Once again Wisconsin is asking the federal government to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list. The state DNR says grey wolves grew 12-percent over the winter to around 750, the most since pre-settlement times.
Provus’ role grows with Uecker sidelined
April 28, 2010 By
Bob Uecker is expected to be away from the broadcast booth for 2 to 3 months after heart surgery on Friday. In his absence, Cory Provus will see his role expanded.
Under the present format, Provus shares the radio booth with Uecker and calls 3-innings of play-by-play. Starting tomorrow (Thursday), Provus will handle play-by-play for all innings, as well as Brewers pre-game and post-game work.
While the team is on it’s upcoming 10-game road trip, FS Wisconsin’s Davey Nelson will join Provus and serve as an analyst for the trip.
Kyles to undergo surgery Thursday
April 28, 2010 By
Bob Uecker isn’t the only member of the Milwaukee Brewers family that will be undergoing a medical procedure.
Bullpen coach Stan Kyles is scheduled to undergo prostate surgery on Thursday in Spartanburg, SC. Kyles is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
Kyles was diagnosed with prostate cancer in spring training.
Bucks face challenge of winning on the road
April 28, 2010 By
Neither the Milwaukee Bucks or the Atlanta Hawks have been able to win on the road in the first four games of their best of 7 NBA playoff series. The difference is, the Hawks have home court advantage and if the home team advantage plays out, Atlanta will win the series 4 games to 3.
Atlanta has been dominant at home this season (36-7), winning 14 straight games at Philips Arena. [Read more...]
Hoffman blows 3rd save, Brewers fall to Pirates
April 28, 2010 By
Trevor Hoffman blew his 3rd save of the season and the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 at Miller Park on Tuesday night.
Ronny Cedeno tied the game in the 9th with a solo home run off of Hoffman. The Pirates then loaded the bases before Ryan Doumit clubbed a grand slam home run to win it.
The win snapped Pittsburgh’s 22-game losing streak at Miller Park, as well as their 7-game overall losing streak. [Read more...]
