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Lester wins 200th, Cards down Brewers for ninth straight win
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jon Lester notched his 200th career win, Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 Monday night for their ninth consecutive win. The Cardinals have won nine straight for the first...
Wisconsin Muslim Americans promoting new narrative since 911
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Twenty years ago, as Muslim Americans joined others mourning the victims of the 9/11 attacks, they also faced the increased threat of Islamophobia. The sentiment ranged from personal attacks on Muslims, and anyone who could be mistaken as Muslim,...
Wisdom sets Cubs rookie record with 27th HR, beat Brewers
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Patrick Wisdom set a Chicago Cubs record for homers by a rookie on a day that exemplified his feast-or-famine approach. Wisdom struck out four times for a second straight day but delivered a towering three-run shot that highlighted the Chicago Cubs’...
Summerfest vendors have mixed feelings about turnout, sales
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The return of a popular annual music festival in Milwaukee wasn't what some vendors expected. After the event was canceled last year due to the coronavirus, Summerfest 2021 ended with mixed reports. Sellers who set up shop for the first time generally...
Brewers clinch 4th straight playoff berth with win vs Cubs
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Manny Piña homered twice, Eduardo Escobar and Jace Peterson also connected, and the Milwaukee Brewers clinched their fourth straight postseason berth with a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night. The Brewers won for the seventh time in...
Friday's Scores
PREP FOOTBALL= Algoma 50, Gibraltar 42 Alma/Pepin 54, Eleva-Strum 16 Altoona 33, Viroqua 14 Amherst 36, Spencer/Columbus Catholic 14 Appleton North 42, Neenah 7 ...
Brewers rally to top Cubs 8-5, move closer to division title
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kolten Wong and the Milwaukee Brewers moved a step closer to clinching the NL Central title by continuing their season-long domination of the Chicago Cubs. Wong hit a tiebreaking, two-out single during a four-run rally in the eighth inning as Milwaukee...
Barnes paid no income tax, was on BadgerCare in 2018
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes paid no income tax in 2018 and was on BadgerCare while he was unemployed and running for lieutenant governor. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Friday that he didn't file a state or federal income tax...
Thursday's Scores
PREP FOOTBALL= Fort Atkinson 29, Portage 16 Lake Country Lutheran 42, Martin Luther 7 Milwaukee King 38, Milwaukee Washington/Fuller Collegiate 8 Milwaukee Marshall/Carmen NW/Milw Juneau/Milw Languages 39,...
Bucks hire Lisa Byington as TV play-by-play broadcaster
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Lisa Byington is making history as the Milwaukee Bucks’ new play-by-play voice on their television broadcasts. The Bucks announced the hiring Wednesday and said Byington is the first woman to work as a full-time television play-by-play announcer for...
