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The NBA playoffs are finally here. And as LeBron James says, 'it's a sprint now'
There’s a 64-win team in Boston that ran away with the league’s best record. The defending champions in Denver, a group that won 57 games. A fearless young bunch in Oklahoma City, whose No. 1 seed was no fluke. A trio of Villanova alums in New York, who turned the Knicks into a real contender....
Badger Meter: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
MILWAUKEE (AP) — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Badger Meter Inc. (BMI) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $29.1 million. On a per-share basis, the Milwaukee-based company said it had profit of 99 cents. The manufacturer of products that measure gas and water flow...
Manpower: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
MILWAUKEE (AP) — MILWAUKEE (AP) — ManpowerGroup Inc. (MAN) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $39.7 million. On a per-share basis, the Milwaukee-based company said it had profit of 81 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 94 cents per share. ...
Brunson carries Knicks into No. 2 seed in Eastern Conference, scores 40 points in OT win over Bulls
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson didn't know where things stood around the NBA as the Knicks were deep into their final game of the regular season. A win meant the No. 2 seed and a loss was going to keep them at No. 3. But Tom Thibodeau's team doesn't worry about who it plays next...
The last day of the NBA regular season is Sunday. Expect chaos and lots of it
Maybe it’s parity. Maybe it’s chaos. Either way, the final day of the NBA’s regular season should be wild. Oklahoma City, Minnesota and Denver all have a shot at No. 1 in the Western Conference. Every seed from No. 2 to No. 8 is up for grabs in the Eastern...
Elly De La Cruz's power and speed are generating more excitement in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz’s power and speed are generating more excitement for the Cincinnati Reds, his three-run homer Friday night the latest example. The 22-year-old Dominican star hit a sinking liner Monday that skipped over the glove of diving center fielder Sal...
Man charged in slaying after woman's leg found at Milwaukee-area park
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 33-year-old man was charged Friday in the slaying of a woman whose leg was found on the beach of a lakefront park near Milwaukee. Maxwell Anderson is jailed on first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and arson charges in the death of Sade Robinson,...
VanVleet has season-high 37 as Rockets get 118-106 win over Magic, who fall into tie for fourth
HOUSTON (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored a season-high 37 points and the Houston Rockets snapped a five-game skid with a 118-106 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night. The Magic fell into a tie for fourth place with Cleveland in the Eastern Conference. They came into the night...
In swing-state Wisconsin, Democrat hustles to keep key Senate seat against Trump-backed millionaire
NEW GLARUS, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, whose “go everywhere” 2018 campaign strategy became a model for how to win in battleground Wisconsin, knows her road to victory this year against a multimillionaire Republican supporter of former President Donald Trump goes through places...
Wisconsin AP names boys high school basketball team
2023-24 AP BOYS’ BASKETBALL ALL-STATE TEAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR – (asterisk)Kon Knueppel, Wisconsin Lutheran COACH OF THE YEAR – Ryan Walz, Wisconsin Lutheran FIRST TEAM Will Hornseth, 6-8, sr., De Pere (asterisk)Nick...
