Jacob Szczap’s Sport Report
Dallas, T.X. ~ The Green Bay Packers started the night with the 14th pick in the NFL Draft, but quickly traded for the 27th pick. Soon after, the Packers traded up to the 18th pick with the Seattle Seahawks. Green Bay now has the 248th pick ( seventh round ). With the 18th pick, the Pack took 5”10 cornerback Jaire Alexander from Louisville. This is the second year in a row that the Packers have selected a cornerback, their top
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New York, N.Y. ~ Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich was supposed to return to playing today against the New York Mets, but his DL stint will last a little longer than the minimum of ten days. Manager Craig Counsell made the decision to hold hi back, as he thought the outfielder wasn’t 100 percent yet. “I don’t think he’s 100 percent yet,” said Counsell. “We want to get a little closer to 100 percent. We’re making progress. This is the best he’s felt,
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BREWERS 5 CARDINALS 4 St. Louis, M.O ~ After losing a ninth inning lead to the St. Louis Cardinals, the Milwaukee Brewers won 5-4 in ten innings by scoring the decisive run on four walks. Greg Holland, who made his St. Louis debut last night, walked four of the five batters he faced to force in the game’s winning run for the Brewers. Travis Shaw and Domingo Santana led off the inning with back to back walks before Eric Sogard’s bunt
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Milwaukee, W.I. ~ All-Star Brewers closer Corey Knebel injured his left hamstring last night and will be placed on the Disabled List after collapsing on the mound last night in an 8-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs last night at Miller Park. During a blowout loss to the division rival Cubs, manager Craig Counsell put Knebel in the game because he hadn’t pitched since last Friday in San Diego. After giving up a two-run homerun to Jason Heyward, Knebel collapsed after
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Milwaukee, W.I. ~ After sweeping the San Diego Padres, the Milwaukee Brewers find themselves starting their season at home against division foes, the St. Louis Cardinals, in a series that could matter greatly come September. The red-hot Brewers could do some major damage in the NL Central if they perform well against the Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, who come to town for a four-game series on Thursday. Milwaukee and St. Louis are similar teams. They both feature dangerous line-ups, but
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San Antonio T.X. ~ In a tournament full of upsets, the Villanova Wildcats and Kansas Jayhawks, both number one seeds, would not let an underdog take them out. Not worried of defeat after two other one-seeds were wiped out on the opening weekend, these two college basketball powerhouses strolled smoothly through their respectable regional’s, leaving the underdogs in the dust. Both teams have star point guards that have led their teams throughout the season – Villanova’s Jalen Brunson and Kansas’s Devonte
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Atlanta, G.A. ~ The Loyola Ramblers have shocked the nation and have advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 1963 by beating Kansas State 78-62 at Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s crazy tournament just took its craziest step yet, as Sister Jean and the Ramblers are moving on. As an 11-seed, Loyola joins the 1986 LSU team, 2006 George Mason team, and the 2011 VCU teams as the lowest seeded team to win the region. Senior
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Phoenix – After Stephen Vogt put in tremendous hours of work this offseason in hopes to come into Spring Training with a much better throwing arm, he has been placed on the Disabled List and will miss approximately a month of the season. March 12 was the last time Vogt played in a Cactus League game before he suffered shoulder pain after a throwing session. Him and the doctors went through an appointment and came to a realization that Vogt had
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Dallas ~ The Loyola Ramblers have shocked the Miami Hurricanes and have advanced to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. Loyola came from behind and win their first NCAA Tournament Game since 1985, 64-62. With three seconds left junior Marques Towns passed to senior Donte Ingram, who sank a three-pointer with 0.3 seconds left to give Loyola a two point lead. It was initially thought to have beaten the buzzer and ended the game, but the officials looked back
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Green Bay, W.I. ~ The Green Bay Packers have released star wide reciever Jordy Nelson. However, they did add Jimmy Graham, a Pro-Bowl tight end, to a three-year deal. Aaron Rodgers his lost his favorite target, but now he as a new weapon in his bag. Graham is a dominant tight end, as he has caught 69 touchdown passes, third most in the NFL since his arrival as a third-round draft pick to the New Orleans Saints. He trails only Rob
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