Wisconsin top remaining transfer portal target, Mi’Quise Grace, committed to Kentucky on Sunday. Grace, a Football Championship Subdivision All-American at South Dakota in 2024, chose the Wildcats over Wisconsin, Georgia, Georgia Tech and Mississippi State. Wisconsin hosted Grace on a visit this month.

Lawmakers in Wisconsin have proposed a sandhill crane hunt, which faces several obstacles before it could be approved.

A 1-year-old was found alone inside a smoke-filled home in Wisconsin after the toddler’s father died in a car crash, authorities said. Around 10:30 p.m. Jan. 4, police were called to a report of a car crash in Neenah, a Facebook post by the police department said. A vehicle hit a tree and was on fire, according to police.

Two men were pulled from an icy lake after their UTV plunged through the ice, Wisconsin officials said. While neither man was seriously injured, the driver was placed under arrest once he was safely retrieved from the freezing water in Hustisford, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office said in a Jan. 6 Facebook post.

The Badgers are seemingly a lock to make the NCAA Tournament. Their remaining schedule is a difficult one, with a road trip west to take on USC and UCLA looming along with future games with Maryland (away), Iowa (away), Purdue (away), Illinois (home), Oregon (home), and Michigan State (away) still on their remaining schedule.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Wisconsin dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 6,441 in the week ending Jan. 11, down from 9,986 the week before, the Labor Department said.

Grant Nelson scored a season-best 25 points and collected 11 rebounds to help No. 4 Alabama notch a 102-97 victory over No. 8 Kentucky in a high-octane Southeastern Conference contest in Lexington, Ky.

At the center of the controversy is the fact that Lucas and Wisconsin entered into a binding two-year NIL agreement back in December of 2024 that included "substantial financial compensation. He also entered an additional agreement with the Varsity Collective as well.

The newly-ranked Wisconsin men return to the court Tuesday night, hosting Ohio State in Big Ten Conference action. On the heels of five consecutive victories, t

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Grant Nelson had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 4 Alabama beat No. 8 Kentucky 102-97 on Saturday in a matchup of two of the top offensive teams in the country. Nelson was 7 for 13 from the field and 9 for 10 at the line. He scored a total of 21 points in his previous three games.

Wisconsin is still pursuing top edge-rusher talent even after landing two transfers at the position — Mason Reiger (Louisville) and Tyreese Fearbry (Kentucky). The Badgers are set to enter 2025 with those two as primary rotation members along with Darryl Peterson, Aaron Witt, Sebastian Cheeks and Thomas Heiberger.

The Badgers lost almost all of a 17-point halftime lead, but hit on 25 of 28 free throw attempts and posted 70-68 win over the Buckeyes.