Post game fight between Badgers and Wolverines – Monday Morning Sports Update

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NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Yesterday
(15) Wisconsin 77, Michigan 63

(15) Wisconsin 77, Michigan 63 – Michigan coach Howard hits Wisconsin assistant after a loss
The Big Ten Conference says it plans to take swift action following a skirmish between Michigan head coach Juwan Howard and a pair of Wisconsin coaches following the 15th-ranked Badgers’ 77-63 victory.  Howard hit Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft after arguing with Badgers coach Greg Gard during the handshake line. Howard said after the game that he didn’t appreciate Gard calling a timeout with 15 seconds remaining and Wisconsin up by 15.  Howard said he reacted after someone from Wisconsin put hands on him. Video showed Gard had his hands touching Howard’s arm or wrist area while trying to explain the reason for the timeout.  The Big Ten issued a statement saying it’s “aware of a physical altercation involving Michigan head coach Juwan Howard” and that it’s assessing the incident. Howard said he’d respect whatever decision the Big Ten makes.  Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement that he apologized to Wisconsin AD Chris McIntosh, and university president Mary Sue Coleman was reaching out to Wisconsin chancellor Rebecca Blank.  Lost in the postgame fracas was the work of Johnny Davis, who pumped in 25 points to help the Badgers improve to 21-5.   Hunter Dickinson had 21 points to lead the Wolverines.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
2022 NBA All-Star Game – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse – Cleveland, OH
Team “LeBron” 163, Team “Durant” 160

Team “LeBron” 163, Team “Durant” 160 – Curry sets 3s record, LeBron the winner in NBA All-Star Game
Stephen Curry delivered the greatest long-distance shooting performance in All-Star Game history, then LeBron James delivered another victory. Curry made a record 16 3-pointers and scored 50 points before James made a turnaround jumper that gave Team LeBron a 163-160 victory over Team Durant on Sunday night. Curry needed one more 3-pointer to break Anthony Davis’ record of 52 points but missed his final attempt. Instead, James pulled up from deep on the right side for the winning bucket, making him 5-0 in the format where the leading vote-getters in each conference draft teams.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
(9) Michigan 71, (13) Maryland 59

(9) Michigan 71, (13) Maryland 59 – No. 9 Michigan takes Big Ten lead with win over Maryland
Naz Hillmon had 29 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 9 Michigan take over first place in the Big Ten with a 71-59 victory over 13th-ranked Maryland. Laila Phelia contributed 11 points, five rebounds and six assists for the Wolverines (21-4, 12-3 Big Ten). It was the Wolverines’ second win over the Terrapins this season, also beating Maryland 69-49 on Jan. 16. Maryland (20-7, 12-4) got within two early in the fourth before Hillmon’s three-point play started a 10-0 run that put the game away. Maddie Nolan’s layup capped the burst with 6:37 left and made it 55-43. The Terrapins could only get within five the rest of the way. Chloe Bibby led the Terrapins with 15 points.

Tonight
Penn State at Michigan State, 6:00 p.m.
Western Michigan at Ball State, 7:00 p.m.

Tennis – Djokovic says he’s at his ‘peak’ returning to tour in Dubai
Novak Djokovic says that despite weeks away from competition and emotional distress over his recent detention and deportation, he feels he’s at his “peak” as he returns to tour.  The world’s top male tennis player sounded an upbeat note in a press conference Sunday before the start of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis championship, Djokovic’s first tournament since being ejected from Australia and missing the year’s first Grand Slam event over his vaccination status. Djokovic’s presence brings an unusual amount of scrutiny to the annual tournament near Dubai International Airport.

NHL – National Hockey League
Yesterday
Florida Panthers 5, Chicago Blackhawks 2

Panthers 5, Blackhawks 2 – Barkov leads Panthers to 5-2 victory over Blackhawks
Aleksander Barkov had a goal and two assists and the surging Florida Panthers beat the Chicago Blackhawks on 5-2 on Sunday for their third straight win. Aaron Ekblad, Brandon Montour, MacKenzie Weegar and Anton Lundell also scored as Eastern Conference-leading Florida won for the seventh time in eight games and finished a five-game road trip 4-1-0. Jonathan Huberdeau had two assists to increase his league-leading assist total to 53 and extend his points streak to seven games. He has one goal and 11 assists in the span. Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist for Chicago, which dropped its third straight overall and seventh in a row at home (0-6-1). The Blackhawks haven’t won at the United Center since beating Anaheim on Jan. 15.

NASCAR – Cindric wins Daytona 500 to celebrate Penske’s 85th birthday
Roger Penske received quite an 85th birthday from his rookie driver.  Austin Cindric drove his brand new NASCAR ride to victory in the Daytona 500. Cindric was the leader on the restart from the top lane and pulled out to a sizeable gap. He then ducked down to the bottom line in front of his Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney so that Blaney and Cindric could work together over the final two-lap sprint to the finish.  A crash behind them brought out the caution and Cindric was ruled the leader and the winner. It’s the first career Cup victory for the 23-year-old Cindric, who was promoted from the Xfinity Series to replace Brad Keselowski in the No. 2 Ford and run for NASCAR’s rookie of the year honors. Bubba Wallace finished second in the season-opening race for the second time in his career. He was followed by a trio of Ford drivers in Chase Briscoe, Blaney and Aric Almirola.

Golf – PGA – Niemann wins at Riviera
Joaquinn Niemann survived a few nervous moments at Riviera and polished off a big week Sunday when he closed with an even-par 71 to become the first wire-to-wire winner of the Genesis Invitational in 53 years.  Staked to a three-shot lead, Niemann’s margin was down to one when he made a 7-foot birdie on the eighth hole and PGA Tour rookie Cameron Young sailed the green and made bogey. With two bogeys on the back nine, Niemann finished at 19-under 265, one short of the tournament-record score Lanny Watkins had in 1985.

Golf – Champions – Langer wins for 16th straight season
Bernhard Langer has completed a wire-to-wire victory for his record fourth Chubb Classic title.  The oldest winner on the PGA Tour Champions closed with his second straight 4-under 68, birdieing the par-5 18th on Tiburon Golf Club’s Black Course for the third day in a row. He finished 16-under to beat Tim Petrovic by three strokes. The 64-year-old Langer pushed his victory total to 43 on the 50-and-over tour, two behind Hale Irwin for the record. The German star became the oldest tour winner in October at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic in Virginia.

Golf – PGA – Dustin Johnson says he’s sticking with the PGA Tour
Dustin Johnson says he’s not headed to the Saudi-backed rival golf tour.  His announcement that he is “fully committed” to the PGA Tour is a big blow to Greg Norman and his LIV Golf Investments that is behind the “Super Golf League.”  The top eight players in the world, along with other prominent stars, have all said they don’t plan to leave. Johnson has kept private about his intentions over the last few months. The new league has not announced anyone who has signed up for the new league offering guaranteed riches.

Olympics – Beijing’s Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment
A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior. A new Chinese champion — from California. An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. The end of the Olympic line for the world’s most renowned snowboarder. All inside an anti-COVID “closed loop” enforced by China’s authoritarian government. The terrarium of a Winter Games that has been Beijing 2022 is winding to its end. It caps an unprecedented Asian Olympic trifecta and sends the planet’s most global sporting event off to the West for the foreseeable future with no chance of returning to this corner of the world until at least 2030.

MCCAA – Junior College Basketball
Tonight
Women’s Basketball
Lake Michigan College at Grand Rapids Community College, 5:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball
Lake Michigan College at Grand Rapids Community College, 7:30 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Tonight
Boys Basketball
BCS
River Valley at Lake Michigan Catholic, 7:30 p.m.

Wolverine
Niles at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m.

Non-Conference
Lawton at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Heritage at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.
Holland Black River at Gobles, 7:00 p.m.
Wyoming Tri-Unity at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:15 p.m.

Girls Basketball
SMAC
Mattawan at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.

BCS
Brandywine at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m.

Wolverine
Niles at Sturgis, 5:45 p.m.

Non-Conference
Saugatuck at Benton Harbor, 6:30 p.m.
Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m.
South Haven at Dowagiac, 6:30 p.m.
Gobles at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m.
Fennville at Wyoming Tri-Unity, 7:00 p.m.
Union City at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:00 p.m.
Kal. Heritage at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m.