WEAU Sports News

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (blugolds.com) – The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team opened conference play with a 64-50 loss to No. 23-UW-Stevens Point Wednesday night at Quandt Fieldhouse in Stevens Point.

Monta Ellis hit a wild, fallaway jumper at the buzzer, lifting the Dallas Mavericks over the Milwaukee Bucks 107-105 on Wednesday night.

Senior Courtney Lewis posted a huge triple-double this past Saturday against North Central College. Her play on the court was well worthy of this week's Gordy's Athlete of the Week. Chance Dickman has the story.

Jack Ikegwuonu and his brother, William, were charged Tuesday with several counts of retail theft. Both are scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court on Wednesday to face armed robbery and gun possession charges. The brothers were arrested last week after an armed robbery at a dry cleaning business in Middleton.

A person familiar with the negotiations says Torii Hunter has agreed to a $10.5 million, one-year contract to return to the Minnesota Twins.

Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon is the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.

Kyrie Irving scored 28 points, LeBron James added 26 with 10 assists and Mike Miller provided a much-needed spark off Cleveland's bench, leading the Cavaliers to their fourth straight win, 111-108 over the precocious Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.

SportScene 13 for Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 includes highlights of prep boys and girls basketball, as well as, prep hockey.

Bruce Larson of Somerset High School has been named the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA)/Green Bay Packers Coach of the Year.

The Northwoods Baseball League, along with the Eau Claire Express, has released their schedule for the 2015 season.

Fans will be able to watch the Minnesota Wild at a free outdoor practice this month.

SportScene 13 for Monday, December 1st, 2014 includes prep basketball highlights from around the area.

Green Bay (9-3) has won four straight and scored more than 50 points in two of its last three games at Lambeau Field.

The Minnesota Twins have filled out their field staff by hiring Butch Davis as first base coach.

Those young Kentucky Wildcats still have a firm grasp on the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 poll.

The Minnesota Vikings' win over Carolina was the team's coldest game since their last season at Metropolitan Stadium in 1981.

A person familiar with the decision confirms to The Associated Press the University at Buffalo has agreed to hire Wisconsin-Whitewater coach Lance Leipold to take over its football program.

SportScene 13 for Sunday, November 30th, 2014 includes more reaction from Madison after the Badgers win over Minnesota yesterday. We also highlight the UW-Stout Men's and Women's basketball teams in the championship games of their holiday tournament.

Jarvis Ragland (Sr, Milwaukee) scored 20+ points for the second game in a row, but Cardinal Stritch shot 53 percent from the field and 47 percent from downtown on their way to an 87-68 victory over UW-Stout in the final game of the UW-Stout Thanksgiving Turkey Shootout at Johnson Fieldhouse Sunday.

The University of Dubuque's Kayla Springer hit back-to-back 3-pointers early in the first half to cut an eight point UW-Stout lead down to two points and it was off to the races for the visiting Spartans as they handed the Blue Devils an 87-62 loss in the championship game of the UW-Stout Thanksgiving Turkey Shootout, Sunday at Johnson Fieldhouse.