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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Pinch-hitter Hector Sanchez singled over a five-man infield with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday to take the three-game series.      Buster Poster singled off sidearm submariner Tim Dillard (0-1) leading off the inning and More >

NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL Players Association has filed a grievance with the NFL that challenges the authority of Commissioner Roger Goodell to suspend four current and former New Orleans players who took part in the Saints’ bounty program from 2009-11. The complaint claims that conduct before the new collective bargaining agreement was signed More >

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Former Wisconsin women’s basketball coach Lisa Stone has a new job. She’s been hired as the new coach at Saint Louis. Stone spent eight years in Madison and has more than 500 wins in a 26-year head coaching career. She was Big Ten coach of the year in 2009-10.

MILWAUKEE (AP) – The Milwaukee Bucks are keeping their general manager and coach for another season. The team’s owner, Sen. Herb Kohl, made that clear during a season-ending news conference yesterday. He says John Hammond and Scott Skiles will return in hopes of finding some short-term stability. However, he says the Bucks need a plan More >

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was held out of Friday’s lineup in San Francisco and is day to day with a sore right Achilles tendon. The reigning NL MVP left Wednesday’s game at San Diego in the sixth inning due to the injury.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Aramis Ramirez broke out of his slump with a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Friday night.      Jonathan Lucroy had a pair of hits and drove in two runs for Milwaukee, which needed a spark More >

 MILWAUKEE (AP) – Milwaukee Bucks swingman Carlos Delfino has had successful surgery for a sports hernia related to his right groin injury.      The team says Delfino is expected to return to on-court basketball activities in six to eight weeks.      Delfino missed 10 games this season with the injury, including the last four of More >

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Free agent running back Ryan Grant is considering a contract offer from the Detroit Lions, according to his agent.      Agent Alan Herman confirmed multiple media reports that the Lions have made an offer for Grant, who has played the past five seasons for the Green Bay Packers.      The More >

SAN DIEGO (AP) – Milwaukee media outlets are reporting that Brewers first baseman Mat Gamel needs surgery for a torn ligament in his right knee and is expected to miss a significant amount of the season.      Gamel was hurt chasing a foul popup in Tuesday’s loss to the Padres and underwent an MRI exam More >

SAN DIEGO (AP) – Jeff Suppan pitched five solid innings to win his first game since 2010, leading the San Diego Padres to a 5-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.      Suppan, called up from Triple-A Tucson to start in place of the injured Cory Luebke, had not pitched or won in the More >