The coaching career of Will Ryan will be placed on hold Aug. 1.
Ryan, the recently promoted director of men’s basketball operations for the University of Wisconsin Badgers, coaches the AAU Wisconsin Swing, a team named after the offense designed by his father, Badgers head coach Bo Ryan.
The advent of a 12th regular-season game in 2006 will not affect the Big Ten Conference football schedule.
The notion of devoting the extra game to league play, then crafting a 10-game round-robin Big Ten schedule, was dismissed by conference coaches and athletic directors.
A preliminary report outlining University of Wisconsin Athletic Department finances for the next five years includes some potentially ominous news for UW ticket-buyers and donors.
For the first time since the Badger Fund was introduced in 2001, there is talk of possibly increasing the donation levels for the fund to balance future UW Athletic Department budgets.
The accelerating growth of colleges’ spending on athletics drew criticism on Monday from the Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, which used a meeting here to highlight the findings of recent reports and to make clear that its members do not consider their work done.
Any gym rat would jump at the chance to play basketball on a continual basis throughout the summer. But to be able to travel to many spots on the globe while doing that is an added bonus for Jolene Anderson.
The University of Wisconsin sophomore-to-be was selected as a finalist to the Under-19 World Championship women’s basketball team Sunday after a four-day tryout in Colorado Springs, Colo.
When many of the country’s top soccer coaches talk about Jim Launder, it quickly becomes crystal clear: He could be somewhere else.
An NCAA Division I program. The USL First Division. Major League Soccer.
All of those places are checked off on Launder’s vast resume of coaching, which stretches more than 30 years.
But now, the former University of Wisconsin men’s coach is back in Madison, where he first rose to national prominence by leading the Badgers to their only NCAA national championship in 1995.
MADISON, Wis. – USA Basketball announced Sunday afternoon that Wisconsin freshman guard Jolene Anderson (Port Wing, Wis.) will participate with the 15-member USA U19 team that competes in the FIBA U19 World Championship July 15-24 in Tunis, Tunisia. (Athletic Communications.)
There are several ways to measure the growth of the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department in recent years, but perhaps the most telling is the size of its staff.
Terry Gawlik has been promoted to associate athletic director at the University of Wisconsin, where she has worked for the last 11 years, including the last eight as an assistant athletic director.
Gawlik also will assume senior woman administrator duties as part of a shuffling in the senior staff at the department that addresses the departure of longtime senior associate athletic director Cheryl Bailey, whose resignation is effective Aug. 31.
MADISON, Wis. – Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced Wednesday that current Assistant Athletic Director Terry Gawlik will be promoted to his Senior Staff with oversight duties for 13 sports. Gawlik will also assume Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) duties. (Athletic Communication)
The pending departure of Cheryl Bailey from the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department’s senior staff has led to one promotion, a series of behind-the-scenes assignment changes and a smaller management team.
Terry Gawlik has been promoted from assistant athletic director to associate AD, effective July 1. She takes over as senior women’s administrator, replacing Bailey, a long-time senior associate AD who announced her resignation last month effective Aug. 31.
The University of Wisconsin was one of four Big Ten Conference teams selected to participate in the 12-team field for the NCAA women’s rowing championships May 27-29 in Rancho Cordova, Calif.
The Badgers made the NCAA field for the second straight year, joining Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State, and will send two varsity eight boats and one varsity four.
There are thousands of ways to illustrate the volatile nature of coaching at the major college level, but this one just came across my desk:
The University of Wisconsin is in the process of hiring its 10th head coach since 2000. That’s half of its current lineup (20 coaches for 23 programs). That’s a lot of turnover in a pretty short period of time.
The University of Wisconsin has added Temple to its 2005 football schedule to fill the vacancy created last month when UW officials let Western Michigan out of its contract, a source confirmed Monday.
MADISON, Wis. – Eric Hansen, the University of Wisconsin head coach for menââ?¬â?¢s and womenââ?¬â?¢s swimming, has reconfirmed his commitment to the Badger programs.
…to say that the Badgers didn’t offer up some drama Sunday in dominating the final day of the meet would be a severe misstatement. In fact, there were plenty of thrilling pieces to what became a runaway, 63-point victory over runner-up Indiana that secured the their second straight Triple Crown – a sweep of the cross country, indoor and outdoor track titles.
For the first time in program history, the University of Wisconsin softball team will host an NCAA regional.
The Badgers, who earned their third berth to the 64-team NCAA tournament field but first since 2002, will host DePaul on Friday at 5 p.m. to open a double-elimination regional at Goodman Diamond.
Ed Nuttycombe figured that his University of Wisconsin men’s team had a good chance to repeat as Big Ten track and field champion. But he never dreamed the Badgers would dominate in the fashion they displayed Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, as they finished with a meet-record 174 points and six individual titles.
After wrestling with the politically delicate issue for more than four years, the NCAA may be close to rendering a verdict on the use of Native American mascots and nicknames ââ?¬â? from Indians and Braves to Redmen and Savages ââ?¬â? by 30 of its member universities.
He was a no-show at college basketball’s Final Four last month in St. Louis, but make no mistake: Illinois’ headdress-bedecked Chief Illiniwek was not forgotten.
As far as University of Wisconsin athletic director and football coach Barry Alvarez is concerned, Mike Eaves has already earned the right to be one of the highest-paid men’s college hockey coaches in the nation.
“You pay a guy what he’s worth,” Alvarez said. “I think he’s an elite coach.”
Jessie Manfrin, armed with a megaphone, barks orders relayed to her from Mary Beth Blanding, coach of the Camp Randall Rowing Club’s juniors program.
“Quick, quick, short strokes. No layback, girls!” commands Manfrin, her amplified voice resonating along the shores of Lake Wingra near Vilas Park.
Could the newly legislated 12th regular-season game for college football lead to a major change in the Big Ten Conference schedule?
University of Wisconsin athletic director and football coach Barry Alvarez said Friday that he has heard from ADs in the league who want to use the extra game for a ninth Big Ten assignment.
Quoted: Steve Malchow, of the UW’s Athletic Communications.
The University of Wisconsin has streamlined its summer fundraising efforts with the introduction of “Badger Days,” a series of four regional events at which donors, alumni and fans will have the chance to mingle with almost all of the Badgers’ head coaches and participate in a silent auction and raffle.
A taste of success creates a desire for more success. A bump in pay brings more expectations. That’s the scenario for University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Mike Eaves, who has experienced the former and should soon take in the latter.
Eaves is expected to get a pay raise sometime soon – the UW Athletic Board could give its approval at its meeting Friday – that would put him among the highest-paid coaches in college hockey. He said Wednesday a reported $250,000 salary figure wasn’t accurate, but there’s little doubt the pay bump from his original contract will be sizeable.
Dear Editor: I’m writing in response to Barbara Golden’s letter on a perceived racist motive behind the publishing of a article about a UW athlete getting into trouble.
I, like many people in the area, believe that racism is a problem. You can see it in many aspects of our daily lives. However, I find it totally insane that someone would think that there was any racist thought in the publishing of the article about Booker Stanley’s arrest. Change the color of the young man’s skin and you would get the exact same amount of coverage. Any UW athlete, much less a prominent football player, would be treated in the same way.
For decades, University of Wisconsin Athletic Department officials and coaches spent their summers taking part in fund-raising golf outings across the state.
Tall Black shooting guard Kirk Penney is back in New Zealand taking some rare time off before he prepares to launch another assault on the NBA.
Local examples of the company’s work can be seen on vehicles for TDS Metrocom, the UW-Madison Athletic Department, American TV & Appliance, Thorstad Chevrolet and Joseph Huber Brewing Co., which heard about Large Format Digital through its advertising agency.
Wauwatosa East coach George Haas believes his player, Jerry Smith, is confused — and it has led to an epidemic of confusion.
As the star guard attempts to decide where he wants to play college basketball, the plot thickens regarding the last available scholarship for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball program’s 2006-07 freshman class.
University of Wisconsin freshman Jolene Anderson has been invited to participate in the USA Basketball women’s national team trials next week in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Anderson, the Big Ten freshman of the year, is one of 57 players invited to the four-day tryouts starting May 19.
A major pay raise for University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Mike Eaves is likely to get final approval from school officials later this week.
The UW Athletic Board will meet Friday to consider a recommendation from its personnel committee that Eaves receive an upgraded compensation package, believed to be worth $250,000 annually, starting in 2005-06.
Iowa prep standout Jason Bohannon was certain about his choice and announced his intentions Tuesday to play basketball at the University of Wisconsin beginning in 2006.
Madison – University of Wisconsin freshman Jolene Anderson and former Milwaukee Washington standout Helen Johnson, a junior-college All-American who has signed with Louisville, are among 57 players invited to the 2005 USA Basketball Women’s national team trials.
….According to news reports, there were more than 300 citations issued during that weekend, with more being planned. Also, anyone observing video coverage could see that whites greatly outnumbered blacks and other people of color during the party. Then why is it that the face of “misbehavior” at the block party is black and that of a UW athlete? Is there some other agenda at work here? I ask the question for rhetorical purposes only, because I strongly believe the answer is yes.
MUSKEGO, Wis. (AP) – A University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore was critically injured after crashing during a bicycle race in an accident similar to one in which he was badly hurt a year ago.
Matt Wittig, 20, of Mequon, was breaking away from the pack in a Wisconsin Cup race in Muskego County Park when his right foot slipped out of the pedal, his right knee hit the handle bars and he was flung over the bars onto the pavement, said Hans Higdon, the event’s organizer.
After Bruce Pearl cashed in his winnings for a million-dollar-a-year gig at Tennessee, a couple of immediate thoughts came to mind:
One, that UW-Milwaukee, because of its elevated profile as a Sweet 16 participant, probably could attract an experienced coach.
MADISON, Wis. – The long-standing rivalry between the Badgers and the Minnesota gophers was put to the test this season with the inaugural Border Battle presented by TDS telecommunications company.
Dear Editor: Surprise, surprise, another Badger football player caught behaving badly. This individual receives a full-boat scholarship to attend a top-notch university, and chooses to represent the school that gives him this fabulous opportunity by beating the living daylights out of someone. What was Booker Stanley’s high school GPA, I wonder….
Although both the University of Wisconsin and Temple now need to add an opponent for the 2005 football season and both schools have an opening on Sept. 10, a UW official cautioned Sunday that no agreement is imminent.
NFL veteran and former University of Wisconsin football star Joe Panos is starting a business providing athletic and fitness training. Panos’ NX Level Pro Performance Center is to open Monday at W229-N1687 Westwood Drive, City of Pewaukee.
Despite a steady drumbeat of heavy criticism and derision over the choice of Gold for the school’s nickname, top Marquette University officials insisted Thursday that there was no turning back.
Booker Stanley’s alleged Mifflin Street scuffle, thanks to the wonders of the Internet and some enterprising photographs, can be seen around the whole wide world of sports. (Second item in column)
Suspended University of Wisconsin running back Booker Stanley, 22, attacked both a man and a woman at the Mifflin Street block party last weekend and it took four officers to finally subdue him, according to a criminal complaint filed today in Dane County Circuit Court.
Sensitive to those opposed to the Warriors nickname and unenthused by Golden Eagles, the Marquette University Board of Trustees on Wednesday moved in a new direction for the school’s athletic teams. Ladies and gentlemen … meet your Marquette Gold.
The University of Wisconsin softball team connected for a program-record five home runs in a 10-2 nonconference victory over Valparaiso to complete a doubleheader sweep Tuesday at Goodman Diamond.
Thirty years ago at UW-Madison, 12 club sports for women were officially integrated into the athletic department and received varsity status. These 12 sports – badminton, basketball, crew, cross country, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field and volleyball – had 109 participants, with no scholarships and a budget of $118,000.
Today, the UW-Madison still supports 12 women’s varsity sports (lightweight crew, ice hockey, softball and soccer added; badminton, fencing, field hockey and gymnastics eliminated). There are nearly 400 women student-athletes, 227 on scholarship. Today’s women’s athletics budget exceeds $9 million.
University of Wisconsin officials are optimistic that tickets for all football home games will be sold out in advance of the opener for the second consecutive year.
University of Wisconsin running back Booker Stanley was indefinitely suspended from the football team Monday following his arrest on tentative charges of battery, disorderly conduct and resisting or obstructing police Saturday at the Mifflin Street block party.
University of Wisconsin football player Booker Stanley was suspended from the team Monday for violating the athletic discipline policy after alleged incidents of violence during the Mifflin Street Block Party.
University of Wisconsin running back Booker Stanley was arrested and charged with four misdemeanors stemming from a disturbance Saturday night during the Mifflin Street block party.
Stanley, 22, was charged with two counts of battery, and one count each of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest during a party at 522 W. Mifflin St. He posted $950 bail and was released.
A column by Cheryl Bailey, UW-Madison senior associate athletic director, on the history of Title IX and the need to maintain the strength of the rule to protect women’s intercollegiate athletics, despite Bush Administration efforts to scale it back.
A new study commissioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association suggests that the recent building boom in big-time college sports has cost athletics departments a lot of money, but that there is only scant evidence of an “arms race” among colleges trying to outdo one another’s stadiums.
Cases against two University of Wisconsin football players charged earlier this year with misdemeanors remain open, according to court records.
Madison – Booker Stanley, a third-year sophomore tailback on the University of Wisconsin football team, was arrested Saturday during the annual Mifflin Street Block Party in Madison. According to Madison police, Stanley faces charges of battery, disorderly conduct and resisting or obstructing an officer.
What Thursday’s decision by the NCAA board of directors means.
Get ready for some more football. The NCAA Division I board of directors approved a proposal Thursday that gives Division I-A teams the option to play 12 games a season, starting in 2006.
Bo Ryan and the rest of the Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s coaching staff better enjoy eating sweet potato pies.
“When we played well or Howard played well there were always a couple of sweet potato pies waiting for us in the office from adoring fans,” said Tim Buckley, the Ball State coach who was an assistant at Wisconsin during Moore’s junior season in 1993-94.
“Howard was well thought of because people appreciated not only the way he played the game but how he carried himself,” Buckley added.
Bo Ryan scored on two fronts when he hired Loyola (Chicago) assistant Howard Moore as an assistant men’s basketball coach.
