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Posted by Proud Progressive on September 1, 2010, at 3:18 pm

Big 10-12

I thought I would post some sports related news since it appears to be breaking and a long time coming. The Big Ten has broken the conference into two divisions.

Division 1

* * Michigan * Nebraska * Iowa * Michigan State * Minnesota Northwestern

Division 2

* * Wisconsin [...]

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Posted by Zach on July 14, 2010, at 5:29 am

Steinbrenner dead at 80

While I do root for the hometown Milwaukee Brewers, I’ve long been a fan of the New York Yankees. While many hate what the Yankees and their owner George Steinbrenner represented, I’ve long been a fan of the Yankees because of their history. From Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig to Joe DiMaggio to Mickey [...]

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Posted by Zach on July 8, 2010, at 5:09 am

The vacuous star for our vacuous times

I’ve long been a huge fan of professional basketball, and now that the season is over, I’ve been following with keen interest as teams have begun to tinker with (or in some cases, completely overhaul) their rosters. While I’m obviously encouraged by the moves the Milwaukee Bucks have made to improve their team, I’ve [...]

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Posted by Zach on April 28, 2010, at 5:32 am

Uecker to have heart surgery

Bob Uecker, the Hall of Fame broadcaster who’s been the radio voice of the Milwaukee Brewers for 40 years, will undergo heart surgery on Friday at Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin and is expected to be out of commission for the next 10-12 weeks. Uecker, known throughout the game as “Mr. Baseball,” [...]

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Posted by Zach on April 24, 2010, at 11:45 pm

Some post-draft thoughts

The 2010 NFL Draft is over, and I have to say, I like what the Green Bay Packers did. I think the Packers added some much-needed depth (and talent) on the offensive line, while also doing the same on the defensive line. At time last season, the offensive line was just that – offensive [...]

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Posted by Zach on April 8, 2010, at 6:02 am

This kid’s amazing!

Jaylin Fleming, a fifth-grader from Chicago, is a pretty remarkable kid. At only 10 years old, Fleming is widely considered to be the best player in the country for his age. Check out his skills:

Pretty amazing stuff, but it’ll be interesting to see if Jaylin Fleming stays humble and doesn’t burn [...]

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Posted by Zach on March 16, 2010, at 5:47 am

Tuesday news & notes

Busy day today, so here’s some bits of news that caught my eye:

The folks responsible for the Milwaukee Magazine have started a new website, Milwaukee News Buzz. According to the website, Milwaukee News Buzz will summarize all relevant local and state stories by every news outlet, “from the Journal Sentinel to the Business [...]

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Posted by Zach on February 22, 2010, at 5:14 am

Lena Taylor gets involved in the looming NFL labor strife

State Sen. Lena Taylor wants to get involved in the labor strife that’s looming between NFL owners and the players’ union following the 2010 season. To that end, Sen. Taylor has fired off a letter to Packers Team President Mark Murphy, and in the letter she makes it abundantly clear that she views a [...]

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Posted by Zach on January 10, 2010, at 9:53 am

Go Pack!

Here’s to hoping the Pack open a can of whoop-a** on the Cardinals today.

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Posted by Zach on January 2, 2010, at 5:35 am

Ten predictions for 2010

While I didn’t do too well with my 2009 predictions, I’m going to go ahead and make ten predictions for 2010:

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will be the next governor for the state of Wisconsin, defeating Scott Walker by a margin of 51% to 49%. Sen. Russ Feingold will cruise to reelections against Republican [...]

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