South Bend, Indiana; Nov. 7

Local

Municipal Elections: The issue was never in doubt in South Bend as Mayor Steve Luecke (D) beat Republican challenger Juan Manigualt with 62% of the vote. Luecke is the longest-serving Mayor of South Bend with 11 years in office.
In Mishawaka Mayor Jeff Rea (R) survived a last-minute negative ad campaign to defeat Penn Twp. Trustee Mike Hayes (D) with 53% of the vote.
Plymouth Mayor Gary Cook (D) lost his bid for reelection to fellow police officer Mark Senter (R).
Other mayoral winners: Elkhart, Democrat Dick Moore; Goshen, Democratic incumbent Allan Kauffman; Warsaw, Republican Ernest Wiggins; Knox, Democrat Rick Chambers; Rochester, Republican Mark Smiley.
South Bend City Council members will be: Democrats Karen White, Al Kirsits, Tim Rouse, Derek Dieter, Henry Davis, Tom LaFountain, Ann Puzzello, Oliver Davis, and Republican David Varner.
Mishawaka City Council winners: Democrats Dale Emmons, Ross Deal (five-vote margin), Mike Compton, Ron Banicki, John Gleissner, Gregg Hixenbaugh, and John Roggeman, Republicans Dave Wood and Marsha McClure.
South Bend’s John Voorde (D) and Mishawaka’s Debbie Ladyga-Block (D) were unopposed in City Clerk races.

Sports

NBA

Tuesday NBA Scores: Clippers 97, Bulls 91 (Bulls [0-4]: Luol Deng 22 points and eight rebounds, Kurt Hinrich 18 points, Joe Smith 17 points, Ben Gordon 15 points, Joakim Noah two points and four rebounds in 18 minutes; Clippers [3-0]: Cuttino Mobley 33 points); Phoenix 115, Charlotte 83; New York 119, Denver 112; New Jersey 87, Atlanta 82; Orlando 111, Minnesota 103; Milwaukee 112, Toronto 85; Houston 89, San Antonio 81; Sacramento 104, Seattle 98; New Orleans 118, L.A. Lakers 104; Cleveland 108, Golden St. 104.

NHL

Tuesday NHL Scores: N.Y. Islanders 3, N.Y. Rangers 2; Atlanta 2, Washington 1 (OT); Ottawa 5, Toronto 1.

College Basketball

Tuesday Men Scores: Goshen College 92, IUSB 80 (Goshen 2-0, IUSB 1-2); Gardner Webb 69, Alabama A&M 55; (20) Kentucky 67, Central Arkansas 40; Tennessee Martin 66,m Maine 62; (3) Memphis 80, Richmond 63.
Women: (1) Tennesssee 59, (4) Rutgers 46.