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Prep boys basketball: Sean Chislom leads McFarland over Clinton

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 11:15pm
Senior Sean Chislom scored 20 points and junior Benjamin Rounds scored 18 as McFarland defeated host Clinton 68-45 in a Rock Valley Conference crossover boys basketball game Friday night.

Prep girls basketball: DeForest shuts down Jada Dayne, Waunakee

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 11:15pm
WAUNAKEE — Kayla Goth drove down the right baseline as the final seconds of the first half faded away in search of an opportunity to provide the DeForest Norskies with a spark heading into halftime.

Prep girls basketball: Kelsey Stinson finds the range for Monona Grove

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 11:15pm
Junior Kelsey Stinson made five 3-point baskets on her way to a 24-point performance Friday night, leading the Monona Grove girls basketball team to a 59-30 victory over visiting Fort Atkinson…

Prep sports: Justin Kakuska's goal powers Waunakee past Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 11:15pm
Sophomore forward Justin Kakuska scored the lone goal in the Waunakee boys hockey team’s 1-0 victory over the Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells co-op Friday night in Reedsburg.

Badgers football: Gary Andersen is introduced as Oregon State's new coach

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 11:00pm
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Moments before Gary Andersen made his entrance, the anticipation had built to a fever pitch.

Badgers men's hockey: U.S. under-18 team erupts in third period for exhibition victory

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 11:00pm
There’s no disgrace in what happened to the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team Friday night, but there’s no solace, either.

Patrick Durkin: Expect lower deer kill numbers and lower expectations

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 8:15pm
If deer hunting is just about setting records for license sales, body counts and success rates, it’s time to declare the 1990s as Wisconsin’s golden age and move onto a new era with different …

Tom Oates: Paul Chryst exactly what UW football program needs

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 7:00pm
It turns out University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez was serious when he told reporters the next football coach he hired would be his last.

Legal team that fought same-sex marriage ban seeks nearly $1.25 million in fees

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 6:45pm
They say the hours they put into the case were driven up by the state's aggressive defense of the now overturned constitutional amendment.

Badgers volleyball: Five-set victory over Ohio State earns regional final berth

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 6:30pm
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The University of Wisconsin volleyball team knew it would face a nail-biter of a match at some point during its NCAA tournament run. It just came a little sooner than anyone…

Prep golf: Lancaster's Andrew Gates to play at Clarke University

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 6:30pm
Lancaster senior Andrew Gates has signed a letter of intent to enroll at Clarke University next fall and join the Crusaders’ men’s golf program.

Roll Call: Key votes from the Wisconsin congressional delegation this week

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 6:10pm
Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues this week. 

Benefits of monkey research unclear -- Sheila Hart

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 6:00pm
I can't stop thinking about the rhesus macaque monkey maternal deprivation studies at UW-Madison. It makes me terribly sad to think of the suffering inflicted on these baby monkeys and their mothers.

Businesses should say 'merry Christmas' -- Sue Taylor

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 6:00pm
Monday night while watching the Green Bay Packers play I saw an ad from Bergstrom Cadillac with Barry Alvarez in it. At the end of the ad he said "merry Christmas."

Why can't the Badgers keep a coach? -- William Snider

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 6:00pm
Madison seems like a nice place to live, study and play athletics.

Hire a coach with roots in the area -- S. Michael Shivers

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 6:00pm
Is anyone surprised by coach Gary Andersen's abrupt departure? It didn't take a Rhodes scholar to see he was not happy at UW-Madison.

Coaching change should come after bowl -- Joe Deters

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 6:00pm
I played a lot of football. I even played in college in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics over 50 years ago. My how it has changed.

Don't judge political leaning on appearance -- Wayne Bruno

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 6:00pm
I am neither a conservative nor a liberal. I like to think I'm a progressive and forward-thinking person, doing what is best for the majority, the less fortunate and the country. That makes me…

Tech and Biotech: 1 Million Cups pours into Madison; and ScheduleSoft opens office in Boston

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 4:45pm
One Million Cups aims to help entrepreneurs network and collaborate.

Former Scott Walker aide files Supreme Court appeal

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 4:40pm
An appeals court on a 2-1 ruling had upheld Kelly Rindfleisch's conviction for doing campaign work while working for Walker in Milwaukee County.

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