By Adam Roberts – 3/4/2021 Honestly, who breaks news of a signing at 3:25 in the morning? Apparently Boston Globe beat writer Julian McWilliams, that’s who! McWilliams broke the news very early this morning that the Red Sox would not pay center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. and that he would instead sign a deal to…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 3/3/2021 The name on our logo reads ESPN La Crosse 105.5, but every so often we’ll peer over at what’s going on in the community about 25 minutes north of here and witness greatness. Today, greatness, thy name is Jordyn Kleman. The senior from La Crosse once again lived up to…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 3/3/2021 Bills working their way through state government in both Wisconsin and Minnesota would prevent transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Wisconsin State Representative Barb Dittrich authored the Badger state bill which was introduced yesterday. It would ban transgender athletes from female sports from kindergarten through college. Dittrich…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 3/3/2021 A face of the Minnesota Vikings’ offense for the last decade is wearing purple no more. The Vikings have officially parted ways with veteran tight end Kyle Rudolph. The 31-year-old has been released after 10 seasons in Minneapolis. The move saves the Vikings more than five-million dollars in cap space…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 3/2/2021 Tonight’s contest for Wisconsin against #23 Purdue could be the difference in the Badgers remaining in the Top 25 after the week is over. Bucky is clinging onto the 25th spot in the AP rankings at the moment and has actually fallen out of the Top 25 in the Coach’s…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 3/2/2021 The Brewers are adding three more faces to their Wall of Honor. The team announced Monday that center-fielder Carlos Gomez, starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo, and closing pitcher Francisco Rodriguez will be three new additions to the team’s WOH. The Brewers also announced that Gomez will retire as a member of…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 3/2/2021 We’re a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and while many small businesses have largely adjusted to the realities of the situation it is still a daily struggle of staying afloat. Aaron Rodgers is doing what he can to assist businesses in his home state of California. The Green Bay Packers’…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 3/1/2021 I found myself saying when this news broke earlier today, this kind of feels like a wet whoopie-cushion fart of an end to #WattWatch. After many weeks of speculation, culminating today in people thinking a fake Peloton account held news on where JJ Watt would make his new home, Watt…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 3/1/2021 News 19’s Scott Emerich has reported that long-time La Crescent-Hokah baseball head coach Rick Boyer has passed away. As a coach, Rick was a staple of the community, with years of success for the Lancers highlighted by a 2009 Class AA State championship followed by a third place finish the…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 3/1/2021 What a return from vacation. After dealing with a power steering issue with my car this morning, the first thing I see when I log into Twitter at work is that a Peloton account linked to free agent JJ Watt listed Green Bay, Cleveland, and Buffalo. Naturally, the reaction was…… Continue Reading »