Desperate Packers focus on fixes, tune out noise
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers must make a stand just to stay in the playoff conversation. The injury list is growing. Their postseason hopes are in […]
Season-high scoring for Antetokounmpo helps hold off Bulls
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo kept doing his thing for the Milwaukee Bucks. But he still needed a helping hand from teammate Khris Middleton, who sank a clutch 3-pointer with […]
Happ’s double-double helps Badgers hold off NC State
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ethan Happ had 19 points and 11 rebounds, D’Mitrik Trice hit a long jumper with 23.6 seconds left and No. 22 Wisconsin withstood North Carolina State’s […]
Skidding Packers face steep climb to reach playoffs
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Another close loss on the road left the Green Bay Packers in a huge hole when it comes to their flickering postseason hopes. Quarterback Aaron […]
Vikings enter tough stretch with fuel from victory over Pack
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have a lot of work left just to make the playoffs before the championship chase even comes back into the conversation. The Vikings face […]
About a quarter completed, NBA season is tough to explain
Under the former NBA schedule, the first month of the season would just be coming to a close this week. The earlier start that the league went to last year, […]
University of Minnesota students test for fatal deer disease
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As deer hunting season reaches its peak, University of Minnesota students have traveled across the state to test the animals for a lethal disease. The chronic wasting […]
Cousins goes from worst game to best in win over Packers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kirk Cousins bounced back from his worst game for Minnesota with 342 passing yards and three touchdowns without a turnover, and the Vikings overcame some early gaffes […]
Cousins, Vikings offense coming up short
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The arrival of Kirk Cousins has provided the Minnesota Vikings the stability at quarterback they’ve sought for years, and the recipient of that unprecedented $84 million […]
Young and old, rivalry games remain important in Big Ten
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Barry Alvarez was pacing the sideline as coach the last time that Wisconsin lost Paul Bunyan’s Axe to Minnesota. It was 2003, but the empty feeling […]