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From Full Circle Cafe & Espresso Bar, we talk with Lake Michigan College Volleyball coach Rob Elliott, Michigan Lutheran Volleyball Coach Terri Elder, and Inspiring Coach of the Year Trisha Dague of River Valley Cross Country…

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NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
Notre Dame 79, Radford 76
Western Michigan 99, Goshen College 62
Marquette 97, Central Michigan 73

Notre Dame 79, Radford 76 – Laszewski, Ryan rally Notre Dame to 79-76 win over Radford
Nate Laszewski scored 28 points to match his career high, Cormac Ryan hit a go-ahead shot with 9 seconds left and Notre Dame rallied to beat Radford 79-76 in its season opener. Notre Dame trailed 69-64 with 5:19 remaining, but Laszewski scored 10 points from there and Ryan’s driving layup helped Fighting Irish coach Mike Brey remain unbeaten in home openers, 23-0. Notre Dame is 21-2 in season openers under Brey. Giles had 20 points to top the Highlanders (0-2).

WMU 99, Goshen College 62 – Western Michigan earns 1st win, beats Goshen College, 99-62
Titus Wright’s 13 points helped Western Michigan defeat Goshen 99-62. Wright also added five rebounds for the Broncos. Tafari Simms was 6 of 10 shooting to add 13 points. Markeese Hastings finished 5 of 9 from the field to finish with 12 points, while adding 10 rebounds. Elias Ramirez led the way for Goshen with 17 points.

Marquette 97, CMU 73 – Joplin sparks Marquette to 97-73 win over Central Michigan
David Joplin helped lead Marquette past Central Michigan with 23 points off of the bench in a 97-73 victory. Joplin shot 8 for 12, including 6 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Golden Eagles (2-0). Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 13 points and added six rebounds and three steals. Jesse Zarzuela led the Chippewas (0-1) in scoring with 17 points. Brian Taylor added 15 points and nine rebounds.

Tonight
Michigan State vs. (2) Gonzaga, 6:30 p.m.  at USS Abraham Lincoln moored in San Diego, CA      WCSY-FM 5:30
(22) Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan, 9:00 p.m.       at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit                WSJM-FM 8:30

Sunday
Eastern Illinois at Central Michigan, 2:00 p.m.
Youngstown State at Notre Dame, 4:00 p.m.
Western Michigan at Valparaiso, 5:00 p.m.

NCAAMBKB – Unusual venues make nonconference games more memorable
Two of the more notable games on Friday’s college basketball schedule are taking place on an aircraft carrier and in a baseball stadium. No. 2 Gonzaga will be facing Michigan State on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the San Diego harbor to celebrate Veterans Day. Wisconsin is playing Stanford at Milwaukee’s retractable roof American Family Field. Staging neutral-site games in non-traditional sites isn’t new. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo refers to his program as ‘Outside the Box U’ because the Spartans have played plenty of games at unusual locations over the years.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
Michigan State 85, Purdue-Fort Wayne 53

Tonight
St. Francis (PA) at (25) Michigan, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday
Central Michigan at Oakland University, 2:00 p.m.
California at (9) Notre Dame, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday
Eastern Michigan at SIU-Edwardsville, 2:00 p.m.
Western Michigan at Michigan State, 3:00 p.m.

NCAAFB – College Football – Week 11
Saturday
Rutgers at Michigan State, 12:00 p.m.       Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 10:30
(20) Notre Dame at Navy, 12:00 p.m.          Game at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD
Nebraska at (3) Michigan, 3:30 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 2:30

NCAAFB – No. 3 Michigan hosts Nebraska, shooting to stay undefeated
Third-ranked Michigan hosts Nebraska on Saturday aiming to remain among the four undefeated teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision. FanDuel Sportsbook lists the Wolverines as 30-plus-point favorites. Michigan is on pace for a showdown in two weeks on the road against rival and second-ranked Ohio State for the Big Ten East title and a spot in the College Football Playoff probably on the line. Nebraska will be the only Power Five team that hasn’t gone to a bowl since 2017 if it doesn’t close the regular season with three straight wins.

NFL – National Football League – Week 10
Last Night
Carolina Panthers 25, Atlanta Falcons 15

Panthers 25, Falcons 15 – Foreman leads Panthers past rival Falcons in rain, 25-15
D’Onta Foreman carried 31 times for 130 yards and a touchdown, Laviska Shenault added a 41-yard burst to the end zone and the Carolina Panthers beat the Atlanta Falcons 25-15 on a rainy night. The Panthers piled up a season-high 232 yards on the ground, and Eddy Pineiro kicked four field goals after he missed two critical kicks in a 37-34 overtime loss to the Falcons 11 days earlier. Marcus Mariota was sacked five times and intercepted once. Atlanta fell to 4-6, leaving Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers alone atop the NFC South at 4-5.

Sunday
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears, 1:00 p.m.  Rock 107 WIRX 12:00
Indianapolis Colts at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m.

NFL – Snyder, Commanders, NFL, Goodell sued by DC attorney general
The District of Columbia attorney general’s office has filed a civil consumer protection lawsuit against the Washington Commanders, owner Dan Snyder, the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell. D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced the civil complaint for colluding to deceive fans at a news conference. Racine says the team and league violated D.C. consumers’ rights based on what they knew about the organization’s workplace misconduct. The Commanders are the subject of multiple ongoing investigations into workplace culture and potential financial improprieties. Lawyers representing the team say the Commanders welcome this opportunity to defend the organization in a court of law.

NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
New York Rangers 8, Detroit Red Wings 2
Los Angeles Kings 2, Chicago Blackhawks 1 – OT

Rangers 8, Red Wings 2 – Zibanejad scores 2 in 700th game as Rangers pound Red Wings
Mika Zibanejad scored twice in his 700th career game as the New York Rangers snapped a three-game skid by pulling away to an 8-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Adam Fox had the go-ahead goal and two assists for the Rangers, who scored six unanswered goals in the third period to avenge a 3-2 overtime loss to Detroit at home Sunday. Chris Kreider extended his point streak to a career-best seven games with a second-period goal and an assist. Barclay Goodrow, Julien Gauthier, Libor Hajek and Jimmy Vesey also scored for New York, which set a season high for goals. Igor Shesterkin made 18 saves. Joe Veleno and Lucas Raymond scored for the Red Wings.

Kings 2, Blackhawks 1 – OT – Fiala beats OT buzzer to give Kings 2-1 win over Blackhawks
Kevin Fiala scored with 1.4 seconds left in overtime, Jonathan Quick made 31 saves and the Los Angeles Kings won 2-1 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist for the Kings, who have won four straight on home ice. Taylor Raddysh scored on the power play and Petr Mrazek stopped 33 shots in his first start since injuring his groin Oct. 21, but the Blackhawks lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Saturday
Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, 10:00 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings, 10:30 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday
Boston at Detroit, 7:00 p.m.
Toronto at Indiana, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday
Denver at Chicago, 8:00 p.m.

NBA – Silver says he doesn’t believe Kyrie Irving is antisemitic
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he has “no doubt” that suspended Brooklyn guard Kyrie Irving is not antisemitic. Silver made those remarks to attendees at a conference in Washington. Meanwhile, LeBron James took to Twitter to defend his former teammate. Irving’s status with the Nets remains a mystery. Those developments followed Nike co-founder Phil Knight telling CNBC, in an interview that aired earlier Thursday, that the relationship between the shoe giant and Irving is likely severed for good. The Nets also suspended Irving for at least five games. He has missed four already. It’s unclear when he will return to play.

MLB – Verlander declines $25M Astros option, becomes free agent
Justin Verlander has declined a $25 million option with the Houston Astros to become a free agent. The move for the 39-year-old right-hander who is likely headed to his third Cy Young Award comes five days after winning the World Series. Verlander was among four players who became free agents Thursday, raising the total to 165.

FIFA – World Cup – US World Cup team starts arriving in Qatar ahead of training
The first part of the U.S. World Cup team has arrived in Qatar. Nine of the 26 players and staff were met by a piano playing “The Star-Spangled Banner” and people waving American flags when they walked into a Doha hotel following a flight from New York. Coach Gregg Berhalter and players from Major League Soccer teams, whose seasons have ended, made the trip following the roster announcement Wednesday night at a Brooklyn music venue. Other players will follow as their club teams finish play before the World Cup break. The U.S. opens against Wales on Nov. 21.

FIFA – US women fall to Germany, 1st 3-game losing streak since ’93
The United States women lost again, falling 2-1 to Germany for their first three-game skid since 1993 and first home defeat in more than five years. Paula Krumbiegel scored the decisive goal in the 89th minute for third-ranked Germany in the exhibition at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Megan Rapinoe scored in the 85th minute for the top-ranked Americans, who had been unbeaten in 71 straight games at home. The team’s last loss on U.S. soil was to Australia in July 2017. The U.S. lost at England and Spain last month.

AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Toronto Marlies at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.
Cleveland Monsters 5, Grand Rapids Griffins 2

ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Tonight
Kalamazoo Wings at Wheeling Nailers, 7:10 p.m.
Indy Fuel at Cincinnati Cyclones, 7:35 p.m.
Toledo Walleye at Fort Wayne Komets, 8:00 p.m.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Last Night
Men’s Basketball
Southwestern Michigan College 87, Kennedy-King College 77
-The Roadrunners Mari Nichols scored a game high 26 points to help lead SMC to an 87-77 win over Kennedy King College.  Rashawn Bost added 20 points, Sean Burress had 15 and Mark Williams scored 11. SMC improved to 3-1 on the season.

Tonight
Women’s Basketball
Kankakee Community College at Lake Michigan College, 5:30 p.m.
Southwestern Michigan College vs. Moraine Valley C.C., 6:30 p.m.        at Triton College

Men’s Basketball
Kankakee Community College at Lake Michigan College, 7:30 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Volleyball – Regional Championship
Division 1 at Gull Lake
Gull Lake 3, Battle Creek Lakeview 0

Division 2 at Hudsonville Unity Christian
G.R. South Christian 3, Buchanan 1

Division 3 at Coloma
Kalamazoo Christian 3, Watervliet 1

Division 4 at Mendon
Athens 3, Our Lady of the Lake 0

Tonight
Football – 11 Man Regional Finals
Division 4
Hastings (10-1) at Edwardsburg (10-1), 7:00 p.m.

Division 7
Lawton (9-2) at Jackson Lumen Christi (8-3), 7:00 p.m.

Division 8
White Pigeon (8-3) at Ottawa Lake Whiteford (11-0), 7:00 p.m.

Saturday
Football – 8-Man State Semifinals
Division 1
Brown City (10-1) at Martin (9-2), 1:00 p.m.

Division 2
Morrice (9-2) at Mendon (9-2), 1:00 p.m.

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NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Boston Celtics 128, Detroit Pistons 112
Denver Nuggets 122, Indiana Pacers 119
New Orleans Pelicans 115, Chicago Bulls 111

Celtics 128, Pistons 112 – Tatum scores 31, Celtics beat Pistons for 4th straight win
Jayson Tatum had 31 points and five assists, and the Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 128-112 on Wednesday night to earn their fourth straight victory. Jaylen Brown had 30 points and seven rebounds. Sam Hauser added a career-high 24 points off the bench for Boston, which hasn’t scored fewer than 109 points in each of its wins this season. After scoring just five points during a quiet first half, Tatum had 16 points in the first five minutes in the third quarter to help the Celtics take control. Jaden Ivey had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons, who have lost four of five. Saddiq Bey added 18 points and Bojan Bogdanovic finished with 17. Cade Cunningham finished with a season low four points.

Nuggets 122, Pacers 119 – Jokic overcomes foul trouble, Nuggets rally past Pacers
Nikola Jokic scored 24 points in 21 minutes to help the Denver Nuggets overcome an 18-point deficit and rally past the Indiana Pacers 122-119. Jokic was in foul trouble most of the night. But when the Nuggets needed him most, the two-time NBA MVP pulled them through. Denver has won four straight and six of seven. Aaron Gordon had 18 points and tied a career best with 17 rebounds. Indiana led most of the second half but struggled to stop Jokic and Denver’s 3-point shooters late. Myles Turner missed a 3 at the buzzer that would have forced overtime.

Pelicans 115, Bulls 111 – Ingram’s 22 points rally Pelicans to 115-111 win over Bulls
Brandon Ingram scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half, including seven straight late in the fourth quarter, to give the New Orleans Pelicans a 115-111 victory over the Chicago Bulls. The Pelicans overcame a 3-for-19 performance from 3-point range. DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 33 points, and Zach Levine added 23. The Pelicans scored the final five points of the second quarter to take a 52-50 lead despite only eight points from Zion Williamson, Ingram and CJ McCollum. Each was averaging more than 20 going into the game. McCollum didn’t score until nearly five minutes left in the third quarter. Williamson scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half. Jonas Valanciunas picked up the slack for the first three quarters with 21 points.

NCAAFB – College Football – Week 11
Last Night
Northern Illinois 24, Western Michigan 21
Central Michigan 31, Buffalo 27

NIU 24, WMU 21 – Credle, Lynch help N. Illinois rally, beat W. Michigan 24-21
Jaiden Credle ran 36 times for 136 yards and touchdown, Justin Lynch scored on a 9-yard run in the closing seconds and Northern Illinois beat Western Michigan 24-21. Lynch finished with 83 yards rushing on six carries for Northern Illinois (3-7, 2-4 Mid-American Conference). Treyson Bourguet ran for a 16-yard touchdown for Western Michigan (3-7, 2-4) in the first quarter, Sean Tyler added a 3-yard TD run that made it 14-10 just before halftime and Bourguet threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Sambucci that gave Western a 21-17 lead going into the 4th quarter.

CMU 31, Buffalo 27 – Central Michigan rallies, 31-27, behind freshman QB’s 3 TDs
Freshman quarterback Bert Emanuel Jr. rushed for 293 yards and the first three touchdowns of his career as Central Michigan rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat Buffalo 31-27 on Wednesday night. Emanuel, who saw his first game action the week before as part of a three-quarterback rotation, ran for a 75-yard touchdown on the Chippewas’ first play from scrimmage in the the second half and tied the game at 24-all late in third quarter on an 87-yard run. On that run, he was pulled down on top of another Bulls defender, regained his footing before spinning away and taking off for the end zone. His 1-yard score midway through the fourth quarter gave Central Michigan the lead.

NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, 10:30 p.m.

NFL – National Football League – Week 10
Tonight
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers, 8:15 p.m.

NFL – LA Rams QB Matthew Stafford in concussion protocol
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is in the concussion protocol, coach Sean McVay says. The Super Bowl-winning quarterback entered the protocol Tuesday afternoon after consulting with the Rams’ medical staff, the team confirmed Wednesday. The Rams believe Stafford’s symptoms resulted from action in last Sunday’s 16-13 loss at Tampa Bay, but they haven’t identified a specific hit. McVay said the Rams haven’t determined whether Stafford can play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. John Wolford, a Rams backup since 2019, is likely to start if Stafford can’t go. Stafford has been one of the NFL’s most durable QB’s for the past 12 seasons.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Tonight
Goshen College at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Central Michigan at Marquette, 8:00 p.m.
Bradford at Notre Dame, 8:00 p.m.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
(25) Michigan 83, Delaware State 30

(25) Michigan 83, DSU 30 – No. 25 Michigan women win 18th straight at home
Laila Phelia scored a career-high 20 points, Emily Kiser added 15 points and No. 25 Michigan opened its season with an 83-30 victory over Delaware State. The Wolverines have won 18 straight at Crisler Center, the nation’s fifth-longest active streak. Michigan scored the first 14 points of the game while Delaware State turned it over seven times and missed three shots. The Wolverines led 40-18 at halftime and used a 28-0 run spanning the 3rd quarter break to build a 47-point lead.

Tonight
Purdue-Fort Wayne at Michigan State, 7:00 p.m.

WNBA – Biden hopes Putin will negotiate WNBA star Griner’s release
President Joe Biden says he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over. He spoke Wednesday afternoon, hours after Griner’s lawyers revealed that she had been sent to a penal colony to serve her sentence for drug possession. U.S. officials have for months tried to negotiate the release of Griner and another American jailed in Russia, Paul Whelan. But there have been no overt signs of progress.

WNBA – WNBA to allow coaches challenge next season
The WNBA will allow coaches to challenge one play a game next season, and the league is also heightening the penalty for transition take fouls, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday night because no official announcement has been made. Both rules, which will go into effect next season, are already used in the NBA.

MLB – Orioles claim OF Daz Cameron off waivers from Tigers
The Baltimore Orioles have claimed outfielder Daz Cameron off waivers from the Detroit Tigers. Cameron hit .219 with a homer and eight RBIs in 21 games with Detroit last season. He also appeared in 98 games with Triple-A Toledo, batting .240 with 10 homers and 50 RBIs. The waiver claim gives Baltimore 34 players on its 40-man roster. The Orioles also turned down their $11 million option on right-hander Jordan Lyles, who gets a $1 million buyout.

MLB – Pollock declines $13M option with White Sox, goes free
Outfielder AJ Pollock declined his $13 million player option with the Chicago White Sox and was among 10 players who became free agents, raising the total to 161. In the final season of what turned out to be a $50 million, four-year contract, the 34-year-old hit .245 with 14 homers and 56 RBIs. World Series champion Houston declined a $10 million option on first baseman Trey Mancini in favor of a $250,000 buyout and declined a $13 million option on reliever Will Smith in favor of a $1 million buyout.

FIFA – World Cup – Pepi, Steffen left off US World Cup roster, Ream, Wright on
The U.S. World Cup roster had some surprises: Ricardo Pepi was left off along with Zack Steffen, Paul Arriola and Jordan Pefok. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter picked 35-year-old defender Tim Ream, who hasn’t played with the team since September 2021 Also selected were Haji Wright, Joe Scally, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Sean Johnson, who all failed to get into a single one of the qualifiers. DeAndre Yedlin, a 29-year-old defender, is the only player left from the 2014 World Cup roster. The U.S. opens the World Cup against Wales on Nov. 21, then plays England and Iran.

Golf – Tiger Woods to return at his tournament in the Bahamas
Tiger Woods is returning to competition next month in the Bahamas. He announced his decision on Twitter and it was not a big surprise. Woods is tournament host of the Hero World Challenge. He’ll be part of a 20-man field that features 18 of the top 21 players in the current world ranking. Woods says other sponsor exemptions are going to Tommy Fleetwood and Kevin Kisner. Woods hasn’t played since missing the cut in the British Open at St. Andrews in July. He played only two other tournaments this year. Both were majors. He made the cut in the Masters and PGA Championship.

Golf – Champions – Langer still going strong on PGA Tour Champions at 65
Bernhard Langer feels the reminders from 50 years of professional golf every day. Some days it could be a sore wrist. Others a twinge in the elbow or a shoulder ache. None of it has slowed him down. The 65-year-old arrives at Phoenix Country Club this weekend with a chance to tie Hale Irwin’s all-time PGA Tour Champions wins mark of 45. Langer won his 44th PGA Tour Champions event last week in Florida after beating his age by two shots in the second round. This week’s Charles Schwab Cup Championship will be the final event of the PGA Tour Champions season. Only Steven Alker and Padraig Harrington have a chance to win the season-long championship.

AHL – American Hockey League
Yesterday
Chicago Wolves 5, Milwaukee Admirals 3
Cleveland Monsters 5, Grand Rapids Griffins 2

ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Yesterday
Wheeling Nailers 4, Toledo Walleye 3 – Shootout

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Last Night
Men’s Basketball
Lake Michigan College 64, Concordia University of Chicago 62

Tonight
Men’s Basketball
Kennedy-King College at Southwestern Michigan College, 7:30 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Tonight
Volleyball – Regional Championship
Division 1 at Gull Lake
Gull Lake vs. Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:00 p.m.

Division 2 at Hudsonville Unity Christian
G.R. South Christian vs. Buchanan, 6:00 p.m.

Division 3 at Coloma
Kalamazoo Christian vs. Watervliet, 6:30 p.m.

Division 4 at Mendon
Our Lady of the Lake vs. Athens, 7:00 p.m.

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NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Montreal Canadiens 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 – Shootout

Canadiens 3, Red Wings 2 – SO – Caufield, Suzuki score in shootout, Canadiens beat Red Wings
Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki scored in the shootout and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. David Perron was the only Red Wings player to score during the shootout. Detroit captain Dylan Larkin shot wide on the third attempt to give Montreal the victory. During regulation time, Larkin also failed to convert on a first-period penalty shot. Montreal’s Mike Hoffman scored two first-period goals on similar plays.  Austin Czarnik and Lucas Raymond had Detroit’s goals in regulation.

NCAAFB – Georgia is new CFP No. 1, followed by Ohio St, Michigan, TCU
Georgia was the new No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, followed by Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. The Bulldogs rise from three to one was no surprise after their dominant victory against the previously top-ranked Volunteers. Clemson, which was No. 4 in the selection committee’s first rankings last week, also lost. That cleared the way for changes in the top four. Ohio State stayed at two. The Buckeyes’ Big Ten rival, Michigan moved up from five to three. TCU jumped three spots to No. 4, putting the nation’s four unbeatens at the top of the rankings. Tennessee fell to No. 5.

NCAAFB – College Football – Week 11
Last Night
Eastern Michigan 34, Akron 28

EMU 34, Akron 28 – Eastern Michigan holds off Akron 34-28 for 6th win
Austin Smith and Samson Evans each accounted for a pair of touchdowns and Eastern Michigan became bowl eligible with a 34-28 victory over Akron. Eastern Michigan (6-4, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) secured its fifth bowl appearance in six seasons and the program’s seventh overall. Smith threw a touchdown pass in each half. Evans had a 9-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and broke loose for a 23-yard score early in the third to give the Eagles a 31-14 lead. Cam Wiley got Akron close, running for 11- and 56-yard touchdowns early in the fourth quarter to pull to 31-28.

Tonight
Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Buffalo at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m.

NCAAMBKB – Michigan State among college hoops teams facing tough tests
Tom Izzo is proud of the fact that Michigan State has consistently played tough nonconference schedules throughout his career. Playing challenging competition before the Big Ten season begins has prepared the Spartans for conference play and set them up in the NCAA Tournament to make eight runs to the Final Four under their Hall of Fame coach. Even Izzo acknowledged he might’ve bit off more than his unranked team could chew this year. Izzo is the first coach since at least 2009 to play two opponents ranked in the top four and two other teams in the poll in November.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
Denver Nuggets at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.

NBA – AP source: Suspended Kyrie Irving meets with Adam Silver
A person with knowledge of the meeting says suspended Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has met with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. The Nets banned Irving for at least five games without pay on Thursday after he refused to say he had no antisemitic beliefs. That came hours after Silver said Irving made a “reckless decision” to post a link on his Twitter feed to a film that contains antisemitic material and said he would be meeting with him within a week. They finally did on Tuesday, the person told The Associated Press, speaking on anonymity because the meeting and its details were private.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Tonight
Delaware State at (25) Michigan, 6:00 p.m.

WNBA – American Brittney Griner moved to a penal colony in Russia
The jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony in Russia. A Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession last month. Her legal team says Griner was transferred Nov. 4 from the detention center in Iksha and is on her way to a penal colony. They said they don’t know her exact current location or her final destination.

NFL – Saturday faces daunting task in preparing Colts for Raiders
Indianapolis Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday faces a dauting task this week. First, he must find a play-caller. Then he must create a game plan for this week’s game at Las Vegas. And then he still must figure out how to fix the Colts offense and specifically its offensive line. It’s a lot to ask of someone who has spent more time in a broadcast studio than on a sideline this season. But team owner Jim Irsay thinks Saturday is right guy for this Sunday — and Indy’s final eight games.

MLB – Rizzo, Bassitt turn down options, among 11 now free agents
First baseman Anthony Rizzo became a free agent again when he declined his $16 million option with the New York Yankees for 2023. Pitcher Chris Bassitt declined his $19 million option with the New York Mets and followed rotation mates Jacob deGrom and Taijuan Walker into free agency. They were among 11 players who became free agents Tuesday, raising the total to 151. About 33 more players are potentially eligible to go free by Thursday, joining a free agent class headed by Aaron Judge, Trea Turner, Dansby Swanson, deGrom, Carlos Correa and Xander Bogaerts.  New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, spoke about the team’s goal to re-sign slugger Aaron Judge. “Optimally, if you could wave a magic wand, we would secure Aaron Judge and retain him and have him signed and happy in the fold as soon as possible,”

MLB – A’s still pursuing Oakland ballpark with eye on Las Vegas
Oakland Athletics general manager David Forst says the A’s are still interested in staying in the Bay Area if a stadium deal can be completed. The A’s have been exploring building a new ballpark in Oakland or Las Vegas. Forst is in Las Vegas for baseball’s general managers meetings. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has expressed concern about getting a deal done in Oakland. Manfred and the A’s have said a new stadium is needed to replace the aging Oakland facility. The A’s lease at the Oakland ballpark expires after the 2024 season.

MLB – Cubs promote Dustin Kelly to hitting coach on Ross’ staff
The Chicago Cubs have promoted Dustin Kelly to hitting coach after two seasons as the organization’s minor league hitting coordinator, one of three additions to manager David Ross’ staff announced on Tuesday. Kelly becomes the Cubs’ eighth hitting coach in 12 seasons. He replaces Greg Brown, who lasted one year. A former minor league infielder, Kelly worked as a hitting coach in the Dodgers farm system from 2018-20 before getting hired by Chicago. The Cubs also added former outfielder Jim Adduci as assistant hitting coach and Alex Smith as an assistant coach for data development and process.

FIFA – World Cup – American defender Chris Richards to miss World Cup
American defender Chris Richards will miss the World Cup because of an injury that has sidelined him for more than two months. He wrote on Instagram that he was “gutted.” A 22-year-old from Birmingham, Alabama, Richards debuted for the U.S. in November 2020 and has made eight international appearances. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter is set to announce his 26-man roster Wednesday. The U.S. already was missing Atlanta defender Miles Robinson, who tore his left Achilles on May 7.

FIFA – Blatter says picking Qatar as World Cup host was a ‘mistake’
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says picking Qatar to host the World Cup was a mistake 12 years ago. Blatter led FIFA at the time of the vote and says soccer and the World Cup are too big for a country as small as Qatar. He repeated his claim that key votes for Qatar were swayed by a 2010 meeting in Paris between then-French president Nicolas Sarkozy and FIFA vice president Michel Platini. The 86-year-old Blatter spoke with a Swiss newspaper group. It was his first major interview since being acquitted with Platini in July of financial misconduct at FIFA.

Golf – PGA Tour to Houston, Champions Tour ends season in Phoenix
The main tours are getting close to the end of the year. The PGA Tour goes to the Houston Open for the penultimate event of 2022. The LPGA Tour returns to Florida for its final two events. The leading 60 players are eligible for the season finale. For the PGA Tour Champions, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix wraps up the year. The $1 million prize for the Schwab Cup comes down to Steven Alker and Padraig Harrington. The European tour is in South Africa. The Nedbank Golf Challenge was canceled the past two years.

Olympics – WADA forces hearing in Russian skater Valieva’s doping case
The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday the agency has stepped in to send the Kamila Valieva doping case which shook figure skating at the Winter Olympics to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. WADA president Witold Banka alleges Russia made “no progress” toward resolving the case after a warning. The Russian anti-doping agency had indicated last month it was preparing to hold a hearing but wouldn’t make the verdict public because Valieva was only 15 at the time she tested positive.

Olympics – US marathon trials for 2024 Olympics will be run in Orlando
The 2024 United States Olympic marathon trials will be held along the streets in Orlando, Florida. USA Track and Field recently announced the decision. The site for the rest of the track and field trials is still being determined. The top three men and women finishers in the marathon race on Feb. 3, 2024, will earn a roster spot for the Paris Olympics held that summer. That’s provided they have met the qualifying standard.

AHL – American Hockey League
Today
Chicago Wolves at Milwaukee Admirals, 11:30 a.m.
Grand Rapids Griffins at Cleveland Monsters, 7:00 p.m.

ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Today
Wheeling Nailers at Toledo Walleye, 10:35 a.m.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Tonight
Men’s Basketball
Lake Michigan College at Concordia University of Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Volleyball – Regional Semifinals
Division 1 at Gull Lake
Gull Lake 3, Portage Northern 1
Battle Creek Lakeview 3, DeWitt 0
Championship Thursday at 6:00

Division 2 at Hudsonville Unity Christian
G.R. South Christian 3, Holland Christian 0
Buchanan 3, Plainwell 0
Championship Thursday at 6:00

Division 3 at Coloma
Kalamazoo Christian 3, Bronson 0
Watervliet 3, Lawton 0
Championship Thursday at 6:30

Division 4 at Mendon
Our Lady of the Lake 3, Decatur 0
Athens 3, Martin 0
Championship Thursday at 7:00

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NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
(22) Michigan 75, Purdue-Fort Wayne 56
Michigan State 73, Northern Arizona 55
Eastern Michigan 75, Wayne State 66
Minnesota 61, Western Michigan 60

(22) Michigan 75, Purdue Fort Wayne 56 – No. 22 Michigan dominates Purdue Fort Wayne 75-56 in opener
Hunter Dickinson scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and freshman Jett Howard added 21 points Monday to power No. 22 Michigan to a 75-56 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in the season opener for both schools. Dickinson who made nine of 11 field goals was no match for the Mastodons as he was able to score nearly every time he was near the basket and dominated the boards. Quinton Morton-Robertson scored 15 points and Bobby Planutis added 13 for the Mastodons, who were voted the preseason favorites to win the Horizon League title this season.

Michigan State 73, N. Arizona 55 – Hauser’s double-double leads Michigan State past NAU 73-55
Joey Hauser had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Pierre Brooks scored 14 points and Michigan State beat Northern Arizona 73-55 in a season opener. Hauser and Brooks each made a 3-pointer during a 10-0 run to put Michigan State ahead 18-4. The Spartans led by at least eight points the rest way, including 34-20 at the break. Brooks’ fourth 3-pointer gave Michigan State its largest lead of the game at 59-38. A. J. Hoggard added nine points with eight assists for Michigan State. Hauser and Brooks each made four 3-pointers as Michigan State went 9 of 27. Jalen Cone led Northern Arizona with 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Liam Lloyd added 11 points, but the Lumberjacks shot just 31.7% from the field.

Minnesota 61, Western Michigan 60 – Transfers Garcia, Cooper help Minnesota top Western Michigan
Dawson Garcia scored 23 points, Ta’lon Cooper had 17 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists and Minnesota edged Western Michigan 61-60 in a season opener. Garcia made a 3-pointer, his third of the game, from the top of the key with 1:54 left to extend Minnesota’s lead to 59-50 and Taurus Samuels made 1 of 2 free throws with 20 seconds left to make it 61-54.

Eastern Michigan 75, Wayne State 66 – d
Four of Eastern Michigan’s starters scored in double figures to lead the Eagles to a 75-66 win over Division 2 Wayne State. Orlando Lovejoy had 18 points, Jalin Billingsley added 16.  EMU also got 12 points from Noah Farrakhan and 10 from Legend Geeter. Carmello Harris led Wayne State with 17 points, and 9 rebounds.

NFL – National Football League – Week 9
Last Night
Baltimore Ravens 27, New Orleans Saints 13

Ravens 27, Saints 13 – Drake, Houston lead Ravens past Saints for 3rd straight win
Kenyan Drake rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns, Justin Houston had an interception to go with his third straight multiple-sack game, and the Baltimore Ravens beat the New Orleans Saints 27-13. Lamar Jackson passed for a touchdown and had 82 yards rushing. Baltimore won its third straight and remained atop the AFC North at 6-3, one game ahead of Cincinnati. The Saints fell to 3-6.  The Ravens converted 9 of 15 third downs.

NFL – Reich out, Saturday in as Colts try to fix stagnant offense
The Indianapolis Colts have hired former All-Pro center Jeff Saturday as interim coach after firing coach Frank Reich. The move came after another lackluster offensive performance in the team’s third consecutive loss. The Colts announced the moves one day after an ugly 26-3 loss at New England. Reich was hired in 2018 after serving as offensive coordinator for the Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles. He led the Colts to the playoffs in two of his first four seasons. Saturday’s only coaching experience came at a Georgia high school. He’s served as a team consultant and an ESPN commentator most recently.

NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings,

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
(9) Notre Dame 88, Northern Illinois 48
Michigan State 86, Delaware State 37
Eastern Michigan 71, Lindenwood 56
Valparaiso 71, Central Michigan 64
Loyola Chicago 61, Western Michigan 50

(9) Notre Dame 88, Northern Illinois 48 – No. 9 Notre Dame downs Northern Illinois 88-48
Olivia Miles had 17 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and six steals to help No. 9 Notre Dame rout Northern Illinois 88-48 on Monday night. Dara Mabrey added 16 points while Maddy Westbeld had 13 points and four blocks. Transfer post players Kylee Watson (Oregon) and Lauren Ebo (Texas) made their Notre Dame debuts. Watson started and scored nine points, while Ebo added 10 points off the bench. Janae Poisson led NIU in scoring with 14 points.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Detroit Pistons 112, Oklahoma City Thunder 102
Chicago Bulls 111, Toronto Raptors 97
Indiana Pacers 129, New Orleans Pelicans 122

Pistons 112, Thunder 102 – Bey scores 25, Pistons’ big 2nd half beats Thunder 112-103
Saddiq Bey scored 25 points, Cade Cunningham had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-103. The Pistons outscored the Thunder 64-40 in the second half. Rookie Jaden Ivey had 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Isaiah Stewart had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points for the Thunder, but none of the other starters reached double figures.

Bulls 111, Raptors 97 – Zach LaVine’s 30 points pace Bulls past Raptors 111-97
Zach LaVine scored a season-high 30 points as the Chicago Bulls coasted to a 111-97 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. LaVine, who didn’t play in Sunday’s nine-point loss at Toronto because of injury management on his knee, scored the Bulls’ first nine points of the fourth quarter before committing his fifth foul with seven minutes, 26 seconds left. But the Bulls held a 15-point lead and were able to cruise the rest of the way.. They improved to 2-2 in four series of back-to-back games. Bulls center Nikola Vucevic recorded his fourth consecutive double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Guard Fred VanVleet led the Raptors with 27 points.

Pacers 129, Pelicans 122 – Turner has 37 points, 12 rebounds, Pacers beat Pelicans
Myles Turner had season highs of 37 points and 12 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 129-122 for their fourth win in five games. Tyrese Haliburton added 20 points and 13 assists for the Pacers, making six 3-pointers. Buddy Hield had 20 points with five 3-pointers. Jalen Smith added 15 points and 11 rebounds. The Pacers made 22 3-pointers, seventh-most in franchise history, compared to the Pelicans’ 14. Brandon Ingram scored 29 points and Zion Williamson had 26 for the Pelicans, who like the Pacers are 5-5 but have lost two in a row.

MLB – Fans celebrate Houston Astros’ World Series win with parade
An estimated more than 1 million fans celebrated the Houston Astros’ World Series win with a downtown parade. The parade Monday afternoon took place without any serious incidents, except for the arrest of a 33-year-old man. He was accused by Houston police of throwing a beer can at U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who was riding in the back of a truck that was part of the parade. The Astros clinched their second World Series title in six seasons Saturday, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in Game 6. Officials say the number of people at the parade was expected to surpass the 1 million individuals who attended the parade held after the Astros won their first World Series in 2017.

MLB – White Sox pick up SS Tim Anderson’s $12.5 million option
The Chicago White Sox have picked up Tim Anderson’s $12.5 million option for the 2023 season and declined their $5.5 million option on infielder Josh Harrison. The 29-year-old Anderson hit .301 with six homers, 25 RBIs and 13 steals in 79 games in his seventh big league season. He was the starting shortstop for the American League in the All-Star Game in July. Harrison is owed a $1.5 million buyout and becomes a free agent.

FIFA – World Cup ’22 – Qatar’s promise of ‘carbon-neutral’ World Cup raises doubts
Qatar has been on a ferocious construction spree that has few recent parallels in the long run-up to hosting the 2022 men’s World Cup soccer tournament. It built seven of its eight stadiums, a new metro system, highways, high-rises and Lusail, a futuristic city that ten years ago was mostly dust and sand. Qatar promised something else to distinguish this World Cup from others in the past: It would be ‘carbon-neutral,’ meaning it would have no impact on the climate. But outside experts say Qatar and FIFA’s plan rests on convenient accounting and projects that won’t counteract the event’s carbon footprint.

Swimming – Ledecky posts world record in 800 free at World Cup meet
Katie Ledecky swam to a world record of 7 minutes, 57.42 seconds in the 800-meter freestyle in a World Cup meet. The previous record of 7:59.34 by Spain’s Mireia Belmonte had stood since 2013. Indianapolis is one of three stops on the World Cup circuit organized by FINA, the world governing body for aquatic sports. The previous two were at Berlin and Toronto. The 25-year-old Ledecky won by nearly 10 seconds over silver medalist Summer McIntosh, a 16-year-old Canadian.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Tonight
Volleyball – Regional Semifinals
Division 1 at Gull Lake
Gull Lake vs. Portage Northern, 5:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview vs. DeWitt, 6:30 p.m.

Division 2 at Hudsonville Unity Christian
Holland Christian vs. GR South Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Plainwell vs. Buchanan, 7:00 p.m.

Division 3 at Coloma
Kalamazoo Christian vs. Bronson, 5:30 p.m.
Watervliet vs. Lawton, 7:30 p.m.

Division 4 at Mendon
Our Lady of the Lake vs. Decatur, 5:30 p.m.
Martin vs. Athens, 7:00 p.m.

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NFL – National Football League – Week 9
Last Night
Detroit Lions 15, Green Bay Packers 9
Miami Dolphins 35, Chicago Bears 32
New England Patriots 26, Indianapolis Colts 3

Lions 15, Packers 9 – Rodgers throws 3 INTs, Lions hold on to beat Packers 15-9
Aaron Rodgers matched a career high with three interceptions and threw an incomplete pass on fourth down from the Detroit 17 in the final minute, letting the Detroit Lions hold on for a 15-9 win over the Packers in a matchup of slumping teams on Sunday. The Lions ended a five-game losing streak. The Packers have lost five straight for the first time since 2008 when their four-time NFL MVP was a first-year starter with the franchise.

Dolphins 35, Bears 32 – Tua, Dolphins outlast Bears on Fields’ record rushing day
Tua Tagovailoa threw for three touchdowns, Tyreek Hill had 143 yards receiving and the Miami Dolphins overcame a record-setting rushing effort by Justin Fields to beat the Chicago Bears 35-32. In a game where neither team did much to stop the other, the Dolphins had no trouble moving the ball against a gutted defense and made enough plays to come away with their third straight win. Fields ran for 178 yards, the most by an NFL quarterback in a regular-season game. He had a 61-yard touchdown run and threw for three scores. But it wasn’t enough for the Bears, who lost for the fifth time in six games.

Patriots 26, Colts 3 – Pats get 9 sacks in dominant 26-3 victory over Colts
Mac Jones had a touchdown pass, Nick Folk added four field goals and the Patriots finished with nine sacks to help New England beat the Indianapolis Colts 26-3. The win moves the Patriots (5-4) above .500 for the first time this season as they head into their bye week. Linebackers Matt Judon and Josh Uche each had three sacks, leading a defense that held Indianapolis to 121 yards and 0-for-14 on third down. Jones was 20 of 30 for 147 yards. The Colts have lost three straight and have yet to earn a win since benching QB Matt Ryan in favor of second-year player Sam Ehlinger.

Other NFL Scores
Philadelphia 29, Houston 17
Cincinnati 42, Carolina 21
Jacksonville 27, Las Vegas 20
L.A. Chargers 20, Atlanta 17
Minnesota 20, Washington 17
N.Y. Jets 20, Buffalo 17
Seattle 31, Arizona 21
Tampa Bay 16, L.A. Rams 13
Kansas City 20, Tennessee 17, OT
Bye Week:
Cleveland, Denver,
Pittsburgh, Dallas,
N.Y. Giants, San Francisco

Tonight
Baltimore Ravens at New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 3, New York Rangers 2 – OT

Red Wings 3, Rangers 2 – OT – Kubalik’s overtime goal lifts Red Wings past Rangers 3-2
Dominik Kubalik scored a power-play goal 2:43 into overtime and the Detroit Red Wings rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday. Matt Luff and Pius Suter scored in the second period as Detroit came back after trailing 2-0 in the first period. Moritz Seider had two assists and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 27 shots in the Red Wings’ third straight win. Kaapo Kakko and Mika Zibanejad scored in the first to give the Rangers the lead. Jaroslav Halak had 33 saves while falling to 0-3-1 in four starts this season.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Toronto Raptors 113, Chicago Bulls 104

Raptors 113, Bulls 104 – VanVleet has 30 points and 11 assists as Raptors beat Bulls
Fred VanVleet returned from injury with season-highs of 30 points and 11 assists, Scottie Barnes had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors overcame the absence of leading scorer Pascal Siakam to beat the Chicago Bulls 113-104. VanVleet returned after missing three games because of a sore lower back. O.G. Anunoby scored 22 points, Gary Trent Jr. had 12 and Christian Koloko added a career-high 11. Nikola Vucevic had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Alex Caruso had 11 rebounds and 11 assists and DeMar DeRozan scored 20 points for the Bulls, who lost their second straight.

Tonight
Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans at Indiana Pacers, 7:45 p.m.
Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls, 8:45 p.m.

NCAAFB – College Football – Week 10
Saturday
(5) Michigan 53, Rutgers 17
Michigan State 23, (16) Illinois 15
Notre Dame 35, (4) Clemson 14

NCAAFB – AP Top 25: Georgia has No. 1 on lock, ‘Bama drops to No. 10
Georgia has tightened its hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll. TCU climbing up to No. 4 and Alabama dropping all the way to No. 10. The Bulldogs had their strongest support of the season after manhandling Tennessee in a 1-2 matchup. Georgia received 62 of 63 first-place vote, No. 2 Ohio State got the other. Michigan moved up a spot to No. 3 and TCU jumped three spots to its highest ranking since late in the 2017 season. No. 5 Tennessee fell three spots after losing on the road to the defending national champions.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Tonight
Purdue-Fort Wayne at (22) Michigan, 6:30 p.m.     News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:00
Northern Arizona at Michigan State 7:00 p.m.      Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 6:00
Wayne State at Eastern Michigan, 7:30 p.m.
Western Michigan at Minnesota, 9:00 p.m.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Today
Delaware State at Michigan State, 12:00 p.m.
Lindenwood at Eastern Michigan, 5:00 p.m.
Valparaiso at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Loyola Chicago at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m.

NASCAR – Joey Logano wins at Phoenix to earn 2nd NASCAR championship
Joey Logano won his second NASCAR championship to give Roger Penske two titles in the same season with a victory in Sunday’s winner-take-all finale at Phoenix Raceway. It was the fourth win of the season for Logano. Will Power added the IndyCar championship to the Team Penske trophy case in September and Logano’s dominating run Sunday marked the first time Penske has won both the NASCAR and IndyCar championship in the same season. It is the third Cup championship for Penske, who won with Brad Keselowski in 2012 and Logano’s first title in 2018. Logano joined Kyle Busch as the only active drivers with multiple Cup titles.

NASCAR – JGR co-owner Coy Gibbs, 49, dies hours after son wins title
Coy Gibbs, the vice chairman at Joe Gibbs Racing for his NFL and NASCAR Hall of Fame father, died Sunday morning. He was 49. His death came just hour after his son Ty won the Xfinity Series championship. JGR says in a statement that Gibbs died in his sleep. Joe Gibbs has now lost both of his sons in the last three years. J.D. Gibbs died in 2019 of degenerative neurological disease and also was 49. Coy Gibbs succeeded his older brother as vice chairman of the family-run NASCAR organization.

Golf – PGA – Henley coasts to 4-shot PGA Tour victory in Mayakoba
Russell Henley is the winner of the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. That was to be expected because Henley had a six-shot lead going into the final round. He shot 70 to win by four. Henley was never under any stress. He did make his first bogey of the tournament on the fifth hole. His lead was down to three. And then he birdied the next three holes. Brian Harman shot 66 to finish second. Masters champion Scottie Scheffler had a 62 and that gave him a tie for third. Henley won for the first time in five years.

Golf – Champions – Langer wins 44th on Champions to get within one of record
Bernhard Langer keeps breaking is own record as the oldest PGA Tour Champions winner. The 65-year-old German won the TimberTech Championship for his second win this year, and the 44th of his career. That leaves Langer one win away from tying the Champions record held by Hale Irwin. Langer shot a 66 in the final round to win by six shots over Paul Goydos and Thongchai Jaidee. The season ends next week with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Steven Alker leads. Padraig Harrington is the only player with a remote chance of catching him for the $1 million prize.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Football
Friday
11-Man District Semifinals
Division 2 – Region 1 – District 2
East Lansing 34, Portage Northern 24

Division 3 – Region 2 – District 2
Zeeland West 36, St. Joseph 18

Division 4 – Region 2 – District 1
Edwardsburg 24, Niles 17        
Hastings (10-1) will be at Edwardsburg (10-1) in the regional finals Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Division 5 – Region 2 – District 1
Grand Rapids Catholic Central 56, Berrien Springs 0

Division 7 – Region 3 – District 1
Lawton 35, Schoolcraft 21
Lawton (9-2) will be at Jackson Lumen Christi (8-3) in the regional finals Friday at 7:00 p.m.
                                                       
Division 8 – Region 3 – District 1
White Pigeon 34, Reading 20
White Pigeon (8-3) will be at Ottawa Lake Whiteford (11-0) in the regional finals Friday at 7:00 p.m.

8-Man Regional Finals
8-Man Division 2 – Region 4
Mendon 46, Colon 44
Mendon (9-2) will host Morrice (9-2) in the Semifinals, Saturday at 1:00 p.m

Saturday
Division 6 – Region 3 – District 1
Grand Rapids West Catholic 50, Constantine 24

8-Man Division 1 – Region 3
Martin 56, Adrian Lenawee Christian 14
Martin (9-2) will host Brown City (10-1) in the Semifinals, Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Volleyball
Friday – District Finals
Division 3 at Fennville
North Muskegon 3, Saugatuck 0

Division 3 at Bangor
Lawton 3, Bangor 1

Division 4 at Michigan Lutheran
Our Lady of the Lake 3, River Valley 1

Division 4 at Byron Center Zion Christian
Martin 3, Zion Christian 0

Saturday – District Finals
Division 2 at Edwardsburg
Buchanan 3, Niles 1

Division 1 at Portage Northern
Portage Northern 3, Sturgis 1

Cross Country – State Championship at Michigan International Speedway
Saturday
Girls Division 2 – Top 10

1. Otsego                                      87
2. East Grand Rapids                      98
3. Grand Rapids Christian               153
4. St. Joseph                                  196
5. Ada Forest Hills Eastern            207
6. Spring Lake                               223
7. Goodrich                                   248
8. Zeeland East                             249
9. St. Johns                                   280
10. Adrian                                       294

St. Joseph
12. Gail Vaikutis             18:56.33
14. Elena Figueroa          19:05.35
29. Olivia Ippel               19:13.32
76. Cecilia Ruchty           20:07.39
142. Jade Murdoch           20:59.82
174. Hannah Wier            21:30.27
193. Kaitlyn Harris         21:49.23

1

Georgia (62)

9-0

2

Ohio State (1)

9-0

3

Michigan

9-0

4

TCU

9-0

5

Tennessee

8-1

6

Oregon

8-1

7

LSU

7-2

8

USC

8-1

9

UCLA

8-1

10

Alabama

7-2

11

Ole Miss

8-1

12

Clemson

8-1

13

Utah

7-2

14

Penn State

7-2

15

North Carolina

8-1

16

Tulane

8-1

17

NC State

7-2

18

Texas

6-3

19

Liberty

8-1

20

Notre Dame

6-3

21

Illinois

7-2

22

UCF

7-2

23

Kansas State

6-3

24

Washington

7-2

25

Florida State

6-3

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Our Midwest Family Player of the week is Joron Brown of St. Joseph High School Football. Joron is a senior at St. Joe, He also plays basketball and runs track, in the classroom he has a 3.34 GPA

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From Full Circle Cafe and Espresso Bar. Phil McDonald is off this week. Bret Witkowski is joined by WSJM play by play voice G.B. Richmond.

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As heard on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM, St. Joseph face Zeeland West in a rematch of the first round game last year, in which St. Joe (9-1) defeated the Dux (9-1) on their way to the state semifinals. Will it be two in a row for the Bears, or will the Dux get the win. GB Richmond and Bret Witkowski were at Dickinson Stadium in St. Joseph for the call of the game.

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Our Midwest Family Player of the week is Reid Haskins of Bridgman High School football.  He is senior at Bridgman high school where Reid carries a 4.22 Grade Point Average.

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