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BADGERS

Purdue remains No. 2, Badgers jump seven spots to No. 6 in latest Top 25 poll

January 29, 2024 Associated Press 0

The top five of the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll remained unchanged Monday with defending national champ UConn still ahead of mighty Purdue, streaking North Carolina, defensive-minded Houston and Tennessee. There was plenty of chaos in the rest of the poll, where 10 teams moved at least five positions one way or another. […]

COLLEGE

Court stormings come in waves after Caitlin Clark incident. Expert says stiffer penalties are needed

January 29, 2024 Associated Press 0

Images of students pouring out of the stands at the final buzzer to celebrate with players on the home team following a big win have long been part of college basketball. Usually, no one gets hurt. But court storming and the safety risks associated with it have received more scrutiny in the week since Iowa […]

COLLEGE

La Crosse’s Donarski scores 9, as No. 20 Tar Heels’ four-game win streak is snapped

January 29, 2024 Associated Press 0

The four-game win streak for the 20th-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball team was snapped Sunday in an 81-66 loss at Virginia. La Crosse native Lexi Donarski had a quiet game in the scoring column, with nine points on 3-for-7 shooting. She did add three assists, two rebounds and a steal — but tied a season-high […]

NEWS

The Super Bowl is set: Mahomes and the Chiefs will face Purdy and the 49ers

January 28, 2024 Associated Press 0

Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are heading to Las Vegas with a chance for a rare repeat while facing the San Francisco 49ers in a Super Bowl rematch from four years ago. The Chiefs beat Lamar Jackson and the No. 1-seeded Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in the AFC championship game Sunday to […]

BUCKS

LeBron James makes All-Star team for record 20th time, Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard named starters

January 26, 2024 Associated Press 0

LeBron James joined yet another exclusive club, and he’ll have plenty of familiar faces alongside him at the NBA All-Star Game. James is an All-Star — and an All-Star starter — for the 20th time, with the league unveiling the results of this season’s starter balloting on Thursday night. James is the first 20-time All-Star […]

BUCKS

Day after Griffin firing, Giannis gets 3rd triple-double in 4 games, as Doc Rivers finalizes deal to take over as Bucks coach

January 25, 2024 Associated Press 0

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Doc Rivers is finalizing a deal to take over as the Milwaukee Bucks coach a day after the firing of Adrian Griffin, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Rivers and the Bucks were still negotiating on Wednesday, according to the person who spoke to the […]

NEWS

Joe Barry is out as Packers defensive coordinator after 3 seasons

January 25, 2024 Associated Press 0

Joe Barry is out as the Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator after a turbulent third season on the job that ended with a loss in the NFC divisional round of the playoffs. “We want to thank Joe for his commitment and contributions to our success the past three seasons,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Wednesday […]

NEWS

Led by Chiefs-Bills thriller, NFL divisional round averages record 40 million viewers

January 24, 2024 Associated Press 0

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Last weekend’s four NFL divisional round playoff games averaged 40.0 million viewers on television and digital platforms, the highest on record dating back to 1988. The viewer average is a 7% increase over last year and a 5% jump from two years ago. Sunday night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs […]

MLB

Joe Mauer becomes youngest to be elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame; Todd Helton, Adrián Beltré also voted in

January 24, 2024 Associated Press 0

NEW YORK (AP) — Todd Helton thought back to when he was a kid being coached by his father, Jerry, a minor league catcher in the 1960s. “When I would go 1 for 3 — and it’s a bad day when you’re young — he’d say 1 for 3 gets you into the Hall of […]

NBA

NBA says Hornets-Wolves refs missed 10 calls in last 2 minutes, including 2 on Towns last-second drive to win game

January 24, 2024 Associated Press 0

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA announced Tuesday there were 10 incorrectly officiated calls in the last 2 minutes of Charlotte’s comeback win at Minnesota, when the Timberwolves lost 128-125 to the Hornets despite a franchise-record 62 points by Karl-Anthony Towns. The Last Two Minute Report, issued by the league for games at or within […]

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