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Tammy Baldwin, locked in her own re-election race, won't appear with Joe Biden in Madison
WASHINGTON – If Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin wanted to show her support for President Joe Biden following his shaky debate performance last week, she'd have her chance Friday. But the Madison Democrat, in a tight reelection race that will help decide the balance of the Senate, will not appear...
Two strangers and Wisconsin natives become lifelong friends after life-saving organ donation
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Shelley Hawbecker, originally from Stevens Point, who now lives in Portland, Oregon, decided to become an organ donor after coming across a billboard about kidney donations. “It’s an honor, really; I was like so excited that I was healthy enough to do it,” said Hawbecker....
Media literacy game from UW–Madison’s Field Day Lab wins big at Games for Change Awards
An educational video game focused on media literacy created at UW–Madison’s Field Day Lab won two top honors at the 2024 Games for Change Awards last week. The Games for Change Awards recognize the best social impact games and extended reality experiences of the year from across the country, highlighting creativity, innovation, and powerful storytelling. Field Day Lab’s Headlines and High Water, a game aimed at giving middle school students crucial media literacy skills by allowing them to step into the shoes of a journalist, won the Best in Learning and Best in Civics categories.
Badgers rated as 5th-best team in Big Ten in new EA College Football 25 game
The long-awaited EA College Football 25 video game is set to debut later this month, and we saw the first glimpse of the Wisconsin Badgers featured earlier this offseason in the game’s trailer. More recently, EA dropped their Top 25 rankings heading into the upcoming season, providing the overalls...
UW–Madison’s Hora to share insights on internships in upcoming webinar
UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora will join a panel of experts next week on a national webinar hosted by Inside Higher Ed that is titled, “From College to Career: Increasing Access to Quality Internships.”. Hora is an associate professor of adult and higher education with the Division of Continuing...
Tittl Legislative Sandhill Crane Committee to Start Meeting This Month
A Legislative Council study committee being run by Manitowoc’s Assemblyman in Madison has it’s 10 members selected. We announced back in May that State Representative Paul Tittl will chair the Legislative Council Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes beginning this month with two members of the Wisconsin legislature along with other appointees, including one from a Rhinelander-based conservation organization.
Pro baseball; Wisconsin rowing to be represented in the Olympics
We talk about the Brewers and Major League Baseball with podcast hosts Ryan Topp and Paul Noonan. Then, it’s all about rowing and the Summer Olympics with Vicky Opitz, the Badgers head coach. Brewers and MLB update. The Milwaukee Brewers are at the top of their division, and are...
10 places to see fireworks around Madison for Fourth of July
Fourth of July festivities will be in full swing this week. The Cap Times assembled a list of where to go for music, parades, food and fireworks to celebrate the holiday. Stick around after the Madison Mallards game, which starts at 5:35 p.m., to catch over 20 minutes of one of Madison’s largest fireworks displays. The city announced some streets around Warner Park will be closed for the show.
Former Wisconsin volleyball assistant coach joins Columbia staff
Former Wisconsin volleyball assistant Angel Agu joined Columbia University as its newest assistant coach on June 28. Agu, a former four-year volleyball player at the University of Dayton, served as a volunteer assistant coach in Madison from 2018-19. In her two years on the Badgers’ sidelines, Wisconsin pocketed eight AVCA All-America awards and amassed a 52-14 mark — including 19 wins over nationally-ranked squads and a staggering 33-7 record in Big Ten play.
A summer league baseball team will cosplay as Chris Farley, live in a van by the river for 1 night
The Madison Mallards are the most popular college baseball summer league team in the country. Years of attendance numbers, owing in part to the team’s ever-expanding all-you-can-eat/drink Duck Blind and the city’s thirst for live sports, back this up. That means the Mallards don’t need gimmicky name changes...
Wisconsin football offers talented multi-sport class of 2025 specialist
The Wisconsin Badgers extended an offer to class of 2025 long snapper Kallen Cosper on Tuesday. Ranked a 4.5 star via Rubio Long Snapping, the 6-foot-5, 200-pounder has also received an offer from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. The outlet also ranks the Texas native as the No. 26 long-snapper recruit in his class.
Wisconsin nabs another $49 million as official regional tech hub
(The Center Square) – There is talk of tens-of-thousands of jobs, and billions of dollars in investments coming to Wisconsin over the next decade because of the state’s status as a regional tech hub. Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday said Wisconsin has been officially selected as one of a dozen states that will serve as federal Regional Tech Hubs. “We’re positioning Wisconsin as a national leader in innovative industries as...
Wisconsin Women’s Basketball Adds Spanish Point Guard to 2024 Recruiting Class
The Wisconsin Badgers women’s basketball team ended June with (I presume) their final addition to the 2024-25 roster. Alba Martín Mesa, a point guard from Spain, was announced as the fourth member of Marisa Moseley’s 2024 recruiting class last Wednesday. Based on the URL of UW’s release, Martín Mesa will be a walk-on.
Madison hammockers share the best spots to hang this summer
Visit any of Madison's parks this summer and colorful hammocks will likely dot the trees. During the COVID pandemic, hammock sales soared as people searched for new ways to spend time outside. A few years later, the hobby is still quite popular — sales in Madison have stayed steady for the past two years, according to Elizabeth Ganser, the president of the locally-owned outdoor lifestyle shop Fontana Sports Specialties.
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