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After signing former University of Kentucky punter Tim Masthay to a reserve/future contract in January, the Green Bay Packers added a second punter on Tuesday.

Green Bay signed former Australian rules football player Chris Bryan.  Bryan punted in the Australian Football League from 2005-08.

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Brewers shut Capuano down

by Bill Scott 03/17/10 3:23 PM

The Milwaukee Brewers shut down left handed pitcher Chris Capuano for a few days after he was diagnosed with inflammation in his pitching elbow.  Capuano had been experiencing lingering soreness after an exhibition outing against Cincinnati almost a week ago.
Capuano is coming off of his second Tommy John surgery and is trying to return as [...]

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Brewers make roster moves

by Bill Scott 03/16/10 8:32 AM

The Milwaukee Brewers cut four players on Monday, optioning right-handed pitchers Mark Rogers and Amaury Rivas to Class AA Huntsville, and returning left-handed pitcher A.J. Murray and catcher Martin Maldonado to minor-league camp.
The Brewers beat the Cleveland Indians 5-4 in Cactus League action on Monday.  They’ll take on the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona [...]

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Green Bay women make history

by Bill Scott 03/16/10 8:22 AM

The UW-Green Bay women’s basketball team made history on Monday night.  The Phoenix (27-4) became the first Horizon League team to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA women’s tournament. 
Green Bay received a 12-seed and will play 5th-seeded Virginia in an opening round game in Ames, Iowa on Sunday night.  Green Bay was included in [...]

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Badgers get a 7-seed in NCAA women’s tournament

by Bill Scott 03/16/10 8:03 AM

For the first time since 2002, the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team has qualified for the NCAA tournament.  The 7th seeded Badgers(21-10) will take on 10th-seeded Vermont (26-6) on Sunday (11am) at Notre Dame.  The game will air on ESPN2.
Second-seeded Notre Dame (27-5) takes on 15th-seeded Cleveland State (19-13) in the other first-round game.  [...]

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