The first weekend of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is in the books and it is impossible to imagine a more exciting slate of games. Of course, it also helps that the Wisconsin Badgers went 2-0 and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in thrilling fashion. With that in mind, here are some Wisconsin-centric thoughts about […]
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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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Bo Ryan Unexpectedly Retires
If you were to ask me to list 10,000 things that would happen in Wisconsin on Tuesday night, Bo Ryan abruptly retiring would not have been one of them. Yet that’s exactly what occurred immediately after the Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders. Ryan announced in June that the 2015-2016 season would be […]
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Roll Up for the Bo Ryan Farewell Tour
On Monday Wisconsin Badgers Basketball coach Bo Ryan made the not-that-surprising-when-you-think-about-it announcement that the 2015-2016 season would be his last. The news was initially shocking because Ryan comes across as the type of coach that would have to be yanked off the sidelines once and for all with a vaudeville hook. But Ryan will be […]
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Bucks Add Shooter, Depth in Draft
Fans of the Wisconsin Badgers and Milwaukee Bucks had a fleeting moment of excitement during the first round of last night’s NBA Draft. The Bucks were on the clock with the 17th pick and, surprisingly, Sam Dekker was there of the taking. While it would have been a nice bit of synergy to have a former […]
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Badgers: Paul Chryst Era off to Encouraging Start
The Wisconsin Badgers football team scored a pair of major off the field victories this Saturday when two 4-star recruits verbally committed to the class of 2016. The two recruits include Craig Watts Jr., a safety from Florida, and Cole Van Lanen, an offensive lineman from Green Bay. These commitments are a welcome change in fortune […]
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UW Football Remains Top of the Class
Gary Andersen cited the University of Wisconsin’s stringent academic standards as the reason for his departure to become head coach at Oregon State. This both shocked Badger fans and left people in Corvallis muttering “Did you really have to say that?” As it turns out, UW’s academic standards are in fact quite stringent. This is […]
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One Game More
Perhaps the most overlooked fact in American sports history is that the United States Men’s Hockey Team beat Finland to secure the gold medal in the 1980 winter olympics. This oversight is understandable considering their previous game, the Miracle on Ice versus the invincible Soviet team, is arguably the greatest moment in American sports history. Yet […]
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Badgers Basketball: It’s all gravy from here
The NCAA Tournament is the most exciting way to evaluate the success of a college basketball season. It’s also the least accurate. A team can have a regular season for the ages, but an NCAA Tournament run that falls short of expectations will cause a black cloud to magically appear. A lot is at stake for the Wisconsin Badgers heading […]
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Opinion: New Arena for More than Bucks
The prospect of public financing being used to construct a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks is inspiring much debate throughout Wisconsin. However, lost in the debate is that what’s at stake is not just a new arena for the Bucks, but a forum that will keep Milwaukee a vibrant, nationally relevant city for decades to come. Including preseason and the occasional […]
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Blog: The End Of The Packers Season, Filling the Void
The end of the Packers season always creates a void in the hearts of Wisconsin sports fans. This has never been truer than this year when the Packers met their demise in a game that needs no further discussion. However, this year’s post-Packers void is not as bad as is usually is. That’s because the […]