By Adam Roberts – 1/21/2021 Yesterday the Brewers made official their signing of utilityman Daniel Robertson to a one-year deal to bring their 40-man roster to 38 players. Today, the Twins finally made a move of their own after a notably slow start to their offseason. Left-handed pitcher J.A. [[ Jay ]] Happ agreed to…
By Adam Roberts – 1/21/2021 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Tom Silverstein is reporting that former Green Bay Packer general manager Ted Thompson has died at age 68. Per a Silverstein tweet earlier this morning, Thompson passed away last night a few days after his 68th birthday on the 17th. Thompson was hired to replace Bob…
By Adam Roberts – 1/21/2021 As the Milwaukee Bucks get another early-season test this evening when they host the West-leading Lakers at Fiserv Forum, their game against the Wizards tomorrow night will have to wait. Washington has been struggling with COVID-19 within the organization for a week, with six players testing positive for the virus.…
By Adam Roberts – 1/20/2021 This Friday’s Holmen-Onalaska game has been cancelled, but in it’s place we’ll get a marquee Friday night boy’s basketball game. The same week that the Hilltoppers earned the top spot in the Division 2 Coaches Poll, they’ll defend that title against one of the best Class 2A teams in Minnesota…
By Adam Roberts – 1/20/2021 Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been named the Pro Football Writers of America’s Most Valuable Player for the 2020 season. This is Rogers’ third PFWA MVP honor, and it comes a couple of weeks ahead of the official NFL MVP announcement on February 6th. Rodgers started all 16 games this season,…
By Adam Roberts – 1/20/2021 Baseball Hall of Famer Don Sutton is dead. His son made the announcement yesterday on Twitter. A longtime Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher who won more than 300 games, Sutton also pitched for the Brewers, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, and Los Angeles Angels. He won 324 games and was named to…
By Adam Roberts – 1/19/2021 The Council of Chancellors for the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference have unanimously voted to begin their winter athletics season on February 1st, making them the final group of area schools to return to athletics after the pandemic began. It’s been a long nearly year without sports for the WIAC, but…
By Adam Roberts – 1/19/2021 The NFL Draft combine will not take place in Indianapolis this year, another byproduct of a pandemic-altered sports calendar. The league informed teams Monday the pre-draft player evaluation will be decentralized for the first time since 1987. Instead, this year, the entire process will be done remotely. All workouts will…
By Adam Roberts – 1/19/2021 I think it was 247Sports’s Evan Flood that said on Twitter Onalaska center Gavin McGrath was throwing a block party with the entire Menomonee Falls team invited to play. Coaches across the state must’ve taken notice, not just of McGrath’s exploits at the Midwest Players Classic but also of the…
By Adam Roberts – 1/18/2021 Head coach Todd Eisner and the Winona State men’s basketball team have had to work hard for every game they’ve been able to play this year, both with trying to duck around COVID trying to cancel so many contests and also by virtue of their games being nail-biting affairs. On…
By Adam Roberts – 1/18/2021 The Packers officially had 8,456 season ticket holders, frontline healthcare workers and first responders in attendance for Saturday’s 32-18 win over the LA Rams. Afterwards, a number of players including both Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams noted the impact that playing in front of fans had on them, particularly in the…
