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.
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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.
In a season defined by scoring records, win streaks and plenty of adversity, No. 9 Wisconsin (12-5 Big Ten, 25-5 overall) wrapped up its final home game with a team victory over Purdue.
When No. 2-seed Wisconsin takes the ice Friday and squares off against No. 3-seed North Dakota in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Face-Off, it'll be looking to not just advance to the finals, but to exact a little revenge as well.
The drums are starting to beat.
The early season tournament tour will continue in California for Wisconsin (7-7) when the Badgers head to Fullerton for the Judi Garman Classic Friday.
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