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NBA – National Basketball Association

Last Night

Minnesota Timberwolves 128, Detroit Pistons 117

Toronto Raptors 127, Chicago Bulls 120 – OT

T-Wolves 128, Pistons 117 – Edwards, Towns lead Timberwolves past Pistons, 128-117

Anthony Edwards scored 25 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points and 14 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Detroit Pistons 128-117 on Thursday night. Taurean Prince added 23 points to help Minnesota win its third straight and fifth in six games. Saddiq Bey had 21 points and 13 rebounds for Detroit, and Jerami Grant added 20 points. The Pistons lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Raptors 127, Bulls 120 – OT – Siakam scores 25 points as Raptors beat Bulls 127-120 in OT

Pascal Siakam had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Chris Boucher had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat Chicago 127-120 in overtime Thursday, snapping a five-game losing streak against the Bulls. Scottie Barnes scored 21 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:44 left in OT, and Gary Trent Jr. added a decisive 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining. Trent scored 16 points, ending his career-best streak of 30-point games at five. Nikola Vucevic matched his season-high with 30 points and had 18 rebounds for the Bulls, his ninth double-double in 10 games. DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points for Chicago.

Tonight

Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.

Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.

NFL – National Football League

Sunday

2022 NFL Pro Bowl, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas

AFC vs. NFC, 3:00 p.m.    

NHL – National Hockey League

Saturday

2022 NHL All-Star Game, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, 3:15 p.m.

NHL – Aldrich sexual assault scandal hits home far from Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks have resolved a pair of lawsuits stemming from the organization's handling of allegations by a former first-round pick that he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach in 2010. But questions raised by the suits live on, not just in Chicago, but well beyond. After he resigned his position with the Blackhawks, Brad Aldrich worked or volunteered for USA Hockey, the University of Notre Dame and Miami University in Ohio before returning to his native Michigan. He pleaded guilty in 2013 as part of a deal with a prosecutor after he was accused of sexually assaulting a high school hockey player.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball

Last Night

Central Michigan 65, Western Michigan 55

Ohio 81, Eastern Michigan 68

Central Michigan 65, Western Michigan 55 – Healy leads Cent. Michigan past W. Michigan 65-55

Cameron Healy had 23 points as Central Michigan topped Western Michigan 65-55. Lamar Norman Jr. led the Broncos on Thursday night with 18 points.

Ohio 81, Eastern Michigan 68 – Sears scores 20 to lift Ohio past Eastern Michigan 81-68

Mark Sears had 20 points as Ohio got past Eastern Michigan 81-68. Nathan Scott led the Eagles on Thursday with 16 points.

Saturday

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

Eastern Michigan at Kent State, 2:00 p.m.

Michigan at (4) Purdue, 2:30 p.m.                            News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 2:00

Notre Dame at NC State, 3:00 p.m.

(13) Michigan State at Rutgers, 4:00                     Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 3:00

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball

Last Night

(17) Maryland 67, Michigan State 62

(20) Notre Dame 68, Virginia Tech 55

(6) Michigan at Illinois, PPD

(17) Maryland 67, Michigan State 62 – Reese leads No. 17 Maryland women past Michigan State 67-62

Angel Reese had 25 points and nine rebounds, Diamond Miller added 14 points and nine rebounds and No. 17 Maryland beat Michigan State 67-62 for its fourth straight vi...

This week's Midwest-Family Player of the Week is Ryan Young, a senior from Buchanan High School and member of the boys varsity basketball team.

Last season, Young broke his ankle in the second game of the season and spent the next 8-9 months rehabbing.

This season, Young is more than making up for missing his junior season.

After Buchanan started the season on a slow 1-5 start, Young has helped the Bucks quickly turn things around, now winning their previous 6 games to bring them above .500, and peaking at the right time. A major part of the team's turnaround has been the incredible performances of Ryan Young.

Last week:

1/25 vs Constantine: 21 points and 13 rebounds. W 64-33

1/26 @ Michigan Lutheran: 41 points and 25 rebounds. W 76-38

1/28 vs Berrien Springs: 31 points and 21 rebounds. W 61-36

Young's 41 points against ML is tied for the 4th highest point total in Buchanan history.

Ryan has been a member of the Varsity team for 3 seasons and also participates in Cross Country.

To hear more about Ryan and the Bucks' success, listen to his conversation with Jordan Jensen, below!

Now that the saga is over, let's go back and see the timeline of what happened, and more importantly, how to feel about Jim Harbaugh returning for the 2022 season.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball

Last Night

(13) Michigan State 65, Maryland 63

Michigan 85, Nebraska 79

Northern Illinois 75, Western Michigan 56

Central Michigan 78, Bowling Green 74

Toledo 86, Eastern Michigan 66

(13) Michigan State 65, Maryland 63 – Hall rescues No. 13 Michigan State in 65-63 win over Terps

Malik Hall made a driving layup with 1.9 seconds left, and No. 13 Michigan State survived a second-half rally by Maryland to beat the Terrapins 65-63. Hall led the Spartans with 16 points, and Joey Hauser and Marcus Bingham Jr. had 10 apiece as Michigan State followed a home win over rival Michigan by doing just enough against the underachieving Terps. Eric Ayala scored 15 points and Donta Scott had 14 for Maryland, which rallied from a 15-point second half deficit to tie the score twice within the final three minutes. Standout freshman Max Christie was held to seven points for the Spartans.

Michigan 85, Nebraska 79 – Michigan scores last 6 points to beat Nebraska 85-79

Hunter Dickinson led Michigan with 26 points and the Wolverines scored the last six points of the game to beat Nebraska 85-79.  C.J. Wilcher’s two free throws for Nebraska tied the game at 79 with 1:20 remaining. DeVante’ Jones answered with a layup and then forced a turnover on the ensuing possession. Eli Brooks and Jones each made a pair of free throws to end it. Michigan (11-8, 5-4 Big Ten) rebounded from a 83-67 loss to then-No. 10 Michigan State and has won four of its last five games. Bryce McGowens scored 24 points for Nebraska (6-16, 0-11).

Northern Illinois 75, Western Michigan 56 – Northern Illinois beats Western Michigan 75-56

Trendon Hankerson, Keshawn Williams and Adong Makuoi scored 15 points apiece as Northern Illinois defeated Western Michigan 75-56. Lamar Norman Jr. led the Broncos with 24 points.

Central Michigan 78, Bowling Green 74 – Central Michigan tops Bowling Green 78-74

Cameron Healy and Kevin Miller scored 21 points apiece as Central Michigan narrowly beat Bowling Green 78-74. Myron Gordon led the Falcons on Tuesday night with a season-high 24 points.

Toledo 86, Eastern Michigan 66 – Shumate scores 24 to lead Toledo over Eastern Michigan 86-66

JT Shumate had 24 points as Toledo won its ninth straight game, rolling past Eastern Michigan 86-66. Noah Farrakhan led the Eagles on Tuesday night with 17 points.

Tonight

Notre Dame at Miami (FL), 7:00 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association

Last Night

New Orleans Pelicans 111, Detroit Pistons 101

Chicago Bulls 126, Orlando Magic 115

Pelicans 111, Pistons 101 – Ingram has 26, Pelicans rally for 111-101 win over Pistons

Brandon Ingram scored 26 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 13 points and 13 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 15-point deficit to beat the Detroit Pistons 111-101. The Pistons, who overcame a 15-0 deficit to beat Cleveland on Sunday, led 76-61 with 7:38 left in the third quarter. But with Cade Cunningham sidelined by a hip pointer, Detroit’s Jerami Grant had 17 points in his return after missing 24 games with a thumb injury.

Bulls 126, Magic 115 – Bulls hold off Magic's 4th quarter rally for 126-115 win

DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 29 points, and Zach LaVine added 24, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Orlando Magic 126-115. The Bulls survived a frantic rally by the Magic midway through the fourth quarter. Wendell Carter Jr. scored 24 points to lead the Magic. The Bulls were up 113-103 with 7:38 left and failed to score a field goal in the next four minutes. The Magic tied the game, but LaVine’s baseline shot with 3:35 left snapped the Bulls’ drought and enabled them to regain a 117-115 lead. Ayo Dosunmu made two shots to highlight an 11-0 run to finish the game.

Tonight

NHL – National Hockey League

Last Night

Detroit Red Wings 2, Anaheim Ducks 1 – OT

Vancouver Canucks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 1

Red Wings 2, Ducks 1 – OT – Oesterle scores in OT, Red Wings beat Ducks 2-1

Jordan Oesterle scored 2:11 into overtime as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1. Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist to help Detroit win for the second time in six games. Alex Nedeljkovic, starting for the 10th time in 11 games, had 14 saves. Rickard Rakell scored for Anaheim, and John Gibson finished with 26 saves. The Ducks snapped a two-game win streak. In the extra period, Oesterle one-timed a feed off a faceoff from Larkin for his first goal with Detroit.

Canucks 3, Blackhawks 1 – Halak, Boeser help Canucks top Blackhawks 3-1

Jaroslav Halak made 20 saves, Brock Boeser scored and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1. Alex Chiasson and Luke Schenn also scored for Vancouver, which had dropped four of five. The Canucks managed just 15 shots on goal in a 1-0 overtime loss at Calgary on Saturday night. Connor Murphy scored for the Blackhawks, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 stops. Playing without captain Jonathan Toews, who missed his second straight game because of a concussion, Chicago lost for the sixth time in seven games.

NHL – 3 former Blackhawks to help team with GM search

Former Chicago Blackhawks forwards Eddie Olczyk, Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp have agreed to help the team in its search for a new general manager. Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz says Olczyk, Hossa and Sharp “are respected hockey minds who have great knowledge of the game.” Mike Forde, the executive chairman of Sportsology and a former executive with Chelsea F.C., also is advising the team on the opening. The team plans to start interviewing candidates this week.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball

Last Night

(9) Duke 57, Notre Dame 43

(9) Duke 57, Notre Dame 43 – Freshmen Banchero and Griffin lead No. 9 Duke rout of Irish

Freshman Paolo Banchero had 21 points, fellow classmate A.J. Griffin added 13 and each had a team-high nine rebounds as No. 9 Duke handed Notre Dame its first home loss of the season in a 57-43 Atlantic Coast Conference rout. The Blue Devils (18-3, 8-2 ACC) pulled into a first-place tie with idle Miami with their fourth straight victory for coach Mike Krzyzewski, who is retiring at the conclusion of the season and was making his final appearance at the sold out Purcell Pavilion against protege Mike Brey, whose Irish saw their nine-game home win string end.

Tonight

(13) Michigan State at Maryland, 7:00 p.m.             Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 6:00

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

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

Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m.

Nebraska at Michigan, 9:00 p.m.                              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 8:30

NBA – National Basketball Association

Last Night

Indiana Pacers 122, Los Angeles Clipper 116

Pacers 122, Clippers 116 – Jackson's breakout game sends Pacers past Clippers 122-116

Rookie forward Isaiah Jackson scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his first career double-double and led the Indiana Pacers past the Los Angeles Clippers 122-116. Both totals were season highs for Jackson. Duane Washington Jr. added 16 points and made all four of his 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. The Clippers were led by Amir Coffey with 27 points and Reggie Jackson with 21. Los Angeles went 4-4 on its road trip. The Clippers were up 88-82 early in the fourth but gave up 12 straight points and never led again.

Tonight

New Orleans Pelicans at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.

Orlando Magic at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball

Last Night

NFL – National Football League – Conference Championships

Yesterday

AFC:  Cincinnati Bengals 27, Kansas City Chiefs 24 – OT

NFC:  Los Angeles Rams 20, San Francisco 49ers 17

Bengals 27, Chiefs 24 – OT – Bengals top Chiefs 27-24 in OT to clinch Super Bowl trip

Evan McPherson kicked a 31-yard field goal in overtime after Joe Burrow kept his cool while leading a furious second-half comeback to get the Cincinnati Bengals to the Super Bowl for the first time in 33 years with a 27-24 victory over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game. The Bengals, who will play the Rams for the NFL title, erased an 18-point deficit to take a late 24-21 lead but Harrison Butker’s 44-yard field goal as time expired in regulation sent it to overtime a week after his 49-yarder on the final play of regulation did the same against Buffalo. Vonn Bell intercepted Mahomes on the third play of overtime and Burrow and the Bengals took over.

Rams 20, 49ers 17 – Rams rally to Super Bowl with stunning 20-17 win over Niners

The Los Angeles Rams rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to secure a spot in the Super Bowl at their home stadium next month with a thrilling 20-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship game. Travin Howard made a game-sealing interception with 1:09 to play after Jimmy Garoppolo was pressured by Aaron Donald. Cooper Kupp caught two touchdown passes from Matthew Stafford for the star-studded Rams (15-5), who began the fourth quarter down 17-7 after wasting a multitude of scoring opportunities. Los Angeles will welcome the Cincinnati Bengals in two weeks for Super Bowl 56 in Rams owner Stan Kroenke’s multibillion-dollar SoFi Stadium.

Sunday, February 13

Super Bowl 56 – SoFi Stadium – Inglewood, CA

Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Rams, 6:30 p.m.

NFL – Chicago Bears hire Luke Getsy as offensive coordinator

The Chicago Bears have hired Luke Getsy as offensive coordinator, raiding the staff of rival Green Bay to find the assistant they feel is best suited to install a successful scheme for Justin Fields. Getsy spent the past two seasons as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Getsy’s hire likely will be the most scrutinized selection for Matt Eberflus’ first staff in Chicago. Eberflus was hired Thursday for his first head coaching job in the NFL after he spent the past four years as Indianapolis’ defensive

NBA – National Basketball Association

Yesterday

Chicago Bulls 130, Portland Trailblazers 116

Detroit Pistons 115, Cleveland Cavaliers 105

Bulls 130, Blazers 116 – Vucevic, DeRozan help Bulls beat Trail Blazers 130-116

Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 14 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan added 23 points and 10 assists and the Chicago Bulls overcame a slow to start to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 130-116 on Sunday. Zach LaVine had 20 points, and Ayo Dosunmu finished with 11 assists. Chicago has won three of four to improve to 31-18. C.J. McCollum had 29 points for Portland. Norman Powell added 22, and Anfernee Simons had 21.

Pistons 115, Cavaliers 105 – Bey, Cunningham key Pistons' rally in 115-105 win over Cavs

Saddiq Bey scored 31 points, Cade Cunningham had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and the Detroit Pistons overcame a terrible start to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-105 on Sunday night. After Cleveland raced to a 15-0 lead, Detroit cut it to 55-49 at halftime, and finally took its first lead in the fourth quarter. Cunningham finished with the triple-double after failing to score in the first half. Frank Jackson added 19 points, and Isaiah Stewart had 14 points and 12 rebounds to help the Pistons end a four-game skid. Darius Garland had 24 points for Cleveland, and Evan Mobley added 18.

 

 

This week, we talk St. Joe, Lake Michigan Catholic, Lakeshore, Michigan Lutheran, and Benton Harbor Girls' Basketball...