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Postseason failures plague Wisconsin

By Jack Doyle | Jan. 29, 2010

Now that February is almost upon us, it is only one short month until the most exciting event in college sports: March Madness. With the Badgers owning a surprising No. 16 ranking, and currently only second to Michigan State in the Big Ten standings, I started to wonder how Wisconsin might fare in this year's Big Dance. Even with Wisconsin's impressive 16-5 record, it didn't take long for me to come up with an answer: at best, a win or two.

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Badgers grab road win at IU

By Mark Bennett and Andrew Haffner | Jan. 29, 2010

After suffering a tough loss at home a week ago to Penn State, the Wisconsin women's basketball team rebounded with authority on the road against Indiana, winning its sixth conference matchup of the season, 55-47.

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Simmer down: Boilermakers hold off UW

By Ben Breiner | Jan. 29, 2010

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.—At times in the second half it seemed like Wisconsin was throwing everything it could at No. 12 Purdue.

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UW preps for Hoosiers

By Mark Bennett | Jan. 28, 2010

The Wisconsin women's basketball team is coming off a much-needed one-week hiatus. This mental and physical break is well-deserved following a tough loss against Penn State at home last Thursday, a game that carried with it a lot of opportunity and emotion.

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If the right feel is there, students should storm the court without criticism

By Ben Breiner | Jan. 28, 2010

They are some of the smuggest words that can ever be uttered in the world of college sports.

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Pair of ranked teams to clash in West Lafayette

By Scott Kellogg | Jan. 28, 2010

Since junior forward Jon Leuer went down with a wrist injury over two weeks ago, Wisconsin has done more than stay afloat. The Badgers are 3-1 without Leuer and have risen to second place in the Big Ten. But tonight brings Wisconsin's greatest test without Leuer, as the No. 16 Badgers (6-2 Big Ten, 16-4 overall) travel to West Lafayette for a critical matchup with No. 12 Purdue (4-3, 16-3).

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Defensemen drive UW's success

By Ben Breiner | Jan. 27, 2010

When it comes to defenseman, Wisconsin has a history.

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Opening weekend a success for Wisconsin

By Emma Condon | Jan. 25, 2010

The Wisconsin men's tennis team opened dual season play Saturday with three overwhelming victories over non-conference foes Butler, UW-Whitewater and Green Bay.

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Weekend results solidify Badgers' elite status

By Ben Breiner | Jan. 25, 2010

After a series like the battle between No. 3 Wisconsin and No. 1 Denver this weekend, there is a temptation to focus on the immediate themes like the massive momentum swings and how the Badgers took the final swing to get a three point weekend.

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Postseason chances uncertain after UW splits series

By Nico Savidge | Jan. 25, 2010

After the Wisconsin women's hockey team's 4-3 loss to St. Cloud State Saturday, reality set in for sophomore forward Brooke Ammerman. Coming into the series the Badgers sat at No. 7 in the national rankings, placing them on the bubble for a berth in the eight-team NCAA tournament.

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Taylor finds a way against PSU

By Nick Schmitt | Jan. 25, 2010

When thinking of some words to describe the performance of sophomore guard Jordan Taylor in the win against Penn State, resilient and incredible come to mind first, especially considering his recent struggles.

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Amid high expectations UW prepares for Duluth

By Ryan Evans | Jan. 25, 2010

Not long after the Wisconsin men's hockey team took three points from their series against No. 1 Denver, reporters uttered the two words that instantly set the bar of expectations for the rest of the season: national championship.

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After impressive Denver series, Badgers 'playing like national champions'

By Nico Savidge and Dimitri Syrkin-Nikolau | Jan. 25, 2010

It's a refrain Wisconsin hockey fans are used to hearing: their team may recruit well and have the talent to make a run at the NCAA title, but for whatever reason they never convert on that potential. That conventional wisdom held true last year, as a promising squad collapsed in the last few series of the year and failed to make the NCAA tournament.

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Badgers survive scare at the hands of Penn State

By Andrew Haffner and Ben Breiner | Jan. 25, 2010

For the previous three games, the Badgers had been living dangerously. They recovered after falling behind Northwestern in the second half and survived a disastrous start against Michigan, but on Sunday it looked like that lifestyle had caught up to them.

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Wisconsin takes series against No. 1 Denver

By Parker Gabriel | Jan. 25, 2010

If there was any question as to what a series between two premier college hockey teams should look like, the No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers and No. 1 Denver Pioneers provided a clear answer at the Kohl Center this weekend. After battling back from a two-goal deficit in a frantic third period to force a tie on Friday night, Wisconsin took to the ice on Saturday in front of a sell-out crowd and grabbed an early lead. Denver clawed back into the game late, but senior forward Michael Davies notched the game winner for the Badgers with less than seven minutes to play, earning UW a three-point weekend while solidifying a spot in the thick of the conference championship race.

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Kiffin's rise comes despite mediocre record and bad reputation

By Jack Doyle | Jan. 22, 2010

The person at the forefront of my first column may be the most hated sports figure of the new decade: Lane Kiffin.

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Revenge a priority as Badgers host Pioneers

By Nico Savidge | Jan. 22, 2010

Eleven months ago, the Denver Pioneers entered the Kohl Center for a home series against the Badgers with a lot on the line. At the time, Wisconsin, Denver and North Dakota were fighting for the WCHA's regular season title and the MacNaughton Cup, and in two of their final three series of the 2008-'09 season, the Badgers would face both of those teams.

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Poor shooting leads to home loss at hands of Penn State

By Mark Bennett | Jan. 22, 2010

For just the second time all season, and the first against a conference foe, the Badgers (5-4 Big Ten, 15-5 overall) dropped a game at the Kohl Center, falling to the Penn State Nittany Lions 54-43 Thursday night.

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Downtrodden Nittany Lions next test for UW

By Scott Kellogg | Jan. 22, 2010

After narrowly avoiding their first multi-game losing streak of the season against Michigan, the Badgers shift their focus to their second meeting of the season with Penn State Sunday.

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Badgers squeak past Wolverines

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Ben Breiner | Jan. 21, 2010

Every game, Trevon Hughes wears the number three across the chest of his jersey. After nights like Wednesday against Michigan he might need to trade that three for a Superman ""S.""