SPORTS FOR THE WEEK OF MONDAY JANUARY 19th THRU SUNDAY JANUARY 25th, 2015 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES FOR THURSDAY JANUARY 22ND, 2015 BOYS BASKETBALL MANISTEE CATHOLIC CENTRAL @ T.C. CHRISTIAN GIRLS BASKETBALL BEAR LAKE @ ONEKAMA BRETHREN @ MANISTEE CATHOLIC CENTRAL (97.7 COAST FM) MONTAGUE @ HART (WEST MICHIGANS 94 K-ROCK) WHITEHALL @ MASON COUNTY CENTRAL B.R.C.C.A. @ MASON COUNTY EASTERN BALDWIN @ PENTWATER SHELBY @ RAVENNA SWIMMING LUDINGTON @ FREMONT Brandon Jennings had a career night as he helped lead the Detroit Pistons to a 128-118 win over the Orlando Magic at The Palace last night. Jennings dished out a career-high 21 assists while scoring 24 points, Andre Drummond had 26 points and 16 rebounds, and Greg Monroe ended the night with 24 points and ten rebounds. Detroit has won 12 out of its last 15 games to improve to 17-and-26. They will travel to Milwaukee on Saturday to take on the Bucks. Charlotte Hornets 78, Miami Heat 76 Cleveland Cavaliers 106, Utah Jazz 92 New York Knicks 98, Philadelphia 76ers 91 Atlanta Hawks 110, Indiana Pacers 91 Detroit Pistons 128, Orlando Magic 118 Memphis Grizzlies 92, Toronto Raptors 86 Dallas Mavericks 98, Minnesota Timberwolves 75 New Orleans Pelicans 96, LA Lakers 80 Oklahoma City Thunder 105, Washington Wizards 103 (OT) Phoenix Suns 118, Portland Trailblazers 113 Brooklyn Nets 103, Sacramento Kings 100 Golden State Warriors 126, Houston Rockets 113 The Michigan State Spartans outlasted the Penn State Nittany Lions for a 66-60 win last night at the Breslin Center. Branden Dawson led the Spartans with 12 points and ten rebounds, Gavin Schilling contributed 11 points and grabbed ten rebounds and Denzel Valentine added 11 points. MSU, 13-6 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten, will tip off against Nebraska on the road Saturday. Chris Fowler scored 14 points and had 10 assists and Central Michigan rallied to beat Buffalo 84-73 on Wednesday night. Fowler, the Mid-American Conference assists leader, is only 47 shy of becoming the Chippewas all-time assists leader. Braylon Rayson led Central Michigan in scoring with 19 points, John Simons added 15 and nine rebounds and Rayshawn Simmons scored 11 points. The Chips improved to 13-and-3, 3-and-2 in the MAC. Austin Richie scored 16 points and Tucker Haymond added 15 as Western Michigan came back to beat Miami (Ohio) 69-58 on Wednesday for its fourth straight win. Richie made four of Western Michigans seven 3-pointers and Haymond hit eight of the Broncos 20 free throws. David Brown and Drake LaMont scored 10 points apiece as Western Michigan (13-5, 4-1 Mid-American) won back-to-back games on the road. Anthony Henderson made three of Bowling Greens 11 3-pointers and finished with 17 points to help the Falcons beat Eastern Michigan 74-58 on Wednesday night. Tim Bond led Eastern Michigan (12-6, 1-4) with 13 points and Raven Lee added 11. (12) Utah 86, Washington St 64 (14) Wichita St 76, Missouri St 53 (15) North Carolina 87, Wake Forest 71 (20) Northern Iowa 66, Indiana St 60 (21) Baylor 81, Huston-Tillotson 61 Michigan State and Brigham Young will face each other on the football field in a home-and-home series. MSU athletics director Mark Hollis announced yesterday that the Spartans and Cougars will meet for the first time October 8th, 2016, in East Lansing, and then teams will play in Utah in September 2020. Michigan state opens the 2016 season against Furman September 3rd at Spartan Stadium. The 2015 NFL Pro Bowl Draft is in the books. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck was the first overall pick by Team Chris Carter. Luck joins a team captained by Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt and Steelers wideout Antonio Brown, who were both helping Carter fill out his roster. The opposition will be coached by Cowboys legend Michael Irvin, who used his first pick to take Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. Romo joins teammate DeMarco Murray and Browns cornerback Joe Haden, who helped Irvin select their squad. Team Irvin will feature wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr., Golden Tate, Emmanuel Sanders and Randall Cobb. Team Carer will have wide outs Antonio Brown, Jordy Nelson, T.Y. Hilton and A.J. Green. Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford will be on Team Irvin, along with teamate Golden Tate. The Pro Bowl is Sunday at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, home of Super Bowl 49. The Washington Nationals are showing off the newest addition to their starting rotation. Free-agent and former Detroit Tigers ace Max Scherzer (SURE-zur) was formally introduced on Wednesday. Scherzer signed a seven-year contract with the Nationals worth a reported 210-million-dollars. The 30-year-old right-hander spent the last five seasons with the Detroit Tigers. He went 18-and-5 with a 3.15 ERA last season after winning the American League Cy Young Award the year before with a 21-and-3 record and a career-low 2.90 ERA. The Grand Rapids Griffins fell to the Chicago Wolves last night 4-to-2 on their home ice. Left Wingers Kevin Porter and Jeff Hoggan lit the lamp for the Griffins, whos record slipped to 19-16-3-and-1 with the loss. Next up for Grand Rapids, a Friday match up with Utica. 1/18/15- AFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP INDIANAPLIS COLTS 7 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 45 FINAL 1/18/15- NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GREEN BAY PACKERS 22 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 28 FINAL SUPER BOWL XLIX SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1ST, 2015 UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM, GLENDALE, ARIZONA @ 6:30PM NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS V.S. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (NBA)----- DETROIT PISTONS (17-26) 1/19- DETROIT 82 ATLANTA 93 FINAL 1/21- ORLANDO 118 DETROIT 128 FINAL 1/24- DETROIT @ MILWAUKEE 1/25- DETROIT @ TORONTO NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE----------------------------- DETROIT RED WINGS (27-11-9) 2nd in Atlantic Division 1/20- MINNESOTA 4 DETROIT 5 FINAL/SO (WEST MICHIGANS 94 K-ROCK 94.1FM) **** NHL ALL-STAR GAME WEEKEND JANUARY 23-24TH IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. COLLEGE BASKETBALL------------------------------------ 1/20- MICHIGAN 54 RUTGERS 50 FINAL 1/21- PENN STATE 60 MICHIGAN STATE 66 FINAL 1/24- MICHIGAN STATE @ NEBRASKA WISCONSIN @ MICHIGAN AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE (AHL)------------------- GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (19-16-3) 1/21- CHICAGO 4 GRAND RAPIDS 2 FINAL 1/23- UTICA @ GRAND RAPIDS 1/24- IOWA @ GRAND RAPIDS UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE (USHL)----------- MUSKEGON LUMBERJACKS (21-11-3) 2nd in the Eastern Conference. 1/19- BLOOMINGTON 3 MUSKEGON 4 F/SO 1/23- FARGO FORCE @ MUSKEGON 1/24- FARGO FORCE @ MUSKEGON
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