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The blog from the Daily Cardinal Sports Desk.

Leuer

Badgers kick off tournament against Illini

The men's basketball team begins it Big Ten title journey today against Illinois. Full story

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Street

WCHA Playoffs commence as Badgers face Seawolves

The men's hockey team takes on Alaska-Anchorage in the opening round

If the regular season stood as a barometer of success in college hockey, the Badgers would have to be satisfied. Their second place WCHA finish is the highest since Mike Eaves took over as head coach in 2002. They ranked in the top-five nationally in goals scored, scoring average, scoring margin, shots allowed and scoring defense.

Pohlmann

Men's tennis prepares for doubleheader

The Badgers take on Illinois State and Western Illinois at Nielsen this weekend

With the conference season only a week away, the No. 38 Wisconsin men’s tennis team will have one last chance this Sunday to sharpen their skills as they host No. 70 Illinois State and Western Illinois. The Badgers, who stumbled on their last two road trips by dropping all three matches to ranked opponents, earned their first victory in nearly a month against Marquette (6-1) Wednesday night.

Sports Columns

Doyle

English star Owen a sad soccer story

Columnist Jack Doyle wonder what could have been with Michael Owen

I hate when athletes with so much potential end up falling short because of injuries. Whether it is Boobie Miles, Mark Prior or Marcus Camby, I can’t help but feel sympathy—even pity—toward these would-be greats. So when Manchester United’s Michael Owen went down for the season after suffering a torn hamstring, I was devastated for the 30-year-old striker.

Breiner

Badger fans can't have it both ways with Bo Ryan

Columnist Ben Breiner explains the hypocrisy of UW followers with head coach Bo Ryan

Let us call this a duplicity of logic. On the one hand there was outcry when Wisconsin debuted the season as the 7th-9th best team in the conference, at least according to most projections. Many asked how Bo Ryan’s teams could ever be doubted after his track record of consistently finishing in the top four of the conference.

Kellogg

Problems in sports that need to be addressed

Columnist Scott Kellogg discusses some low-level sports issues

Too many times when I’m watching sports I think of a column idea, then realize there’s no way I can stretch those concepts into a full column. So instead I thought it would be appropriate to throw all of them into one. Game switches During sports, mostly basketball games in the NCAA Tournament, as soon as a game goes over its designated two-hour time slot, there are constant look-ins to the next game.

jack

Don't get too excited - Olympics won't make hockey popular

Columnist Jack Doyle explains why the nature of the sport will keep it from being huge

After an epic overtime thriller that left the U.S. Men’s Hockey Team on the losing end of a 3-2 result, the sad reality of hockey reclaiming its place as fourth fiddle in the American sports landscape set in for many of the game’s fans. Even after a dramatic Olympic finale like Vancouver’s, the nation’s concern for hockey already has dwindled as casual followers shift their focus to March Madness, the start of spring training or maybe this summer’s World Cup.