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Jomboy's lip reading breakdown of the Brewer/Rays fight from Tuesday is GOLD.
WARNING NSFW LANGUAGE DON'T BE A WUSS: Side note: This Brewer team has some EDGE to them, don't they? I can't remember a squad with this many suspensions and benches clearing brawls in an entire regular season, let alone in the first MONTH of the regular season. That's got to be the Pat Murphy factor. As evidenced by t...
May 02, 2024
Tyler Black made his Brewer debut last night, and his dad was able to do play by play on one of his hits. "A base hit for my boy!"
I still say we need to find a way to teleport Jim Ross into these situations so he can start doing play-by-play. 'BAH GAWD WE GOT A PIER 6 BRAWL!' Anyway, Uribe got tossed and likely has a suspension coming. Meanwhile Guccione did talk to reporters about Peralta's ejection after the game, I'll spare you the TL;DR and g...
May 01, 2024
NBC puts together a bid to bring the NBA back to their network. CUE THE NBA ON NBC THEME!
YES! INJECT IT DIRECTLY INTO MY VEINS! For any 90's kid out there that was as obsessed with the NBA as I was during that era, this comes as welcome news: NBC is putting a bid in to gain NBA rights for the first time since 2002. Which means that the John Tesh masterpiece, "Roundball Rock," aka "The NBA on...
Apr 30, 2024
Was AJ Storr negotiating a new deal with a new team during the Badger season?
^Let me give you the TL;DR version of this story: *ALLEGEDLY* AJ Storr's agent(s) started shopping for a new NIL deal in February when the Badgers rose to #6 in the Top 25 polls and AJ's name was becoming more and more known across college basketball. In fact, a Michigan State reporter for 247 alleges that Storr essent...
Apr 25, 2024
Bucks drop Game 2 at home to the Pacers, Giannis back for Game 3?
Boy, it's a good thing that I'm not the type of person that lets the results of my favorite sports teams have an effect on my mood, otherwise I would have gone to bed pretty pissed off last night. I might have stayed up until 1am scrolling Twitter, maybe even creating burner accounts to vent about my darkest concerns f...
Apr 24, 2024
News From The Pack
Get Acquainted Weekend
The Green Bay Packers convened their rookie orientation and mini-camp weekend on Friday. It was the first time since last January's playoff loss in Santa Clara there was actual football looking drills with guys in uniform on a spectacular early May afternoon. Head Coach Matt LaFleur has 50 players at his disposal for...
May 04, 2024
Packers add 8 more
After another large draft class of 11 players, Green Bay Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst went light on his collection of undrafted rookie free agents signed after the weekend draft. 8 more players have been added to the 2024 roster including the Wisconsin Badgers long snapper, Peter Bowden. The Packers als...
May 01, 2024
The Class of '24
DETROIT, MI (WTAQ) - The 89th NFL Draft, conducted in Detroit, drew an estimated record crowd of more than 700,000 fans this weekend. It was an amazing sight in the middle of the Motor City. For Green Bay Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst, it was the seventh draft he's overseen as the man in charge, hoping to co...
Apr 28, 2024
Final round promise
The NFL draft exploded with quarterbacks Thursday night with a record six taken in the first 12 picks. The Green Bay Packers wisely avoided being a part of that desperate run by taking Jordan Love three years before he became the starter. Still, General Manager Brian Gutekunst wanted to add a passer before the weeken...
Apr 28, 2024
A "Big" collection grows
For the first time since Thursday night when Arizona's Jordan Morgan became the Pack's number one draft pick, Green Bay had only a single choice in a round. They used their only pick in the sixth to take another offensive tackle, a very large one at that in Travis Glover out of Georgia State. Glover is just a shade...
Apr 27, 2024
Agriculture
Be Wary of Dishonest Dupes, Consider Something Special from Wisconsin for Mother's Day
MADISON, Wis. - Whether for Mother's Day, an upcoming wedding, birthday, or any other special occasion, many consumers do their gift shopping completely online. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) cautions consumers to pay attention and confirm websites are legitimate before o...
May 03, 2024
Pickles Bar and Grill of Hazelhurst Wins the Wisconsin Beef Council's Inaugural 'Best Burger Contest'
Hazelhurst, Wisc. - The Wisconsin Beef Council is pleased to announce that the All American Burger at Pickles Bar and Grill in Hazelhurst is the winner of the inaugural Wisconsin's Best Burger Contest. The All American Burger is a half-pound burger with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, smoked garlic mayo and choice of chee...
May 02, 2024
CALS graduate student Maggie Becher researches the squeakiness of cheese
Sound is a very important sensory experience when eating different food products. Think about the crispiness of potato chips - you can clearly tell by sound cues, and the texture of the product, if it meets certain expectations that you have for the quality of the product. Similarly, squeakiness is something that many ...
May 02, 2024
College student communicator hosts European agriculture discussion
RIVER FALLS, WI. - After studying and completing her final semester as an undergraduate college student in European countries including Ireland, Italy, Denmark and the Netherlands, Michelle Stangler, the host and creator of the Positivity in Ag Podcast, is sharing - for the first time - select podcast episodes at the &...
May 01, 2024
Meet the 77th Alice in Dairyland Top Candidates
MADISON, Wis - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the six top candidates to become the 77th Alice in Dairyland. The candidates are Cierra Essock, Halei Heinzel, Katrina Hoesly, Michaela King, Kiley Pagel, and Lauren Siemers. Prior to being selected, the top cand...
May 01, 2024