Articles by Rich Rovito
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...
After a long push, roller skating in Downtown’s Red Arrow Park finally became a reality this summer. But organizers remain irked by limited hours, issues surrounding the playing of music and the lack of on-site skate rentals at the county-operated park. Terrence Clarke, who leads the nonprofit group Roll Train,...
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...
From the start, it was cast as a fight for survival. When plans for a pair of music halls in the Deer District backed by mega concert promoter Live Nation became public earlier this year, local independent concert venue operators scrambled to join forces to try to block the project....
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...
In early December of 2021 as many were celebrating the holiday season, a major event happened in Milwaukee. 400 gallons of oil drained into the Menomonee River, after an accident at Komatsu Mining Corp on the city’s south side. The oil began to saturate the water, ending up in the...
It has proven transformational for the local building design landscape. It’s also a defining work of its world-renowned Spanish architect. And in the 21 years since its completion, the Quadracci Pavilion at the Milwaukee Art Museum – so synonymous with the man who designed it that most locals to this...
The United States reclaimed the Ryder Cup with a dominating win over the European squad at Whistling Straits in Kohler over the weekend. Held over three days on the magnificent layout in rural Sheboygan County, the Ryder Cup drew large and boisterous crowds – more than 40,000 attended each day...
Lifelong Milwaukee Bucks fan Dan Roberts is often quick to attract attention. A mountain of a man at 6 feet, 9 inches tall and 450 pounds, Roberts has long dealt with the stares and finger pointing because of his size. But a brief moment on the Jumbotron at Fiserv Forum...
Marques Johnson, Zora Stephenson and Jim Paschke were in a strange new routine on Aug. 26, putting on a pregame telecast from Milwaukee ahead of the Bucks’ afternoon playoff game in the NBA’s “bubble” at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The team hadn’t yet taken the court for...
Bright lights illuminate the gymnasium at Bradley Tech High School in Walker’s Point as a sparse crowd looks on from the bleachers. Burly security guards occupy spots at each corner of the court. A rap song, “Watch Me,” by Silento, blares from courtside speakers, and a few players move in...
There was a time in the 1980s and ‘90s when so-called “midnight basketball” leagues were seen as a promising tool to give young, at-risk men in high school a productive use of their time. But after a few years, the leagues fell out of favor. Now, a new midnight basketball...
The marquee outside the Knights of Columbus Hall in West Allis whispers more than it shouts, in modestly small red LED lights: “Brew City Wrestling. Bell 7:30PM.” A kindly older woman collects the $17 general admission entry fee from early arrivers, most of them clad in jeans and T-shirts. A...
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Paul Menard has cherished wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Milwaukee Mile in his home state of Wisconsin. He deeply desired a significant victory at Road America, the track where he spent many weekends as a child. Menard got his wish Saturday, taking advantage of...
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...
With her hair pulled into a ponytail and No. 11 stenciled across her green road jersey, Tori Albrecht ran onto the soccer field with her Wisconsin Lutheran College teammates at St. Norbert College. The sun set on a picturesque early fall evening as the teams took their positions for kickoff...
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