By Charles Collier I have compiled a list of the top five players in Packer history. Reggie White (Minister of Defense). White was an ordained minister. Every Sunday White preyed on NFL Quarterbacks, and they prayed for safety and protection. White was one of the most dominant defensive linemen to ever play the game. At […]
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Jim Brown the NFL’s Most Dominant Player Dies at 87
Jim Brown was worthy of admiration. The great football player, civil rights activist and actor impacted our youth as well as fellow human beings. Jim Nathaniel Brown was born on February 17, 1936, in St. Simmons Ga. He died peacefully, on May 19, 2023. “Jim Brown was a gifted-athlete and one of the most dominant […]
Buffalo Bill Damar Hamlin Suffers Cardiac Arrest on Field Monday in Cincinnati
By Karen Stokes NFL Buffalo Bills second-year safety, Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest at 8:55 p.m. during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals after making a tackle on Tee Higgins. Medical staff performed CPR for nine minutes on the field before Hamlin was taken to a local hospital. Hamlin’s collapse was witnessed in […]
MKE Fellows Team With PGA to Go “Beyond The Green”
International Ryder Cup Event Provides Milwaukee Youth with Access to Careers in Professional Golf Industry Earlier this week MKE Fellows, in partnership with the PGA of America, provided a once-in-a-lifetime, behind-the-scenes experience for over 60 Milwaukee youngsters to see “Beyond the Green” when they visited Whistling Straits Golf Course, home of this year’s international Ryder […]
Milwaukee Bucks Unveil Mural in Walker’s Point
By Nyesha Stone The Milwaukee Bucks are on fire! After years of doubt, the Bucks are showing out on and off the court. This prior Tuesday, the Bucks unveiled a Bucks-theme mural located on the back of the Brix Apartment Lofts. This is one of many murals that will be commissioned by the Bucks to […]
BHD Youth Social Worker Martin Earl Wins Milwaukee Marathon
By Nyesha Stone Winning doesn’t just happen, it takes perseverance, determination and strength. These factors went helped Martin Erl, a social worker for the Behavioral Health Division Youth, the 2019 Milwaukee Marathon, which was sponsored by the Milwaukee Bucks. It’s been two weeks since Erl took first in the marathon and said the feeling of […]
More MPD Footage Shown From Sterling Brown Arrest
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, new footage from four body cameras worn during the incident involving NBA player Sterling Brown and police was leaked. The videos were obtained and released by Brown’s lawyer. Last month, Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) released the footage from the body camera of the initial officer involved in the incident […]
Is the NFL’s New National Anthem Policy Legal?
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Protesters held a rally in front of the National Football League’s New York City headquarters on May 25 after the league announced new rules that punish players who don’t stand for the national anthem. Tamika Mallory said that the NFL owners were acting as a “proxy for a […]
Remembering First African American to Win Olympic Metals
UW–Madison alumnus cleared hurdles on the track and in life MADISON, Wisconsin (February, 2018) — As the Winter Olympics begin in Pyeongchang, South Korea, we remember a University of Wisconsin athlete who made history in the Olympics 114 years ago. At the 1904 games in Saint Louis, UW alumnus George Coleman Poage became the first […]
From Beloit to St. Louis: A Negro League Players’ Story
By Dylan Deprey Whether it is blasting whiffle balls over the neighbor’s fence or having to drop the boxing gloves and pick up a baseball mitt after a solid punch to the nose, professional baseball players from every generation have their story. While players’ love for baseball can run as deep as a fly ball […]