NCAAMBKB  – Men’s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament 
Yesterday
First Round

11 Michigan 75, 6  Colorado State 63

Michigan 75, Colorado State 63 – Collins provides  spark, Michigan beats Colorado State 75-63

  Freshman Frankie Collins provided the spark Michigan  needed in a turbulent year for the Wolverines and coach Juwan Howard. He helped  the 11th-seeded Wolverines rally from a 15-point deficit to beat sixth-seeded  Colorado State 75-63 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Collins was  pressed into the starting lineup because starting point guard DeVante’ Jones  was out with a concussion. He had season highs of 14 points, six rebounds and  31 minutes. Big man Hunter Dickinson led Michigan with 21 points on 8-of-10  shooting. Dischon Thomas scored 15 points on 5-of-7 3-point shooting for  Colorado State.

Today (local teams)

  6 Alabama vs. 11  Notre Dame, 4:15 p.m.            San Diego, CA 

  7 Michigan State vs. 10  Davidson, 9:40 p.m.     Greenville, SC               Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM  8:30

Thursday Games

  4 Providence 66, 13  South Dakota State 57

  9 Memphis 64, 8 Boise  State 53

  1 Baylor 82, 16  Norfolk State 49

  3 Tennessee 88, 14  Longwood 56

  12 Richmond 67, 5 Iowa  63

  1 Gonzaga 97, 16  Georgia State 72

  8 North Carolina 95, 9  Marquette 63

  12 New Mexico State 70, 5  UConn 63

  15 Saint Peter’s 85, 2  Kentucky 79 – OT

  5 Saint Mary’s-CA 82, 12  Indiana 53

  9 Creighton 72, 8 San  Diego State 69 – OT 

  4 Arkansas 75, 13  Vermont 71

  7 Murray State 92, 10  San Francisco 87 – OT 

  4 UCLA 57, 13 Akron  53

  1 Kansas 83, 16 Texas  Southern 56 

Friday Games

  7 Ohio State vs. 10  Loyola Chicago, 12:15 p.m.       Pittsburgh,  PA

  2 Auburn vs. 15  Jacksonville State, 12:40 p.m.        Greenville,  SC

  3 Texas Tech vs. 14  Montana State, 1:45 p.m.          San  Diego, CA

  3 Purdue vs. 14 Yale,  2:00 p.m.                              Milwaukee, WI

  2 Villanova vs. 15  Delaware, 2:45 p.m.                   Pittsburgh, PA

  7 USC vs. 10 Miami  (Fla.), 3:10 p.m.                        Greenville, SC

  6 Texas vs. 11  Virginia Tech, 4:30 p.m.                   Milwaukee, WI

  4 Illinois vs. 13  Chattanooga, 6:50 p.m.                 Pittsburgh, PA

  2 Duke vs. 15 Cal  State Fullerton, 7:10 p.m.           Greenville,  SC

  6 LSU vs. 11 Iowa  State, 7:20 p.m.                         Milwaukee, WI

  1 Arizona vs. 16  Wright State, 7:27 p.m.                San Diego, CA

  5 Houston vs. 12 UAB,  9:20 p.m.                            Pittsburgh, PA

  3 Wisconsin vs. 14  Colgate, 9:50 p.m.                    Milwaukee, WI

  8 Seton Hall vs. 9  TCU, 9:57 p.m.                          San Diego, CA

NCAAMBKB  – Notre Dame not concerned about quick turnaround, long trip

  Mike  Brey knows more than anyone that sleep can be overrated during the NCAA  Tournament. Fresh off an 89-87 double overtime victory over Rutgers in  Wednesday’s First Four in Dayton, Ohio, Brey and his Notre Dame squad arrived  in Southern California early Thursday morning without much time to prepare for  Friday’s West Region first-round matchup against sixth-seeded Alabama. Brey  said 11th-seeded Notre Dame’s flight landed at 4:30 a.m. About 13 hours later,  the team had a brief walkthrough at Viejas Arena.

NBA  – National Basketball Association
Last Night

  Detroit Pistons 134, Orlando Magic 120

Pistons 134, Magic 120 – Bey scores career-high 51  points, Pistons beat Magic 134-120

  Saddiq Bey scored a career-high 51 points and the  Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 134-120 on Thursday night end a  four-game losing streak. Bey tied the franchise record with 10 3-pointers in 14  attempts. He was 17 for 27 overall. Two nights after being torched for 16  points in the first quarter by Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving on his way to a 60-point  game, the Magic gave up 21 points in the first quarter to Bey. Marvin Bagley  III added 20 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit in the matchup of the bottom  two teams in the Eastern Conference. Franz Wagner led Orlando with 26 points

Tonight

  Indiana Pacers at Houston Rockets, 8:00 p.m.

  Chicago Bulls at Phoenix Suns, 10:00 p.m.

NHL  – National Hockey League
Last Night

  Detroit Red Wings 1, Vancouver Canucks 0

Red Wings 1, Canucks 0 – Alex Nedeljkovic makes 43  saves, Red Wings beat Canucks 1-0

  Alex Nedeljkovic made 43 saves, Pius Suter scored and  the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 1-0 on Thursday night to end a  six-game winless streak. Nedeljkovic had his second of the season and the fifth  of his career. Suter scored midway through the second period, with help from  Vladislav Namesnikov. Thatcher Demko stopped 34 shots for the Canucks.  Vancouver pushed in the third, outshooting the Red Wings 14-4 in the period and  pulling Demko with 2:23 left on the game clock. The Red Wings road trip  continues on Saturday night at the expansion Seattle Kraken.

MLB  – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday

  Chicago White Sox (ss) 4, Chicago Cubs (ss) 3 – F/7                            Mesa,  AZ

  Chicago White Sox (ss) 5, Chicago Cubs (ss) 2 – F/7                            Glendale,  AZ

Today

  Philadelphia Phillies at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m.

  Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants, 10:05 p.m.

MLB – Tigers agree to 2-year deal with LHP Andrew  Chafin

  Left-hander Andrew Chafin and the Tigers finalized a  $13 million, two-year contract, giving Detroit one of the top relief pitchers  on the free agent market. Chafin gets a $1 million signing bonus, $5.5 million  this season and $6.5 million in 2023. The 31-year-old had a 1.83 ERA with a  career-high five saves and 64 strikeouts in 71 games in 2021, splitting the  season with the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics. His ERA ranked No. 5 in the  majors among relievers and he ranked among baseball’s leaders in opponents’  on-base and slugging percentage and opponents’ slugging percentage.

MLB – AP sources: Cubs add Villar, Givens in flurry of  moves

  The Chicago Cubs stayed busy, agreeing to contracts  with infielder Jonathan Villar and pitchers Mychal Givens, Daniel Norris and  Robert Gsellman. The Cubs also finalized right-hander Chris Martin’s one-year  deal and placed left-hander Brad Wieck on the 60-day injured list with a left  elbow strain. The additions are the latest in a flurry of moves for the Cubs  since they opened spring training — especially on the pitching side. There is  concern across the majors about pitching depth with baseball’s adjusted  schedule after the lockout.

MLB – Cubs’ Hendricks eyes return to form coming off  rough season

  Kyle Hendricks hopes to return to the form that made  him one of the Chicago Cubs’ most reliable pitchers in recent years. The team  is counting on the veteran right-hander to do just that. The 32-year-old  right-hander won 14 games last season to match his second-highest total.  Otherwise, it was by far his worst year. Hendricks’ ERA leaped from 2.88 in the  pandemic-shortened 2020 season to a career-worst 4.77. The major league-leading  200 hits were the most he has allowed. So were the 31 homers, a big jump for  someone who had never given up more than 22. With 131 strikeouts and 44 walks,  his strikeout-to-walk ratio was below 3.00 for the first time — a big drop from  his NL-leading mark of 8.0 in 2020.

NCAA – NTSB: 13-year-old drove pickup in Texas crash  that killed 9

  A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says  a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a  fiery collision that killed nine people. NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg  said Thursday the truck’s left front tire, which was a spare tire, also blew  out before impact. One must be 14 in Texas to start taking classroom courses  for a learner’s license and 15 to receive that provisional license to drive  with an instructor or licensed adult in the vehicle. The pickup crossed into  the opposite lane on a darkened, two-lane highway before colliding head-on with  a van, killing the boy, a man traveling with him, six New Mexico college students  and a golf coach.

NFL – Lions sign receiver DJ Chark to $10 million,  1-year contract

  The Detroit Lions signed wide receiver DJ Chark to a  $10 million, one-year contract. Detroit made a short-term investment for a  former Pro Bowl player coming off an injury-shortened season. A broken ankle  limited Chark to four games last season in Jacksonville. He earned Pro Bowl  recognition in 2019 after he had 73 receptions for 1,008 yards and eight  touchdowns with the Jaguars. Chark said a few other teams wanted to give him a  long-term deal, but he chose to sign in Detroit because of the fit with a team  that desperately needs a deep threat at receiver.

NFL – AP source: Raiders acquiring Davante Adams from  Packers

  The Las Vegas Raiders are making a blockbuster move to  keep up in the AFC West, acquiring All-Pro receiver Davante Adams from the  Green Bay Packers. A person familiar with the move said Thursday the Raiders  are sending the No. 22 overall pick in the April draft and additional  compensation to the Packers to reunite Adams with his college quarterback,  Derek Carr. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t  been announced. NFL Network reported that Adams has agreed to a new five-year  deal with the Raiders that will pay him $141.25 million in the richest deal  ever for a wide receiver.

Golf – Sheriff: Workers maybe sparked country club  fire with torch

  Surveillance camera footage shows maintenance workers  using a propane torch prior to a blaze that destroyed a century-old clubhouse  at a suburban Detroit country club. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said  the Oakland Hills Country Club has estimated the loss of the clubhouse at about  $80 million. Sheriff Michael Bouchard said Thursday that the footage appears to  show the workers attempting to douse a small fire in a wall using a garden hose  on Feb. 17. Bouchard says investigators could have a preliminary finding on the  cause of the fire next month. He did not mention the possibility of criminal  charges.

WNBA – Report: Griner’s arrest extended to May 19

  Russia’s Tass news agency says a court near Moscow has  announced it has extended the detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May  19.  Griner was detained at a Moscow  airport, reportedly in mid-February, after Russian authorities said a search of  her luggage revealed vape cartridges as allegedly containing oil derived from  cannabis.  The seven-time All-Star has  won two Olympic gold medals with the U.S. and a WNBA championship with the  Phoenix Mercury.

AHL – American Hockey League
Tonight

  Texas Stars at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.

ECHL – ECHL Hockey
Tonight

  Iowa Heartlanders at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m.

MHSAA  – High School Sports
Yesterday
Girls Basketball – Semifinals
Division 3 at Michigan State University

  Kent City 47, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 30

  Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory 57, Maple City Glen Lake  44

Division 4 at Michigan State University

  Fowler 51, Baraga 45

  Plymouth Christian 50, Lenawee Christian 39

Today
Girls Basketball – Semifinals
Division 1 at Michigan State University

  West Bloomfield vs Rockford, 12:00 p.m. 

  Hartland vs Wayne Memorial, 2:00 p.m.

Division 2 at Michigan State University

  Grand Rapids West Catholic vs Detroit Country Day,  5:30 p.m.

  Detroit Edison vs Ludington, 7:30 p.m.

NCAAMBKB – Men&rsquo;s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament 
 Yesterday 
 First Round 
11 Michigan 75, 6 Colorado State 63 
Michigan 75, Colorado State 63 – Collins provides spark, Michigan beats Colorado State 75-63 
 Freshman Frankie Collins provided the spark Michigan needed in a turbulent year for the Wolverines and coach Juwan Howard. He helped the 11th-seeded Wolverines rally from a 15-point deficit to beat sixth-seeded Colorado State 75-63 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Collins was pressed into the starting lineup because starting point guard DeVante&rsquo; Jones was out with a concussion. He had season highs of 14 points, six rebounds and 31 minutes. Big man Hunter Dickinson led Michigan with 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting. Dischon Thomas scored 15 points on 5-of-7 3-point shooting for Colorado State.
Today (local teams) 
 6 Alabama vs. 11 Notre Dame, 4:15 p.m.            San Diego, CA 
 7 Michigan State vs. 10 Davidson, 9:40 p.m.     Greenville, SC               Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 8:30
Thursday Games 
 4 Providence 66, 13 South Dakota State 57 
 9 Memphis 64, 8 Boise State 53 
 1 Baylor 82, 16 Norfolk State 49 
 3 Tennessee 88, 14 Longwood 56 
 12 Richmond 67, 5 Iowa 63 
 1 Gonzaga 97, 16 Georgia State 72 
 8 North Carolina 95, 9 Marquette 63 
 12 New Mexico State 70, 5 UConn 63 
 15 Saint Peter&#8217;s 85, 2 Kentucky 79 &#8211; OT 
 5 Saint Mary&#8217;s-CA 82, 12 Indiana 53 
 9 Creighton 72, 8 San Diego State 69 &#8211; OT 
 4 Arkansas 75, 13 Vermont 71 
 7 Murray State 92, 10 San Francisco 87 – OT 
 4 UCLA 57, 13 Akron 53 
 1 Kansas 83, 16 Texas Southern 56 
Friday Games 
 7 Ohio State vs. 10 Loyola Chicago, 12:15 p.m.       Pittsburgh, PA 
 2 Auburn vs. 15 Jacksonville State, 12:40 p.m.        Greenville, SC 
 3 Texas Tech vs. 14 Montana State, 1:45 p.m.          San Diego, CA 
 3 Purdue vs. 14 Yale, 2:00 p.m.                              Milwaukee, WI 
 2 Villanova vs. 15 Delaware, 2:45 p.m.                   Pittsburgh, PA 
 7 USC vs. 10 Miami (Fla.), 3:10 p.m.                        Greenville, SC 
 6 Texas vs. 11 Virginia Tech, 4:30 p.m.                   Milwaukee, WI 
 4 Illinois vs. 13 Chattanooga, 6:50 p.m.                 Pittsburgh, PA 
 2 Duke vs. 15 Cal State Fullerton, 7:10 p.m.           Greenville, SC 
 6 LSU vs. 11 Iowa State, 7:20 p.m.                         Milwaukee, WI 
 1 Arizona vs. 16 Wright State, 7:27 p.m.                San Diego, CA 
 5 Houston vs. 12 UAB, 9:20 p.m.                            Pittsburgh, PA 
 3 Wisconsin vs. 14 Colgate, 9:50 p.m.                    Milwaukee, WI 
 8 Seton Hall vs. 9 TCU, 9:57 p.m.                          San Diego, CA
NCAAMBKB – Notre Dame not concerned about quick turnaround, long trip 
 Mike Brey knows more than anyone that sleep can be overrated during the NCAA Tournament. Fresh off an 89-87 double overtime victory over Rutgers in Wednesday&rsquo;s First Four in Dayton, Ohio, Brey and his Notre Dame squad arrived in Southern California early Thursday morning without much time to prepare for Friday&rsquo;s West Region first-round matchup against sixth-seeded Alabama. Brey said 11th-seeded Notre Dame&rsquo;s flight landed at 4:30 a.m. About 13 hours later, the team had a brief walkthrough at Viejas Arena.
NBA – National Basketball Association 
 Last Night 
 Detroit Pistons 134, Orlando Magic 120
Pistons 134, Magic 120 – Bey scores career-high 51 points, Pistons beat Magic 134-120 
 Saddiq Bey scored a career-high 51 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 134-120 on Thursday night end a four-game losing streak. Bey tied the franchise record with 10 3-pointers in 14 attempts. He was 17 for 27 overall. Two nights after being torched for 16 points in the first quarter by Brooklyn&rsquo;s Kyrie Irving on his way to a 60-point game, the Magic gave up 21 points in the first quarter to Bey. Marvin Bagley III added 20 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit in the matchup of the bottom two teams in the Eastern Conference. Franz Wagner led Orlando with 26 points
Tonight 
 Indiana Pacers at Houston Rockets, 8:00 p.m. 
 Chicago Bulls at Phoenix Suns, 10:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League 
 Last Night 
 Detroit Red Wings 1, Vancouver Canucks 0
Red Wings 1, Canucks 0 – Alex Nedeljkovic makes 43 saves, Red Wings beat Canucks 1-0 
 Alex Nedeljkovic made 43 saves, Pius Suter scored and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 1-0 on Thursday night to end a six-game winless streak. Nedeljkovic had his second of the season and the fifth of his career. Suter scored midway through the second period, with help from Vladislav Namesnikov. Thatcher Demko stopped 34 shots for the Canucks. Vancouver pushed in the third, outshooting the Red Wings 14-4 in the period and pulling Demko with 2:23 left on the game clock. The Red Wings road trip continues on Saturday night at the expansion Seattle Kraken.
MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training 
 Yesterday 
 Chicago White Sox (ss) 4, Chicago Cubs (ss) 3 – F/7                            Mesa, AZ 
 Chicago White Sox (ss) 5, Chicago Cubs (ss) 2 – F/7                            Glendale, AZ
Today 
 Philadelphia Phillies at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. 
 Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants, 10:05 p.m.
MLB – Tigers agree to 2-year deal with LHP Andrew Chafin 
 Left-hander Andrew Chafin and the Tigers finalized a $13 million, two-year contract, giving Detroit one of the top relief pitchers on the free agent market. Chafin gets a $1 million signing bonus, $5.5 million this season and $6.5 million in 2023. The 31-year-old had a 1.83 ERA with a career-high five saves and 64 strikeouts in 71 games in 2021, splitting the season with the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics. His ERA ranked No. 5 in the majors among relievers and he ranked among baseball&rsquo;s leaders in opponents&rsquo; on-base and slugging percentage and opponents&rsquo; slugging percentage.
MLB – AP sources: Cubs add Villar, Givens in flurry of moves 
 The Chicago Cubs stayed busy, agreeing to contracts with infielder Jonathan Villar and pitchers Mychal Givens, Daniel Norris and Robert Gsellman. The Cubs also finalized right-hander Chris Martin&rsquo;s one-year deal and placed left-hander Brad Wieck on the 60-day injured list with a left elbow strain. The additions are the latest in a flurry of moves for the Cubs since they opened spring training — especially on the pitching side. There is concern across the majors about pitching depth with baseball&rsquo;s adjusted schedule after the lockout.
MLB – Cubs&#8217; Hendricks eyes return to form coming off rough season 
 Kyle Hendricks hopes to return to the form that made him one of the Chicago Cubs&rsquo; most reliable pitchers in recent years. The team is counting on the veteran right-hander to do just that. The 32-year-old right-hander won 14 games last season to match his second-highest total. Otherwise, it was by far his worst year. Hendricks&rsquo; ERA leaped from 2.88 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season to a career-worst 4.77. The major league-leading 200 hits were the most he has allowed. So were the 31 homers, a big jump for someone who had never given up more than 22. With 131 strikeouts and 44 walks, his strikeout-to-walk ratio was below 3.00 for the first time — a big drop from his NL-leading mark of 8.0 in 2020.
NCAA – NTSB: 13-year-old drove pickup in Texas crash that killed 9 
 A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision that killed nine people. NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said Thursday the truck&rsquo;s left front tire, which was a spare tire, also blew out before impact. One must be 14 in Texas to start taking classroom courses for a learner&rsquo;s license and 15 to receive that provisional license to drive with an instructor or licensed adult in the vehicle. The pickup crossed into the opposite lane on a darkened, two-lane highway before colliding head-on with a van, killing the boy, a man traveling with him, six New Mexico college students and a golf coach.
NFL – Lions sign receiver DJ Chark to $10 million, 1-year contract 
 The Detroit Lions signed wide receiver DJ Chark to a $10 million, one-year contract. Detroit made a short-term investment for a former Pro Bowl player coming off an injury-shortened season. A broken ankle limited Chark to four games last season in Jacksonville. He earned Pro Bowl recognition in 2019 after he had 73 receptions for 1,008 yards and eight touchdowns with the Jaguars. Chark said a few other teams wanted to give him a long-term deal, but he chose to sign in Detroit because of the fit with a team that desperately needs a deep threat at receiver.
NFL – AP source: Raiders acquiring Davante Adams from Packers 
 The Las Vegas Raiders are making a blockbuster move to keep up in the AFC West, acquiring All-Pro receiver Davante Adams from the Green Bay Packers. A person familiar with the move said Thursday the Raiders are sending the No. 22 overall pick in the April draft and additional compensation to the Packers to reunite Adams with his college quarterback, Derek Carr. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn&rsquo;t been announced. NFL Network reported that Adams has agreed to a new five-year deal with the Raiders that will pay him $141.25 million in the richest deal ever for a wide receiver.
Golf – Sheriff: Workers maybe sparked country club fire with torch 
 Surveillance camera footage shows maintenance workers using a propane torch prior to a blaze that destroyed a century-old clubhouse at a suburban Detroit country club. The Oakland County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office said the Oakland Hills Country Club has estimated the loss of the clubhouse at about $80 million. Sheriff Michael Bouchard said Thursday that the footage appears to show the workers attempting to douse a small fire in a wall using a garden hose on Feb. 17. Bouchard says investigators could have a preliminary finding on the cause of the fire next month. He did not mention the possibility of criminal charges.
WNBA – Report: Griner&rsquo;s arrest extended to May 19 
 Russia&rsquo;s Tass news agency says a court near Moscow has announced it has extended the detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19.  Griner was detained at a Moscow airport, reportedly in mid-February, after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges as allegedly containing oil derived from cannabis.  The seven-time All-Star has won two Olympic gold medals with the U.S. and a WNBA championship with the Phoenix Mercury.
AHL – American Hockey League 
 Tonight 
 Texas Stars at Grand Rapids Griffins, 7:00 p.m.
ECHL – ECHL Hockey 
 Tonight 
 Iowa Heartlanders at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. 
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Yesterday 
 Girls Basketball – Semifinals 
 Division 3 at Michigan State University 
 Kent City 47, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 30 
 Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory 57, Maple City Glen Lake 44
Division 4 at Michigan State University 
 Fowler 51, Baraga 45 
 Plymouth Christian 50, Lenawee Christian 39
Today 
 Girls Basketball – Semifinals 
 Division 1 at Michigan State University 
 West Bloomfield vs Rockford, 12:00 p.m. 
 Hartland vs Wayne Memorial, 2:00 p.m.
Division 2 at Michigan State University 
 Grand Rapids West Catholic vs Detroit Country Day, 5:30 p.m. 
 Detroit Edison vs Ludington, 7:30 p.m.

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NCAAMBKB  – Men’s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament    Yesterday   First Round 11 Michigan 75, 6  Colorado State 63  Michigan 75, Colorado State 63 – Collins provides  spark, Michigan beats Colorado State 75-63