1/27/22 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Thursday
27 January 2022 Sports
Sports for Thursday
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been named 2021 NFL Most Valuable Player by the Pro Football Writers of America. In his 17th season, Rodgers threw for 4,115 yards and 37 touchdowns and led the league with a 111.9 passer rating. He threw only four interceptions. This is the second consecutive PFWA MVP for Rodgers. Former Packers QB Brett Favre also won in back-to-back years for 1995 and 1996. Rodgers’ season ended last Saturday in the NFC Divisional Game loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
The PFWA chose L.A. Rams WR Cooper Kupp as Offensive Player of the Year. Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt Defensive Player of the Year. The PFWA is “the official voice of pro football writers” in the United States.
Kevin Love scored 25 points, Cedi Osman added 23 and the Cavs pulled off their most impressive win in what’s become a turnaround season, 115-99 over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. A year ago, the Cavs won just 22 games and found themselves in the draft lottery for the third straight season. Not only has Cleveland surpassed its win total already this season, but the Cavs (30-19) are tied for the most wins in the Eastern Conference. The Cavs made 19 3-pointers — seven in the second quarter — and won for the eighth time in nine games. They also leap-frogged Milwaukee in the standings, and served notice they’ve got bigger plans ahead. Darius Garland scored 19 and rookie Evan Mobley had 16 for the Cavs. Jarrett Allen returned after missing one game with an illness and had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 26 points after missing a game with knee soreness, but had seven of Milwaukee’s 19 turnovers that led to 31 points for Cleveland. Bobby Portis added 22 points and Khris Middleton 21 for the Bucks, who had their winning streak stopped at three. Milwaukee has lost a season-high four straight on the road. Milwaukee started 6 of 7 on 3-pointers but finished just 9 of 32. The Bucks begin a three-game homestand Friday against New York.
The Wisconsin Herd, the NBA G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, beat the Cleveland Charge 121-113. The Herd dominated the second half scoring 66 points while keeping the Charge to 51. After being down by 12 the Herd battled back to take the lead in the third quarter. The two teams stayed close together resulting in two lead changes in the fourth quarter. With one minute left, the Herd was up by three and outscored the Charge 7-2 to win the game 121-113.
Jalen Lecque led the Herd with 25 points while Tremont Waters added 22 points. Jemerrio Jones led both teams with 15 rebounds. RJ Nembhard Jr. led the Charge with 36 points and Mitch Ballock posted 23 points. The Wisconsin Herd will play again at home on Saturday, January 29 against the Greensboro Swarm with tip-off set for 7:00 p.m. CT.
Justin Lewis scored a career-high 33 points to go along with nine rebounds and six assists, and No. 22 Marquette beat Seton Hall 73-63 on Wednesday night. Lewis, a redshirt freshman coming off Big East Player of the Week honors, was averaging 15.8 points coming into the game for the Golden Eagles (15-6, 7-3 Big East), who have now won seven straight. Jamir Harris scored 16 points and Jared Rhoden had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Pirates (12-7, 3-6). Olivier-Maxence Prosper, another freshman, was the only other Marquette player in double figures with 10 points Marquette shot 50%, including 6 of 10 from 3-point range, in the first half and led 38-21 at the break. The Golden Eagles held Seton Hall to 24% shooting in the first half. Marquette is at Providence on Saturday.
In the Big Ten tonight Wisconsin is at Nebraska. The Badgers, 15-3 overall and 6-2 in the conference, fell from 8th to 11th in this week’s AP Top 25 after losing at home to Michigan State last Friday.
The Green Bay Packers have signed WR Rico Gafford and CB Kiondre Thomas. General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transactions Wednesday.
Gafford, a 5-10, 184-pound, third-year player out of the University of Wyoming, was originally signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted rookie free agent in May 2018. After being released at the end of training camp by the Titans, he spent 2018-20 on the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders’ practice squad and active roster, appearing in eight games with one start, hauling in two receptions for 66 yards (33.0 avg.) with a TD and returning one kickoff for 12 yards. In 2021, Gafford spent the offseason and training camp with the Arizona Cardinals and Buffalo Bills and spent most of the regular season on the Denver Broncos’ practice squad. He was elevated in Week 17 as a COVID-19 replacement by the Broncos, but was a gameday inactive.
(key-ON-dre) Thomas, a 6-0, 185-pound, first-year player out of Kansas State University, was originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted rookie in May 2021. He was released by the Browns during training camp and spent the entire regular season on the practice squad of the Los Angeles Chargers, appearing in four games as a gameday elevation and registering a tackle on special teams. In college, Thomas spent four years (2016-19) at the University of Minnesota before transferring to Kansas State (2020).
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association met for a second straight day on Tuesday, with the league making a significant move to create a path to a deal. One day after the MLBPA rejected the league’s proposals that included significant increases in pay for players with two-plus years of service time — a plan that included the best players earning even more in bonuses based on performance — MLB returned with a proposal based on a framework initially presented by the MLBPA, according to a source.
The league proposed a centrally funded bonus pool for the best pre-arbitration players, which would reward the top pre-arbitration players in the game up to four times their salary based on performance and awards. That, combined with an increase in the league’s minimum salary, would result in young players being paid more prior to their arbitration eligibility.
The MLBPA dropped its demand for a change to six-year free-agent eligibility on Monday, which marked progress in the talks. MLB’s proposal Tuesday for the pre-arbitration pool marked a significant step forward, creating a path to a deal.
MLB’s proposals include higher minimum salaries, access to early-career bonuses, as well as an increase in the CBT threshold. The league’s proposal is also designed to make it more likely for top prospects to earn a full year of service time in their first season. Under the proposal, players would receive a minimum of $258,500 more over their first three years of service, which represents a 15% raise from the current figures.
Clubs would also earn Draft picks if top prospects get a full year of service in their rookie season and subsequently receive award recognition.
MLB has also offered to eliminate Draft-pick compensation for free agents, a system that has been in existence since 1976.
Boys Basketball (Thurs.)
Shiocton at Weyauwega-Fremont
Tri-County at Pacelli
Port Edwards at Wild Rose
Fond du Lac at Appleton East
Wisconsin Dells at Wautoma
Nekoosa at Adams-Friendship
Mauston at Westfield
Dodgeland at Central Wisconsin Christian
Horicon at Wayland Academy
Hustisford at Valley Christian
Lourdes Academy at Oakfield
Cambria-Friesland at Fall River
Rio at Markesan
Randolph at Montello
Girls Basketball (Thurs.)
Ripon at Waupun
Winneconne at Berlin
Plymouth at Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Campbellsport at North Fond du Lac
Laconia at Omro
Lomira at Winnebago Lutheran
Mayville at Saint Mary’s Springs
Tri-County at Pittsville
Menasha at West De Pere
Xavier at New London
Seymour at Green Bay East
Green Bay West at Shawano
Notre Dame at Kimberly
Clintonville at Little Chute
Luxemburg-Casco at Fox Valley Lutheran
Wrightstown at Freedom
Marinette at Waupaca
High School Wresling (Thurs.)
Waupun at Ripon
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