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The Badgers are moving on to the Sweet 16 after a 72-65 win over Oregon in Sunday's third-round matchup. This is the second straight year Wisconsin has beaten the Ducks in the Round of 32.

The Badgers lead Oregon 31-28 at halftime of tonight's NCAA Tournament third-round matchup. Wisconsin built a 20-9 lead out of the gate, before Oregon settled in. 

The UW-Stevens Point men's basketball head coach Bob Semling was named the D3hoops.com Coach of the Year.

All of our top five plays this week come from the exciting weekend at the Kohl Center for the WIAA boy's basketball state tournament. 

STEVENS POINT (WAOW) -- The SPASH community came together Sunday to welcome home the boy's basketball team after their big state championship win Saturday.

It's been exactly 365 days since the Badgers pulled off a double digit come-from-behind victory against Oregon in the NCAA Tournament's round of 32 in Milwaukee. Tonight, once again on March 22, the Badgers and Ducks will get a rematch.

LeBron James scored 28 points and sparked a key second-half run with an emphatic dunk, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 108-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Texas Sen. Ted Cruz plans to announce Monday that he is running for president.The news comes from a strategist for the first-term Republican senator, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity so as not to preclude the formal announcement.The 44-year-old Cruz will be the first high-profile candidate to formally launch a White House bid, although several GOP contenders are expected to enter the race in the coming weeks.After joining the Senate in 2013, Cruz ...

KENNER, La. (AP) -- Authorities say a man who died hours after being shot during a machete-wielding rampage at New Orleans' international airport was also carrying a bag load with Molotov cocktailsSheriff Newell Normand in the New Orleans suburb of Jefferson Parish says 63-year-old Richard White was shot three times by a sheriff's deputy Friday night, halting the rampage among unarmed TSA agents and frightened travelers."Fortunately, he didn't seriously injure anybody," Normand said at a news...

According to a recently released internal memo, Starbucks baristas will no longer write "Race Together" on customers' cups starting Sunday.Starbucks spokesman Jim Olson says the campaign to create discussion on diversity and racial inequality will continue without the handwritten messages, which are phasing out as originally planned.The memo from CEO Howard Schultz says the cups were always "just the catalyst" for a broader conversation and the company will still hold forum discussions, co-pr...

The UW-Stevens Point men's basketball team beat Augustana (Ill.) College 70-54 Saturday to earn the program's fourth NCAA Division III national title.

The UW-Stevens Point men's hockey team beat Hamline 4-2 to earn its way to the NCAA national semifinals Saturday at K.B. Willett Arena.

 Sam Hauser and Trev Anderson scored 25 points apiece as Stevens Point denied Germantown a fourth straight title with a 67-51 victory in the Division 1 championship game of the WIAA state boys basketball tournament on Saturday.

KENNER, La. (AP) -- Police said the machete-wielding man shot at New Orleans' international airport last night has died.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- Three democratic legislators made a stop at University of Wisconsin Marathon County Saturday to talk about Governor Scott Walker's proposed budget plan.Dozens of people came to the session to voice their opinions on the budget plan that would cut $300 million from the University of Wisconsin school system and impact several other government programs.This was one of nine budget listening sessions that democrats are holding around the state."We hope to provide information to th...

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- More than a thousand people headed over to Bull Falls Brewery in Wausau Saturday for its 7th annual Bock Fest.Organizers say the festivities kicked off with a 5K run and more than 1,500 people participated."The crowd was very huge. We set a new record again," said Michael Zanzo, Bull Falls Brewery owner and brewmaster.After the race, beer started flowing."We love it," said Brad Lakomy of Wausau. "They have these Karamel Kaisers. They take a red hot bar and stick them in your ...

KENNER, La. (AP) -- Authorities says the machete-wielding man who was shot at New Orleans' international airport after trying to attack security agents was carrying explosives at the time.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A federal judge has struck down a Wisconsin law requiring abortion providers to get hospital admitting privileges.

TOMAH, Wis. (AP) -- The director of the troubled Veterans Administration Medical Center in Tomah has been reassigned.

ADEN, Yemen (AP) -- As the chaos in Yemen grows, Yemeni military and security officials say a group of U.S. military forces, including Special Forces commandos, have evacuated an air base near a city seized by al-Qaida yesterday.