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NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 80, Nebraska 67 Toledo 99, Central Michigan 65 Bowling Green 88, Eastern Michigan 68 Miami (OH) 77, Western Michigan 62 Michigan State 80, Nebraska 67 – Spartans hit 12 3s in second half to overcome Cornhuskers Joey Hauser, Tyson Walker and Jaden Akins combined for 14 of Michigan State’s 16 3-pointers and the Spartans roared back from a frigid first half to beat Nebraska 80-67. In the second half, the Spartans hit 12 of 17 from the arc and shot 68% overall in outscoring the Cornhuskers 54-29. Hauser had six 3-pointers and 20 points, Walker 19 points and three 3s and Akins 17 points with five 3s. A.J. Hoggard added 10 points and a career-high 14 assists. Keisei Tominaga had 20 points with four 3s to lead the Cornhuskers, who had a four-game win streak snapped. Toledo 99, Central Michigan 65 – Millner scores 32 as Toledo beats Central Michigan 99-65 Setric Millner Jr.’s 32 points led Toledo over Central Michigan 99-65 on Tuesday night. The Chippewas (10-20, 5-12) were led by Reggie Bass, who posted 27 points and four assists. Bowling Green 88, Eastern Michigan 68 – Bowling Green wins 88-68 over Eastern Michigan Samari Curtis’ 25 points helped Bowling Green defeat Eastern Michigan 88-68. Orlando Lovejoy led the Eagles (8-22, 5-12) in scoring, finishing with 15 points. Miami (OH) 77, Western Michigan 62 – Lairy scores 21, Miami knocks off Western Michigan Mekhi Lairy had 21 points in Miami of Ohio’s 77-62 victory against Western Michigan on Tuesday night. Lairy also added five rebounds for the RedHawks (12-18, 6-11 Mid-American Conference). Tray Maddox Jr. finished with 25 points and three steals for the Broncos (7-23, 3-14). Owen Lobsinger added 11 points and six rebounds for Western Michigan. Tonight (25) Pittsburgh at Notre Dame, 7:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Ottawa Senators 6, Detroit Red Wings 1 Arizona Coyotes 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1 Senators 6, Red Wings 1 – Sens’ 4-goal burst in 1st period fuels sweep of Red Wings Tim Stutzle scored on a penalty shot in the first period and had two assists, and Austin Watson scored twice as the Ottawa Senators beat Detroit 6-1 and completed a two-game sweep of the Red Wings. Claude Giroux, Alex DeBrincat and Brady Tkachuk also scored for Ottawa. Mads Sogaard stopped 16 shots. With their four-goal outburst in the first period, the Senators are the first team in NHL regular-season history to score a power-play goal, a short-handed goal, an even-strength goal and a penalty shot goal in a period. Dominik Kubalik scored for the Red Wings. Ville Husso made 21 saves. Coyotes 4, Blackhawks 1 – Vejmelka, Coyotes beat Blackhawks 4-1 after Kane trade Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist, Karel Vejmelka stopped 23 shots and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Patrick Kane-less Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. The Blackhawks came out flat after their star player was traded to the New York Rangers in a three-way deal that included Arizona earlier in the day. The Coyotes took advantage with first-period goals by Travis Boyd and Barrett Hayton. Jack McBain scored in the second and Vejmelka was sharp after allowing six goals in a loss to Calgary his last start. Andreas Athanasiou scored late in the third period and Alex Stalock allowed four goals on 33 shots for Chicago. NHL – Rangers acquire star winger Patrick Kane from Blackhawks The New York Rangers have acquired Patrick Kane in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks. The Rangers sent a conditional second-round draft pick and a future fourth-rounder to Chicago and a third-rounder in 2025 to Arizona to complete the deal. Kane joins the Rangers after waiving his no-movement clause to leave the only NHL organization he has played for. The 34-year-old won the Stanley Cup three times with the Blackhawks and was playoff MVP in 2013. Getting Kane is the latest big move by New York in the team’s pursuit of its first championship since 1994. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Toronto Raptors 104, Chicago Bulls 98 Indiana Pacers 124, Dallas Mavericks 122 Raptors 104, Bulls 98 – Raptors beat Bulls 104-98 for 8th victory in 10 games Pascal Siakam scored 20 points, Gary Trent Jr. had 19 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Chicago Bulls 104-98 on Tuesday night for their eighth victory in 10 games. O.G. Anunoby added 17 points and Jakob Poeltl had 14 to help the Raptors win their fourth straight at home. Nikola Vucevic led Chicago with 23 points points and Zach LaVine had 17. DeMar DeRozan scored 13 points against his former team as Chicago fell to 10-21 on the road. The Bulls had won back-to-back home games after losing six straight before the All-Star break, holding both Brooklyn and Washington below 90 points, but couldn’t keep that streak going north of the border. Pacers 124, Mavericks 122 – Haliburton scores 32, Pacers hold off Doncic, Mavs, 124-122 Tyrese Haliburton scored 32 points and won a duel of birthday boys with Luka Doncic, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 124-122 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Doncic had 39 points and nine rebounds on his 24th birthday. He fell to 1-4 in games with Kyrie Irving since the superstars were paired in a deal with Brooklyn before the trade deadline. Irving scored 16 points, but his 3-pointer just before the buzzer was the last of five misses in the final two minutes with Dallas trailing by two. The 23-year-old Haliburton was born on Feb. 29. Myles Turner scored 24 points with several big fourth-quarter buckets against his hometown team. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Toronto Blue Jays 6, Detroit Tigers 4 Chicago White Sox 4, Arizona Diamondbacks 1 Milwaukee Brewers 6, Chicago Cubs 3 Today Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox, 3:05 p.m. Seattle Mariners at Chicago Cubs, 3:05 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Hokies’ Kitley, Irish’s Ivey lead ACC season honors Virginia Tech’s Elizabeth Kitley has been named Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year for the second straight season while Notre Dame’s Niele Ivey has been named coach of the year. The league announced its award winners Tuesday, with Kitley repeating after averaging 18.8 points and a league-best 10.7 rebounds. The 6-foot-6 senior also became the program’s all-time leading scorer last week in a game that ended with her hitting a jumper at the buzzer to win at No. 18 North Carolina. Ivey led the 10th-ranked Fighting Irish to the regular-season title. NFL – Bears hire Luke Steckel as assistant offensive line coach The Chicago Bears have hired longtime Tennessee Titans assistant Luke Steckel as assistant offensive line coach. Steckel spent the past two seasons as the Titans tight ends coach and had served in a variety of roles on their staff after being hired in 2013. The move comes three weeks after Tennessee announced he was moving to run game analyst, with Tony Dews switching from coaching running backs to tight ends. Steckel interviewed for the Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator opening, but that job went to Kellen Moore last month. NCAAFB – NCAA football panel out to shorten games; player safety goal College football administrators are looking at ways to reduce the number of plays in games in the name of player safety. A tweak in clock operating procedures is likely the first step. The NCAA Football Rules Committee is meeting in Indianapolis this week and recommendations it forwards and approved in the spring would take effect next season. The average number of plays per game in the Bowl Subdivision has hovered at 180 the past three seasons. NFL games average 154. The NCAA rules committee is looking at keeping the clock moving when a team makes a first down. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Basketball Southwestern Michigan College 59, Lake Michigan College 35 Kalamazoo Valley Community College 84, Glen Oaks Community College 69 Men’s Basketball Southwestern Michigan College 62, Lake Michigan College 59 Kalamazoo Valley Community College 85, Glen Oaks Community College 79 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball (regular season) Grand Haven 65, St. Joseph 57 After trailing 15-10 after the first quarter, host Grand Haven took the lead in the second quarter and withstood a late comeback by St. Joe in a 65-57 win over the Bears. Chase Sanders led the Bears with 19 points, while Joron Brown had 13 and Luke Lehner had 12. Harrison Sorelle had 31 points to lead the Buccaneers. Lakeshore 59, Battle Creek Lakeview 58 – OT Lakeshore got a career high 29 points from Jack Carlisle as the Lancers defeated Battle Creek Lakeview 59-58 in overtime. Jackson Bushu added 10 for Lakeshore. Benton Harbor 84, Coloma 40 Michigan Lutheran 42, Bridgman 41 Ty Johnson led Michigan Lutheran with 13 points, while Micah Herbst and Adam Conrad had 10 each in the Titans 42-41 win over Bridgman. Riley Gloi had 15 to lead the Bees. Holland Black River 70, Our Lady of the Lake 68 – OT Owen McLoughlin had a game high 40 points, but Our Lady of the Lake fell at Holland Black River 70-68 in overtime. Will Lage added 24 points for the Lakers. Wyoming Lee 76, Countryside 50 Berrien Springs 66, South Haven 59 – 2 OT Portage Central 65, Caledonia 64 Holt 62, Mattawan 59 Muskegon 67, Kalamazoo Central 60 Gull Lake 67, Parchment 60 Three Rivers 62, Constantine 53 Niles 74, Dowagiac 35 Brandywine 55, Edwardsburg 53 Otsego 43, Coldwater 38 Lawton 64, Paw Paw 54 – 2 OT Schoolcraft 65, Plainwell 45 Galesburg-Augusta 55, Zion Christian 44 Hopkins 62, Delton-Kellogg 33 Fruitport Calvary Christian 90, Saugatuck 67 Muskegon West MI Christian 55, Martin 41 Wyoming Tri-Unity 63, Fennville 40 Bloomingdale 58, Bangor 48 Cassopolis 59, Centreville 37 Comstock 64, Decatur 49 Lawrence 56, Hartford 44 Christian Smith scored 23 points to lead Lawrence to a 56-44 win over Hartford. White Pigeon 72, Marcellus 34 Tonight Girls Basketball – District Semifinals Division 2 at Edwardsburg Niles vs. Dowagiac, 5:30 p.m. Benton Harbor vs. Edwardsburg, 7:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM Division 1 at Portage Northern Mattawan vs. Kalamazoo Central, 5:30 p.m. Lakeshore vs. Portage Central, 7:00 p.m. Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview Coldwater vs. Battle Creek Central, 5:30 p.m. Gull Lake vs. Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m. Division 2 at Vicksburg Three Rivers vs. Olivet, 5:30 p.m. Vicksburg vs. Marshall, 7:00 p.m. Division 2 at Parchment Otsego vs. Paw Paw, 5:30 p.m. Plainwell vs. Parchment, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Bloomingdale Hartford vs. Gobles, 5:30 p.m. Watervliet vs. Bloomingdale, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Lawton Delton-Kellogg vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 5:30 p.m. Lawton vs. Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Constantine White Pigeon vs. Centreville 5:30 p.m. Bronson vs. Union City, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 at Coloma Coloma vs. Brandywine, 5:30 p.m. Buchanan vs. Cassopolis, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Michigan Lutheran New Buffalo vs. Michigan Lutheran, 5:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake vs. River Valley, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Decatur Martin vs. Zion Christian, 5:30 p.m. Lawrence vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 at Mendon Howardsville Christian vs. Mendon, 5:30 p.m. Colon vs. Marcellus, 7:00 p.m.Chicago Blackhawks left wing Boris Katchouk tries to gather the puck after falling down in the second period during an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)FILE – Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (88) skates against the Colorado Avalanche during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Denver. The New York Rangers acquired Kane in a trade with the Blackhawks on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, reuniting the star winger with former teammate Artemi Panarin and stamping the Blueshirts as a Stanley Cup contender in the loaded Eastern Conference. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) is fouled by Chicago Bulls guard Patrick Beverley (21) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.