NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
Notre Dame 89, Chicago State 62
Notre Dame 89, Chicago State 62 – Burns’ career night leads Irish over Chicago State 89-62
Senior reserve forward Elijah Burns came off the bench to score a career-high 15 points to lead four players in double figures as Notre Dame won its second game in three nights with an 89-62 victory over visiting Chicago State on Thursday. Nate Laszewski added 12 points, D.J. Harvey 11 and T.J. Gibbs 10 for coach Mike Brey’s youthful Irish (2-0), who blew an 18-point first-half lead but pulled away in the second half against the Cougars (0-2). Cameron Bowles led four Chicago State players in double figures with 15 points. Anthony Harris and Delshon Strickland had 13 points each and Christian Jacob had a double-double – 12 points (10 in the first half) and 11 rebounds.
Today
Drexel at Eastern Michigan, 11:00 a.m.
Chicago St. at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday
Western Michigan at Ole Miss, 4:00 p.m.
Holy Cross at (19) Michigan, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday
Goshen Coll. at Eastern Michigan, 2:00 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast at (10) Michigan State, 6:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 5:00
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Carolina Hurricanes 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3
Hurricanes 4, Blackhawks 3 – Canes hold on to beat Blackhawks 4-3, spoil Colliton’s debut
Goals by Andrei Svechnikov, Jaccob Slavin, Phillip Di Giuseppe and Calvin de Haan gave Carolina a four-goal lead early in the second period and the Hurricanes held on for a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night that spoiled the NHL coaching debut of Jeremy Colliton. Colliton became the 38th coach of the Blackhawks on Tuesday after Joel Quenneville was fired after 10 seasons with Chicago. Quenneville ranked second in NHL history with 890 regular-season victories. Despite the coaching switch, Chicago got off to a sluggish, mistake-filled start and saw its winless streak reach six straight (0-5-1.) Patrick Kane, David Kampf and Nick Schmaltz scored for the Blackhawks after they fell behind 4-0 in a quiet United Center, but the team’s comeback came up just short. Colliton, who was promoted from Chicago’s American Hockey League affiliate in Rockford, Illinois, is the NHL’s youngest head coach at 33. Scott Darling, traded to Carolina by the Blackhawks in April 2017, made 35 saves in his third start this season. Chicago’s Corey Crawford blocked 30 shots as he faced ample tough chances set up by breakdowns in front of him.
Tonight
New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
Western Michigan 69, Fort Wayne 61
Central Michigan 104, Oakland 61
Tonight
Cleveland State at Eastern Michigan, 1:30 p.m.
Harvard at (1) Notre Dame, 4:00 p.m.
Mount St. Mary’s at Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday
East Tennessee St. at Michigan State, 1:00 p.m.
New Mexico State at Western Michigan, 1:00 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
Detroit Pistons at Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat, 8:00 p.m.
NFL – National Football League – Week 10
Last Night
Pittsburgh Steelers 52, Carolina Panthers 21
Steelers 52, Panthers 21 – Roethlisberger throws for 5 TDs, Steelers rip Panthers 52-21
Antonio Brown delivered a 53-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter and finished with eight receptions for 96 yards as the Pittsburgh Steelers won their fifth in a row, a 52-21 blowout over the Panthers. Brown was on the field hours after being stopped for speeding over 100 mph in his Porsche. Ben Roethlisberger (RAWTH’-lihs-bur-gur) threw for 328 yards and five touchdowns to help the Steelers improve to 6-2-1.
Sunday
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears, 1:00 p.m. WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 11:00
Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts, 1:00 p.m.
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m. 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports 7:30
NCAAFB – College Football – Week 12
Saturday
(10) Ohio State at (18) Michigan State, 12:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 10:30
Akron at Eastern Michigan, 12:00 p.m.
Bowling Green at Central Michigan, 3:00 p.m.
(4) Michigan at Rutgers, 3:30 p.m. News/Talk 94.9 WSJM 2:30
Florida State at (3) Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.
Western Michigan (off)
NCAAFB – Notre Dame QB Wimbush to start for ailing Book
Two people familiar with the decision say No. 3 Notre Dame will start quarterback Brandon Wimbush against Florida State on Saturday in place of Ian Book, who is nursing an undisclosed injury. Book is not expected to play after taking a hit to the back and ribs last week against Northwestern, according to the people who spoke Thursday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to because no official announcement was made. Book replaced Wimbush as the starter in the fourth game of the season for the 9-0 Fighting Irish. He is completing 74.5 percent of his passes for 1,824, with 15 touchdowns and four interceptions. Wimbush was the starter last season for the Irish.
AHL – American Hockey League
Last Night
Grand Rapids Griffins 4, Manitoba Moose 1
ECHL – ECHL Hockey
Tonight
Toledo Walleye at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:30 p.m.
Indy Fuel at Cincinnati Cyclones, 7:35 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Volleyball – Regional Finals
Division 1 at Gull Lake
Gull Lake 3, Mattawan 1
Division 2 at Vicksburg
Hamilton 3, Edwardsburg 2
Tonight
Football Playoffs – Regionals
Division 2
Portage Northern (9-2) at Muskegon Mona Shores (10-1), 7:00 p.m.
Saturday
Football Playoffs – Regionals
Division 4
Holland Christian (8-3) at Edwardsburg (11-0), 7:00 p.m.
Division 5
Hudsonville Unity Christian (9-2) at Kalamazoo United (11-0), 3:00 p.m. at Vicksburg
Division 6
Montague (9-2) at Schoolcraft (9-2), 1:00 p.m.
Division 7
Monroe St. Mary’s (9-2) at Cassopolis (11-0), 1:00 p.m.
Division 8
Mendon (7-4) at Holton (7-4), 1:00 p.m.
