Category: sportsnews
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Bucks believe better stability, cohesiveness and health should help them regain status as contenders
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo’s blunt response to a question about whether the Milwaukee Bucks’ offseason moves could get them back to the conference finals or NBA Finals underscored how far they’ve fallen the last couple of years. “We’ve got to get out of the first round,” the two-time MVP said during the Bucks’ Media…
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Brewers OF Jackson Chourio, Padres Merrill head impressive list of rookies in postseason
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jackson Chourio is looking forward to more champagne-soaked clubhouse celebrations, even if he still isn’t old enough to partake fully. LISTEN: Bob Uecker on the call Tuesday as the Brewers host the Mets. Pregame on WKTY begins at 3:55 p.m. First pitch at 4:30 p.m. Tune in on 96.7…
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Former La Crosse Loggers pitcher Chris Sale, at 35, wins triple crown
Former La Crosse Loggers pitcher Chris Sale, at 35 years old, is the National League’s triple crown winner. The Atlanta Braves ace led the NL in wins — going 18-3 — ERA (2.38) and strikeouts (225). Sale pitched for the Loggers in the summer of 2008. At 20 years old, Sale struck out 74 in…
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Brewers, Mets both proved skeptics wrong to set up unlikely NL Wild Card series matchup
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers weren’t supposed to get this far. Neither were the New York Mets. LISTEN: Bob Uecker on the call Tuesday as the Brewers host the Mets. Pregame on WKTY begins at 3:55 p.m. First pitch at 4:30 p.m. Tune in on 96.7 FM / 580 AM Yet here they are…
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Hurricane upends MLB playoff picture, as Brewers wait to see who they play Tuesday with Bob Uecker on the call
They gotta play all 162 games. Two games last week postponed because of a hurricane have come back to haunt the Mets and Braves — and keep the Brewers from knowing who they’ll face to open the playoffs. LISTEN: Bob Uecker on the call Tuesday for the Brewers playoff opener. Pregame on WKTY begins at…
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No touchdown, but Aaron Jones still does Lambeau Leap, as his Vikings hold off Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings keep proving skeptics wrong while maintaining early control of the NFC North race. Darnold threw three touchdown passes and Jordan Addison scored twice as the undefeated Vikings built an early 28-point lead and hung on down the stretch to beat the Green Bay Packers…
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QB Love can’t dig Packers out of early hole in return from knee injury
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love arrived at Lambeau Field wearing a Brett Favre Packers jersey. Then he went out and produced the kind of performance that Favre once made a habit of delivering at home. Love went 32 of 54 for 389 yards and nearly helped Green Bay come all the way back…
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Mets shut out Brewers in regular-season finale
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered and drove in two runs, David Peterson pitched seven brilliant innings and the New York Mets moved within one win of a playoff berth Sunday with a 5-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. LISTEN: The Milwaukee Brewers playoff opener will broadcast Tuesday on WKTY. Pregame begins at 3:55 p.m.…
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Badgers volleyball bounces back from loss with sweep of Northwestern
EVANSTON, Ill. — The seventh-ranked University of Wisconsin volleyball team bounced back from an upset loss this week to sweep Northwestern 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-15) on Saturday night. The Badgers (7-4, 1-1 BIG) were coming off a 3-2 loss to No. 18 Minnesota. Wisconsin has only beaten one ranked team this season, and that was…
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Badgers blow double-digit halftime lead in losing to No. 13 USC
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Coliseum crowd booed No. 13 USC off the field at halftime Saturday after the Trojans committed three turnovers, struggled for defensive stops against Wisconsin and generally played like a team that wasn’t ready for the Big Ten. Although they couldn’t argue with their fans’ feelings, the Trojans are already very…