Red Wings drop 6th straight – Tuesday Morning Sports Update

NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Washington Capitals 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 – OT

Capitals 4, Red Wings 3 – OT – Orlov scores in OT, Caps hand Red Wings 6th straight loss
Nic Dowd scored twice in 11 seconds, Dmitry Orlov had the overtime winner and the Washington Capitals won their second in a row by beating the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 with Alex Ovechkin still waiting for his next major milestone. Ovechkin, for a third consecutive game, was unable to score his 801st goal and tie Gordie Howe for second on the NHL career list. He remained stuck on 800 with Howe’s sons Mark and Marty in attendance. Even without a goal from Ovechkin, the Capitals will take the victory on Orlov’s goal with 21.3 seconds left in 3-on-3 overtime. The Red Wings have lost six in a row.

NFL – National Football League – Week 15
Yesterday
Green Bay Packers 24, Los Angeles Rams 12

Packers 24, Rams 12 – Packers defeat Rams 24-12 to keep playoff hopes alive
A.J. Dillon ran for two scores, Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass to Aaron Jones and the Green Bay Packers kept their playoff hopes afloat with a 24-12 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Dillon put Green Bay ahead for good with an 8-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and also scored from 1 yard out in the third period. He left midway through the second half to be evaluated for a concussion. Rodgers went 22 of 30 for 229 yards with a touchdown and interception to win his ninth straight “Monday Night Football” start.

NFL – AP source: Eagles QB Hurts suffers sprained right shoulder
A person with knowledge of the matter says Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a sprained right shoulder and his status for Philadelphia’s game at Dallas is uncertain. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the injury. Hurts has led the Eagles to a 13-1 mark and the best record in the NFL. The 24-year-old has morphed into a serious NFL MVP candidate in his second season as a starter.

NFL – Bears’ Jenkins out of hospital after injuring neck in game
Chicago Bears offensive lineman Teven Jenkins has been released from the hospital and was seeing specialists Monday, a day after he was carted from the field with a neck injury during a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Coach Matt Eberflus called the news “encouraging,” but had few details about the extent of the injury. He said Jenkins was released from the hospital on Sunday and was seeing specialists to “double-check and cross-check everything.” Whether Jenkins will play again this season was not clear. Jenkins went down while blocking for David Montgomery on a running play.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
Utah Jazz at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.

NCAAFB – College Football
Today
FBS Bowls
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – Boise, ID
Eastern Michigan vs. San Jose State, 3:30 p.m.

RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl – Boca Raton, FL
Toledo vs. Liberty, 7:30 p.m.

NCAAFB – TCU QB Max Duggan heading to NFL draft after playoff
TCU quarterback and Heisman Trophy runner-up Max Duggan will head to the NFL draft after the College Football Playoff. Duggan has started 41 games during his four seasons at TCU. The senior could have returned for another season because all players were granted an extra year of eligibility after the 2020 season was altered by the pandemic. The Horned Frogs play Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31. The winner will play for the national championship.

NCAAMBKB – Purdue holds top spot; UConn climbs to No. 2
Purdue maintained its grasp on No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll on Monday, receiving 40 of the 60 first-place votes from a national media panel after knocking off Davidson in its only game last week. That allowed the Boilermakers to hold the top spot for a second consecutive week. But after then-No. 2 Virginia lost to Houston, UConn leaped into second place and scooped up the remaining 20 first-place votes. The Huskies were unranked in the preseason. The rest of the top five were Houston, Kansas and Arizona. Marquette entered the poll at 23 and Arizona State at 25.

NCAAWBKB – St. John’s cracks Top 25 for 1st time since 2015
St. John’s is ranked in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time since 2015. The Red Storm is No. 25 after winning its first 11 games to match a school record. South Carolina remains a unanimous No. 1, receiving all 28 first-place votes from a national media panel. The top five was unchanged with Stanford, Ohio State, Indiana and Notre Dame following the Gamecocks. North Carolina and North Carolina State are sixth and seventh. Virginia Tech, UConn and LSU round out the top 10.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Today
Eastern Michigan at James Madison, 3:00 p.m.
(19) Michigan at North Carolina, 7:00 p.m.
Prairie View A&M at Michigan State, 7:00 p.m.

MLB – Cubs, right-hander Taillon finalize 4-year contract
The Chicago Cubs and right-hander Jameson Taillon have finalized a four-year contract worth roughly $68 million. The announcement Monday comes nearly two weeks after the sides agreed to the deal. The Cubs also have added All-Star shortstop Dansby Swanson and 2019 NL MVP Cody Bellinger this offseason. The 31-year-old Taillon is coming off a solid season with the New York Yankees, going 14-5 with a 3.91 ERA. He matched his career high with 32 starts and worked 177 1/3 innings, his best total since he logged 191 innings in 2018. The move puts Taillon back in the NL Central after he began his career with Pittsburgh. Taillon made his major league debut in 2016 and went 29-24 with a 3.67 ERA in 82 starts in his first four seasons with the Pirates.

MLB – Tom Browning, pitched perfect game for Reds, dies at 62
Tom Browning, an All-Star pitcher who threw the only perfect game in Cincinnati Reds history and helped them win the 1990 World Series title, has died. He was 62. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office announced Browning’s death on Twitter, saying he died Monday at his home in Union, Kentucky. No cause was given. The Sheriff’s Office said foul play is not suspected. The Reds issued a statement mourning Browning after being in contact with a member of his family, team spokesman Rob Butcher said. Known as a colorful character, Browning retired all 27 batters he faced in a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Riverfront Stadium on Sept. 16, 1988. He also won Game 3 of the 1990 World Series in Oakland.

FIFA – Huge crowds welcome Argentina team after World Cup victory
Thousands of fans have lined up in the middle of the night to try to get a glimpse of the Argentina soccer team that won one of the greatest World Cup finals ahead what is scheduled to be a day of celebrations in Buenos Aires. Members of the team, led by captain Lionel Messi, were all smiles as they descended from the plane in Ezeiza, right outside Argentina’s capital, shortly before 3 a.m. Tuesday. Messi was the first player from the plane carrying the World Cup, flanked by coach Lionel Scaloni, who put his arm around the captain as they walked past a sign “Thank you, champions.” The players were welcomed by rock band La Mosca singing “Muchachos,” an unofficial anthem for Argentine fans.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Last Night
Women’s Basketball
Owens Community College 77, Southwestern Michigan 51

Men’s Basketball
Owens Community College 69, Southwestern Michigan 51

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball
Grand Rapids Union 72, Benton Harbor 63
Kalamazoo Phoenix 73, Countryside Academy 58
Buchanan 51, Constantine 38
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 74, Lansing Sexton 69
Marcellus 52, Gobles 51
Decatur 37, Climax-Scotts 32
Concord 48, Sturgis 40 – OT

Girls Basketball
Brandywine 57, Our Lady of the Lake 32
Buchanan 67, Constantine 16
Gobles 51, Marcellus 17

Tonight
Boys Basketball
Lakeshore at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m.
Brandywine at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m.
Plainwell at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Elkhart Concord (IN), 7:45 p.m.
Eau Claire at Martin, 7:00 p.m.
River Valley at South Haven, 7:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m.
Allegan at Hopkins, 7:15 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m.
Hartford at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.
Comstock at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m.
Decatur at Mendon, 7:30 p.m.
Lawrence at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m.
GR West Michigan Aviation at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Saranac, 7:00 p.m.
Byron Center Zion Christian at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Mason, 6:30 p.m.
Coldwater at Portage Northern, 7:15 p.m.
Charlotte at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m.
Lansing Everett at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m.
Galesburg-Augusta at Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m.

Girls Basketball
St. Joseph at Otsego, 7:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m.
Coloma at South Haven, 7:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Parchment, 7;00 p.m.
Gull Lake at Plainwell, 7:00 p.m.
Bangor at Fennville, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at GR South Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Martin at Muskegon Western Michigan Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m.
Cassopolis at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m.
Marcellus at Comstock, 7:30 p.m.
Mendon at Decatur, 7:30 p.m.
Centreville at Hartford, 7:30 p.m.
White Pigeon at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 5:45 p.m.
Portage Northern at Coldwater, 7:00 p.m.
Galesburg-Augusta at Vermontville Maple Valley, 5:45 p.m.
Hopkins at Allegan, 7:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Bryon Center Zion Christian, 7:00 p.m.