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ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) – Next time the Milwaukee Bucks are together, they might need name tags.  A day after being swept out of their first playoff appearance in three years, the Bucks began scattering Monday for what is sure to be a chaotic offseason. Luc Mbah a Moute, Larry Sanders, Ersan Ilyasova and rookie More >

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – The Green Bay Packers have released guard Joe Gibbs.  Gibbs was on the Packers’ practice squad for the final six regular-season games and both playoff games last season. The 6-foot-4, 315-pound first-year player out of Tennessee-Martin originally entered the NFL as a non-drafted free agent with the St. Louis Rams More >

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Corey Hart is happy to be hanging out with his teammates again, even though it’ll be a while before he returns to the lineup.  Hart, a two-time All-Star, has rejoined the Milwaukee Brewers as he rehabs from arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in January. The first baseman has not played yet this More >

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo hit one of five home runs for Milwaukee, which went back-to-back twice in a 10-4 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.  Gallardo also tossed three-hit ball over seven innings, retiring his final 13 batters while improving to 10-2 against Pittsburgh. He and Norichika Aoki hit consecutive homers More >

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Brandon Jennings didn’t play in the fourth quarter, and there’s no telling if he’ll ever play for the Milwaukee Bucks again.  Jennings and the rest of the Bucks headed into an offseason of uncertainty Sunday night after being swept out of the playoffs by the Miami Heat. The 88-77 loss was the fourth More >

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Miami’s Big Three finally have their sweep.  LeBron James scored 30, Ray Allen had another big game against his old team and the Miami Heat advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with an 88-77 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. It’s the first time the Heat have swept a playoff series since More >

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Clayton Kershaw retired 18 consecutive batters and struck out 12 in eight dominant innings, Carl Crawford homered twice against Kyle Lohse  and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 on Sunday.   Kershaw (3-2) scattered four hits and didn’t walk a batter while lowering his ERA to 1.73. The 2011 More >

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Marquette head coach Buzz Williams will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before a Milwaukee Brewers game this week.  The Brewers are honoring the Marquette University men’s basketball team on the field before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates game Monday night.  Besides the pitch, members of the team will join Williams on the More >

IRVING, Texas (AP) – The Dallas Cowboys have taken center Travis Frederick of Wisconsin with the 31st pick in the NFL draft after trading down 13 spots in a deal with San Francisco.  The Cowboys moved down Thursday night after several targets went off the board.        Offensive guards Jonathan Cooper of North Carolina and More >

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – The Green Bay Packers have selected UCLA defensive end Datone Jones with the 26th pick in the first round of the NFL draft.  The Packers addressed one of their positions in greatest need of an upgrade on Thursday night by taking Jones. The 6-foot-4, 283-pound Jones had 19 tackles for More >