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Kelsey Card and Zak Showalter
SPORTS

Card, Showalter win Student Athlete of the Year awards

One of the biggest honors one can receive as a student athlete at the University of Wisconsin is the Student Athlete of the Year award. A combination of excellence in academics, athletics and character, the winners of this award must be the total package. This year’s award winners were no exception.


Softball Celebration
SPORTS

Healy reflects on successful week, upcoming home stand

The Badgers (8-5-1 Big Ten, 23-17-1 overall) return home this weekend after an outstanding week in which the team went 4-1 against rivals Minnesota (11-3, 30-12) and Iowa (2-11, 12-28). Head coach Yvette Healy was thrilled with the squad’s performance following their successful road trip. “This had to have been one of the best weeks in Wisconsin softball since our staff has been here,” she said.


Softball Warmup
SPORTS

Wisconsin's doubleheader canceled due to inclement weather

Wisconsin’s Wednesday home doubleheader against North Dakota State has been cancelled due to forecasted poor weather, according to a UW press release. The Badgers (8-5-1 Big Ten, 23-17-1 overall) will now begin their longest home stand of the season hosting Illinois (5-9, 25-18) for a three-game series beginning Friday afternoon. Fresh off a week in which it won four Big Ten games, UW looks to continue its momentum. “This has to have been one of the best weeks in Wisconsin softball since our staff’s been here,” head coach Yvette Healy said in a Monday press conference.


Badgers Go Bald
SPORTS

'Badgers Go Bald' to support pediatric cancer patients

Collegiate athletes have a naturally profound effect on their communities. However, this emotional relationship that the athletes share with their fans is often hidden beneath the game-focused routines that each athlete holds during their respective seasons.


Barry Alvarez and Jonathan Tsipis
SPORTS

Tsipis retains Palmer as assistant coach

Wisconsin women’s basketball head coach Jonathan Tsipis publically announced the first member of his staff Friday afternoon, tweeting that Sasha Palmer has been retained as an assistant coach for next season. Palmer, a Watertown, Wis., native, returned to her home state this past season after two years at Syracuse.


Greg Gard & Lamont Paris
SPORTS

Gard promotes Paris, finalizes staff

After adding a new assistant last week, Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard officially finalized his coaching staff for the 2016-’17 season Tuesday afternoon. Gard will retain assistants Lamont Paris and Howard Moore, who will be joined by recent hire Joe Krabbenhoft, and director of basketball operations Kat Vosters, according to a university press release. “I’m very excited to be able to keep Lamont, Howard and Kat on staff,” Gard said in a statement.


Chloe Miller
SPORTS

Badgers prepare for next edition of Border Battle

Coming off a heartbreaking loss to Purdue in the series finale, Wisconsin (4-4-1 Big Ten, 19-16-1 overall) heads on the road to No. 22 Minnesota (8-1, 27-10) for a doubleheader Tuesday. Weather was again a factor in the Purdue series, causing the postponement of Friday’s game and forcing a Saturday doubleheader.


Montee Ball
SPORTS

Former Badger running back Montee Ball arrested for second time in two months

Wisconsin’s all-time leader in rushing touchdowns found himself in legal trouble once again this weekend, as Montee Ball was arrested on a felony bail jumping violation, according to WKOW. This comes two months after he was arrested on a felony battery charge in early February. According to the report, Ball had a court order to not consume alcohol or enter a bar, and police encountered the former running back at a tavern in Whitewater, Wis.


Daily Cardinal
SPORTS

Badgers blow no-hitter, lose series finale to Purdue

The Badgers were just one out away from a no-hitter and a series win over Purdue. However, they were unable to finish the job, letting a historic moment and a victory slip away. Wisconsin was edged 3-2 by the Boilermakers Sunday afternoon at the Goodman Diamond. Both teams struggled on offense, with the game’s first hit not coming until the bottom of the fourth inning.


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