NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night

  Notre  Dame 70, (20) Michigan State 52

  Dayton  67, Western Michigan 47

Eastern  Michigan 80, Florida International 58

Notre Dame 70, (20) Michigan State 52 – Ryan helps  Notre Dame rout No. 20 Michigan State 70-52

  Cormac  Ryan scored 20 of his 23 points in the first half as Notre Dame cruised to a  70-52 win over No. 20 Michigan State on Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten  Challenge. He went 6-of-7 on 3′s, missing his last one to keep him from tying a  school single-game record for most 3-pointers without a miss. Ryan helped the  Fighting Irish (6-1) jump out to a 42-24 halftime lead. JJ Starling added 14  points and Dane Goodwin 12 for the Irish, who led 39-16 by the 4:33 mark of the  first half and didn’t commit their first turnover until more than 17 minutes  into the game. The Spartans (5-3) were paced by A.J. Hoggard with 15 points.  Joey Hauser and Tyson Walker added 12 apiece.

Dayton 67, WMU 47 – Dayton tops WMU 67-47

  Daron  Holmes had 24 points as Dayton defeated the Western Michigan Broncos 67-47 on  Wednesday night. The Flyers are now 4-4 on the season, while the Broncos fell  to 2-6.

EMU 80, FIU 58 – Eastern Michigan defeats Florida  International 80-68 

  Led  by Emoni Bates’ 26 points, the Eastern Michigan Eagles defeated the Florida  International Panthers 80-68 on Wednesday night. The Eagles moved to 2-6 with  the win and the Panthers fell to 4-3.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night

  Phoenix  Suns 132, Chicago Bulls 113

  Sacramento  Kings 137, Indiana Pacers 114

Suns 132, Bulls 113 – Devin Booker scores 51 points in  3 quarters, Suns rout Bulls 

  Devin  Booker scored a season-high 51 points in just three quarters, Deandre Ayton had  30 points and 14 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns stretched their winning streak  to six games with a 132-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.  Booker scored 25 points in the first half and had 26 more in a sublime third  quarter. After a contested 3-pointer splashed through the net, “MVP! MVP!”  chants broke out across Footprint Arena, and the 26-year-old is certainly  making an early season case. The three-time All-Star had a steal late in the  third before sprinting downcourt and flushing home a dunk for his 50th and 51st  points. He added six assists and four rebounds. DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with  29 points.

Kings 137, Pacers 114 – Monk and Barnes score 22 each,  Kings beat Pacers 

  Harrison  Barnes and Malik Monk each scored 22 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the  Indiana Pacers 137-114 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.  Monk has scored 20 points or more in five games this season for Sacramento  (11-9). Prior to the three-game skid, the Kings had won seven straight games  and are off to their best 20-game start since the 2004-05 season. The Kings  were 14-6 that year. Jalen Smith and Bennedict Mathurin both scored 22 points  for Indiana (12-9).

Tonight

  Dallas  Mavericks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.

NFL – National Football League – Week 13
Tonight

  Buffalo  Bills at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m.

NFL  – Fields’ status for Bears still in question with Packers next

  Chicago  Bears quarterback Justin Fields’ status for Sunday’s game against Aaron Rodgers  and the Green Bay Packers remains in question because of an injury to his  nonthrowing shoulder. Fields practiced Wednesday on a limited basis after  missing last week’s loss at the New York Jets. He threw lightly on the field  prior to that game but did not play. Fields separated his left shoulder and  suffered some ligament damage in the AC joint when he was tackled on a designed  run late in Chicago’s loss at Atlanta two weeks ago. He participated in practice  on a limited basis leading up to the game at New York.

NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night

  Buffalo  Sabres 5, Detroit Red Wings 4 – Shootout

  Edmonton  Oilers 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 

Sabres 5, Red Wings 4 – SO – Sabres withstand Red  Wings’ rally, win 5-4 in shootout

  Jack  Quinn scored the only goal in a shootout, Dylan Cozens had the second two-goal  game of his career and the Buffalo Sabres held off the Detroit Red Wings 5-4.  Mattias Samuelsson got his first career goal for the Sabres, who squandered a  three-goal lead in the third period. Jeff Skinner supplied his sixth goal in  five games on a power play, while Craig Anderson made 40 saves and collected an  assist. Rasmus Dahlin added two assists. Oskar Sundqvist scored twice during  Detroit’s rally. Jonatan Berggren and David Perron also had goals for the Red  Wings, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 30 shots.

Oilers 5, Blackhawks 4 – Draisaitl, McDavid lead  Oilers past slumping Blackhawks 5-4 

  Leon  Draisaitl had two goals and an assist, helping the Edmonton Oilers top the  slumping Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 for their third straight win. Connor McDavid,  Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Mattias Janmark each had a goal and an assist as  Edmonton improved to 2-0 in Chicago this season. Brett Kulak had two assists,  and Stuart Skinner made 21 saves. The Blackhawks lost their eighth consecutive  game and dropped to 2-10-4 in their last 16 overall. Max Domi had two goals,  and MacKenzie Entwistle and Boris Katchouk also scored.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night

  Colorado  75, Western Michigan 37

Tonight

  (20)  Maryland at (7) Notre Dame, 6:30 p.m.

  North  Dakota State at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m.

  Georgia  Tech at Michigan State, 8:00 p.m.

  (17)  Michigan at Miami (FL), 9:00 p.m.

NCAAFB – AP source: Rose Bowl clears way for 12-team  CFP in 2024

  Rose Bowl game organizers have cleared the way for the  College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams starting in the 2024 season.  They’ve told CFP officials they are willing to alter agreements for the first  two years of the larger playoff. A person with knowledge of the discussions  between game organizers and CFP officials told The Associated Press that the  Rose Bowl is prepared to be flexible and wants to continue to be part of the  College Football Playoff beyond 2025. The person spoke on condition of  anonymity because the presidents and chancellors who oversee the playoff still  needed to give final approval on expansion plans.

NCAAFB – Buckeyes’ Stroud repeats as Big Ten offensive  player of year

  Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud has been named the  Big Ten’s offensive player of the year for the second straight season and Penn  State’s Nicholas Singleton is freshman of the year. Stroud extended to five  years the Buckeyes’ streak of winning the top offensive honor. Stroud finished  the regular season as the nation’s leader in efficiency rating and co-leader in  touchdown passes with 37. Singleton has rushed for 941 yards and has run for  more than 100 in three games. His 10 rushing touchdowns are a school freshman record.

NCAAWSOC – Athlete flipped the bird, lost scholarship,  now wins appeal

  A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit  brought by a former University of Connecticut women’s soccer player who lost  her scholarship after giving the middle finger to a television camera. Three  judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City ruled  Wednesday that Noriana Radwan presented sufficient evidence to go to trial on  her claim that she was punished more harshly than male athletes who violated conduct  rules. A lower court judge dismissed Radwan’s lawsuit in 2020. The case returns  to the federal trial court. UConn officials say they’re confident they will  prevail in court.

WNBA – WNBA teams to play record 40-game schedule

  WNBA teams will play a record 40-game schedule this  upcoming season that begins on May 19. All 12 teams will have games the opening  weekend, starting with New York playing Washington and Connecticut facing  Indiana. Las Vegas and Connecticut, who played in the WNBA Finals last season,  will play three times with consecutive games in Connecticut on June 6 and 8 and  then in Las Vegas on July 1. The regular season concludes on Sept. 10 with all  12 teams playing.

MLB – Secure with 5-year deal, Clark pushes to make  MLBPA stronger

  Tony Clark has never had more clout as executive  director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. The 50-year-old  helped the union navigate a tumultuous stretch that included a  pandemic-shortened 2020 season and a new labor deal in March that not only  saved a full 162-game season but also was viewed as at least a modest win for  the players and their pocketbooks. Now, there’s a relative calm during a  baseball offseason that hasn’t been seen for a few years. Clark says there’s  plenty of work to be done, including helping more than 5,000 new union members  who play at the minor league level.

ECHL – ECHL Hockey
Last Night

  Florida  Everblades 3, Kalamazoo Wings 0

Tonight

  Kalamazoo  Wings at Orlando Solar Bears, 7:00 p.m.

NBAGL – NBA “G” League
Last Night

  Wisconsin  Herd 112, Grand Rapids Gold 106

MCCAA  – Junior College Athletics
Last Night
Women’s  Basketball

  Southwestern  Michigan College 79, College Of Dupage 42

Men’s  Basketball

  CBG  Preparatory 74, Southwestern Michigan College 69

MHSAA – High School  Sports
Last Night
Girls Basketball

  Our  Lady of the Lake 30, Andrews Academy 22
Our  Lady of the Lake won their season opening game with a 30-22 win at Andrews  Academy. Abby Schrauben had 14 points to lead the Lakers in the victory. 

Berrien  Springs 29, Kalamazoo Hackett 27 – OT 
Berrien  Springs went to overtime for a second straight night, but this time picking up  the win by defeating Kalamazoo Hackett 29-27.   Grace Constable led the Shamrocks with 9 points. 

Gobles  51, White Pigeon 30
Charlotte  Zantello scored a game high 17 points for Gobles as they improve to 2-0 with a  51-30 win over White Pigeon, Kennadi Killeen had a double double for the Tigers  with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Deanna Wood also added 10 points. 

Kalamazoo  Christian 49, Muskegon West Michigan Christian 25

Tonight
Girls Basketball

  Buchanan  at Dowagiac, 6:30 p.m.

  Marcellus  at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m.

  Decatur  at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m.

  Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Bath, 7:00 p.m.

  Muskegon  at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m.

  Quincy  at Mendon, 7:30 p.m.

FIFA – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar
Yesterday

  Australia  1, Denmark 0

  Tunisia  1, France 0

  Argentina  2, Poland 0

  Mexico  2, Saudi Arabia 1

Australia  1, Denmark 0 – Australia may have new Golden Generation at World Cup

  Australia  has advanced to the round of 16 at the World Cup by beating Denmark 1-0 on  Mathew Leckie’s 60th-minute goal. It is Australia’s first time in the knockout  stage since 2006. That was the only other time they advanced out of the group  stage. Leckie took a pass just around the center circle and moved in and around  a defender. He eventually hit a left-footed shot that beat Denmark goalkeeper  Kasper Schmeichel. Australia finished with 6 points in Group D.

Tunisia  1, France 0 – France loses to Tunisia 1-0 but still wins World Cup group

  Defending  champion France won its World Cup group despite losing to Tunisia 1-0. Wahbi  Khazri scored in the 58th minute to give the Tunisians the victory but it  wasn’t enough to get them into the round of 16. Australia beat Denmark 1-0 in  other Group D game and finished second on goal difference. Khazri ran at the  heart of the French defense and beat two players before poking the ball into  the bottom corner. It was Tunisia’s third victory at a World Cup. France  forward Antoine Griezmann thought he had evened the score in the eighth minute  of stoppage time but he was ruled offside following a video review.

Argentina  2, Poland 0 – Messi and Argentina advance at World Cup, beat Poland 2-0

  Lionel  Messi will grace the World Cup stage at least one more time. The Argentina  great had a penalty saved but his team still beat Poland 2-0 after second-half  goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez and advanced to the last 16.  Argentina finished in first place in Group C to set up a match against surprise  qualifier Australia. Poland also advanced despite the loss. Argentina has  bounced back from opening the World Cup with a shocking 2-1 loss to Saudi  Arabia. Messi’s likely final World Cup rolls onto Saturday. He will be relieved  after failing to score a penalty for the second straight World Cup.

Mexico  2, Saudi Arabia 1 – Mexico beats Saudi Arabia 2-1 but falls short at World Cup

  Henry  Martin and Luis Chaves scored a goal each in Mexico’s furious attempt to stay  alive at the World Cup but the 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia was not enough.  Argentina beat Poland 2-0 in a simultaneous match so Mexico was eliminated from  the group stage for the first time since 1978. Mexico had reached the round of  16 at the last seven World Cups. That was tied with Brazil for the longest  current streak. El Tri went into the match at Lusail Stadium needing a victory  and help from Poland to advance in Group C. Argentina’s victory meant goal  difference came into play and Mexico missed out.

Today

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

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

  Costa  Rica vs. Germany, 2:00 p.m.

  Japan  vs. Spain, 2:00 p.m.

FIFA  – World Cup win increases prize money for American men, women

  The  U.S. women’s team will make at least three times more from the men’s World Cup  than they received for winning the 2019 women’s tournament. That’s thanks to a  new deal to split World Cup earnings. A 1-0 win by the men over Iran on Tuesday  night increased their World Cup prize money to approximately $380,000 for each  player in the squad. The same applies to players on the U.S. roster for the  2023 Women’s World Cup because of the new collective bargaining agreements  between the U.S. Soccer Federation and the men’s and women’s unions.

FIFA  – Pulisic listed as day-to-day with pelvic injury at World Cup

  U.S.  forward Christian Pulisic is day to day after sustaining a pelvic injury during  his team’s 1-0 World Cup win against Iran that sent the Americans to the round  of 16 of the tournament. Pulisic scored the 38th-minute winning goal against  Iran, but crashed into Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand during the same  play. The Chelsea striker was substituted at the start of the second half and  taken to a hospital for tests. U.S. Soccer later posted a video showing Pulisic  celebrating with his teammates at the team’s hotel.

NCAAMBKB – Men&rsquo;s College Basketball 
 Last Night 
 Notre Dame 70, (20) Michigan State 52 
 Dayton 67, Western Michigan 47 
Eastern Michigan 80, Florida International 58
Notre Dame 70, (20) Michigan State 52 – Ryan helps Notre Dame rout No. 20 Michigan State 70-52 
 Cormac Ryan scored 20 of his 23 points in the first half as Notre Dame cruised to a 70-52 win over No. 20 Michigan State on Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. He went 6-of-7 on 3′s, missing his last one to keep him from tying a school single-game record for most 3-pointers without a miss. Ryan helped the Fighting Irish (6-1) jump out to a 42-24 halftime lead. JJ Starling added 14 points and Dane Goodwin 12 for the Irish, who led 39-16 by the 4:33 mark of the first half and didn&rsquo;t commit their first turnover until more than 17 minutes into the game. The Spartans (5-3) were paced by A.J. Hoggard with 15 points. Joey Hauser and Tyson Walker added 12 apiece.
Dayton 67, WMU 47 – Dayton tops WMU 67-47 
 Daron Holmes had 24 points as Dayton defeated the Western Michigan Broncos 67-47 on Wednesday night. The Flyers are now 4-4 on the season, while the Broncos fell to 2-6.
EMU 80, FIU 58 – Eastern Michigan defeats Florida International 80-68 
 Led by Emoni Bates&#8217; 26 points, the Eastern Michigan Eagles defeated the Florida International Panthers 80-68 on Wednesday night. The Eagles moved to 2-6 with the win and the Panthers fell to 4-3.
NBA – National Basketball Association 
 Last Night 
 Phoenix Suns 132, Chicago Bulls 113 
 Sacramento Kings 137, Indiana Pacers 114
Suns 132, Bulls 113 – Devin Booker scores 51 points in 3 quarters, Suns rout Bulls 
 Devin Booker scored a season-high 51 points in just three quarters, Deandre Ayton had 30 points and 14 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns stretched their winning streak to six games with a 132-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. Booker scored 25 points in the first half and had 26 more in a sublime third quarter. After a contested 3-pointer splashed through the net, &ldquo;MVP! MVP!&rdquo; chants broke out across Footprint Arena, and the 26-year-old is certainly making an early season case. The three-time All-Star had a steal late in the third before sprinting downcourt and flushing home a dunk for his 50th and 51st points. He added six assists and four rebounds. DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with 29 points.
Kings 137, Pacers 114 – Monk and Barnes score 22 each, Kings beat Pacers 
 Harrison Barnes and Malik Monk each scored 22 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Indiana Pacers 137-114 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Monk has scored 20 points or more in five games this season for Sacramento (11-9). Prior to the three-game skid, the Kings had won seven straight games and are off to their best 20-game start since the 2004-05 season. The Kings were 14-6 that year. Jalen Smith and Bennedict Mathurin both scored 22 points for Indiana (12-9).
Tonight 
 Dallas Mavericks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.
NFL – National Football League – Week 13 
 Tonight 
 Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m.
NFL – Fields&#8217; status for Bears still in question with Packers next 
 Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields&#8217; status for Sunday&#8217;s game against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers remains in question because of an injury to his nonthrowing shoulder. Fields practiced Wednesday on a limited basis after missing last week&#8217;s loss at the New York Jets. He threw lightly on the field prior to that game but did not play. Fields separated his left shoulder and suffered some ligament damage in the AC joint when he was tackled on a designed run late in Chicago&rsquo;s loss at Atlanta two weeks ago. He participated in practice on a limited basis leading up to the game at New York.
NHL – National Hockey League 
 Last Night 
 Buffalo Sabres 5, Detroit Red Wings 4 &#8211; Shootout 
 Edmonton Oilers 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 
Sabres 5, Red Wings 4 – SO – Sabres withstand Red Wings&#8217; rally, win 5-4 in shootout 
 Jack Quinn scored the only goal in a shootout, Dylan Cozens had the second two-goal game of his career and the Buffalo Sabres held off the Detroit Red Wings 5-4. Mattias Samuelsson got his first career goal for the Sabres, who squandered a three-goal lead in the third period. Jeff Skinner supplied his sixth goal in five games on a power play, while Craig Anderson made 40 saves and collected an assist. Rasmus Dahlin added two assists. Oskar Sundqvist scored twice during Detroit&rsquo;s rally. Jonatan Berggren and David Perron also had goals for the Red Wings, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 30 shots.
Oilers 5, Blackhawks 4 – Draisaitl, McDavid lead Oilers past slumping Blackhawks 5-4 
 Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist, helping the Edmonton Oilers top the slumping Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 for their third straight win. Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Mattias Janmark each had a goal and an assist as Edmonton improved to 2-0 in Chicago this season. Brett Kulak had two assists, and Stuart Skinner made 21 saves. The Blackhawks lost their eighth consecutive game and dropped to 2-10-4 in their last 16 overall. Max Domi had two goals, and MacKenzie Entwistle and Boris Katchouk also scored.
NCAAWBKB – Women&rsquo;s College Basketball 
 Last Night 
 Colorado 75, Western Michigan 37
Tonight 
 (20) Maryland at (7) Notre Dame, 6:30 p.m. 
 North Dakota State at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m. 
 Georgia Tech at Michigan State, 8:00 p.m. 
 (17) Michigan at Miami (FL), 9:00 p.m.
NCAAFB – AP source: Rose Bowl clears way for 12-team CFP in 2024 
 Rose Bowl game organizers have cleared the way for the College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams starting in the 2024 season. They&#8217;ve told CFP officials they are willing to alter agreements for the first two years of the larger playoff. A person with knowledge of the discussions between game organizers and CFP officials told The Associated Press that the Rose Bowl is prepared to be flexible and wants to continue to be part of the College Football Playoff beyond 2025. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the presidents and chancellors who oversee the playoff still needed to give final approval on expansion plans.
NCAAFB – Buckeyes&#8217; Stroud repeats as Big Ten offensive player of year 
 Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud has been named the Big Ten&rsquo;s offensive player of the year for the second straight season and Penn State&rsquo;s Nicholas Singleton is freshman of the year. Stroud extended to five years the Buckeyes&rsquo; streak of winning the top offensive honor. Stroud finished the regular season as the nation&rsquo;s leader in efficiency rating and co-leader in touchdown passes with 37. Singleton has rushed for 941 yards and has run for more than 100 in three games. His 10 rushing touchdowns are a school freshman record.
NCAAWSOC – Athlete flipped the bird, lost scholarship, now wins appeal 
 A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit brought by a former University of Connecticut women&rsquo;s soccer player who lost her scholarship after giving the middle finger to a television camera. Three judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City ruled Wednesday that Noriana Radwan presented sufficient evidence to go to trial on her claim that she was punished more harshly than male athletes who violated conduct rules. A lower court judge dismissed Radwan&#8217;s lawsuit in 2020. The case returns to the federal trial court. UConn officials say they&#8217;re confident they will prevail in court.
WNBA – WNBA teams to play record 40-game schedule 
 WNBA teams will play a record 40-game schedule this upcoming season that begins on May 19. All 12 teams will have games the opening weekend, starting with New York playing Washington and Connecticut facing Indiana. Las Vegas and Connecticut, who played in the WNBA Finals last season, will play three times with consecutive games in Connecticut on June 6 and 8 and then in Las Vegas on July 1. The regular season concludes on Sept. 10 with all 12 teams playing.
MLB – Secure with 5-year deal, Clark pushes to make MLBPA stronger 
 Tony Clark has never had more clout as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. The 50-year-old helped the union navigate a tumultuous stretch that included a pandemic-shortened 2020 season and a new labor deal in March that not only saved a full 162-game season but also was viewed as at least a modest win for the players and their pocketbooks. Now, there&rsquo;s a relative calm during a baseball offseason that hasn&rsquo;t been seen for a few years. Clark says there&#8217;s plenty of work to be done, including helping more than 5,000 new union members who play at the minor league level.
ECHL – ECHL Hockey 
 Last Night 
 Florida Everblades 3, Kalamazoo Wings 0
Tonight 
 Kalamazoo Wings at Orlando Solar Bears, 7:00 p.m.
NBAGL – NBA &ldquo;G&rdquo; League 
 Last Night 
 Wisconsin Herd 112, Grand Rapids Gold 106
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics 
 Last Night 
 Women&rsquo;s Basketball 
 Southwestern Michigan College 79, College Of Dupage 42
Men&rsquo;s Basketball 
 CBG Preparatory 74, Southwestern Michigan College 69
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Last Night 
 Girls Basketball 
 Our Lady of the Lake 30, Andrews Academy 22
<ul>
<li>Our Lady of the Lake won their season opening game with a 30-22 win at Andrews Academy. Abby Schrauben had 14 points to lead the Lakers in the victory. </li>
</ul>
Berrien Springs 29, Kalamazoo Hackett 27 – OT 
<ul>
<li>Berrien Springs went to overtime for a second straight night, but this time picking up the win by defeating Kalamazoo Hackett 29-27.  Grace Constable led the Shamrocks with 9 points. </li>
</ul>
Gobles 51, White Pigeon 30
<ul>
<li>Charlotte Zantello scored a game high 17 points for Gobles as they improve to 2-0 with a 51-30 win over White Pigeon, Kennadi Killeen had a double double for the Tigers with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Deanna Wood also added 10 points. </li>
</ul>
Kalamazoo Christian 49, Muskegon West Michigan Christian 25
Tonight 
 Girls Basketball 
 Buchanan at Dowagiac, 6:30 p.m. 
 Marcellus at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m. 
 Decatur at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m. 
 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Bath, 7:00 p.m. 
 Muskegon at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m. 
 Quincy at Mendon, 7:30 p.m.
FIFA – 2022 FIFA World Cup &#8211; Qatar 
 Yesterday 
 Australia 1, Denmark 0 
 Tunisia 1, France 0 
 Argentina 2, Poland 0 
 Mexico 2, Saudi Arabia 1
Australia 1, Denmark 0 – Australia may have new Golden Generation at World Cup 
 Australia has advanced to the round of 16 at the World Cup by beating Denmark 1-0 on Mathew Leckie&rsquo;s 60th-minute goal. It is Australia&rsquo;s first time in the knockout stage since 2006. That was the only other time they advanced out of the group stage. Leckie took a pass just around the center circle and moved in and around a defender. He eventually hit a left-footed shot that beat Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. Australia finished with 6 points in Group D.
Tunisia 1, France 0 – France loses to Tunisia 1-0 but still wins World Cup group 
 Defending champion France won its World Cup group despite losing to Tunisia 1-0. Wahbi Khazri scored in the 58th minute to give the Tunisians the victory but it wasn&rsquo;t enough to get them into the round of 16. Australia beat Denmark 1-0 in other Group D game and finished second on goal difference. Khazri ran at the heart of the French defense and beat two players before poking the ball into the bottom corner. It was Tunisia&rsquo;s third victory at a World Cup. France forward Antoine Griezmann thought he had evened the score in the eighth minute of stoppage time but he was ruled offside following a video review.
Argentina 2, Poland 0 – Messi and Argentina advance at World Cup, beat Poland 2-0 
 Lionel Messi will grace the World Cup stage at least one more time. The Argentina great had a penalty saved but his team still beat Poland 2-0 after second-half goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez and advanced to the last 16. Argentina finished in first place in Group C to set up a match against surprise qualifier Australia. Poland also advanced despite the loss. Argentina has bounced back from opening the World Cup with a shocking 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia. Messi&rsquo;s likely final World Cup rolls onto Saturday. He will be relieved after failing to score a penalty for the second straight World Cup.
Mexico 2, Saudi Arabia 1 – Mexico beats Saudi Arabia 2-1 but falls short at World Cup 
 Henry Martin and Luis Chaves scored a goal each in Mexico&rsquo;s furious attempt to stay alive at the World Cup but the 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia was not enough. Argentina beat Poland 2-0 in a simultaneous match so Mexico was eliminated from the group stage for the first time since 1978. Mexico had reached the round of 16 at the last seven World Cups. That was tied with Brazil for the longest current streak. El Tri went into the match at Lusail Stadium needing a victory and help from Poland to advance in Group C. Argentina&rsquo;s victory meant goal difference came into play and Mexico missed out.
Today 
 Canada vs. Morocco, 10:00 a.m. 
 Croatia vs. Belgium, 10:00 a.m. 
 Costa Rica vs. Germany, 2:00 p.m. 
 Japan vs. Spain, 2:00 p.m.
FIFA – World Cup win increases prize money for American men, women 
 The U.S. women&rsquo;s team will make at least three times more from the men&rsquo;s World Cup than they received for winning the 2019 women&rsquo;s tournament. That&#8217;s thanks to a new deal to split World Cup earnings. A 1-0 win by the men over Iran on Tuesday night increased their World Cup prize money to approximately $380,000 for each player in the squad. The same applies to players on the U.S. roster for the 2023 Women&rsquo;s World Cup because of the new collective bargaining agreements between the U.S. Soccer Federation and the men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s unions.
FIFA – Pulisic listed as day-to-day with pelvic injury at World Cup 
 U.S. forward Christian Pulisic is day to day after sustaining a pelvic injury during his team&rsquo;s 1-0 World Cup win against Iran that sent the Americans to the round of 16 of the tournament. Pulisic scored the 38th-minute winning goal against Iran, but crashed into Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand during the same play. The Chelsea striker was substituted at the start of the second half and taken to a hospital for tests. U.S. Soccer later posted a video showing Pulisic celebrating with his teammates at the team&#8217;s hotel.

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