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Badgers ready to square off with Xavier for spot in the Sweet Sixteen

By Zach Rastall | Mar. 19, 2016

After a rather ugly 47-43 win over Pittsburgh, Wisconsin is moving on to face No. 2 seed Xavier in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. But to earn a fifth trip to the Sweet Sixteen in the last six years, the Badgers know they will have to put forth a better performance than what they did Friday night against the Panthers. “Xavier is very similar [to Pitt], but bigger,” UW head coach Greg Gard said.

Minnesota's offensive surge was simply too much for the Badgers to contain in the Frozen Four Semifinal 
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Minnesota closes door on Badgers' historic campaign

By Jessi Schoville | Mar. 19, 2016

DURHAM, N.H. — “We will get them next year,” is a phrase much too familiar to the No. 2 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (24-3-1 WCHA, 35-4-1 overall) after a hard-fought 3-2 overtime loss to No. 3 Minnesota (24-3-1 WCHA, 34-4-1 overall) in the semifinals of the NCAA Frozen Four at Whittemore Center in Durham, N.H.

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Column: March is forever

By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Mar. 19, 2016

There is nothing on Earth like college basketball in March. Picture it: Your small school of just a few thousand students hasn't been relevant in the basketball world in 50 years, making the NCAA Tournament just eight times since 1954 and losing every game. Your team last made the tournament in 2007, losing by 10 in the first round to Southern Illinois.

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Wisconsin grinds out win over Pitt in first round of NCAA Tournament

By Zach Rastall | Mar. 18, 2016

It was far from pretty, but the Badgers remain alive in the NCAA Tournament. In a game that was the living embodiment of “survive and advance,” No. 7 seed Wisconsin (21-12) grinded out a 47-43 win against No. 10 seed Pittsburgh (21-12) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night. The play of redshirt freshman forward Ethan Happ was key for the Badgers in the victory, especially in the second half.

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Wisconsin, Pittsburgh set to square off in battle of like-minded programs

By Zach Rastall | Mar. 17, 2016

In a year that has been nothing short of a total roller coaster ride, the Wisconsin Badgers enter the NCAA Tournament coming off one of the lower points of their up-and-down season. After suffering a shocking loss to Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament last week, No. 7 seed Wisconsin (20-12) will look to shake it off and regroup as it looks to make a run in the NCAA Tournament, starting with its first-round matchup with No. 10 seed Pittsburgh (21-11) Friday at 5:50 p.m.

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Border Battle resumes in the Frozen Four

By Ryan Weinkauf | Mar. 17, 2016

For the third consecutive season, the No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers (35-3-1) return to the NCAA Women’s Hockey Frozen Four looking to bring a National Championship trophy back to Madison for the first time since 2011. Their semifinal matchup comes against an opponent they are very familiar with.

The Badgers hope to send State Street into a frenzy once again. 
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Cardinal Zone - 3.16 - Part II

Mar. 16, 2016

In this episode of the Cardinal Zone podcast, sports editors Jake Powers and Zach Rastall are joined by Thomas Valtin-Erwin to preview the NCAA Tournament, evaluate Wisconsin's draw and reveal their Final Four picks.

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Badgers send five swimmers to NCAA Championships in Atlanta

By Kelly Ward | Mar. 16, 2016

This year’s women’s NCAA swimming and diving championships start Wednesday in Atlanta. This is usually the biggest event of the year for collegiate swimmers, but this year it is overshadowed a bit by June’s Olympic Trials. The No. 12 ranked Wisconsin women have qualified in 17 swims, including four relays, and are poised for a strong finish.

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One year later: A look back at the final chapter of the Bo Ryan-Tom Izzo rivalry

By Zach Rastall | Mar. 15, 2016

One year ago today, the final chapter to the Bo Ryan-Tom Izzo rivalry was written. When Wisconsin and Michigan State met on March 15, 2015 in the Big Ten Tournament title game, no one knew that it would be the final installment in the iconic Ryan-Izzo rivalry, which had helped define Big Ten basketball for a decade and a half. But their meeting in Indianapolis did, in fact, end up being their last, which perhaps was fitting given the significance and high quality of that game. Wisconsin entered the game as the favorites after winning the outright Big Ten regular-season title.

Corey Clement (24) hopes to put a disastrous 2015 season behind him. 
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Spring Practice Notebook: March 15

By Jake Powers | Mar. 15, 2016

For the first time since the Joel Stave versus Tanner McEvoy competition began brewing in 2014, the Badgers are working through spring practice without knowing who their starting quarterback will be come fall camp. With the graduation of both Stave, who left as Wisconsin’s all-time winningest quarterback and McEvoy, who found his niche at wide receiver and safety, redshirt senior Bart Houston and redshirt freshman Alex Hornibrook have both been working with the first team in UW’s first two practices at Camp Randall Stadium.

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Press Conference: Wisconsin coaches eye postseason play

By Ben Leadholm | Mar. 14, 2016

Women’s Hockey No. 2 Wisconsin (24-3-1 WCHA, 31-3-1 overall) defeated No. 13 Mercyhurst 6-0 in the NCAA quarterfinal round Saturday and clinched a Frozen Four matchup with WCHA rival No. 3 Minnesota (24-3-1, 33-4-1). Head coach Mark Johnson believes the pressure won’t affect his veteran team. “Having been there and having had players that have been in this game last season, other than our three freshmen, I think everybody will be somewhat comfortable under the circumstances, but getting a chance to practice at the Kohl Center and playing a familiar opponent, you know, there is nothing really new other than the magnitude of the game,” Johnson said. “So we will go about our week similar to going about our week for playing Minnesota either here or up in their building and do the things that put us in this position and not try to do things outside of that, make them aware of some things, and then it's going to come down to when they drop the puck, who can execute.” With a matchup of two teams that know each other well, Johnson said UW needs to play to its strengths and execute. “I think for both teams, you know, as we prepare for the game Friday night, what are our strengths and how can we play to those strengths and I'm sure they're probably doing the same kind of things?

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Badgers split weekend Border Battle

By Bobby Ehrlich | Mar. 14, 2016

Wisconsin earned its third Big Ten win Friday against No. 19 Minnesota, but could not match that effort in the Saturday game and fell to the Gophers (14-6-0 Big Ten, 19-16-0 overall). In a similar fashion to their win over Penn State the previous weekend, the Badgers (3-13-4, 8-18-8) took a two-goal lead late into the third period and nearly allowed the Gophers to come back.

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