NHL – Hall of Famer Bobby Hull, the Golden Jet, dies at 84

Hall of Fame forward Bobby Hull, who helped the Chicago Black Hawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final, has died. Hull was 84. The two-time MVP was one of the most prolific scorers in NHL history, leading the league in goals seven times. Nicknamed “The Golden Jet” for his speed and blond hair, he posted 13 consecutive seasons with 30 goals or more from 1959-72. Hull and Stan Mikita powered Chicago to the NHL title in 1961. Hull remains the Blackhawks’ career leader with 62 playoff goals. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983 and his No. 9 sweater was retired by Chicago that same year.  Hull’s brother, Dennis, played for Chicago for most of his 14 years in the league, and Bobby’s son, Brett, spent 19 years in the NHL. Bobby and Brett each won the Hart Trophy as league MVP, becoming the first father-son duo to accomplish the feat. Bobby won in 1964-65 and 1965-1966, while Brett won in 1990-1991.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night

Dallas Mavericks 111, Detroit Pistons 105

Mavs 111, Pistons 105 – Doncic scores 53 in return, Mavericks beat Pistons 111-105 

Luka Doncic had 53 points in his return to the lineup and Spencer Dinwiddie scored 10 of his 12 in the fourth quarter as the Dallas Mavericks rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 111-105. Four of Doncic’s five career 50-point games have come this season. He scored a career-best 60 against the New York Knicks in a game that went to overtime on Dec. 27. Bojan Bogdanovic had 29 points and Saddiq Bey scored 18 for the Pistons.

Tonight

Los Angeles Clippers at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Tonight

Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m.

Central Michigan at Kent State, 7:00 p.m.

Ohio at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m.

NCAAMBKB – Purdue a unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25; Vols up to No. 2

Purdue is this season’s first unanimous No. 1 team in the AP men’s college basketball poll. The Boilermakers have won eight straight games since a one-point loss to Rutgers on Jan. 2. They were followed in the AP Top 25 by Tennessee, Houston, Alabama and Arizona in the top five. No. 11 Baylor and No. 17 Providence made the biggest jumps, each climbing six spots. Auburn had the biggest drop, falling 10 spots to No. 25. No. 21 Indiana and No. 22 San Diego State rejoined the poll at the expense of Charleston and New Mexico.

NCAAWBKB – South Carolina tops AP Top 25; Ohio State tumbles

South Carolina, Stanford and LSU are the top teams in the latest women’s AP Top 25 college basketball rankings. South Carolina is No. 1 for the 32nd consecutive week. Only UConn (51 and 34 weeks) and Louisiana Tech (36) have had longer runs at No. 1. Indiana and UConn round out top five. Ohio State lost all three of its games last week and dropped from No. 2 to No. 10.

NCAAFB – Rashada case in Florida highlights issues in NIL, recruiting

Using name, image and likeness compensation to recruit college athletes is still very much against NCAA rules. The recent de-commitment from Florida by blue chip quarterback Jaden Rashada shows that NIL is definitely a factor in decisions. Booster-funded collectives are taking on a big role in compensating athletes. Schools can only hope they are acting within the rules and in their best interest. Inserting a third-party in the recruiting process between coaches and recruits has only complicated things. Experts say the collectives should focus on athletes who are already on campus.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball

Benton Harbor 71, Battle Creek Central 54
Benton Harbor got a game high 19 points from Grant Gondrezick II, 18 from Brian Gillespie, and 17 points from Antwan Callahan in the Tigers 71-54 win at Battle Creek Central.   Benton Harbor improves to 12-2 on the season and has won 6 straight.   Battle Creek Central falls to 10-5 and has lost two in a row after falling to St. Joe on Thursday.

Fennville 52, Michigan Lutheran 44
Fennville edged out Michigan Lutheran 52-44 on Monday Night.  Ben Peterson led the Blackhawks with a game high 25 points and Aden Swingit had 10.  Ty Johsnon scored 12 for Michigan Lutheran while Micah Herbst added 10. Michigan Lutheran falls to 6-5.

Eau Claire 84, Galesburg-Augusta 68

River Valley 77, Covert 49

Kalamazoo Central 59, Loy Norrix 58

Sturgis 59, Bronson 34

Battle Creek Pennfield 70, Comstock 24

Girls Basketball

Vicksburg 60, Lakeshore 57
Vicksburg remained undefeated at 15-0 on the season with a 60-57 road win at Lakeshore.  Madison Diekman led the Bulldogs with a game high 18 points, Emma Steele had 17, and Kendra Cooley had 15 points.   Lakeshore got 17 points each from Ainsley Ashby and Paige Lies while Megan Wurster scored 11.   The Lancers fall to 10-4 and will host St. Joe on Thursday night.

Dowagiac 37, Our Lady of the Lake 27
Alanah Smith scored a game high 16 points for Dowagiac in the Chieftains 37-27 home victory over Our Lady of the Lake.  Freshman Aribel Mills had 11 points to lead the Lakers

Buchanan 60, Michigan Lutheran 9

Brandywine 65, Sturgis 32

Kalamazoo Hackett 51, Centreville 36

Parma Western 63, Battle Creek Lakeview 18

Competitive Cheer

Cheer by the Pier at St. Joseph

Division 2
Mattawan                664.34
St. Joseph                625.50
Lakeshore                624.20

Division 3/4
Buchanan                 673.92
Dowagiac                 660.24
Coloma                    621.22
Three Rivers            596.90

Tonight
Boys Basketball
Non-Conference

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

Dowagiac at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.

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

Countryside at River Valley, 7:00 p.m.

Bridgman at Buchanan, 7:15 p.m.

Cassopolis at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m.

Otsego at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m.

Mattawan at GR West Catholic, 7:00 p.m.

Paw Paw at Charlotte, 7:00 p.m.

GR Ottawa Hills at Plainwell, 7:00 p.m.

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

Portage Northern at Three Rivers, 7:00 p.m.

Kal. Christian at BC Lakeview, 7:15 p.m.

Harper Creek at Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.

Kal. Heritage at Gobles, 7:00 p.m.

Quincey at Martin, 7:00 p.m.

SAC

Kalamazoo Hackett at South Haven, 7:00 p.m.

Constantine at Coloma, 7:00 p.m.

Parchment at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m.

Lawton at Allegan, 7:00 p.m.

Southwest 10

Comstock at Bloomingdale, 7:00 p.m.

Marcellus at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.

Hartford at Decatur, 7:30 p.m.

Bangor at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.

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

Girls Basketball
Non-Conference

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

BC Central at Benton Harbor, 6:00 p.m.

Eau Claire at Michigan Lutheran, 7:00 p.m.

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

Dowagiac at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m.

Grandville at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m.

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

Hudsonville at Paw Paw, 7:00 p.m.

Gull Lake at Otsego, 7:00 p.m.

Three Rivers at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m.

Hopkins at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m.

Holland Black River at North Muskegon, 7:00 p.m.

SAC

Bridgman at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.

Watervliet at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m.

Fennville at Constantine, 7:30 p.m.

Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m.

Southwest 10

Lawrence at Bangor, 7:30 p.m.

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.

MHSAA – High School AP Rankings
Boys Basketball

Division 1

1. Detroit Cass Tech (5)                           (15-0)   75

2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice                (13-1)   70

3. Muskegon                                           (12-0)   65

4. Grand Rapids Northview                        (12-1)   57

5. North Farmington                                (10-1)   54

6. Ann Arbor Huron                                 (11-0)   49

7. Detroit U-D Jesuit                               (12-2)   44

7. Grand Blanc                                       (11-2)   44

9. Port Huron Northern                           (12-1)   31
10. Kalamazoo Central                          (10-2)  23

Others receiving votes: Okemos 18, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 11, Warren De La Salle 10, Lansing Waverly 8, Grand Ledge 8, Grand Haven 7, Rockford 6, Troy 5, Saline 4, Mattawan 4, Grosse Pointe South 2, Oak Park 2, Hamtramck 1, Midland Dow 1, Battle Creek Lakeview 1.

Division 2

1. Romulus Summit Academy (4)                  (13-1)   74

2. Warren Michigan Collegiate (1)              (12-1)   66

3. Ludington                                          (13-0)   62

4. Olivet                                                 (13-0)   50
(tie) Benton Harbor                              (11-2)  50

6. Chelsea                                              (12-1)   45

7. Grand Rapids Catholic Central               (9-4)     44

8. Warren Lincoln                                   (10-3)   35

9. Saginaw                                             (13-3)   33

10. Grand Rapids Christian                       (8-3)     30

Others receiving votes: Onsted 29, Big Rapids 15, Ferndale 13, Cadillac 13, Kingsford 11, Ada Forest Hills Eastern 9, Hart 8, Boyne City 7, Richmond 7, Standish Sterling Central 5, Goodrich 1, Ionia 1, Grand Rapids South Christian 1.

Division 3

1. Detroit Loyola (4)                               (12-1)   88

2. Laingsburg                                         (12-0)   81

3. Flint Beecher (2)                                 (11-2)   70
4. Brandywine                                      (11-1)  52

5. Napoleon                                            (12-0)   51
6. Watervliet                                        (10-1)  46

7. Grandville Calvin Christian                   (12-1)   44

8. Iron Mountain                                     (10-1)   42

9. Maple City Glen Lake                             (10-1)   41

10. New Haven                                        (12-2)   38

Others receiving votes: Saginaw Nouvel 30, Cass City 24, Blanchard Montabella 20, Bad Axe 17, St. Ignace 16, Traverse City St. Francis 13, Ovid-Elsie 13, Michigan Center 7, Jonesville 6, Brown City 6, Galesburg-Augusta 5, Beal City 4, Ecorse 4, Cassopolis 2.

Division 4

1. Genesee Christian (1)                           (11-2)   67

2. Taylor Trillium Academy (2)                   (11-0)   62

3. Painesdale Jeffers (2)                           (13-0)   59

4. Powers North Central                          (9-1)     58

5. Hillman                                              (10-1)   45

6. Mio Au Sable                                       (10-0)   44

7. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian                  (9-3)     42

8. Lake Leelanau St Mary                           (11-1)   39

9. Baldwin                                             (11-1)   38

10. Munising                                           (13-1)   32

Others receiving votes: Gaylord St. Mary 24, Bellevue 23, Rudyard 14, Ironwood 8, Pittsford 8, Kingston 6, Ewen-Trout Creek 6, Watersmeet 6, Detroit University Prep Art & Design 4, Hillsdale Academy 2, Lake Linden-Hubbell 2, McBain Northern Michigan Christian 1, Detroit Douglass 1.

Girls Basketball

Division 1

1. West Bloomfield (3)                             (13-2)   71

2. Detroit Renaissance (2)                        (14-0)   70

3. Rockford                                            (13-1)   64

4. Flint Carman Ainsworth                        (12-0)   60

5. Farmington Hills Mercy                         (13-1)   58

6. Grosse Pointe North                            (12-2)   41

7. Wayne Memorial                                   (9-3)     39

8. DeWitt                                              (12-1)   38

9. Jackson Northwest                              (13-1)   31

10. Byron Center                                     (12-3)   23

Others receiving votes: Saline 20, Holt 14, Temperance Bedford 14, East Grand Rapids 13, North Farmington 9, Lowell 7, Utica Ford 6, Kalamazoo Central 6, Lake Orion 5, Belleville 4, Coldwater 3, Grand Blanc 3, Holland West Ottawa 1.

Division 2

1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5)              (14-0)   75

2. Detroit Edison                                    (10-2)   70

3. Chelsea                                              (14-1)   63

4. Haslett                                              (15-0)   61

5. Lake Fenton                                        (15-0)   56

6. Frankenmuth                                       (12-1)   45

7. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard                    (12-3)   38
8. Vicksburg                                         (14-0)  37

9. Goodrich                                            (12-1)   34

10. Dearborn Divine Child                         (12-3)   29

Others receiving votes: Escanaba 20, Standish-Sterling 18, Grand Rapids Christian 14, Lansing Catholic 12, Tecumseh 7, Redford Westfield Prep 7, Warren Fitzgerald 4, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 4, Marysville 2, Olivet 1, Romulus 1, Ludington 1, Detroit Country Day 1.

Division 3

1. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (2)              (7-4)     69

2. Dansville (2)                                       (13-1)   66

3. Blissfield                                           (14-1)   56
4. Buchanan                                          (12-1)  55

5. Lake City (1)                                        (14-1)   52

6. Hancock                                             (11-1)   49

7. Traverse City St. Francis                       (11-1)   38

8. Evart                                                 (13-2)   33

9. Kent City                                            (12-3)   30

10. Harbor Springs                                  (12-2)   25

Others receiving votes: Hemlock 24, Sanford-Meridian 21, Calumet 15, Brandywine 13, Detroit Osborn 12, Bronson 8, Ovid-Elsie 8, Elk Rapids 5, 19, Bridgman 4, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 4, McBain 4, Hart 3, Watervliet 3, Plymouth Christian Academy 2, Ithaca 1.

Division 4

1. Maple City Glen Lake (3)                        (11-2)   73

2. Kingston (2)                                       (13-0)   68

3. Baraga                                               (12-2)   62

4. Mackinaw City                                     (13-0)   56

5. Gaylord St. Mary                                 (10-2)   54

6. Morenci                                              (14-1)   50

7. St. Charles                                         (12-2)   46

8. Norway                                              (14-1)   35

9. Petersburg Summerfield                        (14-2)   29

10. Cedarville                                        (11-2)   23

(tie) Brethren                                        (14-1)   23

Others receiving votes: Fowler 13, Portland St. Patrick 12, Pittsford 10, Colon 9, Mendon 8, Burton Genesee Christian 7, St. Ignace LaSalle 6, Carney-Nadeau 5, Johannesburg-Lewiston 3, Ontonagon 3, Lake Linden-Hubbell 2, Martin 2, Indian River-Inland Lakes 1.FILE – Bobby Hull, 18-year-old player on the Chicago Blackhawks, is photographed in Chicago, Ill., on Oct. 24, 1957. Hull, a Hall of Fame forward who helped the Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final, has died. He was 84. The Blackhawks and the NHL Alumni Association announced the death of the two-time NHL MVP on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Edward Kitch, file)Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) is guarded by Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren, top, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)

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NHL – Hall of Famer Bobby Hull, the Golden Jet, dies at 84 Hall of Fame forward Bobby Hull, who helped the Chicago Black Hawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final, has died. Hull was 84. The