Podcast appearances and mentions of bernie brewer

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton broadcast live from Tanner's in Middleton as they raise a Coors Light to the exciting news that 100.5 ESPN is becoming Madison's new home of the Milwaukee Brewers! To help raise a glass to the Brew Crew, GKB founder and CEO Craig Karmazin joins Jim and Matt to discuss why he's so excited to bring Brewers baseball -- aka "the No. 1 soundtrack in Wisconsin" -- to ESPN Madison. They also discuss the beginnings of GKB from the first idea in a small bar similar to Tanner's, having the Brewers, Bucks, Badgers Volleyball, and Barry Alvarez all on ESPN Madison, and Matt describes his experience throwing out the first pitch at a Brewers game and why Pat Murphy should let Matt play center field. Jim and Matt continue on asking the fans for their favorite thing about Brewers baseball -- Bob Uecker, tailgating, Bernie Brewer's slide, or the sausage race. Matt explains why he still brings a mitt to ball games, and they get a peak into the secret of who runs in those sausage suits. During What Matt Missed, Jim and producer Primetime quiz Matt on out-of-context audio clips about some of the biggest stories in sports, including a reigning Manager of the Year on Wilde & Tausch, an NFL legend joining the collegiate coaching ranks, and a washed QB who "other'd" his own team for its 14-year playoff drought. Jim also quizzes the fans on one of his favorite topics -- a classic song and which movie it belongs in.

Bryan Bulaga sticks around for some extra conversation, diving into #TackleTalk with Tausch as the Packers prepare to face the Titans in Week 3. Also, Homer joins the show for his weekly appearance, including some intriguing Packers conversation and a rundown of the old celebrities Homer met while living in California? And the long-awaited debut of the video of Jesse sliding down Bernie Brewer's slide.

The KBN crew went down Bernie Brewer's slide today at American Family Field. Revisiting the golden tape. ESPN Wisconsin's bachelor, Ryan Wollersheim, joins to search for a date. Mark Tauscher joins.

Jim Rutledge & Molly Brown roll on discussing where Matt LaFleur ranks among the NFL's top head coaches after his "masterful" win with Malik Willis against the Colts. Jim makes the case that one win without your starting QB doesn't prove anything, and does any other current HC have the case to be in the same tier as Andy Reid and Kyle Shanahan? They also continue holding Jesse Nelson AND Matt Hamilton accountable for not being on their respective shows this week. Who has a better excuse: Matt leaving to do color commentary on the North American Curling Club Championships or Jesse leaving to slide down Bernie Brewer's slide at Am Fam Field... Throwing Stones includes takes on the true criteria of a "home-wrecker" vs an "apartement-wrecker" and just how well Primetime cleans up when/if he tries. They wrap up talking to the slide aficiaonado Jesse and bus-thrower Alex G live from the Kohl Center ahead of tonight's big Badgers volleyball game versus Marquette!

Jim Rutledge and Molly Brown start Tuesday's show with the two biggest storylines in Wisconsin sports: Barry Alvarez going off on Jim during last night's Great Dane Huddle for his "ridiculous" and "preposterous" poll on Twitter, and Jesse Nelson once again skipping his show to slide down Bernie Brewer's slide at Am Fam Field!!! First, Primetime plays the audio of Barry's aggressive, but misunderstood, reaction to Jim's poll asking Badgers fans who they wish was the team's head coach right now (even though it should unequivocally be Luke Fickell). And, was Jim actually MISQUOTED by Alex Gravatt when he presented the poll question to Barry!?!? Jim and Primetime explain why they turned down the invite for Bernie's slide, and why does Primetime have no one to go with for tonight's Badgers volleyball game at the Kohl Center versus Marquette? Is Prime a loser for possibly going alone, and can ESPN Wisconsin find him a companion before the first serve at tonight's match? They also react to the news that Packers rookie RB Marshawn Lloyd is going on IR, and Jim makes the case to Gutey: SIGN MELVIN GORDON (to the practice squad)! Molly asks if having an experienced vet like Melvin could be good for the young players in the Packers RB room, including Josh Jacobs. They also get into Brad Nortman's top-5 NFL head coach rankings released yesterday. Does Matt LaFleur deserve to be included after winning JUST ONE GAME without his starting quarterback Jordan Love?

The trading deadline has passed and for some teams making bold moves has brought their fans hope for the rest of the season and the playoffs. We talk about baseball mascots - the history, the oddity, and a few bizarre events involving well-known mascots. But we had to let our Mets angst out too and we recorded this the day before the end of the trading deadline so the sell-off of the Mets was not yet even complete. Now all Mets fans have is the future and Mr. and Mrs. Met. We've added a YouTube Channel and are still working out a few kinks so bear with us.  Here is the link to the Almost Cooperstown channel.Please subscribe to our podcast and thanks for listening! If you have a suggestion for an episode please drop us a line via email at Almostcooperstown@gmail.com.  You can also follow us on Twitter @almostcoop or visit the Almost Cooperstown Facebook page or YouTube channel.  If you can please give the podcast 4 or 5 star rating!  www.almostcooperstown.com

S4, E25: Today we welcome memorabilia collector and Milwaukee resident Troy Kenunen onto the podcast! Troy tells fabulous stories including: - How he came to own the original racing sausages - The Milwaukee Braves vs. the Milwaukee Chiefs? - A fantastic Robin Yount story - The inspiration for the modern look of Bernie Brewer (hint: he was a real person (!) ) We enjoyed this interview tremendously; thanks to Troy for coming on the show! To learn more or participate in his auctions visit mearsonlineauctions.com To follow us @thebarrelmke on Twitter, YouTube, and Substack! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebarrelbanter/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebarrelbanter/support

Talking Brewers and comparing broadcasting notes with Jeff Levering. Plus, where's this urgency regarding the stadium coming from and what is happening to #HEATCulture? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is Christian Yelich back to MVP swing status? Bally Sports Wisconsin's Sophia Minnaert joins us with her thoughts on Yelly, a youth movement on offense, and team needs at the quarter pole of the season.JJ Cooper from Baseball America has word on top prospect Jackson Chourio's season being good not great. Braun and Kratz also talk slide redemption and players sneaking on for a ride.

Is Christian Yelich back to MVP swing status? Bally Sports Wisconsin's Sophia Minnaert joins us with her thoughts on Yelly, a youth movement on offense, and team needs at the quarter pole of the season. JJ Cooper from Baseball America has word on top prospect Jackson Chourio's season being good not great. Braun and Kratz also talk slide redemption and players sneaking on for a ride. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky in studio. A whirlwind of a show that dealt with everything from the election recap to the government banning participation trophies to the best MLB mascots to the ongoing politics in Wisconsin's legislature. Began the show with a bit of a recap on Tuesday's election results. From there we talked about a poll of MLB's best mascots — Bernie Brewer is not happy — before discussing the politics of cancelling student loan debt. After that, we hit on a state banning participation trophies, before ending with the work — or lack thereof — Wisconsin's legislature is doing and baseball's new sped-up game.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may be surprised where Bernie Brewer lands.

The Brewers have been around for more than 50 years but not always as the Brewers. We talk about the team's history, reason for being, its greatest players and most memorable seasons for this team which has unfortunately never brought a World Series win to its great fans.  It was Ben Ogilvie and Gorman Thomas combining for 73 home runs in 1982 - more than the entire Cardinal team that beat them in the World Series! Please subscribe to our podcast and thanks for listening! If you have a suggestion for an episode please drop us a line via email at Almostcooperstown@gmail.com.  You can also follow us on Twitter @almostcoop or visit the Almost Cooperstown Facebook page.  If you can please give the podcast 4 or 5 star rating! 

David Vassegh slides into the Fifth Hour podcast. The longtime Dodger Insider for AM570 gives us the inside skinny on becoming a “viral star,” after he attempted to go down Bernie Brewer's slide in Milwaukee, breaking his wrist and six ribs on SportsNet LA. We go under the magnifying glass to methodically analyze the vaudevillian fall from every angle. Follow David on Twitter @THEREAL_DV Instagram: officiallyvassegh . Listen to him on AM 570 LA Sports “Dodger Talk,” watch him on MLB Network and Sports Net LA. / Follow Ben on Twitter @BenMaller and listen to the original "Ben Maller Show," Monday-Friday on 500+ Fox Sports Radio affiliates, 2a-6a ET, 11p-3a PT! #BenMallerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Vassegh slides into the Fifth Hour podcast. The longtime Dodger Insider for AM570 gives us the inside skinny on becoming a “viral star,” after he attempted to go down Bernie Brewer's slide in Milwaukee, breaking his wrist and six ribs on SportsNet LA. We go under the magnifying glass to methodically analyze the vaudevillian fall from every angle. Follow David on Twitter @THEREAL_DV Instagram: officiallyvassegh . Listen to him on AM 570 LA Sports “Dodger Talk,” watch him on MLB Network and Sports Net LA. / Follow Ben on Twitter @BenMaller and listen to the original "Ben Maller Show," Monday-Friday on 500+ Fox Sports Radio affiliates, 2a-6a ET, 11p-3a PT! #BenMallerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justin and Vinnie are back with your latest episode of Baseball and Whatever. This week the guys break down whether or not the White Sox are winners or losers, discuss their optimism for the Cubs future, and try to figure out just who Saint Omni is. There's even some discussion on Bernie Brewer's slide taking out a Dodger reporter! The then switch gears to “whatever” this week in which they count down their favorite women musicians, bands and groups. Check it out!Intro - 0:00Famous 66s - 4:52Hot Takes (Avatar Sucks) - 12:19White Sox Talk - 18:31Cubs Talk - 29:17Bernie Brewers Slide of Pain - 41:00Hot or Not - 46:50Roquan Smith Saga Continues - 54:00“Whatever” Segment: Best Women Musicians - 1:04:22— Contact Us!Email: baseballandwhatever@gmail.comTwitter: @BaseballAndWhatInstagram: @BaseballAndWhateverFacebook: www.facebook.com/baseballandwhateverText Line/Voicemail - 913-808-3278 (FART) YouTube - www.youtube.com/baseballandwhateverTwitch - www.twitch.tv/baseballandwhatever __Our SponsorCheck out www.bellyupsports.com Be sure to subscribe to the Belly Up and Friends Podcast feed for all sorts of awesome podcasts about a variety of sports!— We'd like to thank our partner, In The Clutch for joining up with us here on Baseball and Whatever. In The Clutch is an awesome sports apparel company that is known for their licensed MLB, Negro League, and MLS apparel along with great shirts to rep your favorite retro hockey, baseball, football teams. Even better, head to www.intheclutch.com now and at checkout use promo code “BASEBALLANDWHAT” to get 10% your order. How great is that?— Want some official Baseball and Whatever merchandise? We have hoodies, shirts, and even COFFEE MUGS! Go to - www.bonfire.com/baseballandwhatever

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Houston Astros 21, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 Tigers were off Astros 21, White Sox 5 – Bregman 2 HRs, 2 doubles, 6 RBIs, Astros trample Chisox 21-5 Alex Bregman hit two homers and two doubles, driving in a career-high six runs and powering the Houston Astros past the Chicago White Sox 21-5. Houston’s run total tied for the second most in team history — the Astros scored 23 against Baltimore in 2019. The Astros wound up with 25 hits as Bregman, Kyle Tucker and Christian Vazquez tied career highs with four each. McCormick, who had five RBIs, and Trey Mancini homered the AL West leaders. White Sox second baseman Josh Harrison pitched the ninth inning and allowed four runs and six hits in his third mound appearance of the season. The Astros won for the sixth time in their last eight games. Cubs 3, Orioles 2 – Contreras hits 2 homers, Cubs outlast contending O’s 3-2 Willson Contreras hit a pair of homers, Adrian Sampson pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2. Contreras had his 10th multi-homer game, which ranks second among Cubs catchers behind Gabby Hartnett who had 14. Sampson allowed four hits with six strikeouts and two walks over 5 2/3 innings, earning his first win since last Sept. 14 at Philadelphia. Rafael Ortega also homered for the Cubs, who have won five of seven. Brandon Hughes picked up his first career save by getting a double play on a soft liner by Cedric Mullins in the ninth. Today Milwaukee (Ashby 2-10) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 9-5), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5) at Cleveland (McKenzie 8-9), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Sandoval 3-8) at Detroit (Manning 0-0), 7:10 p.m.            WSJM/WCSY 6:50 MLB – Dodgers TV reporter injured sliding down Bernie’s Chalet Dodgers television and radio reporter David Vassegh said he broke two bones in his right wrist and cracked six ribs when he tumbled and crashed into the padding at the end of his slide down “Bernie’s Chalet." He was injured going down the same slide Milwaukee mascot Bernie Brewer uses to celebrate home runs by the home team. Vassegh says he went down the slide twice Wednesday. The first time, he was filmed at the top of the slide, and everything went fine. The second time, he was filmed at the bottom, and that’s when his right arm crashed into the padding. NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 2 Last Night Chicago Bears 27, Seattle Seahawks 11 Bears 27, Seahawks 11 – Smith, error-prone Seahawks struggle in 27-11 loss to Bears Geno Smith did little to distinguish himself in his battle with Drew Lock for Seattle’s starting quarterback job as the sloppy Seahawks fell 27-11 to the Chicago Bears in the second preseason game for both teams. The Seahawks had planned to start Lock but turned to Smith when Lock tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. That meant another opportunity for Smith, but his uninspired performance suggests Lock still has a chance to win the job. Smith finished 10 of 18 for 112 yards and was hampered by teammates’ mistakes while playing the first half. Second-year Bears quarterback Justin Fields made a brief appearance and led a field-goal drive. Saturday Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts, 1:00 p.m. NFL – Browns’ Deshaun Watson suspended 11 games, fined $5 million Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension, pay a $5 million fine and undergo required professional evaluation and counseling following accusations of sexual misconduct by two dozen women. Watson was accused of sexually harassing and coercing women during massage therapy sessions while he played for the Houston Texans. The league had sought to ban him for at least one year for violating its personal conduct policy. Watson’s suspension begins Aug. 30, when he won’t be allowed at the team’s facility. He may return for the Browns’ game on Dec. 4 in Houston. Cleveland traded for the three-time Pro Bowler in March, signing him to a fully guaranteed $230 million contract WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of three) Saturday New York Liberty at Chicago Sky, 12:00 p.m.                               (NYL leads 1-0) NHL – Nazem Kadri signs 7-year, $49M deal with Calgary Flames Gritty forward Nazem Kadri has signed a seven-year, $49 million contract with the Calgary Flames. He leaves the Colorado Avalanche after helping them win the Stanley Cup last season. He had a career year with 87 points in 71 regular-season games and kept that going into the playoffs with seven goals and eight assists sandwiched around a broken thumb. Kadri was considered the second-best NHL free agent available after winger Johnny Gaudreau, who left for Columbus. NCAA – Big Ten – B1G deal: Big Ten lands $7 billion, NFL-style TV contracts The Big Ten has announced its new, seven-year media rights deal with Fox, NBC and CBS that is believed to be the richest ever struck with a college sports conference. A person familiar with the contracts tells The Associated Press that the conference’s soon-to-be 16 member universities eventually will share more than $1 billion in revenue per year. Starting in 2024, when USC and UCLA join the conference, Big Ten football Saturdays will be structured similar to the NFL. That means three marquee games being carried in consecutive time slots on three different major TV networks. NCAAFB – 2022 NCAA rules changes address targeting, faking injuries College football players penalized for targeting now can have part of their punishment appealed under new NCAA rules. Players flagged for making an above-the-shoulder hit in the second half of a game must sit out the first half of the following game. This season the national coordinator of officials can take a second look at the call. If the call is determined to be made in error, the player will be allowed to play in the first half the next game. There also are new rules pertaining to players faking injuries to stop the clock and blocking below the waist. NCAA – NCAA asks members for help with NIL violation investigations NCAA officials have sent a letter to members updating them on enforcement’s staff pursuit of “potential violations” of the name, image and likeness compensation policy. The association emphasized the need for schools to aid investigations. The email says NCAA enforcement staff is “actively investigating potential abuses of NIL transactions and we’ll allege any substantiated concerns as soon as possible.” The NCAA in 2020 lifted its ban on athletes earning money for things like endorsement and sponsorship deals, social media posts and personal appearances. Golf – PGA/LIV – Judge sets January 2024 trial for LIV Golf suit against tour Players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf who have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour will be waiting nearly 16 months for the case to go to trial. U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman has set the trial for Jan. 8, 2024. Depending on whether LIV attorneys proceed with a preliminary injunction that means PGA Tour players who have been suspended for signing with the rival league could go through another year of not being allowed at tour events. LIV attorneys say they will need discovery material from nine players. That indicates two players have asked out of the lawsuit. Tennis – US Open champs get $2.6 million, total compensation $60M The U.S. Open singles champions will receive $2.6 million this year, with total player compensation for the Grand Slam tournament surpassing $60 million for the first time. A larger portion of that total is being allocated to the earlier rounds, the U.S. Tennis Association announced. That decision came following input from the men’s and women’s tour player councils. The champions will earn less than the $3.9 million in 2019, the last year before the coronavirus pandemic, but players losing in the first or second round will earn around $20,000 more. The U.S. Open begins on Aug. 29 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. NASCAR – Kurt Busch to miss final 2 races of NASCAR’s regular season Kurt Busch will miss the final two races of NASCAR’s Cup regular season. The driver of the No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing made the announcement on social media. The former Cup champion was injured in a crash during the final round of qualifying at Pocono in late July and has missed four races suffering from concussion-like symptoms. Ty Gibbs will continue to fill in for Busch at Watkins Glen on Sunday and in the regular-season finale at Daytona the following week. Busch said he hoped to be cleared to compete when the playoffs begin in September at Darlington. LLWS – Boy hurt in fall at Little League World Series alert, walks The family of a 12-year-old Little League World Series player from Utah who sustained a head injury after falling from the top bunk of his bed at the dormitory complex says he has been moved from intensive care and is able to walk with support. Easton Oliverson, a pitcher and outfielder for the Snow Canyon team out of Santa Clara, Utah, suffered the injury Monday and was originally listed in critical condition. But a post on an Instagram account the family set up to share updates said he is back in a standard hospital room and can communicate with his parents. Little League International also approved the team’s decision to add Easton’s brother to the roster in his place. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Lake County Captains 7, West Michigan Whitecaps 3 South Bend Cubs 6, Beloit Sky Carp 1 Great Lakes Loons 12, Lansing Lugnuts 3 Tonight Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 5:35 p.m.         (Doubleheader) Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. HS Sports – Utah officials secretly investigated female athlete’s gender A Utah high school athletics association secretly investigated a female athlete without telling her or her parents after receiving complaints from the parents of two girls she had defeated in competition questioning whether the girl was transgender. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah High School Activities Association and the girl’s high school determined she in factr female after poring through her school records dating back to kindergarten. The investigation happened as at least 12 Republican-led states including Utah passed laws banning transgender women or girls in sports. Utah’s ban faces a court challenge. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Bridgman 7, Brandywine 1 Howardsville Christian 5, Bangor 3 Battle Creek Academy 4, Bloomingdale 0 Tonight Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran at Kalamazoo Heritage Christian, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Coloma at Comstock, 5:00 p.m. Otsego at Wayland, 5:45 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Houston Astros 21, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 Tigers were off Astros 21, White Sox 5 – Bregman 2 HRs, 2 doubles, 6 RBIs, Astros trample Chisox 21-5 Alex Bregman hit two homers and two doubles, driving in a career-high six runs and powering the Houston Astros past the Chicago White Sox 21-5. Houston’s run total tied for the second most in team history — the Astros scored 23 against Baltimore in 2019. The Astros wound up with 25 hits as Bregman, Kyle Tucker and Christian Vazquez tied career highs with four each. McCormick, who had five RBIs, and Trey Mancini homered the AL West leaders. White Sox second baseman Josh Harrison pitched the ninth inning and allowed four runs and six hits in his third mound appearance of the season. The Astros won for the sixth time in their last eight games. Cubs 3, Orioles 2 – Contreras hits 2 homers, Cubs outlast contending O’s 3-2 Willson Contreras hit a pair of homers, Adrian Sampson pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2. Contreras had his 10th multi-homer game, which ranks second among Cubs catchers behind Gabby Hartnett who had 14. Sampson allowed four hits with six strikeouts and two walks over 5 2/3 innings, earning his first win since last Sept. 14 at Philadelphia. Rafael Ortega also homered for the Cubs, who have won five of seven. Brandon Hughes picked up his first career save by getting a double play on a soft liner by Cedric Mullins in the ninth. Today Milwaukee (Ashby 2-10) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 9-5), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5) at Cleveland (McKenzie 8-9), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Sandoval 3-8) at Detroit (Manning 0-0), 7:10 p.m.            WSJM/WCSY 6:50 MLB – Dodgers TV reporter injured sliding down Bernie’s Chalet Dodgers television and radio reporter David Vassegh said he broke two bones in his right wrist and cracked six ribs when he tumbled and crashed into the padding at the end of his slide down “Bernie’s Chalet." He was injured going down the same slide Milwaukee mascot Bernie Brewer uses to celebrate home runs by the home team. Vassegh says he went down the slide twice Wednesday. The first time, he was filmed at the top of the slide, and everything went fine. The second time, he was filmed at the bottom, and that’s when his right arm crashed into the padding. NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 2 Last Night Chicago Bears 27, Seattle Seahawks 11 Bears 27, Seahawks 11 – Smith, error-prone Seahawks struggle in 27-11 loss to Bears Geno Smith did little to distinguish himself in his battle with Drew Lock for Seattle’s starting quarterback job as the sloppy Seahawks fell 27-11 to the Chicago Bears in the second preseason game for both teams. The Seahawks had planned to start Lock but turned to Smith when Lock tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. That meant another opportunity for Smith, but his uninspired performance suggests Lock still has a chance to win the job. Smith finished 10 of 18 for 112 yards and was hampered by teammates’ mistakes while playing the first half. Second-year Bears quarterback Justin Fields made a brief appearance and led a field-goal drive. Saturday Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts, 1:00 p.m. NFL – Browns’ Deshaun Watson suspended 11 games, fined $5 million Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension, pay a $5 million fine and undergo required professional evaluation and counseling following accusations of sexual misconduct by two dozen women. Watson was accused of sexually harassing and coercing women during massage therapy sessions while he played for the Houston Texans. The league had sought to ban him for at least one year for violating its personal conduct policy. Watson’s suspension begins Aug. 30, when he won’t be allowed at the team’s facility. He may return for the Browns’ game on Dec. 4 in Houston. Cleveland traded for the three-time Pro Bowler in March, signing him to a fully guaranteed $230 million contract WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of three) Saturday New York Liberty at Chicago Sky, 12:00 p.m.                               (NYL leads 1-0) NHL – Nazem Kadri signs 7-year, $49M deal with Calgary Flames Gritty forward Nazem Kadri has signed a seven-year, $49 million contract with the Calgary Flames. He leaves the Colorado Avalanche after helping them win the Stanley Cup last season. He had a career year with 87 points in 71 regular-season games and kept that going into the playoffs with seven goals and eight assists sandwiched around a broken thumb. Kadri was considered the second-best NHL free agent available after winger Johnny Gaudreau, who left for Columbus. NCAA – Big Ten – B1G deal: Big Ten lands $7 billion, NFL-style TV contracts The Big Ten has announced its new, seven-year media rights deal with Fox, NBC and CBS that is believed to be the richest ever struck with a college sports conference. A person familiar with the contracts tells The Associated Press that the conference’s soon-to-be 16 member universities eventually will share more than $1 billion in revenue per year. Starting in 2024, when USC and UCLA join the conference, Big Ten football Saturdays will be structured similar to the NFL. That means three marquee games being carried in consecutive time slots on three different major TV networks. NCAAFB – 2022 NCAA rules changes address targeting, faking injuries College football players penalized for targeting now can have part of their punishment appealed under new NCAA rules. Players flagged for making an above-the-shoulder hit in the second half of a game must sit out the first half of the following game. This season the national coordinator of officials can take a second look at the call. If the call is determined to be made in error, the player will be allowed to play in the first half the next game. There also are new rules pertaining to players faking injuries to stop the clock and blocking below the waist. NCAA – NCAA asks members for help with NIL violation investigations NCAA officials have sent a letter to members updating them on enforcement’s staff pursuit of “potential violations” of the name, image and likeness compensation policy. The association emphasized the need for schools to aid investigations. The email says NCAA enforcement staff is “actively investigating potential abuses of NIL transactions and we’ll allege any substantiated concerns as soon as possible.” The NCAA in 2020 lifted its ban on athletes earning money for things like endorsement and sponsorship deals, social media posts and personal appearances. Golf – PGA/LIV – Judge sets January 2024 trial for LIV Golf suit against tour Players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf who have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour will be waiting nearly 16 months for the case to go to trial. U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman has set the trial for Jan. 8, 2024. Depending on whether LIV attorneys proceed with a preliminary injunction that means PGA Tour players who have been suspended for signing with the rival league could go through another year of not being allowed at tour events. LIV attorneys say they will need discovery material from nine players. That indicates two players have asked out of the lawsuit. Tennis – US Open champs get $2.6 million, total compensation $60M The U.S. Open singles champions will receive $2.6 million this year, with total player compensation for the Grand Slam tournament surpassing $60 million for the first time. A larger portion of that total is being allocated to the earlier rounds, the U.S. Tennis Association announced. That decision came following input from the men’s and women’s tour player councils. The champions will earn less than the $3.9 million in 2019, the last year before the coronavirus pandemic, but players losing in the first or second round will earn around $20,000 more. The U.S. Open begins on Aug. 29 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. NASCAR – Kurt Busch to miss final 2 races of NASCAR’s regular season Kurt Busch will miss the final two races of NASCAR’s Cup regular season. The driver of the No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing made the announcement on social media. The former Cup champion was injured in a crash during the final round of qualifying at Pocono in late July and has missed four races suffering from concussion-like symptoms. Ty Gibbs will continue to fill in for Busch at Watkins Glen on Sunday and in the regular-season finale at Daytona the following week. Busch said he hoped to be cleared to compete when the playoffs begin in September at Darlington. LLWS – Boy hurt in fall at Little League World Series alert, walks The family of a 12-year-old Little League World Series player from Utah who sustained a head injury after falling from the top bunk of his bed at the dormitory complex says he has been moved from intensive care and is able to walk with support. Easton Oliverson, a pitcher and outfielder for the Snow Canyon team out of Santa Clara, Utah, suffered the injury Monday and was originally listed in critical condition. But a post on an Instagram account the family set up to share updates said he is back in a standard hospital room and can communicate with his parents. Little League International also approved the team’s decision to add Easton’s brother to the roster in his place. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Lake County Captains 7, West Michigan Whitecaps 3 South Bend Cubs 6, Beloit Sky Carp 1 Great Lakes Loons 12, Lansing Lugnuts 3 Tonight Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 5:35 p.m.         (Doubleheader) Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. HS Sports – Utah officials secretly investigated female athlete’s gender A Utah high school athletics association secretly investigated a female athlete without telling her or her parents after receiving complaints from the parents of two girls she had defeated in competition questioning whether the girl was transgender. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah High School Activities Association and the girl’s high school determined she in factr female after poring through her school records dating back to kindergarten. The investigation happened as at least 12 Republican-led states including Utah passed laws banning transgender women or girls in sports. Utah’s ban faces a court challenge. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Bridgman 7, Brandywine 1 Howardsville Christian 5, Bangor 3 Battle Creek Academy 4, Bloomingdale 0 Tonight Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran at Kalamazoo Heritage Christian, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Coloma at Comstock, 5:00 p.m. Otsego at Wayland, 5:45 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Houston Astros 21, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 Tigers were off Astros 21, White Sox 5 – Bregman 2 HRs, 2 doubles, 6 RBIs, Astros trample Chisox 21-5 Alex Bregman hit two homers and two doubles, driving in a career-high six runs and powering the Houston Astros past the Chicago White Sox 21-5. Houston’s run total tied for the second most in team history — the Astros scored 23 against Baltimore in 2019. The Astros wound up with 25 hits as Bregman, Kyle Tucker and Christian Vazquez tied career highs with four each. McCormick, who had five RBIs, and Trey Mancini homered the AL West leaders. White Sox second baseman Josh Harrison pitched the ninth inning and allowed four runs and six hits in his third mound appearance of the season. The Astros won for the sixth time in their last eight games. Cubs 3, Orioles 2 – Contreras hits 2 homers, Cubs outlast contending O’s 3-2 Willson Contreras hit a pair of homers, Adrian Sampson pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2. Contreras had his 10th multi-homer game, which ranks second among Cubs catchers behind Gabby Hartnett who had 14. Sampson allowed four hits with six strikeouts and two walks over 5 2/3 innings, earning his first win since last Sept. 14 at Philadelphia. Rafael Ortega also homered for the Cubs, who have won five of seven. Brandon Hughes picked up his first career save by getting a double play on a soft liner by Cedric Mullins in the ninth. Today Milwaukee (Ashby 2-10) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 9-5), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5) at Cleveland (McKenzie 8-9), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Sandoval 3-8) at Detroit (Manning 0-0), 7:10 p.m.            WSJM/WCSY 6:50 MLB – Dodgers TV reporter injured sliding down Bernie’s Chalet Dodgers television and radio reporter David Vassegh said he broke two bones in his right wrist and cracked six ribs when he tumbled and crashed into the padding at the end of his slide down “Bernie’s Chalet." He was injured going down the same slide Milwaukee mascot Bernie Brewer uses to celebrate home runs by the home team. Vassegh says he went down the slide twice Wednesday. The first time, he was filmed at the top of the slide, and everything went fine. The second time, he was filmed at the bottom, and that’s when his right arm crashed into the padding. NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 2 Last Night Chicago Bears 27, Seattle Seahawks 11 Bears 27, Seahawks 11 – Smith, error-prone Seahawks struggle in 27-11 loss to Bears Geno Smith did little to distinguish himself in his battle with Drew Lock for Seattle’s starting quarterback job as the sloppy Seahawks fell 27-11 to the Chicago Bears in the second preseason game for both teams. The Seahawks had planned to start Lock but turned to Smith when Lock tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. That meant another opportunity for Smith, but his uninspired performance suggests Lock still has a chance to win the job. Smith finished 10 of 18 for 112 yards and was hampered by teammates’ mistakes while playing the first half. Second-year Bears quarterback Justin Fields made a brief appearance and led a field-goal drive. Saturday Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts, 1:00 p.m. NFL – Browns’ Deshaun Watson suspended 11 games, fined $5 million Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension, pay a $5 million fine and undergo required professional evaluation and counseling following accusations of sexual misconduct by two dozen women. Watson was accused of sexually harassing and coercing women during massage therapy sessions while he played for the Houston Texans. The league had sought to ban him for at least one year for violating its personal conduct policy. Watson’s suspension begins Aug. 30, when he won’t be allowed at the team’s facility. He may return for the Browns’ game on Dec. 4 in Houston. Cleveland traded for the three-time Pro Bowler in March, signing him to a fully guaranteed $230 million contract WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of three) Saturday New York Liberty at Chicago Sky, 12:00 p.m.                               (NYL leads 1-0) NHL – Nazem Kadri signs 7-year, $49M deal with Calgary Flames Gritty forward Nazem Kadri has signed a seven-year, $49 million contract with the Calgary Flames. He leaves the Colorado Avalanche after helping them win the Stanley Cup last season. He had a career year with 87 points in 71 regular-season games and kept that going into the playoffs with seven goals and eight assists sandwiched around a broken thumb. Kadri was considered the second-best NHL free agent available after winger Johnny Gaudreau, who left for Columbus. NCAA – Big Ten – B1G deal: Big Ten lands $7 billion, NFL-style TV contracts The Big Ten has announced its new, seven-year media rights deal with Fox, NBC and CBS that is believed to be the richest ever struck with a college sports conference. A person familiar with the contracts tells The Associated Press that the conference’s soon-to-be 16 member universities eventually will share more than $1 billion in revenue per year. Starting in 2024, when USC and UCLA join the conference, Big Ten football Saturdays will be structured similar to the NFL. That means three marquee games being carried in consecutive time slots on three different major TV networks. NCAAFB – 2022 NCAA rules changes address targeting, faking injuries College football players penalized for targeting now can have part of their punishment appealed under new NCAA rules. Players flagged for making an above-the-shoulder hit in the second half of a game must sit out the first half of the following game. This season the national coordinator of officials can take a second look at the call. If the call is determined to be made in error, the player will be allowed to play in the first half the next game. There also are new rules pertaining to players faking injuries to stop the clock and blocking below the waist. NCAA – NCAA asks members for help with NIL violation investigations NCAA officials have sent a letter to members updating them on enforcement’s staff pursuit of “potential violations” of the name, image and likeness compensation policy. The association emphasized the need for schools to aid investigations. The email says NCAA enforcement staff is “actively investigating potential abuses of NIL transactions and we’ll allege any substantiated concerns as soon as possible.” The NCAA in 2020 lifted its ban on athletes earning money for things like endorsement and sponsorship deals, social media posts and personal appearances. Golf – PGA/LIV – Judge sets January 2024 trial for LIV Golf suit against tour Players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf who have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour will be waiting nearly 16 months for the case to go to trial. U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman has set the trial for Jan. 8, 2024. Depending on whether LIV attorneys proceed with a preliminary injunction that means PGA Tour players who have been suspended for signing with the rival league could go through another year of not being allowed at tour events. LIV attorneys say they will need discovery material from nine players. That indicates two players have asked out of the lawsuit. Tennis – US Open champs get $2.6 million, total compensation $60M The U.S. Open singles champions will receive $2.6 million this year, with total player compensation for the Grand Slam tournament surpassing $60 million for the first time. A larger portion of that total is being allocated to the earlier rounds, the U.S. Tennis Association announced. That decision came following input from the men’s and women’s tour player councils. The champions will earn less than the $3.9 million in 2019, the last year before the coronavirus pandemic, but players losing in the first or second round will earn around $20,000 more. The U.S. Open begins on Aug. 29 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. NASCAR – Kurt Busch to miss final 2 races of NASCAR’s regular season Kurt Busch will miss the final two races of NASCAR’s Cup regular season. The driver of the No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing made the announcement on social media. The former Cup champion was injured in a crash during the final round of qualifying at Pocono in late July and has missed four races suffering from concussion-like symptoms. Ty Gibbs will continue to fill in for Busch at Watkins Glen on Sunday and in the regular-season finale at Daytona the following week. Busch said he hoped to be cleared to compete when the playoffs begin in September at Darlington. LLWS – Boy hurt in fall at Little League World Series alert, walks The family of a 12-year-old Little League World Series player from Utah who sustained a head injury after falling from the top bunk of his bed at the dormitory complex says he has been moved from intensive care and is able to walk with support. Easton Oliverson, a pitcher and outfielder for the Snow Canyon team out of Santa Clara, Utah, suffered the injury Monday and was originally listed in critical condition. But a post on an Instagram account the family set up to share updates said he is back in a standard hospital room and can communicate with his parents. Little League International also approved the team’s decision to add Easton’s brother to the roster in his place. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Lake County Captains 7, West Michigan Whitecaps 3 South Bend Cubs 6, Beloit Sky Carp 1 Great Lakes Loons 12, Lansing Lugnuts 3 Tonight Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 5:35 p.m.         (Doubleheader) Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. HS Sports – Utah officials secretly investigated female athlete’s gender A Utah high school athletics association secretly investigated a female athlete without telling her or her parents after receiving complaints from the parents of two girls she had defeated in competition questioning whether the girl was transgender. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah High School Activities Association and the girl’s high school determined she in factr female after poring through her school records dating back to kindergarten. The investigation happened as at least 12 Republican-led states including Utah passed laws banning transgender women or girls in sports. Utah’s ban faces a court challenge. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Bridgman 7, Brandywine 1 Howardsville Christian 5, Bangor 3 Battle Creek Academy 4, Bloomingdale 0 Tonight Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran at Kalamazoo Heritage Christian, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Coloma at Comstock, 5:00 p.m. Otsego at Wayland, 5:45 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Houston Astros 21, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 Tigers were off Astros 21, White Sox 5 – Bregman 2 HRs, 2 doubles, 6 RBIs, Astros trample Chisox 21-5 Alex Bregman hit two homers and two doubles, driving in a career-high six runs and powering the Houston Astros past the Chicago White Sox 21-5. Houston’s run total tied for the second most in team history — the Astros scored 23 against Baltimore in 2019. The Astros wound up with 25 hits as Bregman, Kyle Tucker and Christian Vazquez tied career highs with four each. McCormick, who had five RBIs, and Trey Mancini homered the AL West leaders. White Sox second baseman Josh Harrison pitched the ninth inning and allowed four runs and six hits in his third mound appearance of the season. The Astros won for the sixth time in their last eight games. Cubs 3, Orioles 2 – Contreras hits 2 homers, Cubs outlast contending O’s 3-2 Willson Contreras hit a pair of homers, Adrian Sampson pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2. Contreras had his 10th multi-homer game, which ranks second among Cubs catchers behind Gabby Hartnett who had 14. Sampson allowed four hits with six strikeouts and two walks over 5 2/3 innings, earning his first win since last Sept. 14 at Philadelphia. Rafael Ortega also homered for the Cubs, who have won five of seven. Brandon Hughes picked up his first career save by getting a double play on a soft liner by Cedric Mullins in the ninth. Today Milwaukee (Ashby 2-10) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 9-5), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5) at Cleveland (McKenzie 8-9), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Sandoval 3-8) at Detroit (Manning 0-0), 7:10 p.m.            WSJM/WCSY 6:50 MLB – Dodgers TV reporter injured sliding down Bernie’s Chalet Dodgers television and radio reporter David Vassegh said he broke two bones in his right wrist and cracked six ribs when he tumbled and crashed into the padding at the end of his slide down “Bernie’s Chalet." He was injured going down the same slide Milwaukee mascot Bernie Brewer uses to celebrate home runs by the home team. Vassegh says he went down the slide twice Wednesday. The first time, he was filmed at the top of the slide, and everything went fine. The second time, he was filmed at the bottom, and that’s when his right arm crashed into the padding. NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 2 Last Night Chicago Bears 27, Seattle Seahawks 11 Bears 27, Seahawks 11 – Smith, error-prone Seahawks struggle in 27-11 loss to Bears Geno Smith did little to distinguish himself in his battle with Drew Lock for Seattle’s starting quarterback job as the sloppy Seahawks fell 27-11 to the Chicago Bears in the second preseason game for both teams. The Seahawks had planned to start Lock but turned to Smith when Lock tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. That meant another opportunity for Smith, but his uninspired performance suggests Lock still has a chance to win the job. Smith finished 10 of 18 for 112 yards and was hampered by teammates’ mistakes while playing the first half. Second-year Bears quarterback Justin Fields made a brief appearance and led a field-goal drive. Saturday Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts, 1:00 p.m. NFL – Browns’ Deshaun Watson suspended 11 games, fined $5 million Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension, pay a $5 million fine and undergo required professional evaluation and counseling following accusations of sexual misconduct by two dozen women. Watson was accused of sexually harassing and coercing women during massage therapy sessions while he played for the Houston Texans. The league had sought to ban him for at least one year for violating its personal conduct policy. Watson’s suspension begins Aug. 30, when he won’t be allowed at the team’s facility. He may return for the Browns’ game on Dec. 4 in Houston. Cleveland traded for the three-time Pro Bowler in March, signing him to a fully guaranteed $230 million contract WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of three) Saturday New York Liberty at Chicago Sky, 12:00 p.m.                               (NYL leads 1-0) NHL – Nazem Kadri signs 7-year, $49M deal with Calgary Flames Gritty forward Nazem Kadri has signed a seven-year, $49 million contract with the Calgary Flames. He leaves the Colorado Avalanche after helping them win the Stanley Cup last season. He had a career year with 87 points in 71 regular-season games and kept that going into the playoffs with seven goals and eight assists sandwiched around a broken thumb. Kadri was considered the second-best NHL free agent available after winger Johnny Gaudreau, who left for Columbus. NCAA – Big Ten – B1G deal: Big Ten lands $7 billion, NFL-style TV contracts The Big Ten has announced its new, seven-year media rights deal with Fox, NBC and CBS that is believed to be the richest ever struck with a college sports conference. A person familiar with the contracts tells The Associated Press that the conference’s soon-to-be 16 member universities eventually will share more than $1 billion in revenue per year. Starting in 2024, when USC and UCLA join the conference, Big Ten football Saturdays will be structured similar to the NFL. That means three marquee games being carried in consecutive time slots on three different major TV networks. NCAAFB – 2022 NCAA rules changes address targeting, faking injuries College football players penalized for targeting now can have part of their punishment appealed under new NCAA rules. Players flagged for making an above-the-shoulder hit in the second half of a game must sit out the first half of the following game. This season the national coordinator of officials can take a second look at the call. If the call is determined to be made in error, the player will be allowed to play in the first half the next game. There also are new rules pertaining to players faking injuries to stop the clock and blocking below the waist. NCAA – NCAA asks members for help with NIL violation investigations NCAA officials have sent a letter to members updating them on enforcement’s staff pursuit of “potential violations” of the name, image and likeness compensation policy. The association emphasized the need for schools to aid investigations. The email says NCAA enforcement staff is “actively investigating potential abuses of NIL transactions and we’ll allege any substantiated concerns as soon as possible.” The NCAA in 2020 lifted its ban on athletes earning money for things like endorsement and sponsorship deals, social media posts and personal appearances. Golf – PGA/LIV – Judge sets January 2024 trial for LIV Golf suit against tour Players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf who have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour will be waiting nearly 16 months for the case to go to trial. U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman has set the trial for Jan. 8, 2024. Depending on whether LIV attorneys proceed with a preliminary injunction that means PGA Tour players who have been suspended for signing with the rival league could go through another year of not being allowed at tour events. LIV attorneys say they will need discovery material from nine players. That indicates two players have asked out of the lawsuit. Tennis – US Open champs get $2.6 million, total compensation $60M The U.S. Open singles champions will receive $2.6 million this year, with total player compensation for the Grand Slam tournament surpassing $60 million for the first time. A larger portion of that total is being allocated to the earlier rounds, the U.S. Tennis Association announced. That decision came following input from the men’s and women’s tour player councils. The champions will earn less than the $3.9 million in 2019, the last year before the coronavirus pandemic, but players losing in the first or second round will earn around $20,000 more. The U.S. Open begins on Aug. 29 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. NASCAR – Kurt Busch to miss final 2 races of NASCAR’s regular season Kurt Busch will miss the final two races of NASCAR’s Cup regular season. The driver of the No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing made the announcement on social media. The former Cup champion was injured in a crash during the final round of qualifying at Pocono in late July and has missed four races suffering from concussion-like symptoms. Ty Gibbs will continue to fill in for Busch at Watkins Glen on Sunday and in the regular-season finale at Daytona the following week. Busch said he hoped to be cleared to compete when the playoffs begin in September at Darlington. LLWS – Boy hurt in fall at Little League World Series alert, walks The family of a 12-year-old Little League World Series player from Utah who sustained a head injury after falling from the top bunk of his bed at the dormitory complex says he has been moved from intensive care and is able to walk with support. Easton Oliverson, a pitcher and outfielder for the Snow Canyon team out of Santa Clara, Utah, suffered the injury Monday and was originally listed in critical condition. But a post on an Instagram account the family set up to share updates said he is back in a standard hospital room and can communicate with his parents. Little League International also approved the team’s decision to add Easton’s brother to the roster in his place. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Lake County Captains 7, West Michigan Whitecaps 3 South Bend Cubs 6, Beloit Sky Carp 1 Great Lakes Loons 12, Lansing Lugnuts 3 Tonight Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 5:35 p.m.         (Doubleheader) Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. HS Sports – Utah officials secretly investigated female athlete’s gender A Utah high school athletics association secretly investigated a female athlete without telling her or her parents after receiving complaints from the parents of two girls she had defeated in competition questioning whether the girl was transgender. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah High School Activities Association and the girl’s high school determined she in factr female after poring through her school records dating back to kindergarten. The investigation happened as at least 12 Republican-led states including Utah passed laws banning transgender women or girls in sports. Utah’s ban faces a court challenge. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Bridgman 7, Brandywine 1 Howardsville Christian 5, Bangor 3 Battle Creek Academy 4, Bloomingdale 0 Tonight Boys Soccer Michigan Lutheran at Kalamazoo Heritage Christian, 5:00 p.m. New Buffalo at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Coloma at Comstock, 5:00 p.m. Otsego at Wayland, 5:45 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DV talks to JT after injuring himself on the Bernie Brewer slide.

Justin and Vinnie are back with your latest episode of Baseball and Whatever. This week the guys break down whether or not the White Sox are winners or losers, discuss their optimism for the Cubs future, and try to figure out just who Saint Omni is. There's even some discussion on Bernie Brewer's slide taking out a Dodger reporter! The then switch gears to “whatever” this week in which they count down their favorite women musicians, bands and groups. Check it out! Intro - 0:00 Famous 66s - 4:52 Hot Takes (Avatar Sucks) - 12:19 White Sox Talk - 18:31 Cubs Talk - 29:17 Bernie Brewers Slide of Pain - 41:00 Hot or Not - 46:50 Roquan Smith Saga Continues - 54:00 “Whatever” Segment: Best Women Musicians - 1:04:22 — Contact Us! Email: baseballandwhatever@gmail.com Twitter: @BaseballAndWhat Instagram: @BaseballAndWhatever Facebook: www.facebook.com/baseballandwhatever Text Line/Voicemail - 913-808-3278 (FART) YouTube - www.youtube.com/baseballandwhatever Twitch - www.twitch.tv/baseballandwhatever __ Our Sponsor Check out www.bellyupsports.com Be sure to subscribe to the Belly Up and Friends Podcast feed for all sorts of awesome podcasts about a variety of sports! — We'd like to thank our partner, In The Clutch for joining up with us here on Baseball and Whatever. In The Clutch is an awesome sports apparel company that is known for their licensed MLB, Negro League, and MLS apparel along with great shirts to rep your favorite retro hockey, baseball, football teams. Even better, head to www.intheclutch.com now and at checkout use promo code “BASEBALLANDWHAT” to get 10% your order. How great is that? — Want some official Baseball and Whatever merchandise? We have hoodies, shirts, and even COFFEE MUGS! Go to - www.bonfire.com/baseballandwhatever --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/baseballandwhatever/message

DV talks to JT after injuring himself on the Bernie Brewer slide.

WISN-TV's Stephanie Sutton takes over the host's seat today! She and producer AR break down yesterday's wild Brewers' win over the Cubs and more! Plus we talk to Adam McCalvy from Brewers.com about his 4th of July run-in with Bernie Brewer and more!

The Fan Afternoon Show is joined by Adam McCalvy, Brewers' beat writer from Brewers.com and MLB.com. He talks about his 4th of July run-in with Bernie Brewer and more!

What are some meaningful stats we can take away about the Brewers, both offensively and in the pitching? Rowdy Tellez and Hunter Renfroe have shown some encouraging signs on the offensive side of the ball. We then transition into 5 random, fun things about the Brewers. The racing sausages do indeed have names, as does "Owgust" the barrel man. And wait, Bernie Brewer is a person? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bleedingblueandyellow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bleedingblueandyellow/support

You won't find him anywhere else on the internet! The Chosen Lawyer lands an exclusive interview with MLB Great, Steve Karsay! Jonathan first interviewed Steve on MLB Reports in 2011- and it remains until this day the #1 ranked Steve Karsay interview on google: https://mlbreports.com/2011/11/04/interview-karsay/ Today, Steve and Jonathan reunite for the first time to discuss Steve's amazing MLB Career: As a Pitcher and Coach! They discussed the evolution of MLB Pitchers, including Openers, Pitch Counts, and Specialist Roles. Learn about the most memorable MLB game that Steve was part of. If Steve had to pick a jersey for the HOF- which would it be? What is the grind like as an MLB pitcher- mentally and physically, and does the Universal DH help. Learn about Steve Karsay the baseball coach, from a Pitching Coach in the Cleveland minor league system up to Bullpen Coach with the Milwaukee Brewers. They even discuss Bob Uecker and Bernie Brewer! What IF Steve Karsay had not been traded by the Blue Jays for Rickey Henderson- what would life in Toronto have been like? And if Steve Karsay, the MLB Coach could sit down with Steve Karsay, the rookie pitcher- what would Steve tell his younger self? 0:00 - Intro: Reunited 8:47 - Evolution of MLB Pitchers 23:34 - Greatest MLB Game 26:10 - HOF Jersey Choice 34:50 - MLB Pitcher Grind 49:25 - MLB Bullpen Coach Life 1:01:04 - Steve Karsay as a Blue Jay 1:08:27 - Advice to Rookie Steve 1:10:39 - Outro We are SO excited to announce that this episode is a springboard for future Steve Karsay interviews coming soon on our YouTube Channel... STAY TUNED!! The documentary series is called The Chosen Journey with Steve Karsay. The Chosen Lawyer and Steve each week will be discussing a different chapter in the life and times of Steve Karsay. His journey to the major leagues as a big-league pitcher, coach, fatherhood, and everything in-between. Steve welcomes all fan comments and questions: Please be sure to share your question to Steve Karsay as a comment below in this episode and you never know, it may appear in a future interview! Please make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, hit the LIKE button for today's episode, and the notification bell to learn of future episodes of The Chosen Life Podcast and The Chosen Journey with Steve Karsay! ____________________________________________________________ STAY CONNECTED:

Bernie Brewer, golden showers, Uranus & much, much more

After a 162-game season (oof), it all comes down to this. 1. Should you need a little direction on which team to cheer for, how about selecting by their biggest celebrity fan? Here are the matchups so you can pick accordingly: AL (American League) Wild Card (Oct. 5): Boston Red Sox (Stephen King) vs. New York Yankees (Billy Crystal) * Red Sox were eliminated Tuesday night by the Yankees NL (National League) Wild Card (Oct. 6): Los Angeles Dodgers (Mila Kunis + Ashton Kutcher) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (Jon Hamm) AL Division Series (starts Oct. 7): Chicago White Sox (Barack Obama) vs. Houston Astros (Dan Rather) ALDS (Oct. 7): Tampa Bay Rays (Hulk Hogan) vs. winner of Red Sox/Yankees NLDS (Oct. 8): Atlanta Braves (Ludacris) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (Colin Kaepernick) NL Division Series (starts Oct. 8): San Francisco Giants (Metallica) vs. winner of Dodgers/Cardinals 2. A few of these playoff teams have strong traditions to tune into when you watch the game. The Astros have the train that goes back and forth after every home team home run. The Brewers have Bernie Brewer, the beloved mascot of the Milwaukee Brewers, who slides down a giant yellow slide above the outfield after every Brewers' home run. And the karaoke trend that you love goes sporty at a Red Sox game where fans sing "Sweet Caroline" just before the bottom of the eighth inning of every home game. 3. It's all about the Benjamins, and not everyone is spending it all to reach the playoffs. The Yankees have the second-highest payroll in baseball and the Rays have the fourth lowest in the league. Despite the over $135 million differential in salaries, the Rays still have the best record in the American League, which earns them home field advantage. 4. If you pick your team to cheer for based on their title drought, the playoffs are kind of a mixed bag. The Dodgers are the defending champions, and the Astros won a few years ago. Then there are the Rays, who haven't won in 23 years or the Brewers, who haven't taken home a championship in 53 years. The Rays are hoping to follow in the footsteps of the city's other professional sports teams that have won titles this year – the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL – National Football League) and Lightning (NHL – National Hockey League). 5. If you want to talk shop with the best of them, here's one for you. MLB changed the composition of the baseball this season to reduce the number of home runs. That change has resulted in a record number of pitchers throwing no-hitters this season. Will that continue into the playoffs? Links: Website: www.lastnightsgame.com Shop at: www.lastnightsgame.com promo code SPORTSCURIOUS Fantasy football 101: lastnightsgame.com/sports-101/2020…sy-football-101 College football traditions that we love: https://lastnightsgame.com/podcast/2020-collegefootballtradtions

For this special 200th episode all former full time hosts of the podcast got together to answer your questions, drink some beers and have some fun. Among topics discussed: tailgate or bar shuttle, Crocs and a Bernie Brewer sized Hank. Support the podcast on Patreon and receive the Monthly Minor League Extra and Weekly Packers Preview. Music: Fair Weather Fans by The Baseball Project recorded live at WFMU --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mketailgate/message

Brewer favorite, Geoff Jenkins visits with the guys on Major League Beginnings. One of the game's great tale tellers, Geoff takes you on his fantastic, decade long ride in Milwaukee, his all star season, taking a run down Bernie Brewer's slide and how he once won the famous sausage race!You will also hear the high stakes story of how he became part of the 2008 World Series champion, Philadelphia Phillies and the crazy nights of celebration that followed!Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.

The Milwaukee Brewers have a unique strategy for contending in 2021: playing in the National League Central. An entire division made out of "So you're saying there's a chance..." Brewers fan and friend of the pod John Egan (Wisconsin Sports Heroics) returns and he's completely on board with the Crew this year. With the return of Lorenzo Cain and anticipated bounce backs from Christian Yelich and Keston Hiura, John thinks they'll be able to score *checks notes* multiple runs per game on some days. We also discuss Milwaukee's hellacious bullpen led by Devin Williams, one of the most exciting young pitchers and most admirable people in all of MLB. But I'm burying the lede here. The real scoop in this episode is: Bernie Brewer is based on a real guy! You mean to tell me that a dude wearing lederhosen who slides into a giant beer stein is patterned after an actual native of Wisconsin? MIND BLOWN. And by "MIND BLOWN," I mean "Yeah...actually, I can totally see that..." Twitter: @KenSchultz_ @JohnEganComedy @BrewersRaptor Insta: @kenthinguy @johnegancomedy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jevne juice is flowing as The Malty Boyz™ drink a V.S.O.A. from Forager Brewery as voted on by the listeners. Then it's Follow Up Madness in the Beer News as they check in on The Jester King Protestor as she sets her sights on another Texas brewery, Green Flash and Alpine Beer Company come full circle, Goose Island break from Black Friday traditions, and the Bernie Brewer chalet is now the foamiest date spot in town! A coincidental Bottle Share is met with mix reviews. Alex talks about his high school fantasies. Head to our Patreon for weekly exclusive content! Patreon.com/DontDrinkBeer DontDrinkBeer.com Instagram.com/DontDrinkBeers Instagram.com/MaltCoutureDDB Twitter.com/DontDrinkBeer DDBquestions@gmail.com

Ice Cube catching heat for working with Trump Admin Las Vegas father won’t allow cops to break car window where he trapped his child Have a date in Bernie Brewer’s original chalet Tavern league sues to block Ever’s capacity restriction order, wins temporarily Milwaukee to suspend “The Hop?” WE LIKE SPORTZ! Apple Event! A few weeks back we tried to add to the Brewers roster for a World Series run - this week we do something similar with the Packers. Who had the best team by the end of the draft? Music and sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com

Nick has been busy with a week of celebrating Simona's birthday, and as of recording, the celebrations weren't over yet! Tune in to hear all the plans of how Nick & Sarah were going to celebrate their darling baby girl turning 1, plus a cocktail recipe, lots of great product recommendations, and more fun kid stories. Here are notes & links from this week's episode:The podcast got off to a tasty start with our Rye Whiskey Mule drink. Here's the recipe: 1.5 oz Rye Whiskey + 3 oz. Apple Cider + 2 oz. Ginger Beer. Serve ingredients over ice in a rock glass or copper mule mug and serve with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Enjoy!If you want to enjoy a romantic evening with your significant other, look no further than renting Bernie Brewer's old chalet at Lakefront Brewery!If you're scared of snakes (like Bridget), don't look at this article about the largest python ever captured in Florida.Bridget highly recommends these Notorious B.I.G. family pajamas. They're pretty funny!Nick loves this A to Z World Food database which is available for free if you have a Lake Geneva Public Library card and access the site through the library. You can see Nick do a demo on how to use the site right here. Bridget is going to be making this Apple Cider Pork Cutlet recipe.Nick is going to be making this Slow Cooker Mexican Beef Stew recipe.Thanks for listening, we appreciate you spending time with us. If you can please subscribe, rate us, review us, and share with your friends, we'd really appreciate it! Remember, you can watch this episode on our YouTube channel, and you can follow us on Facebook and Instagram for extra content, or drop us a line at hello /at/ dinnerplusdrinks /dot/ com. Have a great week - we'll be back next week with more fun!~ Bridget and Nick

Today's Midday podcast features the state GOP charging Bernie Brewer, Bango the Buck and professional athletes would be out of bounds if they show up at early voting events next month at Fiserv Forum and Miller Park.

The layout of words in your mind is the same as the layout of cities on a map. Milwaukee is the point Milwaukee, but is also the intersecting set of characteristics spoken through neighboring cultures and cities. The archetype for the Milwaukee Brewers is Bernie Brewer sliding into a mug of beer. The QAnon movement is summed up by the relationship between the Clinton Foundation and the Haitian earthquake.

2018 Glenn Burke Memorial Courage Award recipient David Mellor joins the boys to talk about his long (and tragic) journey to become the Boston Red Sox Director of Grounds, working the field at County Stadium in Milwaukee alongside Bernie Brewer, his struggles with PTSD and how his service dog Drago has helped him every step of the way. Oh…David also talked about that time he hung out at Fenway Park with President George H. W. Bush.

In the fifth episode of the Phillies Nation Podcast, Tim Malcolm ponders if the Phillies will be a .500 team this season. Plus he talks defense and Maikel Franco's hitting with Dan Walsh, and interviews Gregg Murphy, television field reporter for the Phillies, about a bad camping trip, CN8 and pushing Bernie Brewer aside.

Like Kelly Johnson, Richie and Tommy are back! This week they talk about the Mets' third base situation, debate whether it's good or bad that deGrom and Syndergaard are working with Axe, and call Bernie Brewer out for being a disgusting creep. Also, we rank the top five closer entrance songs of all-time. Let's do this thing. Get in touch! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FirstTimeLongTimePod/?ref=bookmarks Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetsFTLT Email: FirstTimeLongTimePod@gmail.com