sports - december 2007

NBA Bucks at home for six games this month

THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS of the NBA opened the season in November setting a record -- a record television audience, thanks to millions of Chinese viewers tuned in to see the matchup of Houston’s center from China and the Bucks’ 2008 draft pick, 6-foot-11-inch Yi Jianlin, also from China.

Yi Jianlin, the sixth pick in the NBA draft, joins 7-foot Andrew Bogut, the top draft choice in 2005, on the Bucks’ front line, but the team continues to be led by All-Star sharpshooter Michael Redd.

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:
Dec. 1 vs. Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 12. 6 vs. Orlando Magic, 7 p.m.
Dec. 15 vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 19 vs. Sacramento Kings, 7 p.m.
Dec. 22 vs. Charlotte Bobcats, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 29 vs. New Jersey Nets, 7:30 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:
Dec. 2 vs. Grand Rapids Griffins, 4 p.m.
Dec. 11 vs. Iowa Stars, 7 p.m.
Dec. 14 vs. Iowa, 7 p.m.
Dec. 18 vs. Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Dec. 27 vs. San Antonio Rampage, 7 p.m.
Dec. 28 vs. Chicago Wolves, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee Wave Soccer

THE Milwaukee Wave, always a contender in the Major Indoor Soccer League, plays four home games in December. The Wave plays at the U.S. Cellular Arena, 400 W. Kilbourn Ave. Tickets are available at the arena box office or www.milwaukeewave.com.

December home games:
Dec.. 1 vs. La Raza de Monterrey, 6 p.m.
Dec. 7 vs. Philadelphia KIXX, 7 p.m.
Dec. 14 vs. Chicago Storm, 7 p.m.
Dec. 31 vs. Detroit Ignition, 1 p.m.

Full slate of games includes UWM vs. UW Badgers

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S basketball teams at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) are always competive in their conferences and often qualify for post-season play. Marquette plays in the tough Big East, while UWM is a leader in the Horizon League.

This month’s highlight comes Dec. 12 when the UWM men face off against the UW-Madison Badgers of the Big 10.

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
         Dec. 15. vs. Sacramento State, 1 p.m.
         Dec. 17 vs. Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.
         Dec. 21 vs. Coppin State, 7:30 p.m.
         Dec. 29 vs. Savannah State, 1 p.m.

UWM men
         Dec. 12 vs. UW-Madison 7 p.m.
         Dec. 19 vs. Central Michigan, 7 p.m.

Marquette women
         Dec. 15 vs. Indiana State, 4 p.m.
         Dec. 17 vs. Northwestern, 7 p.m.
         Dec. 21 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, Noon.
        
UWM women
         Dec. 13 vs. Drake, 7 p.m.
         Dec. 20 vs. North Dakota, 7 p.m.
         Dec. 28 vs. Cardinal Stritch, 7 p.m.
         Dec. 31 vs. LaSalle, 1 p.m.

Globetrotters again provide New Year’s Eve treat

ONCE AGAIN the Harlem Globetrotters bring their brand of basketball wizardry and fun for the whole family to Milwaukee on New Year’s Eve. The Globetrotters’ “Magic As Ever” world tour stops for 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. performances Dec. 31 at the Bradley Center, 1001 N. Fourth St.

Now sponsored by Campbell Soup Company, the Globetrotters are celebrating their 82nd consecutive season of touring the world. They have played in 118 countries on six continents, entertaining more than 125 million fans. An autograph session follows every performance.

Tickets are available at the Bradley Center Box Office, online through www.thebradleycenter.com or at Ticketmaster 414-276-4545.