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NBA
The Detroit Pistons again got off to a cold start, and fell to the Chicago Bulls 117-95 last night. Coach Stan Van Gundy tried to shake up his offense by starting Ish Smith at point guard instead of Reggie Jackson. It didn’t work – Smith finished with nine points and seven assists. Tobias Harris and Marcus Morris led Detroit with 13 points each. The Pistons have lost five of their last six games, and play at Orlando tomorrow night.
NHL
The Detroit Red Wings will host the Tampa Bay Lightning tomorrow evening.
MTU
The Michigan Tech men’s and women’s basketball teams have announced plans for their spring Little Huskies skills camps. The girls session will run from April 10th through the 13th. The boys session will take place from April 17th through the 20th. Camps are open to kids from second through sixth grades. You can register your children through the MTU ticket office. For more details, click on the bold links.
High School
Citing declining numbers, the Ironwood Red Devils High School football team will not take the field this fall. The Ironwood Board of Education voted earlier this week to join the Gogebic Miners co-op team that was established several years ago by Wakefield-Marenisco and Bessemer. The Wakefield Board of Education has approved the move, and the Bessemer Board is expected to agree at its meeting next week. The team will continue to be known as the Gogebic Miners. It will compete in the WestPAC. Games will be rotated through the fields at all three schools.
MLB
In spring training baseball, Daniel Norris gave up two runs over five innings, as the Detroit Tigers lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 yesterday. Bullpen candidates Shane Greene, Justin Wilson and Kyle Ryan each pitched a scoreless inning. Angel Nesbitt gave up three runs in the ninth to take the loss. The Tigers will face the Atlanta Braves this afternoon.
Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez remains a question mark for opening day. Martinez sprained his right foot while making a catch Saturday. He says he can now put some weight on the foot, but doctors have told him that a timetable for recovery from this type of injury is difficult to predict.
Jimmy Nelson pitched into the sixth inning and gave up three runs, as the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the San Francisco Giants 6-4 yesterday. Jesus Aguilar homered. The Brewers will play the Oakland Athletics this afternoon.
Veteran reliever Joba Chamberlain was released the Brewers yesterday. Reliever Michael Blazek was among those assigned to the minors.
The Calumet Wolverines and the Portage Lake Pioneers will play for the legendary Gibson Cup. Our coverage begins tomorrow night on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. The NCAA Division One men’s basketball tournament continues today. Listen for coverage on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY.
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