Last week, I looked at the first four World Cup groups, including the Brazilian hosts, one of the most dominant teams of all time—Spain—and a group with Italy, Uruguay and England that could go any way.
After missing out on the NCAA tournament just one season ago, the Wisconsin Badgers are not only returning to the tournament, but will get to play at home in the first round as well.
With the inaugural season of Big Ten hockey coming to a close this weekend, six programs will attempt to become the first-ever Big Ten tournament champions. The Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., will play host to the tournament, which will take place March 20-22. Try and keep up as The Daily Cardinal breaks down the Big Ten’s inaugural bests and busts.
After finishing second in the Big Ten’s regular season, Wisconsin (12-6 Big Ten, 25-6 overall) will head to Indianapolis, Ind., for a chance to win the Big Ten tournament.
After a beautifully anarchic regular season, it’s time to dive into the always-entertaining Big Ten tournament.
Wednesday marks a very tragic day in college basketball.
The Big Ten announced its All-Big Ten team and award recipients yesterday, with six Badgers receiving honors.
Men’s hockey
Like any self-respecting college basketball fan I watched the North Carolina-Duke game Saturday night. I was impressed by Duke even though, full disclosure, Duke might be my least favorite team in sports. Jabari Parker and Rodney Hood both looked like All-American talents, the defense forced turnovers and bad decisions, and they outrebounded a much bigger and deeper UNC frontcourt.
The closer, for all intents and purposes, is a lot like a kicker in football. Come in at the last minute and, under immense pressure, either go out in a blaze of glory or fade into defeat.
For the first time since Feb. 1, Wisconsin (12-6 Big Ten, 25-6 overall) lost. This one should certainly leave a bad taste in the Badgers’ mouth as the Big Ten tournament starts up.
Showcasing the talents of its young roster and its future potential, Wisconsin finished seventh at this weekend’s Big Ten Wrestling Championships held at the Kohl Center.
In the semifinals of the WCHA Final Face-Off, the Wisconsin Badgers learned just how hard it can be to defeat a team that is fighting to keep their season alive.
With the Big Ten season still a few weeks away, the Badgers (10-9 overall) took a road trip to Fullerton, Calif., for the Judi Garman Classic, named after the famed Cal State Fullerton coach.
One year ago, the Penn State Nittany Lions dug themselves out of a 2-0 hole to beat the Badgers 3-2 in overtime, effectively spoiling UW's at-large postseason bid. With the Big Ten title on the line and the tournament just weeks away, Wisconsin was not about to let history repeat itself this weekend.
Nebraska is fourth in the Big Ten standings. The weird part: It’s in basketball.
Although they came out with a powerful start and dominated play for most of the game, Wisconsin (3-13 Big Ten, 10-19 overall) could not hold on in overtime and lost in the first round of the Big Ten championships to Minnesota (8-9, 20-12) Thursday night in Indianapolis.
A recent and unfortunate trend in college basketball right now is the on-court behavior by coaches.
This weekend, the best wrestlers from the nation’s best wrestling conference will take to the mats as Wisconsin hosts the 2014 Big Ten Conference Championships.
On a Friday night in March 2012, Michigan goalie Shawn Hunwick lost his final collegiate hockey game. Following the fateful overtime shot, Hunwick skated over to the opposing team’s bench and handed the puck over to its rightful owners.
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