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Hank Aaron rose above racist hate mail, threats in pursuit of Ruth's HR record
Former teammates, Braves executives and family members remember Hank Aaron's unwavering strength despite receiving racist hate mail and threats during his pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record.
Masters' 8th hole an uphill climb with blind shot
The eighth hole at Augusta National is the only par 5 without a hazard. It still can pack quite a punch. The eighth over the years has ranked as the most difficult of the par 5s at the Masters. Last…
Verstappen bounces back with dominant win at Japanese GP
Max Verstappen has won the Japanese Grand Prix. He led nearly the entire race on a sunny day in central Japan. It's his third victory in four races this season after going out on the fourth lap two weeks ago…
Award-winning Wisconsin men's hockey player signs pro contract
The Big Ten goalie of the year is headed to the American Hockey League after helping the Badgers make the NCAA Tournament.
What 2 quarterbacks have seen from Wisconsin football's 4-star signee
Two veteran Wisconsin quarterbacks gave their thoughts on what they've seen from the Badgers' touted, four-star signee.
Home run from a former teammate helps to sink Brewers
Luis Urias gave Seattle an insurance run in the ninth inning Saturday night at American Family Field.
4-star recruits among many visitors at Wisconsin football's practice Saturday
The Wisconsin football recruiting staff was busy Saturday with numerous recruits on campus. Here's who was in town, and who also came away with offers.
High school track and field: Burnstad wins 800, Onalaska wins boys championship at Whitewater indoor
WHITEWATER, Wis. —Onalaska High School senior Blake Burnstad ran to victory, and a pair of his teammates came through in the same event to make sure Saturday was a big one for the Hilltoppers.
Local college roundup: UW-La Crosse men's, women's tennis teams sweep opponents
The UW-La Crosse men’s tennis team swept a couple of dual meets at the Green Island Tenis Center on Saturday.
High school baseball, softball roundup: La Crosse Aquinas baseball team opens with victory
Senior left fielder Dominick Von Ruden was 2 for 3 with two singles and drove in three runs in leading the Aquinas High School baseball team to an 8-3 MVC victory over Tomah at the Holy Cross Seminary on Saturday.
Purdue routs NC State, reaches NCAA title game
Purdue kept its March Madness dream alive while snuffing out North Carolina State's, getting 20 points and 12 rebounds from Zach Edey in a 63-50 victory Saturday that placed the Boilermakers a win from their first NCAA title.
Bhatia birdies final 2 holes for a 4-shot lead in Texas Open
Akshay Bhatia is one round away from going to the Masters. The 22-year-old Bhatia birdied his final two holes for a 68. That gives him a four-shot advantage over Denny McCarthy. That's the largest 54-hole lead in the Texas Open…
High school soccer roundup: Holmen wins second straight game
HOLMEN — The Holmen High School girls soccer team had another big offensive day in handing visiting Chippewa Falls a 4-2 nonconference loss on Saturday.
South Carolina aims for perfection entering NCAA title game
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley knows Sunday's national championship game is a big moment for women's basketball. South Carolina is looking to finish a perfect season with the program's third NCAA title. Standing in the way of the Gamecocks is…
Prep star Johnson juggling hoops, recruiting calls, NIL
Recruitment letters have overwhelmed one long shoe box, along with a backpack. ZaKiyah Johnson will eventually get around to reading them, though it could be a while before the highly prized recruit responds to those piquing her interest. The junior…
4 observations from Wisconsin football's fourth spring practice
Wisconsin debuted a different package on defense Saturday, but two starters went down with injuries. Here's what we learned at spring practice.
Woad delivers Masters-like charge to win women's amateur
Lottie Woad of England is the Augusta National Women's Amateur champion with a stunning finish at the home of the Masters. She was two shots behind with five holes to play when she made a tough par save, and then…
South Carolina's Raven Johnson eyes redemption in title game
South Carolina guard Raven Johnson is ready for a shot at redemption against Caitlin Clark and Iowa. Johnson took last year's Final Four loss to Clark and the Hawkeyes personally. At one point Clark waved off Johnson because she didn't…
Matsuyama impresses Mastersl champions dinner with speech
Hideki Matsuyama felt plenty of nerves on the back nine at Augusta National when he won the Masters. They might have been worse a year later. He was the host of the Masters Club dinner for all the past champions.
Verstappen looks to rebuild F1 dominance in Japan
Japan's Suzuka circuit looks like the perfect place for Max Verstappen to resume his dominance of Formula 1 after he went out on the fourth lap with a brake fire in Australia in the last race. A top performance is…
