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Try to know the “lay of the land” and how the wind currents blow where you’ll be hunting. When ground hunting, the wind can and usually is your greatest enemy.

Kylie Meinholz and McKenna Warnock delivered the power as the Monona Grove girls volleyball team stormed through five matches to win the DeForest Invitational on Saturday.

The outfielder throws out a runner at the plate, then sparks the Cardinals' five-run eighth inning.

"I think he's got to be the guy that you can put it on his shoulders." - Paul Chryst

Plus notes on Corey Clement, T.J. Edwards and more.

Jim Polzin hands out a game ball, thumbs up and thumbs down, and shares three stats to know.

Peavy’s performance provided another shot of confidence for a group of pass-catchers that entered the 2016 season as one of UW’s biggest question marks.

The UW-Whitewater football team had no trouble extending its home winning streak to 26 games Saturday.

Top tweets from UW fans following the Badgers' win over Akron.

Tom Oates grades the Wisconsin Badgers' performance in their home-opening win over Akron.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Kelly Sheffield was forced to shuffle his lineup again Saturday. And while there were some issues early on, his University of Wisconsin volleyball team adapted and went on to sweep Louisville in the second match of…

At a gathering of family and friends, Kelly Vivian celebrated her 50th birthday Saturday. Former "Big Sister" in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County, Diane Bray came from North Carolina for the occasion

I have a question to the so-called progressive citizens of Dane County. I have lived in the area most of my life and have come to know that Dane County and Madison in particular prides itself on being one of…

The closure of ITT Technical Institute is a good thing. It’s time for the public to open its eyes to high cost for profit "schools." They are money makers for the corporate CEOs but don’t really care about students other…

A recent letter to the editor described Hillary Clinton’s aide Huma Abedin as having “radical ideas” because her name used to appear as an assistant editor on the academic journal edited by her mother.

This election year, I'm reminded of another Republican nominee whose mere presence on the ticket enabled him to dominate virtually every aspect of media coverage. He mesmerized the press corps because they seemed unable to fathom how a man with…

The Sept. 2 letter to the editor "School district should live within its means" complained about the Madison School Board’s request to exceed state-imposed revenue limits, resulting in a $36 increase to the average homeowner's annual tax bill.

There is no need for homelessness in America. Some poverty-stricken European countries take better care of the homeless than we do.

The Badgers did not allow an offensive touchdown in the win.

MADISON - Donnie Ray "Don" Vedder, age 62, passed away on Aug. 14, 2016. He was born on April 21, 1954, in Elmira, N.Y., the son of Donald and Helen (Sams) Vedder. Don served in the United States Army. He…