The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing Thursday on a bill that would mandate price transparency in health care. Sub-committee member Tammy Baldwin (D-Madison) plugged similar efforts already happening Wisconsin. She cited Governor Doyle’s recent signing of the health care transparency bill, which begins in 2011, and hospitals already voluntarily sharing information regarding costs of their procedures. Baldwin said however, “more needs to be done.”
Brewers lose on walk-off grand slam
May 7, 2010 By
The Milwaukee Brewers got 9th inning run scoring singles from Gregg Zaun and Corey Hart to tie the game at 4-4, but the Brewers couldn’t hang on from there.
Andre Ethier’s walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 9th off of Latroy Hawkins gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 7-4 win, preventing the Brewers from sweeping the 3-game series.
Dodgers started John Ely had to settle for a no-decision after holding the Brewers to a run and four hits over 6 2/3 innings.
The Brewers are in Phoenix to face the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight.
Bogut named All-NBA 3rd team
May 7, 2010 By
Milwaukee Bucks big man Andrew Bogut has been named to the 2009-10 All-NBA Third team. Bogut earned 149 points, the most for any player on the Third team and 11th most overall.
Bogut started 69 games for the Bucks this year, averaging career-highs with 15.9 points and 2.5 blocks and added 10.2 rebounds. The fifth-year veteran was one of two players (Dwight Howard) to average at least 15 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks per game this season.
Bogut helped the Bucks to a 46-36 record, their most wins since going 50-32 in 2000-01, and their first playoff appearance since 2006.
Bogut is the first Bucks player to be voted onto an All-NBA team since Michael Redd earned third team honors in 2003-04.
Bucks General Manager John Hammond said he hopes Bogut has lofty goals for next season.
AUDIO: GM John Hammond hopes Bogut has lofty goals for next year :15
USA Cycling’s Collegiate Road Nationals in Madison this weekend
May 7, 2010 By
The USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships get underway in Madison today (Friday) and run through Sunday. It’s the first trip to Madison since the event was held there in 2004. Nearly 500 student-athletes representing almost 100 colleges and universities from across the country will compete to win one of 18 national titles.
The event is being hosted by the Wisconsin Badger cycling team in partnership with Team Sports, Inc. Hundreds of men and women from Division 1 and Division 2 institutions will compete for individual championships in three categories: criterium, road race and individual omnium. The collegiate squads will also battle for team titles.
Competition starts this morning (May 7) with the road race beginning at 8:30am at Blue Mound State Park. A highlight of the weekend’s racing is Saturday’s criterium. It’ll take place on the Capitol Square in downtown Madison. Racing is set to begin Saturday at 3:00 pm. The three day competition will wrap up with Sunday’s team time trial, starting and finishing at the Trek Bicycle Headquarters in Waterloo, Wisconsin.
[Bill Scott talks with Micah Rice, the Managing Director of National Events for USA Cycling 5:00]
AUDIO: Bill Scott with Micah Rice, Managing Director of National events for USA Cycling 5:00
[Bill Scott talks with Jason Carr, member of the Wisconsin cycling team 3:30]
AUDIO: Bill Scott discusses the event with Jason Carr from UW cycling team 3:30
