12/13/23 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Wednesday
13 December 2023 Sports
The Packers return to the practice field today getting ready for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday at Lambeau Field. Green Bay will try to bounce back from a last minute 24-22 road loss to the Giants in Monday Night Football. The Packers dropped to 6-7 but are still have the seventh seed in the Wild Card hunt. Tampa Bay, also 6-7, are tied with the Falcons and Saints for first place in the NFC South.
In other team news, the Packers have released CB Kyu Blu Kelly (kai-you blue), signed WR Thyrick Pitts to the practice squad and released LB Austin Ajiake (AH-g-kay) from the practice squad. The transactions were announced Tuesday by General Manager Brian Gutekunst.
(thigh-rick) Pitts (6-2, 201), a rookie, was originally signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Delaware in May 2023. He was released by the Bears in early August and claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots. He went on to spend training camp with the Patriots and had a brief stint on New England’s practice squad. In college, Pitts played in 59 contests and recorded 172 receptions for 2,429 yards (14.1 avg.) and 23 touchdowns. He was named first-team All-CAA for the 2020-21 season, second-team All-CAA for the 2021 fall season and third-team All-CAA for 2022. Pitts will wear No. 16 for the Packers.
Former Oshkosh North standout Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers visit the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee tonight. The Packers knocked the Bucks out of the NBA In-Season Tournament at Las Vegas last only to lose to the Lakers in the championship game. Milwaukee is 16-7 and tied for second with the Magic in the Eastern Conference, 1 ½ games behind the Celtics. The Pacers come in at 13-8, good for fourth in the Eastern Conference.
The Minnesota Vikings have decided to feature a new quarterback under center in Week 15.
Veteran Nick Mullens will be the starter in Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported, per sources informed of the situation.
The Vikings later announced the news.
Mullens, who played in the fourth quarter in Sunday’s 3-0 win in Las Vegas, gets the start over Josh Dobbs, who had started the past four games after heading to Minnesota in a trade deadline deal with the Cardinals.
In Week 14, Mullens went 9 of 13 for 83 yards to help lead the Vikings to a win after he came on in relief of Dobbs.
After a weekend visit to Madison, Tyler Van Dyke announced Tuesday he is transferring to Wisconsin.
The quarterback spent the past three seasons as starter for the Miami Hurricanes, throwing for 2,703 yards with 19 touchdowns and 12 interceptions this past season.
Van Dyke entered the transfer portal on Nov. 28, shortly after Miami finished the regular season with a 7-5 record.
Tanner Mordecai, who started nine games for the Badgers this past season and was sidelined for three with a broken finger, is in his final year of college football eligibility.
The Badgers already have two transfer quarterbacks. They added Braedyn Locke, who started while Mordecai was hurt, from Mississippi State in early 2023 and Nick Evers from Oklahoma in Dec. 2022.
Van Dyke, who will have one year of eligibility remaining, comes to Madison with 7,478 career passing yards, 54 touchdowns and 23 interceptions.
Men’s College Basketball
UW-Green Bay 70 held on to beat the University of Chicago 68 in Chicago.
With the play clock winding down, Noah Reynolds drove in for a layup. His shot skidded across the top of the basket.
Luckily for the Phoenix, Elijah Jones was right under the basket, jumping up for the putback bucket that gave Green Bay a two-point lead with 0.5 seconds on the clock.
UIC threw the ball deep down the court and into the hands of Okani. He threw up a shot but it hit the glass and fell down, giving the Phoenix a thrilling victory.
Green Bay’s two-point advantage in the final 0.5 seconds was the Phoenix only lead of the night.
Jones, who knocked in the game-winning bucket, finished with a double-double 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Phoenix.
Reynolds was a huge contributor for GB, finishing with both a game and career-high 31 points in 34 minutes. It’s the first time a Green Bay player has scored 30+ points since Feb. 21, 2020 when JayQuan McCloud had 32 against Detroit Mercy.
Joe Ross and the Milwaukee Brewers finalized their $1.75 million, one-year contract on Tuesday as the former Washington Nationals right-hander returns from Tommy John surgery.
Ross, 30, hasn’t pitched in a major league game since August 2021. He went 0-0 with a 5.14 ERA in eight appearances with San Francisco Giants minor league teams from Aug. 22 to Sept. 24 this year.
He had his second Tommy John surgery on June 10, 2022, with Los Angeles Dodgers head team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache. Ross also had Tommy John surgery on July 19, 2017, with Texas Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister.
Ross is 26-28 with a 4.26 ERA in 76 starts and 22 relief appearances, striking out 403 and walking 141 in 443 1/3 innings.
He pitched for the Nationals from 2015-19, opted out of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and then returned to the Nationals in 2021. He went 5-9 with a 4.17 ERA in 2021 in 19 starts and one relief outing.
Boys Basketball (Tues.)
Berlin 82, Ripon 57-Brock Wilde led the Indians with 24 points and Aaron Bartol scored 22. The Tigers were led by Jaden Trochinski’s 14 points while Henry Beuthin chipped in with 12. Berlin improves to 6-0 and 1-0 in the East Central while Ripon falls to 2-3 overall and 0-2 in the conference.
Fond du Lac 77, Hortonville 61
Oshkosh West at Appleton North 78, Oshkosh North 68
Oshkosh North 77, Appleton East 53
Kaukauna 74, Neenah 65
Appleton West at Kimberly 86, Appleton West 39
Manawa 79, Adams-Friendship 33
Royall 59, Mauston 56
Nekoosa 60, Pittsville 49
Columbus 61, Wisconsin Dells 60
Clintonville 59, Fox Valley Lutheran 42
Freedom 75, Waupaca 66
Seymour 64, Menasha 50
Xavier 72, West De Pere 68
Shawano 76, Green Bay West 35
Waunakee 72, Beaver Dam 56
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 68, Campbellsport 48
Plymouth 84, Kewaskum 60
Waupun 56, Winneconne 40
Winnebago Lutheran 75, Lomira 61
Saint Mary’s Springs 66, Central Wisconsin Christian 53
Girls:
Wautoma 57, Winneconne 55
Laconia 76, Omro 31
Lomira at North Fond du Lac
Winnebago Lutheran 89, Mayville 28
Wisconsin Rapids at Menasha 59, Wisconsin Rapids 56
New London 60, Medford 46
Shawano 63, Antigo 27
Pacelli 70, Tri-County 7
Wild Rose 84, Port Edwards 24
Hortonville 73, Fond du Lac 45
Kaukauna at Neenah Oshkosh North at Appleton East
Appleton North 44, Oshkosh West 43
Marinette 52, Clintonville 23
Auburndale 71, Adams-Friendship 62 (OT)
Mauston 75, Viroqua 31
Wisconsin Dells 55, Baraboo 40
Oakfield 70, Dodgeland 20
Lourdes Academy 82, Horicon 53
Valley Christian 46, Wayland Academy 38
Cambria-Friesland 62, Montello 52
Fall River 60, Princeton/Green Lake 34
Pardeeville 51, Markesan 33
Rio at Randolph 62, Rio 33
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