By Adam Roberts – 1/4/2021 Turns out, the Badgers loss to Maryland didn’t end up hurting their standing in the AP poll as much as some thought it would. The Wisconsin men fell from sixth to eighth in this week’s poll, while interestingly despite their loss to the Badgers, Minnesota moved up five spots from…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/4/2021 Neither team on the floor Saturday had played a game in about 11 months, but both were eager to get rolling this weekend when the Winona State and Minnesota-Duluth men returned to the floor. In the actual game, the Warriors were unable to maintain a perimeter shooting game, going 6-27…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/4/2021 A few things were seemingly locked up with yesterday’s 35-16 Packer win over the Bears. For certain, Green Bay will now have a bye week and home field advantage throughout the NFC Playoffs, which considering only one team gets a bye this season could be paramount to a Packer Super…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/1/2021 As far as unfortunate injuries go for the Packers, David Bakhtiari seems to suffer them more than nearly any other Packer. The Pro Bowl left tackle reportedly tore his ACL at practice yesterday, ending his year right as Green Bay is preparing for a playoff push. The team has some…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/31/2020 Aaron Donald, Stephon Gilmore, DeAndre Hopkins, Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, Christian McCaffrey, and now Davante Adams. These are the only players in the National Football League rated a “99” in the Madden video game franchise. As trivial as it might seem, many fans and players alike take Madden ratings very…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/30/2020 The NBA is implementing sensor devices to help with contact tracing. ESPN reports the league will require players, coaches, and select staff members to wear the contact sensors during all team-organized activities outside of games including on the team plane, team bus, during practices and other team-related travel. The devices…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/30/2020 One night in pre-COVID times when I was out barhopping, a person at one of the places I went to said I looked like a snack. It’s safe to say they didn’t think I looked like a 6’3″ 350 lbs NFL defensive tackle who has recorded 494 total tackles, 11…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/30/2020 Behind 14-0 to Wake Forest early in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl today, Wisconsin defensive coordinator Jim Leonard needed to adjust quickly to avoid an embarrassing bowl game defeat. Four interceptions later, no one was doubting the Badger defense anymore. Colin Wilder nearly had a pick six for Wisconsin, and a…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/30/2020 Here’s a popular fill-in-the-blank sentence for 2020: “If I had told you last year that _________ would __________, would you have believed me?” How about this one: “If I had told you last year that the NFL would barely have one million fans attend games next season, would you have…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/30/2020 What a difference a few days makes. Just a couple of days ago, the Milwaukee Bucks couldn’t make a three-point bucket to save their lives at Madison Square Garden in a 130-110 loss to the Knicks. Then last night, they go and set a new record. Milwaukee shot 29-51 from…… Continue Reading »