Sunday State Sports Briefs: Packers, Jaguars missing several key players for Sunday's game

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GREEN BAY - Both teams are missing significant players as the Jacksonville Jaguars invade Lambeau Field today.

Packer defensive back Charles Woodson is expected to miss at least six weeks with a broken collarbone, the second time he’s suffered that injury in his career. Jaguar quarterback Blaine Gabbert practiced yesterday and is hoping to play, but running back Maurice Jones-Drew is definitely out. The Packer defense should be okay. Even with Gabbert and Jones-Drew in the lineup, Jacksonville is the worst statistical offense in the NFL. The Green Bay ground game has been very weak since Cedric Benson went down with an injury, but Jacksonville is 29th among the 32 teams in stopping the run. They’ll have a chance to try to do just that in today’s contest with a 12 noon kickoff.

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The all-important point guard position for the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team will fall to redshirt freshman George Marshall this season. Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan had been counting on junior Josh Gasser to do the job, but he suffered a knee injury in practice yesterday and is lost for the season. Gasser had started 66 games the last two seasons and was poised to take over for the graduating Jordan Taylor. He will have two years of eligibility remaining when he comes back. The Badgers had already lost starting forward Mike Bruesewitz with a leg injury. He is expected to be out four to six weeks, missing several games at the start of the season.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

--Division III

(CCIW)

Augustana 38, Carthage 13

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Midwest Conference)

Carroll 31, Cornell 14

Lake Forest 17, Ripon 7

Lawrence 24, Grinnell 14

St. Norbert 42, Beloit 7

(Northern Athletics Conference)

Concordia-Mequon 40, Rockford 3

Wisconsin Lutheran 48, Maranatha Baptist 0

(WIAC)

UW-Oshkosh 41, UW-La Crosse 7

UW-Platteville 24, UW-Eau Claire 17

UW-River Falls 24, UW-Stout 14

UW-Stevens Point 17, UW-Whitewater 14

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COLLEGE SOCCER

--Women

Iowa 2, Wisconsin 1

--Northern Athletic Conference tournament

Concordia-Mequon 1, Dominican 0

Milwaukee School of Engineering 1, Marian 0

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AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Houston 4, Milwaukee 0

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WISCONSIN STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS - Level 2

--Division 2

Green Bay Southwest 27, Pulaski 25

Watertown 54, Waukesha West 49

Whitefish Bay 28, Brookfield Central 3

--Division 3

Medford 16, Osceola 6

--Division 4

Black River Falls 54, Platteville 34

Little Chute 61, Sturgeon Bay 12

St. Croix Central 37, Barron 29

--Division 5

Amherst 34, Marathon 7

Prescott 34, Elk Mound 15

--Division 6

Darlington 17, Necedah 7

Eau Claire Regis 56, Pittsville 38

Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs 45, Manawa 0

Iowa-Grant 45, Kickapoo/LaFarge 6

--Division 7

Glenwood City 46, Clayton 6

Owen-Withee 29, Suring 13

Alma/Pepin 28, Frederic 13

Cochrane-Fountain City 46, Hillsboro 22

Randolph 36, Burlington Catholic Central 35, OT

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WIAA STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET

--Division 1 Boys

1. Madison West

2. Madison La Follette

3. Stevens Point

Individual champion - Ryan Kromer, Hudson

--Division 1 Girls

1. Hartland Arrowhead

2. Neenah

3. Madison West

Individual champion - McKaela Christenson, Baraboo

--Division 2 Boys

1. Shorewood

2. Freedom

3. Wisconsin Lutheran

Individual champion - Ryan McCoy, New Glaris/Monticello

--Division 2 Girls

1. Dodgeville/Mineral Point

2. Green Bay Notre Dame

3. Shorewood

Individual champion - Jamie Shannon, McFarland

--Division 3 Boys

1. Darlington

2. Boscobel

3. Chequamegon

Individual champion - Tyson Miehe, Darlington

--Division 3 Girls

1. Spring Valley

2. Darlington

3. Cedar Grove-Belgium

Individual champion - Andrea Ostenso, Ladysmith

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WIAA STATE BOYS SOCCER TOURNAMENT

--Division 1 Championship

Milwaukee Marquette 2, Kettle Moraine 1

--Division 2 Championship

Appleton Xavier 3, Mount Horeb 0

--Division 3 Championship

Milwaukee Saint Anthony 4, Winnebago Lutheran Academy 1

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