Sports - Oct. 1, 2009
A sad night for the Sweet Science in Milwaukee
Milwaukee has a rich boxing history -- that is about to be stomped by the so-called revival of the sport Saturday night at the US Cellular Arena after a dormant spell of 13 years.
Tags: butterbean, harry funmaker, brew city brawl, boxing

Sports - Aug. 23, 2009
Milwaukee's boxing community loses a leader
Boxing in MIlwaukee has been mostly moribund since the 1970s. The man who kept local amateur boxing on life-support for the last 10 years by promoting occasional shows at State Fair and the Martin Luther King Center, died on Thursday. Al Moreland, 72, was a fixture on the local ring scene since he started the Al Moreland Boxing Club in 1964.
Tags: al moreland, boxing

Sports - Aug. 26, 2008
When the Games end, the second-guessing begins
After consuming wall-to-wall coverage of the Beijing Olympics, sports columnist Dave Begel has an idea what should be considered a sport and what should not. Fans of rhythmic gymnastics (pictured) may not want to click this story.
Tags: olympics, taekwondo, rhythmic gymnastics, ping pong, fencing, synchronized swimming, boxing, angel matos, chakir chablat

Sports - June 2, 2006
Begel ponders some of the imponderable mysteries of sport
OMC columnist Dave Begel ponders some of the imponderable aspects of sports -- the NCAA nickname policy, the lack of prize money for women's golf and the lack of love for the Admirals.
Tags: begel, kournikova, admirals, lpga, boxing

Movies & TV - Jan. 28, 2005
"Million Dollar Baby" packs powerful emotional punch
Well scripted, well photographed and brilliantly performed, "Million Dollar Baby" is certainly the best film to emerge from Hollywood in 2004. But if you're expecting mindless entertainment and dry eyes, you'll have to look elsewhere.
Tags: Swank, Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby, boxing, Morgan Freeman, Oscar

Sports - July 16, 2004
Roufus' might has put Milwaukee on the kickboxing map
Many Milwaukeeans might not know it, but the city is on the kickboxing and hybrid K-1 fighting map worldwide thanks to Jeff "Duke" Roufus, who runs the gym that carries his name in Walker's Point.
Tags: Roufus, kickboxing, gym, Norris, Duke, DeNatale, boxing