The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (12-8-4-2 WCHA, 17-8-5 overall) have had no shortage of drama this season. This weekend’s series against the Badgers (17-4-3-1,22-4-4) was par for the course.
Following a series with back-and-forth offensive chances and momentum shifts, Wisconsin men’s hockey now hasn’t won a regulation game in 10 straight tries.
It happened again. The Wisconsin Badgers (8-14, 4-8 Big Ten) fought hard but just couldn’t keep up with the 16th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes (19-4, 10-2 Big Ten), losing 87-75.
Despite some bright spots, Wisconsin’s weekend in the Arizona State tournament ultimately bore little fruit in the desert. Hoping to get the season off to a positive start, the Badgers’ record is now a losing 1-4.
A blistering start and another excellent performance from sophomore guard Bronson Koenig were all the Badgers needed to cruise past the Northwestern Wildcats Saturday evening.
When starting point guard Traevon Jackson went down with a foot fracture in Wisconsin’s still baffling loss to Rutgers, there was a very real worry the Badgers were about to do what they did last season: collapse. Instead, Wisconsin has been on a roll that would make a steamroller blush.
Despite sitting at third in the conference, Minnesota Duluth announced recently that their head coach Shannon Miller would not have her contract extended beyond this season. Citing financial shortfalls, the university is reportedly unable to continue to pay the staff at the same rate.
For the past week, there’s been a lot of talk that Scott Walker’s proposed $300 million in cuts to the UW System directly coincides with his $220 million financing plan to build a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Coming off a slump-busting win on Sunday, Wisconsin (4-7 Big Ten, 8-13 overall) will welcome No. 16 Iowa (8-2, 17-4) to the Kohl Center this Sunday in the annual Pink Game. The Badgers are looking to string together consecutive victories for the first time since December 28th.
After enjoying a stretch of two months with only two road games, the Badgers (0-6-2 Big Ten, 2-16-4 overall) will start a small road trip of two series this weekend against Penn State (5-2-1, 13-7-4) in State College.
Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst sat down with the media on National Signing Day to discuss the Badgers 2015 recruiting class, one that came with serious drama after the departure of Gary Andersen.
The Detroit Pistons, once owners of a 5-23 record midway through December, are now 2.5 games out of a playoff spot in the (L)Eastern conference. Did they go on an amazing run to approach a .500 record, a respectable and deserving win-loss total for a playoff team?
By at least one comprehensive statistical measure, the Badgers have the most efficient offense in the country. Tuesday night, they somehow played even better than that.
The Badgers are all coming off a high note as they head into their upcoming games. The men’s and women’s basketball teams hope to use their latest conference victories as fuel to improve. The men’s hockey team is looking to avenge a pair of losses against Penn State earlier this season and the women’s hockey team looks to repeat victories against Minnesota Duluth.
After picking up a couple of wins on the road over Michigan and Iowa, the No. 5 Wisconsin Badgers (7-1 Big Ten, 19-2 overall) will return home to the Kohl Center to take on Tom Crean’s Indiana Hoosiers (6-3, 16-6) Tuesday at 6 p.m.
GS: This weekend saw the conclusion to the Australian Open tennis tournament. The hype of the tournament Down Under might have gotten swept away by the Super Bowl hype and the fact that it takes takes place in the dead of night on our side of the Pacific. Regardless, you missed out on a pretty exciting tournament, and a rather shocking Cinderella story on the women’s side.
Behind yet another strong performance from senior forward Frank Kaminsky, No. 5 Wisconsin cruised to a second consecutive road win and continued to distance itself from the rest of the Big Ten.
The Badgers headed to Mankato this weekend needing two wins to guarantee a Top 4 finish in the WCHA, ensuring home ice in the first round of the WCHA playoffs. Facing Minnesota State, who is winless in conference games, Wisconsin was able to do just that.
It takes some gall to announce that you’re giving a sports team $220 million the same day you announce future cuts for the University of Wisconsin System amounting to $300 million.
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