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May 3, 2008

Great play by Joe Pavelski scoring the winning goal in overtime last night against the Dallas Stars and staving off playoff elimination for his San Jose Sharks. Of course what else would expect from a Wisconsin native who helped lead the Badgers to an NCAA title just a couple years ago?

April 20, 2008

In a sign that the dearth of football news will lead Packer bloggers to post on anything, packergeeks recently opined on the universal battle for control of the television remote and the consequences of losing that all-important struggle. Facing a similar situation last night — Mrs. BratsNBeerGuy decided she wanted to watch the movie Enchanted […]

April 10, 2007

Sweet Geebus do I miss football. Can’t we get the season started a little early this year? I’m so incredibly bored I might have to start watching NFL Europa. (And when did it become NFL “Europa” anyway? They should call it NFL Germany & The Netherlands.)
I did have a nice respite from the long darkness […]

November 3, 2006

The Wisconsin men’s basketball squad opens their 2006-07 campaign with a pre-season game against the Blue Devils of UW-Stout tonight. I am very impressed that the pre-season coaches poll has the Badgers ranked No. 9, while CBS Sportsline ranks them fourth behind Florida, Kansas, and North Carolina. Of course that sets the bar pretty high, […]

June 25, 2006

Madison native Phil Kessel was the fifth overall pick in the NHL draft yesterday, getting picked up by the Boston Bruins. The talented center made a name for himself on the U-18 team last year was recruited by Wisconsin and Boston College but chose the University of Minnesota; he scored 18 goals for the Gophers […]