sports - november 2007

Bucks face Bulls, Mavericks in first month of season

THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS of the NBA open the season this month with a strong lineup, bolstered by the addition of their 2008 draft pick, 6-foot-11-inch Yi Jianlin from China.

Yi Jianlin, the sixth pick in the NBA draft, is expected to join 7-foot Andrew Bogut, the top draft choice in 2005, on the Bucks’ front line.

The Bucks play home games in the Bradley Center, 1001 N. Fourth St. Tickets are available at the Bradley Center Box office or through
www.nba.com/bucks.

Home games is month:
Nov. 3 vs. Chicago Bulls, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 6 vs. Toronto Raptors, 7 p.m.
Nov. 14 vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 vs. Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 21 vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 7 p.m.
Nov. 24 vs. Dallas Mavericks, 8 p.m.
Nov. 27 vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 7 p.m.

Admirals Hockey

THE MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS offer fast-paced American Hockey League action four times this month at the Bradley Center.

Tickets are available at the Bradley Center Box Office, 1001 N. Fourth St. Additional information is available at www.milwaukeeadmirals.com.

Home games this month:
Nov. 2 vs. Manitoba Moose, 7 p.m.
Nov. 8 vs. Houston Aeros, 7 p.m.
Nov. 16 vs. San Antonio Rampage, 7 p.m.
Nov. 20 vs. Quad City Flames, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee Wave Soccer

THE Milwaukee Wave, always a contender in the Major Indoor Soccer League, open a new season this month with two fast-paced games.

The Wave plays its home games at the U.S. Cellular Arena, 400 W. Kilbourn Ave. Tickets are available at the arena box office or www.milwaukeewave.com.

Early-season games:

Nov. 3 vs. the New Jersey Ironmen, 5 p.m.
Nov. 17 vs. Orlando Sharks, 6 p.m.
Dec. 1 vs. La Raza de Monterrey, 6 p.m.
Dec. 7 vs. Philadelphia KIXX, 7 p.m.

College basketball season opens at Marquette, UWM

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S basketball teams at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) open their seasons this month, hoping to repeat the success experienced in recent years.

Home games for Marquette men are played at the Bradley Center, 1001 N. 4th St., while women call the Al McGuire Center their home court. UWM men play home games at the U.S. Cellular Arena, just north of the Bradley Center at 400 W. Kilbourn Ave., while the women play at the Klotsche Center on campus.

Marquette men
            Nov. 4 vs. Northern State (exhibition), 6 p.m.
            Nov. 10 vs. Indiana-Purdue at Indianapolis (IUPUI), 7:30 p.m.
            Nov. 12 vs. Utah Valley State, 7 p.m.
            Nov. 30 vs. UW-Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.

UWM men
            Nov. 1 vs. UW-Parkside (exhibition), 7 p.m.
            Nov. 9 vs. Upper Iowa, 7 p.m.
            Nov. 18 vs. Northern Iowa, 2 p.m.
            Nov. 20 vs. South Dakota State, 7 p.m.
            Nov. 24 vs. Drake, 7 p.m.
            Nov. 27 vs. Sam Houston State, 7 p.m.
            Nov. 30 vs. Marquette at the Bradley Center, 7:30 p.m.

Marquette women
            Nov. 3 vs. Concordia, St. Paul (exhibition), 6 p.m.
            Nov. 7 vs. Cardinal Stritch (exhibition), 7 p.m.
            Nov. 12 vs. Loyola (Ill.), 7 p.m.
            Nov. 17 vs. Wisconsin-Madison, 2 p.m. at Bradley Center
            Nov. 25 vs. William & Mary, 7 p.m.

UWM women
            Nov. 2 vs. Beloit (exhibition), 7 p.m.
            Nov. 4 vs. Wisconsin AAU, 4 p.m.
            Nov. 19 vs. Dayton, 7 p.m.
            Nov. 28 vs. Miami, 7 p.m.

First Fresh Coast Classic Nov. 23-24 at Midwest Center

THE FIRST FRESH COAST Basketball Classic, featuring four of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges, is set to be played here on Thanksgiving weekend in a venue normally associated with conventions and trade show.

The Midwest Airlines Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave., will host teams from Dillard University in Louisiana, Langston University in Oklahoma, Central State University in Ohio and Lane College in Tennessee.

Activities will begin at 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Nov. 23 with a College Recruitment Fair, followed by a coaches clinic at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center at 11 a.m. Two of the teams participating in the new event are natives of Milwaukee.

First-round games in the tournament are set for 1 and 5 p.m. Nov. 23 in exhibit areas A & B of the convention center.

The college recruitment fair will continue at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, followed by the consolation game at 1 p.m. and the championship game at 3 p.m.

The Fresh Coast Classic is patterned after similar sports events in other cities involving teams from Historical Black Colleges. Major sponsors for the new event include Harley-Davidson, Northwestern Mutual, The Mandel Company, Manpower, the Rivianna Development Group, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Corp., the Milwaukee Bucks, Miller Compressing Company, Legacy Bank and Community Finance Corp. and American Family Insurance Group.

For additional information, visit www.freshcoastclassic.org..Tickets to the game are available through www.ticketmaster.com.