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Almost a comeback
Late charge gives Green Bay the victory
By Jimmy Lemke
With just over a minute left Saturday, down by four and the momentum of 6,190 screaming Panthers behind him, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men’s basketball junior guard Avery Smith drove the lane, as he has done so many times before.
“Vo” went up with a lay-up and he and his defender crashing to the floor. While both Panthers and UW-Green Bay Phoenix players are on the hardwood, the ball knocks the rim a couple times before falling in.
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Raider revival
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee sophomore Traci Edwards continued her dominating play over the past week, scoring a game-high 30 points to help lead the women’s basketball team over Wright State 75-65, Thursday night in Dayton, Ohio.
After scoring a school-record 42 her last time out, Edwards became the first player in school history with back-to-back 30-point efforts and added 12 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the season.
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Despite overtime loss, Panthers progress
Although the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s men’s basketball team lost Thursday night in overtime against Detroit, 91-84, the Panthers are showing true improvement.
UWM shot 47.5 percent from the field, this season’s best. UWM junior Avery Smith led the team in points with 32, which is also the second highest of his career. Junior Allen Hanson scored his collegiate high of 19 points.
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A tale of two kitties
Home sweet home.
The phrase that decorates countless pillows, picture frames, and doormats across the country applies in sports as well.
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Intramurals an option for students
Intramural sports have started up for the spring semester, and it’s a great way to get active and involved with in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Even the Post has made up a volleyball team. We are looking forward to an exciting season of tears and nervous twitches every time a ball comes our way.
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Super Bowl XLI Preview
When the Bears have the ball
A key for the Colts will continue to be their rush defense. They will have to find a way to shut down the Bears’ combination of Cedric Benson and Thomas Jones at tailback. Jones likely would be the one to give the Colts more trouble based on his ability to cut and move laterally.
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Bear-ly adequate
Dancing to the “Super Bowl Shuffle” is definitely not on the Chicago Bears’ minds heading into Super Bowl XLI, but the performance of their starting quarterback, Rex Grossman, and decision making of head coach Lovie Smith, is on everyone’s mind.
Throughout the season the quarterback controversy has surrounded starter Grossman and backup Brian Griese, but Lovie has stuck with Grossman throughout the season and into the playoffs.
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Indianapolis looks to silence critics
For years, one of the perennial powerhouses of the American Football Conference has been the Indianapolis Colts and their MVP quarterback, Peyton Manning.
However, that was the regular season. It wasn’t until Manning’s sixth season that he won a playoff game, despite three postseason appearances.
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Swimming in victories
If recent history is any indicator of how things have gone for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men’s swimming team at the Bill Ritter Invitational, then entering this year’s competition it made sense if they had some cause for concern.
Add to that the fact that two of the Panthers’ top swimmers, senior Chase Gravengood and junior Jeremy Seibel, would not be participating in the event, and one might be downright pessimistic about Milwaukee’s chances.
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Opportunity knocks
The Milwaukee Bucks continue to limp their way through the month of January and, as expected, it hasn’t been easy to watch.
However, somewhere in the not-so-distant future, the playoff-bound Bucks might look back at this point in the season as a blessing in disguise. Granted, it’s a very good disguise.
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