The Wisconsin Badgers’ football team clinched a berth in their 2nd consecutive Big(12)Ten title game yesterday by literally running all over Indiana en route (or is it ‘rout’?) to a 62-14 victory. In the process, Wisconsin... read more »
November 11, 2012 8:00 am / 2 comments
Last night, students at Penn State University staged a rally on the front lawn of Joe Paterno’s home. They held signs and chanted for the coach. They sang stadium cheers. They showed their support for the man whose name is synonymous with... read more »
November 9, 2011 6:11 pm / 4 comments
Welcome to a new Pocket Doppler feature – this one to show the love to the guys out there from the female Pocket Doppler staff (Anita, Jayme and me) and viewing pleasure for anyone else who likes the male form. This will appear a few... read more »
November 29, 2010 4:05 pm / 1 comment
It’s often been said that the best defense is a good offense. Clearly that cliche applies to this year’s version of the Wisconsin Badger football team. The Badgers had scored 31 or more points in 5 consecutive games heading into Saturday’s... read more »
November 21, 2010 8:10 am / 1 comment
Now that is more like it!
The University of Wisconsin football team finally lived up to its #10 national ranking (USA Today Coaches Poll) on Saturday with a 70-3 demolition of visiting Austin Peay. I haven’t seen a whipping this bad... read more »
September 26, 2010 8:10 am / 2 comments
Yesterday was “Cutdown Day” in the National Football League as teams were required to pare their rosters to the 53 man limit. Noteworthy among the moves for the Green Bay Packers were the releases of veteran defensive back/kick... read more »
September 5, 2010 7:54 am / 4 comments
With the major league baseball trade deadline fast approaching, much of the attention in Milwaukee has been centered on what, if anything, the Brewers are going to do about first baseman Prince Fielder, rightfielder Corey Hart and, to a lesser... read more »
July 25, 2010 6:07 am / 2 comments
(Getting this out of the way early this week as I’ll be heading to Miller Park Sunday morning.)
The “big” news in Badgerland this week was the addition of the University of Nebraska to the Big(12)Ten. After months of consideration... read more »
June 12, 2010 11:06 am / 2 comments
I heard a lot of explanations on the airwaves this morning for how the Wisconsin Badgers were able to defeat the University of Miami 20-14 in the Champs Sports Bowl on Tuesday evening. Commentators, including ESPN analyst Todd Blackledge during... read more »
December 30, 2009 3:33 pm / 4 comments
After the University of Wisconsin football team handily defeated Hawaii on the road Saturday night, they still held out hope for a bid to the Outback Bowl on January 1. On Sunday night, the Badgers found out that their disappointing late... read more »
December 6, 2009 7:47 pm / 2 comments