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A funny thing happened on the way to a laugher. Suddenly a serious soccer match broke out. The UWM women’s team raced out to a four-goal lead and then had to hold off Marquette, 5-4, Thursday night.

Here are some thoughts found on Twitter this week athletes and coaches with ties to Wisconsin.

Chris Kirk and Billy Horschel took a big step Thursday toward the biggest payoff in golf. Playing together in the last group at East Lake, they both made late birdies and were tied for the lead at 4-under-par 66.

Gary Sheffield will be a studio analyst for TBS’ coverage of the Major League Baseball playoffs, which begin Sept. 30 with a wild-card game.

The two NFL owners overseeing the investigation into how the league pursued and handled evidence in the Ray Rice domestic violence case pledged Thursday to make the findings of the probe public, and said their goal was “to get the truth.”

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New York Jets at Green Bay Packers — Jets: DNP: S Josh Bush (quadriceps), TE Jeff Cumberland (not injury related), LB A.J. Edds (hamstring). Limited: G Willie Colon (calf), DE Ikemefuna Enemkpali (foot), CB Dee Milliner (ankle). Packers: DNP: LB Brad Jones (quadriceps), RB Eddie Lacy (concussion). Limited: TE Brandon Bostick (fibula), T Bryan Bulaga (knee). Full: CB Demetri Goodson (concussion).

A law enforcement official said he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancée to an NFL executive five months ago, while Commissioner Roger Goodell has insisted the league didn’t see the violent images until this week.

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Boris Diaw had 15 points as France upset Spain, 65-52, in front of its stunned fans in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Basketball World Cup on Wednesday in Barcelona.

Preliminary rounds of the Players Championship and the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship will be held Jan. 26-30 at AMF Bowlero in Wauwatosa. The players then head north to compete in the USBC Masters, Feb. 2-8 at Ashwaubenon Bowl.

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As questions arose about how the NFL investigated domestic violence allegations against Ray Rice, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday the league asked for, but was not given, video showing the ex-Ravens running back punching his then-fiancee on an elevator.

Reports last week said musician Jon Bon Jovi was no longer part of a group that was seeking to buy the Buffalo Bills. Here’s how some celebrity sports owners have fared.