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Williams' 25 lead Charlotte past Milwaukee in CBI 76-65
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Brice Williams scored 25 points and Charlotte beat Milwaukee 76-65 on Monday night in the CBI Tournament quarterfinals. Williams had five rebounds and three blocks for the 49ers (20-14). Jackson Threadgill scored 17 points while shooting 6 for 10 (3 for 4...
Freeman lifts Milwaukee over Stetson 87-83 in OT at CBI
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sophomore BJ Freeman scored a career-high 43 points to help Milwaukee slip past Stetson 87-83 in overtime in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational on Sunday night. Freeman sank 10 of 20 shots from the floor, including 3 of 9 from 3-point...
UW budget plan would drive up student costs as much as 5.4%
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman's plan to increase tuition, fees and room and board costs next year would drive up undergraduate student expenses as much as 5.4% next year, according to an analysis released Friday. Rothman announced earlier...
Pacers rally late, beat Eastern Conference-leading Bucks
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew Nembhard scored 24 points and Aaron Nesmith hit six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points as the Indiana Pacers rallied late and beat the Central Division- and Eastern Conference-leading Milwaukee Bucks 139-123 Thursday night. Indiana (32-38) shot 22 for 46...
Wisconsin Assembly votes to mandate school officers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Schools that experience a high number of crimes would have to hire police officers and station them in their buildings under a Republican-authored bill the state Assembly passed Tuesday. Under the bill, if a school has more than 100 incidents in a semester, and...
Embiid, Harden help 76ers cruise past Wizards 112-93
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 34 points, James Harden had 18 points and 14 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers cruised to a wire-to-wire 112-93 win over the fading Washington Wizards on Sunday night. Tobias Harris added 11 points and De'Anthony Melton 10 for the 76ers...
Rookie Prosvetov stops 39 shots, Coyotes beat Predators 4-1
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Ivan Prosvetov had some time on his hands before the Tucson Roadrunners were leaving for Milwaukee, so he started working on his bike. The phone rang and at first he thought it was a joke: Get to Tempe, you're starting in goal for the Arizona Coyotes. ...
Kenyatta enters 2024 race for Pennsylvania auditor general
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Democratic state lawmaker said Thursday he is running for Pennsylvania auditor general in next year's election, getting an early start on the campaign to lead the state's fiscal watchdog agency. Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta of Philadelphia, in announcing his...
The next Heiden? American Stolz a speedskating star at 18
Coming off an unprecedented performance at the world championships, 18-year-old Jordan Stolz is already facing the inevitable comparisons to the greatest speedskater of them all. Eric Heiden. Stolz chuckles a bit at being mentioned in the same sentence with the guy...
Norse edge Cleveland State to win Horizon League tourney
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marques Warrick scored 18 points and Sam Vinson added 16 to lead Northern Kentucky to a 63-61 victory over Cleveland State and win the Horizon League Tournament championship on Tuesday. The Norse (22-12), one-point losers to Wright State in last year's title...
