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			<title><![CDATA[Brewers: Sabathia&#39;s gem lifts Milwaukee past Giants]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296954</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ SAN FRANCISCO &#8212; CC Sabathia&#39;s transition from Cleveland to Milwaukee and from the American League to the National League has been seamless to say the least.   The ace left-hander pitched a complete game for the Brewers in their final game before the All-Star break and another in their first game back.   Sabathia, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, tossed a four-hitter Friday night to win his third straight start since joining Milwaukee, ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By JANIE McCAULEYAssociated Press]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-19T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Golf: Unlikely duo tied for USBC lead]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296901</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ MILWAUKEE &#8212; Maybe Brown Deer Park Golf Course is the place to revive a golf game on life support, replace ugly swing thoughts with good ones or fall in love with a putter all over again.   At the top of the leaderboard midway through the U.S. Bank Championship following Friday&#39;s second round is Richard S. Johnson, a man who put together two sub-70 rounds for the first time all season and Nick Flanagan, who ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By BILL COONEY608-252-6165]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Golf: Turcott makes cut at USBC]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296895</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ MILWAUKEE &#8212; With five birdies in his opening 10 holes Friday morning, Jon Turcott rocketed up the leaderboard and was on the cusp of contention at the U.S. Bank Championship.   While a frustrating finish prevented him from climbing near the top, Turcott ended with a solid 3-under-par 67 and made his first PGA Tour cut since his amateur days at the 2002 Greater Milwaukee Open.   &#34;I just wanted to keep doing what I ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By BILL COONEY608-252-6165]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Golf: UW golfer Woltman misses cut at USBC]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296917</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ MILWAUKEE &#8212; Despite making as many birdies in 36 holes as he usually does in 18, Dan Woltman exited the U.S. Bank Championship Friday knowing the experience meant more than his final score.   Still, Woltman, who carded a 1-under-par 69 in his second round and missed the cut by three shots in his PGA Tour debut as an amateur, couldn&#39;t believe he only carded four birdies &#8212; three on Friday &#8212; in two rounds. ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By BILL COONEY608-252-6165]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mallards: Stewart&#39;s shot key in second straight win]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296936</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Earlier this week in the Northwoods League Home Run Derby, Luke Stewart failed to deposit any balls over the Warner Park fence.   He had no such problem Friday night.   Stewart&#39;s two-run blast punctuated a three-run seventh inning to power the host Madison Mallards to a 6-3 win over the Battle Creek Bombers in an NWL amateur baseball game in front of a crowd of 6,751.   Stewart&#39;s fifth homer of the season came ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[State Journal staff]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Prep football: End game for Meckstroth family]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296883</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ WHITEWATER &#8212; While tonight&#39;s Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Star Game will mark the end of the line for many of the state&#39;s top seniors, it also will serve as the culmination of Jim Meckstroth&#39;s coaching career.  The longtime Cuba City head coach will wear that moniker for the final time when he leads the South team at Titan Stadium in Oshkosh.  &#34;It&#39;s unique, a chance to go out like this,&#34; said Meckstroth, who spent the last 30 ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By JESSE OSBORNE608-252-6176]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Baggot: Sabathia, not Sheets, a better long-term investment for Brewers]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296703</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Thoughts about the second-half Brewers, all while wondering how Craig Counsell feels about the new guy in the clubhouse taking liberties with his initials:   &#8226; If it&#39;s a choice between CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets on which free agent to pursue at the end of the season, Milwaukee should go for the guy who&#39;s starting&nbsp;Friday night&nbsp;in San Francisco and not the one who started the All-Star Game for the National League Tuesday.   Sabathia ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By ANDY BAGGOT608-252-6175]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Brewers: A little relief could go a long way]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296707</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ With the recent addition of CC Sabathia, the expected return Tuesday of Jeff Suppan and the home-road, tag-team starting arrangement of Dave Bush and Seth McClung, the Milwaukee Brewers&#39; rotation appears set for the second half of the season that starts Friday night in San Francisco.   While more production from leadoff hitter Rickie Weeks and seventh hitter Mike Cameron would be welcomed, the Brewers have been the most productive offense in the National League ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By VIC FEUERHERD608-252-6175]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wilde: A different path would better serve Favre]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296705</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ GREEN BAY &#8212; Now that Brett Favre&#39;s three-part softball-a-thon with Greta Van Susteren is finally over, how do you feel about the Green Bay Packers retired-for-now quarterback?   From Favre&#39;s liar-liar, pants-on-fire rip job of general manager Ted Thompson; to the Packers&#39; tampering allegations against their rivals, the &quot;Minneapolis&quot; Vikings (thanks, Greta!); to Favre showing up at the ESPY awards in an out-of-character black suit instead of Wranglers and flip-flops &#8212; the story has taken ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By JASON WILDE608-252-6176]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Golf: Change of pace as Johnson starts fast at USBC]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296736</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ MILWAUKEE -- In the final round of last year&#39;s U.S. Bank Championship, Richard S. Johnson had the dubious honor of owning the morning&#39;s first tee time.  Instead of sulking in defeat -- he was dead last entering the final day -- Johnson, playing 18 holes by himself, opted to shoot for an unofficial PGA Tour pace of play record and accomplished the feat by jogging up and down the fairways between shots to finish in 1 ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By BILL COONEY608-252-6165]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Golf notes: Woltman living a dream at USBC]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296768</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ MILWAUKEE -- It was easy to read Dan Woltman&#39;s mind as he playfully celebrated his first birdie of the day on the 18th green following his PGA Tour debut at the U.S. Bank Championship Thursday.  Woltman canned a 16-footer for a 2-over-par 72, threw his hands in the air like he won the tournament and then tossed his golf ball to some friends sitting in the grandstands.  &quot;Everything came out. It was tough today on the ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By BILL COONEY608-252-6165]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mallards: Bats come alive for series split]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296772</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ One night after being held to four hits, the Madison Mallards rounded the basepaths early and often Thursday night.  Shortstop Brandon Wikoff and center fielder Joe Bonadonna had three hits apiece to lead a 16-hit attack as the Mallards beat the Alexandria Beetles 11-5 in a Northwoods League amateur baseball game in front of 6,812 at Warner Park and a split of the two-game series.  A four-run sixth inning provided the lead for good for Mallards, who ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[State Journal staff]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-17T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Packers: Team files tampering charges against Vikings in Favre fiasco]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296539</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ GREEN BAY &#8212; On the same day that Brett Favre&#39;s agent claimed that the next move in the quarterback&#39;s ongoing unretirement saga belonged to the Green Bay Packers, news broke of the club&#39;s boldest move yet: The Packers have filed tampering charges against the Minnesota Vikings, alleging their NFC North division rivals had &quot;inappropriate dialogue&quot; with Favre, who technically still is Green Bay&#39;s property.   FoxSports.com&#39;s Jay Glazer first reported the story Wednesday evening, and ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By JASON WILDE608-252-6176]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Golf: Perry brings hot streak to Milwaukee]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296569</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ MILWAUKEE &#8212; After winning last week&#39;s John Deere Classic and officially becoming the hottest golfer on the planet, Kenny Perry hopped in his 1997 GMC pickup truck and headed down the highway.   &#34;I love it. It gives me time to think,&#34; Perry said.   On his way to a Monday outing in Rockford, Ill., and eventually this week&#39;s U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, Perry undoubtedly encountered a mental stop sign during his 210-mile journey ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By BILL COONEY608-252-6165]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Golf: Adamonis enjoying his Tour of duty]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296571</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ MILWAUKEE &#8212; Brad Adamonis is enjoying his PGA Tour rookie season so much he&#39;s not regretting a decision that may have cost him a victory at last week&#39;s John Deere Classic.   Maybe that&#39;s because the 35-year-old longtime mini-tour pro felt like he had nothing to lose.   &#34;When you have no money and you&#39;re trying to make a living playing golf &#8212; that can be a lot of stress,&#34; Adamonis said Wednesday. &#34;That&#39;s real ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By BILL COONEY608-252-6165]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mallards: Bats silent in loss to Beetles]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296627</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Madison Mallards had a three-day break thanks to the Northwoods League All-Star Game but their bats were still missing when they returned to action Wednesday night.   The Mallards (25-17 overall, 3-6 second half) were limited to four hits in a 5-2 loss to Alexandria (15-19, 5-5) in front of 6,363 at Warner Park.   The Mallards took a 1-0 lead in the first when Trent Soares walked with the bases loaded to score ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[State Journal staff]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Packers: Favre slams GM Thompson]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296380</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ GREEN BAY &#8212; If Brett Favre&#39;s comments about the Green Bay Packers in the first half of his interview with Fox News Channel&#39;s Greta Van Susteren didn&#39;t burn whatever bridge remained between the legendary quarterback and the organization, his comments that didn&#39;t air Tuesday night during Part II of the interview certainly will make matters worse.   The second half of Van Susteren&#39;s interview with Favre was shortened &#8212; apparently due to other breaking news ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By JASON WILDE608-252-6176]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 15-inning marathon]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296414</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK &#8212; Baseball&#39;s All-Stars came to say goodbye to Yankee Stadium &#8212; and what a long, long goodbye it was.   In a game that started Tuesday night and faded well into Wednesday, Justin Morneau slid home just in time on Michael Young&#39;s sacrifice fly in the 15th inning, giving the American League a 4-3 victory that extended its unbeaten streak to 12.   Young ended a 4-hour, 40-minute marathon at 12:37 a.m. CDT, ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By RONALD BLUMAssociated Press]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Golf: Woltman finally on the other side of the ropes]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296294</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Some 15 years ago, a young Daniel Woltman was introduced to professional golf at the Greater Milwaukee Open, navigating Brown Deer Park Golf Course with his father and watching some of the game&#39;s best players strike the ball with ease.  A few tournaments are more memorable than others in what became an annual father-son activity &#8212; specifically the time in 1996 when Tiger Woods aced the 202-yard 14th hole &#8212; responsible for getting Woltman hooked on ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By BILL COONEY608-252-6165]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Track and field: Short race, record pace for Tegenkamp]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296378</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ As the quartet of talented runners made their final turn, another race was occurring on the infield of McClimon Track.   A sizeable portion of a surprisingly large crowd was jockeying for position near the finish line.   Not bad for a race that was originally intended to be a practice. And the four-man field didn&#39;t disappoint Tuesday night, either.   Former University of Wisconsin athlete Matt Tegenkamp &#8212; who&#39;s headed to the upcoming Beijing ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By TOM ZIEMER608-252-6174]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-15T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Northwoods League All-Star Game: Closing in on the leadoff spot]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296195</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ While the Cape Cod League is still recognized as the premier amateur summer college baseball circuit in the country, the Northwoods League is closing the gap.  &#34;Over 10 years ago, I remember talking to the president of the Cape Cod League and saying eventually it was going to be us two (competing to be the top summer amateur league). I think she thought I was crazy,&#34; Northwoods League president Dick Radatz Jr. said before Monday night&#39;s ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By JESSE OSBORNE608-252-6176]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-14T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Brewers: Starting point]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296148</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Milwaukee is Ryan Braun&#39;s baseball residence, but when the Brewers left fielder arrived Monday at Yankee Stadium for the start of two days of All-Star Game festivities, he expected to feel right at home.   &#34;I&#39;ve always expected to get to this level,&#34; Braun said Saturday at Miller Park. &#34;I&#39;ve always expected to have success. I&#39;m comfortable on the big stage.&#34;   Since he joined the Brewers in May 2007, Braun has achieved unparalleled success as ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By VIC FEUERHERD608-252-6175]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-14T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Northwoods League All-Star Game: Mallards&#39; players shine]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296219</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Monday turned out to be a good night for the Madison Mallards all the way around.  Not only did the team hosting the Northwoods League All-Star Game watch an event-record crowd of 5,357 fill the seats at Warner Park, but those fans watched the South &#8212; led by Mallards manager C.J. Thieleke &#8212; claim an 8-4 victory over the North.  And all four Madison players had successful stints for the victors, led by pitcher Matt Jansen and ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By JESSE OSBORNE608-252-6176]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-14T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Golf: Food for thought - Johnston&#39;s persistence pays off]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296182</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ GRAFTON &#8212; On a typical summer day at Green Fields Golf Center on Milwaukee&#39;s Southwest side, Mike Johnston might be handing out buckets of golf balls, giving a lesson or climbing into the trusty picker to clean up the driving range.  Not only was Monday an atypical day for Johnston, but the rest of the week expects to be as well, after the 32-year-old driving range pro qualified for the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.  After coming ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By BILL COONEY608-252-6165]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-14T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Brewers: Sabathia makes some noise in win]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296013</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ MILWAUKEE -- There is justice in baseball, after all.   That&#39;s one way to explain how the Milwaukee Brewers took flight into the All-Star break with a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds behind the big left arm and powerful bat of pitcher CC Sabathia Sunday afternoon at Miller Park.   Sabathia set the tone for eight innings and then pushed the envelope with an incredible ninth inning by striking out the side on 11 pitches. ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By VIC FEUERHERD608-252-6175]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Brewers notes: Pitching plan debated]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296014</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ MILWAUKEE -- While Milwaukee Brewers manager Ned Yost said his decision is not final, he strongly suggested Sunday he will use the unusual starting rotation that will see Dave Bush pitch at Miller Park with Seth McClung get the nod on the road.   &quot;I&#39;ve never seen anything like this,&quot; Yost said of the interesting arrangement. &quot;I&#39;m just trying to give us our best chance to win. I&#39;m not trying to re-invent the wheel.&quot;   Yost ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By VIC FEUERHERD608-252-6175]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Golf: Ogilvie&#39;s stock rises off course]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296023</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ In his spare time, Joe Ogilvie reads about value stocks and hedge funds and probably pays just as much attention to the ticker on CNBC as he does to the highlights on Golf Channel.  He loves every aspect of the business world, envies billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett and even dresses the part off the golf course -- slacks and a blue blazer on one May occasion in Milwaukee.  &quot;Even though golf for a lot ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By BILL COONEY608-252-6165]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Baseball: Northwoods All-Star game a thrill for Thieleke]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296022</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ While Monday night&#39;s Northwoods League All-Star Game at Warner Park will no doubt be a special experience for the players involved, it will also be memorable for Madison Mallards manager C.J. Thieleke, who will lead the South Division team.  &quot;It&#39;s a treat for me,&quot; said Thieleke, who is managing in his first NWL All-Star Game. &quot;Obviously you win the first-half (South Division title) and that&#39;s pretty sweet in itself, but to be able to manage ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By JESSE OSBORNE608-252-6176]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[HTL: July 13 scores]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//296037</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Northern Section  Middleton 16, Plain 1  Pine Bluff 5, Cazenovia 4 (10)  Reedsburg 4, Cross Plains 1  Waunakee 12, Mazomanie 9  Western Section  Wiota 3, Hollandale 0  Verona 8, Dodgeville 0  Eastern Section  McFarland 12, Marshall 1  DeForest 4, Waterloo 1  Sun Prairie 12, Rio 5  Cottage Grove 9, Monona 5  Poynette 6, Columbus 0, 1st game  Poynette 8, Columbus 6 (12), 2nd game  Southeast Section  Stoughton 10, Albion 9  Evansville 9, Orfordville 0, forfeit  Fort Atkinson 8, Jefferson 0  Cambridge 10, Deerfield 1  Lake Mills 9, Whitewater 1 ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wisconsin State Journal]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-13T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Packers: Thompson won&#39;t rip Favre but backs Rodgers]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//295949</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers aren&#39;t ruling out the slim possibility Brett Favre could be on their 2008 roster -- at least, not publicly -- or the possibility of trading the legendary quarterback. But general manager Ted Thompson reiterated Saturday afternoon that Aaron Rodgers is the team&#39;s starter, despite Favre&#39;s recent unretirement talk.  Calling the situation still &quot;volatile&quot; and admitting &quot;it&#39;s been a tough few days,&quot; Thompson said in a half-hour interview the ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By JASON WILDE608-252-6176]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Brewers: Reds&#39; star very bright]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//295985</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers had yet to see Cincinnati sensation Edinson Volquez pitch this season until Saturday night.   Rest assured, the Brewers now have seen more than enough of Volquez, who struck out 10 in an 8-2 victory.   &quot;I didn&#39;t say, Wow,&#39; &#39;&#39; said Russell Branyan, who struck out once and went down three times on easy infield outs. &quot;Did you say wow?&#39;&#39;   On a few occasions, the &quot;wow factor&#39;&#39; was at work. ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By VIC FEUERHERD608-252-6175]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Packers: Thompson says he has no &#39;evil intent&#39;]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//295962</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ GREEN BAY -- Ted Thompson doesn&#39;t know what turn the Brett Favre saga will take next.  &quot;I don&#39;t have any idea on that,&quot; the Green Bay Packers general manager said Saturday afternoon. &quot;I haven&#39;t been very good at predicting anything so far.&quot;  What Thompson can tell the fine folks of Packer Nation -- including those who, to put it bluntly, hate his guts -- is this: He is not the evil mastermind behind Favre&#39;s current situation, and ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By JASON WILDE608-252-6176]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Golf: Stricker focused on making U.S. Ryder Cup team]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//295967</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A few weeks after returning from the Boulder Junction area -- the self-proclaimed &quot;Muskie Capital of the World&quot; -- Steve Stricker revealed he&#39;s not too bad of a fisherman.  Stricker, up in northern Wisconsin for a few days with friends following the U.S. Open, netted a pair of monsters, including a 41-inch tiger muskie.  &quot;But it&#39;s not really about what you catch sometimes,&quot; Stricker said earlier this week. &quot;It&#39;s just about getting away and doing something ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By BILL COONEY608-252-6165]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Baseball: Mallards ready to put on a real show]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//295957</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Madison Mallards have carved out a successful enterprise mixing baseball and entertainment at the ballpark.  And, to no surprise, the team will apply the same formula when it plays host to the Northwoods League All-Star festivities at Warner Park that begin Sunday and culminate with Monday&#39;s All-Star game.  &quot;It&#39;s always a mix of things with us. With the Mallards there &#39;s always a kind of delicate balance of the carnival atmosphere and baseball. I think ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By JESSE OSBORNE608-252-6176]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[UW men&#39;s hockey notes: Recruit fiasco baffles Eaves]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//295973</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ University of Wisconsin men&#39;s hockey coach Mike Eaves is still trying to get to the bottom of why a top 2009-10 recruit had an abrupt change of heart.   Patrick Wiercioch, an 18-year-old defenseman from Maple Grove, British Columbia, signed a letter of intent Friday to play for Denver in 2008-09.   &quot;What was the impetus there? I really don&#39;t know,&quot; Eaves said Saturday.   When Wiercioch committed to UW in January -- choosing the school over ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By ANDY BAGGOT608-252-6175]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Brewers notes: Error on Cameron? Think twice]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//295969</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ MILWAUKEE -- Either the Milwaukee Brewers are adept at the powers of persuasion or center fielder Mike Cameron is living a charmed life.   For the second time this week, the official scorer Saturday made a scoring change, taking away an error from Cameron and awarding Cincinnati&#39;s Jerry Hairston a triple in a play that proved critical in the Reds &#39; 6-5 victory Friday night.   Cameron ran hard to left-center and looked for the ball ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By VIC FEUERHERD608-252-6175]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Brewers analysis: The race for the NL Central title is on]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//295956</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ MILWAUKEE -- When CC Sabathia takes the mound for his third start in a Milwaukee uniform Friday at San Francisco, the Brewers will have 67 games to close the gap on the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central race.   A look at the Brewers&#39; post All-Star break schedule says it should not be an insurmountable task.   Here&#39;s a breakdown:   There are 34 games remaining on the road and 33 at home, a ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By VIC FEUERHERD608-252-6175]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Auto racing: Busch a winner yet again]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//295987</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ JOLIET, Ill. -- There appears to be no man that can beat Kyle Busch.   Not even the two-time defending cup champion.  Busch passed Jimmie Johnson after a restart on the next-to-last lap Saturday night to win the LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season.  Johnson had gone by Busch with 17 laps remaining. But on the restart after the ninth caution, Busch went high on the track and got ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By RICK GANOAssociated Press]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mallards: Winning streak comes to an end]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/sports//295983</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ WAUSAU -- A two-run triple by Luke Stewart put the Madison Mallards ahead in the eighth inning, but the bullpen gave it back in the bottom half of the inning en route to a 4-3 loss to the Wisconsin Woodchucks in a Northwoods League amateur baseball game Saturday night.  Brent Weaver&#39;s two-run double put the Woodchucks (28-14 overall, 6-2 second half) ahead by one run and Brad Riddle held on for his fourth save.  Madison (25-16, 3-5), ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[State Journal staff]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-12T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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