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SportScene13 for Friday, May 1st, 2015
Friday's coverage is dominated by the first day of the WIAC Softball tournament, where upsets were the order of the day. Then we head to prep sports action, featuring Eau Claire North hosting River Falls in baseball and Eau Claire Memorial battling DC Everest in girls soccer. Click here to see all the action on SportScene13!
Lester gets 1st win with Cubs in 1-0 victory over Brewers
Jon Lester pitched seven scoreless innings for his first victory with Chicago and Addison Russell hit his first career home run in the Cubs' 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Friday.
Packers take Arizona St DB Damarious Randall in first round
The Green Bay Packers have selected defensive back Damarious Randall with the No. 30 overall pick in the NFL draft, hoping to fill a glaring need in their secondary following departures in free agency.
Dunleavy scores 20, Bulls clobber Bucks 120-66 to advance
Mike Dunleavy scored 20 points and the Chicago Bulls came close to an NBA playoff record, finally putting away the Milwaukee Bucks with a 120-66 victory in Game 6 to clinch their first-round series Thursday night.
SportScene 13 for Thursday, April 30th, 2015
SportScene 13 for Thursday, April 30th, 2015 includes a plethora of prep sports action from around the area, baseball, softball, girls soccer, and boys tennis.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Eau Claire North's Tyler Bee and Matt Tolan
The Eau Claire North boys golf team is off to another great start. The Huskies' top two golfers Tyler Bee and Matt Tolan are primed to lead their team to another state tournament appearance. Chance Dickman has the story in this week's Gordy's Athlete of the Week.
Braun hits solo homer, grand slam as Brewers beat Reds 8-3
Ryan Braun hit his fourth career grand slam and a solo homer Wednesday, powering the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that provided a one-day respite from their awful start.
Latest on game with no fans: White Sox-Orioles make noise
INSIDE: Items of interest at the first crowdless major league baseball game.
SportScene 13 for Tuesday, April 28th, 2015
SportScene 13 for Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 includes plenty of prep action from around the area, baseball, softball, girls soccer, and track & field.
Cueto dominates Brewers again, Reds hit 3 homers in 4-2 win
Johnny Cueto gave up three hits over eight innings during his latest dominant performance against the Milwaukee Brewers, and Brandon Phillips had a two-run homer Tuesday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 victory over the worst team in the majors.
Vikings GM: No interest in trading Adrian Peterson
Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman says he has "no interest" in trading star running back Adrian Peterson.
Wrestling legend Verne Gagne dies at age 89
One of professional wrestling's most celebrated performers and promoters, Verne Gagne, has died at age 89.
Bucks avoid elimination again, beat Bulls 94-88 in Game 5
Michael Carter-Williams had 22 points and eight assists, Khris Middleton scored 21 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks avoided elimination again with a 94-88 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.
SportScene 13 for Monday, April 27th, 2015
SportScene 13 for Monday, April 27th, 2015 includes prep baseball and softball highlights from around the area. Plus, UW-Stout took on UW-Superior in a WIAC softball double header, where the Blue Devils looked to clinch the 5-seed in the upcoming conference tournament.
Marquis, Bruce lead Reds over Brewers 9-6
Jason Marquis ended Cincinnati's long streak of clutch-hitting futility with a run-scoring single, and slumping Jay Bruce homered and drove in three runs on Monday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Packers to retire Favre's jersey on Thanksgiving, honor Wolf on Nov. 15
The Green Bay Packers will give thanks to Brett Favre during their Thanksgiving night game.
Wisconsin's Corey Clement ends spring practice on high note
Corey Clement had such a good spring practice at Wisconsin that new coach Paul Chryst thought he didn't need carries at the spring game.
Parise, Wild advance with 4-1 win over Blues
Zach Parise scored twice, including a short-handed, highlight-reel goal to get Minnesota going in the first period, and the Wild advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday in Game 6.
Lind homers, Brewers beat Cardinals for 2nd win in 12 games
Adam Lind hit a two-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 Sunday for just their second victory in the last 12 games.
SportScene 13 for Saturday, April 25th, 2015
SportScene 13 for Saturday, April 25th, 2015 contains plenty of action from the baseball diamond as the likes of Eau Claire Memorial, Chippewa Falls, Fall Creek, Eau Claire Immanuel and Plum City were all playing.