Wisconsin continued its recent run in the transfer portal with another addition. Former Colorado State and Missouri wing John Tonje will join the Badgers for his final college season. pic.twitter.com/raaYAmKKBG — John Tonje (@johntonje1) May 2, 2024 Tonje spent his first four years with the Rams where he averaged 14.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while shooting 38% from beyond the arc. The 6-foot-5 220-pound Tonje then transferred to Missouri for last season to use his COVID year but a foot injury limited him to just eight games and he was a non-factor, averaging just 2.6 points in less ..read more

Colin Rea delivered a quality start and Willy Adames hit a pair of home runs as Milwaukee topped Tampa Bay 7-1 on Wednesday to take the series finale at American Family Field. Rea earned his third win of the year by throwing six scoreless innings. He allowed four hits while striking out five and walking four. He’s still unbeaten on the year and lowered his ERA to 2.67. His effort more than held up thanks in part to Adames. He drilled a solo homer in the sixth and then a three-run bomb in the seventh. The shortstop ended up with three home runs in the series against his former team and now has ..read more

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis each scored 29 points and the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks kept their season alive by routing the Indiana Pacers 115-92 in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Tuesday night. Portis had the highest point total of his playoff career and added 10 rebounds to make amends two nights after he got ejected from a Game 4 loss. Middleton had his third straight game with at least 25 points, and he also contributed 12 rebounds and five assists. The Pacers still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 heading into Game 6 on Thursday ..read more

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Willy Adames hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2 on Tuesday night in a game that included a nasty fight between the teams. The fracas ensued after Jose Siri grounded out against Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe leading off the eighth inning. Uribe and Siri exchanged words near first base and things quickly became heated. With an umpire standing between them trying to keep the peace, Uribe threw a punch at Siri, who then took a wild swing at the reliever. Milwaukee first baseman Rhys Hoskins tried to break up the fight but was knocked to the ..read more

Wisconsin continued its roster makeover with another addition from the transfer portal. The latest is former Northern Illinois forward Xavier Amos. 1000% committed pic.twitter.com/jvcmxrZLVX — Xavier M. Amos (@WYoungX1) April 29, 2024 The 6-foot-8, 215-pound Chicago native played in just seven games as a freshman, but exploded in his second year for the Huskies. He averaged 13.8 points and 5.8 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 1.2 assists in 25 starts. Amos, who will have two years of eligibility remaining, was efficient from inside and out in 2023-24, shooting 57.1% on 2-pointers and 38.5% on 3-poi ..read more

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner scored 29 points, Tyrese Haliburton added 24 and the Indiana Pacers made a franchise playoff record 22 3-pointers as they pulled away late for a 126-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night. The win gave the Pacers a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Indiana has won three straight since losing the opener and can reach the Eastern Conference semifinals for the first time since 2014 — with a win Tuesday at Milwaukee. Indiana is 7-2 this season against the Bucks, who are trying to avoid a second straight first-round exit. Haliburton posted a caree ..read more

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aaron Judge homered in the first inning and played a central role as a baserunner during a seven-run rally in the sixth as the New York Yankees defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 15-5 on Sunday. Anthony Rizzo went 4 for 4 and hit his 300th career homer. Anthony Volpe added a three-run shot on his 23rd birthday. Judge went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, including a 441-foot solo shot. New York also beat Milwaukee 15-3 on Saturday, marking the first time since 2007 that the Yankees scored at least 15 runs in back-to-back games. New York grabbed a one-game lead in the AL East over the Bal ..read more

Wisconsin held what served as its spring game on Saturday. Zach and Jesse discuss how far the offense has come from The Launch last year, whether one of the QBs has nudged ahead in the battle for the starting job and some other standouts from the day. The guys also mourn the loss of players there were “intoxicated” with and the next step for several former Badgers.  The post The Camp: Spring “game” recap, transfer portal, NFL draft first appeared on 96.7FM 1670AM The Zone | WOZN - Madison, WI ..read more

Wisconsin has filled a major need in its backcourt. The Badgers have landed Central Arkansas transfer Camren Hunter. He announced his decision Sunday and has two years of eligibility remaining. NEWS: Camren Hunter (@lif3cam) will transfer to Wisconsin @TheAthleticCBB He Sat out this year due to a medical redshirt but averaged 16.9 points, 5 rebounds and 3.9 rebounds in 22-23 at Central Arkansas STORY: https://t.co/AsjLp40FYc pic.twitter.com/HGnaytZ3Ev — Tobias Bass (@tobias_bass) April 28, 2024 Hunter missed last season due to a Jones fracture in his right foot, but was a production piece o ..read more

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Carlos Rodón pitched two-hit, one-run ball through six innings and the New York Yankees hit four home runs in a 15-3 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night. Alex Verdugo had a three-run homer in the first inning. Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo added two-run shots in the sixth that put New York up 11-1. It was Judge’s fifth homer of the season and Rizzo’s fourth. Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer, his sixth, in the ninth off infielder Owen Weaver, who pitched the final two innings. Rodón (2-1) allowed a solo homer in the first to Rhys Hoskins and a leadoff double ..read more