Sports

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MEN'S HOCKEY

UW dominated by Ohio State in final regular season series

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Feb. 26, 2018

With an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament out of the picture, and little chance of capturing home-ice advantage for the first round of the Big Ten tournament, Wisconsin’s men’s hockey team entered Columbus for its final series of the regular season looking to recapture some momentum after a deflating home finale. After a pair of four-goal beatdowns at the hands of No. 6 Ohio State (14-8-2 Big Ten, 21-8-5 overall), the Badgers (14-17-4, 8-13-3) have acquired plenty of momentum — that of a stone dropped from a cliff, rather than a team surging into the postseason. Wisconsin started the weekend off strong, and took it to the heavily-favored Buckeyes for the first 40 minutes of Friday’s game.

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MEN'S TENNIS

Badgers split weekend matches, remain even for season

By Alex Young | Feb. 25, 2018

As the Wisconsin men’s tennis team (6-6 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) reached the halfway point of the spring season, this weekend produced a familiar set of results.

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SOFTBALL

Wisconsin splits Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, but has countless positives to take away

By Andrew Guckes | Feb. 25, 2018

Wisconsin softball (7-7) had an up-and-down weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif, going 3-3 against a tough slate of opponents.

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WOMEN'S TENNIS

Wisconsin falls to JMU to drop sixth straight match

By Jared Schwartz | Feb. 25, 2018

In their final non-conference showdown, the Wisconsin Badgers (6-6) fell to James Madison, 4-3. The match concluded UW’s road trip to Virginia, and was played in a neutral setting at Virginia Tech. The Badgers found themselves down early, losing the doubles point.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

'We'd rather beat them next week, anyways': Davison scores career-high 30 points, but UW falls to MSU

By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Feb. 25, 2018

"We'd rather beat them next week, anyways." That was the message Brad Davison gave to his teammates after the Wisconsin Badgers’ (7-11 Big Ten, 14-17 overall) 68-63 loss to No. 2 Michigan State (16-2, 28-3) on Senior Day Sunday afternoon. In the team’s final game of the regular season, Davison exploded for a career-high 30 points, the most by a Wisconsin freshman since 1996.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Wisconsin comes up short to No. 2 Michigan State

By Ben Pickman | Feb. 25, 2018

No matter how many times freshman guard Brad Davison clapped his hands on defense, let out fist pumps to the crowd on offense or hit highly contested jumpers, No. 2 Michigan State (16-2 Big Ten, 28-3 overall) failed to go away. Wisconsin’s (7-11, 14-16) 68-63 loss on Senior Day marked yet another time the Badgers have hung with some of its top opponents, but failed to close the deal.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Wisconsin looks to contain MSU's big men on Senior Day

By Ben Pickman | Feb. 25, 2018

In late January, when Wisconsin (7-10 Big Ten, 14-16 overall) fell to No. 2 Michigan State (15-2, 27-3), a talented trio of Spartan frontcourt players proved too much to handle for the undersized Badgers.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Depth on display as Wisconsin knocks off Northwestern

By Ben Pickman | Feb. 22, 2018

Andy Van Vliet has spent the majority of the 2017-’18 season playing on Wisconsin’s practice scout team.

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WOMEN'S TENNIS

Wisconsin hits road looking for upset over two undefeated foes

By Jon Brockman | Feb. 22, 2018

The Wisconsin women’s tennis team (6-4) will travel to Blacksburg, Va. this weekend to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies (6-0) and James Madison Dukes (6-0), two teams with whom the Badgers do not have much history. After starting the season off hot, UW will hope to rebound from a four-match losing streak, which saw it drop to 6-4 on the season.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Iverson doing Hayes impression as Wisconsin readies for Northwestern

By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Feb. 22, 2018

As the Wisconsin men’s basketball team (6-10 Big Ten, 13-16 overall) prepares for its final road trip of the season, Khalil Iverson finds his role perpetually growing.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

'Rezpect the game': Basketball a unifying force for Native American communities

By Ben Pickman | Feb. 22, 2018

Last fall, when Bronson Koenig arrived at the Standing Rock camp in North Dakota and exited the trailer that he and his brother Miles had driven 14 hours in, it was nearly midnight.

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COLUMNS

Cultural appropriation on full display in Wisconsin and beyond in form of mascots

By Kelly Ward | Feb. 22, 2018

Last month, the Cleveland Indians voted to remove their Chief Wahoo imagery from their uniforms effective next year. Cleveland’s Chief Wahoo and other Native American mascots have been the source of years of controversy due to their inaccurate depiction of indigenous peoples.

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SOFTBALL

Wisconsin seeking hot start to Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic

By Jonathan House | Feb. 22, 2018

This weekend, the Wisconsin Badgers (4-4) will be competing in the the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif. UW will start out the tournament by taking on the Auburn Tigers and the Oklahoma State Cowgirls on Thursday before taking on the Fresno State Bulldogs on Friday.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Howard has career-night but Badgers fall to Michigan State in regular season finale

By Michael Parsky | Feb. 22, 2018

Despite a dominating performance from star forward Marsha Howard, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team dropped its regular season finale, 69-61 to Michigan State in East Lansing, Mi.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Badgers hit road looking for upset over Michigan State

By Michael Parsky | Feb. 21, 2018

With the Big Ten conference tournament just around the corner, teams will be jocky for seeding, seniors will celebrate and participate in their last home games, and as for those sitting on the bubble, every game counts. After a disappointing performance against the Iowa, in which the potent Hawkeye offense shot a season-best 57.9 percent from the field, the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team takes the road one last time as it travels up to East Lansing, Mi.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Pritzl, Davison star for Badgers as UW survives against Minnesota

By Ben Pickman | Feb. 20, 2018

On the first day of February, Brevin Pritzl missed all eleven of his shots in an eight-point loss to Northwestern.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Wisconsin survives in overtime against Minnesota

By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Feb. 19, 2018

If there was any hangover from the Wisconsin Badgers’ (6-10 Big Ten, 13-16 overall) massive upset of Purdue Thursday night, it missed Brad Davison.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Riding high after its upset over Purdue, Wisconsin welcomes struggling Minnesota to Kohl Center

By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Feb. 19, 2018

The Wisconsin men’s basketball team (5-10 Big Ten, 12-16 overall) has seen more than its fair share of downs in what has turned out to be one of its most disappointing seasons in recent memory. But as the Badgers welcome an equally downtrodden Minnesota (3-12, 14-14) team to the Kohl Center Monday night, they’ll be riding higher than at any other point this season. Just 20 minutes after steadily raising the jersey of Frank Kaminsky to the rafters Thursday evening, the UW players found themselves engulfed by a sea of fans at center court as they collectively celebrated a massive upset of then-No. 6 Purdue.

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MEN'S TENNIS

Wisconsin's road struggles continue in conference opener with Minnesota

By Alex Young | Feb. 19, 2018

The Wisconsin men’s tennis tennis team (0-1 Big Ten, 5-5 overall) continued an unsettling trend Saturday night in Minneapolis.

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SWIMMING AND DIVING

'Dream come true' as Nelson has record-setting performance, but UW finishes fifth

By Kelly Ward | Feb. 17, 2018

After being shut out of the top two in all three of her individual events at last year’s Big Ten Championships, sophomore swimmer Beata Nelson knew it was time to drop the hammer and show the conference and the country what she could do.