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Former UW football coach and athletic director Barry Alvarez says students booing and chanting for the firing of coach Luke Fickell during the loss to Maryland were “just disrespectful.”

I was at the Sept. 20 Badgers games against Maryland and did not boo. But I felt the same frustration that the “boo-ers” expressed.

While I think it's foolish and short-sighted to close our borders to the rest of that world, I would be in favor of the $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications -- with one small change.

Excerpts from Kamala Harris’ recent book about her presidential campaign seem less like a memoir and more like a political suicide note.

With Gov. Tony Evers announcing he will not seek a third term, Wisconsin is seeing a crowded field of interesting candidates competing in partisan primaries.

The Sept. 16 letter to the editor "E15 ethanol sales put corn surplus to work" suggests the government should help farmers by making E15 (15% ethanol) fuel available year round to increase the demand for corn, thereby raising its price.…

Several years ago we were at a Badgers men’s basketball game sitting in our usual seats on the second level of the Kohl Center in Madison.

Recently, I became quite ill, and my wife wisely took me to the Oregon Clinic, where the doctor discussed options. My wife chose to go to Stoughton Hospital, where I was diagnosed with COVID pneumonia, a viral disease, as well…

We were at a place where neurodiversity is becoming accepted and people realized how much we benefit from having inclusive communities. This is why I am going to push back on the current administration’s narrative on what autism is and…

The recent letter to the editor "Kirk was champion for commonsense debate" claimed the left wrongly criticized conservative activist Charlie Kirk for his "fascist" views — even though those on the left don't know what a fascist is. I believe…

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CLEVELAND — C.J. Kayfus was hit by a pitch from Robert Garcia with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning, scoring Petey Halpin to clinch a playoff berth for the Cleveland Guardians with a 3-2 win over…

He was the top scorer on the most prolific scoring team in Badgers men's basketball history. Some former teammates want to make sure he's remembered as an all-time great.

The Badgers didn't allow a shot on goal in the first period and rolled to a 2-0 start. Here's how it happened.

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