By Adam Roberts – 4/20/2021 With 23 seconds to go in overtime, Khris Middleton pulled up from the top of the key and drained a three over Suns superstar Devin Booker. For a brief moment, the Bucks had regained the momentum in a game that wouldn’t have even been in the extra frame if they…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 4/19/2021 Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos expressed his hope yesterday on WISN-TV’s “Up Front” program that legislation which would bar transgender girls and women from participating in girls’ and women’s sports in Wisconsin will move forward. “They very idea that you are going to have people who are physically a different sex…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 4/19/2021 To whoever coined the phrase “The times, they are a-changin’”, you clearly haven’t paid the G-E-T area a visit. When the Redhawks take the field, it’s no secret what head coach Jon Steffenhagen’s plan is: run the ball down your throat, and we dare you to stop up. Over the…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 4/19/2021 It’s no secret to area sports fans that Viterbo women’s volleyball has built an excellent program in the last 10 years, with numerous deep runs in the NAIA Tournament most recently falling in the semifinals to Westmont in 2019. It’s also no secret to knowledgeable fans that the path to…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 4/16/2021 Today, the Milwaukee Bucks have announced a partnership with four other pro sports teams to hold an auction for the family of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old killed by a Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer on Sunday. The partnership is between the Bucks, Timberwolves, Heat, Nets, and the Minnesota Lynx of…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 4/16/2021 Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly was on #Greeny this morning on ESPN La Crosse 105.5, and the two spent a good deal of time discussing the changes coming to college sports. Most of the discourse was over whether or not it’s avoiding a potentially challenging situation by transferring…… Continue Reading »
Hank Aaron To Replace Confederate General’s Name On Atlanta SchooBy Adam Roberts – 4/15/2021 Former Milwaukee/Atlanta Brave and Milwaukee Brewer Hank Aaron’s name will replace a confederate general’s name at an Atlanta high school. The city’s school board voted unanimously to name the school after the baseball great over Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was also…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 4/15/2021 We already knew that the Midwest Players Classic was getting a big buff for 2022, expanding to a two-day schedule at the renovated La Crosse Center. Now we know the full schedule for the 2021 event, and it includes the MPC’s first foray into Nebraska! Both days will begin with…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 4/15/2021 While at home recovering from my second COVID shot yesterday, I hopped on Twitter for a little bit to follow along with the Brewers-Cubs series finale for a bit, mostly because I, like many of us, can not get the Brewers on my tv thanks to the lovely television situation…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 4/13/2021 The NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero is reporting that the NFL is making a strong push to get team employees vaccinated against COVID-19 while not going so far as to directly mandate them. In a memo released today, the league said that “any team employee who refuses a COVID-19 vaccination without…… Continue Reading »