MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kevin Porter Jr. scored 26 points, Ryan Rollins added 22 and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame the loss of Giannis Antetokounmpo to an injury three minutes into the game to beat the Detroit Pistons 113-109 on Wednesday night. AJ Green had 19 points and Jericho Sims finished with a career-high 15 points and tied a career best with 14 rebounds as Milwaukee won for just the second time in 10 games. Antetokounmpo left with what the Bucks said was a right calf strain, not long after coach Doc Rivers said before the game there have been no talks between team officials and the two-time MVP about a potential exit from Milwaukee.
(Madison, WI) — For the seventh time in the last eight years, the Badgers have opened Big Ten Conference play with a victory. Wednesday’s 85-73 win over Northwestern wasn’t as close as the final score looks. Guard John Blackwell led a first-half assault and finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Andrew Rohde handed out nine assists. Wisconsin plays cross-state rival Marquette at the Kohl Center Saturday afternoon next.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cade Tyson had 17 points and eight rebounds to help Minnesota upset No. 22 Indiana 73-64 in the Big Ten debut for both head coaches, the Gophers’ Niko Medved and the Hoosiers’ Darian DeVries. Langston Reynolds scored 17 points and Isaac Asuma added 15 points for the Gophers, who used a 40-25 rebounding advantage to hand the Hoosiers their first loss under DeVries and hold them to a season-low score with a nearly 90-point average entering the game. The Gophers ended a nine-game losing streak to Indiana. Tayton Conerway had 18 points for the Hoosiers.
HSBB tonight
Spooner vs Cumberland on 97.7FM
Cameron vs Ladysmith on 99.1FM
Pregame at 6:45pm. Tipoff at 7pm
(Green Bay, WI) — Packers quarterback Jordan Love has been named the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. He tossed four touchdown passes in Sunday’s 31-24 win at Detroit on Thanksgiving Day. Green Bay players have earned the honor two weeks in a row. Running back Emmanuel Wilson was singled out last week after rushing for 107 yards in the win over the Minnesota Vikings.
(Madison, WI) — The Wisconsin men’s hockey team wraps up the first half of its season with a two-game series at Notre Dame Friday and Saturday. The second-ranked Badgers carry a 10-2-and-2 record, including 6-and-2 in Big Ten Conference play. They are in second place, one point behind Michigan. Coach Mike Hastings’ team currently has the best power play percentage in the nation at 32.2 percent, 19-of-59. Notre Dame is third in the category and is winless after six conference games.
HS Hockey tonight
Rice Lake at Eau Claire North
Pregame at 7:15pm. Faceoff at 7:30pm on 96.1FM