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WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL • TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 ★ JETS LOSE REVIS The All-Pro likely will miss Sports the season with a torn ACL. PAGE B5 SECTION B madison.com/sports: breaking news, blogs, video and more

UW FOOTBALL SEAHAWKS 14, PACKERS 12 Inside information very helpful Caught in controversy Speedster James White showed last week that he can run between the tackles.

By TOM MULHERN [email protected] 608-252-6169 For a who built his reputation by running away from would-be tacklers, junior James White showed on Saturday he can run between the tackles, too. That’s important for the University of Wisconsin football team, which could be without starting tailback on Saturday at Nebraska. Ball suffered a second concussion in less than eight weeks in the Badgers’ 37-26 vic- tory over UTEP. Most fans came away from that game talking about redshirt fresh- man , James White who had eight car- has two TDs ries for 112 yards, with this season. almost all of the yard- age coming outside. “I thought the majority of his runs were good,” running backs coach Thomas Hammock said. “He was in space. It’s a lot different when you have a chance to run in space than running up inside 30 times. Obvi- ously, he had some opportunities to make some guys miss in space.” White, meanwhile, did most of the

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BADGERS STEPHEN BRASHEAR — Associated Press VS. NO. 22 NEBRASKA An official signals a game-winning TD catch after Seattle receiver , obscured, wrestled the ball from defensive back M.D. Jennings on Monday. When, where: 7 p.m. Saturday, Lincoln, Neb. TV: Ch. 27. TD reception Line: Nebraska by 13. Inside: Bielema says there’s a chance Ball might be available. B6 on final play brings defeat

Glaring defeat By PETE DOUGHERTY Green Bay Press-Gazette in series finale SEATTLE — Add the Seattle Hail Mary to the ’ list of crushing A ball lost in the sun keys defeats. The Packers had appeared to have pulled Washington’s six-run third. out a tough win against a good defen- By HOWARD FENDRICH sive team, only to have Seahawks receiver Associated Press Golden Tate pull a Hail Mary pass out of safety WASHINGTON — Milwaukee EVAN SIEGLE — Green Bay Press-Gazette M.D. Jennings’ hands PACKERS Brewers manager Ron Roenicke saw is brought down by , one of Seattle’s eight sacks in the first half. for a 24-yard touch- VITALS his center fielder lose a ball in the sun. down on the last play Key: Green Bay Then he saw his team lose its way the of the game, sending fails to run out rest of the game. the Packers to a stun- the clock after Now Roenicke has to hope the Wilson’s show familiar ning 14-12 loss Monday taking over Brewers aren’t going to lose touch in night at CenturyLink with 1:54 left. the NL wild card race. Field. Next: 3:25 p.m. A day after the Washington Nation- Seattle’s rookie “Very unusual,” Sunday, vs. als misplayed a pair of fly balls in the delivers at crunch time — Packers coach Mike New Orleans, midday glare, it was the Brewers’ turn McCarthy said. “Most Lambeau Field, TOM Ch. 47. to get in trouble. Carlos Gomez lost a just like he did for UW. unusual football game ball in the sun, allowing Jayson Werth OATES that I’ve been a part of. Packers replay: to end up with a two-out, two-run EATTLE — He energized the I know it’s been a wild Scoring, stats and analysis. B4 double as part of a six-run fourth University of Wisconsin football Field. At least when the Packers and weekend in the NFL inning Monday, and Milwaukee lost program like no player since Ron Seahawks play, it’s going to be all busi- and I guess we’re a part Horror show: S Players angered Dayne. ness between Wilson and his former of it now.” by replays. B5 Please see BREWERS, Page B3 Less than a year after adopted state. Said Seahawks coach led UW to the Rose Bowl, however, the Not that he needs our help anymore. : “What best quarterback in school history has Indeed, Russell-mania has officially a night. Golly. Tremendous night for us NATIONALS 12, become the enemy. gripped another state — Washington here.” BREWERS 2 Of course, most football fans in Wis- — after Wilson’s 24-yard Hail Mary This was a regular-season game, so Key: Milwaukee scores just one run consin are proud of Wilson for success- pass to Golden Tate on the it doesn’t have the finality of the Pack- in the first seven innings. fully challenging the NFL’s long-held final play of the game gave the Seahawks ers’ two other most prominent defeats Next: 6:10 tonight, bias against 6-foot-and-under quarter- a stunning and chaotic 14-12 victory over — the touchdown catch by Terrell Owens at Cincinnati, FS Wisconsin. backs and winning the starting job with the Packers. that beat the Packers in the playoffs in the the as a rookie. But The game is destined to live in infamy, 1998 season and the ’ NL WILD CARD RACE going out in the world and finding suc- largely because the heavily criticized NFL fourth-and-26 conversion that kept alive W L GB The top two cess is one thing for a UW alum; trying replacement referees missed two calls the game-winning drive in in the 88 65 — wild card to beat the beloved Green Bay Packers on on the touchdown play, then refused to playoffs of the 2003 season. teams make St. Louis 83 71 — ESPN’s “” is quite change anything after a replay review. But this road defeat nonetheless will be the post- another. First, the refs missed Tate pushing cor- a tough loss for the Packers to take and left Milwaukee 79 74 3½ season and All those brownie points Wilson nerback in the back, an act the team dumbfounded that the game- L.A. Dodgers 79 74 3½ play each other in a earned during his one magical sea- that’s not reviewable. Then, they missed winning play wasn’t called an Arizona 77 76 5½ one‑game son with the Badgers did him no good safety M.D. Jennings beating Tate to the or perhaps an offensive pass-interference Philadelphia 77 76 5½ playoff. when he lined up against the Packers at loud and obnoxious CenturyLink Please see OATES, Page B4 Please see PACKERS, Page B4

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