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Escape winter with a look at some of Wisconsin’s favorite sports and games.

Former WNBA star Janel McCarville returns to central Wisconsin high school to coach basketball

In 2022, Janel McCarville played her last game in the Swedish professional women's basketball league. In her later seasons, the ...

Fields of dreams: Remembering the neighborhood baseball diamonds

There are so many activities that define summertime as a kid. Maybe it's running through a sprinkler. Trips to the ...

Remembering the legacy — and words — of Marquette University men’s basketball coach Al McGuire

The 2023 NCAA basketball tournament is wrapping up, capping a season in which Marquette University men's and women's teams both ...

Lifting spirits and honoring ancestors: Snow snake is back on Madeline Island

For only the second time in 150 years, members of tribes from across the region and beyond played snow snake ...

That time a vegetarian won a meat raffle on the Lake Hallie Strip

The meat raffle. A beloved game where the prize is a frozen turkey, a box of steaks or a chain ...

The shot heard ‘round the farm: Dad’s baseball is a goner

Remember the classic scene in “The Sandlot?” When Smalls hits a homer into the neighbor’s yard...and it turns out the ...

A semi-pro football team that always drew a crowd: The Little Chute Flying Dutchmen

Little Chute is known for its Dutch heritage. A lesser known fact about the northeastern village is that it was ...

Pulaski native Deedra Irwin makes Olympic debut in biathlon

If you’re competing in the biathlon at the Olympics, you have to be really good at not just one, but ...

A Bit Of Wisconsin In The Big Apple: Cheering For The Packers At Tom and Jerry’s

It’s pretty well established that Packers fans travel well. Just scan the crowd at any opponent’s stadium, and you’ll see ...

The Humble Superstar: New Giannis Antetokounmpo Biography Explores Champion’s Family Life, Legacy

The Milwaukee Bucks are NBA Champions for the first time in 50 years. A huge part of their success is ...

Wisconsin’s Libby Riddles: The First Woman To Win The Iditarod

Since 1973, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has brought together humans and dogs. They work together traversing nearly 1000 ...

Door County Pond Hockey Tournament Brings Together Friends, Volunteers

It’s been a warm and wet winter in northeast Wisconsin. Bill and Kay Nelson live on Kangaroo Lake in Baileys ...

From Trophy Bucks To Black Bears: Taxidermist Preserves Wisconsin’s Animals

Wisconsin’s deer hunting season is underway. After the meat has been packed in the freezer, taxidermists are there to preserve ...

Why Do People Wear Cheeseheads?

Many Wisconsinites have personal reasons for plopping giant triangles of yellow foam on their heads or wearing wedge earrings to ...

Janesville Man Introduces People To Ice Age Trail Through Love Of Running

Wisconsin’s Ice Age National Scenic Trail is a thousand mile footpath tracing Ice Age formations across the state. People are ...

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