Sports - Oct. 16, 2006
OMC Book excerpt: "Favre: A Packer Fan's Tribute," Chapter 2
The second chapter of Tom Kertscher's book deals with Brett Favre's most memorable comebacks, including thrilling victories over Detroit, Atlanta and one against Oakland that brought Favre to tears.
Tags: favre, fan's tribute, tom kertscher, jim biever, holmgren, packers

Sports - May 12, 2006
Should Favre bag practice?
Favre is special. Is he special enough to sit out some practices? Certainly. But should he sit out some practices? That's another question. Riding a tractor is not the way to get ready for what might be the most important season in your football career.
Tags: Favre, Packers, Holmgren, Green Bay, Lambeau, Begel

Sports - Feb. 18, 2006
Why aren't Bucks fans in love with their team?
Every year it's the same thing for me. The boredom of the Pro Bowl signals the end of football and my attention turns to the Milwaukee Bucks and the NBA season. But this time of year also raises an inevitable question for me. How do you turn all of those Packers fans into Bucks fans?
Tags: Bucks, Begel, Redd, Bogut, Bradley Center, Packers, Favre, Holmgren, sports, talk, NBA, Bradley Center, Energee, Bango, Streetlife

Sports - Feb. 15, 2006
What happened to class in sports?
Why has simple class in sports taken a beating? OMC national sports columnist points to just a few examples of recent tackiness on and off the field.
Tags: holmgren, montana, brady, super bowl

Sports - Jan. 1, 2006
It's time for Packers fans to move on
It's that simple. It's time to move on. Mike Holmgren is never coming back, neither is Ron Wolf. Brett Favre has been a joy to watch, but it's time to go. The same goes for Mike Sherman, who proved his usefulness long before the struggles of the past three months.
Tags: Packers, Favre, Lambeau, Holmgren