by WRN Contributor | Jun 30, 2006
The Milwaukee Bucks have exercised the third-year option on Andrew Bogut's rookie scale contract. It means the Bucks have Bogut signed through the 2007-2008 season. Bogut averaged nearly 9-points and seven rebounds for the Bucks during his rookie season after...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 30, 2006
Fox Point native Skip Kendall fired a 2-under par 68 on day one of the Buick Championship yesterday and finds himself 3-shots off the lead heading to round 2 today. Heath Slocum, Peter Lonard, Harison Frazar and Scott Verplank are in a 4-way tie for the lead at...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 30, 2006
When Doug Davis couldn't make his scheduled start on Thursday because of tightness in his back, the Brewers went to Geremi Gonzalez and the former Cub didn't disappoint. Gonzalez worked 5 innings, allowing 2 runs and 3 hits to helpt he Brewers pull out a 5-4...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 29, 2006
The Milwaukee Bucks went into the 2006 NBA Draft without a first round pick and that's the way they left it. Milwaukee exercised its only pick, 39th overall in the second round, on North Carolina's 6-6 forward David Noel. Noel averaged 12.9 points and 6.8...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 29, 2006
Bill Hall broke a 1-1 tie in the 8th inning with a 2-run homer, giving the Brewers a 3-1 lead on the Chicago Cubs. The lead didn't last long. Dan Kolb served up a 2-run homer to Derek Lee in the bottom half of the 8th to tie it. The Cubs went on to score 3-more...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 29, 2006
The Milwaukee Brewers would have liked to have gone with Matt Wise in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Cubs, but Wise was unavailable. Wise cut the middle finger on his pitching hand on a pair of salad tongs Sunday in Kansas City. Wise does expect to be available...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 29, 2006
Marquette's 6'9 forward Steve Novak was projected to go in the NBA Draft somewhere in the late first round to early second round. That projection held true when Novak heard his name called by the NBA, going to the Houston Rockets with the 2nd pick of round...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 29, 2006
UW-Milwaukee forward Joah Tucker didn't hear his name called by the NBA last night. Tucker will now try to hook on with a team as a free agent and play some summer league ball. Tucker averaged 16.5 points and 5.9 rebounds a game for the Panthers last season....
by WRN Contributor | Jun 29, 2006
The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired the draft rights for Damir Markota from the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for the better of Milwaukee's two second round picks in the 2007 NBA Draft. The Bucks previously owned two second round picks for next year's draft,...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 29, 2006
The Milwaukee Bucks have officially unveiled their updated logo and new color scheme. General Manager Larry Harris revealed the new look at the Bucks Training Center in conjunction with the 2006 NBA Draft last night. The new look will take effect immediately and be in...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 29, 2006
Nine home series at the Kohl Center, including four in the first five weeks of the season, highlight the 2006-07 schedule for the defending NCAA and WCHA champion Wisconsin women's hockey team. The Badgers will open their eighth season of women's hockey with...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 28, 2006
A major milestone was reached in high school baseball on Tuesday. Hartland Arrowhead's 6-5 win over Kettle Morraine, gives Arrowhead head coach Tim O'Driscoll his 650th head coaching victory in his 32nd year at the school. That's the most wins by any...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 28, 2006
The Milwaukee Bucks head into tonight's NBA draft with only a 2nd round pick, 39th overall. Bucks general manager Larry Harris said they would welcome a shot at a first round pick, but he admitted that's not likely to happen. — Perhaps the biggest news...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 28, 2006
The Milwaukee Brewers could get some pitching help soon, if all goes well. Right handed starter Tomo Ohka is scheduled to begin a minor-league rehab assignment Sunday with Class A Brevard County (Florida). Ohka has been on the disabled list since May 2 with a slight...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 28, 2006
The Chicago Cubs committed errors on consecutive plays in the 9th last night, allowing the Milwaukee Brewers to come from 1-run down and pull out a 8-5 win at Wrigley Field. The Cubs dropped their 9th straight home game, falling to 12-22 at home this season, and are...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 28, 2006
Mauston's 21 year old Kelly Bires outdueled a couple of NASCAR's top guns at the Madison International Speedway last night, taking the 100-lap feature in Tuesday night's all-star challenge. Fires held off Cambridge native Matt Kenseth during the final...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2006
The Booz Allen Classic golf tournament spilled into this morning and was quickly decided Ben Curtis finished his round at 1-under par, 20-under par for the tournament, finishing 5-shots in front of four other golfers, including Madison's Steve Stricker. Curtis...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2006
Wisconsin senior associate athletic director, Doug Beard, has been elected third vice-president of the Collegiate Athletic Business Management Association (CABMA). Beard was named to the post at the recently concluded CABMA meetings in New Orleans. Beard will become...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2006
Former Badger football coach and current athletic director Barry Alvarez could be headed for the broadcast booth. Alvarez has reportedly auditioned for Fox-TV and is being considered as a game analyst. Alvarez cleared the idea of broadcasting with Chancellor John...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 27, 2006
Brewers shortstop J.J. Hardy is recovered from his sprained right ankle. The problem is, Hardy's comeback has been stalled by a problem with the peroneal tendon behind the anklebone. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, that tendon has been snapping in...
