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A big night for Madison's big top

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 5:00am
Saturday's Mad Circus Gala at the Barrymore will raise funds for the city's circus space.

What to watch this week: Something special from 'SNL'

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 5:00am
“Saturday Night Live” was born for the YouTube era. It just came along about 30 years early.

Badgers men's hockey: Kevin Schulze lifting a heavy load for young UW squad

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 3:45am
The junior defenseman is logging big minutes as Mike Eaves' team breaks in several young players on the back end.

Badgers men's hockey preview: UW in Colorado

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 3:40am
The Badgers will play at Colorado College on Friday night and at Denver on Saturday night.

Packers: Clay Matthews, O-line get movie star turns in 'Pitch Perfect 2'

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 3:15am
Matthews' biceps are getting movie-star treatment and the linemen are showing off their fancy footwork in a film about an a cappella competition.

Badgers wrestling: Rider upsets No. 19 UW via criteria

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 11:15pm
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — The No. 19 University of Wisconsin wrestling team dropped the first three matches, mounted a rally to take a nine-point lead, but could not hold off Rider to drop a 20-19…

Prep girls basketball: Bailey Huser's big fourth quarter lifts Sun Prairie past Monona Grove

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 11:15pm
Senior center Bailey Huser scored seven of her team-high 14 points in the fourth quarter Thursday night to lead the Sun Prairie girls basketball team to a 42-38 victory over Monona Grove in no…

WIAA state football: Maxwell Praschak leads Somerset past Little Chute for Division 4 crown

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 11:14pm
Maxwell Praschak simply took what the defense gave him, but it was more than enough to lift Somerset to another state championship.

Tom Oates: Healthy Packers squad means healthy Packers record

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 11:00pm
After lengthy injured-reserve lists hindered their ability to compete the past two seasons, the Packers are enjoying comparatively robust health this season.

Outdoors: Deer hunting forecast varies from north to south

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 11:00pm
Last year, 635,165 hunters harvested 255,003 deer statewide for a 40 percent success ratio. The number of hunters was the most since 2008, but that number -- and the percentage -- will likely …

Badgers women's basketball: Loss to Vanderbilt leaves UW feeling zoned out

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 10:15pm
The Badgers made their first six shots Thursday night as they raced out to a 17-2 lead against Vanderbilt. But the Commodores then switched to a zone defense.

WIAA state football: Lancaster rolls to its record-tying seventh state championship

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 8:25pm
Tyler Glass leads the Flying Arrows past Amherst in  Division 5.

Badgers football: Linebacker Joe Schobert plays himself into vital role

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 8:00pm
The University of Wisconsin football team had plenty to look forward to during last year’s bowl season.

Outdoors: Time to unveil the 2014 chapter of deer hunting

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 7:28pm
Time to silence the ringtones of your smartphone and listen to the sounds of those pesky squirrels, who more often than not convince you they are that turdy-pointer coming your way.

Charles Krauthammer: The climate pact with China is a swindle

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 7:00pm
WASHINGTON — Historic. Such is the ubiquitous description of the climate agreement recently announced in Beijing between Barack Obama and Xi Jinping in which China promised for the first time …

Madison Water Utility increase would raise costs for average residential customer about $3.30 per month

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 6:15pm
Depending on use and time of year, residential water bills could increase between about $3 and $44 monthly.

WEDC promotions a waste of money -- Joseph Smith

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 6:00pm
I see the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is going to spend more than $1.5 million on radio, print and online promotions to hype Wisconsin's business climate to lure business to our state.

Trafffic enforcement must be a priority -- Dan Olsen

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 6:00pm
It appears drivers in Madison can speed, go through stop lights and stop signs, ignore crosswalks and drive with impunity.

Keystone pipeline is worth the risk -- George E. Sutton

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 6:00pm
I see U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, voted "no" on the Keystone pipeline, going along with President Barack Obama. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson voted "yes" for the project.

Ambrose ignored union concessions -- Jeff Jadel

Thu, 11/20/2014 - 6:00pm
Jay Ambrose's column Sunday, "Walker was right to fight public unions," praised Gov. Scott Walker breaking the public unions in Wisconsin. But in describing the effects of public sector union …

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