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COLUMNS

Column: 2013 NFL mock draft: a look at this year's first round

By Matt Masterson | Apr. 22, 2013

So I decided to write a mock draft in preparation of this week’s NFL draft. You may be asking, “What qualifies you to write anything on the NFL or football in general? You don’t seem particularly bright, and you probably are ugly.” Well, my only defense to that would be to tell you I have better hair than Mel Kiper, and that covers me on all counts—so take that. Plus most of these “experts” have a worse history of predictions than your local weatherman. So, here we go.

FOOTBALL

Football: Badger D earns early bragging rights

By Jack Baer and Liz Puibello | Apr. 22, 2013

With unfamiliar faces and a new formation, the Wisconsin defense won Saturday’s spring game by a score of 61-47 on Saturday.

SPORTS

Men's Tennis: Wisconsin emerges victorious in final home match

By Jim Dayton | Apr. 21, 2013

Playing together at No. 1 doubles, Wisconsin seniors Billy Bertha and Alexander Kostanov started the day off with an 8-6 victory over their Nebraska counterparts Dusty Boyer and Marc Herrmann.

SPORTS

Softball: Weekend sweep helps Badgers move up in Big Ten standings

By Blake Duffin | Apr. 21, 2013

The Wisconsin softball team (10-5 Big Ten, 33-9 overall) resumed Big Ten action with a bang this weekend at home against Ohio State (6-9, 27-17). The Badgers display of resiliency and teamwork lead to a series sweep of the Buckeyes at Goodman Diamond.

FOOTBALL

Football: Badger offense falls to defense in Spring Game

By Sam Garigliano | Apr. 21, 2013

Despite some occasional bursts of production, the Badger’s White team (offense) fell to the Cardinal team (defense) in Saturday’s Spring Game by a score of 61-47.

SPORTS

Softball: Badgers look to climb conference standings in series with Buckeyes

By Christian Blatner | Apr. 19, 2013

The Wisconsin softball team returns to Big Ten action Saturday and Sunday after splitting its first home series of the season with Green Bay. The Badgers welcome Ohio State (6-6 Big Ten, 27-14 overall) to Goodman Diamond for a three-game series.

SPORTS

Men's Tennis: Badgers to close regular season against Iowa, Nebraska

By Rushad Machhi | Apr. 19, 2013

The great spectacle that is the men’s tennis regular season only lasts one more weekend for the No. 69 Badgers (2-7 Big Ten, 11-10 overall). Unfortunately for the fans, only one match will be played at home this weekend, as Wisconsin hits the road Friday to visit Iowa (0-9, 7-14) in attempt to pick up its first road win of the season.

COLUMNS

Column: Athletes must be more careful with alcohol

By Rex Sheild | Apr. 17, 2013

You’ve had a couple of drinks and you’re feeling courageous enough to talk to the good-looking girl across the bar. You have a couple more drinks and realize that time is flying by, forcing you to drunkenly shuffle your hands through your pockets to find your keys. As you tell your friends goodbye with a drunken slur, you stumble your way to the car and force your keys into the ignition, putting yourself and everyone on the road at risk in the wee hours of the night.

SPORTS

Softball: Badgers split opening home series against Green Bay

By Sam Garigliano | Apr. 17, 2013

The University of Wisconsin softball team split its two-game home opener against Green Bay (2-6 Horizon League, 10-19 overall) Tuesday, losing the first game 2-1 and winning the second 4-3.

COLUMNS

Column: Tragedy in Boston creates far more heroes than villains

By Molly Reppen and Matt Masterson | Apr. 16, 2013

It is easy to get angry when looking at the images in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. It’s simple to focus on the rage you feel toward the person or persons who would attack innocent runners and bystanders on a citywide day of celebration. If we stop there though, we are doing a disservice to all those who put themselves at risk to help people who they likely had never met, let alone seen, before today.

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Press conference: Wisconsin gears up for spring game, other competitions

By Jack Baer and Brad Rysz | Apr. 16, 2013

Football

SOFTBALL

Softball: Badgers look to bounce back at home against UW-Green Bay

By Blake Duffin | Apr. 15, 2013

The Wisconsin softball team (7-5 Big Ten, 29-8 overall) will return home Tuesday afternoon for the first time this season. The Badgers will battle in-state rival UW Green Bay (9-18 overall) in a double-header beginning at 3 p.m.

SOFTBALL

Softball: Badgers falter on road to red-hot Cornhuskers

By Christian Blatner | Apr. 15, 2013

Due to a pair of rainouts April 10, the Badgers (7-5 Big Ten, 29-8 overall) extended their streak to 37-straight road games this weekend as they met No. 22 Nebraska (8-3, 30-9) for three games.

SPORTS

Men's Tennis: Wisconsin ends skid, then falls to Indiana

By Rushad Machhi and Alex Pacheco | Apr. 15, 2013

Apparently all bad things do come to an end, as the No. 75 Badgers finally halted their seven-meet losing streak Friday at Nielsen Indoor Tennis stadium against No. 58 Purdue, beating the Boilermakers 4-3. However, it was not a walk in the park for the Badgers, as the meet lasted about four hours, and almost every match was highly contested.

SPORTS

Softball: Badgers, Cornhuskers to battle in Lincoln

By Sam Garigliano and By Rachel Schulze | Apr. 12, 2013

Wisconsin (6-3 Big Ten, 28-6 overall) will take on No. 22 Nebraska (6-2, 28-8) this weekend in a three-game series in Lincoln, Neb.

SPORTS

Men's Tennis: Wisconsin looks to rebound in match against Purdue

By Jim Dayton | Apr. 12, 2013

When the Badger men’s tennis team takes to the court Friday night at Nielsen Tennis Stadium against No. 58 Purdue, it will be looking to reverse a month’s worth of lackluster performances.

COLUMNS

Column: Louisville’s team unity leads to championship

By Rex Sheild | Apr. 10, 2013

As I contemplated what to write my column about this week, I came to a standstill. Should I write about the mess at Rutgers and the mind-boggling severance package head coach Mike Rice received? Eh, perhaps. What about the allegations regarding the 2010 Auburn national title championship team? No, allegations surrounding championship programs should be old news by now. While I could have torn Rutgers and Auburn a new one, I had the odd urge to be nostalgic and sentimental with my column for the mere reason to shy away from the norm.

COLUMNS

Column: Wrapping up the men's hoops season

By Max Sternberg | Apr. 10, 2013

As great as the NCAA Tournament is, March Madness comes packed with a brutal reality: one misstep and its all over. With one half of poor shooting, Wisconsin found that out the hard way, falling to 12th-seeded Ole Miss to bring a quick end to a postseason run many thought had a chance to go the distance.

BASKETBALL

A few reasons why sports are so popular

By Zac Pestine | Apr. 8, 2013

Possibly my favorite weekend of the year is the opening rounds of March Madness. This particular weekend happened to coincide with my birthday this year, so when my dad suggested spending this weekend in Las Vegas, I seized the opportunity. While I did not spend my days there dazed, confused and incoherent, a la Hunter Thompson, I did take advantage of my “of ageness,” which complemented (or caused) my rowdiness when yelling at the television screen quite nicely.

COLUMNS

Men's Tennis: Badger prospects lack elite talent but provide good depth in draft

By Matt Masterson | Apr. 8, 2013

As the calendar turns over into April, football fans everywhere gear up for what is arguably the most important day of the NFL year: the draft. While free agency has made the practice of building a winner a more expedited process, you can look at the roster of any successful team and see that their corps was put together on a late April day.