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Wisconsin taps one of its funniest alumni to address the Class of 2025
“I still ask myself before big decisions: ‘What would Barry Alvarez do?’” Gay joked, referring to UW’s legendary football coach and athletic director.
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Why Dwyane Wade started one of America’s best summer reading programs in Wisconsin
Marquette University has one of the country’s BEST summer reading programs — and it’s all thanks to alum Dwyane Wade, who famously missed his entire freshman season because of low grades! The Hartman Center’s Tragil Wade-Johnson Summer Reading Program, launched in 2015, places students into small groups of three to five based on their reading…
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From Cobb to Coach of the Year: Wisconsin’s Greg Gard is the ultimate underdog
Wisconsin’s Greg Gard has one of the BEST underdog stories in college sports: 🚜 He grew up on a hog farm in the tiny town of Cobb, Wisconsin (population: 480). 🏀 He met future Hall of Fame coach Bo Ryan at an 8th grade basketball camp. ❤️ When his own athletic career wasn’t panning out,…
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Small Town, Big Stage: Why hosting the 2025 NFL Draft is a really big deal for Wisconsin
For the first time ever, Green Bay will host not just the draft, but any major, league-wide event. Since moving out of New York in 2015, the NFL Draft has become a massive spectacle–exploding from essentially a giant conference call into a three-day destination event. Over the past decade, the league has awarded the draft…
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Wisconsin’s Top 10 Public Golf Courses
Ten local greens earned a spot on Golf Digest’s list: “The 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses in America.” The magazine evaluated thousands of clubs based on factors like design and affordability.
