Milwaukee Sports Headlines

Jill Jolliff is stepping down as UW-Stout’s volleyball coach.

Three newcomers will redshirt during the 2013-’14 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men’s basketball season, which opens Friday vs. Loyola.

FRIDAY

Heavy fog allowed Brian Gay a quick nap, and he no longer felt so sluggish after traveling halfway around the world from Shanghai to Georgia.

Colin Cowherd’s new book uses Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan to demonstrate college basketball coaches are difficult to deal with.

A collection of houghts found on Twitter this week from Wisconsin-related athletes.

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THURSDAY

Michael Redd, who was drafted by the Bucks in 2000, announced his retirement from the NBA on Wednesday.

Tom Silverstein of the Journal Sentinel staff picks Thursday’s game:

Matt Antoine won all four men’s selection races in impressive fashion to clinch a spot on the U.S. World Cup team in skeleton

What does Aaron Rodgers’absence mean to Las Vegas oddsmakers who set the betting lines? Between 71/2 and 8 points, as it turns out.

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Maillet
Dunne
Steele
Friday
Hendricks
Reischel
Culver line


Phil. at Green Bay
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Eagles
Packers by 9


Washington at Minnesota
Redskins
Redskins
Vikings
Redskins
Redskins
Redskins
Redskins by 2


Detroit at Chicago
Lions
Bears
Lions
Lions
Lions
Bears
Lions by 21/2


Seattle at Atlanta
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks by 6


Cincinnati at Baltimore
Ravens
Bengals
Bengals
Bengals
Bengals
Ravens
Bengals by 11/2


St. Louis at Indianapolis
Colts
Colts
Colts
Colts
Colts
Colts
Colts by 111/2


Oakland at N.Y. Giants
Giants
Giants
Raiders
Giants
Giants
Giants
Giants by 7


Buffalo at Pittsburgh
Steelers
Steelers
Bills
Steelers
Steelers
Steelers
Steelers by 3


Jacksonville at Tenn.
Titans
Titans
Titans
Titans
Titans
Titans
Titans by 13


Carolina at San Francisco
49ers
49ers
49ers
49ers
49ers
49ers
49ers by 6


Houston at Arizona
Cardinals
Texans
Cardinals
Texans
Cardinals
Cardinals
Cardinals by 1


Denver at San Diego
Broncos
Broncos
Broncos
Broncos
Broncos
Broncos
Broncos by 7


Dallas at New Orleans
Saints
Saints
Saints
Saints
Saints
Saints
Saints by 7


Miami at Tampa Bay
Buccaneers
Dolphins
Dolphins
Dolphins
Dolphins
Buccaneers
Dolphins by 2


Last week
7-6
7-6
9-4
7-6
7-6
8-5


Packer record
6-2
5-3
6-2
6-2
6-2
5-3


Overall record
88-45
91-42
89-44
94-39
86-47
83-50



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WEDNESDAY

The 10.1 rating for Packers-Bears ties the Eagles-Redskins season opener as ESPN’s highest-rated “MNF” telecast of the season.

Funny how sports works. Younger sports fans today don't realize the years of suffering the Boston Red Sox went through before winning the World Series for the third time in the past 10 years. They also don't know how awful the New England Patriots were in the early 1970s and early 1990s.