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Aaron Rodgers isn’t done playing just yet. The 41-year-old four-time NFL MVP is joining the Pittsburgh Steelers for his 21st season. He spent his last two seasons with the New York Jets following an 18-year run with the Green Bay Packers to start his career. Rodgers comes to Pittsburgh with a lengthy list of accomplishments and memorable moments. Here…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton and the never-say-die Indiana Pacers pulled off yet another last-second comeback, this time on the NBA’s biggest stage. Haliburton’s 21-foot jumper with 0.3 seconds left gave Indiana its first and only lead of the game, and the Pacers stunned the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 on Thursday night in Game…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — You are Tyrese Haliburton. You went to the Eastern Conference finals last year and got swept. You went to the Olympics last summer and didn’t play much. You came into this season with high expectations and your Indiana Pacers got off to a 10-15 start. And on top of that, some…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin are taking their bromance to the next level. The four-time NFL MVP ended months of “will he or won’t he” speculation by informing Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers he plans to join the team for the 2025 season, a person with knowledge of the decision told The…

Athletes, coaches, parents and spectators should anticipate how they’re getting into La Crosse and UW-L for this week’s WIAA State Track Meet.  The meet runs happens Friday and Saturday. With construction projects happening throughout the area, having 20,000 people getting to and from the area could get messy. WIZM reached out to the Wisconsin DOT…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Kenny Clark is hosting his fellow Green Bay Packers pass rushers for weekend offseason gatherings in hopes of producing more frequent get-togethers in opposing backfields each Sunday this fall. The three-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman realizes Green Bay’s pass rush can’t afford a repeat of its inconsistent 2024 performance. “It…

Pickleball — the sport that looks like a friendly mash-up of ping-pong and badminton — is quietly destroying senior citizens. Physical therapist Phil Mitchell, co-owner of Mitchell Holistic Health, joined La Crosse Talk to explain why so many people — especially older adults — are winding up injured after what’s supposed to be this fun,…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Yelich hit his fourth home run in six games and the Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to eight games, beating the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 Monday night. Yelich — named the National League Player of the Week earlier in the day — connected on a full-count slider from Brady Singer (6-4)…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Pacers have finally ended the franchise’s 25-year NBA Finals drought, achieving the unthinkable after starting 10-15 and looking like anything but a title contender. Now Indiana will try to exorcise the demons of its decades-long, snake-bitten history and actually win the title when the Pacers take on the Oklahoma City in…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have plenty of reason to run back the same roster after reaching the Western Conference finals for the second straight time. But that was their initial assessment last year, too, before the big trade went down right before the beginning of training camp. Not many moves can be ruled out, particularly in this era of the NBA that…