2006 February » Brats & Beer

February 16, 2006

The up and down Bucks were back down last night in Indianapolis, losing to the Pacers 88-77. Milwaukee kept it close in the first half but started losing ground after halftime while shooting a miserable 37% from the field. Michael Redd scored 24 points in Milwaukee’s losing effort, while Bobby Simmons added 19 and Jamaal […]

The Badgers scored up a big upset last night, beating #12 Ohio State 78-73 at the Kohl Center. Alando Tucker played a brilliant game, recording a double-double with 27 points and 16 rebounds, while Brian Butch scored 17 and Ray Nixon pumped in 13 more. UW was down by 10 in the first half but […]

While I was busy watching the Olympics last night, my poor Cyclones were busy losing their third game in a row, falling to Nebraska 73-63. Iowa State managed to pull even in the second half and later got within one point of the Huskers on a three-pointer by Will Blalock, but the Huskers pulled away […]

February 14, 2006

Sorry to say the start of the Winter Games has not been very successful for out Badger state Olympians so far. Speed skaters Casey FitzRandolph and Kip Carpenter both stumbled during their runs in the 500 meter event yesterday. FitzRandolph, the US defending gold medalist, finished in 12th place after two runs and Carpenter ended […]

February 12, 2006

Catherine Raney took the ice for the first time today in Torino and placed 11th in the 3,000m speed skating competition. The Elm Grove, WI, native finished with a time of 4:10.44, which was good enough to put her in second place after 11 pairs. Unfortunately, such top skaters as Claudia Pechstein of Germany and […]

Milwaukee won its second straight game last night, extending their home winning streak to five in a row with a 99-93 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. Michael Redd scored 18 points to lead the team, while TJ Ford and Jamaal Magloire added 16 and 15, respectively. Andrew Bogut also had a decent game, scoring 12 […]

After a slow start, Wisconsin’s basketball team really turned it on in the second half to beat the Nittany Lions 82-62 yesterday. The team looked pretty sluggish in the first half, like they did during the recent 1-5 drought. But Brian Butch really stepped up to the challenge of filling the void left by Alondo […]

ISU dropped their second in a row yesterday, getting handled by Kansas 88-75. The Cyclones shot 46% from the field, which is pretty good for them, with Will Blalock leading the team with 21 points. Curtis Stinson had 19. Unfortunately, Rahshon Clark was cold and no one from the bench stepped up to the challenge […]

February 11, 2006

Sat down last night to watch the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Yes, I know it’s cornball and overblown, but it is nice to see, even in this day when there’s so much big money involved, that one honest moment of joy when the athletes are saluted by the stadium crowd. For some of them, […]

February 10, 2006

As if the opening of the Winter Olympics wasn’t enough to get cold-weather sports fans going, there’s plenty of college hockey action this weekend as well. ISU opens a series against the University of Illinois tonight with an eye on extending their streak of eight games without a loss. This will be their final two […]