Charles Barkley is taking a leave of absence from the broadcast booth. The announcement by Turner Sports came Friday, hours after police said the 45-year-old former NBA star was legally drunk when he was arrested Dec. 31 on suspicion of drunken driving in Scottsdale, Ariz. Test results show Barkley more
Fri Jan 09 06:52pm CST
Florida coach Urban Meyer wrapped both hands around the crystal football Friday, started to lift it off its stand and then nearly fumbled the whole trophy. He might have an easier time holding on to the championship next year. Just hours after the Gators celebrated their second national title in th more
Fri Jan 09 05:58pm CST
Baseball authorized nearly 8 percent of its players to use drugs for ADHD last season, which allowed them to take otherwise banned stimulants. A total of 106 exemptions for banned drugs were given to major leaguers claiming attention deficit hyperactivity disorder from the end of the 2007 season un more
Fri Jan 09 05:32pm CST
Wisconsin's aging prisons need thousands more beds and more than $1.2 billion in upgrades over the next decade, according to a consultant's study released Thursday. more
Fri Jan 09 12:56pm CST
Aquatic plants are often an afterthought for biologists, conservationists, recreation enthusiasts, and likely most Wisconsinites. more
Fri Jan 09 05:41am CST
Seventeen horses on 11 different Wisconsin farms, including one in Fond du Lac County, have been quarantined and will be tested due to being exposed to a highly contagious disease that can cause reproductive ... more
Thu Jan 08 09:40pm CST
Alex Brown reached up and saved the Chicago Bears season. Brown blocked Mason Crosby s 38-yard attempt with 18 seconds to go in the fourth quarter Monday night, forcing overtime against the Green Bay Packers. And once the Bears got to the extra period, reliable Robbie Gould kicked a 38-yard field g more
Tue Dec 23 12:19am CST
Profootballtalk.com is speculating that fired San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Nolan will be the next defensive... more
Tue Jan 06 08:01am CST
The Green Bay Packers season came apart thanks in large part to a defense that consistently blew fourth-quarter leads. Defensive coordinator Bob Sanders and most of his staff were let go Monday as a result. Packers coach Mike McCarthy released six assistants, including five on defense: Sanders, def more
Mon Jan 05 12:23pm CST