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Jake “The Snake” Roberts is coming to Club Garibaldi November 24

September 19, 2018

Few figures are as emblematic of the highs and lows of '80s WWF/WWE professional wrestling than Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Right up there with Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, Roberts was a towering, brooding fig...

21 years before the Vikings cut Daniel Carlson, the Packers missed the mark with Brett Conway

Tyler Maas

September 18, 2018

Yesterday, Daniel Carlson's Minnesota Vikings tenure abruptly ended following a terrible Sunday at Lambeau Field, in which the rookie kicker missed three field goals—including a 35-yarder that would've won the ...

Author and Vikings fan Drew Magary tells us his 5 most hated Packers of all time

Tyler Maas

September 14, 2018

There isn't a sportswriter alive who hates the Green Bay Packers more than Drew Magary does. The novelist, GQ correspondent, beloved Deadspin columnist, and outspoken Minnesota Vikings fan routinely tears apart...

Let us ponder, for a moment, DJ Aaron Rodgers

Matt Wild

September 14, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • How about that Aaron Rodgers? How about that career-defining comeback Monday ...

There’s a Chicago Bears car driving around Bay View

Tyler Maas

September 7, 2018

Though we'd like to think Milwaukee is clearly and unequivocally "Packers Country," the truth of the matter is we're a city with many rooting interests. Not even counting the loads of people that move to town f...

Want to see a photo of Cole Hamels wearing a Brewers hat?

Tyler Maas

September 6, 2018

Earlier this week, newly-acquired Chicago Cubs pitcher Cole Hamels angered masses of Milwaukee fans when he questioned the existence of a Brewers-Cubs rivalry. “When you have the majority of Cubs fans in the s...

The 10 best September call-ups in Milwaukee Brewers history

Kyle Lobner

August 30, 2018

For the Milwaukee Brewers and every team across Major League Baseball, roster depth is on the way. Baseball is perhaps the only sport that dramatically alters its roster rules for a portion of the regular se...

Bowling In Place #6: Root River Center (Franklin)

Josh Hoppert

August 29, 2018

Milwaukeeans work hard and bowl harder. Follow this monthly series to learn more about your favorite bowling houses and some new ones you'll want to visit. This past week, we hosted some native Milwaukeeans ...

Milwaukee Record Halftime Show concert series returns to Cactus Club

Tyler Maas

August 27, 2018

Most fans of the Green and Gold probably aren't in a hurry to look back at last season. However, one of the few bright spots (other than Davante Adams, that is) in a painful and injury-riddled 7-9 campaign was ...

As the Bradley Center enters its final days, watch a star-studded video from its first days

Matt Wild

August 10, 2018

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, today marks the first day of official closing operations for the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Forty-five full-time and 606 part-time employees are officially out of wo...

A brief history of Bob Uecker bobbleheads and all-fan giveaways

Matt Wild

August 7, 2018

Over the weekend, Milwaukee Brewers fans streaming into Miller Park were treated to a particularly delightful all-fan giveaway: a Bob Uecker Talking Bottle Opener. Finally, the time-honored act of cracking open...

A short, semi-helpful guide to taking your kid to a long, boring game at Miller Park

Matt Wild

August 3, 2018

broadstreet.zone(66838); Summer in Milwaukee is the best; summer in the Midwest is even better. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. The best...

Bowling In Place #5: Classic Lanes (Oak Creek) and Arsenal Bowl (Pittsburgh)

Josh Hoppert

July 31, 2018

Milwaukeeans work hard and bowl harder. Follow this monthly series to learn more about your favorite bowling houses and some new ones you'll want to visit. A few weeks back, we found ourselves in Pittsburgh,...

New Milwaukee Bucks arena will be called Fiserv Forum

Matt Wild

July 26, 2018

It finally happened: Multiple sources are reporting that naming rights to the new, $524 million Milwaukee Bucks arena have been awarded to Brookfield-based financial services technology developer Fiserv. The co...

Ring of Honor wrestler Silas Young brings Midwest talent to Milwaukee

DJ Hostettler

July 18, 2018

For roughly five years now, Milwaukee wrestling fans have had a local rooting interest when dialing in to CW18 or My24 on the weekends to watch Ring of Honor's weekly TV program. Local wrestler Silas Young has ...

6 Milwaukee Brewers All-Stars in old-school video games

Nick Olig

July 16, 2018

Milwaukee's representation in Major League Baseball's midsummer classic was scarce decades ago. Before five Brewers were deemed All-Stars in the 2018 season, the franchise was prone to sending just one requisit...

The 5 best trade deadlines in Milwaukee Brewers history

Kyle Lobner

July 11, 2018

One of the busiest transaction seasons on the Major League Baseball calendar is, historically speaking, a relatively recent phenomenon. From 1922 until 1985, the American and National Leagues—then operating ...

Potawatomi is covering up its ads at Miller Park because the Atlanta Braves are in town

Matt Wild

July 6, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Thursday night, the Milwaukee Brewers continued their hot streak by defeating...

Let’s overreact to the Brewers’ first half by erecting some statues

Brent Gohde

July 6, 2018

No matter your age, you remember "The Year"—the year the Milwaukee Brewers almost did it. For some of us, what coulda' been in 1982 was nearly certain to culminate soon thereafter for a team boasting four futur...

Bob Uecker got up, got out of last night’s Brewers game after being injured by a contact lens

Matt Wild

July 3, 2018

UPDATE (7/5/18): Uecker is still out with a scratched eye, though Levering says he has been at Miller Park the past few days, "hanging out" and "telling stories." UPDATE (7/3/18): According to Levering, Ueck...