Sports – Tuesday, July 1st, 2014

Its was
messy  situation but the Bucks new head
coach is Jason Kidd.  The Bucks sent the
Nets a 2^nd round pick in the 2015 and 2019 drafts to bring Kidd to Milwaukee to replace
Larry Drew.  Many of the national pundits
have been critical of how the move was made as Kidd used the Bucks coaching
position as leverage to try and get more power with Brooklyn
after just one season on the bench.  Kidd
made this power play while Milwaukee
still had a coach in place  The Nets went
44-38 last year and advanced to the 2^nd round of the NBA playoffs in
the former All-Star point guard’s debut season on the bench.

 

LeBron James,
Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade all officially become free agents today after
opting out of their deals with the Miami Heat. 
All three reportedly want to return to the Heat with new contract.  James is seeking a max deal under NBA rules,
while Wade and Bosh could take less money to try and add another higher priced
free agent.

 

The Cleveland
Cavs spent little time locking up their start as they agree to a 5-year, 90
million dollar contract extension with Kyrie Irving.

 

The Brewers open
up a two-game interleague series north of the boarder in Toronto this afternoon. Marco Estrada starts
for the Brewers while Drew Hutchison gets the nod for Toronto. Coverage begins at 11:30am on
News-Talk 1450 KFIZ   The Brewers are 51-33 and lead the NL
Central.  The Blue Jays lead the American
League East with a 45-39 mark. 

 

NL Central

Padres 1 Reds 0

Cubs 2 Red Sox 0

 

The United
States men’s soccer team begins knockout round play today as they take on Belgium in the
round of 16 this afternoon.  The game
starts at 3pm, Wisconsin time.  Argentina also takes on Switzerland today.  The winners of today’s games will play in the
quarterfinals next Monday morning.

 

Monday Scores

France 2 Nigeria
0

Germany 2 Algeria
1

 

Marian University has named Marcus Wiegert their new men’s and women’s
tennis coach.