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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…]

Brewers make roster moves, Peralta to DL

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The Milwaukee Brewers made a handful of roster moves on Tuesday, reinstating Jeremy Jeffress from the injured list and placing Freddy Peralta on the injured list.

The Brewers also called up pitcher Aaron Wilkerson from Triple-A San Antonio and sent Jake Petricka was sent to Class-A Wisconsin.

Jeffress was placed on the injured list earlier this season with a right shoulder injury.

Peralta has been placed on the injured list with an SC joint injury.  He started four games, but has struggled with an ERA at 7.13.

Wilkerson has appeared in six career games in the majors, all with the Brewers over the last two seasons.

Erin Hills to host 2025 U.S. Women’s Open and 2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur

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Erin Hills

Erin Hills has been selected as the host site for the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open and 2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships.

The U.S. Women’s Open will be contested May 29-June 1.  The 2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur will be played Sept. 10-15, with Blue Mound Golf and Country Club in Wauwatosa, Wis., serving as the stroke-play co-host course.

The championships will be the fourth and fifth USGA Championships conducted at Erin Hills.  The course played host to the first U.S. Open in the state of Wisconsin in 2017 when Brooks Koepka shot a final-round 67 to post a four-stroke victory over Brian Harman and Hideki Matsuyama.  Koepka, who birdied [Read more…]

Yelich dismantles the Cardinals in series opener

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Christian Yelich Celebrates

Christian Yelich continued his early season success against division rival St. Louis, clubbing three home runs and driving in seven, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 10-7 win over the Cardinals on Monday night at Miller Park.

It was the first three-homer game of Yelich’s career.  In the five games against the Cardinals so far this season, Yelich is hitting .563 with seven home runs, 15 RBI and nine runs scored.  He has hit seven of his eight home runs this season against St. Louis.

Mike Moustakas also went deep for the Brewers.

After the two teams went back and forth in the contest, Yelich clubbed his second three-run home run of the game off of Mike Mayers to make it 9-6 Brewers.  He added his third homer of the night in the eighth, a shot to left center off of Cardinals reliever John Brebbia.

Marcell Ozuna ended the scoring with a home run in the ninth off of Josh Hader.  The Cardinals also got home runs in the first from Paul Goldschmidt and Paul DeJong off of Freddy Peralta.

The Brewers continued to get a strong offensive showing from their pitchers.  Freddy Peralta delivered an RBI single in the second and Brandon Woodruff added a pinch-hit double in the fourth, hits number 10 and 11 for Brewers pitchers this season.

Game two of the series is Tuesday night (6:40 p.m.) at Miller Park.  Brandon Woodruff (1-1, 6.00) gets the nod for the Brewers.  Jack Flaherty (1-0, 2.93) goes for the Cardinals.

 

Hauser brothers leaving Marquette

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Joey (22) and Sam (10) Hauser – Photo Courtesy of Marquette Athletics

The race is on for college basketball’s top brother combination.  According to Marquette men’s basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski, Sam and Joey Hauser will transfer from the program and look to play elsewhere.

In three seasons with Marquette, Sam Hauser has started 97 of 101 games and averaged 12.7 points and 6.0 rebounds a game.

Joey Hauser started 31 of 34 games in his first season with the team and averaged 9.8 points and 5.3 rebounds a game.

As a junior last season, Sam Hauser was a second-team all-Big East selection and averaged 15.1 points.

The two brothers played together for two seasons at Stevens Point Area Senior High School, leading the Panthers to a pair of WIAA state titles.

Wisconsin missed on both players the first time around.  Can they find a way to land both players this time?

Chacin struggles and Brewers drop finale to the Dodgers

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Jeremy Jeffress – File Photo

The Milwaukee Brewers managed to win their series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but they dropped their series finale 7-1 in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Starter Jhoulys Chacin made it through just 2 1/3 innings, allowing six hits, three walks and six runs, falling to 2-2 on the season.

“My slider wasn’t working today,” Chacin said.  “Not for lefties or for righties. I just couldn’t command it.  Those guys hit a lot of homers but they also take a lot of walks, too.  You have to throw strikes and make good pitches.”

Dodger pitcher Ross Stripling tossed eight innings of one-run ball and didn’t allow a run until Eric Thames’ Sacrifice fly in the eighth.  Stripline allowed just four hits and a while striking out three. [Read more…]

Bucks roll in playoff opener against Detroit

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Giannis Antetokounmpo – Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Milwaukee Bucks swept their four-game series against Detroit during the regular season and their dominance against the Pistons continued into the post-season.  The Bucks grabbed game one of their best-of-seven series 121-86 at Fiserv Forum on Sunday night.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 17 assists in just 23 minutes to lead the Bucks.

In all, seven Bucks scored in double figures.  Eric Bledsoe had 15 points, Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez added 14 each.

With the Bucks blowing out the Pistons, it meant coach Mike Budenholzer was able to keep the minutes down for his starters.  In fact, reserve Pat Connaughton played the most minutes (28).

The Bucks build a 20-point lead after the first quarter and led by 27 at halftime.  The lead grew to as [Read more…]