WSJM Sports February 14, 2022
NFL
Sunday
Super Bowl 56
Los Angeles Rams 23, Cincinnati Bengals 20
Kupp, Donald Lead Rams To Win
Cooper Kupp and Aaron Donald were two huge reasons why the Los Angeles Rams reached the Super Bowl, and they were responsible for the team’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals. The Rams are Super Bowl champs for the second time in team history after Kupp grabbed a late touchdown pass and Donald came up with two big defensive plays in the waning moments of a 23-20 comeback win over the Bengals. Cincinnati’s defense had been the story much of the game, keeping the Rams out of the end zone in the second half until Matthew Stafford engineered a 15-play, 79-yard TD drive that ended with Kupp’s one-yard TD reception with 1:25 remaining. It’s the first Super Bowl championship for a Rams team based in Los Angeles.
Their other Super Bowl win came as the St. Louis Rams in 2000. The Bengals are now 0-3 in Super Bowls.
Winter Olympics
Humphries Wins For US
Kaillie Humphries has captured a third Olympic gold medal, and her first for the U.S. The former Canadian bobsledder was an easy winner of the inaugural women’s monobob event. It’s the first sliding medal for the U.S. in seven events so far at the Beijing Games. American Elana Meyers Taylor was second. It was the fourth medal of Meyers Taylor’s career, the most won by anyone in USA Bobsled history. Humphries has four medals now as well, the first three of those for Canada.
Russian Skater To Compete In Individual Event
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was on the ice practicing less than an hour after learning she’ll be allowed to compete in the women’s individual event at the Beijing Olympics. She’s skating along with teammate Alexandra Trusova and four other competitors. Valieva appeared intently focused on her warm up. She’s the favorite for the gold medal in the individual event, which starts Tuesday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the 15-year-old should not be provisionally suspended. She tested positive for a banned heart drug before the Olympics, on December 25. The ruling doesn’t decide the fate of the gold medal she won as part of the team competition.
NCAA Basketball
Saturday
#17 Michigan State 76, Indiana 61
#16 Ohio State 68, Michigan 57
Spartans Top Hoosiers
Malik Hall scored 18 points, Tyson Walker came off the bench to add 15 and No. 17 Michigan State snapped a two-game losing streak with a 76-61 victory over Indiana. With the win, the Spartans are one game behind conference leader No. 13 Illinois. Trayce Jackson-Davis had 17 points and Race Thompson and Tamar Bates each had 13 for the Hoosiers, who have now lost four of their last six games. Indiana has won only twice in its last 25 visits to Michigan State – in 2013 and 2019.
Buckeyes Beat Wolverines
E. J. Liddell had 26 points, Cedric Russell added 12 and No. 16 Ohio State beat Michigan 68-57. The Buckeyes rebounded from a 66-64 loss at Rutgers on Wednesday to win for the second time in three games. Ohio State had lost four of its previous five road games. Eli Brooks had 17 points and Hunter Dickinson added 14 for Michigan, which was playing its third game in five days. Ohio State hit 50% of shots from the floor compared to 42.1% for Michigan. But Michigan outrebounded Ohio State 31-25.
Hall Of Fame Broadcaster Frank Beckmann Dies At 72
Longtime University of Michigan football announcer Frank Beckmann has died at the age of 72 in hospice care in Clarkston. Beckmann also broadcast the Detroit Tigers. His career in Detroit started in 1973 at a reporter with WJR, where he spent 48 years. Beckmann called Michigan football for 33 years and spent the last 17 years of his career hosting The Frank Beckmann Show.
NBA
Saturday
Chicago Bulls 106, Oklahoma City Thunder 101
Tonight
Detroit Pistons @ Washington Wizards 7 pm
San Antonio Spurs @ Chicago Bulls 8 pm
NHL
Saturday
Detroit Red Wings 4, Philadelphia Flyers 2
St. Louis Blues 5, Chicago Blackhawks 1
Tonight
Detroit Red Wings @ Minnesota Wild 8 pm
Chicago Blackhawks @ Winnipeg Jets 9 pm
Red Wings Double Up Flyers
Thomas Greiss made 32 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Philadelphia Flyers for the second time in the four days, 4-2. Rookie Moritz Seider scored a big power-play goal in the third period as Detroit won for the third time in four games overall. Tyler Bertuzzi, Filip Zadina and Michael Rasmussen also scored for the Red Wings, and Dylan Larkin had three assists. Keith Yandle scored his first goal of the season for Philadelphia. Scott Laughton had a goal and an assist, and Carter Hart stopped 20 shots.
PGA
Phoenix Open
Scheffler Beats Cantlay In Playoff
Scottie Scheffler outlasted Ryder Cup teammate Patrick Cantlay on the third hole of a playoff in the WM Phoenix Open, making a 25-foot birdie putt that had just enough momentum to tumble in. Cantlay missed an 11-foot birdie try after Scheffler holed his putt. Scheffler birdied four of the final six holes for a 4-under 67 to match Cantlay at 16-under 268 at TPC Scottsdale.
