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December 31, 2005

There is a part of me that wants to flip the bird to 2005 and say, “Good riddance,” but another part of me thinks we should get a do-over. I’m pretty sure that if we gave it a second chance, 2005 could turn out okay. But I suppose that’s not likely to happen, so we’ll […]

Milwaukee found a way to win last night without the services of TJ Ford, defeating the Knicks 113-108. Mo Williams stepped up and scored 30 points to lead the Bucks, while Michael Redd added 22 points in the winning effort. Ford is expected to be out for another two weeks with a sprained foot suffered […]

December 29, 2005

Wisconsin cruised to an easy win last night, defeating Louisiana Tech 78-52 at the Kohl Center. Brian Butch had a double-double with 18 points and 10 boards to lead the 24th ranked Badgers, while Nixon scored 14 points and Tucker added 11 more. UW advances its record to 10-1 with one more non-conference game […]

Iowa State closed out its non-conference schedule with four straight wins after defeating the Tennessee State 59-51 at Hilton Coliseum last night. A slow start by ISU allowed the Tigers to take a 10-0 lead, but the Clones regrouped and closed the first half with a 20-10 run to take a 34-23 lead into the […]

December 28, 2005

After running some numbers through one of the University of Wisconsin’s super computers, Rob Demovsky attempts to prove in today’s online edition of the Green Bay Press-Gazette that injuries are not to blame for the Packers 3-12 season. His evidence is that there are not significantly more players on injured reserve this year than in […]

Milwaukee came up short for a second night in a row, falling to the Miami Heat 98-109. Mo Williams and Michael Redd combined for 45 points, but it wasn’t enough against Dwayne Wade’s game-leading effort to score 35 and Shaq’s 23 points. The Bucks also turned the ball over 18 times. Milwaukee was without the […]

December 27, 2005

Milwaukee got last second shot from Bogut and no lights-out performance from Redd as they dropped a 93-108 decision to Orlando last night. TJ Ford led the Bucks with 19 points and Redd scored 17, but poor shooting all around kept Milwaukee trailing most of the night. Milwaukee also committed 15 turnovers and gave up […]

December 26, 2005

The happy holidays took a turn for the worse yesterday afternoon as the Packers floundered against the Chicago Bears. You can’t say that Green Bay wasn’t generous with the gifts, though: four interceptions from Favre, one returned for a touchdown, two missed field goals by Ryan Longwell, and a defense that gave up 135 yards […]

December 24, 2005

ISU fans can walk tall today now that their Cyclones are Rainbow Classic champions. Okay, maybe it’s not that big of a deal, but it’s something. Iowa State defeated Colorado State 87-80 in the tourney final last night (or very early this morning, depending on how you look at it), with Stinson leading the team […]

Milwaukee won their second straight ballgame last night with a 101-94 victory against the New Orleans/OKC Hornets. Michael Redd led the team with 36 points, scoring 14 in the final period. Andrew Bogut added 14 while TJ Ford had 12; Jamaal Magloire, an All-Star for the Hornets two seasons ago, had 15 boards and scored […]