NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Tonight
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Central Michigan at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m.
(17) Indiana at Michigan State, 9:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:00

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Yesterday
(16) Ohio State 74, (12) Michigan 61

(16) Ohio State 74, (12) Michigan 61 – Harris, Ohio State women beat Michigan 74-61
Rikki Harris scored a career-high 23 points with five assists and seven steals, Taylor Thierry added 15 points and No. 16 Ohio State beat No. 12 Michigan 74-61 to complete a season sweep of the Wolverines. It was Ohio State’s first victory over a ranked team since topping Michigan 66-57 on New Year’s Eve. Taylor Mikesell made four 3-pointers and scored 12 for Ohio State (23-5, 12-5 Big Ten). Cotie McMahon had seven points, eight rebounds and seven assists. McMahon was named the Big Ten freshman of the week for the sixth time earlier on Monday after averaging 19.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Leigha Brown scored a career-high 36 points with nine rebounds for Michigan.

NCAAMBKB – Houston back at No. 1 as Northwestern makes debut
Houston returned to No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll for the third time this season while Northwestern and Texas A&M barged into the rankings after each had a pair of impressive wins last week. The Cougars picked up 48 first-place votes from the 62-member national media panel with just two weeks left in the regular season. Alabama dropped one spot after losing to Tennessee and routing Georgia in its lone week at No. 1. The Crimson Tide held onto seven first-place votes, while Kansas also earned seven to climb two spots to No. 3. North Carolina State and Florida Atlantic dropped out after each lost games last week.

NCAAWBKB – South Carolina’s No. 1 run in Top 25 hits 35 weeks
South Carolina remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll after topping Mississippi in overtime on Sunday. The Gamecocks have been No. 1 for 35 straight weeks, the third-longest streak of all time. They received 27 of the 28 first-place votes from the national media panel, marking the first time all season they weren’t a unanimous choice. Indiana got the other first-place vote and stayed second in the poll. The Hoosiers have won 14 consecutive games and are 9-0 against AP Top 25 teams this season — the most wins against ranked opponents of any team in the country. Stanford, UConn and LSU round out the top five teams.

NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, 7:00 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.

Olympics – Nations: No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for Russia
The governments of 35 nations signed a statement calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of “neutrality” as it seeks a way to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into international sports and next year’s Paris Olympics. The statement said the countries do not agree Russian and Belarusian athletes should be allowed back into competition as long as the lack of clarity and concrete details on a workable neutrality model aren’t addressed. The United States, Britain, France, Canada and Germany were among those signing. Those five countries brought nearly one-fifth of all the athletes to the Tokyo Games in 2021. The letter was the product of a Feb. 10 summit in London.

MLB – Cubs, RHP Michael Fulmer finalize $4M, 1-year contract
The Chicago Cubs have added Michael Fulmer to their bullpen, finalizing a $4 million, one-year contract with the right-hander. Fulmer played for Detroit and Minnesota last season, going 5-6 with 3.39 ERA in a career-high 67 appearances. He began the season with the Tigers and was traded to the Twins in August. Fulmer says conversations with former Cubs relievers Andrew Chafin and Daniel Norris cemented his decision to join the team.

MLB – Elvis Andrus to play 2nd base with Chicago White Sox
Elvis Andrus is joining the Chicago White Sox, stepping into the team’s opening at second base. Andrus has finalized a $3 million, one-year contract. The two-time All-Star has played shortstop for his entire big league career, but he is going to move over to second in his return to Chicago. To make room on the roster, left-hander Bennett Sousa was designated for assignment. The 34-year-old Andrus finished last season with Chicago, hitting .271 with nine homers and 28 RBIs in 43 games after he was cut by Oakland.

MLB – Milestones behind him, Cabrera hopes for fun final year
Miguel Cabrera sounds at ease with his decision to call it a career. The Detroit slugger joked with reporters in his usual playful way and insisted he doesn’t need opponents to lavish him with attention. That will likely come this season whether he wants it or not. Two decades after his big league debut as a 20-year-old Florida Marlin, Cabrera is entering his final season. He’s hoping for good health and more wins for the Tigers. Cabrera hit his 500th home run two years ago. Last season he reached 3,000 hits.

MLB – Major league teams searching for advantages with new rules
The only certainty about Major League Baseball’s new rules for the 2023 season is that everyone is going to push and pull on them in search of an edge. The size of the bases has been increased to 18-inch squares from 15. The new pitch clock is 15 seconds with no runners on base and 20 seconds with runners. The increasingly frequent infield shift has been eliminated, and there is a limit of two of what MLB calls disengagements — pickoff attempts or steps off the rubber — per plate appearance.

AHL – American Hockey League
Yesterday
Manitoba Moose 5, Grand Rapids Griffins 1

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball
St. Joseph 47, Berrien Springs 42

St. Joe rallied from a 40-30 deficit heading into the final quarter and outscored Berrien Springs 17-2 in the fourth quarter for a 47-42 win over the upset minded Shamrocks. Chase Sanders had 12 points to lead St. Joe while Matt Lanier and Luke Lehner had 11 points each. Allen Taylor had 14 points to lead Berrien Springs while Brady Blasko had 13.

Buchanan 61, Our Lady of the Lake 30
Brandywine 71, New Buffalo 27
Coloma 55, Dowagiac 51
Decatur 53, Bloomingdale 37

Landon Fisher had 27 points for Decatur in the 53-37 win over Bloomingdale

Edwardsburg 65, Sturgis 42
Battle Creek Central 63, Gull Lake 48
Parchment 56, Portage Northern 49

Girls Basketball
Benton Harbor 47, Our Lady of the Lake 32
Athens 58, Michigan Lutheran 29
Bloomingdale 66, Decatur 33
Edwardsburg 65, Sturgis 9
Portage Northern 51, Parchment 26
Galesburg-Augusta 33, Climax-Scotts 26
Saugatuck 51, Kentwood Grand River 34

Tonight
Boys Basketball
Our Lady of the Lake at New Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Countryside at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m.
River Valley at Buchanan, 7:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Bridgman, 7:15 p.m.
South Haven at Constantine, 7:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Gobles, 7:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Kalamazoo Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Allegan at Kalamazoo Hackett, 7:00 p.m.
Coloma at Lawton, 7:00 p.m.
Martin at Howardsville Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Parchment, 7:00 p.m.
Mendon at Bangor, 7:30 p.m.
Centreville at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Decatur, 7:30 p.m.
White Pigeon at Hartford, 7:30 p.m.
Cassopolis at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.
Comstock at Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:00 p.m.
Otsego at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m.
Portage Northern at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m.
Vicksburg at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m.

Girls Basketball
Lakeshore at Dowagiac, 6:30 p.m.
Brandywine at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m.
Watervliet Grace Christian at New Buffalo, 6:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at River Valley, 6:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m.
Constantine at Edwardsburg, 7:00 p.m.
Howardsville Christian at Martin, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Allegan, 7:00 p.m.
Lawton at Fennville, 7:30 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Gobles, 5:30 p.m.
Bangor at Mendon, 7:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.
Decatur at Marcellus, 7:30 p.m.
Hartford at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m.
Cassopolis at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.
Vermontville Maple Valley at Comstock, 7:00 p.m.
Portage Central at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Otsego, 7:15 p.m.
Plainwell at Portage Northern, 7:15 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Basketball AP Rankings
Boys Basketball
Division 1
1. Detroit Cass Tech (5)                           (20-0)   75
2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice                (18-1)   67
(tie) North Farmington                             (17-1)   67
4. Grand Blanc                                       (17-2)   59
5. Muskegon                                           (17-2)   57
6. Detroit U-D Jesuit                               (16-3)   49
7. Ann Arbor Huron                                 (17-1)   46
8. Kalamazoo Central                            (18-2) 38
9. Grand Rapids Northview                        (15-4)   35
10. Grosse Pointe South                         (16-3)   21
Others receiving votes: Port Huron Northern 19, Warren De La Salle 16, Lansing Waverly 12, Mason 9, Okemos 7, Grand Haven 6, Detroit King 5, Mount Pleasant 3, Port Huron 3, Troy 2, Hamtramck 2, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 1, Oak Park 1.

Division 2
1. Romulus Summit Academy (5)                  (16-1)   75
2. Warren Lincoln                                   (16-4)   65
3. Olivet                                                (18-0)   62
4. Warren Michigan Collegiate                  (16-2)   57
5. Grand Rapids Christian                         (14-4)   45
6. Grand Rapids South Christian                (16-3)   42
7. Big Rapids                                           (16-1)   35
(tie) Grand Rapids Catholic Central           (14-5)   35
9. Boyne City                                          (17-2)   33
10. Benton Harbor                                (14-6) 25
Others receiving votes: Saginaw 22, Standish Sterling Central 21, Chelsea 17, Hart 17, Ferndale 16, Ludington 14, Bridgeport 5, Croswell-Lexington 4, Cadillac 4, Onsted 3, Marshall 1, Whitehall 1, Wyoming Lee 1.

Division 3
1. Detroit Loyola (4)                               (18-1)   88
2. Laingsburg (1)                                     (18-0)   83
3. Flint Beecher (1)                                 (15-3)   73
4. Watervliet                                        (17-2) 67
5. Napoleon                                            (18-0)   62
6. Iron Mountain                                     (18-1)   57
7. Grandville Calvin Christian                   (17-1)   48
8. Brandywine                                     (16-2) 42
9. Cass City                                            (16-1)   34
10. Traverse City St. Francis                     (15-3)   27
Others receiving votes: Saginaw Nouvel 24, Blanchard Montabella 22, McBain 18, Maple City Glen Lake 15, Ovid-Elsie 13, Brown City 10, Ecorse 9, Jonesville 8, St. Ignace 8, Plymouth Christian 5, Beal City 4, New Haven 2, Detroit Edison 1.

Division 4
1. Taylor Trillium Academy (4)                   (16-0)   74
2. Painesdale Jeffers (1)                           (17-1)   65
3. Munising                                            (17-1)   53
4. Lake Leelanau St Mary                           (15-2)   50
5. Hillman                                              (16-1)   47
6. Powers North Central                         (14-3)   43
7. Baldwin                                             (18-1)   42
8. Bellevue                                             (17-1)   36
(tie) Mio Au Sable                                     (16-1)   36
10. Genesee Christian                              (13-4)   33
Others receiving votes: Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 28, Ironwood 27, Gaylord St. Mary 21, Rudyard 9, Kingston 9, Onaway 7, Eau Claire 6, Detroit Douglass 5, Watersmeet 4, Pittsford 4, Norway 1.

Girls Basketball
Division 1
1. West Bloomfield (4)                             (18-2)   73
2. Detroit Renaissance (1)                        (19-0)   70
3. Rockford                                            (19-1)   65
4. Flint Carman Ainsworth                        (17-0)   61
5. Wayne Memorial                                   (17-4)   53
6. Grosse Pointe North                            (17-2)   49
7. Farmington Hills Mercy                         (17-3)   46
8. Byron Center                                     (17-3)   30
9. DeWitt                                              (18-2)   23
10. Temperance Bedford                           (20-1)   21
Others receiving votes: North Farmington 19, Coldwater 18, Jackson Northwest 16, Holt 12, Kalamazoo Central 11, Utica Ford 9, Saline 8, Grand Blanc 5, Belleville 5, Riverview 3, Lake Orion 2, Rochester 1.

Division 2
1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5)             (19-0)   75
2. Detroit Edison                                    (15-3)   69
3. Chelsea                                              (19-1)   66
4. Lake Fenton                                        (20-0)   59
5. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard                    (17-3)   53
6. Haslett                                              (20-1)   51
7. Vicksburg                                         (20-0) 45
8. Frankenmuth                                       (17-2)   35
9. Goodrich                                            (18-2)   26
(tie) North Branch                                  (18-2)   26
Others receiving votes: Lansing Catholic 18, Dearborn Divine Child 14, Escanaba 14, Big Rapids 12, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 8, Detroit Country Day 5, Standish-Sterling 5, Redford Westfield Prep 4, Caro 4, Romulus 4, Ludington 3, Warren Fitzgerald 3, Marysville 1.

Division 3
1. Dansville (1)                                       (17-1)   66
(tie) Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (3)          (15-5)   66
3. Buchanan                                          (18-1) 65
4. Blissfield                                           (19-1)   61
5. Lake City (1)                                        (19-1)   54
6. Hancock                                             (17-1)   44
7. Hemlock                                             (16-3)   35
8. Traverse City St. Francis                       (17-2)   34
(tie) Sanford-Meridian                             (18-1)   34
10. Kent City                                          (17-3)   29
Others receiving votes: Brandywine 27, McBain 14, Hart 13, Evart 11, Calumet 11, Bronson 7, Ithaca 7, Springport 7, Sandusky 5, Harbor Springs 3, Elk Rapids 3, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 2, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 1, Ovid-Elsie 1.

Division 4
1. Maple City Glen Lake (5)                        (17-2)   75
2. Kingston                                            (18-1)   68
3. Gaylord St. Mary                                 (18-2)   61
4. Mackinaw City                                     (19-1)   60
(tie) St. Charles                                     (17-2)   60
6. Petersburg Summerfield                         (18-2)   47
7. Baraga                                               (16-4)   33
8. Norway                                              (17-3)   28
9. Martin                                              (15-4) 21
10. Cedarville                                        (15-4)   20
(tie) Pittsford                                        (16-3)   20
Others receiving votes: Brethren 16, Lake Linden-Hubbell 16, Hillman 15, Fowler 13, Ontonagon 8, Colon 8, Genesee Christian 8, Morenci 7, Carney-Nadeau 5, Indian River-Inland Lakes 4, Manistee Catholic Central 4, Mendon 2, Ewen-Trout Creek 1.

AP MEN’S TOP 25

1

Houston(48)

25-2

2

Alabama(7)

23-4

3

Kansas(7)

22-5

4

UCLA

23-4

5

Purdue

24-4

6

Virginia

21-4

7

Arizona

24-4

8

Texas

21-6

9

Baylor

20-7

10

Marquette

21-6

11

Tennessee

20-7

12

Gonzaga

23-5

13

Miami

22-5

14

Kansas State

20-7

15

Saint Mary’s

24-5

16

Xavier

20-7

17

Indiana

19-8

18

UConn

20-7

19

Creighton

18-9

20

Providence

20-7

21

Northwestern

20-7

22

San Diego State

21-5

23

Iowa State

17-9

24

TCU

18-9

25

Texas A&M

20-7

AP WOMEN’S TOP 25

1

South Carolina(27)

27-0

2

Indiana (1)

26-1

3

Stanford

25-3

4

UConn

24-4

5

LSU

25-1

6

Iowa

22-5

7

Maryland

22-5

8

Utah

23-3

9

Virginia Tech

22-4

10

Notre Dame

22-4

11

Duke

23-4

12

Michigan

20-6

13

Oklahoma

22-4

14

Arizona

21-6

15

Villanova

23-5

16

Ohio State

22-5

17

UCLA

21-6

18

Gonzaga

25-3

19

Texas

21-7

20

Iowa State

17-7

21

Colorado

21-6

22

North Carolina

19-8

23

Florida State

22-7

24

UNLV

25-2

25T

Middle Tennessee

22-4

25T

Illinois

20-7