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Arkansas buys out former Badgers coach Bret Bielema for $15.4 million
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The buyout for fired Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema’s contract has been set at $15.4 million. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette obtained a copy of the agreement…
Read MoreTaylor the latest star of No. 6 Wisconsin's RB assembly line
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — No. 6 Wisconsin develops quality running backs as if it’s an automobile assembly line. A new version comes out every few years or so, but production…
Read MoreFree throws in final seconds leads Badgers to win
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury has seen enough road games to not want an outcome determined by a last-moment call by an official. But Stansbury and…
Read MoreUPDATE: Badgers announce La Crosse native Kobe King out for season
MADISON, Wis. — Kobe King’s freshman season with the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team (4-7) is over. The La Crosse native will have season-ending surgery to his left knee, the…
Read MoreLa Crosse's King takes the shot with game on line in final seconds for Badgers
PHILADELPHIA — It was another tough night for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team. In a 59-55 loss to Temple, the Badgers didn’t score over the final 3 minutes,…
Read MoreColumn: Is sports betting about to go mainstream? Bet on it
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jimmy Vaccaro has been taking — and dispensing — money in this city’s sports books for the better part of 43 years. Until this week, he…
Read MoreUniversity of Oregon tentative Nike deal comes with strings
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — An $88 million tentative sponsorship deal between the University of Oregon and Nike would come with strings attached. Under the conditions of the proposed contract, the…
Read MoreLa Crosse's King helps Badgers hold off Penn St.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The last 48 hours weren’t easy for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team, which had all day Sunday, plus a long flight into Happy Valley…
Read MoreIt’s Miami and Wisconsin in the Orange Bowl
MIAMI LAKES, Fla. — Miami has thrived when playing before its home crowd all season. Wisconsin has gone onto to opponent’s fields five times and posted five easy wins. That…
Read MoreShould Alabama have gotten the nod over Ohio St.?
Back in January 2012, the day after Alabama beat LSU in the BCS championship game, the commissioners of the FBS conferences gathered in New Orleans to discuss the future of…
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