Sunday State Sports Briefs: Control of NFC North at stake in today Packers-Bears showdown

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CHICAGO - A win today means a second straight NFC North Division title for the Green Bay Packers.

The game at Soldier Field features a charging Packer team taking on a Chicago Bears team which controlled the division until the last five games. The Packers have won seven of their last eight, while Chicago tries to change the momentum of four losses in five games. It’s still not easy. Coach Mike McCarthy acknowledges his team faces a tough opponent, a tough place to play and there is a lot on the line. One more streak – the Pack has beaten the Bears in the last five meetings between the teams. This year Green Bay is earning the image of a come-from-behind team, trailing at some point in five of its last seven victories. Kickoff is at noon Central time in Chicago.

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A 20-point win over Savannah State marks a significant milestone for the Marquette University men's basketball program. Hours after Marquette and six other schools officially announced they were leaving the Big East, the Golden Eagles bounced Savannah State 71-51 yesterday at the Bradley Center n Milwaukee. It was the 1,500th victory in Marquette history. Vander Blue and Davante Gardner led the way with 14 points each. A 14-2 second-half run put the game away for the Golden Eagles. Their new conference doesn’t have a name yet, but the seven schools in the Big East which don’t play FBS-level football will be moving on. Marquette, Georgetown, St. John’s Villanova, DePaul, Seton Hall and Providence made it official yesterday their departure from that league.

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SCORES

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

--Division I Men

Southern Illinois 72, UW-Green Bay 70

Tennessee Tech 69, UW-Milwaukee 58

--Division I Women

Toledo 82, Marquette 71

Wisconsin 76, Eastern Illinois 47

--Division III Men

Buena Vista 74, UW-Superior 72

Concordia-Chicago 75, Maranatha Baptist 69

Dubuque 87, Marian 64

Luther 74, UW-River Falls 60

Ripon 79, Carroll 76

St. Norbert 70, Lawrence 52

UW-Eau Claire 65, Ashford 59

UW-Platteville 86, UW-Oshkosh 48

UW-Stevens Point 63, Edgewood 48

Wisconsin Lutheran 66, Dominican 59

--Division III Women

Alverno 67, Finlandia 55

Carroll 69, Ripon 58

Carthage 57, Aurora 45

Concordia-Meuqon 60, Lakeland 36

Hope 63, UW-Whitewater 52

Maranatha Baptist 61, Concordia-Chicago 54

St. Norbert 70, Lawrence 38

Simpson 67, UW-River Falls 62

UW-Eau Claire 56, Luther 52

UW-Oshkosh 71, UW-Platteville 57

Uw-Stevens Point 84, Illinois Wesleyan 49

UW-Stout 71, Marian 64

UW-Superior 78, Bethany Lutheran 63

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AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Peoria 3, Milwaukee 1

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