Sports

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 […]

UW Milwaukee lost a back-and-forth game against one of the top teams in the Horizon League, falling to Wright State 92-81 on Friday night.    The Panthers (7-9, 6-8 Horizon) battled until the end but ultimately dropped their third straight game in a shootout with the Raiders.   The Raiders (16-4, 14-3) went on a 15-2 run in the final four minutes of […]

In their Dec. 2. meeting, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), voted unanimously in support of the NCAA proposed legislation regarding name, image, and likeness rules for athletes. All SAAC meetings at UWM have been held over Microsoft teams this year amid the pandemic, and campus meeting restrictions. It was attended by […]

Milwaukee Bucks fans received an early Christmas present on December 15th when it was announced that the two-time NBA MVP and reigning Defensive Player of the Year Giannis Antetokounmpo signed an extension with Milwaukee for 5 years worth $228 million dollars, the largest contract in league history. To say that fans are merely excited would […]

Leading up to the start of the 2020-2021 NBA season, noise was surrounding the Milwaukee Bucks franchise. For years, questions arose as to whether or not the Bucks’ star player, Giannis Antetokounmpo, would sign a contract extension when eligible on Nov. 20, 2020. Weeks went by, and Antetokounmpo had yet to sign the contract that […]

The race for Most Valuable Player in the National Football League appears to be down to a two-man battle between Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.   The current narrative in the league is that the MVP award is Mahomes to lose.   Although the betting odds are in Mahomes favor right now, […]

The Cleveland Indians baseball team announced on Dec. 14, 2020 that it will be dropping the team name after the upcoming season.   A statement was released by the team at 1 p.m.   Cleveland will continue to go by the nickname “Indians” for the 2021 season.   The team decided to drop the name after having conversations with […]

The NBA has officially announced a new structure in format for the 2021-22 NBA regular season. According to a press release, the regular season is set to begin on Dec. 22 and each team will play 72 games. Along with this announcement, the league states that there will be a play in tournament that will […]

The National Basketball Players Association and the National Basketball Association have agreed to terms on the upcoming 2020-2021 season, which include a Dec. 22 start date and a 72-game schedule. The league has also transitioned the Toronto Raptors into the United States to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. During the era of COVID-19, the […]