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Prep boys basketball: Gavin Binger sinks the game-winner as New Glarus tops Waterloo

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 11:15pm
Junior guard Gavin Binger’s score as time expired lifted the host New Glarus boys basketball team to a 41-39 victory over Waterloo in a Capitol South Conference game Friday night.

Badgers sports: Kelsey Card and Michael Lihrman win weight throw at Iowa State Classic

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 11:15pm
Kelsey Card left her mark at the two-day Iowa State Classic in Ames.

Prep boys basketball: Deerfield knocks Horicon out of Trailways South lead

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 11:15pm
The Deerfield boys basketball team kept its hopes alive for the Trailways South Conference title Friday night.

Prep girls basketball: Career-best from Myriama Smith-Traore leads Whitewater to win

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 11:15pm
Sophomore forward Myriama Smith-Traore scored a career-high 30 points to lead the top-ranked Whitewater girls basketball team past visiting McFarland 62-45 in a Rock Valley Conference game Fri…

Prep boys basketball: Poynette earns piece of Capitol North crown

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 11:15pm
LAKE MILLS — Riley Lytle and his Poynette boys basketball teammates have had plenty of motivation to fuel the bid to repeat as Capitol North Conference champions this season.

Badgers women's hockey: Blayre Turnbull's two goals help beat Ohio State

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 10:45pm
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Senior captain Blayre Turnbull continued her recent high-scoring ways Friday night.

Badgers men's hockey: Joel Rumpel makes 40 saves but puts loss on his shoulers

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 10:45pm
The University of Wisconsin men's hockey team scored first Friday night, but dropped a 2-1 decision to host Ohio State.

Parks department ruined dog park -- Candyce VerBurg

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 9:00pm
Since I started visiting the Viking Dog Park near Stoughton more than five years ago, I have seen it change from being a living picture of wild flowers and butterflies to a weed-ridden hay fie…

Prep boys basketball: Marquette releases Sun Prairie's Nick Noskowiak from his letter of intent

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 8:59pm
The Marquette basketball program has parted ways with Sun Prairie High School senior Nick Noskowiak, freeing him to pursue a scholarship offer from almost any other NCAA institution.

Dane County files lawsuit against town of Madison over homeless center site

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 8:30pm
Dane County filed a lawsuit Friday against the town of Madison, challenging several conditions the town is requiring before the county can obtain a building permit for a homeless day resource …

Badgers football: Paul Chryst sees high academic standards as selling point

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 6:30pm
Paul Chryst doesn’t care if other schools use the University of Wisconsin’s high academic standards against the Badgers in recruiting.

On the Capitol: Many state emails flagged as spam, Charles Darwin gets a shout-out

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 6:30pm
Gov. Scott Walker's college knowledge gets questioned by a former Democratic Party official.

Badgers sports: Football ticket price hike approved by Athletic Board

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 6:30pm
After a week of cutting expenses across its proposed 2015-16 budget, the University of Wisconsin athletic department felt it had no choice but to ask football fans for a helping hand.

Massive UW cut is massively unwise -- Peter Allen

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 6:00pm
The $2 billion budget deficit used to justify the massive cut to the University of Wisconsin System was manufactured by Gov. Scott Walker and his "conservative" Legislature. It wasn't some tax…

Obama give comfort to our enemies -- Richard Berg

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 6:00pm
President Barack Obama recently spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast where he gave cover and comfort to our enemies by equating the fight against terrorists with the Crusades and the Spanish…

It's hard to love the governor -- Carl Silverman

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 6:00pm
Scotty Walker spurns the truth

Worry about guns not measles -- Nancy Currell

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 6:00pm
So much fuss is in the press now about measles and vaccinations. Earlier it was a handful of cases of Ebola in the United States.

Tips for finding effieciencies in DOT -- Tom Cantwell

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 6:00pm
Many thanks to last Saturday's letter about some ways to find efficiencies at UW. I would like to follow that lead and discuss savings for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

Wall Street Journal: Obama offers a student loan 'bargain'

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 6:00pm
Liberals make it seem as if federal student loans don’t cost taxpayers a penny. Some, notably Elizabeth Warren, are aghast that the government is profiting handsomely from lending to students.

Tech and Biotech: Achievements for CDI; funds raised for Centrose

Fri, 02/13/2015 - 6:00pm
Cellular Dynamics adds superdonor stem cell lines.

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