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Scoring balance helps #Cavaliers beat #Bucks 112-100 for 14th straight victory #cavs shorturl.at/wyLVp

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The #Cavaliers will face the #Bucks for the fourth and final time this season tonight. Cleveland has taken the first three games in the series. The Cavaliers have won 13 straight games overall and 17 of their last 18 games.

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The #Bucks, who close out a three-game homestand vs. #Cavaliers tonight, have won eight of their last 10 games. Following tonight's contest, Milwaukee will visit the #Pacers on Tuesday then return to Fiserv Forum for another three-game homestand beginning Thursday vs. #Lakers.

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#Bucks take on the #Cavaliers tonight at Fiserv Forum. Cleveland owns the best record in the NBA at 53-10. Milwaukee has a record of 36-26, or 16.5 games behind the Cavs in the Eastern Conference standings. The Bucks currently hold down the fourth spot in the East.

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Historic season for Pitt-Bradford men's basketball ends in 2nd round of NCAA Division III tourney. Program mark for wins (24). First Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference regular season title in 23 years. First AMCC tourney title in 22 years. First-ever NCAA tourney win. tinyurl.com/nhfb9k9v

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Thrilling first-round victory for Pitt-Bradford in the NCAA Division III men's basketball tourney this afternoon. The Panthers, who scored 60 first-half points, hang on to defeat The College of New Jersey 98-96. Got to spend time on the Pitt-Bradford campus this week when visiting my hometown.

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Time travel at Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

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Stunned to learn of the passing of Joey Molland, who had been the last surviving member of Badfinger's classic line-up. I saw Molland perform late last summer and he was terrific, running through a series of Badfinger's top hits. Really seemed to be enjoying his time on stage.

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Wisconsin could allow high school athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness "It can happen one of two ways, either the state forces it on us, or we, as athletic directors, get to help be a part of it." www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...

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When Milwaukee-based Bon-Ton Stores Inc. filed for bankruptcy, it doomed the company’s long-standing Milwaukee area Boston Store locations. Over the past seven years, the five shuttered mall locations are finding new life. My story for Milwaukee Magazine.

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The #Brewers announced that Milwaukee-based signer/songwriter Allison Mahal will perform the National Anthem on Opening Day vs. the #Royals at American Family Field on March 31. I wrote a profile of Mahal for Milwaukee Magazine detailing her journey from Nashville to MKE.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, Damian Lillard scored 28 and the #Bucks beat the #Mavericks 132-117 on Saturday night. It marked the sixth win in seven games for Milwaukee as they surged into fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

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Joel Embiid is out for the season, Sixers say.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo has 28 points and 19 rebounds as #Bucks withstand Jokic's triple-double and beat #Nuggets 121-112 shorturl.at/KLEx5

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No Luka, no national TV. #Bucks v. Mavs moved off ESPN on March 5. Game time also moved up to 7 p.m. But, the March 9 game vs. the Cavs was picked up by ESPN.

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Thiensville resident and figurative oil painter Sasha Kinens has been selected as its 16th artist-in-residence at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. Kinens has begun her year-long residency in the hotel’s lobby-level artist studio. She succeeds fiber artist Heidi Parkes.

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Ben Gold scored a career-high 17 points to help No. 21 Marquette beat Providence 82-52 on Tuesday night. Kam Jones had 17 points and seven assists for Marquette, which set a season high with 41 3-point attempts, making 17.

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Southwest Airlines flight abruptly rises to avoid another plane crossing Chicago runway

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R&B legend Roberta Flack has left this world at the age of 88. Her musical legacy will live on.

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Nursing injuries, Antetokounmpo and Lillard look like themselves for #Bucks in win over #Heat. My story for Associated Press Sports.

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The #Bucks, who trailed the #Heat by as many as 14 points at one point on Sunday at Fiserv Forum, outscored Miami 35-20 in the fourth quarter to win their fourth consecutive game.

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After three quarters, #Heat lead #Bucks 93-85. Tyler Herro has 28 points and 10 assists for Miami. Damian Lillard with 23 points and 7 assists to pace Milwaukee.

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#Heat lead #Bucks 65-55 at the half. Milwaukee native Tyler Herro has 19 points and 7 assists to lead Miami. Damian Lillard has 15 points to pace Milwaukee.

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#Bucks All-Star guard Damian Lillard returned to the lineup for the injury-riddled Milwaukee Bucks for Sunday night’s game against the #Heat but remained on a minutes restriction, as did fellow All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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#Bucks All-Star guard Damian Lillard, who missed Friday night's game with a right hamstring strain, is in the starting lineup tonight against the #Heat.

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The #Bucks are looking for their fourth consecutive win tonight as they take on the #Heat at Fiserv Forum. Milwaukee is 31-24 and in fifth place in the Eastern Conference.

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#Heat starters tonight vs. #Bucks G – Davion Mitchell (#45) G – Tyler Herro (#14) F – Andrew Wiggins (#22) F – Bam Adebayo (#13) C – Kel’el Ware (#7) Inactive: Josh Christopher, Keshad Johnson, Dru Smith, Isaiah Stevens

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#Bucks starters tonight vs. #Heat at Fiserv Forum: G – Damian Lillard (#0) G – Taurean Prince (#12) F – Kyle Kuzma (#18) F – Giannis Antetokounmpo (#34) C – Brook Lopez (#11) Inactive: Pat Connaughton, Stanley Umude

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Milwaukee Chamber Theatre celebrates 50 Years by looking forward. “We want to open up this art form to a part of the population that has not necessarily been welcomed into it, either through content or economic barriers, cultural traditions or simply never having been invited."

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Progress made in solving burglary at home of Milwaukee Bucks player Bobby Portis.

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This year’s Milwaukee Film Festival will be contained to the five screens at two historic East Side movie houses – the Oriental Theatre and the Downer Theatre – marking a major shift for the 15-day extravaganza.

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Wisconsin students still lagging months behind in math, reading following pandemic Waukesha, Fond du Lac school districts bright spots in the state www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...

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The new men's AP Top 25 has #Wisconsin #Badgers rising 5 spots to No. 11 and #Marquette moving up 2 spots to No. 16. shorturl.at/sYu2n

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A tournament on Feb. 22 at First and Bowl in Wauwatosa will bring together cornhole connoisseurs for a charitable cause. Sierra Delta, a nonprofit focused on military veterans and service dog programs, is hosting the tourney to raise money for its efforts.

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New Milwaukee schools superintendent left previous post amid criticism of failing system www.wpr.org/news/new-mil...

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After coming close the last two years, Monty the giant schnauzer won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday night. Handler Katie Bernardin was almost too emotional to speak. “He always tries so hard, and we’re just proud of him," she told the Madison Square Garden crowd.

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35 years after Buster Douglas' historic upset of Mike Tyson, a story & show and tell on the anniversary of a great fight & #boxing biggest upset. Read & sign up for my newsletter: danrafael.substack.com/p/35-years-a...

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A long-vacant, dilapidated Menomonee Valley factory that has been the source of complaints from neighboring property owners for years (I wrote about this in 2022 for Milwaukee Magazine) will be transformed into a unicorn in the area: an apartment building.

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Update: By Monday evening, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the funding cut.

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The latest AP Top 25: #Wisconsin #Badgersx up 5 spots to No. 16. #Marquette down 7 spots to No. 18. apnews.com/hub/ap-top-2...

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The #Brewers have unveiled a Bob Uecker jersey patch that will honor the legendary and beloved radio voice of the team for 54 years, who died last month just shy of his 91st birthday.

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The #Bucks compiled a 15-67 record the first year Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo played together. Worst record in franchise history. Seven seasons later, the pair led the Bucks to the NBA title. Now, Middleton is gone and new faces are in the fold. www.milwaukeemag.com/who-the-buck...

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"At halftime, the Eagles had more points (24) than the Chiefs had yards (23)."

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Lillard leads the way as #Bucks beat #76ers 135-127 without Antetokounmpo shorturl.at/xM0VC

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Hubie Brown receives abundance of praise across the NBA as he broadcasts his final game at 91 shorturl.at/gpMz5

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BREAKING: Bears matriarch Virginia McCaskey has died.

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#Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January, the NBA announced. It's Antetokounmpo’s first Player of the Month honor this season, 11th of his career. He averaged 30.5 points, 13.2 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game last month.

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There are massive cuts all over our industry right now, which isn't new but always painful to see/experience. This -- buyouts announced at a billionaire-led outlet while acknowledging how essential @latimes.com coverage has been to deliver critical info about the wildfires -- is a gut punch.

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