Sports

 ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) – NASCAR team owner Jack Roush has been
transferred to Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic following surgery on facial
injuries he suffered in a plane crash in Oshkosh. Roush Fenway
Racing said yesterday he was in serious but stable condition.

 HOUSTON (AP) – The Milwaukee Brewers open a series in Houston
today. They’ll give the ball to Manny Parra. The Astros are slated
to start J.A. Happ, who was part of the trade that sent Roy Oswalt
to Philadelphia yesterday.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Green Bay is the only NFL team required
to disclose its financial information to the public. That’s made
the Packers Exhibit A amid rising tensions between owners and
players over a new collective bargaining agreement. Commissioner
Roger Goodell visited the team’s shareholders meeting yesterday and
said the players union has enough financial information to
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     GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – As the only NFL team required to disclose its financial information to the public, the Green Bay Packers have become Exhibit A amid rising tensions between owners and players over a new collective bargaining agreement.
     Just don’t expect other teams to open up their books in an attempt to More >

 MILWAUKEE (AP) – The Milwaukee Brewers have a day off after
dropping two of three home games against Cincinnati. The Reds
scored ten unanswered runs to top the Brewers 10-2 yesterday.
Travis Wood earned his first win in the majors for Cincinnati.
     Brewers third baseman Casey McGehee may have a
sore right leg today. He took a hard shot More >

     MILWAUKEE (AP) – Brandon Phillips hit a 450-foot grand slam that landed in Bernie Brewer’s slide in deep left field and Travis Wood earned his first win in the majors for the Cincinnati Reds, 10-2 over Milwaukee on Wednesday.
     The Reds scored 10 unanswered runs, capped by Phillips’ shot and Joey Votto’s solo homer More >

 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The Big Ten athletic directors meet next week
in Chicago, and Nebraska’s Tom Osborne will be there as they talk
about divisional realignment and a possible football championship.
The Cornhuskers won’t be an active Big Ten member until next July,
but Osborne says he’ll share his opinion at the meetings if he’s
asked.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – The Green Bay Packers have signed
defensive end Mike Neal, who was picked in the second round out of
Purdue. He made 99 tackles in 46 games and started half those
games. The signing leaves only first-rounder Bryan Bulaga unsigned
from April’s draft.

 MILWAUKEE (AP) – The Milwaukee Brewers’ fifth straight victory
is a 3-2 home win over Cincinnati. Rickie Weeks hit a two-run shot
in the third inning, and pinch-hitter Jim Edmonds also homered
against the Reds last night. Reliever Carlos Villanueva got the
win.  Starter Randy Wolf got a no-decision.

     GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – The Green Bay Packers signed second-round pick Mike Neal on Monday, leaving only first-rounder Bryan Bulaga unsigned from April’s draft.
     Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
     Neal is a defensive end who played four years at Purdue. He started 23 games and appeared in 46 overall, making 99 More >