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Who's actually being helped by conference realignment?
By Annika Bereny | Aug. 31In memory of my dear Pac-12 and the fans left behind.
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Cultural appropriation on full display in Wisconsin and beyond in form of mascots
By Kelly Ward | Feb. 22, 2018Last month, the Cleveland Indians voted to remove their Chief Wahoo imagery from their uniforms effective next year. Cleveland’s Chief Wahoo and other Native American mascots have been the source of years of controversy due to their inaccurate depiction of indigenous peoples.
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Ward to the Wise: Nassar scandal must inspire schools around country to be more proactive
By Kelly Ward | Feb. 7, 2018With the fallout of the Larry Nassar scandal affecting Michigan State, schools in the Big Ten Conference and NCAA in general, schools all over the country are now being held under increased scrutiny in terms of how they choose to respond to misconduct scandals involving their coaches. Nassar’s conviction resulted in MSU’s president and director of athletics both stepping down amidst pressure from the school community, mainly because they allowed Nassar’s abuse to go on for so long, allowing him to harm many more victims.
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Why care about sports? Hope
By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Dec. 3, 2017Why care about sports? It’s a question I get asked a lot, as somebody who habitually cares far too much.
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Wisconsin earns a chance to erase memory of "59-0"
By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Nov. 27, 2017The recent history of Wisconsin sports can be easily summed up in a few numbers. Simply uttering the phrases “408” or “38-1” is enough to elicit visceral responses from Badgers fans anywhere.
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After 13 consecutive victories, Wisconsin and Minnesota are no longer really rivals
By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Nov. 20, 2017My middle school soccer team was good. Like, really good. The Blue Hawks (yes, our mascot was a fictional variation on a real animal, a fact I didn’t fully grasp until I had graduated) ran the D.C.
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Paul Chryst may not have the same spotlight as Jim Harbaugh, but he has something more important: Results
By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Nov. 15, 2017As far as I’m aware, there are no T-shirts with Paul Chryst’s face on them. While I personally think they’d be a hit, they sadly don’t seem to exist.
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Taylor worthy of Heisman consideration
By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Nov. 6, 2017This year ESPN released a list called “Ranking the happiness of every college football fan base.” The survey took into account program power, rivalry dominance, coaching stability, recruiting trend, revenue growth and Twitter buzz.
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On eve of first playoff ranking, Badger fans need to prepare for rude awakening
By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Oct. 30, 2017The Chinese philosopher Confucius once said that “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” William Shakespeare echoed him, saying “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” If these erudite thinkers were indeed correct, then I must be the wisest man of all time when it comes to the College Football Playoff rankings.
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UW loses best recruit in recent memory in Tyler Herro, still should remain optimistic about recruiting philosophy
By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Oct. 23, 2017The devastating side of national recruiting reared its ugly head this week, with Tyler Herro, one of Wisconsin Basketball’s top-rated recruits of all time, decommitting from the program.
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Adhering to tradition ensures UW's future
By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Oct. 16, 2017First things first: Wisconsin’s offense needs to get on the same page, the special teams need to fix whatever happened on that punt, the defense needs to stop waiting until their opponent is beyond midfield to start making stops, the mistakes and penalties need to be cut down and Jonathan Taylor needs to be a serious Heisman candidate. Now, let’s talk a little about Camp Randall. Halftime of Saturday’s game featured a triumphant tribute to a century of history at our beloved stadium.
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It's time to start asking ourselves if Alex Hornibrook is an elite quarterback
By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Sep. 18, 2017I have a confession to make. Coming into Saturday’s tilt with BYU, I still wasn’t sold on Alex Hornibrook.
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A Badger fan's Big Ten dilemma: Rooting for other conference teams to succeed
By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Sep. 6, 2017I had fully written this column in my head by the end of the first quarter of Friday night’s game against Utah State.
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Wisconsin's backup quarterback decision signals win-now mentality
By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Sep. 1, 2017Much like Lil Wayne in the 2008 pop hit “Let it Rock” by Kevin Rudolf, I’m back like I forgot something (note: my similarities with Mr. Wayne end there). In my inaugural foray into the Sports section of the Daily Cardinal, whose Opinion section I’ve been known to frequent, I’m here to write about the position that could make or break the Badgers’ hope at an undefeated regular season, a Big 10 title shot and, dare I say it, an elusive playoff spot.
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Diamond Digest: How to win trades
By Dylan Anderson | Jun. 20, 2017“How do you rip people off without them knowing it?” At last, a reader has sent me an email!
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Diamond Digest: When to move on from struggling stars
By Dylan Anderson | May. 25, 2017This column begins with some good news and some bad news. The bad news is, baseball season is already more than a quarter of the way through.
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Diamond Digest: Time to look at 2017 stats, carefully
By Dylan Anderson | May. 2, 2017They say April power brings May... I don’t know. The first month of baseball is in the books, and what a month it was.
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Wednesday Word: ESPN's mass layoffs make financial sense, but will hurt network's quality of journalism
By Jake Nisse | Apr. 26, 2017The world is shrinking. The Worldwide Leader in Sports, that is. For the second time in three years, ESPN has undergone significant company layoffs, as on-air talent and staff writers are being ousted from the company. After spending billions of dollars in recent years to acquire television rights for the NBA and the NFL, the network has seen its subscriber numbers plummet.
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Diamond Digest: Don't overreact to first week stats
By Dylan Anderson | Apr. 14, 2017One week into the 2017 MLB season designates the beginning of overreaction theatre. Bravo! Big league and fantasy managers alike will respond to a week of evidence in favor of longstanding trends and principles of smart decision making as they scramble to keep their ships afloat.
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Moyes’ tirade indicates larger issue of sexism in ‘locker room banter’
By Jake Nisse | Apr. 13, 2017With Sunderland nestled firmly in last place of the English Premier League, club manager David Moyes is unsurprisingly under plenty of public pressure and scrutiny. Last week, however, he was thrust into the global spotlight for a different reason. A video of Moyes verbally abusing BBC journalist Vicki Sparks, after a March 18 game, leaked with the 53-year-old responding inappropriately to a question about the added pressure of having the club’s owner in attendance. “You were just getting a wee bit naughty at the end there, so just watch yourself,” Moyes said.
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