Tag: Wisconsin Badgers

Johnny Davis Had His Best NBA Game Yet: ‘He Made Us Smile’

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WASHINGTON — On Tuesday night, rookie guard Johnny Davis, who made his debut in a regular-season NBA game, offered glimpses into why the Washington Wizards drafted him with the No. 10 pick in June. This was Johnny Davis 2.0, a new and improved version. violent. comfortable. Confident. And this wasn’t trash time either. Facing an opponent ravaged by injury, Coach Wes Unseld Jr. brought Davis into the game late in the first quarter. You can see the difference in Davis’ self-confidence right away. Thirty seconds later, Davis caught a pass…

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NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: Can Gonzaga snatch the second seed?

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The big questions Tuesday night revolved around three of the mid-majors. Can St. Mary’s score an impressive win over Gonzaga in the Football World Cup championship game, confirming that the Gaels’ strong computer numbers deserve a correspondingly high rating? And will Oral Roberts and/or Charleston win their respective conference championships, or will they go to Selection Sunday in hopes of getting a big bid? Consider answering these questions definitively. Charleston outlasted UNC Wilmington in the CAA title game for their 30th win against a Division One. Meanwhile, Oral Roberts completed…

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Gary Barta says Kevin Warren’s departure won’t delay Big Ten plans to shake up the football schedule

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The departure of Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren will not delay the conference’s plans to change the alignment of the football schedule for the 2024 season, Iowa director of athletics Gary Barta said Thursday. For many years, conference and school officials debated changing or partially ending the east-west alignment to have a fairer championship game. There was momentum to enact changes for the 2023 season to coincide with a new media rights agreement until USC and UCLA accepted Big Ten invitations starting August 2, 2024. Conference officials decided in October…

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Adult Round Table: Duane Jones et al excelled on day one

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MOBILE, Ala. Despite the increased pressure from the Shrine Game, the Senior Bowl is still the top all-star game for NFL Draft prospects. With this year’s edition of the event kicking off on Tuesday, the athlete Draft experts Dane Brugler and Nick Baumgardner vetted their first impressions. Which recruiting hopefuls made the biggest early impressions, and which ones need to bounce back for the rest of the week? 1. Down Jones’ measurements were predictably ridiculous. The two of you were in the second round of your most recent model, but…

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NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: Alabama is the top seed. Northwestern and Clemson

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“They can’t imagine it… that someone like me would walk into their house, walk on their land…” – Cassian Andor When compiling this week’s segment, we were astounded by the inclusion of teams we’d never expected to have considered as recently as a few weeks ago. North-west? Pittsburgh? Clemson? UCF? wait … Is that true? It also got us thinking about another story focusing on underdogs who took the power structure by surprise: “Andor,” our favorite TV series of 2022. After the train wreck that was “The Book of Boba…

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How Luke Fickell uses Wisconsin’s bowl trip to build relationships with players

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SCOTTSDALE, AZ — The Wisconsin players were having lunch at the team hotel Sunday when sophomore Jake Chaney spotted his new coach sitting alone and invited him to the group table. Luke Fickell quickly accepted the offer, eager for the opportunity to learn more about his players. “After we invited Coach Fickell, everyone was walking around, like, ‘Hey, what’s your favorite memory from the season? What’s your funniest moment of the season?’” Badgers inside linebacker Maima Ngongmita said. “So we just share and he just listens. We all laugh. He…

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College basketball rankings: Illinois out, Miami in. And hey, New Mexico!

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Merry Christmas after Christmas! I trust that the holiday treated everyone well, though there were a few precious college basketball games that caught our eye. As a result, there wasn’t much movement on top of the polls. The good news is that there are plenty of great matches to be shown this week, which top the list for Saturday’s packed New Year’s Eve. In the meantime, allow me to spread my usual holiday cheer by presenting the correct ranking of the top 25 college basketball teams, as presented to the…

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Jim Leonard leaves Wisconsin at the conclusion of the 2022 season

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Wisconsin Defensive Coordinator Jim Leonard announced Tuesday that he will be leaving the program after the conclusion of the 2022 season. Here’s what you need to know: Leonard will coach during the Badgers’ baseball game against Oklahoma State on December 27. After Paul Crist was fired, Leonard took over as interim head coach for the final seven games of the regular season, going 4-3. Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell was tapped in place of Leonhard to serve as full-time coach last week. in Wisconsin! pic.twitter.com/lkgkPWmrO1 – Jim Leonard (@jimleonhard) December 7, 2022…

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Wisconsin AD says Luke Fickell is ‘the best program built for long-term success’

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Wisconsin officially introduced Luke Fickel as its new head football coach Monday, with a welcome event followed by a press conference featuring former Cincinnati head coach and Badgers game director Chris McIntosh. Here’s what you need to know: McIntosh said Fickel agreed to a seven-year contract that starts at $7.5 million and averages $7.8 million. McIntosh said he met with interim coach Jim Leonard last Monday to discuss his vision for the program and then fully evaluated the candidates who were under consideration before deciding on Fickel, who was announced…

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