NFL – National Football League – Week 5
Last Night
Las Vegas Raiders 17, Green Bay Packers 13
Raiders 17, Packers 13 – Raiders intercept Jordan Love 3 times, hold on to beat Packers 17-13
Robert Spillane intercepted Green Bay’s Jordan Love twice, Amik Robertson made a game-sealing pick in the end zone, and the Las Vegas Raiders beat the Packers 17-13 to stop a three-game skid. The Raiders’ offense did just enough, with Jimmy Garoppolo completing 22 of 31 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown while throwing his NFL-high seventh interception. Jakobi Meyers caught seven passes for 75 yards and a TD. Love was 16 of 30 for 182 yards and the three picks. Both offenses struggled. The Raiders gained 279 yards and the Packers finished with 285. Las Vegas ended an eight-game skid against the Packers.
NFL – Lions relying on creativity as well as toughness in 4-1 start
Dan Campbell loves hard-nosed football. The Detroit Lions coach just doesn’t think it is enough to build a winning team. That hasn’t been an issue since Campbell took over the team. Not only does he go for it on fourth down more than any other NFL coach, he seems to have an endless supply of trick plays.
NFL – The Bears are mulling adding a defensive analyst to coach Matt Eberflus’ staff
Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus says the team may hire a senior defensive analyst to help with advance scouting and game plans. The Bears haven’t had a defensive coordinator since Alan Williams resigned on Sept. 20. Eberflus has been calling the defensive plays since Week 2. Eberflus says the analyst would work a week in advance to help the team prepare for its next opponent. He says he’s not sure whether the person would be based at Halas Hall or work remotely. The Bears are 1-4. They beat Washington on Thursday night to end a 14-game losing streak.
NFL – Colts QB Anthony Richardson expected to miss Sunday’s rematch against Jags
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is expected to miss Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars because of an AC joint injury in his right shoulder. Coach Shane Steichen says he’s not sure how much time, if any, the rookie will miss beyond Sunday and that the team is still awaiting more information on the injury. He did not rule out the possibility of surgery. With Richardson out, Gardner Minshew will make his second start this season.
MLB – Major League Baseball – Divisional Playoffs – Best of five
Yesterday
Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 (Series tied 1-1)
Arizona Diamondback 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (ARI leads 2-0)
Braves 5, Phillies 4 – Braves rally for 5-4 win over Phillies on d’Arnaud, Riley homers and game-ending DP
After being held hitless into the sixth inning, the Atlanta Braves rallied for an improbable 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies to even the NL Division Series at one win apiece. Travis d’Arnaud and Austin Riley each hit a two-run homer, and a game-ending double play for the ages wrapped things up for the Braves. D’Arnaud gave the Braves hope with his shot into the left-field seats in the seventh, cutting Philadelphia’s lead to 4-3. Riley won it with his homer into the Phillies bullpen with two outs in the eighth. A great catch by Michael Harris II and an alert backup and throw by Riley ended the game on a double play.
Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 2 – Diamondbacks jump all over another Dodgers starter and beat LA 4-2 for a 2-0 lead
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and the surprising Arizona Diamondbacks made quick work of another Dodgers starter, beating Los Angeles 4-2 behind Zac Gallen for a 2-0 lead in their NL Division Series. The young Diamondbacks, who earned the final National League wild card despite losing their last four regular-season games, improved to 4-0 in these playoffs — all on the road against division winners. They’ll try for a stunning sweep of the 100-win Dodgers when the best-of-five series shifts to Arizona for Game 3 on Wednesday. Gallen allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings for his second win of the postseason. Gurriel laced an RBI single to cap a three-run first, and the Diamondbacks chased rookie starter Bobby Miller in the second.
Today
Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins, 4:07 p.m. (Series tied 1-1)
Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers, 8:03 p.m. (TEX leads 2-0)
NHL – National Hockey League – Season opener
Tonight
Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning, 5:30 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins, 8:00 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Vegas Golden Knights, 10:30 p.m.
NHL – Bedard is the NHL’s latest ‘next Crosby.’ The original has plenty left in the tank
One of the NHL’s biggest stars and one of its newest stars will meet for the first time when Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins face Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks in the season opener. The 36-year-old Crosby is entering his 19th season in the NHL and knows a thing or two about the challenges the 18-year-old Bedard faces. Crosby arrived in Pittsburgh in 2005 as hockey’s next big thing. Over the years he’s won three Stanley Cups while serving as an ambassador of the sport. It’s a challenge Crosby believes the teenaged Bedard is ready to embrace.
NHL – Blackhawks forward Taylor Hall looking forward to first-time dad boost
Taylor Hall and his wife, Rachel, welcomed their first child on Sunday, a boy. Then Taylor Hall went right back to work with the Chicago Blackhawks. Hall says he is looking forward to a possible boost as a first-time dad. It’s a season of new beginnings for Hall after he was acquired in a trade with Boston in June. The winger, who turns 32 in November, had 16 goals and 20 assists in 61 games with the Bruins last year. Hall is expected to play alongside No. 1 overall pick Connor Bedard when Chicago visits Pittsburgh on Tuesday night for the season opener for each team.
NHL – Red Wings on the rise after missing playoffs
Detroit desperately hopes to snap its seven-year playoff drought and becomes part of an NHL trend. The Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins are, too. At least five teams have been in the playoffs after missing out the previous year since the league’s current playoff format started a decade ago. The Vegas Golden Knights were one of those teams last and they won the Stanley Cup in their sixth season, a year after not making it to the postseason for the first time. Detroit doesn’t suddenly seem like a title contender, but it should be able to compete after making moves.
NBA – National Basketball Association Preseason
Tonight
Indiana Pacers at Houston Rockets, 8:00 p.m.
NCAAFB – Michigan Defense still a big reason for Wolverines success
For the third time in nine years Michigan has reached the halfway point of the regular season having given up the fewest points in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The Wolverines have allowed just 40 points for an FBS-best average of 6.7 per game. Northern Illinois’ Antario Brown matched the national season high for rushing yards in a game, going for a career-best 280 in a 55-14 win at Akron. Alabama’s Will Reichard kicked a 39-yard field goal against Texas A&M to extend the FBS’ longest active streak of makes to 25.
NCAAFB – Costly upkeep, weather lead most college stadiums to use artificial turf
When Aaron Rodgers went down with an injury just a few plays into his first season with the New York Jets, it reignited calls from NFL players to have all the stadiums in which they play use natural grass fields for their safety. In major college football, the players don’t have a union behind them to voice concerns. Most of the fields they play on are artificial turf. This season there are 94 schools that have artificial surface football fields and 39 with grass. Of those grass fields, most are at Power Five schools that can afford costly upkeep and maintenance.
Olympics – Olympics set to tackle flag football at Los Angeles Olympics in 2028
The NFL’s ongoing push for worldwide exposure got another boost when organizers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics delivered a proposal to put flag football on the program when the Summer Games return to the United States for the first time in 32 years. The International Olympic Committee will vote on the proposal at meetings in India that begin later this week. Also on the LA proposal were baseball and softball, which have been bouncing on and off the program for decades; lacrosse; squash; and cricket. Flag football involves 5-on-5 action in which players tackle their opponents by stripping flags off belts worn by all players. It is viewed as a less-violent, faster-paced version of the game that has captured imaginations in the U.S. for decades.
MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Tonight
Women’s Volleyball
Lake Michigan College at Kellogg Community College, 6:30 p.m.
Southwestern Michigan College at Marian Ancilla, 6:30 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Soccer
St. Joseph 8, Vicksburg 2
Lakeshore 9, Niles 1
Our Lady of the Lake 5, Comstock 1
Andrews Academy 5, Michigan Lutheran 1
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 2, Paw Paw 0
Sturgis 9, Battle Creek Pennfield 0
Edwardsburg 8, Dowagiac 0
Hartford 3, Otsego 0
Hopkins 3, Three Rivers 1
Constantine 9, Brandywine 4
Holland Black River 5, Bridgman 0
Kalamazoo Christian 0, Delton-Kellogg 0 – TIE
Fennville 2, Kalamazoo Hackett 1
South Haven 3, Schoolcraft 0
Lawton 7, Watervliet 1
Saugatuck 1, Allegan 1 – TIE
Volleyball
Edwardsburg 3, Lakeshore 0
Tonight
Volleyball
Covert at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m.
Coloma at Watervliet, 6:30 p.m.
Centreville at Hartford, 7:00 p.m.
Cassopolis at Lawrence, 6:00 p.m.
Decatur at White Pigeon, 7:00 p.m.
Allegan at Fennville, 6:30 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg, Galesburg-Augusta at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Constantine, Saugatuck, Holland Black River at Schoolcraft, 5:30 p.m.
Otsego at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer
Watervliet at Constantine, 5:00 p.m.
Portage Central at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m. (SMAC Championship)
Girls Swimming
St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:00 p.m.
Girls Golf (regionals)
Division 2 at St. Joseph, 10:00 a.m. (Point O’ Woods) Region #9
St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Niles, Harper Creek, Coldwater, Holland, Mattawan, Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg, Portage Northern, Gull Lake, Sturgis, Wayland, Zeeland East, Zeeland West
Division 3 at Hastings, 9:00 a.m. (The Legacy) Region #15
Allegan, Battle Creek Pennfield, Berrien Springs, Dowagiac, Edwardsburg, Hamilton, Hastings, Hopkins, Niles, Otsego, Paw Paw, Plainwell, South Haven, Three Rivers, Vicksburg
Division 4 at Lakeview, 10:00 a.m. (Katke GC, Big Rapids) Region #21
Michigan Lutheran, Cassopolis, Comstock, GR Northpointe, Grandville Calvin Christian, Hesperia, Holton, Kalamazoo Christian, Kalamazoo Hackett, Kent City, Lakeview, Muskegon West Michigan Christian, Schoolcraft,
MHSAA – High School Football Rankings – Week 7
Division 1
1. Belleville (5) (7-0) 50
2. Rockford (7-0) 44
3. Southfield A&T (7-0) 35
(tie) Davison (7-0) 35
5. Saline (7-0) 31
6. Lake Orion (7-0) 29
7. Northville (7-0) 19
8. Grandville (6-1) 14
9. Detroit Cass Tech (5-2) 8
10. Utica Eisenhower (6-1) 7
Others receiving votes: Novi 3.
Division 2
1. Warren De La Salle (4) (5-2) 49
2. Caledonia (5-2) 40
3. Muskegon (5-2) 39
4. Allen Park (7-0) 33
5. Byron Center (1) (6-1) 27
6. Birmingham Groves (5-2) 24
7. Portage Central (6-1) 20
8. Waterford Mott (6-1) 13
9. Grosse Pointe South (6-1) 11
10. Saginaw Heritage (5-2) 8
Others receiving votes: Detroit U-D Jesuit 6. Birmingham Seaholm 3. Port Huron Northern 2.
Division 3
1. Mason (4) (7-0) 49
2. Walled Lake Western (1) (7-0) 46
3. GR Forest Hills Centra l (6-1) 39
4. Gaylord (7-0) 34
5. East Grand Rapids (6-1) 29
6. Zeeland West (6-1) 25
7. Mount Pleasant (6-1) 22
8. Parma Western (6-1) 8
(tie) Fenton (6-1) 8
10. Coopersville (5-2) 7
Others receiving votes: Port Huron 5. Detroit King 2. DeWitt 1.
Division 4
1. Whitehall (5) (7-0) 50
2. Grand Rapids South Christian (6-1) 44
3. Portland (7-0) 36
4. Paw Paw (7-0) 32
5. Chelsea (6-1) 26
6. Freeland (6-1) 24
7. Lansing Sexton (7-0) 23
8. Goodrich (6-1) 20
9. Niles (6-1) 8
10. Croswell-Lexington (6-1) 5
Others receiving votes: Adrian 3. Spring Lake 2. Redford Union 1. Big Rapids 1.
Division 5
1. GR West Catholic (3) (7-0) 48
2. GR Catholic Central (2) (6-1) 46
3. Corunna (7-0) 39
4. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (6-0) 34
5. Frankenmuth (6-1) 31
6. Gladwin (6-1) 20
7. Flint Hamady (6-0) 18
8. Belding (6-1) 15
9. West Branch Ogemaw Heights (6-1) 13
10. Marine City (6-1) 10
Others receiving votes: Kingsford 1.
Division 6
1. Warren Michigan Collegiate (5) (7-0) 50
2. Almont (7-0) 45
3. Negaunee (6-1) 39
4. Constantine (6-1) 36
5. Chesaning (6-1) 29
6. Manistee (6-1) 21
7. Hart (6-1) 17
8. Ecorse (6-0) 10
9. Kingsley (5-2) 9
10. Gladstone (5-2) 7
Others receiving votes: Clawson 6. Clare 5. Detroit Edison 1.
Division 7
1. Jackson Lumen Christi (5) (7-0) 50
2. North Muskegon (7-0) 42
3. Napoleon (7-0) 39
4. Millington (7-0) 34
5. Lawton (6-1) 26
6. Clinton (6-1) 24
7. Pewamo-Westphalia (6-1) 16
8. Menominee (6-1) 15
9. Manchester (6-1) 12
(tie) Charlevoix (6-1) 12
Others receiving votes: Schoolcraft 2. Union City 2. Cass City 1.
Division 8
1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (4) (7-0) 49
2. Ithaca (1) (7-0) 40
3. Hudson (7-0) 34
4. Beal City (7-0) 29
(tie) Ubly (7-0) 29
6. Addison (7-0) 27
7. Iron Mountain (7-0) 16
8. Saugatuck (7-0) 13
9. White Pigeon (7-0) 12
10. Fowler (6-1) 11
Others receiving votes: Sterling Heights Parkway Christian 7. Frankfort 4. Clarkston Everest Catholic 2. Harbor Beach 1. East Jordan 1.
Division 1 (8-player)
1. Bridgman (2) (7-0) 47
(tie) Pickford (3) (7-0) 47
3. Brown City (7-0) 38
4. Carson City-Crystal (7-0) 33
5. St. Ignace LaSalle (6-1) 27
6. Indian River-Inland Lakes (6-1) 23
7. Kingston (6-1) 14
8. Gaylord St. Mary (6-1) 10
9. Gobles (5-2) 8
(tie) Mendon (5-2) 8
Others receiving votes: Merrill 5. Newberry 3. Martin 3. Lincoln-Alcona 3. Marcellus 2. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian 2. Norway 2.
Division 2 (8-player)
1. Adrian Lenawee Christian (4) (7-0) 49
2. Climax-Scotts (7-0) 43
3. Marion (1) (6-0) 35
4. Powers North Central (6-1) 34
5. Posen (6-0) 26
6. Crystal Falls Forest Park (6-1) 22
7. Portland St Patrick (6-1) 17
8. Pittsford (7-0) 16
9. Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart (6-1) 14
10. Morrice (5-2) 8
Others receiving votes: Au Gres-Sims 7. Akron-Fairgrove 4.
