Usually as a season progresses, teams become more predictable, falling into patterns of play where, on a week-to-week basis, fans and opponents know what to expect. In the case of the Iowa Hawkeyes, that is far from the truth.
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Thanks to Wisconsin’s, to put it politely, bulldozing of Nebraska, we now have a clear pitcure of what the Big Ten championship will look like. Ohio State has the East effectively sewn up and the Badgers continue to control their destiny, but now with some brand new safety cushions.
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As the Badgers catch their breath after Melvin Gordon’s record-breaking afternoon against Nebraska, they now turn their attention to Iowa and what will be a heated Big Ten West race to the conference championship.
It could have been Wisconsin’s stacked frontcourt that burned the Phoenix. Could have been the early foul trouble. Could have been Keifer Sykes’ inability to clone himself.
No. 2 Wisconsin (16-1 Big Ten, 25-2 overall) continued its winning streak after defeating No. 10 Illinois (13-4, 21-7) in four sets Wednesday night at the UW Field House.
The Badgers may be red hot, but there is no doubt the team is looking forward to leaving the brutal cold as they head to Florida for their second game in the NCAA tournament.
Following an impressive home sweep of the Minnesota State Mavericks last week, No. 3 Wisconsin will embark on a four-game road trip, starting with a series against St. Cloud State this weekend.
Kentucky head coach John Calipari has (unofficially) been to five Final Fours and won a national title, so I understand that he clearly knows a few things about basketball.
Though their record may not reflect it, the Badgers (0-6 overall) are a completely different team than they were when they set off on their first road trip over a month ago.
After a victory in their season opener on Sunday, the Badgers (1-0) look to win their second straight game as they face a tough SEC opponent in Vanderbilt (2-0) Thursday at the Kohl Center at 7 p.m.
Arrogant. Immature. Selfish.
The No. 2 Badgers (24-2, 14-1) will put their 15-game win streak on the line Wednesday when No. 10 Illinois (21-6, 13-3) comes to the UW Field House.
The U.S. Men’s National team ended its year with a tremendous thud. The team that stole the heart of the nation with it’s resilient performance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup walked away from their final game of 2014 taking it on the chin, 4-1 to Ireland.
Every player on the UW-Madison men’s hockey team comes with a particular set of battle wounds: constellations of bumps, bruises, black eyes, scrapes, sores and scars; concussions, sprains, cuts, broken bones and missing teeth that helmets and padding couldn’t prevent. If they’re not collected while the clock is running during a game, they can accumulate quickly when fistfights break out with rival teams.
Following a pair of convincing victories last weekend, No. 3 Wisconsin will get its toughest test of the young season when it welcomes in intrastate rival Green Bay and its star player, senior point guard Keifer Sykes.
The Badgers started their season off right as they beat Illinois State 71-60 in their first regular season game.
Whatever’s in the water in Milwaukee these days has certainly been working for the Bucks. After another exciting victory this past Sunday over the defending Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat, they moved to 5-5, a record that might seem pedestrian to an average observer.
It was a good week to be a Badger fan. The football team dominated Nebraska to remain tied with Minnesota for first in the Big Ten West. Men’s basketball raised last season’s Final Four banner and dominated both of its opponents.
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