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One team is trying to get back to the Final Four, while another looks for its first-ever trip to the Elite Eight. Both the Wisconsin and Marquette volleyball teams play in Friday’s Sweet 16. NCAA SWEET 16FRIDAY2:30 p.m.: No. 2 Penn State (31-2) vs. Marquette (25-8), ESPN26:30 p.m.: No. 7 Wisconsin (25-6) vs. Texas A&M…

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…

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Sam Darnold pinballed around his collapsed pocket to dodge a sack on third-and-8, before slicing through a skinny opening to sprint right in search of more space as Justin Jefferson’s hand shot up downfield. Darnold let rip an on-the-run throw that sailed 45 yards in the air and straight into Jefferson’s…

DALLAS (AP) — Brewers manager Pat Murphy has seen a lot of good players leave during his time in Milwaukee, and he isn’t ready to think about next season without departing shortstop Willy Adames. “He was a leader in our clubhouse. He did as much for the ballclub as anybody,” Murphy said Monday at the…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sam Darnold tossed aside his stoic demeanor for a moment after realizing he was on the videoboard, aggressively twirling a towel to further stoke the crowd’s fire after the Minnesota Vikings had pulled away from Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons late in the game. “I just felt the buzz. That was pure passion, pure joy,…