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Thursday is Opening Day for the Milwaukee Brewers, and WKTY is hosting a party at Ardie’s Flipside Pub & Grill to watch Brewers at the New York Yankees. First pitch is set for 2:05 p.m. There will be drink and food specials, plus a chance to win Brewers tickets.  TOP PHOTO: FILE – Milwaukee Brewers…

DENVER (AP) — Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers expressed confidence that the Bucks could remain competitive without Damian Lillard but acknowledged it would take multiple players to pick up the slack while the seven-time all-NBA guard is out. The Bucks announced Tuesday that Lillard has deep vein thrombosis in his right calf and is taking blood-thinning…

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have moved forward with a roster revolving around J.J. McCarthy as their starting quarterback and tabled consideration of Aaron Rodgers — even if the door remains open at least a little. General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah confirmed Wednesday that the Vikings had extensive conversations about and with Rodgers, the…

She’s played in every NCAA tournament of her collegiate career, and Friday, Onalaska native Lexi Donarski could get further than she’s ever gotten. To do that, though, her 12th-ranked, third-seeded North Carolina women’s basketball team is going to have to get by Duke, at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Tipoff is 1:30 p.m. Friday on ESPN. The…

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 39 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in his first game back in nearly two weeks to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 127-117 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. The triple-double was Jokic’s NBA-leading 30th of the season. The reigning NBA MVP missed the team’s previous…

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have moved forward with a roster revolving around J.J. McCarthy as their starting quarterback and tabled consideration of Aaron Rodgers — even if the door remains open at least a little. General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah confirmed Wednesday that the Vikings had extensive conversations about and with Rodgers, the four-time NFL MVP award…

Onalaska native Lexi Donarski only hit one 3-pointer, but it broke a 35-35 third-quarter tie, and the 12th-ranked, third-seeded North Carolina women’s basketball team never looked back after she rattled this one in — beating West Virginia 58-47. Read more … TRIPLE ‼️#MarchMadness x 🎥 ESPN2 / @uncwbb pic.twitter.com/b5RsNHVrVe — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) March…

She didn’t shoot well from deep and only hit one 3-pointer, but that was the one that put the North Carolina women’s basketball team up for good. Onalaska native Lexi Donarski played all but 1 minute and had 11 points, as the 12th-ranked Tar Heels won 58-47 over 16th-ranked West Virginia in Round 2 of…

La Crosse’s Katie Kotlowski is a three-time National Champion. Kotlowski and the top-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team won the title Sunday in incredibly dramatic fashion. Down a goal with 18 seconds left in regulation, Wisconsin’s Kirsten Simms scored on a penalty shot to tie it after a successful Wisconsin challenge TIE GAME. TIE…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kirsten Simms scored on a penalty shot to tie it after a successful Wisconsin challenge with 18 seconds left and then delivered the winner 2:49 into sudden-death overtime to rally top-seed Wisconsin to a 4-3 victory over No. 2 seed Ohio State in the championship match of the women’s Frozen Four on…