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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The position that ranked among the Green Bay Packers’ biggest weaknesses last year has developed into a major strength. Green Bay underwent an offseason overhaul at safety by signing Xavier McKinney from the New York Giants and drafting Javon Bullard in the second round and Evan Williams in the fourth…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx got the start they wanted. They just couldn’t finish off the New York Liberty. The Lynx blew a 15-point lead and will need two straight victories to win a record fifth WNBA championship after losing 80-77 to the Liberty on a last-second shot by Sabrina Ionescu Wednesday night in…

It’s back to basics for the 22nd-ranked UW-La Crosse football team. After three consecutive losses for a team that had National Title hopes, UW-L coach Matt Janus realized changes needed to occur. So he’s taking the team back to the program’s roots, which has led the Eagles to a 31-10 record in his tenure. The…

The New York Liberty could end the Minnesota Lynx season and win a WNBA championship Friday night in Minneapolis. The Lynx won Game 1 in overtime, after being down 18. New York won Game 3 on a 3 with 1 second remaining. Game 2 was a blowout win for the Liberty. The past two games…

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — A 36-year-old woman and three 16-year-old boys are suspected in the shooting or killing of more than 100 deer within a 200-square-mile (518-square-kilometer) area in eastern Wisconsin. The poaching occurred between the spring of 2023 and last July across Fond du Lac, Dodge and Washington counties, the Fond du…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Oshkosh, Wis., native Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers want to show their run to the Eastern Conference finals last year was no fluke. Indiana made its first playoff appearance since 2020 last season and had the longest postseason run of any Central Division team since Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Milwaukee Bucks…

For the 97th time in Central and Logan high school history, the two football teams will battle Friday for the Ark. The Riverhawks have won the Ark six of the last seven times, But it isn’t just the Ark that’s on the line between the intra-city rivals. There’s also a Mississippi Valley Conference championship for the…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Packers quarterback Jordan Love showed Sunday just what he’s capable of accomplishing when he has his full complement of receivers. Whether that receiving group will remain at full strength moving forward remains uncertain. Dontayvion Wicks left the Packers’ 34-13 triumph over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday with a shoulder injury.…

Milwaukee Bucks Last season: 49-33, lost to Indiana in first round of playoffs. COACH: Doc Rivers (2nd season with Bucks, 26th season overall, 1,896-1,114) SEASON OPENER: Oct. 23 at Philadelphia DEPARTURES: F Thanasis Antetokounmpo, G Malik Beasley, G Patrick Beverley, F Jae Crowder, F Danilo Gallinari ADDITIONS: G AJ Johnson, F Taurean Prince, F Tyler…

The Green Bay Packers are signing kicker Brandon McManus, according to a person with knowledge of the move. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the deal had not been announced. The move comes after the NFL said late last month it did not find sufficient evidence to support…