NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
(8) Michigan State 79, (17) Michigan 62

MSU 79, Michigan 62 – Michigan State tops Michigan 79-62, winning the 18-school Big Ten title by 3 games
Tre Holloman scored a career-high 20 points, Jase Richardson had 18 points and No. 8 Michigan State beat No. 17 Michigan 79-62. With 37.2 seconds left, the rivals pushed and shoved one another at center court, where the Wolverines players were standing near the spot where Spartans seniors have kissed the logo before walking off the court in their final home game at Breslin Center since 1995. The Spartans closed the regular season with seven straight wins, including five against ranked teams. The Wolverines have lost a season-high three consecutive games. Michigan State won the Big Ten’s first basketball title with 18 teams by three games over the Wolverines and No. 13 Maryland. Michigan’s Vladislav Goldin had 29 points and Danny Wolf didn’t help offensively until it was too late, scoring 15 of his 18 points in the second half.

Tuesday
2025 ACC Tournament – First Round, Charlotte, NC
12 Notre Dame vs. 13 Pittsburgh, 2:00 p.m.

Thursday
2025 MAC Tournament – Quarterfinals, Cleveland OH
2 Miami (OH) vs. 7 Eastern Michigan, 4:00 p.m.
3 Kent State vs. 6 Western Michigan, 6:30 p.m.

Friday
2025 Big Ten Tournament – Quarterfinals, Indianapolis, IN
1 Michigan State vs. 8 Indiana/9 Oregon, 12:00 p.m.
3 Michigan vs. 6 Purdue/11 Rutgers/14 USC, 9:00 p.m.

NCAAMBB – Bitter rivals: Michigan and Michigan State players shove one another at center court late in game
Michigan guard Phat Phat Brooks shoved Michigan State guard Tre Holloman after he pushed Wolverines guard L.J. Cason at midcourt of the Breslin Center, where seniors have kissed the Spartans’ logo in their final home game ever since 1995. Brooks and Cason were at center court with 37.2 seconds left after teammate Justin Pippen made his first of two free throws. Holloman approached the two Wolverines players, pushed Cason’s chest with his right hand and Brooks responded with a two-handed push. No. 8 Michigan State beat No. 17 Michigan 79-62 in the final game of the regular season.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Detroit Pistons 119, Portland Trailblazers 112

Pistons 119, Trailblazers 112 – Cade Cunningham’s 28 points help Pistons beat Trail Blazers 119-117
Cade Cunningham scored 28 points, Tobias Harris added 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting and the Detroit Pistons defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 119-112. Jalen Duren finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds for Detroit (36-29). The Pistons took the lead for good when Isaiah Stewart scored inside to make it 33-32 early in the second quarter and Cunningham made a layup that pushed Detroit’s lead to 92-74 with 3:08 remaining in the third. Anfernee Simons led Portland (28-37) with 34 points on 14-of-26 shooting and Jerami Grant scored 25.

Tonight
Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.

NBA – NBA fines Pacers forward Pascal Siakam $25,000 for confronting game officials
The NBA has fined Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam $25,000 on Sunday for how he confronted and used profane language to game officials. NBA head of basketball operations Joe Dumars announced the fine Sunday night for the incident Saturday in Indiana’s 120-118 loss to Atlanta. Siakam confronted game officials after the game. The Pacers trailed 119-116 and needed a 3 to force overtime. Siakam instead dunked with a second left on the clock in the loss. Siakam said after the game he didn’t think.

NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, 9:00 p.m.

NHL – Losers of 5 in a row, Red Wings are in danger of slipping out of the playoff race
The Detroit Red Wings have lost five games in a row, and captain Dylan Larkin acknowledged their confidence is shaken. So are their chances of remaining in the playoff race as the teams around them vying for the two wild cards in the Eastern Conference have found a groove. Time is running out with less than a quarter of the NHL regular season left. And general manager Steve Yzerman only made a couple of minor additions at the trade deadline because he did not want to part with a first-round pick or a top prospect just to try to get in.

NHL – Artyom Levshunov recalled by Chicago, could make NHL debut this week
Artyom Levshunov has been recalled by Chicago, putting the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s NHL draft on the brink of his Blackhawks debut. Levshunov, a 19-year-old defenseman, has five goals and 17 assists in 50 games with Rockford of the American Hockey League. He missed the start of the season because of a fractured right foot. The last-place Blackhawks are at Colorado on Monday night. They visit San Jose on Thursday night before closing out a four-game trip at Vancouver on Saturday night. Levshunov, a Belarus native, signed an entry-level contract with Chicago in July.

MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Cleveland Guardians 1, Chicago White Sox 0
San Francisco Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 6

Today
Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Athletics, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Guardians, 4:05 p.m.

NCAAWBB – Lauren Betts, strong defense lead UCLA past USC 72-67 in Big Ten title game
Lauren Betts scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half Sunday and No. 4 UCLA allowed only four baskets over the final 12 minutes, rallying from a 13-point deficit to beat No. 2 Southern California 72-67 to win the Big Ten Tournament title. It marked the first time the Bruins had beaten their longtime cross-town rival in three games this season. USC won the previous meeting — and the outright regular-season title — nine days earlier at UCLA. It took an incredible defensive performance to turn the game, though. The Trojans missed 14 consecutive shots, starting late in the third quarter, as their 48-35 lead withered away. JuJu Watkins led the Trojans with 29 points and six rebounds.

NFL – Bills reward Allen with new contract after NFL MVP season. Deal is worth $330M
NFL MVP Josh Allen was rewarded with a contract extension worth $330 million, with an NFL record $250 million of it guaranteed, which makes him among the league’s highest-paid players. The Buffalo Bills announced the agreement, while two people with knowledge of the deal revealed the contract’s value to The Associated Press. The people spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the Bills did not release that figure, which was first reported by ESPN.com. The new contract adds two years to Allen’s contract and locks the 28-year-old in through the 2030 season. The extension comes following Allen’s seventh NFL season in which he became the Bills third player to earn NFL MVP.

NFL – Myles Garrett becomes the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history at $40M per year
Myles Garrett is staying in Cleveland after the Browns gave him a record four-year contract extension that makes the four-time All-Pro edge rusher the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. A person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press that Garrett’s deal includes $122.8 million guaranteed, an average annual salary of $40 million with a total value of $204.8 million. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because terms weren’t announced. Garrett, the 2023 AP Defensive Player of the Year, had asked for a trade last month but the Browns were adamant about keeping the 29-year-old star in Cleveland.

NCAAFB – MAC – Bowling Green hires former NFL star running back Eddie George as coach
Bowling Green hired former NFL running back and Tennessee State coach Eddie George as the Falcons’ head coach. George is a four-time Pro Bowl running back and an All-Pro who was the 1996 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year after winning the 1995 Heisman Trophy at Ohio State. George also is coming off four seasons as the head coach at Tennessee State where he was named the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year. George led the Tigers to a share of the league championship and a berth in the Football Championship Series playoffs.

Golf – Henley with a late charge and a big eagle wins Bay Hill for biggest career win
Russell Henley has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the biggest victory of his career. And he might not have seen this one coming. Henley was three shots behind Collin Morikawa with five holes to play at Bay Hill when everything changed so suddenly. There was a two-shot swing on the 14th hole when Henley made birdie and Morikawa made bogey. And on the par-5 16th, Henley chipped in from some 50 feet away for eagle to take the lead. He closed with two pars for a 70 and a one-shot victory over the hard-luck Morikawa.

ECHL – ECHL Hockey League
Yesterday
Kalamazoo Wings 3, Fort Wayne Komets 0
Toledo Walleye 5, Atlanta Gladiators 2
Wichita Thunder 5, Indy Fuel 4

NBAGL – NBA G-League
Tonight
Motor City Cruise at South Bay Lakers, 10:00 p.m.

MHSAA – Spring Sports begins practice today
Despite the boys and girls basketball playoffs still active, spring sports for high schools around the state of Michigan can begin practice today.  The MHSAA’s spring calendar starts with the official first day of practice for baseball, softball, track and field, girls soccer, boys golf, girls tennis, and lacrosse.  This will also be the final year that boys volleyball will be a club sport, it will officially move up to varsity competition in 2026.  St. Joseph is one of 8 schools in Southwest Micihgan that has a boys volleyball team.  There are also club teams for girls flag football, which is also expected to gain varsity status in Michigan.

MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Tonight
Girls Basketball – Regionals Semifinals
Division 1 at Portage Northern
Coldwater vs. Lakeshore, 5:30 p.m.
DeWitt vs. Holt, 7:00 p.m.

Division 2 at Grand Rapids South Christian
Paw Paw vs. Grand Rapids South Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Edwardsburg vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.

Division 3 at Brandywine
Watervliet vs. Kalamazoo Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Brandywine vs. Bronson, 7:00 p.m.

Division 3 at Grandville Calvin Christian
Grandville Calvin Christian vs. Kent City, 5:30 p.m.
Pewamo-Westphalia vs. Saugatuck, 7:00 p.m.

Division 4 at Martin
Michigan Lutheran vs. Byron Center Zion Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Lawrence vs. Climax-Scotts, 7:00 p.m.

Division 4 at Concord
Concord vs. Portland St. Patrick, 5:30 p.m.
Mendon vs. Reading, 7:00 p.m.