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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Deni Avdija scored a season-high 30 points and the Portland Trail Blazers bested former teammate Damian Lillard with a 125-112 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Anfernee Simons added 25 points for Portland, which has won five of its last six. The Blazers led by 19 points in the…

NEW YORK (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs-Los Angeles Lakers game that got postponed earlier this month due to the wildfires in Southern California will now take place on March 17 instead. The NBA also announced on Tuesday the new date for the Milwaukee Bucks-New Orleans Pelicans matchup from last week that got postponed due…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard got a warm welcome when the Milwaukee Bucks visited the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Lillard, who spent 11 seasons in Portland and was beloved by fans and the community, was greeted with rousing applause when his name was announced before the game at the Moda Center. He…

Kirsten Simms scored in the shootout and goalie Ava McNaughton stopped three shots in leading the top-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team, after a 2-2 tie after overtime Sunday with No. 11 St. Cloud State. It’s just the third time this season, the Badgers haven’t won, and comes a day after beating St. Cloud State…

Onalaska native Lexi Donarksi had 12 points, five rebounds and four assists, but her 13th-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball team lost on a bucket in the final seconds Sunday, snapping a five-game win streak. Ta’niya Latson, who leads the nation in scoring, hit a layup with four seconds left to give Florida State the 86-84…

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki wants to raise a glass with the voter who chose not to check off his name on the Hall of Fame ballot. “There’s one writer that I wasn’t able to get a vote from,” he said through a translator Thursday, two days after receiving 393 of 394 votes from…

MADISON, Wis. — La Crosse’s Katie Kotlowski and the top-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team continued to roll Saturday night with a 5-2 win over 12th-ranked St. Cloud State in front of a sellout crowd. Here are the highlights from your #Badgers 5-2 win over St. Cloud State! pic.twitter.com/T7yHAlptYz — Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerWHockey) January…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Tonje scored 27 points as the 18th-ranked University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team never trailed enroute to an 83-55 win over Nebraska on Sunday. The Badgers (16-4, 6-3 Big Ten) bounced back from an 85-83 loss at UCLA that snapped a seven-game winning streak. Wisconsin grabbed a 19-2 lead less…

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A woman was indicted Thursday in the July 6 car crash that killed Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson and two of his former high school teammates. Cori Clingman was indicted on 13 counts, including vehicular manslaughter related to driving under the influence, according to prosecutors in Prince George’s County,…

Arguably the greatest running back in Packers history is headed to Onalaska this spring as part of a huge caravan of current and former Packers. It’s hard to decide if Ahman Green or current Pro Bowler Josh Jacobs is the bigger name headed to the area, as part of the Packers Tailgate Tour this April.…