Sports

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Column: Titles are titles

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.

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

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.

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

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: Badger women travel to take on Wildcats

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).

Wisconsin teams face big week in the Big Ten

Women’s Swimming and Diving

Column: Jerry Buss didn’t just fix the Lakers, he left his mark on the NBA

Name your five favorite athletes.

Men's Hockey: Border battle adds new page in Chicago

Wisconsin vs. Minnesota, it is already the marquee rivalry for both schools, but when something as rare as an outdoor game is added to the mix, the series becomes something even more special.

Men's Basketball: Wisconsin falls to Minnesota with Ohio State game looming

In over 100 years of basketball at Wisconsin, the Badgers had never played in three consecutive overtime games.

Women's Hockey: Wisconsin women to take on Minnesota-Duluth in pair of sold-out events

With only four games to go in the regular season, crunch time is on for the No. 9 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (13-9-2-2 WCHA, 17-9-2 overall). And rather then the schedule getting easier, the Badgers will welcome Minnesota-Duluth (13-10-1, 14-11-3) to La Bahn Arena for the final home series of the season.

Women's Basketball: Badgers fall at home to Purdue

Playing in their twelfth conference game of the season, the Wisconsin women's basketball team (3-9 Big Ten, 11-14 overall) fell to No. 18 Purdue (19-5, 8-3), 58-48.

Men's Basketball: Badgers in position to make Big Ten title run

Wisconsin was two last-second shots away from a winless week at the Kohl Center. But what was oh-so-close to the last nail in the Badgers’ coffin ended up becoming a home stand that just may mark the defining moment in a Big Ten title run.

Column: When it comes down to clutch time, nothing beats a buzzer beater

As I sat in my apartment Saturday afternoon, having just watched Ben Brust’s half-court prayer send the Wisconsin-Michigan game into overtime, I tried to remember the last time I was this excited by a sporting event—any sporting event. When was the last time that a play literally made me jump out of my seat and start jumping up and down while yelling myself horse?

Softball: Wisconsin opens spring season at First Pitch Classic

The Wisconsin softball team travels to Charlotte, N.C., Friday, where it will participate in the First Pitch Classic to open up its season. The University of North Carolina-Charlotte will host the weekend’s festivities at D.L. Phillips Softball Complex.

Men's Basketball: Badgers down Iowa in double OT thriller

It had been nearly two full years since the Wisconsin men’s basketball team had beaten Iowa and with six minutes left still facing a nine-point deficit, it looked as if the Badgers were going to add yet another year to the drought.

Column: J.J. Watt’s actions off the field are bigger than his actions on it

Women's Basketball: Wisconsin women ready to take on Ohio State on the road

Thursday night the Wisconsin women's basketball team (2-7 Big Ten, 10-12 overall) will travel to Columbus to take on Ohio state (2-7, 12-10). The last time these two teams met the Badgers walked away with their first conference victory this season, taking down the Buckeyes 68-49 in Madison.

Press Conference: Wisconsin teams face big tests this week

Men’s Hockey

Column: Baltimore proves that sometimes it is better to be lucky than good

An old, old cliché in sports says that “it is better to be lucky than good.” As antiquated as that notion seems to be, perhaps no team embodied that idea more than the 2012 Baltimore Ravens.

Men's Basketball: Badgers come away with win in Illinois

Despite notching a 24-point victory in their last meeting with Illinois, the Badgers were anything but comfortable heading to Champaign to face a desperate Illini team. But on the strength of breakout performances from Illinois natives junior Ben Brust and sophomore Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin was able to get back into the win column with a 74-68 victory.

Men's Hockey: Badgers tie, lose to North Dakota

After skating to a 1-1 tie Friday night, the No. 19 Wisconsin men’s hockey team (8-6-6 WCHA, 11-9-6 overall) had a much rougher go Saturday against No. 7/8 North Dakota (9-5-6, 14-8-6). The Badgers saw their 11-game WCHA unbeaten streak snapped and one of their leaders carried off the ice in a 4-1 loss in Grand Forks, N.D.