Football: Comeback falls short as Badgers lose BCS Bowl hopes
By Brett Bachman | Nov. 30, 2013It wasn't the battle the Badgers were expecting, but it was a battle they got.
It wasn't the battle the Badgers were expecting, but it was a battle they got.
Even the uglier wins look better when they take place on the Mexican coastline.
Winter is coming fast in Wisconsin, as is the end of college football's regular season.
Ending one of its most successful seasons to date, the Wisconsin men’s soccer team (4-3-0 Big Ten, 14-5-2 overall) fell 4-0 to No. 3-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1-3 ACC, 13-1-6) in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
For the first time in over a month, No. 2 Wisconsin was unable to complete a weekend sweep over its opponent, coming away with a tie and a win against conference opponent No. 4 North Dakota in Grand Forks, N.D.
The Badgers (11-7 Big Ten, 22-8 overall) traveled to the Great Lakes state for a pair of matches this weekend, coming out with two solid wins against ranked opponents.
The men’s and women’s cross country teams both finished their seasons strongly this weekend at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind.
The win or go home mentality is what makes the postseason in any sport so compelling and so thrilling. In collegiate athletics, many senior players have reached their peak and will never play a competitive match again.
Wisconsin women's basketball (3-1 overall) suffered their first loss of the season to the Alabama Crimson Tide, 70-62. This was Alabama's (1-3) first win of the season.
It is officially basketball season, and the NBA and college basketball are in full swing. It’s the time of year when basketball momentarily allows you to forget about the frigid weather outside.
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Following a school-record 43-point performance from junior forward Frank Kaminsky Tuesday, Wisconsin (4-0) will play the second of their three-game homestand Thursday night against Bowling Green University (1-1).
Following a complete dismantling of Indiana’s offense, No. 19 Wisconsin (5-1 Big Ten, 8-2 overall) will head to the Twin Cities to take on No. 25 Minnesota (4-2, 8-2) in the battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe.
While James White and Melvin Gordon’s touchdown dance grows in popularity, tonight the Wisconsin men’s soccer team (4-3-0 Big Ten, 13-4-2 overall) opens their own big dance, hosting Milwaukee (5-2-0 Horizon League, 15-2-2) in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
After a successful tournament in Colorado, No. 2 Wisconsin (6-2-0 WCHA, 10-2-0 overall) will head back out on the road for a weekend series against No. 4 North Dakota (7-2-1, 9-2-1), a team coming off one of the biggest wins in program history.
Football
Despite facing a threat more challenging than either of their previous “power six” conference opponents, the Badgers held strong in the final minute to pull out a 69-66 win against the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Saturday.
With its first road victory on the line, No. 12 Wisconsin (4-3-1) traveled to Oxford, Ohio, to take on No. 8 Miami-Ohio (7-4-1) over the weekend.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.