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Mississippi beats Wisconsin 57-46 in NCAA tourney

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Marshall Henderson shook out of a shooting slump and scored 17 points in the second half, leading 12th-seeded Mississippi past No. 5 Wisconsin 57-46 on Friday, giving the Rebels their first NCAA tournament win since 2002.
 

Ohio State beats Wisconsin for B10 title

CHICAGO -- DeShaun Thomas scored 17 points and the 10th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes used their stout defense to beat No. 22 Wisconsin 50-43 for their conference-best fifth tournament title on Sunday.
 

Wisconsin beats Indiana 68-56 in B10 tournament

CHICAGO -- Ryan Evans scored 16 points in a terrific all-around performance and No. 22 Wisconsin upset No. 3 Indiana 68-56 in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament Saturday.
 

Wisconsin beats Michigan 68-59 in B10 tournament

CHICAGO -- Ben Brust scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half and No. 22 Wisconsin knocked off sixth-ranked Michigan 68-59 in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Friday.
 

Deep field could mean big thrills for Big Ten

CHICAGO -- Indiana is standing tall again. Michigan and Michigan State are right there with the Hoosiers, and Ohio State and Wisconsin aren't exactly backing down from anyone, either.
 

No 22 Wisconsin holds off Penn State 63-60

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Traevon Jackson made a contested 3-pointer at the buzzer and finished with 15 points, and No. 22 Wisconsin survived an upset scare from Penn State to win its regular-season finale 63-60 Sunday.
 

No. 22 Wisconsin loses 58-43 to No. 10 Michigan St

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Wisconsin needed a win to make its final game of the regular season for a share of the Big Ten title. That opportunity evaporated as the Badgers piled up errant shots in a 58-43 loss to No. 10 Michigan State on Thursday night.
 

Frederick believes his performance on the field is enough for pro scouts

MADISON -- Considering the amount of television coverage it's given annually, February's NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis has become a bit of a spectacle, including the emphasis put on a prospect's 40-yard dash time.
 

Andersen finds cupboard full of QBs

MADISON -- Gary Andersen begins his first spring as Wisconsin coach looking for a quarterback.
 

Byrd scores 22, Purdue upends No. 17 Wisconsin

MADISON -- D.J. Byrd scored nine of his game-high 22 points during a decisive 21-3 second-half run as Purdue upset Wisconsin 69-56, all but eliminating the Badgers from contention in the tightly contested Big Ten race.
 

No. 17 Wisconsin beats Nebraska 77-46

MADISON -- Sam Dekker matched his career high with 19 points Tuesday night to lead No. 17 Wisconsin to a 77-46 victory over Nebraska.
 

No. 19 Wisconsin cruises past Northwestern 69-41

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Ben Brust had 12 points and eight rebounds as the 19th-ranked Badgers shut down Northwestern 69-41 on Wednesday night for their fifth win in six games.
 

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Rutgers makes Louisville's Hermann AD

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- Rutgers named Julie Hermann its new athletic director Wednesday, and the former No. 2 athletic administrator at Louisville promised a restart for the scandal-scarred program following the ouster of its men's basketball coach and the resignation of other officials....

 

Top prep prospect Andrew Wiggins signs with Kansas

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas....

 

New Rutgers basketball coach doesn't have degree

New Rutgers basketball coach Eddie Jordan is not a graduate of the university as the school had claimed, another embarrassment for an athletic program still smarting from the firing of previous coach Mike Rice....

 

Michigan's break from Webber, Taylor, Bullock ends

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock are eager to reconnect with Michigan....

 

NCAA hoops semifinal games moving to cable in 2014

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Final Four's first two games are moving to cable next year....

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Penn State defends medical changes after report

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State coach Bill O'Brien is fervently disputing suggestions raised in a report that player medical care has been compromised after the team doctor was replaced....

 

Column: Notre Dame not chicken, just greedy

Brady Hoke was talking the way football coaches do, the way university presidents can't. Imagine, if you will, the snickering in academia if Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman, a biochemist by trade, accused her counterparts at Notre Dame of chickening out on a science fair....

 

CU's Webb, Lewis charged with assault in brawl

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Colorado quarterback Jordan Webb and former Buffaloes offensive lineman Alexander Lewis were both charged with second-degree assault on Wednesday after prosecutors alleged they knocked a man unconscious in a weekend brawl....

 

TCU suspends DE Fields for 1st 2 games of season

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- TCU defensive end Devonte Fields has been suspended for the first two games of the 2013 season due to an unspecified violation of "university and team policy."...

 

Hawaii refracts on team names; 'Rainbow' back

HONOLULU (AP) -- Hawaii's athletic department is scrapping a plan to drop the word "Rainbow" from its men's teams' nicknames....

 
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