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 »
By Adam Roberts – 12/29/2020 A seismic shift in the NFL MVP odds has occurred after two performances last weekend. Coming into the weekend a +450 underdog, Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers went 21-25 for 231 yards, four touchdowns, including three to Davante Adams, and an interception in the Packers’ 40-14 win over Tennessee. That performance…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/29/2020 The NCAA is starting a public awareness campaign to promote the benefits of wearing masks. The NCAA has filed a trademark for “Mask Madness.” The official filing says the NCAA will sell “Mask Madness” branded face masks and use the campaign to bring more awareness and promote the benefits of…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/29/2020 The grind of a college basketball season often means great teams will slip up against a team they should beat a handful of times during the year. At the pro level, we saw that on Sunday as the Bucks fell to the Knicks. Last night, it happened to the Badgers.…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/28/2020 It hasn’t been too often in recent history that an Aquinas girl’s basketball team has found themselves in a hole needing to climb out, but that was the case today against Lake Mills. Down 43-25 to the #2 (D3) L-Cats, the Blugolds found scoring where they have so far this…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/28/2020 Bad shooting nights are bound to happen from time-to-time in the NBA, but Milwaukee’s performance against a consensus bad team like the Knicks is still quite embarrassing. Thankfully the Packers were on at the same time to distract most of us. The Bucks finished the game shooting 18.4 percent from…… Continue Reading »