How Marquette men’s basketball super fan Rick Smith became the ‘Jump Around Guy’
Rick Smith first started jumping around to show his fellow Marquette University alumni that he could cheer on the men’s ...
Former WNBA star Janel McCarville returns to central Wisconsin high school to coach basketball
In 2022, Janel McCarville played her last game in the Swedish professional women's basketball league. In her later seasons, the ...
“The stars lined up”: Reflecting on Wisconsin’s first high school girls basketball championship
Prior to 1972 girls didn't always have the opportunity to play sports at school. But the passage of Title IX ...
Remembering the legacy — and words — of Marquette University men’s basketball coach Al McGuire
The 2023 NCAA basketball tournament is wrapping up, capping a season in which Marquette University men's and women's teams both ...
‘Fear the Deer’: Midwest rapper Romey uses Bucks championship as inspiration for hit song
Last year, when the Milwaukee Bucks won their first NBA title in 50 years, Jerome Hunt, a Madison/Milwaukee hip-hop artist ...
The Humble Superstar: New Giannis Antetokounmpo Biography Explores Champion’s Family Life, Legacy
The Milwaukee Bucks are NBA Champions for the first time in 50 years. A huge part of their success is ...
Remembering The Sheboygan Armory: A Hub For Concerts, Basketball & Community
For nearly 80 years, the Sheboygan Armory has overlooked Lake Michigan. Completed in 1942, it was a project of the ...
A Day In The Life Of Calvin Renard
Monona Grove Liberal Arts Charter School junior Calvin Renard is a talented artist and likes to work with his hands. ...
From Australia to Milwaukee, Kane Pitman Covers The Bucks
Imagine leaving your family and job and moving overseas to Milwaukee to fulfill a dream. That’s exactly what Kane Pitman ...
Milwaukee Basketball Player Refuses To Be Sidelined From His Hoop Dreams
Marcell Dinsmore learned at a young age that people can be too eager to judge a book by its cover. ...
A Grandfather’s Love Helps Hundreds Relive Basketball Memories
Green Lake’s Joel Schultz wanted to be a loyal grandparent. He never missed a basketball game his grandson Ben Wettstein ...
Wisconsin Life #407: “Past and Present”
This collection of stories from people sharing their “Wisconsin Life” includes the story of Tia Richardson, a Milwaukee artist who ...
Ball Boy: The Luckiest Boy In Wisconsin
For a sports obsessed boy, becoming a ball boy for a professional sports team would be a dream come true. ...
Jeremy Lade Raises Awareness Of Wheelchair Athletics
After a car accident at age eight, Jeremy “Opie” Lade began using a wheelchair. A lifelong sports fan, Lade discovered adaptive ...
UW-Madison Basketball Player Takes Pride In His Native American Heritage
Bronson Koenig is a standout basketball player with the UW-Madison Men’s Basketball team. He is also a proud member of ...