RECENT POSTS Archive

• Former Badger Carimi, the 'Bear Jew'?

  By Greg Matzek CREATED May. 25, 2011

  Former Wisconsin Badger OT Gabe Carimi is soaking up his early moments as a first round draft choice of the Chicago Bears. Even though I hated to see a Badger drafted by a Chicago team, I think he's in a great situation in Chicago as he embodies the blue collar mentality of many Bears fans.

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• Ballpark Hilarity and a Tribute to Bacon

  By Greg Matzek CREATED May. 24, 2011

  While Milwaukee Brewers fans will begin their search for Bernie Brewer this week (apparently he's been found), a minor league team from Virginia will be hosting a "Tribute to Bacon Night" at the ball yard.

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• Brewers Enter Critical Stretch

  By Greg Matzek CREATED May. 13, 2011

  Through 37 games in 2010, the Milwaukee Brewers were 15-22 and scored 199 runs.

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• You Can Play Softball With Donald Driver

  By Greg Matzek CREATED May. 4, 2011

  The 4th Annual Donald Driver Softball Game will take place on Saturday, June 5th at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium, in Appleton.

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• Packers Draft Choices: Where They Fit

  By Greg Matzek CREATED May. 1, 2011

  Round 1 (pick 32) - Derek Sherrod, OT Mississippi State

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• Leave it to the Bears to Screw Up the Draft

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 29, 2011

  If you watched the first round of the NFL draft in its entirety, you noticed a bizarre occurrence. I'm not talking about the Minnesota Vikings reaching for QB Christian Ponder with the #12 pick. I'm talking about what happened with the Baltimore Ravens with pick #26.

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• Appeal No. 11-1898 Tom Brady, etc., al v. National Football League, et al.

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 28, 2011

  As exptected, Judge Susan Nelson has once again ruled in favor of the players, thus ensuring the lockout will remain lifted. Before you get excited, understand that the NFL will take their ball and shuffle off to St. Louis to appeal the ruling in front of the less liberal 8th Circuit Court.

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• NFL Lockout: Roger Goodell's Well-Crafted Response

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 26, 2011

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• NFL Draft: Best and Worst Picks in Franchise History

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 25, 2011

  Are you ready for some football!?

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• NFL Schedule: Between the Lines

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 20, 2011

  Now that the NFL schedule has been released and we've had time to digest it's contents, it's human nature to be excited for the start of the new season. While expectations should be tempered while the league and players association continue to negotiate a new deal, perhaps the NFL is supremely confident a new deal will be in place in time for week 1.

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• Sterger Regarding Favre: "I've never met the man"

  By Greg Matzek Archived Content

  Months after Jenn Sterger became the center of attention in a sexting scandal with former Jets QB Brett Favre, the former NY Jets sideline host has spoken out.

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• NFL and Players Head to Court. What Happens Next?

  By Greg Matzek Archived Content

  April 6th is a benchmark day for the NFL and their lockout of the players.

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• Opening Day 2011: Historical Perspective

  By Greg Matzek Archived Content

  Opening day 2011.

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• Sweet 16 Primer

  By Greg Matzek Archived Content

  After six days of scintillating basketball last week, the field of 68 has been whittled down to 16. As the excitement ramps back up this week, I wanted to provide some key points to ponder as you search for a way to make water cooler chatter more interesting.

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• Vote on the 2012 Madden Cover Athlete

  By Greg Matzek Archived Content

  Many of us are aware of the "Madden Curse". The stories of how players who grace the cover of the worlds most popular video game suddenly fall from grace is remarkable.

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• The NFL Owners Proposal to the NFLPA

  By Greg Matzek Archived Content

  Trying to figure out who is at fault in the now closed labor negotiations between the NFL and the players association is maddening. On the surface it appears to be a conflict between two entities who have more couch cushion money than I have to my name.

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• Top 10 BIG EAST Tournament Games of All-Time

  By Greg Matzek Archived Content

  It's championship week for men's college basketball - one of the most exciting weeks in the vast American sports landscape.

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• Top 50 Dunks in NCAA History

  By Greg Matzek Archived Content

  Another web site I like to visit is yardbarker.com. It's a site full of gossip, rumors and opinions from the world of sports.

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• How Can Bears Keep Pace With Packers?

  By Greg Matzek Archived Content

  How far is the gap between the Super Bowl winning Green Bay Packers and division rival Chicago Bears?

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• Super Bowl 45: Behind The Scenes, Day 4

  By Greg Matzek Archived Content

  Before I get to the events of Thursday, I want to reflect on a cool event that took place at the House of Blues last night. Brian Lammi of Lammi Sports Management organized an event with former Packers William Henderson, Santana Dotson, and current Packers WR James Jones.

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