Sports - Aug. 4, 2009
Diving into a number of problem issues in sports
OnMilwaukee.com sports columnist Dave Begel isn't one of those guys who looks at the landscape and sees nothing but problems. Well, actually he is one of those guys... but unlike others, Begel isn't afraid to offer solutions. That's what he does this week, when he talks about controversial swimsuits, problems with the Department of Natural Resources, the Packers' defense and other dilemmas.
Tags: swimsuits, pete rose, department of natural resources, tommy thompson, bud selig, brett favre

Sports - June 16, 2009
1970s baseball was a parade of characters
A discussion on Facebook the other day -- combined with a PBS documentary on Roberto Clemente last night -- got me thinking about how packed full of stars 1970s Major League Baseball was.
Tags: baseball, roberto clemente, Luis Tiant, Vida Blue, Al Oliver, Carl Yastrzemski, Buddy Harrelson, Pete Rose, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Rod Carew