Sports - Oct. 16, 2009
The Madness begins: Marquette fields younger team
Short on experience and thin at the guard position aren't desired qualities in the Big East, but Marquette still feels optimistic about its chances.
Tags: marquette, basketball, dwight buycks, buzz williams, maurice acker, junior cadougan, jeronne maymon

Sports - March 31, 2009
CNN ranks Milwaukee fourth best basketball town in America
The Final Four is here and even though the Marquette men aren't hooping it up in Detroit, CNN has ranked the top cities for basketball in America. And, Marquette and Milwaukee sits pretty at No. 4 on its list of "Great College Basketball Towns."
Tags: Marquette, great towns, basketball, CNN, Duke, McGuire, Buzz Williams, Bradley Center, Golden Eagles, Warriors, best of lists, Superfans

Sports - March 23, 2009
MU, Badgers break hearts and brackets in Boise
There is no joy in Mudville and, as of yesterday, no college basketball in Wisconsin. Marquette and Wisconsin both exited the stage at Taco Bell Arena, breaking hearts and brackets across the land while making sports fans look forward to the start of the Brewers' regular season. Marquette lost to Missouri; the Badgers lost their game with Xavier.
Tags: marquette, wisconsin, ncaa tournament, lazar hayward, jerel mcneal, marcus landry, buzz williams, joe krabbenhoft

Sports - March 20, 2009
Marquette survives a scare against Utah State
The tension was palpable inside the Marquette Union Sports Annex. Outside of Finals Week and the occasional unannounced inspection by a resident advisor, you don't sense that kind of gut-wrenching drama on campus. But, it was present in abundance Friday afternoon as the Golden Eagles outlasted Utah State, 58-57, to win their first-round game in the NCAA Tournament.
Tags: marquette, utah state, ncaa, boise, jerel mcneal, lazar hayward, wes matthews, buzz williams

Sports - March 16, 2009
Road to Final Four begins in Boise for MU, UW
For the Wisconsin Badgers and Marquette Golden Eagles, the road to Detroit for the 2009 NCAA Final Four begins in Boise. Both teams will open the NCAA Tournament there Friday. Both teams will face tough tests. But its unlikely that the two schools' collective fan bases will be teaming up to provide a home-court advantage.
Tags: marquette golden eagles, wisconsin badgers, florida state seminoles, utah state aggies, ncaa tournament, big ten, big east, bo ryan, buzz williams, dominic james, marcus landry, leonard hamilton, toney douglas, gary wilkinson