The Badgers and Wolverines meet Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Ronnie Porter is averaging 8.9 points, 4.8 assists and 1.7 steals for the Badgers. Serah Williams is averaging 19.5 points over the last 10 games.

The good news for Wisconsin is they play three of the next four at home. The bad news, though, is those include matchups with recently ranked Michigan and national title contender

Peters, elected in 2014, will not seek reelection and will leave Congress after his term in the Senate expires in January 2027.

A victory in the final game of the series would have been more rewarding, but the resilient Badgers could find plenty of good signs from the weekend.

Michigan reaping benefits of Edwards, Truscott, Duke as they cement themselves on the Wolverines blue line this season.

Taking five penalties compared to Wisconsin’s one, Michigan sealed its own fate, giving up two power play goals.

The Wisconsin men moved up four spots to No. 18 in the latest NET rankings, which are a key tool in determining seeding and at-large qualifiers for the NCAA Tou

Fresh off another productive week, the Wisconsin men moved up in the latest college basketball rankings. The Badgers are now 17th in both the AP and Coaches Pol

Despite taking five penalties in the first two periods, Michigan (14-10-1, 8-7) killed off four of them and took a 4-3 lead into the third period. It entered the game with the fifth-ranked power play in the country and converted on its only opportunity in the second period.

Between the shipwrecks and the discovery of mysterious sinkholes, it was a notable year for both Wisconsin and Lake Michigan.

Wisconsin held Nebraska to its lowest point total (55) since a Dec. 7 loss to Michigan State (52). That performance raised the Badgers’ KenPom defensive efficiency ranking to No. 50 nationally, the highest it’s been all season. That pushed the team’s overall ranking to No. 14.