'I'm so pumped:' Bucks fans welcome team home after Round 1 sweep of Detroit

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Bucks fans greeted the team at Mitchell International Airport early Tuesday morning, April 23 following their four-game sweep of the Pistons."I'm so pumped.

Bring on Boston! Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 41, leads Bucks to sweep of Detroit

DETROIT — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 41 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit 127-104 on Monday night, completing a four-game sweep of the Pistons and advancing to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2001.Milwaukee closed the third quarter with a 17-3 run, taking a 10-point lead into the fourth after the Pistons had led much of the way.

Brewers announce no more plastic straws at Miller Park 'to reduce plastic waste'

MILWAUKEE -- Officials with the Milwaukee Brewers on Earth Day, Monday, April 22, announced plastic straws will no longer be offered at Miller Park.The Brewers shared the following message on Twitter Monday: "Plastic straws are one of many items that contribute to the 8 million metric tons of plastic waste impacting our oceans each year.

Ready for Game 4? Milwaukee Bucks look to sweep Detroit Pistons in NBA Playoffs

DETROIT -- The Milwaukee Bucks look to sweep the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the NBA Playoffs when the two teams square up at Little Caesars Arena on Monday evening, April 22.Milwaukee took a commanding 3-0 lead after a 119-103 victory against Detroit on Saturday.

Bucks beat Pistons 119-103 to take 3-0 series lead

DETROIT -- Khris Middleton had 20 points and nine rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 119-103 on Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.The Bucks can finish off the Eastern Conference series Monday night in Detroit after winning the first three games by an average of 24 points.The Bucks overcame 27 points, seven rebounds and six assists from Blake Griffin in his return from a right knee injury.

Giannis Antetokounpo leads Bucks past Pistons for 2-0 series lead

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 13 of his 26 points in Milwaukee's big third quarter and the Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 120-99 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.Eric Bledsoe led the Bucks with 27 points, and Khris Middleton had 24.

'Hit the ground running:' Coach Bud brought entire coaching staff from Atlanta to Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE -- It would be easy to assume that NBA players have already gotten as good as they are going to get in basketball once they're in the playoffs, but that's actually far from the truth.

Milwaukee Bucks roll past Detroit Pistons 121-86 in series opener

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 17 rebounds in just 24 minutes, and the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks showed they were serious about making a playoff run with a 121-86 rout of the Detroit Pistons in Game 1 on Sunday night.The MVP candidate ran and dunked all over the Pistons, who only really caught him when center Andre Drummond shoved him to the ground with both hands late in the third quarter after Antetokounmpo grabbed an offensive rebound with Detroit trailing by 41 points.Drummond was given a flagrant 2 foul and ejected.

'Going to destroy them:' Fans optimistic as Milwaukee Bucks' playoff run begins

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks won Game 1 against the Detroit Pistons Sunday night, April 14 at Fiserv Forum in the first round of the NBA playoffs.The noise level was intense inside Fiserv Forum for the playoff matchup, and it was clear there was home court advantage.

Pistons' Blake Griffin out for Game 1 against Milwaukee Bucks

MILWAUKEE — Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin will not play in Game 1 of the team's first-round playoff series against Milwaukee because of a left knee injury, coach Dwane Casey said."It's one of those things that's day-to-day and still available but just too sore to go (in Game 1)," Casey said Sunday.Griffin missed the Pistons' final regular-season game against the New York Knicks — a game Detroit won to clinch the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.