A rough tuneup for Gallardo

Less than a week before Yovani Gallardo departs for the World Baseball Classic to pitch for Mexico, the Brewers right-hander made his first spring start in the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Gallardo worked 2 2/3 innings,…

posted 2013/02/27 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

Badgers in the thick of Big Ten race

The Wisconsin Badgers eclipsed 20 wins for the 7th-straight season, rolling to a 77- 46 Big Ten victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at the Kohl Center on Tuesday night. Freshman Sam Dekker tied a career-high with 19 points to go…

posted 2013/02/27 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

Shining Moments: Largest Comeback in School History

In a fantastic display of determination, the Badger men’s basketball team made school history on January 5, 1976 after falling 22 points behind Ohio State, but coming back to win the game. It started out close, Wisconsin and OSU battled…

posted 2013/02/27 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

2013-02-26

Packers reserve TE DJ Williams staying busy in offseason

As you may or may not know, I hosted a Monday night talk show with Green Bay Packers reserve tight end D.J. Williams last season. DJ is back home in Arkansas at the moment and apparently not lacking for anything…

posted 2013/02/26 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

Brewers drop a pair in split-squad action

The Milwaukee Brewers lost both ends of a split squad doubleheader on Monday, falling to the San Diego Padres 7-1 and dropping a second game to the Cincinnati Reds 5-2. The Brewers take on the Mariners this afternoon. Yovani Gallardo…

posted 2013/02/26 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

Gardner rebounds to lead Marquette past Syracuse

Davante Gardner scored a career-high 26 points to lead 22nd ranked Marquette to a 74-71 win over 12th ranked Syracuse on Monday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Gardner played just 11 minutes in Marquette’s loss at Villanova on…

posted 2013/02/26 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

NCAA Division 3 pairings announced

The NCAA Division 3 basketball tournament pairings were announced. St. Norbert College opens up at Wheaton College on Saturday night. Whitewater hosts Dubuque and Stevens Point will host Nothwestern College. In women’s play, Whitewater hosts Wisconsin Lutheran, Carthage takes on…

posted 2013/02/26 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

Hockey Badgers split with Penn State

The Wisconsin Badgers Hockey team failed to sweep Penn State and may have hurt their chances at securing an NCAA at-large spot in the upcoming NCAA Frozen Four playoffs. Taylor Holstrom scored a pair of goals, including the game winner…

posted 2013/02/26 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

2013-02-24

Crash ends Kenseth’s day

Matt Kenseth led 86 laps of Sunday’s Daytona 500. That’s more than any other driver in the field. But the defending Daytona 500 Champion saw his day end on lap 149 after transmission issues. Two laps later, teammate Kyle Busch…

posted 2013/02/24 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

Evans considering a free throw change (AUDIO)

Watching Wisconsin Badger forward Ryan Evans shoot free throws this season, it’s hard to believe he was an 81% shooter from the charity stripe last season. Evans is hitting just 40.5% from the line on the season (51 of 126),…

posted 2013/02/24 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

Badgers win Big Ten Indoor Track title

The 10th-ranked Wisconsin men’s track and field team claimed the team title at the 2013 Big Ten Indoor Championships on Saturday in Geneva, Ohio. The Badgers scored 90 points to emerge victorious out of an extremely tight team race that…

posted 2013/02/24 by Wisconsin Radio Network» Sports

Ball has tough day at combine

Wisconsin running back Montee Ball had a “fast” time in mind when running the 40- yard dash at the Indianapolis Scouting Combine. But it didn’t work out that way for Ball, who turned in a 40-time of 4.66 seconds. His…