The Milwaukee Brewers made the playoffs for the first time last season since 1982 when they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games in the World Series. The small market Brewers are going to need some huge individual seasons from unexpected players if they plan on a return trip to the postseason in [...]
For the first time in more than two months, the Philadelphia 76ers have a winning record. To stay above .500, the Sixers might have to overcome another injury in their frontcourt. Continuing a season-long seven-game homestand, Philadelphia (23-22) looks for its 11th victory in the last 13 games Saturday at home against the struggling New [...]
Wesley Matthews scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half, helping No. 8 Marquette remain undefeated in the Big East with a 94-82 victory over No. 25 Georgetown on Saturday, the Hoyas’ fifth straight loss. Jerel McNeal scored 26 points and Lazar Hayward added 23 for the Golden Eagles (19-2, 8-0), who have [...]
5 Star Super Bowl pick: Arizona (-7) vs Pittsburgh. The key to Arizona winning Super Bowl XLIII is the emergence of Edgerrin James in the playoffs. The future Hall of Famer has regained his starting position and has looked the the old “Edge” from his hay days in Indianapolis. The fire burns in James to [...]
Burger King Corp. announced Wednesday that the company has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Tony Stewart and Stewart-Haas Racing. As part of the sponsorship agreement, BKC has two primary paint schemes on the No. 14 Sprint Cup car which will be featured at the July 4th Cup Series race at Daytona and the September [...]
There’s no question Sprint Cup team ownership agrees with Tony Stewart, and the two-time Cup champion put the latest exclamation point on that fact Friday night at Preseason Thunder Fan Fest at Daytona International Speedway. Stewart, looking remarkably more svelte and clean cut than a year before when he drove the No. 20 Joe Gibbs [...]
Despite fears of a worsening economy and potential labor problems, commissioner Roger Goodell tried to be upbeat, saying the game was showing signs of being safer and that the league wasn’t done tinkering with overtime. In his state of the NFL address at the Super Bowl on Friday, Goodell said he was hopeful there would [...]
Heading into Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals feature quarterbacks who have already won championships. It’s the Cardinals, however, who may have an edge in knowing what to expect from the Steelers’ signal-caller. The Cardinals will make their first appearance in the Super Bowl on Sunday with former two-time [...]
At every winter stop, a Brewers fan would ask general manager Doug Melvin the same question, and it was usually the first one asked. Is there any chance the Brewers will look at re-signing Ben Sheets? The answer, every time, is the same. “I don’t anticipate so,” Melvin says, just as he did Saturday at [...]
Craig Counsell will be back for a fourth season with his hometown team. The veteran infielder passed a physical exam on Monday and finalized a one-year, $1 million contract to return to the Brewers. Counsell, who grew up in a Milwaukee suburb and still has a home there, will serve once again as the Brewers’ [...]
