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Stable Packers embark on offseason of change with GM search

January 2, 2018 Rick Solem

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — One of the NFL’s model franchises for stability and success, the Green Bay Packers have embarked on an offseason of change after missing the playoffs and finishing with a losing record for the first time since 2008. Ted Thompson is out after 13 years as general manager but will remain […]

BADGERS

No. 6 Wisconsin looks to build on record 13-win season

January 2, 2018 Rick Solem

MILWAUKEE (AP) — No. 6 Wisconsin was minutes removed from wrapping up the winningest season in school history when coach Paul Chryst started talking about the future. The first 13-win season in school history may be difficult to duplicate in 2018, especially with the restocking that must be done on one of the nation’s top […]

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New year, same old workout goals but here’s some advice

January 2, 2018 Drew Kelly

Losing weight might be the most popular new year’s resolution. If that’s the case, and it’s something new, the advice is to start with small goals and track your progress. “Be specific and measurable because how do you know if you met your goal?” nutritionist Cindy Solis of Gundersen Health System in La Crosse said. […]

BUCKS

DeRozan goes for 52 in OT win over Bucks

January 2, 2018 Rick Solem

TORONTO — A smiling Jonas Valanciunas in a postgame press conference summed up DeMar DeRozan’s New Year’s Day. DeRozan scored a career-high and franchise-record 52 in a 131-127 Toronto Raptors win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Quick Maths with @jvalanciunas A post shared by Toronto Raptors (@raptors) on Jan 1, 2018 at 8:05pm PST DeRozan is […]

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Packers cleaning house to ring in new year, firing Capers and replacing Thompson

January 2, 2018 Rick Solem

The Green Bay Packers rang in the new year with a cleaning house of sorts. It’s funny what the team’s first sub-.500 record in nearly a decade will do. First, 67-year-old defensive coordinator Dom Capers was fired. Then reports were that 64-year-old Ted Thompson was being replaced. Thompson, who’s been the GM since 2005, is […]

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Packers lock up Adams for 4 years, $58 million

December 30, 2017 Rick Solem

The Green Bay Packers have locked up Davante Adams to a four-year extension that could be worth $58 million. Adams’ $14.5 million base salary will make him the fourth-highest paid receiver behind Antonio Brown ($17 million), DeAndre Hopkins ($16.2 million) and A.J. Green ($15 million) next season. Adams, who turned 25 on Christmas Eve, has […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Russell Westbrook

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WATCH: Giannis dunks on Westbrook for the win. No he didn’t step out of bounds

December 30, 2017 Rick Solem

OKLAHOMA CITY — Giannis Antetokounmpo’s dunk with 1.3 seconds remaining won it for Milwaukee on Friday night. Though, maybe, just maybe, he stepped on the baseline. Giannis POSTERIZES Westbrook FOR THE WIN!! pic.twitter.com/lzFKsc3c7b — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) December 30, 2017 Replays clearly showed Antetokounmpo stepped on the baseline on his drive. The Thunder pleaded for […]

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No Jordy, Davante for Packers season finale with Detroit

December 29, 2017 Rick Solem

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Receivers Davante Adams and Jordy Nelson are among six key players who will miss the Green Bay Packers’ season finale against the Detroit Lions because of injuries. Adams was in the concussion protocol after absorbing a hard hit two weeks ago from Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis. Nelson left the […]

COLLEGE

Arkansas buys out former Badgers coach Bret Bielema for $15.4 million

December 29, 2017 Rick Solem

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The buyout for fired Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema’s contract has been set at $15.4 million. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette obtained a copy of the agreement between Bielema and the Razorback Foundation on Thursday under the state’s open records law. The foundation’s executive director says the agreement hasn’t been finalized. The […]

MLB

Photographer tweets Twins’ Sano grabbed, tried to kiss her

December 29, 2017 Rick Solem

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A photographer who has covered the Minnesota Twins accused Miguel Sano of assault, posting on Twitter that the All-Star third baseman forcibly attempted to kiss her following an autograph session at a mall in 2015. Betsy Bissen tweeted Thursday that she screamed and resisted Sano until he gave up “after a solid […]

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