John Blackwell credited Greg Gard for always being honest and direct with him about ways he can make the Wisconsin Badgers better, now that he withdrew his name from the NBA Draft.

Wisconsin Badgers guard John Blackwell told Badger Connect that other schools reached out to him, but he was set on either coming back to play for Greg Gard or entering the NBA Draft.

First Minister John Swinney will travel to Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. He will be at the ceremony on Friday along with heads of state from around the world.