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Antetokounmpo is doubtful for Game 5

July 1, 2021 By Bill Scott

Giannis Antetokounmpo

The Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks square off in game five of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Championship series at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Thursday night, but the Bucks are expected to be without their superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Antetokounmpo suffered a hyper-extended left knee in Tuesday’s game four loss to the Hawks in Atlanta, but the good news came on Wednesday when an MRI revealed no structural damage to Giannis’ knee.

Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said that as far as Antetokounmpo’s availability going forward, the team will take it day-by-day and see how he’s doing.

The series is tied 2-2 and if it goes to seven games, two of the three remaining games will be played in Milwaukee.

Atlanta played without their star guard Trae Young in Game 4 and his availability for Game 5 is also up in the air.

Young is Questionable for Game 4 Against the Bucks

June 28, 2021 By Bill Scott

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young suffered a bone bruise in his foot and is listed as questionable for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. An MRI revealed the injury on Monday.

Young sprained his ankle with 36 seconds to go in the third quarter when he inadvertently stepped on the foot of game official Sean Wright.

Young had 32 points through the first three quarters on Sunday night but managed just three points in the fourth quarter after returning to the game.

Khris Middleton poured in 38 points to lead the Bucks to a 113-102 victory and a 2-1 lead in the series. That’s back-to-back wins for the Bucks after dropping the series opener in Milwaukee.

Big Ten/ACC Challenge Schedule released

June 28, 2021 By Bill Scott

The matchups for the 2021 Big Ten/ACC Men’s Basketball Challenge are set. All 14 Big Ten teams will see the court against 14 ACC teams on Monday, Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 1. All 14 games of the event will be televised on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU with network assignments to be announced later.

The University of Wisconsin will hit the road to face 2020-21 ACC Tournament Champion Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The Yellow Jackets went on to earn a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament last season but fell in the first round to Loyola-Chicago.

The Badgers beat Louisville 85-48 at the Kohl Center in last season’s Big Ten-ACC Challenge.

The Badgers are also scheduled to host Providence on Nov. 15 in the Gavitt Games with that schedule being released late last seek. The Badgers are also set to compete in the Maui Invitational this coming season.

Stricker captures his third major title

June 28, 2021 By Bill Scott

Steve Stricker

Madison’s Steve Stricker won the Bridgestone Seniors Players Championship at Firestone in Akron, Ohio on Sunday. Stricker captured his third major title and earned his second victory of the season.

Stricker closed with an even-par 70, finishing six-shots in front of defending champion and fellow Madison native Jerry Kelly.

Fred Couples shot a 3-under-par 67 to finish in third place, followed by David Toms, Ernie Els and Jim Furyk.

The win for Stricker earned him a spot in the Players Championship at the TPC Sawgrass next March. He earned $450,000 for the victory.

June 24, 2021 By [email protected]

Brandon Woodruff

Brandon Woodruff went seven strong innings and drove in the game’s lone run prior to the seventh inning in the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix Wednesday afternoon.

Woodruff allowed one run on three hits with nine strikeouts.

The win ended a period of sixteen straight games for Milwaukee, who open a homestand Friday against the Colorado Rockies. It will be the first homestand featuring a full capacity crowd at American Family Field.

Jace Peterson and Tyrone Taylor were both 2-3 at the plate. Josh Hader struckout two in the ninth for his 19th save.

The Brewers are 42-33 and are a half game better than the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central

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Bucks Fall to Atlanta 116-113

June 24, 2021 By [email protected]

The Milwaukee Bucks struggled shooting from 3-point range and struggled defending the Atlanta Hawks star offensive player in a 116-113 loss in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Trae young scored 48 points on 17-34 shooting for Atlanta, who has won the first game of all three of their playoff series this postseason. Clint Capela converted a go-ahead put-back with 29.8 seconds left, and Khris Middleton missed a game tying 3-pointer in the final seconds.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Bucks. Jrue Holiday added 33 points and 10 assists.

It was the first time the Hawks have won a Conference Finals game since moving to Atlanta in 1968.

Game Two is Friday at 7:30 CT.

Assembly Republicans pass bill to ban trans women from high school and college women’s sports

June 17, 2021 By Raymond Neupert

Republicans in the state Assembly have passed a pair of bills that restrict how trans women can take part in high school and college sports.

The bill’s author, Republican Barb Dietrich, says the bill would create a separate but equal co-ed branch of youth sports that trans women would be allowed to participate in.

“If a biological female is perfectly comfortable competing against a biological male, this legislation provides a way to do so!”

Democrat Lee Snodgrass says the move is a cynical way to attack trans athletes. “If we really truly care about women’s sports issues, we should be working on closing the pay gap in women’s sports. We should be making investments in sports and promoting equal economically opportunities for these girls and women.”

Snodgrass says trans women already have it tough competing. “They suffer from higher rates of bullying, anxiety, depression, all of which – news flash – make it more difficult to train and be competitive.”

Dietrich says that children who are trans need mental help rather than help competing in sports. “Let’s get them the care that they need on the mental health level, rather than allowing them to displace women who have worked so hard to reach this achievement level.”

Governor Evers says he’ll be vetoing the bill if it makes it to his desk.

Harden upgraded to doubtful for Game 5

June 15, 2021 By Bill Scott

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

June 15, 2021 By Bill Scott

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).

Bucks blownout by Brooklyn

June 8, 2021 By [email protected]

The Milwaukee Bucks never got into a rhythm Monday night and dropped game two of their second round playoff series to the Brooklyn Nets 125-86. Brooklyn leads the series two games to none.

Nets star Kevin Durant scored 32 points in three quarters and Brooklyn led by as much as 49 points. They led 39-16 after the first quarter and 65-41 at halftime. Kyrie Irving had 22 points. All this without star James Harden, who sat out with a tight right hamstring.

Brooklyn shot 52 percent and was 21-42 from 3-point range. The Bucks were 8-27 from downtown. Giannis Antetokounmpo paced the Bucks with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Game Three will be in Milwaukee Thursday night.

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