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Crowder leads Marquette to victory!

December 22, 2010 By

Junior college transfer Jae Crowder scored a season-high 22 points and Darius Johnson-Odom added 19 to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 102-77 win over Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday night at the Bradley Center.

The Golden Eagles shot 50% from the field and improved to 9-3 with the win. 

Marquette coach Buzz Williams said Crowder has been solid for the Golden Eagles and is a player that will be crucial to Marquette’s success.

AUDIO: Buzz Williams says Crowder is key to their success :15

The road gets much more difficult for the Golden Eagles now.  They’ll play at Vanderbilt on Dec. 29 before returning to Milwaukee to open Big East play against West Virginia on New Years Day.

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Bucks surprise Lakers out west!

December 22, 2010 By

Coming off a 26-point setback at Portland on Monday night, things weren’t looking real good for the Milwaukee Bucks, who will play the next 4 to 6 weeks without their star point guard Brandon Jennings (broken foot).  But looks can be deceiving.

The Bucks marched into Los Angeles last night and clamped down defensively on the Lakers, pulling out a 98-79 victory, despite being down to just 9 healthy players. [Read more...]

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Rodgers cleared to practice

December 22, 2010 By

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been cleared by the Packers medical staff to practice, one major step closer to being able to play Sunday when the Packers face the New York Giants at Lambeau Field. 

Rodgers string of 46 straight games started ended last week after he suffered his second concussion. 

Rodgers quarterback rating of 98.5 ranks fourth in the NFL.  He’s thrown for 3,289 yards and 23 touchdowns.

The Packers need to win Sunday to keep their Wild Card playoff hopes alive.

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Congress approves LCS plan for Marinette Marine

December 22, 2010 By

The US Senate and House both approved the Navy’s new Littoral Combat Ship plan Tuesday.  So pending the President’s signature that means ten new Littoral Combat Ships will be built at Marinette Marine and another ten will be built at a competing shipyard in Alabama. 

Steve Kagen (D-Appleton) says the LCS program will be the biggest economic stimulant in the region’s history. “The contract for LCS will transform all of northeast Wisconsin into not just a world class shipbuilding center but also a world class manufacturing location.”

The new LCS work would create an additional 1,000 jobs at Marinette Marine and support thousands more across the states of Wisconsin and Michigan. 

Ken Conners-WAGN

Filed Under: Business, Economy, Military

Nass wants mascot law repealed

December 22, 2010 By

A Republican state lawmaker wants to repeal a law regulating Indian mascots at Wisconsin schools.

The law passed earlier this year gives the Department of Public Instruction the authority to order schools to remove Indian mascots. State Representative Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) plans to introduce a bill returning that power to local school districts. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Legislature
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