UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 18, 2025) – Paige Vanstee came off of the bench to score 15 points as Grand Valley State won a NCAA Division II women’s basketball championship tournament regional final by defeating visiting Ashland at the Fieldhouse Arena in Allendale last night, 62-50. The Lakers head to Pittsburgh for a national quarterfinal against Gannon next Monday evening.
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NHL action this evening has the Detroit Red Wings skating in Washington against the Capitals, with coverage from Ken Kal and Paul Woods at 6:45 PM on 99 7/1450 WHTC, while the Blackhawks host the Seattle Kraken at the United Center in Chicago.
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Cade Cunningham had 24 points, while Simone Fontecchio added 23 off of the bench, as the Pistons romped past the Pelicans in New Orleans last night, 127-81. Detroit takes on the Heat in Miami tomorrow evening.
Behind 26 points from Coby White, the Bulls topped the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City last night, 111-97. Chicago battles the Suns in Phoenix tomorrow evening.
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Teoscar Hernandez drove in two runs, while five Los Angeles pitchers allowed just three Cubs hits, as the Dodgers beat Chicago in the major league baseball regular season opener in Japan on Tuesday, 4-1. The two teams meet again in the Tokyo Dome on Wednesday.
In preseason baseball yesterday, Detroit Tigers 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 6, and San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago White Sox 0. This afternoon, the Tigers meet the Minnesota Twins in Fort Meyers.
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