(Orlando, FL) — The Bucks held a three-point lead at halftime, but fell apart after that in a 118-99 defeat Monday at Orlando. That ended the first three-game winning streak of the season. The Magic outscored coach Doc Rivers’ team 67-45 in the second half. Point guard Kevin Porter Junior scored 28 points as Milwaukee’s record fell to 21-and-30. The Bucks will stay in Florida and play the Magic for the second time in three days Wednesday.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 21 of his 30 points in the first half as the Minnesota Timberwolves used a dominant second quarter to cruise to a 138-116 win against the short-handed Atlanta Hawks. CJ McCollum had 38 points for the Hawks, who have lost four of five and were playing without Jalen Johnson (left knee inflammation), Dyson Daniels (right ankle inflammation) and newly acquired Jonathan Kuminga (left knee bone bruise). A game without much intensity changed early in the fourth when Atlanta’s Mouhamed Gueye appeared to trip up Wolves center Naz Reid. The two came together in an altercation that included a crowd of people trying to break up the two players. Both players were ejected.
(Champaign, IL) — Still stinging from an overtime loss to Indiana, the Badgers take on number-eight Illinois tonight (Tuesday). Wisconsin is currently in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference standings. Illinois has a 20-and-4 record, including 11-and-2 in conference play. True freshman Keaton Wagler leads the Illini in scoring with a figure of almost 18 points per game.
Wisconsin: 16-and-7, 8-and-4 in Big Ten
Pregame at 6:30pm. Tipoff at 7pm on AM1240 & 96.5FM
(Villanova, PA) — Marquette tries to build off the momentum of a 70-55 win over Butler when it plays Villanova tonight (Tuesday). The Wildcats are a perennial power in big-time college basketball and have been ranked in the top-15 nationally in 19 of the last 28 games between the two programs. The Golden Eagles are seeking a split of the season series after dropping a 76-73 win at home last month. Villanova has a record of 18-and-5, including 9-and-3 in Big East games.
Marquette: 9-and-15, 4-and-9 in Big East.
HSBB
Clear Lake 78, Boyceville 50
Colfax 66, Spring Valley 46
New Auburn 96, Gilman 87
Northwestern 56, Unity 46
HSGB
Baldwin-Woodville 48, Colfax 39
Bloomer 56, Ladysmith 36
Menomonie 54, Altoona 39
Prairie Farm 40, Turtle Lake 29
Solon Springs 102, Lac Courte Oreilles 10
(Milwaukee, WI) — The Brewers have traded starting third baseman Caleb Durbin to the Boston Red Sox. The six-player trade was announced Monday. ESPN reports that Durbin finished third in the voting for National League Rookie of the Year last season. The centerpiece of the trade coming back to Milwaukee is former top left-handed pitching prospect Kyle Harrison. The complete trade is Durbin, Andruw Monasterio, and Anthony Siegler for Harrison, David Hamilton, and Shane Drohan.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse guaranteed the U.S. its first Olympic medal in mixed doubles curling, reaching the final Monday with a 9-8 victory over Italy. Dropkin, of Massachusetts, and Thiesse, who is from Minnesota, whooped and hollered after edging the hosts, hugging tightly. The Americans will play Swedish siblings Isabella and Rasmus Wrana, who upset the British duo of Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat 9-3. Dodds and Mouat, best friends who grew up curling together, entered the field as favorites and were widely expected to be in the final.
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–Division I Men
Wisconsin @ Illinois
Marquette @ Villanova
–Division III Men
Cornell @ Ripon
Lawrence @ Lake Forest
Great Lakes Christian @ Maranatha Baptist