NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament
Yesterday
Spokane Regional 1 – Second Round – Reynolds Coliseum, Raliegh, NC
2 NC State 83, 7 Michigan State 49
NCST 83, MSU 49 – James and Hayes lead NC State’s 3-point splurge in 83-49 March Madness rout of MSU
Aziaha James scored 26 points and second-seeded N.C. State made an NCAA Tournament program-record 15 shots from 3-point range in an 83-49 victory over seventh-seeded Michigan State in the women’s second round. James connected for six 3s and Madison Hayes, who had 17 points, drilled five 3-pointers. Saniya Rivers added 17 points and 11 assists and Zamareya Jones had 12 points for the Wolfpack (28-6). N.C. State will meet either Florida State or LSU in a Sweet 16 matchup Friday in Spokane, Washington. The Wolfpack will be in the Sweet 16 for the sixth time in coach Wes Moore’s 12 seasons.
NCAAWBB – USC star JuJu Watkins sustains season-ending knee injury
JuJu Watkins’ season is over. One of the biggest stars in women’s basketball sustained a knee injury in the first quarter of top-seeded USC’s game against Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament. A team spokesperson says she will undergo surgery. Watkins was driving to the basket when she went down with the non-contact injury. She grabbed her right knee with a pained expression on her face. The crowd in Galen Center went silent as coach Lindsay Gottlieb and two other USC staffers attended to before being carried off the court by multiple people.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 5, Utah Hockey Club 1
Red Wings 5, Utah 1 – Red Wings coast to 5-1 win over Utah, snap six-game road skid
Alex Lyon made 16 saves in relief of injured starter Petr Mrazek, powering the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-1 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Monday night. Lyon took over at goalie after Mrazek exited just 1:38 into the game with an apparent lower body injury. Elmer Soderblom, Marco Kasper, Austin Watson, Alex DeBrincat and Tyler Motte all scored to help Detroit snap a six-game skid away from home. Guenther reached 100 career points, scoring his 26th goal of the season for Utah. Karel Vejmelka made nine stops in his career-high 14th straight start.
Tonight
Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, 9:00 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Indiana Pacers 119, Minnesota Timberwolves 103
Chicago Bulls 129, Denver Nuggets 119
Pacers 119, T-Wolves 103 – Haliburton and Toppin lead 3-point flurry to help Pacers beat Timberwolves 119-103
Tyrese Haliburton finished with 24 points and 11 assists, and Obi Toppin made six 3-pointers and added 20 points to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-103. The Pacers have won five straight and seven of eight to stay ahead of Milwaukee in the chase for the Eastern Conference’s No. 4 seed. Indiana made nine of its 13 3s in the third quarter to build an insurmountable 95-73 lead. Naz Reid led the Timberwolves with 20 points. Minnesota has lost three of its last four.
Bulls 129, Nuggets 119 – Coby White scores 37, Bulls beat Nuggets 129-119
Coby White scored 37 points to lead the streaking Chicago Bulls over the short-handed Denver Nuggets 129-119 on Monday night. Josh Giddey had 26 points and nine assists for Chicago, which finished its season-long road trip 4-2. Jamal Murray had 28 points and Peyton Watson scored a career-high 24 points for Denver, which played their fifth straight game without three-time MVP Nikola Jokic. Jokic is expected to return from his left ankle injury during a five-game homestand. Denver was also without Aaron Gordon.
Tonight
San Antonio Spurs at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.
MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday
Chicago White Sox 8, Athletics 5
Atlanta Braves 13, Chicago Cubs 4
San Francisco Giants 6, Detroit Tigers 4
Today
Last day of spring training
Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m.
Detroit Tigers at San Francisco Giants, 8:05 p.m.
MLB – OF Manuel Margot agrees to a $1.3 million, 1-year contract with the Tigers
Manuel Margot and the Detroit Tigers have finalized a $1.3 million, one-year contract, adding to the team’s outfield depth. Margot gets $1.3 million while in the major leagues and $200,000 while in the minors, and he can earn an additional $1.2 million in performances bonuses for plate appearances. The 30-year-old agreed to a minor league contract with Milwaukee last month, then was released by the Brewers on Saturday. With Parker Meadows, Matt Vierling and Wenceel Pérez sidelined by injuries, Detroit was in need of outfield reinforcements. The Tigers play their opener Thursday at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
MLB – Bold new rules have reshaped baseball. Could more changes save starting pitching?
Bold decisions to change Major League Baseball’s longstanding rules quickened the pace of games and revived the popularity of stealing bases over the last few years. A similarly creative move may be needed to help starting pitching regain the relevance it enjoyed as recently as a decade ago. Thirty-four pitchers worked as many as 200 innings and all 30 major league teams got over 900 innings from their starters in 2014. Only four pitchers threw 200 innings last season and just four teams got as many as 900 innings from their starters.
MLB – Baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter has prison start postponed
Federal prosecutors say the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani who was supposed to begin his nearly five-year prison term on Monday, has had his surrender date postponed. A Justice Department spokesperson said Monday that the reason for the change and the new surrender day for Ippei Mizuhara are under seal. Mizuhara was sentenced in federal court in Santa Ana last month to four years and nine months for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s bank account. His lawyer did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press requesting comment.
NFL – Bears sign CB and special teams contributor Nick McCloud to 1-year contract
The Chicago Bears have signed cornerback and special teams contributor Nick McCloud to a one-year contract. McCloud has played in 48 games and made 16 starts in four seasons with Cincinnati, the New York Giants and San Francisco. He has one interception and 10 passes defended in his career. Chicago is set with Jaylon Johnson and Tyrique Stevenson as starting cornerbacks and Kyler Gordon in the nickel slot. McCloud has played on at least 46% of his team’s special teams snaps each of the past three seasons. He entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2021 after playing at North Carolina State and Notre Dame. Chicago finished last in the NFC North at 5-12. The Bears hired coach Ben Johnson in January after firing Matt Eberflus during the season.
NFL – Cam Ward shows off his arm at Miami pro day. Titans to decide if he’s the No. 1 pick
Cam Ward knew all eyes in the building were on him. For 45 minutes, the Miami quarterback went through his entire repertoire of throws: short, deep, slants, sideline routes, even some sidearm ones. And the last play was a trick one, him catching a touchdown pass. He put on a show. In a month, he’ll find out if it was good enough. With all 32 NFL teams watching — including the Tennessee Titans, the team holding the No. 1 pick in next month’s draft and one that sent virtually all their decision-makers to Coral Gables — Ward was the closing act at Miami’s pro day on Monday
Former NFL and college assistant coach pleads not guilty to hacking for women’s images
A judge has entered a not-guilty plea for a former Baltimore Ravens and University of Michigan assistant football coach. Matt Weiss is charged with hacking into the computer accounts of thousands of college athletes to find intimate images, primarily of women. Weiss’ appearance in federal court in Detroit was brief and came four days after the indictment was filed. He’s accused of unauthorized computer access and identity theft, from 2015 until early 2023. Weiss and and his attorney declined to comment outside court.
NBAGL – NBA “G” League
Last Night
Windy City Bulls 116, Indiana Mad Ants 113
Wisconsin Herd 140, Grand Rapids Gold 107
Motor City Cruise 119, Osceola Magic 115
MHSAA – Benton Harbor names Dan McGinnis as new football coach
Benton Harbor’s public safety director Dan McGinnis can also add the title of Head Coach to his title. McGinnis was hired as the head football coach at Benton Harbor. McGinnis has been helpping as an assistant coach for football and track and field at St. Joseph high school, where his son Trey McGinnis graduated from, helping lead the Bears boys track team to a state championship in 2023. Dan McGinnis takes over from Michael Durham who took over in August of last year. The Tigers went 0-9 in 2024, and did not play a single home game. Benton Harbor’s only two home games last year were played at St. Joseph’s Dickinson Stadium due to work on the track at Filstrup Field made it unavailable.
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Last Night
Girls Soccer
St. Joseph 3, Kalamazoo Christian 1
Michigan Lutheran 4, Brandywine 3
Niles 3, Berrien Springs 0
Buchanan 7, Hartford 1
Hamilton 7, Saugatuck 1
Otsego 3, Allegan 0
Harper Creek 9, Sturgis 1
Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Three Rivers 1
Battle Creek Lakeview 2, Caledonia 1
Tonight
Baseball
St. Joseph at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Coloma, 4:30 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Niles at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Fennville at Eau Claire, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at River Valley, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Marcellus at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Hartford at South Haven, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Softball
Edwardsburg at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Niles at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lawrence at River Valley, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Bridgman at Saugatuck, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Girls Soccer
Coloma at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m.
Portage Northern at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m.
Marshall at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.
Paw Paw at Hartford, 5:00 p.m.
Eau Claire at Marcellus, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Lake-Odessa Lakewood, 5:00 p.m.
