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Badgers have a shot at Big Ten title?

February 10, 2020 Rick Solem

With the way this season’s been going for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team, a Big Ten title sounds like a pipe dream. Whatever a pipe dream is. With the surprise departure of La Crosse native Kobe King — the Badgers second-leading scorer at the time — and the resignation of a strength coach […]

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Pritzl scores 19, Wisconsin cruises past Ohio State 70-57

February 9, 2020 Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin guard Brevin Pritzl was looking down at the final boxscore from a podium when Trevor Anderson leaned in from a few seats over to give his teammate a compliment. It might have been the only time that Pritzl was caught off guard on Sunday following the Badgers’ easy 70-57 win […]

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Wisconsin edges No. 14 Michigan State 64-63

February 1, 2020 Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo talked with Wisconsin counterpart Greg Gard earlier in the week about what the Badgers were facing — including the suspension of starter Brad Davison. So Wisconsin’s performance against the 14th-ranked Spartans didn’t surprise Izzo. “I can take a little joy in my profession that kids still […]

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Kobe King sits, as No. 18 Iowa ends game with 23-5 rally to beat Badgers

January 28, 2020 Rick Solem

IOWA CITY, Iowa — We’ll have to likely wait until Saturday to see if La Crosse native Kobe King takes the court for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team. King sat for “personal reasons” as the Badgers team blew a 12-point lead in losing to No. 18 Iowa, 68-62. The Hawkeyes (15-5, 6-3 Big […]

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La Crosse’s King scores 18 but Badgers lose to Rutgers

December 12, 2019 Rick Solem

Kobe King scored 18 points but the University of Wisconsin fell to Rutgers, 72-65. The La Crosse native was 7-for-12 from the field and added three assists, three rebounds and a steal. He was one of only two Badgers in double figures. Wisconsin (5-5, 1-1) trailed 9-0 to start the game but got the lead […]

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King, Badgers head to Rutgers for Big Ten matchup

December 11, 2019 Associated Press

Coming off a career-high 24 points over the weekend, La Crosse native Kobe King and the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team hope to improve to 2-0 in the Big Ten. King was 10-for-15 from the field in the 20-point win over Indiana last Saturday. That bumped his shooting percentage up to 46. The redshirt […]

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Cephus’ faith, family guided him to breakout ’19 for Badgers

December 5, 2019 Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Faith and family mean everything to Quintez Cephus, and for 16 months, the Wisconsin wide receiver needed every bit of his faith and every member of his family more than ever. Cephus and 10th-ranked Wisconsin (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten, No. 8 College Football Playoff) are one win away from capturing their […]

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Ohio St, LSU, Clemson, UGA in CFP position; Utah, OU next

December 4, 2019 Associated Press

Ohio State will go into championship weekend as the top team in the College Football Playoff selection committee’s rankings, followed by LSU, Clemson and Georgia. Utah, Oklahoma and Baylor are on deck, and that could turn out to be the great debate by Saturday night. Utah was fifth, Oklahoma sixth and Baylor seventh in the […]

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No. 10 Wisconsin used bye to rally to Big 10 title game

December 2, 2019 Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin needed a break. After starting the season 6-0, posting four shutouts and outscoring their opponents by a combined 255-29, the Badgers suffered a stunning 24-23 defeat at Illinois and a lopsided 38-7 loss at then-No. 3 Ohio State. It was time to regroup. “After that game, that was back-to-back losses, […]

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Buckeyes expects tougher game the 2nd time against Badgers

December 1, 2019 Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State coach Ryan Day expects to see a much better Wisconsin team in the Big Ten championship game than the one routed by the Buckeyes five weeks ago. In that Oct. 26 game, the Badgers stayed with Ohio State through halftime and trailed 10-7 early in the second half before […]