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Milwaukee Brewers president Rick Schlesinger joins WIZM’s La Crosse Talk Pm to remember Bob Uecker, as well as discuss ideas for maximizing the upgraded stadium, the upcoming Sausage Races in La Crosse, and how the team is handling rising player salaries.  La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays at 5:06 p.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online…

Onalaska native Lexi Donarski and the North Carolina women’s basketball team continues to move up the polls, as the regular season winds down. The Tar Heels (25-4), who have won seven in a row and 12 of 13, moved up a spot to No. 8 in the polls, ahead of their game at No. 16…

The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team didn’t move in the polls Monday, despite an overtime loss to Oregon over the weekend. The Badgers are ranked No. 11 as they host Washington, after John Tonje scored 22 points in the 77-73 overtime loss to the Ducks. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. Tuesday on Peacock, as…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Missy Vraney and Kristin Westphal didn’t go to Marquette. Neither did any of their relatives. Yet their family tradition of attending Golden Eagles basketball games spans generations. “Whenever our uncle couldn’t go, our dad would take one of us and just kind of alternate,” Vraney recalls. They’re still supporting the school regularly…

Up against some of the top sprinters in the world, UW-La Crosse junior Lauren Jarrett broke her own NCAA Division III record — again — Sunday in the 60-meter dash competing in her first-ever USATF indoor championships. Jarrett was up against the 15th-, 37th and 38th-ranked sprinters in the world in Adidas-sponsored Celera Barnes (15th)…

La Crosse’s Katie Kotlowski and the top-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team finished the regular season off with a pair of 6-1 wins this weekend at Bemidji St. FILE – Wisconsin women’s hockey senior Katie Kotlowski (contributed photo) Kotlowski is in her final collegiate season and plays defense for the Badgers (30-1-2), whose only…

Onalaska native Lexi Donarski was perfect Sunday, in scoring 13 points, as the No. 9 North Carolina women’s basketball team came back to beat Louisville on the road 79-75. The Aquinas High School graduate was 5-for-5 from the field, including 2 of 2 from deep for the Tar Heels (25-4), who were down as many…

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse junior Lauren Jarrett of La Crosse (Logan) and senior Sam Blaskowski of Oshkosh (West) are set to compete in the 60-meter dash at the 2025 USA Track & Field (USATF) Indoor Championships on Sunday. Jarrett Competition is scheduled for the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, New York and will…

Onalaska native Lexi Donarski scored nine points, as the No. 9 North Carolina women’s basketball team had no trouble with Syracudse in a 68-58 win. Donarski was just 3-for-12 from the field — 3 of 9 from deep — and added three rebounds, an assist, a steal and no turnovers in a team-leading 40 minutes.…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23 points in his return after missing six games with a strained calf and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied for a 116-110 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. Anteotkounmpo was on a minutes restriction and played just under 24 minutes, leaving for good with 6:27 remaining as…