NBA

Kareem: Players like Anthony Davis have value and hold power

February 20, 2019 Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) — There was no social media or around-the-clock basketball coverage in October 1974, on the night when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looked up from his dinner plate and told the Milwaukee Bucks that he would like to be traded. As such, hardly anybody knew initially about the demand. If anyone understands what Anthony Davis is […]

BREWERS

Moustakas has unfinished business in Milwaukee

February 19, 2019 Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — Mike Moustakas fell one win shy of reaching the World Series with the Milwaukee Brewers. “I think we had some unfinished business after last year,” Moustakas said Tuesday after finalizing a $10 million, one-year deal with the Brewers. “I loved playing here last year. It was a lot of fun. We fell […]

BUCKS

Antetokounmpo almost never was

February 19, 2019 Rick Solem

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo’s rise to stardom almost never happened. The 24-year-old, three-time all-star and MVP candidate nearly gave up on his NBA career after his family was declined twice for an American Visa. “We were stressed because the law says if you were declined three times, it’s done,” Antetokounmpo’s European agent Giorgos Panou […]

BREWERS

Grandal gets proactive about learning staff with Brewers

February 18, 2019 Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — The ink was hardly dry on his $18.25 million, one-year contract with Milwaukee when Yasmani Grandal started working the phone, reaching out to as many new teammates as possible from his offseason home in Peoria. The Brewers’ new backstop wanted to get a running start when pitchers and catchers reported to spring […]

BUCKS

Antetokounmpo fuels Bucks late rally to charge past Pacers

February 14, 2019 Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered the finishing touch Wednesday. The Milwaukee Bucks needed everything he could muster. Antetokounmpo rallied the Bucks from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit, recorded his fifth triple-double of the season and led Milwaukee past Indiana 106-97. He finished with 33 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists to keep the Bucks atop […]

BUCKS

Antetokounmpo’s back, goes for 29 and 17 as Bucks outlast Bulls 112-99

February 12, 2019 Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — The Greek Freak was back in action — and the rest of the Milwaukee Bucks eventually got rolling to pull out a win. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 points and had 17 rebounds, Eric Bledsoe added 19 points and Milwaukee came on late to outlast the pesky Chicago Bulls 112-99 on Monday night. […]

BUCKS

Giannis back, Mirotic out for Milwaukee tonight at Bulls on WKTY; Bucks owner Lasry fined for comments on Davis

February 11, 2019 Rick Solem

The Milwaukee Bucks newest addition will not suit up tonight against the team that drafted him back in 2014. Nikola Mirotic is out tonight against the Chicago Bulls with a calf injury. The move, however, is just precautionary. He did participate in this afternoon’s shootaround. Giannis Antetokounmpo, however, should play, after sitting out on Saturday […]

MLB

NL Central teams at the start of spring training

February 8, 2019 Associated Press

A team-by-team look at the National League Central entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad: Milwaukee Brewers Manager: Craig Counsell (fifth season). 2018: 96-67, first place, lost to Dodgers in NLCS. Training Town: Phoenix. Park: Maryvale Baseball […]

BUCKS

Bucks, Pistons swap former Top 10 picks

February 6, 2019 Rick Solem

The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to trade center Thon Maker to the Detroit Pistons for Stanley Johnson, according to ESPN. The 21-year-old Maker was Milwaukee’s No. 10 pick back in 2016, while Johnson, 22, was the eighth pick the year before. Johnson, a defensive specialist, is averaging 7.5 points and 3.6 rebounds in 20 minutes […]

BUCKS

Antetokounmpo, Bledsoe pace Bucks past Wizards

February 6, 2019 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo called it “a crazy game.” A little too crazy for the All-Star. Antetokounmpo scored 43 points, Eric Bledsoe had 22 points and 11 assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Washington Wizards 148-129 on Wednesday night for their fifth consecutive victory. “I think we were just trading baskets at one […]