NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Yesterday
Big Ten Tournament – United Center, Chicago IL – Championship

Purdue 67, Penn State  65

Purdue  67, Penn State 65 – Edey’s 30 helps No. 5 Purdue hold off Penn State in Big Ten

  Zach  Edey scored 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and No. 5 Purdue hung on to beat  Penn State 67-65 in the Big Ten Tournament championship game. The Boilermakers  led by as much as 17 in the second half but the lead shrunk to one point in the  closing seconds. Purdue won its second conference tournament title. Purdue led  66-60 when Penn State’s Myles Dread nailed a 3 with 16 seconds remaining. Evan  Mahaffey then stole Brandon Newman’s inbound pass and fed Wynter for a layup  that made it a one-point game with six seconds remaining.

NCAAMBKB – March Madness: Alabama, Houston, Kansas,  Purdue the 1 seeds

  Alabama is the overall top seed in the NCAA Tournament  after cruising through the end of a season clouded by a murder case. Kansas,  Houston and Purdue grabbed the other top seeds. Action in the 68-team  tournament begins Tuesday with two games in the First Four. March Madness gets  into full swing Thursday and Friday with 32 games spread over eight cities. The  Final Four is set for April 1 and 3 at NRG Stadium in Houston.  Michigan State was able to earn their 25th  straight NCAA tournament appearance despite losing their only game in the Big  Ten tournament on Friday, the Spartans are the 7th seed in the East  Regional and face 10 seed and future Big Ten opponent Southern California on  Friday at 12:15 in Columbus, Ohio.   Michigan did not make the NCAA tournament, but  the Wolverines did accept an invitation to the NIT, and will play host to  Toledo on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.  Notre  Dame’s season is over.

NCAAWBKB – South Carolina No. 1 overall seed in  women’s NCAA Tournament

  South Carolina is six wins away from becoming the 10th  women’s basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season, and the  Gamecocks will enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. Dawn  Staley’s squad has been challenged a few times this year but has always pulled  through. The defending national champions will play Norfolk State in the first  round of the tournament. The other No. 1 seeds are Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford.  The tournament begins Wednesday with four First Four games and the full madness  starts Friday.   Michigan is the 6th  seed in the Greenville 2 regional and will face UNLV in the first round. While  Notre Dame is the 3rd seed in the Greenville 1 regional and will face  Southern Utah in the first round. 

NHL – National Hockey League
Yesterday

  Detroit  Red Wings 5, Boston Bruins 3

Red  Wings 5, Bruins 3 – Red Wings beat Bruins 5-3, a day after losing to NHL’s best 

  Dylan  Larkin scored to help his team take a four-goal lead and the Detroit Red Wings  held on to beat the Boston Bruins 5-3. Detroit’s Alex Chiasson broke a  scoreless tie midway through the first period on a power play goal. Moritz  Seider had a short-handed goal and Larkin scored with an extra skater midway  through the second period, putting the Red Wings ahead 3-0.  Adam Erne gave Detroit its four-goal lead  late in the second. Ville Husso finished with 31 saves for the Red Wings.  The Red Wings were ahead 4-0 late in the  second period and the NHL-best Bruins pulled within a goal midway through the  third. Boston pulled backup goaltender Jeremy Swayman with 2:23 left to add an  extra skater and Detroit’s Andrew Copp put the puck into the empty net with  23.1 seconds left to seal the win. A day after blowing a 2-0 lead and losing at  Boston 3-2, Detroit won for just the second time in nine games.   

MLB  – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday

  Detroit  Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 7

  Milwaukee  Brewers 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Los  Angeles Angels 1, Chicago White Sox 1 – TIE

Today

  Detroit  Tigers (SS) at Baltimore Orioles, 1:05 p.m.

  Detroit  Tigers (SS) at Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m.

Cubs  and White Sox are of

NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight

  Indiana  Pacers at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.

NFL – AP sources: Rams trading All-Pro CB Jalen Ramsey  to Dolphins

  Two people with knowledge of the deal say the Miami Dolphins  are acquiring All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey in a trade with the Los Angeles  Rams. Los Angeles will get Miami’s third-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft and  tight end Hunter Long for Ramsey. Both people spoke to The Associated Press on  condition of anonymity because neither team had announced the deal. Ramsey had  77 tackles and four interceptions during the Rams’ Super Bowl-winning 2021  season. Last season, he had a career-high 88 tackles and four interceptions.

Golf – PGA – Scheffler turns in masterpiece at  Sawgrass to win Players

  Scottie Scheffler is back to No. 1 in the world thanks  to a masterful performance at The Players Championship. Scheffler ran off five  straight birdies around the turn at the TPC Sawgrass. He extended his lead to  six shots at one point. Scheffler left all the drama to everyone else. He  closed with a 69 to become only the third winner at Sawgrass with all four  rounds in the 60s. The five-shot win was the largest in 17 years at The Players  Championship. Tyrrell Hatton birdied his last five holes for a 65 to finish  alone in second place.

NASCAR – Byron wins 2nd straight Cup race, beats  Larson at Phoenix

  William Byron won his second straight NASCAR Cup  Series race, taking advantage of a pair of late cautions to give Hendrick  Motorsports a victory in overtime at Phoenix Raceway. Byron’s No. 24 Chevrolet  got a great start in overtime with two laps left, and just like he did a week earlier  at Las Vegas, he overtook teammate Kyle Larson for the win. He also had to hold  off Ryan Blaney, who finished second, while Tyler Reddick was third. Byron  denied Kevin Harvick a chance to win his 10th race in Phoenix.

AHL – American Hockey League
Yesterday

  Grand Rapids Griffins  3, Chicago Wolves 1 

NBAGL – NBA “G” League
Yesterday

  Mississauga Raptors 121,  Grand Rapids Gold 119

  Windy City Bulls 112, Mexico  City Capitanes 105

MHSAA – Spring Sports officially begin today

  While spring doesn’t officially arrive until next  week, it has arrived as far as MHSAA is concerned.  Practice for the spring high school athletic  season officially begins today.   Even as  the winter season still has two weeks to go, schools around the state  officially can begin preparation and practice for baseball and softball, track  and field, girls soccer, lower Peninsula Girls Tennis, Lower Peninsula Boys  Golf, and lacrosse.  The first games will  be in about two weeks, although weather and field conditions usually pushes  that back a few weeks.  

MHSAA – High School Sports
Tonight
Boys Basketball – Regionals Semifinals
Division 1 at DeWitt

  Kalamazoo Central vs.  East Lansing, 5:30 p.m.

  Holt vs. Battle Creek  Central, 7:00 p.m.

Division 2 at Vicksburg

  Niles vs. Grand Rapids  South Christian, 5:30 p.m.

  Marshall vs. Hamilton,  7:00 p.m. 

Division 3 at Coloma

  Brandywine vs.  Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:30 p.m.

  Centreville vs.  Lawton, 7:00 p.m.

Division 4 at Bellevue

  Eau Claire vs.  Kalamazoo Phoenix, 5:30 p.m.

  Colon vs. Lawrence,  7:00 p.m.

NCAAMBKB – Men&rsquo;s College Basketball 
 Yesterday 
 Big Ten Tournament – United Center, Chicago IL – Championship 
Purdue 67, Penn State 65
Purdue 67, Penn State 65 – Edey&#8217;s 30 helps No. 5 Purdue hold off Penn State in Big Ten 
 Zach Edey scored 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and No. 5 Purdue hung on to beat Penn State 67-65 in the Big Ten Tournament championship game. The Boilermakers led by as much as 17 in the second half but the lead shrunk to one point in the closing seconds. Purdue won its second conference tournament title. Purdue led 66-60 when Penn State&#8217;s Myles Dread nailed a 3 with 16 seconds remaining. Evan Mahaffey then stole Brandon Newman&rsquo;s inbound pass and fed Wynter for a layup that made it a one-point game with six seconds remaining.
NCAAMBKB – March Madness: Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue the 1 seeds 
 Alabama is the overall top seed in the NCAA Tournament after cruising through the end of a season clouded by a murder case. Kansas, Houston and Purdue grabbed the other top seeds. Action in the 68-team tournament begins Tuesday with two games in the First Four. March Madness gets into full swing Thursday and Friday with 32 games spread over eight cities. The Final Four is set for April 1 and 3 at NRG Stadium in Houston.  Michigan State was able to earn their 25th straight NCAA tournament appearance despite losing their only game in the Big Ten tournament on Friday, the Spartans are the 7th seed in the East Regional and face 10 seed and future Big Ten opponent Southern California on Friday at 12:15 in Columbus, Ohio.   Michigan did not make the NCAA tournament, but the Wolverines did accept an invitation to the NIT, and will play host to Toledo on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.  Notre Dame&rsquo;s season is over.
NCAAWBKB – South Carolina No. 1 overall seed in women&#8217;s NCAA Tournament 
 South Carolina is six wins away from becoming the 10th women&rsquo;s basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season, and the Gamecocks will enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. Dawn Staley&rsquo;s squad has been challenged a few times this year but has always pulled through. The defending national champions will play Norfolk State in the first round of the tournament. The other No. 1 seeds are Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford. The tournament begins Wednesday with four First Four games and the full madness starts Friday.   Michigan is the 6th seed in the Greenville 2 regional and will face UNLV in the first round. While Notre Dame is the 3rd seed in the Greenville 1 regional and will face Southern Utah in the first round. 
NHL – National Hockey League 
 Yesterday 
 Detroit Red Wings 5, Boston Bruins 3
Red Wings 5, Bruins 3 – Red Wings beat Bruins 5-3, a day after losing to NHL&#8217;s best 
 Dylan Larkin scored to help his team take a four-goal lead and the Detroit Red Wings held on to beat the Boston Bruins 5-3. Detroit&#8217;s Alex Chiasson broke a scoreless tie midway through the first period on a power play goal. Moritz Seider had a short-handed goal and Larkin scored with an extra skater midway through the second period, putting the Red Wings ahead 3-0.  Adam Erne gave Detroit its four-goal lead late in the second. Ville Husso finished with 31 saves for the Red Wings.  The Red Wings were ahead 4-0 late in the second period and the NHL-best Bruins pulled within a goal midway through the third. Boston pulled backup goaltender Jeremy Swayman with 2:23 left to add an extra skater and Detroit&rsquo;s Andrew Copp put the puck into the empty net with 23.1 seconds left to seal the win. A day after blowing a 2-0 lead and losing at Boston 3-2, Detroit won for just the second time in nine games.   
MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training 
 Yesterday 
 Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 7 
 Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago Cubs 3 
Los Angeles Angels 1, Chicago White Sox 1 – TIE
 Today 
 Detroit Tigers (SS) at Baltimore Orioles, 1:05 p.m. 
 Detroit Tigers (SS) at Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m. 
Cubs and White Sox are of
NBA – National Basketball Association 
 Tonight 
 Indiana Pacers at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.
NFL – AP sources: Rams trading All-Pro CB Jalen Ramsey to Dolphins 
 Two people with knowledge of the deal say the Miami Dolphins are acquiring All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams. Los Angeles will get Miami&rsquo;s third-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft and tight end Hunter Long for Ramsey. Both people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither team had announced the deal. Ramsey had 77 tackles and four interceptions during the Rams&rsquo; Super Bowl-winning 2021 season. Last season, he had a career-high 88 tackles and four interceptions.
Golf – PGA – Scheffler turns in masterpiece at Sawgrass to win Players 
 Scottie Scheffler is back to No. 1 in the world thanks to a masterful performance at The Players Championship. Scheffler ran off five straight birdies around the turn at the TPC Sawgrass. He extended his lead to six shots at one point. Scheffler left all the drama to everyone else. He closed with a 69 to become only the third winner at Sawgrass with all four rounds in the 60s. The five-shot win was the largest in 17 years at The Players Championship. Tyrrell Hatton birdied his last five holes for a 65 to finish alone in second place.
NASCAR – Byron wins 2nd straight Cup race, beats Larson at Phoenix 
 William Byron won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race, taking advantage of a pair of late cautions to give Hendrick Motorsports a victory in overtime at Phoenix Raceway. Byron&rsquo;s No. 24 Chevrolet got a great start in overtime with two laps left, and just like he did a week earlier at Las Vegas, he overtook teammate Kyle Larson for the win. He also had to hold off Ryan Blaney, who finished second, while Tyler Reddick was third. Byron denied Kevin Harvick a chance to win his 10th race in Phoenix.
AHL – American Hockey League 
 Yesterday 
 Grand Rapids Griffins 3, Chicago Wolves 1 
NBAGL – NBA &ldquo;G&rdquo; League 
 Yesterday 
 Mississauga Raptors 121, Grand Rapids Gold 119 
 Windy City Bulls 112, Mexico City Capitanes 105
MHSAA – Spring Sports officially begin today 
 While spring doesn&rsquo;t officially arrive until next week, it has arrived as far as MHSAA is concerned.  Practice for the spring high school athletic season officially begins today.   Even as the winter season still has two weeks to go, schools around the state officially can begin preparation and practice for baseball and softball, track and field, girls soccer, lower Peninsula Girls Tennis, Lower Peninsula Boys Golf, and lacrosse.  The first games will be in about two weeks, although weather and field conditions usually pushes that back a few weeks.  
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Tonight 
 Boys Basketball – Regionals Semifinals 
 Division 1 at DeWitt 
 Kalamazoo Central vs. East Lansing, 5:30 p.m. 
 Holt vs. Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Vicksburg 
 Niles vs. Grand Rapids South Christian, 5:30 p.m. 
 Marshall vs. Hamilton, 7:00 p.m. 
Division 3 at Coloma 
 Brandywine vs. Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:30 p.m. 
 Centreville vs. Lawton, 7:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Bellevue 
 Eau Claire vs. Kalamazoo Phoenix, 5:30 p.m. 
 Colon vs. Lawrence, 7:00 p.m.

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NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Yesterday Big Ten Tournament – United Center, Chicago IL – Championship Purdue 67, Penn State 65 Purdue 67, Penn State 65 – Edey’s 30 helps No. 5 Purdue hold off Penn State