Author: Sarah Witherspoon

Sarah Witherspoon is a multimedia sports journalist and has been with Wisconsin Sports Heroics for 4 years. Her work has been featured on Yardbarker, MSN, BVM Sports, and more. She covers the NBA, NBA G-League. MLB, MiLB, and NFL.

Milwaukee Brewers, Brewers News, Brewers Rumors, Eric Lauer

Milwaukee Brewers left-handed pitcher Eric Lauer has cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Nashville, MLB’s Adam McCalvy said on Twitter on Friday afternoon. Lauer has been with the crew since an offseason trade in 2019-2020. The Brewers waived Eric Lauer to see if any other club would pick him up with one more arbitration year remaining. He cleared and was outrighted to Triple-A Nashville. — Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) October 20, 2023 Former Brewers Starting Pitcher Outrighted to Nashville Truthfully, 2023 was not the season for Lauer. After amazing 2021 and 2022 pitching campaigns, things started to come crashing down…

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Just after announcing his retirement, former NBA star Andre Iguodala was on ESPN’s First Take where he made a bold take on former Milwaukee Bucks’ sensation Jrue Holiday. Holiday was traded to the Boston Celtics after initially being traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in a blockbuster deal that brought Damian Lillard to the team. Ex-Bucks Star “Most Underrated Player of this Generation” It was a topic of discussion on who’s the best in the east: The Boston Celtics or the Milwaukee Bucks. When Iguodala was asked the question, he right away went to giving his praises to Jrue Holiday:…

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The Milwaukee Bucks are gearing up for their last postseason game before the regular season opener just seven days away. It was announced today that Terry Stotts would be stepping down as the Bucks’ assistant coach, something that no one expected to happen. Terry Stotts has stepped down as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks, sources tell ESPN. Stotts returned to coaching after two years away to join Adrian Griffin’s new staff but has decided that he won’t continue in that role. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 19, 2023 Stotts Steps Down as Bucks’ Assistant Coach Stotts had addressed…

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The Milwaukee Bucks are eight days away from their regular season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers and are 2-2 in their preseason performances. While Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard both played in Tuesday’s contest, one player in particular had himself a night: Malik Beasley. The Bucks’ New Fifth Man? With Grayson Allen being traded to the Phoenix Suns in a three-team deal that brought Lillard to Milwaukee, the Bucks were on the lookout for their new starting shooting guard. Coach Griffin had a couple of options available but it’s evident that one man stands out from the rest: Malik Beasley.…

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Milwaukee Brewers, Brewers News, Brewers Rumors

Rawlings announced their finalists for the coveted Gold Glove award, given to the best defensive player at each position each year. The Milwaukee Brewers are honored to have their very own Carlos Santana nominated for a glove at first base. 1B on 🔒⬇️@TheRealSlamtana is a finalist for the NL Gold Glove Award at 1B! pic.twitter.com/hqmibQxtd9 — Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 18, 2023 Santana’s Amazing Season with the Brewers Switch-hitting first baseman Carlos Santana was traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates in return for Jhonny Severino on July 27 and made a huge impact for the crew from the moment he came…

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The Milwaukee Bucks have requested waivers on three players, they announced on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon. Milwaukee Bucks request waivers on three playershttps://t.co/iG15QxiX5K — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) October 18, 2023 The Bucks waivers on guard Jazian Gortman, Two-Way guard Omari Moore and forward Drew Timme. The Bucks signed Jazian Gortman back in July to a training camp contract; Gortman had played in the Bucks’ Summer League Squad and was only producing small numbers (4.8 points per game, 0.8 rebounds, etc). Gortman was a pick out of Columbia, South Carolina who had signed to play in the Overtime Elite where he…

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Wisconsin assembly lawmakers voted 69-27 on Tuesday in support of a $546 million financial plan that’ll help keep the Milwaukee Brewers in Wisconsin until at least 2050. Last month, a press conference was held at American Family Field where the proposal was initially rolled out, which didn’t include any new taxes for the people of Wisconsin, but the state would give the Brewers $60.8M next fiscal year, then up to $20M annually through 2045-2046. Additionally, the city of Milwaukee would contribute a total of $202M and Milwaukee County would pitch in $135M by the year 2050, when the proposed lease…

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Milwaukee Brewers, Brewers News, Kansas City Royals, Royals News

Though their postseason run came to an abrupt end, the Milwaukee Brewers have a lot of time to think about their infield situation. Particularly, who’s going to be at third base. Heading into the season, determining a starting third baseman was a struggle for the Brewers. The team had Luis Urias, but he had injured his hamstring on Opening Day which resulted in him missing a lot of time and eventually he was traded at the deadline to the Boston Red Sox. Rookie Brian Anderson was off to a great start, but as he started to decline, other options were…

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NBA fans across the globe got to witness Damian Lillard make his debut in a Milwaukee Bucks uniform as he played in the Bucks’ preseason win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Teammate Bobby Portis is already hyping Lillard up, and not taking the opportunity to play alongside him for granted. Bucks’ Portis Taking Advantage of Defensive Actions With both Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo on the court and probably taking most of the defense’s attention, this leaves players like Bobby Portis to have more opportunity to take advantage of. With Jrue Holiday now playing for the Boston Celtics,…

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The Milwaukee Bucks continue their preseason journey on the road Tuesday as they travel to Oklahoma to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Bucks are coming off a 108-92 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers where the superstar duo of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard played for the first time as teammates. Bucks Star Duo Light Up the Court Though they only played a total of 37 minutes combined, basketball fans got to see just how dynamic this pair is going to be on the court. Lillard had 22 minutes of play where he scored 14 points, snagged two…

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