UNDATED (WHTC) – Jordan Brink scored 29 points as visiting Calvin defeated Hope in men’s basketball on Saturday, 88-64. The Flying Dutchmen host Albion on Wednesday, with broadcast time on 92.7 The Van at 7:10 PM.
Hope managed a basketball split at DeVos Fieldhouse on Saturday night, as the women downed visiting Kalamazoo, 73-64, behind 18 points from Mandy Traversa. The Flying Dutch travel to Olivet on Wednesday evening.
Grand Valley State split a basketball doubleheader with visiting Malone on Saturday. In the opener, Kayla Dawson’s 20 points helped the GVSU women win, 85-60. The men lost the nightcap, 81-61, as Ben Haraway tossed in 24 for the visiting Pioneers. The Lakers are in Marquette for another twin-bill against Northern Michigan next Thursday night.
In state major college basketball on Saturday: Michigan beat visiting Minnesota, 62-57; Western Michigan topped visiting Buffalo, 78-68; Central Michigan fell at Ball State, 83-65; Eastern Michigan lost in overtime at Miami of Ohio, 82-81; and Detroit handled visiting Oakland, 74-54. Sunday afternoon action finds Michigan State hosting Northwestern.
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In basketball doubleheaders on Saturday that had been postponed by weather on Friday evening: West Ottawa High swept a pair of games from visiting Grandville by scores of 48-45 for the boys and 48-44 for the girls; Holland Christian split a pair of games at Hamilton, with the Maroons winning the boys’ contest, 61-54, but the host Hawkeyes taking the girls’ match, 50-30.
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Catch NFL playoff action on 1450 WHTC this Sunday, beginning at 12:30 PM with Dallas at Green Bay, followed by Indianapolis at Denver.
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Goals by Troy Brouwer, John Carlson and Joel Ward powered Washington past the visiting Red Wings on Saturday night, 3-1. Detroit skates at Buffalo on Tuesday evening.
The Chicago Blackhawks entertain Minnesota on Sunday night.
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Brandon Jennings scored 20 points and dished out 11 assists as the Pistons downed visiting Brooklyn on Saturday night, 98-93. Detroit travels to Toronto on Monday evening.
Pau Gasol ran riot over Milwaukee on Saturday night with 46 points and 18 rebounds in leading the Bulls past the visiting Bucks, 95-87. Chicago welcomes Orlando to the United Center on Monday evening.
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Landon Ferraro had two goals and set up another as the Griffins beat visiting Chicago on Saturday night, 5-1. Grand Rapids plays at Utica on Wednesday evening.
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Thanks in part to 27 points from Lorenzo Brown, the Drive won at Erie on Saturday night, 96-93. Grand Rapids visits Austin on Thursday afternoon.
