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Two pre-teen, African-American boys walk into the United Community Center Boxing Gym on Milwaukee’s South Side. The gym is not much larger than a classroom. There is a small ring and a set of eight punching bags. There are trophies displayed on shelves circling the room. One wall has neatly framed pictures of past and […]

When UWM junior Paul Hoenecke was five-years-old, he was asked at a family member’s funeral what he wanted to do with his life. “I want to play in the Major Leagues,” he declared. Paul’s Michigan relatives told him he would have to think of a real job someday. Twelve years later, Michigan’s MLB team, the […]

When you see a beach, you usually see people playing volleyball, jogging or sunbathing. The last thing you would expect to see on the beach is a broomstick. Students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have brought to life Quidditch, the fictional game played on broomsticks in the popular Harry Potter novels. Braving the wind and […]

Bare feet rasped against the floor mats as a group of martial artists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Klotsche Center practiced properly throwing an opponent. This foot goes here. You roll your hips like this. Move your other foot this way. The thump of bodies hitting the floor echoed around the room at regular intervals […]

Throwing colorful Frisbee-like discs at large metal baskets might seem a bit weird, but many revere it as a hallowed pastime and a rapidly growing, professionally sanctioned sport. The name of the game is disc golf, and over the years it’s taken root in the Milwaukee area. Discs were soaring Wednesday despite 40-degree weather, forbidding […]

MILWAUKEE- Zack Greinke pitched for the first time at home for the Brewers at Miller Park this year on Monday night where he struck out nine and earned the 4-3 victory. The 2009 American League Cy Young award winner Greinke pitched six innings and struck out nine batters and allowed only five hits and two earned runs in a 4-3 victory for the […]

complete coverage: multimedia project How many sports fans get a chance in their lifetimes to work for not one, but two of their hometown teams? Not many. Starting out as a bat boy for the Milwaukee Brewers in the mid 1980’s, Jon Greenberg worked his way up the Milwaukee sports ladder, becoming the Brewers media […]

The Bucks will have to go into the playoffs without their star center Andrew Bogut, and the whole team, especially centers Dan Gadzuric and Kurt Thomas, will have to step up to fill in for Bogut’s absence, if the Bucks hope to get far in the playoffs. For two years in a row, the Bucks […]

The Bucks have bounced back from their overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks to beat the Washington Wizards 100-87, and by winning they have kept their playoff hopes alive. With this victory, the Bucks have kept their winning streak going.  They won their last seven out of eight games.  With each win, the Bucks move […]

Coming off with a loss to the Clippers, the Bucks continued their good play and got their revenge on the Sacramento Kings by beating them 114-108 in double overtime. This game featured two players who are up for Rookie of the Year, Brandon Jennings of the Bucks and Tyreke Evans of the Kings.  In this contest, […]

MILWAUKEE—The Oklahoma City Thunder handed the Bucks their third consecutive loss Saturday night, despite playing without injured team USA superstar Kevin Durant and starter Jeff Green. Durant leads the league in scoring and combines with Green to average 40.2 points per game.  However, guards Russell Westbrook and James Harden picked up the slack combining for 41 points in […]

Manager happy about trade   The Milwaukee Brewers continued the offseason makeover of their starting rotation by acquiring 2009 Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke from the Kansas City Royals in a stunning six-player trade. The Brewers paid a steep price to get Greinke, giving up starting shortstop Alcides Escobar, potential starting centerfielder Lorenzo Cain, […]