SI Cover

Wisconsin running back John Clay made the front cover of Sports Illusrated's annual "Pictures of the Year" edition. Clay was the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year this season, as he rushed for a league high 111.3 yards per game and 13 touchdowns. Clay is currently not heading for the NFL draft; he plans to return to Wisconsin next year.

Brewer Roster Moves

The Brewers have finalized some off-season acquisitions. Starting pitcher Randy Wolf passed a physical today to complete his contract with the Crew. Because Wolf was rated a Type A free agent, in order to sign him the Brewers would have had to give up a draft pick. Since the Dodgers declined to extend him arbitration, the Brewers will not have to surrender a compensatory draft pick (it would have been a second-rounder) to sign Wolf. Wolf is 101-85 with a 4.13 ERA over his 11 seasons in the Majors. His new contract with the Brewers is valued at a guaranteed $29.75 million, one of the richest contracts in Brewer history. Wolf should help to steady the rocky starting pitching from last year's team.

The Brewers also locked down infielder Craig Counsell for another year. The 39 year-old handyman played in 130 games last year for the Crew. It will be nice to have Counsell to add expereince to an extremely young infield consisting of players such as Alcides Escobar, Mat Gamel, Casey McGehee, and Rickie Weeks.

The Brewers have also signed experienced reliever LaTroy Hawkins, pending a physical.

Big Ten Tops ACC

The Big Ten won the Big Ten - ACC Challenge for the first time since its induction 11 years ago. The tournament was full of upsets and excellent match-ups, including a surprise Illinois victory over 19th ranked Clemson and an Ohio State victory over Florida State. The most exciting game in the tournament, in my opinion, took place at the Kohl Center in Madison.

#5 Duke came to Madison and was expected to easily handle the unranked Wisconsin Badgers. However, the Badgers came out strong and never trailed the entire game. Trevon Hughes led the way for the Badgers with a career high 26 points. John Leuer added 17 more, with Jason Bohannon scoring 10. The Badgers struggled to guard Duke star Kyle Singler, who scored his own career high of 28 points, but the overall effort of the Badgers was too much for Duke to overcome. "Their offense just beat our defense," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. Wisconsin also only turned the ball over five times the entire game, compared to Duke's eleven turnovers, which head coach Bo Ryan said was a huge key to the win. "That's five opportunities you didn't get a shot at the basket," Ryan said. "They had eleven opportunities that they didn't have to score. That might have been the difference in the game."

This game marks the first time Duke has lost in the Big Ten - ACC Challenge, and also ended the twelve game winning streak Duke had against unranked opponents. This was Wisconsin's fourth straight win against an ACC opponent.

Braun Wins Consecutive Silver Slugger Awards

Ryan Braun became the first Brewer since Paul Molitor to win consecutive Silver Slugger awards. The Silver Slugger is given to the best offensive player at each position in each division, as voted by the managers and coaches. Braun batted .320 this year with 32 home runs and 114 RBI's. He led the league with 203 hits, the third Brewer in history to acomplish this feat. Braun also became the eighth player in Major League history with at least 100 runs, 100 RBIs, 200 hits, 30 homers, 20 stolen bases and a .300 average in the same season.

Green Sets Pack's All-Time Rushing Record

The lone bright spot in this weekend's upest loss to Tampa Bay was Ahman Green's record setting day. Green became the all-time leading Packer rusher, passing Jim Taylor's career total of 8,207 yards. Green carried the ball 6 times for 45 yards on Sunday, providing a small spark in the second half, however, it wasn't enough, as numerous other problems for the Packers led to a loss. Said Green, "This is kind of a bittersweet thing, you know. It would have been better if we had won, but it happened the way it happened."

The Packers have a lot of work to do in practice this week if they want to avoid their 3rd loss in a row. The Cowboys will most likely be a tougher opponent than the Bucs, and will look to exploit many of the same weaknesses that were shown this past weekend.

Brewers Deal Hardy for Gomez

The Brewers traded away shortstop J.J. Hardy for the Minnesota Twins' centerfielder Carlos Gomez. This comes after Hardy's season-long struggle at the plate and in the field. Hardy's lack of production last season led the Brewers to call up Alcides Escobar, one of the team's top prospects. Escobar played well through the second half of the season, and gave the Brewers a spark in the middle of a slump. With Gomez now on the team, the Brewers will likely not resign centerfielder Mike Cameron. Gomez is a leadoff batter, so Felipe Lopez may also not be resigned, as Rickie Weeks will hopefully be able to resume his spot at 2nd base. Weeks, who had previously batted leadoff will likely be moved to 2nd or 5th in the order. He showed an increase in power early in the season, and if that continues the Brewers could have a scary 1-2-3 punch with Braun, Fielder, and Weeks. The Brewers already locked in Trevor Hoffman for next season. If they can find more consistency in starting pitching they may be in for a big season.

                                        

Packers Rout Browns

The Packers powered past the Browns today earning an easy 31-3 victory. After going down 3-0 in the first quarter, the Packers scored 31 unanswered points to cap off the win. Aaron Rodgers went 15 of 20 for 246 yards and 3 touchdowns, one each to Donald Driver, Spencer Havner, and James Jones. Ryan Grant carried the ball 27 times, and averaged over 5 yards per carry on his way to 148 total rushing yards. He added a rushing touchdown as well. The offensive line showed up today and didn't allow a sack. On defense the Packers shut down everyone. The defense gave up 81 pass yards and only 48 rushing yards. Charles Woodson had his fourth interception of the season and also forced a fumble. The defense also took Josh Cribbs completely out of the game; he fumbled the ball after his only reception.

Jermicheal Finley went down with an injury in the first half and did not return to the game. Ahman Green did not suit up, neither did Mark Tauscher. The Packers take on Minnesota at home next week.

Packers - Browns Preview

Tomorrow the Packers and the Browns square off in Cleveland, the Packers coming off a shut-out of the Lions, and the Browns coming off a loss to the defending Super Bowl champs, the Steelers. The Packers need to again shore up the offensive line. With Chad Clifton probably out due to injury, T.J. Lang will likely make his first career start at left tackle. He played well last week when Clifton went down, hopefully he continues to do keep Rodgers on his feet. The Pack also re-signed Ahman Green after DeShawn Wynn was placed on the injured reserve list with a season-ending injury. Green is now an 11 year veteran, but feels he still has something to offer. It is unsure whether he will play this weekend, but with back-up Brandon Jackson still recovering from injury, there is a chance Green might see the field. Mark Tauscher, who the Packers also re-signed a few weeks ago, should be in game shape by next week, so it is unlikely he will play tomorrow.

The Packers defense has one goal this weekend: stop Joshua Cribbs. Cribbs has not only become one of the best return specialists in the league, but also contributes heavily to the Browns offense. He is coming into his own as a wide receiver, and is often used as a "wildcat" formation quarterback. He also gets many offensive touches through end-arounds and reverses. The Browns will give him the ball many times in different ways, the Packers need to expect anything and everything from Cribbs.

In last week's win against Detroit Donald Driver became the Packers' all-time leader in receptions, passing Sterling Sharpe. Said Driver, "It's an honor. I'm happy about it, I'm enjoying it. I'm on top of the record books of some of the greatest Packer players to ever play this game. It couldn't come in a better place - at home in front of the fans I've played in front of for so many years." Even in his 11th season Driver to continues to produce every weekend. He leads the Packers in receiving yards this season, and every yard has been hard-earned. Whether its a quick slant into the teeth of the defense or a deep ball caught one-handed, Driver continues to tear up the field, always with a giant grin. His successes this season should draw more defenders, which will open up Jennings for the deep ball and Jermichael Finley underneath.

Clay Matthews, who had 2 sacks against the Lions, played well enough to earn the honor of "Pepsi Rookie of the Week" in last week's game. His name will be recognized in Cleveland this week, as his father, Clay Matthews, Sr., spent 16 seasons with the Browns. Matthews Sr. holds the Browns' record for most games played.

The Packers should be able to control the Browns this weekend. Cleveland has struggled thus far, and I don't see them pulling out of it any time soon. They have too many problems with their offense. The Packers defense will be able to force many turnovers with the problems the Browns have been having with their quarterbacks. The Packers will hopefully not stall in the second half like they did in Detroit. If Rodgers has time to throw he will be able to pick apart a sub-par Browns secondary. Packers 35, Browns 13.

Tiger Woods: First Billion Dollar Athlete

Forbe's magazine recently reported that Tiger Woods has become the first athlete to earn a billion dollars. He made his money not only by being the best on the course, but also through numerous endorsements: Nike, Gillette, General Motors, and numerous others. Tiger is the face of the most successful golf video game (the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series) and now has his own brand of Gatorade (Gatorade Tiger). Obviously he has put in his work on and off the course.

The closest follower is believed to be Michael Jordan, who made approximately 800 million during his career.

Things That Happened During the Detroit Losing Streak

The Detroit Lions finally won a game. After losing 19 in a row, which included a 0-16 season, the Lions beat the Redskins 19-14 on Sunday. Here's a list of a few things that have happened since they last won a game...

• Brett Favre has played for three different teams, retired twice, and unretired twice.
• Three different teams have won Super Bowls
• John Madden retired
• The Wildcat offense was invented
• The iPhone was released, and improved, and improved again
• Twitter was invented
• Dave Matthews Band released a studio album, 4 albums in the Live Trax series, and 4 albums in the DMB Live Series (my personal favorite fyi)

Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week

Sunday night Scott Tolzien was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in the Badgers' win over Michigan State. Tolzien threw a career-high four touchdown passes and went 19 of 31 for 243 yards. Tolzien became the fourth Badger quarterback in history to throw four touchdown passes. He currently sits at number 13 in the NCAA among quarterbacks in pass efficiency rating, and has thrown eight touchdown passes and only two interceptions in the first four games of the season. He has completed 66% of his passes.

The Badgers' win this weekend improves their record to 4-0 going into the border battle with the Gophers.

Packers - Rams Preview

The Packers will have to make some adjustments from last week's performance if they want to avoid a second straight upset. On offense, look for the Pack to mix up the play calling, and expect to see a lot of moving pocket pass plays. The Packers have not been able to protect Rodgers on 3 and 5 step drop passes, so look for McCarthey to call plays that take advantage of Rodgers' mobility. I would also like to see Green Bay bring back the screen pass that was so prevalent in the Packer offense in the 90's. Green Bay needs to get the ground game going in order to stop the constant barrage of pass blitzing seen last week. With left tackle Chad Clifton out for at least one more game the Pack will again need to mix up the offensive line. Hopefully this week Rodgers can stay off the ground, as he has already been sacked 10 times in the first 2 games.

On defense the Pack also needs to make adjustments. Last week Cedric Benson ran right through Dom Capers' 3-4 scheme. The St. Louis Rams are just itching to give Steven Jackson this same chance. So far he averages 85 yards a game, but you can bet he's looking to breakout this week. Green Bay's linebackers will need to step up big time this week, as a healthy dose of Jackson is certainly going to be thrown at them. Last week they got off to a slow start, which was obvious when safety Nick Collins had 5 solo tackles on the first two drives. I played safety in high school, so I know from experience that this is bad news for the linebackers.

The Packer defensive backfield also needs to perform better this week. With the exception of Charles Woodson, not many players came up big last week. Green Bay's secondary took a hit last week with Nick Collins' second quarter chest injury. Add that to the previous injury of safety Atari Bigby, along with the release of safety Aaron Rouse this week, and you get a huge shortage at the safety position. Collins may still be able to play; his status is currently probable. This week the Pack picked up free agent safety Matt Giordano, but expect to see more of safety Derrick Martin, who was aquired in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens 4 days before the season opener against Chicago. Martin, having played in the Ravens' 3-4 system, should be able to transition smoothly into the Packers' system. Martin has never started a game at safety, and has been playing special teams almost exclusively this season for the Packers.

If the Packers can give Rodgers time to make accurate throws, as well as establish the running game, they should have no problem putting lots of points on the board. The defense needs to control Steven Jackson and limit the big plays in the passing game. The way I see it the Packers are going to score a lot of points with Aaron Rodgers having his first multi-touchdown game, and the defense will prevent a shoot-out. Packers 31-Rams 17.

Packer Problems

The Cincinnnati Bengal defense had 17 total sacks all of last year. Antwan Odom alone had 5 Sunday and the Bengals as a team had 6. Obviously something is wrong here. The Packer offensive line just isn't getting the job done. Aaron Rodgers must also take some of the blame, as he failed to get rid of the ball to avoid sacks, but it is hard to find an open target when you get sacked on a 3 step drop.

Clearly the Packers need to go back to the drawing board after this weekend's upset loss. The offensive line simply can't keep giving up this many sacks. Rodgers has proven to be decent under pressure, but who knows how long he will last when he gets rocked play after play.

The defense didn't fare much better Sunday. Cedric Benson ran right through the Packers' defense for 141 yards. Carson Palmer threw for 185 yards and 3 touchdowns, although Charles Woodson made him pay for 2 awful throws, including an interception returned for a touchdown.

Hopefully the Packers can take advantage of a less-than-stellar Rams team next weekend to gain some confidence going into their first matchup against Brett Favre and the Vikings.

Fielder Becomes Brewers' All-Time RBI Leader

In the eigth inning Saturday night against the Houston Astros, Prince Fielder hit a routine sacrifice fly ball to score a run. What is not so routine is the implications of this RBI: it gave Fielder 127 for the season, breaking Cecil Cooper's franchise record of 126 RBI's in a single season. Said Fielder, "It's a cool achievement, just to be lumped with a guy like 'Coop. He's a great player, and this organization has had a lot of great players." Fielder had been tied with Cooper for six days, over which the Brewers played five games. This five game stretch was the longest Prince went without an RBI all season, which now includes 150 games. "I've had so many opportunities, and I haven't been driving in runs with men in scoring position," Fielder said. "That was more frustrating than not getting the record. That's my job on the team."

As of today Prince has upped his RBI total to 129, and has also hit 41 home runs. Fielder is currently tied with Albert Pujols for the lead in NL RBI's, tied for 3rd with Ryan Howard for NL home runs, 8th in the NL in runs scored, 4th in the NL in walks, 2nd in NL slugging percentage, 5th in the NL in on-base percentage, and in the top 20 in NL batting average. Statistically Prince is having one of his best seasons ever, as he is now proving to be more than just a home run hitter (although he still does that very well!). Prince has shown versatility in the field this year as well, making numerous athletic stops at first base. He is truly coming into his own as one of the best all-around first basemen in the league. Fielder remains the only Brewer to start every single game this season, and is likely to continue this trend throughout the season. He has 11 games left to add to his record RBI total.

Packers Remain Near the Top In SI's Power Rankings

In the most recent power rankings released by Sports Illustrated's Don Banks, the Packers remain unchanged at number 3 after Sunday night's win against Chicago. The Bears dropped from number 10 to 17.

Wisconsin Sports: Weekend in Review

This past weekend was an excellent one for all true Wisconsin sport fans. The Brewers swept their weekend series against the Diamondbacks, the Badger football team won in a double overtime contest against Fresno State, and the Packers pulled out a fourth quarter victory against the Bears.

BREWERS

The Crew played excellent this weekend, beating the Diamonbacks three times by scores of 6-3 on Friday, 9-2 on Saturday, and 5-3 on Sunday. The weekend saw lots of production from the middle of the batting order, as Casey McGehee continues to dominate in road games. In Saturday's win McGehee hit two homers and drove in six RBI's, a career day for the third baseman. Not only was this his first multi-home run game, the six RBI's he had tied a Brewer record for single-game RBI's by a rookie. McGehee is now getting mentioned with Rookie of the Year candidates.

McGehee didn't have the only record performance of the weekend, however. On Sunday night Prince Fielder hit a solo home-run which upped his season RBI total to 126, tying the Brewers' franchise record previously owned by Cecil Cooper. After the game Fielder said, "I've never thought about [the record] until now. It's really an honor to be mentioned with a guy like Cecil. He was a great first baseman, so it really is something special. This organization has had a lot of great players, so it's really a big deal. It's pretty cool." Fielder looks to take sole possession of the record tonight when the Crew begins a series with the rival Cubs.


BADGERS

The Badgers won a double overtime thriller in the heat Saturday afternoon against the Fresno State Bulldogs. Scott Tolzein quarterbacked the Beadgers to a comeback win with the help of a grind-em-out style running attack. After going down 14 zip, Zach Brown scored on an 11 yard run. Later, down 21-7, David Gilreath ran in a touchdown from 8 yards out. Philip Welch added a 57 yard field goal just before the end of the first half to pull the Badgers within 4 points. The third and majority of the fourth quarter went scoreless until John Clay broke a 72 yard touchdown run, putting the Badgers up 24-21 with about 6 minutes remaining. The Bulldogs were able to score a field goal before the game ended to send it into overtime.

Wisconsin began on offense in overtime and Scott Tolzein quickly found Nick Toon in the endzone for a 6 yard touchdown pass. Fresno added a touchdown of their own to even the score. The Badgers started on defense in the second overtime. On the first play the Bulldogs looked to the endzone, but Chris Maragos, a senior captain, came up with a huge interception. On the Badgers' ensuing possession Clay carried the ball five times to set up a 22 yard game-winning field goal for Philip Welch. The Badgers take on Wofford this Saturday at Camp Randall.

PACKERS

Aaron Rodgers finally showed all Packer fans what we have been waiting to see: a comeback win in the fourth quarter. In eight of the Packers' ten losses last season they were ahead or behind by less than one score in the fourth quarter. In those eight losses, the game was decided in the final two minutes. Sunday night was a different story.


The game started out much as everyone expected: two defensive oriented teams exchanging blows. The Packers appeared to have control over much of the game, especially after an injury to All-Pro middle linebacker Brian Urlacher (who later announced his wrist injury is a season ender). Unlike last year's team, penalties were not drive killers on Sunday. Allen Barbre was. The right guard was consistently beaten by Chicago defensive ends, and Rodgers saw all kinds of pressure throughout the night.

The Packer defense stepped up, however, and intercepted Jay Cutler three times in the first half, including a Tramon Williams interception that was returned to the 1 yard line, setting up a Ryan Grant touchdown run. The Packers went into the half up 10-2. The Bears took the lead in the third quarter, getting a touchdown and a field goal to go up 12-10. Both teams traded field goals to make the score 15-13 Chicago with just over two minutes remaining.

The Packers drove the ball to midfield where they faced a 3rd and 1 with under two minutes to play. Rodgers executed a perfect play-action fake and Greg Jennings burned Nathan Vasher for a 50 yard bomb. Chicago had the ball for one last drive with a minute left to play, but Al Harris sealed the game with an interception.

Many are confused about the attempted fake punt Chicago tried early in the fourth quarter. Apparently the center thought the Pack had 12 men on the field and tried to catch them on it. It ended up in disaster as the Packers were able to score a then go-ahead field goal.

We can only expect the Packers to improve from here. It will be exciting to see what Aaron Rodgers can do once he is graced with a little time in the pocket.

The Packers play the Cincinatti Bengals this Sunday at Lambeau Field.

Braun joins elite class

The Brewers picked up a much needed, confidence boosting win in a milestone game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the first inning two BrewCrew members each joined elite groups of MLB players. Felipe Lopez led off the game with a double, which was his 1,000th career hit (Lopez had no clue he had hit number 1,000, and and didn't keep the ball from this hit. However, he kept the ball from his 1,001st hit, saying it was a good story to relate later). Even more exciting was Ryan Braun's homerun later in the inning. This homer gave Braun 100 in his career. Braun hit number 100 in his 400th game, making him the second fastest player in MLB history to achieve this feat. Ryan Howard of the Phillies did it in 325 games. Braun currently sits at number six on a list of home run hitters who were able to pound out 100 homers in their first three years. The players ahead of him are Albert Pujols, Ralph Kiner, Eddie Mathews, Joe DiMaggio and Mark Teixeira. Looking at some of the players on the list ahead of Braun, one can only imagine the successes Braun may have in the future.

History's Best Takes His Rightful Place

6 Time NBA Champion. 6 Time Finals MVP. 5 Time Regular Season MVP. 14 Time All-Star. 3 Time All-Star MVP. 9 Time Defensive First-Team. 2 Time Olympic Gold Medalist. Rookie of the Year. 2 Time Slam Dunk Champion. Holds or shares NBA records in over 20 categories.

The list goes on and on for who most would call the NBA's greatest player, Michael Jordan. Tonight he joins the rest of basketball's greats as he is inducted into basketball's Hall of Fame. Obviously this comes as no surprise, it was only a matter of time (five years of retirement for players) before he found his way to the Hall. Jordan will be inducted along with a stellar 2009 class of players and coaches: C. Vivian Stringer, David Robinson, Jerry Sloan and John Stockton.

ESPN recently put together a video of Jordan's top 23 plays.

NFL Opener A Defensive Battle

The NFL season began last night as the Tennessee Titans went to Pennsylvania for a rivalry game against the Steelers. It was a defensive struggle the entire time, with the only touchdowns scored in the last two minutes of the first half. Both rush defenses were stiffling, with neither offense reaching 100 yards on the ground. Tennessee held the Steelers to just 36 yards on 23 attempts. The passing game was a bit more open, however; combined the two teams threw for over 550 yards. Ben Roethlisberger was intercepted twice, Kerry Collins only once. Both teams lost a fumble. Troy Polamalu, the defensive star for the Steelers, had an incredible one-handed interception in the first half, the video is above.



With under a minute remaining and driving for the winning touchdown Hines Ward fumbled inside the five yard line. This forced the game into overtime, which Jeff Reed eventually ended with a 33 yard field goal for the Steelers.


Steelers 13, Titans 10


On a different note, Chris Collinsworth took over for the retired John Madden in the broadcast booth. He will be an excellent fit, as he neither brought attention to a Brett Favre man-crush nor talked about any type of sandwich.

Kevin and Pat Williams given permission to play week 1

According to a recent ESPN article, Kevin and Pat Williams, two of the Vikings' inside defensive linemen, have been given permission to play in week 1, despite an ongoing legal battle over use of banned substances. The two players were both given 4 game suspensions last year, but sued the NFL and have yet to serve the time. The suspensions came when a diuretic that is often used to mask steroids showed up in drug tests. Both players claim the diuretic was an ingredient in a weight loss supplement they had been using.

Fielder's walk-off ends defensive battle

In a game littered with top-ten plays from both defenses, the Brewers rose to the occasion after 12 innings. Prince Fielder's walk-off winner capped a long defensive struggle in which both the Crew and the Giants flashed some leather in the field. The Brewers had a rare occurrence, as Casey McGehee started a 5-4-3 triple play in the 6th inning, the first triple play for the Brewers since 1999 and only the 5th triple play in Brewers' history. Many other diving stabs and double plays made this low-scoring game exciting .

The Brewers begin a series with the Cardinals today.

Fielder and the batting stance guy go head-to-head

College football starts with a bang...wait...I mean...a punch?

Aaron Rodgers Makes SI Cover

Aaron Rodgers: Ralph Sheiner's 2009 MVP Prediction

Ralph Sheiner, host of Sirius Radio's "Sirius Blitz" gives his predictions for NFL post-season awards.

http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/10015932/The-Scheiners:-2009-NFL-award-predictions

Crew Avoids Sweep Thanks To McGehee's Hot Bat

The Brewers beat the Cardinals today 4-3 to avoid being swept in St. Louis. Casey McGehee was on fire throughout the series, driving in 9 of the 13 runs scored. His 2 run homer in the sixth inning today put the Crew up 2, a lead that proved to be insurmountable. This series has bolstered his stats, putting him near the top of all rookies in many batting categories.

Pink Lawn Flamingo named Madison's Official Bird

All you Badgers out there check out this link to the L.A. Times

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flatimesblogs.latimes.com%2Funleashed%2F2009%2F09%2Fmadison-wisconsin-pink-flamingo-official-city-bird.html&h=6c2c4e36be3645bd730032ea9638c5ab

Brewers: Home Winning Streak Only Highlight

The Milwaukee Brewers recently swept the Pittsburg Pirates at home in a 3 game series. This gives the Crew the longest home winning streak against a single opponent since Cleveland beat Baltimore 27 times in a row from 1952-54. However, this small ray of hope comes at the end of a dismal month.

Since August 1st the Brewers have gone 13-16. In that span the Brewers were swept twice, once at home by the Reds and once at the Pirates. Both of these teams are far below .500.

The Brewers still have a chance to make the postseason, however slim. With 17 games left against division opponents the Brewers are 9.5 games behind in the Wild Card. It would take a comeback similar to the Colorado Rockies unbelievable finsish last season for the Crew to make it into the post-season. All we can hope is that the Brewers finish out the season strong with a winning record.

Quick Hits From The Ox

It is September 2nd, 2009, and it is the first day of school for all UW Madison students. This year I am taking a different route, as I have changed majors to hopefully pursue a career in sports writing. Sports have been a huge part of my life, from AYSO soccer to Friday night football, and I feel that through the experiences I have had I can effectively relate my personal stories to current events.
Through this blog I will give my own insights on current sports happenings, which, given my location (and fanatic ideals) will mostly be related to the Packers, Brewers, and Badgers.