http://onmilwaukee.com/search/index.html?a=results&section=authors&aid=11&keyword=+czabe The weekly story by Steve Czaban. Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:53 CST en-us http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban050708.html Wed, 7 May 2008 05:22:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban050708.html According to eight of 10 of ESPN NBA "experts," the Atlanta had no chance to beat Boston in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. The Celtics needed seven games to win. How did everyone miss the boat? > http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban043008.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:25:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban043008.html At first blush, San Antonio's decision to foul Shaquille O'Neal early and often in their first-round playoff series with the Suns seems "bush league." But, it's working.> http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban042308.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:19:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban042308.html Gilbert Arenas' blog and Deshawn Stevenson's comments are stoking the fires of the Cavs-Wizards series -- and not in a good way for Washington. Lebron James (right) is using it as motivation.> http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban041608.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:15:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban041608.html Patriots coach Bill Belichick (pictured) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would like the story to go away, but former New England video aide Matt Walsh holds the cards. > http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czabe040908.html Wed, 9 Apr 2008 05:25:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czabe040908.html What, did you really believe that 10-year contract nonsense? Were you buying that Crean had found a "home for life" at the gritty, gutsy, urban basketball program where Al McGuire once famously coached the Warriors to glory? Please.> http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban040208.html Wed, 2 Apr 2008 00:07:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban040208.html North Carolina star Tyler Hansbrough is an excellent college basketball player, but his biggest supporters on the bench and in the media go a bit overboard with their praise.> http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban032508.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:21:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban032508.html It's a challenging issue, but national sports columnist Steve Czaban thinks it's time for the NCAA to allow "challenges" for calls -- and non-calls -- in basketball. > http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban031908.html Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:15:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban031908.html The win-or-else mentality that permeates major college basketball puts coaches in a tough situation and forces them to make tough ethical decisions.> http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban031208.html Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:22:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban031208.html It's more popcorn shrimp than gourmet meal, but OnMilwaukee.com national sports columnist Steve Czaban has a lot on his mind this week. > http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban030508.html Wed, 5 Mar 2008 05:05:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban030508.html Packers quarterback Brett Favre called it quits and he clearly had gas left in his proverbial tank. That leaves national sports columnist Steve Czaban to ask "Why?"> http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban022708.html Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:11:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban022708.html It's staggering to think how a two-time national coach of the year, having just landed a prime job at Indiana, could commit career suicide. For reasons known only to him, Kelvin Sampson did it. > http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban022008.html Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:05:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban022008.html While other teams are dumping high-priced players to sidestep salary cap problems, Washington remains frozen. Steve Czaban thinks that's a depressing sign. > http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban021308.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:21:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban021308.html Though a lifelong Redskins fan, national sports columnist Steve Czaban briefly flirted with the idea of ditching the burgundy and gold forever and cheering for the, gulp, Texans. > http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czabe020608.html Wed, 6 Feb 2008 05:25:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czabe020608.html The captain is supposed to go down with the ship. Unless, of course, it's Patriots coach Bill Belichick at Super Bowl XLII.> http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban013008.html Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:23:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban013008.html Talking about luck as a sports fan is largely pointless. You can't game-plan for, or against it. Nobody brags: "We got so lucky!" But, it exists. > http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czabe012308.html Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:28:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czabe012308.html National sports columnist Steve Czaban never pretended to "adopt" Green Bay as his favorite team. But, he feels badly for his Wisconsin friends that the Packers lost. > http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban011608.html Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:17:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban011608.html Any donkey can make pre-season picks. It takes a special donkey to repeat his picks after the games are played. Today, Steve Czaban says "Eee-aww!"> http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban010908.html Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:25:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban010908.html After a spectacular regular season, the BCS Championship game victory by LSU seemed a tad anticlimactic. > http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czabanknievel.html Wed, 2 Jan 2008 05:08:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czabanknievel.html OnMilwaukee.com national sports columnist Steve Czaban remembers the daredevil who inspired unforgettable moments and a cherished toy. > http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czabe2007review.html Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:27:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czabe2007review.html National sports columnist Steve Czaban looks back at the past 12 months and sees dogfighting, a cheating referee and other thing he doesn't want to see again.> http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban121207.html Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:18:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban121207.html Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick is in federal prison because of his own lack of judgment and the lack of intervention by friends inside and outside his circle.> http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban112807.html Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:19:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban112807.html In a college football season filled with highs and lows, a handful of coaches distinguished themselves by making horrendous decisions. > http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban111407.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:25:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban111407.html A lot of pundits are talking about parity spreading through college football and basketball. Steve Czaban is working on other explanations.> http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban110707.html Wed, 7 Nov 2007 05:29:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban110707.html New England at Indianapolis was the NFL's biggest regular season game in nearly 20 years. So why did the league assign a rookie referee to work the game?> http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban103107.html Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:27:00 CST Weekly feature from Steve Czaban http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/czaban103107.html What if the top college football teams were Halloween treats? It's not a rhetorical question for OMC national sports columnist / candy expert Steve Czaban.>