PREPS
UW bound: Big Foot senior fulfills a dream
Talk about making a strong impression. That's exactly what Travis Frederick did two weeks ago at the University of Wisconsin's summer football camp for linemen.
Janesville players help South baseball all-stars win
Craig's Trevor Foss is winning pitcher in 4-3 victory over North
Local players help South team win
Craig's Trevor Foss earned the pitching win, and Craig's Ben Yaucher and Parker's Matt Beyer provided offensive help to help the South win a WBCA All-Star game Friday night.
Edgerton's Hesselman gets all-state honors
Crimson Tide golfer makes coaches' second team
Former Parker coach to guide South team
It’s the 25th anniversary of the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Classic—a time to turn back the pages of history.
STATE SPORTS
Brewers Fall
Colorado won their series opener with Milwaukee 4-3 on Monday night.
Ubaldo Jimenez gave up just 3 htis in seven scoreless innings to notch the win while Seth McClung went just 4 and two-thirds to get hung with the loss.
Milwaukee couldnt get any timely hits on Monday, but but got to the Rockies bullpen for three runs in the 8th to make it a game. The big blow was a Prince Fielder 2-run homer.
The Brewers will send CC Sabathia to the hill tonight in game two of the series.
To make room for Sabathia on the roster, Jeff Suppan was placed on the 15-day DL with a right elbow problem.
JJ Hardy was also named the National League Player of the Week. He hit .600 with 5 doubles, 6 homers, and 12 RBI last week for the Crew.
Jefferson Ready For Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks introduced forward Richard Jefferson to the Wisconsin media on Monday. Jefferson came to the Bucks in a draft day deal in exchange for Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons.
At first Jefferson said he didnt want to play in Milwaukee but he said on Monday that he was just upset that he was traded and its nothing negative about the city. He says he'll have an open mind and wants to learn what Milwaukee has to offer.
Jefferson also said that he's excited to play with Michael Redd and that having two 20+ points per game scorers will help the Bucks get back to the playoffs.
U.S. Bank Championship Adds To Field
The U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee is putting together a decent field this year as three more players committed to the event next week at Brown Deer Park.
A trio of four time PGA Tour winners have committed to playing in this year's event. Chad Campbell, Bob Estes, and Tim Herron will all take part in PGA Tour's annual stop in Milwaukee July 17th to the 20th.
The tournament also announced that four veteran golfers have been given sponsors exemptions to the event. Two-time U.S. Open champ Lee Janzen, Billy Andrade, and Bob Tway will all be in Milwaukee.
Sabathia Trade Official
The Milwaukee Brewers officially announced on Monday morning that they traded their top minor league prospect and three other minor leaguers to the Cleveland Indians for 2007 American League Cy Young Award Winner CC Sabathia.
GM Doug Melvin ships Matt LaPorta, who was last years #1 draft pick, to the Tribe along with lefy Zach Jackson, righty Rob Bryson, and a player to be named later to Cleveland for the 6'7, 290 pound left-hander.
The 27-year-old was 106-71 with a 3.83 ERA over eight seasons in Cleveland. He became expendable because Cleveland would not be able to resign him when he hit the free agent market at the end of the year.
GM Doug Melvin said that they won't worry about resigning Sabathia until after the season and he realizes that they may only have him for a few months. With Ben Sheets also becoming a free agent at the end of the year, Melvin said that the organization owed it to the fans to "go for it" and try and win this year. It has been 26 years since Milwaukee made the post-season.
Owner Mark Attanasio says that Melvin came to him with the idea of the trade and he was 100% for it even though it will push the Brewers salary to about $90 million dollars and probably mean the team will lose money this season.
Sabathia was set to arrive in Milwaukee this afternoon and will be at Miller Park tonight. He will make his first start for the Brewers on Tuesday night against Colorado.
NATIONAL SPORTS
Picking the perfect NFL roster for $116M
Two veteran NFL personnel men. One big task: Build the perfect 53-man team and stay under the cap.
Brees over Brady? Explaining my picks
The opportunity to play GM was a lot tougher than I expected, but I had a great time putting together this team. From picking the head coach to selecting the final guy on the roster, each decision was made with the goal of building a Super Bowl winner. I eschewed the temptation to build a team that would compile gaudy individual statistics like a fantasy team, and concentrated on shaping a roster that would thrive in the scheme crafted by the coaches on both sides of the ball.
Rationale: Go cheap at WR, RB
Several weeks ago, I wrote a column about how I would build a team if the NFL has an uncapped year in 2010. So now it's time to put my words into action and build my own 53-man roster. Only this time I have to do it under the 2008 salary cap of $116 million.
Who picked the better team? My analysis of their choices
So I called Duke, who used to run the book for New York Post employees back in the days when I drew my paycheck there, and asked him what the number was on the Brooksies vs. the Lombardies, Dream Game 2008.
Tom Verducci: My 2008 All-Star selections
SI.com's Tom Verducci unveils his choices for the AL and NL All-Star teams and explains his biggest beef with the process. Fixing it left him with hard decisions.
