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Stay level headed: Badger fans have little to complain about

By Ben Breiner and Sam Morgan | May. 6, 2010

Five fucking years.

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Andy Katz weighs in on the past, present and future of UW basketball

By Kate Ray | May. 6, 2010

ESPN analyst and Daily Cardinal alumnus Andy Katz was on campus Tuesday and stopped by the office where he got his start to answer a few questions about Wisconsin basketball.

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Player of the Year

By Ben Breiner | May. 6, 2010

It's not often a Player of the Year is discouraged from taking slapshots or told by his coach to emulate the most gruntish of NHL role players, Tomas Holmstrom. Few top scorers describe themselves as lighting the lamp almost exclusively via ""ugly goals.""

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Team of the year: Men's Hockey

By Parker Gabriel | May. 6, 2010

The record books will list Mike Eaves as head coach of the men's hockey team during its recent run to the national title game, but make no mistake about it: This team belonged to the senior class.

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Wisconsin taking momentum into final stretch of season

By Ryan Evans and David Shaffer | May. 6, 2010

The Wisconsin Badgers softball looks to continue its recent winning ways this weekend when it travels to Evansville, Ill., to take on Big Ten rival Northwestern.

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Games to remember

By Nick Schmitt | May. 6, 2010

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Irish UW's first test in NCAAs

By Emma Condon | May. 6, 2010

The Wisconsin men's tennis team will travel to Illinois next weekend on an at-large bid to participate in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

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Team of the year: Women's Soccer

By Jack Doyle | May. 6, 2010

A third-place finish in the Big Ten standings; their first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 1993. These are the moments that defined the 2009-'10 Wisconsin women's soccer team, and these are the moments that earned them the title of UW women's team of the year.

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Six head coaches' contracts extended

By Nico Savidge | May. 4, 2010

After a banner year for many programs, the Wisconsin Athletic Department extended the contracts for six head coaches, the department announced Friday.

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Defense holds Hoosiers to one run in victories

By Jessica Bell | May. 3, 2010

The Wisconsin softball team improved their Big Ten record to 3-11 this weekend with two wins over Indiana.

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Wisconsin dominates on the water to claim program's first conference title

By Mark Bennett and Abby Becker | May. 3, 2010

The UW women's rowing team won the program's first Big Ten Rowing Championship Saturday on Lake Ovid in Laingsburg, Mich. The Badgers took the title by out-rowing the seven other teams participating in four of six events.

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Cardinal's valiant comeback on the softball diamond falls short in rain-drenched match

By John Pounder | May. 3, 2010

VILAS PARK – The situation was perfect. It was a familiar scenario; one that sets men up to become legends. And with 2009's hero watching from the dugout, it was Editorial Board Chairman Joe Labuz who ensured The Badger Herald would come off the diamond victorious for the second year in a row.

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UW falls to OSU in Big Ten Tournament

By Emma Condon and Ian Zangs | May. 3, 2010

The no. 27 Wisconsin men's tennis team exited the Big Ten tournament in Saturday's semi-final round at the hands of the top seed Ohio State, who outmaneuvered the Badgers 4-0.

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Badgers down UWM to finish spring unbeaten

By Angela Barian and Jack Doyle | May. 3, 2010

A goal in the closing minutes gave the Wisconsin men's soccer team a 4-3 win over rival UW-Milwaukee Friday in the McClain Center, and concluded an unbeaten spring exhibition campaign.

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Five superstars to keep an eye on when the world's best come together in South Africa

By Jack Doyle | Apr. 29, 2010

Summer just isn't quite the same without the World Cup to watch, which is why I'm so excited for the upcoming one. The whole world comes together to watch the purest world championship in all of sports, and the passion of the countries involved is inspiring. So without further ado, I give you five players to watch this June and July in South Africa (assuming they get their stadiums built on time).

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Elliott's title earns nod as top individual performer

By Ben Breiner and Abby Becker | Apr. 29, 2010

The half-life of college journalism is fairly short. Terms for beats last at best three years, for columns only two. Turnover is constant and a necessary fact of life as staffers are forever graduating or moving on.

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UW sweeps Sioux at home

By Ryan Evans | Apr. 29, 2010

The Wisconsin Badgers softball team employed some late-inning magic to sweep the North Dakota Fighting Sioux in doubleheader action Wednesday afternoon at Goodman Diamond.

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Wisconsin drops heartbreaker to No. 4 Ohio State

By Emma Condon | Apr. 26, 2010

They came so close, but it just wasn't enough.

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Badgers shut out by No. 18 Illinois 6-0 Saturday, game rained out Sunday

By Ryan Evans | Apr. 26, 2010

This past weekend, the Wisconsin softball team traveled to Champaign, Ill., for a two-game series with the No. 18 Fighting Illini.

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UW assistant Osiecki named OSU head coach

By Nico Savidge and Negassi Tesfamichael | Apr. 26, 2010

After six years as assistant coach of the Badger men's hockey team Mark Osiecki will move on to the head coaching role at Ohio State next season, the Buckeyes announced Saturday.