Sports Radio 1400 WSJM @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Friday, October 30, 2015
NFL – National Football League – Week 8
Last Night
New England Patriots 36, Miami Dolphins 7
Royals 7, Mets 1 – Royals take 2-0 lead with rout of Mets
Tom Brady threw for 356 yards and four touchdowns as the New England Patriots ripped Miami 36-7 to improve to 7-0. Julian Edelman grabbed two of the scoring passes to help New England reach the 30-point mark for the sixth consecutive game and remain one of the NFL’s five unbeaten teams. Rob Gronkowski had 113 yards receiving and a touchdown, and Dion Lewis had 93 yards receiving and one score.
Sunday
Detroit Lions vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 9:30 a.m. WSJM-AM/WCSY-FM 8:30
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears, 1:00 p.m.
Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m. WSJM-AM 7:45
MLB – Major League Baseball – World Series (Best of Seven)
Tonight
Kansas City (Ventura 13-8) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 9-7), 8:07 p.m. (KC Leads 2-0)
MLB – Tigers hire Rich Dubee as new pitching coach
The Detroit Tigers have hired Rich Dubee to be the team’s new pitching coach. Dubee takes over after Jeff Jones’ retirement. Dubee was the minor league pitching coordinator for the Atlanta Braves for the past two seasons. Before that, he was the pitching coach for the Philadelphia Phillies for nine seasons. He was with the Phillies when they won the World Series in 2008, and when their rotation included aces Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee. The Tigers are trying to bounce back from a last-place finish this year, when their once-vaunted starting rotation slipped significantly.
MLB – Detroit’s Norris says surgery successful on cancerous growth
Tigers left-hander Daniel Norris says he’s had successful surgery on the cancerous growth on his thyroid. Norris said on Twitter and Instagram on Thursday that he is “Cancer Free” _ he had announced last week that he was having the malignant growth removed. Norris went 3-2 with a 3.75 ERA this year in 13 starts for Toronto and Detroit. He was traded to the Tigers in late July as the most highly regarded prospect in the deal that sent David Price to the Blue Jays. The Tigers said they knew about his condition when they acquired him. Norris said he was told by a doctor he could wait until the end of the season to have the growth removed, so he kept playing.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets, 8:00 p.m.
Jets 3, Blackhawks 1 –Hutchinson stops 45 shots, Winnipeg beats Blackhawks 3-1
Michael Hutchinson stopped 45 shots and Andrew Ladd scored on the power play to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Bryan Little set up a pair of goals for the Jets, who stopped the Blackhawks’ four-game winning streak. The Jets (6-3-1) were ahead 2-1 going into the third period on goals by Blake Wheeler and Ladd. Mark Scheifele added to the lead at 8:04 when he took a pass from rookie Nikolaj Ehlers and beat goalie Corey Crawford on the short side. Patrick Kane scored the game’s first goal, his sixth of the season at 1:26 into the game on a power play for Chicago (6-4-0). Crawford had come into the game with a pair of shutouts in his four straight wins. He stopped 28 shots.
Tonight
Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m.
NCAA Football – Thursday Night
Last Night
Western Michigan 58, Eastern Michigan 28
WMU 58, EMU 28 – Western Michigan scores 21 straight; beats Eastern Michigan
Jamauri Bogan had a career-high four touchdowns on eight carries and Western Michigan forced a season-high four turnovers in a 58-28 victory over Eastern Michigan on Thursday night for the Broncos’ most points since 2011. Western Michigan scored 21 straight points in the first 6 minutes of the second half. On the second offensive play after halftime, Jarvion Franklin scored in a 24-yard run to give Western Michigan a 30-14 lead. Eastern Michigan turned it over on its next possession and Bogan capped a short drive with a 2-yard run. Two plays after an Eastern Michigan fumble, Zach Terrell scored on a career-long 31-yard sneak to make it 44-14. Terrell threw for 252 yards and added 72 yards on the ground for Western Michigan (5-3, 4-0 Mid-American). Brogan Roback passed for 263 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for Eastern Michigan (1-8, 0-5). Dustin Creel had two touchdown catches.
Saturday
Central Michigan at Akron, 2:00 p.m.
(15) Michigan at Minnesota, 7:00 p.m. WSJM-AM/FM 6:00 p.m.
(9) Notre Dame at (21) Temple, 8:00 p.m.
Michigan State, off
NCAA Football – Temple time: No. 21 Owls take big stage against No. 8 Irish
Rarely in college football can it be said with a high degree of certainty that a school is playing the biggest football game in program history. This is one of those times. No. 21 Temple hosts No. 8 Notre Dame on Saturday night in the first game the Owls have ever played featuring two ranked teams. Temple is also 7-0 for the first time in school history. And the ultimate stamp of authenticity: ESPN’s “College GameDay” is setting up shop in Philadelphia this weekend for Temple. Temple! A program that was an FBS outpost for decades. Temple football was so bad at one point it was essentially kicked out of the Big East. Now, Temple is playing the game of the week on Halloween Night at a sold-out Lincoln Financial Field, the home of the Eagles. Notre Dame (6-1) is right at home on the big stage.
Silverdome – Pontiac Silverdome will come down in 2016
The Pontiac Silverdome is coming down next year. Owners of the former home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions and the site of the 1982 Super Bowl believe that will make the 127-acre site in suburban Detroit more attractive to developers. Kristie King of real estate firm CBRE tells the Detroit Free Press that the wrecking ball will swing in 2016. The Silverdome’s roof is gone. Robert Mihelich, a vice president at CBRE, says the stadium has deteriorated due to weather. It’s owned by Triple Investment Group of Toronto. The Silverdome opened in 1975, north of Detroit. The Lions played there until 2002. The Detroit Pistons spent a decade in the stadium. Other events included rock concerts, World Cup S occer and a Mass in 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Grand Rapids Griffins at Toronto Marlies, 7:00 p.m.
Manitoba Moose at Chicago Wolves, 8:00 p.m.
ECHL – East Coast Hockey League
Tonight
Cincinnati Cyclones at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m.
Toledo Walleye at Brampton Beast, 7:15 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Soccer – Regional Finals
Kalamazoo Hackett 2, Hartford 0
Mattawan 2, Plainwell 0
GR South Christian 1, Paw Paw 0
Girls Volleyball
Michigan Lutheran 3, Cassopolis 0
Bridgman 3, River Valley 0
Brandywine 3, Eau Claire 0
MHSAA – High School Football – Playoffs – Round 1 (Pre-Districts)
Tonight – Games start at 7:00
Division 3
Sturgis (6-3) at St. Joseph (8-1) Sports Radio 1400 WSJM
Lakeshore (6-3) at Edwardsburg (9-0) 94.9 WSJM-FM
Division 4
Dowagiac (6-3) at Benton Harbor (5-4) SuperHits 103.7 Cosy-FM
Plainwell at Zeeland West (9-0)
Division 5
Hillsdale (6-3) at Buchanan (9-0)
Olivet (6-3) at Berrien Springs (8-1)
Division 6
Constantine (5-4) at Schoolcraft (9-0)
Lawton (7-2) at Watervliet (8-1)
Division 7
Saugatuck (9-0) at Hesperia (9-0)
Gobles (5-4) at Bridgman (8-1)
Division 8
Mendon (5-4) at Climax-Scotts (9-0)
Colon (6-3) at Pittsford (6-3)
8-Player
Portland St. Patrick (6-3) at Battle Creek St. Philip (9-0)
Lawrence (7-2) at Waldron (8-1)
Division 2
Battle Creek Lakeview (6-3) at Lowell (8-1)
Byron Center (7-2) at Portage Central (8-1)
Saturday – Games are at 1:00 p.m.
Division 3
Vicksburg (7-2) at Marshall (7-2)
Division 7
Hartford (5-4) at Cassopolis (7-2)
