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swimming in the Women's Big 10 Championships on February 20, 2016 in Canham Natatorium. Michigan won with 1,361 points. (Amelia Cacchione/Daily)
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Column: Transphobia must not be tolerated within sports media

By Kelly Ward | Feb. 23, 2017

The 500-yard freestyle and the mile are two of the most exciting races in collegiate swimming. The length is long enough where there are constant lead changes, and when multiple swimmers are going stroke-for-stroke near the end and one breaks away, the energy around the pool is electric. When I was watching these races on Big Ten Network during the Big Ten Championships last week, they sure didn’t feel electric.

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Wednesday word: Athlete's controversies must be covered as extensively as their community service

By Jake Nisse | Feb. 22, 2017

When Kyrie Irving joined the Road Trippin’ With RJ & Channing podcast last week, listeners were likely expecting the point guard to reflect on his season thus far, talk about the upcoming All-Star weekend in New Orleans or possibly just dabble in the X’s and O’s of basketball. However, what those listeners heard, at least for part of Irving’s time on the show, were some unexpected scientific remarks from the 24-year-old. Irving claimed that the Earth is flat. “This is not even a conspiracy theory," Irving said on the podcast.

Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes (10) shoots a three over Illinois' Leron Black (12) during the game at State Farm Center on Tuesday, January 31.
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Jake's take: Rondo, Hayes and social media

By Jake Nisse | Feb. 1, 2017

A day after the Chicago Bulls’ loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, Rajon Rondo felt compelled to respond to the criticisms levied onto the team by Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade in the wake of the defeat. As detailed in his latest Instagram post, Rondo was apparently incensed that Wade and Butler vented to “the media” after the game, as they criticized the team’s effort and execution vs.

Even in the days of Russell Wilson, Wisconsin football fell apart when it mattered most. 
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Mondays with Rasty: Wisconsin's latest loss another in long pattern of heartbreaking defeats on the big stage

By Zach Rastall | Dec. 5, 2016

The first rule of Wisconsin sports: Never underestimate the team’s ability to build your hopes up and then proceed to shred your soul to smithereens in new and creative ways. Thus was the case on Saturday night in Indianapolis, when the Badgers built up a 28-7 lead, only to see it slowly dissipate as their secondary seemed to forget how to football.

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Mondays with Rasty: Can Badgers still make Playoff?

By Zach Rastall | Nov. 28, 2016

Around 4:00 p.m. Saturday, all this talk from myself and many others about the different College Football Playoff scenarios that may or may not involve Wisconsin looked like it could be for naught. The Badgers came out extremely flat against archrival Minnesota, allowing the Gophers to build up a 17-7 halftime lead that left the state of Wisconsin holding its breath. Luckily for Wisconsin fans, Minnesota imploded, thanks in large part to quarterback Mitch Leidner completing more passes to the Badgers defense (four) than to his own receivers (two) in the second half.

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Mondays with Rasty: Playoff scenarios practically limitless

By Zach Rastall | Nov. 21, 2016

For a second straight week, I’ll take most of this time to discuss the bigger picture of Wisconsin’s season rather than focus heavily on the most recent game. The Badgers’ 49-20 victory was exactly what you’d hope to see out of a team that’s fighting for a spot in the College Football Playoff against a significantly inferior opponent.

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Tough talk: Violence unavoidable, celebrated in football

By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Oct. 21, 2016

I’ll be the first to admit that I love football. There’s something inherently primal about lining up in front of someone, knowing that your only goal in that moment is either to get past them or stop them from getting past you. It’s not necessarily always that simple, but when you get the ball in your hands, all you’re focused on is plowing through people to reach your goal.

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Thursday Thoughts: College football must consider expansion in playoff format

By Bobby Ehrlich | Oct. 13, 2016

By almost all measures, the College Football Playoff is a perfect way to determine a champion. Except for one tiny, little problem: Some of the best teams in the nation get left out. Look, the CFP is a serious improvement from the old Bowl Championship Series, which featured no playoff at all and often had two teams that hadn’t quite earned it playing for all the marbles. The expansion to a four-team playoff was a good stepping-stone, but that is where the problem lies.

Poor offensive play doomed the Badgers Saturday afternoon. 
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Mondays with Rasty: Offense dismal in Wisconsin loss

By Zach Rastall | Oct. 3, 2016

The Wisconsin hype train finally hit a speed bump in Ann Arbor. The Badgers were not quite up to the task Saturday afternoon, as the power of Chryst was not enough to compel them to a win over Khaki Jesus and the Michigan Wolverines. It was an especially rough day for the Wisconsin offense, which looked more like the unit we saw scramble to a win against Georgia State than the one that was stellar in a 30-6 victory over Michigan State.

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