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Bigger Isn’t Better: The Case Against Expanding March Madness
by Jeremy Schneider March Madness captivates everyone — from diehard basketball junkies to people who don’t watch a minute of the sport all year. No tournament is perfect, but March Madness sits on a pedestal as one of the greatest events in sports. For all of its glory, there are folks around college basketball advocating…
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Defense No Longer Matters in the NBA
by Jack Behler MADISON ~ Watch an NBA game today, and you see a blur of possessions. Guards sprint into pull-up threes within seconds of crossing half-court. Big men float to the perimeter instead of battling in the paint. Scores climb past 120 points almost nightly. The pace is relentless, the spacing is wide, and…
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Opinion: The MLB Needs Both a Salary Cap and Floor for Competitive Balance
by Brett Huser The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t just win the pennant this October; they won the payroll lottery again. Their $169 million luxury-tax bill alone tops the entire payroll of 16 Major League Baseball teams. That single stat captures why the sport’s competitive balance is broken, and why the only realistic fix is to…
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Another Jets Rebuild is Painful, but Unfortunately, the Right Decision
by Josh Nadel In July of this year, the New York Jets signed star cornerback Sauce Gardner to a four-year extension. New Head Coach Aaron Glenn was thrilled, calling him a “foundational” player. A little over three months later, Gardner is an Indianapolis Colt, and the Jets are entering another rebuild. In case their 2-7…
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Jet-Lag: The Levels of Ineptitude of America’s Worst Sports Franchise
by Noah Eisenberg “You play to win the game.” The famous words of former Jets coach Herm Edwards still remain iconic to this day, following a blown 18 point lead to the Tim Couch-led Cleveland Browns in 2002. Flash forward 23 years later, and the Jets find themselves at 3-9, having already clinched their tenth…
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NFL RedZone: The Best Thing to Ever Happen to Sundays
by Marley Buchwald It is Sunday afternoon. One game is in overtime while another is coming down to the wire. Your fantasy wide receiver is finally having a great day, but you are watching a different game. You keep flipping between channels trying to catch every play and touchdown, and every time you switch, you…
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Why keeping Luke Fickell was the correct decision
by Dylan Goldman Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh announced last week that Luke Fickell would be returning as head coach of the football team for the 2026 season. To many, the decision prompted both outrage and confusion. Fickell, before the first ranked win of his tenure Saturday against Washington, had failed in the eyes of…
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Loss to Minnesota a reminder that Wisconsin still has a long way to go
by Jacob Szczap After a November where the Wisconsin Badgers changed the narrative of their 2025 season, they had an opportunity to once-and-for-all flip a disastrous season on its head and ride into a crucial offseason with positive momentum. With exhilarating home victories over then-CFP Top 25 foes Washington and Illinois, Wisconsin proved they were…
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Why the Chicago Bears Aren’t Just “Lucky”
by Miles West Last Black Friday, the Chicago Bears had just lost their sixth game in a row, collapsing late in a poorly coached Thanksgiving matchup against the Detroit Lions. Hours later, Chicago made franchise history. Just not the kind anyone celebrates. Matt Eberflus became the first Bears head coach ever fired mid-season, the final…
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It’s Not Just Football with the Chiefs Anymore
by Ashley Sonnenberg The Chiefs are in a stretch where they actually look human. They have many lost games, their offense is not as smooth, and they have things to fix. Still, they are the most talked about team in the NFL. A big reason for that is the attention around Travis Kelce and Taylor…