It is registration time again for BASEBALL. The Beckum- Stapleton Little League is embarking on another season of providing supervised activities for more than 400 young people in our 48th baseball season. Registration for any boy or girl ages 4 to 16, whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Beckum-Stapleton Little League boundaries. Registration will be on [...]

Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton The crowd at the WIAA Track Meet “understood that it was witnessing something very special,” notes Milwaukee Journal Sentinel sports writer Mark Stewart. He would add in the June 26, 2011 article that as the then Milwaukee Bradley Tech senior ran down the home stretch of [...]

Andrew Bogut, Stephen Jackson and Brandon Jennings all vying for their first All-Star appearance Fan voting for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game has just begun and Bucks fans will find three players representing their favorite team on this year’s ballot, which was unveiled today at a tip-off event in Orlando, FL, site of the 61st [...]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Four Historically Black Universities; Bowie State, Cheyney, Fisk University and Lincoln University competed for the 2011 Fresh Coast Classic Championship Title this year. Pictured above are members of the championship team from Lincoln University of Pennsylvania following their 74-72 victory against Bowie State in the Fresh Coast Classic finals. Photo by [...]

The 2011 Fresh Coast Classic Championship team Lincoln University pose for a photo with Fresh Coast Classic organizers and their coach with the trophy. The 2011 Fresh Coast Classic MVP is Lincoln University’s Denzel Mooney #22. 2011 Fresh Coast Classic Scholarship Winners & presentation pictured above from (l-R) are; Dr. Thornton, MPS Superintendent, Dawn Barnett, [...]

By Heather Aldrich On first glance it may seem as if Fresh Coast Classic is merely a basketball tournament, but upon closer inspection, it’s clear that basketball is simply one of the many tools that The Running Rebels Community Organization utilizes to bring mentors into teenager’s lives. Their formula for success is simple: draw teens [...]

Charlie “Whip” Davis and Johnny Washington honored By Frederick Dakarai This past Saturday, July 9 marked the Milwaukee Brewers’ 6th Annual Negro League Tribute Game event. As part of the Negro Leagues Tribute, the Brewers wore reproductions of uniforms worn by the Milwaukee Bears, the city’s 1923 representative in the Negro National League. The Cincinnati [...]

Charlie “Whip” Davis and Johnny Washington to be honored; Brewers and Reds to wear replica uniforms from the Negro Leagues Era The Milwaukee Brewers will host the franchise’s sixth annual Negro Leagues Tribute at Miller Park on Saturday, July 9 vs. the Cincinnati Reds at 6:10 p.m. As part of the Negro Leagues Tribute, the [...]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Brandon Jennings joined in on welcoming Stephen Jackson, an Oak Hill Academy alumnus from California to the Bucks team. Bringing Jackson on moves the team closer to bringing home the NBA title. Milwaukee and The Bucks welcome Stephen Jackson to the team. WOW! The emotional and passionate style of basketball will [...]

Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig has been named to the adjunct faculty at Marquette University Law School as distinguished lecturer in sports law and policy. “Bud Selig is, without question, one of the most skilled and accomplished professionals in the sports industry today,” said Joseph D. Kearney, dean of Marquette Law School. [...]