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Every once in a while, television gives us a universe so singularly entertaining and engrossing that, when we have to leave it, the withdrawal symptoms are palpable.

Chances are, you spent part of your Sunday watching extremely well-compensated athletes play some football between the commercials that raise the money to pay the athletes. Welcome to the NFL.

WASHINGTON — Why did they do it? What did the Islamic State think it could possibly gain by burning alive a captured Jordanian pilot?

University of Wisconsin freshman forward Adam Rockwood is rebounding on and off the ice.

The Badgers play a Big Ten series vs. the Nittany Lions at 5:30 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday in University Park, Pa.

Senior forward Katy Josephs has played in 141 career games — totaling 31 goals, 36 assists, 67 points and a plus-37 rating — for the Badgers since her debut in 2011.

Junior guard Nicole Bauman has been on a shooting tear recently for the University of Wisconsin women's basketball team.

MONONA — Making the transition from club swimming to high school competition often can be a difficult challenge, particularly for freshmen.

The Marshall boys basketball team clinched a tie for the Capitol South Conference championship with a 72-44 victory over host Belleville on Thursday night.

Sophomore forward Josie Schaefer scored 13 points and senior forward Erica Pleau had 12 points to lead host Baraboo over Reedsburg 57-39 in a Badger North girls basketball game Thursday night.

Junior guard Spencer Wright scored 22 points and host Madison Abundant Life routed Johnson Creek 58-37 in a Trailways South Conference boys basketball game Thursday night.

The undefeated Whitewater girls basketball team, ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press’ Division 2 state poll, cruised to a 61-28 victory over visiting Edgerton in Rock Valley North Conference …

MIDDLETON — Sun Prairie sent an early message coming out on the attack with freshman point guard Jayda Jansen leading the way on Thursday evening.

Late free throw shooting lifted the Madison Memorial girls basketball team to a 37-34 victory over visiting Madison West in a Big Eight Conference game Thursday night.

Senior forward Brodie Roehrig scored twice and Jack Keryluk scored the go-ahead goal as the Verona boys hockey team took a 3-1 victory over host Sun Prairie in a Big Eight Conference game Thur…

A 77-year-old man from rural DeForest was killed Monday as he was plowing snow when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving collided with a pick-up truck.

It wasn’t our day to catch a trout, but Mark Strange, Dan Wanty and I agreed to try again before the season closes.

I listened to Gov. Scott Walker’s budget address hoping to learn how he plans to meet Wisconsin’s fiscal challenges. Instead what I heard was a stump speech that checked all the boxes on the R…

While reading Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal, tears came to my eyes. I couldn't believe my good fortune. A $5 property tax cut. Goodness gracious, thank you Gov. Walker. Now I can buy tha…

In reply to the Jan. 31 letter "Aborting fetus doesn't take 'human life' The unborn child in the womb is most certainly a human being. "Fetus" is a the Latin word for "young one." The developi…