Every year, one Horizon League team gets a bid into the NCAA Tournament via the Horizon League Tournament, but last year set a new mark for the future of the league. Last season the Butler Bulldogs and the Wright State Raiders were both entered into the tournament, and both did very well. Butler advanced to the Sweet 16, copying the route of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee a year before by losing to the eventual champion Florida Gators.

Each season the Horizon League gains more and more attention from the sports world, of course starting with the UWM, and Bruce Pearl, Sweet 16 run in 2005. But the league is still getting better, and this year will be stronger than ever.

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It all came down to brainpower, sort of. What can be said about Friday’s soccer match between the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men’s soccer and Detroit-Mercy? Well, if you missed it, let me give you a quick synopsis:

The Panthers totaled up for 13 shots, and 21 fouls. Detroit totaled up for six shots and 26 fouls. It was a slugfest to say the least, including a red card in the 79th minute on Detroit’s Mateusz Szwed.

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On Saturday, Oct. 13, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee cross country teams competed at the 2007 Pre-National Invitational hosted by Indiana State University. The meet featured almost every nationally ranked team in the United States.

The men’s teams were split up into two divisions. UWM ran in the white race and faced some tough competition. The Panthers raced against Colorado, which is ranked No. 2 in the nation, and Stanford, which is ranked No. 4.

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Before 2,000-plus fans at the Klotsche Center, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee volleyball team took a commanding 3-0 victory over Loyola on Friday night to kick off Panther Madness.

The victory kept the Panthers in the No. 1 position in the Horizon League, a spot they’ve kept for the entire season. With a raucous Panther-friendly crowd on hand, winning the match was a breeze.

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The season opener for both the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men’s and women's swimming teams on Friday in Madison against the Badgers didn’t finish with a win, but both squads gave it their all. The men’s team lost 154-85 to the Badgers, while the women dropped their first 166-72.

The Panthers won only one event, the 1000 freestyle by junior Robby Leibold. Leibold finished with a time of 9:41, which gave him over an eight second win against Wisconsin's Mike Swanson.

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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women’s soccer team kept things rolling with yet another shutout victory. It was the young freshman that got it done early for the Panthers. Freshman Nicole Sperl got the game winner in the 43th minute with the assist coming from another freshman Sarah Talbert.

The Panthers would attack yet again as Kate Megna was taken down inside the box and a penalty kick was awarded in the 67th minute. Senior Joanna Severson took the shot, which goaltender Erin Murray guessed right on but was unable to get to as it snuck just inside the post. The Panthers wouldn’t let up all game forcing Valparaiso goaltender Erin Murray to make five saves on the night.

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With the ALCS and NLCS under way, a season that began with thirty teams has dwindled to four: the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies.

Of these four, only the Red Sox made the playoffs last year, and the only other team with a playoff appearance this decade is when Arizona won the Fall Classic in 2001 against the hated New York Yankees.

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Every NFL season is full of surprises. Good teams always get bad, bad teams always get good, and Joey Harrington always gets a job.

The reason for the fluctuation in talent is because the NFL has strived to achieve parity in the league over the last 15 years or so. Bad teams get higher draft picks and a chance to build with veterans through free agency while good teams are forced to eventually part ways with big names because of salary cap limitations.

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We have reached the bye week in the Green Bay Packers 2007 season. When this article was written, the Packers had played five games into the campaign, posting a 4-1 record, their best start since 2002. Here is how the various positions on the squad grade out.

Quarterbacks (A-) Brett Favre has looked simply spectacular in the early-going, and he just turned 38. He posted three straight games in weeks two through four of a quarterback rating over 100, a feat he hadn’t accomplished since 1996.

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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panther’s women’s basketball team is starting to get eager for the upcoming season. They can feel it approaching, especially after Friday’s Panther Madness got the team pumped up and ready to get started.

After a 14-15 record last season, many believe the team is now in the position to be at the top of the Horizon League once again. The players all believe they deserve to be at the top of the conference.

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