Tuesday Sports 1/15/19
15 January 2019 Sports
Sports from Wayne Mausser
Anthony Cowan Jr. hit a pivotal 3-pointer with 44 seconds left, and No. 19 Maryland edged Wisconsin 64-60 Monday night after blowing a 21-point lead in the second half.
Maryland (15-3, 6-1) led by 10 after eight minutes and 38-17 with 17:47 remaining before the Badgers (11-6, 3-3) roared back to take a 60-59 lead with 2:01 to go.
Nate Reuvers scored a career-high 18 for Wisconsin. Ethan Happ finished with 10, half his season average. Wisconsin: Hosts No. 2 Michigan on Saturday. The Badgers have beaten six Top 10 teams in four seasons under coach Greg Gard.
The Green Bay Packers are expected to name Nathaniel Hackett their offensive coordinator, first reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Hackett, the former offensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars was fired on November 26, 2018 after spending the past two seasons in that position. He took over as an interim offensive coordinator in January 2016 after joining the team as a quarterbacks coach in 2015.
Hackett called plays for the Jaguars during his time as OC. In 2017, the Jaguars offense ranked sixth in the NFL and fifth in points. Last season however the Jaguars ranked 27th in total offense and struggled with Blake Bortles and Cody Kessler at quarterback.
Prior to the Jaguars, Hackett spent two seasons with the Buffalo Bills as their offensive coordinator. He’s the son of former college football and NFL coach Paul Hackett.
Catcher Yasmani Grandal and the Milwaukee Brewers have finalized an $18.25 million, one-year contract.
The deal, agreed to last week subject to a successful physical, includes a $16 million salary this year and a $16 million option for 2020 with a $2.25 million buyout. Either side may turn down the option.
Grandal turned down a $17.9 million qualifying offer from the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers in November. He is eligible for free agency again after this year’s World Series and cannot be given a qualifying offer by the Brewers.
Milwaukee forfeits its third-highest draft pick this year, which would be about No. 104. Los Angeles gets a compensation pick after competitive balance round B, about No. 79.
Now 30, Grandal was an All-Star in his first season with the Dodgers in 2015. He hit .241 this year with 24 homers and 68 RBIs as Los Angeles won its second straight NL pennant. He made $7.9 million.
Grandal has a .240 big league career average with 113 home runs in seven seasons. He would supplant Manny Pina and Erik Kratz, who combined to get the most games behind the plate for Milwaukee last season.
Boys Basketball from Monday
Ripon 82, Wisconsin Lutheran Academy 69-Hunter Achtung had 30 points and Max Beuthin had 15 for the Tigers.
Waupun 69, Laconia 50
Tonight
Winnebago Lutheran at Berlin
Racine Park @ Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Omro @ Adams-Friendship
University School @ St. Mary’s Springs
Appleton East @ Fond du Lac
Oshkosh North @ Appleton West
Kimberly @ Oshkosh West
Randolph @ Markesan
Princeton/Green Lake @ Montello
Central Wisconsin Christian @ Valley Christian
Lourdes Academy @ Hustisford
Girls
Oostburg 46, Plymouth 45
Markesan 56, Waterloo 43
Central Wisconsin Christian 58, Sheboygan Christian 52
Girls Tonight
Waupun @ Mayville
Kettle Moraine Lutheran @ Homestead
North Fond du Lac @ Omro
St. Mary’s Springs @ Laconia
Winnebago Lutheran @ Lomira
Fond du Lac @ Appleton East
Appleton West @ Oshkosh North
Oshkosh West @ Kimberly
Weyauwega-Fremont @ Wautoma
Horicon @ Princteon/Green Lake
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