYETTE, La. -- The boys are back! Join the silky vocal stylings of Matthew Harding and the typographically challenged Mike Campos for another look into the wonderful world of the Southern Professional Hockey League!

LAFAYETTE, LA -- Mike Campos and Matthew Harding are back for another look at the Southern Professional Hockey League in an all-new episode of the intermittently fascinating Inside the SPHL Podcast.

In this episode, aired on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, Matthew Harding and Mike Campos recap opening weekend in the Southern Professional Hockey League

LAFAYETTE, LA -- The 14th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League begins on Friday night, and Mike Campos and Matthew Harding hold court on their second annual SPHL Season Preview Show!

Jeff Longo is not only an associate professor of sports, events and entertainment at Johnson & Wales in Charlotte, but also an owner of a Southern Professional Hockey League team, the Fayetteville Marksmen. Longo shares his decision to go into pro hockey team ownership, some of the pitfalls concerning budgeting and revenue generation that he has had to overcome, and how the Fayetteville team's rebrand from the FireAntz to the Marksmen transform the community awareness of the team in general. Longo talks also about ways that sports management programs can learn to enhance their relevance to students looking to get into front offices through networking and interviewing development. Twitter: @JefLongo

Welcome to the Inside the SPHL Podcast, where Matthew Harding and Sin Bin SPHL Editor Mike Campos discuss the hot topics around the Southern Professional Hockey League! In this edition, recorded on Tuesday, January 17th, the guys talk about several topics, including: Photo from the ice storm this past weekend in Wichita Harding survived the ice storm with no loss of power. Others in Kansas, not so much. The launch of our new podcast dedicated to ECHL, called "In the Corners with Harding and Metcalf" The hit on Adam Brace of the Florida Everblades and how bad the ECHL looks for no suspension: Here's a vid of the hit in question on @FLEverblades Brace.. @ECHL deems it clean. Unbelievable. Sad day for player safety in pro hockey. pic.twitter.com/BWhJ1Mlu9z — Chris Kushneriuk (@stonecoldkush) January 16, 2017 The need for a two-referee system and replay in the ECHL. Will the SPHL have a two-referee system before the ECHL does? Voting is over for our SPHL All-Star team. More than 86,000 votes were cast. Thanks for the incredible response! We will roll out the full SPHL All-Star team next week. Lord Garrett Bartus gets the callup to AHL Manitoba...he's not likely to be back to Macon for a while. Former Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs goalie Brandon Anderson had a shutout streak of 269:36 snapped Monday. The guys debate whether Anderson would go back to Roanoke if Norfolk is out of the playoff race. Some shuffling could be coming within the top four of the SPHL standings The guys announce that Mike Craigen from the Knoxville Ice Bears will be a guest on the podcast next week! The Sin Bin has a group of haters on Facebook, to which we respond with the lovely Taylor Swift: You can now hear other Into the Sin Bin Interviews and previous editions of Inside the SPHL podcasts through a number of podcast sharing platforms. Click on your favorite platform on the right side of this page and be sure to subscribe!

Welcome to the Inside the SPHL Podcast, where Matthew Harding and Sin Bin SPHL Editor Mike Campos discuss the hot topics around the Southern Professional Hockey League! In this edition, recorded on Monday, January 9th, the guys talk about several topics, including: Winter finally struck Louisiana over the past weekend. Mike talks about what it's like during the Pelican State's three cold days of the year and memories about New Orleans' white Christmas. The record-breaking fan response to our SPHL All-Star Team voting. We still have another whole week of voting, so vote early, vote often. Matt and Mike begin the process of making their SPHL All-Star selections, with Matty taking the road less traveled in slotting out his squad. Breaking down the Columbus Cottonmouths' defensive breakdowns in last week's game against the Huntsville Havoc. Announcing our five lucky winners in our Evansville Thunderbolts "Tag a friend who needs hockey" giveaway. Amy Lillian Angie Ericksen Stacie McDaniel Jeremy Pounds and....Maggie Hassler You can now hear other Into the Sin Bin Interviews and previous editions of Inside the SPHL podcasts through a number of podcast sharing platforms. Click on your favorite platform on the right side of this page and be sure to subscribe!

Welcome to the Inside the SPHL Podcast, where Matthew Harding and Sin Bin SPHL Editor Mike Campos discuss the hot topics around the Southern Professional Hockey League! In this edition, recorded on Tuesday, January 3rd, the guys talk about several topics, including: Our New Year's Eves Breaking down the latest SPHL Power Rankings The situation in Columbus and the increasing need for a change behind the bench Harding and Campos are losing their hair...when is the right time to go with the Jim Cantore look? Image Courtesy: USA Today Buddy Diliberto promised to wear a dress if the Saints made it to the Super Bowl...he never got to so Bobby Hebert wore it for him. Campos and Harding have some hilariously awful Buddy D impressions Back-to-back sellouts for the Huntsville Havoc! Props to Havoc Nation! Voting is now open for The Sin Bin SPHL All-Star Team! You can vote every 12 hours! Visit: https://thesinbin.net/sphl-2017-all-star-voting/ You can now hear other Into the Sin Bin Interviews and editions of The Sin Bin podcasts through a number of podcast sharing platforms. Click on your favorite platform on the right side of this page and be sure to subscribe!

Welcome to part two of the 2016 SPHL Year-in-Review Podcast, where Matthew Harding and Sin Bin SPHL Editor Mike Campos discuss the hot topics around the Southern Professional Hockey League from the past year! Some of the topics the guys cover include: The Louisiana IceGators suspending operations Will hockey ever return to southern Louisiana? Kyle Rank retirement The story of how Peoria traded for him His career numbers and is he SPHL Hall of Fame worthy? Rod Aldoff hired by the Norfolk Admirals His stay would be short...however. Highlights from our summer interview series with people around the SPHL The legendary story from Mike Craigen on how "Mackey's Ass Bears" came to be A great snippet from Sam Ftorek on professionalism How parenting at 40 is different from in your 20s, according to Jean-Guy Trudel Trudel's unhinged nature gets him in some hot water with the hiring and very messy firing of Shannon Szabados in Peoria Macon's red-hot start and Evansville's less than desirable start in the SPHL We fill up the #SSSPHL and send it out to "sea." We pick expansion sites Rules changes And more playoff games, PLEASE!

Welcome to Part 1 of the 2016 SPHL Year-in-Review Podcast, where Matthew Harding and Sin Bin SPHL Editor Mike Campos discuss the hot topics around the Southern Professional Hockey League from the past year! Some of the topics the guys cover include: The Kyle Rank/Craig Simchuk incident Simchuk suspended a league-record 28 games Did Jerome Bechard order the 'code red?' Peoria's record win streaks (overall & road) Tyler Barr's back-to-back suspensions Five games for cross-checking Nolan Kaiser Season-ending suspension for actions against Alec Hagaman in game on Sunday, February 14 After the very public, drawn out process regarding a new lease deal with the Ford Center, Evansville joins Roanoke as SPHL expansion teams for the 2016-17 season Peoria swept in Pensacola, shows some cracks in the armor as a league title contender David Segal retires Ends career with after seven seasons in Knoxville, and being moved to Pensacola. He is 2nd all-time PIM with 1,780 In 333 SPHL Games - Segal had 92G, 65A, 157pts and was +33 Peoria sets league records for regular season wins, points, fewest goals allowed Columbus misses the SPHL playoffs for first time since joining league Jeff Pyle named as head coach of the Evansville Thunderbolts, Sam Ftorek named head coach of the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Recap of the 2016 President's Cup Playoffs, including the Cup-clinching goal by the Pensacola Ice Flyers

Welcome to the Inside the SPHL Podcast, where Matthew Harding and Sin Bin SPHL Editor Mike Campos discuss the hot topics around the Southern Professional Hockey League! In this edition, recorded on Monday, December 19th, the guys talk about several topics, including: It being insanely cold and snowy in Wichita (where Harding is) this past weekend Campos remembering the time it snowed in N'Awlins The goalie fight between Tyler Steel and Matt Zenzola Saturday night The best promotion in minor pro hockey is coming Friday night. Festivus night in Mississippi! Who the best teams in the SPHL are right now and our dark horses Discussion on the major league awards (MVP, Coach of the Year, Goalie of the Year, Defenseman of the year) and whether you can win one of the awards and not be on the active roster Our plans for the holiday break Don't forget! Part 1 of the Inside the SPHL Podcast 2016 Year-in-Review comes out Thursday, December 22 at Noon CT. Part 2 of the Year-in-Review will debut on Tuesday, December 27 also at Noon CT! You can now hear other Into the Sin Bin Interviews and editions of The Sin Bin podcasts through a number of podcast sharing platforms. Click on your favorite platform on the right side of this page and be sure to subscribe!

Welcome to the Inside the SPHL Podcast, where Matthew Harding and Sin Bin SPHL Editor Mike Campos discuss the hot topics around the Southern Professional Hockey League! In today's episode, we deliver the long-awaited introduction of Dawne Walters, our corespondent for the Columbus Cottonmouths. Dawnie does not disappoint in her debut - you do not want to miss out on this episode! In this edition, recorded on Monday, December 12th, the guys talk about several topics, including: Upcoming plans for our SPHL Year in Review episodes. Dawnie pays off a hockey wager to our Evansville reporter Mike Finazzo in the most epic possible way. A spirited, passionate discussion on the decline of fighting in professional hockey and the need to mitigate and diagnose concussions throughout all levels of the sport. We're a quarter of the way through the SPHL season, who's the top team right now? Our three stars of the week: Fayetteville’s Jake Hauswirth, Knoxville Ice Bears netminder Brian Billett, and Matt Harrington of the Mississippi RiverKings. You can now hear other Into the Sin Bin Interviews and editions of The Sin Bin podcasts through a number of podcast sharing platforms. Click on your favorite platform on the right side of this page and be sure to subscribe!

Welcome to the Inside the SPHL Podcast, where Matthew Harding and Sin Bin SPHL Editor Mike Campos discuss the hot topics around the Southern Professional Hockey League! After a turkey-filled holiday and last week's recording debacle, Mike and Matt return to the internet airwaves for another informative (and occasionally insane) look at the SPHL. In this edition, recorded on Monday, December 5th, the guys talk about several topics, including: Why we've been away for three weeks and the perils of technology. Upcoming plans for our SPHL Year in Review episodes. Breaking down the first home wins for the Evansville Thunderbolts and Columbus Cottonmouths. The break-up of the league-leading Macon Mayhem and the rise of the Peoria Rivermen. Our three stars of the week: Evansville's Tanner Milliron, Huntsville Havoc speedster Johnny Daniels, and Bobby Chaumont of the Fayetteville FireAntz. And wedding bells are in the air for one of us..... You can now hear other Into the Sin Bin Interviews and editions of The Sin Bin podcasts through a number of podcast sharing platforms. Click on your favorite platform on the right side of this page and be sure to subscribe!

Welcome to the Inside the SPHL Podcast, where Matthew Harding and Sin Bin SPHL Editor Mike Campos discuss the hot topics around the Southern Professional Hockey League! With Harding on the 7-day IR, Evansville Thunderbolts correspondent Mike Finazzo joins Campos for a lively show. In this edition, recorded on Monday, November 14, the guys talk about several topics, including: The differences coping with the change of seasons between the north and the south. Breaking down why the Peoria Rivermen had to say goodbye to Dan Bremner. A debate on whether or not the Macon Mayhem are as good as their record indicates. What it's going to take for the Evansville Thunderbolts to get the elusive first-ever victory. The new team atop our SPHL Power Rankings. Announcing the SPHL’s Three Stars of the Week: Roanoke’s Mike Peters, Macon goalie Garrett Bartus, and Macon forward Collin MacDonald. You can now hear other Into the Sin Bin Interviews and editions of The Sin Bin podcasts through a number of podcast sharing platforms. Click on your favorite platform on the right side of this page and be sure to subscribe!

Welcome to the Inside the SPHL Podcast, where Matthew Harding and Sin Bin SPHL Editor Mike Campos discuss the hot topics around the Southern Professional Hockey League! In this edition, recorded on Monday, November 7, the guys talk about several topics, including: What exactly goes in a gumbo... Squirrel, perhaps? A breakdown of all of the Manic Monday transactions, including the huge three-for-one trade which sends Johnny Daniels from the Evansville Thunderbolts to the Peoria Rivermen for Josh Harris, Geordie Wudrick, and Luke Eibler. The Macon Mayhem's rapid rise to the top of the SPHL standings. Analyzing the early success of the Huntsville Havoc and the Knoxville Ice Bears. Breaking down our SPHL Power Rankings. After last season's incident between Peoria's Alec Hagaman and Mississippi's Tyler Barr, how will the RiverKings handle the situation when the two teams meet on November 20th. A debate on whether or not the honeymoon is over in Evansville. Announcing the SPHL's Three Stars of the Week: Roanoke's Tyler Gjurich, Ice Bears goalie Michael Doan, and Macon defenseman Nick Grasso. You can now hear other Into the Sin Bin Interviews and editions of The Sin Bin podcasts through a number of podcast sharing platforms. Click on your favorite platform on the right side of this page and be sure to subscribe!

Welcome to the Inside the SPHL Podcast, where Matthew Harding and Sin Bin SPHL Editor Mike Campos discuss the hot topics around the Southern Professional Hockey League! In this edition, recorded on Thursday, November 3, the guys talk about several topics, including: Chicago Cubs winning the World Series The fallout from the Shannon Szabados remarks made by Peoria Rivermen head coach Jean-Guy Trudel Rivermen appearing to right the ship and whether Carl Neilsen would rejoin the team Breaking down the big trades in the SPHL this week Comparing and contrasting the starts of the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs and Evansville Thunderbolts Will the Huntsville Havoc have a successful defense of the SPHL title belt? Breaking down the weekend slate of games You can now hear other Into the Sin Bin Interviews and editions of The Sin Bin podcasts through a number of podcast sharing platforms. Click on your favorite platform on the right side of this page and be sure to subscribe!  

Shannon Szabados says she wants to have fun and play hockey, not engage in a war of words through the media with her former coach. After the Canadian goalie was released Monday by the Peoria Rivermen, just two games into the Southern Professional Hockey League season, head coach Jean-Guy Trudel told CBC Sports that he only signed the 30-year-old as a "package deal" in order to get defenceman Carl Nielsen, a friend of Szabados, and that their relationship was "cancerous" within the dressing room. Are “office” relationships ever a good thing? A Sedgewick, Alta. man says he's thrilled that he will be getting the $67,692.50 jackpot from a 50/50 raffle at a recent Edmonton Oilers hockey game. "It's very exciting and yeah it's amazing," said Clayton Hinkey on Thursday. He reiterated his plan to give $30,000 of his winnings to three different charities. The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation announced earlier in the day that it will award the full prize to Hinkey even though he missed the deadline to claim the prize. The mayor of Trent Hills is back on Canadian soil, free of the cancerous tumour in his pancreas that Ontario wouldn't help him with and ready to give them Hec. "There was an attempted murder on me but I survived thanks to the medical professionals in Germany," Hector Macmillan said as he landed Thursday from Germany. "I am alive and well and ready to fight some more. They saw what I could do sick. Now they will see what I can do healthy." Bad news for Premier Kathleen Wynne and Health Minister Eric Hoskins. Good news for people in need of modern cancer surgery.

Welcome to the premiere episode of the Inside the SPHL Podcast, where Matthew Harding and Sin Bin SPHL Editor Mike Campos discuss the hot topics around the Southern Professional Hockey League! In this edition, recorded on Tuesday, October 25, the guys talk about several topics, including: The season-opening road trip to Southaven, MS & Evansville, IN Peoria's no good, horrible opening weekend & the player purge that happened Monday Our take on Shannon Szabados being released & what is next for her Pensacola Ice Flyers and the retool while defending a title. How long do you give them? SPHL debuts for Evansville and Roanoke Tyler Barr's return to the SPHL & what kind of player can he become on a "zero-tolerance" high-wire Our three stars of the week, including an interview with Lou Educate The history of the SPHL title belt Preview the weekend slate of games in the SPHL You can now hear other Into the Sin Bin Interviews and editions of The Sin Bin podcasts through a number of podcast sharing platforms. Click on your favorite platform on the right side of this page and be sure to subscribe!

Brad Smith has been an idea maker in sports since 2003, when he had to sell tickets in the south with the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the Southern Professional Hockey League. Now moving onto stints at Texas A&M, Middle Tennessee State, Alabama-Birmingham and Morehead State, Smith has used his revenue generation skills to drum up business and fan support for the athletic departments he has served in. Smith talks about how to navigate old traditions, starting some new ones, in the hopes of innovating while respecting the institution's past efforts. Twitter: @BradSmithMSU

The Huntsville Havoc are a mainstay of the Southern Professional Hockey League, one of 10 outlaw minor league hockey teams affixed together in a region of the United States that isn't known for its winter ice sports. Havoc Director of Ticket Sales Cline Thompson explains why the SPHL and the team have been able to be successful, despite the unification of several other minor league hockey teams in the CHL, which helped cause a drastic ripple effect across the sports business landscape. Thompson discusses the Havoc's methods of marketing, especially against SEC football and other "town closers" in order to fill the stands during their season and continue to pack the house with crazy promotions such as "Weiner Dog Racing On Ice." Twitter: @Cline_Thompson