By Adam Roberts – 9/20/2021 With just a few hours left until kickoff, the Packers have elevated fourth-year wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown to the active roster. General manager Brian Gutekunst announced the late roster move this afternoon, with no reason listed for the elevation this close to game time. The promotion adds an additional…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/20/2021 Division Three college football did away with their polls after most schools cancelled their fall seasons. Which made the release of this week’s poll that much more exciting for all involved, including our own UWL Eagles. La Crosse was ranked 22nd in the first Coaches’ Poll of the season today,…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/20/2021 It’s been a very crazy few days for me since about last Monday. That day I learned a family member had passed away, and I immediately went into family-first mode. As such, I was gone Thursday and Friday and missed out on the high school football action, with a notably…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/14/2021 As we arrive at the official halfway point (in WI at least) of the high school football regular season, there has been some movement in the Wissports.net Coaches Poll for our area teams. In Division Six, Cashton has jumped up one spot for sixth ahead of another big game this…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/15/2021 It appears Bucks players won’t be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine before hitting the hardwood this season. ESPN reports that the NBA won’t have a mandate in place as the league and NBPA negotiate COVID-related protocols ahead of the new campaign. The report also notes most players are already…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/15/2021 Former MVP Christian Yelich knows as well as anyone the kind of environment fans at American Family Field can provide for the Brewers. In a show of gratitude, Yeli is paying it forward to those fans, quite literally. Yelich yesterday announced he will be buying the tickets in appreciation of the…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/14/2021 Major League Baseball is adding to the ways players can honor Roberto Clemente. All players who were nominated for the award named after him can wear his famous number 21 on September 15th. That also applies to those who have won the award in past years. The only Brewer this…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/14/2021 While his career wasn’t a perfect one, you can’t deny the amount of great memories Ryan Braun made during his time in Milwaukee. Today, Braun announced his retirement from baseball after spending 14 years in Milwaukee. During that time, Braun amassed a number of impressive Brewer stats, ranking second in…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/13/2021 No movement this week for Wisconsin football in the Associated Press Top 25 this week after their unsurprising 37-7 win over Eastern Michigan last Saturday. Wisconsin stays at 18th in the Top 25 today, while other Big Ten teams saw some serious movement. After a 35-28 loss to Oregon, Ohio…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/13/2021 The last time the Packers had an opening-week loss as bad as yesterday, you have to travel back 51 years, when the 1970 Packers opened the year with a 40-0 home loss to Detroit. That year, the Brewers were playing their first season in Milwaukee after relocating from Seattle and…… Continue Reading »