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HOCKEY

Women's Hockey: Badgers begin road to WCHA title vs. St. Cloud

By Rex Sheild | Feb. 28, 2013

The race for the 2013 WCHA conference tournament crown is underway and second-seeded and No.6 ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team (17-9-2 WCHA, 21-9-2 overall) will look to build upon their late-season momentum, as they host seventh-seeded St. Cloud State (5-21-2, 9-22-3) in the first round of the WCHA Playoff series—the first ever playoff series at the LaBahn Arena.

HOCKEY

Men's Hockey: Wisconsin looks to rebound in Omaha

By Brett Bachman | Feb. 28, 2013

Following a tough 3-2 overtime loss Monday night, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team looks to regroup and make a run over its last two series of the season.

BASKETBALL

Men's Basketball: Badgers hosting Purdue in final regular season game at Kohl Center

By Vince Huth | Feb. 28, 2013

Five Badgers will suit up for their final game at the Kohl Center Sunday when Purdue (6-9 Big Ten, 13-15 overall) visits Wisconsin (11-4, 20-8) in the midst of UW’s push to capture a share of the regular season conference championship.

SOFTBALL

Softball: Badgers take to west coast for trio of difficult matchups

By Christian Blatner | Feb. 28, 2013

After sweeping the competition last weekend in Orlando and getting off to the best start in school history, the Wisconsin softball team (10-1 overall) will travel to the Golden State looking to continue its success against some top-caliber competition. The Badgers open up Thursday with a game versus Cal State Fullerton before playing in the Easton Invitational over the weekend.

BASKETBALL

Badger basketball teams head into home stretch of Big Ten play

By Jack Baer | Feb. 26, 2013

Women's Basketball

HOCKEY

Men's Hockey: Badgers fall in overtime to Penn State 3-2

By Matt Masterson | Feb. 26, 2013

While it was not lacking in chances, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team could not take advantage of them as they fell to Penn State 3-2 in overtime.

BASKETBALL

Men's basketball: Wisconsin hosts Huskers in Big Ten matchup

By Kelly Kallien and Vince Huth | Feb. 26, 2013

Nebraska (4-10 Big Ten, 13-14 overall) has been more competitive this season than its four conference wins would suggest. While the Cornhuskers have yet to come away with a win against the Big Ten’s upper echelon, they have certainly made things interesting in a handful of such games.

COLUMNS

Column: NFL combine coverage getting out of hand

By Matt Masterson | Feb. 26, 2013

When it comes to overhyped sporting events, nothing takes the cake quite like the NFL scouting combine. What began as simply a series of physical tests for NFL-bound athletes has been transformed by the 24-hour news cycle of the sports media world and their talking heads, desperate for a discussion point.

COLUMNS

Column: Bundesliga has overtaken EPL as best league in the world

By Matthew Kleist | Feb. 25, 2013

Two weeks ago, I subtly made the statement that the German Bundesliga is “the most competitive league in Europe over the past couple of years” in my column. This statement is more than just my opinion; there is some concrete evidence to support this notion.

SPORTS

Men's Tennis: Golden Gophers too much for Wisconsin

By James Dayton | Feb. 25, 2013

Minnesota junior Petr Satral covered the length of the baseline, lunged forward, and fired a forehand winner down the line to break a deadlock with No. 40 Minnesota and claim a 4-3 victory for the No. 75 Wisconsin men’s tennis team on Saturday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Women's Basketball: Badgers fall to Northwestern

By Cameron Kalmon | Feb. 25, 2013

Wisconsin (3-11 Big Ten, 11-16 overall) could not hold on to the lead Saturday and fell to Northwestern (5-9, 13-14) in a 54-52 thriller.

HOCKEY

Men's Hockey: Rumpel, Barnes power Badgers past Penn State

By Matt Masterson | Feb. 25, 2013

What started off as a dud could not have finished with a louder bang, as the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (11-7-7 WCHA, 14-10-7 overall) took down Penn State (12-14) 5-0 in the first meeting between the two teams.

HOCKEY

Women's Hockey: Badger women earn No. 2 seed in WCHA with a sweep of Bemidji State

By Peter Geppert | Feb. 25, 2013

Some tough defense and some timely scoring by the usual suspects were enough for the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (17-9-2-2 WCHA, 21-9-2 overall) to grab a weekend road sweep over the Bemidji State Beavers (5-22-1, 6-24-2).

SPORTS

Softball: Darrah’s no-hitter key for Wisconsin in Citrus Classic sweep

By Kelly Kallien and Blake Duffin | Feb. 25, 2013

The Wisconsin women’s softball team (10-1 overall) continued their good start to the season in Orlando this weekend at the 2013 Citrus Classic. The team won all six games over the three-day span, matching up against Boston University (1-4) and Georgia Southern (7-7) each day.

SOFTBALL

Softball: Badgers head to Orlando for Citrus Classic

By Samuel Garigliano | Feb. 22, 2013

The Wisconsin softball team (4-1 overall) heads to Orlando this weekend to take part in the 2013 Citrus Classic, facing off against Georgia Southern (6-3) and Boston University.

COLUMNS

Column: Titles are titles

By Max Sternberg | Feb. 22, 2013

I hear it time after time: “College basketball’s regular season is irrelevant” or “Nothing matters until March”. Though I am usually successful in restraining myself from the onslaught of dispute I would like to unleash in response, the assertion continues to bother me. Sure, March Madness is fun, but such fun takes nothing away from the importance of the conference schedule. So please don’t change the tournament, because it is great as it is. As any coach or player would tell you, those advocating for such a change on the grounds that it renders the regular season irrelevant are completely off base.

HOCKEY

Men's Hockey: Badgers take on Penn State for first time

By Matt Fox and Matt Masterson | Feb. 22, 2013

Coming off a big win over No. 2 Minnesota in Chicago last weekend, the No. 18 Wisconsin men’s hockey team is returning to Madison to host Penn State in the first ever meeting between the two teams.

HOCKEY

Women's Hockey: Wisconsin women head to Bemidji State in regular season finale

By Rex Sheild | Feb. 22, 2013

It is not where you start, it is where you finish. This phenomenon extends to teams year-in and year-out, especially to the No. 6 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (15-9-2 WCHA, 19-9-2 overall) this season.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Women's Basketball: Badger women travel to take on Wildcats

By Jonah Beleckis | Feb. 22, 2013

With the Wisconsin men's basketball team trouncing Northwestern by 28 and only allowing 12 first half points, the women's team (3-10 Big Ten, 11-15 overall) is looking to make it a Badger double against the Wildcats (4-9, 12-14).

SPORTS

Wisconsin teams face big week in the Big Ten

By Jack Baer | Feb. 18, 2013

Women’s Swimming and Diving