The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) back issues from December 2008:
OBITUARIES.(LOCAL)(Obituary)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Sethne, Leif KING - Leif Sethne, age 92, of King, passed away Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home. He was born on Sept. 16, 1916, in Powers Lake, N.D. to Christian and Petra Sethne. Leif served in the U.S. Army for seven years in the 32nd Division field ...
SCHOOL SCRAPBOOK.(LOCAL)(Obituary)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kris Crary Honors: Nine Madison First Lego League teams qualified for state competition at the Nov. 8 regional meet held at Madison Memorial High School. Qualifying teams from five more statewide regional meets will also compete in the state event on Sunday at ...
FROG MATING MERELY A GAME FOR STUDENTS.(LOCAL)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: DEBORAH ZIFF dziff@madison.com 608-252-6234 In the immortal words of Kermit the Frog, it's not easy being green. But it's even harder without a soulmate. In an educational video game created by a team from UW-Whitewater, users are given the mission of helping ...
MAKING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC STUDENTS HAD ROLE IN WORK.(LOCAL)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Byline: PAMELA COTANT For the State Journal COTTAGE GROVE -- When the Glacial Drumlin Middle School orchestra performs a commissioned piece to help dedicate the opening of the ir school building , the students can take pride in knowing they helped compose it. The ...
SKIP WINTER, IT'S: BATTER UP! $5 MILLION INDOOR FACILITY TO OPEN.(FRONT)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BARRY ADAMS badams@madison.com 608-252-6148 MIDDLETON -- Baseball and softball are about to go year-round. And there's a little something for the golfer, too. The doors, batting cages and tee boxes at Hitters SportsPlex, a $5 million indoor sports ...
3 THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK.(LOCAL)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: THE STATE JOURNAL STAFF CIVIC LIFE Looking for a few good women The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for a few good women to serve on the committee charged with organizing the annual Women Veterans Conference. The ...
'ISSUE ADS' TO GET NEW SCRUTINY CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM TO MOVE UP ON LEGISLATURE'S AGENDA.(FRONT)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARK PITSCH mpitsch@madison.com 608-252-6145 Several times over the last decade, Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced legislation to change the rules for statewide election campaigns. Each time the proposals failed. Now, however, with Democrats slated in ...
TOM OATES GRADES THE PACKERS.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Oates, Jason Wilde OFFENSE B The Packers had 438 yards but settled for field goals far too often. Aaron Rodgers' arm got the Packers back into the game and twice gave them the lead, but he got too impatient and threw an interception on the final possession. ...
SIGNUP STARTS FOR SAME-SEX BENEFITS COUNTY NOW REQUIRES SOME CONTRACTORS TO PROVIDE BENEFITS TO DOMESTIC PARTNERS.(LOCAL)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: ED TRELEVEN etreleven@madison.com 608-252-6134 Starting today, same-sex and non-married domestic partners can register with Dane County to assure that they get benefits available that the county, as of today, requires many of its contractors to provide. The ...
UW MEN'S PREVIEW.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Ziemer VITALS Who: The 25th-ranked University of Wisconsin Badgers (5-1) vs. the Virginia Tech Hokies (4-2) in an ACC-Big Ten Challenge game. Whe n, where : 6 p.m. today, Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. TV: ESPN2. ...
LAKE DELTON FIXES DONE WATER MAY AGAIN START TO FLOW INTO RAVAGED LAKE THIS WEEK.(LOCAL)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: TODD RICHMOND Associated Press LAKE DELTON -- The road is back. The shoreline is reinforced. The dam is stronger. And maybe the dollar signs won't be far behind. The three dozen or so resort and restaurant owners that ring this tourist village's namesake lake ...
DAILY RECORD.(LOCAL)
Dec 01, 2008 ... BIRTHS St. Mary's Hospital Nov. 28, 2008 MARTYN, Julie & Craig, daughter. STENLY, Dionne & John, daughter. Nov. 29, 2008 HOFFMAN, Heather & Matthew, twin daughter and son. Meriter Hospital Nov. 20, ...
COVERAGE UNIT FAILS TO DELIVER THREE CAROLINA KICKOFF RETURNS PROVE COSTLY.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: JASON WILDE and JON MASSON wsjsport@madison.com 608-252-6170 GREEN BAY -- Not once. Not twice. Three times, the Green Bay Packers kickoff coverage unit failed to do its job. And that was simply too much for special teams coordinator Mike Stock to bear. "The ...
OM MULHERN'S AP TOP 25 BALLOT.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... T 1, Alabama; 2, Florida; 3, Texas; 4, Oklahoma; 5, Southern Cal; 6, Penn State; 7, Boise State; 8, Utah; 9, Texas Tech; 10, Ohio State; 11, Oklahoma State; 12, TCU; 13, Ball State; 14, ...
'CAGEY' JARMUSZ CHIPS IN HIS WAY THE UW SOPHOMORE ISN'T THE MOST TALENTED PLAYER ON THE FLOOR, BUT HE'S FINE WITH THAT.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: TOM ZIEMER tziemer@madison.com 608-252-6174 BLACKSBURG, VA. -- Ask just about anyone associated with the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team about Tim Jarmusz, and you'll probably get a similar response. They'll rave about his basketball instincts, ...
ONE YARD JUST TOO MUCH LATE THREAT YIELDS ONLY FIELD GOAL.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Byline: JON MASSON For the State Journal GREEN BAY -- Second-year running back Brandon Jackson believed he acquitted himself well Sunday, gaining a season-high 80 yards on 11 carries while replacing injured starter Ryan Grant. But it was the 1 yard Jackson didn't pick ...
LATE PICK COSTLY INTERCEPTION MARS RODGERS' BIG SECOND HALF.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: JASON WILDE jwilde@madison.com 608-252-6176 GREEN BAY -- If this was yet another hard lesson in the continuing education of Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers first-year starting quarterback is hoping it's the last one taught to him in defeat. "To be honest ...
WOODSON LOSES KEY JUMP BALL THE CORNERBACK-TURNED-SAFETY LETS CAROLINA'S STEVE SMITH MAKE A CRUCIAL CATCH.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: JASON WILDE jwilde@madison.com 608-252-6176 GREEN BAY -- In the opinion of cornerback-turned-safety Charles Woodson, the experiment was a success - with one glaring, game-deciding, gut-wrenching exception. And for that one play - Steve Smith's leaping 54-yard ...
ANOTHER EASY VICTORY.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff The top-ranked University of Wisconsin women's hockey team hasn't been involved in many close games to this point of the season. Sunday was no exception. Freshman forward Brooke Ammerman, junior forward Meghan Duggan and junior ...
STORM DISRUPTS HOLIDAY TRAVEL.(FRONT)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff Accidents, some canceled flights and cold temps signaled the arrival of winter Sunday. The storm caused traffic problems Sunday evening, and with the possibility of more snow and freezing temperatures for the next few days, driving could ...
FROM SLIM TO NONE: UW OUT FIVE BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL TEAMS MAKE THE NCAA FIELD, BUT THE BADGERS AREN'T ONE OF THEM.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: VIC FEUERHERD vfeuerherd@madison.com 608-252-6175 The strength of the Big Ten Conference in volleyball was evident Sunday night when four of the five conference teams selected for the NCAA tournament were seeded in the top 10, led by No. 1 overall seed Penn State. ...
CAROLINA BLUES HOME LOSS DEALS BLOW TO PLAYOFF CHANCES.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: JASON WILDE jwilde@madison.com 608-252-6176 GREEN BAY -- Jason Spitz sat in his locker, a blank stare on his face. "It just slipped away from us," the Green Bay Packers offensive lineman said, shaking his head. "It just slipped away from us." ...
COOL, HARD FACT: NOT GOOD ENOUGH.(SPORTS)(TOM OATES)(Column)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Oates GREEN BAY -- The Carolina Panthers are what the Green Bay Packers aspire to be. They are smart, disciplined and tough. They are balanced on offense and physical in both lines. They play mistake-free, field-position football and are built to win in ...
ROAD WORK.(LOCAL)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Milwaukee Street: The bridge over Starkweather Creek near Clyde Gallagher Avenue is being replaced. Signs will alert drivers to a detour. Sidewalk access over the ...
HANDGUNS SHOWN IN JANESVILLE ROBBERY.(LOCAL)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff, wire services JANESVILLE - Authorities are investigating an armed robbery of a Mobile Mart in Janesville on Sunday night, the Rock County 911 center said. At least two people displayed handguns before leaving the store at 1215 Milton Ave ....
CRITICS UNEASY ABOUT DOT STUDY FOR LA CROSSE.(LOCAL)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: SAMANTHA MARCUS La Crosse Tribune Ten years after a referendum fended off a new north-south highway through the middle of La Crosse, fears linger that the issue could re-emerge at any time. The November 1998 vote succeeded in delaying and eventually erasing ...
BARN BLAZE KILLS CALVES.(LOCAL)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal wire services SHEBOYGAN COUNTY - A barn fire killed 120 calves and one cow on Friday. Sheriff's Sgt. Blaine Spicer said fire and sheriff's officials found two barns and a machine shed engulfed in flames in the town of Plymouth around 11:40 p.m ....
VITALS.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... COACH Green Bay's Mike McCarthy is 27-18 (1-1 in postseason) in his third season as the Packers' coach and as an NFL head coach. NFL RANKINGS The Packers' 15th-ranked offense is No. 20 in rushing and is No. 12 in passing. Their 17th-ranked defense is No. 27 vs. the run and No. 6 ...
GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STOP TAXING LABOR.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Why penalize employers for having workers? All the income and Social Security taxes an employee pays on wages comes from the employer. The employer must also pay his share of the worker's Social Security. Then there are unemployment taxes and workman's compensation taxes. Most of our ...
UPDATE LAW TO FIT MEGAFARMS WISCONSIN SHOULD NOT TRY TO FIT PROPOSALS FOR LARGE FARMS INTO A REGULATORY PROCESS MEANT FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF PROJECTS. ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE AT STAKE.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Dec 01, 2008 ... The controversy surrounding a proposed dairy farm with up to 8,000 cows near Rosendale shows that Wisconsin should update its regulation of large-scale livestock operations. At stake is Wisconsin's ability to maintain the competitive ability of its $26-billion-a-year dairy ...
SETTING IT STRAIGHT.(FRONT)(Correction notice)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Memorial duo also honorable mention All-Big Eight Madison Memorial quarterback Michael Moss and offensive lineman Brad Dombrowski were inadvertently omitted from the All-Big Eight Conference football team on Page 9 of Thursday's Sports ...
HIS PRO-CREDENTIALS ARE A HIT.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Barry Adams Brad Woodall has dreamed for years of a place like Hitters Sportsplex. Now, he's managing the facility and using his years of youth, college and professional baseball experience and his 2005 MBA from UW-Madison. After he heard about ...
OBITUARIES.(LOCAL)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Runde, Richard CEDARBURG - Richard Runde, age 74, of Cedarburg, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, at Columbia St. Mary' s Hospital in Mequon, after a brief illness. Richard 'Dick' was born the second son of four to Oscar and Elvira (Lolwing) of Cuba City, on Feb. 16, ...
A HEAD START IN CONSTRUCTION TRADES ALLIED DRIVE RESIDENTS GET JOBS THROUGH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.(LOCAL)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: DEVIN ROSE drose@madison.com 608-252-6120 From 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day of the work week, Larry Armstrong can be found working outdoors, rain or shine, in a position he would never have expected a few years ago. Armstrong, 43, works for R.G. Huston ...
FOUR CABLES CONTROL SKYCAM AT CAMP RANDALL.(LOCAL)(JUST ASK US)(Column)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Chris Rickert Q How do they install the wires used to control the mobile camera that hovers over Camp Randall during some televised Badger football games? A Those wires are actually high-tech fiber optic lines that are used to transmit the images picked up by ...
CITY MAY SET 'GREEN' GOALS.(LOCAL)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: DEAN MOSIMAN dmosiman@madison.com 608-252-6141 For the first time, Madison may set "green" goals to guide development of an emerging neighborhood on the city's outskirts. Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and others are proposing a series of goals to cut 25 percent of ...
HOLIDAY MUSIC AT AIRPORT.(LOCAL)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff School and community groups will perform this month at the Dane County Regional Airport during the airport's annual holiday music program. Performances are open to the public and will be in the art court area in the center of the ...
USE LOW-SALT RECIPE FOR ICY ROADS DANE COUNTY COMMUNITIES SHOULD FOLLOW ROAD DE-ICING STRATEGIES THAT LIMIT SALT USE WITHOUT COMPROMISING PUBLIC SAFETY.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Now that the majority of south-central Wisconsin has secured supplies of salt to help de-ice roads this winter, it's time to heat up talks on how to use less of it. Public safety should be the top priority in any discussion of how much road salt to use. But salt does so much ...
15 ARRESTED FOR DRUNKEN DRIVING.(LOCAL)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff Dane County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested 15 people on drunken driving charges over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, from Wednesday to Sunday nights, authorities said. Most of the arrests were on Friday night and early Saturday ...
PROSTHETIST THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A GOOD FIT WHAT I DO.(BUSINESS)(WHAT I DO)(Column)
Dec 02, 2008 ... I design, fabricate and fit prosthetic and artificial limbs. I opened my clinic in 2000 to provide prosthetic solutions that address my patients' physical needs as well as their lifestyle and lifework. About 70 percent of my patients are amputees of lower extremities from ...
BRIEFLY.(BUSINESS)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff, wire services Great Wolf Resorts said Monday it is continuing to negotiate with lenders to extend a $76.8 million mortgage that matured Sunday. The mortgage is for its Mason, Ohio, resort property. Steve Shattuck, a spokesman for the Madison ...
ECONOMY WATCH A DAILY DATA UPDATE ON KEY ECONOMIC REPORTS.(BUSINESS)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal wire services CONSTRUCTION SPENDING: The Commerce Department reported Monday that construction spending dropped by 1.2 percent in October, much bigger than the 0.9 percent decline many analysts expected. Construction of single-family homes plunged 4.6 ...
CHICAGO VISIT AGAIN SERVES UP CHARACTERS.(FRONT)(DOUG MOE)(Column)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Doug Moe Every time I go to Chicago, I leave wondering why I don't visit more often. It's my favorite big city, hands down. I was there over the weekend to see my sister for the holiday and to appear on Rick Kogan's "Sunday Papers" radio show on WGN. ...
SETTING IT STRAIGHT.(FRONT)(Correction notice)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Wrong picture shown with column David Brooks of The New York Times wrote the column "Stimulus for skeptics" on Page B3 in Sunday's Forum section. A picture of David Broder of The Washington Post mistakenly appeared with the column. How to be notified of pesticide use ...
KELLY SETS THE PACE WEST SENIOR, MIDDLETON'S BOLLIG EARN FIRST-TEAM SELECTIONS.(SPORTS)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff Brett Kelly set the pace among area boys cross country runners this season and the Madison West senior set the pace locally on the recently announced Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association All-State team. The team was determined by the ...
PRATT REWARDED FOR TOP RUNS THE MADISON WEST FRESHMAN HEADLINES THE ALL-CITY TEAM.(SPORTS)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff Two familiar names made the all-city prep girls cross country team as Madison East junior Claire Brickson and Madison Memorial junior Emma Crawford were selected for the third year in a row. But they spent much of the season chasing a ...
EMPTY STOCKING CLUB.(LOCAL)
Dec 02, 2008 ... This is the time of the year to make Christmas happier for needy children. The Empty Stocking Club, sponsored by the Wisconsin State Journal, will distribute more than 8,000 new toys and Christmas gifts this year. Your gifts make it possible. Send your tax-deductible gift online ...
GIVE LECKRONE TIME TO HANDLE PROBLEMS.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Regarding Sunday's editorial, "Fire Leckrone if hazing continues," has any editor ever been in charge of 315 (mostly male) 18- to 26-year-old college students for a three-day road trip, or a semester? Has the State Journal ever called for booting "Big Barry" or any of his ...
STUDENTS DUE HOME SATURDAY.(LOCAL)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: MEGAN CORBETT mcorbett@madison.com 608-252-6120 Students from Lodi High School are on an extended stay in Thailand this week. Whether they are enjoying it is another question. Nine students and three teachers are delayed in Phuket, Thailand, after ...
UW WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW.(SPORTS)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Vic Feuerherd BADGERS STARTERS Ht. Yr. PPG 11 Rae Lin D'Alie 5-3 Jr. 7.8 30 Alyssa Karel 5-7 So. 12.7 13 Teah Gant 5-10 Jr. 4.8 23 Ashley Thomas 6-2 Fr. 2.0 33 Lin Zastrow 6-4 So. 6.2 TOP RESERVES ...
'TIS THE SEASON . . . FOR LAWSUITS.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Ben Bromley Just hear those lawsuits ring-alin, ting-ting-ting-alin, too. Come on it's lovely weather to head to the courthouse and sue. It's Christmastime in Wisconsin, and 'tis the season to be litigious. Soon local governments across the state will set up ...
MADISON PLANT EMPLOYS 19.(BUSINESS)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Judy Newman Mentor has 19 employees in Madison occupying a new, two-story building at University Research Park, built by Vogel Bros. Building Co. The $24 million project houses a factory for PurTox, a botulinum toxin product based on UW-Madison research, ...
BIG PAYDAY FOR MENTOR CORP. J&J TO PAY $1.07 BILLION FOR COMPANY.(BUSINESS)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: LINDA A. JOHNSON Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. -- In a move to become a major player in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, health-care products company Johnson & Johnson said Monday it will buy cosmetic-product and breast-implant maker Mentor Corp. for $1.07 billion. ...
UW EXPERT CALLED RECESSION.(FRONT)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: JUDY NEWMAN jdnewman@madison.com 608-252-6156 Don Nichols, UW-Madison professor emeritus of economics and public affairs, could very well say, "I told you so." Back in September 2007, Nichols projected the recession would begin in the final months of last ...
MASS OF AWARDS DILUTING MERIT? POSTSEASON RECOGNITION IS INCREASING - AND THAT MIGHT NOT BE A GOOD THING.(SPORTS)(PREP HUDDLE)(Column)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Rob Hernandez By my estimate, there were about 230 boys and girls accorded some form of all-area honors in Sunday's newspaper. That means, by my estimate, there were about 2,731 boys and girls - from dozens of teams at the 100-plus schools in our coverage ...
PREP HUDDLE HEROES.(SPORTS)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Boys basketball Jeremy Meudt, Pecatonica . The junior took a pass from guard Kaleb Feller, who was being double-teamed, and buried a 3-pointer with 1 minute to go for the Vikings' only field goal of the fourth quarter in a 40-37 win last Tuesday at Mineral Point. ...
PIN BCS WOES ON COACHES.(SPORTS)(Column)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Andy Baggot First impressions, second thoughts and the third degree: It's fine if college football coaches want to complain about the injustices of the Bowl Championship Series - such as Bret Bielema of the University of Wisconsin did in 2006, such as Mack Brown of ...
DIOCESE DEFENDS MORLINO'S COMMENT ON SUIT.(LOCAL)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Doug Erickson The Catholic Diocese of Madison says in a court filing that Bishop Robert Morlino didn't break a confidentiality agreement with a fundraising firm because no such agreement was in place. The filing last week answers an Oct. 31 lawsuit by Phoenix ...
SCREAMS, STRUGGLE AUDIBLE ON 911 CALL UNSEALED COURT RECORDS REVEAL DETAILS STATE JOURNAL EXCLUSIVE - ZIMMERMANN MURDER.(FRONT)
Dec 02, 2008; ... Byline: ED TRELEVEN AND SANDY CULLEN Wisconsin State Journal The notorious 911 call from Brittany Zimmermann's cell phone the day she died carried the sounds of a woman's screams and a struggle, according to long-sealed search warrants obtained by the Wisconsin State Journal. ...
STONE: 'THERE CAN'T BE ANY LETDOWN' THE COACH SAYS A WIN OVER UWM IS CRUCIAL FOLLOWING THE BADGERS' UPSET OF BAYLOR.(SPORTS)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: VIC FEUERHERD vfeuerherd@madison.com 608-252-6175 The thing about beating a top-10 team is you have to keep sending that message or the original statement has little meaning. That's the task facing the University of Wisconsin women's basketball team in the ...
EXPERTS: RECESSION STARTED LAST DEC. STOCKS PLUMMET ON GRIM ECONOMIC REPORTS.(FRONT)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: JEANNINE AVERSA and MARTIN CRUTSINGER Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Most Americans sorely knew it already, but now it's official: The country is in a recession, and it's getting worse. Wall Street convulsed at the news, and a fresh batch of bad economic reports, with ...
DEATH THREATS AGAINST ALVAREZ.(LOCAL)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: ED TRELEVEN 608-252-6134 etreleven@madison.com Former University of Wisconsin football player Leonard Taylor made death threats against UW-Madison Athletic Director Barry Alvarez and professional tennis star Maria Sharapova in dozens of voice mail messages left at the ...
STATE DEER HUNT WAS THE THIRD SAFEST.(LOCAL)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: ROBERT IMRIE Associated Press WAUSAU -- With nine accidental shootings, Wisconsin's tradition-steeped deer hunt was the third safest on record, the state Department of Natural Resources said Monday. A 48-year-old Appleton man died after a partner shot him ...
UW'S YOUTH COME OF AGE LEUER, TAYLOR KEY WIN.(SPORTS)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: TOM ZIEMER tziemer@madison.com 608-252-6174 BLACKSBURG, VA. -- This is a young team? The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team sure didn't play like one Monday night in its thrilling 74-72 win over Virginia Tech in an ACC-Big Ten Challenge game. ...
3 SECONDS.(SPORTS)
Dec 02, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Ziemer Play of the game: Just for the sake of not being repetitive, we're going to qualify this spot with as the "Play of the game before the last 0.9 seconds." UW junior guard Trevon Hughes will overshadow Virginia Tech's A.D. Vassallo's monster game, but Vassallo ...