Milwaukee Sports Headlines

Tom Silverstein of the Journal Sentinel staff picks the winners this weekend.

Seattle — When they walked off the field in Atlanta last January after blowing their chance to play for the NFC championship in the final seconds, there were varying emotions brewing in the Seattle Seahawks' locker room.

SATURDAY

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UWM sophomore forward Matt Tiby has been a difference-maker in his first elligble year as teammates have fed off his energy.

While some news sites were reporting James Franklin will be the next head coach at Penn State, Vanderbilt isn’t so sure.

Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Knight has improved his play as of late and now leads the team in scoring (15.2 points per game).

Some thoughts found on Twitter this week, including NBA players lamenting the cold in Wisconsin, a Packers player reflecting on the season and Alyson Dudek celebrating her Olympic qualification.

ESPN NFL analyst Trent Dilfer says the defense the Packers play isn’t built to stop the 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Kendal Johnson saw Olympic freestyle aerial skiing on TV and said, “I could do that.” Four years later, he is doing it.

FRIDAY

Tyler Tillema drained a jumper with 15 seconds left to give UW-Stevens Point, ranked No. 1 by D3hoops.com., a 61-60 win over UW-Stout Wednesday night at Johnson Fieldhouse in Menomonie, Wis.

THURSDAY

Most points scored by both teams in an NFL playoff game with teams, score and season:

In his most recent ranking of the top college basketball teams, ESPN’s Jay Bilas hoisted Wisconsin to a gaudy fourth on his list. Some of the statistics provided by Ken Pomeroy buttress Bilas’ contention.

Wisconsin shot 53.3% in building a 25-point halftime lead and crushed a dysfunctional Illinois team, 95-70, to set the record for the best start in program history at 16-0.