About Rich
Rich Rovito is a veteran journalist who currently serves as a contributing writer at Milwaukee Magazine, where he writes longform and shorter stories for print along with daily stories for the magazine’s website.
He’s also a long-time stringer for Associated Press Sports, covering college and professional sports in Wisconsin, as well as some spot general news coverage. Rich also works as a stringer for MLB.com, writing team-specific stories for publication on the league’s website.
Milwaukee Magazine Articles
Next week, More than 50,000 attendees of the Republican National Convention, including 15,000 media members, are expected to descend on the city. Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic deprived Milwaukee of the hoopla and economic benefits that it expected from hosting the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Milwaukee is back in…
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson on Friday hailed the Republican National Convention as a success “by many measures,” though he admitted that there are lessons to be learned from the city’s first full-scale major political event. Johnson said the city triumphed in staging an event the “size, caliber and magnitude” of…
Last fall, Renee Scherck-Meyer conjured up the courage to do something on her bucket list when she tried out for the Milwaukee Bucks Grand Dancers, a squad of older adults who perform on the court during the team’s games at Fiserv Forum. On an emotional high after being selected for…
Associated Press Sports Articles
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun knew the best night of his career at the plate wouldn’t mean much if the Milwaukee Brewers didn’t win. Braun made sure they did with his career-high sixth hit, a two-run single with one out in the 18th that lifted the Brewers to a 4-3…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard swished a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to give the Milwaukee Bucks a stunning 143-142 win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. The Kings led by four late in overtime, but Brook Lopez made a 3-pointer from the corner to pull the Bucks…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his 58th and 59th home runs of the season to move within two of Roger Maris’ American League record with 16 games remaining and lead the New York Yankees over the Milwaukee Brewers 12-8 on Sunday. Judge added a two-run double in the ninth…
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MLB.com Articles
MILWAUKEE — The frustration was palpable after the Guardians dropped all three games in a key matchup with the National League Central-leading Brewers, but a major positive sign continued to be the stellar performance of the Cleveland bullpen, which continued its collective dominance in the series.
MILWAUKEE — Brandon Woodruff took the mound for the Brewers for the first time in four months on Sunday at American Family Field against the Pirates. After pausing briefly behind the mound, Woodruff stepped on the rubber and fired a 94 mph sinker for a strike to Pittsburgh’s leadoff batter…
MILWAUKEE — Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani displayed his astounding power at the plate in Sunday’s 3-0 win over the Brewers, leaving his teammates, coaches and fans shaking their heads. Ohtani belted a towering solo home run to straightaway center field with two outs in the third off Brewers pitcher Colin…
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WUWM Articles
Researchers and institutions working on the issues of concussions in sports have come to the fore with high-profile injuries at the professional and near-professional collegiate level, but they’re also prevalent in everything from youth sports to recreational leagues. But what is less well-known is how Milwaukee came to play such…
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