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Once common, NFL repeats a rarity

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 2:16pm
Repeat championships in the NFL used to be more common. Over the first 39 Super Bowls, it happened eight times. But no team has done it since Tom Brady and the New England Patriots won two in a row following…

Early money heavily on Chiefs to repeat as Super Bowl champions

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 1:59pm
The early money is heavily on Kansas City to repeat as Super Bowl champion when the Chiefs face the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Feb. 11. That caused sportsbooks to drop the opening number that favored the…

3 things we learned from last Wisconsin men's basketball-Nebraska matchup

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 6:37am
The Wisconsin men's basketball team topped Nebraska 88-72 at the Kohl Center earlier this month. What we've learned about both programs since that game.

Coach with connection to Wisconsin football in running for Packers defensive coordinator

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 5:35am
Packers coach Matt LaFleur asked to interview two coaches from the Ravens.

'Scoring is down, winning is up': Flashback to high school recipe for success for Wisconsin guard

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 5:25am
Upon his return home to Nebraska, here's how the Badgers' point guard is impacting games while scoring a career-low.

Super Bowl 58 novelty prop bet markets: Fun and obscure props for Super Bowl Sunday

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 5:00am
Super Bowl 58 novelty props: Exploring the weird and wild props for Super Bowl Sunday.

Big Ten men's, women's basketball tournament expansion won't include the entire conference

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 4:45am
The Big Ten is expanding, but the conference is keeping as much as possible unchanged.

High school girls sports roundup: Aquinas, West Salem basketball win big in conference matchups

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 11:52pm
The Aquinas High School girls basketball team set up a huge showdown with Holmen on Thursday by handing Logan a 68-29 MVC defeat at the Reinhart Athletic Complex on Tuesday.

High school boys sports roundup: La Crosse Aquinas beats Onalaska Luther in nonconference battle

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 11:51pm
ONALASKA — Senior wing Walter Berns notched a double-double in the Aquinas High School boys basketball team’s 60-54 nonconference win on the road against Onalaska Luther on Tuesday.

High school wrestling: G-E-T/Melrose-Mindoro holds off Holmen rally for nonconference win

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:18pm
GALESVILLE — Coaches never want a dual meet to come down to the final match, but G-E-T/Melrose-Mindoro coach Peter Peterson felt confident in sending junior Gunnar Johnson to the mat for a 165-pound battle with Holmen.

AP source: Rubenstein has a deal to buy the Orioles for $1.725B

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 10:15pm
A person with knowledge of the deal says Carlyle Group Inc. co-founder David Rubenstein has reached an agreement to buy the Baltimore Orioles for $1.725 billion. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because…

George's layup in final seconds lifts Georgia Tech over No. 3 North Carolina

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 9:00pm
Naithan George scored a go-ahead layup with 7.7 seconds remaining and Georgia Tech beat No. 3 North Carolina 74-73 to end the Tar Heels’ 10-game winning streak. RJ Davis, who scored a game-high 28 points for North Carolina, won the…

AP source: Lions' Ben Johnson to stay on as team's OC

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 7:30pm
Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has decided to stay with the team and turn down potential opportunities to be an NFL head coach next season, leaving the Washington Commanders and Seattle Seahawks to turn to other candidates.

NIL opportunities leave smaller pool of late-round NFL draft prospects

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 5:30pm
NFL teams might find slimmer pickings in the later rounds of the upcoming draft. Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy says his game's targeted prospects projected for the last few rounds were “wiped out” in December. Players had the option…

Death of hockey player Adam Johnson by a skate cut jumpstarts work on protective equipment

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 5:00pm
The death of American hockey player Adam Johnson from a skate cut to the neck during a game in England has led to plenty of talk about how to prevent laceration injuries on the ice. It has also spurred companies…

Tennessee chancellor says allegations untrue, flawed

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 3:28pm
Chancellor Donde Plowman told the NCAA president that allegations Tennessee violated rules overseeing name, image and likeness compensation to athletes are “factually untrue and procedurally flawed," according to a letter released Tuesday by the university.

Chiefs, 49ers to meet in rare Super Bowl rematch

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 2:39pm
The San Francisco 49ers finally climbed back up the playoff mountain to return to the Super Bowl only to find a familiar foe waiting for them. When the Niners get a second shot at a Super Bowl against the Kansas…

Chiefs back in Super Bowl due to simplified offensive approach

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 2:30pm
The Kansas City Chiefs got back to the Super Bowl by getting back to basics. Late in the season, as their high-octane offense sputtered, the Chiefs decided to dramatically simplify everything: the number of plays in the plan, route concepts,…

Gut-Behrami wins GS and cuts into Shiffrin's overall lead

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 1:19pm
Lara Gut-Behrami won a World Cup giant slalom by a large margin and trimmed Mikaela Shiffrin's lead in the overall standings to 95 points with the American out injured. Gut-Behrami beat Alice Robinson of New Zealand and Olympic champion Sara…

Princeton back in Top 25 after tough nonconference schedule prepared Tigers for Ivy play

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 1:11pm
Princeton coach Carla Berube put together a difficult nonconference schedule so her team would be ready for the rigors of the Ivy League as well as potentially another NCAA Tournament run if the Tigers can get back there. The Tigers…

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