Sports Radio 1400 WSJM @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Tuesday, November 11, 2014
NFL – National Football League – Week 10
Yesterday
Philadelphia Eagles 45, Carolina Panthers 21
Eagles 45, Panthers 21 – Eagles rout Panthers
Mark Sanchez threw for 332 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions as the Philadelphia Eagles clobbered Carolina 45-21 to improve to 7-2. Darren Sproles scored a pair of first-quarter touchdowns on an eight-yard run and a 65-yard punt return. Bradley Fletcher returned an interception 34 yards for a TD and Jordan Matthews had 138 yards receiving and two TDs.
NFL – Bears’ Trestman: No plans to shake up staff
Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman says he has no plans to shake up his staff, at least for now. Trestman says there will not be any changes “at this time.” He continues to back defensive coordinator Mel Tucker and dismisses the idea that quarterback Jay Cutler is losing the support of his teammates. Trestman spoke Monday on the heels of another ugly loss, a 55-14 thumping at Green Bay that just added to the frustration around Chicago. The Bears (3-6) hit a new low coming out of a bye and lost for the fifth time in six games.
NFL – Cards Palmer done for season
Carson Palmer confirmed that he is out for the season after tearing his left ACL in Arizona’s win Sunday over St. Louis. The injury comes with the 34-year-old quarterback playing some of the best football of his career on a Cardinals team that at 8-1 has the best record in the NFL. Palmer vowed that he would play football again and hoped it would be for the Cardinals. Arizona (8-1) hosts the Detroit Lions (7-2) on Sunday. Former Lion Drew Stanton will start for Arizona.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Chicago Bulls 102, Detroit Pistons 91
Bulls 102, Pistons 91 – Rose returns, helps Bulls beat Pistons 102-91
Derrick Rose had 24 points and seven assists in his return to the lineup, and the balanced Chicago Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons 102-91 on Monday night. Rose was 9 for 20 from the field in 32 minutes after being sidelined by sprained ankles. The 2011 NBA MVP had missed four of the previous five games after he was injured in a 114-108 overtime loss to Cleveland on Oct. 31. Pau Gasol had 17 points and 15 rebounds for Chicago, and Joakim Noah finished with 13 points, 14 boards and six assists. The Bulls outrebounded the Pistons 49-46 after they had lost the battle on the glass in the previous six games, rankling hard-nosed coach Tom Thibodeau. Josh Smith had 19 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit, which was coming off a 97-96 home loss to Utah on Sunday. Greg Monroe had 16 points and 10 boards, and reserve D.J. Augustin scored 16.
NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.
NHL – Van Riemsdyk loses 1st goal after NHL change
The NHL has changed Trevor van Riemsdyk’s first career goal into the first assist for the Chicago Blackhawks defenseman. Van Riemsdyk was credited with a goal in the first period of Chicago’s 5-2 win over San Jose on Sunday. But the NHL changed the scoring on the play on Monday, ruling Kris Versteeg got a piece of the shot for career goal No. 106.
NHL – Red Wings call up McCollum, send down Mrazek
The Detroit Red Wings have recalled goaltender Tom McCollum from the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL and assigned goalie Petr Mrazek to the Griffins. McCollum re-signed with the Red Wings this summer after spending the 2013-14 season on an AHL contract. He was drafted by Detroit in the first round in 2008 and appeared in one NHL game during the 2010-11 season, playing 15 minutes in a relief appearance. Mrazek has appeared in 11 career NHL games since 2012-13, going 3-5-0 with a 1.80 goals-against average.
MLB – Abreu, deGrom voted baseball’s Rookies of the Year
New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom has been voted NL Rookie of the Year, joining AL winner Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox. DeGrom received 26 of 30 first-place votes and 142 points in voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced Monday. Speedy Cincinnati outfielder Billy Hamilton was second with four firsts and 92 points. Winless in his first seven starts, deGrom wound up 9-6 with a 2.69 ERA for the Mets. Abreu received all 30 first place votes for 150 points in AL balloting after the White Sox first baseman led the big leagues in slugging percentage at .581. Angels right-hander Matt Shoemaker was second with 40 points.
MLB – None among 12 free agents accept qualifying offers
For the third straight year, baseball’s free agents shunned qualifying offers from their former teams and chose to test the market. All 12 free agents who were given the $15.3 million offers last week chose not to accept by Monday’s 5 p.m. EST deadline. One of the dozen, Colorado outfielder Michael Cuddyer, became the first major free agent to switch teams when he agreed to a $21 million, two-year contract with the New York Mets. World Series star Pablo Sandoval (San Francisco) also let the deadline pass, as did Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer and first baseman-designated hitter Victor Martinez, and Pirates left-hander Francisco Liriano and catcher Russell Martin. The others were shortstop Hanley Ramirez (Los Angeles Dodgers), outfielder Nelson Cruz (Baltimore), right-hander James Shields (Kansas City), closer David Robertson (New York Yankees), outfielder Melky Cabrera (Toronto) and pitcher Ervin Santana (Atlanta).
MLB – Tigers hire Newhan as assistant hitting coach
The Tigers have hired David Newhan as their assistant hitting coach. Newhan joins the Tigers after a season in the Oakland organization as the manager for Class A Vermont. He also spent three seasons as the hitting coach for Lake Elsinore, a Class A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. Newhan played parts of eight major league seasons with the Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets and Houston Astros. He is a son of retired Los Angeles Times reporter Ross Newhan, winner of the Hall of Fame’s J.G. Taylor Spink Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing.
AHL – Griffins Evans suspended
The American Hockey League today announced that Grand Rapids Griffins defenseman Brennan Evans has been suspended for four (4) games as a consequence of a kneeing incident in a game at Milwaukee on Nov. 7. Evans will miss Grand Rapids’ games Wednesday (Nov. 12) vs. Lake Erie, Friday (Nov. 14) vs. Texas, Saturday (Nov. 15) vs. Texas and Nov. 21 at Lake Erie.
MHSAA – Girls basketball practice underway
Even as the fall football and volleyball playoff continue, preparation for the next major winter sport is now underway as Monday marked the first official day of practice for girls high school basketball. It also marked the first practice for Eric Christensen as Lake Michigan Catholic’s new girls basketball coach who replaces Joe Jarvie after 19 seasons at the helm. Lakeshore’s Sydney Smallbone and St. Joe’s Paul Brohman return for their second seasons at each school. Lisa Harvey Gondrezick will be back on the sidelines for the Benton Harbor Tigers for her fifth season. Michigan Lutheran coach Ron Briney enters his 23rd season as Titans head coach.
MHSAA – High School Sports – Volleyball Regionals
Tonight
Class B at Edwardsburd
Battle Creek Harper Creek vs. Paw Paw, 5:30 p.m.
Buchanan vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.
Class C at Bloomingdale
Kalamazoo Hackett vs. GR Northpointe Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Brandywine vs. Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m.
Class D at Mendon
Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian vs. Climax-Scotts, 5:30 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran vs. Mendon, 7:00 p.m.
