NEWS

BREWERS

Brewers’ Yelich won’t need surgery, likely done for season

September 12, 2019 Associated Press

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MIAMI (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich won’t need surgery on his broken right kneecap, but the team says it’s unlikely he’ll return this season. Brewers general manager David Stearns says Yelich’s recovery is expected to take eight to 10 weeks. Yelich was back in Milwaukee for tests on Wednesday, a day after the […]

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COLLEGE

Illini’s Betiku could be Big Ten’s next defensive line star

September 12, 2019 Associated Press

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The pool of elite Big Ten defensive linemen looks to be getting deeper. The play up front traditionally is strong across the conference, and a sampling of 2020 NFL mock drafts shows as many as four Big Ten defensive linemen listed as first-round picks. Now comes Illinois defensive end Oluwole Betiku Jr., who has burst […]

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NEWS

Kirk Cousins was an old-school quarterback in Vikings opener

September 12, 2019 Associated Press

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Kirk Cousins went back to his Pop Warner days. Cousins only threw 10 passes in Minnesota’s 28-12 win over Atlanta in Week 1. He completed eight for 98 yards and one touchdown as the Vikings dominated the game on the ground. It was only the third time this decade a team attempted 10 or fewer […]

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NBA

Basketball legend Lisa Leslie to speak in La Crosse

September 12, 2019 Rick Solem

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She was the first woman to ever dunk in the WNBA. Next month, Lisa Leslie could — maybe — be dunking on some area high school athletes. What the 6-foot-5 former center will, for sure, be doing is speaking to area kids and families, telling her life story, as part of the La Crosse Area […]

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NEWS

Yelich out six weeks, doesn’t need surgery; Braun wearing his jersey

September 12, 2019 Rick Solem

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Christian Yelich will be out six weeks with a fractured kneecap, but the 27-year-old won’t need surgery, The Athletic’s Jim Bowden tweeted. The Milwaukee Brewers outfielder suffered the injury fouling a pitch off his right knee during the first inning of Tuesday’s game against the Miami Marlins. After Wednesday’s 7-5 win over the Marlins, Ryan […]

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COLLEGE

Viterbo volleyball forfeits 34 matches from last season, due to ineligible player

September 11, 2019 Rick Solem

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The Viterbo University volleyball team had made it to the NAIA Final Four in four of the past five seasons. Four, that is, until a ruling Wednesday by the league, forcing Viterbo to forfeit 34 matches from last season, which included the V-Hawks run to the NAIA tournament semifinals. The outcome is because an NAIA […]

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COLLEGE

Analysis: Change on tap whether NCAA goes along or not

September 11, 2019 Associated Press

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Chalk one up for the “student athletes.” California is on the verge of striking a mortal blow to the system that’s been sponging free labor off its “student athletes” for decades. The state is en route to approving a law that gives players a chance to make some money for playing games that entertain the […]

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BREWERS

UPDATE: Brewers star Yelich breaks kneecap on foul, out for season

September 10, 2019 Associated Press

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MIAMI (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich has broken his kneecap on a foul ball and will miss the rest of the season. The NL MVP fouled a ball off his right leg Tuesday night in the first inning against Miami. He was on the ground for several minutes before limping off the field. […]

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NEWS

Tick, tock: OBJ plans to keep wearing lavish ⁠— $200,000 ⁠—watch in games

September 10, 2019 Associated Press

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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Watch it: Odell Beckham Jr.’s taking a stand against the NFL on his lavish wrist wear. Beckham said Tuesday that he intends to keep wearing the expensive watch he had on during Sunday’s season opener against the Tennessee Titans. The showy wide receiver believes the league has made an issue out […]

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NEWS

Antonio Brown accused of rape by former trainer

September 10, 2019 Associated Press

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New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of rape by a former trainer. Britney Taylor says Brown sexually assaulted her on three occasions, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Southern District of Florida. Brown has denied the allegations. Darren Heitner, a lawyer representing Brown, told The Associated Press his client […]

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