NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball

Last Night

(23) Ohio State 80, Michigan State 69

(24) Iowa 82, Michigan 71

(23) Ohio State 80, Michigan State 69 – Branham leads No. 23 Ohio State past Michigan State 80-69

Malaki Branham scored 22 points and No. 23 Ohio State snapped a two-game losing streak with an 80-69 win over Michigan State. Branham scored 15 of his points in the second half and finished 9 of 16 from the floor. The Buckeyes made their first five shots in the opening 2:47 and sped to a 13-0 lead. Michigan State rallied and closed within two points with just over eight minutes left in the first half. Gabe Brown led Michigan State with 13 points and Marcus Bingham Jr. added 11.

(24) Iowa 82, Michigan 71 – No. 24 Iowa beats Michigan 82-71 for 5th straight victory

Keegan Murray scored 15 of his 23 points in the first half to help No. 24 Iowa build a big lead, and the streaking Hawkeyes went on to beat Michigan 82-71. The Hawkeyes led 47-30 at halftime and coasted to their fifth straight victory and eighth win in nine games. The Wolverines are the only team to beat Iowa since mid-February. Michigan had no shot to win the rematch because it simply could not slow down Iowa’s dynamic and balanced offense.

Tonight

Ball State at Western Michigan, 6:00 p.m.

Eastern Michigan at Miami-OH, 7:00 p.m.

Central Michigan at Akron, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday

Pittsburgh at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m.

Sunday

Michigan at (23) Ohio State, 12:30 p.m.         News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:00

Maryland at Michigan State, 4:30 p.m.           Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 3:30

MLB, union meet for 1 1/2 hours, discuss next step in talks

Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem and chief union negotiator Bruce Meyer met for 1 1/2 hours and discussed the major issues in the stalled talks to reach a deal that would end Major League Baseball’s lockout. Union general counsel Ian Penny and MLB Executive Vice President Morgan Sword also participated in the session. The players’ association executive board was to held a conference call later in the day. There was no known decision on the timing of the next negotiating session. Baseball’s ninth work stoppage was in its 92nd day, the sport’s first labor conflict since 1995 to cause canceled games.

NHL – National Hockey League

Tonight

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Edmonton Oilers 3 – OT

Blackhawks 4, Oilers 3 – OT – DeBrincat scores in OT as Blackhawks beat Keith, Oilers 4-3

Alex DeBrincat scored 2:23 into overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Duncan Keith and the Edmonton Oilers 4-3. Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist for Chicago, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves. Dominik Kubalik and Sam Lafferty also scored. With Edmonton star Leon Draisaitl in the penalty box for tripping Caleb Jones in overtime, Kane set up DeBrincat for the winning one-timer. It was DeBrincat’s 30th goal of the season. It was Keith’s first game back in Chicago since he was traded to Edmonton in July. The 38-year-old defenseman won three Stanley Cup titles during 16 seasons with the Blackhawks.

Tonight

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday

Chicago at Philadelphia, 3:00 p.m.

Detroit at Florida, 6:00 p.m.

Sunday

Tampa Bay at Chicago, 7:00 p.m.

NHL – 'Slap Shot' organist finds new career with expansion Kraken

Rod Masters may be the most famous organist to ever appear on the big screen in a sports movie, and now nearly a half-century after “Slap Shot” made him famous, he's the first organist for the expansion Seattle Kraken. Masters' name never appeared anywhere in the credits of “Slap Shot,” the iconic 1977 sports movie starring Paul Newman. But anyone who has seen the movie knows Masters as the organist who was plunked...