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Jake “The Snake” Roberts talks career, addiction, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Dirty Details Tour

November 21, 2018

There are few names in professional wrestling that carry as much weight as Jake "The Snake" Roberts. From his all-time great finishing move to his pet snake and his classic soft-talking interviews, Roberts is o...

Brewers minor league affiliate should’ve put s’more thought into new mascot “Toasty Vibes”

Tyler Maas

November 20, 2018

Yesterday, the Milwaukee Brewers' new Pioneer League club announced its team name. The Colorado Springs-based Rookie-level affiliate will officially be known as the...Rocky Mountain Vibes. Back in July, the ...

Remembering the time, in 1985, when Milwaukee went nuts for free Channel 4 golf balls

Matt Wild

November 14, 2018

Milwaukee media history is littered with promotional stunts that set the city abuzz. The radio DJ who camped out on a 21st story ledge to get The Who to play Milwaukee. The year Reitman and Mueller claimed a B-...

Remembering (and re-experiencing) Burger King’s “Gilbertburger”

Tyler Maas

November 9, 2018

Sunday, a listless and banged-up 3-4-1 Packers team that's lost two straight will host the 5-4 Miami Dolphins. A loss this week could all but guarantee Green Bay will miss the playoffs for the second consecutiv...

MCTS will temporarily rename its Route 22 bus line the “Yelich Line”

Matt Wild

November 7, 2018

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich is awesome. The Milwaukee County Transit System is awesome. What happens when you combine these two awesome Milwaukee things a week before Yelich may or may not be ...

Bernie Brewer without a mustache is pretty terrifying, wonderful

Tyler Maas

November 6, 2018

Remember when you were a kid and your dad came home from a weekend up north without the mustache he's had your entire life because his friends shaved it off when he passed out? No? Just us? Okay, well, remember...

Manitowoc Minute’s Charlie Berens gives us da Packers mid-season report

Tyler Maas

November 2, 2018

Though he currently calls Los Angeles home, actor, comedian, Emmy-winning host, and Elm Grove native Charlie Berens hasn't forgotten his Wisconsin roots. Berens introduced millions of viewers to his home state ...

Gareth Reynolds of ‘The Dollop’ talks about being a Packers fan in Los Angeles

Tyler Maas

October 25, 2018

Brown Deer, Wisconsin native and ComedySportz alum Gareth Reynolds is best known as the co-host of The Dollop, a popular American history podcast that’s landed him a book deal and has brought him to perform in ...

The most memorable moments of the 2018 Milwaukee Brewers season: Part 2 (post-All-Star Game to NLCS)

Kyle Lobner

October 23, 2018

The Brewers’ 2018 season may be over, but it provided no shortage of memorable moments. What follows is Part 2 of the list of items, good, bad or just weird, that I added to my “Today In Brewers History” calend...

25 bullshit things you can do during the Packers bye

Tyler Maas

October 19, 2018

After an exciting come-from-behind win against the dreadful Niners on Monday, the injury-depleted Packers will get a week off. This Sunday, Aaron Rodgers and his underperforming Green Bay teammates will get a c...

2018-19 Milwaukee Bucks promotional giveaways, ranked

Tyler Maas

October 17, 2018

With Packers season in full swing and the Brewers fighting for National League supremacy, it’s hard to believe that another Milwaukee Bucks season is already here. Yes, the young franchise’s 2018-19 campaign wi...

Let this “Madden Mondays” documentary take you back to River Horse in 2005

Tyler Maas

October 15, 2018

Before it took its current form as High Dive and prior to its stint as Impala Lounge, 701 E. Center Street was home to a neighborhood haunt known as River Horse. Though High Dive's interior still bears a strong...

George Webb will hand out free burgers October 18 to celebrate Brewers’ 12-game winning streak

Matt Wild

October 12, 2018

You know the story: Venerable Wisconsin restaurant chain George Webb has a longstanding promise to hand out free burgers if the Milwaukee Brewers win 12 games in a row. The prediction/promotion has come to pass...

Meet Milo, the undefeated Brewers baby

Nick Olig

October 12, 2018

As if fans of the Milwaukee Brewers needed any more reason to feel the magic of this postseason run, consider that the team has a fan who has never seen them lose. Born Sunday, September 23 at 9:07 a.m. with a ...

“If the ghost shows again, we are all going to fight together”: The Pfister Hotel All-Star Ghost Team

Tea Krulos

October 9, 2018

October is a time for baseball and spookiness, and nowhere on Earth do the two collide quite like Milwaukee's Pfister Hotel. The historic hotel, completed in 1893 by Charles Pfister, has long been rumored to be...

Relive the Brewers’ 2011 postseason with the ridiculous “(We Are) The Brew Crew”

Matt Wild

October 9, 2018

Last week, we hipped you to the wonderful/ridiculous "Christian Yelich," a 2018 Milwaukee Brewers postseason anthem that sports the line "Let 'em hate 'cause we got the juice / Poppin' bottles with Bob Ueck." S...

Remembering the time Biff from ‘Late Night With David Letterman’ sang the national anthem at County Stadium

Matt Wild

October 8, 2018

Take yourself back to the summer of 1989. George H.W. Bush is the president. The Milwaukee Brewers are playing .500 baseball in Milwaukee County Stadium. Late Night With David Letterman is one of the hippest sh...

Man, screw Golden Tate: A study

Tyler Maas

October 7, 2018

This Sunday, when the Green Bay Packers travel to Detroit to play the Lions, the 2-1-1 Pack won't just be playing an important early-season game against a division rival. They aren't only returning to the site ...

The postseason Brewers have an incredible new hip-hop anthem, and its name is “Christian Yelich”

Matt Wild

October 5, 2018

Let's keep this short and sweet: Is there anything better than watching your Milwaukee Brewers play (and win) in October? No. Is there anything better than watching Christian Yelich play (and win) in October? N...

Get pumped for the NLDS with this Brewers-focused cover of Terry Cashman’s “Talkin’ Baseball”

Tyler Maas

October 4, 2018

It's a great time to be a fan of the Milwaukee Brewers. The team ended an especially memorable season on a hot streak that allowed them to overtake the Cubs for the National League Central title and a spot in t...