2005 December 01 » Brats & Beer

December 1, 2005

Running back ReShard Lee and safety Jeremy Thornburg were placed on the injured reserve list. Lee suffered an injury to the ribs and Thornburg separated his shoulder in Sunday’s loss to Philadelphia. The Packers signed running back Noah Herron, a seventh round draft pick out of Northwestern, from Pittsburgh’s practice squad.

With Christmas just around the corner you might be thinking about what to get your favorite Packer fan, and since it is Bear Week I would recommend Mudbaths & Bloodbaths: The Inside Story of the Bears-Packers Rivalry. Mrs. BratsNBeerGuy gave this book to me as a gift a few years ago and it is hilarious. […]

Glad you asked. The UW men’s hockey team is riding a 12-game winning streak, the best in the country, and were named team of the week by College Hockey News for the second time this season. The 11-1-2 Badgers are ranked #1 in the land by both the USCHO.com and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine […]

Obviously I hope that the Packers will be able to beat the Bears this Sunday, but it’s hard to say what will happen at this point. For now, though, we can look back at some of the recent history in the age-old rivalry between these two storied teams.
Brett Favre saw his first action against Chicago […]

The big sports sites are starting to post their bowl predictions for where teams will land later this month. The consensus points to Iowa State playing in the EV1.net Houston Bowl against Texas Christian University, though a few think the Cyclones will make yet another appearance in the Independence Bowl against Florida. I hope they […]

First-round draft choice Andrew Bogut hit two free throws in overtime and blocked a game-tying shot to lift the Milwaukee Bucks to a 113-111 victory over the Mavericks. He also led the team with 14 rebounds. Not bad, rookie. Simmons was the high-scorer for the Bucks with 26, while TJ Ford pumped in 24. Tuesday’s […]

The ISU men’s basketball team defeated Northern Iowa 68-61 on Tuesday to advance their record to 4-1. Stinson led the team with 19 points and six rebounds, while Davis added 15 points. The Cyclones outscored the Panthers 32-28 in the second half. Next up for Iowa State is Fresno State before traveling to Des Moines […]

Okay, took a little time off from thinking about the Packers, but it is Bears Week so we have to get geared up here people.
Looks like Green Bay will have a new-look offensive line again for the second week in row, with coach Sherman moving Grey Ruegamer to right guard in place of Will Whitticker. […]