NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Chicago Bulls 120, Houston Rockets 100
San Antonio Spurs at Indiana Pacers, PPD
Bulls 120, Rockets 100 – Coby White scores 24, Bulls hand Rockets 8th straight loss
Coby White scored 24 points, and the Chicago Bulls used a big third quarter to pull away for a 120-100 win over the short-handed Houston Rockets. Zach LaVine scored 14 of Chicago’s 46 third-quarter points, finishing with 21, as the Bulls outscored the Rockets by 20 points in the quarter to break open a tight game. Chicago had runs of 15-4 and 12-0 in the period. David Nwaba scored 22 points off the bench to lead Houston, which has lost eight straight. The Rockets had their previous two games postponed because of a winter storm and subsequent utility outages in the Houston area.
Tonight
Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic, 7:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, 7:00 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.
NHL – Chicago Blackhawks activate D Connor Murphy off IR
The Chicago Blackhawks have activated defenseman Connor Murphy off injured reserve. The 27-year-old Murphy had been sidelined by a right hip injury. He has two goals and three assists in 13 games, last playing in a 2-1 victory at Dallas on Feb. 7. The Blackhawks also announced forward Dylan Strome was in the concussion protocol. Chicago’s next game is Tuesday night at Columbus.
NHL – Panarin denies Russian report, takes time away from Rangers
New York Rangers star Artemi Panarin is taking a leave of absence after a Russian tabloid printed allegations from a former coach that he attacked an 18-year-old woman in Latvia in 2011. Ex-NHL enforcer Andrei Nazarov is the source for the report after coaching Panarin in the Kontinental Hockey League. Nazarov says he was motivated to speak about it because he disagreed with Panarin’s criticism of the Russian government. Panarin denied the allegations in a statement released by the Rangers. The team said it backed its star player and called the allegations “an intimidation tactic.”
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Tonight
Miami (OH) at Central Michigan, 5:00 p.m.
(5) Illinois at Michigan State, 7:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 6:00
Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Notre Dame at Louisville, 7:00 p.m.
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
Notre Dame 59, Pittsburgh 48
NCAABB – Gonzaga, Baylor remain atop AP Top 25 in quiet week
Gonzaga and Baylor remain atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll in a week of little change. The top five from a week ago remained the same in the poll and no teams dropped out of the AP Top 25. Gonzaga received 60 first-place votes from a media panel and Baylor had the other four, with the Bulldogs picking up one vote from the Bears. Michigan, Ohio State and Illinois rounded out the top five. The Buckeyes held their spot despite losing 92-87 to the Wolverines on Sunday. No. 12 Houston dropped six spots and No. 15 Virginia lost eight while No. 9 Iowa and No. 10 West Virginia moved back into the top 10. In the women’s poll, UConn remains No. 1 after blowing out its two opponents last week. North Carolina State returned to No. 2 and Texas A&M climbed to third, followed by Stanford and South Carolina.
NCAAFB – Michigan’s Harbaugh adds another coach off brother’s staff
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has added another assistant off his brother’s coaching staff. Harbaugh announced Monday he hired Baltimore Ravens running backs coach Matt Weiss to lead the Wolverines’ quarterbacks. Weiss worked with John Harbaugh in Baltimore and was a part of the Ravens’ staff the past 12 seasons. He previously coached Baltimore’s receivers and quarterbacks. Weiss reunites with Jim Harbaugh, who had him on the staff at Stanford from 2005 to 2008. Harbaugh has made many changes on his staff after getting a five-year contract.
NCAAFB – Notre Dame won’t participate in new EA Sports college football game
One of the biggest brand names in college football isn’t yet sure whether it wants to be included in the revitalized EA Sports college football video game when it returns to market. University of Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said his school will not provide its name, logos and other branding property to EA Sports for the game until new rules that determine whether athletes will be able to receive a cut of the game’s profits are finalized. The NCAA has indicated that it intends to change its rules to allow college athletes the ability to make money from some types of endorsement deals. Federal and state lawmakers have also pushed legislation that would open up similar opportunities, some of which are scheduled to go into effect as early as this summer.
NFL – Shailene Woodley confirms she’s engaged to Aaron Rodgers
Shailene Woodley has confirmed she’s engaged to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Woodley discussed her relationship with Rodgers on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Monday and noted that they got engaged “a while ago.” The 37-year-old Rodgers had mentioned his engagement and thanked his fiancée while accepting his third career MVP award on Feb. 6 but didn’t say her name. Woodley says she hasn’t attended one of Rodgers’ games because of the pandemic and has little interest in football.
MLB – 1B Rizzo hopes to get long-term deal, remain with Cubs
Star slugger Anthony Rizzo is hopeful about signing a long-term deal with the Chicago Cubs before his contract expires at the end of the season. He says he loves the city and team and "what we have going on here.” President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said last week he would have discussions with Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Javier Báez during spring training. All three players have expiring deals and are coming off difficult seasons. They also played huge roles in Chicago’s transformation from long-suffering, lovable losers to drought-busting champions.
MLB – Mariners President Kevin Mather apologizes for comments
Seattle Mariners CEO and team President Kevin Mather has apologized for comments made during a recent online event where he expressed opinions about organizational strategy, personnel moves and club finances. Mather’s comments came in a speech to the Bellevue, Washington, Breakfast Rotary Club on Feb. 5 and were posted online over the weekend. The video posted by the Rotary group was 46 minutes long and touched on areas of the Mariners’ organizational situation going into the 2021 season, many of which Seattle’s front office would rather not be made public.
MHSAA – Saugatuck changes nickname
After outcry over the use of the nickname “Indians” the Saugatuck school board said in August of 2020, that they will be changing the name. The school board announced on Monday that the Saugatuck Athletic teams will now go by the nickname “Trailblazers”
MHSAA – High School Basketball Rankings
Boys
Division 1
1. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (5) (3-0) 75
2. Detroit U-D Jesuit (3-0) 60
3. Ann Arbor Huron (3-0) 54
4. Hamtramck (5-0) 53
5. Grand Blanc (4-1) 43
6. Warren De La Salle (5-0) 33
7. Flint Carman-Ainsworth (3-0) 32
8. North Farmington (4-0) 31
9. Romulus (3-0) 27
10. Detroit Cass Tech (4-0) 26
Others receiving 12 or more votes: Detroit King 23, Clarkston 23, River Rouge 23, Saginaw Arthur Hill 22, East Lansing 20, Grand Haven 16.
Division 2
1. G.R. Catholic Central (4) (6-0) 60
2. Ferndale (4-1) 51
3. Benton Harbor (4-1) 49
4. Grand Rapids Christian (5-1) 41
5. Detroit Edison (4-0) 39
6. Frankenmuth (4-0) 27
7. Harper Woods Chandler Park (5-0) 23
8. Williamston (5-1) 22
9. G. R. South Christian (5-1) 20
10. Goodrich (4-1) 19
Others receiving 12 or more votes: Croswell-Lexington 17, Battle Creek Pennfield 16, Stevensville Lakeshore 12.
Division 3
1. McBain (1) (6-0) 61
2. Hanover-Horton (5-0) 56
3. Oscoda (1) (6-0) 55
4. Pewamo-Westphalia (1) (4-0) 54
(tie) Hemlock (5-0) 54
6. Iron Mountain (1) (6-0) 53
7. Schoolcraft (5-0) 49
8. Flint Beecher (1) (4-1) 45
9. Charlevoix (6-0) 24
10. Beal City (5-0) 17
Others receiving 12 or more votes: Traverse City St. Francis 15, Bark River-Harris 15, Leslie 14, Reese 13, Elk Rapids 12.
Division 4
1. Southfield Christian (2) (6-0) 72
2. Dollar Bay (1) (6-0) 64
3. Detroit Douglass (2) (5-1) 57
4. Petersburg Summerfield (5-0) 50
5. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (4-1) 48
6. Rudyard (6-0) 44
7. Hillsdale Academy (5-0) 41
8. Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart (5-0) 39
9. Webberville (5-0) 31
10. Ewen-Trout Creek (5-1) 29
Others receiving 12 or more votes: New Buffalo 24, McBain Northern Michigan Christian 14, Colon 13.
Girls
Division 1
1. East Grand Rapids (5) (6-0) 75
2. West Bloomfield (5-0) 66
3. Hartland (5-0) 56
4. East Kentwood (4-0) 52
5. East Lansing (2-0) 43
6. Wayne Memorial (6-0) 39
7. Bloomfield Hills Marian (3-1) 35
(tie) Midland Dow (6-0) 35
9. Saline (4-0) 33
10. Detroit Renaissance (3-2) 22
Others receiving 12 or more votes: Kalamazoo Central 21, Muskegon Mona Shores 19, Macomb L’Anse Creuse North 19, 14, Hudsonville 16, 15, Byron Center 12.
Division 2
1. Detroit Edison (5) (4-0) 75
2. Grand Rapids West Catholic (4-0) 63
3. Bay City John Glenn (6-0) 52
4. Frankenmuth (5-0) 48
5. Williamston (4-0) 34
6. Harper Woods Chandler Park (6-1) 33
7. Sault Ste Marie (5-0) 30
8. Big Rapids (6-0) 27
9. Parma Western (5-0) 25
(tie) Cadillac (4-0) 25
Others receiving 12 or more votes: Portland 23, Corunna 22, Montague 18, Standish-Sterling 18, Buchanan 17, Detroit Country Day 16.
Division 3
1. Grass Lake (4) (5-1) 71
2. Kent City (6-0) 62
3. Adrian Lenawee Christian (1) (3-1) 60
4. Ypsilanti Arbor Prep. (4-1) 54
5. McBain (5-0) 48
6. Michigan Center (4-0) 35
7. Byron (6-0) 29
8. Maple City Glen Lake (4-0) 27
(tie) Lake City (3-0) 27
10. Rochester Hills Luth. NW (3-2) 23
Others receiving 12 or more votes: Menominee 20, Charlevoix 18, Kalamazoo Hackett 15, Elk Rapids 13, Reese 13.
Division 4
1. Saginaw Nouvel (5) (5-0) 75
2. Ewen-Trout Creek (6-0) 64
3. Carney-Nadeau (6-0) 61
4. Waterford Our Lady (4-1) 51
5. Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart (4-0) 46
6. Mackinaw City (6-0) 37
7. Athens (3-0) 34
8. Marion (4-0) 25
9. Fowler (3-1) 21
10. Gaylord St. Mary (4-1) 18
(tie) Hillsdale Academy (4-1) 18
(tie) Plymouth Chr. Academy (4-1) 18
(tie) Posen (3-1) 18
Others receiving 12 or more votes: Morrice 16, Bellaire 16, Portland St. Patrick 14, Kingston 12.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball
Kalamazoo Central 53, Lakeshore 52
- Hutch Ward hit a three point jumper with ten seconds left to lift Kalamazoo Central to the one point win and hand Lakeshore its first loss of the season. Ward led the Maroon Giants with 18 points, Scott Hughes added 15. Grant Gondrezick scored a game high 22 points in the loss for the Lancers, JJ Bushu added 11.
Paw Paw 67, Otsego 60
- Otsego suffered their first Wolverine conference loss since 12/8/17, a streak of 46 games. Finley Tate had 18 points to lead Paw Paw, Mitchell Mason added 16, and Caleb Bowen had 15 points.
Kalamazoo Homeschool 80, Howardsville Christian 52
- Jason Jergens scored 18 points in the loss for the Eagles with Josh Parks adding 15.
Benton Harbor 62, Brandywine 54
Mattawan 43, Portage Northern 41
Plainwell 58, Dowagiac 40
Sturgis 69, Allegan 43
Three Rivers 56, Vicksburg 35
Eau Claire 68, Bangor 40
Harper Creek 58, Battle Creek Central 35
Girls Basketball
Kalamazoo Central 76, Lakeshore 17
- The Maroon Giants jumped out to a 27-1 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. Morasha Wiggins paced Central with a game high 30 points. Gabriella Conway and Ainsley Ashby each scored three for the Lancers.
New Buffalo 33, Michigan Lutheran 31
- The Bison rallied in the fourth quarter to pull out the BCS White Division win. New Buffalo outscored Lutheran 15-6 in the final frame, scoring at the buzzer to win it. Ava Mullen led the Bison with eight points. Brooke Gerlach and Stella Lyons each scored eight in the loss for the Titans.
River Valley 29, Lawrence 22
- Savannah Peek finished with a double-double in the loss for the Tigers with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Bangor 69, Eau Claire 5
- Jameria Nicholes finished with three points, four rebounds, and one steal in the loss for Eau Cliare.
Mattawan 54, Portage Northern 24
Otsego 53, Paw Paw 20
Plainwell 47, Dowagiac 21
Sturgis 35, Allegan 31
Vicksburg 49, Three Rivers 44
Benton Harbor at Saugatuck, CCD
Harper Creek at Battle Creek Central, CCD
Tonight
Boys Basketball
St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m.
Lakeshore at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m.
Howardsville Chr. at Lake Mich. Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM
Saugatuck at Coloma, 7:00 p.m.
Gobles at Martin, 7:00 p.m.
Lawton at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m.
Parchment at Constantine, 7:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Niles, 7:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m.
Eau Claire at Buchanan, 7:30 p.m.
River Valley at Lawrence, 7:00 p.m.
Centreville at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Decatur, 7:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Hartford, 7:30 p.m.
Bangor at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m.
Portage Central at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m.
Kal. Loy Norrix at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m.
Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Portage Northern at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m.
Mattawan at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.
Howardsville Chr. at Lake Mich. Catholic, 6:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m.
Mendon at Eau Claire, 7:00 p.m.
Coloma at Saugatuck, 6:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Fennville, 6:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m.
Martin at Gobles, 7:00 p.m.
Constantine at Parchment, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m.
Niles at Sturgis, 7:00 p.m.
Cassopolis at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Decatur, 6:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Hartford, 6:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Kal. Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m.
