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Wisconsin aims to learn from adversity

By Michael Tews | Nov. 1, 2011

Coming into the showdown against Ohio State, the No. 19 Wisconsin football team (2-2 Big Ten, 6-2 overall) was poised to make a statement and redeem itself after a devastating loss at Michigan State. Yet, in spite of the Badgers late rally, the nightmare from MSU returned when Buckeyes freshman quarterback Braxton Miller connected on a 40-yard touchdown to freshman wide receiver Devin Smith to nullify Wisconsin’s incredible comeback and give the Buckeyes a 33-29 victory.

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First month encouraging for young Badgers team

By Ryan Evans | Nov. 1, 2011

According to head coach Mike Eaves, if you had told him at the beginning of the season that his young Wisconsin men’s hockey team (3-3 WCHA, 4-4 overall) would be .500 at the end of the season’s first month, he would have taken it, and that is exactly where the Badgers find themselves after their first four weekends of play.

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High-scoring affair against Nebraska-Omaha ends with series split

By Matt Masterson | Oct. 31, 2011

The Badgers’ men’s hockey (3-3-0 WCHA, 4-4-0 overall) team was flying high after an impressive sweep on then-No.5 ranked North Dakota last weekend, but the team couldn’t capitalize on its momentum, splitting this weekend’s series with Nebraska-Omaha (3-1-0, 4-4-0).

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Badgers continue to roll, sweep Boston University

By Vince Huth | Oct. 31, 2011

The No. 1 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (5-1-0 WCHA, 9-1-0 overall) swept No. 4 Boston University (0-0-0 Hockey East, 5-3-1 overall) this weekend at the Kohl Center in Madison. The series concluded a four-series stretch against top-10 teams for the Badgers.

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Athletic department is misguided in its attempts to end ‘ES-FU’ chants

By Nico Savidge | Oct. 31, 2011

Fuck you. Eat shit.

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The captain and his father

By Nico Savidge and Andrew Haffner | Oct. 27, 2011

Rutherford Road is a wide stretch of Canadian asphalt that shoots from east to west across a small piece of the suburban sprawl emanating north from Toronto.

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Clash of titans in Duluth: Wisconsin takes on Bulldogs in first road series

By Vince Huth | Oct. 21, 2011

The No. 1 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (3-1-0 WCHA, 5-1-0 overall) will play its first games outside the friendly confines of the Kohl Center this weekend when it travels to Minnesota Duluth to take on the No. 6 Bulldogs (0-0-0, 4-2-0).

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Tough test ahead as the Badgers welcome UND to the Kohl Center

By Ryan Evans | Oct. 21, 2011

Coming into the season, it was expected that the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (0-2 WCHA, 1-3 overall), containing 20 freshman and sophomores, would face its fair share of adversity, but the hope is that the youth on this team will learn from those experiences and grow.