By Adam Roberts – 8/6/2021 It’s the final countdown for Tokyo 2020 this weekend, as the US makes one final push for medals to pad their solid lead at the top of the medal leaderboard. Here’s your daily Olympic update: In the semifinal of the 97kg division of men’s freestyle wrestling, Pennsylvania’s Kyle Frederick Snyder…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/5/2021 Practice wrapped up hours ago for the Packers, but their front office has made a couple of moves this evening. The team has waived long snapper Joe Fortunato. The Delaware product was participating in his first NFL training camp this year. In addition, Green Bay has also claimed outside linebacker…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/5/2021 After a quiet quarterfinal against Spain, Khris Middleton re-emerged last night as an important bench piece for the USA men’s basketball team. Couple that with a fine contribution from Jrue Holiday plus a big third quarter for the team in general, and the Americans are one win away from silencing…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/5/2021 Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins was back with the team today after being activated off the league reserve/COVID-19 list. Cousins had been deemed a close contact along with rookie QB Kellen Mond to backup Nate Stanley last week, but Cousins said at a presser today he has had six negative tests…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/4/2021 Former Badger coach and player Alando Tucker has responded to a report written in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that details events that reportedly went on during a difficult stretch of the 2019-20 season for the Badger men’s basketball team. Tucker was hired by the program as an interim assistant after…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/4/2021 The US is one step closer to having both their men’s and women’s basketball teams compete for Olympic gold. We dissect that and more in you Olympic Update: The U.S. women’s basketball team is into the semifinals at the Tokyo Olympics after cruising past Australia 79-55. It’s Team USA’s 53rd…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/4/2021 There are two things I personally associate with the Viroqua community: Wild West Days and baseball excellence. The former is coming up in two weeks, while the latter was on display once again yesterday. The Class A Legion baseball title went to Viroqua courtesy of a 4-2 win over second-ranked…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/4/2021 The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks continue to add depth to the roster, electing to bring back a piece from the 2018-19 roster. According to reports, guard George Hill is making a return to the Bucks after being waived by the 76ers. Hill previously spent two seasons with Milwaukee, offering a…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/3/2021 On top of Jrue, Khris, and the rest of Team USA men’s basketball earning a quarterfinal win over Spain, there’s been plenty of other Olympic news made today. Here’s your daily check on the latest from Tokyo: After pulling out of all her other events while focusing on her mental…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 8/3/2021 The UWL football team is adding a bit of local flair to its coaching staff this week. Noah Risch has been hired as an assistant coach; he will work in the sports performance center and also run the scout team at practices while working with linebackers as well. Risch is…… Continue Reading »