NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Seattle Kraken 5, Detroit Red Wings 4 – OT
Boston Bruins 3, Chicago Blackhawks 0
Kraken 5, Red Wings 4 – OT – Eberle’s scores in overtime, Kraken’s 5-4 win stops Red Wings’ five-game win streak
Jordan Eberle scored with 5 seconds remaining in overtime and the Seattle Kraken snapped the Detroit Red Wings’ five-game winning streak with a 5-4 victory on Tuesday night. Eberle’s game-winner was set up by Jared McCann, who tied the game on a power play goal with 1:22 left. Jaden Schwartz scored two goals and Tye Kartye added the other for the Kraken. Joey Daccord made 23 saves. Alex DeBrincat scored his league-high ninth goal this season for Detroit. Dylan Larkin and Shayne Gostisbehere each contributed a goal and two assists.
Bruins 3, Blackhawks 0 – Poitras and Frederic help undefeated Boston Bruins blank Chicago Blackhawks 3-0
Matthew Poitras and Trent Frederic scored 56 seconds apart in the third period, and the Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 to match the best start in franchise history. Pavel Zacha also scored for Boston, and Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves in his 10th career shutout. The Bruins moved to 6-0 by closing out a perfect four-game trip in the franchise’s centennial season. Petr Mrazek made 40 stops for Chicago in its third consecutive loss.
NHL – NHL rescinds ban on rainbow Pride tape, allowing players to use it on the ice
NHL players will be allowed to use Pride tape this season after all. The league, players union and a committee on inclusion agreed to give players the option to represent social causes with stick tape during warmups, practices and games. It’s a change from guidance provided to teams earlier this season that banned players from using rainbow-colored Pride tape. That drew backlash including LGBTQ+ advocates and players, some of whom said they would use it anyway. Pride nights have been a hot-button issue in hockey since six players chose not to take part in pregame warmups last year.
MLB – Major League Baseball – League Championship Series – Best of seven
Last Night
National League Championship Series
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 (ARZ wins 4-3)
Diamondbacks 4, Phillies 2 – D-Backs stun Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of NLCS to reach first World Series in 22 years
Corbin Carroll went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored, and the Arizona Diamondbacks advanced to the World Series for the first time in 22 years by stunning the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of the NL Championship Series. Arizona plays the Texas Rangers in the World Series, with Game 1 set for Friday night at Globe Life Field. In their only other trip to the Fall Classic, the Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees in a seven-game thriller in 2001. The young Diamondbacks, who at 84-78 squeezed into the playoffs as the final National League wild card, completed their comeback from an 0-2 hole in the NLCS by taking early leads in Games 6 and 7 to win the final two in Philadelphia.
Friday
World Series
Arizona Diamondbacks at Texas Rangers, 8:03 p.m. (Game 1)
NBA – National Basketball Association – Opening Night
Last Night
Denver Nuggets 119, Los Angeles Lakers 107
Phoenix Suns 108, Golden State Warriors 104
Tonight
Washington Wizards at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.
NCAAFB – Tickets bought in the name of suspended U of M staffer to two SEC title games,
Tickets for the last two Southeastern Conference championship games were purchased in the name of a suspended Michigan football staffer who is the focus of an NCAA investigation into an alleged sign-stealing scheme. That’s according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no one was authorized to speak publicly about an open NCAA investigation. The person says electronic records revealed Connor Stalions bought tickets to the games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Records also show Stalions purchased tickets to games involving multiple Big Ten schools.
NFL – Colts QB Anthony Richardson undergoes season-ending shoulder surgery
Colts rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson has had season-ending surgery on his throwing shoulder. Colts owner Jim Irsay confirmed the surgery in a social-media post. Irsay told Colts fans that the lengthy procedure took place in Los Angeles and there were no surprises. The Colts selected Richardson out of Florida with the fourth overall pick in the draft. He started four games but only finished one because of injuries. He missed the last two games after with a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder.
NFL – Lions release WR Marvin Jones, says he’s stepping away to deal with family matters
The Detroit Lions have released veteran receiver Marvin Jones, who posted on social media Tuesday that he is stepping away from football to deal with a personal family matter. He moved his wife and five children from Miami to San Diego and planned to sign with an NFL team on the West Coast. When the 33-year-old Jones signed in April, he could not resist an opportunity to play in Detroit again. He had five catches for 35 yards in six games this season. Jones didn’t travel with the team to its most recent game in Baltimore.
NCAAMBB – Michigan in rebuilding mode as Juwan Howard recovers from heart surgery
Michigan basketball appears to be in a rebuilding mode, losing its top three scorers from last season The Wolverines are unranked in the preseason AP Top 25 for the first time in four years. Giving the program one more challenge, coach Juwan Howard has been recovering from heart surgery since mid-September. Hunter Dickinson transferred to Kansas. Jett Howard and Kobe Bufkin were picked No. 11 and 15 overall in the NBA draft. Dug McDaniel scored 8.6 points last season and Terrance Williams II contributed 6.1 points a game for last year’s team that lost in the second round of the NIT.
NCAAMBB – Experienced, talented MSU gives Tom Izzo a chance to love his team right away
Tom Izzo has built a Hall of Fame career by being a hard-driving, tough-to-please coach at Michigan State. Izzo’s frank assessments of his teams over the last few decades, entering seasons and after games, usually are critical. Not this year. Izzo hasn’t been afraid to say he loves his team. The fourth-ranked Spartans will be led by experienced guards Tyson Walker, A.J. Hoggard and Jaden Akins that chose to return after entering their names in the NBA draft. Highly touted freshmen forward Xavier Booker and point guard Jeremy Fears are part of one of the country’s top recruiting classes.
NCAAMBB – Big Ten race will come down to Purdue and Spartans. Then anybody’s guess
The question entering the Big Ten men’s basketball season is which team will challenge defending champion Purdue. Michigan State has the best chance. That’s according to the preseason media poll conducted by The Athletic and Columbus Dispatch. The Boilermakers return national player of the year Zach Edey. Both the Boilermakers are Spartans are loaded with experience. No. 3 Purdue, No. 4 Michigan State and No. 25 Illinois are the Big Ten’s only teams in the AP preseason Top 25. Top returning players in the league besides Edey are Northwestern’s Boo Buie, Illinois’ Terrence Shannon, Rutgers’ Clifford Omoruyi and Maryland’s Jahmir Young.
NCAAMBB – Shrewsberry begins quest to turn around Notre Dame as he did at Penn State
Notre Dame freshman Carey Booth hears the whispers about this season’s low expectations. He, like the other Fighting Irish players, simply tunes it out. Notre Dame’s players are using it as motivation under first-year coach Micah Shrewsberry. Last season, Shrewsberry led one of the nation’s surprising turnarounds at Penn State. This season, with Indiana’s reigning Mr. Basketball, three recruits and a transfer who opted to follow him to Notre Dame instead of staying with the Nittany Lions, the Irish are hoping Shrewsberry can do it again.
NCAAWBB –Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese headline AP preseason women’s All-America team
For the second consecutive year, Caitlin Clark of Iowa is a unanimous pick for The Associated Press preseason All-America team in women’s basketball. Clark led Iowa to the NCAA championship game for the first time in school history where the Hawkeyes lost to Angel Reese and LSU. Reese is also on the team along with Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech, Cameron Brink of Stanford, Paige Bueckers of UConn and Mackenzie Holmes of Indiana.
Detroit officials approve spending nearly $14 M in federal dollars on inflatable dome
Officials in Detroit have approved spending nearly $14 million in federal pandemic relief dollars on an inflatable athletic dome on the city’s east side. The City Council on Tuesday approved spending $13.9 million supplied by the American Rescue Plan Act to construct the dome in Chandler Park, the Detroit Free Press reported. The dome will serve as a public recreation center, complete with a workout space and a multi-purpose field. LaJuan Counts, director of the city’s construction and demolition department, said the dome could host banquets or dances as well as sports.
ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Tonight
Indy Fuel at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Chicago Wolves at Iowa Wild, 8:00 p.m.
MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Last Night
Women’s Volleyball
Southwestern Michigan College 3, Lake Michigan College 0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-17)
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Volleyball
St. Joseph 2, Vicksburg 1
St. Joseph 2, Harper Creek 0
Buchanan 2, Vicksburg 0
Harper Creek 2, Vicksburg 0
Watervliet 2, Lakeshore 1
Watervliet 2, Dowagiac 0
Watervliet 2, Hopkins 0
Brandywine 3, Michigan Lutheran 0
Boys Soccer – Regional Semifinals
Division 1 at GR Forest Hills Northern
Rockford 2, Traverse City West 1 – OT
Portage Central 4, Grand Haven 1
Division 2 at Gull Lake
Plainwell 3, Edwardsburg 2
Holland Christian 4, DeWitt 2
Division 3 at Fennville
Hudsonville Unity Christian 2, Hartford 0
GR South Christian 8, Eaton Rapids 0
Division 4 at Holland
Grandville Calvin Christian 4, Bridgman 0
Muskegon West Michigan Christian 5, Howardsville Christian 0
Division 4 at Lansing Christian
Kalamazoo Hackett 2, Hillsdale Academy 0
Lansing Christian 6, Lutheran Westland 2
Tonight
Volleyball
Bridgman, Niles, Gobles at Lakeshore, 5:00 p.m.
