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Brewers open a 3-game series in Houston

June 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

After an off day Monday, the Brewers return to action Tuesday night against former NL Central rival Houston.  The Astros made the move to the American League before the start of this season.

Entering play Tuesday, Milwaukee (28-40) is tied with Chicago (28-40) for last place in the National League Central.  St. Louis (45-25) has the best record in the Majors and leads the Brewers by 16-games.  Cincinnati (43-28) is 2.5 games back of the Cardinals while Pittsburgh (41-29) is 4-back.  The Reds and Pirates currently hold the National League Wild Card spots.  The Brewers are 12-back of the Pirates for the final one.

Pitching Probables for the series:

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Northwoods League Monday Roundup

June 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Northwoods League Monday Scores

Lakeshore over Green Bay 3-2

Eau Claire over Wisconsin 5-3

Wisconsin Rapids over La Crosse 7-4

Madison over Battle Creek 8-3

Northwoods League Tuesday Games

Lakeshore (13-7) @ Green Bay (8-12)

Eau Claire (6-13) @ Wisconsin (8-10)

La Crosse (12-8) @ Wisconsin Rapids (8-10)

Madison (11-7) @ Battle Creek (10-9)

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Drew hires a pair of assistants

June 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

New Milwaukee Bucks Head Coach Larry Drew added a pair of assistants to his bench Monday.  The entire Bucks coaching staff was let go shortly after Drew was hired.

Bob Bender will join the Bucks coaching staff after spending the last nine seasons in Atlanta as an assistant. Bender also spent time as an assistant in Philly and was a Head Coach at the college level at Washington and Illinois State.

Drew also brings over his director of player development, Nick Van Axel, from the Hawks.  Van Axel is a Kenosha native who played 13-years in the in league including an All-Star appearance in 1998.  He played his High School ball at Kenosha St. Joe’s.

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Ellis opting out of his deal

June 17, 2013 By

One off-season question for the Milwaukee Bucks has been answered.

Monday, reports surfaced that guard Monta Ellis would opt out of his contract with the team and become a free agent.  Ellis was set to make $11-million next season, the final year of a 6-year $66 million deal he originally signed with Golden State.

The Bucks reportedly wanted to sign Ellis to a 2-year, $24 million extension this off-season, which would have been added to the final year of his original deal.

Ellis average just over 19-points per game this past season to lead Milwaukee.  The Bucks next biggest question becomes the future of guard Brandon Jennings who becomes a restricted free agent when the NBA’s off-season officially begins.

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Packers cut LB Desmond Bishop

June 17, 2013 By
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Desmond Bishop

In a move that has been rumored since the NFL draft, the Green Bay Packers parted ways with linebacker Desmond Bishop Monday by releasing him.

Rumors surfaced during this past April’s draft the Packers were looking to trade the linebacker for a draft pick but nothing surfaced.  Last week, Tyler Dunne of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel had a story the the team was still looking to trade Bishop and would release them if they couldn’t.

Bishop played six seasons with the Packers playing in 69-games, including 26-starts.  He was on injured-reserve all of last season when he suffered a hamstring injury in the preseason.

The Packers also released linebacker D.J Smith earlier this off-season.  Smith was also on the IR last year after suffering a knee injury in week 6.  A.J Hawk and Brad Jones will likely enter camp as the top-2 inside linebackers on the depth chart.

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