KFIZ Sports Scoreboard : 12/27/17

NBA:

Chicago 115, Milwaukee 106

–Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points, Eric Bledsoe scored 22 as the Bucks fell to the Bulls at the Bradley Center for the second time this season. Milwaukee hosts Minnesota on Thursday night.

NFL:

The Packers placed tackle Jason Spriggs on Injured Reserve and signed Tight End Emanuel Byrd to the active roster from the Practice Squad on Tuesday. Spriggs injured his left knee on the first play of Saturday’s loss to Minnesota. Byrd, a rookie out of Marshall, has been on the Packers’ practice squad since early November. The Packers also announced the signing of former UW-Whitewater wide receiver Jake Kumerow to the practice squad. Kumerow spent the last three seasons with Cincinnati and New England.

College Football:

The bowl season continued Tuesday with three games:

Heart of Dallas Bowl: Utah 30, West Virginia 14

Quick Lane Bowl: Duke 36, Northern Illinois 14

Cactus Bowl: Kansas State 35, UCLA 17

Today, four more bowl games are scheduled, including the first two games involving Big Ten teams.

Independence Bowl: Southern Miss vs. Florida State

Pinstripe Bowl: Iowa vs. Boston College

Foster Farms Bowl: Purdue vs. Arizona

Texas Bowl: Texas vs. Missouri

Men’s College Basketball:

Two of Wisconsin’s division one programs return to action tonight in men’s hoops. The Wisconsin Badgers host Chicago State at the Kohl Center in their second-to-last non-conference game of the year. Coverage begins on KFIZ at 7pm with tipoff at 8. That will be preceded by the Greg Gard Show at 6 on KFIZ. Also tonight, its the Big East opener for Marquette as the Golden Eagles welcome sixth-ranked Xavier to the Bradley Center. Tipoff is at 7:30.