Month: February 2026
Braeden Carrington hits school record 9 3-pointers in Wisconsin's win at Washington
Braeden Carrington scored a career-high 32 points as Wisconsin bounced back from an ugly loss at Oregon to hammer Washington 90-73 on Saturday in Seattle. The Badgers and Huskies both struggled offensively in the first half, though 14 points from Nick Boyd helped Wisconsin to a 35-21 lead at the…
La Crosse's Johnny Davis drops 20 on his 24th birthday in Herd win
On his 24th birthday, La Crosse native Johnny Davis scored 20 points in helping the Wisconsin Herd beat Memphis 134-126. Davis, a former standout at Central High School and the University of Wisconsin, was highly efficient as a starter, finishing 8 of 12 from the field, including 3-for-6 from deep.…
UW-La Crosse women win WIAC tourney for 1st time in school history, headed back to NCAAs
The 24th-ranked UW-La Crosse women's basketball team made program history Friday night, rallying from a nine-point, fourth-quarter deficit to upset No. 5 UW-Oshkosh 52-49 and claim its first-ever WIAC Tournament Championship. The victory over the Titans — ranked No. 1 in the NCAA Division III…
Packers announce hire of new special teams coordinator
Green Bay has its new special teams coordinator. The Packers announced the hire of Cam Achord on Friday afternoon, 10 days since it was announced Rich Bisaccia had stepped down after four years on the job. Achord has a decade of experience in the NFL. It includes the past two seasons as the…
Sam Grieger breaks Tony Mane's scoring mark, sends UW-L to WIAC finals
Behind a record-breaking performance from Sam Grieger, the UW-La Crosse men’s basketball team moved one step closer to its first-ever conference tournament title. The 18th-ranked Eagles never trailed Thursday night, defeating No. 23 UW-Stevens Point 82-63 in the WIAC tournament semifinals at…
Porter, Rollins lead the Bucks past the short-handed Cavaliers, 118-116
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kevin Porter Jr. had 20 points, Ryan Rollins added 18 and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 118-116 on Wednesday night for their fifth victory in six games. The Cavaliers appeared to tie it on Jarrett Allen’s basket underneath at the buzzer, but it…
Badgers cold shooting, turnovers doom them in 85-71 loss at Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Nate Bittle scored 20 points, Takai Simpkins added 17, and Oregon beat Wisconsin 85-71 on Wednesday night. Oregon (11-17, 4-13 Big Ten) has won back-to-back games and three of four following a 10-game skid. Kwame Evans Jr. had 16 points and a season-high tying four blocks and…
No. 24 UW-La Crosse headed to WIAC championship, after blowout win
Grace Knupp had 14 points, seven assists and Molly Janke added 13 points, eight rebounds in leading the No. 24 UW-La Crosse women's basketball team to the WIAC tournament championship. The No. 2-seeded Eagles blew out UW-Whitewater 77-54 at Mitchell Hall on Wednesday in the conference semifinals.…
Gene Schultz, nation’s winningest baseball coach and WSU hall of famer, passes away
The winningest baseball coach of all time, a man who played and coached right here in the Coulee Region, Gene Schultz, has passed away at the age of 80. Schultz coached Kee High School in Lansing, Iowa, for all 45 years of his career, building a resume that is unmatched in prep sports history. He…
Crowley nails seven 3s, as UW-La Crosse holds off Stout in WIAC tourney
The 18th-ranked UW-La Crosse men's basketball team nearly saw a 22-point lead evaporate Tuesday night in the opening round of the WIAC tournament. The Eagles, however, held on for an 87-83 win over UW-Stout and move on to the semifinals looking to get that automatic bid to the Division III NCAA…