A new professional volleyball league, known as League One Volleyball (LOVB), is starting this year. LOVB Madison Volleyball setter Carlini said being able to play professionally in front of her home crowd in The Field House at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a dream come true.
A standoff between the University of Wisconsin football program and a former cornerback could result in legal action. Xavier Lucas, a former four-star recruit out of South Florida and a standout contributor to the Badgers defense as a freshman last season, on Tuesday retained legal counsel from Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., in his attempt to be entered into the NCAA transfer portal.
University of Wisconsin hockey play-by-play announcer Brian Posick originally thought his radio broadcast location would be in the Wrigley Field press box for Saturday’s game in Chicago. But he learned early last week that he would be doing the game from right behind the glass on the ice level in the “Frozen Confines,” and he was alerted to “dress accordingly.’’
Both the UW-Madison men’s and women’s hockey teams will play at Wrigley as part of the series. It’ll be the first time the ballpark has hosted a college hockey game in its 110-year-old history.
Head football equipment manager Jeremy Amundson and assistant equipment manager Sam Wrobel led a team of 14 student managers this season. This equipment staff collaborates with not just players and coaches but other Wisconsin departments to help provide the resources and assistance needed for the Badgers to perform at their best.
The Wisconsin women’s basketball team achieved a minor milestone last week that spoke to the state of Badgers hoops one-third of the way through the season.
They received votes in the USA Today Coaches poll.
Many players from within state borders have excelled on the University of Wisconsin football team over the past decade, and keeping the top talent within Wisconsin has been a priority for multiple Badgers staffs since Barry Alvarez took over the program in 1990.
There was an average of 6,083 tickets scanned for Badgers home matches this season, down 2.8% from the high-water mark of 6,261 in 2023 but still the second-highest figure on record.
Sarah Franklin isn’t ready to put Madison in her rearview mirror just yet.
Wisconsin will receive $520,000 to host the Coldplay concert at the stadium on July 19, according to the university. The base rental fee is $200,000 and the other $320,000 is to cover expenses like staffing and security.
Aformer University of Wisconsin athlete said she had thousands of dollars remaining in a debit account funded by the athletic department when she finished her college career.
The Sept. 14 game against Alabama had 66,679 tickets scanned, higher than for night games against No. 1 Oregon on Nov. 16 (64,642) and No. 3 Penn State on Oct. 26 (66,319).
The first year of expanded alcohol sales for University of Wisconsin football home games brought decreases in the number of arrests and citations issued. A 19% drop in both categories for the 2024 season compared to figures from 2023 was both expected and surprising, a UW-Madison Police official said.
In a most convincing and dominating fashion, the Huskers swept the Badgers, 24-26, 17-25, 21-25. It was their 26th consecutive home victory in the NCAA tournament, a school record.
Hamilton was born in Waterloo to a family of dairy farmers in 1954 and grew up listening to Earl Gillespie call Milwaukee Braves games in the 1960s. He later worked alongside Gillespie calling University of Wisconsin football games. Hamilton is a seven-time Ohio Sportscaster of the Year.
Chris McIntosh was upbeat about the state of the University of Wisconsin football program while making the rounds at Big Ten media days in July.
All the players, assistants and television reporters had left the floor after Tuesday’s practice. University of Wisconsin volleyball coach Kelly Sheffield sat down in the bleachers.
Diversity may be a hot button topic in many corners these days, but for the University of Wisconsin volleyball team, diversity is an essential part of its culture.
Those who trained at the Camp Randall Sports Center during the winter months can attest it was no palace. But the Shell, as it colloquially was known, had a running surface and spots for pole vaulters, jumpers and throwers to work on their crafts.
It’s meat and potatoes time for the University of Wisconsin football team. Fickell, who’s entering his third year as Wisconsin’s coach, finalized a deal to hire Jeff Grimes away from Kansas, a BadgerExtra source said Sunday.
There’s a trend that is surprising some UW football fans. Since alcohol sales were added at Camp Randall, police citations at home football games have fallen by nearly 20%, according to statistics from the UW-Madison Police Department.
According to University of Wisconsin–Madison Police Department interim police chief Brent Plisch, alcohol-related police contacts decreased by about 25%, from 118 incidents in 2021 to 89 incidents this year.
Franklin became the first Wisconsin player to be named Big Ten Conference Player of the Year twice as she received that honor for the second consecutive year, the conference announced Wednesday.
The Badgers had six players earn All-Big Ten honors, but just one make the first, second or third teams. Senior guard Joe Huber, who moved from left guard to right guard this year, made the coaches third-team list. Punter Atticus Bertrams, cornerback Ricardo Hallman, left tackle Jack Nelson, running back Tawee Walker and safety Hunter Wohler received unanimous honorable mentions.
It’s like it was meant to be. That’s the only way Julia Orzol can explain how a chance meeting on a hillside in Slovenia more than five years ago would come to change her life.
UW-Madison police reported that 29 people were ejected from Camp Randall Stadium and 19 people were arrested during Friday’s frigid football game between the Badgers and Minnesota.
University of Wisconsin football fans at Friday’s final home game were ready to turn the page on the 2024 season and look ahead to 2025.
On Friday, the Wisconsin Badgers will face off against Minnesota in the annual battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe.
Not only is the showdown at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison important for the Badgers — they need to beat the Gophers to become bowl-eligible — it’s also expected to be the coldest game at Camp Randall in decades.
“If you are protected and layered appropriately, you should be safe even in the temperatures that we’re expecting,” said Patrick Shahan, an assistant professor with the Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and an acute care surgeon. “You just have to be mindful of being too cold.”
The University of Wisconsin marching band already was in game mode despite more than 10 hours remaining before kickoff of the Badgers’ football game against No. 1 Oregon.
An on-field interaction between a UW-Madison Police officer and a Nebraska football assistant coach after Saturday’s game was a “misunderstanding” that ended in an apology, a police spokesperson said.
Track and field supporters are ramping up pressure on the University of Wisconsin-Madison to alter plans for a new indoor football practice facility.
An awkward postgame interaction between University of Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell and Nebraska assistant Donovan Raiola on Saturday included a uniformed officer chasing down Raiola and briefly grabbing his arm.
The University of Wisconsin men’s cross country team finished fourth Saturday at the NCAA Division I championship meet, which was held at the program’s Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course in Southwest Madison.
The University of Wisconsin women’s soccer team had reached the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the first time in three years, and just the fifth time in program history, but the Badgers couldn’t keep their successful season going one more game Sunday in Irvine, California.
Letter to the editor: This is a violation of freedom of speech and UW-Madison traditions. The university would not permit a history or chemistry professor or others to silence their students and not permit any discussions.
Demolition of the Shell leaves athletes without indoor practice space, sparking Title IX concerns and growing petition.
University of Wisconsin athletics officials hoped that the first snowfall on the new heated turf surface at Camp Randall Stadium would happen at a time when fans wouldn’t be watching in the bleachers and on TV.
There was the Memorial Union Terrace on Lake Mendota. There was the Dane County Farmers’ Market on the Capitol Square. There were other destinations on State Street, and beyond. But among his favorite spots on the University of Wisconsin campus, Bob Liking picked one uniquely personal to this historic, four-time Big Ten cross country champion.
Snow started to build up on Camp Randall’s artificial turf in the first half of the Division 7 game between Edgar and Potosi/Cassville but it wasn’t because the heating system was off or had failed, Wisconsin senior associate athletic director Jason King said.
Only preliminary possibilities have been floated so far. One idea is to charge for parking at Vilas Park during home UW football games.
The projects costs $285 million and is the largest capital project in UW Athletics history. It includes replacing the Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center (The Shell) and the 80-yard football practice field in the McClain Center.
The money that property owners and managers get from packing in cars can add up fast. On South Randall Avenue near the intersection with Regent Street, a landlord had about 35 spaces going for $40 apiece. Some were reserved for friends and one was for the owner’s tailgate party, but it’s still roughly $1,200 of income per game day that goes into the bank account.
Firing offensive coordinator Phil Longo could cost the University of Wisconsin a pretty penny.
The Badgers raised a banner for legendary former coach Bo Ryan, the first time that has done for a coach in program history.
Longo was fired Sunday, which was announced by Wisconsin around 5 p.m. The move by coach Luke Fickell either ends or shifts the experiment that Fickell started when hiring Longo, namely shoving the Badgers in a new direction on offense under an Air Raid practitioner.
Football fans at Camp Randall Stadium were better behaved Saturday when the Badgers played Oregon than they were at the last home game, Oct. 26, when the Badgers faced Penn State and 51 people were ejected and 25 arrested — the most this season.
Letter to the editor: This past weekend would have been an opportunity to expand the fan base for Badgers volleyball and basketball if fans could watch games via their standard cable TV package.
Former National Football League head coach Jack Del Rio, who had been part of the Wisconsin Badgers football staff as a senior analyst, will resign following his arrest in Madison early Friday for allegedly operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Former University of Wisconsin football coach and athletics director Barry Alvarez will become a regular voice on radio for ESPN Madison, a move announced by station owner Good Karma Brands.
Wisconsin travels to Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium for a matchup with the Cornhuskers and the Badgers will be vying for their 11th consecutive victory over their Big Ten Conference rival. The Freedom Trophy will be on the line with a 2:30 p.m. kickoff Nov. 23 on Big Ten Network, the conference announced Monday.
Jack Del Rio is resigning from his adviser role with the University of Wisconsin football program following his arrest last week for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Badgers football senior advisor Jack Del Rio resigns after first-offense for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
It has been a period of learning for Lauren Carlini. Carlini has immersed herself in the next phase of her career since joining the staff of the University of Wisconsin volleyball team in September.
It costs about $775 per game to watch the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team from the most expensive new seats at the Kohl Center this season.
Scholarship caps are going away. Roster limits are coming. The University of Wisconsin athletic department has work to do in reducing its athlete count because of it.
This week’s bye week allows for a turn of focus to No. 1 Oregon coming to town Nov. 16, a game that will kick off at 6:30 p.m. and be televised on NBC. It will be the Badgers’ third consecutive primetime game on NBC.
It’s hard to come up with new accomplishments when you’ve won 54 Big Ten men’s cross country championships and six in a row, but the University of Wisconsin found a way Friday.
Prior to attending a private screening last Friday of “A Road At Night’’ — a heartrending documentary on the Howard Moore family tragedy — Greg Gard took a precautionary step.
“I watched it on Thursday night just to prepare myself,’’ he said.
With increased visibility of women’s volleyball and the success of the University of Wisconsin-Madison women’s volleyball team, the sport has flourished among girls too, said Franco Marcos. He anticipates Madison’s new professional women’s volleyball team, which launches in January, will continue to bolster the popularity.
