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Wisconsin's Defeat From Minnesota Wrapping Up The Season
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin Badgers fall to the Minnesota Golden Gophers by 17-7, wrapping up the 2025 season. UW's Ben Barton came up with a block on the 38-yard field goal attempt from Minnesota to try to keep the game scoreless for the whole quarter Minnesota opened the scoring with a 33-yard field goal, gi...
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United Way's 16th Turkey Trot
WAUSAU, WI -- (WSAU-WAOW) - There were thousands of runners in terrible weather for united way's Turkey Trot, Thanksgiving Day. Last year organizers say they raised $86,000 and had over 2,200 participants. The event is the largest fundraiser for the Hunger Coalition. United Way officials sat 100% of registration fees w...
Nov 28, 2025
Home destroyed by fire in Rhinelander
RHINELANDER, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A family in the Northwoods is dealing with the aftermath of a devastating fire that destroyed their home over the Thanksgiving weekend. Fire crews from multiple departments responded to a house fire on Lakeshore Drive in Rhinelander early Thanksgiving morning. Video from the Pine Lake Fire...
Nov 28, 2025
Granite Peak opens for season
RIB MOUNTAIN, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Winter sports enthusiasts in central Wisconsin are thrilled as Granite Peak Ski Area opens for the season. The ski area will welcome skiers and snowboarders starting at 9am Friday for a three-day weekend. The recent natural snowfall and cold temperatures allowed the team to work around th...
Nov 28, 2025
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Motor racing-'Call me Chucky': Verstappen revels in McLaren's Qatar horror show
By Alan Baldwin DOHA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Formula One champion Max Verstappen revelled in McLaren's strategy horror show at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday as the Red Bull driver won again, days after the team's boss compared him to a movie monster who k...
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Motor racing-Qatar blow hurts more than Vegas disqualification, says Piastri
By Alan Baldwin DOHA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Oscar Piastri said it hurt more to finish second for McLaren in Qatar on Sunday than to be disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix a week earlier. The Australian had qualified on pole position for Sunday's ni...
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Georgia is new No. 3 behind Ohio State, Indiana in AP Top 25
The Big Ten Conference championship game will be a battle of the top two teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll as No. 1 Ohio State faces No. 2 Indiana at Indianapolis on Saturday. Beyond that pair, the top five of the most recent poll Sunday was a...
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Rams QB Matthew Stafford sets TD pass streak record
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford used the team's first drive against the Carolina Panthers to set an NFL record for consecutive touchdown passes without an interception. Stafford threw his 28th consecutive touchdown pass without an interc...
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Reports: Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin expected to leave for LSU on Sunday
LSU is expected to hire Lane Kiffin from Ole Miss on Sunday with a lucrative offer to make him one of the highest-paid coaches in the sport, ESPN reported early Sunday morning. Kiffin had said that he would decide on Saturday whether to stay in Oxford...
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Wisconsin's Defeat From Minnesota Wrapping Up The Season
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin Badgers fall to the Minnesota Golden Gophers by 17-7, wrapping up the 2025 season. UW's Ben Barton came up with a block on the 38-yard field goal attempt from Minnesota to try to keep the game scoreless for the whole quarter Minnesota opened the scoring with a 33-yard field goal, gi...
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Bucks lose 6th straight
NEW YORK, NY (WSAU) - The return of Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn't enough. The Bucks lost their 6th straight game, falling to the Knicks in New York 118-109. Giannis had been out for two weeks with a groin injury. He scored 30m had 15 rebounds and 8 assists. Jalen Brunson scored 37 points and the Knicks, who advanced to...
Nov 29, 2025
Badgers fall in San Diego championship game
SAN DIEGO, CA (WSAU) - The Badgers basketball team fell to Texas Christian in the finals of the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego. The Badgers got off to a slow start and never recovered. The Badgers got within 7 points in the second half. John Blackwell scored 30 for the Badgers in defeat. Nick Boyd had 14. Da...
Nov 29, 2025
Packers get key Thanksgiving win in Detroit
DETROIT, MI (WSAU) The Packers made key plays on 4th down, and the Lions did not, in a key 31-24 win. The Packers scored touchdowns on two 4th down tries, and completed a key pass late in the game to run out the clock. The Lions were stopped on two 4th downs by the smothering Packers defense. Jordan Love threw four to...
Nov 28, 2025
Badgers basketball back on-track
SAN DIEGO, CA (WSAU) - The Badgers basketball team returned to its winning ways with a 104-93 win over Providence. Wisconsin will play Texas Christian in the championship game of the Rady Children's Invitational. The Badgers have won the last three holiday tournaments they've played in. Nick Boyd led the team with a ca...
Nov 28, 2025
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Packers re-sign Havrisik
(PACKERS) - The Green Bay Packers signed kicker Lucas Havrisik to the practice squad. General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transaction Friday. Havrisik (6-2, 185), a second-year player out of the University of Arizona, played in three games for the Packers this season and made all four field goal attempts and ...
Nov 29, 2025
Packers celebrate Thanksgiving by beating Detroit
(LEARFIELD) PONTIAC, MICH - Fourth downs belonged to the Packers as they completed a season sweep of the Detroit Lions 31-24. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said that it was a great win. They host the Bears next week.
Nov 28, 2025
Packers vs Lions preview
(247NEWSSOURCE) - The Detroit Lions are having their divisional foes over for Thanksgiving when they host the Green Bay Packers at Ford Field on Thursday. The 7-and-4 Lions are in third place in the NFC North after taking down the Giants 34-27 in overtime on Sunday. Detroit is averaging just under 30 points per game, t...
Nov 27, 2025
