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There are plenty of connections between the Badgers and Fighting Illini from on the field to off it.

Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have just passed bills banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors and restricting which sports teams transgender athletes can play on. Thankfully, Gov. Tony Evers will veto these bills.

Stellar performances, both on offense and defense, helped close out the regular season. Here are some of the area's top efforts.

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Iowa stuck to its game plan of letting the other team make a mistake, and that's what happened in the Wisconsin football team's loss to the Hawkeyes.

An injury to senior Tanner Mordecai forced the Badgers to play redshirt freshman Braedyn Locke in a loss to Iowa. Here's why teammates think Locke can handle the starting role.

The running back briefly left the field and was ruled questionable to return before reaching a career rushing milestone.

The Badgers were denied by the post four times and by North Dakota goalie Ludvig Persson 29 times in falling for the first time this season.

Deacon Hill handed off more times than he had passing yards. Being a game manager was enough in an emotional win.

The Wisconsin football team lost quarterback Tanner Mordecai to injury last in the first half, but the offense was trending in the wrong direction before that against Iowa.

Miller had been a sophomore at East High School, according to the Madison School District.

Police identified three suspects in the incident. Two were taken into custody without issue and the third, 17 year old Samuel Taylor, turned himself in shortly after.

The Crusaders' Lily Olson had a rematch in the WIAA Division 2 singles final. Middleton's Ashley Andler and Keena Cheng reached the Division 1 doubles title match.

It was a rough day for Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell and offensive coordinator Phil Longo, who made a couple questionable calls. Here's what caught columnist Jim Polzin's eye.

Wisconsin quarterback Braedyn Locke was forced into a tough spot but responded relatively well and other things that stood out in the Badgers' loss to Iowa at Camp Randall.

The Iowa defense proved too tough for the Wisconsin football team in a key Big Ten West showdown. How would you grade the Badgers in the loss?

The Badgers lost their starting quarterback in the waning minutes of the first half. Here's what we know.

BadgerExtra columnist Jim Polzin stopped by the gameday experience for a live Q&A session with fans.

Wisconsin quarterback Tanner Mordecai suffered a hand injury late in the first half, but the Badgers were struggling to move the ball before he went down.

The Badgers have a lot of great running backs and Braelon Allen joined 13 others to reach a rushing milestone.