stephen watson is everywhere in wisconsin. before he heads to madison tomorrow, he's down in racine tonight for our operation football game of the week between racine park and horlick. sir watson joins us live now from horlick field with a preview of tonight's game, stephen. stephen: thank you. we are down in racine and it is certainly a big rivalry game. this is the 90th meeting between these two teams. i'm joined by the head coach brian fletcher of horlick. records are thrown at the window in a game like this. >> both teams are hungry and these kids are coming to play. it should be a good contest tonight. stephen: you have already secured a playoff spot. would you tell your guys for a it has a big bearing on that and your record overall. stephen: how about this weather tonight? >> for us, it should not be a problem. stephen: good luck tonight. we might hear from him later tonight. operation football, the final week of the regular season tonight. kathy: bring a warm coat. it sounds like advice you would usually give someone he

we're not finished with level one playoffs just yet. 12 sports stephen watson rejoins us now with a pewaukee team who's on a mission to make it to state. stephen. stephen: that was some pretty impressive german. maybe the best story at the division iii level this high school football season is pewaukee high school, from 5-5 a year ago to being crowned woodland conference champions last week. seed in division three, hosting jefferson from just down i-94. picked this one up in the second half, bounces to the outside, throws a stiff arm and gets pulled down for a gain of 24 yards. that play sets of the scoring drive. he takes it in for six points, 30-8 pirates at that point. swanson rolls out, he makes and the style points, milwaukee rolls to a win over jefferson to move on in division three. milwaukee vincent couldn't catch a break when the seedings came out. they got to travel to kimberly, who now owns a state record 52 straight wins. first play of the game, michael rodgers is picked off. the papermakers wasted no time in the into zone for a 7-0 advantage. next offenses position for the boys

and as 12 sports stephen watson reports, much of the pregame attention will be focused on the giants star receiver. stephen: one of the key players to watch on sunday night will be giants receiver of odell beckham, jr. one of the most talented players in the nfl, and as we saw on monday night, one of the most emotional. he was penalized against the carried himself across the league. aaron: you cannot keep a guy like mike daniels quiet. he has passion on the field. we talked about it a couple of games ago, express yourself. we need more of jordy nelson catching a ball, getting the fans involved. we love that. we love the energy and the emotion and the passion out there. quinten: you just cannot let it affect your team.

the badgers win in ot 23-17. 12 sports stephen watson was in stadium. stephen. stephen: the lights just went out behind us, but this defense came to play when the lights were on in overtime. they got redemption tonight thanks to the secondary, two interceptions, 10 past breakups. the badgers in overtime. >> that is confidence. that is the confidence coach leonard put in is. if we get a chance to do it, we just try to do it. >> there was a sense of confidence our defense had coming out there. to make a stop for the fans, we were not in a left another night overtime game go by us. 5-1 against nebraska since the cornhuskers join the big ten. they are one game back off of nebraska in standings. they are bowl eligible. back to you. stephanie: thank you stephen. ,and good morning to you. next saturday, the badgers head this saturday, northwestern on the road at ohio state. game tied in the fourth quarter until the buckeyes curtis samuel finds the endzone. the wildcats add a field goal later, but j.t. barrett's first down run chews up the rest of the clock. ohio state

coming up after the game stephen watson will join us from ann arbor. we will also talk about the brewers. >> was this season a success? who is the most eligible player and the most valuable pitcher? that is coming up after the badger game on "big 12 sports saturday". thema: thank you. there will likely be more black at lambeau field today. the packers are hosting their annual spooktacular event. it's a halloween party for their littlest fans. the packers are also collecting donations for the coats for kids campaign. a big name is in milwaukee today supporting aids research. actor taye diggs is the honorary chair for this morning's aids walk. the annual event will start and finish at the summerfest grounds. gates open at 9:30 for registration. the 5-k walk and run starts at 10:30. a ceremony will take place at coming up on 5:08. you see them at the circus and around halloween, but now clowns are turning up in unusual places. the trend that police across the midwest say is no laughing matter. meteorologist jeremy nelson is standing by in the weather cent

stephen watson, wisn 12 sports. dan: thank you stephen. less than 24 hours after their thrilling win at the buzzer over the nets, the bucks detroit. this is always a big game. the pistons are leading in the second quarter. and, the indians can end 71 years of frustration tonight with a win over the cubs at wrigley field. cleveland won game 4 7-to-2 last night. they now lead the best of 7 back. i am feeling it. it is happening. ok, one person out of four. those aren't good odds, are they? dan: i think five teams in world game his desk world series history have come back from three games to one. i think the last one was in 1985. adrienne: statistics. mark: it is cloudy out there. ribeiro: here's a sneak peek at tonight's "afv." we know you're gonna love it. [ man laughs ] [ roars ] [ cheers and applause ] welcome to "america's funniest home videos." and now here he is, the host of our show, alfonso ribeiro! [ cheers and applause ]

we're not done with the final week of the regular season just yet. 12 sports stephen watson rejoins us with a woodland crossovers battle between pewaukee and greenfield last night. stephen: yeah stephanie, what an , amazing turnaround it's been for this pewaukee program. no watt brothers? no worries. last year they were 5-5. and last night, they improved to 8-1 overall and won the woodland conference championship. the pirates taking on the champions out of the east. greenfield in the crossover title game. pick this one up in the fourth. hustling hawks trailing by 16, but that changes thanks to the tune of ezekiel money in the banks. look at him go, 97 yards and a whole lot of daylight. down to one score with 10 minutes remaining in this game but the pirates showing off , their ground and pounds game, 321 yards rushing for them on the night. brandon berg up the gut on the ensuing drive. pewaukee holds on to win 37-29, and they are your woodland conference champions. milwaukee king continues to be crowned champions in the city conference, taking on riverside in the title game last night.

stephen watson will join dan and drew live from ann arbor with post game interviews. we have a preview for you. here are coming up at 6:30, the packers are off this weekend and we focus on the badgers. they play michigan at 2:30. everyone in the world is picking michigan, but that was the story with lsu and michigan state. >> i would be happy to be wrong again. >> we will see. ' stephen watson will join us from ann arbor. and we will talk about the brewers. >> was this a successful season? no playoff, but it could be a successful season. that is after the badger game, at 6:30 on "big 12 sports saturday". thema: there will likely be more black and orange than green and gold at lambeau field today. the packers are hosting their annual spooktacular event. it's a halloween party for their littlest fans. the packers are also collecting campaign. a big name is in milwaukee today supporting aids research. actor taye diggs is the honorary chair for this morning's aids walk. the annual event will start and finish at the summerfest grounds. gates open at 9:30 for registration.

the final 14- 7. 12 sports stephen watson is in ann arbor. he's currently talking to players as we speak. look for his live post-game coverage coming in just minutes on big 12 sports saturday. >> thanks. and again, stay tuned for big 12 sports saturday coming up at 6:30. stephen will join dan and drew olson with full badgers post time it starts right after this newscast. >> october is off to a gloomy oy start in southeast wisconsin. i'm here with meteorologist lindsey slater in the weather center. and lindsey, it's just dreary out there. >> a lot of folks just want to take a nap all day. you get all that stuff done inside. the southwest. yes, that is not typical here unless you have an upper-level low. i continue to expect the same kind of pattern. below is not out of here yet. we can expect one more day of dreary weather. milwaukee, 60 degrees. coming up next, when the sunshine returns. >> an suv shot up the crime , scene stretching a city block. milwaukee police are investigating the shooting that happen your 26th in clyburn. that's where 1

stephen watson, wisn 12 news sports. dan: i will be heading to madison saturday, along with drew olson, for a special edition of big 12 sports then, stay with us as the badgers take on the buckeyes at 7:00, only here on wisn 12. one other badgers note, linebacker vince biegel and cornerback natrell jamerson have been ruled out of saturday's game because of injuries. coming up in our next half hour, the cubs and indians try to clinch their divisional series. plus, the brewers' postseason awards. joyce: we will see you then. a small town tradition under fire. kathy: still ahead, the loophole woman is trying to stop it. joyce: a purple toilet meant to raise awareness for domestic violence is stolen. >> i am then wagner. >> i am melinda davenport. a chance to interact with history. >> how your phone can help you enjoy a local landmark. joyce: burglars striking more than a dozen homes in a northwest milwaukee neighborhood, and wisn 12 news has learned, one of those was the home of a police officer, whose gun was stolen. they

and the packers are playing at lambeau field, winning seven of the last eight games of sunday stephen watson, wisn 12 sports. dan: thanks, stephen. after the american's convincing victory in the ryder cup this past weekend, the attention turns to the next time the u.s. gets to host this prestigious golf event. that will be in 2020 at whistling straits. the first time the ryder cup will be contested in wisconsin. it's the most lucrative event in golf. hazeltine brought in over $150 million last week in minnesota. and whistling straits is expecting to top that amount. michael: it's just a tremendous honor to have the biggest event in all of golf coming to kohler, wisconsin and the state of wisconsin. the biggest event the state of wisconsin will ever see. it's a tremendous honor and a tribute to mr. kohler and pete dye, and what they were able to create here at whistling straits. dan: and they do not expect any major changes to the course, which is good. toya: well, from the ryder cup, to the president's cup. [bell ringing] joyce: that's madison's steve stricker. ringing the opening bell at th

and derek, both currently in the nfl. 12 sports stephen watson sat down with t.j. and asked the most important question of all. stephanie: i have to ask you from having met your parents before and talking to jj and there throughout the years, what do they feed you guys? >> a lot of steak, chicken, always eating our vegetables, a lot of mashed potatoes, a lot of the core food groups. i just went home this past of chicken breasts, steak, nash potatoes, so still going. dan: stephen watson will have much more on tj watt's rise to stardom saturday at 6:30 in a special edition of big 12 sports saturday. stephen, drew olson, and i will be live in madison at 6:30. lynn stay with us as the eighth-ranked badgers take on the second-ranked buckeyes at 7:00, only here on wisn 12. the nfl announced today that the packers game in atlanta on october 30 will now kick off at noon start. coming up in our next half hour, highlights from indiana as the bucks continue with their preseason schedule. kathy: thanks a lot, dan. an employee at harley davidson is accused of riding off with mo

he believes there's a chance he stephen watson, wisn 12 sports. reporter: thanks, stephen. the packers have released running back knile davis, who carried the ball just five times in two games. alex hornibrook will be the starting quarterback for the badgers at northwestern this saturday. you can see that game here on wisn 12, starting at 11:00 a.m. wisconsin linebacker ryan connolly is that big ten's co-defensive player of the week. connelly stepped in for an injured jack cichy, and recorded 11 tackles in the overtime win over nebraska. >> i couldn't be more excited for him, the type of person he is, to go out there, execute his job. he had a great game. >> i thought justin, our defensive coach, did a nice job scheming for all of our players. it was neat to see guys getting the opportunity and making the most of it. reporter: and wisconsin is college basketball poll, the highest ranked of the five big 10 teams in the top 25. the badger football team is ranked 8th, making wisconsin the only school in the country that is ranked in the top 10 in both football and basketball r

rece davis is one of the hosts. 12 sports stephen watson caught up with him earlier this week at camp randall stadium and asked davis about college gameday coming to wisconsin for a second time this season. >> we had a tremendous turnout it if they can. it was a great experience at lambeau and gave us the opportunity to come back on campus, which is where game day is really special. stephanie: dan needles, drew olson, and stephen watson will all be live before the game in madison for a special edition of big 12 sports saturday at 6:30. then stay with us as the badgers take on the buckeyes at 7:00, only here on wisn 12. finally, the admrials begin their season this saturday night on the road in san antonio. at uwm panther arena until october 29. and the team is looking forward to being in their new home venue. it is just across the street from their old place at the bradley center. >> it's wonderful. there is no question. we had some great years there. you come out and there are 5000-6000 people. now we get the same number of joyce: that kind of publicity as exciting. mark: now for we

stephen watson will join dan and drew live from ann arbor with post game interviews. flooding destroys a wisconsin high school football field one week before homecoming. kathy: coming up, the university that stepped up to help in more ways than one. plus, the good luck it brought the team today. patrick: then, how a mistake during the presidential debate leads to a woman getting announcer: big 12 sports presented by menards. stephanie: we are about 16 hours away from kickoff in ann arbor between the eighth-ranked badgers and the fourth-ranked wolverines, a game you can see 12 sports stephen watson is in michigan tonight with a preview from the big house. stephen: the badgers will be tested on both sides of the ball on saturday. michigan is ranked fourth in the nation on offense. what in the of the field they are on, the badgers will have to prepare. >> he is a heck player, special teams. we need to do a great job with him. can we pass protect and give the quarterback time? can we establish a run game? can we stop them from running the football? it comes back to, can w

and derek, who are , both currently in the nfl. 12 sports stephen watson sat down with the youngest watt earlier this week at camp randall. stephen: you look and first people think football, but how >> goofy family. we are some goofballs. we just love each other at the end of the day. one big part of our life's football, but when we are not around football, we are really close and like to hang out and have fun and watch movies, goof around, hang out outdoors and things like that. stephanie: you can see more from stephen watson's sit-down with t.j watt tomorrow on a special edition of big 12 sports saturday with dan and drew live from madison at 6:30. then stay tuned as the badgers take on the buckeyes at 7:00, only here on wisn 12. game one of the american league championship series taking place tonight. no score in this one, bottom of the sixth inning. francisco hits a booming two-run home run. the indians take the blue jays, 2-0 the final. coming up in our second half hour, hard to believe, but it's the final week of the regular season of operation football. game of the week between ra

wisn 12 sports stephen watson has more from ann arbor. stephen: good morning from ann arbor. it was a rough saturday for the badgers here inside the big house. the redshirt freshman and badgers offense. they finished with 159 total yards on offense and the rolling touchdown was set up by the defense, who was once again stellar. the offense couldn't deliver on the big stage. >> we couldn't get any drives going and when we did, there was opportunities that we should have taken advantage of. i should've taken advantage of. we just couldn't execute on them. >> there are some critical times where we didn't make that play. you have to give credit to the defense as well. the combination i think was -- the result was we were not consistent on the football. stephen: where was the game-winning touchdown or the offense of struggles, the badgers are talking this up as a learning experience. corey clement told me we cannot let this loss to find us, as they know in two weeks, they host the second rank buckeyes at camp randall stadium. in ann arbor, stephen watson, thema: a hat tip from the

with stephen watson, dan needles in madison. thema: thank you so much. the green bay packers are getting ready to host the dallas cowboys at lambeau field today. kickoff is at 3:25 this afternoon. the pack will be without running back james starks as well as chris banjo, sam shields, and jared cook. all have been ruled out for the game. cornerbacks quinten rollins and damarious randall are questionable. eddie lacy is also questionable to play today. the running back hopes to be able to go and play with his punishing style. in each of the packers last 2 games, lacy has run over defenders on big runs. not going down, but simply going out of bounds bowling over defenders to send a statement. bounds but you stand up and they have to look up at you still standing up. i think it's a settlement out of them and gives us a little more. the offense of life gets that out of the way by the time they don't -- the offensive line gets them out of the way but anytime they don't, that helps. thema: sounds like psychology. at today's game, the team will honor former quart

in our exclusive one-on-one, 12 sports stephen watson talked wi stephen: these players seem to be dropping like flies. how tough is it for this group to deal with the injuries week in and week out. >> it difficult. -- it is difficult. guys who have practice extremely hard over the years, and to get to this point and get on the field and make plays, then get that injury, it is one of those things where we have had so many guys on injuries that it is hard 46 to play, and were getting to the point where it's hard to have 46 guys suit up. stephen: how tough is a season-ending injuries for those players to know they will be on the injured reserve for at least six weeks? >> it is different for everyone. some of these guys that are going to be trying to come back, they have to deal with it as best as they can and hopef a light at the end of the tunnel and another opportunity will probably come in the spring. that's what i missed most last year, just playing the game. dan: thank you, stephen. a combined 176 seasons of world series championship droughts for the cubs and indians. one of them will be

the move of the game by the explosive iverson, who badgers pull away to win 86-to-58, 12 sports stephen watson has more from the kohl center. stephen: this game was not much more than the badgers getting a win and fine-tuning their game. greg gard and his brother jeff coached against each other tonight. they wanted to raise awareness for brain cancer and honor their father, who passed away from the disease exactly one a one, just on the stage that we were able to make an impact. >> they even saved a seat for him inside the kohl center. >> we wanted him centre court for this game. he was going to show no favoritism. stephen: they were not the only brothers on display today. the showalter's square it off just like old times on the court in germantown. will were never this game for the rest of our lives. not many brothers getting -- get an opportunity to play out here. >> we were joking during the game, we made a couple comments to each other. just a lot of fun, and we were very happy and lucky to have that opportunity. stephen: all 17 badgers saw the floor, getting good reps before the regular s

joining me now is 12 sports stephen watson, who was in waukesha tonight covering the top seed in division three , catholic memorial. stephen. stephen: that was one of the best finishes to a high school football game i have seen. catholic memorial finished the regular season ranked number one in polls at the division three the final play tonight. wisconsin lutheran entered the night riding a five-game winning streak. they tie the game at 13-13. rumbling and stumbling for six, but back come the vikings. he calls his own number and dive stores the pylons. lutheran ahead by seven. that lead would grow quickly. he has they like, 62 yards to the house. a two touchdown lead. easy. connecting twice in the final six minutes of the game, this one for 42 yards. 27-27. crusaders make the stop. from 51 yards out, game over. party on dan needles and company. they remain unbeaten. >> i knew there was a lot of wind behind it. our offense put us i cake of my dreams, and i just took advantage of it. stephen: just down the road a , division two matchup featuring watertown and waukesha west. these two teams

in a 12 news exclusive stephen watson sits down with tj who's making name for himself. >> o connor to throw, the badgers -- the pocket again, and t.j. watt gets and one more time. stephen: what motivates you? >> wanting to prove people wrong. i have had me surgeries. look w the badgers defense and you cannot help but connect the dots. does it ever get old being referred to as jj watt's younger brother? >> honestly, it is in one ear and out the other. that's not what i hear in the stadium at least. stephen: like his brother jj, tj made his transition from the tight into the defensive side of the ball. >> why can't i do that, you know? stephen: tackles for losses. >> jj watt with the tackle. stephen: and all you have to do is watch jj and derek's twitter feeds to see of their little brother. they share to 50 text messages during each others games. >> it means the world. we have grown closer with age. having my brothers as my true role models is something i will never take for granted. to text my role models and ask them advice on things is not something a lot of people have. stephen: wh

coming up in sports, 12 sports stephen watson has highlights from the vikings first loss of the season. plus, is there a quarterback stephen: just like the rest of us, the packers got to kick their feet up and watch football today. after playing two games in a before traveling to atlanta. so much talk about the offense finally finding a groove against the bears, let's not forget the defense did not allow a touchdown to their rivals on thursday night. blake martinez had one of two interceptions for the packers defense. let's just say he was a little overcome with emotion after registering his first nfl interception. >> the whole situation was crazy. i went from being totally happy to totally lost, to just scared to death of eight guys ready to risk my head off. i was like, ok, i am not supposed to be holding right now. i tackle people. i went into survive mode. i was just like, do not that this guy tackle me, don't let this next guy tackle me, don't let this one tackle me. and then my shoe fell off, and it was all crazy. it was a funny moment. i will always remember that one. stephen: c

wisn 12 sports stephen watson is live at lambeau. ? stephen: you can hear the music behind me. eddie lacy will not be a factor for the next couple of weeks. that is the milwaukee symphony orchestra getting ready to present our nation's colors tonight. eddie lacy is out for at least eight weeks. he was playing through injury for the packers and that loss to the cowboys. he rushed for 65 yards on 17 carries with that sprained ankle. this year, lacy returned to old form for the packers averaging over five yards per carry. in light of his injury, green bay traded for knile davis, who came over from the chiefs. he is active tonight and don jackson of the practice squad will be the starting running assuming surgery goes well, lacy is expected to be back playing for the packers before the end of the regular season. this is a tough blow for lacy who is in a contract year. we'll see how don jackson and , knile davis hold up against the bears tonight. back to you in studio. joyce: thank you. members of the milwaukee symphony orchestra have arrived at lambeau. 12 this afternoon as they go

plus 12 sports stephen watson sits down wiin watt, the youngest brother of the watt family. how he's making a name for himself the season at uw. sheldon: thank you. a big scare tonight. adrienne: a baby abducted from a parking lot. where the baby was found safe tonight. sheldon: plus, u.s. troops promised a bonus pay. what a government wants that i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. on healthcare, russ feingold will work with both parties to lower premiums and cut health care taxes. i want to do the hard work of improving the system so it works for middle class families. but in washington, senator ron johnson sides with big insurance. voting to make medicare a voucher program, forcing seniors to pay more for prescription drugs, and letting insurance companies s. senator johnson - hurting wisconsin families. i'm hall of famer jerry west and my life is basketball. but that doesn't stop my afib from leaving me at a higher risk of stroke. that'd be devastating. i took warfarin for over 15 years until i learned more about once-daily xarelto... a latest generation blood t

we will have live reports from stephen watson. that is not all. who is the offense. all that in more tomorrow. stephanie: thank you, dan andrew. -- dan and drew. patrick: what a season for him. stephanie: big game tomorrow between the badgers and wolverines right here at 2:30 p.m. on wisn 12. you need the umbrella again. 62 degrees. >> dicky: from hollywood - it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- denzel washington, from "speechless" minnie driver. and music from usher. and now, by the power vested in me -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: hi, there. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thanks for watching. thanks for coming. that's very kind. i'll say something.

field for the badgers season opener, and this weekend, they will be live for madison. 12 sports stephen watson caught up with host rece davis earlier this week at camp randall and asked him if he expected to be back in the cheese state so soon. >> no, i didn't. i had great regard for bowl, but i was going through things in october with a winning record. now they may get out of october in the playoff picture. it is a remarkable testament to paul and his entire staff and in particular, the players. stephanie: it was a good night for san diego. they hold on to beat denver and hand the broncos their second loss of the season, 21-13. operation football, a conference championship on the line tonight between greefield and pewaukee. fourth quarter, the hawks trailing by 16. check out easy kill banks on the kickoff. look at him go, i 97 yard kickoff return for the touchdown. greenfield trying to hang in there. milwaukee too much tonight on offense. in for the score later in the fourth quarter. arr, the pirates make the hawks walk the plank. pewaukee is your woodland conference champion after the city c

stephen watson: the packers wide receivers caught all three touchdowns in the win against the bears. it turned out to be a career night for adams and montgomery. adams is one shy of the record. with 132. he registered his first multi-touchdown game of his career. >> it was a statement, i feel good. especially coming off of the hit last week. it is awesome to show my teammates wanted anything what it is like. to show my family, my coaches the -- what i can do. and finished with catches for 56 yards. >> that is the mindset that i have, that is the mindset i was raised with. >> the packers became the second team in nfl history with at least three players recording at least 10 catches per game. the only other team to do that is the 1994 patriots. : the wiaa state playoffs kick off tonight here are just some of the games we will be covering. in division one. middleton at oconomowoc in the division two oshkosh north at hartford and the big showdown in division three between wisconsin lutheran at new berlin eisenhower. it should be a great night for football. i know you will be busy. clay m

he could be ou and, as 12 sports stephen watson reports, aaron rodgers hasn't been aaron rodgers. stephen: following his performance against the cowboys, erin rogers ranks among the bottom -- aaron rodgers ranks among the bottom five in efficiency. after the loss, he went home, had a scotch, and watched game field. here is what he saw. >> wisconsin is great. i saw things we have been seeing throughout the year. at times, but not good enough consistently, and we can't have problems like that. i can't fumble in the redstone -- red zone. we turn the ball over, which is uncharacteristic as we've played over the years. we have set the bar so high for so long, that when we don't reach those standards, we know we will deal with questions like this until we get this thing right. there is a urgency, but there's deftly not any panic around here. stephen: that urgency will not change thursday night, despite the bears being one-five, we watch them come into lambeau field and beat the packers last season. this year's packers team has 10 players on their injury report. dan: thank you, stephen. f

12 sports stephen watson has our exclusive one-on-one with jordy nelson. stephen: a lot of obstacles and that game against the bears, how important is that for the confidence of this offense? >> the more guys making place dimensional, puts more stress on the other team. those two guys have put in a lot of time and work. stephen: the starting running back for that team, but what do you see from both of them that they do differently? >> i think they had more opportunities. what he's been able to do at of the backfield, he is making the most of it. you can only make the place that come your way, and he got a lot of calls on thursday. aaron rodgers like that matchup and exploited it. stephen: is the offense back? >> i don't know. we will find that out over time. it would not be just one week. we need to be consistent with our execution and putting points on the board. what a night to be in cleveland. the indians and cubs open the world series, and across the street the cabaliers open their , season and receive their championship rings. the bucks have to wait on

but as 12 sports stephen watson reports, the packers offense is also missing one key player. stephen: it appears that packers tight end jared cook will miss rodgers and justin perillo for the time being. the yards per catch average is up to 11.2 from 8.8 last year. richard: that is something we stress as a team. we have to do a better job in a tight end room breaking tackles, getting a little extra yards of we can. aasron: it is going to open up opportunities for justin. i have been a big fan of his since the first day here. he yet the great approach, and i am excited about his opportunities richard., i have a ton of faith in his opportunities. stephen: the giants have won the last three meetings, most recently at metlife stadium. you may remember that aaron rodgers was not available for that game at metlife stadium. he was out with a broken collarbone. and he is happy to be back at passer rating of 110.2, the highest mark in packer history. wisn 12 sports. dan: thanks, stephen. bucks first-round draft pick thon maker is hoping to make his nba debut saturday, against the maver

inside the kohl center, stephen watson, wisn 12 sports. dan: in chicago tonight, a win kris bryant with a solo home run to tie the game in the fourth inning. they take the lead. a sacrifice fly. they held on for a three-to win. -- 3-2 win. cleveland still leaves the series 3-2. now the baseball team could end up taking a 3-1 lead and losing, the executor op. cit. of the of the cavaliers. russ feingold voiceover: as i travel to all 72 counties - knocking on doors, talking to folks - what i hear the most is how hard it is to get ahead. one big reason -- we have a political system working overtime -- for ceos. let's protect social security, make college affordable for families and fix a tax system that rewards companies for exporting our jobs. i'm russ feingold and i approve this message because we need an economy mark: as we had to rub the date mark, it will be a cool for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. v

dominating headlines before the game, a last minute change to the packers lineup. 12 sports' stephen watson joins us live in green bay with the details. eddie lacy has been placed on , the injured reserve, missing at least eight weeks of his season due to ankle surgery. there's packers team is banged up, seven players currently an active, including three cornerbacks in top two running backs. all eyes will be on aaron rodgers. he is in the midst of the worst statistical stretch of his career. the packers rank 30th in the nfl in total offense, rogers is bottom five inefficiency. he knows he is responsible for some careless turnovers and careless throws but he believes , the offense is close. >> it is football. there will be stretches where you play great, and stretches where you feel off. we have been a little off collectively. i am confident. we will get it fixed pretty aaron rodgers said the key tonight is taking care of the football. in the five games, he has thrown four interceptions. toya: thank you. just in time for the packers-bears matchup, a unique bar is opening tonight in milwaukee

davenport and stephen watson. a proud day for us. a mother frustrated to learn a rare illness is striking u.w. madison. >> what are we waiting for? somebody to die? anchor: what uwm doctors are doing to make sure the meningitis in madison doesn't come to this campus. anchor: one retailer bucks the trend of closing on thanksgiving. the store that says it will open even earlier instead. meteorologist: o we start to feel like fall again next. anchor: and brett favre now has his hall of fame ring. the thing he did next that made one musician a little starstruck. anchor: tomorrow, wisn 12 hosts a 90-minute debate with the candidates for u.s. senate. mike gousha will moderate the discussion at marquette an students at u.w. madison can receive a vaccine for a rare strain of meningitis for free. anchor: the move comes after two students got sick with the potentially deadly disease. adrienne pedersen is live at u.w. milwaukee tonight asking what health officials are doing there. reporter: the vaccine most of us get does not cover strain b. a

jordy nelson talked about abbrederis with 12 sports stephen watson tonight. >> jared is a fan favorite, wisconsin born and raised. seems like he cannot get over that injury. >> it is tough. he can make a lot of plays. creative with his route. great player. but unfortunately, some people cannot stay healthy. i feel for him. it is just the way it is sometimes. i know he will handle it well. we will make sure he is doing all right. preparing for their fifth game against a team ranked in the top 10 saturday night when they host seventh-ranked nebraksa at 6:00 p.m. wisconsin will have to play the rest of the season without their leading tackler. linebacker jack cichy tore his left pectoral muscle in saturday's win over iowa. cichy had 15 tackles against ohio state. he will be tough to replace. >> there is a guy that i loved the way he played and put it out he brought it up. i am glad i played the way i did. i love the way he played. he will come back and still be a significant part of, you know. more moments to play. anchor: the packers were hoping to re-sign quarterback joe callahan to the

in the meantime 12 sports , stephen watson has our exclusive one-on-one with wide receiver jordy nelson. stephen: how tough is it to have a bye week, week four, versus later? jordy: it varies. i think we convince ourselves that came in the right time. not a bad spot for me to get three games in get a recovery week. ,and get back to normal again. so, in the middle of the season we, would be happy about that, too. it is just part of it. notice to a great job of taking care of us. understanding the situation we are in especially the early, bye. it is all part of it. and this team in week three or four, or week stephanie: thank you, stephen. brewers general manager david stearns annoucned today the team's entire coaching staff will be back next season. and while 2016 was a rebuilding year, the brewers finished five games better than last year. overall, stearns says he likes the direction this team is headed. david: no one is satisfied with 73 wins. that is certainly not our end goal. and we have a lot of work to do to get to where we ultimately was a productive season for us going forward.

dan: i will be heading to madison saturday, along with drew olson and stephen watson for a special edition of big 12 sports saturday at 6:30, previewing the big game. then stay with us, as the badgers take on the buckeyes at 7:00, only here on wisn 12. badgers forward nigel hayes is the preseason pick for big 10 player of the year. big east coaches pick marquette to finish seventh in the 10 team conference. stay up late last night, the cubs failed to finish off a sweep of the giants in the nlds. joe panik's r.b.i. double in the 13th inning gave san francisco a 6-5 victory in an epic game three. game four is tonight in san francisco. that when ended a little bit before 2:00 a.m. joyce: we will see what happens. kathy: every year the hotel uses the work of a local artist to display. the artists are often there to answer questions and talk about their works. this year's artists is pamela anderson. (ingrid) i take pride in getting things done. but when it came to medicare, i was glad i could get a little help. (vo) ingrid and robert called anthem blue cross and blue shield and found an afforda

stephanie: dan needles, drew olson, and stephen watson will all be live before the game in madison for a special edition of big 12 sports saturday at 6:30. then stay with us as the badgers take on the buckeyes at 7:00, only here on wisn 12. in madtown this weekend, espn's college gameday is coming to town. coming up in our second half what surprises rece davis most hour, about this badgers season. joyce: we will see you then. one of the most popular halloween costumes this year is not a presidential nominee or a movie character. kathy: coming up, the costume that has been making news across the country and its growing popularity at halloween express. joyce: kathy: presidential nominee donald trump emphatically denied allegations he sexually assaulted women. the republican presidential hopeful attacked the news organizations that published the reports. joyce: abc's kenneth moton has the finger pointing from both sides. >> the trump campaign reeling from new accusations of inappropriate conduct, including sexual assault. >> these people are horrible people. they're horrible, horrible lia

plus 12 sports stephen watson sits down with linebacker tj the watt family. how he's making a name for himself the season at uw. sheldon: thank you. a big scare tonight. adrienne: a baby abducted from a parking lot. where the baby was found safe tonight. sheldon: plus, u.s. troops promised a bonus pay. what a government wants that money back.

the wolverines hand the badgers 12 sports stephen watson reports from the big house. stephen: inside a stadium nicknamed the big house, it was a wide-eyed moment for hornibrook. he just completed nine of 25 patches. the offense amassed 159 yards. they know they did not hold up their end of the bargain. >> we knew stuck with that during the game, not executing. >> we were challenge differently than last week. i thought there was a couple of paul's when we -- balls when we look at this thing that we will want back. >> they can't keep winning these games for us. taking, just hone in on our craft. this next game will not be easy. we have to bond together. stephen: with another top-five matchup losing in two weeks, the badgers know they need to do a better job of moving the chains. they were 4-15 on third downs against the wolverines and held the ball for just 24 of 60 minutes in the game. stephanie: ,so the badgers are off next weekend and will host ohio state the following saturday. the brewers wrapping up their season in denver this weekend -- this weekend. milwaukee up

watson, 378 yards, two tds to mike williams. 146 yards receiving. clemson led at the half. wolfpack weren't folding. picked off by stephensd and clemson fan worry. tied at 17. 33 yard field goal for the win -- wide right. 1 for 4 in the game. the game went to o.t. much to the delight of sweeney. strike to scott. 24-17. north carolina state with a chance to tie. finley goes to the end zone. but is picked off, and despite third in the country avoiding the upset, clemson storms the field. tigers 7-0, with a 24-17 victory. >>> all right. now third ranked team in the nation, top ranked alabama hosted by tennessee. ninth in the nation. >>> top ranked alabama trying to remain undefeated hosted by tennessee annual third matchup. lost five straight to the tide hoping it turn it around at rocky top. peyton manning in the house honored before the game. tennessee volunteers. all they had to cheer about. check out the trickery by alabama. reverse. throw a 29yard touchdown and 'bama's 7-0. later in the first, watch this pass. it's a pick six. harrison. 58 yards the other way. 14-0 alabama, up big early. now 21-0. crimson tide in the th