5 THINGS TO WATCH THURSDAY • 3 PM • BTN The running man
When Ron Dayne broke the NCAA record for career rushing yards, he cemented his place in college football history. The Heisman Trophy- winning running back helped send the Badgers to back-to-back Big Ten championships and Rose Bowl wins. BTN will profiles the Badgers' legendary tailback in a "Big Ten Icons" episode.
THURSDAY • 3:30 PM • BTN A coaching icon
With three Big Ten championships, three Rose Bowl titles and 118 wins, it's easy to proclaim former Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez an icon. His tenure as Badgers head coach has him considered as one of the great- est coaches in Big Ten history. BTN's "Big Ten Icons" series looks into Alvarez's spectacular career in Madison.
A new border battle for Badgers Five Badgers will participate in the 2012 International Ice Hockey Feder-
SATURDAY • 6 PM • Universal Sports
ation Women's World Championships, which begins Saturday. Brianna Decker, Hilary Knight, Erika Lawler and Jessie Vetter were named to the U.S. roster, while Meghan Mikkelson was named to the Canadian squad. The two national rivals face off Saturday at 6 p.m.
SATURDAY • 9:30 PM • NHL Network Playoff positioning
When the San Jose Sharks host the Los Angeles Kings in the final week- end of the regular season, the Kings will be fighting for a playoff spot, while the Sharks will try to send their rivals packing. Former Badgers Joe Pavelski and Brad Winchester of the Sharks will try to end Davis Drewis- ki's season. Drewiski and Pavelski were teammates at UW from 2004-06.
SUNDAY • 5/7:30/10 PM • BTN
Reporting from the diamond After the softball team hosts Minnesota in a Border Battle this weekend,
the Big Ten Diamond Report on BTN will have highlights and analysis from around the Big Ten. Cal Eldred and Tammy Williams break down everything that happened from the Big Ten's softball and baseball dia- monds over the weekend.
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