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Marquette has added some major size to its 2009 recruiting class, securing a letter of intent from 7'2 center Youssoupha Mbao.
Mbao is a native of Dakar, Senegal. He played for Stoneridge Prep in Simi Valley, California last season. He averaged 13.4 points, 11.2 rebounds and 6 blocked shots per game.
The Golden Eagles have a total of seven new players coming in for next season.
Special Olympics Wisconsin , says the organization is always looking for people to help out with events including the three day summer games held in Stevens Point in June.
Spokeswoman Kelly Kloepping says the camaraderie at the games is addicting and often brings repeat volunteers. Kloepping says they may see a boost in volunteers this year due to the recent media awareness campaign "spread the word to end the word" which aimed to educate people on the harmful effects of the word "retard."
Special Olympics Wisconsin runs monthly events in 18 different sports and nearly 80 games which includes the four-sport Summer Games.
Rickie Weeks broke open a tie game in the 8th inning with a run-scoring fielder's choice and had a career-high four rbi's, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 10-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night at Miller Park.
Weeks clubbed a three run homer. Ryan Braun and Mike Cameron also went deep for the Brewers in beating the Pirates for a 13th straight time.
The 8th inning tie was a result of reliever Carlos Villanueva allowing a two-out, two-run double by Freddy Sanchez. That took a win away from Braden Looper, who didn't have his good stuff, but gave the Brewers five innings of work.
Brewers reliever Todd Coffey earned his first win in relief. And closer Trevor Hoffman worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning in his first appearance for the Brewers in a non-save situation.
Dave Bush pitches game two of the series against the Pirates tonight.
Listen / Download – Mgr. Ken Macha on why the Brewers are winning now :15
Listen / Download – Trevor Hoffman says despite 5-run lead, he wanted to pitch :15
The car pulled from the bottom of a lake reveals a body inside. The Pierce County Sheriff's Department was notified Monday at 12:19 pm of a vehicle that was submerged in Mud Lake along US Highway 63. Investigation shows the vehicle was traveling on Hihgway 63 and left the roadway on the east side then traveled about 150 yards through the ditch and entered the water.
Upon removal of the vehicle a deceased male was found in the vehicle. His name has not yet been released. Reports indicate the accident occurred late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Foul play at this time is not suspected. The incident is under the investigation of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.
The tick which carries Lyme Disease appears to have spread across Wisconsin. UW Madison entomologist Susan Paskewitz found a deer tick on her dog in Madison last summer. Paskewitz says residents in places like Madison and Milwaukee can no longer assume they are deer tick free.
“They're moving closer to some of these large populated areas,” says Paskewitz , adding that wooded areas in eastern Wisconsin are now likely to have deer ticks. “Kettle Moraine, for example, we now know is quite infested with ticks.” In1994, a deer tick 'census' led by Paskewitz revealed they had already become established in the western two-thirds of the state. Since then, reports of Lyme disease and new infestations led Paskewitz to suspect that they have become prevalent throughout Wisconsin.
“It tells people who may have been a little bit relaxed, especially in the eastern one-third of the state, that they should pay attention now and be checking themselves, and their animals.” Paskewitz says this should also alert health care providers not to discount a diagnosis of Lyme's just because their patient lives in a supposedly tick free area.
Paskewitz says she was a little surprised to discover a deer tick on her dog last summer. She brought him home after a walk in her neighborhood near the UW Arboretum. “Sure enough, I was combing through his coat and found a deer tick there,” she says. “We're not exactly sure if that represents an established population, but the fact that there were a couple of others picked up this year really makes me suspicious, and I'm going to be keeping an eye out.”
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