2/26/24 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Monday
26 February 2024 Sports
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points, Damian Lillard added 24 and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the 76ers 119-98 on Sunday in Doc Rivers’ return to Philadelphia.
Rivers was fired by Philadelphia after last season. He coached the 76ers from 2020-23, never getting past the second round of the playoffs, and Sunday was 12th game since taking over in Milwaukee.
Rivers was greeted by a chorus of boos from the sellout crowd during introductions, but his team quickly took the crowd out of the game with a blistering first quarter.
Lillard scored the first seven points for the Bucks and finished with 11 points in the quarter as Milwaukee built a 14-point lead.
Antetokounmpo, who also finished with 12 rebounds and nine assists, wrapped up the first half with a flourish, hitting a driving layup and also making a full-court pass to Brook Lopez for a dunk as the horn sounded to give Milwaukee its largest lead at 21 points. Philadelphia never got closer than 12 points in the second half.
Antetokounmpo went to the free throw line more times himself (12) than the entire 76ers team (11).
Rivers credited that to his team’s defense.
Malik Beasley added 20 points and Bobby Portis Jr. had 17 as Milwaukee won its second straight game coming out of the All-Star break after going 3-7 in Rivers’ first 10 games as coach.
Tyrese Maxey had 24 points and De’Anthony Melton added 16 for the 76ers, who have dropped eight of 12 games since losing reigning MVP Joel Embiid to a left knee injury in January.
The Bucks host Charlotte on Tuesday.
Kam Jones celebrated his 22nd birthday by scoring 34 points for a second straight game and No. 7 Marquette trounced slumping Xavier 88-64 on Sunday. Over his last two games, Jones has shot 23 of 32 from the floor and 14 of 20 from beyond the arc.
Jones shot 11 of 17 overall and 6 of 10 on 3-point attempts Sunday to match the career-best scoring total he had produced Wednesday in a 105-71 blowout of DePaul. This was his third game with 30-plus points this month, as Jones also scored 31 points in a 91-57 victory at Georgetown on Feb. 3.
He’s making a habit of performing well on his birthday. The day he turned 21, Jones scored 22 points in a 90-84 victory over DePaul.
Marquette (21-6, 12-4 Big East) had reason to be in a festive mood after winning for the 10th time in 11 games.
Tyler Kolek had 11 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds for the Golden Eagles. Oso Ighodaro had 12 points and David Joplin got 10.
Xavier (13-14, 7-9) lost its fourth straight. Trey Green scored 16 points, Quincy Olivari 14, Dailyn Swain 11 and Dayvion McKnight 10 for the Musketeers.
The first nine minutes of the game featured six ties and four lead changes before Marquette used its defense to take control. The Golden Eagles held Xavier scoreless for a stretch lasting over 5 ½ minutes while turning an 18-16 deficit into a 25-18 lead.
Marquette led 36-26 at the break before breaking the game open by scoring 10 straight points early in the second half. The Golden Eagles eventually led by as many as 32.
Marquette has a chance to move up a spot by leapfrogging No. 4 Arizona, which has split two games since the last poll came out.
Marquette hosts Providence on Wednesday.
Iowa basketball standout Caitlin Clark is now within 50 points of breaking the NCAA’s s all-time scoring record for both men and women, held by LSU legend “Pistol” Pete Maravich.
Clark inched closer to the college basketball record in a dominant display against Illinois. The No. 4 ranked Hawkeyes defeated the Fighting Illini 101-85 with Clark scoring a triple-double.
Clark’s triple-double was the sixteenth of her career, winning on each occasion. She’s only second to all-time to New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu, who holds the record with 26.
In the victory, Clark shot 6-of-18 from the field and 5-of-14 from beyond the arc. Her total points now stand at 3,617. She is just 33 points away from surpassing former Kansas standout Lynette Woodard for the women’s major college scoring record. Maravich currently holds the overall scoring record with 3,367 points.
Iowa’s offense clicked on all cylinders, with four players scoring in double figures. The Hawkeyes also received significant contributions from the bench, which added 25 points. Their balanced attack ensured they never lost the lead once they gained it, with their largest lead of the game reaching 21 points.
The Hawkeyes currently hold the No. 2 spot in the Big Ten standings, trailing behind Ohio State, who defeated Iowa earlier in the season.
Iowa is set for rematches with Ohio State and Minnesota to close out the season. Earlier in the year, the Hawkeyes secured a 94-71 victory over the Golden Gophers, with Clark leading the charge scoring 35 points.
In spring training, the Brewers lost to the Rockies Sunday 10-3. Michael Toglia hit a homer and drove in two runs for Milwaukee.
The Brewers host the Reds this afternoon at Maryvale.
On the men’s PGA Tour, Jake Knapp won the Mexico Open to win his first tour event. He the former bouncer shot an even-par 71 two strokes better than Finland’s Sami Valimaki.
The Wisconsin Herd, NBA G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, lost to the Rip City Remix 109-106 in overtime.
Glenn Robinson III led the Herd with 21 points while Wenyen Gabriel followed with 19 points. Milwaukee Bucks assignment player Chris Livingston posted a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds.
The Rip City Remix’s top scorer was D’Moi Hodge with 28 points while George Conditt IV added 24.
Men’s Colelge Basketball-Midwest Classic Tournament (Fri.)
Illinois College 72, Rpon College 69-Luke Meinholz and and Dominic Galati led the Red Hawks with 15 points each, while Kolby Williams scored 12 and Cade Tackmier added 11. Ripon finished the season 11-15 and 9-7 in the conference.
Women’s Midwest Conference Tournament (Fri.)
Ripon College 62, Lawrence University 46-Natalie Rauwolf led the Red Hawks with 23 points, while Lany Havlovitz scored 17 and Bonnie Jensen chipped in with 12.
UW-Stout 77, UW-Oshkosh 65-Bridget Froelke led the Titans with 17 points and Kennedy Osterman scored 11. Oshkosh ended the season at 22-5 and 12-2 in the conference.
(Sat.)
Ripon College 84, Knox College 70-Bonnie Jensen led the Red Hawks with 25 points, Ellas Ten Pas scored 22 and Leny Havlovitz chipped in with 11. Ten Pass also grabbed eight rebounds, giving her the school record for single-season rebounds. Ripon 19-8, 14-2) dropped a three-point heartbreaker to Knox in last season’s MWC Tournament final.
Ripon’s NCAA Tournament destination and first round opponent will be announced during the selection show on Monday (February 26) at 1:30 p.m.
St. Norbert came up short of heading back to the NCAA Tournament, losing in the NACC Men’s Tournament Championship, 78-62 to Wisconsin Lutheran College.
Garrett Grzesk led the way for the Green Knights with 15, Connor Pytleski had 14.
The Milwaukee Bucks started the second half of the regular season off on a positive note, wining at Minnesota over the Western Conference-leading Timberwolves 112-107. Milwaukee had lost two-in-a row and and seven of 10 going into the game. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 33 points along with a team-leading 11 rebounds and added 5 assists. Damian Lillard added 21 as five Bucks players scored in double figures.
Milwaukee improves to 36-21 and is in third place in the Eastern Conference a game behind the
Cavaliers and 8 ½ games in back of the first place Boston Celtics.
On Saturday night at the WIAA individual wrestling state championship we had 12 area wresters to celebrate.
List of area champions:
D1 Boys 144 lbs – Neenah’s Jacob Herm
D1 Boys 165 – Kaukauna’s Liam Crook
D1 Boys 175 – Appleton North’s Jake Stoffel
D2 Boys 138 – Luxemburg-Casco’s Caleb Delebreau
D2 Boys 175 – Two Rivers’ Justin Klinkner
D3 Boys 132 – Lourdes’ Mason Carpenter
Girls 107 – Lena’s Taylor Whiting
Girls 114 – Two Rivers’ Angie Bianchi
Girls 120 – Manitowoc’s Emjay Neumann
Girls 132 – Menasha’s Lillie Banks
St. Mary’s Springs clinched a state tournament spot Saturday when it defeated Oregon 3-2 in a Division 2 boys hockey sectional semifinal win.
Also, Notre Dame will attempt to win its second straight Division 1 boys state title after beating Bay Port 2-0 on Friday.
Meanwhile, in girls hockey, Bay Area continued its quest to repeat as state champs as the Ice Bears defeated University School 3-2 on Friday.
The state hockey tournament starts Thursday in Middleton.
The Brewers opened their spring training schedule Saturday with an 11-7 win over the Paders in new Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy first game at the helm.
Wes Ckake hit two home runs, driving in three runs for Milwaukee as the Brewers pouned out 13 hits.and the Padres nine. Rob Zastryzny started for Milwaukee and picked up the win, despite giving up two runs on three hits. Starter Pedro Avila lasted one inning and took the loss, giving up three runs on six hits.
Center fielder Cody Bellinger and the Cubs are in agreement on a three-year, $80 million contract, ending a prolonged free agency with a return engagement after his excellent 2023 season with Chicago.
Bellinger, 28, has opt-outs after the first and second years of the deal, sources said. He will receive a $30 million salary this season, $30 million in 2025 (if he doesn’t opt out after the first year) and $20 million in 2026 (if he doesn’t opt out after the second year), according to sources.
Coming off a season in which he hit .307/.356/.525 with 26 home runs and 97 RBIs, Bellinger reached free agency in hopes of securing a mega-contract. A robust market never materialized, and Bellinger took a similar path to that of Carlos Correa, with whom he shares an agent in Scott Boras.
Bellinger’s deal is pending a physical.
His health in 2023 allowed him to thrive in a season that earned him National League Comeback Player of the Year. Finishing 10th in NL MVP voting, Bellinger nearly halved his strikeout rate from previous seasons and proved adept against left-handed pitching, hitting .337 against them with a .984 OPS.
Neenah senior Allie Ziebell got her official jersey for the McDonald’s All-American Game in front of a rowdy crowd on Friday night.
Ziebell is the first local to make the cut since Appleton West alum Brian Butch made it back in 2003. She was selected for the prestigious game from a pool of 724 nominees from all around the country.
The University of Connecticut signee is averaging 26.2 points per game, 8.2 rebounds per game, and 2.8 assists per game for the 20-5 Rockets.
“She’s a kid who’s got so many goals and so many things she’s worked so hard for, so I’m just so happy to see her attain those goals and have those things come to reality for her,” said Neenah head coach Andy Braunel. “When you look at the whole Fox Valley Association and Northeast Wisconsin, the level of basketball talent that’s in this part of the state has grown by leaps and bounds. Hopefully with Allie and with this, that just helps propel that to another level.”
MLB’s new uniform reveal hasn’t gone very well. Now some of the rampant criticism has moved below the belt.
Major League Baseball Players Association deputy executive director Bruce Meyer confirmed on Thursday that the organization is relaying concerns from players to MLB about the new pants, which are somewhat see-through. The complaints — first reported by ESPN — are part of broader scorn for the new uniforms, which are designed by Nike and manufactured by Fanatics.
MLB officials say the new uniforms improve mobility by providing 25% more stretch and also will dry 28% faster. The lettering, sleeve emblems and numbering are less bulky in an attempt to make uniforms more breathable and comfortable.
Commissioner Rob Manfred previously said he expects criticism to fade, but that was before the below-the-belt complaints.
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