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January 6, 2006

Despite the fact that Green Bay won’t be playing in the post-season this year, the NFL has decided to proceed with the playoffs anyway. Seems like a boneheaded decision to me, but at least there’s still a few more weeks of football to watch.
The Wildcard round gets under way Saturday with the Washington Redskins traveling […]

It’s official, the Minnesota Vikings have hired Brad Childress as their new head coach. The decision came quickly (so quickly, in fact, that he cancelled a planned interview in Green Bay) after the team interviewed just a couple other coaches for the job. According to Mr. Critic at ‘Nietzsche or Nitschke?’, though, the early hype […]

It’s official now that Green Bay will have the fifth pick in the 2006 NFL Draft for the first time since 1992. I know there are those out there who are disappointed the Packers won’t be the first to the podium, but holding the five spot hasn’t been so bad in recent years. Don’t believe […]

Wisconsin opened its Big 10 basketball schedule with a 66-52 victory of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Huzzah! Tucker led the effort with 27 points, while Taylor pumped in 11 to help the Badgers advance to 11-2 on the season. UW took a 45-35 lead early in the second half after the Schmuckeyes missed their first 13 […]