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We were able to check in with a some local college athletes when they were home for winter break. UW-Superior guard Caleb Burch played football and basketball at Altoona. The junior has 59 points and 5 steals so far this season and says he made the right choice sticking with basketball at the next level.

The 54th annual Twins Winter Caravan kicked off Monday.

After 11 ranked teams lost at least one game, the changes started at No. 3 where Wisconsin moved up one spot to replace Ohio State, which lost two games and dropped to 11th.

The Green Bay Packers are reviewing the team's post-season ticket sales policy.

Dany Heatley had a goal and an assist, Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves for his first career shutout, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 4-0 on Sunday night.

Kawhi Leonard scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half, and the San Antonio Spurs held off the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-86 on Sunday night for their fourth straight win.

Keifer Sykes scored a career-high 34 points -- including the final four points in regulation -- to lead Green Bay to a 93-86 overtime victory against Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon.

Saturday's SportScene13 was chalk full of basketball and hockey action. In men's college basketball, Stout tried to hand Platteville their first conference loss, while on the women's side Eau Claire was looking to upset Whitewater. In high school hoops, it was a doubleheader at Altoona, as they Rails hosted the Rice Lake boys and girls squads. Finally, on the ice, Chippewa Falls battled Mosinee and UW-Eau Claire looked for their 5th straight win against Lawrence. Click here for all the action on SportScene13!

Kevin Durant scored 33 points and Serge Ibaka had 17 points and 17 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped a two-game skid by defeating the Milwaukee Bucks 101-85 Saturday night.

Major League Baseball made the announcement by saying arbitrator Fredrick Horowitz had made his decision and that it would include the entire 2014 postseason as well.

The Stars will be moving from the oldest stadium in the Southern League to a brand new facility in downtown Biloxi.

Key conference basketball match-ups headline SportScene13 on this Friday night. In the Dunn-St. Croix boys basketball, Elk Mound hosted their rivals from Colfax. While in Big Rivers action Rice Lake traveled to Menomonie, Memorial took on Hudson and Chi Hi and North faced off. On the girl's side, Chippewa Falls and North also battled for Big Rivers bragging rights, while in the Cloverbelt it was Thorp vs. Altoona and McDonell at Fall Creek. Click here for all the highlights on SportScene13!

Occasionally the final score can be deceiving to what actually happened in a game. For the UW-Eau Claire men's hockey team and Northland College, who were meeting for the first time ever, that was the case despite the 5-0 win for the Blugolds at Hobbs Ice Center.

Carlos Boozer had 19 points and 13 rebounds in his first game back from a right knee injury, Mike Dunleavy Jr. added 18 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 81-72 on Friday night.

Click here to see prep sports action from Thursday. In boys basketball, 7-1 Fall Creek hosted Altoona, while Stanley-Boyd paid a visit to Regis. In girls basketball, Eau Claire Memorial took on Hudson. On the ice, the co-op of Chippewa Falls and Menomonie traveled to Hobbs Ice Arena to face the ECA Stars. Then we hit the wrestling mat where Chippewa Falls met up with Eau Claire North. All the highlights right here on SportScene 13!

The Wild announced that Parise's wife, Alisha, gave birth Wednesday to Emelia and Jaxson, a girl and a boy.

Ben Brust scored 18 points, Sam Dekker added 17 and No. 4 Wisconsin used a 20-0 run in the first half to easily beat No. 23 Illinois 95-70 on Wednesday night.

The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team got up by 17 points against UW-River Falls but had to hold off the Falcons to beat them 59-57 on Ken Anderson Court in Zorn Arena tonight.

The Silver Mine Ski Invitational is just around the corner. This week's Gordy's Athlete of the Week, Emilee Anderson, is one you won't want to miss. The Eau Claire Memorial senior is fresh off a fifth place finish at the Olympic trials. SportScene13's Jenn Chapman has more.

Mike McCarthy called 2013 “clearly” his most challenging season as a head coach, but he believes overcoming those challenges to win a division title identified the players, coaches and others who will help the Packers the most moving forward.