Whacky World Series: Homers fly, Dodgers-Astros even at 1
HOUSTON — As a couple of Astros loosened up in the outfield, the retractable roof at Minute Maid Park made its slow crawl Thursday, turning the bright sun into shade. […]
BIG TEN SPOTLIGHT: Making bowl becomes goal for some teams
While Penn State, Ohio State, Wisconsin and Michigan State head into the last Saturday of October harboring College Football Playoff hopes, several Big Ten teams that got off to promising […]
NFL expects Kaepernick to be invited to next players’ meeting
NEW YORK — NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart says the league expects Colin Kaepernick to be invited to the next meeting between owners and players to discuss social justice initiatives. Lockhart […]
WORLD SERIES: Springer the hero in 11-inning Game 2
LOS ANGELES — George Springer screamed with joy as he circled the bases after hitting a two-run homer in the 11th inning. Would it be enough? Was this the final […]
Police: Man returns bike belonging to Steelers receiver
PITTSBURGH — JuJu Smith-Schuster’s nightmare is over. The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver has his beloved bike back. Police say a man has returned a bike belonging to the rookie, telling […]
Onalaska High beginning talks of joining co-op for hockey
Onalaska High School’s hockey team could be joining with the Central/Logan team. “La Crosse has had some conversations, as other schools in our conference have, and this was kind of […]
Early theme to NBA season: You score, I score, we all score
Maybe it’s the 3-ball. Perhaps it’s all about small ball. Whatever the reasons, NBA teams had few problems putting the ball in the basket and piling up points through the […]
LEADING OFF: Verlander tries to keep Astros from 0-2 hole
A look at what’s happening all around the majors today: ___ ACE IN THE HOLE After dropping the World Series opener at Dodger Stadium, the Astros are confident they can […]
Late show: MLB postseason games stretch to record length
LOS ANGELES — Don’t be surprised if you doze off during one of these World Series games, wake up and discover they’re not even at the seventh-inning stretch. With managers […]
Iditarod sled dog race is engulfed in dog-doping scandal
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Cycling. Baseball. Track. Horse racing. Now dogsledding has become the latest professional sport to be engulfed in a doping scandal, this one involving the huskies that dash […]