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• Stanford holds off Wisconsin 20-14 in Rose Bowl

  January 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 PASADENA, Calif. – Shayne Skov and Zach Ertz believe every game in Stanford’s improbable football renaissance led the Cardinal to midfield at the Rose Bowl. That’s where Usua Amanam made …

• Wisconsin’s Phillips brings the dedication and tenacity

  December 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 MADISON, Wis. – If you take away the handful of plays he received in mop-up duty against Illinois and Minnesota, quarterback Curt Phillips has played four full games for Wisconsin …

• Badgers’ Alvarez busy on 2 fronts

  December 18, 2012 in Sports on Page B4 MADISON, Wis. – Barry Alvarez’s birth certificate says he’s about to turn 66. The bounce in his step on Wisconsin’s practice field suggests differently. Trading his red sports coat, slacks …

• NHL, NHLPA talks remain unscheduled

  September 18, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 NHL: Day 2 of the NHL lockout saw no changes from either side Monday, as talks between the league and the NHLPA remain unscheduled. The NHL locked out the players …

• Gunman kills 6 in Sikh temple attack in Wisconsin

  August 5, 2012 OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — An unidentified gunman killed six people at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee on Sunday in a rampage that left terrified congregants hiding in closets … 6

• Oregon Ducks beat Wisconsin to win Rose Bowl

  January 3, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PASADENA, Calif. – The Oregon Ducks had waited 95 years to win another Rose Bowl, and the last few seconds stretched for an eternity. The players in mirrored helmets held …

• Ducks win Rose Bowl donnybrook

  January 2, 2012 in Sports Oregon’s incredible offense busted up Wisconsin and the record books on the way to the Ducks’ first Rose Bowl victory in 95 years. Darron Thomas passed for three touchdowns, De’Anthony …

• Badgers’ Russo fulfills mission

  December 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 MADISON, Wis. — Greg Russo plans to cherish this holiday season: Spend Christmas Eve in Lake Mills with his parents. Check.

• Wisconsin beats Mich. St. in Big Ten title game for Rose Bowl bid

  December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C7 INDIANAPOLIS – This time, Wisconsin got the stop it needed against Michigan State – and a big break to wrap up its second straight Big Ten crown. Montee Ball scored …

• Butler elite again

  March 25, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 NEW ORLEANS – Matt Howard and Butler are starting to make this look a little bit easier. After narrowly surviving its first two NCAA tournament games by margins of two …

• Mona Charen: Democratic hope of a backlash against Walker is premature

  March 15, 2011 in Opinion on Page A9 Who won the battle of Wisconsin? Republican Gov. Scott Walker got a legislative victory. On the other hand, Democrats, with a wary eye on 2012 and noting the worrying drop … 21

• Smart Bombs: Here’s a teachable moment

  February 27, 2011 in Opinion on Page B8 We’ve heard plenty about how public employees are to blame for budget deficits around the nation. It’s as if the Great Recession never happened, and instead public employee unions suddenly … 4

• Scores show support for Wisconsin unions

  February 26, 2011 in City on Page A4 Wisconsin may be 1,600 miles away, but that state’s battle over collective bargaining hits close to home for organized labor in Spokane. “They attack one union, they attack us all,” … 13

• Shawn Vestal: In a recession, honesty is at an all-time low

  February 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 So, to recap: The country sinks into a massive recession, caused by a fraudulent, out-of-control, unwatched-over financial institutions and free-market wheeler-dealers. The rest of us suffer. Jobs vanish, pay cuts … 36

• Editorial: Unions should take greater steps to flexibility

  February 24, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 It didn’t take long for a state that had rallied around the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl victory to fracture over a budget crisis and the role of public employee … 40