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Wisconsin’s Logan Hensler has impressive NHL Draft Combine with 3 top 25 finishes The Wisconsin Badgers are looking to have another first-round pick in the NHL Draft this season with Logan Hensler. This would be the second time in three years that a first-round selection has come out of Wisconsin. The odds for that to happen have gone up as Hensler had an impressive NHL Draft Combine performance, with multiple top-25 finishes in testing and drills. The NHL Combine invites the 90 best prospects and tests them in 12 different things (14 if you count that there’s a left-hand and…

Former Wisconsin Badger receives middling grade in PFF’s 2025 NFL tight end ranking Former Wisconsin Badger and current Dallas Cowboy Jake Ferguson landed at No. 17 in ProFootballFocus’ recent list of the NFL’s top tight ends entering 2025. Ferguson, whose 145 career receptions rank second all-time among Badger tight ends, earned a Pro Bowl appearance in 2023. In three seasons with Dallas, Ferguson has reeled in 149 receptions for 1,429 yards and seven touchdowns. Sandwiched between New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry (No. 16) and Green Bay Packers pass-catcher Tucker Craft (No. 18), Ferguson dropped five spots from last…

6 Wisconsin Badgers football players who deserve NIL backpay from $2.8 billion NCAA settlement The settlement created backpay for athletes who played between 2016 and 2024, and the Wisconsin Badgers had some great players who deserved to be compensated but weren’t allowed. The NCAA’s landmark settlement in the House case included a pool of roughly $2.8 billion to be set aside for former college athletes who weren’t allowed to be compensated for their name, image and likeness. The backpay is only for athletes who played between 2016 and 2024, dating back to a strong stretch for the Paul Chryst era…

However, since the offseason has began, we’ve seen the backup big man from last year’s squad take major jumps in not only his skill set, but in his mentality and leadership as well. “BG” announced that he was coming back to Kentucky on April 12 for the 2025-26 season, and since then, has been the talk of the town to be the starting center for Mark Pope’s second-year team. ADVERTISEMENT Last season, Garrison played behind Amari Williams, coming off of the bench and averaging 5.9 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game in just 17.3 minutes a night. Having…

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is favored to do something no Kentucky Wildcat has ever done In what’s been a dream season for former Kentucky Wildcats guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder, there’s one more accomplishment that both he and the team can achieve. The Thunder are looking to win their first NBA championship when they take on the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals. Gilgeous-Alexander has already won the NBA MVP and Western Conference Finals MVP this season. He’s now the favorite to win the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP. FanDuel has him listed at -550 to win the award,…

Indiana Pacers assistant Lloyd Pierce taking lessons for next opportunity as head coach Working alongside Rick Carlisle in Indiana, Pierce wants to someday lead another organization to NBA Finals OKLAHOMA CITY – As Indiana Pacers lead assistant coach Lloyd Pierce stands on the sideline during his first NBA Finals, it’s inevitable that he may daydream a little about being a head coach again in this elite situation one day. It wasn’t that long ago that Pierce was the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks. While the current head coaching job cycle has just two job openings (New York Knicks, Phoenix…

Former Mavericks coach makes NBA history in Finals with Indiana Pacers Rick Carlisle and the Pacers continue to find ways to come back. The Indiana Pacers accomplished the impossible again, erasing a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the OKC Thunder to steal a win 111-110. They’ve been making a habit out of this all postseason, making them must-watch TV in the playoffs, and Tyrese Haliburton’s game-winner here was no different. It’s their fifth comeback of 15 or more points in this postseason alone. And with them going up a historically great OKC Thunder team,…

Wisconsin defenseman projected to be a first round pick in latest NHL mock drafts Logan Hensler is mocked in the first round of all major mock drafts. The Wisconsin Badgers are poised to have another first-round pick in the NHL draft later this month. Defenseman Logan Hensler is being mocked in the first round of all the latest mock drafts and even appears in the top 15 players on the ESPN NHL Draft Big Board. For a defensive-hungry team, he could even crack into the top 10 of the draft. Right now, Hensler is participating in the NHL Draft Combine,…

Russell Wilson keeps getting QB doubted — Wisconsin, Seattle, now the Giants Russell Wilson has been here before, multiple times. Can he win another QB competition? Here we go again: Former Wisconsin BadgerRussell Wilson is facing down the doubters. He’s about to enter another quarterback controversy, which has seemingly been his story everywhere he goes. He’s thought to be undersized, doesn’t fit the system, is too old, or for some other reason. And once again, like he does each time he enters the quarterback fire, he responds with much the same language, demeanor, and desire to prove everyone wrong. Russell…

Luke Fickell hasn’t gone as expected yet at 12-13 overall through two seasons at Wisconsin. There’s still a belief around the conference in what he can be there, though, especially now that the Badger offense has been re-worked. Athlon Sports’ preview magazine shared quotes from anonymous coaches around the Big Ten. The ones regarding Wisconsin still had trust in Fickell being the right coach for their program but continued to blame their offensive approach as to why he hasn’t worked out to this point in Madison. Fickell is the guy, but the offensive issues have overshadowed the overall plan so…