(1/13/13)
Wheeler News Service -
Sunday, January 13, 2013 - Sunday State Sports
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
PLAYOFFS
--NFC Divisional
Semifinals
San Francisco 45, Green
Bay 31
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COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
--Division I
Men
Marquette 74, Pittsburgh
67 (OT)
UW-Green Bay 53,
Illinois-Chicago 47
Valparaiso 76,
UW-Milwaukee 52
Wisconsin 74, Illinois
51
--Division I
Women
Connecticut 85, Marquette
51
UW-Green Bay 71,
Wright State 44
--Division II
Men
UW-Parkside 77, William
Jewell (MO) 69
--Division II
Women
William Jewell (MO) 64,
UW-Parkside 61
--Division III
Men
(10) UW-Stevens Point 62,
UW-La Crosse 57
UW-Superior 69, (11)
UW-Whitewater 66
(22) Illinois Wesleyan 82,
Carthage 65
Aurora 89,
Concordia-Mequon 78
Beloit 94, Cornell
68
Carroll 91, Knox
51
Dominican 87, Maranatha
Baptist 66
Edgewood 57, Benedictine
51
Grinnell 90, Lawrence
74
Lakeland 71,
Concordia-Chicago 54
Marian 75, Wisconsin
Lutheran 71 (OT)
Milwaukee Engineering 64,
Rockford 53
Minnesota-Morris 73,
Northland 58
St. Norbert 95, Illinois
College 59
UW-Eau Claire 68, UW-River
Falls 58
UW-Stout 76, UW-Oshkosh
50
--Division III
Women
UW-Superior 67, (15)
UW-Whitewater 59
(16) UW-Stevens Point 67,
UW-La Crosse 47
(21) Cornell 89, Beloit
59
Carroll 89, Knox
77
Carthage 62, Illinois
Wesleyan 48
Concordia-Chicago 86,
Lakeland 67
Concordia-Meuqon 81,
Aurora 60
Edgewood 63, Benedictine
46
Grinnell 60, Lawrence
38
Maranatha Baptist 70,
Dominican 55
Minnesota-Morris 59,
Northland 41
Rockford 57, Milwaukee
Engineering 46
St. Norbert 65, Illinois
College 39
UW-Eau Claire 42, UW-River
Falls 38
UW-Oshkosh 45, UW-Stout
35
Wisconsin Lutheran 60,
Marian 50
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COLLEGE
HOCKEY
--Division I
Men
Wisconsin 2, Minnesota
State 1 (OT)
--Division I
Women
Wisconsin 2, Ohio State
1
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AMERICAN HOCKEY
LEAGUE
Rockford 2, Milwaukee 1
(OT)
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MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER
LEAGUE
Milwaukee 10, Baltimore
8
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Here are the
stories:
In just his eighth NFL
start, San Francisco rookie quarterback Colin Kaepernick was the star of the
show as the 49ers roughed up Green Bay 45-31 in an NFC divisional game last
night. Kaepernick rushed for an NFL quarterback playoff record 181 yards. He
scored two touchdowns and passed for two touchdowns to earn his team a return to
the NFC Championship game. His 49ers will meet the winner of today's game
between the Seahawks and the Falcons next Sunday. Kaepernick's day didn't start
off very well, with a first-quarter pick-six by Sam Shields, but he was golden
after that. Both his touchdown passes were caught by Michael Crabtree, who had
a total of nine receptions for 119 yards. The Packer defense had no answers for
San Francisco, giving up 323 yards on the ground and 579 total. The first half
was close with the Packers leading 14-7 after the first period and trailing
after a wild first half, 24-21 at intermission. DuJuan Harris scored on an
18-yard run and James Jones caught a 20-yard scoring pass, both in the first
half. Greg Jennings caught another scoring pass from Aaron Rodgers, but it was
long after the outcome had been decided.
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Jared Berggren had the
first double-double of his career at Wisconsin, scoring 15 points and taking
down a dozen rebounds in the Badgers' surprisingly-easy 74-51 romp past Illinois
Saturday afternoon. The Illini came in ranked number-12 in the country, but
they have now lost four of their last six. Wisconsin scored the first 14 points
and led at 20 at halftime, 39-19. A smothering Badger defense held Illinois to
35 percent shooting. Traevon Jackson had 14 for Wisconsin. Even the Illinois
players admitted Wisconsin just out-hustled them, beating them to loose balls,
rebounding missed free throws and maintaining possessions. The win is the sixth
in a row for coach Bo Ryan's team. Wisconsin now has an overall record of 12-4
and has won its first three games in Big Ten Conference play.
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It could have taken the
heart out of the Marquette Golden Eagles when Pitt hit a three-pointer at the
buzzer to tie the score. Instead, Marquette stayed unbeaten in the Big East,
rolling to a 74-67 overtime victory Saturday. Vander Blue led the way with 22
points. Davante Gardner was 6-for-6 from the floor, scoring 13 points and
grabbing eight rebounds. Point guard Junior Cadougan suffered a leg injury in
the victory. This is the first time in four years the Eagles have started the
conference season with three straight wins, good for first place in the
standings. Two of those wins were in overtime and the third was the one-point
nail-biter against Georgetown. The Panthers were hurt badly by a poor
performance at the free throw line, hitting just 13-of-26 and only 2-for-7 in
the overtime. Marquette's overall record improves to 12-3, while Pitt drops to
13-4.
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Valparaiso's Ryan
Broekhoff hit 7-of-9 three points, scoring 26 points, with 10 rebounds and three
blocked shots in the Crusaders' 76-52 rout of the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Saturday. The Panthers got 18 points from Paris Gulley and
14 from Demetrius Harris. Valpo led 33-20 at half and scored the first eight
points of the second half. The Panther record falls to 4-13, including 0-3 in
Horizon League play.
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Junior Alec Brown
dominated the University of Illinois-Chicago, leading University of
Wisconsin-Green Bay to a 53-47 victory Saturday. Brown scored 21, had eight
rebounds and blocked four shots in the victory. The Phoenix have won five
straight at home. They were trailing 43-40 with 4:48 left when they went on a
13-4 run. Though Green Bay had struggled at the free throw line earlier in the
game, the team hit seven straight in the closing minutes. The Phoenix even
their Horizon League record at 2-2 with the win. They are 8-9
overall.
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The Wisconsin men's hockey
team is suddenly one of the hottest teams in the NCAA. John Ramage scored the
winning goal for the second straight night as the Badgers defeated Mankato State
in overtime, 2-1. That gave Wisconsin its first-ever weekend sweep of the
Mavericks and ran its string of consecutive games without a loss to 10. During
that time the Badgers are 7-0-3. Jefferson Dahl broke the scoreless tie for the
Badgers in the second period with an assist from Ramage. The teams ended
regulation tied at one, then the senior from St. Louis gave his team the win
with a goal while six seconds was showing on the clock. Wisconsin's overall
record is now 8-7-5, including 6-5-5 in the WCHA. Joel Rumpel got the win in
goal, stopping 35 shots.
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A weekend sweep of Ohio
State moves the Wisconsin women's hockey team into second place in the WCHA.
The Badgers whipped the Buckeyes at LaBahn Arena last night, 2-1. Special
teams played a big part in deciding the outcome. The first two goals were
scored on the power play. Madison Packer put Wisconsin on the scoreboard in the
first period. Halfway through the third period, Alev Kelter got loose on a
breakaway and managed to slip the game-winner into the net as she was falling
down. Wisconsin's record improves to 14-6-2, including 10-6-2 in the
WCHA.
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The Kansas City Chiefs
have hired John Dorsey as their new general manager. Dorsey, the longtime
director of college scouting for the Green Bay Packers, will be introduced in a
press conference Monday. Dorsey becomes the sixth GM in franchise history. He
replaces Scott Pioli, who had been the GM since January 2009. The Chiefs and
Pioli parted ways earlier this month prior to Andy Reid being named the new head
coach.
