DECEMBER 2006

Champion Miami Heat on tap for Bucks

WHEN FORMER MARQUETTE star Duane Wade and the NBA Champion Miami Heat visit Milwaukee’s Bradley Center this month, they will face a new-look Milwaukee Bucks team. 

Led by Coach Terry Stotts, the Bucks feature high-scoring Michael Redd and center Andrew Bogut. New faces include power-forward Charlie Villanueva, forward Reuben Patterson and guard Steve Blake, all obtained in off-season trades. Tickets are available  at the Bradley Center Box Office, 1001 N. Fourth St., or through Ticketmaster at 414-276-4545. Visit www.bucks.com for additional information.

Home games this month:

Dec. 6 vs. Portland Trailblazers, 7 p.m.

Dec. 8 vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 12 vs. Seattle Supersonics, 7 p.m.

Dec. 16 vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 20 vs. Miami Heat, 7 p.m.

Dec. 23 vs. New Jersey Nets, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 30 vs. Washington Wizards, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee Admirals Hockey

THE MILWAUKEE  Admirals, runner-up in the American Hockey League last year, call the Bradley Center home ice.

Tickets may be purchased at the Bradley Center Box Office, from the Admirals office at 510 W. Kilbourn Ave. or through Ticketmaster at 414-276-4545. Visit www.milwaukeeadmirals.com for additional information.

Home games this month:

Dec. 13 vs. Grand Rapids Griffins, 7 p.m.

Dec. 17 vs. Grand Rapids, 5 p.m.

Dec. 26 vs. Chicago Wolves, 7 p.m.

Dec. 29 vs. Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee Wave Soccer

THE MILWAUKEE  Wave, always a contender for the championship of the Major Indoor Soccer League, opens the 2006-2007 season this month.

The Wave plays at the U.S. Cellular Arena, 400. Kilbourn Ave. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Milwaukee Theatre Box Office, 500 W. Kilbourn Ave. or at www.milwaukeewave.com.

Home games this month:

Dec. 1 vs. vs. Baltimore Blast, 7 p.m.

Dec. 9 vs. Detroit Ignition, 6 p.m.

Dec. 31 vs. Philadelphia KiXX, 4 p.m.

Harlem Globetrotters

THE CLOWN PRINCES of basketball again bring their entertaining and athletic show to the Bradley Center for New Year’s. Games are scheduled for 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31. For tickets, call 276-4545 or visit www.bradleycenter.com.

College Basketball

Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) have top-flight men’s and women’s basketball squads. Marquette plays in the Big East, while UWM competes in the Horizon League.

Marquette men play at the Bradley Center, while the UWM men play at the U.S. Cellular Arena. Marquette women make their home in the Al McGuire Center on campus and the UWM women compete on their campus in the Klotsche Center.

For additional information on tickets to UWM games, call 229-5886 or visit www.uwmpanthers.com. For Marquette ticket information call 288-4668 or visit www.gomarquette.com.

December home games:

Marquette men:

Dec. 1 & 2 – Pepsi Blue and Gold Classic with Marquette, North Dakota State, Princeton & Northwestern State. 5:30 and 8 p.m. both days.           

Dec. 5 vs. Delaware State, 7 p.m.

Dec. 9 vs. Wisconsin-Madison, 1 p.m.

Dec. 16 vs. University of Maryland-Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Dec. 19 vs. Oakland, 7 p.m.

Dec. 22 vs. Morgan State, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 30 vs. Savannah State, 1 p.m.

UWM men:

Dec. 10 vs. Youngstown State, Noon.

Dec. 27 vs. Wyoming, 7 p.m.

Dec. 30 vs. Butler, 7 p.m.         

Marquette women:

Dec. 6 vs. West Virginia, 7 p.m.

Dec. 17 vs. Gonzaga, 2 p.m.

Dec. 21 vs. Manhattan, 7 p.m.

Dec. 29 vs. Navy, 7 p.m.

UWM women:

Dec. 13 vs. Chicago State, 7 p.m.

Dec. 28 vs. Loyola, 7 p.m.

Dec. 30 vs. Illinois-Chicago, 2 p.m.