Not long after the NCAA said JUCO years wouldn't count against eligibility, Wisconsin's Nyzier Fourqurean is seeking a similar ruling for Division II.

MADISON - Tessa Grady announced Thursday that she is taking a leave of absence from the Wisconsin women’s basketball team. The news comes almost a week after the 6-foot-2 sophomore forward seemed to voice support on social media for former Badger Tessa Towers’ allegations of mistreatment against UW coach Marisa Moseley and her staff and alluded to no longer being on the team herself.

Wisconsin Badgers sophomore forward Tessa Grady announced on Thursday that she is taking a leave of absence from the team for a personal matter. Grady, a 6’2 sophomore from Dublin, Ohio, hadn’t played in a game since January 7th,

Prominent ESPN host Scott Van Pelt had a front-row seat to Maryland basketball's 76-68 win over Wisconsin on Wednesday. That is stated literally -- Van Pelt sat courtside as the Terrapins rode a 44-37 second half to the eight-point win.

Not that Wisconsin needed a reminder, but life on the road in the Big Ten isn’t easy. The Badgers, who drained 32 three-pointers in the previous two games, got a taste of their own medicine in the second half at Maryland on Wednesday night.