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Tag ’em! Opening day turns into record Home Run Derby
Bryce Harper bowed to his new fans, Mookie Betts and the World Series champion Boston Red Sox drew cheers far from Fenway Park and the great Mariano Rivera threw one…
Read MoreBrewers RHP Knebel could be headed for season-ending surgery
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Corey Knebel will decide on Friday what to do about his ailing right elbow, potentially sidelining a key part of Milwaukee’s vaunted bullpen for the season. The…
Read MoreCain robs tying home run with 2 outs in bottom of 9th, as Brewers win on Opening Day
The reigning NL MVP picked up right where he left off last season and Lorenzo Cain saved the day. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Cain robbed…
Read MoreBREWERS PREVIEW: Start trusting in Craig Counsell
If anyone thought that Craig Counsell would be this good this early, you’re lying. Counsell took over a wretched team 26 games in to the 2015 season and, by 2017,…
Read MoreLEADING OFF: Harper, champ Red Sox open, all 30 teams play
A look at what’s happening around the majors Thursday: FOR OPENERS Bryce Harper, Mookie Betts, Mike Trout and everyone else is set to play, at last. All 30 teams are…
Read MoreNational League Central capsules
Capsules of National League Central teams, listed in order of finish last year: Milwaukee Brewers 2018: 96-67, first place, lost to Dodgers in NLCS. Manager: Craig Counsell (fifth season). He’s…
Read MoreIn data-driven age, ‘honor’ of opening day start still big
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As spring training neared its conclusion, a reporter mentioned to Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez that Max Scherzer was not precisely on schedule to…
Read MoreIn Giannis v. Harden MVP duel, it's Bledsoe that leads Bucks past Rockets
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric Bledsoe stole the show in a marquee matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. With top-billing going to MVP front-runners Giannis Antetokounmpo…
Read MoreFruechte leaves for UNI; UWL football in search for new offensive coordinator
With spring football just days from getting underway, the UW-La Crosse football team is looking for a new offensive coordinator. Issac Fruechte, who was hired to the position in January,…
Read MoreMinnesota builds a (living) wall
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After this particularly harsh winter in the north, Minnesota’s ballpark has been fully activated for spring. The wall behind center field sure came alive. Why, yes, it’s…
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