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Cole, Snell capture Cy Young awards
Gerrit Cole was a unanimous winner of his first American League Cy Young Award on Wednesday, and Blake Snell took the National League honor in becoming the seventh hurler to earn baseball’s top pitching prize in both leagues.
Vikings thriving on Dobbs-Hockenson connection
T.J. Hockenson is part of a group of NFL players who train together in Tennessee between seasons. Sometimes Joshua Dobbs joins them. Minnesota's new quarterback also keeps an offseason home in the state. This casual connection made in recent summers…
Northwestern makes Braun permanent football coach
Northwestern rewarded coach David Braun for a remarkable turnaround following Pat Fitzgerald's firing in the wake of a hazing and abuse scandal by removing the "interim" label from his job title. Hired in January as the team's defensive coordinator, Braun…
WIAA state football: Wrightstown provides serious challenge for Blugolds
The question of what more had been learned about the Wrightstown High School football team over a couple of days was an easy one for Tom Lee to answer on Wednesday.
WIAA state football: La Crosse Aquinas senior Walter Berns flourishes as playmaker
Aquinas High School football coach Tom Lee still remembers getting his first real glimpse at the football future of a basketball player at his school.
Browns lose Watson for the season
CLEVELAND — Deshaun Watson's season is over, once again leaving the Cleveland Browns without a franchise quarterback.
Big buyouts for college coaches are the norm, but that may change
Sports economist Andrew Zimbalist says the big contract buyouts paid to fired coaches will continue to grow until the college sports business model changes. Texas A&M will pay more than $75 million to fired football coach Jimbo Fisher. Other top…
Lions take fourth-down aggressiveness to new level
Detroit coach Dan Campbell took fourth-down aggressiveness to a new level last week. His biggest decision came when the Lions faced a fourth-and-2 from the Chargers 26 with 1:47 remaining in a tie game. Instead of opting for the field…
Ravens, Bengals meet in potential AFC North tone-setter
Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens lead the AFC North through Week 10 for the fourth time in five seasons. They haven't won the division since 2019. The past two seasons, they've been passed down the stretch by Cincinnati. A…
Formula One helps Vegas expand efforts to become a destination for sports with international appeal
The world's best Formula One drivers will speed down the Las Vegas Strip this week. It will mark the latest step in the evolution of Las Vegas as an international sports city.
College football Week 12 best bets: Georgia vs. Tennessee; Kansas State vs. Kansas; Washington vs. Oregon State
FrontPageBets takes a look at its top three games and best bets on the Week 12 college football slate.
Local sports schedule: Thursday-Friday, Nov. 16-17
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NBA best bets today: Odds, picks and props for NBA Wednesday, including Celtics vs. Sixers, Kings vs. Lakers on ESPN
Check out our favorite props for NBA Wednesday action.
Cleveland Browns updated Super Bowl odds in wake of Deshaun Watson season-ending injury
Take a look at the updated Super Bowl betting odds for the Cleveland Browns after Deshaun Watson's season ending shoulder injury.
Brewers promote bench coach Pat Murphy to manager after Craig Counsell's departure
Murphy, who received a three-year contract, takes over a team that went 92-70 and won the NL Central this year before getting swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the playoffs.
How to watch Wisconsin football's Big Ten West matchup with Nebraska
The Badgers host the Huskers in a Big Ten West battle Saturday. Here's how to follow the action and more.
High school girls basketball: John Schmidtknecht takes over at Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau
FOUNTAIN CITY — While Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau’s girls basketball team was on the road against Cochrane-Fountain City for its season opener Tuesday, it was a familiar location for one person on the Red Hawks bench as John Schmidtknecht made his G-E-T girls…
Greg Gard sees simple fix for Wisconsin men's basketball bigs after wasted opportunity
The Badgers had a height advantage but were outmuscled at Providence on Tuesday. The Badgers coach set a clear directive for his players.
How a 1986 Paul Simon song became the soundtrack of Wisconsin men's hockey wins
What does a win sound like for the top-ranked Wisconsin men's hockey team? It starts with a song featuring a catchy horn line and a penny whistle solo.
Wisconsin's Laila Edwards sees groundbreaking US team appearance as making a difference
Badgers forward Laila Edwards became the first Black woman to play for USA Hockey at the senior national team level. She hopes it serves as an example.