Sports

Multimedia website He walks up to the plate. Jason Aldean’s “The only way I know” plays as he makes his way to the batter’s box. Takes a few practice swings and makes sure his batting gloves feel just right. Steps up to the box and digs his right foot in first, followed shortly by the […]

For South Korean student Jun Shin, starting college in faraway Milwaukee was daunting.But table tennis, the game he loves, is helping him find community.

Kristen Weiss is the new assistant coach for the UWM Women’s Soccer team. Not only does she have a deep love of soccer, she was one of the youngest players selected to participate with the US National Team in 2001 at age 16. She played at the University of Virginia from 2002-2006 and started coaching […]

complete coverage: multimedia website What makes a good neighborhood? Is it the people? The businesses? For most folks it seems to be safety for their families, and a place to have some fun. Nestled between interstate 94, West State Street, and North Hawley Road in Milwaukee, Story Hill is a quaint area with pretty homes, […]

Students gathered before the UWM Men’s Basketball ESPN Bracket Buster game versus Fairfield University at the U.S. Cellular Arena at 3 p.m, with their future careers on in sight. The UWM athletic department showcased the 1st ever Panthers Sports Career Fair on February 18. This event for UWM students was created to give them an opportunity […]

GREEN BAY-The Green Bay Packers Sunday improved their record to 10-0 to keep their undefeated season alive. The Packers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35-26 on a cold 30 degree Sunday afternoon in Green Bay to a raucous Green Bay crowd of 70,498. The Buccaneers kept the game close throughout the game being down only […]

Maria Grant, 19, is a UWM student balancing school and dancing for the Milwaukee Bucks Energee dance team. Grant began dancing at the age of four in Manitowoc, WI. She danced for the Jean Wolfmeyer School of Dance and served as a captain for the Roncalli High School Poms team. When Grant arrived to UWM […]

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 […]