The Packers give up their Bid for the Super Bowl
Son of Packers Offensive Coordinator Drowns in Oshkosh
Packers: 16-0 Doesn’t mean Squat without the Lombardi Trophy
Ryan Braun Tests Positive for Performance Enhancing Substance — May Face 50 Game Suspension
AP — New York
Milwaukee Brewer and National League MVP Ryan Braun has tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance, a case still under appeal to an arbitrator under Major League Baseball’s drug program, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
The person spoke Saturday night on condition of anonymity because the appeal is still ongoing. The positive test was first reported by ESPN.
If Braun’s appeal is denied, the Milwaukee Brewers star would be subject to… Continue reading
The Packers are the NFC North Division Champions for 2011
Following the Lions’ loss in New Orleans on Sunday night, the Green Bay Packers are the NFC North Division champions for 2011. That result, combined with the Packers’ 38-35 win over the New York Giants earlier in the day, clinched the 2011 championship crown for the first time since 2007.
Should the Packers win home field advantage throughout the playoffs, they would need to only win twice at Lambeau Field in the postseason to return to the Super Bowl.… Continue reading
Former Packer Johnny Jolly Sentenced to Six Years Prison
The Packers Smash the Vikings!
The Green Bay Packers Chalk up another victory as Aaron Rodgers continued on his seemingly unstoppable march to league MVP honors. Overall the Packers remain the NFL’s lone undefeated team, and if they can just count on a defense to complement their high-octane offense, they just might be unstoppable.
The NFL’s reigning champions improved to 9-0 for the fourth time in the franchise’s history by overwhelming the Minnesota Vikings 45-7, sweeping the border war for two consecutive years. Green Bay… Continue reading
Tony La Russa Retires as Cardinals Manager
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony (Anthony) La Russa is retiring on what most would consider the top of the baseball world. The alarming, but humble announcement came Monday morning at Busch Stadium just three short days after the St. Louis Cardinals completed a historic run to the World Series championship.
La Russa told management in August that he intended to retire at the end of the season and even through the team’s surprising run through October; he did not change… Continue reading
Do or Die For Shaun Marcum in Game 6 of the NLCS
We’ll keep this short and sweet…
Shaun Marcum will get the ball for Milwaukee when they face Edwin Jackson and St. Louis in the league championship series Today at Miller Park. With the Brewers trailing 3-2 in the best-of-seven series, today’s game is a “do or die” situation for the Milwaukee Brewers. If the Brewers win, Yovani Gallardo will pitch against Chris Carpenter on Monday night in Game seven of the NLCS.
Randy Wolf Leads the Brewers to Big Victory in Game 4
The Milwaukee Brewers began game 4 of the NLCS in St. Luis at 1 and 2, and the last two games may have sucked the wind right out of their sails. However, who would have known that Randy Wolf would be the driving force to attain another victory against the Cardinals?
With this win comes the certainty of the Brewers returning back to Miller Park for the final game(s) of the series, and hopefully the World Series? Can you say:
Go Brewers!
The Brewers Get Pounded in Game Two of the NLCS
The Brewers got pounded by the Cardinals 12-3 in Game 2 of the NLCS to even up the series to one game apiece. The best of 7 series will now shift now to St. Louis for the next three games as the Brewers take their game on the road.
So what went wrong? Suffice it to say that Shaun Marcum was a little off, and it begs the question as to why another pitcher wasn’t rotated in before the damage… Continue reading
Brewers Take It to the Cardinals in Game One of the NLCS
The bats were cracking Sunday at Miller Park as the Brewers defeated the Cardinals in game one of the National League Championship Series.
The Cardinals took a three-run lead into the fifth before Garcia allowed a leadoff single to Corey Hart and a double to Jerry Hairston Jr. The Brewers celebrated wildly as the big hits came during a rapid-fire fifth inning rally when Braun hit a two-run, ground-rule double to right and with the crowd still cheering, Fielder hit… Continue reading
Brewers NLCS Tickets
Today marks game one of the seven game National League Championship Series (“NLCS”) between the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals. Needless to say NLCS tickets are like gold and finding them is going to be a big challenge.
Unfortunately Milwaukee Brewers officials said National League Championship Series tickets are sold out at its box office. However, that does not necessarily mean that Brewers fans are completely out of luck! Even though fans can’t buy the tickets at the… Continue reading
Brewers Advance to the National League Championship Series
It was a perfect recipe to end game five of the National League Playoff Series in the bottom of the tenth inning at Miller Park.
With Carlos Gomez on second after a single and a stolen base. Nyjer Morgan at bat. Ryan Braun on deck, followed by Prince Fielder. And, of course, 44,028 towel-waving Brewers fans routing for the Brew Crew to finish them off!
And so it happened, and so it is that the Brewers won their first postseason… Continue reading
Brewers Miss the Sweep, Losing to the Diamondbacks in Game Three
It was a cold night in Phoenix Tuesday night as Brewers fans watched their team take a beating from the Diamondbacks in game three of the five-game NL Division playoff series. Heading in to game three, the Milwaukee Brewers lead the series with two wins at Miller Park, but the Diamondbacks came back strong to prevent the sweep.
Just 1 for 11 with runners in scoring position while losing the first two games, it seems the Diamondbacks didn’t waste… Continue reading
Brewers Face the Diamondbacks at Miller Park for Game One of the National League Division Series
The National League Central Division champion Milwaukee Brewers opens their best-of-five National League Division Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks today at 1:07 p.m. (CST).
The Brewers (96-66) capped their turnaround year with their first-ever NL Central title. The Brewers, led by sluggers Prince Fielder (38 homers, 120 RBI) and Ryan Braun (.332, 33 homers, 111 RBI), return to the postseason for the first time since 2008, when they were the wild card. The Brewers didn’t clinch the NL’s No. 2… Continue reading
Brewers Win Division Title
Braun’s tiebreaking three-run homer sends the Brewers to their first division win since 1982.
With chants of “MVP” from the 44,584 fans (the 33rd sellout of the season at Miller Park) resounding throughout Miller Park, Ryan Braun worked the count to 3-1 before Hensley made the fatal mistake of leaving an 81-mph slider in the strike zone.
Braun gracefully swung and crushed the ball, sending it 450 feet out to left-center, where it bounced off the bottom of the scoreboard.… Continue reading
Milwaukee Brewers Still Have To Face Some Big Contenders
Nearing their conclusion of June with 13 wins out of the 23 games played this month, the Milwaukee Brewers still face the New York Yankees for a three game series that begins this Tuesday. Sitting at a very comfortable nine games over the .500 mark— not to mention a 73 percent “home game” winning percentage, (which is currently the major league’s best) the Brewers have managed to increase their lead in the NL Central standings by three games. Granted, the… Continue reading
Brewers Take First in the NL Central
In a four-run sixth inning that was highlighted by a home run to right field by Prince Fielder, the Milwaukee Brewers bumped the St. Louis Cardinals out of the National League Central roost with a 4-3 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 42,692 fans. Although the win moved the Brewers one-half game ahead of St. Louis in the NL Central standings, at only 66 games into the 2011 MLB season its safe to say that there’s a long… Continue reading
Ryan Braun Staying with the Brewers through 2020
Back in the day there was a time when superstars played their entire careers with one baseball team, good or bad. However, today most small market ball clubs will often lose their superstars because they cannot afford to risk their entire salary on one player. Unlike the days when Robin Yount was the Milwaukee Brewers MVP and career team player, salaries and money have everything to do with a teams players, and teams will trade away their star for draft… Continue reading
Is The NFL Lockout Over?
The NFL Lockout May Not Be Over?
Well, football fans should be pleased to know that the 2011-12 NFL season just may be moving forward after all, thanks to an 88 page injunction issued Monday by U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson that ordered the league’s owners to lift the NFL lockout. Despite the injunction, however, nothing is written in stone yet because the NFL owners have filed an expedited appeal to the 8th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, and… Continue reading
Milwaukee Brewers’ Mascot Hawk?
It appears that the Milwaukee Brewers may have a mascot?
In what can be best described as an eloquent warrior of nature, a young red tail hawk chaperoned the Milwaukee Brewers to their 4-1 victory over the Houston Astros today at Miller Park.
Proudly stationing itself in right field for what one fan estimated to be about 20 minutes, the hawk skillfully supervised the majority of the 3rd inning as the Brewers scored 3 runs against the Astros, not… Continue reading
Top 5 Trade Predictions for the Green Bay Packers
In the NFL, the majority of trades that take place are during the NFL draft. These trades can either bring excitement or disappointment to a team. Here is a look at five likely players whom the Green Bay Packers might trade during the NFL draft.
Matt Flynn The revelation that Matt Flynn might have what it takes to be a starting quarterback came during the Packers game against New England. No one thought the Packers stood a chance against one… Continue reading
Why Aaron Rodgers Loses Because of The NFL Lockout
The NFL lockout could end next month or next year. No matter when it concludes, however, the Green Bay Packers have already canceled one of their most successful off-season events, “quarterback school”.
Mike McCarthy’s renowned “quarterback school,” an intensive and top-secret program designed to give his most important players a head start on the season, has come and gone with the NFL lockout. Although it is possible that a truncated version could be revived if the lockout ends soon, McCarthy… Continue reading
Tragedy Strikes Cowboys Stadium During Pre-Super Bowl XLV
Arlington, Texas fire officials have confirmed that seven people were injured, one of them critically, when ice fell from the roof of Cowboys Stadium this afternoon.
The ice reportedly began melting and falling on the northeast side of the stadium after temperatures dipped to the low 20s, and up to 6 inches of snow accumulated earlier in the day. Week-long winter storms have been pummeling the entire region and causing havoc for this years Super Bowl.
As the video below… Continue reading
Bringing the Super Bowl XLV Trophy Home !
We’ve been dubbing the term “Super Bowl Champions” for 44 years now, and we’re on the threshold of Super Bowl 45 where the Green Bay Packers will face the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington Texas. In contemplation of what I believe will be an excellent game between these two AFC and NFC champion football teams, it is noteworthy to elaborate on the role these two great teams have played in Super Bowl history.
How the Super Bowl Began… Continue reading
Packers Lineman B.J. Raji Advances Packers To Superbowl
Don’t let the title fool ya, the entire Green Bay Packers team played an awesome game against the Chicago Bears today. However, had it not been for the pick by B.J. Raji things would definitely be different.
What started out as a game like that of the Green Bay Packers vs. Atlanta Falcons just one week ago, soon turned into a game that rested on the Packers defense — at least that’s the way I saw the game? I’m sure… Continue reading
Green Bay Packers vs. Atlanta Falcons
The Packers earned the right to visit Atlanta with a wild-card round victory over the Eagles in Philadelphia. The Packers jumped out to a 14-3 lead in that game, relying on its always-stout defense and a new-found running game to grind the Eagles to a halt.
Atlanta earned a first-round bye by virtue of its NFC-best 13-3 record in the regular season — a mark that included a win over Green Bay in Atlanta. The Falcons are hoping to use… Continue reading
James Starks Revives the Packers Running Game
Green Bay Packers Rookie James Starks, who missed his senior year at Buffalo with a shoulder injury — as well as the first nine weeks of the 2010 season — seemed to have become just an afterthought in the eyes of the NFL… But Starks, who carried the ball a mere 29 times for 101 yards in three games after being activated by Green Bay in November, was the unexpected hero in Sunday’s Packers victory over the Eagles.
Green… Continue reading
Rodgers and Jennings Connect In the 4th
With a 46 yard pass completion to Greg Jennings, Aaron Rogers advanced the Packers; ultimately scoring with a touchdown-pass to Donald Lee for a 10 to 3 lead over the Chicago Bears.
The crowd roared when the Packers took the lead just two minutes into the 4th quarter at Lambeau field. In what could be dunned the first Packers vs. Bears rivalry game of 2011, it certainly was no push-over by either team. It has been a very entertaining game… Continue reading
Badger Fans Ready For 2011 Rose Bowl
2011 Rose Bowl
As many as 20,000 Wisconsin football fans jammed the Santa Monica Pier in southern California Thursday in preparation for the 2011 Rose Bowl. Speakers at the rally included Governor Jim Doyle, and Badger legends Ron Dayne, Barry Alvarez, among others. Badger coach Bret Bielema called the turnout “unbelievable” and said the people of Wisconsin are “second-to-none.”
Wisconsin Badgers The Badgers logged an impressive 11-1 mark during the regular season and shared the Big Ten Conference title… Continue reading
Remembering Bob Feller (1918 – 2010)
“I didn’t know much. I just reared back and let them go. Where the ball went was up to heaven. Sometimes I threw the ball clean up into the stands.”
~Robert William Andrew “Bob” Feller
Anyone who knew Bob Feller was nothing less than amazed! Blessed with a right arm that earned him the nickname “Rapid Robert” and made him one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, Bob Feller, who left baseball in the prime of his career… Continue reading
Metrodome Roof Collapse Caught on Video
Blustery winter storms moving throughout the Midwest Saturday dumped record amounts of snow on Minnesota, resulting in the collapse of the Metrodome and ultimate change of venue for the Monday night football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants.
The game having already been postponed once because the Giants have been stranded in Missouri by the relentless blizzard, has now been rescheduled to be played at Detroit’s Ford Field at 7:20 p.m. Monday.
The Teflon-coated fiberglass roof… Continue reading
Jennings and Rodgers Unstoppable
Let’s be honest, is there a better duet than Aaron Rodgers and Greg Jennings in the NFL right now? Whenever I have to make my NFL Picks, I always take a lot with the team facing the Green Bay Packers and basically look for the match-up Jennings will have in addition to the pass rushing defense against Rodgers.
Photo courtesy of www.zimbio.com/
This past Sunday, Jennings and Rodgers crushed the San Francisco 49ers, recording 122 yards on six… Continue reading
Packers vs. Vikings Rivalry, Part 2
Some important Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings pre-game facts to consider for today’s game are:
- Green Bay has won five of the last six in this series.
- Minnesota has won the last game in this series, but only by a single point.
- Minnesota has only beaten Green Bay by more than the current spread once in ten meetings.
- The Packers are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 vs. NFC North.
- The Packers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6… Continue reading
Shaun White Shows His Generosity This Holiday Season
Shaun White and His Enormous Heart!
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Thanks and Giving Campaign
Shaun White has become a household name, known to many as an outstanding Olympic Gold Medalist in snowboarding. However there is so much more to this young man than his athletic ability in sports. His heart and devotion to children in need are that of an Olympic Gold Medalist in their own right.
The 24-year-old snowboarding champion is proving to become even more inspirational; not… Continue reading
Is Shaun White Gay?
I mean, come on already!
If you Google the question, people — haters — everywhere are making these allegations, speculating about Shaun White’s Sexuality. Frankly I think it is absurd and childish that rumors of this nature even circulate… But then again, its the world wide web, right? Whether he has a sexual preference is none of my business or anyone’s business for that matter.
A Positive Role Model
Shaun White is a positive role model for younger adults,… Continue reading
2011 Snowboard Equipment Trends
2011 Snowboard Season
We’re entering the 2011 snowboard season and we thought you might like a sneak peak at what’s going to be hot!
The SIA Trade show took place at the end of January and we got a look at all the goodies for this season, so if your falling behind a little bit we’ve rounded up some of the big trends.
COLLABORATIONS
It seems like collaborations are a trend that is here to stay. The ladies are often… Continue reading
The Packers get the win against Philadelphia
For the first game of the season the Green Bay Packers appeared to show a little bit of hope against Philadelphia in the first three quarters of the game. Green Bay held on for a 27-20 season-opening victory at Lincoln Financial Field when the defense stopped Eagles backup quarterback Michael Vick on fourth-and-1 from the Green Bay 42-yard line with under two minutes left! The Packers not only erased 48 years of bad history – nine straight losses in Philly… Continue reading
Uecker returns to the Brewers radio booth
Just three months after heart surgery,the Milwaukee Brewers Hall of Fame radio broadcaster Bob Uecker will be back behind the microphone this Friday when the Washington Nationals visit Miller Park.
In his 40th season broadcasting Brewers games, the 75-year-old Uecker underwent surgery April 30 to replace his aortic valve, aortic root and part of his ascending aorta.
Uecker, who displayed his customary humor during a guest appearance on the air June 24 in the second inning of the Brewers’ game… Continue reading
Brazil Thrashed by Germany in World Cup Soccer Quarterfinal
Soccer’s perennial World Cup underachievers from the Netherlands knocked off mighty Brazil on Friday, stamping the Dutch as a strong contender to finally win that elusive title. Argentina’s thrashing by Germany in the World Cup quarterfinals Saturday — a day after Brazil was unceremoniously shown the door by the Dutch squad — was a crushing blow to the collective pride in a region where soccer is religion and where expectations of a championship ran high.
After watching the national team… Continue reading
Milwaukee Brewers on a Roll?
With a 1-and-1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers this past Wednesday and Thursday, coupled with their 3-to-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series at Chase Field, it appears that the Milwaukee Brewers may be on a roll? But what direction are they rolling — that is the question…
Yovani Gallardo continued his strikeout tear with 10 in five innings, Rickie Weeks and Jim Edmonds homered, and Ryan Braun scored the game-winning run on a… Continue reading
Milwaukee Brewers On a Losing Streak?
Brewers Lose back-to-back to the Cubs
Ryan Dempster has the Brewers number. He beat Milwaukee for the fourth stright time, throwing seven and two-thirds strong innings in an 8-1 Cubs victory. Dempster gave up only the single run while improving his record to 2-0. It was true that the Cubs had lost five of their last six games, and in three losses to the New York Mets had scored a total of just three runs. “We’ve got to score more… Continue reading
Milwaukee Brewers Home Opener
Monday, April 05, 2010 marks the home opener for the Milwaukee Brewers!
Here in Milwaukee the sounds and smells of spring have been in the air for a couple of weeks now, and along with that for many Brewers fans are the eager anticipations of the upcoming MLB baseball season and the Milwaukee Brewers.
For me those sounds will revitalize the somber emotions that were felt during this past winter, when in my travels during the off-season Miller Park’s cold,… Continue reading
Huge Spring Sale On Winter Equipment, Accessories and Outerwear
Here at Affordable Sports Equipment we constantly strive to watch for the latest, hottest sales to pass the savings on to you!
Most people know that the time to purchase sports equipment is during the off-season. Generally summer sports equipment is on sale in the fall and winter, and winter sports equipment is on sale in the spring and summer. Well, spring is here and there are huge savings available on winter equipment:
- Snowboards
- Accessories – hats and beanies, gloves,… Continue reading
Shaun White To Have Dinner With President Obama?
Invariably, the name “Shaun White” rings with public adoration and iconic stature in the world of snowboarding; not to mention his gracious accomplishment in winning the gold medal in the men’s half-pipe competition at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. The high-flying American defended his halfpipe title with a jaw-dropping sequence of flips and somersaults when he punctuated his night with his signature trick, the “Double McTwist 1260.”
But amidst all the glory and flashing cameras in the news… Continue reading
Shaun White Pulls Off The Double McTwist 1260
Snowboarding has its own language, its own dress code, its own swagger and attitude… Boarders, shredders, whatever you want to call them, they have a tendency to invent their own tricks and the names to go with them. At the men’s half-pipe competition at the Vancouver Winter Olympic games, Shaun White nailed one of his signature moves, the Double McTwist 1260.
What is the Double McTwist 1260?
The Double McTwist 1260 consists of:
- two board-over-head flips
- within 3 1/2 turns.… Continue reading
Shaun White Crash: Despite Mishap He Captures His Third X Games Title
Shaun White Crash
The slopes of Buttermilk Mountain were not very forgiving to this years competitors of the 2010 Winter X Games. In this stunning and graphic video you will see Shaun White’s face meet the ice in a practice run while attempting a double Mctwist 1260 in the superpipe.
View The Video HERE
But despite this skull-jarring mishap, Shaun White received what a Winter X Games doctor called a thorough medical evaluation before he was cleared to head back… Continue reading
January Snowboarding In Colorado Pays Off
In addition to the 2010 Winter X Games beginning on the 28th in Aspen, Boulder Colorado is the hot spot to be on January 27th, 2010!
You might want to be at the Volcom Store at 5pm for a chance in the contest to win this Volcom Snowboard:
If you are the first fan at the 2nd Annual BLIZZARD BIZARRE Tour to successfully snap a picture with Gigi Ruf on their phone and Twitter the photo to Volcom (@Volcom), will… Continue reading