Sports - Oct. 22, 2009
Football, violence and dog fighting
What's got football on this basketball boy's mind today? Malcolm Gladwell, author of "Blink" and "The Tipping Point," has written one of the year's best pieces of sports journalism. It will make you think.
Tags: football, concussions, brain damage, gladwell, new yorker, dog fighting, tipping point

Bars & Clubs - Jan. 3, 2009
Get creative in the kitchen for the Super Bowl chili cookoff
The Packers have miffed their chances of participating in the play-offs this season, but that doesn't make the forthcoming Super Bowl any less exciting for football fans (well, maybe a little.)
Tags: bomb shelter, super bowl, chili, chili cookoff, packers, football

Sports - Dec. 7, 2008
Badgers go bowling against FSU Dec. 27 in Orlando
The University of Wisconsin has accepted an invitation to face Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl Dec. 27 in Orlando. The Badgers (7-5), who make their fifth consecutive bowl appearance in the Sunshine State and third trip to Orlando in four years, square off against legendary coach Bobby Bowden and the Seminoles at 3:30 p.m. in a game televised on ESPN.
Tags: wisconsin, football, champs bowl, orlando, florida state, bobby bowden

Sports - Sept. 17, 2008
Pro football only looks simple on the surface
Checkers is simple. Football is not. To quote an irate Jim Mora, responding to a reporter trying to get some hard answers to certain things after a particularly hard loss: "You don't know ... and you'll never know!" He's right. The NFL is an unknowable beast that drains gamblers of their money like a sump pump year after year.
Tags: football, playbook, nfl, gamebook

Sports - Jan. 5, 2008
Get your fix with these football flicks
If the bowl games and the start of the NFL playoffs aren't enough to satisfy your hunger for pigskin, check out our list of football-themed movies.
Tags: football, movies, remember the titans, longest yard, friday night lights, we are marshall, any given sunday, varsity blues, all the right moves, school ties

Sports - Sept. 5, 2007
Badgers running back suspended five games
Wisconsin running back Lance Smith will not play in any road games this season. The school punished him for his role in a dispute with his girlfriend.
Tags: university of wisconsin, football, badgers, lance smith, suspension, road games

Sports - Sept. 3, 2007
Bucky Badger gets flagged by the fashion police
Wisconsin defeated Washington State by a comfortable margin in the opener Saturday, but the Badgers' new pants had some observers seeing red.
Tags: wisconsin, football, uniforms, bucky badger, cardinal and white

Sports - Sept. 24, 2006
Ladies, are you ready for some football?
The Milwaukee Momentum, holds open try outs beginning Monday, Sept. 25 at Lincoln Park. Think you have what it takes to battle on the gridiron? Try outs run 6-7:30 p.m. on Sept. 25, 27 and Oct. 2, 4, 9 and 11.
Tags: Momentum, football, try outs, Lincoln Park

Movies & TV - Aug. 28, 2006
Papale story not “Invincible,” comes out with a few bruises
Coach Dick Vermeil has made the unprecedented decision to hold open try-outs for the team. Out of all the people that show up, there’s one guy that makes an impression: Vince Papale.
Tags: football, mark wahlberg, greg kinnear, vince papale, philadelphia eagles

Sports - June 10, 2006
In-game decisions make baseball the toughest sport to manage
In modern sport, coaches are lauded for winning and lambasted for losing. OMC weekend columnist Dave Begel wonders which sport is the toughest to coach / manage?
Tags: baseball, football, basketball, george karl, coaching, yost

Sports - Jan. 7, 2006
The college bowl diaries
I'm exhausted! Even the most adamant of college football fans has to be a bit fatigued after 15 straight days of football (including the NFL). In general it is every football fan's dream -- not having to worry when a game will be on.
Tags: NCAA, bowls, football, March Madness, college, Roloff, NFL

Sports - Jan. 26, 2005
NFL fan bases ranked, cheeseheads fill No. 2 spot
Have you ever sat down and started making notes on the various NFL "fan bases" and tried to rank them according to some sort of coherent criteria? I have. And it wasn't easy. It's about home attendance, road games, dedication and so much more.
Tags: NFL fans, Green Bay Packers, Favre, home games, Lambeau Field, road games, football

Milwaukee Buzz - Dec. 31, 2004
WEMP flips the switch to SportsRadio 1250 WSSP-AM
Cue the kickoff track on your "Jock Jams" disc, because your quest for more discussion of the Packers, Bucks, Brewers and other sports teams will bear fruit when SportsRadio 1250, WSSP-AM, officially launches Jan. 3.
Tags: WEMP, WSSP, chuck and johnny, Johnny Von, Chuck Garbedian, Chip Ramsey, sports talk, talk radio, Bucks, Brewers, Packers, basketball, baseball, football, hockey, ESPN, Fox Sports, Van Earl Wright, Jim Rome, WAUK, WTMJ, Stever the homer True

Sports - Dec. 23, 2004
Packers-Vikes still a Christmas Eve treat
The Packers have already clinched a playoff spot, and the Pack and the Vikings are really more pretenders than contenders. But, their Christmas Eve game still should be entertaining. Read about it in Weekend Sports Buzz.
Tags: Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Christmas Eve, NFL rivalry, NFC North, football, Mike Holmgren, Brett Favre, Super Bowl, Daunte Culpepper, Al Harris, Seattle Seahawks, Robert Ferguson, Donovan Darius

Sports - Dec. 20, 2004
Packers clinch playoff spot despite loss
Brett Favre might have said it best after learning the Packers had made the playoffs: "I find it hard to crack a smile and say we're in the playoffs." Read why the Packers aren't celebrating in On the Pack.
Tags: NFC North, NFL playoffs, Brett Favre, Mike Sherman, Green Bay Packers, wildcard, Vikings, Cowboys, football