NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Chicago Bulls 125, Houston Rockets 120
Miami Heat 113, Detroit Pistons 107
Bulls 125, Rockets 120 – Bulls beat Rockets 125-120; Oladipo solid in Houston debut
Zach LaVine scored 33 points, and the Chicago Bulls overcame a strong effort by Victor Oladipo in his Houston debut, beating the Rockets 125-120. LaVine scored nine points in the closing minutes of the third to help send Chicago to the fourth quarter with a 93-86 lead. The Bulls made enough shots down the stretch to win for the second time in as many days after losing four straight by four points or fewer. Lauri Markkanen finished with 18 points. The 7-footer from Finland nailed a 3-pointer in the closing minute to make it a six-point game, helping Chicago squeeze out a tight win after an easy victory at Dallas. Oladipo poured in 32 points.
Heat 113, Pistons 107 – Heat rally from 19 down, top Pistons 113-107 to end slide
Bam Adebayo had 28 points and 11 rebounds and the short-handed Miami Heat got their biggest comeback win of the season, rallying from 19 down to beat the Detroit Pistons 113-107 to snap a three-game slide. Goran Dragic scored 22 for the Heat, who got 18 apiece from Duncan Robinson and Kendrick Nunn. Miami was again without Jimmy Butler and Avery Bradley because of virus protocols and Tyler Herro and Meyers Leonard with injuries. Jerami Grant had 27 points for Detroit. Wayne Ellington made seven 3-pointers and scored 24 for the Pistons. The game was scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m., but was pushed back five hours, with the league and teams making that decision so additional COVID-19 testing could be processed.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Detroit Red Wings 2
Blue Jackets 3, Red Wings 2 – Blue Jackets hold on, defeat Red Wings 3-2 for their 1st win
Alexandre Texier and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored 1:16 apart early in the third period to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a two-goal lead and they held on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. Oliver Bjorkstrand scored late in the second period and Joonas Korpisalo finished with 35 saves in the Blue Jackets’ first win of the season. Bobby Ryan scored twice for Detroit. and Thomas Greiss stopped 26 shots.
Tonight
Chicago Blackhawks at Florida Panthers, 7:00 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.
IIHF – Hockey championships pulled from Belarus
The hockey world championships have been pulled from Belarus following pressure from opposition groups and a threatened boycott by sponsors. The International Ice Hockey Federation cites safety concerns and says it will seek a new country to co-host the tournament with Latvia or host it on its own. Criticism of Belarus’ role as co-host grew after authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko’s disputed re-election last year was followed by mass arrests at largely peaceful demonstrations. The IIHF council says “determined that it is currently impossible to ensure the welfare of teams, spectators and officials” in Belarus. The tournament is slated to start May 21.
NFL – NFL won’t allow in-person workouts for scouting combine
The NFL will not allow in-person workouts for the scouting combine for health and safety precautions because of COVID-19. The league informed teams Monday that any workouts will take place on the individual pro days on college campuses. Interviews of prospects and psychological testing and assessments will be done virtually. The league is working with club physicians and athletic trainers to obtain comprehensive medical information on each of the invited prospects. The plan will likely involve a combination of virtual interviews by club medical staffs and testing done at labs and medical facilities near the invited prospect’s residence.
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
Notre Dame at Howard, Cancelled
Tonight
Maryland at (7) Michigan, 7:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:30
Central Michigan at Toledo, 7:00 p.m.
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan, PPD
NCAAMBB – Michigan State postpones game
Michigan State is postponing its game this weekend against No. 22 Illinois, moving a third straight basketball game due to a COVID-19 outbreak within coach Tom Izzo’s program. Izzo made the announcement Monday, a day after one additional player and two non-coaching staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. Last week, three players tested positive and that led to the Spartans postponing games at No. 4 Iowa and against Indiana.
NCAAMBB – Familiar names at top of poll
Gonzaga once again has racked up all but the two first-place votes that went to Baylor in the latest Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. Villanova remained firmly behind the preseason top two despite not playing a game since Dec. 23 due to COVID-19 pauses within its program. Iowa and Texas swapped places to round out the top 5, while Duke plummeted from the poll for the first time since February 2016 following its loss to Virginia Tech. Louisville also fell out while No. 18 Alabama and No. 24 UCLA were newcomers to the poll.
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
Michigan State at (13) Michigan, PPD
NCAAWBB – Louisville is No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25 for 1st time
Louisville is No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll for the first time in school history. The Cardinals moved to the top spot after previous No. 1 Stanford lost to Colorado. Louisville received 20 first-place votes from a 29-member national media panel. Its first game as No. 1 will be against Syracuse on Thursday. North Carolina State was second for the Wolfpack’s best ranking since December 1990. UConn, South Carolina and Stanford round out the top five teams in the poll. Stanford was one of nine ranked teams to lose last week.
MLB – Hendriks has full no-trade this year, then limited provision
Liam Hendriks has a full no-trade provision through October in his $54 million, three-year contract with the Chicago White Sox. For the year after that, through October 2022, the closer can submit a list of 10 teams he can’t be traded to without his consent. From November 2022 through the end of the contract, he can submit a list of five teams he can’t be traded to without his consent. Hendriks gets a $1 million signing bonus, payable this July 1, and salaries of $11 million this year, $13 million in 2022 and $14 million in 2023.
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AP MEN’S TOP 25 |
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1 |
Gonzaga(62) |
14-0 |
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2 |
Baylor(2) |
12-0 |
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3 |
Villanova |
8-1 |
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4 |
Iowa |
12-2 |
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5 |
Texas |
11-2 |
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6 |
Tennessee |
10-1 |
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7 |
Michigan |
11-1 |
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8 |
Houston |
11-1 |
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9 |
Kansas |
10-3 |
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10 |
Wisconsin |
11-3 |
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11 |
Creighton |
10-3 |
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12 |
Texas Tech |
11-4 |
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13 |
Virginia |
9-2 |
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14 |
West Virginia |
9-4 |
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15 |
Ohio State |
11-3 |
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16 |
Virginia Tech |
11-2 |
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17 |
Minnesota |
11-4 |
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18 |
Alabama |
11-3 |
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19 |
Missouri |
8-2 |
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20 |
Clemson |
9-2 |
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21 |
Oregon |
9-2 |
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22 |
Illinois |
9-5 |
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23 |
UConn |
7-1 |
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24 |
UCLA |
11-2 |
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25 |
Saint Louis |
7-1 |
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AP WOMEN’S TOP 25 |
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1 |
Louisville(20) |
12-0 |
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2 |
NC State(5) |
10-0 |
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3 |
UConn(1) |
7-0 |
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4 |
South Carolina(2) |
9-1 |
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5 |
Stanford(1) |
11-1 |
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6 |
UCLA |
8-2 |
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7 |
Maryland |
11-1 |
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8 |
Texas A&M |
13-1 |
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9 |
Baylor |
8-2 |
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10 |
Arizona |
10-2 |
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11 |
Michigan |
10-0 |
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12 |
Kentucky |
10-3 |
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13 |
Oregon |
9-3 |
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14 |
South Florida |
10-1 |
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15 |
Arkansas |
11-4 |
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16 |
Indiana |
8-3 |
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17 |
Ohio State |
7-1 |
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18 |
DePaul |
8-3 |
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19 |
Mississippi State |
8-4 |
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20 |
Gonzaga |
12-2 |
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21 |
Northwestern |
7-2 |
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22 |
Georgia |
12-1 |
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23 |
Syracuse |
6-1 |
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24 |
Iowa State |
9-4 |
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25 |
Tennessee |
9-2 |
