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Balmy temperatures on tap for Badger game Saturday

Sat, 11/29/2014 - 7:30am
Fans attending Saturday's Badger Football game against longtime rival Minnesota Gophers will be able to enjoy the game with lots of sun and balmy temperatures, according to forecasters.

Three men rob Richard Street home while armed, police say

Sat, 11/29/2014 - 7:30am
Madison police are currently searching for three suspects in connection with a Friday night robbery of a Richard Street home.

Jerry Davis' Backtag No. 10: Officials calling for Hunter Ethics Award nominations

Sat, 11/29/2014 - 6:30am
The nominee must be a licensed hunter who did something ethical during 2014. The act need not have occurred during deer season, but many do. 

Eric Frydenlund: The consequence of emphasizing winning over governing

Sat, 11/29/2014 - 4:30am
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — On my way to the Badgers football game, I pulled up next to a car with Iowa license plates at a convenience store. On one side, a red and white Wisconsin pennant flew. From …

Tom Oates: Minnesota matchup biggest since wild 1962 game

Sat, 11/29/2014 - 4:15am
Games such as today’s showdown between Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium just don’t come around very often.

Badgers football: Last season's loss on Senior Day a painful reminder

Sat, 11/29/2014 - 4:00am
More than eight months after the University of Wisconsin lost to Penn State in 2013’s regular-season finale, Gary Andersen wanted his team to relive it.

Packers: Despite injured groin, Jarrett Bush determined to play against Patriots

Sat, 11/29/2014 - 3:55am
The Green Bay Packers special teams ace missed last Sunday's game at Minnesota — just the seventh time out of a possible 139 games of his nine-year NFL career that he did not play.

NCAA Division III football: UW-Whitewater coach dismisses Montana rumor, focuses on beating Wabash College

Sat, 11/29/2014 - 3:30am
UW-Whitewater football coach Lance Leipold understands success can often lead to opportunity.

Badgers football vs. Minnesota: Who has the edge?

Sat, 11/29/2014 - 3:15am
State Journal reporter Jim Polzin breaks down the matchups in Saturday's game.

Badgers football: Five things to know about UW-Minnesota

Sat, 11/29/2014 - 3:15am
The Badgers play the Gophers at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.

Packers: Potential Super Bowl preview with Patriots could be shootout

Sat, 11/29/2014 - 12:01am
Sunday's game features the NFL's two highest scoring offenses, with two star quarterbacks and two championship-winning coaches.

Outdoors: DNR says hunters four wolves shy of Wisconsin limit

Fri, 11/28/2014 - 11:55pm
If hunters get the last four wolves before Monday, no one will be able to hunt them with dogs and one of the most divisive components of Wisconsin's wolf hunt would fade away until next year.

Badgers women's basketball: UW drops another game at Junkanoo Jam

Fri, 11/28/2014 - 11:15pm
FREEPORT, Bahamas – One day after falling to top-ranked South Carolina in the tournament opener, the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team was unable to rebound against East Carolina…

Badgers women's hockey: No. 3 UW extends unbeaten streak to nine

Fri, 11/28/2014 - 11:15pm
DURHAM, N.H. — Gritting through a tight non-conference affair, the No. 3 University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team decided to put the pedal to the road.

Prep basketball: Helt leads fourth-quarter charge as Waunakee boys beat Edgerton

Fri, 11/28/2014 - 11:15pm
Alex Helt scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, making all four of his late-game free throws, to key a 22-7 scoring run Friday that boosted the Waunakee boys basketball team to a 6…

Bucks: Bench players play key role in win over Pistons

Fri, 11/28/2014 - 11:15pm
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd knew he was going to need more than a few players to step up against Detroit on Friday night.

USHL: Caps lose 12 seconds into overtime

Fri, 11/28/2014 - 11:15pm
Sasha Larocque scored the game-winner 12 seconds into the extra period, and the Dubuque Fighting Saints prevailed over the host Madison Capitols 6-5 in a back-and-forth United States Hockey Le…

Badgers men's hockey: UW ties to halt its season-opening losing streak at eight

Fri, 11/28/2014 - 11:15pm
Tangible progress was made by the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team Friday night, but not enough to prevent a late-night lecture from the heart.

Badgers volleyball: UW clinches Big Ten Conference title outright with sweep of Purdue

Fri, 11/28/2014 - 11:15pm
Technically, the University of Wisconsin volleyball team had already clinched a share of the Big Ten Conference title before it played Purdue on Friday night.

Prep hockey: Nick Messner leads Madison West past Hayward

Fri, 11/28/2014 - 11:15pm
Mick Messner scored a goal and added two assists Friday night to lead the Madison West boys hockey team to a 4-0 victory over Hayward in the first game of a two-day holiday tournament at Madis…

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