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Bucks cruise to 21-point win over 76ers in coach Doc Rivers' return to Philadelphia

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 4:30am
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and Damian Lillard added 24 as Milwaukee made its coach's return to his former stomping grounds a success.

3 things that stood out in Wisconsin women's basketball loss to Purdue

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 4:15am
A one-score halftime deficit quickly ballooned on the Badgers as they suffered a season sweep against the Boilermakers. Here's what stood out.

2 Madison-area teams headed to this year's WIAA state hockey tournament

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 3:45am
Both the Madison Edgewood boys hockey team and the Sun Prairie co-op girls hockey team reached the state tournament. Here's a closer look at their state semifinal matchups.

Winning caption was storing the snowplows in this week's You Toon contest

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 9:50am
Witty line from Oregon reader beats more than 90 entries.

Garden calendar | For the week of Feb. 25

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 8:00am
Tips for your flowers, plants, trees and shrubs.

Bucks' Doc Rivers, Patrick Beverley return to Philadelphia brings 'added drama' Sunday

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 7:20am
New Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers is back after his penchant for playoff collapses and second-round exits cost him his job in Philadelphia at the end of last season.

OUR VIEW: Veto bad bill discouraging public requests for body-cam footage

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 7:10am
Slapdash proposal seeks fees, $10K fine

2 firefighters injured battling downtown Tomah building fire Friday night

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 6:35am
Fire crews from numerous area departments battled a fire in a downtown Tomah building Friday night.

Middleton community holds vigil to support grieving family after tragic murder-suicide

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 6:00am
"I called this prayer vigil, and I told the mayor, because Middleton needed to be hugged," Middleton Ald. Jeffrey Jackson said.

A Madison neighborhood is leaving inspiring notes on a storefront window

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 5:55am
The project was started in late summer 2023 by Madison artists Zoë Hazen, 26, and Maddie Vogt, 29.

How the Packers' new defensive coordinator is settling into his job

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 5:40am
Jeff Hafley has been busy the past 2 weeks — since he has no distractions.

Dr. Zorba Paster: By overprotecting, we do children a disservice

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 5:35am
More and more Wisconsinites are eating the Mediterranean way. And that's a good thing.

Airport study: Schools, new low-income housing just outside areas too loud for residential living

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 5:30am
With about 2,200 Madisonian getting exposed to aircraft noise incompatible with residential life, the Dane County airport is recommending the FAA approve new flight paths, changes to how F-35s takeoff and extending runways.

Remarkable goals rally No. 2 Wisconsin women's hockey past No. 1 Ohio State

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 5:25am
Casey O'Brien and Laila Edwards scored 68 seconds apart in the third period as the Badgers ended the regular season by ending Ohio State's 16-game winning streak.

3 things that stood out in Wisconsin men's hockey's overtime win at Penn State

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 5:20am
Ben Dexheimer scored in overtime to give the Badgers a sweep of Penn State heading into a final-weekend showdown for the Big Ten title.

'We want to make them feel included' — dementia-friendly program returning to Portage

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 5:15am
The program aims to offer those living with dementia a chance to relax while spending time with others who are going through similar struggles.

'Queer' is insulting to some in the gay community -- Samuel Smith

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 5:00am
I'm a 79-year-old gay man who grew up when "queer" was an extremely derogatory and painful insult -- not unlike the N-word.

Bully pulpit takes on new meaning with Donald Trump's threats -- William Hartje

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 5:00am
Then-President Theodore Roosevelt coined the term “bully pulpit” to mean superb or wonderful in that the office was an excellent platform from which to express ideas. Under President Donald Trump, the meaning of “bully” takes on the more typical usage:…

Madison bike paths are becoming a danger zone -- Paul Abramson

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 5:00am
Madison and Dane County work tirelessly to boost our exercise and bike-friendly reputation with an extensive network of paths and competitions.

Christian political leaders must learn to love their neighbors -- Tom Gilbert

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 5:00am
Americans have become deeply divided and infected with attitudes that dehumanize those who are different from them — different politically, racially, ethnically, religiously and economically.

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