News Net Bobby Valentine to the Brewers?

Since sifting through dull newspapers, hyperbolic blogs, and overflowing RSS feeds for meaningful news can be an arduous process, News Net catches and compiles both the amusing and the significant reports that were overlooked this weekend.

• Reports of former Mets skipper and current ESPN personality Bobby Valentine becoming the next manager of the Milwaukee Brewers were all over the media last week; Sports Illustrated reported Sunday that Valentine is a leading candidate, though comments made publicly by both Valentine and Brewers owner Mark Attanasio suggest that he hasn’t been made an offer yet. According to SI, ESPN recently gave Valentine a big raise, and an incentive clause could keep him locked in at the network for the next three years. Other candidates for the Brewers job include White Sox coach Joey Cora, former Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin, and Angels coach Ron Roenicke.

• Subscribers to Dish Network can still watch Fox 6 today thanks to an agreement reached over the weekend that also brings back FX, National Geographic Channel, and regional sports channels, says OnMilwaukee.com.

• Maurice Lucas, who was a star power forward with Marquette and the 1977 NBA champion Portland Trailblazers, died Sunday of bladder cancer, reports the Journal Sentinel. He was 58.

• Longtime Milwaukee rapper Coo Coo Cal has released a new single, “Where Dey Do Dat At,” which is currently streaming at local hip-hop blog Milwaukee UP.

• The poor man’s Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker, brings his dubiously named “It’s Good To Be Me” tour to Turner Hall Dec. 8. Tickets are $25 and go on sale Friday at noon.

•Before you vote on Tuesday, just know that Ron Johnson appears to be intentionally following the example of his recent Onion story.