NBA  – National Basketball Association
Last Night

  Chicago Bulls 135, Los Angeles Clippers 130 – OT 

Detroit Pistons 102, Philadelphia 76ers 94

Bulls 135, Clippers 130 – OT – DeRozan scores 50,  Bulls rally past Clippers 135-130 in OT

  DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 50 points and the  Chicago Bulls rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 135-130 in overtime.  DeRozan finished two points shy of his career high. The five-time All-Star  scored 17 in the fourth quarter, though he missed the go-ahead free throw in  the closing seconds of regulation after making the first two attempts to tie  it. He then scored 10 in overtime, helping the Bulls come away with a win they  sorely needed after falling behind by 16 in the third. Chicago, which led the  Eastern Conference for a big part of the season, moved a half-game ahead of  sixth-place Toronto with five remaining. Reggie Jackson led Los Angeles with 34  points. Paul George scored 22.

Pistons  102, Sixers 94 – Bey’s late scoring surge helps Pistons top 76ers 102-94

  Saddiq Bey scored 10 of his 20 points in the final  4:23 as the Detroit Pistons pulled away down the stretch and beat the  Philadelphia 76ers 102-94. The Pistons had a 39-8 edge in scoring off the  bench. Cade Cunningham scored 27 for Detroit, which snapped a three-game skid.  Joel Embiid had 37 points and 15 rebounds for Philadelphia. James Harden had 18  points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the 76ers.

Tonight

  Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.

  Detroit Pistons at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8:00 p.m.

NHL  – National Hockey League
Last Night

  Florida Panthers 4, Chicago Blackhawks 0

Panthers 4, Blackhawks 0 – Panthers beat Blackhawks  4-0, set club record for home wins

  Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 37 shots for his third  shutout of the season, leading the Florida Panthers to a 4-0 win over the  Chicago Blackhawks. Aleksander Barkov scored twice, Gustav Forsling had a goal  and an assist, and Ryan Lomberg scored his fourth goal in three games as the  Panthers won their 28th home game, a club record for a season. Jonathan  Huberdeau recorded his 71st assist, an NHL record for assists by a left winger.  Huberdeau has 94 points, tying him with Pavel Bure, and is closing in on the  club record of 96 points set by Barkov in the 2018-19 season. The Panthers  could clinch a playoff spot as early as Saturday. Collin Delia stopped 40 shots  for the Blackhawks, who lost their third straight game.

Tonight

  Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:00 p.m.

  Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.

MLB  – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday

  Toronto Blue Jays 5,  Detroit Tigers 3

  Chicago White Sox 8,  Cincinnati Reds 2

Cubs were off

  Today

  New York Yankees at  Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m.

  Oakland Athletics at  Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m.

  Chicago Cubs (SS) at  Arizona Diamondbacks, 4:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (SS) at  Milwaukee Brewers, 4:10 p.m.

MLB – MLB, players  keep automatic runners in extras for 2022

  Major League Baseball has finalized the rules change  to bring back automatic runners in extra innings for a third straight season.  MLB and the players’ association agreed to keep the controversial rule that  starts each team with a runner on second base during extra innings for the 2022  regular season. The agreement regarding on-field rules modifications also  includes expanding active rosters from 26 players to 28 from opening day on  April 7 through May 1 this year, due to the delayed start of spring training.

NCAAMBKB  – Men’s College Basketball – Final Four
Saturday– 2022  NCAA Final Four – National Semifinals – Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA

  2 Villanova vs. 1  Kansas, 6:09 p.m.

  8 North Carolina vs. 2  Duke, 8:49 p.m.

NCAAMBKB – Notre Dame freshman Blake Wesley enters  name for NBA draft

  Notre Dame freshman guard Blake Wesley has announced  he’s entering the NBA draft. The 6-foot-5 guard who averaged a team-leading  14.4 points for his hometown Fighting Irish tweeted his intention. Wesley was  an Indiana All-Star at Riley High School and Notre Dame’s first South Bend  public school basketball prospect since 1985. Wesley was the only freshman in a  starting lineup dominated by seniors and grad students at Notre Dame, which  finished with a 24-11 record. That included going 15-5, along with North  Carolina, as runners-up to Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season champion  Duke. The draft will be held June 23 at the Barclays Center in New York.

NCAAMBKB – Final Four teams heavily recruit talent in  their backyards

  The four blueblood programs that have descended upon  the Superdome for the men’s Final Four all have the ability to recruit on a  national scale. Their coaches are able to hop aboard a jet on a moment’s notice  to sit in a living room or take in a game. Yet all of the teams in New Orleans  have pulled talent from their own backyards. Kansas has mined stars from Kansas  City, Villanova from the fertile recruiting grounds of Philadelphia, and Duke  and North Carolina have gone head-to-head for local talent with their campuses  separated by about 10 miles.

NCAAWBKB  – Women’s College Basketball – Final Four
Tonight – 2022  NCAA Final Four – National Semifinals – Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

  1 Louisville vs. 1  South Carolina, 7:00 p.m.

  2 UConn vs. 1 Stanford,  9:30 p.m.

NCAAWBKB – Final Four coaches feel transfer portal is  "out of control"

  Jeff Walz has had a lot of success getting players to  transfer to Louisville over the last few years, including three starters on his  Final Four team this season. He’s not the only coach in the Final Four who has  bolstered the roster by using the transfer portal as both South Carolina and  UConn have found supplemental players from it. Still Walz, Dawn Staley and Geno  Auriemma think the amount of players looking to change schools is getting out  of control.

FIFA – FIFA sets World Cup draw seedings with updated  rankings

  The United States has received a boost for the World  Cup draw and Canada has taken a hit in the updated FIFA rankings. The Americans  will be in Pot 2 after being ranked 15th in the world. Canada won the North  American qualifying group and will play at the tournament for the first time in  36 years but missed a chance for a rankings boost by losing at Panama 1-0 in  its final qualifier. Canada will instead be among the lowest seeded teams in  Pot 4. The eight groups for the tournament in Qatar will be drawn Friday from  four pots. Qatar gets the top-seeded slot given to the World Cup host nation  despite being ranked No. 51.

AHL – American Hockey League
Last Night

  Texas Stars at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Today
Baseball

  Grand Rapids Community College at Lake Michigan  College, 10:00 a.m. (DH)    at  Lakeshore High School

Softball

  Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Lake Michigan  College, (DH)    Postponed 

MHSAA  – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Soccer

Hartford 1, Berrien Springs 0

Today
Baseball

  Berrien Springs at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)

Softball

  Berrien Springs at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)

NBA – National Basketball Association 
 Last Night 
 Chicago Bulls 135, Los Angeles Clippers 130 – OT 
Detroit Pistons 102, Philadelphia 76ers 94
Bulls 135, Clippers 130 – OT – DeRozan scores 50, Bulls rally past Clippers 135-130 in OT 
 DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 50 points and the Chicago Bulls rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 135-130 in overtime. DeRozan finished two points shy of his career high. The five-time All-Star scored 17 in the fourth quarter, though he missed the go-ahead free throw in the closing seconds of regulation after making the first two attempts to tie it. He then scored 10 in overtime, helping the Bulls come away with a win they sorely needed after falling behind by 16 in the third. Chicago, which led the Eastern Conference for a big part of the season, moved a half-game ahead of sixth-place Toronto with five remaining. Reggie Jackson led Los Angeles with 34 points. Paul George scored 22.
Pistons 102, Sixers 94 – Bey&#8217;s late scoring surge helps Pistons top 76ers 102-94 
 Saddiq Bey scored 10 of his 20 points in the final 4:23 as the Detroit Pistons pulled away down the stretch and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 102-94. The Pistons had a 39-8 edge in scoring off the bench. Cade Cunningham scored 27 for Detroit, which snapped a three-game skid. Joel Embiid had 37 points and 15 rebounds for Philadelphia. James Harden had 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the 76ers.
Tonight 
 Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. 
 Detroit Pistons at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League 
 Last Night 
 Florida Panthers 4, Chicago Blackhawks 0
Panthers 4, Blackhawks 0 – Panthers beat Blackhawks 4-0, set club record for home wins 
 Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 37 shots for his third shutout of the season, leading the Florida Panthers to a 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Aleksander Barkov scored twice, Gustav Forsling had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Lomberg scored his fourth goal in three games as the Panthers won their 28th home game, a club record for a season. Jonathan Huberdeau recorded his 71st assist, an NHL record for assists by a left winger. Huberdeau has 94 points, tying him with Pavel Bure, and is closing in on the club record of 96 points set by Barkov in the 2018-19 season. The Panthers could clinch a playoff spot as early as Saturday. Collin Delia stopped 40 shots for the Blackhawks, who lost their third straight game.
Tonight 
 Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:00 p.m. 
 Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.
MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training 
 Yesterday 
 Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 3 
 Chicago White Sox 8, Cincinnati Reds 2 
Cubs were off
 Today 
 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. 
 Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m. 
 Chicago Cubs (SS) at Arizona Diamondbacks, 4:10 p.m. 
Chicago Cubs (SS) at Milwaukee Brewers, 4:10 p.m.
MLB – MLB, players keep automatic runners in extras for 2022 
 Major League Baseball has finalized the rules change to bring back automatic runners in extra innings for a third straight season. MLB and the players&rsquo; association agreed to keep the controversial rule that starts each team with a runner on second base during extra innings for the 2022 regular season. The agreement regarding on-field rules modifications also includes expanding active rosters from 26 players to 28 from opening day on April 7 through May 1 this year, due to the delayed start of spring training.
NCAAMBKB – Men&rsquo;s College Basketball – Final Four 
 Saturday– 2022 NCAA Final Four – National Semifinals – Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA 
 2 Villanova vs. 1 Kansas, 6:09 p.m. 
 8 North Carolina vs. 2 Duke, 8:49 p.m.
NCAAMBKB – Notre Dame freshman Blake Wesley enters name for NBA draft 
 Notre Dame freshman guard Blake Wesley has announced he&#8217;s entering the NBA draft. The 6-foot-5 guard who averaged a team-leading 14.4 points for his hometown Fighting Irish tweeted his intention. Wesley was an Indiana All-Star at Riley High School and Notre Dame&rsquo;s first South Bend public school basketball prospect since 1985. Wesley was the only freshman in a starting lineup dominated by seniors and grad students at Notre Dame, which finished with a 24-11 record. That included going 15-5, along with North Carolina, as runners-up to Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season champion Duke. The draft will be held June 23 at the Barclays Center in New York.
NCAAMBKB – Final Four teams heavily recruit talent in their backyards 
 The four blueblood programs that have descended upon the Superdome for the men&#8217;s Final Four all have the ability to recruit on a national scale. Their coaches are able to hop aboard a jet on a moment&rsquo;s notice to sit in a living room or take in a game. Yet all of the teams in New Orleans have pulled talent from their own backyards. Kansas has mined stars from Kansas City, Villanova from the fertile recruiting grounds of Philadelphia, and Duke and North Carolina have gone head-to-head for local talent with their campuses separated by about 10 miles.
NCAAWBKB – Women&rsquo;s College Basketball – Final Four 
 Tonight – 2022 NCAA Final Four – National Semifinals – Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 
 1 Louisville vs. 1 South Carolina, 7:00 p.m. 
 2 UConn vs. 1 Stanford, 9:30 p.m.
NCAAWBKB – Final Four coaches feel transfer portal is &quot;out of control&quot; 
 Jeff Walz has had a lot of success getting players to transfer to Louisville over the last few years, including three starters on his Final Four team this season. He&rsquo;s not the only coach in the Final Four who has bolstered the roster by using the transfer portal as both South Carolina and UConn have found supplemental players from it. Still Walz, Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma think the amount of players looking to change schools is getting out of control.
FIFA – FIFA sets World Cup draw seedings with updated rankings 
 The United States has received a boost for the World Cup draw and Canada has taken a hit in the updated FIFA rankings. The Americans will be in Pot 2 after being ranked 15th in the world. Canada won the North American qualifying group and will play at the tournament for the first time in 36 years but missed a chance for a rankings boost by losing at Panama 1-0 in its final qualifier. Canada will instead be among the lowest seeded teams in Pot 4. The eight groups for the tournament in Qatar will be drawn Friday from four pots. Qatar gets the top-seeded slot given to the World Cup host nation despite being ranked No. 51.
AHL – American Hockey League 
 Last Night 
 Texas Stars at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics 
 Today 
 Baseball 
 Grand Rapids Community College at Lake Michigan College, 10:00 a.m. (DH)    at Lakeshore High School
Softball 
 Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Lake Michigan College, (DH)    Postponed 
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Yesterday 
 Girls Soccer 
Hartford 1, Berrien Springs 0
Today 
 Baseball 
 Berrien Springs at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Softball 
 Berrien Springs at Niles, 4:00 p.m. (DH)

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NBA  – National Basketball Association   Last Night   Chicago Bulls 135, Los Angeles Clippers 130 – OT  Detroit Pistons 102, Philadelphia 76ers 94 Bulls 135, Clippers 130 – OT – DeRozan scores 50,  Bulls rally past Clippers 135-130 in OT