July 12, 2006 posted under: Jay DeMerit, soccer, Watford F.C. I happily admit that I’m not a fan of soccer and totally skipped out on the whole World Cup thing, but I was pretty impressed to read in the New York Times today about a Dairy State native [free registration] making good in the FA […]
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 […]
September 1, 2006 posted under: Iowa State football The ISU season opener was an ugly comedy of errors at Jack Trice, but the Cyclones finally managed to beat Toledo 45-43 in triple overtime, the first OT win in Iowa State football history. The team certainly does not yet look like the Big 12 North champs […]
September 17, 2006 posted under: Badgers football I’ll come right out and admit it: I suck at predicting games, especially when it comes to teams I root for. Of course it would help if I rooted for teams like the Indianapolis Colts because then I could predict victory every week and be right most of […]
October 14, 2006 posted under: Adrian Peterson, Iowa State football 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 […]
June 15, 2006 posted under: Onterrio Smith, The Whizzinator I’m sure you’ve all heard by now about the misfortunes of former Vikings running back Onterrio Smith, but for those who have been out of the country let me briefly recap: The Whizzinator got himself suspended from the NFL for violations of the banned substances policy […]
September 15, 2006 posted under: Badgers football The UW Badgers are 2-0 and looking to extend their winning streak this weekend against the San Diego State Aztecs. Last week Wisconsin played a pretty sloppy game again Western Illinois, struggling with turnovers and penalties in what should have been a total romp, so hopefully they can […]
April 16, 2007 posted under: Marshawn Lynch, mock drafts, NFL Draft, Packers In about 12 days we’ll all be getting plastered with wall-to-wall coverage of the 2007 NFL Draft, from draft previews, reviews of past drafts, and draft postmortems. It will be two or three solid days of ESPN and NFL Network personalities screaming their […]
June 22, 2006 posted under: Iowa State basketball, Iowa State football Looks like my Cyclones are dreaming big these days. The athletic department unveiled long-range plans the other day for expansion work at both Jack Trice Stadium and Hilton Coliseum. For Jack Trice, they want to add new suites and club seats and to eventually […]
October 27, 2006 posted under: Cardinals, Packers, Pre-game Let me say first congratulations to Matt Leinart and Brynn Cameron on the birth of their new son. It’s good to see the former USC star finally settling down and with someone not named Paris. I’m sure Packer fans everywhere wish him and his new family well. […]
April 29, 2007 posted under: Justin Harrell, NFL Draft, Packers, Ted Thompson I’ve been pouring over various reports on the Interweb for any information that will make me feel better about the way this draft is going for the Packers but I’m still not feeling the love like I was hoping to. The patrons over […]
July 26, 2007 posted under: Packers, Pre-season, Ted Thompson Here on the cusp of the eve of the start of training camp is the most hopeful and optimistic place on Earth, because everything is possible and the potential for greatness is all around. Too bad the season has to get started soon and mess it […]
September 13, 2006 posted under: Packers, Ted Thompson Okay, maybe it’s too early for this sort of cynicism, we are only one game into the season after all, but isn’t Ted Thompson dancing around awfully fast for our amusement instead of trying to fix the leak in our little boat? One minute he’s signing Slushy […]
February 2, 2006 posted under: Marquette A good win for the Golden Eagles last night, who rebounded from their loss to Pitt by beating St. John’s 81-61 at the Bradley Center. Steve Novak led the Golden Eagles with 29 points and eight rebounds, while Dominic James scored 16 and Jerel McNeal added 11 points. Marquette […]
