The most recent college football rankings were released on Tuesday night. The good news for the Wisconsin Badgers (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten) is that they are the highest-ranked (#7) two-loss team in the country. The bad news is the Badgers are a two-loss team. The playoffs are a long shot for the Badgers, but all […]
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Root for the Cleveland Indians in Game Seven
Before the start of the World Series I briefly explained my rationale for supporting the Cleveland Indians. Game 7 is upon us and most fans probably have a rooting interest by now, so what follows is likely an exercise in futility. But if you’re one of the few undecided rooters out there then you’ve come to the right place […]
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World Series: Who Are You Rooting For (or Against?)
Major League Baseball must be thrilled with the pairing for the 112th World Series. On one hand you have the big market Chicago Cubs, a team with a such a pronounced history of failure that baseball fans and non-baseball fans alike know their story. No matter how much baseball bores you it will be compelling to watch the […]
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Packers Continue Descent into Mediocrity
The worst part about predictions is that they’re usually wrong. At the beginning of the Green Bay Packers season I wrote: “get excited about…another season of high-octane offense.” So much for that. The issues plaguing Aaron Rodgers and the Packers will be dissected and re-dissected until they string together a few inspiring victories.* I have my own […]
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Milwaukee Brewers Finish 2016 on the Right Track
We can only hope that Tuesday night’s playoff game between the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays was a harbinger of things to come in the MLB Playoffs. With the score tied 2-2 in the bottom of the 11th inning, Edwin Encarnacion blasted a three-run homer deep into the left field seats, giving the Blue Jays […]
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Packers Face Crucial Test on Sunday
From 1992 to 2014 the Green Bay Packers defeated the Detroit Lions in every game played in Wisconsin. That streak of dominance came to an end last year when the Lions squeaked out an 18-16 victory at Lambeau Field. Despite that recent blip, the Lions are a team the Packers should defeat at home. Unfortunately, things in […]
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Super Bowl or Bust for the Packers?
According to Betteridge’s Law of Headlines, “any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word ‘no.'” The headline of this column is no exception. A pervasive mentality among Green Bay Packers fans (and observers) is that any season with Aaron Rodgers that does not culminate with a Super Bowl win […]
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Momentum Building for D-League Team, Downtown Arena
Last month I wrote a post arguing that Racine faced long odds to become the future home of the Milwaukee Bucks’ D-League affiliate. Since then the odds have been shifting in Racine’s favor. Earlier this week a study was released that basically said: “Yes, building a new arena in downtown Racine is a good idea.” The proposed […]
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Matthews, Peppers Stuck in NFL Vortex of Justice
The NFL handles player discipline with the absurd logic of a Monty Python sketch. For example, a player suspended by commissioner Roger Goodell has the right to an appeal. This appeal will be heard by commissioner Roger Goodell. As if this process is not troubling enough, the NFL pursues perceived wrongdoers like a modern incarnation of the Spanish Inquisition. Unfortunately for the Green […]
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Racine Still Candidate for NBA D-League Team
The odds of Racine landing the new Milwaukee Bucks NBA D-League team are improving. Grand Chute recently retracted their offer due to concerns about being able to build an arena by the 2017 season. Elsewhere, the Bucks removed La Crosse from consideration because the city is too far from Milwaukee. This effectively makes it a three city race between Oshkosh, […]
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Future Looking Bright for Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers made a pleasant deviation from hopeless ineptitude between 2007 and 2012. During this span they made two playoff appearances and had four winning seasons – an impressive turnaround for a franchise that did not have a winning season between 1993 and 2006. This renaissance was courtesy of a top-notch farm system that produced Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, JJ Hardy, […]
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PED Allegations Problematic for Packers
Last December Al Jazeera released a documentary called The Dark Side: The Secrets of Sports Dopers that linked several NFL players to performance enhancing drugs. The most popular player in the report, Peyton Manning, was recently cleared of any wrongdoing by the NFL. This should be somewhat comforting to Green Bay Packers fans because Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers were […]
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NBA D-League to Racine? Handicapping the Odds
If it all goes according to plan the Milwaukee Bucks will have an NBA Development League team by the fall of 2017. This is an exciting development with additional intrigue because – along with Grand Chute, La Crosse, Oshkosh, and Sheboygan – the Belle City is a finalist to get the team. So who is the favorite to ultimately land the […]
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Milwaukee Bucks Join Free Agent Spending Frenzy
Any discussion of the current free agent spending frenzy in the NBA must begin with the new salary cap. The salary cap is making a massive increase from $70 million to about $95 million for the 2016-2017 season. When you pair this with the size of an NBA roster (13 players) you’re going to see […]
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Brewers Playoff Hopes Pretty Much Hinge on Garza
On Sunday the Milwaukee Brewers made the unsurprising decision to demote starting pitcher Wily Peralta to the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox. Peralta – who is only two years removed from a 17-win season – has a 6.68 ERA and a WHIP of 1.879 in 2016. The rotation spot vacated by Peralta will be claimed by Matt Garza, […]
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