In a summer wrought with a previously called “unbeatable” records broken, dog fights, steroids (again), and a wrestler killing his family and himself, the sports world was concentrating on one positive thing if only for a month or so: The Los Angeles Galaxy.

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On June 1 this season, the Milwaukee Brewers, a team without a playoff appearance in 25 years, was 31-24 and led the Central Division by 6 ½ games over the injury-ridden defending champion St. Louis Cardinals and vastly overpaid Chicago C.U.B.S (Completely Useless by September).

However, since that date, the Brew Crew has gone an inexcusable 34 and 44, surrendered the division lead to their rival from the south and let the reigning champions back into the race, pulling within a half game of the Beer Makers. However, before everyone completely loses faith and bails on a team that the city supported for so long, reasons exist for justifiable optimism.

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Nintendo Wii came out last year in November and couldn’t be doing better. I’ve only played it once and I’ve come to realize the fabric loops placed on the controllers are definitely necessary as to not let the simulated bat or bowling ball fly out of control and shatter on the ground.

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Replacing a legend is no walk in the park. Fans expect results that the legendary put up with ease, even if the high expectations might be too much to ask from the replacement. Jimmy Johnson replaced Tom Landry, the coach of the Dallas Cowboys for decades, and parlayed it into two Super Bowl victories. Whoever is the next starter at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers has the biggest shoes to fill.

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For the first time in the 14 year history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, I decided to take a seat in front of a big screen and figure out what it was about UFC that caught everyone’s attention.

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The times are a changin’ at 1265 Lombardi Ave. in Green Bay. Instead of relying on future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre to do the heavy lifting to win games like in the past, the defense will be called upon to carry the torch.

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With a few exceptions, professional sports seem to take a vacation from the national spotlight during the June through August months. SportsCenter is typically dominated by repetitive replays of home runs and the occasional soccer or WNBA highlight. The summer of 2007, to put it kindly, was a little more eventful.

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Coming into a new season with a new coach looked like a tough task as they faced No. 11 Wisconsin in their season opener. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee volleyball team lost their first match against their instate opponent but won the last two matches in the InnTowner Invitational against Gardner-Webb and Syracuse.

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