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BREWERS

Bob Uecker, 90, expected to broadcast Brewers’ home-opener, workload the rest of season uncertain

March 27, 2024 Associated Press 0

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker will be back behind the microphone when the Milwaukee Brewers play their home-opener Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. NOTE: The Brewers season-opener is postponed until Friday. WKTY will host a watch party at Flipside from noon-2 p.m. for the Mets-Brewers opener. How heavy a broadcasting workload the 90-year-old Uecker will […]

BREWERS

Brewers-Mets season-opener postponed to Friday due to rainy forecast

March 27, 2024 Associated Press 0

The Milwaukee Brewers season-opener at the New York Mets has been postponed until 12:40 p.m. Friday. Pregame on WKTY will begin at 12:05 p.m. WKTY is also hosting a watch party from noon-2 p.m. at Flipside in La Crosse with jersey and ticket giveaways. The game had been scheduled for Thursday, but with wet weather […]

COLLEGE

NCAA president urges states, with legal wagering, to ban prop bets on college athletes

March 27, 2024 Associated Press 0

In the midst of March Madness, the NCAA is pushing for states with legal wagering on sporting events to ban prop bets on college athletes. “Sports betting issues are on the rise across the country with prop bets continuing to threaten the integrity of competition and leading to student-athletes getting harassed,” NCAA President Charlie Baker […]

NEWS

NFL owners approve a radical overhaul to kickoff rules, adopting setup used in XFL

March 27, 2024 Associated Press 0

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kickoff returns are returning to the NFL. Team owners on Tuesday approved a new rule that will take what essentially had become “a dead play” and make it an integral part of the game again. “We feel this is a great day for the NFL,” said Saints special teams coordinator Darren […]

COLLEGE

Utah coach says team was shaken after experiencing racist hate in Idaho, during NCAA Tournament

March 27, 2024 Associated Press 0

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Members of the Utah women’s basketball team were subjected to racism near their hotel in Idaho last week when a pickup truck with a Confederate flag drove near them and the driver began using offensive language, including the N-word, authorities said Tuesday. The team was left shaken and wound up moving […]

COLLEGE

Clark, Iowa claim another record with most-viewed first-round game in women’s NCAA tourney history

March 26, 2024 Associated Press 0

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes can claim another record — the most-viewed first-round game in women’s NCAA Tournament history. The Hawkeyes’ 91-65 win over Holy Cross on Saturday averaged 3.23 million viewers on ABC, according to Nielsen. The viewership surpassed the 2.50 million who watched last year’s Elite Eight game […]

MLB

Shohei Ohtani says he never bet on sports, interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole money, told lies

March 26, 2024 Associated Press 0

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani said Monday he never bet on sports or knowingly paid any gambling debts accumulated by his longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. Instead, the Los Angeles Dodgers star claims his close friend lied to him for years and stole millions from the two-time MVP. Ohtani gave his version of events during […]

COLLEGE

Iowa’s Clark shows love for the fans after they cheer her on one last time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena

March 26, 2024 Associated Press 0

Caitlin Clark raised her arms as she walked across the court, pumped her fists and made a heart with her hands as she bid farewell to her legion of adoring fans who came to see her play one last time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Monday night. The clock had just hit zeroes […]

BREWERS

Brewers outfielder Garrett Mitchell expected to miss start of season with broken hand

March 25, 2024 Associated Press 0

PHOENIX (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Garrett Mitchell has a fracture in his left hand and is expected to miss the start of the season. Brewers manager Pat Murphy told reporters about the injury Monday and said Mitchell was seeing a specialist. It’s the latest injury-related setback for Mitchell since the Brewers selected him out […]

BREWERS

Brewers’ Woodruff says he won’t pitch this season as he targets 2025 return from shoulder surgery

March 25, 2024 Associated Press 0

PHOENIX (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff says he won’t pitch this season while he recovers from surgery to his throwing shoulder. When Woodruff underwent the surgery in October, the Brewers said the two-time All-Star was expected to miss most, if not all, of the season. Woodruff told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he […]

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