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Needles Notes: Favre Drama Tops List Of Wis. Sports Stories
December 24, 2009

What were the top stories in Wisconsin sports in 2009? According to the staff at 540 ESPN Milwaukee which I am a part of, these were the top 20 stories. And to no surprise, the Brett Favre soap opera dominated the voting.

Brett Favre signs with the Minnesota Vikings
Brett Favre beats the Packers twice, throwing seven [...]

Needles Notes: Mason Crosby Not Going Anywhere
December 21, 2009

Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Mason Crosby is the Packers kicker, and the coach has no intention of bringing in another kicker to replace him.
Crosby has really struggled this season, missing a makeable field goal in each of the last four games, and it’s obvious his confidence is shaken. However, this late in the season, [...]

Sutton Says: Tiger Will Bounce Back
December 16, 2009

Many are saying the Tiger Woods scandal these last few weeks is the greatest fall from grace by any athlete in sports history. And while that may be true…I believe Tiger will be able able to bounce back.
I think it’s a great thing for the world’s number 1 player to take an “indefinite break” from [...]

Kendeigh’s Corner: Phoenix Rise To Top Of Wisconsin Hoops
December 10, 2009

For years the mythical “state champion” in college basketball lived in Madison or in Milwaukee. Not this year. The best college basketball team in Wisconsin this season calls Titletown home.
UW-Green Bay shocked most everyone in the state and around the country last night when they upset 20th ranked Wisconsin 88-84 in overtime. Yes, the Phoenix [...]

Sutton Says: Matthews Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week
December 10, 2009

 It’s been a great season for several Packers rookies including linebacker Clay Matthews.
Matthews was just named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week after his performance Monday Night against Baltimore at Lambeau Field. In the Packers 27-14 victory over the Ravens, Matthews had 6 tackles, 2 sacks and a forced fumble.
He now has 7 sacks [...]

Needles Notes: Some Packers Observations
December 10, 2009

Some observations from the Packers 27-14 win over the Ravens Monday night:
 
   1) The Packers are shedding the tag of being a “finesse” team. They stood toe-to-toe with one of the most physical (some would call them dirty) teams in the NFL, and showed a lot of grit defensively, especially when Baltimore pulled to within [...]

Needles Notes: The All Name Team
December 10, 2009

The UWM Panthers have landed a basketball recruit for 2010. He’s 6 feet 6 inches tall, a forward from Sudan, named Leek Leek. One of those rare athletes who’s name, when listed on a roster, appears the same whether the surname or last name is listed first.
   Leek joins the likes of former Badger Duany Duany [...]

Sutton Says: Happy Homecoming For Katula
December 8, 2009

It’s not only a big night for the Packers but for Ravens longsnapper Matt Katula. He’s facing his childhood team for the first time at Lambeau Field on Monday Night Football. Katula is a Brookfield native who went to high school at Catholic Memorial. After four successful seasons playing ball for the Wisconsin Badgers…Katula was [...]

Needles Notes: Packers Lead NFL In Total Defense, And Other Random Facts
December 1, 2009

I could write about Notre Dame firing football coach Charlie Weis, but everyone knew that was coming. I could write about Tiger Woods withdrawing from his own golf tournament this upcoming weekend, citing injuries from a car crash near his Florida home early Friday, but I would have to bite my tongue and not make [...]

Needles Notes: Almost Worst To First For Marquette
November 30, 2009

Buzz Williams was wrong, but I’m sure he wouldn’t mind admitting that. During an interview Wednesday in Orlando at Marquette’s practice before the start of the Old Spice Classic, Williams said his Marquette squad was the worst team in the tournament.
Buzz never worked under Lou Holtz, the master of downplaying his own team’s abilities, but [...]