(Washington, DC) — The Bucks dropped a 109-99 game Thursday night to the Eastern Division last-place Washington Wizards. It was Milwaukee’s eighth loss in the last nine games. Five Bucks scored in double figures, topped by 21 from Myles Turner. His 3-pointer with 90 seconds left cut Washington’s lead to 101-99, but the Wizards scored the last nine points of the game. The next game is Sunday in Boston against the Celtics.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves matched a season high with 22 3-pointers in a 123-111 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jaden McDaniels scored 21 points including 5 of 5 from 3-point range for the Timberwolves. Naz Reid added 18 points off the bench for Minnesota. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a game-high 30 points for Oklahoma City. Chet Holmgren added 15 points. Minnesota has won three straight after snapping its season-long five-game losing streak. Oklahoma City has lost three of its last four games.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jaloni Cambridge scored 21 of her 29 points in the second half, Elsa Lemmila had 14 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks, and No. 11 Ohio State beat Wisconsin 81-58. Ohio State (19-3, 8-2 Big Ten) has won five straight against Wisconsin and lead the series 57-18. Cambridge scored 13 points in the last four minutes, 18 seconds of the third quarter, which included a 3-pointer that capped a 19-6 run and gave Ohio State a 56-45 lead going into the fourth. Cambridge then made a layup, a jumper and a 3 that pushed the lead to 18 with 8:27 left in the game. Destiny Howell led Wisconsin (13-9, 5-6) with 29 points on 11-of-16 shooting, 5 of 7 from 3-point range.
HSBB
Flambeau 70, Bruce 39
Glenwood City 47, Boyceville 30
Hudson 66, Menomonie 55
McDonell Central 63, Thorp 46
Northwestern 81, Spooner 38
River Falls 64, Chippewa Falls 48
HSGB
Altoona 49, Amery 37
Boyceville 62, Glenwood City 43
Rice Lake 83, Eau Claire North 27
Solon Springs 69, Butternut 29
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Danila Yurov and Vinnie Hinostroza scored in the first period and the Minnesota Wild went on to beat the Calgary Flames 4-1. Matt Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov scored late in the third period, and Filip Gustavsson made 29 saves for the Wild, who are 5-1-1 in their past seven games. Minnesota is tied with Tampa Bay for the second-most points in the NHL at 72. Colorado has 79 points. Morgan Frost scored for Calgary. Devin Cooley stopped 20 shots.
HS Hockey
Rice Lake 2, Spooner 1
(Milwaukee, WI) — When the Brewers got two more top prospects in the Freddy Peralta trade, the front office bolstered what was already a top farm system. Now, it is apparently THE top farm system. Multiple sources rank Milwaukee’s minor leaguers the best in professional baseball. Tampa Bay and Los Angeles had occupied the top of the rankings in the past, but the Brewers have moved on up.
(Newark, NJ) — Marquette will try to build off its lopsided win over Creighton when it travels to Seton Hall for a game Saturday morning. The Pirates won the first Big East Conference game between the teams last month in Milwaukee, 79-73. The Golden Eagles have received a boost from one of the top freshmen in the country – guard Nigel James Junior. He was named Big East freshman of the week Monday after scoring 53 points in two games and chipping in 16 assists.
(Green Bay, WI) — The exodus of assistant coaches from the Green Bay Packers isn’t over yet. ACME Packing Company-dot-com reports that quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion has left to become the Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive coordinator. The Packers had lost a lot of defensive coaching talent since the season ended, but Mannion is the first offensive assistant to defect. The Miami Dolphins have a strong Green Bay look since former Packers coach Nathaniel Hackett is reportedly going to be that team’s quarterbacks coach.
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday and was left limping and applying attention to her left knee. Vonn lost control when landing a jump in a World Cup race and ended up tangled in the safety nets. She eventually got up after receiving medical attention and walked away gingerly, taking weight off her left knee and using her poles to steady herself. She then clicked her skis back on but stopped to check her left knee. The race was later canceled after three of the first six racers crashed.
THURSDAY SCHEDULE
>>Pro Basketball
–NBA
Washington 109, Milwaukee 99
>>College Basketball
–Division II Men
UW-Parkside 85, Saginaw Valley State 77
–Division I Women
Ohio State 81, Wisconsin 58
UW-Green Bay 66, Wright State 52
FRIDAY SCHEDULE
>>College Basketball
–Division I Men
Wright State @ UW-Milwaukee
Cleveland State @ UW-Green Bay
–Division III Men
Maranatha Baptist @ Emmaus
>>College Hockey
–Division I Men
Wisconsin @ Minnesota
–Division I Women
Wisconsin @ Minnesota
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
>>College Basketball
–Division I Men
Ohio State @ Wisconsin
Marquette @ Seton Hall
–Division I Women
Wright State @ UW-Milwaukee
–Division II Men
UW-Parkside @ Lake Superior State
–Division III Men
Wheaton (IL) @ Carroll
Carthage @ North Park
Beloit @ Monmouth
Grinnell @ Lawrence
Illinois College @ Ripon
Concordia-Wisconsin @ Milwaukee Engineering
Edgewood @ Dominican
Marian @ Aurora
St. Norbert @ Benedictine
Wisconsin Lutheran @ Illinois Tech
Lakeland @ Rockford
North Central (MN) @ UW-Superior
>>College Hockey
–Division I Men
Wisconsin @ Minnesota
–Division I Women
Wisconsin @ Minnesota
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
>>Pro Basketball
–NBA
Milwaukee @ Boston
>>College Basketball
–Division I Men
Cleveland State @ UW-Milwaukee
Wright State @ UW-Green Bay
–Division I Women
Marquette @ Georgetown