NHL – National Hockey League

Tonight

Colorado Avalanche 2, Chicago Blackhawks 0

Avalanche 2, Blackhawks 0 – Avs beat Blackhawks 2-0, extend record home streak to 16

Nazem Kadri and Mikko Rantanen scored, Pavel Francouz made 23 saves for his third career shutout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 to extend their franchise-record home winning streak to 16 games. It was the seventh straight victory overall for the Avalanche, who tied the 1976 Boston Bruins for the fifth-longest home winning streak in NHL history.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball

Tonight

(10) Michigan State at (24) Illinois, 7:00 p.m.                  Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 6:00

Western Michigan at Kent State, 7:00 p.m.

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

Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m.

NCAABKB – ESPN's Vitale says he won't call games for rest of season

Dick Vitale says he will not be appearing on ESPN for the remainder of the college basketball season due to ongoing treatment for precancerous dysplasia on his vocal cords. Vitale first announced in late December that he needed to take a break to rest his ailing voice. He disclosed in October that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma and was undergoing chemotherapy treatments. He made an emotional return to the airwaves on Nov. 23 for the Gonzaga-UCLA game in Las Vegas. The last game Vitale called was on Dec. 12 between Villanova and Baylor.

NCAAMBKB – Auburn jumps to No. 1 in AP Top 25 for first time in history

Auburn has climbed past Gonzaga and into the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the first time ever. The Tigers beat Kentucky over the weekend for their 15th consecutive win. They are the nation’s top-ranked team for the first time since the poll began with the 1948-49 season.  The Bulldogs dropped to No. 2. Arizona remained third and earned the other No. 1 vote. Baylor is fourth and Kansas is fifth.

NBA – National Basketball Association

Yesterday

Chicago Bulls 111, Oklahoma City Thunder 110

New Orleans Pelicans 117, Indiana Pacers 113

Bulls 111, Thunder 110 – Vucevic, Bulls withstand late Thunder rally, win 111-110

Nicola Vucevic had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls withstood a fierce rally by Oklahoma City to beat the Thunder 111-110. The Bulls led by 28 points in the third quarter, but the Thunder had a chance to tie it in the closing seconds. Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed a 3-pointer that would have evened the score with 2.3 seconds to play. Rookie Ayo Dosunmu scored a season-high 24 points and Zach LaVine added 23 for the Bulls. Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points and 10 assists and Lu Dort added 16 points for the Thunder.

Pelicans 117, Pacers 113 – Graham, Valanciunas push Pelicans past Pacers, 117-113

Devonte' Graham scored 25 points, Josh Hart had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Indiana Pacers 117-113. Graham went 5 of 9 from 3-point range on a night when the rest of his team missed 20 of 21 from deep.Pelicans leading scorer Brandon Ingram was sidelined by a right ankle sprain while Pacers top scorer Domantas Sabonis was out with a left ankle sprain. Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Pacers rookie Duane Washington Jr. hit a career-best seven 3s for a career-high 21 points.

Tonight

Denver Nuggets at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.

NFL – Even winning coach Andy Reid questions NFL's overtime setup

Even the winning coach, in this case Andy Reid, is questioning the NFL’s overtime setup. One day after Reid’s Chiefs won the OT coin toss, then marched downfield for Travis Kelce’s 8-yard touchdown reception to end an epic divisional round game with Buffalo,