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West Allis Alderman Angelito Tenorio resigning from the common council midway through his first term
The West Allis Common Council has an opening.
First District Alderman Angelito Tenorio is resigning from the council effective Oct. 31, according to a news release from Tenorio, who said he'll be moving out of the state.
“Ariana Hones, my partner, recently began graduate school at Yale University, and after careful consideration, I have decided that I will be moving to New Haven, Connecticut, to be with her and to explore new opportunities and adventures," Tenorio said in the release.
Tenorio is in his first term on the council, having been elected in 2020. His term runs through April 15, 2024.
"Serving the people of the 1st District in the city of West Allis has been the honor of my lifetime," Tenorio said. "My values of duty and service are what drive me with everything I do personally and professionally."
//Tenorio ran unsuccessfully for state treasurer this year, losing in the Aug. 9 Democratic primary election.
"While the results weren't what we'd hope for, I'm incredibly proud of the progressive, grassroots campaign we ran," Tenorio wrote on Twitter following the primary.
As for his time as West Allis alderman, Tenorio thanked his constituents.
"I am so proud of the work that we have done together to make our community more equitable and inclusive, to attract and support small businesses, to prioritize the environment and sustainability, and to serve and provide high quality services to our residents," Tenorio said.
West Allis has five aldermanic districts, each with two representatives. Vincent Vitale is the other alderman in District 1.
The city will be filling Tenorio's vacancy and is accepting applications.
The Committee of the Whole will select applicants to interview and recommend a candidate to be voted on by the council.
The chosen candidate will serve the remainder of Tenorio's unexpired term.
Those wishing to apply should email their resume and letter of interest to the city by 5 p.m. Nov. 1.
The letter of interest must include responses to six questions:
Why do you want to serve the citizens of District 1 as a West Allis alderperson?
Describe how you would fulfill the role of an alderperson in the city of West Allis.
Identify your three most significant contributions to the city of West Allis in the past 10 years.
What are the three most pressing issues in the district? in the city?
Describe the goals you wish to accomplish for the district, and for the city.
What makes you the best candidate for appointment as District 1 alderperson?
More information about the application process can be found on the city's website, westalliswi.gov.
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West Allis Alderman Angelito Tenorio resigning from common council
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The fire took place at a four-family apartment building at 704 Mansfield Court in the village, Hartland Police Chief Torin Misko said during a news conference at the scene. A report of a fire came in early Friday morning. Upon arrival, the Hartland Police Department and Fire Department helped evacuate individuals from inside the actively burning building and from balconies.
Misko added that a criminal investigation is underway but was unable to confirm if investigators believe the fire was set intentionally or maliciously.
Village leaders expressed shock and sadness at the morning's events and said they had more questions than answers as of midday Friday.
Village President Jeffrey Pfannerstill sought prayers.
Wallschlager said village residents are waiting for news of who was affected and how they can help.
The American Red Cross is providing help to three families displaced by the fire, spokesperson Justin Kern said. A total of 10 people were displaced, including two families of four and an adult couple all from separate units in the apartment complex, according to Kern.
The investigation into the fire is being handled by the Hartland Police Department with assistance from the State Crime Lab, the state Fire Marshal's Office through the Division of Criminal Investigations, the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department and several other local police departments. The Hartland Fire Department is also on scene to assist the investigation and help secure the building.
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Fatal fire at Hartland apartment complex kills 7
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Earlier this year, following his disappointing fifth-place finish in the primary election for the city's next mayor, Lucas announced that he would not seek re-election.
The Sheriff's Office has been in the hot seat, facing concerns about rising crime and violence in the Milwaukee area, staffing shortages and conditions at the Milwaukee County Jail, including multiple in-custody deaths and suicides in the last couple of years. The agency has also faced many fiscal challenges, especially after the Sheriff's Office projected a $4.6 million overtime deficit.
Ball is a retired deputy inspector with the Milwaukee Police Department and had been appointed by Lucas as chief deputy in 2018. She was also a finalist for Milwaukee police chief in 2007.
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Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas resigns, takes Fiserv job
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A duplex under construction exploded Friday morning in Oregon because of a suspected gas problem, officials said.
The explosion occurred in the 800 block of Oregon Parks Avenue, in the village just south of Madison.
No one was inside the duplex and no one was injured, Oregon Fire Chief Glenn Linzmeier said in a press conference.
Linzmeier said some of the village's public works employees heard an explosion in the area at about 8:30 a.m. As police and fire personnel were assembling, there also were 911 calls about the explosion.
"We believe there was some gas of some nature that pretty much ... total loss, blown up, gone, distributed over a number of lots in that area," Linzmeier said.
Social media posts showed photos from the scene, which is in a residential area, and said the explosion could be heard for several miles around the location.
The incident caused local fire departments to call for aid, resulting in personnel coming in "from quite a big distance," Linzmeier said. Over 80 first responders arrived at the scene from area fire and police departments.
Linzmeier said the circumstances of the incident made it challenging for firefighters to get to the scene.
“You’re looking at sheets of plywood, you’re looking at shingles, you’re looking at all of the components that go through a house and are laying in the street and you need a contractor with a Bobcat or some equipment to move stuff so you can get in with your emergency equipment and set up in the front to do fire suppression beforehand,” he said. “It’s just very chaotic.”
Linzmeier said that, while a preliminary investigation indicated gas caused the explosion, an investigation will continue. He said the duplex had gas installed by a contractor at least three weeks ago.
Two other homes, including the duplex, were damaged in the explosion. A home next to the duplex caught fire, but no one was inside, a dog inside was rescued and the fire was put out. A third building east of the duplex had a damaged exterior. No people, however, were injured in the explosion.
The area, which included a day care, was evacuated and gas was shut off as a precaution.
Alliant Energy officials also were at the scene to evaluate the site.
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House explodes in village of Oregon, near Madison, in Dane County
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MADISON - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention isn't requiring COVID-19 vaccines for school children but a viral false claim warning otherwise landed in the Wisconsin governor's race this week, with Republican candidate Tim Michels amplifying the distortion by suggesting he wouldn't sign legislation adding a COVID vaccine to the state's slate of immunizations required for children to attend school.
The false claim was made by a Fox News contributor on Tuesday and repeated by Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who tweeted on Oct. 18 to his 5.2 million followers that, "The CDC is about to add the Covid vaccine to the childhood immunization schedule, which would make the vax mandatory for kids to attend school."
"I'm hearing concerns from parents regarding the CDC's advice on vaccines," Michels tweeted two days later. "The COVID vaccine is new and should not be treated like more established vaccines. When I'm governor, parents, not the State, will decide what's best. We won't mandate it for school attendance. Would Evers?"
The original claim repeated by Carlson distorts the impact of a Thursday vote by a CDC advisory committee in favor of adding a COVID-19 vaccine to the recommended immunization schedule for children and adults, which acts as guidance for doctors. It is not a mandate and local and state officials are not required to adopt the recommendations.
State lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers have not proposed to add COVID-19 vaccines to the state's immunization requirements for schools. The last time lawmakers added vaccines to the school requirements was 14 years ago, when vaccines that aim to prevent tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis were added. Wisconsin law also allows students to opt-out of all vaccine requirements for any reason.
Evers has said he supports local vaccine mandates for teachers, and required COVID testing for unvaccinated state employees, but has not called for requiring COVID-19 vaccines in the state since the immunizations became available in late 2020.
"There is no mandate. There's not going to be a mandate. And, you know, if he wants to lie about that, that's his problem. I'm sorry that he feels the need to lie but that's the way politics work these days, I guess," Evers said Friday.
"Do I think this vaccine is safe and secure and it's going to do its job? Absolutely. But requiring it isn't going to happen. And, frankly, all the other vaccinations that are recommended, parents can opt-out on their own. So it is what it is and it's going to continue that way. It's never gonna happen."
More:GOP lawmakers advance bill barring schools from excluding students based on vaccine status
Anna Kelly, a spokeswoman for Michels, said the tweet "speaks for itself."
"Instead of mandating that all kids take a new shot, Tim thinks parents should decide," she said.
Patrick Remington, a former epidemiologist for the CDC and director of the Preventive Medicine Residency Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said COVID-19 vaccines have turned out to not be as effective as initially hoped but "the one aspect that every scientist agrees is that this is one of the safest vaccines ever produced, if not the safest vaccine."
Remington said there is a legitimate debate to be had about whether students should be mandated to be vaccinated against COVID-19 but it's concerning to see politicians embrace false claims that sow doubt over an agency that exists to provide Americans with safe medical information.
"I think it's very worrisome that any politician would view information that is not scientifically sound or that maybe comes from a conspiracy theory," he said. "I would be very concerned if that information resonates with their base, because then we'll have policy that is being determined not by science and evidence but by superstition and by conspiracy, and that should be concerning for everybody."
Former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson, who served as U.S. Health and Human Services secretary and has endorsed Michels, promoted COVID-19 vaccines to college students while he was president of the University of Wisconsin System during the coronavirus pandemic but did not mandate them.
Thompson said Friday he hadn't seen Michels' comments on the CDC and COVID-19 vaccines because he has been traveling out of state. He said spreading rumors about COVID-19 vaccine mandates is a bad idea.
"This rumor now about CDC requiring children being vaccinated should not be spread," Thompson said.
Corri Hess of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contributed to this report.
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Tim Michels tweet amplifies false claim on COVID vaccines for children
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Foster didn’t play in the 76ers' game against the Bucks on Thursday night, but it was the first step in living a dream for the Milwaukee native.
More:At 19 and playing in the G League, Michael Foster Jr. is enjoying the ‘perk’ of an all-star experience but wants more
After playing one season for the G League Ignite in which he averaged 15.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists, Foster went undrafted. He signed a free agent contract with the 76ers for the summer, and then the deal was converted to a two-way.
He played just 19 total minutes in three of the 76ers' preseason games, but he felt the training camp experience with the team was invaluable – especially learning how to focus on defense.
“It was just more me staying mentally strong,” he said. “It’s life. Things go up and down anyway, but I got this opportunity to be with the Sixers on a two-way – now I’ve got to prove myself. That ain’t nothing new. I’ve been doing that my whole life. It’s just steps of life right now.”
And on a veteran team with championship hopes, Foster knows he may not get a lot of minutes with the 76ers and will spend more time in the G League with the Delaware Blue Coats – but he’s mentally prepared for that.
“Just staying ready, that’s really it,” he said. “Just putting the work in like I’m on the 76ers and when I go to Delaware just do the work like I’m still with the 76ers. Really no change, just different places of the game. Mentally, I’m strong. I’ve got to develop.”
Foster also had a connection with the Bucks beyond it just being his hometown team, as his former Ignite teammate MarJon Beauchamp was drafted in the first round.
“Personally, he’s my guy for sure,” Foster said. “I’ll mess with MarJon a long way for sure. I don’t know what they can expect out of him but I’m pretty sure they’re gonna love him though. They’re gonna love his story.”
When asked about Foster, Beauchamp smiled.
“Me and Mike were pretty close,” the Bucks rookie said. “I felt like that was a pretty great fit for him with the 76ers. It’s really up to him if he’s going to engage with the team and stuff like that. I think he’s prepared for sure. I feel like he can flourish if he keeps learning, keeps growing. He’s still young. He can be a great player, I feel like.”
Foster won’t turn 20 years old until January, but he does feel like his Ignite experience has set him up to succeed as he begins the next step of his pro career.
“I’m pretty much hip to everything right now,” he said. “I’m pretty much locked down and understanding a little more than the average, probably. They did help me prepare a lot, so when I come to the next level they’re like he’s already hip to everything, this, that and the other. It’s just staying mentally strong, being a sponge and soaking up everything I can until my time will come.”
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Michael Foster Jr. starts next step of career with Philadelphia 76ers
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A data breach at Wisconsin's largest health care system may have exposed up to 3 million Wisconsin and Illinois patients' health information, according to information submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The breach, which occurred Oct. 14, was reported to the federal agency Friday. The information at risk includes patients' medical providers, IP addresses, dates and locations of scheduled appointments, among other sensitive materials.
In its notice, the company said no Social Security or financial information was breached. The health care system self-reported the information and said in a statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Friday that "it is not aware of any misuse of information arising from this incident."
Because of the breach, the health information of millions of patients may have been shared with companies like Google and Facebook. Such medical information is subject to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, law, which protects people's personal health information.
The hospital system uses online tracking technologies like Google and Facebook and its "pixels" — or tiny bits of code or images — that collect data on users and the information they see on a page, which made its platform vulnerable to attack, according to its notice this week. Those pixels were on "patient portals" through its MyChart and LiveWell websites and applications, which track and send data on users to third-parties.
Advocate Aurora reported it has disabled its use of pixels from its platforms.
In the statement, Advocate Aurora said it will continue to monitor its information security systems and "make improvements and enhancements where appropriate."
More:A class action lawsuit accuses Advocate Aurora of driving up prices in Milwaukee more 44 % of the national median average
More:Advocate Aurora Health plans to merge with a North Carolina health system and move its headquarters
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'Trailblazer': Gregorio Montoto was the man behind Milwaukee's Mexican Fiesta
Jessica Rodriguez Ricardo Torres
The Milwaukee Hispanic community is mourning the loss of Gregorio Montoto, 76, a businessman and the first president of the renowned Mexican Fiesta.
In a statement, Forward Latino, a local nonprofit, called Montoto "a giant in Milwaukee's Hispanic community."
Montoto died on Thursday.
"My father came from a humble background and didn’t speak English until he arrived in Milwaukee at 13," his daughter Angie Montoto wrote in a statement. "He and his family worked very hard as many immigrants do. He was a role model, went to college and encouraged family and friends to also further their education and then he gave back to the community."He was actually a very private and humble person," the statement reads. "He didn’t want the limelight."
Montoto was married to his wife, Carol, for 55 years and was devoted to his daughters and grandchildren, his daughter said.
"He was so proud of his grandchildren and called them the light of his life," his daughter wrote. "He will be dearly missed by family and friends." Montoto served in U.S. Army from 1965 to 1967 and then attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, according to his obituary.
He was an entrepreneur, and a businessman owning and operating El Camino Real Restaurants for 20 years with his family.
Montoto was a trailblazer in Milwaukee's Hispanic community. His advocacy for education helped found the Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation in 1987, an umbrella organization that hosts Mexican Fiesta. The WHSF awards scholarships to Hispanic students. The foundation has awarded nearly $1.7 million in scholarships.
“I have been attending Mexican Fiesta for years,” Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said. “Certainly, it's a source of pride for Latinos in Milwaukee … and people of color generally throughout the entire city of Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin.”
Johnson spent three days at Mexican Fiesta in August.
“His work over the years to make that happen, to build it into what it is today is profound and will be surely missed,” Johnson said.
Montoto was a role model to countless in the Latino community, including close friend Valdemar Escobar.
Escobar owns about 10 restaurants in Milwaukee, including Fiesta Cafe on South 1st Street. He always looked up to Montoto for leadership and guidance.
“We had a very beautiful friendship of many years,” Escobar said in Spanish. “He was such an example to follow and taught me a lot.
“More than anything, he taught me to respect people."
“One thing I think people don’t know is that he helped so many other businesses,'' Common Council President and Ald. Jose Perez said. “From planning, access to capital … and he was just an inspiration for the community. His roots are in Mexican Fiesta and it is what it is today because of his determination and his work in the community.”
Teresa Mercado, executive director of Mexican Fiesta, worked closely with Monototo. She remembered his dedication and push for education.
“Every time he saw a Latino kid … he encouraged them to apply for our scholarship,” Mercado said.
Montoto put a lot of heart into organizing Mexican Fiesta. This year was the first year the festival surpassed 100,000 attendees.
“This was the best year ever, he was so proud,” Mercado said.
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Gregorio Montoto was driving force behind Milwaukee's Mexican Fiesta
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La Risa R. Lynch Drake Bentley
HARTLAND — A fire at a four-family apartment building in the village of Hartland killed six people early Friday morning, officials said.
As the chaotic scene was still unfolding, the Village of Hartland made a Facebook post where they asked residents to gather away from the scene, at Nixon Park, if they were looking to grieve. Around 20 people showed up.
Phelps' daughter, Andrea Johnson, 15, a sophomore at Arrowhead, said she heard many of the first responders Friday morning. "I heard the sirens this morning. I didn't think much of it, but then when I heard there was a fire where she was located I thought she was, like, fine. I really didn't think that much of it at the time, but when I started not getting responses from her ... then I started to get more worried."
Phelps, like many of the residents at Friday night’s vigil, want to know what happened at the apartment complex Friday morning. “We just really want to know what happened. What really happened? It's sad. It's heartbreaking. It's terrible."
Hartland Police Chief Torin Misko said during a news conference Friday that a criminal investigation is underway but didn't confirm if investigators believe the fire was set intentionally or maliciously.
Charolette Riege, 15, a freshman at Arrowhead, said the day has been surreal. "It's very tragic. I still can't grasp it and understand what is going on," she said. "It doesn't seem real. It's like a dream that's on replay."
Riege hopes this tragedy brings the community closer together "to care for one another."
Hartland Village President Jeffrey Pfannerstill provided brief remarks at the vigil as well.
A total of 10 people were displaced by the fire. The American Red Cross is assisting those families, a spokesperson said Friday. A verified GoFundMe page has been set up to assist with one of those families.
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Hartland residents hold vigil at Nixon Park following apartment fire
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A Milwaukee County judge on Friday denied a Republican Party of Wisconsin request to stop the city of Milwaukee from continuing a get-out-the-vote effort that the city argues it neither runs nor funds.
Judge Gwen Connolly wrote that the arguments made by the party and Milwaukee voter Elizabeth Burke were "deficient" and that issuing such an order would chill constitutionally protected free speech.
The lawsuit was one of two filed by the Republican Party of Wisconsin and other plaintiffs in the weeks after Johnson made comments Sept. 12 about an initiative dubbed "Milwaukee Votes 2022" and referenced door-to-door canvassing funded by the "private sector." Johnson's spokesman then said the campaign conducting the canvassing is privately funded, and the city's association was "limited to the mayor voicing support for the work."
The first lawsuit, which centered on an open records request, was dismissed earlier this month after the party said it had received the requested records from the Milwaukee Election Commission and Mayor’s Office related to the get-out-the-vote effort.
In the second lawsuit, filed Sept. 28, Burke and Republicans argued that though Milwaukee Votes 2022 is a purportedly nonpartisan get-out-the-vote effort, the city would partner with an organization, GPS Impact, that openly works to elect Democratic candidates and advance progressive causes.
"Defendants' partnership with a private, partisan organization to get out the vote compromises the integrity of the upcoming November 2022 election, and harms the Republican Party of Wisconsin," they wrote. "It also devalues the vote of ... Burke."
They requested that Connolly issue a temporary injunction that would prevent the city in the lead-up to the Nov. 8 election "from continuing Milwaukee Votes 2022, or, alternatively, enjoining defendants from working with partisan groups such as GPS Impact in furtherance of this initiative."
The city responded by calling the claims "frivolous" and "completely without merit."
The city argued the legal standards cited by Republicans either did not apply to Mayor Cavalier Johnson, who was listed as a defendant along with the city government, or could not be enforced by the plaintiffs. The city in its response also said it was not running or funding the initiative, nor did it have the authority to stop others who were not part of the lawsuit from participating in it.
"While the plaintiffs may have 'significant concerns as to whether the City has been or will be administering the upcoming November 8, 2022, election in accordance with Wisconsin law,' such concerns do not equate to a violation of the law," Connolly wrote.
She found that the Republican Party and Burke had not identified any specific law related to government transparency that was supposedly violated, "in essence, asking this Court to make new law and retroactively impose the law on the defendants in order to ameliorate their 'significant concerns.' The Court is unwilling to do so."
The lawsuits come as hotly contested races for governor and U.S. Senate are on the ballot in November.
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Judge denies Republican Party request in GOTV lawsuit against Milwaukee
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Badgers follow Leonhard's lead by jumping on Purdue early
MADISON – Jim Leonhard has been forced to deliver message after message since taking over as Wisconsin’s interim head coach.
One of the messages he shared with his team before taking the field Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium was this:
Guys, we’ve played inconsistent football. The fans are going to be a bit skeptical of what they’ll see when we take on Purdue. We need to come out white hot, energize the crowd and close strong.
Did the UW players embrace that challenge?
UW got touchdowns from its offense and defense in the first 3 minutes 44 seconds of the game, led by 18 points at halftime and recorded a critical 35-24 victory in front of a crowd of 75,018.
The Badgers (4-4, 2-3 Big Ten) extended their winning streak to 16 games against the Boilermakers (5-3, 3-2).
Purdue fell out of a tie with idle Illinois (6-1, 3-1) for first place tie in the Big Ten West Division.
Perhaps most important, UW improved to 2-1 in the league under Leonhard, who was named interim head coach after Paul Chryst was fired on Oct. 2.
UW opened with a new offensive line for the sixth time in eight games, with Tyler Beach returning to left guard for the first time since the Illinois game and Michael Furtney remaining at right guard. Tanor Bortolini, who has started two games at right guard and the last two at left guard, opened as a jumbo tight end.
One week after relying heavily on first-down runs at Michigan State, the Badgers mixed in first-down passes to keep the Boilermakers off-balance.
Quarterback Graham Mertz threw two touchdown passes in the opening half to help UW build a 21-0 lead and finished 13 of 21 for 203 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Purdue entered the day allowing 248.4 passing yards per game, the No. 91 mark nationally. The Boilermakers had allowed 14 pass plays of 30 yards or longer, eight of 40 or longer, five of 50 or longer and five of 60 or longer.
Mertz had pass plays of 27, 29 and 20 in the opening half.
Braelon Allen, averaging 5.7 yards per carry and 108.1 yards per game, grinded out 77 yards on 10 carries in the opening half. He left briefly in the second half after suffering an arm injury but returned and finished with 113 rushing yards and a touchdown on 16 carries and one catch for 39 yards.
Isaac Guerendo added a 54-yard touchdown run during Allen's brief absence.
The trio of quarterback Aidan O’Connell, tailback Devin Mockobee and wide receiver Charlie Jones decimated Nebraska’s defense one week earlier with 391 passing yards, 178 rushing yards and 132 receiving yards.
UW’s defense held O’Connell and Jones in check.
O’Connell saw his second pass of the game intercepted and returned 31 yards for a touchdown by safety John Torchio. He finished 31 of 46 for 320 yards and a touchdown, but had three interceptions.
UW scored touchdowns after two of the interceptions, both by safety John Torchio.
O'Connell added a 1-yard run with 1:24 left to help Purdue close to within 35-24.
Jones entered the day with 62 catches for 735 yards and nine touchdowns. He had four catches for 31 yards in the opening half and finished with 10 catches for 105 yards.
Mockobee rushed 23 times for 108 yards and a touchdown.
UW got off to its best start in Big Ten play and held a 14-0 lead just 3:44 into the game.
Mertz capped a six-play, 76-yard drive with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Skyer Bell to help UW take a 7-0 lead with 12:34 left in the opening quarter.
Three plays after the kickoff, with Purdue facing third and 5 from its 30, Torchio stepped in front of a Purdue receiver for an easy interception and cruised 31 yards to the end one to help UW push the lead to 14-0.
Purdue answered with a drive from its 25 to the UW 9, but O’Connell threw an incompletion on third and 4 and Mitchell Fineran then missed a field goal attempt left from 27 yards.
UW took over at its 20 with 6:37 left in the quarter and drove 80 yards for another touchdown, this time in eight plays.
Allen ripped off a 41-yard run to the Purdue 6, with UW using six linemen, and Mertz found Chimere Dike for a 3-yard touchdown on third and goal to help push the lead to 21-0 with 2:38 left in the opening quarter.
After failing to convert on fourth and 3 from the UW 28, the Boilermakers finally broke through with a scoring drive.
They moved from their 10 after a punt to a first down at the UW 19.
The drive stalled there, however, as O’Connell threw three consecutive incompletions. Fineran this time hit from 36 yards to pull Purdue within 21-3 with 3:49 left in the half.
UW, having gained a total of 28 yards on its two previous offensive possessions, took over at its 25 after the kickoff and needed only three plays to move to the Purdue 42.
Mertz was sacked for an 8-yard loss on third and 10, however, despite the fact Purdue rushed only three men, and the Badgers punted.
Andy Vujnovich put the ball out of bounds at the 1 and the Boilermakers ran two plays to chew up the final 63 seconds of the half.
The third quarter opened in the best possible way for UW – and in nightmarish fashion for Purdue’s O’Connell.
Facing third and 9 from his 26, O’Connell saw Torchio step in front of his receiver again for another interception. Torchio gained 18 yards to the Purdue 14 and two plays later Allen burst through a huge hole on the left side and into the end zone from 14 yards.
When Nate Van Zelst added the extra point UW’s lead was 28-3 and the Boilermakers were reeling.
UW punt returner Dean Engram gave the Boilermakers life late in the third quarter when he muffed a punt and Purdue recovered at the UW 21 with 6:07 left.
O’Connell hit tight end Payne Durham for an 8-yard touchdown four plays after the turnover to help Purdue cut UW’s lead to 28-10 with 4:12 left in the quarter.
UW’s offense took the field without Allen but Guerendo capped a four-play, 75-yard touchdown drive with a 54-yard run to help UW push the lead to 35-10 with 2:42 left in the third.
The Boilermakers responded with an 81-yard touchdown drive but they needed four plays to reach the end zone after gaining first and goal at the 1.
Mockobee scored on fourth and goal, though replays appeared to show he did not extend the ball over the goal line. That trimmed UW’s lead to 35-17 with 12:05 left.
UW took the ensuing kickoff and moved from its 25 to the Purdue 30, thanks in large part to a 39-yard pass play from Mertz to Allen.
The drive stalled and Vujnovich pinned the Boilermakers at their 8 with 8:04 left.
Purdue moved to midfield but inside linebacker Jordan Turner gave UW its third interception and the ball at its 42.
UW held on for the 11-point victory, a victory the players, coaches and fans needed.
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The Milwaukee Bucks opened a season 2-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 thanks to a 125-105 victory over the Houston Rockets Saturday night at Fiserv Forum. In the Bucks’ home opener, Giannis Antetokounmpo exploded for 44 points in just 28 minutes of action. The rebuilding Rockets (0-3) were without starters Eric Gordon and Bruno Fernando, and simply were no match for the Eastern Conference favorites.
Here are some takeaways from the big win:
Giannis dominates Rockets with 44 points
Following the opener in Philadelphia on Thursday, Antetokounmpo said he has another level to go in his game as he works his way into the season. Playing a smallish Rockets team definitely helped in that regard as Antetokounmpo bullied his way to 44 points in just 28 minutes of work – and it could’ve been worse for Houston. Antetokounmpo was a scorching 17 of 21 (81%) from the floor overall and 2 for 3 from behind the three-point line, but he was 8 of 13 from the free throw line. And, had the game been closer, he likely would’ve reached the 50-point mark for the fourth time in his career (in the regular season).
"I mean...you run out of words to describe a guy like that, right?" Bucks center Brook Lopez said. "I can't imagine. You guys actually have to write. I don't know how you guys just don't send in the same article over and over with the same adjectives and everything like that 'cause you need some new ways to just describe how his game grows and it's tough. He's obviously the head of the snake, the engine of everything we do, he just comes out with such a great mentality and focus that again, it trickles down. That gives us all energy."
Box scoreBucks 125, Rockets 105
The Rockets have two young bigs in 6-11 Jabari Smith Jr. and 6-11 Alperen Şengün, but Smith Jr. is just 220 pounds and a rookie and Şengün is no match athletically for Antetokounmpo. Usman Garuba, who stands all of 6-8, was really the only inside option Houston had to try and slow down Antetokounmpo with the 6-10 Fernando sidelined.
Antetokounmpo nearly matched the Rockets in points in the paint by himself at the time he checked out for good with about eight minutes left in the game, pouring in 28 in that area on 14-of-17 shooting and 15 of 18 overall from two-point range.
"His ability to get to the paint is always good, but the confidence that he shot those 2 threes with, the pull-up jumper at the top of the key -- he did a lot of it himself," Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said. "I don't know that we were able to give him the ball. They stayed attached to him in a lot of pick-and-roll situations so he just; I think our defense stood out in a weird way to get Giannis his 44. I felt like there were a lot possessions where we were getting stops and being able to play in transition. He's special."
Bucks start homestand strong
After opening the season on the road in Philadelphia on Thursday, Milwaukee opened its season-long six-game homestand with a resounding victory over a Houston team playing on the back end of a back-to-back.
The Bucks shouldn’t have had a problem winning the game, but the Rockets do have two exciting young players in lottery picks Jalen Green and Jabari Smith Jr. and Kevin Porter Jr. did drop 50 on the Bucks on April 29, 2021. But Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday and Brook Lopez et al. weren’t interested in letting the Rockets win their first game of the season.
Antetokounmpo took it to Smith Jr. and Şengün all night while Lopez wasn’t going to just concede highlights at the rim. Houston indiscriminately fired up three-pointers (20 attempts) and only saw seven find the bottom of the net in the first half, though they did have more success in the second half as the game got away from them. The Bucks were far more efficient, shooting 55.4% overall and 51.6% from behind the three-point line when the regulars were on the court.
Rockets show some fight
Before the game, Houston head coach Stephen Silas said that a big difference between his team last season (which won just 20 games) and through the first few this year is when they fall behind, they show resiliency. That was the case Saturday night, as it appeared the Bucks would put the game away a few different times in each of the first three quarters by taking leads of at least 20 points – but the Rockets never folded.
They didn’t have enough to get all the way back into the game and threaten to win, but they did enough to keep the Bucks starters on the floor for longer stretches of time. The regulars were not subbed out for good until about two minutes remained in the game.
Did you notice Jordan Nwora go all out?
Jordan Nwora has said all training camp and preseason that he needs to focus on his defense and hustle in order to not be a player who only sees court time when others are out injured.
He played 16 minutes against Philadelphia and 18 against Houston, and he drained some timely baskets in each contest – but he made an impression just a minute and a half into the second quarter when Jevon Carter had the ball knocked away and it rolled to center court.
Porter Jr. streaked up and looked to pick it up for an easy bucket, but Nwora angled in and dove for the ball. He collided hard with Porter Jr., which led Nwora getting slightly bumped around from a couple of Rockets once he got to his feet. Houston retained got the ball after the foul but did not make the shot afterward – and Antetokounmpo followed with a ferocious dunk.
Then in the third quarter, after having the ball stripped from him on a drive, Nwora raced back on defense and put himself in position to force the Rockets’ Daishen Nix to set an illegal screen. It sent Nwora to the deck, but the Rockets turnover led to an Antetokounmpo layup.
10 Blocked shots by the Bucks, including five by center Brook Lopez.
“I feel like he even had more,” Budenholzer said of Lopez. “I just felt like our rim protection, our presence at the rim was really good. Our guards keep coming in the pick-and-rolls and ability to contest and kind of bother their shooters – they’ve got some really good young guards in Porter Jr. and Jalen Green – but I think that presence at the rim, those guys are thinking about that. He, Giannis and Serge (Ibaka) are doing a very good job.”
11 Second quarter points by Houston’s Jalen Green, setting him up for a team-high 22.
13 Consecutive points scored by the Bucks to open the game.
“That’s what we’ve done a lot (of) in previous seasons I feel like," Lopez said of the hot start. "It was good to kind of get back to that and it’s important to keep that going for as long, a full game, 48 minutes, as possible.”
30 Times Antetokounmpo has scored 40 or more points in a regular season game.
3,506 Career free throws made by Antetokounmpo with 1:19 left in the third quarter, moving him past Hall of Famer Sidney Moncrief for No. 1 in franchise history.
Jrue Holiday picks the Rockets pocket
Could the play of the game really be the first one? In this case, yes, because it set the tone for the entire game.
Jrue Holiday cheated off Kevin Porter Jr. and doubled back behind Usman Garumba to steal the handoff attempt to Jalen Green. Bucks guard Jevon Carter quickly made the move to race over the half-hearted screen attempt by Garumba anyway, so Holiday and Carter collided briefly before Holiday collected the steal and then raced downcourt for a layup and the first points of the game.
“’Cause he turned his back,” Holiday said of why he doubled back off his man. “Just ‘cause he turned his back and he didn’t see me. He didn’t see me at all, so just instincts."
It was the first of a dozen first quarter points for Holiday, who finished with 19 to go with 10 assists.
"I felt like I always do my best to try to start off aggressively but that’s an easy way to get a basket," he said.
The solid defense and taking advantage of a less experienced opponent proved to be the Bucks’ formula for success all game.
Videos of the game: Giannis flexes on the young Rockets
First, Giannis was too strong for Rockets rookie big man Jabari Smith Jr. ...
And then Kenyon Martin Jr. couldn’t stop the Bucks’ big man either.
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MADISON – Aidan O’Connell’s kryptonite wears Cardinal and White.
The senior is one of the Big Ten’s top quarterbacks, but the Badgers seem to have his number. Wisconsin’s 35-24 victory over the Boilermakers Saturday in front of 75,018 at Camp Randall Stadium marked the second straight season UW made the all-conference performer look ordinary.
He finished with 320-yards on 31-of-46 passing, which is just below the 325-yard average he brought into the game. The Badgers, however, limited his effectiveness when they needed to most.
“You know you have to mix looks up. You have to stop the run. You have to get them behind the sticks at times, which we did a great job different moments throughout the game getting them to second and long, third and long situations,” Wisconsin interim coach Jim Leonhard said.
“You have to be a little unpredictable against them because if they get a bead on how you're attacking them, the scheme is too good, and the quarterback does a tremendous job of reading coverages and getting the ball where he wants to.”
Senior safety John Torchio led UW with 10 tackles and two interceptions. Sophomore linebacker Jordan Turner made six tackles and made his first interception of the season. Jake Chaney, also a sophomore linebacker finished with five tackles that included 1½ tackles for a loss.
The game was a boost for a defense that has been hit hard with injury. Saturday junior Nick Herbig, the team’s sack leader, was banged up and didn’t play. Senior Nose tackle Keeanu Benton played but has been hobbled by a leg injury. And of course, safety Hunter Wohler (leg) has been out since Week 1.
Nonetheless, it was Wisconsin that put a hurting on a unit that through four conference games helped Purdue grab a share of the Big Ten West lead.
In O’Connell’s last two meetings with Wisconsin, he has thrown for 520 yards while posting a high completion percentage (70.5%) but also throwing for three touchdowns and six interceptions.
Take away the fourth quarter when the game was all but decided and UW contained O’Connell to 19 of 31 passes for 175 yards.
His first two picks, which were intercepted by Torchio, were game changers. The first was returned for a 31-yard touchdown to give the Badgers a 14-0 lead less than 4 minutes into the game. The second was returned 18 yards to the Boilermaker 14 on the first possession of the second half. The Badgers eventually reached the end zone to take a commanding 28-3 lead just five plays into the second half.
“One thing we’ve been stressing is execution,” said redshirt freshman Darryl Peterson, who started in place of Herbig. “We’ll go back and watch the tape of the games we’ve lost and something we didn’t do is execute. This week we stressed execution and playing our ball and we did that today.”
Here are three other areas to consider when evaluating UW’s performance:
Third down: 5 for 16 (31.2%) for the game an 3 or 13 (23.1%) through three quarters. Purdue entered play at 43.8% in Big Ten play.
Yards per play: 5.5. The team ran up 9.2 against Nebraska last week.
Turnovers: Three interceptions, Purdue’s most in a game this season.
It was a performance that left Wisconsin on a high heading into its bye week and made one Badger feel like it was 2021 when UW’s defense was dominant.
“That defense out there today, that is how it felt watching Leo (Chenal), Jack (Sanborn) and Noah Burks and Scotty (Nelson) and Colin (Wilder), watching them play,” Jake Chaney said. “That’s a good feeling. That is what I came here for, just great defense and I felt like we put out some good defense, but we still need to work.”
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The U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin has taken on added urgency as the midterm elections draw near, with some believing the outcome could determine control of Congress.
In the hotly contested race, Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is facing Democrat Mandela Barnes, the state’s lieutenant governor. The election is Nov. 8, 2022. Here is a look at 10 key fact-checks we have done in the race:
Five claims by and about Ron Johnson
1. President Joe Biden says Ron Johnson "wants to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block every single year."
Biden made the claim during remarks on the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House. In a nutshell, Johnson has said he does not want to cut Social Security and Medicare; instead, he says, he wants to pull them out to ensure they remain financially solvent.
Still, putting them up for an annual review by making them part of discretionary spending, instead of mandatory spending, would increase the chances they’d be cut, simply because there would be an opportunity every year to do so.
For a statement that is accurate but needs clarification or additional information, our rating was Mostly True.
2. Ron Johnson says "Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices."
The spike in gasoline prices earlier this year had Republicans crying foul, blaming Biden and Democrats for the increase — even though gas prices began rising in late 2020 under President Donald Trump.
Experts say things such as halting subsidies for oil companies, ending fossil fuel company drilling on public lands and ending the Keystone XL pipeline may have had a small impact on gasoline prices, but the coronavirus pandemic’s effect on the supply and demand for oil, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions had a much bigger impact.
For a statement that contains an element of truth but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression, our rating was Mostly False.
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3. Ron Johnson says "Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups."
Johnson’s claim tracks with data from Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a nonpartisan, nonprofit data research center. Lawmakers on the other side of the issue have cited the same information, so it’s a solid source.
But there is an asterisk. There is a window for which audits of tax returns from a given year can be initiated, so the numbers for last year are far from final – and the more complex audits aimed at higher-income owners will only increase as more are started.
4. League of Conservation Voters says Johnson “called climate change ‘bull----’ during a record heatwave” and “raked in over $700k in fossil fuel cash.”
Both parts of the claim check out, from a much-publicized comment Johnson made at a luncheon in 2021 to publicly available campaign contributions, as organized and analyzed by a reputable nonpartisan group.
Indeed, Johnson has actually received more than $750,000 from the oil, gas and energy industry since the 2010 election, though it’s far from his biggest source of money — and he’s far from the top recipients in Congress.
5. Ron Johnson says "Thanks to failed Dem policies, beer is 9.1% more expensive."
Inflation is a big topic for the U.S. — and the world — as the prices of goods and services across the economy keep rising. When asked for backup for the claim, Johnson’s campaign pointed to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows the average price of a malt beverage in an average U.S. city over the years.
According to the data, the average cost of 16 ounces of beer has gone from $1.50 in April 2020 to $1.66 in June 2022, which amounts to a 10.7% increase in the retail price.
But some of that increase came on President Donald Trump’s watch — and prices have been steadily rising since the late 1990s.
We rated this claim Half True, meaning it’s partially accurate, but leaves out important details or takes things out of context.
Five claims by and about Mandela Barnes:
1. Restoration PAC says Barnes supports killing “preemies” – “infants born prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy."
When asked for evidence to support the claim, Restoration PAC spokesperson Dan Curry clarified what an online ad is really about: Not babies born prematurely, as stated, but Barnes’ stance on abortion.
After pledging to change the verbiage in the ads, Curry claimed that Barnes supports "partial-birth abortions" — a political phrase referring to a rarely used abortion procedure — and "abortions up until time of birth." The use of the word "preemie," then, is very wrong. "Preemie" is a nickname for babies born prematurely, more than three weeks before their due date.
There’s no evidence for the claim that Barnes would support killing babies after birth — it is a wild accusation that the group itself has, apparently, backed off on. Even read more generously, the idea that Barnes would support abortion until birth misses the mark given what he has said about the issue.
We rated this claim Pants on Fire!
2. Mandela Barnes says under his plan to end cash bail "the Waukesha perpetrator wouldn’t have been released "
The National Republican Senatorial Committee began airing an ad against Barnes that starts off with the words: "What happens when criminals are released because bail is set dangerously low." It then segues into footage of an SUV plowing into Waukesha Christmas parade marchers and spectators and slams Barnes for wanting to eliminate cash bail, a measure first introduced in 2016, when Barnes was a Wisconsin Assembly member.
The "Waukesha perpetrator" refers to Darrell Brooks Jr., 39, who faces 77 charges, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide, following the Nov. 21, 2021, attack on the Waukesha Christmas Parade in which six people were killed and more than 60 were injured. The trial started Oct. 3.
Under the current setup, if people meet cash bail, they must be released. Under Barnes’ proposal, if a judge or commissioner finds by clear and convincing evidence that people are a threat, they are held until trial and no amount of cash would set them free. It’s similar to the federal system, which does not use cash bail.
A reading of the proposed statute makes clear that it was aimed at cases such as the one involving Brooks, who days earlier was accused of attacking and trying to run over his girlfriend with an SUV.
However, it’s impossible to know how a judge would have ruled. In short, the Barnes campaign is stating a certainty where only a possibility — albeit a strong one — exists.
3. Mandela Barnes says “We have more oil and gas permits than ever before right now.”
In response to a request for supporting information, the Barnes campaign shared a Yahoo News article from March reporting that oil and gas permitting in the United States has increased under President Joe Biden’s administration.
The article relies upon a data dashboard of onshore oil and gas leasing and drilling under the Biden administration from the Center for Western Priorities, a nonpartisan conservation and advocacy organization focusing on the American West.
The Bureau of Land Management confirmed that the number of approved but unused onshore drilling permits reached 9,623 at the end of fiscal year 2021, the highest it’s been in the past decade.
The problem is there is no available earlier data, which would really be necessary to make such a sweeping claim. That puts an asterisk on what Barnes said.
4. Mandela Barnes says Johnson, his prospective opponent, has received $1.2 million from the gun lobby.
Data shows that Johnson has received — through both direct and indirect contributions — about $1.2 million in support since his first campaign started in 2016.
But of that, only about $200,000 went directly to his campaign. The rest — more than $1 million — represents outside spending either in support of Johnson, or against his opponents over time. So, Barnes is off in his wording.
We rated the claim Half True.
5. National Republican Senatorial Committee says “Mandela Barnes…wants to release 50% of the prison population when 68% is classified as ‘violent offenders.’”
Republicans have zeroed in on the record of Barnes as it relates to crime and punishment — or, in one scenario, crime and a lack of punishment.
Although Barnes has advocated for the "reduction" of the state’s prison population, he hasn’t endorsed the immediate "release" of 50% of inmates — and there is a key difference in those two words. Reducing the number of inmates would likely require years of policy changes, as opposed to just letting people out of prison, no matter their offense.
Meanwhile, the number of people who have been convicted of committing violent offenses is a large portion of the prison population — but largely because other offenses allow for shorter jail times.
To see how Johnson, and Barnes, and other lawmakers fared on more fact checks, see https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/
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Pat Connaughton's firm wants to develop 247 apartments in West Allis. It's a $48m project.
A development firm founded by Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton is proposing a $48 million, 247-unit apartment community in West Allis.
Three Leaf Partners LLC wants to build the market-rate apartments at 8530-8556 W. National Ave. The 3.2-acre site is the current location of the Clark Oil building, according to a West Allis Plan Commission report.
Apartments are allowed as a conditional use at the site, which is across the street from Honey Creek Park. The Plan Commission is to review the proposal at its Wednesday meeting, with a Common Council review also planned.
Three Leaf's proposal would replace an earlier plan, from Bethesda Lutheran Communities Inc., for 200 affordable and market-rate apartments − including units set aside for people with developmental disabilities.
Watertown-based Bethesda, a nonprofit corporation, has dropped out of plans for other similar affordable developments, including one at 3200 W. Highland Blvd. on Milwaukee's near west side.
Three Leaf's six-story building would include amenities such a fitness center, swimming pool, dog run, fire pit and co-working space. The apartments would range from studios to three-bedroom units.
Related:Pat Connaughton's firm has sold a Brewers Hill building. It was to be razed for new apartments.
Related:Inflation keeps delaying new apartments planned at Riverwest, King Library other sites
The development would have a 295-unit indoor parking structure, as well as 24 outdoor parking spaces, the report said. It also would provide parking for bikes.
Three Leaf Partners, of which Connaughton is a partner, was formed this year when Connaughton's Three Leaf Development LLC merged with Catalyst Partners LLC, the report said.
Three Leaf's other projects include a 39-unit development under construction in Shorewood.
The firm's West Allis proposal would continue a string of new developments along National Avenue, the report said.
Those projects, between South 66th and South 68th streets, include The West and SoNa Lofts apartment developments, as well as commercial buildings, such as Maker's Row and Ope! Brewing Co.
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In the first national assessment of students since the pandemic, Wisconsin again posted the widest score gaps between Black and white students of any state, now by even greater margins.
At the same time, Wisconsin scores statewide climbed in the rankings. Though the state’s 2022 scores declined since the last national assessment in 2019, most states saw steeper drops.
Known as the “Nation’s Report Card,” the U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) was administered to sample schools in every state between January and March 2022. It tested fourth- and eighth-graders in reading and math.
Wisconsin scores continued to exceed most other states, ranking in the top 10 in math for fourth and eighth grades, and in reading for eighth grade. Fourth-grade reading, as it was in 2019, continued to be the state’s worst area.
Reacting to the scores, the state Department of Public Education celebrated the relative stability of scores among Wisconsin fourth-graders. Their drops were slighter than what the Department of Education deems to be statistically significant, factoring in the sample size of schools. The declines for Wisconsin eighth-graders were considered significant.
Wisconsin racial disparity scores shown in math and reading
In a statement, state Superintendent Jill Underly also acknowledged the persisting opportunity gap between Black and white students.
“We’ve known Wisconsin’s racial disparities in assessment results are among the widest in the nation for too long, and these troubling results are yet one more indication that we must close the opportunity gap in our state,” Underly said.
While about a dozen states didn’t report test scores for Black students because of low numbers, all other states reported score gaps between Black and white students. Wisconsin had the widest gap out of every state in each category, although Washington, D.C., was worse.
Other states came close to Wisconsin’s gaps in some subjects or grade levels but not in others.
In fourth-grade math, white students in Wisconsin scored about 37% higher than Black students. The next biggest difference, 18%, was in Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
In fourth-grade reading, white students in Wisconsin scored about 22% higher than Black students. The next biggest difference, 19%, was in in California and Maine.
In eighth-grade math, white students in Wisconsin scored about 23% higher than Black students. The next biggest difference, 17%, was in New Jersey.
In eighth-grade reading, white students in Wisconsin scored about 16% higher than Black students. The next biggest difference, 15%, was in Missouri.
Contributing factors to score fluctuations
In Milwaukee Public Schools, while students scored lower than the average scores for the state, nation and among large cities, most of the losses since 2019 were not as severe as most of the country. The worst drop, which did exceed the national average, was in fourth-grade math.
"The learning loss from the COVID 19 pandemic is real ... sustaining achievement (in) the face of a global crisis like this is not easy. And the fact that we're able to toe the line or at least be consistent with other large schools across the country just shows how proactive Milwaukee Public Schools has been with our efforts," MPS spokeswoman Nicole Armendariz said in an interview.
"We're just committed to continue keeping students on track. And the programs that we implemented are in place, and we're looking at new efforts, new ways, every single day to continue to improve learning and provide more support for children and families."
Most areas of the country did see steeper drops in math as compared to reading.
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Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics at the U.S. Department of Education, said math scores more commonly fluctuate with classroom conditions. Parents and other people in children's lives tend to be more comfortable helping students with reading than they are with math.
Officials behind the national assessment said they could not draw conclusions from the results about how virtual learning might have affected districts' scores. But they did find, from survey questionnaires, correlations between scores and access to supportive resources.
On survey questions, students who scored higher reported more access to computers or tablets, high-speed internet, a quiet place to work and someone to help them with schoolwork.
Evers', Michels' plans to address schools
The nationwide results come about a month after Wisconsin released scores from its own state tests, which showed about a 10% drop form students deemed proficient in 2019.
Underly recently joined Gov. Tony Evers in sharing a $2 billion plan to boost education funding in the 2023-25 budget, with a focus on literacy, mental health and staff shortages in K-12 schools. That plan hinges on the outcome of the November election.
Tim Michels, challenging Evers for the governor seat, has criticized Evers' plan and has not proposed more funding for public schools, though he has said he would increase funding for vouchers for private schools.
Both Evers and Michels declined to be interviewed about their plans to address the massive and stubborn achievement gap in Wisconsin, but Evers' spokeswoman Britt Cudaback said Evers' budget proposals and recent spending initiatives aim to increase instruction time for students, provide more mental health services and address staffing shortages.
Cudaback also noted Evers has repeatedly proposed budget plans that have been rejected by Republican lawmakers who control the Legislature that would increase funding for programs designed to combat achievement gaps and for schools with high numbers of low-income students, who often perform worse academically than their peers due to the additional hurdles poverty puts in front of children.
Senate Education Committee chairwoman Alberta Darling, a Republican from River Hills, proposed earlier this year to break up MPS and replace it with smaller school districts, citing MPS' test scores. Evers vetoed the bill and said such an endeavor should be pursued in conjunction with school and community leaders.
“Although our state tests have indicated this, we now know where Milwaukee stands with other major U.S. cities,” Darling said in a statement Monday. "This is heartbreaking, our kids deserve better and instead we have bureaucrats fighting bipartisan reforms while schools continue to try the same failed methods that got us here."
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NAEP report card shows gap between Wisconsin Black and white students
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Respiratory illnesses are spiking early in more than half the states in the country. Wisconsin is no exception.
Cases of respiratory illnesses are increasingly sending more children to the hospital for medical care, according to Dr. Michael Meyer, medical director of the pediatric intensive care unit at Children’s Wisconsin. Meyer said the virus causing most of the hospitalizations is respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a common, contagious virus that causes infections of the respiratory tract.
Several weeks ago, five or six children a day were being treated at Children's for respiratory illnesses, Meyer said. This past week, the number of beds occupied by respiratory patients is hovering around 30 per day, with several children requiring care in the intensive care unit.
“Several children did, unfortunately, have to be on a ventilator because of the severity of the infection in their lungs,” Meyer said Monday during a call with reporters.
Common RSV symptoms mimic a cold, with patients experiencing a fever, congestion and difficulty breathing. The virus can cause more severe conditions in young children and older adults, especially those with underlying health conditions.
Infants are more susceptible to RSV, for example, because the virus produces an abundance of nasal secretions and younger children are nose breathers. Meyer said this leads to difficulty breathing and eating.
He suggested parents look at their children's chest to see if the skin between their ribs is "sucking in" or if the skin on their throat is tugging or pulling tight when they breathe. Either of those actions indicates a child is having difficulty breathing.
A fever is also a common symptom. Parents should seek medical help immediately for infants younger than 28 days for a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher, as their bodies are not yet able to regulate a fever.
For those hospitalized, there is no antibiotic "cure." Meyer stressed symptom management is the best approach and placed a focus on good hand hygiene, covering your mouth when coughing or sneezing, wearing proper face coverings, avoiding other people if you are ill and staying hydrated.
The spike in RSV cases is similar to what doctors saw in 2019, when the virus, like now, began spreading earlier than normal. Meyer said RSV cases generally are most prevalent from December to February. This year, cases are creeping up in October.
The virus is surging in Wisconsin and nationally at the same time many health care experts are predicting an uptick in COVID-19 cases and the flu.
"We may be looking at a surge of all three viruses in the next couple of months," he said.
Meyer said while there is no vaccine for RSV, there are vaccines for COVID-19 and the flu. He recommended people get vaccinated.
"My approach is vaccinate early," Meyer said. "We all know it may not prevent the disease from happening 100% but it really does decrease the severity of the illness to get your vaccine."
Severe cough.
Wheezing — a high-pitched noise that's usually heard on breathing out (exhaling)
Rapid breathing or difficulty breathing — the person may prefer to sit up rather than lie down.
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Respiratory viruses surging early in Wisconsin and nationally
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Glendale teenager designs and builds his own drone-like aircraft
After winning first place at the International Science and Engineering fair in 2021, Ethan Zentner, a senior at Nicolet High School, set his sights on building an aircraft from scratch in his own garage.
After a year and a half, Zentner, 17, made the project a reality. With determination and all of his science fair prize money, he completed the build this fall. The hexacopter is a drone-like aircraft with six propellers and can fit one person inside.
The project is the culmination of years of hard work and a passion for drone technology. If you walk into Zentner's bedroom, you'll even see scuff marks on his ceiling where he's tested out previous models, his mom said.
Initially, his parents had safety concerns about him building the aircraft. But Zentner said he was able to convince them after a college advisor said the project could be attractive on his college application.
He started creating models on his computer to simulate what the aircraft could look like in real life. With his science fair prize money and the help of his parents, he ordered the materials for the aircraft and completed the coding, engineering and welding for the project.
To construct the aircraft, his dad said he learned a lot online from other drone builders.
He flew the hexacopter tethered to the ground in September, but has yet to fly the aircraft with anyone inside.
There are still a couple of safety-related tests the hexacopter needs to go through before it's safe for anyone to fly in. One has to do with motor redundancy, which means that any one of the motors or propellers can stop working and the aircraft will remain in the air, Zentner explained.
In the meantime, he's been testing the hexacopter with a passenger he calls "Crashy," which is 200 pounds of gravel in bags sitting in the garage.
While the potential for drone technology spans across multiple industries and uses, Zentner said he's most excited about its potential to improve transportation.
"The forward march of humanity has largely been characterized by technological progress that enabled higher standards of living. Why should our transportation be any different? Imagine if you could have that much fun as I did on my first FPV drone going to work," said Zentner.
While his hexacopter might not exactly be "flying cars of the future," he said he hopes that "they are a step on our way to get there."
And while he doesn't think he'll be using his hexacopter to get to school anytime soon, he said he hopes this project inspires others to foster an interest in drone technology and build a similar type of aircraft on their own.
"I would love to democratize a lot of the information that you need to do these things. I would love to make it easier for people to get started," he said.
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Glendale teenager builds 'hexacopter' aircraft from scratch
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Sussex Inn to close its doors after 26 years in business
After being a staple in the Sussex community, the owners of Sussex Inn announced via Facebook that the restaurant will be closing its doors after 26 years.
Its last day is set for Sunday, Oct. 30.
The owners are closing the restaurant due to the owners wanting to spend more time with family.
According to the restaurant's Facebook post: "We look forward to finally being able to spend more time together as a family and welcoming our first grandchild in December. Thank you all for your support throughout the years. Please stop in to share a drink/meal and laughs with us this final week of business."
The owners could not immediately be reached for an interview.
Sussex Inn, N64 W23300 Main St., is known for its Friday night fish fry that has included haddock, walleye and bluegill, pizza, Saturday steak nights and different daily specials which include bacon-wrapped shrimp with garlic butter pasta, duck and filet mignon.
For the Friday night fish fry, the restaurant bar opens at 2 p.m. with the restaurant open from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. For hours this last week or for menu updates, call 262-820-0320 or find Sussex Inn on Facebook.
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More: Tekila to temporarily closeTekila, a Mexican restaurant in Sussex will temporarily close Oct. 2. It will reopen in April, with two other long-awaited restaurants.
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Milwaukee Harbor District could get up to 140 apartments under new development proposal
A development proposal for up to 140 apartments is coming for a vacant site in Milwaukee's Harbor District.
The city Redevelopment Authority has selected Rule Enterprises LLC for the development of the city-owned parcel at 200 E. Greenfield Ave., according to a Tuesday announcement from the Department of City Development.
The full development proposal will be shared publicly at a later date − most likely before the Dec. 15 meeting of the Redevelopment Authority board, said Jonathan Fera, department communications and marketing officer.
The preliminary proposal calls for a building with up to six stories and 140 apartments, along with a street-level parking structure and a small amount of commercial space, said Rule Enterprises operator Brandon Rule.
It would be a mix of market-rate and affordable apartments, Rule told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. His firm plans to seek affordable housing tax credits to help finance the building.
The department issued a request for proposals in May. Rule's proposal would need Common Council approval.
The 88,758-square-foot parcel is located next to the Freshwater Plaza mixed-use development, which includes apartments, a Cermark Fresh Market supermarket and other commercial buildings.
Department of City Development officials initially designated the vacant lot for an office development. But no potential office users surfaced for that location.
The site's zoning then was changed to accommodate Wangard Partners Inc., which developed Freshwater Plaza's four-story apartment building, to pursue conceptual plans for a six-story building with 76 apartments, a parking structure and 46,000 square feet of retail space
Those plans, however, didn't go forward.
Rule Enterprises is known mainly for developing affordable apartments.
The firm's projects include the five-story, 79-unit Eighteen87 On Water, which is under construction at 1887 N. Water St.
“The significant momentum in the Harbor District is creating exciting new opportunities for residents, businesses, and workers,” said city Development Commissioner Lafayette Crump, in a statement.
“Rule Enterprises is a respected development partner in the city and I am looking forward to working together to realize the full potential of Freshwater Plaza," Crump said.
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Harbor District site could get up to 140 apartments under new plan
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Investigators have been unable to identify the man since August 1993, when a photographer found his body while walking along Soo Line, now Canadian Pacific Railway, railroad tracks in Pleasant Prairie. Police and medical examiners tried to identify him through forensic examinations and a facial reconstruction showing what the man likely looked like, according to police.
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Pleasant Prairie police say 1993 'John Doe' linked to Menominee tribe
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"Love and happiness have reached heights we never even knew existed," the couple wrote with an adjoining photo of the two with Koa from their hospital room.
Koa's middle name matches J.J.'s. J.J.'s full name is Justin James Watt.
It's the first child for the 33-year-old J.J., the Pewaukee native and former Wisconsin Badger, and 30-year-old Kealia, a professional soccer player and former University of North Carolina star.
For the season, Watt has 2.5 sacks and four tackles for a loss for the 3-4 Arizona Cardinals.
It's the latest milestone for Waukesha County's first family of the NFL.
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J.J. Watt, Kealia Watt announce birth of son, Koa James
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When Kurt Owens started working in the village of Sussex, he expected to experience racism making deliveries for a pharmaceutical company.
Instead, he felt the community embrace him.
That surprise sparked in him a passion to make a real attempt to bridge urban Milwaukee with it’s neighboring communities by bringing people of different ethnic backgrounds together for volunteer work.
Personally, it's also inspired him to undertake what he calls a "multi-ethnic" lifestyle.
It took years to turn that passion into action, but in 2016, he created Bridge Builders, which has worked in the Thurston Woods and Old North Milwaukee areas, landscaping, fixing resident's homes and helping with code enforcement. The areas are south of suburban Brown Deer, roughly bounded by N. Teutonia Ave. and N. Sherman Blvd., and W. Florist Ave., and W. Congress St.
According to its website, Bridge Builder's work has stretched across 170 blocks in the city of Milwaukee. With the help of more than 1,300 volunteers, it has completed at least 75 projects, large and small, since the organization's inception. The idea is to work one block at a time.
“We don’t try to tackle everything” said Zac Reuter, operations pastor at Bridge Builders. “We focus on particular things that are beneficial to our city and our neighborhood… Just interacting with people and seeing how they live their life has really helped grasp the dynamic of living here.”
For Owens, it's an unexpected mission.
After being held up as a drug dealer, Owens decides to turn his life around
Born a pastor’s child, he didn’t feel as though the church welcomed him in during his youth.
“It almost felt like you had to earn your way into heaven and I didn’t fit the bill,” Owens said. “So the streets embraced me.”
In his later teenage years and into adulthood, Owens became a drug dealer in Milwaukee, making him a target for both police and other criminals. One day, he was held up.
“I just had a moment,” he said. “I was told to get down on my knees and I just knew life was over for me at that point in time.”
With a gun in his face, Owens asked God's forgiveness and promised, if he got away alive, to turn his life around.
He escaped unharmed.
“Once I was able to get out of that situation, I knew that I was done with being a drug dealer,” Owens said.
He got a job as a delivery driver for a pharmaceutical company, making runs to Sussex and other parts of western Waukesha County. The irony is not lost on him.
"I was still delivering drugs, but this time they’re going to hospitals and doctor’s offices,” Owens said with a laugh. “But that was my first time outside of a central city context… there’s not a lot of Black people that live out there.”
While running his deliveries, Owens said, he was wary of how a Black man driving around a predominantly white area would be received. It wasn't necessary.
“People were embracing me in a community of people that I didn’t think would even care,” Owens said.
A white boss mentored Owens, and he was promoted and moved to Jackson, Miss., where the pharmaceutical company was based.
"The hustlers mentality that I had in the streets, I was able to take it and siphon it into something that was legitimate,” Owens said.
Back in Milwaukee, Owens launches Epikos
While in Jackson, Owens met a older white missionary who reintroduced Christ to his life. And that ultimately led Owens back to Milwaukee.
In 2005, Owens helped launch Epikos, a non-denominational, multi-ethnic church that started on E. Bellevue Place, between North Farwell and North Prospect avenues. At the time, he planned to move his family to Grafton.
A church member challenged that decision.
"Someone from the neighborhood came and just really railed into me," Owens said. He told the church member that he grew up on Milwaukee's north side, went to movies in the area, was steeped in the area. "I said, 'I live right around the corner.' And the moment I said that, the world stopped.
In the ZIP code where Bridge Builders is based, 53209, almost 70% of the residents are Black, and the average household income is just above $42,000 a year. In 53024, the ZIP code where Grafton is located, the household income average is over $90,000 a year and less than one percent of residents are Black.
He had become so disconnected from his community that he almost forgot he actually still lived there.
The move to Grafton was off. And from that, Bridge Builders was born.
Reuter, the operations pastor, said the key to understanding problems in an area is to be fully engaged with people living there.
“I think it’s easy to have misconceptions about areas that you don’t really interact with,” he said. “Realizing the complexities of the problems that people have, it’s not just one thing. It’s a ton of different things and they all layer on top of each other.”
Currently, the non-profit is hoping to raise 1.9 million dollars to purchase and renovate 20 homes in their target area in a fundraiser called, "Reclaim the Block." The idea is to develop affordable housing and increase local home ownership — two huge issues in Milwaukee because of the high number of renters paying money to out-of-state landlords.
“I grew up in an era where our neighbors, they knew who we were, they knew our parents and all of those things” Owens said. “A society where love for a neighbor is actually reflected in what you see. To me, that’s a revitalized community.”
Bridge Builders is a ministry partner of Uflourish Church, which Owens pastors. The church brands itself as a gospel-centered, multi-ethnic church called to help people flourish.
Owens' family has flourished as well; he and his wife Dee-Dee have five adult children and 10 grandchildren.
On the Uflourish website, Owens shares some of this story, and the motivation that continues to drive him. Two pivotal encounters in his life — the mentoring boss and the older missionary — were with people who were not Black.
As a result, he says on the Uflourish web page, "I value multi-ethnic ministry because I am the product of what can happen through multi-ethnic relationships."
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Milwaukee Pastor works to improve neighborhoods, connect people
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This South Milwaukee native and Emmy winner has created a podcast hoping to help solve the murder of Ashleigh Love
“I went out into the hallway and there was this person with this big gun.”
Tammy Love said she was woken up just before 2 a.m. on Oct. 6, 2009, by the sound of someone on the stairs.
After the intruder, and possibly an accomplice, ran out the back door, Tammy Love found her 19-year-old daughter, Ashleigh, shot to death in her bed.
“If this could happen to us ... it could happen to anyone,” Love said.
A new podcast, from an Emmy-winning South Milwaukee native, aims to share Ashleigh Love’s story again and in full. The podcast, called Love & Justice, will debut Oct. 27 on all major podcasting services including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Amazon Music.
New episodes in the 10-part podcast will drop every Thursday.
Love believes whoever killed her daughter “went for her, they wanted her.” She thinks they know the family. “There’s never going to be enough punishment, but I want their names known,” Love said.
Olson grew up in South Milwaukee but now lives in Los Angeles. He also has ties to the Love family. Olson met Anthony Love, Ashleigh’s older brother, in middle school and the two became best friends.
“With that came a friendship I had with Ashleigh,” Olson said.
Around the time of the 10-year anniversary of Ashleigh’s murder, Olson spoke with Tammy Love about what else could be done to get justice for Ashleigh.
“I didn’t know what else to do, I was running out of options,” she said.
The trail had gone cold for Milwaukee Police; the case has been reassigned multiple times without any updates.
“I understand they have so much crime going on,” Love said. “This may just be a number to them, but this is my daughter — it’s everything to me.”
“As a result, we’re going to do what we can to kick up the dust,” Olson said, adding that any tips sent to the podcast website will be turned over to the Milwaukee Police Department.
Olson had already created a short documentary called “Letters to Ashleigh” as an ode to his friend. At the documentary’s premiere at the Marcus Majestic Cinema in 2014, Cpt. Jeff Point of the Milwaukee Police Department said, “someone knows something, and it is because they have not come forward yet that this case isn't solved.”
Olson said that quote stuck with him and the Love family and was partly the inspiration for the podcast which was a joint idea with Ashleigh’s mother.
“The podcast may be one of the last things we can do to find justice,” Olson said. “It’s incredibly humbling to have the trust of the family.”
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Work began in late 2019 into early 2020, but so did the Coronavirus pandemic, which slowed the production in various ways.
“It was hard, but it was worth it," Love said. "I just really feel like someone may call in and give us the missing piece we need.”
Love & Justice is much more in-depth than it would have been had it released at the end of 2020 as originally planned.
“The podcast coming out now gave us the opportunity to dive deeper than we ever imagined so that we could really put together the full story,” Olson said. “This is really the first time that we’ve had an opportunity to tell Ashleigh’s story in full, from start to finish.”
Ten episodes will feature family, friends and coworkers
“We have direct access to people that worked, lived and played with Ashleigh on a daily basis,” Olson said. “I kind of see this as a miniseries.”
Episodes are divided into the “most accurate timeline possible” and each episode consists of mostly one-on-one interviews, according to Olson, who executive produces and hosts the podcast.
One of those interviews is Ashleigh’s best friend, T’Keyah Briggs. Briggs, who will be featured in one of the podcast episodes, knew Ashleigh Love since the first grade.
“She’s my childhood best friend,” she said.
Briggs last spoke with Ashleigh on Oct. 4, 2009. They had planned a meetup at Mall of America for Briggs’ birthday on Oct. 10.
“That was the last conversation we had, ‘okay, can’t wait to see you,’” Briggs said. “It’s time, wherever that person is now, I just hope they get caught soon and we can really let her rest.”
The first episode will set the scene on who Ashleigh Love was and who her family is.
In addition to those who knew Ashleigh, cold case detective Special Agent Shawn Smith was a professional set of eyes and ears to help Olson and others sort through the information. Smith retired from the Montgomery, Alabama Police Department as commander of the homicide unit.
“It was really helpful to have someone with his professionalism on this case with us,” Olson said. “He can listen to theories and thoughts and guide down the path of plausibility.”
Others involved with the podcast’s production include Noelle Cain, the co-executive producer who also brought Smith onto the project, and editor Cody Crabb.
“This was a personally-funded project,” Olson said. “This was a labor of love for years.”
The overarching goal and mission statement of the Love & Justice is “to inspire people who knew Ashleigh to talk about this; to get in touch with the authorities,” Olson said.
Tammy Love said she hopes in the 13 years that have passed people who may have knowledge of what happened have matured and will come forward.
Anyone with information can contact Milwaukee Police or send a tip — named or anonymously — to the podcast website, www.loveandjusticepodcast.com.
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New true crime podcast examines unsolved Wisconsin murder
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9 Wauwatosa businesses say the city has wrongfully charged them for a road project. They're suing the city for $62,500.
Nine businesses on Wauwatosa’s North Ave are suing the city for $62,520, claiming they were wrongfully made to pay benefit assessments to the city for a portion of the Zoo Interchange project, even though the project was being paid for by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
The city has claimed that it is paying for parts of the project, and added that it would be unfair to other businesses if the benefit assessments were not paid — even if the DOT is footing the project bill.
STK, LLC; Multiple Listing Services, Inc.; North Avenue Holding Company; Dennis and Barbara Wanless, LLC; Juvencio Esparza; Deborah Esparza; 60/30, LLC; Dental Arts Association; and J&K North, LLC are the nine plaintiffs listed on the lawsuit.
While the lawsuit does identify two Brookfield addresses, all parties have businesses from 114th to 117th Street on West North Avenue in Wauwatosa — the names of those businesses are not present in the lawsuit.
Benefit assessments are designed to charge businesses the assessed monetary benefit they would receive from a project, and usually the collected funds are used by whichever municipality collects them to fund other projects.
Benefit assessments were sent to the nine businesses in the early months of this year, shortly before construction started on the north leg of the Zoo Interchange Project — a project that is being funded by the DOT.
Upon finding out that the project was being funded by the DOT, one of the business owners started the process of challenging the benefit assessments that in some cases were as high as $20,000.
Normally, filing a grievance against a special benefit assessment must be done within 90 days of being notified, however, an exception was made because the businesses were not aware that the project was being funded by the DOT at the time that they were given the assessment.
The lawsuit was eventually filed by the nine businesses who felt the city tried to deceive them into paying for a non-city-funded project, ostensibly meaning they would be paying more for the project than the city.
Additionally, the businesses have argued that the sidewalks and roads that were replaced by the Zoo Interchange project were already in good condition, and thus they are not experiencing a substantial benefit from receiving new ones.
When one of the businesses' owners contacted Wauwatosa Finance Director John Ruggini asking about the assessment, Ruggini said that it was a matter of fairness.
“The city has previously made a policy decision that special assessments are levied, even when a third party, like the DOT, is paying for the project,” wrote Ruggini in an email. “The rationale is that it wouldn’t be fair if a homeowner on Milwaukee Avenue has to pay for their sidewalk but a homeowner on North Avenue doesn’t because the DOT is paying for it.”
The City of Wauwatosa also maintains that the DOT is paying for 100% of the construction east of 116th Street. However, Wauwatosa claims to be paying for all of the work west of 116th Street.
In a Jan. 4 resolution, there were two projects that concerned the area near the nine businesses. The resolution reads that one of these projects is designated as "E type" construction, meaning it concerns utilities, and the other was designated as "A type" construction, meaning that project has to do with repaving.
Ruggini said that the city is paying $318,000 for paving and $1.5 million in utility costs for construction around 116th. Wauwatosa does not charge benefit assessments for utility improvements.
The DOT was contacted multiple times concerning their contributions to construction in the area, but never replied to a request for comment. However, in an email to one of the businesses owners, a member of the Zoo Interchange North Leg Project Team writes:
“The roadway construction work being completed along North Avenue in front of your business, including the removal and replacement of the sidewalk and driveway apron, is part of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Zoo Interchange North Leg Project,” said the DOT representative, before explaining how the construction would be funded.
“The Zoo Interchange North Leg Project is funded by State and Federal Dollars.”
This would contradict the city’s claim that the construction in front of the businesses is at least in part funded by the city.
After the lawsuit was filed in Milwaukee County Circuit Court, the City of Wauwatosa said it did not have any comment in regard to the claims.
This is not the first time controversy has surrounded the $332 million state mega-project. In 2018, the Wisconsin DOT knowingly paid twice for a stretch of roadwork on the Zoo Interchange Project. In that instance, contractors for the Milwaukee Zoo Interchange project double billed the state for 15,000 cubic yards of gravel, enough to help pave one lane of highway for five miles. That amounted to $404,250 in tax dollars.
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5 things to do in Milwaukee this weekend, including Dia de los Muertos celebrations
1. Dia de los Muertos celebrations
There are a number of doings marking the Day of the Dead this weekend in Milwaukee. Among them:
The Dia de los Muertos celebration returns as an in-person event at the Mitchell Park Domes, 524 S. Layton Blvd., from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 28, with the entire Desert Dome decorated for the holiday with, among other things, new ofrendas created by students from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. Admission is $15, benefiting the Friends of the Domes. Info: milwaukeedomes.org/day-of-the-dead.
Forest Home Cemetery hosts a Dia de los Muertos Family Festival & 5K from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 29. The 5K starts at 9; the festival, including food trucks, mariachis, altars to the dead, face-painting and more, with a procession to the cemetery's Our Lady of Guadalupe section beginning at 1 p.m. Admission is free. Info: foresthomecemetery.com.
RELATED:Here's when and where to trick-or-treat in Milwaukee area communities in 2022
2. Black Cat Alley Halloween party
Black Cat Alley, the east side art space off Kenilworth Place behind the Oriental Theatre, is hosting a Halloween "throwback" dance party starting at 7 p.m. Oct. 29, with DJ Fuzzy Logic and TJK, an outdoor bar, an adult costume contest and more. Admission is free. Info: blackcatmke.com.
3. Sherman Park Harvest Fest
The inaugural Sherman Park Harvest Fest will bring food, music and other activities to the west side park at 3000 N. Sherman Blvd. from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 29. Info: shermanpark.org.
4. 'Jews in Space' at Jewish Museum Milwaukee
The Jewish relationship with space, from NASA to "Star Trek," is the focus of "Jews in Space: Members of the Tribe in Orbit," the exhibit opening Oct. 28 at Jewish Museum Milwaukee. (Note: The museum is closed Saturdays.) Admission is $9, $8 for seniors 60 and older, $6 for students and people with disabilities, and free for museum members and children 6 and younger. Info: jewishmuseummilwaukee.org.
5. Interactive theater 'Revolution'
The British redcoats are after American spies (including you) in "Revolution," an interactive outdoor theater production staged by Morning Star Productions for a final weekend in Old Falls VIllage Park, N96-W15791 County Line Road, Menomonee Falls. New groups join in every 10 minutes starting at 2:30 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29, and 2:30 to 4 p.m. Oct. 30. Tickets are $15, $10 for kids 12 and younger (group rates also available). Info: morningstarproductions.org.
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Paratransit taxi service faces major cuts, riders with disabilities fear reduced accessibility
Lauren Grudzinski has always cherished her independence.
Having been classified as legally blind since birth with low vision, Grudzinski, 36, uses the Milwaukee County paratransit service, with its curb-to-curb taxi, bus and rideshare van services set up specifically for residents with disabilities, to get around the county on a daily basis.
In many ways the on-demand, private service reinforces her sense of freedom to go about her daily life, go shopping, go to medical appointments, pick up her kids from day care and school — a freedom that is integral to her core.
But when County Executive David Crowley announced his budget proposal for 2023 earlier this month, that independence Grudzinski had established felt like it'd be swiftly taken away for her and other riders with disabilities. She is one of more than 8,400 registered riders who are Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit eligible in Milwaukee County, according to 2021 data from the Milwaukee County Transit System.
Milwaukee County Transit System's current paratransit taxi service is on the chopping block, with an end date set for May 31.
There have been roughly 18,600 subsidized paratransit taxi service rides requested between January and September of this year through the county's contract with American United Taxicab Services.
“What's frustrating to me is that during the pandemic, we were forgotten — the disability community,” Grudzinski said. “I understand that MCTS has issues. I understand that they have regulations and money constraints, but this announcement was made so quietly.
"We're trying to continue to be productive members, tax-paying members of the society, who want to have kids, work, be productive and contribute,” she said. “People forget that people with disabilities still want to feel dignified.”
For the county, the cut represents a difficult choice as the transit system approaches a fiscal cliff expected to hit by 2025, Crowley said.
“Unfortunately, this budget must make several tough decisions to avoid major cuts to critical services,” Crowley told the Journal Sentinel.
The transit system is facing an approximately $40 million deficit as early as 2025 and the cost to bring the taxi service program into compliance would drive up costs. But for now, due to the financial constraints across the county, riders will have to rely on existing paratransit vans.
“This all goes back to the challenge we face each budget by not having the tools to raise additional revenue and avoid starting each budget with closing gaps,” Crowley said. “Milwaukee County needs a tool to raise additional revenue so we can preserve these types of services that improve quality of life for our residents.”
What options are there for riders with disabilities?
The paratransit taxi service is not something new — it has been around for roughly 40 years.
In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. It specifies that people with disabilities have the right to use public transportation and those who cannot independently ride public buses must be provided with paratransit services.
Prior to the adoption of the ADA, Milwaukee County was engaged in having accessible transportation for people with disabilities, according to Don Natske, the former executive director of the Milwaukee County Office for Persons with Disabilities who also worked for MCTS.
But that engagement had its limits — as it does to this day.
“I think there's been a tradition of not having meaningfully involved outside entities in the planning and development of programs,” Natske told the Journal Sentinel. “I think the key thing is had we been able to be involved in planning — thinking about this earlier with more robust actors at the table – I think would have been the key.”
The county said that it engaged in some preliminary engagement with two groups: Transit Plus Advisory Council, a volunteer council made up of Transit Plus clients and caregivers, and the County’s Commission for Persons with Disabilities.
MCTS officials said they intend to extend outreach to the public and community and advocacy groups on Friday.
In the lead-up to the initial budget hearings, MCTS has yet to find a replacement service.
The decision to make the cut was not simple, however, according to Donna Brown-Martin, the director of the Milwaukee County Department of Transportation.
MCTS has faced two major changes at the federal level that have changed the projected costs of the program, essentially presenting stricter laws on ADA compliance — including requiring wheelchair-accessible vehicles — and requiring drug and alcohol testing for contractors of the program unless riders have the option to choose between two or more taxi providers. Since 2018, Milwaukee County only has only had American United Taxicab Services available.
While paratransit taxi ridership has dropped more than half in the last few years — from roughly 79,300 in 2017 to almost 24,300 in 2021 —the service's annual costs have also dipped from $988,436 to $310,856 between 2017 and 2021.
But with the regulatory changes, the remodeled program would be estimated to cost at least $737,980, according to MCTS.
“There are certain cuts and avenues that we did have to take a look at — and this was one of those areas,” Brown-Martin said.
For advocates, this financial decision will take its toll on riders with disabilities.
“Don’t balance the finances off the backs of people with disabilities,” said Barbara Beckert, the director of external advocacy for Disability Rights Wisconsin.
Outcry at first public hearing on 2023 budget
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Grudzinski has not felt safe on the accessibility-limited bus, wracked with concerns about unnecessary and long exposure to the disease that put her, her husband and two young children at further health risk. The only other options available are either the troublesome, reservation-only paratransit van service, which has at least a two-hour window to pick up and drop off riders and with rides often lasting hours, or doling out money they can’t afford to spend on rideshare services, such as Lyft and Uber.
“It’s a last resort,” she said, referring to the other transit options available to her.
During the county’s first public hearing to discuss the budget, residents and advocates provided testimony calling on the supervisors to make an amendment ahead of the county board budget adoption deadline on Nov. 10.
Joe Sheunemann, 34, who has glaucoma, told the committee he had recently been stuck on the van service for roughly three hours waiting to be dropped off for a meeting.
But his concerns are for those who have more urgent appointments.
“If we get to the point where we have just one service, I shudder to think what is going to happen with the people who have doctor's appointments. I’ve ridden with some who are going to dialysis,” Sheunemann said. “How are we going to be able to serve them?”
Beckert also spoke before the committee and presented a letter to the county board members, signed by a coalition of 15 organizations, requesting that the committee restore funding for the taxi service. She deemed that preliminary public input was minimal, despite many in the community decrying the cut.
“The county has shared a lot about having a commitment to equity and to inclusion and that commitment needs to be inclusive of people with disabilities who are a group that is marginalized and discriminated against and relies on this county service,” Beckert told the Journal Sentinel. “To just turn it off and without consulting with the people and not try and work together to come up with an alternative — that just doesn't reflect our values as a county and the vision we've heard from County Exec. Crowley.”
DeLonna Williams-Louis, 36, was shocked when she heard about the proposed cut, having used the service since 2015.
She was diagnosed with uveitis and sarcoidosis of the eye – which includes blurred vision, photophobia, floaters, redness and pain — in 1999. But her eyesight decreased significantly in 2012.
She cannot drive and uses the taxi service every day — fully opposed to using the “time-consuming” van service or taking the three buses to get to work and pick up her 13-year-old daughter from school.
“I just really want people to understand this cut can really drastically change a lot of people's lives,” she said. “The small things matter and this might be something small to someone else that doesn’t utilize it, but it’s a major thing to someone like me who depends on it daily.”
But Williams-Louis and her husband, Leonard Louis, have already discussed the costly option of moving, if the cut is ultimately approved.
“What are our options to move so that we can be closer? So that I won't have to take three buses or I won't have to sit on the vans for hours and while he’s at work and I can still be able to go pick up my daughter from volleyball practice or go to one of her games without having any issues and not having to spend $35 a ride?”
The County Board's Finance Committee will hear budget amendments on Wednesday, Thursday and Nov. 4. The public can provide e-comments during those amendment meetings through the Milwaukee County website and also give testimony during the Nov. 1 public hearing.
MCTS’s Transit Plus will be holding two listening sessions — one in-person session at 4 p.m. Friday at Independence First, 540 S. 1st St., and another virtually from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 11.
“The County Board is now carefully combing through the County Executive's recommended budget to find ways to maximize vital services for our constituents,” County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson wrote in a statement. “Public engagement is crucial to this process.”
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Riders with disabilities worried about county's paratransit cuts
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In Wisconsin's race for the U.S. Senate, Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and his challenger, Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, are on opposite sides of most every issue.
From abortion to the economy, criminal justice to Social Security, the candidates provide voters a unique ideological choice.
Here is where Johnson and Barnes stand on some of the campaign's big issues.
Johnson seeks a state referendum on abortion while Barnes wants a return to laws under Roe v. Wade
The U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade pushed the abortion issue straight into the U.S. Senate race.
Previously, Johnson co-sponsored a so-called "personhood" amendment in 2011 and has co-sponsored at least six bills to limit abortion.
Johnson has said he wants a one-time referendum to let the voters of Wisconsin decide what to do — even as Republicans in the Legislature blocked a plan by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to have such a vote. In addition, Johnson has stated he supports abortion exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother but has not called on the Republican-led Legislature to amend Wisconsin's 1849 law that bans most abortions.
"I propose a one-time single issue referendum to decide at what point does society have the responsibility to protect life, balancing the rights of the mother with the right of that unborn child," Johnson said in their second debate on Oct. 13.
Barnes has said he supports returning to laws that existed under Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed federal constitutional protections to abortion rights.
When pressed on the issue of fetal viability, Barnes has said, "It all goes back to this decision being made between a woman and her doctor. That’s as simple as it gets."
Barnes favors eliminating cash bail nationally while Johnson focuses on police backing
In his previous role as a member of the state Assembly, Barnes sponsored a bill to end cash bail in Wisconsin. He continues to hold that position, as he favors eliminating cash bail nationally. The federal justice system does not use cash bail as a condition of a defendant's pre-trial release. The decision is made by a judicial officer who determines if a defendant is fit to be free pending trial.
Barnes has received support from five national groups that have called for defunding the police. His campaign has said he does not support such an effort.
Asked about his views on policing, Barnes said in their second debate: "This is about making sure law enforcement and communities have strong relationships. This is also about making sure we do the things we know prevent crime from happening in the first place. Investing in good schools, and good paying jobs and doing the work to get rid of poverty.”
Johnson has been endorsed by 51 county sheriffs, the Milwaukee Police Association and the Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police. He has said law enforcement officials have told him they are "having trouble recruiting police officers because of the defund police movement and lack of support from Democrat elected officials." He has touted universal school choice as the remedy for rising crime.
"If we're going to have supportive communities, if we're going to have economic opportunity you need safe and secure neighborhoods and streets," Johnson said in early October. "That's why I'm so supportive of law enforcement. And that's why that's such a big issue in this election."
On guns, Barnes voiced support for the $13 billion Safer Communities Act, the most significant gun safety measure in a generation that was passed after the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Johnson voted against the measure, calling the bill "a classic example of Washington dysfunction. Negotiated by a ‘gang’ with no committee process and no ability to offer amendments, billions in spending with a phantom pay for, and provisions that ignore constitutional rights."
Climate offers starkest choice
In their second debate, Barnes pushed for the government to address climate change while Johnson called the issue unsolvable.
“It’s impacting places all over the country, all over the globe. Wisconsin specifically,” Barnes said. “I’ve had a chance to visit our family farmers who have had to deal with the impacts of devastation from these 100, 500-year storms that are happening more regularly.”
Barnes has signaled support for an expansion of a USDA Rural Energy for America Program and a push to eliminate fossil fuel production subsidies.
Johnson countered most of the country's energy comes from fossil fuels and said wind and solar are not reliable. He said he was an environmentalist.
"I've never denied it," Johnson said of climate change. "I just don't think there's a whole lot we can do about it. And there's no sense bankrupting our nation trying to do things that are pointless."
(The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has concluded that humans can slow and eventually stabilize the warming environment by drastically limiting the emission of heat-trapping gases.)
Johnson pushes making Social Security and Medicare part of 'discretionary spending'
Concerned by the national debt, Johnson suggested in an interview that he seeks to turn everything in the federal budget into discretionary spending— including Social Security and Medicare — so that programs can be evaluated and fixed. That would mean Social Security and Medicare would be subjected to annual budget deliberations, a move that could upend guaranteed benefits relied upon by millions of Americans.
"Let me be very clear: I want to save Social Security, I want to save Medicare," Johnson said in the second debate. "The greatest threat to any government program is massive, out-of-control deficit spending and our growing debt."
Barnes said the wealthy should "pay their fair share" to strengthen Social Security and added under his plan, a person making under $400,000 annually would not see an increase in taxes. He said he will block any legislation to privatize Social Security and will seek to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 50.
Johnson rips into Democrats on inflation; Barnes calls for middle-class tax cut
Johnson's main economic planks are cutting spending, lowering taxes and reigning in regulations. "We have to understand what caused these 40-year high inflation rates, it's out-of-control deficit spending," Johnson said in the second debate. I voted against most of it."
Johnson said "the dollar you held at the beginning of the Biden administration is now worth only 88.3 cents. It's crushing but it's particularly crushing seniors on a fixed income."
Barnes has plans for a middle-class tax cut and expansion of the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit. He said he'll prioritize manufacturing, "champion" green energy, support unions and renegotiate trade deals."
On inflation, Barnes said in the second debate: "We need to lower costs for working families," as he called for middle-class tax relief.
More:What we know about the Wisconsin governor's race and the environment, climate change and clean energy
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Where Mandela Barnes, Ron Johnson stand on abortion, inflation, crime
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Joan Prince
When America gets a cold, the Black community gets pneumonia.
This is a well-known saying among those who pay attention to health care and health equity in this health-compromised and vulnerable population. Yes, there have been colds, there has been pneumonia, and now there is COVID-19.
And, once again, those who can least afford another health epidemic are the most affected.
As a national advocate for equity and a research consultant for the national We Can Do This COVID-19 vaccination campaign, these are not just my musings. Look at the data.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black individuals are about twice as likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID infections than their white counterparts. Pregnant Black women are twice as likely to die than their white counterparts if the cause is the COVID-19 virus. Studies are pending regarding the effects of known variants of the virus on this same population, but there is no evidence to suggest that the data will show otherwise.
COVID vaccination rates for the Black community still lag behind the white population on all levels. Representing nearly 13% of the U.S. population, the Black community is one the hardest hit by the COVID pandemic. According to the CDC Data Tracker, as of Sept. 14, 43.3% of the Black population was fully vaccinated, the lowest uptake among all races/ethnicities. CDC’s weekly tracker on vaccine demographics shows only 46.2% of Black Americans ages 5 years and older who are eligible for a booster dose have received one booster, compared with 59.8% of white Americans ages 5 and older who are eligible for the shot.
Research data has disclosed several barriers to vaccination in the Black community. These include a failure to believe messaging around the benefits of the vaccines due to a reliance on sources that were not research documented and a lack of trust in traditional providers and the current health care delivery system. Simply providing the vaccine in community locations was not enough to drive individuals to the sites, and other strategies were necessary to increase engagement.
Related:$16 million in grants will support maternal and infant health initiatives across Wisconsin
Related:Even after a major push to lower Black infant mortality in Milwaukee, many babies aren't living to see their first birthday.
According to research conducted as part of the We Can Do campaign, several culturally related strategies were identified. The use of culturally linked partnerships with known entities (such as Black sororities, fraternities, social and fraternal organizations), culturally targeted media programming where trusted messengers reflect the community, and culturally targeted community outreach (activities in the community during community meeting times) became a priority after the community was interviewed about their thoughts on the vaccines.
Other barriers included: the hours when vaccinations were available conflicted with work or school and a lack of transportation to vaccine sites. There was also discussion about ease of registration and presenting vaccine information in an understandable fashion.
There is no one size fits all when it comes to health equity. We must find the size that fits this adversely affected segment of the American family if we want the outcomes to be different. We, too, are America.
A native of Milwaukee, Dr. Joan Prince is a consultant on CMRignite’s Research Team, a subcontractor to the Fors Marsh Group for the We Can Do This COVID-19 Public Education Campaign.
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Black families must prioritize protection from COVID-19 for children
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Marquette women's basketball player Julianna Okosun has a fascinating background. It will soon be the subject of a documentary film.
It will be hard for another documentary film about basketball to match the significance of 1994's "Hoop Dreams."
But almost three decades later, another MU basketball player will soon be the subject of a similar documentary, though it probably won't have the same mass appeal or distribution in the United States that "Hoop Dreams' enjoyed.
More:The impact of 'Hoop Dreams' is wide-reaching. It was felt by new Marquette coach Shaka Smart and his film historian brother.
Julianna Okosun has a fascinating background as a 6-foot-4 forward who grew up in Copenhagen, Denmark, before landing with the Golden Eagles' women's team. That story caught the eyes of filmmakers in her home country, and they have been following Okosun since she was in high school.
"It’s kind of a long process," Okosun said. "They’re kind of still working on it. They have like five years of footage. We’re still waiting."
Students doing a university project for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation went to Okosun's high school to look for athletes with compelling stories. When they found Okosun, the filmmakers expanded the scope to document her journey across the world to college.
"They started following me like the end of my sophomore year in high school," Okosun said. "So into my first two years at Marquette."
Okosun's story is unique.
“My dad actually came to Denmark on a scholarship," she said. "He came to Germany on a scholarship and ended up moving to Denmark. He’s from Nigeria.
"He ended up settling and having his family there. So I think I’ve always had that mixed background and I’ve always had the support of my family to want to travel and want to experience different things."
As a precociously tall kid, Okosun got into basketball and played for Denmark's national teams.
"We’re a small country," Okosun said. "We have the same amount of people and square feet as Wisconsin. So it’s a very small country. We love soccer and handball. But basketball is growing and I kind of want to be a part of that.”
Former MU assistant coach Scott Merritt started Okosun's recruitment. After Megan Duffy was hired as the Golden Eagles' head coach in April 2019, she studied film and did video calls with Okosun before offering her a scholarship. Duffy traveled to Macedonia to watch Okosun in the 2019 FIBA U18 World Championship. Okosun made an official visit to MU in the fall of 2019 and committed not long after that.
Okosun arrived at MU in 2020 when the U.S. was in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was hard for the Danish filmmakers to travel, so Okosun did some filming on her own in Milwaukee.
That fits her interest in storytelling. She will graduate this year with a bachelor's degree in journalism and then begin an accelerated master's program in digital communication strategies. Okosun has dabbled in podcasts and has written about her experience as a Danish-Nigerian woman in America.
"Jules is interesting just because she brings such different aspects to a conversation," MU teammate Jordan King said. "And I think it’s just because it’s two different societies that we’ve grown up in.
"And so when we’re in a conversation where she brings something up, our whole team is like, ‘Oh, I’ve never thought of it from that angle.' "
Okosun said that after college she probably will want to move closer to her family. But, for now, she is finding her way in the U.S. After playing sparingly in her first two seasons at MU, Okosun could see more playing time as a junior.
"I think it’s been really hard in the beginning," Okosun said. "But I think I’m very lucky the way that I came here. I already had an established group. Like, I had my team and a lot of people when they move here from a different country, maybe they move on their own. They don’t really have that base to help them through that.
"It was a lot. There was a lot of different things. Even basketball is different here, it’s way more intense. I just had to get used to a ton of different things. But I definitely feel like I am at a point where that I am starting to feel a lot more comfortable just with everything. Hopefully that will be able to make me successful in basketball, too."
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Marquette women's basketball player Julianna Okuson is from Copenhagen
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How this Franklin woman with stage 4 cancer is helping others 'Live 4 Today'
After 46-year-old Allison Phillips was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer in August of 2020, her goal was to inspire others to "Live 4 Today."
What this Franklin resident learned, and is sharing with others, is that tomorrow is not promised.
Now, she runs a nonprofit, Live 4 Today, which already has raised more than $50,000 to help teens and adults with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses get their wishes.
After she achieved remission in January 2021 and was gaining her strength back from the rigors of chemotherapy, she had a life-changing trip that added more inspiration for her nonprofit. Her mother, Sharon, gifted Phillips and her teenage daughter, Peyton, with a trip to Hawaii in August of 2021. She swam with dolphins, hiked and went on boat cruises.
She felt "great," was in "a great mindset," and life was good, she said. Wouldn’t it be great if everyone, especially those who are critically ill, could have an experience like that? she thought.
And then, it seemed Phillips' life came crashing down at the airport while she was flying home from Hawaii. Her doctor was on the phone: Her cancer had returned and she needed immediate surgery.
During surgery, seven of her lymph nodes and the lower lobe of her lung were removed, all cancerous. She now has stage 4 cancer.
And Phillips grew even more inspired to start Live 4 Today.
As she was recovering from surgery, Phillips called her brother Eric. He knew her health challenges; he was hoping to not hear more bad news. Instead, he was stunned at Allison's request. Could he help her design a logo for Live 4 Today?
A logo? "That is why you called me?" he asked.
Her brother was her best friend, they talked every day, took his mom on weekly dates and would have her daughter over for sleepovers and always made her Star Wars waffles in the morning. He was also a professional graphic artist.
He enthusiastically agreed to design the logo.
A tragedy 'lit a fire'
Despite being given a diagnosis in September of 2021 of having three to six months to live, Phillips sought a second opinion. She balanced this with planning Live 4 Today.
After she was first diagnosed, her chemo treatments left her so weak she could barely move. She was on chest tubes more than six times. Her lung collapsed.
When first diagnosed, she created Live 4 Today merchandise to help pay her medical bills while her nonprofit idea was developing. Her merch, which included T-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs and water bottles, kept selling out. "I thought, 'I am on to something,'" she said.
This inspired her nonprofit, she said.
Because of her surgeries, Phillips had nerve damage which left her with constant pain in her right arm and often so weak from chemo that she could barely move. Sometimes, she was on oxygen or had an oxygen mask. Because her immune system is "shot," she said she gets sick easily.
But she pushed all this cancer stuff aside and said, "How can I make the most of today?"
Planning for Live 4 Today was one of her answers; this passion helped her get out of bed each day, she said.
She had many conversations with her brother Eric and friends about how to make Live 4 Today happen.
"Adults don't treat themselves to a vacation," she said, explaining why the nonprofit was important to her.
And then life gave her another heartbreaking twist.
At a football game with Eric in the fall of 2021, they noticed his stomach was bigger and he had lost some weight. Since he was seemingly healthy, it did not seem like a huge deal at the time, but something he should check out.
His health declined rapidly and on Nov. 28 he went to the emergency room.
“He got so sick, that I did not even think he knew he had cancer,” her sister explained. “It was such a shock as he was always healthy.”
He died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, of multiple myeloma cancer at age 50.
“That lit a fire," said Phillips. Her brother designed the logo and the artwork the foundation now uses on its Facebook page and website, but she needed to decide when the organization would begin.
"No more excuses," she said. She started the nonprofit in February 2022 and had the launch party on March 10, which raised about $3,500. At that party, she and her team granted a 17-year boy a wish.
She then started fundraising and inspired others to help with the cause.
'She encourages me on my worst day'
Wauwatosa resident, Gerry Howze was asked a question that momentarily left her speechless.
"If you could do anything and get a gift to do anything you always wanted to do, what would it be?" Julie Cosich Collins, a board member for Live 4 Today, asked Howze.
"I was so caught off guard," she said. "I did not know how to respond." Howze, who is the executive director of a Milwaukee nonprofit Pearls for Teen Girls was the first adult recipient of Live 4 Today.
She was diagnosed with cancer in July 2021 when doctors removed a tumor the size of a volleyball from her abdomen. The cancer spread to her reproductive system, and it is too messy to remove, she said. What is good about Howze's cancer is it is not spreading; however, it is not curable, said Howze.
It is treatable, she said. What is difficult is that her medical team does not know where the cancer originated.
She said the next challenge is finding ways to treat it that will not set her back, she said. "My team is just scratching their heads. I will be living with this (cancer)," she said.
Howze said she was planning to go on a honeymoon with her wife, Paula, whom she just married this October.
Also, as someone who was orphaned as a young child, she lived in poverty, experienced homeless and had other problems that compelled her to inspire others with her story through podcasting. "So many people feel alone," she said.
So Howze was stunned to be gifted state-of-the-art podcasting equipment to get her podcast up and running as well as a sizable check to go on her honeymoon. She said she would like to go to French Polynesia, but is exploring what her body can handle.
One thing that amazes Howze is that she never knew Phillips before, but she knew Phillips was quite sick in July when she got the gift.
"And then to get this extremely generous gift ... Who does that? To muster the energy to fundraise and to deal with a diagnosis that is never going away ...," pondered Howze. "She is amazing. She is an angel. I love her."
Howze said the gift is most special because it was given by someone who understands because she has been there. "She is one of my heroes," Howze said. "She inspires me even on my worst day."
Howze said she takes more time to "be present for the moment." She may take time to play with her puppies, to relax and to learn healthy new strategies for handling things. She said it took the diagnosis of cancer to "start living a quality of life."
"It is so easy for us to get caught up in poor me," added Howze. "She (Phillips) took her experience to pay it forward to other people."
'They took my passion and made it their own'
Those who know Phillips describe her as one of those people who would do anything for them. Many in the community who have had a business relationship with her or met in other ways do not necessarily say she is a friend. Instead, they consider her "their best friend."
All those connections came in handy with creating Live 4 Today. When she announced her launch party, it quickly sold out. "We had to turn people away," Phillips said.
People all over offered to help and support the nonprofit.
When she held her launch party, Shawna Nicols, known better as "DJ Shawna," the Milwaukee Bucks' official DJ and producer, volunteered her services to DJ the event, and her management team helped Phillips create the Live 4 Today website.
"Allison and I have been friends for over 15 years. Anytime she calls or is part of something, I never hesitate to jump on board," Nicols told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "Live 4 Today is the epitome of Allison ― helping others while Allison lives her life to its fullest."
Through these celebrities, there have been fundraising events at restaurants, a golf outing and a Milwaukee Wave game.
For instance, Wes McKane, past radio host for Milwaukee's WMYX-FM (99.1) and current host for 102.3 XLC, based out of Gurnee, Illinois, helped lead a fundraiser at In Plane View, a Milwaukee restaurant, in August.
"I am a big supporter of Live 4 Today because Allison started this when she and her brother were both sick. Instead of a pity party, they started to and continue to help others," McKane said. "We live in such a volatile time that taking a minute or two to help others just feels right."
McKane said he is always willing to help with an event when he can.
"Allison and I have had many business relationships, but those aren't what's important to me. She is one of the best friends I have ever had," added McKane.
Phillips said it's encouraging to see so many people willing to help.
"I am lucky I know local celebrities and have a good support system," she said. "They took my passion and made it their own."
'All about the experiences'
Phillips said when she launched Live 4 Today, it was not about just taking trips, but about the experiences the organization can offer.
One older teen, Jacob Blahnik, who is battling B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, was surprised with a Milwaukee Bucks experience last spring. He got eight free tickets for his family and friends, a pizza party before the game from State Street Pizza, an autographed Giannis jersey and a personal video from Pat Connaughton.
Phillips said she is hoping to provide more Milwaukee Bucks experiences to basketball fans.
Another sports-related gift she offered was for Matthew Pfund, a 17-year-old with lung cancer. He got a Milwaukee Wave experience, becoming a "player for the day," got to go to the locker room and received season tickets.
"We made it very special for his family," said Phillips.
The most recent wish is for Bob Case, who retired from the Germantown Police Department, after having various roles: patrol officer, accident reconstructionist, evidence tech and crime prevention officer. As a crime prevention officer, according to the submission submitted by his family, Case became a DARE instructor, visited area schools and businesses, organized Neighbors Against Crime Night, coordinated the Germantown Police Department's Adult Academy, Cadets Program and started a Youth Police Academy.
In 2014, he was diagnosed with chondrosarcoma, a rare bone cancer. In August 2020, he was forced to retire.
Since then, the cancer continued to spread and Case was given a prognosis of six to 12 months to live.
"We never gave him a formal retirement party because of COVID," said Penny Schmitt, a detective with the Germantown Police Department and a close friend of Phillips.
"Do you want one? I threw out different options," said Schmitt.
And then she had a perfect idea: "What about a getaway?" He said he would like one, a chance to be with his adult children and grandchildren. Live 4 Today raised money, as did the Germantown Police Department and community, to fund a getaway to Wisconsin Dells, a place he has often visited with his family.
Schmitt said she hopes the family can go to Wisconsin Dells in December.
'I can't take one year ... I can't'
If Phillips did not get a second opinion, she said she would not be alive today. A cancer pill called Retevmo ― Phillips calls it a 'miracle pill' ― is extending her life. Although her future and how long it will work is uncertain.
This pill has a time limit, Phillips said. Because of the kind of cancer she has, she will not be able to have any more surgery, chemotherapy or radiation. The pill, she said, is her only option. The hard part is that after a certain amount of time, her body becomes immune to the pill and it no longer is as effective.
"My body is responding well to that (so far)," she said. "Nothing is growing."
"I have about 15 months (for the pill to work) ... not that I am counting," she said.
She shared that whatever cancer pain she has is far less than the pain wondering if she will see her 13-year-old daughter, Peyton, go to prom, graduate high school or attend college.
"I can't take one year ... I can't," she said. Instead, she said her goal is to make it at least five years so she can see Peyton go to college. Peyton right now is interested in marine biology and is interested in college in South Carolina, Phillips said. "We are incredibly close."
"Who knows what they can come up with in a year," she said. "You never know."
In the meantime, Phillips is planning another trip to Hawaii and will buy her daughter her dream car. Allison will drive it at first, but it will be her daughter's when she turns 16.
She would like to go to South Carolina. Sometimes, she will wake up early to watch the sunrise on Lake Michigan. "If I want to go somewhere, I am going somewhere. I am just going for it," she said.
In the event she can no longer lead the organization, she has a succession plan through the board of directors.
"I do not feel sorry for myself," Phillips said. "I had a really good life. I have a positive perspective."
She said that perspective has changed since her brother died and since she was diagnosed.
"I now live with my eyes wide open," she said. "I celebrate that I am around, and I have an amazing life." She said it is "sad it took me having cancer and losing my brother to do so."
"I don't live as if I am dying, but I am living as if I am living," she said.
To buy Live 4 Today merchandise, visit, https://live4today.org/shop
To make a donation or for more information, visit https://www.live4today.org
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South Milwaukee School District starts $4 million 'Launching A Legacy' fundraising campaign to improve athletic facilities
The South Milwaukee School District is embarking on a campaign to raise $4.4 million to improve South Milwaukee High School's athletic facilities.
The "Launching A Legacy Campaign" seeks funds to install synthetic turf at South Milwaukee's Spaltholz Field, where South Milwaukee High School's football team plays; and at the Galewski Baseball Diamond infield and Upper Softball diamond infield. A new standard, modern track surface will be installed at the surrounding track and field facilities.
The campaign's committee is made of community volunteers with support from the South Milwaukee School District's administration, according to an information sheet provided by district communications coordinator Dan Bader.
The district said the existing football and baseball fields suffer from poor drainage and poor soil conditions, meaning their use is limited.
Here's what each project will entail and when it is expected to be completed, according to the information sheet:
Football stadium, track and field improvements
Excavate 18 inches of soil for a new stone base for the turf pad and field
Remove existing track surface and replace with new surface
Replace the scoreboard with a new one that works for soccer, track and football
Replace field goalposts
Install two pole vaults with a single runway in between and a double-lane long jump runway with two sand pits
Replace the service road to the stadium
Timeline of completion: Work is expected to begin in spring 2023 and to be completed in time for the fall 2023 season
Baseball and softball fields
Remove topsoil and regrade
Add synthetic infield base and turf
Improve drainage system with storm sewer and rainwater collection pipes
Replace concrete curbs
Timeline of completion: Work is expected to be completed in spring 2024, contingent on funding
The efforts to raise funds for the projects started in 2021 when the Bucyrus Foundation donated $1 million to replace the turf on the football field. According to the district, the Launching A Legacy Committee was formed with the idea of using that donation as a starting point to address similar issues at the baseball and softball fields and to upgrade the track.
South Milwaukee High School's Oct. 14 home football game was the kickoff for the Launching A Legacy campaign. The goal is to raise the additional estimated $3 million cost for the improvements through grants, gifts and school district funding. Donors presented checks at the Oct. 14 game totaling $190,000 to South Milwaukee High School principal Bryan Terry and South Milwaukee High School athletic director Ante Udovicic, the district information sheet said.
"Them (Bucyrus Foundation) making that initial donation was really the thing that got the ball rolling. So then seeing some of the other businesses and community members really step up — it's an ongoing process, of course, and we're still building on that, but we have gotten some real positive feedback here in the last couple weeks," said John Galewski, one of the campaign's co-chairs.
To raise additional funds, the district is applying for National Football League and Major League Baseball community grants, as well as other grants.
The district has also made an initial commitment of $250,000 to $500,000 to the project. The Leave A Legacy Committee is seeking large donors for naming opportunities at the various fields and soliciting small-dollar donations at home games and through advertising in the community, the district information sheet said.
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“This is definitely a concerning issue, and I’m asking your honor to take a long look at it,” Brooks told Waukesha County Circuit Judge Jennifer Dorow, suggesting that even if the post didn’t come from a juror it seemed to come from “someone sitting in this courtroom” or who is “very close to this” trial.
Dorow knew about the post early in the day Tuesday
Dorow said she ordered an investigation by the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office because she took the issue “very seriously.”
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After being sequestered Monday night after about 90 minutes of deliberations, the jurry announced it had verdicts early Tuesday. It was announced about 10:45 a.m. It began with guilty verdicts on the six counts of first-degree intentional homicide, which carry mandatory life in prison terms. Reading the verdicts for all 76 counts will continue Tuesday morning.
Six people died and at least another 61 others were injured when a red Ford Escape SUV driven by Brooks tore through the holiday parade trial on Nov. 21, 2021. The attack left in it's what police called a "chaotic" atmosphere as authorities and others scrambled to help victims over a four-block stretch while also searching for the driver.
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2022-10-26T15:59:29Z
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Darrell Brooks found guilty in Waukesha Christmas Parade attacks
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National Geographic names Milwaukee one of the best places to travel to in 2023
Add another accolade to Milwaukee's trophy case.
National Geographic has named the Brew City one of the 25 best places to travel to in 2023 on its annual Best of the World list, published online Oct. 26.
Milwaukee was included in the list's community category, less-visited destinations "that stand out for community-led conservation efforts; groundbreaking work in ecotourism, sustainability, and inclusive travel; and meaningful ways for travelers to give back."
The article calls Milwaukee "a Great Lakes city to watch," noting it "combines a blue-collar, back-thumping energy with a close-knit creative community." Destinations highlighted include the Harley-Davidson Museum, the Riverwalk, the Deer District (and the 2021 World Champion Milwaukee Bucks), neighborhoods like Bronzeville and the Historic Third Ward, the Public Market, the Art Museum and, of course, breweries.
More:18 things to do inside in Milwaukee when you have visitors in town
More:7 Wisconsin hotels ranked among best in the country by Conde Nast Traveler
“Milwaukee has every reason to be proud of this designation. It is particularly gratifying because of the global perspective Nat Geo provides when evaluating the ‘Best of the World,' ” Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said in a news release. “There is a lot to love in our city, and we should never lose sight of the fact that Milwaukee is a truly great place.”
Milwaukee was one of five U.S. destinations on the National Geographic list, and the only spot in the Midwest.
This isn't the first time Milwaukee has been recognized as a great place to visit. Earlier this year, the New York Times included the city's Bronzeville neighborhood on its list of 52 places to visit this year. Before the pandemic hit the U.S., Forbes named the city one of the best to visit in 2020 and the Wall Street Journal included the city on its list of 10 places to visit in 2020 before everyone else does. Airbnb and Thrillist also included Milwaukee on cities-to-visit lists for 2020.
Those 2020 accolades came as more eyes were on Milwaukee ahead of the city hosting the 2020 Democratic National Convention — a convention that turned out to be mostly virtual. More attention will be on the city in the coming years as the city prepares to host the 2024 Republican National Convention.
“Milwaukee is home to many hidden gems that don’t get enough attention. Whether it is our museums, sports teams, breweries, restaurants, summer festivals, beaches or Milwaukee County Parks System, we truly have something for everyone,” County Executive David Crowley said in a news release. “In the last few years, these amenities have made our region a destination for large-scale events like the U.S. Triathlon, Red Bull Flugtag, and national political conventions. This prestigious designation will draw even more events and more travelers landing at MKE Airport to explore our world-class city.”
More:From zoo visits to festivals and the lakefront, here are free things to do around Milwaukee
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Darrell Brooks was found guilty on 76 charges in his trial. This is all of them.
Darrell Brooks has been found guilty in all 76 counts connected to the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Jennifer Dorow read through all the guilty verdicts Wednesday morning.
He faces a mandatory life sentence for each of six first-degree intentional homicide convictions. The next hearing is set for Monday, to discuss when to schedule sentencing.
Here's a look at all of the counts.
First-degree intentional homicide, with use of a dangerous weapon (6 counts)
Brooks was charged with one for each of the six people he struck along the parade route who died from their injuries.
Recklessly endangering safety, with use of a dangerous weapon (61 counts)
These counts were for each of the people injured when Brooks drove his red 2010 Ford Escape through the parade on Nov. 21, 2021. The underlying charge carries a maximum initial prison term of 7 1/2 years, plus five more for the dangerous weapon enhancement.
Hit and run involving death (6)
These charges were also for each person killed. If the jury had found Brooks' lacked the intent required for conviction of first-degree intentional homicide, he could more easily been found guilty of this charge. It carries a penalty of 15 years in prison, plus 10 years of supervision.
Bail jumping (2)
The charges result from Brooks violating conditions of bail — not committing any new crimes — in two Milwaukee County cases that were pending at the time of the parade. In one domestic violence case, Brooks had been released on $1,000 bail five days before the parade attack.
Misdemeanor battery (1)
Brooks was convicted of a domestic violence incident with his ex-girlfriend prior to driving through the parade route on Nov. 21, 2021.
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Darrell Brooks charged with 76 counts in Waukesha Parade attack trial
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Fewer than half of Wisconsin high school graduates are going on to college in the fall, down from 60% five years ago, state data show. And yet Wisconsin desperately needs more teachers, nurses, engineers and other skilled workers.
Leaders of the state's public university and technical college systems say their campuses are key to addressing the state's workforce shortage. But they face a slew of challenges, including a decades-long decline in state funding and stagnant financial aid for students that makes college more expensive.
The governor plays a big part in the direction of these two institutions.
Tony Evers — who earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison—essentially played goalie on higher education in his first term. He blocked Republican legislative proposals from becoming law and proposed ideas that the GOP-controlled Legislature rejected. With Republicans poised to retain control of the Assembly and Senate, a second term under Evers would likely mean maintaining the status quo.
If Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels wins, the door opens for potentially sweeping changes similar to that of Evers' predecessor. Former Republican Gov. Scott Walker reshaped the state's UW System, enacting historic budget cuts, stripping tenure from state law, freezing tuition for in-state undergraduates and approving legislation that shifted power away from faculty and toward political appointees serving on the UW Board of Regents.
Michels — who earned a bachelor's degree in political science from St. Norbert College, a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago and a master's degree in public administration from the Illinois Institute of Technology — has said little about what he wants to see in the state’s higher education systems. The education platform on his campaign website focuses mostly on K-12 schools.
Michels' running mate, Sen. Roger Roth, R-Appleton, has said a lot about where he'd like to steer the UW System. As chair of the Senate Committee on Universities and Colleges, he authored a report suggesting grouping campuses into four geographic regions with each campus retaining its own identity. UW-Madison was excluded from the consolidation plan.
Whether Michels supports Roth's plan isn't clear. His campaign spokesperson provided a statement that didn't address questions about his positions on specific higher education policies. But he's made clear he wants changes.
“Nowhere is the need to turn things upside down more pressing than in education,” Michels said on his campaign website.
Here's what we know about how the candidates will approach postsecondary education:
How Evers and Michels will handle the UW System tuition freeze
Undergraduate tuition for in-state students at UW campuses has been frozen since 2013. The freeze has saved students thousands of dollars, but UW leaders argue it threatens the long-term financial stability and educational quality of campuses.
In Evers' past two budget proposals, he called for continuing the tuition freeze but giving campuses money to offset the millions they're losing by not increasing tuition rates. His spokesperson, Britt Cudaback, said he would again propose robust funding during his second term "in an effort to prevent tuition increases."
"Gov. Evers believes higher education and career training should be affordable and therefore attainable for all those who choose to pursue it, and he knows Wisconsin students and working families have enough to worry about with rising costs due to national inflation — they shouldn’t have to worry about the price tag of tuition going up, too," Cudaback said in a statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The Legislature significantly pared back Evers' funding requests for UW. It also recently sent tuition-setting authority back to the UW Board of Regents. The board hasn't moved to increase rates but may do so for the 2023-24 school year.
Michels' team hasn't said how he'd handle tuition beyond keeping it affordable.
"Endorsed by education leader and Governor Tommy Thompson, Tim Michels will ensure that our higher education system sets students up for success in their chosen field — be it through a four-year degree or technical education," Michels campaign spokesperson Anna Kelly said. "Tim will incentivize the number of skilled workers for high-demand jobs such as nursing, teaching, and vocational workers, advocate for keeping tuition affordable, and actually meet with legislative leaders to ensure that our education system is working for all students."
Evers and Michels agree on investment in career and technical education
Michels and Evers agree on at least one thing: College isn't for everyone, and the state should invest in training and apprenticeship programs to streamline the path to high-demand trades careers.
Michels plans to promote working in the trades right out of high school, as many of the employees at his construction company do. He criticized Evers for vetoing a bill that would have tapped at least $20 million in federal COVID-19 relief dollars toward apprenticeship programs.
In explaining his veto, Evers said he welcomed the opportunity to invest in these programs, noting that the budgets he signed included more than $10 million for apprenticeships. But he objected to the Legislature's attempt to direct federal spending, which he said has fallen under the governor's oversight for decades.
Michels claims students are pushed toward 'worthless' degrees
While Michels promotes trades careers, he has also questioned the value of some college degrees. At least seven times during his campaign, he's focused his skepticism on Eastern European literature, claiming students are being pushed to get degrees in this field, saddled with debt and unable to get a job.
"We have so many dollars that go towards, I don't want to say worthless degrees, but you get a degree in Eastern European literature, your job prospects are pretty pretty darn slim," he told conservative radio host Vicki McKenna. "We need to teach more skills that we have needs in, like nursing, like engineering."
The number of Wisconsin students earning degrees in Eastern European literature is small, according to the most recent federal data. UW-Madison awarded six graduate degrees and three undergraduate certificates — which are similar to a minor — in Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies. Other Wisconsin universities offer degrees or certificates in other foreign languages and literature, but none with this particular geographic focus.
Evers has long pledged support for the humanities, and the critical thinking skills students gain from studying those disciplines. But he's also said he also wants students prepared for the workforce. He proposed funding a new engineering building on the UW-Madison campus that will allow the College of Engineering to enroll 1,000 more students. Republicans rejected the funding request.
Evers proposed amending state income taxation on Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness
Under President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, borrowers earning less than $125,000 annually will have up to $20,000 in debt wiped away — and they won’t pay federal tax on the debt discharge.
But unlike most other states, the discharge of student loan debt is taxable income under current Wisconsin law. The Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, calculated the state tax will be about $530 for most Wisconsin borrowers.
Evers has proposed amending the law so borrowers aren’t penalized. The change would require approval from the Republican-controlled Legislature, whose leaders haven’t responded to questions about whether they would support the move.
The Michels team also has not responded to questions about whether he supports taxing student loan forgiveness.
Michels open to expanding dual credit arrangements with high schools and colleges
A growing area of interest among postsecondary schools is dual credit, an arrangement where high school students enroll in college-level coursework and earn both high school and college credits. Research shows students in dual credit programs are more likely to graduate from high school and more likely to enroll in college. The arrangement can also reduce the time it takes to earn a college degree, saving students money.
Michels wants to expand dual credit programs by requiring the UW and technical college systems to accept dual credits for coursework done in high school.
"Right now these institutions are refusing to recognize these credits for the crass reason that they don’t want to lose revenue," Michels' campaign website said.
It's unclear what institutions he's referring to that aren't accepting credits. Campaign staff didn't respond to a request seeking clarity on the statement.
Data show both systems have been steadily growing their dual credit programs over the past decade.
A little more than 12,000 high school students enrolled in some 60,000 UW credits last year, mostly at UW-Oshkosh and UW-Green Bay. Most other campuses enroll a couple hundred students in dual credit programs, at best.
At technical colleges, more than 57,000 students earned nearly 257,000 college credits last school year, saving more than $36 million in college credit costs, or about $635 per student.
Vetoes offer clues as to how Michels would approach higher education if elected
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he would bring back all legislation Evers vetoed if Michels is elected. Previous vetoes relating to college campuses include:
A bill restricting what UW campuses are allowed to teach about systemic racism and sexism.
A bill allowing students to satisfy diversity requirements in their curriculum by instead taking a class about the U.S. Constitution.
A bill mandating UW's admissions requirements to be based only on "objective" criteria and to post this criteria online.
A bill eliminating immunity for lawsuits against campus administrators who are alleged to have violated a student's free speech rights.
Michels' team didn't say whether he'd sign any of these bills into law, though Wisconsin Public Radio reported that he promised to do so during a September campaign rally.
"We are going to take those bills — those bills that Tony Evers vetoed," Michels said. "We're going to get them right. I'm going to sign them."
Contact Kelly Meyerhofer at 414-223-5168 or kmeyerhofer@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @KellyMeyerhofer.
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Tony Evers and Tim Michels on UW tuition freeze, Wisconsin colleges
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MADISON - A Wisconsin health system is suing Republican candidate for governor Tim Michels alleging his campaign refused to stop using the system's logo in campaign ads without consent, potentially jeopardizing the system's status as a tax-exempt organization.
Froedtert Health Inc. is a not-for-profit organization and is barred from engaging in political activity as a condition of its tax-exempt status. Froedtert officials allege in a lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday that Michels incorporated into his campaign photos of an event involving a donation made by the Michels Family Foundation to a cancer research center tied to Froedtert, showing the system's logo, and rejected requests and a cease-and-desist letter from Froedtert — prompting the lawsuit.
"Please note that Froedtert has no objection whatsoever to Mr. Michels' talking about this very generous donation. The intent of this letter is solely to identify and correct the technical trademark violations and related tax-exemption concerns with the use of these images in Mr. Michels' gubernatorial campaign," an attorney representing Froedtert wrote to campaign attorneys on Oct. 21.
According to the complaint, on Oct. 20, Michels campaign officials allegedly agreed to blur out the health system's trademark in a campaign ad and also offered to stop running the ad entirely this week, but then informed Froedtert officials on Monday it would instead continue to use the logo in advertisements. Froedert filed a lawsuit Tuesday.
"Froedtert has repeatedly requested that (the campaign) stop using photographs containing Froedtert’s trademark on its website and in its political campaign. In making this request, Froedtert informed (the campaign) that it was being contacted by its employees, as well as members of the public, who questioned whether Froedtert was endorsing Tim Michels for governor because of (the campaign's) use of the photographs containing Froedtert’s trademark," the lawsuit alleges.
Michels' campaign manager Patrick McNulty said in a statement Tuesday that the campaign "had no intention of offending any of the recipients of Tim and Barbara's generous philanthropy" and has modified an ad that includes photos of the donation announcement.
Just before he launched his campaign for governor in April, Michels and his wife, Barbara, donated $15 million for rare cancers research at the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center, which is a collaboration between the medical college, Froedtert and Children's Wisconsin hospital.
The gift — the largest ever to the MCW Cancer Center — was designed to accelerate research and advance treatments. It comes from Michels and his brothers' families and is in honor of the treatment Michels' daughter Sophie received after she was diagnosed with choroid plexus carcinoma, which grows deep in the brain.
After her initial diagnosis, Sophie Michels underwent three surgeries at Children's Wisconsin, one to remove the pressure building in her brain and two more to remove the tumor. Rounds of chemotherapy followed.
The lawsuit's court proceedings are on hold as the campaign and Froedtert work on a resolution, according to court records.
In a statement, Froedtert Health officials said the system "does not support or endorse any political campaign or candidate."
"As a not-for-profit organization we are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in or intervening in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. We do not comment on political campaigns, candidates or legal proceedings."
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Froedtert sues Michels campaign over use of the hospital's logo in ads
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MADISON – University of Wisconsin officials are using Turnkey, a firm with headquarters in New Jersey, in their search for a new head football coach.
Justin Doherty, UW’s senior associate athletic director for external communications, reiterated Wednesday that the school plans to conduct a national search.
Athletic director Chris McIntosh fired head coach Paul Chryst on Oct. 2 and promoted defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard to interim head coach.
UW is 2-1 under Leonhard. The Badgers (4-4, 2-3 Big Ten) are off this week and resume play Nov. 5 against visiting Maryland (6-2, 3-2).
According to Doherty, the date of the job posting is to be determined. The posting will remain open for seven days.
Even if UW officials wait until the end of the regular season to name Chryst’s successor, they should have that person in place before the early signing period for the 2023 class. That period begins Dec. 21.
Meanwhile, the Big Ten announced the 2023 schedule.
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Wisconsin Badgers using Turnkey in search for new head football coach
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Northwestern Mutual dividend nears $7 billion; during rough economy, company's focus remains long-term
Northwestern Mutual has paid a dividend for more than 150 years straight.
Northwestern Mutual said Wednesday that it will return nearly $7 billion in dividend payouts to its policy holders.
The Milwaukee-based insurance and financial services company said it will pay out a $6.8 billion dividend to its policyowners.
The company has paid a dividend every year for more than 150 years.
The 2023 dividend is expected to be the highest in company history across four of Northwestern Mutual’s product areas: whole life insurance, term insurance, disability income insurance and annuities, the company said in a statement.
“Our annual dividend is a demonstration of the company’s superior financial strength, strong investment performance, disciplined underwriting and sound financial management, which enables us to deliver exceptional value to our policyowners while ensuring we can keep our promises to them,” said John Schlifske, chairman, president and chief executive officer, said in the statement. “We are incredibly proud that our products continue to play a critical role in helping people protect and grow their wealth, and that we are able to consistently share the company’s success with our policyowners – generation after generation.”
Northwestern Mutual has more than $561 billion in combined company and client assets. The company has annual revenue of $34 billion and has $2.1 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force.
The annual dividend payment comes as the U.S. faces the highest inflation in a generation as well as big declines in stocks as interest rates rise.
Northwestern Mutual offers life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, and brokerage and advisory services.
"While economic ups and downs are inevitable, 2022 has been especially volatile given persistently high inflation, geo-political uncertainty, ongoing supply chain disruptions and increased energy prices," the company said in the statement.
Even in this economic environment, Northwestern Mutual plans to pay the most dividends while remaining one of the strongest companies in the financial services industry. All four major rating agencies – A.M. Best, Fitch Ratings, S&P Global Ratings and Moody’s – have awarded the company their highest available financial strength ratings available to any U.S. insurer and a stable outlook for 2022. This makes Northwestern Mutual one of only six companies across all industries to be so recognized by Moody’s.
The company's strategy, in the most simple terms, is to literally be prepared for anything.
During its more than 160 years in business, "We've seen a lot," said Jason Klawonn, Northwestern Mutual's chief actuary.
World wars, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, COVID and now the highest inflation many people have ever seen in their lives are among the things the company has navigated or is navigating.
"That's part of what we do as an insurance company -- to manage uncertainty and to help take that volatility or that risk away from our policyowners," Klawonn said. "That's why what we do is so important. We've made a promise to be there for them."
So in an era of high inflation and volatile markets, the company remains on a long-term course.
"It's really not a fundamental change to our approach and our business model," Klawonn said. "We made a promise to be there on claim day. We give them the conviction that until that claim day, they will be treated well and they will be treated fairly -- that no matter what the economy brings we will be there."
Despite choppy economic waters, the focus doesn't change.
"It's really important for us to manage with a long-term lens," Klawonn said. "That really plays to our strengths in how we manage the business.
"From the company's perspective, we're never in a position where we're trying to predict exactly what the future will look like," Klawonn added. "So we're not here saying, 'we have a plan for inflation that is going to be at X percent and is going to last for Y years.' That's a fool's game."
"I go back to the long term focus we have," Klawonn said. "Our financial strength and products are built to be be viable no matter what the environment is like."
"What we do matters," he added. "At the end of the day what we are trying to do for families and for individuals is take away financial anxiety. The whole purpose for doing what we do is so our client doesn't have to worry."
Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries. Subsidiaries include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company.
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Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual to pay out nearly $7 billion dividend
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More than two dozen economists say a "flat tax" that Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels has said he is open to would only favor Wisconsin's richest residents.
Under the flat tax Michels has alluded to, about 3% of Wisconsin residents would get an income tax cut, while people making $25,000 to $300,000 per year would get an increase, said Michael Rosen, Milwaukee Area Technical College professor emeritus of economics and a longtime Democratic political activist.
People making more than $500,000 per year would get an average tax cut of $22,800 per year, Rosen said.
The findings were written in a letter signed by economics professors from universities in Wisconsin, Missouri, Illinois, New Jersey and Massachusetts and presented at a news conference Wednesday in Milwaukee.
Representatives from the Michels campaign were sent the letter but could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday.
During the only debate between Michels and Gov. Tony Evers, Michels said he would enact “massive tax reform to get more money in people’s pockets.”
Michels has provided few details about his tax plan, but during a campaign stop Oct. 5 at the Square Tavern in downtown Baraboo he said he thinks the tax could be about 5%.
"I'm going to sit down with all the smart tax people, we're going to figure out how low we can get the income tax," Michels said in Baraboo. "Right now, it looks like we could get it somewhere just below 5%. If you had a flat tax at that number, the tax level would actually come up for those on the lowest income bracket. I do not want to raise the taxes on anyone."
Republican state Sen. Dale Kooyenga, a certified public accountant, said he has been a longtime advocate of a flat tax for Wisconsin, but there would be significant dynamics to work through to make it work the way the state's tax code is structured.
"I think the policy could favor everyone, if not directly, indirectly," said Kooyenga, who is leaving the Senate at the end of the year. "A lot of people who are older with higher incomes leave the state because we have higher taxes. We have a better community when we have more seniors around."
Kooyenga said getting to a flat tax could be difficult in two years, which is how Wisconsin's budget cycle is structured, but if certain policies are put in place, the state could get there over time.
Other Republican candidates have campaigned in Wisconsin on getting a flat tax, but the idea has never gone anywhere.
Elsewhere, the idea has succeeded. Utah adopted a flat tax in 2007, North Carolina in 2014; Kentucky in 2019; Next year Idaho and Mississippi will, and in 2024 Arizona and Georgia will adopt a flat tax.
A new analysis prepared by Wisconsin’s nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau shows in order to enact a flat tax without significant spending cuts the new flat tax rate would have to be 5.22%.
If that were to happen, the bureau projects that about 73% of tax filers would see an increase of $249 per year, on average.
“Assuming the state legislature is unwilling to pass significant new regressive sales or property taxes, financing a flat tax would require massive spending cuts,” said Philip Rocco, a political science professor at Marquette University.
Michels has said that he is only interested in the flat tax if it doesn’t raise taxes for anyone. For that to happen, the flat tax rate would need to be 3.45%. That rate would be a windfall for the state’s richest taxpayers but would reduce Wisconsin’s revenue by $5.59 billion the first year and $3.855 billion every year after, according to economists.
For perspective, $3.855 billion is more than the University of Wisconsin-Madison's total budget and seven times greater than the support that the state currently provides the university.
“A lot of Republicans talk about how they love the police, but are they willing to defund the police when they aren’t getting enough taxes to support it?” said Luz Sosa, an economics professor at MATC.
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Tim Michels flat tax idea would only benefit the rich, economists say
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A 1960s midcentury modern home in Brookfield is for sale, listed at $1.2 million
Fifty years ago, local architect Eric Gnant told the Milwaukee Journal he "wanted to show how indoor-outdoor living can be done."
The house he designed in Brookfield to bring that vision to life is now for sale, listed at $1.19 million by agent Colleen Resendiz.
Gnant's midcentury modern home at 745 Janacek Road, with its tall windows and cathedral ceilings, brings the outdoors in. Natural materials such as Lannon stone and slate are featured throughout. Built in 1962, it is listed on the state historic register.
Featuring an indoor pool, a sauna and a wet bar, the home is also designed for entertainment.
Gnant built the home for himself and his family, but he also designed it as a model for his clients — showing them what was possible.
Docomomo Wisconsin, a nonprofit committed to recognizing midcentury architecture in the state, said the home shows off Gnant's signature style.
"It's by far the best example of his work. You see the interior entertainment spaces that are very unique to him," said Matt Amman, treasurer of Docomomo Wisconsin.
The house was featured in the Milwaukee Journal shortly after it was completed. The home, Gnant told the Journal, was a "radical departure from the usual design and traffic pattern."
Gnant's family has lived in the house ever since. His daughter Susan Lewis now owns the property and has made some minor updates while trying to preserve her father's architectural style, Resendiz said.
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Brookfield midcentury modern house for sale, listed at $1.2 million
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Wisconsin is set to get 65 new electric school buses with federal funds ― reportedly the first ever electric school buses in the state, which has lagged behind others in adopting them.
Districts that applied for funds were picked in a lottery system. Milwaukee Public Schools was among those that applied but didn't make the cut, MPS officials said.
Still, Wisconsin is getting more than most states, as a total of more than 2,400 electric and low-emission school buses are set to roll out across the country, funded with nearly $1 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
While many other states started buying electric school buses about five years ago with payments from the Volkswagen Clean Air Act Civil Settlement, Wisconsin put its money into other transit buses, making the new school buses a historic first for the state, according to the Environmental Law & Policy Center.
Other states have found the electric school buses save money on fuel and upkeep, cut down on emissions and improve children's lung development, said Environmental Law & Policy Center senior policy advocate Susan Mudd.
The biggest barrier, Mudd said, is the upfront cost of the vehicles: about three times the price of diesel buses. That's why the federal funding is such a boon.
Jeff Rykal, superintendent of the Mondovi School District, said the cost is generally a nonstarter for school districts. But with the aid, Rykal said he hopes the district will start saving money.
"Diesel prices are way up right now, so the last two years, really, we've been spending way more on fuel than we have in the past," Rykal said. "And so we're hoping that at this point, we'll see some savings for sure."
What schools are getting electric buses?
Fifteen Wisconsin school districts, or their contractors, won grants for electric school buses. All of them are considered rural school districts.
Milwaukee Public Schools and the state's other urban districts did not win funds. The Environmental Protection Agency picked applicants with a lottery system, with priority for rural districts, schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and schools that are considered "high-need" based on the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE).
Many urban districts that have high rates of poverty by other measures did not make the SAIPE list, including Chicago, Racine and Kenosha. Milwaukee was on the list but didn't get picked in the lottery.
Bob Peterson, MPS School Board president, said the district had applied for the maximum funding to cover 25 buses. He said MPS is on a waiting list for any leftover funds and will look to apply again if given the chance.
The districts getting electric buses are mostly north of Milwaukee and Madison, reaching into the far corners of the state, from Pepin near the Mississippi River to Coleman near the Upper Peninsula.
Wisconsin recipients for electric buses # Buses $ Funding
Augusta Area School District 3 $1,185,000
Coleman School District 2 $790,000
Edgar School District 1 $395,000
Granton Area School District 5 $1,885,000
Lac du Flambeau #1 School District 10 $3,950,000
Lakeland UHS School District 10 $3,950,000
Lomira School District 4 $1,580,000
Melrose-Mindoro School District 1 $395,000
Minocqua J1 School District 12 $4,740,000
Mondovi School District 5 $1,975,000
Palmyra-Eagle Area School District 6 $2,370,000
Pepin Area School District 1 $395,000
Random Lake School District 1 $395,000
Wild Rose School District 2 $790,000
Winter School District 2 $790,000
The districts will need to set up charging stations, also covered by grant funds, before they can make the switch to the electric buses, which could take a year or two.
Four other Wisconsin districts are receiving lesser amounts for lower-emission school buses: Colfax School District, Highland School District, Parkview School District and Tri-County Area School District.
Why go electric?
The top reason some districts applied for funds was simply the cost savings.
Todd Gray, superintendent of the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District, estimated the district could save over $50,000 a year by cutting diesel fuel expenses.
"Our primary goal was to obviously save on the transportation costs," Gray said. "If there's some other benefits, wonderful, but I was looking at it from a cost standpoint."
There are other benefits. Electric buses reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. And they don't emit other products of diesel, like harmful soot and nitrogen oxides that can lead to breathing problems, headaches and other symptoms.
A 2015 University of Michigan study found that children who rode buses with cleaner air benefitted from more lung growth and less pulmonary inflammation. They even missed less school — especially children with asthma. Researchers estimated that just switching to ultra-low-sulfur diesel school buses could result in 14 million fewer absences per year in the U.S.
More:Asthma afflicts 6 million children, many of whom grow up in poor neighborhoods. Most frustrating: It can be controlled.
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"Getting kids out of these old dirty diesel buses is important for children's health, but it's also then important for community health because if your kid has an asthma attack, then the parents often have to miss work," Mudd said. "They have to take them perhaps to the emergency room, so there's sort of a rippling effect."
A 2017 study estimated that each time an asthmatic child has an attack, the child loses three to five school days, and the child’s parents lose the same number of workdays.
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EPA awards Wisconsin 65 electric school buses, could reduce asthma
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Following outcry from the disabilities community, the county's finance committee unanimously recommended to adopt an amendment that would restore funding for the paratransit taxi service in the 2023 county budget.
In Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley's 2023 budget proposal released in early October, the paratransit taxi service was one of the major cuts for the following year, with it budgeted to end on May 31, 2023.
The decision was made due to the transit system nearing its 2025 fiscal cliff and the contract with American United Taxicab Services — which provides the taxi service — was deemed costly following changes at the federal level and the prospect of being in violation of the regulations from the Federal Transit Administration introduced earlier this year.
“This amendment makes a real investment in our vision of achieving equity and our mission of enhancing quality of life services,” County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson, who co-authored the amendment with Finance Committee Chairwoman Liz Sumner, wrote in a statement following the meeting. “We heard loud and clear from our neighbors that paratransit taxi service is vital to accessibility in Milwaukee County and discontinuation would be detrimental to riders."
The amendment also directs the Milwaukee County Transit System to provide a report to the County Board on new or extended contract details by April 2023.
The public can get involved during the MCTS Transit Plus' two listening sessions about the paratransit taxi service — one in-person session at 4 p.m. Friday at Independence First, 540 S. 1st St., and another virtually from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 11.
The committee also took on two other concerns for the county: the much-needed fiscal injection into Milwaukee parks and translation services for County Board meetings.
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The amendment for the Parks Department includes a $1.3 million allocation, which would allow the opening and staffing of pools, improve the Mitchell Park Domes, and provide seasonal staff in order to maintain county parks as well as staffing events and supervising roller skating at Red Arrow Park. If the amendment is approved, the Parks Department will be asked to provide a report on the exact use of the funds allocated by February of next year.
"This investment in transportation and parks will make Milwaukee County stronger while simultaneously lowering our tax levy," Sumner wrote in a statement.
The other recommended amendments to the budget would provide translation services such as multilingual captioning, meeting notices and agendas for meetings for County Board and subcommittees meeting.
“This amendment is a great step toward inclusivity in Milwaukee,” wrote Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez, who co-authored the amendment with Nicholson. “The county strives to be the healthiest county by achieving racial equity and this makes sure we are doing everything we can. We are now able to include options for folks to be able to understand what is being said in our meetings and with that, we make sure everyone can participate.”
The amendment is a part of the ongoing Milwaukee County Digital Transformation Initiative, which was adopted in February.
The County Board's finance committee will continue to hear budget amendments on Thursday and Nov. 4. The public can provide e-comments during those amendment meetings through the Milwaukee County website and also give testimony during the Nov. 1 public hearing.
The County Board is set to adopt its annual budget on Nov. 10.
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Milwaukee County committee votes to restore paratransit taxi service
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Mark Belling signs a contract extension with WISN-AM (1130), limiting hours during winter
Longtime Milwaukee conservative radio show host Mark Belling will be on the air at WISN-AM (1130) "for the foreseeable future" ― though he will limit his time on the air during the first four months of the year.
Belling told his listeners Tuesday afternoon that he had signed a contract extension with iHeartMedia, the radio giant that's the parent company of WISN-AM, allowing him to continue to do his show Monday through Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. But he said he will be working just one week a month January through April, with conservative talker Dan O'Donnell, who hosts a show from 9 to 11 a.m. weekdays on the station, filling in when he's out.
"My current contract is up at the end of the year, so one way or another I needed to do a new deal," Belling said in an email to the Journal Sentinel Wednesday. "It was my desire to take some additional time off as a concession to age and possible burnout, but also to simply do a few other things in the winter. The company has accommodated that."
Belling joined WISN as the news-talk station's drive-time host in March 1989, and has been a fixture in local talk radio ever since. In a statement on his website, he said he was announcing the contract extension at a time when there were rumors that he was intending to retire at the end of this year.
The 66-year-old radio veteran had a stroke while on the air in February 2019, but he has showed few signs of slowing down.
"I intend to do the show as long as it is up to my standards and as long as it is highly successful. In order to do that, I want to do it a little less," Belling said via email.
"I did the math recently and figured out I have spent exactly half my life (33 of 66 years) here at WISN-AM doing this show. It's still a blast to do, but I want to do a few other things also.
"And, yes, one of the reasons the downtime will be in the first four months is the ability to spend some time in warmer weather."
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In the wake of criticism of proposed cuts to the Milwaukee library system, a majority of Common Council members have signed on to a budget amendment that, if passed, would undo all the reductions and restore full funding.
That is expected to go before the powerful Finance Committee for a vote on Thursday, when it meets to consider amendments to the 2023 city budget proposal that council members have been poring over for the last several weeks.
The budget, the first proposed under new Mayor Cavalier Johnson, would provide $1.9 million less than the $27.7 million the Milwaukee Public Library said it needed to continue its normal operations next year. Those cuts would result in reduced hours and a loss of programming at four branch locations and would jettison funding for a temporary library location for patrons of the King Library while it is being rebuilt next year.
More:Milwaukee libraries would cut their hours and programming under city budget proposal
Ald. Milele Coggs, one of the sponsors of the amendment and a member of the Milwaukee Public Library Board of Trustees, had called the proposed cuts "a step in the wrong direction."
Coggs and Ald. Scott Spiker, also a member of the library board, which met Tuesday, said they were confident the amendment would pass. The amendment has nine sponsors, which Spiker said would constitute a veto-proof majority. The amendment would allow the library to continue operating all 12 neighborhood branch locations at normal hours and with programming. It would also fund the temporary library location near King Library, where demolition and construction are expected to begin in the spring.
"Now, nothing is done until it's done," Spiker cautioned.
Members of the Finance Committee will vote on amendments to the mayor's proposed budget on Thursday. The amendments then go before the full Common Council during budget adoption on Nov. 4.
The proposal to restore full funding to the library system is part of an "omnibus" amendment that includes a series of other changes to the budget proposal and would affect several city departments.
Library officials said the restoration of funding would buy them more time to get input from the public about what they want from their public libraries and where to make cuts in future budget years. Without help from the state, the city is expected to face severe cuts in the coming years as it contends with dwindling federal pandemic aid and sharply rising costs, including in its annual pension obligation.
"The idea that we will have as bad a situation next year is too optimistic," Spiker said at Tuesday's library board meeting. "The problem will be larger (in 2024), and in 2025, it becomes cataclysmic."
Milwaukee Public Library Director Joan Johnson said if funding is restored, officials could use the next year to refine their model of how to deliver library services with fewer resources, while still meeting the library's racial equity and inclusion goals.
"We would use that time to really robustly engage the community in a patron-centered process," she said.
Library officials had faced questions and skepticism over the criteria they were using when considering which branch locations would sustain cuts.
When the library cuts in the mayor's proposed budget were initially made public, some residents responded with outrage.
At a public hearing earlier this month, Markasa Tucker-Harris, a city resident and executive director of the African American Roundtable, said public libraries provide a safe place where people can use the internet and other necessary resources. As a girl, it was a place she depended on, and now, as a mother, it's where her daughter develops her love of reading, she said.
"Save our libraries and promote true public safety," she urged of council members.
At the same public hearing, resident Samuel Alford said he grew up in Harambee, near the King Library, where he learned about the outside world through books and documentaries and was introduced to writers like Ernest Hemingway.
"In a way, there'd be no Samuel Alford without MLK Library," he said. "We talk about stolen vehicles, but we’re stealing an investment vehicle to youth."
Four other amendments that would restore part of the library's budget have also been proposed, each by individual council members.
Three of them would restore enough funding to the library to operate a temporary library location during the King Library construction, either by using federal American Rescue Plan Act funds or by delaying the hiring of a class of new police officers by several weeks. The remaining amendment would use ARPA funds to restore enough funding so that only two libraries would see a cut in hours and programming next year, instead of four.
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Council committee to vote on undoing cuts to Milwaukee library
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“Disenfranchisement is, in my opinion, a violation of our constitutional liberties, especially individuals who are eligible to vote and the only barrier is the fact that they’re in a jail that doesn’t have a well-defined process,” said Carlson, now a community organizer and law student.
The Wisconsin Constitution enshrines voting as a right for all adults with only two exceptions — people deemed incompetent by a court and those serving felony sentences.
At any given time, some 10,000 to 12,000 people are locked up in the state’s county jails, with roughly half in on misdemeanor-related charges and/or awaiting trial, which means thousands likely still have the right to vote. Yet the number of those who actually cast a ballot is minuscule: about 50 in 2020, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin.
The ACLU’s 2022 report on incarcerated voting, released recently, found 47 counties with a policy, many from Lexipol, a Texas-based company that creates public safety policy templates that local governments can use and adapt. Sixteen counties lacked any written policy and 15 had something more detailed than the Lexipol policy template.
More:Wisconsin Supreme Court rules absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal
“It embeds somebody in their community, their community decisions,” Dart said. “It makes you, the individual, feel as if you’re no different than a person who hasn’t been in a jail in the sense of, ‘I get the same vote they do and mine is equal to theirs.’”
“It’s not enough to say that they have this right,” said Sgt. Doug Simpson, who oversees training at the Kenosha County jail. “You have to take the next few steps and say, ‘How are they going to go about doing these things?’”
Engagement is essential because incarceration is traumatic and “there are bigger things that that person’s worried about than voting,” said Capt. Dave Riewestahl, administrator of the Eau Claire County Jail.
“There’s so many different laws in so many different states on who is eligible, when you’re eligible, if you get a felony conviction, so a lot of people just think that once you have a felony you can never vote again,” Carlson said. “They’re very quick to ensure that you know that your right has been taken. But, there is no transparency on when that right comes back."
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Thousands of eligible Wisconsin voters face ballot barriers in jail
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There's a new sheriff in town — and her name is Denita Ball.
Gov. Tony Evers appointed Ball as the new Milwaukee County Sheriff on Thursday after former Sheriff Earnell Lucas resigned suddenly Oct. 21.
Lucas' early departure paved the way for the new administration under Ball, which had been set to originally take the helm in early January 2023. The appointment is history-making as Ball becomes the first woman to take the top spot at the agency.
“With over 35 years of service in law enforcement and criminal justice education, Dr. Denita Ball is a dedicated public servant who is committed to ensuring the safety of her community,” Evers wrote in a news release. “I am confident she will serve Milwaukee County well as the next sheriff.”
Ball finished first in a three-way Democratic primary in August and is the lone candidate for sheriff on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Ball is a retired deputy inspector with the Milwaukee Police Department and was appointed by Lucas as chief deputy in 2018. In 2007, she was also a finalist for the position of Milwaukee police chief.
With this new role, Ball will face some of the county's largest problems: rising crime and violence in the Milwaukee area, staffing shortages and conditions at the Milwaukee County Jail — including recent multiple in-custody deaths and suicides — and a projected a $4.6 million overtime deficit.
During her campaign, Ball promised she would have a more "hands-on" approach compared to her predecessor, sharing plans to employ new tactics to tackle violence, including increasing patrols in parks, on freeways and county roads and introducing more effective ways to address gun and gang violence. She also wants to extend resources for mental health care and crises, drug addiction or misuse, and homelessness countywide.
“I promise the people of Milwaukee County we will make it safer," Ball wrote. "Additionally, my promise to everyone in the Sheriff’s Office is we will continue to make our agency a better place to work."
"Together we will make Milwaukee County safer and stronger," she added.
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Tony Evers appoints Denita Ball as Milwaukee County sheriff
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Lessard at 50: Can Milwaukee break its addiction to forced psychiatric care?
Leah Harris
In November 1971, when West Allis schoolteacher Alberta Lessard found herself facing a lifelong commitment to a Milwaukee County psychiatric institution, she fought back with a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all adults committed to mental health facilities against their will. Her victory in federal court, which turns 50 years old this week, initiated a transformation in mental health law.
The Lessard v Schmidt decision found Wisconsin’s civil commitment law unconstitutional. It ruled that people facing involuntary commitment to mental health facilities deserved the same due process rights as those facing prison time. Lessard established that people could not be deprived of their liberty unless proven dangerous to themselves or others, beyond a reasonable doubt.
As impactful as the Lessard decision was, it didn’t address the root problem that persists to this day: our society’s continued overreliance on carceral, institutional forms of mental health care while neglecting the survival needs of people, families and communities in crisis.
Alberta Lessard and my mother both entered the revolving door of Milwaukee’s public mental health system in the early 1970s. While neither woman was dangerous, both were forcibly institutionalized numerous times at the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex over decades. They were subjected to unwanted interventions like seclusion and restraint, and forced medication, which they both experienced as traumatizing and dehumanizing. My mother’s lifetime of mistreatment in Milwaukee’s public mental health system fuels my advocacy for holistic, community-based solutions grounded in social justice.
Fifty years after the Lessard decision, it appears that much has changed, but much remains the same: Wisconsin leads the nation in forced psychiatric treatment, with tragic outcomes. In fact, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) classifies forced treatment as a human rights violation.
Some say that nonconsensual treatment and medication are necessary because patients may lack capacity or insight into their condition. But the CRPD suggests using more collaborative ways of engaging with patients who resist care, such as supportive decision-making, that do not violate trust and bodily autonomy.
More:Imminent Danger: Law creates barriers to getting care for mentally ill
For decades, my mother was legally coerced into taking antipsychotic medications that have now been proven to increase mortality. She died when she was only 46, from comorbidities caused by these medications, poverty and trauma. Alberta Lessard also lived in poverty, but she was able to refuse psychiatric medication, and lived to be 94. While neither woman’s life was an easy one, Lessard’s much longer life was lived largely on her own terms.
Alberta Lessard and my mother were both white, but research shows that coercive treatment is racialized nationally: Black and Brown youth and adults are disproportionately subjected to both involuntary inpatient hospitalization and restrictive interventions like restraint, seclusion and forced medication. This racial inequity parallels the overrepresentation of African-Americans in jails and prisons; yet another reason to reconsider our approach to mental health care.
The Behavioral Health Division’s decade-long redesign process includes new psychiatric facilities that have opened to much fanfare. A more centrally located crisis center has replaced the long-troubled Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex in Wauwatosa, and Granite Hills, a privately operated mental hospital opened this year in West Allis.
However, I worry that the same cycle that trapped my mother and Alberta Lessard will repeat itself. The recently shuttered Mental Health Complex was similarly celebrated when it opened; in 1980, First Lady Rosalyn Carter toured the facility as an example of state-of-the-art psychiatric care. In 20 years, will advocates be calling for these new facilities to close because they have also been exposed as breeding grounds for neglect and abuse, like the Mental Health Complex that preceded them, and the 1880s-era institution that came before? Disturbing employee reviews of Granite Hills point to trouble already.
More:Alberta Lessard dies at age 94
To avoid repeating the cycle, Milwaukee should establish housing as a human right. This idea is far from new; back in the mid-1970s, Tom Zander, a Milwaukee attorney who helped Wisconsin implement changes mandated by the Lessard decision, worked with advocates pushing for housing as a mental health care solution. It is a positive sign that the Housing First model is finally catching on in Milwaukee, as is awareness of housing as a major social determinant of mental and physical well-being.
Giving people money in the form of guaranteed income is an out-of-the-box intervention that can interrupt cycles of poverty and mental distress. Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson claims the city can’t afford it, but one wonders if the issue is lack of political will rather than funds. Up-front investments in what people actually want and need can reduce costly cycles of crisis and force.
For 50 years, we’ve been asking what to do with people with psychiatric disabilities — people like my mother and Alberta Lessard. It’s the wrong question. A better question is: How can we break our addiction to forced treatment and institutional care by reallocating resources to meet basic human needs for community, connection and survival?
Leah Harris is a Milwaukee-born mental health advocate, writer, and educator.
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MADISON – The surprise wasn’t that Wisconsin's volleyball team knocked off Nebraska on Wednesday night. It was how hard the defending national champions dropped the nation’s No. 1 team.
In a rematch of the national final, the Badgers scored a sweep by holding the Cornhuskers to their third-lowest hitting percentage of the season, dominating at the service line and in serve-receive while putting on another impressive showing at the net defensively.
UW led for the entire second half of the first set and owned leads of at least nine points in the second and third sets.
In some ways, the 25-23, 25-23, 25-18 win played in front of a vocal announced crowd of 7,229 at the UW Field House wasn’t as close as the score indicates.
“This is what I came here for. I couldn’t stop smiling the whole game,” outside hitter Sarah Franklin said. “I was like ’This is what I want to do.’ It’s just so awesome, and when I’m in the game sometimes I don’t realize how well we’re doing. It’s just fun to be on the court with all these girls. It’s just a good time.”
The victory was UW’s third straight over a No. 1 ranked team – it beat Louisville in the national semifinals last season and Baylor in the 2019 national semis – and raised its record to 16-3 overall. The Badgers are now tied for the Big Ten lead with Nebraska at 10-1.
Franklin, a redshirt sophomore, took 35% of the team’s swings and delivered 21 kills, one off her season high, and a .381 hitting percentage. The Badgers’ second-most productive hitter, junior Devyn Robinson, finished with nine kills and a .222 hitting percentage.
It was a tough night for hitters regardless of the uniform. UW, however, out-passed a team that coach Kelly Sheffield called the best passing team in the Big Ten and found a way to score against a unit that entered play leading the Big Ten in a handful of defensive categories.
Wisconsin’s defense is also one of the Big Ten’s best. Wednesday, the Badgers held Nebraska to .229 hitting or lower in each set and allowed .162 for the match. Senior middle blocker Danielle Hart finished with a season-high nine blocks while Robinson had six.
"I just thought Wisconsin put a lot of pressure on us and we didn't handle it very well,” said Nebraska coach John Cook, whose team is 18-2 overall. “It all started at the service line. They served really well and we had a hard time passing. We never really got in a rhythm tonight. We know Wisconsin's a good serving team and they served really well tonight. We just didn't handle it."
Wisconsin recorded six aces, but more often than that served Nebraska out of system. Senior Izzy Ashburn had a run of six straight serves for points in the second set. Sophomore Julia Orzol had a run of five straight in the third set.
The two served back-to-back in UW’s rotation and during the third set were at the heart of an 8-1 run that turned an 8-8 tie into a 16-9 Badgers advantage.
That run was one of a handful of key stretches in the match.
In the first set, Nebraska fought off two set points before UW closed that portion of the match with a Franklin kill. In the second, UW built a 22-12 lead but nearly lost all of it before Hart ended the set with a couple of blocks, one with Orzol and the other with Robinson.
“It’s the Big Ten Conference, right?" Hart said when asked about the challenge of closing out that set. "The team on the other side is obviously a team we very much respect and you’ve got to expect those moments, you’ve got to expect them to come back with a hammer.
“They’re not just going to fall down and so it’s just grinding through those and sticking together and making sure we get in the huddle and realize we lost the aggressive side, getting that back and reminding ourselves to stay patient and work with each other to score.”
Another reality of the Big Ten is that the schedule rarely lets up. Up next for Wisconsin is a home match with No. 9 Minnesota at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The Gophers swept the Badgers on Sept. 25.
And, in case you're wondering, the rematch with Nebraska will be Nov. 25.
"You just played the No. 1 team in the country and in three days we’ll play a team that just swept us a few weeks ago. How awesome is that?" Sheffield said. "That was the first match of the second half of the Big Ten. We get right back to work.”
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Wisconsin Badgers volleyball sweeps Nebraska, the nation's No. 1 team
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The Social Development Commission’s Institute on Poverty and Structural Racism is launching a Dismantling Racism Invigorating Equity project to study how structural racism is impacting the city’s residents.
The two-year DRIVE project is being funded with a $200,000 grant from the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment, which will be used to support the project’s partners, researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Jennifer Harris, SDC’s research and policy manager, is running the newly formed institute, which she said represents a key component of the community action agency’s “mandate to research, analyze, and recommend solutions to major societal problems.”
Harris previously worked at Milwaukee County’s Office on African American Affairs.
During the project, data will be collected through surveys of Milwaukee’s adult, inner-city residents on topics such as their health status and living environment. That data will then be used to assess the effectiveness of the commission’s programming and develop policy recommendations that can be shared with local officials.
DRIVE was a project three years in the making, with the support of university researchers.
More:Redress Movement aims to repair damage caused by decades of racism, discrimination in Milwaukee
The project’s implementation will follow guidelines from the National Institute on Minority and Health Disparities Research Framework, focusing on assessing people’s behavior, physical environments, socio-cultural environments and health, among other categories.
Harris said they will create recommendations based on their findings and believe the study’s results will make SDC a more effective social service.
“The results of the research will inform and impact programming through development of SDC's long-term strategy,” Harris said. “It will allow us to create interventions and models that can be shared with partners in Milwaukee County and beyond.”
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New institute at SDC to study racism’s impact on Milwaukee residents
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'Manitowoc Minute' host Charlie Berens will deliver UW-Madison winter commencement speech
If the announcement video is any indication, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's winter commencement will be as Wisconsin as it can get.
Comedian Charlie Berens is slated to deliver the commencement address at the Kohl Center on Dec. 18. Recording “live from his garage" with a Wisconsin flag hanging from the ceiling, he joked about supplying students with jerky and brandy at the ceremony.
Ope — just kidding.
"Thank you so much for inviting me to be your commencement speaker," he said in a video posted on UW-Madison social media. "... until then, keep ‘er movin’, and watch out for deer, they’re ruttin’, OK? I tell ya that. All right, go Badgers; see ya soon!”
More:Charlie Berens is really in his element at Wisconsin State Fair 2022 show
More:Ope! A Charlie Berens bobblehead released by the Bobblehead Hall of Fame
Berens is best known for his online comedy show "Manitowoc Minute." He grew up in New Berlin and Elm Grove. A 2009 graduate of UW-Madison, he studied journalism and geography.
Berens' rise to fame spawned from some specific feedback he received while trying to break into broadcasting, according to On Wisconsin, the university's alumni magazine. You have a funny voice, he said he was told by individuals working on the East and West coasts.
Instead of trying to soften his hearty Wisconsin accent, he leaned into it and now has a massive social media following. He's appeared on Comedy Central, Fox, CBS and MTV News. He's traveled the country with sold-out standup comedy tours and just last year, he published his first book, “The Midwest Survival Guide," which immediately became a New York Times bestseller.
New UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin met Berens in August during her first week on the job at the Wisconsin State Fair. She said she's learned a lot from him — "like the importance of getting the buttered rye bread with the Friday night fish fry and watching out for deer on the roads."
The Chancellor's Office consults with senior class officers in selecting commencement speakers.
“Charlie Berens is a Wisconsin cultural ambassador for all corners of the state,” Liam McLean, senior class president, said in a statement. “It is fitting to have him speak to our winter commencement graduates as his reach and our university grow in scope and status.”
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Charlie Berens to give UW-Madison December 2022 commencement address
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Who is Matt Arnold and how will he approach taking over as Milwaukee Brewers' head of baseball operations?
As David Stearns slowly worked his way toward the exit to the interview room on the service level of American Family Field on Thursday morning, stopping for handshakes, well wishes and small talk along the way, he left with one final comment.
There will be questions to come about how his successor, Matt Arnold, will fill his shoes, handle free agency, approach trades and deal with the team's prospect capital in regards to a win-now mindset as the Major League Baseball offseason takes off. Answers to all of that will come down the road. For now, Stearns offered parting words that said plenty.
“He’s damn good.”
It was a moment of candor not often seen from Stearns in his time serving as Milwaukee Brewers general manager and president of baseball operations. For as much deftness as he displayed in constructing teams that were a part of the Brewers’ most successful period of baseball ever as a franchise, he was just as astute at playing his cards close to the vest.
But Stearns, in stepping down from his position Thursday, knew better than anyone what kind of hands the Brewers would be in going forward.
Matt Arnold has been David Stearns' right-hand man with the Brewers since 2015
Arnold has served as Stearns’ right-hand man, first as assistant general manager and then as general manager, since he was hired nine days after Stearns joined Milwaukee in October 2015. While Stearns had the final say, Arnold’s voice carried significant weight over the years as the Brewers worked their way into becoming National League contenders.
As such, Stearns sung his successor's praises.
“Matt is a premier executive,” Stearns said during his press conference. “He has declined outside opportunities, multiple outside opportunities, to remain committed to the Brewers. Matt is committed to Milwaukee. He has earned this opportunity and I'm very confident the organization is in great hands.”
More:'This definitely stings': David Stearns addresses Brewers' failure to make playoffs
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Where was Matt Arnold before joining the Brewers?
Prior to joining the Brewers, Arnold, 43, spent nine seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays as an assistant to then-executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and president of baseball operations Matt Silverman. He began his tenure with the Rays as a professional scout and was promoted to director of pro scouting in 2009, three years after being hired.
While Arnold was with the Rays, they won over 90 games in five of six years from 2008 to 2013 and reached the World Series in 2008.
Arnold also worked with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2000), Texas Rangers (2002) and the Cincinnati Reds (2003-06).
Arnold graduated from the University of California-Santa Barbara in 2001 with a degree in economics.
How will the Brewers look under Arnold?
While there are some things bound to be done differently with a new person making the final decisions, don’t expect the Brewers to stray too far philosophically from how they have operated under Stearns.
Arnold declined to answer where the biggest differences between the two lie. Perhaps one such difference is that Arnold features a greater scouting background than Stearns. Regardless, both are analytically-inclined executives who think along similar lines in terms of player analysis and roster construction.
Arnold will work with Brewers owner Mark Attanasio on keeping the team competitive
Stearns spoke often of a franchise approach of taking “bites of the apple,” or trying to field sustainably competitive teams every year and avoiding the lulls that can come after going all-in over a short window. Arnold was asked about his approach to team building and if it aligned with Stearns’ view.
“I think that’s a real conversation I think I need to have with Mark (Attanasio, principal owner) and also realize where we are as an organizational standpoint with the assets that we have, what we need to do over the next several years to remain competitive here,” he said. “Look, that could take a whole different bunch of pathways. And sometimes you’re presented with things that you didn’t expect to see happen. I think several of the trades we’ve made weren’t there at a moment when we would’ve been talking about this now and they emerged later. And so we just need to be opportunistic and ultimately, I think that will lead us to a World Series.”
“Opportunistic” was a theme of Arnold’s press conference. He used the term to describe his approach to his first run at free agency as the top decision-maker, as well. Eligible players become free agents Nov. 6, can negotiate with their current teams for five days and then are allowed to talk with other teams.
“It’s going to be the same kind of thing. It’s going to be opportunistic,” Arnold said. “A lot of the guys we’ve signed over the course of the seasons that we’ve been together, we didn’t expect to sign at this point in the off-season. And those opportunities emerged. The support that we’ve had from Mark has been tremendous since Day 1 since I got here. I know he’s going to be supportive of those opportunities.”
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A 9-year-old boy with autism speaks to the Oconomowoc Common Council in support of library
An Oconomowoc boy who has autism spoke up at an Oconomowoc City Council meeting against proposed cuts to the Oconomowoc Public Library's 2023 budget and in support of LGBTQ+ people.
Jordan Pagel, 9, who was accompanied by his mother, Bethany, spoke during the public comment portion of the Oconomowoc City Council's Oct. 18 meeting. Bethany Pagel works at the Oconomowoc Public Library.
"I am not happy about someone's decisions to reduce the library budget, and I don't think it makes sense," Jordan said to the council. "I want to help out the library because my mother works here, and it is a very good source of information. It is a very good way to learn. I would be very disappointed if the library went out of business."
Jordan's comments also addressed concerns raised by Common Council President Matt Rosek at previous council meetings about the book "Are You A Boy or Are You A Girl" carried by the library.
Jordan's words drew praise from Milwaukee Pride Inc, which posted about it on its Instagram page.
"If we've learned one thing from LGBTQ+ history, it's that bravery comes in all shapes, sizes, ages, and efforts. From all of us at Milwaukee Pride, we'd like to share our sincerest appreciation to Jordan Pagel for his bravery in defending library funding that supports (and impacts) the visibility of LGBTQ+ people, characters, topics, and subject matter in public spaces," the post said.
You can see Jordan speaking to the council at bit.ly/JordanPagelatCouncil, starting at about 1:03:15.
Jordan was one of 17 people to speak during the public comment portion of the meeting. Most who spoke were opposing proposed cuts to the library's budget.
The library had initially asked for an additional $73,000 for its budget. In finalizing the city budget, the council decreased that increase to $30,330, according to budget documents.
The budget is expected to be decided on at the council's Nov. 15 meeting.
Why Jordan spoke
According to Bethany Pagel, her son got the idea to speak to the council after he overheard a conversation she was having with a teacher who was a Oconomowoc Public Library patron. Pagel said the library was trying to get support for the library.
"I just mentioned to the teacher what we feel are the reasons for the budget cuts and everything, and Jordan just overheard me talking and he got really mad. He's like 'No, this isn't right, and I want to do everything I can to support you guys,'" Bethany Pagel said.
Bethany told her son that he could speak at the meeting on behalf of their family, as the library didn't want employees to speak.
"He just very bravely wrote his little speech and went up there. It was a packed room; there was standing room only. He's autistic, and he does have a stutter. Just a few things to overcome, and he very bravely went and said what a lot of people did not want to say," said Pagel.
More about the LGBTQ+ issue
Rosek brought up his concerns about the book at the Dec. 7, 2021, council meeting and the Jan. 18 committee of the whole meeting.
According to the book's publisher's website, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, "Are You A Boy or Are You A Girl" is about a character named Tiny who "prefers not to tell other children whether they are a boy or a girl." The book is intended for children ages 3 and older and addresses gender identity.
"I love to see community involvement in the budget process. As discussed at Council, the budget recommended for the Library is the largest ever approved by the City for its Library. We increased the Library budget like we have for the last five years. Any concerns related to the reduction in the requested increase are misplaced. Nothing reduced in any of the department budgets have anything to do with my year-old request that the Library Board review its policy related to controversial books being presented to young children," Rosek said in an Oct. 26 email.
Rosek noted that the reduction in the library's requested increase to its budget is within historical trends and is in line with other departments. Rosek said the budget request reductions will enable the city to maintain its contingency funds and also to add another full-time police officer.
Rosek added that the library's budget is still slated to increase by 2.41% over last year. If approved, the library budget would go up from $1.25 million in 2022 to $1.288 million in 2023.
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Oconomowoc boy speaks in support of Oconomowoc Public Library
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Several buildings in Saukville evacuated after contractor hits gas line
Firefighters evacuated several buildings shortly before noon Thursday, Oct. 27, in Saukville after a contractor hit a gas line at Highway 33 and Northwoods Road, the Grafton Fire Department said.
We Energies also responded.
"Our crews have turned off the flow of gas after a contract crew struck a natural gas main," We Energies spokeswoman Amy Jahns said in a statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "We appreciate our customers' patience as we work to make repairs."
Utility crews were called to the 2600 block of Highway 33, which is just east of Interstate 43, at 11:30 a.m. Firefighters arrived around the same time, said Luke Van Natta of the Grafton Fire Department.
When they arrived, fire crews started evacuating buildings in the area, including the Kohler Credit Union, 840 E. Green Bay Ave., Van Natta said. Crews were still on scene as of 12:45 p.m.
Van Natta said the risk of an explosion was minimal.
"But the conditions have to be perfect, and it's not too much of a risk in open air," he said.
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Winning an NBA championship and having one of the newer arenas in the NBA have helped the Milwaukee Bucks reach a level in the league many likely thought impossible: They are now in the top half of the league in franchise value.
In its annual ranking of team valuations, Forbes listed the Bucks as the 15th-most valuable franchise in the NBA with an estimated value of $2.3 billion dollars. Milwaukee is the 37th-largest media market in the United States and the fourth-smallest in the league.
The report says the team’s value jumped by 21% over the last year, the eighth-largest jump in the league.
The defending champion Golden State Warriors, who overtook the New York Knicks as the most valuable franchise in the league at $7 billion, had a 25% growth over the past year.
The report says the Bucks have an operating income of $51 million, however, which is fourth-lowest in the league. Only the Brooklyn Nets lost money last year according to the report.
It is quite a turnaround under the primary ownership of governor Marc Lasry, Wes Edens, Jamie Dinan and Michael Fascitelli. In the last year of Sen. Herb Kohl’s ownership in 2014, Forbes had the Bucks as the least-valuable franchise in the league with an estimated value of $405 million. In 2015, the current ownership group purchased the club for $550 million.
By comparison, the league’s least valuable franchise last year was the New Orleans Pelicans, valued at $1.6 billion.
Fiserv Forum opened in 2018 and the Bucks won their second NBA championship in 2021.
Kohl purchased the Bucks for $18 million in 1985.
Milwaukee Bucks franchise value via Forbes since 2012:
2022: No. 15, $2.3 billion2021: No. 17, $1.9 billion2020: No. 19, $1.58 billion2019: No. 22, $1.35 billion2018: No. 26, $1.075 billion2017: No. 27, $785 million2016: No. 29, $675 million2015: No. 30, $600 million2014: No. 30, $405 million2013: No. 30, $312 million2012: No. 30, $268 million
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Milwaukee Bucks 15th-most valuable NBA franchise on Forbes list
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The state Department of Transportation and Mayor Cavalier Johnson launched a partnership with Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis on Thursday, which will campaign to put an end to reckless driving in the city.
A record 107 people were killed on city streets in 2020, followed by 87 deaths in 2021 and at least 62 so far this year.
Officials have taken steps to address the problem, including implementing a tow policy in May. Milwaukee police now tow unregistered vehicles that have engaged in at least one of four infractions: reckless driving, speeding 25 mph above the limit, fleeing police or racing. Earlier this month, police announced they have towed 100 vehicles in roughly five months.
In July, the city of Milwaukee sued a repeat reckless driver, which was considered an unprecedented move. Johnson has also called for universal driver's education courses at Milwaukee Public Schools, which he wants funded by insurance companies.
Traffic safety and calming measures also have been implemented. The city Department of Public Works continues to institute "rapid implementation projects," which uses posts and bright pavement markings to construct wider curbs and pedestrian islands at dangerous intersections.
Other street implementations include road diets, which is a strategy that aims to reduce lane widths, or eliminate a lane of vehicle traffic altogether, with more parking or bike and bus lanes added in its place. Also, more bike infrastructure has repeatedly been called for by residents as a way to help slow down or deter reckless driving.
Johnson also signed legislation earlier this year aimed at setting a goal of zero traffic fatalities in the city. The framework, which views all traffic deaths as preventable, is called "Vision Zero."
On Thursday, state Secretary of Transportation Craig Thompson unveiled a new campaign ad featuring Portis.
"WisDOT is working hand-in-hand with the city of Milwaukee to find the best approaches to reduce speed and encourage safe travel for all of our road users in our community, and our new ad campaign is just one way of doing that," Thompson said.
Johnson said the city and the state need all the help they can get. "I'm glad we have a new compelling partner here, fellow mayor even in Bobby Portis," Johnson said, playing on the running joke that Portis is mayor of Milwaukee after becoming a fan favorite on the basketball court.
For Portis, this is personal. "Obviously, I've lost a lot of people to reckless driving," Portis said. "A lot of my friends used to love riding motorcycles and things like that. ... I lost a couple friends with that. I lost a couple family members with driving recklessly and things like that. So obviously this kind of hits home, so it's the perfect partnership."
Thompson said the partnership with Portis will allow the department to reach new people who "look up to" Portis, literally and figuratively.
The ad features Portis and his little brother playing one-on-one with a voiceover of Portis asking people to slow down and drive responsibility. The slogan "control your drive" is featured prominently throughout the ad.
The 30-second video was played as part of Thursday's press conference, but Portis wasn't able to see it from where he was sitting so he asked organizers to play it again while he took a seat in the audience.
This new partnership is just another instance where Portis is inserting himself within the community since signing a new four-year contract with the Bucks. Earlier this year, VISIT Milwaukee announced a partnership with Portis, basically making him the "face of the city."
Starting Friday, the ad will be played at Bucks games, online and on social media.
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Milwaukee Bucks' Bobby Portis partners to help end reckless driving
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In a statement to Golf Channel, a USGA official said: "We pride ourselves in being the most open championship in the world, with roughly half our field securing their position via local/regional qualifiers, however we reserve the right, as we always have, to review any competitor’s situation on a case-by-case basis."
Suspense continues around who will play LIV Golf
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Richard Bland, like many, awaits first LIV field announcement and possible fallout
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Welcome to Round 2 of the French Open! Over three days of first-round matches, we saw a few surprising upsets (Barbora Krejcikova, Ons Jabeur) as well as some magical comebacks (Stefanos Tsitsipas, Aryna Sabalenka).
What happened on Day 4? Read on to find out.
Nadal cruises in three sets for 300th Grand Slam win
Rafael Nadal rolled into the third round and marked a milestone in the process. The fifth-seeded Spaniard defeated France's Corentin Moutet in straight sets on Wednesday, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. The victory marked the 300th in Grand Slam play of his career, third all time among men behind Roger Federer (369) and Novak Djokovic (324).
Nadal opened 3-0 and 4-0 leads in the opening sets before rallying from a 2-0 deficit to secure the third and the match. He advances to face Botic Van De Zandschulp of the Netherlands on Friday in his quest to secure a 14th French Open title.
Alcaraz roars back from near-loss to win epic five-setter
The hottest player on the ATP tour almost got eliminated from the French Open. Carlos Alcaraz, who came into Roland Garros on a roll, was nearly stopped cold by fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas. It took five sets and four hours and 34 minutes, but Alcaraz came back from almost certain defeat to win the match 6-1, 6(7)-7, 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-4.
Alcaraz's mid-match meltdown can be attributed to unforced errors and his young age. Alcaraz is 19, 15 years younger than Ramos-Vinolas, and he couldn't always find his equilibrium when the unforced errors and missed chances began to pile up. Alcaraz's drop shots weren't as crafty as usual, and he overhit the ball too many times. But facing match point in the fourth set, he dug deep and took a stand, evening the score and then dominating Ramos-Vinolas in the tiebreak. In the final set, he was down 0-3 and had to make another comeback. Alcaraz won the fifth game by pulling off one of the most mind-blowing rallies anyone has ever seen.
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That point allowed Alcaraz to serve for the match, which he then won. For a top player, winning when you're playing your best tennis is easy, but it takes real talent and mental toughness to win when you're not playing your best. That's what Alcaraz accomplished on Wednesday, and he'll take the lessons he learned with him to Round 3
Djokovic (mostly) sails through to Round 3
As usual, there was no real risk that Novak Djokovic, the No. 1 men's player in the world, would lose his match to No. 38 Alex Molcan. Djokovic nailed down the 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(4) win, but not without a little trouble. Molcan turned it on in the final set, fighting to extend the match to give himself a chance to pull even with Djokovic. But Djokovic is Djokovic, and he shut that down in the tiebreak. Molcan is a young player on the rise, but Wednesday was not his day to topple a giant.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning against Slovakia's Alex Molcan at the end of their men's singles match on day four of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Suzanne-Lenglen in Paris on May 25, 2022. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Zverev pulls out win in near upset
Sebastian Baez, a 21-year-old from Argentina, almost defeated world No. 3 Alexander Zverev on Wednesday, taking him to the brink in a five-set match that Baez nearly won several times. Zverev looked deflated at the start, allowing Baez to claim a two-set lead. With the game on the line, Zverev finally woke up and took the next two sets fairly easily, but the game would be decided in the final set. Baez tested Zverev throughout, but a few missed shots ended up deciding the match. Zverev won 2-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 7-5.
Sakkari out in major upset
Maria Sakkari has been eliminated from the French Open. The No. 4 seed was defeated by Karolina Muchova in an extremely close match, with both sets going to tiebreaks. Unfortunately, Sakkari was on the losing end of both, as Muchova pulled out a 7-6(5), 7-6(4) win. Sakkari was in trouble early, with Muchova coming out strong and winning four of the first five games. Sakkari was able to pull even, but couldn't take the tiebreaker. She had a chance to win the second set twice, but couldn't find any holds when she needed them. Four of the top ten women's seeds are now out of the tournament.
Gauff wins gritty match against Van Uytvanck
After a difficult second set, Coco Gauff defeated Alison Van Uytvanck 6-1, 7-6(4). It initially appeared that the match would be all Gauff, since she cruised to an easy first-set win. But Van Uytvanck really put up a fight in the second set, taking it all the way to a tiebreak. Gauff, who just graduated high school, kept her cool throughout, which definitely helped her handle the pressure. It was probably also helpful that the umpire didn't give her a soft coaching warning this time.
Raducanu falls to Sasnovich
Emma Raducanu's French Open debut is over. The WTA's No. 12 tennis player in the world was upset by Aliaksandra Sasnovich, losing 6-3, 1-6, 1-6. Raducanu won the first set with emphasis, showing a lot of emotion, and from there you could have assumed that everything was fine. Since last year's US Open (which she won), she was 20-2 after winning the first set of a match. But once Sasnovich began to figure things out, Raducanu's body language changed. She began to look defeated long before the match was over and was unable to pull herself out of a nosedive.
Felix Auger-Aliassime won his Round 2 match against Camilo Ugo Carabelli in straight sets, and is moving on to Round 3.
Taylor Fritz, the highest-ranked American in men's singles, was eliminated in straight sets by Bernabe Zapata Miralles.
John Isner pulled out another gritty win, this time against Grégoire Barrère. In Round 3 he'll face Bernabe Zapata Miralles, the same player who eliminated Taylor Fritz.
Angelique Kerber, a longtime presence on the WTA Tour, is headed to Round 3 after defeating Elsa Jacquemot.
Leylah Fernandez has made it farther at the French Open than her 2021 US Open opponent Emma Raducanu. Fernandez won her second-round match against Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 6-2 and will play in Round 3 on Friday
Emma Raducanu is out of the French Open after losing her second round match. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
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What Warriors' NBA Finals schedule looks like vs. Heat or Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Golden State will face the winner of the Eastern Conference finals between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. The best-of-seven series is tied three-games-apiece with the winner-take-all Game 7 set for Sunday night in Miami.
NBC Sports Bay Area will provide coverage 90 minutes before and immediately after each game of the NBA Finals with "Warriors Live: Finals Edition" and other programming.
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Jordan Acker is entering his fourth year as the chair of the Board of Regents at the University of Michigan. Acker, who's still yet to turn 40, was determined to give Michigan's Regents an injection of youth when he ran for office and assumed his position in 2018. After graduating from U-M in 2006, he worked as an associate for the White House Office of Presidential Personnel before being appointed by former President Barack Obama in March 2011 to be an attorney-advisor to Secretary Janet Napolitano at the Department of Homeland Security.
Resilience is the buzzword that describes an Amerks team that overcame so much
Through mountains of adversity, the Amerks found their way into the Calder Cup playoffs and won two rounds before getting knocked out by Laval.
Defenseman Miro Heiskanen had a goal and two assists and Finland beat the United States 4-3 on Saturday to set up its third straight world hockey championship final against Canada. Dylan Cozens scored twice in Canada’s 6-1 victory over the Czech Republic in the other semifinal. Finland beat Canada in the 2019 final in Slovakia, and Canada topped the Finns last year in Latvia.
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These Detroit Red Wings made it to semifinals at World Championship
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After a 10-win campaign that included a Big Ten West division championship, there’s reason for optimism entering 2022 for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Sure, quarterback Spencer Petras and Iowa’s passing offense needs its sorting out, but the defense returns star power that should keep the Hawkeyes in a position to once again be a factor in the Big Ten West and perhaps repeat within the division.
Naturally, the hope is that Iowa progresses enough offensively to where Hawkeye fans can dream bigger than just capturing the Big Ten West. In the meantime, there’s eternal optimism here about how the 2022 season might unfold and what’s in store for the Hawkeyes next season.
With that in mind, fans can now plan accordingly for five dates on Iowa’s 2022 schedule as kickoff times and television designations have been announced for the first three weeks of the season by the Big Ten Network, ESPN and FOX Sports. Several other select dates were unveiled as well.
Sept. 3, South Dakota State
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Iowa opens up its 2022 season by hosting the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Hawkeyes Wire’s Jacob Keppen took a look at what that matchup has in store for Iowa recently.
Now, it’s official that Iowa opens its season against South Dakota State at 11 a.m. CT on FS1 from inside Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes are meeting South Dakota State for the first time in program history.
Sept. 10, Iowa State
The Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series Game is officially set for 3 p.m. CT on the Big Ten Network. Iowa has won the rivalry game six consecutive times. The Hawkeyes topped the Cyclones last season, 27-17.
In the win over Iowa State, Iowa forced four takeaways. It included three interceptions of Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy and one fumble by ISU running back Breece Hall, which Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell returned for a touchdown.
Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras passed for just 106 yards, but he did find former Hawkeye wide receiver Charlie Jones on a 26-yard touchdown pass. Iowa running back Tyler Goodson added a 4-yard touchdown run as well and Iowa kicker Caleb Shudak connected on a pair of field goals.
It will be an Iowa State team that looks much different than it has over the past several seasons.
Sept. 17, Nevada
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The first-ever meeting between Iowa and Nevada will take place from Kinnick Stadium and round out the Hawkeyes’ nonconference schedule. It’s also set to air on the Big Ten Network and will kickoff at 6:30 p.m. CT. Nevada is replacing star quarterback Carson Strong, but don’t sleep on the Wolfpack as a legitimate challenge in Iowa City.
Oct. 29, Northwestern
Backup quarterback Alex Padilla took over for a banged-up Spencer Petras and led three scoring drives for the Hawkeyes in their 17-12 win at Northwestern last season. Goodson had a 13-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, wide receiver Arland Bruce IV had a 10-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and the Hawkeyes added a 25-yard field goal from Shudak.
The Oct. 29 homecoming date for Iowa in 2022 sees the Hawkeyes welcoming in Northwestern to Kinnick Stadium. Now, fans can plan on either a 2 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff against the Wildcats. This is the one kickoff time that wasn’t completely ironed down and doesn’t have an official television designation yet either.
Nov. 25, Nebraska
Iowa’s regular season finale against the Nebraska Cornhuskers is set for a 3 p.m. CT kickoff time on the Big Ten Network. The Hawkeyes have beaten the Huskers seven consecutive times after scoring the final 22 points to rally and top Nebraska at Memorial Stadium, 28-21, in the 2021 season. Hopefully, the Heroes Trophy stays with the Hawkeyes once more and means another berth in the Big Ten championship game.
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5 Iowa football kickoff times announced on the Hawkeyes’ 2022 schedule
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As today officially marks 100 days until the start of the Crimson Tide’s 2022 campaign, the buzz is beginning to pick up. Today, Alabama announced their kickoff times for the first three games of the season as well as a late November game.
The Tide will open the season against the Utah State Aggies on Sept. 3. The season will kickoff at 6:30 p.m. in Bryant-Denny stadium.
The highly anticipated match up with the Texas Longhorns in week two will kickoff at 11:00 a.m. CDT Both Texas and Alabama fans are frustrated with FOX Sports for not allotting this the primetime slot.
Following the Longhorns, Alabama will host Louisiana Monroe on Sept. 17 at 3:00 p.m. CDT in what will be a blistering midday game in Tuscaloosa. Anyone and everyone who has attended an Alabama football game in September knows the heat is no joke.
Finally, the Nov. 19 matchup with Austin Peay will be an 11 a.m. CDT kickoff as well.
Kickoff times for #Alabama's first three games, plus vs. Austin Peay:
Sept. 3 vs. Utah State: 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 10 at Texas: 11 a.m.
Sept. 17 vs. ULM: 3 p.m.
Nov. 19 vs. Austin Peay: 11 a.m.
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) May 26, 2022
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Alabama Football: Four kickoff times announced for 2022 campaign
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Ohio State had a quarterback transfer to Texas, which had a quarterback transfer to Nebraska, which had a quarterback transfer to Kansas State.
Texas A&M lost a quarterback to Auburn but gained another from LSU, which recruited a possible starter from Arizona State, which then pulled in a transfer from Florida.
Factors such as the one-time transfer rule, the blanket extra season of eligibility granted by the coronavirus pandemic and rule changes related to name, image and likeness have created a dizzying game of musical chairs among Football Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks, impacting depth charts, offseason competitions and the race for the College Football Playoff.
Caleb Williams transferred from Oklahoma to USC.
"It certainly changed the approach to the quarterback position," said Utah coach Kyle Whittingham. "You can’t really worry about it. You can’t complain about it or bellyache about it, because it’s here to stay. You’ve got to find a way to make the most of it and get your own individual situation solidified. Oftentimes, that comes through the portal."
While every position has seen similar upheaval, it's at this vital spot that programs have devoted the most brainpower and resources to evaluating, recruiting and eventually preparing transfer quarterbacks in the abbreviated window of time between the end of one season and the start of another.
"I think you can force-feed those guys an awful lot because they want an awful lot so they can try to master all the pieces as they put the whole package together," said Kansas State coach Chris Klieman.
The decision to enter the portal is a roll of the dice for almost any player. By choosing to evaluate his options, a transfer may not be able to return to his original school, should that program and its coaching staff have already decided to move on and pursue his replacement. With far more transfers in the portal than available Power Five scholarships, for example, a player may get caught in scholarship purgatory, unable to return to his previous school or transfer to the school or schools of his choice.
The risk is less prevalent among quarterbacks due to simple supply and demand. Established starters are at a premium. So are developmental prospects with a high ceiling but no track record of production.
The most common type of quarterback transfer has multiple seasons of remaining eligibility, is transferring from a backup role to chase playing time and is unlikely to contribute heavily in the first year with his new program. On the other end of the spectrum are the highly coveted plug-and-play veterans capable of stepping right into a starting job.
Experienced transfers are "just so much farther along," Penn State coach James Franklin said. "Most of them have obviously played significantly at this level. They understand, whether it’s college offenses or defenses. They have a better understanding of the work ethic that it takes at this level. And then usually, most of them, especially if it’s a graduate transfer or something like that, they have a sense of urgency."
But with so little room for error and limited scholarship space to work with, coaches will do a deep dive into even the most productive quarterbacks on the transfer market, going back as far as his high school experience to glean insights not visible on the miles of available game tape.
"There’s a lot of background that has to be done," said Western Kentucky coach Tyson Helton. "You’ve got to talk with as many people as you can. Because every coach you can talk to, every person that’s involved with that high school or that program or that university, and say, ‘OK, tell me about this guy.’ You’ve really just trying to find chinks in the armor. We can find that out pretty quickly."
In some cases, coaches gravitate toward quarterback transfers they recruited years earlier as traditional prospects, drawing on a built-in comfort level and familiarity that can't be developed on Zoom calls or official visits. In far rarer scenarios, the head coach will have a personal connection with a transfer's former head coach and be given a reliable account of that quarterback's strengths and weaknesses — such as with new Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez, thanks to Klieman's relationships with Nebraska coach Scott Frost and former Nebraska quarterbacks coach Mario Verduzco.
Adrian Martinez has transferred from Nebraska to Kansas State.
In the best-case scenario, programs are able to recruit a transfer quarterback who previously played for the head coach or offensive coordinator. Two of the most impactful transfers of the offseason fit into this category: Williams at USC, where he'll play for former Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley, and Oklahoma junior Dillon Gabriel, who played under offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby at UCF.
Most often, however, programs evaluating a transfer quarterback will lean on off-the-record conversations within the coaching fraternity, most occurring between lower-level staffers such as graduate assistants or members of the personnel department. Added together, the stream of information coming from every available avenue helps programs unearth the good, the bad, the ugly and everything in between.
"The scrutiny that you look at a quarterback with, I mean, that’s the most important position on the field," said Whittingham. "There’s no doubt about that. It’s so key to your success or lack thereof, that position. So you’d better be right most of the time. You’re not going to be right all the time, but you’d better be right most of the time."
For transfer quarterbacks competing for the starting job, the first day on campus triggers a condensed period featuring on-field work, hours of one-on-one tutoring with an offensive coordinator or quarterback coach and countless nights reviewing game tape of last year's offense or the previous day's practice.
Technological advancements in how teams can produce, edit and share film have helped shorten the learning curve. Once signed and enrolled, a transfer quarterback can immediately access via an iPad every piece of tape at his coaches' disposal; the staff can put together an entire library of plays, concepts and cutups as a crash course for how the scheme is designed to operate.
Some programs can provide a remarkable amount of specification, such as every third-down throw by any quarterback or any team, college or NFL, in a given season.
"With the technology that we have nowadays, it makes it a lot easier for these guys to get going," Franklin said.
For transfers being prepped for the starting job, a normal practice during spring drills or fall camp will be followed later in that day by film and accompanying notes from his quarterbacks coach. By the next morning, that quarterback has watched the film, given his own feedback and taken another step toward fully grasping the system.
"He’s almost treated as a coach," said Helton. "He’s sharing not only our thoughts about him but sharing his thoughts about the whole offense and what needs to be corrected. So it’s 24-7. He is living the life of a coach, basically, and that brings him up to speed pretty quickly."
"There’s a lot of background that has to be done," Western Kentucky coach Tyson Helton said of evaluating transfer quarterbacks. "You’ve got to talk with as many people as you can."
This give and take also leads coaches to look inward at their offense, assessing ways the scheme or system can be tweaked to meet the new quarterback's skill set, experience and overall likes and dislikes.
Teams won't tinker with the hitch in a graduate transfer's quirky throwing motion, for example, accepting that tackling such issues would come at the cost of a most valuable commodity: time. But coaches will spend the spring and summer figuring out what works and what doesn't with a transfer being prepared for the starting job, ultimately landing on what is at least a partially reimagined playbook and overall vision for the offense.
"You’d be shortchanging yourself, the young man and the program if you didn’t ask what he likes," said Klieman. "That’s what good coaches do, good programs, good organizations do. You find out what skill set an individual has and you try to enhance those skills."
If done correctly, this offseason cram session can get a quarterback and his new program on the same page before kickoff, achieving in months what was once a multiple-year process — the multiple stages of development from arriving on campus, learning the system and then ascending to the starting job.
It has also helped even the playing field. The top teams in the country can no longer stockpile years of depth under center, spreading talent across the FBS and giving every program the chance to find the right fit at the most important spot on the field.
"The one great thing about our game is that recruiting is not an exact science, especially at the quarterback position," Helton said. "It doesn’t matter where you come from, how you were rated, you see year after year these quarterbacks who become big-time names that really not a lot of people thought a lot of two or three years ago, you know. That’s what gives everybody a chance to be part of the national conversation."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College football transfer QBs: How they get up to speed with new teams
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'Living the life of a coach': Inside crazy world of college football transfer quarterbacks
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Five kickoff times were announced by the Big Ten Network on Thursday, including the season opener at Boston College and the home opener one week later against Wagner.
The updated Rutgers football schedule, as of now, with the five new kickoff times:
Rutgers football is coming off a 5-8 season where they participated in the Gator Bowl. They have had a strong offseason, highlighted by a recruiting class that includes Jacob Allen, a four-star offensive lineman and the top player in New Jersey.
Rutgers was also very active in the transfer portal, where they added six players including four offensive linemen. Two of the transfer portal additions, wide receiver Taj Harris and offensive lineman J.D. DiRenzo, ended up cracking the top 75 of the 247Sports transfer portal rankings.
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Rutgers football: five kickoff times announced including the season opener and the home opener
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Under Becky Hammon's leadership, the Las Vegas Aces are setting records and smashing them. Yahoo Sports' Cassandra Negley takes a look at their success so far.
Dillon Warren has been selected as one of two students for Academic All-Star at Central Catholic class of 2022.
The James E. Pepper Distillery, located in Lexington's Distillery District, was once one of the most famous, productive distilleries in Kentucky.
The NFL has partnered with HBCU colleges to give medical students the chance to get hands-on experience with teams' medical care.
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May 29—Andrew Benintendi didn't have much of a future in Boston, but anytime you trade a quality big league starter you hope to get something meaningful back.
Meanwhile, Josh Winckowski, the top prospect acquired in the deal, has emerged as one of the top pitching prospects in the Red Sox organization. This weekend he made his MLB debut in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, and he could potentially help the big league club out of the bullpen on a more consistent basis as the season goes along.
"You think about that when you're a kid, you want to be a big leaguer, and he's a big leaguer now. Obviously there's work to do but you can see the stuff. It's really good," said Red Sox manager Alex Cora. "You can see the potential and he's a kid that we really like."
Even if he hasn't necessarily been a star, Cordero's impact on the club has been substantial. At the time of his promotion the Red Sox were getting virtually no production from the first base position, but since stepping in Cordero entered Saturday batting .254 with a .732 OPS and a couple of dramatic moments, including a rally-sparking triple and a walk-off grand slam during last weekend's four-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners.
That's quite a turnaround from last year when he batted .189 with a horrific .497 OPS, but those who have watched him up close say they aren't surprised.
"I think it's just confidence, he's been the same Franchy that I've known since last year, I think he's just gotten more confident and that's helped him out this year," said Red Sox reliever John Schreiber, who has played with Cordero at both the triple-A and big league level. "That's the main thing when you come up here, to have confidence and know that it's the same game you were playing down in Triple-A."
All things considered, the Red Sox can't be too disappointed by how things have played out so far.
Nathan Eovaldi picked a great time to pitch the first complete game of his career, going the distance in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader to beat the Orioles 5-3.
"It definitely meant a lot to me," Eovaldi said. "To be able to come in today, especially with the doubleheader, and them entrusting me to finish the game, it meant a lot."
The Red Sox lineup couldn't muster any sustained offense in Game 2's 4-2 loss. Christian Vázquez had a terrific day, going 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI, and in the bottom of the ninth Christian Arroyo drove in a run on an RBI groundout as part of a promising rally that fell short after Kiké Hernández grounded into a game-ending double play.
The bullpen pitched six scoreless innings, but it wasn't enough to overcome Ramon Urías' RBI single and Rougned Odor's three-run home run off Winckowski in the third.
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In the first five seasons of his career, safety Jayron Kearse started 12 games, made 138 tackles, half a sack and an interception. He arrived in Dallas in 2021 on a one-year, $1.1 million contract with no guarantee even to make the roster. Kearse ended up starting 15 games, led the team in tackles with [more]
The last time Pete Alonso approached the plate, he never got near the batter's box. Phillies manager Joe Girardi quickly held up four fingers for an intentional walk. Alonso homered, doubled and drove in four runs, taking over the major league RBIs lead and powering the New York Mets past Philadelphia 8-6 Friday night.
Vanderbilt baseball struggled to win games not started by Carter Holton, and that's a problem in the postseason.
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Bill Madden: Time to sell! The 5 worst owners in baseball
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Jared Goff looked like one of the league’s most promising young quarterbacks when he helped the stacked Los Angeles Rams team on their journey to Super Bowl LII. They ultimately fell short to the Tom Brady-led New England Patriots, but the fans had hope for their young QB and coach.
Flash forward to 2022, and Jared Goff finds himself in year two with the Detroit Lions, and on a pretty expensive contract compared to his recent production. Although he hasn’t been who he was in 2018, the 2016 first overall pick clearly had enough talent to get him a major contract and be the first player taken off the board.
Goff is essentially in a contract year, as cutting Goff this year would see a $41m dead cap hit, with a loss of $10m in cap space right now. The Lions would create $20 million in cap space by simply waiting a year. That logic therefore would assume Goff needs to have a season worth $20 million if he wants to play out his contract in Detroit, which would keep him here for two more seasons. But is it over for the 27-year-old, who had a fairly average season (some would say below-average) posting a stat line of 3,245 Yds, with 19 touchdowns to 8 interceptions?
It might not be. As it’s a contract season, and year two in a system you can be optimistically educated as typically there is a natural bump in any year. On top of that, Goff has a solid offensive line and a running back with major dual-threat capabilities in D’Andre Swift. He also saw rookie WR Amon-Ra St. Brown show major flashes at the end of the year.
The Lions took that success and added to it by bringing in free agent wideout DJ Chark, and trading up for what many believe is the best WR in the rookie class in Jameson Williams. On top of these offensive weapons, the defense is much improved on paper — three out of four of these additions have yet to play a snap — with Aidan Hutchinson, DeShon Elliott, Josh Paschal, and Malcolm Rodriguez.
All of this, in addition to having a good coach, in year two of his program installation, contains the ingredients necessary for Jared Goff to return to his peak Rams form. Or close to it. Goff is still young enough (27) that a turnaround like we saw with Ryan Tannehill could be in order, where the Lions might just find a medium-term starter for their football team that can make them a perennial playoff team.
This season is where the Lions will see what they have in Dan Campbell, but they will especially find out about what they have in Jared Goff. It goes without harping too much that this season is so important for this Lions franchise, as it could lay the blueprint for where this rebuild/renovation/house flip/whatever you want to call it, is for the foreseeable future.
Are the Lions buyers for the next QB that shakes free? Are the Lions looking to trade up, or target a specific QB in the 2023 NFL draft? Or are the Lions content with Jared Goff for at least the next 5 seasons? All of this hinges on what we see from Jared Goff this season, and if he can find his way back to the Jared Goff that went first overall, and led his team to a Super Bowl in his third season.
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Jared Goff entering his make-or-break season with the Lions
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Colonial Country Club’s Horrible Horsehoe wasn’t too horrible for Tommy Fleetwood on Friday.
The Englishman, who is making his debut in the Charles Schwab Challenge this week, birdied every hole during the course’s toughest stretch.
“You don’t really think about it when you play,” Fleetwood said. “You just hit each shot as they come. But, yeah, Horrible Horseshoe? Job done.”
Fleetwood, 31, is the only player who has birdied Nos. 3, 4 and 5 on the same day through the first two rounds this year. Those holes, which make a horseshoe around the driving range, are consistently among the most difficult in the tournament.
The par-4 third, a 468-yard dogleg left, has been the eighth-toughest hole so far. The par-3 fourth, which can stretch as long as 247 yards and has never been aced in tournament history, is playing as the third-hardest hole. Golf’s best players have made only 18 birdies on No. 4 going into the weekend.
And the par-4 fifth, a 474-yard dogleg right, remains the most difficult hole on the course. Players have posted a dozen more bogeys (63) on it than any other hole. There’s also been eight double bogeys and one “other.”
On No. 3, Fleetwood hit a nice approach shot out of the right rough from 161 yards to within 6 feet and made the birdie putt. He then rolled in a 36-footer for birdie on No. 4. On No. 5, he had a terrific approach shot from 215 yards that left him in tap-in range.
“On No. 4, the tee was forward (playing 214 yards), so that wasn’t a 3-iron, it was a 6-iron, but I made a 36-footer. So that’s a bonus,” Fleetwood said. “Then the fifth, I’ve just been drilling this 2-iron off the tee. It leaves myself a long way in, but I hit a 6-iron close.
“We were very happy moving on. It’s such a tough stretch.”
Fleetwood parred every hole on the Horrible Horseshoe during his opening round on Thursday. He shot an even-par 70 on Thursday followed by a 1-under 69 on Friday. He’s tied for 40th, 8 back of the leaders.
As far as his debut in Fort Worth, Fleetwood has enjoyed it.
“I love it. I love how it plays,” he said. “I love playing the courses where they reward good golf, and when it’s golf that’s not so good, it makes it difficult for you when you’re not in the fairway.
“It challenges every aspect of your game, including your mental side. I love it. This is my first time playing the tournament. I’ve wanted to play it for a while, and I’ll be back hopefully.”
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Helio Castroneves is trying to win the most Indy 500 races of all time, and 7 drivers are competing for the first time.
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‘Job done.’ Tommy Fleetwood pulls off rare feat on Colonial’s ‘Horrible Horseshoe’
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We are less than 100 days until the return of college football, which really means one thing….preseason rankings.
Athlon Sports, one of my favorite college football publications and most accurate preseason predictor, released its preseason top 25 for the college football season, with Georgia coming in near the top.
The SEC has three teams ranked inside Athlon’s top-10 (Texas A&M, Georgia and Alabama). Tennessee (18), Kentucky (21) and Arkansas (22) are also included in the top-25.
If these rankings are accurate, Georgia vs. Oregon in Week 1 would be a top-ten battle.
Here’s a look at Athlon’s top-ten for the 2022 season:
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An updated look at Texas’ LB depth chart
Texas can feel more comfortable with its linebacker depth after the addition of Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey.
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Athlon Sports reveals preseason college football rankings; where’s Georgia?
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Next, I wanted to provide the top five returning punting leaders in the Big Ten. This may not be the sexiest list, but field position can be vital in close games and this can provide some insight to who may dominate in that aspect of the game.
Tory Taylor, Iowa
Iowa’s Tory Taylor (9) punts the ball during the Hawkeyes’ final spring NCAA football practice, Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Credit: USA TODAY Sports Network
Tory Taylor finished the season as the top punter in the Big Ten with 3,688 yards. It shouldn’t be a surprise that Iowa has one of the best punters in the conference. You know, Kirk Ferentz and all …
Adam Korsak, Rutgers
Oct 30, 2021; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights placeholder Adam Korsak (94) pats teammate and placekicker Valentino Ambrosio (1) on the helmet after a field goal in the second half against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium. Credit: Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Adam Korsak was a finalist for the Ray Guy and was named an All-American after finishing second in the Big Ten with 3,299 punting yards.
James Evans, Indiana
Indiana punter James Evans (94) punts during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette. Credit: USA TODAY Sports Network
James Evans has a solid freshman season, finishing fifth in the Big Ten with 2,886 punting yards. Evans is hoping to improve on his average as a sophomore.
Bryce Baringer, Michigan State
Michigan State’s Bryce Baringer, right, closes to make a tackle on Michigan’s A.J. Henning on a kickoff during the fourth quarter on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Credit: USA TODAY Sports Network
Bryce Baringer finished last season sixth in the Big Ten in punting yards with 2,857 yards, which was good enough for him to earn second-team All-Big Ten.
Andy Vujnovich. Wisconsin
Sep 4, 2021; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Wisconsin Badgers punter Andy Vujnovich (38) during the game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Camp Randall Stadium. Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Despite some of the negativity surrounding the Wisconsin special teams, Andy Vujnovich still ranked eighth in the Big Ten with 2,274 punting yards.
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"I’m excited as much as everyone else is to be able to tie everyone’s perspectives in. Hats of to ESPN," former Red Wing Darren McCarty wrote the Free Press on Friday. "This has been the 30/30 I’ve been waiting for………..but hey I’m biased. Plus if you didn’t get chills seeing Vladdy at the end of the promo."
It's widely viewed as the hit that sparked the rivalry as Colorado would go on to close out the series that night with a 4-1 victory on their way to winning the Stanley Cup over Florida.
Strength, dexterity, integrity and charisma all are important characteristics of a good football player—but they're also attributes three Browns players consider for their characters as they take part in Dungeons & Dragons campaigns.
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ESPN's 'Unrivaled Red Wings vs. Avalanche' E:60 trailer leaks and will give you goosebumps
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The U.S., where Blashill is an assistant coach, blew a 3-1 lead Sunday en route to getting hammered, 8-4, in the bronze-medal game by Czechia, home to Wings forward Jakub Vrana and defenseman Filip Hronek. The Czechs' rally was rewarded with the bronze medal at the tournament in Finland.
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Czech Republic's forward Jakub Vrana and USA's defender Nate Schmidt vie for the puck during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships third-place playoff match between Czech Republic and USA in Tampere, Finland, on May 29, 2022.
David Pastrnak scored 51 seconds into the third period, and the Czechs scored again (and again and again) within minutes. It was 6-3 to Czechia at the 54:42 mark. David Kampf used his second goal to make it 7-3 at 58:08. Pastrnak completed a hat trick at 59:23.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: U.S., ex-Wings coach Jeff Blashill, blow lead at Worlds, lose bronze
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Ex-Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill's Team USA implodes at Worlds, 8-4, to Czech Wings
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Huge decision for N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith looms after Charlotte Hornets workout
Something was different about this one.
When Terquavion Smith completed his ninth pre-draft workout, it conjured up some positive vibes from the 6-foot-2 guard, who hails from N.C. State. Smith is testing the NBA waters to see if he’s going to be a sure first-round selection in next month’s draft, and the Charlotte Hornets took an up-close look at him on Sunday, along with five other individuals.
“I’m from Eastern North Carolina originally, so it means a lot to me to be in the city, be in the state,” Smith said. “Just to put on for the city close to home. So that was good for me.”
Born in Greenville, N.C. and a graduate of Farmville Central High School, where he led his team to three consecutive Class 2A state championships and a 76-2 mark during that span, Smith had a solid first season as a collegian.
En route to garnering ACC All-Freshman honors, he appeared in 32 games, starting the Wolfpack’s final 25, and averaged 16.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 steals in 31.6 minutes. He also shot 36.9 percent from 3-point range.
N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith (0) prepares to shoot as Clemson’s PJ Hall (24) defends during Clemson’s 70-64 victory over N.C. State in the first round of the ACC men’s basketball tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., Tuesday, March 8, 2022.
At the NBA Draft combine earlier this month, Smith tied for the sixth-highest max vertical leap among participants with a showing of 38.5 inches. He also registered the fourth-fastest lane agility time (10.63), which was the second-best among guards, and also posted the seventh-quickest lane agility time of 3.14.
Determined to show he has an all-around game and can be a good facilitator as well, Smith is confident he could fit in seamlessly should the Hornets, who hold the 13th and 15th selections, elect to bring him on board.
“Just by having good energy in the locker room, knowing I’m going to be a rookie,” Smith said. “So, there’s going to be times when I’m back and forth between here and the G League. So just keeping my energy up. There’s 82 games in a season, make sure you don’t get lazy throughout the season. Keep guys motivated to go hard every day.
“Just go hard, especially on the defensive end, pick guys up full court because offensively I won’t have to be that guy, be a star player. So I’ll just come in, do what I need to do just to help us win. Just play hard on defense and knock down the open shot.”
With one more workout scheduled, in Chicago, prior to the 11:59 p.m. June 1 deadline to withdraw his name from the pool of eligible draftees, Smith has a big decision looming. He’s seeking a guarantee from a team within the top 20, reiterating that whether he falls somewhere in that range will have ramifications on how he proceeds.
Either way, Smith said he’s in a good place.
N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith (0) drives to the basket past Virginia’s Francisco Caffaro (22) during the second half of N.C. State’s 77-63 victory over Virginia at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.
“This whole experience has been great for me,” he said. “I’m a willing learner. I’m willing to learn. So everything (that) was being taught, I took that on the chin and just added to my game. So I’ve gotten better over the time, and I feel like if I do take my name out the draft, just going back to college, I feel like I would be a whole ‘nother person.
“My shot selection will be better. I will know time and score. The ball will be in my hands being the lead guard, setting up everybody in their position. Going through this process and working out for teams, I’ve got a taste of the league and how they work hard. Just go hard at it and learn.”
Smith was joined in the session by five others, including LSU product Tari Eason. The 6-6, 217-pound forward is coming off his sophomore season and has been linked to the Hornets in a mock draft or two. He is long, recording the largest hand width, third-longest hand length and fourth-biggest wingspan among the forwards who were measured at the combine.
The 597 points he poured in off the bench for the Tigers over the past two seasons were the most by any reserve in college basketball. He believes he could add even more versatility to the Hornets.
“I just think I bring someone who’s a player on both sides of the ball,” Eason said. “A two-way player who gets up and down, just does a little bit of everything, is going to dive on a loose ball, he’s going to get a rebound, a steal or whatever.”
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RELATED: Ex-Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill's Team USA implodes at Worlds, 8-4, to Czech Wings
Finland forward Mikael Granlund, left, celebrates scoring during the World Championship final in Tampere, Finland, on May 29, 2022. Finland beat Canada, 4-3, in overtime.
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Finland's Valtteri Filppula (C) and Leo Komarov pose with their gold medals after the men's gold medal match of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games ice hockey competition between Finland and Russia's Olympic Committee, at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Feb. 20, 2022.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Ex-Detroit Red Wings Valtteri Filppula joins triple gold club
"I have to win games if I want people to respect my name, and if not, then I can’t be mad."
Finland followed its first Olympic hockey title by winning the men's world championship at home, beating Canada 4-3 in overtime in Sunday's final.
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While there may be a lot of things you can call Kiffin, a liar is not one of them, he will always tell you exactly how he feels. Kiffin believes that college football has become a professional sport and that 100% of high school players are making the decision based off of their personal NIL options.
Kiffin gave a lot of food for thought, however, his most interesting quote was, “why did Bryce Young not go into the portal?” While it would be foolish for Young to leave Alabama and give up a chance at another national title, there is no telling the deal he could have pulled in on the open market.
By entering the portal, Young would have been offered millions and millions of dollars by different suitors. Who’s to say that the likes of a USC wouldn’t have paid $10 million for the reigning Heisman trophy winner to jump start their program once again.
NIL also is widening the gap between the elites in college football and the others, and for this reason Kiffin believes Saban will coach forever and continue to win national titles. It will be interesting to see what changes are made in the coming months and years.
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Lane Kiffin: ‘Why did Bryce Young not enter the portal?’
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But simply knowing that and getting a taste of what’s to come with an aptly timed Ohio State creative production are two different things. We’ve said it before and we’re sure to say it again, but the OSU creative team is one of the best in the business.
I wouldn’t count this one as an in-season theatrical quality trailer, but it’s enough to whet your appetite for football to return to the ‘Shoe in the fall. If you haven’t seen the highlights and pop of color (said with a foreign, designer accent), then get a look below thanks to the official Twitter account of Ohio State Football.
💯 DAYS UNTIL KICKOFF
This sure conjures up some pretty good memories and we can’t wait to see more made this coming season in what should be another run at some pretty special things.
Where is Ohio State in Athlon Sports' 2022 college football top 25
Ohio State women's track and field team will field 12 entries at the NCAA championships, including seven athletes competing individually as well as two relay squads.
Former Ohio State Buckeyes in top 50 of NFL player jersey sales
Former Buckeyes are well represented on this list.
Are the Irish still in it?
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Ohio State celebrates 100 days out from the start of the season
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It’s the doldrums of almost summer and you are most likely stuck between queueing up last year’s Rose Bowl victory over Utah on the DVR for the umpteenth time, reading rankings and listicles that include Ohio State, and yearning for the start of the college football season.
Sounds like a perfect time to kick off a series we are embarking upon here at Buckeyes Wire. We call it the “face of the position” and it’s really exactly as it sounds. When you think of a position group at Ohio State, who do you think of? From quarterback to linebacker, to placekicker and beyond, OSU has some of the most iconic and historical college football players that have taken their place among the best in the game.
However, one player stands out above all else when you shroud them behind the colors of scarlet and gray, and that’s where we are going to ask for your assistance.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be highlighting players that are in the running for the face of a position at Ohio State and asking for your vote in a Twitter poll to have one player identified as the one you think immediately at that position.
On This Date In Ohio State History – Nov. 2, 1985 – Chris Spielman recorded a game-high 19 tackles and two interceptions to help No. 8 Ohio State knock off No. 1 Iowa, 22-13.
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— Andrew Lind (@AndrewMLind) November 3, 2020
We’ll index them all and ask that you get into all the fun and even allow you to write in a candidate if you don’t like the players nominated. But first things first, remember to check back often as we get this thing rolling. For now, we’re just announcing what’s going on to get you ready to vote.
Start thinking about it now, and get ready to get it all started on June 1 with the quarterback position. I mean, let’s start with a bang, right?
Ohio State football G.O.A.T for all positions
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fans were beginning to wonder if "Stranger Things" would ever return to Netflix after a lengthy delay in filming. After an epic postcredit scene at the end of season 3 where we got a glimpse of a Russian facility that managed to obtain a Demogorgon, the world sat on the edge of their seats waiting.
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New series: We need your help in identifying the face of each position at Ohio State
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CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR officials ejected two crew members Saturday after pre-qualifying inspection for the Cup Series’ Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Two teams failed inspection twice during Saturday’s scrutinizing — the No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet team for driver Justin Haley and the No. 50 The Money Team Racing Chevy for driver Kaz Grala. Ejected were No. 31 engineer Alexander Pelican and No. 50 engineer Tim Norman.
Haley ranks 23rd in the NASCAR Cup Series standings heading into Sunday’s annual 600-miler (6 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM). Grala is set for his third Cup Series start of the year for the part-time TMT Racing operation.
Additionally, NASCAR officials confirmed pre-race Sunday that the following cars will go to the rear of the field: the No. 7 Chevrolet of Corey LaJoie (backup car); and the No. 5 Chevrolet of Kyle Larson, the No. 10 Ford of Aric Almirola, the No. 41 Ford of Cole Custer, the No. 47 Chevrolet of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and the No. 50 Chevrolet of Grala (unapproved adjustments for all).
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Crew members for Nos. 31, 50 teams ejected in pre-qualifying inspection; six cars sent to rear
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Miami's Jimmy Butler, playing on a balky right knee, registered the sixth 40-point playoff game of his career and third this season, amassing 47 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and four steals in a 111-103 victory against his hosts in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. His dagger 20-foot jump shot as time expired on the shot clock in the final minute gave the Heat a six-point lead from which the Celtics could not recover.
Kyle Lowry, playing on a strained hamstring, added 18 points and 10 assists in 37 minutes for Miami. His five straight points in response to Boston taking its first lead of the fourth quarter swung the momentum.
Boston's Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown both scored 18 first-half points and respectively finished with 30 and 20. Derrick White's 22 points off the bench gave the Celtics a second-half boost, but their 17 turnovers and 11 offensive rebounds allowed, plus Brown's two late missed free throws, were too much to overcome.
The Heat host the deciding game of the series on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Butler was the best player on the floor in the first quarter, scoring or assisting 10 of Miami's 12 field goals and finishing the frame with 14 points, five rebounds and four assists, but Tatum responded in the second quarter, scoring Boston's first nine points. Eleven straight points from Brown gave the Celtics a 42-41 edge, and Tatum missed a 3-point attempt that would have pushed the lead to seven with a minute left in the half.
Two more Boston turnovers led to four straight Bam Adebayo points, and the Heat took a 48-46 lead into the half, which felt like a break for the Celtics. Miami was 8 for 16 from 3-point range in the first two quarters, and the Heat were cooking the same recipe that had worked for them all series. Miami scored 16 points off Boston's 12 first-half turnovers and eight second-chance points on eight offensive rebounds.
The Heat extended their lead back to double digits when back-to-back 3-pointers by Victor Oladipo and Strus capped an 11-0 run that gave them a 70-58 lead midway through the third quarter. The Celtics trimmed the deficit to 82-75 by the end of the third, and a White 3-pointer cut it to four on the first possession of the fourth quarter, breathing life back into a TD Garden crowd that was feeling the pressure.
The Heat had an answer for every Celtics run. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Al Horford and White gave Boston its first lead since the opening minute of the third quarter, 97-94. Lowry answered with five straight. The Celtics had a chance to regain the lead again, but Brown missed consecutive free throws. Butler's three-point play on the other end put Miami back on top, 102-99. Three P.J. Tucker free throws on a pair of non-shooting fouls gave the Heat a two-possession lead the Celtics could not erase in the last 85 seconds.
Jimmy Butler put up 47 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists en route to the Heat's 111-103 victory
Jayson Tatum scored 26 points, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart each added 24 and the Boston Celtics held off a frantic rally in the final seconds to beat the Miami Heat 100-96 on Sunday night and reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010. Al Horford added 14 rebounds for the Celtics, who never trailed on the way to pulling off a Game 7 win on the road — and not including the bubble, that was the first such victory for the storied franchise since beating Milwaukee for the 1974 NBA title. Next up for Boston: the Golden State Warriors in a series that starts Thursday in San Francisco.
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NBA: Jimmy Butler's 47 points help hobbled Heat force Game 7
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Every rookie pass rusher gets asked the same question a million times when they enter the league, and the answer is almost always the same.
Such was the case for Aidan Hutchinson, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft, when he was asked which NFL quarterback he would most like to sack.
“I mean I grew up dressing like Tom Brady for like Halloween and stuff,” Hutchinson told New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan recently at the NFLPA Rookie Premiere (via Joe Bucs Fan). “So like if I were able to smack Tom Brady and get a sack on him, and hopefully, you know, talk some smack when we get up.”
Hutchinson’s Lions aren’t on the schedule for the Bucs this year, so they’d have to make the playoffs for the Michigan product to get his shot at another former Wolverine.
Jordan joked that Brady “might not get up” afterwards, given his age. While his Saints swept Tampa Bay in the regular season yet again last year, Brady and the Bucs have gotten the last laugh both times. After knocking off the Saints on the road in the playoffs on their way to a Super Bowl win in 2020, Tampa Bay won the NFC South last season, while New Orleans failed to make the playoffs.
The Oilers will face the Avalanche in the Western Conference Final.
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Aidan Hutchinson would love to ‘smack’ Tom Brady
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This is in stark contrast to a tweet Brown sent out just days ago noting he wants to retire a Steeler. This prompted plenty of heavy debate among Steelers fans about if the team should do it as well as about his legacy in the NFL, should he never play again. 57 percent of fans in our poll didn’t want Brown to return to the team just to retire as a member of the Steelers.
Brown had the single greatest six-season stretch in NFL history. From 2013-2018, Brown never had fewer than 101 receptions and 1,284 receiving yards in a season.
But Brown’s recent history in the league as well as what seems to be an abrupt end to his career on shaky group does call into question his legacy. Do his 928 career receptions trump all the antics that cost him multiple jobs in the league? As always, let us know in the comments below.
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Antonio Brown doesn’t plan to play in the NFL in 2022
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The caution that the national media has had with examining the New Orleans Saints offense is easy to understand. A majority of observers still aren’t convinced Jameis Winston is the guy for the franchise, Sean Payton is gone, and offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael is left with the most responsibility he has ever had in his 22-year career in the NFL.
Those worries are conveyed in the recent CBS sports offensive rankings, where the Saints were placed in the third tier among NFL offenses. They are placed as the 16th best offense overall in the league, placing them directly in the middle.
About the teams in that third tier, Jared Dubin of CBS Sports said this:
“We can consider this tier the ‘above-average, but not quite great’ group. With one exception, they all have quarterbacks who are somewhere between pretty good and very good. They all have above-average or better offensive lines, play-callers, and pass-catchers. None of them has a hole at running back. But these teams also don’t necessarily have elite units, with the exception of the Colts (Jonathan Taylor), Vikings (Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison), and 49ers (Kyle Shanahan).”
I do agree that right now we cannot call the Saints a great offense, on paper they have the potential, but it has to play out before anyone can say definitively. I would also agree with not calling the running back room elite. Alvin Kamara is there, and he himself is an elite running back, but outside of him it is questionable. Mark Ingram will always be a fan favorite, but he will be 33 years old before the playoffs begin. The Saints could need another player near the bottom of the depth chart to show out this season.
Along the rest of the NFC South, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are listed as the best offense in the league while the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta falcons are placed in tier five. The Falcons have the slight edge, though, being ranked 28th while the Panthers are ranked 30th. Uncertain as things may seem in New Orleans, it’s better to be underrated than ruled out altogether.
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CBS Sports ranks Saints offense as third-tier across the NFL
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Every year, former NFL quarterback Chris Simms reveals his list of the top 40 quarterbacks in the league. It has come time for that again this year, and New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston’s low ranking position on the list has been revealed.
For the 2022 season, Winston was listed as the 26th best quarterback in the NFL. This is one spot lower than his 2021 rankings, which listed Winston as the 25th best.
Coming off of an injury, I understand the trepidation, but other than that I do not see any reason Watson’s ranking should have dropped. Before his injury, he was showing a good understanding of the offense and adjustment to the team as a leader. He was doing a better job protecting the football and executing more efficiently in the red zone. Now he has a much better group of receivers to work with, which should make things even easier for him.
I do not think that Winston has yet earned a ranking in the top half of the league, but he has definitely shown more than some of the quarterbacks ranked ahead of him. I do think Winston should be ranked closer to No. 20 on the list, entering the season.
Zach Wilson being ranked at No. 22 is one choice that I heavily disagree with. Wilson did not have a good rookie season at all. The rookie finished with 9 touchdown passes against 11 interceptions. He showed poor accuracy and decision-making throughout the season. Yes, he was a rookie and you would hope he will be improved this season, but to this point he has not shown any reason to be ranked above Winston.
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Chris Simms ranks Jameis Winston outside of the top 25 quarterbacks for 2022
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The Arizona Cardinals recently signed defensive lineman Kingsley Keke to a one-year contract. He spent the last three seasons with the Green Bay Packers and part of this offseason with the Houston Texans before he was released.
Keke has appeared in 41 games in his career, starting 17, and has 54 tackles and 6.5 sacks.
Over the Cap has the details of his contract, which we go over below.
Kingsley Keke contract details, cap hit
The deal for Keke is simple. It is a one-year deal worth as much as $1 million.
There is no signing bonus. He will make $965,000 in salary and can earn a roster bonus of $35,000.
That bonus is presumably if he makes either the 53-man roster or the Week 1 active roster.
If he is cut before the roster bonus is due, then the Cardinals have no cap hit. If he makes the team, his cap hit will be $1 million.
His contract is identical to the one Michael Dogbe got to re-sign with the team.
Warriors-Celtics 2022 NBA Finals set after Boston beats Heat in East finals
Steph Curry and the Warriors will face Jayson Tatum and the Celtics in the NBA Finals beginning Thursday night.
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Once one of the NFL’s most productive pass-catchers, former All-Pro wide receiver won’t be hitting the field again anytime soon.
After his 2021 season came to a dramatic halt in the middle of a game, Brown said in an interview during a Fan Controlled Football League game that nobody should expect him to play in 2022.
Brown ended his brief tenure in Tampa Bay with a dramatic, mid-game exit, taking off most of his uniform and equipment and jogging across the field in the middle of a play as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers mounted an epic comeback win over the New York Jets.
Arriving to state with a different team than the previous two state championship teams, Forrest found itself back in the title game in Class 2A.
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Don’t expect Antonio Brown to play for an NFL team in 2022
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In Roob's Observations: Why Dallas Goedert will have a huge season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Who are the Eagles’ most likely first-time Pro Bowlers in 2022? How good was the Eagles’ 1991 defense? And why was Don Burroughs one of the most underrated Eagles of all time?
We have all the answers in this weekend's edition of Roob’s 10 Random Offseason Eagles Observations!
1. How good can Dallas Goedert be this year? Off the charts. Here are five reasons why:
Reason No. 2: Goedert last year caught 56 passes and turned 42 of them into first downs. He had the 17th-most targets among tight ends last year but the fourth-most 1st-down catches, behind only Mark Andrews, Tracis Kelce and Kyle Pitts, who each had far more targets than Goedert (Andrews 153, Kelce 134, Pitts 110, Goedert 76). His 75 percent 1st-down conversion rate was highest in the league among tight ends. Since 2019, Goedert has the 31st-most targets among tight ends but the sixth-most first downs (103).
Reason No. 3: Goedert is the only tight end since the NFL began tracking targets in 1992 with 800 or more yards on 80 or fewer targets. His 10.9 yards per target is third-highest on record by a tight end behind only Antonio Gates in 2010 (12.0) and Ken Dilger in 1995 (11.5). It’s also second-highest in Eagles history (behind DeSean Jackson’s 11.1 in 2010). That’s crazy production on limited targets. If he just goes from 17th in targets to 10th, and all his other numbers stay the same, he’s a 1,000-yard receiver.
Reason No. 4: How about Goedert’s 14.8 yards per catch last year? Only eight other tight ends in the last 50 years have averaged 14.8 yards per catch in a full season (with a minimum of 55 catches). Goedert was 14th in catches among TEs last year. With just one more catch per game at 14.8 yards per catch, he’s over 1,100 yards.
Reason No. 5: The Eagles did draft a tight end in the sixth round and they're hopeful Grant Calcaterra can contribute, but you can’t rely on any rookie sixth-round pick. The returning tight ends are Jack Stoll and Tyree Jackson, who caught a combined seven passes last year. Stoll is a very good blocker and will play a lot, but there is no other proven receiving tight end on the roster. Just about all the TE targets will go in Goedert’s direction.
2. Five most-likely first-time Eagles Pro Bowlers in 2022: 1) Jordan Mailata, 2) Dallas Goedert, 3) Landon Dickerson, 4) Haason Reddick, 5) Jalen Hurts.
3. Only three QBs in Eagles history have won playoff games in consecutive seasons – Jaws in 1979 and 1980, Donovan McNabb from 2000 through 2004 and Nick Foles in 2017 and 2018.
4. Carson Wentz has had three seasons with 25 or more touchdowns and seven or fewer interceptions. In NFL history, only Aaron Rodgers has had more. Russell Wilson, Drew Brees and Tom Brady have also had three.
5. Jalen Hurts Stat of the Week: Hurts’ 87.2 passer rating is highest ever by an Eagles quarterback before his 24th birthday. The previous high was Nick Foles’ 79.1 rating when he was 23 in 2012.
6. How good was the 1991 Eagles defense? That Eagles team allowed an average of just 221.8 yards per game, lowest ever in a 16-game season and lowest by any team in any season since the 1974 Steelers allowed 219.6 in a 14-game season and won the Super Bowl. Bud Carson was defensive coordinator of both teams.
7. Only four NFL players in the last 50 years have had seven interceptions in three straight seasons, and one of them was an Eagle – Don Burroughs had nine in the 1960 NFL Championship season and seven in 1961 and 1962. Burroughs, who was undrafted out of Colorado A&M (now Colorado State), had two other seasons with seven INTs with the Rams, and he’s one of only six players with five career seven-INT seasons. The only player with more is Hall of Famer Emlen Tunnell. Burroughs was nicknamed “The Blade” by Norm Van Brocklin when they were teammates with the Rams, and after Van Brocklin was traded to the Eagles, he asked management to try to acquire Burroughs as well, and they did. Burroughs’ 50 career INTs are ninth-most ever by an undrafted player and second-most ever by a player who was never picked to a Pro Bowl team. Even though Burroughs only spent five years with the Eagles, he’s sixth all-time with 29 INTs — behind only Brian Dawkins, Eric Allen, Bill Bradley, Herm Edwards and Wes Hopkins. Of that group, only Burroughs played for a championship team. Gotta make room made for Burroughs in the Eagles Hall of Fame.
8. There are 13 players in Eagles history who have played in at least 12 playoff games. All 13 were on the 2003 team (David Akers, Brian Dawkins, Jon Runyan, Tra Thomas, Donovan McNabb, Koy Detmer, Sheldon Brown, Quintin Mikell, Mike Bartrum, Todd Pinkston, Corey Simon, Bobby Taylor, Darwin Walker).
9. One of the most improbable performances in Eagles history was turned in by running back Robert Drummond vs. the Chargers in San Diego in 1989. Drummond rushed 14 times for 77 yards and caught five passes for 74 yards. Drummond never had more than 29 rushing yards in any other game in his NFL career and never had more than 41 receiving yards in any other game in his NFL career. His 151 scrimmage yards that day were more than twice as many yards as he had in any other game. In fact, he only had more than 35 scrimmage yards in one other game – he had 68 against the Cards later in the 1989 season. Drummond only played in 36 games in his three-year career, and those 151 yards vs. the Chargers accounted for 37 percent of his career total. The only other Eagles rookie in the last 50 years with 70 yards both rushing and receiving in a game was Miles Sanders vs. the Cowboys in 2019 (77 rushing, 79 receiving).
10. The Eagles finished last year ranked 14th in the NFL in yards gained and 10th in yards allowed. It was the first time in franchise history they were in the top half of the league in both categories in their first year under a new head coach. The closest they ever came previously was in 1952, when they were eighth in offense and second in defense under Jim Trimble in a 12-team league.
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There is no denying this offseason has been the busiest of all time for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Between a complete rebuild of the front office to significant roster changes, this will be a very different Pittsburgh team in 2022.
But were all the changes for the better and did the team do enough? According to ESPN, they weren’t impressed by the Steelers roster moves. They ranked the Steelers No. 19 in the NFL in terms of the offseason. Here’s a bit of what they had to say about what went right and what went wrong.
What went right:
What went wrong:
Given a difficult cap situation, the Steelers probably didn’t need to go after players such as Gunner Olszewski in free agency, even on low-cost deals. Cornerback, once the deepest position on this defense, has been thinned out enough by disappointments and cap-enforced departures that they needed to add Bills corner Levi Wallace on a two-year, $8 million deal.
It would be easy as someone who follows the Steelers much closer than Bill Barnwell but the fact that is clear is the Steelers did not have a difficult cap situation going into the offseason. There was plenty of money to spend and Pittsburgh did a great job managing it, even if I don’t feel like adding Levi Wallace at cornerback was the best use of $8 million.
As far as the quarterback situation goes, the Steelers made the best of a bad situation and it’s hard to see how short of a massive trade, they could have done better to replace Ben Roethlisberger.
Let us know in the comments what you think of where Barnwell has the Steelers ranked.
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ESPN says Steelers had one of the worst offseasons in 2022
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The Baltimore Ravens went through an injury-riddled season in 2021, finishing with a record of 8-9 and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2017. They got hit extremely hard with the injury bug in their secondary, with multiple star contributors missing massive amounts of time due to different kinds of ailments.
Then-Baltimore defensive coordinator Don Martindale had to find a lot of different way to adjust his scheme with so many players going in and out of the lineup due to injuries. Now the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants, Martindale was asked about what he learned in 2021 by trying to overcome what seemed like finding a new cornerback every week. He smiled as he said that he learned to not go to “DoorDash” to find a backup cornerback
“Don’t go to DoorDash to find a backup corner.”
Former #Ravens defensive coordinator Wink Martindale was asked if he learned any lessons from the 2021 season in Baltimore:
"Don't go to DoorDash to find a backup corner."
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Martindale then gave a more in-depth answer, discussing the perspective that he has on the situation.
“I think that just everything’s in perspective. You have to have a flexible enough scheme that you can make some different changes. If you have a guy that hasn’t had much playing time or has been a backup or whatever, that you can make some different calls to help that player out…But I mean, football, this is a tough profession. You know, it’s just like I talk about corners all the time, offensive coordinators talk about wide receivers. Everybody is drafting wide receivers in the top part of the Draft. It’s great challenge.”
The former Baltimore defensive coordinator is known for his witty and funny answers during press conferences, and that aspect of him hasn’t changed after arriving in New York. It’s true that having to deal with the amount of injuries that the Ravens went through in 2021 is an extreme challenge, one that hopefully everyone in the organization at the time has taken valuable lessons from.
Kennedy Burke has only played five games with Washington but is providing the team with big minutes.
Marcell Ozuna believes a season-high nine extra-base hits is a sure sign the Atlanta Braves' bats are returning to their World Series championship form. “Everything is pulling together," Ozuna said. Of the Braves’ 11 hits, six were doubles and three were homers.
Pinch-hitter Andy Ibañez drove in a pair of runs with a two-out single off Athletics closer Dany Jiménez, and the Texas Rangers scored three runs in the ninth inning for the second consecutive night to beat Oakland 8-5 on Friday. The Rangers rallied with six runs in the final three innings and extended their winning streak to three. Kole Calhoun drew a walk from Jiménez (1-2) to open the ninth and took third on Nathaniel Lowe’s one-out single.
Jed Lowrie hit a two-out RBI single off Brett Martin in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics past the mistake-prone Texas Rangers 6-5 on Sunday. After closer Dany Jiménez blew a save opportunity in the top of the ninth, the A’s came back and won in their final at-bat for the second time this season. “We didn’t cash in on a lot of opportunities but when it counted we did,” Lowrie said.
With its pitcher saying "my mindset was that I'm not tired until the game is over," the Tuslaw softball team played on and on and on to win regional.
15 Shows Like 'Succession' to Binge-Watch Ahead of Season 4
On June 3, 2018, HBO introduced fans to the Roy family, AKA the owners of Waystar RoyCo. And now, four years and nine Emmys later, Succession is...
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Giants DC Don Martindale talks about what he learned with Ravens in 2021 when overcoming injuries in secondary
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However, the Jags started their process of correcting a huge mistake last December when the team fired coach Urban Meyer. Then in February, they found someone to replace him in Doug Pederson, who is a Super Bowl-winning coach with a significant amount of experience in the NFL.
So far, Pederson has done a good job with veering the Jags away from the toxic culture it endured last season. That’s allowed Lawrence to focus on football, and it’s showing, according to Baalke.
Earlier this week, on an appearance on the “O-Zone Podcast,” he said Lawrence looks more confident and has been getting the ball out of his hands quicker.
“He’s just more confident,” Baalke said. “He’s carrying himself with more confidence. He’s delivering the ball quicker. He’s continuing to do that. I’ve seen that through the course of the offseason, getting the ball out of his hands, being more decisive.”
[H/t to the Jaguars Report for transcribing this.]
A part of Lawrence’s decisiveness could be coming from experience as he played in all of the Jags’ games last season. Some of it could also be Pederson and his staff’s ability to connect with quarterbacks. Fans of the Philadelphia Eagles witnessed this first-hand as Pederson and Co. were able to tap into Carson Wentz’s potential early in his career.
Baalke added that he had long been impressed with Lawrence before this point, though. He got to witness the Clemson star’s maturity and leadership first-hand last season as the team endured a lot of turmoil off the field.
These reasons sum up why Jags fans have been confident in Lawrence’s ability to rebound from his rough rookie season where he completed just 59.6% of his passes for 12 touchdowns and 17 picks. It’s good to know he’s in a good place as organized team activities are ongoing, and with more time left in the offseason, there is plenty of time to make even more progress.
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Jags GM Trent Baalke says Trevor Lawrence is playing with more confidence
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The Houston Texans decided to invest in Pep Hamilton as their offensive coordinator in the first season with coach Lovie Smith.
Hamilton, who had previously been the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator under then-coach David Culley, who lasted only the 2021 campaign, is taking the reins as an offensive coordinator at the NFL level for the first time since 2015 with the Indianapolis Colts.
Guard A.J. Cann signed with the Texans after the Jacksonville Jaguars allowed their former 2015 third-round pick to hit the open market. What Cann has been able to gather about his new offensive coordinator through organized team activities is the level of knowledge and attention to detail Hamilton has.
“He knows his stuff,” Cann told reporters May 24. “He’s a very detailed coach. He shares a lot of information, but he makes sure we all know what we are doing, each and every day.”
Receiver Brandin Cooks has worked with top offensive minds from Sean Payton to Sean McVay, and the former New Orleans Saints 2014 first-round pick can tell Hamilton is unique.
“Pep, he is special and a great mind,” Cooks said. “I’ve got a lot of trust in him and just trying to help him be right. We love going to work with him every day.”
According to Cann, Hamilton deliberates over the details to ensure that everyone is working cohesively and understands the assignments.
Said Cann: “It doesn’t matter what it is. Something small going in. Something big going in. He’s going to make sure we have a meeting to make sure everyone is on the same page and that’s what you need in an offensive coordinator.”
The Texans are saddling up second-year quarterback Davis Mills — a Stanford product and of the David Shaw philosophy same as Hamilton — for the 2022 season. Houston is hopeful Hamilton’s attention to detail will help the Texans win more than four games, which has been their cap the past two years.
Tyler Herro available to play in Heat-Celtics Game 7
The Celtics also delivered good news on the injury front with a trip to the NBA Finals at stake.
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For a team with as much talent as the New Orleans Saints, there are bound to be arguments about who the top players on the roster are. Recently at Pro Football Focus, Ben Linsley gave his thoughts on who the top three players for each team in the NFL are. For the Saints he listed Marshon Lattimore, Ryan Ramczyk, and Cameron Jordan.
For his reasoning, Linsley said this:
Lattimore is an easy choice for a top-three player on the team in my opinion. He has moments where he slips up, but at cornerback that is to be expected. He is a leader on the defense who has made his case as one of the best cornerbacks in the league, making the Pro Bowl in four out of his five seasons in the league.
Ramczyk is less of a lock as a top-three player in my opinion, but he certainly deserves to be in the conversation. I believe that 2021 was a step back for him, especially in terms of pass blocking. To be fair to Ramczyk, he was battling injuries last season, and a rotating supporting cast in the offensive line certainly doesn’t help. Should he bounce back and return to an All-Pro level this season, the argument in his favor here would be even stronger.
Jordan is a beloved player, but I do believe his time as a top-tier player on the team is behind him. He is still a great leader, run defender, and had a great second half of the season in 2021 as a pass rusher.
I think another player on the defense that should have been listed was Demario Davis. Davis has been consistently underrated, I believe there is an argument to be made that he is flat out the best player on the team. You could also make that argument about newcomer Tyrann Mathieu, of course it remains to be seen how he will fit in on the defense but they brought him in for a reason.
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The Raiders declined the fifth-year option of Clelin Ferrell just a few weeks ago, which seemed like a foregone conclusion. Ferrell failed to start in any game in 2021 and only played 261 total snaps on defense.
Going into the final year of his rookie contract, it seems pretty likely that he won’t be given a chance to compete for a starting job again as the team added Chandler Jones this offseason.
So what should the Raiders do with the former Clemson defensive end? There has been some talk about him playing more as a five-technique (base 3-4 end) or more as an inside pass-rusher on passing down. But would he benefit more from a change in scenery altogether?
In a recent article by Gary Davenport of Bleacher Report, he named seven NFL veterans that should demand a trade before training camp begins. That list included Ferrell, who Davenport believes is just a bad fit under Patrick Graham.
Here is what he had to say about the former No. 4 pick from the 2019 NFL Draft:
“It’s hard to imagine Ferrell doing any more for the Raiders in 2022 than he did the past three seasons. He’s all but buried on the depth chart, and with new defensive coordinator Patrick Graham set to utilize more three-man fronts, Ferrell is just flat-out a bad fit. He’s not athletic enough to play rush linebacker and not big enough to hold the point of attack as a five-technique end.
Ferrell badly needs a change of scenery, and there are some 4-3 defenses with teams like the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans that might be willing to throw a late pick into a dice roll on Ferrell’s potential.”
While Graham’s defense could potentially offer more snaps for Ferrell, it’s clear that he’s just not long for the Raiders. The new front office doesn’t have any ties to him and they could allow him another chance on a different team before his contract expires.
It still seems unlikely that the Raiders will trade Ferrell before camp, there is a chance he could request a trade. And if that happens, don’t be surprised if the Raiders grant his request considering there isn’t a long-term future for him in Las Vegas.
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It’s no secret the Raiders need to find answers along their offensive line. Rookie Dylan Parham has a chance to enter the fray in his first year with the team, and he’ll bring an impressive athletic background to the NFL playing field.
The third-round pick was on his high school track and field team, and he didn’t limit himself to the shot put or discus, as many offensive linemen have throughout history. Parham ran the 100-meter dash and more, even lining up for the high jump.
Here’s more on Parham’s high school track career from Vic Tafur of The Athletic, who got the inside scoop from Parham’s track coach, Craig Musselwhite.
That’s an impressive list of events for a 230-pound prep athlete. The fact that Parham drew the line at the 400-meter dash was a nice clue he’d be a lineman one day, however.
Parham kept growing, of course, and now he’s a 311-pound rookie, getting experience at center and guard for the Raiders. Though Parham has added weight, some scouting reports cite concerns about his lack of natural size.
His athletic past should serve him well as a professional though. Having mass is important for a lineman, but so is the ability to accelerate, which is exactly what Parham had to do as a sprinter. His participation in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump also bode well for his explosiveness as an athlete.
And that’s important. Because the Raiders need Parham to get his now-large body moving in the right direction with force and blow up the opposing defense, protecting the Raiders’ potent skill players in the process.
If Parham can put it all together and grab one of the starting spots on the inside of the offensive line, it would be a tremendous help for coach Josh McDaniels’ offense and its questionable personnel up front, comprised mostly of pieces from last season’s suspect group.
It would also be a boon for general manager Dave Ziegler if he got a starter in the third round after trading his first and second-rounders for wide receiver Davante Adams.
Now it’s up to Parham to prove he has the size to be an NFL lineman and the athleticism, too. As long as McDaniels doesn’t make him run 400-meter wind sprints, however, it appears Parham is on course to showcase his dynamic ability and challenge for a starting spot on a team that desperately needs him to.
Scoreboard: Numerous local athletes qualify for Division III state track & field meet
High school sports results for the week of May 23, 2022.
Heath-John Glenn regional final highlights
Heath smashed four home runs, two by Renae Cunningham, and had 15 hits in a 12-5 Division II regional final victory against John Glenn.
Garretson punched his ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., June 8-11
Long-time coach Randy Larrick announced he was stepping down after John Glenn lost 12-5 to Heath in Saturday's regional final.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars made several changes this offseason, but one area that remained the same was the general manager role. Fans were hoping for sweeping changes as Urban Meyer had already been fired back in December, and firing Baalke would’ve completed that process.
However, that didn’t happen, and owner Shad Khan retained Baalke. That led to a lot of skepticism on the fan’s part early this year and some of it remains, though some fans are coming around to the decision.
As for the offseason Baalke has had, it has been far from perfect. However, he’s had some good moments along the way that could turn the Jags around eventually. That said, over the next few days, we will look at the best and most questionable moves he’s made this offseason.
To start on a positive note, here are four moves we feel was his best this offseason:
4. Signing LT Cam Robinson
There are several fans who are probably already prepared to sound off about this decision, but this was a wise move for the simple fact that the Jags have been horrible at retaining their early-round draft picks. Simply put, that isn’t a good look for an organization and it’s a key reason fans have seen their beloved Jags slandered over time.
Early-round selections Jalen Ramsey, Yannick Ngakoue, and C.J. Henderson were all traded through the last few offseasons, Leonard Fournette was flat out waived, and Taven Bryan wasn’t retained past his rookie contract. For the league and players to take the Jags seriously, this is an issue they must work on addressing and Baalke is well aware of that. A good place to start was retaining Robinson, a former second-round pick, who the team initially franchise tagged for the second consecutive time this offseason.
Robinson ended up getting a three-year deal worth $54 million with $33 million being guaranteed. The total value ranks him 14th among left tackles and the guaranteed amount ranked him 10th. Sure, the Jags would’ve come out cheaper by drafting a tackle, but even in that scenario, an argument could’ve been made to still keep Robinson.
In 2021, Robinson only allowed one sack and had a pass blocking grade of 76.6, according to Pro Football Focus. That’s certainly something fans can live with when it comes to protecting Trevor Lawrence and it seems new coach Doug Pederson believes he’s a player the Jags can build with.
3. Moving away from a frugal offseason approach
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – JULY 29: General Manager Trent Baalke of the Jacksonville Jaguars looks on during Training Camp at TIAA Bank Field on July 29, 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Jaguars fans went into free agency with low expectations because Baalke had a reputation for not spending. However, they were pleasantly surprised as the Jags spent the most money ever by a team in an NFL offseason. By March 28, they had handed out a total of $175.3 million in guaranteed money after making several notable additions during the first few weeks of free agency.
The additions the Jags made early included receivers Christian Kirk and Zay Jones, tight end Evan Engram, linebacker Foysade Oluokun, and defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi, to name a few. And while none of them were the top names at their positions, they certainly make the Jags better than they were in 2021.
The Jags had the league’s worst record for the last two years, so a spending spree honestly made sense to avoid wasting another year of Lawrence’s development. Still, many who cover the Jags were skeptical if that would change Baalke’s free agency approach, but he wisely moved away from the approach that has failed him many times in the past.
Now, the big question is whether or not he got the right players.
2. Trading up for LB Devin Lloyd
Apr 28, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected as the twenty-seventh overall pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft at the NFL Draft Theater. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
The Jags decided to move on from Myles Jack the week of free agency after adding Oluokun. That said, with the former second-round pick gone, the Jags had a void to fill alongside Oluokun, but luckily the draft had several options for them.
After taking Travon Walker with the first overall pick, Baalke also saw an opportunity to jump back into the back of Round 1 for another player who represented good value for a late first-rounder and had the skills to replace Jack. That player was Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd, who was projected to be a Top-21 pick in the eyes of many.
For whatever reason, Lloyd was still on the board beyond that point and the Jags put a plan in place to call the Tampa Bay Bucs at pick No. 27 to work out a deal. That allowed them to jump the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots to address an important part of their defense.
All it took for the Jags to move up was their second-round pick (No. 33), a fourth-round pick (No. 106), and a sixth-round pick (No. 180). When considering the Jags had 12 picks initially, that was a small price to pay for getting a player of Lloyd’s caliber and one who could lead the defense for many years to come.
1. Hiring Ethan Waugh
Sep 19, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Detailed view of a Jacksonville Jaguars football helmet against the Denver Broncos at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
The Jags said they would be bolstering their front office by potentially hiring a president of football operations and assistant general manager. That would put the team in a position where they would have someone above and below Baalke.
However, the fans who wanted someone over Baalke ended up disappointed as owner Khan put the search for a football operations president on hold. He seemingly liked the cohesion between Pederson and Baalke this offseason and didn’t want to mess it up. That said, they just went with hiring an assistant general manager instead.
The executive who ended up getting the job was former San Francisco executive Ethan Waugh, who worked with Baalke with the 49ers for several years. Some fans may see that as a bad thing, though, because Baalke’s tenure was a disaster in San Francisco after 2014.
However, it’s also worth mentioning that Waugh was a part of the 49ers’ rebuild after Baalke’s run, too. That means he played a part in helping John Lynch correct the mess Baalke made before being fired after the 2016 season.
During the post-Baalke era, San Francisco has been impressive for the most part. They’ve registered two 10-win seasons or more under Lynch and have selected notables like Deebo Samuel, George Kittle, Fred Warner, and Nick Bosa to name a few. They’ve made some notable trades, too, acquiring players like Trent Williams and Jimmy Garoppolo in the process.
The 49ers’ organization has earned a lot of respect from their peers around the league and adding a member from their current group like Waugh is huge. It’s possible he can help Baalke in the areas he’s struggled in like drafting better skill players and pulling the trigger on notable trades, both of which are things that could help the Jags tremendously.
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Ranking the best moves made by Jags GM Trent Baalke this offseason
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The Baltimore Ravens held their second session of voluntary organized team activities on Wednesday, with many players in attendance. However, since the practices are optional it’s not surprising when some players decide to opt-out.
One player many wouldn’t have blamed for missing voluntary workouts is Ravens safety Chuck Clark. Baltimore signed former Saints safety Marcus Williams in free agency and drafted safety Kyle Hamilton in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft. There have been rumblings of Clark’s unhappiness for what could be a few reasons, so if he wasn’t present it wouldn’t have been a surprise to some. However, Clark did show up to OTAs, showing that he’s still a very big leader on the team.
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Following practice, Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh spoke with members of the media. One of the questions asked was about Clark’s attendance at practice, and Harbaugh said that the veteran safety didn’t want to miss OTAs.
“It’s Chuck [Clark]. It’s Chuck. He didn’t want to miss OTAs [organized team activities]; that’s something that was important to him, and he came in here on Tuesday ready to go and in great shape, and [he] picked up right where he left off. He just walked in the building, and he was Chuck Clark – running the defense. So, it’s not surprising at all.”
Clarks playmaking ability on the field puts him as one of the most versatile safeties in the NFL. During his five seasons with the Ravens, Clark has started in 46 of 79 games, accumulating 283 tackles, five interceptions, four forced fumbles and 3.5 sacks. If Clark is in the Baltimore secondary in 2022 it will only benefit the team moving forward.
T.J. Hockenson will defend his championship belt at TE U. in 2022
Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson will defend his championship belt at TE U. in 2022
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During the 2022 offseason, the Baltimore Ravens saw wide receiver go from a position of strength to a position of need in a matter of days. They traded away wideout Marquise Brown during the 2022 draft, and a few days before released fellow 2019 draft pick Miles Boykin.
With Brown and Boykin no longer in Baltimore, the Ravens are now even younger at the wide receiver position, with their top four wideouts being in either their second or third NFL seasons. That’s not to say they don’t have talent, especially because players such as Rashod Bateman, Devin Duvernay, James Proche II and Tylan Wallace each have a skillset that can help Baltimore win games.
Despite the potential that the Ravens’ young pass catchers have, it’s fair to ask if the team should sign a veteran who could lead the group based off of experience. There aren’t many options remaining on the free agent market, but perhaps the biggest name still available is former Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans wideout Julio Jones.
Jones was once regarded as one of the best wide receivers in the game, but a lengthy injury history and declining play has currently left him without a team for the 2022 season. In his 11-year playing career Jones has caught 879 passes for 13,330 yards and 61 touchdowns, making spectacular catches and showing up in multiple big moments.
When looking at what Baltimore still needs at the position, there are a few types of players that come to mind. One is a big-bodied type of player that can go up and win contested catches with ease. The other is a deep threat who can take the top off of a defense. While Jones has never been known for his speed, his 6-foot-3, 220 pound frame certainly fits the mold of a player who can win at the catch point.
While Jones is extremely talented when he’s on the field, he hasn’t been able to stay there consistently. Injuries have been a major storyline of his career, especially in the last few years. His hamstring among other things have been a big issue for the wideout, so if the Ravens ended up adding Jones they’d have to likely account for a few missed games just incase the veteran can’t stay healthy.
Signing a veteran wide receiver would be beneficial in multiple aspects for Baltimore. Jones would fill a role and likely wouldn’t cost a lot to bring in, so it would be worthwhile to at least look into adding former University of Alabama star.
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For the second year in a row, the Jacksonville Jaguars kicked off the NFL draft with the No. 1 overall pick, but this year’s selection was a bit more surprising.
After spending the top pick on quarterback Trevor Lawrence last year, the Jags threw a bit of a curveball this time around, selecting Georgia edge defender Travon Walker.
They weren’t done in the first round, either. Jacksonville traded up from the No. 33 overall pick in the second round with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, jumping up to No. 27 for Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd.
Check out this behind-the-scenes look at the Jags’ draft process:
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The week began with the long-awaited beginning of OTAs in Frisco. By Tuesday evening, though, the business of Xs and Os seemed incredibly trivial in the grand scheme of things.
Everything took on a different pall with the unimaginable horror that played out in Uvalde, and by Wednesday, buzz about football within the Cowboys’ facility was also peppered with plenty of real-talk commentary about what’s happening in the world outside The Star.
Sports are supposed to be a respite from such things. Or maybe they were supposed to be, once upon a time. Anymore, though, society increasingly looks to their athletes and the institutions they play for, seeking some kind of perspective on to how the rest of us might handle the adversity that has crept into our own daily lives, even if only on the nightly news.
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was asked this week whether he and his teammates had discussed the elementary school massacre just a few hours’ drive away.
After a long pause and a heavy exhale, he gave an answer that started about the guys he happens to play football with. But it soon transcended sports.
“The locker room is a special place,” Prescott began. “And I say that because I don’t want to say those things don’t have to be talked about, but those things are dealt with day in and day out. Because this locker room’s built of so many people of different backgrounds, different everything: religions, race, you name it. And because we’re all in a common goal, we’ve worked, we’ve already hashed out some of these things that when something of this magnitude happens, it’d be wrong if we didn’t mention it- as we have in our offense and defense- but to say that we’ve got to dial in and get to know one another better, the locker room has that. And that’s why the locker room is special. I think the world needs more locker rooms.”
It’s a profound comparison, really.
Athletes — Prescott and many Cowboys, in particular — love to speak of the team as a brotherhood, a family. They talk about the bonds that are forged within the locker room’s confines, the deep personal connections that come from hours spent together, doing what defensive coordinator Dan Quinn often describes as “doing hard [expletive] with a group of people.”
Prescott says the hard stuff- necessary stuff- is coming. And he feels privileged to help lead the way.
Less than 36 hours after the Uvalde tragedy, Prescott’s Faith Fight Finish Foundation held a town hall discussion featuring youth, community groups, law enforcement officials, education leaders, and mental health experts.
The goal? Simply to start talking.
The quarterback was one of several Cowboys players who called for outreach in the wake of George Floyd’s death and the social unrest that followed nearly two years ago. That summer of 2020 was marked by awful violence, angry clashes between police and citizens, and loud calls for changes to the laws that govern our country.
Prescott lamented that not nearly enough has improved since then.
“We’re not close, and we’re actually going in the wrong direction,” he said.
“The lack of conversation and understanding and empathy we’re having for one another as humans, it just doesn’t make a lot of sense.”
Dak Prescott on yesterday’s school shooting in Uvalde: “We’re talking about children. I don’t have kids and can’t imagine having to send my kid to school with that anxiety. Honestly, it makes me fearful to have children. And that’s not right. That’s sad.”
It is cliché to use sports as an analogy for life. But when a team is dealt a setback on the field, the players will unfailingly say communication- within the framework of the team setting- is where the solution lies. It almost always involves getting together, going back to work, looking at went wrong, and making adjustments to fix the problem.
Even if it’s a hard and painful process to get there.
“It will cause uncomfortable conversations,” Prescott said, “but I know so much growth and so much positive can come from that in the negative world that we’re living in.”
Prescott, of course, is no stranger to confronting the darkness in life. From the loss of his mother to cancer and his brother to suicide to dealing with his own depression and becoming a champion of mental health awareness, the 28-year-old knows that the real progress comes from taking an unflinching approach to dealing with pain and adversity head-on.
“It’s the conversations,” he explained, “the political leaders, the law enforcement, and then out community- the ones that they are serving- getting them face-to-face, allowing them to have these open dialogues of why they feel uncomfortable or why they don’t feel protected or what this anxiety or stigma or all this is that’s bringing us apart, what it’s about. Let’s bring it to the forefront. We can have these uncomfortable conversations but we can get somewhere from them and not continue to show division like we are.”
So don’t expect Prescott to “stick to sports.” Not in times like these.
“I don’t know if anyone is that ignorant to tell me that, to be honest with you,” he said matter-of-factly.
It would be absurd to expect that a man who throws a ball for a living to have all the answers to the monumentally vexing problems that plague today’s society. Even Prescott would be the first to agree.
But what he has to say regarding teamwork, communication, and coming together openly and honestly to strive toward a common goal for the betterment of the whole?
It’s not such a far-fetched place to start.
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‘The world needs more locker rooms’: Cowboys’ Prescott gets philosophical on adversity, dealing with Uvalde tragedy
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