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Brewers send Burnes to the minors

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Chase Anderson will start Saturday night against the Dodgers – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers sent struggling starting pitcher Corbin Burnes to Class AAA San Antonio on Friday, two days after his fourth tough outing of the season.

Burnes has allowed 11 home runs in just 17 innings of work, but the Brewers have decided they didn’t want to return Burnes to the bullpen which is the role he pitched in last year.  Instead, the right-hander heads back to the minors to figure out his game, while continuing as a starter.

Burnes task will be trying to rediscover his fastball command.  Poor fastball location led to home runs by the opposition and Burnes leads the league in home runs allowed.

The Brewers also recalled left-handed reliever Donnie Hart from San Antonio and reinstated right-hander Alex Wilson from the paternity list.  They optioned right-hander Jake Petricka back to AAA San Antonio.

Chase Anderson will get the start for the Brewers in game three of their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.

Brewers losing streak reached three in loss to LA

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Kike Hernandez clubbed a three-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night at Miller Park.

Pedro Baez got the win after a scoreless two-thirds of an inning for Los Angeles.  Kenley Jansen got the save for the Dodgers, who have won six straight.

Hernandez’ blast came off of Brewers closer Josh Hader in the 8th, on an 0-2 pitch.  Prior to the long ball, Hader issued a pair of walks, after issuing only two free passes in the previous 10 innings.

Hader came on in the seventh and got out of a bases loaded jam by striking out Cody Bellinger to preserve a 2-2 tie.   [Read more…]

Urias shuts down the Brewers

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Julio Urias fired six shutout innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers knocked off the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 in their series opener on Thursday night at Miller Park.

Urias allowed just one hit and struck out nine for his first win.

Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy homered in a three-run sixth inning for the Dodgers.  Christian Yelich gave the Brewers their only run with a ninth inning home run off of Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen.  It’s the 10th of the season for Yelich.

Zach Davies tossed five shutout innings for the Brewers, seeing his ERA fall to 1.19.  Reliever Matt Albers allowed both Dodger home runs to take the loss. [Read more…]

St. Norbert College names new women’s basketball coach

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Amanda Leonhard-Perry (middle) Photo Courtesy of Green Bay Athletics

St. Norbert College has named Amanda Leonhard-Perry as its next women’s basketball coach on Thursday.

Leonhard-Perry has spent the last 11 seasons as an assistant coach at the highly successful NCAA Division I program at UW-Green Bay.  She has helped the Phoenix to 10 regular-season Horizon League titles, eight conference tournament championships, nine NCAA Tournament appearances and two trips to the WNIT.  During those 11 seasons, Green Bay went 333-62, with a winning percentage of .843.

Leonhard-Perry succeeds Connie Tilley, who is retiring after 42 years at the helm of the women’s basketball program.

Leonhard-Perry played at Green Bay, as part of the teams that finished 86-35 and played in three NCAA [Read more…]

Brewers fall to Cardinals, must deal with struggling Burnes

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Craig Counsell

Corbin Burnes allowed two more home runs and made it through just 3 2/3 innings on Wednesday as the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 in their series finale at Miller Park.

Burnes has now surrendered 11 home runs in his four starts and is now 0-2 with an ERA that has climbed to 10.70.

Marcell Ozuna and Matt Carpenter clubbed home runs off of Burnes on Wednesday.  The Cardinals as a team, banged out 15 hits in all, nine off of Burnes.

Last season, Burnes was a star in the Brewers bullpen, going 7-0 with a 2.61 ERA in 30 appearances.  As a starter this season, Burnes has had nothing but struggles.

The Brewers right-hander has struggled to locate his fastball, leaving the ball out over the plate far too often.  Ten of the 11 home runs that he has allowed, have come on fastballs. [Read more…]

Bucks take 2-0 lead in playoff win over Detroit

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

After losing by 35 points in the series opener, the Detroit Pistons put up a bigger battle in game two, but in the end, the Milwaukee Bucks pulled out a 120-99 win to take a 2-0 lead in their opening round Eastern Conference playoff series.

The Pistons took a one-point lead (59-58) into the locker room at halftime, but The Bucks turned up the heat defensively and dominated the third quarter to pull away.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored the first seven points of the third quarter for the Bucks and they outscored the Pistons 35-17 in the period to once again take control.

Eric Bledsoe had 27 points to lead the Bucks.  Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and 12 rebounds.  Khris Middleton added 24 and Pat Connaughton came off the bench to score 18 points and pull down nine rebounds.

Andre Drummond had 18 points and 16 rebounds for the Pistons, who will host game three of the series on Saturday in Detroit.

Packers schedule has them at home early

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The Green Bay Packers will open the NFL’s 100th season in Chicago on Thursday, Sept. 5 against the rival Bears.  They’ll play their home opener a week later, facing the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 15 at Lambeau Field.

The Minnesota game is the first of three straight home games.  The Packers will play five of their first seven games at Lambeau Field, giving them an opportunity for a fast start under first year head coach Matt LaFleur.

The Packers are one of six NFL teams that are scheduled for the maximum number (five) of prime time games.

The most difficult part of the schedule will start with a Sunday night road game at Kansas City on Oct. 27.  That is followed by a road game at the Los Angeles Chargers (Nov. 3) and a home game against Carolina on Nov. 10.  After a bye week, the Packers have back to back road games at San Francisco (Nov. 24) and at the New York Giants (Dec. 1).

The Packers will close out the regular season with divisional road games at Minnesota (Dec. 23) and at Detroit (Dec. 29).

 

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin reportedly enters bids to host NCAA Hockey Regionals

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Kohl Center

The University of Wisconsin last played host to a NCAA men’s hockey regional at the Kohl Center in 2008.  The fact that the Kohl Center isn’t a neutral site and is closer to an Olympic size rink, than the preferred NHL-size rink has kept them from hosting again.

However, a lack of bids from teams in the West has allowed for Wisconsin to throw their hat in the ring again.

According to a Wisconsin State Journal story, first reported by hockey writer Todd Milewski, UW has entered bids to host regionals in 2021 and 2022.  The host sites for the 2020 and 2021 events are expected to be announced by the NCAA this week.

In 2008, the Kohl Center drew 9,968 and 9,816 fans for the two days of the tournament.  In the 11 years since, only Minnesota (10,974) drew more fans at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, with a trip to the 2012 Frozen Four on the line.

Badgers learn breakdown of 2019-20 Big Ten schedule

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The Big Ten Conference revealed a breakdown of all 14 schools’ opponents for the 2019-20 Big Ten men’s basketball season on Wednesday.  Conference teams will compete in a 20-game conference schedule, playing seven teams both home and away and six teams once (three home and  three away).

The Wisconsin Badgers will play home games only against Illinois, Maryland and Northwestern and road games only against Iowa, Michigan and Penn State.

The Badgers will play home and away against Indiana, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue and Rutgers.

The season concludes with the 23rd annual Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament (March 11-15) which returns to Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for the first time since 2016.

Brewers domination of Cardinals continues

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Christian Yelich homered again, his fourth in two nights against St. Louis, helping the Brewers to a 8-4 win over the Cardinals at Miller Park.

Yelich clubbed his third three-run shot in the last two games in the fifth inning.  It gives him nine home runs for the season, which ties him for the National League lead.  Eight of the nine have come against the Cardinals.

Yelich has driven in 10 runs in the first two games of the series, which sets a Brewers series record against the Cardinals.  The previous mark was nine, but Casey McGehee in a three-game series at St. Louis in 2009. [Read more…]