NOVEMBER 2005

Bucks surprise NBA opponents with speed, rebounding

THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS opened the National Basketball Association season in November with a flurry of victories over teams expected to be playoff contenders.

New coach Terry Stotts, who formerly served as an assistant coach in Milwaukee, directs team that has added top draft pick Andrew Bogut, NBA veterans Bobby Simmons and Jamaal Magloire to a lineup that includes All-Star Michael Redd, playmaker T.J. Ford, and veterans Joe Smith and Toni Kuckoc.

The Bucks play all home games in the Bradley Center, 1001 N. 4th St. For tickets, visit the Bucks Box Office in the Bradley Center, call 414-227-0500 or visit www.bucks.com.

Home games this month:

Dec. 3 vs. Orlando Magic, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 6 vs. L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.
Dec. 10 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 14 vs. Miami Heat, 7 p.m.
Dec. 17 vs. Utah Jazz, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 20 vs. San Antonio Spurs, 7 p.m.
Dec. 23 vs. New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 30 vs. New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m.

PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY

THE MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS of the American Hockey League call the Bradley Center home ice. Purchase Admirals tickets at the Bradley  Center  Box Office, by phone at 414- 276-4545 or visit www.milwaukeeadmirals.com.

Dec. home games:
Dec. 9 vs. Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Dec. 16 vs. Omaha, 7 p.m.
Dec. 18 vs. Cleveland, 4 p.m.
Dec. 21 vs. Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Dec. 26 vs. Chicago, 7 p.m.
Dec. 27 vs. Peoria, 7 p.m.

PROFESSIONAL SOCCER

THE MILWAUKEE WAVE, defending champion in the Major Indoor Soccer League, open the season this month at the U.S. Cellular Arena, 400 W. Kilbourn Ave. Tickets can be purchased at the Arena prior to each game or at www.milwaukeewave.com.

Milwaukee Wave home games this month:
Dec. 3 vs. St. Louis Steamers, 1:05 p.m.
Dec. 9 vs. Philadelphia KiXX, 6:05 p.m.
Dec. 31 vs. California Cougars, 1:05 p.m.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

MARQUETTE University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) open men’s and women’s basketball seasons this month.

UWM’s men’s team, which advanced to the “Sweet 16” round of the NCAA championship last season, plays its home games at the U.S. Cellular Arena,500 W. Kilbourn Ave., while the women’s team competes in the Klotsche Center on the UWM campus.

Marquette, entering the Big East Conference this year, plays its men’s games in the Bradley Center, 1001 N. 4th St., while the women’s squad plays in the Al McGuire Center on the downtown campus.

December home games:
UWM men
Dec. 3 vs. St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Dec. 10 vs. Hawaii, 7 p.m.
Dec. 17 vs. UW-Parkside, 7 p.m.
Dec. 21 vs. Oakland, 7p.m.

UWM women
Dec. 2 vs. Southeast Missouri State, 7 p.m.
Dec. 11 vs. Northern Michigan, 2 p.m.
Dec. 14 vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 7 p.m.
Dec. 18 vs. Marquette, Marquette’s Al McGuire Center, 2 p.m.
Dec. 31 vs. Butler, 2 p.m.

Marquette men
Dec. 3 vs. South Dakota State, 1 p.m.
Dec. 7 vs. Valparaiso, 7 p.m.
Dec. 17 vs. San Francisco, noon
Dec. 19 vs. Oakland, 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 22 vs. Delaware State, 7 p.m.
Dec. 28 vs. Lewis, 7 p.m.

Marquette women
Dec. 4 vs. Rhode Island, 2 p.m.
Dec. 6 vs. St. John’s, 7 p.m.
Dec. 18 vs. UW-Milwaukee 2 p.m.
Dec. 21 vs. South Dakota State, 7 p.m.
Dec. 30 vs. Rice, 7 p.m.

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS

THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS again bring their full-court magic and non-stop entertainment to Milwaukee for two New Year's Eve "games."

The Globetrotters will bring their Western Union Unstoppable Tour to the Bradley Center, 1001 N. Fourth St., for games at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31. For advance tickets, call Ticketmaster at 276-4545 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.