Hometown Broadcasting Sports Tuesday 11/17/20
17 November 2020 Sports
Sports for November 17th
The Milwaukee Bucks have made multiple trades two nights before the NBA draft. According to multiple sources, the Bucks are acquiring New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday in exchange for guards Eric Bledsoe and George Hill, as well as significant draft compensation. Reports are the Bucks are giving up three future first round picks as well as a pair of future pick swaps. Just after midnight on Tuesday, reports are the team also acquired Sacramento Kings guard Bogdan Bogdanovic in a sign-and-trade deal. The Bucks traded Donte DiVincenzo, Ersan Ilyasova, and DJ Wilson to Sacramento, for Bogdanovic and Justin James. Two-time defending NBA most valuable player Giannis Antetekounmpo has until December 21st of this season to sign a five-year supermax deal with the Bucks. Holiday averaged 19.1 points and 6.7 assists last year in New Orleans, while shooting 35% from 3-point range. Bogdanovic averaged 15.1 points, while shooting 37.2% from 3-point range last season in Sacramento.
The Packers went over game video on Monday following Sunday’s close win at home over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Green Bay was without No. 1 corner Jaire Alexander, leaving the young trio of Chandon Sullivan, Josh Jackson and Ka’dar Hollman matched with starting safeties Adrian Amos and Darnell Savage to hold down the fort against the Jaguars, and speedy receiver DJ Chark. According to Head Coach Matt LaFleur, the results were a bit mixed. Clark was held to 56 overall with a 21-yard gain being his longest play and while the Jaguars’ passing game never found much traction, a credit to the coverage, LaFleur felt the run support from the corners was a bit lacking, especially in the first half. LaFleur said Jacksonville’s receivers were getting out front to block the safeties, and the corners weren’t filling the alleys in time to slow down running back James Robinson, who gained 109 yards on 23 carries. After averaging 6.8 yards per carry in the first half on nine rushes for 61 yards, the defense did improve somewhat in the second half as Robinson’s average dropped to 3.4 yards per carry with 48 yards on 14 attempts.
On Monday night the Chicago Bears not only lost at home to the Minnesota Vikings, 19-13, they also lost the services of starting quarterback Nick Foles. Foles had to be carted off the field late in the fourth quarter and his right leg, foot and right hip were being evaluated after he was thrown to the ground. Foles and the Bears offense had a territble night against the Vikings defense, completing 15 of 26 passes for 106 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. He also was sacked twice and suffered 11 quarterback hits. Backup Tyler Bray came on in Foles’ relief with a chance to pull off some heroics. His first pass found its way to running back Ryan Nall for a gain of 18, but Bray’s next four snaps featured a spike and three incompletions, leading to a game-ending turnover on downs. Foles future status as starting quarterback appears to be over, leaving open the possibility that season-starter Mitch Trubisky could return to the starting job. Trubisky is still recovering from a right-shoulder injury. The lone bright spot for the Bears was a 104-yard kickoff return by former Viking Cordarrelle Patterson to open the second half. Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins was 25 of 36 for 292 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Receiver Justin Jefferson caught eight passes for 135 yards and Adam Thielen caught both touchdown passes.Running back Dalvin Cook, was stymied for much of the first half, but finished with 96 yards on 30 carries. The Bears lost their fourth in a row and fall to 5-5 while Minnesota won its third straight and improves to 4-5.
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