LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings held on to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2. Warren Foegele, Kevin Fiala and Adrian Kempe also scored, and Darcy Kuemper stopped 33 shots for the Kings, who beat the Wild for the second time in three nights and got just their fourth win in 12 games (4-6-2). Jared Spurgeon had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Hartman also scored for Minnesota, which snapped a six-game point streak (3-0-3). and Filip Gustavsson had 29 saves. The Wild are 3-1-2 on a seven-game road trip that ends Thursday at Seattle. They also lost at Los Angeles 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday night.
HS Hockey
Amery 4, Rice Lake 2
HSGB
Cameron 64, St. Croix Falls 47
Ladysmith 66, Unity 33
Northwestern 77, Ashland 16
Rice Lake 52, Mosinee 43
Somerset 75, Clear Lake 48
Winter 76, Mellen 38
(Madison, WI) — The Wisconsin men’s basketball team welcomes UCLA to the Kohl Center tonight (Tuesday) for a Big Ten Conference game. UW Badgers-dot-com reports that it’s the first time the Bruins have played in Madison since 1962. Tyler Bilodeau leads the California team scoring with just over 18 points per game. UCLA has a 10-and-4 record, including 2-and-1 in conference games. Wisconsin is 9-and-5 and has two losses in three conference starts.
Pregame at 7:30pm. Tipoff at 8pm on AM1240 & 96.5FM
(Chicago, IL) — The Packers played without their starters on the field in Sunday’s 16-3 loss at Minnesota. Not so, for the Chicago Bears. Head coach Ben Johnson played all of his top players in a 19-16 loss. Sports Illustrated reports that when Johnson was asked, he said: “Some teams, they rest their starters. We don’t. We play football.” He did express his respect for this week’s playoff opponents at Soldier Field.
The Green Bay Packers believe their lack of momentum heading into the postseason shouldn’t make much of a difference now that they’re in the playoffs. Green Bay’s recent history tells a different story. The Packers won their last three regular-season games two years ago and then upset Dallas in the playoffs. They lost their last two regular-season games last year and then fell at Philadelphia in the wild-card round. They ended this regular season on a four-game skid and now head to Chicago for a wild-card playoff game Saturday night.
The number of NFL head coach firings stands at six. The coaches fired on Black Monday are Jonathan Gannon of the Arizona Cardinals, Pete Carroll of the Las Vegas Raiders and Kevin Stefanski of the Cleveland Browns. Raheem Morris was fired by the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night. Two other coaches were fired during the season. They were Brian Daboll of the New York Giants and Brian Callahan of the Tennessee Titans.
(Milwaukee, WI) — Milwaukee Bucks President Peter Feigin has announced he is stepping down after 12 years. Feigin led the franchise through one of its most successful periods, including the 2021 NBA championship. Yahoo Sports reports that his position will be filled by Josh Glessing, who has been with the team for more than 10 years. Glessing and Feigin will be working together over the coming months for a smooth transition.
(Milwaukee, WI) — Former Brewers first baseman Daniel Vogelbach is rejoining the team as a hitting coach. MLB-dot-com reports that Eric Theisen will be the lead hitting coach for Milwaukee, and Vogelbach and Guillermo Martinez will offer support. Vogelbach played for the Brewers in the 2020 and 2021 seasons. He is 33 years old and served as a special assistant for the Pittsburgh Pirates last season.