Photo Credit: AP/CBSSports.com By: Zach Cook Lost in the chaotic month of March – from NFL free agency to college basketball – is the beginning of the spring training. The Milwaukee Brewers reported to spring training earlier this month after a disappointing end to the 2014 campaign – a season in which they failed to…… MORE
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1 or 2? Chances are, Wisconsin’s fate already decided
By: Marques Eversoll If you’re a Wisconsin Badgers fan, you were probably pretty upset 11 years ago. Wisconsin had just defeated No. 12 Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament Championship; the Badgers finished 24-6 and checked in at No. 10 in the final AP poll. Their reward? A No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament.…… MORE
Cobb, Bulaga back with Pack; 2015 off to fast start
By: Marques Eversoll After the Packers’ crushing loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship, left guard Josh Sitton wondered what the team’s future might hold. Just five minutes away from the Super Bowl, the Packers had the ball and a 19-7 lead. You know what happened. Sitton was understandably frustrated. “This team, I…… MORE
The time is now for Phoenix basketball
Photo credit: Green Bay Athletics/GreenBayPhoenix.com By: Marques Eversoll The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basktball won’t host the Horizon League tournament — as long as Valparaiso is still alive — but the Phoenix has to be pleased with how things are setting up. With Milwaukee banned from the postseason this season, there are only eight teams in the postseason.…… MORE
Despite “disappointing” 40 times, Packers could pick TE early
Photo credit: Kirthmon F. Dozer/MCT. (ChicagoTribune.com) By: Marques Eversoll This year’s top tight end Maxx Williams raised eyebrows when he was clocked unofficially at 4.90 in his first crack at the 40-yard dash. His official 40 time was 4.78, which looks a lot different than 4.90. Exhale. But for Williams, who former NFL scout Dan…… MORE
Perryman could give Packers a Borland-esque boost
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Aaron M. Sprecher (NFL.com) By: Marques Eversoll In hindsight, I really wish I had a dime for every time I said, “Whenever Chris Borland is drafted, it’ll be too late.” Many weren’t on board with the undersized former Badger, but he’s a football player. Isn’t that who the NFL employs? The linebacker-rich…… MORE
Bucks moved Knight because it made the most sense
(Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) By: Marques Eversoll Once upon a time, the Bucks traded Ray Allen for a 28-game rental of Gary Payton. From then on, it’s been like I’ve looked at my computer screen with one eye because I couldn’t bear to see the damage. Moving Brandon Knight at the…… MORE
Packers will get it right with Randall Cobb
By: Marques Eversoll To me, the question isn’t if the Packers will re-sign Randall Cobb. It’s how much they’ll pay to keep him around. Jordy Nelson, on the first day of training camp last summer, signed a four-year deal worth $39 million and $11.5 million guaranteed. A nice reward for a guy coming off a career year…… MORE
Wisconsin’s search should begin, end with Chryst
By MARQUES EVERSOLL Once upon a time, Wisconsin football legend Barry Alvarez announced he’d soon retire from coaching. And after his newly hired defensive coordinator Bret Bielema molded a loaded Badgers defense to the sixth-best scoring defense in the country in his very first season, Alvarez decided that he’d seen enough—Bielema was his guy. The…… MORE
Plenty of reasons to be excited about basketball in Wisconsin
(Photo credit: AP) By MARQUES EVERSOLL It’s football season in Wisconsin, so the state remains focused on the Green Bay Packers. It’s only (already?) Week 7 of the NFL season, and we still have a solid three more months of football to enjoy. But. Basketball is on the horizon. The Wisconsin Badgers, coming off a…… MORE
