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SOFTBALL

Softball: Finding her groove

By Andy Van Sistine and Christian Blatner | May. 3, 2013

For anyone who has suffered through a cold, drawn-out Wisconsin winter, there is little to brag about when describing the weather in the Midwest. While walking more than a quarter of a mile outside in early February is often a challenge, battling the harsh conditions of an often non-existent spring proves to be even more difficult for softball players. Such an unforgiving climate makes for a few months of almost solely indoor practices and numerous cross-country road trips for the Wisconsin softball team.

SPORTS

Men's Tennis: Freshmen lead the way for Badgers

By Rushad Machhi | May. 2, 2013

Every spring brings new life and most importantly, a new group of freshmen to the Wisconsin Badgers’ men’s tennis team. This spring, spectators at Nielsen Tennis Stadium got to witness a very special group of freshmen play their first sets as Badgers.

COLUMNS

Column: Coaches’ verbal and physical abuse need to come to an end

By Rex Sheild | May. 2, 2013

The player-coach relationship is an interesting one if you take a look at the longevity of it in the realm of college athletics. You have coaches like UCLA’s John Wooden, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, North Carolina’s Dean Smith and Alabama’s Nick Saban who stand at the pinnacle of this relationship and reflect the qualities of character, equality and hard work, and the list goes on and on.

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Column: ESPN manages to lose more credibility with coverage of Tebow, Collins

By Matt Masterson and Jon Spike | Apr. 29, 2013

The last three days have had their fair share of big moments in the sports world. The NFL Draft was as unpredictable as ever. Steph Curry further cemented his status as one of the best young guards in the NBA against the Nuggets. Washington Wizards center Jason Collins became the first active player in a major American sport to come out as gay.

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Men's Tennis: End of the road

By Jim Dayton | Apr. 29, 2013

If Joe Lunardi did bracketology for the NCAA men’s tennis championships, Wisconsin seniors Billy Bertha and Alexander Kostanov would be focused intently on ESPN to see whether their careers are over or if they will be awarded one more match.

SOFTBALL

Tooshie Trouncing: Daily Cardinal outdrinks, outbats Herald en route to softball victory

By Dax Lotulelli | Apr. 29, 2013

There are certain things you come to expect in life. Lindsay Lohan getting arrested. Dubstep making your head pound. A less-than-pleasant bathroom experience after Taco Bell (but that second gordita crunchwrap supreme was so worth it).

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Softball: Wisconsin vaults into second place in Big Ten standings with road sweep of Hoosiers

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Sam Garigliano | Apr. 29, 2013

Wisconsin (15-5 Big Ten, 36-9 overall) achieved a number of milestones in its sweep of Indiana (3-16, 19-31) over the weekend, recording achievements on both the individual and team levels.

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Men's Tennis: Wisconsin drops conference tournament opener to Purdue

By Rushad Machhi | Apr. 26, 2013

The first day of postseason play for the Badgers could also have been their last. No. 59 Wisconsin (4-7 Big Ten 13-12 overall) was run out of Columbus, Ohio, in a rematch against No. 70 Purdue (3-8, 17-11) on the first day of Big Ten tournament, losing 4-0.

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Badgers head to Indiana looking to build on six-game winning streak

By By Blake Duffin | Apr. 26, 2013

The delayed arrival of spring weather has brought with it success for the Wisconsin softball team. The Badgers (12-5 Big Ten, 35-9 overall) will attempt to build upon their six-game win streak this weekend in Bloomington, Ind. The three-game series will open Friday at 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday’s games will both be played at noon.

SOFTBALL

Daily Cardinal, Associated Press... er, I mean Badger Herald, to square off at Vilas Park Saturday

By By Dax Lotulelli | Apr. 26, 2013

This Saturday will be defined by three words: bats, balls and glory.

SPORTS

Men's Tennis: Wisconsin prepares for B1G tournament

By Jim Dayton | Apr. 25, 2013

After an up-and-down regular season, the Wisconsin men’s tennis team heads to Columbus, Ohio, this weekend for the Big Ten conference tournament.

SOFTBALL

Softball: Badgers earn program-record 35th win with sweep of Northwestern

By Sam Garigliano | Apr. 25, 2013

Wisconsin (35-9 overall, 12-5 Big Ten) swept the Northwestern Wildcats (25-18, 9-7) in a doubleheader at home Wednesday afternoon, coming a month after the original date for the matchup was postponed due to weather.

COLUMNS

Column: To my good friend Aly, who was taken from the world far too soon

By Rex Sheild | Apr. 25, 2013

“Cancer can take away all my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart and it cannot touch my soul. And those three things are going to carry on forever.” Those words were famously spoke by the late Jim Valvano during his 1993 ESPY speech and were proudly carried out by Aly throughout her life.

SOFTBALL

Softball: Badgers set for crucial doubleheader versus Northwestern

By Christian Blatner | Apr. 24, 2013

The Wisconsin softball team (10-5 Big Ten, 33-9 overall) plays host to Northwestern (9-5, 25-16) Wednesday in a Big Ten conference doubleheader. The Wildcats look to knock off a surging Badger squad coming off a three-game sweep of Ohio State last weekend.

COLUMNS

Column: 2013 NFL mock draft: a look at this year's first round

By Matt Masterson | Apr. 22, 2013

So I decided to write a mock draft in preparation of this week’s NFL draft. You may be asking, “What qualifies you to write anything on the NFL or football in general? You don’t seem particularly bright, and you probably are ugly.” Well, my only defense to that would be to tell you I have better hair than Mel Kiper, and that covers me on all counts—so take that. Plus most of these “experts” have a worse history of predictions than your local weatherman. So, here we go.

FOOTBALL

Football: Badger D earns early bragging rights

By Jack Baer and Liz Puibello | Apr. 22, 2013

With unfamiliar faces and a new formation, the Wisconsin defense won Saturday’s spring game by a score of 61-47 on Saturday.

SPORTS

Men's Tennis: Wisconsin emerges victorious in final home match

By Jim Dayton | Apr. 21, 2013

Playing together at No. 1 doubles, Wisconsin seniors Billy Bertha and Alexander Kostanov started the day off with an 8-6 victory over their Nebraska counterparts Dusty Boyer and Marc Herrmann.

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Softball: Weekend sweep helps Badgers move up in Big Ten standings

By Blake Duffin | Apr. 21, 2013

The Wisconsin softball team (10-5 Big Ten, 33-9 overall) resumed Big Ten action with a bang this weekend at home against Ohio State (6-9, 27-17). The Badgers display of resiliency and teamwork lead to a series sweep of the Buckeyes at Goodman Diamond.

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Football: Badger offense falls to defense in Spring Game

By Sam Garigliano | Apr. 21, 2013

Despite some occasional bursts of production, the Badger’s White team (offense) fell to the Cardinal team (defense) in Saturday’s Spring Game by a score of 61-47.

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Softball: Badgers look to climb conference standings in series with Buckeyes

By Christian Blatner | Apr. 19, 2013

The Wisconsin softball team returns to Big Ten action Saturday and Sunday after splitting its first home series of the season with Green Bay. The Badgers welcome Ohio State (6-6 Big Ten, 27-14 overall) to Goodman Diamond for a three-game series.