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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.…

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…

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…

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…

It’s now reasonable to think that Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo finished third in this season’s balloting for the NBA MVP award. The NBA released the three finalists for its major trophies on Sunday night, with Antetokounmpo on the MVP list alongside Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver’s Nikola Jokic, the runaway frontrunners for the award. Jokic…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard is listed as questionable for Game 2 of the Bucks’ first-round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, another step forward for the seven-time All-NBA guard after missing the past month. The Bucks had announced Thursday that Lillard was off blood-thinning medication and cleared for full basketball activity after dealing…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Corey Behnke was a 7-year-old attending a Green Bay Packers preseason game with his grandfather when he pointed to the homes across the street from Lambeau Field and vowed to live there eventually. Now he has one of the best spots to watch as the NFL’s greatest offseason spectacle takes…

It’s now reasonable to think that Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo finished third in this season’s balloting for the NBA MVP award. The NBA released the three finalists for its major trophies on Sunday night, with Antetokounmpo on the MVP list alongside Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver’s Nikola Jokic, the runaway frontrunners for the award. Jokic…