We have a boys basketball regional doubleheader for you on the Sports Voice. North Decatur takes on Liberty Christian in the Class 1A regional at Greenfield-Central this afternoon. Coverage begins at 12:30 on 103.9 FM, wrbiradio.com and the WRBI app…In the nightcap, South Ripley battles Forest Park in the Class 2A regional at Seymour. Airtime for that contest is 6:30.
The Pacers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-100 in NBA action heard last night on WRBI. Pascal Siakim led the visiting Pacers with 27 points. Indiana improves to 37-28. The road trip continues tonight in Milwaukee against the Bucks. Tipoff is at 8.
Michigan rolled over Purdue 86-68 in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament quarterfinals last night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Boilermakers fall to 22-11 and will now wait until Selection Sunday tomorrow evening to find out their opponent, seeding and where they’ll play in the NCAA Tournament.
John Feinstein, the author of “A Season on the Brink,” which chronicled the 1985-86 Indiana University basketball season, died Thursday in Virginia. The book that detailed Bob Knight’s coaching methods made Feinstein a household name and spent 17 weeks at number one on the New York Times bestsellers list. John Feinstein was 69.
The Reds lost a pair of split squad road games Friday: 7-3 to the Chicago White Sox and 2-1 to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Cincinnati takes on the Kansas City Royals this afternoon in Goodyear, and they’ll entertain the Seattle Mariners tomorrow. Coverage of Sunday’s game starts at 3:50 on 103.9 FM…
Reds starting catcher Tyler Stephenson is expected to miss several weeks, including Opening Day, with an oblique strain. Backup catcher Jose Trevino left yesterday’s split squad game against the Diamondbacks when he was hit on the right hand by a foul tip. X-rays were inconclusive and Trevino will be re-evaluated today.
