NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
Michigan 87, Michigan State 70
Western Michigan 71, Eastern Michigan 60
Miami-OH 75, Central Michigan 61
Michigan 87, Michigan State 70 – Dickinson scores 33, Michigan beats Michigan St. 87-70
Hunter Dickinson scored a career-high 33 points on 13-of-19 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds to help Michigan beat Michigan State 87-70. Caleb Houstan added 16 points for Michigan (16-12, 10-8 Big Ten). The Wolverines moved into a three-way tie with the Michigan State and Rutgers for sixth in the conference standings – a game behind No. 23 Ohio State and No. 24 Iowa, which are tied for fourth. The top-four seeds earn a double-bye into the quarterfinals of next week’s Big Ten Tournament. Gabe Brown led Michigan State (19-10, 10-8) with 12 points and Tyson Walker scored 11. The Wolverines were without coach Juwan Howard, who served the 3rd of a 5-game suspension.
Western Michigan 71, Eastern Michigan 60 – Norman carries Western Michigan past Eastern Michigan 71-60
Lamar Norman Jr. had a career-high 35 points as Western Michigan defeated Eastern Michigan 71-60. Kevin-David Rice led the Eagles on Tuesday night with 12 points.
Miami (OH) 75, Central Michigan 61 – Williams carries Miami (Ohio) over Central Michigan 75-61
Kamari Williams had a career-high 21 points as Miami (Ohio) beat Central Michigan 75-61. Kevin Miller led the Chippewas on Tuesday night with 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds.
Tonight
Notre Dame at Florida State, 7:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 – OT
Red Wings 4, Hurricanes 3 – OT – Raymond’s OT goal lifts Red Wings past Hurricanes, 4-3
Rookie Lucas Raymond scored a power-play goal with eight seconds remaining in overtime and the Detroit Red Wings ended Carolina’s five-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory. Raymond’s 16th goal of the season came on a rebound of a Tyler Bertuzzi shot. Carter Rowney, Michael Rasmussen and Dylan Larkin scored in regulation for Detroit, which had lost its last two games. Alex Nedeljkovic made 27 saves for the Red Wings. Sebastian Aho, Jesper Fast and Jordan Staal scored for the Hurricanes, while Antti Raanta stopped 38 shots.
NHL – Chicago Blackhawks drop interim tag for GM Kyle Davidson
The Chicago Blackhawks have hired Kyle Davidson as general manager, dropping his interim tag instead of going outside the floundering franchise for new leadership. Davidson has been with the Blackhawks since he joined the organization as a hockey operations intern in 2010. The 33-year-old from Sudbury, Ontario, also has worked as a video analyst, hockey operations manager and assistant GM. Davidson was elevated to the interim job after Stan Bowman resigned in October in the wake of a report by an outside law firm that found the organization mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player in 2010.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Washington Wizards 116, Detroit Pistons 113
Wizards 116, Pistons 113 – Wizards beat Pistons for 14th straight time at home, 116-113
Kyle Kuzma scored 21 points and Thomas Bryant added 16, and the Washington Wizards won their 14th straight home meeting with Detroit, holding off the Pistons 116-113. It’s the longest home winning streak against any team in franchise history. The Wizards pulled to within a game of idle Charlotte for 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Jerami Grant scored 26 points for Detroit, which had a chance to tie on its final possession. Saddiq Bey missed from the perimeter, and after an offensive rebound, Killian Hayes missed a 3-pointer.
Tonight
Indiana Pacers at Orlando Magic, 7:00 p.m.
MLB – MLB cancels opening day after sides fail to end lockout
Major League Baseball’s financial fight cost regular-season games for the first time in 27 years when often acrimonious talks to end a management lockout collapsed and Commissioner Rob Manfred scrapped March 31 openers. With owners and players unable to agree on a contract to replace the collective bargaining agreement that expired Dec. 1, Manfred canceled the first two series for each of the 30 teams, cutting each club’s schedule from 162 games to likely 156 at most. A total of 91 games were erased. Manfred vowed players will not receive salary or major league service for games missed.
NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Tonight
Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Ball State at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
NCAAWBKB – Iowa’s Clark, Michigan’s Barnes Arico nab B10 women’s honors
National scoring leader Caitlin Clark of Iowa is the Big Ten player of the year. Kim Barnes Arico of Michigan is coach of the year. Clark averages 27.5 points per game. She was the choice for the top honor in voting by league coaches and a panel of media members. The sophomore is the first non-senior to win the award since 2015. Barnes Arico has led Michigan to a 22-5 record and the Wolverines finished the regular season tied for third in the Big Ten at 13-4. The Wolverines have been ranked in the top 10 most of the season.
NFL – NFL’s competition committee considers changing OT rules
The Buffalo Bills are lobbying the NFL’s competition committee to change the overtime rules for playoff games. And one of their former players is willing to help. Bills general manager Brandon Beane says there are multiple proposals being discussed at this week’s meetings and believes some changes could be coming though he declined to offer specifics. Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich, the former Bills quarterback, also believes it’s time for a change. But no decision is expected to be made at this week’s annual scouting combine in Indianapolis.
NFL – Bears sign veteran LB Joe Thomas
The Chicago Bears have signed veteran inside linebacker Joe Thomas. Thomas has 16 starts over seven seasons with the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens. He has 12 tackles for loss and 10 pass breakups. The Bears made big changes after going 6-11 last season, hiring general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus to replace the fired Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy. Chicago also is switching from a 3-4 to a 4-3 scheme.
Russia/Ukraine – Russia excluded from more sports as sanctions mount
More and more sports are following the appeal of the International Olympic Committee and banning Russian athletes from competing in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia was barred from competing in international ice skating, skiing, track, basketball and some tennis events a day after being kicked out of soccer competitions and hockey. The decisions follow the IOC’s request to international sports federations to keep Russian athletes out of events they organize. The International Skating Union says no athletes from Russia or Belarus “shall be invited or allowed to participate” in events until further notice. Figure skating is extremely popular in Russia and the world championships are scheduled to held this month in France.
Horse Racing – Bob Baffert sues Churchill Downs over 2-year suspension
Bob Baffert has sued Churchill Downs and track leadership in federal court, seeking to overturn the Hall of Fame trainer’s two-year suspension on grounds it violated his due process rights. The suit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court names Churchill Downs Inc., CEO William C. Carstanjen and board chair R. Alex Rankin. The historic track suspended Baffert last spring through 2023 and cited a recent spate of failed drug tests by his horses including now-deceased colt Medina Spirit after he won the Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs called Baffert’s lawsuit disappointing but not surprising in a statement and said it would fight the suit.
MCCAA – Junior College Basketball
Yesterday
Softball
Lake Michigan College 2, Monroe College 1 – Game 1 -Games at Clermont, FL
Lake Michigan College 7, Monroe College 2 – Game 2 -Games at Clermont, FL
Women’s Basketball – Great Lakes District A Quarterfinals
Mid-Michigan College 77, Lake Michigan College 58
Men’s Basketball – Great Lakes District A Quarterfinals
Lake Michigan College 77, Kalamazoo Valley Community College 73.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball – Regular Season
SMAC
Lakeshore 60, Battle Creek Central 51
BCS
Lawrence 53, Michigan Lutheran 31
Buchanan 62, South Haven 50
Southwest 10
Cassopolis 63, Hartford 36
Centreville 80, Decatur 31
White Pigeon 44, Bloomingdale 41
Comstock 85, Marcellus 35
Non-Conference
Benton Harbor 82, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 58
Lake Michigan Catholic 53, Holland Black River 38
Watervliet 69, Berrien Springs 62
Brandywine 47, Edwardsburg 39
Kalamazoo Central 51, Muskegon 46
Coldwater 54, Otsego 46
Kalamazoo Hackett 52, Vicksburg 44
Saugatuck 39, Byron Center Zion Christian 24
Delton-Kellogg 63, Vermontville Maple Valley 52
Fennville 56, Muskegon Wester Michigan Christian 50
Galesburg-Augusta 54, Constantine 51
G.R. West Michigan Aviation 57, Martin 50
Tonight
Girls Basketball – District Semifinals
Division 1 at St. Joseph
St. Joseph vs. Mattawan, 5:30 p.m.
Portage Central vs. Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.
Division 1 at Battle Creek Central
Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Coldwater, 5:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central vs. Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Berrien Springs
Benton Harbor vs. Dowagiac, 5:30 p.m.
Coloma vs. South Haven, 7:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Edwardsburg
Edwardsburg vs. Three Rivers, 5:30 p.m.
Niles vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Paw Paw
Otsego vs. Plainwell, 5:30 p.m.
Parchment vs. Paw Paw, 7:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Watervliet
Buchanan vs. Brandywine, 5:30 p.m.
Watervliet vs. Cassopolis, 7:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Decatur
Hartford vs. Lawton, 5:30 p.m.
Decatur vs. Bloomingdale, 7:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Schoolcraft
Galesburg-Augusta vs. Schoolcraft, 5:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Fennville
GR Covenant Chr. vs. Calvin Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Wyoming Potter’s House vs. Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Union City
Centreville vs. Bronson, 5:30 p.m.
Union City vs. Reading, 7:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Eau Claire
Michigan Lutheran vs. New Buffalo, 5:30 p.m.
River Valley vs. Lake Michigan Catholic, 7:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Gobles (District Championship)
Gobles vs. Marcellus, 7:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Martin
Martin vs. Byron Center Zion Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Athens
Athens vs. Tekonsha, 5:30 p.m.
Mendon vs. Colon, 7:00 p.m.
