Author: mattmitty26

Had the Orlando Magic been able to upset the Toronto Raptors last night, all of the hard work to clinch the top seed would have been completed for the Bucks. Instead, Milwaukee will once again try their hand at clinching the East’s top seed Thursday afternoon as they go head to head with the Miami Heat. With the Bucks sitting at the top seed (54-14), and Miami in the four spot (43-25), Thursday’s game is shaping up to be a preview of what could be a second round showdown in this year’s playoffs. Bucks vs. Heat Head to Head…

The Wisconsin Badgers now know their opponents for the upcoming season. The Big Ten has released its schedule for the 2020-21 season.  The Big Ten announced earlier this summer that no team would play a non-conference opponent due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Since then, the Badgers haven’t had a set schedule until this morning. While there will be some changes to their schedule, a majority of the Badgers’ schedule will remain the same. Here is a look at the complete Big Ten football schedule: The football schedule starts as early as the weekend of Sept. 5 with final games slated…

In a game with high playoff implications on Sunday, Brooklyn Nets guard Caris Levert took over, scoring 14 fourth quarter points to finish with 34 points for the game. With solid contributions of 27 points from Joe Harris and 22 from Jarrett Allen, the Nets were able to pick up a vital 118-110 win against the Washington Wizards and move one game closer to clinching the East’s eighth and final playoff berth. Following their win over Washington, the Nets now find themselves an impressive 7.5 games ahead of the Wizards for 8th place in the East at a 31-35 record.…

ORLANDO, Fla. — In a game between the Bucks and Rockets that had so much hype surrounding the league’s two prior MVP’s, James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo, it was the 2017 MVP, Russell Westbrook who stole the show. 3 and D the Key for the Rockets Victory Coming off an exceptional performance Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks, Russell Westbrook followed that up with his second consecutive 31 point game to help propel the Rockets to a 120-116 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Westbrook becomes just the second player in Rockets’ history to score at least 20 points in 30…

.This past Thursday night, we saw the world go back to a bit of normalcy as NBA basketball finally returned. The excitement for the return of real NBA games has been highly anticipated for what seems like a lifetime. For Bucks and Rockets fans, they had to wait until Friday night as they saw their teams play in a doubleheader on ESPN. In the first game of the back to back, the Bucks went up against one of their Eastern Conference rivals, the Celtics, outscoring them by 7 in the fourth quarter to take the victory 119-112. Houston then followed…

This year is not very forgiving. The home opener series was postponed because of Cardinals’ players testing positive for COVID-19. Due to additional positive tests on the St. Louis Cardinals, Friday’s and Saturday’s games are officially postponed. Now, Sunday’s double-header is highly unlikely. This led to Brewers center fielder, Lorenzo Cain, to opt out for the rest of the season. Cain has a wife and three kids at home. The Brewers issued this statement about the news: pic.twitter.com/Tl2erkBHdL — Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) August 1, 2020 With more and more positive tests surfacing from other teams in the league, who…

After a disappointing loss last night, the Brewers look to bounce back in tonight’s series finale. On their second go-around, Brandon Woodruff faces off against Joe Musgrove. A classic righty on righty matchup. Joe Musgrove: Opening Day recap This first Opening Day of his career ended with a loss as he gave up 3 earned runs in five innings of work. Even with the high pitch count at 99, Musgrove struck out seven batters. After the game Musgrove admitted his timing was off which led to a drop in velocity. For example, his four-seam fastball dropped from 94 mph to…

Packers Training Camp is one of my favorite times of the year. I love to see Rookies, Younger Guys, and Veterans alike battle it out for positions that are up for grabs. These battles are the signal that the season is coming soon! In honor of training camp starting soon, Let’s take a look at Five-Position Battles Going Into Training Camp. 1. Right Guard: Billy Turner: He struggled early last season. But to his credit, he started to figure it out as the season progressed in both run blocking and pass protection. Lane Taylor: Just to the left of him,…

An MVP takes the field for the Brewers tonight, and it’s not just Christian Yelich or Ryan Braun. It’s none other than the 2019 Korean Baseball Organization MVP, Josh Lindblom. Former Pirate is making his Brewers debut tonight versus veteran left-hander Derek Holland. Pitching Probable: Josh Lindblom vs Derek Holland After spending eight seasons with the Texas Rangers, Holland inked short-term deals with the White Sox, Giants, Cubs, and now he is a member of the Pirates. As an esteemed starter with the Rangers, Holland pitched 158 games with the team. Last season, he split time with the San Francisco…

When the Brewers come to Pittsburgh, it’s usually a given that it’ll rain or the game will conclude in extra innings. Well, this game had both. Before we get into it, let’s start at the beginning. Pitching Probables: Houser vs Brault, Kuhl Adrian Houser went five innings and only had one blemish as Colin Moran hit his first homerun of 2020. Steven Brault was in to start for the Pirates, but after the one hour and 42 minute rain delay, Brault was done. Manager Derek Shelton, “piggybacks” Brault and Chad Kuhl, since Brault isn’t a definite starter. The Brewers were…