Sports Radio 1400 WSJM @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Wednesday, March 02, 2016
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Miami Heat 129, Chicago Bulls 111
Heat 129, Bulls 111 – Heat set franchise shooting record, roll past Bulls 129-111
Hassan Whiteside scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Joe Johnson added 24 points in his Miami home debut and the Heat set a franchise record by shooting 67.5 percent on the way to rolling past the Chicago Bulls 129-111 on Tuesday night. Luol Deng scored 20, Dwyane Wade had 18 and Goran Dragic finished with 17 points and 11 assists for Miami. The previous Heat record for shooting percentage in a regular-season game was 63.4 percent on Dec. 16, 2013, against Utah. Chicago was within 108-102 with 5:14 left, before Miami finished on a 21-9 run. No team had shot better in an NBA game this season than the 61.8 percent posted by San Antonio against Philadelphia on Dec. 7. Derrick Rose scored 17 points for Chicago.
Tonight
Chicago Bulls at Orlando Magic, 7:00 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at San Antonio Spurs, 8:00 p.m.
NCAA Basketball – Men’s
Last Night
Western Michigan 70, Toledo 64
Central Michigan 65, Ball State 57
Eastern Michigan 75, Northern Illinois 71
WMU 70, Toledo 64 – Wilder, Haymond lead Western Michigan past Toledo 70-64
Thomas Wilder scored 18 points as Western Michigan came on late to defeat Toledo 70-64 on Tuesday night. Western Michigan was trailing by six points with less than nine minutes to play when the Broncs started to rally. The Rockets were hurt by foul trouble and turnovers. Jonathan Williams led the Rockets with 21 points.
CMU 65, Ball State 57 – Fowler, Central Michigan beat Ball State 65-57
Chris Fowler finished with 20 points to help Central Michigan beat Ball State 65-57 Tuesday night. Braylon Rayson added 18 points and three steals for Central Michigan. Franko House led Ball State with 23 points. Sean Sellers scored 11.
EMU 75, NIU – Bond’s late 3 gives E. Michigan 75-71 win over N. Illinois
Tim Bond drilled a 3-point jumper with three seconds left as Eastern Michigan rallied to knock off Northern Illinois 75-71 on Tuesday night. Eastern Michigan held Northern Illinois to two field goals in the final 14 minutes of the game. Marshawn Wilson had 26 points for Northern Illinois.
Tonight
(2) Michigan State at Rutgers, 7:00 p.m. WCSY-FM 6:00
(7) Miami-FL at Notre Dame, 7:00 p.m.
NCAA Basketball – LaVert’s college career ends
After two months of uncertainty over Caris LeVert’s status, Michigan made it official: The senior standout will miss the rest of the season. LeVert has been ruled out because of a lower left leg injury. The 6-foot-7 guard played only once over the past two months, and the Wolverines will have to compete for an NCAA Tournament spot without him. Michigan sits on the NCAA bubble. The Wolverines (20-10, 10-7 Big Ten) host No. 16 Iowa on Saturday in their regular-season finale. Michigan came into this season with high hopes, in part because there wasn’t as much roster turnover as in years past, when the Wolverines routinely lost key players to the NBA. LeVert and Spike Albrecht were supposed to lead the team as seniors, but Albrecht played only eight games following hip surgery, and he announced in December his season was over. LeVert has been sidelined since the start of January, with the exception of one 11-minute appearance against Purdue on Feb. 13, when he went scoreless.
NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, 8:00 p.m.
MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Detroit Tigers 2
Pirates 4, Tigers 2 – Cervelli and Mercer homer, Lobstein and Pirates beat Tigers
Francisco Cervelli homered in his first at-bat of the spring and Kyle Lobstein pitched two scoreless innings against his former team, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Detroit Tigers 4-2 Tuesday. Cervelli connected off Matt Boyd, who started 10 games for the Tigers last season. Lobstein gave up one hit and two walks. The lefty was 3-8 for Detroit last year. Jordy Mercer also homered for Pittsburgh. Victor Martinez hit a long homer and drove in two runs for the Tigers.
Today
Detroit Tigers (ss) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:05 p.m. (Bradenton, FL)
Detroit Tigers (ss) vs. New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m. (Tampa, FL)
MLB – No surprise, Cy Young winner Arrieta will start Cubs’ opener
As expected, NL Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta will start the Chicago Cubs’ season opener. Manager Joe Maddon joked that he had “another surprise” in making the announcement on Tuesday. The Cubs, coming off a 97-win season and appearance in the NL Championship Series, open at the Los Angeles Angels on April 4. Arrieta led the majors in wins while going 22-6 and posting a 1.77 ERA last year. His ERA after the All-Star break was 0.75. The right-hander went 11-0 over his final 12 starts, and he finished with 236 strikeouts. Arrieta also tossed a no-hitter and beat out Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw for the Cy Young. Arrieta started the 2012 opener for Baltimore. Jon Lester started the Cubs’ opener last year.
MLB – Yankees closer Chapman agrees to accept 30-game suspension
New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has agreed to accept a 30-game suspension under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy, a penalty stemming from an incident with his girlfriend last October. Under the discipline announced Tuesday, Chapman will serve the penalty from the start of the season in April. He will lose 30 days of pay and 30 days of major league service, which will allow him to become a free agent after this season. Chapman says in a statement, “I did not in any way harm my girlfriend that evening.” He adds that, “I should have exercised better judgment with respect to certain actions, and for that I am sorry.”
MCCAA – Junior College Basketball Playoffs – Women’s
Last Night
Lake Michigan College 103, Jackson Community College 67
-LMC will face the winner of Kellogg CC and Grand Rapids CC, Thursday at 1:00 at Delta College, University Center, MI
MCCAA – Junior College Basketball Playoffs – Men’s
Tonight
Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Lake Michigan College, 7:00 p.m.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Rockford IceHogs at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.
ECHL – East Coast Hockey League
Tonight
Toledo Walleye at Florida Everblades, 7:30 p.m.
NBADL – NBA Developmental League
Today
Rio Grande Valley Vipers at Grand Rapids Drive, 11:00 a.m.
MHSAA – Boys Basketball (regular season)
Last Night
Eau Claire 78, Countryside Academy 72
Eau Claire hung on for a 78-72 win over Countryside academy. With the Beavers leading by 13, the Cougars erased the deficit but ran out of gas in the end. Javion Thomas led Eau Claire with a game high 23 points. Countryside got 20 points from K’Sean Collier.
MHSAA – Girls Basketball Districts – District Semifinals
Tonight
Class A Niles
Mattawan vs. Kalamazoo Central, 5:00 p.m.
St. Joseph vs. Portage Central, 7:00 p.m.
Class A Battle Creek Central
Battle Creek Central vs. Gull Lake, 6:00 p.m.
Parma Western vs. Battle Creek Central, 7:30 p.m.
Class B at Dowagiac
Benton Harbor vs. Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m. WSJM-AM
Lakeshore vs. Berrien Springs 7:00 p.m. WSJM-AM
Class B at Coldwater
Vicksburg vs. Edwardsburg, 6:00 p.m.
Coldwater vs. Three Rivers, 7:45 p.m.
Class B at Marshall
Battle Creek Harper Creek vs. Parchment, 6:00 p.m.
Comstock vs. Marshall, 7:30 p.m.
Class B at Allegan
South Haven vs. Otsego, 5:00 p.m.
Allegan vs. Hopkins, 7:00 p.m.
Class C at New Buffalo
Watervliet vs. Cassopolis, 6:00 p.m.
Brandywine vs. New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Class C at White Pigeon
White Pigeon vs. Constantine, 6:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft vs. Decatur, 7:30 p.m.
Class C at Bangor
Kalamazoo Christian vs. Gobles, 5:30 p.m.
Hartford vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m.
Class D at Lawrence
Michigan Lutheran vs. Countryside Academy, 6:00 p.m.
Lawrence vs. River Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Class D at Mendon
Athens vs. Marcellus, 6:00 p.m.
Mendon vs. Colon, 7:30 p.m.
