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Time runs out on UW-L comeback
DICKINSON, N.D. — No overtime win this week for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse football team. The 16th-ranked Eagles, who won their first two games of the season in OT,…
Read MoreNo. 13 Wisconsin to host No. 11 Michigan in Big Ten clash
No. 11 Michigan (2-0) at No. 13 Wisconsin (2-0), Saturday at 12 p.m. EDT (Fox). Line: Wisconsin by 3 1/2. Series record: Michigan leads 51-15-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Though Michigan…
Read MoreBig Ten has some of nation’s top punters, and 4 Australians
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — The Big Ten Conference knows the value of having good punters, and it is willing to go a long way to get them. The league has…
Read MoreCollege Football Picks: Michigan tries to change narrative at Wisconsin
There is a strong temptation in college football to define teams early in the season, especially when a traditional power delivers a high-profile clunker. That’s where No. 11 Michigan is…
Read MoreMichigan OG Ben Bredeson headed home to play Wisconsin
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ben Bredeson had a chance to cash in on his potential this year in the NFL. The All America offensive guard, though, chose to stay…
Read MoreZack Baun emerging as leader for stout Wisconsin defense
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s defense hasn’t dropped off a bit after losing last year’s top pass rusher, Andrew Van Ginkel, to the NFL. Zack Baun, who had 2½ sacks…
Read MoreUW-L’s D wins it in OT against No. 14 Illinois Wesleyan
It was about as unconventional ways to win an overtime collegiate football game as there can be. Rusty Murphy recovered a fumble and took it 86 yards for the score…
Read MoreIllini’s Betiku could be Big Ten’s next defensive line star
The pool of elite Big Ten defensive linemen looks to be getting deeper. The play up front traditionally is strong across the conference, and a sampling of 2020 NFL mock…
Read MoreViterbo volleyball forfeits 34 matches from last season, due to ineligible player
The Viterbo University volleyball team had made it to the NAIA Final Four in four of the past five seasons. Four, that is, until a ruling Wednesday by the league,…
Read MoreAnalysis: Change on tap whether NCAA goes along or not
Chalk one up for the “student athletes.” California is on the verge of striking a mortal blow to the system that’s been sponging free labor off its “student athletes” for…
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