Sports Radio 1400 WSJM @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Tuesday, March 29, 2016
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 3, Buffalo Sabres 2
Red Wings 3, Sabres 2 – Red Wings turn 3-goal lead into 3-2 win over Sabres
Dylan Larkin, Riley Sheahan and Luke Glendening scored, and the Detroit Red Wings held on for a 3-2 victory against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. Detroit desperately needed the two points to boost its chances of extending the franchise’s postseason streak to 25. The Red Wings pulled within a point of Boston for the third and final guaranteed spot from the Atlantic Division. Both teams have six games left in the regular season. Detroit is tied with Philadelphia for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, but the Flyers have one more game to earn at least a point. Philadelphia beat Winnipeg 3-2 in overtime on Monday night. Detroit’s Jimmy Howard gave up goals to Zemgus Girgensons and Sam Reinhart in a 61-second span late in the game.
Tonight
Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, 8:00 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Atlanta Hawks 102, Chicago Bulls 100
Hawks 102, Bulls 100 – Teague free throws help Hawks hold off Bulls, 102-100
Jeff Teague scored 26 points, including two free throws with just over six seconds to play, and the surging Atlanta Hawks fought off a furious Chicago rally for a 102-100 win Monday night. It was the fourth straight win for the Hawks. Though the Bulls mounted a dramatic late comeback, they continued a late-season swoon, losing their fourth straight. The Bulls were down as much as 15 in the second half, but stormed back in the fourth quarter and were down three with the ball with eight seconds to play. Chicago’s Mike Dunleavy missed a layup, though, and fouled Teague, whose free throws sealed Atlanta’s ninth win in 10 games. Dennis Schroder and Al Horford each added 14 points for Atlanta. Paul Millsap had 11 rebounds and Horford added 10 for the Hawks, who completed a season sweep of the Bulls. Derrick Rose had 20 points for the Bulls.
Tonight
Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m.
NCAA Women’s Basketball – Men’s NCAA Tournament – Elite 8
Last Night
Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, CT
(1) Connecticut 86, (2) Texas 65
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
(2) Oregon State 60, (1) Baylor 57
Connecticut 86, Texas 65 – UConn in record ninth straight women’s Final Four
Unbeaten Connecticut won its 73rd straight game, beating Texas 86-65 to win the Bridgeport Regional and earn a trip to their ninth straight women’s Final Four. The Huskies have won a record 22 straight NCAA tournament games as they seek an unprecedented fourth straight women’s title.
Oregon State 60, Baylor 57 – Oregon State upsets Lady Bears
Sydney Wiese scored 18 points, including three free throws in the final 34 seconds and Oregon State advanced to the women’s Final Four for the first time by beating Baylor, 60-57. Oregon State next plays undefeated UConn. Washington and Syracuse were the first two in the women’s Final Four, which starts Sunday in Indianapolis.
Sunday, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
(1) Connecticut vs. (2) Oregon State, 6:00 p.m.
(4) Syracuse vs. (7) Washington, 8:30 p.m.
MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday
New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Chicago White Sox 11, Colorado Rockies 7
Los Angeles Angels 8, Chicago Cubs 8 – TIE
Yankees 3, Tigers 2 – Teixeira homers, Yankees beat Tigers 3-2
Mark Teixeira hit a solo homer in the seventh inning to help the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Monday night. Ian Kinsler and Justin Upton hit consecutive solo homers in the sixth for the Tigers. Buck Farmer allowed two hits, one walk and struck out one in three shutout innings for Detroit.
White Sox 11, Rockies 7 – White Sox hit 4 more homers to rally past Rockies
Charlie Blackmon, Trevor Story and Carlos Gonzalez hit consecutive home runs off John Danks before he settled down as the Chicago White Sox nabbed an 11-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday. Carlos Sanchez homered twice and drove in four. Rockies starter Jordan Lyles was roughed up for seven runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Angels 8, Cubs 8 – TIE – Heyward homers again as Cubs tie Angels 8-8
Jason Heyward homered for the second straight game as the Chicago Cubs tied the Los Angeles Angels 8-8 at spring training on Monday. Heyward’s three-run shot homer off Nick Tropeano cleared the bullpen in right field in the third inning. Mike Trout and Albert Pujols hit back-to-back homers in the Angels’ five-run fourth against Kyle Hendricks.
Today
Toronto Blue Jays (ss) vs. Detroit Tigers at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Oakland A’s vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas Rangers vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
NCAA Basketball – Men’s – Marvin Clark and Javon Bess plan to leave Michigan State
Marvin Clark Jr. and Javon Bess say they plan to transfer from Michigan State. The sophomores announced their decisions through the school Monday night. Clark averaged 3.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and nearly 10 minutes a game last season for the Spartans. The 6-foot-6 forward says he had some “great meetings,” with coach Tom Izzo after the season and believes he should look for a bigger role at another school. Bess scored 2.9 points and grabbed 2.3 rebounds in 11 minutes per game last season. The 6-5 forward says it is in his best interest to play for another college. The Spartans have signed four players and may add Josh Jackson, one of the top recruits in the country. The 6-foot-7 Detroit native attends Prolific Prep Academy in California.
NCAA Football – Ex-Michigan football player gets probation for filming sex
A former University of Michigan football player has received two years’ probation for filming sex acts with a woman without her consent. Logan Tuley-Tillman was sentenced Monday in a Washtenaw County court. Coach Jim Harbaugh removed the offensive lineman from the team in September.
NFL – Saints sign defensive tackle Fairley to 1-year contract
Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says New Orleans has signed free agent defensive tackle Nick Fairley to a one-year contract. The 6-foot-4, 308-pound Fairley is a former Auburn star and a 2011 first-round draft choice by the Detroit Lions, but was limited by foot and shoulder injuries in his first two seasons. He spent 2015 with the St. Louis Rams, playing in 15 games as a reserve. He was credited with 29 solo or assisted tackles last season, along with half a sack and a fumble recovery. In five NFL seasons, he has been credited with 14 sacks, four forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. Fairley was a key member of Auburn’s 2010 national championship squad, racking up a school-record 11 ½ sacks that season.
NFL – Bears agree to 1-year deal with LB Acho
The Chicago Bears and linebacker Sam Acho have agreed to a one-year contract. Acho had 60 tackles last season _ his first in Chicago _ after spending his first four years with the Arizona Cardinals. He has 172 tackles, 13 sacks and three interceptions in his career.
Soccer – Chastain among 1st time candidates for US Soccer Hall
Brandi Chastain, who converted the penalty kick during a shootout that won the 1999 Women’s World Cup, is among the first-time candidates for the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. Chastain, a defender and midfielder who scored 30 goals in 192 international appearances from 1988-2004 famously pulled off her jersey to reveal her sports bra as she celebrated the winning kick. She won two World Cups and two gold medals. Heather Mitts, Jeff Cunningham, John O’Brien and Josh Wolff also are among the first-time candidates on the 28-player ballot announced Monday. Voting will take place over three weeks among men’s and women’s national team coaches, Major League Soccer and National Women’s Soccer league management, U.S. Soccer Federation leadership, Hall of Famers and media.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Grand Rapids Griffins at Milwaukee Admirals, 8:00 p.m.
NBADL – NBA Developmental League
Tonight
Raptors 905 (Mississauga, ON) 136, Grand Rapids Drive 105
MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer
Niles 2, Dowagiac 1
Lake Michigan Catholic 2, Hartford 0
Mattawan 7, Vicksburg 0
Baseball
Decatur 5, Gobles 4 – 8 Innings – Game 1
Gobles 10, Decatur 3 – Game 2
Softball
Hartford 8, Brandywine 1 – Game 1
Brandywine 12, Hartford 9 – Game 2
Today
Girls Soccer
Niles at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.
Holland Black River at Allegan, 5:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Cassopolis, 5:00 p.m.
Coloma at New Buffalo, 5:00 p.m.
Baseball
Kalamazoo Hackett at Mattawan, 4:30 p.m.
Dowagiac at Coloma, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Bridgman at Edwardsburg, 4:15 p.m.
Portage Northern at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Cassopolis at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m.
Lawrence at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m.
Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
Kalamazoo Central at Bridgman, 4:00 p.m.
Niles at River Valley, 4:00 p.m.
Portage Northern at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m.
Lawrence at New Buffalo, 4:15 p.m.
Marcellus at Cassopolis, 4:30 p.m.
Coloma at Decatur, 4:30 p.m.
Comstock at Gobles, 4:30 p.m.
