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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyle Freeland pitched one-run ball for six innings and Sam Hillard hit a three-run homer as the Colorado Rockies beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on Sunday. Freeland (5-7) allowed an unearned run on three hits and struck out four for his ninth quality start of the season. The 31-year-old left-hander…

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love injured his medial collateral ligament in the team’s season-opening game, but didn’t suffer damage to his ACL and should return at some point this season, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the team…

After and 0-3 start to the season, the sixth-ranked University of Wisconsin volleyball team got back on track with a pair of tough wins over the weekend in the Big 10/Big 12 challenge. The Badgers beat both TCU on Friday and No. 23 Baylor Saturday by 3-2 scores. Wisconsin (2-3), which started last season 18-0,…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Chez Mellusi’s grandfather died on Friday, but he didn’t tell Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell until the conclusion of Saturday’s game. By that point, Mellusi had delivered a performance that would have made his grandfather proud. Mellusi rushed for two touchdowns, Tyler Van Dyke threw for another and Wisconsin beat South Dakota…

Taking over for last season’s WIAC player of the year, UW-La Crosse quarterback Zach Weir looked ready for the job. Weir’s and the Eagles’ first play of the season, out of the shotgun in a no huddle offense, was a 64-yard completion to Jack Studer. Weir, a senior, finished 12-for-14 for 279 yards with three…

South Dakota (1-0) at Wisconsin (1-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (FS1) BetMGM College Football Odds: No line Series record: Wisconsin leads 2-0 WHAT’S AT STAKE? Wisconsin is seeking its first 2-0 start since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Wisconsin is 19-1 against teams from the Missouri Valley Conference, a Football Championship Subdivision league. South Dakota will…

The Holmen Vikings will host Onalaska tonight for their first conference game of the high school football season.  Both the Vikings (1-1) and Hilltoppers (1-1) got bounce back wins last week, as Holmen knocked off Sauk Prarie 24-15, while Onalaska beat Medford in a playoff rematch from last year 33-18. Jack Barth and Ezra Markofski…

UW-La Cross alum, Natalie Sims, competing in the Paralympics Games in Paris, is headed to the finals in two events. The Edina, Minn., native finished fifth in the100-meter freestyle and sixth in the 200 IM. This marked Sims’ third appearance in the Games. She graduated from UW-L in 2021. International competition is not new to…

If you’re planning on watching Friday night’s Green Bay Packers season-opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, you’re going to need the Peacock streaming service to do so. The only place in Wisconsin where the game will broadcast over the air is in the Milwaukee and Green Bay markets.  Peacock is offering the first four months for…

Giant expectations this season for the sixth-ranked UW-La Crosse football team, coming off a playoff run that took it two wins from a national title berth. The Eagles begin the season Thursday in New York against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Kickoff at 4 p.m. For UW-L coach Matt Janus, he realizes the expectations for his program…