NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night

Vegas  Golden Knights 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1

Golden Knights 4, Blackhawks 1 – Smith scores twice,  Golden Knights top Blackhawks 4-1 

Reilly  Smith scored twice and rookie Logan Thompson made 23 saves to lead the Vegas  Golden Knights to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Smith got a  short-handed goal in the second period while the last-place Blackhawks were  using five forwards on their top power-play unit. He capped the scoring with an  empty-netter for his 14th goal. Chandler Stephenson scored a power-play goal in  the second for Vegas, and Phil Kessel tipped one home in the third. The  Blackhawks have scored a total of five goals during a five-game slide. Chicago  is 1-12-1 in its last 14.

Tonight

  Chicago  Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday

  Ottawa  at Detroit, 1:00 p.m.

Sunday

  NY  Rangers at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

NFL – National Football League – Week 15
Last Night

  San  Francisco 49ers 21, Seattle Seahawks 13

49ers 21, Seahawks 13 – Purdy, 49ers topple Seahawks  21-13, win NFC West

  Rookie  Brock Purdy a pair of touchdown passes to George Kittle, and the San Francisco  49ers won their first NFC West title since 2019, beating the Seattle Seahawks  21-13. Despite using their third starting quarterback this season, the 49ers continued  to show they might be the class of the NFC alongside Philadelphia. San  Francisco won its seventh straight, using its stifling defense to frustrate  Seattle into countless mistakes. Playing on the road for the first time in his  career, Purdy connected on his first 11 pass attempts. He finished 17 of 26 for  217 yards. Seattle lost for the fourth time in five games and its playoff hopes  took another hit.

Saturday

  Indianapolis  Colts at Minnesota Vikings, 1:00 p.m.

Sunday

  Detroit  Lions at New York Jets, 1:00 p.m.            Rock 107 WIRX 12:00

  Philadelphia  Eagles at Chicago Bears, 1:00 p.m.

NFL – Bears QB Justin Fields takes aim at 1,000-yard  rushing mark

  Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields grew up as a  fan of Michael Vick. He’s closing in on a feat accomplished only by Vick and  Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson. Fields needs 95 yards rushing to become the third  NFL quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. The Bears face the  Philadelphia Eagles and their intimidating pass rush on Sunday. The Bears have  talked about cutting back on planned running plays by Fields. But he’s always a  threat to scramble under pressure. His off-script runs have helped the Bears  rank sixth in the NFL in third-down conversion rate.

NFL – Jets QB White has no doubt he’ll start Sunday  vs. Lions

  There’s no doubt in Mike White’s mind he’ll start at  quarterback for the New York Jets on Sunday. White said Thursday he’s  continuing to prepare to start against Detroit. He has said all week that is  his mindset. White has been limited at practice this week after he was twice  knocked from the Jets’ loss to the Bills in Buffalo last Sunday by big hits. He  finished the game, but left the stadium in an ambulance to be examined at a  hospital. White acknowledged he’ll likely wear some sort of protection around  his midsection against Detroit.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight

  Sacramento  Kings at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.

  Indiana  Pacers at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m.

New  York Knicks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday

  New  York at Indiana, 5:00 p.m.

  Brooklyn  at Detroit, 6:00 p.m.

Chicago  at Minnesota, 7:00 p.m.

NCAAFB – College Football
Today
FBS Bowls

  Miami  (OH) vs. UAB, 11:30 a.m.                                    HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl, Nassau

  UTSA vs. Troy, 3:00 p.m.                                         Duluth Trading Cure Bowl,  Orlando 

Division III National Championship – Stagg Bowl

  Mount  Union vs. North Central, 7:00 p.m.                     Navy-Marine Corps Memorial  Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Saturday
FBS Bowls

  Cincinnati  vs. Louisville, 11:00 a.m.                              Wasabi Fenway Bowl, Boston 

  Florida vs. (14) Oregon State, 2:30 p.m.                  SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas 

  Washington State vs. Fresno State, 3:30 p.m.          Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl  Presented by Stifel, Los Angeles

  Rice vs. Southern Miss, 5:45 p.m.                            LendingTree  Bowl, Mobile, AL 

  SMU vs. BYU, 7:30 p.m.                                           New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque,  NM 

  North Texas vs. Boise State, 9:15 p.m.                     Frisco  Bowl Presented by SERVPRO, Frisco, TX 

Division II National Championship

  Ferris  State vs. Colorado Mines, 1:00 p.m.                    McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney,  TX

NCAAFB – Coach Brees: Purdue brings back QB to assist  at bowl game

  Former Purdue quarterback Drew Brees is returning to  his alma mater as a coach for the Jan. 2 Citrus Bowl game against No. 17 LSU.  The retired NFL star will join new Purdue coach Ryan Walters as he settles into  his new job. Walters says he grew up dreaming about following Brees’ career  trajectory. Now the two will get acquainted as Brees moves back to Indiana for  at least the next few weeks. Walters won’t be coaching the Boilermakers for the  bowl game. That task falls to interim coach Brian Brohm. The Boilermakers are  short-handed after Brian’s brother, Jeff, left for Louisville and took four  assistants with him.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Saturday

  Lipscomb  at Michigan, 4:00 p.m.                          News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 3:30

Sunday

  Western  Michigan at Iowa State, 1:00 p.m.

  Detroit  Mercy at Eastern Michigan, 3:00 p.m.

  Central  Michigan at Missouri State, 6:00 p.m.

  Notre  Dame at Georgia, 5:30 p.m.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Saturday

  Appalachian  State at (19) Michigan, 12:00 p.m.

  Eastern  Michigan at Xavier, 1:00 p.m.

Western  Michigan at Chicago State, 2:00 p.m

Sunday

  Detroit  Mercy at Michigan State, 3:00 p.m.

  Central  Michigan at Eastern Illinois, 3:00 p.m.

(5)  Notre Dame at (6) Virginia Tech, 4:00 p.m.

NCAA – Massachusetts  Gov. Charlie Baker to be next NCAA president

  Massachusetts Gov.  Charlie Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, replacing Mark Emmert as  the head of the largest college sports governing body in the country. Baker, a  Republican, has been governor of Massachusetts since 2015. He announced earlier  this year he would not seek re-election. He will start the job in March 2023.  Emmert announced he would step down earlier this year after 12 years of leading  the NCAA. Battered by losses in the court and attacks by politicians, the NCAA  is going through a sweeping reform, trying to decentralize the way college  sports is governed.

NCAA – National labor  board to look into rights of USC athletes

  The National Labor  Relations Board will investigate an unfair labor practice complaint involving  the rights of University of Southern California football and basketball  players. In February, the National College Players Association filed an unfair  labor practice charge against USC, the Pac-12 Conference and the NCAA alleging  misclassification of college players as “student-athletes” and other  violations. The NLRB’s Region 21 in Los Angeles will look into the complaint  that covers football and men’s and women’s basketball players at the private  school.

MLB – AP sources:  Tigers agree to $8.5M contract with RHP Lorenzen

  The Detroit Tigers  have bolstered their rotation by agreeing to a one-year contract with  right-hander Michael Lorenzen, according to a person familiar with the  situation. Lorenzen will make $8.5 million and can earn $1.5 million in  performance bonuses based on innings pitched, another person told The  Associated Press on Thursday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity  because the deal had not been announced. Lorenzen was 8-6 with a 4.24 ERA in 18  starts last season with the Los Angeles Angels. Since making his major league  debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 2015, he is 31-29 with a 4.10 ERA.

MLB – Cubs add to  bullpen, agree to deal with Boxberger

  The Chicago Cubs have  added bullpen help and agreed to a $2.8 million, one-year contract with veteran  right-hander Brad Boxberger. The 34-year-old Boxberger was 4-3 with a 2.95 ERA  and one save over 70 appearances and 64 innings with Milwaukee last season. An  All-Star with Tampa Bay in 2015, he is 31-37 with a 3.44 ERA in 11 seasons with  San Diego, the Rays, Arizona, Kansas City, Miami and the Brewers. Chicago  relievers had a 4.12 ERA last season. The Cubs finished 74-88 and missed the  playoffs for the second straight year.

ECHL – ECHL Hockey  League
Tonight

  Kalamazoo  Wings at Iowa Heartlanders, 8:05 p.m.

AHL – American Hockey  League
Tonight 

  Hartford  Wolfpack at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.

FIFA – World Cup 2020 – Qatar
Saturday
3rd Place Match

Croatia  vs. Morocco, 10:00 a.m.

Sunday
World Cup Finals

France  vs. Argentina, 10:00 a.m.

FIFA – Messi carries the weight of Argentina into  World Cup final

  As Lionel Messi approaches his second and likely last  World Cup final the stakes could hardly be higher. The same goes for Argentina  after more than 30 years of disappointment since it last won soccer’s ultimate  prize. For Messi victory against France at Lusail Stadium on Sunday is a chance  to finally get his hands on the one major trophy that has eluded him in his  storied career. In doing so he would push ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo who has  also never won a World Cup in the long-running rivalry between the two greatest  players of their generation.

FIFA – France struck by cold virus ahead of World Cup  final

  A cold virus has run through the France squad though  coach Didier Deschamps expects all his players to be healthy for the World Cup  final against Argentina on Sunday. Defender Dayot Upamecano and midfielder  Adrien Rabiot were isolated this week and rested for the 2-0 win over Morocco  in the semifinals. Deschamps says “it’s flu season now, and in that sense, we  have to be careful." The coach says the players’ immune systems are run  down by the physical toll of World Cup games. He says air conditioning that’s  routine in Qatar and at stadiums could also be having an effect.

MHSAA – High School  Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball
SMAC

St.  Joseph 58, Lakeshore 51
St.  Joe coach Gregg Schaffer picked up his 200th win as the Bears  defeated Lakeshore 58-51 on Thursday.   St. Joe put three starters in double figures as Chase Sanders had 19, including  three 3-pointers and was 6 of 7 from the free throw line.  Joron Brown scored 15 and Matt Lanier had 11.    The Bears improve to 2-2 on the season.  Lakeshore was led by JJ Frakes game high 21  points, and 16 points from Jack Carlisle, the Lancers fall to 0-3 on the  season.
  

Mattawan  66, Portage Central 56

  Kalamazoo  Loy Norrix 57, Portage Northern 54

  Battle  Creek Lakeview 51, Battle Creek Central 50

  Kalamazoo  Central 64, Gull Lake 43

Lakeland

  Benton  Harbor 85, Dowagiac 33

Girls Basketball
BCS

  Michigan  Lutheran 37, New Buffalo 6

  River  Valley 44, Our Lady of the Lake 24
River  Valley had three starters in double figures in a 44-24 win over Our Lady of the  Lake, Kayanna Lance led the Mustangs with a game high 16 points, while Lexie  McCarty scored 15 points, and Nat Heckathorn added 11. Claire Jollay scored 11  to lead the Lakers.

Lakeland

  Benton  Harbor 55, Dowagiac 37

  Buchanan  49, Brandywine 45 – OT 

Southwest 10

  Bloomingdale  54, Comstock 28

  Marcellus  35, Centreville 32

  Hartford  47, Decatur 26

  Mendon  28, White Pigeon 21

Non-Conference

  Cassopolis  39, Berrien Springs 29
Grace  Constable had 11 points for the Shamrocks in the loss.
  

Lawrence  36, Bangor 28

Friday
Boys Basketball
Wolverine

  Sturgis  at Niles, 7:15 p.m.

  Otsego  at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m.

  Plainwell  at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m.

Vicksburg  at Three Rivers, 7:15 p.m.

Lakeland 

  Brandywine  at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m.

BCS

  River  Valley at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m.

  Michigan  Lutheran at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

  Countryside  at Covert, 6:00 p.m.

  Eau  Claire at Howardsville Christian, 7:30 p.m.

SAC

  South  Haven at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m.

  Coloma  at Fennville, 7:30 p.m.

  Gobles  at Martin, 7:30 p.m.

  Schoolcraft  at Lawton, 7:30 p.m.

  Delton-Kellogg  at Black River, 7:30 p.m.

  Galesburg-Augusta  at Saugatuck, 7:30 p.m.

  Parchment  at Constantine, 7:30 p.m.

  Kal.  Hackett at Kal. Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Southwest 10

  Bloomingdale  at Comstock, 7:30 p.m.

  Decatur  at Hartford, 7:30 p.m.

  Centreville  at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m.

  Mendon  at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m.

Non-Conference

  Berrien  Springs at Cassopolis, 7:00 p.m.

  Lawrence  at Bangor, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball
SMAC

  Lakeshore  at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m.             

  Portage  Central at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m.

  Portage  Northern at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m.

  B.C.  Lakeview at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m.

  Gull  Lake at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m.

Wolverine

  Sturgis  at Niles, 6:00 p.m.

  Otsego  at Edwardsburg, 6:00 p.m.

  Plainwell  at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m.

  Vicksburg  at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m.

SAC

  Allegan  at Bridgman, 6:00 p.m.

  Coloma  at Fennville, 6:00 p.m.

  Gobles  at Martin, 6:00 p.m.

  Schoolcraft  at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.

  Delton-Kellogg  at Black River, 6:00 p.m.

  Galesburg-Augusta  at Saugatuck, 6:00 p.m.

  Parchment  at Constantine, 6:00 p.m.

  Kal.  Hackett at Kal. Christian, 6:00 p.m.

Non-Conference

  Our  Lady of the Lake at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m.

  Eau  Claire at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League 
 Last Night 
Vegas Golden Knights 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1
Golden Knights 4, Blackhawks 1 – Smith scores twice, Golden Knights top Blackhawks 4-1 
Reilly Smith scored twice and rookie Logan Thompson made 23 saves to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Smith got a short-handed goal in the second period while the last-place Blackhawks were using five forwards on their top power-play unit. He capped the scoring with an empty-netter for his 14th goal. Chandler Stephenson scored a power-play goal in the second for Vegas, and Phil Kessel tipped one home in the third. The Blackhawks have scored a total of five goals during a five-game slide. Chicago is 1-12-1 in its last 14.
Tonight 
 Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 
 Ottawa at Detroit, 1:00 p.m.
 Sunday 
 NY Rangers at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
NFL – National Football League – Week 15 
 Last Night 
 San Francisco 49ers 21, Seattle Seahawks 13
49ers 21, Seahawks 13 – Purdy, 49ers topple Seahawks 21-13, win NFC West 
 Rookie Brock Purdy a pair of touchdown passes to George Kittle, and the San Francisco 49ers won their first NFC West title since 2019, beating the Seattle Seahawks 21-13. Despite using their third starting quarterback this season, the 49ers continued to show they might be the class of the NFC alongside Philadelphia. San Francisco won its seventh straight, using its stifling defense to frustrate Seattle into countless mistakes. Playing on the road for the first time in his career, Purdy connected on his first 11 pass attempts. He finished 17 of 26 for 217 yards. Seattle lost for the fourth time in five games and its playoff hopes took another hit.
Saturday 
 Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings, 1:00 p.m.
Sunday 
 Detroit Lions at New York Jets, 1:00 p.m.            Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 
 Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears, 1:00 p.m.
NFL – Bears QB Justin Fields takes aim at 1,000-yard rushing mark 
 Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields grew up as a fan of Michael Vick. He&#8217;s closing in on a feat accomplished only by Vick and Baltimore&#8217;s Lamar Jackson. Fields needs 95 yards rushing to become the third NFL quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. The Bears face the Philadelphia Eagles and their intimidating pass rush on Sunday. The Bears have talked about cutting back on planned running plays by Fields. But he&#8217;s always a threat to scramble under pressure. His off-script runs have helped the Bears rank sixth in the NFL in third-down conversion rate.
NFL – Jets QB White has no doubt he&#8217;ll start Sunday vs. Lions 
 There&rsquo;s no doubt in Mike White&rsquo;s mind he&rsquo;ll start at quarterback for the New York Jets on Sunday. White said Thursday he&#8217;s continuing to prepare to start against Detroit. He has said all week that is his mindset. White has been limited at practice this week after he was twice knocked from the Jets&rsquo; loss to the Bills in Buffalo last Sunday by big hits. He finished the game, but left the stadium in an ambulance to be examined at a hospital. White acknowledged he&#8217;ll likely wear some sort of protection around his midsection against Detroit.
NBA – National Basketball Association 
 Tonight 
 Sacramento Kings at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. 
 Indiana Pacers at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m. 
New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.
 Sunday 
 New York at Indiana, 5:00 p.m. 
 Brooklyn at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. 
Chicago at Minnesota, 7:00 p.m.
NCAAFB – College Football 
 Today 
 FBS Bowls 
 Miami (OH) vs. UAB, 11:30 a.m.                                    HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl, Nassau 
 UTSA vs. Troy, 3:00 p.m.                                         Duluth Trading Cure Bowl, Orlando 
Division III National Championship – Stagg Bowl 
 Mount Union vs. North Central, 7:00 p.m.                     Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD 
Saturday 
 FBS Bowls 
 Cincinnati vs. Louisville, 11:00 a.m.                              Wasabi Fenway Bowl, Boston 
 Florida vs. (14) Oregon State, 2:30 p.m.                  SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas 
 Washington State vs. Fresno State, 3:30 p.m.          Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented by Stifel, Los Angeles 
 Rice vs. Southern Miss, 5:45 p.m.                            LendingTree Bowl, Mobile, AL 
 SMU vs. BYU, 7:30 p.m.                                           New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, NM 
 North Texas vs. Boise State, 9:15 p.m.                     Frisco Bowl Presented by SERVPRO, Frisco, TX 
Division II National Championship 
 Ferris State vs. Colorado Mines, 1:00 p.m.                    McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX 
NCAAFB – Coach Brees: Purdue brings back QB to assist at bowl game 
 Former Purdue quarterback Drew Brees is returning to his alma mater as a coach for the Jan. 2 Citrus Bowl game against No. 17 LSU. The retired NFL star will join new Purdue coach Ryan Walters as he settles into his new job. Walters says he grew up dreaming about following Brees&#8217; career trajectory. Now the two will get acquainted as Brees moves back to Indiana for at least the next few weeks. Walters won&#8217;t be coaching the Boilermakers for the bowl game. That task falls to interim coach Brian Brohm. The Boilermakers are short-handed after Brian&#8217;s brother, Jeff, left for Louisville and took four assistants with him.
NCAAMBKB – Men&rsquo;s College Basketball 
 Saturday 
 Lipscomb at Michigan, 4:00 p.m.                          News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 3:30
Sunday 
 Western Michigan at Iowa State, 1:00 p.m. 
 Detroit Mercy at Eastern Michigan, 3:00 p.m. 
 Central Michigan at Missouri State, 6:00 p.m. 
 Notre Dame at Georgia, 5:30 p.m.
NCAAWBKB – Women&rsquo;s College Basketball 
 Saturday 
 Appalachian State at (19) Michigan, 12:00 p.m. 
 Eastern Michigan at Xavier, 1:00 p.m. 
Western Michigan at Chicago State, 2:00 p.m
 Sunday 
 Detroit Mercy at Michigan State, 3:00 p.m. 
 Central Michigan at Eastern Illinois, 3:00 p.m. 
(5) Notre Dame at (6) Virginia Tech, 4:00 p.m.
NCAA – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to be next NCAA president 
 Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, replacing Mark Emmert as the head of the largest college sports governing body in the country. Baker, a Republican, has been governor of Massachusetts since 2015. He announced earlier this year he would not seek re-election. He will start the job in March 2023. Emmert announced he would step down earlier this year after 12 years of leading the NCAA. Battered by losses in the court and attacks by politicians, the NCAA is going through a sweeping reform, trying to decentralize the way college sports is governed.
NCAA – National labor board to look into rights of USC athletes 
 The National Labor Relations Board will investigate an unfair labor practice complaint involving the rights of University of Southern California football and basketball players. In February, the National College Players Association filed an unfair labor practice charge against USC, the Pac-12 Conference and the NCAA alleging misclassification of college players as &ldquo;student-athletes&rdquo; and other violations. The NLRB&#8217;s Region 21 in Los Angeles will look into the complaint that covers football and men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s basketball players at the private school.
MLB – AP sources: Tigers agree to $8.5M contract with RHP Lorenzen 
 The Detroit Tigers have bolstered their rotation by agreeing to a one-year contract with right-hander Michael Lorenzen, according to a person familiar with the situation. Lorenzen will make $8.5 million and can earn $1.5 million in performance bonuses based on innings pitched, another person told The Associated Press on Thursday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. Lorenzen was 8-6 with a 4.24 ERA in 18 starts last season with the Los Angeles Angels. Since making his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 2015, he is 31-29 with a 4.10 ERA.
MLB – Cubs add to bullpen, agree to deal with Boxberger 
 The Chicago Cubs have added bullpen help and agreed to a $2.8 million, one-year contract with veteran right-hander Brad Boxberger. The 34-year-old Boxberger was 4-3 with a 2.95 ERA and one save over 70 appearances and 64 innings with Milwaukee last season. An All-Star with Tampa Bay in 2015, he is 31-37 with a 3.44 ERA in 11 seasons with San Diego, the Rays, Arizona, Kansas City, Miami and the Brewers. Chicago relievers had a 4.12 ERA last season. The Cubs finished 74-88 and missed the playoffs for the second straight year.
ECHL – ECHL Hockey League 
 Tonight 
 Kalamazoo Wings at Iowa Heartlanders, 8:05 p.m.
AHL – American Hockey League 
 Tonight 
 Hartford Wolfpack at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.
FIFA – World Cup 2020 &#8211; Qatar 
 Saturday 
 3rd Place Match 
Croatia vs. Morocco, 10:00 a.m. 
Sunday 
 World Cup Finals 
France vs. Argentina, 10:00 a.m.
FIFA – Messi carries the weight of Argentina into World Cup final 
 As Lionel Messi approaches his second and likely last World Cup final the stakes could hardly be higher. The same goes for Argentina after more than 30 years of disappointment since it last won soccer&rsquo;s ultimate prize. For Messi victory against France at Lusail Stadium on Sunday is a chance to finally get his hands on the one major trophy that has eluded him in his storied career. In doing so he would push ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo who has also never won a World Cup in the long-running rivalry between the two greatest players of their generation.
FIFA – France struck by cold virus ahead of World Cup final 
 A cold virus has run through the France squad though coach Didier Deschamps expects all his players to be healthy for the World Cup final against Argentina on Sunday. Defender Dayot Upamecano and midfielder Adrien Rabiot were isolated this week and rested for the 2-0 win over Morocco in the semifinals. Deschamps says &ldquo;it&rsquo;s flu season now, and in that sense, we have to be careful.&quot; The coach says the players&#8217; immune systems are run down by the physical toll of World Cup games. He says air conditioning that&#8217;s routine in Qatar and at stadiums could also be having an effect.
MHSAA – High School Sports 
Last Night 
Boys Basketball 
 SMAC 
St. Joseph 58, Lakeshore 51
<ul>
<li>St. Joe coach Gregg Schaffer picked up his 200th win as the Bears defeated Lakeshore 58-51 on Thursday.  St. Joe put three starters in double figures as Chase Sanders had 19, including three 3-pointers and was 6 of 7 from the free throw line.  Joron Brown scored 15 and Matt Lanier had 11.   The Bears improve to 2-2 on the season.  Lakeshore was led by JJ Frakes game high 21 points, and 16 points from Jack Carlisle, the Lancers fall to 0-3 on the season.
 </li>
</ul>
Mattawan 66, Portage Central 56 
 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 57, Portage Northern 54 
 Battle Creek Lakeview 51, Battle Creek Central 50 
 Kalamazoo Central 64, Gull Lake 43
Lakeland 
 Benton Harbor 85, Dowagiac 33
Girls Basketball 
 BCS 
 Michigan Lutheran 37, New Buffalo 6 
 River Valley 44, Our Lady of the Lake 24
<ul>
<li>River Valley had three starters in double figures in a 44-24 win over Our Lady of the Lake, Kayanna Lance led the Mustangs with a game high 16 points, while Lexie McCarty scored 15 points, and Nat Heckathorn added 11. Claire Jollay scored 11 to lead the Lakers.</li>
</ul>
Lakeland 
 Benton Harbor 55, Dowagiac 37 
 Buchanan 49, Brandywine 45 – OT 
Southwest 10 
 Bloomingdale 54, Comstock 28 
 Marcellus 35, Centreville 32 
 Hartford 47, Decatur 26 
 Mendon 28, White Pigeon 21
Non-Conference 
 Cassopolis 39, Berrien Springs 29
<ul>
<li>Grace Constable had 11 points for the Shamrocks in the loss.
 </li>
</ul>
Lawrence 36, Bangor 28
Friday 
 Boys Basketball 
 Wolverine 
 Sturgis at Niles, 7:15 p.m. 
 Otsego at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m. 
 Plainwell at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m. 
Vicksburg at Three Rivers, 7:15 p.m.
Lakeland 
 Brandywine at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m.
BCS 
 River Valley at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m. 
 Michigan Lutheran at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. 
 Countryside at Covert, 6:00 p.m. 
 Eau Claire at Howardsville Christian, 7:30 p.m.
SAC 
 South Haven at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m. 
 Coloma at Fennville, 7:30 p.m. 
 Gobles at Martin, 7:30 p.m. 
 Schoolcraft at Lawton, 7:30 p.m. 
 Delton-Kellogg at Black River, 7:30 p.m. 
 Galesburg-Augusta at Saugatuck, 7:30 p.m. 
 Parchment at Constantine, 7:30 p.m. 
 Kal. Hackett at Kal. Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Southwest 10 
 Bloomingdale at Comstock, 7:30 p.m. 
 Decatur at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. 
 Centreville at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m. 
 Mendon at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m.
Non-Conference 
 Berrien Springs at Cassopolis, 7:00 p.m. 
 Lawrence at Bangor, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball 
 SMAC 
 Lakeshore at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m.             
 Portage Central at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m. 
 Portage Northern at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m. 
 B.C. Lakeview at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m. 
 Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m.
Wolverine 
 Sturgis at Niles, 6:00 p.m. 
 Otsego at Edwardsburg, 6:00 p.m. 
 Plainwell at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. 
 Vicksburg at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m.
SAC 
 Allegan at Bridgman, 6:00 p.m. 
 Coloma at Fennville, 6:00 p.m. 
 Gobles at Martin, 6:00 p.m. 
 Schoolcraft at Lawton, 6:00 p.m. 
 Delton-Kellogg at Black River, 6:00 p.m. 
 Galesburg-Augusta at Saugatuck, 6:00 p.m. 
 Parchment at Constantine, 6:00 p.m. 
 Kal. Hackett at Kal. Christian, 6:00 p.m.
Non-Conference 
 Our Lady of the Lake at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m. 
 Eau Claire at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m.

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Depend On Us. Featuring local news, weather, sports, and people on The Morning Show with Ken & Friends weekday mornings from 6-9am. Find local stories, state news, sports, video and more at wsjm.com and the WSJM Mobile app!

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