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Onalaska native Lexi Donarksi and the 17th-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball team Sunday handed Miami just its second loss of the season. Donarski started but played just 21 minutes, scoring five points on 2-of-6 shooting. She added three assists and a rebound. The Tar Heels, who got out to a 21-14 first-quarter lead and never…

The NFC’s No. 1 seed will come down to the final game of the regular season when the Detroit Lions host the Minnesota Vikings next Sunday night. The winner takes the NFC North and gets a first-round playoff bye and home-field advantage until the Super Bowl. The loser becomes the No. 5 seed and must…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were ready to start their postgame ritual in honor of a ninth consecutive victory before realizing Sam Darnold was still missing from the raucous locker room because he was finishing his interview with the TV broadcasting crew. He was well worth the wait, on so many levels. Darnold added…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The top of the NFC standings are towering over the Green Bay Packers as they move toward the playoffs, casting a long shadow shaped like Vikings, Lions and Eagles over what has been an otherwise-promising season on both sides of the ball. For as well as the Packers (11-5) had been playing…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft’s low block on Pat Jones apparently didn’t lead to any serious injury for the Minnesota Vikings edge rusher. However, it did produce plenty of debate between the two NFC North rivals. Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said Monday that he wasn’t ruling Jones out…

The FBI is warning sports leagues about crime organizations targeting professional athletes following a string of burglaries at the homes of prominent NFL and NBA players. The athletes’ homes are targeted due to the perception they may contain high-end goods like designer handbags, jewelry, watches and cash, the FBI said in a Liaison Information Report obtained…

Sam Darnold’s ability to pick apart Green Bay’s defense underscored one of the biggest challenges facing the Packers as they head into the playoffs. Injuries to the secondary have left the Packers vulnerable against quality passing attacks. Jaire Alexander, the Packers’ two-time Pro Bowl cornerback, missed a sixth straight game with a knee injury Sunday…

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings had just retaken possession with a precarious two-point lead on Green Bay right before the two-minute warning, badly needing to drain the clock and stem the momentum the Packers seized down the stretch. Convention calls for running the ball. Coach Kevin O’Connell didn’t hesitate to dial up some passing plays,…

The Green Bay Packers visit the Minnesota Vikings in a clash of playoff-bound clubs. This is the first time in the 64-year history of the rivalry that both teams take at least 11 wins into the game. Minnesota won 31-29 in Green Bay earlier this season in Week 4. Packers quarterback Jordan Love matched a…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris Middleton played for just the seventh time this season, scoring 21 points, but without Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, the Milwaukee Bucks couldn’t hold of Brooklyn. The Nets rallied late for a 111-105 victory in Milwaukee on Thursday night. It was the third consecutive game the Bucks didn’t have their two…