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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…

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…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Never in the past two decades has any division started out as strong as the NFC North has this season. With the undefeated Minnesota Vikings leading the way, all four NFC North teams are 4-2 or better. This marks the first time since the league’s 2002 realignment that all four…

River City Youth Hockey leaders Matt Binsfeld and Lucas Schwaller in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk last week discussing welcoming everyone to play at the Green Island Ice Arena on the south side, and maybe even getting to ride the zamboni. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-9 a.m. Listen on the WIZM…

The 12th-ranked University of Wisconsin-La Crosse football team blew a 19-point, second-half lead and lost 34-33 to No. 20 UW-Oshkosh on the road Saturday. It’s the third-consecutive loss for the Eagles (2-3, 0-2), who came into the season with the expectation of winning a Division III National Championship. Now, a playoff berth might be hard…

Jed Olson, executive director of the Outdoor Recreation Alliance, joined La Crosse Talk last week to discuss some of the completed and ongoing projects, including a huge one on the south side that’s about to get started. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-9 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After the Minnesota Lynx soundly defeated the Connecticut Sun in a winner-take-all game to advance to the WNBA Finals, Napheesa Collier carried her 2-year-old daughter with her to the podium for the postgame interview. The session was only a few seconds old when Mila, who got to stay up late on this…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — As Green Bay wide receiver Romeo Doubs returned to practice after serving a one-game suspension handed down by the Packers, his teammates expressed confidence that the issue won’t cause any lingering distractions. Doubs was suspended for Sunday’s 24-19 victory over the Los Angeles Rams for conduct detrimental to the team…