Italians dominate the Birkie (AUDIO)

The Italian men charged up Hayward’s Main Street taking the top four spots in the American Birkebeiner men’s 50-kilometer skate ski race on Saturday. 34-year-old Sergio Bonaldi finished first with a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 18.1 seconds. …

posted 2013/02/24 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

2013-02-21

Bucks don’t land Smith, get Redick instead (Video)

The Milwaukee Bucks were the final team that had a chance to land Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith. The Hawks decided to keep Smith and the Bucks were able to pull off a deadline deal by acquiring guard J.J. Redick…

posted 2013/02/21 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

Birkebeiner celebrates 40th anniversary (AUDIO)

The 40th American Birkebeiner is on tap Saturday with an expected record field of more than 13-thousand skiers They’ll make the 50-kilometer trek from Cable to Hayward. It’s not just a local thing either. Elite racers and citizen athletes from…

posted 2013/02/21 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

NFL Combine is underway

Evan-Dietrich Smith is expected to go into next season as the starter at center for the Green Bay Packers. But after the release of veteran Jeff Saturday, don’t be surprised if the Packers select a center somewhere in the upcoming…

posted 2013/02/21 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

Brewers set for spring games (AUDIO)

It’s only been a week, but the Milwaukee Brewers will play their annual intrasquad game today, then Mike Fiers will start the teams exhibition opener tomorrow against the Oakland A’s. Unlike springs past, many of the team’s top players are…

posted 2013/02/21 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

Bucks acquire Magic guard J.J. Redick

Looking to end a slide that has seen the Milwaukee Bucks drop 8 of their last 10 games, they have acquired Orlando Magic guard J.J. Redick right at the trade line today (Thursday). According to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Bucks…

posted 2013/02/21 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

Big Ten announces Big Ten Tournament sellout

The Big Ten Conference announced today that the 2013 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, set for March 14th through the 17th at the United Center in Chicago, is a sellout. Chicago is playing host to the tournament for the 8th…

posted 2013/02/21 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

Twin Qualifying races on tap at Daytona

Danica Patrick and Jeff Gordon are already positioned on the front row for this weekend’s Daytona 500. The rest of the field will be completed today with the two Daytona 500 qualifying races. Wisconsin drivers Matt Kenseth, Paul Menard and…

posted 2013/02/21 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

Bucks fall to Nets, again!

It was one thing for the Milwaukee Bucks to fall in overtime on Tuesday night in Brooklyn, but to return to the BMO Harris Bradley Center and lose to the Nets again last night is a major disappointment. The Bucks…

posted 2013/02/21 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

Badgers cruise past Northwestern

This never really felt like much of a game. When it was done, the 19th ranked Wisconsin Badgers beat the Northwestern Wildcats 69-41 in Big Ten basketball action in Evanston. Ben Brust and Jared Berggren scored 12-points each to lead…

posted 2013/02/21 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

2013-02-20

WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament starts Thursday

The 70th Annual WIAA Individual Wrestling Championship Tournament gets underway Thursday and concludes Saturday at the Kohl Center in Madison. Division 1 preliminaries get underway at 3pm, quarterfinals start at 5:15 and Divisions 2 & 3 preliminaries cap off day…

posted 2013/02/20 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

2013-02-19

Packers to raise ticket prices for 2013 season

The Green Bay Packers announced plans for a price increase on stadium bowl tickets for the 2013 season. The increase has a range from $2 to $5, depending on the section in the stadium bowl, with nearly half of the…