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Women's Basketball: Wisconsin holds off Wolverines for third straight win

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team (4-5 Big Ten, 8-13 overall) found itself up 47-31 with just over 11 minutes left in the game against  Michigan (5-4, 16-6), but allowed a 16-0 run to knot the score at 47 with six minutes remaining. Sophomore guard Morgan Paige finally ended the drought by converting on a tricky left-handed layup. Sophomore forward Cassie Rochel then scored seven of her nine points in the remaining four minutes—along with the team’s stellar free-throw shooting—to hold off the comeback effort. The Badgers came out on top 66-60.

Men's Hockey: Wisconsin fails to claim crucial points over weekend

Overcoming early season struggles, the Wisconsin Badgers Men's Hockey team (7-11-2 WCHA, 12-12-2 overall) had appeared to turn the proverbial corner during the winter break, but after being swept at the hands of North Dakota (11-9-0, 15-10-2) this weekend, it is clear they are still a work in progress.

Women's Basketball: Badgers look to continue modest winning streak

Senior forward Anya Covington and the rest of the Wisconsin women's basketball team look to keep their winning streak alive when they welcome Michigan to the Kohl Center on Monday. The Badgers (3-5 Big Ten, 7-13 overall) are fresh off of a 78-72 road victory over Minnesota on Thursday and have won two straight games. Meanwhile, Michigan (5-3, 16-5) hopes to bounce back from their first home loss of the season, falling to Penn State 77-56 on Thursday.

Men's Basketball: Badgers continue hot streak, top Indiana

Wisconsin men's basketball is no longer unbeatable in Madison having lost three at home this season. Thursday night, however, the Kohl Center remained a house of horrors for Indiana as the No. 25 Badgers (6-3 Big Ten, 17-5 overall) knocked off the No. 17 Hoosiers (4-5, 16-5) 57-50.

Men's Hockey: Every point counts: Badgers face UND

As the 2011-'12 college hockey season prepares for its stretch, the postseason pictures across the country are beginning to take shape.

Women's Hockey: Wisconsin to host Bemidji State for ‘Fill the Bowl’ game

For the first time this season, the No. 1 Wisconsin women's hockey team (16-2-2-1 WCHA, 22-2-2 overall) will play back-to-back prime-time games at the Kohl Center. The Badgers will host Bemidji State (14-10-3, 8-10-2) Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m.

Women's Basketball: Wisconsin finds rhythm in Minnesota win

The Wisconsin women's basketball team's (3-5 Big Ten, 7-13 overall) quick start and ability to hold off a late Minnesota (3-5, 11-11) rally propelled the Badgers to come away with a 78-72 Big Ten win on the road. Tonight's game marked the highest point-total on the season for the Badgers, who shot 50 percent (30-60) from the floor.

Women's Basketball: Wisconsin hits the road for border battle

Men's Basketball: Ryan rules the court

Everybody knows the stat lines on Bo Ryan. In his decade of dominance at UW, Ryan has only lost eight Big Ten home games. Yes, eight. In 11 years. The Badgers have reached the NCAA Tournament in each of his 11 seasons in Madison, never finishing outside the top four in the conference standings.

Men's Basketball: Indiana awaits resurgent Badgers

Just two weeks ago it appeared the Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s (5-3 Big Ten, 16-5 overall) season was headed for disaster. With three straight losses, including a rare stretch of back-to-back home losses the Badger’s streak of 12 consecutive NCAA tournament births was in jeopardy. Fast forward just sixteen days later and Wisconsin suddenly finds itself only a half game out of first place in the conference after an impressive four-game Big Ten winning streak.

Time runs out on Wisconsin comeback, Badgers fall 45-38 in Rose Bowl

PASADENA, Calif.—After a roller coaster season that included some of college football's most memorable finishes, Wisconsin's 2011 football campaign has come to a close after a heartbreaking 45-38 loss to Oregon in the Rose Bowl Game. And just as it did with the first loss back in October, the Badgers' final contest ended with a replay, this time confirming the call that senior quarterback Russell Wilson's spiked pass did not hit the ground before the clock hit zero.

Wisconsin wins in overtime, sweeps UMD

The Wisconsin women's hockey team (16-2-2-1 WCHA, 22-2-2 overall) made a successful return to the Kohl Center this weekend, sweeping No. 8 Minnesota-Duluth (9-10-1-1, 12-11-1).

Wisconsin claims first Big Ten victory in convincing fashion

Senior forward Anya Covington scored a career-high 23 points and matched her career high in rebounds with 12 as Wisconsin (2-5 Big Ten, 6-13 overall) handily defeated the Northwestern Wildcats (2-5, 12-8) 75-55 Sunday afternoon at the Kohl Center.

Analysis: Clock management, timeouts cost Badgers in Rose Bowl loss

PASADENA, Calif.-"Football is a game of inches," the old cliché goes.

Game column: For all the heartbreakers, a truly special season

PASADENA, Calif.—For a season as successful as the one Wisconsin enjoyed, it is ironic that some of the most indelible memories of the year came in loses.

Football: Return to the Roses

Many times, football games are billed as potential shoot-outs and then fail to live up to the high-scoring hype.

Football: UW prepares for ‘supersonic’ pace

LOS ANGELES—When the Oregon offense gets billed as fast, the first inclination is to think about 40-yard dash times and the big-play ability across the offensive skill positions.

Women's Basketball: Slow start to Bobby Kelsey era

The Wisconsin women's basketball team (4-7 overall) is in the midst of a 12-day break, and based on its last few performances, it appears the time off comes at the perfect time for the Badgers.

Women's Hockey: Badgers dominate 2011 slate

The No.1 Wisconsin women's hockey team (13-1-0 WCHA, 19-1-0 overall) came into the season as the defending national champion in women's collegiate hockey. The Badgers have hit the midway point of the season and have yet to deviate from that top spot.

Men's Basketball: Badgers survive scare

MILWAUKEE—Leading by 17 points with just over 15 minutes left in the game, it seemed as if the Wisconsin men's basketball team (9-2 overall) would have no trouble picking up its first true road win of the young season. But after UW-Milwaukee (2-0 Horizon, 8-3 overall) responded with a 21-4 run over the next 10 minutes, the Badgers immediately had a fight on their hands. However, thanks in large part to a clutch three-pointer in the final minute made by senior guard Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin got out of Milwaukee with a 60-54 victory.