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Thomas Zwiller | Monday, May 10, 2021
There are not a whole lot of things that can overshadow the NFL draft. However, Aaron Rodgers sure did get close to doing just that. ESPN’s Adam Schefter recently reported that Rodgers is “so disgruntled with the Green Bay Packers that he has told some within the organization that he does not want to return
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, November 13, 2020
Notre Dame alum Paul “The Golden Boy” Hornung — a college football and NFL Hall-of-Famer for whom the Paul Hornung Award, given annually to the best all-around player in college football, is named — passed away Friday due to complications with dementia. He was 84 years old. A native of Louisville, Ky., Hornung elected to
Matt Smith | Tuesday, September 15, 2020
So much for turmoil within the Green Bay Packers’ organization. After an offseason filled with questions surrounding the front office’s decision-making and the chemistry between star quarterback Aaron Rodgers and head coach Matt LaFleur, the team came flying out of the gates with a blistering 43-34 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. The Packers
Hayden Adams | Monday, March 2, 2020
I haven’t yet taken over as Sports Editor, but as the time approaches for me to do so, I feel compelled to send off my predecessor, Connor Mulvena, by writing a tribute sports authority to his old piece on the dumbest pro sports mascots. So without further ado, in no particular order, here are mine.
Aidan Thomas | Thursday, January 23, 2020
The stage was set. I was in the Baumer Hall 24-hour lounge, watching the first half of the NFC championship game between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers faced a 2nd and 9 at the Packers 18-yard line, already up 20-0. One spectator said, “I just want to see a
Aidan Thomas, Patrick Gallagher, David Kramer, Dominic Gibson, Nate Moller and Liam Coolican | Friday, January 17, 2020
Welcome back to the Observer Roundtable! As promised, there were a lot of points in our Holiday Edition, with David Kramer staying in the lead, although Patrick Gallagher made a huge jump into a tie for second. For this week, we have just the conference championship games. Not a single one of us correctly predicted
Hayden Adams | Tuesday, September 24, 2019
I’ve said multiple times now in my stories that I am a proud native of Lexington, Kentucky. If you ask me, my hometown is the best place on earth. However, the one thing it — and the State of Kentucky — are lacking is a professional sports team. Because of this, I’m pretty much, by
Michael Ivey | Wednesday, November 15, 2017
A couple of weeks ago, my good friend and fellow columnist Marek Mazurek wrote an article responding to a piece I had written earlier about the Chicago Bears and how I didn’t believe they would be able to put a positive spin on their season. In his column, Marek expressed a more optimistic mindset about