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Don't get too excited - Olympics won't make hockey popular
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Don't get too excited - Olympics won't make hockey popular

By Jack Doyle | Mar. 4, 2010

After an epic overtime thriller that left the U.S. Men's Hockey Team on the losing end of a 3-2 result, the sad reality of hockey reclaiming its place as fourth fiddle in the American sports landscape set in for many of the game's fans. Even after a dramatic Olympic finale like Vancouver's, the nation's concern for hockey already has dwindled as casual followers shift their focus to March Madness, the start of spring training or maybe this summer's World Cup.

More international tournaments the key to hockey's popularity
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More international tournaments the key to hockey's popularity

By Scott Kellogg | Mar. 3, 2010

Never in my life can I remember so much focus from the sports world on hockey than during the Vancouver Olympics. I was completely hooked, leaving games on in my apartment whenever I was home, whether it be the preliminary round or the gold-medal game. People I knew, who ranged from casual hockey fans to apathetic ones, became invested. The national media turned its focus away from college basketball, the NBA and the NFL offseason to the U.S.-Canada gold-medal game. The sport could not have asked for a better showcase.

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Badgers sweep Michigan Tech for the second time

By Nico Savidge | Mar. 1, 2010

HOUGHTON, Mich.—Looking only at the last time Wisconsin faced off against Michigan Tech, at the Kohl Center Dec. 4 and 5, you might think a pair of close wins at John MacInnes arena would be disappointing. Despite being obliterated by the Badgers the last time they met, getting outscored 14-2, Michigan Tech put up a better fight in an emotional final home series for their seniors, testing the Badger offense that was without its top scorer and frustrating junior goaltender Scott Gudmandson.

UW falls in overtime to Iowa
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UW falls in overtime to Iowa

By Mark Bennett | Mar. 1, 2010

In a game featuring a wide range of emotions, the largest crowd of the season and postseason tournament seedings on the line, the Wisconsin women's basketball team played one of its most thrilling contests of the year Sunday evening.

Behind D'Alie's 21 points, Badgers rout Penn State
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Behind D'Alie's 21 points, Badgers rout Penn State

By Mark Bennett | Feb. 26, 2010

The Wisconsin women's basketball team came out with a fury Thursday night against Penn State, shredding the Nittany Lions 71-39 in College Park, Penn. The 32-point margin of victory was the largest for Wisconsin this season. The 39 points also marks the second fewest scored by an opponent this season. Only SIU-Edwardsville scored fewer, with just 38.

Indiana shows little resistance as UW cruises
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Indiana shows little resistance as UW cruises

By Nick Schmitt | Feb. 26, 2010

The Badgers picked up just their fourth road win of the season with a 78-46 clinic over the Hoosiers last night, marking their largest margin of victory in a road Big Ten game since their 54-20 win over the University of Chicago in 1942.

UW with a lot riding on Michigan Tech series
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UW with a lot riding on Michigan Tech series

By Parker Gabriel | Feb. 26, 2010

Maybe Michigan Tech is not the most prolific opponent Wisconsin has faced this year, and maybe the match up fails to grab the attention that becomes virtually commonplace in the WCHA, but good luck convincing the Badgers that this is a throwaway weekend. They have the chance to come back from Houghton, Mich., with a home playoff berth and sole possession of second place in the league wrapped up, and that stands as plenty of incentive. The puck drops from the MacInnes Student Ice Arena at 7 p.m. both Friday and Saturday in the second season series between the Badgers and the Huskies.

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Donovan and fellow Yanks paving path overseas

By Jack Doyle | Feb. 26, 2010

A U.S. soccer player making it big overseas is like the Cincinnati Bengals having a season without one of their players being arrested: a rare and pleasant surprise. And just like the Bengals' ever-increasing number of players in jail, the consistent failure of American footballers across the pond has become a favorite punch line in the media. Once in a while, though, an attempt to play with the big boys pans out—Tim Howard, Clint Dempsey and, most recently, Landon Donovan. These occurrences are all too rare and must happen more often if the U.S. is to gain more credibility in the soccer world.

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