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Opening Day and Back Again: Scenes from Opening Day 2018

March 28, 2019

This piece appears with permission as an exclusive from The Milwaukee Anthology, out on April 9 from Belt Publishing. You read more about and order the book HERE. In the shadow of Miller Park stands another ...

It’s March, so Milwaukee County Parks will open 5 golf courses this Friday

Matt Wild

March 20, 2019

It's March. Another brutal, seemingly endless winter is mostly behind us, but it's still kind of cold. So what? So let's dance golf! Today, Milwaukee County Parks announced that five select golf courses—Lincoln...

A bandwagon fan’s guide to Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball

Nick Hoppert

March 20, 2019

Let's face it, fans of the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team were a bit spoiled there for a year or two...or 19. From 1999 to 2017, they crafted a consecutive tournament appearance streak that makes...

A bandwagon fan’s guide to Marquette men’s basketball

Kevin Mueller

March 19, 2019

The state of basketball in Milwaukee is strong. The Bucks are projected to win the most games in the NBA, and it’s on the back of one of the most exciting players in a decade. The Mike Budenholzer era is off an...

With no more ’90s movies left to spoof, the Brewers go ahead and spoof ‘Mean Girls’

Matt Wild

March 18, 2019

If you've spent the weeks leading up to Opening Day wondering which iconic '90s movies the Milwaukee Brewers would spoof this year, you're in for a big surprise. Yes, the team known for its viral parodies of Wa...

John Kuhn and 5 more players who signed one-day contracts to “retire as a Packer”

Tyler Maas

March 8, 2019

Yesterday, more than a year after playing his last down in the NFL, fullback John Kuhn officially called it a career. Though his time in Green Bay ended when the Packers opted not to re-sign the veteran after t...

Remembering ‘Jam City Rollergirls,’ the 2011 Wii game featuring the Brewcity Bruisers

Matt Wild

March 7, 2019

On Sunday, March 10 at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, the venerable Brewcity Bruisers will host their third bout of their 13th season. You read that right: the Milwaukee roller derby league has been jamming, b...

Since you probably missed it when it aired, here’s Christian Yelich’s ‘Magnum P.I.’ cameo

Tyler Maas

March 6, 2019

If you're anything like us, you probably missed Monday's all new episode of CBS' Magnum P.I. for one of the following reasons: • You're not in your mid-seventies • You don't watch original CBS programming ...

The 10 best Milwaukee Brewers one-year wonders

Kyle Lobner

February 26, 2019

Yasmani Grandal’s stay in Milwaukee might be brief, but the Brewers are trying to make the most of it. The Brewers’ biggest addition of the winter, Grandal is in camp on a one-year, $18.25 million contract a...

Here’s nosebleed video of Ja Rule playing the Bucks halftime show

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 23, 2019

Fresh off the epically disastrous Fyre Festival (and, um, announcing that he wants to throw another music fest), never-boring rapper Ja Rule played the Milwaukee Bucks halftime show Saturday night. Yep, Ja Rule...

50 flat-out fantastic photos from Mama Tried’s Flat Out Friday 2019

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 18, 2019

Throngs of motorcycle riders and enthusiasts were in hog heaven over the weekend with this year's installment of Mama Tried. An indoor invitational featuring hundreds of custom-built bikes, the Midwest premiere...

Giannis Antetokounmpo stars in Greek airline’s safety video, is the best

Tyler Maas

February 12, 2019

Giannis Antetokounmpo can do no wrong. The young superstar has led his Milwaukee Bucks to an NBA-best 42-14 record this year and earned a spot as a team captain for next weekend's All-Star Game. In the proce...

Fiserv Forum celebrates 1 millionth fan, gives her beer, Road to WrestleMania tickets, more

Matt Wild

February 7, 2019

Wednesday night, moments before the Milwaukee Bucks took on the Washington Wizards, Fiserv Forum recognized and celebrated its one millionth fan (!). Yes, more than one million people (!) have attended Bucks an...

Hear Bill Clinton talk about how good he thinks the Bucks are

Tyler Maas

February 5, 2019

No matter what your personal politics are, we can all agree on this one thing: the Milwaukee Bucks have been pretty amazing this season. The Giannis Antetokounmpo-led team currently boasts an NBA-best 39-13 ...

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Miller Park while it was still under construction

Matt Wild

February 5, 2019

Last week we hipped you to a remarkable behind-the-scenes video tour of Milwaukee County Stadium mere weeks before it was closed and torn down. Now, the same former Brewers grounds crew member who shot that vid...

Brook Lopez should compete in the NBA All-Star Game’s Three-Point Contest

Tyler Maas

February 4, 2019

The NBA All-Star Game is next weekend and, for once, the Milwaukee Bucks will play a prominent part in the mid-winter festivities. Heading into tonight's game in Brooklyn, the Bucks have posted an NBA-best 38-1...

Take a tour of Milwaukee County Stadium, weeks before it was closed and torn down

Matt Wild

January 31, 2019

While Milwaukee remains on pins and needles as to the future name of Miller Park (Dear AmFam: Do the right thing and name it after Uecker), it's useful to go back to a time when Miller Park wasn't even a thing....

Some guy is designing posters for every Milwaukee Bucks game in 2019

Tyler Maas

January 30, 2019

Through 49 games of the 2018-19 season, the Milwaukee Bucks have the best record in the NBA. As we've said before, the team is really, really good. They've been especially great in January. Including last night...

Brewers fans aren’t thrilled with Kathy Ireland’s take on Miller Park naming rights

Tyler Maas

January 23, 2019

Yesterday, the Wisconsin sports community was thrown into a frenzy when news broke that one massive corporation's name would be replacing another massive corporation's name on a publicly-funded stadium we're st...

Miller Park will become American Family Insurance Park/Field/Something in 2021

Matt Wild

January 22, 2019

UPDATE: The (brief) 2 p.m. press conference has confirmed that American Family Insurance will assume naming rights of, um, the Brewers stadium beginning in 2021, for a span of 15 years. According to a press rel...