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Andrew Harrison Apologizes To Frank Kaminsky
In the very early hours of the morning, Kentucky’s Andrew Harrison apologized for muttering “Fuck that nigga” when Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky came up at a post-game presser last night. ...
Badgers Knock Off Previously Undefeated Wildcats, Championship Is Set
Wisconsin did it!...
"Incidental Contact"
Officials declined to find Trey Lyles guilty of a flagrant foul on this play, declaring it incidental contact....
The Only Bo Ryan GIF You Need
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Final Four National Anthem Features Athletes From The Four Schools
Instead of hiring a celebrity to butcher the national anthem before tonight’s Final Four in Indianapolis, the NCAA went in another direction—bringing together athlete representatives from the four schools competing tonight. One of them, Wisconsin’s Vitto Brown, will actually be suiting up in a few h...
Duke Beats Gonzaga, And The Final Four Is Set
After a pretty exhilarating Elite Eight, we should be in store for three more exciting games to round out the college basketball season. ...
Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes Caught By Hot Mic, Nearly Dies Of Embarrassment
Nigel Hayes has already endeared himself to the world through his adorable obsession with the NCAA tournament stenographer. Now well-versed in the ways of stenography, Hayes spent part of yesterday's press conference learning a valuable lesson about hot mics....
Wisconsin Players Are Obsessed With The Stenographer
At the NCAA tournament, all player and coach interviews are transcribed by a stenographer, to be handed out to the media for ease of accurately quoting. It is, admittedly, a fascinating, fast-paced job, featuring a stenotype machine that works unlike anything most people have ever seen. ...
If You Like Lanky, Versatile Big Men, Root For Frank Kaminsky
If the only skin you have in March Madness is the money you've invested in bracket pools, might I suggest paying attention to the 7-foot Midwesterner with the name of a 50-year-old plumber? Wisconsin's extremely talented forward Frank Kaminsky has led the 31-3 Badgers to their first-ever No. 1 see...
Wisconsin Freshmen Practice Not Dying While Diving For Loose Balls
Wisconsin is playing at Minnesota right now, which provides a unique challenge: the raised floors of Williams Arena. The Golden Gophers gym is one of the last few in America that features a raised floor—of about two feet—and the Badger freshmen have likely never played on one. So yesterday feature...
Motivational Speaker Matt Foley Makes His Pitch For Wisconsin Football
The Wisconsin Badgers posted an old clip yesterday of a guy who suspiciously looks and sounds like Chris Farley—doing an impression of motivational speaker Matt Foley—telling kids to go to Wisconsin. Wait a minute, that is Chris Farley. Aw....
Melvin Gordon's Rushing Record Is Now Samaje Perine's Rushing Record
Poor Melvin Gordon ran through a stout defense last week for 408 yards, an all-time FBS record. The single-game FBS rushing champ got to wear that crown for a week....
Police: Drunk Nebraska Fan Tried To Jump Over Taxi, Failed
The Madison police report beautifully sums up the early Saturday morning of 22-year-old Huskers fan Bryce Consbruck:...
Melvin Gordon Tramples Nebraska For Single Game FBS Rushing Record
Melvin Gordon only played three quarters today, because his Wisconsin Badgers no longer needed him when they went up 52-17 over Nebraska. But that's okay, because in that three-fourths of a game, Melvin Gordon broke LaDainian Tomlinson's all-time FBS single game rushing record with 408 ground yards....
New Glarus Spotted Cow: Overrated Beer From An Underrated State
Wisconsin is a really cool state, and I swear I'm not being a condescending Northeast elitist about it. This isn't like when some loathsome New York City resident praises Chicago as a "nice little town." I don't mean "Wisconsin is really cool, for an upper Midwestern state that Prince isn't from,"...
Wisconsin QB Doesn't Have An Injured Shoulder; He Has The Yips
Wisconsin head football coach Gary Andersen said Tuesday that backup quarterback Joel Stave was out indefinitely with a shoulder injury. Later that day, Andersen rowed it back, saying Stave's shoulder wasn't hurt; he's just working his way through a severe case of the yips....