SPORTS
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3 things you don’t know about old Milwaukee County Stadium
The old Milwaukee County Stadium was built in 1950 with dreams of bringing professional baseball to Milwaukee. However, the venue quickly evolved into a multi-sport, entertainment complex that drew people to southeastern Wisconsin for five decades.
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How women’s hockey became a Wisconsin dynasty
Many people don’t that women’s hockey is still a relatively new official college sport. So how did the Badgers get so good, so quickly? It comes down to three things…
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Why Packers running back AJ Dillon wrote a children’s book
“I wanted to have a different moral of the story,” Dillon said. “In the children’s books that I’ve read over the years, the character tries new things and then everybody finds the one thing they’re good at and that’s the end of the story.”
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Former Wisconsin basketball player Walt McGrory dies at 24 after battling bone cancer
Walt McGrory, a guard for the Wisconsin men’s basketball team from 2017-21, has died after a battle with bone cancer. He was 24.
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How Shaka Smart turned Marquette into a basketball powerhouse in two short years
Head Coach Shaka Smart is about to begin his third season leading Marquette and 15th overall, and the 44-year-old Madison native has already netted an impressive scorecard of his own. Smart owns an overall record of 291-155 (.652) and has guided nine teams to the NCAA tournament. At VCU, he posted a record of 163-56…
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The Reason Behind Wisconsin’s Referee Shortage? Unruly Spectators.
Games are being rescheduled, postponed, and even canceled because there aren’t enough officials available, and the WIAA is pointing to parents as the problem. On a typical Thursday or Friday night, Matt Atkinson of Eau Claire can be found on a football field or basketball court. Now starting his 24th year as an official for…
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Wisconsin Named the #1 Program That Hasn’t Made the College Football Playoffs (Yet)
Since the College Football Playoff started in 2014, only three Big Ten schools (Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State) and 14 teams overall have made the cut.
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The Big 18? 3 Things You May Not Know About the ‘New’ Big Ten
Starting Aug. 2, 2024, Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington will join Wisconsin and the 13 current Big Ten schools to unofficially become the Big 18. But–don’t worry–the conference still plans to keep its historic name. Here are three things you (probably) don’t know about the Big Ten conference: The University of Chicago is the only full…
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3 Reasons Giannis is Milwaukee’s Champion On and Off the Court
Milwaukee is on the hunt for its third championship trophy. And leading the team is Giannis Antetokounmpo. Here are a few fun facts to carry you through playoff season.
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‘The Sport of the Future’: Wisconsin is Jumping on the Soccer Bandwagon
DID YOU KNOW? Soccer fandom in the US is expected to increase by 24 million people by the year 2026– when America co-hosts the World Cup.
