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NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball – Championship
Last Night
NCAA Tournament – Final Four – NRG Stadium, Houston
4 UConn 76, 5 San Diego State 59

UConn 76, SDSU 59 – UConn wins March Madness with 76-59 smothering of SDSU
Adama Sanogo powered UConn to the school’s fifth national title with a 76-59 victory over San Diego State. Sanogo had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies, who became the fifth team since the bracket expanded in 1985 to win all six NCAA Tournament games by double-digits on the way to a championship. UConn built a 16-point lead late in the first half, then held on for a wild ride down the stretch. The Aztecs trimmed the lead to five with 5:19 left, but Jordan Hawkins answered with a 3 to trigger a 9-0 run and put the game out of reach. Keshad Johnson led San Diego State with 14 points.  Sanogo was named the most outstanding player of the tournament.

NCAAMBKB – Ex-Hoosiers coach Bob Knight out of hospital, son says
Former Indiana Hoosiers coach Bob Knight has been released from a hospital in Bloomington, Indiana. His son, Pat Knight, says he returned home after he was admitted with an illness over the weekend. Pat Knight issued a statement thanking people for their thoughts and prayers while asking them to respect the family’s privacy. The 82-year-old Knight won three national championships at Indiana before he was fired in September 2000 after grabbing a student by the arm in violation of the school’s zero-tolerance policy. He was hired by Texas Tech in 2001 and retired in 2012 with a then-Division I record 899 career wins.

NCAAMBKB – Jim Nantz bids a fond farewell to March Madness
Jim Nantz could fill an evening weaving tales of the great games and buzzer-beaters he’s had the privilege to call over a storytelling career that made his the voice of March Madness for nearly four decades. But when asked about his favorite moments as he prepared for the 354th and final game of that journey, he wanted to talk about underdogs. It’s the teams that don’t get much time in the limelight that Nantz works overtime for. He wants to tell their stories the right way. It makes this year’s Final Four a fitting time to go out. It was filled with teams nobody expected. A storyteller’s paradise, Nantz called it. Even though this is it for basketball, the 63-year-old broadcaster will stay on CBS for golf and football coverage.

NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, 9:00 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.

MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 7, Houston Astros 6 – 11 Innings
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 6
San Francisco Giants 12, Chicago White Sox 3

Tigers 7, Astros 6 – F/11 – Vierling catch, homer lift Tigers over Astros 7-6 in 11
Matt Vierling made a sprawling bases-loaded catch and hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the 11th inning as the Detroit Tigers rebounded from a meltdown in the ninth to beat the Houston Astros 7-6 for their first win after a an 0-3 start. Detroit wasted a 4-0 lead but Riley Greene’s seventh-inning homer off Bryan Abreu put the Tigers ahead 5-4. Vierling’s backhand grab in right on Maurico Dubon’s two-out liner stopped Houston’s four-run rally in the fifth. After Houston tied the score with two outs in the ninth, Vierling homered in the 11th off Héctor Neris.

Reds 7, Cubs 6 – Vosler’s three-run blast lifts Reds past Cubs 7-6
Jason Vosler, a non-roster invitee to spring training, hit a go-ahead three-run home run, his second of the season, as the Cincinnati Reds held off the Chicago Cubs 7-6. Cody Bellinger collected his first hit as a Cub: a three-run home run in the first. Derek Law stranded the tying and go-ahead runners in the ninth to earn his first save since 2019. Alex Young (1-0) got the win. Drew Smyly (0-1) took the loss for Chicago.  Cincinnati, which began last season 3-22, is off to a 3-1 start.

Giants 12, White Sox 3 – Villar homers twice, Giants hit 7 in romp over White Sox
David Villar hit two of San Francisco’s seven home runs, Anthony DeSclafani tossed three-hit ball over six scoreless innings and the Giants pounded the Chicago White Sox 12-3. Villar hit a solo homer in the fifth and a grand slam in the ninth. Joc Pederson, Michael Conforto, Thairo Estrada, Mike Yastrzemski and Bryce Johnson also went deep. The Giants spoiled Chicago’s first home game under manager Pedro Grifol. Pederson got the home run derby going when he connected leading off a two-run second. The Giants smacked four more homers in the fifth, the first time they hit four in an inning since Sept. 18, 2011 at Colorado. Conforto and Estrada went back to back, and so did Yastrzemski and Villar.

Tonight
White Sox are off
Chicago Cubs (Wesneski 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cessa 0-0), 6:40 p.m.
Detroit (Manning 0-0) at Houston (Valdez 0-0), 8:10 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45

MLB – White Sox closer Hendriks starts final round of chemotherapy
Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he was beginning his final round of chemotherapy on Monday. Hendriks, battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, made the announcement in an eight-second video shown prior to Chicago’s home opener against the San Francisco Giants. He wished White Sox fans a happy opening day while announcing he was starting his final round. He said he’ll “see you guys on the South Side soon.” A three-time All-Star, Hendriks announced the diagnosis in January. General manager Rick Hahn said Hendriks and Garrett Crochet (left elbow surgery) are “progressing,” though the White Sox won’t have a timeline on their returns until they begin rehab assignments.

NCAAWBKB – Sunday’s NCAA women’s title game draws record TV audience
LSU’s 102-85 victory over Iowa in Sunday’s national championship game was the most-viewed NCAA women’s basketball game on record. There were 9.9 million viewers on ABC and ESPN2 according to fast national numbers by Nielsen. The total audience is a 103% jump over last year, when South Carolina defeated UConn and averaged 4.85 million on ESPN and ESPN2. The audience on Sunday at one point peaked at 12.6 million. The record ratings come as the NCAA is deciding whether to separate the women’s tournament or keep it as part of the championships TV package that includes at least 24 sports.

NCAAWBKB – Jill Biden wants champions LSU — and Iowa — at White House
First lady Jill Biden says she wants to see the defeated Iowa women’s basketball team invited to the White House as well as the national title winner Louisiana State University. She watched LSU’s 102-85 victory from the stands on Sunday night. The first lady, during a visit to the Colorado state capital in Denver, praised Iowa’s sportsmanship and congratulated both teams on their performance. She says the champions were sure to be invited to the White House and then added that she was going to tell the president that “Iowa should come, too, because they played such a good game.”

NCAAWBKB – After March Madness, women’s pro basketball options are slim
March Madness may be the last time for fans to see many of the talented college women players compete. Even the handful of players selected in the upcoming WNBA draft will find it difficult to continue their pro careers. There are only potentially 144 WNBA roster spots available and most of those are filled with returning players. There has been talk of expansion over the last few years, but nothing has come to fruition yet. Taking their talents overseas is also not given with those jobs also at premium. Following Brittney Griner’s travails in Russia, dozens of jobs players used to be able to find in that country during the offseason are no longer an option. That has a trickle down on openings in other countries.

Golf – Masters – LIV’s Cam Smith happy to get hugs and handshakes at Augusta
British Open champion Cameron Smith refers to Augusta National as his happy place. He arrived with a little trepidation now that he’s with LIV Golf. Smith says he found it was business as usual. He says there’s a lot of clamor at the Masters about LIV Golf players competing against PGA Tour loyalists. That much was clear when a practice round tee sheet listed Bryson DeChambeau playing with Tiger Woods. Turns out that wasn’t the case. Smith says it’s important that LIV players contend at the Masters. He says LIV players are wrongly accused of not playing real golf.

Wrestling – WWE no longer just a family affair as it joins with UFC
WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. The deal announced Monday between Endeavor and World Wrestling Entertainment catapults WWE into a new era after spending decades under the control of the McMahon family. Vince McMahon purchased Capitol Wrestling from his father in 1982, and took the regional wrestling business to a national audience with wrestling stars such as Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, John Cena and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. McMahon called the agreement an evolution for WWE.

USA Soccer – Davidson relishes new role with the US players union
While the women’s national team fought for and won its landmark equal pay contract with U.S. Soccer last spring, new players’ association officer Tierna Davidson believes there is so much more to be done. The women continue to advocate for better wages and treatment in the game both nationally and internationally as the team prepares for this summer’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Davidson has been elected as an officer for the U.S. Women’s National Team Players Association, it was announced Monday.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Today
Softball
Marian Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH)
                                                                                                                             
MHSAA – Taylor Trillium Academy’s Fisburn named Michigan AP D4 POY
Taylor Trillium Academy star Damaryon Fisburn has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 4 player of the year. The 6-foot-3 senior guard averaged 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals a game on a team that was ranked as high as No. 1. Fishburn is still deciding his basketball future. He’s a 4.0 student and figures on going to a junior college to fine-tune his game before transferring to a larger school. Ty McGregor from Mio AuSable is the Coach of the Year.
                                                                                                                             
MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Softball
Brandywine 7, Niles 5 – Game 1
Niles 9, Brandywine 3 – Game 2

Girls Soccer
Michigan Lutheran 1, Bridgman 0
Watervliet 1, Berrien Springs 0
Coloma 2, Brandywine 0

Boys Golf
Orchard Hills Invitational at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m.
1. St. Joseph                  174
2. Niles                         179
3. Buchanan                   206
4. Berrien Springs         241

Today
Girls Soccer
Niles at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Vicksburg at Coldwater, 5:30 p.m.
Comstock at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.

Baseball
Benton Harbor at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Portage Northern at Niles, 4:00 p.m.
Coloma at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m.
Comstock at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m.
River Valley at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m.
Watervliet at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m.
Coldwater at Vicksburg, 5:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Marshall, 4:00 p.m.

Softball
Watervliet at St. Joseph, 4:30 p.m.
Portage Northern at Niles, 4:00 p.m.
Coloma at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m.
Comstock at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m.
River Valley at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m.
Coldwater at Vicksburg, 5:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Marshall, 4:00 p.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Tampa Bay Rays 5, Detroit Tigers 1
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Chicago Cubs 5
Chicago White Sox 6, Houston Astros 3

Rays 5, Tigers 1 – Springs 6 hitless innings, Rays beat Tigers for 3-game sweep
Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs was pulled after six hitless innings, Riley Greene got Detroit’s first hit with an infield single off Colin Poche in the seventh and the Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Sunday to complete an opening three-game sweep. Springs struck out a career-high 12 and matched his high of six innings. He threw 58 of 81 pitches for strikes. Detroit had just one runner against Springs: Nick Maton drew a two-out walk in the second. Three Tampa Bay relievers completed a two-hitter.

Brewers 9, Cubs 5 – Winker drives in 3 as Brewers beat Taillon, Cubs 9-5
Jesse Winker had two hits and three RBIs, including a key two-run single in Milwaukee’s five-run sixth inning, and the Brewers beat Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs 9-5. Christian Yelich, Garrett Mitchell and Brice Turang also had two hits apiece — part of a 13-hit attack for Milwaukee. Winker was acquired in a December trade with Seattle. He had a pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth inning of Milwaukee’s 3-1 win on Saturday. Taillon was charged with three runs and seven hits in four innings in his Chicago debut. The 6-foot-5 right-hander signed a four-year contract in free agency.

White Sox 6, Astros 3 – Robert, Moncada power White Sox past Astros 6-3
Luis Robert Jr. and Yoán Moncada homered, Mike Clevinger threw five shutout innings and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros 6-3. Robert hit a solo home run in the fifth and made a spectacular sliding catch on the left-center warning track in the ninth to rob Kyle Tucker of extra bases. Moncada hit a two-run homer in the ninth as Chicago gained a four-game split of the opening series.

Tonight
San Francisco (DeSclafani 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Kopech 0-0), 3:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Smyly 0-0) at Cincinnati (Overton 0-0), 6:40 p.m.
Detroit (Boyd 0-0) at Houston (Brown 0-0), 8:10 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball – Final Four
Saturday
NCAA Tournament – Final Four – NRG Stadium, Houston
5 San Diego State vs. 4 UConn, 9:20 p.m.

NCAAMBKB – A San Diego St-UConn title game brings Fab Five memories
Thirty years ago, a group of disrupters with baggy shorts changed college basketball as we know it. Those Michigan freshmen known as the Fab Five ended up one win short of the title. That is exactly where San Diego State, a team coached by former Fab Five assistant Brian Dutcher, finds itself in 2023 during another transformative period in college hoops. The Aztecs, who will face UConn in the title game, are a team forged quickly through the newly liberated transfer portal and enriched by opportunities that have sprung from name-image-likeness deals. All those were distant dreams for those brash Michigan players in the 1990s but part of something they started pushing for back then.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball – Championship
Last Night
NCAA Tournament – Final Four – American Airlines Center, Dallas
3 LSU 102, 2 Iowa 85

LSU 102, Iowa 85 – LSU wins 1st NCAA title, Mulkey’s 4th, beating Clark, Iowa
LSU won its first basketball title in school history, overcoming Caitlin Clark and Iowa 102-85 in the national championship game. The victory made Kim Mulkey the first women’s coach to win national championships at two different schools. She won three at Baylor before leaving for LSU two years ago. Her four titles gave her the third most all-time behind Geno Auriemma’s 11 and Pat Summitt’s eight. Mulkey has never lost in a championship game. Angel Reese had 15 points and 10 rebounds for LSU and was honored as the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. Clark scored 30 points to finish the tournament with 191, breaking Sheryl Swoopes’ record of 177 set in 1993.

NHL – National Hockey League
Yesterday
Detroit Red Wings 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 2

Red Wings 5, Maple Leafs 2 – Larkin’s hat trick helps Red Wings top Maple Leafs 5-2
Dylan Larkin scored three times for his second career hat trick, Alex Nedeljkovic made 42 saves and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2. Olli Maatta had a goal and an assist, and Jonatan Berggren also scored for Detroit. Moritz Seider added two assists. Calle Jarnkrok and John Tavares scored for Toronto which lost goalie Matt Murray to an injury late in the first period. He allowed two goals on seven shots before being replaced by Ilya Samsonov, who made 13 saves in relief after stopping 31 shots in a 3-0 win over Ottawa on Saturday.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Chicago Bulls 128, Memphis Grizzlies 107
Orlando Magic 128, Detroit Pistons 102
Cleveland Cavaliers 115, Indiana Pacers 105 – d

Bulls 128, Grizzlies 107 – LaVine, DeRozan lead surge as Bulls rally to beat Grizzlies
Zach LaVine scored 36 points, DeMar DeRozan added 31 and the Chicago Bulls used a huge second half to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-107 and overcome Ja Morant’s triple-double. The Bulls outscored the Western Conference’s second-place team 75-39 over the final two quarters after trailing by 23. They dominated the Grizzlies 40-16 in the third, ending it on a 17-0 run while taking the lead. And they responded with another big push in the fourth after Memphis pulled within three. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 31 and made five 3-pointers for the Grizzlies who had won eight of nine. Morant had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and Desmond Bane scored 21.

Magic 128, Pistons 102 – Magic hand Pistons 20th loss in 21 games with 128-102 win
Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr. had 14 points and nine rebounds each before sitting out the fourth quarter Sunday night in the Orlando Magic’s 128-102 rout of the Detroit Pistons. Jalen Suggs led eight Orlando players in double figures with 18 points, and Cole Anthony added 17 points and six rebounds for the Magic, who shot 57.3% and won for the fifth time in six games. Franz Wagner finished with 16 points and eight assists. Killian Hayes scored 20 points and Eugene Omoruyi added 19 for the Pistons, who lost for the 20th time in 21 games. Jaden Ivey finished with 14 points and six assists.

Cavaliers 115, Pacers 105 – Mitchell scores 40, Cavaliers power past Pacers 115-105
All-Star Donovan Mitchell scored 40 points and Evan Mobley had 14 points and 16 rebounds as the playoff-bound Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away late for a 115-105 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Darius Garland added 20 points and six assists for Cleveland, which reduced its magic number to one for clinching home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Cavaliers won for the 31st time in 40 games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Rookie Bennedict Mathurin had 19 points, nine rebounds and three fourth-quarter offensive fouls for Indiana, which was eliminated from postseason contention for the third year in a row.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Yesterday
Baseball
Lake Michigan College 19, Glen Oaks C.C. 8

Today
Softball
Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley C.C., (DH), Postponed
                                                                                                                             
MHSAA – High School Sports
Today
Baseball
Eau Claire at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m.

Softball
Niles at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer
Bridgman at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 5:30 p.m.
Brandywine at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.

Boys Golf
Orchard Invitational at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m.
Buchanan, St. Joseph, Berrien Springs, Niles

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Tampa Bay Rays 5, Detroit Tigers 1
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Chicago Cubs 5
Chicago White Sox 6, Houston Astros 3

Rays 5, Tigers 1 – Springs 6 hitless innings, Rays beat Tigers for 3-game sweep
Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs was pulled after six hitless innings, Riley Greene got Detroit’s first hit with an infield single off Colin Poche in the seventh and the Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Sunday to complete an opening three-game sweep. Springs struck out a career-high 12 and matched his high of six innings. He threw 58 of 81 pitches for strikes. Detroit had just one runner against Springs: Nick Maton drew a two-out walk in the second. Three Tampa Bay relievers completed a two-hitter.

Brewers 9, Cubs 5 – Winker drives in 3 as Brewers beat Taillon, Cubs 9-5
Jesse Winker had two hits and three RBIs, including a key two-run single in Milwaukee’s five-run sixth inning, and the Brewers beat Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs 9-5. Christian Yelich, Garrett Mitchell and Brice Turang also had two hits apiece — part of a 13-hit attack for Milwaukee. Winker was acquired in a December trade with Seattle. He had a pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth inning of Milwaukee’s 3-1 win on Saturday. Taillon was charged with three runs and seven hits in four innings in his Chicago debut. The 6-foot-5 right-hander signed a four-year contract in free agency.

White Sox 6, Astros 3 – Robert, Moncada power White Sox past Astros 6-3
Luis Robert Jr. and Yoán Moncada homered, Mike Clevinger threw five shutout innings and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros 6-3. Robert hit a solo home run in the fifth and made a spectacular sliding catch on the left-center warning track in the ninth to rob Kyle Tucker of extra bases. Moncada hit a two-run homer in the ninth as Chicago gained a four-game split of the opening series.

Tonight
San Francisco (DeSclafani 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Kopech 0-0), 3:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Smyly 0-0) at Cincinnati (Overton 0-0), 6:40 p.m.
Detroit (Boyd 0-0) at Houston (Brown 0-0), 8:10 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball – Final Four
Saturday
NCAA Tournament – Final Four – NRG Stadium, Houston
5 San Diego State vs. 4 UConn, 9:20 p.m.

NCAAMBKB – A San Diego St-UConn title game brings Fab Five memories
Thirty years ago, a group of disrupters with baggy shorts changed college basketball as we know it. Those Michigan freshmen known as the Fab Five ended up one win short of the title. That is exactly where San Diego State, a team coached by former Fab Five assistant Brian Dutcher, finds itself in 2023 during another transformative period in college hoops. The Aztecs, who will face UConn in the title game, are a team forged quickly through the newly liberated transfer portal and enriched by opportunities that have sprung from name-image-likeness deals. All those were distant dreams for those brash Michigan players in the 1990s but part of something they started pushing for back then.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball – Championship
Last Night
NCAA Tournament – Final Four – American Airlines Center, Dallas
3 LSU 102, 2 Iowa 85

LSU 102, Iowa 85 – LSU wins 1st NCAA title, Mulkey’s 4th, beating Clark, Iowa
LSU won its first basketball title in school history, overcoming Caitlin Clark and Iowa 102-85 in the national championship game. The victory made Kim Mulkey the first women’s coach to win national championships at two different schools. She won three at Baylor before leaving for LSU two years ago. Her four titles gave her the third most all-time behind Geno Auriemma’s 11 and Pat Summitt’s eight. Mulkey has never lost in a championship game. Angel Reese had 15 points and 10 rebounds for LSU and was honored as the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. Clark scored 30 points to finish the tournament with 191, breaking Sheryl Swoopes’ record of 177 set in 1993.

NHL – National Hockey League
Yesterday
Detroit Red Wings 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 2

Red Wings 5, Maple Leafs 2 – Larkin’s hat trick helps Red Wings top Maple Leafs 5-2
Dylan Larkin scored three times for his second career hat trick, Alex Nedeljkovic made 42 saves and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2. Olli Maatta had a goal and an assist, and Jonatan Berggren also scored for Detroit. Moritz Seider added two assists. Calle Jarnkrok and John Tavares scored for Toronto which lost goalie Matt Murray to an injury late in the first period. He allowed two goals on seven shots before being replaced by Ilya Samsonov, who made 13 saves in relief after stopping 31 shots in a 3-0 win over Ottawa on Saturday.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Chicago Bulls 128, Memphis Grizzlies 107
Orlando Magic 128, Detroit Pistons 102
Cleveland Cavaliers 115, Indiana Pacers 105 – d

Bulls 128, Grizzlies 107 – LaVine, DeRozan lead surge as Bulls rally to beat Grizzlies
Zach LaVine scored 36 points, DeMar DeRozan added 31 and the Chicago Bulls used a huge second half to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-107 and overcome Ja Morant’s triple-double. The Bulls outscored the Western Conference’s second-place team 75-39 over the final two quarters after trailing by 23. They dominated the Grizzlies 40-16 in the third, ending it on a 17-0 run while taking the lead. And they responded with another big push in the fourth after Memphis pulled within three. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 31 and made five 3-pointers for the Grizzlies who had won eight of nine. Morant had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and Desmond Bane scored 21.

Magic 128, Pistons 102 – Magic hand Pistons 20th loss in 21 games with 128-102 win
Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr. had 14 points and nine rebounds each before sitting out the fourth quarter Sunday night in the Orlando Magic’s 128-102 rout of the Detroit Pistons. Jalen Suggs led eight Orlando players in double figures with 18 points, and Cole Anthony added 17 points and six rebounds for the Magic, who shot 57.3% and won for the fifth time in six games. Franz Wagner finished with 16 points and eight assists. Killian Hayes scored 20 points and Eugene Omoruyi added 19 for the Pistons, who lost for the 20th time in 21 games. Jaden Ivey finished with 14 points and six assists.

Cavaliers 115, Pacers 105 – Mitchell scores 40, Cavaliers power past Pacers 115-105
All-Star Donovan Mitchell scored 40 points and Evan Mobley had 14 points and 16 rebounds as the playoff-bound Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away late for a 115-105 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Darius Garland added 20 points and six assists for Cleveland, which reduced its magic number to one for clinching home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Cavaliers won for the 31st time in 40 games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Rookie Bennedict Mathurin had 19 points, nine rebounds and three fourth-quarter offensive fouls for Indiana, which was eliminated from postseason contention for the third year in a row.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Yesterday
Baseball
Lake Michigan College 19, Glen Oaks C.C. 8

Today
Softball
Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley C.C., (DH), Postponed
                                                                                                                             
MHSAA – High School Sports
Today
Baseball
Eau Claire at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m.

Softball
Niles at Brandywine, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer
Bridgman at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 5:30 p.m.
Brandywine at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.

Boys Golf
Orchard Invitational at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m.
Buchanan, St. Joseph, Berrien Springs, Niles

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John’s guest this week is Dan Webb, for years one of the top 10 trial lawyers in America. They talk over their interlocking careers, Dan’s own spectacular history and the culture of lawyers. Dan’s steps to his present plateau are as fascinating as the cases he has handled.

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