5 THINGS TO WATCH THURSDAY • 6:15 PM • CBS Sweet oranges in Boston
With wins over Montana and Vanderbilt on the opening weekend of the NCAA tournament, men's basketball advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second-consecutive year. The fourth-seeded Badgers face No. 1 seed Syracuse on Thursday in Boston. Only four schools have made more Sweet 16 appearances in the past 10 years than UW's five.
THURSDAY • 8:30 PM • BTN
Talking with the Badgers Hear from head coach Bo Ryan and UW players after the Badgers face
Syracuse in the Sweet 16. BTN will have postgame coverage from Bos- ton, including the complete postgame press conference. The Badgers are one of four teams from the Big Ten still alive in the NCAA tourna- ment, joining Indiana, Michigan State and Ohio State in the Round of 16.
FRIDAY • 2 PM • BTN
Comeback win worth watching They're still making highlights, but one of the Badgers' most memorable
games remains their 57-50 win over Indiana in January at the Kohl Cen- ter. The Badgers, ranked 25th in the country, beat the 16th-ranked Hoo- siers in comeback fashion. BTN will replay the game on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m.
SATURDAY / SUNDAY • 1 / 2 PM • InsideBadgerSports.com
Chance for an opening statement The softball team opens Big Ten play Saturday at border rival Iowa. After logging time in Florida, California, Nevada and South Carolina, the Bad- gers play the rest of their schedule in the comforts of Big Ten country. UW will play two games against the Hawkeyes on Saturday before the series finale at 2 p.m. Sunday.
SATURDAY • 6 PM • NHL Network
Alums skating in the big leagues As the Philadelphia Flyers fight for a higher spot in the Eastern Confer-
ence standings, the Montreal Canadiens — and two former Badgers — look to play spoiler. While former Badgers Rene Bourque and Blake Geoffrion aren't headed for the playoffs, they hope to derail the Flyers' postseason plans in Philadelphia.
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