NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night

  Boston  Celtics 128, Detroit Pistons 112

  Denver  Nuggets 122, Indiana Pacers 119

New  Orleans Pelicans 115, Chicago Bulls 111

Celtics 128, Pistons 112 – Tatum scores 31, Celtics  beat Pistons for 4th straight win

  Jayson  Tatum had 31 points and five assists, and the Boston Celtics beat the Detroit  Pistons 128-112 on Wednesday night to earn their fourth straight victory.  Jaylen Brown had 30 points and seven rebounds. Sam Hauser added a career-high  24 points off the bench for Boston, which hasn’t scored fewer than 109 points  in each of its wins this season. After scoring just five points during a quiet  first half, Tatum had 16 points in the first five minutes in the third quarter  to help the Celtics take control. Jaden Ivey had 19 points and 10 rebounds for  the Pistons, who have lost four of five. Saddiq Bey added 18 points and Bojan  Bogdanovic finished with 17. Cade Cunningham finished with a season low four  points.

Nuggets 122, Pacers 119 – Jokic overcomes foul  trouble, Nuggets rally past Pacers 

  Nikola  Jokic scored 24 points in 21 minutes to help the Denver Nuggets overcome an  18-point deficit and rally past the Indiana Pacers 122-119. Jokic was in foul  trouble most of the night. But when the Nuggets needed him most, the two-time  NBA MVP pulled them through. Denver has won four straight and six of seven.  Aaron Gordon had 18 points and tied a career best with 17 rebounds. Indiana led  most of the second half but struggled to stop Jokic and Denver’s 3-point  shooters late. Myles Turner missed a 3 at the buzzer that would have forced  overtime.

Pelicans 115, Bulls 111 – Ingram’s 22 points rally  Pelicans to 115-111 win over Bulls

  Brandon  Ingram scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half, including seven straight  late in the fourth quarter, to give the New Orleans Pelicans a 115-111 victory  over the Chicago Bulls. The Pelicans overcame a 3-for-19 performance from  3-point range. DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 33 points, and Zach Levine  added 23. The Pelicans scored the final five points of the second quarter to  take a 52-50 lead despite only eight points from Zion Williamson, Ingram and CJ  McCollum. Each was averaging more than 20 going into the game. McCollum didn’t  score until nearly five minutes left in the third quarter. Williamson scored 14  of his 19 points in the second half. Jonas Valanciunas picked up the slack for  the first three quarters with 21 points.

NCAAFB – College Football – Week 11
Last Night

  Northern  Illinois 24, Western Michigan 21

  Central  Michigan 31, Buffalo 27

NIU 24, WMU 21 – Credle, Lynch help N. Illinois rally,  beat W. Michigan 24-21 

  Jaiden  Credle ran 36 times for 136 yards and touchdown, Justin Lynch scored on a  9-yard run in the closing seconds and Northern Illinois beat Western Michigan  24-21. Lynch finished with 83 yards rushing on six carries for Northern  Illinois (3-7, 2-4 Mid-American Conference). Treyson Bourguet ran for a 16-yard  touchdown for Western Michigan (3-7, 2-4) in the first quarter, Sean Tyler  added a 3-yard TD run that made it 14-10 just before halftime and Bourguet  threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Sambucci that gave Western a 21-17  lead going into the 4th quarter.

CMU 31, Buffalo 27 – Central Michigan rallies, 31-27,  behind freshman QB’s 3 TDs

  Freshman  quarterback Bert Emanuel Jr. rushed for 293 yards and the first three  touchdowns of his career as Central Michigan rallied from a 17-point deficit to  beat Buffalo 31-27 on Wednesday night. Emanuel, who saw his first game action  the week before as part of a three-quarterback rotation, ran for a 75-yard  touchdown on the Chippewas’ first play from scrimmage in the the second half  and tied the game at 24-all late in third quarter on an 87-yard run. On that  run, he was pulled down on top of another Bulls defender, regained his footing  before spinning away and taking off for the end zone. His 1-yard score midway  through the fourth quarter gave Central Michigan the lead.

NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight

  New  York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m.

  Chicago  Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, 10:30 p.m.

NFL – National Football League – Week 10
Tonight

  Atlanta  Falcons at Carolina Panthers, 8:15 p.m.

NFL – LA Rams QB Matthew Stafford in concussion  protocol

  Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is in  the concussion protocol, coach Sean McVay says. The Super Bowl-winning  quarterback entered the protocol Tuesday afternoon after consulting with the  Rams’ medical staff, the team confirmed Wednesday. The Rams believe Stafford’s  symptoms resulted from action in last Sunday’s 16-13 loss at Tampa Bay, but  they haven’t identified a specific hit. McVay said the Rams haven’t determined  whether Stafford can play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. John Wolford, a  Rams backup since 2019, is likely to start if Stafford can’t go. Stafford has been  one of the NFL’s most durable QB’s for the past 12 seasons.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Tonight

  Goshen  College at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m.

  Central  Michigan at Marquette, 8:00 p.m.

  Bradford  at Notre Dame, 8:00 p.m.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night

  (25)  Michigan 83, Delaware State 30

(25) Michigan 83, DSU 30 – No. 25 Michigan women win  18th straight at home 

  Laila  Phelia scored a career-high 20 points, Emily Kiser added 15 points and No. 25  Michigan opened its season with an 83-30 victory over Delaware State. The  Wolverines have won 18 straight at Crisler Center, the nation’s fifth-longest  active streak. Michigan scored the first 14 points of the game while Delaware  State turned it over seven times and missed three shots. The Wolverines led  40-18 at halftime and used a 28-0 run spanning the 3rd quarter break  to build a 47-point lead.

Tonight

  Purdue-Fort  Wayne at Michigan State, 7:00 p.m.

WNBA – Biden hopes  Putin will negotiate WNBA star Griner’s release

  President Joe Biden  says he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to  negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm  elections are over. He spoke Wednesday afternoon, hours after Griner’s lawyers  revealed that she had been sent to a penal colony to serve her sentence for  drug possession. U.S. officials have for months tried to negotiate the release  of Griner and another American jailed in Russia, Paul Whelan. But there have  been no overt signs of progress.

WNBA – WNBA to allow  coaches challenge next season

  The WNBA will allow  coaches to challenge one play a game next season, and the league is also  heightening the penalty for transition take fouls, according to a person  familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on  condition of anonymity Wednesday night because no official announcement has  been made. Both rules, which will go into effect next season, are already used  in the NBA.

MLB – Orioles claim OF  Daz Cameron off waivers from Tigers

  The Baltimore Orioles  have claimed outfielder Daz Cameron off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.  Cameron hit .219 with a homer and eight RBIs in 21 games with Detroit last  season. He also appeared in 98 games with Triple-A Toledo, batting .240 with 10  homers and 50 RBIs. The waiver claim gives Baltimore 34 players on its 40-man  roster. The Orioles also turned down their $11 million option on right-hander  Jordan Lyles, who gets a $1 million buyout.

MLB – Pollock declines  $13M option with White Sox, goes free

  Outfielder AJ Pollock  declined his $13 million player option with the Chicago White Sox and was among  10 players who became free agents, raising the total to 161. In the final  season of what turned out to be a $50 million, four-year contract, the  34-year-old hit .245 with 14 homers and 56 RBIs. World Series champion Houston  declined a $10 million option on first baseman Trey Mancini in favor of a  $250,000 buyout and declined a $13 million option on reliever Will Smith in  favor of a $1 million buyout.

FIFA – World Cup – Pepi,  Steffen left off US World Cup roster, Ream, Wright on

  The U.S. World Cup  roster had some surprises: Ricardo Pepi was left off along with Zack Steffen,  Paul Arriola and Jordan Pefok. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter picked 35-year-old  defender Tim Ream, who hasn’t played with the team since September 2021 Also  selected were Haji Wright, Joe Scally, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Sean Johnson,  who all failed to get into a single one of the qualifiers. DeAndre Yedlin, a  29-year-old defender, is the only player left from the 2014 World Cup roster.  The U.S. opens the World Cup against Wales on Nov. 21, then plays England and  Iran.

Golf – Tiger Woods to  return at his tournament in the Bahamas

  Tiger Woods is  returning to competition next month in the Bahamas. He announced his decision  on Twitter and it was not a big surprise. Woods is tournament host of the Hero  World Challenge. He’ll be part of a 20-man field that features 18 of the top 21  players in the current world ranking. Woods says other sponsor exemptions are  going to Tommy Fleetwood and Kevin Kisner. Woods hasn’t played since missing  the cut in the British Open at St. Andrews in July. He played only two other  tournaments this year. Both were majors. He made the cut in the Masters and PGA  Championship.

Golf – Champions – Langer  still going strong on PGA Tour Champions at 65

  Bernhard Langer feels  the reminders from 50 years of professional golf every day. Some days it could  be a sore wrist. Others a twinge in the elbow or a shoulder ache. None of it  has slowed him down. The 65-year-old arrives at Phoenix Country Club this  weekend with a chance to tie Hale Irwin’s all-time PGA Tour Champions wins mark  of 45. Langer won his 44th PGA Tour Champions event last week in Florida after  beating his age by two shots in the second round. This week’s Charles Schwab  Cup Championship will be the final event of the PGA Tour Champions season. Only  Steven Alker and Padraig Harrington have a chance to win the season-long  championship.

AHL – American Hockey  League
Yesterday

  Chicago Wolves  5, Milwaukee Admirals 3

  Cleveland  Monsters 5, Grand Rapids Griffins 2

ECHL – ECHL Hockey  League
Yesterday

  Wheeling  Nailers 4, Toledo Walleye 3 – Shootout 

MCCAA – Junior College  Athletics
Last Night
Men’s  Basketball

  Lake Michigan  College 64, Concordia University of Chicago 62 

Tonight
Men’s  Basketball

  Kennedy-King  College at Southwestern Michigan College, 7:30 p.m. 

MHSAA – High School  Sports
Tonight
Volleyball –  Regional Championship
Division 1 at Gull  Lake

  Gull Lake vs. Battle  Creek Lakeview, 6:00 p.m.

Division 2 at  Hudsonville Unity Christian

  G.R. South  Christian vs. Buchanan, 6:00 p.m.

Division 3 at Coloma

  Kalamazoo  Christian vs. Watervliet, 6:30 p.m. 

Division 4 at Mendon

  Our Lady of  the Lake vs. Athens, 7:00 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association 
 Last Night 
 Boston Celtics 128, Detroit Pistons 112 
 Denver Nuggets 122, Indiana Pacers 119 
New Orleans Pelicans 115, Chicago Bulls 111
Celtics 128, Pistons 112 – Tatum scores 31, Celtics beat Pistons for 4th straight win 
 Jayson Tatum had 31 points and five assists, and the Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 128-112 on Wednesday night to earn their fourth straight victory. Jaylen Brown had 30 points and seven rebounds. Sam Hauser added a career-high 24 points off the bench for Boston, which hasn&rsquo;t scored fewer than 109 points in each of its wins this season. After scoring just five points during a quiet first half, Tatum had 16 points in the first five minutes in the third quarter to help the Celtics take control. Jaden Ivey had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons, who have lost four of five. Saddiq Bey added 18 points and Bojan Bogdanovic finished with 17. Cade Cunningham finished with a season low four points.
Nuggets 122, Pacers 119 – Jokic overcomes foul trouble, Nuggets rally past Pacers 
 Nikola Jokic scored 24 points in 21 minutes to help the Denver Nuggets overcome an 18-point deficit and rally past the Indiana Pacers 122-119. Jokic was in foul trouble most of the night. But when the Nuggets needed him most, the two-time NBA MVP pulled them through. Denver has won four straight and six of seven. Aaron Gordon had 18 points and tied a career best with 17 rebounds. Indiana led most of the second half but struggled to stop Jokic and Denver&rsquo;s 3-point shooters late. Myles Turner missed a 3 at the buzzer that would have forced overtime.
Pelicans 115, Bulls 111 – Ingram&#8217;s 22 points rally Pelicans to 115-111 win over Bulls 
 Brandon Ingram scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half, including seven straight late in the fourth quarter, to give the New Orleans Pelicans a 115-111 victory over the Chicago Bulls. The Pelicans overcame a 3-for-19 performance from 3-point range. DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 33 points, and Zach Levine added 23. The Pelicans scored the final five points of the second quarter to take a 52-50 lead despite only eight points from Zion Williamson, Ingram and CJ McCollum. Each was averaging more than 20 going into the game. McCollum didn&#8217;t score until nearly five minutes left in the third quarter. Williamson scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half. Jonas Valanciunas picked up the slack for the first three quarters with 21 points.
NCAAFB – College Football – Week 11 
 Last Night 
 Northern Illinois 24, Western Michigan 21 
 Central Michigan 31, Buffalo 27
NIU 24, WMU 21 – Credle, Lynch help N. Illinois rally, beat W. Michigan 24-21 
 Jaiden Credle ran 36 times for 136 yards and touchdown, Justin Lynch scored on a 9-yard run in the closing seconds and Northern Illinois beat Western Michigan 24-21. Lynch finished with 83 yards rushing on six carries for Northern Illinois (3-7, 2-4 Mid-American Conference). Treyson Bourguet ran for a 16-yard touchdown for Western Michigan (3-7, 2-4) in the first quarter, Sean Tyler added a 3-yard TD run that made it 14-10 just before halftime and Bourguet threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Sambucci that gave Western a 21-17 lead going into the 4th quarter.
CMU 31, Buffalo 27 – Central Michigan rallies, 31-27, behind freshman QB&#8217;s 3 TDs 
 Freshman quarterback Bert Emanuel Jr. rushed for 293 yards and the first three touchdowns of his career as Central Michigan rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat Buffalo 31-27 on Wednesday night. Emanuel, who saw his first game action the week before as part of a three-quarterback rotation, ran for a 75-yard touchdown on the Chippewas&rsquo; first play from scrimmage in the the second half and tied the game at 24-all late in third quarter on an 87-yard run. On that run, he was pulled down on top of another Bulls defender, regained his footing before spinning away and taking off for the end zone. His 1-yard score midway through the fourth quarter gave Central Michigan the lead.
NHL – National Hockey League 
 Tonight 
 New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m. 
 Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, 10:30 p.m.
 NFL – National Football League – Week 10 
 Tonight 
 Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers, 8:15 p.m.
NFL – LA Rams QB Matthew Stafford in concussion protocol 
 Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is in the concussion protocol, coach Sean McVay says. The Super Bowl-winning quarterback entered the protocol Tuesday afternoon after consulting with the Rams&rsquo; medical staff, the team confirmed Wednesday. The Rams believe Stafford&rsquo;s symptoms resulted from action in last Sunday&rsquo;s 16-13 loss at Tampa Bay, but they haven&rsquo;t identified a specific hit. McVay said the Rams haven&rsquo;t determined whether Stafford can play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. John Wolford, a Rams backup since 2019, is likely to start if Stafford can&rsquo;t go. Stafford has been one of the NFL&rsquo;s most durable QB&rsquo;s for the past 12 seasons.
NCAAMBKB – Men&rsquo;s College Basketball 
 Tonight 
 Goshen College at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. 
 Central Michigan at Marquette, 8:00 p.m. 
 Bradford at Notre Dame, 8:00 p.m.
NCAAWBKB – Women&rsquo;s College Basketball 
 Last Night 
 (25) Michigan 83, Delaware State 30
(25) Michigan 83, DSU 30 – No. 25 Michigan women win 18th straight at home 
 Laila Phelia scored a career-high 20 points, Emily Kiser added 15 points and No. 25 Michigan opened its season with an 83-30 victory over Delaware State. The Wolverines have won 18 straight at Crisler Center, the nation&rsquo;s fifth-longest active streak. Michigan scored the first 14 points of the game while Delaware State turned it over seven times and missed three shots. The Wolverines led 40-18 at halftime and used a 28-0 run spanning the 3rd quarter break to build a 47-point lead.
Tonight 
 Purdue-Fort Wayne at Michigan State, 7:00 p.m.
WNBA – Biden hopes Putin will negotiate WNBA star Griner&#8217;s release 
 President Joe Biden says he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over. He spoke Wednesday afternoon, hours after Griner&rsquo;s lawyers revealed that she had been sent to a penal colony to serve her sentence for drug possession. U.S. officials have for months tried to negotiate the release of Griner and another American jailed in Russia, Paul Whelan. But there have been no overt signs of progress.
WNBA – WNBA to allow coaches challenge next season 
 The WNBA will allow coaches to challenge one play a game next season, and the league is also heightening the penalty for transition take fouls, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday night because no official announcement has been made. Both rules, which will go into effect next season, are already used in the NBA.
MLB – Orioles claim OF Daz Cameron off waivers from Tigers 
 The Baltimore Orioles have claimed outfielder Daz Cameron off waivers from the Detroit Tigers. Cameron hit .219 with a homer and eight RBIs in 21 games with Detroit last season. He also appeared in 98 games with Triple-A Toledo, batting .240 with 10 homers and 50 RBIs. The waiver claim gives Baltimore 34 players on its 40-man roster. The Orioles also turned down their $11 million option on right-hander Jordan Lyles, who gets a $1 million buyout.
MLB – Pollock declines $13M option with White Sox, goes free 
 Outfielder AJ Pollock declined his $13 million player option with the Chicago White Sox and was among 10 players who became free agents, raising the total to 161. In the final season of what turned out to be a $50 million, four-year contract, the 34-year-old hit .245 with 14 homers and 56 RBIs. World Series champion Houston declined a $10 million option on first baseman Trey Mancini in favor of a $250,000 buyout and declined a $13 million option on reliever Will Smith in favor of a $1 million buyout.
 FIFA – World Cup – Pepi, Steffen left off US World Cup roster, Ream, Wright on 
 The U.S. World Cup roster had some surprises: Ricardo Pepi was left off along with Zack Steffen, Paul Arriola and Jordan Pefok. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter picked 35-year-old defender Tim Ream, who hasn&#8217;t played with the team since September 2021 Also selected were Haji Wright, Joe Scally, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Sean Johnson, who all failed to get into a single one of the qualifiers. DeAndre Yedlin, a 29-year-old defender, is the only player left from the 2014 World Cup roster. The U.S. opens the World Cup against Wales on Nov. 21, then plays England and Iran.
Golf – Tiger Woods to return at his tournament in the Bahamas 
 Tiger Woods is returning to competition next month in the Bahamas. He announced his decision on Twitter and it was not a big surprise. Woods is tournament host of the Hero World Challenge. He&#8217;ll be part of a 20-man field that features 18 of the top 21 players in the current world ranking. Woods says other sponsor exemptions are going to Tommy Fleetwood and Kevin Kisner. Woods hasn&#8217;t played since missing the cut in the British Open at St. Andrews in July. He played only two other tournaments this year. Both were majors. He made the cut in the Masters and PGA Championship.
Golf – Champions – Langer still going strong on PGA Tour Champions at 65 
 Bernhard Langer feels the reminders from 50 years of professional golf every day. Some days it could be a sore wrist. Others a twinge in the elbow or a shoulder ache. None of it has slowed him down. The 65-year-old arrives at Phoenix Country Club this weekend with a chance to tie Hale Irwin&#8217;s all-time PGA Tour Champions wins mark of 45. Langer won his 44th PGA Tour Champions event last week in Florida after beating his age by two shots in the second round. This week&#8217;s Charles Schwab Cup Championship will be the final event of the PGA Tour Champions season. Only Steven Alker and Padraig Harrington have a chance to win the season-long championship.
AHL – American Hockey League 
 Yesterday 
 Chicago Wolves 5, Milwaukee Admirals 3 
 Cleveland Monsters 5, Grand Rapids Griffins 2
ECHL – ECHL Hockey League 
 Yesterday 
 Wheeling Nailers 4, Toledo Walleye 3 – Shootout 
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics 
 Last Night 
 Men&rsquo;s Basketball 
 Lake Michigan College 64, Concordia University of Chicago 62 
Tonight 
 Men&rsquo;s Basketball 
 Kennedy-King College at Southwestern Michigan College, 7:30 p.m. 
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Tonight 
 Volleyball – Regional Championship 
 Division 1 at Gull Lake 
 Gull Lake vs. Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Hudsonville Unity Christian 
 G.R. South Christian vs. Buchanan, 6:00 p.m.
 Division 3 at Coloma 
 Kalamazoo Christian vs. Watervliet, 6:30 p.m. 
Division 4 at Mendon 
 Our Lady of the Lake vs. Athens, 7:00 p.m.

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NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Boston Celtics 128, Detroit Pistons 112 Denver Nuggets 122, Indiana Pacers 119 New Orleans Pelicans 115, Chicago Bulls 111 Celtics 128, Pistons 112 – Tatum scores 31, Celtics beat Pistons

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