1/23/23 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Monday
23 January 2023 Sports
Monday Sports
From Wayne Mausser
NFL Playoffs-Divisional Round
(Sat.)
Chiefs 27, Jaguars 20
Eagles 38, Giants 7
(Sun.)
Bengals 27, Bills 10
49ers, 19, Cowboys 12
NFC Championship Game (Sun.)
49ers at Eagles
AFC Championship Game (Sun.)
Bengals at Chiefs
Two-time Daytona 500 champion Matt Kenseth and three others will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Friday night. The 50-year-old Kenseth, who drove 18 full seasons on the NASCAR circuit before retiring in 2020 with 39 Cup victories and 20 poles, highlights a class that also includes longtime driver Hershel McGriff and crew chief Kirk Shelmerdine. Mike Helton will be inducted as the Landmark Award winner for outstanding contributions to the sport.
Kenseth ranks 21st on NASCAR’s career wins list. He won all of the sport’s biggest races including the Daytona 500 in 2009 and 2012, the Coca-Cola 600, the Southern 500 and the AllStar race. Kenseth captured the 2003 Cup Series championship behind a dominating season in which he led the points standings for the final 32 weeks of the season. He made the NASCAR playoffs in 13 of 14 seasons and finished runner-up twice. He also won 29 Xfinity Series races. Shelmerdine was the crew chief and front tire change for four of Dale Earnhardt’s seven championships.
Only two crew chiefs have more premier series titles than Shelmerdine: class of 2012 inductee Dale Inman with eight and Chad Knaus, who will be eligible for Hall of Fame consideration in 2024, who has seven. McGriff, 94, competed on race tracks for 68 years. From 1954 until 2018, he participated in 271 races in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West (now ARCA Menards West Series), winning 34 races and posting 100 top-five finishes. He captured the series championship in 1986 at 58 years old and finished second in points in 1985 and 1987. The four were selected to the Hall of Fame last May.
Kenseth was a driver who earned the respect of his contemporaries, including Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick. Johnson, a seven-time Cup champion, said some of his fiercest battles on the racetrack have been with Kenseth. “There was always just a deep level of trust that we’re going to give 100%, not step over the line, not clean each other out,” Johnson said. “… As a competitor, he was one of the few that I knew we’d race hard but we wouldn’t cross the line.” Johnson said the two forged a friendship away from the track riding bicycles. “I absolutely call him a friend,” Johnson said. “His family, his kids are close my kids, our wives are close, like we’ve really become friends and I am so thankful for it.” Harvick also described Kenseth as a fair driver, but added that he is “that sneaky guy that would dump you.” “If you did him wrong, he was going to give back exactly what he got,” Harvick said. “As you look back at Matt, he was one of the rare few that would always just figure it out and find his way to the front by the time that the race was over. He’s a great hardcore good racer and I always respected him.”
Sal Bando, a three-time World Series champion with the Oakland Athletics and former Milwaukee Brewers executive, has died. He was 78. According to a statement from his family, Bando died Friday night in Oconomowoc. The family said the former third baseman lost a battle with cancer that began over five years ago. “Sandy, Sal’s wife of 54 years, and sons Sal Jr., Sonny and Stef, send their love to family, friends and fans who mourn the loss of a humble and faithful man,” the family said in the statement.
Bando hit .254 with 242 homers and 1,039 RBIs in 16 seasons with the Athletics and Brewers. The four-time All-Star, who also starred for Arizona State in college, won three straight titles with the A’s from 1972-74. Bando spent his last five seasons with Milwaukee, playing on the franchise’s first winning team in 1978 and its first postseason team in 1981.
The Cleveland native joined the Brewers’ front office after his playing career. He served as the team’s sixth general manager from October 1991 to August 1999.
“Sal impacted the organization proudly for many years as both a player and as an executive. His addition to the team in 1977 helped establish the first great era of Brewers baseball,” said Rick Schlesinger, the president of business operations for Milwaukee. “Our heartfelt condolences go out to Sal’s loved ones.”
Evan Mobley scored a career-high 38 points, Darius Garland added 21 and Cleveland bounced back from an embarrassing loss with a 114-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, who were again without injured star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Mobley made sure the Cavs shook off their awful performance in a 120-114 loss a night earlier to the Golden State Warriors, who beat Cleveland despite resting Stephen Curry and three other starters. The 21-year-old Mobley finished 19 of 27 from the field and had his top scoring performance as a pro without making a free throw or 3-pointer. He added nine rebounds. Mobley scored 12 of Cleveland’s first 15 points in the fourth and the Cavs, who were without star Donovan Mitchell due to a groin strain for the third straight game, put together a 12-2 run to separate from the Bucks. Garland added 10 assists for Cleveland.
Jrue Holiday scored 28 and Bobby Portis Jr. added 23 for Milwaukee, which played its fifth straight game without Antetokounmpo. The two-time MVP is nursing a sore left knee. The Bucks visit Detroit on Monday night.
College Basketball (Sat.)
(Men)
UW-Milwaukee 88-Youngstown State 75
Ripon College 98, Grinnell College 82-David DeValk led the Red Hawks with 25 points and Jaylen Malone had 19 to lead five players in double figures. Ripon improves to 9-9 overall and 5- 4 in the conference.
UW-Oshkosh 85, U-W Stout 72-Hunter Plamann led the Titans with 24 points as Oshkosh improves to 14-5 overall and 7-1 in conference play.
College Basketball (Women) Ripon College 64, Grinnell Colllege 50-Skylar Brescia led Ripon with 16 points and Bella Opelt added 14 as Ripon improves to 1206 overall and 8-1 in the conference.
UW-Oshkosh 75, UW-Stout 73-Kate Huml led the Titan women with 23 points and Bridget Froehlke came off the bench and added 15. Oshkosh improves to 13-5 overall and 4-4 in the conference
Men’s College (Mon.)
Wisconsin is at Northwestern-The game is a makeup from Saturday’s game that was postponed because the Wildcats came down with COVID and were not able to put a team on the floor.
Basketball Schedule for Monday
(Boys) Ripon at Mayville
Kettle Moraine Lutheran at Berlin
Oakfield at Winnebago Lutheran
Almond-Bancroft at Weyeauwega-Fremont
Montello at Tri-County
Assumpition at Wild Rose
Platteville at Adams-Friendship
Mauston at Porgage
Westfield at Fall River
Wayland Academy at St. Lawrence Seminary
Cambridge at Randolph
(Girls)
(Mon.)
Kettle Moraine Lutheran at Berlin
Clintonville at Luxemburg-Casco
Oconto Falls at Fox Valley Lutheran
Adams-Friendship at Tomah
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