Chris McIntosh delivered a vote of confidence this week, and we eventually will get to that. It was a strong one, too, and there are some inside the University of Wisconsin football fan base who have gone off the deep edge and need to hear it.
Dara Andringa wears No. 5 for the University of Wisconsin women’s soccer team. The number has a special meaning. Her cousin McKenna Meuer once wore that jersey for the Badgers.
The No. 21 was once worn by their father, Rob Andringa, a spunky hockey defenseman who played in 179 games for the Badgers including the 1990 national championship win over Colgate.
Dear Editor: The boo-birds have been released. Flocking from UW football game day fans and letters to the editor writers. Already demanding coaching changes.
Fans wore shirts bearing the message “Wisconsin is a Hockey School” in the front row at the Kohl Center two weeks ago. With the teams at a combined 21-1 and both leading the rankings, the argument seems to be on solid ground.
Wisconsin is planning to rework the Kohl Center rink from 97 feet wide to the NHL standard of 85 feet in an upcoming offseason. Whether it happens in 2024 or 2025 hasn’t been determined.
The first semester of Mick Byrne’s freshman year at Providence College was a struggle. When he went home for Christmas — to Dublin, Ireland — he didn’t want to return to the United States.
Everyone was shocked in December 2012 when Bret Bielema, the University of Wisconsin football coach, announced he was leaving for Arkansas, even athletic director Barry Alvarez. The Badgers were on the cusp of playing in a third straight Rose Bowl when the news came down, and Bielema went 68-24 during his seven seasons with the Badgers.
Women’s college volleyball set records for attendance and viewership. Two iconic voices of the Badgers (announcers Pete Waite and Jon Arias) tell us why now is an exciting time for the sport and review how the season is going for the University of Wisconsin team.
According to a survey by The Associated Press of Power Five conference schools and Notre Dame, 55 of 69 of them — 80% — now sell alcohol in the public areas of their stadiums on game days. Of the remaining schools, some sell alcoholic drinks in non-public areas of the venue such as suites; others do not sell booze at all.
Twelfth-ranked Wisconsin (13-4-4, 7-3-1 Big Ten) drew a No. 4 seed and will open NCAA Tournament play against UW-Milwaukee at the McClimon Track/Soccer Complex in Madison.
The Badgers were No. 3 in the USCHO.com rankings on Monday, a climb of two spots after they swept Michigan at the Kohl Center last weekend. It’s the highest ranking for the team since it was second and third in the early part of the 2013-14 season.
The Big Ten Conference announced Monday that the Badgers will host Nebraska at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers’ last home game of the season will be broadcast on NBC.
The University of Wisconsin is one of the institutions that do not sell alcohol to the general public at football games, but it will begin selling booze at basketball and hockey games this season.
The No. 2 University of Wisconsin’s Kelly Sheffield earns $474,445, according to his most recent contract salary, set in 2022. That ranks behind figures for John Cook of No. 1 Nebraska and Jerritt Elliott of No. 4 Texas but ahead of that for Dani Busboom Kelly from No. 3 Louisville.
Wisconsin put the pressure on early and eventually got the game-winner in the 52nd minute en route to a 3-1 win over No. 15 Nebraska at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio. It avenged a 1-1 match on Sept. 15 at Nebraska, which featured the same starting 11 Thursday from last year’s conference tournament.
Heisman-winning former Badgers’ running back Ron Dayne spoke with The Daily Cardinal Friday about all things Wisconsin football.
Area Red once again disappointed in the Badgers’ 24-10 loss against No. 3 Ohio State, what’s the best way to fix it?
“I think it’s something that we should push for, in my opinion,” Badgers forward Mathieu De St. Phalle said Tuesday. “But at the same time, it just depends on what college sports decides to do with it, the NCAA and Big Ten. We’ll leave it up to them.”
The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team is climbing the rankings after one of the best October records in program history.
UW-Madison announced the selection Monday nearly a month and a half ahead of commencement, which is set to take place Sunday, Dec. 17. Each semester, the senior class leadership picks the commencement speaker in consultation with university administration.
Dan Raisbeck arrived several hours before the University of Wisconsin volleyball team’s Oct. 13 home match against Rutgers and placed his things in front of UW Field House’s Gate B entrance. He doesn’t want you to know exactly when he got there, though. That’s confidential.
A $20 million donation from Ted and Mary Kellner has helped the University of Wisconsin athletic department kick off fundraising for a new football indoor practice facility.
Of the 60 people ejected, 28 were UW students, and 20 of the 24 who were arrested were UW students, police said in a statement detailing the numbers.
University of Wisconsin wide receiver Chimere Dike can understand why something he holds so closely to his heart could have a different interpretation for others. Something like a keychain.
Wisconsin Athletics on Friday launched a $75 million fundraising push for a new indoor practice facility for the Badgers football team, the largest capital project in program history.
When Ed Hirs, an energy economist at the University of Houston, coined the terms “buckynomics” and “buckymarkets,” he couldn’t have predicted he’d end up in a legal battle with the University of Wisconsin and its iconic mascot, Bucky Badger. But according to a report from the Houston Chronicle that is exactly what is happening.
The University of Wisconsin’s debut in the hosting spotlight in the first year of NBC’s Saturday night coverage is against No. 3 Ohio State. Camp Randall has been a regular site for night games since its first in 1986; this week’s game is the 11th there after dark in the last 10 seasons.
More than two decades after student protests over inhumane working conditions in factories prompted UW-Madison administration to reconsider how its apparel is made, it’s become more selective with who gets to reprint Bucky Badger or the Motion “W.”
Top schools like Ohio State University and the University of Alabama pulled in nearly $14 million and $12 million, respectively, last year alone from royalties. Other Division I schools like the University of Nebraska and the University of Wisconsin-Madison made more than $3.5 million each.
During his 21 seasons as the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey coach, Johnson has always focused on the big picture. It’s why these sticks and many more items are keepsakes and so important.
Wisconsin’s thrilling win over Illinois on Saturday featured an all-time moment in “big-guy touchdown” lore, when offensive tackle Nolan Rucci wound up with the game-winning touchdown catch in the final 30 seconds. UW rallied from down two scores in the fourth quarter and rekindled its life in the Big Ten West race.
The move to mobile tickets has changed the tradition of how fans have helped others who arrived without tickets and were hoping to buy them at the door. Some fans with extra general admission entries in previous seasons left them on the window or door ledges for others to use.
Before he was vying for Speaker of the House (thus far unsuccessfully), Ohio congressman Jim Jordan was one of the most decorated wrestlers in University of Wisconsin history.
The drama built ahead of a fourth-and-1 play in the final four minutes of a one-score game, and the director narrated along as a critical moment emerged on the Camp Randall Stadium turf.
So when “Jump Around” plays on your TV screen, it’s probably on a little bit of a delay. That’s how it happened last Saturday when the Fox Sports crew recorded 49 seconds of content while it was away at a break and put it to air 5 seconds later.
The Buckeyes (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) and Badgers (4-2, 2-1) with square off at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 on NBC.
Far from being something to brush off lightly, concussions are classified as traumatic brain injuries, Julie Stamm, author of the book “The Brain on Youth Sports: The Science, the Myths, and the Future,” told CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the podcast Chasing Life.
“I often use the term concussion because it’s just so commonly used in sport especially. But it is a traumatic brain injury, and it’s often classified as a mild traumatic brain injury — and even that feels like it minimizes the injury,” said Stamm, a clinical assistant professor in the department of kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW-Madison police reported that 43 people were ejected from Camp Randall Stadium and 28 people were arrested during Saturday’s game between the Badgers and Iowa.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) also opposes the ban on transgender girls and women from competing in sports designated for women. And University of Wisconsin-Madison officials previously warned that the university’s teams would be out of compliance with NCAA policies if the legislation is enacted.
The bills ban transgender athletes in high school and college from competing in sports that align with their gender identities. In addition, separate legislation bans gender-affirming health care for transgender youth under the age of 18, threatening the licensure of any medical professional who provides such care.
Assembly Bill 378 would implement similar rules for the University of Wisconsin System and the state’s technical colleges. The measure would require the designation of intercollegiate, intramural or club athletic teams or sports as being for men, women or both.
Letter to the editor: I am totally frustrated that the Wisconsin Badgers homecoming football game could only be watched by streaming on NBC Peacock. Who is deciding this? When will the true longtime Badgers fans get a vote on this change?
If you’re heading to Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, make sure to check which section you’re sitting in. That’s because this week’s game is all about color coordination.
If there’s any indication that play on the Camp Randall Stadium turf is coming in the direction of any of the six members of the crew that operates the down and distance equipment — the chain gang — they’re heading for safer quarters.
UW-Madison police reported that 42 people were ejected from Camp Randall Stadium and 26 people were arrested during Saturday’s game between the Badgers and Rutgers.
Lauren Carlini, 28, was one of two former Badgers standouts on the court when the USA clinched that berth, joined by middle blocker Dana Rettke.
The two most celebrated players in program history are in position to become the first Wisconsin alums to make an Olympic volleyball roster.
Badgers fans from all over came back to Madison for the time-honored tradition of the University of Wisconsin-Madison homecoming on Saturday.
A week of celebrations came to a head with festivities before the Badgers football game. For many, this week was a return to favorite traditions.
The line of championship banners that hangs from the LaBahn Arena ceiling above the south blue line now stretches across the entire rink.
What’s makes Troy Vincent Sr.’s Hall of Fame resume even more impressive is when he shined for the University of Wisconsin football program.
Wisconsin expanded alcohol sales beyond clubs and suites at the two venues this season so fans of legal drinking age in general seating areas can have a drink at a Badgers game. The beverages are available at most concession stands as well as the new stations with coolers around the concourse.
If you’ve followed Tauscher’s career as an offensive lineman with the University of Wisconsin football team and later the Green Bay Packers — a kid who grew up in Auburndale living out his own version of a Hollywood script — it’s possible you’ll remember the what-if scenario that played out for him in the spring of 1999.
The late Herb Brooks was known for many things in hockey circles. Not the least of which was coaching Team USA to the gold medal in the “Do you Believe in Miracles?’’ 1980 Olympics.
The slate of University of Wisconsin men’s hockey games on linear TV networks is set for a big decline this season.
The Big Ten released Thursday the conference opponents each team will face in the 2024-28 seasons after ditching the division format and including four former Pac-12 programs joining the league next summer: Oregon, Southern Cal, UCLA and Washington.
Greg Gillum did his background work, personnel work and hiring work and had the support staff built in July for the University of Wisconsin football team as training camp neared.
There has been at least one openly gender nonbinary athlete who competed in the Big Ten, University of Michigan swimmer G Ryan, but there are no known instances of any playing for a Wisconsin school at the NCAA level.
Assembly Bill 378 would implement similar rules for the University of Wisconsin System and the state’s technical colleges. The measure would require the designation of intercollegiate, intramural or club athletic teams or sports as being for men, women or both.
Bars and restaurants that show sports on their TVs are supposed to go through a licensing process to ensure the broadcasters get their share.
Every University of Wisconsin volleyball setter’s film session typically looks the same.
The Big Ten conference released its 2023-24 men’s basketball tip times and network schedules, and the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team is set to appear multiple times on Peacock.
