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May 5, 2021 The Milwaukee Bucks have stood toe-to-toe against the NBA’s best in the last two weeks, sweeping all four games against the two teams in front of them in the Eastern Conference. That may not mean anything in terms of standings and especially when the playoffs roll around, but the late-regular season results are encouraging. Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum, Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 36 points and 12 rebounds in Milwaukee’s 124-118 win over Brooklyn. The Nets were without James Harden but did get 38 points from Kyrie Irving and 32 from Kevin Durant. The win shrinks ...

By Doug Russell May 3, 2021 The Milwaukee Brewers were beaten soundly Sunday in their series finale by the Los Angeles Dodgers, 16-4, with rookie Alec Bettinger taking the brunt of the abuse on the mound during his Major League debut. Bettinger surrendered tow grand slams in each of the first two innings, staking the Dodgers to a 9-0 lead after two innings. Bettinger lasted four innings, surrendering 11 earned runs on 11 hits. After one MLB game, Bettinger’s ERA is an eye-popping 24.75. Veteran Jordan Zimmerman, who initially retired before the Brewers summoned him for help in the bullpen...

By Doug Russell Apr 30, 2021 The Green Bay Packers selected cornerback Eric Stokes withy the 29th overall pick in Thursday night’s NFL Draft. But hardly anyone noticed because the rest of the Packers house was on fire. Earlier Thursday, reports surfaced that MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers wanted out of Green Bay, fed up with a team that blindsided him by trading up a year ago for quarterback Jordan Love; a move signaling the end was near for arguably the greatest player to play football in a Packers uniform. Rodgers has also reportedly been frustrated over the lack of progress on a contrac...

By Doug Russell Apr 26, 2021 While there is no shortage of candidates for Pitcher of the Month in the National League this April, Brandon Woodruff’s name has to be near the top of everyone’s list. Sunday in Chicago, Woodruff again demonstrated his dominance over opposing hitters. Woodruff was staked to just one run during his six innings of two-hit shutout ball, mowing down eight Cubs on strikeouts while walking just two in Milwaukee’s 6-0 win on Sunday. Woodruff improves to 2-0 with a 1.55 ERA. Woodruff has been brutal on the Brewers rivals to the south this month. In three starts ag...