MLB – Carter Hawkins joins Chicago Cubs as new general manager
Carter Hawkins has been formally introduced as the Cubs’ new general manager, stepping into a position that had been open since Jed Hoyer was promoted to president of baseball operations almost a year ago. Hawkins comes to Chicago after 14 seasons with Cleveland, including the last five as an assistant general manager. He also supervised the team’s player development department. Hawkins says he is looking forward to helping the Cubs return to the playoffs.
MLB – Major League Baseball – League Championship Series – Best of 7
Last Night
Boston Red Sox 12, Houston Astros 3 (BOS leads 2-1)
Red Sox 12, Astros 3 – Schwarber, Red Sox slam Astros 12-3, lead ALCS 2-1
Kyle Schwarber’s grand slam helped the Red Sox rout the Houston Astros 12-3 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven AL Championship Series. One game after J.D. Martinez and Rafael Devers each hit a grand slam in Houston, Schwarber hit a second-inning 3-0 pitch out. Christian Arroyo homered in the third to give the wild-card Red Sox a 9-0 lead for the second game in a row. Martinez and Devers each homered again, and Kiké Hernández had two more hits for Boston. The Red Sox could advance to the World Series with win at Fenway Park in Games 4 and 5 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tonight
Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers, 5:08 p.m. (ATL leads 2-0)
Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox, 8:08 p.m. (BOS leads 2-1)
NFL – National Football League – Week 6
Last Night
Tennessee Titans 34, Buffalo Bills 31
Titans 34, Bills 31 – Titans stop Allen on 4th down, hang on to beat Bills 34-31
Derrick Henry scored his third touchdown with 3:05 left, and the Tennessee Titans stopped Josh Allen on a fourth-down quarterback sneak in the final seconds to beat Buffalo 34-31. The Bills’ four-game winning streak was snapped. The AFC East leaders drove to the Titans 3 on their final possession and could have sent the game to overtime with a field goal, but instead went for the win, and didn’t execute. On fourth down, the rugged quarterback moved from the shotgun to take the snap from under center. Tennessee’s defensive line surged forward to meet Allen, whose legs went out from under him.
NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.
New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:00 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2021-22 Season Opener
Tonight
Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:00 p.m.
NBA – NBA preview: Silver says he hopes Irving gets vaccinated
Adam Silver, the basketball fan, would prefer to see Kyrie Irving on the court again with the Brooklyn Nets as soon as possible. Adam Silver, the NBA commissioner, would prefer to see Irving vaccinated. On the eve of the league’s 75th anniversary season, the third to be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Silver said Monday that he hopes Irving — one of the few players in the league who has not yet chosen to be vaccinated — changes his mind before long and clears a path to get back on the floor with the Nets.
NBA – NBA hires Danielle Scott, league’s 6th female full-time ref
Danielle Scott has become the sixth NBA female referee. The daughter of college basketball officials was promoted Monday to the full-time NBA staff referee roster. She joins Lauren Holtkamp-Sterling, Ashley Moyer-Gleich, Simone Jelks, Natalie Sago and Jenna Schroeder. That’s the most female refs the NBA has ever had on staff at one time. Scott says she hopes the notion of female referees in the league no longer seems unusual.
Kobe – LA County wants Vanessa Bryant to undergo psychiatric exam
Los Angeles County is seeking to compel psychiatric evaluations for Kobe Bryant’s widow and others to determine if they truly suffered emotional distress after first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, his teenage daughter and seven others. Vanessa Bryant says in court papers she has suffered “severe emotional distress.” Kobe Bryant and the others were killed last year when the helicopter they were aboard crashed near Los Angeles. Federal safety officials blamed pilot error. Vanessa Bryant’s lawyers declined to comment Monday. Attorneys for Los Angeles County say the county has “great sympathy” for Bryant’s losses but called the suit a "money grab.”
NCAAMBKB – Zags top preseason poll
Gonzaga spent all of last season atop The Associated Press men’s basketball poll. That’s also where the Bulldogs will begin this season after receiving 55 of 63 first-place votes in the preseason poll released on Monday. The Zags lost AP All-Americans Corey Kispert and Jalen Suggs to the NBA, but second-team selection Drew Timme and starting guard Andrew Nembhard return. Second-ranked UCLA picked up the remaining eight first-place votes after being unranked at the end of the season. Third-ranked Kansas is followed by Villanova and Texas. Michigan, Purdue, Baylor, Duke and Kentucky round out the top 10.
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NCAAMBKB – ESPN’s Dick Vitale discloses lymphoma diagnosis
ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale has announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer for the second time this year. The Basketball Hall of Fame announcer says he has been diagnosed with lymphoma after undergoing tests. Vitale announced in August that he underwent multiple surgeries to remove melanoma. He was declared cancer-free at the time. Vitale says doctors told him the lymphoma diagnosis is unrelated.
NCAAFB – Rolovich fired for refusing vaccine
Nick Rolovich is out as head football coach at Washington State. A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Rolovich has been fired for refusing a state mandate that all employees get vaccinated against COVID-19. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee had set a deadline of Monday for thousands of state employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or risk losing their jobs. Rolovich applied for a religious exemption. The 42-year-old Rolovich was the highest-paid state employee with an annual salary of more than $3 million.
NCAAFB – Tennessee fined over fan actions
The Southeastern Conference has fined Tennessee $250,000 for fans stopping the Vols’ game with Mississippi by throwing debris onto the field late in the game. The league office also announced Monday that Tennessee must meet other standards. Tennessee’s fine will be deducted from its share of SEC revenue. Every person identified from video throwing debris will be prohibited from attending a Tennessee athletics event for the rest of the 2021-22 academic and athletic year.
Olympics – Protestors disrupt flame lighting for Beijing Winter Games
Three activists protesting human rights abuses in China have sneaked into the archaeological site where the flame lighting ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is being held and ran toward the Temple of Hera holding a Tibetan flag and a banner that read “No genocide games.” The protesters managed to enter the grounds and attempted to reach the area where the ceremony was being held. They were thrown to the ground by police and detained. The flame was lit at the Greek birthplace of the ancient Olympics under heavy police security.
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Tonight
Women’s Volleyball
Muskegon Community College at Lake Michigan College, 6:30 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Volleyball
St. Joseph 3, Berrien Springs 0
Buchanan 3, New Buffalo 1
Decatur 3, Eau Claire 0
Lakeshore, Watervliet at Dowagiac Tri Meet
- Watervliet 2, Dowagiac 1
- Watervliet 2, Lakeshore 1
- Dowagiac 2, Lakeshore 1
Boys Soccer – District Semifinals
Division 2 at Mattawan
St. Joseph 8, Three Rivers 0
Mattawan 2, Lakeshore 1 – Shootout
Division 2 at Allegan (at local sites)
Zeeland West 4, Otsego 2
Holland 1, Zeeland East 0
Division 3 at Dowagiac (at local sites)
Watervliet 8, Buchanan 0
Dowagiac 3, South Haven 0
Tonight
Girls Swimming and Division
Portage Central at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m.
Bridgman/Lakeshore at Kal. Central, 6:00 p.m.
Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:00 p.m.
Volleyball
Watervliet at Lawton, 6:30 p.m.
Coloma at Saugatuck, 6:30 p.m.
Otsego at Allegan, 6:00 p.m.
Howardsville Chr. at Marcellus, 5:00 p.m.
White Pigeon at Hartford, 7:00 p.m.
Martin at Fennville, 6:30 p.m.
Gobles at Schoolcraft, 6:30 p.m.
Constantine at Parchment, 6:30 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:30 p.m.
Kal. Hackett at Kal. Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer – District Semifinals
Division 1 at Okemos
Okemos vs. Portage Northern, 5:00 p.m.
East Lansing vs. Portage Central, 7:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Gull Lake
Eaton Rapids vs. Thornapple Kellogg, 5:00 p.m.
Gull Lake vs. Hastings, 6:30 p.m.
Division 2 at Coldwater
Marshall vs. Sturgis, 5:00 p.m.
Vicksburg vs. Coldwater, 7:15 p.m.
Division 4 at New Buffalo
Michigan Lutheran vs. Hartford, 5:00 p.m.
Bridgman vs. Bangor, 7:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Bloomingdale
Saugatuck vs. Holland Black River, 5:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale vs. Libertas Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Kalamazoo Hackett
Kalamazoo Hackett vs. Bellevue, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian vs. Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Football Rankings
Division 1
1. Rockford (4) (8-0) 49
2. Belleville (1) (7-1) 43
3. Saline (8-0) 39
4. Grand Blanc (8-0) 34
5. Rochester Adams (8-0) 32
6. West Bloomfield (7-1) 24
7. Clarkston (7-1) 20
8. Brownstown Woodhaven (8-0) 13
(tie) Romeo (7-1) 13
10. Hartland (7-1) 6
Others receiving votes: Ann Arbor Huron 1. Dearborn Fordson 1.
Division 2
1. Warren De La Salle (5) (7-0) 50
2. South Lyon (8-0) 43
3. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (7-1) 37
4. Traverse City Central (7-1) 36
5. Caledonia (7-1) 34
6. Muskegon Mona Shores (6-2) 24
7. Livonia Churchill (6-2) 15
8. Portage Central (6-2) 14
9. Temperance Bedford (6-2) 8
10. Bay City Western (6-2) 6
Others receiving votes: Dexter 3. East Lansing 2. Byron Center 2. Grosse Pointe South 1.
Division 3
1. Detroit King (5) (7-1) 50
2. DeWitt (7-1) 44
3. Mount Pleasant (8-0) 41
4. Muskegon (7-1) 35
5. Riverview (8-0) 28
6. River Rouge (5-2) 27
7. Cedar Springs (6-2) 13
8. Zeeland West (6-2) 11
9. Gibraltar Carlson (7-1) 6
10. Haslett (6-2) 5
Others receiving votes: Allen Park 4. Mason 4. Harper Woods 3. Marquette 3. Warren Fitzgerald 1.
Division 4
1. Chelsea (4) (8-0) 49
2. Edwardsburg (1) (8-0) 44
3. Hudsonville Unity Christian (8-0) 42
4. Whitehall (7-1) 34
5. Croswell-Lexington (7-1) 28
6. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (7-1) 22
7. Vicksburg (7-1) 19
8. Cadillac (6-2) 12
9. Lake Fenton (7-1) 10
10. Freeland (7-1) 9
Others receiving votes: Spring Lake 5. Livonia Clarenceville 1.
Division 5
1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (5) (8-0) 50
2. Frankenmuth (8-0) 45
3. Kingsley (8-0) 38
4. Marine City (8-0) 35
5. Grand Rapids West Catholic (7-1) 27
6. Berrien Springs (8-0) 26
7. Comstock Park (8-0) 17
8. Gladwin (8-0) 16
9. Portland (6-2) 10
10. Muskegon Oakridge (7-1) 9
Others receiving votes: Olivet 1. Armada 1.
Division 6
1. Lansing Catholic (5) (8-0) 50
2. Constantine (8-0) 45
3. Millington (8-0) 40
4. Jonesville (8-0) 34
5. Reed City (7-1) 30
6. Negaunee (7-1) 25
7. Boyne City (7-1) 16
8. Michigan Center (7-1) 15
9. Standish-Sterling (7-1) 12
10. Montague (6-2) 5
Others receiving votes: Ida 3.
Division 7
1. Traverse City St. Francis (5) (8-0) 50
2. Pewamo-Westphalia (8-0) 45
3. Jackson Lumen Christi (7-1) 36
4. Lawton (8-0) 34
5. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (7-1) 32
6. Muskegon Catholic Central (7-1) 24
7. Reese (7-1) 18
8. Ishpeming Westwood (7-1) 11
9. Detroit Central (8-0) 9
10. Bad Axe (7-1) 6
(tie) Madison Heights Bishop Foley (7-1) 6
Others receiving votes: Evart 2. Detroit Loyola 1. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker 1.
Division 8
1. Hudson (5) (8-0) 50
2. Addison (8-0) 44
3. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (7-1) 41
4. Ubly (8-0) 34
5. Beal City (7-1) 28
6. Clarkston Everest Catholic (7-1) 22
7. White Pigeon (7-1) 17
8. Breckenridge (6-2) 14
9. Carson City-Crystal (7-1) 11
10. Centreville (6-2) 10
Others receiving votes: Sand Creek 4.
8-Man
1. Powers North Central (4) (8-0) 67
2. Adrian Lenawee Christian (2) (8-0) 60
3. Portland St Patrick (1) (8-0) 56
4. Suttons Bay (8-0) 47
5. Morrice (8-0) 37
6. Martin (8-0) 33
7. Pickford (7-1) 27
8. Britton-Deerfield (8-0) 21
9. Au Gres-Sims (8-0) 12
10. North Huron (8-0) 6
Others receiving votes: Marion 5. Deckerville 3. Indian River-Inland Lakes 3. Colon 3. Munising 2. Rogers City 1. Crystal Falls Forest Park 1. Lake Linden-Hubbell 1.
