Wisconsin Badgers football: CT staff predictions vs. Cal Poly (The Capital Times)
Once again, the crew at Capital Times sports will offer its predictions heading into every University of Wisconsin Badgers football game this year. But this year, there's a twist: We're picking against the spread. And so far, this year has been almost as tough on us as it has been for the Badgers. This isn't an endorsement of gambling, but rather an attempt to up the ante for our crew, which has ...

Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball: No shortage of athleticism in Paradise Jam field (The Capital Times)
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- It's fitting that the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team is playing a tournament on this tropical Caribbean island. The type of game the Badgers will be playing in this three-game, four-day event is about as far from what they'll play in the Big Ten Conference as they are from home right now. "A lot of people say that in tournaments like this, it's ...

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-21 19:04 Wisconsin's record defict grows to $5.4 bln (Interactive Investor)
CHICAGO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Wisconsin added another $400 million to its already record $5 billion projected deficit for the current and next two fiscal years, a state official said Friday. "It's the worst-ever, for sure, in dollar terms," said Dave Schmiedicke, the state's budget director, referring to the latest projection that was part of a report released late on Thursday. He said Gov. Jim ...

Wisconsin hunt begins on Saturday (The Iron Mountain Daily News)
The Wisconsin 9-day firearms deer season opens Saturday and for the first time nearly all the state is under some form of hunting regulation designed to kill more whitetail deer. But one exception is locally, where a harsh winter throughout the north in 2007-08 affected deer survival and recruitment. There were 31 Deer Management Units (DMU's) east of a line approximately from Ashland to Ladys

Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball: UW vs. Iona preview (The Capital Times)
What: Paradise Jam basketball tournament Who: Wisconsin Badgers (1-0) vs. Iona (1-0) When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: University of Virgin Islands Sports & Fitness Center TV: None. Live stream available at www.paradisejam.com Radio: WIBA/AM 1310 Series: First meeting All eyes on Wisconsin's 6-7 senior forward Marcus Landry vs. Iona 6-9 forward Gary Springer. Landry had a career-high 23 in the ...