NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
(24) Michigan 80, Oregon 76
Michigan 80, Oregon 76 – Michigan beats Oregon 80-76 for 3rd straight victory, handing Ducks 4th loss in a row
Will Tschetter had a season-high 17 points, Danny Wolf scored 10 of his 15 points in the first half and Vladislav Goldin had nine of his 15 after halftime to help No. 24 Michigan hold off Oregon 80-76 on Wednesday night. The Wolverines (17-5, 9-2 Big Ten) have won three straight to pull into a second-place tie with No. 9 Michigan State behind No. 7 Purdue in the conference standings. The Ducks (16-7, 5-7) have lost four in a row for the first time since the 2013-2014 season. Jackson Shelstad led Oregon with 18 points. Nate Bittle had 16 points, Keeshawn Barthelemy added 15 and TJ Bamba had 13 points.
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
Western Michigan 70, Akron 64
Central Michigan 75, Ohio 48
Miami (OH) 68, Eastern Michigan 45
Tonight
Michigan at Nebraska, 8:00 p.m.
Stanford at (3) Notre Dame, 8:30 p.m. Sports Radio 96.1 WSBT 8:15
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Cleveland Cavaliers 118, Detroit Pistons 115
Minnesota Timberwolves 127, Chicago Bulls 108
Cavaliers 118, Pistons 115 – Garland’s deep buzzer-beating 3-pointer gives Cavs 118-115 win over Pistons
Darius Garland hit a 31-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 118-115 win over the Detroit Pistons. The Cavaliers, playing without All-Star Donovan Mitchell who missed the game with a shoulder contusion, overcame nine points from Detroit’s Cade Cunningham in 11 seconds. Cunningham tied the game with three free throws five seconds left. Garland rushed down the court and hit the winning shot from just inside the center-court logo. Evan Mobley had 30 points for Cleveland and Garland added 25. Cunningham had 38 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds.
T-Wolves 127, Bulls 108 – Edwards scores 49 to lead Wolves over short-handed Bulls 127-108
Anthony Edwards scored 49 points, including 20 in the third quarter, as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the short-handed Chicago Bulls 127-108. Coby White had 20 points, and Nikola Vucevic had 10 points and 11 rebounds for Chicago. Edwards hit six 3-pointers and was 17 of 18 from the free-throw line. He added nine rebounds. He tied Kevin Garnett for the second-most 30-point games and tied Karl-Anthony Towns for the most 40-point games in team history. Naz Reid had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Rudy Gobert added 10 points and 15 rebounds for Minnesota.
Tonight
Indiana Pacers at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
NBA – Jimmy Butler is headed to the Golden State Warriors, Andrew Wiggins to Heat
Jimmy Butler has gotten his wish. He’s being traded out of Miami. The Heat and the Golden State Warriors have agreed on a deal that sends Butler to the Bay Area, a person with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday. The trade ends a Miami era for Butler that will be remembered first for two trips to the NBA Finals and then three suspensions toward the end of a hostile breakup.
NBA – Bucks are adding Kyle Kuzma and sending Khris Middleton to the Wizards
The Milwaukee Bucks are trading NBA champion and Olympic gold medalist Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards and getting Kyle Kuzma back in the deal, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement. A.J. Johnson goes from the Bucks to the Wizards and Patrick Baldwin goes from the Wizards to the Bucks, along with a future pick swap and some second-round draft capital, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade had yet to receive league approval. The move first reported by ESPN, came one day before Thursday’s 3 p.m. Eastern trade deadline in the NBA.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Edmonton Oilers 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3 – OT
Oilers 4, Blackhawks 3 – OT – McDavid makes perfect pass in overtime as the Oilers beat the Blackhawks 4-3
Connor McDavid set up Zach Hyman in overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3. Hyman redirected McDavid’s pass for the power-play goal at 1:36. It was Hyman’s 19th goal and McDavid’s 49th assist of the season. Leon Draisaitl and Jeff Skinner each had a goal and an assist as Edmonton won for the fifth time in seven games. Viktor Arvidsson also scored and Calvin Pickard made 29 saves. The Oilers were coming off an overtime victory at St. Louis on Tuesday night.
NFL – Super Bowl secondary-ticket prices high but much less than last year’s game
Prices on the secondary-ticket market for Sunday’s Super Bowl in New Orleans are much less than last year’s big game and declining. But they are still high by historical standards. The average price for the Kansas City Chiefs-Philadelphia Eagles game at TickPick was $6,552 as of Tuesday. If that amount holds, it would be that website’s third highest for a Super Bowl. Last year’s game between the Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers was the highest with an average price at that site of $9,136.
NFL – Mahomes, Kelce and the Chiefs’ quest for a three-peat faces its toughest challenge
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are pursuing history and a few of Taylor Swift’s records. Saquon Barkley, Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles stand in their way. The Chiefs (17-2) will try to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls when they face the Eagles (17-3) on Sunday in the Superdome. It’s a rematch from two years ago when Hurts nearly led the Eagles to a championship only to watch Mahomes snatch it away by rallying Kansas City to a 38-35 win on Harrison Butker’s 27-yard field goal with 8 seconds left. Mahomes lifted the Chiefs to an overtime win against San Francisco in another Super Bowl rematch last year. Now, they’re poised for a three-peat, a word coach Andy Reid doesn’t use much.
NFL – The LA Rams will be the home team in 2026 for the first NFL game in Australia
The NFL is expanding its international footprint to Australia. The league announced Wednesday that it will be playing a game in 2026 in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a venue that holds about 100,000 spectators. The Los Angeles Rams will be the home team for that game, part of a multi-year commitment to play in Melbourne. League executive Peter O’Reilly said the game will likely be played in Week 1 to give the teams extra time to acclimate to the time zone and promote the sport before the game. It would likely be scheduled for prime time on the East Coast of the United States, which could mean a start time of about noon in Melbourne.
Trump signs order intended to bar transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designed to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls’ or women’s sports. The order gives federal agencies wide latitude to ensure entities that receive federal funding abide by Title IX in alignment with the Trump administration’s view, which interprets “sex” as the gender someone was assigned at birth. It is the latest aggressive shift by the Republican president’s second administration in how the government views transgender people and their rights. Trump has already ordered the government to define sex as only male or female.
NBAGL – NBA G-League
Today
Grand Rapids Gold at Windy City Bulls, 12:00 p.m.
MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Last Night
Women’s Basketball
Kalamazoo Valley Community College 57, Lake Michigan College 52
Marian University Ancilla 54, Southwestern Michigan College 51
Men’s Basketball
Kalamazoo Valley Community College 99, Lake Michigan College 82
Marian University Ancilla 61, Southwestern Michigan College 58
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Last Night
Boys Basketball
Berrien Springs 59, Sturgis 44
Countryside 65, Coldwater Pansophia Academy 31
South Haven 62, Brandywine 48
Kalamazoo Christian 57, Watervliet 43
Martin 48, Saugatuck 29
Schoolcraft 62, Centreville 54
Bloomingdale 52, Bangor 47
Portage Central 66, Battle Creek Central 44
Vermontville Maple Valley 46, Comstock 40
Galesburg-Augusta 60, Springport 54
Girls Basketball
Galesburg-Augusta 54, Michigan Lutheran 38
Saugatuck 44, South Haven 36
Wrestling – Team Districts
Division 2 at St. Joseph
Lakeshore 59, Niles 12
St. Joseph 55, Edwardsburg 21
Championship
St. Joseph 31, Lakeshore 30
-St. Joseph’s Evan Wilkes came back and pinned former State Champion Brady Baker of Lakeshore in the final match of the day at 132 pounds to give St. Joe the 31-30 district championship win over Lakeshore. St. Joe trailed the match 30-25 heading into the final weight class and needed a pin to win the title.
Division 2 at Otsego
Otsego 48, Paw Paw 36
Plainwell (bye)
Championship
Plainwell 64, Otsego 13
Division 2 at Sturgis
Three Rivers 65, Vicksburg 6
Championship
Three Rivers 74, Sturgis 3
Division 3 at Watervliet
Championship
Coloma 50, Watervliet 24
Division 3 at Dowagiac
Berrien Springs 48, Brandywine 35
Dowagiac 63, Buchanan 18
Championship
Dowagiac 51, Berrien Springs 25
Division 4 at Martin
Delton-Kellogg 72, Bloomingdale 12
Martin 34, Gobles 26
Championship
Martin 54, Delton-Kellogg 28
Division 4 at Lawton
Lawton 53, Bangor 27
Lawrence 24, Covert 6
Championship
Lawton 63, Lawrence 6
Division 4 at Centreville
Schoolcraft 40, Centreville 34
White Pigeon 53, Marcellus 30
Championship
White Pigeon 70, Schoolcraft 11
Division 4 at Cassopolis
Decatur 77, River Valley 6
Cassopolis 42, Eau Claire 17
Championship
Decatur 70, Cassopolis 12
Tonight
Boys Basketball
SMAC
Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m.
BC Lakeview at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m.
Lakeland
Dowagiac at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m.
Southwest 10
Hartford at Decatur, 7:30 p.m.
Wrestling – Team Districts
Division 3 at South Haven
Allegan vs. Hopkins, 6:00 p.m.
South Haven vs. Fennville, 6:00 p.m.
Championship, 7:15 p.m.
Division 3 at Constantine
Constantine vs. Comstock, 5:00 p.m.
Parchment (bye)
Championship, 6:15 p.m.
Girls Basketball
SMAC
St. Joseph at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m.
BCS
New Buffalo at Howardsville Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Lakeland
Berrien Springs at Dowagiac, 6:30 p.m.
Southwest 10
Bangor at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.
Cassopolis at Comstock, 7:30 p.m.
Decatur at Hartford, 7:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m.
Lawrence at White Pigeon, 7;00 p.m.
Non-Conference
Lakeshore at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m.
Wyoming Tri-Unity at Martin, 6:00 p.m.
Competitive Cheerleading
SAC Conference at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.
