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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Willy Adames wasted little time making one thing clear: He wants to play all 162 games for the San Francisco Giants. So when introduced as their new shortstop Thursday, Adames looked to his left and gently put a hand on manager Bob Melvin’s right shoulder, smiled and said, “if he lets…

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees acquired All-Star closer Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers for left-hander Nestor Cortes and infield prospect Caleb Durbin on Friday. The Yankees also will send more than $1 million to the Brewers as part of the trade. A 30-year-old right-hander, Williams is eligible for free agency after…

As Mt. La Crosse celebrates its 65th year, Darcie Breidel has been there more than half that time. The executive director joined La Crosse Talk this week to tell stories, as we tried to convince her to steal the snow machine and bring it to town in July. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8…

In December of 1959, the Mt. La Crosse ski hill opened for business, near Highway 35 in the town of Shelby. This undated photo shows Ted and Sue Motschman at Mt. La Crosse (PHOTO courtesy of Mt. La Crosse) Ted Motschman and his wife Sue were able to lease 200 acres of hillside land for…

Former New York Jets star Mark Gastineau confronted Brett Favre last year at a memorabilia show and angrily accused the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback of deliberately going down on a record-breaking sack. The tense exchange is shown in the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “The New York Sack Exchange,” which premieres Friday. It…

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kasparas Jakucionis scored a career-high 24 points, Tre White had 23 points and eight rebounds and Kylan Boswell added 19 points and six assists to lead Illinois to an 86-80 win over No. 20 Wisconsin on Tuesday night. It was the fourth straight game in which Jakucionis scored 20 or more…

An Ohio politician has seen enough flag planting by visiting sports teams. Republican state Rep. Josh Williams said Wednesday on social media he’s introducing a bill to make flag planting in sports a felony in the state. His proposal comes after the Nov. 30 fight at the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry football game when the Wolverines…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — While other teams around the NFL are seeing their injury lists grow as the season winds down, the Green Bay Packers appear to be getting healthy at just the right time. Not only is quarterback Jordan Love looking like himself after dealing with early-season left knee and groin injuries, but…

Onalaska native Lexi Donarski and the North Carolina women’s basketball team have moved up two spots in the Top 25 poll. With blowout wins over then-No. 14 Kentucky (72-53) and Coppin State (72-46), the Tar Heels are now ranked 14th in the nation. North Carolina (9-1) has won six consecutive games heading into Wednesday’s matchup…

After getting ranked as high as No. 11 with an 8-0 start, the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team has dropped two consecutive games. The Badgers (8-2), who lost to unranked Michigan and then-No. 5 Marquette last week, fell back to 20th in the rankings. Wisconsin looks to get back on track Tuesday, on the…