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45th Slinger Nationals: Schedule, tickets, streaming, preview, history and drivers to watch
With a history dating to 1980, the Slinger Nationals is one of the premier asphalt short track racing events in the country, counting NASCAR champions and winners of the sport’s biggest races among its alumni. The 45th edition, with $20,000 paid to the winner, is next week at the...
A’s win five of seven games in a span of just four days
Eau Claire A’s Blue 17U took second place out of 26 teams at the PBR Open tournament this weekend at The Rock in Milwaukee. The A’s first tournament game was played on the Wisconsin Lutheran College field Friday morning. Constant light rain and muddy conditions did not hinder pitchers Ben Mettler (EC North) and Aaron Gust (EC North). They delivered a combined no-hitter and led the A’s to a 6-0 victory over CMB Select 17U. ...
NASCAR driver and Franklin native Sam Mayer will be part of Franklin's Fourth of July parade
Sam Mayer drives the No. 1 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series. But on July 4, the Franklin native will be riding along in a Camaro a lot slower than he’s used to while participating in Franklin’s Fourth of July parade, according to a June 27 news release from the city.
American Family Field escalators inspected after malfunction, 11 injuries
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A spokesman for the Milwaukee Brewers said Sunday the team "was in the process of reaching out" to the 11 people injured after an American Family Field escalator malfunctioned. Tyler Barnes, the senior vice president of communications and affiliate operations for the Brewers, said all the escalators other than the one that malfunctioned were operating Sunday after getting inspected overnight. The Brewers announced Saturday that five people...
Flat track racing and its stars are focus of award-winning Madison film, ‘Angels Of Dirt’
When Charlotte Kainz started to draw as a toddler, she didn’t doodle rainbows or stick people or sun rays on the page. Kainz, of West Allis, drew what she loved: an XR750, a Harley-Davidson racing motorcycle. That’s the bike Kainz would eventually ride to a career in professional flat track racing.
Marquette Golden Eagles Receive Outrageous Ranking
The Marquette Golden Eagles finished with a 23-8 record last season. Marquette for two straight seasons has been a number two seed in the NCAA Tournament. They failed to reach the Final Four in both seasons, but it has been over 20 years since they have accomplished that goal. Marquette...
Early fireworks for Explorers as Sioux City starts July in win column following 6-4 win over Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. (KCAU) – The Sioux City Explorers defeated the Milwaukee Milkmen in the series finale at Franklin Field, 6-4. The X’s victory puts Sioux City (21-23) into fourth place in the West Division, returning home to take on Winnipeg in its annual Fourth of July series at Lewis and Clark Park. Game 1 is […]
Garage Sale Set for Sept. 14
Milwaukee, WI—Save the date! The Admirals annual Garage Sale will take place one day, and one day only, on Saturday, September 14th at Panther Arena from 9 am to 5 pm. The garage sale will feature game-worn jerseys from the 2023-24 season, new and game-used sticks, and other game-used equipment all priced significantly below retail value. In addition, Admirals merchandise will be available at a discounted rate. A complete list of available jerseys and their prices will be posted closer to the sale.
6 new pickleball courts open at Froemming Park in Franklin
FRANKLIN, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Pickleball fans, rejoice! Milwaukee County Parks on Monday, July 1 celebrated the grand opening of its first outdoor courts. You can find them at Froemming Park on South 51st and Puetz Road in Franklin. The county repurposed the former tennis courts into six pickleball courts,...
Nickel: Shorewood athlete will become first female swimmer representing The Gambia at Olympics
The college swim season ended in February, but sophomore Aminata Barrow is in the midst of a grueling training regimen right now. Long sets in the morning and more in the afternoon, followed by weightlifting, and that dreadful pull-up bar, too. It has taken discipline for this pre-med student to keep working through...
WVU Target Jamarion Batemon Commits to Big 12 School
2025 four-star Jamarion Batemon announced on Monday afternoon that he’s committing to Iowa State over Clemson, Marquette and West Virginia. WVU’s new staff got involved with Batemon very recently but couldn’t steal a top-60 recruit. Batemon (6-foot-3) is entering his senior season at Milwaukee Academy of Science...
Pro baseball; Wisconsin rowing to be represented in the Olympics
We talk about the Brewers and Major League Baseball with podcast hosts Ryan Topp and Paul Noonan. Then, it’s all about rowing and the Summer Olympics with Vicky Opitz, the Badgers head coach. Brewers and MLB update. The Milwaukee Brewers are at the top of their division, and are...
2023-24 Marquette Men’s Basketball Player Review: #23 David Joplin
With the 2023-24 season long since in the books, let’s take a few moments to look back at the performance of each member of YOUR Marquette Golden Eagles this year. While we’re at it, we’ll also take a look back at our player previews and see how our preseason prognostications stack up with how things actually played out. We’ll run through the roster in order of total minutes played going from lowest to highest, and today we dive deep into the guy holding down the only change in the starting lineup from the year before…..
Legion baseball: Fort Atkinson turned back by Oconomowoc, 8-4
Cole Esenther drove in three runs on a double in the third inning as Oconomowoc beat Fort Atkinson’s 19U Senior Legion baseball team 8-4 at Jones Park on Monday. Oconomowoc grabbed the lead for good, 3-2, in the third on Mason Wolter’s two-run single with one away. With two outs, Esenther lined a bases-clearing double to left, capping the team’s five-run rally. Fort cut its deficit to 6-4 in the...
Brewers Minor League Link Report (7/2): First Place Biloxi Continues Early Second-Half Renaissance
LHP Justin King was released by Double-A Biloxi (for many of us, a surprising move - discussed in full HERE) RHP Will Childers was assigned to the Biloxi Shuckers from the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. OF/INF Noah Campbell was assigned to the Nashville Sounds from the Biloxi Shuckers. C Andy Yerzy...
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