NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 6, Vancouver Canucks 1

Red Wings 6, Canucks 1 – Red Wings trounce struggling Canucks 6-1
Dylan Larkin scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings beat the struggling Vancouver Canucks 6-1 for their third straight win. Robby Fabbri and Gustav Lindstrom each had a goal and an assist, and Pius Suter and Jonatan Berggren also scored for the Red Wings. Michael Rasmussen had two assists and Ville Husso made 29 saves, including a late penalty shot. It was the Red Wings’ second lopsided win in the last three days against the Canucks after winning 5-2 in Detroit on Saturday. Sheldon Dries scored for Vancouver and Collin Delia stopped 17 shots. The Canucks have given up five or more goals in 25 of 54 games this season.

Tonight
Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Orlando Magic 100, Chicago Bulls 91
Utah Jazz 123, Indiana Pacers 117

Magic 100, Bulls 91 – Banchero, Wagner, Fultz lead Magic over Bulls 100-91
Paolo Banchero scored 22 points, Franz Wagner and Markelle Fultz added 18 points apiece and the Orlando Magic beat the cold-shooting Chicago Bulls 100-91. Fultz just missed a triple-double with 10 rebounds and nine assists. Wendell Carter Jr. scored 15 points against his former team as the Magic won for the fourth time in six games. The Bulls matched a season high by dropping their fourth in a row. They missed their first 16 3-pointers before Coby White hit one late in the third and 18 of 21 in all. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 26 points.

Jazz 123, Pacers 117 – Clarkson, Markkanen lead Jazz past Pacers 123-117
Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen each scored 29 points and the Utah Jazz beat the Indiana Pacers 123-117. Clarkson hit a 3-pointer for a 115-110 lead with 2:03 remaining, and added a 13-foot baseline jumper to extend the lead to 117-113 in the final minute. Lauri Markkanen sealed the win with four free throws in the final 14.2 seconds. Tyrese Haliburton finished with 30 points and 12 assists, Bennedict Mathurin scored 21 and Aaron Nesmith 19 for Indiana.

NCAAFB – Alabama announces hiring of coordinators Steele, Rees
Alabama coach Nick Saban has hired Kevin Steele as defensive coordinator and Tommy Rees as offensive coordinator. Alabama announced the already widely reported hirings on Monday, along with the addition of inside linebackers coach Austin Armstrong. Steele is a former defensive coordinator at a number of Power Five schools and spent last season at Miami. Rees had spent the last three seasons as offensive coordinator at Notre Dame, where he’s a former starting quarterback. Armstrong was the Southern Miss defensive coordinator the past two seasons.

NCAAFB – Michigan says it had proof against fired football assistant
Michigan fired football co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss in January after he failed to attend a meeting to discuss whether he had gained access to computer accounts that belonged to other people. That’s according to documents released to The Associated Press. An athletic department official told Weiss that the university had evidence that he had “inappropriately accessed” the accounts. Weiss was fired on Jan. 20, after skipping a meeting. Campus police are investigating possible computer crimes at the football building known as Schembechler Hall. Weiss has not directly addressed the allegations, saying only that he looks forward to “putting this matter” behind him.

NFL – Super Bowl averages 113 million, 3rd most-watched in history
Sunday’s Super Bowl was the third most-watched television show in history, with an estimated 113 million people watching the Kansas City Chiefs rally to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. Fox said Monday that the preliminary numbers include the broadcasts on Fox and Fox Deportes as well as streaming on Fox and the NFL’s digital sites. The figures are via Nielsen’s Fast National data and Adobe Analytics. Final Nielsen data will be available on Tuesday. Rihanna’s halftime show averaged 118.7 million viewers, making it the second-most watched in Super Bowl history behind Katy Perry’s 2015 performance.
NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Tonight
Michigan at Wisconsin, 9:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM (joined after HSBB)
Notre Dame at Duke, 7:00 p.m.
Kent State at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Central Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m.
Akron at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m.

NCAAMBKB – Bama takes over number 1 in men’s top 25
Alabama is the new No. 1, rising to the top spot in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 20 years. Purdue’s loss to Northwestern last week caused a jumble at the top of the AP Top 25 and the Crimson Tide were the biggest beneficiaries. Alabama received 38 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel, moving up two spots to leapfrog No. 2 Houston. The Cougars had 22 first-place votes to remain at No. 2 and Purdue, down to No. 3, still had two votes at No. 1. UCLA and Kansas rounded out the top five.

NCAAWBKB – South Carolina still #1
The UNLV women are ranked No. 23 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll. It is the first ranking for the Lady Rebels since 1994. South Carolina is ranked No. 1 for the 34th consecutive week — the third-longest run in poll history. Indiana, Stanford, Utah and LSU round out the top five. UConn saw its 30-year streak of not losing consecutive games end last week and is now ranked sixth.

NCAAMBKB – Former Michigan State star pleads guilty in 2021 murder case
A former Michigan State University basketball star has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and a firearm charge in the fatal shooting of a Detroit man. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says 31-year-old Keith Damon Appling pleaded guilty Monday to one count each of second-degree murder and felony firearm in the killing of 66-year-old Clyde Edmonds. Prosecutors say Appling fatally shot Edmonds in May 2021 after the men argued over a handgun. His plea agreement calls for 18 to 40 years in prison on the second-degree murder charge and two years to be served consecutively on the firearm charge. The Detroit Pershing prep star played at Michigan State from 2010 to 2014. Appling also played pro basketball overseas and had two brief contracts with the NBA’s Orlando Magic.

MLB – Spring training’s start brings pitch clocks, shift limits
Spring training opens Monday in Florida and Arizona. And there’ll be lots of new changes, like pitch clocks, limits on defensive shifts and larger bases. Players are reporting early ahead of the World Baseball Classic. Opening day is March 30. This season will see some star players in new places: Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts. There also are four new managers: Bruce Bochy, Matt Quatraro, Pedro Grifol and Skip Schumaker.

MLB – ‘Ghost runner’ in extra innings made permanent by MLB
Starting extra innings with a runner on second base during the regular season was made a permanent rules change by Major League Baseball after three seasons of use during the coronavirus pandemic. Use of position players as pitchers also was tightened by the joint competition committee. They will be limited to extra innings, when a player’s team is losing by eight or more runs or is winning by 10 or more runs in the ninth inning. Last year, a position player could pitch only in extra innings or if his team was losing or winning by six or more runs.

NBAGL – NBA ‘G’ League
Last Night
Windy City Bulls 115, Grand Rapids Gold 112 – OT

Tonight
Windy City Bulls at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball
Portage Central 55, Lakeshore 49

Portage Central got 29 points from junior Alex Beachnau in a 55-49 win over Lakeshore. The Lancers were lead by 17 points from Jack Carlisle. The Lancers fall to 6-10 on the year.

Our Lady of the Lake 45, Hartford 41 – OT

Matt Lage had 28 points to help lead Our Lady of the Lake to a 45-41 overtime win at Hartford. Owen McLoughlin added 15 points for the Lakers.

Lawrence 63, Michigan Lutheran 55

Lawrence outscored Michigan Lutheran 20-2 in the 3rd quarter for a 63-55 win over the Titans. Tim Coombs had 26 points to lead Lawrence, and John Schumann had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocks. Zac Lockman scored 12 to lead ML, Jared DeWeerd had 10.

Brandywine 85, Bloomingdale 37
Fennville 58, Covert 48
Homer 56, Centreville 50

Girls Basketball
St. Joseph 48, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 34

St. Joe picked up their second straight win with a 48-34 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Jaslynn Ward scored a game high 15 points to lead the Bears, while Tess Kapelke added 13.

Brandywine 42, Michigan Lutheran 14
Coloma 35, Delton-Kellogg 27
Bridgman 34, Parchment 32
Fennville 30, Comstock 23
Schoolcraft 46, Cassopolis 35

Tonight
Boys Basketball
Non-Conference
Kalamazoo Central at Benton Harbor, 7:00 p.m. WSJM
Martin at Michigan Lutheran, 7:00 p.m.
Countryside Academy at Kalamazoo Phoenix, 8:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m.
Brandywine at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m.
South Haven at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m.
Howardsville Christian at Hartford, 6:30 p.m.
Marcellus at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Decatur at River Valley, 7:00 p.m.
Coldwater at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m.
Allegan at Comstock, 7:00 p.m.
Mendon at Tekonsha, 7:30 p.m.

SAC
Kalamazoo Hackett at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m.
Lawton at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m.
Constantine at Gobles, 7:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m.

Wolverine
Paw Paw at Niles, 7:15 p.m.
Three Rivers at Otsego, 7:15 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Sturgis, 7:15 p.m.
Plainwell at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m.

Girls Basketball
Non-Conference
Benton Harbor at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m.
Fennville at Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m.
River Valley at Decatur, 6:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m.
New Buffalo at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m.
Hartford at Howardsville Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Mattawan at Coldwater, 7:00 p.m.
Comstock at Allegan, 7:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.
Burr Oak at Mendon, 6:30 p.m.

Wolverine
Niles at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m.
Otsego at Three Rivers, 7:15 p.m.
Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 7:15 p.m.
Vicksburg at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m.

SAC
Martin at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Galesburg-Augusta at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m.
Holland Black River at Lawton, 7:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Parchment, 7;00 p.m.
Gobles at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings
Boys Basketball
Division 1
1. Detroit Cass Tech (5)                           (17-0)   75
2. North Farmington                                (15-1)   67
3. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice                (16-1)   64
3. Muskegon                                           (15-1)   64
5. Grand Blanc                                       (15-2)   54
6. Detroit U-D Jesuit                               (15-3)   49
7. Ann Arbor Huron                                 (16-1)   47
8. Port Huron Northern                           (16-2)   30
(tie) Kalamazoo Central                         (15-2) 30
10. Grand Rapids Northview                      (13-4)   28
Others receiving votes: Grosse Pointe South 18, Grand Haven 13, Warren De La Salle 11, Okemos 10, Battle Creek Lakeview 8, Portage Northern 7, Clarkston 6, Hamtramck 4, Mason 4, Mount Pleasant 4, Saline 2, St. Joseph 2, Ann Arbor Skyline 1, Mattawan 1, River Rouge 1.

Division 2
1. Romulus Summit Academy (4)                  (15-1)   72
2. Warren Michigan Collegiate                  (14-2)   67
3. Warren Lincoln                                   (15-3)   61
4. Olivet                                                (17-0)   59
5. Saginaw                                             (15-4)   48
6. Benton Harbor                                  (13-4) 46
7. Grand Rapids Christian                         (12-4)   44
8. Grand Rapids Catholic Central               (12-5)   29
9. Ludington                                          (15-1)   28
10. Boyne City (1)                                   (15-2)   22
(tie) Grand Rapids South Christian             (14-3)   22
Others receiving votes: Big Rapids 20, Standish Sterling Central 16, Chelsea 15, Hart 13, Ferndale 12, Flat Rock 9, Kingsford 7, Cadillac 5, Flint Hamady 3, Richmond 2.

Division 3
1. Detroit Loyola (4)                               (15-1)   88
2. Laingsburg (1)                                     (16-0)   82
3. Flint Beecher (1)                                 (13-3)   80
4. Watervliet                                        (15-1) 68
5. Napoleon                                            (16-0)   54
6. Brandywine                                      (14-1) 51
7. Iron Mountain                                     (16-1)   46
8. Grandville Calvin Christian                   (15-1)   45
9. Cass City                                            (15-1)   34
10. Maple City Glen Lake                           (15-1)   32
Others receiving votes: Traverse City St. Francis 26, St. Ignace 25, Blanchard Montabella 19, Saginaw Nouvel 18, Jonesville 11, McBain 10, Clinton 7, Ovid-Elsie 6, Ecorse 5, Brown City 4, New Haven 3, Bad Axe 3, Beal City 2, Erie-Mason 1.

Division 4
1. Taylor Trillium Academy (2)                   (14-0)   72
2. Painesdale Jeffers (2)                           (16-0)   63
3. Mio Au Sable                                       (14-0)   54
4. Hillman                                              (14-1)   50
5. Munising                                            (16-1)   48
6. Lake Leelanau St Mary (1)                      (14-1)   47
7. Powers North Central                         (11-3)   38
8. Gaylord St. Mary                                 (15-2)   37
9. Baldwin                                             (16-1)   34
10. Bellevue                                           (14-1)   32
Others receiving votes: Genesee Christian 28, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 26, Ironwood 20, Detroit Douglass 15, Kingston 10, Rudyard 9, Pittsford 4, Watersmeet 3, Onaway 3, Eau Claire 1.

Girls Basketball
Division 1
1. West Bloomfield (4)                             (17-2)   73
2. Detroit Renaissance (1)                         (15-0)   69
3. Rockford                                            (16-1)   64
4. Flint Carman Ainsworth                         (14-0)   61
5. Farmington Hills Mercy                         (16-2)   57
6. Wayne Memorial                                   (15-4)   49
7. Grosse Pointe North                            (15-2)   47
8. Holt                                                  (15-2)   27
9. Byron Center                                      (15-3)   23
10. DeWitt                                             (16-2)   18
Others receiving votes: Jackson Northwest 16, Temperance Bedford 16, North Farmington 14, Coldwater 13, Saline 11, Utica Ford 8, Kalamazoo Central 8, 18, Grand Blanc 6, Belleville 4, Lake Orion 4, East Grand Rapids 3, Rochester 3, Howell 2, Lowell 2, Riverview 1, Canton Salem 1.

Division 2
1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5)             (17-0)   75
2. Detroit Edison                                     (14-3)   68
3. Chelsea                                              (18-1)   64
4. Haslett                                              (19-0)   63
5. Lake Fenton                                        (19-0)   55
6. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard                    (15-3)   47
7. Vicksburg                                         (18-0) 36
8. Goodrich                                            (17-1)   32
9. Dearborn Divine Child                         (13-5)   29
10. Frankenmuth                                     (15-2)   26
Others receiving votes: Lansing Catholic 15, Big Rapids 14, Escanaba 12, North Branch 11, Romulus 11, Redford Westfield Prep 10, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 6, Ludington 5, Standish-Sterling 5, Warren Fitzgerald 4, Marine City 4, St. Clair 3, Marysville 2, Macomb Lutheran North 2, Hamilton 1.

Division 3
1. Buchanan (1)                                     (17-1) 69
2. Dansville (2)                                       (16-1)   64
3. Blissfield                                           (17-1)   62
4. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (1)             (12-5)   60
5. Hancock                                             (15-1)   54
5. Lake City (1)                                        (17-1)   54
7. Hemlock                                             (15-3)   31
8. Traverse City St. Francis                       (15-2)   29
9. Sanford-Meridian                                (17-1)   28
(tie) Kent City                                        (16-3)   28
Others receiving votes: McBain 22, Brandywine 14, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 14, Evart 13, Harbor Springs 13, Hart 12, Calumet 12, Ovid-Elsie 7, 19, Sandusky 5, Ithaca 5, Bronson 4.

Division 4
1. Maple City Glen Lake (4)                        (14-2)   74
2. Kingston (1)                                       (15-1)   69
3. Gaylord St. Mary                                 (16-2)   63
4. Mackinaw City                                     (16-1)   60
5. St. Charles                                         (16-2)   53
6. Petersburg Summerfield                         (16-2)   40
7. Norway                                              (17-2)   35
8. Baraga                                               (14-3)   31
9. Cedarville                                          (13-3)   24
10. Hillman                                            (15-3)   20
(tie) Martin                                          (14-3) 20
Others receiving votes: Morenci 19, Pittsford 18, Fowler 14, Lake Linden-Hubbell 14, Brethren 13, Genesee Christian 10, Colon 8, Ontonagon 8, Hillsdale Academy 3, Indian River-Inland Lakes 2, Ewen-Trout Creek 1, Manistee Catholic Central 1.

Detroit Red Wings’ Pius Suter (24) scores against Vancouver Canucks goalie Collin Delia (60) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)Orlando Magic’s Paolo Banchero (5) shoots as Chicago Bulls’ Patrick Williams (44) and Nikola Vucevic watch during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)FILE – Notre Dame offensive coordinator Tommy Rees talks with players during a timeout in the Blue-Gold NCAA spring football game on May 1, 2021, in South Bend, Ind. Rees has spoken with Alabama coach Nick Saban about filling a vacancy on the Crimson Tide’s coaching staff and was scheduled to be in Tuscaloosa on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin, File)AP MEN’S TOP 25

1

Alabama (38)22-3

2

Houston (22)23-2

3

Purdue (2)23-3

4

UCLA21-4

5

Kansas20-5

6

Texas20-5

7

Virginia19-4

8

Arizona22-4

9

Baylor19-6

10

Tennessee19-6

11

Marquette20-6

12

Kansas State19-6

13

Gonzaga21-5

14

Indiana18-7

15

Miami20-5

16

Xavier19-6

17

Saint Mary’s22-5

18

Creighton17-8

19

Iowa State16-8

20

UConn19-7

21

San Diego State20-5

22

TCU17-8

23

NC State20-6

24

Providence18-7

25

Florida Atlantic24-2

AP WOMEN’S TOP 25

1

South Carolina (28)25-0

2

Indiana23-1

3

Stanford24-3

4

Utah22-2

5

LSU23-1

6

UConn22-4

7

Iowa20-5

8

Maryland21-5

9

Duke22-3

10

Notre Dame20-4

11

Virginia Tech20-4

12

Michigan20-5

13

Ohio State21-4

14

Villanova22-4

15

Oklahoma20-4

16

UCLA20-6

17

Texas20-6

18

Arizona19-6

19

North Carolina18-7

20

Gonzaga23-3

21

Colorado20-5

22

Iowa State15-7

23

UNLV24-2

24

Florida State20-7

25

USC19-6