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Beyond March Madness in Indy

March 6, 2021 Mary Bergin 0

The nation’s hotspot for sports this month is Indiana, where 170 pro, college and high school basketball games happen in 33 days. Indianapolis is the […]

Fan fervor and the Packers season ticket waiting list

September 28, 2019 Mary Bergin 0

In Frank and Jane Martucci’s California home is a framed letter from June 2018 that says this: “Your name has been added to our waiting […]

Eau Claire claims the game of kubb as its own

July 20, 2019 Mary Bergin 0

You know the expression about possession: It’s nine-tenths of the law. Within one dozen years, Eau Claire has gone from dabbling with an unusual lawn […]

Greece: Ancient athletics at Olympia, Marathon

May 4, 2019 Mary Bergin 0

Second of three parts. Our Athens taxi driver isn’t much for small talk as we head from port to city centre on a spring weekday. […]

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Two Take Tens: for Green Bay Packers fans

September 8, 2018 Mary Bergin 0

We are high above ground and just below the signature “G” that looms 40 feet tall and 60 feet wide. No point in Green Bay […]

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Showtime nears: High hopes for new Milwaukee Bucks home

April 28, 2018 Mary Bergin 0

East of the river: That’s where most of downtown Milwaukee’s modern-day growth and revitalization have occurred, but one massive exception is emerging. The $524 million […]

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Gridiron game introduces UWO to Salem, Va.

December 10, 2016 Mary Bergin 0

More thrilling than a Wisconsin Badgers victory at the Cotton Bowl, I’ll dare to argue, is an Oshkosh Titans trip to the Stagg Bowl in […]

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U.S. Bank Stadium: Athletics meets art meets Vikings

September 3, 2016 Mary Bergin 0

A 17-inch December blizzard tore the puffy roof of the Minneapolis Metrodome in 2010, and three years later the Teflon-coated dome would collapse for the […]

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Expanded Packers Hall of Fame treats fans as stars, too

September 12, 2015 Mary Bergin 0

Yellow roses in a wedding bouquet are not unusual, but dressing ushers in referee uniforms? That’s logical when the backdrop is Lambeau Field, as it […]

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Take Ten: good, affordable Wisconsin golf courses

July 25, 2015 Mary Bergin 0

Editor’s note: The PGA Championship is Aug. 10-16 at Whistling Straits, a course near Kohler that is a pricey ticket for the average golfer. Guest […]

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Paralympics’ best Nordic skiers in Hayward for world championships

January 17, 2015 Mary Bergin 0

If you look at winter as a season of limitations, head to Cable and Chequamegon National Forest in southern Bayfield County for a profoundly different […]

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More than a game: minor league baseball in Appleton

July 27, 2013 Mary Bergin 0

Appleton. That was my reply when Wisconsin Public Radio’s Larry Meiller asked for a fun summer destination for families. Why? I could have mentioned the […]

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Ode to Green Bay: Packer passion runs deep all year

September 1, 2012 Mary Bergin 0

We fly Badger and Packer flags in Madison, but I know of no one who decks out the lawn in bright gold and green, complete […]

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Tour Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum, Spooner

July 21, 2012 Mary Bergin 0

“The rivers flow not past, but through us, thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and […]

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