Fifty-nine domestic violence deaths occurred in the state in 2009, compared to 36 the year before according to a report by the Wisconsin Coalition against Domestic Violence (WCADV). This was in a year that violent crime and murders in the state and US were down.
Spartans earn physical Big Ten win over Badgers
January 7, 2010 By
10th ranked Michigan State beat the 17th ranked Wisconsin Badgers 54-47 in a slugfest in East Lansing.
Both teams struggled offensively. The Spartans shot 38% (16 for 42) from the field while the Badgers shot just 33% (17 of 51) from the field and 27% (5 of 23) from three-point range. The two teams combined to shoot just 28% from the field in the first half, with Michigan State leading 22-20 at the break.
AUDIO: Bo Ryan says his team passed up too many good shots :18
Jon Leuer scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half and guard Jason Bohannon was the only other Wisconsin player to reach double figures with 10 points.
The loss ended the Badgers 6-game win streak and gave them their first Big Ten defeat this season. Wisconsin has to rebound quickly. They’ll return to Madison to host the 4th ranked Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday.
Cubillan leads Marquette to first Big East win
January 7, 2010 By
Jimmy Butler made two free throws with 7.5 seconds left and the Marquette Golden Eagles knocked off 12th ranked Georgetown 62-59 at the Bradley Center. It’s the first Big East win (1-2 Big East – 10-5 overall) for the Golden Eagles.
Golden Eagles coach Buzz Williams said he doesn’t want to be known as a three point shooting team, but he probably doesn’t mind this morning that senior guard David Cubillan was a perfect 6 for 6 from 3-point range to finish with a team high 18 points.
AUDIO: Buzz Williams on three point shooting :19
Lazar Hayward added 12 points and 11 rebounds as Marquette avoided its first 0-3 start in Big East play and its first 0-3 start to a conference season since 1998-’99.
Georgetown fell to 11-2 overall and 2-1 in Big East play. Marquette next travels to Villanova on Saturday.
Good advice for parents with young athletes!
January 7, 2010 By
I was sent this article this morning. I encourage you to read it as well. The author is Dan Bauer, the head hockey coach at Wausau East High School
If you have a young child playing sports, you should be able to relate to this, whether you want to admit it or not. The message applies to almost all of us.
I will admit that I struggle with what’s the right way and wrong way to handle many of the following suggestions. But this is not the first time I’ve heard or read a similar message, and usually it comes from coaches at higher levels. So enjoy and let me know what you think. [Read more...]
Lawmakers push BPA ban
January 7, 2010 By
Baby bottles and non-spill sippy cups designed for children under the age of five could no longer contain the plastic hardening chemical Bisphenol-A, under legislation being considered by lawmakers at the Capitol.
State Representative Kelda Helen Roys (D-Madison) says the bill is designed to protect children from a chemical that some studies have shown can have a negative impact on the development of young children and infants. She says it mimics estrogen, and has been linked to a number of health problems in laboratory animals. [Read more...]
