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One week's time was all it took for the Wisconsin men's basketball team to get its bearings after a month's worth of hard times.
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One week's time was all it took for the Wisconsin men's basketball team to get its bearings after a month's worth of hard times.
I went home this past weekend to visit my folks who live in the greater Green Bay area. I read in the paper that my favorite childhood collegiate hoops team - the UW-Green Bay Fighting Phoenix - had a game Saturday night against in-state rival UW-Milwaukee. I decided to go to the game and watched the Phoenix narrowly claim a four point victory over the Panthers. The teams are No. 2 and 3 respectively in the Horizon League standings behind nationally ranked No. 15 Butler.
The UW-Madison Hospital and Clinics Authority Board's vote Wednesday to implement a second-trimester abortion clinic raised mixed emotions among state community members.
Earlier this week, 37-year-old outfielder Manny Ramirez rejected a one-year, $25 million deal to re-sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. This was after Ramirez and his agent Scott Boras had already passed on a two-year, $45 million deal from L.A. earlier in the off sesason. To many readers, those numbers may seem ridiculous, even for one of the game's best hitters. But to me, the reason why Ramirez is not deserving of this salary lies not in his current skill set, but in his poor behavior and lack of professionalism over the past year.
For as bad as things have been, the Wisconsin men's basketball team (4-6 Big Ten, 13-9 overall) picked up a crucial and convincing 63-50 win against No. 23 Illinois (6-4, 18-5) in what is probably the last chance for a turnaround in their season. Without question, it was the double-digit scoring contributions from senior forward Marcus Landry and sophomore forward Jon Leuer, as well as the white-hot 3-point shooting from junior guard Jason Bohannon, that powered the Badgers to their first victory in nearly a month.
To be frank, the Steelers got away with one. The Cardinals were robbed of their last shot.
EVANSTON, Ill. - Wisconsin may have entered the game against Northwestern on a five-game losing streak, but the team had plenty of reason to remain optimistic about getting back on the winning track in Evanston.
This past week I caught wind of a particularly sad and shameful story that came out of Texas. Two weeks ago in a high school girls basketball game between Covenant School and Dallas Academy, Covenant School won by a margin of 100-0. Yup, 100-0.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Wisconsin men's basketball team (3-4 Big Ten, 12-7 overall) entered Champaign yesterday looking to keep their conference record above .500 and to avoid losing a fourth consecutive game, but the Badgers' bout with No. 25 Illinois (5-2, 17-3) ended in a disappointing 57-64 defeat. Bitter from suffering three losses at the hands of the Badgers last season and in the two previous meetings during the 2007 season, the Illini got vengeance Saturday afternoon in front of a capacity crowd in Assembly Hall.
Inclement weather in Madison could not stop Idaho State (2-6) from making it into town for a matchup against the Wisconsin men's basketball team (7-2), but cold shooting on the court almost cost the Badgers the game as they barely hung on to seize a 60-58 victory Tuesday night.
A 10th-straight loss in the Big Ten-Atlantic Coast Conference Challenge was hard to swallow last week, especially knowing that Iowa's freshman forward Andrew Brommer let overtime - and a crack at a win against Boston College - bounce off of the rim on the first of a one-and-one at the free throw line. Just as tough was watching Illinois senior guard Chester Frazier dribble the ball as time expired in their game at home against Clemson. He did not even try to throw up a brick to force an overtime, instead handing the Tigers the 76-74 win.
I do not like to pretend that I have been up on the Major League Baseball free agent market, because, to be perfectly honest, I'm not. But I do know this much: The Yankees offered ace pitcher CC Sabathia $140 million to put on the navy pinstripes almost three weeks ago, and the guy still has not signed. When you get that kind of money thrown in your face and sit on it for that long, you either don't want to oblige the hand that's feeding you or you are completely nuts.
With one final shot and two tough home matches to round out the season, the Wisconsin volleyball team (7-13 Big Ten, 17-15 overall) suffered losses at the hands of No. 15 Illinois (15-5, 24-7) by scores of 25-18, 25-16, 25-23 and No. 18 Purdue (13-7, 24-8) in a 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 19-25, 15-13 dogfight.
Fresh off the holiday and still stinging from a loss to No. 2 Connecticut Monday night, the No. 25 Wisconsin men's basketball team (5-1) soundly defeated in-state opponent UW-Milwaukee (3-4) Saturday at the Kohl Center. Nearly a week and a half since their last home game, coming home from the Virgin Islands and playing in front of a sea of red and white was much appreciated by the Badgers.
If you think the Detroit Lions have hit rock bottom, then consider this picking up the pick axe and chipping away at stone.
In what was likely its biggest nonconference game this season, the No. 25 Wisconsin men's basketball team (4-1) fell to No. 2 Connecticut (5-0) in the championship round of the Paradise Jam tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands Monday night. The 76-57 loss was the first of the season for the Badgers, who had to labor through five games in nine days to start their regular season.
In Sunday's matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cincinnati Bengals, the NFL had its first tie game since 2002 and only its sixth in the past two decades. The frequency of tie games in the NFL is so minimal that Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb said after the game, I've never been part of a tie. I never even knew it was in the rulebook."" Although the novelty of such a phenomenon is fun for fans and analysts alike to discuss in the ensuing week, the rarity of a tie actually happening in the NFL is a blessing for the league, and a sign that sudden-death overtime works.
The season opener for the No. 25 Wisconsin men's basketball team presented more excitement and a closer game than one would have expected against Long Beach State. In a game that had eight lead changes and a tie with under four minutes remaining, Wisconsin held on to nab a 68-61 victory over the 49ers.
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Down but far from out, the Wisconsin volleyball team (6-8 Big Ten, 16-6 overall) will work on evening out its conference record this weekend, as they will be playing host to No. 15 Minnesota (10-4, 20-6) Friday and Iowa (5-9, 13-13) Sunday at the UW Field House.