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OMAHA, Neb. — At first, it seemed like Joseph Young, Oregon’s high-scoring senior guard, didn’t know who Josh Gasser was.

OMAHA, Neb. — There are always a few moments of curiosity for Frank Kaminsky as the senior center for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team scans the court before the opening tip.

Ladder Company 8 was on Atwood Avenue when firefighters saw the smoke, which grew heavier and darker as they followed it, trying to locate the source, said fire department spokeswoman Lori Wirth.

The Panthers win their first state championship since 1994.

The Madison Capitols had no answer for Sioux City goaltender Cam Gornet on Saturday night, falling 6-0 to the Musketeers in a U.S. Hockey League game at the Dane County Coliseum.

Ivy Martin wrapped up her University of Wisconsin swimming career with a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle at the NCAA championships Saturday night in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Mr. Basketball, Mr. Basketball

Max Meylor has made a name for himself as a star quarterback, attracting the attention of several NCAA Division I college programs.

The fire was reported shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday at Madison Prehung Doors, 4775 Highway B, the 911 center said.

OMAHA, Neb. — Calling it a rematch is a stretch because several of the participants are no longer around.

WHITEWATER — It was the first meet of the year, but the Middleton boys track and field team already looks like it’s in midseason form.

Donovan Lucas scored 21 points, and Brown Deer defeated Appleton Xavier 74-60 on Saturday in the Division 3 title game to claim a second straight WIAA boys basketball championship.

Dare Ogunbowale was a fine running back during his fifth-grade days with the Junior Red Knights.

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson met with about a dozen people at a town hall meeting at Gray’s Tied House on Saturday as part of his Wisconsin Supper Club Tour.

At the UW-Madison College of Engineering, the state’s largest engineering school, the past few years have seen a dramatic rise in the number of engineering students at the undergraduate and gr…

It was a classic individual mismatch with time running out in the first half but Mineral Point senior guard Turner Poad gave it his best shot – just like the rest of the Pointers did the whole game.

Badgers take note of the note-taker

Gov. Scott Walker is a master of division.

The current discussion on replacing the ancient Dane County Jail, and undertaking meaningful reforms for people in poverty and at-risk students, has been framed as an “either/or” decision, a “…

UW-Madison's complete turnaround on monkey maternal deprivation experiments highlights the lack of ethical oversight on this issue.