Hometown Broadcasting Sports Tuesday 8/18/20
18 August 2020 Sports
The Packers held their second day of practice during training camp on Monday. Green Bay saw the return of tight end Jace Sternberger and defensive lineman Treyvon Hester. The two are officially off the COVID reserve list. Long snapper Hunter Bradley and linebacker Greg Robert are the only two left on the list.
Linebacker Christian Kirksey brought defensive energy with the first interception of camp off quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Despite the interception, head coach Matt Lafleur said the tempo is where it needs to be.
“I thought just getting in-and-out of the huddle was day-and-night from a year ago,” LaFleur said. “I have been pretty impressed with their leadership out there.”
The talk during the offseason when it came to the quarterbacks was Green Bay drafting Jordan Love and how that affected Aaron Rodger’s future. But last year’s backup, Tim Boyle has been one of the most impressive players in the first two practices of training camp so far.
“Truthfully, I always believed I could play in the NFL and I had the talent,” Packers quarterback Tim Boyle said. “I just needed the right kind of motivation.”
The Packers took a chance on Tim Boyle as an undrafted free agent out of Eastern Kentucky in 2018. Boyle admitted his heart sank a little when the Packers drafted Jordan Love, but says he’s going to approach this season the same as always, doing whatever he can to help the team win. The Packers are set the take the field again in full pads on Tuesday.
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After having Monday off, the Brewers are back in action tonight at Minnesota playing the Twins. Two right-handers square off as Milwaukee sends Corbin Burnes (0-0) against Minnesota’s Kenta Maeda (3-0). First pitch is at 7:10 and the game can be heard on AM1100/98.3FM, WISS.
In the N.L. Central on Monday, the Cubs lost to the Cardinals, 4-1 at Wrigley Field. It was their fourth straight defeat after losing the last three games of a four-game series with the Brewers over the weekend. The Brewers have climbed back to .500 going into tonight’s game and are 3 ½ games behind the Cubs in the Central Division.
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The NBA playoffs got underway Monday and today the Bucks begin their playoff run, playing Orlando in The Bubble. Tipoff is at 12:30 this afternoon.
In games Monday, Denver beat Utah 135-125, Toronto downed Brooklyn 134-110, Boston beat Philadelphia 109-101 ,and the Clippers took care of Dallas 118-110.
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