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Green Bay seeks better balance after altering offensive line

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- No one was pointing fingers. Aaron Rodgers partly blamed himself for getting sacked a league-high 51 times last season. The offensive linemen admitted -- for the most part -- that they didn't perform well enough. But with the ultimate responsibility falling on Mike McCarthy, the Green Bay Packers' coach knew something had to be done. There may have been...
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Packers sign QB-turned-receiver Gillett

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers added another wide receiver to their group, signing Alex Gillett out of Eastern Michigan. Gillett, listed by the team at 6-foot-1 and 214 pounds, was mostly a quarterback in college, starting 30 games at that position. He only started three games at wide receiver, catching 14 passes for 132 yards. Follow Paul Imig on Twitter.
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NCAA grants Otule sixth year of eligibility at Marquette

MILWAUKEE -- Marquette center Chris Otule was officially granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA on Wednesday, making his return to the school for the 2013-14 season official. The 6-foot-11 native of Richmond, Texas has battled through three season-ending injuries during his time on campus. Otule missed all but nine games in 2008-09 with a broken left foot and then broke...
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Lohse to miss start Saturday with irritation in elbow

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Kyle Lohse will miss Saturday's start against Pittsburgh with irritation in his right elbow. The injury popped up roughly two or three starts ago, as Lohse didn't recover the next day as well as he'd like. Right-hander Mike Fiers will start Saturday in his place. Signed to a three-year deal just one week before the start of...
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UW-Stevens Point back at DIII College World Series

Dan Douglas can safely say now he and his freshmen teammates on the UW-Stevens Point baseball team didn't know any better in 2010. Playing in the Division III College World Series? Hey, that was easy. It'll happen every year. So when the Pointers finished fifth that season in the national tournament, Douglas wasn't worried. He would be back. He was sure of it. "Coming...
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Brewers' starters straining bullpen with short outings

MILWAUKEE -- All phases of the game work together. A team can't contend if it's bullpen continues to cough up leads. If a team's offense can't score runs, the starting rotation feels pressure to be perfect. For the Milwaukee Brewers this season, the starting rotation is putting a strain on the bullpen by making them cover so many innings. Only six times this year...
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Brewers look to notch first back-to-back wins in May

More than three weeks have passed since the Milwaukee Brewers posted back-to-back victories. They'll ask rookie Wily Peralta to put an end to that stretch Wednesday in the series finale against the last-place Los Angeles Dodgers. Milwaukee (18-26) earned a rare win Tuesday, 5-2 over the Dodgers to give them four victories in 19 games. The Brewers, who had lost seven of eight...
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Greinke tries to do too much in return to Miller Park

MILWAUKEE -- Carlos Gomez knew Zack Greinke was smiling when he struck him out with two runners on in the first inning. He also knew exactly what his former teammate was going to throw him when he got up for his third at-bat of the day in the fifth inning. Gomez got exactly what he was looking for and laced a two-run double to left, ending Greinke's day. For the first time...
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Charles Woodson heading back to Oakland

The Oakland Raiders have agreed to a one-year contract with cornerback Charles Woodson, FOXSports.com has learned. Woodson, who spent his first eight seasons in Oakland, agreed to a seven-year deal with the Green Bay Packers in 2006. In February, the cornerback was released. Since then, Woodson has visited with a handful of teams including the 49ers and Broncos. Ultimately, the...
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Packers OL Tretter sidelined with reported ankle injury

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The first day of practice could not have gone worse for Green Bay Packers rookie offensive lineman JC Tretter. According to multiple reports, Tretter broke his ankle Monday and will be out several months. Tretter, a fourth-round pick out of Cornell, was expected to compete for a top backup job on a Green Bay offensive line that struggled last season. Following...
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Packers' McCarthy: 'I wish (Sam Shields) was here'

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- It was a successful few months for the Green Bay Packers' front office, locking in long-term deals with quarterback Aaron Rodgers and outside linebacker Clay Matthews. But one player whose contract the team hasn't addressed yet is Sam Shields, and the 25-year-old cornerback let his dissatisfaction be known when he decided not to show up for the Packers...
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Brewers Tuesday: Milwaukee could get boost soon from two lefty pitchers

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers are moving closer to getting a pair of left-handers back from the disabled list as Tom Gorzelanny and Chris Narveson both took steps forward Tuesday. Gorzelanny threw a simulated game to hitters on the field prior to Tuesday's game against Los Angeles, and he could be activated for Friday's game against Pittsburgh. Brewers manager Ron...
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Tony Snell, Glen Rice Jr. highlight pre-draft workout

ST. FRANCIS, Wis. -- The battle was so intense between Glen Rice Jr. and Tony Snell during Tuesday's draft workout at the Cousins Center that all Snell could do was smile and laugh when asked about it. The two wing prospects went at it as the main attraction in Milwaukee's first draft workout, as Rice and Snell were joined by Syracuse forward James Southerland, Iowa State...
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Brewers minor leaguer Williams suspended 50 games

NEW YORK (AP) -- Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Alan Williams has been suspended for 50 games under minor league baseball's drug program following a second positive test for a drug of abuse. The 23-year-old is 0-2 with a 3.00 ERA this year in three starts and 10 relief appearances for Huntsville of Double-A Southern League. He signed with the Brewers' organization in May 2011...
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Jolly says he will return to Packers next week

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- One year after being released from prison, Johnny Jolly is one week away from continuing his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers. As the Packers began their offseason training activities this week, Jolly was absent. But as Green Bay went through Tuesday's practice, Jolly sent a tweet to a Packers fan saying that he would rejoin the team on May 28. Though...
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Miller Park LEGO exhibit makes its way to museum

BY ANDREI GRESKAFOXSportsWisconsin.com Seeing a replica of Miller Park made out of 35,000 LEGOs is a treat in and of itself. The time and imagination required to accomplish such a feat is almost incomprehensible. Seeing a replica of Miller Park made out of 35,000 LEGOs including a fully functional mechanical roof, well, that's just too good to pass up. At least that's what...
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Former Badger Mike Taylor unlucky with injuries

Like thousands of recent college graduates across the country, Mike Taylor is living at home with his parents and looking for a job. Unlike the vast majority of his peers, however, it isn't the tough job market that is preventing Taylor from beginning work. Instead, it's Taylor's health. Or rather, his lack of health. "It's been unfortunate to have two surgeries...
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Greinke makes return to Miller Park to face Brewers

Though Don Mattingly's days as the Los Angeles Dodgers' manager have been rumored to be numbered, Zack Greinke is just starting to get settled in after recently returning from a month-long absence. Greinke makes just his fourth start Tuesday night and first at Miller Park since being traded from the Milwaukee Brewers last season. The Dodgers have made large investments over...
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Brewers' Hart eyes June return

MILWAUKEE -- Corey Hart had a big smile on his face as he took the field Monday afternoon. The recovery from offseason knee surgery has probably dragged on longer than he anticipated, but he's finally starting to see an end in sight. Hart ran outside and took batting practice on the field for the first time prior to Monday's game against the Dodgers, but a rehab assignment...
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Brewers, Gallardo look to build off positives despite loss

MILWAUKEE -- Yovani Gallardo didn't pitch a bad game Monday night, but he did make three mistakes. But Gallardo had to be perfect in order to beat Clayton Kershaw, and he wasn't. The Dodgers left-hander continued his dominance by tossing a complete game, three-hitter in Los Angeles' 3-1 win over Milwaukee. It was a story line almost identical to the one written after...
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Rodgers, Braun add second restaurant location

Star power. Aaron Rodgers and Ryan Braun have plenty of that to offer, so it comes with very little surprise that their restaurant, 8-Twelve MVP Bar and Grill, is growing in Wisconsin, thanks in part to the high-profile status of its two investors. The restaurant is doing so well that 8-Twelve MVP Bar and Grill is getting a second location in the Milwaukee area. After the success...
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Polynesian recruits could be key to UWs future success

MADISON, Wis. The name Ula Tolutau likely doesn't conjure up strong feelings for Wisconsin football fans today. All anyone really knows about the newest Badgers recruit are his measurables: A 6-foot-1, 225-pound running back from Salt Lake City, Utah, who is the sixth commitment in the Class of 2014. Years from now, however, Tolutau could be remembered for something that can...
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Anderson returns to Marquette after looking to transfer

MILWAUKEE -- After announcing his intentions to transfer from the program, forward Juan Anderson will return to Marquette University for his junior season. Anderson is the second player to return to the program after asking for his release in order to explore transfer options, as guard Jake Thomas elected to stay with the Golden Eagles instead of leaving for another program. After...
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Lacy, Franklin expected to be strong contributors

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Setting up Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin as roommates during the Green Bay Packers' rookie minicamp was surely an intentional way for the team to get its two newest running backs to start thinking alike. But with cordial greetings and getting-to-know-you's behind them now, the competition for snaps between Lacy and Franklin officially begins. While...
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