San Antonio won its fifth NBA title in franchise history Sunday night after a resounding 104-87 victory over Miami. With lights-out shooting, stingy defense and crucial contributions off the bench, the Spurs closed out the Heat in five games and perhaps put an end to the Big Three era in Miami.
After four unbearably long years, World Cup season returns and is coming to its spiritual home in Brazil. To preview this month-long celebration, here are my picks for what to expect at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. For each category, I first give an answer that is more on the obvious side, followed by a not-so-obvious answer that significantly less people are talking about. Finally, I give my predicted winner and break down why I see them hoisting the trophy at the Maracanã in Rio De Janeiro July 13.
Men’s cross country head coach Mick Byrne has built his team into a national powerhouse that shows no sign of slowing down.
Since Mark Johnson took over as head coach in 2002, few programs in collegiate women’s hockey have been as consistently successful as Wisconsin.
At the beginning of last season, new head coach Kelly Sheffield took over a national program that seemed to have fallen dormant. After a streak of nine straight NCAA tournament appearances, former head coach Pete Waite’s program missed the tournament six times in a row.
Wisconsin will not have an easy task repeating the success of last season, but it certainly has the ability.
After the 2013 season brought a new coaching staff and a transition to the 3-4 defense, changes will continue this fall as Wisconsin heads into the 2014 campaign.
Wisconsin softball lost 4-3 to No. 1 seed Michigan Saturday in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament after a walk-off single by Wolverine first baseman Caitlin Blanchard.
Day Three of the 2014 National Football League Draft brought fortune to three Badgers, who will all continue their football careers with 2013 playoff teams.
After a stellar career with the Badgers, linebacker Chris Borland was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers with the 13th pick of the third round, 77th overall.
In a very surprising development, graduated Wisconsin safety Dezmen Southward was the first Badger taken in the 2014 National Football League Draft. The Sunrise, Fla., native was selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the fourth pick of the third round, 68th overall.
For the first time since 2010, no Wisconsin players were selected in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft following the round’s completion Thursday night.
In the last series of conference play, the Badgers battled it out to defeat the Wolverines 2-1 this past weekend in Ann Arbor.
Wisconsin will welcome Duke to the Kohl Center on the second day of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, according to a Sports Illustrated report. The pairings will be officially announced Thursday afternoon.
For years, people have been saying Bo Ryan can’t win in March. Why?
Wisconsin had its record-tying win streak snapped at the hands of Nebraska Wednesday at Goodman Diamond, but the Badgers did not allow the loss to loom over them for long.
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