NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
(8) Notre Dame 79, (2) UConn 68
Notre Dame 79, UConn 68 – Hidalgo scores 29 as No. 8 Notre Dame holds off No. 2 UConn 79-68
Hannah Hidalgo had 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and No. 8 Notre Dame handed second-ranked UConn its first loss with a 79-68 victory Thursday night. Olivia Miles toughed out an early ankle injury to score 16 points and Liatu King also had 16 for the Fighting Irish (8-2). Paige Bueckers led the Huskies (8-1) with 25 points. Sarah Strong scored 14. Notre Dame forced UConn into 3-of-16 shooting from 3-point range, while the Fighting Irish were 10 for 18 behind the arc.
Saturday
Detroit Mercy at (20) Michigan, 3:00 p.m.
Sunday
(21) Iowa at (17) Michigan State, 12:00 p.m.
Central Michigan at Dayton, 1:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at (8) Notre Dame, 2:00 p.m. Sports Radio 96.1 WSBT 1:45
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Tonight
Western Michigan at St. Thomas Minnesota, 9:00 p.m.
Saturday
Central Michigan at Valparaiso, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday
Western Michigan at North Dakota State, 2:00 p.m.
Purdue-Fort Wayne at Eastern Michigan, 2:00 p.m.
NFL – National Football League – Week 15
Last Night
Los Angeles Rams 12, San Francisco 49ers 6
Rams 12, 49ers 6 – The Rams get 4 field goals to beat the 49ers 12-6 in a sloppy game
Joshua Karty kicked four field goals and the Los Angeles Rams survived a slugfest a week after winning a shootout, beating the San Francisco 49ers 12-6 in a key game in the NFC West race. Four days after beating Josh Allen and Buffalo 44-42 in the NFL’s highest scoring game of the season, the Rams outlasted the 49ers on a rainy night to move within a half-game of division leading Seattle. San Francisco led 6-3 headed into the fourth quarter but came up short, dealing a major blow to the dwindling playoff hopes for the defending NFC champion 49ers.
Sunday
Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m. Live 99.9 WQLQ 3:30
Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions, 4:25 p.m. Rock 107 WIRX 3:20
Monday
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, 8:00 p.m. Quality Rock 94.3 WZOC 6:00
NFL – Lions and Bills meet in matchup of odds-on Super Bowl favorite and a top contender
The NFC-leading Detroit Lions are playing the AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills in a marquee, late-season matchup that might be a Super Bowl preview. Detroit is the odds-on favorite to win the Super Bowl, according to BetMGM. Buffalo is not far behind as one of the top contenders. The Lions have won a franchise-record 11 straight games, helping them earn consecutive postseason bids for the first time in three decades. The Bills are coming off their first loss in eight games. The game will feature two MVP-candidate quarterbacks in Josh Allen and Jared Goff.
NFL – Vikings take 6-game winning streak into Monday’s matchup vs. backsliding Bears
The Minnesota Vikings are on a six-game winning streak entering their game against the Chicago Bears. The Vikings are 11-2 and favored by seven points according to BetMGM odds. The Bears are 4-9 and have seven consecutive losses. That includes a 30-27 defeat in overtime at home against Minnesota last month. Sam Darnold became the first Vikings player with five touchdown passes in a game in 20 years last week in a win over Atlanta. Chicago allowed a season-high 38 points in a loss at San Francisco. The Vikings have won six of the past seven matchups in the series.
NCAAFB – College Football
Saturday
Navy vs. (22) Army, 3:00 p.m. Northwest Stadium, Landover Maryland
South Alabama vs. Western Michigan, 9:00 p.m. IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl, Montgomery Alabama
NCAAFB – Bill Belichick ‘always wanted’ to give college coaching a try, he will at UNC
New North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick said he had long been interested in coaching in the college ranks. But it had never worked out until now, as he takes over the Tar Heels program. Belichick led the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl titles during a 24-year run there that ended last year. Belichick’s five-year deal pays him $10 million in base and supplemental salary per year. It is guaranteed only for the first three years, including for buyout purposes. There is also up to $3.5 million in annual bonuses.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Boston Celtics 123, Detroit Pistons 99
Celtics 123, Pistons 99 – Pritchard scores 27 to help Celtics earn 20th win, power past Pistons 123-99
Payton Pritchard had 27 points, and the Boston Celtics used a big second half to roll past the Detroit Pistons 123-99. Pritchard finished with seven 3-pointers to continue to build his early case for Sixth Man of the Year honors. Derrick White added 23 points and also had seven 3s help the Celtics win for the fourth time in five games. Boston connected on 20 3s for the night and led by as many as 32 points in the fourth quarter. Six Celtics reached double figures. Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
Tonight
Indiana Pacers at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:00 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday
New Orleans at Indiana, 5:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Philadelphia Flyers 4, Detroit Red Wings 1
New York Islanders 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4
Flyers 4, Red Wings 1 – Scott Laughton scores career-high 4 goals for the Flyers’ 4-1 victory over the Red Wings
Scott Laughton scored a career-high four goals to break out of a drought and help the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday night. After scoring just once in his previous 25 games, Laughton had his second career hat trick and became the first Flyers player to score four goals since John LeClair in 2002. Laughton opened the scoring in the second period with a breakaway goal on a slap shot from the left circle. He added a short-handed goal in the third, tipping a pass from Travis Konecny, and had two empty-net goals. Aleksei Kolosov made 25 saves for Philadelphia, allowing only Ben Chiarot’s late goal. The Red Wings have lost 6 of 7.
Islanders 5, Blackhawks 4 – Holmstrom, Dobson lead Islanders to 5-4 win over Blackhawks
Simon Holmstrom had a goal and two assists , Noah Dobson had a goal and an assist, and the New York Islanders beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4. Dennis Cholowski, Bo Horvat, and Max Tsyplakov also scored for New York, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau had three assists. Ilya Sorokin made 27 saves as the Islanders improved to 3-2-1 in their last six games. Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice, Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist, and T.J. Brodie scored his first goal of the season for Chicago, which has lost six of its last seven. Arvid Soderblom made 14 saves for Chicago before he was replaced by Drew Commesso, making his NHL debut, at 7:58 of the third period. Commesso finished with two saves,
Saturday
Chicago at New Jersey, 1:00 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday
NY Islanders at Chicago, 3:00 p.m.
AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight
Chicago at Texas, 8:00 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Colorado, 9:05 p.m.
ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Tonight
Allen at Indy 7:00 p.m.
Toledo at Iowa, 8:00 p.m.
Ft. Wayne at Bloomington, 8:00 p.m.
NBAGL – NBA G-League
Tonight
Indiana at Grand Rapids, 7:00 p.m.
Motor City at Iowa, 7:30 p.m.
Sioux Falls at Windy City, 8:00 p.m.
MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Saturday
Women’s Basketball
Lake Michigan College at Delta College, 1:00 p.m.
Men’s Basketball
Lake Michigan College at Delta College, 3:00 p.m.
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Last Night
Boys Basketball
SMAC
Portage Northern at Lakeshore, Canceled
Mattawan at St. Joseph, Canceled
Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, Canceled
Portage Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, Canceled
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Kalamazoo Central, Canceled
Lakeland
Berrien Springs 69, Buchanan 47
SAC
Bridgman at Fennville, Canceled
Southwest 10
Decatur at Bangor, Canceled
Hartford 77, Lawrence 32
Comstock at Bloomingdale, Canceled
Centreville at Marcellus, Canceled
Cassopolis at White Pigeon, Canceled
Girls Basketball
BCS
New Buffalo 28, Howardsville Christian 26 – OT
Tonight
Boys Basketball
SMAC
Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m.
Wolverine
Otsego at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m.
Sturgis at Niles, 7:15 p.m.
Vicksburg at Three Rivers, 7:15 p.m.
Plainwell at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m.
BCS
Eau Claire at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:30 p.m.
Countryside at River Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Howardsville Christian at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m
Lakeland
Dowagiac at Brandywine, 7:15 p.m.
SAC
Coloma at South Haven, 7:30 p.m.
Allegan at Watervliet, 7:30 p.m.
Lawton at Constantine, 7:30 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Gobles, 7:30 p.m.
Saugatuck at Martin, 7:30 p.m.
Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Schoolcraft, 7:30 p.m.
Non-Conference
Grand Rapids Union at Benton Harbor, 7:00 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Wisconsin Lutheran (WI), TBA
Wyoming-Lee at Kalamazoo Phoenix, 7:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball
SMAC
Mattawan at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m.
Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m.
Wolverine
Otsego at Edwardsburg, 5:45 p.m.
Sturgis at Niles, 6:00 p.m.
Vicksburg at Three Rivers, 5:45 p.m.
Plainwell at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m.
BCS
Eau Claire at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m.
Lakeland
Dowagiac at Brandywine, 5:45 p.m.
Buchanan at Berrien Springs, 7:15 p.m.
SAC
Bridgman at Fennville, 7:00 p.m.
Coloma at South Haven, 6:00 p.m.
Allegan at Watervliet, 6:00 p.m.
Lawton at Constantine, 6:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Gobles, 6:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Martin, 6:00 p.m.
Parchment at Kalamazoo Christian, 6:00 p.m.
Holland Black River at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Schoolcraft, 6:00 p.m.
Southwest 10
Bangor at Decatur, 6:00 p.m.
White Pigeon at Cassopolis, 6:00 p.m.
Marcellus at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Comstock, 7:30 p.m.
Hartford at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.
Non-Conference
Michigan Lutheran at Wisconsin Lutheran (WI), TBA
Wyoming-Lee at Kalamazoo Phoenix, 5:30 p.m.
