NFL – National Football League – Week 7
Last Night

Arizona  Cardinals 42, New Orleans Saints 34

Cardinals 42, Saints 34 – Cardinals use two pick-6s in  first half to down Saints 42-34 

  Marco  Wilson and Isaiah Simmons scored touchdowns on two pick-6s late in the first  half and used that stunning change in momentum to lift the Arizona Cardinals  over the New Orleans Saints 42-34. The Cardinals snapped an eight-game home  losing streak that was the franchise’s longest since 1958. The game was tied at  14 when Saints quarterback Andy Dalton threw the game-changing interceptions on  consecutive drives that were barely a minute apart just before halftime.

Sunday

  Detroit  Lions at Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 p.m.  Rock  107 WIRX 12:00

  Indianapolis  Colts at Tennessee Titans, 1:00 p.m.

Monday

  Chicago  Bears at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m.

NFL  – Cowboys QB Prescott says injury absence ending against Lions

  Dallas  Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott says he will start Sunday at home against the Detroit  Lions. Prescott’s return would end a five-game absence after he fractured his  right thumb in a season-opening loss to Tampa Bay. Dallas went 4-1 with backup  Cooper Rush, starting with a four-game winning streak. Prescott says he had a  full workload as the first-team QB in practice. Dallas players are crediting  Rush for keeping the club in contention. They also see Prescott as the “life  source” of the team’s offense.

NFL  – 49ers acquire RB Christian McCaffrey from Panthers

  The  San Francisco 49ers have acquired star running back Christian McCaffrey from  the Carolina Panthers for a haul of draft picks. The Panthers announced the deal  that sends McCaffrey back to the Bay Area where he starred in college at  Stanford in Thursday night. They said it will be finalized when McCaffrey  passes a physical. A person familiar with the deal said on condition of  anonymity that the Panthers will receive picks in the second, third and fourth  rounds of the 2023 draft, as well as a fifth-rounder in 2024.

MLB  – Major League Baseball Playoffs – League Championship Series (best of 7)
Yesterday

  Houston  Astros 3, New York Yankees 2                                            (HOU leads 2-0)

Astros 3, Yankees 2 – Bregman HR as Valdez, Astros  edge Yankees 3-2, lead ALCS 2-0

  Alex  Bregman hit an early three-run homer, Framber Valdez pitched seven strong  innings and the Houston Astros edged the New York Yankees 3-2 to take a 2-0  lead in the AL Championship Series. Yankees slugger Aaron Judge just missed a  two-run homer in the eighth when his drive was caught just in front of the  short wall by right fielder Kyle Tucker. The ball would’ve landed in the short  right-field porch at Yankee Stadium, Statcast showed — with the roof open at  Minute Maid Park, the wind might’ve knocked down Judge’s bid. The Astros  improved to 5-0 this postseason. A night after Justin Verlander fanned 11 to  begin the best-of-seven series, Bregman’s third-inning homer was all the  offense Houston needed. The Astros improved to 5-0 this postseason.

Tonight

  San  Diego (Musgrove 10-7) at Philadelphia (Suarez 10-7), 7:37 p.m.      (Series tied 1-1)

NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight

  Chicago  Bulls at Washington Wizards, 7:00 p.m.

  San  Antonio Spurs at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.

  Detroit  Pistons at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m.

NBA – AP source: Pistons’ Rob Murphy on leave due to  investigation

  A person familiar with the situation said Detroit  Pistons assistant general manager Rob Murphy was put on leave due to an  investigation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday night on  condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. ESPN reported  that Murphy is facing an allegation of workplace misconduct involving a former  female employee. Murphy was promoted to assistant general manager in June after  serving as president and general manager of the G League’s Motor City Cruise.  The former Syracuse and Kent State assistant was Eastern Michigan’s basketball  coach from 2011 to 2021.

NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight

  Detroit  Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.

NCAAFB  – College Football – Week 8
Saturday

  Bowling  Green at Central Michigan, 1:00 p.m.

  Eastern  Michigan at Ball State, 2:00 p.m.

  UNLV  at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m.

  Western  Michigan at Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m.

  Michigan,  Michigan State are off this weekend 

NCAAFB  – CFP expansion ‘not finished,’ still working toward 12 in ’24

  The  third in-person meeting of conference commissioners who manage the College  Football Playoff since August ended without a resolution on expansion, but not  without optimism. The CFP management committee, comprised of 10 major college  football conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director, met for  six hours. They worked on a plan to triple the number of playoff teams from  four to 12 for the 2024 season. Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock says  the work is ‘not finished’ and that time is running short.

NCAAFB  – Concussion lawsuit against NCAA could be first to reach jury

  A Los  Angeles jury could be the first in the U.S. to decide whether the NCAA failed  to protect college football players from repeated blows to the head that cause  serious brain injuries. A jury was seated Thursday in a Los Angeles courtroom  in the case of a former University of Southern California linebacker who had  significant brain damage when he died at age 49. The widow of Matt Gee, who was  on the 1990 Rose Bowl winning squad, is suing the NCAA for wrongful death. The  NCAA says it had nothing to do with Gee’s death and his mental decline was from  years of hard drinking. Hundreds of similar cases are pending against the NCAA.

NCAAVB  – Wisconsin female athletes notify police over private photos

  University  of Wisconsin police are investigating how private photos and video of members  of the school’s national champion women’s volleyball team got circulated  publicly without their consent. Wisconsin’s athletic department says players  contacted campus police after they became aware the photos had been made  public. The volleyball players aren’t being investigated for wrongdoing.  University of Wisconsin police spokesman Marc Lovicott confirmed the  investigation, but details are not being disclosed.

Olympics  – Olympic officials talk with 10 bidders for 2036 Summer Games

  The  International Olympic Committee says it’s in talks with 10 potential candidates  to host a future Summer Games. Interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics has been  expressed by officials in countries including Egypt, England, India, Indonesia  and Qatar. IOC director general Christophe de Kepper did not identify any of  the 10 projects addressing the Association of National Olympic Committees  meeting in Seoul, South Korea. The 2036 Olympics is the next Summer Games  available to be awarded in a mostly secretive process led by the IOC. It seeks  to avoid both expensive public campaigning and a vote contested by multiple  candidates.

MCCAA  – Junior College Athletics
Yesterday
Women’s Volleyball

  Lake  Michigan College 3, Kellogg Community College 1

  Southwestern  Michigan College 3, Glen Oaks Community College 1

Today
Men’s Soccer

  Lake  Michigan College at Schoolcraft College, 1:00 p.m.

Women’s Soccer

  Lake  Michigan College at Schoolcraft College, 3:00 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball

  Lake  Michigan College at Grace Christian University Tri-Meet (Grand Rapids)
Lake  Michigan College vs. Grace Christian, 4:00 p.m.
Lake  Michigan College vs. Welch Collee, 6:00 p.m.

MHSAA  – High School Sports
Yesterday
Football  – Week 9
SW  Michigan 8-Man

  Bridgman  (9-0) 35, Martin (7-2) 34

Volleyball

  Parchment  3, Benton Harbor 0

  Berrien  Springs 3, South Haven 2

  Edwardsburg  3, Sturgis 1

  Plainwell  3, Paw Paw 0

Boys  Soccer – Districts (Semifinals)
Division  3 (Paw Paw)

  Paw  Paw 6, Three Rivers 1

  Watervliet  4, Buchanan 3 – Shootout
-Championship  game Saturday, 10:00 a.m. at Paw Paw

Boys  Soccer – Districts (Championship)
Division  1 (Kalamazoo Loy Norrix)

  Portage  Central 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0

Division  3 (South Haven)

  Holland  Christian 4, Fennville 0

Division  4 (Our Lady of the Lake)

  Howardsville  Christian 2, Bridgman 1

Division  4 (Hartford)

  Hartford  3, Holland Black River 1

Today
Football  – Week 9 – All games start at 7:00 p.m. unless posted otherwise
SMAC

  St.  Joseph (7-1) at Battle Creek Central (7-1)                News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:35
*Winner claims  SMAC Championship

  Portage  Central (3-5) at Lakeshore (3-5)                      97.5 Y-Country 6:45

  Portage  Northern (5-3) at Mattawan (3-5)

  Battle  Creek Lakeview (1-6) at Kalamazoo Central (0-8)

Non-Conference

  Benton  Harbor (4-4) at Constantine (7-1)

  Dowagiac  (2-6) at Niles (4-4) game  at St. Joseph

  Portland  (7-1) at Berrien Springs (6-1)

  Centreville  (6-2) at Buchanan (7-1)

  Brandywine  (4-4) at Parchment (4-4)

  Three  Rivers (5-3) at North Branch (7-1)

  Detroit-Loyola  (1-7) at Lawton (6-2)

  Saranac  (2-6) at Decatur (5-3)

  Cassopolis  (0-8) at Sand Creek (1-7)

  White  Cloud (6-2) at White Pigeon (5-3)

  Lansing  Eastern (0-8) at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (1-7), 6:00 p.m.

  Gull  Lake (3-5) at Olivet (6-2)

Wolverine

  Sturgis  (5-3) at Edwardsburg (7-1)

  Paw  Paw (4-4) at Plainwell (3-5)

  Otsego  (0-8) at Vicksburg (4-4)

SAC

  Kalamazoo  United (4-4) at South Haven (2-6)

  Allegan  (3-5) at Watervliet (5-3)

  Delton-Kellogg  (4-4) at Galesburg-Augusta (2-5)

  Schoolcraft  (6-3) 2, Saugatuck (2-6) 0 (Forfiet)

SW  Michigan 8-Man

  Twin  Cities (1-7) at Bloomingdale (0-8)

  Eau  Claire (5-3) at Marcellus (5-3)

  Lawrence  (3-5) at Mendon (6-2) – Cancelled

  Bangor  (3-5) at Red Arrow (5-3) at New Buffalo

  Gobles  (6-2) at Wyoming Tri-Unity (4-4) 

  Wyoming-Lee  (0-8) at Fennville (3-5)

Saturday
Boys  Soccer – Districts (Championship)
Division  2 (St. Joseph)

  St.  Joseph vs. Edwardsburg, 11:00 a.m.

Division  3 (Paw Paw)

  Watervliet  vs. Paw Paw, 10:00 a.m.

Volleyball

  BCS  Conference Tournament at River Valley, 9:00 a.m.

  Michigan  Lutheran, Our Lady of the Lake, Eau Claire, Howardsville Christian, New  Buffalo, Watervliet Grace Christian, River Valley, 

Lakeland  Conference Tournament at Berrien Springs, 10:00 a.m.

  Benton  Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, Dowagiac

Cross  Country

  SMAC  Championship at St. Joseph, 11:00 a.m. (Riverview Park)

  St.  Joseph, Lakeshore, Mattawan, Portage Central, Portage Northern, Kalamazoo  Central, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Gull Lake, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek  Central.

NFL – National Football League – Week 7 
 Last Night 
Arizona Cardinals 42, New Orleans Saints 34
Cardinals 42, Saints 34 – Cardinals use two pick-6s in first half to down Saints 42-34 
 Marco Wilson and Isaiah Simmons scored touchdowns on two pick-6s late in the first half and used that stunning change in momentum to lift the Arizona Cardinals over the New Orleans Saints 42-34. The Cardinals snapped an eight-game home losing streak that was the franchise&rsquo;s longest since 1958. The game was tied at 14 when Saints quarterback Andy Dalton threw the game-changing interceptions on consecutive drives that were barely a minute apart just before halftime.
Sunday 
 Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 p.m.  Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 
 Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans, 1:00 p.m.
Monday 
 Chicago Bears at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m.
NFL – Cowboys QB Prescott says injury absence ending against Lions 
 Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott says he will start Sunday at home against the Detroit Lions. Prescott&#8217;s return would end a five-game absence after he fractured his right thumb in a season-opening loss to Tampa Bay. Dallas went 4-1 with backup Cooper Rush, starting with a four-game winning streak. Prescott says he had a full workload as the first-team QB in practice. Dallas players are crediting Rush for keeping the club in contention. They also see Prescott as the &ldquo;life source&rdquo; of the team&#8217;s offense.
NFL – 49ers acquire RB Christian McCaffrey from Panthers 
 The San Francisco 49ers have acquired star running back Christian McCaffrey from the Carolina Panthers for a haul of draft picks. The Panthers announced the deal that sends McCaffrey back to the Bay Area where he starred in college at Stanford in Thursday night. They said it will be finalized when McCaffrey passes a physical. A person familiar with the deal said on condition of anonymity that the Panthers will receive picks in the second, third and fourth rounds of the 2023 draft, as well as a fifth-rounder in 2024.
MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – League Championship Series (best of 7) 
 Yesterday 
 Houston Astros 3, New York Yankees 2                                            (HOU leads 2-0)
Astros 3, Yankees 2 – Bregman HR as Valdez, Astros edge Yankees 3-2, lead ALCS 2-0 
 Alex Bregman hit an early three-run homer, Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and the Houston Astros edged the New York Yankees 3-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series. Yankees slugger Aaron Judge just missed a two-run homer in the eighth when his drive was caught just in front of the short wall by right fielder Kyle Tucker. The ball would&rsquo;ve landed in the short right-field porch at Yankee Stadium, Statcast showed — with the roof open at Minute Maid Park, the wind might&rsquo;ve knocked down Judge&rsquo;s bid. The Astros improved to 5-0 this postseason. A night after Justin Verlander fanned 11 to begin the best-of-seven series, Bregman&rsquo;s third-inning homer was all the offense Houston needed. The Astros improved to 5-0 this postseason.
Tonight 
 San Diego (Musgrove 10-7) at Philadelphia (Suarez 10-7), 7:37 p.m.      (Series tied 1-1)
NBA – National Basketball Association 
 Tonight 
 Chicago Bulls at Washington Wizards, 7:00 p.m. 
 San Antonio Spurs at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. 
 Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m.
NBA – AP source: Pistons&#8217; Rob Murphy on leave due to investigation 
 A person familiar with the situation said Detroit Pistons assistant general manager Rob Murphy was put on leave due to an investigation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday night on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. ESPN reported that Murphy is facing an allegation of workplace misconduct involving a former female employee. Murphy was promoted to assistant general manager in June after serving as president and general manager of the G League&#8217;s Motor City Cruise. The former Syracuse and Kent State assistant was Eastern Michigan&#8217;s basketball coach from 2011 to 2021.
NHL – National Hockey League 
 Tonight 
 Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.
NCAAFB – College Football – Week 8 
 Saturday 
 Bowling Green at Central Michigan, 1:00 p.m. 
 Eastern Michigan at Ball State, 2:00 p.m. 
 UNLV at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. 
 Western Michigan at Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m. 
 Michigan, Michigan State are off this weekend 
NCAAFB – CFP expansion &#8216;not finished,&#8217; still working toward 12 in &#8217;24 
 The third in-person meeting of conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff since August ended without a resolution on expansion, but not without optimism. The CFP management committee, comprised of 10 major college football conference commissioners and Notre Dame&rsquo;s athletic director, met for six hours. They worked on a plan to triple the number of playoff teams from four to 12 for the 2024 season. Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock says the work is &lsquo;not finished&rsquo; and that time is running short.
NCAAFB – Concussion lawsuit against NCAA could be first to reach jury 
 A Los Angeles jury could be the first in the U.S. to decide whether the NCAA failed to protect college football players from repeated blows to the head that cause serious brain injuries. A jury was seated Thursday in a Los Angeles courtroom in the case of a former University of Southern California linebacker who had significant brain damage when he died at age 49. The widow of Matt Gee, who was on the 1990 Rose Bowl winning squad, is suing the NCAA for wrongful death. The NCAA says it had nothing to do with Gee&#8217;s death and his mental decline was from years of hard drinking. Hundreds of similar cases are pending against the NCAA.
NCAAVB – Wisconsin female athletes notify police over private photos 
 University of Wisconsin police are investigating how private photos and video of members of the school&rsquo;s national champion women&rsquo;s volleyball team got circulated publicly without their consent. Wisconsin&rsquo;s athletic department says players contacted campus police after they became aware the photos had been made public. The volleyball players aren&rsquo;t being investigated for wrongdoing. University of Wisconsin police spokesman Marc Lovicott confirmed the investigation, but details are not being disclosed.
Olympics – Olympic officials talk with 10 bidders for 2036 Summer Games 
 The International Olympic Committee says it&#8217;s in talks with 10 potential candidates to host a future Summer Games. Interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics has been expressed by officials in countries including Egypt, England, India, Indonesia and Qatar. IOC director general Christophe de Kepper did not identify any of the 10 projects addressing the Association of National Olympic Committees meeting in Seoul, South Korea. The 2036 Olympics is the next Summer Games available to be awarded in a mostly secretive process led by the IOC. It seeks to avoid both expensive public campaigning and a vote contested by multiple candidates.
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics 
 Yesterday 
 Women&rsquo;s Volleyball 
 Lake Michigan College 3, Kellogg Community College 1 
 Southwestern Michigan College 3, Glen Oaks Community College 1
Today 
 Men&rsquo;s Soccer 
 Lake Michigan College at Schoolcraft College, 1:00 p.m.
Women&rsquo;s Soccer 
 Lake Michigan College at Schoolcraft College, 3:00 p.m.
Women&rsquo;s Volleyball 
 Lake Michigan College at Grace Christian University Tri-Meet (Grand Rapids)
<ul>
<li>Lake Michigan College vs. Grace Christian, 4:00 p.m.</li>
<li>Lake Michigan College vs. Welch Collee, 6:00 p.m.</li>
</ul>
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Yesterday 
 Football – Week 9 
 SW Michigan 8-Man 
 Bridgman (9-0) 35, Martin (7-2) 34
Volleyball 
 Parchment 3, Benton Harbor 0 
 Berrien Springs 3, South Haven 2 
 Edwardsburg 3, Sturgis 1 
 Plainwell 3, Paw Paw 0
Boys Soccer – Districts (Semifinals) 
 Division 3 (Paw Paw) 
 Paw Paw 6, Three Rivers 1 
 Watervliet 4, Buchanan 3 &#8211; Shootout 
 -Championship game Saturday, 10:00 a.m. at Paw Paw
Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) 
 Division 1 (Kalamazoo Loy Norrix) 
 Portage Central 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0
Division 3 (South Haven) 
 Holland Christian 4, Fennville 0
Division 4 (Our Lady of the Lake) 
 Howardsville Christian 2, Bridgman 1
Division 4 (Hartford) 
 Hartford 3, Holland Black River 1
Today 
 Football – Week 9 – All games start at 7:00 p.m. unless posted otherwise 
 SMAC 
 St. Joseph (7-1) at Battle Creek Central (7-1)                News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:35 
 *Winner claims SMAC Championship 
 Portage Central (3-5) at Lakeshore (3-5)                      97.5 Y-Country 6:45 
 Portage Northern (5-3) at Mattawan (3-5) 
 Battle Creek Lakeview (1-6) at Kalamazoo Central (0-8)
Non-Conference 
 Benton Harbor (4-4) at Constantine (7-1) 
 Dowagiac (2-6) at Niles (4-4) game at St. Joseph 
 Portland (7-1) at Berrien Springs (6-1) 
 Centreville (6-2) at Buchanan (7-1) 
 Brandywine (4-4) at Parchment (4-4) 
 Three Rivers (5-3) at North Branch (7-1) 
 Detroit-Loyola (1-7) at Lawton (6-2) 
 Saranac (2-6) at Decatur (5-3) 
 Cassopolis (0-8) at Sand Creek (1-7) 
 White Cloud (6-2) at White Pigeon (5-3) 
 Lansing Eastern (0-8) at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (1-7), 6:00 p.m. 
 Gull Lake (3-5) at Olivet (6-2)
Wolverine 
 Sturgis (5-3) at Edwardsburg (7-1) 
 Paw Paw (4-4) at Plainwell (3-5) 
 Otsego (0-8) at Vicksburg (4-4)
SAC 
 Kalamazoo United (4-4) at South Haven (2-6) 
 Allegan (3-5) at Watervliet (5-3) 
 Delton-Kellogg (4-4) at Galesburg-Augusta (2-5) 
 Schoolcraft (6-3) 2, Saugatuck (2-6) 0 (Forfiet)
SW Michigan 8-Man 
 Twin Cities (1-7) at Bloomingdale (0-8) 
 Eau Claire (5-3) at Marcellus (5-3) 
 Lawrence (3-5) at Mendon (6-2) &#8211; Cancelled 
 Bangor (3-5) at Red Arrow (5-3) at New Buffalo 
 Gobles (6-2) at Wyoming Tri-Unity (4-4) 
 Wyoming-Lee (0-8) at Fennville (3-5)
Saturday 
 Boys Soccer – Districts (Championship) 
 Division 2 (St. Joseph) 
 St. Joseph vs. Edwardsburg, 11:00 a.m.
Division 3 (Paw Paw) 
 Watervliet vs. Paw Paw, 10:00 a.m.
Volleyball 
 BCS Conference Tournament at River Valley, 9:00 a.m. 
 Michigan Lutheran, Our Lady of the Lake, Eau Claire, Howardsville Christian, New Buffalo, Watervliet Grace Christian, River Valley, 
Lakeland Conference Tournament at Berrien Springs, 10:00 a.m. 
 Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Buchanan, Dowagiac
Cross Country 
 SMAC Championship at St. Joseph, 11:00 a.m. (Riverview Park) 
 St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Mattawan, Portage Central, Portage Northern, Kalamazoo Central, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Gull Lake, Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central.

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