Sunday Sports Briefs: Packers ready to make history in championship game
Wisconsin Sports-- The Green Bay Packers could become only the second number-six seed to make it to the Super Bowl. All they have to do is beat a strong Chicago Bears team on its home field.
CHICAGO - The Green Bay Packers could become only the second number-six seed to make it to the Super Bowl. All they have to do is beat a strong Chicago Bears team on its home field.
The Packers will follow the lead of quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who is the hottest QB in the NFL playoffs so far. He hit 31-of-36 passes last week for 366 yards in a 48-21 romp over Atlanta. Rodgers is smoking coming down the stretch, hitting 22 touchdown passes and only two interceptions in his last nine games. He has won four of six starts against Chicago in his career. Meanwhile, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has played very well, but he has lost four of his five meetings against Green Bay and Rodgers. Packer cornerback Tramon Williams has had a good playoff run, too, with three interceptions in the last two games -- one returned for a touchdown.
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The Marquette University men's basketball team failed to repeat their upset of Notre Dame, dropping an 80-75 Big East decision in South Bend Saturday. Marquette had beaten the Irish by 22 in the first meeting of the season. Notre Dame's Ben Hansbrough was 10-of-15 from the field and scored 28 points in the win. Cold, 30 percent shooting hurt Marquette in the close game, as did 22 Irish free throws in the second half. Marquette's record falls to 13-7, including 4-3 in conference games. The Eagles were led in scoring by Darius Johnson-Odom's 25 points. Jae Crowder added 15.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
--Division I Women
UW-Green Bay 87, UW-Milwaukee 39
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--Division II Men
Maryville (MO) 71, UW-Parkside 66
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--Division II Women
UW-Parkside 70, Maryville (MO) 60
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--Division III Men
Beloit 75, Knox 67
Benedictine 70, Maranatha Baptist 58
Carroll 70, Monmouth 62
Carthage 64, Millikin 49
Concordia-Chicago 84, Marian 76
Concordia-Mequon 96, Rockford 84
Crown 87, Northland 83
Dominican 75, Wisconsin Lutheran 63
Grinnell 112, Lawrence 103
Lakeland 72, Aurora 70
Ripon 80, Lake Forest 69
St. Norbert 91, Illinois College 82
UW-La Crosse 63, UW-Eau Claire 44
UW-Platteville 70, UW-Superior 59
UW-River Falls 87, UW-Stout 73
UW-Stevens Point 74, UW-Oshkosh 70
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--Division III Women
Alverno 63, Milwaukee School of Engineering 57
Beloit 77, Knox 67
Benedictine 68, Maranatha Baptist 37
Concordia-Mequon 70, Rockford 49
Grinnell 51, Lawrence 46
Lake Forest 75, Ripon 63
Lakeland 59, Aurora 47
Marian 72, Concordia-Chicago 58
Millikin 46, Carthage 44
Monmouth 80, Carroll 75
Northland 67, Crown 39
UW-Eau Claire 61, UW-La Crosse 43
UW-River Falls 63, UW-Stout 44
UW-Stevens Point 62, UW-Oshkosh 54
UW-Superior 63, UW-Platteville 57
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AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Texas Stars 2, Milwaukee Admirals 1 (SO)
MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE
Milwaukee Wave 16, Chicago Riot 8
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