Published May 17, 2013
Real or fake? Many don't prefer the real thing when it comes to their sports jerseys. Fake "authentic" sports jerseys is a booming online business, but it does hurt the local retailer.
Published May 14, 2013
Any sport can be improved upon with simple tweaks to the rules. Here is a list of one change for the major spectator sports that will help each game.
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.
Published April 16, 2013
The major American pro sports leagues are getting ready for its first active, male athletes to come out. And when this happens there's going to be a lot of shouting about progress and how far we have come, but that's a little overwrought. Real progress will be when a gay professional athlete is only concerned about his performance on the field and the rest of us cheer or boo for the way he plays.
Published March 18, 2013
In this installment of Milwaukee Talks, OnMilwaukee.com caught up with former Green Bay Packers linebacker George Koonce. He discussed his current work at Marquette University and his new role in helping NFL players transition into the real world after football.
Published Feb. 5, 2013
It's hard to tolerate the extreme sadness about the great Super Bowl game played Sunday when the Baltimore Ravens held on to beat the San Francisco 49ers. I'm sad because it could be the last real football game any of us ever see.
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.
Published Jan. 17, 2013
Football fans in Wisconsin will always bleed green and gold, as well as cardinal and white, but this state also supports their native sons with a passion - no matter what team they play for.
Published Dec. 20, 2012
Two years ago the Green Bay Packers were the "hot" team entering the NFL playoffs, even as a wildcard team. The result? A Super Bowl championship. Last year, the Packers were the dominant team in the NFL all season long, only to lose to the "hot" New York Giants. The 2012 Packers look to gain that momentum again down the stretch.
Published Dec. 7, 2012
On the heels of the news that the NFL may eliminate kickoffs and onside kicks, OnMilwaukee.com has learned the NFL Competition Committee will discuss whether or not to implement a rule regarding helmet-to-helmet contact initiated by an offensive player this offseason.
Published Nov. 28, 2012
Even though I'm not watching the Packers as much as I once did, I do my best to never to miss "Tuesdays with Aaron" on ESPN Radio. For me, it's even better than the game.
Published Oct. 30, 2012
The Green Bay Packers admitted they didn't have the right energy or focus - or something - at the start of Sunday's 24-15 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. But they figured it out and won their third straight game. It's the sign of a good team.
Published Oct. 22, 2012
The Green Bay Packers and NFL are giving a donation for a new playground at Smith Park through a partnership between the Milwaukee County Parks, United Way, the Packers and the NFL.
Published Oct. 17, 2012
Finley Island only exists in fantasy land. Back here in the real world players have to understand their role and accept it. In Green Bay, Jermichael Finley needs to realize that he will never win in the court of public opinion so long as he continues his diatribe over the state's most popular athlete.
Published Sept. 26, 2012
Where has Roger Goodell been in all of this? Dismissive memo aside, Goodell has been unacceptably silent on all of this. His league is crashing down all around him and the once-respected leader of North America's favorite sport is nowhere to be found. The NFL not only does not have any referees, the league has no voice.
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