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Norway volleyball outlasts Nordics

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Norway and North Dickinson battled through five sets before the Knights emerged with a 3-2 road win in varsity girls volleyball Tuesday. "The game was really exciting to watch," said Norway coach Meghan Rossato. "Hats off to North Dickinson for the fight. It was a hot day and the girls were exhausted by the end of five sets." The back-and-forth match had scores of 26-24, 14-25, 25-22, 26-28, 15-11. Norway's Kendall Burklund was a force at the net with 30 kills and Aili Freiberg had 44 assists. "Overall we had good defense and reads with a total of 97 digs — we just had issues ...

Brewers add catcher Naylor and reliever Romero

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CHICAGO (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers added catcher Bo Naylor and reliever JoJo Romero to their active roster on Tuesday. Naylor was recalled from Triple-A Nashville before Milwaukee's 9-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Romero was reinstated from the 15-day injured list after recovering ...

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Woods pleads no contest STUART, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods has pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge in Florida. Woods was arrested in March following a rollover crash near his home on Jupiter Island and was initially charged with driving under the influence. The golf legend appeared Wednesday in court in Martin County, to enter his plea on the lesser charge. Authorities say deputies found two pain pills in Woods' pocket after the crash, and he showed signs of impairment. He did a Breathalyzer test, which came out negative, but refused to take a urine test. Woods said ...

Lambeau Field to host college hockey event

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Lambeau Field will host college hockey for the first time in more than two decades when the Wisconsin men face Michigan and the Wisconsin women take on Ohio State in a Feb. 20 doubleheader. Plans for the Travel Wisconsin Frozen Tundra Faceoff were announced ...

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs still has the support of his coach and general manager, who remain optimistic the three-time Pro Bowler will come off the commissioner's exempt list and play sometime this season. Jacobs was placed on the exempt list ...

LadyCats meet the challenge at statewide volleyball tourney

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Florence remains a force in Wisconsin high school volleyball one season after reaching the semifinals of the WIAAA's Division 5 state tournament. The LadyCats this past weekend posted a 6-1 record at the 25-team Friendship Tournament in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., defeating several larger schools and advancing to the championship match. "This was a good test to really see where we are at for the first week of the year," said Florence coach Teresa Chrisman. "We played larger schools in almost every match. I was real impressed with how we played against D1 Wausau West and a solid D3 team ...