Author: Alec Musa

Marquette basketball entered Tuesday’s matchup treading water. The Marquette Golden Eagles had yet to win a game in February when they housed the unranked DePaul Blue Demons in an early week contest. Riding a three-game losing streak, Marquette extinguished their foes 68-58, holding them to just 4-of-24 from deep and more than doubling them up on the offensive glass. However, it wasn’t a blemish-free game from the Big East power, with the Golden Eagles posting a 37/16/70 shooting slash line against a DePaul team with a 2-12 conference record. Offensively, the bench production was hit-or-miss, with Zaide Lowery and Damarius…

The Milwaukee Brewers have won over 90 games in three of the past four seasons. The primary catalyst behind the recent surge of success has been elite pitching in a watered-down NL Central. However, last year, Milwaukee used a handful of starting pitchers alongside star righty Freddy Peralta to make up for the losses of All-Star hurlers Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff. Milwaukee traded Burnes after the star orchestrated a 3.26 ERA across six seasons, landing with the Baltimore Orioles in return for Joey Ortiz and DL Hall. Conversely, Woodruff missed all of the 2024 season following right shoulder surgery. Fortunately…

Marquette basketball is still one of the best teams in the country despite suffering back-to-back losses to begin February. On Tuesday, Marquette fell on the road against a red-hot St. John’s Red Storm squad, 70-64. Last weekend, despite forcing 21 turnovers and attempting 21 more field goals, the Golden Eagles lost to the UConn Huskies, 77-69. Marquette’s offense has sputtered down the stretch, failing to eclipse 35 points in four of their last six halves, with one complimentary piece struggling more than most. New Zealand junior forward Ben Gold is amid an unprecedented stretch, going just 2-of-11 from the field…

The Milwaukee Brewers have won 395 games since 2020, the sixth-best mark in the MLB. During that span, Milwaukee has housed one of the best pitching staffs in baseball, regardless of roster turnover. However, the Brew Crew will again need to defy the odds in 2025, two years removed from the loss of Cy Young-winning pitcher Corbin Burnes and their first season without elite closer Devin Williams. The Brewers will also need to replace the production of shortstop Willy Adames following an MVP-caliber season. With Milwaukee having a quiet offseason and their divisional foes, most notably the Chicago Cubs and…

Wisconsin football will have a steep hill to climb in 2025 to avoid their fourth straight season of six or more losses. Last season, despite the addition of a highly sought-after quarterback in the transfer portal and head coach Luke Fickell entering his second season, the Wisconsin Badgers stumbled to a 5-7 record, their worst since 2001. Wisconsin will replenish its roster with the 26th recruiting class and 18 incoming transfers this upcoming season, per 247Sports. However, recruiting within the portal and the high school ranks got harder for the Big Ten school with the loss of a pivotal program…

The Milwaukee Brewers have a chance for a franchise first this season, winning the NL Central for a third consecutive year. However, it will be an uphill battle for the Brew Crew, or at least that’s the consensus among sportsbooks. According to DraftKings, Milwaukee approaches Spring Training as +250 to win the division, trailing the Chicago Cubs (-120) for the top spot. With the 2025 season nearing its Opening Day, one media outlet graded each team’s offseason. Per Yahoo Sports, the Milwaukee Brewers had an uneventful offseason, failing to move the meter similar to that of the Cubs and their…

On Tuesday, Marquette basketball will enter arguably their most challenging week of competition this season. Following a brutal 77-69 home loss to the UConn Huskies over the weekend, the Marquette Golden Eagles will travel to Madison Square Garden to face the red-hot St. John’s Red Storm in a ranked matchup. Marquette will then head to Omaha for a road tilt against the Crieghton Bluejays, winners of seven straight and nine of their previous ten games. Despite a stellar 18-4 record, Marquette basketball will enter Tuesday’s road contest as a slight three-point underdog per most sportsbooks. However, according to one analytical…

For the first time since the 2019-20 season, the Milwaukee Bucks will have a participant in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. On Thursday, Milwaukee guard starting guard Andre Jackson Jr. declared his intent to participate in this year’s contest. Jackson Jr. will become the fifth Bucks player in franchise history to participate and the first since his teammate Pat Connaughton in 2020. A high flyer and athletic two-way guard during his tenure with the juggernaut UConn Huskies for three seasons, the Milwaukee Bucks selected Jackson Jr. in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft. With Jackson eying the first…

Wisconsin football has lost over 20 players to the transfer portal this offseason. Wisconsin also parted ways with offensive coordinator Phil Longo near the tail end of the 2024 season, ending a two-year partnership. However, the Luke Fickell-led squad continues to bolster their program following a disappointing 5-7 season. On Thursday, they received good news regarding a player who entered the transfer portal in late December. Defensive lineman Jamel Howard, a top prospect in the 2023 recruiting class, will withdraw his name from the transfer portal and return to Wisconsin football for the 2025 season. Howard was just one of…

On Tuesday, Wisconsin basketball visited the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion amid a seven-game winning streak. Meanwhile, UCLA, one of the top teams in the Big Ten to begin the year, had lost five of their previous seven games. Unfortunately for the Wisconsin Badgers, a pair of late baskets were not enough in the highly contested tilt, with UCLA emerging victorious 85-83. Battling against a top offense in Wisconsin, UCLA scored their fifth-highest total on the season while shooting 50% from the field. As for Wisconsin, they also played high-level basketball on the offensive end, going 25-of-49 from the…