Rep. Wood will not seek re-election in 2010
State Rep. Jeffrey Wood, I-Chippewa Falls, announced Friday he will not seek re-election in 2010.
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State Rep. Jeffrey Wood, I-Chippewa Falls, announced Friday he will not seek re-election in 2010.
Movies based on books are either good for the soul or leave a bad taste in your mouth. Sony's new flick ""Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,"" based on the best-selling children's book, easily puts itself in the first category—everyone can find something they like about it.
When North Dakota visited the Kohl Center for a series against the Badger men's hockey team March 6 last season there was a lot on the line. Not only was Wisconsin playing for home ice in the upcoming WCHA playoffs, but the series was also the Badgers' last of the regular season and came against one of the team's biggest rivals.
When the year wound down last May and the opportunity to try my hand at writing a weekly column came up, I jumped on it. I never thought it would be easy, though I have to admit I never thought it would be this hard, either.
All things considered, I guess you could say the 2009 NFL Draft went as well as it could have gone for the Wisconsin football program. After all, the 2008 football season was nothing short of frustrating, what with a 7-6 overall record, a paltry 3-5 Big Ten record, and an embarrassing bowl game that fans would prefer to erase from their memories. The Badgers were hardly a team to highlight in terms of talent and production.
Ialways have a hard time dealing with sports in the summer. Once the NBA Finals are finished and the Stanley Cup is awarded, I kind of find myself empty- handed. I have to be honest, I like the Brewers, but baseball really isn't my cup of tea. Unless I'm at Miller Park grilling out and having a few beers on a sunny afternoon before making my way to the gates with a ticket in my hand, it's hard for me to get excited about a baseball game.
The Associated Students of Madison launched elections for the 16th session Monday, the first of three days in which students can cast online votes for 36 open student government positions.
For as long as cars have raced around in the NASCAR circuit, the argument about whether or not it is a sport has also raced around in discussions and forums.
If I may borrow from Garrison Keillor, it has been another quiet off-season in Green Bay, my hometown. Free agency yielded a number of exciting stories across the league, from the big-time pickups in Kansas City to the axing and reclaiming of Terrell Owens. But once again, the Packers remain absent from the headlines while the rest of the league spends time wheeling and dealing.
The New England Patriots' trade of Matt Cassel and Mike Vrabel back in February raised a lot of eyebrows. A rising star quarterback and a proven veteran linebacker for just one second-round pick? It sounds like a shady deal—and maybe it is. After all, the Patriots gave up a lot of proven talent for a single second-round pick. They did not even snare Kansas City's No. 3 overall first-round pick. It sounds like New England screwed themselves over.
I was skeptical when the bracket came out. But after the first couple of rounds, you have to admit that the NCAA men's basketball selection committee knew what they were doing then they put together this year's field of 65 contenders.
It took until late in the evening Sunday for the whole picture to develop, but this year's Big Ten tournament seeding took an interesting twist in Wisconsin's favor. Thanks to Iowa's upset over the Nittany Lions and Minnesota's slip-up against Michigan in The Barn, the Badgers, who entered the day in sixth place, earned a No. 4 seed in the conference tournament. Despite having the same conference record, Wisconsin surpasses Ohio State and Penn State in the bracket because of its 3-0 record over both teams this season.
Three years ago, the NBA changed rules regarding the draft so that players were no longer allowed to enter the league straight out of high school. Since then, the men's college basketball scene has changed a great deal, though the change has not been for the better.
When the Wisconsin men's basketball team takes to the court Sunday night against Indiana, playing to win will be playing to stay alive in the NCAA tournament hunt. The Badgers (9-8 Big Ten, 18-11 overall), who compiled an impressive five-game winning streak to start off the month of February, will need to keep the Hoosiers (1-16, 6-23) at bay to avoid dropping their third game in the last four contests as they end the regular season.
The album artwork for Neko Case's latest release, Middle Cyclone, depicts her crouching on the hood of a car brandishing a spear, a clear indication she is ready to joust. Whereas her previous artwork echoed the music's depiction of a melancholy (or barely conscious) songwriter, Middle Cyclone is Case's most poppy, if not most commercially ambitious, album to date. But do not let that scare you off.
Back in November, a month before the end of the NFL's regular season, I wrote about the Detroit Lions and their march towards infamy as the only team to ever accrue a 0-16 record in the NFL. As we all know, they proceeded to lose their remaining games last season, securing their place in history as the shame of the football nation and the only team to ever end a 16-game season without a win.
I still cannot help but shake my head every time I watch any game that involves Ohio State and the television camera squares up on the ridiculous head of Brutus the Buckeye.
Curious as to what the experience might be like, I decided to trek down to the Kohl Center Saturday to see the live broadcast of EPSN's College Game Day presented by State Farm. I have to say that for free admission, it was well worth my time.
The end of a four-game winning streak was the beginning of another in the Kohl Center Saturday night as the Wisconsin men's basketball team (7-6 Big Ten, 16-9 overall) escaped with an exciting 55-50 win against Ohio State (7-5, 17-6) to keep its postseason hopes alive.