Jimmie Johnson races to record 4th All-Star win
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Sunday, May 19, 2013
CONCORD, N.C --
Jimmie Johnson became the first four-time winner of NASCAR's annual All-Star race, breaking a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt and teammate Jeff Gordon on Saturday night.
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Ed Carpenter earns Indy 500 pole
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Saturday, May 18, 2013
INDIANAPOLIS --
Ed Carpenter became the first member of the Hulman family to win the biggest pre-race event in the series — the Indianapolis 500 pole.
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Trophy 8-pound bass shocks Janesville boy, father
By GINA DUWE - Friday, May 17, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Janesville's Tim Bakke knew he and his son Hunter were reeling in a big one at Lions Beach on opening day. With the line ready to break, the two landed a "fish of a lifetime": an 8-pound, 23-inch bass.
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UW-Stevens Point baseball enjoys Whitewater
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, May 17, 2013
WHITEWATER --
The run for UW-Stevens Point's baseball team at Miller Stadium continues.
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LumberKings down Snappers for third time in four games
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, May 17, 2013
CLINTON, IOWA --
The Beloit Snappers managed only five hits in a 6-1 Midwest League loss to the Clinton LumberKings on Thursday.
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Good ol' boy: Peers recall Trickle's antics, wins
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, May 17, 2013
CONCORD, N.C --
There is that lasting image of Dick Trickle in the Winston 500 lighting up a cigarette while driving his stock car with his knees during a caution lap.
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Exit Becks: David Beckham retiring at season's end
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, May 17, 2013
LONDON --
David Beckham, whose curling free kicks, rugged good looks and celebrity marriage made him one of the most famous athletes in the world, is retiring from soccer.
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UW-Whitewater baseball wins regional opener
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, May 16, 2013
WHITEWATER --
Tom Kerndt got the NCAA Division III regional tournament off to a good start Wednesday for UW-Whitewater's baseball team.
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Snappers rally, then lose in extra innings
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, May 16, 2013
CLINTON, IOWA --
The Beloit Snappers rallied from a five-run deficit Wednesday night but lost in extra innings to the Clinton LumberKings in a Midwest League thriller.
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Janesville Lacrosse can't hold lead
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
WAUNAKEE --
The Janesville Lacrosse Club couldn't keep an early lead and fell to Waunakee, 12-3, on Tuesday
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Snappers split with LumberKings
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
CLINTON --
The Beloit Snappers and Clinton LumberKings split a Midwest League doubleheader Tuesday night.
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Andretti team topping Indy speed charts
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
INDIANAPOLIS --
Michael Andretti smiles like a kid when you ask what’s different in 2013.
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Lewis' single lifts Snappers
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
BELOIT --
Chad Lewis singled to right-center field in the bottom of the ninth inning, plating pinch runner Ryan Mathews to give the Beloit Snappers a 3-2 victory over Cedar Rapids at Pohlman Field on Monday night.
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Foyt's team makes early IndyCar resurgence
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
INDIANAPOLIS --
At 78, four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt has less hair, a softer voice and a crankier back than he used to. He also has something else: Less responsibility and a resurgent team.
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Lights, camera, action: Bears hook up ex-Warhawk
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
LAKE FOREST, ILL. --
Chicago Bears quarterback Matt Blanchard had little chance to impress coaches last season or during an April minicamp, so he did what he could to make the most of his chance to throw at the team’s rookie camp that ended Sunday.
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