By Adam Roberts – 7/8/2021 Miraculously, Giannis Antetokounmpo seemed largely unhindered by the knee hyperextension that kept him sidelined for the final two games of the Eastern Conference Finals when he took to the court Tuesday against Phoenix. According to the team, it shouldn’t be a concern going forward. Giannis is officially off the injury…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 7/8/2021 The WBCA All-State lists dropped today, and they feature three of our area’s best athletes on the diamond. Viroqua senior infielder Clayton Slack was named to the second team, while Aquinas senior Jared Everson and Onalaska senior outfielder Mason Manglitz each received third-team honors. La Crosse Central pitcher Dylan Lapic…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 7/7/2021 There’s some big news today for athletes competing in, and fans of, the mixed martial arts world and boxing worlds. The Nevada State Athletic Commission is voting to end disciplining boxers and mixed martial arts fighters for marijuana use. Nevada follows the Florida State Boxing Commission, which stopped testing for…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 7/7/2021 While the highlight of the event was probably all those juicy sound bites I told you would come out of the event, there was still a charity golf match played in Montana yesterday between the teams of Aaron Rodgers-Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson-Tom Brady. Rodgers and DeChambeau closed out Mickelson…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 7/7/2021 The line between a hyperextended knee and a torn ACL is very fine. Anytime a basketball player injures their knee, the first though anyone likely has is: that player is probably out for an extended period of time. For Giannis Antetokounmpo, “extended period of time” meant two games. The Greek…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 7/6/2021 One of the Brewers’ pieces from the Willy Adames trade is already off to a new location in exchange for a new first baseman. According to Ken Rosenthal, the team is acquiring Rowdy Tellez from the Toronto Blue Jays and sending away picther Trevor Richards. Rosenthal said any other pieces…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 7/6/2021 The Bucks may once again be without Giannis this evening when they take the court for Game One of the NBA Finals against Phoenix. Orrrrrrrr maybe not. The team has officially upgraded Giannis from doubtful to questionable tonight as they gauge how game-ready the Greek Freak’s hyperextended knee is. Giannis…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 7/6/2021 Yes this is a Rodgers story. No, it does not revolve around his standing with the team. Today, Aaron will team up with Bryson DeChambeau in a competition against Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady at Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Montana as part of this year’s edition of “The Match”. The…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 7/5/2021 On the ESPN La Crosse 105.5 Twitter page, we put the chance of Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers using the COVID-19 opt-out as his reason for missing this season at somewhere around 0.00000000000000000000001%. Looks like the likely path played out. Rodgers passed on the NFL’s COVID opt-out option. The deadline to…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 7/5/2021 The high of the Milwaukee Bucks making the first NBA Finals since 1974 seemed to wear off pretty quickly for the Bucks players after the ECF win over Atlanta Saturday night. While there were certainly plenty of smiles to be found in the locker room during postgame, I’d say the…… Continue Reading »