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It hadn’t quite reached 24 hours to go when Bob Jacobson was desperate to find an opener for his Ramones cover band.

Heading into Sunday's showdown at Lambeau Field, Brady's Patriots and Rodgers' Packers are riding high in their respective conferences.

After getting stung by Iowa last week, the nation’s No. 1 unit is focused on bouncing back against Minnesota.

The No. 2 Badgers will meet No. 19 Purdue (22-9, 12-7 Big Ten) in what will be the final regular season match for seven seniors who will be trying to go out on top by wrapping up the program’s…

“We’re going in the right direction,” UW coach Mike Eaves said this week. “I know I sound like a broken record, but we’re doing good things.”

The Badgers will play Ferris State at 7 p.m Friday and 8 p.m Saturday at the Kohl Center.

Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Adams was "stepped on" during practice Wednesday, but that "I don't have high concern" going into Sunday's home game against the Patriots.

Isaiah Cousins' 13 points led a balanced offense as the Sooner beat the Bulldogs 59-46 on Thursday.

Thousands shop Thursday hours before Black Friday.

FOND DU LAC — Birders are looking forward to participating in the longest-running citizen science survey in the world this holiday season.

“I named my canoe Clueless on a Lark,” said James Kurz of Ladysmith. “It’s a take-off on Lewis and Clark.”

GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots say Sunday’s meeting at Lambeau Field is just one of 16 regular-season games. To almost everyone else, the matchup between the NFL’s …

FREEPORT, Bahamas — With the team struggling on offense, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley turned to her freshmen for a spark. A'ja Wilson and Jatarie White responded.

Thank you to President Barack Obama for his recently announced executive order on immigration. Obama has done what Congress has failed to do so far: He has treated immigrants like people, not …

There is a crisis in Wisconsin, and it is not about Gov. Scott Walker and the unions. It is the high cost of a college education.

Gov. Scott Walker bailed the state out of a huge financial deficit. He deserves some credit for what he accomplished, not just more abuse from Dane County opinion spinners. And he also probabl…

While riots and looting were happening Monday night in Ferguson, Missouri, President Barack Obama came to the microphone and told the people involved that we were a nation of laws. This statem…

Charles Krauthammer risked sounding rather smug in his Friday column, "Obama's climate pact with China is a swindle."

First United expected about 350 people would dine at the church, about 90 percent of them homeless, said Karen Andro, director of outreach ministries for the church.

Kameron Jorgenson, 11, called tails. It came up heads. Randy Heryman claimed the buck. All Jorgenson got was a photo.