WSJM Sports February 15, 2022
NBA
Last night
Washington Wizards 103, Detroit Pistons 94
Chicago Bulls 120, San Antonio Spurs 109
Tonight
Indiana @ Milwaukee
Pistons Fall To Wizards
Kyle Kuzma scored 17 of his 23 points in the third quarter, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 16, and Deni Avdija had 12 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as the Washington Wizards dealt the Detroit Pistons their eighth straight loss, 103-94. Saddiq Bey led Detroit with 24 points. Jerami Grant scored 14, and Cade Cunningham, who leads NBA rookies in scoring, was in foul trouble most of the game and finished with 12 points. Washington had lost nine of its previous 11 games.
Bulls Win Without LaVine
Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine is slated to visit with doctors in Los Angeles on Tuesday, looking for more answers about periodic soreness in his surgically repaired left knee. LaVine missed his second straight game when the Bulls defeated the Spurs 120-109, and coach Billy Donovan said LaVine also will miss Wednesday night’s matchup with Sacramento. No decision has been made about LaVine’s availability for Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland.
NHL
Last night
Minnesota Wild 7, Detroit Red Wings 4
Chicago Blackhawks 3, Winnipeg Jets 1
Wild Blast Wings
Rookie Matt Boldy had his first career hat trick to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 7-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Kirill Kaprizov had two goals, Joel Eriksson Ek and Ryan Hartman scored and Mats Zuccarello added three assists for Minnesota, which is 11-1-1 since Jan. 6 and has won six in a row at home. Kaapo Kahkonen made 30 saves. Dylan Larkin, Gustav Lindstrom, Lucas Raymond and Sam Gagner scored for Detroit, which closed within a goal with 1:46 remaining. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 18 shots in goal for the Red Wings.
Hawks Beat Jets
Alex DeBrincat scored his 28th goal midway through the third period and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-1. DeBrincat beat Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck with a high shot at 9:42 to break a 1-all tie. Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and Brandon Hagel added an empty-netter. Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves for the Blackhawks, who have won twice in their last six games. Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets, and Hellebuyck stopped 21 of the 23 shots he faced. Winnipeg was 2-0-1 in its previous three games.
NCAA Basketball
Tonight
#19 Michigan State @ Penn State 6:30 pm – SuperHits 103.7 COSY FM
Gonzaga Back At #1
Gonzaga has reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. The Bulldogs earned 56 of 60 first-place votes to swap places with Auburn, which had spent the past three weeks at No. 1. The Tigers fell to No. 2 after losing at Arkansas. This is the Zags’ third stint at No. 1 this season. Providence climbed to No. 8 for its highest ranking since January 2016. Wyoming, Arkansas and Alabama were the week’s new additions. The No. 22 Cowboys are in the poll for the first time since 2015.
MLB
White Sox Requiring COVID-19 Boosters
The Chicago White Sox are requiring COVID-19 booster shots for their players with minor league contracts in order to participate in spring training. A minicamp for some prospects is scheduled to start Feb. 22, with minor league camp opening on March 7. It was not clear what percentage of White Sox minor leaguers have their booster shots or how many have received either two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or one shot of Johnson & Johnson. Spokesman Scott Reifert said players who do not comply would be placed on the restricted list rather than be released.
