2006 January » Brats & Beer

January 28, 2006

Yesterday the Packers announced the hiring of Carl “Big Daddy” Hairston to the defensive coaching staff, though his actual title and duties have yet to be determined. Hairston is a veteran line coach with 11-years experience so he’ll most likely help out Robert Nunn, who was promoted to defensive line coach on Monday. “Big Daddy” […]

Milwaukee came up with a win over Toronto last night, but Mo Williams paid the price. The back up guard suffered a sprained ankle in the fourth quarter and had to be taken off the court before the Bucks sealed a 108-87 victory over the Raptors. Williams suffered the injury when he landed wrong after […]

Wisconsin took it on the chin last night at the Kohl Center, losing to Minnesota 4-5. A rash of penalties and poor execution allowed the Gophers to take a 5-1 lead in the first two periods, but the Badgers came back to score three in the final 20 minutes on goals by Jack Skille, Nick […]

You better get all your outdoor chores done early, or put them off until later, because there is lots of hoops action to watch today. The Wisconsin Badgers are looking for a second straight Big 10 win as they go up against Michigan in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines are 4-2 in conference play and come […]

January 27, 2006

The Badgers hockey team is looking to rebound from a pair of losses to the University of Denver Pioneers last week as they host the Golden Gophers of Minnesota this weekend. Minnesota is 16-6-4 overall and 11-5-2 in the WCHA, putting them just four points behind Wisconsin and tied with Denver for second place in […]

January 26, 2006

The new ads for the Super Bowl running on ABC and ESPN have me scratching my head. If you haven’t seen them (just stay tuned, you will), the curious thing isn’t the visual element — just stock footage of past championships dug out of the vaults of NFL Films — but the use of the […]

Watching the new crew of midshipman coming aboard the floundering SS Green Bay Packers in an effort to raise the keel and get back under steam has been, to say the least, interesting for all of us Packer Backers. I think we went in to this process thinking that our new and improved coaching staff […]

If there is such a thing as a moral victory in pro basketball, I think Milwaukee got one tonight. I doubt anyone (save for SM at Bucks View) had high hopes for the defensively-challenged Bucks in Detroit, I know I didn’t, but they took the former NBA champions into overtime before falling short 106-102. Michael […]

January 25, 2006

The Golden Eagles won their third consecutive game tonight, defeating DePaul 62-47. Dan Fitzgerald came off the bench to led Marquette with a career-high 18 points, while Dominic James scored 12 and Jerel McNeal put in 11 more. Marquette took the advantage early and led by 12 points at the half before coasting in for […]

The ISU Cyclones bounced back from last weekend’s overtime loss to the Aggies to beat Missouri 82-58. Curtis Stinson continued his run atop the box score, pumping in 27 points for Iowa State, while Rashon Clark added 14 with eight rebounds. The Cyclones held Mizzou in check during the first half and led by as […]