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Brewers crush Braves 13-1

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Christian Yelich Celebrates

Christian Yelich clubbed a grand slam, Brandon Woodruff went 6.2 strong innings and the Brewers made up for some poor play of late by crushing the Atlanta Braves 13-1 Tuesday night at Miller Park.

The Brewers pounded out 13 hits and also got home runs from Lorenzo Cain and Keston Huira.  Woodruff improved to 11-3 by giving up just the one run.  A six run seventh inning opened up the game.

Milwaukee remains 2 1/2 games behind the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central.  They host the Braves in the rubber match of the series on Wednesday afternoon, with Chase Anderson throwing against Dallas Kuechel.

Brewers drop series opener to Braves

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Keston Huira – Courtesy of MLB

The Milwaukee Brewers lost for the 18th time in 27 games with a 4-2 setback to the Atlanta Braves on Monday night at Miller Park.

The script was written differently in the loss, as the Brewers got solid pitching but little offense.  Adrian Houser allowed four runs and eight hits in his six innings, and manager Craig Counsell said afterwards Houser threw the ball well.  The bullpen, which has struggled of late, didn’t allow a run over three innings.

However, lefty Max Fried shut the Brewers out over five innings as the Atlanta starter, and the Brewers only runs came in the sixth off middle reliever Josh Tomlin.  Keston Huira went 3-for-4 and was a home run shy of the cycle.  Christian Yelich added two hits.

The Brewers are 48-47 but trail first place Chicago in the NL Central by just 2 1/2 games after the Cubs lost in Cincinnati.  Tuesday night will see Brandon Woodruff throw for the Brewers against Bryce Wilson.

Stricker has first day lead at Senior Championship

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Steve Stricker

Madison’s Steve Stricker has the first round lead at the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship.  Stricker was at 5-under-par through 17 holes when play was suspended by rain and lightning for the day.

Stricker’s opening round included a hole-in-one on the 184-yard, par-3 seventh at Firestone Country Club.  He was in the middle of the 18th fairway when play was stopped.  He’ll resume play at 7 a.m. Friday morning.

Stricker is seeking his third straight major victory on the PGA Tour Champions after winning the Regions Tradition and then the U.S. Senior Open.

Paul Goydos was second at 2-under after five holes.  Madison’s Jerry Kelly was one over after six holes.

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Roberto Diaz fired a 9-under 62 to take the first-round lead in the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois.  Adam Long and Russell Henley are two strokes back.

 

Gordon wants contract extension

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Melvin Gordon (25)

Former Wisconsin Badgers running back Melvin Gordon wants a contract extension with the Los Angeles Chargers and wants it  now.

The former Badger has reportedly told the Chargers to get an extension done now or he won’t be around for the start of training camp in less than two weeks.  Gordon’s camp said unless he gets an extension, he’ll demand a trade.

Gordon was the 15th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft and is set to earn $5.6 million in the final year of his 5-year, rookie deal.

The two-time Pro Bowler has three straight seasons of at least 1300 yards from scrimmage, and his 38 career touchdowns thus far ranks only behind the Rams’ Todd Gurley among 2015 draft picks.

American League continues all-star dominance

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The American League extended its all-star winning streak to seven-straight games, knocking off the National League 4-3 in Cleveland on Tuesday night.  That’s 14 of the last 17 for the AL in the annual summer classic.

Joey Gallo’s solo home run in the seventh inning held up for the AL.  Houston’s Michael Brantley, Minnesota’s Jorge Polanco and Boston’s Xander Bogaerts also drove in runs for the American League.

Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka picked up the win and teammate Aroldis Chapman notched the save.  Indians pitcher Shane Bieber struck out the side in the fifth inning and was named the game’s MVP.

Colorado’s Charlie Blackmon homered in the sixth and the Mets’ Pete Alonso added a two-run single in the eighth to pull the NL withone one.  Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers took the loss.

Brewers catcher Yasmani Grandal contributed to an eighth-inning NL rally.  He drew a walk and eventually scored on a Pete Alonso single.  Grandal finished 0 for 1.

Christian Yelich and Mike Moustakas both went 0 for 2 and pitcher Brandon Woodruff allowed a run, working two-thirds of an inning in the seventh.

The second half of the season resumes with a single game on Thursday.  The Brewers resume play on Friday night, playing the first of three against the San Francisco Giants at Miller Park.

 

Bucks re-sign George Hill

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George Hill – Copyright 2019 NBAE (File Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Milwaukee Bucks announced on Tuesday they re-signed free agent guard George Hill.

Hill was acquired by the Bucks from the Cavaliers in a three-team trade in December and went on to average 6.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists over 47 games with the Bucks.  He also played in all 15 of Milwaukee’s playoff games, averaging 11.5 points on 53.4% shooting while knocking down 41.7% of his 3-point attempts in addition to 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 26.3 minutes per game.

The 33-year-old Hill played in 726 games (447 starts) over 11 seasons with San Antonio, Indiana, Utah, Sacramento, Cleveland and Milwaukee after being selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft out of IUPUI.  The Indianapolis native holds career averages of 11.2 points, 3.2 assists and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 45.3% from the field and 37.8% from three.  He’s also appeared in 117 playoff games in his career and is averaging 12.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists in the postseason.

Badger hockey team opens summer practice

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The Wisconsin men’s hockey program opened it’s summer practice schedule on Monday in preparation for its preseason foreign tour to Canada where it will skate in a pair of exhibition contests against the University of British Columbia.

Wisconsin’s trip will run from Aug. 28 through Sept. 2.

The Badgers will hold a second practice on Wednesday with eight additional workouts prior to departing for the trip.

The Badgers will face British Columbia on Friday, Aug. 30 and Sunday, Sept. 1.

Tony Granato (pictured) starts his fourth on the Badgers bench.  They’ll open the 2019-20 campaign on Friday, Oct. 11 at Boston College.  UW opens its home slate with a Kohl Center series on Oct. 18-19 against two-time defending NCAA champion Minnesota Duluth.

The Badgers welcome the return of six of their top seven scorers and six of their top-nine goal scorers from the 2018-19 season to a program that adds four NHL draft picks, including a pair from the top 15 of the 2019 NHL Draft.  That doesn’t include a third projected first-round draft pick for the 2020 NHL draft.

 

Brewers struggle going into break (AUDIO)

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Josh Hader – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers head into the Major League Baseball All-Star break with two straight losses and five of their last six.  The Brewers fell Sunday to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-5, dropping two of three in the series.

Junior Guerra coughed up a three run home run to Pittsburgh’s Bryan Reynolds in the seventh inning and the Pirates held on for the victory, their 5th in the last seven games.

The Brewers go into the break trailing the Chicago Cubs by a half game, while the Pirates are just two behind the Brewers and 2 1/2 games off the lead.

Jesus Aguilar homered twice for the Brewers, his 7th and 8th of the season in the loss.  Keston Hiura also [Read more…]

Former Badger, Lavelle scores in U.S. Women’s World Cup victory

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The U.S. capped off it’s fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup Championship with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands on Sunday.  It’s the second straight World Cup championship for the Americans.

Megan Rapinoe converted a tie-breaking penalty kick in the second half and former Wisconsin Badger star Rose Lavelle added a goal, her third of the tournament.  It was the sixth goal of the tournament for Rapinoe.

The Americans never trailed in the tournament and set records with 26 goals and a World Cup winning streak that has reached 12 games, dating back to 2015.

Lavelle played her college hockey in Madison from 2013 to 2016.

 

Feng birdies final hole to capture Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic

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Former world number-one Shanshan Feng birdied the final hole for a one-shot victory over fellow former number-one Ariya Jutanugarn to win the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic in Oneida.

Feng closed with a 9-under-par 63 and finished at 29-under, while Jutanugarn shot a final round 64 to finish second.

The 29-year-old Feng captured her 10th LPGA Tour win but it was the first for the native of China since November of 2017.  She became the 12th player in tour history to surpass $11 million in career earnings.

Jutanugarn hit her second shot on the par-4 18th hole to 3 feet and made the birdie putt to move into a tie for the lead with Feng at 28-under par.  Feng was in the next group and hit an 8-iron to within 10 feet.  She then made the birdie putt to retake the lead and the tournament title.

Feng was three shots back in the second half of her final round but birdied four of her final six holes to win.