Red Wings top Sharks in OT; Blackhawks fall to Canucks – Wednesday Morning Sports Update

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NHL – NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 3, San Jose Sharks 2 – OT
Vancouver Canucks 5, Chicago Blackhawks 2

Detroit Red Wings center Andrew Copp (18) celebrates his goal against the San Jose Sharks during overtime in an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Red Wings 3, Sharks 2 – OT – Andrew Copp scores in OT, Red Wings beat Sharks 3-2
Andrew Copp scored 25 seconds into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Copp banged in a rebound near the goal crease after goalie James Reimer stopped Michael Rasmussen’s shot. Rasmussen and Adam Erne scored in regulation, with Dylan Larkin reaching 400 NHL points with an assist on Erne’s goal. Ville Husso made 26 saves. Timo Meier scored his fifth goal in seven games for San Jose. Logan Couture also scored, Erik Karlsson assisted on both goals, and Reimer stopped 29 shots.

Vancouver Canucks’ Dakota Joshua, front, scores against Chicago Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canucks 5, Blackhawks 2 – Canucks beat Blackhawks 5-2 in Tocchet’s debut as coach
Dakota Joshua and Sheldon Dries scored 34 seconds apart in the third period, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 to give Rick Tocchet a victory in his first game as coach. Tocchet was named the 21st head coach in Canucks history Sunday after Bruce Boudreau was fired along with assistant Trent Cull. Vancouver outshot the Blackhawks 48-14 and fought back from a pair of one-goal deficits but failed to score on five power-play chances. Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice for the Canucks, who snapped a three-game skid. Bo Horvat scored shorthanded into an empty net. Patrick Kane and Sam Lafferty scored for the Blackhawks, and Petr Mrazek made 43 saves.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
NC State 85, Notre Dame 82
Ohio 88, Western Michigan 76
Bowling Green 83, Central Michigan 61
Toledo 84, Eastern Michigan 79

NC State 85, Notre Dame 82 – Joiner scores 28, leads N.C. State over Notre Dame 85-82
Jarkel Joiner scored 28 points to lead North Carolina State to an 85-82 victory over Notre Dame. Cormac Ryan’s 3-pointer pulled Notre Dame within 69-68 with 4:59 remaining, but the Wolfpack answered with 7-1 spurt for a 76-69 lead. Joiner also made all eight of his free throws, including six inside the final minute as the Wolfpack built a six-point lead with five seconds left. Terquavion Smith added 18 points for N.C. State (16-5, 6-4). The Wolfpack had just two turnovers and scored 18 points from 15 Notre Dame turnovers. Ryan scored 19 points for Notre Dame (9-12, 1-9),

Ohio 88, WMU 76 – Wilson scores 31, Ohio downs Western Michigan 88-76
Dwight Wilson scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half and Ohio beat Western Michigan 88-76 on Tuesday night.  Wilson also added 11 rebounds for the Bobcats (11-9, 3-4 Mid-American Conference). AJ Brown shot 6 for 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to add 16 points. AJ Clayton was 4 of 11 shooting (3 for 9 from distance) to finish with 13 points, while adding seven rebounds.  Lamar Norman Jr. led the Broncos (6-14, 2-5) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. Titus Wright added 16 points for Western Michigan. Tray Maddox Jr. also put up 10 points and four assists.

BGSU 83, CMU 61 – Ayers has 24, Bowling Green beats Central Michigan 83-61
Leon Ayers III had 24 points and Bowling Green beat Central Michigan 83-61 on Tuesday night.  Ayers was 8 of 12 shooting, including 5 for 6 from distance, and went 3 for 3 from the line for the Falcons (10-10, 4-3 Mid-American Conference). Samari Curtis added 19 points while shooting 2 for 6 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 14 of 16 from the free throw line, and he also had six rebounds. Jesse Zarzuela led the Chippewas (7-13, 2-5) in scoring, finishing with 24 points and two steals. Reggie Bass added eight points for Central Michigan. In addition, Ola Ajiboye had seven points.

Toledo 84, EMU 79 – Toledo spoils Bates’ career night, beats Eastern Michigan
JT Shumate and Dante Maddox Jr. combined to score 39 points and Toledo needed five starters scoring in double-digits to offset a 43-point effort from Emoni Bates and lift the Rockets to an 84-79 victory over Eastern Michigan. Bates scored 29 straight EMU points in the first half and he established career highs for points scored (43), field goals made (15), and 3-pointer made (9). He was 15 of 23 from the field, 9 of 14 from deep and 4 for 4 from the line while grabbing seven rebounds.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Indiana Pacers 116, Chicago Bulls 110

Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith (23) cuts under Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Pacers 116, Bulls 110 – Turner, Mathurin spur Pacers’ rally to beat Bulls 116-110
Myles Turner and Bennedict Mathurin each scored 26 points and Mathurin’s short, go-ahead basket with 29.1 seconds left helped the Indiana Pacers close out a rally from 21 points down to beat the Chicago Bulls 116-110. Indiana snapped a season-worst seven-game losing streak to stay ahead of 10th-place Chicago in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers played again without injured point guard Tyrese Haliburton and this time without his replacement, Andrew Nembhard, who was sick. T.J. McConnell had 20 points and 10 assists for the Pacers, who have won 11 games this season in which they’ve trailed by double digits. DeMar DeRozan had 33 points to lead the Bulls.

Tonight
Indiana Pacers at Orlando Magic, 7:00 p.m.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Tonight
Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Ohio at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m.

NCAAFB – Michigan RB Blake Corum’s Camaro stolen in Ann Arbor
Michigan All-America running back Blake Corum reported his car stolen earlier this month in Ann Arbor. Police records show Corum’s camouflage wrapped 2017 Camaro adorned with his BC2 logo was stolen from a parking garage between Jan. 13 and Jan. 16. Corum tweeted Tuesday that his parents bought the car for him after he graduated from high school. Corum’s car was stolen shortly after he made a relatively surprising decision to return to play as a senior for the Wolverines.

MLB – Scott Rolen elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Slick-fielding third baseman Scott Rolen has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with five votes to spare above the 75% needed. The seven-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Glove winner appeared on 297 of 389 ballots cast by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America for 76.3%. He becomes the 18th third baseman elected to the Hall, the fewest of any position. First baseman Todd Helton was second with 281 votes for 72.2%, falling 11 votes short, and reliever Billy Wagner third with 265 for 68.1%. Rolen had a .281 batting average with 316 homers and 1,287 RBIs with the Phillies, Cardinals, Blue Jays and Reds from 1996-2012.

MLB – Mike Clevinger investigated by MLB for domestic violence
Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger is being investigated by Major League Baseball following an allegation of domestic violence. Olivia Finestead publicly revealed the allegations in an Instagram post. Clevinger, a 32-year-old right-hander and a six-year major league veteran, agreed to a $12 million, one-year contract on Dec. 4. Finestead said she is the mother of Clevinger’s child and alleged he fathered two other children who were not hers. She posted photos of marks on her body with accompanying words that alleged the injuries were caused by Clevinger strangling her and throwing an iPad at her while she was pregnant.

NBAGL – NBA “G”-League
Last Night
Grand Rapids Gold 113, Oklahoma City Blue 99

Today
Grand Rapids Gold at Oklahoma City Blue, 1:00 p.m.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Tonight
Women’s Basketball
Lake Michigan College at Lansing Community College, 5:30 p.m.
Southwestern Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 5:30 p.m.
Glen Oaks Community College at Kellogg Community College, 5:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball
Lake Michigan College at Lansing Community College, 7:30 p.m.
Southwestern Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 7:30 p.m.
Glen Oaks Community College at Kellogg Community College, 7:30 p.m.

MCCAA – LMC’s Ford named MCCAA Women’s Player of the Week
Lake Michigan College freshman forward Ariel Ford was named the Michigan Community College Athletic Association’s women’s player of the week.   In LMC’s game against Glen Oaks on Saturday, Ford had a game high 27 points and 24 rebounds, adding 5 blocks and an assist.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball
SMAC
Lakeshore 60, Gull Lake 38

  • Lakeshore got back in the win column with a 60-38 win over Gull Lake, Jackson Bushu and Jack Carlisle each had 20 points to lead the Lancers, while Jake Chellman had 10.

Kalamazoo Central 58, Mattawan 44
Battle Creek Lakeview 63, Portage Central 51
Battle Creek Central 44, Portage Northern 34

Non-Conference
Benton Harbor 77, Niles 59

  • Brian Gillespie led the Tigers with 20 points, Montel Hobbs scored 11, while Grant Gondrezick had 10 as the Tigers beat Niles 77-59.  Mike Phillips had a game 23 points in the loss for Niles

Wyoming Lee 86, Countryside 52
South Haven 53, Three Rivers 40
Berrien Springs 50, Coloma 28
Bridgman 81, New Buffalo 38
Eau Claire 77, Kalamazoo Phoenix 69
Allegan 59, Paw Paw 54
Parchment 58, Sturgis 46
Plainwell 56, Battle Creek Pennfield 46
Vicksburg 64, Dowagiac 35
Gobles 60, Bloomingdale 50

  • Gobles picked up a 60-50 win over Bloomingdale, thanks to the game high 30 points and 12 rebounds from Tristan Harbaugh. Aden Newberry added 12 points for Gobles.

Saugatuck 46, Hartford 30
Mendon 47, Lawrence 43
Zion Christian 67, Martin 31
Galesburg-Augusta 48, Constantine 38
Kalamazoo Christian 64, Fennville 45
Wyoming Tri-Unity 51, Schoolcraft 46
Howardsville Christian 51, Burr Oak 42

SAC
Lawton 74, Holland Black River 47

Girls Basketball
SMAC
Lakeshore 51, Gull Lake 36
Kalamazoo Central 56, Mattawan 17
Portage Central 38, Battle Creek Lakeview 2
Portage Northern 45, Battle Creek Central 33

Non-Conference
Benton Harbor 51, Niles 29

  • Jmya Jordan had a game high 20 points for the Tigers in a 51-29 win over Niles.  Benton Harbor had a 25-4 lead at the half.

Our Lady of the Lake 58, Watervliet Grace Chr. 24

  • The Lakers got 20 points from Abby Schrauben in Our Lady of the Lake’s 58-24 win at Watervliet Grace Christian. Anna Williamson had 14 points to lead the Patriots.

Lawton 38, Michigan Lutheran 27
Berrien Springs 38, Coloma 23

  • Zion Ellis had a game high 17 points for the Shamrocks, while Aubreona Smith 10 in a 38-23 win over Coloma. Andrea Bale scored 10 points to lead Coloma.

Bridgman 43, River Valley 38
Decatur 33, New Buffalo 25
Brandywine 64, Cassopolis 39
Paw Paw 52, Allegan 38
Vicksburg 43, Dowagiac 22
Coldwater 49, Three Rivers 24
Schoolcraft 43, Martin 38
Bangor 42, Delton-Kellogg 38
Gobles 36, Bloomingdale 28
Lawrence 41, Mendon 29
Kalamazoo Hackett 51, Marcellus 24
Colon 72, Comstock 25
Saugatuck 49, Fruitport Calvary Christian 30

SAC
Kalamazoo Christian 63, Galesburg-Augusta 30
Holland Black River 45, Constantine 42

Tonight
Boys Basketball
Watervliet at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m.

Girls Basketball
Watervliet at Buchanan, 5:30 p.m.
Centreville at Hartford, 7:30 p.m.

Wrestling
St. Joseph at Lakeshore, 6:00 p.m.
Benton Harbor, Buchanan, Brandywine at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m.