Bucks hang on to edge Clippers

The Milwaukee Bucks, clinging to a one point lead in the final seconds, forced a miss in the lane from Blake Griffin and pulled out a 97-96 win over the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center

WIAA Boys State basketball tournament opens Thursday

Following is the schedule for the WIAA Boys State Tournament at the Kohl Center in Madison. Thursday, March 16 Division 3 Semifinals Prescott (23-3) vs. Lake Mills (24-2)  1:35 p.m. Xavier (26-0) vs. Ripon (26-0)  3:15 p.m.

NCAA Tournament returns to the BMO Harris Bradley Center

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament returns to the BMO Harris Bradley Center one final time.  The games are being played on Thursday-Saturday.  Following are Thursday’s first round matchups. Butler (23-8) vs. Winthrop (26-6)  12:30 p.m.  (TNT) Minnesota (24-9)

Panthers advance in Women’s Basketball Invitational

The Milwaukee Panthers tightened their belts defensively,  holding Southern Illinois to 17 points in the second half, on the way to a 81-53 win in the first round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational at the Klotsche Center.

Green Bay’s season ends in CBI

The Green Bay Phoenix ran into some hot second half shooting on Wednesday night, falling to UMKC 92-82 in the First Round of the CBI in Kansas City. The Phoenix saw their season come to an end