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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — North Carolina’s primary goal for this work-in-progress season is figuring out how to avoid the late fade that spoiled the last two years with star quarterback Drake Maye. This finish in the season opener at Minnesota was a good first step. Noah Burnette made four field goals, three of them after quarterback…

Former La Crosse Loggers outfielder, Griffin Conine, made his MLB debut this week for the Miami Marlins. While he went 0-for-1 in his first-ever appearance Monday against the Rockies, the 27-year-old lit it up the next night. Conine was 2-for-3 with a triple, a double and two runs scored in helping the Marlins beat the…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — After having Anders Carlson and Greg Joseph compete for their placekicking job throughout training camp, the Green Bay Packers decided their best option was finding someone else. The Packers claimed Brayden Narveson off waivers from the Tennessee Titans on Wednesday and released Joseph. Those moves came one day after Green…

The week before Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was picked by Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris to be her running mate, he visited Vikings training camp and made a glowing 11-win prediction for his favorite team in that other fall season that will dominate American attention this year. While Walz’s optimistic projection for Minnesota might well turn…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Freddy Peralta pitched six scoreless innings, William Contreras capped a five-run fifth inning with a two-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers hung on to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Wednesday night. LISTEN: Bob Uecker on the call Thursday on WKTY for Giants-Brewers. Pregame begins at 12:35 p.m. Tune in on 96.7…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich said his back issues had started bothering him off the field as well as on it by the time he opted to undergo season-ending surgery. The 2018 NL MVP spoke to reporters Tuesday for the first time since having surgery Aug. 16. The Brewers have expressed optimism…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has failed to report some child sexual abuse allegations to local law enforcement or social service agencies even after changes prompted by its handling of the case against former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, according to a Justice Department watchdog report released Thursday. In a review brought on by…

The Green Bay Packers got a new backup quarterback, lost their No. 2 running back to a season-ending injury and cut their incumbent kicker, as they released their 53-man roster on Tuesday. Green Bay acquired quarterback Malik Willis from the Tennessee Titans for a 2025 seventh-round draft pick and followed that up by cutting quarterbacks…

The University of Wisconsin women’s volleyball team didn’t lose last season until late October, starting the year 18-0. This season, the third-ranked Badgers begin with a loss. Sixth-ranked Louisville dropped the first set on Tuesday but took the next three for the 3-1 win (18-25, 25-17, 26-24, 25-20) in front of 9,280 in the crowd.…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to put the San Francisco Giants ahead for good in a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. The Giants played their fourth straight one-run game. They’ve gone 2-2 during that stretch. “We’re pushing for a wild-card spot right now…