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Former Packers defensive coordinator Bob Sanders coaches from the sidelines against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, September 28, 2008, in Tampa, Florida. 

Packers fire Sanders, five assistants

The Green Bay Packers' season came apart thanks in large part to a defense that consistently blew fourth-quarter leads. Defensive coordinator Bob Sanders and …

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Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Bob Sanders talks with Aaron Rouse Sunday Aug. 3, 2008 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. during the Packers football intrasquad scrimmage. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer) 

What went wrong on defense?

There are three major points of interest when it comes to the defense's shortcomings this season: the Packers struggled mightily against the run, they couldn't get to their opponent's quarterback, and they gave away leads in the fourth …

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    Photo courtesy UW-Madison/Michael Forster Rothbart 

    Little follows brother to Wisconsin

    Fond du Lac hockey star Sean Little says he couldn't pass up the chance to play with his brother, freshman Badgers hockey player Ryan Little.

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      Photo courtesy UW-Madison/Jeff Miller 

      UWGB Men's road streak snapped

      CHICAGO (AP) - J.R. Blount hit two free throws with 4.9 seconds left as Loyola of Chicago beat Wisconsin-Green Bay 62-60 on Monday night, snapping the Phoenix' 3 game road winning streak.

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        Snowshoe excursion in Suamico

        The Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve in Suamico is the site for a snowshoe excursion in search of animal tracks.

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