NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
(6) Michigan 62, Michigan State 51
(14) Notre Dame 77, Clemson 56
(6) Michigan 62, Michigan State 51 – Hillmon scores 28, No. 6 Michigan beats Michigan State 62-51
Naz Hillmon had 28 points and eight rebounds in her final home game, lifting No. 6 Michigan to a 62-51 win over Michigan State on Thursday. The Wolverines pulled away with a 10-0 run to open the fourth quarter. Michigan can clinch its first outright Big Ten title in women’s basketball if closes the regular season with a win at No. 21 Iowa. The Wolverines earned a share of the conference championship by beating the Spartans. The Spartans led by nine points early in the game, but could not pull off a second straight upset against their rivals.
(14) Notre Dame 77, Clemson 56 – Citron leads No. 14 Notre Dame women over Clemson 77-56
Sonia Citron scored 23 points, and had career highs with 13 rebounds, eight assists and four steals, to lead No. 14 Notre Dame to a 77-56 victory over Clemson. Maya Dodson added 20 points and nine rebounds for Notre Dame (21-6, 13-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), which 50% (31 of 62) overall. Citron and Dodson were a combined 17 of 25 from the floor. Olivia Miles had 11 points and nine of the Fighting Irish’s 26 assists. Amari Robinson scored 18 points to lead Clemson (9-10, 3-14). Notre Dame outscored Clemson 20-9 in the second quarter and led 38-20 at the break.
Saturday
Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 2:00 p.m.
Central Michigan at Western Michigan, 2:00 p.m.
Sunday
(4) Louisville at (14) Notre Dame, 12:00 p.m.
(17) Ohio State at Michigan State, 2:30 p.m.
(6) Michigan at (21) Iowa, 4:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
New Jersey Devils at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday
Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday
St. Louis at Chicago, 3:00 p.m.
NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
Central Michigan 83, Miami-OH 69
Central Michigan 83, Miami-OH 69 – Miller carries Central Michigan past Miami (Ohio) 83-69
Kevin Miller had 24 points as Central Michigan beat Miami (Ohio) 83-69. Mekhi Lairy led the RedHawks on Thursday night with 18 points.
Saturday
(4) Purdue at Michigan State, 12:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 11:00
Eastern Michigan at Ball State, 3:30 p.m.
Western Michigan at Bowling Green, 5:00 p.m.
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame, 5:00 p.m.
Kent State at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday
(15) Illinois at Michigan, 2:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 1:30
MLB – MLB 4 days from deadline to cancel games and shorten season
Another negotiating session produced only minor movement and no proposals on big-money issues, leaving Major League Baseball four days from management’s Monday night deadline for a deal to salvage opening day and a 162-game season. Both sides appeared to be in a you-make-the-next-move staredown on central economic issue of the lockout, such as luxury tax thresholds and rates, the minimum salary and the proposed bonus pool for pre-arbitration players. Given those stances, it appeared the earliest movement on the main issues would be in the hours before management says it will carry through on its threat to start canceling games.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Detroit Pistons 106, Cleveland Cavaliers 103
Chicago Bulls 112, Atlanta Hawks 108
Pistons 106, Cavaliers 103 – Cunningham’s late free throws lead Pistons over Cavaliers
Cade Cunningham hit four free throws in the final 46 seconds to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 106-103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lauri Markkanen split two free throws to put the Cavaliers up 103-102 with 1:01 to play, before Cunningham made a pair to put Detroit back in front. Jarrett Allen turned the ball over and Cunningham hit two more free throws with 28.3 seconds left for the final margin. Cleveland got three shots at a 3-pointer on the final possession, including a wide-open look Brandon Goodwin at the buzzer that came off the rim.
Bulls 112, Hawks 108 – DeRozan continues streak with 37 points, Bulls beat Hawks
DeMar DeRozan scored 37 points while extending an NBA-record streak, and the Eastern Conference-leading Chicago Bulls squeezed by the Atlanta Hawks 112-108. DeRozan his league mark of scoring at least 35 while shooting 50% or better to eight consecutive games. The five-time All-Star made 15 of 21 shots and had five points in the final minute, helping the Bulls pull out their sixth straight win. DeRozan also made it nine games in a row with 30 points or more, the longest such streak by a Bulls player since Michael Jordan did it in 10 straight from Dec. 25, 1990 to Jan. 14, 1991. Zach LaVine scored 20. Bogdan Bogdanovic led Atlanta with a season-high 27 points. Danilo Gallinari scored 26.
Tonight
Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday
Boston at Detroit, 12:00 p.m.
Memphis at Chicago, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday
Boston at Indiana, 5:00 p.m.
Detroit at Charlotte, 7:00 p.m.
NFL – Aikman expected to leave Fox for ESPN ‘Monday Night’ booth
ESPN is near the goal line of landing a top-tier talent to join the “Monday Night Football” booth. Troy Aikman is on the verge of leaving Fox after 22 years to become the lead analyst on the primetime package. The New York Post reported that Aikman will sign a five-year deal that would rival the $17.5 million per year Tony Romo is making at CBS. Aikman has been with Joe Buck on Fox’s top crew since 2002, but there have been rumblings the past couple of months that the Hall of Fame quarterback had been looking to move on.
NCAAFB – Marshall granted restraining order in C-USA arbitration bid
A judge has granted Marshall University a temporary restraining order against Conference USA after the league filed a request for arbitration in the school’s bid to expedite an early move to the Sun Belt. The order prohibits Conference USA from proceeding with arbitration. A judge set another hearing for March 16. Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Mississippi accepted invitations to the Sun Belt during the fall. Each announced earlier this month they planned to terminate memberships in C-USA on June 30 to join their new conference. C-USA has said the three schools are contractually obligated to stay put for another year.
MCCAA – Junior College Basketball
Tonight
Men’s Basketball
Lake Michigan College at Lansing Community College, 7:30 p.m.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Bakersfield Condors at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.
ECHL – ECHL Hockey
Tonight
Kalamazoo Wings at Wheeling Nailers, 7:10 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball
Non-Conference
Benton Harbor 78, Berrien Springs 59
Kalamazoo Phoenix 63, Howardsville Christian 34
Wolverine
Vicksburg 60, Plainwell 49
Southwest 10
Cassopolis 64, Mendon 23
Centreville 88, Bloomingdale 33
Hartford 71, Marcellus 48
Girls Basketball
SMAC
St. Joseph 51, Portage Central 31
Mattawan 36, Gull Lake 28
Battle Creek Lakeview 60, Loy Norrix 29
Kalamazoo Central 58, Battle Creek Central 35
BCS
Lake Michigan Catholic 36, Howardsville Christian 27
River Valley 25, Michigan Lutheran 18
Brandywine 56, South Haven 29
Wolverine
Vicksburg 57, Niles 47
Edwardsburg 54, Otsego 42
Dowagiac 53, Allegan 11
Sturgis 45, Paw Paw 30
Plainwell 61, Three Rivers 42
Southwest 10
Mendon 54, Cassopolis 47
Bloomingdale 39, Centreville 20
Hartford 53, Marcellus 26
SAC
Parchment 27, Coloma 26
Schoolcraft 57, Watervliet 56
Galesburg-Augusta 40, Lawton 35
Kalamazoo Christian 45, Gobles 32
Kalamazoo Hackett 40, Saugatuck 26
Delton-Kellogg 41, Fennville 20
Martin 39, Constantine 32
Tonight
Boys Basketball
SMAC
Portage Central at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m. WSJM-FM
Portage Northern at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.
Gull Lake at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m.
Loy Norrix at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m.
BCS
Countryside at Lake Michigan Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at River Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Eau Claire at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Bridgman at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.
Brandywine at South Haven, 7:00 p.m.
Howardsville Chr. at Covert, 6:00 p.m.
Wolverine
Niles at Three Rivers, 7:15 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m.
Dowagiac at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m.
Allegan at Otsego, 7:15 p.m.
SAC
Kalamazoo Hackett at Coloma, 7:00 p.m.
Parchment at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Fennville, 7:00 p.m.
Constantine at Gobles, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Lawton, 7:00 p.m.
Galesburg-Augusta at Martin, 7:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m.
Southwest 10
Decatur at Bangor, 7:30 p.m.
Comstock at Bloomingdale, 7:00 p.m.
White Pigeon at Cassopolis, 7:00 p.m.
Marcellus at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.
Hartford at Mendon, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
BCS
Bridgman at Lawrence, 6:00 p.m.
Southwest 10
Comstock at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m.
Wrestling
Team State Quarterfinals – Wings Event Center – Kalamazoo
Division 2 – 6:45 p.m.
1 Lowell (20-3) vs. 8 Birmingham Brother Rice (19-5)
4 Gaylord (27-0) vs. 5 Monroe Jefferson (18-3)
3 Goodrich (29-2) vs. 6 Mason (32-3)
2 Whitehall (26-0) vs. 7 St. Joseph (23-8)
Division 4 – 12:00 p.m.
1 Hudson (19-4) vs. 8 Leroy Pine River (27-11)
4 St Louis (23-3) vs. 5 Decatur (24-6)
3 Bronson (32-6) vs. 6 Manchester (21-6)
2 New Lothrop (21-2) vs. 7 Iron Mountain (19-3)
