After a transformational 15 years as head coach of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls football team, Matt Walker is leaving for Drake University. 

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Wisconsin had its fair share of athletes representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. Including Jordan Stolz who took home two gold medals and one silver.

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The sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago will end Monday afternoon, after spearers got close to hitting the harvest cap for adult female sturgeon.

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Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the United States won its third Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey, beating Canada 2-1 at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday night to close another thrilling chapter of one of sports’ most heated rivalries.

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American speedskater Jordan Stolz's bid for a third gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics came up short with a loss to China’s Ning Zhongyan in the 1,500 meters on Thursday.

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The Wisconsin Interscholastic Fishing Association organizes the sport to get students involved in the outdoors and promote interest in ice fishing.

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Matt Thums of Weston will head to Cortina, Italy, to skip for Team USA’s 2026 Paralympic wheelchair curling.

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A grueling cross-country ski marathon in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, the American Berkebeiner on Feb. 21 attracts racers young and old. Racers age 70 and older find purpose and social bonds as they complete this extreme athletic feat year after year.

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The 21-year-old didn’t threaten his world record of 1:05.37 but did better than the Olympic standard of 1:07.18 that had stood since 2002 — before Stolz was born.

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UW-Madison has a knack for churning out Olympic hockey players. Four current and two former Badgers are in Milan representing Team USA in Women's Ice Hockey — including hockey legend Hilary Knight.

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Ben Loomis is one of just two skiers representing Team USA in the nordic combined skiing competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy this February. The Norwegian sport blends ski jumping with a cross country skiing race. There are two individual events and one team event. 

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Broomball is a lot like ice hockey, except players wear shoes and use a ball instead of a puck. In La Crosse, bar-sponsored teams play weekly during the winter.

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