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It's an enticing matchup pitting the defending champions against the dominant NFL franchise of the 2000s.

Senior forward Riley Lytle scored 19 points and sparked a 24-11 run in the second quarter that lifted host Poynette to a 54-45 victory over Lake Mills in a Capitol North Conference boys basket…

The Mount Horeb boys basketball team wiped out a 10-point deficit in the third quarter and pulled away for a 61-46 victory over Waunakee in Badger North Conference boys basketball play Tuesday night.

Jordan Weum scored 12 points and Aly Weum had 10 points, helping the Stoughton girls basketball team to a 46-40 win over visiting Sun Prairie on Tuesday.

The Sun Prairie wrestling team scored pins in the final three matches of the night to pull out a 36-34 victory over host Fort Atkinson in a non-conference dual meet Tuesday night.

Junior guard Caity Riley scored 11 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter as host Lake Mills used a big final period to upend Columbus 55-42 in a Capitol North Conference girls basketball game…

If the Lakeside Lutheran girls basketball team has any flaws, they weren’t exposed Tuesday night.

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Suits and Sneakers

The Badgers are in the mix as expected for the conference crown, but their closest pursuers may be a surprise.

The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team produced its most impressive performance of the 2014-15 season Tuesday night, and the result was its most lopsided win ever over Iowa.

A revision to Madison's billboard policy was overturned Tuesday when City Council members failed to override a veto by Mayor Paul Soglin.

Read the prepared text of Pres. Barack Obama's State of the Union speech, delivered to a joint session of Congress Tuesday evening.

Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Democratic Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca claimed the most in daily expenses last year out of 132 state lawmakers.

In recent weeks we have experienced two unsettling events: The movie the "Interview," and the terrorist attack in Paris. As an American, I would like to focus on the movie as I and others have…

The Young, Gifted and Black Coalition stands accused of naivety, usually understood as lacking in experience. Of course the young lack experience! And I thank God for the vital gift they offer…

Madison has a diverse, sensitive and well-educated police department dedicated to protecting and serving all residents, regardless of ethnicity. The department has a great chief in Mike Koval.

Gov. Scott Walker's curt State of the State speech left Wisconsinites hanging. Where was the rest of the explanation on how we were going to solve a $2.2 billion (and growing) deficit while ad…

To all the Packers fans out there commiserating over the loss in what should have been a win on Sunday, reflect on the words of Teddy Roosevelt: "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win…

A Supreme Court candidate says the right to marry should not be decided by federal courts.