University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men’s basketball coach Rob Jeter had a tough job to tend to when he took the position in April: fill the remaining 20 percent of the Panthers’ schedule with games that will fortify strength of schedule while appeasing Panthers fans.

Jeter’s remedy: stock the schedule with 13 home games — its most since the 2001-’02 season — and road games against national powerhouses Memphis and Wisconsin. The Panthers will also play in an ESPN Bracket Buster game on Feb. 18.

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For the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men’s soccer team, Thursday’s 1-0 victory over Cleveland State meant more than just winning their season opener — it was their seventh straight season-opening win.

“Cleveland State’s field is not an easy place to play,” UWM head coach Louis Bennett said. “We had to stay focused and within our means, which we did.”

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Bouncing back from three straight losses is tough for any team to do, no matter the sport.

So when the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women’s volleyball team had lost three straight, morale was low.

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Many people have never heard of Matt Kenseth before or have heard of him, but don't know what he is all about.

But the Cambridge, Wis., native, 33, Kenseth is on a quest for his second NASCAR Championship in the last three years.

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NFL: Because the football team up north is trying to get it together, people in this state are tempted to follow the rest of the league. And why shouldn’t they? There are great performances every week by teams such as the Cincinnati Bengals.

Everyone has been waiting to see if former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Carson Palmer was going to step up or fail like past award winners. Well, it seems he needed a learning curve in his first couple of years but is now playing like an elite passer.

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