Author: Michael

Wisconsin fans are living in a new world as of Saturday morning.
The football season is behind the Badgers, and it was an absolutely brutal one. Wisconsin finished 5-7, there was a mass exodus to the transfer portal and Luke Fickell’s seat is definitely heating up.
Many fans have thrown in the towel, and I don’t blame them. However, there’s something else giving fans hope, and it was on full display Friday night at the Kohl Center.
Despite the football team being a huge disappointment, the basketball team has given fans some lofty expectations.

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Jimmy Butler has fully demonstrated that NBA teams are almost entirely powerless to stop the whims of a stubborn enough superstar.
We talk a lot about “championship windows” in the NBA. Those four-to-five-year stretches when a team can plausibly win it all usually open out of nowhere, when a young team finds their footing or makes that final all-in trade. But they close just as suddenly. Teams fall apart, the league passes them by.

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It’s time to figure out your Survivor picks for the 2024 season. We’ll break down safe, value, and trap picks heading into Week 18.
The close of the 2024-25 NFL regular season is upon us. It’s Week 18 and that means the playoff bracket will be finalized by the close of Vikings-Lions on Sunday Night Football. There are only two playoff berths left to be claimed, but 10 of the 14 playoff seeds are still to be determined.
The mix of teams with nothing, something, and everything to play for makes predictions all the more difficult.

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SB Nation spoke with a PGA Tour meteorologist on the ground in Maui, who provided incredible insight into tournament operations.
It’s 5:30 a.m. in Maui, and the sun has not even risen yet, but DTN Meteorologist Wade Stettner is on property at Kapalua and is there to assess the conditions.
Barely any other official, volunteer, or player has made their way to the course, but that does not bother Stettner. This early morning hour is perhaps the most crucial moment of his day.

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We make picks for all 16 NFL games with levels of confidence ahead of Week 18.
The NFL regular season is just about a wrap. Week 18 is upon us and that means we get the final 16 games of the season. The 2025 NFL Playoffs start next weekend, but before that, the playoff bracket will be finalized. Of course, so will the order of the first 18 picks of the 2025 NFL Draft.
This weekend will be a tough one for predictions.

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