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Tracklist: 10 totally reasonable reactions to Jordy Nelson’s season-ending injury

August 24, 2015

// Sunday afternoon, Green Bay Packers star wide receiver Jordy Nelson reportedly tore his ACL during a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. A lot can be said when the No. 1 wideout on a team fav...

Brew City Wrestling brings WWE vets, hopefuls to Wisconsin State Fair

Vince Morales

August 5, 2015

Picture it. It's a hot August afternoon inside the Exposition Center at the Jeffery Scott Activity Stage, and the heat is accentuated by the smell of human sweat and a whiff of violence. It's a double header of...

Bandsketball 2015 reaches the finals

Tyler Maas

August 3, 2015

The second annual Bandsketball tournament has waged since the beginning of July. What started with 32 Milwaukee bands, rap collectives, or solo artists who found friends to play on their team has reduced to jus...

I tented out inside Miller Park and it was fun and weird

Matt Wild

July 28, 2015

I have a shameful confession to make: I haven’t been to a single Brewers game this year. Yes, the team is mostly a mess and the season is a lost cause, but Miller Park is one of my favorite Milwaukee destinatio...

Bandsketball 2015: Second round results and quarterfinal matchups

Tyler Maas

July 22, 2015

Following a spirited opening round of Bandsketball, the field of 32 teams was cut in half. Saturday's sweet 16 saw bands, rap crews, and solo artists who were able to scrounge up a couple friends returning to t...

We uploaded some Bob Uecker photos to Google’s “Deep Dream” network

Tyler Maas

July 20, 2015

Last month, Google announced a research team was experimenting with "training" artificial neural networks. They called it, "Inceptionism" and, um, we don't really understand it entirely beyond that. (Gizmodo do...

11 famous skeletons the new Milwaukee Admirals logo resembles

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 16, 2015

Yesterday, lost in the noise of the Bucks arena vote and the news that Pabst will be relocating hundreds of jobs back to Milwaukee opening a microbrewery and restaurant, was a small but significant announcement...

Bandsketball 2015: First round results and second round matchups

Tyler Maas

July 13, 2015

Following an enjoyable and altogether successful inaugural year, Bandsketball is back. The band-based basketball tournament returned to the courts on Fratney and Center streets in Riverwest for a second session...

Off Base: Milwaukee Brewers mid-season awards

Tyler Maas

July 10, 2015

What an unforgettable season of Milwaukee Brewers baseball! After 87 games, numerous injuries, and two managers, the Brew Crew currently sits in last place in the National League Central and looking up at all b...

Here’s the Bandsketball 2015 bracket

Tyler Maas

June 12, 2015

Last year's inaugural Bandsketball tournament was nothing short of a rousing success. Musicians hailing from all corners of Milwaukee and a number of different genres came together in Riverwest on the courts at...

A-side/B-side: Why is it okay for Wisconsin to like the Chicago Blackhawks?

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 10, 2015

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Tyler Maas: ...

Bucks arena deal, by the numbers

Matt Wild

June 5, 2015

Yesterday, Gov. Scott Walker formally announced a public financing plan for a new downtown Milwaukee Bucks arena, which, not unlike a forced ultrasound, sounds pretty cool. As expected, the plan calls for taxpa...

Off Base: 10 Brewers/Star Wars bobbleheads we’d like to see

Rob Wieland

May 28, 2015

Wisconsin’s recent run as a contender in various sports has been a refreshing change of pace. The Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Bucks both made the playoffs last season, and are full of young talent. The Wisc...

Here are all of Aaron Rodgers’ correct answers/questions from his appearance on Jeopardy!

Matt Wild

May 12, 2015

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was a contestant on Tuesday’s episode of Celebrity Jeopardy! And because he’s the reigning NFL MVP and totally awesome, he won. Rodgers—decked out in a Mr. Rogers swe...

Bandsketball returns for a second year

Tyler Maas

May 12, 2015

Last year’s inaugural Bandsketball tournament brought a wide variety of Milwaukee bands and rappers—32 in total—to the courts at the corner of Center and Fratney streets in Riverwest to determine which group of...

Bob Uecker was trapped in his booth last night, could not get up or get out of there

Matt Wild

May 7, 2015

When it comes to hometown heroes who have made a mark on the worlds of sports and entertainment, who continue to delight and amuse on a daily basis, and who starred in a watershed ’80s sitcom alongside a cheese...

Tracklist: Craig Counsell and 10 other WI athletes who took over their former team

Tyler Maas

May 6, 2015

After an absolutely dreadful and MLB-worst 7-18 start to the season, the Milwaukee Brewers gave manager Ron Roenicke his walking papers Sunday. The following day, Craig Counsell was signed to a three-year deal ...

Kevin Nash, Princess Night, and Jurassic Park: Here’s your 2015 Lakeshore Chinooks preview

Tyler Maas

April 28, 2015

With nearly an eighth of a season in the books, the 4-16 Milwaukee Brewers are playing historically bad baseball right now. Not only does the franchise have the absolute worst record in the league at the moment...

Off base: A Milwaukee Brewers-themed Follow Friday

Tyler Maas

April 17, 2015

Yeah, we know it's early, but through nine games, the Milwaukee Brewers haven't exactly done much on the diamond worth highlighting. With a dreadful 2-7 record, the makeshift franchise is not only mired in last...

Bucks to propose arena complex that will cost…one BILLION dollars

Matt Wild

April 8, 2015

After months (years?) of speculation, false starts, idle threats, breathless updates, more speculation, ownership changes, and countless courtside Gruber sightings, it all comes down to this: At a press confere...