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COLUMNS

Wednesday Word: ESPN's mass layoffs make financial sense, but will hurt network's quality of journalism

By Jake Nisse | Apr. 26, 2017

The 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.

Alex Hornibrook had a record-setting day via the air, completing 18 of his 19 pass attempts in Wisconsin's blowout win over BYU.

FOOTBALL

Southpaw QB must nail down timing on throws

By Lorin Cox | Apr. 24, 2017

The Wisconsin Badgers have their starting quarterback firmly entrenched this spring—a luxury that’s been difficult to come by in recent years.

Nigel Hayes became a star while at UW, dazzling on the court while being outspoken about issues in the Madison community.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Mondays with Rasty: Our venerable columnist bids farewell with thank you note to Nigel Hayes

By Zach Rastall | Apr. 24, 2017

Usually in these farewell columns, I think I’m supposed to leave you all with some parting words of wisdom from my experience in Madison or something like that.

FOOTBALL

Fresh faces, defense shine in annual spring football game

By Ben Leadholm | Apr. 23, 2017

Youth and defense were on display as the Wisconsin football team wrapped up spring practice with its annual Cardinal-White game Friday night at Camp Randall Stadium. The White (defense) defeated the Cardinal (offense) 20-17. “I thought it was a really good spring for this team,” head coach Paul Chryst said.

Jordan Little and the Badgers couldn't slow down a high-powered Wolverine offense Saturday.

SOFTBALL

Wolverines overpower Wisconsin Badgers in five innings

By Andrew Guckes | Apr. 23, 2017

After a thrilling finish Friday night that saw the Badgers walk off in extra innings, Wisconsin (7-9 Big Ten, 28-11 overall) struggled to keep up with No. 19 Michigan (13-3, 33-10-1) in game two of the weekend series, dropping the contest 10-2 in five innings. Wisconsin came out of the gate hot and put pressure on the Wolverines early.

Sophomore first baseman Stephanie Lombardo provided the big blast in the 10th inning to give UW a crucial conference win.

SOFTBALL

Stephanie Lombardo's walk-off home run gives UW extra-inning win over No. 19 Michigan Wolverines

By Andrew Guckes | Apr. 22, 2017

Entering the eighth inning of Friday’s thriller against No. 19 Michigan (12-3 Big Ten, 32-10-1 overall), the Badgers (7-8, 28-10) faced a challenge all too familiar.

SOFTBALL

Spring Cleaning: Dirty Birds plan to celebrate Earth Day by removing invasive Gentle Clowns from Vilas Park

By Tes F. Michael | Apr. 21, 2017

Earth Day observers who were anticipating a close and exciting softball game between The Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald might be out of luck.

TRACK AND FIELD

Four top Wisconsin athletes honored at annual Buckingham Awards ceremony

By Kelly Ward | Apr. 20, 2017

On Monday night, four Wisconsin student-athletes added to their seemingly never-ending lists of accolades earning with the highest honors one can receive as a Badger athlete at the Buckingham’s.

TRACK AND FIELD

Wisconsin set to host 2018 NCAA Division I Cross Country National Championships

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Apr. 19, 2017

For the first time in 40 years, the biggest race in collegiate cross country will be coming to Madison. The NCAA announced Tuesday that Wisconsin will host the 2018 NCAA Division I Cross Country National Championships.

SOFTBALL

Wisconsin Badgers host No. 5 Minnesota Gophers in midweek doubleheader between conference rivals

By Jonathan Mills | Apr. 19, 2017

The UW softball team hopes the phrase, “Things are better in pairs,” will hold true this Wednesday. After taking the series against Purdue last weekend, Wisconsin will host a red-hot Minnesota squad for a doubleheader Big Ten matchup. The No. 5 Golden Gophers swept Northwestern over the weekend, moving their record to an impressive 38-3.

SOFTBALL

Wisconsin Badgers win second conference series in a row

By Andrew Guckes | Apr. 19, 2017

Wisconsin (6-6 Big Ten, 27-8 overall) continued its success away from home this season last weekend, taking two of three games from Purdue (6-8, 17-29) to reach .500 in the Big Ten. The Badgers split the first two games before winning the rubber match Sunday, a template the team has followed in three of their four conference series this year. Freshman Kaitlyn Menz led the way from the mound, allowing only four runs over 14 innings of work and extending her record to 18-5 on the season.

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Women's Tennis: Wisconsin Badgers fall on Senior Day, still searching for first Big Ten win

By Noa Rubnitz | Apr. 17, 2017

The Wisconsin Badgers (0-8 Big Ten, 4-13 overall) fought a rough battle in their last matchup at home this season against the Purdue Boilermakers (1-7 Big Ten, 5-13), losing 5-2 Sunday on Senior Day.

FOOTBALL

More than just a game: Tindal, Dixon overcome extreme odds to earn degrees

By Bobby Ehrlich | Apr. 17, 2017

In Derrick Tindal’s freshman year at Madison, 1,500 miles away from his Fort Lauderdale home, the defensive back played in 12 games and made two starts, one at safety and one at nickelback, and accumulated 10 tackles.

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Women's tennis: Avgerinos, Wisconsin Badgers can't overcome firepower of Hoosiers

By Keshav Parthasarathy | Apr. 16, 2017

As the year beings to wrap up, this season has been a rebuilding period for the UW women’s tennis team.

SOFTBALL

Wisconsin Badgers head to Purdue looking to get over .500 in Big Ten play

By Andrew Guckes | Apr. 14, 2017

After an exciting finish to last weekend’s home series against Iowa, Wisconsin (4-5 Big Ten, 25-7 overall) will look to build on early Big Ten success and come away with a couple victories against Purdue (16-27, 5-6) in West Lafayette, Ind. The Badgers needed to win last weekend’s rubber match against Iowa to avoid dropping their first two Big Ten series of the year.

COLUMNS

Diamond Digest: Don't overreact to first week stats

By Dylan Anderson | Apr. 14, 2017

One 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.

MEN'S TENNIS

Men's tennis: Wisconsin Badgers look to pick up two Big Ten victories on the road, take on No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes Sunday

By Will Stern | Apr. 14, 2017

This weekend the Wisconsin Badgers will continue their Big Ten road trip against Penn State Friday and No. 2 Ohio State Sunday. Wisconsin is coming off of a bittersweet weekend, in which they swept Michigan State, only to reverse roles the next day and get swept by No. 14 Michigan 4-0.

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Women's Tennis: Wisconsin Badgers hope to end losing streak, earn first Big Ten win

By Bremen Keasey | Apr. 14, 2017

Wisconsin (0-7 Big Ten, 4-12 overall) looks to end the home season on a positive note by getting their first conference win of the season.

SOFTBALL

Backstage: Behind the scenes, Healy leads Badgers to dominance

By Jonathan Mills | Apr. 13, 2017

In many ways, head coach Yvette Healy is the stage manager for Wisconsin softball. She may not be fielding or hitting during conference games, but she is responsible for ensuring her players walk up to the plate prepared and ready to dominate.

SOFTBALL

Wisconsin Badgers walk off in wild back-and-forth contest

By Bremen Keasey | Apr. 10, 2017

To paraphrase Stefon from Saturday Night Live, this game had everything. The Wisconsin Badgers softball team (4-5 Big Ten, 25-7 overall) won an extra-inning thriller against the Iowa Hawkeyes (3-6, 9-23) by a score of 6-5 thanks to a walk-off RBI by junior shortstop Brooke Wyderski in the 10th inning.