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Runners: on your mark, get set, GO! This time of the year, Carley Duffney, a junior at Preble High School, is normally getting set in her blocks, preparing to destroy the competition.   Last year, Duffney qualified for the Wisconsin state track meet in the 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles. She took seventh in the 300-meter hurdles […]

With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing sports to a screeching halt, the Milwaukee Panthers baseball team is trying their best to cope with not being able to play the game they love.   The team was about a month into the season until it came to an abrupt end due to the Coronavirus.   Jack Thelen is a junior and […]

The 2020 NFL Draft concluded on Saturday night as each team looked to add talent to their rosters for the upcoming NFL season and 254 men accomplished their dreams of getting drafted by an NFL franchise. However, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the draft took place inside the basement of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Goodell […]

The UWM baseball team’s season was canceled one week before its first opening day at a new stadium, and now the team looks to next season. Because of the cancelation the NCAA has offered an extra year of eligibility to all athletes who had their seasons cut short because of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, some […]

On March 12, the NCAA released a statement from President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors to cancel Men’s and Women’s Division I basketball tournaments as well as winter and spring NCAA championships. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee baseball team was just getting their season started as everything comes to a complete stop due to […]

Coming off a tough back-to-back in Charlotte and Miami, the Bucks started Wednesday’s game dominating the Indiana Pacers leading by 22 points in less than just 10 minutes. However, 10 straight missed shots and some poor defense made it just a two-point lead at halftime. Their 5-of-20 shooting matched their halftime mark from Monday’s first […]

The National Basketball Association announced March 11, that the remainder of the season has been suspended indefinitely following the news that Utah Jazz Forward Rudy Gobert has tested positive for Covid-19. As first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the NBA has suspended all games. Players for the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder, who […]

From diving on the court for loose balls, trying to block out big guys, to making game winners, there has been huge improvement from Lucas over the course of his two seasons at Milwaukee. Lucas played for Illinois his first two years until transferring back to his hometown in Milwaukee. “This is my home,” Lucas said when asked about his transfer process. […]

Kobe Bryant was the heir to Michael Jordan, a scoring assassin who could rip a defender’s heart out by way of a devastating dunk, or an elusive fadeaway jump shot from the baseline, his signature work of art. He won five NBA championships, made 18 All-Star teams, won an MVP award, two scoring titles, two […]

While the sudden death last Sunday of basketball star Kobe Bryant has left many mourning, it has also left a hole burning in many pockets. Nike’s online store has sold out of all Kobe Bryant related material, according to an article from CNN. This phenomena of heightened product sales after a celebrity death is nothing […]

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant was first reported dead by TMZ at 1:24 p.m. CT on Sunday.  Nearly an hour after police received reports of the crash, TMZ released the story before authorities could notify family members, CNN reported. In the hours following the TMZ report, the media released countless updates on the tragedy, many of […]

Since his fatal helicopter crash, players across the NBA, including LeBron James, Isaiah Thomas, Jamal Crawford and many others, have talked about the impact that Kobe Bryant had on and off the court through interviews and social media. Crawford tweeted an idea that has gotten some immediate fan support: Making Kobe the new NBA logo. […]