UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) – Jared Goff’s third touchdown pass of the game, an 11-yard strike to Amon-Ra St. Brown as time expired, lifted the Lions to their first win of the season, defeating the visiting Minnesota Vikings at Ford Field on Sunday, 29-27. Detroit plays the Broncos in Denver next Sunday, with broadcast time at 3 PM on 99 7/1450 WHTC.
Kyler Murray threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as he led the visiting Arizona Cardinals past the Bears at Soldier Field on Sunday, 33-22. Chicago takes on the Packers in Green Bay next Sunday night.
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High school girls’ basketball along the Lakeshore on Monday evening has Fennville at Lawrence.
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College bowl bids were extended to all five of Michigan’s Division I football playing schools on Sunday. Michigan faces Georgia at the Orange Bowl in Miami on December 31st in a national semifinal game, while Michigan State takes on Pittsburgh at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on December 30th. Western Michigan meets Nevada at the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit on December 27th, while Central Michigan battles Boise State at the Arizona Bowl in Tucson on December 31st, and Eastern Michigan clashes with Liberty at the Lending Tree Bowl in Mobile on December 18th.
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Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist in regulation, and Patrick Kane scored the lone tally in the shootout, as the Blackhawks beat the New York Islanders on Long Island on Sunday night, 3-2. Chicago entertains the New York Rangers at the United Center on Tuesday evening.
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NBA play on Monday night finds the Detroit Pistons home to the Oklahoma City Thunder at Little Caesars Arena, and the Bulls hosting the Denver Nuggets at the United Center in Chicago.
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In state major-college basketball on Sunday, these scores:
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Valparaiso 71, Western Michigan 60
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Western Illinois 97, Central Michigan 70
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Eastern Michigan 79, Northwood 57
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Detroit 64, Illinois-Chicago 56
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The Grand Rapids Griffins skate in Cleveland against the Monsters on Monday night.
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