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CHICAGO — A decade ago, when I was a graduate student in teacher training, a frightening thing came from an accomplished and generally excellent professor.

I am a faithful and loving husband to a wonderful woman, and I do not make a practice of hugging women I don’t know. But if I had the chance, I wouldn’t hesitate to embrace Kaci Hickox.

Burt Avedon and Susan Colby have finished a successful kickstarter campaign to help them get their Avedon & Colby field shirt to the market. 

Republicans say they'll maintain control of the Legislature.

WASHINGTON — To paraphrase Roger Miller — and, indeed, to reveal my vast store of musical trivia — America swings like a pendulum do.

The University of Wisconsin-bound senior wins the Division 2 individual state title after finishing second each of the last two seasons.

The Redbirds become the first Division 3 team to win four in a row since Cochrane-Fountain City did it from 1993 to '96, the four years Darlington placed second.

Senior Brent Curtis rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns, including the winner in overtime, to lift host Potosi to a 34-26 victory over Burlington Catholic Central in a WIAA Division 7 se…

The University of Wisconsin volleyball team wasn’t at its best Saturday night, but the Badgers didn’t have to be.

WASHINGTON — The leadership Paul Pierce was supposed to supply to the Wizards was wasted when he was tossed before halftime in his first home game with Washington on Saturday.

Ohio State recruit Sam McCormick scored the game-winner less than 2 minutes into overtime, and the Madison Capitols edged the Tri-City Storm 4-3 Saturday night at the Dane County Coliseum to c…

MIDDLETON — With the meet on the line, and her team’s four-year streak of winning the Big Eight Conference championship in peril, Middleton girls swimming coach Lauren Cabalka relied on a trie…

The next stop in Waterloo’s dream season: A trip to the WIAA Division 3 state girls volleyball tournament.

SUN PRAIRIE — DeForest girls volleyball coach Doug Pickarts had tears in his eyes.

PLATTEVILLE — Playing a ranked team for the first time this season, Matt Behrendt and the UW-Whitewater football team knew they were going to be tested.

MILWAUKEE — If Mount Horeb had a timeout to call during the first half of Saturday’s WIAA Division 3 state championship soccer match in hopes of reversing momentum, coach Mark Newman would hav…

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Corey Clement sat in his hotel room Friday night wondering how his homecoming would turn out the next day.

Costume-clad revelers decked out with balloons, stilts, masks and hats returned to State Street on Saturday for the annual Halloween happening known as Freakfest.