MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…
Illinois 71, #5 Michigan 62
Kofi Cockburn had 19 points, ten rebounds, and four blocks to help Illinois upset No. 5 Michigan 71-62. The 7-foot freshman from Jamaica dominated game from the opening tip, making two dunks that brought the crowd to its feet. Ayo Dosunmu added 14 points, Adres Feliz had 13 and Giorgi Bezhanishvili 12 for Illinois. Michigan trailed by just four with 2:00 left but couldn’t pull it out. Jon Teske scored 16 points in the loss for the Wolverines.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL…
#16 DePaul 105, Notre Dame 94
Sonya Morris scored 29 points and hit a career-best five of DePaul’s 16 three pointers and the No. 16 Blue Demons pulled away late in their 105-94 win over Notre Dame. DePaul has won six games in a row overall and snapped its 11-game skid against the Irish. Deja Church and Chante Stonewall had 20 points apiece, Lexi Held scored 17 and Kelly Campbell added 12 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists for the Blue Demons. Sam Brunelle scored 31 points in the loss for the Irish.
NBA…
Bulls 136, Atlanta 102
Zach LaVine scored 35 points in three quarters, Lauri Markkanen added 22 and the Bulls snapped a three-game losing streak with a 136-102 victory over the road-weary Atlanta Hawks. Wendell Carter Jr. had 11 points and 10 rebounds and rookie Coby White had 19 points. Trae Young had 15 points and 13 assists, Alex Len scored 17 points and rookie Cam Reddish added 16 for Atlanta, which has dropped two straight and 13 of 15.
Pacers 122, Boston 117
Aaron Holiday contributed 11 of his 18 points while the Pacers outscored the Celtics, 38-22 in the fourth quarter of a 122-117 comeback over Boston. Malcolm Brogdon dropped in 29 points to help Indiana overcome Kemba Walker’s 44-point barrage for Boston.
Elsewhere…
The Pistons were idle
Houston 116, Cleveland 110
L.A. Lakers 96, Orlando 87
L.A. Clippers 112, Toronto 92
Charlotte 113, Brooklyn 108
Utah 127, Minnesota 116
Memphis 115, Phoenix 108
Milwaukee 127, New Orleans 112
Sacramento 94, Oklahoma City 93
New York 124, Golden State 122 OT
NHL…
Both Detroit were Chicago are off
Around the league…
Washington 3 Boston 2
Montreal 3 Ottawa 2 OT
Colorado 3 Philadelphia 1
COLLEGE FOOTBALL…
Heisman Trophy finalists Justin Fields and Chase Young head an Associated Press All-Big Ten football team dominated by players from conference champion Ohio State. Fields is the AP offensive player of the year, Young is defensive player of the year and the Buckeyes’ Ryan Day is coach of the year. Purdue freshman David Bell was named top newcomer. Ohio State has eight players on the first team in voting by 25 media members. Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor is on the first team for the third straight year.
BASEBALL…
Ken “Hawk” Harrelson has won the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick award for excellence in broadcasting. The 78-year-old was an outfielder and first baseman from 1963-71 for the Kansas City Athletics, Boston, Cleveland and Washington. He started broadcasting for the Red Sox in 1975 and called Chicago White Sox games for 34 of his 43 years in the booth. He retired after the 2018 season. Harrelson is a five-time Emmy Award winner. He will be recognized at the Hall in Cooperstown, New York, during an awards presentation on July 25.
A study commissioned by Major League Baseball maintains that the baseballs weren’t juiced during a record-setting 2019 regular season, they were just flying farther. A four-person committee of scientists found that baseballs this year had less drag on average than in previous seasons, contributing to a power surge that resulted in a record number of home runs. Their report released Wednesday blamed the spike on inconsistencies in the seam height of the baseballs, as well as “changes in player behavior.” Batters connected 6,776 times in the regular season, smashing the record of 6,105 set in 2017.
HIGH SCHOOL SCORES…
Boys’ Basketball
Harper Creek 50, St. Joe 37
Conner Wright scored 11 points in the loss for the Bears. Nick Borre added eight points and nine rebounds.
River Valley 55, White Pigeon 36
The Mustangs jumped out to a ten point lead after the first quarter and steadily pulled away from there. Matthew Schmidt led River Valley with a game high 20 points and 12 rebounds.
Girls’ Basketball
Muskegon 71, Benton Harbor 10
Mattawan 37, Plainwell 35
WRESTLING
Lakeshore 32, Mishawaka 31
