NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 0
Chicago Blackhawks 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Red Wings 4, Blue Jackets 0 – James Reimer stops 23 shots to help lift the Red Wings past the Blue Jackets 4-0
James Reimer stopped 23 shots in his first start for Detroit, and the Red Wings scored three times in the second period in a 4-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night. Shayne Gostisbehere, Michael Rasmussen, Dylan Larkin and Andrew Copp scored as Detroit won its second straight game and first road contest. Reimer, signed as a free agent, picked up his 29th career shutout in Detroit’s only appearance in Columbus this season. He joined Ville Husso and Dave Gatherum as the only goaltenders to record a shutout in their debut with the Red Wings. Detroit broke the game open with a dominating, three-goal second period that including two scores on the power play. Rasmussen made it 2-0 with his first goal of the season, making Columbus pay for an errant clearing pass at 7:45 of the period. Larkin slid the puck between Martin’s pads for a power-play goal at 11:11, a play which ended with a slashing penalty on Columbus’ Sean Kuraly. That power-play opportunity opened the door for Copp’s first score of the season 56 seconds later, making it 4-0.
Blackhawks 4, Maple Leafs 1 – Corey Perry scores as Chicago Blackhawks top Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
Corey Perry, Tyler Johnson and MacKenzie Entwistle scored in the second period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Monday night. Taylor Raddysh added an empty-netter for Chicago (2-2-0), and Arvid Soderblom made 34 stops. Andreas Athanasiou had two assists. Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard, the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL draft, recorded a point in each of his first three games, but was held off the scoresheet Monday. John Tavares scored for Toronto (2-1-0), and Joseph Woll made 27 saves in his first start of the season.
MLB – Major League Baseball – League Championship Series – Best of seven
Last Night
American League Championship Series
Texas Rangers 5, Houston Astros 4 (TEX leads 2-0)
National League Championship Series
Philadelphia Philles 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 3 (PHI leads 1-0)
Rangers 5, Astros 4 – Rangers build big early lead off Valdez, hold on for 5-4 win over Astros to take 2-0 lead
Jonah Heim homered, Nathan Eovaldi pitched six effective innings and the Texas Rangers beat Framber Valdez and Houston Astros 5-4 for a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series. Adolis García, Mitch Garver and Nathaniel Lowe each hit an RBI single during Texas’ four-run first inning against Valdez, and José Leclerc closed it out for the Rangers after Yordan Alvarez powered an Astros rally. Eovaldi struck out nine, including two in a row after Houston loaded the bases with none out in the fifth. He was charged with three runs and five hits in his third win this postseason. The Rangers improved to 7-0 in the playoffs, including six wins on the road.
Phillies 5, Diamondbacks 3 – Harper, Schwarber, Castellanos power Phillies past Diamondbacks 5-3 in Game 1
Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series. Zack Wheeler struck out eight in six innings to help the defending National League champions win their seventh Game 1 of the last two postseasons. Arizona was handed its first loss of the postseason after ripping off five straight wins against the Brewers and Dodgers. Game 2 in the best-of-seven playoff is Tuesday night.
Tonight
National League Championship Series
Arizona (Kelly 12-8) at Philadelphia (Nola 12-9), 8:07 p.m. (PHI leads 1-0))
NBA – National Basketball Association Preseason
Last Night
Indiana Pacers 116, Atlanta Hawks 112
Tonight
Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.
NFL – National Football League – Week 6
Last Night
Dallas Cowboys 20, Los Angeles Chargers 17
Cowboys 20, Chargers 17 – Dak Prescott, Cowboys rally in fourth quarter for a 20-17 victory over the Chargers
Dak Prescott threw for 272 yards and a touchdown, and the Dallas Cowboys rebounded from a rout a week ago, beating the Los Angeles Chargers 20-17 Monday night. Prescott completed 21 of 30 passes and also had a rushing TD. He connected with Brandin Cooks for a 2-yard score with 11:19 remaining in the game to give the Cowboys a 17-10 lead. Los Angeles tied it at 17 with 7:11 remaining when Gerald Everett caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Justin Herbert. After Brandon Aubrey gave the Cowboys a 20-17 lead with a 39-yard field goal, the Chargers had one last chance to send it into overtime. But Stephon Gilmore picked off Herbert at the LA 33-yard line with 1:22 remaining to seal the victory.
NFL – Justin Fields’ dislocated thumb adds to the uncertainty for the Bears
Quarterback Justin Fields will likely miss the Chicago Bears’ game against the Las Vegas Raiders because of a dislocated right thumb. Fields was injured in the third quarter of Sunday’s 19-13 loss to Minnesota. He landed awkwardly on his right hand as he tried to flip the ball away while getting sacked by Danielle Hunter. The injury adds another wrinkle to the Bears’ long-term decision when it comes to the quarterback position. Fields is 6-25 as a starter over three years. The Bears have to decide after the season whether to exercise the fifth-year option for 2025.
NCAAMBB – Kansas is No. 1 in the preseason men’s Top 25
Kansas is the preseason No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll. The Jayhawks received 46 of 63 first-place votes to outdistance second-place Duke and third-place Purdue. It’s the third time since coach Bill Self’s arrival in 2003 that his team will start the season on top. The Blue Devils received 11 first-place votes and the Boilermakers earned three. Michigan State was fourth with one first-place vote while Marquette rounded out the top five. Defending national champion UConn was sixth and runner-up San Diego State was No. 17. The season begins Nov. 6.
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AP TOP 25 |
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Kansas (46) |
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Duke (11) |
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Purdue (3) |
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Michigan State (1) |
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Marquette |
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UConn(2) |
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Houston |
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Creighton |
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Tennessee |
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Florida Atlantic |
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Gonzaga |
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Arizona |
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Miami |
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Arkansas |
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Texas A&M |
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Kentucky |
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San Diego State |
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Texas |
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North Carolina |
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Baylor |
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USC |
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Villanova |
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Saint Mary’s |
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Alabama |
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Illinois |
NCAA – College sports faces more legal issues
As the NCAA works to find a way to manage the way athletes are compensated for name, image and likeness, other threats are gathering. A federal antitrust case could force the NCAA and the wealthiest conferences to create pro-style revenue sharing of billions of broadcast-rights dollars with football and basketball players. House vs. the NCAA is a class-action lawsuit being heard by Judge Claudia Wilken, whose previous rulings in NCAA cases paved the way for college athletes to profit from their fame and for schools to direct more money into their hands.
NCAAFB – Badgers QB out with broken hand
Wisconsin quarterback Tanner Mordecai is out indefinitely after breaking his throwing hand in a loss to Iowa on Saturday. Badgers coach Luke Fickell confirmed Monday that Mordecai’s hand was broken and didn’t set a timetable for the sixth-year senior’s possible return. ESPN first reported the severity of Mordecai’s injury. Mordecai left the Iowa game after his right hand hit the helmet of Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins late in the second quarter. Braedyn Locke was Wisconsin’s quarterback for the rest of the game. Wisconsin visits Illinois on Saturday.
Soccer –Belgium and Sweden match suspended after gunman kills 2
Thousands of soccer fans were kept inside Belgium’s national stadium for about 2 1/2 hours after a game between Belgium and Sweden was suspended at halftime following the fatal shooting of two Swedes in Brussels before kickoff. The European Championship qualifier on Monday was being played 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the shooting in the Belgian capital. More than 35,000 fans attended the match. With the suspected shooter still at large, Belgian authorities kept fans inside the venue for security reasons before they started the evacuation around midnight local time. Fans chanted “All together, All together” inside the King Baudouin Stadium after the match was halted. Thousands of supporters from both sides shouted “Sweden, Sweden!”
MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Today
Men’s Soccer
Lake Michigan College at Marian-Ancilla, 4:00 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball
Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 6:30 p.m.
Kellogg Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 6:30 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Volleyball
St. Joseph 3, Berrien Springs 0
Our Lady of the Lake 3, Michigan Lutheran 1
Howardsville Christian 3, Lawrence 0
Boys Soccer (District Semifinals)
Division 2 at Otsego
Plainwell 2, Marshall 1 – Shootout
Gull Lake 4, Otsego 0
Division 3 at Three Rivers
Hartford 8, Watervliet 0
Three Rivers 5, Buchanan 2
Division 4 at Bridgman
Bridgman 3, Brandywine 1
New Buffalo 1, Cassopolis 0 – Shootout
Tonight
Boys Soccer (District Semifinals)
Division 2 at Lakeshore
Vicksburg vs. Sturgis, 5:00 p.m.
St. Joseph vs. Edwardsburg, 7:00 p.m.
Division 3 at Parchment
GR South Christian vs. Parchment, 5:00 p.m.
Fennville vs. Paw Paw, 7:00 p.m.
Volleyball
Bangor at White Pigeon, 7:00 p.m.
Cassopolis at Centreville, 7:00 p.m.
Decatur at Comstock, 6:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Hartford, 7:00 p.m.
Lawrence at Marcellus, 6:00 p.m.
Lawton, Delton-Kellogg at Allegan, 5:30 p.m.
Constantine, Galesburg-Augusta at Coloma, 5:30 p.m.
Schoolcraft at South Haven, 6;30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian, Martin at Watervliet, 5:30 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Football Rankings
Division 1
1. Belleville (5) (8-0) 50
2. Rockford (8-0) 45
3. Davison (8-0) 38
4. Saline (8-0) 35
5. Lake Orion (8-0) 31
6. Northville (8-0) 26
7. Southfield A&T (7-1) 15
8. West Bloomfield (6-2) 14
9. Detroit Cass Tech (6-2) 9
10. Utica Eisenhower (7-1) 7
Others receiving votes: Grandville 2. Westland John Glenn 2. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 1.
Division 2
1. Warren De La Salle (4) (6-2) 49
2. Caledonia (6-2) 43
3. Muskegon (6-2) 38
4. Byron Center (1) (7-1) 34
5. Birmingham Groves (6-2) 26
6. Portage Central (7-1) 20
7. Grosse Pointe South (7-1) 16
8. Saginaw Heritage (6-2) 12
9. Allen Park (7-1) 8
10. Detroit U-D Jesuit (7-1) 7
(tie) Muskegon Mona Shores (6-2) 7
Others receiving votes: Birmingham Seaholm 5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 3. Port Huron Northern 3. Gibraltar Carlson 1. East Lansing 1. Dexter 1. Milford 1.
Division 3
1. Mason (5) (8-0) 49
2. GR Forest Hills Central (7-1) 44
3. Gaylord (8-0) 39
4. Walled Lake Western (7-1) 32
5. Mount Pleasant (7-1) 31
6. Parma Western (7-1) 22
7. Port Huron (7-1) 21
8. East Grand Rapids (6-2) 13
9. Auburn Hills Avondale (7-1) 7
(tie) Zeeland West (6-2) 7
Others receiving votes: Coopersville 5. DeWitt 5.
Division 4
1. Whitehall (5) (8-0) 50
2. Portland (8-0) 38
3. Paw Paw (8-0) 37
4. Chelsea (7-1) 35
5. Goodrich (7-1) 33
6. GR South Christian (6-2) 23
7. Freeland (7-1) 18
8. Niles (7-1) 12
(tie) Croswell-Lexington (7-1) 12
10. Redford Union (7-1) 9
Others receiving votes: Lansing Sexton 4. Big Rapids 2. Carleton Airport 2.
Division 5
1. GR Catholic Central (3) (7-1) 48
2. GR West Catholic (2) (8-0) 47
3. Corunna (8-0) 39
4. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (7-0) 33
5. Frankenmuth (7-1) 31
6. Gladwin (7-1) 23
7. Belding (7-1) 17
8. Flint Hamady (7-0) 14
9. West Branch Ogemaw Heights (7-1) 13
10. Marine City (7-1) 7
Others receiving votes: Kingsford 3.
Division 6
1. Warren Michigan Collegiate (5) (8-0) 50
2. Almont (8-0) 45
3. Negaunee (7-1) 38
4. Constantine (7-1) 36
5. Chesaning (7-1) 29
6. Ecorse (7-0) 22
7. Hart (7-1) 19
8. Kingsley (6-2) 16
9. Gladstone (6-2) 7
(tie) Clare (6-2) 7
Others receiving votes: Manistee 5. Detroit Edison 1.
Division 7
1. North Muskegon (2) (8-0) 37
2. Jackson Lumen Christi (2) (7-1) 36
3. Napoleon (8-0) 33
4. Millington (8-0) 29
5. Lawton (7-1) 23
6. Clinton (7-1) 20
7. Pewamo-Westphalia (7-1) 18
8. Charlevoix (7-1) 9
9. Menominee (6-2) 7
10. Montrose (6-2) 4
Others receiving votes: Schoolcraft 3. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 1.
Division 8
1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (3) (8-0) 39
2. Ithaca (1) (8-0) 34
3. Ubly (8-0) 32
4. Beal City (8-0) 25
5. Addison (8-0) 19
6. Iron Mountain (8-0) 17
7. New Lothrop (7-1) 15
8. White Pigeon (8-0) 13
9. Fowler (7-1) 12
10. Hudson (7-1) 10
Others receiving votes: Clarkston Everest Catholic 2. Sterling Heights Parkway Christian 1. Harbor Beach 1.
Division 1 (8-player)
1. Pickford (3) (8-0) 47
(tie) Bridgman (2) (8-0) 47
3. Brown City (8-0) 38
4. Carson City-Crystal (8-0) 34
5. St. Ignace LaSalle (7-1) 28
6. Kingston (7-1) 16
7. Indian River-Inland Lakes (7-1) 15
8. Gobles (6-2) 13
9. Mendon (6-2) 11
10. Merrill (7-1) 10
Others receiving votes: Norway 5. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian 4. Lincoln-Alcona 3. Martin 3. Newberry 1.
Division 2 (8-player)
1. Adrian Lenawee Christian (3) (8-0) 39
2. Marion (1) (7-0) 35
3. Climax-Scotts (8-0) 34
4. Posen (7-0) 25
5. Crystal Falls Forest Park (7-1) 22
6. Portland St Patrick (7-1) 19
7. Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart (7-1) 15
8. Morrice (6-2) 11
9. Au Gres-Sims (7-1) 9
10. Pittsford (7-1) 6
Others receiving votes: Powers North Central 4. Bay City All Saints 1
