No. 10 Wisconsin has canceled Saturday’s football game with Purdue as COVID-19 cases within the team continue to rise. School officials announced Tuesday that three more players and two additional staffers have tested positive since Saturday. That brings the program’s total number of active cases to 27. The total includes 15 players and 12 staffers.…… Read more »
MADISON – The University of Wisconsin football program has been forced to pause team activities and cancel this Saturday’s game with Nebraska after at least a dozen positive COVID-19 tests in the program. The university announced plans to pause team activities and cancel the game on their website. A portion of the university’s statement is…… Read more »
Several N-F-L writers are reporting the Green Bay Packers will sign experienced wide receiver Seth Roberts this week. Roberts was released by the Carolina Panthers Monday. He played 44 snaps over the last three games with the Panthers and wasn’t targeted. He has four catches for 31 yards in seven games. Roberts has played in…… Read more »
As Saturday’s game in Nebraska draws closer the chances it will be called off are growing. Multiple sources are saying the test positivity rate at the University of Wisconsin is nearing the threshold that would force the Badgers to stop regular practices and games for at least seven days. A second positive test means redshirt…… Read more »
Coach Greg Gard and his staff admit the preseason has been more challenging for the players than it has in the past. The Badgers are really focusing on conditioning while they get ready for basketball. In the past, Gard’s players have been running Bascom Hill to get in shape. This year, the challenge was running…… Read more »
After a solid season with the Milwaukee Bucks, guard Wes Matthews is expected to opt-out of his contract with the team. Matthews likely feels he can do much better than the two-point-six million dollar option. The 34-year-old sharpshooter performed well for coach Mike Budenholzer. N-B-A observers say he could net a multi-year contract worth four-to-six…… Read more »
After an impressive start to his college career, Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz may have to miss three games. He and the Badgers are awaiting the results from a second test after receiving a positive test result over the weekend. If the second test comes back positive, Mertz would be forced to miss three games against…… Read more »
Davante Adams caught 13 passes for 196 yards and two scores as the Green Bay Packers bounced back from their only defeat of the season with a 35-20 win in Houston. The Packers’ record improved to 4-and-1. They led 21-0 at halftime and were never seriously threatened. A patched-together offensive line, playing without star left…… Read more »
A study by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health indicates high school sports isn’t responsible for the spread of COVID-19. Researchers worked with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association and the more than 200 schools that responded to a survey. Of the 209 athletes who know how they got the virus, only…… Read more »
No “Jump Around,” no marching band, no roaring crowd – but football returns to Camp Randall Stadium tonight (Friday). Kickoff for the much-delayed first game of the 2020 season is set for 7:00 p-m. Wisconsin is a 19-and-a-half-point favorite over Illinois – the team that upset the Badgers last year. Wisconsin will be playing without…… Read more »
