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With the Major League trading deadline just two days away, the rumors involving the Milwaukee Brewers continue to heat up.  This morning, CBS Sports.com said the Brewers are among the playoff contenders interested in picking up Jon Lester.  The Red Sox left-hander is 10-and-7 with an ERA of just over two-and-a-half.  However, there’s virtually no More >

Two Super Late Model feature races highlighted the racing card at Dells Raceway Park on Saturday night. Dan Lensing won both 30-lap events with Jeremy Miller finishing as runner-up in both races, Other Saturday night feature race winners included Jimmy Robinson for the Hobby Stock division, Colton Morgan for the Bandits, Cory Talaska for the More >

CHICAGO (AP) – Tsuyoshi Wada earned his first big league win, pitching seven strong innings Monday night as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Colorado Rockies 4-1. Anthony Rizzo drove in two runs to back Wada (1-1). In only his third career start in the majors, Wada cut through the Colorado lineup, allowing one run and five hits. More >

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Jake Odorizzi won his third consecutive start, James Loney had two RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Monday night. Odorizzi allowed one run and three hits in seven innings to beat the team that took him 32nd overall in the 2008 draft. Tampa Bay took a More >

NEW YORK (AP) – A minor league third baseman in the Milwaukee Brewers’ organization has been suspended for 50 games after testing positive for an amphetamine. The commissioner’s office issued the penalty Monday to 22-year-old Nick Delmonico. Delmonico was playing for Class A Brevard County of the Florida State League. He was hitting .262 with four home More >

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves and free-agent guard Mo Williams have agreed to a one-year deal worth $3.75 million. Williams’ agency, Priority Sports, announced the agreement on Monday. Williams is coming off an up-and-down season with the Portland Trail Blazers, but the Timberwolves see the veteran combo guard as an ideal pairing with rookie Zach More >

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) – Kyle Rudolph has a new contract to match the significant value the Minnesota Vikings have considered him to be for their offense. Now they need their not-so-young-anymore tight end to put together a complete season to prove it. Rudolph has 1,055 yards and 15 touchdowns over his three-year NFL career. Jimmy Graham exceeded More >

CHICAGO (AP) – Adam Wainwright pitched seven scoreless innings and Matt Holliday hit a solo homer to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 1-0 victory and a series win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. The Cardinals won two of the three games at Wrigley Field in the weekend set. The Cubs have not won More >

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – David Freese hit a tiebreaking homer off Joba Chamberlain in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 Sunday for their third straight victory. Erick Aybar scored from second base on Rick Porcello’s poor pickoff throw in the fifth for the Angels, who improved the majors’ second-best More >

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Lucas Duda hit a two-run homer, rookie Jacob deGrom pitched well into the seventh, and the New York Mets split a four-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers with a 2-0 win Sunday. Duda sent an 0-2 slider in the sixth from rookie Jimmy Nelson into the second deck above right field to break More >