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NCAAMBKB – Dwayne Stephens leaves Michigan St to lead Western Michigan Western Michigan has hired longtime Michigan State assistant Dwayne Stephens to lead its basketball program. Stephens is scheduled to have his first news conference as Broncos coach on Wednesday. The former Spartans forward was on Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo’s staff for 19 seasons, including the last decade as an associat...

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NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Detroit Pistons 121, Indiana Pacers 117 Pistons 121, Pacers 117 – Bey, Jackson lead Pistons past Pacers 121-117 Saddiq Bey scored 31 points and Fred Jackson had 19 to lead the sharpshooting Detroit Pistons past the Indiana Pacers 121-117. Bey hit 11 of 18 shots including shooting 7 of 9 on 3-pointers in 23 minutes. The Pistons have won three games i...

    This week on The Coaches, we talked Berrien Springs Boys’ Basketball, St. Joe Wrestling, and Michigan Lutheran Girls’ Basketball, and visited with retiring Lakeshore Wrestling coach Bruce Bittenbender…     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lakeshore vs Lawrence for the ‘Big Trophy” in this Academic Challenge CHAMPIONSHIP Round! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Furry Friends Friday, brought to you by The Mason Jar Cafe , with Flora & Osa from Paws Of Hope !   Flora and Osa are littermates, born in May of 2021, and have very soft black coats. Both cats are extremely polite ladies. Flora (on the left) has a quiet nature but loves her scratching post, and playing with string and soft catnip toys. Osa (on the right) loves other cats, especiall...

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Chicago Bulls 135, Los Angeles Clippers 130 – OT Detroit Pistons 102, Philadelphia 76ers 94 Bulls 135, Clippers 130 – OT – DeRozan scores 50, Bulls rally past Clippers 135-130 in OT DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 50 points and the Chicago Bulls rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 135-130 in overtime. DeRozan finished two points shy of his c...

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  https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/976/2022/03/31103759/Grant-Grondrezick-II.mp4   This week’s Mid-West Family Player of the week is Grant Gondrezick II, a junior from Benton Harbor High School. On top of having a incredible regular season for the Tigers, Grant did what all great players must do and step up when it matters most– the postseason. In...

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night New York Rangers 5, Detroit Red Wings 4 – OT Rangers 5, Red Wings 4 – OT – Copp lifts Rangers over Red Wings in OT for 4th straight win Andrew Copp scored 1:34 into overtime and the New York Rangers extended their winning streak to four games by beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-4. Artemi Panarin had a goal and assisted on two others, including Copp’s wi...

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NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Chicago Bulls 107, Washington Wizards 94 Brooklyn Nets 130, Detroit Pistons 123 Bulls 107, Wizards 94 – Bulls alone in 5th place after 107-94 win over Wizards DeMar DeRozan scored 14 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, and the Chicago Bulls pulled away for a 107-94 victory over the Washington Wizards. Nikola Vucevic scored 27 points for Chicago,...

Host Tim Dunaj chats with “The Average Joes” robotics team #3620 from St. Joe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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NCAAWBKB – Women’s NCAA Tournament – Elite 8 Last Night Wichita Region – Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, KS 1 Louisville 62, 3 Michigan 50 Louisville 62, Michigan 50 – Louisville beats Michigan 62-50 to return to Final Four Hailey Van Lith scored 22 points, Olivia Cochran made a series of crucial baskets in the final minutes, and Louisville held off Michigan 62-50 to return to the Final Four fo...

NCAAWBKB – Women’s NCAA Tournament – Elite 8 Saturday Bridgeport Region – Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, CT 1 NC State 66, 5 Notre Dame 63 2 UConn 75, 3 Indiana 57 Wichita Region – Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, KS 1 Louisville 76, 4 Tennessee 64 3 Michigan 52, 10 South Dakota 49 Tonight Wichita Region – Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, KS 1 Louisville vs. 3 Michigan, 9:00 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Early...

      This week, we talk high school sports officiating with members of our local Fruitbelt Officials Association…     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It’s Furry Friends Friday, brought to you by The Mason Jar Cafe , featuring Conner & Cian from Animal Aid of Southwestern Michigan !   Conner and Cian are 12 week old orange Tabby-striped kittens. They are healthy, playful, crazy kittens who love to wrestle and chase balls with bells inside. The boys have been dewormed and have a veterinary appointment scheduled for their neuter surgery...

NCAAMBKB – Men’s NCAA Tournament – Sweet 16 Last Night South Region – AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX 3 Villanova 63, 11 Michigan 55 5 Houston 72, 1 Arizona 60 Villanova 63, Michigan 55 – Samuels powers Villanova over Michigan 63-55 in Sweet 16 Jermaine Samuels scored 22 points and Villanova controlled Michigan in a 63-55 Sweet 16 victory in the NCAA Tournament. Much of Samuels’ scori...

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NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Detroit Pistons 122, Atlanta Hawks 101 Sacramento Kings 110, Indiana Pacers 109 Pistons 122, Hawks 101 – Grant, Cunningham lead Pistons to rare rout of Hawks Jeremi Grant scored 21 points and the slumping Detroit Pistons routed the Atlanta Hawks 122-101 on Wednesday night. Cade Cunningham added 17 points and eight assists for Detroit. The Pistons le...

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NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Milwaukee Bucks 126, Chicago Bulls 98 Bucks 126, Bulls 98 – Antetokounmpo returns, Bucks roll to 126-98 win over Bulls Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points and 17 rebounds in his return to action and the Milwaukee Bucks rolled to a 126-98 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Antetokounmpo missed the Bucks’ 138-119 loss at Minnesota on Saturday due t...

This week’s R.R. features The “Greengineers” #3452 from Berrien Springs High School. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.