Badger hockey takes down ranked Minnesota State in overtime

The Wisconsin Badgers hockey team ran its unbeaten streak to 9-straight games, knocking off 11th-ranked Minnesota State 4-3 in overtime in Mankato on Friday night.  It marks the first time Wisconsin (7-7-5, 5-5-5 WCHA) has won a WCHA game that has went into overtime...

Shining Moments: Double Digit WCHA Titles

On March 18, 1995 the Badgers took on the Colorado College Tigers in the WCHA title game. The teams had split the last four meetings. The Tigers were the first to put a point on the board, in the first period from Peter Geronazzo.  Badger Mickey Elick put the first...

Badger hockey unbeaten in last eight games

The Wisconsin Badger hockey team swept the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves with a 1-0 win Saturday night. The Badgers (6-7-5, 4-5-5 WCHA) have won their last four games, and have recovered well from a dismal 1-7-2 start to their season. Currently, Wisconsin sits two points...

Marquette upsets ranked Georgetown

In an extremely close game, the Marquette Golden Eagles upset the 15th ranked Georgetown Hoyas 49-48 Saturday night. Hoyas’ Greg Whittington had three free throws to shoot with 2.3 seconds remaining in the game, and Georgetown was trailing 46-49.  The pressure...

Sanders shines in Buck’s loss to Pacers

Despite a double-double from Larry Sanders, the Milwaukee Bucks were defeated by the Indiana Pacers 95-80 on Saturday night. On a weekend that saw back-to-back games played by Milwaukee, the Bucks struggled shooting from the floor, hitting just under 38% of their...

Phoenix women win fifth straight game

The UW-Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball team extended their winning streak to five consecutive games with a 61-42 win against St. Bonaventure Saturday night. The Phoenix women (10-2) wrapped up their non-conference games with a strong defensive performance,...

Green Bay Phoenix men fall to Detroit 84-76

Despite holding the Detroit College Titans to under 40% shooting from the field, the UW-Green Bay Phoenix men lost Saturday night, 84-76.  Where Detroit could not shoot from the field, they excelled shooting from the free throw line, hitting 90% of their 42 free throw...

St. Norbert hockey sweeps St. Olaf

The St. Norbert College Green Knights continued their winning ways Saturday night with a 6-3 win against St. Olaf College. The Green Knights (12-2-1), coming off an offensive record-setting 12-2 win against St. Mary’s Friday night, made the most of a major...

Bucks score 101 points in losing effort to Rockets

While the Milwaukee Bucks (16-15) created a 58-47 lead at halftime, they could not maintain that lead Saturday night against the Houston Rockets (19-14). A combination of poor shooting in the third quarter from Milwaukee plus a 38 point fourth quarter from Houston...

St. Norbert men’s hockey swarms St. Mary 12-2

St. Norbert College men’s hockey played their first game since the December 7 break, and picked up where they left off with a 12-2 win over St. Mary’s University.  The fifth ranked St. Norbert College Green Knights (11-2-1) outshot the St. Mary’s...

Badger hockey undefeated in past seven games

The last time the Wisconsin Badger hockey team lost a game, it was Thanksgiving.  Needless to say, they have been on a roll since then.  They are undefeated in their last seven games, and on a three game win streak. Friday’s 5-3 win over the Alaska-Anchorage...

Shining Moments: Single Point Win Over Michigan State

The Badgers entered East Lansing Michigan in January 2002 knowing they had a tough job ahead of them. Not only were the Spartans ranked 25th in the country, they also had the nation’s best and the Big Ten record 53 game home winning streak. After a slow start...

Shining Moments: Welcome to the Kohl Center

Wisconsin had played basketball at the UW Field House since December of 1930.  But on January 17, 1998 work was completed and the Badgers would step onto the floor at the Kohl Center to take on the Northwestern Wildcats.  More than 16,000 fans, thousands more than the...

Phoenix dominates South Dakota

The UW-Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball team dominated the South Dakota Coyotes 72-55 Saturday night. Green Bay, who just Wednesday upset Marquette 49-47, established a strong lead through a huge 23-7 run over both halves. Going into halftime Green Bay led by...

Marquette holds off late LSU rally

The Marquette Golden Eagles rebounded from their loss at Green Bay this week to beat the LSU Tigers at home on Saturday.. Marquette started strong, taking a 45-lead into the halftime break.  That quickly disappeared in the second-half as LSU went on a 27-6 run to tie...

Badgers take down UW-Milwaukee

The Wisconsin Badgers rolled over the UW-Milwaukee Panther men’s basketball team 74-53 Saturday night.  History favored the Badgers, as the only time the Panthers had beaten Wisconsin was in 1992. Forward Ryan Evans led three Badgers in double figures with 19...

Bucks knock off Celtics in OT

The Milwaukee Bucks took down the Boston Celtics 99-94 in overtime Friday night. The Celtics led by three at the half and increased it to 8 at the end of three-quarters.  But the Bucks rallied and with  just under 60 seconds left, they led by six. The Celtics cut the...

Raji and Packer defense recapturing 2010 form

A year ago the Green Bay Packer defense was ranked last in the NFL.  They vowed to improve, using the first 6 draft picks on defense players.  The improvement has been substantial.   Against the pass, they’re currently ranked 14th. One major improvement from...

Matthews vs Matthews: Who wins this Sunday?

  Green Bay Packers Clay Matthews is set for a family reunion of sorts, as he faces his uncle, Tennessee Titan’s offensive line coach Bruce Matthews, this Sunday. The family reunion was originally intended for Clay Matthews to play against cousin, and Titan...

Shining Moments: WCHA Final Four Title in Rivalry Matchup

On March 7, 1988 the Badger men’s hockey team met the Minnesota Golden Gophers on the ice at the St. Paul Civic Center for the fourth time that season. The rivalry had seen the Gophers dominate in the regular season, winning all three matchups against the...