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CHICAGO — Every descendant of immigrants eventually goes through a moment of disconnection when the person who initiated their family’s move to this country dies.

I was going to use this space to make a case for University of Wisconsin center Frank Kaminsky to be named national player of the year in men’s college basketball.

In 11 true road games, Dekker has averaged 15.2 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting 53.3 percent overall and 34.8 percent on the road.

More children’s books featured African-Americans last year, but it may be too early to applaud any real change in publishing.

Facing a Kaukauna squad boasting eight individual state qualifiers, the Stoughton wrestling team knew it would need a few upsets if it wanted to claim its first state team title since 1988.

Ryan Taylor’s 7-5 sudden-victory triumph highlighted an opening day at the Big Ten Conference wrestling championships that saw a pair of University of Wisconsin athletes advance out of the sem…

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — An early three-goal deficit was more than the Madison Capitols could overcome Saturday night, as they fell 5-3 to the Bloomington Thunder in a U.S. Hockey League game at U.…

MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton scored 30 points and hit a key 3-pointer from the corner with 40.8 seconds left, and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 91-85 victory over…

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Sophomore forward Sarah Nurse scored two goals and added an assist to lead the No. 3-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team to a 4-1 victory No. 8 North Dakota …

EAST LANSING, Mich. — There was a good bit of mystery surrounding the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team Saturday night.

The Sun Prairie student section, donning black in concurrence with Madison Memorial to honor Tony Robinson, a former Cardinals student who was shot and killed by a police officer Friday night,…

Senior guard Joey Gorgen scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter Saturday to help the Mineral Point boys basketball team stay unbeaten with a 65-56 victory over visiting Cuba City in …

Their portrait was at odds with descriptions by police of Tony Robinson, who they said assaulted an officer during an altercation that led to the officer using deadly force.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS — After a family-style feast of gold on Friday night, Mount Horeb seniors Lauren Faust and Sarah Duff went back for a plate full of seconds on Saturday.

MIDDLETON — Myriama Smith-Traore was right where she wanted to be Saturday afternoon.

State Journal staff

As usual, Trout Creek was true to its name. It produced four brown trout from the first hole where three men stopped and fished for an hour.

The shared economy is here and growing.

The Superior Spartans lost more games than they won this season. But not when it counted.

It is interesting when Gov. Scott Walker talks about right-to-work giving workers “freedom,” since when workers have skills and freedom -- they tend to leave Wisconsin. That has been identifie…