Schools & Teams
Pro basketball: Pistons land Villanueva, Gordon
Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva agreed in principle to five-year contracts with the Pistons, a person with the knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. read story
Pro tennis: It's 'Andymonium' at Wimbledon as Roddick faces crowd favorite Murray in semifinals
Most of the talk at Wimbledon has been about the likelihood of a final between Roger Federer and Andy Murray. It turns out another Andy is also making a strong title run. read story
Auto racing: Milwaukee Mile track faces uncertain future
The Milwaukee Mile's past includes more than a century's worth of auto racing's biggest names, from A.J. Foyt to the Unsers and the Andrettis. Now the track's promoters are behind on payments to NASCAR and the Indy Racing League, leaving its future uncertain. read story
Hockey: Heatley collects $4M bonus while blocking trade
The former All-American sniper for the Wisconsin Badgers, who last month requested out of Ottawa, exercised his no-trade clause Wednesday night for the second consecutive day to block a potential deal that would have sent him to Edmonton and his home province of Alberta. read story
Auto racing: DeForest native Morrissey finishes on Kenseth's tail again
Though Matt Kenseth and Chris Wimmer undoubtedly attracted most eyes in the crowd for the final 15 laps of The Swiss Colony All-Star Challenge at Madison International Speedway, third-place finisher Andrew Morrissey may have made the most impressive move of all of them. read story
Mike Lucas: A star at UW, Brandon Williams is still fighting to stick in the NFL
Brandon Williams looked around the room and saw nothing but NFL success. There was Jim Leonhard, who signed a three-year deal with the New York Jets (believed to be worth around $2 million a year). There was Owen Daniels, who signed a one-year, $2.7 million tender with the Houston Texans. There was Joe Thomas, who signed a six-year deal with the Cleveland Browns (with over $23 million, reportedly, guaranteed). read story
- Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball: UW's all-time leading scorer returns to get her degree
- Prep Profile: Kendra Loch, Madison Memorial
- Prep Profile: Mario Minnaert, Madison Edgewood
- Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball: Ryan gets Penney for his thoughts
- Ex-Stoughton football coach Gil Krueger to be honored
