1. Badgers aren't worried about another early exit
    Selection Sunday • NCAA Tournament Selection Show • CBS, 5 pm
    Badgers aren't worried about another early exit
    Rob Schultz | 608-252-6487 | rschultz@madison.com
    Wisconsin hasn't lost consecutive games all season, which is one reason why the team isn't concerned that its poor outing against Illinois will carry over into the NCAA tournament.
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  2. Badgers plan for new spring break spot Badgers plan for new spring break spot
    Dennis Punzel | 608-252-6486 | dpunzel@madison.com
    UW will find out Monday if it has made the NCAA women’s basketball tournament for the first time in eight years.
    Mar 14, 2010 | 5:00 am | Loading…
  3. WIAA state boys tournament pairings set; girls teams head to sectionals
    WIAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS
    WIAA state boys tournament pairings set; girls teams head to sectionals
    Madison.com and WiscNews.com sports
    A digest of our coverage of 13 games involving area schools, including five boys teams that have qualified for the WIAA state tournament.
    Updated: Mar 14, 2010 | 10:02 am | Loading…

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The Sports Writers

Rob Schultz
Badgers aren't worried about another early exit
Wisconsin hasn't lost consecutive games all season, which is one reason why the team isn't concerned that its poor outing against Illinois will carry over into the NCAA tournament.
Mar 14, 2010 | 5:30 am
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  • Too little, too late for Badgers
    Trevon Hughes made 3-pointers on three straight possessions in the closing minutes to bring the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team within two points, but the Illini hung on for a 58-54 victory.
    Mar 12, 2010 | 10:15 pm
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  • Rob Schultz's UW gametracker
    An overview of the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team's 58-54 loss to Illinois in a Big Ten Conference tournament quarterfinal game Friday.
    Mar 12, 2010 | 9:45 pm
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  • Preview: UW men's basketball vs. Illinois
    Game facts What: Big Ten tournament quarterfinal When: Friday, 1:30 p.m. Where: Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis TV: ESPN Radio: WIBA-FM/101.5 and AM/1310 About the Badgers Record: 23-7, 13-5 Big Ten Coach: Bo Ryan (216-80 in his ninth season at UW) Player to watch: G Jordan Taylor. The soph…
    Mar 12, 2010 | 4:45 am
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Mike Lucas
Lucas: Lavin lavishes praise on Badgers
ESPN analyst Steve Lavin says UW, with the junior forward healthy, is capable of surprising a few teams.
Mar 14, 2010 | 5:00 am
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Dennis Punzel
Badgers plan for new spring break spot
UW will find out Monday if it has made the NCAA women’s basketball tournament for the first time in eight years.
Mar 14, 2010 | 5:00 am
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Tom Mulhern
Tolzien strikes competitive balance
Quarterback is not a position up for grabs during spring practices, but UW's returning starter knows he still must improve.
Mar 14, 2010 | 4:30 am
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  • Blog: Spring practice starts with glut of good QBs
     The University of Wisconsin held the first of 15 spring practices on Saturday, inside the McClain Center. Here's the first of the practice reports for the 10 practices open to the public, prior to the Spring Game on April 17.  HOT START: Everybody always wants to hear about the quarterbac…
    Mar 13, 2010 | 3:59 pm
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  • Clay to sit out spring football practices
    UW's standout running back believes he'll be even better than last season, when he was named the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Year, after surgery on his troublesome ankles.
    Mar 10, 2010 | 9:15 pm
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  • Schofield forced into different position at Pro Day
    The former UW defensive lineman imagined wowing NFL scouts when they came to campus to check out the Badgers' seniors, but an ACL tear has limited him to off-field impressions.
    Mar 10, 2010 | 8:00 pm
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Andy Baggot
UW men's hockey: Second verse easier than first
Aaron Bendickson scored two goals and five players scored for the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team in a 7-2 victory over Alaska Anchorage on Saturday that gave them a sweep of their WCHA first-round playoff series at the Kohl Center.
Mar 13, 2010 | 11:45 pm
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Bryan Watson
Prep boys basketball: Verona outlasts Kenosha Bradford to earn state berth
The Wildcats are headed back to the WIAA Division 1 state tournament for the first time since 2007.
Mar 13, 2010 | 10:45 pm
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Jim Polzin
Prep boys basketball: Memorial's state run hits seven after surviving Middleton scare
Madison Memorial punched its ticket to the WIAA Division 1 state boys basketball tournament for the seventh straight year with a 56-54 victory over host Middleton on Saturday.
Mar 13, 2010 | 10:15 pm
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Rob Hernandez
Prep girls basketball: Monroe's 1-2 punch too much for Brodhead
Gwen Sutter made three 3-pointers among her 16 points, while Jamie Armstrong amassed 18 points, five rebounds and five blocked shots in a 54-41 victory.
Mar 13, 2010 | 7:15 pm
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Tom Oates
Oates: This Badgers loss will sting on Sunday
The first thing UW lost Friday was its shooting touch. That was followed in short order by its four-game winning streak, its dreams of winning a Big Ten title, any hopes it had of improving its seed in the NCAA tournament and, most likely, any chance it had of opening the Big Dance in Milwaukee.
Mar 13, 2010 | 7:00 am
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Bill Cooney
Prep boys basketball: Verona withstands Burlington's rally
Klayton Brandt forced a crucial turnover with a wraparound reach in the final minutes and converted a transition layup to give the Wildcats the lead for good Friday night en route to a 71-63 victory over Burlington in a WIAA Division 1 boys basketball sectional semifinal.
Mar 13, 2010 | 12:31 am
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Tom Ziemer
Prep girls basketball: Supporting cast delivers for McFarland
Despite getting just three points out of leading scorer Kaitlynn Eversoll, third-seeded McFarland held off second-seeded Lake Mills 44-42 in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal in the Janesville Craig sectional.
Mar 11, 2010 | 11:17 pm
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Dennis Semrau
Prep Profile: Caitlin Crane, Baraboo
A four-year starter at point guard and co-captain of the girls basketball team as a senior, Crane also is an all-conference player in soccer. She carries a 3.75 grade-point average and plans to pursue a college degree in health care.
Mar 09, 2010 | 4:30 am
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  • Prep Profiles: Kyle Riemenapp, Iowa-Grant
    A four-year letterwinner in wrestling and a co-captain as a senior, Riemenapp also is a multiple-year letterwinner in football and baseball who carries a 3.3 grade-point average and plans to play sports in college while pursuing an environmental studies degree.
    Mar 09, 2010 | 4:00 am
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  • Prep girls basketball: Semrau's tourney take
    Capital Times preps columnist Dennis Semrau offers his predictions for, and analysis of, the 2010 WIAA girls basketball tournament brackets. Regional action tips off Tuesday night in all four divisions.
    Mar 08, 2010 | 9:03 pm
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  • WIAA state team wrestling: Point's crown taken away
    Coleman strings together seven straight wins in the middle of its decisive victory over the three-time defending champions in the Division 3 title match.
    Mar 06, 2010 | 10:11 pm
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