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During the 15 months that I have covered sports for the Leader-Telegram, one of my favorite matchups has been between neighboring WIAC rivals. The short 30-minute drive between UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout has produced its share of compelling matchups in numerous collegiate sports over the years. And
Caitlin Clark's first home game in more than nine months was supposed to be a celebration. Instead, she gave the Indiana Fever and fans a scare Thursday night. Clark crumpled to the ground early in the third quarter when Dallas forward Alanna Smith collided with her leg on a shot attempt, and then
Just five days after going into cardiac arrest during a game, Hunter Collins returned to the Cowan baseball dugout to cheer his team to a major win.
ATLANTA — Maybe the Hawks booked their flights to Cancun a day in advance. Maybe they drank their own Kool-Aid and thought home-court advantage alone would be enough to force a sudden-death Game 7 at Madison Square Garden. Maybe the bright lights of a win-or-go-home playoff game proved too big of a
ATLANTA — The Knicks knew the Atlanta Hawks were fighting for their playoff lives. They didn’t let Atlanta even come up for air. In a historic display of domination, the Knicks punched first and just kept pounding in Thursday night’s first-round-series-clinching 140-89 victory over the Hawks in Game
New York had quite a night in Game 6 in Atlanta.
The New York Knicks eliminated the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of the NBA Playoffs first round on Thursday night. The Hawks lost 140-89 to record one of the worst playoff losses in franchise history. The Knicks scored 83 points in the first half, including 40 in the first quarter, while the Hawks coul
Here's the latest on Dosunmu's status on Thursday night.
The injury-ravaged Minnesota Timberwolves lost two more key players for Game 6 of their first-round NBA playoff series on Friday against the Denver Nuggets, scratching guard Ayo Dosunmu with a sore right calf and forward Kyle Anderson with an illness. After sparkplug Donte DiVincenzo went down with