UW-O to host

St. Norbert

IRON MOUNTAIN — UW-Oshkosh (7-2) will host St. Norbert College (6-2) at 2 p.m. Saturday in men’s college basketball at Kolf Sports Center in Oshkosh.

Titans freshman Oskar Kangas of Iron Mountain is averaging 6.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game this season.

Meanwhile, Cleveland State (4-9) will host UW-Milwaukee (4-6) at 5 p.m. Eastern time Sunday at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland.

Foster Wonders, a Cleveland State senior guard from Iron Mountain, is averaging 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.

WNBA players

might strike

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA players have authorized their union’s executive council to call a strike if necessary. That’s according to an announcement Thursday by the WNBPA.

The union and league have been negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement for the past few months, extending the deadline a couple of times with the latest one set to expire Jan. 9. This move gives union negotiators another tool to use in talks. The union said there was overwhelming support in the vote to allow the executive council to call for a strike when it sees fit.

Players and owners have been negotiating regularly.

Antetokounmpo

focues on health

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo says he’s more focused on getting healthy and helping the Milwaukee Bucks turn their season around than dealing with rumors about his future plans. Antetokounmpo spoke to reporters Thursday for the first time since a Dec. 3 ESPN report indicated that he and his agent were talking with Bucks officials about whether he’s best suited to stay in Milwaukee or get traded.

Antetokounmpo strained his right calf in a victory over the Detroit Pistons that night and hasn’t played since.

Brown discusses

post-NBA Cup

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — New York Knicks coach Mike Brown believes there are plenty of benefits to playing for and winning the midseason NBA Cup. He also wants league officials to consider its post-tournament scheduling in the future.

During Thursday’s pregame news conference at Indiana, Brown rattled off the grueling stretch his team now faces after winning the title Tuesday night 124-113 over San Antonio in Las Vegas.

The eight-day run that features five games in three different cities is capped by a noon tip at home Christmas Day against the Cleveland Cavaliers.