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LINCOLN, Neb — Coming off a resounding 45-0 victory over Indiana, the University of Wisconsin wrestling team added to its Big Ten Conference resume Saturday night.

Freddy Gerard’s goal in the final minute shrank the deficit to one, but the Madison Capitols couldn’t close the gap against the Bloomington Thunder, falling 4-2 in United States Hockey League …

GREEN BAY — Turnovers continue to plague the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team.

Senior guards Tanner Bruchs and Riley Lytle each scored 20 points Saturday to lead the Poynette boys basketball team to a 73-44 romp over Wautoma at JustAGame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells.

Drew Fjoser (126 pounds), Eddie Smith (145), Austin Powell (170) and Gage Neumaier (220) each won individual titles as the Sauk Prairie wrestling team took home the team championship at the Bo…

Junior guard Deang Deang scored 20 points for the Madison East boys basketball team Saturday night, but the last two were the biggest.

MILWAUKEE — Practice may not make perfect, though it made a big difference for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Clutch free throw shooting in the third overtime period made the difference for the Mount Horeb boys basketball team Saturday afternoon.

It was a beautiful day to run a race — in San Diego, that is.

It was a golden season for John Hoch and the Lancaster Flying Arrows, who repeated as Southwest Wisconsin Conference champion and qualified for the WIAA football playoffs for the 22nd consecut…

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WAUNAKEE — Troy Laufenberg didn’t take long to show a glimpse of what Waunakee and prep football fans would be privy to over the rest of his senior season.

Running back recruit Darrin Hall told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that Pittsburgh coach Paul Chryst could remain with the Panthers if he can convince the university to make changes.

Melvin Gordon spent his entire career at the University of Wisconsin looking at a photo of the Heisman Trophy that he hung on his bedroom wall.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who loves to strut on the world stage, appears intent on regaining his nation’s lost stature. But the reality is that Russia is a nation in decline.

WHITEWATER — It certainly wasn’t a steamroller ride to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl this time.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kelly Sheffield was reluctant to use the word “warrior” to describe Lauren Carlini. But he couldn’t think of a better one.

Although he held an offer from FCS school Fordham, the allure of playing college football in a Power Five conference was too much for DeForest offensive lineman Ben Swanton to pass up.

If you ask the typical technology company executive or worker what they think about “right-to-work” laws, which say workers cannot be forced to join a union shop and pay dues as a condition of…

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