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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After the Chicago Cubs officially announced Craig Counsell would be their new manager, the Milwaukee Brewers have also apparently found their new manager. Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Milwaukee will be replacing Counsell with bench coach Pat Murphy. Pat Murphy is New Milwaukee Brewers Manager The news of Counsell potentially not coming back to the Brewers next season was shocking in itself, but once the ultimate spin move was made that he would be managing the Chicago Cubs, that was the cherry on top of an explosion waiting to happen. Counsell was manager of the Brewers for nine seasons…

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It was news that stunned the baseball world last Monday when it was announced that the Milwaukee Brewers now former manager Craig Counsell would be taking over as the manager for the I-94 rival, the Chicago Cubs. For the first time, MLB fans got to see Counsell in a different version of pinstripes. Craig Counsell Shocks Baseball World With Craig Counsell becoming the 56th manager in Cubs history, he also will be the highest-paid manager in baseball history. It was a fast and swift process according to Counsell, and it was a decision that he felt was right for him.…

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The Orlando Magic finally snapped a 14-game losing streak to the Milwaukee Bucks with a 112-97 win on Saturday night at the Amway Center. Both teams struggled in the beginning, but it was the Magic that took the bull by the horns and controlled things on their home turf. Milwaukee Bucks Without Damian Lillard for Second Straight Game Damian Lillard was seen taking some shots on the court during pregame warmup on Saturday, but was ultimately ruled out of the game due to calf soreness. As a precaution, coach Adrian Griffin sat him out, and the Bucks struggled without Lillard…

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The Milwaukee Bucks’ new fifth-man Malik Beasley has been making a name for himself since joining the squad. Starting alongside names like Brook Lopez, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, and Khris Middleton, Beasley wanted to stand out a little more. Beasley is the Milwaukee Bucks’ New Jrue Holiday “I tell them, I’m the new Jrue Holiday.” Beasley said per Lori Nickel of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. In just eight games this season, Beasley is averaging 9.3 points per game, four rebounds, 1.3 steals, and 1.9 fouls. While these aren’t eye-opening numbers, it’s a new mode of defense that Beasley hasn’t shown…

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Since joining the Milwaukee Bucks, Damian Lillard has been making impacts both off and on the court. Through a social media announcement on Thursday, Lillard revealed his newest collab with Adidas, a shoe company he’s worked with for some time, the Dame Certified 2.0, an affordable version of his higher-end shoes. Milwaukee Bucks’ Damian Lillard Drops New Shoes Dame Certified 2.0 Worn on Feet by Damian Lillard, PHOTO CRED: Damian Lillard, Twitter. Lillard expressed on social media how he wants to make high-quality performance shoes affordable to everyone. He said that he’s “always worked with Adidas to make sure that…

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Even though the Milwaukee Bucks won against the Detroit Pistons 120-118, Giannis Antetokounmpo was ejected late in the third quarter for his second technical foul after mean mugging after a dunk. Milwaukee Bucks HC Speaks on Giannis Ejection Giannis Antetokounmpo received a foul after he took the ball the length of the court and dunked on Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart. He then gave him the mean mug look that Giannis has come to be famous for, and the refs assessed it as a technical foul and the Bucks’ star was ejected from the game. The Bucks forward tried to question the…

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The Milwaukee Bucks hosted the Detroit Pistons at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday night, where the Bucks were able to take the lead late in the game thanks to an explosive 4th quarter performance from Damian Lillard to help beat the Pistons 120-118. This is the Bucks’ third straight win this season. Milwaukee Bucks Rally to Beat Detroit Pistons It was a rather emotional night at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday night. Technical fouls being called left and right, heated exchanges between officials and players, and boos coming from the stands. Giannis Antetokounmpo was ejected in the third quarter after facing his…

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After getting some minutes in both Friday’s win against the New York Knicks and Monday’s victory against the Brooklyn Nets, the Milwaukee Bucks have listed Khris Middleton as “OUT” for Wednesday’s contest against the Detroit Pistons, as a precaution for his right knee. Milwaukee Bucks will be Without Khris Middleton Against Pistons Middleton played 21 minutes in Milwaukee’s 129-125 win against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, going 6-for-10 on 15 points for the night, nine rebounds, and four assists. He also played in the first In-Season Tournament win against the New York Knicks, also playing 21 minutes, with 12 points…

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The Milwaukee Bucks come back from the weekend off to travel to the Big Apple to take on the Brooklyn Nets, coming out on top with a 129-125 victory on Monday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo Led Milwaukee Bucks with 36 Points Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and 12 rebounds to help lead the Bucks to victory, Damian Lillard added 21 points, and Jae Crowder had 15. With their first road victory, the Bucks improve their record to 4-2. Antetokounmpo entered Monday’s game with more points against Brooklyn than any other opponent at 817. Antetokounmpo said after the game that he was…

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Jaw. Dropping. It was announced on Monday afternoon that Craig Counsell had made his decision on where he was going to manage next season, and it wasn’t going to be with the Milwaukee Brewers. It was none other than the Chicago Cubs. Yup, you read that right. Chicago. Cubs. Craig Counsell to Milwaukee Brewers Rival A rather dirty move, some would say, but people across baseball had a feeling that Craig Counsell was not going to return to the Brewers unless the money was right. Details in regard to Counsell’s contract have not been revealed yet as this is still…

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