NFL – National Football League – Week 2
Last Night
Detroit Lions 38, Baltimore Ravens 30
Lions 38, Ravens 30 – Lions run over the Ravens, sack Lamar Jackson 7 times in a 38-30 win over Baltimore
Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery ran for two touchdowns apiece, and the Detroit Lions bullied their way to a 38-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens. The Lions sacked Lamar Jackson seven times and outrushed the Ravens 224 yards to 85. Detroit scored on drives of 98 and 96 yards against a Baltimore front that was without defensive lineman Nnamdi Madubuike and showed little ability to handle the Lions physically up front. Up 31-24 at the two-minute warning, Detroit converted on fourth-and-2 from their own 49 when Jared Goff completed a 21-yard pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown. Then Montgomery raced for a 31-yard touchdown with 1:42 to play, capping a 151-yard night for the running back.
NFL – Ravens pushed around, Jackson chased down in humbling 38-30 loss to Lions
Pushed around on defense and manhandled when they had the ball, the Baltimore Ravens stumbled mightily at home in an ugly, surprising defeat. The Ravens allowed the Detroit Lions to amass 426 yards — including a whopping 224 on the ground == which proved to be simply too much for Lamar Jackson and Baltimore’s high-powered offense to overcome. Jackson was sacked seven times, Derrick Henry fumbled in the fourth quarter when the game was still close, and Baltimore absorbed a humbling 38-30 loss on Monday night.
NFL – Bears look to build on breakthrough win and even their record after a rough start
The Chicago Bears will look to build on a promising victory over the Dallas Cowboys when they visit Las Vegas this week. A win over the Raiders would even their record, which is no small feat given how the season started. The Bears went from blowing an 11-point lead in the season opener against Minnesota to getting blown out at Detroit in Week 2. They were breathing a little easier following a 31-14 victory over Dallas. Caleb Williams matched a career high with four touchdown passes and the Bears gave Ben Johnson his first victory as a head coach.
NFL – Bears CB Jaylon Johnson to have groin surgery, team not ruling out return this year
Chicago Bears star cornerback Jaylon Johnson will have groin surgery, and the team isn’t ruling out a return this season. Coach Ben Johnson has confirmed the two-time Pro Bowler will have surgery. He says there’s a chance Jaylon Johnson returns this season. Jaylon Johnson left a blowout loss at Detroit in Week 2 after he was hurt breaking up a pass. He said in his weekly appearance on WSCR-AM that the groin “as a whole just needs to get repaired” and that he was “trying to see what’s the best option.” Johnson missed training camp, the preseason and the season opener because of a different groin injury.
NFL – 49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa is out for the season with a torn ACL
San Francisco star defensive end Nick Bosa tore the ACL in his right knee and will miss the rest of the season. Bosa hurt his knee in the first half of a win over Arizona on Sunday and didn’t return to the game. Bosa gave a thumbs-down after the injury but initial tests did not show a torn ACL. Coach Kyle Shanahan said after the game that more tests would be needed to determine the severity of the injury and the results Monday showed that Bosa had torn his ACL and his season was done.
MLB – Major League Baseball
Tonight
Detroit (Skubal 13-5) at Cleveland (Williams 11-5), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15p
Chicago White Sox (Smith 6-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Gil 4-1), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Peterson 9-6) at Chicago Cubs (Horton 11-4), 7:40 p.m.
MLB – Guardians look to complete comeback as they host Tigers with Central up for grabs
The Detroit Tigers are facing a crucial series against the Cleveland Guardians beginning Tuesday. Detroit has a one-game lead in the American League Central. They had a 10 ½ game lead at the start of September, and at one point held a 15 ½ game lead, but have lost nine of their last 10 games. Cleveland, on the other hand, has been on fire. The Guardians have won 16 of 21 games with the best pitching staff in the majors this month. The Tigers are trying to avoid a collapse similar to the 1978 Boston Red Sox, who squandered a 14-game lead.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Playoffs – Semifinals (best of five)
Tonight
Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx, 7:30 p.m. (MIN leads 1-0)
Indiana Fever at Las Vegas Aces, 9:30 p.m. (IND leads 1-0)
NCAAFB – ACC moving to 9-game football schedule starting next year,
The Atlantic Coast Conference is moving to a nine-game league schedule for football while having teams play at least 10 games against power-conference opponents, though there will be variables due to the league’s odd number of football-playing member schools. Going from an eight- to a nine-game model would align the ACC with its power-conference peers in the Big 12, Big Ten and Southeastern conferences. The ACC would join the SEC in playing 10 games against Power Four opponents. The SEC announced its plans for a nine-game schedule last month.
NHL – National Hockey League – Preseason
Tonight
Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m.
NCAAMBB – Bruce Pearl, winningest men’s coach in Auburn history, announces retirement
Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl has announced his retirement months after taking the Tigers to another NCAA Final Four. Pearl’s 38-year-old son Steven Pearl is taking over as head coach of the Tigers. In a 14-minute video posted on social media Monday, the 65-year-old Pearl says he feels it’s time to pass the torch. Pearl is leaving Auburn as the school’s winningest men’s coach after taking the Tigers to their only two Final Fours. Pearl will move into an ambassador role as an assistant to Auburn’s athletic director and says he isn’t going into politics after rumors had circulated about a potential senate run.
Golf – The Ryder Cup is off to an emotional start for Team USA
A quiet start to Ryder Cup week has turned emotional for the Americans. Captain Keegan Bradley had New York firefighter Chris Mascali speak on the first tee before an empty grandstand at sunrise. His father died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Mascali had his father’s helmet with him and that’s now in the American team room at Bethpage Black. European captain Luke Donald gave his team a reminder of what they can do this week. They were dressed in salmon pink outerwear. That’s the color the 1987 team wore when it won on U.S. soil for the first time.
MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletics Association
Today
Women’s Volleyball
Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Southwestern Michigan College, 6:30 p.m.
Women’s Soccer
Lake Michigan College at Muskegon Community College, 2:00 p.m.
Men’s Soccer
Lake Michigan College at Muskegon Community College, 2:00 p.m.
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Last Night
Boys Soccer
Michigan Lutheran 8, Eau Claire 0
Our Lady of the Lake 4, Covert 0
New Buffalo 2, Howardsville Christian 1
Buchanan 3, Allegan 2
Berrien Springs 2, Hopkins 2 – TIE
Plainwell 2, Edwardsburg 2 – TIE
Sturgis 5, Paw Paw 1
Niles 6, Three Rivers 2
Otsego 1, Vicksburg 0
Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Constantine 0
Fennville 8, Bridgman 0
Kalamazoo Christian 8, Schoolcraft 0
Parchment 6, Lawton 2
South Haven 7, Watervliet 0
Saugatuck 1, Wyoming Potter’s House 0
Comstock 2, Bangor 2 – TIE
Bloomingdale 7, Cassopolis 0
Girls Volleyball
Buchanan 3, Our Lady of the Lake 0
Mattawan 3, Otsego 1
Potterville 3, Battle Creek Central 2
Boys Tennis
Vicksburg 5, Edwardsburg 3
Niles 4, Plainwell 4 – TIE
Sturgis 6, Otsego 2
Tonight
Boys Soccer
Gull Lake at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m.
Portage Northern at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m.
Mattawan at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Three Rivers, 6:30 p.m.
Eau Claire at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.
Allegan at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.
Boys Tennis
Three Rivers at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Allegan, 4:30 p.m.
Buchanan at South Haven, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Volleyball
Covert at Eau Claire, 7:15 p.m.
South Haven at Allegan, 6:30 p.m.
Watervliet at Bridgman, 6:30 p.m.
Fennville at Coloma, 6:30 p.m.
Gobles at Delton-Kellogg, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Kalamazoo Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Galesburg-Augusta at Martin, 6:30 p.m.
Holland Black River at Saugatuck, 6:30 p.m.
Lawrence at Bloomingdale, 7:00 p.m.
Bangor at Cassopolis, 7:00 p.m.
White Pigeon at Centreville, 7:00 p.m.
Comstock at Hartford, 5:30 p.m.
Decatur at Marcellus, 7:00 p.m.
Constantine, Schoolcraft, at Coldwater, 6:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs, GR South Christian at Hudsonville Tri-Meet, 5:00 p.m.
Girls Swimming and Diving
Bridgman/Lakeshore at Battle Creek Central, 6:00 p.m.
Mattawan at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m.
South Haven at Hastings, 6:00 p.m.
Girls Golf
Sturgis Invitational at Island Hills GC, 9:00 a.m.
St. Joseph, Lakeshore, South Haven, Kalamazoo Hackett, Portage Northern, Coldwater, Dowagiac, Sturgis, Marshall, Otsego, Three Rivers, Vicksburg, Wayland, Hastings, Lowell, Plainwell, BC Lakeview, Gull Lake, Thornapple-Kellogg, Niles.