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Lucas at Large: Badgers grow together heading into home opener
Wisconsin volleyball coach Pete Waite was asked if had a "wild card'' up his sleeve. That could be one player who has the potential to impact the mix, if she hasn't already, and make everyone better....
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Lucas at Large: 50th anniversary celebration, but focus on 2012-13
At Monday's news conference, Ryan Little was more than happy to model his Wisconsin hockey sweater; bearing No. 20 on the back, the 50th anniversary logo on the shoulder and an "A'' on the front.Like...
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Lucas at Large: Tolzien prepares for Super experience
As the No. 3 quarterback on the depth chart, the backup to the backup, Scott Tolzien didn't take any snaps for the San Francisco 49ers. But he still feels good about his ongoing pro football...
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Lucas at Large: Henderson hard for Badgers to ignore
KANSAS CITY -- Neither Zak Showalter nor Jordan Smith had ever been "pulled'' before for not "pulling it,'' or shooting it enough, on Wisconsin's scout team.But that was the consequence for making the...
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Lucas at Large: With Badgers, Kerr comes away impressed
Photo: Kansas City StarKANSAS CITY -- Seated at courtside, Marv Albert and Steve Kerr greeted Bo Ryan near the end of Wisconsin's practice here Thursday at the Sprint Center. Upon shaking Albert's...
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Lucas at Large: Biegel grows into role in new-look defense
Originally appeared in April 11, 2013 edition of Varsity MagazineWisconsin's first-year defensive coordinator, Dave Aranda, wasn't kidding when he described redshirt freshman Vince Biegel as a "hungry...
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Lucas at Large: Big Ten wise to follow lay of the land
You didn't have to be drinking Kool-Aid from the Little Brown Jug to realize that geographical realignment was a most reasonable option for the Big Ten. And this was not about passing the Illibuck on...
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Lucas at Large: Dayne has look of first-ballot Hall of Famer
- Watch Live: College Football Hall of Fame Announcement (Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.)Pat Harder would have been 91 on Monday.As a Badger, he was 34 -- No. 34 -- an All-American fullback on the legendary 1942...
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Wisconsin softball coach Yvette Healy can measure how far her program has grown by merely taking an inventory on the number of players the Badgers have put on All-Big Ten teams. In 2010, her first...
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Lucas at Large: Preseason publications based on beat writers' best guesses
Wisconsin has the fourth-best game day atmosphere behind Alabama, Notre Dame and Florida. Lindy's Sports College Football Preview says so.Gary Andersen was the third-best coaching hire this past...
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Lucas at Large: Alvarez says Lombardi's coaching transcends eras
If you're asking if Vince Lombardi could still be successful in today's NFL, Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez is answering, "Absolutely, no question. Good coaches are flexible. They...
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Lucas at Large: Andersen has history of successful secondary shifts
Jeff Lewis will be asked to make the transition from the offensive backfield to the defensive backfield when the Badgers convene for fall camp in August.Gary Andersen played a hunch during his first...
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Lucas at Large: Brust gets NASCAR job for a day
Ben Brust was shown a map of the Road America track at Elkhart Lake and prodded to pinpoint his location during last Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race, the Johnsonville Sausage 200.Using a pen...
View ArticleLucas at Large: 'Targeting' rules a target of conversation for Big Ten
- Transcript: Andersen Press Conference | Photo GalleryCHICAGO -- When the ACC's coordinator of officials, Doug Rhoads, suggested that South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney's resounding hit...
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Lucas at Large: Group effort guides Badgers to 8-0 start
CANCUN, Mexico -- Wisconsin's Sam Dekker took the question in an all-encompassing vein after the Badgers held off West Virginia, 70-63, Wednesday night to capture the Cancun Challenge in Rivera Maya,...
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