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Wisconsin coach Greg Gard remains optimistic despite a subpar performance by No. Nike Vapormax China . 16 Wisconsin in its 71-56 loss to No. 4 North Carolina.The Badgers won two of three games in the Maui Invitational last week in Lahaina, Hawaii, but the Tar Heels setback on Nov. 24 had an impact. Wisconsin beat Tennessee and Georgetown but lost to North Carolina in the tournament title game.I think were better defensively, said Gard to the Wisconsin State Journal. I think were starting to figure out some things and starting to callous a little bit. Teams always have to go through some adversity a little bit and have some negative things happen. And I think that toughens us.A long week begins on Sunday for the Badgers (4-2), who host Prairie View A&M (2-4) at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. The game is the first of three games in six days for Wisconsin.The Badgers let North Carolina to shoot 60.7 percent in the second half, including 20 points in the paint, and likely need to rip a page from the Tar Heels playbook by attacking the rim more often. Wisconsin scored a season-low 56 points against North Carolina and its top three players -- senior forward Nigel Hayes, senior guard Bronson Koenig and sophomore F Ethan Happ -- shot 10-of-36 from the field.Hayes was 1-of-11 from 3-point range in the last two games of the invitational and 1-of-7 against the Tar Heels. Hes averaging 10.7 points and a team-leading 2.7 assists per game.Koenig is the teams scoring leader at 15 points while Happ contributes11.9 points and 8.8 rebounds.The game at Wisconsin is the first of a seven-game road trip for the Prairie View (Texas) A&M, which will also travel to Houston, Kansas State and Utah.Byron Smith took over as interim head coach when Byron Rimm II stepped down as head coach last season. The Panthers finished 6-6 under the direction of Smith, who had the interim tag stripped from his title in March. The team finished sixth in the 10-team Southwest Athletic Conference during the 2015-16 season.Junior F Zachary Hamilton scored a career-high 29 points, including 7-of-13 shooting from 3-point range in Prairie View A&Ms eight-point loss to Lamar two days ago. Hamilton leads the team in scoring at 13.8 points.Senior G Daquan Cook, a transfer from UNLV, averages 12.8 points.Smith said he likes the Panthers enthusiasm and effort so far this season. He brought in six junior college and transfer players who add length and are solid athletes.We recruited very, very hard and brought in bodies; guys that we could move around more and assume some of the responsibilities offensively that we lacked last year, said Smith, who was a Panthers assistant for three seasons. Nike Vapormax Clearance . Their 38th instalment is arguably their biggest fight card to date, including three-title fights and a main event which was selected by the fans. The promotion boasts 14-straight years of business and is operated by MFC president Mark Pavelich, who is often overlooked in this country for the foundation hes established for MMA in Canada. Nike Vapormax Wholesale . Roman Josi had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. http://www.vapormaxoutlet.com/ .C. -- When North Carolina freshman Ryan Switzer reported to training camp in August he was a little miffed to learn he was third on the depth chart at punt returner. Western Sydney coach Tony Popovic is looking for his team to build on the momentum from a draw in Perth to take on Melbourne Victory in a game they always look forward to.The sixth-placed Wanderers have one win this A-League season and three successive draws since after Sundays 2-2 draw against Glory.As much as he knows the challenge the Victory present on Saturday night at Etihad Stadium, he dearly wants to earn the three points.Weve had fantastic matches against Melbourne Victory, they are a very good side and fantastic club, but they are the games you look forward to, he said.Popovic left Perth reasonably happy with the point especially after going down a goal in the second half before Brendon Santalab snatched the equaliser in the 67th minute.All in all, against a very good team who is dangerous in attack we held firm to get a point away from hhome. Vapormax Outlet. It capped another strong performance by Santalab who continued to make a strong case to remain a starter with an impressive game in Perth.What Santy is doing is not a surprise to us and whether he is on the bench or whether he starts, its always for the good of the team and what we believe is the best decision for that game. Were not surprised with how well hes doing, Popovic said.The Wanderers coach was full of praise for under-fire goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne, who made a terrific late save off a Chris Harold shot.He was very good and made a crucial save at the end. You expect your keeper to do that, we do anyway, he said.Its the only save he made and if he can average one save a game Ill be very happy. ' ' '