April 20, 2008 Annual surveys of sports fans regularly show that Green Bay is one of the most popular teams in the NFL, with a fan base that stretches across the country. It’s also not uncommon to see celebrities attending games at Lambeau Field (though some need to keep their distance). But apparently we Packer […]
December 6, 2005 Holmgren’s Seahawks are looking more and more like the NFC champs. 42-0 over the Iggles, what a whuppin’. Guess we’ll get a Super Bowl preview on Christmas Eve when they host the Colts. I’ve always been been a little bitter since Holmy split for Seattle and a general manager’s title, but I […]
It’s not like we need any empirical evidence that former Vikings washout Sean Salisbury is the biggest blowhard on ESPN, but I just happened to overhear this little exchange on SportsCenter. The host/anchor asked John Clayton, “What’s the biggest question in your mind heading into mini camps?” to which the diminutive analyst answered he thought […]
October 14, 2006 Football is a violent game, yes, and no one wants to see anyone get injured. That said, it looks like maybe the Sooners got served a little hard justice this afternoon when Heisman candidate running back Adrian Peterson got hurt late in the fourth quarter of Oklahoma’s 34-9 smackdown of Iowa State. […]
October 24, 2007 The hockey season is still quite young, but what a fast start for both the Wisconsin men’s and women’s teams. The two-time NCAA champion Badger women’s team opened their season with six straight wins to extend their winning streak to a record 32 games before falling to St. Cloud State a couple […]
Posted on December 29, 2005 Iowa State closed out its non-conference schedule with four straight wins after defeating the Tennessee State 59-51 at Hilton Coliseum last night. A slow start by ISU allowed the Tigers to take a 10-0 lead, but the Clones regrouped and closed the first half with a 20-10 run to take […]
April 2, 2008 This might be the first — and maybe only — time I say this, but thank you to the Minnesota Vikings. Thank you for swooping in and signing Gus Frerotte to a free agent contract. Thank you for removing the specter of Frerotte pacing the sidelines at Lambeau Field, at least until […]
Posted on January 20, 2007 A very big win for the Wisconsin men’s basketball team today, defeating Illinois on the road 71-64. That makes 15 victories in a row for the #3 Badgers and one step closer to a run at the Big 10 title. Way to go, boys. I was a little worried there […]
Posted on December 18, 2007 Big props to the Philadelphia Eagles for playing tough defense all afternoon and scoring just enough to hang a second loss on the Cowboys. Now we just need the Redskins to play for pride in the final weekend of football and Green Bay could be hosting throughout the playoffs. My […]
December 20, 2005 Put some police tape around M&T Bank Stadium, because a crime was committed there last night. Obviously someone kidnapped the Packers defense and replaced them with some no-talent replicants. Either that or a season of playing above their heads finally caught up to them. (I hoping for the former but guessing it’s […]
October 3, 2006 After the dust settled following last night’s 31-9 drubbing in Philadelphia, there was one clear chorus that arose from Packer Nation on message boards and blogs, in newspaper columns, and on sports call in shows: Ahmad Carroll must go. Well, there he goes. The Packers released the former first-round draft pick after […]
September 26, 2007 Deanna, please remove all sharp objects from the Favre household before your husband does some serious damage to himself. Brett clearly can’t be trusted with big boy scissors because he was held out of practice today due to a cut on his finger. According to the Press-Gazette’s Insider Blog, the veteran Packers […]
Iowa State’s own Will Blalock was the final player to be picked in the NBA Draft last night, being selected by the Detroit Pistons. The Boston native becomes the 31st Cyclone basketball player to be drafted by a pro team and the first since Jackson Vroman in 2004. While Blalock’s talents will be missed at […]
Marquette had their three-game winning streak broken last night by Louisville, losing to the Cardinals 67-60 in overtime. The Golden Eagles made a furious run in the second half with Steve Novak scoring 20 points and Dominic James hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game in regulation. In the extra period, though, […]
