Here's your weekend in review...
Brewers
"On Deck" event
, which drew more than 10,000 fans to the Midwest Airlines Center, including some who began lining up in the frigid weather at 5 a.m. CT to have prime spots in line for autographs when the doors opened at 10 a.m.
Trevor Hoffman
privately finalized his new contract with the Brewers nearly two weeks ago.
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Hoffman finalized a deal worth $6 million on Jan. 13 that includes $1.5 million in incentives for games finished.
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Spoke with Brewers head athletic trainer Roger Caplinger, who assured Hoffman that the Brewers would adapt to Hoffman's own workout regimen.
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Choice came down to the Brewers and Dodgers.
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He will continue to enter games to AC/DC's "Hells Bells", along with the headline "Trevor Time" on the scoreboards
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Brewers face hearings with Corey Hart and Ricky Weeks
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Outfielder Corey Hart is seeking $3.8 million, and the team offered $2.7 million. Second baseman Rickie Weeks is seeking $2.8 million, and the Brewers offered $2 million.
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The sides can negotiate up to a hearing date in February, at which time a three-member panel of judges would listen to arguments and choose one salary or the other.
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"I don't think that as a player you want to go [to a hearing]," said Hart, who admitted that he was surprised by the $1.1 million gap between his proposal and the team's.
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Bucks
Lost 117-87 to ATL Hawks Friday night
Won 106-104 vs Sacramento Saturday night
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Milwaukee Bucks General Manager John Hammond announced today that guard Michael Redd will miss the remainder of the season. See
full story.
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Torn (ACL) and (MCL) in his left knee during the third period of the Bucks win over Sacramento on Saturday, January 24
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"I’m deeply disappointed but everything in life happens for a reason and this is God’s plan for me," said Redd. "I have faith in my teammates and coaches to continue to work together to make our fans proud. I will be supporting them wholeheartedly from the sidelines and working equally hard to return to the court in the best condition possible for next season.
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"A special thank you to all our fans for their great support this season – my 9th as a Milwaukee Buck. Our team still has work to do and I know with our collective support we can cheer them on to a special season."
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In 33 games this season (32 starts), Redd averaged a team-high 21.2 points with 3.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steal in 36.5 minutes.
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Saturday’s game was Redd’s 550th in a Bucks uniform – 8th in Milwaukee history. This season, he moved into 5th on the Bucks all-time scoring list, passing the 11,000 point mark at Charlotte on January 3; 5th in minutes played and 8th in field goals made. He stands 184 points behind Bob Dandridge for 4th all-time in franchise scoring (11,478); 31 field goals made behind Sidney Moncrief for 7th all-time (4,000); 34 free throws behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for 2nd all-time (2,374); and 19 games behind Glenn Robinson for 7th all-time (568).
Andrew Bogut missed his sixth consecutive game
and ninth game this month for the Bucks with back spasms and is listed as day-to-day. The Bucks improved to 5-8 on the year without their starting center. Charlie Bell was also inactive with right ankle soreness for the fifth time this month and is day-to-day.
The Bucks recorded their 22nd win Saturday and didn’t do so last season until February 26th. The Bucks improved to 9-1 after losses in their last ten opportunities.
Badgers
Saturday- Krabbenhoft's double-double wasn’t enough as Badgers lost to Illinois, 64-57
· 4th loss in a row (Illini, Iowa, MN, Purdue)
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The Badgers' final-minute comeback effort fell short Saturday as in Champaign, Ill. Wisconsin (12-7, 3-4) was led by Joe Krabbenhoft who posted his eighth career double-double with a career-high 16 points and 12 rebounds. UW was unable to top a hot shooting Illinois offense en route to its fourth conference (17-3, 5-2). Full story.
Home game- Tuesday 8pm vs Purdue. Let’s see some revenge!
Marquette
Golden Eagles beat DePaul Saturday, 79-70
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Marquette (18-2) undefeated in the Big East
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It is the best start ever for Marquette (17-2, 6-0) in conference play, topping a 5-0 mark 16 years ago when the Golden Eagles were known as the Warriors and played in the Great Midwest.
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13-0 at the Bradley Center
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Senior Bowl
Wisconsin’s own #63 Kraig Urbik was the starting right guard for the winning North team. Read about the game at
seniorbowl.com