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Paul Chryst welcomes 2016 recruiting class

By Jake Powers | Feb. 3, 2016

After his first full offseason as head coach at Wisconsin, Paul Chryst introduced his 2016 recruiting class Wednesday afternoon at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers welcomed 31 recruits on National Signing Day, 25 of whom will have scholarships. As expected, and contrary to many other programs, UW’s signing day was drama-free.

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Gard, Badgers try to stay in the moment heading into home stretch

By Zach Rastall | Feb. 3, 2016

Thanks to its recent four-game winning streak, Wisconsin enters February playing for something more than just pride. Now owning wins against Michigan State and Indiana and a conference record that’s above 0.500, the Badgers (5-4 Big Ten, 13-9 overall) suddenly find themselves back in the mix for a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Just this week, ESPN’s resident bracketologist, Joe Lunardi, has Wisconsin in his “Next Four Out,” while Shelby Mast of USA Today has UW among his “First Four Out.” Of course, there’s over a month left in the regular season and a lot can change between now and Selection Sunday, but the very thought of the Badgers being in the NCAA Tournament discussion would’ve seemed almost impossible even three weeks ago. Wisconsin still has four road games left on its schedule against teams currently ranked in the top 25 (Maryland, Michigan State, Iowa and Purdue), and a win or two against those teams would be huge résumé boosters. But before the Badgers can worry about that tough slate of contests down the home stretch of their schedule, they still have to take care of business in a pair of must-win home games, which starts against Ohio State (6-4, 14-9) Thursday at 6 p.m.

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The Cardinal Zone - 2.2

By The Daily Cardinal sports staff | Feb. 2, 2016

In this week's episode of the Cardinal Zone Podcast, Lorin Cox, Matt Tragesser and Tommy Valtin-Erwin join sports editors Jake Powers and Zach Rastall to preview Wisconsin's matchup with Ohio State, national signing day and Super Bowl 50 predictions. 

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Wilcox eager to begin transition

By Andrew Tucker | Feb. 1, 2016

When head coach Paul Chryst and new defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox took the stage Monday afternoon at the Kohl Center, the word “fit” was used about a dozen times in the 15-minute press conference.

Khalil Iverson was a key factor in Wisconsin’s win over Illinois. The freshman set career highs in points (10) and minutes (30) as the Badgers won their fourth straight game.
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Badgers push winning streak to four

By Zach Rastall | Jan. 31, 2016

On a night where early foul trouble kept a couple of key players sidelined, the Badgers needed someone to step up from the bench and make a major impact. Luckily for them, Khalil Iverson was ready to answer the call. The freshman scored a career-high 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting and added five rebounds, two assists, a block and an assist to help power Wisconsin (5-4 Big Ten, 13-9 overall) past Illinois (2-7, 10-12) 63-55 for its fourth consecutive victory. Iverson’s contributions were especially pivotal in the first half, where redshirt freshman forward Ethan Happ and junior guard Bronson Koenig both sat out a significant portion of the half after picking up two fouls apiece. Despite losing two starters to foul trouble and trailing 18-10 midway through the first half, Iverson and Co. picked up the slack, finishing the half on a 23-10 run to take a five-point lead into the locker room. The second half was more of the same for Wisconsin. Though the Illini were able to cut the deficit to three early in the half, the Badgers kept them at bay and their lead was never really seriously threatened down the stretch.

Bobbie Kelsey
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Powers guides Spartans past Wisconsin

By Ben Pickman | Jan. 31, 2016

Sunday afternoon before the Wisconsin Badgers (2-8 Big Ten, 6-14 overall) tipped off against the Michigan State Spartans (7-2, 16-4), all the focus in the Kohl Center was on UW’s “Think Pink” initiative, which raises awareness for breast cancer research.

Bronson Koenig
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Wisconsin brings momentum into friendly part of schedule

By Matt Tragesser | Jan. 30, 2016

Riding a three-game win streak, Wisconsin (4-4 Big Ten, 12-9 overall) looks to increase its NCAA tournament hopes with a matchup in Urbana-Champaign against Illinois (2-6, 10-11) Sunday. After beating No. 5 Michigan State, Penn State and No. 19 Indiana, the Badgers have looked promising as of late and will enter an easier stretch of conference games beginning with the Fighting Illini.

Ann-Renée Desbiens tied the program record for shutouts with her 39th of her career Friday. 
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Desbiens earns 13th shutout of the season

By Ryan Weinkauf | Jan. 30, 2016

On the day the 2005-’06 National Championship team was honored in between periods, the No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers (19-1-1 WCHA, 25-1-1 overall) continued their own winning ways, defeating the St. Cloud State Huskies (7-11-3, 11-12-3) 3-0 Saturday.

Ethan Happ
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The Cardinal Zone - 1.28

Jan. 29, 2016

On this episode of the Cardinal Zone podcast, Lorin Cox and Andrew Tucker join sports editors Jake Powers and Zach Rastall to discuss Justin Wilcox's hiring as defensive coordinator, Joe Schobert's NFL prospects, Wisconsin's impressive win against Indiana and the NFL Conference Championship games. Check out men's basketball beat writer Matt Tragesser's recap of the Badgers' win against Indiana, and stay tuned to the Cardinal for continued coverage of Wilcox's adjustment to Wisconsin.  Subscribe to the Cardinal Zone podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud. 

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