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UW beats Hoosiers, who haven’t won in Wisconsin since 1998 … when Bob Knight was coach

January 3, 2018 Rick Solem

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MADISON, Wis. — Ethan Happ had 28 points in leading the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team to its fifth consecutive win. The 6-foot-10 senior was 11 of 17 from the field and added nine rebounds, four steals and two blocks in a 71-61 victory over Indiana on Monday at the Kohl Center. He also […]

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No. 6 Wisconsin looks to build on record 13-win season

January 2, 2018 Rick Solem

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — No. 6 Wisconsin was minutes removed from wrapping up the winningest season in school history when coach Paul Chryst started talking about the future. The first 13-win season in school history may be difficult to duplicate in 2018, especially with the restocking that must be done on one of the nation’s top […]

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Taylor the latest star of No. 6 Wisconsin’s RB assembly line

December 27, 2017 Rick Solem

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — No. 6 Wisconsin develops quality running backs as if it’s an automobile assembly line. A new version comes out every few years or so, but production rarely tails off. Freshman Jonathan Taylor is the latest star to emerge at Wisconsin (12-1), where the ground game traces its roots to the 1990s […]

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Free throws in final seconds leads Badgers to win

December 14, 2017 Rick Solem

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury has seen enough road games to not want an outcome determined by a last-moment call by an official. But Stansbury and the Hilltoppers got one on Wednesday night at the Kohl Center. Brad Davison’s free throw with two seconds to go lifted Wisconsin to an 81-80 […]

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UPDATE: Badgers announce La Crosse native Kobe King out for season

December 10, 2017 Rick Solem

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MADISON, Wis. — Kobe King’s freshman season with the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team (4-7) is over. The La Crosse native will have season-ending surgery to his left knee, the team announced Monday. No confirmation on what he injured, but some have said it’s a torn ACL. King “will be eligible to apply for a […]

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La Crosse’s King takes the shot with game on line in final seconds for Badgers

December 7, 2017 Rick Solem

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PHILADELPHIA — It was another tough night for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team. In a 59-55 loss to Temple, the Badgers didn’t score over the final 3 minutes, 27 seconds. Down the stretch, as Wisconsin (4-6) was fouling to stay in it, they just happened to put the guy on the line that […]

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La Crosse’s King helps Badgers hold off Penn St.

December 5, 2017 Rick Solem

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The last 48 hours weren’t easy for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team, which had all day Sunday, plus a long flight into Happy Valley on Monday, to stew over their worst home loss in nearly a decade. Penn State nearly extended that misery, but a potential go-ahead 3-pointer by […]

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Should Alabama have gotten the nod over Ohio St.?

December 4, 2017 Rick Solem

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Back in January 2012, the day after Alabama beat LSU in the BCS championship game, the commissioners of the FBS conferences gathered in New Orleans to discuss the future of the college football postseason. There had already been movement toward tearing up the unpopular Bowl Championship Series, but the all-Southeastern Conference championship game was the […]

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Clemson, Auburn, Oklahoma, Wisconsin are playoff top 4

November 29, 2017 Rick Solem

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Clemson, Auburn, Oklahoma and Wisconsin will enter championship weekend positioned to earn a playoff spot with just one more victory. But a potential Alabama-Ohio State controversy looms. Clemson moved up to No. 1 in the final College Football Playoff rankings before the semifinals are set by the selection committee on Sunday. Alabama fell from No. […]

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Badgers fall to 3-4, after dismal shooting against No. 18 Virginia

November 28, 2017 Rick Solem

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Another ranked opponent took down the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team Monday. No. 18 Virginia got 17 points from Kyle Guy in a 49-37 win at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. La Crosse native Kobe King played 21 minutes off the bench, going 1-for-3 from the field. He had two points, a […]

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