The UWM Post

Jordin Hood hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the University of Northern Illinois a 3-2 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee baseball team last Wednesday.

Sophomore Erin Havener’s name is now number one in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee record books for the pole vault, after clearing 12-1 ½ this weekend at the Big Blue Classic hosted by Eastern Illinois.

Free throw shooting has gotten downright pathetic in college basketball. Watching the NCAA Tournament has confirmed this. Time and time again, teams with leads could not close the deal.

Print off your brackets and grab your sharpies—it’s almost time to fill out your NBA playoff bracket!

Yes, it is April and baseball season has begun, but our favorite college basketball tournaments are still underway and down to the Final Four for both men and women.

So what if the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee baseball team’s record is 5-17; there is more than a record that shows how good a team is before entering the bulk of its conference season.

1. Francisco Liriano returns to the mound for the Minnesota Twins. After losing former ace Johan Santana to the New York Mets, Liriano will be a welcome site to Twin fans after missing all of 2007 due to Tommy John surgery. Like the departed Santana, he is a hard-throwing southpaw with absolutely filthy stuff.