The Sporting News ranks Bret Bielema of Wisconsin the 12th-best college football coach in the country among the 124 Football Bowl Subdivision schools in the NCAA.
(CNN) – The organization that grants academic accreditation to Penn State has warned the school that it is in danger of losing that crucial status in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, the university announced this week. The move by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education is the latest blow for the beleaguered university, which has seen its reputation clobbered and its football program hobbled after investigators found school leaders did too little stop the abuse.
A mish-mash of stuff collected along the Internet highway recently.
Balancing work and life is challenging for most, but Gwen Jorgensen has taken it to the next level. She?s been able to work as a full time Tax Staff for Ernst & Young, while training for the Olympic Games.
University of Wisconsin football coach Bret Bielema didn?t close the door on Joe Brennan remaining with the team this season, but the sophomore quarterback wasn?t at the team?s media day on Sunday as he explores other options for his future.
Before senior running back Montee Ball addressed his University of Wisconsin teammates, he had a flashback to the last time he spoke in front of the entire team. It was immediately following the 45-38 loss to Oregon in the Rose Bowl, when Ball told everybody in the locker room he was returning for his senior season. It was a much different situation when Ball spoke to the team on Friday night.
There were some lonesome players Sunday at the University of Wisconsin?s football media day at Camp Randall Stadium. At the beginning anyway, many of the Badgers sat alone on the chairs that were scattered around the field while reporters had Heisman Trophy candidate Montee Ball surrounded. Only it wasn?t Ball?s Heisman chances that reporters were asking about. It was the concussion the senior tailback suffered Aug. 1 when he was brutally attacked by five males while walking to his campus-area apartment after a night out with friends.
Surrounded by video cameras, audio recorders, and notebook-toting reporters ready to capture every comment he was willing to share, Wisconsin tailback Montee Ball struck a number of poses Sunday. Speaking publicly for the first time since he was attacked by five males at 2:15 a.m. Aug. 1, Ball was thoughtful, blunt and surprisingly upbeat given the events of the last week-plus.
With its centerpiece public terrace overlooking Lake Mendota, Robert Dunn?s plan for the Edgewater hotel shares a key trait with other, more monumental projects he?s done around the country. More than a hotel, the Madison developer wants the Edgewater to be a destination attracting locals and visitors and a catalyst for economic development.
Former University of Minnesota director of athletics Joel Maturi will be honored in his hometown Saturday, when the city of Chisholm, Minn., renames its high school football field after the recently retired Gophers? AD. Maturi is a former Badgers athletic administrator.
MADISON -Three Wisconsin Badger football players are named to the Sports Illustrated Pre-Season All-America football team. Running back Montee Ball and left tackle Ricky Wagner are first team selections while center Travis Frederick makes the second team.
Montee Ball and Ricky Wagner of the University of Wisconsin football team have been named preseason first-team All-Americans by Sports Illustrated, which features just three Big Ten Conference players among the 26 selections.
To no one?s surprise, Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema addressed off-field distractions when he greeted the UW players before the opening of camp.”One thing I said to them is you know how I feel about distractions,” Bielema said. “A team that has few distractions has a chance to have great success.”
Anytime a student gets attacked on campus, that?s a problem. It sets off all kind of alarm bells for parents everywhere.But when the leading returning vote-getter in the 2011 Heisman Trophy balloting is jumped by five guys, that sets off a different kind of warning altogether.
It?ll be the Ns against the Ws on Sept. 29 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.
The University of Wisconsin football team will have a different look when it takes the field at Nebraska this year.
MADISON, Wis -Fans may do a double take when they watch the University of Wisconsin play Nebraska in Lincoln Sept. 29. Adidas has created new techfit uniforms for the game, and has dramatically changed the look of the uniforms for both teams.
If all of this is a sign of things to come in Montee Ball?s pursuit of the Heisman Trophy, then shut down the hype machine and shutter the campaign headquarters right now. In the seven months since he announced he was returning for his senior season with the University of Wisconsin football team instead of declaring for the NFL ? a revelation as welcome as it was unexpected ? Ball has lived a star-crossed existence that is nothing short of jarring.
LONDON — In just the seventh steeplechase race he has ever run, former University of Wisconsin athlete Evan Jager finished sixth on Sunday in the Olympic final. By any standard, it?s a stunning achievement. Just don?t try telling that to the 23-year-old.
University of Wisconsin football star Montee Ball was with teammates at a party July 27 when a fight broke out in which one person was injured and possibly set the stage for the early Wednesday assault that left the Heisman Trophy candidate with a concussion and facial injuries, Madison police said Saturday. Also, detectives have identified several “persons of interest” who may become suspects in the attack on the running back, said Officer Howard Payne.
Balancing work and life is challenging for most, but UW-Madison graduate Gwen Jorgesen has taken it to the next level. She?s been able to work as a full time Tax Staff for Ernst & Young, while training for the Olympic Games.
Several members of the Wisconsin football team were involved in a fight that started when a group of people gathered late July 27, a few days before UW senior tailback Montee Ball was attacked in the 500 block of University Ave., the Madison Police Department announced Saturday.
Initially, Madison, Wisc., police characterized the early morning incident that briefly hospitalized Wisconsin?s All-American tailback, Montee Ball, earlier this week as “an unprovoked assault” by five unidentified attackers. As the layers of the onion are peeled back, though, it seems increasingly likely that Ball was targeted specifically in retaliation to a previous incident involving Badger players ? if not necessarily involving Ball himself.
LONDON ? Former University of Wisconsin athlete Evan Jager continues to turn heads in the track world with his meteoric rise to prominence in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. His latest achievement came Friday, when the U.S. trials champion easily qualified for Sunday?s 3:25 p.m. final of the event at the London Olympics.
A few days ago I blogged in reaction to UW Athletic Director Barry Alvarez predicting he?ll advance a ?reseating? proposal for Badgers football and men?s basketball in coming years because the most frequent complaint he gets is from season ticketholders who cannot improve their seat locations. My summary response was that Alvarez might be out of touch with a loyal and mainstream fan base which cherishes its seat locations and feels jerked around in recent years by unrelenting increases in tickets, parking and mandatory donations in a bad economy. Response to my blog was strong and fairly passionate.
MADISON (WKOW) — Montee Ball is disputing a story on a celebrity and entertainment website that says he was involved in a fight last week — prior to the incident where he was attacked in downtown Madison early Wednesday morning.
Former University of Wisconsin-Madison football players are starting to weigh on Montee Balls attack.
Madison police are asking anyone with phone camera video of the attack by five men on University of Wisconsin running back Montee Ball to come forward. Officer Howard Payne said in an interview Friday morning that anyone who might have taken video of the attack ? no matter the quality ? could be very helpful in the investigation of the beating early Wednesday morning that left Ball with a concussion and facial injuries.
Madison police said they believe a ?precipitating event? led to the attack early Wednesday on University of Wisconsin senior running back Montee Ball, who will miss next week?s start of the preseason football camp after suffering a concussion. Central District Capt. Carl Gloede said Thursday police were still trying to find out what that incident was, when and where it happened, what Ball?s involvement might have been, and whether other football players were involved.
Montee Ball — and several of his University of Wisconsin football teammates — may have been involved in a fight several days before the 2011 Heisman Trophy finalist was attacked on campus yesterday … TMZ has learned.
Another day, another delay in the long-simmering dispute between Adidas and UW-Madison over allegations of sweatshop abuses at a factory the company subcontracted with in Indonesia.The UW System?s Board of Regents agreed to grant Adidas a 10-day extension to respond to a lawsuit filed against the apparel giant in Dane County Circuit Court on July 13. That response originally was due Thursday.
MADISON, Wis. -The University of Wisconsin is one of three Big Ten teams ranked in the preseason Top 25 poll released by USA Today,Thursday. The UW is ranked number 12 and is the second highest Big 10 team ranked.
In a taped interview on WISC-TV?s Sidelines, Bret Bielema, UW Football head coach, said he has reached out to some team leaders and other players about the attack on running back Montee Ball Wednesday morning — informing them of what happened, stressing safety, knowing who you?re with, and being aware of surroundings.
Wisconsin Badgers running back and Heisman Trophy candidate Montee Ball has been released from a hospital after five men attacked him on University Avenue early Wednesday morning, according to an athletic department news release. Five unidentified African-American men attacked the 21-year-old Ball while he was walking with some friends on the 500 block of University Avenue around 2 a.m., according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain. Witnesses said the five suspects jumped Ball, knocking and kicking him to the ground, according to police. Ball was treated for head injuries at a hospital and released later Wednesday.
The University of Wisconsin athletic department said running back Montee Ball was beaten up in an unprovoked attack downtown just after bar time early Wednesday morning.
University of Wisconsin running back Montee Ball suffered a concussion and facial injuries after five men jumped him early Wednesday in an area near campus that has been plagued by violence. Police are investigating whether the Heisman Trophy contender was targeted because of who he is. Ball suffered blows to the head and is being treated by the UW sports medicine staff, according to the UW Athletic Department. He was treated and released from a local hospital after the attack, which occurred about 2:15 a.m. in the 500 block of University Avenue.
The 2012 College Football Yearbook ranks Wisconsin 12th in its preseason top 25 and puts running back Montee Ball, offensive lineman Ricky Wagner and linebacker Chris Borland on its preseason All-American first team.
Although senior tailback Montee Ball was the victim of an unprovoked attack early Wednesday morning, Wisconsin officials were comforted to learn later the most significant injury Ball suffered was a concussion.
UW-Madison officials say that senior running back and Heisman Trophy hopeful Montee Ball suffered a concussion and facial injuries following an unprovoked attack early Wednesday morning.
Montee Ball, Wisconsin?s star running back and a leading contender for this season?s Heisman Trophy, sustained a concussion and injuries to his face after being attacked by a group of five men near the university?s campus early Wednesday morning.
“Don?t Flinch” was the title of Barry Alvarez?s autobiography, the saga of his successful and lucrative career in college football. But I bet flinching was exactly what many Badgers fans did after reading an insightful State Journal column in which the University of Wisconsin athletic director sounded intent on advancing an aggressive “reseating” scheme for UW?s two biggest sports. His plan would apparently force football and men?s basketball season ticketholders to pony up yet again or risk losing their seat locations.
University of Wisconsin running back Montee Ball may have suffered a concussion, but received no other significant injuries, in what Madison police are calling an “unprovoked assault” early Wednesday morning near campus. Ball was treated at a local hospital and released, according to a UW statement.
MADISON, Wis.- The University of Wisconsin athletic department said running back Montee Ball was beaten up in an unprovoked attack downtown just after bar time early Wednesday. Now, a witness has told WISC-TV?s Marc Lovicott that the attack seemed targeted. The incident happened in the 500 block of University Avenue at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday.
UW football coach Bret Bielema said in the statement that “My concern right now is for Montee?s health and well-being.” “We will continue to evaluate him as we approach the start of fall camp this weekend,” Bielema said. “I do expect Montee to make a full recovery.” The suspects were described as black males, all within 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet 3 inches tall, with small to heavy builds. Shirt descriptions were given for four of the five: a blue polo shirt, a purple polo shirt, a white shirt and a red shirt. The suspects were last seen running south on North Frances Street toward the Kohl Center, the release states.
Ball, a finalist for the Hesiman Trophy last season, was taken to a hospital with head injuries. Coach Bret Bielema said Ball has been released and is under the care of the school?s sports medicine staff. Bielema says he expects Ball will make a full recovery, but did not address Ball?s availability. The season opens Sept. 1 against Northern Iowa. Police say Ball apparently didn?t know who the men were.
MADISON (WKOW) — Police are searching for a group of males believed to have attacked Badgers running back Montee Ball while he was walking on University Avenue. Witnesses reported to Madison police that five men jumped 21-year-old Ball while he was walking in the 500 block of University Avenue around 2 a.m. on Wednesday. He was knocked to the ground and kicked. Ball was taken to a hospital with head injuries. Police say it doesn?t appear that Ball knew his attackers. The incident is being investigated as an unprovoked assault.
MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin athletic department said running back Montee Ball was beaten up in an unprovoked attack downtown just after bar time early Wednesday. The incident happened in the 500 block of University Avenue at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday. According to police, a man was walking down University when witnesses said five men jumped the victim. Police said he was knocked to the ground and kicked. A statement from the UW athletic department confirms Ball was the victim.
Fraternal twins and former University of Wisconsin rowers Grant and Ross James missed a medal by a half-second in men?s eights at the Olympics Wednesday morning. The James brothers, who were members of the Badgers? 2008 national championship team, posted a time of 5 minutes, 51.48 seconds.
The University of Wisconsin will be unveiling an alternate uniform design that the Badgers football team will be wearing for its Sept. 29 game at Nebraska, an athletic department official confirmed Tuesday evening. Last week the World-Herald reported on Nebraska?s apparently much-anticipated unveiling of the Cornhuskers? alternate uniform for the late-September showdown that will be the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams….This whole situation could be viewed as a little awkward for both the university and Adidas, as a long-simmering dispute between UW-Madison and the apparel giant ended up in Dane County Circuit Court on July 13 due to allegations of sweatshop abuses at a factory Adidas subcontracted with in Indonesia.
O?Brien Schofield said he felt like a rookie last season, and he wasn?t far off, even though it was his second year with the Cardinals.
It had been four years since Shana Martin wore the mantle of world logrolling champion, so the longtime Madisonian admitted to being a little thin-skinned recently when a national news organization proclaimed that the new guard was poised to replace the old guard in her sport. To paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors of her demise proved to be greatly exaggerated.
With all the summertime chaos going on in your life, it?s possible you didn?t have adequate time to digest a significant piece of data offered up recently by University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez. He told members of the UW Athletic Board last month the renewal rate for general public season football tickets for the coming season was 97 percent. Brian Moore, the ever-thorough assistant athletic director for ticket operations, subsequently bumped that up to 97.5.
DORNEY LAKE, ENGLAND ? Former University of Wisconsin All-American rower Kristin Hedstrom and partner Julie Nichols won their second-chance repechage on Tuesday, advancing them to the Thursday?s semifinals of the women?s lightweight double sculls.
A couple of years ago, Gwen Jorgensen of Milwaukee was a triathlon newbie, just getting her feet wet, figuratively and literally, in a brand new sport.
While a lot of attention is being paid to the 2012 Olympics that get underway in London this week, there?s another story of past Olympians – and their careers, which today impact agriculture. Today, Suzy Favor Hamilton, who grew up in Stevens Point, graduated from UW-Madison and competed in three Olympics (1992, 1996 and 2000), is a spokesperson for Wisconsin Potatoes.
A look at the major storylines, athletes with Madison-area or University of Wisconsin connections, and TV listings for Sunday?s events at the London Olympics.
DORNEY LAKE, ENGLAND ? If former University of Wisconsin All-American rower Kristin Hedstrom is going to make it to the Olympic medal podium, she?s going to have to do it the hard way. In the heats of the women?s lightweight double sculls on Sunday, Hedstrom and her partner, Julie Nichols, finished third among six boats. Only the top two crews in each heat advance directly to Thursday?s semifinals.
DORNEY LAKE, ENGLAND ? Former University of Wisconsin rowers Ross and Grant James and their U.S. men?s eight mates may have come into the 2012 London Olympic Games as decided underdogs, but a lot can change with one race. Thanks to a friendly draw and a boatload of confidence, the crew advanced straight through to Wednesday?s gold-medal ??A?? final.
LONDON – It?s not unusual for a track athlete to win a car for an exceptional performance. But at 13? That?s how old Evan Jager was when he took possession of a 1989 5.0-liter Ford Mustang, which instantly made him the most popular kid in his eighth-grade class in Algonquin, Ill.
The London Olympics are off and running. Jerry Tegenkamp would love to be there, matching the thousands of spectators stride for stride.
