By Adam Roberts – 5/18/2021 Call it streamers flexing their influence on the youths, call it just the latest fad these past few months, but there has been a notable upswing of interests in trading cards recently. The hobby of collecting cards, thought to be a relic pastime of a forgotten day, has made a…
By Adam Roberts – 5/18/2021 Brewers’ pitcher Corbin Burnes recently missed some time due to a COVID situation, and while it was certainly unfortunate to lose maybe the best pitcher in baseball at the moment, at least the Brewers avoided a case like with the Yankees. Nine members of that organization tested positive for the…
By Adam Roberts – 5/18/2021 As everyone’s eyes and ears remain focused on the Packers and Aaron Rodgers, the Vikings are quietly adding a couple of players to the roster. Minnesota has announced it has signed tackle Evin Ksiezarczyk and veteran cornerback Parry Nickerson. Ksiezarczyk earned a deal after his performance on a tryout in…
By Adam Roberts – 5/17/2021 The NBA announced its 2021 hall of fame class this year, which includes one former Milwaukee Buck among its ranks. Bucks legend Bob Dandridge is part of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2021 from the Veterans Committee. He is joined in this year’s class by Chris Bosh,…
By Adam Roberts – 5/14/2021 The career of Jordyn Kleman at Winona State has been marked with success unparalleled in school history. The La Crosse native made her mark early, and going into the NSIC Tournament this month, the senior had one final opportunity to cement her legacy as one of the best athletes the…
By Adam Roberts – 5/14/2021 I wrote a piece earlier this year calling Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes a stud, an opinion I know is shared by many Brewers fans and non-Brewers fans alike. When you make MLB history, that definitely ups your stud points, and Burnesy had a couple of historic moments yesterday. Burnes broke…
By Adam Roberts – 5/13/2021 In just over a month, the seats of American Family Field will be teeming with baseball fans once again. The Brewers today announced they have plans to return their home ballpark to full capacity on June 25th, a Friday series opener against Colorado. Brewers President of Business Operations Rick Schlesinger…
By Adam Roberts – 5/13/2021 We knew this would be happening, we knew this would be happening, we knew this would be happening……that’s the mantra I said to myself trying to fall asleep last night. The Packers have reached a one-year deal with veteran quarterback Blake Bortles, the third pick in the 2014 NFL Draft…
By Adam Roberts – 5/12/2021 No surprise here, but the highest-paid athletes in the world do not in fact play for any of the three Wisconsin pro sports teams. Conor McGregor is leading Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes. The U-F-C fighter earned 180-million dollars in the past year just in the ring, and…
By Adam Roberts – 5/12/2021 The Milwaukee Bucks today requested waivers on forward Rodions Kurucs ahead of the likely arrival of Elijah Bryant. Kurucs only was able to get meaningful minutes in one game of the 19 he was with the team after arriving from Houston, and never really established himself with the group. Many…
