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Our NCAA team-specific guide for what to do in Milwaukee

March 17, 2017

Yesterday was a wild day at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, as the NCAA Tournament officially kicked off. Milwaukee hosted four of the 16 games played Thursday. After all the dust settled, Purdue topped Vermont,...

A guide to the 2017 NCAA Tournament’s Milwaukee games

Tyler Maas

March 13, 2017

Following a weekend that was packed with conference tournaments and Sunday night's selection show, March Madness is officially here. The 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament officially starts on Tuesday, befor...

Tim Dillard makes Brewers Spring Training worthwhile

Tyler Maas

March 10, 2017

As fun as that montage in Major League made it seem, Spring Training is sort of an exercise in futility for unabashedly rebuilding organizations. Sure, it allows prospects and new acquisitions an opportunity to...

Remembering the time County Stadium banned carry-ins and everyone got pissed

Matt Wild

March 8, 2017

Yesterday, the Milwaukee Brewers revealed a slew of local breweries and beers coming to Miller Park's new "Local Brews" bar in 2017. Lakefront's Riverwest Stein, Third Space's Happy Place, and Milwauk...

Trading Ryan Braun now makes no sense for the Brewers

Vince Morales

March 7, 2017

As spring training rolls on and the Brewers season gets closer, there is one storyline that doesn’t seem to want to go away. It has nothing to do with future All-Stars Eric Thames and Keon Broxton, the pieces t...

15 interesting things about Milwaukee, the Bucks in George Karl’s new memoir, ‘Furious George’

Tyler Maas

February 27, 2017

Last month, legendary NBA coach George Karl published a book he co-wrote with Curt Sampson entitled, Furious George: My Forty Years Surviving NBA Divas, Clueless GMs, and Poor Shot Selection. In the revealing...

Remembering the first (and still the only) NBA All-Star Game to be played in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

February 16, 2017

When one thinks of professional all-star games and Milwaukee, one likely closes one's eyes, begins to twitch, and flashes back to the disastrous Major League Baseball All-Star Game held at Miller Park in 2002...

14 name submissions for Oshkosh’s new Milwaukee Bucks affiliate

Tyler Maas

February 15, 2017

Last week, the Milwaukee Bucks announced that Oshkosh, Wisconsin would be the home of the organization's new NBA D-League affiliate. The (approximately) 70,000-resident college town beat out Grand Chute, Raci...

What’s replacing the Bucks’ February 26 Miles Plumlee toothbrush holder giveaway?

Tyler Maas

February 13, 2017

Back on February 2, the Milwaukee Bucks traded underperforming center Miles Plumlee to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Roy Hibbert and Spencer Hawes. For a Bucks squad whose playoff hopes were in questi...

Milwaukee Bucks trade guy with uncredited ‘Parks & Recreation’ cameo for guy with recurring ‘Parks & Recreation’ role

Tyler Maas

February 2, 2017

Thursday, the Milwaukee Bucks finalized a trade that will send struggling center Miles Plumlee to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for a pair of veteran seven-footers, Roy Hibbert and Spencer Hawes. The deal f...

Top Brewers prospect Lewis Brinson thinks this is his year

Kyle Lobner

January 30, 2017

Unless you closely follow minor league baseball, you've probably never seen outfielder Lewis Brinson play. But, if you've been following the Milwaukee Brewers, you've probably at least heard of him. When t...

Remembering the birth of the Milwaukee Bucks, and how they were almost the Milwaukee Robins

Matt Wild

January 25, 2017

Back in April 2015, amidst tremendous hype and anticipation, the Milwaukee Bucks unveiled their new logo: a hard-edged, white-eyed, pissed-off 12-pointer. Just try and tag this, you blaze-orange-wearing bozo,...

Perfect 10: Building the best Milwaukee Brewers Flex Plan

Tyler Maas

January 24, 2017

Now that we've had a full day to process the Packers loss, let's shift focus away from one season's tragic conclusion and, instead, look ahead at the six months of unknown possibility that make up the 2017 Mi...

Gary Sheffield will never make the Baseball Hall of Fame

Tyler Maas

January 19, 2017

Wednesday, Baseball Writers' Association Of America named three new inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Houston Astros slugger Jeff Bagwell pulled in over 86 percent of votes, Montreal Expos great Tim Rai...

13 (more) reasons to vote Giannis Antetokounmpo to the NBA All-Star Game

Tyler Maas

January 16, 2017

Even though we've already given you 21 great reasons to cast you vote to help Giannis Antetokounmpo become the first Milwaukee Bucks player to participate in the NBA All-Star Game since Michael Redd suited up...

Remembering the Milwaukee Chiefs, the city’s short-lived professional football team

Matt Wild

January 12, 2017

From 1953 until 1994, the Green Bay Packers played two to four games per season at Milwaukee County Stadium. The Packers' final game in Milwaukee—a 21-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on December 18, 1994—...

Which Milwaukee beers would you put up in a bet with Dallas for the Packers-Cowboys game?

Matt Wild

January 11, 2017

Newsflash: On Sunday, January 15, the Green Bay Packers will travel to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas to take on the Dallas Cowboys in the PLAYOFFS, YES, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PLAYOFFS. It will undoubted...

Wisco Kidz’s “Run The Table” could be the best song about a 6-game winning streak you hear all season

Tyler Maas

January 7, 2017

A week ago, the postseason fate of the Green Bay Packers was still very much up in the air. Even after Washington's loss Sunday afternoon earned the Pack a place in the playoffs, the red hot Green Bay team ne...

Brewcity Bruisers season opener: a first-timer’s primer

DJ Hostettler

January 5, 2017

It's been well over a decade since flat track roller derby began its modern revival in Austin, courtesy of the Texas Rollergirls. Since those heady days of punk rock, fishnet, and wacky names like (retired Te...

21 reasons to vote Giannis Antetokounmpo to the NBA All-Star Game

Tyler Maas

January 2, 2017

In case you haven't paid much attention to the Milwaukee Bucks lately, it's worth noting this Giannis Antetokounmpo guy is pretty good at basketball. Through 32 games, the 6'11'' forward-center hybrid is lead...