Sports

This is how players, coaches and staff were able to achieve effective safety protocols in the midst of a pandemic. When the NBA heard of the news of the coronavirus, many were shocked, confused and as we all were, very unprepared. The NBA’s swift response to move their organization to a more concentrated zone, which […]

On a gloomy rainy Wednesday afternoon at Laura Moynihan Field in Milwaukee, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers men’s soccer team comfortably defeated the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Jaguars 4-0. UWM showed energy, intensity and fight to beat the Jaguars. They dominated the game, outshooting IUPUI 17-6. This was a much-needed victory for UWM after two consecutive […]

Panthers fans left UW-Milwaukee’s first home opener on their new home turf, Franklin Field, happy after the baseball team pulled off a 6-3 come-from-behind win over the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. The Panthers rallied against IUPFW closer Ryan Robinson (1-1) after struggling for 7 1/3 innings against starter Justin Miller. A string of clutch hits […]

The MATC baseball team started their first game of the 2021 season on February 27th with a win, and they kept winning. The Stormers continued their win streak to 6-0 over the course of two weeks, the first time the MATC baseball team has been undefeated and had a winning streak with that many games. […]

UW-Milwaukee coaches and athletes continued fostering a relationship with students in the Next Door Program by participating in the virtual read-along in honor of Black History Month.  From the tales of “Jabari Tries” and “Jabari Jumps” from the author Gaia Cornwall, to the piece from the two-time Kirk Prize recipient Derrick Barnes and his “I Am Every Good Thing,” athletes and […]

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women’s basketball team won a share of the horizon league regular-season title but lost in their second game of the Horizon League tournament. The UWM Women’s basketball team went 15-5 in the Horizon League conference play and 19-7 overall. Along with Wright State, they won a share of the Horizon League […]

The Bucks are weeks removed from a five-game skid and their season seems to be back on track, yet head coach Mike Budenholzer’s job security is still up in the air. In his first season with the Bucks, Mike Budenholzer won AP Coach of the Year and seemed like the next coach for the Bucks. […]

Following a successful indoor fall season, Greendale decided to offer its coed recreational indoor volleyball league for the winter/spring season as well.  There are 58 participants registered dispersed among 12 teams competing every Monday from Feb. 1 to March 29. Yet it looks different than in years past. COVID-19 protocols minimize close contact between those […]

By building on lessons learned over the last year, Wisconsin tracks adapted to new regulations that have shut some gates and left other facilities to operate with minimal change in day-to-day operations.  Road America is one example of a track which was able to continue in a semi-normal fashion last summer. The track at Road […]

Struggling to put the ball through the net, the UWM women’s basektball team (19-7,15-5 Horizon) lost 56-46 to IUPUI (15-4,11-3) in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament on Monday afternoon in Indianapolis.   The loss put an end to a season that had seen Milwaukee tie for first place in the Horizon League regular season.   “I’m proud of our […]

After taking a year off, the Lakeshore Chinooks are back and ready to play baseball this summer.  The Chinooks play in the Northwoods League, which is a summer wood bat league for baseball prospects. They chose not to participate in the league in 2020 due to COVID-19 when the league went into a pod format.  […]

“To all the great athletes out there: Play baseball.” This is the reaction ESPN baseball writer Jeff Passan had to a record-shattering contract given to San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. After just two partial seasons at the big-league level, the 22-year-old Tatis Jr. signed a 14-year, $340 million deal, both records for a […]