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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Two Big Ten teams to play in Milwaukee Regional

by Bill Scott on March 14, 2010

Ohio State drew a #2 seed in the Midwest Regional and will open play in Milwaukee on Friday.

A second Big Ten team, the Minnesota Gophers will also open play in Milwaukee. The Gophers received an at-large bid and a #11 seed after advancing to the Big Ten Championship game before falling to Ohio State.

The Milwaukee Regional games will see games played at the Bradley Center on Friday and Sunday. Following are the Friday pairings announced earlier.

2 Ohio State (27-7) vs. 15 UC-Santa Barbara (20-9)
7 Oklahoma State (22-10) vs. 10 Georgia Tech (22-12)

3 Pittsburgh (24-8) vs. 14 Oakland (26-8)
6 Xavier (24-8) vs. 11 Minnesota (21-13)

The times for this regional should be announced this evening.

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Tauscher gets 2-year deal with Packers

by Bill Scott 03/14/10 6:27 PM

Mark Tauscher has reportedly re-signed with with the Green Bay Packers. Packers coach Mike McCarthy told reporters at Green Bay Packers FanFest on Friday indicated he was optimistic about resigning Tauscher. According to reporter Jason Wilde of ESPN Milwaukee, the deal is for two years. The deal comes after the Packers re-signed Chad Clifton, Nick Collins [...]

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Marquette to meet Washington in NCAA’s

by Bill Scott 03/14/10 6:12 PM

Not only did Marquette make the NCAA tournament field, but they did so as a number-6 seed. The Golden Eagles (22-11) won two games in the Big East tournament before falling to Georgetown in the semifinals and wound up winning 11 of their last 14 games. That earned them a first round date with the [...]

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Badgers draw 4-seed, face Wofford

by Bill Scott 03/14/10 6:05 PM

Dropping their quarterfinal game to Illinois didn’t hurt the Wisconsin Badgers when it came to seeding in the NCAA Tournament pairings, while Illinois found themselves on the outside looking in. The Badgers (23-8) were given a 4-seed in East Region and will face Wofford of the Southern Conference in Jacksonville on Friday. Wofford (26-8) is [...]

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WIAA Boys basketball State Tournament field is set

by Bill Scott 03/14/10 3:47 PM

Following is the bracket for the upcoming WIAA State boys basketball tournament at the Kohl Center. Play starts this Thursday. Division 1 – Thursday, March 18 – 1:35pm Antigo (24-0) vs. Appleton East (21-5) Madison Memorial (21-4) vs. Neenah (17-9) Division 1 – Thursday, March 18 – 6:35pm Milwaukee Hamilton (19-3) vs. Marquette University (18-8) [...]

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