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NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 – Shootout Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Chicago Blackhawks 2 Red Wings 5, Oilers 4 – SO – Suter lifts Red Wings past Oilers in 5-4 shootout victory Pius Suter scored the winner in the fifth round of the shootout, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Dylan Larkin, Moritz Seider, Robby Fabbri...

In a game you heard on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM, and old Big 8 conference rivalry was renewed as Kalamazoo Central traveled to Benton Harbor to take on the Tigers at Farnum Gymnasium.  Joel Cordes has all of the action from Benton Harbor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Wisconsin 64, Michigan 59 Duke 68, Notre Dame 64 Kent State 82, Western Michigan 58 Central Michigan 77, Bowling Green 74 Akron 78, Eastern Michigan 51 Wisconsin 64, Michigan 59 – Essegian scores 23, Wisconsin holds off Michigan 64-59 Freshman Connor Essegian scored a career-high 23 points, including 5 of 6 free throws in the final 45 seconds, and Wis...

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 6, Vancouver Canucks 1 Red Wings 6, Canucks 1 – Red Wings trounce struggling Canucks 6-1 Dylan Larkin scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings beat the struggling Vancouver Canucks 6-1 for their third straight win. Robby Fabbri and Gustav Lindstrom each had a goal and an assist, and Pius Suter and Jonatan Berggren also scored for the Red Wing...

  We talk St. Joe, Our Lady of the Lake, Michigan Lutheran, and Benton Harbor Girls Basketball this week from Full Circle Café & Espresso bar…     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our WSJM Sports Co-Players of the Week are Seniors Matt Lanier and Chase Sanders of St. Joseph High School boys basketball.  Chase and Matt have led the Bears this season as St. Joe now leads the SMAC West and have won 9 straight games.   WSJM Sports Director Dave Wolf stopped by and visited with Chase, Matt, and St. Joe coach Gregg Schaffer to talk about what these two have meant for the team and...

In our Game of the Week as you heard on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM, first place in the SMAC West was on the line as St. Joseph faced Mattawan at the Bear Den in St. Joe.   Joel Cordes was there to call the action. St. Joe Senior Kai Wyngarden drives to the basket in the second half of St. Joe’s 50-47 win over Mattawan on Thursday at the Bear Den at St. Joe (WSJM Sports Photo: Dave Wolf) See...

NFL – National Football League – Super Bowl LVII Sunday Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 6:30 p.m.                 at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ NFL – Patrick Mahomes wins 2nd MVP award ahead of Super Bowl Patrick Mahomes dominated the voting for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award. Now, he’ll try to break the MVP curse. Mahomes, who also won in 2018, easily outdistanced Jalen H...

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan 93, Nebraska 72 Georgia Tech 70, Notre Dame 68 Michigan 93, Nebraska 72 – Michigan wins third straight, 93-72 over Nebraska Jett Howard made six 3-pointers and scored 22 points, Hunter Dickinson had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Michigan beat Nebraska 93-72. Nebraska, which trailed by 24 points in the first half, got within 48-39 early in the...

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 63, Maryland 58 Miami (OH) 85, Western Michigan 70 Ball State 65, Central Michigan 51 Buffalo 102, Eastern Michigan 97 Michigan State 63, Maryland 58 – Michigan St. rallies to win after giving up lead to Maryland Joey Hauser scored 20 points and Tyson Walker had 17 and Michigan State rallied after scoring the game’s first 15 points to b...

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Boston Celtics 111, Detroit Pistons 99 Chicago Bulls 128, San Antonio Spurs 104 Celtics 111, Pistons 99 – Jayson Tatum scores 34, Celtics cruise past Pistons 111-99 Jayson Tatum started slow and finished strong with 34 points, leading the Boston Celtics to a 111-99 win over the Detroit Pistons. The All-Star forward missed his first five shots and ha...

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Yesterday Michigan 77, Ohio State 69 Michigan 77, Ohio State 69 – Dickinson leads Michigan to 77-69 win over skidding Buckeyes Hunter Dickinson scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Michigan to a 77-69 win over Ohio State. Jett Howard added 16 points and Kobe Bufkin 13 with eight rebounds for the Wolverines, who missed their last four shots to drop to...

  This week, we talk St. Joe, Lakeshore, Michigan Lutheran, and Eau Claire Boys Basketball from Full Circle Café & Espresso Bar…     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Gabby Phillips of Lawrence High School Wrestling.  She’s currently a senior at Lawrence High School and has a 3.0 Grade Point Average. Gabby is the first ever girls wrestler to win the WSJM Player of the Week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As you heard on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM. Joel Cordes was at the Bear Den in St. Joe for this SMAC Conference game between Lakeshore and St. Joseph. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As you heard on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM. Joel Cordes was at the Bear Den in St. Joe for this SMAC Conference game between Lakeshore and St. Joseph See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan 68, Northwestern 51 Michigan 68, Northwestern 51 – Michigan earns 2nd road win, tops Northwestern 68-51 Hunter Dickinson scored 19 points and Michigan pulled away in the second half to earn a 68-51 win on the road, completing a season sweep of Northwestern on Thursday night.  The victory is just the second win away from home for the Wol...

NFL – Tom Brady retires at 45, insisting this time it’s ‘for good’ Tom Brady has announced his retirement. Brady won a record seven Super Bowls for New England and Tampa Bay. He is the most successful quarterback in NFL history and one of the greatest athletes in team sports. He posted the announcement on social media in a brief video lasting just under one minute. He says this t...

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Los Angeles Clippers 108, Chicago Bulls 103 Clippers 108, Bulls 103 – Leonard, Powell lead Clippers past Bulls, 108-103 Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points and Norman Powell added 27 to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Chicago Bulls 108-103. Paul George added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, who’ve won six of seven. Nikola Vucevic had 23...

NHL – Hall of Famer Bobby Hull, the Golden Jet, dies at 84 Hall of Fame forward Bobby Hull, who helped the Chicago Black Hawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final, has died. Hull was 84. The two-time MVP was one of the most prolific scorers in NHL history, leading the league in goals seven times. Nicknamed “The Golden Jet” for his speed and blond hair, he posted 13 consecutive seasons with 30 goals or...

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night (1) Purdue 77, Michigan State 61 Penn State 83, Michigan 61 (1) Purdue 77, Michigan State 61 – Edey scores 38 as No. 1 Purdue overwhelms Spartans 77-61 Zach Edey scored a career-high 38 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping No. 1 Purdue beat Michigan State 77-61. David Jenkins Jr. added a season-best 11 points as the Big Ten-leading Boilermakers won...

Our WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Phillip McLaurin from Brandywine High School Wrestling.  He’s currently a senior at Brandywine High School and has a 3.8016 Grade Point Average. He also plays football at Brandywine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  This week from Full Circle Café & Espresso Bar, we talk St. Joe, Our Lady of the Lake, Lakeshore, Michigan Lutheran, and Benton Harbor Girls Basketball…     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phil McDonald and Bret Witkowski have been friends for many years and listeners of WSJM have been able to hear and see that friendship firsthand as they have shared the airwaves for High School Football and High School Basketball broadcasts and of course on “The Coaches Show”. This Saturday marks their 600th episodes working together, talking with area high school and college coaches. “The Coaches...

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 63, Iowa 61 (1) Purdue 75, Michigan 70 Michigan State 63, Iowa 61 – Michigan State edges Iowa 63-61 with late buckets Tyler Walker and Jaden Akins hit big baskets down the stretch and Michigan State defeated Iowa 63-61. Walker came back onto the floor after leaving for a few minutes with a foot injury and immediately hit a long 2-pointe...