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June 15, 2006

I’m sure you’ve all heard by now about the misfortunes of former Vikings running back Onterrio Smith, but for those who have been out of the country let me briefly recap: The Whizzinator got himself suspended from the NFL for violations of the banned substances policy (he likes to smoke the ganja), so he joined […]

June 12, 2006

The Calder Cup finals are all even after this weekend’s games in Pennsylvania. Milwaukee recorded a 2-0 victory over the Hershey Bears on Saturday night with Darren Haydar scoring a power play goal in the first and then getting an assist on a goal by Simon Gamache in the second. Pekka Rinne had 21 saves […]

And the survey says, Brett Favre is still one of the most popular athletes in America. The Harris Poll released their survey of the top sports stars last week, and No. 4 came in third behind Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan. I came across this item while reading Deadspin over the weekend, but they seem […]

June 9, 2006

Am I the only one who thinks the national press is paying an inordinate amount of attention to who is and who isn’t at Packers training camp this year? The AP, especially, has really stepped up its attendance checking duty in Green Bay, first sounding the alarm that Brett Favre is not in camp on […]

June 4, 2006

The Milwaukee Bucks announced this week that they will be sporting a new logo, new colors, and new uniforms for the 2006 season. (Brett at BucksTown posted on rumors about a new uniform back in March. Nice work.) The team is keeping everything under wraps until the draft when the logo and color scheme are […]

Matt Millen strikes another blow for effective management in the NFL. The Lions on Wednesday signed Ross Verba to a deal that will pay the former Packer defensive lineman $4 million to play this season. According to ESPN, the contract gives Verba a $2.2 million signing bonus and a base salary of $1.8 million, but […]

June 3, 2006

The Milwaukee Admirals got off to a good start last night in their bid to win a second Calder Cup in three years, outlasting the Hershey Bears 2-1 at the Bradley Center. Scottie Upshall and Darren Haydar scored for Milwaukee in the first and the defense, anchored by goalie Pekka Rinne, hung on to take […]