NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Yesterday
Michigan State 70, (2) Michigan 64
Michigan State 70, (2) Michigan 64 – Michigan State beats No. 2 Michigan 70-64, boosts NCAA hopes
Rocket Watts scored 21 points and Aaron Henry had 18 to lead Michigan State to a 70-64 victory over No. 2 Michigan on Sunday that seems to seal coach Tom Izzo’s 23rd consecutive NCAA Tournament bid. The Spartans have won five of their last seven games, beating No. 4 Ohio State, No. 5 Illinois and their second-ranked rivals. Michigan senior guard Eli Brooks hurt his left ankle early in the game at the Breslin Center and did not return in what potentially could be a problem going into the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Team LeBron 170, Team Durant 150
LeBron 170, Durant 150 – Still perfect: Team LeBron wins NBA All-Star Game 170-150
Even in the strangest NBA All-Star Game of them all, LeBron James was still the perfect captain. Team LeBron showed off its high-flying and long-range skills during a dominating run to close out the first half. That set up a 170-150 romp over Team Durant in the league’s 70th midseason showcase, This one sure was different than the previous 69 All-Star contests. In the midst of a pandemic, the NBA staged the game in a mostly empty arena in downtown Atlanta. But the result was familiar. James is now 4-0 as a captain, blowing away Kevin Durant’s squad.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Chicago Blackhawks 3
Lightning 6, Blackhawks 3 – Gourde helps Lightning rally for 6-3 victory over Blackhawks
Yanni Gourde, Ondrej Palat and Victor Hedman each scored a power-play goal in the second period, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3. Pat Maroon added his 100th career goal in the third period, giving Tampa Bay a season-high four goals with the man advantage. Gourde finished with two goals and two assists, and Alex Killorn scored for the third straight game. The Lightning improved to 3-0-1 on their season-long six-game trip and stretched their point streak to a season-high eight games. They took two of three in the series between Central Division contenders.
MLB – Spring Training
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 – F/8
Colorado Rockies 1, Chicago White Sox 0 – F/7
Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Chicago Cubs 4 – F/9
Today
Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers, 3:05 p.m.
Texas Rangers at Chicago Cubs, 3:05 p.m.
Detroit Tigers (off)
MLB – Pirates acquire RHP Underwood in trade with Cubs
The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired right-hander Duane Underwood Jr. in a trade with the Chicago Cubs. The 26-year-old Underwood went 1-0 with a 5.66 ERA in 17 games with Chicago during the pandemic-shortened season. He was designated for assignment on Tuesday. The Cubs received minor league first baseman Shendrik Apostel in the deal.
MLB – Cubs reliever Pedro Strop violates baseball’s COVID-19 rules
Chicago Cubs reliever Pedro Strop is away from the team after he violated baseball’s COVID-19 protocols. The 35-year-old Strop is in camp on a minor league deal. The Cubs said Major League Baseball will decide when Strop is allowed to rejoin the team.
NASCAR – Larson gets for win since suspension
Kyle Larson is back in NASCAR and back in victory lane. On Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Larson raced to his first NASCAR victory since he was reinstated from a nearly yearlong suspension. He ran just the first four races last season, then lost his job for using a racial slur while playing a video game early in the pandemic. He worked all last year on rebuilding his image and was hired by Hendrick Motorsports when NASCAR said the suspension would lift at the start of this year. Brad Keselowski of Team Penske was second in a Ford and followed by hometown driver Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin in Toyotas for Joe Gibbs Racing. Ryan Blaney was fifth for Penske and then Martin Truex Jr. and Bell put all four JGR cars in the top seven.
Golf – PGA – DeChambeau outlasts Westwood at Bay Hill
The long ball helped Bryson DeChambeau outlast Lee Westwood on Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational, only the key shots were more with his putter than his driver. DeChambeau holed a 40-foot birdie putt on the front nine and a 50-foot par putt early on the back nine. He closed it out with a nervy 5-foot par putt for a 1-under 71 and a one-shot victory over the 47-year-old Westwood. It matched the low score of the day, one of only three rounds under par in the toughest final round at Bay Hill in 41 years. DeChambeau and Westwood were never separated by more than one shot over the final 15 holes, a fascinating duel of generations that came down to the last shot.
Golf – LPGA – Ernst wins Drive On Championship for 3rd LPGA Tour title
Austin Ernst won the Drive On Championship on Sunday for her third LPGA Tour title, pulling away to beat fellow former NCAA champion Jennifer Kupcho by five strokes at Golden Ocala. Ernst closed with a 2-under 70 to finish at 15-under 273. Kupcho had a double bogey and three bogeys in a 74. Following sisters Jessica and Nelly Korda in the first two events of the year, Ernst gave the United States three straight victories to open a season for the first time since 2007. The 29-year-old former LSU star from South Carolina, showing her school spirit with a purple shirt, also won the 2014 Portland Classic and the 2020 NW Arkansas Championship.
ISHSHA – High School Hockey
Saturday
IHSHA Class 3A State Championship
Lakeshore/St. Joseph 2, Zionsville 0
LSJ Warriors wins Indiana State High School Hockey State Championship
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball
Niles at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM
River Valley at Lake Michigan Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
New Buffalo at Calhoun Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Comstock at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m.
White Pigeon at Howardsville Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Otsego at Allegan, 7:15 p.m.
Coldwater at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m.
Three Rivers at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m.
Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 5:45 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Harper Creek, 6:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Lakeshore at South Haven, 6:00 p.m.
Allegan at Otsego, 7:15 p.m.
River Valley at Lake Michigan Catholic, 6:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m.
Comstock at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Buchanan, 6:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m.
Marcellus at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m.
Harper Creek at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m.
