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December 21, 2005

Milwaukee got a big win over San Antonio in overtime last night thanks to Andrew Bogut. The #1 draft pick scored with just over 10 seconds to go in the extra period to tie the game at 107, then took an inbound pass from Toni Kukoc and hit a fade-away jumper at the buzzer for […]

December 20, 2005

Put some police tape around M&T Bank Stadium, because a crime was committed there last night. Obviously someone kidnapped the Packers defense and replaced them with some no-talent replicants. Either that or a season of playing above their heads finally caught up to them. (I hoping for the former but guessing it’s the latter.)
Great almighty […]

December 18, 2005

Making their first Division III championship appearance in almost 40 years, Wisconsin-Whitewater fell short against Mount Union, 28-35. The Purple Radiers played tough defense to turn away the Warhawks on five possessions in Mount Union territory after scoring on their opening drive. Wisconsin-Whitewater rallied in the fourth quarter to score 21 points but the effort […]

The Cyclones gave a good effort but fell short last night against Ohio State, losing 67-70. The undefeated Buckeyes rallied from an eight point deficit late in the game to get the win. Stinson led Iowa State with 17 points and Taggart came off the bench to score 13. With the loss, the Cyclones fall […]

There’s been a lot of noise this week about how the Packers sabotaged any chance of getting the top pick in the draft by beating the Lions in overtime. And it brings up an interesting question that Green Bay and Green and Gold fans haven’t had to face in many years about the value of […]

December 16, 2005

We’re celebrating a big milestone here at Brats & Beer: this is the 100th post. Oh, we’ve come a long way since that very first post back in November. We were young and naive, full of spirit and energy. We still thought the Packers had a chance to turn it around and make the playoffs, […]

Packer fans, you did it. Samkon Gado was voted Rookie of the Week by NFL.com for the second time this season. The first year starter received the most votes out of 47,400 cast after rushing for 171 yards and a touchdown in Green Bay’s 16-13 win over Detroit Sunday. He was up against receiver Mark […]

The UW men’s basketball team advanced to 9-1 on the season with a 74-68 victory over in-state rival Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Tucker led the team with 25 points and Taylor added 23 more for the Badgers in their final game until after Christmas. Wisconsin did let a 20-point advantage nearly slip away in the first half and […]

December 13, 2005

Be sure and get to NFL.com soon and vote Samkon Gado for rookie of the week honors. Young Sam gained 171 yards and scored a 64-yard touchdown Sunday night, the least we can do is give him a small honor. Sammy is leading the tally with 50% of the vote so far, but he needs […]

Fourth-round draft pick Brady Poppinga became the latest casualty in this season riddled with injuries. The rookie linebacker, making his first NFL start, suffered a torn ACL while covering on a kick off against Detroit and will require reconstructive surgery. With an estimated recovery time of eight to 12 months, young Poppinga will probably miss […]