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Lillard will be in 3-point contest at All-Star Saturday

Damian Lillard is apparently going to wear his Portland uniform again, in a most unexpected manner. And he’ll have the Olympics as the television lead-in for his return. Lillard — who has not played this season while recovering from a torn Achilles tendon — will participate in the 3-point contest on All-Star Saturday, the NBA announced. Viewers won’t have to wait long to see Lillard’s return. All-Star Saturday will lead off this year with the 3-point contest, a major change from the norm and a move that could command big ratings — with NBC’s coverage of the event ...

Bucks beat Pacers for first 3-game winning streak of season

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kevin Porter Jr. had 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Indiana Pacers 105-99 on Friday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season. Ryan Rollins added 22 points for the Bucks, and Bobby Portis had 21 after ...

MLB to produce local broadcasts for Brewers

The Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays will have their local television broadcasts produced and distributed by Major League Baseball this season. The Royals, Marlins, Brewers and Cardinals made their plans official ...

Packers extend LaFleur, Gutekunst

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst and executive vice president/director of football operations Russ Ball have joined coach Matt LaFleur in signing multi-year contract extensions. Packers president/CEO Ed Policy announced the extensions for all three on Friday. The extensions come after the Packers went 9-8-1 and made their third straight playoff appearance, and sixth in the last seven years. A 31-27 loss at Chicago in the NFC wild-card playoff round capped a five-game skid that ended Green Bay's season, though one of those defeats came when ...

Badgers rally past Minnesota 67-63

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Blackwell scored 23 points, including Wisconsin's last seven points in the final minute, and the Badgers rallied to defeat short-handed Minnesota 67-63 on Wednesday night. Wisconsin trailed by 18 points at halftime against a Golden Gophers team missing leading scorer Cade Tyson, who was out with an ankle injury. Six players were unavailable due to injury and only seven players saw action for Minnesota. Nick Boyd's jumper gave Wisconsin a 51-50 lead with 6 1/2 minutes remaining, the Badgers' first lead since it was 3-0. There were six lead changes in the ...

Brewers sign veteran catcher McGuire

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Veteran catcher Reese McGuire has signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers that includes an invitation to major league camp. McGuire, who turns 31 on March 2, batted .226 with a .245 on-base percentage, nine homers and 24 RBIs in 44 games for the Chicago Cubs last season. He has hit .248 with a .293 on-base percentage, 25 homers and 106 RBIs in 399 career games with the Toronto Blue Jays (2018-21), Chicago White Sox (2022), Boston Red Sox (2022-24) and Cubs. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected McGuire with the 14th pick in the 2013 draft. Two-time ...