By Adam Roberts – 11/23/2020 It’s safe to say the start of the 2020 offseason has not been kind to the Milwaukee Bucks. While Jrue Holiday is certainly a nice addition to the starting five, the collapse of the Bogdanovic deal and his subsequent signing with the Atlanta Hawks is certainly not the look the…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 11/23/2020 After his first two starts, many assumed the upward trajectory of Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz would continue last Saturday against #19 Northwestern. After all, the Wildcats, though unbeaten, recently have had some close calls; conversely Wisconsin marched with relative ease to wins in their two games. But the offense sputtered…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 11/20/2020 We continue to follow how winter sports will shake out in our area as it pertains to the pandemic, but basketball continues to roll on at Viterbo University for the time being. Last night, the men’s team opened up their Viterbo Invitational with a 70-67 over Clarke University. Things got…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 11/20/2020 Minor league baseball is a section of sports that has both A) been completely ravished by COVID-19, and B) not discussed all that much about at the top levels of sports talk. Major realignment is coming to MiLB, and teams are rising up to and falling down to different levels…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 11/20/2020 The NBA is investigating the failed trade for Bogdan Bogdanovic between the Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings for tampering. Sacramento agreed to send Bogdanovic to Milwaukee in exchange for Donte DiVincenzo, D.J. Wilson and Ersan Ilyasova. However, Bogdanovic is a restricted free agent this season and never agreed to the…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 11/19/2020 When this image popped up on Brewers’ Twitter this afternoon, it probably prompted a number of double-takes from Milwaukee fans: But fear not Brewer faithful, David Stearns isn’t heading anywhere. While Mike Arnold is now the Crew’s Senior Vice President and General Manager, Stearns will remain with the team as…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 11/19/2020 After an offseason that saw a virtual split over the NFL collective bargaining agreement between player reps, the Packers’ Aaron Rodgers is no longer the Packers’ players association representative. Rodgers said he is unhappy about how things happened in February when they voted on the new CBA. He was one…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 11/19/2020 In 1986, the British progressive rock group Genesis released their pop-oriented album Invisible Touch, with the third single “Land of Confusion” becoming the most memorable track (if you haven’t seen the music video, it’s a bizarre and fun trip back in time filled with Cold War references and wacky puppets…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 11/18/2020 Something to keep an eye on as we get close to the Packers road trip to Indianapolis will be the practice status of wide receiver Davante Adams, who missed the main portion of practice today. ESPN’s Rob Demovsky says that Adams was present at the team stretch inside the Don…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 11/18/2020 A 4-5 matchup between Spring Grove and Houston in the 9-Man football Section 1A playoffs didn’t figure to be very close; Spring Grove has dominated the series for a decade now, and earlier this season the Lions took care of business against the Hurricanes to open the season on October…… Continue Reading »