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Badger women upset No. 12 Ohio State

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For the first time in eight years, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team upset a top-15 ranked team, knocking off No. 12 Ohio State, 75-70 on Wednesday night at the Kohl Center.

Junior forward Imani Lewis recorded her ninth double-double of the season, which leads the Big Ten.  Lewis has a career-high 27 points and added a game-high 14 rebounds for the Badgers.

Sophomore Sara Stapleton added a career high 13 points and 10 rebounds, her second career double-double.

The Badgers outrebounded Ohio State 49-34 and shot 46.6% from the field, while holding the Buckeyes to 35.8% from the field.

The Badgers improved to 5-13 overall, 2-13 in Big Ten play.  Ohio State is 12-3, 8-3 in the Big Ten.

Suns battle back to beat the Bucks

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Devin Booker poured in 30 points and Chris Paul added 28 points and seven assists to lead the Phoenix Suns to a come-from-behind 125-124 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in NBA action on Wednesday night.

The Suns extended their winning streak to four games, while the Bucks five game winning streak came to an end.  Phoenix (15-9) has now won seven of their last eight.

Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in a season-high 47 points, but his 20-foot jumper at the buzzer was off the mark as the Bucks (16-9) finished just short of their sixth straight win.  Giannis made 15 of 23 shots from the field and 17 of 21 from the free throw line on the night.

All five Suns starters finished in double figures, including former Badger Frank Kaminsky, who had 14 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.

The Bucks led by as many as 16 points before the Suns took the lead in the fourth quarter.  Khris Middleton added 18 points and Bryn Forbes had 17.  The Bucks played for the second straight game without Jrue Holiday, who is in the NBA’s health and safety protocols.  Holiday started the Bucks first 23 games and is averaging 16.4 points a game.

The Bucks are now 3-1 on their 6-game road trip and will head to Salt Lake City to face Utah on Friday night.

 

Pettine joins Bears as Senior Defensive Assistant

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Mike Pettine

After three seasons in Green Bay as the Packers defensive coordinator, Mike Pettine is joining their rivals, the Chicago Bears as a senior defensive assistant.

Pettine has 17 seasons of NFL experience, spending time with Baltimore, the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills.  He then spent two seasons as head coach of the Cleveland Browns, one year with Seattle before joining the Packers in 2017.

After the 2020 season, the Bears promoted Sean Desai from safeties coach to defensive coordinator, among a number of other defensive moves.

Pettine helped the Packers win the NFC North title and reach the NFC Championship Game each of the past two seasons.  Last season, Pettine’s defense ranked ninth in the league in total yards (334.0), eighth in red-zone touchdown percentage (57.7) and tied for 10th in sacks (41).

 

 

Marquette starts road trip with loss at Villanova

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Dawson Garcia – File Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

The Marquette Golden Eagles fell further behind in the Big East Conference, dropping a 96-64 decision at 4th ranked Villanova on Wednesday night.

Freshman forward Dawson Garcia scored 14 of his career-high 28 points in the first half and guard D.J. Carton added 13 points for the Golden Eagles (9-11, 5-9 Big East).

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl poured in 27 points, going 10 of 11 from the field and hitting all 5 of his three-pointers to lead Villanova.

Marquette shot 40% from the field as a team, but the Wildcats knocked down 63% of their shots, including 59% from three-point range.  The Golden Eagles also committed 16 turnovers and Villanova turned those miscues into 30 points.

Marquette continues their five-game road swing at Seton Hall at 2 p.m. CT on Sunday.

SentryWorld to host 2023 U.S. Senior Open Championship

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The United States Golf Association (USGA) on Wednesday announced SentryWorld, in Stevens Point, Wis., will host the 43rd U.S. Senior Open Championship from June 29-July 2, 2023.

The Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed course played host to its first USGA championship in 1986, playing host to the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links final.

The USGA returned to SentryWorld in 2019 with the playing of the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship.

“In hosting the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship in 2019, we set out to earn the right to land other major golf championships and we’re thrilled that we could do just that,” said Mike James, general manager of SentryWorld and vice president of Sentry Services.  “The U.S. Senior Open is undoubtedly among the most prestigious golf events in the world.  With the help of state and local leaders and business and community partners, SentryWorld will provide a world-class experience and environment for players, officials and fans alike.”

The 2023 U.S. Senior Open will be the 17th USGA championship held in Wisconsin.  In 2022, Erin Hills, in Erin, and Blue Mound Golf & Country Club in Wauwatosa, will host the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship from Sept. 10-15. [Read more…]

Bucks extend win streak to five games

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The Milwaukee Bucks came from behind in the second half to knock off the Denver Nuggets 125-112, extending their winning streak to five games.

The Bucks (16-8) improved their road record to 7-6 and are off to a 3-0 start on their 6-game road trip.

The Bucks played without starting guard Jrue Holiday who was in active due to the league’s health and safety protocols.  The team found out about Holiday’s situation in time to cancel the teams shootaround.  Holiday will not travel with the Bucks for their game in Phoenix on Wednesday as part of the protocol.  There’s no timetable for his return.  Bryn Forbes got the start in his place and scored 15 points in the win. [Read more…]

Order is set for 2021 NFL Draft’s opening round

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The completion of the NFL season means the first round order for the NFL Draft is set.

Jacksonville, following their 1-15 season, holds the number 1 pick, followed by the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins (trade from Houston), Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals rounding out the top five.

The next five are Philadelphia, Detroit, Carolina, Denver and Dallas at number 10.  The New York Giants have the 11th selection, followed by San Francisco, the L.A. Chargers, Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots at number-15.  Arizona has the 16th selection, followed by Las Vegas, Miami, Washington and the Chicago Bears at number-20.

Indianapolis has the 21st selection followed by Tennessee, New York Jets (from Seattle), Pittsburgh and Jacksonville (from the LA Rams) at number-25.  Cleveland has the 26th pick, followed by Baltimore, New Orleans, Green Bay and Buffalo at number-30.

Kansas City picks 31st after falling to Tampa Bay in the Super Bowl, with the Buccaneers getting the 32nd and final selection of the opening round.

The 2021 Draft starts with the opening round on Thursday, April 29, in Cleveland, Ohio.  The second and third rounds will be held Friday, April 30, followed by rounds four through seven on Saturday, May 1.

 

 

 

Antetokounmpo named NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week

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Giannis Antetokounmpo – File Photo / Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week, leading the Bucks to four straight wins last week.

Antetokounmpo averaged 24 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 61% from the field.  He recorded his third triple-double of the season with 21 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in a 20-point win over the Pacers on Wednesday.

The reigning two-time Most Valuable Player and last season’s Defensive Player of the Year, Antetokounmpo is averaging 27.1 points (8th in NBA) on 56.1% shooting, 11.2 rebounds (8th in NBA), 5.6 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.0 steals per game in his eighth season.  He’s logged 15 double-doubles in 22 games this season and is currently one of only two players in the league averaging at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists per game.

This is the 14th time Antetokounmpo has been named Player of the Week in his career.

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin men’s hockey team climbs in polls after sweep of Gophers

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The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team climbed in both hockey polls on Monday, following their weekend sweep over previous No. 2 Minnesota in the Twin Cities.

The Badgers moved from 11th in last week’s USCHO.com poll to 7th this week and climbed six spots from 12th to 6th in this week’s USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.

The Badgers (13-7, 11-5 Big Ten) swept the Gophers 4-1 and 8-1, extending their winning streak to four games and 7 of their last 8.  The sweep moves the Badgers into first place in the Big Ten Conference standings, one point better than the Gophers. [Read more…]

Packers announce the hiring of Barry, Drayton

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The Green Bay Packers made it official on Monday afternoon, announcing the hiring of Joe Barry as the teams new defensive coordinator along with the promotion of Maurice Drayton to special teams coordinator.

Barry worked as an assistant coach in the NFL for 19 seasons, most recently serving as the assistant head coach/linebackers for the Los Angeles Rams.  In his four seasons with the Rams (2017-20), Barry was part of a defensive staff that helped the team rank No. 2 in the league over that span in sacks (192), tied for No. 2 in takeaways (104) and interceptions (63), No. 7 in overall defense (329.9 ypg) and No. 9 in scoring defense (21.5 ppg).  This past season marked the first time in franchise history that the Rams led the league in both scoring defense (18.5 ppg) and overall defense (281.9 ypg).  The Rams also led the NFL in pass defense for the first time in franchise history and ranked No. 2 in the NFL in 2020 with 53.0 sacks.

Barry spent four seasons previously as a defensive coordinator (Detroit, 2007-08; Washington, 2015-16). [Read more…]