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Tom Oates: Quick bounceback key for UW after huge win over Kentucky

Mon, 04/06/2015 - 4:30am
Duke's Mike Krzyzewski had to deal with the same issue after his team upended then-unbeaten UNLV in the Final Four in 1991 in Indianapolis.

Badgers men's basketball: Bo Ryan's reported Naismith Hall of Fame snub won't fuel players' motivation

Mon, 04/06/2015 - 4:15am
INDIANAPOLIS — It remains to be seen where those checking credentials at the door to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame apparently felt University of Wisconsin men’s coach Bo Ryan f…

Leonard Pitts Jr.: After 150 years, Dixie is still a place apart

Mon, 04/06/2015 - 4:15am
On the day after the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Abraham Lincoln appeared at a second-floor window of the White House. He was acceding to the wishes of citizens who had gathered to ser…

Badgers men's basketball: Michigan State's Tom Izzo sees similarities between his 2000 title squad and UW

Mon, 04/06/2015 - 4:15am
INDIANAPOLIS — As he was exiting the locker room before Saturday’s second national semifinal of the NCAA tournament, University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan noticed a familiar f…

Badgers men's basketball: Seen and heard at Lucas Oil Stadium

Mon, 04/06/2015 - 4:10am
Smith nets supporting

Badgers men's basketball: Kentucky's Andrew Harrison apologizes to Frank Kaminsky for comment

Mon, 04/06/2015 - 4:05am
INDIANAPOLIS — Frank Kaminsky’s phone was full of text messages Saturday from a lot of friends whose numbers he already had as contacts.

Badgers men's basketball: Much has changed for both teams since Duke's December win at the Kohl Center

Mon, 04/06/2015 - 4:00am
INDIANAPOLIS — Sam Dekker recently pushed play on the video and didn’t recognize the player wearing jersey No. 15 for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team on Dec. 3.

Brewers: Chilly temps for opening day tailgaters

Mon, 04/06/2015 - 3:30am
Tailgaters will likely huddle close to their grills with temperatures in the mid-40s Monday. Forecasters expect rain will stay away until after the game. First pitch is at 1:10 p.m.

NFL: Disgraced football hero, rapist Darren Sharper set for Louisiana court appearance

Mon, 04/06/2015 - 3:30am
NEW ORLEANS — Once a football hero celebrated in New Orleans for his role in the Saints' Super Bowl season, Darren Sharper is returning to the city in disgrace to complete plea deals on charge…

Brewers: Set for opener, Milwaukee eager to put September collapse in the past

Mon, 04/06/2015 - 3:00am
MILWAUKEE — As they reported for the start of spring training, the Milwaukee Brewers knew the questions would arrive — and arrive frequently — about their disastrous finish to the 2014 season.

Wall Street Journal's best-selling books

Mon, 04/06/2015 - 1:00am
For the week ended March 29.

Scrapbook April 6

Mon, 04/06/2015 - 12:00am
Honors: Vivian Wilhelms, a sophomore pianist at Waunakee High School, took second place at the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s 2015 Bolz Young Artist Competition on March 25. Wilhelms received a …

UW-Madison, police officials prepare for Monday madness

Sun, 04/05/2015 - 9:15pm
UW-Madison officials and local police are preparing for potentially one of the most historic parties the city has seen if the Badger men’s basketball team wins the national championship Monday.

39-34 Victory Gives Wisconsin National Basketball Championship; Badgers Bring Home Bacon; Victors Return at Midnight

Sun, 04/05/2015 - 7:30pm
This story appeared on the front page of the Wisconsin State Journal on March 30, 1941.

Badgers sports: Ekaterina Stepanova steps up for women's tennis team

Sun, 04/05/2015 - 6:15pm
The Badgers (10-7 overall, 4-3 Big Ten) won their fourth straight match.

Don't change center for the aging, disabled -- Mary Pike

Sun, 04/05/2015 - 6:00pm
I was a caregiver for my husband who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and am very concerned about the changes in the proposed budget to the Aging and Disability Resource Center.

Pancreatic cancer deserves attention -- Peter Bloch

Sun, 04/05/2015 - 6:00pm
Myriad local fundraisers address serious illnesses that many in our community face. I’m writing to highlight a disease that is affecting me: pancreatic cancer.

State is headed in the wrong direction -- Jeanie and Jerry Sieling

Sun, 04/05/2015 - 6:00pm
We have lived in Wisconsin all of our lives. We have always been proud that it is a very forward-thinking state. But we feel the state is going backward with the proposed budget cuts.

Ability to earn a living wage in jeopardy -- Paula Dent

Sun, 04/05/2015 - 6:00pm
The recent Wisconsin State Journal article about legislation to end prevailing wage laws was an informative and a necessary read.

State parks must stay affordable -- Ann Muenster

Sun, 04/05/2015 - 6:00pm
Isn't it great to know you are part-owner of our state parks? They belong to all of us. Some of our fondest memories we share as a family happened within our state parks.

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