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Harden upgraded to doubtful for Game 5

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The Brooklyn Nets have upgraded guard James Harden to doubtful for Tuesday night’s Game 5 matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks in Brooklyn.

Harden will test his injured hamstring during a shootaround with the hopes of getting cleared to play in the crucial matchup.

Harden suffered “right hamstring tightness” in the opening minute of Game 1 of the series and hasn’t played since.  He’s pushing to play after the Bucks evened the series at 2-2 with back-to-back wins in Milwaukee.

The Nets will play without guard Kyrie Irving.  He was ruled out of Game 5 (sprained right ankle) on Monday.

The Bucks will be attempting to be the first round team in the series to steal a game.  They’ll need to win at least one game outside of Milwaukee to have a chance to win the series.

 

 

Antetokounmpo and Holiday named to NBA’s All-Defensive Team

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Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and guard Jrue Holiday have both been named to the 2020-21 NBA All-Defensive First Team on Monday.

This marks the third straight season the Bucks have had multiple players named NBA All-Defense and the fourth time in franchise history that the Bucks have had two players earn First Team honors in the same season.

Antetokounmpo, the 2019-20 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, has now been named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team each of the last three seasons.  His three First Team honors are second-most in Bucks history, trailing only Sidney Moncrief who made First Team All-Defense four times.  Giannis was also named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team following the 2016-17 season, giving him four NBA All-Defensive Team selections in his career.

Holiday has earned the third All-Defensive Team selection of his career and second First Team honor.  He’s now been named All-Defense in three of the last four seasons after earning First Team honors following the 2017-18 season and Second Team honors after the 2018-19 season.

Antetokounmpo and Holiday are joined on the 2020-21 NBA All-Defensive First Team by Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz), Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors) and Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers).

Chris McIntosh named Wisconsin Athletic Director

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Chris McIntosh PHOTO courtesy of David Stluka Wisconsin Athletics

The University of Wisconsin on Wednesday named Chris McIntosh the school’s new athletic director, replacing the retiring Barry Alvarez.

McIntosh played for the Badgers from 1996-99 and served as captain of two of the most celebrated teams in school history.  After a successful NFL career, McIntosh would later return to the school’s athletic department, serving as deputy athletic director since 2017 where he was being groomed to succeed Alvarez.

McIntosh oversaw the day-to-day operations of the department, student-athlete recruitment, business development, human resources and strategic planning.  Prior to his role of deputy athletic director, McIntosh joined the department in 2014 as associate athletic director for business development.

McIntosh captained the 1999 and 2000 Rose Bowl teams, two of the most stories teams in Badgers history.  He was a consensus NCAA All American in 1999 and 22nd pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, playing professionally for the Seattle Seahawks until 2004.  He is a member of the Badgers Athletic Hall of Fame.

The Pewaukee, Wisconsin native holds a master’s degree in educational leadership and policy analysis and a bachelor’s degree in agricultural and applied economics, both from UW-Madison.

 

Bucks get a little time off after sweeping Miami

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Giannis Antetokounmpo

After losing in the second round of the NBA playoffs to Miami last season, the Milwaukee Bucks swept the Heat in the opening round of the playoffs this year.

The Bucks capped off the four-game sweep on Saturday with a 120-103 win.  They trailed by seven at halftime before mounting their comeback in the third quarter.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored his first career triple-double and just the fourth in franchise playoff history.  Giannis had 20 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds in the win.  Brook Lopez led the way with 25 points, while Bryn Forbes added 22 points and Khris Middleton had 20.

The Bucks will face either Brooklyn or Boston.  The Nets lead that series 3-1 over the Celtics at the moment.

Stricker falters on final day of Senior PGA

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Steve Stricker

Madison’s Steve Stricker started the final day with a 1-shot lead over Alex Cejka, but Stricker imploded with a 7-over-par 77.  Cejka went on to a four-shot win over Tim Petrovic in capturing the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship.

It’s the second major title of the 2021 season for Cejka after beating Stricker to win the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Alabama.

Cejka became the first Champions rookie to win two majors since Jack Nicklaus did it in 1990.  He’s the first Champions player ever to win his first two majors on the circuit.

Retief Goosen and K.J. Choi tied for third at 3-under.

Madison’s Jerry Kelly finished 8-shots back, just ahead of Stricker.

Whitewater plays for trip to the D-3 World Series today

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The 5th ranked UW-Whitewater baseball team plays for the NCAA Whitewater Regional title on Monday.

The Warhawks moved into the title game after Sunday’s 9-4 win over Texas Lutheran.  They’ll face 10th ranked Adrian College (Michigan) at 11am Monday for the Regional Championship and a trip to the NCAA D-3 College World Series in Cedar Rapids, Iowa later this week.

After Whitewater jumped out to a 7-0 lead against Texas Lutheran, the Bulldogs scored three times in the bottom of the sixth to draw within 7-4.  The Warhawks would score twice in the 9th inning on a Ben Wilkins two-out, two-run triple for some insurance.

Donovan Brandl earned the win with five-plus innings of work, improving to 7-1 on the year.

Adrian College beat the Warhawks 3-2 earlier in the day to set up Monday’s championship game.

 

Bucks lose DiVincenzo for the rest of the playoffs

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File Photo: Donte DiVincenzo (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Milwaukee Bucks have a 3-0 lead in their opening round playoff series with the Miami Heat with a chance to sweep the best-of-seven series on Saturday in Miami.  They’ll have to do it without starting guard Donte DiVincenzo.

DiVincenzo left Thursday nights game in the second quarter with an ankle injury.  An MRI and subsequent examination on Friday revealed a torn ligament in his left ankle that will sideline DiVincenzo for the remainder of the playoffs.

In the teams first three playoff games (all starts), DiVincenzo averaged 2.7 points, 6.3 rebounds. 2.7 assists and 1.0 steal in 23.3 minutes a game.  In 66 regular season games (all starts) he averaged 10.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 27.5 minutes per game – all career-high totals.

 

 

 

 

Furyk to make AmFam Championship debut

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Nine-time Ryder Cup player and 2018 Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk will make his AmFam Championship debut next month.  The AmFam Championship announced Wednesday that Furyk, along with 2019 second-place finisher Retief Goosen and fan favorite Miguel Angel Jimenez are all committed to play in this summers event, June 11-13 at University Ridge golf course.

Furyk is a 17-time winner on the PGA Tour, including the 2003 U.S. Open and two-time winner on the PGA Tour Champions.  His best year came in 2010, winning three times, the season-long FedEx Cup competition and both the PGA Player of the Year and PGA Tour Player of the Year honors.

Goosen, of South Africa, finished second in the 2019 AmFam Championship, falling to Madison’s Jerry Kelly.  He won the 2019 Bridgestone Senior Players Championship for his sole win on PGA Tour Champions.  Goosen has seven wins on the PGA Tour, including triumphs at the U.S. Open in 2001 and 2007.

Miguel Angel Jiminez earned 10 PGA Tour Champions titles, including two in 2020.  Jimenez holds 21 titles on the European Tour nd has played for the European Ryder Cup team four times.

 

Brewers announce return to more fan-friendly policies

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The Milwaukee Brewers announced on Tuesday, several changes to policies for fans attending games at American Family Field this summer.

With the team moving toward 100% capacity in late June, effective June 1, vaccinated fans will no longer be required to wear face masks while attending Brewers games at American Family Field.  It is recommended that fans who are not vaccinated continue to wear masks at this time. [Read more…]

Packers top 5 wide receivers join Aaron Rodgers as no-shows

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Jordan Love

Not only has quarterback Aaron Rodgers failed to report for the start of the Green Bay Packers voluntary organized team activities (OTAs), but the first workout open to reporters on Tuesday saw the team’s top five veteran receivers skip out as well.

Davante Adams, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Allen Lazard, Equanimeous St. Brown and Devin Funchess were all missing.  In all, 10 of the 89 players on the roster weren’t on the field for practice.  In addition to Rodgers and the receivers, Jaire Alexander, David Bakhtiari, Ka’dar Hollman and Stanford Samuels were no-shows.  Josiah Deguara, Kevin King and Blake Bortles were present but either didn’t participate or were very limited.

Did the wide receivers fail to show up as a move of solidarity in support of Rodgers?  Coach Matt LaFleur said he recently talked with all five and didn’t feel it was a coordinated effort.  But missing all five certainly seems fishy. [Read more…]