Wednesday Morning Sports Update-01/27/2021

curt-schilling
curt-schilling

MLB – Baseball Hall gets no new members; Schilling 16 votes shy
The baseball Hall of Fame won’t have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits — on-the-field or off — for enshrinement in Cooperstown on this year’s ballot. Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were among the closest in voting by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America released Tuesday, and the trio will have one more chance at election next year. It’s the first time the BBWAA didn’t choose anyone since 2013. Schilling, a right-handed ace who won three World Series, finished 16 votes short of the 75% threshold necessary for enshrinement after coming up 20 votes shy last year. His on-field accomplishments face little dispute, but Schilling has ostracized himself in retirement by directing hateful remarks toward Muslims, transgender people, journalists and others.

NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Dallas Stars 2, Detroit Red Wings 1 – OT
Nashville Predators 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – OT

Stars 2, Red Wings 1 – OT – Stars keep hot start going with 2-1 OT win over Red Wings
Jason Dickinson scored 1:32 into overtime and the Dallas Stars won a third straight home game to start their delayed season, beating the Detroit Red Wings 2-1. John Klingberg had a goal and assisted on Dickinson’s winner. The former longtime Central Division rivals played as division foes for the first time since 1997-98 because of realignment in the pandemic. Dallas trailed for the first time this season when Vladislav Namestnikov scored in the first period.

Predators 3, Blackhawks 2 – OT – Josi gives Predators 3-2 win over Blackhawks in OT
Roman Josi scored at 2:57 of overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Yakov Trenin and Mikael Granlund had the other goals for Nashville, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Dylan Strome and Mattias Janmark scored for the Blackhawks, who won their previous two games.

Tonight
Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, 7:30 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Charlotte Hornets, 7:00 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Memphis Grizzlies, PPD

NBA – LeVert undergoes surgery to treat cancerous growth on kidney
The Indiana Pacers say the Caris LeVert will be out indefinitely after having surgery to treat a cancerous growth on his left kidney. Doctors found the small mass during a post-trade physical. Team officials say no additional treatment is needed and LeVert is expected to make a full recovery. LeVert was acquired in a trade earlier this month that sent Victor Oladipo to Houston.

NBA – Bulls C Carter to miss at least a month with quad injury
Chicago Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr. is expected to miss at least another month because of a bruised right quadriceps after an MRI confirmed the original diagnosis. Carter, who is averaging 12.8 points and eight rebounds, sat out the past three games following a collision in practice. The team says he will be re-evaluated in four weeks.

NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
Ohio 81, Western Michigan 58
Akron 86, Eastern Michigan 65
Central Michigan at Buffalo, PPD

Ohio 81, WMU 58 – Sears scores 21 to lead Ohio past Western Michigan 81-58
Mark Sears had a season-high 21 points as Ohio romped past Western Michigan 81-58. Dwight Wilson III had 19 points and eight rebounds for Ohio (9-6, 5-4 Mid-American Conference). Lunden McDay and Ben Vander Plas added 11 points apiece. Jason Preston had six points and 10 rebounds. Greg Lee had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Broncos (2-10, 1-6), who have now lost six consecutive games.

Akron 86, EMU 65 – Dailey scores 14 to carry Akron past E. Michigan 86-65
Maishe Dailey scored 14 points and Ali Ali scored 13 and Akron beat Eastern Michigan 86-65. Akron, which won its fifth straight game, got 12 points and six rebounds from Bryan Trimble Jr. and Enrique Freeman scored 10 with nine rebounds. Ty Groce scored a career-high 28 points with 11 rebounds for the Eagles

Tonight
(20) Virginia Tech at Notre Dame, 7:00 p.m.

NCAAMBB – Michigan State plans return
Michigan State is planning to resume competing later this week after postponing three straight games due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the men’s basketball program.  Coach Tom Izzo says the Spartans are planning to play at Rutgers (8-6, 4-6) on Thursday night. He expects shooting guard Joshua Langford and center Mady Sissoko to be cleared to play the Scarlet Knights after both tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this month.

NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
(12) Michigan at Michigan State, PPD

Tonight
Central Michigan at Toledo, 5:30 p.m.
Western Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m.
Ohio at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m.

NFL – Lions hire Dave Fipp as special teams coordinator
The Detroit Lions have hired Dave Fipp has their new special teams coordinator. Fipp held the same position with the Philadelphia Eagles for the past eight seasons, which included the team’s first Super Bowl title. In his eight seasons with the Eagles, they combined for nine kickoff and punt return touchdowns, tied for the second-most in the NFL. Fipp was also an assistant special teams coach with the San Francisco 49ers from 2008-10, and he held the same position with the Miami Dolphins from 2011-12.

NFL – Rodgers says he sees no reason he won’t be back
All-Pro quarterback Aaron Rodgers says that he doesn’t think there’s any reason that he wouldn’t be back with the Green Bay Packers next season.  But he added during his weekly spot on SiriusXM Radio’s “The Pat McAfee Show” that his future isn’t necessarily in his control. Rodgers was clarifying remarks he made Sunday after the Packers’ 31-26 NFC championship game loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rodgers said after the game that “there’s a lot of guys’ futures that are uncertain, myself included.”