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BREWERS

Brewers’ Yelich knows he had fortunate timing on new deal

July 6, 2020 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich acknowledges he benefited from fortunate timing in his contract negotiations. The Brewers held a March 6 news conference to announce that the […]

MLB

Cleveland manager Francona favors nickname change for club

July 5, 2020 Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland manager Terry Francona won’t sidestep the hot-button topic any longer. He believes the Indians need to change their contentious nickname. “I think it’s time to move […]

COLLEGE

Coronavirus testing a stress threat for athletic budgets

July 5, 2020 Associated Press

Coastal Carolina already had one of the smaller athletic budgets in the Football Bowl Subdivision, and that was before a 15% spending cut was ordered because of projected declines in […]

NEWS

Loggers say all players have been tested heading into Friday’s home-opener

July 3, 2020 Rick Solem

La Crosse County Health Director Jen Rombalski, Wednesday, wasn’t pleased the La Crosse Loggers were having their home-opener Friday night at Copeland Park. She said the team was abiding by […]

NEWS

AP Source: NFL to play Black anthem before national anthem

July 3, 2020 Associated Press

“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” will be performed live or played before “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to each NFL game during Week 1 and the league is considering putting names […]

NEWS

Sponsor FedEx asks Washington professional football team to change its name

July 2, 2020 Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The title sponsor of the Washington Redskins’ stadium wants the NFL team to change its name. “We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that […]

NBA

Asterisk on the NBA title? Coaches, players say not a chance

July 2, 2020 Associated Press

The 2020 NBA champion, if one is crowned, will have emerged as the ultimate winner from a season that lasted more than a full year from start to finish. A […]

NEWS

Health director concerned about Loggers games, other large gatherings, as virus surges in La Crosse

July 2, 2020 Rick Solem

Playing sports in a viral pandemic is something the billion-dollar industry at the pro level is having a difficult time figuring out. The NBA wants to play in a bubble. […]

BUCKS

Giannis: 2020 NBA title ‘toughest championship you could ever win’

July 1, 2020 Rick Solem

Some say the 2020 NBA championship should come with an asterisk. While that may be true, given the circumstances with COVID-19 and the long layoff from the last regular-season games, […]

MLB

Cards replace Yanks as White Sox opponent at Field of Dreams

July 1, 2020 Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have replaced the New York Yankees as the opponent for the Chicago White Sox in the Field of Dreams game on Aug. […]

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