Sports

A brief history of Brewers grand slam droughts (and how they ended)

July 17, 2019

The Milwaukee Brewers' long grand slam crisis came to an abrupt end Tuesday night when Christian Yelich (who else?) plated four runs with one swing of the bat to blow open what eventually became a 13-1 win over...

Happy Giannis Antetokounmpo Day, Milwaukee!

Matt Wild

July 14, 2019

Today, from 2-5 p.m. on the plaza outside Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee is invited to celebrate Giannis Antetokounmpo's first MVP award at the aptly named "Giannis MVP Celebration." Fans will be able to see kids from...

AAW gears up for Milwaukee debut at Turner Hall

Vince Morales

July 8, 2019

Chicago-based AAW is one of the top independent wrestling companies in the world and has become one of the go-to promotions for the next big things in professional wrestling. They make their Milwaukee debut thi...

MVP!

Tyler Maas

June 24, 2019

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Dear Milwaukee sportscasters: Stop shaming strangers (and children) on social media

Matt Wild

June 24, 2019

Sunday afternoon, 41,237 people enjoyed watching the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 at Miller Park. Among those 41,000-plus people was local sports radio person Bill Michaels, who most decided...

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers need some help naming their udder mascot

Tyler Maas

June 13, 2019

Last week, we eagerly informed you that the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers—a minor league affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers—would temporarily be changing its name to the...Wisconsin Udder Tuggers on June 20 in hon...

Get ready for summer with the “High Strangeness” skate video

Tyler Maas

June 12, 2019

At long last, spring has finally sprung. While we're still bracing ourselves for the faint possibility of one more blizzard, we're slowly beginning to believe the weather in Milwaukee is going to stay nice for ...

William Henderson, Sean Jones, other former Packers are coming to Fuel Cafe 5th Street next week

Tyler Maas

June 4, 2019

If you're still kicking yourself for not attending LeRoy Butler's wedding last month, the fine folks at Fuel Cafe 5th Street have just the thing for you.On Thursday, June 13, the Walker's Point cafe/bar/res...

Brewers minor league affiliate to become Wisconsin Udder Tuggers for one game

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2019

Today, mere hours after learning Kopp's Frozen Custard's "Nuts For Daddy" Father's Day promotion, we're pleased to report that a Milwaukee Brewers minor league affiliate will temporarily change its name to some...

Bucks poster artist is also making “What’s On Tap” designs for every Brewers home series

Tyler Maas

May 28, 2019

Back in January (and at the end of every month since), we showed you some unique and all-around awesome posters an artist was making for each and every Milwaukee Bucks game. The talent behind the ambitious seri...

“Passionate bandwagon Bucks fan” Hannibal Buress pissed off Toronto fans by booing the Raptors at last night’s game

Tyler Maas

May 20, 2019

Though we have no solid data to back up this claim, it's safe to assume the Milwaukee Bucks bandwagon has more people on it than ever before. As the long-struggling and oft-overlooked franchise continues its ma...

My mom went to LeRoy Butler and Genesis Jordan’s wedding. Here’s what she thought about the special day

Tyler Maas

May 16, 2019

Last weekend, Genesis Jordan and Green Bay Packers great LeRoy Butler got married. Beyond the fact that one half of the couple is a future Hall Of Famer and the inventor of the Lambeau Leap, this momentous occa...

5 things to watch in the Bucks-Raptors Eastern Conference Finals

Dan Shafer

May 15, 2019

The Milwaukee Bucks are favorites to win the Eastern Conference Finals. In this storybook dream season few saw coming, we’ve now arrived at the penultimate round where the Bucks not only have a chance to advanc...

Remembering the 2001 Milwaukee Bucks and the controversial Eastern Conference Finals

Nik Kovac

May 15, 2019

Eighteen years.A child born in May 2001 is now eligible to vote.Or to serve in the military. Back in the spring and through the summer of 2001, such a commitment had meant, for about a generation, less ...

10 not-that-interesting facts about Giannis Antetokounmpo

Josh Hoppert

May 8, 2019

The following article originally appeared in the April edition of Colectivo Coffee‘s “Off The Record” print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up “Off The Record” free of charge at all 13 Milwaukee-...

1st And Bowl will bring “Football Bowling” to Wauwatosa

Tyler Maas

May 3, 2019

Have you ever seen Detroiters? Man, that show was unbelievable! Seriously, it might be the best new half-hour television comedy of the last 10 years. That's up for debate, of course, but it was hilarious. How d...

5 things to watch in the Bucks-Celtics second-round showdown

Dan Shafer

April 28, 2019

The second-round playoff series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics is going to be a war. The preseason favorite to sit atop the post-LeBron Eastern Conference squares off against the top-seeded brea...

Your 2019 Green Bay Packers schedule (with game-by-game predictions)

Tyler Maas

April 18, 2019

Last night, while much of the state was watching the Bucks clobber the Pistons in Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs, Wisconsin's favorite (and third most successful, at the moment) professional sports team released th...

Here’s the 2019 Lakeshore Chinooks promotions schedule

Tyler Maas

April 16, 2019

Though baseball season is already well underway in Milwaukee and the Brewers currently sit in first place a few weeks into the season, there’s another team in the region that’s getting ready to take the field. ...

Watch the Milwaukee Bucks dye the Milwaukee River green

Matt Wild

April 12, 2019

Friday morning, in advance of Sunday's playoff game, the Milwaukee Bucks dyed the Milwaukee River green. Well, the city and members of Plumbers Local 75 union did the actual dyeing (below the McKinley Avenue br...