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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Robert Williams and Jerami Grant each scored 19 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 122-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Williams, who recently returned from a knee injury, also had nine rebounds and three assists. Naz Reid led Minnesota with 28 points in the loss…

Logan High School football coach Casey Knoble joins WIZM’s La Crosse Talk, discussing his team being in the Division 3 state semifinals, playing to get to Camp Randall and just coaching life with three young kids at home.  La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-9 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks past the Toronto Raptors 99-85 on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup game between teams that entered with the two worst records in the league. Bobby Portis added 17 points off the bench for Milwaukee (3-8). Brook Lopez scored 13 points while…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Stevie Mitchell scored 17 points and No. 15 Marquette capitalized on an early 21-0 run to defeat a pesky Central Michigan team 70-62 on Monday night. Kam Jones and Chase Ross each added 12 points for the Golden Eagles, and Ben Gold had 10. Jones also had eight assists, five rebounds and…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio stepped down Monday from his role on Wisconsin’s coaching staff after he was arrested near campus for operating a vehicle while intoxicated last week. Del Rio, the former head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland Raiders, had joined Wisconsin’s staff in August as…

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The roller-coaster ride for the Minnesota Vikings with Sam Darnold at quarterback has reached a midseason dip, with no space or time to step off. Minimize the impact of the bumps over the next two months, and they ought to have no trouble zipping into the playoffs. But Darnold’s recent rash…

With one game left of the regular season and playoff hopes on the line, the UW-La Crosse football team remained at No. 20 in the D3football rankings. This, after beating UW-Whitewater 24-21 at home last week. The Eagles (6-3) need to beat UW-Stevens Point (1-8) on Saturday, then hope the selection committee picks them for…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard is in concussion protocol and won’t play Tuesday against the Toronto Raptors. LISTEN: Pregame for Bucks-Raptors on WKTY Tuesday begins at 6:30 p.m. Tune in on 96.7 FM / 580 AM The Bucks announced the update on the seven-time All-NBA guard’s status Monday. The 34-year-old Lillard is…

What a way to break a record — a 79-yard touchdown reception in helping lead his team to a huge win. That’s how Jack Studer became UW-La Crosse’s all-time leading receiver. On top of that, the fourth-quarter touchdown kept the 20th-ranked Eagles ahead in beating perennial powerhouse UW-Whitewater 24-21 at Veterans Memorial Field on Saturday.…

A 13-yard touchdown pass from Bradley Check to Maxim Roberts with 21 seconds remaining sent the Logan High School football to a win away from playing at Camp Randall for a Division 3 state championship. On the road at 10-1 Medford, the Rangers found themselves down 49-43 with 2:49 in the fourth quarter, before the…