UNDATED (WHTC) Andreas Athansiou’s goal 1:52 into overtime lifted the Red Wings past the visiting Minnesota Wild on Sunday at Joe Louis Arena, 3-2. Jimmy Howard stopped 26 shots for Detroit, who now begins a two-night, two-game series in Raleigh versus the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. Coverage with Ken Kal and Paul Woods from PNC Arena begins both evenings at 6:40 PM on 1450 WHTC and the new 99.7 FM.
The Chicago Blackhawks are in Tampa Bay to face the Lightning on Monday night.
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Nikola Mirotic scored 28 points and Jimmy Butler added 20 as the Bulls downed the Bucks in Milwaukee on Sunday, 109-94. Chicago hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers at the United Center on Thursday evening.
The Detroit Pistons play the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
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Spring training action on Sunday saw the Detroit Tigers lose to the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3; the Chicago White Sox rally past the San Francisco Giants, 4-3; and the Chicago Cubs splitting the squad with split results – 22-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds and a 9-4 setback to the San Diego Padres. On Monday afternoon, the White Sox play the Los Angeles Dodgers, while evening action finds the Tigers versus the Atlanta Braves and the Cubs meeting the Cleveland Indians.
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Evgeny Svechnikov’s goal with 8:26 left enabled the Griffins to get past the Admirals in Milwaukee on Sunday, 3-2. The two teams have a rematch at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on Wednesday night.
