PREPS
Seven Packers set for Milton charity game Wednesday
Doors open at 5 p.m. at Milton High
Area high school boys golf
Edgerton stays atop Rock Valley
West sweeps Craig tennis team
Strong second sets can save Cougars
Memorial topples Parker tennis team
Knutson had Vikings' only victory in 6-1 loss
Craig hitters smack Fort softball team
10 hits more than enough in Cougars' 8-1 victory
STATE SPORTS
Shaughnessy named to Nagurski Watch List
Wisconsin senior defensive end Matt Shaughnessy has been named to the 2008 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is awarded annually to the best defensive player in college football.
Shaughnessy was a consensus second-team All-Big Ten selection and UW's defensive MVP last season after finishing fourth in the league with 18.0 tackles for loss.
Shaughnessy, who has started 26 consecutive games at defensive end for the Badgers, suffered a broken bone in his right leg during spring practice but is expected to be back for the start of fall camp. He joines linebacker Jonathan Casillas (Lott Trophy) and offensive lineman Kraig Urbik (Outland Trophy) as Badgers that appear on preseason watch lists.
Gagne wants to get back at it
Just two days after pronouncing himself unfit to close games for the Milwaukee Brewers , Eric Gagne says he wants another shot at saving games again.
When that chance comes is in question. Brewers manager Ned Yost (pictured) hasn't committed to a specific role for Gagne, who is tied for the league lead in blown saves with five.
Gagne pitched two innings in last night's 8-3 Brewers win over the Cardinals. He worked a scoreless 7th, but then ran into trouble in the 8th, giving up a run.
After blowing a save on Saturday, Gagne said he didn't deserve to pitch in the 9th inning of games. But Gagne said Monday that those comments were made in frustration and weren't meant as an indication that he had given up on closing for good.
Braun continues to swing a hot bat
Ryan Braun is on a tear. For the second straight game, the Brewers left fielder clubbed a pair of home runs in Milwaukee's 8-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park. It helped the Brewers take 3 out of 4 from the Cardinals in the series.
Dave Bush held the Cardinals to a run on four hits in six innings of work, picking up his first win of the season. Bush helped his own cause in the third inning, leading off with a double, which jump started the Brewers to a 5-run frame.
Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa and catcher Yadier Molina were both ejected from the game.
The Brewers host the Dodgers in the first of a three game series at Miller Park tonight. The Dodgers, who have lost four straight, will send Brady Penny (5-3) to the mound. The Brewers go with Carlos Villanueva (1-4).
Gamblers hire Cooper has Head Coach & GM
The Green Bay Gamblers have hired Jon Cooper as the team's new head coach and general manager, the fourth in the team's history.
Cooper (pictured) was previously head coach and general manager of the St. Louis Bandits Junior A team of the North American Hockey League. He led the Bandits to NAHL Robertson Cup Championships for two straight seasons in 2007 and 2008. In the process, Cooper was named NAHL Coach of the Year in 2005-06 and 2007-08. In five seasons with the Bandits, Cooper compiled a combined regular season and playoff record of 223-93-17.
In August of 2007, Cooper was head coach of the USA U-17 Ice Hockey Team and led it to the Silver Medal at the 5 Nations Tournament in the Czech Republic. He was also named one of five finalists for the 2007 United States Olympic Committee's Development Coach of the Year.
Prior to joining the Bandits, Cooper was the head coach of the Honeybaked Midget AAA team in Oak Park, Michigan. His squad ranked #1 in the country by U.S. Hockey News, finished the season 67-7-1 and had more wins than any other midget team in the U.S.
Cooper attended Hofstra University in New York where he earned his bachelor's degree in business administration while competing in both hockey and lacrosse. He obtained his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan and in 2003 Cooper closed his law practice in Plymouth, Michigan to make his move to the NAHL.
Cooper takes over a Green Bay team that finished a disappointing 13-41-6 season. He was one of seven candidates interviews for the position, replacing Mark Mazzoleni who was fired in the second half of last season.
NATIONAL SPORTS
Phil Taylor: Whistle-blowers draw scorn, but they are needed to keep balance
Sports' dirty secrets are being revealed. As the whistles keep blowing all over the landscape, SI.com's Phil Taylor explains why these 'snitches' are significant.
Peter King: The end of Spygate
Is this the end of Spygate? What's clear after the Goodell-Walsh chat.
