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FIRE RIDGE: Eagle — Chris Hoffman, No.7, 326 yards, wedge.

Vince Garrett, a transfer from Rutgers, led four UW-Green Bay players scoring in double figures as the Phoenix knocked off Northern Michigan, 71-49, in their season-opener Saturday at the Kress Events Center.

Tommy Armstrong Jr. threw a left-handed, 5-yard shovel pass to Ameer Abdullah for a go-ahead touchdown with 2:03 left and Nebraska’s defense made enough stops to seal a 17-13 win over Michigan.

Concordia held off a late rally by Aurora and picked up a 49-41 victory on Saturday in Mequon, clinching at least a share of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference title.

UW-Whitewater clinched at least a share of the WIAC crown with a 17-7 victory over host UW-Stevens Point on Saturday afternoon.

What’s trending in the league this week.

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

SUNDAY

If you like players standing at the foul line taking free throws with the clock stopped, then this new college basketball is for you.

Join Matt Velazquez for analysis and discussion during today's UW game against the BYU Cougars at Camp Randall Stadium.

Mary Luba and Maegan Kelly scored as the 13th-ranked Marquette women’s soccer team turned back St. John’s, 2-0, in a Big East semifinal match Friday night at Valley Fields.

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The Minnesota Vikings needed most of the game to figure out how to stop Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins. They finally walked off their home field a winner, too.

Tyler Gaffney ran for 157 yards, and No. 6 Stanford hammered No. 2 Oregon for three quarters, then held off a furious final kick by the Ducks to crush their national title hopes for a second straight season.

Matt Hasselbeck said his former teammate, Green Bay Packers quarterback Seneca Wallace, will play better once he gets to practice.