May 8, 2006 posted under: Badgers in the NFL, Brian Calhoun, Matt Bernstein Missed this news in the run up to Packers minicamp, but Wisconsin fullback Matt Bernstein joined teammate Brian Calhoun in Detroit last week. Bernstein signed with the Lions as an undrafted free agent in time to join the team’s rookie minicamp over […]
April 30, 2006 posted under: Bucks, NBA playoffs I was both shocked and awed last night flipping channels on the cable to see that the Milwaukee Bucks were leading the Pistons, and I was doubly surprised to find out this morning that they actually hung on to that lead to win their first game of […]
October 19, 2007 posted under: Badgers football This weekend’s game against Northern Illinois couldn’t have come at a better time with the Badgers riding a two-game skid. On the other hand, a loss to the Huskies would definitely put a quick end to the season. Despite the fact that NIU is 1-6 this year they’re […]
February 29, 2008 Let me preface this post by saying that last night’s game was just the second Wisconsin basketball game that I have watched in full this season (thank you very little, Big Ten Network), so I won’t pretend to have any deep insight into the inner workings of this year’s squad. I will […]
January 27, 2008 As if Wisconsinites didn’t have enough to feel glum about right now, yesterday was a bad day for the Dairyland. First, the UW men’s basketball team fell to Purdue on the road 60-56 in a tight game that came right down to the final play. Trailing by two with 10 seconds to […]
April 12, 2008 There’s an awful lot of bad economic news out there, but a story today in the LaCrosse Tribune made me especially sad. Apparently there is a worldwide shortage of hops and prices are expected to remain high for the foreseeable future. Forget about rising energy costs, the collapsing credit and housing markets, […]
December 27, 2005 posted under: Bucks Milwaukee got last second shot from Bogut and no lights-out performance from Redd as they dropped a 93-108 decision to Orlando last night. TJ Ford led the Bucks with 19 points and Redd scored 17, but poor shooting all around kept Milwaukee trailing most of the night. Milwaukee also […]
January 9, 2006 posted under: Badgers basketball, polls What does Wisconsin have to do to get a modicum of respect from the Associated Press poll? The 12-2 Badgers are back in the Top 25 this week after dispatching formerly seventh-ranked Michigan State yesterday, which is a good start, but UW only placed 21st in the […]
September 30, 2007 posted under: Packers, Post-game, Vikings A trip to the Metrodome is a lot like going to visit your dysfunctional in-laws: You can never get out of there without a little drama. Today was no different for the Packers, who nearly gave away the ball game after Ryan Grant fumbled a handoff from […]
April 23, 2008 So I’ll admit, when I read that Daunte Culpepper was in Green Bay to visit the team I was at first horrified. No way do we want this guy on the Packers. He’s broken down, washed up, and he does that terrible arm roll thing. Certainly Ted Thompson could do better than […]
August 29, 2006 If the third preseason game really is a dress rehearsal for the season opener, then maybe we should think about postponing the show until everyone has learned their lines. Last night’s 48-17 blowout on Monday Night Football was a ridiculous, embarrassing farce; it was so bad even Mother Nature tried to step […]
May 2, 2008 Rookie camp opened in Green Bay today, our first chance to see what Ted Thompson netted in the NFL Draft and from the pool of rookie free agents. So what did we learn? Not a whole lot, except that Mike McCarthy is a happy guy: He’s “happy with our draft picks,” “happy […]
May 4, 2006 Ooh boy, looks like the Vikings have another potboiler of soap opera going on. To bring you up to speed, someone at the Norsemen’s lair recently discovered that there were some inaccuracies on the resume of Fran Foley, the personnel guru they brought in this season from San Diego. Apparently he claimed […]
December 21, 2007 I was wrapping presents and had ESPN on in the other room, and Jesse Palmer was talking about the upcoming bowl games. He was saying that the best match-up this year was between Wisconsin and Tennessee in the Outback Bowl. Of course Palmer went on The Bachelor and picked a girl who […]
