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McCarthy: Protecting the ball will solve Packers’ woes
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Protect the football and it should fix everything. That seems to be the viewpoint of Mike McCarthy, whose Green Bay Packers have a variety of…
Read MoreInjuries will test depth of secondary at No. 15 Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Add Wisconsin safety D’Cota Dixon to the growing list of injuries in the secondary for No. 15 Wisconsin. Dixon had his right foot in a protective…
Read MoreDodgers counting on Machado to push them over Series hump
ATLANTA (AP) — Even with all their star power and deep pockets, all their booming hitters and ace pitchers, the Los Angeles Dodgers are approaching three decades since their last…
Read MoreGoing the distance: Brees breaks NFL mark for yards passing
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees became the NFL’s all-time leader in yards passing — and he did it with a certain panache and precision that made the 39-year-old quarterback…
Read MoreDodgers Clayton Kershaw to start opener against Brewers on Friday
There will be no “Braves vs. Braves” matchup in the NLCS, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in the best-of-five series Monday 6-2. Game 1 is…
Read MoreOdd path to playoffs: Kratz, Voit, Brasier take longer road
Of course Erik Kratz kept hoping for a moment like this. That’s why he stuck around, through a dozen big league organizations, a couple of cruel demotions in the minors,…
Read MoreAP Top 25: Notre Dame into top 5; Texas top 10; 8 SEC teams
Notre Dame moved into the top five, Texas and UCF reached the top 10 and the Southeastern Conference placed a season-high eight teams in the latest Associated Press college football…
Read MoreReid kneels, says Kaepernick ‘robbed’ of dream to play again
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Eric Reid called his return to the NFL on Sunday “bittersweet,” saying it still hurts that his friend Colin Kaepernick has been “robbed” of his dream…
Read MoreBrewers sweep, sweep, sweep, sweep; NLCS for first time since 2011
DENVER (AP) — The 38-year-old journeyman catcher looked to his left and spotted his Milwaukee Brewers teammates spilling out of the dugout. Erik Kratz then looked straight ahead and saw his reliever…
Read MoreLions take advantage of Packers mistakes
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions took advantage of some mistakes they forced Green Bay to make and were fortunate some breaks simply went their way. https://twitter.com/Lions/status/1049004796361887744 Matthew Stafford threw…
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