Posted: 10:08 PM The Raiders acquired Seattle backup Matt Flynn on Monday for draft picks, bringing an end to Carson Palmer's brief tenure as starter in Oakland.

Posted: 10:04 PM Justin Verlander's five shutout innings at frosty Target Field held up for Detroit, and the defending American League champion Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Monday

Posted: 10:02 PM Larry Sanders had a career-high 24 points and 13 rebounds as Milwaukee cruised to a 131-102 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday night for the Bucks' highest scoring total in more than four years.

Posted: 7:58 PM The Milwaukee Brewers won their season opener for the first time since 2008 with a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies Monday afternoon at Miller Park.

Posted: 10:18 PM Rickie Weeks hit a two-run homer in the first inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 Saturday in the final spring training game for both teams.

Posted: 10:17 PM Mikko Koivu scored in a shootout to give the Minnesota Wild a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.

Posted: 10:16 PM Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Russell Westbrook had a triple-double, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Milwaukee Bucks 109-99 on Saturday night.

Posted: 7:53 PM Using its trapping, shot-challenging 2-3 zone defense to perfect effect, No. 4-seeded Syracuse shut down No. 3 Marquette 55-39 in the East Regional final Saturday, reaching the Final Four for the first time in a decade.

Posted: 8:46 PM The UW-Eau Claire women's softball team split a doubleheader today in Iowa, beating Gustavus Adolphus in game one, but dropped game two to 14th ranked Simpson College.

Updated: 8:56 PM Connor Hellebuyck stopped a first-period penalty shot and finished with 31 saves to help UMass-Lowell rout Wisconsin 6-1 on Friday night in the NCAA Northeast Regional semifinals.

Posted: 10:16 PM Jamil Wilson scored 16 points, Vander Blue and Davante Gardner had 14 apiece, and Marquette advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2003 with a 71-61 win over Miami on Thursday night.

Posted: 10:14 PM Larry Sanders scored 13 of his career-high 21 points in the third quarter and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-103 on Thursday night.

Posted: 10:35 PM Infielder Yuniesky Betancourt agreed Wednesday to a $900,000, one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers, rejoining the team he helped to win the 2011 NL Central title.

Posted: 10:34 PM Spencer Hawes had 15 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, Jrue Holiday and Damien Wilkins each scored 18 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 100-92 on Wednesday night.

Updated: 10:41 PM With 10 RBIs on 11 hits, three doubles, three runs scored and five walks drawn during the week, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (11-1) senior first baseman Sarah Fern (Brooklyn Center, Minn./Park Center) has earned Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III Player of the Week honors for the period stretching from March 18 through March 25.

Updated: 8:41 PM The UW-Eau Claire men's track and field team had never claimed first in a running event at the NCAA Indoor Nationals until this past season when they captured first in not one but two events. In this week's Gordy's Athlete of the Week, Jenn Chapman highlights Blugold standout Thurgood Dennis who was a part of both titles.

Updated: 8:36 PM The UW-Eau Claire basketball team got some good news today as Augusta standout Joe Whalen has decided to play his college ball with the Blugolds.

Updated: 10:40 PM The Blugolds women softball team is off to their best start since 1997, they were 10-2 that year, this year they are 11-1.

Posted: 9:45 PM Denny Hamlin will be sidelined at least six weeks because of a fractured vertebra sustained in a last-lap crash at California.

Posted: 10:44 PM Zach Parise scored two goals and added an assist and the Minnesota Wild extended their winning streak to six games with a 7-4 win over Dallas Stars on Monday.

Posted: 10:43 PM Kyle Lohse and the Milwaukee Brewers have reached agreement on a three-year contract worth $33 million.

Posted: 4:55 PM Visits are planned for Oshkosh, Beloit, Dubuque, Tomah and Wisconsin Rapids

Posted: 1:46 PM Athletics director Norwood Teague announced the decision Monday and said it was time for a "fresh set of eyes" on the program.

Posted: 10:42 PM The Wisconsin men’s hockey team will open the 2013 NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Northeast Regional and face No. 1 seed UMass Lowell on Friday, March 29 at 3:30 p.m. CT in Manchester, N.H.

Posted: 10:40 PM Mike Rosario scored 25 points and Florida used an overpowering first half to roll past Minnesota and into the NCAA tournament round of 16 for third consecutive year with a 78-64 win Sunday in the South Regional.