The year of 2017 A.D. was another successful sojourn around the sun for Wisconsin sports teams. The professional teams had thrilling playoff games (or in the case of the Milwaukee Brewers: a thrilling playoff chase), two college basketball teams made the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and the Wisconsin Badgers won a pair of New Year’s Six […]
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Marquette, Wisconsin Face Tough NCAA Tournament Roads
The NCAA Tournament field was announced on Sunday and both the Marquette Golden Eagles and Wisconsin Badgers will be playing for a National Championship. Granted, the likelihood of either team actually winning the title is very close to zero. But hey! Stranger things have happened. Let’s take a look at each team’s road to cutting down the […]
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Marquette (Probably) Punched Their Ticket to the Tournament
The Marquette Golden Eagles will (probably) return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013. Entering Saturday, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi projected Marquette to make the NCAA Tournament as an 11-seed. Elsewhere in the world of punditry, CBS Sports projected Marquette as one of the “Last Four In.” Make no mistake about it: Marquette was on […]
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Do or Die Time for Marquette
The Marquette Golden Eagles have an incredibly important game this Saturday. I’m going to discuss this in a moment, but first I need to go on a brief tangent. I started contributing to the Racine County Eye two years ago. This is an incredibly opportunity that allows me to improve as a writer and hone my perspectives. […]
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Marquette Basketball Sees Major Breakthrough
Fun Fact: Only twice in the illustrious history of Marquette Basketball have the Golden Eagles/Warriors defeated the #1 team in the country. I learned this factoid last night after Marquette shocked the college basketball world by defeating the defending champion #1 Villanova Wildcats.* This victory could not have happened at a better time. *Marquette’s other win versus […]
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NCAA Tournament: Second Weekend Thoughts
For the first time since 2013 the Final Four will not involve a team named the Wisconsin Badgers. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish eliminated Wisconsin on Friday night, ending UW’s unexpected run in a 61-56 thriller. Of course, the absence of remaining Wisconsin teams does not imply the absence of Wisconsin-centric thoughts about the second weekend […]
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Badgers and Golden Eagles Turning Things Around
The last time the State of Wisconsin failed to send a team to the NCAA Tournament was way back in 1998. This impressive streak might end this season as the Wisconsin Badgers and Marquette Golden Eagles conduct their respective rebuilds. Yet despite some ugly losses and inconsistent play, a recent resurgence from both teams is providing hope that the Badger State […]
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Marquette Basketball Gets on the Right Track
The Marquette Golden Eagles entered the season with one of their most promising men’s basketball teams in recent memory. Incoming freshmen Henry Ellenson and Haanif Cheatham were top recruits that figured to play a key role in Marquette’s return to prominence. Yet a nagging question remained despite the optimism: how good is this team? The question was answered […]