Here we go again. The Journal Sentinel is reporting that Al Harris is ready to take his contract dispute to DEFCON 4 and might hold out of training camp if Green Bay isn’t willing to part with some of that revenue they made last year. Great. Just what we needed. New coaches, new systems, same […]
Well, the conference tournaments were pretty disappointing but now the NCAA tourney is set to begin. Wisconsin, which got booted in the quarterfinals after losing to Indiana 61-56, made the #9 seed in the Minneapolis bracket. They play on Friday against #8 seed Arizona and would advance to play Villanova, the top seed in that […]
September 5, 2007 We’ve been through training camp and four pre-season games and we’re down to the final 53-man roster. The NFL regular season kicks off tomorrow, so it’s time to put all the cards on the table and decide what kind of year the 2007 Green Bay Packers are going to have. The past […]
Posted on February 26, 2006 It was a cruel awakening after endless days of Olympic curling and speed skating to find out that the UW men’s hockey team has continued to struggle through the latter part of their schedule. When I last checked in, the Badgers had won 4-2 in the Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic […]
With the dog days of the off-season dragging on, CBS SportsLine columnist Pete Prisco made a desperate attempt to fill the void the other day with a piece on underrated and overrated NFL players. I suppose it’s a valid topic to debate, at least on par with mid-summer college football rankings and best Mel Kiper […]
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 […]
Spotted a poll on NFL.com today about backup quarterbacks, which seems to suggest that even the league’s own Web minders are tired of slicing and dicing the draft and free agency and are ready for some real action already. Anyway, the question asked how certain free agent backups would fare on their new teams if […]
The Milwaukee Brewers yesterday gave the Cubs a real smackdown, winning 16-2 on the road at Wrigley. The win gives the Brewers a perfect 4-0 record in games played on Saturday, during wich they have outscored opponents 40-8. Think maybe Bud Selig would consider adjusting the schedule for his former family heirloom? Overall, Milwaukee is […]
February 10, 2006 As if the opening of the Winter Olympics wasn’t enough to get cold-weather sports fans going, there’s plenty of college hockey action this weekend as well. ISU opens a series against the University of Illinois tonight with an eye on extending their streak of eight games without a loss. This will be […]
December 31, 2006 According to the Wikipedia, bears evolved from a dog-sized raccoon-like creature called Cephalogale and are part of the same family of mammals as weasles. I believe that goes for Bears fans as well. So here it is, the last day of 2006 and the end of the regular season. There is a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Does anyone have any idea what this G-Force business is all about? Here’s the teaser from the Packers newsletter: G-Force is taking Packerland by storm this fall with a show of strength, energy, power and influence. G-Force is a connection or link between the fans and the team on game days. With G-Force, fans become […]
