Madison, WI (SportsNetwork. Damon Severson Jersey .com) - Frank Kaminsky returned to the lineup from a concussion and helped No. 7 Wisconsin shake off Sundays loss to Rutgers with a 70-55 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Kaminsky led the Badgers (16-2, 4-1 Big Ten) with 22 points and moved over 1,000 career points in the process. Wisconsin got 13 points and seven rebounds from Nigel Hayes, and Sam Dekker and Bronson Koenig each chipped in 11. Koenig was in the starting lineup after Traevon Jackson broke his foot in Sundays setback. Nebraska (10-7, 2-3) was led by Terran Petteway with 27 points but only seven of those came in the second half. Shavon Shields, averaging 17.1 points per game, only scored eight. The Cornhuskers scored nine of the first 12 points in the second half to pull within four. Walter Pitchford scored five of those points, but that was as close as the game got before Wisconsin pulled away. A 13-0 Badgers run was highlighted by Duje Dukans four-point play and extended their lead to 17 points. Dekker scored seven of those points and capped the spurt with a 3. Shields pair of free throws ended the run but did not end the Huskers drought from the field. After Pitchfords dunk that cut their deficit to 40-36, it took seven minutes before Petteways jumper ended the streak of eight consecutive misses. Nebraska made five of its last nine shots and closed the game with a 7-0 run against Wisconsins reserves to trim the Badgers game-high lead of 22 points. In his first action back on the court, Kaminsky scored 15 points in a balanced first half for Wisconsin. The Badgers shot 15-of-24 from the field and closed the half on a 9-0 run to take a 37-27 lead into the break. The Huskers did not have the same balanced attack. Petteway scored 20 first- half points on 8-of-13 shooting, including four 3s, while the rest of the team combined to shoot 3-of-14. Petteway scored the final 10 points of the half for Nebraska. Game Notes Dukan scored all 10 of Wisconsins bench points ... The Badgers improved to 5-1 against Nebraska since the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten ... Wisconsin improved to 13-0 when allowing fewer than 60 points ... Jackson is expected to miss most of the remaining regular season with his injury ... Each team takes the court next on Tuesday when Wisconsin hosts Iowa and Nebraska takes on Minnesota. Mirco Mueller Devils Jersey . He made the comment at a media availability Saturday prior to Game 2 of the Boston-Montreal playoff series when a Quebec reporter said there is sentiment in Quebec that the NHL looks more favourably on Seattle than Quebec City when it comes to future expansion. Jesper Bratt Devils Jersey . Louis Blues and Buffalo Sabres came to an agreement on a big trade that may only offer incremental improvement to the Blues in their quest for a Stanley Cup.KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Roger Clemens tried to get across a sense of urgency to Houston Astros pitchers Wednesday. "If its working for you, stay with it. If its not, you need to change something. Thats something I said," Clemens said. "Obviously its not working for some of you so you need to re-evaluate what youre doing." In his capacity as special assistant to the general manager, Clemens addressed a group of young pitchers who were often overmatched last season. With a staff significantly different from the one assembled this spring, the Astros posted a 4.79 ERA while losing 111 games. "If you need to stay and do some extra work, conditioning, whatever it might be, that will make you mentally tougher than the next guy," Clemens said. "I think with all the conditioning I did throughout my career, that made me feel like I had an edge." On the eve of the teams first full-squad workout, the Astros brought in the 51-year-old, seven-time Cy Young Award winner for a morning pep talk. "I think these guys have got to realize that its not only just about them, that everybodys rooting hard and they want em to do well," Clemens said. "Obviously when they do that, a lot of people are going to start coming through the turnstiles again to watch em." Clemens pitched three of his 24 major league seasons in Houston, winning the National League ERA title in 2005 when the Astros won the pennant. The years since have been lean, especially the past three in which the Astros lost 106, 107 and 111 games. Thats one of the reasons Clemens was brought back last year, according to general manager Jeff Luhnow. "He really understands our philosophy as an organization," Luhnow said. "Hes been a part of this organization for a long time and he sees eye-to-eye with everything that were doing and is able to communicate the messages." One of the messages is to no longer acccept defeat. Pavel Zacha Devils Jersey. . "Theres more than a handful of guys that have an opportunity and they need to take a big step forward," Clemens said. "In spring training everybodys all giddy right now, and then you start the season and everybody gets punched in the face. Its not a lot of fun. I think theyre kind of taking the kid gloves off em a little bit and asking a lot of em to step up." The catchers, too. "I asked those guys today to step up a little bit when the pitchers not doing very well, and to get after him a little bit, see if you can stroke his emotions, get his attention so hes not lethargic out there," Clemens said. "Theres a fine line there, but its time for some of these guys to really take a giant step forward." Veteran Chad Qualls, brought in to compete for the closer job, said Clemens got his points across. "Anytime somebody with his presence steps into a room, he just kind of demands your attention," Qualls said. "You always open up and listen to what he has to say because hes been through everything, the ups and the downs. He knows exactly what hes talking about." And at some point in the spring, it will go behind talking. "At my advanced stage, I still enjoy putting the cleats on and demonstrating when I can. I like the teaching aspect, and then to turn em loose and for them to get after it," he said. "I enjoy rooting for the underdog and trying to motivate guys and answer their questions when they have them." Notes: Relief pitcher Jesse Crain strained his right calf while exercising in a gym Tuesday. The Astros are awaiting the result of an MRI. "That will be some sort of setback; I dont know how many days," Luhnow said. ... First baseman Japhet Amador, who hit .368 with 36 home runs in the Mexican League, will not report to spring training until further notice because of a family emergency. ' ' '