Miami wins NBA showdown with Bulls – Tuesday Morning Sports Update

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NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Miami Heat 112, Chicago Bulls 99
Orlando Magic 119, Indiana Pacers 103

Heat 112, Bulls 99 – Vincent scores 20, Heat remain hot by topping Bulls 112-99
Gabe Vincent and Tyler Herro each scored 20 points, and the Miami Heat improved their standing atop the Eastern Conference by topping the Chicago Bulls 112-99. Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 15 points for Miami, which has won nine of its last 10 games. Max Strus had all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter for the Heat. Chicago guard DeMar DeRozan’s streak of 10 consecutive games with at least 30 points ended; he finished with 18. Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 22 points, while Ayo Dosunmu had 18 and Nikola Vucevic added 14 for Chicago.

Magic 119, Pacers 103 – Fultz scores 10 in return, helps Magic beat Pacers 119-103
Wendell Carter Jr. had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and eight Orlando players scored in double figures as the Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 119-103. Tyrese Haliburton had 23 points and seven assists for the Pacers, and Buddy Hield added 18 points. The game marked the return of Magic guard Markelle Fultz, who tore his left ACL almost 14 months ago. Fultz had 10 points and six assists in 16 minutes, leaving the game with the Magic up by 16 points in the middle of the fourth quarter.

Tonight
Detroit Pistons at Washington Wizards, 7:00 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Tonight
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Miami-OH at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Michigan State at Michigan, 8:30 p.m.
MSU: Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 7:30
UofM: News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 8:00

NCAAMBKB – Gonzaga, Arizona remain atop poll amid big changes
The top six — and seven of the top 10 — teams in the AP Top 25 lost on the same day last week, both records. The single day of chaos led to some big changes in this week’s poll — everywhere but at the top.  Gonzaga and Arizona remained the top two teams in the poll released Monday, holding steady despite both losing their most recent games. The Zags received 43 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel after being a unanimous pick last week.  No. 3 Baylor had four first-place votes and No. 4 Duke picked up 11. Auburn rounded out the top five.

MLB – MLB labor talks go past midnight amid opening day deadline
Locked-out players and Major League Baseball engaged in a series of intense meetings that stretched into early Tuesday morning as they attempted to forge the path to a labor deal before management’s deadline for salvaging opening day on March 31. In talks that began Monday, the sides met for a 12th time in a session that started after 1 a.m. on Tuesday as the lockout reached its 90th day. They made progress toward an agreement but remained very far apart on key issues. After months of talks in fits and starts, the sides shifted into possible deal-making mode.

MLB – Jeter leaves Marlins
Derek Jeter announced a surprise departure from the Miami Marlins after 4 1/2 mostly unsuccessful years that didn’t come remotely close to matching his success as a player for the New York Yankees.  Jeter became CEO of the Marlins in September 2017 when Bruce Sherman bought the team from Jeffrey Loria. A five-time World Series champion during a playing career spent entirely with the Yankees from 1995-2014, Jeter was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame in 2020. Miami went 218-327 during his four seasons at the helm, finishing with a winning record only once at 31-29 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.

NFL – Buccaneers will play in Germany
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Germany this year and the Green Bay Packers are traveling abroad for the first time.  The league says the Bucs will host the inaugural game in Munich next season but their opponents and the date for the game have yet to be announced. The Packers and the New Orleans Saints are the designated home teams for two games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The Jacksonville Jaguars will host a game at Wembley Stadium.  The Arizona Cardinals will play a game at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

NFL – Raiders and Jaguars to meet in Canton
The Las Vegas Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars will open the 2022 NFL preseason schedule on Aug. 4 in the Hall of Fame game.  Former Raiders receiver Cliff Branch and defensive lineman Richard Seymour will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 6, as will ex-Jaguars tackle Tony Boselli.  This will be the fourth appearance by the Raiders in the game and the second for the Jaguars; whose previous participation came in the Jaguars’ first NFL exhibition game in 1995.

USFL – Original USFL execs sue Fox over new league’s branding
A group of former team owners and executives from the original USFL is suing Fox Sports to halt the launch of the new spring football league with the same name. They allege the new USFL is inappropriately using the old league’s branding. The suit filed in California on Monday alleges trademark infringement by the new league and requests an injunction to block its launch in April. The original USFL played games from 1983 to 1985, and the group suing the new league alleges Fox Sports and its partners didn’t properly obtain use of the league’s trademarks and other intellectual property.

Russia/Ukraine – Russia facing sports isolation over invasion of Ukraine
The International Olympic Committee has made a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia over the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The IOC has urged others to exclude Russian athletes and officials from international events. The IOC says the move is needed to “protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all the participants.” It opens the way for FIFA to exclude Russia from a World Cup soccer qualifying playoff match on March 24. Poland already has refused to play the scheduled game against Russia. The IOC’s call also applied to athletes and officials from Belarus because that country has abetted Russia’s invasion.

Russia/Ukraine – Russia suspended from international soccer
Russian teams have been suspended from all international soccer, including qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup, as Moscow was pushed toward pariah status in sports for its invasion of Ukraine.  World soccer body FIFA and European authority UEFA banned Russian national and club teams from their competitions “until further notice,” taking Russia’s men’s national team out of World Cup qualifying playoffs in three weeks’ time. The high-level punishment involving sports and politics came after the International Olympic Committee pushed dozens of sports governing bodies to exclude Russian athletes and officials from international events. The IOC said this was needed to “protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all the participants.”

MCCAA – Junior College Basketball
Yesterday
Softball
Lake Michigan College 11, St. Mary’s University of Minnesota JV 2        -Games at Clermont, FL
Lake Michigan College 2, Monroe College 0                                       -Games at Clermont, FL

Today
Softball
Lake Michigan College vs. Monroe College, 11:15 a.m./1:30 p.m.  (DH)   -Games at Clermont, FL

Baseball
NLAA JV vs. Lake Michigan College, 11:00 a.m.                                  -Games at Winter Haven, FL
A3 Academy vs. Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m.                                -Games at Winter Haven, FL

Women’s Basketball – Great Lakes District A Quarterfinals
Lake Michigan College at Mid-Michigan College, 6:00 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Great Lakes District A Quarterfinals
Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 7:00 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Basketball – District Quarterfinals
Division 1 at St. Joseph
Mattawan 62, Portage Northern 29
Lakeshore 53, Sturgis 44

Division 1 at Battle Creek Central
Coldwater 53, Battle Creek Central 40
Gull Lake 51, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 39

Division 2 at Berrien Springs
Coloma 33, Berrien Springs 26

Division 2 at Edwardsburg
Niles 47, Constantine 30

Division 2 at Paw Paw
Parchment 37, Comstock 32

Division 2 at Hamilton
Hamilton 45, Allegan 30

Division 3 at Watervliet
Buchanan 48, Bridgman 32

Division 3 at Decatur
Decatur 29, Bangor 18

Division 3 at Schoolcraft
Galesburg-Augusta 41, Delton-Kellogg 24
Kalamazoo Hackett 44, Vermontville Maple Valley 14

Division 3 at Fennville
GR Covenant Christian 57, Fennville 14
Wyoming Potter’s House 50, Holland Black River 25

Division 3 at Union City
Centreville 46, Quincy 30
Union City 36, White Pigeon 34

Division 4 at Athens
Mendon 61, Burr Oak 23

Boys Basketball – Regular Season
BCS
Michigan Lutheran 75, Covert 66

Non-Conference
Kalamazoo Heritage 43, Howardsville Christian 40 – OT

Tonight
Boys Basketball – Regular Season
SMAC
Battle Creek Central at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.

BCS
Michigan Lutheran at Lawrence, 7:00 p.m.
Buchanan at South Haven, 7:00 p.m.
Covert at Eau Claire, 7:30 p.m.

Non-Conference
Benton Harbor at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m.
Holland Black River at Lake Michigan Catholic, 7:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Watervliet, 7:30 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m.
Jackson Northwest at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m.
Muskegon at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m.
Otsego at Coldwater, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Byron Center Zion Christian, 6:00 p.m.
Vermontville Maple Valley at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m.
Muskegon Wester Michigan Christian at Fennville, 7:00 p.m.
Constantine at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m.
G.R. West Michigan Aviation Academy at Martin

Southwest 10
Hartford at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m.
Decatur at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.
Bangor at Mendon, 7:30 p.m.
White Pigeon at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m.
Comstock at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Basketball Rankings
Boys Basketball
Division 1
1. Detroit King (5)                                (18-1)  75
2. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s                     (13-4)  67
3. Muskegon                                          (18-1)  64
4. Grand Rapids Northview                     (18-1)  63
5. Detroit U-D Jesuit                             (12-5)  52
6. Detroit Cass Tech                              (15-3)  49
7. Hamtramck                                         (15-3)  48
8. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice             (12-6)  36
9. Grand Blanc                                      (13-5)  21
10. Rockford                                         (18-2)  19
Others receiving votes: Warren De La Salle 16, Oak Park 16, East Lansing 14, Canton 13, Ann Arbor Huron 13, Detroit Western International 9, Grand Haven 9, River Rouge 9, North Farmington 5, Detroit Catholic Central 2.

Division 2
1. Williamston (5)                                 (19-0)  75
2. Grand Rapids Catholic Central            (19-1)  70
3. Hudsonville Unity Christian                (19-0)  64
4. Ferndale                                            (14-3)  61
5. Croswell-Lexington                            (18-0)  55
6. Benton Harbor                                (16-2) 50
7. Onsted                                              (19-0)  44
8. Parchment                                       (18-1) 38
9. Freeland                                            (19-0)  35
10. Romulus Summit Academy                   (16-2)  30
Others receiving votes: Standish Sterling Central 21, Marshall 19, Olivet 14, Carrollton 11, Warren Lincoln 4, Grand Rapids Christian 3, Saginaw 2, Cadillac 2, Detroit Edison 1, Grand Rapids West Catholic 1.

Division 3
1. Flint Beecher (5)                               (17-1)  75
2. Reese                                                (16-2)  68
3. Menominee                                         (17-2)  66
4. Traverse City St. Francis                    (16-2)  57
5. Schoolcraft                                     (17-2) 55
6. Riverview Gabriel Richard                   (19-0)  49
7. Benzonia Benzie Central                     (17-1)  43
8. Detroit Loyola                                   (13-5)  39
9. Bad Axe                                             (17-2)  28
(tie) Mesick                                           (19-0)  28
Others receiving votes: Vandercook Lake 22, Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 16, Pewamo-Westphalia 13, Blanchard Montabella 10, Grandville Calvin Christian 9, Cassopolis 7, Maple City Glen Lake 6, Centreville 4, Erie-Mason 2, Napoleon 2, Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker 1.

Division 4
1. Southfield Christian (3)                     (14-4)  72
2. McBain Northern Michigan (1)            (19-0)  71
3. Hillman (1)                                        (19-0)  62
4. Rudyard                                             (17-1)  60
5. Powers North Central                        (16-2)  51
6. New Buffalo                                    (18-1) 47
7. Ewen-Trout Creek                              (15-3)  37
8. Munising                                            (14-2)  33
9. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian                (12-5)  31
10. Onaway                                            (18-1)  29
Others receiving votes: Bellevue 23, Genesee Christian 21, Hillsdale Academy 19, Lake Leelanau St Mary 17, Webberville 10, Buckley 7, Ubly 4, Colon 2, Ellsworth 2, Norway 1, Detroit University Prep Art & Design 1.

Girls Basketball
Division 1
1. West Bloomfield (4)                           (18-1)  74
2. Hudsonville (1)                                 (18-2)  68
3. Hartland                                           (19-1)  65
4. Midland Dow                                     (18-1)  60
5. Parma Western                                   (19-1)  56
6. Macomb L’Anse Creuse North               (19-1)  50
7. Rockford                                           (18-2)  40
8. Wayne Memorial                                  (18-2)  38
9. Byron Center                                     (17-2)  36
10. Farmington Hills Mercy                    (16-4)  23
Others receiving votes: Dearborn Divine Child 18, Dexter 16, Bloomfield Hills Marian 15, Battle Creek Lakeview 14, East Lansing 8, Macomb Dakota 6, Howell 4, Grosse Pointe North 3, South Lyon East 3, Clarkston 2, St. Clair Shores Lakeview 1.

Division 2
1. Detroit Edison (5)                             (12-3)  75
2. Grand Rapids West Catholic                (19-1)  68
3. Redford Westfield Prep                      (18-1)  64
4. Portland                                            (19-1)  59
5. Frankenmuth                                      (18-2)  54
6. Newaygo                                            (19-1)  50
7. Edwardsburg                                    (20-0) 46
8. Lansing Catholic                                (18-2)  34
9. Ovid-Elsie                                          (19-1)  30
10. Chelsea                                           (17-3)  28
Others receiving votes: Lake Fenton 16, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 11, Sparta 11, Houghton 9, Romulus 7, Sault Ste Marie 7, Imlay City 6, Tecumseh 6, Otsego 5, Marine City 4, Williamston 4, Harper Woods 2, Clawson 2, Detroit Country Day 1, Grand Rapids South Christian 1.

Division 3
1. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (4)          (18-2)  74
2. Kent City                                           (20-0)  69
3. Maple City Glen Lake (1)                     (20-0)  67
4. Sandusky                                           (20-0)  57
5. St. Ignace                                          (18-2)  55
6. Schoolcraft                                     (19-1) 48
7. Calumet                                             (17-2)  44
8. Brandywine                                     (18-2) 33
9. Madison Heights Bishop Foley             (15-3)  27
10. Elk Rapids                                        (18-2)  25
(tie) Harbor Springs                               (19-2)  25
Others receiving votes: Grass Lake 20, Bloomingdale 16, Sanford-Meridian 12, Brooklyn Columbia Central 8, Erie-Mason 6, Buchanan 5, McBain 4, Lake City 3, Hart 1, Watervliet 1.

Division 4
1. Portland St. Patrick (5)                     (19-0)  75
2. Fowler                                              (17-3)  68
3. Athens                                              (19-1)  63
4. Carney-Nadeau                                   (18-1)  58
5. Baraga                                               (18-1)  54
6. Plymouth Christian Academy                (16-4)  53
7. Saginaw Nouvel                                 (16-3)  43
8. Pickford                                             (16-2)  38
9. Posen                                                (14-1)  37
10. Gaylord St. Mary                             (19-2)  30
Others receiving votes: Adrian Lenawee Christian 22, Pittsford 15, Mendon 13, Colon 6, Ewen-Trout Creek 4, Mackinaw City 4, McBain Northern Michigan Christian 4, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 3, Ontonagon 3, Lake Leelanau St. Mary 3, Coleman 2, Rudyard 2.