Morning update: Monday, Sept. 27

Good morning, Madison!

It's Monday, and I'd bet that more than a handful of y'all are waking up with a Packers-induced hangover. Some game, huh.

We've got the details on that and more this morning, so let's get to it.

— Hayley

🏈 Your Wisconsin sports roundup — buckle up because we've got a lot to cover!

The Packers did what they always do last night — keep us on our toes until the final second. After losing a 17-point lead against the San Fransisco 49ers, things looked bleak. With less than a minute left in the game, Quarterback Aaron Rodgers delivered two successful passes to wide receiver Davante Adams, setting up veteran kicker Mason Crosby to deliver a 51-yard field goal that would seal the Packers 30-28 win.
The Brewers clinched their third NL Central crown in their last home game of the regular 2021 season. The Milwaukee team bested the New York Mets 8-4 on Sunday, securing the NL Central title.

Team U.S.A. was crowned champion over the weekend at Ryder Cup in Sheboygan. Veteran team captain (and Wisconsin native) Steve Stricker praised the U.S. Ryder Cup rookies, calling the victory a "new era" for golf. "These guys are young. They want it. They're motivated. They came here determined to win. I could see it in their eyes," he told ESPN.
Not a win, not a loss, but a draw. That's what the Forward Madison 'Mingos settled for Saturday in their matchup against Greenville Triumph at Breese Stevens Field. The 1-1 draw puts the Flamingos in a tie for sixth place with the South Georgia Tormenta. The top six teams in the league go to the playoffs.
The Badgers women's hockey team did what they do best: Win. The back-to-back national champions swept the Lindenwood Lions over the weekend, with a combined score of 18-1. Sophomore forward Casey O’Brien led the team with four goals against the Lions Saturday (not to mention her two goals on Friday).

The Badgers women's volleyball team bounced back from an upset loss against Maryland with a sweep against Rutgers. The Badgers went 25-18, 25-16, 25-21 in New Jersey.
Last — and kind of least — the Badgers football team took a beating in their highly anticipated matchup against Notre Dame. The team's offense was weak, leaving them with a 41-13 loss to the Fighting Irish at Soldier Field.

🖼️ Three years later, the NAACP is calling for UW return Fredric March’s name to the Memorial Union Play Circle.

Some context: In 2018 after public outcry, UW-Madison removed Fredric March and Porter Butts' names from campus spaces over their association with a student group that shared a name with the Ku Klux Klan. Chancellor Rebecca Blank commissioned a report on the history of the Ku Klux Klan on campus, and found the KKK that March and Butts belonged to had no association with white supremacist group.
The NAACP along with "two dozen scholars, actors, and activists" sent a letter to the university arguing the award-winning actor Fredric March’s name should be returned to a “place of honor” on campus, the State Journal reports. So far, Blank stands by the 2018 decision.

🍼 The infant mortality rate of Hispanic babies has more than doubled in Dane County.

According to data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, since 2015-2017, there were five infant deaths per 1,000 births among Hispanics babies. Numbers from 2018-2020 show the rate has gone up to 11.3 deaths per 1,000 births.
There's no one cause for change, but according to the Wisconsin State Journal, health officials cite structural racism, toxic stress, and a lack of Spanish-language resources as contributing factors.

🍻 MobCraft wants to expand, possibly (back) to Madison.

Some context: The craft brewery started in Madison in 2013 and moved to Milwaukee in 2016.
The brewery has launched a fundraising campaign to expand their operation and "possibly bring back some production to Madison with a satellite brewpub," Isthmus reports. The company is currently eyeing locations in Waterford, Wisconsin; Woodstock, Illinois; and Denver, Colorado. If all goes well in fundraising, founder Henry Schwartz hopes to add a Madison location, too, noting that they've explored this option in the past but have yet to find a suitable location to rent or develop.

📚 Your lunchtime read: Wisconsin schools called police on students at twice the national rate — for Native students, it was the highest.