Wisconsin News and Sports
Green Bay Gamblers goaltender Ryan McKay is the new record holder for
Ryan McKay
most regular season wins as a Gambler goaltender, earning his 54th regular season victory on Tuesday, 4-0 over the Waterloo Blackhawks. McKay surpassed Jure Penko, who held the previous mark of 53.
McKay clinched the shutout victory by saving all 25 Waterloo shots. He improved his record to 15-3-2 on the season.
The Gamblers (30-7-2) host Chicago on Saturday night at the Resch Center in Green Bay.
The race for the men’s WIAC regular season basketball championship remains tight.
UW-Stevens Point (19-4, 12-2 WIAC) survived a scare on Wednesday night, holding off UW-Oshkosh (4-18, 0-13) to win 87-83 in Oshkosh. The Pointers have a half game lead on UW-Whitewater for the league lead.
UW-Whitewater (20-2, 11-2 WIAC) earned a 77-58 road victory over UW-Platteville (12-11, 6-8).
UW-River Falls is also just 1/2 game off the conference lead after the Falcons (17-5, 11-2 WIAC) rallied for a 57-56 win over the visiting Yellowjackets of UW-Superior (13-10, 7-7).
La Crosse also knocked off Stout 63-52.
The St. Norbert College men’s hockey team can control its own destiny in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association championship race heading into the final two games of the regular season.
The Green Knights need three points to secure their 13th NCHA title and clinch the No. 1 seeding for the NCHA Peters Cup Playoffs.
St. Norbert hosts UW-Stevens Point at 7pm tonight and UW-Stout at 7pm Friday at the Cornerstone Community Center in Ashwaubenon.
The St. Norbert College women’s basketball team wrapped up their league best 11th Midwest Conference Championship, rolling past Beloit College 60-36 last night.
In the win, coach Connie Tilley earned her 900th coaching victory at the school, 571 in basketball, 199 in softball and 130 in volleyball, in 35 years of coaching at St. Norbert College.
The Green Bay Packers haven’t made an official announcement yet, but
Ben McAdoo
NFL.com’s Jason La Canfora says the team has promoted tight ends coach Ben McAdoo to quarterbacks coach this week.
McAdoo has served as the Packers tight ends coach since 2006, when he came from the San Francisco 49ers along with Mike McCarthy.
McAdoo replaces Tom Clements, who was promoted to offensive coordinator after Joe Philbin took the job in Miami.
The Packers recently blocked McAdoo from interviewing for the offensive coordinators position at Tampa Bay.
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