(Pontiac, MI) — Fourth downs belonged to the Packers as they completed a season sweep of the Detroit Lions 31-24. Lions coach Dan Campbell has built a reputation of “going for it” on fourth down plays, but it was Green Bay doing that kind of damage Thursday. Jordan Love completed two of his four touchdown passes on fourth downs. And, his fourth-down completion to Dontayvion Wicks in the closing minutes clinched the victory. Detroit also failed to make it on a pair of fourth-down plays. Micah Parsons had two-and-a-half sacks as the Packers won a third straight game. They host the Bears next week.
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and Green Bay defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt had ankle injuries in the Packers’ 31-24 win over the Lions on Thursday. St. Brown limped off the field and toward the locker room in the first quarter. He was injured after two Detroit lineman rolled into the receiver’s legs while he was blocking. The two-time All-Pro has 75 catches for 884 yards and nine touchdowns. Wyatt was carted off the field late in the game. The fourth-year pro had four tackles against the Lions, and has four sacks this season.
The Minnesota Vikings visit the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
Pregame at 2pm. Kickoff at 3pm on 99.1FM
(San Diego, CA) — The Badgers bounced back from a 28-point loss to BYU in a big way Thursday, outrunning Providence 104-83. They meet TCU this afternoon (Friday) for the championship of the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego. Wisconsin never trailed while improving its record to 4-and-1. Senior guard Nick Boyd scored a game-high 36 points and dished out seven assists. Badgers players responded to their coach’s call for them to get tougher after the BYU loss.
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Ebuka Okorie scored 25 points, Benny Gealer hit two free throws with 5.3 seconds to play, and Stanford beat Minnesota 72-68 at the Acrisure Invitational. The Cardinal plays Saint Louis in the championship game Friday and Minnesota plays a consolation game against Santa Clara. Gealer finished with 14 points for Stanford (5-1). Jaylen Crocker-Johnson led Minnesota (4-3) with career-high 23 points and Cade Tyson added 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting, 6 of 7 from the free-throw line. Isaac Asuma hit a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to a point with 10.5 seconds left but Gealer and Okorie each made two free throws from there to seal it. The Golden Gophers made 23 of 45 (51%) from the field, but committed 14 turnovers, which Stanford converted into 27 points.
(New York, NY) — The Bucks meet the New York Knicks tonight (Friday) in the first round of the in-season NBA Cup competition. Milwaukee won the first meeting between the two teams a month ago, 121-111. The Bucks will be trying to finally put an end to a losing streak that has reached six games. Giannis Antetokounmpo has missed most of that streak with an abductor strain. His status for a return is listed as day-to-day.
Pregame at 6pm. Tipoff at 6:30pm on AM1240 & 96.5FM
(Minneapolis, MN) — The Badgers will wrap up the regular season with their Border Battle rivals in Minnesota Saturday. Wisconsin is a long shot to qualify for a bowl game, but it has the opportunity to take back Paul Bunyan’s Axe. This is the longest-played rivalry in major college football, with the series tied at 63 games apiece, plus eight ties.
Pregame at 12:30pm. Kickoff at 2:30pm on 96.1FM