September 10, 2006 posted under: Iowa State football After winning their first game ever in overtime (triple OT no less), the ISU Cyclones didn’t make things any easier on themselves last night against UNLV, though they still managed to eek out a 16-10 victory. The game came right down to the final play after the […]
October 5, 2006 posted under: Iowa State football That most wretched part of the season is finally upon us when the Cylcones get reminded just where they rank in the Big 12 pecking order. Yes, it’s time to play Nebraska. Every year, except for a small number of times that I can count on one […]
June 28, 2006 posted under: Bucks, David Noel, NBA Draft, new logo Unveiled tonight at the start of the NBA Draft, here is the new Milwaukee Bucks logo. As predicted by many, the team is going back to the green and red “Christmas” scheme of the late 1960s, though a statement released by management says […]
March 2, 2006 posted under: World Baseball Classic There has been a void in my life since the Olympics ended, but finally I have a reason to get up in the wee hours to watch sports from the other side of the globe. Okay, sarcasm aside, I am pretty excited about the World Baseball Classic, […]
November 14, 2006 posted under: Randy Moss Remember back a couple years towards the end of his career with Minnesota when Randy Moss said he only plays when he feels like it? Yeah? And remember when he finally got himself traded to Oakland and he said he was a different player and all that stuff […]
August 2, 2007 posted under: Ice Bowl, Packers, Vince Lombardi It looks like Hollywood and the NFL think there’s box office gold in the Green & Gold. There’s post at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel site today about a movie that’s in the works about coach Vince Lombardi and his 1967 championship Green Bay Packers. The […]
February 26, 2006 posted under: Iowa State hockey Like with the Badgers, I turn my head for a minute to watch the Olympics and my Cyclones have some tough luck thrown their way on the ice. ISU went into the CSCHL tournament last weekend as the #3 seed and knocked off host Western Michigan 4-3 […]
August 28, 2006 posted under: Alex Lewis, Badgers in the NFL, Brian Calhoun, Jim Leonhard, Lee Evans The third round of NFL pre-season games offered a big opportunity for some former Badgers to strut their stuff, including Lee Evans and Alex Lewis. Evans once again was one of the leaders for the Buffalo Bills offense […]
March 8, 2007 posted under: internet radio The Badgers are getting ready to tip off in the Big 10 tournament tomorrow, but for a I thought I’d go off topic here to rant about something I read recently. Earlier this week some office in the federal bureaucracy called the Copyright Royalty Board decided to basically […]
September 9, 2006 posted under: Blogs, Packer Palace If you are new to the online Packers scene or just have never found your way to the Packer Palace, then stop what you are doing and visit that site right now. It is seriously the most entertaining destination on the Interweb for anyone with a love […]
May 9, 2006 posted under: Cyclones in the NFL, Sage Rosenfels 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 […]
November 12, 2006 posted under: Packers, Pre-game, Vikings We’re just an hour away from kickoff at the Humpty Dome and I have yet to write one disparaging word about the Vikings. Thankfully, the Packer Palace has more than enough trash talk to make up for my lack of attentiveness. But here, belatedly, are the five […]
April 28, 2007 posted under: Justin Harrell, NFL Draft, Packers, Ted Thompson Oh, that crafty Ted Thompson, always zigging when everyone else is zagging. Defying all predictions and tea leaf readings, the Packers general manager selected defensive tackle Justin Harrell with the 16th pick of the NFL Draft. I’m not sure what to think of […]
October 31, 2006 posted under: Brandon Miree, injury report, Packers, Vernand Morency Green Bay is still basking in the glow of Sunday’s win over the Arizona Cardinals, but that old injury bugaboo is threatening to undo part of the Packers success the past two weeks. Backup Vernand Morency, who gained 101 yards on Sunday, hurt […]
