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Articles tagged with 'football'

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Summerall known for TV broadcasting, video game legacy

Published April 17, 2013

If you watched games, including 13 Super Bowls, you heard Pat Summerall make the play-by-play with a number of different analysts in the press box. His longest serving partner was former Raiders coach John Madden.

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Dropping the lingerie: Green Bay Chill ready for reboot of women's league

Published April 2, 2013

The women of the Green Bay Chill have been preparing for the 2013 season for the better part of a year as the Legends Football League expanded into Canada and Australia while re-branding the league and dropping the "Lingerie" from it's title. This is an amateur league, and the women of the Chill have proven it's all about the love of the game for them.

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Leckrone marches to the beat of his own drum

Published March 7, 2013

OnMilwaukee.com catches up with Mike Leckrone the veteran composer and director of the UW-Madison Marching Band, to discuss his long tenure at Madison and what has changed since the early years - and to see if he really does remember the names of all his former players.

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Super Bowl bar guide

Published Feb. 1, 2013

Sure, the Pack may not be in the Super Bowl this year. But Wisconsin is still football country, right? Here are some places where you can enjoy a party atmosphere amazing deals while you watch the game - even though Mr. Rodgers & Co. won't be on the screen.

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WTMJ's Dan O'Donnell moves over to WISN

Published Jan. 25, 2013

"There were talks here and there, and things were finalized on Monday," said Dan O'Donnell, who this week jumped from WTMJ-AM 620 over to news and talk rival WISN-AM 1130.

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Who dat feeling sports pride?

Published Dec. 27, 2012

I never wear clothing with sports logos. Ever. Well, until this week, in New Orleans, I wore a "Geaux Saints" T-shirt, and you know what? I learned a lot about fandom.

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The Big Ten has big problems

Published Dec. 10, 2012

Bret Bielema's sudden departure from the University of Wisconsin has once again highlighted the fact the Big Ten has struggled to find (and keep) quality coaches in football. Wisconsin has a chance to prove its program, and its conference, are big time.

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Football is tops among others

Published Sept. 25, 2012

In sports, I like to think that those of us who back the "hometown" teams are pretty spoiled. We've had a surging baseball team, the Badgers, Panthers and Golden Eagles have been competitive, and there's the Green and Gold. Out of all of them, NFL football reigns supreme.

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Look on the "blonde" side

Published Sept. 25, 2012

I don't usually go for blondes. And I really don't watch football. (Silence your gasps.) But, a flaxen-haired Adonis has captured my interest and is keeping my bottom glued to the couch during Packer games.

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Packers fanatic cocktails

Published Sept. 13, 2012

These Jim Beam-fueled cocktail recipes are sure to liven up your game-viewing experience.

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Is Jimmy ready for Jay and Dave?

Published Aug. 23, 2012

Starting early next year, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" will air at the same time as "The Tonight Show" and "Late Night With David Letterman." Actually, are Jay Leno and David Letterman ready to go head-to-head against Jimmy Kimmel?

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God save the British pub

Published July 31, 2012

I really wanted to get into the spirit of the 2012 London Olympics, and the Three Lions Pub in Shorewood showed me a right proper time.

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Local coaches speak out on rash of NFL health controversies

Published May 21, 2012

Bounties. Concussions. Lawsuits. Suicide. These are the NFL buzz words littering the off-season air of late, making headlines in areas the league wishes would vanish. Will the landscape of football suffer because of all the negative press? Five high school head football coaches offered up their opinions on the latest matters in the sport.

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Nortman not ready to give football the boot

Published March 14, 2012

It's usually elementary to peg someone for the glamour positions on the gridiron, but the position of punter sometimes ends up a de facto choice - whoever wants it, can have it. Brookfield native Brad Nortman, who has served as the Wisconsin Badgers' punter for the last four seasons, not only raised his hand to accept the role, he turned himself into a sandlot weapon.