Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Sports

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Through training camp’s first few days, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jared Abbrederis has been doing everything he can to avoid being the casualty of a deep roster.

It took a long time for the Brewers to produce a catcher of Lucroy’s quality from their system, but they are making him available as part of their rebuilding process.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers hit receiver Geronimo Allison at the pylon for a short touchdown and then Jared Abbrederis made a diving catch crossing the end zone for another.

In an interview Saturday with Bob McGinn, Thompson discussed the challenges of staying fresh, some of his decisions in the last eight months and his affection for an organization that in many ways has become his life.

After a flat tire in the bike portion of the race relegated her to a 38th-place finish at the 2012 London Olympics, Gwen Jorgensen decided to make a bigger commitment to her sport and moved to Australia to train under coach Jamie Turner.

Phil Mickelson walked off the first green Friday with a disgusted look on his face, as if he’d thrown away any shot at making the cut in the PGA Championship.

The possibility for Burnett to play dime linebacker is intriguing. If the Packers add it to his responsibilities, they would follow a league-wide trend Thompson acknowledged Friday is becoming more necessary in the modern game.

Marc Mitchell is no stranger to the City Conference. He was a standout at Milwaukee Washington and helped the Purgolders win the 1987 state title.

Leo Musso and D’Cota Dixon opened spring with the No. 1 defense, but both safeties missed significant time because of a class conflict and injury, respectively.