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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his second triple-double in his last four games, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Indiana Pacers 129-117 on Friday night. Antetokounmpo had 22 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists Saturday in a 115-114 loss at Charlotte. Damian Lillard had 24 points and 12…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — After losing to San Francisco in the playoffs three of the last five seasons, the Green Bay Packers wouldn’t mind seeing the 49ers get left out of the postseason entirely. LISTEN: Packers-49ers on WKTY begins with pregame at 1 p.m. Sunday. Kickoff at 3:25 p.m. Tune in on 96.7 FM…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 41 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Chicago Bulls 122-106 on Wednesday night. LISTEN: Friday on WKTY, the Bucks host Oshkosh native Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers. Pregame begins at 6:30 p.m. Tune in on 96.7 FM / 580 AM Brook Lopez…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love doesn’t hide the fact that the playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers lingered with him throughout the offseason. LISTEN: Two hours of pregame on WKTY for Packers-49ers on Sunday begins at 1 p.m. Kickoff at 3:25 p.m. Tune in on 96.7 FM /…

The sixth-ranked University of Wisconsin volleyball team held off No. 16 Minnesota in a five set thriller. The Badgers were down 2-1, before winning Set 4 and getting final set win 20-18 with back-to-back blocks. Sarah Franklin had 19 kills, 11 digs and Charlie Fuerbringer had 48 assists and 25 digs for Wisconsin, which next…

Bowl eligibility is at stake when Wisconsin and Nebraska meet in Lincoln on Saturday. The Badgers are looking to extend their bowl streak to 22 seasons. Nebraska is looking to go to a bowl for the first time since 2016. This will be Dana Holgorsen’s second game calling plays for Nebraska. Wisconsin fired Phil Longo…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo is looking for some assists off the court, aiding with investments in early stage startup companies. The Milwaukee Bucks superstar announced the launch Thursday of Build Your Legacy Ventures, a venture capital fund that will focus on investments in sports, entertainment and technology. Antetokounmpo, the two-time NBA MVP from Greece,…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin tradition begins anew this weekend as hunters take to the woods for the start of the state’s nine-day gun deer season. The season kicks off at dawn on Saturday and closes on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 1. Hunters are looking to rebound after a tepid 2023 season that…

Former La Crosse Loggers pitcher Chris Sale has won his first-ever Cy Young award. The Atlanta Braves ace led the NL in wins — going 18-3 — ERA (2.38) and strikeouts (225). Sale pitched for the Loggers in the summer of 2008. At 20 years old, Sale struck out 74 in 53 innings with La…

UW-La Crosse football coach Matt Janus joined WIZM’s La Crosse Talk on Tuesday to discuss, not just being back in the playoffs for a fourth-consecutive season, but how this one means just a bit more because these seniors are his first recruiting class. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM…