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Wisconsin's unique cast has diverse set of names

What’s in a name? For the No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers, a lot. From Aaron to Zander and everything in between, this team keeps stenographers busy and announcers tongue-twisted with a colorful roster that uses the whole alphabet. The Badgers have names starting with 22 of the 26 letters on their 114-man roster.


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Predictions: Cardinal writers make bold picks for Week 12

Wisconsin score prediction: Lorin Cox:  Wisconsin 48, Purdue 6 The Badgers’ late-season cakewalk continues through West Lafayette, and we should see plenty of backups in the game by the fourth quarter as Wisconsin has the game in the bag by the end of the first quarter. Ben Pickman: Wisconsin 45, Purdue 10 UW’s vaunted stretch of October games is a mere memory as the Badgers look forward to yet another matchup against a Big Ten bottom-feeder.


Nigel Hayes and the rest of the Badgers will look to improve from three-point range tonight. 
SPORTS

After disappointing loss, Badgers return home against lowly Chicago State

Thirty-nine three-pointers, 16 turnovers and five free throws. Those are just a few of the numbers that jump out from No. 9 Wisconsin’s (1-1) 79-67 loss to No. 22 Creighton (2-0) earlier this week. UW’s box score from Tuesday night looks less like that of a classic Badger team and more like that of a pickup game at a local gym. The Badgers learned Tuesday night that they have a lot of room to grow.


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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Badgers remain winless after third quarter collapse

What began as a promising night for Wisconsin women’s basketball ended up being a crushing loss in front of its home crowd. Wisconsin (0-3) welcomed the Dayton Flyers (1-2) to the Kohl Center in what truly was a tale of two halves and would eventually result in Dayton snagging its first victory of the season.


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No. 1 Badgers face first tough test of the season against No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth

Through 12 games and almost two months, No. 1 Wisconsin (9-0-1 WCHA, 11-0-1 overall) has proven itself as the clear best team in women’s collegiate hockey this season, holding the top spot in every USCHO.com poll and collecting every first place vote in all but three of them. The only piece missing from the Badgers’ résumé is a win against another top team, the squads that Wisconsin will have to beat to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament.


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Badgers fall short in first game in Tsipis era

The Badgers’ season, and the Jonathan Tsipis era, did not start as they hoped it would. After two solid showings at the Kohl Center in exhibition matches, the team traveled east to take on the University of Charlotte for the season opener this past Friday. The Badgers lost to the Conference USA team 63-48.


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Cross Country: Wisconsin men capture regional title, women finish third, both qualify for NCAA Championship meet

Throughout his career as a Badger, senior Malachy Schrobilgen had amassed numerous individual accolades—three-time All-American, three-time Big Ten champion, two-time Big Ten Cross Country Men’s Athlete of the Year—but a win at the Great Lakes regional had escaped him in his first three tries. Ironically, Schrobilgen was one of the last to know that he had finally captured that elusive victory at Friday’s regional championships, as he assumed that teammate Morgan McDonald had crossed the line first until informed by a member of the media shortly before an interview.


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