Entrepreneurs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison soon will have a new advocate on campus that should boost the number of ideas that are commercialized, which we think should, in turn, give the state?s economy a boost over time.
In case you missed it, something remarkable is developing in that athletic complex known as UW-Madison.
The term student-athlete is most often used by the NCAA and its member schools as a subtle reminder that those who compete under a university?s banner are supposed to be students first and athletes second. Debate the merits and legitimacy of that as you will, especially in the wake of a CNN investigation of aptitude test scores of incoming freshman athletes at major universities around the country.
I hope Bo Ryan is cognizant that he is experiencing one of his finest hours as a basketball coach now that his University of Wisconsin men?s team has set the university?s all-time beginning win-loss record of 16-0.
When the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department got approval to institute a uniform discipline policy for student-athletes in 2003-04, it got an almost instant workout.
The future of competitive swimming on the UW-Madison campus is unknown, as students prepare to vote on a referendum project that threatens the WIAA state meet and UW events.
One team performed with the efficiency, poise and scoring balance of a top-five team.
Never mind for a moment which college-football team is No. 1 on the field. Is Texas losing its grip on being No. 1 at the bank?
(CNN) — Early in her career as a learning specialist, Mary Willingham was in her office when a basketball player at the University of North Carolina walked in looking for help with his classwork.
An expansion to the University of Wisconsin?s Rec Sports facilities at one point carried an option to build an 8-lane, 50-meter competition pool, but that option has been scrapped from the master plan moving forward due to lack of funding sources.
Westby Elementary School fourth grader Cooper Miller got a close-up view of Wisconsin Badger?s hockey players before the Dec. 13 game against Colorado College. The Badgers went on to win the game 4-1.
Orlando, Fla. ? Barry Alvarez has watched the Wisconsin football program rise, fall and rise again over the last 24 seasons, first as head coach and now as UW?s director of athletics.
Once again, Wisconsin is heavily represented on the U.S. Olympic men?s and women?s hockey teams.
University of Wisconsin sophomore running back Melvin Gordon will have plenty of motivation going into next season.
During the final days of the University of Wisconsin football season, a familiar scene has played out repeatedly involving athletic director Barry Alvarez.
Juston Edwards has a practical if unusual approach when it comes to choosing which University of Wisconsin bowl games to attend: Skip the Rose Bowl, hit the Capital One Bowl.
Former walk-on Jared Abbrederis has set a new standard with his exemplary college career for No. 19 Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin volleyball team?s magical postseason ride came to an end Saturday night with a four-set loss to Penn State in the NCAA championship match.
For the University of Wisconsin volleyball players, the memories of a lifetime are coming so fast they can hardly remember them.
MADISON–Melvin Gordon?s decision to delay his dream of playing in the National Football League and return to Wisconsin next season?made before he received an evaluation from the NFL draft advisory board?didn?t surprise coach GaryAndersen.
Kelly Sheffield turned around and ecstatically hugged his assistant coaches as the ball hit the floor for match point Thursday night.In his first year as Wisconsin coach, Sheffield guided the UW women to the NCAA volleyball title match.
Ellen Chapman had 17 kills, Deme Morales added 14 — including the final two points — and 12th-seeded Wisconsin upset top-seeded defending national champion Texas 3-1 in the NCAA volleyball semifinals Thursday night.
With University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez on hand, the Badgers Women?s volleyball team stunned #1 Texas in the Final Four Thursday, and became the first 12 seed to reach the championship match in the 33 year history of the event.
University of Wisconsin freshman Lauren Carlini was named Wednesday to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I All-American second team.
Senior Chris Borland fell just short in his latest attempt to become the first University of Wisconsin linebacker to be named a first-team All-American.
One of Kelly Sheffield?s mantras in life is to dream big. But the first-year University of Wisconsin volleyball coach admits even he would?ve been hard pressed to dream before the season that his team would end up playing in the Final Four at KeyArena in Seattle.
When high school coaches across this state visit Wisconsin to watch practice every winter, the same sequence occurs: They see the Badgers pair up ? just two players and a ball ? and engage in the most rudimentary activity, monotonously passing and catching a basketball.
The University of Wisconsin Athletic Board on Friday gave unanimous approval to a $3 per-seat increase for football season tickets in 2014.
Noted: Wisconsin chancellor Rebecca Blank?s statement says in part if this were the case: “the athletic opportunities at Wisconsin would shrink substantially.”
University of Wisconsin Athletic Department officials have hosted many NCAA tournament events over the years, but none as unusual as the one they secured Wednesday.
The 2014 Red Smith Award will be presented to longtime University of Wisconsin track and field and cross country coach Ed Nuttycombe.
Former Wisconsin running back Ron Dayne was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame as a member of the 2013 class Tuesday at the National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner in New York City.
The Wisconsin football regular season finale against Penn State this season was a recipe for thousands of no-shows.
I remember standing with Scott Abbrederis near the finish line at Veterans Memorial Stadium in La Crosse, both of us wondering what more his son Jared had to do to get the chance to play major college football or, specifically, football at the University of Wisconsin.
Former UW Badger Ron Dayne is being honored at the National Football Foundation?s 56th Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
Before we all sat down to lunch, a Wisconsin official told a story about Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.
The first time the University of Wisconsin men?s basketball team moved into the top five of The Associated Press? Top 25 poll, the Badgers did their part to ensure their stay near the top of the rankings was an extended one.
Wisconsin will play South Carolina in the Capital One Bowl Jan. 1 in Orlando.
Jim Delany, the $3-million-a-year commissioner of Big Ten athletics, was the central figure in a big New York Times story last week about the conference?s rapid and lucrative expansion.
If the University of Wisconsin football team couldn?t play in a Bowl Championship Series bowl game this season, the next best thing was playing the best possible opponent in a quality environment.
Listening to Wisconsin Badgers football games on the radio is as much a fall tradition as raking leaves.
Marquette first played the University of Wisconsin-Madison in basketball in December 1917 and another 118 times since. The 120th meeting between the two teams will be played Saturday, but, for the second consecutive year, that now means the week leading up to the game has an impact off the court.
The University of Wisconsin men?s basketball team will play in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament next season in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Before Mike Eaves became the University of Wisconsin men?s hockey coach in 2002, he played 367 games in the NHL and another 160 as an All-American center at UW.
When Kelly Sheffield took over as University of Wisconsin volleyball team nearly a year ago, he quickly realized he had the makings of an NCAA tournament team.
The University of Wisconsin athletic department wants to increase ticket prices for Badger football games next year.
Lauren Carlini has made quite an impact at the University of Wisconsin since arriving as the nation?s top prep volleyball player.
After missing nearly two full games with a hamstring injury, it appeared University of Wisconsin senior linebacker Chris Borland might be penalized when it came to individual awards ? especially after failing to make the finalist list for the Butkus Award, given to the nation?s top linebacker.
Although Wisconsin closed the regular-season schedule with arguably its most disappointing performance of 2013, the players and coaches can take solace in this:Senior linebacker Chris Borland was named the Big Ten?s Nagurski-Woodson defensive player of the year on Tuesday.
Twenty years ago today everything came up roses for the University of Wisconsin, its football program and Badgers fans. That it happened on the other side of the world only added to the wonder of it.
University of Wisconsin senior linebacker Chris Borland, who plays with such ferocity every second he?s on the football field, was asked recently about the ?mental transformation? that takes place when he puts on his helmet.
Clear Channel announced it has entered a five-year contract with Learfield Sports to carry Wisconsin Badgers sportscasts on its stations WOKY-AM 920, WRIT-FM 95.7 and WISN-AM 1130.
The University of Wisconsin volleyball team will make its first NCAA tournament appearance in six years Friday when the Badgers host in-state rival UW-Milwaukee in a first-round match at the UW Field House.
Neither Rutgers University nor the University of Maryland has been considered a traditional football powerhouse. In the last decade, though, both have invested heavily in coaches and facilities in the hope of competing with the likes of Ohio State and Alabama. On the field, the outcomes have been mixed. Financially, the results have been dismal.
Basketball has always been at the heart of the Paige family.
Of all the achievements ascribed to the 26 seniors on the University of Wisconsin football team, one speaks louder to me than all the others.
The door to a new era is supposed to swing open here this weekend, but don?t tell that to members of the University of Wisconsin men?s hockey team.
Gary Andersen is fine with you not using your ticket for this week?s game against Penn State, just as long as you give it to someone who will. The University of Wisconsin coach is asking anyone that won?t be able to get to Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday ? whether it?s a student home for the holiday or a family that went to visit relatives ? to get that ticket into the hands of somebody that can and will show up for Senior Day.
WTMJ-AM (620), which has carried Wisconsin Badgers football and men?s basketball games for decades, has declined to continue as an affiliate of the Badger Sports network beyond the teams? current seasons.
Mark Burish may have had his doubt about being a hockey parent, but much to the benefit of University of Wisconsin athletes, he eventually warmed up to the idea.
