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Men's Basketball: Badgers aim to lock up No. 2 seed in Big Ten tournament

By Jack Baer | Mar. 8, 2014

Nebraska is fourth in the Big Ten standings. The weird part: It’s in basketball.

SPORTS

Women's Basketball: Badgers ousted in first round of Big Ten Tournament by Minnesota

By Louisa Lincoln | Mar. 7, 2014

Although they came out with a powerful start and dominated play for most of the game, Wisconsin (3-13 Big Ten, 10-19 overall) could not hold on in overtime and lost in the first round of the Big Ten championships to Minnesota (8-9, 20-12) Thursday night in Indianapolis.

COLUMNS

Column: College basketball coaches need to control their tempers, and fast

By Blake Duffin | Mar. 7, 2014

A recent and unfortunate trend in college basketball right now is the on-court behavior by coaches.

SPORTS

Wrestling: Big Ten championship preview

By Jim Dayton | Mar. 6, 2014

This weekend, the best wrestlers from the nation’s best wrestling conference will take to the mats as Wisconsin hosts the 2014 Big Ten Conference Championships.

HOCKEY

Men's Hockey: Three Hobey Baker nominees highlight 2013-'14 Badgers

By Meghann Stelzner | Mar. 6, 2014

On a Friday night in March 2012, Michigan goalie Shawn Hunwick lost his final collegiate hockey game. Following the fateful overtime shot, Hunwick skated over to the opposing team’s bench and handed the puck over to its rightful owners.

BASKETBALL

Men's Basketball: Wisconsin sends seniors off with win over Purdue

By Blake Duffin | Mar. 6, 2014

In a season defined by scoring records, win streaks and plenty of adversity, No. 9 Wisconsin (12-5 Big Ten, 25-5 overall) wrapped up its final home game with a team victory over Purdue.

SPORTS

Women's Hockey: Badgers seek redemption against North Dakota in WCHA Final Face-Off

By Zach Rastall | Mar. 6, 2014

When No. 2-seed Wisconsin takes the ice Friday and squares off against No. 3-seed North Dakota in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Face-Off, it'll be looking to not just advance to the finals, but to exact a little revenge as well.

COLUMNS

Column: World Cup analysis, groups A-D

By Jonah Beleckis | Mar. 5, 2014

The drums are starting to beat.

SPORTS

Softball: Badgers continue tournament tour in California

By Jake Powers | Mar. 5, 2014

The early season tournament tour will continue in California for Wisconsin (7-7) when the Badgers head to Fullerton for the Judi Garman Classic Friday.

BASKETBALL

Badgers bid farewell to Ben Brust

By Jack Baer | Mar. 4, 2014

When the lights dim in the Kohl Center Wednesday night, there will be one senior whose achievements the whole crowd will feel lucky to remember: Ben Brust.

BASKETBALL

Men's Basketball: Three Badgers set to play in their final game at Kohl Center

By Blake Duffin | Mar. 4, 2014

As the Big Ten season closes, so do the college basketball careers for three Badgers.

COLUMNS

Column: Roger Federer's return marked by racket change

By Grey Satterfield and Liz Puibello | Mar. 4, 2014

Roger Federer is back in the game.

COLUMNS

Wichita State playing good, not great

By Jack Baer | Mar. 4, 2014

It is done. The Wichita State Shockers finished their regular season Sunday and are undefeated. I don’t care what conference you’re in, that’s an incredible achievement. But not many people agree with that statement.

BASKETBALL

Press Conference: Badger athletics prepare for upcoming playoffs

By Jake Powers and Jason Braverman | Mar. 3, 2014

Men’s Basketball

SPORTS

Men's Track & Field: UW earns indoor Big Ten title

By Chris Bates | Mar. 2, 2014

The Badgers found themselves down 21 points with just four events to go, but came up big down the stretch to win their second Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championship in a row and their 10th in the last 15 years.

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Women's Hockey: Badgers advance in WCHA tournament

By Philip Spiler | Mar. 2, 2014

As conference-tournament play began in Madison, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (21-5-2 WCHA, 27-6-2 overall) defeated the Minnesota State Mavericks (7-20-1, 13-23-1) 2-1 in a best-of-three series.

SPORTS

Women's Basketball: UW drops senior-day game to Northwestern in overtime

By Chris Bates and Louisa Lincoln | Mar. 2, 2014

In the last home game for seniors Morgan Paige, Taylor Wurtz and Daria Kryuchkova, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team (3-13 Big Ten, 10-18 overall) lost a hard-fought battle to Northwestern (5-11, 15-14) 77-73 in overtime Sunday at the Kohl Center.

COLUMNS

Column: Shiffrin story speaks to the power of practice

By Adee Feiner | Mar. 2, 2014

The 2014 Winter Olympics officially came to a close this past week, but not before the United States, and the world, learned the name of a very unique 18-year-old.

BASKETBALL

Men's Basketball: Badgers battle to second place in Big Ten after win over Penn State

By Blake Duffin and Trevor Krause | Mar. 2, 2014

The Wisconsin men’s basketball team (11-5 Big Ten, 24-5 overall) started off college basketball’s most notorious month with a victory at Penn State Sunday afternoon.

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Men's Basketball: Badgers travel to Happy Valley to take on Penn State

By Jack Baer | Mar. 1, 2014

With the regular season coming to a close, the possible season outcomes for Wisconsin (10-5 Big Ten, 23-5 overall) have begun to tighten up. The No. 3 Badgers lie two games back from conference leader Michigan, with Michigan State in between, and hold a 1.5-game lead over No. 4 Ohio State.