May 21, 2012

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Will the Packers bring Donald Driver back?

May 21, 2012 By

Donald Driver has been installed as the favorite to win “Dancing with the

Donald Driver

Stars”.  As far as a 14th NFL season with the Green Bay Packers is concerned, Driver’s return is sketchy at best.

Driver has certainly been a fan favorite and an outstanding contributor as the Packers all-time leading receiver. 

I’ve said all along that Driver has at least one more good year in him, but at what cost.

Driver has already made it known that he’d take a pay cut, but it goes beyond that.  The Packers haven’t been one of the best teams in the league for the last decade because they hang on to players too long. [Read more...]

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Murphy’s name tossed around for Standford AD job

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Green Bay Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy’s name has popped up

Mark Murphy

with regards to the opening of the Stanford athletic director’s job.

Murphy played 8 seasons in the NFL with the Redskins, including a pair of Super Bowls. 

Murphy served as the Redskins player rep and took an active role in the strike that wiped out nearly half of the 1992 season. 

Murphy picked up an MBA at American University and earned a law degree from Georgetown after his playing days in the NFL ended.  Murphy has been the Packers’ president and CEO since 2007.

 

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No state teams in this week’s Div. 3 CWS

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The 2012 NCAA Division III College World Series begins this Friday at Fox

Fox Cities Stadium

Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, but there will be no local flavor in the 8-team field.

La Crosse, Whitewater and St. Norbert College all performed in the Midwest Regional at Whitewater over the weekend and the Warhawks stayed alive the longest.  But in the end, it was St. Thomas that bumped Whitewater from the field with a 10-6 win on Saturday.

Friday’s opening round schedule looks like this.

10am      Webster (35-12) vs. Wheaton (38-9)
1:15pm   Cortland State (39-7-1) vs. Kean (37-10)
4:30pm  St. Thomas (38-8) vs. Christopher New Port (34-8)
7:45pm  Marietta (43-7) vs. Whitworth (30-14-1)

Top-ranked and defending National Champion Marietta College has won a record five NCAA Division III national championships.

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Romo wins Badgerland Invitational

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo won the Badgerland Golf Invitational

Tony Romo

on Sunday at Oneida Golf and Country Club in Green Bay.

The Burlington native fired rounds of 69 and 72 to pull out a 5-stroke win over Paul Jacobsen of Racine.

PGA TOUR

Jason Duffner made a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a one-stroke victory at the Byron Nelson Championship.  The win is his second in the last three weeks.

 

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Green Bay Marathon shuts down early

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Green Bay Cellcom Marathon

The Green Bay Cellcom Marathon ran into some early extreme heat and decided to shut down early on Sunday.  Just over 2 1/2 hours after the race started, timing mats were removed and the official race clock was turned off. 

AUDIO: Race Director Sean Ryan on calling the race :08

Marathon Medical Director Dr. Jeremy Metzler said it came down to safety for the participants.

AUDIO: Race Medical Dir. Dr. Jeremy Metzler on the decision :07

Race officials said the high heat caused resources at the 11 medical stations to be spread too thin.  Nearly 20 runners required hospital care. [Read more...]

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