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NHL: Ex-Badger Joe Pavelski scores clinching goal as Sharks stave off elimination

Fri, 06/10/2016 - 4:05am
San Jose goalie Martin Jones spoiled Pittsburgh's long-awaited house party with 60 minutes of the best hockey of his life.

WIAA state team tennis: Verona faces top-ranked Milwaukee Marquette in long-awaited return to state

Fri, 06/10/2016 - 3:00am
It would be perfectly understandable if the Verona boys tennis team had some pre-game jitters heading into tonight’s WIAA Division 1 state team tournament quarterfinal at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

Prep lacrosse: Stoughton advances to state championship game for third consecutive year

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 11:54pm
Heading into the Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation state championship games on Saturday, the Stoughton boys lacrosse team is hoping that history will not repeat itself.

WIAA girls soccer: Verona, Madison West scoreless before lightning suspends play

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 11:45pm
VERONA – As his team walked out of Reddan Soccer Park, Madison West girls soccer coach Peter Dermody acknowledged the situation was a new one for him.

WIAA girls soccer: MaKenna Fanning's big plays help Oregon girls beat Waunakee

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 11:45pm
The Oregon girls soccer team, defending WIAA Division 2 state champion, is one victory away from a return trip to the state tournament.

Brewers: Bartolo Colon, Mets win series opener

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 11:30pm
The pitcher limits Milwaukee to one run in seven innings

MLB draft: Verona's Ben Rortvedt a second-round pick by the Twins

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 11:30pm
Ben Rortvedt woke up feeling nervous Thursday morning and settled in for a long day that he hoped would end with his name being called in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Brewers: Louisville outfielder Corey Ray selected with No. 5 overall draft pick

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 11:30pm
MILWAUKEE — In the nearly nine months since he was officially introduced as the Milwaukee Brewers’ general manager, David Stearns has aggressively overhauled the team’s entire baseball operation, from reshaping the front office structure to making nine trades for 16…

Mallards: Madison hoping to beef up home record

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 11:15pm
The Madison Mallards entered Thursday night’s game against Lakeshore hoping to give the home fans something to cheer about.

Badgers track and field: Decathlete Zach Ziemek scores sliver at NCAA outdoor championships

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 11:15pm
EUGENE, Ore. — There were no complaints from Zach Ziemek.

WIAA state softball: Brittany Moore's two-run double lifts Union Grove in eighth inning

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 11:15pm
Senior Brittany Moore broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday with a two-out, two-run double to left-center field, and the Union Grove softball team held on for a 2-1 victory over Oshkosh North in a…

Madison man charged in April drive-by shooting on South Side

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 10:45pm
Mitchell C. Hallmon, 30, of Madison, is charged with first-degree recklessly endangering safety and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Health Services Department withdraws request for changes to state Medicaid programs

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 10:17pm
The state proposed a variety of changes to Family Care and IRIS earlier this year.

Overture Center receives $100,000 from Disney for theater education program

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 8:10pm
Participating schools will put on 30-minute musicals adapted from Disney films such as 101 Dalmatians, Aladdin, The Aristocats and The Jungle Book.

WIAA state softball: Verona ousted by Watertown in opener

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 7:40pm
The Wildcats fall behind early to Ellee Jensen and the Goslings.

Charles Krauthammer: Paul Ryan had no good options

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 7:00pm
WASHINGTON — The morning after, the nation awakes asking: What have we done?

Trump won't help Ryan achieve agenda -- Jim Angevine

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 6:00pm
It is reassuring that U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, will vote for Donald Trump, and that he and his party will now focus "less on what we're against and more on what we're for." His plans, "the results of…

Comparing Trump to clowns insults clowns -- Dennis Anderson

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 6:00pm
Republican leaders have long encouraged an almost hysterical distrust of government, the news media, science and reason. They have done a masterful job of running fools for federal, state and local office, sadly with much success. Those labors have finally…

Obama presidency hardly historic -- Richard Wood

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 6:00pm
The recent letter to the editor "History will remember Barack Obama fondly" suggested the current president will be honored in the history books. I am not sure what the writer is referring to.

Hands on Wisconsin: Kumbaya Koval isn't so nice when he blogs

Thu, 06/09/2016 - 6:00pm
Madison Police Chief Mike Koval fired off a nasty blog post, railing against the City Council for wasting taxpayers on a study of the Police Department.

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