NCAAMBKB – Men’s NCAA Tournament – Sweet 16
Last Night
South Region – AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX

  3 Villanova 63, 11Michigan 55

5 Houston 72, 1  Arizona 60

Villanova 63, Michigan 55 – Samuels powers Villanova  over Michigan 63-55 in Sweet 16

Jermaine Samuels scored 22 points and Villanova  controlled Michigan in a 63-55 Sweet 16 victory in the NCAA Tournament. Much of  Samuels’ scoring effort came on tough drives through Michigan defenders and  around Wolverines center Hunter Dickinson. Dickinson had 15 points and 15  rebounds for Michigan. The No. 2 seed Wildcats advance to the South Regional  final to play No. 5 Houston, which beat one-seed Arizona.

West Region – Chase Center, San Francisco, CA

4 Arkansas 74, 1  Gonzaga 68

2 Duke 78, 3 Texas  Tech 73

Tonight
East Region – Wells Fargo Arena, Philadelphia

  3 Purdue vs. 15 Saint  Peter’s, 7:09 p.m.

4 UCLA vs. 8 North  Carolina, 9:39 p.m.

Midwest Region – United Center, Chicago 

  4 Providence vs.1 Kansas,  7:29 p.m.

11 Iowa State vs. 10  Miami-FL, 9:59 p.m.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s NCAA Tournament – Sweet 16
Tonight
Greensboro Region – Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro NC

  1 South Carolina vs. 5  North Carolina, 7:00 p.m.

  3 Iowa State vs. 10  Creighton, 9:30 p.m.

Spokane Region – Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA

  2 Texas vs. 6 Ohio  State, 7:00 p.m.

  1 Stanford vs. 4 Maryland,  9:30 p.m.

Saturday
Bridgeport Region – Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport,  CT

  1 NC State vs. 5  Notre Dame, 11:30 a.m.

2 UConn vs. 3 Indiana,  2:00 p.m.

Wichita Region – Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, KS

  1 Louisville vs. 4  Tennessee, 4:00 p.m.
3Michigan vs. 10  South Dakota, 6:30 p.m.

NBA  – National Basketball Association
Last Night

  New Orleans Pelicans 126, Chicago Bulls 109

  Memphis Grizzlies 133, Indiana Pacers 103

Pelicans 126, Bulls 109 – Graham, McCollum lead  Pelicans past Bulls 126-109

  Devonte’ Graham hit five 3-pointers on his way to a  season-high 30 points, CJ McCollum scored 25 and the New Orleans Pelicans  defeated the Chicago Bulls 126-109. Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and 19  rebounds for the Pelicans, who won for the fourth time in six games as they try  to solidify their hold on a Western Conference play-in spot. Zach LaVine scored  39 points and Coby White added 23 for Chicago. The Bulls played without leading  scorer DeMar DeRozan because of his left groin injury and lost for the fifth  time in six games. Pelicans undrafted rookie Jose Alvarado scored 13 of his 15  points in the fourth quarter.

Grizzlies 133, Pacers 103 – Bane has 30, Grizzlies  rout Pacers 133-103 for playoff spot

  Desmond Bane scored 30 points, hitting 12 of 15 shots,  and the Memphis Grizzlies built a big lead early before coasting to a 133-103  victory over the Indiana Pacers, clinching a spot in the playoffs. Jaren  Jackson Jr. finished with 20 points, going 7 of 13 from the field, as the  Grizzlies shot 54%. Stephenson led the Pacers with 25 points, while Terry  Taylor had 17. Goga Bitadze finished with 14.

Tonight

  Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.

NYC/Covid  – NYC lifts vaccine rule that blocked athletes from home games

  New  York City’s mayor has exempted athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine  mandate. But the decision announced by Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday does not  include countless government and private workers, some of whom have lost their  jobs for refusing to get vaccinated. Police and other unions are blasting the  mayor for seemingly treating the wealthy and famous differently. Adams says the  exemption is necessary because athletes and performers bring important money  into the city. Before the change, unvaccinated Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving  was barred from playing in home games, and several baseball players were  expected to be blocked from taking the field.

NHL  – National Hockey League
Last Night

  New York Islanders 5, Detroit Red Wings 2

  Chicago Blackhawks 4, Los Angeles Kings 3 – Shootout

Islanders 5, Red Wings 2 – Nelson, Sorokin lead  Islanders past Red Wings 5-2 

  Brock Nelson scored twice and Ilya Sorokin made 37  saves to lead the New York Islanders over the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 for their  sixth straight home victory. Anthony Beauvillier had a goal just nine seconds  into the game for the second-fastest score in Islanders history. Oliver  Wahlstrom and Josh Bailey also scored for the Islanders who improved to 8-4-1  overall since March 1 and 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Anders Lee had three  assists and Mathew Barzal added two. Pius Suter and Sam Gagner scored for the  Red Wings.

Blackhawks 4, Kings 3 – SO – DeBrincat’s shootout goal  propels Blackhawks over Kings 4-3

  Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist in regulation  and then scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3  victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Patrick Kane also had a goal and an assist  for the Blackhawks. Chicago has won two straight for the first time since  reeling off four consecutive victories in the middle of January. Sam Lafferty  also scored. Collin Delia made 43 saves. Phillip Danault scored twice for the  Kings for his fourth multigoal game of the season. Danault also has a  career-high 21 goals. Trevor Moore added a short-handed score for Los Angeles.

NCAA Hockey – NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament
Last Night

  2 Notre Dame 2, 3 North  Dakota 1 – OT           Albany  Regional – MVP Arena, Albany, NY         

  2 Minnesota Duluth 3, 3  Michigan Tech 0        Loveland  Regional – Budweiser Events Center, Loveland, CO

Today

  1 Western Michigan vs.4  Northeastern, 12:00 p.m.    Worcester  Regional – DCU Center, Worcester, MA            

  1 Michigan vs. 4 American  International, 3:00 p.m.    Allentown  Regional – PPL Center, Allentown, PA

IIHF – IIHF calls for ethics probe of Russian  federation, Fasel

  The International Ice Hockey Federation council has  referred the Russian Hockey Federation and former IIHF president Rene Fasel to  an independent ethics board for investigation over issues related to the war in  Ukraine. The IIHF cited Russia’s instructions to the KHL to support the war. it  also noted Fasel’s involvement with Russia and his comments about the invasion.  Fasel served as IIHF president from 1994-2021. He has since taken a job as an  adviser to the KHL, the elite Russian hockey league. Fasel criticized the IIHF  to state media after his former organization banned Russia and Belarus from  upcoming competitions.

MLB  – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday

  Detroit Tigers 5, New  York Yankees 3 – 7 Inn.

  San Francisco Giants 9,  Chicago White Sox 6

Los Angeles Angels 5,  Chicago Cubs 4 

Today

  Detroit Tigers at  Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m.

  Colorado Rockies at  Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m.

  Chicago White Sox at  Seattle Mariners, 9:40 p.m.

NFL  – Bills stand to lose Bates after OL signs Bears’ offer sheet

  A  person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that  Bills offensive lineman Ryan Bates has agreed to sign an offer sheet with the  Chicago Bears. The move puts Buffalo in a position to have to match Chicago’s  offer or lose the third-year player without compensation. The person spoke on  the condition of anonymity because the discussions are private. The Chicago  Tribune first reported the move earlier in the day. The Bills last week  retained the restricted free agent’s rights by tendering Bates a one-year, $2.4  million contract offer.

NFL  – Denver Broncos stadium fire torches seats, suite area

  Firefighters  have extinguished a blaze that torched several rows of seats and a suite area  at the Denver Broncos’ stadium. The fire broke out on the fourth level at  Empower Field at Mile High on Thursday afternoon and spread to the third level,  where it burned at least six rows of seats in two sections. Firefighters  quickly brought the blaze under control but were trying to determine if it had  spread to other areas of the stadium, which seats more than 76,000 people. No  injuries were reported, and investigators have not said what caused the fire.

NASCAR  – NASCAR hits Keselowski with huge fine for modifying Next Gen

  NASCAR  has issued steep penalties against Brad Keselowski and his new race team for  illegally modifying a supplied part on the Next Gen car. Keselowski was docked  100 driver points and the No. 6 Ford team docked 100 owner points. Crew chief  Matt McCall was fined $100,000 and suspended from the next four Cup races. The  penalty plunged the 2012 NASCAR champion from 16th in the current standings to  35th — behind every other full-time driver in the field. Keselowski will also  be docked 10 playoff points should he recover to make the playoff field.

Michigan  law adds mandatory reporters after Nassar scandal

  Physical  and occupational therapists, and athletic trainers are now required to report  suspected child abuse or neglect under a new Michigan law that follows the  Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer this week  signed the legislation. It comes more than four years after the former USA  Gymnastics and Michigan State University sports doctor was sentenced to a  virtual life sentence for his conviction on child pornography charges and  sexually abusing athletes. Several athletes testified during victim impact  statements in 2018 that over the course of Nassar’s more than two decades of  sexual abuse they told adults what was happening, including athletic trainers,  and it went unreported.

MHSAA  – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Soccer

  Dowagiac 8, Hartford 0

  Three Rivers 2,  Parchment 1

Boys Basketball – State Semifinals    
Division 3 at Michigan State University

  Menominee 74, Ecorse  56

  Schoolcraft 55, Flint  Beecher 39

Division 4 at Michigan State University

  Ewen-Trout Creek 62,  Lake Leelanau St. Mary 56

  Wyoming Tri-unity  Christian 77, Genesee Christian 33

Tonight
Girls Soccer

  Paw Paw at Mattawan, 6:30  p.m.

  Battle Creek Central  at Wyoming Lee, 6:00 p.m.

Sturgis at Coldwater,  5:30 p.m.

Softball

  Lawrence at Bangor,  4:30 p.m. (DH)

  Hartford at South  Haven, 4:00 p.m. (DH)

Baseball

  Lawrence at Bangor,  4:30 p.m. (DH)

  Hartford at South  Haven, 4:00 p.m. (DH)

  Constantine at Marcellus,  4:30 p.m. (DH)

  B.C. Central at  Galesburg-Augusta, 4:00 p.m. (DH)

Boys Basketball – State Semifinals    
Division 1 at Michigan State University

  Warren DeLaSalle  (18-7) vs Grand Rapids Northview (25-1), 12:00 p.m.

  Grand Blanc (20-5) vs  Belleville (19-6), 2:00 p.m.

Division 2 at Michigan State University

  Grand Rapids Catholic  Central (24-1) vs Ferndale (21-3), 5:30 p.m.

  Williamston (25-0) vs  Freeland (25-0), 7:30 p.m.

Saturday
Boys Basketball – State Finals
***All games will air on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM***
Division 4

  Ewen-Trout Creek  (22-3) vs Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (20-6), 10:00 a.m.

Division 1

  Teams TBA, 12:15 pm

Division 3

  Menominee (23-3) vs  Schoolcraft (24-2), 4:30 p.m.

Division 2

  Teams TBA, 6:45 pm

Girls Soccer

  St. Joseph at Holland  Christian, 11:45 a.m.

NCAAMBKB – Men&rsquo;s NCAA Tournament – Sweet 16 
Last Night 
South Region – AT&amp;T Center, San Antonio, TX 
 3 Villanova 63, 11 Michigan 55 
5 Houston 72, 1 Arizona 60
Villanova 63, Michigan 55 – Samuels powers Villanova over Michigan 63-55 in Sweet 16 
Jermaine Samuels scored 22 points and Villanova controlled Michigan in a 63-55 Sweet 16 victory in the NCAA Tournament. Much of Samuels&#8217; scoring effort came on tough drives through Michigan defenders and around Wolverines center Hunter Dickinson. Dickinson had 15 points and 15 rebounds for Michigan. The No. 2 seed Wildcats advance to the South Regional final to play No. 5 Houston, which beat one-seed Arizona.
West Region – Chase Center, San Francisco, CA 
4 Arkansas 74, 1 Gonzaga 68 
2 Duke 78, 3 Texas Tech 73
Tonight 
 East Region – Wells Fargo Arena, Philadelphia 
 3 Purdue vs. 15 Saint Peter&rsquo;s, 7:09 p.m. 
4 UCLA vs. 8 North Carolina, 9:39 p.m.
Midwest Region – United Center, Chicago 
 4 Providence vs.1 Kansas, 7:29 p.m. 
11 Iowa State vs. 10 Miami-FL, 9:59 p.m.
NCAAWBKB – Women&rsquo;s NCAA Tournament – Sweet 16 
 Tonight 
 Greensboro Region – Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro NC 
 1 South Carolina vs. 5 North Carolina, 7:00 p.m. 
 3 Iowa State vs. 10 Creighton, 9:30 p.m.
Spokane Region – Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA 
 2 Texas vs. 6 Ohio State, 7:00 p.m. 
 1 Stanford vs. 4 Maryland, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday 
 Bridgeport Region – Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, CT 
 1 NC State vs. 5 Notre Dame, 11:30 a.m. 
2 UConn vs. 3 Indiana, 2:00 p.m.
 Wichita Region – Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, KS 
 1 Louisville vs. 4 Tennessee, 4:00 p.m. 
3 Michigan vs. 10 South Dakota, 6:30 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association 
 Last Night 
 New Orleans Pelicans 126, Chicago Bulls 109 
 Memphis Grizzlies 133, Indiana Pacers 103
Pelicans 126, Bulls 109 – Graham, McCollum lead Pelicans past Bulls 126-109 
 Devonte&rsquo; Graham hit five 3-pointers on his way to a season-high 30 points, CJ McCollum scored 25 and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Chicago Bulls 126-109. Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and 19 rebounds for the Pelicans, who won for the fourth time in six games as they try to solidify their hold on a Western Conference play-in spot. Zach LaVine scored 39 points and Coby White added 23 for Chicago. The Bulls played without leading scorer DeMar DeRozan because of his left groin injury and lost for the fifth time in six games. Pelicans undrafted rookie Jose Alvarado scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter.
Grizzlies 133, Pacers 103 – Bane has 30, Grizzlies rout Pacers 133-103 for playoff spot 
 Desmond Bane scored 30 points, hitting 12 of 15 shots, and the Memphis Grizzlies built a big lead early before coasting to a 133-103 victory over the Indiana Pacers, clinching a spot in the playoffs. Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 20 points, going 7 of 13 from the field, as the Grizzlies shot 54%. Stephenson led the Pacers with 25 points, while Terry Taylor had 17. Goga Bitadze finished with 14.
Tonight 
 Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.
NYC/Covid – NYC lifts vaccine rule that blocked athletes from home games 
 New York City&rsquo;s mayor has exempted athletes and performers from the city&rsquo;s vaccine mandate. But the decision announced by Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday does not include countless government and private workers, some of whom have lost their jobs for refusing to get vaccinated. Police and other unions are blasting the mayor for seemingly treating the wealthy and famous differently. Adams says the exemption is necessary because athletes and performers bring important money into the city. Before the change, unvaccinated Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was barred from playing in home games, and several baseball players were expected to be blocked from taking the field.
 NHL – National Hockey League 
 Last Night 
 New York Islanders 5, Detroit Red Wings 2 
 Chicago Blackhawks 4, Los Angeles Kings 3 – Shootout
Islanders 5, Red Wings 2 – Nelson, Sorokin lead Islanders past Red Wings 5-2 
 Brock Nelson scored twice and Ilya Sorokin made 37 saves to lead the New York Islanders over the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 for their sixth straight home victory. Anthony Beauvillier had a goal just nine seconds into the game for the second-fastest score in Islanders history. Oliver Wahlstrom and Josh Bailey also scored for the Islanders who improved to 8-4-1 overall since March 1 and 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Anders Lee had three assists and Mathew Barzal added two. Pius Suter and Sam Gagner scored for the Red Wings.
Blackhawks 4, Kings 3 – SO – DeBrincat&#8217;s shootout goal propels Blackhawks over Kings 4-3 
 Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist in regulation and then scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Patrick Kane also had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks. Chicago has won two straight for the first time since reeling off four consecutive victories in the middle of January. Sam Lafferty also scored. Collin Delia made 43 saves. Phillip Danault scored twice for the Kings for his fourth multigoal game of the season. Danault also has a career-high 21 goals. Trevor Moore added a short-handed score for Los Angeles.
NCAA Hockey – NCAA Men&rsquo;s Ice Hockey Tournament 
 Last Night 
 2 Notre Dame 2, 3 North Dakota 1 – OT           Albany Regional – MVP Arena, Albany, NY         
 2 Minnesota Duluth 3, 3 Michigan Tech 0        Loveland Regional – Budweiser Events Center, Loveland, CO
Today 
 1 Western Michigan vs.4 Northeastern, 12:00 p.m.    Worcester Regional – DCU Center, Worcester, MA            
 1 Michigan vs. 4 American International, 3:00 p.m.    Allentown Regional – PPL Center, Allentown, PA
IIHF – IIHF calls for ethics probe of Russian federation, Fasel 
 The International Ice Hockey Federation council has referred the Russian Hockey Federation and former IIHF president Rene Fasel to an independent ethics board for investigation over issues related to the war in Ukraine. The IIHF cited Russia&#8217;s instructions to the KHL to support the war. it also noted Fasel&#8217;s involvement with Russia and his comments about the invasion. Fasel served as IIHF president from 1994-2021. He has since taken a job as an adviser to the KHL, the elite Russian hockey league. Fasel criticized the IIHF to state media after his former organization banned Russia and Belarus from upcoming competitions.
MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training 
 Yesterday 
 Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 3 – 7 Inn. 
 San Francisco Giants 9, Chicago White Sox 6 
Los Angeles Angels 5, Chicago Cubs 4 
Today 
 Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m. 
 Colorado Rockies at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m. 
 Chicago White Sox at Seattle Mariners, 9:40 p.m.
NFL – Bills stand to lose Bates after OL signs Bears&#8217; offer sheet 
 A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that Bills offensive lineman Ryan Bates has agreed to sign an offer sheet with the Chicago Bears. The move puts Buffalo in a position to have to match Chicago&#8217;s offer or lose the third-year player without compensation. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the discussions are private. The Chicago Tribune first reported the move earlier in the day. The Bills last week retained the restricted free agent&#8217;s rights by tendering Bates a one-year, $2.4 million contract offer.
NFL – Denver Broncos stadium fire torches seats, suite area 
 Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that torched several rows of seats and a suite area at the Denver Broncos&rsquo; stadium. The fire broke out on the fourth level at Empower Field at Mile High on Thursday afternoon and spread to the third level, where it burned at least six rows of seats in two sections. Firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control but were trying to determine if it had spread to other areas of the stadium, which seats more than 76,000 people. No injuries were reported, and investigators have not said what caused the fire.
NASCAR – NASCAR hits Keselowski with huge fine for modifying Next Gen 
 NASCAR has issued steep penalties against Brad Keselowski and his new race team for illegally modifying a supplied part on the Next Gen car. Keselowski was docked 100 driver points and the No. 6 Ford team docked 100 owner points. Crew chief Matt McCall was fined $100,000 and suspended from the next four Cup races. The penalty plunged the 2012 NASCAR champion from 16th in the current standings to 35th — behind every other full-time driver in the field. Keselowski will also be docked 10 playoff points should he recover to make the playoff field.
Michigan law adds mandatory reporters after Nassar scandal 
 Physical and occupational therapists, and athletic trainers are now required to report suspected child abuse or neglect under a new Michigan law that follows the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer this week signed the legislation. It comes more than four years after the former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University sports doctor was sentenced to a virtual life sentence for his conviction on child pornography charges and sexually abusing athletes. Several athletes testified during victim impact statements in 2018 that over the course of Nassar&rsquo;s more than two decades of sexual abuse they told adults what was happening, including athletic trainers, and it went unreported.
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Last Night 
 Girls Soccer 
 Dowagiac 8, Hartford 0 
 Three Rivers 2, Parchment 1
Boys Basketball – State Semifinals    
 Division 3 at Michigan State University 
 Menominee 74, Ecorse 56 
 Schoolcraft 55, Flint Beecher 39
Division 4 at Michigan State University 
 Ewen-Trout Creek 62, Lake Leelanau St. Mary 56 
 Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 77, Genesee Christian 33
Tonight 
Girls Soccer 
 Paw Paw at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m. 
 Battle Creek Central at Wyoming Lee, 6:00 p.m. 
Sturgis at Coldwater, 5:30 p.m.
Softball 
 Lawrence at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. (DH) 
 Hartford at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Baseball 
 Lawrence at Bangor, 4:30 p.m. (DH) 
 Hartford at South Haven, 4:00 p.m. (DH) 
 Constantine at Marcellus, 4:30 p.m. (DH) 
 B.C. Central at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Boys Basketball – State Semifinals    
 Division 1 at Michigan State University 
 Warren DeLaSalle (18-7) vs Grand Rapids Northview (25-1), 12:00 p.m. 
 Grand Blanc (20-5) vs Belleville (19-6), 2:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Michigan State University 
 Grand Rapids Catholic Central (24-1) vs Ferndale (21-3), 5:30 p.m. 
 Williamston (25-0) vs Freeland (25-0), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 
 Boys Basketball – State Finals 
 ***All games will air on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM*** 
 Division 4 
 Ewen-Trout Creek (22-3) vs Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (20-6), 10:00 a.m.
Division 1 
 Teams TBA, 12:15 pm
Division 3 
 Menominee (23-3) vs Schoolcraft (24-2), 4:30 p.m.
Division 2 
 Teams TBA, 6:45 pm
Girls Soccer 
 St. Joseph at Holland Christian, 11:45 a.m.

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NCAAMBKB – Men’s NCAA Tournament – Sweet 16 Last Night South Region – AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX    3 Villanova 63, 11 Michigan 55 5 Houston 72, 1  Arizona 60 Villanova 63, Michigan 55 – Samuels powers Villanova  over Michigan 63-55 in Sweet 16...

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