Wisconsin
Wisconsin men’s hockey rebounds from slow start but falls to No. 9 Minnesota in overtime
MADISON – Minnesota came to the Kohl Center Friday night and spoiled the party.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team played in front of its largest crowd of the season at the Kohl Center, but that support didn’t save the Badgers from an overtime loss to the Golden Gophers.
Sophomore Brody Lamb’s goal 61 seconds into OT lifted ninth-ranked Minnesota to a 2-1 victory over the fourth-ranked Badgers in front of 13,498. That is the largest crowd to see an NCAA men’s hockey home game this season.
The victory denied fourth-ranked UW a potential comeback victory as it overcame a slow start to control the second period and tie the game in the third.
BOX SCORE: No. 9 Minnesota 2, No. 4 Wisconsin 1 (OT)
The effort wasn’t all for naught, though. UW, which played without leading scorer Cruz Lucius due to injury, gained a point for the overtime. Meanwhile, Big Ten leader Michigan State lost to Notre Dame, leaving UW four points behind the Spartans in the standings.
“I thought Minnesota got off to a pretty good start, but I do like our resolve,” Wisconsin coach Mike Hastings said. “I thought the guys came back and played the right way. I thought our power play gave us some momentum. There weren’t a lot of special teams. That was playoff hockey. That’s battling in the Big Ten.”
Senior Owen Lindmark scored Wisconsin’s only goal at the 1-minute 35-second mark of the third period off assists from sophomores Simon Tassy and freshman Zach Schulz.
The Badgers (20-6-1, 11-4-0 – 33 points) finished the night with a 41-27 advantage in shots on goal and weren’t called for a penalty. Minnesota, however, got a first period goal from freshman Oliver Moore and owned a 2-0 advantage in shots in OT to score the win.
“Our start is something we want back, but we were really happy with the rest of the game and the way we played and bounced back,” senior Mathieu De St. Phalle said. “Credit to their goalie. He played a great game, but I thought we did a good job of feeding off the crowd as the game went on. It’s just a tough way to go, but good thing we’ve one more tomorrow.”
The teams play the series finale at 7 p.m. Saturday and from the Wisconsin perspective there is plenty to build on.
After Minnesota (16-7-4, 9-5-3 – 28 points) played much of the first period in its offensive zone, UW bounced back in the second period and recorded 21 shots.
Five of those shots came on a power play that came as the result of an indirect contact to the head penalty at the 15:53 mark by Gopher Jimmy Clark on UW sophomore Jack Horbach. The play was initially ruled a major penalty but downgraded to a minor after a video review.
Either way it was a golden opportunity UW gained momentum from but not a goal.
“I thought our end to the second (period) was really good,” Lindmark said. “We had the power player and had it in their zone the whole time and had a lot of really good looks and he (Minnesota goaltender Justen Close) just stood on his head and made the plays to keep it out of the net, but I think that was a good turning point in the game.”
UW senior goaltender Kyle McClellan made 27 saves. The goals he allowed came on 2-on-1 rushes. Between the scores he and the rest of the UW defense held one of the country’s more explosive teams scoreless for almost 55 consecutive minutes.
Meanwhile, Close recorded 40 saves and Wisconsin was held to one goal for the second time in a week.
“What you saw tonight was two teams that understand what is at stake,” Hastings said. “You’re waiting for somebody to blink, whether that’s going to the power play or that is giving an outnumbered rush. Both teams defended really hard tonight. I thought both teams tried to get inside and the other team wouldn’t let them very often.”
The loss leaves Wisconsin in a similar position as last week. It lost the first game at Michigan and needed to win the series finale in OT to get the split.
The Badgers are focused on getting the same outcome this week while playing in front of what is expected to be an even larger crowd Saturday night.
“At the end of the day we got a point and we have an opportunity to take 10 out of 12 points on the year against these guys so we’re going to be jumping, ready to go,” Lindmark said. “We’re going to be playing for the fans and all the support we have on campus.”
Wisconsin
Wisconsin authorities put total arrests from clashes at beagle breeding facility at about 25
MADISON (AP) — Around 25 protesters were arrested as around 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to gain entry to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin and were met by officers firing pepper spray and rubber bullets, authorities said Sunday.
Saturday’s protest was the second attempt in as many months by demonstrators to take beagles from Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, about 25 miles (about 40 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Madison. They were turned back by officers who arrested the group’s leader.
Owen Ziliak/Wisconsin State Journal via AP
The Dane County Sheriff’s Office said the situation was “significantly calmer and more peaceful” on Sunday, when around 200 people assembled outside the farm. They dispersed after around two hours, it said.
“We’re pleased with the group’s cooperation today, and their willingness to remain peaceful, while still sending their message of concern for the dogs at Ridglan Farms,” Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said in a statement. “We are happy to support anyone who wants to exercise the right to protest, as long as they do so lawfully.”
Owen Ziliak/The Wisconsin State Journal via AP
The sheriff had said in a video statement Saturday that 300 to 400 protesters were “violently trying to break into the property.” They tried to overcome barricades that included a manure-filled trench, hay bales and a barbed-wire fence.
Owen Ziliak/Wisconsin State Journal via AP
Some got through the fence but were unable to enter the facility, where an estimated 2,000 beagles are kept, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP
Those arrested included the leader of the Coalition to Save the Ridglan Dogs, Wayne Hsiung, 44, of New York, who was being held on a tentative felony charge of conspiracy to commit burglary. But most arrestees were just booked and released, the sheriff’s office said Sunday.
“No one should be assaulted for giving aid to a dog, even if damage to property is part of that rescue effort,” Hsuing said in a statement from jail Sunday that also accused authorities of using excessive force. “The animals of this Earth are not “things.” They’re sentient beings. And we have the right to rescue them from abuse,” he concluded.
Protesters took 30 dogs when they broke into the facility in March, when authorities arrested 27 people.
Ridglan denies mistreating animals but agreed in October to give up its state breeding license as of July 1 in a deal to avoid prosecution on animal mistreatment charges.
On its website, the company says “no credible evidence of animal abuse, cruelty, mistreatment or neglect at Ridglan Farms has ever been presented or substantiated.”
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About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry on Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group’s leader.
It was the second attempt in as many months by protesters to take beagles from the Ridglan Farms facility in Blue Mounds, a small town about 25 miles (about 40 kilometres) southwest of Wisconsin’s capital, Madison.
Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said in a video statement that 300 to 400 protesters were “violently trying to break into the property” and assault officers. He said protesters have ignored designated areas for peaceful protest and blocked roads to prevent emergency vehicles from entering.
“This is not a peaceful protest,” Barrett said.
The sheriff’s department said a “significant” number of people were arrested out of about 1,000 protesters at the site but did not give an exact total as they were still being processed as of the afternoon.
Protesters tried to overcome barricades that included a manure-filled trench, hay bales and a barbed-wire fence. Some protesters did get through the fence but were unable to enter the facility, where an estimated 2,000 beagles are kept, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
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Wisconsin men’s basketball has added a sharpshooting wing via the transfer portal.
Miami (Ohio) transfer Eian Elmer has signed with the Badgers, the team announced April 18. The 6-foot-7 wing will join UW with one year of eligibility remaining.
Elmer averaged a career-high 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 49.8% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range in 2025-26. His production helped the RedHawks go 32-2 and earn an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
“We are really excited to add another excellent addition to our spring signees,” UW coach Greg Gard said in a release. “Eian brings a wealth of experience and scoring punch as a 6-7 wing. … A terrific shooter, his skillset and production fit excellently into our plan as we build out next year’s team. Throughout our evaluation process, our staff loved his size, power and skill and truly believe he will thrive in our system.”
Elmer is Wisconsin’s third transfer portal addition since the end of the 2025-26 season, joining former George Washington guard Trey Autry and former Hofstra forward Victory Onuetu. UW also added Australian guard Owen Foxwell.
The additions of Autry, Onuetu and now Elmer leave Gard’s staff with three more roster spots to fill ahead of the 2026-27 season.
The Badgers are looking to replace much of their production from a 2025-26 team that went 24-11. Nolan Winter is expected to be the team’s only returning starter after John Blackwell and Aleksas Bieliauskas entered the transfer portal and Nick Boyd and Andrew Rohde exhausted their eligibility.
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