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Congratulations to the Milwaukee Brewers on their first World Series win!
The Milwaukee Brewers held a massive World Series championship parade and rally on Friday, October 30, 2026, to celebrate the franchise’s first World Series title in team history. Governor Tony Evers declared the day “Won Our Way” Day across Wisconsin.
The Milwaukee Police Department estimated an enormous crowd of more than 750,000 fans. “Preliminary research shows this may have been the largest crowd for a single-day event in state history,” the department posted on social media. “Go, Brewers! Better together!” For comparison, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated Milwaukee’s population in 2025 was 562,407.
The parade stopped at the corner of Jackson and Mason Streets, where players and staff paid homage to the legendary late broadcaster in front of his 80-by-100-foot mural. Hall of Famer Robin Yount also rode into the rally on Uecker’s Harley-Davidson. World Series MVP William Contreras, Christian Yelich, Sal Frelick (who humorously vowed to drink 100,000 beers), and hitting coach Daniel Vogelbach (who sang karaoke) celebrated with the packed crowd. A four-ship UH-60 helicopter formation by the Wisconsin National Guard provided an aerial flyover during the event.
Every level of the Brewers’ franchise was represented in the parade, from owner Mark Attanasio to grounds crew members, behind-the-scenes staff, and even the Johnsonville racing sausages. The celebration actually started well before Friday. Several Brewers, including Yelich and NL Cy Young Award favorite Jacob Misiorowski, went to Lambeau Field for Thursday night’s Green Bay Packers game. They received a huge ovation, especially when pitcher Brandon Woodruff emerged from the tunnel in the second quarter holding the Commissioner’s Trophy.
A few players attempted a “Lambeau leap” into the crowd, with Frelick having the most success. Those Brewers players later were shown on the video board cheering as they wore cheeseheads that included the message, “2026 WS Champions.” We look forward to what these guys will bring to the season next year. Go Brewers!
The Green Bay Packers.
The team has patiently played a waiting game with the health of Micah Parsons that has finally come to an end. Head coach Matt LaFleur said definitively on Monday, November 2, that the team’s superstar pass-rusher will return to work ahead of Green Bay’s game against the New England Patriots in Week 9. Parsons is set to practice next week, having hit all of his most recent rehab markers.
But that does not mark the conclusion of his rehab, according to sources; it only continues the ramp-up process Parsons’ and Green Bay’s respective training staffs have undertaken. He has been out since December of 2025 with an ACL tear and a meniscus injury that required a full repair, subsequently extending his absence longer than some in the media initially expected. Packers coach Matt LaFleur knows the impact Parsons — who had 12.5 sacks last year in 14 games before his knee injury — can have.
Green Bay is 5-3 through eight games without Parsons, and the defense is trending in a strong direction. The Packers’ pass rush mustered nine quarterback hits and six sacks last week, hounding Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young throughout the team’s primetime “Thursday Night Football” showcase. Parsons should supercharge those efforts upon his return, as the five-time Pro Bowler has tallied 65 career sacks in 77 games played.
The Milwaukee Bucks.
The team is making it a priority to keep two players on their team as a way to build towards the future. The Bucks will exercise their rookie scale team options on Kel’el Ware’s $7.14 million option and Kasparas Jakucionis’s 4.02 million for the 2027-28 season. For Kasparas Jakučionis, it’s been a difficult change this year. When he was drafted with the No. 20 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat, one would assume that he would be a part of the team’s foreseeable future after his rookie season.
However, that all changed in June after the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes finally came to an end with Miami being the team that hit the offseason lottery. To be traded in general is a hard change and reality, but to be traded after your rookie season, it’s even harder, and he admitted that during the FIBA World Cup 2027 European qualifiers. So far, Ware has been one of the most productive players for the Bucks in this rough start to the season as he’s the team’s third-leading scorer and leads the team in rebounding, averaging 13 points and 8.7 rebounds per game while shooting 46.8% from the field off the bench. Out of the six games he’s played in this season, he recorded a double-double in three of them. Like Ware, Jakucionis comes off the bench for Milwaukee, but plays 22.5 minutes per game, where he’s produced 8.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4 assists per game on 45.5% shooting from the field.
