👤 Steve Megargee

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2026-08-18 – 2026-11-01
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corpus average 9%
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Writes for CBC News, Toronto Star.
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2026-10-29 · Toronto Star · Sports
Yelich pays tribute to Uecker after finally leading Brewers to their first World Series title
12 outlets covered this event
2026-10-25 · Toronto Star · Sports
Drew Rasmusssen can't make it through 4th inning as Rays blow 4-0 lead in Game 2 loss to Brewers
6 outlets covered this event
2026-10-25 · Toronto Star · Sports
Brewers lefty Aaron Ashby nears postseason scoreless relief record with World Series save
6 outlets covered this event
2026-10-24 · CBC News · Sports
Brewers withstand Rays' comeback attempt to win Game 1 of World Series
5 outlets covered this event
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star · Sports
Packers' embarrassing home-opening loss exposes their lack of a rushing attack
5 outlets covered this event
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star · Sports
Bijan Robinson runs roughshod over the Packers as the Falcons breeze to a 35-14 victory
5 outlets covered this event

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2026-08-18 · Toronto Star
Wisconsin counting on refurbished roster to help Badgers rebound from two straight losing seasons
🔮 McIntosh believed Fickell could win at Wisconsin if he got more financial support. assertive
2026-09-07 · Toronto Star
No. 4 Notre Dame overcomes sluggish start to beat Wisconsin 41-13 at Lambeau Field
🔮 Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman knows Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell well enough to realize the Fighting Irish would face a bigger season-opening challenge than the recent results of these two teams suggested. assertive
2026-09-15 · Toronto Star
Can a Big Ten coach thrive without Power Four experience? UCLA's Bob Chesney offers a test case
🔮 Nebraska’s Matt Rhule suggests another factor might mean more nowadays. assertive
2026-09-17 · Toronto Star
Packers are producing big plays. Now they need to start delivering big point totals
🔮 The Packers gained just 66 yards on 21 carries while playing without three-time Pro Bowl running back Josh Jacobs, who’s on the commissioner’s exempt list after pleading no contest to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a May altercation with his girlfriend at the time. assertive
2026-09-19 · Toronto Star
Henry sets receptions record and Joseph has big day as Wisconsin pounds Eastern Michigan 54-10
🔮 “I always knew I could do it,” Henry said. assertive
2026-09-22 · Toronto Star
Packers' Zach Bako-Bewele expects to miss rest of the season after tearing his patellar tendon
🔮 Bako-Bewele might not be the only starting offensive lineman missing when the Packers face the Atlanta Falcons in their home opener Thursday night. assertive
2026-09-23 · Toronto Star
Falcons hoping Penix's return sparks their offense as they visit the Packers
🔮 Atlanta’s offense couldn’t reach the red zone as the Falcons opened the season with losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers. assertive
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
Packers' Javon Hargrave, Falcons' Tua Tagovailoa active for Green Bay's home opener
🔮 Tagovailoa will back up Michael Penix Jr., who is playing for the first time since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last November. assertive
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
Packers booed in a Lambeau flop as they get blown out by Falcons in home opener
🔮 But they couldn’t have expected their home opener to go this miserably. assertive
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
Bijan Robinson runs roughshod over the Packers as the Falcons breeze to a 35-14 victory
🔮 Love was working behind an offensive line missing left guard Aaron Banks and right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele, who tore his patellar tendon Sunday and will miss the rest of the season. assertive
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
Packers' embarrassing home-opening loss exposes their lack of a rushing attack
🔮 The Packers (1-2) are missing three-time Pro Bowl running back Josh Jacobs, who was placed on the commissioner’s exempt list after he pleaded no contest two weeks ago to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May altercation with his then-girlfriend. assertive
2026-09-26 · Toronto Star
Brice Turang hits go-ahead single in eighth inning as Brewers defeat Cardinals 8-4
🔮 William Contreras added an RBI single and Jake Bauers drove in a run with a sacrifice fly later in the eighth. assertive
2026-09-28 · Toronto Star
Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski ready for the playoffs after completing his history-making regular season
🔮 The 24-year-old could join Rollie Fingers (1981), Pete Vukovich (1982) and Corbin Burnes (2021) as Brewers to win Cy Young Awards. assertive
2026-09-29 · Toronto Star
As top talent slowly leaks from SEC territory, the league looks to stop a three-year title slide
🔮 An Associated Press analysis of recruiting found one steady trend: The percentage of top high school recruits from states with SEC schools who stay home to play at one of those schools has dropped from 72% in 2022 – the first recruiting year after NIL rules as we know them were fully established – to a projected 53% for the still-developing 2027 signing class. assertive
2026-09-30 · Toronto Star
Wisconsin seeks to build on its momentum after dramatic comeback at Penn State
🔮 Wisconsin showcased how it could respond to adversity when it erased a 17-point deficit Saturday at then-No. 13 Penn State, delivering the signature victory of coach Luke Fickell’s tenure. assertive
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star
Padres have given Brewers the most trouble of any team over the last 3 years. Now they meet in NLDS
🔮 “When I think back to last year, I think there was an element of maybe a little bit of lack of belief that we could do it, maybe a little too much doubt,” Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers sad. assertive
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star
Walker Buehler's family situation simplified Padres' decision to start Robbie Ray in Game 1 of NLDS
🔮 Buehler otherwise might have been a candidate to start Game 1. assertive
2026-10-03 · Toronto Star
Milwaukee pitcher Brandon Woodruff isn't ruling out possible World Series return if Brewers make it
🔮 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee pitcher Brandon Woodruff isn’t giving up hope on the long-shot possibility he could return from his shoulder injury in time to pitch in the World Series if the Brewers advance that far. assertive
2026-10-04 · Toronto Star
Brewers edge Padres 3-2 in NLDS opener that features bizarre play in 9th inning
🔮 MILWAUKEE (AP) — William Contreras hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers hung on to beat San Diego 3-2 in their NL Division Series opener Saturday night after a potential go-ahead homer by the Padres’ Ty France hit the American Family Field roof and landed in outfielder Jackson Chourio’s glove for an out. assertive
2026-10-04 · Toronto Star
Padres' uncanny ability to foul off pitches chases Misiorowski from NLDS opener after 4 innings
🔮 Misiorowski struck out 10 and allowed four hits in seven shutout innings against them on May 13, though San Diego rallied to win that game 3-1 on Gavin Sheets’ three-run homer off Abner Uribe with two outs in the ninth. assertive
2026-10-04 · Toronto Star
Brewers get a big assist from their ballpark roof to beat the Padres 3-2 in NLDS opener
🔮 In one of the most bizarre plays in American Family Field’s 25-year history, France hit a towering flyball that seemed as though it might be headed over the left-field wall until it struck a cable on the roof of the stadium. assertive
2026-10-04 · Toronto Star
Brewers to start Dustin May and Padres going with Nick Pivetta in Game 3 of NL Division Series
🔮 Milwaukee’s Dustin May will start Game 3 of the NL Division Series on Tuesday at San Diego despite struggling after he was acquired from St. Louis at the trade deadline. mixed
2026-10-04 · Toronto Star
Roof open for Game 2 of Brewers-Padres NLDS matchup, a day after it was struck by Ty France ball
🔮 In the ninth inning of the Brewers’ 3-2 win, France hit a ninth-inning drive that seemed as though it might be headed over the left-field wall until it struck a cable on the roof of the stadium and then fell into the glove of Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio on the warning track to retire the hitter. assertive
2026-10-05 · Toronto Star
Mason Miller's uncharacteristic 9th-inning struggles put Padres on the verge of playoff elimination
🔮 Miller’s unsuccessful attempt at his first six-out save since 2024 came one day after Adrian Morejon gave up a tiebreaking homer to William Contreras in the seventh inning of a 3-2 defeat. assertive
2026-10-05 · Toronto Star
Chourio hits walk-off two-run single to give Brewers 2-0 NLDS lead over Padres
🔮 I’d dedicate myself to fighting and doing whatever I could for the team and not having that feeling again from that specific game.” assertive
2026-10-05 · Toronto Star
Edgerrin Cooper's injury is Packers' latest challenge in a season already full of adversity
🔮 Cooper is expected to miss the rest of the season, the latest setback for a defense that is still awaiting the return of All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons as he works his way back after tearing his ACL last December. assertive
2026-10-08 · Toronto Star
Packers tight end Tucker Kraft struggling with drops as he comes back from torn ACL
🔮 Kraft scored his first touchdown of the season Sunday in the Packers’ 17-14 victory at Tampa Bay, but he also couldn’t hang on to a pass in the end zone to continue his uncharacteristic struggles with drops. assertive
2026-10-08 · Toronto Star
Bears have opportunity to show again they've gained the upper hand in their rivalry with Packers
🔮 Tyson Bagent is expected to start in place of Caleb Williams, who has missed Chicago’s past two games with a hamstring injury. assertive
2026-10-11 · Toronto Star
Love-Watson connection helps Packers take some revenge on Bears with a 31-7 rout
🔮 Caleb Williams celebrated that come-from-behind victory by grating cheese on the field, poking fun at Green Bay’s Cheesehead fan base. assertive
2026-10-12 · Toronto Star
Caleb Williams nears return, and Bears show they need their QB in lopsided loss to Packers
🔮 The good news for the Chicago Bears on a hugely disappointing day is the possibility that quarterback Caleb Williams is getting closer to returning from the hamstring injury that has sidelined him for three games. assertive
2026-10-12 · Toronto Star
Packers' Love reaps the benefits as Watson and Golden develop into dynamic receiving duo
🔮 … With Caleb Williams out because of a hamstring injury, the Packers sacked Bears QBs Tyson Bagent and Case Keenum twice each. ... assertive
2026-10-13 · Toronto Star
William Contreras is becoming a swaggy postseason star for the Brewers with his slow home run trots
🔮 The Venezuela native — whose older brother, Willson, is a slugging first baseman for the Boston Red Sox — won a World Series with the Braves the prior season. assertive
2026-10-13 · Toronto Star
Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets chased early by the Brewers in a rare postseason dud
🔮 After the Dodgers scored in the top of the first, Milwaukee tied the game in the bottom half when Yamamoto allowed a one-out double to Brice Turang and William Contreras followed with an RBI single. assertive
2026-10-13 · Toronto Star
Contreras delivers and Milwaukee's bullpen shines as the Brewers top the Dodgers 7-4 in NLCS Game 2
🔮 Thanks to a couple of big swings from William Contreras, the Milwaukee Brewers need just a couple more wins to earn their first National League pennant and end the Los Angeles Dodgers’ championship reign. assertive
2026-10-15 · Toronto Star
Packers need more from their ground game. MarShawn Lloyd's highlight-worthy TD offers some hope
🔮 Jacobs went on the commissioner’s exempt list after pleading no contest in August to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a May 23 altercation with his then-girlfriend. assertive
2026-10-17 · Toronto Star
Shrewd moves helped the Brewers become annual contenders. Here's how they got to the World Series
🔮 Conventional wisdom suggested this run of success would end for the Brewers after the departures of president of baseball operations David Stearns and manager Craig Counsell. assertive
2026-10-19 · Toronto Star
Struggling Cowboys suffer letdown on offense as their defense shows signs of progress
🔮 On the next play, Evan Williams intercepted Prescott’s pass that was intended for CeeDee Lamb. assertive
2026-10-19 · Toronto Star
Jordan Love, Green Bay's defense lead the way in Packers' 23-13 victory over Cowboys
🔮 Jacobs hasn’t played all season and pleaded no contest last month to two misdemeanor charges stemming from an altercation with his then-girlfriend in May. assertive
2026-10-21 · Toronto Star
Robin Yount and others from Milwaukee's 1982 World Series team hope the Brewers finally win it all
🔮 Zito brought the Stanley Cup into the Brewers’ clubhouse during the summer of 2024, after the Panthers won their first of two straight NHL championships. Would his name be on the Stanley Cup twice if he hadn’t been a Brewers bat boy? assertive
2026-10-22 · Toronto Star
Christian Yelich's simple World Series message for title-less Brewers: Expect to be here
🔮 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy was celebrating his team’s World Series appearance when he shared that recently crowned team captain Christian Yelich had predicted this moment several months before. assertive
2026-10-24 · Toronto Star
Robin Yount and Brewers' broadcast team pay tribute to Bob Uecker by borrowing from his wardrobe
🔮 Before throwing the first pitch, Yount took off the jacket to reveal a Brewers jersey that included “Ueck” and Yount’s No. 19 on the back Grindle said Yount came up with the idea after the two-time MVP learned he would be throwing out the first pitch at the World Series opener. assertive
2026-10-24 · CBC News
Brewers withstand Rays' comeback attempt to win Game 1 of World Series
🔮 Jackson Chourio and William Contreras each had two hits, including an RBI single. assertive
2026-10-25 · Toronto Star
Drew Rasmusssen can't make it through 4th inning as Rays blow 4-0 lead in Game 2 loss to Brewers
🔮 He couldn’t make it out of the fourth inning Saturday night against a Milwaukee Brewers lineup that specializes in driving up pitch counts and grinding starters into submission. assertive
2026-10-25 · Toronto Star
Brewers lefty Aaron Ashby nears postseason scoreless relief record with World Series save
🔮 “Maybe when it’s all said and done.” assertive
2026-10-29 · Toronto Star
Yelich pays tribute to Uecker after finally leading Brewers to their first World Series title
🔮 Yelich’s tribute after the Brewers’ 4-1 Game 5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays recalled a dramatically different postgame setting two years earlier, when Milwaukee couldn’t hang on to a 2-0 ninth-inning lead and fell to the New York Mets in the decisive game of an NL Wild Card Series. assertive
2026-10-30 · Toronto Star
Packers' Jacobs says TD celebration that drew criticism was modeled after a gospel song
🔮 He was placed on that list after charges were filed against him in August stemming from a May altercation with his then-girlfriend during which she said he threw her to the ground. assertive
2026-10-30 · Toronto Star
Love throws 3 TD passes as the Packers beat the Panthers 27-19
🔮 Carolina cornerback Will Lee hurt his hamstring while diving to make a tackle on the same play, and he got carted into the locker room. assertive
2026-10-30 · Toronto Star
Packers' Watson goes to hospital with chest injury in 2nd quarter. Then he returns to the game.
🔮 Watson’s injury occurred as he made a 53-yard catch, with Carolina Panthers cornerback Will Lee also getting hurt on the play while making a diving stop. assertive
2026-10-30 · Toronto Star
Dominance on defense enables the Packers to make up for their weaknesses elsewhere
🔮 But the Panthers couldn’t come all the way back because Green Bay’s defense wouldn’t allow it. assertive
2026-10-31 · Toronto Star
Other women contacted police about previous incidents with Packers' Josh Jacobs after his arrest
🔮 As police investigated whether to file charges against Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs following a May altercation with his then-girlfriend, multiple other women contacted them to detail their own allegations against him. mixed
2026-11-02 · Toronto Star
Lawyers say Packers' Josh Jacobs has 'tangible evidence' disputing allegations from other women
🔮 Jacobs pleaded no contest on Sept. 10 to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May altercation with his then-girlfriend, who said he threw her to the ground. mixed
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