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We talked with both UW-La Crosse football coach Matt Janus and his record-breaking wide receiver, Jack Studer, about getting the invite to rookie minicamp with the Green Bay Packers. For the past few months, Studer has been in the Twin Cities, getting ready for this opportunity. Studer talks about what NFL Draft weekend was like…

River City Running Club president and ultramarathoner Michael Borst in the WIZM studio to, not just preview the La Crosse Marathon — which happens May 3 — but also just dive into everything running. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM…

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — While everyone else in the NFL ‘s record crop of first-round quarterbacks in the draft last year launched their careers on the field, J.J. McCarthy was forced to begin his with film study and in the training room for the Minnesota Vikings. McCarthy would hardly consider that a wasted season, even…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers has learned to take 10-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard at his word. So when Rivers spoke with his injured 34-year-old star guard Tuesday, he wasn’t surprised to hear Lillard’s reaction to the torn left Achilles tendon that knocked him out of this year’s first-round playoff series against…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Linebacker Isaiah Simmons, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2020 draft, signed with the Green Bay Packers on Tuesday. Simmons had been with the New York Giants for the past two years after spending his first three seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, who drafted him out of Clemson. The…

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings and edge rusher Andrew Van Ginkel reached an agreement on Tuesday on a one-year, $23 million contract extension coming off his first Pro Bowl selection and a career-high 11 1/2 sacks last season. The deal, negotiated with the Vikings by Van Ginkel’s agents Drew Rosenhaus and Jason Rosenhaus,…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Bringing the NFL draft to the league’s smallest market was supposed to mean a smaller crowd. Green Bay Packers fans had other ideas. Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy said last week the forecast was for a total attendance of 250,000 for all three days. NFL officials announced Saturday that the total…

UW-La Crosse’s all-time touchdown leader is getting a look from the pros on the other side of the state. The UW-La Crosse football team posted that Jack Studer has received an invitation from the Green Bay Packers for its upcoming rookie minicamp. The announcement comes after the conclusion of the NFL draft that happened at…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have found a new gear after a regular season of fits and starts. Jaden McDaniels converted a three-point play with 39.5 seconds left for the lead and stole the ensuing inbounds pass from LeBron James, leading a rally by the Timberwolves for a 116-113 win over the Los Angeles…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard has a torn left Achilles tendon, confirming the Milwaukee Bucks’ worst fears after the seven-time all-NBA guard was helped off the court Sunday night. The Bucks announced the severity of Lillard’s injury after he had an MRI on Monday. The injury knocks Lillard out for the rest of the postseason…