by WRN Contributor | Mar 25, 2008
The Marquette women edged Creighton 75-69 in overtime to move on to the 3rd round of the WNIT on Monday night. Angel Robinson scored 19 points to lead the Golden Eagles who improve to 17-14 on the season. Marquette will now host Illinois on Wednesday night...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 25, 2008
The Miami Heat have won just two of their last 13 games. Both of those were against the Bucks after last night's 78-73 win in South Florida. The Heat used a 15-3 run to start the 2nd half to come back from 5 points down. Milwaukee had several...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 25, 2008
A UW expert thinks Democrats could be in big trouble if the Obama-Clinton fight drags on. There's no indication when the battle for the Democratic nomination between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will end. Some are even questioning if it will be...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 25, 2008
The Governor says he wants to avoid drawing "lines in the sand" over fixing the state's $527 million budget shortfall. The state Senate will vote on their budget repair bill today, although the measure is expected to end up in a conference committee...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 24, 2008
The Green Bay Packers officially signed linebacker Brandon Chillar to a free agent contract on Monday. The 6'3, 242 pound linebacker started 40 of 63 games during his four years in St. Louis. He is expected to battle Brady Poppinga for the starting...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 24, 2008
Tomahawk Police have released the name of a woman murdered while working at a gas station over the weekend. Chief Don Johnson says 25-year-old Rochelle Anderson was killed at the Zephyr fuel gas station on north Fourth Street, sometime late Saturday night. A sharp...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 24, 2008
A new state law is aimed at making sure Old Glory is made in the USA. Legislation signed by the Governor requires American flags displayed in public places to be made in this country. State Senator Jeff Plale (D-South Milwaukee), a sponsor of the measure, says...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 24, 2008
The State Senate Finance Committee adopted the Senate Democrats version of budget repair on Thursday, a move that would shift nearly $22,000,000 appropriated to Real ID, to a general fund for use in the filling the state budget hole.The American Civil Liberties Union...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 24, 2008
Mary Pesek, Nutrition and Physical Activity Program Coordinator with the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, says healthy eating also includes food safety. That includes knowing where your food comes from and what types of pesticides or herbicides may be involved in...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 24, 2008
Brewers lefty Chris Capuano is most likely out for the 2007 season after team doctors found a tear in a ligament in his left elbow. An MRI showed the damage to the elbow which would require "Tommy John Surgery." Capuano will get a 2nd opinion...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 24, 2008
Eau Claire is the newest front in Wisconsin's smoking ban battle. A big crowd is expected for a public hearing tonight, on a ban similar to those in Madison and Appleton. Bonnie Harper is president of the Eau Claire City-County Tavern League, and says her members...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 23, 2008
The Wisconsin men's basketball team will play Davidson in the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal on Friday, March 28 at 6:10pm at Ford Field in Detroit. The Badgers, seeded third in the Midwest Region, defeated No. 14 Cal State Fullerton and No. 11 Kansas...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 23, 2008
The St. Norbert College Green Knights collected back to back shutouts and won their first ever NCAA Division 3 Frozen Four Championship and they did it in Lake Placid, home of the 1980 Miracle on Ice. The Green Knights beat Plattsburgh State 2-0 in the title...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 23, 2008
The Wisconsin men's hockey team will compete in the NCAA tournament for the 23rd time in school history. The Badgers earned the No. 3 seed in the 2008 NCAA Midwest Regional and will take on second-seeded and WCHA playoff champion Denver on Saturday, March...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 22, 2008
The Wisconsin women's basketball team saw their season come to an end in the opening round of the WNIT, falling 60-54 to Villanova at the UW Field House. Senior Jolene Anderson scored 21 points to conclude her collegiate career with 2,312 points. The...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 22, 2008
The Green Bay women's basketball team could not hold on to a nine-point second-half lead Saturday afternoon as the Phoenix lost to Drake 65-56 in the opening round of the WNIT tournament. The loss ends Green Bay's season at 26-6. Lavesa Glover scored a game...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 22, 2008
Behind a career-high tying 25 points from Trevon Hughes (pictured) and a career-high 14 points from Greg Stiemsma, the No. 3 seed Wisconsin men's basketball team shut down No. 11 seed Kansas State 72-55 Saturday afternoon at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska....
by WRN Contributor | Mar 22, 2008
The top ranked St. Norbert College hockey team advanced to the NCAA Division III Frozen Four championship game, beating Norwich 3-0 in the semi-finals in Lake Placid. The Green Knights jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead on goals by Tyler Allen and Steven Sleep....
by WRN Contributor | Mar 22, 2008
The Wisconsin women's hockey team fell short in its bid for a third straight NCAA title when it dropped a 4-0 decision to Minnesota-Duluth in the National Title game Saturday afternoon at the DECC. Junior goalie Jessie Vetter made 20 saves as the Badgers finished...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 22, 2008
The head of a newly formed technology based nonprofit group says Milwaukee needs to properly harness its resources and take a global perspective. Jay Bayne, Executive Director of the Milwaukee Institute, notes the region has several major universities, major...
