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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Christian Yelich hit his fifth career grand slam and Jake Bauers added a two-run homer as part of an eight-run sixth inning, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to an 11-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Yelich’s fifth home run this season and first grand slam in more than…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — If the Wild finally break through and win their first playoff series in a decade, Minnesota’s top line likely will be the reason. They were all over the Golden Knights through the first two games of this series, which is 1-1 going back to Minnesota for Game 3 on Thursday night.…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers hold the 23rd overall pick in this year’s NFL draft, but general manager Brian Gutekunst has more to think about than just the player he wants to take. Including, with the city of Green Bay hosting the event, how he’s going to get to his Lambeau…

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is trying to track down who illegally shot an elk in the Black River Falls area last month. It received the report March 18 of a dead elk on private property north of Black River Falls, off of East Snow Creek Road. In trying to determine what happened, it…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After seeing Indiana’s defense stifle the Milwaukee Bucks’ shooters, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle made it clear to his team that it needs to be even better in Game 2. Yes, even in an NBA era defined by pace, spacing and 3-point shooting on offense, Carlisle knows postseason success usually comes down to…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Billy Edwards’ offseason bonding activities with his new teammates included accompanying a few offensive linemen on an ice-fishing trip to nearby Monona Bay. They apparently got there just in time. “There were like three inches of ice and it was like 50 degrees outside, so it was a little…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers believe their aggressiveness on the basepaths is part of their identity. Never was it more apparent than on Sunday. Milwaukee stole nine bases in a 14-1 victory over the Athletics to break the team’s 33-year-old record for steals in a game. All of them came in the first four…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rhys Hoskins went 3 for 5 with a homer, four RBIs and one of Milwaukee’s franchise-record nine steals and Logan Henderson recorded nine strikeouts in his major league debut as the Brewers trounced the Athletics 14-1 on Sunday. Brice Turang scored three runs and stole three bases to help the Brewers win…

UW-La Crosse junior Lauren Jarrett set a an NCAA Division III record over the weekend, competing in California. Friday, the La Crosse native broke the 100-meter dash record with an 11.23 finish at the Azusa Pacific University Invitational. The old 100 record was 11.49, set in 2023 by Michelle Kwafo of the U.S. Coast Guard…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers believe their aggressiveness on the basepaths is part of their identity. Never was it more apparent than on Sunday. Milwaukee stole nine bases in a 14-1 victory over the Athletics to break the team’s 33-year-old record for steals in a game. All of them came in the first four innings. Six…