Brad Davison opts to return to Madison for fifth season
By Joe Rickles | Apr. 15Brad Davison, Wisconsin's most polarizing player, announced that he would return to the Badgers for another season on Wednesday.
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Cardinal Madness: Four at-large bids that shouldn’t be overlooked
By Kelly Rash | Mar. 18A few solid at-large teams can make a run this March Madness — Including one right here in Madison.
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Cardinal Madness: Which Cinderellas will make a run this March?
By Nathan Denzin | Mar. 18A couple of at-large bids have the chance to make a deep run this spring. Anything goes in March.
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Badgers face unsavory matchup against Tar Heels
By Joe Rickles | Mar. 18Offensive rebounding will be the key for the Badgers against the No. 8 Tar Heels.
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The Cardinal Sports’ 21+ Gambling Column (only for New Jersey and Nevada residents)
By Nathan Denzin and Joe Rickles | Mar. 18Badger men's basketball beat writers Joe Rickles and Nathan Denzin give some of their gambling picks for round one of March Madness.
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Cardinal Madness: Stacked Big Ten looks to light up the bracket
By Seamus Rohrer | Mar. 17The Field of 64 is packed with Big Ten teams hoping to make a run. Time will tell how good the vaunted conference really is in 2021.
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Badgers swept by Hawkeyes, ousted from Big Ten Tournament
By Joe Rickles | Mar. 12An all-time choke job down the stretch allowed Fran McCaffrey to bring out the broom against the Badgers.
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Badgers hang on by a thread to beat Penn State, move on in Big Ten Tournament
By Nathan Denzin | Mar. 11The Wisconsin Badgers (11-10 Big Ten, 17-11 overall) escaped by the skin of their teeth Thursday night against the Penn State Nittany Lions (7-13 Big Ten, 11-13 overall) 75-74 after blowing an 18 point lead late in the second half.
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Badgers show improvement in background of referee show
By Joe Rickles | Mar. 7College basketball fans were subjected to the worst of the sport in the final minute of an excellent game between the Big Ten's best.
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Badgers lose second straight in teeth-pulling matchup against No. 25 Purdue
By Joe Rickles | Mar. 3The Badgers lost their seventh straight game to a ranked Big Ten opponent Tuesday night.
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Wisconsin hopes for first win against ranked opponent since December against Purdue
By Nathan Denzin | Mar. 1The No. 25 Wisconsin Badgers (10-8 Big Ten, 16-9 overall) have been in somewhat of a tail spin over the last month, posting just a 3-5 record over the last 28 days, including losses to all four ranked teams they played.
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Badgers show heart down the stretch, still fall to No. 5 Illinois
By Nathan Denzin | Feb. 27The No. 23 Wisconsin Badgers (10-8 Big Ten, 16-9 overall) showed heart late in the game against the No. 5 Illinois Illini (15-4 Big Ten, 19-6 overall) to climb back from a 12 point deficit in just two minutes, but it wasn’t enough to pull out the win in the end, losing 74-69.
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Badgers must capitalize on Dosunmu injury in senior day matchup
By Joe Rickles | Feb. 27The Badgers' rematch against the Illini will see their opponents without their most dangerous player.
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Iowa cruises as Wisconsin drops another game against a ranked opponent
By Nathan Denzin | Feb. 18The No. 21 Wisconsin Badgers (9-7 Big Ten, 15-8 overall) came up short against a top ranked opponent again Thursday night, falling to the No. 11 Iowa Hawkeyes (10-5 Big Ten, 16-6 overall) 77-62 in a contest that was really decided in the first 10 minutes.
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Badgers try to bounce back, again, versus No. 11 Iowa
By Joe Rickles | Feb. 18The Badgers are 2-point favorites against a Hawkeyes team that is ranked 10 spots ahead of them in the AP Poll.
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No. 21 Wisconsin lets a chance to beat No. 3 Michigan slip through its fingers
By Nathan Denzin | Feb. 14It might be time to reset expectations for this basketball season, as the No. 21 Wisconsin Badgers (9-6 Big Ten, 15-7 overall) fell again to the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines (9-1 Big Ten, 14-1 overall) 67-59 in a game that slipped right through the Badgers fingers.
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Badgers hungry for redemption as No. 3 Wolverines return from pause
By Joe Rickles | Feb. 14The Badgers and Wolverines meet in Madison for a top-25 Valentine's Day matinee.
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Badgers hope to break out of slump against last place Nebraska
By Nathan Denzin | Feb. 10The No. 21 Wisconsin Badgers (8-5 Big Ten, 14-6 overall) are hoping to break out of their slump tonight visiting the Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-7 Big Ten, 4-10 overall) who are winless in their last 24 Big Ten games, dating back to 2019.
