3/4/25 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Tuesday
4 March 2025 Sports
The brackets for the division three women’s basketball tournament were released on Monday afternoon.
The WIAC regular season champion UW-Oshkosh titans will play host to Calvin on Friday at 7 p.m. The winner will face either Bethel (MN) or DePauw in the second round on Saturday.
Ripon will face a member of the WIAC in the first round. They will face 19th ranked UW-Stout in Menomonie on Friday at 7:15 p.m.
It’s the eighth NCAA tournament appearance for the Red Hawks after winning the Midwest Conference tournament title over the weekend.
Auburn and Duke remain atop the AP Top 25. The rest of the poll was a big jumble.
Auburn was the unanimous pick at No. 1 for the second straight week, receiving all 61 votes from a media panel in the poll released on Monday. The Tigers held the top spot for the eighth straight week following lopsided wins over Ole Miss and then-No. 17 Kentucky.
Duke was No. 2 for the second straight week after blowing out Miami and Florida State despite playing without guard Tyrese Proctor due to a bone bruise in his left knee.
No. 3 Houston moved up a spot after beating Texas Tech and Cincinnati, while Tennessee climbed to No. 4 following Jahmai Mashack’s last-second 3-pointer from well beyond halfcourt to beat Alabama 79-76.
Florida rounded out the top five, dropping two places after losing to Georgia and beating Texas A&M.
No. 8 Michigan State joined Auburn and Duke as the only teams to have the same ranking as last week. No teams moved in or out of this week’s poll.
Wisconsin fell one spot to No. 12, while Marquette rose one spot to No. 20.
No. 14 Louisville made the biggest move of the week, climbing five places following wins over Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh. No. 13 Maryland moved up three places after losing to Michigan State by three on Tre Holloman’s last-second heave from beyond midcourt and beating Penn State.
No. 22 Texas A&M had by far the biggest drop, losing 10 places after losing to Vanderbilt and Florida, stretching its losing streak to four straight. No other team dropped more than two places.
Linebacker Isaiah McDuffie is staying with the Green Bay Packers.
Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst announced Monday that the team had re-signed McDuffie, who has spent his entire NFL career in Green Bay. Terms weren’t announced, but a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press it’s a two-year, $8 million deal.
ESPN first reported that McDuffie and the Packers had agreed to terms.
McDuffie was due to become an unrestricted free agent if he hadn’t reached a deal with the Packers, who selected him out of Boston College in the sixth round of the 2021 draft.
McDuffie, 25, started all 17 games for the Packers this past season and ranked second on the team with a career-high 97 tackles. He also had three tackles for loss, three passes defensed and a forced fumble.
He also started the Packers’ 22-10 NFC wild-card playoff loss at Philadelphia and had six tackles and half a sack in that game.
McDuffie played more than 64% of the Packers’ defensive snaps and more than 28% of their special teams snaps. His playing time dipped late in the season, in part to the emergence of rookie second-round pick Edgerrin Cooper.
McDuffie started eight games and made 86 tackles in 2023. His first career start came in 2022.
The Packers still have one more pending free agent linebacker in Eric Wilson, who started 12 games and had 72 tackles (seven for loss), two sacks, a forced fumble and an interception last season. Wilson, 30, played on just over half of the Packers’ defensive snaps and nearly three-quarters of their special teams snaps last season.
In spring training baseball the Reds beat the Brewers 5-4. Caleb Durbin and Vinny Capra hit home runs for the Brewers. The Brewers play the White Sox today with the first pitch at 2:10.
The Milwaukee Bucks are back in action tonight playing the Hawks in Atlanta. The Bucks are tied for 4th in the Eastern Conference with the Pacers at 34-25. Tipoff is at 6:30 CST.
Former New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler has joined the Milwaukee Brewers as a special adviser for scouting and baseball operations, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Brewers hadn’t announced the hire. SNY first reported Eppler was coming to Milwaukee.
Eppler was suspended last year after a Major League Baseball investigation concluded he directed Mets staff to fabricate injuries to create open roster spots, but that punishment expired after the 2024 World Series. He had resigned as the Mets’ general manager in October 2023 amid that investigation, three days after owner Steve Cohen hired David Stearns as president of baseball operations. Stearns held the president of baseball operations title with the Brewers before stepping down at the end of the 2022 season..
Eppler joined the Mets in November 2021 after working as the Los Angeles Angels’ general manager from 2015-20. The Mets went 101-61 and earned an NL wild-card playoff berth in 2022, but slumped to 75-87 the following year despite having a $355 million payroll at the start of that season.
Eppler also has worked in scouting and player development with the Colorado Rockies and as the New York Yankees’ director of professional scouting and assistant general manager.
He now joins a Brewers organization that’s chasing a third straight NL Central title.. Matt Arnold, selected as MLB’s executive of the year last season, has been the Brewers’ president of baseball operations since October 2022 after previously serving as Stearns’ right-hand man.
It may soon cost you more to hunt, fish and trap in the Badger State.
As part of his 2025-2027 biennial state budget, Gov. Tony Evers is proposing an increase in license fees for those activities.
This would be the DNR’s ‘s first Wisconsin resident license increase since 2005. Most licenses will go up between $10 and $20.
For example, an annual resident fishing license will go from $20 to $30, while a resident deer license will go from $22 to $42.
The price increases are expected to generate $75 million over the biennium in additional revenue. Money would be used to help pay for wildlife and conservation projects, according to Evers’ proposal.
If the proposal passes, fees would go into effect March 1, 2026.
Jimmy Johnson, who won two Super Bowls and a national championship as a coach, has announced his retirement from FOX Sports after being a part of its NFL coverage for 31 years.
The 81-year-old Johnson made the announcement Monday during an appearance on “The Herd With Colin Cowherd.”
Johnson worked alongside hosts Curt Menefee and Terry Bradshaw and analysts Howie Long and Michael Strahan.
Johnson won Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys for the 1992-93 seasons and the college football national championship with Miami in 1987.
Johnson coached the Cowboys for five seasons, stepping down after winning his second Lombardi Trophy and three months later was hired as a FOX NFL pregame show analyst. He left in 1996 to become general manager and coach of the Miami Dolphins. He returned to FOX in 2002.
Johnson’s coaching career started in 1965 as an assistant at Louisiana Tech, Bradshaw’s alma mater. He became a head coach for the first time in 1979, at Oklahoma State, and left after five years for Miami, where he went 52-9 with two No. 2 finishes to go with his 1987 title.
Boys Regional (Tues.)
Ripon at Xavier-Tipoff at 7:00 on The Wave.
Winneconne at Berlin
Kingdom Prep Lutheran at Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Kewaskum at Brookfield Academy
Sheboygan Falls at Campbellsport
Neceedah at Lomira
Mayville at Columbus
North Fond du Lac at Winnebago Lutheran
Omro at Altoona
Miwaukee Marshall at Beaver Dam
Menasha at Waupaca
New London at Tomah
Shawano at Sparta
Hilbert at Gillett
Weyauwega-Fremont at Algoma
Tri-County at Three Lakes
Wild Rose at Tigerton
Oshkosh West at Manitowoc Lincoln
Clintonville at Oconto Falls
Lacrosse Logan at Fox Valley Logan
Wautoma at Stanley Boyd
Black River Falls at Adams-Friendship
Mauston at Dodgeville
Montello at Nekoosa
Williams Bay at Central Wisconsin Christian
Poynette at Horicon
Hustisford at Randolph
Lourdes Academy at Niagra
Holy Redeemer at Oakfield
Valley Christian at Rieedsville
University Lake School/Trinity at Wisconsin Dells
Eastbrook Academy at Cambria-Friesland
Benton at Fall River
Waterloo at Markesan
Princeton Green Lake at Chesterton Academy
Rio at Southwestern
Individual game tickets for all 2025 Fond du Lac Dock Spiders home games will be available on Saturday, April 12 during an event at Herr-Baker Field on the campus of Marian University. The Box Office, the Team Store, and a Rummage Sale are scheduled to be open from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. during the event. Individual game tickets will also be available online at dockspiders.com beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 12.
This year’s Rummage Sale will be held on the concourse near the Team Store located on the third base side of the ballpark. Rummage Sale and Team Store items will be priced to move and will include: game-worn jerseys, numerous t-shirts, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers items, and much more. Rummage Sale items will not be eligible for returns, exchanges, or any further discounts.
The Dock Spiders Team Store will also be open for business on Saturday, April 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Marian University baseball will also host a doubleheader beginning at 12:00 p.m.
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders 2025 schedule is highlighted by 15 giveaway items this season. With 36 home games, nearly half of the home slate features a giveaway item this season! The popular Souvenir 7 Ticket Package was recently announced and features three bobbleheads, a reversible bucket hat, a snapback hat, a card set, and a pint glass. The home slate also features Daily Specials each day and night of the week, special appearances, and gameday themes.
The Dock Spiders will begin their ninth season of Northwoods League play during the spring of 2025. Information about ticket packages is currently available at dockspiders.com or by calling the ticket office at (920) 907-9833. Visit the Dock Spiders ballpark Box Office and Team Store during normal business hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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