Sports - Nov. 26, 2009
Fantasy football forecast: Week 12 studs and duds
Thanksgiving. It's about family and friends, food and ... football. This week, the guys at RapidDraft.com combine all of Thanksgiving's delights in the Fantasy Football Forecast.
Tags: fantasy football, nfl, packers, aaron rodgers, chad ochocinco

Sports - Nov. 6, 2009
Fantasy football forecast: Week 9 studs and duds
The Brett Favre circus takes a break this week, but the Fantasy Football experts from RapidDraft.com are back with Week 9 players to watch and avoid... with a classical soundtrack to boot.
Tags: nfl, fantasy football, reggie wayne, brett favre

Sports - Sept. 12, 2009
Saturday Scorecard: Let's make this interesting...
Opening weekend of the NFL season is as good as it gets.... until the playoffs, of course. One way to make it better is to throw down a few proposition bets. The suggestions listed here are for entertainment purposes only. They give you something to keep track of during the long season and can make you feel really smart if you're right. (If you're wrong, who cares?)
Tags: nfl, packers, prop bets

Sports - Sept. 11, 2009
Fantasy Football Forecast: Week 1 studs and duds
Fantasy football players across the country pored over their cheat sheets for weeks in advance of their draft(s). Now comes the fun part -- setting the lineups and watching the players perform. Who is going to stand out during opening week action? RapidDraft.com fantasy expert Eric Huber has some tips that can help you score big.
Tags: fantasy football, week one, nfl

Sports - Aug. 26, 2009
Filling the void with "Hard Knocks"
Looking to fill a nightly void that the Brewers collapse has created, I have gone in search of new entertainment. "The Premier League" has begun with a few upsets and, last but not least, the jewel of the past five training camps: "Hard Knocks."
Tags: hard knocks, NFL, training camp, dave roloff

Sports - April 16, 2009
Madden announces his retirement from NBC
Legendary NFL broadcaster John Madden, who was expected to announce the Packers' season-opening game against the Bears Sept. 13 at Lambeau Field, announced his retirement on Thursday.
Tags: john madden, nfl, nbc, sunday night football, retirement

Sports - Jan. 30, 2009
How to stay interested if the Super Bowl stinks
Millions of Americans will watch the Super Bowl Sunday and millions and millions of dollars will be wagered. For those who care, Pittsburgh is favored to beat Arizona by a touchdown. For those who don't, there are plenty of other bets to keep things interesting. Here is a sample.
Tags: super bowl, prop bets, bruce springsteen, arizona cardinals, pittsburgh steelers, las vegas, wilie parker, larry fitzgerald, jennifer hudson, beyonce, kurt warner, brenda warner, john madden, nfl

Sports - Oct. 27, 2008
NFL Replay: Finding fun on a Packers-less Sunday
The Packers didn't play Sunday. Since it was too windy to work in the yard and way too early to start Christmas shopping, we decided to spend a little quality time with the sofa and the remote control. Fortunately, the NFL provided some compelling entertainment.
Tags: nfl, brett favre, jets, mike singletary, vernon davis

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 - Aug. 3, 2008
No matter the result, Thompson, Favre look like kids
Brett Favre and Ted Thompson's staring contest could come to an end in the next few days. No matter what happens, both men will suffer from damaged reputations.
Tags: brett favre, ted thompson, packers, green bay, roger goodell, nfl

Sports - April 16, 2008
NFL "Spygate" saga is begging for a final chapter
Patriots coach Bill Belichick (pictured) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would like the story to go away, but former New England video aide Matt Walsh holds the cards.
Tags: belichick, spygate, matt walsh, nfl, roger goodell

Sports - March 5, 2008
End of an era: A look back at Brett Favre's career
Brett Favre created a lifetime of memories for Packers fans during his 16-year career in Green Bay.
Tags: green bay packers, brett favre, lambeau field, reggie white, ron wolf, mike holmgren, mike sherman, mike mccarthy, ted thompson, ray rhodes, mark chmura, nfl

Sports - March 4, 2008
What's Favre mean to you?
Tell me and OnMilwaukee.com readers what Brett Favre meant to you and why you'll miss him.
Tags: Favre, packers, jets, bills, dolphins, csonka, shea stadium, NFL

Sports - Jan. 20, 2008
West Allis, Mile hold places in NFL history book
The Packers and Giants play today for the NFC title. The two teams played for the 1939 NFL Championship at State Fair Park.
Tags: west allis, state fair park, milwaukee mile, green bay packers, nfl, 1939, curly lambeau

Sports - Dec. 9, 2007
Mature Favre thrives in management position
Either Brett Favre made a deal with the devil, or the 17-year veteran is truly growing up.
Tags: brett favre, mike mccarthy, ted thompson, packers, sports illustrated sportsman of the year, mike holmgren, nfl