The Badger Herald

Men’s tennis advances to 2nd round of NCAAs

With a 4-1 victory over No. 32 Washington, the No. 33 Wisconsin men’s tennis team advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament Saturday. It marks the second straight year the Badgers topped the Huskies in the postseason tournament, as UW came out on top last year with a 4-3 victory. Wisconsin will now play UCLA (the host school), who topped Eastern Washington in the first round. The matchup is set for 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon…. View story »

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McBain to return for junior season

The Capital Times is reporting that Jamie McBain, sophomore defenseman for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team, will return to school for his junior season with the Badgers. With his return, McBain will be the only upperclassman on defense for UW and will have played more collegiate games (71) than any of the other blueliners. McBain, a native of Faribault, Minn., was a second-round selection of the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2006 NHL Entry Level Draft. He finished with five goals and 19 assists on the season, and has 42 points in his first two years with the Badgers. The move… View story »

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Ike’s legal troubles continue

It looks like former UW cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu will have to overcome more legal hurdles before joining the Philadelphia Eagles, who selected him in the fourth round of this past weekend’s NFL draft. According to an article in The Capital Times, a plea agreement fell through on Friday after Ikegwuonu’s brother, Bill, rejected it. This means Jack could potentially face trial on July 14. This stems from an incident back in November of 2006 in which the brothers were charged with breaking into an apartment on the Northern Illinois campus—where Bill attends school—and attempting to steal an Xbox. Read the… View story »

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Men’s hockey: 2008 captains announced

At their team banquet Friday, the UW men’s hockey team announced a number of award winners as well as next season’s captains. Last season, Davis Drewiske served as team captain, with junior Ben Street and senior Kyle Klubertanz as assistant captains. Wisconsin’s 2008-09 roster will have two captains an no assistant captains. Donning the “C” on their sleeves next year will be Street as well as junior Blake Geoffrion. It’s the first time since 2003-04 that the team had more than one captain. Drewiske was honored with the Spike Carlson MVP Award, as voted by his teammates. He also took… View story »

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Arizona prep star commits to UW

Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan added to his 2008 recruiting class Monday when Phoenix-area 6-foot-7 swingman Ryan Evans gave the UW program a verbal commitment. As a senior this season at Chandler Hamilton High School, Evans scored nearly 20 points per game and grabbed about 7 rebounds per game, leading his team to the Arizona 5A state semifinal. Evans high school career will have prepared him for life in Ryan’s Swing offense. Without a major post player, Hamilton head coach Kevin Hartwig said Evans played both inside and out and had success both ways. “We had a lot of… View story »

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Phoenix buzzing about Turris

After looking at the Phoenix Coyotes’ Web site, it sounds like former Badger Kyle Turris is creating quite a buzz as he prepares to make his NHL debut Thursday night against Dallas. Turris and new teammate Peter Mueller have apparently meshed pretty well so far, and will skate on the same line together (along with veteran Shane Doan). Sounds like Turris is pretty excited as well, as he should be. He’s now coached by The Great One, Wayne Gretzky. Turris will be switching jersey numbers when he skates with Phoenix. After wearing No. 19 for Wisconsin, Turris will now wear… View story »

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