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WASHINGTON — Recent events from Ferguson, Missouri, to Staten Island, New York, might prompt an observer to infer that American cops are racist and that a bigoted white populace tolerates unne…

Sigmund Freud said the founder of civilization was the first person who hurled an insult instead of a rock. He was almost right. The true founder was the first person to respond to an insult w…

Green Bay has not lost at home and Dallas has not lost on the road this season.

If Green Bay wins on Sunday, they will travel to Seattle next Sunday.

CHICAGO — Many nights after dinner — when the last of the vegetables have been choked down and Dad has started cleaning up in the kitchen — my sons and I browse pictures of puppies on Pinterest.

GREEN BAY — Quarterback Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys have a reputation as late-season flops.

State Journal reporter Dennis Punzel breaks down the matchups in Sunday's NFC divisional playoff game.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Traevon Jackson considers the work he does during dead-ball situations just as important as those times when the ball is in his hands and the clock is running.

A relay victory in the final event of the night was just enough to give the UW men’s swimming and diving team a one-point victory over host Southern Cal on Friday in Los Angeles.

Scott Smith knows now is the time to start building momentum for February.

MUSKEGON, Mich. — Will Johnson and Ryan Lohin scored goals, and the Madison Capitols gained a measure of revenge Saturday night in a 2-1 win over the Muskegon Lumberjacks in a United States Ho…

Sophomore guard Kendra Halverson scored 13 points, leading the Stoughton girls basketball team past Dubuque Wahlert on Saturday in a tournament at Loras University in Dubuque, Iowa.

Senior Sarah Duff won three events and took first in the all-around with a score of 37.435 points on Saturday, leading the Mount Horeb girls gymnastics team to a victory in the small-school di…

If you’re compiling a list of all that the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team has lacked this season, near the top is the absence of a take-charge force.

The Marshall boys basketball team had to survive a late-game barrage to pull out an 80-78 victory over Spring Grove (Minn.) in the Tri-State Border Battle at JustAGame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin …

CHICAGO — Pau Gasol had a career-high 46 points to go along with 18 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls bounced back from a pair of ugly losses with a 95-87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Satu…

Sophomore Alex Luehring scored 20 points Saturday to lead the Verona girls basketball team to a 66-40 victory over host Madison Memorial in Big Eight Conference play.

The victory moves the Cougars into sole possession of first place in the Big Eight Conference.

Karley Sylvester scores the lone goal for UW to tie the game 1-1 in the second period.

The senior center did not practice Friday and Saturday.