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Wisconsin's Ethan Happ (22) goes up for a layup during the game against Illinois at State Farm Center on Tuesday, January 31.
BASKETBALL

Badgers continue to stumble, this time in East Lansing

By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Feb. 26, 2017

It had been 13 years since the Badgers bested Michigan State at the Breslin Center. Finally, with a Spartan team struggling to win games and without their senior leader Eron Harris, UW had a shot to break a nine-game road losing streak to MSU. But Sunday afternoon, Harris was on the floor and the No. 16 Badgers (11-5 Big Ten, 22-7 overall) dropped their tenth straight game in East Lansing, Mich., to an explosive Spartans team (10-6, 18-11). Though Harris played just eight seconds as he rested with season-ending knee surgery, there was a different energy in the building for his senior night.

Annie Pankowski looks to lead Wisconsin to its second consecutive WCHA Final Face-Off title. 
WOMEN'S HOCKEY

No. 1 Wisconsin advances despite injury to Nurse

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Feb. 25, 2017

Wisconsin was riding high, up 5-0 in the second game of their first-round series against Minnesota State and less than 10 minutes away from completing the sweep. Then Sarah Nurse got hit late and high by Minnesota State’s Demi Gardner, and as the senior forward lay in the fetal position on the ice, what had looked seconds earlier to be a sure win suddenly seemed like it might come with a loss. Ultimately the No. 1 Badgers (22-2-4 WCHA, 29-2-4 overall) did come away with a 6-0 victory over the Mavericks (4-21-3, 7-26-4) to extend their 17-game unbeaten streak and secure a spot in the WCHA semifinal behind six goals from their top line of Nurse and junior forwards Annie Pankowski and Emily Clark. “Emily had good energy, good speed; that’s as fast as she’s probably played all year.

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FOOTBALL

Bostad returns to UW to coach inside linebackers

By Andrew Tucker | Feb. 24, 2017

The Wisconsin football program announced the hiring of Bob Bostad as the inside linebacker coach Friday, a position opened when Justin Wilcox left to coach at California. Bostad will become the third inside linebacker coach in as many years for the Badgers, with former coordinators Wilcox and Dave Aranda filling the position for the past two seasons.

Softball
SOFTBALL

Softball continues red-hot start

By Andrew Guckes | Feb. 24, 2017

The Badgers are clearly enjoying being away from the frigid Madison weather. Wisconsin softball, playing in the Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Foundation Invitational in Clearwater, Florida, wrapped up their second of three consecutive series in the Sunshine State with success this past weekend.

swimming in the Women's Big 10 Championships on February 20, 2016 in Canham Natatorium. Michigan won with 1,361 points. (Amelia Cacchione/Daily)
COLUMNS

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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SPORTS

Men's swimming begins Big Ten meet with big aspirations

By Kelly Ward | Feb. 22, 2017

All year, the stars of the No. 22 Wisconsin men’s swim and dive team have been seniors Cannon Clifton, Matt Hutchins and Brett Pinfold. Although the three will be heavily relied upon this weekend at the Big Ten Championships, head coach Whitney Hite believes that the meet will be his entire team’s time to shine.

COLUMNS

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.

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