NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball

Yesterday

(15) Illinois 93, Michigan 85

(15) Illinois 93, Michigan 85 – Cockburn, Plummer help No. 15 Illinois beat Michigan 93-85 

Kofi Cockburn scored 27 points and Alfonso Plummer had 26, helping No. 15 Illinois beat Michigan 93-85. The Fighting Illini led by 15 midway through the second half before Michigan rallied within two points down the stretch. Illinois improved to 20-8. DeVante’ Jones scored a season-high 25 points for the Wolverines, who fell to 15-12. Michigan was without suspended coach Juwan Howard, who missed the second of five games for hitting a Wisconsin assistant coach a week ago. Phil Martelli again filled in for Howard.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball

Yesterday

(4) Louisville 86, (14) Notre Dame 64

(17) Ohio State 61, Michigan State 55

(21) Iowa 104, (6) Michigan 80

(4) Louisville 86, (14) Notre Dame 64 – No. 4 Louisville women trounce No. 14 Irish in testy matchup

Kianna Smith and Hailey Van Lith each scored 20 points and No. 4 Louisville raced to a huge lead and routed No. 14 Notre Dame 86-64 in a testy matchup. The Cardinals led 41-3 early in the second quarter and beat the Irish for the sixth straight time in improving to 25-3. The teams got into a shoving match in the second quarter. Notre Dame fell to 21-7. This was the final regular-season game for both teams. They both have a double bye in the upcoming Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

(17) Ohio State 61, Michigan State 55 – No. 17 Ohio State women defeat MSU, share Big Ten title

Taylor Mikesell scored 17 points, Jacy Sheldon added 13 points and 10 assists, and No. 17 Ohio State defeated Michigan State 61-55 on Sunday and the Buckeyes later claimed a share of the Big Ten regular-season title. Iowa defeated conference-leading Michigan 104-80 later Sunday, vaulting the Hawkeyes and Buckeyes into a share of first place on the final day of the regular season. Mikesell and Sheldon were the only Ohio State players in double figures against Michigan State. Nia Clouden led Michigan State with 19 points. She was 4 for 18 from the field but made all 10 of her free throws.

(21) Iowa 104, (6) Michigan 80 – No. 21 Iowa shares Big Ten title with win over Michigan.

Caitlin Clark had 38 points and 11 assists and No. 21 Iowa clinched a share of the Big Ten championship with a 104-80 win over No. 6 Michigan. It’s the first conference regular-season title for the Hawkeyes (20-7, 14-4 Big Ten) since 2008, who shared the championship with Ohio State. Clark, who came into the game as the nation’s leading scorer at 27.1 points per game, had a career-high 46 points against the Wolverines in a 98-90 loss on February 6. She was just as effective in this game, hitting 11 of 18 shots from the field, including 8 of 11 in 3-pointers.

NHL – National Hockey League

Yesterday

St. Louis Blues 4, Chicago Blackhawks 0

Blues 4, Blackhawks 0 –Perron, Binnington help Blues pound Blackhawks 4-0

Jordan Kyrou, Pavel Buchnevich and David Perron scored during St. Louis’ dominant second period, and the Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 for their fourth straight win. Perron tacked on a third-period goal in the opener of a four-game trip. Brayden Schenn had two assists for St. Louis, and Jordan Binnington made 30 saves in his second shutout of the season. The Blues improved to 3-0-1 against the Blackhawks, closing out their season series. Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 stops for Chicago, turning away several quality chances for St. Louis.

NBA – National Basketball Association

Yesterday

Detroit Pistons 127, Charlotte Hornets 126 – OT

Indiana Pacers 128, Boston Celtics 107

Pistons 127, Hornets 126 – OT – Olynyk's buzzer-beater in OT ends Pistons' skid vs. Hornets

Bret Witkowski joins Jonny Reinhardt to preview tonight's St. Joe Boys Basketball game against Portage Central. It's also Hall of Fame night at the Bear Den.

In this week's 'battle of the brains,' St. Joseph faces Coloma in this fun and exciting match #2 from Feb. 23, 2023!

In this match from Feb. 23rd, 2022, Lakeshore faces South Haven and achieves and amazing 315 points!

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball

Last Night

(6) Michigan 62, Michigan State 51

(14) Notre Dame 77, Clemson 56

(6) Michigan 62, Michigan State 51 – Hillmon scores 28, No. 6 Michigan beats Michigan State 62-51

Naz Hillmon had 28 points and eight rebounds in her final home game, lifting No. 6 Michigan to a 62-51 win over Michigan State on Thursday. The Wolverines pulled away with a 10-0 run to open the fourth quarter. Michigan can clinch its first outright Big Ten title in women’s basketball if closes the regular season with a win at No. 21 Iowa.  The Wolverines earned a share of the conference championship by beating the Spartans. The Spartans led by nine points early in the game, but could not pull off a second straight upset against their rivals.

(14) Notre Dame 77, Clemson 56 – Citron leads No. 14 Notre Dame women over Clemson 77-56

Sonia Citron scored 23 points, and had career highs with 13 rebounds, eight assists and four steals, to lead No. 14 Notre Dame to a 77-56 victory over Clemson. Maya Dodson added 20 points and nine rebounds for Notre Dame (21-6, 13-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), which 50% (31 of 62) overall. Citron and Dodson were a combined 17 of 25 from the floor. Olivia Miles had 11 points and nine of the Fighting Irish’s 26 assists. Amari Robinson scored 18 points to lead Clemson (9-10, 3-14). Notre Dame outscored Clemson 20-9 in the second quarter and led 38-20 at the break.

Saturday

Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 2:00 p.m.

Central Michigan at Western Michigan, 2:00 p.m.

Sunday

(4) Louisville at (14) Notre Dame, 12:00 p.m.

(17) Ohio State at Michigan State, 2:30 p.m.

(6) Michigan at (21) Iowa, 4:00 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League

Tonight

New Jersey Devils at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday

Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday

St. Louis at Chicago, 3:00 p.m.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball

Last Night

Central Michigan 83, Miami-OH 69

Central Michigan 83, Miami-OH 69 – Miller carries Central Michigan past Miami (Ohio) 83-69

Kevin Miller had 24 points as Central Michigan beat Miami (Ohio) 83-69. Mekhi Lairy led the RedHawks on Thursday night with 18 points.

Saturday

(4) Purdue at Michigan State, 12:00 p.m.                          Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 11:00

Eastern Michigan at Ball State, 3:30 p.m.

Western Michigan at Bowling Green, 5:00 p.m.

Georgia Tech at Notre Dame, 5:00 p.m.

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

Sunday

(15) Illinois at Michigan, 2:00 p.m.                                   News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 1:30

MLB – MLB 4 days from deadline to cancel games and shorten season

Another negotiating session produced only minor movement and no proposals on big-money issues, leaving Major League Baseball four days from management’s Monday night deadline for a deal to salvage opening day and a 162-game season. Both sides appeared to be in a you-make-the-next-move staredown on central economic issue of the lockout, such as luxury tax thresholds and rates, the minimum salary and the proposed bonus pool for pre-arbitration players. Given those stances, it appeared the earliest movement on the main issues would be in the hours before management says it will carry through on its threat to start canceling games.

NBA – National Basketball Association

Last Night

Detroit Pistons 106, Cleveland Cavaliers 103

Chicago Bulls 112, Atlanta Hawks 108

Pistons 106, Cavaliers 103 – Cunningham's late free throws lead Pistons over Cavaliers

Cade Cunningham hit four free throws in the final 46 seconds to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 106-103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball

Last Night

Michigan 71, Rutgers 62

Notre Dame 79, Syracuse 69

Michigan 71, Rutgers 62 – Michigan, without suspended Howard, beats Rutgers 71-62

Caleb Houstan scored 13 of his career-high 21 points in the second half when Michigan pulled away to beat Rutgers 71-62 without head coach Juwan Howard, who was serving the first of a five-game suspension. Former longtime Saint Joseph’s coach and current Michigan associate head coach Phil Martelli was filling in for Howard. Howard was suspended for the remainder of the regular season and fined $40,000 by the Big Ten Conference after hitting a Wisconsin assistant coach in the head during the handshake line after a loss Sunday. Ron Harper Jr. scored 19 points for Rutgers.

Notre Dame 79, Syracuse 69 – Atkinson has 20 & 17, leads Notre Dame past Syracuse 79-69

Paul Atkinson Jr. scored 20 points with a career-high 17 rebounds to lead Notre Dame to a 79-69 win over Syracuse. Atkinson made four free throws and Blake Wesley three in the final 63 seconds as the Irish scored the last seven points of the game while the Orange missed their last three shots and had a turnover after Cole Swider’s jumper made it 72-69 with 1:30 to go. Nate Laszewski scored 17 points for the Irish , who reached 20 wins for the 16th time in coach Mike Brey’s 20 seasons. Jimmy Boeheim, a graduate transfer from Cornell, led the Orange with a season-high 27 points and Buddy Boeheim added 20

Tonight

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

NHL – National Hockey League

Last Night

Colorado Avalanche 5, Detroit Red Wings 2

Michigan 71, Rutgers 62 – Landeskog scores twice, NHL-leading Avs beat Red Wings 5-2

Gabriel Landeskog opened the scoring 1:12 in and capped it with an empty-netter for his 25th goal of the season, helping the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Wednesday night. Tyson Jost, Nazem Kadri and Valeri Nichushkin also scored and Pavel Francouz stopped 31 shots. Colorado beat Detroit for the eighth consecutive time. Filip Zadina and Robby Fabbri scored for the Red Wings. Thomas Greiss made 26 saves. Darren Helm, facing his former team in Detroit for the first time, had an assist on Landeskog’s opening goal. Helm played 744 regular-season games with the Red Wings.

NHL – Blackhawks forward Khaira has season-ending back surgery

Chicago Blackhawks forward Jujhar Khaira will miss the rest of the season after he had surgery on his lower back. Khaira had the operation on Tuesday, and team physician Michael Terry says he is expected to be sidelined for 10 to 12 weeks. The last game of the regular season for the struggling Blackhawks is scheduled for April 29. The 27-year-old Khaira had three goals and no assists in 27 games in his first season with the Blackhawks. He agreed to a two-year contract in July that carries a $975,000 salary-cap hit.

NBA – National Basketball Association

Tonight

Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.

Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball

Last Night

Ball State 64, Western Michigan 56

Toledo 76, Central Michigan 52

Northern Illinois 72, Eastern Michigan 65

Tonight

Michigan State at (6) Michigan, 6:00 p.m.

Clemson at (14) Notre Dame, 8:00 p.m.

MLB – MLB: Season to be shortened if no deal by end of Monday

Major League Baseball gave locked out players five days to salvage March 31 openers and a full season, telling the union that games would be canceled if a labor contract is not agreed to by the end of Monday. After the third straight day of negotiations with little movement, MLB went public with what it had told the union on Feb. 12. Players have not accepted Monday as a deadline and have s...