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Aaron Rodgers named 2020 NFL Most Valuable Player

February 6, 2021 9:50pm CST

Good things come in threes, and that's especially true for Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers who won his third NFL Most Valuable Player Award on Saturday, Feb. 6.

Best friends, 1 with terminal cancer, fulfill ‘bucket wish’ of attending Super Bowl

February 6, 2021 9:18pm CST

For a pair of football fans who will be watching the Super Bowl at Raymond James Stadium, Sunday's game is a lot more important than which team wins or loses.

Former Packers DB Woodson named to 2021 Hall of Fame class

February 6, 2021 8:22pm CST

Woodson played seven seasons with the Packers, winning Super Bowl XLV and a Defensive Player of the Year Award.

Marquette loses tight contest to No. 15 Creighton at home

February 6, 2021 6:55pm CST

Christian Bishop scored 14 points and No. 15 Creighton withstood a late comeback attempt to hold off Marquette 71-68 on Saturday.

Boxing legend Leon Spinks dies at 67

February 6, 2021 6:11pm CST

Leon Spinks, a former Marine who became a gold-medal Olympic boxer and once defeated Muhammad Ali in a title fight, has died. He was 67.

No. 19 Wisconsin fall to No. 12 Illinois in key Big Ten matchup

February 6, 2021 5:20pm CST

Kofi Cockburn scored 23 points, Ayo Dosunmu added 21 and No. 12 Illinois beat No. 19 Wisconsin 75-60 on Saturday in a key Big Ten Conference matchup.

Big Ten revises 2021 football schedule; Badgers see 3 changes

February 6, 2021 2:18pm CST

The revised 2021 Big Ten football schedule includes three changes to the Wisconsin Badgers' slate.

'Don’t let Super Bowl become superspreader,' health officials urge

February 6, 2021 1:19pm CST

The nation’s top health officials sounded the alarm this week about the Super Bowl being a potential superspreader event, and they urged people to gather with friends over Zoom, not in crowds.

'Nothing but net': School custodian sinks half-court shot with back turned

February 6, 2021 11:25am CST

A security camera caught a school custodian making a backward half-court shot Feb. 4 before students and staff arrived for the day.

No Super Bowl parade at Walt Disney World this year

February 6, 2021 7:25am CST

Disney says it hopes to bring back the beloved traditions next year.

Antetokounmpo's double-double leads Bucks over Cavs

February 5, 2021 10:21pm CST

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, Jrue Holiday added 17 and Milwaukee beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 123-105 in the opener of a six-game road trip that began with the Bucks stuck at home due to travel delays.

Man excited for Super Bowl 2021 paints miniature version of KC Chiefs’ football field in back yard

February 5, 2021 8:17pm CST

One Kansas City Chiefs fan decided that since he can’t go to Super Bowl 2021, he’d bring the game to his back yard.

Gov. Evers declares Feb. 5, 2021 as Hank Aaron Day in Wisconsin

February 5, 2021 5:45pm CST

Gov. Tony Evers on Friday declared Feb. 5, 2021 as Hank Aaron Day in Wisconsin -- honoring what would have been Aaron's 87th birthday.

How to bet Super Bowl 2021 between the Buccaneers and the Chiefs

February 5, 2021 9:27am CST

The biggest sports gambling day of the year is Super Bowl Sunday, and as a result, you get the most efficient point spread of any game all season.

The Weeknd vows to tone it down for his Super Bowl show

February 5, 2021 9:12am CST

The Weeknd may be known for his graphic music videos and performances featuring blood and violence, but the three-time Grammy winner says he will tone down his act during the Super Bowl halftime show.

Brady, Mahomes have mastered the art of avoiding the sack

February 5, 2021 8:50am CST

No matter how many times Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes might find themselves pressured by a pass rusher during the Super Bowl on Sunday, there’s an exceptionally strong chance that they’ll find a way to throw the ball before they’re thrown for a loss.