(2008/08/21)
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Ryan Helminen earned his first Wisconsin State Open Golf Championship, but Mark Schneider proved once again that he is among Wisconsin’s elite golfers.
(2008/08/21)
MADISON — Allan Evridge came into fall camp with an advantage in the University of Wisconsin football team’s quarterback race and never lost it, being named the starter on Wednesday by coach Bret Bielema.
(2008/08/21)
MADISON — Senior fullback Chris Pressley was asked earlier this week what it would mean to him to be named one of the captains on the University of Wisconsin football team.
(2008/08/21)
CHICAGO (AP) — Bronson Arroyo allowed three hits and a run in seven strong innings Wednesday night, and the Cincinnati Reds cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 2-1 victory.
(2008/08/21)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Redmond drove in two runs for the Minnesota Twins, who survived some wildness by Francisco Liriano and beat Oakland 3-1 on Wednesday to send the Athletics to their 11th straight series defeat.
(2008/08/21)
Let’s cut right to the chase. I, for one, would be a very happy person if the NFL decided to scrap its preseason schedule and jump right into games that actually mean something.
(2008/08/20)
Call it force of habit. Or just call it force. When the UW-La Crosse football team did its preseason strength testing recently, Cooper Wage claimed the king of the bench title, and it wasn’t even close.
(2008/08/20)
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. Keegan Drugan plans to become more aggressive in the last two legs of the Wisconsin State Open Golf Championship at the Eau Claire Golf and Country Club today.
(2008/08/20)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — What has already been a long season for Oakland just keeps getting longer.
(2008/08/20)
I’ve finally done it. After resisting for the past five years, I’ve caved in and joined a fantasy football league.
(2008/08/19)
Very seldom is so little asked of a key player in order to accomplish so much as a team.
(2008/08/19)
The Milwaukee Brewers teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s were regulars on national television. As a kid I spent a Saturday afternoon or two parked in front of the television for NBC’s “Game of the Week” to watch the Brewers face off against the Angels, Orioles or hated Yankees. And it was always nice to hear announcers like Tony Kubek and Joe Gargiola say nice things about Milwaukee.
(2008/08/19)
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. Keegan Drugan, winner of the 2008 La Crosse Tribune County Amateur Golf Championship earlier this month, is only four shots out of the lead after the opening round of the Wisconsin State Open Golf Championship at the Eau Claire Golf and Country Club on Monday.
(2008/08/19)
MINNEAPOLIS — Thanks to Kirk Saarloos, the struggling Oakland Athletics managed to take something positive out of Monday night’s game against the Minnesota Twins.
(2008/08/18)
Safety Nick Ihde described it as “discombobulated” and quarterback Griffin Moe felt it was “a little bit chaotic.”
(2008/08/18)
In three days, the Minnesota Twins will begin a 14-day, four-city road trip that probably will decide their fate in the AL Central race with the White Sox.
(2008/08/18)
MINNEAPOLIS The initial diagnosis was that Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson suffered a bruised right knee in Saturday's preseason game at Baltimore, but further tests revealed a sprain to his MCL, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
(2008/08/18)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) This is why the Minnesota Twins were willing to give Joe Nathan so much money. Their choice not to trade him has proven to be prescient and particularly beneficial for this pennant race.
(2008/08/18)
MIAMI (AP) The Chicago Cubs put together a big seventh inning to make Ryan Dempster a winner and secure a 5-1 road trip.
(2008/08/17)
The UW-La Crosse football team opens its three-week preseason camp today. The Eagles will practice this month and all season long on the fields next to the Veterans Memorial Sports Complex construction site, and will get to watch much of the new $16.6 million stadium go up before their eyes.
(2008/08/17)
Imagine for a moment that you are a Major League manager. You work in a small market but have fielded a reasonably strong team. Unfortunately, after the season is over your boss tells you that the team is going to trade or not re-sign the top three pitchers in your rotation, including a two-time Cy Young Award winner who at the time is widely considered to be the best pitcher in the game.
(2008/08/17)
A La Crosse 3.5 senior women’s tennis team placed fourth at the USTA State Championships held Aug. 8-10 in Madison.
(2008/08/17)
BALTIMORE (AP) Tarvaris Jackson put up some impressive numbers against the Baltimore Ravens. Far more important was that the Minnesota Vikings quarterback left the stadium with just a bruise on his tender right knee.
(2008/08/17)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Brett Favre second-guessed himself at times during the last few weeks. He doubted whether he was doing the right thing by coming out of retirement and leaving Green Bay.
(2008/08/17)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Once again, the Minnesota Twins got 'em over and got 'em in. They picked up another victory by piecing together well-timed contact, surprise and speed.
(2008/08/17)
MIAMI (AP) Florida Marlins closer Kevin Gregg got a quick shot at redemption.
(2008/08/16)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jason Kubel homered and had three RBI in the seven-run fourth inning and the Minnesota Twins beat up on former teammate Carlos Silva in a 9-3 win on Friday night.
(2008/08/16)
Gymnastics, while captivating, still is baffling to me.
(2008/08/16)
MIAMI (AP) — Daryle Ward hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Florida Marlins 6-5 on Friday night for their ninth straight road victory.
(2008/08/15)
La Crosse Loggers manager Andy McKay sat on a folding chair outside the home dugout in a rare moment of relaxation last Monday afternoon before his team’s final game of the 2008 season.
(2008/08/15)
MADISON — University of Wisconsin football coaches know junior linebacker Jaevery McFadden can run.
(2008/08/15)
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Peavy wants to be clear he’s not ducking anyone.
(2008/08/15)
ATLANTA (AP) — A brief benches-clearing skirmish and only the second cycle in Atlanta history couldn’t stop the Chicago Cubs from completing their first season sweep of the Braves.
(2008/08/15)
NEW ORLEANS Former UW-La Crosse men’s track and field coach Mark Guthrie will be inducted into the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame, it was announced Thursday.
(2008/08/14)
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks general manager John Hammond was searching for a true point guard, someone to run the team’s offense and fit in nicely with wing players Michael Redd and Richard Jefferson.
(2008/08/14)
ATLANTA — A Cubs fans hoisted a sign proclaiming Turner Field to be “Wrigley Field of the South.”
(2008/08/14)
MINNEAPOLIS — The Yankees left New York last week for a 10-game road trip, clearly aware their streak of 13 straight playoff appearances was in jeopardy.
(2008/08/14)
MANKATO, Minn. — Bursting off the line, weaving through tackling dummies, slapping at teammates’ arms.
(2008/08/14)
It appears Major League Baseball is in the final stages of implementing an instant replay system for boundary calls fair or foul, over the fence or not before this year’s postseason.
(2008/08/13)
MADISON — WIAC Football Media Day is a time for optimism, cliches and quips.
(2008/08/13)
GREEN BAY — No one is ready to come out and say it after one preseason game, but given the way rookies Brian Brohm and Matt Flynn played in Monday night’s 20-17 exhibition loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, the Green Bay Packers just might have themselves a full-blown competition for the backup quarterback job behind Aaron Rodgers.
(2008/08/13)
MADISON — University of Wisconsin offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Paul Chryst makes it sound so simple.
(2008/08/13)
MADISON — Just about every time University of Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Doeren was in the football offices over the summer, he would bump into sophomore cornerback Niles Brinkley.
(2008/08/13)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Alex Rodriguez hit a tiebreaking homer in the 12th inning and the scuffling New York Yankees overcame Mariano Rivera’s first blown save of the season, beating the Minnesota Twins 9-6 Tuesday night.
(2008/08/12)
GREEN BAY (AP) — Aaron Rodgers shrugged off a shaky beginning as Brett Favre's replacement.
(2008/08/12)
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Brett Favre's impact is already being felt by his new receivers' stinging hands.
(2008/08/12)
Kirk Bey, Tribune sportswriter, on Michael Phelps’ quest for eight Olympic gold medals
(2008/08/12)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) It would have been easy for Glen Perkins to sit this one out.
(2008/08/12)
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) For all the emotion and energy that emerges on NFL fields, the league has a cold, scripted side that can lead to drudgery. Visanthe Shiancoe did what he could last season to find the creative outlets he needed to maintain mental health.
(2008/08/12)
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) Brian Robison was back on the field to watch part of Monday afternoon's practice, though his leg felt tight and sore. The next step will be running, expected next week. After that it's a return to full practice, perhaps in two weeks.
(2008/08/11)
GREEN BAY It is, regardless of all the hubbub, just one game. A game that does not count in the standings, for that matter.
(2008/08/11)
MADISON — Alan Evridge appeared relaxed and at ease as he fielded questions from inquiring minds Sunday afternoon at Camp Randall Stadium.
(2008/08/11)
CHICAGO — Ryan Dempster earned his 13th win and the Chicago Cubs beat St. Louis 6-2 on Sunday night in a game in which Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter left with another injury.
(2008/08/11)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tony Pena Jr. has played sparingly since losing his starting shortstop job to rookie Mike Aviles in June, but he delivered in a big way Sunday.
(2008/08/11)
It has been interesting to hear some of the speculation surrounding the upcoming season for the Jets and the Packers.
(2008/08/10)
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. — They had been given a homework assignment by their parents, and they weren’t having an easy time with it.
(2008/08/10)
WEST SALEM, Wis. — For Brent Kirchner, it almost was like hitting either a yellow or red light at every intersection. His timing just wasn’t where he wanted it to be.
(2008/08/10)
GREEN BAY — First running back Ryan Grant held out. Now he’s held up, this time by a nagging hamstring injury that’s costing him valuable practice time.
(2008/08/10)
CHICAGO — Troy Glaus was hitless this season against the Chicago Cubs. Nothing to show in 30 at-bats. Then with two swings Saturday, the big slump disappeared.
(2008/08/10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If Francisco Liriano is not back to his 2006 form yet, he sure is getting close.
(2008/08/10)
MADISON — The University of Wisconsin football team appears to have a quarterback battle on its hands, although it might not be the one everyone expected.
(2008/08/10)
Green Bay GM Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy’s handling of Brett Favre’s wishes to come back to the NFL was simply mind-boggling.
(2008/08/09)
GREEN BAY — The word of the day Friday was closure. At least here it was.
(2008/08/09)
Two days from now, high school football players in Wisconsin will pick up the necessary equipment for practice. Three days from now, they’ll officially start preparing for what each one of them hopes is a season to remember.
(2008/08/09)
WEST SALEM, Wis. Kevin Loeffler, of Caledonia, Minn., shot 1-under-par 70 Friday to win the Championship Flight of the TRGA Maple Grove Open.
(2008/08/09)
GREEN BAY — If Will Blackmon can stay healthy and special teams coordinator Mike Stock realizes that’s a big IF then the Green Bay Packers have their return man on kickoffs and punts.
(2008/08/09)
MINNEAPOLIS — Adrian Peterson never touched the ball. Chester Taylor scored a touchdown on a goal-line leap, but did little else. As usual for the first preseason game, the health of the top players was preserved.
(2008/08/09)
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings spent plenty of money to upgrade their defense in the offseason, giving defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier all kinds of flavors to work with.
(2008/08/09)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kevin Slowey limited Kansas City to one run on seven hits in six innings, Joe Mauer drove in two runs and the Minnesota Twins took advantage of eight walks to beat the Royals 4-1 on Friday night.
(2008/08/09)
CHICAGO — Jim Edmonds has experienced both sides of the Cardinals-Cubs matchup, one of baseball’s most spirited and emotional rivalries.
(2008/08/08)
CLEVELAND — Brett Favre held up his new green jersey, hoping he made the right decision.
(2008/08/08)
Brett Favre could be in for a rude awakening from the fans and the media during his stint with the New York Jets.
(2008/08/08)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tarvaris Jackson has heard the questions all summer long and all throughout training camp.
(2008/08/07)
GREEN BAY — Only 17 years after coming within one draft slot of getting his NFL start in the Big Apple, Brett Favre will finish his illustrious career in New York as a member of the New York Jets.
(2008/08/07)
Maybe Milwaukee’s Manny Parra and Prince Fielder were having a disagreement about what the Green Bay Packers should do with Brett Favre on Monday before Fielder twice shoved Parra in the infamous dugout altercation we all know how heated those conversations can get.
(2008/08/07)
SEATTLE — Denard Span still has an apartment in Rochester, N.Y., his minor-league residence until five weeks ago. His clothes are still packed in his car.
(2008/08/07)
CHICAGO — Now that Alfonso Soriano is back from the disabled list and feeling fine, the hits are coming at a healthy rate.
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