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Golden Eagles hold off Red Storm

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Koby McEwen – Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Koby McEwen made a layup with 27 seconds left and Theo John had a big block in the closing seconds to league the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 73-71 win over St. John’s in Big East action on Saturday.

After McEwen’s drive down the left side of the lane, John swatted Vince Cole’s drive.  The Red Storm got the ball back but a desperation 3 at the buzzer was off the mark.

D.J. Carton had 14 points to lead the Golden Eagles (8-6, 4-4 Big East Conference).  Greg Elliott and Justin Lewis added 13 points and freshman Dawson Garcia added 11 points.

Julian Champagnie had 20 points for the Red Storm (7-7, 2-6).

The Golden Eagles held off the Red Storm for their first win at Carnesecca since 2015-16.

 

Bucks escape with home court win over Mavs

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

Khris Middleton buried two late 3-pointers to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 112-109 win over the Dallas Mavericks in NBA action Friday night at Fiserv Forum.

Middleton scored eight of his 25 points in the final 2 1/2 minutes to help the Bucks secure the victory.

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with 31 points, but made just 1 of 10 free throws as the Bucks struggled from the line.  As a team, the Bucks hit just 12 of 25 (48%) from the free throw line for the night.

Jrue Holiday also added 16 points and Brook Lopez had 11 as the Bucks (9-4) extended their win streak to four games.

Luka Doncic had 28 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds to lead the Mavericks.  Tim Hardaway Jr. added 22 points.

The Bucks return to action on Monday at Brooklyn.  Dallas returns home to host the Chicago Bulls on Sunday.

Badgers break open a close game to beat Rutgers

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File Photo – D’Mitrik Trice(Photo by David Stluka)

Aleem Ford and Brad Davison scored 14 points each and D’Mitrik Trice added 13 points to lead the 9th ranked Wisconsin Badgers to a 60-54 Big Ten Conference road victory over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in Big Ten action on Friday night in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Trice scored eight points and assisted on another basket during a 12-0 Wisconsin run to give the Badgers a 54-44 lead and create some separation from what was a back and forth struggle in the second half.

Wisconsin (11-3, 5-2 Big Ten) shot just 35% from the field and hit just 6 of 25 (24%) from behind the three-point line for the game.  Rutgers (7-5, 3-5) shot 37% from the field and made just 2 of 19 (10.5%) from three-point distance.

The Badgers let by as many as 10 points in the first half, but the Scarlet Knights cut the lead to one (33-32) at halftime.

Jacob Young led Rutgers with a game-high 17 points and the Scarlet Knights won the rebound battle 50-35.  But the Badgers made 16 of 21 (76.2%) free throw attempts, while Rutgers attempted just seven free throws for the game, making just 2 of 7 (28.6%).

It was a good bounce back win for the Badgers, after their blowout loss at Michigan on Tuesday.

The Badgers return to action on Wednesday night against Northwestern in Madison.  Rutgers is at Penn State on Thursday.

 

No. 2 Badgers blank top-ranked Gophers in women’s hockey

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The second-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team earned a statement win on Friday afternoon, blanking the top-ranked Minnesota Gophers 5-0 at LaBahn Arena.

Sophie Shirley, Dara Greig, Britta Curl, Daryl Watts and Makenna Webster each scored for the Badgers (5-2-0), snapping the Golden Gophers’ (8-2-0) seven-game winning streak.

Wisconsin scored twice in the opening period on goals from Shirley and Greig.

Curl and Watts added goals in the second period to make it 4-0 after two periods.

Webster completed the scoring one-minute into the third period as the Badgers outshot the Gophers 34-30.

The Badgers wrap up their series with Minnesota on Saturday with a 2:07 p.m. faceoff against the Gophers and can be seen live on Fox Sports Wisconsin.

Brewers avoid arbitration hearings with Hader, Woodruff

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The Milwaukee Brewers avoided salary arbitration hearings by agreeing to one-year deals with reliever Josh Hader and top starter Brandon Woodruff on Friday.

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Hader’s deal will pay him $6.675 million for the 2021 season after the left handed closer earned $4.1 million last season.

The Brewers also avoided an arbitration hearing with starter Brandon Woodruff.  As a “Super 2” player, Woodruff goes from $633,100 last season to $3.275 million this season.

Hader led the National League with 13 saves in the pandemic shortened 2020 season.  He started the season with a major league record 12 hitless outings.

Woodruff was the opening day starter for the Brewers and went just 3-5 in 13 starts.  But he compiled a 3.05 ERA with a 0.991 WHIP and 91 strikeouts in 73 2/3 innings.

The Brewers now have 14 players under contract for the upcoming season.

Wisconsin’s hockey game vs. ASU Friday night postponed

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The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey game against Arizona State on Friday night is being postponed.  The decision was mutually agreed upon by both teams due to health and safety concerns in the ASU program.

The Badgers practiced on Friday morning at LaBahn Arena.

Saturday’s game against the Sun Devils is still set to be played at 7 p.m. CT at LaBahn Arena and will air on Fox Sports Wisconsin.

 

Madison police stepping up their presence in response to security concerns

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Madison area law enforcement agencies are increasing their presence through next Wednesday, although they’ve not heard of any specific threats.

“Because of the larger national intelligence picture, and out of an abundance of caution, we will continue to maintain an advanced staffing posture through Inauguration Day, and certainly we will reevaluate as things go,” interim Police Chief Vic Wahl said Thursday.

“And so a few of the outcomes for that will certainly be an enhanced MPD staffing posture over the next week, that includes additional MPD personnel and additional specialized MPD personnel in the event that they’re needed.”

In addition, a Wisconsin National Guard unit has been activated to assist state Capitol police in securing the Capitol and other government buildings. Similar precautions are in place in state capitol cities across the nation in response to security concerns.

Wahl said one protest is scheduled for downtown Madison midday on Sunday, and that the public should avoid the area due to the potential for street closures and traffic issues.  This event isn’t tied to the inauguration — it’s a demonstration in the Jacob Blake case as prosecutors have declined charges against an officer that shot Blake last summer.

Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney released a statement which read in part: “Our deputies and police officers will always protect your right to assemble and to air grievances, but only in a peaceful manner. The time is now for our Nation to gather in unity and peace.”

In addition, the statewide sheriffs association called for calm ahead of potential unrest on Inauguration Day.

“Please remember that we, as law enforcement have a sworn duty to enforce the law, said Grant County Sheriff Nate Dreckman, President of the Badger State Sheriff’s Association. “If you step outside the law, there will be consequences.”

 

 

Bucks secure third win over Pistons this season

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The Milwaukee Bucks built a 23-point first half lead went on to beat the Detroit Pistons 110-101 in Detroit on Wednesday night.

While the Bucks struggled to put the Pistons away with a full 48-minute performance, they still had enough in the tank to knock off Detroit for the third time in the last 10 days.

The Bucks improved to 8-4 on the season, extending their winning streak to 10 games against the Pistons in regular season play.

Detroit (2-9) cut the Bucks near 20 point lead down several times in the second half, but each time the Bucks would find a way to answer and separate themselves again.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple-double to lead the Bucks with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.  Jrue Holiday added 21 points, six rebounds and five assists.  Brook Lopez added nine points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots in the win.

The Bucks return to Milwaukee to host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.

Packers hoping COVID-19 stops with Veldheer as playoff game approaches

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The Green Bay Packers placed offensive tackle Jared Veldheer on the reserve/COVID-19 list after he tested positive just two days after his arrival from Indianapolis.  Now the Packers are hoping the buck stops with Veldheer as they get ready for their NFC Divisional playoff opener against the Los Angeles Rams.

A good sign that the Packers may not be further affected by Veldheer’s positive test is the fact that standard contact tracing didn’t deem any other players as close contacts.

Now, as the Packers continue preparing for Saturday’s game against the Rams, they’re crossing their fingers that no additional positive tests surface in daily testing.

Veldheer was signed off the Colts practice squad at the very least, to provide depth at the tackle position during Green Bay’s playoff run.  He started Saturday’s game between the Colts and Bills at left tackle and helped the Packers during last year’s playoff run by playing in their divisional playoff win over Seattle.  Now, he’ll have to miss this week’s game.

Veldheer practiced with the Packers on Tuesday before his positive test was revealed on Wednesday morning.

 

Garcia leads Marquette past Providence

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Dawson Garcia – File Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

Freshman Dawson Garcia scored a career high 20 points to lead the Marquette Golden Eagles to a 79-69 win over the Providence Friars in Big East action Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum.

Senior guard Koby McEwen added 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.  Jamal Cain had 12 points, Justin Lewis scored 11 and D.J. Carton had 10 to finish in double figures as well.

The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 34-18 lead in the first half and held the Friars to 33% first half shooting to lead by nine at the break.

Providence closed the gap in the second half but Marquette led wire-to-wire for the win.

Nate Watson led Providence (7-6, 3-4 Big East) with 18 points, but the Friars lost their third straight.

The Golden Eagles (7-6, 3-4 Big East) will hit the road, at St. John’s on Saturday.  Providence returns home to host Georgetown.