It's hard to believe it's that time of year again.  Tonight marks the beginning of the Badger basketball season with the annual steak fry on the Kohl Center floor.  Typically you'll see highlights from last year on the big screen, there will be a guest speak, the players will be introduced, and Bo will speak to the crowd.  Oh, and of course, we'll eat steak. It's a ...

After what one can only describe as a 'magical' season, it seemed like some other people showed up wearing Wisconsin jerseys inside Ford Field tonight. It couldn't have been the Wisconsin team that beat Texas, in Texas, without their point guard. It couldn't have been the Wisconsin team who were picked to finish 4th or 5th in the Big Ten - and then went on to set a record ...

While listening to the talking-heads discuss why one team is in and another is out, the Badgers have a 3-seed in the Midwest bracket and will play this Thursday. One could argue that the Badgers easily deserved a 2-seed, but we were given a closer-to-home path playing in Omaha and then hopefully Detroit on weekend number two. What upsets me is that we somehow seem to draw a very ...

When I don't write for a while, it gets that much harder to say something because now I have no idea where to start - what to include - what to leave out... So I'll just spill a little bit and catch up in hopes that writing more over the holidays will get easier. The Obvious I finally got a new site design up... I've been working on it for ...

I'm at home during the layover between a wedding and the reception. Mandi is Maid of Honor for her best friend Becky's wedding. The ceremony was nice. It was at a Lutheran church with a really long isle. It was kind of cool actually - if you're gonna do a church ceremony, get a long isle. The reception should be fun - and hopefully short... the Badgers ...

I'm not sure if most of you have had strep or not, but I can tell you with certainty that I haven't. When I was little, my brother and sister would always get it, but never me! I was always treated though because I was considered a "carrier." Evidently I took in the bacteria, but it never infected me because I'm too tough. :) Mandi ...

Three years ago, while looking at the prospective Badger Basketball rosters, this was the year where I knew things would change. Whether it's more consistency, or just the fact that Alando Tucker takes over in every situation where it counts... there's something about this team that gives me shivers. One loss away from being perfect this year (14-1), the Badgers have a swagger about them when they walk ...

Three years ago, this was the basketball season I was looking forward to. Today, the Badgers lost to unranked Missouri State while playing in the South Padre Island Tournament. Is the curse of being on the Sports Illustrated cover? Honestly, it's depressing. This is a team that could've gone undefeated into Big 10 season if their cards would've fallen right. Now, they'll play Auburn tomorrow ...

By Derek Kosmicki Madison, Wis. National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern announced today that beginning with the 2006-2007 season, the University of Wisconsin will act as the official developmental team for the NBA. It is a surprising move considering all of the recent money poured into the fledgling NBDL (National Basketball Developmental League). However, Stern pointed to the success of Bo Ryan's players in the NBA as the main reason the ...

Last week Friday, I took a half day so I could watch the Badgers get kicked around by an average Indiana team in the Big Ten Tournament. This week, I took a couple hours off so I could go home and watch Arizona wipe the floor with them. I thought, just maybe, that their piss-poor play over the previous 14 games might turn around for the NCAA tournament... ...