Category Archives: Sports
NASCAR Preps For Final July 4th Race At Daytona, Kenseth Returns To Racing
Tomorrow marks the end of a decades-long tradition at Daytona International Speedway. Saturday's Coke Zero Sugar 400 will likely be the last time the NASCAR race is held at the track on July 4th weeke...
Jul 05, 2019 Yzukerman / CC
Top Recruit Shuns Badgers, Will Play At Duke
The Wisconsin Badgers were one of the finalists, but Duke took the prize. Five-star recruit Jalen Johnson has decided to play his college basketball with the Blue Devils. Duke had been the favorite to...
Jul 05, 2019
Tireless Fundraiser, Badgers Supporter Named To UW Athletics Hall Of Fame
A successful Middleton businessman and entrepreneur will be enshrined in the U-W Athletics Hall of Fame. Ninety-year-old Jim Kalscheur has raised millions of dollars for Badger athletics over the deca...
Jul 05, 2019 Phil Roeder / CC
Brewers Blow Lead, Lose In 11 On Botched OF Throw 5-4
Yasiel Puig scored the winning run for Cincinnati on an outfield throw that got away in the 11th inning Tuesday night. Puig had also homered in the Reds' 5-4 win. Christian Yelich's 31st homer had giv...
Jul 03, 2019
Healthy DiVincenzo Won't Play In NBA Summer League
Team officials say he is healthy and has recovered from the heel injury that sidelined him last season, but 2018 first-round draft pick Donte DiVincenzo won't be playing for the Bucks team in the N-B-...
Jul 03, 2019
Bucks Short-Timer Gasol Says He's Not Ready To Retire
Thirty-nine-year-old free agent N-B-A center Pau Gasol says he's not ready to retire yet. Gasol suffered a serious foot injury shortly after joining Milwaukee last winter and wound up playing only thr...
Jul 03, 2019 Klearchos Kapoutsis / CC
UW Grad Lavelle Plays Big Part In US Advancing To World Cup Finals
Former University of Wisconsin women's soccer player Rose Lavelle is credited with making the best play of the first half Tuesday as the U-S defeated England 2-1 in the World Cup semifinals. That win ...
Jul 03, 2019 5byfive / CC
Brewers Come From Behind To Edge Cincinnati 8-6, Take Over 1st Place
The Milwaukee Brewers scored seven runs in the last three innings to beat the Reds 8-6 Monday night. Christian Yelich had a bases-loaded single and his major league-leading 30th home run to drive in t...
Jul 02, 2019
Lance Kendrick Sentenced To Probation For Marijuana Possession
An Outagamie County District judge sentenced former Wisconsin Badger and Green Bay Packer Lance Kendricks to six months probation after he pleaded no contest to a drug charge. Kendricks must complete ...
Jul 02, 2019 Carlos Gracia / CC
Former Badger Star Kaminsky Signs 2-Year Deal With Phoenix Suns,Milwaukee Bucks Sign For Marquette Star Wesley Matthews
Former University of Wisconsin star Frank Kaminsky is expected to be a backup at power forward for the Phoenix Suns after reaching agreement on a two-year contract. E-S-P-N reports the deal is worth 1...
Jul 02, 2019
