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Parker upset with minutes as Bucks host Celtics tonight (AUDIO)

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Jabari Parker File Photo: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

As the Milwaukee Bucks host the Boston Celtics in game three (8:30 p.m.) of their best-of-7 playoff series tonight, coach Joe Prunty will have to deal with a disgruntled player.

The Bucks level of intensity in the first two games of the series has been called into question, led by reserve forward Jabari Parker.

Since returning from an ACL injury, Parker has averaged 19.5 points and 8.2 rebounds while averaging 31 minutes in 31 games.  But in games one and two of their playoff series in Boston, Parker has averaged just over 12-minutes a game.

As Parker sat on the Bucks bench, he was visibly upset about his lack of playing time and Thursday, he opened up to reporters, saying it’s hard to play four minutes at a time and get into a groove.

Bucks coach Joe Prunty said the Bucks need Parker to make an impact.  He made it clear that he’s talking more about defense. [Read more…]

NFL Schedule: Packers have difficult midseason stretch

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The Green Bay Packers will open and close the 2018 NFL regular season at Lambeau Field.  The NFL released the Packers 2018 schedule on Thursday

The Packers will open up in Prime Time on September 9, against the rival Chicago Bears in a 7:20 kickoff on NBC.  The Packers will host the Vikings in week 2 (Sept. 16) and play three of their first four games at home.  They’ll also play three of their final five games at Lambeau Field, capped off on December 30 against the Detroit Lions.

In between, the Packers will have a difficult test.  Following a week seven bye, the Packers will make visits to Los Angeles (Rams) and New England.

The Packers return home to host Miami on Sunday, Nov. 11, then play road games at Seattle and Minnesota the following two weeks.  The game in Seattle (Thurs. Nov. 15) comes just four days after the home game against the Dolphins. [Read more…]

Brewers break out on offense

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Ryan Braun – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Lorenzo Cain, Ryan Braun and Orlando Arcia all clubbed home runs, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 12-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night at Miller Park.

Braun’s pinch-hit, three-run blast highlighted a seven-run sixth inning.  It helped him reach the 1,000 career RBI milestone.

Jesus Aguilar added three hits, three RBI and scored a pair of runs for the Brewers, who have won three in-a-row to improve to 11-0 on the season.  Aguilar improved his average to .414 for the season.

Chase Anderson went 5 1/3 innings, allowing five hits and three runs to earn his second win (2-1) of the season.  All three Miami runs came on a pair of Lewis Brinson home runs to center field.

The Brewers outhit the Marlins 13-5.

Game two of the series is tonight at Miller Park.  Jhoulys Chacin (0-1, 5.60) pitches for the Brewers.  Trevor Richards (0-1, 4.70) gets the nod for Miami.

Marquette to open new home against UMBC

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The last time we saw Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC), the 16-seed was busy beating number-1 seed Virginia 74-54 in the NCAA Tournament back in March.

The Retrievers will provide the opposition for the Marquette Golden Eagles on November 6 in their first ever game at the Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center.

Whitefish Bay’s Joe Sherburne will be a senior for UMBC next season.  The 6’6 forward averaged 10.7 points a game for the Retrievers last season.

The Golden Eagles bid to land a spot in the NCAA Tournament field fell short.

Big Ten releases 2018-19 conference schedule

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The Big Ten’s 2018-’19 league basketball schedule is out.  The Big Ten is going to a 20-game league schedule, an increase of two games from last season.

Wisconsin will play home games only against Michigan State, Purdue and Rutgers.  They’ll play road games only against Indiana, Nebraska and Ohio State.

The Badgers will play every other team twice in the upcoming season, including border rivals Minnesota and Iowa.

Dates, times and television assignments will be released at a later date.

 

Thames to the rescue in Brewers victory

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Eric Thames clubs a game winning 2-run home run.

For the second straight day, Eric Thames clubbed a two-run homer to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park.

It was the team leading seventh of the season for Thames.  He has now homered in 12 of 19 games against Cincinnati since the start of last season.  Thames has also increased his April home run total to 18 over the past two seasons, most in the majors.

Zach Davies, Dan Jennings and Jacob Barnes combined to blank the Reds on three hits for the second straight day.

Davies (1-2) went 6 1/3 innings to win for the first time this season.

The Brewers pitching helped them overcome a defense that committed three errors, which ties a season high.

Christian Yelich returned to the lineup for the Brewers.  He went 1 for 2 with a pair of walks.

Jacob Barnes pitched the final two innings for the save, his second of the season.

The Brewers open a four-game series against the Miami Marlins tonight.  Chase Anderson (1-1, 2.82) gets the start for the Brewers.  Miami goes with Dillon Peters (2-1, 6.75).

2018 NFL Schedule to be released Thursday night

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The complete 2018 NFL regular-season schedule will be released Thursday night on NFL Network as part of a two-hour special.

Each teams opponents were already revealed in January.

The Green Bay Packers will play home games at Lambeau Field against Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Arizona, San Francisco, Buffalo, Miami and Atlanta.

On the road, the Packers will face Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle, New England, N.Y. Jets and Washington.

Based on opponent’s combined win percentage from 2017, the Packers are set to have the toughest schedule in the league this season.

Brewers pitching takes over in win

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Junior Guerra – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Still struggling to hit and score runs at home this season, the pitchers took over on Tuesday night as the Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 at Miller Park.

Junior Guerra pitched 5 2/3 innings of scoreless, one-hit ball.  Dan Jennings earned the win in relief and Josh Hader earned the six-out save for the Brewers, who improved to 9-9.

The Reds, after a 10-run, 14-hit effort on Monday, managed just three hits off of Brewers pitching on Tuesday night.

Eric Thames provided the Brewers with all the offense they would need, clubbing a two-run homer in the sixth off of Reds starter Sal Romano.  It’s the team leading sixth home run this season for Thames, who now has clubbed 17 April home runs in his two seasons with the Brewers.

Hader struck out three of the seven batters he faced, which now means he has struck out 25 of the 41 batters he’s faced. [Read more…]

Bucks fall into 0-2 hole against Boston

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After turning it over 20 times in the series opening loss in overtime, the Milwaukee Bucks coughed it up 15 more times on Tuesday night, falling to the Boston Celtics 120-106 at TD Garden.  They’ll return to Milwaukee for games 3 and 4, trailing 2-0 in the best-of-seven opening round series.

Giannis Antetokounmpo (30 pts) and Khris Middleton (25 pts) combined for 55 points on 23 of 31 shooting from the field.  The rest of the team struggled to find any consistency at either end of the floor.

The Bucks shot 59.7% from the field and 41.2% from three-point distance, yet still lost by 14 points.  They struggled to defend and they struggled to rebound.  Those two areas, along with the turnovers were deciding factors in the outcome.

The Bucks lost the 50-50 battles in the opener.  Tuesday night, they simply were out hustled all over the floor. [Read more…]

Reds snap eight game losing streak against Brewers

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The Cincinnati Reds marched into Miller Park on Monday with the worst record in the majors at 2-13, riding a eight-game losing streak.  When the dust settled, the losing skid had come to an end as the Reds banged out 14-hits in a 10-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Reds starting pitcher Luis Castillo had a 7.31 ERA in his first three starts, but he dominated Milwaukee hitters before departing in the seventh.  By that time, the game was out of reach after the Reds put a six-spot on the board in the sixth inning.

The Brewers first runs came in the 7th, from a relief pitcher at that as Jorge Lopez collected his first major league hit, a bases-loaded two run double.

The Brewers (8-9) dropped to 2-6 at home this season and have been outscored 48-20 in those games. [Read more…]