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Wisconsin Sports

Caissie homers as Cubs hold off Brewers 6-4

CHICAGO (AP) — Owen Caissie homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs held off the Milwaukee Brewers for a 6-4 win in the opener of a split doubleheader on Tuesday. Willi Castro also went deep as Chicago won for the third time in four games. Four Cubs relievers combined for 3 2/3 ...

Peralta shuts down Cubs as Brewers triumph 7-0

CHICAGO (AP) — Freddy Peralta allowed one hit and struck out six batters and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-0 in the first half of a Monday doubleheader. All-Star pitcher Peralta (15-5, 2.78 ERA) shut Chicago out over six innings to help Milwaukee advance to an MLB-best ...

Florence, Niagara to launch 8-player seasons

Florence will open its 8-player varsity football season Thursday, hosting Wausau Newman Catholic at 7 p.m. Newman Catholic finished 8-2 last season, bowing in the opening round of the state playoffs. The Bobcats, coached by Kent Walstrom, went 7-3, one season removed from an undefeated state ...

Milwaukee’s streak calls to mind the 1987 season

The Milwaukee Brewers have been the talk of baseball recently because of their 14-game winning streak. That run also gives us a chance to appreciate a particularly unusual big league season — the Brewers' super streaky run through 1987. It was those '87 Brewers who won their first 13 games ...

Jordan Love returns to practice for Packers

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love returned to practice Monday less than a week after undergoing thumb surgery on his non-throwing hand. He had his thumb, which had ligament damage, wrapped while going through a series of passing drills. The injury occurred, ...

Reds score in 10th to end Brewers’ winning streak

CINCINNATI (AP) — Austin Hays' single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning gave the Cincinnati Reds a 3-2 victory over Milwaukee on Sunday, ending the Brewers' franchise-record winning streak at 14 games. Milwaukee had barely pulled out the previous two games in Cincinnati for its ...