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Another giant test this weekend for La Crosse’s Katie Kotlowski and University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team, which remained, of course, the top-ranked team in the nation after a pair of wins last weekend. Kotlowski The No. 1 Badgers (27-1-2) face third-ranked Minnesota (22-6-1) in Madison on Saturday and Sunday. Kotlowski, who has been playing…

Onalaska native Lexi Donarksi and the North Carolina women’s basketball team moved up two spots in the Top 25 poll after a pair of wins last week. The Tar Heels (20-4) are now ranked 13th, after beating No. 19 Cal 65-52 and Stanford 69-67 during a west coast trip. Donarski had seven points against Cal…

The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team dropped four spots in the Top 25 rankings after going 1-1 last week. The Badgers (17-5) are now ranked No. 21 in the nation, after losing to Maryland (17-5) 76-68 and barely beating Northwestern (12-10), 75-69. Wisconsin gets Indiana on Tuesday at home, before heading to face Iowa…

The list of NBA players that might get traded before the 3 p.m. Eastern deadline on Thursday is a long one, according to Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo. It includes … well, basically everybody. “This is the world we’re living in,” Antetokounmpo said. “It’s a business. You have to understand this. Nobody’s safe. Nobody’s safe. After…

Onalaska native Lexi Donarski and the 15th-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball team bounced back in a big way after its first loss in six games. Donarski had seven points on 3-of-5 shooting, including sinking her only 3-point attempt, as the Tar Heels blew out No. 19 Cal 65-52. Donarski scored five of those seven on…

La Crosse’s Katie Kotlowski and the top-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team has its toughest stretch of the regular season over the next two weekends. Friday and Saturday’s matchup with No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth could be a bit of a trap game, as the Badgers have rival, third-ranked Minnesota next on the schedule. Wisconsin (25-1-2)…

After cracking the Top 20 two weeks ago, the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team has dropped two out of the past three games. The No. 17 Badgers fell 76-68 to Maryland on Wednesday, two games after losing to UCLA. Wisconsin (16-5) shot 37% from the field, including 9 of 27 from deep, while the…

One meet into the indoor season and UW-La Crosse sprinter Lauren Jarrett already set a NCAA Division III record. The junior from La Crosse won the 60-meter dash Saturday at UW-L’s new Hetzel Fieldhouse in 7.37 seconds at the Pat Healy Classic. The old record was 7.40 seconds, set in 2018 by University of Massachusetts-Boston’s…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean has filed an injunction saying the two seasons he played at Division II program Grand Valley State shouldn’t count against his college eligibility. Fourqurean, who completed his senior season at Wisconsin last fall, filed a brief in support of his case Wednesday in U.S. District Court in…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Green Bay assistant Anthony Campanile as defensive coordinator on Thursday night, tasking him with turning around one of the worst units in franchise history. The Jaguars (4-13) ranked 31st in yards allowed (389.9 a game) and 28th in points (25.6 a game) in 2024 under first-year defensive…