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The Logan High School football team likely rode a high all week, fresh off a 27-19 victory of rival Central, claiming the Ark for just the second time in eight meetings. The Rangers hope to carry that positive feeling into their first-round playoff matchup Friday, as the No. 3 seed, facing the sixth-seeded Waupaca, which…

An MVC matchup to start the Division 2 high school football playoffs between Central and Holmen. The Vikings finished the season with a 35-21 loss to Reedsburg but still split a five-way share of the conference title, after Central’s loss to rival Logan. Holmen (6-3, 5-2) is the four seed and will host fifth-seeded Central…

UW-La Crosse football coach Matt Janus wasn’t sure if wide receiver Jack Studer knew about his record setting 31st touchdown reception last week. His teammates, however, sure did. Beyond securing a win over UW-Eau Claire — keeping the football from going back into the regular rotation was priority No. 1. “The entire team ran down…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 30 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 25 and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 124-109 in the season opener for both teams Wednesday night. Lillard scored 15 points in the third quarter and finished with six 3-pointers, nine rebounds and five assists. Antetokounmpo shot 8 for 11 from the…

The Los Angeles Rams will host the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night, trying to work their way back into the NFC West race. The Rams held off the Las Vegas Raiders 20-15 on Sunday after a bye week, and their inconsistent offense should benefit from the expected return of wide receiver Cooper Kupp from an…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Former New York Jets coach Robert Saleh was back on an NFL practice field Wednesday helping out the Green Bay Packers two weeks after getting fired from his old job. Pregame Sunday for Packers-Jaguars on WKTY begins at 10 a.m. Kickoff at noon. Tune in on 96.7 FM / 580…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin finally is starting to play like Wisconsin again. After going 9-8 in their first 17 games under second-year coach Luke Fickell, the Badgers have dismantled their last three opponents by a combined score of 117-16. They’re benefiting from a dominant defense and physical rushing attack, the hallmarks of Wisconsin’s best…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert, the four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year award winner, has reached an agreement with the team on a three-year, $110 million contract extension. The deal was struck with his agent, Bouna Ndiaye, shortly before Minnesota opened the season in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, when…

Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge ranger Katie Julian joins to talk about the 100-year anniversary, the importance of the Mississippi River for migrating birds and how to help protect them, plus how one can get her job. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-9 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or…

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Justin Jefferson has gone four full games in a row for the Minnesota Vikings without reaching 100 receiving yards, the longest such streak of his spectacular career. Don’t think he hasn’t noticed. “I’m definitely sick of having these 80, 90-yard games. I definitely have to get over that hump of 100…