STEVE MEGARGEE Sports Writer.

Milwaukee Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski reacts after striking out Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

Shohei Ohtani greets Jacob Misiorowski with leadoff homer. Brewers phenom responds with 12 K’s

Shohei Ohtani greeted Jacob Misiorowski with a leadoff homer, but the Milwaukee Brewers’ rookie phenom got the last word. After allowing Ohtani’s 431-foot blast, Misiorowski responded with another dominant outing. He struck out a career-high 12 batters to lead the Brewers to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. Misiorowski fanned Ohtani in the third inning. The 6-foot-7 right-hander is 4-1 with a 2.81 ERA in five major league starts. He’s already beaten Paul Skenes and now he’soutdueled Clayton Kershaw.

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Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski (32) reacts to striking out Pittsburgh Pirates' Oneil Cruz for the third out in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Brewers’ Misiorowski continues history-making start to his career by outperforming Pirates’ Skenes

Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski made extra effort to avoid getting caught up in all the hype surrounding the rookie flamethrower’s highly anticipated matchup with Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes. Misiorowski better get accustomed to the extra attention. Misiorowski owns a 3-0 record and 1.13 earned run average after leading the Brewers to a 4-2 victory over Skenes’ Pirates. Sportradar says the three hits Misiorowski has allowed thus far is the fewest by any major league pitcher through his first three career starts with a minimum of 16 innings pitched since at least 1901.

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Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Aaron Civale throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

Brewers trade RHP Aaron Civale to the White Sox for 1B Andrew Vaughn

The Milwaukee Brewers have traded right-hander Aaron Civale and cash to the Chicago White Sox for first baseman Andrew Vaughn. The Brewers moved quickly after they announced they were removing Civale from their rotation. The veteran right-hander said Thursday he wanted to remain a starter even if it meant leaving Milwaukee. He was traded one day later, and will be Chicago’s starter Sunday at Texas. Civale is 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA this season. Vaughn was hitting .189 with a .218 on-base percentage, five homers and 19 RBIs in 48 games with Chicago before the White Sox optioned him to Triple-A Charlotte on May 23

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Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski throws against St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar as he makes his major league debut during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Misiorowski exits Brewers debut with leg cramps after holding Cardinals hitless for 5 innings

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski insisted he didn’t realize he had a no-hitter going when the 23-year-old flamethrower took the mound for the sixth inning of his dazzling major league debut. The Brewers couldn’t quite complete the no-no — but they might have gotten even better news. It appears the injury that knocked the 6-foot-7 right-hander out of the game wasn’t serious. Misiorowski said he felt fine after leaving Milwaukee’s 6-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals due to cramping in his right calf and quadriceps.

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FILE - Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Kenny Clark (97) walks on the field before a NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)

Packers believe weekend film studies at Kenny Clark’s home may produce more consistent pass rush

Kenny Clark is hosting his fellow Green Bay Packers pass rushers for weekend offseason gatherings in hopes of producing more frequent get-togethers in opposing backfields each Sunday this fall. The three-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman realizes Green Bay’s pass rush can’t afford a repeat of its inconsistent 2024 performance. That’s why Green Bay’s pass rushers have been conducting regular offseason film sessions at Clark’s home. Green Bay collected 45 sacks last season to tie for eighth place among all NFL teams. But more than half of those sacks came in just four games.

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Maja Stark, of Sweden, holds her winning trophy after winning the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Erin Hills Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Erin, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Sweden’s Maja Stark wins the U.S. Women’s Open for her first major championship

Maja Stark of Sweden continued the steady play she demonstrated all week to win the U.S. Women’s Open on Sunday at Erin Hills for her first major championship. Stark shot an even-par 72 to finish at 7-under 281, two strokes ahead of top-ranked Nelly Korda and Japan’s Rio Takeda. Stark earned $2.4 million in the biggest event of the women’s golf season. The 25-year-old Stark became the sixth Swede to win a women’s major, and the first since Anna Nordqvist in the 2021 Women’s British Open. The former Oklahoma State player is the first Swede to win a U.S. Women’s Open since Annika Sorenstam in 2006. Korda closed with a 71, and Takeda had a 72.

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Mao Saigo, of Japan, hits from the 18th tee during the second round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Erin Hills Friday, May 30, 2025, in Erin, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Mao Saigo shoots 66 to take US Women’s Open lead as she chases her 2nd major title of the year

Mao Saigo already won her first major title this year. She’s putting herself in position for another at U.S. Women’s Open. Saigo shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take second-round lead at Erin Hills, At 8-under 136, the 23-year-old Japanese player had a three-stroke advantage over a group of six led by top-ranked Nelly Korda. Saigo won Chevron Championship in a playoff outside Houston just over a month ago for her first LPGA Tour title. Korda, who has never finished higher than a tie for eighth in the U.S. Women’s Open, had a 67.  That’s the best round she’s had in the event. She was 5 under with Hinako Shibuno, Sarah Schmelzel, Maja Stark, Yealimi Noh and 2020 champion A Lim Kim.

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Angel Yin reacts to her birdie on the 18th hole during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Erin Hills Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Erin, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt York)

6-way tie for 1st-round lead at 4-under 68 in US Women’s Open at Erin Hills

Angel Yin started experimenting with a new putter about a month ago and decided to use it in a tournament for the first time at the most prestigious event in women’s golf. The move worked well in the first round at Erin Hills. Yin made a 13 1/2-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th for a 4-under 68 and a share of the U.S. Women’s Open lead with 2020 champion A Lim Kim, Jinhee Im, Yealimi Noh, Rio Takeda and Julia Lopez Ramirez. Lopez Ramirez won consecutive Southeastern Conference titles at Mississippi State in 2023 and 2024, but she suffered a major setback earlier this year when what she initially believed was a bout of food poisoning actually was a case of appendicitis.

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Mike Elias, executive vice president and general manager for the Baltimore Orioles, speaks to the media before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

Orioles GM Elias speaks 3 days after firing manager, says he’s evaluating reasons for team’s decline

Orioles general manager Mike Elias has broken his silence about his decision to fire manager Brandon Hyde. Elias said Tuesday he’s doing an across-the-board evaluation to determine what has caused Baltimore’s remarkably rapid decline. Elias fired Hyde on Saturday, and since then, the team has gone 0-4. Until Tuesday, only players and interim manager Tony Mansolino had answered questions about the firing. Elias praised Hyde for getting the Orioles back into contention but said the time had come for a new voice. He says he didn’t take questions earlier because it’s been “a pretty hectic few days.”

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