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Robert Wheelwright
SPORTS

Wisconsin outlasts USC in Holiday Bowl

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Badgers’ 23-21 win over USC in the Holiday Bowl Wednesday was a great send-off for the UW seniors, as they were able to ride off into the San Diego sunset on top.


Bo Ryan
SPORTS

Bo Ryan announces his retirement, Greg Gard named interim head coach

After nearly four decades as a coach at the collegiate level, Bo Ryan has finally decided to hang up the whistle for good. Ryan, who turns 68 next week, announced his immediate retirement during an emotional postgame press conference following Wisconsin’s 64-49 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Tuesday night. “Extremely hard telling the players, as you can imagine,” Ryan said.


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SPORTS

North Dakota hands Wisconsin first loss of the season

Coming off one of the biggest wins in program history against Minnesota last weekend, the No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers (12-1-1 WCHA, 18-1-1 overall) suffered their first letdown of the season this weekend. Wisconsin failed to score a goal against the No. 9 ranked North Dakota Fighting Hawks (8-5-3, 11-6-3) in either game, losing 3-0 Friday and tying 0-0 Saturday, winning the shootout to earn an extra point in the standings.


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SPORTS

Green Bay downs cold-shooting Badgers

Even after Thursday’s loss to the Florida Gators, the Wisconsin Badgers (3-6) were both optimistic and confident heading into today’s game with Green Bay (6-2). But after their 72-58 loss to the Phoenix, the Badgers’ frustration and disappointment put a damper on any cheerfulness they had coming into Sunday’s game.


Nicole Bauman
SPORTS

Balanced attack downs Wake Forest

The Badgers (3-3) expanded on a positive 1-1 showing in a pair of extremely close games on their road trip to San Diego last weekend, pulling out a gritty 64-51 win over Wake Forest (5-2) Wednesday in the Big Ten/ACC challenge.


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