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BASKETBALL

Badgers burn Purdue, move on to Big Ten title game

By Jack Baer | Mar. 14, 2015

The situation was worrisome at halftime. Purdue led 35-30 and had held off an impressive UW push to tie the game going into the locker room. The Boilermakers’ star center A.J. Hammons was dominating on both sides of the floor, scoring 10 points and holding Big Ten Player of the Year Frank Kaminsky to just four points. Purdue had played an excellent half of basketball and it was definitely possible they could keep it up and shock the nation.

BASKETBALL

Badgers hold off Michigan in Big Ten quarterfinals

By Zach Rastall | Mar. 13, 2015

CHICAGO–While shooting around before the game, Duje Dukan received a warm welcome from a group of United Center security guards. That moment was just the beginning of what ended up being a special homecoming for the redshirt senior forward, who grew up in the Chicago area.

SOFTBALL

Wisconsin heads to North Carolina for final tourney before conference play

By Jacob Hams | Mar. 12, 2015

In the last tournament before the conference schedule begins, the Wisconsin Badgers (9-12 overall) will look to continue their momentum following last weekend’s success with five games in the College of Charleston Invitational in Charleston, N.C., starting Friday.

HOCKEY

Final home series wraps up poor regular season

By Andrew Tucker | Mar. 12, 2015

Despite not having a season worth remembering, Wisconsin’s seniors will take the ice looking to come away with a win in their final home games.

HOCKEY

UW takes on Boston University in first round

By Lorin Cox | Mar. 12, 2015

It’s not often that two conference rookies of the year face each other in the same game. That’s what’s happening Saturday as Annie Pankowski and Wisconsin take on Victoria Bach and Boston University in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.

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Badgers begin Big Ten tourney with Selection Sunday on horizon

By Jack Baer | Mar. 12, 2015

Working to become the top dog in the Big Ten is a tiring task, but it carries a reward UW will be grateful to have as it embarks upon the next step of becoming one of this program’s great teams.

HOCKEY

Longtime Badger fan cheering loud and proud

By Sam Cusick | Mar. 10, 2015

Students and fans alike know just where to look for him: in the same bottom row seats off the corner of the ice. He’ll be there, most likely wearing the same white sweater and red turtleneck that have become almost his trademark.

BASKETBALL

Sizing up threats to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament

By Jack Baer | Mar. 10, 2015

Spoiler alert, the Badgers are the odds-on favorite to win their first Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament since 2008. Here are how the rest of the tournament’s top seeds stack up against UW.

BASKETBALL

Devoting a life to Badger basketball

By Zach Rastall | Mar. 10, 2015

When you think of Wisconsin athletics, several things immediately come to mind.

SPORTS

Jordan, Wisconsin prepare for NCAA Championships

By Andrew Bahl and Mary Chen | Mar. 9, 2015

As a redshirt senior, Frank Cousins has seen the best and worst of Wisconsin wrestling. In his redshirt freshman year, the Badgers turned in a strong season with four All-Americans and a 10th place finish in the NCAA Championships only to turn around and go winless in Big Ten competition the next year.

COLUMNS

Four sleeper teams that could crash March Madness

By Rushad Machhi | Mar. 9, 2015

For much of the season, eight teams—Kentucky, Duke, Virginia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Villanova, Kansas and Gonzaga—have dominated the NCAA men’s basketball polls and storylines. These teams have combined for just 22 total losses, with Kansas owning seven of those against the nation’s toughest schedule.

BASKETBALL

Kaminsky, Badgers earn Big Ten honors

By Jack Baer | Mar. 9, 2015

After quite possibly the most successful regular season in program history, the Badgers were appropriately rewarded by the rest of their conference in the Big Ten basketball honors.

COLUMNS

Knight trade worth it for Bucks

By Jim Dayton | Mar. 9, 2015

Nine games after the NBA trade deadline, it would be easy to criticize the Bucks’ deal that sent leading scorer Brandon Knight to Phoenix in a three-team swap.

SPORTS

Wisconsin wins WCHA Final Face-Off

By Bobby Ehrlich and Mary Chen | Mar. 8, 2015

After three straight years of losing in the semifinals, the Badgers are finally WCHA Final Face-Off Champions. Wisconsin was powered by sophomore forward Sarah Nurse, who scored four times in two games and was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

BASKETBALL

Badgers incinerate Ohio State to end record regular season

By Zach Rastall | Mar. 8, 2015

With the Big Ten tournament looming and a chance at a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament still in play, the sixth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers wanted to make a statement in the final game of the regular season.

SPORTS

Isaac Jordan beats cousin for Big Ten Championship

By Jim Dayton | Mar. 8, 2015

Despite finishing a mediocre eighth place as a team, Wisconsin wrestling claimed an individual conference champion at this weekend’s Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio.

HOCKEY

Wisconsin shut out twice in low point of season

By Andrew Tucker | Mar. 8, 2015

The Badgers (2-14-2 Big Ten, 4-24-4 overall) have had many instances of offensive futility this year, but this weekend’s series was their low point, shut out by Michigan State (9-6-2, 15-4-2) in both games in East Lansing.

SPORTS

Improvements and thrills color strong weekend for Badgers

By Jacob Hams and JoEllen Amato | Mar. 8, 2015

With the Big Ten season just two weeks away, Wisconsin (9-12) traveled to Tampa, Fla. to get warmed up for conference play in the USF Under Armour Invitational. Wisconsin left looking much improved from its mediocre season start, with a 3-2 record in the tournament and a play that will easily make the season highlight reel.

BASKETBALL

Badgers clinch outright Big Ten title

By Jack Baer | Mar. 5, 2015

They say it gets lonely at the top, which means the Badgers are about to enjoy some solitude thanks to a strong, clinching win in their rival’s own house.

SPORTS

Game-winner deemed too late, ending Badgers' season

By Matt Tragesser | Mar. 5, 2015

After a strong first half of play, Wisconsin looked like a possible cinderella team in this year’s Big Ten Tournament. Then, a second half collapse wiped out any chance of that happening as the Badgers (5-13 Big Ten, 9-20 overall) fell to Purdue (3-15, 11-19) 58-56 in a tightly contested match at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.