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Sports – Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
Packers vs. Bears.
The Packers added some depth to their defensive line heading into this weekend’s game with the Bears. CJ Wilson’s injured knee isn’t improving and Green Bay was stuck with just 4 defensive linemen on Sunday against the Lions. Ted Thompson moved Jordan Miller up from the practice squad. He spent last season with the Bears and was signed to the Packers practice squad earlier in the season. The Bears have placed kicker Robbie Gould in season ending injured reserve and signed veteran Olindo Mare
No Saint Suspensions
Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who was asked to review the New Orleans Saints bounty suspensions, has decided that the players shouldn’t have been suspended for their role in paying out money to knock opposing players out of games. Suspensions and fines for the Saints franchise and head coach Sean Payton stand.
Ash to Arkansas
Bret Bielema is taking the Badgers co-defensive coordinator Chris Ash with him to Arkansas. Ash will be the defensive coordinator for the Razorbacks. He will stay with the Badgers through the Rose Bowl on January 1st.
Ball AP All-American
Badgers running back Montee Ball has been named first team Associated Press All-American for the 2nd straight year. You have to go back to the 1941 and 1942 seasons to find the last time a Badger was named AP First Team All-American in back to back years when end Dave Shreiner was honored.
Alvarez Rose Bowl Pay
Badger Athletic Director Barry Alvarez will be paid $118,500 to coach the team in the Rose Bowl on January 1st. If the Badgers beat Stanford he will get another $50,000. Money to pay Alvarez will come out of the $1 million dollar buyout Arkansas had to pay to allow Bret Bielema to break his contract with UW.
Badger Hoops on KFIZ
The Wisconsin Badgers host UW-Green Bay tonight at the Kohl Center. Coverage begins at 7pm with the tip set for 8pm on KFIZ.
Tuesday, December 11th
Boys Basketball
Fond du Lac 63 Appleton North 43 – Luteyn 17 pts
Kaukauna 72 Oshkosh West 53
Appleton East 35 Kimberly 27
Oshkosh North 77 Neenah 67
Appleton West 52 Menasha 43
KML 47 WLA 33
Laconia 83 Oakfield 44
Waupun 47 Campbellsport 32
New Holstein 68 Kiel 48
Plymouth 70 Kewaskum 23
Cambria-Friesland 63 CWC 48
Chilton 59 Valders 55
Girls Basketball
Fond du Lac 50 Appleton North 47 – Taylor Penning 20, Brianna Wagner 14
St. Mary’s Springs 53 Mayville 42
WLA 57 Omro 51 – OT
North Fondy 52 Laconia 45 – Brooke Scott 27 pts for NFDL
KML 61 Lomira 29
West Bend East 39 Kewaskum 35
Ozaukee 43 Campbellsport 34
Boys Hockey
Fond du Lac 7 Oshkosh 3
Boys Swimming and Diving
Neenah 100 Fond du Lac 86
Fondy winners:
200 medley Relay (pankratz, van Beek, Lock, Gietman)
50 free: Pankratz
500 free: Van Beek
100 Back: Pankratz
400 free relay: (same as 200 medley)