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WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre, who does not face criminal charges, has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a welfare program in…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Braedyn Locke has been through this before. One year after filling in as an injury replacement for 3 1/2 games, Locke must take over once again now that Tyler Van Dyke will miss the rest of the season with a torn right ACL. Locke will make his first start…

Pittsburgh answered with two runs in the bottom half. Jared Triolo hit an RBI single; Bryan De La Cruz scored on Yorke’s sacrifice fly. “I thought our effort was good,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “We continued to have good at-bats late into the game. … We had 10 hits and we had some pretty…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A change of scenery and an injury gave Malik Willis a huge opportunity to show what he can do in the NFL. Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur said people truly can’t fathom what the third-year quarterback has done in less than a month with the Packers. Willis ran for a touchdown…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jake Bauers drove in the go-ahead run with a pinch-hit infield single that capped a four-run eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers overcame an eight-run deficit and avoided a series sweep, rallying for a 10-9 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. The Brewers trailed 8-0 in the third before chipping away…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With the Minnesota Vikings savoring the unfamiliar vibe of being in full control in the fourth quarter, Justin Jefferson climbed on the bench to repeatedly wave his arms in encouragement of the home crowd to roar even louder for a defense that had the Houston Texans on their heels all afternoon. The…

Intercepting passes isn’t the only way the Green Bay Packers’ defense bothers opposing quarterbacks. When the Packers aren’t picking off throws, sometimes it’s because they’re making sure quarterbacks can’t even pass the ball. Green Bay (2-1) sacked Will Levis eight times Sunday in a 30-14 victory at Tennessee that gave the Packers two straight wins…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The knee injury that sent Sam Darnold to the sideline late in the third quarter was deemed minor enough by the Minnesota Vikings for him to return to the field after missing just one play, when the U.S. Bank Stadium crowd roared with approval and relief upon the sight of him jogging…

Up against the No. 2-ranked team in Division II, the fifth-ranked UW-La Crosse football team fell Saturday on the road at Grand Valley State, 20-13, in front of 15,584 fans. The Eagles had one final drive, down 7, from their own 35 with 1:48 remaining to tie the game, but could only muster one first…

After an 0-3 start to the season, the seventh-ranked University of Wisconsin volleyball team has rattled off six consecutive wins, after sweeping Texas A&M 3-0 at the UW Field House on Saturday night. Senior Sarah Franklin had 14 kills, 10 digs for the Badgers (6-3). It’s her fourth double-double of the season and 30th of…