By Adam Roberts – 7/12/2021 Johnny Davis was already the Coulee Region basketball world’s golden boy. Now he just has some extra hardware to prove it. Davis and the USA U19 team won gold at the FIBA World Cup in Latvia with an 83-81 nailbiter against France to cap off a perfect 7-0 run in…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 7/12/2021 I had a privilege of getting to travel solo to the Deer District for yesterday’s NBA Finals game in Milwaukee. Standing shoulder to shoulder with over 25,000 other individuals outside Fiserv Forum was a sports experience unlike any I’ve ever had before and made me feel like I was a…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 7/9/2021 The Loggers have earned one representative in the 2021 Northwoods League All-Star Game Outfielder Kyle Casper is La Crosse’s lone selection, despite missing a good chunk of the season to start with a hamstring injury. The Arizona product is currently batting .292 with 4 extra-base hits and 16 RBIs. The…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 7/9/2021 One one good leg, Giannis Antetokounmpo put on possibly his best display of playoff basketball in his career: 42 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, and a steal. He looked every bit his usual self and did everything possible to keep Milwaukee in the series. Unfortunately, the combination of…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 7/8/2021 Japan is declaring a state of emergency in Tokyo to combat rising COVID cases just two weeks before the Olympics are to begin. The state of emergency declared today will run from July 12th, through August 22nd. This means bars and restaurants won’t be allowed to serve alcohol and must…… Continue Reading »
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 »