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Marquette ends three-game slide

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Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Markus Howard poured on 30 points to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 93-72 win over the Georgetown Hoyas on Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum.

Howard, who came in averaging 27.1 points a game, was 10-of-16 from the field, including 5-of-10 from three-point range.  Sacar Anim and Jamal Cain added 15 points each for Marquette (18-9, 8-7 Big East Conference).

Brendan Bailey had 10 points while Jayce Johnson grabbed 11 rebounds to go with nine points.

Jagan Mosely had 19 points and six rebounds for the Hoyas (15-13, 5-10).

The Golden Eagles captured both games in the regular season series from the Hoyas.  Marquette pulled out a 84-80 win on Jan. 18th.

Marquette returns to action on Saturday, playing their final home game of the season, against Seton Hall.

Pair of Badgers named Big Ten Hockey Stars

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Two Wisconsin hockey players were named Big Ten Conference hockey stars after the Badgers swept a two-game series against Arizona State last weekend.

Sophomore forward Roman Ahcan (Savage, Minnesota) was named the Big Ten’s number-1 star after scoring a pair of game winning goals and recorded six points in Wisconsin’s two wins over 9th ranked Arizona State.

Ahcan notched his first career hat trick and five-point game in Friday’s 7-6 victory.

Freshman forward Alex Turcotte recorded a five point weekend and was named the Big Ten’s number-three star.  Turcotte matched his career-high three points in Friday’s win, collecting two goals and an assist.

Turcotte added two more assists in Saturday’s 6-2 win.

Biadasz not taking part in on-field workouts at combine

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Tyler Biadasz

Former Wisconsin center Tyler Biadasz won’t be working out at the NFL Scouting Combine this week.

Biadasz revealed Wednesday that he had arthroscopic surgery on the AC joint in his right shoulder after the Badgers season concluded.

Biadasz decided to forego his redshirt senior season in Madison after winning the Rimington Trophy as college football’s top center.  Biadasz said he didn’t want anything lingering on to OTA’s or rookie camp, so he got the procedure taken care of.

Biadasz never played guard in Madison, but he said he had practice reps at the position and feels if an NFL team wanted to move him over from center, he could handle the move.

 

Brewers sign Peralta to contract extension

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Freddy Peralta – Photo Courtesy of Scott Paulus/Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers have reached agreement on a five-year contract extension with pitcher Freddy Peralta that guarantees him $15.5 million with team options for 2025 and 2026 that could take the deal to $30 million.

The deal was first reported by Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic and Jon Heyman of MLB Network.

The 23-year-old Peralta came to spring training with a slider added to his pitch repertoire.

Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Peralta and left-hander Eric Lauer are competing for the fifth spot in the starting rotation behind Brandon Woodruff, Adrian  Houser, Brett Anderson and Josh Lindblom.

The five-year deal would reportedly buy out all three of Peralta’s arbitration years.  The club options, if the Brewers choose to exercise them, would buy out the first two years of free agency.

Peralta finished last season with a 7-3 record and a 5.29 ERA.  He made eight starts and 39 appearances in relief.  In 55 career games, Peralta is 13-7 with a 4.79 ERA.  He recorded 211 strikeouts in 163 1/3 innings.

King to remain in the Big Ten, headed to Nebraska

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Kobe King (Photo by David Stluka)

Former Wisconsin Badgers guard Kobe King will reportedly stay in the Big Ten after his departure from UW in late January.  CBS Sports first reported that King plans to transfer to Nebraska to play for Fred Hoiberg and the Cornhuskers.

King started Wisconsin’s first nine Big Ten games and was the teams leading scorer (12.8 points) in conference play.

King played his high school ball at La Crosse Central High School and was named Wisconsin’s 2017 Mr. Basketball.

Badger men’s basketball moves into 2nd place in Big Ten

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The Wisconsin Badger men’s basketball team extended their winning streak to four games, knocking off the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 79-71 in Big Ten Conference action on Sunday at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers improved their home record to 13-1 and moved into a four-way tie for second place in the Big Ten with Iowa, Michigan State and Penn State.

The Badgers (17-10, 10-6 Big Ten) lost the first meeting against the Scarlet Knights (18-10, 9-8) back in December.  Rutgers scored 23 second-chance points on 14 offensive rebounds in that first match-up.  On Sunday, the Badgers held Rutgers to just seven offensive rebounds and Wisconsin actually won the second chance points battle 7-6.

Micah Potter, who wasn’t eligible during the first meeting, led the Badgers with 18 points and nine rebounds.  He hit 4 of 5 three-pointers and 6 of 8 shots overall.

Nathan Reuvers and Brevin Pritzl added 17 points each and Brad Davison added 15 points, including his [Read more…]

Badger women’s hockey wins 8th WCHA regular season title

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UW Womens Hockey – 2019-20 WCHA Regular Season Champions – Photo Courtesy of UW Athletics

The second ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team scored twice in the final minute on Sunday to force a 5-5 tie with No. 9 Minnesota-Duluth and earn the 2019-20 WCHA regular-season title outright.

Senior alternate captain Abby Roque led the charge and finished the battle for Wisconsin (27-4-3, 17-4-3-2 WCHA) posting two goals, while junior Daryl Watts brought up the rear by taking the draw point from Minnesota-Duluth (16-10-6, 11-8-5-3 WCHA).

For the third-straight game, UW found itself in a 1-0 hole after the first period when UMD scored a power-play goal with less than two minutes left in the period.

The Bulldogs looked as if they would pull the upset in the regular season finale, up 5-3 late.  But Wisconsin’s Sophie Shirley tapped in the fourth Badger goal with 58 seconds left on a pass from Watts. [Read more…]

Bucks are first to clinch playoff spot

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The Milwaukee Bucks have clinched a spot in the NBA playoffs, just one week after the All-Star game.

The Bucks became the first team in the league to clinch a berth when the Chicago Bulls knocked off the Washington Wizards on Sunday.  The Wizards are in ninth place in the Eastern Conference.

The Bucks are a league-best 48-8 on the season and 2-0 since the all-star break.  They’re coming off a 119-98 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday at Fiserv Forum and are on pace to join Golden State (2015-16) and Chicago (1995-96) as the only teams in NBA history to win 70 games.

The Bucks start a two-game road swing tonight against the Wizards in Washington D.C.  They’ll follow that with a match-up in Toronto against the Raptors on Tuesday night.

Crosby agree’s to three-year deal with Packers

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Mason Crosby

Kicker Mason Crosby will have the chance to spend his entire career with one organization, agreeing to a three-year contract extension with the Green Bay Packers worth a reported $12.9 million.

Crosby turns 36-years-old in September and will enter his 14th season with the Packers.  The new deal will pay him $6 million in the first year and $9.5 million through year two.

Crosby will become the third-highest-paid kicker in yearly average at $4.3 million, behind only Baltimore’s Justin Tucker ($5 million) and San Francisco’s Robbie Gould ($4.75 million).

Despite dealing with his wife Molly’s medical issues and then the death of his sister-in-law (ovarian cancer), Crosby had one of his best seasons.  He hit 22 of 24 field goals (91.7%), which ranked fifth in the NFL last season.

Crosby could have become a free agent on March 18th.

 

 

Marquette suffers third straight defeat

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As the regular season winds down, the Marquette Golden Eagles dropped their third straight, falling to Providence 84-72 on Saturday in Providence, Rhode Island.

The 19th ranked Golden Eagles (17-9, 7-7 Big East) will most likely drop out of the top 25 polls when they come out on Monday.

The Friars (16-12, 9-6) won their third straight, as they continue their push for a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

Markus Howard had 38 points on 10-of-25 shooting to lead Marquette.

The Golden Eagles started slow and trailed 43-29 at halftime.  They hit just nine field goals in the first half, while the Friars hit 17 for 31 (54.8%) in the first half, including 8 of 15 from distance.

The Golden Eagles had 10 turnovers in the first half and finished with 18 for the game, their highest total in Big East play this season.

Marquette returns to action Wednesday night against Georgetown at Fiserv Forum.