(Update) Friday Sports Roundup: French will be UW's kicker in tomorrow's night Big Ten title game

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INDINAPOLIS - Redshirt sophomore Kyle French will handle the kicking duties for the Wisconsin Badgers in tomorrow night’s Big Ten title game against Nebraska.

French stayed with the No. 1 unit this week, after he missed key field-goal attempts in Wisconsin’s losses to Ohio State and Penn State the last two weeks. French replaced freshman Jack Russell early in the conference regular season, after Russell had missed a 41-yard field goal attempt in the Badgers’ three-point loss to Nebraska in the league opener. Badgers’ assistant Charlie Partridge said French kicked very well at practice this week, and Partridge is confident that French will keep growing and getting better. He has made 10-of-15 field goal tries this season. Wisconsin comes into the title game at 7-5 overall. Nebraska is 10-2.

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Steve Stricker of Madison is tied for 11th among 18 players at the World Challenge in Thousand Oaks California. Stricker shot a one-over-par 73 yesterday in the first of four rounds. He’s playing for the first time since the Ryder Cup in late September, when he lost four matches to give Europe a come-from-behind victory over the Americans. Nick Watney leads the World Challenge at five-under-par 67.

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Today is the final day for Major League Baseball teams to offer new contracts to players on their 40-man rosters. And there’s some talk that the Milwaukee Brewers will not give a tender offer to left-handed reliever Manny Parra – who’s one of five players eligible for salary arbitration. General manager Doug Melvin has not commented on specific players, but he says it’s possible that the Brewers might not offer a tender to someone. The 30-year-old Parra missed the entire 2011 season with an injured back and elbow. He had surgery to remove a bone spur before returning this season – and he went 2-and-3 this year in 62 appearances with a 5.06 ERA. Milwaukee’s other players who are eligible for salary arbitration are closer John Axford, starters Chris Narveson and Marco Estrada, and outfielder Carlos Gomez.

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Former Milwaukee Brewers’ reliever Francisco Rodriguez has been cleared of a domestic abuse-battery charge in Waukesha County. District Attorney Brad Schimel said the victim claimed it was her fault – she and a witness have both returned to their native Venezuela – and the state could no longer meet its burden of proof. So the charge was dropped. K-Rod was charged last month after an incident in Wales in September. Authorities first quoted the woman as saying Rodriguez struck and injured her – but three days later, she recanted her story. At a status conference yesterday, Schimel told a judge that he does not believe Rodriguez and his 23-year-old girlfriend will live in Wisconsin again. Rodriguez became a free agent after the baseball season, and he now lives in Florida.

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UW-Oshkosh will play at Linfield of Oregon tomorrow in the quarter-finals of the NCAA Division III football playoffs. Linfield has a 25-game winning streak at home – and their defense leads the nation with 60 sacks and 121 tackles for losses. Linfield’s Wildcats are ranked third in Division III at 11-0, while Oshkosh is at No. 5 at 12-0. The Titans recovered from early deficits in both their previous playoff games this month. Against Bethel last week, Oshkosh went down 14-nothing before scoring the game’s final 37 points. Running back Cole Myhra rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns in that game, and quarterback Nate Wara – a finalist for the Division-Three’s Gagliardi Trophy – had three touchdown passes. Tomorrow’s winner will face either Saint Thomas of Saint Paul or Hobart of New York in the national semi-finals a week from tomorrow.

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The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team will play at fifth-ranked Denver tonight and tomorrow night. Denver leads the WCHA at 7-1, with an overall mark of 9-3. Wisconsin is 1-5-2 in the conference, and 1-7-2 overall – and the Badgers have dropped five-of-their-last-seven to the Pioneers. Meanwhile, the Badger women play at No. 1 ranked and undefeated Minnesota tomorrow and Sunday afternoons at Ridder Arena. Mark Johnson’s Badgers are unbeaten in their last seven contests, with an overall mark of 7-3-2. Wisconsin is coming off a sweep of Saint Cloud State last weekend. The Golden Gophers are 14-0-0 after sweeping New Hampshire last weekend.

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SCORES

In men’s college basketball…

Augustana 67, UW-Oshkosh 63

Cardinal Stritch 74, Wisconsin Lutheran 67

Concordia-Mequon 74, Elmhurst 70

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In women’s college basketball…

Illinois State 75, UW-Milwaukee 54

UW-Eau Claire 47, Wartburg 45

Cardinal Stritch 81, UW-Platteville 59

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Wisconsin boys' high school basketball

Adams-Friendship 59, New Lisbon 54

Alma/Pepin 66, Independence 47

Almond-Bancroft 43, Rosholt 30

Augusta 74, Spencer 55

Beaver Dam 58, Milwaukee School of Languages 46

Brillion 65, Reedsville 43

Brodhead 47, Palmyra-Eagle 44

Brookfield Academy 90, Beaver Dam Wayland Academy 41

Cashton 61, De Soto 37

Chilton 62, Mishicot 20

Cochrane-Fountain City 47, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 40

Columbus 54, Belleville 48

Cuba City 71, Boscobel 36

Darlington 59, Riverdale 37

Drummond 67, Winter 25

Durand 52, Barron 51, OT

East Troy 64, Edgerton 52

Eleva-Strum 44, Melrose-Mindoro 32

Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 69, La Crosse Logan 56

Goodman/Pembine 43, Crivitz 40

Green Bay Notre Dame 94, Kewaunee 50

Green Bay Southwest 75, Southern Door 43

Green Bay West 61, Oneida Nation 54

Greenwood 67, Colby 55

Hazel Green Southwestern 75, Fennimore 51

Jefferson 53, Whitewater 42

La Farge 57, Wonewoc-Center 55

Lac Courte Oreilles 44, Mercer 42

Ladysmith 71, Cameron 61

Lake Country Lutheran 68, St. John's Northwestern Military and Naval Aacdemy 47

Lake Mills 56, Wisconsin Heights 42

Lakeside Lutheran 89, Waterloo 55

Lodi 61, New Glarus 23

Luther 82, Bangor 69

Madison East 60, Madison La Follette 59

Madison Memorial 57, Janesville Parker 45

Madison West 65, Janesville Craig 55

Manitowoc Roncalli 64, Hilbert 37

Marion 62, Gresham 58

Markesan 60, Rio 27

Marshall 78, Watertown Luther Prep 53

McFarland 61, Evansville 56

Middleton 60, Beloit Memorial 51

Milwaukee St. Anthony 58, Milwaukee Tenor 57

Mineral Point 69, Iowa-Grant 57

Montello 37, Princeton-Green Lake 27

Neillsville 56, Gilman 40

New Holstein 56, Campbellsport 55

Oconomowoc 55, Waukesha South 33

Onalaska 77, Eau Claire Memorial 33

Owen-Withee 72, Granton 53

Peshtigo 50, Bonduel 44

Port Edwards 71, Bowler 54

Poynette 74, Cambridge 46

Racine Prairie 39, Westosha Central 36

Reedsburg 56, Mauston 54

Shell Lake 49, Webster 11

Shiocton 49, Omro 32

Somers Shoreland Lutheran 55, Kenosha Reuther 53

South Wayne Black Hawk 51, Belmont 32

Sun Prairie 79, Verona 64

Sussex Hamilton 65, Waukesha Catholic Memorial 58

Tigerton 42, Tri-County 38

Tomah 49, Nekoosa 46

Turtle Lake 63, Siren 46

Unity 52, New Auburn 31

Walworth Big Foot 63, Orfordville Parkview 53

Wauzeka-Steuben 49, Highland 46

West Bend West 62, Milwaukee Bradley Tech 51

West Salem 43, Westby 38

Weyauwega-Fremont 54, Wautoma 47

Whitehall 48, Blair-Taylor 46

Wild Rose 58, Menominee Indian 34

Wrightstown 78, Manitowoc Lutheran 60

Terry Porter Classic

Kettle Moraine 56, Milwaukee Pulaski 51

Milwaukee Hamilton 48, Waukesha West 38

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Girls' high school basketball

Argyle 50, River Ridge 43, OT

Ashland 41, Hurley 33

Baldwin-Woodville 43, Hudson 40

Cameron 63, Osceola 29

Chippewa Falls McDonell 61, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 25

Coleman 65, Marinette St. Thomas Aquinas 18

Eau Claire Regis 51, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 17

Fox Valley Lutheran 34, Freedom 25

Glenwood City 52, Spring Valley 14

Goodman-Pembine 41, Florence 31

Green Bay NEW Lutheran 58, Sheboygan Lutheran 42

Green Bay West 42, Sevastopol 37

Howards Grove 44, Ozaukee 38

Kewaunee 81, Mishicot 35

Kohler 33, Random Lake 32, OT

Lancaster 45, River Valley 26

Marathon 56, Prentice 29

Markesan 60, Rio 27

Menasha St. Mary's 55, Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs 49

Mercer 35, Lac Courte Oreilles 11

Milwaukee St. Anthony 33, Milwaukee Tenor 2

Mondovi 41, St. Croix Central 35

Monticello 52, Cassville 33

Northland Lutheran 56, Bowler 46

Onalaska 50, Winona Cotter, Minnesota 46, OT

Oostburg 57, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 17

Plum City 39, Boyceville 35

Racine Washington Park 70, Racine St. Catherine's 65, OT

Racine Prairie 62, Kenosha St. Joseph 45

Sauk Prairie 69, Richland Center 58

Sheboygan Falls 42, Plymouth 28

Stanley-Boyd 71, Lake Holcombe 29

Stevens Point Pacelli 39, Rosholt 37

Stoughton 49, Fort Atkinson 37

Unity 79, New Auburn 4

Watertown Luther Prep 40, Dodgeland 27

Waukesha West 68, Waunakee 61

Waupaca 54, Weyauwega-Fremont 46

Waupun Central Wisconsin Christian 38, Randolph 36

Wausau Newman 85, Rib Lake 28

West Bend East 62, Milwaukee Reagan 9

Wisconsin Lutheran vs. Kenosha Indian Trail, postponed

Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 71, Abbotsford 31

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 58, Clintonville 37

Brookfield Central Tournament

Brookfield Central 64, Madison East 22

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Boys' high school hockey

Antigo 8, Wausau East 0

Chequamegon/Phillips 9, Rhinelander 1

Chippewa Falls 6, Eau Claire Memorial 4

Lakeland 3, Spooner 1

Menomonie 6, Eau Claire North 0

Stevens Point 4, Neenah/Hortonville 0

Wisconsin Dells/Reedsburg 9, Sparta 1

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Girls' high school hockey

Central Wisconsin 6, Chippewa Falls 2

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Wrestling

Appleton North 72, Appleton West 12

La Crosse Aquinas 57, Independence/Gilmanton 21

Lake Geneva Badger 61, Delavan-Darien 12

Baldwin-Woodville 57, Durand 6

Belleville/Monticello/New Glarus 48, Columbus 30

Berlin 31, Winneconne 30

Black Hawk 42, Darlington 33

Brodhead/Juda 60, Palmyra-Eagle 15

Burlington 64, Union Grove 12

Cashton 43, Westby 30

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser/Prairie Farm 72, Maple Northwestern 6

Crivitz 52, Wabeno/Laona 11

Cumberland 57, Superior 11

Elkhorn Area 61, Westosha Central 13

Ellsworth 69, Somerset 9

Evansville/Albany 60, Edgerton 11

Freedom 53, Ripon 19

Hortonville 37, Denmark 32

Kaukauna 70, Fond du Lac 3

Kenosha Christian Life 54, Somers Shoreland Lutheran 24

Lancaster 36, Iowa-Grant/Highland 34

Luxemburg-Casco 61, West De Pere 15

Menasha 35, Oshkosh West 34

Middleton 44, Hartland Arrowhead 26

Mondovi 48, Eau Claire Memorial 27

Neenah 36, Kimberly 33

Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal 51, Cadott 21

New London 72, Marinette 3

New Richmond 48, Prescott 6

Oak Creek 55, Racine Washington Park/St. Catherine`s 18

Oconto Falls 72, Marinette 9

Oconto Falls 42, New London 30

Port Washington 78, Milwaukee Lutheran 4

Prairie du Chien/Wauzeka-Steuben 45, Viroqua 30

Pulaski 37, Seymour 24

Random Lake 68, Marshall 12

Royall 45, Black River Falls 23

Saint Lawrence Seminary 52, Horicon 30

Spring Valley/Elmwood 66, Unity 9

Beloit Turner 41, Clinton 36

Waupaca 40, Clintonville 27

West Allis Central 45, Muskego 29

Westfield 58, Markesan 12

Whitefish Bay 45, Germantown 27

Whitewater 57, Jefferson 20

Wilmot Union 41, Waterford 35

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