By Adam Roberts – 12/3/2020 Though I sadly had to sit on the sidelines once again this year for the nine-day gun deer season, the good vibes I was sending out to all the hunters in the woods/cornfields/marshlands clearly paid off, with 2020 a banner year for whitetail deer harvesting. According to the Wisconsin DNR,…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/3/2020 A former All Star pitcher for the Brewers has a new home with the world champions. Ahead of the Wednesday deadline to tender contracts to players, Corey Knebel was traded by the organization yesterday to the Dodgers for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Knebel played in…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/2/2020 Despite the previous article I wrote detailing the return of wide receiver Adam Thielen to the Minnesota Vikings as they try and manufacture a wild card run, change is still needed on the Vikings special teams unit, which came yesterday evening. The Vikings have cut long snapper Austin Cutting, a…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/2/2020 Believe it or not, weeks after some in the national media dubbed the Minnesota Vikings the worst team in football, they’re suddenly right back in the wild card race. Since starting the year 1-5, the Vikings have won four of their last five, but with little room for error and…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/2/2020 Giannis and the Bucks will once again be a featured part of the NBA’s Christmas Day showcase, arguably the biggest regular season day for games. Milwaukee will welcome Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors to Fiserv on December 25th in the second of five top tier match ups including…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/1/2020 Two area schools have requested to change their football conference affiliation starting in the fall of 2022. Today was the official deadline for WIAA schools to request football-only conference realignment for that season, and De Soto and West Salem both are seeking a change. If the requests are approved, De…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/1/2020 I hinted that the Packers’ signing of Tavon Austin could mean the writing is on the wall for wide receiver and special teamer Darrius Shepherd. Today, we got confirmation that this is in fact the case. Green Bay is releasing wide receiver Darrius Shepherd, who has served as the primary…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 12/1/2020 The Packers are bringing in a 2013 Top 10 draft pick that has some familiarity with the Matt LaFleur coaching style. Green Bay is set to sign wide receiver and special teamer Tavon Austin this week ahead of their game Sunday against Philadelphia. Austin spent his first five years with…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 11/30/2020 Kicker Joey Slye had been money twice for the Panthers against the Vikings, but after Chad Beebe caught a 10 yarder from Kirk Cousins with 46 seconds to go in the game, his services would be called upon once again from 54 yards away. Turns out, the third time was…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 11/30/2020 Don’t look now, but 2-0 Wisconsin men’s basketball has climbed into the national Top 5. Wisconsin moves up to fourth in the AP poll today after a 92-58 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Friday evening in which they began the night on a 25-0 run. The Badgers are joined in the…… Continue Reading »