Wednesday Sports 1/23/19
23 January 2019 Sports
Sports from Wayne Mausser
The Milwaukee Brewers’ home ballpark will be renamed when MillerCoors’ naming rights expire following the 2020 season.
MillerCoors said in a statement Tuesday the rights to Miller Park will go to American Family Insurance beginning in 2021. MillerCoors said American Family proactively pitched the Brewers “an incredibly rich offer” for future naming rights to the ballpark.
The Brewers scheduled a 2 p.m. news conference to make what the club says is a “major business announcement.”
Miller Park, with its convertible roof, was opened in 2001 and replaced Milwaukee County Stadium.
The Milwaukee Bucks have assigned Christian Wood to the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. In his most recent assignment, Wood started three games for the Herd and averaged 26.3 points, 13.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 58.5 percent from the field. This included a 34-point, 23-rebound (franchise record) performance in the 109-105 win over the Capital City Go-Go on Jan. 19. In 16 games with the Herd this season, Wood is averaging 27.4 points, 13.1 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and 2.2 assists per game. He has appeared in six games with the Bucks in 2018-19 and is averaging 4.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per contest.
The Green Bay Packers now know when the second of their two first-round picks will take place in April’s NFL Draft.
The Packers acquired the New Orleans Saints’ 2019 first-round pick in a draft-day trade last year. The Saints’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Sunday’s NFC championship game locks the pick in at No. 30.
The Packers’ own pick falls at 12th in the first round, based on their 2018 record.
This year’s draft is set for April 25-27 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Men’s College Basketball
Tonight, Wisconsin plays at Illinois. Tipoff is at 8:00.
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