Sports - Sept. 27, 2008
"Blood, Sweat and Cheers" mark Big Ten rivalries
The life of a Big Ten trophy can't be an easy thing. In Todd Mishler's "Blood, Sweat and Cheers: Great Football Rivalries of the Big Ten" -- published by Trails Books -- we learn that when it's a trophy that travels, it may be hard to keep it ensconced in a display.
Tags: big ten rivalries, Todd Mishler, Blood, Sweat and Cheers: Great Football Rivalries of the Big Ten, Trails Books, woody hayes, paul bunyn's axe, little brown jug

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 27, 2007
Mishler tells the story of "Baseball in Beertown"
The unexpected arrivals of the Braves (in 1953) and the Brewers (in 1970) is retold in the book "Baseball in Beertown: America's Pastime in Milwaukee," and author Todd Mishler captures every season of both franchises.
Tags: Baseball in Beertown, Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Braves, Todd Mishler, Veeck, St. Louis Browns, County Stadium, Miller Park, Borchert Field, Milwaukee Bears