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Michigan, Nebraska look set to make breakthroughs in Big Ten

August 13, 2019 Associated Press

The power structure in the Big Ten could be in for a shakeup. Jim Harbaugh enters his fifth year at Michigan overdue for a breakthrough, and two-time defending conference champion Ohio State is transitioning from Urban Meyer to Ryan Day and replacing a first-round NFL draft pick at quarterback. Momentum Nebraska built the second half […]

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Big Ten’s Delany says old mistakes to blame for college woes

July 19, 2019 Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Outgoing Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany kicked off his final Big Ten football media days Thursday by saying he thinks some serious mistakes made in the 1970s created problems today in college athletics. Delany, who is in his 31st and final year as commissioner, said the loss of the four-year scholarship, the […]

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Big 10 taps Vikings’ Kevin Warren as new commissioner

June 4, 2019 Associated Press

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The Big Ten hired Minnesota Vikings executive Kevin Warren as its new commissioner Tuesday. The 55-year-old is a former college basketball player and sports agent with a law degree from Notre Dame. Warren will replace Jim Delany and become the first black commissioner of a Power Five conference. Warren has been […]

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7 Big Ten teams will extend QB competitions into preseason

April 22, 2019 Associated Press

The week started with nine of the 14 Big Ten teams coming out of spring practices planning to continue quarterback auditions in August. The number was down to seven by Friday. First-year coach Ryan Day of defending conference champion Ohio State insisted after the Buckeyes’ spring game last Saturday he hadn’t decided between Georgia transfer […]

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No. 19 Badgers get Nebraska in Big 10 opener, after Huskers upset Maryland

March 15, 2019 Rick Solem

CHICAGO — With his old high school back in the WIAA state tournament, Kobe King gets his first taste of the postseason in the NCAA. King and the Wisconsin Badgers open the Big Ten tournament against Nebraska this afternoon, while his alma mater, No. 2-ranked Central High School (25-2), plays seventh-ranked Milwaukee Washington (21-5) in […]

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No. 21 Wisconsin routs Iowa

March 8, 2019 Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said he had a feeling Ethan Happ would have a good game against Iowa. He was right. Happ did a little bit of everything to help No. 21 Wisconsin beat Iowa 65-45, scoring 21 points in his final home game and grabbing 14 rebounds. He also had […]

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Wisconsin native, Gustafson, named Big Ten player of the year for U of Iowa

March 5, 2019 Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa senior Megan Gustafson was named the Big Ten player of the year Monday, becoming the first Hawkeye to win the award twice. Gustafson was tabbed for the honor in a vote by the league’s coaches and media members. Gustafson, once a relatively unknown recruit out of Port Wing, Wisconsin, […]

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Freshman Langford’s layup with .7 left takes down No. 19 Badgers in 2OT

February 27, 2019 Associated Press

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Romeo Langford gave Indiana the boost its been looking for for nearly two months. The freshman guard made the go-ahead layup with .7 seconds to go in the second overtime, and Indiana upset 19th-ranked Wisconsin 75-73 on Tuesday night. “Finally, I hit one,” Langford said after scoring 22 points with seven […]

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La Crosse’s King plays 28 minutes as No. 20 Badgers go scoreless down stretch in loss to No. 11 MSU

February 13, 2019 Rick Solem

MADISON, Wis. — La Crosse native Kobe King went 3-for-5 from the field in scoring six points, as No. 20 Wisconsin fell to 11th-ranked Michigan State 67-59 on Tuesday night. It’s the most minutes King has played since the Badgers beat Michigan on Jan. 19 — seven games ago. For the season, the redshirt freshman […]

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No. 24 Wisconsin wins its 4th consecutive, heading into rematch with Maryland

January 30, 2019 Associated Press

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Wisconsin star Ethan Happ had trouble getting going on the offensive end in the second half. Brad Davison was happy to help. The sophomore guard scored 10 of his 13 points after halftime to fuel No. 24 Wisconsin’s decisive surge in a 62-51 win over Nebraska on Tuesday night. “He made […]