As I said I would, I attended a UW-Madison women's hockey game with my college pal Scott yesterday afternoon.


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I decided that I needed another baseball cap far more than I needed a new bobblehead or to shake hands with the Soup Nazi, so I'm off to the Duck Pond tonight to try to see the Madison Mallards play the Green Bay Bullfrogs. No free food this time, but that's OK, because I get a free hat instead! And free fireworks after the game, if I decide I feel ( Read more... )

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I'm going to a baseball game tonight! I hope. See, there's a severe weather alert in place, and since the Madison Mallards don't have one of those fancy retractable-roof stadiums, there's no small chance that the game will be rained out ( Read more... )

Ten starters on the 2011 Milford Mudlarks baseball team:

1. L. Froelich (shortstop)
2. A. Ford (second base)
3. D. Town (center field)
4. J. Harris (right field)
5. M. Paris (third base)

Ten Formula One Grand Prix sites:

1. Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary (Hungarian Grand Prix, 1986-2010)
2. Österreichring, Spielberg, Austria (Austrian Grand Prix, 1970-1987)
3. Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany (German Grand Prix, 1951-1954, 1956-1958, 1961-1969, 1971-1976, 1985, 2009; European Grand Prix, 1984, 1995-1996, 1999-2007; Luxembourg Grand Prix, ( Read more... )

Ten teams I picked to advance to the third round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament:

1. University of Arizona
2. Purdue University
3. Ohio State University
4. University of Texas at Austin
5. Florida State University

Ten players who played in the 5th Annual Madison Mallards/MLB Alumni Game:

1. Mark Whiten (MLB, 1990-97)
2. Jon Olson (Butler, Mallards 2003-04)
3. Jack Clark (MLB, 1975-92)
4. Steve Schmitt (Mallards owner, 2001-2010)
5. Jay Johnstone (MLB, 1966-85)

Busy weekend. Well, sort of. I was out at the ballpark on both Friday and Saturday, working a pair of double-headers. Friday wasn't so bad; they started a couple of hours early and played two seven-inning games, so it ended up being not much longer than a normal shift would be. Saturday was a different story. The first game was at 1:05 PM, so I had ( Read more... )

Confused about who to back in the World Cup final? Really, it's an easy choice. Any contest between the Netherlands and Spain can be reduced to a contest between

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In conclusion, go Netherlands!