Mike Lucas
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Thomas Wolfe had it all wrong. You can go home again. I'm proving it by returning to the Capital Times, where my first tour of duty spanned 39 years (1971-2010)
Madison, WI
Joined May 2009
Fickell taps into Mike Vrabel's experience on moving forward.
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Wisconsin Badgers football coach Luke Fickell, at Big Ten Media Days, discusses his focus on complementary football and loosening up.
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Billy Edwards in Vegas: 'If you have your hands on the past, if you're looking too far to the future, you can never be present. You can never enjoy where you're at.' Was sharing most recent message on his sticky notes. Here's a look back on that practice:.
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Maryland transfer Billy Edwards is in his final year of college football eligibility and is quickly melding with his new Wisconsin teammates.
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Now it's the B10 turn to make case for expanded CFP model.
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Commissioner Tony Petitti differs with his counterpart in the SEC, Greg Sankey, differ on which 16-team football playoff model would be best.
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Marc VandeWettering is the ideal fit for UW general manager.
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University of Wisconsin coach Greg Gard entrusts much of the team's operations to Marc VandeWettering, whose role has evolved to general manager.
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With a 10th straight win Thursday, the Night Mares are running away from the competition in the Northwoods League with a 23-5 record, seven games ahead of the second place Minot Honeybees (16-12). Here's how Hilary Blomberg has been impacting the success.
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Catcher Hilary Blomberg and new coach Lexi Godwin have helped Madison's summer collegiate softball team become the talk of the Northwoods League.
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MJ Sweeney follows in footsteps of KC Hall of Famer.
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MJ Sweeney gets his first name from his grandfather and father, both of whom played Major League Baseball. His dad is Kansas City royalty.
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A timely re-post on his love for golf.
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Wisconsin native Joe Pavelski talks about life after pro hockey, including mentoring young players in Madison and competing in golf tournaments.
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The Miz meet the legacy of The Bird. In '76, Mark Fidrych didn't make 1st start for Tigers til May 15 and threw 6 hitless in win. All-Star starter. Rookie of Year. Bird talked to the baseball. Miz has batters talking to themselves after flailing at stuff.
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Pitcher Jacob Misiorowski, or The Miz, got Clayton Kershaw and the baseball world's attention with an amazing performance against Los Angeles.
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The Miz and Brewers capturing our imagination.
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Pitcher Jacob Misiorowski, or The Miz, got Clayton Kershaw and the baseball world's attention with an amazing performance against Los Angeles.
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An inside look at what fueled Hayes-Davis on European journey.
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The former Wisconsin Badgers basketball player has a one-year deal with the Phoenix Suns, coming off his Finals MPV season in the EuroLeague.
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Are the Lillard-less Bucks closer to being a Contender or Pretender?.
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NBA pundits think the Bucks made a desperate move to keep Giannis Antetokounmpo happy by shaking up the roster. But no one is sure it will work.
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John Tonje, Steven Crowl, Micah Potter and all that Jazz.
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Tonje will join former Wisconsin basketball teammate Steve Crowl in Utah and face a 'tough' challenge on a team with last season's worst NBA record.
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Brad Davison lives out 'Once a Badger, always a Badger' theme.
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Davison, one of the top scorers in Wisconsin men's basketball history, talks about his family, his European career, today's Badgers and his dream to coach.
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Another chapter beginning to unfold in Aaron Rodgers narrative.
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The ex-Green Bay Packers quarterback says he wants to go out on his own terms with the Pittsburgh Steelers and retire from the public eye.
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ESPN's Jay Bilas : 'John Tonje has a strong frame. He's tough. He's aggressive; a good shooter with a high release and a good driver. He's very good on the move But it's his physicality. He just bullied his way to the FT line over and over again.' Clearly left mark on UW hoops.
The Utah Jazz have selected Wisconsin's John Tonje with the No. 53 pick. One of the best scorers in college basketball.
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Should student-athletes be treated as employees?.
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Observers say the University of Wisconsin suit alleging that Miami tampered with cornerback Xavier Lucas could lead to players being classified as employees.
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Vinny Rottino's rise from playing to scouting to broadcasting .
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Rottino, the former player-turned-scout and now broadcaster, says the Brewers’ 23-year-old pitcher has “amazing stuff.”
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Joe Pavelski continues to set the standard.
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Wisconsin native Joe Pavelski talks about life after pro hockey, including mentoring young players in Madison and competing in golf tournaments.
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Nobody should be surprised that oft-injured cornerback Jaire Alexander has landed with the Baltimore Ravens and his former Louisville teammate Lamar Jackson. But how does his departure factor into the fate of the Packers in a bulked up NFC North?.
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Lindy’s Pro Football Annual cites LaFleur's temperament and failure to win playoff games. But the Green Bay coach has a 70-38 record.
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What's next for shot put champ Jason Swarens? Olympics?.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison senior Jason Swarens talks about what it took to win the NCAA shot put championship.
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