3/5/25 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Wednesday
5 March 2025 Sports
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his seventh triple-double of the season, and the surging Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 127-121 on Tuesday night.
Damian Lillard scored 23 points for the Bucks, who have won three straight and seven of eight. Milwaukee remained in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, with the same record as fifth-place Indiana (35-25).
Trae Young led Atlanta with 28 points and 13 assists. Caris LeVert — who made the game-winning layup at the buzzer in Atlanta’s 132-130 victory at Memphis on Monday night — scored 21 points.
Neither team led by more than eight points. Following the final tie at 121, the Bucks scored the final six.
Brook Lopez scored 13 points and had a season-high 13 rebounds. … F Kyle Kuzma (right ankle) started and had 17 points and 10 rebounds after initially being listed as doubtful.
Milwaukee’s Kevin Porter Jr. scored 12 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter.
Milwaukee hosts Dallas on Wednesday to begin a string of six of seven games at home.
In Big Ten basketball tonight #12 Wisconsin is at Minnesota. The Badgers (22-7) are tied for fourth in the conference with Maryland at 12-6. The Gophers (15-14) are 7-11 in the Big Ten. Tipoff is at 7:30.
In spring training baseball the Brewers are at the White Sox with the first pitch at 2:05.
In other team news, Veteran left-handed pitcher Jose Quintana is joining the Milwaukee Brewers on a one-year, $4.25 million deal with $1 million in potential bonuses, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement hasn’t been announced. FanSided first reported that Quintana was signing with the Brewers.
Quintana, 36, is coming off a 2024 season in which he went 10-10 with a 3.75 ERA in 31 starts for the New York Mets. He struck out 135 and walked 63 in 170 1/3 innings. Over his last six regular-season starts, Quintana gave up four runs — three earned — in 36 1/3 innings.
He started the deciding game of New York’s NL Wild Card Series matchup with the Brewers and pitched six shutout innings in the Mets’ 4-2 victory, though he received no decision. Quintana had a total of three postseason starts, allowing six runs — five earned — over 14 1/3 innings.
Quintana now will compete for a spot in a Brewers rotation that returns right-handers Freddy Peralta, Tobias Myers and Aaron Civale. The two-time defending NL Central champions also added left-hander Nestor Cortes in a trade that sent two-time NL reliever of the year Devin Williams to the New York Yankees.
The Brewers could use some rotation depth as two-time All-Star Brandon Woodruff and Robert Gasser come back from injuries. Woodruff missed all of 2024 while recovering from shoulder surgery, and he won’t be ready for the start of the season.. Gasser, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery., isn’t expected to be available until late in the season.
When he makes his Brewers debut, Quintana will have pitched for every team in the NL Central. He was with the Chicago Cubs from 2017-20 and split the 2022 season between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals.
Quintana owns a 102-103 record and 3.74 ERA in 359 career appearances, including 333 starts. He’s also had stints with the Chicago White Sox (2012-17), Los Angeles Angels (2021), San Francisco Giants (2021) and Mets (2023-24). He was selected to the All-Star Game in 2016.
The Milwaukee Bucks, NBA affiliate of the Wisconsin Herd, have signed guard Jamaree Bouyea to a Two-Way contract. Bouyea joins the Bucks after starting the season with the NBA G League’s Austin Spurs, where he played in 28 games (27 starts) and averaged 18.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.9 steals in 34.1 minutes per game while shooting 50.3% from the field. He scored 10+ points 27 times and 20+ points 13 times this season. Bouyea has appeared in 107 career G League games (104 starts) in three seasons with the Spurs, Sioux Falls Skyforce and Rip City Remix, averaging 17.3 points, 5.8 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game while shooting 49.2% from the field.
In five collegiate seasons at San Francisco, Bouyea played in a conference-record 160 games (105 starts) and averaged 10.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 27.5 minutes per game. He earned First Team All-West Coast Conference honors in consecutive seasons from 2020-22 and ranked among the WCC’s top 20 scorers per game in three straight seasons from 2019-22.
A native of Seaside, California, Bouyea has appeared in 14 career NBA games with Miami, Washington, Portland and San Antonio and he holds career averages of 2.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 11.9 minutes per game.
The packers reportedly are bringing kicker Brandon McManus back.
Acquired before the Texans game last year, McManus only missed 2 out of 54 total kicks this past season. One came in the driving rain against Detroit. The other? In the playoff loss at Philly.
Adam Schefter reports the new deal is a 3-year pact worth %15.3 million, with $5 million as a signing bonus. That’s richer than any contract Mason Crosby ever saw (in terms of average annual value). Of course, the salary cap going up doesn’t hurt McManus, who becomes the 10th-highest paid kicker in the NFL, according to Spotrac.
Meanwhile, Davante Adams’ reunion with Aaron Rodgers lasted just 11 games with the New York Jets.
The team is releasing the veteran wide receiver ahead of the start of the NFL’s new league year next week.
The move, which was expected, will save the Jets $29.9 million in salary cap space. It follows the team’s announcement on Feb. 13 that they’re also moving on this offseason from Rodgers, Adams’, Adams longtime teammate and friend.
Releasing Adams will cost the Jets $8.3 million in dead-cap money, according to overthecap.com.
Adams was acquired by the Jets from Las Vegas last October for a third-round pick in this year’s draft. The 32-year-old three-time All-Pro was scheduled to make a non-guaranteed $35.64 million in each of the next two years. That hefty price tag made him a likely salary cap cut this offseason, especially after the Jets’ new regime — general manager Darren Mougey and coach Aaron Glenn — decided to go in another direction at quarterback.
Adams caught 67 passes for 854 yards and seven touchdowns in 11 games with the Jets. He also had 18 catches for 209 yards and a TD in three games with the Raiders last year, giving him five straight seasons with at least 1,000 yards receiving.
Adams and Rodgers were teammates for eight seasons in Green Bay, and the wide receiver said in January he was uncertain what his next step would be. He acknowledged Rodgers’ future would “for sure” be a factor in his own decision, but added he “potentially” could be back with New York even if the quarterback isn’t.
Instead, the Jets moved on from both.
ESPN also reported the Jets have given wide receiver Allen Lazard, also a longtime teammate of Rodgers, permission to seek a trade. Lazard is due a non-guaranteed $11 million in base pay next season.
The NFL revealed new details about the upcoming Draft at Tuesday night’s Green Bay Common Council meeting, discussing what fans can expect when the gates open in just a few weeks.
For the NFL, the foundation is already set for the incoming Draft, the next few weeks are just about finding ways to make the event memorable for football fans
“I’ve had the chance to be around the world and see a lot of amazing stadiums, but there’s a moment where you walk out on that grass and it is special,” Jon Barker, NFL Supervisor, global head of major events and international games said.
Green Bay’s Council Chambers was filled to capacity with people eager to learn more about the Draft. The NFL is currently in town for their final site visit with plenty of new details to offer.
To start, the league uncovers a four-phase plan for both the construction of the Draft footprint, and the impacted road closures.
Phase one begins on March 29 when they begin construction on the Lambeau Field-themed Draft stage.
“Businesses and homeowners are all very different, so we’ll be communicating to them and working with them directly on what their accesses and needs look like throughout these closures and event days,” Jenn Marks, C3 presents event director said.
The NFL also announced several elements to the Draft experience, including player appearances, interactive experiences, as well as games and activities for the whole family.
Those activities in the bowl include opportunities for fans to do the Lambeau Leap and even kick a field goal.
Overall, the main goal for the league and the city is to provide the fans with a safe, but unforgettable Draft week.
Boys Regional Basketball (Tues.)
Xavier-93 Ripon 35-Blake Bradley led the Tigers with 14 points while Luke Oelhafen led four Hawks in double figures with 21.
Berlin 81 Winneconne 61
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 82 Kingdom Prep Lutheran 59
Kewaskum 57 Brookfield Academy 52
Campbellsport 57 Sheboygan Falls 48
Lomira 95 Neceedah 27
Columbus 65 Mayville 51
Winnebago Lutheran 72 North Fond du Lac 35
Altoona 89 Omro 77
Beaver Dam 87 Milwaukee Marshall 44
Menasha 92 Waupaca 61
Tomah 74 New London 60
Sparta 72 Shawano 67
Hilbert 64 Gillett 52
Algoma 67 Weyauwega-Fremont 59
Three Lakes 62 Tri-County 35
Tigerton 65 Wild Rose 43
Manitowoc Lincoln 54 Oshkosh West 30
Oconto Falls 71 Clintonville 37
Fox Valley Lutheran 73 Lacrosse Logan 59
Stanley Boyd 77 Wautoma 50
Adams-Friendship 46 Black River Falls 44
Dodgeville 69 Mauston 63
Nekoosa 100 Montello 57
Central Wisconsin Christian 79 Williams Bay 48
Horicon 80 Poynette 72
Randolph 42 Hustisford 38
Oakfield 78 Holy Redeemer 58
Reedsville 92 Valley Christian 44
Wisconsin Dells 74 University Lake School/Trinity 39
Cambria-Friesland 81 Eastbrook Academy 31
Fall River 64 Benton 40
Markesan 82 Waterloo 47
Princeton Green Lake 70 Chesterton Academy 56
Southwestern 86 Rio 47
Share |