SPORTS FOR THE WEEK OF MONDAY JANUARY 5th THRU SUNDAY JANUARY 11th, 2015 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES FOR THURSDAY JANUARY 8TH, 2015 (WEATHER PERMITTING) BOYS BASKETBALL B.R.C.C.A. @ BEAR LAKE BRETHREN @ BALDWIN MANISTEE @ REED CITY (NEWS 98 WLDN) MANISTEE CATHOLIC CENTRAL @ WALKERVILLE (97.7 COAST FM) ( CANCELLED ) MASON COUNTY EASTERN @ PENTWATER GIRLS BASKETBALL SHELBY @ HART (WEST MICHIGANS 94 K-ROCK) MASON COUNTY CENTRAL @ OAKRIDGE (CANCELLED RE-SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 26TH) SWIMMING MONA SHORES @ LUDINGTON MANISTEE @ SPRING LAKE Justin Abdelkader and Henrik Zetterberg both scored a goal and had an assist to help the Detroit Red Wings hold off the Calgary Flames, 3-2 at the Scotiabank Saddledome Wednesday night. Zetterbergs marker broke open a tie game late in the second period and Abdelkader struck on the power play with two minutes gone in the third. Mikael Backlund had a shorthanded goal for Calgary, but the Flames couldnt knot it again over the last 14 minutes. Petr Mrazek had 28 saves as Detroit won for the third time in four tries. Washington Capitals 6, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Boston Bruins 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (OT) Detroit Red Wings 3, Calgary Flames 2 NY Rangers 4, Anaheim Ducks 1 The Detroit Pistons turnaround since releasing Josh Smith continued with a 108-95 victory against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center last night. Detroit swept a back-to-back versus the Spurs and Dallas to improve to 7-and-0 in the post Smith era. Greg Monroe led the way with 27 points, 18 rebounds and six assists. D.J. Augustin went off for 26 points off the bench, while Andre Drummond added six points and 19 boards. The Pistons will put their seven game winning streak on the line tomorrow night when they host the red-hot Atlanta Hawks at The Palace. Charlotte Hornets 98, New Orleans Pelicans 94 Houston Rockets 105, Cleveland Cavaliers 93 Milwaukee Bucks 97, Philadelphia 76ers 77 Washington Wizards 101, New York Knicks 91 Atlanta Hawks 96, Memphis Grizzlies 86 Boston Celtics 89, Brooklyn Nets 81 Utah Jazz 97, Chicago Bulls 77 Detroit Pistons 108, Dallas Mavericks 95 Denver Nuggets 93, Orlando Magic 90 Phoenix Suns 113, Minnesota Timberwolves 111 Sacramento Kings 104, Oklahoma City Thunder 83 Golden State Warriors 117, Indiana Pacers 102 LA Clippers 114, LA Lakers 89 Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson will not play in this years Pro Bowl because of his injured right ankle. Johnson finished the season with 71 receptions for 1,077 yards and eight touchdowns and had been selected to his fifth straight Pro Bowl. The NFL announced yesterday that Johnson will be replaced by New York Giants rookie receiver Odell Beckham junior. Safety Glover Quinn and defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (en-DOM-uh-kon Soo) will represent Detroit at the Pro Bowl, which will be held in Arizona later this month. Jameis Winston has decided to enter the NFL Draft after two years as Florida States quarterback. Winstons camp had initially indicated that an announcement wouldnt come until after the College Football Playoff national championship game next Monday. However, ESPN on Wednesday morning cited Winstons father as saying his son has decided to enter the NFL Draft and Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher later in the afternoon confirmed it in a statement. After nearly landing a strength and conditioning coach over the weekend, it appears Jim Harbaugh now finally has his man. Kevin Tolbert, an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the San Francisco 49ers who worked under former Michigan strength coach Mike Gittleson from 2001-2007, will be Harbaughs strength and conditioning coordinator, per Fox NFL insider Alex Marvez. The move comes days after Harbaugh nearly landed Stanford strength and conditioning coach Shannon Turley, who ultimately changed his mind and opted to remain with the Cardinal. Michigan has not made any formal announcements relating to Harbaughs coaching staff at this time. Even though winter has an icy grip on Michigan, Tigers Spring Training is just around the corner. Yesterday the team announced pitchers and catchers will have their first workout on February 20th and the full squad will begin drills on February 24th. Detroit opens the spring schedule with its annual exhibition game against Florida Southern College March 2nd and begins Grapefruit League play against the Baltimore Orioles the next day. The Michigan State Spartans are back on the hardwood this evening when they visit the Iowa Hawkeyes in Big Ten Basketball action. Tip-off at Carver-Hawkeye Arena is 7:00 p.m. The Spartans are coming off Mondays 70-to-50 home win over Indiana to improve their record to 10-and-5, 1-and-1 in the league. Iowa is 11-and-4, and unbeaten in the Big Ten at 2-and-0. Sean Sellers sank a 3-pointer in the final seconds of overtime to give Ball State a 60-59 edge over Eastern Michigan in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams Wednesday night. The Cardinals trailed through most the overtime period until Sellers 3-pointer with 15 seconds left gave Ball State the win. Ball State capitalized on cold first-half shooting by the Eagles (11-3, 0-1) to lead 22-20 at the break. Raven Lee led the Eagles with 16 points. (2) Duke 73, Wake Forest 65 (3) Virginia 61, NC State 51 (4) Wisconsin 62, Purdue 55 (5) Louisville 58, Clemson 52 (9) Utah 74, Colorado 49 Illinois 64, (11) Maryland 57 (12) Kansas 56, (21) Baylor 55 (15) Wichita St 63, Bradley 43 Xavier 69, (19) Seton Hall 58 (20) Virginia Commonwealth 71, Davidson 65 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE------------------------- DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF WEEKEND 1/10- BALTIMORE @ NEW ENGLAND 1/10- CAROLINA @ SEATTLE 1/11- DALLAS @ GREEN BAY 1/11- INDIANAPOLIS @ DENVER NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (NBA)----- DETROIT PISTONS (12-23) 1/6- DETROIT 105 SAN ANTONIO 104 FINAL 1/7- DETROIT 108 DALLAS 95 FINAL 1/9- ATLANTA @ DETROIT 1/10- BROOKLYN @ DETROIT NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE----------------------------- DETROIT RED WINGS (22-10-9) 3rd in Atlantic Division 1/6- DETROIT 4 EDMONTON 2 FINAL 1/7- DETROIT 3 CALGARY 2 FINAL 1/10- DETROIT @ WASHINGTON (WEST MICHIGANS 94 K-ROCK 94.1FM) COLLEGE BASKETBALL------------------------------------ 1/5- INDIANA 50 MICHIGAN STATE 70 FINAL 1/6- MICHIGAN 73 PENN STATE 64 FINAL 1/8- MICHIGAN STATE @ IOWA 1/10- MINNESOTA @ MICHIGAN 1/11- NORTHWESTERN @ MICHIGAN STATE AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE (AHL)------------------- GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (18-11-3) 1/7- CHARLOTTE 2 GRAND RAPIDS 3 FINAL 1/9- CHARLOTTE @ GRAND RAPIDS 1/10- CHICAGO @ GRAND RAPIDS UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE (USHL)----------- MUSKEGON LUMBERJACKS (18-9-3) 3rd in the Eastern Conference. 1/9- MADISON CAPITALS @ MUSKEGON 1/10- MADISON CAPITALS @ MUSKEGON COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES AND RESULTS ----------------------------------------- ***1/12/15- OREGON (2) V.S. OHIO STATE (4) NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME @ 8:30PM
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