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Here are some thoughts found on Twitter this week from sports figures with Wisconsin ties.

Jaleesa Armstrong of Chicago and Alexis Lindstrom of Howards Grove, Wis., have signed to play basketball at UW-Milwaukee, women’s coach Kyle Rechlicz announced Thursday.

ESPN’s Jon Gruden became Johnny Manziel’s unpaid representative Thursday night during the NFL draft, televised on both ESPN and the NFL Network.

The Nashville Predators extended their affiliation agreement with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League through the 2016-’17 season, the team announced Thursday.

FRIDAY

BOYSGOLFCLASSIC 8 TOURNAMENTLegend at Brandybrook, par 35

ROLLING HILLS: Charles Aldrecht, No.4, 137 yards, 6-iron.

Eddie Lacy was voted NFL offensive rookie of the year, but former GM Bill Polian argues that cases like Lacy’s give NFL fans an exaggerated sense of rookies’ impact.

Josh Ruppel scattered four hits in 71/3 innings and Wisconsin Lutheran earned its first-ever victory over UW-Milwaukee by stunning the Panthers, 3-1, Wednesday at Henry Aaron Field.

THURSDAY

Kevin Costner and Jennifer Garner may be nowhere in sight, but it is draft day in the NFL. At this moment, the No. 1 pick in the real world belongs to Houston. Will the Texans be able to match some of the recent top picks?

Steve Marshall was the offensive line coach at Colorado in ’11 and ’12, where he worked with current Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari.

Green Bay Packers President and CEOMark Murphy does think the fan experience needs to be improved at NFL games.

Jared Patterson drove in the lead run with an RBI single in the seventh and Chicago State rallied to beat UW-Milwaukee, 9-6, for a split of their wild doubleheader at Henry Aaron Field.

WEDNESDAY

The Milwaukee Brewers have 26 quality starts. That’s best in the major leagues, one ahead of the Atlanta Braves. Here’s a look at quality starts over the past couple of seasons: