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Women's Hockey: Patty Kazmaier Award made for Decker

With a national championship and the highest individual honor in collegiate women’s hockey up for grabs, this coming weekend has the potential to be the high-water mark for Brianna Decker’s career. As the junior forward gets ready to lead her team into the NCAA semifinal Friday afternoon against Boston College, she is also one of three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award given to the most outstanding player in the game.

Men's Hockey: Overtime loss ends Badgers’ season

Coming into the WCHA playoffs the Wisconsin men’s hockey team was riding a wave of momentum, but in the end that renewed confidence wasn’t enough to push the Badgers past No. 9 Denver on the road in their first-round WCHA match-up.

Men's Basketball: Michigan State knocks Badgers out of Big Ten Tournament

INDIANAPOLIS—There is an old adage in basketball about how difficult it is to beat a team three times in a season. No. 8 Michigan State made it clear that adage wasn’t going to apply to them as they rolled to a 65-52 defeat of No. 14 Wisconsin in Saturday’s Big Ten semifinals.

Men's Basketball: Spartans next up for Wisconsin

INDIANAPOLIS—Any time a college basketball player puts up 30 points in a game, he is going to command attention. When that player enters the game averaging 3.1 points per game, attention becomes an understatement.

Men's Basketball: Wilson's 30 points put Badgers in Big Ten semi-finals

INDIANAPOLIS—Rob Wilson’s Wisconsin career hasn’t exactly been the stuff of legend. While the senior guard came to Madison as a highly touted recruit, his four years in a Badger uniform had not exactly lived up to expectations.

Men's Basketball: Postseason play brings new chances

Having finished off the regular season in style with three straight conference victories, Wisconsin men’s basketball now heads down to Indianapolis to begin what it hopes is an extended postseason run. Just a year after being upset in the Big Ten quarterfinals by Penn State, the Badgers (12-6 Big Ten, 23-8 overall) will likely enter Friday’s quarterfinal matchup with Indiana (11-7, 25-7) as a slight underdog.

Men's Hockey: Must-win situation for the Badgers in WCHA playoffs

After wins in four of its last five games, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (11-15-2 WCHA, 16-16-2 overall) is heading into its WCHA playoff series at No. 9 Denver this weekend playing at its best hockey of the season.

Women's Hockey: Wisconsin women set for NCAA Quarterfinal game

The WCHA champion and No. 1 seeded Wisconsin women’s hockey team (23-2-2 WCHA, 31-4-2 overall) will host Mercyhurst (8-1-3 CHA, 23-7-3 overall) in the NCAA quarterfinals this weekend at the Kohl Center.

Men's Basketball: Badgers are showing no signs of regret

Head coach Bo Ryan has been in the business of college basketball for a long time. That’s why when a reporter tried to ask if he had any regrets about losing out on a share of the Big Ten regular season title, Ryan didn’t even let him finish the question.

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Men's Hockey: Badgers’ confidence at a high

Encouraged by its results at the end of the regular season the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (11-15-2 WCHA, 16-16-2 overall) heads into it’s road WCHA playoff series with No. 9 Denver (16-8-4, 21-11-4) with what head coach Mike Eaves calls “legitimate” confidence.

Women's Basketball: Wisconsin loses big to Minnesota, knocked out of Big Ten Tournament

The familiar Wisconsin vs. Minnesota rivalry made its way to Indianapolis for the first round of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Thursday. A Minnesota team eager to avenge a home loss to the Badgers in the regular season left no doubt about who would advance to the second round, ending Wisconsin’s season with a 81-49 romp.

Men's Basketball: Wisconsin ready for season finale

The No. 14/15 Wisconsin men’s basketball team (11-6 Big Ten, 22-8 overall) will close out its regular season Sunday at the Kohl Center against the Illinois Fighting Illini (6-10, 17-12).

Men's Hockey: Badgers saved best for last

In its last series of the regular season the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (10-14-2 WCHA, 15-15-2 overall) is looking to continue building on its current momentum as it travels west for a matchup with its bitter border rival No. 4 Minnesota (19-7-0, 23-11-1).

Women's Hockey: It's a sister thing

If it weren’t for a trip to Toys ‘R’ Us early in their childhood, Wisconsin women’s hockey senior forward Brooke Ammerman and sophomore forward Brittany Ammerman might never have stepped onto a hockey rink.

Women's Basketball: Badgers open Big Ten Tournament against Minnesota

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team (5-11 Big Ten, 9-19 overall) hopes that its emotions and momentum following Sunday’s Senior Night win against Illinois carries into the Big Ten Tournament, as the Badgers face off against Minnesota (6-10, 14-16) in the first round.

Men's Basketball: Offensive? basketball

Men's Basketball: Border battle up next

The No. 14/15 Wisconsin men’s basketball team (10-6 Big Ten, 21-8 overall), fresh off a resume-padding win against Ohio State in Columbus, will now set its sights on longtime rival Minnesota (5-11, 17-12) in the first of two consecutive home games to finish out the regular season.

Men's Basketball: Badgers return the favor in Columbus

Men's Hockey: Badgers earn road sweep in Bemidji