12/15/23 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Friday
15 December 2023 Sports
Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon has a broken right thumb, and it’s not clear whether he’ll play Sunday against Tampa Bay..
“We’re just taking it day by day, just trying to see how I’m feeling as it’s going and stuff like that moving forward,” Dillon said Thursday.
The injury occurred during the Packers’ final drive in their 24-22 loss to the New York Giants on Monday night.
“Got hit with a helmet lined up the right way,” Dillon said. “Hit just right enough.”
The Packers (6-7) were already thin at running back. Aaron Jones has missed the last three games with a knee injury and was limited in Thursday’s practice.
Emanuel Wilson, an undrafted rookie from Fort Valley State, remains on injured reserve with a shoulder issue. The Packers have Patrick Taylor on their active roster, and they signed Kenyan Drake to their practice squad last week.
Taylor had four carries for 30 yards and two catches for 22 yards against the Giants.
Dillon has never missed a game due to injury in his four-year career.
In other injury news coach Matt LaFleur said he doesn’t anticipate WR Christian Watson (hamstring) practicing on Friday, making it increasingly likely the 2022 second-round pick misses a second straight game. … LG Elgton Jenkins (shoulder) and S Darnell Savage (shoulder) didn’t practice Thursday. … CB Jaire Alexander (shoulder), OLB Kingsley Enagbare (toe), CB Keisean Nixon (quadriceps), S Jonathan Owens (knee), WR Jayden Reed (ankle), DL TJ Slaton (quadriceps), LB Quay Walker (shoulder) and WR Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) were limited in practice. Alexander has missed five straight games, and Walker didn’t play against the Giants. … CB Eric Stokes (hamstring) was a full practice participant. He could be activated from injured reserve.
The game can be heard, beginning with the pregame at 10:00 and the kickoff at noon from Lambeau Field on FM 1023, The Bug. In Thursday Night Football the Raiders exploded offensively at home, winning 63-21 over the Chargers. It was 42-0 at halftime. Raiders quarterback Aiden O’Connell was 20 of 34 for 248 yards and four touchdowns. Former Packer wide receiver Davante Adams led Raider’s receivers with 8 catches for 101 yards and a touchdown Tre Tucker caught two touchdown passes and Michael Mayer and Jacobi Meyers also caught touchdown passes.
The Chargers Easton Stick was 23 of 32 for 257 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Josh Palmer led Los Angeles receivers with 4 catches for 113 yards and a touchdown.
The Raiders improve to 6-8 while the Chargers fall to 5-9.
There are three NFL games Saturday as Minnesota visits Cincinnati, the Steelers are at the Colts and Saturday night Denver is at Detroit.
The Bucks host the Pistons Saturday with the tipoff at 5:00.
Texas beat Wisconsin last night in the women’s volleyball semifinals. Texas surged in the final two sets to win 3-1. The Longhorns had 11 aces, a season-best for the squad.
Meanwhile, women’s college volleyball is returning to the big stage next September and the Badgers will be one of the teams in the spotlight.
FOX and Intersport announced Thursday they’ve partnered to create the first-ever women’s volleyball Labor Day Weekend showcase event, which will bring prominent collegiate programs to a nationally-televised audience.
Wisconsin is one of the four squads participating in the inaugural event, which will be hosted at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, on Sept. 1 and 2, 2024. Joining the Badgers is Texas, Stanford and Minnesota.
In G-League action tonight the Wisconsin Herd hosts Grand Rapids tonight with the tipoff at 7:00 from the Oshkosh Arena. The teams meet again Saturday night with the tipoff at 7:00.
Steven Crowl had 19 points and nine rebounds, Tyler Wahl added 16 and #23 Wisconsin beat Jacksonville State at the Kohl Center Thursday night. The Badgers never trailed and improved their record to 8-2 while the Gamecock dropped to 4-7.
#7 Marquette 84, St. Thomas 70. The Golden Eagles improve to 9-2.
(Saturday)
Ripon College hosts Lakeland University with the tipoff at 3:00.
In women’s college basketball Saturday Ripon hosts UW-Platteville with the tipoff at 1:00.
Boys and Girls Scores 12/14
Boys:
New London 45, Green Bay East 69
Notre Dame 63, Menasha 51
Beaver Dam 67 at Milwaukee Vincent 52
Campbellsport 56, North Fond du Lac 48
Winnebago Lutheran 100 at Laconia 73
? Omro at Mayville ?
Lomira 49, Saint Mary’s Springs 46
St. Ambrose Academy 50, Adams-Friendship 42
Cambria-Friesland 56, Johnson Creek 35
Girls:
Winneconne 51, Ripon 46
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 71, Kewaskum 43
Waupun 58, Berlin 31
New London 66, Waupaca 29
? North Fond du Lac at Mayville ?
Sturgeon Bay at Denmark
Nekoosa 46, Port Edwards 34
Oakfield 62, Wayland Academy 41
Johnson Creek 31, Cambria-Friesland 37
Boys & Girls Basketball Schedule 12/15
Boys:
Winneconne at Ripon –Tipoff around 7:10 on AM 1600/93.1 FM, WRPN.
Waupun at Berlin
Kewaskum at Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Wautoma at Xavier
Appleton East at Neenah
Oshkosh North at Appleton North
Kaukauna at Hortonville
Kimberly at Oshkosh West
Fond du Lac at Appleton West
Clintonville at Marinette
Wrightstown at Fox Valley Lutheran
Freedom at Little Chute
Denmark at Luxemburg-Casco
Waupaca at Oconto Falls
Blair-Taylor at Nekoosa
Wisconsin Dells at Westfield
Montello at Cambria-Friesland
Pardeeville at Markesan
Fall River at Princeton/Green Lake
Randolph at Rio
Horicon at Lourdes Academy
Oakfield at Dodgeland
Girls:
Green Bay East at New London
Xavier at West De Pere
Menasha at Seymour
Shawano at Marinette
Winnebago Lutheran at Campbellsport
St. Mary’s Springs at Laconia
Omro at Lomira
Neenah at Appleton East
Oshkosh West at Kimberly
Hortonville at Kaukauna
Appleton North at Oshkosh North
Fond du Lac at Appleton West
Shawano at Marinette
Freedom at Little Chute
Wrightstown at Fox Valley Lutheran
Adams-Friendship at Wautoma
Nekoosa at Mauston
Hustisford at Central Wisconsin Christian
Valley Christian at Newman Catholic
Poynette at Pardeeville
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