By Adam Roberts – 1/5/2021 After having half of their doubleheader against Minnesota-Duluth nixed by COVID, Winona State men’s and women’s basketball will miss out on more games this upcoming weekend. Both teams’ contests against Southwest Minnesota State have been cancelled as the teams continue to deal with virus cases. Per an official team release,…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/5/2021 Amidst all of the craziness of the past year, we’re happy that there will still be a Midwest Players Classic this winter for both the excellent matchups it brings as well as our ability to cover the event to the max once again. There will be a few changes to…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/5/2021 It didn’t take long for Jack Coan to find a new home. The former Badger quarterback, seeing the writing on the wall with the program’s commitment to Graham Mertz, entered the transfer portal ahead of the team’s appearance in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. His next home will be in South…… Continue Reading »
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 »