It's only trash talking if you can't back it up right? The Bears have given the Packers some extra motivation as if they needed it. Brandon Marshall says it's all scheme and the players arent that important for the Packer defense. He says theya re afraid to cover him one on one and this game is "personal" for him. Lance Briggs called Jermichael Finley an idiot for suggesting that Brian Urlacher's career might be over because of injuries and that whoever replaced him may be better. I don't mind a liitle bad blood between players and teams. In this corporate, button down world that pro sports has become it's a bit refeshing to see some dislike leak out. I've seen enough of players fratnernizing before games and kneeling inprayer together afterwards. I've seen enough of players sharing agents and not be willing to speak their minds about things because of possible fall out from endorsements and league fines. Do you think Butkus and Jim Taylor broke bread before a game? Did Ray Nitschke hang out with Don Meredith? Of course not. My favorite rivalary was always the Red Sox and Yankees back in the 70's. Those teams and players genuinely didnt like each other and made no bones about it. That was always a good time. It's not nearly the same anymore and for me that takes some of the fun out of pro sports. So here's to Brandon Marshall & Jermicheal Finley and Lance Briggs for keeping the "bad blood" flame burning between the Bears & Packers. May it always be so.

More injuries for the Bucks as they face Cleveland tonight. Tobias Harris has cuts on his elbow and will be out 7-10 days. It will be interesting to see what kind of rotation Scott Skiles can tape together tonight.

Wausau West and DC Everest will play for the Marathon Cup tomorrow night after picking up wins last night at Greenheck Fieldhouse. East will play Mosinee in the consolation game . We will have both games Saturday night beginning at 530on Foxsports1390 & 93.9 FM

Doublehader boys basketball tonight on Foxsports 1390 Am & 93.9 FM. First up is Marshfield at DC Everest followed by Lakeland at Wausau East. it all begins at 7:15.

Songs of The Day  (from my I-pod)

Lets Work Together-Canned Heat (1970) after appearing at both Monterrey and Woodstock, this blues-boogie band kept on going led by Bob The Bear Hite. Nice beard!

The Letter-BoxTops (1967) an unknown group of guys were given a demo tape and told to pick any song to do plus this one. The vocal was done by Alex Chilton who was just 16 at the time!