Published Feb. 22, 2013
"Mean Gene" Okerlund, Jim Ross and Jerry The King Lawler, three of the greats who've seen some of the greatest professional wrestling matches of all time, will participate in a panel discussion tonight at Potawatomi Bingo and Casino in Milwaukee.
Published Dec. 20, 2012
Constance and Ernst Scharpegge were German-born siblings who emigrated to the United States and won wide acclaim in the performance arts. She was an opera singer in New York City, but her brother settled in Milwaukee. When his virtuosity moved audiences to the heights of rapture, instead of "Bravo!" they screamed, "Twist der kopf out, Ernst!"
Published March 19, 2012
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's basketball program won the NCAA Division III men's basketball national championship Saturday night with a 63-60 comeback victory over Cabrini College. The victory highlighted a weekend of NCAA championship appearances by athletes from the University of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Published July 10, 2011
Thanks to state Supreme Court Justice David Prosser's alleged injudicious use of his hands on the neck of Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, the Badger State is in headlines everywhere like the one recently posted on The Atlantic magazine's website: "The Latest on the Wisconsin Chokehold." Somewhere, Evan Lewis is gagging.
Wednesday April 24th, 2013 – Fox Lake , IL I was watching some old wrestling videos on You Tube today, and ran across a name I hadn’t heard in years – Roger “Nature Boy” Kirby. He wasn’t a major star, but I always liked his name. I never saw Bud...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin's native son and combat sports icon Duke Roufus was named today to USA Today's "Top 20 Powers in MMA" list.Roufus is the head coach at Roufusport Martial Arts Academy located at 320 N 76th St in Milwaukee. The complete article of the world's top Mixed Martial A...
TUF 12 Runner-Up Michael Johnson to Headline NAFC "Mayhem"By:Paul Fladten/WI Combat SportsApril 2, 2011 (Milwaukee, WI USA) Keeping with tradition, the upcoming North American Fighting Championship (NAFC) MMA cage fighting event "Mayhem" in May will feature a notable national ...
Monday, March 28, 2011 (Milwaukee, WI USA) Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Roufusport Academy defeated California's famed Renzo Gracie Academy to win Versus.com's "America's Top MMA Gym" tournament it was announced today.The Versus.com/MMA "Top MMA Gym" contest and original list of ...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Roufusport Academy took care of business last week in their Final Four showdown against the famed Renzo Gracie Academy, advancing to the finals of Versus.com's "America's Top MMA Gym" tournament.Roufusport now faces California's Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jit...
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