By Adam Roberts – 9/10/2021 It can be tough to keep up with all the shifting around in sports television deals that seems to change the landscape every few years or so. Now a new report says Amazon is apparently the leading candidate to get NFL Sunday Ticket. That’s according to CNBC, as the question…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts -9/9/2021 Head coach Matt LaFleur teased at his presser today that we’d learn about the 2021 capains at some point tomorrow from him, but probably later today via media leaks, tweets, etc. Well don’t mind if I do! Green Bay’s 2021 captains will be as follows: Offense Aaron Rodgers Davante Adams Marcedes…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/9/2021 As we move along this high school football season, there are some very interesting conference races starting to take shape in our area. In particular, the Mississippi Valley Conference feels VERY open this year after West Salem shut out Central, Onalaska looked shaky at times against Holmen, and even Sparta…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/8/2021 Vikings right tackle Brian O’Neill got paid today in a big way. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the five-year extension for O’Neill is worth $92.5 million, of which $49 million is guaranteed, and runs through the 2026 season. O’Neill is entering the final year of his rookie contract.…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/8/2021 The Badger men’s basketball team has unveiled their upcoming 2021-22 Big Ten schedule. While the season begins November 15th against Providence in the Gavitt Tipoff Games, conference play will begin at the Kohl Center December 8th against Indiana. Home games include: 1/6 vs Iowa 1/13 vs Ohio State 1/21 vs…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/8/2021 Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has never come across to me as the kind of person who enjoys surprises. So maybe it’s not too shocking that there aren’t too many surprises on the Vikings unofficial depth chart released by the team yesterday. Most notably, it looks like D.J. Wonnum has…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/7/2021 The AP poll was a bit on the fritz earlier this afternoon, but after the dust settled it was clear that Wisconsin would drop a bit in the newest Top 25 today. After their 16-10 loss to Penn State, the Badgers fell from 12th to 18th on the weekly list,…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/7/2021 Dolla, dolla bills y’all. More Americans are expected to bet on NFL games when the season kicks off this Thursday. That’s according to a survey form the American Gaming Association. It expects 36-percent more Americans to put down some money on games this season. That number comes out to more…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/6/2021 After 658 days without a UWL football game and having his first season as head coached nixed due to COVID, it’s safe to say Matt Janus was eager to get 2021 off to a good start. The Eagles offense was electric both through the air and on the ground, gaining…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/6/2021 Badger quarterback Graham Mertz recalled after Saturday’s 16-10 loss to #19 Penn State that there were too many mistakes in the redzone late, many of which Mertz was to blame for. The Badger quarterback had two costly interceptions late in the ballgame, and Wisconsin converted on just one redzone trip…… Continue Reading »