Sports - Aug. 12, 2009
Prediction: mediocrity with bouts of brilliance and futility
As a sports fan, I've become accustomed to mediocrity. So, as I read your talkbacks to Dave Begel's column this week about the Brewers' chances of turning things around this season, I'm reminded of why I like the teams I do.
Tags: Brewers, Mets, Yankees, Manchester United, Dave Begel

Sports - June 11, 2009
Begel swings back on the MMA discussion
OnMilwaukee.com sports columnist Dave Begel kicked up a controversy Tuesday when he wrote a column expressing his dislike -- perhaps "disgust" is a better word -- for a mixed-martial arts (MMA) event he saw on cable TV.
Tags: dave begel, mma

Sports - June 2, 2009
Missing links: The sun sets on a golfer's passion
For many years, OnMilwaukee.com sports columnist Dave Begel was obsessed with playing golf. Now that he has put away his clubs and given up playing the game regularly, he has come to realize that it wasn't so much the game that kept him coming back to the course, but the friendship and the ritual and the connection that the sport fostered for much of his life.
Tags: dave begel, golf, brown deer park

Sports - Feb. 17, 2009
For Favregate finale, fans should forgive and forget
Now that Packers legend Brett Favre has retired (again), many fans are wondering when fans and team officials will welcome the iconic quarterback back to Lambeau Field. OnMilwaukee.com sports columnist Dave Begel thinks the healing process should start immediately, if not sooner.
Tags: packers brett favre, dave begel

Sports - Dec. 30, 2008
Another year, another big batch of resolutions
This is the time of year when every trite and hackneyed sports columnist writes a New Year's column, trying to be funny, cute and meaningful at the same time. It also is the time that OnMilwaukee.com sports columnist Dave Begel attempts to be trite, hackneyed, funny, cute and meaningful with his list of resolutions and wishes.
Tags: dave begel, admirals, bucks, brewers, prince fielder, ryan braun, bret bielema, brett favre