NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
Michigan State 90, Minnesota 72

MSU 90, Minn. 72 – Carr scores 12, Kohler has double-double and MSU beats Minnesota 90-72 in Big Ten opener
Coen Carr scored 12 points, Jaxon Kohler had a double-double and Michigan State led most of the way in a 90-72 victory over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference opener. Carr shot 5 of 8 from the floor and Kohler scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Xavier Booker made three 3s and finished with 11 points for Michigan State, which shot 53% (29 of 55) and made 11 of 22 from long range. Dawson Garcia had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Minnesota (6-4, 0-1). Michigan State (7-2, 1-0) has won five of its last six games.

Tonight
Central Michigan at Aquinas, 7:00 p.m.

NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
Central Michigan 68, Concordia Ann Arbor 57
Valparaiso 67, Western Michigan 54

Tonight
(4) Texas at (10) Notre Dame, 7:00 p.m.

NFL – National Football League – Week 14
Tonight
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions, 8:15 p.m.                Rock 107 WIRX 7:10

NFL – Lions host Packers, hoping to push winning streak to franchise-record 11 straight
The NFC-leading Detroit Lions host Green Bay on Thursday night, aiming for a franchise-record winning streak and a series sweep against the Packers. Detroit has matched a team mark with 10 straight wins and has won 11 of its first 12 games for the first time. Green Bay has won five straight NFC North road games, including last year at Detroit on Thanksgiving. The Lions won at Green Bay 24-14 last month. Green Bay and Detroit will each play their third game in 12 days. The Lions will host Buffalo and the Packers will play at Seattle next week.

NFL – Bears interim coach Thomas Brown insists he’s focused on task at hand, not future
Thomas Brown insists he’s focused on the job at hand and not the one he might have down the line. His immediate task as the interim coach of the Chicago Bears is helping the team finish strong over the final five games, starting this weekend at San Francisco. The rest of his life can wait. Brown says he thinks “about just the moment.” The Bears fired a head coach for the first time during a season when they let Matt Eberflus go on Friday with a 4-8 record and the team in a six-game losing streak marked by head-scratching decisions.

NCAAFB – U-M flipped Underwood with help from Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Tom Brady
Bryce Underwood was relieved to make his commitment to Michigan official with his signature as signing day in college football kicked off on Wednesday. Underwood says it’s time for the next level. There are certainly levels to recruiting highly touted players in this era and Underwood made the most of his opportunities. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound quarterback played at Belleville High School and told LSU nearly a year ago that he intended to play there. Michigan never stopped pursuing him. He flipped after Oracle founder Larry Ellison and seven-time Super Bowl Tom Brady got involved in the recruitment.

NCAAFB – Big Ten Signing Day: Late flips push Oregon ahead of Ohio State and Michigan
Oregon started signing day behind Ohio State and Michigan in the Big Ten recruiting rankings and was poised to finish on top. The Ducks flipped five-star cornerback Na’eem Offord from the Buckeyes and four-star quarterback Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele from California. Those additions pushed them to No. 4 nationally and No. 1 in the Big Ten in the 247Sports Composite rankings. Quarterback Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 national recruit, signed his letter of intent with Michigan on Wednesday evening.  Michigan’s NIL collective reportedly offered Underwood an eight-figure financial package and Tom Brady provided a strong nudge to get him to flip from LSU two weeks ago. Underwood is from Belleville, Michigan, less than a half-hour drive from Ann Arbor, and he has said playing close to home also was a factor. Underwood is the first No. 1 national prospect to land at Michigan since defensive end Rashan Gary in 2016.

NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Boston Bruins 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2

Bruins 4, Blackhawks 2 – Marchand and Geekie help the Bruins beat the Blackhawks 4-2 for their 3rd straight win
Brad Marchand and Morgan Geekie each scored two goals, and the Boston Bruins beat the struggling Chicago Blackhawks 4-2. Boston posted its third consecutive win — all in the past four days. It rallied for a 3-2 overtime victory against Detroit on Tuesday night. Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman stopped 20 shots against Chicago. Alex Vlasic and Jason Dickinson scored for the Blackhawks, who dropped their fourth consecutive game. Petr Mrazek made 23 saves.

Tonight
Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators, 7:00 p.m.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Boston Celtics 130, Detroit Pistons 120
Brooklyn Nets 99, Indiana Pacers 90

Celtics 130, Pistons 120 – Celtics withstand 3-point spree to beat the Pistons 130-120
Jaylen Brown had 28 points with nine assists and Kristaps Porzingis added 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to their ninth victory in 10 games, a 130-120 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. Derrick White had 14 points and 11 assists and Payton Pritchard scored 19 points off the bench for Boston. The Celtics held a a double-digit lead until the fourth quarter, when Detroit hit four straight 3-pointers to come within eight points, 109-101, and force Boston coach Joe Mazzulla to put Brown back in. Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds for Detroit. Tobias Harris also scored 27 points, and Malik Beasley had 23 off the bench.

Nets 99, Pacers 90 – Cam Johnson scores 26 points, Nets beat the Pacers 99-90 to end a 3-game losing streak
Cam Johnson scored 26 points, Nic Claxton had 16 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Indiana Pacers 99-90 on Wednesday night to end a three-game losing streak. Shake Milton had 15 points off the bench for the Nets. T.J. McConnell had 14 points for Indiana, and Tyrese Haliburton had 13. The Pacers have lost four in a row and seven of 10. After Indiana’s Pascal Siakam scored four consecutive points to tie it at 80 with 8:08 left, the Nets responded with a 10-0 run — making it 90-80 on Jaylen Wilson’s basket with 5:57 remaining.

Tonight
Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs, 8:00 p.m.

Golf – LPGA, USGA to require players to be female at birth or transition before puberty
The LPGA and the USGA have updated gender policies that will require players to be assigned female at birth or to have transitioned to female before going through male puberty. The policies begin in 2025 and follow more than a year of study. The groups concluded that going through male puberty allows for competitive advantages in golf. The USGA has seven championships for females next year. The new policies rule out eligibility for Hailey Davidson. She missed U.S. Women’s Open qualifying by one shot this year and tried LPGA Q-school. Davidson began hormone treatments when she was in her early 20s in 2015 and in 2021 underwent gender-affirming surgery, which was required under the LPGA’s previous gender policy.

MLB – Skenes elected to union leadership as trio who moved against Meyer are dropped
National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes was elected to the players’ association eight-man executive subcommittee just six months after his big league debut as three players were dropped who had advocated for the ouster of union deputy executive director Bruce Meyer. Also new to the committee are American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal of Detroit, Toronto pitcher Chris Bassitt, San Diego infielder Jake Cronenworth, Tampa Bay pitcher Pete Fairbanks and Baltimore outfielder Cedric Mullins. Texas infielder Marcus Semien and Cincinnati pitcher Brent Suter remain on the committee, with Semien the only holdover from the 2021-22 lockout.

ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Yesterday
Iowa Heartlanders 3, Toledo Walleye 2 – OT
Fort Wayne Komets 2, Cincinnati Cyclones 1

NBAGL – NBA G-League
Today
Motor City Cruise at Cleveland Charge, 12:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Herd at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m.
Windy City Bulls at Sioux Falls Skyforce, 7:30 p.m.

MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Last Night
Boys Basketball
Edwardsburg at Plainwell, Cancelled.
Battle Creek Central at Hastings, Cancelled

Girls Basketball
Niles 56, Dowagiac 25
Union City at Delton-Kellogg, Cancelled
Climax-Scotts at White Pigeon, Cancelled

Wrestling
Gull Lake at Lakeshore, Cancelled
St. Joseph at Rockford, Cancelled
Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, River valley at Lawrence, Cancelled
Three Rivers at Portage Northern, Cancelled
Constantine, Schoolcraft at Allegan, Cancelled
Coloma at Galesburg-Augusta, Cancelled
Lawton, South Haven at Gobles, Cancelled

Tonight
Boys Basketball
Lakeland
Benton Harbor at Dowagiac, 7:00 p.m.

BCS
Howardsville Christian at Eau Claire, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball
SMAC
Lakeshore at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m.
Mattawan at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m.
Portage Central at Portage Northern, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Central, 7:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Gull Lake, 7:00 p.m.

Lakeland
Dowagiac at Benton Harbor, 6:00 p.m.
Brandywine at Buchanan, 7:15 p.m.

BCS
Our Lady of the Lake at Lawrence, 6:30 p.m.
New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m.

SAC
Bridgman at Allegan, 7:00 p.m.
Holland Black River at Delton-Kellogg, 7:00 p.m.

Non-Conference
Eau Claire at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m.
Bronson at Centreville, Cancelled