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Murphy, who received a three-year contract, takes over a team that went 92-70 and won the NL Central this year before getting swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the playoffs.

The Badgers host the Huskers in a Big Ten West battle Saturday. Here's how to follow the action and more.

Editorial in 1853 marveled that it would be 'the most prominent object in the village at a distance.

Advocates for older adults urged lawmakers to do what 42 states already do: Require hospitals to train family caregivers on caring for loved ones when they are sent home.

Lodi and Waunakee are among the 14 qualifying teams going after a gold ball Thursday and Friday at Camp Randall. Here's seven things to know.

Undeniable chills from the approaching holiday season continue to stir delicious memories, many of which recall life as child having to wear snowsuits, mittens and boots to school for chilly recesses, and returning home later where cocoa with melting marshmallows…

BadgerExtra reporters Colten Bartholomew and Jake Kocorowski discuss Wisconsin football’s lack of fight the past two weeks, if the team has quit and the home finale against Nebraska.

The Badgers had a height advantage but were outmuscled at Providence on Tuesday. The Badgers coach set a clear directive for his players.

What does a win sound like for the top-ranked Wisconsin men's hockey team? It starts with a song featuring a catchy horn line and a penny whistle solo.

Badgers forward Laila Edwards became the first Black woman to play for USA Hockey at the senior national team level. She hopes it serves as an example.

One would hope that the traffic engineers could exercise a little more common sense.

The Nov. 11 State Journal reported that UW-Parkside will need to eliminate some 50 jobs to close a $5.3 million deficit. The UW-Madison football coach will make $7.6 million this year.

Recent elections clearly demonstrate that unfettered abortion is a winner for Democrats. Abortion trumps national security, inflation, the economy, illegal immigration, a failing education system, foreign wars -- everything.

A classic management mantra holds that after you’re gone, someone will come along and tear down everything you’ve built. Smart managers build anyway.

Watching this year’s Veteran’s Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, I was reminded of how disrespectful and un-American the views of former President Donald Trump were toward U.S. soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Here are some of the…

The Universities of Wisconsin tendered an olive branch of sorts to the Republican-controlled state Legislature last week in the ongoing feud over the universities’ commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

The Israeli military in a few weeks has killed at least 10,000 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them civilians and many of them children. This was in response to the brutal murders of 1,400 Israelis by Hamas, and the taking…

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