NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
Iowa 78, Michigan State 71
Western Michigan 77, Miami-OH 58
Central Michigan 62, Bowling Green 60 – OT
Buffalo 78, Eastern Michigan 69
Iowa 78, Michigan State 71 – Sandfort scores 22 points to lead Iowa past Michigan State 78-71
Payton Sandfort scored 22 points, Ben Krikke added 18 points to go with a season-high 14 rebounds, and Iowa beat Michigan State 78-71. Iowa took the lead for good late in the first half and had a 16-point advantage early in the second. A-6-0 surge cut the Michigan State deficit to 70-65 with 2:31 remaining. Sandfort scored three points and Owen Freeman added a dunk to help the Hawkeyes pull away. Iowa (16-11, 8-8 Big Ten) has won consecutive games for the first time since winning three straight in January. Tyson Walker and Malik Hall each scored 16 points to lead Michigan State (17-10, 9-7), which had its three-game winning streak snapped. Hall had 10 rebounds and five assists. A.J. Hoggard chipped in with 15 points.
WMU 77, M-OH 58 – Western Michigan earns 77-58 victory against Miami (Ohio)
Seth Hubbard had 19 points in Western Michigan’s 77-58 victory against Miami (Ohio) on Tuesday night. Hubbard shot 5 for 12 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free throw line for the Broncos (9-17, 6-7 Mid-American Conference). B. Artis White added 14 points while shooting 5 for 9, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc, and he also had six rebounds. Owen Lobsinger had 12 points and shot 4 for 7, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc. The Broncos stopped a six-game slide with the victory. The RedHawks (12-14, 6-7) were led by Anderson Mirambeaux, who recorded 19 points. Darweshi Hunter added eight points, nine rebounds and three steals for Miami. In addition, Evan Ipsaro had eight points.
CMU 62, BGSH 60 – OT – CMU defeats Bowling Green 62-60 in OT to sweep the Falcons for first time since 2018
Anthony Pritchard scored 15 points, Brian Taylor made a go-ahead layup with 8.1 seconds left in overtime, and Central Michigan beat Bowling Green 62-60 on Tuesday night for its first sweep of the Falcons since 2018. Cayden Vasko banked in a contested shot in the lane for Central Michigan with 1.1 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 56-all. Central Michigan (16-10, 10-3 Mid-American Conference) has won six conference games in a row at home for the first time since 2002-03. Pritchard had nine rebounds and three steals for the Chippewas. Markus Harding scored 10 points, going 5 of 7 from the field. Taylor was 4 of 12 shooting (0 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with eight points. The Falcons (16-10, 7-6) were led by Rashaun Agee, who posted 18 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and three blocks. Marcus Hill added 15 points and eight rebounds for Bowling Green. Trey Thomas also recorded 11 points.
Buffalo 78, EMU 69 – Buffalo defeats Eastern Michigan 78-69
Sy Chatman’s 23 points helped Buffalo defeat Eastern Michigan 78-69 on Tuesday night. Chatman added 13 rebounds, four steals, and four blocks for the Bulls (4-22, 2-11 Mid-American Conference). Isaiah Adams added 13 points while going 6 of 12 (0 for 4 from 3-point range), and he also had five rebounds. Zaakir Williamson shot 5 of 6 from the field to finish with 12 points, while adding 10 rebounds. Tyson Acuff led the Eagles (10-16, 3-10) in scoring, finishing with 26 points, four assists and two steals. Arne Osojnik added 11 points, and Connor Serven finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.
Tonight
Notre Dame at Louisville, 7:00 p.m.
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Tonight
Central Michigan at Ball State, 6:30 p.m.
Michigan State at Purdue, 7:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.
NBA – Nets turn to Kevin Ollie as they seek to salvage their season, make playoffs
Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks hasn’t given up on his team making the playoffs this season, and now Kevin Ollie will be tasked with leading it there. Ollie was named Tuesday as Brooklyn’s interim coach, replacing Jacque Vaughn, who was fired a day earlier. The Nets are 11th in the Eastern Conference standings, 2 1/2 games behind Atlanta for the final play-in spot with 28 games remaining. Marks said the decision to replace Vaughn with Ollie was based on “the direction of the team and where it’s potentially trending.”
NFL – Two charged with murder in the shooting at Kansas City’s Super Bowl celebration
Two men have been charged with murder in last week’s shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade. Court documents released Tuesday say the men were strangers who pulled out guns and began firing within seconds of starting an argument. Missouri prosecutors said at a news conference that Lyndell Mays, of Raytown, Missouri, and Dominic Miller, of Kansas City, Missouri, have been charged with second-degree murder and several weapons counts. The shooting left one person dead and roughly two dozen others injured. Mays and Miller were shot in the melee and have been hospitalized since.
NCAAFB – CFP approves 5+7 format and reduces spots for conference champions
The field for the 12-team College Football Playoff will comprise five conference champions and seven at-large selections after the university presidents who oversee the CFP voted unanimously to tweak the format. The move to decrease the number of spots reserved for conference champions from six to five was prompted by realignment, including the demise of the Pac-12. The original plan for the 12-team format was to have the six highest-ranked conference champions, with the top four receiving first-round byes, and six at-large selections.
MLB – Premium talent is still available, but GMs don’t seem in a hurry
There are still some premium free agents available in baseball as the calendar nears March. Two-time Cy Young Winner Blake Snell, six-time All-Star J.D. Martinez and former MVP Cody Bellinger are among the players who haven’t found a home. Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said the game is at its best when the best players are on the field and he hopes they sign soon. But the sport’s general managers don’t seem particularly concerned with the stalemate.
MLB – Playing for Oakland hasn’t been glamorous, in 2024, it could be downright weird
The Oakland Athletics probably won’t be in Oakland a whole lot longer. The franchise is set to move to Las Vegas in a stadium that the team hopes is ready for the 2028 season. But the next few years could be rocky. The franchise’s uncertain future was enough of a topic that manager Mark Kotsay addressed the issue in a team meeting on Monday. He wants to make sure players know his office is open if there are questions, even though he doesn’t have many answers. It’s unclear whether the franchise will play its 2025 home games in Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco or a minor league stadium in Las Vegas.
FuboTV files lawsuit over ESPN, Fox, Hulu, WB/Discovery sports-streaming venture
Streaming service FuboTV has filed an antitrust lawsuit against ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery and Hulu, which are planning to launch a sports-streaming venture in the fall. The lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District of New York. FuboTV is seeking a jury trial. FuboTV not only wants the proposed joint venture shut down, but it is seeking cash damages. If the court does not rule to do either, FuboTV is seeking restrictions on the joint venture so that competition remains in the marketplace. The streaming services declined to comment. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report on the lawsuit.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Texas Stars at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.
ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Tonight
Maine Mariners at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m.
MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Tonight
Women’s Basketball
Kellogg Community College at Lake Michigan College, 5:30 p.m.
Lansing Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 5:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball
Kellogg Community College at Lake Michigan College, 7:30 p.m.
Lansing Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 7:30 p.m.
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Last Night
Boys Basketball
Lakeshore 46, Edwardsburg 38
Benton Harbor 47, Niles 45
Mattawan 61, Berrien Springs 59
Buchanan 73, River Valley 21
Mendon 74, Eau Claire 64
Brandywine 52, Jackson Lumen Christi 50
Allegan 51, Kalamazoo Hackett 48
Coloma 68, Lawton 43
Delton-Kellogg 50, Gobles 46
South Haven 45, Constantine 37
Watervliet 56, Kalamazoo Christian 37
Bloomingdale 54, Bangor 34
Hartford 65, Centreville 61
Marcellus 52, Comstock 42
Battle Creek Lakeview 55, Otsego 47
Plainwell 59, Gull Lake 55
Portage Central 69, Vicksburg 29
Parchment 55, Three Rivers 47
Howardsville Christian 81, Martin 37
Girls Basketball
Lakeshore 50, Dowagiac 37
Niles 73, Benton Harbor 15
Mattawan 62, Berrien Springs 36
Buchanan 51, Three Rivers 50
River Valley 26, Bridgman 25
South Haven 49, Constantine 30
Gobles 62, Delton-Kellogg 30
Kalamazoo Christian 59, Allegan 25
Schoolcraft 65, Coloma 20
Kalamazoo Hackett 43, Watervliet 32
Lawton 51, Fennville 29
Howardsville Christian 50, Martin 24
Mendon 66, Eau Claire 8
Bloomingdale 41, Bangor 32
Hartford 44, Centreville 28
Otsego 49, Battle Creek Lakeview 39
Gull Lake 46, Plainwell 35
Portage Central 47, Vicksburg 33
Saugatuck 66, North Muskegon 25
Tonight
Boys Basketball
Dowagiac at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m.
New Buffalo at Bloomingdale, 7:00 p.m.
Martin at Fennville, 7:00 p.m.
Hartford at Holland Black River, 6:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Pennfield at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m.
White Pigeon at Sturgis, 7:00 p.m.
Harper Creek at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Portage Northern at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m.
Brandywine at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Martin, 7:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Bronson, 7:00 p.m.
Holland Black River at Constantine, 7:00 p.m.
Allegan at Gobles, 7:00 p.m.
