NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Detroit Pistons 128, Chicago Bulls 110
Indiana Pacers 134, Washington Wizards 130 – OT
Pistons 128, Bulls 110 – Cunningham scores 29 points and Pistons beat Bulls for second straight night, 128-110
Cade Cunningham scored 29 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls 128-110 after dominating them the previous night. Tobias Harris and Ausar Thompson scored 19 and Jalen Duren added 16 points and 14 rebounds. The Pistons rolled into the All-Star break with their fourth straight win after blowing out the Bulls 132-92 in the same arena on Tuesday. They led 82-61 midway through the third quarter after a 25-4 run that started late in the first half, sending the Bulls to their 13th loss in 16 games. Ayo Dosunmu scored 23 for Chicago, and Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Pacers 134, Wizards 130 – OT – Obi Toppin has 31 points, 10 rebounds as Pacers beat Wizards 134-130 in OT
Obi Toppin had season highs of 31 points and 10 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 134-130 in overtime. Bennedict Mathurin scored 28 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 20 for the Pacers, who enter the All-Star break in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Jordan Poole scored 42 points for the Wizards and missed a step-back 3-point attempt at the regulation buzzer. Corey Kispert added 21 points for Washington, which has lost 11 straight at home and four in a row overall. Wizards guard Malcolm Brogdon suffered a left leg injury in the fourth quarter.
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
Notre Dame 97, Boston College 94 – 2 OT
ND 97, BC 94 – 2OT – Burton has career-high 32 points and Notre Dame edges Boston College 97-94 in 2OT
Kebba Njie scored the go-ahead basket with 16 seconds left in the second overtime, Markus Burton scored a career-high 32 points and Notre Dame outlasted Boston College 97-94. Dion Brown’s layup with 1:20 left in the second overtime, gave the Eagles a 94-93 lead after they trailed by five earlier in the period. After Burton missed two free throws and Donald Hand Jr. missed a 3-pointer for Boston College, Njie’s follow of a Burton miss put the Fighting Irish back up 95-94 though he missed the and-one free throw. Brown missed a jumper with six seconds left and Burton finished off the win with two free throws. Tae Davis scored 20 points and Braeden Shrewsberry 16 for Notre Dame. Chad Venning scored 21 and Hand 17 for Boston College.
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Last Night
(22) Michigan State 91, Wisconsin 71
Michigan 70, Indiana 67
MSU 91, Wisc. 71 – VanSlooten scores 22, No. 22 Michigan State women race past Wisconsin 91-71
Grace VanSlooten scored 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting and No. 22 Michigan State rolled to a 91-71 win over Wisconsin. Theryn Hallock added 18 points for the Spartans and Ines Sotelo had a career-high 17 points off the bench. Serah Williams had 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Badgers, who lost their fourth straight. The Spartans shot 59% for the game (39 of 66) with eight 3-pointers. The Spartans hit 12 of 19 shots in the first quarter to take a 26-15 lead. The Badgers stayed with Michigan State in the second quarter, trailing 43-32 at the half. Sotelo had consecutive layups and Emma Shumate had a pair of 3-pointers in a 14-0 run late in the third quarter to break the game open.
Michigan 70, Indiana 67 – Michigan beats Indiana 70-67, Kim Barnes Arico takes over for most wins at U of M
Michigan outscored Indiana 31-21 in the final quarter, to defeat the Hoosiers 70-67 at Crisler Center. Jordan Hobbs led the Wolverines with 24 points, while Slya Swords had 15 and Olivia Olson scored 13. The win gives Michigan head coach Kim Barnes-Arico win number 279, which is the most in Michigan basketball history, men or women, passing John Beilein.
Tonight
(2) Notre Dame at Pittsburgh, 8:00 p.m.
MLB – Alex Bregman and Red Sox agree to $120 million, 3-year contract, AP source says
Alex Bregman and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $120 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. Bregman can opt out after the 2026 and 2027 seasons to become a free agent again. He might need to shift from third base to second with the Red Sox, who already have All-Star slugger Rafael Devers at the hot corner. A two-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion during nine years with Houston, the 30-year-old Bregman hit .260 with 26 homers and 75 RBIs in 2024, the final season of a $100 million, five-year contract. He also won his first Gold Glove.
MLB – Relief pitcher John Brebbia agrees to $2.75 million, 1-year contract with Detroit
Relief pitcher John Brebbia and the Detroit Tigers have agreed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract, a deal that could be worth up to $14.25 million over two seasons. A 34-year-old right-hander, Brebbia gets a $2.25 million salary this year as part of a deal that includes a $4 million team option for 2027 with a $500,000 buyout. The deal includes an escalator and performance bonuses. Brebbia began last season with the Chicago White Sox and was acquired by Atlanta on Aug. 31. He was 0-6 with a 6.28 ERA in 54 relief appearances.
MLB – Tigers expect RHP Alex Cobb to miss start of season with hip injury
The Detroit Tigers are expecting Alex Cobb to miss the start of the season. The team’s injury report at the start of spring training Wednesday included Cobb, who had an injection last week to treat hip inflammation that developed as the right-hander was throwing. Cobb has had hip surgery twice. He signed a $15 million, one-year contract two months ago. The Tigers added him to join a rotation led by AL Triple Crown and CY Young Award winner Tarik Skubal and recently signed Jack Flaherty. Cobb was an All-Star with the San Francisco Giants in 2023.
MLB – Baseball welcomes another season, with most pitchers and catchers reporting
There’s a new No. 2 in the New York Yankees’ rotation behind Gerrit Cole. A familiar face is getting a fresh start leading the Cincinnati Reds. Meanwhile, Shohei Ohtani & Co. are preparing title defense. There was plenty to see as baseball returned for most big league clubs, with pitchers and catchers working out at sites across Arizona and Florida. The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers got an early start ahead of their opening series in Tokyo on March 18 and 19, and a few clubs won’t get going until Thursday.
NCAAFB – Ohio State is hiring former Lions coach Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator
A person familiar with the situation says that Ohio State is hiring former Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the agreement had not been announced. Coming off the national championship, Ohio State coach Ryan Day agreed in principle last year to a seven-year contract valued at $12.5 million per year. Day hired Patricia to fill the void left by defensive coordinator Jim Knowles leaving for the same job at Penn State. The 50-year-old Patricia was let go by the Philadelphia Eagles a year ago.
Trump NIL order has small legal impact, to some ‘it’s putting women’s sports back 25 years’
The U.S. Education Department is scrapping a policy from the Biden administration that threatened to upend colleges’ plans to pay athletes for their name, image and likeness by making those payments subject to federal Title IX rules. President Donald Trump’s education officials announced the change Wednesday, saying the policy from former President Joe Biden’s final days in office had no legal basis under Title IX, the 1972 law forbidding sex discrimination in education. A Jan. 16 memo from the Biden administration told universities that NIL payments must be treated the same as athletic financial aid such as scholarships.
NCAA – NCAA committee recommends flag football as emerging sport for women
The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics has recommended that Divisions I, II and III sponsor legislation to add flag football to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. The recommendation gives all three divisions an opportunity to sponsor legislation that would move the sport through NCAA governance structures. A sport must have at least 40 schools sponsoring the sport at the varsity level to be considered for championship status. There are 14 states that have sanctioned girls flag football as a high school varsity sport. NFL FLAG says almost a half million girls ages 6 to 17 played in 2023.
MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Last Night
Women’s Basketball
Southwestern Michigan College 48, Grand Rapids Community College 40
Men’s Basketball
Grand Rapids Community College 85, Southwestern Michigan College 73
Tonight
Women’s Basketball
Lake Michigan College at Glen Oaks Community College, 5:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball
Lake Michigan College at Glen Oaks Community College, 7:30 p.m.
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Last Night
Boys Basketball
Battle Creek Lakeview at St. Joseph, PPD
Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, PPD
Brandywine 70, Our Lady of the Lake 46
Girls Basketball
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Lakeshore, PPD
Battle Creek Lakeview 42, Gull Lake 33
Watervliet 28, New Buffalo 27
Constantine 55, Dowagiac 34
Bangor 39. Bloomingdale 11
Fennville at Holland Black River, PPD
Saugatuck 55, North Muskegon 33
Wrestling – Team Regionals
Division 2 at Three Rivers
Three Rivers 61, St. Joseph 11
Plainwell 41, Hamilton 35
Championship
Three Rivers 42, Plainwell 21
Division 3 at Constantine
Dowagiac 42, Coloma 37
Allegan 33, Constantine 30
Championship
Allegan 65, Dowagiac 18
Division 4 at Decatur
Martin 77, Lawton 5
Decatur 41, White Pigeon 30
Championship
Martin 62, Decatur 17
Division 1 at Brighton
Caledonia 54, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 23
Brighton 59, Grand Ledge 12
Championship
Brighton 76, Caledonia 0
Tonight
Boys Basketball
Non-Conference
Our Lady of the Lake at Holland Calvary, 5:00 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Brandywine, 7:00 p.m.
BCS
New Buffalo at Howardsville Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Southwest 10
White Pigeon at Bloomingdale, 7:30 p.m.
Hartford at Cassopolis, 7:30 p.m.
Centreville at Comstock, 7:30 p.m.
Decatur at Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
SMAC
Portage Northern at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Lakeshore, 7:00 p.m.
Portage Central at Mattawan, 7:00 p.m.
Gull Lake at Kalamazoo Central, 7:00 p.m.
B.C. Lakeview at Kal. Loy Norrix, 7:00 p.m.
Lakeland
Benton Harbor at Berrien Springs, 7:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Buchanan, 7:15 p.m.
SAC
Bridgman at South Haven, 7:30 p.m.
Non-Conference
Kalamazoo Hackett at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.