By Adam Roberts – 6/11/2021 The next NBA season will be reportedly starting on time after the current one was delayed due to the pandemic. According to The Athletic, the next season is reportedly slated to begin October 19th. That would put the NBA back on its regularly scheduled format to allow for 82 games.…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 6/11/2021 As Green Bay Packer minicamp wrapped up yesterday, the story of the day came not on anything related to Aaron Rodgers’s holdout or a Jordan Love touchdown throw. It was about an incident from last year that has resulted in punishment now for tight end Jace Sternberger. The third-year Packer will…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 6/10/2021 It won’t happen right away but the College Football Playoff may be expanding to a 12 team format. Reports throughout the day say the CFP committee will propose the expansion when it meets next week. The committee will reportedly recommend the playoff include the six highest-ranked conference champions and the…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 6/10/2021 Aerial shots above Lambeau Field this upcoming season will have decidedly more human beings in them. The team today confirmed it plans to host fans at full capacity at games and other events this summer and fall. Those extra events include the annual shareholders meeting on July 26th and Packers…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 6/10/2021 While the Brewers have overall been on a hot streak of late, their winning ways were paused yesterday evening in Cincinnati. Searching for their sixth straight victory, Milwaukee ran into rookie pitcher Vladimir Gutierrez. The Havana product went seven innings giving up just two runs with seven strikeouts in the…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 6/9/2021 As the temperatures warm up, I long to get out on the links and play my first full round of golf for the year. It’s also around this time that I get excited for the WIAA state golf tournament. While I have been a part of one state football championship,…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 6/9/2021 On his way out the door, soon-to-be-retired Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez has noted the college athletics landscape is on pace to look noticeably different over the next few years. The biggest reason may be the push for NIL, or name, image, and likeness rights for the modern student athlete.…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 6/9/2021 The question has been asked before: when does gamesmanship cross over into taunting? Well, the N-B-A thinks the Brooklyn Nets found, and crossed, that line in Game One of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Bucks. According to the New York Post, the Nets had opted to put a running…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 6/8/2021 A group representing businesses in Georgia affected by the relocation of the MLB All Star game is taking legal action seeking compensation, and baseball isn’t thrilled with it. Major League Baseball is criticizing a lawsuit filed over the relocation of Atlanta’s All-Star game. The summer classic was moved earlier this…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 6/8/2021 We became privy to this news yesterday courtesy of ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Rob Demovsky, but today in Green Bay as players arrive for the start of mandatory minicamp, Aaron Rodgers will not be among them. While he will stay away from team activities which begin today and run through…… Continue Reading »