Monday 10/15/18
15 October 2018 Sports
Sports from Wayne Mausser
The 2-2-1 Green Bay Packers host the 1-4 San Francisco 49ers in a national, primetime game on Monday, Oct. 15. It’s the 26th straight season the Packers have a game on Monday Night Football, and the fifth time in six season it was hosted at Lambeau Field. The Packers will try to bounce back from a disappointing 31-23 loss at Detroit last week.
The Green Bay Packers are also taking on cancer in this game. Buy a Vince Lombardi cancer awareness hat at the Packers Pro Shop and $5 goes directly to the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation, or add $1 to your Pro Shop purchase to go to the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation.
Kickoff is at 7:15 p.m.
In the NFC North on Sunday…..Chicago lost at Miami 31-28 in overtime and drop to 3-2…Minnesota won at home over Arizona, 27-17 and improve to 3-2-1 while Detroit had its bye week.
In Sunday Night Football…..New England held on at home to edge previously undefeated Kansas City, 43-40.
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Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Jim Taylor passed away on unexpectedly Saturday morning at a Baton Rouge, Louisiana hosptial. He was 83. He played nine seasons with the Packers and helped them win four of their five championships under Vince Lombardi. Taylor was also the Packers leading all-time rusher until passed by Ahman Green.
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Justin Turner hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Saturday to even the NL Championship Series at a game apiece.
High-powered Los Angeles had just two singles off starter Wade Miley before breaking through against Milwaukee’s vaunted bullpen. Cody Bellinger hit an RBI single and Austin Barnes drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk in the seventh, and Turner’s long drive to left off Jeremy Jeffress put the Dodgers ahead to stay.
Milwaukee wasted a terrific performance by Miley in its first loss in three weeks, ending a 12-game winning streak. Miley pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his second career playoff start and had two hits in his first multihit game since 2014.
Game 3 is Monday night at Dodger Stadium. Walker Buehler pitches for Los Angeles and Jhoulys Chacin gets the ball for Milwaukee. First pitch is at 6:39 PM Central. The game can be heard on 98.3 and AM1100, WISS.
In the ALCS, Boston evened its series with Houston at a game apiece, with a 7-5 win at Fenway Park.
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Several area high school football teams made the playoffs….In Level 1 action this Friday night, #8 seed Ripon plays at #1 seed Little Chute, #6 seed Berlin plays at #3 seed Mt. Horeb/Barneveld and #7 seed Wautoma plays at #2 seed Edgerton. Eleswwhere, #7 seed Two Rivers plays at #2 seed Winneconne.
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