By Adam Roberts – 8/16/2021 More Badger rankings, yay! Wisconsin is ranked 12th in the first preseason Associated Press poll of the 2021 season. Last week, the Badgers were listed 15th in the first coaches poll. The rest of the Big Ten shakes up like this: Ohio State is fourth while also receiving one first…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/13/2021 Tell me if this sounds familiar from last year: a sporting event will have no general admission fans due to COVID concerns. There will be no general admission fans in attendance at the Little League World Series this year. Little League International announced today it made the difficult decision because…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/13/2021 It appears as though the Milwaukee Bucks are taking the approach of Vin Diesel when it comes to Thanasis Antetokounmpo. “You don’t turn your back on family” According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Milwaukee has agreed to a two-year deal with the older Antetokounmpo brother on the roster. Thanasis played in 57…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/12/2021 Per WXOW sports director Scott Emerich, a legend in the La Crosse sports community has passed away. Emerich reports Roger Harring has died, with the passing confirmed by former players and friends. Harring had a long history in the community dating back to his time as a student at UW-La…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/12/2021 Viterbo women’s volleyball moved up three spots this week in the NAIA poll this week, the same week that they were unveiled as favorites to win the NSAA. This afternoon the team proved exactly why they will be a force to be reckoned with once again. The V-Hawks visited a…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/12/2021 While by no means a Cubs fan in any capacity, one of my bucket list places to go watch a baseball game is Principal Park in Des Moines, Iowa, site of the Triple A Iowa Cubs. Between the clean facility and the view of the state capitol building in left…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/11/2021 The Packers and Vikings are making things clear where their rosters stand this week with the first depth charts of training camp released. There weren’t many surprises on the Packer depth chart; cornerback Kevin King is still listed as a starter despite having been out with a hamstring injury. Meanwhile, the…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/11/2021 The Bucks are shoring up their roster for 2021-22 with the signing today of one of their second round draft picks. According to The Athletic’s Eric Nehm, the team has locked in forward Georgios Kalaitzakis to a three-year deal. Nehm says Milwaukee will use part of the mid-level exception that…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/10/2021 It won’t be long now before we start talking more and more Badger sports. For now, we can peep the first coaches poll of the preseason, which has the Badgers planted near the middle of the Top 25. Wisconsin is ranked 15th in this week’s preseason poll, coming off their…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/10/2021 The Viroqua legion baseball team wouldn’t go down without a fight yesterday against Kaukauna in the Class A Central Plains Tournament Championship Game. In the sixth inning, the Viroqua boys took a 4-3 lead before Kaukauna would counter in the bottom half of the inning. After that, it would take…… Continue Reading »