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 »
By Adam Roberts – 9/13/2021 On the first Reaction Monday of the 2021 NFL season, there is a LOT to unpack from the first game of the year for the Packers. And next to none of it is positive. Jameis Winston found the end zone five times as the Saints beat Green Bay 38-3 in…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 9/10/2021 The Badgers will look to get in the win column tomorrow. Wisconsin will host Eastern Michigan in a second chance at a first win after the Badgers lost 16-10 at home to Penn State in the opener last week. Here’s the Badger Sports Network’s Matt Lepay with a preview of…… Continue Reading »
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 »