NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament
Yesterday
First Round
11 Michigan 75, 6 Colorado State 63
Michigan 75, Colorado State 63 – Collins provides spark, Michigan beats Colorado State 75-63
Freshman Frankie Collins provided the spark Michigan needed in a turbulent year for the Wolverines and coach Juwan Howard. He helped the 11th-seeded Wolverines rally from a 15-point deficit to beat sixth-seeded Colorado State 75-63 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Collins was pressed into the starting lineup because starting point guard DeVante’ Jones was out with a concussion. He had season highs of 14 points, six rebounds and 31 minutes. Big man Hunter Dickinson led Michigan with 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting. Dischon Thomas scored 15 points on 5-of-7 3-point shooting for Colorado State.
Today (local teams)
6 Alabama vs. 11 Notre Dame, 4:15 p.m. San Diego, CA
7 Michigan State vs. 10 Davidson, 9:40 p.m. Greenville, SC Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:30
Thursday Games
4 Providence 66, 13 South Dakota State 57
9 Memphis 64, 8 Boise State 53
1 Baylor 82, 16 Norfolk State 49
3 Tennessee 88, 14 Longwood 56
12 Richmond 67, 5 Iowa 63
1 Gonzaga 97, 16 Georgia State 72
8 North Carolina 95, 9 Marquette 63
12 New Mexico State 70, 5 UConn 63
15 Saint Peter’s 85, 2 Kentucky 79 – OT
5 Saint Mary’s-CA 82, 12 Indiana 53
9 Creighton 72, 8 San Diego State 69 – OT
4 Arkansas 75, 13 Vermont 71
7 Murray State 92, 10 San Francisco 87 – OT
4 UCLA 57, 13 Akron 53
1 Kansas 83, 16 Texas Southern 56
Friday Games
7 Ohio State vs. 10 Loyola Chicago, 12:15 p.m. Pittsburgh, PA
2 Auburn vs. 15 Jacksonville State, 12:40 p.m. Greenville, SC
3 Texas Tech vs. 14 Montana State, 1:45 p.m. San Diego, CA
3 Purdue vs. 14 Yale, 2:00 p.m. Milwaukee, WI
2 Villanova vs. 15 Delaware, 2:45 p.m. Pittsburgh, PA
7 USC vs. 10 Miami (Fla.), 3:10 p.m. Greenville, SC
6 Texas vs. 11 Virginia Tech, 4:30 p.m. Milwaukee, WI
4 Illinois vs. 13 Chattanooga, 6:50 p.m. Pittsburgh, PA
2 Duke vs. 15 Cal State Fullerton, 7:10 p.m. Greenville, SC
6 LSU vs. 11 Iowa State, 7:20 p.m. Milwaukee, WI
1 Arizona vs. 16 Wright State, 7:27 p.m. San Diego, CA
5 Houston vs. 12 UAB, 9:20 p.m. Pittsburgh, PA
3 Wisconsin vs. 14 Colgate, 9:50 p.m. Milwaukee, WI
8 Seton Hall vs. 9 TCU, 9:57 p.m. San Diego, CA
NCAAMBKB – Notre Dame not concerned about quick turnaround, long trip
Mike Brey knows more than anyone that sleep can be overrated during the NCAA Tournament. Fresh off an 89-87 double overtime victory over Rutgers in Wednesday’s First Four in Dayton, Ohio, Brey and his Notre Dame squad arrived in Southern California early Thursday morning without much time to prepare for Friday’s West Region first-round matchup against sixth-seeded Alabama. Brey said 11th-seeded Notre Dame’s flight landed at 4:30 a.m. About 13 hours later, the team had a brief walkthrough at Viejas Arena.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Detroit Pistons 134, Orlando Magic 120
Pistons 134, Magic 120 – Bey scores career-high 51 points, Pistons beat Magic 134-120
Saddiq Bey scored a career-high 51 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 134-120 on Thursday night end a four-game losing streak. Bey tied the franchise record with 10 3-pointers in 14 attempts. He was 17 for 27 overall. Two nights after being torched for 16 points in the first quarter by Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving on his way to a 60-point game, the Magic gave up 21 points in the first quarter to Bey. Marvin Bagley III added 20 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit in the matchup of the bottom two teams in the Eastern Conference. Franz Wagner led Orlando with 26 points
Tonight
Indiana Pacers at Houston Rockets, 8:00 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Phoenix Suns, 10:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 1, Vancouver Canucks 0
Red Wings 1, Canucks 0 – Alex Nedeljkovic makes 43 saves, Red Wings beat Canucks 1-0
Alex Nedeljkovic made 43 saves, Pius Suter scored and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 1-0 on Thursday night to end a six-game winless streak. Nedeljkovic had his second of the season and the fifth of his career. Suter scored midway through the second period, with help from Vladislav Namesnikov. Thatcher Demko stopped 34 shots for the Canucks. Vancouver pushed in the third, outshooting the Red Wings 14-4 in the period and pulling Demko with 2:23 left on the game clock. The Red Wings road trip continues on Saturday night at the expansion Seattle Kraken.
MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday
Chicago White Sox (ss) 4, Chicago Cubs (ss) 3 – F/7 Mesa, AZ
Chicago White Sox (ss) 5, Chicago Cubs (ss) 2 – F/7 Glendale, AZ
Today
Philadelphia Phillies at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants, 10:05 p.m.
MLB – Tigers agree to 2-year deal with LHP Andrew Chafin
Left-hander Andrew Chafin and the Tigers finalized a $13 million, two-year contract, giving Detroit one of the top relief pitchers on the free agent market. Chafin gets a $1 million signing bonus, $5.5 million this season and $6.5 million in 2023. The 31-year-old had a 1.83 ERA with a career-high five saves and 64 strikeouts in 71 games in 2021, splitting the season with the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics. His ERA ranked No. 5 in the majors among relievers and he ranked among baseball’s leaders in opponents’ on-base and slugging percentage and opponents’ slugging percentage.
MLB – AP sources: Cubs add Villar, Givens in flurry of moves
The Chicago Cubs stayed busy, agreeing to contracts with infielder Jonathan Villar and pitchers Mychal Givens, Daniel Norris and Robert Gsellman. The Cubs also finalized right-hander Chris Martin’s one-year deal and placed left-hander Brad Wieck on the 60-day injured list with a left elbow strain. The additions are the latest in a flurry of moves for the Cubs since they opened spring training — especially on the pitching side. There is concern across the majors about pitching depth with baseball’s adjusted schedule after the lockout.
MLB – Cubs’ Hendricks eyes return to form coming off rough season
Kyle Hendricks hopes to return to the form that made him one of the Chicago Cubs’ most reliable pitchers in recent years. The team is counting on the veteran right-hander to do just that. The 32-year-old right-hander won 14 games last season to match his second-highest total. Otherwise, it was by far his worst year. Hendricks’ ERA leaped from 2.88 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season to a career-worst 4.77. The major league-leading 200 hits were the most he has allowed. So were the 31 homers, a big jump for someone who had never given up more than 22. With 131 strikeouts and 44 walks, his strikeout-to-walk ratio was below 3.00 for the first time — a big drop from his NL-leading mark of 8.0 in 2020.
NCAA – NTSB: 13-year-old drove pickup in Texas crash that killed 9
A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision that killed nine people. NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said Thursday the truck’s left front tire, which was a spare tire, also blew out before impact. One must be 14 in Texas to start taking classroom courses for a learner’s license and 15 to receive that provisional license to drive with an instructor or licensed adult in the vehicle. The pickup crossed into the opposite lane on a darkened, two-lane highway before colliding head-on with a van, killing the boy, a man traveling with him, six New Mexico college students and a golf coach.
NFL – Lions sign receiver DJ Chark to $10 million, 1-year contract
The Detroit Lions signed wide receiver DJ Chark to a $10 million, one-year contract. Detroit made a short-term investment for a former Pro Bowl player coming off an injury-shortened season. A broken ankle limited Chark to four games last season in Jacksonville. He earned Pro Bowl recognition in 2019 after he had 73 receptions for 1,008 yards and eight touchdowns with the Jaguars. Chark said a few other teams wanted to give him a long-term deal, but he chose to sign in Detroit because of the fit with a team that desperately needs a deep threat at receiver.
NFL – AP source: Raiders acquiring Davante Adams from Packers
The Las Vegas Raiders are making a blockbuster move to keep up in the AFC West, acquiring All-Pro receiver Davante Adams from the Green Bay Packers. A person familiar with the move said Thursday the Raiders are sending the No. 22 overall pick in the April draft and additional compensation to the Packers to reunite Adams with his college quarterback, Derek Carr. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been announced. NFL Network reported that Adams has agreed to a new five-year deal with the Raiders that will pay him $141.25 million in the richest deal ever for a wide receiver.
Golf – Sheriff: Workers maybe sparked country club fire with torch
Surveillance camera footage shows maintenance workers using a propane torch prior to a blaze that destroyed a century-old clubhouse at a suburban Detroit country club. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said the Oakland Hills Country Club has estimated the loss of the clubhouse at about $80 million. Sheriff Michael Bouchard said Thursday that the footage appears to show the workers attempting to douse a small fire in a wall using a garden hose on Feb. 17. Bouchard says investigators could have a preliminary finding on the cause of the fire next month. He did not mention the possibility of criminal charges.
WNBA – Report: Griner’s arrest extended to May 19
Russia’s Tass news agency says a court near Moscow has announced it has extended the detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport, reportedly in mid-February, after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges as allegedly containing oil derived from cannabis. The seven-time All-Star has won two Olympic gold medals with the U.S. and a WNBA championship with the Phoenix Mercury.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Texas Stars at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.
ECHL – ECHL Hockey
Tonight
Iowa Heartlanders at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Basketball – Semifinals
Division 3 at Michigan State University
Kent City 47, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 30
Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory 57, Maple City Glen Lake 44
Division 4 at Michigan State University
Fowler 51, Baraga 45
Plymouth Christian 50, Lenawee Christian 39
Today
Girls Basketball – Semifinals
Division 1 at Michigan State University
West Bloomfield vs Rockford, 12:00 p.m.
Hartland vs Wayne Memorial, 2:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Michigan State University
Grand Rapids West Catholic vs Detroit Country Day, 5:30 p.m.
Detroit Edison vs Ludington, 7:30 p.m.
