It is already been an NHL postseason of note, as the Detroit Red Wings have missed the playoffs for the first time in nearly 25 years. Additionally, there were 20 total overtime periods played in all of the series and a total of 28 of the 42 games played were decided by a single goal.…
Leadup to March Madness
To start off, congratulations are in order. The Connecticut Women’s Basketball team has recently won the 101st consecutive game, one of the longest streaks in sports history. Since losing in double overtime to Stanford back in 2014, they’ve been on an absolute tear. Earlier this past week, they snuck past Tulane 63-60, in one of…
Vikings of the Week: Wes Hetcher (Indoor Track)
Photo by Emei Thompson This week I had the pleasure to talk with senior Wesley Hetcher. Hetcher is a senior pole vaulter on the indoor and outdoor track teams and played football for the Vikings this fall. At the Platteville Invitational, he vaulted 3.41m and over this weekend at the Stevens Point Invitational he…
Super Bowl Recap: A Good, But Unpredictable Game
“It was a good game.“ My mother is a damn smart woman, and can turn a hell of a phrase. Her deadpan, in-depth analysis of Super Bowl LI is undeniably the best way to describe Super Bowl LI. I don’t want to go too far into the details of how the Falcons blew a 25-point…
Super Bowl Preview, Predictions
One of the primary matchups in Super Bowl LI this weekend is the high-scoring offense of the Atlanta Falcons against the sturdy defense of the New England Patriots. The Falcons boast one of the most consistent offensive lines in football, having the only group of five to start every single game this season. It’s not…
Super bowl conference championship games
Four teams came into the conference championship games for each of the two National Football League (NFL) conferences, each led by high-profile, “elite” quarterbacks. For the careers of one or two, that adjective is debatable, but each put on a season worthy of the title in 2016. Matt Ryan led the Atlanta Falcons to an…
College football ends: We’ve had a bowl
With more than 40 bowl games played in the last month, and the NFL entering the playoffs, there has been plenty of football to watch. The college season in particular ended in one of the more exciting ways possible. I will start by responding to my earlier claims. I had said before that the Big…
Football to face bitter rival Saturday
The oldest rivalry in Wisconsin football is being renewed this week. The 123rd team of Lawrence Vikings head south and a little west to play the R**hawks on Nov. 12. This will be the 116th meeting between the teams, and the Vikings are currently 16 games back in the all-time series. Traditionally, a Lawrence victory…
NBA 2016 Projections
I’m not going to pretend I’m a basketball expert. However, I can repeatedly yell a single factoid and claim it to be an argument, so step aside Stephen A. Smith. Here’s just a few storylines from first week-odd of the season, and my predictions. Big addition Kevin Durant has not yet skyrocketed the Golden State…
Big Ten Football Is the Best
One of the hardest questions to answer about college athletics is who has the toughest schedule. This often then comes down to what conference a team plays in, since they will face the same eight or nine teams every year. Although Alabama (SEC) remains the number one ranked team (rightfully so) in the nation by…