KFIZ Sports Scoreboard : 12/31/17

NFL:

One day after signing Davante Adams to a contract extension, the Packers signed center Corey Linsley to an extension. NFL.com reports the deal is worth $25.5 million over three years. LInsley has started all 53 regular season games he has played in over four years since being picked in the fifth round in the 2014 draft. He is the only Packers offensive lineman to start every game this season.

The Packers also announced a pair of roster moves on Saturday, placing linebacker Nick Perry on Injured Reserve and promoting fullback Joe Kerridge to the active roster from the practice squad.

College Football:

Saturday’s games:

TaxSlayer Bowl: Mississippi State 31, Louisville 27

Liberty Bowl: Iowa State 21, Memphis 20

Fiesta Bowl: Penn State 35, Washington 28

Orange Bowl: Wisconsin 34, Miami (FL) 24

–With Wisconsin and Penn State’s wins, the Big Ten is a perfect 7-0 in Bowl Games, with only Michigan left to play in Monday’s Outback Bowl.

Men’s College Basketball:

Non-Conference:

Wisconsin 82, UMass-Lowell 53

–Ethan Happ and Brevin Pritzl each scored 18 points as the Badgers closed out their non-conference slate with a win over the River Hawks at the Kohl Center on Saturday. Wisconsin welcomes Indiana to Madison on Tuesday to resume Big Ten play.

Ripon College 83, #4 UW-Oshkosh 80

–The Red Hawks hand the Titans their first loss of the year.

Big East:

Marquette 74, Georgetown 65

–Andrew Rowsey scored 35 points on six of nine shooting from three-point range as the Golden Eagles defeated the Hoyas at the Bradley Center. Marquette travels to Providence on Wednesday

Horizon League:

Green Bay 80, Oakland 79

Milwaukee 87, Detroit 79

NACC:

Marian 90, Concordia-Chicago 80

Women’s College Basketball:

Big East:

Marquette 97, Seton Hall 84

Horizon League:

Northern Kentucky 62, Green Bay 54

Wright State 56, Milwaukee 51

NACC:

Concordia-Chicago 78, Marian 44

Men’s College Hockey:

Marian 6, UW-Superior 1