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.

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Despite getting knocked out of the In-Season Tournament after a 128-119 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, the Milwaukee Bucks’ two-time MVP had some positive words to say about the Pacers’ own Tyrese Haliburton. Milwaukee Bucks Star Praises Wisconsin Native Haliburton was the 12th overall pick by the Sacramento Kings in the 2020 NBA Draft until joining the Pacers last season. In Thursday’s game, he scored 27 points, 15 assists, and seven rebounds; He additionally had zero turnovers in 37 minutes of play. The Oshkosh native was crucial for the Pacers as they looked to head to the final…

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The Milwaukee Brewers have inked their top prospect, nineteen-year-old center fielder Jackson Chourio to an eight-year, $82MM contract with two club options. This deal is the highest given to a player with no big league experience since Luis Robert Jr. signed to a six-year, $50MM contract with the Chicago White Sox in 2020. Brewers’ Jackson Chourio Ready to Meet Expectations The Venezuelan native put pen to paper on Monday, when it was officially announced by the Brewers and Chourio received his jersey sporting No. 11. The Brewers are taking huge risks with signing a player who hasn’t even made his…

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Even though the offseason is upon us, it’s never too early to start talking about next season for the Milwaukee Brewers.  Some exciting news dropped on Monday when the Las Vegas Aviators, the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics announced that the A’s and the Milwaukee Brewers will take part in two games for the 2024 Big League Weekend at Las Vegas Ballpark. This comes just weeks after it was announced that the Athletics would be making the move to Vegas after a unanimous vote by MLB managers. Now, the A’s aren’t expected to play in Vegas until 2028, but…

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Coming off of a huge 131-128 win against the Washington Wizards on Friday, the Milwaukee Bucks have submitted their injury report for Sunday’s contest against the Portland Trail Blazers. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton listed on Bucks’ Injury Report After leaving Friday’s game due to left Achilles soreness, Khris Middleton has officially been listed as OUT for Sunday’s game with left Achilles tendonitis. Middleton left with a little over ten minutes left in the third quarter, where coach Adrian Griffin initially said they were taking him out for precautionary measures and that his injury wouldn’t require further imaging. Giannis Antetokounmpo has…

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Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton was ruled out of the remainder of Friday’s In-Season Tournament game against the Washington Wizards with left Achilles soreness, the organization announced. It appears that Middleton suffered the injury with 10:40 left in the third quarter and headed straight to the locker room, where the Bucks organization said he would be out for the remainder of the game. The forward was replaced by Andre Jackson Jr. Khris Middleton is out for the rest of the game with left Achilles tightness. — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) November 25, 2023 Middleton had seven points, shooting 3-of-8 from the field…

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Ahead of his first matchup against his former team the Milwaukee Bucks this season, Jrue Holiday says there are no hard feelings about being traded for superstar Damian Lillard back in September that eventually landed him in Boston. Jrue Holiday Speaks on Milwaukee Bucks Trade When Holiday met with reporters on Wednesday, he said that there aren’t any grudges being towards the Bucks, and he feels that they “got what they wanted.” “A warning would’ve been cool. But other than that, I’m in the best place that I can be to compete against them, which is for the top team…

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The Milwaukee Bucks won their fifth straight on Monday night, defeating the Washington Wizards 142-129. Fans are already past that and looking forward to a highly-anticipated matchup on Wednesday night. Milwaukee Bucks Will Reunite With Jrue Holiday It’s a reunion Bucks fans have been waiting for since the trade happened in September that brought Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers, and sent fan-favorite Jrue Holiday to the Boston Celtics. The Bucks will go against the Boston Celtics and Jrue Holiday for the first time this season in what could be a preview for an end-of-season brawl between the top…

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Nov 20, 2023; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) dunks the ball over Washington Wizards center Daniel Gafford (21) in the third quarter at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

The Milwaukee Bucks have now won five straight and improve their record to 10-4 after defeating the Washington Wizards on Monday night, 142-129. The Bucks handed the Wizards their sixth straight loss, with their record now sitting at 2-11. This won’t be the first matchup for the Bucks and Wizards this week however; The Wizards will travel to Fiserv Forum on Friday to play Milwaukee in the In-Season Tournament series. Giannis Antetokounmpo Scores 42 for the Milwaukee Bucks As the Bucks gear up to face off old friend Jrue Holiday and the Boston Celtics, they kicked off their week handling…

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Damian Lillard scored 27 points on Friday in the 130-99 win over the Charlotte Hornets in game 2 of the In-Season Tournament, where the Milwaukee Bucks now sit at 2-0. Milwaukee Bucks Undefeated in NBA In-Season Tournament Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the lineup after sitting out of Wednesday’s win over the Toronto Raptors to calf soreness, he added on 16 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, while Malik Beasley added 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting, outscoring the Hornets 38-18 in the fourth quarter. Damian Lillard shot 4-for-5 from the three-point range, while Milwaukee went a total of 22-of-45 from beyond…

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Nov 13, 2023; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) dunks the ball against the Chicago Bulls in the third quarter at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports

The Milwaukee Bucks were back home at Fiserv Forum on Monday night to welcome the Chicago Bulls to town and snap a two-game losing streak. With a strong control in the first half of the game and able to overcome challenges in the third and fourth quarter, the Bucks were able to pull off a 118-109 win and improve their record to 6-4. Milwaukee Bucks Leading Men Come Up Big Giannis Antetokounmpo led the team with 35 points and 11 rebounds. Bobby Portis came off the bench and scored 19 and pulled down 10 rebounds, while Khris Middleton became the…

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