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Garden calendar | For the week of Feb. 22

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 5:00am
Tips for your flowers, trees and shrubs.

Gov. Scott Walker says he doesn't know if Obama loves his country

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 4:20am
"You should ask the president what he thinks about America," Walker said. "I've never asked him so I don't know."

Badgers women's basketball: No regrets for title-less seniors

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 4:00am
Through the years, they’ve experienced more moral victories than actual ones. Each has endured injury, a couple of them potentially debilitating. And they’ve seen the people responsible for br…

Auto racing: Broadcaster Dale Jarrett has high hopes for Matt Kenseth, JGR

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 3:15am
Dale Jarrett wouldn't be surprised to see all four Joe Gibbs Racing drivers qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.

Auto racing: Matt Kenseth eager for turnaround starting with today's Daytona 500

Sun, 02/22/2015 - 3:00am
Matt Kenseth has already checked off one line on his to-do list for 2015.

Prep girls gymnastics: All-around champ Abby Millard leads Sun Prairie to Big Eight title

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
Sun Prairie senior Abby Millard won the all-around championship and led the Cardinals to the team title in Saturday’s Big Eight Conference gymnastics meet at Madison Memorial.

Prep girls basketball: Middleton beats Craig, then Verona nets share of Big Eight title

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
Sophomore guard Alex Luehring scored 18 points, including 13 in the first half, as host Verona held on for a 48-43 victory Saturday over Madison Memorial and earned a share of the Big Eight Co…

Badgers men's hockey: Ryan Keller scores twice as Michigan State hands UW its 20th loss

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
The Badgers have now been shut out four times this season.

WIAA wrestling: Stoughton qualifies six individuals for WIAA state individual tournament

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
SUN PRAIRIE — It’s turning out to be a pretty special week for the Stoughton wrestling team.

WIAC men's basketball: Victory over Stout gives Whitewater share of conference title

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
KJ Evans scored a team-best 21 points as UW-Whitewater locked up a share of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men’s basketball title with an 86-77 victory over host UW-Stout in…

USHL: Capitols' comeback attempt slips away in third period

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
A strong second period tied things up Saturday night, but the Madison Capitols couldn’t carry that momentum into the final 20 minutes of a 6-3 U.S. Hockey League loss to the U.S. U18 National …

WIAA wrestling sectionals: Madison West's Moziah Clark earns Division 1 state berth

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
Madison West senior Moziah Clark will take a 38-0 record to the WIAA state wrestling tournament, thanks to his championship performance in Saturday’s Division 1 Sauk Prairie sectional.

Badgers sports: Ivy Martin wraps up record-setting Big Ten meet with seven titles

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:30pm
University of Wisconsin senior Ivy Martin left the Big Ten Conference women’s swimming and diving championships on Saturday just like she entered it three days earlier: in a hurry.

American Birkebeiner: Italian man, Alaskan woman triumph

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 10:00pm
HAYWARD — Familiar faces came out on top at the 42nd American Birkebeiner on Saturday.

WIAA state boys swimming and diving: Madison Memorial rolls to fifth consecutive state championship

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 8:00pm
The Spartans rack up the second-most points and second-biggest margin of victory in state meet history.

Tom Still: When does ‘right to choose’ on vaccinations hurt others?

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 7:00pm
So why do some parents decline to vaccinate their children against known dangers? The reasons vary – and they help to illustrate the gap between science and society.

Tom Oates: Tough closing stretch gives UW chance to get even better

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 7:00pm
Richard Pitino, the men's basketball coach at Minnesota, couldn't find much to dislike about his team's play in its 63-53 loss to the University of Wisconsin Saturday at the Kohl Center.

Sperm and egg 'dance' creates human -- Patrick Hardyman

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 6:00pm
I think the writer of Tuesday's letter "Pro-lifers should value all lives," which compared a ban on dancing with a ban on abortion, has spent too much time watching the 1984 movie "Footloose."

Don't attack Walker's lack of education -- Steve Powell

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 6:00pm
I hope the Democrats will not emphasize Gov. Scott Walker's lack of education and supposed Christianity. That will not earn them any votes and will be playing into the hands of the tea party w…

Donate to state if you favor higher taxes -- Dennis Atkinson

Sat, 02/21/2015 - 6:00pm
In response to the writer of Tuesday's letter who was begging to have his taxes raised:

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