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Aaron Rodgers’ much-hyped but overwhelmingly disappointing two-year tenure with the New York Jets is officially over. The team released the four-time MVP, as expected, and the 41-year-old quarterback can now join another team as a free agent for the first time in his career — if he stills intends to play a 21st NFL season.…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton made a fadeaway 3-pointer while being fouled and completed the four-point play with 3.4 seconds left, and the Indiana Pacers stunned Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks 115-114 on Tuesday night. Haliburton ran along the left sideline, took an inbounds pass from Andrew Nembhard and launched a 3 while falling…

UW-La Crosse men’s basketball coach JT Gritzmacher joins to talk about his team being in the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history, and playing that game at home, as well as setting the single-season record for wins at 24-5 and being ranked No. 5 in the NCAA.   La Crosse Talk airs weekdays…

It’s the final run to a third NCAA championship for La Crosse’s Katie Kotlowski. FILE – Wisconsin women’s hockey senior Katie Kotlowski (contributed photo) The defender for the top-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team (35-1-2) has been playing a key role for the Badgers since her freshman year. She started as a freshman and…

It’s the final postseason run for Onalaska native Lexi Donarski, who has been a starter all five seasons of her collegiate career and made the NCAA tournament each year with either Iowa State or her current team, North Carolina. The shooting guard is playing her second season with the the Tar Heels and they have…

For the first time in UW-La Crosse history, the men’s basketball team is in the Sweet 16. The Eagles, ranked fifth in the nation, will host No. 3 Illinois Wesleyan (24-5) at 7 p.m. Friday. The winner will play at 7 p.m. Saturday against either No. 22 Wisconsin Lutheran or 17th-ranked Washington-St. Louis. To get…

Several area teams can move one step closer to a trip to the WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament with a win on Thursday night.  There are four games on the schedule that feature teams from the area. Games are at 7 p.m. Division 2’s Onalaska is coming off a 80-67 win over Mosinee to take…

After getting its first NCAA tournament win since 1988, the run for the UW-La Crosse women’s basketball team came to an end in Round 2. A free throw in the final two seconds gave No. 16 UW-Whitewater the 50-49 win at home over the Eagles in the Division III tournament. The Eagles (17-12) did get…

Onalaska native Lexi Donarski scored 12 points, as the 14th-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball team advanced to the ACC tournament semifinals for the first time since 2014. The Tar Heels held off No. 22 Florida State, getting a 60-56 win. North Carolina (27-6) moves on to play No. 7 NC State (25-5) at 11 a.m.…

La Crosse’s Katie Kotlowski and the top-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team plays in the conference final faceoff this weekend, before beginning the NCAA tournament. Kotlowski At 1 p.m. Friday, the Badgers (33-1-2) play at sixth-ranked Minnesota Duluth (21-13-2). A win and they’d play again at 2 p.m. Saturday against either No. 2 Ohio…