http://wisconsin-sports.com Wisconsin-Sports.com is a blog that provides readers with a unique prospective on the Packers, Brewers, Bucks, Badgers, Golden Eagles as well as other national and collegiate athletics. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:13:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Anger. Joy. Sloppiness. Heroics. All interchangeable words that emcompassed last night into early Sunday morning for Wisconsin sports fans. Lucky for us, in the prime-time California twinbill for the Brewers and Packers, the game that actually meant something was a success. While the Packers stumbled around in Candlestick Park, the Brewers held off the resilient Dodgers, backed by 53,000 ... http://wisconsin-sports.com/brewers/sunday-storylines-brewers-win-classic/ With yesterday being the 122 game of the year for the Brewers, 40 remain. I've decided to begin a series called "Farm Fresh," documenting one of the team's top prospects each Saturday through the September 1st call-ups until the end of the season. I'll give you the skinny on selected players (alternating hitter/pitcher) and ... http://wisconsin-sports.com/brewers/farm-fresh-ss-alcides-escobar/ As was thought to be the case, Bucks' GM John Hammond wasted no time trading guard Mo Williams, who was rumored to be on the move before the draft, as part of a six-player deal earlier today. Williams, the centerpiece of the three-team swap, will head to the Cavaliers and team up with LeBron ... http://wisconsin-sports.com/bucks/hammond-unloads-mo-williams/ For the first time since the Packers drafted him in 2005, Aaron Rodgers will finally get his first start on a national stage, albeit the preseason, against the Cincinnati Bengals. And yes, in all likelihood Brett Favre will be tuning in to ESPN from his new dwelling in the Big Apple. Here are ... http://wisconsin-sports.com/packers/heir-apparent-lambeau-debut/ Because this is a rarity, I thought I would savor the moment for Brewer fans and bask in CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets' masterful outings the past two nights. Here are their lines, you decide which is more impressive: -------------------------- Sabathia: 9 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 9 Ks, 103 pitches (77 strikes)-->Overall: 12-8, 3.11 ERA Sheets: 9 ... http://wisconsin-sports.com/brewers/118/ Seven starts in and CC Sabathia has proved to every Wisconsinite he is the horse that management traded Matt LaPorta for him to be. He has created such buzz that regardless of who the Brewers are playing on a given night, even the cellar-dwelling Washington Nationals, the box office is guaranteed a sell-out crowd. How dominant ... http://wisconsin-sports.com/brewers/teams-showing-la-dictate-ccs-big-decision/ After a draft-day trade sent Yi Jianlian to New Jersey for star forward Richard Jefferson, it seemed apparent GM John Hammond was going for it. Jefferson offers versatility, and is the perfect compliment to Michael Redd, and Yi finally got his wish to go to a bigger market. But even after the ... http://wisconsin-sports.com/bucks/bucks-offseason-makeover-bound-continue/ After just returning from a long vacation, over a month to be exact, the one thing that has failed to end is the Brett Favre, and I know it is clique, "saga." I'm going to express my feelings once and for all on this as this issue has mercilessly dragged ... http://wisconsin-sports.com/packers/favre-saga-put-bed-asap/ News broke in the wee hours of the morning that the Brewers were reportedly offering two top minor-league prospects for All-Star southpaw C.C. Sabathia.  Fox Sports’ insider Ken Rosenthal released the story, stating the Brewers had made an offer to the Indians, including arguably their best minor-leaguers in the system: Matt LaPorta and Alcides Escobar. The Double-A Huntsville stars have been ... http://wisconsin-sports.com/brewers/brewers-trade-talks-tribe-sabathia/ Even though the Buzz Williams-era in Milwaukee is just beginning, it didn't take long for the newest Marquette head coach to reel in his first big recruit, junior forward Jeronne Maymon, who ranks as the nation's 58th best player in the 2009 class according to Scout.com. The Madison Memorial big-man announced his intentions today, choosing MU ... http://wisconsin-sports.com/golden-eagles/madisonmemorial-star-replace-09/