Published Feb. 27, 2013
Tony Smith has done it all on the basketball court in Milwaukee, from starring at Wauwatosa East and Marquette University to playing for the Bucks. Now, he analyzes the game for FOX Sports Wisconsin. He is the subject of this installment of Milwaukee Talks, where he talks about working in TV, being around the Bucks and looking back at his playing days.
Published Oct. 30, 2012
NBA commissioner David Stern will get credit for the globalization of the game of basketball but we in Milwaukee can look at the kind of things he didn't do that would've have helped the Bucks over the decades.
Published March 18, 2009
In his upcoming book, "NEWBOS: The Rise of America's New Black Overclass," Wall Street Journal reporter and CNBC correspondent Lee Hawkins explores the economic and social ramifications facing a new class of multimillionaires. Hawkins interviewed LeBron James, Terrell Owens, Puffy Combs, Wyclef Jean, Russell Simmons and others to talk about perils and pitfalls faced by self-made young black millionaires.
Published Jan. 2, 2009
Early in the Bucks' game against Charlotte Friday night at the Bradley Center, word began to circulate around the building that Jordan -- who is listed as part owner and "Managing Member of Basketball Operations" for the Bobcats -- was sitting a few rows behind the visitor's bench. Needless to say, it created a buzz.
Published June 10, 2008
Performance is important for athletes like Brewers shortstop J.J. Hardy (pictured), but good looks can help lift the "Q rating," which can lead to lucrative endorsement deals and fervent fan clubs.
Tuesday April 23rd, 2013 – Fox Lake, IL I’d like to spout off a little more on the concept of being famous and all that goes with it. It’s a complex subject, and I’m not even sure if I fully understand it. What I do know is there is a huge diffe...
Sunday February 17th, 2013 – Chicago, IL Michael Jordan turned 50 today, but that’s only one of several reasons February 17th has gotten to be a date of uncomfortable significance on my yearly calendar. Today was also the birthday of my grandmother who was born in 1911...
Tuesday May 15th, 2012 – Fox Lake, IL This year marks the 50th anniversary of Johnny Carson’s remarkable thirty year run as host of “The Tonight Show”, and there’s a well produced two hour documentary chronicling his life and career on PBS. I watched ...
Sunday February 12th, 2012 - Fox Lake, IL First it was Elvis. Then Michael Jackson. Now it’s the premature passing of yet another music superstar under controversial and sketchy circumstances at a young age in Whitney Houston. I must say that although there was a mo...
Saturday December 11th, 2010 - Somewhere At Sea A sea day off. That means there are no shows to do and no ports to get off and explore. The ship heads back to Tampa and tomorrow this batch of passengers gets off and a new one gets on and the whole process starts over again. These ...
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