Cody Wichmann Becomes 4th UW-Milwaukee Player to Request Release

UWM junior forward Cody Wichmann, who recently lamented that the Panthers’ basketball team was having a “break up” has requested his release from the program, making him the fourth player who has done so since last Wednesday. A week ago, on Twitter, he expressed his disappointment. It’s kind of sad seeing the team “break up” […]

Three UW-Milwaukee Players Request Release

Wednesday, the story of Austin Arians’ release was reported by multiple sources, including Media Milwaukee. Thursday, it is clear that other team members are following in his footsteps. William Behrns, UW-Milwaukee’s Senior Associate Athletic Director, who told Media Milwaukee of Arians’ release being requested, confirmed to the news site that two more players are doing the same. […]

Breaking News: Arians Granted Permission to Contact

As the fallout following the firing of men’s basketball coach Rob Jeter’s firing continues, the first domino may have fallen. This morning, it was reported among multiple sources that redshirt junior Austin Arians was requesting his full release from the program and will transfer upon his graduation. UWM Senior Associate Athletic Director Bill Behrns told […]

Admirals Break Through in Overtime

Saturday night was weird. The sidewalks outside the BMO Harris Bank Center were filled to the brim with green-clad, inebriated, Shamrock Shufflers braving the 30-degree temperatures in nothing but their emerald T-shirts for warmth. Strangely, that’s not far-off from a normal Milwaukee night. It was the hockey game between the Milwaukee Admirals and their division […]

UWM Soccer Profile: Aubrey Krahn

Being a student-athlete is not a part-time job. A typical Tuesday for University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee sophomore Aubrey Krahn consists of waking up for soccer practice that runs from 7-9 a.m., taking a break for an hour before her classes from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., and going in for her 2-4 p.m. lab. Keep in mind, this […]

UWM Soccer Profile: Anny West

The sting of a painful, season-ending loss is a tough thing to shake. And even months removed from the penalty kick shootout that ousted the UW-Milwaukee Panthers Women’s Soccer team from the Horizon League tournament in early November, redshirt sophomore midfielder Anny West has bitter feelings. “That was really disappointing. We just worked really hard […]

UWM Soccer Profile: Robert Ekroll

Norway is 3,892 miles away from Milwaukee. For one University-Wisconsin Milwaukee soccer player, this is the distance that separates him from his entire family and the place he knows as home. Robert Ekroll is a goalie for the UWM men’s soccer team. Soccer is the worlds most popular sport. In Europe they focus on club […]

Motivation is More than a Trophy for Magnus Flaatedal

We are going back to the Sesame Street days and playing “guess which thing is not like the others.” Here we go. Spain, Italy, Portugal, Wisconsin. Do you have your answer? If you guessed Wisconsin, you were right. The true meaning of the answer is not because Wisconsin is a state and the rest are […]

From Iowa to Milwaukee, Tiby’s Roots in Basketball

Matt Tiby, a senior forward on the men’s basketball team at UW-Milwaukee, certainly has not had the easiest road to playing Division I hoops. Despite averaging 19 points and 13 rebounds in his senior year at Urbandale High School in Urbandale, Iowa, Tiby did not have any offers from Division I schools.  Not wanting to […]

Milwaukee Bucks edge the 76ers at home

It came down to the wire, but the Milwaukee Bucks escaped with a 91-87 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers after center Greg Monroe scored the go-ahead basket with 1:29 before nearly 12,500 fans at the BMO Harris Bradley Center Wednesday night. The Bucks’ comeback victory over the winless 76ers (0-4) in ways overshadowed the […]

NFL: Nothing’s Free League

Pink: The color found all over the football field in the month of October. It’s the color that represents breast cancer awareness and the fight against it. Red, White, and Blue: The colors of our country. Proudly presented before, during and after every NFL game. They’re the colors that the NFL flies while honoring our […]