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January 31, 2006

I don’t want to say it’s make or break time tonight for the Badgers, but it’s almost make or break time for the Badgers tonight when they face off against Illinois. Wisconsin is tied in a log jam at the top of the Big 10 standings with Michigan, Iowa, and the Illini and come into […]

Once again, Milwaukee got burned by playing down to their opponents. The Bucks lost a tight game last night when David West hit a jumper just before the buzzer to give the NO/OKC Hornets a 94-93 victory. Worse yet, West made the shot against Jamaal Magloire, who was dealt to Milwaukee from the Hornets after […]

News flash: Brett Favre has conflicted feelings about coming back to play another season. By now I’m sure you’ve seen or read about the three-time MVP’s interview with ESPN, full of “I still love the game but I don’t know if I want to play” and “I want to do what’s best for the team” […]

January 30, 2006

In a game that probably shouldn’t have been close, the Bucks managed to pull out a win last night, edging Boston 83-79. The weird part about it is both teams were 31-77 from the field, but Milwaukee hit six of nine from three point range and made 15 of 22 free throws, which was enough […]

January 29, 2006

Much to no one’s surprise, the National Football League announced yesterday that they will televise eight regular season games in prime time on its own NFL Network next season. The games will be shown on Thursday and Saturday nights, starting with a Thanksgiving night contest. Four of the games are being pulled from Saturday games […]

The UW hockey team suffered its second sweep in a row this weekend, losing again to Minnesota on Saturday 3-1. The Badgers only score came early in the first period on a power play goal by Tom Gilbert, but Minnesota’s Ryan Potulny tied the score in the second frame. Ben Gordon made the winning goal […]

Looks like Mo Williams will be out of action for two weeks. The Journal Sentinel is reporting today that the Bucks backup guard will probably miss the next six games after suffering a sprained ankle in Friday’s victory over the Raptors, a game in which he scored 15 points. Williams has been scoring a little […]

January 28, 2006

The Iowa State Cyclones dropped their third straight conference home game today, losing to the Kansas Jayhawks 95-85. Once again the outside shooting was pretty bad, but they also got manhandled when they did try to drive into the lane. Turnovers were also a problem in the critical final 10 minutes of the game. Overall, […]

Wisconsin got off to a slow start against Michigan and never recovered, eventually falling 85-76 to the Wolverines. The Badgers trailed the entire game, getting as close as a couple points early before fall back by 11 at halftime. Kam Taylor tried to spark a late rally hitting four three-point buckets in the final five […]

The Golden Eagles came out of the gates with lots of steam but the Pitt Panthers recovered in the second half to win 77-71. Marquette had a couple good runs in the first half on their way to a 40-33 halftime lead, including an 8-0 run at the start and a 19-7 run later in […]