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Dominguez's slam leads 
Astros past Brewers 10-1
Frazier plays Vikings'
 interest in Bishop coy

HOUSTON — The Milwaukee Brewers were done in by their mistakes on Tuesday night. They had miscues on the mound and three in the field, and to top it off they couldn't take advantage of opportunities on offense in a 10-1 loss to the Houston Astros. Matt Dominguez hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to back another solid performance by Jordan Lyles and help Houston to the victory.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Soon after the Green Bay Packers released Desmond Bishop, the seventh-year veteran linebacker was telling Wisconsin reporters about his next step. Bishop said he's visiting the Minnesota Vikings, the natural move for so many former Packers players looking for a new team and an opportunity to prove their ex-employer wrong. Vikings coach Leslie Frazier declined after minicamp practice Tuesday to confirm that Bishop was visiting with the team.

   
Heat force Game 7 with 
103-100 OT win over Spurs
Police visit home of 
Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez

MIAMI  — When LeBron James' greatness almost wasn't good enough, officials began preparing for a San Antonio celebration. Miami's championship reign would be over. Someone in Spurs black would replace James as NBA Finals MVP. James and the Heat wouldn't let it happen. "To be a part of something like this is something you would never be able to recreate once you're done playing the game.

 

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. — State and local police spent hours at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday night as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile away where a body was discovered the day before. Police at the scene and prosecutors would not comment on the actions while Sports Illustrated, citing an unidentified source, reported that Hernandez was not believed to be a suspect in what was being treated as a possible homicide. 

Pitcher safety against liners still issue for MLB
Cleveland Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano has a recurring dream. A batter hits a line drive right back up the middle and it's screaming toward his head. He wakes up just before impact. The real thing is a nightmare scenario that happens a couple times a season in the major leagues.

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Golf & Tennis
 

Mum's the word on Hossa amid NHL's injury culture
Game 4 is Wednesday night in Boston before the series returns to Chicago for a fifth game. Hossa's mysterious injury may have been a turning point in Game 3, but it's hardly unusual in the secretive world of hockey injuries. Players and coaches say they just don't talk about what's hurting, partly because they don't want to seem weak in a sport where they hit each other for a living.


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Brian Wroblewski is not a great golfer, but there are few people who are more passionate about the game. Wroblewski became frustrated after hearing friends talk about great weekend experiences on various area courses and wondered why his golf buddies couldn’t have shared those experiences by playing together.


The Bachelor
The Milwaukee Bucks’ Luc Richard Mbah a Moute loves his Milwaukee neighborhood. It’s close to downtown and work and the always interesting Brady Street. "I like to walk to the lake when it’s nice or jog there, too," he says.




Court time
As the country ramps up for March Madness, watch for players with Milwaukee ties when the 68 teams take to the courts this month. Racine Horlick grad Jamil Wilson, a 6-7 junior forward, one of Marquette’s leading scorers and rebounders, and Jake Thomas, a 6-foot-3-inch junior guard from Racine St. Catherine’s, hope to help the Golden Eagles to a third straight Sweet 16 appearance.

Chairman on the board
Neal Levin dips far into his childhood to recall how he got involved in skateboarding. Around him, the roar of stoked skaters makes for a constant echo throughout his cavernous Four Seasons Skatepark.


The brotherhood of football
Connie Watt was the youngest of five girls in her family — and she knew what she wanted when she was starting her own. "I prayed when I was pregnant that I would have boys, and that’s what I got," she says.


Blast off!

Owning a professional sports team never even crossed the mind of Waukesha resident Elzie Flenard when he was playing high school basketball in Illinois. Now, Flenard, 29, is the new owner of the expansion Milwaukee Blast.



Make way for Jennipede
Marathon runners are a dedicated bunch normally — let’s face it, running 26.2 miles requires some serious devotion. But on Oct. 2, members of Team Jenny will show what dedication truly means when they run linked together during the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon.


'Soling' Away
Unlike Winken, Blinken and Nod, sailing from the nursery in a wooden shoe, the Soling sailors from the Milwaukee Yacht Club sail in boats built for speed and maneuverability.


Bike basecamp
When you love what you do, it shows. You live it, think it and are obsessed with it 24/7.
Perhaps freelance photographer Peter DiAntoni is obsessed with biking, or he is at least very passionate about it — insomuch that he created a biking magazine to prove it.



Go with the flow
Abe Clark’s first running goal was set back in fifth grade. A twinge of sibling rivalry turned into a passion when Clark was determined to beat big brother Ben’s new mile record at Gillett Middle School in Gillett.



Chasin' the dream
Ask a young boy what he wants to be when he grows up. If he doesn’t say a firefighter, the answer is probably a Major League baseball player. The dream starts in T-ball, and for most continues to Little League.


A whole new ballgame
The Lakeshore Chinooks will be one of 17 teams from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa and Ontario competing in the Northwoods wooden bat baseball league this summer.


LAX in the house
Lacrosse, one of the nation’s fastest growing sports, has found a home throughout the Midwest, including Milwaukee. It’s been played predominantly on the East Coast, but it’s gaining ground here through youth and high school programs.


Art of the swing
As global creative director of Racquet Cosmetics for Wilson Sporting Goods in Chicago, he is not your average art director. "I’m not the kind of person who walks around wearing black clothes with a serious expression at all times," he laughs. "I love color, and I love to laugh and have a good time. That’s the real me."



Mission possible
Looking to burn some serious calories? Join the boot camp craze sweeping Milwaukee. These military-inspired workouts pack a powerful punch — and major fun.


Off the beaten path
Taking her place on the front line of the 2012 USA Cycling Cyclo-Cross Nationals last month in Madison, 17-year-old Corrie Osborne was already among the nation’s cyclo-cross elite.



London calling
Gwen Jorgensen never dreamed of becoming an Olympic athlete. Even during college, when she reached All-American status in track, she didn’t have her sites set on representing the United States at the games.



Adventure bound
First it was the marathon, then the triathlon; now it’s adventure racing for thrill-seeking athletes. Adventure racing takes the running, biking, paddling and distance from other endurance sports, but ramps up the challenge.
 

          









 







 




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