NEWS

Call to arms: Saints, Steelers reel with Brees, Big Ben out

September 16, 2019 Associated Press

Few scenes Sunday seemed more incongruous than Drew Brees and Ben Roethlisberger on the sideline watching their teams trying to score without them. Even odder is the news Monday that Big Ben is done for the year with an elbow injury, and Brees is having hand surgery that will sideline him for a long period. […]

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Packers ride Rodgers’ hot start to 21-16 win over Vikings

September 15, 2019 Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — All that mattered to Aaron Rodgers on Sunday was that the Packers won. That’s it. Rodgers threw two early touchdowns and Green Bay held on for a 21-16 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. “The biggest thing is that we’re 2-0,” he said. “I know we owe a lot of that […]

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Kirk Cousins was an old-school quarterback in Vikings opener

September 12, 2019 Associated Press

Kirk Cousins went back to his Pop Warner days. Cousins only threw 10 passes in Minnesota’s 28-12 win over Atlanta in Week 1. He completed eight for 98 yards and one touchdown as the Vikings dominated the game on the ground. It was only the third time this decade a team attempted 10 or fewer […]

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Tick, tock: OBJ plans to keep wearing lavish ⁠— $200,000 ⁠—watch in games

September 10, 2019 Associated Press

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Watch it: Odell Beckham Jr.’s taking a stand against the NFL on his lavish wrist wear. Beckham said Tuesday that he intends to keep wearing the expensive watch he had on during Sunday’s season opener against the Tennessee Titans. The showy wide receiver believes the league has made an issue out […]

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Antonio Brown accused of rape by former trainer

September 10, 2019 Associated Press

New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of rape by a former trainer. Britney Taylor says Brown sexually assaulted her on three occasions, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Southern District of Florida. Brown has denied the allegations. Darren Heitner, a lawyer representing Brown, told The Associated Press his client […]

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NFL At 100: Jets-Browns squared off in MNF’s debut in 1970

September 10, 2019 Associated Press

It was the prime-time football game that kicked off decades of must-see TV. Broadway Joe and the New York Jets traveled to Cleveland to take on Leroy Kelly and the Browns in the 1970 season opener, with excited viewers around the United States glued to their sets — along with a club-record 85,763 at Municipal […]

NBA

Former Onalaska prep star, current NBA player gives back to school

September 9, 2019 Drew Kelly

The Adaptive P.E. classes at the Onalaska High School will get new equipment to use thanks to a former basketball player from the school whose career is just beginning . Matt Thomas, former Onalaska and Iowa State player and current Toronto Raptor, who lit up the NBA’s summer league two seasons ago for the Los […]

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Out of time: NFL tells Beckham not to wear watch ⁠— which retails for $250,000 ⁠— in games

September 9, 2019 Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) — Odell Beckham’s football fashion taste clashed with the NFL’s. The league reached out to the Browns on Monday and told them that their star can no longer wear a watch on the field after he sported an expensive one during Sunday’s season opener against Tennessee. The flashy, fashionable wide receiver wore an […]

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Vikings trample Falcons 28-12 behind fierce defense, Cook

September 8, 2019 Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After dropping back to pass a mere 11 times for Minnesota, Kirk Cousins joked that this defense-and-running-dominated performance felt like youth football. He was more than happy to hand the ball off and get out of the way. Anthony Harris had two interceptions and a fumble recovery, Dalvin Cook rushed for 111 […]

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Packers’ D, Aaron Rodgers beat Bears 10-3 in opener

September 6, 2019 Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Aaron Rodgers doesn’t have to lay waste to a defense to enjoy Packers football. He sure had a good time seeing what his guys on the other side of the ball did Thursday night to the archrival Bears. “Yeah, it was fun to watch,” Rodgers said after Green Bay opened the NFL’s […]