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VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo has waited a long time to be on the Olympic stage. So, when the final horn sounded in Greece’s 77-71 win over Australia on Friday to keep alive his country’s hopes of advancing to the knockout round, the first-time Olympian slumped, put a towel over his face and buried…

PARIS (AP) — There is a freedom that Sunisa Lee feels when she’s on the uneven bars that’s hard for her to describe. Sure, there’s anxiety before every routine. Funny how it melts away the second that familiar combination of wood and fiberglass hits her grips. At that point, the American gymnastics star just sort…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Luis García Jr. homered for the second consecutive day, rookie James Wood hit a bases-loaded triple, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Sunday. Mitchell Parker threw six shutout innings for his first victory since June 16 for Washington, which has won back-to-back games since a five-game skid that…

The La Crosse Steam softball team split a pair at Minot on Wednesday, losing 10-0, before winning 1-0. The Steam (15-23) have won 3 of 4 heading into their final stretch of four games to end the season. Next up, they host Minot at 5:05 p.m. Sunday at Copeland Park. Then they’re on the road…

After a six-game losing streak, the La Crosse Loggers have won 2 of 3, including a 22-7 blowout Wednesday at home over Eau Claire. The Loggers (30-30) are just 8-18 in the second half of the season, and dropped to fourth in the Great Plains East division, after having the best record to end the…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love wants to reward the Green Bay Packers for betting big on him once again. The Packers traded up in the draft four years ago to select Love in the first round. They cleared the way for him last year by trading four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the…

SOUTHPORT, Conn. (AP) — Most Comcast subscribers will be able to watch their favorite sports teams again after it reached an agreement with their distributor. Comcast and Diamond Sports announced Monday that 15 regional sports networks will be available on Thursday after being blacked out for three months. The Bally Sports networks were no longer…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jarred Kelenic broke out of a month-long slump by hitting a homer and double in the Atlanta Braves’ 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. LISTEN: Bob Uecker on the call for Braves-Brewers. Pregame on WKTY Wednesday begins at 12:35 p.m. Austin Riley went 4 for 5 as the Braves…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s first season with Air Raid disciple Phil Longo as offensive coordinator didn’t work out quite according to plan, as the Badgers posted their lowest scoring average in nearly two decades. After having a year to adapt to Longo’s fast-paced system, the Badgers are optimistic about matching the success his offense…

PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. There was a tension in the air. They’d all been in the Olympic spotlight before, experiences that left them with medals but also the kind of scars — be they physical, psychological…