WSJM Sports

NFL – National Football League – Week 17 Last Night Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals, Suspended and Postponed Bills at Bengals, PPD – Bills’ Hamlin in critical condition after collapse on field Buffalo defensive back Damar Hamlin was in critical condition early Tuesday after the Bills say he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field following a tackle hours earlier, leading to the indefinite...

  This week we talk Lakeshore, Michigan Lutheran, and Benton Harbor Girls Basketball…     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Central Michigan 63, Michigan 61 CMU 63, Michigan 61 – Bass lifts Central Michigan to 63-61 upset win over Michigan Reggie Bass drilled a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left and Central Michigan knocked off in-state rival Michigan 63-61 in the final non-conference game for both schools. Jesse Zarzuela’s 3-pointer with 16:14 left to play put Central M...

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 – OT Red Wings 5, Penguins 4 – OT – Walman scores in OT to lift Red Wings past Penguins, 5-4 Jake Walman scored at 2:13 of overtime and the Detroit Red Wings overcame an early four-goal deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Wednesday night. Walman, off the rush, tipped a rebound behind goaltender Casey DeSm...

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Carolina Hurricanes 3, Chicago Blackhawks 0 Hurricanes 3, Blackhawks 0 – Raanta, Hurricanes beat Blackhawks 3-0 for 9th straight win Antti Raanta made 24 saves for his first shutout since March and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 on Tuesday night for their ninth consecutive victory. Martin Necas, Jesper Fast and Jordan Martinook score...

NFL – National Football League – Week 16 Last Night Los Angeles Chargers 20, Indianapolis Colts 3 Chargers 20, Colts 3 – Chargers reach playoffs, beat Foles, overmatched Colts 20-3 Austin Ekeler scored on two 1-yard runs and the Los Angeles Chargers clinched their first playoff berth since 2018, intercepting Indianapolis quarterback Nick Foles three times to beat the overmatched Colts 20-3. Justin...

NFL – National Football League – Week 16 Last Night Jacksonville Jaguars 19, New York Jets 3 Jaguars 19, Jets 3 – Lawrence, Jaguars continue playoff push, outclass Jets 19-3 Trevor Lawrence leaped for a touchdown and the Jacksonville Jaguars continued their push toward the playoffs with their third straight victory, 19-3 over an embarrassed Zach Wilson and the New York Jets on a rainy, windy night...

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 67, Oakland 54 North Carolina 80, Michigan 76 Florida State 73, Notre Dame 72 Western Michigan 61, Sienna Heights 41 Youngstown State 76, Central Michigan 65 Michigan State 67, Oakland 54 – Michigan State pulls away from Oakland in second half Joey Hauser scored 16 points, Jaden Akins added 15 and Michigan State pulled away in the secon...

NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Utah Jazz 126, Detroit Pistons 111 Chicago Bulls 113, Miami Heat 103 Jazz 126, Pistons 111 – Markkanen scores 38 to lead Jazz past Pistons 126-111 Lauri Markkanen scored 38 points, including a career-high nine 3-pointers, and the Utah Jazz defeated the Detroit Pistons 126-111. Jarred Vanderbilt added 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Jazz, who outscore...

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Washington Capitals 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 – OT Capitals 4, Red Wings 3 – OT – Orlov scores in OT, Caps hand Red Wings 6th straight loss Nic Dowd scored twice in 11 seconds, Dmitry Orlov had the overtime winner and the Washington Capitals won their second in a row by beating the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 with Alex Ovechkin still waiting for his next major milest...

NFL – National Football League – Week 15 Yesterday Detroit Lions 20, New York Jets 17 Philadelphia Eagles 25, Chicago Bears 20 Lions 20, Jets 17 – Goff stuns Jets late as Lions hold on for 20-17 victory Jared Goff threw a go-ahead 51-yard touchdown pass to Brock Wright on fourth-and-inches with 1:49 remaining and the Detroit Lions held on for a 20-17 victory over Zach Wilson and the New York Jets....

Our Midwest Family Player of the Week is Landon Fisher of Decatur High School Basketball. Landon is a senior at Decatur.   He also plays baseball and in the classroom Landon has a 4.0 GPA. WSJM Sports Director Dave Wolf caught up with Landon and Decatur Boys Basketball Coach Rick Athey earlier this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  This week at Full Circle Café & Espresso Bar, we talk St. Joe, Lakeshore, Michigan Lutheran, and Benton Harbor boys basketball…     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As you heard on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM. Joel Cordes brings you all of the action from Lakeshore High School as St. Joe faced Lakeshore in the War By Shore basketball edition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Vegas Golden Knights 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1 Golden Knights 4, Blackhawks 1 – Smith scores twice, Golden Knights top Blackhawks 4-1 Reilly Smith scored twice and rookie Logan Thompson made 23 saves to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Smith got a short-handed goal in the second period while the last-place Blackhawks...

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Detroit Pistons 141, Charlotte Hornets 134 – OT Indiana Pacers 125, Golden State Warriors 119 New York Knicks 128, Chicago Bulls 120 – OT Pistons 141, Hornets 134 – OT – Burks, Pistons spoil Ball’s return to floor with OT win Alec Burks scored a season-high 27 points off the bench, Killian Hayes added 25 and the Detroit Pistons spoiled LaMelo...

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Washington Capitals 7, Chicago Blackhawks 3 Carolina Hurricanes 1, Detroit Red Wings 0 Capitals 7, Blackhawks 3 – Ovechkin reaches 800 goals as Capitals beat Blackhawks 7-3 Alex Ovechkin scored three times to become the third NHL player with 800 career goals, and the streaking Washington Capitals beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 7-3. Nic Dowd, Anthony Manth...

NBA – Pistons’ Cunningham to have season-ending surgery Detroit guard Cade Cunningham is planning to have season-ending surgery to repair his left shin, a person with knowledge of the situation said. The No. 1 pick in the 2021 draft is expected to be ready for the start of training camp next season, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither...

NFL – National Football League – Week 14 Yesterday Detroit Lions 34, Minnesota Vikings 23 Bears, Packers, and Colts are off this week Lions 34, Vikings 23 – Goff helps surging Lions beat division-leading Vikings 34-23 Jared Goff threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns, leading the surging Detroit Lions to a 34-23 win over the NFC North-leading Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings needed a win or tie to...

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

Our Midwest Family Player of the Week for the winter high school sports season is Megan Wurster of Lakeshore High School Basketball. Megan is a sophomore at Lakeshore.   She also plays soccer and golf and in the classroom she has a 3.7 GPA. WSJM Sports Director Dave Wolf caught up with Megan and Lakeshore Girls Basketball Coach Michael Clark earlier this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

As you heard on News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM. Joel Cordes brings you all of the action from Lakeshore High School as the Lancers opened the 2022-23 regular season at home against Portage Central in a SMAC West Division contest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WNBA – Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home American basketball star Brittney Griner is heading home, freed from Russian prison in exchange for the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Thursday’s dramatic action was the culmination of an eight-month saga of high diplomacy and dashed hopes. But the U.S. failed to win freedom for another American, Paul W...

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 67, Penn State 58 Notre Dame 81, Boston University 75 Robert Morris 71, Central Michigan 66 Illinois State 87, Eastern Michigan 81 Michigan State 67, Penn State 58 – Hoggard scores career-high 23, Michigan St snaps 2-game skid A.J. Hoggard scored a career-high 23 points, Joey Hauser had 12 points and 15 rebounds and Michigan State beat...

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 New Jersey Devils 3, Chicago Blackhawks 0 Red Wings 4, Lightning 2 – Husso makes 44 saves, helps Red Wings beat Lightning 4-2 Ville Husso made 28 of his 44 saves in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2. The Red Wings got goals from Michael Rasmussen, Jonatan Berggren, Adam Erne...