Storyteller. Mostly #Badgers hockey and basketball. badgerbreakaway.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mkeh7rlqms2wWrote this piece a year ago when the #Badgers had their worst NFL Draft showing in quite some time and now this year was much much worse. Hot damn. https://athlonsports.com/college/wisconsin-badgers/wisconsin-football-worst-nfl-draft-in-35-years26 Apr 2026 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkeh7rlqms2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjqbydsups2e> goes to a completely random college baseball game on the day off in the middle of trip > Runner advances to third in the bottom of the eighth of a one-run game. My fiancée: Alright, we've got a game! Never been more smitten.18 Apr 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqbydsups2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjqbbfhxus2e> goes to Texas > Avoids tornado in Milwaukee18 Apr 2026 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqbbfhxus2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjq2v5gplc2eThe return to casual sports watching rolls on. Welcome to Clay Gould Ballpark, home of the UT-Arlington Mavericks. The. Sacramento State Hornets visit today for the first matchup in a three-game WAC conference series.17 Apr 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjq2v5gplc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjnzyz24fc2qAdd a couple B1G national titles to the list, @drewhamm5.bsky.social! Minnesota's Brooklyn Rowray takes the crown on balance beam, becoming just the 2nd Gopher ever and 1st since 1990 to win a gym national title. And, of course, it's Jordan Chiles for storied B1G program UCLA in floor exercise. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnzyz24fc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjny62elbc2qHow 'bout them Gophers?!!? Minnesota entered the NCAA Tournament ranked 13th. Now it's headed to its first national final. After finishing behind UCLA in the regular season, B1G championships, and the NCAA regionals, the Gophers knock off the Bruins in the national semi. Hot damn.17 Apr 2026 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjny62elbc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjn7ta5sk22qWelcome to Dickies Arena, home of the 2025 NCAA women's gymnastics championships, my fourth NCAA title event in five weeks, but Mom's first ever! First, LSU, Georgia, Stanford and Florida compete for 2 spots in Saturday's national final. Oklahoma, Arkansas, UCLA, and Minnesota to follow. 📺 ESPN216 Apr 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn7ta5sk22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjke7nrx7c2uAfter one season at Wisconsin, #Badgers winger Blake Montgomery has singed his ELC with the Ottawa Senators. The 2024 4th round pick was set to turn 21-years-old next month after spending time in the USHL and OHL. 9 goals and 8 assists in 38 games for UW. https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/senators-agree-to-terms-with-left-winger-blake-montgomery-on-a-three-year-entry-level-contract15 Apr 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjke7nrx7c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mji6bjrfqk2mThere has been a flip. Sydney Stoughton, an '09 forward in the projected 2027 recruiting class has committed to Penn State. She had committed to Minnesota last summer, but that social media post is now gone. Was on the 2025 USA U18 Worlds roster and logged 2 assists.14 Apr 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji6bjrfqk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjgfyd25422mJust heard someone out in the wild use the phrase "jeepers creepers" and I want to be their friend14 Apr 2026 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgfyd25422mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjcyvzw24c2gA 1,400 word exercise in catharsis as #Badgers fans finally get the opportunity to experience this level of devastation again. The latest chapter in Wisconsin's unfinished return to glory ends in a blessed kind of agony that is impossible without something UW lacked for far too long: hope. https://badgerbreakaway.com/p/in-3-years-wisconsin-hockey-goes-from-miles-to-inches-away-mike-hastings-national-championship12 Apr 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcyvzw24c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjewnigxts2kPer a release from the Big Ten, former #Badgers athletic director Chris McIntosh will officially begin his new role as the conference's "Deputy Commissioner for Strategy" on May 1st, 2026. Statements from B1G commissioner Tony Petitti and McIntosh:13 Apr 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjewnigxts2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjdodrnvmk2xIn the last 100 minutes: - Chris McIntosh out - Nick Oliver out - Doc Rivers out - Austin Rapp back13 Apr 2026 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdodrnvmk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjdjm3qfm22wIn what can only be described as the most-impactful personnel change for the #Badgers in the last 15 minutes, Wisconsin men's hockey assistant coach Nick Oliver is departing. He will lead his alma mater as the 2nd-youngest men's DI hockey head coach. https://badgerbreakaway.com/p/wisconsin-hockey-assistant-becomes-2nd-youngest-head-coach-nick-oliver-st-cloud-huskies12 Apr 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdjm3qfm22whttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjd5heuywk25First sporting event as a casual observer in six months. Wind's blowing out at Jim Rogers Field and Charelle Aki just hit a 2-run bomb over the second fence to put the UNLV Rebels back on top.12 Apr 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd5heuywk25https://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjcyvzw24c2gA 1,400 word exercise in catharsis as #Badgers fans finally get the opportunity to experience this level of devastation again. The latest chapter in Wisconsin's unfinished return to glory ends in a blessed kind of agony that is impossible without something UW lacked for far too long: hope. https://badgerbreakaway.com/p/in-3-years-wisconsin-hockey-goes-from-miles-to-inches-away-mike-hastings-national-championship12 Apr 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcyvzw24c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjb7yyxr2225More coming from Vegas, but first, a huge thank you to all who clicked, read, and subscribed at badgerbreakaway.com this season. You helped a proudly independent publication cover not one, not two, but three college hockey national championships. Grateful for you, #Badgers fans.12 Apr 2026 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjb7yyxr2225https://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjb6m7d2e22zDaniel Hauser gets a piece of his glove on DU's first goal and Ben Dexheimer hits the crossbar on a potential late-equalizer. The #Badgers literally came up two inches short of a national championship.12 Apr 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjb6m7d2e22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjb5uy2ktk2zA few miscues led to a third-period comeback that doomed the Wisconsin #Badgers. Here's what happened. https://badgerbreakaway.com/p/wisconsin-hockey-title-game-effort-thwarted-by-denver-pioneers-defense12 Apr 2026 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjb5uy2ktk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjb42rrzvk2zCaptain Ben Dexheimer on leaving the #Badgers better than 4 years ago: "We've kind of set the standard for Wisconsin now. I couldn't be more proud to leave a place in the hands of the guys that are coming back next year and the coaching staff that will keep this program afloat."12 Apr 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjb42rrzvk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjb3xeelys2z"I'm just so proud of our seniors and what they've done for this program. It wasn't easy. I'm just so thankful to be a Badger." - #Badgers alternate captain Joe Palodichuk12 Apr 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjb3xeelys2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjb3tqi26c2z#Badgers captain Ben Dexheimer: "I couldn't be prouder of this team from the ups and downs throughout the year."12 Apr 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjb3tqi26c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjb33e2ex225Dominate SOGs and lose the national championship. That's actually not the lesson the Wisconsin men's hockey team should have taken from the women's squad.12 Apr 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjb33e2ex225https://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjb2lf3zz225FINAL Denver 2, Wisconsin 1 For the third time in five seasons, it's the Denver Pioneers. #7 will have to wait for the #Badgers. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjb2lf3zz225https://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjaokbfaks2uBREAKING: They have run out of CO2 on the tap lines at Beerhaus across the street from the T-Mobile Arena. #Badgers and Pioneers fans will be drinking from cans and bottles the rest of the day. No draft beer to be served for the foreseeable future.11 Apr 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjaokbfaks2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjakf2fnqc23Things are JUMPing in Las Vegas! #Badgers11 Apr 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjakf2fnqc23https://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjajen6aqc23The calm before the storm. Welcome to T-Mobile Arena where someone is winning a national championship today. Will the #Badgers get their 7th and first in two decades or will it be the Denver Pioneers' 11th and third in five seasons? How to watch, updates, more 👇11 Apr 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjajen6aqc23https://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjaiffcjhc23Someone's taking home this bad boy today. #Badgers11 Apr 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjaiffcjhc23https://bsky.app/profile/kedrickstumbris.bsky.social/post/3mjagpvemx22yA collection from photographer Aaron Frey at yesterday's final practice at the #MFrozenFour. Plus, some words on a conversation #Badgers head coach Mike Hastings had with the winningest coach in NCAA hockey history this weekend. https://badgerbreakaway.com/p/15-photos-from-wisconsin-hockey-final-frozen-four-national-championship-practice11 Apr 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:h2txmusdsltfskh3h5l2ex6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjagpvemx22y