1/29/24 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Monday
29 January 2024 Sports
In the NFC Championship game the San Francisco 49ers stormed back from a 24-7 halftime deficit to beat the Detroit Lions 34-31 and advance to Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas.
It came down to the 49ers executing, taking advantage of a turnover and a decision by Lions coach Dan Campbell to once again gamble on a fourth and three only to get stopped.
San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy was 20 of 31 for 267 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Deebo Samuel had 8 catches for 89 yards and Christian McCaffrey led the rushing attack 90 yards on 20 carries and scored twice.
Detroit’s Jared Goff was 25-41 for 273 yards and a touchdown. Tight end Sam LaPorta caught 9 passes for 97 yards while David Montgomery picked up 93 yards on 15 carries and scored a touchdown.
In the AFC Championship game the defending Super Bowl champs Kansas City Chiefs won at Baltimore over the number one seeded Ravens 17-10. The Ravens had their opportunities but wasted them on a late taunting penalty and a fumble at the Chiefs goal line, both by wide receiver Zac Flowers.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahonmes completed 30 of 39 passes for 241 yards and a touchdown to Travis Kelce to give Kansas City an early lead. Kelce caught 11 passes for 116 yards. Isiah Pacheco had 24 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson was 20-37 for 272 yards, a touchdown and an interception. He also led the team in rushing with 54 yards on 8 carries. Flowers led the Ravens with 8 catches for 115 yards and a touchdown.
The 49ers and Chiefs square off in Super Bowl 58.
Doc Rivers is about to resume his coaching career at a place where his jersey hangs from the rafters. The Milwaukee Bucks officially announced Friday night they had hired Rivers to take over for Adrian Griffin, who was fired on Tuesday after only 43 games. Rivers played from 1980-83 at Marquette, which shares a home arena with the Bucks and has retired Rivers’ No. 31 college jersey.
“Doc is a proven, extraordinary leader and communicator during his renowned NBA coaching career,” general manager Jon Horst said in a statement announcing the move. “As a championship coach, he’s widely respected as an established innovator, and the right coach to lead our experienced and talented team.”
Rivers was introduced as head coach in a press conference at Fiserv Forum on Saturday..
This move represents a major shift in terms of head coaching experience.
Griffin had never been a head coach before the Bucks hired him last summer, though he had 16 seasons of experience as an assistant. Rivers won an NBA title with the Boston Celtics in 2008, and his background as a head coach extends almost a quarter-century.
“I wasn’t going to just take a job,” Rivers said. “I’ve been contacted several times this season, and I wouldn’t even take the call. I was dead serious. If the right opportunity opened, I would listen. If not, I was fine.”
“It’s just really cool being in an arena, coaching in an arena and your jersey’s hanging above you,” said Rivers, who was at Marquette from 1980-83 before playing 13 seasons in the NBA. “I can turn to the players and say: ‘Guys, I swear to God, I played basketball. Just look up. I swear that’s me.’ It’s really cool.”
Rivers said his staff will include former Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings head coach Dave Joerger as well as Rex Kalamian, who worked alongside him with the Los Angeles Clippers.
The immediate task for Rivers is upgrading a defense that has taken a major step backward without Jrue Holiday, who was included in the offseason trade that brought Lillard to Milwaukee.
“Our language and communication defensively, we have to get that right,” Rivers said. “Right now, you can feel it. Some this way, some this way. We’ve gotta get on the same page. We’ve got to do things differently, too, than the past. Jrue and Dame are different players. We have to change some things, for sure.” Rivers owns a 1,097-763 regular-season record and 111-104 playoff mark in 24 seasons with the Orlando Magic (1999-2004), Celtics (2004-13), Los Angeles Clippers (2013-20) and Philadelphia 76ers (2020-23). His 1,097 regular-season wins put him one shy of Larry Brown for eighth most in NBA history.
Joe Prunty, an assistant on Griffin’s staff, had served as interim head coach and coached his third and final game for the Bucks Saturday.
Rivers helped the Celtics win their last title in 2008 and was one win away from another championship two years later, as Boston lost the NBA Finals in seven games to the Los Angeles Lakers. He took the Celtics to the Eastern Conference finals in 2012.
But he never got beyond the conference semifinals with either the Clippers or 76ers. He was fired as the 76ers’ coach last year after each of his three seasons in Philadelphia ended with second-round exits.
Rivers started this season working as an ESPN analyst before the opportunity to lead the Bucks lured him back into coaching.
“Winning it all, it’s like having a blood transfusion with everybody in the organization, and once you get that in you, you want another one, ” Rivers said. “And that’s my pursuit. I don’t know if there’s anything to prove there. It’s just something that I want to do. Listen, Giannis, that’s what he wants to do. Khris Middleton and (Brook) Lopez — just because they’ve won one doesn’t mean they don’t want to win another. And Dame wants to win one.
“Yeah, I’ve got a hungry group.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points and 12 rebounds as one of four Milwaukee Bucks with at least 20 points in a 141-117 blowout of the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.
Damian Lillard added 26 points, nine assists and six rebounds. Brook Lopez scored 24 points with 6-for-9 shooting from 3-point range, and Bobby Portis had 20 points.
The Bucks shot 56% as they improved to 2-1 in their third and final game with Joe Prunty as interim head coach following the Tuesday firing of Adrian Griffin. Doc Rivers held his introductory news conference as Griffin’s permanent replacement earlier Saturday.
Rivers will make his coaching debut with the Bucks on Monday when the team opens a five-game trip against the reigning champion Denver Nuggets. Rivers will take over a team that has won seven of its last nine games
Brandon Ingram scored 26 points and Zion Williamson had 23 for the Pelicans. Jonas Valanciunas added 13 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Both teams were trying to bounce back after losing at home a night earlier. The Bucks had fallen 112-100 to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, while the Pelicans got trounced 107-83 by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Bucks improved to 6-1 when they’ve played on zero days’ rest, while the Pelicans had a disappointing start to a four-game trip.
Because Milwaukee was playing for a second straight night, Khris Middleton sat out Saturday’s game as the Bucks continue to manage the workload on his surgically repaired right knee. Middleton had played 36 minutes on Friday.
The Bucks are at Denver on Monday.
The Wisconsin Herd, NBA G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, lost to the Delaware Blue Coats 107-102.Glenn Robinson III and Stevie Thomspon Jr. led the Herd with 21 points each while Wenyen Gabriel followed with 15 points.
The Delaware Blue Coats’ top scorer was Jeff Dowtin Jr. with 32 points Patrick McCaw and Darius Bazley added 16 points apiece.
The Herd will play the Osceola Magic on the road Monday, January 29 with tip-off set for 6:00 p.m. CST.
On Friday, the Wisconsin Herdlost to the Delaware Blue Coats 115-103.
Elijah Hughes led the Herd with 25 points while Milwaukee Bucks two-way player TyTy Washington Jr. followed with a double-double of 19 points and 13 assists.
Delaware’s top scorer was Darius Bazley with 24 points and 11 rebounds while Jeff Dowtin Jr. added 22 points.
A.J. Storr scored 28 points, Steven Crowl added 15 and No. 13 Wisconsin beat Michigan State 81-66 on Friday night.
The Badgers have won 10 of their last 11 games. Wisconsin (16-4, 8-1) leads the Big Ten by one game over No. 2 Purdue.
A.J. Hoggard scored 19 points and Malik Hall added 13 for Michigan State (12-8, 4-5), which had its three-game winning streak snapped. Spartans coach Tom Izzo remained stuck on 699 career victories.
Storr went 9 of 17 from the field and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line to fall one point short of his career high.
The Badgers’ offense was effective both inside and outside. Wisconsin scored 32 points in the paint and made nine 3-pointers. Wisconsin is at Nebraska on Thursday.
Oso Ighodaro scored 21 points, David Joplin added 20 and No. 14 Marquette beat Seton Hall 75-57 on Saturday for its fourth consecutive win. Seton Hall has lost three straight and has been missing top scorer Kadary Richmond for two of those games due to an unspecified injury.
Marquette (15-5, 6-3 Big East) got just seven combined points from leading scorers Tyler Kolek and Kam Jones, but the Golden Eagles outscored Seton Hall 14-2 in bench production. Ben Gold led Marquette’s reserves with nine points, six rebounds and two blocks.
New Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc River, who played for Marquette from 1980-83, received a standing ovation during a first-half timeout as he briefly spoke to a crowd that included Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love.
Marquette didn’t lead for the first 18 1/2 minutes of the game but pulled away by outscoring Seton Hall 45-28 in the second half.
Marquette was ranked as high as No. 3 earlier this season but fell all the way to 17th after a sluggish start to Big East play. This winning streak could get the Golden Eagles closer to the top 10.
The Golden Eagles play at Villanova Tuesday.
Ripon College 70, Cornell College 58. Jayden Meeker led the Red Hawks with 24 points as Ripon improves to 5-13 overall and 4-6 in conference play.
UW-Stout 85, UW-Oshkosh 54. Tristan Johanknecht led the Tians with 18 points.. Oshkosh falls to 9-10 overall and 2-6 in the confeence.
In women’s action Saturday Ripon College beat Cornell College 61-46. Bonnie Jensen led Ripon with 22 points and Ellen Ten Pass chipped in with 20 as the Red Hawks impvoe to 10-0 n the conference and 13-6 overall.
UW-Oshkosh 58, UW-Stout 47.Kennedy Osterman led the Titans with 14 points as Oshkosh improves to 15-4 overall and 6-2 in conference play.
The Packers search for a new defensive coordinator is underway, with two interviews being reported on Friday with two more requested.
Former Chargers head coach Brandon Staley has reportedly already been to Titletown and left with more interviews scheduled elsewhere.
And Green Bay has requested two other interviews. Reportedly, Green Bay, the Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta have sought permission to speak to Cowboys defensive line coach Aden Durde, per multiple sources. He has been with the team since 2021, having spent 5 years with Dan Quinn in Atlanta, where he also worked with new coach Raheem Morris.
The Packers have reportedly also requested permission to interview Bills LB coach Bobby Babich for their defensive coordinator job, source says. Babich, who recently interviewed with the Giants for the same role, will meet with Green Bay.
The Packers are are looking to replace Joe Barry, who the team said would not be back at defensive coordinator after Green Bay’s defense ranked 17th overall in each of the past two seasons. Matthieu Pavon shot a final round 68 to win the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturdayat Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego on Saturday. Pavon won by one stroke over Nicolai Hojgaard . Nate Lashley, Jake Knapp and Stephan Jaeger finished two storkes behind. Pavon pockets $1, 620,000 for the win.
Boys and Girls Basketball Schedule 1/29/2024
Boys:
Waupaca at New London
Seymour at Clintonville
Green Bay West at Peshtigo
Lomira at Random Lake
Oakfield at Mayville
Seymour at Clintonville
Green Bay Southwest at Fox Valley Lutheran
Waupaca at New London
Coleman at Oconto Falls
Adams-Friendship at Portage
Randolph at Cambridge
Tri-County at Montello
Girls:
Grafton at Waupun
Winneconne at Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Kewaskum at West Bend West
Berlin at North Fond du Lac
Winnebago Lutheran at Laconia
Berlin at North Fond du Lac
St. Mary’s Springs at Oakfield
New London at Shawano
Little Chute at Valley Christian
Poynette at Wisconsin Dells
Dodgeland at Wayland Academy
Fall River at Hustisford
Cambria-Friesland at Albany/Monticello
Randolph at Columbus
Wisconsin Heights at Pardeeville
Wild Rose at Princeton/Green Lake
Montello at Portage
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