NEWS

BUCKS

MVP season continues, as Giannis leads Bucks surprising Pacers

January 4, 2018 Rick Solem

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A teammate asked Giannis Antetokounmpo how he felt after a game in which the Milwaukee Bucks star secured his 18th double-double of the season. “Good rest,” said […]

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COLLEGE

Legit gripes? Maybe, but no change to college playoff format

January 4, 2018 Rick Solem

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ATLANTA (AP) — Unlike the Bowl Championship Series, the College Football Playoff was built to withstand criticism instead of shifting to respond to yearly griping. That structure is standing strong […]

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NEWS

In copycat NFL, Seattle’s defensive scheme keeps spreading

January 3, 2018 Rick Solem

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Seattle didn’t make the playoffs, but its defense essentially did. The scheme that carried the Seahawks to consecutive Super Bowls (2013-14) has become increasingly popular around the […]

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NBA

Fun interview with 40-year-old Ginobili, getting a hard time for lob-turned 3-pointer

January 3, 2018 Rick Solem

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NEW YORK (AP) — He’s now the fifth-winningest coach in NBA history, though there are some things Gregg Popovich still doesn’t know. Like what everybody was yelling about after 40-year-old […]

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VIKINGS

Moss, Urlacher, Lewis among 15 NFL Hall of Fame finalists

January 3, 2018 Rick Solem

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Star linebackers Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher are among four first-time eligible former players selected among the 15 modern-era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018. […]

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BADGERS

UW beats Hoosiers, who haven’t won in Wisconsin since 1998 … when Bob Knight was coach

January 3, 2018 Rick Solem

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MADISON, Wis. — Ethan Happ had 28 points in leading the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team to its fifth consecutive win. The 6-foot-10 senior was 11 of 17 from […]

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DAVE CARNEY

Whoever gets the Packers GM job is one lucky son of a gun!

January 2, 2018 admin

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I’m glad Ted Thompson is out as general manager of the Green Bay Packers. Nice guy, but time for a change. The change was obviously needed, and now some lucky […]

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RICK SOLEM

Packers will go 9-7, as 2018 scheduled opponents released

January 2, 2018 Rick Solem

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The 2018 Green Bay Packers schedule of opponents has been released. Here’s the rundown: HOME: Arizona, San Francisco, Buffalo, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota. ROAD: Los Angeles Rams, Seattle, New […]

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NEWS

Hopes high as Vikings take bye, franchise scars to playoffs

January 2, 2018 Rick Solem

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Civic groups, businesses and local government employees in Minnesota are already preparing for the next census two years away. Minnesota State Demographer Susan Brower is […]

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NEWS

Stable Packers embark on offseason of change with GM search

January 2, 2018 Rick Solem

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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 […]

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