On Sunday, Milwaukee native and Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. "Bud" Selig will introduce 2012 Marquette University Commencement speaker and baseball legend Hank Aaron.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee junior Cale Tassi was named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week on Monday while the women's volleyball team added former Wisconsin Badgers and Marquette Golden Eagles player Nikki Klingsporn to the coaching staff.
Marquette University senior Jae Crowder, the Big East Player of the Year, was named an Associated Press second team All-American. Wisconsin senior Jordan Taylor was an All-America honorable mention.
For some, Marquette University's Sweet 16 exit from the NCAA Tournament at the hands of Florida was a disappointment. For others, it ended a very successful season that will lead to greater accomplishments next year. It should be an interesting off-season for Golden Eagles basketball.
The newest OnMilwaukee.com staffer finally found a place to call home in the Brew City, but not without some difficulty. No, he didn't lose anyone's beloved pet - but the multitude of scam listings in the city made apartment hunting more difficult.
July 11, 2011 Students in Milwaukee's Marquette Campus were attacked by a mob of up to 15 youths, who I will guess right now were black, the mob shoved them to the ground and robbed them. That was the 2nd incident that day in the area and both attacks seemed to have the same desc...
By Troy SparksIf freshman Vander Blue was a student at Marquette instead of a basketball player, would anybody care about his recent legal situation?Blue was cited for assault and battery from an incident that happened last October, and I think that he will use better judgment the next time aroun...
By Troy SparksWhen I played basketball at the junior college level and we had our banquet, there were only four awards given out: There were offensive, defensive, most valuable and most improved player awards that went to those who earned them.I was surprised when I won the most improved aw...
Last week I wrote an article for the UWM Post, which was published in this week's issue and was released today(I'll leave a link at the bottom of this post.)In it, I looked at the money that conferences recieve as a result of their tournament success and it gave me a new spin on both the college ...
Dear Santa,Milwaukee has been a good little city this year. Since she has a difficult time unifying her voice, please accept this list of wishes on her behalf.Merry Christmas!John Milwaukee's Christmas List 1) More jobs that pay sustainable wages 2) UWM building their School of Public ...