1. Video blog: From hairdos to dunks, everything's a competition at Memorial
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    Video blog: From hairdos to dunks, everything's a competition at Memorial
    As evidenced by its seven straight trips to the WIAA state boys basketball tournament, Madison Memorial is a competitive bunch. But the Spartans showed again at Wednesday's shootaround that they know how to have fun.
    Updated: Mar 17, 2010 | 6:29 pm | Loading…
  2. Listen live: WTSO Prep Report with Hernandez and Semrau Listen live: WTSO Prep Report with Hernandez and Semrau
    Prep sports gurus Rob Hernandez and Dennis Semrau offer their insights into the week of high school athletics on WTSO-AM/1070.
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  3. Badgers' Howe wrestles with perfection
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    Badgers' Howe wrestles with perfection
    The UW sophomore is in position to become only the fourth wrestler in school history to complete an unbeaten season.
    Updated: Mar 17, 2010 | 6:00 pm | Loading…

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The Sports Writers

Rob Hernandez
Video blog: From hairdos to dunks, everything's a competition at Memorial
As evidenced by its seven straight trips to the WIAA state boys basketball tournament, Madison Memorial is a competitive bunch. But the Spartans showed again at Wednesday's shootaround that they know how to have fun.
Updated: Mar 17, 2010 | 6:29 pm
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Andy Baggot
Badgers' Howe wrestles with perfection
The UW sophomore is in position to become only the fourth wrestler in school history to complete an unbeaten season.
Updated: Mar 17, 2010 | 6:00 pm
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Mike Lucas
Lucas: Should the Big Dance get bigger?
Talk of NCAA tournament expansion is all over — as are the opinions on the subject.
Mar 17, 2010 | 9:00 am
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Rob Schultz
Minnesota's Badgers to see familiar faces
Like UW, Wofford has landed key recruits from the other side of the Mississippi River — one of whom those Badgers imports know well.
Updated: Mar 17, 2010 | 6:35 pm
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  • Blog: Maui Invitational teams fared well
     It's interesting to note that four of the teams that played in this season's Maui Invitational made it to the NCAA Tournament.  The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team (23-8), Maryland (23-8) and Vanderbilt (24-8) all are No. 4 seeds while Gonzaga (26-6), which won the Maui cham…
    Mar 15, 2010 | 11:48 pm
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  • Wofford plays similar style to Badgers
    The luck of the draw makes or breaks teams in the NCAA tournament.
    Mar 15, 2010 | 9:18 pm
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  • Once more, Badgers draw Wofford after tough loss
    The UW men's basketball team, which is making its ninth NCAA tournament appearance in nine seasons under coach Bo Ryan, drew the No. 4 seed in the East Region and will face 13th-seeded Wofford on Friday in Jacksonville, Fla.
    Mar 14, 2010 | 11:30 pm
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Dennis Punzel
Behind UW women, a few good men
Male practice players bring out the best in the NCAA-bound Badgers.
Mar 17, 2010 | 4:45 am
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Tom Mulhern
Badgers' Henry carries healthy attitude to new position
The UW junior is confident he will be successful at safety after three knee surgeries derailed his promising start at cornerback.
Mar 16, 2010 | 10:30 pm
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Jim Polzin
Blog: UW football spring report, practice No. 3
A report on the University of Wisconsin football team’s practice Tuesday evening at Camp Randall Stadium, the Badgers’ third of the spring session.
Mar 16, 2010 | 9:55 pm
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Dennis Semrau
Sauk's Koenig won't back down from injury
After being told his season was over because of a herniated disk, the Eagles senior fought back to returned to the court a month ago and will end his career at state.
Mar 16, 2010 | 9:15 pm
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  • Prep Profile: Nicole Kalscheur, Mount Horeb
    The senior is a two-year starter at second base in softball and a three-year letterwinner in cross country, in which she was part of the Vikings' WIAA Division 2 state championship team in 2008. Kalscheur carries a 3.5 grade-point average and will attend Edgewood College to study nursing and…
    Mar 16, 2010 | 4:00 am
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  • Prep Profile: Chase Stephens, Madison Edgewood
    A state champion in three events at the WIAA Division 2 boys swimming and diving meet, Stephens carries a 3.8 grade-point average and earned a scholarship to compete collegiately at Northwestern.
    Mar 16, 2010 | 4:00 am
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  • 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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Bryan Watson
WIAC men's basketball: Hurd emerges a 3-point specialist
The former Portage athlete, used to doing his damage in the post, has become the Pointers' most lethal long-range threat.
Mar 16, 2010 | 8:50 pm
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Tom Ziemer
Blog: Packers sign Aussie punter
The Green Bay Packers signed Australian punter Chris Bryan Tuesday, the team announced.
Mar 16, 2010 | 7:08 pm
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  • Packers announce Tauscher signing
    The Green Bay Packers made it official Monday: right tackle Mark Tauscher has signed a two-year contract to return.
    Mar 15, 2010 | 5:05 pm
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  • Report: Packers re-sign Tauscher
    The Green Bay Packers and unrestricted free agent right tackle Mark Tauscher have agreed to terms on a two-year deal, according to ESPNMilwaukee.com. Tauscher's return would mean the Packers would have both of last season's starting tackles back in the fold. Green Bay also re-signed left ta…
    Mar 14, 2010 | 1:16 pm
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  • 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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Tom Oates
Oates: Follow this guide to a winning bracket
Not sure about you, but I couldn't wait to fill out the brackets in my office pool this week. That's because unlike most years, I had my Final Four in men's basketball picked out a long time ago.
Mar 15, 2010 | 9:03 pm
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  • Oates: Badgers' hopes rest in their guards
    University of Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan knows a group of versatile, veteran guards aren't all a team needs to make a long tournament run, but it sure is a good starting point.
    Mar 14, 2010 | 10:23 pm
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  • 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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  • Oates: Forget the timing -- the better team will win
    The fourth-seeded Badgers beat the fifth-seeded Illini by 15 points in the regular-season finale Sunday in Champaign, Ill. On Friday, with four days to think about it and considerably more at stake, they’ll try to do it again.
    Mar 12, 2010 | 4:45 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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