Sports - Oct. 20, 2009
High school football season hits the home stretch
Area high school football fans are digging in for a wild and busy week. The wilder and busier it is, the better it is for the teams involved. After the last score is reported Thursday night, WIAA officials will pull a good old all-nighter in their headquarters just south of Stevens Point. They have to seed the teams and create the pairings while coaches, players and fans hit their refresh buttons.
Tags: wiaa football, playoffs, matchups

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 12, 2009
Monday muses, revisited: Fall follow-up edition
What a difference a week can make. Looking back on a blog of random thoughts I published exactly one week ago, I realize that I have a few more additional points to make on each of my musings.
Tags: the office, al's run, fall, playoffs, brett favre

Sports - Oct. 1, 2009
What a difference a year makes
With the Brewers in the running for the playoffs, last fall's work day included plenty of Brewers talk and field trips to the Palomino to watch the games.
Tags: brewers, playoffs, palomino

Sports - Aug. 7, 2009
Brewers slide into a critical stretch of the season
The Brewers enter tonight's game in Houston 54-54 with 54 games left to play, the first 22 against teams with losing records.
Tags: brewers, astros, playoffs, stretch run

Sports - May 12, 2009
Congress should leave college football, BCS alone
The only thing worse than having sports columnists, talk-radio hosts and fans argue about whether college football needs a playoff system is allowing politicians to weigh in on the debate. Congress is actually spending time, money and brainpower figuring out how it can force college football mucky-mucks to have a playoff system. One congressman from Texas, Joe Barton, has introduced legislation that would make it illegal for the NCAA to call a game a national championship unless it was the result of a playoff.
Tags: bcs championship, playoffs, college football, congress, barack obama

Sports - Oct. 6, 2008
Final playoff musings
I had hoped to write this final Brewers playoff blog in a few weeks. But while my heart thought we'd go all the way, my brain knew a little better. And with Jeff Suppan taking the mound yesterday, these thoughts started swirling early.
Tags: brewers, playoffs

Sports - Oct. 5, 2008
Mission unaccomplished for Suppan, Brewers
When the Brewers signed veteran right-hander Jeff Suppan to a four-year, $42 million contract before the 2007 season, they were banking on his experience and reputation as a "big-game" pitcher. In one of the bigger games in 26 years, Suppan came up short and doomed the club to a season-ending 6-2 loss to Philadelphia.
Tags: brewers, playoffs, suppan, sveum

Sports - Oct. 5, 2008
Brewers 2B Weeks will undergo knee surgery
Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks tore the meniscus in his left knee Saturday night and will undergo surgery. Rookie infielder Alcides Escobar will replace Weeks on the roster.
Tags: brewers, weeks, knee injury, playoffs, Alcides Escobar

Sports - Oct. 4, 2008
Brewers beat Phillies, live to fight another day
With a strong start from Dave Bush and an opportunistic offense led by Mike Cameron, Bill Hall and J.J. Hardy (pictured), the Brewers take a 4-1 victory over Philadelphia in Game 3 of the National League Division Series. Game 4 is slated for noon Sunday.
Tags: brewers, phillies, wild-card, playoffs, miller park

Sports - Oct. 4, 2008
FSN's Cirillo tells Brewers fans to keep the faith
Phillies lefty Jamie Moyer is a tough competitor, but FSN Wisconsin analyst Jeff Cirillo thinks that Dave Bush and some smart offense will help the Brewers win Game 3 of the National League Division Series tonight at Miller Park.
Tags: jeff cirillo, brewers, playoffs

Sports - Oct. 4, 2008
Saturday Scorecard: History in the making
Two games into their first playoff run in 26 years and facing the threat of elimination in Game 3 against Philadelphia, the Brewers found themselves talking about 1982. Though they respect franchise history, they'd like to forge an identity of their own. Bench coach Robin Yount, a key figure on the '82 team, wants to help.
Tags: brewers, yount, suppan, counsell, sveum, playoffs, phillies, moyer, wisconsin band, uecker, selig, favre, ashwaubenon

Sports - Oct. 3, 2008
The top five Wisconsin sports stories in October
The top sports story of September is a no-brainer. The Brewers' roller coaster ride to the post-season as the National League Wild Card is an easy choice. After blowing a 5 ½-game lead, the Brewers went down to the last game on Sunday, won by a great pitching performance by CC Sabathia and a clutch home run by Ryan Braun.
Tags: brewers, sabathia, playoffs, braun, rodgers, mccarthy, parkers, wisconsin timber rattlers

Sports - Oct. 3, 2008
Transcript: Dale Sveum's Friday press conference
Brewers manager Dale Sveum told the media that he does not plan major changes heading into Game 3 of the NLDS.
Tags: brewers, playoffs, dale sveum

Sports - Oct. 3, 2008
Uecker to throw out ceremonial first pitch Saturday
Longtime Brewers radio announcer Bob Uecker will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the game. We've got that and other notes inside...
Tags: brewers, phillies, playoffs

Sports - Oct. 3, 2008
Fresh, Friday playoff musings
Yesterday, I posted some questions that were brewing in my head as the Brewers prepared to take the mound for Game 2. Today, unfortunately, I have some answers.
Tags: brewers, playoffs, hart, phillies