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Wisconsin plays UT Rio Grande Valley after Tonje's 41-point performance

Nov. 17, 2024 03:51 AM EST

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (3-2) at Wisconsin Badgers (4-0) Madison, Wisconsin; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wisconsin plays UT Rio Grande Valley after John Tonje scored 41 points in Wisconsin's 103-88 win against the Arizona Wildcats. Wisconsin...

No. 1 Oregon rallies in 4th quarter to beat Wisconsin 16-13

Nov. 17, 2024 00:19 AM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Oregon was trailing by seven points as Wisconsin fans were jumping around to open the fourth quarter. The top-ranked Ducks didn’t flinch. Oregon’s players jumped right along with Wisconsin’s sellout crowd during the traditional playing of...

John Tonje scores 41 points as Wisconsin tops No. 9 Arizona 103-88 in foul-filled game

Nov. 16, 2024 01:50 AM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Tonje had a career-high 41 points — two shy of the Wisconsin record — to lead the Badgers over No. 9 Arizona 103-88 on Friday night. Wisconsin (4-0) never trailed, and fans stormed the Kohl Center court after the final horn. Tonje shot 8...

Wisconsin guard John Tonje is wasting no time making his mark at his new school

Nov. 16, 2024 01:43 AM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Tonje still has a bit to learn about his new school. Tonje was discussing Wisconsin’s 103-88 victory over No. 9 Arizona on Friday night when the former Colorado State and Missouri guard mentioned the pregame ceremony honoring the Badgers’ 2014 and 2015...

Boy 'may now rest in peace,' 65 years after his body was found in Wisconsin

Nov. 15, 2024 15:35 PM EST

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — The remains of a 7-year-old boy were buried Friday, a solemn last act in a yearlong effort to confirm the identity of a skeleton found decades ago in a road culvert in Wisconsin. The boy was known as Markku Jutila when he disappeared in 1959, the name...

Spectrum: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 15, 2024 07:04 AM EST

MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (SPB) on Friday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $28.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Middleton, Wisconsin-based company said it had net income of $1.01. Earnings, adjusted to account for...

Wisconsin takes home win streak into matchup with No. 9 Arizona

Nov. 15, 2024 03:52 AM EST

Arizona Wildcats (2-0) at Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) Madison, Wisconsin; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -4.5; over/under is 152.5 BOTTOM LINE: Wisconsin will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Badgers take on...

Wisconsin agency issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservation

Nov. 14, 2024 17:34 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Enbridge's contentious plan to reroute an aging pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation moved closer to reality Thursday after the company won its first permits from state regulators. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials...

Study finds Wisconsin voters approved a record number of school referenda

Nov. 14, 2024 13:08 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters saw a record number of school referenda on their ballots in 2024 and approved a record number of the funding requests, according to a report released Thursday. The Wisconsin Policy Forum study found that school districts asked voters to sign...

No. 1 Oregon, Wisconsin have gone in different directions since their last matchup

Nov. 14, 2024 12:25 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When Oregon and Wisconsin last faced off in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day of 2020, the two programs legitimately could have considered themselves on equal footing. They’ve gone in different directions ever since as they prepare to meet again Saturday...