Michigan is easing outdoor stadium capacity restrictions before baseball’s Opening Day but ordering weekly testing of teen athletes amid a climbing coronavirus case rate that ranks fourth nationally over the past week. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said
NCAAMBB – 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – First Four Yesterday 16 Texas Southern 60, 16 Mount St. Mary’s 52 11 Drake 53, 11 Wichita State 52 16 Norfolk State 54, 16 Appalachian State 53 11 UCLA
The Buffalo Bills have agreed to sign former Chicago Bears starter Mitch Trubisky to a one-year contract and serve as Josh Allen’s primary backup. Trubisky was the No. 2 pick in the 2017 draft who has
The All-National Women’s College Basketball honors have been handed out and former WSJM Sports Student Athlete of the Year Kysre Gondrezick has been named Player of the Year. Kysre is a senior guard at West Virginia
NCAAMBB – 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – First Four Today 16 Texas Southern vs. 16 Mount St. Mary’s, 5:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM East Region 11 Drake vs. 11 Wichita State, 6:27 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM
A person familiar with the situation says running back Jamaal Williams has agreed to sign with the Detroit Lions. The person spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the deal. Reports
Rob Murphy has been hired as president and general manager of the Detroit Pistons’ G League affiliate. The Pistons announced the move Wednesday. Murphy previously was the coach at Eastern Michigan for the past 10 seasons.
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 4, Carolina Hurricanes 2 Red Wings 4, Hurricanes 2 – Red Wings beat Hurricanes 4-2, ending their 8-game streak Adam Erne scored twice, Jonathan Bernier made 35
BOYS BASKETBALL St. Joe 47, Niles 39 The Bears hit 11 of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter to hang on for the road win. Niles led by one after the first quarter, St. Joe
The Chicago Bears and defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. have agreed to a three-year contract extension through 2023. Edwards had a career-high four sacks and seven quarterback hits after signing with Chicago prior to last season.
NCAAWBB – Stanford tops NCAA women’s field; NC State gets No. 1 seed North Carolina State, Connecticut, South Carolina and Stanford are the No. 1 seeds for the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Cardinal are the No. 1
BOYS BASKETBALL Heritage Christian 53, Michigan Lutheran 50 Michigan Lutheran rallied to take a 39-35 lead after three quarters, but Christian responded by outscoring the Titans 18-11 in the fourth to pull it out. Andy Semenak
Michigan appears poised to amend a 1,000-patron limit so more Detroit Tigers fans can attend home games on Opening Day and after. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office said Monday that the state health department has had talks
This week’s Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. First-place votes are in parentheses, records are through Mar. 14… 1. Gonzaga (60) 26-0 2. Illinois 23-6 3. Baylor 22-2 4. Michigan 20-4 5. Alabama 24-6 6. Houston
The high school basketball district tournaments will take place next week, March 22-27. Girls’ games will be played on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Boy’s games will be played on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday… GIRLS’ DISTRICTS
NCAAMBB – Gonzaga is No. 1 overall Gonzaga, Illinois, Baylor and Michigan are the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, which begins first-round play on Friday. The Bulldogs have claimed the No. 1 overall
BOYS BASKETBALL Benton Harbor 84, Ottawa Hills 42 Kentrell Pullian poured in a game high 28 points to lead the Tigers to the Senior Night win. Benton Harbor jumped out to a seven point lead after
FRIDAY’S RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Central 61, Lakeshore 54 In a back-and-forth battle, Kalamazoo Central hung on in the end to pull out the SMAC non-division win. Hutch Ward led four Maroon Giants in double figures
Jayce Warren of Bridgman High School Basketball is the WSJM Sports Berrien County Student Athlete of the Week for the week of February 28, 2021. Jayce poured in 38 points in the Bees’ game against Buchanan.
Mike Smith scored 18 points and set a Big Ten Tournament record with 15 assists to help No. 4 Michigan rally from a 12-point first half deficit to defeat eighth-seeded Maryland 79-66. The Wolverines reached Saturday’s
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball Yesterday Big Ten Tournament – 2nd round – Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN 8 Maryland 68, 9 Michigan State 57 Maryland 68, Michigan State 57 – Maryland beats Michigan State 68-57 in
BOYS BASKETBALL New Buffalo 62, Lake Michigan Catholic 35 The Bison opened the game on a 10-0 run and never looked back. They took a 16 point lead after the opening quarter and increased it to
Eric Ayala scored 21 points, Aaron Wiggins added 19 and Maryland dominated Michigan State in the second half to take a 68-57 win in a first-round Big Ten tournament game. The eighth-seeded Terrapins gave their NCAA
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night ACC Tournament – 1st round – Greensboro Coliseum – Greensboro, BC 6 North Carolina 101, 11 Notre Dame 59 North Carolina 101, Notre Dame 59 – Bacot, UNC beat Notre
Blake Cullen, an executive for the Chicago Cubs and the National League who went on to own minor league hockey, baseball and soccer teams, died Monday at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. Cullen was the Cubs’
BOYS BASKETBALL Lakeshore 66, Lakeview 39 The Lancers opened the game on a 7-0 run, took a 23-8 lead after the first quarter, and cruised to the SMAC non-division win. Grant Gondrezick led three Lakeshore players
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night ACC Tournament – 1st round – Greensboro Coliseum – Greensboro, BC 11 Notre Dame 80, 14 Wake Forest 77 Notre Dame 80, Wake Forest 77 – Notre Dame closes on
Chicago Cubs reliever Pedro Strop has returned to training camp after he was kept away for a couple days for violating baseball’s COVID-19 protocols. The team said Sunday that Strop was being kept away from his
Iowa’s Luka Garza is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference for the second year in a row and Michigan’s Juwan Howard is coach of the year. Garza won a split
The Detroit Lions have signed Tyrell Williams, adding much-needed depth at wide receiver with a player they hope can stay healthy. The Lions made the move this morning. Detroit’s top receivers from last season are free
