DENVER (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 25 points, Aaron Gordon had 23 and the injury-ravaged Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 108-104. Peyton Watson had 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Nuggets. Over his team’s past seven games, the fourth-year guard has been averaging 23.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Zeke Nnaji added 14 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. Denver was without five of its top eight scorers, including Nikola Jokic (bone bruise in left knee) and Jamal Murray (sprained left ankle). Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for the Bucks. Myles Turner scored 16 points while Bobby Portis and AJ Green added 14 apiece.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards banked in a go-ahead, 3-foot runner with 16.8 seconds and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-103 on Sunday night. Edwards scored 23 points. Julius Randle had 15 points, eight rebounds and the winning defensive possession against Victor Wembanyama, who had 29 points in 27 minutes in his return to San Antonio’s starting lineup. The 7-foot-4 Frenchman had trouble shedding Randle and his upper-body strength, clanking a 16-foot jumper with 6.6 seconds to go. De’Aaron Fox’s 3-point heave near the buzzer missed, too, sending the Minnesota crowd into a frenzy after the back-and-forth finish between two of the top teams in the Western Conference.
(Chicago, IL) — The Chicago Bears have established a record of coming from behind to win NFL games near the end. They made the Packers their latest victims Saturday, 31-27, in an NFL Wild Card game. Caleb Williams threw a 25-yard scoring pass with 1:43 remaining to end Green Bay’s season. The Packers had jumped out to a 21-3 halftime lead but couldn’t hold it. Jordan Love passed for 323 yards and four touchdowns, but couldn’t bring his team back after a second-half collapse. The Bears have won seven games where they trailed with two minutes left in a game. Green Bay closes the season on a five-game losing streak, ending with a record of 9-8-and-1.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur is more interested in talking about his team’s future than his own. LaFleur spoke to reporters Sunday, a day after the biggest playoff collapse in the franchise’s storied history. He says he spoke briefly with team president and CEO Ed Policy on the flight back to Green Bay after the Packers’ 31-27 loss to the Chicago Bears in an NFC wild-card playoff game Saturday night. But he declined to comment on whether he expected to keep his job after the Packers made their third straight playoff appearance but lost their final five games.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Olivia Olson scored 21 points and No. 9 Michigan never trailed while rolling to a 86-60 victory over Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon.Te’Yala Delfosse recorded a double-double in her first career start with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Mila Holloway also had 18 points for the Wolverines (14-2, 5-1 Big Ten).Kendall Dudley contributed 11 points with eight rebounds and Brooke Quarles Daniels surpassed the 1,000-point mark for her career while scoring eight points. Quarles Daniels also had eight rebounds, six assists and five steals.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Grace Grocholski scored 25 points and Minnesota made just enough free throws in the fourth quarter to hold off No. 21 Southern California 63-62, the third-straight loss for the Trojans and first win over a ranked team since 2019 for the Golden Gophers. Minnesota made 6 of 12 free throws in the fourth quarter, 4 of 8 in the last 73 seconds. But USC had seven turnovers in the final period, which the Golden Gophers turned into eight points as they built a seven-point lead with 41 seconds left. Kara Dunn scored eight points in the final 31 seconds, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Trojans. Dunn finished with 27 points, including all 14 USC points in the fourth quarter.
(Ann Arbor, MI) — The Badgers were able to upset number-two-ranked Michigan Saturday by a 91-88 score. They became the first Big Ten team to hit 15 three-pointers in a road game. John Blackwell led the way with 26 points, and Nick Boyd scored 22. For Wisconsin coach Greg Gard, it was the seventh time in the last 10 seasons for his team to upset a Top-10 opponent – and that’s tops in the nation. The Badgers travel to Minnesota for another conference game Tuesday.
(Milwaukee, WI) — Marquette fell just short in its upset bid against Villanova Saturday, 76-73. Freshman Nigel James Junior scored 31 points, connecting on 7-of-9 3-pointers. James is the first freshman to top 30 points in the last nine years. The Wildcats got the win when the Golden Eagles missed a 3-pointer in the closing seconds. Marquette plays at St. John’s Tuesday.
(Duluth, MN) — The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team claimed a weekend series against Minnesota-Duluth by winning Saturday’s game 5-1. The two ranked teams had skated to a 1-1 tie in the first game of the series Friday. The Badgers got goals from Kelly Gorbatenko, Adela Sapovalinvova, Caroline Harvey, Kirsten Simms, and Laila Edwards. UW outshot the Bulldogs 49-17. The next series starts Friday at St. Thomas.
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>>Pro Basketball
–NBA
Denver 108, Milwaukee 104
>>College Basketball
–Division I Men
UW-Milwaukee 95, IU-Indianapolis 83
UW-Green Bay 80, Northern Kentucky 78
–Division I Women
Michigan 86, Wisconsin 60
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>>Pro Football
–NFL Wild Card
Chicago 31, Green Bay 27 (Packers eliminated)
>>College Basketball
–Division I Men
Wisconsin 91, Michigan 88
Villanova 76, Marquette 73
–Division I Women
UW-Green Bay 74, Detroit Mercy 53
Oakland 66, UW-Milwaukee 45
–Division II Men
UW-Parkside 87, Saginaw Valley State 81
–Division III Men
Carroll 67, Millikin 65
Monmouth 87, Beloit 55
Grinnell 96, Lawrence 74
Illinois College 66, Ripon 63
Concordia-Wisconsin 100, Wisconsin Lutheran 74
Rockford 74, Maranatha Baptist 54
Milwaukee Engineering 99, Concordia-Chicago 68
Aurora 98, Edgewood 59
Benedictine 77, Lakeland 76
Marian 72, Dominican 45
St. Norbert 82, Illinois Tech 52
Bethany Lutheran 75, UW-Superior 56
UW-Eau Claire 68, UW-Stout 66
UW-Whitewater 67, UW-River Falls 59
UW-Platteville 89, UW-La Crosse 78
UW-Stevens Point 84, UW-Oshkosh 73
>>College Hockey
–Division I Men
Wisconsin 3, Alaska-Anchorage 2
–Division I Women
Wisconsin 5, Minnesota-Duluth 1
HS Hockey
Rice Lake 5, NW Icemen 4