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Bob Uecker will call the home opener, with his schedule TBD after that. Cherish him. Treasure him.
So let's go back to the end of the 2023 season. The Brewers once again made slamming your hand in a car door seem preferable to playoff baseball as they got swept by the Diamondbacks. The next morning, I saw this on Twitter: I wasn't listening to the radio broadcast that night so I didn't hear this in real time, but th...
20h ago
BetUS is searching for a Weiner Connoissuer for the summer.
Look, I see what BetUS is trying to do here. They're appealing to the lowest common denominator. Adolescent humor. They think if they post a job searching for a, 'Weiner Connoissuer,' that bloggers and podcasters and morning radio show hosts are going to push the article out because we have underdeveloped frontal lobes...
Mar 27, 2024
New NFL Kickoff Rules will mimic XFL kickoffs.
Total side note, the greatest XFL innovation of all time was their version of the coin flip: Today's XFL game is brought to you by the letter, 'C,' the letter, 'T,' and the letter, 'E.' ANYWAY, the NFL owners meetings are happening this week at the finest resort in Cedar Rapids. As a part owner of the Green Bay Packers...
Mar 26, 2024
Gambler bets on EVERY NCAA Tournament underdog to win in the first round, is up big in each of the last two years.
*DISCLAIMER*: This is going to be a more in-depth gambling blog. If you don't follow basic gambling terminology, it may read like Latin. I saw this floating around Twitter yesterday and I've been thinking about it every single hour since I watched it. I even went back and did the research on the last two seasons, and ...
Mar 20, 2024
Anthony Edwards threw down a dunk last night the likes of which these eyes have never seen before.
We've been over this on the podcast before but I just want to give some context to the title of this blog: I watch a LOT of basketball. Like an unhealthy amount of basketball. Some Saturdays in the fall, I'll do play-by-play for two college basketball games in the afternoon, come home and immediately turn on college ba...
Mar 19, 2024
News From The Pack
League Meeting Wrap
The NFL's annual League meetings have wrapped up in Orlando, Florida and the Green Bay Packers finished their stay by signing a veteran kicker. Former Minnesota Vikings kicker Greg Joseph has been brought on board to push Anders Carlson to push a few more kicks between the uprights. Last year's sixth round draft c...
Mar 27, 2024
Report: AJ Dillon to re-sign with the Packers
(WNFL) - Various NFL media reports state that the Green Bay Packers will re-sign running back AJ Dillon, pending passing a physical. The running back split time with Aaron Jones last season, who left for the Vikings. Dillon racked up 613 yards and two touchdowns as a change-of-pace back. Green Bay signed former Raider ...
Mar 15, 2024
More comings and goings
Happy New Year! The 2024 National Football League calendar year begins today which is when all of the moves made across the league over the past two days can become official. It's been an eventful couple of days for the Green Bay Packers as General Manager Brian Gutekunst decided to part ways with several veterans ...
Mar 13, 2024
Gutey Dives In
GRENN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - And this was only the negotiation window. Nothing can become official until Wednesday but the Green Bay Packers still made more major moves in NFL free agency in the opening hours today than they've made in years. General Manager Brian Gutekunst cut ties with two of the best players at their po...
Mar 12, 2024
A Giraffe's Farewell
For a decade he was the great protector, then came a New Year's Eve he'll never forget and today, David Bakhtiari bid the Green Bay Packers farewell in a touching social media post thanking Green Bay for the last 11 years, "It's been a hell of a run", he said. The massive knee injury at practice on December ...
Mar 11, 2024
Agriculture
Women Leading the Way at Pagel Family Businesses
Last week, we brought you a 3-part series, as we celebrate the month of March: the month of women's history, International Women's day, as well as National Agriculture Day. What better way to do this than in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, at Pagel's Ponderosa Dairy, with three very special guests from Pagel Family Businesses ......
Mar 28, 2024
Avian influenza detected in dairy cattle, no threat to dairy products or meat
An illness has been reported in dairy cows in Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico. Affected cows presented with decreased milk production, decreased feed consumption, and reduced rumen motility. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and ...
Mar 27, 2024
HPAI found in dairy cattle in Texas, Kansas, and possibly New Mexico. Milk and meat are safe to eat if pasteurized and cooked
From Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory On March 25th, the USDA announced that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was detected in dairy cattle in several southwestern states. This is the same strain of influenza A that has been circulating in North America since 2022 and is the most destructive foreign a...
Mar 27, 2024
Highly pathogenic avian influenza found in Texas, Kansas dairy cattle
From the American Veterinarian Medical Association On March 25 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in laboratory samples obtained from some affected cows in...
Mar 27, 2024
STEM Week is Back at Farm Wisconsin
MANITOWOC, WI - For the fourth year, Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center will be hosting STEM Week from Wednesday, March 27 to Friday, March 29. Guests of all ages are welcome to engage in hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math activities relating to agriculture and food production. Visitors are encouraged to ...
Mar 27, 2024