NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Ottawa Senators 6, Detroit Red Wings 2
Anaheim Ducks 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2

Senators 6, Red Wings 2 – Giroux has goal, 3 assists as Senators beat Red Wings 6-2
Claude Giroux scored the tiebreaking goal and had three assists, Thomas Chabot had a goal and two assists and the Ottawa Senators beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2. Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle, Drake Batherson and Jake Sanderson also scored to help Ottawa win its second straight after a two-game skid. Cam Talbot finished with 22 saves. David Perron and Tyler Bertuzzi scored goals for the Red Wings, who have lost two straight after winning seven of eight. Magnus Hellberg had 36 saves.

Ducks 4, Blackhawks 2 – Ducks snap Blackhawks’ 5-game win streak with 4-2 victory
Max Jones scored the go-ahead goal, Troy Terry had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks ended the Chicago Blackhawks’ five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory on Monday night. Isac Lundestrom and Jakob Silfverberg also scored, Mason McTavish had three assists, and the Ducks won their third straight game. Lukas Dostal made 24 saves after losing his previous five starts. Tyler Johnson had a power-play goal and an assist, and Andreas Athanasiou scored for the Blackhawks, who had been on their longest run of sustained success since winning five in a row in January 2020. Petr Mrazek gave up four goals on 33 shots.

Tonight
Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators, 7:00 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Arizona Coyotes, 9:00 p.m.

NHL – Maple Leafs up ante in East by making trade with Blackhawks
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forward Sam Lafferty and defenseman Jake McCabe from the Chicago Blackhawks. Their latest big trade comes the day after division-rival Tampa Bay paid a hefty price to acquire forward Tanner Jeannot from Nashville. Talent continues to flow to Eastern Conference contenders ahead of the NHL trade deadline Friday. In recent days, New Jersey got big winger Timo Meier from San Jose and Boston traded with Washington for Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov. Toronto sent a conditional 2025 first-round pick, a second-rounder in 2026, prospect Pavel Gogolev and forward Joey Anderson to the Blackhawks for Lafferty, McCabe and conditional fifth-round picks in 2024 and ‘25. Chicago is retaining half of McCabe’s salary. Dubas, in his fifth season as Leafs general manager, said talks with Chicago counterpart Kyle Davidson predated trades by the Lightning and Bruins, but isn’t downplaying the value of keeping up knowing how difficult the first couple of rounds will be this spring.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Charlotte Hornets 117, Detroit Pistons 106

Hornets 117, Pistons 106 – Ball fractures ankle in Hornets’ 117-106 win over Pistons
LaMelo Ball made six 3-pointers before breaking his right ankle in the third quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 117-106 for their fifth straight victory. Terry Rozier scored 22 points and Gordon Hayward had 19 points for Charlotte, which is still second-to-last in the Eastern Conference standings — ahead of only Detroit. Ball finished with 18 points. He was hurt on a non-contact play, and the Hornets announced after the game that he had fractured his right ankle. Hamidou Diallo and James Wiseman each scored 23 points for the Pistons.

Tonight
Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball
Tonight
Toledo at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m.
Miami (OH) at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Michigan State at Nebraska, 9:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:00

NCAAMBKB – Houston stays at number 1
The top five spots in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll remained the same. The rest of the AP Top 25 was a big jumble. Houston was No. 1 for the second straight week in the poll released Monday, receiving 49 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel. No. 2 Alabama had five first-place votes and No. 3 Kansas received eight. UCLA and Purdue rounded out the top 5. The Boilermakers held at No. 5 despite losing to No. 15 Indiana. The rest of the poll, only No. 20 Providence kept the same position from last week.

NCAAWBKB – 36 weeks and counting for South Carolina
South Carolina is No. 1 for the 36th consecutive week. That ties Louisiana Tech for the second-longest run atop The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll in history. Only UConn with 51 weeks has a longer streak. Indiana stayed at No. 2 despite a last-second loss to Iowa. Utah was third with LSU and Maryland rounding out the top five. Iowa was seventh with Virginia Tech eighth. UConn fell five spots to ninth after losing to St. John’s. Notre Dame is 10th. South Florida re-entered the Top 25 at No. 25. Florida State dropped out.

MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday
Chicago Cubs (ss) 12, Cleveland Guardians 4
Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Chicago Cubs (ss) 0
Chicago White Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 1
New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 5

Today
Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Arizona Diamondbacks, 3:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers, 3:10 p.m.

Tennis – Novak Djokovic breaks record for most weeks ranked No. 1
Novak Djokovic has broken the record for the most time spent at No. 1 in the professional tennis rankings by a man or woman. He begins his 378th week in the ATP’s top spot on Monday to surpass Steffi Graf’s 377 leading the WTA. Djokovic already held the men’s mark. He eclipsed Roger Federer’s old ATP standard of 310 weeks in March 2021. Djokovic returned to No. 1 this time by winning the Australian Open in January. After Djokovic and Graf on the all-time No. 1 weeks list are Martina Navratilova with 332 and Serena Williams with 319. The computerized rankings began in the 1970s.

Soccer – US women’s soccer coach paid 27% as much as men’s coach
U.S. women’s coach Vlatko Andonovski earned 27% as much as American men’s coach Gregg Berhalter in the year ending last March 31, down slightly from 28% in the previous year. Andonovski earned $446,495, according to the U.S. Soccer Federation’s tax filing, including $50,000 in bonus money for the Americans’ third-place finish in the Tokyo Olympics. Berhalter earned $1,641,398, including $300,000 in bonus money in a year that included winning the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

NBAGL – NBA “G” League
Last Night
Lakeland Magic 123, Motor City Cruise 108

Tonight
Grand Rapids Gold at Memphis Hustle, 8:00 p.m.
Glen Oaks Community College 63, Southwestern Michigan 55

ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Today
Kalamazoo Wings at Indy Fuel, 10:30 a.m.

MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Tonight
Women’s Basketball
Southwestern Michigan College at Lake Michigan College, 5:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball
Southwestern Michigan College at Lake Michigan College, 7:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Basketball – District Quarterfinals
Division 1 at Portage Northern (1st round at local sites)
Mattawan 52, St. Joseph 48

After St. Joe took a 1 point lead with 78 seconds left, Mattawan outscored St. Joe 5-0, all at the free throw line and held on for a 52-48 win over the Bears. Delaney Elsmore had a game high 22 points for Mattawan, who advance to play top seed Kalamazoo Central on Wednesday. Jaslynn Ward had 13 points to lead St. Joe, who finish the season at 8-14. Eleah Hedstrom added 12 and Elenor Conway scored 11 points for St. Joe.

Lakeshore 52, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 42

Emily Lockman led the Lancers with 18 points as Lakeshore advanced to Wednesday’s District Semifinals against Portage Central, after a 52-42 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix. Paige Lies added 13 for the Lancers while Megan Wurster had 10.

Portage Central 43, Portage Northern 38

Division 1 at Battle Creek Lakeview
Battle Creek Central 44, Harper Creek 24
Gull Lake 54, Sturgis 20

Division 2 at Edwardsburg
Benton Harbor 43, Berrien Springs 32

Benton Harbor slowly started pulling away as the Tigers defeated Berrien Springs 43-32 in the opening round at Edwardsburg. Desrae Kyles led the Tigers with 15 points while Jmya Jordan had 14 in the Tigers win. Grace Constable led the Shamrocks with 10 points. Benton Harbor advances to Wednesday’s semifinal matchup against host Edwardsburg at 7:00, which will be live on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM.

Division 2 at Vicksburg
Marshall 47, Battle Creek Pennfield 38

Division 2 at Hopkins
Hamilton 62, Allegan 30

Division 3 at Bloomingdale
Bloomingdale 49, Bangor 35

Division 3 at Lawton
Delton-Kellogg 42, Comstock 15
Lawton 45, Galesburg-Augusta 39

Division 3 at Constantine
Union City 39, Constantine 31
Division 3 at Coloma
Cassopolis 54, Bridgman 34

Division 4 at Michigan Lutheran
Our Lady of the Lake 52, Watervliet Grace Christian 13
New Buffalo wins over Countryside Academy by forfeit

Division 4 at Decatur
Byron Center Zion Christian 41, Decatur 23
Lawrence 69, Eau Claire 22

Division 4 at Mendon
Marcellus 34, Burr Oak 30

Tonight
Boys Basketball
St. Joseph at Grand Haven, 7:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.
Benton Harbor at Coloma, 7:00 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Bridgman, 7:30 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Holland Black River, 7:00 p.m.
Wyoming Lee at Countryside, 6:30 p.m.
South Haven at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m.
Portage Central at Caledonia, 7:00 p.m.
Mattawan at Holt, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Muskegon, 7:00 p.m.
Parchment at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Constantine, 7:30 p.m.
Niles at Dowagiac, 7:15 p.m.
Brandywine at Edwardsburg, 7:00 p.m.
Coldwater at Otsego, 7:15 p.m.
Lawton at Paw Paw, 7:15 p.m.
Plainwell at Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Vicksburg, 7:15 p.m.
GR West Mi Aviation at Allegan, 7:15 p.m.
Zion Christian at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Hopkins, 7:15 p.m.
Martin at Muskegon West MI Christian, 7:00 p.m.
Fennville at Wyoming Tri-Unity, 7:00 p.m.
Bangor at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m.
Cassopolis at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.
Decatur at Comstock, 7:30 p.m.
Hartford at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.
Marcellus at White Pigeon, 7:30 p.m.

MHSAA – Michigan High School AP Rankings
Boys Basketball
Division 1
1. Detroit Cass Tech (5)                         (21-0) 75
2. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice             (20-1) 70
3. North Farmington                               (17-1) 64
4. Grand Blanc                                     (19-2) 59
5. Muskegon                                          (19-2) 57
6. Ann Arbor Huron                               (19-1) 48
7. Detroit U-D Jesuit                             (17-4) 43
8. Kalamazoo Central                          (18-2) 41
9. Grand Rapids Northview                     (17-4) 38
10. Port Huron Northern                       (18-3) 23
Others receiving votes: Lansing Waverly 22, Grosse Pointe South 16, Okemos 14, Warren De La Salle 9, Mason 7, Hamtramck 3, River Rouge 3, Saline 2, Troy 2, Mattawan 2, Jackson 1, Oak Park 1.

Division 2
1. Warren Michigan Collegiate (3)          (18-2) 71
2. Warren Lincoln                                  (18-4) 63
3. Olivet                                                (20-0) 62
4. Romulus Summit Academy (2)               (18-2) 61
5. Grand Rapids South Christian             (18-3) 49
6. Grand Rapids Christian                       (15-5) 39
7. Hart                                                 (20-0) 38
8. Standish Sterling Central                  (18-0) 37
9. Grand Rapids Catholic Central            (15-6) 31
10. Big Rapids                                        (17-2) 25
Others receiving votes: Ferndale 21, Ludington 20, Boyne City 17, Croswell-Lexington 13, Bridgeport 12, Cadillac 12, Kingsford 9, Onsted 5, Benton Harbor 4, Flat Rock 4, Wyoming Lee 3, Saginaw 2, Marshall 1, Whitehall 1.

Division 3
1. Detroit Loyola (3)                             (20-1) 87
2. Laingsburg (1)                                   (19-0) 80
3. Flint Beecher (2)                               (16-3) 79
4. Napoleon                                           (19-0) 64
5. Iron Mountain                                    (18-1) 55
6. Grandville Calvin Christian                 (19-1) 52
7. Watervliet                                       (18-3) 45
8. Brandywine                                     (18-2) 42
9. Traverse City St. Francis                    (17-3) 41
10. Ecorse                                             (13-3) 23
Others receiving votes: Blanchard Montabella 23, Cass City 23, Brown City 21, McBain 21, Saginaw Nouvel 20, Maple City Glen Lake 9, Ovid-Elsie 8, Bad Axe 5, Beal City 4, Jonesville 4, Riverview Gabriel Richard 4, Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker 3, Erie-Mason 3, New Haven 2, Tawas 2.

Division 4
1. Painesdale Jeffers (3)                         (19-1) 71
2. Munising                                            (19-1) 61
3. Taylor Trillium Academy                      (16-1) 59
4. Hillman                                              (18-2) 44
5. Baldwin                                             (19-1) 43
6. Genesee Christian (2)                         (15-5) 42
7. Lake Leelanau St Mary                         (15-3) 39
7. Powers North Central                        (15-4) 39
9. Mio Au Sable                                      (17-1) 37
(tie) Wyoming Tri-unity Christian            (15-5) 37
Others receiving votes: Bellevue 34, Ironwood 27, Gaylord St. Mary 27, Rudyard 7, Onaway 7, Kingston 6, Watersmeet 5, Mackinaw City 4, McBain Northern Michigan Christian 4, Detroit Douglass 4, Hillsdale Academy 2, Norway 1.

Girls Basketball
Division 1
1. West Bloomfield (4)                           (20-2) 74
2. Rockford                                           (21-1) 67
3. Flint Carman Ainsworth (1)                (19-0) 65
4. Detroit Renaissance                            (18-1) 62
5. Grosse Pointe North                         (19-2) 53
6. Farmington Hills Mercy                      (19-3) 49
7. Wayne Memorial                                  (17-5) 39
8. Byron Center                                     (19-3) 35
9. Temperance Bedford                            (21-1) 29
10. DeWitt                                            (20-2) 27
Others receiving votes: Coldwater 18, North Farmington 15, Jackson Northwest 12, Kalamazoo Central 11, Canton Salem 9, Holt 8, Utica Ford 8, Saline 6, 18, Grand Blanc 6, Belleville 5, Lake Orion 2.

Division 2
1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (5)          (21-0) 75
2. Detroit Edison                                   (16-3) 70
3. Chelsea                                             (21-1) 64
4. Lake Fenton                                       (22-0) 59
5. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard                  (19-3) 56
6. Haslett                                             (21-1) 50
7. Vicksburg                                         (22-0) 44
8. Frankenmuth                                     (19-2) 38
9. Lansing Catholic                                (17-5) 37
10. North Branch                                   (20-2) 27
Others receiving votes: Goodrich 25, Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 16, Escanaba 11, Detroit Country Day 8, Dearborn Divine Child 6, Big Rapids 5, Redford Westfield Prep 3, Standish-Sterling 3, Olivet 1, Warren Fitzgerald 1, Marysville 1.

Division 3
1. Buchanan (1)                                  (19-1) 70
2. Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory (3)          (15-6) 68
3. Blissfield                                           (21-1) 59
4. Lake City (1)                                     (21-1) 55
5. Hancock                                             (19-1) 53
6. Dansville                                           (18-2) 41
7. Hemlock                                             (19-3) 38
8. Traverse City St. Francis                    (19-2) 36
9. Kent City                                           (19-3) 31
(tie) Brandywine                                 (20-2) 31
Others receiving votes: Sanford-Meridian 21, Calumet 15, Ovid-Elsie 14, McBain 13, Evart 10, Hart 9, Ithaca 7, Sandusky 6, Watervliet 5, Brooklyn Columbia Central 5, Bronson 4, Elk Rapids 3, Plymouth Christian Academy 2, Harbor Springs 2, East Jackson 1, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 1.

Division 4
1. Maple City Glen Lake (5)                     (18-2) 75
2. Kingston                                            (21-1) 68
3. Mackinaw City                                    (21-1) 61
4. Gaylord St. Mary                               (19-3) 58
5. St. Charles                                        (20-2) 54
6. Petersburg Summerfield                      (19-3) 42
7. Norway                                              (19-3) 27
8. Baraga                                               (17-5) 24
9. Martin                                             (17-4) 23
(tie) Pittsford                                       (18-3) 23
Others receiving votes: Portland St. Patrick 20, Cedarville 18, Colon 14, Hillman 13, Lake Linden-Hubbell 13, Fowler 12, Brethren 11, Morenci 11, Ontonagon 9, Genesee Christian 6, Ewen-Trout Creek 5, Carney-Nadeau 4, Manistee Catholic Central 4, Indian River-Inland Lakes 3, Adrian Lenawee Christian 2.

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