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LadyCats get top seed in hoops tourney

Florence holds a No. 1 seed in the Division 5 WIAA girls basketball tournament and will host a game at 7 p.m. Friday. The LadyCats (19-4) will face the winner of No. 9 Hurley (11-11) at No. 8 Niagara (10-13), which will be played at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The regional title game will be played at ...

Johnson earns track honor

DE PERE, Wis. – St. Norbert College freshman Kamdan Johnson has been named the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference's Track Athlete of the Week for the fourth time overall this season, announced by the conference office. Johnson, a Florence native and graduate, set new conference and ...

Spurs defeat Pistons 114-103

DETROIT (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 21 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks, Devin Vassell scored 28 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Detroit Pistons 114-103 in a potential NBA Finals preview Monday night. The Spurs have won a season-high nine games in a row and trail only the defending ...

US secures hockey gold in OT

MILAN (AP) — The United States is on top of the hockey world for the first time in nearly a half-century. No miracle needed. Jack Hughes scored less than 2 minutes into overtime and the U.S. beat Canada 2-1 in the gold medal final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday, earning the ...

Cooper scores career-high 20 in Spartans’ win

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Carson Cooper scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 15 Michigan State to a 66-60 win over Ohio State on Sunday. Jeremy Fears added 11 points and eight assists for the Spartans (22-5, 12-4 Big Ten), who have won three of four, moving ...