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La Crosse’s Katie Kotlowski had two assists for the No. 1 University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team, as it advanced to the conference finals with an 11-1 win over Bemidji St. on Saturday. Kotlwoski The 11 goals tied the second-most the Badgers (33-1-2) have scored this season. They had 12 the first game of the…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points, pulled down a season-high 19 rebounds and dished out seven assists as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Denver Nuggets 121-112 on Thursday night. The two-time MVP helped Milwaukee offset another brilliant performance from Nikola Jokic, who shot 13 of 16 and had 32 points, 14 rebounds and…

Onalaska native Lexi Donarski scored 10 points, but the eighth-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball team’s seven-game win streak was snapped at No. 16 Duke. The Tar Heels were up one at half, but the Blue Devils ran away with the game with a 21-9 third-quarter run, easily winning 68-53. Donarski was 3-for-8 from the field…

Two of the Top 5 teams in the Division III men’s basketball face off Friday for the WIAC tournament championship. It’s the third time in school history, fourth-ranked UW-La Crosse plays for the title. The No. 2-seeded Eagles (22-4), who have never won the WIAC tourney since it began in 1999, play top-seeded and third-ranked…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Friday after picking up his 16th technical foul of the season during the third quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers. Edwards, who vowed last month that he wouldn’t get any more technicals, was called for two…

A former minor league catcher in the Minnesota Twins organization reportedly tried to lose games by tipping pitches so the season would end. Derek Bender, who was released last year, denied the allegation in an interview with The Athletic and said he didn’t tip any pitches. Bender, who made his professional debut last year with…

Just two more games left in the regular season for the eighth-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball team, but the one coming Thursday could big in terms of tournament placement. The Tar Heels (25-4) face off at No. 16 Duke at 6 p.m. on ESPN. The last time North Carolina played Duke, they were coming off…

PHOENIX (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher JB Bukauskas is expected to miss the entire season because of lat surgery, the latest injury-related setback for a former first-round draft pick. The 28-year-old Bukauskas missed most of the 2024 season with a lat injury as well. The right-hander went 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA in six relief…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Blackwell had 24 points and 10 rebounds as 11th-ranked Wisconsin bounced back from a disappointing defeat with an 88-62 victory over Washington on Tuesday night. John Tonje added 13 points for the Badgers (22-6, 12-5 Big Ten), who lost 77-73 to Oregon in overtime at home Saturday after leading by…

HOUSTON (AP) — Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo has “no hard feelings” toward Amen Thompson after the Houston forward was ejected for pulling him down from behind by his head and neck Tuesday night. The Bucks were down by two with about 4½ minutes left when Thompson committed the foul as Antetokounmpo went up for a…