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Former NFL player Wade Davis' speech to the owners, coaches and general managers delivered a significant message about sexual orientation in sports, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday.

The Neillsville girls basketball team brought home the WIAA Division 3 state runner-up trophy last weekend, but it's the Warriors legacy on and off the court that will be remembered most in the basketball-crazed community.

On Wednesday, the Chicago Bears announced that they have agreed to a four-year deal with the five-time Pro Bowl player.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have been awarded third-year fullback Bradie Ewing off waivers from Atlanta.

Wily Peralta hit his second homer of spring training and allowed one run over 6 1-3 innings but the Milwaukee Brewers lost to the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Tuesday.

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire used three potential starting pitchers against the Orioles a day after a rainout.

The Bears make their third NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in five years, against No. 2 seed Wisconsin (28-7) on Thursday in Anaheim, Calif.

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On Tuesday, the team announced it will use metal detectors starting with the April 7 Home Opener against Oakland.

Blake Griffin had 27 points and 14 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers made it consecutive 50-win seasons with a lackluster 106-98 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.

The university's Board of Regents approved the five-year package for Andersen on Monday.

Bill Cords told The Associated Press in a phone interview Monday that the level of interest to replace Buzz Williams has been "very rewarding."

Wisconsin is showing a tough side in making a third trip to the Sweet 16 in four seasons.

The second-seeded Badgers hope to ride the momentum of a come-from-behind win over Oregon in the third round when they meet Baylor on Thursday in a West region semifinal game in Anaheim, Calif.

Fresh off its second-straight conference tournament championship, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team has turned its automatic bid into a No. 1 seed in the Midwest region in Cincinnati for the NCAA tournament and will take on fourth-seeded North Dakota in a first-round matchup.

Lyle Overbay got good news in the morning and celebrated with his bat. Overbay, who was told Sunday that he had made the Brewers' opening day roster, had two doubles and a single in Milwaukee's 9-1 victory over the Reds.

DeMarcus Cousins had 32 points and 12 rebounds and Isaiah Thomas had 30 points and eight assists in the Sacramento Kings' 124-107 victory Sunday that sent the Milwaukee Bucks to their seventh straight loss.

Kyle Busch won at Fontana for the second straight year Sunday, holding off Kyle Larson, Tony Stewart and his older brother Kurt on a frantic two-lap sprint to the finish.

Wisconsin Men's Basketball beats Oregon for a spot in the Sweet 16; the first time since 2012. The Neillsville Lady Warriors come up short in the Div. 3 State Final in what was the lowest scoring game in a championship game. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption goes for the gold ball in Div. 5, but undefeated Barneveld was just too strong.

The NCAA tournament third-round game between seventh-seeded Oregon and second-seeded Wisconsin will have a decidedly hometown feel Saturday night.