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The cheesehead hat is a sunny nod to America’s ‘Hold my beer’ exuberance

Americans long have leavened their powerful global image with goofiness, a cheerful confidence that can deflect international wonder over certain strains of ignorance into a smile. Behold, for example, the cheesehead hat. Made of sofa foam and sunny yellow defiance, the hat was created in the late 1980s in response to the taunting faced by supporters of sports teams in Wisconsin, which has long called itself America's dairyland. "Cheeseheads!" residents of neighboring Illinois said. The insult was embraced and, yes, turned on its head — particularly in the realm of a certain ...

Hitless through seven innings, Brewers rally in eighth to beat Cardinals 2-1

MILWAUKEE — Held without a hit through seven innings, the Milwaukee Brewers broke through in the eighth with three hits and two runs to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Wednesday. Dustin May carried a no-hitter into the eighth for the Cardinals, who have lost seven of nine games. May was looking to become just the third pitcher in the history of American Family Field, which opened in 2001, to pitch a no-hitter. Garrett Mitchell led off the eighth with a double and Luis Rengifo followed with a single, chasing May (3-6). After Sal Frelick grounded into a fielder's choice and ...

F1 Review: Antonelli thrives, McLaren dives in Canada

CANADA — While the racetrack in Montreal, Canada, is the fifth-most used track by Formula 1 (F1) in the history of the sport, this past weekend was the first time the cars have had a sprint weekend there. As with Miami three weeks ago, that meant teams would get just one practice session followed by sprint qualifying, the sprint race, feature race qualifying, and end with the feature race on Sunday afternoon. Mercedes continued their dominance in 2026, with George Russell winning the sprint race from pole position, and his teammate Kimi Antonelli winning the feature race. One of the ...

Travis Kelce joins Cleveland Guardians ownership group as a minority investor

CLEVELAND — Travis Kelce is a three-time Super Bowl champion, four-time All-Pro and fiance of music superstar Taylor Swift. On Wednesday he added minority investor in the Cleveland Guardians to his resumé. The Guardians announced before their game against the Washington Nationals that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end has purchased a minority share in the franchise. The Cleveland Heights native bought a small share of David Blitzer's 35% stake. Blitzer can become the controlling owner after the 2027 season or he can wait to exercise that option later. "The opportunity came ...