In a game heard on Talk 101 FM, last night The Eisenhower Panthers closed out the City Championship and a trip to The Lincoln Regional finals with a 60-56 win over the MacArthur Generals. Eisenhower was led by Stephon Jarrett with 21 points in the win. MacArthur who finished 20-9 on the season was led by Armon Brummett who had 23 points in the loss. Eisenhower plays the winner of tonight’s Lincoln vs Springfield Southeast game Friday Night.
Major League Baseball is suspending Yankees closer Aroldis [[ ah-ROLL-dis ]] Chapman 30 games for his for alleged domestic violence incident. Chapman is the first player suspended under the new MLB Domestic Violence Policy. He says he will not appeal.
Patrik Berglund [[ BUHRG-luhnd ]] netted the lone goal of the shootout in the 11th round to lift the Blues over the Senators 4-3 at the Canadian Tire Centre. Jaden Schwartz tallied a goal and two assists, while Jake Allen made 40 saves for St. Louis, which won its second straight. The Blues are tied for first in the Central Division with 83 points. They play at Minnesota on Sunday.
The Colts and kicker Adam Vinatieri are currently working on a new contract, according Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Vinatieri has played 10 seasons in Indy after spending the first ten years of his career in New England. The 43-year-old made 25 of his 27 field goal attempts in 2015, and is set to become a free agent on March 9th.
Broncos linebacker and Super Bowl MVP Von Miller was one of several players given franchise tags yesterday. Panthers cornerback Josh Norman and Chiefs safety Eric Berry were among the nine receiving the franchise designation.
Sam Bradford is staying in Philadelphia. The Eagles and the quarterback agreed to a two-year, 36-million-dollar extension yesterday. The 28-year-old threw for 3,725 yards, 19 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in his first season with the Eagles.
The Heat shot a franchise-record 67.5 percent from the floor in a 129-111 win over the Bulls. Derrick Rose scored a team-high 17 points in his return from a three-game absence. Pau Gasol had 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists in Chicago’s third straight loss. The Bulls are right back in action tonight against the Magic.
The Steph Curry-less Warriors extended their home winning streak to 43 games with a 109-105 overtime win over the Hawks. Curry missed the game with an ankle injury. Golden State is a win away from tying the Bulls’ NBA record for most consecutive home victories.
Indiana squandered a 14-point lead but found a way to pull out an 81-78 road win over 15th-ranked Iowa. The 11th-ranked Hoosiers claimed their second outright Big Ten title in four years with the victory.
Coming up Friday Night on Talk 101FM, it’s High School Basketball as the Talk 101 High School Game of the Week presented by World of Powersports makes it’s way to Lincoln High School as the Eisenhower Panthers take on either Springfield Southeast or Lincoln for the Regional Championship. The Dale’s Southlake Pharmacy Pregame Show gets underway at 6:45p.m. and the tipoff follows at 7:00p.m. Join Scott Busboom and Kevin Hale with all the action Friday night from Lincoln High School on Talk 101, and online at decatur radio dot com.