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Wisconsin Sports

Competition makes wide receiver the Packers’ position to watch

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jayden Reed acknowledges that the Green Bay Packers receivers didn't perform quite the way they wanted last season. That left them plenty motivated to take a step forward this season, even before the front office selected two more receivers in the first three rounds ...

Brewers boast best 60-game stretch in team history

ATLANTA (AP) — Before Tuesday night's 7-2 win at Atlanta, Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy suggested "most people couldn't tell you five players on our team." A look at the standings would indicate more Brewers players soon will be recognized by more fans. After all, it's difficult to ...

Packers’ Hobbs out after knee surgery for torn meniscus

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers cornerback Nate Hobbs won't be practicing for a while after undergoing surgery for a torn meniscus on his right knee over the weekend. How much time he will miss remains uncertain. "I'm not going to put a timetable on it, but unfortunately he had ...

Brewers beat Braves 5-4 for 6th straight win

ATLANTA (AP) — Blake Perkins doubled, hit a homer and drove in two RBIs, Andrew Vaughn also homered and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight win. Vaughn extended his hitting streak to a career-best 12 games and is batting .435 with ...

Former NFL player convicted in large-scale dogfighting operation

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former NFL player from Oklahoma has been convicted for his role in a large-scale dogfighting operation, federal prosecutors announced. Leshon Eugene Johnson, 54, of Broken Arrow was convicted of six felony counts of possessing dogs for use in an animal-fighting ...

Brewers manhandle Braves 7-2 to improve best record in majors

ATLANTA (AP) — Freddy Peralta allowed only one run in five innings, Andrew Vaughn singled in two runs in Milwaukee's four-run fourth and the Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Tuesday night. Milwaukee (69-44) extended its winning streak to five games to improve Major League Baseball's ...