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MLB Roundup 8-2

Sat, 08/02/2025 - 12:00am
CHICAGO — Rookie Cade Horton tossed two-hit ball over five innings, and the Chicago Cubs overcame a terrific start by Trevor Rogers to beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on Friday.

Blake Perkins' multihomer game helps Brewers crush Nationals in series opener (copy)

Sat, 08/02/2025 - 12:00am
Perkins hit his first two home runs of the season and drove in three runs in a victory for Milwaukee, which finished with a season-high 25 hits.

Wisconsin men's basketball freshman still not done with summer international ascent (copy)

Sat, 08/02/2025 - 12:00am
After finishing fourth with New Zealand at the FIBA U19 World Cup, the soon-to-be Badger is headed to play with the senior national team at the FIBA Asian Cup.

Wisconsin CB Nyzier Fourqurean takes aim at NCAA in amended lawsuit (copy)

Sat, 08/02/2025 - 12:00am
What to know about Wisconsin cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean's ongoing legal battle against the NCAA for a fifth season of eligibility.

3 observations from Wisconsin volleyball's opening double practices (copy)

Sat, 08/02/2025 - 12:00am
The Badgers opened with double practices, focusing on fundamentals and repetitions in the morning and moving into more team work in the afternoon. Here's what stood out.

Dr. Steven B. Karges

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 11:00pm
February 26, 1941 — July 23, 2025

Robert Jacobson

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 11:00pm
October 2, 1931 — July 23, 2025

Richard James Real

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 11:00pm
August 4, 1959 — June 25, 2025

Blake Perkins' multihomer game helps Brewers crush Nationals in series opener

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 9:33pm
Perkins hit his first two home runs of the season and drove in three runs in a victory for Milwaukee, which finished with a season-high 25 hits.

Jeannie Seely, soulful country singer behind hits like 'Don't Touch Me,' dies at 85 (copy)

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 7:01pm
NEW YORK — Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer behind standards including “Don’t Touch Me,” died at age 85.

Susan Crawford joins state Supreme Court, ‘ready to meet this moment’

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 6:30pm
Her ascension solidifies liberal control of the high court for the next three years.

'It won't be anytime soon': Star Brewers outfielder placed on IL with hamstring injury

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 5:27pm
The 21-year-old standout sustained the injury while running the bases on a triple against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.

Wall Street falls the most since May

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 4:23pm
The U.S. stock market had its worst day since May on Friday after the government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring and President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from several U.S. trading partners.

ALL-CITY SWIMMING

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 3:59pm
Above: Ridgewood swimmer Kira Wagner swims the butterfly portion of heat six of the women’s 100-meter individual medley preliminary Thursday in the 2025 All-City Swim Meet at Hill Farm Swim Club in Madison. Below left: Shorewood Hills’ Genevieve Hanson comes…

Obituary index for Sat., Aug. 2

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 3:13pm
JACOBSON, Robert, 93

Trump fires official overseeing jobs data

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 2:04pm
WASHINGTON — U.S. hiring slowed sharply last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, as President Donald Trump’s erratic and radical trade policies paralyze businesses and raise doubts about the outlook for the world’s largest economy.

More surrendered pets and slower adoption lead shelter reduce fees

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 1:48pm
The Dane County Humane Society is reducing adoption fees during August as part of a nationwide adoption campaign.

Paula Deen has abruptly closed her Savannah restaurant

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 1:30pm
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Former Food Network star Paula Deen announced Friday the abrupt closure of the Savannah restaurant that launched her to fame with its menu of fried chicken, banana pudding and other indulgent Southern dishes.

Woman who killed man while out on bail sentenced to 8 years

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 12:35pm
A woman who hit and killed a 66-year-old man and his dog with her car, while free on bail posted by “prison abolition” activists, was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison.

Milwaukee man gets life with no parole chance for killing, dismembering woman on first date

Fri, 08/01/2025 - 12:25pm
A jury convicted Maxwell Anderson in June of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, arson and hiding a corpse in connection with Sade Robinson's death last year.

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