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KOSICE, Slovakia — Alex DeBrincat had two goals and an assist to help the United States rout Denmark 7-1 on Saturday for the Americans’ fourth straight victory during preliminary play at the world championships.
Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry have more than held their own against Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton so far in these Eastern Conference finals.
MILWAUKEE — The first two rounds of the NBA playoffs proceeded at a leisurely pace for the Milwaukee Bucks.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Victims of a now-dead Ohio State team doctor are reacting with shock, grief and anger at investigative findings documenting a heinous pattern of sexual abuse that many of them say they experienced as young men and then worked for decades to forget.
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo started the game with an emphatic dunk. The next possession, a sprawling block to deny Marc Gasol. The next possession, another dunk.
ATLANTA — Max Fried allowed two hits in six scoreless innings, Dansby Swanson hit a drought-breaking, three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-8 Friday night in a matchup of second-place teams.
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The power. The putting. The poise. Brooks Koepka has it all at this PGA Championship, along with the lowest 36-hole score in major championship history and the largest lead by anyone at the halfway point of a Grand Slam event in 85 years.
Eau Claire police confirmed Friday that a body has been recovered from the Chippewa River.
A popular stretch of Eau Claire's riverfront recreational trail will be closed today due to utility work.
ALTOONA — Vice President Mike Pence implored Congress to pass an updated trade agreement with Canada and Mexico in a stop Thursday at J&D Manufacturing.
MENOMONIE — A 40-year-old man was identified as the person killed in a single motorcycle crash Tuesday in the city, police say.
When the season started, everyone knew the Eastern Conference would have a new king.
PHILADELPHIA — Christian Yelich took advantage of the few pitches he saw in the zone.
MILWAUKEE — Brook Lopez scored 13 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 24 and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied in the final minutes to beat the Toronto Raptors 108-100 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night.
PHILADELPHIA — Gio Gonzalez continued to make the most of his second stint in Milwaukee, allowing one run while pitching into the sixth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Wednesday night.
The operator of a motorcycle was killed Tuesday evening in a single-vehicle crash in Menomonie.
A 30-year-old Durand man died after his car rolled over Monday afternoon on Highway 85.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandon Woodruff kept pitching out of jams until a big lead allowed him to settle in.
NEILLSVILEE -- A Neillsville area man died and another person was injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday in Clark County.
There's a one-name superstar on either side: Giannis and Kawhi. There's a Milwaukee franchise that hasn't been to the NBA Finals in 45 years, opposite a Toronto franchise that has never been to the title round. The Bucks have a coach with an economics degree who wasn't there last year; the R…
Eau Claire police say a written threat found in a middle school bathroom on Tuesday was not credible.
A 23-year-old Chetek man died Sunday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash in Washburn County.
The quest to identify bones found in December 2017 in Barron County expanded to a California group that specializes in tracing the genetic ancestry of DNA samples.
PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper made up for his offensive struggles with a spectacular, run-saving catch.
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UWEC's Lueck, Kornack honored
MILWAUKEE — Hunter Trimmel couldn’t give away his season tickets to Milwaukee Bucks games five years ago.
CHICAGO — Pitching in the rain for most of a cold Sunday night, Jon Lester gave the Chicago Cubs everything he had.
What stands out most about the Milwaukee Bucks during a dominant playoff run that has put them eight victories away from the NBA title?
HUDSON -- A Minnesota woman has been arrested for fifth-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
UW-Eau Claire softball was finally able to score a run against St. Thomas pitcher Kierstin Anderson-Glass after 14 innings of trying split between two regional games. It wasn’t enough to keep the Blugolds’ season going.
CHICAGO — As the ball sailed to the left-field bleachers, Willson Contreras spun and tossed his bat toward the Cubs’ dugout. He let his helmet go as he approached the plate, got mobbed by teammates and had his jersey ripped off.
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Stout baseball ends season
Road work is scheduled to start Monday near an exit of U.S. 53 that is just north of Chippewa Falls city limits.
CHICAGO — Gio González is quite comfortable with the Milwaukee Brewers.
A community vigil will be held for a missing Eau Claire teen on Wednesday afternoon at a local church.
A man wanted on several arrest warrants was injured by a police dog Thursday night and had to be airlifted to an Eau Claire hospital.
The public's help is requested to help locate a dog that bit a woman Monday afternoon on Eau Claire's north side.
A 33-year-old Menomonie man is accused of stealing a bird from Tropic Waters Pet Center in Eau Claire.
An Eau Claire woman is accused of manufacturing/delivering heroin.
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A sand mining company laid off 52 employees Wednesday at its plant in Pierce County.
MILWAUKEE — Christian Yelich hopes fans treat him rudely when the Brewers return to Wrigley Field this weekend for the first time since snatching the National League Central title from the Cubs in Game 163 last fall.
MILWAUKEE — In the wake of the Milwaukee Bucks’ Game 1 loss to the Boston Celtics, there was concern across Wisconsin.
Low-lying portions of the Chippewa River Trail in Eau Claire are closed as water levels have risen due to recent rainfall.
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo has carried the Milwaukee Bucks to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2001.
A person posing as a Meals on Wheels representative has been attempting to scam those who get the service in Eau Claire County.
