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Riverfest might be known for those Rocky's cheese curds, but Friday, attendees could get a taste of the Olympics.

Brewers right fielder Ryan Braun left a game against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday with spasms in his lower back.

He might be a Chicago Bears fan, but Austin Scheutz proudly displays a Packers foam cheesehead at least once a year.

The Central Division-leading Brewers dropped their fourth straight, matching their longest losing streak of the season.

Gibson brought the American League's best home-ballpark ERA among qualified pitchers at 1.54, but he only lasted two innings against the Yankees.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have recalled outfielder Logan Schafer from Triple-A Nashville.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Beltran gave the foundering Yankees a jolt with a three-run homer Thursday night, lifting Masahiro Tanaka to his major league-leading 12th win and helping New York end a season-worst five-game skid with a 7-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

Larry Drew said Thursday that his sudden firing as the Milwaukee Bucks' coach came as a surprise, but he accepts the decision by the team's new owners.

Holmen scores four runs in the 7th inning to beat Onalaska 5-2.

NEW YORK (AP) — All-Stars from all over the world are ticketed for the Twin Cities, where hometown favorite Joe Mauer will be conspicuously absent from the lineup.

The Milwaukee Brewers came up empty on their two-day trip to Canada, absorbing their first series sweep of the season.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins felt the brunt of Joe Mauer's injury on Wednesday as the bats fell silent in their second shutout loss in five games.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Love is no longer on the list of participants in the celebrity softball game at Target Field during the Major League Baseball All-Star festivities.

Kidd dismissed the suggestion that he left after being turned down in seeking control of the Nets' basketball operations department.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with right wing Joel Rechlicz.

Just when Joe Mauer restored his smooth swing, it brought more trouble by triggering his latest injury.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Mauer drove in two runs before leaving with an injury, Eduardo Nunez homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 10-2 Tuesday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Flip Saunders has always said he wants the Minnesota Timberwolves organization to feel like a family. Next season the coaching staff certainly will.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Twins first baseman Joe Mauer has left Minnesota's game against the Kansas City Royals with a strained muscle in his right side.

The Minnesota Wild have made another splash in free agency.