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Associated Press sports writer for the state of Wisconsin

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Antetokounmpo scores 27 as Bucks beat Jazz 113-99 to snap four-game skid Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game skid by beating the Utah Jazz 113-99.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 29 points in 29 minutes as #Bucks snap 4-game skid by beating #Jazz 113-99 apnews.com/article/jazz...

08.03.2026 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

End of 3rd: #Bucks 83, #Jazz 76. AJ Green hits a tiebreaking 3 that starts a 9-2 run to end the period. Giannis Antetokounmpo 17 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds for Bucks. Keyonte George 22 points for Jazz.

08.03.2026 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Half: #Bucks 51, #Jazz 44. After trailing by as many as 15, Jazz got within one. Giannis Antetokounmpo 11 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds for Bucks. Keyonte George 13 points for Jazz. Bucks leading despite having nine fewer FG attempts than Jazz.

08.03.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Story has been updated to note Big East has fined Hurley $25,000

08.03.2026 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

End of 1st Q: #Bucks 24, #Jazz 13. It matches the lowest-scoring quarter by any Bucks opponent this season. Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists for Bucks, who are up big despite shooting 35%. Keyonte George 5 points for Jazz, who shot 5 of 25.

08.03.2026 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wisconsin uses record-breaking 18 3-pointers to beat No. 15 Purdue 97-93 in regular-season finale John Blackwell made five 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Nick Boyd added 23 and the Wisconsin Badgers set a school record with 18 3-pointers in a road game in a 97-93 win over No. 15 Purdue.

Sizzling 3-point shooting helps #Wisconsin #Badgers win 97-93 at No. 15 #Purdue apnews.com/article/boil...

07.03.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UConn's Dan Hurley beefing with officials again just in time for March Madness Add another chapter to UConn coach Dan Hurley’s combative history with officials just as March Madness is approaching.

Dan Hurley of #UConn beefing with officials again just in time for start of postseason apnews.com/article/ucon...

07.03.2026 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Colts set to trade linebacker Zaire Franklin to Packers for Colby Wooden, AP source says The Indianapolis Colts have agreed to trade Pro Bowl linebacker Zaire Franklin to the Green Bay Packers for defensive tackle Colby Wooden, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed to The Associat...

Green Bay #Packers set to acquire Zaire Franklin from #Colts for Colby Wooden apnews.com/article/colt...

07.03.2026 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hurley ejected in final second of Marquette's 68-62 win over No. 4 UConn Nigel James Jr. scored 19 points and UConn coach Dan Hurley was ejected in the final second as Marquette hung on for a 68-62 victory that prevented the fourth-ranked Huskies from claiming a share of t...

Hurley ejected as #Marquette stuns No. 4 #UConn 68-62, denying Huskies a share of #BigEast regular-season title apnews.com/article/ucon...

07.03.2026 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The #Marquette lead over No. 4 #UConn is up to 55-47 with 7:33 left. UConn's last basket came at the 15:03 mark.

07.03.2026 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No. 4 #UConn in some trouble. #Marquette has gone on 8-0 run to lead 49-45 with 13:19 left. Royce Parham hit a 3-pointer to put Marquette in front and followed it up with another basket.

07.03.2026 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's still a close one early in 2nd half. No. 4 #UConn leads #Marquette 43-41 with 15:39 left. Marquette had briefly tied it earlier in 2nd half.

07.03.2026 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Half: No. 4 #UConn, 35, #Marquette 33. UConn has 23-9 rebounding advantage but is shooting just 1 of 10 on 3's. Nigel James Jr. 12, Adrien Stevens 10 for Marquette. Tarris Reed Jr. 10 for UConn.

07.03.2026 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nigel James Jr., who has a game-high 11 pts, just picked up 2nd foul for #Marquette with 3:31 left in 1st half. No. 4 #UConn leads 27-24. Nobody's been up by more than 4 points so far. UConn has 19-7 rebonding advantage.

07.03.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The first of 2 games at Fiserv Forum I'm covering today: No. 4 #UConn vs. #Marquette. UConn earns a share of the Big East regular-season title with a win, though No. 18 St. John's already has clinched No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.

07.03.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Elimination of April transfer portal window could cause return of traditional spring football games The disappearance of the spring transfer portal window offers the opportunity for a reappearance of spring football games in campuses across the country.

Elimination of second transfer portal window creates opportunity for re-emergence of traditional spring football games shorturl.at/8M6Nb

05.03.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hawks beat slumping Bucks 131-113 to win 5th straight and climb above .500 Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 23 points and the Atlanta Hawks defeated the slumping Milwaukee Bucks 131-113 to win their fifth straight game and move above .500 for the first time since December.

Atlanta #Hawks beat slumping #Bucks 131-113 to win 5th straight and climb above .500 tinyurl.com/yrp4kteu

05.03.2026 05:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

End of 3rd: #Hawks 98, #Bucks 89. Onyeka Okungwu 19, Nickeil Alexander-Walker 16 for Hawks. Giannis Antetokounmpo 19 for Bucks.

05.03.2026 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Half: #Bucks 71, #Hawks 66. Bucks shooting 62.2 percent, Hawks 60 percent. Giannis Antetokounmpo 16 points for Bucks. Ousmane Dieng, Bobby Portis 10 each. Jalen Johnson 12, Onyeka Okongwu 11, Nickeil Alexander-Walker 10 for Hawks.

05.03.2026 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Both teams now shooting over 60 percent

05.03.2026 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The #Hawks are shooting 16 of 20 in 2nd quarter and have tied #Bucks at 63-all. Hawks had trailed by as many as 16.

05.03.2026 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

End of 1st: #Bucks 38, #Hawks 25. Bucks shooting 16 of 22 overall and 6 of 9 on 3's. Ousmane Dieng and Giannis Antetokounmpo 10 points each for Bucks. Onyeka Okongwu 9 points for Hawks.

05.03.2026 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kyle Kuzma enters for #Bucks with 5:23 left in 1st quarter. He was benched for the Bucks' entire Monday night loss to the Celtics.

05.03.2026 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wallace, Jackson help Illinois women beat Wisconsin 82-70 at Big Ten Tournament Berry Wallace scored 22 points, Destiny Jackson added 21, and Illinois beat Wisconsin 82-70 in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.

Wallace, Jackson help Illinois women beat #Wisconsin #Badgers 82-70 at Big Ten Tournament shorturl.at/LY7zp

05.03.2026 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Clemson hires former Packers special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia Former Green Bay Packers special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia is moving into the same role at the college ranks with Clemson.

Former #Packers special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia takes similar role at #Clemson tinyurl.com/2p9trbdz

04.03.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Celtics spoil Giannis Antetokounmpo's return, trouncing Bucks 108-81 without Jaylen Brown Payton Pritchard scored 25 points, rookie Hugo GonzΓ‘lez had career highs of 18 points and 16 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee 108-81 to spoil Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s return f...

Boston #Celtics spoil Giannis Antetokounmpo's return from injury by trouncing #Bucks 108-81 without Jaylen Brown shorturl.at/kAN8m

03.03.2026 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Giannis Antetokounmpo returns and says he can't rush back from injuries at age 31 Giannis Antetokounmpo developed a reputation for making rapid returns from injury during his rise to superstardom, but the Milwaukee Bucks forward acknowledges those days may be drawing to a close.

Giannis Antetokounmpo returns and says he can’t rush back from injuries at age 31 tinyurl.com/ms3y47ae

03.03.2026 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Giannis Antetokounmpo returns and says he can't rush back from injuries at age 31 Giannis Antetokounmpo developed a reputation for making rapid returns from injury during his rise to superstardom, but the Milwaukee Bucks forward acknowledges those days may be drawing to a close.

Giannis Antetokounmpo returns and says he can’t rush back from injuries at age 31 tinyurl.com/ms3y47ae

03.03.2026 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Celtics spoil Giannis Antetokounmpo's return, trouncing Bucks 108-81 without Jaylen Brown Payton Pritchard scored 25 points, rookie Hugo GonzΓ‘lez had career highs of 18 points and 16 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee 108-81 to spoil Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s return f...

Boston #Celtics spoil Giannis Antetokounmpo's return from injury by trouncing #Bucks 108-81 without Jaylen Brown shorturl.at/kAN8m

03.03.2026 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

End of 3rd: #Celtics 83, #Bucks 65. Celtics have led by as many as 24. Hugo GonzΓ‘lez 15 points and 12 rebounds (both career highs) for Celtics. Derrick White also has 15. Giannis Antetokounmpo 19 points, 11 rebounds for Bucks.

03.03.2026 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0