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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 Show” has been a staple in the Southwest Michigan community for many years and it’s because of the passion and dedication to area sports and student athletes that these two share. Phil and Bret sat down with Jonny Reinhardt to talk about some of their favorite moments of the past and what they look forward to in the future.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 Show” has been a staple in the Southwest Michigan community for many years and it’s because of the passion and dedication to area sports and student athletes that these two share. Phil and Bret sat down with Jonny Reinhardt to talk about some of their favorite moments of the past and what they look forward to in the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Toothless is a very pretty all-black female cat who is only about 2 years old. This beauty is named after the dragon in “How to Train Your Dragon” and she does have ALL of her teeth! Toothless is looking for a quiet home and would be okay with just a few other pets. She has a calm disposition and is a sweet girl. She’s hard to resist with those big crisp green eyes. Toothless came to us with four kittens. She is ready for the loving forever home we promised to her. Please contact Animal Aid at 269-934-7729 or [email protected] if you’d like to meet our terrific girl, Toothless!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Toothless is a very pretty all-black female cat who is only about 2 years old. This beauty is named after the dragon in “How to Train Your Dragon” and she does have ALL of her teeth! Toothless is looking for a quiet home and would be okay with just a few other pets. She has a calm disposition and is a sweet girl. She’s hard to resist with those big crisp green eyes. Toothless came to us with four kittens. She is ready for the loving forever home we promised to her. Please contact Animal Aid at 269-934-7729 or [email protected] if you’d like to meet our terrific girl, Toothless!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you afford a $1k emergency? Cheesy nightmares. And edible insects?! (Ugh) That’s what Paul Layendecker is BuZzin’ about today on The Daily BuZz!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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-pointer for a 61-59 lead with 1:24 remaining. A half-minute later, Akins sank a short jumper for Michigan State’s largest lead. Akins finished with 12 points, Walker and Mady Sissoko had 10 points each with Sissoko pulling down 10 rebounds for the Spartans. Joey Hauser had three 3-pointers and 11 points and Malik Hall returned after a three-game absence to score 11. Ahron Ulis scored a career-high 17 points, Filip Rebraca had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Kris Murray, averaging over 21 points per game, had 11 for Iowa. (1) Purdue 75, Michigan 70 – Zach Edey has 19 points, No. 1 Purdue beats Michigan 75-70 Zach Edey had 15 of his 19 points in the first half and Fletcher Loyer finished with 17 points to help No. 1 Purdue hold off Michigan 75-70 on Thursday night. The Boilermakers had a 15-0 run to go ahead 41-28 lead in the first half after there were 10 lead changes and four ties, but they couldn’t pull away. The Wolverines were without standout freshman Jett Howard, who missed the game with an ankle injury, and hung around until the final seconds. Joey Baker made a 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left to pull Michigan within three points. Hunter Dickinson scored 21, Kobe Bufkin had 16 points and Baker added 11 points for the Wolverines, who have lost four of their last six games. Saturday Louisville at Notre Dame, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Miami (OH), 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Sunday Michigan at Penn State, 12:00 p.m. WSJM 12:00 Michigan State at (1) Purdue, 12:00 Cosy 11:00 NFL – National Football League – Conference Championships Sunday San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles, 3:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs, 6:30 p.m. NFL – Panthers hire Frank Reich over Steve Wilks as head coach The Carolina Panthers have hired Frank Reich as their new head coach following an extensive search. The 61-year-old Reich joins the Panthers after spending the past four-plus seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, where he went 40-33-1 as head coach before being fired on Nov. 7. The Colts went to the playoffs twice as a wild-card team under Reich. For Reich, the hire represents a return to Carolina, where he spent one season as the team’s quarterback and started the franchise’s inaugural game in 1995. He was chosen over candidates including Steve Wilks, who served as the team’s defensive coordinator before being promoted to interim coach. NFL – Ex-Lions, Liberty linebacker Jessie Lemonier dead at 25 Outside linebacker Jessie Lemonier, who appeared in seven games for the Detroit Lions in 2021 in a brief NFL career highlighted by a sack of Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, has died. He was 25. The Lions disclosed his death in a statement Thursday, adding they confirmed it with his family. They did not provide any details. Lemonier was signed to the Lions practice squad before the 2022 season, days before being released by the Los Angeles Chargers. He had 17 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks, with the other half coming against Arizona on Dec. 19, 2021. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night (10) Maryland 72, (13) Michigan 64 (7) Notre Dame 70, (24) Florida State 47 Saturday Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Miami (OH), 1:00 p.m. Western Michigan at Kent State, 2:00 p.m. Sunday (7) Notre Dame at (20) NC State, 3:00 p.m. (13) Michigan at Minnesota, 3:00 p.m. Michigan State at (22) Illinois, 6:00 p.m. NHL – NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 – OT Chicago Blackhawks 5, Calgary Flames 1 Red Wings 4, Canadiens 3 – OT – Robby Fabbri scores in OT, Red Wings beat Canadiens 4-3 Robby Fabbri scored at 2:36 of overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Michael Rasmussen set up Fabbri with a pass through the crease. Rasmussen, Jonatan Berggren and Oskar Sunqvist also scored to help the Red Wings improve to 21-18-8. Moritz Seider had three assists, and Ville Husso made 20 saves. Rafael Harvey-Pinard scored twice and had an assist for Montreal. Michael Pezzetta added a goal and an assist, and Jake Allen made 38 saves. The Canadiens dropped to 20-25-4. Blackhawks 5, Flames 1 – Stauber wins again, Blackhawks beat Flames 5-1 Rookie goaltender Jaxson Stauber made it two wins in two career starts by stopping 34 shots and leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames. Taylor Raddysh, Boris Katchouk, Jason Dickinson, Sam Lafferty and Connor Murphy scored for Chicago, which entered last in the NHL standings. Max Domi h

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-pointer for a 61-59 lead with 1:24 remaining. A half-minute later, Akins sank a short jumper for Michigan State’s largest lead. Akins finished with 12 points, Walker and Mady Sissoko had 10 points each with Sissoko pulling down 10 rebounds for the Spartans. Joey Hauser had three 3-pointers and 11 points and Malik Hall returned after a three-game absence to score 11. Ahron Ulis scored a career-high 17 points, Filip Rebraca had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Kris Murray, averaging over 21 points per game, had 11 for Iowa. (1) Purdue 75, Michigan 70 – Zach Edey has 19 points, No. 1 Purdue beats Michigan 75-70 Zach Edey had 15 of his 19 points in the first half and Fletcher Loyer finished with 17 points to help No. 1 Purdue hold off Michigan 75-70 on Thursday night. The Boilermakers had a 15-0 run to go ahead 41-28 lead in the first half after there were 10 lead changes and four ties, but they couldn’t pull away. The Wolverines were without standout freshman Jett Howard, who missed the game with an ankle injury, and hung around until the final seconds. Joey Baker made a 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left to pull Michigan within three points. Hunter Dickinson scored 21, Kobe Bufkin had 16 points and Baker added 11 points for the Wolverines, who have lost four of their last six games. Saturday Louisville at Notre Dame, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Miami (OH), 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Sunday Michigan at Penn State, 12:00 p.m. WSJM 12:00 Michigan State at (1) Purdue, 12:00 Cosy 11:00 NFL – National Football League – Conference Championships Sunday San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles, 3:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs, 6:30 p.m. NFL – Panthers hire Frank Reich over Steve Wilks as head coach The Carolina Panthers have hired Frank Reich as their new head coach following an extensive search. The 61-year-old Reich joins the Panthers after spending the past four-plus seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, where he went 40-33-1 as head coach before being fired on Nov. 7. The Colts went to the playoffs twice as a wild-card team under Reich. For Reich, the hire represents a return to Carolina, where he spent one season as the team’s quarterback and started the franchise’s inaugural game in 1995. He was chosen over candidates including Steve Wilks, who served as the team’s defensive coordinator before being promoted to interim coach. NFL – Ex-Lions, Liberty linebacker Jessie Lemonier dead at 25 Outside linebacker Jessie Lemonier, who appeared in seven games for the Detroit Lions in 2021 in a brief NFL career highlighted by a sack of Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, has died. He was 25. The Lions disclosed his death in a statement Thursday, adding they confirmed it with his family. They did not provide any details. Lemonier was signed to the Lions practice squad before the 2022 season, days before being released by the Los Angeles Chargers. He had 17 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks, with the other half coming against Arizona on Dec. 19, 2021. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night (10) Maryland 72, (13) Michigan 64 (7) Notre Dame 70, (24) Florida State 47 Saturday Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Miami (OH), 1:00 p.m. Western Michigan at Kent State, 2:00 p.m. Sunday (7) Notre Dame at (20) NC State, 3:00 p.m. (13) Michigan at Minnesota, 3:00 p.m. Michigan State at (22) Illinois, 6:00 p.m. NHL – NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 – OT Chicago Blackhawks 5, Calgary Flames 1 Red Wings 4, Canadiens 3 – OT – Robby Fabbri scores in OT, Red Wings beat Canadiens 4-3 Robby Fabbri scored at 2:36 of overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Michael Rasmussen set up Fabbri with a pass through the crease. Rasmussen, Jonatan Berggren and Oskar Sunqvist also scored to help the Red Wings improve to 21-18-8. Moritz Seider had three assists, and Ville Husso made 20 saves. Rafael Harvey-Pinard scored twice and had an assist for Montreal. Michael Pezzetta added a goal and an assist, and Jake Allen made 38 saves. The Canadiens dropped to 20-25-4. Blackhawks 5, Flames 1 – Stauber wins again, Blackhawks beat Flames 5-1 Rookie goaltender Jaxson Stauber made it two wins in two career starts by stopping 34 shots and leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames. Taylor Raddysh, Boris Katchouk, Jason Dickinson, Sam Lafferty and Connor Murphy scored for Chicago, which entered last in the NHL standings. Max Domi had an assist, extending his point streak t

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Got Something to Say? is brought to you by United Federal Credit Union – We Get U! The Snowman 5K Dash is happening Saturday February 11th in Coloma. Hosted by the SWMI Racers and benefiting Grace Christian Schools School as they partner with Casa Por Cristo on a youth mission trip to Santiago, Dominican Republic March 26 through April 2, 2023. Local youth will travel to the Dominican Republic to build homes for families in need. Teresa from SWMI Racers and Alexa and April from Grace Christian join Jonny Reinhardt to talk about it! Learn more and sign up HERE!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniele from St. Joe Today joins Jonny to talk about all the fun things happening this weekend in Southwest Michigan! Plus Jen Wagner from Boss Services joins the WOW Factor to talk about the exciting things happening next weekend for the Magical Ice Festival in St. Joe!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Better than whoopie! How long could you survive without your phone? And there’s NEVER enough time in the day! That’s what Paul Layendecker is BuZzin’ about today on The Daily BuZz!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL – Hurts, Jefferson, Mahomes among AP NFL MVP finalists Jalen Hurts, Justin Jefferson and Patrick Mahomes are finalists for The Associated Press 2022 NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards. The winners will be announced at NFL Honors on Feb. 9. A nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league completed voting before the start of the playoffs. Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Bengals QB Joe Burrow also are finalists for MVP. San Francisco 49ers edge rusher Nick Bosa, Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones and Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons are the finalists for AP Defensive Player of the Year. NFL – Daboll, Pederson, Shanahan finalists for coach of the year Brian Daboll, Doug Pederson and Kyle Shanahan are the finalists for AP Coach of the Year award. Daboll led the New York Giants to a 9-7-1 record in his first season as head coach. Pederson guided the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 9-8 record and an AFC South title in his first year with the team. Shanahan led the San Francisco 49ers to a 13-4 mark, including 5-0 down the stretch with third-string rookie quarterback Brock Purdy. Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans and Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen are the finalists for AP Assistant Coach of the Year. NFL – Defensive Rookie of the year finalists Jets cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson and Seahawks cornerback Tariq Woolen are the finalists for AP Defensive Rookie of the Year. NFL – NFL playoffs: Mahomes shrugs off pain, plans to play Patrick Mahomes has a very sore right ankle. Jalen Hurts has a bum right shoulder. Even so, neither quarterback is complaining in the lead up to Sunday’s NFL conference championship games. Mahomes went through a normal morning walkthrough Wednesday and then headed out for an afternoon practice, four days after a Jacksonville pass rusher landed on his ankle and forced him to hobble off the field in pain. The Chiefs host the Bengals in the AFC Championship on Sunday. Hurts said Wednesday that his shoulder is still sore, though he didn’t seem concerned. The Eagles will host the 49ers in the NFC Championship, also on Sunday. The winners of the conference title games will meet in the Super Bowl on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Orlando Magic 126, Indiana Pacers 120 Magic 126, Pacers 120 – Banchero, Harris lead Magic to 126-120 win over Pacers Paolo Banchero scored 23 points and Garry Harris made all six of his 3-point shots and added 22 points as the Orlando Magic held off a late rally to beat the Indiana Pacers 126-120. Bennedict Mathurin came off the Pacers’ bench to score 26 points for the second straight game, and Myles Turner added 22 points and 13 rebounds. Buddy Hield hit his first five 3-point shots and finished with 21 points for Indiana. Wendell Carter Jr. had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic, who hit 15 of 28 3-point tries and shot 56% overall. Tonight Detroit Pistons at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets, 7:30 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Iowa at Michigan State, 7:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 6:00 (1) Purdue at Michigan, 9:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM (joined in progress after HSBB) NCAAMBKB – Siblings feed pro hoop dreams at Marquette, Notre Dame Olivier-Maxence Prosper is a forward for No. 16 Marquette and he is inching closer to a potential shot at his NBA dream. The 20-year-old Montreal native has also been a lifelong inspiration to his 17-year-old sister, Cassandre, who plays for Notre Dame and wants to someday play in the WNBA. The two siblings have played basketball since they were very young. Both parents played in college. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night Eastern Michigan 63, Western Michigan 51 Central Michigan 69, Ohio 66 Tonight (13) Michigan at (10) Maryland, 6:30 p.m. (24) Florida State at (7) Notre Dame, 8:00 p.m. NHL – NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, 9:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Well-traveled Jurkovec happy to come home to Pittsburgh Former Notre Dame and Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec has come home to Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh native transferred to the Panthers in December after spending the last three years with the Eagles. Jurkovec says he wants to help Pitt take another step forward after winning a combined 20 games over the last two seasons. Jurkovec is one of three high-profile transfers with Pittsburgh ties who joined the Panthers in the transfer portal. Running back Derrick Davis came over from LSU and safety Donovan McMillon transferred from Florida. Both are from Western Pennsylvania. USA Soccer – Late Grant Wahl to get US Soccer’s Colin Jose Media Award The late Grant Wahl will be honored with this year’s Colin Jose Media Award, given to journalists who made long-t

NFL – Hurts, Jefferson, Mahomes among AP NFL MVP finalists Jalen Hurts, Justin Jefferson and Patrick Mahomes are finalists for The Associated Press 2022 NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards. The winners will be announced at NFL Honors on Feb. 9. A nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league completed voting before the start of the playoffs. Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Bengals QB Joe Burrow also are finalists for MVP. San Francisco 49ers edge rusher Nick Bosa, Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones and Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons are the finalists for AP Defensive Player of the Year. NFL – Daboll, Pederson, Shanahan finalists for coach of the year Brian Daboll, Doug Pederson and Kyle Shanahan are the finalists for AP Coach of the Year award. Daboll led the New York Giants to a 9-7-1 record in his first season as head coach. Pederson guided the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 9-8 record and an AFC South title in his first year with the team. Shanahan led the San Francisco 49ers to a 13-4 mark, including 5-0 down the stretch with third-string rookie quarterback Brock Purdy. Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans and Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen are the finalists for AP Assistant Coach of the Year. NFL – Defensive Rookie of the year finalists Jets cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson and Seahawks cornerback Tariq Woolen are the finalists for AP Defensive Rookie of the Year. NFL – NFL playoffs: Mahomes shrugs off pain, plans to play Patrick Mahomes has a very sore right ankle. Jalen Hurts has a bum right shoulder. Even so, neither quarterback is complaining in the lead up to Sunday’s NFL conference championship games. Mahomes went through a normal morning walkthrough Wednesday and then headed out for an afternoon practice, four days after a Jacksonville pass rusher landed on his ankle and forced him to hobble off the field in pain. The Chiefs host the Bengals in the AFC Championship on Sunday. Hurts said Wednesday that his shoulder is still sore, though he didn’t seem concerned. The Eagles will host the 49ers in the NFC Championship, also on Sunday. The winners of the conference title games will meet in the Super Bowl on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Orlando Magic 126, Indiana Pacers 120 Magic 126, Pacers 120 – Banchero, Harris lead Magic to 126-120 win over Pacers Paolo Banchero scored 23 points and Garry Harris made all six of his 3-point shots and added 22 points as the Orlando Magic held off a late rally to beat the Indiana Pacers 126-120. Bennedict Mathurin came off the Pacers’ bench to score 26 points for the second straight game, and Myles Turner added 22 points and 13 rebounds. Buddy Hield hit his first five 3-point shots and finished with 21 points for Indiana. Wendell Carter Jr. had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic, who hit 15 of 28 3-point tries and shot 56% overall. Tonight Detroit Pistons at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets, 7:30 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Iowa at Michigan State, 7:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 6:00 (1) Purdue at Michigan, 9:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM (joined in progress after HSBB) NCAAMBKB – Siblings feed pro hoop dreams at Marquette, Notre Dame Olivier-Maxence Prosper is a forward for No. 16 Marquette and he is inching closer to a potential shot at his NBA dream. The 20-year-old Montreal native has also been a lifelong inspiration to his 17-year-old sister, Cassandre, who plays for Notre Dame and wants to someday play in the WNBA. The two siblings have played basketball since they were very young. Both parents played in college. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night Eastern Michigan 63, Western Michigan 51 Central Michigan 69, Ohio 66 Tonight (13) Michigan at (10) Maryland, 6:30 p.m. (24) Florida State at (7) Notre Dame, 8:00 p.m. NHL – NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, 9:00 p.m. NCAAFB – Well-traveled Jurkovec happy to come home to Pittsburgh Former Notre Dame and Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec has come home to Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh native transferred to the Panthers in December after spending the last three years with the Eagles. Jurkovec says he wants to help Pitt take another step forward after winning a combined 20 games over the last two seasons. Jurkovec is one of three high-profile transfers with Pittsburgh ties who joined the Panthers in the transfer portal. Running back Derrick Davis came over from LSU and safety Donovan McMillon transferred from Florida. Both are from Western Pennsylvania. USA Soccer – Late Grant Wahl to get US Soccer’s Colin Jose Media Award The late Grant Wahl will be honored with this year’s Colin Jose Media A

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NHL – NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 3, San Jose Sharks 2 – OT Vancouver Canucks 5, Chicago Blackhawks 2 Red Wings 3, Sharks 2 – OT – Andrew Copp scores in OT, Red Wings beat Sharks 3-2 Andrew Copp scored 25 seconds into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Copp banged in a rebound near the goal crease after goalie James Reimer stopped Michael Rasmussen’s shot. Rasmussen and Adam Erne scored in regulation, with Dylan Larkin reaching 400 NHL points with an assist on Erne’s goal. Ville Husso made 26 saves. Timo Meier scored his fifth goal in seven games for San Jose. Logan Couture also scored, Erik Karlsson assisted on both goals, and Reimer stopped 29 shots. Canucks 5, Blackhawks 2 – Canucks beat Blackhawks 5-2 in Tocchet’s debut as coach Dakota Joshua and Sheldon Dries scored 34 seconds apart in the third period, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 to give Rick Tocchet a victory in his first game as coach. Tocchet was named the 21st head coach in Canucks history Sunday after Bruce Boudreau was fired along with assistant Trent Cull. Vancouver outshot the Blackhawks 48-14 and fought back from a pair of one-goal deficits but failed to score on five power-play chances. Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice for the Canucks, who snapped a three-game skid. Bo Horvat scored shorthanded into an empty net. Patrick Kane and Sam Lafferty scored for the Blackhawks, and Petr Mrazek made 43 saves. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night NC State 85, Notre Dame 82 Ohio 88, Western Michigan 76 Bowling Green 83, Central Michigan 61 Toledo 84, Eastern Michigan 79 NC State 85, Notre Dame 82 – Joiner scores 28, leads N.C. State over Notre Dame 85-82 Jarkel Joiner scored 28 points to lead North Carolina State to an 85-82 victory over Notre Dame. Cormac Ryan’s 3-pointer pulled Notre Dame within 69-68 with 4:59 remaining, but the Wolfpack answered with 7-1 spurt for a 76-69 lead. Joiner also made all eight of his free throws, including six inside the final minute as the Wolfpack built a six-point lead with five seconds left. Terquavion Smith added 18 points for N.C. State (16-5, 6-4). The Wolfpack had just two turnovers and scored 18 points from 15 Notre Dame turnovers. Ryan scored 19 points for Notre Dame (9-12, 1-9), Ohio 88, WMU 76 – Wilson scores 31, Ohio downs Western Michigan 88-76 Dwight Wilson scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half and Ohio beat Western Michigan 88-76 on Tuesday night. Wilson also added 11 rebounds for the Bobcats (11-9, 3-4 Mid-American Conference). AJ Brown shot 6 for 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to add 16 points. AJ Clayton was 4 of 11 shooting (3 for 9 from distance) to finish with 13 points, while adding seven rebounds. Lamar Norman Jr. led the Broncos (6-14, 2-5) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. Titus Wright added 16 points for Western Michigan. Tray Maddox Jr. also put up 10 points and four assists. BGSU 83, CMU 61 – Ayers has 24, Bowling Green beats Central Michigan 83-61 Leon Ayers III had 24 points and Bowling Green beat Central Michigan 83-61 on Tuesday night. Ayers was 8 of 12 shooting, including 5 for 6 from distance, and went 3 for 3 from the line for the Falcons (10-10, 4-3 Mid-American Conference). Samari Curtis added 19 points while shooting 2 for 6 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 14 of 16 from the free throw line, and he also had six rebounds. Jesse Zarzuela led the Chippewas (7-13, 2-5) in scoring, finishing with 24 points and two steals. Reggie Bass added eight points for Central Michigan. In addition, Ola Ajiboye had seven points. Toledo 84, EMU 79 – Toledo spoils Bates’ career night, beats Eastern Michigan JT Shumate and Dante Maddox Jr. combined to score 39 points and Toledo needed five starters scoring in double-digits to offset a 43-point effort from Emoni Bates and lift the Rockets to an 84-79 victory over Eastern Michigan. Bates scored 29 straight EMU points in the first half and he established career highs for points scored (43), field goals made (15), and 3-pointer made (9). He was 15 of 23 from the field, 9 of 14 from deep and 4 for 4 from the line while grabbing seven rebounds. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Indiana Pacers 116, Chicago Bulls 110 Pacers 116, Bulls 110 – Turner, Mathurin spur Pacers’ rally to beat Bulls 116-110 Myles Turner and Bennedict Mathurin each scored 26 points and Mathurin’s short, go-ahead basket with 29.1 seconds left helped the Indiana Pacers close out a rally from 21 points down to beat the Chicago Bulls 116-110. Indiana snapped a season-worst seven-game losing streak to stay ahead of 10th-place Chicago in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers played again without injured point guard Tyrese Haliburton and this time without his replacement, Andrew Nembhard, who was sick. T.J. McConnell had 20 points and 10 assists for the Pacers, who have won 11 games this season

NHL – NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 3, San Jose Sharks 2 – OT Vancouver Canucks 5, Chicago Blackhawks 2 Red Wings 3, Sharks 2 – OT – Andrew Copp scores in OT, Red Wings beat Sharks 3-2 Andrew Copp scored 25 seconds into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Copp banged in a rebound near the goal crease after goalie James Reimer stopped Michael Rasmussen’s shot. Rasmussen and Adam Erne scored in regulation, with Dylan Larkin reaching 400 NHL points with an assist on Erne’s goal. Ville Husso made 26 saves. Timo Meier scored his fifth goal in seven games for San Jose. Logan Couture also scored, Erik Karlsson assisted on both goals, and Reimer stopped 29 shots. Canucks 5, Blackhawks 2 – Canucks beat Blackhawks 5-2 in Tocchet’s debut as coach Dakota Joshua and Sheldon Dries scored 34 seconds apart in the third period, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 to give Rick Tocchet a victory in his first game as coach. Tocchet was named the 21st head coach in Canucks history Sunday after Bruce Boudreau was fired along with assistant Trent Cull. Vancouver outshot the Blackhawks 48-14 and fought back from a pair of one-goal deficits but failed to score on five power-play chances. Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice for the Canucks, who snapped a three-game skid. Bo Horvat scored shorthanded into an empty net. Patrick Kane and Sam Lafferty scored for the Blackhawks, and Petr Mrazek made 43 saves. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night NC State 85, Notre Dame 82 Ohio 88, Western Michigan 76 Bowling Green 83, Central Michigan 61 Toledo 84, Eastern Michigan 79 NC State 85, Notre Dame 82 – Joiner scores 28, leads N.C. State over Notre Dame 85-82 Jarkel Joiner scored 28 points to lead North Carolina State to an 85-82 victory over Notre Dame. Cormac Ryan’s 3-pointer pulled Notre Dame within 69-68 with 4:59 remaining, but the Wolfpack answered with 7-1 spurt for a 76-69 lead. Joiner also made all eight of his free throws, including six inside the final minute as the Wolfpack built a six-point lead with five seconds left. Terquavion Smith added 18 points for N.C. State (16-5, 6-4). The Wolfpack had just two turnovers and scored 18 points from 15 Notre Dame turnovers. Ryan scored 19 points for Notre Dame (9-12, 1-9), Ohio 88, WMU 76 – Wilson scores 31, Ohio downs Western Michigan 88-76 Dwight Wilson scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half and Ohio beat Western Michigan 88-76 on Tuesday night. Wilson also added 11 rebounds for the Bobcats (11-9, 3-4 Mid-American Conference). AJ Brown shot 6 for 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to add 16 points. AJ Clayton was 4 of 11 shooting (3 for 9 from distance) to finish with 13 points, while adding seven rebounds. Lamar Norman Jr. led the Broncos (6-14, 2-5) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. Titus Wright added 16 points for Western Michigan. Tray Maddox Jr. also put up 10 points and four assists. BGSU 83, CMU 61 – Ayers has 24, Bowling Green beats Central Michigan 83-61 Leon Ayers III had 24 points and Bowling Green beat Central Michigan 83-61 on Tuesday night. Ayers was 8 of 12 shooting, including 5 for 6 from distance, and went 3 for 3 from the line for the Falcons (10-10, 4-3 Mid-American Conference). Samari Curtis added 19 points while shooting 2 for 6 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 14 of 16 from the free throw line, and he also had six rebounds. Jesse Zarzuela led the Chippewas (7-13, 2-5) in scoring, finishing with 24 points and two steals. Reggie Bass added eight points for Central Michigan. In addition, Ola Ajiboye had seven points. Toledo 84, EMU 79 – Toledo spoils Bates’ career night, beats Eastern Michigan JT Shumate and Dante Maddox Jr. combined to score 39 points and Toledo needed five starters scoring in double-digits to offset a 43-point effort from Emoni Bates and lift the Rockets to an 84-79 victory over Eastern Michigan. Bates scored 29 straight EMU points in the first half and he established career highs for points scored (43), field goals made (15), and 3-pointer made (9). He was 15 of 23 from the field, 9 of 14 from deep and 4 for 4 from the line while grabbing seven rebounds. NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Indiana Pacers 116, Chicago Bulls 110 Pacers 116, Bulls 110 – Turner, Mathurin spur Pacers’ rally to beat Bulls 116-110 Myles Turner and Bennedict Mathurin each scored 26 points and Mathurin’s short, go-ahead basket with 29.1 seconds left helped the Indiana Pacers close out a rally from 21 points down to beat the Chicago Bulls 116-110. Indiana snapped a season-worst seven-game losing streak to stay ahead of 10th-place Chicago in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers played again without injured point guard Tyrese Haliburton and this time without his replacement, Andrew Nembhard, who was sick. T.J. McConnell had 20 points and 10 assists for the Pacers, who

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her State of the State address Wednesday night. WSJM will carry the speech starting at 7 p.m. Providing a Republican response to the governor will be state Senator Aric Nesbitt. His office says he’ll deliver a video response immediately after the address. The governor is expected to use her annual address to call for gun safety laws, including a red flag law, along with tax relief and a plan for how to use a massive budget surplus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flick Pick is a podcast about movies. In today’s episode, Andrew Green reviews The Whale, which is a movie. The Whale stars Brendan Fraser as an extremely obese man who is dying of congestive heart failure. During his final days, he tried to establish an connection to his estranged teenage daughter. Sounds like a real hoot, doesn’t it? Did Andrew enjoy The Whale, or did he send it back out to sea? Find out in this uplifting edition of Flick Pick! Click here to listen to additional episodes of Flick Pick.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here’s what you might have missed from The Morning Show with Jonny Reinhardt for Tuesday Jan. 24th, 2023: What does the hue of your coffee says about you! Eggs are getting so expensive that someone recently used their lottery winnings just to buy eggs..and the richest dog in the world has way more money that you! All that and more on today’s podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Sarah from the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber talks about an upcoming ribbon cutting at Point Blue plus their upcoming Business Recognition Awards Ceremony & Annual Meeting. Learn more HERE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Driving pet peeves. Leftovers for breakfast? And the doomsday clock. That’s what Paul Layendecker is BuZzin’ about today on The Daily BuZz!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Milwaukee Bucks 150, Detroit Pistons 130 Chicago Bulls 111, Atlanta Hawks 100 Bucks 150, Pistons 130 – Antetokounmpo scores 29 in return, Bucks top Pistons 150-130 Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 20 of his 29 points in the first quarter, returning to the lineup after a five-game absence to lead the Milwaukee Bucks in a 150-130 win over the Detroit Pistons. The two-time MVP was joined by three-time All-Star Khris Middleton, putting the Bucks’ prolific duo in the same lineup for the first time in more than a month. Antetokounmpo had been out with a sore left knee. Middleton hadn’t played since Dec. 15 due to a sore right knee. He had eight points and four assists. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 33 points for the Pistons. Bulls 111, Hawks 100 – DeRozan scores 26 in 1,000th game, Bulls beat Hawks 111-100 DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points in his 1,000th career game, Nikola Vucevic added 14 points and 17 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 111-100. The Bulls returned to Chicago after 126-108 win over the Pistons in Paris on Thursday. Trae Young had 21 points and 13 assists, while Dejounte Murray added 20 points for the Hawks, who have lost two straight after winning five in a row. Zach LaVine finished with 20 points. In the previous two meetings in Atlanta, both games ended with a buzzer-beater. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Notre Dame at NC State, 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan at Ohio, 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Toledo, 7:00 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night (6) Indiana 92, (14) Michigan 83 (6) Indiana 92, (14) Michigan 83 – Holmes leads No. 6 Indiana women past No. 13 Michigan, 92-83 Mackenzie Holmes had 25 points and 10 rebounds as No. 6 Indiana beat No. 13 Michigan 92-83. Sara Scalia added 19 points, Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sydney Parrish each scored 12, and Yarden Garzon and Grace Berger each had 10 points for the Hoosiers, who won their sixth straight. Leigha Brown scored 31 points to lead Michigan. Leigha Brown scored 31 points to lead Michigan (16-4, 6-3). Laila Phelia added 21 points and Emily Kiser had 11 for the Wolverines, whose three-game winning streak ended. Indiana led by 17 points early in the second half. Michigan got within 77-71 in the fourth quarter before the Hoosiers pulled away.. NCAAWBKB – Notre Dame’s Dara Mabrey out for season with torn ACL Notre Dame guard Dara Mabrey announced on social media that she tore her ACL, ending her college career with the seventh-ranked Irish. Mabrey hurt her right knee nearly 2 minutes into the game when she stole a ball and was racing down the court. She was fouled and went to the floor and immediately grabbed her knee. Mabrey has played 135 games in her career which started at Virginia Tech for the first two seasons before she came to Notre Dame where her two older sisters starred. She started 18 games this season and 125 in her career. She’s averaged 10.9 points and 2.4 assists over the years. NCAAFB – Michigan Stadium tunnel will widen without portable seating Michigan Stadium’s tunnel will be a little wider next season. The school confirmed Monday that it will remove a portable section of seats from the front of the tunnel to give players, coaches and staff members more room to enter and exit the football field. A total of 45 portable seats will be lost and enough standing-room only tickets are expected to be added in the stadium to keep its capacity at 107,601. Previously, fans were close enough to touch coaches and players as one did last season with Michigan State’s Mel Tucker. That was well before the postgame altercation between Spartans and Wolverines players that led to suspensions and criminal charges. NCAABKB – Boilers back on top of Men’s poll; Texas teams shut out in women’s rankings Purdue is back at No. 1 in the AP Top 25. Alabama is right behind the Boilermakers. Purdue returned to the top spot in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, moving up two spots after Houston’s loss to Temple. The Boilermakers received 39 first-place votes after a volatile week where just two teams kept the same spot from a week ago. Alabama climbed two spots to No. 2, its highest ranking since reaching No. 1 in 2002-03. Houston, Tennessee and Kansas State round out the top five. For the first time in the 47-year history of The Associated Press women’s basketball poll no team from Texas is in the Top 25. That ends a 835-week run dating to the first poll in 1976. South Carolina remained a unanimous No. 1. The Gamecocks were followed by Ohio State, Stanford, LSU and UConn to round out the top five. Middle Tennessee entered the poll for the first time since 2014, coming in at No. 23. Florida State also entered at No. 24. Oregon and Texas fell out of the rankings. NHL – NHL – National Hockey Leag

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Milwaukee Bucks 150, Detroit Pistons 130 Chicago Bulls 111, Atlanta Hawks 100 Bucks 150, Pistons 130 – Antetokounmpo scores 29 in return, Bucks top Pistons 150-130 Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 20 of his 29 points in the first quarter, returning to the lineup after a five-game absence to lead the Milwaukee Bucks in a 150-130 win over the Detroit Pistons. The two-time MVP was joined by three-time All-Star Khris Middleton, putting the Bucks’ prolific duo in the same lineup for the first time in more than a month. Antetokounmpo had been out with a sore left knee. Middleton hadn’t played since Dec. 15 due to a sore right knee. He had eight points and four assists. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 33 points for the Pistons. Bulls 111, Hawks 100 – DeRozan scores 26 in 1,000th game, Bulls beat Hawks 111-100 DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points in his 1,000th career game, Nikola Vucevic added 14 points and 17 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 111-100. The Bulls returned to Chicago after 126-108 win over the Pistons in Paris on Thursday. Trae Young had 21 points and 13 assists, while Dejounte Murray added 20 points for the Hawks, who have lost two straight after winning five in a row. Zach LaVine finished with 20 points. In the previous two meetings in Atlanta, both games ended with a buzzer-beater. Tonight Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Tonight Notre Dame at NC State, 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan at Ohio, 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green at Central Michigan, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Toledo, 7:00 p.m. NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night (6) Indiana 92, (14) Michigan 83 (6) Indiana 92, (14) Michigan 83 – Holmes leads No. 6 Indiana women past No. 13 Michigan, 92-83 Mackenzie Holmes had 25 points and 10 rebounds as No. 6 Indiana beat No. 13 Michigan 92-83. Sara Scalia added 19 points, Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sydney Parrish each scored 12, and Yarden Garzon and Grace Berger each had 10 points for the Hoosiers, who won their sixth straight. Leigha Brown scored 31 points to lead Michigan. Leigha Brown scored 31 points to lead Michigan (16-4, 6-3). Laila Phelia added 21 points and Emily Kiser had 11 for the Wolverines, whose three-game winning streak ended. Indiana led by 17 points early in the second half. Michigan got within 77-71 in the fourth quarter before the Hoosiers pulled away.. NCAAWBKB – Notre Dame’s Dara Mabrey out for season with torn ACL Notre Dame guard Dara Mabrey announced on social media that she tore her ACL, ending her college career with the seventh-ranked Irish. Mabrey hurt her right knee nearly 2 minutes into the game when she stole a ball and was racing down the court. She was fouled and went to the floor and immediately grabbed her knee. Mabrey has played 135 games in her career which started at Virginia Tech for the first two seasons before she came to Notre Dame where her two older sisters starred. She started 18 games this season and 125 in her career. She’s averaged 10.9 points and 2.4 assists over the years. NCAAFB – Michigan Stadium tunnel will widen without portable seating Michigan Stadium’s tunnel will be a little wider next season. The school confirmed Monday that it will remove a portable section of seats from the front of the tunnel to give players, coaches and staff members more room to enter and exit the football field. A total of 45 portable seats will be lost and enough standing-room only tickets are expected to be added in the stadium to keep its capacity at 107,601. Previously, fans were close enough to touch coaches and players as one did last season with Michigan State’s Mel Tucker. That was well before the postgame altercation between Spartans and Wolverines players that led to suspensions and criminal charges. NCAABKB – Boilers back on top of Men’s poll; Texas teams shut out in women’s rankings Purdue is back at No. 1 in the AP Top 25. Alabama is right behind the Boilermakers. Purdue returned to the top spot in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, moving up two spots after Houston’s loss to Temple. The Boilermakers received 39 first-place votes after a volatile week where just two teams kept the same spot from a week ago. Alabama climbed two spots to No. 2, its highest ranking since reaching No. 1 in 2002-03. Houston, Tennessee and Kansas State round out the top five. For the first time in the 47-year history of The Associated Press women’s basketball poll no team from Texas is in the Top 25. That ends a 835-week run dating to the first poll in 1976. South Carolina remained a unanimous No. 1. The Gamecocks were followed by Ohio State, Stanford, LSU and UConn to round out the top five. Middle Tennessee entered the poll for the first time since 2014, coming in at No. 23. Florida State also entered at No. 24. Oregon and Texas fell out of the rankings. NHL – NHL – National Hockey League Tonight San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00

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Susan Matheny from Berrien Community Foundation joins Jonny Reinhardt to talk about all the great things they are able to do to help organizations in need. One of those ways is with the Heart of Cook Grants. Bill Downey from AEP Cook Nuclear Plant joins the conversation to talk about Heart of Cook grants and scholarships.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here’s what you might have missed from The Morning Show with Jonny Reinhardt for Monday Jan. 23, 2023: Now that the final 4 teams are set, it’s time to start thinking about your menu for your big game party, there are a few suggestions from some of the most popular dish choices. Plus the oldest dog in the world is from Ohio and what people are doing to battle the egg shortage. All that and more on today’s podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How to ruin a good pizza. Calling all husbands and thief fingered in heist. That’s what Paul Layendecker is BuZzin’ about today on The Daily BuZz!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Indiana 82, Michigan State 69 Michigan 60, Minnesota 56 Indiana 82, Michigan State 69 – Jackson-Davis powers Indiana past Michigan State 82-69 Trayce Jackson-Davis finished with 31 points and 15 rebounds for his 40th career double-double and Indiana pulled away in the second half to beat Michigan State 82-69. Jackson-Davis sank 10 of 20 shots from the floor and 11 of 13 from the free-throw line for the Hoosiers (13-6, 4-4 Big Ten Conference). He jumped two spots on Indiana’s all-time scoring list into sixth place. Jackson-Davis finished with five blocked shots to tie Jeff Newton’s school-record career total of 227. Joey Hauser was hot early, scoring 11 points to help the Spartans (13-7, 5-4) build a 17-8 lead six minutes into the game. Jackson-Davis scored all 13 of his first-half points in the final 11:09 to give the Hoosiers a 37-32 lead at halftime. Michigan 60, Minnesota 56 – Dickinson scores 28, Michigan holds off Minnesota 60-56 Hunter Dickinson scored 28 points and Michigan overcame an injury to Jett Howard to defeat Minnesota 60-56. Howard, who averages 15.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, injured his left ankle late in the first half and did not return to the game. After the Wolverines led for most of the second half, Pharrel Payne’s layup drew the Golden Gophers within 55-51 and a free throw by Ta’lon Cooper made it 55-52 with 35 seconds left. But Minnesota’s Jamison Battle was called for a technical foul, Will Tschetter converted the free throws, and Michigan led by five, still with 35 seconds remaining. Michigan added 3 of 4 from the line in the final 20 seconds to preserve the win. NFL – National Football League – Playoffs – Divisional Round Saturday Kansas City Chiefs 27, Jacksonville Jaguars 20 Philadelphia Eagles 38, New York Giants 7 Sunday Cincinnati Bengals 27, Buffalo Bills 10 San Francisco 49ers 19, Dallas Cowboys 12 Bengals 27, Bills 10 – Bengals return to AFC championship with 27-10 rout of Bills Joe Burrow threw two touchdown passes, the Bengals swarmed Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen on a snow-slicked field and Cincinnati advanced to its second straight AFC championship game with a 27-10 win. Damar Hamlin’s inspirational presence while watching the game from an end-zone suite was not enough to spark the Bills in a rematch of a regular-season game that was canceled Jan. 2 when the Bills safety went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field in Cincinnati. The Bengals advanced to consecutive AFC championship games for the first time in franchise history and will again travel to play the Kansas City Chiefs. Niners 19, Cowboys 12 – 49ers beat Cowboys 19-12 to advance to NFC title game Christian McCaffrey scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter and San Francisco’s defense did the rest, sending the 49ers to their second straight NFC title game with a 19-12 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. San Francisco advanced to play the Eagles in the NFC title game next Sunday in Philadelphia after losing in that round to the Rams a year ago. The Cowboys lost for the record seventh straight time in the divisional round and have failed to make it to the NFC title game since winning their fifth Super Bowl title following the 1995 season. Sunday Conference Championships San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles, 3:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs, 6:30 p.m. NFL – Bills’ Hamlin attends 1st game since collapse, waves to fans Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin made his first public appearance Sunday since going into cardiac arrest three weeks ago during a game. He waved to fans from a suite at the Bills’ Highmark Stadium during the first half of their AFC divisional playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. The stadium erupted when an image of the recovering Hamlin filled the massive end zone screens and fans turned toward the glass-enclosed suite and cheered. The 24-year-old safety had not been seen in public since he needed to be resuscitated on the field in Cincinnati on Jan. 2, but he has been making regular visits to the stadium to see teammates. NCAAMBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night (7) Notre Dame 76, Virginia 54 Michigan State 85, Rutgers 63 (7) Notre Dame 76, Virginia 54 – Citron helps No. 7 Notre Dame rout Virginia 76-54 Sonia Citron scored 20 points, hitting a career-high six 3-pointers, and grabbed nine rebounds to help No. 7 Notre Dame rout Virginia 76-54. Lauren Ebo added 15 points and a career-high four steals, while Olivia Miles had 12 points and seven assists for the Fighting Irish (16-2, 7-1 ACC). Notre Dame lost starter Dara Mabrey to a knee injury in the game’s second minute and her Irish teammates picked up the slack. Mabrey went down on a fast break at 8:01 of the first quarter and did not return. Camryn Taylor produced 13 points before fouling out for Virginia (14-6, 3-6). Tonight

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Indiana 82, Michigan State 69 Michigan 60, Minnesota 56 Indiana 82, Michigan State 69 – Jackson-Davis powers Indiana past Michigan State 82-69 Trayce Jackson-Davis finished with 31 points and 15 rebounds for his 40th career double-double and Indiana pulled away in the second half to beat Michigan State 82-69. Jackson-Davis sank 10 of 20 shots from the floor and 11 of 13 from the free-throw line for the Hoosiers (13-6, 4-4 Big Ten Conference). He jumped two spots on Indiana’s all-time scoring list into sixth place. Jackson-Davis finished with five blocked shots to tie Jeff Newton’s school-record career total of 227. Joey Hauser was hot early, scoring 11 points to help the Spartans (13-7, 5-4) build a 17-8 lead six minutes into the game. Jackson-Davis scored all 13 of his first-half points in the final 11:09 to give the Hoosiers a 37-32 lead at halftime. Michigan 60, Minnesota 56 – Dickinson scores 28, Michigan holds off Minnesota 60-56 Hunter Dickinson scored 28 points and Michigan overcame an injury to Jett Howard to defeat Minnesota 60-56. Howard, who averages 15.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, injured his left ankle late in the first half and did not return to the game. After the Wolverines led for most of the second half, Pharrel Payne’s layup drew the Golden Gophers within 55-51 and a free throw by Ta’lon Cooper made it 55-52 with 35 seconds left. But Minnesota’s Jamison Battle was called for a technical foul, Will Tschetter converted the free throws, and Michigan led by five, still with 35 seconds remaining. Michigan added 3 of 4 from the line in the final 20 seconds to preserve the win. NFL – National Football League – Playoffs – Divisional Round Saturday Kansas City Chiefs 27, Jacksonville Jaguars 20 Philadelphia Eagles 38, New York Giants 7 Sunday Cincinnati Bengals 27, Buffalo Bills 10 San Francisco 49ers 19, Dallas Cowboys 12 Bengals 27, Bills 10 – Bengals return to AFC championship with 27-10 rout of Bills Joe Burrow threw two touchdown passes, the Bengals swarmed Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen on a snow-slicked field and Cincinnati advanced to its second straight AFC championship game with a 27-10 win. Damar Hamlin’s inspirational presence while watching the game from an end-zone suite was not enough to spark the Bills in a rematch of a regular-season game that was canceled Jan. 2 when the Bills safety went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field in Cincinnati. The Bengals advanced to consecutive AFC championship games for the first time in franchise history and will again travel to play the Kansas City Chiefs. Niners 19, Cowboys 12 – 49ers beat Cowboys 19-12 to advance to NFC title game Christian McCaffrey scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter and San Francisco’s defense did the rest, sending the 49ers to their second straight NFC title game with a 19-12 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. San Francisco advanced to play the Eagles in the NFC title game next Sunday in Philadelphia after losing in that round to the Rams a year ago. The Cowboys lost for the record seventh straight time in the divisional round and have failed to make it to the NFC title game since winning their fifth Super Bowl title following the 1995 season. Sunday Conference Championships San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles, 3:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs, 6:30 p.m. NFL – Bills’ Hamlin attends 1st game since collapse, waves to fans Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin made his first public appearance Sunday since going into cardiac arrest three weeks ago during a game. He waved to fans from a suite at the Bills’ Highmark Stadium during the first half of their AFC divisional playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. The stadium erupted when an image of the recovering Hamlin filled the massive end zone screens and fans turned toward the glass-enclosed suite and cheered. The 24-year-old safety had not been seen in public since he needed to be resuscitated on the field in Cincinnati on Jan. 2, but he has been making regular visits to the stadium to see teammates.NCAAMBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night (7) Notre Dame 76, Virginia 54 Michigan State 85, Rutgers 63 (7) Notre Dame 76, Virginia 54 – Citron helps No. 7 Notre Dame rout Virginia 76-54 Sonia Citron scored 20 points, hitting a career-high six 3-pointers, and grabbed nine rebounds to help No. 7 Notre Dame rout Virginia 76-54. Lauren Ebo added 15 points and a career-high four steals, while Olivia Miles had 12 points and seven assists for the Fighting Irish (16-2, 7-1 ACC). Notre Dame lost starter Dara Mabrey to a knee injury in the game’s second minute and her Irish teammates picked up the slack. Mabrey went down on a fast break at 8:01 of the first quarter and did not return. Camryn Taylor produced 13 points before fouling out for Virginia (14-6, 3-6). Tonight (6) Indiana at (14) Michigan, 8:15 p.m. NHL – NHL – National

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John’s guest this week is Hannah Sward, the author of a new book, “Strip, a Memoir”. They talk over her chaotic youth, being the child of parents who lived in a commune of the 70s, who then split from each other leaving Hannah to move back and forth. From a troubled youth to a series of bad choices, sex worker and dependent on Chrystal meth, and finally sobriety and a career as an author, who leads the reader through her life to growing peace.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Our WSJM Sports Player of the Week is Owen McLoughlin from Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Boys Basketball. He’s currently a junior at Our Lady of the Lake High School and has a 3.77 Grade Point Average. He also plays baseball and runs for the Lakers Track and Cross Country teams.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 Portage Central and St. Joseph on Hall of Fame night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The weekend is here and there are a ton of great things happening in the community, our friends at St. Joe Today has a great list of fun things to do! Plus Deb Sailor from The Cheese Lady and The Market talks about some great things happening with Chili Tour next weekend!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Porkchop is a female mixed-breed dog who is almost 6 years old and weighs around 50 pounds. Porkchop is a mellow, loving girl, but she is shy with new people. She’s outgoing, affectionate, and playful once she knows you. Potential adopters would need to be willing to spend some time with her in a meet-and-greet to get to know her…she’s definitely worth it! Porkchop is the perfect dog to quietly hang-out with you, or to run around with you in the yard while she has the zoomies! Porkchop can be dominant with other dogs, but she is open to meeting new friends. Like any dog, she has her preferences! She does need to go to a home with no cats or small animals. Porkchop came to us heartworm positive, but she has been treated and has tested negative since completing treatment. Porkchop is spayed, microchipped, and up to date on all vaccinations. If you’d like to meet and adopt this beautiful and happy girl, visit the Al-Van Humane Society website, al-van.org/adopt, to fill-out an application.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The dirtiest spot in your kitchen. Chief toy tester. And the ‘nut’ mobile. That’s what Paul Layendecker is BuZzin’ about today on The Daily BuZz!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 70, (23) Rutgers 57 Maryland 64, Michigan 58 Michigan State 70, (23) Rutgers 57 – Michigan St beats No. 23 Rutgers 70-57 with balanced scoring A.J. Hoggard had 16 points and seven assists to help four teammates reach double figures, lifting Michigan State to a 70-57 win over No. 23 Rutgers. The Spartans overcame an awful start, trailing by nine in the opening minutes, to lead 36-30 at halftime and by as much as 16 points in the second half. The Scarlet Knights pulled within two points twice, but gave up seven straight points to trail 50-41 midway through the second half, ending their comeback hopes. Clifford Omoruyi had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Rutgers. Maryland 64, Michigan 58 – Young sparks Maryland late, knocks off Michigan, 64-58 Jahmir Young scored 26 points and Maryland took command of the game over the final 10 minutes to beat Michigan, snapping a five-game losing streak to the Wolverines with a 64-58 victory. The game tipped off the second-round of Big Ten Conference play. Michigan posted a 35-point rout of the Terrapins, 81-46 in their first meeting on New Year’s Day. Hunter Dickinson posed a double-double to lead Michigan (10-8, 4-3), scoring 19 points and grabbing 10 rebounds while blocking three shots. Jett Howard hit 3 of 12 from distance and 4 of 14 from the field to add 13 points. Saturday Boston College at Notre Dame, 2:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Ohio, 2:00 p.m. Akron at Western Michigan, 2:30 p.m. Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan, 3:30 p.m. Sunday Michigan State at Indiana, 12:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 11:00 Minnesota at Michigan, 1:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:30 NCAAMBKB – Notre Dame coach Mike Brey stepping down after this season Notre Dame coach Mike Brey will be stepping down at the end of this season. The school made the announcement Thursday. The 63-year-old Brey has won 481 games since taking the Fighting Irish job in July 2000. Both his victory total and 23-year tenure are school records. Notre Dame went from stagnant program to NCAA Tournament regular. Brey also helped the Fighting Irish emerge as a title contender in two different conferences. After ending a five-year tourney drought last year, Notre Dame has struggled to a 9-8 record this season and is 1-5 in Atlantic Coast Conference games. NCAAMBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night (7) Notre Dame 57, Clemson 54 (14) Michigan 81, Rutgers 58 (7) Notre Dame 57, Clemson 54 – Miles, No. 7 Notre Dame hold on for a 57-54 win at Clemson Olivia Miles had 20 points and Maddy Westbeld got 15, including a layup with less than four minutes left that put No. 7 Notre Dame ahead for good in a 57-54 win at Clemson on Thursday night. The Fighting Irish held on despite scoring 31 fewer points than their average coming it. Clemson had a pair of chances to tie things in the final seconds, but Daisha Bradford missed both 3-pointers to send Notre Dame to its eighth win in the past nine games. Brie Perpingnan led Clemson with 11 points. (14) Michigan 81, Rutgers 58 – Kiser, Phelia lead No. 14 Michigan women past Rutgers 81-58 Emily Kiser scored 25 points, Laila Phelia added 23 and No. 14 Michigan rolled to an 81-58 win over Rutgers. Leigha Brown added 13 points and 10 assists for the Wolverines. Despite a cool fourth quarter when the lead was always in the 20s, Michigan shot 50% for the game with five 3-pointers, and 18 of 19 from the foul line. Kai Carter scored 17 points and Kaylene Smikle 12 for the Scarlet Knights, who shot 37.5% and had 20 turnovers. Kiser and Brown combined for 28 points and the Wolverines shot 52% (15 of 29) to lead 41-30 at the half. Saturday Buffalo at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Ball State, 1:00 p.m. Sunday Virginia at (7) Notre Dame, 2:00 p.m. Rutgers at Michigan State, 3:00 p.m. NCAAFB – AP source: Michigan’s Harbaugh refuses to agree on charge Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh told NCAA investigators in multiple meetings this week that he will not agree to an unethical conduct charge, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details of the investigation have not been shared publicly. Michigan announced two weeks ago that it received notice from the NCAA that the governing body is looking into potential rules infractions in the Wolverines football program. NHL – NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1 Detroit Red Wings 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 Blackhawks 4, Flyers 1 – Toews, Blackhawks end long losing drought in Philadelphia Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist, Petr Mrazek made 37 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks won for the first time in the regular season in Philadelphia in more than 26 years with a 4-1 victory over the Flyers. Before Thursday, Chicago hadn’t won a regular-season game in Philadelphia sin

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Michigan State 70, (23) Rutgers 57 Maryland 64, Michigan 58 Michigan State 70, (23) Rutgers 57 – Michigan St beats No. 23 Rutgers 70-57 with balanced scoring A.J. Hoggard had 16 points and seven assists to help four teammates reach double figures, lifting Michigan State to a 70-57 win over No. 23 Rutgers. The Spartans overcame an awful start, trailing by nine in the opening minutes, to lead 36-30 at halftime and by as much as 16 points in the second half. The Scarlet Knights pulled within two points twice, but gave up seven straight points to trail 50-41 midway through the second half, ending their comeback hopes. Clifford Omoruyi had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Rutgers. Maryland 64, Michigan 58 – Young sparks Maryland late, knocks off Michigan, 64-58 Jahmir Young scored 26 points and Maryland took command of the game over the final 10 minutes to beat Michigan, snapping a five-game losing streak to the Wolverines with a 64-58 victory. The game tipped off the second-round of Big Ten Conference play. Michigan posted a 35-point rout of the Terrapins, 81-46 in their first meeting on New Year’s Day. Hunter Dickinson posed a double-double to lead Michigan (10-8, 4-3), scoring 19 points and grabbing 10 rebounds while blocking three shots. Jett Howard hit 3 of 12 from distance and 4 of 14 from the field to add 13 points. Saturday Boston College at Notre Dame, 2:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Ohio, 2:00 p.m. Akron at Western Michigan, 2:30 p.m. Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan, 3:30 p.m. Sunday Michigan State at Indiana, 12:00 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 11:00 Minnesota at Michigan, 1:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:30 NCAAMBKB – Notre Dame coach Mike Brey stepping down after this season Notre Dame coach Mike Brey will be stepping down at the end of this season. The school made the announcement Thursday. The 63-year-old Brey has won 481 games since taking the Fighting Irish job in July 2000. Both his victory total and 23-year tenure are school records. Notre Dame went from stagnant program to NCAA Tournament regular. Brey also helped the Fighting Irish emerge as a title contender in two different conferences. After ending a five-year tourney drought last year, Notre Dame has struggled to a 9-8 record this season and is 1-5 in Atlantic Coast Conference games. NCAAMBKB – Women’s College Basketball Last Night (7) Notre Dame 57, Clemson 54 (14) Michigan 81, Rutgers 58 (7) Notre Dame 57, Clemson 54 – Miles, No. 7 Notre Dame hold on for a 57-54 win at Clemson Olivia Miles had 20 points and Maddy Westbeld got 15, including a layup with less than four minutes left that put No. 7 Notre Dame ahead for good in a 57-54 win at Clemson on Thursday night. The Fighting Irish held on despite scoring 31 fewer points than their average coming it. Clemson had a pair of chances to tie things in the final seconds, but Daisha Bradford missed both 3-pointers to send Notre Dame to its eighth win in the past nine games. Brie Perpingnan led Clemson with 11 points. (14) Michigan 81, Rutgers 58 – Kiser, Phelia lead No. 14 Michigan women past Rutgers 81-58 Emily Kiser scored 25 points, Laila Phelia added 23 and No. 14 Michigan rolled to an 81-58 win over Rutgers. Leigha Brown added 13 points and 10 assists for the Wolverines. Despite a cool fourth quarter when the lead was always in the 20s, Michigan shot 50% for the game with five 3-pointers, and 18 of 19 from the foul line. Kai Carter scored 17 points and Kaylene Smikle 12 for the Scarlet Knights, who shot 37.5% and had 20 turnovers. Kiser and Brown combined for 28 points and the Wolverines shot 52% (15 of 29) to lead 41-30 at the half. Saturday Buffalo at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 p.m. Central Michigan at Ball State, 1:00 p.m. Sunday Virginia at (7) Notre Dame, 2:00 p.m. Rutgers at Michigan State, 3:00 p.m. NCAAFB – AP source: Michigan’s Harbaugh refuses to agree on charge Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh told NCAA investigators in multiple meetings this week that he will not agree to an unethical conduct charge, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details of the investigation have not been shared publicly. Michigan announced two weeks ago that it received notice from the NCAA that the governing body is looking into potential rules infractions in the Wolverines football program. NHL – NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1 Detroit Red Wings 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2 Blackhawks 4, Flyers 1 – Toews, Blackhawks end long losing drought in Philadelphia Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist, Petr Mrazek made 37 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks won for the first time in the regular season in Philadelphia in more than 26 years with a 4-1 victory over the Flyers. Before Thursday, Chicago hadn’t won a regular-season game in Philadelphia since Nov. 9, 1996. The dro

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Flick Pick is a podcast about movies. In today’s episode, Andrew Green reviews Bad Axe, which is a documentary about a restaurant in the small Michigan town of Bad Axe. This movie is on the shortlist to be nominated for Best Documentary Feature at this year’s Academy Awards. It can be rented online through multiple services, including Amazon Prime. In it, the Siev family struggles to run their restaurant amid the COVID shutdown and rising racial tensions both nationally and in the town of Bad Axe. Fun fact: Andrew used to live in Bad Axe and he would eat at the very restaurant that this movie is about. Does this make Andrew biased and more likely to enjoy the film? You bet it does! Does this mean that Andrew is probably not the right person to be reviewing the movie? Yes! Now scroll down and click the Play icon to listen to Andrew’s review of Bad Axe! Click here to listen to additional episodes of Flick Pick.        See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.