Sports - Oct. 29, 2009
WIAA football playoffs head to the second round
Though there were few surprises Tuesday, the second round of the playoffs feature some interesting matchups. Soccer, volleyball and cross country seasons also shift into overdrive this weekend.
Tags: wiaa, state playoffs, homestead, arrowhead, menomonee falls, cross country, soccer, volleyball

Sports - Oct. 25, 2009
Marquette High rolls to another state soccer berth
Milwaukee Marquette, which has won six state boys soccer titles since joining the WIAA in 2000, shoots for a seventh this week.
Tags: wiaa, marquette hilltoppers, soccer, uihlein soccer complex, arrowhead, homestead, aly coran

Bars & Clubs - Sept. 10, 2009
Brat House opens early for soccer fans
Listen up, hooligans: you now have another option for watching English Premier League matches ... and having a cold one.
Tags: milwaukee brat house, schlitz, premier league, soccer

Sports - Jan. 20, 2009
Soccer still hasn't scored with American sports fans
As good a game as soccer is, the sport just isn't able to make that leap into our mainstream consciousness. Attendance around the Major Soccer League is down. Television ratings continue to plummet. ESPN, which -- for some odd reason -- paid $64 million for an eight-year deal, televised more games than ever. And ratings, which were miniscule to start with, dropped by 30,000 per telecast. Television does matter.
Tags: soccer, wave

Sports - Aug. 29, 2008
Kickoff time!
The Brewers face the Pirates and the Badgers start their season. But this weekend also marks the start of play in Italy's Serie A soccer league.
Tags: Torino, Serie A, Italy, soccer, Grande Torino

Sports - April 27, 2008
Cabral's hat trick leads Baltimore to MISL Championship
Denison Cabral notched a hat trick leading the Baltimore Blast to a 14-11 win over La Raza de Monterrey in the MISL Championship game Saturday night at the US Cellular Arena.Monterrey jumped out to a hot start with a 6-2 lead after the first quarter, but goals by Cabral and Carlos Garcia in the s...
Tags: Blast, MISL, Monterrey, soccer